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Speaker 2: But God bless you and enjoy the podcast.

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Speaker 1: Well, God bless you. It's always a joy to come

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Speaker 1: into your homes. And if you're ever in our area,

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Speaker 1: thank you again for coming out today. And I like

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

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Speaker 2: She said what word?

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Speaker 1: He said, any word, So she spelled the word love,

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Speaker 2: He said, welcome to heaven.

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Speaker 1: Then Peter asked her if she would take his place

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Speaker 1: She says, what are you doing here? He said, I

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Speaker 1: Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible.

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Speaker 1: I am what it says I am. I have what

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Speaker 1: God bless you. I want to talk to you today

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Speaker 1: about doing business in deep waters. If you're going to

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Speaker 1: Now a lot of people get discouraged. Think why is

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Speaker 2: And the scripture says they.

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Speaker 1: That go down to the sea to do business in

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Speaker 1: If you were an average person, then you would have

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Speaker 1: you're a world changer. Well, why are these people talking

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Speaker 1: Because you're an extraordinary person, you will face extraordinary challenges.

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Speaker 1: He said in Romans three, does their unbelief make the

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Speaker 1: Samuel, Chapter ten, Saul was chosen to be the next

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Speaker 1: They are distractions to try to lure you into the

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Speaker 1: When I first started ministering in nineteen ninety nine, this

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Speaker 1: God has equipped you, empowered you, and anointed you. No

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Speaker 1: to the people that are trying to discourage you. God

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Speaker 1: didn't put the promise in them. He put the promise

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Speaker 2: What God started in your life, he will finish.

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Speaker 3: You.

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Speaker 1: May be in a difficult season, just keep on shining

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Speaker 1: like the Israelites. The more difficult it is, the more

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Speaker 1: God is going to multiply you. You're not going to

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Speaker 1: come out the same, You're going to come out increased, promoted.

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Speaker 2: Better than you were before.

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Speaker 1: Last week would have been my father's ninety second birthday.

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Speaker 1: My dad went to be with the Lord in nineteen

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Speaker 1: ninety nine at the age of seventy seven. I was

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Speaker 1: reflecting back over the last fourteen years and thinking about

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Speaker 1: all the things God has done in my life.

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Speaker 2: Never dreamed I.

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Speaker 1: Would be here today, never thought I could minister, never

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Speaker 1: imagine we would have the former Compact Center as our church.

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Speaker 1: God has done more than I could even ask or think.

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Speaker 2: I have seen his wonders.

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Speaker 1: But the truth is, I'm not the most talented, not

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Speaker 1: the most dynamic. But one thing I'm good at is

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Speaker 1: staying in the deep waters. Not letting things bother me,

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Speaker 1: not fighting battles that don't matter, not naming my future

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Speaker 1: based on the past.

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Speaker 2: Believe in that I'm heavy with favor, simple things.

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Speaker 1: But when you honor God like that, He will make

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Speaker 1: more out of your life than you ever imagined.

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Speaker 2: I'm asking you to stay in the deep waters.

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Speaker 1: Shake off the discouragement, shake off the offense, shake off

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Speaker 1: little dreams. Believe that you're heavy with favor, Believe that

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Speaker 1: If you will stay in the deep waters, I'm a

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Speaker 1: living testimony. You will see the wonders of God. God

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Speaker 1: will open doors that no man can shut. God will

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Speaker 1: take you where you could not go on your own

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Speaker 1: He'll fight your battles.

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Speaker 2: He'll make your wrongs right.

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Speaker 1: I believe in declare you will overcome every obstacle, defeat

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Speaker 1: every enemy, and become everything that God's created you to

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Speaker 1: be in Jesus' name. If you receive it, can you

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Speaker 1: say it in today? We never like to close our

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Speaker 1: broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make.

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Speaker 2: Jesus the lord of your life. Would you pray with me?

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Speaker 1: Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of my sins.

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Speaker 2: Come into my heart.

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Speaker 1: I make you my Lord and savior. Friends, if you

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Speaker 1: prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got born again.

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Speaker 1: Get in a good Bible based church. Keep God first place.

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Speaker 1: He's going to take your places that you've never dreamed of.

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Speaker 3: When God created the world, he did it specifically with

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Speaker 3: you and mind. He used his words. He spoke everything

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Speaker 3: into existence light, oceans and dry land, plans, 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: never get healthy, I'm not attractive. This dreams impossible. Instead

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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: There are declarations in it that you can make over

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Speaker 1: your family, your health, your finances, and your future. When

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

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Speaker 1: see his favor in greater ways.

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

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Speaker 3: to the ministry this month, we want to send you

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

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Speaker 3: want your life to go. You can begin to enjoy

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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 lie. I

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Speaker 1: hope you'll request your copy to day. Remember you can

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Speaker 1: podcast watch on YouTube. Listen on serious exam We'll keep

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