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Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks so much for

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Speaker 1: listening to the podcast. Twenty twenty four is going to

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Speaker 1: be an amazing year for you and your family though

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Speaker 1: that we're praying for you, so get ready, keep your

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Speaker 1: expectations out. It's going to be a great year. Hope

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Speaker 1: you enjoy today's message. Well, God bless you. It's a

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Speaker 1: joy to come into your homes, and if you're ever

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Speaker 1: in our area, please stop by and be a part

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Speaker 1: of one of our services. I promise you we'll make

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Speaker 1: you feel right at home. I like to start with

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Speaker 1: something funny, and I heard about these four Catholic ladies.

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Speaker 1: They were bragging on their sons. The first one said,

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Speaker 1: my son is a priest. When he walks in the room,

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Speaker 1: everyone calls him father. The second said, my son is

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Speaker 1: a bishop. When he walks in, everyone calls him your grace.

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Speaker 1: Third said, my son is a cardinal. When he walks in,

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Speaker 1: everyone calls him your imminence. Fourth lady said, my son

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Speaker 1: is six foot three, has broad shoulders, is in incredibly

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Speaker 1: good looking dresses, impeccably well. When he walks in, all

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Speaker 1: the ladies say, oh my God, say it like you

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

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

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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 the God

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Speaker 1: who overrules. In the legal system, a court will rule

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Speaker 1: on a case and give its verdict, but just because

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Speaker 1: it differently. Because they have more authority, they can overrule

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Speaker 1: what the lower court decided. There can be a ruling

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Speaker 1: from a local court, a region court, a state court.

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Speaker 1: They all see it one way, but if the Supreme

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Speaker 1: the highest authority. They can overrule any decision in the

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Speaker 1: same way. We all have things come against us that

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Speaker 1: look like they're permanent, looks like it's the final decision.

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Speaker 1: You'll always be addicted. It runs in your family. You'll

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Speaker 1: Here's the key. That's the lower court's ruling. That's not

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Speaker 1: more authority. Our God is called the Most High God.

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Speaker 1: He's the supreme court all by himself. He can overrule

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Speaker 1: You've made too many mistakes. You'll never fulfill your destiny. Overruled,

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Speaker 1: My mercy is bigger than any mistake. You'll never get

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Speaker 1: You won't break that addiction. Overruled. Freedom is coming, Wholeness

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Speaker 1: is coming. He's the God who overrules. Now, don't let

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Speaker 1: Don't let it discourage you to where you quit believing

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Speaker 1: it's only temporary. That may be the way it is now,

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Speaker 1: but your case is under appeal, it's being reviewed. The

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Speaker 1: happens you're related to him. He's not a distant cousin,

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Speaker 1: a long lost relative that you've never met. He's your

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Speaker 1: heavenly father. You have an advantage. The judge is on

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Speaker 1: They were defeated before me. For you have judged in

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Speaker 1: open bigger than you've imagined. God's going to bring divine

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Speaker 1: My father was born into poverty during the Great Depression.

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Speaker 1: thank you, Jesus. You may be facing challenges that look permanent,

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Speaker 1: controls the whole universe. In my twenties, I was driving

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