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Episode 22 - Grace Will Meet Your Need In Every Season · Women At The Well: REJOICE

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  SPEAKER_00: Good morning, grandmother, in this beautiful morning.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Rose, your host.
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  SPEAKER_00: We have been blessed by the Most High God to see another day and given another chance to serve.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is truly wonderful to open our eyes each morning.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, some days we may feel like Paul in Philippians 1:21 when he states, for to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.
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  SPEAKER_00: But either way, living or dying, we must be grateful and thankful.
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  SPEAKER_00: Appreciation for the Lord our Savior Jesus Christ.
• 0:48
  SPEAKER_00: Excuse me.
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  SPEAKER_00: This morning we are wrapping up our series on grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: Can you believe we have spent the entire month of May diving into the beautiful oceanside depths of God's favor?
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  SPEAKER_00: We have journeyed together for weeks, and God has met us every single Wednesday.
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  SPEAKER_00: We started this month by discovering that grace is the unmerited and undeserved favor of God.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then we challenged ourselves to step out and serve others with the same grace God freely gives to us.
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  SPEAKER_00: Last week we realized that grace and faith have a divine, unbreakable connection.
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  SPEAKER_00: Grace is the bridge, and faith is how we walk across.
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  SPEAKER_00: But this morning, for our final message of the month, we are bringing it all home.
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  SPEAKER_00: We will learn that there is grace for every season, and grace will meet your need in every season.
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  SPEAKER_00: So let's get our coffee, tea, or lemon water.
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  SPEAKER_00: Don't forget your Bible.
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  SPEAKER_00: And let's prepare our hearts to let grace meet our needs in every circumstance.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's pray.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father God, we come to you this beautiful morning.
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  SPEAKER_00: First, we thank you for waking us up.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then we thank you for the forgiveness of our sins.
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  SPEAKER_00: We thank you for your Son Jesus Christ.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father God, we thank you for your unmerited and undeserved favor.
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  SPEAKER_00: We thank you.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we realize that you give us grace on a daily daily, on a daily.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father God, sometimes we move away from you, but yet and still you give us grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes we don't abide by your word, but yet and still you give us grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: And you have no respect to a person.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father God, we just thank you.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's just so much to be thankful for because you're just a great God.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're a great God.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're the Almighty Creator, Elohim, Jehovah Genre.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're just a great God.
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  SPEAKER_00: And you give us grace and compassion.
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  SPEAKER_00: And Lord, we thank you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Heavenly Father, meet us here this morning at the will and open our eyes and our hearts and our minds.
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  SPEAKER_00: We need understanding.
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  SPEAKER_00: We need our hearts filled with your love and your grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, Father God, be with us.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we thank you for meeting us here this morning.
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you have your Bible, I need you to get your Bible if you don't.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I want you to turn with me to Exodus 34, and we will read verses 6 through 7.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now I'm going to read this from the NIV.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it says, and he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion, and sin.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished.
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  SPEAKER_00: He punishes the children and their children for the sins of the parents to the third and fourth generation.
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  SPEAKER_00: In that powerful passage of scripture, we see God identify himself to Moses as a compassionate and gracious God.
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  SPEAKER_00: He continues by declaring he is slow to anger and abounding in love and faithfulness.
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  SPEAKER_00: This wasn't someone else describing God.
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  SPEAKER_00: This was the Lord Himself proclaiming his own name and exactly who he is.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is the God we serve and lean on today.
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  SPEAKER_00: The God who revealed his ultimate character as gracious and compassion.
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  SPEAKER_00: And all through the scriptures we see God pouring out this grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's dive a little further in the scripture.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's look at Exodus 33:1, 33, 17.
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  SPEAKER_00: Turn your page back one or two.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_00: In the King James Version, God tells Moses, and the Lord said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken, for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about that for a moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: Do you know that God knows your name?
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  SPEAKER_00: Do you know that you have found grace in his sight?
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  SPEAKER_00: Are you aware of that?
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a hallelujah moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: God knows you by your name, and you have found grace in his sight.
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  SPEAKER_00: In Psalms 81, 11, KJV still, it says, For the Lord God is a son and shield.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Lord will give grace and glory.
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  SPEAKER_00: No good thing will he withhold from them that walk upright.
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  SPEAKER_00: Grace is pictured as God's generosity.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, that means God withholds nothing good from us.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nothing good.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rah, grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ruth, grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: The woman at the well, grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: The woman with the issue of blood, grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: That right there, sisters, you can shout on that because God has grace for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: But let's see.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's hold on.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's not move ahead of ourselves.
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  SPEAKER_00: How do we position ourselves to receive this generosity of grace?
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  SPEAKER_00: Proverbs 334.
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  SPEAKER_00: Move over to Proverbs.
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  SPEAKER_00: Proverbs 3.34.
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  SPEAKER_00: KJV.
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  SPEAKER_00: It states, surely he scorneth the scorners, but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Amplified Bible puts it this way.
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  SPEAKER_00: It unpacks this beautifully.
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  SPEAKER_00: It reads, Though he scoffs at the scoffers and scorns the scorners, yet he gives his grace, his undeserved faith to the humble, those who give up self-importance.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna read that again.
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  SPEAKER_00: To the humble, those who give up self-importance.
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  SPEAKER_00: When we let go of our pride, his grace flows right into our valleys.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now this multifaceted grace ultimately comes to us through Jesus Christ.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's look at John in the Old Testament, the first chapter, verse 14.
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  SPEAKER_00: We read, And the word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if we look just a few verses down in verses 16 and 17, and I took this from the NIV, it states, Out of His fullness, we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
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  SPEAKER_00: For the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
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  SPEAKER_00: What a beautiful exchange.
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  SPEAKER_00: Grace in place of grace already given.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is an endless and overflowing supply.
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  SPEAKER_00: God has given you grace upon grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, grace has been given to us for every circumstance.
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  SPEAKER_00: We have only two belief.
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep the faith and keep praying.
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  SPEAKER_00: Grace shapes our identity, grace is greater than our sin.
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  SPEAKER_00: Grace determines our calling.
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  SPEAKER_00: And in our weakness, grace, God's grace is sufficient for us.
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  SPEAKER_00: I didn't just say grace, but it's God's grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: His grace is bestowed upon all of us.
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  SPEAKER_00: For we are saved by God's grace through faith and not of anything we do.
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  SPEAKER_00: So as you live your life daily, please don't get caught up in your title, your position, where you live, or what you have.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because it is strictly by God's grace, you have been shown the exceedingly riches of his grace and glory.
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  SPEAKER_00: One more scripture.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's look at Ephesians chapter 2, verses 8 through 10.
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  SPEAKER_00: The NIV states, for it is by grace you have been saved through faith.
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  SPEAKER_00: And this is not from yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna repeat that, and this is not from yourselves.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is the gift of God.
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  SPEAKER_00: Verse 9 says, not by works, so that no one can boast.
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  SPEAKER_00: Verse 10 reminds us, for we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus, to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
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  SPEAKER_00: Every single one of us lives under the grace of God in every single season of our lives.
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  SPEAKER_00: When you got up this morning, it was grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you got ready for work, it was through God's grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you got a job, God's grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: You get on the job, and the coworkers are this way and that way, but you're still there.
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  SPEAKER_00: God's grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is God's grace that keeps us, that gives peace, that completes what he started in us.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is grace that allows you to endure, that guards your heart, that restores, strengthens, and establishes you.
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  SPEAKER_00: God's grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: No matter what season you are walking through today, whether it's a season of waiting, a season of harvest, or a season of trials, rest assured God's grace will meet your need.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is God's grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: God's grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nothing that you've done but just God meeting our needs.
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  SPEAKER_00: So come on and rejoice with me, right where you are, whether you're in a car, sitting at your kitchen table, or walking through your living room.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe you're running down in the park, taking a job.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's just take 16 seconds to give God some praise.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about the season he has already carried you through.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about the doors he opened that you couldn't open yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about the solid battles he fought for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about the grace that allowed you to open your eyes this morning and get up out of your bed.
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  SPEAKER_00: God's grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: He is the compassionate and gracious God.
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  SPEAKER_00: He withholds no good things from you, nothing good from you.
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  SPEAKER_00: So let's just open our mouths and give him a shout of praise.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you, Lord, for your merited favor.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you that your grace is sufficient for my weaknesses.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you that my past is forgiven and my future is secure in you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you, Lord, for your grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hallelujah.
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  SPEAKER_00: We rejoice in your goodness today.
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  SPEAKER_00: We rejoice in your faithfulness today.
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  SPEAKER_00: We rejoice in your grace today.
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  SPEAKER_00: You are worthy, Lord, and we thank you and we praise you.
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  SPEAKER_00: God's grace is what's keeping us.
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  SPEAKER_00: God's grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: As we close out today, I have a challenge for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: This week, the rest of this week, I want you to identify the seasons that you are currently in.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whether it's the season of waiting, testing, or building.
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  SPEAKER_00: And write down three ways God's grace is actively keeping you sustained right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: Write it down.
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  SPEAKER_00: Give him some praise.
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  SPEAKER_00: Spend some time just praising him, not asking for anything, but just praising him for what he is doing right now, today in your life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Give him some praise.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's go to the dawn of grace.
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  SPEAKER_00: Heavenly Father, we come before you with hearts full of gratitude and praise.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lord, we thank you for being a God of endless grace, a grace that meets us in our lowest valleys and anchors us on our highest mountaintop.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father, as we step out into the rest of this day, we pray that your grace will go before us.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let it shape our speech, how we speak to one another, how we greet one another, how we just talk to one another and generally.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let it guide our steps.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let it guide our steps.
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  SPEAKER_00: Place our feet where you will have them to be.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let it guard our hearts.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let it keep our hearts in tune to you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then, Father God, for anyone listening who feels like they are in a dry or a difficult season right now, please let them feel the refreshing reign of your Holy Spirit.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remind them that your grace is sufficient, your strength is made perfect in their weakness, and that you already have a plan to see them through.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lord, we give up our self-importance and we clothe ourselves in humility.
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  SPEAKER_00: Heavenly Father, sometimes we need help to clothe ourselves in humility.
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  SPEAKER_00: Help us, Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: Help us be ready to receive the exceedingly riches of your favor.
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  SPEAKER_00: And thank you for creating us as your handiwork to do good, to do good works that you've already prepared for us, that you've already placed inside of us.
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  SPEAKER_00: Bless every home representative here.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father God, bless every listener.
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep us, strengthen us, and establish us in your peace.
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  SPEAKER_00: In the mighty and master's name of Jesus, we pray and we know that it's already done.
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  SPEAKER_00: In Jesus' name, amen, amen.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for joining me at the belt today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember this lovely, it's living in the world that's dealing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Have a great day.
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen.