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Speaker 1: Always great to have you with us on the podcast,

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Speaker 1: and have a new book out called Speak the Blessing,

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Speaker 1: talking about speaking words of faith and hope and victory

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Speaker 1: over your life. I know you'll enjoy it, but blessings

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Speaker 1: to you today and enjoy the podcast. God bless you.

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Speaker 1: It's great to have you today, and if you're ever

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Speaker 2: We would love to have you.

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Speaker 1: I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week.

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Speaker 1: We have a daily podcast. You can download our YouTube channel,

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Speaker 1: watch the messages anytime, follow us on social media. We'll

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Speaker 1: keep you encouraged and inspired. But thanks againing for tuning in,

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Speaker 1: thanks for coming out. I like to start with something funny,

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Speaker 1: and I heard about these four Catholic ladies. They were

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Speaker 1: bragging on their sons. The first one said, my son

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Speaker 2: When he walks in the room, everyone.

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Speaker 1: Calls him father. The second said, my son is a bishop.

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Speaker 1: When he walks in the room, everyone calls him your Grace.

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Speaker 1: The third said, my son is a cardinal. When he

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Speaker 1: walks in, everyone calls him your Eminence. The fourth one said,

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Speaker 2: When he walks in, all.

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Speaker 1: The ladies say, Oh my God, say it like you

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Speaker 1: mean it. This is my Bible.

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Speaker 2: I am what it says. I am.

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

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Speaker 1: taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind

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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 friends with faith. It's

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Speaker 1: great to have faith for yourself, to believe for your dreams,

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Speaker 1: But God didn't give you faith just for you. There

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Speaker 1: will be people you encounter that feel overwhelmed. They're dealing

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Speaker 1: they've lost their passion. The way they're going to see

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Speaker 1: a breakthrough is not through their faith, but through the

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Speaker 1: But I don't want to just be focused on me.

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Speaker 1: someone else move forward. You can't give God something that

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Speaker 1: he won't give you more back in return. You give

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Speaker 1: your time to help others, God will give you more time.

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Speaker 1: You give your encouragement, and God will keep you encouraged.

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Speaker 1: The last few months, she'd been in the hospital, very

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Speaker 1: He said, you don't have to pray. That cloud you're

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Speaker 1: I don't know if you need a friend today, you

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Speaker 1: Will you let someone borrow your faith? Will you stand

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Speaker 1: faith can be what lights the passion. Your faith can

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Speaker 1: When you help others rise higher, God will help you

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Speaker 1: They've made some mistakes, life has thrown them a cur

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Speaker 1: In this very weak, faint voice, he answered hello, just

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Speaker 1: barely above a whisper. I'll never forget what he said, Joel,

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Speaker 1: I said, don't worry. You may not have the faith,

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna be praying for you. I'm gonna be speaking victory.

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna be reminding God what he promised. The line

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Speaker 1: went silent. I could tell he was weeping. God has

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Speaker 1: blessed you with faith. Why don't you let someone borrow

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Speaker 1: for your family, that's important, but why don't you fight

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Speaker 1: back in the ministry. God has restored him, re energized him.

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Speaker 1: He's seeing more influence favor than ever before. The people

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Speaker 1: They just need someone to lend them some faith. Someone

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Speaker 1: voice of victory. You have something more valuable than money,

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Speaker 1: can bring people healing, wholeness, fulfillment, freedom, victory, see some people.

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Speaker 1: They don't know how to pray. They were never taught

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Speaker 1: that God is good, that he can heal, that he's

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Speaker 2: When you ask God for their.

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Speaker 1: When your prayers come up to heaven, John said in

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Speaker 1: Revelation he saw a vision where the heavens go silent,

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Speaker 1: God says, that's the prayers of my people coming up

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Speaker 1: he goes to work. Angels are dispatched, chains are broken,

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Speaker 1: favor is released. You can send up prayers for someone

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Speaker 3: When God created the world, he did it specifically with

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