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Speaker 1: Hey, it's so great to have you with us on

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Speaker 1: you and just believe you'll be blessed and encouraged. So

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Speaker 1: all the best to you. Well, God bless you. It

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Speaker 1: is always a joy to come into your home. We

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Speaker 1: come with good news. We know that God is on

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Speaker 1: and I believe that's you, or you wouldn't be watching

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Speaker 1: this today, or you guys wouldn't be here. So that's

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Speaker 1: why I come with just a message of hope, a

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Speaker 1: message of faith, knowing that you know when we draw

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Speaker 1: a night of God, God draws die unto us. And

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Speaker 1: so we're believing that two thousand and six is going

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Speaker 1: to be a great year of victory in your life.

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Speaker 1: But thanks for tuning in today, listen, come out and

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Speaker 1: see us ever in this area. Please don't come to

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Speaker 1: meet you one on one. But I like to get

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Speaker 1: started each week with something kind of funny. And I

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Speaker 1: heard about this mechanic. He was working on the engine

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Speaker 1: there in his mechanic shop, and in walk this famous

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Speaker 2: All right, hold up your bibles. Say it like you

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Speaker 2: mean it. Are you ready? This is my Bible. I

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Speaker 2: can do. Today I will be taught the word of God.

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Speaker 2: I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my heart is receptive.

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Speaker 2: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God

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Speaker 1: We've been talking about how we are the seed of

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Speaker 1: We were created to accel hell. It says before the

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Speaker 1: foundation of the world, God has not only chosen us,

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Speaker 1: live his abundant life. You have seeds of greatness on

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Speaker 1: see too many people today going around with low self esteem,

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Speaker 1: not going to experience God's best. Now I've found you

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Speaker 1: will never rise above the image that you have of yourself.

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Speaker 1: And that's why it's so important that we see ourselves

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Speaker 1: we can either bless our life or we can curse

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Speaker 1: Maybe it was a parent, or a coach or a

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Speaker 1: You should go around all day long saying I am anointed,

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Speaker 1: When you do that, you just blessed your life. Not

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Speaker 1: only that, your self image will begin to improve. There

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Speaker 1: And as you consistently made these positive declarations. They're going

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Speaker 1: started working again. And now he never misses a Sunday.

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Speaker 1: And God works in mysterious ways, doesn't he. But you

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Speaker 1: need to declare good things over your own life. Do

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Speaker 1: you know if you are negative and critical toward yourself,

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Speaker 1: to pass in your life. This is what almost happened

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Speaker 1: to the prophet Jeremiah. God said, Jeremiah, I saw you

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Speaker 1: before you were ever foed in your mother's room, and

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Speaker 1: Jeremiah was very young. He didn't have much confidence, and

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Speaker 1: I can't do that. I can't speak to the nations.

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Speaker 1: I'm too young. I wouldn't even know what to say.

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Speaker 1: God answered him back and said, Jeremiah, say not that

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Speaker 1: Why was that. It's because God knew if he went

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Speaker 1: it takes, I'm too young. God knew he would get

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Speaker 1: exactly what he was saying. He knew those negative words

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Speaker 1: so God simply said, Jeremiah, do not say that anymore.

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Speaker 1: Don't use those words to curse your future. And it

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Speaker 1: goes on to tell how Jeremiah changed what he was saying.

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Speaker 1: And God has called every one of us to do

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Speaker 1: great things. He's put dreams and desires in your heart.

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Speaker 1: There are areas where you want to improve, things that

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Speaker 1: you want to accomplish. But it's so easy to do

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Speaker 1: like Jeremiah and just make these excuses. God, I can't

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Speaker 1: do it. I've made too many mistakes. I'm too young,

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Speaker 1: I'm too old. God, I come from the wrong side

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Speaker 1: of the tracks. Now God is saying to us the

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Speaker 1: same thing he said to Jeremiah. Stop saying that those

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Speaker 1: negative words can keep you out of God's best plan.

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Speaker 1: I believe for some of you today, this can be

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Speaker 1: a turning point in your life. You never say anything

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Speaker 1: good about yourself, and really it's not enough to just

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Speaker 1: not say anything negative. You need to get on the

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Speaker 1: offensive and start making these positive declarations over your own

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Speaker 1: life every day. You need to say things like I

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Speaker 1: am blessed, i am prosperous, I am healthy, I am called,

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Speaker 1: I'm anointed, I'm creative, I'm talented, I'm well able to

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Speaker 1: fulfill my destiny. Speak that out. Your words have created power.

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Speaker 1: You want to know where you're going to be five

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Speaker 1: years from now. Just listen to your words. You are

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Speaker 1: prophesying your future. If you want to be stronger, healthier, happier,

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Speaker 1: if you want to break addictions, you got to start

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Speaker 1: declaring it right now. Remember you're going to eat the

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Speaker 1: fruit of your own words, and so I challenge you again,

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Speaker 1: don't ever say another negative thing about yourself. Don't curse

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Speaker 1: your future. Bless your future. You are a child of

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Speaker 1: the most our God. You've been called, you've been chosen,

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Speaker 1: You've got everything you need to live in victory. Why

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Speaker 1: don't you get in agreement with God, learn to speak

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Speaker 1: words of faith and victory over your own life. If

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Speaker 1: you'll get your mouth going in the right direction, then

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Speaker 1: those words are going to take root on the inside.

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Speaker 1: You'll have a better self image, you'll rise higher, and

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Speaker 1: I believe you'll become all that God's created you to be. Amen.

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Speaker 1: Do you receive that today? Well, we never like to

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Speaker 1: close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make

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Speaker 1: Jesus the lord of your life. Would you pray with me?

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Speaker 1: Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of my sins. Come

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Speaker 1: into my heart. I'll make you my lord and savior. Friends,

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Speaker 1: if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got

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Speaker 1: born again. Get in a good Bible based church. Keep

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Speaker 1: God first place. He's going to take your places you've

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Speaker 1: never dreamed of.

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Speaker 3: When God created the world, he did it specifically with

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Speaker 3: you in mind. He used his words. He spoke everything

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Speaker 3: into existence, light, oceans and dry land, plants, sun and stars, animals,

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Speaker 3: man and woman. Your words have that same creative power.

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Speaker 1: If you want to know what you're going to be

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Speaker 1: like five years from now, listen to what you're saying

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Speaker 1: about yourself. You are prophesying your future, and too often

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Speaker 1: we don't realize we're defeating ourselves with our words. I'll

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Speaker 1: never get healthy, I'm not attractive, this dreams impossible. Instead

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Speaker 1: of limiting your future, why don't you start blessing your future.

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Speaker 1: If you'll change your words, you can change your world.

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Speaker 1: I have a new book called Speak the Blessing. It

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Speaker 1: want to help you to speak positive, faith filled words.

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Speaker 1: There are declarations in it that you can make over

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Speaker 1: your family, your health, your finances, and your future. When

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Speaker 1: you get your words aligned with what God says, you'll

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Speaker 1: see his favor in greater ways.

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Speaker 3: As our thank you for your gift of any amount

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Speaker 3: to the ministry this month, we want to send you

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Speaker 3: Speak the Blessing. Send your words in the direction you

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Speaker 3: want your life to go. You can begin to enjoy

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Speaker 3: a life filled with freedom, joy, health, success, and creativity

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Speaker 3: as you discover the authority and power of speaking God's word. Yes,

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Speaker 3: Speak the Blessing will unlock life changing possibilities that are unlimited.

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Speaker 1: When you declare what God says about you, I'm strong,

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Speaker 1: I'm healthy, I'm favored. You are blessing your live. I

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Speaker 1: hope you'll request your copy to day. Remember you can

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Speaker 1: watch the services live online every Sunday, download our daily podcast,

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Speaker 1: watch on YouTube, listen on Serious ExM. We'll keep you

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Speaker 1: encouraged and inspired.

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Speaker 3: Be sure to request your copy of Speak the Blessing today.

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Speaker 1: Our homecoming weekend is this Saturday and Sunday. Some of

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Speaker 1: you have never been to Lakewood. This is a perfect time.

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