Peace With Your Scars
August 7, 2020
27:29
Joel and Victoria Osteen's message of unconditional love and unending hope reaches everyone across the world.
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Peace With Your Scars
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- - JOEL OSTEEN: WELL,
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- - JOEL OSTEEN: WELL,GOD BLESS YOU.
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- GOD BLESS YOU.IT'S A JOY TO COME INTO YOUR
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- IT'S A JOY TO COME INTO YOURHOMES, AND IF YOU'RE EVER IN
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- HOMES, AND IF YOU'RE EVER INOUR AREA PLEASE STOP BY
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- OUR AREA PLEASE STOP BYAND BE A PART OF ONE
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- AND BE A PART OF ONEOF OUR SERVICES.
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- OF OUR SERVICES.THESE ARE THE FINEST PEOPLE
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- THESE ARE THE FINEST PEOPLEIN ALL OF HOUSTON, TEXAS,
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- IN ALL OF HOUSTON, TEXAS,RIGHT HERE AT LAKEWOOD.
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- RIGHT HERE AT LAKEWOOD.WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU
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- WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOUCOME OUT.
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- COME OUT.I LIKE TO START WITH
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- I LIKE TO START WITHSOMETHING FUNNY, AND I HEARD
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- SOMETHING FUNNY, AND I HEARDABOUT THIS MAN.
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- ABOUT THIS MAN.HE GOT CAUGHT SHOPLIFTING
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- HE GOT CAUGHT SHOPLIFTINGAT THE GROCERY STORE.
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- AT THE GROCERY STORE.HE WAS AT COURT.
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- HE WAS AT COURT.THE JUDGE SAID, "SIR,
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- THE JUDGE SAID, "SIR,I UNDERSTAND YOU STOLE
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- I UNDERSTAND YOU STOLEA CAN OF PEACHES.
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- A CAN OF PEACHES.HOW MANY PEACHES WERE
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- HOW MANY PEACHES WEREIN THAT CAN?"
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- IN THAT CAN?"HE SAID, "FIVE, YOUR HONOR."
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- HE SAID, "FIVE, YOUR HONOR."HE SAID, "ALL RIGHT, I'M
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- HE SAID, "ALL RIGHT, I'MGOING TO GIVE YOU ONE WEEK
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- GOING TO GIVE YOU ONE WEEKIN JAIL FOR EACH PEACH.
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- IN JAIL FOR EACH PEACH.YOU HAVE FIVE WEEKS."
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- YOU HAVE FIVE WEEKS."HIS WIFE STOOD UP AND SAID,
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- HIS WIFE STOOD UP AND SAID,"YOUR HONOR,
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- "YOUR HONOR,MAY I SAY SOMETHING?"
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- MAY I SAY SOMETHING?"HE SAID, "YES, WHAT IS IT?"
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- HE SAID, "YES, WHAT IS IT?"SHE SAID, "HE STOLE A CAN
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- SHE SAID, "HE STOLE A CANOF PEAS TOO."
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- OF PEAS TOO."SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT.
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- SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT.THIS IS MY BIBLE.
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- THIS IS MY BIBLE.I AM WHAT IT SAYS I AM.
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- I AM WHAT IT SAYS I AM.I HAVE WHAT IT SAYS I HAVE.
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- I HAVE WHAT IT SAYS I HAVE.I CAN DO WHAT IT SAYS
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- I CAN DO WHAT IT SAYSI CAN DO.
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- I CAN DO.TODAY I WILL BE TAUGHT
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- TODAY I WILL BE TAUGHTTHE WORD OF GOD.
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- THE WORD OF GOD.I BOLDLY CONFESS MY MIND
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- I BOLDLY CONFESS MY MINDIS ALERT.
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- IS ALERT.MY HEART IS RECEPTIVE.
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- MY HEART IS RECEPTIVE.I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
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- I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.IN JESUS'S NAME.
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- IN JESUS'S NAME.GOD BLESS YOU.
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- GOD BLESS YOU.I WANT TO TALK TO YOU TODAY
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- I WANT TO TALK TO YOU TODAYABOUT "PEACE WITH
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- ABOUT "PEACE WITHYOUR SCARS."
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- YOUR SCARS."YOU CAN'T LIVE VERY LONG
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- YOU CAN'T LIVE VERY LONGWITHOUT BEING INJURED, GOING
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- WITHOUT BEING INJURED, GOINGTHROUGH HURTS AND PAINS.
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- THROUGH HURTS AND PAINS.SOMETIMES THE WOUND HEALS UP
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- SOMETIMES THE WOUND HEALS UPAND THERE IS NO SIGN THAT IT
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- AND THERE IS NO SIGN THAT ITEVER HAPPENED, BUT THERE ARE
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- EVER HAPPENED, BUT THERE ARECERTAIN WOUNDS THAT ARE
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- CERTAIN WOUNDS THAT ARESO SEVERE, A CUT SO DEEP.
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- SO SEVERE, A CUT SO DEEP.THEY HEAL UP, THE PAIN GOES
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- THEY HEAL UP, THE PAIN GOESAWAY, BUT THEY LEAVE A SCAR,
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- AWAY, BUT THEY LEAVE A SCAR,SCARS FROM FALLING OFF
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- SCARS FROM FALLING OFFA BIKE AS A CHILD,
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- A BIKE AS A CHILD,SCARS FROM THE SURGERY
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- SCARS FROM THE SURGERYTO REMOVE THE ILLNESS,
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- TO REMOVE THE ILLNESS,SCARS FROM THE ACCIDENT.
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- SCARS FROM THE ACCIDENT.THERE ARE PHYSICAL SCARS,
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- THERE ARE PHYSICAL SCARS,SCARS THAT WE CAN SEE, BUT
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- SCARS THAT WE CAN SEE, BUTTHERE ARE ALSO INVISIBLE
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- THERE ARE ALSO INVISIBLESCARS, SCARS THAT COME FROM
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- SCARS, SCARS THAT COME FROMINNER WOUNDS: SCARRED BY
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- INNER WOUNDS: SCARRED BYTHE DIVORCE, SCARRED BY WHAT
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- THE DIVORCE, SCARRED BY WHATSOMEBODY SAID, SCARRED
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- SOMEBODY SAID, SCARREDBY MISTAKES THAT WE MADE.
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- BY MISTAKES THAT WE MADE.SO OFTEN WE TRY TO HIDE
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- SO OFTEN WE TRY TO HIDEOUR SCARS.
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- OUR SCARS.WE DON'T SEE ANYTHING
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- WE DON'T SEE ANYTHINGPOSITIVE ABOUT IT.
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- POSITIVE ABOUT IT.IT REMINDS US OF THE HURT,
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- IT REMINDS US OF THE HURT,THE SICKNESS, THE BETRAYAL.
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- THE SICKNESS, THE BETRAYAL.WE WISH THEY'D GO AWAY,
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- WE WISH THEY'D GO AWAY,BUT WE NEED TO SEE OUR SCARS
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- BUT WE NEED TO SEE OUR SCARSIN A NEW LIGHT.
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- IN A NEW LIGHT.GOD DID NOT ALLOW THAT SCAR
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- GOD DID NOT ALLOW THAT SCARTO DISCOURAGE YOU.
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- TO DISCOURAGE YOU.HE ALLOWED IT TO REMIND YOU
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- HE ALLOWED IT TO REMIND YOUOF WHAT HE
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- OF WHAT HEBROUGHT YOU THROUGH.
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- BROUGHT YOU THROUGH.WHEN YOU SEE THE SCAR,
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- WHEN YOU SEE THE SCAR,DON'T THINK OF THE PAIN.
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- DON'T THINK OF THE PAIN.THINK OF THE GRACE OF GOD.
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- THINK OF THE GRACE OF GOD.THE SCAR MEANS THE WOUND
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- THE SCAR MEANS THE WOUNDIS HEALED.
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- IS HEALED.THE SCAR MEANS THE PAIN
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- THE SCAR MEANS THE PAINIS OVER AND YOU'RE
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- IS OVER AND YOU'REMOVING FORWARD.
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- MOVING FORWARD.THE SCAR MEANS WHAT
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- THE SCAR MEANS WHATKEPT YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT
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- KEPT YOU AWAKE AT NIGHTIS NOW BEHIND YOU.
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- IS NOW BEHIND YOU.DON'T GET BITTER AND LIVE
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- DON'T GET BITTER AND LIVEIN REGRETS.
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- IN REGRETS.THAT SCAR IS A REMINDER OF
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- THAT SCAR IS A REMINDER OFHOW FAITHFUL GOD HAS BEEN.
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- HOW FAITHFUL GOD HAS BEEN.WITHOUT HIS MERCY THAT
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- WITHOUT HIS MERCY THATMISTAKE COULD HAVE STOPPED
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- MISTAKE COULD HAVE STOPPEDYOUR PURPOSE.
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- YOUR PURPOSE.WITHOUT HIS HEALING THAT
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- WITHOUT HIS HEALING THATSICKNESS COULD HAVE BEEN
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- SICKNESS COULD HAVE BEENTHE END.
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- THE END.WHEN YOU'RE TEMPTED TO GET
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- WHEN YOU'RE TEMPTED TO GETDISCOURAGED, THINK AN
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- DISCOURAGED, THINK ANOBSTACLE IS TOO BIG,
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- OBSTACLE IS TOO BIG,JUST LOOK AT THAT SCAR.
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- JUST LOOK AT THAT SCAR."GOD, YOU HEALED ME
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- "GOD, YOU HEALED MEBACK THEN.
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- BACK THEN.YOU RESTORED MY MARRIAGE.
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- YOU RESTORED MY MARRIAGE.YOU HELPED ME THROUGH THE
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- YOU HELPED ME THROUGH THELOSS OF MY LOVED ONE.
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- LOSS OF MY LOVED ONE.IT WASN'T EASY.
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- IT WASN'T EASY.IT LEFT A SCAR, BUT THIS SCAR
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- IT LEFT A SCAR, BUT THIS SCARIS A REMINDER
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- IS A REMINDEROF YOUR GOODNESS.
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- OF YOUR GOODNESS.YOU DID IT FOR ME BACK THEN.
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- YOU DID IT FOR ME BACK THEN.I KNOW YOU'LL DO IT FOR ME
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- I KNOW YOU'LL DO IT FOR MERIGHT NOW."
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- RIGHT NOW."IF YOU'LL SEE YOUR SCARS THE
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- IF YOU'LL SEE YOUR SCARS THERIGHT WAY, THEY'LL BE FUEL
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- RIGHT WAY, THEY'LL BE FUELFOR YOUR FAITH.
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- FOR YOUR FAITH.THEY'LL REMIND YOU OF
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- THEY'LL REMIND YOU OFTHE GOODNESS OF GOD,
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- THE GOODNESS OF GOD,BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRY
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- BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRYTO HIDE YOUR SCARS.
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- TO HIDE YOUR SCARS.YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
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- YOU DON'T HAVE TO BEEMBARRASSED BY WHAT
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- EMBARRASSED BY WHATYOU'VE BEEN THROUGH.
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- YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH.YOU CAN BE AT PEACE
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- YOU CAN BE AT PEACEWITH YOUR SCARS.
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- WITH YOUR SCARS.NO ONE IN THE SCRIPTURE
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- NO ONE IN THE SCRIPTUREFULFILLED THEIR DESTINY
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- FULFILLED THEIR DESTINYWITHOUT SCARS.
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- WITHOUT SCARS.WE ALL GET WOUNDED.
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- WE ALL GET WOUNDED.THINGS HAPPEN IN LIFE THAT
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- THINGS HAPPEN IN LIFE THATWE DIDN'T SEE COMING:
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- WE DIDN'T SEE COMING:AN UNEXPECTED ILLNESS,
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- AN UNEXPECTED ILLNESS,A LOSS, PEOPLE
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- A LOSS, PEOPLECOME AGAINST US,
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- COME AGAINST US,WE MAKE MISTAKES.
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- WE MAKE MISTAKES.IF YOU'RE GOING TO FULFILL
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- IF YOU'RE GOING TO FULFILLYOUR DESTINY, INSTEAD OF
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- YOUR DESTINY, INSTEAD OFBEING DEPRESSED BY WHAT YOU
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- BEING DEPRESSED BY WHAT YOUWENT THROUGH, INSTEAD OF
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- WENT THROUGH, INSTEAD OFGOING AROUND IN SELF-PITY
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- GOING AROUND IN SELF-PITYBECAUSE IT WASN'T FAIR,
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- BECAUSE IT WASN'T FAIR,HAVE A NEW PERSPECTIVE.
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- HAVE A NEW PERSPECTIVE.THE ENEMY TRIED TO STOP YOU,
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- THE ENEMY TRIED TO STOP YOU,BUT GOD HEALED YOU.
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- BUT GOD HEALED YOU.HOW DO YOU KNOW?
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- HOW DO YOU KNOW?YOU HAVE A SCAR TO PROVE IT.
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- YOU HAVE A SCAR TO PROVE IT.YOU'RE NOT ASHAMED OF IT.
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- YOU'RE NOT ASHAMED OF IT.YOU'RE NOT DEPRESSED OVER IT.
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- YOU'RE NOT DEPRESSED OVER IT.YOU'RE AT PEACE
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- YOU'RE AT PEACEWITH YOUR SCARS.
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- WITH YOUR SCARS.YOU KNOW IT WAS THE HAND OF
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- YOU KNOW IT WAS THE HAND OFGOD PROTECTING YOU, NOT
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- GOD PROTECTING YOU, NOTLETTING THAT OPPOSITION
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- LETTING THAT OPPOSITIONDEFEAT YOU.
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- DEFEAT YOU.THE SCAR DOESN'T HAVE TO
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- THE SCAR DOESN'T HAVE TOREMIND YOU OF THE PAIN.
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- REMIND YOU OF THE PAIN.IT CAN REMIND YOU OF
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- IT CAN REMIND YOU OFTHE GREATNESS OF GOD.
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- THE GREATNESS OF GOD.THE ENEMY WASN'T ABLE
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- THE ENEMY WASN'T ABLETO TAKE YOU OUT.
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- TO TAKE YOU OUT.SURE YOU HAVE A SCAR,
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- SURE YOU HAVE A SCAR,SURE IT WAS PAINFUL, BUT NOW
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- SURE IT WAS PAINFUL, BUT NOWYOU'VE COME THROUGH
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- YOU'VE COME THROUGHHEALED, RESTORED,
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- HEALED, RESTORED,VINDICATED, BLESSED,
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- VINDICATED, BLESSED,FULFILLING YOUR PURPOSE.
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- FULFILLING YOUR PURPOSE.I READ ABOUT A YOUNG LADY.
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- I READ ABOUT A YOUNG LADY.SHE'D BEEN IN AFRICA
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- SHE'D BEEN IN AFRICAVOLUNTEERING AT AN ORPHANAGE.
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- VOLUNTEERING AT AN ORPHANAGE.DRIVING BACK TO THE AIRPORT
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- DRIVING BACK TO THE AIRPORTSHE WAS IN
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- SHE WAS INA HEAD-ON COLLISION.
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- A HEAD-ON COLLISION.VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
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- VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT.HER FACE WAS CUT FROM THE TOP
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- HER FACE WAS CUT FROM THE TOPOF HER FOREHEAD, AROUND HER
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- OF HER FOREHEAD, AROUND HEREYE, DOWN TO HER CHIN.
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- EYE, DOWN TO HER CHIN.IT TOOK HUNDREDS OF STITCHES
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- IT TOOK HUNDREDS OF STITCHESTO SEW IT UP.
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- TO SEW IT UP.SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY,
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- SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY,LOOKS LIKE A MODEL.
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- LOOKS LIKE A MODEL.NOW HER FACE WAS FOREVER
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- NOW HER FACE WAS FOREVERCHANGED, PERMANENTLY SCARRED.
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- CHANGED, PERMANENTLY SCARRED.AFTER IT HEALED, PEOPLE WERE
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- AFTER IT HEALED, PEOPLE WERECONCERNED ABOUT HER
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- CONCERNED ABOUT HERSELF-ESTEEM AND HOW SHE
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- SELF-ESTEEM AND HOW SHEWAS GOING TO HANDLE IT.
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- WAS GOING TO HANDLE IT.MUCH TO THEIR SURPRISE
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- MUCH TO THEIR SURPRISESHE DIDN'T GET BITTER.
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- SHE DIDN'T GET BITTER.SHE WASN'T DEPRESSED.
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- SHE WASN'T DEPRESSED.SHE WAS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL.
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- SHE WAS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL.SHE KNEW SHE COULD HAVE
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- SHE KNEW SHE COULD HAVEEASILY LOST HER LIFE, AND
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- EASILY LOST HER LIFE, ANDTHIS WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
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- THIS WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO.SOMETIMES SHE'LL GO OUT NOW
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- SOMETIMES SHE'LL GO OUT NOWWITHOUT WEARING ANY MAKEUP.
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- WITHOUT WEARING ANY MAKEUP.SHE DOESN'T EVEN TRY
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- SHE DOESN'T EVEN TRYTO COVER THE SCAR UP.
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- TO COVER THE SCAR UP.SHE WEARS IT WITH PRIDE.
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- SHE WEARS IT WITH PRIDE.SHE REALIZED THAT SHE IS
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- SHE REALIZED THAT SHE ISBLESSED TO BE ALIVE.
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- BLESSED TO BE ALIVE.YOUR SCARS CAN REMIND YOU OF
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- YOUR SCARS CAN REMIND YOU OFTHE PAIN OR THEY CAN REMIND
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- THE PAIN OR THEY CAN REMINDYOU OF THE GRACE OF GOD.
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- YOU OF THE GRACE OF GOD.ARE YOU AT PEACE WITH YOUR
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- ARE YOU AT PEACE WITH YOURSCARS OR ARE YOU TRYING TO
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- SCARS OR ARE YOU TRYING TOHIDE THEM, LIVING GUILTY, MAD
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- HIDE THEM, LIVING GUILTY, MADAT WHO HURT YOU, BITTER BY
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- AT WHO HURT YOU, BITTER BYWHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH?
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- WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH?THOSE SCARS ARE NOT THERE
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- THOSE SCARS ARE NOT THERETO DEPRESS YOU.
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- TO DEPRESS YOU.THEY'RE THERE
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- THEY'RE THERETO ENCOURAGE YOU.
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- TO ENCOURAGE YOU.THEY ARE REMINDERS OF WHAT
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- THEY ARE REMINDERS OF WHATGOD BROUGHT YOU THROUGH.
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- GOD BROUGHT YOU THROUGH.IT MAY HAVE BEEN PAINFUL, IT
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- IT MAY HAVE BEEN PAINFUL, ITWASN'T FAIR, BUT WITHOUT THE
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- WASN'T FAIR, BUT WITHOUT THEGOODNESS OF GOD YOU WOULDN'T
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- GOODNESS OF GOD YOU WOULDN'TBE WHERE YOU ARE.
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- BE WHERE YOU ARE.YOU'D STILL BE WOUNDED,
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- YOU'D STILL BE WOUNDED,YOU'D STILL BE HURTING,
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- YOU'D STILL BE HURTING,BUT LOOK AT YOU NOW.
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- BUT LOOK AT YOU NOW.YOU'RE RESTORED.
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- YOU'RE RESTORED.YOU'RE HEALED.
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- YOU'RE HEALED.YOU'RE MOVING FORWARD.
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- YOU'RE MOVING FORWARD.MY FRIEND DA'DRA, ONE OF OUR
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- MY FRIEND DA'DRA, ONE OF OURWORSHIP LEADERS, DEVELOPED
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- WORSHIP LEADERS, DEVELOPEDTHIS HUGE GOITER ON HER NECK.
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- THIS HUGE GOITER ON HER NECK.IT GREW TO THE SIZE
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- IT GREW TO THE SIZEOF A MAN'S FIST.
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- OF A MAN'S FIST.IT WAS SO LARGE, SHE WAS IN
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- IT WAS SO LARGE, SHE WAS INDANGER OF IT BLOCKING
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- DANGER OF IT BLOCKINGHER WINDPIPE.
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- HER WINDPIPE.SHE HAD BEEN TO SEVERAL
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- SHE HAD BEEN TO SEVERALDOCTORS, BUT THEY
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- DOCTORS, BUT THEYWOULDN'T TOUCH IT.
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- WOULDN'T TOUCH IT.IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO HER
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- IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO HERVOCAL CORDS.
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- VOCAL CORDS.THEY WERE CONCERNED SHE MIGHT
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- THEY WERE CONCERNED SHE MIGHTLOSE HER VOICE, AND DA'DRA
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- LOSE HER VOICE, AND DA'DRAIS AN AMAZING SINGER.
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- IS AN AMAZING SINGER.SHE'S BEEN LEADING WORSHIP
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- SHE'S BEEN LEADING WORSHIPSINCE A LITTLE CHILD.
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- SINCE A LITTLE CHILD.AFTER GOING TO SEVERAL
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- AFTER GOING TO SEVERALDOCTORS, BEING TOLD NO TIME
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- DOCTORS, BEING TOLD NO TIMEAND TIME AGAIN, SHE WAS AT
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- AND TIME AGAIN, SHE WAS ATHOME RESEARCHING SURGEONS
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- HOME RESEARCHING SURGEONSON THE INTERNET.
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- ON THE INTERNET.THIS DOCTOR FROM NASHVILLE
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- THIS DOCTOR FROM NASHVILLESTOOD OUT.
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- STOOD OUT.SOMETHING SAID HE'S THE ONE.
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- SOMETHING SAID HE'S THE ONE.SHE WENT TO SEE HIM.
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- SHE WENT TO SEE HIM.HE SAID HE WOULD DO THE
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- HE SAID HE WOULD DO THESURGERY, BUT IT WAS RISKY.
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- SURGERY, BUT IT WAS RISKY.HE HAD TO FLY IN ANOTHER
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- HE HAD TO FLY IN ANOTHERSURGEON TO ASSIST HIM,
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- SURGEON TO ASSIST HIM,SO COMPLICATED IT WAS GOING
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- SO COMPLICATED IT WAS GOINGTO TAKE TWO OF THEM.
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- TO TAKE TWO OF THEM.SHE HAD THE SURGERY.
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- SHE HAD THE SURGERY.IT WAS COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL.
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- IT WAS COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL.SHE WAS TOLD THAT SHE COULD
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- SHE WAS TOLD THAT SHE COULDBE OUT UP TO A YEAR,
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- BE OUT UP TO A YEAR,BUT THREE MONTHS LATER
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- BUT THREE MONTHS LATERSHE WAS BACK SINGING.
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- SHE WAS BACK SINGING.SIX MONTHS LATER,
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- SIX MONTHS LATER,SHE HAD HER FULL RANGE.
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- SHE HAD HER FULL RANGE.A YEAR LATER, SHE HAD MORE
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- A YEAR LATER, SHE HAD MORERANGE THAN BEFORE THE
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- RANGE THAN BEFORE THESURGERY, BUT WHEN DA'DRA
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- SURGERY, BUT WHEN DA'DRASINGS THERE IS THIS SCAR
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- SINGS THERE IS THIS SCARACROSS HER NECK.
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- ACROSS HER NECK.IT'S INTERESTING THAT SHE
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- IT'S INTERESTING THAT SHEDOESN'T NECESSARILY TRY
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- DOESN'T NECESSARILY TRYTO COVER IT UP.
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- TO COVER IT UP.SHE DOESN'T ONLY WEAR
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- SHE DOESN'T ONLY WEARHIGH-NECK BLOUSES.
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- HIGH-NECK BLOUSES.SHE'S AT PEACE
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- SHE'S AT PEACEWITH THAT SCAR.
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- WITH THAT SCAR.AT ONE TIME IT DIDN'T LOOK
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- AT ONE TIME IT DIDN'T LOOKGOOD.
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- GOOD.MONTH AFTER MONTH, SHE DIDN'T
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- MONTH AFTER MONTH, SHE DIDN'TKNOW WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO
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- KNOW WHAT SHE WAS GOING TODO, BUT NOW WHEN SHE SEES
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- DO, BUT NOW WHEN SHE SEESTHAT SCAR SHE'S NOT BITTER,
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- THAT SCAR SHE'S NOT BITTER,"LOOK WHAT I HAD
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- "LOOK WHAT I HADTO GO THROUGH.
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- TO GO THROUGH.LOOK AT THE PAIN I ENDURED."
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- LOOK AT THE PAIN I ENDURED."THAT SCAR REMINDS HER OF
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- THAT SCAR REMINDS HER OFTHE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD.
- 00:07:48.324 --> 00:07:50.293
- THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD.IT REMINDS HER THAT GOD
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- IT REMINDS HER THAT GODIS DIRECTING HER STEPS,
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- IS DIRECTING HER STEPS,BRINGING THE RIGHT PEOPLE.
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- BRINGING THE RIGHT PEOPLE.THAT GOD BEING FOR HER IS
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- THAT GOD BEING FOR HER ISMORE THAN ANY FORCE TRYING
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- MORE THAN ANY FORCE TRYINGTO STOP HER, BUT SOMETIMES
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- TO STOP HER, BUT SOMETIMESWE HAVE SCARS FROM
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- WE HAVE SCARS FROMSELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS.
- 00:08:01.938 --> 00:08:03.606
- SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS.WE MADE POOR CHOICES.
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- WE MADE POOR CHOICES.WE HAVE NO ONE TO BLAME
- 00:08:04.640 --> 00:08:05.441
- WE HAVE NO ONE TO BLAMEEXCEPT OURSELVES.
- 00:08:05.441 --> 00:08:07.376
- EXCEPT OURSELVES.OUR FRESHMAN YEAR OF HIGH
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- OUR FRESHMAN YEAR OF HIGHSCHOOL, I WAS RUNNING
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- SCHOOL, I WAS RUNNINGAROUND THE TRACK WITH
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- AROUND THE TRACK WITHOUR BASKETBALL TEAM.
- 00:08:11.180 --> 00:08:12.281
- OUR BASKETBALL TEAM.WE WERE DOING CONDITIONING
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- WE WERE DOING CONDITIONINGDRILLS AND HAD TO RUN A
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- DRILLS AND HAD TO RUN ACOUPLE OF MILES.
- 00:08:15.051 --> 00:08:16.586
- COUPLE OF MILES.I HAD BEEN PLAYING AROUND
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- I HAD BEEN PLAYING AROUNDAND FALLEN BEHIND.
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- AND FALLEN BEHIND.THE TEAM WAS ABOUT A HUNDRED
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- THE TEAM WAS ABOUT A HUNDREDYARDS IN FRONT OF ME.
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- YARDS IN FRONT OF ME.THEY TURNED AROUND
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- THEY TURNED AROUNDAND STARTED TEASING ME.
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- AND STARTED TEASING ME.WE WERE JUST HAVING FUN.
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- WE WERE JUST HAVING FUN.WELL, THE COACH WENT
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- WELL, THE COACH WENTINTO THE FIELDHOUSE.
- 00:08:26.862 --> 00:08:29.031
- INTO THE FIELDHOUSE.HE COULDN'T SEE, SO I CUT
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- HE COULDN'T SEE, SO I CUTACROSS THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND
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- ACROSS THE FOOTBALL FIELD ANDWAS GOING TO GET WAY OUT
- 00:08:32.001 --> 00:08:33.302
- WAS GOING TO GET WAY OUTIN FRONT OF THEM.
- 00:08:33.302 --> 00:08:34.971
- IN FRONT OF THEM.WHEN THEY SAW ME TAKE OFF,
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- WHEN THEY SAW ME TAKE OFF,THEY STARTED LAUGHING.
- 00:08:36.505 --> 00:08:37.974
- THEY STARTED LAUGHING.THEY KNEW IF THE COACH SAW ME
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- THEY KNEW IF THE COACH SAW MEI WOULD BE DONE, BUT JUST AS
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- I WOULD BE DONE, BUT JUST ASI WAS ABOUT TO MAKE IT TO THE
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- I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE IT TO THEOTHER SIDE--THERE WAS THIS
- 00:08:43.312 --> 00:08:45.014
- OTHER SIDE--THERE WAS THISMETAL DRAIN COVER ON
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- METAL DRAIN COVER ONTHE GROUND, A BIG GRATE.
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- THE GROUND, A BIG GRATE.I DIDN'T WANT TO STEP ON IT,
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- I DIDN'T WANT TO STEP ON IT,SO I STEPPED RIGHT BEFORE IT.
- 00:08:51.053 --> 00:08:52.888
- SO I STEPPED RIGHT BEFORE IT.WHAT I COULDN'T SEE IS THE
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- WHAT I COULDN'T SEE IS THEWATER HAD ERODED THE DIRT
- 00:08:54.924 --> 00:08:56.158
- WATER HAD ERODED THE DIRTAND THERE WAS A HOLE ABOUT
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- AND THERE WAS A HOLE ABOUTA FOOT AND A HALF DEEP.
- 00:08:57.760 --> 00:08:59.028
- A FOOT AND A HALF DEEP.THE GRASS HAD GROWN UP,
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- THE GRASS HAD GROWN UP,AND YOU COULDN'T TELL.
- 00:09:00.262 --> 00:09:01.497
- AND YOU COULDN'T TELL.WELL, I STEPPED IN THAT HOLE
- 00:09:01.497 --> 00:09:03.532
- WELL, I STEPPED IN THAT HOLEWITH ONE LEG, FELL,
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- WITH ONE LEG, FELL,AND MY KNEE HIT THE METAL
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- AND MY KNEE HIT THE METALDRAIN COVER.
- 00:09:06.268 --> 00:09:07.470
- DRAIN COVER.I TURNED A SOMERSAULT
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- I TURNED A SOMERSAULTAND KEPT RUNNING.
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- AND KEPT RUNNING.THE TEAM, THEY STARTED
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- THE TEAM, THEY STARTEDLAUGHING.
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- LAUGHING.THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS SO
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- THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS SOFUNNY, SO DID I, UNTIL I
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- FUNNY, SO DID I, UNTIL ILOOKED DOWN AND I COULD SEE
- 00:09:14.210 --> 00:09:17.146
- LOOKED DOWN AND I COULD SEEMY KNEECAP OUTSIDE MY SKIN.
- 00:09:17.146 --> 00:09:19.315
- MY KNEECAP OUTSIDE MY SKIN.I HAD BROKEN MY KNEECAP, HAD
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- I HAD BROKEN MY KNEECAP, HADTO HAVE SURGERY, MISSED THE
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- TO HAVE SURGERY, MISSED THEBASKETBALL SEASON THAT YEAR,
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- BASKETBALL SEASON THAT YEAR,AND I NEVER TOLD MY COACH
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- AND I NEVER TOLD MY COACHWHAT REALLY HAPPENED, AND I
- 00:09:25.421 --> 00:09:27.456
- WHAT REALLY HAPPENED, AND IHOPE HE'S NOT LISTENING, BUT
- 00:09:27.456 --> 00:09:30.026
- HOPE HE'S NOT LISTENING, BUTNOW I HAVE THIS BIG SCAR
- 00:09:30.026 --> 00:09:31.494
- NOW I HAVE THIS BIG SCARON MY KNEE.
- 00:09:31.494 --> 00:09:33.429
- ON MY KNEE.WHEN I LOOK AT IT, I COULD BE
- 00:09:33.429 --> 00:09:35.598
- WHEN I LOOK AT IT, I COULD BEREMINDED OF MY MISTAKE,
- 00:09:35.598 --> 00:09:36.932
- REMINDED OF MY MISTAKE,LIVE IN REGRETS,
- 00:09:36.932 --> 00:09:38.267
- LIVE IN REGRETS,"WHAT WAS I THINKING?
- 00:09:38.267 --> 00:09:39.535
- "WHAT WAS I THINKING?WHY DIDN'T I JUST DO WHAT I
- 00:09:39.535 --> 00:09:41.203
- WHY DIDN'T I JUST DO WHAT IWAS SUPPOSED TO?"
- 00:09:41.203 --> 00:09:42.238
- WAS SUPPOSED TO?"BUT I HAVE A DIFFERENT
- 00:09:42.238 --> 00:09:43.239
- BUT I HAVE A DIFFERENTPERSPECTIVE.
- 00:09:43.239 --> 00:09:45.207
- PERSPECTIVE.WHEN I SEE THAT SCAR, I THANK
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- WHEN I SEE THAT SCAR, I THANKGOD THAT I CAN STILL RUN.
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- GOD THAT I CAN STILL RUN.I THANK HIM FOR HIS MERCY.
- 00:09:48.978 --> 00:09:50.012
- I THANK HIM FOR HIS MERCY.THAT EVEN THOUGH I MADE THE
- 00:09:50.012 --> 00:09:51.647
- THAT EVEN THOUGH I MADE THEMISTAKE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS
- 00:09:51.647 --> 00:09:53.015
- MISTAKE, EVEN THOUGH IT WASMY FAULT, HE BROUGHT ME
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- MY FAULT, HE BROUGHT METHROUGH HEALTHY AND STRONG.
- 00:09:55.384 --> 00:09:57.453
- THROUGH HEALTHY AND STRONG.THE TRUTH IS ALL OF US HAVE
- 00:09:57.453 --> 00:09:59.955
- THE TRUTH IS ALL OF US HAVESCARS FROM MISTAKES WE MADE.
- 00:09:59.955 --> 00:10:01.424
- SCARS FROM MISTAKES WE MADE.MAYBE NOT PHYSICALLY,
- 00:10:01.424 --> 00:10:03.092
- MAYBE NOT PHYSICALLY,BUT INVISIBLE SCARS.
- 00:10:03.092 --> 00:10:04.627
- BUT INVISIBLE SCARS.WE GOT OFF COURSE.
- 00:10:04.627 --> 00:10:06.495
- WE GOT OFF COURSE.WE GAVE IN TO TEMPTATION.
- 00:10:06.495 --> 00:10:07.530
- WE GAVE IN TO TEMPTATION.WE HANG AROUND PEOPLE
- 00:10:07.530 --> 00:10:08.631
- WE HANG AROUND PEOPLETHAT PULLED US DOWN.
- 00:10:08.631 --> 00:10:09.465
- THAT PULLED US DOWN.WE DIDN'T TAKE CARE
- 00:10:09.465 --> 00:10:10.966
- WE DIDN'T TAKE CAREOF OUR MARRIAGE.
- 00:10:10.966 --> 00:10:12.535
- OF OUR MARRIAGE.WE COULD LET THOSE SCARS
- 00:10:12.535 --> 00:10:14.937
- WE COULD LET THOSE SCARSREMIND US OF OUR MISTAKES,
- 00:10:14.937 --> 00:10:17.139
- REMIND US OF OUR MISTAKES,GO AROUND GUILTY, OR WE CAN
- 00:10:17.139 --> 00:10:18.374
- GO AROUND GUILTY, OR WE CANLET THEM REMIND US
- 00:10:18.374 --> 00:10:20.242
- LET THEM REMIND USOF THE GRACE OF GOD.
- 00:10:20.242 --> 00:10:22.611
- OF THE GRACE OF GOD.GOD DIDN'T ALLOW THAT SCAR SO
- 00:10:22.611 --> 00:10:24.080
- GOD DIDN'T ALLOW THAT SCAR SOYOU CAN CONSTANTLY THINK
- 00:10:24.080 --> 00:10:25.781
- YOU CAN CONSTANTLY THINKABOUT YOUR FAILURES.
- 00:10:25.781 --> 00:10:27.216
- ABOUT YOUR FAILURES.HE ALLOWED IT SO YOU WOULD
- 00:10:27.216 --> 00:10:28.818
- HE ALLOWED IT SO YOU WOULDTHINK ABOUT HIS MERCY,
- 00:10:28.818 --> 00:10:30.386
- THINK ABOUT HIS MERCY,HIS FORGIVENESS.
- 00:10:30.386 --> 00:10:31.721
- HIS FORGIVENESS.QUIT BEATING YOURSELF UP
- 00:10:31.721 --> 00:10:33.122
- QUIT BEATING YOURSELF UPOVER THE PAST.
- 00:10:33.122 --> 00:10:34.190
- OVER THE PAST.THE ENEMY IS CALLED
- 00:10:34.190 --> 00:10:35.658
- THE ENEMY IS CALLEDTHE ACCUSER.
- 00:10:35.658 --> 00:10:37.026
- THE ACCUSER.HE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO LIVE IN
- 00:10:37.026 --> 00:10:39.562
- HE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO LIVE INREGRETS, DOWN ON YOURSELF,
- 00:10:39.562 --> 00:10:41.697
- REGRETS, DOWN ON YOURSELF,NOT ENJOYING THE GRACE OF GOD
- 00:10:41.697 --> 00:10:43.265
- NOT ENJOYING THE GRACE OF GODBECAUSE YOU'RE SO FOCUSED ON
- 00:10:43.265 --> 00:10:44.767
- BECAUSE YOU'RE SO FOCUSED ONMISTAKES YOU'VE MADE,
- 00:10:44.767 --> 00:10:45.968
- MISTAKES YOU'VE MADE,WHAT YOU DID WRONG,
- 00:10:45.968 --> 00:10:48.003
- WHAT YOU DID WRONG,TRYING TO HIDE THE SCARS.
- 00:10:48.003 --> 00:10:49.672
- TRYING TO HIDE THE SCARS.THOSE SCARS WEREN'T MEANT
- 00:10:49.672 --> 00:10:50.973
- THOSE SCARS WEREN'T MEANTTO BE HIDDEN.
- 00:10:50.973 --> 00:10:51.741
- TO BE HIDDEN.YOU HAVE NOTHING
- 00:10:51.741 --> 00:10:53.042
- YOU HAVE NOTHINGTO BE ASHAMED OF.
- 00:10:53.042 --> 00:10:54.376
- TO BE ASHAMED OF.YOU ARE FORGIVEN.
- 00:10:54.376 --> 00:10:55.678
- YOU ARE FORGIVEN.YOU ARE REDEEMED.
- 00:10:55.678 --> 00:10:57.413
- YOU ARE REDEEMED.THAT SCAR IS A REMINDER
- 00:10:57.413 --> 00:10:59.515
- THAT SCAR IS A REMINDEROF THE MERCY OF GOD.
- 00:10:59.515 --> 00:11:00.850
- OF THE MERCY OF GOD.DON'T LET IT BE TURNED INTO
- 00:11:00.850 --> 00:11:02.118
- DON'T LET IT BE TURNED INTOSOMETHING THAT MAKES
- 00:11:02.118 --> 00:11:03.519
- SOMETHING THAT MAKESYOU FEEL GUILTY.
- 00:11:03.519 --> 00:11:05.654
- YOU FEEL GUILTY.GOD HAS DONE TOO MUCH FOR US.
- 00:11:05.654 --> 00:11:07.490
- GOD HAS DONE TOO MUCH FOR US.HE'S PAID TOO BIG A PRICE.
- 00:11:07.490 --> 00:11:09.458
- HE'S PAID TOO BIG A PRICE.HE HAS BROUGHT YOU TOO FAR
- 00:11:09.458 --> 00:11:10.392
- HE HAS BROUGHT YOU TOO FARFOR YOU TO SHRINK BACK
- 00:11:10.392 --> 00:11:11.627
- FOR YOU TO SHRINK BACKIN GUILT.
- 00:11:11.627 --> 00:11:12.928
- IN GUILT.YOU CAN BE AT PEACE
- 00:11:12.928 --> 00:11:14.530
- YOU CAN BE AT PEACEWITH YOUR SCARS.
- 00:11:14.530 --> 00:11:16.031
- WITH YOUR SCARS.NOTHING YOU'VE DONE IS
- 00:11:16.031 --> 00:11:17.633
- NOTHING YOU'VE DONE ISA SURPRISE TO GOD.
- 00:11:17.633 --> 00:11:18.801
- A SURPRISE TO GOD.HE KNEW EVERY MISTAKE
- 00:11:18.801 --> 00:11:19.902
- HE KNEW EVERY MISTAKEWE WOULD MAKE.
- 00:11:19.902 --> 00:11:21.036
- WE WOULD MAKE.HE KNEW EVERY TIME WE WOULD
- 00:11:21.036 --> 00:11:22.638
- HE KNEW EVERY TIME WE WOULDTAKE A WRONG TURN.
- 00:11:22.638 --> 00:11:24.006
- TAKE A WRONG TURN.HE WOULDN'T HAVE ALLOWED IT
- 00:11:24.006 --> 00:11:25.074
- HE WOULDN'T HAVE ALLOWED ITIF IT WAS GOING TO KEEP US
- 00:11:25.074 --> 00:11:26.742
- IF IT WAS GOING TO KEEP USFROM OUR PURPOSE.
- 00:11:26.742 --> 00:11:28.077
- FROM OUR PURPOSE.MY FATHER WAS MARRIED
- 00:11:28.077 --> 00:11:29.745
- MY FATHER WAS MARRIEDAT AN EARLY AGE.
- 00:11:29.745 --> 00:11:31.247
- AT AN EARLY AGE.UNFORTUNATELY, THE MARRIAGE
- 00:11:31.247 --> 00:11:32.715
- UNFORTUNATELY, THE MARRIAGEDIDN'T WORK OUT.
- 00:11:32.715 --> 00:11:34.216
- DIDN'T WORK OUT.HE WAS EMBARRASSED.
- 00:11:34.216 --> 00:11:35.384
- HE WAS EMBARRASSED.DENOMINATIONAL LEADERS
- 00:11:35.384 --> 00:11:36.552
- DENOMINATIONAL LEADERSTOLD HIM THAT HE WOULD
- 00:11:36.552 --> 00:11:38.587
- TOLD HIM THAT HE WOULDNEVER PASTOR AGAIN.
- 00:11:38.587 --> 00:11:39.789
- NEVER PASTOR AGAIN.WHEN YOU'RE WOUNDED THERE
- 00:11:39.789 --> 00:11:41.891
- WHEN YOU'RE WOUNDED THEREWILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE THAT
- 00:11:41.891 --> 00:11:43.993
- WILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE THATINSTEAD OF BEING A HEALER AND
- 00:11:43.993 --> 00:11:45.194
- INSTEAD OF BEING A HEALER ANDPOURING THE OIL ON THE
- 00:11:45.194 --> 00:11:46.996
- POURING THE OIL ON THEWOUNDS, HELP YOU GET BACK ON
- 00:11:46.996 --> 00:11:48.731
- WOUNDS, HELP YOU GET BACK ONYOUR FEET, THEY'LL JUDGE YOU
- 00:11:48.731 --> 00:11:49.999
- YOUR FEET, THEY'LL JUDGE YOUBY YOUR MISTAKES.
- 00:11:49.999 --> 00:11:51.267
- BY YOUR MISTAKES.THEY'LL TRY TO DISQUALIFY
- 00:11:51.267 --> 00:11:53.135
- THEY'LL TRY TO DISQUALIFYYOU, BUT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE
- 00:11:53.135 --> 00:11:54.436
- YOU, BUT PEOPLE DON'T HAVETHE FINAL SAY.
- 00:11:54.436 --> 00:11:55.971
- THE FINAL SAY.THEY DIDN'T CALL YOU.
- 00:11:55.971 --> 00:11:56.972
- THEY DIDN'T CALL YOU.THEY DIDN'T BREATHE LIFE
- 00:11:56.972 --> 00:11:58.174
- THEY DIDN'T BREATHE LIFEINTO YOU.
- 00:11:58.174 --> 00:11:59.708
- INTO YOU.THEY DIDN'T KNOW YOU BEFORE
- 00:11:59.708 --> 00:12:00.843
- THEY DIDN'T KNOW YOU BEFOREYOU WERE FORMED IN YOUR
- 00:12:00.843 --> 00:12:02.478
- YOU WERE FORMED IN YOURMOTHER'S WOMB.
- 00:12:02.478 --> 00:12:03.512
- MOTHER'S WOMB.PEOPLE MAY HAVE WRITTEN
- 00:12:03.512 --> 00:12:04.847
- PEOPLE MAY HAVE WRITTENYOU OFF, BUT DON'T
- 00:12:04.847 --> 00:12:05.915
- YOU OFF, BUT DON'TGET DISCOURAGED.
- 00:12:05.915 --> 00:12:06.682
- GET DISCOURAGED.GOD HAS ALREADY
- 00:12:06.682 --> 00:12:08.050
- GOD HAS ALREADYWRITTEN YOU ON.
- 00:12:08.050 --> 00:12:09.819
- WRITTEN YOU ON.HE CHOSE YOU BEFORE YOU
- 00:12:09.819 --> 00:12:11.053
- HE CHOSE YOU BEFORE YOUCOULD CHOOSE HIM.
- 00:12:11.053 --> 00:12:12.454
- COULD CHOOSE HIM.THE SCRIPTURE SAYS GOD'S
- 00:12:12.454 --> 00:12:14.023
- THE SCRIPTURE SAYS GOD'SCALLING ON YOUR LIFE
- 00:12:14.023 --> 00:12:15.724
- CALLING ON YOUR LIFEIS IRREVOCABLE.
- 00:12:15.724 --> 00:12:17.293
- IS IRREVOCABLE.THAT MEANS GOD DOESN'T
- 00:12:17.293 --> 00:12:18.727
- THAT MEANS GOD DOESN'TCHANGE HIS MIND.
- 00:12:18.727 --> 00:12:20.062
- CHANGE HIS MIND.HE'S ALREADY DECIDED
- 00:12:20.062 --> 00:12:21.497
- HE'S ALREADY DECIDEDTO SHOW YOU MERCY.
- 00:12:21.497 --> 00:12:22.998
- TO SHOW YOU MERCY.HE'S ALREADY DECIDED TO HEAL
- 00:12:22.998 --> 00:12:24.333
- HE'S ALREADY DECIDED TO HEALTHE WOUND AND GIVE YOU
- 00:12:24.333 --> 00:12:25.734
- THE WOUND AND GIVE YOUANOTHER CHANCE.
- 00:12:25.734 --> 00:12:27.036
- ANOTHER CHANCE.DON'T BELIEVE THOSE LIES
- 00:12:27.036 --> 00:12:28.470
- DON'T BELIEVE THOSE LIESTHAT "YOU BLEW IT.
- 00:12:28.470 --> 00:12:29.471
- THAT "YOU BLEW IT.YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE.
- 00:12:29.471 --> 00:12:31.473
- YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE.JUST SIT ON THE SIDELINES."
- 00:12:31.473 --> 00:12:33.342
- JUST SIT ON THE SIDELINES."GET BACK IN THE GAME.
- 00:12:33.342 --> 00:12:34.443
- GET BACK IN THE GAME.THE SCAR DOESN'T MEAN
- 00:12:34.443 --> 00:12:35.377
- THE SCAR DOESN'T MEANYOU'RE FINISHED.
- 00:12:35.377 --> 00:12:37.046
- YOU'RE FINISHED.THE SCAR IS A SIGN THAT
- 00:12:37.046 --> 00:12:38.314
- THE SCAR IS A SIGN THATYOU'VE BEEN HEALED.
- 00:12:38.314 --> 00:12:39.448
- YOU'VE BEEN HEALED.IT'S A SIGN THAT YOU'RE
- 00:12:39.448 --> 00:12:41.383
- IT'S A SIGN THAT YOU'REREADY FOR ACTION.
- 00:12:41.383 --> 00:12:42.785
- READY FOR ACTION.IF GOD WAS THROUGH WITH YOU,
- 00:12:42.785 --> 00:12:45.187
- IF GOD WAS THROUGH WITH YOU,YOU WOULDN'T STILL BE HERE.
- 00:12:45.187 --> 00:12:45.921
- YOU WOULDN'T STILL BE HERE.THERE IS SOMETHING
- 00:12:45.921 --> 00:12:47.423
- THERE IS SOMETHINGFOR YOU TO DO.
- 00:12:47.423 --> 00:12:49.091
- FOR YOU TO DO.YOU HAVE AN ASSIGNMENT.
- 00:12:49.091 --> 00:12:51.126
- YOU HAVE AN ASSIGNMENT.SOMEBODY NEEDS WHAT YOU HAVE.
- 00:12:51.126 --> 00:12:52.928
- SOMEBODY NEEDS WHAT YOU HAVE.SOMEBODY NEEDS YOUR SMILE.
- 00:12:52.928 --> 00:12:54.263
- SOMEBODY NEEDS YOUR SMILE.SOMEBODY NEEDS YOUR LOVE.
- 00:12:54.263 --> 00:12:56.298
- SOMEBODY NEEDS YOUR LOVE.SOMEBODY NEEDS YOUR GIFTS.
- 00:12:56.298 --> 00:12:57.533
- SOMEBODY NEEDS YOUR GIFTS."NOT ME, JOEL.
- 00:12:57.533 --> 00:12:58.667
- "NOT ME, JOEL.I HAVE ALL THESE WOUNDS.
- 00:12:58.667 --> 00:13:00.202
- I HAVE ALL THESE WOUNDS.I HAVE ALL THESE SCARS."
- 00:13:00.202 --> 00:13:01.270
- I HAVE ALL THESE SCARS."EVERYBODY HAS SCARS.
- 00:13:01.270 --> 00:13:02.771
- EVERYBODY HAS SCARS.THE SCARS DON'T
- 00:13:02.771 --> 00:13:04.039
- THE SCARS DON'TDISQUALIFY YOU.
- 00:13:04.039 --> 00:13:05.241
- DISQUALIFY YOU.THE SCARS PREPARE YOU.
- 00:13:05.241 --> 00:13:06.709
- THE SCARS PREPARE YOU.YOU LEARN FROM
- 00:13:06.709 --> 00:13:08.043
- YOU LEARN FROMEVERY EXPERIENCE.
- 00:13:08.043 --> 00:13:09.245
- EVERY EXPERIENCE.YOU'RE GAINING SOMETHING
- 00:13:09.245 --> 00:13:09.879
- YOU'RE GAINING SOMETHINGYOU'RE GOING TO NEED
- 00:13:09.879 --> 00:13:11.213
- YOU'RE GOING TO NEEDDOWN THE ROAD.
- 00:13:11.213 --> 00:13:12.514
- DOWN THE ROAD.NOTHING YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH
- 00:13:12.514 --> 00:13:13.883
- NOTHING YOU'VE BEEN THROUGHHAS BEEN WASTED.
- 00:13:13.883 --> 00:13:14.683
- HAS BEEN WASTED.IT'S ALL A PART
- 00:13:14.683 --> 00:13:16.418
- IT'S ALL A PARTOF GOD'S PLAN.
- 00:13:16.418 --> 00:13:17.786
- OF GOD'S PLAN.SEVERAL YEARS AFTER MY DAD
- 00:13:17.786 --> 00:13:19.355
- SEVERAL YEARS AFTER MY DADWAS DIVORCED, HE MET MY
- 00:13:19.355 --> 00:13:21.457
- WAS DIVORCED, HE MET MYMOTHER, THEY FELL IN LOVE,
- 00:13:21.457 --> 00:13:22.291
- MOTHER, THEY FELL IN LOVE,AND WERE MARRIED
- 00:13:22.291 --> 00:13:23.459
- AND WERE MARRIEDFOR OVER 40 YEARS,
- 00:13:23.459 --> 00:13:24.793
- FOR OVER 40 YEARS,AND MY FATHER WENT ON
- 00:13:24.793 --> 00:13:26.629
- AND MY FATHER WENT ONTO PASTOR GREAT CHURCHES AND
- 00:13:26.629 --> 00:13:27.963
- TO PASTOR GREAT CHURCHES ANDMINISTER TO PEOPLE AROUND
- 00:13:27.963 --> 00:13:29.665
- MINISTER TO PEOPLE AROUNDTHE WORLD, BUT HE COULD HAVE
- 00:13:29.665 --> 00:13:31.333
- THE WORLD, BUT HE COULD HAVELET THAT SCAR STOP HIM.
- 00:13:31.333 --> 00:13:32.635
- LET THAT SCAR STOP HIM.EVERY TIME HE LOOKED AT IT,
- 00:13:32.635 --> 00:13:33.168
- EVERY TIME HE LOOKED AT IT,HE COULD HAVE THOUGHT,
- 00:13:33.168 --> 00:13:34.803
- HE COULD HAVE THOUGHT,"I'M NOT QUALIFIED.
- 00:13:34.803 --> 00:13:35.938
- "I'M NOT QUALIFIED.LOOK WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH.
- 00:13:35.938 --> 00:13:38.007
- LOOK WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH.I CAN'T MINISTER TO OTHERS,"
- 00:13:38.007 --> 00:13:39.308
- I CAN'T MINISTER TO OTHERS,"BUT HE SAW THAT SCAR
- 00:13:39.308 --> 00:13:40.809
- BUT HE SAW THAT SCARIN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.
- 00:13:40.809 --> 00:13:42.912
- IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.INSTEAD OF DISCOURAGING HIM,
- 00:13:42.912 --> 00:13:44.179
- INSTEAD OF DISCOURAGING HIM,IT REMINDED HIM
- 00:13:44.179 --> 00:13:46.015
- IT REMINDED HIMOF THE MERCY OF GOD.
- 00:13:46.015 --> 00:13:47.917
- OF THE MERCY OF GOD.INSTEAD OF LIVING CONDEMNED,
- 00:13:47.917 --> 00:13:49.251
- INSTEAD OF LIVING CONDEMNED,IT'S JUST THE OPPOSITE.
- 00:13:49.251 --> 00:13:50.552
- IT'S JUST THE OPPOSITE.HE WOULD THANK GOD
- 00:13:50.552 --> 00:13:52.254
- HE WOULD THANK GODTHAT HE WAS RESTORED.
- 00:13:52.254 --> 00:13:52.855
- THAT HE WAS RESTORED.WHY?
- 00:13:52.855 --> 00:13:53.956
- WHY?HE WAS AT PEACE
- 00:13:53.956 --> 00:13:55.858
- HE WAS AT PEACEWITH HIS SCARS.
- 00:13:55.858 --> 00:13:57.259
- WITH HIS SCARS.ARE YOU BEATING YOURSELF UP
- 00:13:57.259 --> 00:13:59.328
- ARE YOU BEATING YOURSELF UPOVER THE PAST, NOT PURSUING
- 00:13:59.328 --> 00:14:00.930
- OVER THE PAST, NOT PURSUINGDREAMS, NOT PASSIONATE
- 00:14:00.930 --> 00:14:02.231
- DREAMS, NOT PASSIONATEABOUT LIFE?
- 00:14:02.231 --> 00:14:03.732
- ABOUT LIFE?THE ENEMY KEEPS REMINDING YOU
- 00:14:03.732 --> 00:14:05.000
- THE ENEMY KEEPS REMINDING YOUOF THOSE SELF-INFLICTED
- 00:14:05.000 --> 00:14:06.835
- OF THOSE SELF-INFLICTEDWOUNDS, HOW YOU BLEW IT.
- 00:14:06.835 --> 00:14:08.604
- WOUNDS, HOW YOU BLEW IT.YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE.
- 00:14:08.604 --> 00:14:10.039
- YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE.NEXT TIME HE COMES SHOWING
- 00:14:10.039 --> 00:14:11.307
- NEXT TIME HE COMES SHOWINGYOU THAT SCAR,
- 00:14:11.307 --> 00:14:11.974
- YOU THAT SCAR,TRYING TO MAKE YOU
- 00:14:11.974 --> 00:14:12.908
- TRYING TO MAKE YOUFEEL GUILTY,
- 00:14:12.908 --> 00:14:14.243
- FEEL GUILTY,JUST TURN IT AROUND.
- 00:14:14.243 --> 00:14:15.477
- JUST TURN IT AROUND."THIS SCAR REMINDS ME
- 00:14:15.477 --> 00:14:17.046
- "THIS SCAR REMINDS MEOF THE MERCY OF GOD.
- 00:14:17.046 --> 00:14:17.746
- OF THE MERCY OF GOD.IT REMINDS ME
- 00:14:17.746 --> 00:14:18.981
- IT REMINDS METHAT I'M REDEEMED,
- 00:14:18.981 --> 00:14:21.317
- THAT I'M REDEEMED,THAT I'M FORGIVEN."
- 00:14:21.317 --> 00:14:23.485
- THAT I'M FORGIVEN."I'VE HEARD IT SAID ONLY GOD
- 00:14:23.485 --> 00:14:25.554
- I'VE HEARD IT SAID ONLY GODCAN TAKE AN UGLY WOUND
- 00:14:25.554 --> 00:14:27.323
- CAN TAKE AN UGLY WOUNDAND TURN IT INTO A SCAR
- 00:14:27.323 --> 00:14:28.691
- AND TURN IT INTO A SCAROF BEAUTY.
- 00:14:28.691 --> 00:14:30.626
- OF BEAUTY.SOUNDS LIKE A CONTRADICTION.
- 00:14:30.626 --> 00:14:32.761
- SOUNDS LIKE A CONTRADICTION.HOW CAN A SCAR BE BEAUTIFUL?
- 00:14:32.761 --> 00:14:35.064
- HOW CAN A SCAR BE BEAUTIFUL?WE SEE SCARS AS PAINFUL,
- 00:14:35.064 --> 00:14:36.365
- WE SEE SCARS AS PAINFUL,UGLY.
- 00:14:36.365 --> 00:14:37.333
- UGLY.WE'D RATHER FORGET.
- 00:14:37.333 --> 00:14:39.768
- WE'D RATHER FORGET.WE TRY TO HIDE, BUT OUR GOD
- 00:14:39.768 --> 00:14:40.903
- WE TRY TO HIDE, BUT OUR GODKNOWS HOW TO TAKE AN UGLY
- 00:14:40.903 --> 00:14:43.172
- KNOWS HOW TO TAKE AN UGLYWOUND, A BITTER DIVORCE, A
- 00:14:43.172 --> 00:14:44.974
- WOUND, A BITTER DIVORCE, APAINFUL LOSS, AN UNEXPECTED
- 00:14:44.974 --> 00:14:47.710
- PAINFUL LOSS, AN UNEXPECTEDILLNESS AND SOMEHOW CHANGE IT
- 00:14:47.710 --> 00:14:49.511
- ILLNESS AND SOMEHOW CHANGE ITINTO SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.
- 00:14:49.511 --> 00:14:51.580
- INTO SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.WE DIDN'T DESERVE THE MERCY.
- 00:14:51.580 --> 00:14:52.448
- WE DIDN'T DESERVE THE MERCY.WE DIDN'T SEE HOW IT COULD
- 00:14:52.448 --> 00:14:53.515
- WE DIDN'T SEE HOW IT COULDWORK OUT.
- 00:14:53.515 --> 00:14:55.284
- WORK OUT.THE ODDS WERE AGAINST US,
- 00:14:55.284 --> 00:14:56.852
- THE ODDS WERE AGAINST US,BUT GOD NOT ONLY BROUGHT US
- 00:14:56.852 --> 00:14:58.687
- BUT GOD NOT ONLY BROUGHT USTHROUGH, HE TURNED IT INTO
- 00:14:58.687 --> 00:15:00.689
- THROUGH, HE TURNED IT INTOA SCAR OF BEAUTY.
- 00:15:00.689 --> 00:15:01.857
- A SCAR OF BEAUTY.NOW WHEN WE LOOK AT IT
- 00:15:01.857 --> 00:15:03.058
- NOW WHEN WE LOOK AT ITWE'RE SO BLESSED.
- 00:15:03.058 --> 00:15:04.026
- WE'RE SO BLESSED.WE'RE SO GRATEFUL.
- 00:15:04.026 --> 00:15:05.728
- WE'RE SO GRATEFUL.WE DON'T REMEMBER THE PAIN.
- 00:15:05.728 --> 00:15:06.328
- WE DON'T REMEMBER THE PAIN.WE DON'T REMEMBER
- 00:15:06.328 --> 00:15:07.129
- WE DON'T REMEMBERTHE HEARTACHE.
- 00:15:07.129 --> 00:15:08.564
- THE HEARTACHE.WE REMEMBER THE GOODNESS
- 00:15:08.564 --> 00:15:09.999
- WE REMEMBER THE GOODNESSOF GOD.
- 00:15:09.999 --> 00:15:11.467
- OF GOD.MY MOTHER HAD POLIO WHEN SHE
- 00:15:11.467 --> 00:15:13.135
- MY MOTHER HAD POLIO WHEN SHEWAS A CHILD AND ONE OF HER
- 00:15:13.135 --> 00:15:14.470
- WAS A CHILD AND ONE OF HERLEGS IS MUCH SMALLER
- 00:15:14.470 --> 00:15:15.704
- LEGS IS MUCH SMALLERTHAN THE OTHER.
- 00:15:15.704 --> 00:15:17.573
- THAN THE OTHER.SHE WALKS WITH A LIMP.
- 00:15:17.573 --> 00:15:19.174
- SHE WALKS WITH A LIMP.I'VE NEVER HEARD HER COMPLAIN
- 00:15:19.174 --> 00:15:21.076
- I'VE NEVER HEARD HER COMPLAINABOUT HER LIMP, NEVER SEEN
- 00:15:21.076 --> 00:15:21.977
- ABOUT HER LIMP, NEVER SEENHER DISCOURAGED
- 00:15:21.977 --> 00:15:23.479
- HER DISCOURAGEDABOUT HER LEG.
- 00:15:23.479 --> 00:15:25.180
- ABOUT HER LEG.WHEN SHE LOOKS AT THAT SCAR,
- 00:15:25.180 --> 00:15:27.349
- WHEN SHE LOOKS AT THAT SCAR,SO TO SPEAK, SHE DOESN'T SEE
- 00:15:27.349 --> 00:15:28.851
- SO TO SPEAK, SHE DOESN'T SEEIT IN A NEGATIVE LIGHT, "OH,
- 00:15:28.851 --> 00:15:30.319
- IT IN A NEGATIVE LIGHT, "OH,LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO ME."
- 00:15:30.319 --> 00:15:31.720
- LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO ME."HER ATTITUDE IS, "LORD,
- 00:15:31.720 --> 00:15:33.322
- HER ATTITUDE IS, "LORD,THANK YOU THAT I CAN WALK.
- 00:15:33.322 --> 00:15:33.956
- THANK YOU THAT I CAN WALK.THANK YOU FOR YOUR
- 00:15:33.956 --> 00:15:36.025
- THANK YOU FOR YOURGOODNESS IN MY LIFE."
- 00:15:36.025 --> 00:15:38.394
- GOODNESS IN MY LIFE."THAT SCAR IS NOT A REMINDER
- 00:15:38.394 --> 00:15:39.728
- THAT SCAR IS NOT A REMINDEROF THE PAIN.
- 00:15:39.728 --> 00:15:41.363
- OF THE PAIN.IT'S A SCAR OF BEAUTY.
- 00:15:41.363 --> 00:15:42.898
- IT'S A SCAR OF BEAUTY.IT REMINDS HER WHAT GOD
- 00:15:42.898 --> 00:15:43.532
- IT REMINDS HER WHAT GODBROUGHT HER THROUGH.
- 00:15:43.532 --> 00:15:46.135
- BROUGHT HER THROUGH.IN THE SCRIPTURE JACOB HAD A
- 00:15:46.135 --> 00:15:48.437
- IN THE SCRIPTURE JACOB HAD ALOT OF SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS.
- 00:15:48.437 --> 00:15:50.105
- LOT OF SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS.HE WAS DISHONEST, WENT
- 00:15:50.105 --> 00:15:51.673
- HE WAS DISHONEST, WENTAROUND CHEATING PEOPLE.
- 00:15:51.673 --> 00:15:52.808
- AROUND CHEATING PEOPLE.HE TRICKED HIS BROTHER OUT
- 00:15:52.808 --> 00:15:54.576
- HE TRICKED HIS BROTHER OUTOF HIS BIRTHRIGHT, COST HIM A
- 00:15:54.576 --> 00:15:56.445
- OF HIS BIRTHRIGHT, COST HIM ALOT OF HEARTACHE AND PAIN.
- 00:15:56.445 --> 00:15:58.514
- LOT OF HEARTACHE AND PAIN.LATER IN LIFE HE DECIDED
- 00:15:58.514 --> 00:16:00.049
- LATER IN LIFE HE DECIDEDTO MAKE A CHANGE.
- 00:16:00.049 --> 00:16:01.250
- TO MAKE A CHANGE.HE WENT DOWN TO THE BROOK
- 00:16:01.250 --> 00:16:03.285
- HE WENT DOWN TO THE BROOKBY HIMSELF TO GET ALONE
- 00:16:03.285 --> 00:16:04.453
- BY HIMSELF TO GET ALONEWITH GOD.
- 00:16:04.453 --> 00:16:05.954
- WITH GOD.AN ANGEL APPEARED THAT LOOKED
- 00:16:05.954 --> 00:16:07.923
- AN ANGEL APPEARED THAT LOOKEDLIKE A MAN AND WRESTLED
- 00:16:07.923 --> 00:16:10.025
- LIKE A MAN AND WRESTLEDWITH JACOB ALL NIGHT.
- 00:16:10.025 --> 00:16:11.260
- WITH JACOB ALL NIGHT.THE NEXT MORNING, THE ANGEL
- 00:16:11.260 --> 00:16:12.628
- THE NEXT MORNING, THE ANGELWAS ABOUT TO LEAVE.
- 00:16:12.628 --> 00:16:14.029
- WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE.JACOB HELD ON TO HIM AND
- 00:16:14.029 --> 00:16:16.365
- JACOB HELD ON TO HIM ANDSAID, "I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
- 00:16:16.365 --> 00:16:17.966
- SAID, "I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU GO
- 00:16:17.966 --> 00:16:19.168
- I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU GOUNTIL YOU BLESS ME."
- 00:16:19.168 --> 00:16:21.603
- UNTIL YOU BLESS ME."THE ANGEL GAVE HIM THE
- 00:16:21.603 --> 00:16:23.605
- THE ANGEL GAVE HIM THEBLESSING, AND HE LEFT.
- 00:16:23.605 --> 00:16:25.407
- BLESSING, AND HE LEFT.IN THE STRUGGLE JACOB
- 00:16:25.407 --> 00:16:26.809
- IN THE STRUGGLE JACOBHURT HIS HIP.
- 00:16:26.809 --> 00:16:28.143
- HURT HIS HIP.THE SCRIPTURE SAYS HE
- 00:16:28.143 --> 00:16:30.345
- THE SCRIPTURE SAYS HEWALKED AWAY WITH A LIMP,
- 00:16:30.345 --> 00:16:32.514
- WALKED AWAY WITH A LIMP,BUT HE HAD HIS BLESSING.
- 00:16:32.514 --> 00:16:33.782
- BUT HE HAD HIS BLESSING.WHAT AM I SAYING?
- 00:16:33.782 --> 00:16:35.084
- WHAT AM I SAYING?YOU CAN HAVE A LIMP
- 00:16:35.084 --> 00:16:36.718
- YOU CAN HAVE A LIMPAND STILL BE BLESSED.
- 00:16:36.718 --> 00:16:37.886
- AND STILL BE BLESSED.YOU CAN HAVE A SCAR
- 00:16:37.886 --> 00:16:39.721
- YOU CAN HAVE A SCARAND STILL BE SUCCESSFUL.
- 00:16:39.721 --> 00:16:41.090
- AND STILL BE SUCCESSFUL.YOU CAN GO THROUGH A BREAKUP
- 00:16:41.090 --> 00:16:42.825
- YOU CAN GO THROUGH A BREAKUPLIKE MY FATHER AND STILL DO
- 00:16:42.825 --> 00:16:45.627
- LIKE MY FATHER AND STILL DOGREAT THINGS, BUT TOO OFTEN
- 00:16:45.627 --> 00:16:47.963
- GREAT THINGS, BUT TOO OFTENWE THINK OUR SCARS LIMIT US.
- 00:16:47.963 --> 00:16:48.964
- WE THINK OUR SCARS LIMIT US.SOME OF THEM WEREN'T EVEN OUR
- 00:16:48.964 --> 00:16:50.799
- SOME OF THEM WEREN'T EVEN OURFAULT, SCARRED FROM A TOUGH
- 00:16:50.799 --> 00:16:52.334
- FAULT, SCARRED FROM A TOUGHCHILDHOOD, OR SCARRED
- 00:16:52.334 --> 00:16:53.435
- CHILDHOOD, OR SCARREDFROM A BREAKUP,
- 00:16:53.435 --> 00:16:55.471
- FROM A BREAKUP,SCARRED FROM A ILLNESS.
- 00:16:55.471 --> 00:16:57.272
- SCARRED FROM A ILLNESS.THOSE SCARS DON'T HAVE
- 00:16:57.272 --> 00:16:58.474
- THOSE SCARS DON'T HAVETO STOP YOU.
- 00:16:58.474 --> 00:17:00.843
- TO STOP YOU.THE SCARS ARE YOUR TESTIMONY.
- 00:17:00.843 --> 00:17:01.743
- THE SCARS ARE YOUR TESTIMONY.THAT'S YOUR STORY.
- 00:17:01.743 --> 00:17:03.512
- THAT'S YOUR STORY.YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIDE THEM.
- 00:17:03.512 --> 00:17:05.180
- YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIDE THEM.EVERYONE HAS SCARS.
- 00:17:05.180 --> 00:17:05.914
- EVERYONE HAS SCARS."WELL, JOEL, I'VE BEEN
- 00:17:05.914 --> 00:17:07.116
- "WELL, JOEL, I'VE BEENTHROUGH SO MUCH.
- 00:17:07.116 --> 00:17:08.750
- THROUGH SO MUCH.I HAVE SO MANY SCARS.
- 00:17:08.750 --> 00:17:10.252
- I HAVE SO MANY SCARS.I DON'T SEE HOW I COULD EVER
- 00:17:10.252 --> 00:17:12.254
- I DON'T SEE HOW I COULD EVERACCOMPLISH MY DREAMS."
- 00:17:12.254 --> 00:17:14.256
- ACCOMPLISH MY DREAMS."I KNOW SOMEONE THAT HAS MORE
- 00:17:14.256 --> 00:17:16.058
- I KNOW SOMEONE THAT HAS MORESCARS THAN YOU, AND HE
- 00:17:16.058 --> 00:17:17.926
- SCARS THAN YOU, AND HEFULFILLED HIS PURPOSE.
- 00:17:17.926 --> 00:17:20.896
- FULFILLED HIS PURPOSE.HE CAME 2.000 YEARS AGO.
- 00:17:20.896 --> 00:17:22.564
- HE CAME 2.000 YEARS AGO.HE WAS BETRAYED BY HIS
- 00:17:22.564 --> 00:17:24.933
- HE WAS BETRAYED BY HISFRIENDS, MISUNDERSTOOD
- 00:17:24.933 --> 00:17:26.201
- FRIENDS, MISUNDERSTOODBY HIS FAMILY.
- 00:17:26.201 --> 00:17:27.169
- BY HIS FAMILY.HE WAS FORCED TO WEAR
- 00:17:27.169 --> 00:17:28.704
- HE WAS FORCED TO WEARA CROWN OF THORNS.
- 00:17:28.704 --> 00:17:30.472
- A CROWN OF THORNS.HIS HANDS AND FEET WERE
- 00:17:30.472 --> 00:17:31.874
- HIS HANDS AND FEET WEREPIERCED WHERE THEY NAILED HIM
- 00:17:31.874 --> 00:17:33.709
- PIERCED WHERE THEY NAILED HIMTO A CROSS, HAD A BIG GOUGE
- 00:17:33.709 --> 00:17:35.744
- TO A CROSS, HAD A BIG GOUGEIN HIS SIDE FROM A SPEAR.
- 00:17:35.744 --> 00:17:37.546
- IN HIS SIDE FROM A SPEAR.HIS BACK WAS LASHED WITH
- 00:17:37.546 --> 00:17:39.114
- HIS BACK WAS LASHED WITH39 STRIPES.
- 00:17:39.114 --> 00:17:40.482
- 39 STRIPES.WHO IS MORE SCARRED
- 00:17:40.482 --> 00:17:42.184
- WHO IS MORE SCARREDTHAN OUR SAVIOR?
- 00:17:42.184 --> 00:17:44.153
- THAN OUR SAVIOR?WHAT AMAZES ME IS WHEN JESUS
- 00:17:44.153 --> 00:17:45.821
- WHAT AMAZES ME IS WHEN JESUSROSE FROM THE DEAD, WHEN HE
- 00:17:45.821 --> 00:17:47.589
- ROSE FROM THE DEAD, WHEN HECAME UP OUT OF THE GRAVE, YOU
- 00:17:47.589 --> 00:17:48.557
- CAME UP OUT OF THE GRAVE, YOUWOULD THINK HE WOULD BE
- 00:17:48.557 --> 00:17:50.692
- WOULD THINK HE WOULD BECOMPLETELY HEALED, EVERYTHING
- 00:17:50.692 --> 00:17:52.561
- COMPLETELY HEALED, EVERYTHINGRESTORED BACK TO NORMAL.
- 00:17:52.561 --> 00:17:54.062
- RESTORED BACK TO NORMAL.BUT EVEN THOUGH RESURRECTION
- 00:17:54.062 --> 00:17:55.931
- BUT EVEN THOUGH RESURRECTIONPOWER CAUSED HIM TO COME BACK
- 00:17:55.931 --> 00:17:59.034
- POWER CAUSED HIM TO COME BACKTO LIFE, HE STILL HAD SCARS.
- 00:17:59.034 --> 00:18:00.469
- TO LIFE, HE STILL HAD SCARS.THIS IS SIGNIFICANT
- 00:18:00.469 --> 00:18:01.837
- THIS IS SIGNIFICANTBECAUSE GOD COULD HAVE
- 00:18:01.837 --> 00:18:03.372
- BECAUSE GOD COULD HAVETAKEN THEM AWAY.
- 00:18:03.372 --> 00:18:04.439
- TAKEN THEM AWAY.THE SCRIPTURE EVEN TALKS
- 00:18:04.439 --> 00:18:05.707
- THE SCRIPTURE EVEN TALKSABOUT HOW WHEN WE GET TO
- 00:18:05.707 --> 00:18:06.875
- ABOUT HOW WHEN WE GET TOHEAVEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
- 00:18:06.875 --> 00:18:09.211
- HEAVEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVENEW BODIES, NO SCARS.
- 00:18:09.211 --> 00:18:11.079
- NEW BODIES, NO SCARS.GOD COULD HAVE MADE HIS SKIN
- 00:18:11.079 --> 00:18:13.282
- GOD COULD HAVE MADE HIS SKINLIKE NEW, BUT ON PURPOSE HE
- 00:18:13.282 --> 00:18:14.950
- LIKE NEW, BUT ON PURPOSE HELEFT THE SCARS.
- 00:18:14.950 --> 00:18:16.919
- LEFT THE SCARS.MAYBE, IN PART, IT WAS
- 00:18:16.919 --> 00:18:19.054
- MAYBE, IN PART, IT WASTO SHOW US THAT IT'S OKAY
- 00:18:19.054 --> 00:18:20.455
- TO SHOW US THAT IT'S OKAYTO HAVE SCARS.
- 00:18:20.455 --> 00:18:21.290
- TO HAVE SCARS.IT'S OKAY THAT YOU'VE
- 00:18:21.290 --> 00:18:22.491
- IT'S OKAY THAT YOU'VEMADE MISTAKES.
- 00:18:22.491 --> 00:18:23.392
- MADE MISTAKES.IT'S OKAY THAT PEOPLE
- 00:18:23.392 --> 00:18:24.393
- IT'S OKAY THAT PEOPLEBETRAYED YOU.
- 00:18:24.393 --> 00:18:25.527
- BETRAYED YOU.IT'S OKAY THAT YOU LOST
- 00:18:25.527 --> 00:18:26.795
- IT'S OKAY THAT YOU LOSTTHAT LOVED ONE.
- 00:18:26.795 --> 00:18:28.430
- THAT LOVED ONE.YOU CAN BE AT PEACE WITH YOUR
- 00:18:28.430 --> 00:18:30.499
- YOU CAN BE AT PEACE WITH YOURSCARS KNOWING THAT WE ARE
- 00:18:30.499 --> 00:18:32.100
- SCARS KNOWING THAT WE AREWORSHIPING A SAVIOR
- 00:18:32.100 --> 00:18:33.936
- WORSHIPING A SAVIORWHO HAS SCARS.
- 00:18:33.936 --> 00:18:35.671
- WHO HAS SCARS.GOD IS SAYING DON'T LET THE
- 00:18:35.671 --> 00:18:37.339
- GOD IS SAYING DON'T LET THEDISAPPOINTMENTS, WHAT DIDN'T
- 00:18:37.339 --> 00:18:39.675
- DISAPPOINTMENTS, WHAT DIDN'TWORK OUT, WHO HURT YOU OR
- 00:18:39.675 --> 00:18:41.577
- WORK OUT, WHO HURT YOU OREVEN YOUR OWN MISTAKES
- 00:18:41.577 --> 00:18:43.779
- EVEN YOUR OWN MISTAKESCAUSE YOU TO SETTLE IN LIFE,
- 00:18:43.779 --> 00:18:45.480
- CAUSE YOU TO SETTLE IN LIFE,LOSE YOUR PASSION.
- 00:18:45.480 --> 00:18:47.282
- LOSE YOUR PASSION.OUR SAVIOR HAS SCARS,
- 00:18:47.282 --> 00:18:49.051
- OUR SAVIOR HAS SCARS,BUT HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD.
- 00:18:49.051 --> 00:18:50.919
- BUT HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD.JESUS HAS SCARS, BUT HE'S AT
- 00:18:50.919 --> 00:18:52.688
- JESUS HAS SCARS, BUT HE'S ATTHE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER.
- 00:18:52.688 --> 00:18:54.056
- THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER.WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOUR
- 00:18:54.056 --> 00:18:56.892
- WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOURSCARS DISQUALIFY YOU?
- 00:18:56.892 --> 00:18:58.160
- SCARS DISQUALIFY YOU?BUT WE ALL WANT THE SCARS
- 00:18:58.160 --> 00:18:59.628
- BUT WE ALL WANT THE SCARSTO GO AWAY.
- 00:18:59.628 --> 00:19:00.929
- TO GO AWAY.WE DON'T WANT ANY REMINDER OF
- 00:19:00.929 --> 00:19:02.631
- WE DON'T WANT ANY REMINDER OFTHE HURT, THE SICKNESS, THE
- 00:19:02.631 --> 00:19:05.100
- THE HURT, THE SICKNESS, THEBETRAYAL, BUT I CAN'T PROMISE
- 00:19:05.100 --> 00:19:07.502
- BETRAYAL, BUT I CAN'T PROMISEYOU THE SCARS WILL GO AWAY.
- 00:19:07.502 --> 00:19:09.705
- YOU THE SCARS WILL GO AWAY.SOME OF THEM LAST A LIFETIME,
- 00:19:09.705 --> 00:19:11.707
- SOME OF THEM LAST A LIFETIME,BUT I CAN PROMISE YOU THEY
- 00:19:11.707 --> 00:19:12.841
- BUT I CAN PROMISE YOU THEYDON'T HAVE TO KEEP YOU
- 00:19:12.841 --> 00:19:14.509
- DON'T HAVE TO KEEP YOUFROM YOUR DESTINY.
- 00:19:14.509 --> 00:19:15.911
- FROM YOUR DESTINY.YOU HAVE TO BE AT PEACE
- 00:19:15.911 --> 00:19:16.712
- YOU HAVE TO BE AT PEACEWITH YOUR SCARS.
- 00:19:16.712 --> 00:19:18.714
- WITH YOUR SCARS.THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS IN
- 00:19:18.714 --> 00:19:20.882
- THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS INLIFE WE DON'T UNDERSTAND: WHY
- 00:19:20.882 --> 00:19:22.684
- LIFE WE DON'T UNDERSTAND: WHYWE CAME DOWN WITH AN ILLNESS,
- 00:19:22.684 --> 00:19:24.353
- WE CAME DOWN WITH AN ILLNESS,WHY WE LOST A LOVED ONE,
- 00:19:24.353 --> 00:19:26.355
- WHY WE LOST A LOVED ONE,WHY WE WALK WITH A LIMP.
- 00:19:26.355 --> 00:19:27.923
- WHY WE WALK WITH A LIMP.THOSE SCARS ARE NOT THERE
- 00:19:27.923 --> 00:19:29.157
- THOSE SCARS ARE NOT THERETO HOLD YOU BACK.
- 00:19:29.157 --> 00:19:30.659
- TO HOLD YOU BACK.THEY ARE REMINDERS OF THE
- 00:19:30.659 --> 00:19:32.361
- THEY ARE REMINDERS OF THEGRACE OF GOD, OF WHAT HE'S
- 00:19:32.361 --> 00:19:34.062
- GRACE OF GOD, OF WHAT HE'SBROUGHT YOU THROUGH, AND IT'S
- 00:19:34.062 --> 00:19:35.430
- BROUGHT YOU THROUGH, AND IT'SVERY POWERFUL WHEN YOU CAN
- 00:19:35.430 --> 00:19:38.133
- VERY POWERFUL WHEN YOU CANSAY, "I WORSHIP A SAVIOR
- 00:19:38.133 --> 00:19:39.468
- SAY, "I WORSHIP A SAVIORWHO HAS SCARS.
- 00:19:39.468 --> 00:19:40.802
- WHO HAS SCARS.SINCE HE HAS SCARS,
- 00:19:40.802 --> 00:19:41.637
- SINCE HE HAS SCARS,YOU KNOW WHAT?
- 00:19:41.637 --> 00:19:43.538
- YOU KNOW WHAT?I'M OKAY WITH MY SCARS.
- 00:19:43.538 --> 00:19:45.073
- I'M OKAY WITH MY SCARS.I'M NOT GOING TO LIVE BITTER
- 00:19:45.073 --> 00:19:46.308
- I'M NOT GOING TO LIVE BITTERBECAUSE OF A DISAPPOINTMENT.
- 00:19:46.308 --> 00:19:47.909
- BECAUSE OF A DISAPPOINTMENT.I'M NOT GOING TO GO AROUND IN
- 00:19:47.909 --> 00:19:49.811
- I'M NOT GOING TO GO AROUND INREGRETS, BEATING MYSELF UP
- 00:19:49.811 --> 00:19:51.446
- REGRETS, BEATING MYSELF UPOVER PAST MISTAKES.
- 00:19:51.446 --> 00:19:52.514
- OVER PAST MISTAKES.I'M NOT GOING TO BE SOUR
- 00:19:52.514 --> 00:19:53.215
- I'M NOT GOING TO BE SOURBECAUSE I HAD THIS
- 00:19:53.215 --> 00:19:54.316
- BECAUSE I HAD THISDISAPPOINTMENT.
- 00:19:54.316 --> 00:19:57.019
- DISAPPOINTMENT.I'M AT PEACE WITH MY SCARS."
- 00:19:57.019 --> 00:19:58.620
- I'M AT PEACE WITH MY SCARS."AFTER THE RESURRECTION, THE
- 00:19:58.620 --> 00:20:00.255
- AFTER THE RESURRECTION, THEDISCIPLES WERE IN A ROOM
- 00:20:00.255 --> 00:20:01.823
- DISCIPLES WERE IN A ROOMTOGETHER AFRAID.
- 00:20:01.823 --> 00:20:03.258
- TOGETHER AFRAID.THEY HAD THE DOORS LOCKED,
- 00:20:03.258 --> 00:20:05.694
- THEY HAD THE DOORS LOCKED,WHEN JESUS SUDDENLY APPEARED.
- 00:20:05.694 --> 00:20:07.929
- WHEN JESUS SUDDENLY APPEARED.JOHN 20 SAYS HE HELD OUT HIS
- 00:20:07.929 --> 00:20:09.298
- JOHN 20 SAYS HE HELD OUT HISHANDS FOR THEM TO SEE
- 00:20:09.298 --> 00:20:10.499
- HANDS FOR THEM TO SEEHIS SCARS.
- 00:20:10.499 --> 00:20:12.134
- HIS SCARS.HE SHOWED THEM THE WOUNDS
- 00:20:12.134 --> 00:20:13.702
- HE SHOWED THEM THE WOUNDSON HIS SIDE.
- 00:20:13.702 --> 00:20:15.437
- ON HIS SIDE.THOMAS WASN'T THERE THAT DAY,
- 00:20:15.437 --> 00:20:17.072
- THOMAS WASN'T THERE THAT DAY,AND WHEN THEY TOLD HIM THAT
- 00:20:17.072 --> 00:20:19.007
- AND WHEN THEY TOLD HIM THATTHEY HAD SEEN THE LORD HE
- 00:20:19.007 --> 00:20:20.042
- THEY HAD SEEN THE LORD HETHOUGHT THEY WERE JUST
- 00:20:20.042 --> 00:20:21.376
- THOUGHT THEY WERE JUSTDISTRAUGHT AND PROBABLY SAW
- 00:20:21.376 --> 00:20:23.478
- DISTRAUGHT AND PROBABLY SAWHIM IN THEIR IMAGINATION.
- 00:20:23.478 --> 00:20:24.379
- HIM IN THEIR IMAGINATION.HE SAID, "I'M NOT GOING TO
- 00:20:24.379 --> 00:20:26.381
- HE SAID, "I'M NOT GOING TOBELIEVE UNTIL I FEEL THE NAIL
- 00:20:26.381 --> 00:20:27.849
- BELIEVE UNTIL I FEEL THE NAILPRINTS IN HIS HANDS,
- 00:20:27.849 --> 00:20:29.284
- PRINTS IN HIS HANDS,UNTIL I TOUCH THE WOUND
- 00:20:29.284 --> 00:20:30.786
- UNTIL I TOUCH THE WOUNDON HIS SIDE."
- 00:20:30.786 --> 00:20:31.953
- ON HIS SIDE."A WEEK LATER,
- 00:20:31.953 --> 00:20:33.622
- A WEEK LATER,JESUS APPEARED AGAIN.
- 00:20:33.622 --> 00:20:35.791
- JESUS APPEARED AGAIN.THIS TIME THOMAS WAS THERE.
- 00:20:35.791 --> 00:20:37.526
- THIS TIME THOMAS WAS THERE.JESUS WENT OVER TO HIM, HELD
- 00:20:37.526 --> 00:20:38.727
- JESUS WENT OVER TO HIM, HELDOUT HIS HANDS, AND SAID,
- 00:20:38.727 --> 00:20:41.330
- OUT HIS HANDS, AND SAID,"THOMAS, TOUCH MY SCARS.
- 00:20:41.330 --> 00:20:43.665
- "THOMAS, TOUCH MY SCARS.FEEL THE WOUND ON MY SIDE."
- 00:20:43.665 --> 00:20:45.200
- FEEL THE WOUND ON MY SIDE."THOMAS FELL DOWN, "LORD,
- 00:20:45.200 --> 00:20:46.835
- THOMAS FELL DOWN, "LORD,I BELIEVE."
- 00:20:46.835 --> 00:20:48.970
- I BELIEVE."MAYBE SOMEONE NEEDS TO TOUCH
- 00:20:48.970 --> 00:20:51.039
- MAYBE SOMEONE NEEDS TO TOUCHYOUR SCARS TO BELIEVE.
- 00:20:51.039 --> 00:20:52.641
- YOUR SCARS TO BELIEVE.MAYBE THEY NEED TO HEAR HOW
- 00:20:52.641 --> 00:20:53.909
- MAYBE THEY NEED TO HEAR HOWGOD BROUGHT YOU THROUGH THE
- 00:20:53.909 --> 00:20:55.711
- GOD BROUGHT YOU THROUGH THEDIFFICULTY, HOW GOD GAVE YOU
- 00:20:55.711 --> 00:20:57.846
- DIFFICULTY, HOW GOD GAVE YOUYOUR VOICE BACK LIKE DA'DRA,
- 00:20:57.846 --> 00:20:59.014
- YOUR VOICE BACK LIKE DA'DRA,HOW GOD RESTORED YOU
- 00:20:59.014 --> 00:21:00.148
- HOW GOD RESTORED YOUAND GAVE YOU A NEW BEGINNING
- 00:21:00.148 --> 00:21:02.117
- AND GAVE YOU A NEW BEGINNINGLIKE MY FATHER.
- 00:21:02.117 --> 00:21:03.719
- LIKE MY FATHER.DON'T HIDE YOUR SCARS.
- 00:21:03.719 --> 00:21:05.320
- DON'T HIDE YOUR SCARS.SHOW YOUR SCARS.
- 00:21:05.320 --> 00:21:06.054
- SHOW YOUR SCARS.THERE IS HEALING
- 00:21:06.054 --> 00:21:07.289
- THERE IS HEALINGIN YOUR SCARS.
- 00:21:07.289 --> 00:21:08.256
- IN YOUR SCARS.THERE IS RESTORATION
- 00:21:08.256 --> 00:21:09.524
- THERE IS RESTORATIONIN YOUR SCARS.
- 00:21:09.524 --> 00:21:11.526
- IN YOUR SCARS.YOUR SCARS CAN INSPIRE
- 00:21:11.526 --> 00:21:13.795
- YOUR SCARS CAN INSPIRESOMEONE TO BELIEVE.
- 00:21:13.795 --> 00:21:14.963
- SOMEONE TO BELIEVE.PEOPLE ALL AROUND US
- 00:21:14.963 --> 00:21:16.064
- PEOPLE ALL AROUND USARE WOUNDED.
- 00:21:16.064 --> 00:21:16.732
- ARE WOUNDED.THEY'RE HURTING.
- 00:21:16.732 --> 00:21:17.399
- THEY'RE HURTING.THEY'RE DISCOURAGED.
- 00:21:17.399 --> 00:21:18.033
- THEY'RE DISCOURAGED.THEY'RE LONELY.
- 00:21:18.033 --> 00:21:19.267
- THEY'RE LONELY.LIKE THE DISCIPLES, THEY
- 00:21:19.267 --> 00:21:20.135
- LIKE THE DISCIPLES, THEYDON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING
- 00:21:20.135 --> 00:21:22.070
- DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOINGTO MAKE IT, BUT WHEN THEY SEE
- 00:21:22.070 --> 00:21:23.872
- TO MAKE IT, BUT WHEN THEY SEEYOUR SCARS, WHEN THEY HEAR
- 00:21:23.872 --> 00:21:26.575
- YOUR SCARS, WHEN THEY HEARHOW GOD HEALED YOU, RESTORED
- 00:21:26.575 --> 00:21:27.976
- HOW GOD HEALED YOU, RESTOREDYOU, BLESSED YOU THAT WILL
- 00:21:27.976 --> 00:21:29.311
- YOU, BLESSED YOU THAT WILLBREATHE NEW LIFE BACK
- 00:21:29.311 --> 00:21:30.979
- BREATHE NEW LIFE BACKINTO THEIR SPIRITS.
- 00:21:30.979 --> 00:21:32.714
- INTO THEIR SPIRITS.ARE YOU HIDING YOUR SCARS,
- 00:21:32.714 --> 00:21:33.648
- ARE YOU HIDING YOUR SCARS,EMBARRASSED BY WHAT YOU'VE
- 00:21:33.648 --> 00:21:35.183
- EMBARRASSED BY WHAT YOU'VEBEEN THROUGH, BITTER OVER
- 00:21:35.183 --> 00:21:36.785
- BEEN THROUGH, BITTER OVERWHO HURT YOU?
- 00:21:36.785 --> 00:21:38.653
- WHO HURT YOU?GOD DIDN'T SHOW YOU MERCY
- 00:21:38.653 --> 00:21:40.322
- GOD DIDN'T SHOW YOU MERCYJUST FOR YOUR SAKE.
- 00:21:40.322 --> 00:21:41.356
- JUST FOR YOUR SAKE.THOSE SCARS ARE
- 00:21:41.356 --> 00:21:42.691
- THOSE SCARS AREFOR SOMEBODY ELSE.
- 00:21:42.691 --> 00:21:44.393
- FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.HE TURNED THAT AROUND BECAUSE
- 00:21:44.393 --> 00:21:46.428
- HE TURNED THAT AROUND BECAUSEHE KNOWS HE CAN TRUST YOU
- 00:21:46.428 --> 00:21:48.130
- HE KNOWS HE CAN TRUST YOUWITH SCARS.
- 00:21:48.130 --> 00:21:49.865
- WITH SCARS.WHEN JESUS FIRST AROSE,
- 00:21:49.865 --> 00:21:51.600
- WHEN JESUS FIRST AROSE,HE APPEARED TO MARY MAGDALENE
- 00:21:51.600 --> 00:21:53.068
- HE APPEARED TO MARY MAGDALENEAT THE GARDEN TOMB.
- 00:21:53.068 --> 00:21:54.436
- AT THE GARDEN TOMB.WHEN SHE RECOGNIZED HIM,
- 00:21:54.436 --> 00:21:55.771
- WHEN SHE RECOGNIZED HIM,SHE WENT TO HUG HIM,
- 00:21:55.771 --> 00:21:57.305
- SHE WENT TO HUG HIM,BUT JESUS SAID, "STOP.
- 00:21:57.305 --> 00:21:59.107
- BUT JESUS SAID, "STOP.DON'T TOUCH ME YET."
- 00:21:59.107 --> 00:22:00.876
- DON'T TOUCH ME YET."HE HAD NOT YET ASCENDED TO
- 00:22:00.876 --> 00:22:02.277
- HE HAD NOT YET ASCENDED TOTHE FATHER TO PRESENT THE
- 00:22:02.277 --> 00:22:04.312
- THE FATHER TO PRESENT THESACRIFICE, AND THERE ARE
- 00:22:04.312 --> 00:22:06.381
- SACRIFICE, AND THERE ARETIMES WHEN YOU'RE NOT READY
- 00:22:06.381 --> 00:22:07.382
- TIMES WHEN YOU'RE NOT READYFOR PEOPLE TO TOUCH
- 00:22:07.382 --> 00:22:08.683
- FOR PEOPLE TO TOUCHYOUR SCARS.
- 00:22:08.683 --> 00:22:09.651
- YOUR SCARS.YOU'RE STILL GOING THROUGH
- 00:22:09.651 --> 00:22:10.886
- YOU'RE STILL GOING THROUGHTHE HEALING PROCESS.
- 00:22:10.886 --> 00:22:12.320
- THE HEALING PROCESS.A SCAR DOESN'T HAPPEN
- 00:22:12.320 --> 00:22:13.255
- A SCAR DOESN'T HAPPENOVERNIGHT.
- 00:22:13.255 --> 00:22:14.656
- OVERNIGHT.TAKES TIME.
- 00:22:14.656 --> 00:22:15.891
- TAKES TIME.YOU MAY BE IN A DIFFICULT
- 00:22:15.891 --> 00:22:17.426
- YOU MAY BE IN A DIFFICULTSITUATION AND YOU'RE
- 00:22:17.426 --> 00:22:18.727
- SITUATION AND YOU'REWAITING TO BE HEALED,
- 00:22:18.727 --> 00:22:20.095
- WAITING TO BE HEALED,WAITING TO BE RESTORED.
- 00:22:20.095 --> 00:22:22.164
- WAITING TO BE RESTORED.THE WOUND IS STILL PAINFUL.
- 00:22:22.164 --> 00:22:24.166
- THE WOUND IS STILL PAINFUL.LIKE WITH JESUS, THE TIME
- 00:22:24.166 --> 00:22:25.901
- LIKE WITH JESUS, THE TIMEIS COMING WHEN THE PAIN
- 00:22:25.901 --> 00:22:27.469
- IS COMING WHEN THE PAINIS GOING TO BE GONE.
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- IS GOING TO BE GONE.THE WOUND IS GOING
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- THE WOUND IS GOINGTO BE HEALED.
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- TO BE HEALED.YOU'LL HAVE A SCAR NOT
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- YOU'LL HAVE A SCAR NOTTO REMIND YOU OF THE PAIN,
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- TO REMIND YOU OF THE PAIN,BUT TO REMIND YOU
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- BUT TO REMIND YOUOF THE GRACE OF GOD.
- 00:22:35.510 --> 00:22:36.611
- OF THE GRACE OF GOD.THEN YOU CAN TELL PEOPLE,
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- THEN YOU CAN TELL PEOPLE,"TOUCH MY SCARS.
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- "TOUCH MY SCARS.HERE IS WHAT GOD HAS DONE
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- HERE IS WHAT GOD HAS DONEFOR ME."
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- FOR ME."JOHN CHAPTER 5.
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- JOHN CHAPTER 5.JESUS HEALED A MAN THAT HAD
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- JESUS HEALED A MAN THAT HADBEEN CRIPPLED FOR 38 YEARS.
- 00:22:45.720 --> 00:22:47.722
- BEEN CRIPPLED FOR 38 YEARS.HE SAID TO HIM, "STAND UP,
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- HE SAID TO HIM, "STAND UP,PICK UP YOUR MAT,
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- PICK UP YOUR MAT,AND GO HOME."
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- AND GO HOME."INSTANTLY THE MAN COULD WALK.
- 00:22:52.027 --> 00:22:53.562
- INSTANTLY THE MAN COULD WALK.IT'S SIGNIFICANT THAT JESUS
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- IT'S SIGNIFICANT THAT JESUSTOLD HIM TO TAKE HIS MAT
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- TOLD HIM TO TAKE HIS MATWITH HIM.
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- WITH HIM.I'M SURE AFTER ALL THOSE
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- I'M SURE AFTER ALL THOSEYEARS THAT MAT WAS PROBABLY
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- YEARS THAT MAT WAS PROBABLYDIRTY, HAD HOLES IN IT,
- 00:23:01.903 --> 00:23:03.572
- DIRTY, HAD HOLES IN IT,DIDN'T SMELL TOO GOOD.
- 00:23:03.572 --> 00:23:04.506
- DIDN'T SMELL TOO GOOD.WHY DIDN'T JESUS TELL HIM,
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- WHY DIDN'T JESUS TELL HIM,"HEY, THROW THE MAT AWAY.
- 00:23:05.607 --> 00:23:06.641
- "HEY, THROW THE MAT AWAY.YOU CAN WALK.
- 00:23:06.641 --> 00:23:07.275
- YOU CAN WALK.YOU'RE NOT GOING
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- YOU'RE NOT GOINGTO NEED IT ANYMORE"?
- 00:23:08.710 --> 00:23:11.213
- TO NEED IT ANYMORE"?THAT MAT WAS LIKE A SCAR.
- 00:23:11.213 --> 00:23:12.414
- THAT MAT WAS LIKE A SCAR.IT WAS A REMINDER
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- IT WAS A REMINDEROF WHAT GOD HAD DONE.
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- OF WHAT GOD HAD DONE.IT WAS A PART OF HIS STORY.
- 00:23:15.984 --> 00:23:17.452
- IT WAS A PART OF HIS STORY.I CAN IMAGINE EVERYWHERE THE
- 00:23:17.452 --> 00:23:19.020
- I CAN IMAGINE EVERYWHERE THEMAN WENT PEOPLE WOULD ASK,
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- MAN WENT PEOPLE WOULD ASK,"WHAT ARE YOU DOING STILL
- 00:23:19.955 --> 00:23:21.823
- "WHAT ARE YOU DOING STILLCARRYING THIS OLD MAT?"
- 00:23:21.823 --> 00:23:23.792
- CARRYING THIS OLD MAT?"HE WOULD ANSWER, "IT MAY LOOK
- 00:23:23.792 --> 00:23:25.494
- HE WOULD ANSWER, "IT MAY LOOKUGLY TO YOU, BUT TO ME
- 00:23:25.494 --> 00:23:27.262
- UGLY TO YOU, BUT TO METHIS IS A BEAUTIFUL MAT."
- 00:23:27.262 --> 00:23:28.497
- THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL MAT."EVERY TIME HE LOOKED AT IT,
- 00:23:28.497 --> 00:23:29.331
- EVERY TIME HE LOOKED AT IT,IT BROUGHT A SMILE
- 00:23:29.331 --> 00:23:30.265
- IT BROUGHT A SMILETO HIS FACE.
- 00:23:30.265 --> 00:23:31.433
- TO HIS FACE.UNDER HIS BREATH HE WOULD
- 00:23:31.433 --> 00:23:33.068
- UNDER HIS BREATH HE WOULDWHISPER, "LORD, THANK YOU
- 00:23:33.068 --> 00:23:34.870
- WHISPER, "LORD, THANK YOUFOR HEALING ME."
- 00:23:34.870 --> 00:23:36.037
- FOR HEALING ME."GOD COULD TELL US
- 00:23:36.037 --> 00:23:37.739
- GOD COULD TELL USTO LEAVE OUR MATS.
- 00:23:37.739 --> 00:23:39.641
- TO LEAVE OUR MATS.HE COULD TAKE AWAY THE SCARS
- 00:23:39.641 --> 00:23:40.876
- HE COULD TAKE AWAY THE SCARSSO THERE IS NO SIGN OF THEM
- 00:23:40.876 --> 00:23:43.044
- SO THERE IS NO SIGN OF THEMANYMORE, BUT ONE REASON HE
- 00:23:43.044 --> 00:23:45.247
- ANYMORE, BUT ONE REASON HELEAVES THEM IS NOT ONLY SO
- 00:23:45.247 --> 00:23:46.548
- LEAVES THEM IS NOT ONLY SOWE'LL REMEMBER WHAT HE'S
- 00:23:46.548 --> 00:23:47.983
- WE'LL REMEMBER WHAT HE'SDONE, BUT THAT SO WE
- 00:23:47.983 --> 00:23:49.651
- DONE, BUT THAT SO WECAN TELL OTHERS.
- 00:23:49.651 --> 00:23:50.552
- CAN TELL OTHERS.ARE YOU AT PEACE
- 00:23:50.552 --> 00:23:52.120
- ARE YOU AT PEACEWITH YOUR SCARS?
- 00:23:52.120 --> 00:23:53.154
- WITH YOUR SCARS?ARE YOU LOOKING BACK WITH
- 00:23:53.154 --> 00:23:55.190
- ARE YOU LOOKING BACK WITHGRATITUDE, THANKING GOD, OR
- 00:23:55.190 --> 00:23:56.758
- GRATITUDE, THANKING GOD, ORARE YOU LOOKING BACK BITTER,
- 00:23:56.758 --> 00:23:58.426
- ARE YOU LOOKING BACK BITTER,WONDERING WHY IT HAPPENED?
- 00:23:58.426 --> 00:23:59.961
- WONDERING WHY IT HAPPENED?HAVE A NEW PERSPECTIVE.
- 00:23:59.961 --> 00:24:01.963
- HAVE A NEW PERSPECTIVE.THE SCAR MEANS YOU'RE HEALED.
- 00:24:01.963 --> 00:24:02.731
- THE SCAR MEANS YOU'RE HEALED.THE SCAR MEANS
- 00:24:02.731 --> 00:24:03.865
- THE SCAR MEANSYOU'RE FORGIVEN.
- 00:24:03.865 --> 00:24:05.166
- YOU'RE FORGIVEN.THE SCAR MEANS YOU CAN WALK
- 00:24:05.166 --> 00:24:06.134
- THE SCAR MEANS YOU CAN WALKAGAIN.
- 00:24:06.134 --> 00:24:07.869
- AGAIN.YOU MAY STILL HAVE YOUR MAT.
- 00:24:07.869 --> 00:24:09.471
- YOU MAY STILL HAVE YOUR MAT.THAT'S SIMPLY TO REMIND YOU
- 00:24:09.471 --> 00:24:10.839
- THAT'S SIMPLY TO REMIND YOUOF THE GREATNESS OF GOD,
- 00:24:10.839 --> 00:24:12.707
- OF THE GREATNESS OF GOD,AND WHEN YOU SEE OTHER PEOPLE
- 00:24:12.707 --> 00:24:13.708
- AND WHEN YOU SEE OTHER PEOPLEWHO ARE WOUNDED,
- 00:24:13.708 --> 00:24:14.843
- WHO ARE WOUNDED,DO LIKE JESUS.
- 00:24:14.843 --> 00:24:17.212
- DO LIKE JESUS.TELL THEM, "TOUCH MY SCARS.
- 00:24:17.212 --> 00:24:18.480
- TELL THEM, "TOUCH MY SCARS.LET ME TELL YOU WHAT GOD
- 00:24:18.480 --> 00:24:19.080
- LET ME TELL YOU WHAT GODDID FOR ME.
- 00:24:19.080 --> 00:24:20.615
- DID FOR ME.HE CAN DO FOR YOU."
- 00:24:20.615 --> 00:24:22.617
- HE CAN DO FOR YOU."IF YOU'LL DO THIS, I BELIEVE
- 00:24:22.617 --> 00:24:24.352
- IF YOU'LL DO THIS, I BELIEVEAND DECLARE GOD IS GOING
- 00:24:24.352 --> 00:24:26.454
- AND DECLARE GOD IS GOINGTO TAKE THOSE UGLY WOUNDS
- 00:24:26.454 --> 00:24:28.156
- TO TAKE THOSE UGLY WOUNDSAND TURN THEM INTO SCARS
- 00:24:28.156 --> 00:24:29.190
- AND TURN THEM INTO SCARSOF BEAUTY.
- 00:24:29.190 --> 00:24:30.659
- OF BEAUTY.WHAT WAS MEANT FOR YOUR HARM,
- 00:24:30.659 --> 00:24:31.760
- WHAT WAS MEANT FOR YOUR HARM,HE'S ABOUT TO TURN
- 00:24:31.760 --> 00:24:32.627
- HE'S ABOUT TO TURNFOR YOUR GOOD.
- 00:24:32.627 --> 00:24:33.562
- FOR YOUR GOOD.HEALING IS COMING.
- 00:24:33.562 --> 00:24:34.896
- HEALING IS COMING.FREEDOM IS COMING.
- 00:24:34.896 --> 00:24:35.931
- FREEDOM IS COMING.BREAKTHROUGHS ARE COMING.
- 00:24:35.931 --> 00:24:37.799
- BREAKTHROUGHS ARE COMING.VICTORY IS COMING IN JESUS'S
- 00:24:37.799 --> 00:24:39.568
- VICTORY IS COMING IN JESUS'SNAME, AND IF YOU RECEIVE IT
- 00:24:39.568 --> 00:24:42.871
- NAME, AND IF YOU RECEIVE ITCAN YOU SAY "AMEN" TODAY?
- 00:24:42.871 --> 00:24:43.738
- CAN YOU SAY "AMEN" TODAY?I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN
- 00:24:43.738 --> 00:24:45.340
- I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU ANOPPORTUNITY TO MAKE JESUS
- 00:24:45.340 --> 00:24:47.108
- OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE JESUSTHE LORD OF YOUR LIFE.
- 00:24:47.108 --> 00:24:48.443
- THE LORD OF YOUR LIFE.WOULD YOU PRAY WITH ME?
- 00:24:48.443 --> 00:24:50.979
- WOULD YOU PRAY WITH ME?JUST SAY, LORD JESUS,
- 00:24:50.979 --> 00:24:53.448
- JUST SAY, LORD JESUS,I REPENT OF MY SINS.
- 00:24:53.448 --> 00:24:55.417
- I REPENT OF MY SINS.COME INTO MY HEART.
- 00:24:55.417 --> 00:24:56.585
- COME INTO MY HEART.I MAKE YOU MY LORD
- 00:24:56.585 --> 00:24:58.320
- I MAKE YOU MY LORDAND SAVIOR.
- 00:24:58.320 --> 00:24:59.254
- AND SAVIOR.FRIENDS, IF YOU PRAYED THAT
- 00:24:59.254 --> 00:25:00.422
- FRIENDS, IF YOU PRAYED THATSIMPLE PRAYER WE BELIEVE
- 00:25:00.422 --> 00:25:02.057
- SIMPLE PRAYER WE BELIEVEYOU GOT BORN AGAIN.
- 00:25:02.057 --> 00:25:02.791
- YOU GOT BORN AGAIN.GET IN A GOOD BIBLE-BASED
- 00:25:02.791 --> 00:25:03.892
- GET IN A GOOD BIBLE-BASEDCHURCH.
- 00:25:03.892 --> 00:25:05.660
- CHURCH.KEEP GOD FIRST PLACE.
- 00:25:05.660 --> 00:25:06.595
- KEEP GOD FIRST PLACE.VICTORIA AND I WILL BE
- 00:25:06.595 --> 00:25:07.395
- VICTORIA AND I WILL BERIGHT BACK TO SPEAK
- 00:25:07.395 --> 00:25:08.930
- RIGHT BACK TO SPEAKA BLESSING OVER YOU.
- 00:25:08.930 --> 00:25:09.531
- A BLESSING OVER YOU..
- 00:25:09.531 --> 00:25:10.332
- .>ANNCR: AS A THANK YOU
- 00:25:10.332 --> 00:25:10.999
- >ANNCR: AS A THANK YOUFOR YOUR SUPPORT OF
- 00:25:10.999 --> 00:25:12.233
- FOR YOUR SUPPORT OFOUR MINISTRY THIS MONTH,
- 00:25:12.233 --> 00:25:13.301
- OUR MINISTRY THIS MONTH,JOEL AND VICTORIA WOULD
- 00:25:13.301 --> 00:25:14.235
- OF JOEL'S NEW DEVOTIONAL,
- 00:25:15.737 --> 00:25:17.505
- JOEL OSTEEN WILL ENCOURAGE
- 00:25:19.140 --> 00:25:20.775
- JOEL OSTEEN WILL ENCOURAGEYOU EVERY DAY, EQUIP YOU
- 00:25:20.775 --> 00:25:22.210
- YOU EVERY DAY, EQUIP YOUTO PRAY BIG PRAYERS, AND
- 00:25:22.210 --> 00:25:24.012
- TO PRAY BIG PRAYERS, ANDBUILD YOUR FAITH TO RECEIVE
- 00:25:24.012 --> 00:25:25.380
- BUILD YOUR FAITH TO RECEIVEALL THAT GOD HAS IN STORE
- 00:25:25.380 --> 00:25:26.881
- ALL THAT GOD HAS IN STOREFOR YOUR LIFE.
- 00:25:26.881 --> 00:25:27.816
- FOR YOUR LIFE.>VICTORIA: GOD HAS AMAZING
- 00:25:27.816 --> 00:25:29.184
- >VICTORIA: GOD HAS AMAZINGTHINGS IN YOUR FUTURE.
- 00:25:29.184 --> 00:25:30.151
- THINGS IN YOUR FUTURE.WHEN YOU TAKE THE LIMITS
- 00:25:30.151 --> 00:25:31.386
- WHEN YOU TAKE THE LIMITSOFF OF HIM AND PRAY BOLD
- 00:25:31.386 --> 00:25:32.587
- OFF OF HIM AND PRAY BOLDPRAYERS, YOU'RE GOING TO
- 00:25:32.587 --> 00:25:34.222
- PRAYERS, YOU'RE GOING TOSEE UNCOMMON BLESSINGS,
- 00:25:34.222 --> 00:25:35.924
- SEE UNCOMMON BLESSINGS,UNUSUAL INCREASE,
- 00:25:35.924 --> 00:25:37.359
- UNUSUAL INCREASE,AND UNPRECEDENTED FAVOR.
- 00:25:37.359 --> 00:25:38.259
- AND UNPRECEDENTED FAVOR.HE'S GOING TO TAKE YOU
- 00:25:38.259 --> 00:25:39.160
- HE'S GOING TO TAKE YOUFURTHER THAN YOU'VE EVER
- 00:25:39.160 --> 00:25:40.061
- FURTHER THAN YOU'VE EVERDREAMED.
- 00:25:40.061 --> 00:25:40.895
- DREAMED.>JOEL: THIS DEVOTIONAL IS
- 00:25:40.895 --> 00:25:41.997
- >JOEL: THIS DEVOTIONAL ISFILLED WITH ENCOURAGEMENT
- 00:25:41.997 --> 00:25:43.264
- FILLED WITH ENCOURAGEMENTAND INSPIRATION.
- 00:25:43.264 --> 00:25:44.633
- AND INSPIRATION.REQUEST YOUR COPY TODAY.
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- REQUEST YOUR COPY TODAY.IT WILL HELP YOU LIVE THE
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- IT WILL HELP YOU LIVE THEBEST LIFE THAT BELONGS TO
- 00:25:46.735 --> 00:25:48.036
- BEST LIFE THAT BELONGS TOYOU.
- 00:25:48.036 --> 00:25:49.104
- YOU.>ANNCR: REQUEST YOUR COPY
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- OF "GOD'S BEST FOR YOU"TODAY AT JOELOSTEEN.COM
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- TODAY AT JOELOSTEEN.COMOR CALL 800-565-0772.
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- OR CALL 800-565-0772.>JOEL: YOUR GENEROSITY
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- >JOEL: YOUR GENEROSITYIS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
- 00:26:00.081 --> 00:26:01.549
- IS MAKING A DIFFERENCEIN PEOPLE'S LIVES AROUND
- 00:26:01.549 --> 00:26:02.784
- IN PEOPLE'S LIVES AROUNDTHE WORLD.
- 00:26:02.784 --> 00:26:03.551
- THE WORLD.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
- 00:26:03.551 --> 00:26:05.053
- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOURSUPPORT; YOUR PRAYERS.
- 00:26:05.053 --> 00:26:06.888
- SUPPORT; YOUR PRAYERS.AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
- 00:26:06.888 --> 00:26:08.289
- AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TOALL OF OUR CHAMPION OF HOPE
- 00:26:08.289 --> 00:26:09.624
- ALL OF OUR CHAMPION OF HOPEPARTNERS FOR WHAT YOU DO TO
- 00:26:09.624 --> 00:26:11.192
- PARTNERS FOR WHAT YOU DO TOKEEP THE MINISTRY GOING.
- 00:26:11.192 --> 00:26:12.027
- KEEP THE MINISTRY GOING.>VICTORIA: TOGETHER, WE
- 00:26:12.027 --> 00:26:13.094
- >VICTORIA: TOGETHER, WEARE CONTINUING TO MAKE A
- 00:26:13.094 --> 00:26:14.562
- ARE CONTINUING TO MAKE ADIFFERENCE FROM BLOOD DRIVES
- 00:26:14.562 --> 00:26:15.830
- DIFFERENCE FROM BLOOD DRIVESTO DELIVERING HOPE BOXES
- 00:26:15.830 --> 00:26:16.765
- TO DELIVERING HOPE BOXESFILLED WITH CRITICAL
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- FILLED WITH CRITICALSUPPLIES. GLOBAL MEDICAL
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- SUPPLIES. GLOBAL MEDICALMISSIONS THROUGHOUT AFRICA
- 00:26:19.801 --> 00:26:21.036
- MISSIONS THROUGHOUT AFRICATO SERVING OUR LOCAL FOOD
- 00:26:21.036 --> 00:26:22.137
- TO SERVING OUR LOCAL FOODBANKS.
- 00:26:22.137 --> 00:26:22.904
- BANKS.>MALE: WE WERE SITTING IN A
- 00:26:22.904 --> 00:26:23.838
- >MALE: WE WERE SITTING IN AMEETING DISCUSSING WITH MY
- 00:26:23.838 --> 00:26:24.673
- WE GOING TO DO TO PROVIDE
- 00:26:25.540 --> 00:26:27.375
- WE GOING TO DO TO PROVIDEFRUITS TO OUR PATRONS?
- 00:26:27.375 --> 00:26:28.376
- FRUITS TO OUR PATRONS?WE HAVE 400 PER WEEK."
- 00:26:28.376 --> 00:26:29.444
- WE HAVE 400 PER WEEK."AND THEN THE MIRACLE CALL
- 00:26:29.444 --> 00:26:30.545
- AND THEN THE MIRACLE CALLCAME FROM LAKEWOOD CHURCH.
- 00:26:30.545 --> 00:26:31.846
- CAME FROM LAKEWOOD CHURCH.THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE
- 00:26:31.846 --> 00:26:32.914
- THEY SAID THAT THEY WEREHAVING FRUIT SENT AND THEY
- 00:26:32.914 --> 00:26:33.982
- HAVING FRUIT SENT AND THEYCOULD PROVIDE EIGHT PALLETS
- 00:26:33.982 --> 00:26:35.250
- MIRACLE. BECAUSE NOW WE
- 00:26:36.117 --> 00:26:36.951
- MIRACLE. BECAUSE NOW WEHAVE EIGHT PALLETS OF
- 00:26:36.951 --> 00:26:38.319
- HAVE EIGHT PALLETS OFPRODUCE TO GIVE TO OUR
- 00:26:38.319 --> 00:26:39.821
- PRODUCE TO GIVE TO OUR400+ PATRONS PER WEEK.
- 00:26:39.821 --> 00:26:40.955
- 400+ PATRONS PER WEEK.IT IS TRULY A MIRACLE FROM
- 00:26:40.955 --> 00:26:42.590
- IT IS TRULY A MIRACLE FROMOUR GREAT GOD.
- 00:26:42.590 --> 00:26:43.091
- OUR GREAT GOD.>VICTORIA: NONE OF THIS
- 00:26:43.091 --> 00:26:43.825
- >VICTORIA: NONE OF THISWOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT
- 00:26:43.825 --> 00:26:45.527
- WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUTYOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT.
- 00:26:45.527 --> 00:26:46.661
- YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT.>JOEL: KNOW THAT WE PRAY
- 00:26:46.661 --> 00:26:47.962
- >JOEL: KNOW THAT WE PRAYFOR YOU EVERY DAY.
- 00:26:47.962 --> 00:26:49.130
- FOR YOU EVERY DAY.I KNOW GOD HAS GREAT
- 00:26:49.130 --> 00:26:50.465
- I KNOW GOD HAS GREATTHINGS IN YOUR FUTURE.
- 00:26:50.465 --> 00:26:51.800
- THINGS IN YOUR FUTURE.YOU WOULDN'T BE ALIVE
- 00:26:51.800 --> 00:26:53.068
- YOU WOULDN'T BE ALIVEIF THERE WASN'T SOMETHING
- 00:26:53.068 --> 00:26:54.402
- IF THERE WASN'T SOMETHINGAMAZING RIGHT UP IN FRONT
- 00:26:54.402 --> 00:26:55.737
- AMAZING RIGHT UP IN FRONTOF YOU. STAY STRONG.
- 00:26:55.737 --> 00:26:56.838
- OF YOU. STAY STRONG.KEEP FIGHTING THE GOOD
- 00:26:56.838 --> 00:26:58.440
- KEEP FIGHTING THE GOODFIGHT OF FAITH BECAUSE
- 00:26:58.440 --> 00:26:59.607
- FIGHT OF FAITH BECAUSEGOD IS IN CONTROL OF YOUR
- 00:26:59.607 --> 00:27:00.542
- GOD IS IN CONTROL OF YOURLIFE. HE'S BREATHING IN
- 00:27:00.542 --> 00:27:02.410
- LIFE. HE'S BREATHING INYOUR DIRECTION RIGHT NOW.
- 00:27:02.410 --> 00:27:03.278
- YOUR DIRECTION RIGHT NOW.LET ME PRAY FOR YOU.
- 00:27:03.278 --> 00:27:04.412
- LET ME PRAY FOR YOU.LORD, WE DO LIFT UP ALL
- 00:27:04.412 --> 00:27:05.547
- LORD, WE DO LIFT UP ALLTHOSE THAT ARE WATCHING
- 00:27:05.547 --> 00:27:06.648
- THOSE THAT ARE WATCHINGAND LISTENING.
- 00:27:06.648 --> 00:27:07.615
- AND LISTENING.LORD, I THANK YOU THAT
- 00:27:07.615 --> 00:27:09.050
- LORD, I THANK YOU THATYOUR FAVOR IS ON THEM
- 00:27:09.050 --> 00:27:10.251
- YOUR FAVOR IS ON THEMIN A NEW WAY. THAT YOU
- 00:27:10.251 --> 00:27:11.786
- IN A NEW WAY. THAT YOUARE HEALING SICK BODIES,
- 00:27:11.786 --> 00:27:13.621
- ARE HEALING SICK BODIES,RESTORING RELATIONSHIPS,
- 00:27:13.621 --> 00:27:14.422
- RESTORING RELATIONSHIPS,FREEING THEM FROM
- 00:27:14.422 --> 00:27:15.690
- FREEING THEM FROMADDICTIONS.
- 00:27:15.690 --> 00:27:16.691
- ADDICTIONS.LORD, I SPEAK PEACE INTO
- 00:27:16.691 --> 00:27:17.926
- LORD, I SPEAK PEACE INTOTHEIR MINDS, THEIR BODIES,
- 00:27:17.926 --> 00:27:19.194
- THEIR MINDS, THEIR BODIES,THEIR SPIRITS.
- 00:27:19.194 --> 00:27:20.195
- THEIR SPIRITS.THAT THE ANXIETY,
- 00:27:20.195 --> 00:27:21.162
- THAT THE ANXIETY,THE DEPRESSION IS GOING,
- 00:27:21.162 --> 00:27:22.497
- THE DEPRESSION IS GOING,THE ADDICTIONS.
- 00:27:22.497 --> 00:27:23.832
- THE ADDICTIONS.LORD, LET IT BE A NEW DAY
- 00:27:23.832 --> 00:27:25.800
- LORD, LET IT BE A NEW DAYOF VICTORY IN JESUS' NAME.
- 00:27:25.800 --> 00:27:27.168
- OF VICTORY IN JESUS' NAME.WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.
- 00:27:27.168 --> 00:27:28.636
- WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
- 00:27:28.636 --> 00:27:29.010