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Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel. Thanks so much for downloading the podcast.

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Speaker 1: I believe you'll be inspired and challenged. I hope you

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Speaker 1: enjoy the message. Well, God bless you. It's a joy

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Speaker 1: to come into your homes. And if you're ever in

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Speaker 1: our area, please stop buying. Be a part of one

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Speaker 1: of our services. I promise you we'll make you feel

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Speaker 1: right at home. I like to start with something funny,

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Speaker 1: and I heard about this reporter. He was visiting churches

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Speaker 1: across the nation. While in the Northeast, he saw this

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Speaker 1: gold phone on the wall with a sign that said

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Speaker 1: calls ten thousand dollars per minute. He asked the pastor

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Speaker 1: what it meant. The pastor explained that that was a

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Speaker 1: direct line to Heaven. If you were willing to pay

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Speaker 1: the price, you could talk directly to God. He continued

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Speaker 1: visiting different churches, the same gold phone, the same sign.

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Speaker 2: When he finally made.

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Speaker 1: It to Texas, he saw the phone, but the sign

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Speaker 1: said calls twenty five cents per minute. Intrigued, he asked

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Speaker 1: the pastor why it was so much cheaper. The pastor said,

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Speaker 2: A local call.

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

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Speaker 1: I can do. Today I will be taught the word

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

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Speaker 1: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name,

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

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Speaker 1: about your faith. In Mark chapter five, there was a

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Speaker 1: lady that had a bleeding disorder for twelve years. She'd

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Speaker 1: gone to many doctors, spent all of her money, tried

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Speaker 1: everything she could to get well, but nothing help.

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Speaker 2: She continued to go downhill.

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Speaker 1: One day there was all this commotion in her town.

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Speaker 1: She found out that Jesus was passing through. She had

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Speaker 1: heard the stories of how he had healed a crippled man,

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Speaker 1: how he'd opened blind eyes, how he'd cured someone with leprosy.

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Speaker 1: Something came alive on the inside. She thought, he did

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Speaker 1: it for others, he can do it for me. She

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Speaker 1: could have been discouraged, complaining life is not fair, why

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Speaker 1: did this happen? Instead, she said to herself, if I

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Speaker 1: his robe, I know I will be healed. The problem

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Speaker 1: was there was a great crowd surrounding Jesus. Thousands of

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Speaker 1: people all packed in seemed impossible. Most people would have

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Speaker 2: Not this lady.

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Speaker 1: She started making her way through the crowd. Excuse me,

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Speaker 1: I need to get by. Pardon me, I have to

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Speaker 1: what's this lady's problem.

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Speaker 2: She was on a mission, she had a made up mind.

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Speaker 1: I'm sure she was weak, she had lost blood for years.

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Speaker 2: She didn't feel like it, but.

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Speaker 1: She fought her way through the crowd. One version said

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Speaker 1: she kept saying to herself, when I get to Jesus,

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Speaker 1: I know I will be well. She was saying, I

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Speaker 1: know healing is coming. I know things are turning in

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Speaker 2: The reason she.

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Speaker 1: Could keep going is she kept the right thoughts playing

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Speaker 1: she reached out and touched the edge of Jesus Road.

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Speaker 1: All of a sudden, Jesus stopped, said to his disciples,

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Speaker 1: who just touched me? They said, what do you mean

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Speaker 1: He said, in a fact, no, everyone may be bumping

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Speaker 1: miracle working power out of me. They believed healing was coming.

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Speaker 1: They believed their child was going to turn around. They

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Speaker 1: with expectancy. About that time, Jesus looked at this woman.

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Speaker 1: She was afraid, thought she'd done something wrong. Jesus smiled

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Speaker 2: You were healed. Notice the key was her faith.

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Speaker 1: It was great that her parents were praying, her friends

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Speaker 1: all good, But there's nothing more powerful than your faith.

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Speaker 1: When you believe, when you expect things to change, when

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Speaker 2: That's what activates his power.

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Speaker 1: There were other people in the crowd that day that

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Speaker 1: Are you brushing up against him or are you touching him?

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Speaker 1: Are you living with expectancy knowing that He's bigger than

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Speaker 1: Or have you become discouraged thinking it's never going to change.

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Speaker 1: God is passing by. He has all power.

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Speaker 2: Don't just brush up against him.

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Speaker 1: Don't be passive and think you could never accomplish your dreams.

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Speaker 2: Do like this lady, reach.

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Speaker 2: He's fame.

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Speaker 1: Believe that it will happen. This lady was closest to

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Speaker 2: Would have been easy if Jesus would have come.

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Speaker 1: Just a few disciples, she could have gone out and

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Speaker 2: In the way.

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Speaker 1: But she had to fight through the crowd. The crowd

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Speaker 1: represents broken dreams, things that didn't work out, Thoughts telling

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Speaker 1: never break the addiction. The crowd can be negative words

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Speaker 1: people have spoken over us. You're not that talented. You

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Speaker 1: can't accomplish your dreams. If you're going to reach your potential,

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Speaker 1: you have to fight through some things. You can't have

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Speaker 1: a week give up. This is too hard. Spirit. You

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Speaker 1: have to be more determined than what's trying to stop you.

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Speaker 1: You may get knocked down, but you have to get

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Speaker 1: back up again. You need to have a made up mind. This.

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Speaker 1: His disappointment is not going to stop me. I'm not

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Speaker 1: going to let the mistakes I've made, the guilt, the

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Speaker 1: Many of the miracles Jesus performed, he laid his hands

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Speaker 1: Jesus didn't lay hands on the woman. The woman laid

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Speaker 1: hands on you, so to speak, God, this problem is

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Speaker 1: so big. When are you gonna do something about it?

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Speaker 1: Why don't you lay hands on him? Instead of complaining

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Speaker 1: weapon formed against me will prosper. Lord, thank you that

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Speaker 1: you hold victory in store for the upright. I don't

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Speaker 2: No, you have a way.

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Speaker 1: When you do that, you're laying hands on God. Your

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Speaker 1: faith can initiate the healing. Your faith can be the

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Speaker 1: catalyst for God to do amazing things. Acts Chapter fourteen,

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Speaker 1: The man stood up and instantly he was healed, began

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Speaker 1: should live with this anticipation that something good is going

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Speaker 1: to happen. Yes, we've all had difficulties, we all have

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Speaker 2: Can your faith be seen?

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Speaker 1: Can anyone notice that you're expecting to go to a

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Speaker 1: to happen. God is passing by. But if you're negative,

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Speaker 1: You may brush up against him, but you're not going

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Speaker 1: to touch him. You have to show God you're ready

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Speaker 1: There should be an expectancy it could happen today. You

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Speaker 1: could see your health turn around this month, this year

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Speaker 1: where things fall into place, good breaks find you. Promises

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Speaker 2: Well, Joel, what.

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Speaker 1: If I believe for it and it doesn't happen. What

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Speaker 2: That's a powerful statement.

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Speaker 1: That means you can be obedient and have a sour

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Speaker 1: But if you're not believing for things bigger than you

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Speaker 1: can accomplish on your own, if you're not expecting difficulties

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Speaker 1: releasing your faith. You have to stir up what God

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Speaker 1: I wish I could break the addiction. I wish I

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Speaker 1: could accomplish my dreams. Why don't you reach out and

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Speaker 1: touch him? Lord, I want to thank you that you're

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Speaker 1: opening doors no man can shut. Thank you that you're

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Speaker 1: I believe healing is on the way. Freedom is on

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Speaker 1: the way, the right person is on the way, Abundance

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Speaker 1: is on the way. That's how we touch God today

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Speaker 1: with our faith. Well, Joel, I'm waiting for God to

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Speaker 1: do something. Maybe God is waiting on you. This lady

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Speaker 1: But the scripture says now faith is faith is always

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Speaker 1: Our normal attitude should be Lord, I'm looking for your goodness,

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Speaker 1: Go by what you've heard. I will lend and not borrow.

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Speaker 1: Your child's off course, no sign of hiven. As for

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Speaker 1: me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Walk

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Speaker 1: by faith and not by sight. Jesus asked Bartimaeus, what

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Speaker 1: is it that you want me to do for you?

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Speaker 2: He said, Lord, I want.

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Speaker 1: To see Jesus said your faith has made you whole.

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Speaker 1: Go in peace. You were healed instantly. He could see.

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Speaker 1: God is saying to us what he said to him.

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Speaker 1: Your faith is going to turn things around. Your faith

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Speaker 1: is going to open the right doors. Your faith is

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Speaker 1: going to bring unusual favor. It's going to happen sooner

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Speaker 1: than it looks. Keep expecting it, Keep talking like it's

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Speaker 1: going to happen. Go out each morning looking for God's

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Speaker 1: goodness he's passing by. Don't just brush up against him.

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Speaker 1: Do like this lady, reach out and touch him. If

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Speaker 1: you'll do this, I believe and declare, like Bartimaeus, your

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Speaker 1: faith is going to make things happen that you could

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Speaker 1: never make happen. God is about to open supernatural doors,

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Speaker 1: turn impossible situations around, and take you to the fullness

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Speaker 1: of your destiny. In Jesus's name, if you receive it,

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Speaker 1: can you say him in today? I'd like to give

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Speaker 1: you 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'll repent of my sins. Come

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Speaker 1: into my heart. I'll 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, keep

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Speaker 1: God first place, Victorian.

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Speaker 2: I'll be right back to speak a blessing over you.

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Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to the Jolustine podcast. Help us

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