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Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. We love having you

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Speaker 1: guys listening to the podcast and we just speak blessings

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Speaker 1: over you and your family.

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Speaker 2: We sure hope you enjoy these podcasts and we are

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Speaker 2: praying for you and believing for God's very best in

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Speaker 2: this holiday season.

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Speaker 1: God bless you. It's great to be with you today,

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Speaker 1: and I hope you'll stay connected with us during the

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Speaker 1: week through our daily podcast, our YouTube channel, social media.

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Speaker 1: We'll keep you encouraged and inspired. I like to start

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Speaker 1: with something funny, and I heard about this eighty five

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Speaker 1: year old man. He was out fishing one morning and

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Speaker 1: he heard a voice saying, pick me up. Looked around,

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Speaker 1: didn't see his body, thought he was dreaming. Heard it again,

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Speaker 1: pick me up. He looked down and saw frog. He

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Speaker 1: said in amazement, are you talking to me? The frog

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Speaker 1: said yes, pick me up and kiss me, and I'll

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Speaker 1: turn into a beautiful bride. The man quickly picked him

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Speaker 1: up and put him in his front pocket. The frog said,

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Speaker 1: I'd rather have a talking frog. I don't say it

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

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

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Speaker 1: Today I will be taught the word of God. I

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Speaker 1: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God

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Speaker 1: bless you. I want to talk to you today about

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Speaker 1: a new mindset. It's easy to get stuck in life

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Speaker 1: We can't break the addiction, we can't get well, we'll

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Speaker 1: never accomplish a dream. What's holding us back many times

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Speaker 1: is our own thinking. Jesus said you can't put new

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Speaker 1: you've reached your limits, then you have. If you think

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Speaker 1: It's not that God doesn't have blessings favor increase. It's

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Speaker 1: that your wine skin is old. You have to get

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Speaker 1: a new mindset. Start believing bigger, dreaming bigger, expecting bigger.

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Speaker 1: You're not limited by your circumstances, by the pandemic, by

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Speaker 1: things in your future that will amaze you, Paul said

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Speaker 1: People can give you a short term fix, but God

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Speaker 1: He's breathing in your direction right now. You're not on

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Speaker 1: good is going to happen to me. When you change

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Speaker 1: your mind, When you get in agreement with God, angels

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Speaker 1: go to work, Miracles are set in motion, healing, breakthroughs,

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Speaker 1: Favor comes looking for you. My challenge today is don't

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Speaker 1: let a cup mentality keep you from living an abundant

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Speaker 1: life God has for you. Cannot be contained in a cop.

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Speaker 1: Get rid of low expectations. Quit making excuses to settle

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Speaker 1: where you are. You've gone around that mountain long enough.

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Speaker 1: If you'll get rid of that cup, I believe and

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Speaker 1: declare like the crippled man, you're about to see God

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Speaker 1: do something unusual. Not a few coins to sustain you,

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Speaker 1: but new legs so you can run like the widow woman,

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Speaker 1: supernatural provision like the Israelites. What's held you back is

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Speaker 1: being broken. You're about to go into your promised land

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Speaker 1: and see the fullness of your destiny in Jesus's name,

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Speaker 1: if you receive it, Can I get an amen? I'd

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Speaker 1: like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus the

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Speaker 1: lord of your life. Would you pray with me? Just say,

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Speaker 1: Lord Jesus, I'll repent of my sins. Come into my heart.

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Speaker 1: I make you my Lord and savior. If you prayed

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Speaker 1: that simple, we believe you got born again. Love to

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Speaker 1: send you some free information on your new walk with

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Speaker 1: the Lord. Just text us or go to the website.

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Speaker 1: I hope you'll get into a good Bible based church

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Speaker 1: and keep God first place.

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Speaker 3: Do you have a dream that's waiting to happen, but

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Speaker 3: it often feels like you'll never get there? Is your

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Speaker 3: dream to start a business to see a loved one

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Speaker 3: come to the Lord. Are you asking God? Will it

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Speaker 3: ever happen?

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Speaker 1: Sometimes it feels like our dream is so far off,

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Speaker 1: But I believe you're closer than you think.

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Speaker 2: You're on the verge of seeing things change in your favor,

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Speaker 2: new doors opening, the right people showing up.

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Speaker 1: I'd love to send you are New Hopes and Dreams

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty four Planner. It's not only a calendar, but

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Speaker 1: it has scriptures and inspiration, a place to journal.

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Speaker 2: It'll help you stay focused and encouraged so you can

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Speaker 2: see your dreams come to pass.

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Speaker 3: As you support the Ministry this month with a special

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Speaker 3: end of year gift of any amount, we would like

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Speaker 3: to bless you with the Hopes and dream twenty twenty

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Speaker 3: four Planner. With the New Planner, you will start the

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Speaker 3: new year with fresh ideas, fresh hope, and endless possibilities.

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Speaker 3: You'll find monthly calendars and plenty of space to plan

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Speaker 3: for a better day ahead. Plus there are inspiring scriptures

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Speaker 3: and thoughts that will encourage you to believe for your dreams.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much for your prayer and support your

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Speaker 1: year in giving you're making a difference around the world,

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Speaker 1: and a special Thank you to our Champion of Hope

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Speaker 1: Partners for your monthly gift. If you're not a partner,

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Speaker 1: I hope you'll consider becoming one. Remember you can watch

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Speaker 1: the services online every Sunday morning, see all the music

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Speaker 1: and ministry, and you can download our daily podcast.

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Speaker 2: We hope you and your family have a very blessed

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Speaker 2: Christmas season and a healthy, productive favor Field twenty twenty four.

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