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Speaker 1: Hi, this is Jolan Victoria. Thanks so much for listening

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Speaker 1: to the podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. We

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Speaker 1: believe you're going to have an awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive,

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Speaker 1: and favor filled. God bless you today and enjoy the message.

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Speaker 1: God bless you always a joy to come into your homes,

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Speaker 1: and if you're ever in our area, please stop by

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Speaker 1: and be a part of one of our services. I

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Speaker 1: thanks so much for tuning in today and thank you

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Speaker 1: again for coming out. I'd like to start with something funny.

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Speaker 1: I heard about this elderly man. He had had a

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Speaker 1: serious hearing problem for many years. He went to the

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Speaker 1: doctor and was fitted with this state of the art,

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Speaker 1: hundred percent. He went back a month later for a checkup.

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Speaker 1: The doctor said, Wow, your hearing is perfect. Your family

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Speaker 1: must be so excited that you can hear again. He said, no,

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Speaker 1: I haven't told my family yet. I just sit around

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Speaker 1: and listen to the different conversations and I've changed my

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Speaker 1: will three times. Hold up your Bible, say it like

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Speaker 1: you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what

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Speaker 1: it says I am. I have what it says I have.

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Speaker 1: I can do what it says I can do. Today

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Speaker 1: I will be talked the word of God. I boldly confess.

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Speaker 1: My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will

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Speaker 1: never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you.

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Speaker 1: I want to talk to you today about loving unconditionally.

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Speaker 1: It's easy to love people that are just like us,

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Speaker 1: people that look like us, dress like us, worship like us.

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Speaker 1: That doesn't take a lot of effort. But what about

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Speaker 1: people that are different than us, People that we don't understand,

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Speaker 1: we don't agree with as far as we're concerned, they're

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Speaker 1: making poor choices. It's easy to size them up from

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Speaker 1: the exterior, put them in a box, and think they're

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Speaker 1: not from me. They're odd to keep my distance. But

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Speaker 1: God's love is not exclusive. It's inclusive. It doesn't exclude

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Speaker 1: people that are different. It doesn't write people off because

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Speaker 1: they're not where they should be in life. It doesn't

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Speaker 1: ignore someone because they're not meeting our standards. Unconditional love

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Speaker 1: says I'm going to love you even if I don't

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Speaker 1: agree with you. I may not agree with your lifestyle,

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Speaker 1: your doctrine, how you're raising your children, the friends you're choosing.

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Speaker 1: But I know this, You are made in the image

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Speaker 1: of Almighty God, and I am not called to judge you.

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Speaker 1: I am called to love you. And we have to

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Speaker 1: realize every person is on a journey. Where they are

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Speaker 1: right now is not where they're going to end up.

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Speaker 1: They're not a finished product. They're still on the Potter's whill.

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Speaker 1: But so often we judge people for where they are today.

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Speaker 1: We write them off and think I'm not going to

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Speaker 1: associate with them. They're men, They're done now. God will

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Speaker 1: use you to plant seeds in their heart. Your love,

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Speaker 1: your friendship, your encouragement is a part of the plan

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Speaker 1: God has designed for their life. God is counting on

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Speaker 1: us to make a difference. Don't have a holier than

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Speaker 1: now attitude. Take off the judgmental glasses. If not for

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Speaker 1: the grace of God, you could be right where they are,

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Speaker 1: the same things that we're tempted to be judgmental and

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Speaker 1: struggling with as well. If you had walked in their shoes,

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Speaker 1: been raised in their family, fought the battles that they fought,

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Speaker 1: you would understand why they are where they are. The

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Speaker 1: areas that you're strong in, You didn't just happen to

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Speaker 1: be strong. That's the mercy of God on your life.

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Speaker 1: When we show this unconditional love, people may not respond

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Speaker 1: right away, may not seem like it's doing any good.

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Speaker 1: They keep making poor choices. But here's the key. Those

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Speaker 1: seeds never die. Researchers found seeds not long ago that

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Speaker 1: were over four thousand years old. They had been sealed

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Speaker 1: to their amazement, it took root and grew still alive

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Speaker 1: thousands of years later. In the same way, the seeds

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Speaker 1: they never die. It may look like it's not doing

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Speaker 1: Nothing you're doing has been wasted. Every time you show

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Speaker 1: sure they really feel guilty. No, the Holy Spirit is

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Speaker 1: come to life. Not long ago, I was able to

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Speaker 1: pray with one of the leading pop stars of our day.

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Speaker 1: This person is world famous, very popular, but also a

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Speaker 1: not going to be associated with them. People will criticize,

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Speaker 1: people won't understand. This person seemed to stand for just

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Speaker 1: and I have learned I'm not here to judge. I'm

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Speaker 1: here to love. We don't have to straighten everybody out.

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Speaker 1: All we have to do is sow the seeds. The

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Speaker 1: scripture says love never fails. When you show love, you're

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Speaker 1: showing God. When you're merciful, understanding, accepting that heals, that restores,

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Speaker 1: that brings new life. And for too long The church

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Speaker 1: in general has been known for what we're against. We're

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Speaker 1: you're not welcome here. We've been good at telling people

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Speaker 1: for what I'm for. I am for people, I'm for

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Speaker 1: new beginnings. I'm for second chances. I'm for you becoming

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Speaker 1: everything God's created you to be. See that young pop star.

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Speaker 1: Where they are right now is not where they're going

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Speaker 1: to end up. That seed may take root in a week,

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Speaker 1: in a year, or thirty years. It's not up to me.

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Speaker 1: It's up to God. He's designed a plan for their life.

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Speaker 1: Our part is to simply keep showing this unconditional love.

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Speaker 1: Not I'll love you if I agree with you, I'll

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Speaker 1: accept you if you fit into my little box. Now

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Speaker 1: our attitude should be if you have good morals or

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Speaker 1: still going to love you. If you're gay or straight,

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Speaker 1: Jesus said, by this, will all men know that you're

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Speaker 1: my disciples, if you have love one for another. Notice

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Speaker 1: he didn't say it's by how spiritual we are, how

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Speaker 1: know by our love for other people. What would this

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Speaker 1: not supposed to. God made them different. Maybe they're not

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Speaker 1: They're on a journey. They're not a finished product. Perhaps

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Speaker 1: Don't shut them out. Our God is the God of

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Speaker 1: the whole earth. He's not a white god, a black god,

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Speaker 1: God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob loves the Muslims just

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Speaker 1: the Atheists. He's the God of all flesh. So many

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Speaker 1: times we have this narrow view of God. We have

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Speaker 1: their falts, what they're doing wrong. Where we don't agree. Well,

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Speaker 1: God's circle is, how wide his mercy extends. When we

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Speaker 1: get to heaven, we're going to be surprised at who's there. Well, Joel,

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Speaker 1: what about their false doctrine? What about your false doctrine?

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Speaker 1: Nobody is correct one hundred percent. The reason denominations were

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Speaker 1: the doctrine that they believed was right. Victoria was raised

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Speaker 1: he's our savior. My love for you is bigger than

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Speaker 1: a theological difference. It's bigger than what church you belong to.

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Speaker 1: When you love unconditionally, you have a wide circle. You're

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Speaker 1: not judging everybody to see if they fit into your

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Speaker 1: to everlasting. It's bigger, broader, far reaching. But a lot

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Speaker 1: of times religion tries to push people away. God is

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Speaker 1: as well. This man had done a lot of wrong,

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Speaker 1: you in paradise. That criminal he didn't pray a long

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Speaker 1: That was simply the mercy of God. It doesn't always

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Speaker 1: fit into heart theology. I was reading about Steve Jobs,

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Speaker 2: Can such a small amount of time make a big

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Speaker 2: difference to your day? To turn worry into confidence, frustration

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Speaker 2: to hope, defeat to victory. Maybe you just need a

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Speaker 2: boost of faith.

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Speaker 1: When we put God first place and get our thinking

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Speaker 1: in line with his, even a small seed of time

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Speaker 1: can make a huge difference. We have a new resource

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Speaker 1: called three minute Mornings. Start your day the blessed way.

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Speaker 1: My challenge is when you wake up, before you leave

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Speaker 1: the house, take three minutes to speak blessings over your

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Speaker 1: life and to declare God's favor. Get your mind going

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Speaker 1: in the right direction. When you do that, you're setting

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Speaker 1: yourself up for a blessed, victorious day.

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Speaker 2: As our way of saying thank you for your gift

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Speaker 2: of any size to the ministry, this month, Joel and

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Speaker 2: Victoria would like to send you this just released life

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Speaker 2: giving new daily devotional. Before your feet hit the ground

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Speaker 2: or go out the door, have your heart experience a

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Speaker 2: bit of heaven, set your mind on the things above

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Speaker 2: with our new three minute Mornings devotional. With this new

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Speaker 2: three hundred and sixty five day devotional, three Minute Mornings,

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Speaker 2: You'll experience God showering down his favor like never before.

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Speaker 2: You'll focus on the better that is coming and fully

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Speaker 2: realize the freedom of not worrying about tomorrow.

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Speaker 1: Victoria, I pray for you and your family every day.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much for your prayer and support. You're

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Speaker 1: making a difference all over the world. Remember you can

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

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Speaker 1: listen on Sirious Exam. But until we meet again, mid

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Speaker 1: the Lord bless you and keep you.

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Speaker 2: Be sure to request your copy of Three Minute Mornings today.

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