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Speaker 3: and I like to start with something funny each week.

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Speaker 3: And I heard about this man. He was at the

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Speaker 3: airline ticket counter, hollering and screaming at the agent, being

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Speaker 3: said to the agent, Wow, I am so impressed. You

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Speaker 3: See he's going to Detroit, but his bags are going

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Speaker 3: to bangkhawk. All right, hold up your Bible. Say it

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Speaker 3: like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am

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Speaker 3: Today I will be taught the word of God. I

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Speaker 3: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God

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Speaker 3: bless you. I want to talk to you today about

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Speaker 3: seeing yourself the way you want to be. God created

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Speaker 3: us as visual beings. Every one of us has a

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Speaker 3: In your imagination, you need to see yourself the way

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Speaker 3: Why don't you paint some new pictures. Our attitude should be.

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Speaker 3: It may seem unlikely, but you know what. I can

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Speaker 3: When we see something like my friend saw that should

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Speaker 3: is when so many people get stuck. Their vision becomes limited.

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Speaker 3: I'm asking you today to keep right picture in front

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Speaker 3: don't you dare ever say I can't imagine that happening

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Speaker 3: things in your life. You will rise higher. He'll pour

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