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Speaker 1: Hi, this is Jolan Victorium. Thanks so much for listening

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Speaker 1: to the podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. We

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Speaker 1: believe you're going to have an awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive,

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Speaker 1: and favor filled. God bless you today and enjoy the message. Well,

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Speaker 1: God 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 buy

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Speaker 1: and be a part of one of the services. I

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Speaker 1: promise you we'll make you feel right at home. I

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Speaker 1: like to start with something funny, and I heard about

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Speaker 1: these three pastors that were in a boat fishing together

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Speaker 1: one day, and one of them said, we never get

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Speaker 1: to let our hair down. Let's each tell the area

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Speaker 1: that we struggle in the most, so we can pray

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Speaker 1: for each other. First one said, I hate to admit this,

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Speaker 1: but I have a problem with gambling. I sneak out

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Speaker 1: a lot of nights and go gamble. Second one said

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Speaker 1: my taxes. The third one just sat there silently. They waited, waited, wait,

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Speaker 1: he wouldn't budge. They said, we're not leaving till you

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Speaker 1: tell us yours. He said, all right, my greatest sin

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Speaker 1: this boat. Say it like you mean it. This is

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

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

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

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Speaker 1: the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert,

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Speaker 1: my heart is receptive. I will never be the same.

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Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want to talk

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Speaker 1: to you today about under construction. One time, Victoria and

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Speaker 1: I were building a house. The foundation was poured and

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Speaker 1: but no shingles. There was a big storm. It rained

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Speaker 1: on and off for a couple of days. When it

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Speaker 1: cleared up, we went over to check on the house.

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Speaker 1: It was so messy. The living room was lower than

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Speaker 1: the other rooms. It had about a foot of water

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Speaker 1: all the rain. Looked like a disaster, disorganized, things out

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Speaker 1: of place. What's interesting is we didn't say let's stop

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Speaker 1: building this place is so messy, it's never going to

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Speaker 1: be what we wanted. We knew it was all a

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Speaker 1: part of the process. You can't have a beautiful house

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Speaker 1: without rain, mud, sheet rock, dust, paint that doesn't smell good.

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Speaker 1: In the same way, you have to see the things

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Speaker 1: that are messy in your life, the things you struggle with,

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Speaker 1: construction doesn't mean it's not going to work out. That

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Speaker 1: You may not like it, but it's all a part

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Speaker 1: of the process. You're under construction. You can't become all

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Speaker 1: you were created to be without some messy places. To

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Speaker 1: the untrained eye, a construction site can look disorganized, random,

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Speaker 1: but to the architect, it's no big deal. They're not worried.

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Speaker 1: They drew the plans. They know exactly where it's going.

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Speaker 1: Your architect is the most high god. He's designed a

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Speaker 1: specific plan for your life. The good news is the

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Speaker 1: messy places can't stop your destiny. The delays, the things

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Speaker 1: you don't understand, even the mistakes you've made, He's already

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Speaker 1: taken them into account. You may not see how your

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Speaker 1: God is saying you're right on schedule. You're not a

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Speaker 1: finished product. I'm still working on you. What I started

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Speaker 1: I'm going to bring to completion. The accuser will whisper

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Speaker 1: not you. You have too many flaws, too many weaknesses. You

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Speaker 1: made too many mistakes. Just remind him. I'm under construction.

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Speaker 1: I may have some messy places, but God's not finished

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Speaker 1: with me, Paul said in Ephesians. You are a masterpiece.

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Speaker 1: You may not be there quite yet. But instead of

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Speaker 1: beating yourself up living with that negative recording, how you

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Speaker 1: don't measure up, our attitude should be I'm a masterpiece

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Speaker 1: in the making. Will you still struggle with that addiction? Yes,

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Speaker 1: but I know a secret. I'm under construction. God's still

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Speaker 1: working on me. You still have the temper, You still

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Speaker 1: say things that you shouldn't. Yes, but I'm better than

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Speaker 1: God told Abraham that he was going to have a

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Speaker 1: Why don't you sleep with the maid and maybe God

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Speaker 1: told me to do it? She said, I know, but

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Speaker 1: us men. Abraham and Sarah were at odds, arguing with

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Speaker 1: upset with the maid she gave Abraham an ultimatum. Either

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Speaker 1: here together. Abraham felt badly about it. The maid hadn't

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Speaker 1: father of our faith. You would be hard pressed to

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Speaker 1: find a more dysfunctional family than them. He was in

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Speaker 1: them off, thought it's too late for you, guys. You

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Speaker 1: need to be on reality TV, real housewives of the Bible.

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Speaker 1: You've got so much drama in your house. God looked

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Speaker 1: all a part of the process. It may be uncomfortable,

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Speaker 1: you don't understand it. You may brought the trouble on yourself,

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Speaker 1: but it's not a surprise to God. When he designed

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Speaker 1: despite their dysfunction. At ninety years of age, God caused

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Speaker 1: If Abraham and Sarah saw their promise come to pass

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Speaker 1: after all that mess what makes you think God is

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Speaker 1: not going to bring to pass what he's promised you? Well, Joe,

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Speaker 1: in my situation is too messy. It couldn't be any

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Speaker 1: mud on my floors. You're under construction. That's a part

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Speaker 1: going to finish what he started. Here's how amazing God is.

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Speaker 1: It says in Romans that Abraham did not waver in

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Speaker 1: that's wavering, impatient, trying to make things happen in your

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Speaker 1: that seems like wavering. But God does not see the

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Speaker 1: God called Abraham a hero of faith. Why don't you

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Speaker 1: quit beating yourself up because you're under construction. When God

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Speaker 1: when he turns your family around, he's not going to

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Speaker 1: remember your weaknesses. He's not going to bring up past

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Speaker 1: mistakes and failures. God knows when we're under construction. We

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Speaker 1: have things to overcome. But that is not going to

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Speaker 1: the times we blew it, the times we failed. You

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Speaker 1: have enough people and circumstances already against you. Don't be

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Speaker 1: under construction. You're going to have some messy places, some

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Speaker 1: things you don't understand, some weaknesses that you haven't overcome.

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Speaker 1: The accuser will work over time, reminding you of everything

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Speaker 1: Instead of believing those lies, going around guilty, no passion,

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Speaker 1: why don't you turn it around? Father? Thank you that

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Speaker 1: you're still working on me. I know this mess is

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Speaker 1: despite my shortcomings, despite my failures, You're still going to

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Speaker 1: We see this with Peter, one of Jesus' disciples. He

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Speaker 1: didn't know him. People could have looked at him, Peter,

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Speaker 1: people that make mistakes have weaknesses. We think, boy, they're

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Speaker 1: What am I saying? Where you are now is not

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Speaker 1: disqualify you. The mess means you're under construction. When you

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Speaker 1: Don't let the mess become permanent. The addiction, the hot temper,

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Speaker 1: keep resisting the temptation, keep saying no to carnal desires.

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Speaker 1: Every time you do the right thing, the next time

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Speaker 1: up higher. Sometimes when you see a construction site, you

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Speaker 1: can't tell if they're tearing something down or building something up.

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Speaker 1: this small structure. They were digging the foundation for a

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Speaker 1: that belong to you. That's why I wrote my book

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Speaker 1: rid of what's limiting you so you can live a victorious,

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Speaker 1: fulfilled life.

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Speaker 3: When you make room for joy, peace, and faith. God

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Speaker 3: will feel you afresh and a news.

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Speaker 2: As our way of saying thank you for your gift

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Speaker 2: of any amount to the ministry. This month, Joel and

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Speaker 2: Victoria would like to send you this powerful book. Empty

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Speaker 2: out the negative, empty out fear, and replace it with faith.

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Speaker 2: My doctor, he said, I went in there.

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Speaker 1: And there is no cancer in your body.

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Speaker 2: Empty out a hurt filled childhood, and replace it with confidence.

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Speaker 2: So I took what Joel said and I physically replace

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Speaker 2: them with I am strong, I am worthy.

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Speaker 1: I started saying those over and over and over.

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Speaker 2: Empty out broken relationships and find renewed love in.

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Speaker 4: A world that's just so full of so much noise

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Speaker 4: and negativity and hatred, and just to come and have

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Speaker 4: so much encouragement filled into you. You know, it's something

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Speaker 4: I've never had in my whole life.

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Speaker 1: Are you holding onto things that are weighing you down?

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Speaker 1: It's time to empty that out so you can live

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Speaker 1: a positive, faith filled line.

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Speaker 3: Joel and I pray for you every day. We're believing

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Speaker 3: for God's very best for you and your family. You

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Speaker 3: know we appreciate your prayers and your support. Your generosity

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Speaker 3: is impacting so many lives.

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Speaker 1: Remember you can watch the services online every Sunday morning,

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Speaker 1: download our daily podcast, listen on Serious Exam, watch the

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Speaker 1: see you next week, by the Lord, bless you and

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Speaker 1: keep you.

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Speaker 2: Be sure to request your copy of Empty Out the

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