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Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victorian. So great to have

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Speaker 2: Well, God bless you. It's always a joy to come

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Speaker 1: But thanks for tuning in and thank you again for

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Speaker 1: coming out today. And I like to start with something funny.

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Speaker 1: I heard about this wife. She was taking a nap

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Speaker 1: What do you think this dream means? He said, you'll

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Speaker 1: It was a book entitled The Meaning of Dreams.

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Speaker 2: 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: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want

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Speaker 1: to talk to you today about removing negative labels. Throughout life,

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Speaker 1: if he went through life we're in that label son

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Speaker 1: of sorrow, he would never would become what he was

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Speaker 1: he's not wearing that label. He's not a son of sorrow,

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Speaker 1: not a son of defeat, not a son of disappointment.

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Speaker 1: This child is a son of destiny. This child has

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Speaker 1: seeds of greatness. His name will be Son of Strength.

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Speaker 1: God knows how powerful labels are. Maybe somebody has tried

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Speaker 1: to label you average, slow learner, not talented, too many mistakes. No,

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Speaker 1: God is saying the same thing to you that he

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Speaker 1: said to little Benjamin. I am changing your name. I'm

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Speaker 1: placing a new label on you.

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Speaker 2: No more son of sorrow, no more son of.

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Speaker 1: Mediocrity, no more son of broken dreams. I'm renaming you

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Speaker 1: to son of strength, to daughter of destiny, to child

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Speaker 1: of influence, child of greatness, child of victory. Now my challenge,

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Speaker 1: remove the old labels and start going by your new names. Masterpiece, valuable,

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Speaker 1: one of a kind, more than a conquer history maker.

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Speaker 2: Those are the labels that we should be wearing. One

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Speaker 2: last key. People can call.

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Speaker 1: You many different things, but you are not what people

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Speaker 1: call you. You are what you answer to. They can

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Speaker 1: call you slow, lazy, too old, all washed up.

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Speaker 2: That's all right, Just don't answer to it.

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Speaker 1: Answer to victorious, answer to talented, answer to history maker.

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Speaker 1: If you'll do that, I believe in declare. Today is

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Speaker 1: going to be a turning point. The bondages from the

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Speaker 1: past are no longer going to have any effect on you.

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Speaker 2: You are going.

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Speaker 1: To rise up and become the son of strength, the

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Speaker 1: daughter of influence, the child of victory, child of blessing,

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Speaker 1: child of favor, child of greatness. You will overcome every obstacle,

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Speaker 1: defeat every enemy, and become everything God's created you to be.

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Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, If you receive it, can you say amen? Well,

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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.

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

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Speaker 2: me today?

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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, wash me clean.

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Speaker 2: I'll make you my lord and savior. Friends, if you

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Speaker 2: prayed that simple prayer.

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Speaker 1: We believe you got born again, Get in a good

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Speaker 1: Bible based church, keep God first place.

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Speaker 2: He's going to take you places that you've never dreamed of.

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Speaker 3: Do you have a dream that's waiting to happen, but

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Speaker 3: it often feels like you'll never get there? Is your

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Speaker 3: dream to start a business, to see a loved one

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Speaker 3: come to the Lord? Are you asking God? Will it

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Speaker 3: ever happen?

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Speaker 1: Sometimes it feels like our dream is so far off.

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Speaker 1: But I believe you're closer than you think.

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Speaker 4: You're on the verge of seeing things change in your favor,

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Speaker 4: It'll help you stay focused and encouraged so you can

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