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Once upon a time, there was a tiny little seed

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planted in the ground. It was an acorn. And after

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a while, it shed its little overcoat, cuddled

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away in the arms of Mother Nature so that it

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might be dead and grow. All through the long

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winter night, she kept that little seed warm.

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And when the springtime came and the sunshine

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came out, its little acorn heart burst open with

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joy and delight. It had started to grow. Oh,

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what a thrill! And then a man came along, and

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he put a big, heavy rock over the little seed.

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Commenced to worry and to fret, for Beard could

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never be able to raise his little head to where

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it could see the light of day. It wanted to wear

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a garland of leaves for its hair. and to grow

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to be beautiful and strong. But in that moment,

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it seemed so defeated. Maybe it would never see

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the light again. Maybe it would never, ever see

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the light again. But one day, its feeble hands

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touched the rock. They were such tiny, tender

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little hands. And the little growing tree felt

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so helpless. But it didn't struggle. It didn't

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try to move the rock, which was the enemy of

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his heart and life. It just grew. And then one

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day, the rock was lifted. It was... pushed out

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of the way, and the little leafy hands clapped

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for joy. But let me ask you, who lifted the rock?

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Did the little seed lift the rock? No, of course

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not. No little seed has the ability to lift the

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rock. It was something within the seed. which

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no man in the world has ever been able to reproduce.

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It was God's power that pushed over that rock.

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Listen, my friend. You are a little seed. You

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too can grow into something noble and beautiful

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for God. I don't care who you are. I don't care

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how defeated you may feel this hour. I don't

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care whether you're rich, whether you're poor,

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whether you're with talent, without talent. I

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don't care what your environment may be. I don't

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care how defeated you may have been throughout

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your life. I want you to know something. You

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too can grow into something that's noble and

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beautiful for God. The power of faith can be

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manifested in your life until literally men and

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angels will wonder. But however, when the battle

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is over and the victory has been won, don't you

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dare say, look at what I have done through the

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Lord, but rather kneel at the foot of the cross

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and say, Isn't it wonderful that His grace and

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His faith should be manifested in me? It's the

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power of God. It's the person of the Lord Jesus

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Christ. It's that light in you that is the hope

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of glory. And He is the one who has to give you

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that divine life. Let me give you an example.

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Every place I go, the very first thing that reporters

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will say to me, Oh, Miss Cooman, do you have

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some special gift? You know, because they see

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the miracles. That's one of the very first questions

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reporters ask me. And I'll always answer and

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say, No. Not really. It isn't Catherine Kuhlman

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who performs these miracles, no. And remember

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something. There isn't anyone living who believes

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more in the fruits and the gifts of the Spirit.

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I believe in the gifts of the Spirit with all

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of my heart. I do believe that there are certain

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gifts. that are given to men and women. Paul

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speaks of them. He gives a few of them as an

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example. And I believe that there are many more

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gifts that are given to Spirit -filled people

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than just those that are mentioned in Corinthians.

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But Paul mentions the gift of wisdom, the gift

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of knowledge, the gift of healing, the gift of

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faith. You know, it's there. But... Do you know

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why I absolutely refuse to acknowledge any gift?

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It's because I've got sense enough to know that

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whatever it is that he has given me, it's still

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not something of myself. It's still not Catherine

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Kuhlman. It's the power of the Holy Spirit. It's

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still his power. And God forbid that I should

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ever come to the place where I will look up and

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say, look and see what I did. I pray to God that

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he'll take me in death before I would ever utter

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one word. that would give any inkling whatsoever

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of the fact that I may feel as though I have

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something of myself. I have nothing. I'm as helpless

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as that little seed. Whatever he has given me,

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whatever he does through this body of mine, through

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these lips of clay, through this... which is

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the temple of the Holy Spirit, that which I've

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surrendered unto him. It is not Catherine Kuhlman.

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And all that I can say to the whole world today

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is, isn't it wonderful that his grace and his

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faith and the power of the Holy Spirit should

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be manifested in such a wonderful way? As we

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walk off of the stage after having seen the miracles

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that had been performed, it's so wonderful to

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be able to say, wasn't it wonderful what the

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Holy Spirit did? If you've been a part of the

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services and you walk out of the great service,

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wherever that service was held, and as you leave

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having seen the manifestation of the supernatural,

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always crossed the threshold of that auditorium

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saying, wasn't it wonderful what the Holy Spirit

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did today? It's that simple. It was God's power.

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It was the power of the Holy Spirit that pushed

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over that rock. It will be the power of the Holy

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Spirit that will push over any rock that is an

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obstacle in your life. Remember what Paul said.

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We are more than conquerors. Through our own

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efforts, through our own will, by our own struggling,

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Not on your life. Continue that which Paul said.

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We are more than conquerors through Christ who

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loved us. You can stand there that open grave.

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And the one whom you loved more than life itself.

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You can stand there with victory. In your own

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spirit. You can stand there strong. I'm not saying

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that tears will not run down your cheeks. Of

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course they will. You're still human. But you'll

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not be defeated by that which has just happened.

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You'll not be defeated in that hour when that

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love has been taken away from you. You'll not

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be defeated in that moment of death. Why? Because

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you have found victory not through your own willpower,

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not through your own struggling, not through

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your own determination and by gritting your teeth

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and saying, I will, I will, I will. And sometimes

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those people find at the end of their I wills

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a nervous breakdown. You don't do it. You have

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found that you have victory over that tragedy

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through Christ who loves you. It's that simple.

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That victory is through Him. He's the one who

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gives you the victory. You have to just surrender

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yourself to Him. Stop struggling. Stop crying

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to do it in your own strength. Many a man will

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say, I'm an alcoholic. And I want to be delivered.

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More than anything else, I want to be delivered.

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Are you sure you want to be delivered? So much

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so, Miss Cooman, I've tried everything. I've

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tried to stop. I've used my willpower. You know,

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some of the strongest men I find. have really

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very little willpower when it comes right down

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to it. That's just right. Because you see, you're

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bucking Satan. You're bucking a power that is

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greater than your willpower. When you have to

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buck Satan and buck the demons of hell and buck

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the evil one, No man's willpower is strong enough

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to overcome the enemy of the soul. When you get

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to the place where you will say, I not only want

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deliverance, but I'll turn myself, I'll turn

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this habit, I'll turn the whole thing over to

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God. I'm a little seed. I cannot move the rock

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in my own strength. I don't have the strength

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to move the rock that's blocking the sunshine.

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But there is one who has greater strength than

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any man's willpower. His power is greater than

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this habit that I'm trying to overcome. It may

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not only be for alcoholism. It may be for smoking.

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It may be for dope addiction. Who knows what

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it is? A thousand things in that life of yours

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that you won victory over. You've tried everything

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under the sun. You've tried medication. You've

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tried pills. You've tried the psychologist. You've

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tried... Name it. You've tried it. And yet the

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thing that will give you the victory is so simple,

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you've missed it. You know, if it was some big

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thing, some great thing, or some great price

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that you had to pay, then you'd be glad to pay

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the price. You would do it. But what Jesus is

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talking about is so simple a little child can

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understand. So simple that in this scientific

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generation we miss the whole thing. It's just

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too simple a thing to let God move the rock.

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You know? Sure. We have to do it through a scientific

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way. Mm -hmm. Our mentality must go through science.

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It has to be some hard thing or else it couldn't

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possibly work. Now just relax and look up and

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say, Dear Lord Jesus, I simply cannot. Move the

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rock. I'm a little seed, a tiny little seed planted

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in the ground. Sometimes I feel that because

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of this rock in my life, I'll never see the sunshine

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again. My hands are so feeble, but I take these

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feeble little hands and I reach out. To the rock

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that is stronger than I. I reach out to the greatest

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power there is in heaven and earth, the power

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of almighty God. Such a little thing for him

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to do. All you have to do is to come to him in

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all honesty, in all sincerity. Don't you understand?

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Understand? Salvation is like that. You want

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to be born again. You want that wonderful new

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birth experience. You cannot attain it through

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your own struggles. It's all bought and paid

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for by the very Son of the Living God. It's there.

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Salvation is a gift. All you have to do is to

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reach out. Those tiny little feeble fingers.

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Reach out. And just accept what Jesus did for

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you on the cross. That's all. Come. Jesus said,

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all you have to do is to come. You have to be

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willing. Any man can come. Any woman can come.

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Salvation is possible to every human being in

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the world. There's never been a man or a woman,

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there's never been a human being who has been

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a part of humanity. To whom salvation was impossible.

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Know that. All you have to do is to come. And

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when you come, you precious tiny little seed.

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Confess your sins to him. You can't save yourself.

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You can't forgive your own sins. You can't give

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yourself eternal life. It's a gift. Everything

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you and I receive from him is a gift, a gift.

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Salvation is a gift. The forgiveness of one's

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sins is a gift. Deliverance from sin is a gift.

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Receiving the fullness of the Holy Spirit is

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a gift. Not through our own struggling. I have

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seen folk praying for the baptism of the Holy

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Spirit. My goodness, you would never know that

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the Holy Spirit was a gift. They agonize. They

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plead. It's a guilt, my friend. Do you want victory

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over that thing in that life of yours? Do you

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really want victory? You do. can grow into something

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noble and beautiful for God. This very moment,

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defeat can be turned into victory. If only you'll

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turn yourself over to a person and a power that's

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greater than yourself. The power of faith can

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be manifested in your life until it... those

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around about you will wonder at the miracle.

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But remember, never say, look at what I have

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done. Kneel at the feet of Jesus and say, isn't

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it wonderful that his grace and his faith should

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be manifested in me.