Joyce Meyer - Favor with God

October 3, 2025 | 29:29

Isn’t it wonderful to know God wants to be good to His children? Today, Joyce teaches on how to ask, expect, and receive the blessings God longs to pour into your life, just because He loves you!

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Favor with God | October 3, 2025

>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: well, welcome
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>> joyce: well, welcome to "enjoying everyday life."
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>> joyce: well, welcome to "enjoying everyday life." i am so glad that you
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To "enjoying everyday life." i am so glad that you have joined me today.
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I am so glad that you have joined me today. you know, the first thing
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Have joined me today. you know, the first thing i wanna say to you today
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You know, the first thing i wanna say to you today is that god wants to do much
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I wanna say to you today is that god wants to do much more for you than perhaps
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Is that god wants to do much more for you than perhaps you even realize, and may
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More for you than perhaps you even realize, and may not know how to ask for.
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You even realize, and may not know how to ask for. i wanna talk to you today
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Not know how to ask for. i wanna talk to you today about the favor of god.
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I wanna talk to you today about the favor of god. you know, i was in church
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About the favor of god. you know, i was in church for many, many, many years,
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You know, i was in church for many, many, many years, and i had no idea that i could
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For many, many, many years, and i had no idea that i could pray for god's favor.
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And i had no idea that i could pray for god's favor. what is the definition of favor?
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Pray for god's favor. what is the definition of favor? an act of kindness beyond
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What is the definition of favor? an act of kindness beyond what is due, approval,
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An act of kindness beyond what is due, approval, support, to be preferred.
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What is due, approval, support, to be preferred. favor is the grace of god,
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Support, to be preferred. favor is the grace of god, and grace is god's
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Favor is the grace of god, and grace is god's undeserved favor.
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And grace is god's undeserved favor. we cannot earn favor,
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Undeserved favor. we cannot earn favor, nor are we entitled to it.
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We cannot earn favor, nor are we entitled to it. but god wants to give it to us.
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Nor are we entitled to it. but god wants to give it to us. isn't it so wonderful that
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But god wants to give it to us. isn't it so wonderful that god wants to give us things
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Isn't it so wonderful that god wants to give us things that we don't deserve?
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God wants to give us things that we don't deserve? now, if you have children,
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That we don't deserve? now, if you have children, you know how you feel
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Now, if you have children, you know how you feel about your children.
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You know how you feel about your children. you just want
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About your children. you just want to do things for them.
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You just want to do things for them. you want to give them
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To do things for them. you want to give them what they want.
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You want to give them what they want. you want to bless them,
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What they want. you want to bless them, you want to show them favor.
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And if we feel that way
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And if we feel that way as human parents, how much
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And if we feel that way as human parents, how much more does god feel that
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As human parents, how much more does god feel that way as a divine parent?
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More does god feel that way as a divine parent? god wants to give us favor
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Way as a divine parent? god wants to give us favor because we're his children,
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God wants to give us favor because we're his children, and he loves us.
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Because we're his children, and he loves us. but now, i want you to listen
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And he loves us. but now, i want you to listen to what i'm gonna say:
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But now, i want you to listen to what i'm gonna say: ask for it, expect it,
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To what i'm gonna say: ask for it, expect it, confess it, and believe for it.
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Ask for it, expect it, confess it, and believe for it. god wants to give you favor.
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Confess it, and believe for it. god wants to give you favor. now, i wanna say again,
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God wants to give you favor. now, i wanna say again, you don't wanna just presume
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Now, i wanna say again, you don't wanna just presume or assume, which sometimes
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You don't wanna just presume or assume, which sometimes i think we get kind
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Or assume, which sometimes i think we get kind of bad at that.
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I think we get kind of bad at that. we get kind of lazy
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Of bad at that. we get kind of lazy in not exercising our faith.
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We get kind of lazy in not exercising our faith. and god's been impressing
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In not exercising our faith. and god's been impressing on my heart just the last couple
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And god's been impressing on my heart just the last couple of months that i need to do some
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On my heart just the last couple of months that i need to do some fresh teaching on faith
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Of months that i need to do some fresh teaching on faith and just simply believing god.
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Fresh teaching on faith and just simply believing god. because faith is the hand
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And just simply believing god. because faith is the hand that reaches out and receives
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Because faith is the hand that reaches out and receives the grace that god
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That reaches out and receives the grace that god wants to give us.
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The grace that god wants to give us. we receive everything that
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Wants to give us. we receive everything that we get from god through faith,
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We receive everything that we get from god through faith, and we receive from satan,
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We get from god through faith, and we receive from satan, our enemy, through fear.
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And we receive from satan, our enemy, through fear. so we want to release our faith
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Our enemy, through fear. so we want to release our faith for the promises of god
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So we want to release our faith for the promises of god in his word.
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For the promises of god in his word. and he says over and over that
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In his word. and he says over and over that he wants to give us favor.
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And he says over and over that he wants to give us favor. i believe that there are many
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He wants to give us favor. i believe that there are many people listening and watching
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I believe that there are many people listening and watching right now, that it has never
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People listening and watching right now, that it has never one time occurred to you
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Right now, that it has never one time occurred to you to ask god for favor.
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One time occurred to you to ask god for favor. you may get some favor in your
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To ask god for favor. you may get some favor in your life at different times,
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You may get some favor in your life at different times, but you'll get a lot more
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Life at different times, but you'll get a lot more if you ask for it, believe it,
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But you'll get a lot more if you ask for it, believe it, expect it, and notice it,
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If you ask for it, believe it, expect it, and notice it, and thank god for it.
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Expect it, and notice it, and thank god for it. what might favor look
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And thank god for it. what might favor look like in reality?
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What might favor look like in reality? well, maybe you're given
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Like in reality? well, maybe you're given a discount that hasn't been
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Well, maybe you're given a discount that hasn't been advertised yet, or that you have
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A discount that hasn't been advertised yet, or that you have no idea why you're getting.
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Advertised yet, or that you have no idea why you're getting. we have one man that works
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No idea why you're getting. we have one man that works for us, and this guy has got
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We have one man that works for us, and this guy has got an anointing for discounts.
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For us, and this guy has got an anointing for discounts. god gives him so much favor
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An anointing for discounts. god gives him so much favor in that area that it's really
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God gives him so much favor in that area that it's really downright comical.
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In that area that it's really downright comical. i mean, he'll go in a store
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Downright comical. i mean, he'll go in a store to buy something or to buy
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I mean, he'll go in a store to buy something or to buy a case of something.
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To buy something or to buy a case of something. they'll say, "we're gonna
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A case of something. they'll say, "we're gonna give you 15% off on that."
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They'll say, "we're gonna give you 15% off on that." and he's like, "oh, okay."
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Give you 15% off on that." and he's like, "oh, okay." or he'll go in a store
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And he's like, "oh, okay." or he'll go in a store and they'll say, "well,
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Or he'll go in a store and they'll say, "well, do you have this coupon?"
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And they'll say, "well, do you have this coupon?" "no."
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Do you have this coupon?" "no." so they'll give him one
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"no." so they'll give him one and he gets a discount.
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So they'll give him one and he gets a discount. i mean, it just happens over
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And he gets a discount. i mean, it just happens over and over all the time.
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I mean, it just happens over and over all the time. maybe you get a job that
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And over all the time. maybe you get a job that others are more qualified
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Maybe you get a job that others are more qualified for than you are.
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Others are more qualified for than you are. you know, i worked at a seafood
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For than you are. you know, i worked at a seafood company many, many, many years
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You know, i worked at a seafood company many, many, many years ago, and i had a situation
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Company many, many, many years ago, and i had a situation where my boss wanted
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Ago, and i had a situation where my boss wanted me to lie for him.
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Where my boss wanted me to lie for him. somebody had overpaid their
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Me to lie for him. somebody had overpaid their account, and i was in charge
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Somebody had overpaid their account, and i was in charge of the bookkeeping.
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Account, and i was in charge of the bookkeeping. so, the right thing to do would
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Of the bookkeeping. so, the right thing to do would be to send them a check
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So, the right thing to do would be to send them a check to cover their overpayment.
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Be to send them a check to cover their overpayment. but he wanted me to put
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To cover their overpayment. but he wanted me to put a debit on their account
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But he wanted me to put a debit on their account to balance out the credit,
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A debit on their account to balance out the credit, so it looked like we didn't
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To balance out the credit, so it looked like we didn't owe them anything.
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So it looked like we didn't owe them anything. and i labored over
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Owe them anything. and i labored over it all night long.
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And i labored over it all night long. and i knew that god
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It all night long. and i knew that god did not want me to--
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And i knew that god did not want me to-- to tell the lie and that i was
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Did not want me to-- to tell the lie and that i was gonna have to tell him
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To tell the lie and that i was gonna have to tell him that i couldn't do it.
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Gonna have to tell him that i couldn't do it. and i thought he probably
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That i couldn't do it. and i thought he probably would fire me.
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And i thought he probably would fire me. and i had just committed
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Would fire me. and i had just committed to getting a lot of work done
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And i had just committed to getting a lot of work done on my teeth, and it wasn't
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To getting a lot of work done on my teeth, and it wasn't a good time to lose my job.
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But i went into work early
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But i went into work early the next morning and i said,
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But i went into work early the next morning and i said, "i just need to tell
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The next morning and i said, "i just need to tell you something.
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"i just need to tell you something. i'm a christian, and i can't lie
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You something. i'm a christian, and i can't lie about not owing this man money."
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I'm a christian, and i can't lie about not owing this man money." and of course, he got
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About not owing this man money." and of course, he got embarrassed and turned red
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And of course, he got embarrassed and turned red and just kind of huffed around.
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Embarrassed and turned red and just kind of huffed around. and he said, "well, just get
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And just kind of huffed around. and he said, "well, just get back out there and go to work."
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And he said, "well, just get back out there and go to work." well, all day long i kept
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Back out there and go to work." well, all day long i kept expecting that he would
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Well, all day long i kept expecting that he would come out and tell me that
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Expecting that he would come out and tell me that he was letting me go.
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Come out and tell me that he was letting me go. but at the end of the day,
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He was letting me go. but at the end of the day, he came out and he put their
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Statement on my desk and said,
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Statement on my desk and said, "well, just send them a check."
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Statement on my desk and said, "well, just send them a check." but the interesting thing was
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"well, just send them a check." but the interesting thing was that after that, for the rest
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But the interesting thing was that after that, for the rest of the time that i worked
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That after that, for the rest of the time that i worked at that company, i kept getting
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Of the time that i worked at that company, i kept getting promoted and promoted
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At that company, i kept getting promoted and promoted and promoted until i was second
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Promoted and promoted and promoted until i was second in charge to the head boss.
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And promoted until i was second in charge to the head boss. and i was doing things that
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In charge to the head boss. and i was doing things that i wasn't even qualified to do.
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And i was doing things that i wasn't even qualified to do. i was over all
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I wasn't even qualified to do. i was over all the truck drivers.
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I was over all the truck drivers. i was in charge
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The truck drivers. i was in charge of the inventories.
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I was in charge of the inventories. and god would give
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Of the inventories. and god would give me the grace and make
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And god would give me the grace and make me able to do those things.
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Me the grace and make me able to do those things. he gave me favor, i believe
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Me able to do those things. he gave me favor, i believe because he loved me.
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He gave me favor, i believe because he loved me. and i don't ever wanna say that
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Because he loved me. and i don't ever wanna say that i deserve anything from god.
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And i don't ever wanna say that i deserve anything from god. but when we do things right,
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I deserve anything from god. but when we do things right, god does show up with his power.
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But when we do things right, god does show up with his power. and i think it was a blessing
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God does show up with his power. and i think it was a blessing to me for telling the truth
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And i think it was a blessing to me for telling the truth and taking a chance on losing
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To me for telling the truth and taking a chance on losing my job just to do what i knew
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And taking a chance on losing my job just to do what i knew that god wanted me to do.
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My job just to do what i knew that god wanted me to do. and i encourage you to always
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That god wanted me to do. and i encourage you to always do what you know is right,
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And i encourage you to always do what you know is right, even if it means a personal
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Do what you know is right, even if it means a personal loss to you.
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Even if it means a personal loss to you. so many people today compromise
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Loss to you. so many people today compromise because they don't wanna lose
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So many people today compromise because they don't wanna lose their job or they don't want
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Because they don't wanna lose their job or they don't want to lose their friends
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Their job or they don't want to lose their friends or whatever the case might be.
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To lose their friends or whatever the case might be. but i would rather lose anything
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Or whatever the case might be. but i would rather lose anything than the favor of god.
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But i would rather lose anything than the favor of god. perhaps you get upgraded
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Than the favor of god. perhaps you get upgraded to first class on an airplane
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Perhaps you get upgraded to first class on an airplane just because they had two
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To first class on an airplane just because they had two seats open in first class.
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And out of all the people
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And out of all the people on the plane, they just picked
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And out of all the people on the plane, they just picked you and said, "would you
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On the plane, they just picked you and said, "would you like to sit in first class?"
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You and said, "would you like to sit in first class?" dave and i have had that happen.
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Like to sit in first class?" dave and i have had that happen. and i'm sure that some of you
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Dave and i have had that happen. and i'm sure that some of you watching have had that happen.
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And i'm sure that some of you watching have had that happen. well, you know, that's just
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Watching have had that happen. well, you know, that's just not lucky or coincidence.
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Well, you know, that's just not lucky or coincidence. that's god giving you favor.
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People do special things
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People do special things for you for no reason at all.
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People do special things for you for no reason at all. doors of opportunity
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For you for no reason at all. doors of opportunity open for you.
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Doors of opportunity open for you. god's favor can open
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Open for you. god's favor can open doors for you.
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God's favor can open doors for you. and thankfully his favor
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Doors for you. and thankfully his favor can close wrong doors.
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And thankfully his favor can close wrong doors. now, i wanna say this again
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Can close wrong doors. now, i wanna say this again because it's important:
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Now, i wanna say this again because it's important: "ask for it, expect it,
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Because it's important: "ask for it, expect it, confess it, and believe for it."
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"ask for it, expect it, confess it, and believe for it." every day when i say
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Confess it, and believe for it." every day when i say my prayers--i don't like to say,
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Every day when i say my prayers--i don't like to say, "say my prayers"--
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My prayers--i don't like to say, "say my prayers"-- when i pray, one of the things
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"say my prayers"-- when i pray, one of the things that i confess or speak
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When i pray, one of the things that i confess or speak out loud is, "i have favor
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That i confess or speak out loud is, "i have favor with god and god gives
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Out loud is, "i have favor with god and god gives me favor with man."
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With god and god gives me favor with man." another thing that i say
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Me favor with man." another thing that i say on a regular basis is,
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Another thing that i say on a regular basis is, "something good is going
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On a regular basis is, "something good is going to happen to me today,
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"something good is going to happen to me today, and something good is going
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To happen to me today, and something good is going to happen through me today."
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And something good is going to happen through me today." now this may be new
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To happen through me today." now this may be new thinking for some of you.
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Now this may be new thinking for some of you. it may be something that
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Thinking for some of you. it may be something that you've never thought of.
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It may be something that you've never thought of. maybe it's never occurred
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You've never thought of. maybe it's never occurred to you that you can ask god for
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Maybe it's never occurred to you that you can ask god for things that you don't deserve,
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To you that you can ask god for things that you don't deserve, but you can and the bible
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Things that you don't deserve, but you can and the bible backs it up.
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But you can and the bible backs it up. now, here's another example.
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Backs it up. now, here's another example. let's just say that it's pouring
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Now, here's another example. let's just say that it's pouring down rain and the parking lot
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Let's just say that it's pouring down rain and the parking lot where you're trying to find
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Down rain and the parking lot where you're trying to find a parking place to go into
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Where you're trying to find a parking place to go into the store is completely packed.
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A parking place to go into the store is completely packed. and all of a sudden you find
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The store is completely packed. and all of a sudden you find a place right in front.
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And all of a sudden you find a place right in front. well, you know, i actually
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A place right in front. well, you know, i actually had this happen to me just
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Well, you know, i actually had this happen to me just day before yesterday.
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Had this happen to me just day before yesterday. i was with my daughter, we were
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Day before yesterday. i was with my daughter, we were going to a restaurant to eat
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I was with my daughter, we were going to a restaurant to eat and it wasn't raining,
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Going to a restaurant to eat and it wasn't raining, but the parking lot
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And it wasn't raining, but the parking lot was jam packed.
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But the parking lot was jam packed. and she drove around
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Was jam packed. and she drove around the lot two or three times.
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And she drove around the lot two or three times. and then all of a sudden
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The lot two or three times. and then all of a sudden somebody right in front
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And then all of a sudden somebody right in front of the door of the restaurant
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Somebody right in front of the door of the restaurant pulled out and we got
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Of the door of the restaurant pulled out and we got that parking place.
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Pulled out and we got that parking place. and i had to laugh because
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That parking place. and i had to laugh because i knew what i was gonna
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And i had to laugh because i knew what i was gonna be sharing with you today,
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I knew what i was gonna be sharing with you today, and that is the favor of god.
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Be sharing with you today, and that is the favor of god. let's just say you get promoted
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And that is the favor of god. let's just say you get promoted at work for no reason.
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Let's just say you get promoted at work for no reason. you didn't do anything special.
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At work for no reason. you didn't do anything special. you just got promoted.
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You didn't do anything special. you just got promoted. there were other people that
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You just got promoted. there were other people that might have even been more
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There were other people that might have even been more qualified than you, but you got
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Might have even been more qualified than you, but you got promoted or you get a raise
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Qualified than you, but you got promoted or you get a raise that you weren't expecting.
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Promoted or you get a raise that you weren't expecting. don't ever give luck the credit
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That you weren't expecting. don't ever give luck the credit that belongs to god.
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Don't ever give luck the credit that belongs to god. and don't think when good
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That belongs to god. and don't think when good things happen in your life
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And don't think when good things happen in your life that it's just a coincidence.
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Things happen in your life that it's just a coincidence. "well, isn't that
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That it's just a coincidence. "well, isn't that a coincidence?"
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"well, isn't that a coincidence?" you know what i believe it is?
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A coincidence?" you know what i believe it is? i believe it's a wink from god.
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You know what i believe it is? i believe it's a wink from god. just this little wink that says,
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I believe it's a wink from god. just this little wink that says, "i'm proud of you.
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Just this little wink that says, "i'm proud of you. i'm pleased with you.
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"i'm proud of you. i'm pleased with you. just want to do this
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I'm pleased with you. just want to do this for you to say, i love you."
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Just want to do this for you to say, i love you." god's favor will get you
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For you to say, i love you." god's favor will get you in front of the right people
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God's favor will get you in front of the right people at the right time.
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In front of the right people at the right time. it opens doors.
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At the right time. it opens doors. when you have favor,
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It opens doors. when you have favor, people will like you.
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When you have favor, people will like you. and they won't even know why,
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People will like you. and they won't even know why, but they'll just say, "you know,
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And they won't even know why, but they'll just say, "you know, i really like that person."
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But they'll just say, "you know, i really like that person." and i pray for that favor
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I really like that person." and i pray for that favor because i'm in front of so many
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And i pray for that favor because i'm in front of so many people on television
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Because i'm in front of so many people on television or in the conferences
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People on television or in the conferences that we do.
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Or in the conferences that we do. and i want people to like me,
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That we do. and i want people to like me, but i don't have time
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And i want people to like me, but i don't have time to dance around trying
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But i don't have time to dance around trying to make them like me.
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To dance around trying to make them like me. and i certainly can't fashion
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To make them like me. and i certainly can't fashion my messages in such a way that
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And i certainly can't fashion my messages in such a way that they won't bother anybody,
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My messages in such a way that they won't bother anybody, so they'll like me.
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They won't bother anybody, so they'll like me. i need to preach what
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So they'll like me. i need to preach what i believe that god is telling
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I need to preach what i believe that god is telling me to preach.
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I believe that god is telling me to preach. and so i just trust him
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Me to preach. and so i just trust him for favor, and i believe
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And so i just trust him for favor, and i believe that i get it.
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Proverbs 3:3-4 says, "let not
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Proverbs 3:3-4 says, "let not mercy and kindness [shutting
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Proverbs 3:3-4 says, "let not mercy and kindness [shutting out all hatred and selfishness]
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Mercy and kindness [shutting out all hatred and selfishness] and truth [shutting out all
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Out all hatred and selfishness] and truth [shutting out all deliberate hypocrisy] forsake
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And truth [shutting out all deliberate hypocrisy] forsake you; bind them about your neck,
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Deliberate hypocrisy] forsake you; bind them about your neck, write them on the tablet
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You; bind them about your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
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Write them on the tablet of your heart. so shall you find favor,
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Of your heart. so shall you find favor, good understanding,
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So shall you find favor, good understanding, and high esteem in the sight
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Good understanding, and high esteem in the sight [or the judgment]
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And high esteem in the sight [or the judgment] of god and man."
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[or the judgment] of god and man." so let's just take out some
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Of god and man." so let's just take out some of those explanations that
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So let's just take out some of those explanations that the amplified bible puts
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Of those explanations that the amplified bible puts in just to make sure that
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The amplified bible puts in just to make sure that you get the message.
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In just to make sure that you get the message. always be merciful and kind.
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You get the message. always be merciful and kind. and always tell the truth.
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Always be merciful and kind. and always tell the truth. speak the truth,
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And always tell the truth. speak the truth, follow the truth,
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Speak the truth, follow the truth, and know the truth.
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Follow the truth, and know the truth. you will find favor and good
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And know the truth. you will find favor and good understanding with god
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You will find favor and good understanding with god and with man.
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Understanding with god and with man. you know, in luke 1:30,
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And with man. you know, in luke 1:30, “the angel said to her,”
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You know, in luke 1:30, “the angel said to her,” her being mary,
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“the angel said to her,” her being mary, ‘do not be afraid, mary, for
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Her being mary, ‘do not be afraid, mary, for you have found grace (free,
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‘do not be afraid, mary, for you have found grace (free, spontaneous, absolute favor
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You have found grace (free, spontaneous, absolute favor and loving-kindness with god.'”
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Spontaneous, absolute favor and loving-kindness with god.'” well, you know, we could ask,
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And loving-kindness with god.'” well, you know, we could ask, "why, mary?"
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I'm sure there were millions
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I'm sure there were millions of young maidens that were
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I'm sure there were millions of young maidens that were holy young ladies that loved
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Of young maidens that were holy young ladies that loved god with all their heart.
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Holy young ladies that loved god with all their heart. but there was something
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God with all their heart. but there was something about mary, and god favored her.
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But there was something about mary, and god favored her. she is highly favored among
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About mary, and god favored her. she is highly favored among all women because she got
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She is highly favored among all women because she got to give birth to our savior.
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All women because she got to give birth to our savior. and then there's abraham
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To give birth to our savior. and then there's abraham in genesis 12:2.
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And then there's abraham in genesis 12:2. and you know, we look at these
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In genesis 12:2. and you know, we look at these people in the bible like they
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And you know, we look at these people in the bible like they were something other than
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People in the bible like they were something other than humans, but really they were
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Were something other than humans, but really they were people just like me and you.
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Humans, but really they were people just like me and you. understand that,
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People just like me and you. understand that, people just like me and you
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Understand that, people just like me and you living ordinary lives.
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People just like me and you living ordinary lives. and abraham was actually
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Living ordinary lives. and abraham was actually in a family of idol worshipers,
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And abraham was actually in a family of idol worshipers, and that's what
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In a family of idol worshipers, and that's what he'd been taught.
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But abraham knew somehow in his
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But abraham knew somehow in his heart that there was more.
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But abraham knew somehow in his heart that there was more. and god spoke to him one day
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Heart that there was more. and god spoke to him one day and said, "i will make of you
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And god spoke to him one day and said, "i will make of you a great nation, and i will bless
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And said, "i will make of you a great nation, and i will bless you [with an abundant increase
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A great nation, and i will bless you [with an abundant increase of favors] and i will make your
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You [with an abundant increase of favors] and i will make your name famous and distinguished,
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Of favors] and i will make your name famous and distinguished, and you will be a blessing
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Name famous and distinguished, and you will be a blessing [dispensing good
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And you will be a blessing [dispensing good to other people]."
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[dispensing good to other people]." i remember early in my ministry,
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To other people]." i remember early in my ministry, i claimed that scripture,
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I remember early in my ministry, i claimed that scripture, because i believe what we see
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In the bible is not only good
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In the bible is not only good for those people,
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In the bible is not only good for those people, but it's good for us.
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For those people, but it's good for us. but there's another thing about
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But it's good for us. but there's another thing about abraham, and that is that one
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But there's another thing about abraham, and that is that one of the first things that god
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Abraham, and that is that one of the first things that god spoke to him, he said,
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Of the first things that god spoke to him, he said, "take everything that you own
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Spoke to him, he said, "take everything that you own and leave your father's house
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"take everything that you own and leave your father's house and go to the place
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And leave your father's house and go to the place that i will show you."
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And go to the place that i will show you." and then he says, "and i will
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That i will show you." and then he says, "and i will make of you a great nation,
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And then he says, "and i will make of you a great nation, and i will bless you..."
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Make of you a great nation, and i will bless you..." and the scripture that
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And i will bless you..." and the scripture that i read earlier.
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And the scripture that i read earlier. and so, just imagine how many
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Of you--i asked myself this
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Of you--i asked myself this question this morning and
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Of you--i asked myself this question this morning and i don't know if i could do it.
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Question this morning and i don't know if i could do it. you know, first of all,
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I don't know if i could do it. you know, first of all, abraham didn't have this
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You know, first of all, abraham didn't have this great relationship with god.
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Abraham didn't have this great relationship with god. he was just becoming
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Great relationship with god. he was just becoming acquainted with him.
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He was just becoming acquainted with him. he was used to worshiping idols.
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Acquainted with him. he was used to worshiping idols. and so maybe now if god told
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He was used to worshiping idols. and so maybe now if god told me to do something like that,
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And so maybe now if god told me to do something like that, i would.
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Me to do something like that, i would. but would i have 50 years ago
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I would. but would i have 50 years ago when i was first getting
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But would i have 50 years ago when i was first getting to know him?
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When i was first getting to know him? "hey, joyce, i want you to just
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To know him? "hey, joyce, i want you to just leave everything that you
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"hey, joyce, i want you to just leave everything that you know and go to a place
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Leave everything that you know and go to a place that i will show you."
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Know and go to a place that i will show you." boy, you talk about faith.
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That i will show you." boy, you talk about faith. i mean, he had to step out
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Boy, you talk about faith. i mean, he had to step out in faith.
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I mean, he had to step out in faith. and the bible says because
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In faith. and the bible says because of his faith, he was considered
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And the bible says because of his faith, he was considered to be righteous with god.
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Of his faith, he was considered to be righteous with god. people in the bible who found
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To be righteous with god. people in the bible who found favor with god: joseph, sold
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People in the bible who found favor with god: joseph, sold as a slave by his own brothers.
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Favor with god: joseph, sold as a slave by his own brothers. he was the baby of the family.
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As a slave by his own brothers. he was the baby of the family. and you know, sometimes
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He was the baby of the family. and you know, sometimes the older siblings are jealous
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And you know, sometimes the older siblings are jealous of the baby because the baby
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The older siblings are jealous of the baby because the baby usually does get a little
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Of the baby because the baby usually does get a little special treatment.
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And that's just the way it is.
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And that's just the way it is. i had a baby when i had
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And that's just the way it is. i had a baby when i had a 14 year old, a 12 year old
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I had a baby when i had a 14 year old, a 12 year old and a 10 year old.
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A 14 year old, a 12 year old and a 10 year old. and i've heard that,
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And a 10 year old. and i've heard that, "well, you know, he didn't
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And i've heard that, "well, you know, he didn't have to work like we did
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"well, you know, he didn't have to work like we did when we were young."
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Have to work like we did when we were young." and you know, usually
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When we were young." and you know, usually by the time you have the last
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And you know, usually by the time you have the last child you're in better shape
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By the time you have the last child you're in better shape financially, and you're able
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Child you're in better shape financially, and you're able to do more for them than you
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Financially, and you're able to do more for them than you were able to do for your other
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To do more for them than you were able to do for your other children when they were younger.
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Were able to do for your other children when they were younger. but it's not uncommon
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Children when they were younger. but it's not uncommon for brothers and sisters
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But it's not uncommon for brothers and sisters to be jealous of the baby.
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For brothers and sisters to be jealous of the baby. and joseph had a dream,
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To be jealous of the baby. and joseph had a dream, and he needed to learn
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And joseph had a dream, and he needed to learn a few things.
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And he needed to learn a few things. his dream was that his father
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A few things. his dream was that his father and all of his brothers were
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His dream was that his father and all of his brothers were gonna bow down to him.
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And all of his brothers were gonna bow down to him. and he made the mistake
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Gonna bow down to him. and he made the mistake of telling them his dream.
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And they responded
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And they responded in a very hateful manner.
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And they responded in a very hateful manner. they were jealous of him.
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In a very hateful manner. they were jealous of him. and in acts it says they
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They were jealous of him. and in acts it says they hated him, and they hated him
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And in acts it says they hated him, and they hated him all the more.
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Hated him, and they hated him all the more. but it also says,
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All the more. but it also says, "but god was with him."
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But it also says, "but god was with him." you know, no matter how
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"but god was with him." you know, no matter how people feel about you,
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You know, no matter how people feel about you, if god is with you, then you're
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People feel about you, if god is with you, then you're gonna win in the end.
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If god is with you, then you're gonna win in the end. "if god be for me,
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Gonna win in the end. "if god be for me, who can be against me?
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"if god be for me, who can be against me? “if god is on my side,
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Who can be against me? “if god is on my side, whom shall i fear?"
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“if god is on my side, whom shall i fear?" and so they were gonna kill him.
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They were gonna take him out
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They were gonna take him out and just kill him
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They were gonna take him out and just kill him and throw him in a pit.
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And just kill him and throw him in a pit. but these slave traders were
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And throw him in a pit. but these slave traders were coming by, and they decided,
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But these slave traders were coming by, and they decided, "well, why not make
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Coming by, and they decided, "well, why not make a little money?
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"well, why not make a little money? we'll sell him."
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A little money? we'll sell him." so they sold him,
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We'll sell him." so they sold him, and he was taken to egypt.
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And he was sold to a man
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And he was sold to a man named potiphar,
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And he was sold to a man named potiphar, who was a very wealthy man.
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Named potiphar, who was a very wealthy man. and the bible says that,
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Who was a very wealthy man. and the bible says that, “joseph pleased [potiphar]
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And the bible says that, “joseph pleased [potiphar] and he found favor in his sight,
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“joseph pleased [potiphar] and he found favor in his sight, and he served him.
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And he found favor in his sight, and he served him. and [his master] made him
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Supervisor over his house
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Supervisor over his house and he put all that he had
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Supervisor over his house and he put all that he had in joseph's charge.”
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And he put all that he had in joseph's charge.” now, isn't that interesting?
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In joseph's charge.” now, isn't that interesting? one of the worst things
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Now, isn't that interesting? one of the worst things happened to him that could
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One of the worst things happened to him that could happen to somebody.
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Happened to him that could happen to somebody. his family turned against him
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Happen to somebody. his family turned against him and sold him as a slave,
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His family turned against him and sold him as a slave, severely mistreated him.
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And sold him as a slave, severely mistreated him. but the bible never gives any
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Severely mistreated him. but the bible never gives any indication that joseph ever
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But the bible never gives any indication that joseph ever had a bad attitude during
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Indication that joseph ever had a bad attitude during any of this.
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Had a bad attitude during any of this. he didn't blame god.
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Any of this. he didn't blame god. he didn't appear to be angry
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He didn't blame god. he didn't appear to be angry with his family.
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He didn't appear to be angry with his family. and wherever he went,
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With his family. and wherever he went, he just did a good job
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And wherever he went, he just did a good job while he was there.
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He just did a good job while he was there. and so he got favor
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While he was there. and so he got favor with potiphar.
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And so he got favor with potiphar. well, potiphar's wife wanted
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With potiphar. well, potiphar's wife wanted to have sex with joseph,
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Well, potiphar's wife wanted to have sex with joseph, and he--because of being
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To have sex with joseph, and he--because of being a man of god, he refused.
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And he--because of being a man of god, he refused. and so, she told her husband
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A man of god, he refused. and so, she told her husband that he raped her.
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And so, she told her husband that he raped her. and potiphar had him
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That he raped her. and potiphar had him put in prison.
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And potiphar had him put in prison. and he was in prison for,
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Put in prison. and he was in prison for, i think about 13 years for
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And he was in prison for, i think about 13 years for something that he did not do.
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But listen to this.
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But listen to this. genesis 39:21, "but the lord
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But listen to this. genesis 39:21, "but the lord was with joseph, and showed
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Genesis 39:21, "but the lord was with joseph, and showed him mercy and loving-kindness
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Was with joseph, and showed him mercy and loving-kindness and gave him favor in the sight
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Him mercy and loving-kindness and gave him favor in the sight of the warden of the prison."
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And gave him favor in the sight of the warden of the prison." so i don't know if they put
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Of the warden of the prison." so i don't know if they put joseph in charge of the prison
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So i don't know if they put joseph in charge of the prison or what, but he had favor
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Joseph in charge of the prison or what, but he had favor and apparently got things
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Or what, but he had favor and apparently got things that others didn't get.
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And apparently got things that others didn't get. well, he then interpreted
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That others didn't get. well, he then interpreted a dream that the butler
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Well, he then interpreted a dream that the butler and the baker had.
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A dream that the butler and the baker had. and that got them out of prison
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And the baker had. and that got them out of prison and back into pharaoh's house.
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And that got them out of prison and back into pharaoh's house. and he asked them,
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And back into pharaoh's house. and he asked them, "now, don't forget me."
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And he asked them, "now, don't forget me." but they did forget him.
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"now, don't forget me." but they did forget him. you know, we shouldn't do that.
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But they did forget him. you know, we shouldn't do that. when people do us favors
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You know, we shouldn't do that. when people do us favors and do special things for us,
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When people do us favors and do special things for us, we should not forget
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And do special things for us, we should not forget all about them.
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We should not forget all about them. i really try to remember
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All about them. i really try to remember all the people that have
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Helped me get to where
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Helped me get to where i am in ministry,
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Helped me get to where i am in ministry, and pray for them,
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I am in ministry, and pray for them, and tell them i appreciate
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And pray for them, and tell them i appreciate them and send them
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And tell them i appreciate them and send them gifts once in a while.
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Them and send them gifts once in a while. don't forget the people
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Gifts once in a while. don't forget the people that have helped you
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Don't forget the people that have helped you get to where you are.
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That have helped you get to where you are. and so, pharaoh had a dream
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Get to where you are. and so, pharaoh had a dream that really troubled him,
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And so, pharaoh had a dream that really troubled him, and nobody could interpret it.
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That really troubled him, and nobody could interpret it. and the butler and the baker
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And nobody could interpret it. and the butler and the baker said, "we know someone
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And the butler and the baker said, "we know someone that could interpret it."
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Said, "we know someone that could interpret it." and so he had joseph
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That could interpret it." and so he had joseph brought before him.
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And so he had joseph brought before him. and sure enough, joseph
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Brought before him. and sure enough, joseph interpreted the king's dream.
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And sure enough, joseph interpreted the king's dream. and he ended up in charge
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Interpreted the king's dream. and he ended up in charge of all the grain in egypt.
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And he ended up in charge of all the grain in egypt. a famine was coming,
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Of all the grain in egypt. a famine was coming, and the dream shared that they
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A famine was coming, and the dream shared that they would have seven years of plenty
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And the dream shared that they would have seven years of plenty and seven years of famine.
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Would have seven years of plenty and seven years of famine. and joseph knew if he saved
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And seven years of famine. and joseph knew if he saved during those seven years
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And joseph knew if he saved during those seven years of plenty, then they would
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During those seven years of plenty, then they would have all they needed
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Of plenty, then they would have all they needed during the famine.
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Have all they needed during the famine. and so pharaoh put joseph
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During the famine. and so pharaoh put joseph in charge of everything.
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And so pharaoh put joseph in charge of everything. only person in egypt
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In charge of everything. only person in egypt that was more powerful
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Only person in egypt that was more powerful than him was pharaoh.
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That was more powerful than him was pharaoh. i hope you're seeing
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Than him was pharaoh. i hope you're seeing the line here.
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I hope you're seeing the line here. see, these people
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The line here. see, these people weren't just lucky.
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See, these people weren't just lucky. god gave them favor.
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And, you know, hannah
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And, you know, hannah had prayed and prayed
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And, you know, hannah had prayed and prayed and prayed for a child.
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Had prayed and prayed and prayed for a child. and she was in her old age
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And prayed for a child. and she was in her old age and still hadn't had one.
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And she was in her old age and still hadn't had one. and finally god blessed her with
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And still hadn't had one. and finally god blessed her with a boy that she named samuel.
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And finally god blessed her with a boy that she named samuel. and she had promised god
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A boy that she named samuel. and she had promised god that she would give him
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And she had promised god that she would give him to the lord for his service,
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That she would give him to the lord for his service, if he would give her a child.
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To the lord for his service, if he would give her a child. and so it says, "now, the boy
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If he would give her a child. and so it says, "now, the boy samuel grew and was in favor
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And so it says, "now, the boy samuel grew and was in favor both with the lord
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Samuel grew and was in favor both with the lord and with men."
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Both with the lord and with men." you see, if you have favor
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And with men." you see, if you have favor with god, then god also
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You see, if you have favor with god, then god also gives you favor with men.
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With god, then god also gives you favor with men. but i wanna go back to where
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We started: "ask for favor,
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We started: "ask for favor, pray for favor, expect favor,
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We started: "ask for favor, pray for favor, expect favor, release your faith for favor,
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Pray for favor, expect favor, release your faith for favor, and confess favor."
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Release your faith for favor, and confess favor." don't just be passive
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And confess favor." don't just be passive about it and think,
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Don't just be passive about it and think, "well, you know, if god wants
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About it and think, "well, you know, if god wants to do something, he will."
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You receive everything
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You receive everything you receive from god by faith.
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You receive everything you receive from god by faith. james 4:2 is a very important
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You receive from god by faith. james 4:2 is a very important scripture, and i use
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James 4:2 is a very important scripture, and i use it frequently.
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Scripture, and i use it frequently. it says, "you have not
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It frequently. it says, "you have not because you ask not."
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It says, "you have not because you ask not." you can't get any simpler
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Because you ask not." you can't get any simpler than that.
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You can't get any simpler than that. and there's more to that
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Than that. and there's more to that scripture that i don't have
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And there's more to that scripture that i don't have time to get into.
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Scripture that i don't have time to get into. but "you have not,
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Because you ask not."
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Because you ask not." now, daniel, he was another
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Because you ask not." now, daniel, he was another man who had such great
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Now, daniel, he was another man who had such great favor with god.
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Man who had such great favor with god. he was taken into the king's
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Favor with god. he was taken into the king's court along with some
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He was taken into the king's court along with some other young men.
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Court along with some other young men. and they were gonna
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Other young men. and they were gonna be trained to be servants
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And they were gonna be trained to be servants in the king's house.
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Be trained to be servants in the king's house. and they were given a special
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In the king's house. and they were given a special diet that they were to eat
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And they were given a special diet that they were to eat which was rich in dainty foods.
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Diet that they were to eat which was rich in dainty foods. but daniel had made a commitment
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Which was rich in dainty foods. but daniel had made a commitment to only eat vegetables
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But daniel had made a commitment to only eat vegetables for a period of time as a fast
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To only eat vegetables for a period of time as a fast unto the lord.
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For a period of time as a fast unto the lord. and so he stepped out in faith
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Unto the lord. and so he stepped out in faith and went to the man that
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And so he stepped out in faith and went to the man that was in charge of him
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And went to the man that was in charge of him and his friends.
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And he said, "if you will let
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And he said, "if you will let us keep our commitment to god
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And he said, "if you will let us keep our commitment to god and just eat vegetables,
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Us keep our commitment to god and just eat vegetables, at the end of the 10 days,
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And just eat vegetables, at the end of the 10 days, we'll be in better shape than
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At the end of the 10 days, we'll be in better shape than all of the other people that
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We'll be in better shape than all of the other people that are eating the rich
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All of the other people that are eating the rich and dainty foods."
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Are eating the rich and dainty foods." and the bible says that god
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And dainty foods." and the bible says that god made daniel to find favor
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And the bible says that god made daniel to find favor and compassion and loving
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Made daniel to find favor and compassion and loving kindness with the chief
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And compassion and loving kindness with the chief of the eunuchs.
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Kindness with the chief of the eunuchs. and he was allowed
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Of the eunuchs. and he was allowed to eat his own diet.
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And he was allowed to eat his own diet. and at the end of those
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To eat his own diet. and at the end of those 10 days, he was in better
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And at the end of those 10 days, he was in better condition than all the rest.
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There are several places
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There are several places in the bible where daniel
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There are several places in the bible where daniel was promoted.
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In the bible where daniel was promoted. and it says he was promoted
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Was promoted. and it says he was promoted because he had
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And it says he was promoted because he had an excellent spirit.
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Because he had an excellent spirit. whatever you do,
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An excellent spirit. whatever you do, do it with excellence.
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Whatever you do, do it with excellence. that doesn't mean extravagance.
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Do it with excellence. that doesn't mean extravagance. it just means to take what you
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That doesn't mean extravagance. it just means to take what you have and do the very best
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It just means to take what you have and do the very best that you have with it.
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Have and do the very best that you have with it. even if you have an old car,
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That you have with it. even if you have an old car, you can still keep it clean.
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Even if you have an old car, you can still keep it clean. maybe you don't have a lot
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You can still keep it clean. maybe you don't have a lot of clothes, but you can
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Maybe you don't have a lot of clothes, but you can keep 'em clean.
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Of clothes, but you can keep 'em clean. don't show up at work looking
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Keep 'em clean. don't show up at work looking like you just took everything
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Don't show up at work looking like you just took everything you have on out of the dryer
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Like you just took everything you have on out of the dryer and put it on with all
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You have on out of the dryer and put it on with all the wrinkles in it.
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And put it on with all the wrinkles in it. be an excellent person.
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The wrinkles in it. be an excellent person. treat people excellent.
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Be an excellent person. treat people excellent. be excellent in your
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Treat people excellent. be excellent in your relationship with god.
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Be excellent in your relationship with god. and then there's esther.
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Relationship with god. and then there's esther. esther found favor with god,
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And then there's esther. esther found favor with god, and through that she was able
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Esther found favor with god, and through that she was able to save a whole nation.
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And through that she was able to save a whole nation. and then there's noah.
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To save a whole nation. and then there's noah. of all the people on the earth,
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And then there's noah. of all the people on the earth, god was gonna destroy
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Of all the people on the earth, god was gonna destroy the earth with a flood.
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God was gonna destroy the earth with a flood. but noah was a righteous man
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The earth with a flood. but noah was a righteous man and he told noah to build
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But noah was a righteous man and he told noah to build an ark because it was gonna
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And he told noah to build an ark because it was gonna rain and there was gonna
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An ark because it was gonna rain and there was gonna be a flood.
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Rain and there was gonna be a flood. well, that might sound
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Be a flood. well, that might sound interesting, except noah had
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Well, that might sound interesting, except noah had never seen rain and didn't
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Interesting, except noah had never seen rain and didn't know what a flood was.
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Never seen rain and didn't know what a flood was. but he obeyed god.
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Know what a flood was. but he obeyed god. and i tried to find out by doing
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But he obeyed god. and i tried to find out by doing some research how long
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And i tried to find out by doing some research how long it took him to build the ark.
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Some research how long it took him to build the ark. and i found everything
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It took him to build the ark. and i found everything from five years to 75 years.
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And i found everything from five years to 75 years. so, i guess we just have
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From five years to 75 years. so, i guess we just have to guess at that one.
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So, i guess we just have to guess at that one. the thing that's interesting
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To guess at that one. the thing that's interesting is out of all the people
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The thing that's interesting is out of all the people on the earth, noah was chosen.
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Is out of all the people on the earth, noah was chosen. and do you know that if you
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On the earth, noah was chosen. and do you know that if you will release your faith
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And do you know that if you will release your faith and be obedient to god in all
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Will release your faith and be obedient to god in all that he asks you to do, that god
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And be obedient to god in all that he asks you to do, that god will pick you to do special
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That he asks you to do, that god will pick you to do special things and give you favor that
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Will pick you to do special things and give you favor that he does not give somebody else.
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Things and give you favor that he does not give somebody else. you can have favor with god,
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He does not give somebody else. you can have favor with god, if anybody can have favor
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You can have favor with god, if anybody can have favor with god, you can.
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If anybody can have favor with god, you can. so ask for it, expect it,
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With god, you can. so ask for it, expect it, believe for it and confess it.
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So ask for it, expect it, believe for it and confess it. and you're gonna enjoy
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Believe for it and confess it. and you're gonna enjoy living in the favor of god.
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And you're gonna enjoy living in the favor of god. you have a great rest
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Living in the favor of god. you have a great rest of the day.
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>> female: i had this
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>> female: i had this best friend.
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Best friend. one summer, his uncle took
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One summer, his uncle took him on a camping trip.
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Him on a camping trip. somehow the boat tipped,
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Somehow the boat tipped, and ray fell out of the boat.
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And ray fell out of the boat. ray drowned that weekend.
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Ray drowned that weekend. from then on, "water did that.
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From then on, "water did that. water took my friend from me."
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Water took my friend from me." and then it became fear.
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And then it became fear.
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>> ginger: fear affects
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>> ginger: fear affects all of us.
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All of us. so, what do we do when
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So, what do we do when we face fearful things?
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We face fearful things? how do we overcome that fear?
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How do we overcome that fear? well, i'm here to tell you
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Well, i'm here to tell you we can fight back and win
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We can fight back and win against fear by choosing
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Against fear by choosing to believe god's word
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To believe god's word and respond in faith.
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And respond in faith. that's why joyce has
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That's why joyce has written this book,
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Written this book, "power thoughts
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"power thoughts for overcoming fear."
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For overcoming fear." you can learn how to use right
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You can learn how to use right thinking so you can reject
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Thinking so you can reject fear and lean into the truth
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Fear and lean into the truth of god's word for you.
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Of god's word for you.
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>> announcer: today,
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>> announcer: today, we're excited to share
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We're excited to share a powerful book that
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A powerful book that leaves no room for fear.
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Leaves no room for fear. it's "power thoughts
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It's "power thoughts for overcoming fear."
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For overcoming fear." it's available to you
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It's available to you now for your gift of...
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Now for your gift of... or more.
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Or more. give us a call at...
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Give us a call at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org.
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Joycemeyer.org.
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>> joyce: i don't
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>> joyce: i don't believe that god wants
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Believe that god wants us to have fear
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Us to have fear of any kind.
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Of any kind. i believe he wants
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I believe he wants us to be bold,
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Us to be bold, courageous,
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Courageous, confident,
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Confident, and full of faith.
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And full of faith. >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> female: that would
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>> female: that would be my word
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Be my word of encouragement.
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Of encouragement. take that step.
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Take that step. it's not the easiest
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It's not the easiest thing to conquer any fear.
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Thing to conquer any fear. i wouldn't say
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I wouldn't say "it's simple,"
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"it's simple," but i know you
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But i know you can do it,
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Can do it, because i did.
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Because i did. >> announcer: "power thoughts
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>> announcer: "power thoughts for overcoming fear"
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For overcoming fear" is available to you
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Is available to you now for your gift of...
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Now for your gift of... or more.
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Or more. give us a call at...
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Give us a call at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org.
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Joycemeyer.org. and don't forget,
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And don't forget, when you give,
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When you give, you're not
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You're not just receiving
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Just receiving this life-changing
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This life-changing resource,
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Resource, you're also
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You're also helping us share
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Helping us share the love of christ
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The love of christ worldwide through
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Worldwide through our hand of hope
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Our hand of hope outreaches,
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Outreaches, like providing
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Like providing clean water.
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Clean water. >> ginger: if you
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>> ginger: if you don't face fear,
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Don't face fear, you can be sure
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You can be sure that the enemy
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That the enemy will continue to use
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Will continue to use it against you.
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It against you. so, equip yourself
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So, equip yourself with the right
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With the right way to conquer fear.
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Way to conquer fear. speak god's truth
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Speak god's truth into your life
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Into your life and watch what
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And watch what he does.
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He does. the choice is yours,
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The choice is yours, and you can do it.
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And you can do it. >> announcer: "power thoughts
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>> announcer: "power thoughts for overcoming fear,"
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For overcoming fear," available to you today.
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>>[music]
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>>[music]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program.
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We are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Favor with God

October 3, 2025 | 29:29

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