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Speaker 1: Always great to have you with us on the podcast,

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Speaker 1: and have a new book out called Speak the Blessing,

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Speaker 1: talking about speaking words of faith and hope and victory

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Speaker 1: over your life. I know you'll enjoy it, but blessings

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Speaker 1: to you today and enjoy the podcast. Well, God bless you.

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Speaker 2: It's great to have you today.

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Speaker 1: And if you're ever in our area, please stop buy

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Speaker 1: be a part of one of our services. We would

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Speaker 1: love to have you. I hope you'll stay connected with

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Speaker 1: us during the week. We have a daily podcast. You

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Speaker 1: can download our YouTube channel, watch the messages anytime. You

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Speaker 1: can follow us on social media. We'll keep you encouraged

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Speaker 1: and inspired. I like to start with something funny, and

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Speaker 1: I heard about this lady. She was stopped at an intersection.

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Speaker 1: This man came up asking for money. She dubbed in

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Speaker 1: her purse and found a dollar bill. She said to

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Speaker 1: the man, I'm going to give you this money, not

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Speaker 1: because you deserve it, but because it makes me happy.

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Speaker 1: The man looked at her and said, ma'am, don't you

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Speaker 1: give me twenty dollars and thoroughly enjoy yourself. 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: I have. I can do what it says I can do.

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

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Speaker 1: boldly confess. My mind is alert, my heart is receptive.

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

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Speaker 2: God bless you.

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Speaker 1: I want to talk to you today about what's blocking

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Speaker 1: your growth. Victoria and I were in another city walking

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Speaker 1: through a park and it was full of these huge

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Speaker 1: of incredible shapes. I was amazed at not only how

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Speaker 1: continued through the park, enjoying all the sights, we came

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Speaker 1: to a group of cactus that looked the same type

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Speaker 1: as the large cactus, but they were only about my height.

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Speaker 1: I went over to them and look, oh, trying to

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Speaker 1: figure out why they were so much shorter. I said

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Speaker 1: to Victoria, they must be a different kind. She looked

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Speaker 1: up and said, no, Joel, it's that tree. There was

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Speaker 1: this large oak tree. Its branches were keeping the sun

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Speaker 1: from hitting these cactus. What's interesting is they have the

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Speaker 1: same potential as the cactus that were thirty feet tall.

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Speaker 1: They're in the same soil, same climate, same weather conditions.

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Speaker 1: The only difference was something was blocking their growth. And

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Speaker 1: of what they were created to be. Now, I wonder

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Speaker 1: if something is blocking your growth. Are you under the

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Speaker 1: shade of what someone spoke over you, told you what

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Speaker 1: you couldn't do, How you're not that talented? Now that

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Speaker 1: shade is limiting your life? Are you under the shade

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Speaker 2: Things that could go wrong.

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Speaker 1: Do you have friends that are blocking your growth, causing

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Speaker 1: you to compromise, do things that are holding you back?

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Speaker 1: What could you become if you got out from under

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Speaker 1: that shade? How high could you go if you've made

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Speaker 1: some adjustments. The good news is the potential is still

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Speaker 1: to be. You just have to get out from under

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Speaker 1: that shade, remove what's blocking your growth, and you'll begin

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Speaker 2: You'll go to new levels.

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Speaker 1: There's nothing wrong with you.

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Speaker 2: You have the life of Almighty God in you.

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Speaker 1: He created you to rise higher, to be successful, confident,

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Speaker 1: to leave your mark. I was talking to a man

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Speaker 1: He went on and on telling me everything he had

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Speaker 1: it was poisoning his future. You may have made mistakes,

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Speaker 1: we all have, but don't let guilt stunt your growth.

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Speaker 1: Come out from under that shade. Quit thinking about all

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Speaker 1: the things you've done wrong, living in regrets, thinking you've

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Speaker 1: seen your best days. When you live guilty, you're in

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Speaker 1: agreement with the enemy. He's called the accuser. He'll remind

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Speaker 1: He loved for you to go through life feeling wrong

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Speaker 1: about yourself. What he's trying to do is stunt your growth.

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Speaker 1: He knows your potential. He knows you were created to soar.

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Speaker 1: That's why he works over time trying to make us

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Speaker 1: I'm redeemed. My past is over, my present is secure,

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Speaker 1: my future is right. This is what my father had

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Speaker 1: and unfortunately the marriage didn't work out. Denominational leaders told

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Speaker 1: that failure had disqualified him for leadership. He eventually resigned

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Speaker 1: God's calling was on his life, but he was living

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Speaker 1: You'll never be in ministry, You're not qualified. The scripture says,

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Speaker 1: God's calling on your life is irrevocable.

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Speaker 2: God doesn't change his mind.

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Speaker 1: He didn't cancel your destiny because you got off course.

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Speaker 1: People may have disqualified you, but people don't determine your destiny.

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Speaker 1: God does, and he never disqualifies. You have to tune

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Speaker 1: out all the negative words that were spoken over you.

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Speaker 1: It may be from people that you love, people that

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Speaker 1: They make you feel more guilty, tell you how you

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Speaker 1: don't measure up. Don't stay under that shade. God still

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Speaker 1: has a purpose for you to fulfill. You wouldn't be

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Speaker 1: Get your passion back, start believing again, start hoping again,

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Speaker 1: start dreaming again. After several years, my father got back

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Speaker 1: in the ministry and started pastoring. He met my mother

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Speaker 1: here at Lakewood for nearly forty years. None of this

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Speaker 1: let those negative words limit his life. Is something blocking you,

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Speaker 1: It's something keeping you from standing up tall Guilt, shame, fear, doubt.

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Speaker 1: It's not going to leave on its own.

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Speaker 1: When you do like my father and start going forward

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Speaker 1: to open, Talent will come out that you didn't know

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Speaker 1: people that we're spending time with. You need to evaluate

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

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Speaker 1: like in five years, look at your friends. If they gossip,

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Speaker 1: Spirits are transferable. If your friends gossip, that spirit of

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Speaker 1: their fault. You have to make a change. Well, Joel,

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Speaker 1: what if I hurt their feelings? What if they get upset?

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Speaker 1: If you weren't being shaded by compromise, by mediocrity. Now?

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Speaker 1: I know you love your friends, but your destiny is

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Speaker 1: He sends her. He sends her these loving texts that

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Speaker 1: He's a strong believer, very talented, very influential, but he

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Speaker 1: In the scripture, God chose a young man named Gideon

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Speaker 1: He said, I can't lead the army. I come from

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Speaker 1: Here God called him a mighty hero. God knew his potential.

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Speaker 1: I wasn't about to let their shade, their negative cause

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Speaker 1: But I could hear God whispering Joel, you're a mighty hero.

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Speaker 2: It's your time to shine. You have what you need

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Speaker 2: to fulfill your destiny. Anytime you try to go forward.

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Speaker 1: That will be opposition, naysayers, people that try to pull

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Speaker 1: about to step in to a new level of your destiny.

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Speaker 1: Is there something blocking your growth? Unhealthy relationships, negative words

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Speaker 1: that were spoken over.

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Speaker 2: You, limited thinking?

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Speaker 1: How high could you go if you would make some adjustments.

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Speaker 2: Don't stay a five foot.

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Speaker 1: Make a decision that you're going to come out from

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Speaker 2: You're going to blossom.

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Speaker 1: See favor courage, the boldness to accomplish what God put

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Speaker 1: in your heart. Now, I believe and declare, like Gideon,

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Speaker 1: a mighty hero is about to emerge. The power of

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Speaker 1: the most High is going to come on you in.

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Speaker 2: A new way.

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Speaker 1: You're going to rise higher, overcome obstacles, and become all

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Speaker 1: you were created to be in Jesus' name.

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Speaker 2: And if you receive it, can you say amen?

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Speaker 1: I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus

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Speaker 1: the lord of your lying. 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 make you my Lord in savior.

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

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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: 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. You

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

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Speaker 1: their declaration in it that you can make over your family,

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

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

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

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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 life. 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 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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