WEBVTT - Michele Jackson - Oct 27 - 3:30 pm

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<v Speaker 1>Hello everyone, it's Pastor Michelle, and welcome to another powerful

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<v Speaker 1>teaching on the Hope Connection broadcast, coming up today from

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<v Speaker 1>Bishop Harry Jackson.

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<v Speaker 2>As I sat and talked to my daughter about what

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<v Speaker 2>I was going through years ago with cancer, and I

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<v Speaker 2>told her that if I die, I gain, and if

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<v Speaker 2>I live here, it's because God's got an assignment for me.

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<v Speaker 3>So what do you need to be meditating on?

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Womack said this, if your life isn't going well,

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<v Speaker 2>if things are a mess, it's because you've conceived it

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<v Speaker 2>in your imagination. Don't be condemned. Don't be condemned. Your

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<v Speaker 2>imagination is so potent. It's so powerful. It's so spiritual.

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<v Speaker 2>It's so fundamental. It is an engine to your car.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a spiritual thing that drives us where we are

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<v Speaker 2>to go. So let's ask and answer a question. We're

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<v Speaker 2>almost finished. How do I escape the grips of hopelessness?

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<v Speaker 4>Find out how you can gain hope. True, real hope.

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<v Speaker 4>More answers for that tough question from Bishop Perry's personal

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<v Speaker 4>testimony in a moment. But before the Hope Connection gets started.

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<v Speaker 1>The Hope Connection is about turning hearts to God with

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<v Speaker 1>the hope of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to thank you for being with us today. My hope

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<v Speaker 1>is that you will be blessed and filled with hope

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<v Speaker 1>of a better life with Christ. We are here for you.

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<v Speaker 4>Did you know that God wants to do a great

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<v Speaker 4>work in your life? But how do you learn what

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<v Speaker 4>that is? And better yet, how do you turn the

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<v Speaker 4>hopeless into hope? Today, the Hope Connection has a series

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<v Speaker 4>from Bishop Harry Jackson called Look Beyond, helping you to

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<v Speaker 4>online at thehopeconnection.org. Now here's part two of Bishop Perry's message,

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<v Speaker 4>My Expectation.

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<v Speaker 2>Years ago, as an aside, I had a contract 19,

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<v Speaker 2>I hate to tell you what year, 19, with the

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<v Speaker 2>New England Patriots before they became the Patriots. And unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 2>my father died a few weeks before I went to camp,

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<v Speaker 2>and I had some issues. I got put on waivers,

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<v Speaker 2>got cut. But it's interesting that there's always these expectations

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<v Speaker 2>we have for teams, for excellence, for achievement. And this

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<v Speaker 2>is not biblical hope. See, this is not what the

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<v Speaker 2>Bible means by hope. The biblical definition seen on your

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<v Speaker 2>screen of hope is more like a confident expectation. Most

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<v Speaker 2>of us actually need to get on a foundation of

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<v Speaker 2>hope before we try to see things happen in faith.

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<v Speaker 3>Some of why.

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<v Speaker 2>You're frustrated in your purposes of going forward is that

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<v Speaker 2>you're trying to make faith do what it's not designed

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<v Speaker 2>to do.

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<v Speaker 3>You really need.

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<v Speaker 2>To come back and get with me and let's figure

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<v Speaker 2>out what hope is. It's all about, and when we

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<v Speaker 2>have biblical hope, we're going to be able to go

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<v Speaker 2>down that runway. We're going to be able to move

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<v Speaker 2>into lift mode, and then we're going to take off

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<v Speaker 2>into the next dimension and the purposes of God. Hope

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<v Speaker 2>is a firm assurance regarding things that are unclear and unknown.

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<v Speaker 2>Hope is a fundamental component of the life of the righteous.

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<v Speaker 2>Hope is tied to positive imagination. What we imagine affects

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<v Speaker 2>our emotions, our bodies, and our faith levels.

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<v Speaker 3>What we imagine.

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<v Speaker 2>So hope and imagination are in fact tied together.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to try to take off this jacket. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>getting hot. We don't need the bishop to come get

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<v Speaker 3>my jacket.

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<v Speaker 2>Protocol people. Thank you, Bishop. All right, so let's roll

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<v Speaker 2>up our sleeves. Isaiah 26.3.

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<v Speaker 3>You ever heard this verse?

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<v Speaker 2>It says, Thou shalt keep him in perfect peace, whose

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<v Speaker 2>mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee.

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<v Speaker 2>How many know this promise says, God will keep you

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<v Speaker 2>in peace if your mind is stayed on him. Now

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<v Speaker 2>what's interesting is that this word mind being stayed, Hebrew

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<v Speaker 2>word yatser is actually a word for imagination. God's saying

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<v Speaker 2>if your imagination is anchored in the purposes and revelation of.

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<v Speaker 3>God, I'm going to keep you in a peace zone.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to keep some stuff from happening to you

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<v Speaker 2>and affecting you. These folks that committed suicide, some of

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<v Speaker 2>them had lost hope. Fear comes to steal your hope.

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<v Speaker 2>Jealousy comes, we'll come back to this, to steal your hope.

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<v Speaker 2>I was thinking about something the other day that I

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<v Speaker 2>was really into. And for the first time in years,

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<v Speaker 2>I started having some kind of competitive, crazy ideas. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to have to, by anxiety and almost worry and pressure,

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<v Speaker 2>compete for something. Sometimes the fears that we have We

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<v Speaker 2>label them a different way. We say, I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to be hurt. I'm trying to escape failure. We talk

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<v Speaker 2>about different things. But the issue is you're afraid of

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<v Speaker 2>something and a negative imagination is trying to settle down

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<v Speaker 2>in your heart.

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<v Speaker 3>And if your.

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<v Speaker 2>Expectation is off from the beginning, you can't enter into faith.

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<v Speaker 3>Anybody with me?

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<v Speaker 2>Thou, God, will keep him in perfect peace whose mind

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<v Speaker 2>is stayed anchored in God. God's going to guard your

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<v Speaker 2>imagination as you guard your heart, as you guard your mind.

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<v Speaker 2>Horror movies play on the imagination in a negative way.

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<v Speaker 3>Some people like to feel scared.

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<v Speaker 2>Some people like the feeling of the rush of adrenaline

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<v Speaker 2>and anxiety before a competition.

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<v Speaker 3>Are you with me?

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<v Speaker 2>But it's a low level. Watch out for the Christian

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<v Speaker 2>believer says, I love to fight. I want to be well, well, wait, wait.

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<v Speaker 2>So make sure you're warring in the spirit. Make sure

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<v Speaker 2>that something else is not eating away like cancer at

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<v Speaker 2>the very foundation of.

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<v Speaker 3>Your thought life. God's saying, I'm trying.

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<v Speaker 2>To create an atmosphere on the inside of the walls

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<v Speaker 2>of your brain. We're all concerned about the environment externally.

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<v Speaker 2>God says, I'm concerned about your internal environment.

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<v Speaker 3>Kingdom in, kingdom out. Flesh in, flesh out.

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<v Speaker 2>There's too many of us are fleshing out. And we

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<v Speaker 2>need that kingdom input and impartation to take you and

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<v Speaker 2>me to the next level. I need Yatzer. I need

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<v Speaker 2>an imagination. I need a mind frame. I need a

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<v Speaker 2>thing that I frame an outlook on. that I have

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<v Speaker 2>concerning what's going to happen to my life.

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<v Speaker 3>On the passing of Dr.

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<v Speaker 2>Vivian before she passed, six weeks beforehand, I started having

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<v Speaker 2>God encounters. And in the God encounters, I kept hearing

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<v Speaker 2>two things. One was the Lord telling me, feed my sheep.

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<v Speaker 2>I've got a history with that phrase. One day in

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<v Speaker 2>a little church in Corning, New York, I was looking

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<v Speaker 2>at the back wall of a little building that sat

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<v Speaker 2>about 100 people. And suddenly the back wall disappeared. And

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<v Speaker 2>I saw sheep. Some were white faces, some with black

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<v Speaker 2>faces and white fur. And I literally saw this while

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<v Speaker 2>I was preaching. And then I heard a voice say,

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<v Speaker 2>feed my sheep. A few days after that, it opened

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<v Speaker 2>up that I had opportunity to go on the radio

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<v Speaker 2>in our area. And I recognized that God was calling

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<v Speaker 2>me to some kind of media outreach.

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<v Speaker 3>God began to repeat to me.

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<v Speaker 2>Week after week for about six weeks.

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<v Speaker 3>Feed my sheep. And then he asked me a question.

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<v Speaker 3>How many know God never asks you a question because

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<v Speaker 3>he needs information?

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<v Speaker 2>He's not asking you a question so you can help

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<v Speaker 2>him out. If he's asking you a question, there's something

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<v Speaker 2>he's trying to have you process. And I heard the

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<v Speaker 2>Holy Ghost say. to me, do you trust me?

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<v Speaker 4>The Hope Connection will be right back with more. But

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<v Speaker 4>before we continue today's message, I want to let you

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<v Speaker 2>If he's asking you a question, there's something he's trying

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<v Speaker 2>to have you process. And I heard the Holy Ghost

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<v Speaker 2>say to me, Do you trust me?

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<v Speaker 3>Will you trust me?

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<v Speaker 2>I got the understanding that God was saying, I need

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<v Speaker 2>you to step up. There's a dimension of feeding the

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<v Speaker 2>flock of God that I'm going to call you into.

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<v Speaker 2>But also, I want you to understand something's about to happen.

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<v Speaker 3>In your life. And I need for you to trust me.

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<v Speaker 3>What was God doing?

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<v Speaker 2>He was preparing me with a positive expectation. And when

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<v Speaker 2>the circumstances hit, the problems hit, I wasn't going to

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<v Speaker 2>be shaken off of my position and my walk with God.

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<v Speaker 2>My daughter communicated with me about the death.

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<v Speaker 3>Of my wife.

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<v Speaker 2>I heard that over and we called back and I

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<v Speaker 2>was in Johannesburg, South Africa. And I walked across with

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<v Speaker 2>Pastor David into a little church shopping area in the airport.

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<v Speaker 2>And I heard the voice of the Lord say in

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<v Speaker 2>present tense, I love Vivian. And what he was saying

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<v Speaker 2>is that everything I've done for you, I've allowed to

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<v Speaker 2>happen to you in this season is from my heart

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<v Speaker 2>of love for you. So what I need for you

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<v Speaker 2>to do right now is trust me. You have to

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<v Speaker 2>understand it. You don't have to agree with it. I

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<v Speaker 2>did what I did in the moment. I got through Revelation.

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<v Speaker 2>And over time, God said, hey, her course has ended.

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<v Speaker 2>And now you're going to be in this new territory

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<v Speaker 2>for a season. But I only need you to do

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<v Speaker 2>one thing. I want you to act like you're three

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<v Speaker 2>years old and reach up and put your hand in

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<v Speaker 2>Papa's hand. And I need you just to trust me See,

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<v Speaker 2>some of us are in a predicament. We have our

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<v Speaker 2>back against the wall emotionally because God's been trying to

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<v Speaker 2>prepare us and anchor us in this thing of a

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<v Speaker 2>positive expectation for good, a God expectation for covering, a

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<v Speaker 2>covenant connection.

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<v Speaker 3>With the Holy Ghost. God is saying, hey, I'm doing

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<v Speaker 3>a great work.

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<v Speaker 2>In you.

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<v Speaker 3>And I need you to have that revelation.

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<v Speaker 2>I need you to understand it, that I am doing

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<v Speaker 2>this great work. Now, in order to perform it, your

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<v Speaker 2>world may feel like it's shaking all around you. But

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<v Speaker 2>that song we've been singing, he said, if you ever

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<v Speaker 2>feel discouraged, speak to yourself and say, God is.

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<v Speaker 3>Doing a great work.

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<v Speaker 5>A great work, a great work in me. God is

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<v Speaker 5>doing great work, a great work, a great work in me.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you say that? People who can't embrace that.

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<v Speaker 3>Become hopeless.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, I wish I could go through all the things

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<v Speaker 2>that have happened in the last 12 years. I wish

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<v Speaker 2>I could tell you about the fact that before I

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<v Speaker 2>went and got the diagnosis that I had cancer, God

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<v Speaker 2>spoke to me leaving the door of this very building

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<v Speaker 2>on my way to the test. They're going to define cancer.

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<v Speaker 2>But know that I got you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know that I got you.

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<v Speaker 2>So our imagination is the gateway to meditation and.

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<v Speaker 3>Memory and other things. You and I need to understand.

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<v Speaker 2>That meditating on the word of God is priming your imagination.

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<v Speaker 3>The steps have to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to have an anchored hope expectation comes out

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<v Speaker 2>of the word of God. Then as you meditate, God's

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<v Speaker 2>going to give you a revelation of what he intends

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<v Speaker 2>for you.

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<v Speaker 3>And then you can pray and speak in faith.

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<v Speaker 2>Too many of us are trying to do all that

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<v Speaker 2>stuff and call it faith.

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<v Speaker 3>It ain't faith yet.

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<v Speaker 2>It's only faith after the revelation has been anchored, the

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<v Speaker 2>expectation has been settled, and you know, like I knew.

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<v Speaker 3>That you're going to come out of this thing.

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<v Speaker 2>As I sat and talked to my daughter about what

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<v Speaker 2>I was going through years ago with cancer, and I

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<v Speaker 2>told her that if I die, I gain something. And

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<v Speaker 2>if I live here, it's because God's got an assignment

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<v Speaker 2>for me. So what do you need to be meditating on?

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Womack said this. If your life isn't going well,

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<v Speaker 2>if things are a mess, it's because you've conceived it

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<v Speaker 2>in your imagination.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't be condemned. Don't be condemned.

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<v Speaker 2>Your imagination is so potent. It's so powerful. It's so spiritual.

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<v Speaker 2>It's so fundamental. It is an engine to your car.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a spiritual thing that drives us where we are

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<v Speaker 2>to go. So let's ask and answer a question. We're

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<v Speaker 2>almost finished. Prayer people get ready. How do I escape

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<v Speaker 2>the grips of hopelessness? Several things you'll see on the

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<v Speaker 2>screen and forgive all the typos you've seen here.

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<v Speaker 3>Early in the morning, late at night, working on this.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't fear.

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<v Speaker 2>Fear strips us of confidence and faith. Fear takes away

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<v Speaker 2>from this hope that we have. Think about hope as

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<v Speaker 2>being something that's poured out into a vat.

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<v Speaker 3>That you have access to use.

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<v Speaker 2>If you let fear reign, it begins to deplete your

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<v Speaker 2>positive expectation for good. Number two, don't be jealous. God's

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<v Speaker 2>got you. Don't strive. Don't strive, but seize your moments.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't worry about lack. Believe him for resources. Don't manipulate.

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<v Speaker 2>Align yourself as a servant and a friend. Don't manipulate people.

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<v Speaker 2>Psalm 56, three through four says, what time I am afraid,

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<v Speaker 2>I will trust in thee. In God, I will praise

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<v Speaker 2>his word. In God, I will put my trust. So

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<v Speaker 2>think about it this way. When I'm thinking about a project,

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<v Speaker 2>fears come up. Why don't I cover my fears with

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<v Speaker 2>prayer that says, God, I'm concerned about what if this happens?

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<v Speaker 2>What if I get rejected? What if I get left out?

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<v Speaker 2>What if they don't choose me in this situation? I

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<v Speaker 2>need to be counted in, not counted out.

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<v Speaker 3>Pray prayers.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe God will begin to give strategies for overcoming.

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<v Speaker 3>And the big.

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<v Speaker 2>Expression of faith, we can save until we've got understanding.

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<v Speaker 2>So when I'm tempted to fear, when I'm tempted to

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<v Speaker 2>lose hope, when I'm tempted to run wild with my

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<v Speaker 2>imagination the wrong way, I will choose to trust God.

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<v Speaker 3>I say, God, I don't know how you'll get me

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<v Speaker 3>out of it, but I trust you. God, I hear you.

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<v Speaker 2>They're going to find cancer. I don't know how to

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<v Speaker 2>heal cancer, but I know you. God, I'm in a

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<v Speaker 2>new place. I've never been before. I feel stripped, naked,

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<v Speaker 2>and helpless. But I am going to hold on to

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<v Speaker 2>your hand. God, I'm going to believe.

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<v Speaker 3>That somehow, some way, that this is not the last chapter.

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<v Speaker 2>This is not the worst that could happen, but I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to move with you.

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<v Speaker 3>Into my new horizon, my new tomorrow. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

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<v Speaker 4>You're listening to The Hope Connection. We'll be right back

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<v Speaker 4>to conclude today's message. But first, each month, The Hope

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<v Speaker 4>Connection wants you to grow in your faith and relationship

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<v Speaker 4>with God. One way to be connected to God is

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<v Speaker 4>how we can respond. Through Bishop Harry's five-part message series,

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<v Speaker 4>respond to God's voice and find hope when everything around

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<v Speaker 4>you feels hopeless. The Look Beyond series is our way

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<v Speaker 4>Your generous gift allows us to continue broadcasting life-changing messages

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<v Speaker 4>at thehopeconnection.org. Now here's one final thought for you today.

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<v Speaker 2>I wrote a text to a national preacher yesterday, a

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<v Speaker 2>nationally known person.

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<v Speaker 3>And I said, I'm.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm kind of going through an interesting time. I said,

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<v Speaker 2>but hope is arising in me. That there's a future chapter.

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<v Speaker 2>There's more to come. So how do I develop my

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<v Speaker 2>hope foundation? We're ending with this. Romans 15, 13 says this.

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<v Speaker 2>May the God of hope fill you with all joy

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<v Speaker 2>and peace as you trust in him. so that you

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<v Speaker 2>may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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<v Speaker 3>There's so much.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to simply end today by speaking my shepherd's

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<v Speaker 2>declaration over you. Let's do something together. Let's stand to

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<v Speaker 2>our feet. I want to declare it. And we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to pray in a moment for people who need hope

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<v Speaker 2>in their lives. And we're going to give someone an

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity to receive and rededicate their life to Jesus. My

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<v Speaker 2>shepherd's declaration over you. I am releasing my faith today

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<v Speaker 2>over you. And we're going to see this happen. I

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<v Speaker 2>declare and decree you are blessed with God's supernatural wisdom

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<v Speaker 2>and clear direction for life. I declare and decree You

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<v Speaker 2>are blessed with creativity, courage, ability, and abundance.

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<v Speaker 3>I declare and.

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<v Speaker 2>Decree you are blessed with self-control and self-discipline and a

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<v Speaker 2>sound mind. I declare and decree you are blessed with

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<v Speaker 2>a great family, good friends, and good health. I declare

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<v Speaker 2>and decree you are blessed with faith, favor, and fulfillment.

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<v Speaker 2>I declare and decree you're blessed with success, supernatural strength,

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<v Speaker 2>divine promotion, and divine protection. I declare and decree you're

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<v Speaker 2>blessed with an obedient heart and a positive outlook on

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<v Speaker 2>life and open doors. I declare and decree that you

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<v Speaker 2>are blessed in the city and in the country when

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<v Speaker 2>you go in and when you go out. I declare

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<v Speaker 2>and decree you are blessed with peace, purpose, and powerful

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<v Speaker 2>anointing to win in this life. Any negative word that

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<v Speaker 2>has ever been spoken over you is broken right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything you put your hand to will prosper and succeed.

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<v Speaker 3>Be blessed in Jesus' name. Be blessed in Jesus' name.

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<v Speaker 4>Before you go, remember our gift to you. Bishop Harry

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<v Speaker 4>Call 1-888-778-7146 or visit thehopeconnection.org to get the good news

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<v Speaker 4>of hope in Christ. Until next time, be blessed and

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<v Speaker 4>know the hope of Jesus Christ is here on The

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