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Speaker 3: start with something funny. I heard about this pastor. He

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Speaker 3: was finishing up a fiery sermon on self control. He said,

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Speaker 3: with great passion, if I had all the beer in

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Speaker 3: him three sixty five. Shall we gather at the river?

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Speaker 3: Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible.

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Speaker 3: I am what it says I am. I have what

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Speaker 3: God bless you. I want to talk to you today

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Speaker 3: about stay in committed. We all have opportunities to give

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Speaker 3: to stay committed. You can't be moved by what's not

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Speaker 3: It may be difficult, you have a good reason to

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Speaker 3: yes God uses people, supervisors, companies, but don't get them

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Speaker 3: a sense, you're making them your God. You're letting them

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Speaker 3: But Joel, it's difficult to stay committed to my job,

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Speaker 3: You have the courage, the strength, the talent, the anointing.

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Speaker 3: The people that see dreams come to pass are the

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Speaker 3: reach their goal. Committed people outlast the difficulty. Committed people

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Speaker 3: My parents started Lakewood in nineteen fifty nine with ninety people.

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Speaker 3: His attitude was, I'm committed to you. I'm going to

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Speaker 3: Elisha said, I want a double portion of your anointing.

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Speaker 3: He said, you've asked a hard thing, but if you

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