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Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria.

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Speaker 2: Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting

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Speaker 2: the ministry. If you enjoy today's message, why don't you

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Speaker 2: be a blessing and share it with a friend, reappreciate

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Speaker 2: you and pray for God's very best in your life.

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Speaker 1: Well, God bless you. It's great to.

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Speaker 2: Be with you today, and I hope you'll stay connected

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Speaker 2: with us during the week through our daily podcast, YouTube channel,

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Speaker 2: social media, and you can come visit us in person.

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Speaker 2: We'd love to have you be a part of one

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Speaker 2: of our services. I'd let to start with something funny,

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Speaker 2: and I.

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Speaker 1: Heard about this man.

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Speaker 2: He was on vacation in Jerusalem with his family when

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Speaker 2: his mother in law suddenly passed.

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Speaker 1: He went to make arrangements to get the.

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Speaker 2: Body back home, and the consulate said it would cost

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Speaker 2: five thousand dollars to have the body ship, but he

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Speaker 2: could have her buried right there in Jerusalem for just

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Speaker 2: one hundred and fifty dollars. The men thought about it a moment,

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Speaker 2: said no, I'd like to have her ship. The consulate said, wow,

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Speaker 2: you must have really loved your mother in law.

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Speaker 1: He said, no, it's not so.

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Speaker 2: Much that I just remember a case here years ago

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Speaker 2: when they buried someone and a third day they arose,

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Speaker 2: And I can't take that chance.

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna say I have.

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Speaker 2: An amazing mother in law right here on the front

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Speaker 2: row always.

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Speaker 1: But come on, say it like you mean it.

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Speaker 2: This is my Bible. I am what it says I am.

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Speaker 2: I have what it says I have. I can do

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Speaker 2: what it says I can do. Today I will be

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Speaker 2: taught the word of God. I boldly confess my mind

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Speaker 2: is alert, my heart is receptive.

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

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Speaker 1: bless you.

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Speaker 2: I want to talk to you today about your time

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Speaker 2: to shine. God created you to leave your mark.

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Speaker 1: You're not supposed to live and die, and nobody knew

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Speaker 1: you were here. You have greatness in you.

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Speaker 2: But often we don't recognize who we are, and we

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Speaker 2: see ourselves as ordinary in I can't do anything significant.

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Speaker 2: I'm not that talented, and I can't accomplish my dream.

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Speaker 2: I don't have the education. I can't defeat this giant.

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Speaker 2: It's too big. We can all find an excuse to

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Speaker 2: shrink back and settle for mediocrity. But Psalm forty five

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Speaker 2: says God himself has blessed you.

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Speaker 1: Almighty warrior. You are glorious.

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Speaker 2: Go out and perform all inspiring deeds.

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Speaker 1: Your God has anointed you.

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Speaker 2: The Psalmist is saying, don't you realize who you are?

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Speaker 2: You're not average, you are glorious. You're not weak, You're

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Speaker 2: a mighty warrior. You're not supposed to just make it

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Speaker 2: through life and survive another year. There are awe inspiring

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Speaker 2: that will boggle your mind. Victories that will catapult your

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Speaker 1: Promotion that will thrust you to a new level.

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Speaker 2: Giants you'll defeat that will give you greater influence, greater respect.

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Speaker 2: He's saying, what are you doing shrinking back living with

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Speaker 2: an order ordinary mindset? When God says you're glorious, You're

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Speaker 2: a mighty warrior. You are created to do all inspiring deeds. See,

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Speaker 2: we know God is glorious, we know he's all powerful,

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Speaker 2: But do you realize you are glorious? You were created

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Speaker 2: in the image of God. When he made you, he

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Speaker 2: put a part of himself in you. You have the

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Speaker 2: DNA of Almighty God. You are powerful, you are favored,

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Speaker 2: you are blessed. You can do all inspiring deeds. You

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Speaker 2: can part red seas, you can defeat elias, you can

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Speaker 2: bring healing to the sick.

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Speaker 1: You can start your business.

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Speaker 2: You can be the first one in your family to

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Speaker 2: get your degree. Don't go through life think in your average,

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Speaker 2: when in fact.

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Speaker 1: There is greatness in you. It takes faith to say.

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Speaker 2: I believe I'm glorious. I believe I'm a mighty warrior.

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Speaker 2: the people who know their God will be strong and

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Speaker 2: do mighty exploits. That's God's dream for you, not an

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Speaker 2: people will say, how did you accomplish that dream? I

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Speaker 2: know your background, how did you build that business? You

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Speaker 2: saw the medical report. It's one of those mighty exploits,

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Speaker 2: one of those awe inspiring deeds. It's because you know

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Speaker 2: You know your glorious. You know you're a mighty warrior.

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Speaker 2: You know you're full of can do power. You know

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Speaker 2: his favor surrounds you like a shield. After Jesus borrowed

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Speaker 2: Peter's boat, he told him to go back in the

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Speaker 2: scripture says they were all struck at the size of

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Speaker 2: leave you awe struck. He's going to take you further

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Speaker 1: No, stir your faith up.

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Speaker 2: What is God calling you to do that? We'd be

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Speaker 2: an awe inspiring deed. What is that dream He's placed

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Speaker 2: don't see how in the natural every voice says there's

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Speaker 2: is for you. That's your destiny calling. Don't let fear

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Speaker 2: You don't know where the resources would come from.

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Speaker 1: Have a new attitude. You are glorious.

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Speaker 2: You are a mighty warrior. God himself has blessed you.

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Speaker 2: He's raised you up for such a time as this.

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Speaker 2: He wouldn't have given you that dream, He wouldn't have

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Speaker 1: Now, get in agreement with him.

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Speaker 2: Don't talk yourself out of it, talk yourself into it.

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Speaker 2: Pray bold prayers.

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Speaker 1: Ask God for what you're dreaming at. Dare to take

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Speaker 1: This is what David did.

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Speaker 2: He was out in the shepherd's fields, seventeen years old,

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Speaker 2: These two voices were vying for his attention, the voice

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Speaker 1: The voice you dwell on, the thoughts you believe that's

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Speaker 2: Don't let the voice of doubt take root, telling you

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Speaker 1: Believe what God says about you. Listen to his voice.

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Speaker 2: You are glorious, you are anointed, you are favored, You

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Speaker 1: One day David took lunch to his brothers.

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Speaker 2: All the odds were against David. Logically speaking, he didn't

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Speaker 2: It's easy to let fear and intimidation talk us out

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Speaker 2: That one victory catapulted David into favor and influence that

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Speaker 2: confidence knowing who you are. You're anointed, you're favored, you're glorious,

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Speaker 2: You're a mighty warrior. Don't let fear keep you from

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Speaker 2: David's brothers wouldn't fight Goliath. They were too afraid. David's

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Speaker 1: He didn't think David had what it takes to be

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Speaker 2: To perform all inspiring deeds, sometimes you have to do

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Speaker 2: family members that are telling you what you can't do.

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Speaker 2: They may not be able to see it. But you're

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Speaker 2: a mighty warrior. You're surrounded by favor. God himself has

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Speaker 2: blessed you Isaiah said, arise and shine, for the glory

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Speaker 2: of the Lord is upon you. It doesn't say the

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Speaker 2: glory is going to be there one day sometime in

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Speaker 2: the future. You're gonna be blessed, You're gonna be favored anointed.

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Speaker 2: The glory of God is on you right now. But

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Speaker 2: You won't shine like you should if you play it

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Speaker 2: safe all the time. David was destined to defeat Goliath.

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Speaker 2: He could have reasoned it out. Man, I'm too small.

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Speaker 2: If he didn't know the glory of God was on him,

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Speaker 2: if he didn't realize he was a mighty warrior favored anointed,

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Speaker 2: he would have never left the shepherd's fields.

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Speaker 1: He would have missed his destiny.

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Speaker 2: Are you missing awe inspiring deeds, favor, victory, promotion because

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Speaker 2: of fear. I'm not sure, Joel. This giant is so big.

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Speaker 2: If you will arise, you'll discover the glory of God

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Speaker 2: is on you. His favor will cause doors to open.

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Speaker 2: You'll defeat giants that are much bigger. Accompass dreams that

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Speaker 2: In two thousand and seven, he opened a new thirty

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Speaker 1: Who would have ever thought that little boy.

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Speaker 1: That's what God has do in your future.

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Speaker 2: You're not limited by your surroundings, how you were raised,

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Speaker 2: He's just looking for people that recognize who they are.

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Speaker 2: you're gonna shine. You're going to see the glory of

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Speaker 1: If you'll do this, I believe and.

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Speaker 2: Declare, You're gonna do mighty exploits. God's about to do

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Speaker 2: something you've never seen. Like Peter, You're gonna be Austra.

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