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[no audio] [MUSIC] I will rejoice, I will rejoice and be glad in it, and be glad in it. This is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.

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♪ This is the day, this is the day ♪ ♪ That the Lord has made ♪ ♪ This is the day, this is the day ♪ ♪ This is the day that the Lord has made ♪

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♪ That the Lord has made ♪ ♪ I will rejoice, I will rejoice ♪ ♪ I will rejoice and be glad in it ♪ ♪ And be glad in it ♪

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♪ This is the day that the Lord has made ♪ ♪ I will rejoice and be glad in it ♪ ♪ This is the day ♪ ♪ This is the day ♪

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♪ That the Lord has made ♪ ♪ I will enter ♪ ♪ With thanksgiving in my heart ♪ ♪ I will enter his courts with praise ♪

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♪ I will say this is the day ♪ ♪ That the Lord has made ♪ ♪ I will rejoice for he has made me glad ♪ ♪ I will enter, I will enter his gates ♪

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♪ With thanksgiving in my heart ♪ ♪ I will enter his courts with praise ♪ I will say this is the day that the Lord has made I will rejoice for He has made me glad

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He has made me glad He has made me glad He has made me glad I will rejoice for He has made me glad

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He has made me glad He has made me glad I will rejoice for He has made me glad ♪ He has made me glad ♪

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♪ He has made me glad ♪ ♪ He has made me glad ♪ ♪ I will rejoice for He has made me glad ♪ ♪ He has made me glad ♪

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♪ He has made me glad ♪ ♪ I will rejoice for He has made me glad ♪ ♪ Oh this is the day ♪ ♪ This is the day ♪

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♪ This is the day that the Lord has made ♪ ♪ That the Lord has made ♪ ♪ I will rejoice ♪ ♪ I will rejoice and be glad in it ♪

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♪ And be glad in it ♪ ♪ This is the day that the Lord has made ♪ ♪ I will rejoice and be glad in it ♪ ♪ This is the day ♪

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♪ This is the day that the Lord has made ♪ ♪ May ♪ ♪ With my hands lifted up ♪ ♪ And my mouth filled with praise ♪

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With the heart of thanksgiving I will bless thee, O Lord With my hands lifted up And my mouth filled with praise ♪ With the heart of thanksgiving ♪ ♪ I will bless thee, O Lord ♪

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♪ I will bless thee, O Lord ♪ ♪ I will bless thee, O Lord ♪ ♪ I will bless thee, O Lord ♪ ♪ With the heart of thanksgiving ♪

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♪ With the heart of thanksgiving ♪ ♪ I will bless thee, O Lord ♪ I will bless thee, O Lord. I will bless thee, O Lord.

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I will bless thee, O Lord. With the heart of thanksgiving, I will bless thee, O Lord. Bless the Lord. Bless the Lord.

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♪ Oh my soul ♪ ♪ And all that is within me ♪ ♪ Bless his holy name ♪ Bless the Lord.

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♪ Bless the Lord ♪ ♪ For my soul and all that is within me ♪ ♪ Bless his holy name ♪ We can bless him because he's done great things.

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♪ He has done great things ♪ ♪ He has done great things ♪ ♪ He has done great things ♪ ♪ Bless his holy name ♪

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♪ Holy ♪ ♪ Man ♪ ♪ Oh, he has done great things ♪ ♪ He has done great things ♪

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♪ He has done great things ♪ He hath done great things. He hath done great things. Bless His holy name.

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Let's all lift our voices and say, hallelujah. ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Oh Lord we praise your name ♪

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♪ All the glory ♪ ♪ All the praise ♪ ♪ All the praise ♪ ♪ Oh Lord we praise your name ♪

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Let's say thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. Oh Lord we praise your name.

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All the glory, all the glory, all the praise. Oh Lord we praise your name. Oh, hallelujah.

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Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Oh, Lord, we praise your name. All the glory.

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All the glory. All the praise. All the praise. ♪ Oh Lord we praise your name ♪

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♪ Oh you ought to say thank you Jesus ♪ ♪ Thank you Jesus ♪ ♪ Thank you Jesus ♪ ♪ Thank you Jesus ♪

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♪ Oh Lord we praise your name ♪ ♪ All the glory ♪ ♪ All the glory ♪ ♪ All the praise ♪

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♪ All the praise ♪ ♪ Oh Lord we praise your name ♪ One last time, say, hallelujah. ♪ Hallelujah ♪

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Hallelujah. ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Oh Lord we praise your name ♪ ♪ All the glory ♪

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♪ All the glory ♪ ♪ All the praise ♪ ♪ Oh Lord we praise your name ♪ And we all sing it.

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(upbeat music) ♪ Lord have mercy ♪ ♪ We have set me free ♪ ♪ God has ♪

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♪ Followed me ♪ ♪ He made good ♪ ♪ His will ♪ ♪ God has ♪

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♪ Followed me ♪ ♪ He has set me free ♪ I said, oh, yeah. [INAUDIBLE]

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I said, a God has-- I said, a smile on me. He has set me free. I said, a God has--

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I said, a smile on me. ♪ He's been good to me ♪ - Amen. - Amen.

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(upbeat music) ♪ Go ahead, smile on me ♪ ♪ Be as set, be free ♪ ♪ Go ahead, smile on me ♪

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♪ Be thankful to me ♪ ♪ Amazing grace, how sweet the sound ♪ ♪ I can't say no wretch like me ♪ ♪ I was lost but now I'm found ♪

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♪ I was blind but I see ♪ ♪ That's why I said ♪ ♪ God has ♪ ♪ I said it's my ♪

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♪ Will be ♪ ♪ Every day ♪ ♪ He has made ♪ ♪ Every woman ♪

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♪ That I get to witness ♪ I said, he's been good. I said, he's been good. I said, he's been good. I said, he's been

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good. I said, he's been good. Early in the morning. All day long. In the noon day. Late at night, I said, he's been good.

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He's been good. He's been good. He's been good. Yes, he have. I'm gonna tell you what he did for me. He touched me in a mighty way. He's been so good. Good to me. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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I don't know about y'all, but it's been good. It's been good. He woke me up this morning. He set me on my way.

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It's been good. Have it been good to y'all? Is it good? Have it done something for you in your life?

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It's been good. (man grunting) [MUSIC] (church bell ringing)

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(soft piano music) (gentle music) (gentle music) (gentle piano music)

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(gentle piano music) (gentle piano music) (gentle piano music) (soft piano music)

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(soft piano music) (soft piano music) (piano music) ♪ With the saddle on your waist ♪

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♪ I will take refuge ♪ ♪ In the shadow of your wings ♪ ♪ I will abide ♪ ♪ Until these trials ♪

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♪ These pleasures ♪ ♪ All along ♪ ♪ Until he ♪ ♪ The Lamb of Jesus ♪

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♪ Has ♪ ♪ In the shadow of your wings ♪ ♪ I will take refuge ♪ ♪ In the shadow of your wings ♪

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♪ I will abide ♪ ♪ Until these trials ♪ ♪ These pleasures ♪ ♪ Troubles ♪

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♪ Until these calamities ♪ ♪ Under your wings, Lord ♪ ♪ I will fly ♪ ♪ Under your wings, Lord ♪

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♪ I will fly ♪ ♪ Under your wings, Lord ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ I'll be home when you deliver me ♪

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♪ No ♪ ♪ Oh, I'll stand by the river ♪ I'll stay, I'll stay, until these calamities end. Under your wings, Lord, I will fly.

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Under your wings, Lord, I will fly. ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ You will never love me more ♪ ♪ Than you will ever love me ♪

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♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Oh, I'll stay in the shadow of your wings ♪ ♪ I'll stay in the shadow of your wings ♪ ♪ I'll stay in the shadow of your wings ♪

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♪ I'll stay in the shadow of your wings ♪ ♪ I'll stay in the shadow of your wings ♪ ♪ Through the shadow of the moon ♪ ♪ Until these calamities ♪

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♪ Have ended ♪ ♪ Until these calamities ♪ ♪ Have ended ♪ ♪ Until the ♪

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♪ Calamity ♪ ♪ Arrives ♪ (audience applauding) (applause)

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All of my life, God's been good to me. All of my life, God's been good to me. All of my life, God's been good to me. He's been good. He's been good.

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He's been good to me. Down through the years God's been good to me. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Down through the years God's been good to me. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Down through the years God's been good to me.

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It's been good, it's been good, it's been good, it's been good to me Down through the years, God's been good to me Oh, down through the years, God's been good to me [MUSIC]

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He's been good, he's been good to me. Been my joy and sorrow, hope for tomorrow. Been my steady heat of hell, bright and morning strong. He's been a rock, he's been a weary land,

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till time, till time was strong. He's been good, he's been good, he's been good, he's been good, he's been good. He's been my joy and sorrow, my hope for tomorrow. He's been a shade of the valley, bright and bright, and morning star. He's been my strife in the weary land. Shelter in the dark of night He's been good, he's been good

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He's been my only He's been my joy and sorrow My hope for tomorrow Lily of the valley, my bride

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In morning's dawn He's been a rock and weary man My shelter in the night of dark It's been good, it's been good

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It's been good to me (upbeat music) (upbeat music) [MUSIC]

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[MUSIC] Good man. [MUSIC]

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(upbeat music) [MUSIC] [MUSIC] He's been good

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♪ All of my life ♪ ♪ All of my life ♪ ♪ God's been good to me ♪ ♪ All of my life ♪

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♪ God's been good to me ♪ ♪ He's been good ♪ ♪ He's been good ♪ ♪ Been good to me ♪

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He's been good, He's been good, He's been good to me. Oh, down through the years, God's been good to me. Oh, down through the years, God's been good to me. Down through the years, God's been good to me.

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He's been good. He's been good. He's been good to me. (crowd cheering)

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(crowd cheering) [MUSIC] [MUSIC] Has it really been good to anybody?

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Go ahead and join us, you can just join in, we can all sing it together. [MUSIC] Down through the years. Down through the years, God's been good to me.

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Oh, down through the years, God's been good to me. Down through the years, God's been good to me. ♪ Is that good, is that good ♪ ♪ To me ♪

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♪ All of my life ♪ ♪ All of my life ♪ ♪ God's been good to me ♪ ♪ Oh, all of my life ♪

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♪ God's been good to me ♪ All of my life, God's been good to me. He's been good, He's been good, He's been good, He's been good to me.

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[APPLAUSE] [MUSIC - "THE BELLS OF NEW YORK"] [ Music ] ♪ Let me not, O Jesus, fail you ♪

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♪ Give my arms no pride ♪ Father, now I call upon Him to the man who divided you, the Lord and Savior, Savior. [MUSIC] (music)

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And all the people said, "Amen." Thank God for our men. Amen. I want them to know that I have been blessed.

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And I thank God for this singing. There is a word found in Genesis chapter 25. Genesis chapter 25. And I will start reading at verse 21.

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"Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And the Lord granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived. But the children struggled together within her. And she said, "If all is well, why am I like this?"

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So she went to inquire of the Lord. And the Lord said to her, "Two nations are in your womb. "Two people shall be separated from your body. "One people shall be stronger than the other,

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"and the older shall serve the younger." So when her days were fulfilled for her to give birth, indeed there were twins in her womb. And the first came out red.

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He was like a hairy garment all over. So they called his name Esau. Afterward, his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel.

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So his name was called Jacob. Isaac was 60 years old when she bore them. So the boys grew, and Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a mild man dwelling in tents. I'm going to

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stop reading there, but this morning the Spirit has led me to preach from the subject, "Laying Whole to Your Destiny." (audience murmuring) laying whole to your destiny.

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Thank you, ushers, nurses, and greeters. God has a plan, a purpose, and a program for your life.

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as well as mine. But how is it that we are able to grasp it? How is it that we are able to receive the purpose, the plan, and the program that God has designed for us?

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How can I get it? How can I achieve it? How do I lay hold to my destiny? And not only is it a purpose, have I got a witness?

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And a plan that God has for me, it is prearranged. It is preplanned. It is predestined. Before God even formed you in the belly,

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He knew you. Before you came forth from your mother's womb, He had already sanctified you and set you apart for a particular work,

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for a particular service with a particular plan. God's plan for your life is prearranged. It is already set. It is, let me put it like this, what God has for you. It is prearranged. It is predestined. Have I got a witness? Now I've said for years that what God has for me,

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it is for me. Can't nobody keep me from my blessing but me. I need to say that Can't nobody keep me from my blessings but me. I can block my blessings. Now I don't care how you feel about me.

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You can hate me. You can dislike me. But whatever God has for me, it is for me. Do I have anybody in here?

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- Anybody in here? - Yes. - Oh, and that's why, Brother Hall, I had to tell a good friend of mine,

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stop saying whenever he went to a church and the church did not call him, he blamed it on somebody else. He said, "The reason I didn't get called

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"was because of the deacons." It ain't no such a thing. What God has for you, It is for you.

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God can call you even when the whole deacon staff don't want you. Have I got a witness? Now God would like to do it with the deacons,

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but he can't do it without them. And I've learned that God can get a program over without your help. If he has to move you, he will.

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If he has to go around you, I wish somebody would help me. If he has to go around you, he will. If he has to go through you, knock you over like a Mack truck, he will.

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Whatever God has for you, and that's why you ought not say, the reason why I didn't get this man, because somebody else got him.

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No, God, whatever man God has for you, you will get him. If you didn't get him, That means God didn't have him for you in the first place.

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'Cause whatever God has for you, it is for you. Have I got a witness? And I said, the only reason I don't get a blessing is because of me.

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I can stop my blessing. I can block my blessing. And I made up my mind that every door God wants to open for me, I want him to open.

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Whatever way he wants to make for me, I want him to make it. Do I have anybody? Because whatever God has planned for me, it is prearranged.

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God has predestined what he wants me to have. Do I have anybody? And I'd like to testify because when 19th Street was looking for a pastor, a whole lot of pastors

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came through, some good ones and some bad ones. Do I have anybody? But you know, God had predestined 19th Street and MC Walker to hook up.

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And I don't care who came through here. Come on, help me somebody. God had 19th Street Baptist Church for M.C. Walker. And if God has stamped your name on a blessing,

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can't nobody get it but you. I wish I had somebody. Now I need to meddle a little bit. I don't care how much, have I got a witness here?

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I don't care how much you go and lay your hands on a car and claim it as yours. You can go to hell from the morning until the evening. If God has not predestined, somebody ought to pray for me.

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'Cause I know we got a lot of that junk going on. All you gotta do is lay your hands on it. But if God has not prearranged that for you, you might as well forget it.

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What God has for me, it is for me. And if you don't get it, God didn't intend for you to have it. Come on, help me somebody.

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I believe, I believe I need to look at this text and I wanna say lay hold to your destiny. And I almost wanted to change it and say, lay hold to your blessing.

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Have I got a witness? But I think both of them will work so you can use whichever one you want. Have I got a witness?

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Now, in our text, we find Isaac and Rebecca. Do I have somebody? And Rebecca was barren. And I need to say, now God has something designed for you,

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but that does not omit you praying for God, praying to God for what he has predestined for you. We find in our text, Isaac pleaded with the Lord. He prayed unto the Lord.

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And some of us need to learn how to pray to the Lord. Do I have anybody? Although God has something for me, I still need to talk to him about it.

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Now, not only did Isaac pray, but Rebecca prayed. Have I got a witness here? And I'm glad when Isaac prayed, Rebecca conceived. But when Rebecca conceived,

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there was a struggle going on in her womb. And she said, "Lord, if this is of you," this is Walker version, "why am I like this?" And a lot of us think when we go through a period of pain,

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we think we are out of the will of God. But let me tell you something, you can be Jesus Christ, the son of God. Come on, help me somebody.

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And be in the will of God and still experience pain. Somebody ought to talk to me this morning. You know you've had something to happen in your life And the first thing you ask yourself, what did I do?

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Oh, I ought to have somebody. Sometimes even in your family, when your children act up, you know, you want to start blaming yourself. But you can bring your children up in the nurture

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and admonition of the Lord. You can have them at Bible study every night, and they still can act a fool. That don't mean that you have done a poor job.

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that you can be in the will of God and suffer. Do I have anybody? So she was saying, I'm suffering because of what's happening in my womb.

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And I'm glad when Rebecca prayed, God gave her more than what she asked for. She was asking for one son. Come on, help me somebody.

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And you know, sometimes that's the way the Lord does it. You can pray for one thing, but he'll do above and exceedingly more than you ask. I had to get me a scripture to back me up

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'cause I do like to use the words when I preach. I believe Solomon just asked for wisdom, but God said, "Since you didn't ask for that other stuff, "I'm gonna do above and exceedingly what you asked for."

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He said, "You didn't ask me for no riches, "but I'm gonna, like the old folk, I'm gonna throw it in to boot. Like the old folks say, you throw it in to boot.

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You didn't ask me for it, but I'm gonna give it to you anyway. I wish you wouldn't look at me so strange. I'm trying to tell you,

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sometime maybe you haven't had it happen to you. But I'm saying every now and then, God will give you more than you ask for. Ought to have a war crowd this morning.

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But I wanted to look at this text because, I looked at Brother Jacob. I've done a few sermons on Brother Jacob and I wanted you to know what I've done with Brother Jacob.

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Brother Jacob is some kind of fellow, y'all. Have I got a witness? Now, laying hold to your destiny. The first thing I saw here in verse 22,

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but the children struggled together within her. The first problem was the brothers struggled together. I need to hurry up and say we all know that they are infinite. They are in the womb.

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