Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - The Two Yous

April 22, 2025 | S25:E112

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - The Two Yous | April 22, 2025

>> joel osteen: well,
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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God bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes, and if you're ever
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Homes, and if you're ever in our area, please stop by,
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In our area, please stop by, be a part of one
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Be a part of one of our services.
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Of our services. i promise you, we'll make you
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I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. but i like to start with
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But i like to start with something funny, and i heard
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Something funny, and i heard about this pastor.
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About this pastor. he bought a new horse.
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He bought a new horse. he trained it to respond to,
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He trained it to respond to, "praise the lord," meaning,
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"praise the lord," meaning, "giddy up," and,
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"giddy up," and, "hallelujah," meaning,
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"hallelujah," meaning, "whoa," and every time he
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"whoa," and every time he said, "praise the lord," the
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Said, "praise the lord," the horse would take off running.
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Horse would take off running. when he said, "hallelujah,"
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When he said, "hallelujah," it would quickly stop.
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It would quickly stop. one day, he was out riding,
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One day, he was out riding, and the horse got spooked,
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And the horse got spooked, and took off straight toward
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And took off straight toward a cliff going full blast.
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A cliff going full blast. in the panic, he couldn't
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In the panic, he couldn't remember what he had taught
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Remember what he had taught his horse.
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His horse. he said, "bless god, glory,
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He said, "bless god, glory, amen," nothing worked.
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Amen," nothing worked. at the last second, he
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At the last second, he shouted, "hallelujah."
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Shouted, "hallelujah." the horse came to a
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The horse came to a screeching halt inches before
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Screeching halt inches before the edge of the cliff.
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The edge of the cliff. he breathed a sigh of relief
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He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "praise the lord."
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And said, "praise the lord." say it like you mean it:
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Say it like you mean it: "this is my bible.
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today i will be taught the
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive,
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Alert, my heart is receptive, i will never be the same,
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I will never be the same, in jesus' name."
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In jesus' name." god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about "the two yous."
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About "the two yous." there are two people living
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There are two people living on the inside of each one of
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On the inside of each one of us, the strong, disciplined,
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Us, the strong, disciplined, confident you, and the weak,
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Confident you, and the weak, insecure, compromising you.
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Insecure, compromising you. the positive, faith-filled,
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The positive, faith-filled, big dreams you, and the
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Big dreams you, and the negative, discouraged,
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Negative, discouraged, not-going-to-happen you.
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Not-going-to-happen you. we all have these
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We all have these contradictions,
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Contradictions, inconsistencies.
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Inconsistencies. you're a good person.
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You're a good person. you love the lord.
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You love the lord. most of the time, you're
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Most of the time, you're friendly, easygoing, "good
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Friendly, easygoing, "good morning, great to see you
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Morning, great to see you today."
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Today." but if someone pushes the
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But if someone pushes the wrong buttons, if they're
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Wrong buttons, if they're rude, harsh, the other you
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Rude, harsh, the other you can come out.
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Can come out. he may have been hidden
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He may have been hidden for 2 months.
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For 2 months. you thought he was
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You thought he was finally gone, but he was
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Finally gone, but he was still in there.
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Still in there. there's a battle constantly
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There's a battle constantly taking place between the two
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Taking place between the two yous.
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Yous. the scripture calls it,
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The scripture calls it, "between the flesh and the
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"between the flesh and the spirit," between our old
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Spirit," between our old carnal nature, giving into
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Carnal nature, giving into our feelings, compromising,
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Our feelings, compromising, telling somebody off, and the
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Telling somebody off, and the new redeemed nature, and when
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New redeemed nature, and when your life to christ, paul
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Your life to christ, paul said in corinthians, "you
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Said in corinthians, "you became a new creation.
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Became a new creation. old things are passed away,"
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Old things are passed away," and we celebrate that.
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And we celebrate that. that's good news.
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That's good news. but here's what i've learned.
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But here's what i've learned. the old man may be dead, but
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The old man may be dead, but sometimes he gets
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Sometimes he gets resurrected.
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Resurrected. he may have died, but don't
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He may have died, but don't kid yourself, he can get back
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Kid yourself, he can get back up again.
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Up again. we see this in the scripture
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We see this in the scripture with peter.
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With peter. peter was a faithful
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Peter was a faithful disciple, a close friend of
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Disciple, a close friend of jesus, strong, committed.
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Jesus, strong, committed. his name even means "rock."
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His name even means "rock." jesus said to him, "you are
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Jesus said to him, "you are peter, and upon this rock i
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Peter, and upon this rock i will build my church."
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Will build my church." nobody god had more
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Nobody god had more confidence in than peter.
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Confidence in than peter. when the soldiers came to
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When the soldiers came to arrest jesus, peter was so
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Arrest jesus, peter was so loyal, so determined to stand
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Loyal, so determined to stand up for him, he pulled his
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Up for him, he pulled his sword out and cut off one of
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Sword out and cut off one of the soldier's ears.
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The soldier's ears. he was ready to die defending
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He was ready to die defending christ.
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Christ. that was the strong peter,
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That was the strong peter, the faithful peter, the rock.
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The faithful peter, the rock. that would be great if that
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That would be great if that was the only peter, but there
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Was the only peter, but there was another peter in there
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Was another peter in there that came out from time to
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That came out from time to time.
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Time. when they arrested jesus and
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When they arrested jesus and took him to the high priest,
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Took him to the high priest, peter followed along and he
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Peter followed along and he was standing outside the
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Was standing outside the house, in the courtyard,
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House, in the courtyard, warming himself by the fire,
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Warming himself by the fire, and there were guards all
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And there were guards all around.
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Around. a young lady said to him,
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A young lady said to him, "aren't you one of jesus'
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"aren't you one of jesus' disciples?"
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Disciples?" he said, "no, what are you
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He said, "no, what are you talking about?
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Talking about? i don't know him."
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I don't know him." another person came up and
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Another person came up and said, "are you sure you're
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Said, "are you sure you're not one of his disciples?"
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Not one of his disciples?" he said it again, "i'm
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He said it again, "i'm telling you, i don't know
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Telling you, i don't know him."
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Him." then someone came out of the
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Then someone came out of the house.
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House. they said, "i know you're his
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They said, "i know you're his disciple.
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Disciple. i saw you there when we
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I saw you there when we arrested him."
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Arrested him." this time, peter got angry.
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This time, peter got angry. he started cursing, swearing,
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He started cursing, swearing, "i don't know the man."
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"i don't know the man." just a little earlier, he was
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Just a little earlier, he was defending jesus.
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Defending jesus. what happened?
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What happened? the other peter came out.
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The other peter came out. there were two peters in
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There were two peters in there, the kind peter and the
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There, the kind peter and the curse-you-out peter, the
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Curse-you-out peter, the defend-you peter, and the
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Defend-you peter, and the deny-you peter, the, "great
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Deny-you peter, the, "great to see you today," peter, and
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To see you today," peter, and the, "i can't stand to see
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The, "i can't stand to see you today," peter.
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You today," peter. and the scripture says,
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And the scripture says, "no discipline at the time
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"no discipline at the time feels good, but later on, it
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Feels good, but later on, it produces a harvest of
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Produces a harvest of righteousness."
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Righteousness." it doesn't feel good at the
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It doesn't feel good at the time to walk away when
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Time to walk away when somebody insults you.
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Somebody insults you. it feels good to insult them
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It feels good to insult them back.
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Back. it doesn't feel good to stay
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It doesn't feel good to stay home and study for the test
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Home and study for the test when your friends are out
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When your friends are out having fun.
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Having fun. the flesh likes to be
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The flesh likes to be comfortable, but if you're
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Comfortable, but if you're comfortable all the time, you
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Comfortable all the time, you won't grow, and the reason
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Won't grow, and the reason some people are stuck is not
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Some people are stuck is not because they're not talented,
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Because they're not talented, not because they don't have
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Not because they don't have favor.
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Favor. it's because they keep
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It's because they keep letting the old man get back
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Letting the old man get back up.
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Up. they're not disciplined to do
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They're not disciplined to do the right thing when it's
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The right thing when it's hard.
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Hard. you have to be consistent.
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You have to be consistent. the flesh is not going to go
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The flesh is not going to go away.
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Away. you'll never get so spiritual
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You'll never get so spiritual that you don't have to deal
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That you don't have to deal with carnal desires.
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With carnal desires. paul said, "i die daily."
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Paul said, "i die daily." he wrote over the half of the
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He wrote over the half of the new testament, yet he
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New testament, yet he admitted he had to deal with
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Admitted he had to deal with his flesh on a daily basis.
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His flesh on a daily basis. every day, we have to say,
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Every day, we have to say, "no," to things.
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"no," to things. "no, i'm not going to make
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"no, i'm not going to make that comment.
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That comment. no, i'm not going to watch
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No, i'm not going to watch that.
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That. no, i'm not going to hang out
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No, i'm not going to hang out with that friend that causes
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With that friend that causes me to compromise."
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Me to compromise." you have to tell the flesh,
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You have to tell the flesh, "you are not going to rule
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"you are not going to rule me.
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Me. i'm not going to eat
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I'm not going to eat everything you tell me to
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Everything you tell me to eat."
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Eat." now i'm getting real.
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Now i'm getting real. at the mall, you can smell
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At the mall, you can smell those fresh-baked cinnamon
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Those fresh-baked cinnamon rolls 3 blocks away.
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Rolls 3 blocks away. you pull into the parking
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You pull into the parking lot, and the aroma is in the
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Lot, and the aroma is in the air.
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Air. you're new man tells you,
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You're new man tells you, "walk on by.
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"walk on by. you don't need that."
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You don't need that." your old man, he may be dead,
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Your old man, he may be dead, but he can smell too.
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But he can smell too. he'll get up and say, "you
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He'll get up and say, "you need three of those.
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Need three of those. you deserve it.
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You deserve it. you can work out extra hard
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You can work out extra hard tomorrow.
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Tomorrow. you can pray and ask god to
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You can pray and ask god to take away those calories."
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Take away those calories." you've heard of "the walking
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You've heard of "the walking dead."
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Dead." your old man may be dead, but
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Your old man may be dead, but he'll get up and walk around.
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He'll get up and walk around. he'll try to run your life.
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He'll try to run your life. now, quit telling yourself,
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Now, quit telling yourself, "i can't control my temper.
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"i can't control my temper. i can't break this addiction.
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I can't break this addiction. joel, i can't keep my eyes on
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Joel, i can't keep my eyes on the right things."
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The right things." your old man is not that
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Your old man is not that strong.
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Strong. the reason he's controlling
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The reason he's controlling you is you keep feeding him.
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You is you keep feeding him. whatever you feed is going to
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Whatever you feed is going to grow.
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Grow. every time you give into the
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Every time you give into the temptation, you're feeding
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Temptation, you're feeding it.
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It. it's getting stronger.
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It's getting stronger. every time you're impatient,
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Every time you're impatient, offended, you lose your
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Offended, you lose your temper, you're feeding the
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Temper, you're feeding the negative.
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Negative. do yourself a favor.
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Do yourself a favor. quit feeding the old man.
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Quit feeding the old man. start starving the
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Start starving the temptation, starving the
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Temptation, starving the offense.
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Offense. starve the negative, and it
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Starve the negative, and it will become weaker.
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"well, joel, i tried.
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"well, joel, i tried. i just don't have the
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I just don't have the discipline."
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Discipline." no, quit telling yourself
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No, quit telling yourself that.
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That. philippians 2 says: "god is
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Philippians 2 says: "god is working in you, giving you
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Working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and
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The desire to obey him and the power to do what's
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The power to do what's right."
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Right." in the scripture, david and
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In the scripture, david and his men had been protecting
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His men had been protecting the house of a man named
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The house of a man named nabal.
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Nabal. nabal was a wealthy man that
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Nabal was a wealthy man that owned a lot of sheep.
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Owned a lot of sheep. and since david was
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And since david was doing this good deed, being
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Doing this good deed, being kind, you would think nabal
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Kind, you would think nabal would be happy to give him
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Would be happy to give him something.
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Something. but nabal was rude and
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But nabal was rude and ungrateful.
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Ungrateful. commentaries say he was a
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Commentaries say he was a harsh man, hot-tempered, and
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Harsh man, hot-tempered, and hard to get along with, that
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Hard to get along with, that he spent most of his life
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He spent most of his life drunk.
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Drunk. he said to david's men, "i
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He said to david's men, "i don't owe you anything.
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Don't owe you anything. i didn't ask you to protect
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I didn't ask you to protect me.
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Me. what are you doing on my
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What are you doing on my property?"
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Property?" he sent them away
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He sent them away empty-handed, and when david
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Empty-handed, and when david heard how he had insulted
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Heard how he had insulted them, david was furious.
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Them, david was furious. he told his men to get their
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He told his men to get their swords.
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Swords. they were going to go take
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They were going to go take care of nabal.
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Care of nabal. well, nabal had a wife named
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Well, nabal had a wife named abigail.
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Abigail. she was not only extremely
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She was not only extremely beautiful, she was very wise,
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Beautiful, she was very wise, and when she heard what her
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And when she heard what her husband did, she loaded up
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Husband did, she loaded up animals with food and
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Animals with food and supplies and headed out
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Supplies and headed out toward david.
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Toward david. they met on the road.
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They met on the road. she bowed down before him and
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She bowed down before him and said, "david, my husband is a
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Said, "david, my husband is a fool.
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Fool. i'm sorry for the way he
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I'm sorry for the way he treated you, but i've brought
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Treated you, but i've brought you and your men these
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You and your men these supplies.
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Supplies. please forgive us for what he
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Please forgive us for what he did."
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Did." she calmed david down and
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She calmed david down and kept him from wiping out her
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Kept him from wiping out her whole town.
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Whole town. david thanked her and turned
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David thanked her and turned away, went back home.
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Away, went back home. he knew that god had used her
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He knew that god had used her to protect him from making a
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To protect him from making a mistake.
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Mistake. ten days later, nabal had a
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Ten days later, nabal had a stroke and suddenly died.
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Stroke and suddenly died. david sent word to abigail,
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David sent word to abigail, asking her to become his
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Asking her to become his wife.
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Wife. now that the old man died,
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Now that the old man died, she was able to meet the new
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She was able to meet the new man.
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Man. nabal is symbolic of our old
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Nabal is symbolic of our old nature, hot-tempered, rude,
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Nature, hot-tempered, rude, addictions.
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Addictions. the name nabal means "fool,"
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The name nabal means "fool," and as long as the old man is
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And as long as the old man is alive, you'll never meet
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Alive, you'll never meet the new man.
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The new man. i'm speaking figuratively
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I'm speaking figuratively here.
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Here. i saw three ladies giving
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I saw three ladies giving high fives.
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High fives. that old man is your husband.
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That old man is your husband. you are stuck.
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You are stuck. i'm talking about the old man
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I'm talking about the old man that lives in you, the
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That lives in you, the bitterness, the bad attitude,
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Bitterness, the bad attitude, the compromise.
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The compromise. don't let the same issues
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Don't let the same issues keep you from seeing the new
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Keep you from seeing the new man, the same unforgiveness,
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Man, the same unforgiveness, the same hot temper, the same
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The same hot temper, the same addictions hold you back for
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Addictions hold you back for the next 20 years.
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The next 20 years. you have the grace to
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You have the grace to overcome.
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Overcome. the temptation may be strong,
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The temptation may be strong, but the scripture says,
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But the scripture says, "where sin abounds, grace
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"where sin abounds, grace does much more abound."
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Does much more abound." that means god's grace, his
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That means god's grace, his enabling power is greater
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Enabling power is greater than anything that's trying
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Than anything that's trying to stop you, and it's
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To stop you, and it's interesting that nabal died
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Interesting that nabal died 10 days after abigail did the
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10 days after abigail did the right thing, and when you dig
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Right thing, and when you dig your heels in and do the
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Your heels in and do the right thing when it's hard,
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Right thing when it's hard, there will be times, like
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There will be times, like with her, you will come in to
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With her, you will come in to your 10th day, where
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Your 10th day, where something suddenly breaks.
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Something suddenly breaks. that addiction doesn't have
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That addiction doesn't have the power over you like it
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The power over you like it did.
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Did. that bad attitude, that
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That bad attitude, that temper, it may not totally go
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Temper, it may not totally go away, but it doesn't control
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Away, but it doesn't control you anymore, and i wonder how
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You anymore, and i wonder how much higher we would go, how
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Much higher we would go, how much more of god's favor we
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Much more of god's favor we would see if we would get rid
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Would see if we would get rid of the old man, if we would
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Of the old man, if we would start saying, "no," to things
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Start saying, "no," to things that we know are holding us
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That we know are holding us back.
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Back. sometimes a little thing can
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Sometimes a little thing can keep you from a big blessing,
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Keep you from a big blessing, a little bitterness, a little
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A little bitterness, a little compromise, just this one
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Compromise, just this one friend i hang out with.
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Friend i hang out with. "joel, i've always been
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"joel, i've always been hot-tempered."
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Hot-tempered." no, it's time to get rid of
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No, it's time to get rid of nabal.
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Nabal. can i tell you, nobody likes
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Can i tell you, nobody likes him?
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Him? nobody wants to be around
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Nobody wants to be around him.
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Him. you might as well put the old
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You might as well put the old man back in the grave.
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Man back in the grave. we don't want the
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We don't want the walking-dead you.
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Walking-dead you. we want the new you, the free
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We want the new you, the free you, the redeemed you, the
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You, the redeemed you, the blessed you, the confident
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Blessed you, the confident you, the victorious you.
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You, the victorious you. david had to defeat his
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David had to defeat his personal enemies before god
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Personal enemies before god could trust him with goliath.
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Could trust him with goliath. goliath, in one sense, wasn't
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Goliath, in one sense, wasn't david's enemy.
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David's enemy. that was god's enemy.
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That was god's enemy. goliath was sent to establish
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Goliath was sent to establish the israelites, to show the
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The israelites, to show the philistines that god was on
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Philistines that god was on the israelites' side, and
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The israelites' side, and when david was out in the
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When david was out in the shepherd's fields alone, when
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Shepherd's fields alone, when nobody was watching, he
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Nobody was watching, he killed the lion and the bear.
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Killed the lion and the bear. those were his personal
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Those were his personal enemies.
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Enemies. he could have slacked up,
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He could have slacked up, thought, "nobody can see me
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Thought, "nobody can see me out here.
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Out here. if i lose a sheep or two,
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If i lose a sheep or two, it's no big deal."
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It's no big deal." but david was a person of
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But david was a person of excellence.
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Excellence. he did the right thing when
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He did the right thing when nobody was watching, and
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Nobody was watching, and because he was faithful to
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Because he was faithful to defeat his personal enemies,
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Defeat his personal enemies, god was able to promote him
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God was able to promote him and trust him with more, and
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And trust him with more, and if you'll do like david and
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If you'll do like david and start defeating the things
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Start defeating the things that nobody knows about--may
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That nobody knows about--may not be a sin, it's just a
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Not be a sin, it's just a weight, a small thing that's
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Weight, a small thing that's keeping you from being your
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Keeping you from being your best, sour attitude, being
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Best, sour attitude, being jealous of a friend, showing
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Jealous of a friend, showing up late to work.
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Up late to work. are there personal enemies
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Are there personal enemies you're not dealing with,
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You're not dealing with, thinking, "oh, come on, joel,
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Thinking, "oh, come on, joel, everybody deals with
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Everybody deals with something"?
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Something"? no, if you'll start defeating
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No, if you'll start defeating those small things that are
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Those small things that are holding you back, god will
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Holding you back, god will release the big things that
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Release the big things that belong to you.
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Belong to you. but sometimes we're waiting
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But sometimes we're waiting for the temptation to go
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For the temptation to go away, thinking that we're not
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Away, thinking that we're not going to have the desire
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Going to have the desire anymore, and there are times
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Anymore, and there are times that happens, but most of the
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That happens, but most of the time, the temptation will
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Time, the temptation will still be there.
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Still be there. your old man will want to get
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Your old man will want to get back again and again, but god
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Back again and again, but god has given you the grace to
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Has given you the grace to overcome.
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Overcome. i'm a very goal-oriented
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I'm a very goal-oriented person, very focused.
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Person, very focused. it's my personality type.
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It's my personality type. when i go to the grocery
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When i go to the grocery store, i'm on a mission.
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Store, i'm on a mission. i'm going to get in, get out,
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I'm going to get in, get out, be efficient.
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Be efficient. i don't like waiting around.
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I don't like waiting around. i used to be impatient.
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I used to be impatient. i wouldn't let anybody see
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I wouldn't let anybody see it, but if there was a long
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It, but if there was a long line or if the waiter didn't
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Line or if the waiter didn't come to the table right away,
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Come to the table right away, i'd get stressed out.
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I'd get stressed out. but living with victoria all
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But living with victoria all these years, i've learned to
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These years, i've learned to slow down, enjoy the journey.
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Slow down, enjoy the journey. i'm much more relaxed, learn
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I'm much more relaxed, learn to go with the flow.
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To go with the flow. but even now, if something is
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But even now, if something is not happening as fast as i
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Not happening as fast as i would like, if the car in
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Would like, if the car in front of me on the freeway
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Front of me on the freeway in the fast lane is driving
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In the fast lane is driving 40 miles an hour, my old man
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40 miles an hour, my old man still wants to get back up.
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Still wants to get back up. i've had him down for years.
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I've had him down for years. we buried him, had a nice
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We buried him, had a nice funeral, but every week,
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Funeral, but every week, he's trying to get back up.
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He's trying to get back up. what am i saying?
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What am i saying? god doesn't take away every
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God doesn't take away every temptation, and remove every
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Temptation, and remove every negative desire where you're
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Negative desire where you're never tempted to be
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Never tempted to be impatient, to be rude, to
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Impatient, to be rude, to compromise.
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Compromise. that's why paul said, "i die
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That's why paul said, "i die daily."
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Daily." you're still tempted to get
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You're still tempted to get off course, join the crowd.
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Off course, join the crowd. this is where discipline
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This is where discipline steps in.
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Steps in. this is where the grace of
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This is where the grace of god shows up, and yes, i know
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God shows up, and yes, i know people that god delivered
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People that god delivered from an addiction.
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From an addiction. they don't have the desire
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They don't have the desire anymore.
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Anymore. that's the mercy of god.
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That's the mercy of god. but if it doesn't happen that
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But if it doesn't happen that way for you, don't use it as
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Way for you, don't use it as an excuse to let the old man
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An excuse to let the old man get back up.
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Get back up. keep nabal in the grave.
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Keep nabal in the grave. nabal doesn't look good on
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Nabal doesn't look good on you.
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You. nabal is not your style.
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Nabal is not your style. keep the old man down so the
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Keep the old man down so the new man can shine,
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New man can shine, what you conquer in a short
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What you conquer in a short time is not what you have to
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Time is not what you have to be concerned about.
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Be concerned about. be grateful for that, but
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Be grateful for that, but your real enemy doesn't go
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Your real enemy doesn't go away easily.
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Away easily. i'm not tempted to curse, to
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I'm not tempted to curse, to do drugs, to be dishonest.
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Do drugs, to be dishonest. by the grace of god, i don't
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By the grace of god, i don't struggle in those areas.
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Struggle in those areas. but being impatient, that old
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But being impatient, that old man has been trying to get up
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Man has been trying to get up for over 30 years.
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For over 30 years. he's stubborn, he won't go
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He's stubborn, he won't go away.
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Away. for me, he's a real enemy.
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For me, he's a real enemy. david defeated goliath in a
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David defeated goliath in a few minutes, a victory that
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Few minutes, a victory that changed the course of his
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Changed the course of his life.
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Life. but goliath wasn't david's
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But goliath wasn't david's real enemy.
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Real enemy. he was gone in a moment.
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He was gone in a moment. his real enemy was saul.
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His real enemy was saul. saul pestered david for
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Saul pestered david for years, threw spears at him
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Years, threw spears at him when david was being nice.
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When david was being nice. he chased david through the
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He chased david through the desert.
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Desert. david had to live on the run.
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David had to live on the run. god could have delivered
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God could have delivered david from saul like he did
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David from saul like he did goliath.
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Goliath. he could've taken care of him
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He could've taken care of him in 1 afternoon, no big deal.
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In 1 afternoon, no big deal. but there are some enemies
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But there are some enemies god doesn't deliver us from,
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God doesn't deliver us from, some temptations he doesn't
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Some temptations he doesn't totally remove, and if god is
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Totally remove, and if god is not taking it away, that
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Not taking it away, that means he's giving you the
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Means he's giving you the grace to stand strong.
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Grace to stand strong. you have the power to keep
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You have the power to keep the old man down.
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The old man down. now, you may be tempted to
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Now, you may be tempted to hold on to bitterness.
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Hold on to bitterness. somebody did you wrong.
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Somebody did you wrong. they hurt you.
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They hurt you. it's been years, and that
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It's been years, and that temptation is still there.
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Temptation is still there. that's your real enemy.
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That's your real enemy. keep the old man down.
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Keep the old man down. do the right thing when it's
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Do the right thing when it's hard.
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Hard. bitterness doesn't look good
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Bitterness doesn't look good on you.
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On you. maybe you have an ongoing
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Maybe you have an ongoing temptation with alcohol or to
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Temptation with alcohol or to compromise in a relationship,
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Compromise in a relationship, to be negative or critical.
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To be negative or critical. every person has a saul.
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Every person has a saul. there's a temptation, an
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There's a temptation, an attitude, some area of
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Attitude, some area of compromise that doesn't go
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Compromise that doesn't go away, and you need to know
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Away, and you need to know what your real enemy is, and
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What your real enemy is, and don't let the sauls wear you
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Don't let the sauls wear you down to where you think,
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Down to where you think, "this is just who i am."
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"this is just who i am." no, announce to that saul,
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No, announce to that saul, "you will not keep me from my
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"you will not keep me from my destiny.
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Destiny. if you never go away, i'm not
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If you never go away, i'm not giving in.
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Giving in. i'm not letting the old man
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I'm not letting the old man get back up.
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Get back up. i'm going to keep resisting,
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I'm going to keep resisting, standing strong, doing the
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Standing strong, doing the right thing."
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Right thing." but too often, we want a
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But too often, we want a quick fix.
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Quick fix. "god, deliver me instantly.
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"god, deliver me instantly. take away this hot temper.
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Take away this hot temper. lord, make me patient and
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Lord, make me patient and kind and do it overnight,"
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Kind and do it overnight," and you will defeat some
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And you will defeat some giants overnight.
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Giants overnight. you will conquer some
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You will conquer some goliaths quickly, but most of
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Goliaths quickly, but most of the time, god will deliver
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The time, god will deliver you little by little.
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You little by little. when he sees you doing your
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When he sees you doing your part, being patient when you
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Part, being patient when you could be stressed, forgiving
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Could be stressed, forgiving the person that did you
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The person that did you wrong, resisting the
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Wrong, resisting the temptation, as you keep
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Temptation, as you keep passing these tests, one step
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Passing these tests, one step at a time, god will begin to
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At a time, god will begin to change things.
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Change things. this is what happened to
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This is what happened to jacob in the scripture.
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Jacob in the scripture. he was dishonest.
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He was dishonest. he went around tricking
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He went around tricking people.
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People. he deceived his brother out
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He deceived his brother out of his birthright.
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Of his birthright. being dishonest was his saul.
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Being dishonest was his saul. he struggled with it for
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He struggled with it for years.
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Years. he wasn't disciplined.
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He wasn't disciplined. he didn't try to overcome.
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He didn't try to overcome. he accepted it for who he
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He accepted it for who he was.
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Was. but in genesis 32, when he
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But in genesis 32, when he wrestled with the angel, god
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Wrestled with the angel, god changed his name from jacob
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Changed his name from jacob to israel.
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To israel. this was to symbolize his new
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This was to symbolize his new beginning.
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Beginning. god was saying, "jacob, i'm
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God was saying, "jacob, i'm giving you the grace to
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Giving you the grace to conquer this dishonesty," and
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Conquer this dishonesty," and jacob did his best to change
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Jacob did his best to change and live with integrity.
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And live with integrity. he started making better
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He started making better decisions.
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Decisions. but just because god touched
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But just because god touched him didn't mean he suddenly
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Him didn't mean he suddenly turned into a different
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Turned into a different person and he didn't have
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Person and he didn't have these temptations anymore.
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These temptations anymore. in genesis 48, he came to the
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In genesis 48, he came to the end of life.
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End of life. verse 2 says: "when jacob was
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Verse 2 says: "when jacob was told, 'your son joseph is
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Told, 'your son joseph is here to see you,' israel
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Here to see you,' israel gathered up his strength and
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Gathered up his strength and sat up in bed."
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Sat up in bed." he was near death, and look
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He was near death, and look who was there, israel and
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Who was there, israel and jacob.
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Jacob. you would think the scripture
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You would think the scripture would just refer to him as
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Would just refer to him as israel.
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Israel. jacob was over and done.
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Jacob was over and done. but this was put there to
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But this was put there to show us that he never totally
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Show us that he never totally got rid of jacob.
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Got rid of jacob. he lived as israel, his new
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He lived as israel, his new name, but jacob didn't go
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Name, but jacob didn't go away easily.
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Away easily. jacob kept trying to get back
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Jacob kept trying to get back up and come again and again.
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Up and come again and again. it's the same way with us.
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It's the same way with us. god made us a new creation.
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God made us a new creation. he says, "you are no longer
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He says, "you are no longer jacob, the deceiver, the
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Jacob, the deceiver, the compromiser, now you're
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Compromiser, now you're israel.
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Israel. but even though you're
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But even though you're israel, jacob is going to get
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Israel, jacob is going to get up out of the grave and try
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Up out of the grave and try to work his way back."
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To work his way back." there will be a conflict
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There will be a conflict between these two men, who
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Between these two men, who you're called to be, and who
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You're called to be, and who you used to be.
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You used to be. somebody cuts you off in
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Somebody cuts you off in traffic, israel says, "no big
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Traffic, israel says, "no big deal.
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Deal. it's not going to ruin my
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It's not going to ruin my day.
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Day. bless them, lord."
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Bless them, lord." it would be easy if jacob
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It would be easy if jacob were totally gone.
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Were totally gone. the problem is, the old man,
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The problem is, the old man, jacob, he's still in there.
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Jacob, he's still in there. when israel says, "i'm going
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When israel says, "i'm going to bless them," jacob gets up
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To bless them," jacob gets up and says, "no, i'm going to
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And says, "no, i'm going to curse them."
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Curse them." israel wants to overlook the
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Israel wants to overlook the offense.
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Offense. jacob wants to tell them off.
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Jacob wants to tell them off. israel wants to resist
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Israel wants to resist the temptation,
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The temptation, set a new standard.
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Set a new standard. jacob wants to take
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Jacob wants to take the easy way out,
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The easy way out, not be uncomfortable.
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Not be uncomfortable. in bible days, they didn't
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In bible days, they didn't have machinery, so they would
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Have machinery, so they would take the wheat to the
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Take the wheat to the threshing floor.
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Threshing floor. they would put it on the
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They would put it on the ground and have the oxen walk
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Ground and have the oxen walk over it again and again,
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Over it again and again, grinding up the husk and the
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Grinding up the husk and the straw, and the valuable part
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Straw, and the valuable part of the plant, the grain,
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Of the plant, the grain, would come loose from the
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Would come loose from the chaff, and when you're in a
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Chaff, and when you're in a situation you don't like,
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Situation you don't like, you're uncomfortable, instead
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You're uncomfortable, instead of being sour, recognize
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Of being sour, recognize you're on the threshing
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You're on the threshing floor.
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Floor. that's god working on you to
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That's god working on you to try to get rid of the
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Try to get rid of the unusable parts, maybe the
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Unusable parts, maybe the pride, the jealousy, the
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Pride, the jealousy, the impatience.
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Impatience. whatever it is, do your part
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Whatever it is, do your part and be willing to change.
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And be willing to change. stay pliable, stay moldable.
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Stay pliable, stay moldable. you may not like it, but if
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You may not like it, but if you'll keep the right
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You'll keep the right attitude, it's refining you.
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Attitude, it's refining you. you're going to come out
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You're going to come out better, and this is what
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Better, and this is what happened with peter.
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Happened with peter. even though he had all these
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Even though he had all these inconsistencies, even though
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Inconsistencies, even though one moment, he was defending
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One moment, he was defending christ, another moment he was
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Christ, another moment he was denying him, because he was
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Denying him, because he was pliable, because he kept
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Pliable, because he kept growing, his old man didn't
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Growing, his old man didn't keep him from his destiny.
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Keep him from his destiny. on the day of pentecost, a
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On the day of pentecost, a very important day in the
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Very important day in the church, out of all the
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Church, out of all the disciples, peter was chosen
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Disciples, peter was chosen to give the inaugural
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To give the inaugural address.
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Address. he had the honor of leading
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He had the honor of leading the church, and you may have
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The church, and you may have let your old man get up way
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Let your old man get up way more than you should have.
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More than you should have. be encouraged, it is not
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Be encouraged, it is not going to keep you from your
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Going to keep you from your destiny.
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Destiny. now, draw that line in the
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Now, draw that line in the sand and say, "this is a new
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Sand and say, "this is a new day.
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Day. i'm not letting my flesh rule
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I'm not letting my flesh rule me anymore.
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Me anymore. i'm done taking the easy way
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I'm done taking the easy way out.
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Out. i'm going to be disciplined
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I'm going to be disciplined and keep my old man down."
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And keep my old man down." if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare, bondages that
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And declare, bondages that have held you back are being
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Have held you back are being broken right now.
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Broken right now. you're going to step into a
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You're going to step into a new level of freedom, new
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New level of freedom, new level of favor, a new level
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Level of favor, a new level of growth.
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Of growth. like peter, you're going to
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Like peter, you're going to rise higher, overcome
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Rise higher, overcome obstacles, and become
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Obstacles, and become everything you were created
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Everything you were created to be, in jesus' name, and if
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To be, in jesus' name, and if you receive it, can you say,
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You receive it, can you say, "amen," today?
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"amen," today? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say: "lord jesus,
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Just say: "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord
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I make you my lord and savior."
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And savior." if you prayed that
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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You got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church, and keep god
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Church, and keep god first place.
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First place. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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When we
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When we face challenges, it's easy
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Face challenges, it's easy to feel like god
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To feel like god has forgotten about us.
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Has forgotten about us. we don't see
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We don't see anything happening,
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Anything happening, and thoughts tell us
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And thoughts tell us it's not going to work out.
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It's not going to work out. but god is not called the great
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But god is not called the great i was or the great i will be.
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I was or the great i will be. he's called the great i am.
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He's called the great i am. in my new book,
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In my new book, he is i am,
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He is i am, you'll discover
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You'll discover that god is with you
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That god is with you in every area of your life.
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I am is always in the present,
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I am is always in the present, not at a later time.
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Not at a later time. god is working
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God is working in your life right now.
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In your life right now. i am means i am your healer.
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I am means i am your healer. i am your provider.
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I am your provider. i am your waymaker.
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I am your waymaker. whether you're
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Whether you're facing a challenge
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Facing a challenge or pursuing your dreams,
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Or pursuing your dreams, stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. the great i am
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The great i am is right there with you.
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Is right there with you. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, he is i am:
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He is i am: god is for you here and now.
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God is for you here and now. are you in need of protection
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Are you in need of protection or provision today?
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Or provision today? jesus assures us,
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Jesus assures us, "i am
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"i am the good shepherd."
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The good shepherd." does the path ahead
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Does the path ahead seem uncertain or dark?
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Seem uncertain or dark? jesus declares,
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Jesus declares, "i am the light of the world."
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"i am the light of the world." do you feel like your career,
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Do you feel like your career, calling, or marriage
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Calling, or marriage is beyond hope?
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Is beyond hope? jesus promises,
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Jesus promises, "i am the resurrection
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"i am the resurrection and the life."
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And the life." with every i am statement,
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With every i am statement, you'll discover
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You'll discover more about who god is
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More about who god is and what he has made
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And what he has made available for you.
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Available for you. not someday, but today.
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Not someday, but today. request your copy today
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Request your copy today and watch god's promise
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And watch god's promise come alive.
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Come alive. no matter what you face,
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No matter what you face, he is here and now for you.
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He is here and now for you. be sure to request your copy of
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Be sure to request your copy of he is i am:
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He is i am: god is for you here and now
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God is for you here and now today.
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Today. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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You're never alone.
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You're never alone. the great
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The great i am is behind the scenes
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I am is behind the scenes making ways, opening doors,
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Making ways, opening doors, turning things in your favor.
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Turning things in your favor. victoria
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Victoria and i want you to know
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And i want you to know we love you
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We love you and we pray for you every day.
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And we pray for you every day. thanks for your prayer
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Thanks for your prayer and support of the ministry.
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And support of the ministry. your generosity
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Your generosity is making a difference
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Is making a difference in people's lives
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In people's lives around the world.
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Around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly support.
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And until we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request your copy of
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Be sure to request your copy of he is i am:
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He is i am: god is for you here and now
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God is for you here and now today.
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Today. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Yes, be reminded that the power of i am is
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That the power of i am is for you each and every day.
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Joel Osteen - The Two Yous

April 22, 2025 | S25:E112

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