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Don't let your 36 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 3: feelings run you a lie. You have to go by 37 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 3: what you know, not about what you feel. When you're weak, 38 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 3: you need to say I am strong. When you feel overwhelmed, 39 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 3: you need to say I can do all things through Christ. 40 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 3: When you feel intimidated, you need to say I am 41 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 3: a mighty hero. When the pressure feels too much, you 42 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 3: need to say I am well able, I can handle it. 43 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 5: Hi. 44 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 3: This is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to our 45 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 3: podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. 46 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 6: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 47 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 6: blessing and share it? 48 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 3: With a friend. We appreciate you and pray for God's 49 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 3: very best in your life. God bless you. It's great 50 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:20,959 Speaker 3: to be with you today, and I hope you'll stay 51 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 3: connected with us throughout the week. We have a daily 52 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 3: podcast that you can download. You can go to our 53 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 3: YouTube channel and watch the messages anytime, or you can 54 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 3: follow us on social media. I promise you we'll keep 55 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 3: it encouraged and inspired. But thanks for tuning in. Thanks 56 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 3: again for coming out today. I like to start with 57 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 3: something funny, and I heard about this kindergarten teacher. She 58 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 3: was trying to explain to her students about self esteem. 59 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 3: She said to her class, anyone who feels like you're dumb, 60 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 3: please stand up. She didn't think anyone would stand, and 61 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,359 Speaker 3: she would make the point how no one is dumb. 62 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 3: About that time, little Johnny stood up, she thought, oh no, 63 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 3: what am I going to She said, Now, Johnny, do 64 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 3: you really feel like you're dumb? He said no, ma'am. 65 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 3: I just hate to see you standing there all by yourself. 66 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 3: Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. 67 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 3: I am what it says, I am, I have what 68 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 3: it says I have, I can do what it says 69 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 3: I can do today. I will be taught the word 70 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 3: of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert, my 71 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 3: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, 72 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 3: God bless you. I want to talk to you today 73 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 3: about stronger than you think. We all face pressure in 74 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 3: life and times where we could feel overwhelmed. The obstacle 75 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 3: looks too big. We never dream we'd be dealing with 76 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 3: this sickness. We thought this trouble at work would be 77 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 3: over by now. It's easy to feel like it's too much, 78 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 3: we can't take it anymore. But the scripture says God 79 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 3: will never let us face more than we can handle, 80 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 3: but he will make a way of escape so you 81 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 3: will be able to bear it. When God designs you, 82 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 3: he took into account everything you would face, every struggle, 83 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 3: every unfair situation, every setback, and he put in you 84 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 3: the strength, the courage, the determination to withstand it. When 85 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 3: you feel overwhelmed, like the pressure is too much, it's 86 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 3: because you're stronger than you think. You haven't discovered all 87 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 3: that's in you. You'll never know how strong you really 88 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 3: are until you face pressure that you've never faced. It 89 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 3: may seem unbearable. But the fact that God allowed it 90 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 3: means that you can handle it. He didn't say he 91 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 3: would make a way of escape so you could run 92 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 3: from it, so you can avoid it. He said, so 93 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 3: you can bear it. You can look back at times, well, 94 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 3: you didn't think you could go on. The pressure seemed unbearable, 95 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 3: but somehow it didn't defeat you. You had the strength 96 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 3: to get up another day. You kept going when you 97 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 3: didn't feel like you had any left. Why didn't it 98 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 3: break you? Because you were stronger than you thought. God 99 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 3: designs you to handle that pressure. He wouldn't have allowed 100 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,840 Speaker 3: you to get in it if He hadn't already put 101 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 3: in you what you needed to handle it. You will 102 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 3: always be able to bear whatever comes your way. I 103 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 3: read about a little fish. It's called the Mariana snailfish. 104 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 3: It lives at the very bottom of the ocean, almost 105 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:30,840 Speaker 3: five miles underwater. No other fish can survive at that depth. 106 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 3: The pressure is more than a thousand times than at 107 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 3: the surface. It would crush any other fish. But when 108 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:41,919 Speaker 3: God designed this small fish, he made its bones flexible 109 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 3: so they can withstand the pressure. They have special cells 110 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 3: and a unique digestive system. Most fish have one gene 111 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 3: to stabilize proteins, but this fish has five. Because they're 112 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 3: designed to handle the pressure. They don't live burdened, struggling, 113 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 3: or whelm. They thrive in the same way. When God 114 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 3: designs you, he knew what pressures you would face. Financial pressure, 115 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 3: relationship pressure, pressure, raising children, pressure, dealing with an illness. 116 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 3: If that pressure was going to crush you, if it 117 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 3: was going to be unbearable, then God wouldn't have put 118 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 3: you there. He doesn't make mistakes. Anything you face. You 119 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 3: have to remind yourself you can handle it. You've been 120 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 3: designed for it. You wouldn't be at that depth if 121 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 3: the pressure was going to defeat you. Now you have 122 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 3: to get in agreement with God. If you go around 123 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 3: thinking this is too much, I can't raise these kids. 124 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,480 Speaker 3: This pressure at work is overwhelming. That's going to defeat you. 125 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 3: The scripture talks about how you are full of can 126 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 3: do power. You are well able to overcome opposition, to 127 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 3: outlast adversity. But I've learned can do power doesn't do 128 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 3: you any good. If you have can't do mentality. Quit 129 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 3: looking at all the things you can't do. Have a 130 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,840 Speaker 3: new perspective. I can do all things. Through Christ, who 131 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 3: strengthens me. This obstacle may be big, but I can 132 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 3: overcome it. This trouble is taken longer than I thought, 133 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 3: but I can outlast it. This situation feels overwhelming, but 134 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 3: I can handle it. I've been designed for it. I'm strong, 135 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 3: I'm anointed, I'm equipped. Don't have a weak mentality. You 136 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 3: weren't created to fall apart when pressure comes. You are 137 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 3: stronger than you think. You are more favored than you think. 138 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 3: You are more anointed than you think. Like God designed 139 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 3: that small fish with special cells bones to withstand the pressure, 140 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 3: how much more has God designed you with special strength, 141 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 3: with courage, with fortitude, with stamina. When you start seeing 142 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 3: yourself as strong, empowered, well able, you won't be overwhelmed. 143 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 3: You'll discover strength that you didn't know you had. This 144 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 3: is what happened to Gideon. He was hiding in the 145 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 3: wine press, afraid of the Midianites. They had surrounded his city. 146 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 3: You can imagine the pressure he was under him, how 147 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 3: he felt overwhelmed, wondering what was going to happen. Just 148 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 3: when it seemed like he couldn't bear it anymore, an 149 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 3: angel showed up and said, mighty Hero, the Lord is 150 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 3: with you. When translation says valiant man of fearless courage, 151 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 3: Gideon didn't feel like a mighty hero. He was hiding. 152 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 3: He didn't feel courageous. He was weak, intimidated. The angel 153 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 3: was saying, in effect, Gideon, you are stronger than you think. 154 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 3: You're letting the situation overwhelm you. You think it's unbearable. 155 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 3: But I'm here to tell you you've got what it takes. 156 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 3: You're courageous, your talented, your favor You're well able. Gideon 157 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 3: didn't know what was in him. He saw what was 158 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 3: around him, enemies that looked too big, opposition that seemed insurmountable. 159 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 3: The Angel showed up to remind him of what was 160 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 3: in him. The angel went on to say, Gideon, you 161 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,679 Speaker 3: are to lead the people of Israel against the Midianites. 162 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,679 Speaker 3: Even though he saw an angel, he still wasn't convinced. 163 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 3: He said, are you kidding? I come from the poorest family. 164 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 3: I'm the least one in my father's house. He was saying, 165 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 3: you're calling me strong, You're calling me a hero. Do 166 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 3: you know my background? Do you know where I come from? 167 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:39,239 Speaker 3: Do you see what I'm up against? Gideon didn't understand 168 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 3: that God won't let you get in a situation if 169 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 3: He hasn't already equipped you for it. If it was 170 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 3: going to be too much to bear, too big to defeat, 171 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 3: God wouldn't have allowed it. The fact that you're in 172 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 3: it means you can handle it now. Like Gideon. You 173 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 3: may not think so. The odds are against you. It 174 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 3: feels overwhelmed. You are stronger than you think. You are 175 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 3: more powerful than you think. The most High God is 176 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:11,559 Speaker 3: breathing on your life. He's saying to you today, mighty hero, 177 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 3: Rise up, mighty hero, Stand strong, mighty hero. You are 178 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:21,679 Speaker 3: well able. You would think after the Angel called him 179 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 3: a hero, Gideon would be full of faith, ready to 180 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 3: take new Graham. He still wasn't convinced. God could have thought, 181 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,839 Speaker 3: get in forget about it. If you don't know what 182 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 3: you have, if you see yourself as weak, I'll go 183 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 3: find somebody else. But God never gives up on us. 184 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 3: You may think all the reasons why you can't overcome, 185 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:46,079 Speaker 3: why that problem's too big, how it's unbearable. But God 186 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 3: is going to keep calling you a mighty hero. He's 187 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 3: going to keep telling you that you're stronger than you think. 188 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 3: He's going to keep pushing you forward, showing you signs 189 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 3: of his favor. Gideon and one of his men snuck 190 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 3: down to the enemy's camp to see what was going on. 191 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 3: Several armies had united to fight the Israelites. Gideon only 192 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 3: had three hundred men. Seemed impossible. But just as they 193 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 3: crept up, they overheard one of the Midianites telling about 194 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 3: a dream that he had. The other Midianites said, I 195 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 3: know exactly what that dream means. God has given Gideon 196 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 3: and the Israelites victory over all of us. When Gideon 197 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 3: heard that something came alive on the inside, he returned 198 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 3: to camp shouted to his men, get up. God has 199 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 3: given us the victory. He no longer felt weak, overwhelmed, intimidated. 200 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 3: He knew he was well able. At midnight, they attacked 201 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 3: the enemy's army, even though they were greatly outnumbered. Gideon 202 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 3: and the Israelites won the victory. But I don't think 203 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 3: we would be talking about Gideon if the angel had 204 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 3: not told him that he was stronger than he thought, 205 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 3: If the Angel had not called him a mighty hero, 206 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:04,079 Speaker 3: if he had not challenged him to see himself differently, 207 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 3: Gideon would have missed his destiny you're not hearing this 208 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:12,319 Speaker 3: by accident. God is saying to you you're stronger than 209 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 3: you think. You're bigger than what you're up against. You 210 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 3: were created to overcome, born with what you need to 211 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 3: defeat what's trying to stop you. You may feel weak, intimidated, overwhelmed. 212 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:29,319 Speaker 3: That's okay. God made us with feelings. I'm not saying 213 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 3: don't feel things. I'm saying, don't let feelings have the 214 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:36,839 Speaker 3: final say. Don't let your feelings run your life. You 215 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 3: have to go by what you know, not by what 216 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 3: you feel. When you're weak, you need to say I 217 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 3: am strong. When you feel overwhelmed, you need to say 218 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 3: I can do all things through Christ. When you feel intimidated, 219 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,719 Speaker 3: you need to say I am a mighty hero. When 220 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 3: the pressure feels too much, you need to say I 221 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 3: am well able, I can handle it. It's significant that 222 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 3: Gideon heard what the enemy was saying about him. That's 223 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:09,839 Speaker 3: what convinced him to see himself the right way. If 224 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 3: you could hear the enemy talking about you, he'd be saying, 225 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:17,319 Speaker 3: that's William, don't mess with him. He serves the most 226 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 3: High God. That's Maria, that's Susie. You better be careful. 227 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 3: They're powerful, they're favored, they're strong. Sometimes the enemy knows 228 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 3: who we are more than we know who we are. 229 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 3: God is not only saying you are stronger than you think, 230 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 3: but even the enemy is saying, if they find out 231 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:41,679 Speaker 3: who they are, surely they will defeat us. If they 232 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 3: realize they are a mighty hero, then we are no 233 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 3: match for them. Are you seeing yourself the right way? 234 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:53,439 Speaker 3: Have you discovered what's in you? That situation that seems overwhelming, 235 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 3: that pressure that feels unbearable. It's not there to defeat you, 236 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 3: but to help you discover I think that you didn't 237 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 3: know you had. You're not weak, You're not at a disadvantage. 238 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 3: You're a mighty hero. You are a man, a woman 239 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 3: of fearless courage. The pressure on the outside may be great. 240 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 3: Other people may not be able to take it, but 241 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 3: God knew you would face it. That's why, like that 242 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 3: little fish, He's already given you what you need. Not 243 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 3: just to survive. That's one thing we make it through life, 244 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 3: burden down, feeling unbearable. You weren't created to survive, but 245 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 3: to thrive when things that should be unbearable. You've tapped 246 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 3: into strength that you didn't know you had. You still 247 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 3: give God praise. You still shine at work, You still 248 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 3: accomplish great dreams. Don't go your whole life and never 249 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 3: discover what's in you. You are stronger than you think. 250 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 3: Think about a little seed, just a quarter of an 251 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 3: inch long, doesn't look like much. You put that seed 252 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 3: in the ground. The dirt that's on top of it 253 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 3: is thousands of times heavier and more powerful. The little 254 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 3: seed could think, just my luck. I was doing fine. 255 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 3: Then someone put me in this dirt. Someone buried me. 256 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 3: But what that seed doesn't know is God already took 257 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 3: into account that one day it would be buried. One 258 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 3: day it would feel overwhelmed, be surrounded by pressure and 259 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 3: forces that were much greater. So God put in that 260 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 3: seed supernatural life, supernatural strength, supernatural ability. After it's buried, 261 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 3: been in the dark, looks like it's over, the seed 262 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 3: will germinate, It will open up somehow begin to push 263 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 3: the dirt out of the way. That seed didn't realize 264 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 3: it was designed to be buried. It was designed to 265 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 3: have dirt put on it. God knew it would face 266 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 3: opposition that looked much bigger. That's why he put in 267 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 3: it strength to push up dirt strength to move some 268 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 3: than many times stronger. God was showing us. It's not 269 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 3: the size of what you're up against. What matters is 270 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 3: what the Creator put in. 271 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 5: You. 272 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 3: Don't be intimidated by how big the opposition is, by 273 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 3: how bad the medical report looks, by how powerful the 274 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 3: people are against you. Like that little seed, you have 275 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 3: the life of Almighty God. You have the favor of God, 276 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 3: can do power. You are stronger than you think. When 277 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 3: that seed is buried, I can hear the dirt laughing, 278 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 3: saying you're done now. You don't have a chance. I'm 279 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 3: so much more powerful than you. The seed could panic, 280 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 3: live overwhelmed. What am I going to do? But this 281 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 3: seed knows the secret. It says, Hey, mister dirt, I 282 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 3: may look small. I know I'm at a disadvantage right now. 283 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 3: I know you're much bigger, but I'm not worried. I'm 284 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 3: stronger than I look. I'm more powerful than I appear. 285 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 3: I have something in me. It's not ordinary, it's not common. 286 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:06,400 Speaker 3: I have the life of Almighty God. The dirt says, 287 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:10,679 Speaker 3: big deal, I'm still hundreds of times more powerful. But 288 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 3: in a few weeks, the little seed opens up. It 289 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 3: begins to push the dirt back, push it back, push 290 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 3: it back. Before long, the seed has come up out 291 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 3: of the ground. Now it's a beautiful bush with blooming flowers. 292 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,160 Speaker 3: In the same way, things that look like they're going 293 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 3: to overwhelm you looks like it's too much to bear. 294 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 3: Remember this phrase, you are stronger than you think. God 295 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:38,399 Speaker 3: knew it was coming. He's already put things on the 296 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 3: inside that you can't see right now. But at the 297 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:45,360 Speaker 3: appointed time, you're going to push back the dirt. You're 298 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 3: going to come out of what's holding you back. Not 299 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 3: like you were, but you're going to bloom. You're going 300 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 3: to blossom, go to new levels, accomplish greater goals. Don't 301 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 3: be fooled by the dirt. The dirt is getting you 302 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 3: ready to flourish. There are things in your destiny that 303 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 3: can only happen with the dirt. If you weren't buried, 304 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 3: so to speak, you would never see what's in your seed. 305 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:14,120 Speaker 3: You wouldn't reach your potential. You can keep a seed 306 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 3: on a shelf for years that's nice, doesn't have to 307 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 3: get dirty, doesn't have to be uncomfortable, but that seed 308 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:24,439 Speaker 3: would never become what it was created to be. It 309 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 3: may be an apple seed. There are apple orchards in 310 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:31,360 Speaker 3: that one seed, but it will never produce a single 311 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 3: apple without the dirt. The challenge is when we get 312 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:39,120 Speaker 3: dirt on us, when we face things we don't understand, 313 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 3: it feels overwhelming. It's easy to get discouraged, give up 314 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 3: on our dreams. God, why is this happening that's going 315 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 3: to keep the seed from germinating. The right attitude is 316 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 3: this dirt is not stopping my destiny. It's taking me 317 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:59,400 Speaker 3: into my destiny. God wouldn't have allowed the dirt if 318 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:02,439 Speaker 3: it was going to keep you from your purpose. The 319 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 3: problem may look too big, The sickness looks too great. 320 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:09,240 Speaker 3: The trouble is not turning around. Can I tell you 321 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 3: you are stronger than you think. You can endure more 322 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 3: than you think. That dirt is not going to defeat you. 323 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 3: It's going to promote you. Numbers Chapter eleven, Moses felt overwhelmed. 324 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 3: He was leading the Israelites through the desert, some two 325 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 3: million people, toward the Promised Land. They were complaining, we're 326 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:32,879 Speaker 3: tired of eating this same food. We liked it better 327 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:35,199 Speaker 3: in Egypt. Why did you bring us out here in 328 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 3: the desert? Moses said in verse eleven, God, why did 329 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,199 Speaker 3: you lay the burdens of all these people on me? 330 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 3: They're not my children. I'm not able to bear this 331 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 3: on my own. It's too heavy for me. He felt 332 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 3: so pressured and so stressed. He said, God, I would 333 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 3: rather you kill me than have me carry this heavy load. 334 00:19:56,680 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 3: Felt unbearable, like he couldn't take it anymore. God had 335 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:04,959 Speaker 3: him call seventy elders, seventy men that could help him. 336 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 3: In Verse seventeen, God said, I will take some of 337 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 3: the spirit that's on you, and I will put it 338 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 3: on these men. They will help you carry the burden. 339 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 3: One principle, of course, is you have to delegate. You 340 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 3: can't do everything by yourself. But it's interesting that God 341 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 3: didn't say, I'm going to take some of my spirit 342 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 3: and put it on these men. He said, Moses, I'm 343 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,719 Speaker 3: going to take some of your spirit and put it 344 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 3: on them. Do you see how strong Moses was, even 345 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 3: though he couldn't do the work of all seventy God said, 346 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:41,159 Speaker 3: you have so much potential. You have so much you 347 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:44,439 Speaker 3: haven't tapped into. I'm going to take from you and 348 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:48,640 Speaker 3: give it to them. Imagine God taking from what's in 349 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 3: you and giving it to seventy people and you still 350 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 3: being able to do great things. That's how strong you are. 351 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:59,360 Speaker 3: That's how powerful you are, that's how anointed you are. 352 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,920 Speaker 3: I want you to see yourself as a mighty hero, 353 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 3: as someone that's well able. The reason you face big 354 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 3: challenges is because you have a big destiny. The reason 355 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:14,439 Speaker 3: you have great obstacles is because you have greatness in you. 356 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:19,439 Speaker 3: The reason the pressure feels overwhelming is because you're stronger 357 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 3: than you think. That difficulty is an opportunity to discover 358 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 3: what's in you. This won't happen though, if you're weak, defeated, 359 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 3: can't take it anymore. It's too much for me. If 360 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,639 Speaker 3: that was true, then God made a mistake when he 361 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 3: designs you, he accidentally put you in an environment that 362 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:42,680 Speaker 3: you couldn't handle. No, God doesn't make mistakes. The pressure 363 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:46,199 Speaker 3: is showing you how strong you are, how much you 364 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 3: can handle. That's getting you ready for how high God 365 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:52,879 Speaker 3: is going to take you, for new levels, for greater influence, 366 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 3: for unprecedented favor. We had a dog growing up by 367 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 3: the name of Scooter. My father used to write his 368 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:04,200 Speaker 3: bike through the neighborhood and Scooter would follow alongside him. 369 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:07,120 Speaker 3: Daddy was so proud of Scooter. He was a big 370 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 3: german shepherd, strong and powerful. He would take off ahead 371 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:14,920 Speaker 3: of my father, run through the neighbor's yards check everything 372 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 3: out like he was the king of the road. One day, 373 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:22,439 Speaker 3: as they were riding, this little chihuahua little bitty dog 374 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 3: saw Scooter down the road and started barking and barking. 375 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 3: Scooter didn't think twice. He took off toward that dog 376 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 3: full speed, like he was saying, how dare you bark 377 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 3: at me? My father thought, oh no, Scooter's gonna tear 378 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 3: into that dog. One paw on him and that little 379 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 3: dog will be done. He sped up to try to 380 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:46,879 Speaker 3: calm Scooter down. The closer Scooter got, the louder that 381 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 3: dog bark. Finally, Scooter got right up to him this 382 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 3: big showdown. My father was waiting for Scooter to show 383 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 3: him who was boss. But Scooter rolled over on his back, 384 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 3: put all four legs up in the air like he 385 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:04,640 Speaker 3: was saying, I give up, don't hurt me. My father said, 386 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:08,160 Speaker 3: I wanted to kick Scooter all the way home. Scooter 387 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 3: was a lot bigger on the outside than he was 388 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 3: on the inside. That little chihuahuah. He may have been 389 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:18,119 Speaker 3: small in size, but he was stronger than he looked. 390 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 3: He was more powerful than he looked. I've learned it's 391 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,119 Speaker 3: not the size of the problem, it's the size of 392 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 3: the person. My father was ashamed of Scooter. But I 393 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:33,399 Speaker 3: wonder how many times our heavenly Father looks down at 394 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 3: us and thinks, why are you putting up all fours? 395 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 3: Why are you giving up overwhelmed thinking you can't handle it. 396 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 3: When I've called you a mighty hero, when I've given 397 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 3: you can do power, when I've surrounded you with favor, 398 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 3: when I've armed you with strength for every battle. When 399 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 3: I'm going before you making crooked places straight, when I've 400 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:58,640 Speaker 3: designed you to withstand any pressure that comes against you. 401 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 3: You want to make God proud, gold stand strong, be courageous, 402 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:07,640 Speaker 3: Think like a champion, talk like an overcomer. Praise when 403 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 3: you could be complaining. Declare victory when all you see 404 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:15,680 Speaker 3: is defeat. Expect favor when it seems impossible. God has 405 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 3: awesome things in your future. Let me keep it real, 406 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:23,199 Speaker 3: there will be some awesome challenges in your future. To 407 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 3: reach your destiny, you have to discover what's in you. 408 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 3: Every time you realize you're stronger than you think. You overcome, 409 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 3: you outlast, you endure. That strength is going to be 410 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:39,160 Speaker 3: instrumental for the next challenge, for the next dream. That's 411 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 3: preparing you for the amazing things God has in store. 412 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:47,679 Speaker 3: David was a teenager out working in the shepherd's fields, 413 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:50,880 Speaker 3: taking care of his father's sheep. One day, he took 414 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 3: lunch to his brothers who were in the army. He 415 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:57,920 Speaker 3: heard Goliath toning the Israelites. Something rose up in him. 416 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 3: He told King Saul that he wanted to fight Golia. 417 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 3: They all tried to talk him out of it, told 418 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 3: him he was too small, not qualified, no experience, But 419 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 3: David was determined. When Goliath saw how small David was, 420 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 3: he began to laugh. He said, Am I a dog 421 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,679 Speaker 3: that you'd come at me with a stick? He was saying, 422 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 3: is this the best you got? David looked at Goliath 423 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 3: said in effect, I may be small, but I'm stronger 424 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 3: than I look. I'm more powerful than I look. I'm 425 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 3: more experienced than I look. David took a slingshot with 426 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 3: that one stone brought down Goliath. You may have some 427 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:39,919 Speaker 3: Golias telling you what you can't do. You're not strong enough. 428 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 3: You can't break the addiction, you can't beat the sickness. 429 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 3: You'll never accomplish that dream. You're not big enough. You 430 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 3: have to do like David and tell Goliath. I may 431 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:54,439 Speaker 3: look small, but I'm stronger than you think. You haven't 432 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 3: seen the best of me. You haven't seen the courage, 433 00:25:57,640 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 3: the fortitude, the greatness. Just see a get in. What 434 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:04,120 Speaker 3: you don't realize is you're looking at a mighty hero. 435 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:08,440 Speaker 3: That problem is not going to defeat you. That trouble 436 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 3: is not how your story ends. That loss is not 437 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:14,840 Speaker 3: going to define you. You're going to discover things in 438 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 3: you that you didn't know you had. I believe even now, 439 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:22,719 Speaker 3: strength is rising up, Courage is rising up. Dreams are 440 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 3: coming back to life. You're about to see God do 441 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:29,440 Speaker 3: things you couldn't do. Turn situations around that look permanent, 442 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:33,399 Speaker 3: open doors that no person can shut. When I was 443 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 3: ten years old, I was playing Little league baseball and 444 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 3: I was very small growing up, always the shortest one 445 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 3: on the team. I got up to bat. The coach 446 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 3: on the other team came out of the dugout and 447 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:50,879 Speaker 3: started waving his arms, shouting to the outfielders, come in closer, 448 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 3: come in closer. It was like he was saying, this 449 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,479 Speaker 3: guy up to bat is a loser. Look how small 450 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:01,200 Speaker 3: he is. He can't hit. It's making this big. Everyone 451 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 3: in the stands was watching him. Something rose up in me. 452 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 3: I thought, you don't know who you're talking about. You 453 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:11,959 Speaker 3: don't know what I'm capable of. The pitcher throw the ball. 454 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 3: The first pitch, I swung as hard as I could. 455 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 3: The ball went over everyone's head one bounce and hit 456 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:24,080 Speaker 3: the fence. I felt like Jose Altuve. I was fast. 457 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 3: I ran to the basis for an inside the park 458 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 3: home run. Next time I got up to bat, the 459 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:32,719 Speaker 3: same coach came out, but this time he was waving 460 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 3: his arms the other way, shouting back up, back up, 461 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:40,560 Speaker 3: back up. What happened? I was stronger than he thought. 462 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:45,520 Speaker 3: I believe the enemy has misjudged you. He thinks you're 463 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 3: a lightweight. You're too small, at a disadvantage, overwhelmed. Life's 464 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:53,200 Speaker 3: been tough. Why don't you step up and show what's 465 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:56,440 Speaker 3: in you? Why don't you shake off the negative voices, 466 00:27:56,800 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 3: Quit listening to the golias taunting you, Quit believe the 467 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 3: obstacle is too big, and show the world who you 468 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 3: really are. There's a mighty hero waiting to come out. 469 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 3: There's a giant killer, there's a history maker, there's an overcomer. 470 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 3: You may have some dirt on you, you're going through 471 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 3: some challenges. That dirt can't hold you down. You have 472 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 3: the life of Almighty God. You've been designed for this time, 473 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 3: equipped for what you're facing. Empower to fulfill your destiny. Now. 474 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 3: Don't live with a can't do mentality. When you can 475 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:36,440 Speaker 3: do power, get in agreement with God. If you'll do this, 476 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:41,480 Speaker 3: I believe and declare, you're about to discover strength, courage 477 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 3: ability like you've never seen. You're not just going to survive. 478 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 3: You're going to thrive, overcoming every obstacle, defeating every enemy, 479 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 3: accomplishing every dream in Jesus' name, And if you receive it, 480 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 3: can you say men? 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