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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. We have a new resource. It's

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Speaker 1: a twenty twenty four daily devotional. We'd love to send

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Speaker 1: it to you. It'll help you start the day off right.

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Speaker 1: You will love this devotional and know this, we are

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Speaker 1: praying for you and we are believing for God's very

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Speaker 1: best for you in twenty twenty four. God bless you today.

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Speaker 1: Such a joy to come into your homes. If you're

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

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Speaker 1: of one of our services. I promise you will make

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Speaker 1: you feel right at home. But thanks so much for

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Speaker 1: tuning in, and thank you again for coming out today.

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Speaker 1: And I like to start with something funny. I heard

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Speaker 1: about this man. He was on vacation in Jerusalem with

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Speaker 1: his family when his mother in law suddenly died. He

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Speaker 1: went to make arrangements to get her body back home,

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Speaker 1: and the consulate said it would cost five thousand dollars

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Speaker 1: to have her buried right there in Jerusalem. He thought

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Speaker 1: about it a moment, said he'd like to have her

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Speaker 1: body shipped back home. Consulate said, wow, you must have

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Speaker 1: really loved your mother in law. He said, no, it's

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Speaker 1: not so much that. I just remember a case here

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Speaker 1: many years ago when they buried somebody. On the third

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Speaker 1: day they arose, and I can't take that chance. Hold

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Speaker 1: your Bible up, say it like you mean it. This

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Speaker 1: is my Bible. I am what it says I am.

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

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

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Speaker 1: taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind

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Speaker 1: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want

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Speaker 1: to talk to you today about how you have resurrection power.

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Speaker 2: When you gave your life to Christ. God put a.

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Speaker 1: Power in you greater than any power that you'll ever face.

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Speaker 1: And we're not supposed to go through life backing down

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Speaker 1: is so big, the medical report is so bad. Or Joel,

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Speaker 1: these people coming against me, they're so much more influential

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Speaker 1: No. Romans eight to eleven says, the same power that

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Speaker 1: raised Christ from the dead lives on the inside of you.

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Speaker 1: Most of us believe that Jesus has incredible power. But

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Speaker 1: God turned it around and said, I'm putting the same

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Speaker 2: It's a power so strong.

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Speaker 1: That death couldn't keep him in the grave, a power

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Speaker 1: so strong that all the forces of darkness couldn't stop it.

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Speaker 1: But here's the key. The only way to activate the

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Speaker 1: power is to believe. You can't go through life thinking

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Speaker 1: this situation is impossible. I'll never accomplish my dreams. I've

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Speaker 1: been through too much that will keep you from your destiny.

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Speaker 1: Have a new perspective. You are not weak. You are

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Speaker 1: full of resurrection power. You may I've had some bad breaks,

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Speaker 1: You are not supposed to back down from life, run

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Speaker 1: from difficulties, run from things that are hard. No, stand

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Speaker 1: The enemy has no power over you. That sickness cannot

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Speaker 1: stop you. That bad break can't hold you back. Those

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Speaker 1: you say, Joel, I don't feel very powerful. I don't

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Speaker 1: the Israelites. The commander was furious. He decided to go

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Speaker 1: You would think the commander would take four or five

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Speaker 1: the way you need to see yourself. You and God

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Speaker 1: It's resurrection power. Elisha's assistant went out early one morning

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Speaker 1: He didn't just see the Syrian army, but he saw

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Speaker 1: Now, you may not always feel powerful, but you've got

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Speaker 1: No matter what comes against you, keep the right perspective.

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Speaker 1: There are more for you than there are against you.

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Speaker 2: He sees you as powerful, equipped, and anointed.

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Speaker 1: When he sees you, it reminds him of that day

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Speaker 1: two thousand years ago when Jesus crushed his head. Don't

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Speaker 1: But I want you to see yourself the way the

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Speaker 2: When you know who you are and who you are, when.

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Speaker 1: You realize you're full of resurrection power, you won't live

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Speaker 1: If death couldn't keep Christ in the grave, that bad

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Speaker 1: you greater than any power that comes against you. When

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Speaker 1: But he told something interesting. He said his father could

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Speaker 1: One night he went to this home to cast a

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Speaker 1: As long as they were there, he could not penetrate

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Speaker 1: You may not feel powerful, but you got to know,

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Speaker 1: in this unseen world, you are glowing with God's glory.

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Speaker 1: You are radiating like a brilliant light. You are protected,

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Speaker 1: you are set apart. It's resurrection power. How do we

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Speaker 1: activate it by believing, not giving inter fear. No, I'm powerful,

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Speaker 1: you are shining so brightly that you blind the darkness.

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Speaker 1: The enemy cannot penetrate your house, your life, your future,

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Speaker 1: You have nothing to worry about. And listen, Nobody can

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Speaker 1: Years ago, there was a missionary in Africa. He was

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Speaker 1: traveling by horseback down a narrow, winding path. It was

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Speaker 1: people say, oh, I've made so many mistakes, Joel, I

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Speaker 1: God doesn't have a big hard drive a big computer

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Speaker 1: has you in the palm of his hand. Nothing can

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Speaker 1: snatch you away. If God takes care of the birds

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Speaker 1: of the air, how much more is God going to

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Speaker 1: take care of you. We don't even have to fear

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Speaker 1: the future. We don't have to fear death.

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Speaker 2: The Scripture says.

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Speaker 1: To be absent from the body is to be present

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Speaker 1: with the Lord. It comes your time to go, you'll

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Speaker 1: breathe one final breath, but that's not the end. Your

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Speaker 1: next breath, you'll be more alive than ever, breathing heavenly air,

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Speaker 1: at a place where there is no pain, no sickness,

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Speaker 1: no sorrow. We can say with the Apostle Paul, o death,

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Speaker 1: where is your victory? O grave? Where is your steam?

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Speaker 1: We're not afraid of the past, the present, the future.

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Speaker 1: Why we know we have resurrection power. We know those

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Speaker 1: that are for us are greater than those that are

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Speaker 1: against us. We know our enemy has been eternally defeated.

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Speaker 1: My challenge to us today, put your shoulders back, hold

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Speaker 1: your head up high. You are not weak, intimidated at

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Speaker 1: a disadvantage. The same power that raised Christ from the

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Speaker 1: dead lives on the inside of you. If you'll rise

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Speaker 1: up and tap into this power, I believe and declare,

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Speaker 1: because He lives, you too will live an abundant, overcoming,

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Speaker 1: faith filled, victorious life in Jesus' name. If you receive it,

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Speaker 1: can't you say him in today? Or We never like

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Speaker 1: to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to

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Speaker 1: make Jesus the lord of your life. Would you pray

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Speaker 1: with me?

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Speaker 2: Just say, Lord, Jesus, I'll.

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Speaker 1: Repent of my sins.

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Speaker 2: Come into my heart. I make you my Lord and savior.

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

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Speaker 1: born again. Get in a good Bible based church. Keep

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Speaker 1: God first place. He's going to take your places that

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Speaker 1: you've never dreamed of. It's January. Time to renew my faith.

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Speaker 1: It's January. It's time to start a new season. It's January.

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Speaker 3: There is no better time than now to set the

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Speaker 3: course of our year ahead.

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Speaker 1: The beginning of the year is a great time to

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Speaker 1: start afresh and anew, to let go of negative things

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Speaker 1: of the past, and to get ready for the new

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Speaker 1: things God has in store. Every January we create a

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Speaker 1: new devotional calendar that will help you throughout the year.

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Speaker 1: When you start the day off in faith, grateful for

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Speaker 1: what God's done, making positive declarations over your future, You're

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Speaker 1: setting the tone for a blessed day and a victorious year.

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Speaker 1: This devotional will help you get your mind going in

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Speaker 1: the right direction so you can go out each day

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Speaker 1: in faith knowing that God is in control that His

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Speaker 1: plans for you are for good.

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Speaker 2: I'd love to send you a copy.

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Speaker 3: As our way of saying thank you for your gift

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Speaker 3: devotional calendar. Do you want to set a faith course

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Speaker 3: for your life in twenty twenty four? Do you want

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Speaker 3: to see your life take off in new directions of influence, favor,

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Speaker 3: and pro vision in the year ahead? Using this devotional

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Speaker 3: calendar is as easy as one, two, three. One wake

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Speaker 3: up with an expectancy in your heart. Two reflect on

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Speaker 3: the daily scripture, verse and devotional from Joel. Three capture

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