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Speaker 1: Thanks so much for being with us today. I know

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Speaker 1: God sees you taking this time to learn more about Him,

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Speaker 1: to grow and to really become all that you've created

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Speaker 1: to be. So know today that God is smiling down

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Speaker 1: on you. We love you his waft Well, God bless you.

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Speaker 1: It's a joy to come into your homes. And if

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Speaker 1: we'll make it feel right at home. I like to

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Speaker 1: start with something funny, and I heard about this elderly

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Speaker 1: were at a church function and somebody asked them the

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Speaker 1: secret of their success. The man told how he always

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Speaker 1: Everybody politely applause. Then somebody asked, what'd you do for

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Speaker 1: your fiftieth wedding anniversary? He said, I went back and

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Speaker 1: picked her up. Tell it like you mean it. This

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

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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 a surge is coming.

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Speaker 1: Watching the news reports about the recent hurricanes, even more

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Speaker 1: They were very concerned about how the water was going

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Speaker 1: The pressure from the storm causes the water to recede

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Speaker 1: Looked very strange. You could see the lifeguard stands, the docks,

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Speaker 1: it decreased, but at some point, just like they predicted,

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Speaker 1: it had never gone. And in the same way, God

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Speaker 1: has a storm surge. But it's a good thing. When

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Speaker 1: use it for your good. You know what's been predicted.

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Speaker 1: But in the storm, you're going the wrong way. You're

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Speaker 1: If you will stay in faith, God will always follow

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Speaker 1: up the storm with the surge. The enemy doesn't have

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Speaker 1: A surge is coming. Something is happening that you can't see,

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Speaker 1: It's in the darkness. God is most present in the difficulties,

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