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Speaker 4: I like to get started with something funny each week.

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Speaker 4: And I heard about this little girl. She asked her

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Speaker 4: say it like you mean it. This is my Bible.

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Speaker 4: easy to think, well, I'm successful today, Joel, because I'm smart,

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Speaker 4: When you give, God is not going to just bless you,

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Speaker 4: Granddaddy died when he was ninety six, quite a few

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Speaker 4: In July nineteen sixty three, seven dollars to the Lakewood

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Speaker 4: we can store up blessings favor mercy. How do we

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Speaker 4: you are starting this covenant of mercy. God will not

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Speaker 4: today are one generation away from seeing God honor your

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Speaker 4: fill your account of mercy full. You may come from

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Speaker 4: what we call these long lines of generational curses. But

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Speaker 4: And just as sickness is and addictions can be passed down,

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Speaker 4: Now I've learned this, the blessing will always override the curse.

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Speaker 4: As we celebrate the resurrection of Christ, one promise we

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Speaker 4: the curse of the law. Let that inspire you to

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Speaker 4: God's created you to be. Jesus won the victory. Now

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Speaker 4: let's take the power the authority he's given us and

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Speaker 4: but God will be good to you. He'll pour out

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