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Speaker 1: But God bless you and enjoy the podcast. Well, God

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Speaker 1: bless you. It's a joy to come into your homes.

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Speaker 1: And if you're ever in our area, please stop by

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Speaker 2: We'd love to have you be a part. I promise

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Speaker 1: But thank you so much for tuning in, and thank

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Speaker 1: start with something funny, and I heard about these three pastors.

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Speaker 1: They were in a boat together one day fishing. One

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Speaker 1: The second pastor said, I'm ashamed to admit this, but

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

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

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Speaker 1: I want to talk to you today about how you

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Speaker 2: Excuses to be less than your best.

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Speaker 2: Friends.

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Speaker 1: You're not anointed to be them. You're anointed to be you.

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Speaker 1: Don't try to be like somebody else. I wish I

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Speaker 1: if you'll walk in your own anointing, if you'll use

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Speaker 1: what God's given you, you can have less talent, less resources,

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Speaker 1: less friends, But because God's breathing on your life, you

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Speaker 1: will go further than people that have more talent, more resources.

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Speaker 1: That's what happened with David. He defeated Goliath with less equipment.

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Speaker 1: Goliath was wearing a full set of armor. All David

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Speaker 1: had was the slingshot. The difference was that slingshot was

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Speaker 2: David's divine destiny. If he would have looked.

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Speaker 1: At it and thought, it's nothing, it's small, it's insignificant,

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Speaker 1: if he would have dismissed it, he would have missed

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Speaker 1: his destiny. Don't dismiss what God has given you. Not

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Speaker 1: be as impressive as somebody else has. You may not

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Speaker 1: have the talent, the looks, the personality, the income, the

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Speaker 1: influence as they do. But when you realize what God

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Speaker 1: has given you has been custom made.

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Speaker 2: He specifically gave.

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Speaker 1: You your gifts, your talents, your look, your personality.

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Speaker 2: Wasn't a random happening.

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Speaker 1: God didn't close his eyes and say here, just take this.

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Speaker 2: No, God matched you for your world.

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Speaker 1: He put in you exactly what you need to fulfill

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Speaker 1: His plan for your life. A few years ago I

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Speaker 1: was speaking to several hundred pastors, and afterwards we had

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Speaker 1: a time for questions.

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Speaker 2: This one pastor stood up.

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Speaker 1: He must have been six foot five, three hundred pounds,

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Speaker 1: a very large man. I'm five foot nine inches tall.

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Speaker 1: Television makes you look bigger than you really are, and

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Speaker 1: they were surprised at how small I was, and he

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Speaker 1: said very dramatically, Joel.

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Speaker 2: I just want to know how much do you weigh?

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Speaker 1: I smiled and said, I'm one hundred and fifty pounds

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Speaker 1: of pure steel. You got to be confident in who

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Speaker 1: God made you to be. You're not too short, you're

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Speaker 1: not too tall. You're the right size. You have the

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Speaker 1: right personality, you're the right nationality. You've been custom made

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Speaker 1: by the creator of the universe. Put your shoulders back,

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Speaker 1: hold your head up high. You are not lacking. You

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Speaker 1: haven't been short chained. You're not at a disadvantage. You

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Speaker 1: have exactly what you need for where you are. Get

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Speaker 1: up every morning and remind yourself. I have the strength,

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Speaker 1: the talent, the friends, the resources, the qualifications I need

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Speaker 1: for today. If you will do that, because your trust

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Speaker 1: is in the Lord, I believe and declare you will

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Speaker 1: never lack any good thing. God is going to take small,

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Speaker 1: turn it into much. He's going to multiply what you have.

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Speaker 1: You will become everything He created you to be, and

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Speaker 1: you will have everything He intended for you to have.

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Speaker 2: In Jesus' name, If you receive it, can you say amen? Today?

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Speaker 1: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you

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Speaker 1: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life.

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Speaker 2: Would you pray with me?

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

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

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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.

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Speaker 2: Keep God in 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, plants, sun and stars, animals,

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Speaker 3: man and one. 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 life filled with freedom, joy, health, success, and

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Speaker 3: creativity as you discover the authority and power of speaking

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Speaker 3: God's word. Yes, Speak the Blessing will unlock life changing

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Speaker 3: 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: watch the services live online every Sunday, download our daily podcast,

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Speaker 1: watch on YouTube, listen on serious exem We'll keep you

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Speaker 1: encouraged and inspired.

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Speaker 3: Be sure to request your copy of Speak the Blessing today.

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Speaker 3: Visit joeloscene dot com or call eighty eight five six

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Speaker 3: seven Joel.

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Speaker 1: Our homecoming weekend is this Saturday and Sunday. Some of

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Speaker 1: you have never been to Lakewood this is a perfect time.

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Speaker 2: We'd love to meet you. We'd be honored to have

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Speaker 2: you and your family