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Speaker 4: these two men, Archie and Jack. They had debated their

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Speaker 4: whole life as to whether Jesus was white or black.

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Speaker 4: Archie was certain he was white. Jack was just as

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Speaker 4: sure he was black. As fate would have it, they

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Speaker 4: both died on the same day. Rushed to the pearly gates,

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Speaker 4: they said, Saint Peter, please, we've been arguing our whole life.

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Speaker 4: Tell Us, is Jesus white or is he black? About

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Speaker 4: that time, Jesus stepped up and said, Buenos dias, say

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Speaker 4: it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I

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Speaker 4: can do. Today I will be taught the word of God.

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Speaker 4: I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my heart is receptive.

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Speaker 4: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God

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Speaker 4: bless you. I want to talk to you today about

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Speaker 4: how everything serves his plan. We all have things happen

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Speaker 4: to us in life that we don't understand. Things that

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Speaker 4: We worked hard, but we didn't get the promotion, or

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Speaker 4: frustrated and fight against everything. We don't like. God, Why

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Speaker 4: We think that it's holding us back. But Psalm one

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Speaker 4: nineteen says everything serves his plan, not just the good things,

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Speaker 4: not just the times you're promoted, the times things are

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Speaker 4: We're moving forward. What we don't always realize is the

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Speaker 4: delays are serving his plan. The betrayals are serving his plan.

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Speaker 4: had something better. He loves you too much to let

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Speaker 4: Next time they do something unfair, Instead of being upset

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Speaker 4: Part of the plan for his life was to have

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Speaker 4: if Jesus would have said, Father, this isn't fair. I'm

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Speaker 4: by giving him a kiss. Judas walked over like nothing

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Speaker 4: not only pointed Jesus out, but it was a significant

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Speaker 4: Judas did more for Jesus than any of the other disciples.

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Speaker 4: Without the betrayal, we wouldn't have salvation. None of us

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Speaker 4: like opposition, people coming against us, trying to make us

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Speaker 4: that closed door, that bad break, that disappointment is not

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Speaker 4: setting you up for something that you've never seen. You

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Speaker 4: may not like it, but it's serving his plan. That

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Speaker 4: know why they haven't moved. They're serving you. God is

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Speaker 4: be patient, to overlook an offense. The scripture says our

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Speaker 4: steps are being ordered by the Lord. It doesn't say

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Speaker 4: the door that closed. It wasn't a coincidence. It's positioning

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Speaker 4: those that love the Lord. All things may not be good.

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Speaker 4: The sickness isn't good, the loss isn't good. But the

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Speaker 4: The test is, while God is working it out, while

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Speaker 4: don't see any sign of it improving, when it's unfair,

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Speaker 4: This is what Joseph did as a teenager. His brothers

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Speaker 4: was Sir His plan. Thirteen years later, after all the detours, delays, betrayals,

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Speaker 5: things that are taken longer than they should. Life with Joseph,

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Speaker 5: they are serving his plan.

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Speaker 4: They are leading you to your destiny. Many years later,

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Speaker 4: you shouldn't take it personally. You need a judas kiss

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Speaker 4: God would have never allowed it. People can't override what

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Speaker 4: God has ordained for you. Bad breaks, detours, delays injustice.

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Speaker 4: They're not stopping your destiny, just the opposite. They're moving

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Speaker 4: It's leading you to a resurrection, to something you've never seen.

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Speaker 4: The betrayal wasn't fair, Being in the pit was uncomfortable,

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Speaker 4: but it's taking you to your palace, to new levels

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Speaker 4: the way. Something that look permanent is about to suddenly

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Speaker 4: turn around. I'm asking you to trust him when you

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Speaker 4: Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of my sins, Come

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