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<v Speaker 1>Hallelujah. We just thank you, Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>We thank you God for what you are continuing to

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<v Speaker 2>do in our minds today and in our hearts. Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>I pray that there is a transformation, even radical transformations.

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<v Speaker 2>God of the mind today, Jesus, Father, renew it, renew it,

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<v Speaker 2>renew it. And Lord, I thank you God. We we

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<v Speaker 2>give you our hearts today.

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<v Speaker 1>Father.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, I know that you are the only one who

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<v Speaker 2>we can trust with our heart. And so God, I

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<v Speaker 2>pray that you would you would continue to mend the

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<v Speaker 2>hearts of the people, to continue to encourage the hearts

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<v Speaker 2>of the people today through this word in Jesus's name. Amen, Amen, Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Wow, there's a big topic for me. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a big topic for me. Uh. The Lord gave me

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<v Speaker 2>this word while I was having a conversation with Pastor Duane.

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<v Speaker 2>Shout out to Pastor Dwayne. If he's out there listening,

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<v Speaker 2>I know he probably is. We love you, Pastor. This

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<v Speaker 2>is something that that has been kind of been downloaded

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<v Speaker 2>to me, and I think part of it is because

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<v Speaker 2>the scriptures that pertain to the to the Word also

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<v Speaker 2>have been very changing and transforming for my own life

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<v Speaker 2>and have led me to where I'm at and so

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<v Speaker 2>this is like a very near and dear subject, right

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<v Speaker 2>because I think I'm I don't know, I just I'm

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<v Speaker 2>so passionate about this word expansion. Maybe maybe you guys

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<v Speaker 2>can catch it this this this day, let's put up

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<v Speaker 2>the title expansion Destroys Fear.

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<v Speaker 1>And Joshua Chapter one.

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<v Speaker 2>Moses had died and he left Joshua basically as the leader.

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<v Speaker 2>He was his assistant. And so we're going to start

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<v Speaker 2>reading the word at verse three Joshua chapter one, Verse three.

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<v Speaker 1>Every place that.

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<v Speaker 2>Just keep going as I'm done, Just keep going, every

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<v Speaker 2>place that the sole of your foot will tread upon.

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<v Speaker 2>I have given you, as I said to Moses, from

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<v Speaker 2>the wilderness, and this Lebanon, as far as the Great

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<v Speaker 2>River and the River Euphrates, all of the land of

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<v Speaker 2>the hit Sites, and also the Great Sea towards the

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<v Speaker 2>going down of the sun, shall be your territory. No

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<v Speaker 2>man shall be able to stand before you all the

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<v Speaker 2>days of your life as I was with Moses. So

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<v Speaker 2>I will be with you. I will not leave you

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<v Speaker 2>nor forsake you. Be strong and of good courage. Say,

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<v Speaker 2>be strong and of good courage, For to this people

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<v Speaker 2>you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I

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<v Speaker 2>swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong

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<v Speaker 2>and very courageous, that you may observe to do according

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<v Speaker 2>to the law which Moses, my servant commanded. You do

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<v Speaker 2>not turn from it to the right hand or to

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<v Speaker 2>the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.

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<v Speaker 1>This book of the Law.

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<v Speaker 2>Shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate

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<v Speaker 2>in it day and night, and that you may observe

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<v Speaker 2>to do according to all that it is written in it.

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<v Speaker 2>For then you will make your way prosperous, and then

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<v Speaker 2>you will have good success. Have I not commanded you

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<v Speaker 2>be strong and of good courage. Do not be afraid

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<v Speaker 2>nor dismayed, For the Lord, your God is with you

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<v Speaker 2>wherever you go. At the beginning in Genesis, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he says that you should fill the earth and subdue it.

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<v Speaker 1>He gives a command to mankind. Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so we're gonna go with this thing in mind.

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<v Speaker 2>Expansion destroys fear. He told him three times to be

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<v Speaker 2>strong and courageous. Do you think that someone who's having

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<v Speaker 2>this conversation with somebody else maybe know something about Joshua,

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<v Speaker 2>that perhaps maybe he's a little bit afraid that maybe

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<v Speaker 2>he needs a little bit of encouragement. So he had

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<v Speaker 2>been walking around a mountain in the wilderness for forty

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<v Speaker 2>years with a lot of disobedient people that were just

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<v Speaker 2>slowly dying off, slowly dying off. He was living among

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<v Speaker 2>a people who were just trickling down right because God

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<v Speaker 2>said that they would not enter into that promised land

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<v Speaker 2>because of their disobedience, because they feared the inhabitants of

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<v Speaker 2>the promised land. They feared what was coming, they feared confrontation,

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<v Speaker 2>and God didn't appreciate their lack of trust in him

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<v Speaker 2>because it was God who gave the command. It was

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<v Speaker 2>God who was leading. It was God who would go

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<v Speaker 2>before them and not leave them or forsake them.

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<v Speaker 1>Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, let's let's see when we need to be courageous

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<v Speaker 2>and strong in this in this uh, in these verses

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<v Speaker 2>in verse six and verse seven and verse nine, there

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<v Speaker 2>is definitely lack in what Joshua may be feeling, or

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<v Speaker 2>doubts may be swimming around in his head, or maybe

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<v Speaker 2>there's even outside sources that are telling him that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you are you sure this is what you're going what

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to want to do? And what I mean

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<v Speaker 2>by that is it could be the voice of the

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<v Speaker 2>enemy coming against him. You know, it's not just his

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<v Speaker 2>own inWORD man speaking. It could also be the voice

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<v Speaker 2>of the enemy coming against the word of God. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>And I want us to apply this to our own lives. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>this is why it's been taught. I want to apply

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<v Speaker 2>it to our own lives, individually and corporately. Okay, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>So in the middle of each moment where God asked

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<v Speaker 2>Joshua to be strong, he shows him when he will

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<v Speaker 2>need strength. Right, I said that the first one is

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<v Speaker 2>about provision. The first time that he speaks to him,

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<v Speaker 2>God actually reveals to him I will provide something that Joshua,

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<v Speaker 2>you cannot or will never produce for the people of

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<v Speaker 2>Israel on your own. In other words, God brings provision,

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<v Speaker 2>the provision of the land which Joshua had never known.

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<v Speaker 2>Joshua was born in slavery. Joshua was in the wilderness

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<v Speaker 2>all of his life, so he never owned a piece

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<v Speaker 2>of land. He never was a homeowner. He was probably

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<v Speaker 2>the most unqualified person to parcel out land that he

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<v Speaker 2>has never experienced in his old entire life. So the

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<v Speaker 2>most unqualified of people are being asked to be the

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<v Speaker 2>ones to parcel out and divide land for over two

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<v Speaker 2>million people. Wow, that's a I'm gonna need some strength

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<v Speaker 2>and courage. I don't know about you. I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>need strength and courage for him, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know he tells him.

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<v Speaker 2>He's like, I'm going to I'm going to give you

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<v Speaker 2>that strength and that courage so that that way you

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<v Speaker 2>can divide it to this great peace people.

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<v Speaker 1>Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>So number one is provision number two. The second time,

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<v Speaker 2>God tells him that he will need to be strong

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<v Speaker 2>and take courage and when he needs to honor the

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<v Speaker 2>word of God, who was that was handed down by

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<v Speaker 2>his servant Moses. How well are we honoring the word of.

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<v Speaker 1>The people of God? Right?

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<v Speaker 2>How well do we honor up to the next generation.

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<v Speaker 2>You need strength and courage to be able to trust

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<v Speaker 2>that they want what is best for you, that they

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<v Speaker 2>are leading you and directing you in the right direction.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to have courage and strength, and God provides it. Amen,

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<v Speaker 2>this is what he's saying you must have, and this

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<v Speaker 2>is for us. You must have conviction that this is

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<v Speaker 2>ultimate truth in our generation. You must be fully convinced

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<v Speaker 2>that this gospel that we teach and we preach is

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<v Speaker 2>the ultimate truth. You need strength to uphold it as

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<v Speaker 2>ultimate truth, and you're going to need courage to live

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<v Speaker 2>it out. That's why he says, do not depart from

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<v Speaker 2>it to the left or to the right, but do

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<v Speaker 2>everything that is written in it, and then you will

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<v Speaker 2>have good Successah. Finally, the third time that he tells him,

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<v Speaker 2>he says, you will need strength and courage when you

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<v Speaker 2>feel fear and dismay. The answer to fear and dismay

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<v Speaker 2>is the knowing that God will never leave you.

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<v Speaker 1>Nor forsake you, and that He will be with.

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<v Speaker 2>You wherever you go.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the word.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the elimination of fear is what we're after. Fear

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<v Speaker 2>of the unknown, fear of lack, fear of uncertainty, the

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<v Speaker 2>fear of challenges and distractions which so easily can ensnare

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<v Speaker 2>us right, the unknown. Fear of the unknown might be

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<v Speaker 2>the most triggering thing of your imagination. Then you might

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<v Speaker 2>know you might get most imaginative with the fear of

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<v Speaker 2>the unknown then than any other time in your life. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you start to get really creative with what with with

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<v Speaker 2>what might happen that hasn't even taken place. Yet I

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<v Speaker 2>can only imagine exactly what those people, when they were fearing,

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<v Speaker 2>were actually thinking. Man, I'm about to get torn to

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<v Speaker 2>pieces from those giants. They're gonna cook me and they're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna eat me. Instead of going like Joshua and Caleb,

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<v Speaker 2>these people are our bread. Come on, he prepares a

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<v Speaker 2>meal for you in the presence of your enemies. He

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<v Speaker 2>sets a whole table. Will the enemy be your bread? See,

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<v Speaker 2>Joshua received strength and courage simultaneously. When the command came,

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<v Speaker 2>he had already obtained it on this side of the Jordan,

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<v Speaker 2>in the desert, in the wilderness. However, Joshua did not

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<v Speaker 2>experience this until he crosses the Jordan. So God waits

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<v Speaker 2>for the ark to go before him to stop the

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<v Speaker 2>waters all the way to the city of Adam, right

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<v Speaker 2>where Man ends, God begins come.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Kye.

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<v Speaker 2>So God takes them through that river and they walk

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<v Speaker 2>on the other side, and when there's these great walls

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<v Speaker 2>in front of him, he goes, Okay, I have no

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<v Speaker 2>idea how I'm gonna get past these walls.

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<v Speaker 1>But God knows He's with us. Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was during the expansion time that Israel. It

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<v Speaker 2>was the through the expansion of Israel, that Joshua experiences

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<v Speaker 2>victory and the conquest over fear.

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<v Speaker 1>See, there's a there's a there is.

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<v Speaker 2>A victory, and then there's victories.

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<v Speaker 1>After the first one.

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<v Speaker 2>So you first conquer it a little out of time,

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<v Speaker 2>step by step, city by city, nation by nation, people

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<v Speaker 2>by people. Right, fill the earth and subdue. It is

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<v Speaker 2>what we're commanded to do. It is in our dna,

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<v Speaker 2>it is our makeup, and as the children of God,

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<v Speaker 2>it is it is the kingdom of Heaven that we

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<v Speaker 2>want brought down right. So something that he told me. Actually,

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<v Speaker 2>also as I was thinking about today, we oftentimes speak

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<v Speaker 2>about God's will being done on earth as it is

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<v Speaker 2>in heaven. But it happens after you begin conquering fear

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<v Speaker 2>and moving into the promises of God for your life.

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<v Speaker 2>You bring about His will through your actions. As you

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<v Speaker 2>discover the will of God in prayer, your life begins

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<v Speaker 2>to reflect that you understand that will by what you

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<v Speaker 2>do next true true. So he takes that step, and

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<v Speaker 2>he goes across the river, and they take Jericho and

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<v Speaker 2>all of the enemies in the surrounding region. No, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>this is what and they say this, this is what

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<v Speaker 2>Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai Wow, and they

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<v Speaker 2>greatly feared. Oh God, I think an excuse me if

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<v Speaker 2>this is going to sound a little bit you know,

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<v Speaker 2>too manly or whatever you know, but it is what

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<v Speaker 2>it is, Kay.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen.

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<v Speaker 2>A man can only know what it's like to win

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<v Speaker 2>when he engages in combat or competition. David only knew

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<v Speaker 2>how to kill a giant through the experience of fighting

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<v Speaker 2>a giant. I think sometimes we get so afraid to

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<v Speaker 2>move forward because of the fear of the unknown, rather

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<v Speaker 2>than using the fear of staying exactly as you are

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<v Speaker 2>to propel you into the direction that God has carved

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<v Speaker 2>out before you. When he shows you the promise of

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<v Speaker 1>What if good? What if you don't provide? What? What

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<v Speaker 2>We need that exact fear of staying and exactly as

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<v Speaker 2>completely stopped an entire army of men who were backed

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<v Speaker 2>by God. They said that it was the army of

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<v Speaker 2>never departed until after that giant was overcome. Then they

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<v Speaker 2>all charged into combat and battle. But it takes faithful

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<v Speaker 2>in what God has called them to do, to fill

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<v Speaker 2>the earth and subdue it, to edenize the world, to

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<v Speaker 2>establish the Kingdom of Heaven on earth, to expand beyond

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<v Speaker 2>our own. So we have a church, now we're expanding it.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's growing, why because we need it for capacity.

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<v Speaker 2>What happens when that one grows too big? Come on,

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<v Speaker 2>come on. It's one conquest after the next until we

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<v Speaker 2>fill up this earth and sub it until every single

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<v Speaker 2>place looks like light and glory. We grow so that

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<v Speaker 2>God can continue to pour in more glory, so that

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<v Speaker 2>he can continue to fill it with more presence, so

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<v Speaker 2>that he can continue to draw in the loss, or

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<v Speaker 2>draw in the believer, so that they can come here

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<v Speaker 2>be activated into the promises of God, so that they

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<v Speaker 2>can be taught and brought and sent out into the

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<v Speaker 2>pilot gad station, into Uganda, into Texas, into the prisons,

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<v Speaker 2>and pulling out that which the enemy thought that he had,

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<v Speaker 2>we can only do that through expanse. This has been

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know when he said to tend and to

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<v Speaker 2>keep it, he was actually expanding, eat it. It continued

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<v Speaker 2>he said, lets the wilderness overtake you, you know, so

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<v Speaker 2>The intention is to grow in numbers, to feel it

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<v Speaker 2>and subdue it. This applies to our own personal ministry expressions.

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<v Speaker 2>This applies to what you do in your every day life.

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<v Speaker 2>This applies to what you do in volunteering here. This

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<v Speaker 2>to do. As far as apostolic leadership in business, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a bunch of people of you who are in business,

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<v Speaker 2>you building the Kingdom of God. Then expand thedn't grow.

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<v Speaker 2>That's good.

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<v Speaker 1>Be more afraid to stay the same. I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>Be more afraid to stay the same because we preach

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<v Speaker 2>a gospel that is continued all the time. It is

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<v Speaker 2>always moving, it's always it's always changing us, transforming us.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>He's the foundation. Right, He's the cornerstone of our of

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<v Speaker 2>our faith. Jesus is right. And we never expect Christians

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<v Speaker 2>to stay exactly as they came in. We never expect

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<v Speaker 2>that people say, come as you are, but allow God

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<v Speaker 2>to transform you into he has called you to be.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't come as you are and stay as you are.

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<v Speaker 2>That don't work. Wow? Yeah, Yes, stay humble, Yes, stay contrite, Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>stay stay raw in your heart for the Lord. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>stay stay in that posture of gratitude.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, stay in those things. Everything else though.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, let's push those weeds out. Yeah, let's let's plant

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<v Speaker 2>a new garden, let's lay a new foundation, let's scrow. Aymen,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm preaching today. I don't know about you, guys. I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like I'm preaching today.

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<v Speaker 1>H Mmmm.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, let's go to let's let's use Zerubbyl as another

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<v Speaker 2>come on, let's do this, okay. So let's see ZERUBBYL

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<v Speaker 2>was building and constructing the Second Temple after they destroyed

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<v Speaker 2>the Temple of Solomon, after the Babylonians came, they leveled

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<v Speaker 1>Then Cyrus comes in, he freezes the Jews.

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<v Speaker 2>Then Zerubbyl is now in play, Neamiah is now in play,

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<v Speaker 2>Ezra's now in play, and they are going to start

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<v Speaker 2>to rebuild the temple. But then say but then the

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<v Speaker 1>You can't build that temple.

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<v Speaker 2>Then the harassments show up. Oh, we're going to fight

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<v Speaker 2>you over that. You guys got to stop building. And

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<v Speaker 2>then the worst come out of all that group. The

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<v Speaker 2>worst show up, say the lawyers. I'm sorry, if there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lawyer in the building, they're redeemable to They're redeemable to. Hallylujah.

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<v Speaker 2>We love our lawyers. They're the ones that are going

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<v Speaker 2>to fight the fights that we need them to fight.

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<v Speaker 1>Amen. Amen, Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>After a while, they simply grew weary, and then they

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<v Speaker 2>started to build their own homes. They started to build

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<v Speaker 2>up their own lives, and then they forget to build

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<v Speaker 2>the House of the Lord. For ten years, it's.

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<v Speaker 1>Just just sitting.

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<v Speaker 2>House of the Lord's just sitting. You know, we face

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<v Speaker 2>out basically numbers of demons just to get this church

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<v Speaker 2>Bill Pastor Dwayne and Joel and the people that were

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<v Speaker 2>for this place. We face challenges now expanding it, just

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<v Speaker 2>like Rubable did. He faced challenges trying to just get

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<v Speaker 2>that foundation finished. But here's the word of the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>by might nor by power, but by my spirit, says

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<v Speaker 2>before zerubebyl you shall become a plain, and he shall

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<v Speaker 2>Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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<v Speaker 2>the hands of Zerubabyl have laid the foundation of this temple.

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<v Speaker 2>His hands shall also finish it. Then you will know

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<v Speaker 2>that the Lord of Hosts has set me to you,

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<v Speaker 2>for who has despised the day of small things. We

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<v Speaker 2>have small beginnings, even for the size that we are.

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<v Speaker 2>We have small beginnings. We have to look up and

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<v Speaker 2>to broaden our vision. We can go further than Jericho

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<v Speaker 2>and Ai. Yeah, for these seven rejoice to see the

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<v Speaker 2>eyes of the Lord, which scan to and fro throughout

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<v Speaker 1>What earth, Come.

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<v Speaker 2>On, we are we are, We have set people out,

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<v Speaker 2>we have we have been into other countries, into other

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is the word of the Lord for

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<v Speaker 2>Mm hm hmmm. Let's let's shout grace to some things

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<v Speaker 2>you ready, black ops to goals, difficulties, naysayers, opposition lawyers,

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<v Speaker 2>the unknown, the enemy's lies, fear, grace, grace, hallelujah.

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<v Speaker 3>Come on, let's stand up. Let's pray.

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<v Speaker 2>Father, We thank you for today. We thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>your word.

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<v Speaker 1>God.

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<v Speaker 2>Lord, I pray that everyone received this personal invitation God

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<v Speaker 1>The mountain that stands before them.

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<v Speaker 2>God in the personal, in the family area, God in

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<v Speaker 2>the finances area of God, in the area of business.

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<v Speaker 2>I pray that there's new ministers, even being birth right.

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<v Speaker 2>Now Lord, impart it to them. God, give them a

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<v Speaker 2>new vision. Lord. Let their eyes see how far you

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<v Speaker 2>can take them and how fear has no place in them,

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<v Speaker 2>for your presence goes with them. Lord, a thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>We bless your holy name. Lord in Jesus, might nay amen.