Christine Caine

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December 22, 2021 | 51 | 26:0

Christine Caine travels the world teaching the Gospel and inspiring her audience to reach their God-given purpose and potential.

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Christine Caine | HD-CCEE215103 | December 24, 2021

- YOU KNOW, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCREEN,
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YOU'RE JUST SITTING HERE WATCHING THIS PROGRAM TODAY
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AND YOU'RE GOING, "MAN, I'M JUST KIND OF EATING MY POPCORN
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"AND DRINKING MY COKE AND I'M FLICKING THROUGH THE CHANNELS
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"AND I'VE GOT THIS CRAZY AUSTRALIAN LADY ON THE SCREEN
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"TELLING ME THAT GOD WANTS TO DO EXTRAORDINARY
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THINGS "IN MY LIFE."
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ABSOLUTELY, AND YOU'RE PROBABLY THINKING, I'M SO ORDINARY.
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THERE'S NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT ME.
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I AM JUST SO NORMAL.
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BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU TODAY THAT GOD HAS CHOSEN
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AN ORDINARY PERSON JUST LIKE YOU TO DO
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SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY WITH YOUR LIFE ON THE PLANET.
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THAT'S WHAT OUR GOD DOES.
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THAT'S HOW GOD OPERATES.
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WHAT'S YOUR STORY?
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WERE YOU UNWANTED, FORGOTTEN, ABANDONED, BETRAYED?
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IF SO, OUR STORIES MIGHT BE MORE SIMILAR THAN YOU THINK.
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AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE,
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THAT NATURAL LIMITATIONS DO NOT HAVE TO DEFINE
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YOUR POSSIBILITIES.
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THERE IS MORE TO YOUR STORY THAN WHERE YOU CAME FROM,
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OR WHAT YOU'VE WALKED THROUGH.
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I'M CHRISTINE CAINE, AND I HAVE A PERSONAL MISSION
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TO EQUIP AND EMPOWER PEOPLE LIKE YOU
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TO CONNECT WITH YOUR GOD GIVEN PURPOSE AND POTENTIAL.
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I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE JOINING US TODAY.
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LET'S GET RIGHT INTO IT.
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[UPBEAT MUSIC]
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[CONGREGATION APPLAUDING]
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HEY, I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY,
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AND I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU'VE JOINED US,
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YOU'VE PICKED A FANTASTIC TIME TO JOIN IN TODAY,
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WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING A LIFE THAT IS INTERRUPTED.
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MOST OF US REALLY DON'T LIKE TO BE INTERRUPTED
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BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE INTERRUPTED IT NORMALLY MEANS
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THAT YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY TO DOING SOMETHING ELSE.
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BUT TODAY I HOPE TO PROVE FROM SCRIPTURE,
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THAT DESTINY LIES IN INTERRUPTED MOMENTS THAT GOD CALLS US
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AND THEY ARE DIVINE APPOINTMENTS AND DIVINE ASSIGNMENTS
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THAT ARE SET UP FOR US WHEN OUR LIVES ARE BEING INTERRUPTED.
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WE'RE GOING TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE BIBLE.
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I LOVE THE WORD OF GOD, IT CHANGES LIVES
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AND WE'RE GOING TO THE BOOK OF LUKE CHAPTER ONE.
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AND THIS IS A STORY THAT WE NORMALLY READ
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AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME, BUT I THINK IT'S PERTINENT
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FOR EVERY DAY OF OUR LIVES.
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THE BIBLE SAYS IN VERSE 26,
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"IN THE SIX MONTH THE ANGEL GABRIEL WAS SENT FROM GOD
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"TO A CITY OF GALILEE, NAMED NAZARETH,
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"TO A VIRGIN BETROTHED TO A MAN WHOSE NAME WAS JOSEPH,
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"OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID AND THE VIRGIN'S NAME WAS MARY.
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"AND HE CAME TO HER AND SAID, "GREETINGS, OH, FAVORED ONE,
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"THE LORD IS WITH YOU.
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"BUT SHE WAS GREATLY TROUBLED AT THE SAYING
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"AND TRIED TO DISCERN WHAT SORT OF GREETING
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"THIS MIGHT BE.
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"AND THE ANGEL SAID TO HER, DO NOT BE AFRAID, MARY,
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"FOR YOU HAVE FOUND FAVOR WITH GOD.
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"AND BEHOLD, YOU WILL CONCEIVE IN YOUR WOMB AND BEAR A SON,
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"AND YOU SHALL CALL HIS NAME JESUS.
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"HE WILL BE GREAT, AND HE WILL BE CALLED
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"THE SON OF THE MOST HIGH.
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"AND THE LORD GOD WILL GIVE TO HIM
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"THE THRONE OF HIS FATHER, DAVID,
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"AND HE WILL RAIN OVER THE HOUSE OF JACOB FOREVER,
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"AND OF HIS KINGDOM, THERE WILL BE NO END.
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"AND MARY SAID TO THE ANGEL, HOW WILL THIS BE?"
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DID YOU FAIL BIOLOGY?
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[CONGREGATION LAUGHING]
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JUST CHECKING IF WE'RE ALL READING THE SAME BIBLE,
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THAT'S ACTUALLY IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE,
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THAT'S IN THE GREEK. [LAUGHTER]
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"SINCE I AM A VIRGIN," AND JUST IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING,
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A VIRGIN THEN MEANT WHAT A VIRGIN MEANS NOW.
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[CONGREGATION LAUGHING]
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"AND THE ANGEL ANSWERED HER, THE HOLY SPIRIT
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"WILL COME UPON YOU, AND THE POWER OF THE MOST HIGH
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"WILL OVERSHADOW YOU THEREFORE THE CHILD TO BE BORN,
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"WILL BE CALLED HOLY THE SON OF GOD.
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"AND BEHOLD, YOUR RELATIVE ELIZABETH, IN HER OLD AGE,
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"HAS ALSO CONCEIVED A SON."
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THIS WAS LIKE BEFORE VIAGRA, ANYWAY AND SO.
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[CONGREGATION LAUGHING]
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"AND THIS IS THE SIXTH MONTH WITH HER WHO WAS CALLED BARREN,
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"FOR NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD.
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"AND MARY SAID, "BEHOLD, I AM THE SERVANT OF THE LORD,
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"LET IT BE TO ME, ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD.
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"AND THE ANGEL DEPARTED FROM HER."
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NOW, THIS IS THE AMAZING STORY
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OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF JESUS' BIRTH.
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AND OFTEN WE JUST KIND OF FLIP OVER
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AND WE CAN MISS SO MUCH POWER THAT'S IN THIS TEXT,
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WHEN WE JUST LIKE READ THROUGH IT QUICKLY.
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BUT WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS, IS HERE IS THIS ORDINARY GIRL.
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NOW WE KNOW IN BIBLICAL TIMES YOUNG WOMEN WERE BETROTHED
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TO BE MARRIED WHEN THEY WERE TEENAGERS
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AND SO IT'S HIGHLY LIKELY THAT MARY WAS SOMEWHERE
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PROBABLY AROUND 15 YEARS OF AGE.
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NOW, I HAVE A 15 YEAR OLD SO THIS AIN'T GOING TO HAPPEN
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BUT THIS WAS A DIFFERENT TIME AND SO MARY THIS TEENAGE GIRL,
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SHE'S PROBABLY EXCITED GETS UP THIS MORNING
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AND SHE'S THINKING ABOUT HER WEDDING,
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YOU KNOW, SHE'S THINKING ABOUT WHAT FOOD
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THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE, WHAT DRINKS THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE,
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WHERE EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE SEATED,
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SHE'S KIND OF IN MARRIAGE MODE,
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AND THEN AN ANGEL OF THE LORD APPEARS.
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NOW YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING,
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WHEN LUKE STARTS HIS NARRATIVE WITH THE FACT THAT
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AN ANGEL OF THE LORD HAS APPEARED.
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NOW ANGELS OF THE LORD DIDN'T APPEAR REGULARLY IN SCRIPTURE,
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LET ALONE TO TEENAGE GIRLS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING EXCITING
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IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
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AND SO AT THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, HE COMES TO HER,
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AND SHE'S JUST AN ORDINARY GIRL.
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THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE THAT LEADS US TO THINK
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THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY ABOUT MARY,
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SHE WAS A NORMAL GIRL, IN A NORMAL PLACE,
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A PLACE THAT NOBODY WOULD EVEN KIND OF BE THINKING ABOUT
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THAT SHE CAN, YOU KNOW, THE ANGEL OF THE LORD
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CAME TO THIS PLACE, NOBODY'S THINKING THERE'S ANYTHING
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MAJORLY IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS PLACE.
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THIS GIRL IS A NORMAL GIRL GOING THROUGH
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WHAT A NORMAL JEWISH GIRL WOULD BE GOING THROUGH,
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SHE'S BETROTHED, SHE'S READY TO GET MARRIED.
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SEE, OFTEN WE THINK WHEN GOD IS GOING TO USE US
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THAT HE ONLY USES EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE.
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THAT HE USES REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL PEOPLE,
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THAT ARE HIGHLY GIFTED, THAT ARE HIGHLY TALENTED,
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THAT LIVE IN REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT CITIES
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AND THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE HAVE GOT A GREAT EDUCATION,
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ARE HIGHLY CONNECTED HAVE GOT GREAT RESOURCES.
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BUT THE THING THAT I HAVE DISCOVERED,
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AND WE'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT SCRIPTURE,
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AND I'VE SEEN IN MY OWN LIFE, IS THAT GOD HAS ONLY EVER USED
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ORDINARY PEOPLE TO DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS.
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BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT HOW ORDINARY WE ARE,
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IT'S ABOUT HOW EXTRAORDINARY GOD IS.
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AND WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND THAT GOD IS EXTRAORDINARY,
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THEN YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT GOD CAN TAKE
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AN ORDINARY HUMAN BEING LIKE ME AND LIKE YOU
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WITH OUR ORDINARY STORIES,
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AND THAT HE CAN WORK HIS SUPERNATURAL POWER
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THROUGH OUR LIVES AND DO SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY
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WITH A VERY ORDINARY LIFE.
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AND THAT'S WHAT WE SEE IN THESE TEXTS,
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THAT GOD TOOK AN ORDINARY GIRL, IN AN ORDINARY CITY,
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HE ANOINTED HER AND HE GAVE HER EXTRAORDINARY POWER
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TO FULFILL AN EXTRA ORDINARY ASSIGNMENT.
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I MEAN, SHE WAS CHOSEN TO DELIVER GOD TO OUR GENERATION.
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NOW, DARE I SUGGEST THAT YOU AND I,
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WHO ARE FILLED WITH A SPIRIT OF GOD,
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WE TOO ARE CALLED TO CARRY GOD TO OUR WORLD.
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THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US AN ASSIGNMENT
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NOT UNLIKE THE ASSIGNMENT HE GAVE TO MARY.
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NOW YOU AND I ARE NOT GOING TO BEAR GOD INCARNATE
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IN OUR WOMB, BEEN THERE DONE THAT, MARY DID THAT, THANK GOD,
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WE DON'T HAVE TO BIRTH GOD.
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BUT WHAT WE DO IS WE CARRY THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD,
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THE SAME SPIRIT THAT RAISED JESUS CHRIST FROM THE DEAD,
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LIVES ON THE INSIDE OF YOU AND ME AND WE HAVE CALLED TO,
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WE ARE CALLED TO BRING HIM INTO OUR WORLD.
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YOU KNOW, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCREEN,
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YOU'RE JUST SITTING HERE WATCHING THIS PROGRAM TODAY
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AND YOU'RE GOING, "MAN, I'M JUST KIND OF EATING MY POPCORN
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"AND DRINKING MY COKE AND I'M FLICKING THROUGH THE CHANNELS
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"AND I'VE GOT THIS CRAZY AUSTRALIAN LADY ON THE SCREEN
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"TELLING ME THAT GOD WANTS TO DO
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"EXTRAORDINARY THINGS IN MY LIFE."
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ABSOLUTELY AND YOU'RE PROBABLY THINKING, I'M SO ORDINARY.
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THERE'S NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT ME.
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I AM JUST SO NORMAL.
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BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU TODAY THAT GOD HAS CHOSEN
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AN ORDINARY PERSON JUST LIKE YOU
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TO DO SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY WITH YOUR LIFE ON THE PLANET.
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THAT'S WHAT GOD DOES.
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THAT'S HOW GOD OPERATES.
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AND SO SHE WAS AN EXTENDED AN INVITATION
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TO CARRY GOD TO HER WORLD.
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AND GOD IS EXTENDING AN INVITATION TO EVERY ONE OF US
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AS CHRIST FOLLOWERS, WHEN HE FILLED US WITH HIS SPIRIT,
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ALL OF US WHO FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST, THE BIBLE TELLS US
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THAT WE HAVE BEEN SEALED WITH THE SPIRIT OF GOD
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UNTIL THE DAY OF REDEMPTION.
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AND WE ARE SENT BY GOD TO OUR WORLD
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TO CARRY HIM TO OUR WORLD.
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YOU MIGHT THINK GOD, REALLY?
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YOU WOULD USE ME?
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DIDN'T YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF BETTER OPTION?
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WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHY GOD CHOSE US, BUT HE DID.
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HE OBVIOUSLY WANTED TO SHOW OFF
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BECAUSE IF ANYBODY KIND OF LOOKS AT US, THEY'RE LIKE,
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"REALLY, IT CANNOT BE HER."
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AND I'M THINKING, I KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE SAY TO ME,
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"CHRISTINE, YOU ARE JUST LIKE,"
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I LIKE, KNOW I DISAPPOINT PEOPLE,
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SOMETIMES THEY COME AND PICK ME UP AT THE AIRPORT,
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BECAUSE YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN,
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I'M GOING TO SPEAK AT A CONFERENCE
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AND BECAUSE THEY EITHER SEE ME ON TV
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OR THEY SEE ME ON A BIG SCREEN, THEY'RE EXPECTING
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SOMETHING A LOT BIGGER THAN A FIVE FOOT TWO
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LITTLE THING LIKE ME, AND I GET OFF AT THE AIRPORT
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AND I SEE THAT KIND OF LOOK ON THEIR FACES AND I GO,
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"LOOK, I KNOW, I KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHY GOD CHOSE ME.
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"BUT THIS IS IT,
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"THIS IS IT."
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I'M THE ONLY THING I'VE GOT GOING FOR ME IS GOD
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AND THE ONLY THING YOU'VE GOT GOING FOR YOU IS GOD.
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BUT ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS IS WHEN YOU COME
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TO THAT REALIZATION THAT YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE SAY,
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"CHRISTINE, YOU'RE NOT REALLY THAT GOOD,"
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I GO, "I KNOW AND YOU DON'T KNOW THE HALF OF IT.
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"IF THAT'S THE ONLY FIVE COMPLAINTS YOU'VE GOT ABOUT ME,
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"I'VE GOT 25 MORE THAN I COULD TELL YOU
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"ABOUT MY LIMITATIONS."
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BUT IT'S NEVER ABOUT WHAT I'M NOT, IT'S ABOUT WHO HE IS
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AND HE IS ABLE TO DO EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY
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ABOVE AND BEYOND ANYTHING ANY OF US COULD EVER ASK,
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HOPE OR THINK, GOD ALWAYS COMES TO ORDINARY PEOPLE.
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THEY'RE THE ONLY TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT EXIST.
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IN OUR CELEBRITY CULTURE, AND OUR CULTURE OF IDOLATRY,
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WHERE WE LOVE TO PUT PEOPLE UP.
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AND WE JUST THINK EVERYONE IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN US,
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THE TRUTH IS, GOD ONLY EVER CREATES ORDINARY PEOPLE.
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THE ONLY PERSON THAT IS GOD IS GOD.
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THE ONLY PERSON THAT IS SUPERNATURAL IS GOD.
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THE ONLY ONE THAT IS EXTRAORDINARY IS GOD.
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THE REST OF US HAVE GOT TWO ARMS, TWO LEGS,
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TWO EYES, TWO EARS, A MOUTH AND A NOSE, THIS IS IT.
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AND GOD WANTS TO DO A DIVINE ASSIGNMENT
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IN AND THROUGH ALL OF OUR LIVES.
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NOW, THE FACT IS, WHILE MARY WAS GETTING READY,
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SHE'S JUST THINKING I'M GOING TO GET MARRIED.
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SHE'S JUST AN ORDINARY GIRL WAKING UP.
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GOD KNOWS THAT SHE'S GOT MORE CAPACITY.
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SHE'S GOT THE CAPACITY TO GROW,
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TO BIRTH GOD INTO HER WORLD.
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I WANT TO REMIND YOU TODAY THAT THERE'S MORE IN YOU
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THAN YOU REALIZE.
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THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY INCREASE YOUR PERSONAL CAPACITY.
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THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY GROW TO WHERE YOU NEED TO GO.
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SEE THE GIRL THAT RECEIVED THE DIVINE ASSIGNMENT
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WAS NOT THE SAME GIRL THAT BIRTHED JESUS,
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THERE WAS A LOT MORE TO HER NINE MONTHS LATER.
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I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT AS A CHRISTIAN,
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WE CONTINUALLY GROW.
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WE GO FROM FAITH TO FAITH.
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WE GO FROM GLORY TO GLORY.
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WE GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH.
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THIS IS NOT IT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUST ACCEPT,
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"WELL, THIS IS MY LOT IN LIFE, THIS IS ALL THERE IS."
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WE'RE ON AN ONGOING, I'M COMMITTED TO AN ONGOING JOURNEY
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OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
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I'M 51 YEARS OLD, AND I JUST STARTED A MASTER'S DEGREE
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BECAUSE I WANT TO KEEP GROWING.
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I WANT TO KEEP LEARNING.
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I STARTED A MASTER'S IN LEADERSHIP AND EVANGELISM
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AND PEOPLE SAY, "CHRIS, WHY HAVE YOU DONE THAT?
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"YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN EVANGELIZING FOR 31 YEARS,
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"YOU LEAD A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION THROUGH A21.
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"YOU LEAD A GLOBAL MOVEMENT THROUGH PROPEL WOMEN.
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"WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO KEEP LEARNING?"
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WELL, BECAUSE I WANT TO KEEP GROWING
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BECAUSE IF THIS IS IT, I MAY AS WELL DIE NOW.
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BECAUSE THE FACT IS THERE'S GOT TO BE MORE,
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OTHERWISE, IF THIS WAS THE WHOLE GOAL,
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I DO NOT INTEND TO JUST SIT IN A ROCKING CHAIR
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FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE AND GO, YOU KNOW,
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I'M ONLY 51 YEARS YOUNG AND SO THE FACT IS
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THAT THERE IS STILL MORE AHEAD.
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AND I'VE ONLY HAD 31 YEARS OF MINISTRY THUS FAR,
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SO I STILL GOT AT LEAST ANOTHER HALF TO GO
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AND I WANT MY SECOND HALF TO BE MORE FRUITFUL
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THAN MY FIRST HALF.
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I'M GOING TO BE LIKE CALEB, WHO AT 85 SAID TO JOSHUA,
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"I AM NOT RETIRING.
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"THERE IS NO 401K FOR ME, YOU KNOW THAT HEBRON?
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"THAT'S WHAT MOSES PROMISED ME.
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"I'M AS YOUNG NOW AS I WAS THEN, NOW GIVE ME THIS MOUNTAIN,
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"THAT'S MY INHERITANCE."
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I'M DETERMINED TO BE A SUPER GRANNY FOR JESUS,
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I'M TELLING YOU, I'M GOING TO KEEP GOING.
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MY KIDS ARE LIKE, "MOM, TAKE A CHILL PILL.
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"MOM IT'S SO EMBARRASSING."
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I'M LIKE, "KIDS, IT IS MY GOAL TO HAVE YOU RUN
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"TO KEEP UP WITH ME."
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BECAUSE LET ME SAY THE MORE I WALK WITH JESUS,
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THE MORE I KNOW JESUS, THE LESS I WANT TO SLOW DOWN.
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THE CLOSER I GET TO THAT FINISH LINE,
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THE FASTER I WANT TO GET, THE HARDER I WANT TO RUN,
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THE MORE OF JESUS I WANT TO ATTAIN,
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THERE IS ALWAYS MORE AND THAT'S WHY I LOVE IT.
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-[ANNOUNCER] GOD ALWAYS USES ORDINARY PEOPLE
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TO DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS, BUT YOU MUST BE WILLING
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AND READY TO BE A MESSENGER OF HIS MIRACLES
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WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.
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IN HER NEW FOUR PART SERIES ON DVD, A LIFE INTERRUPTED,
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DISCOVER WHAT MARY'S YES MEANS FOR YOU.
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CHRISTINE CAINE REVEALS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
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TO LET GOD'S WILL RULE IN YOUR LIFE.
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AS YOU LISTEN TO EACH MESSAGE, YOU'LL BETTER UNDERSTAND
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WHY GOD PUTS HIS FAVOR ON A YIELDED LIFE.
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LEARN PRACTICAL STEPS TO KICK FEAR OUT OF YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES
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AND SEE HOW MUCH YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH THROUGH CHRIST.
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TO HELP YOU DISCOVER YOUR GOD GIVEN POTENTIAL,
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WE WANT TO SEND YOU YOUR OWN COPY OF A LIFE INTERRUPTED
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[UPBEAT MUSIC]
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- YOU THOUGHT YOUR TIME WAS OVER AND YOU MISSED OUT.
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YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT, CHRISTINE I WASTED MY LIFE,
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I'M SO OLD NOW AND MY GREATEST DAYS ARE BEHIND ME,
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MY GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES ARE BEHIND ME,
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MY GIFTS AND TALENTS THEY WERE SORT OF,
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I JUST LEFT THEM TO LIE DORMANT,
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BUT GOD MADE YOU TURN THIS PROGRAM ON AND THIS MOMENT
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TO REMIND YOU THAT YOUR DAYS ARE NOT OVER
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AND YOUR LATTER DAYS CAN BE GREATER THAN YOUR FORMER DAYS,
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IF YOU CHOOSE TO PUT YOUR LIFE IN THE HANDS
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OF THE LIVING GOD, IF YOU SIMPLY ASK GOD
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FOR HIS SUPERNATURAL POWER,
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HIS SUPERNATURAL ANOINTING,
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GOD WILL OPEN DOORS THAT NO MAN CAN SHUT.
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GOD WILL BRING OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE YOU
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THAT YOU THINK THAT WE'RE LEFT BEHIND
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BECAUSE GOD CAN MAKE A WAY WHERE THERE IS NO WAY.
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HE IS STILL THE GOD THE PARTS OF THE RED SEAS,
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HE IS STILL THE GOD THAT TEARS DOWN JERICHO WALLS,
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IMPOSSIBLE IS WHERE GOD STARTS.
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MIRACLES ARE WHAT GOD DOES.
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GOD IS IN THE MIRACLE WORKING BUSINESS.
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HE CAN DO THAT FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US,
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IT IS WHAT OUR GOD DOES.
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AND SO HE TURNS UP TO MARY AND SAYS,
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"I'M GOING TO USE YOU."
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YOU KNOW, I FEEL A LOT LIKE MARY.
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THERE IS NO WAY, THERE'S ORDINARY GIRLS ON THE PLANET
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AND THEN THERE'S BELOW ORDINARY
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AND I RATE IN THE BELOW ORDINARY.
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A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SEE ME NOW AT THIS STAGE
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AND SEE US LEADING A21 AND DOING WHAT I DO WITH PROPEL,
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THEY KIND OF LOOK AROUND AND GO,
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"WELL CHRISTINE, YOU MUST HAVE BEEN BORN
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"WITH A SILVER SPOON IN YOUR MOUTH."
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BUT MY STORY IS THE ANTITHESIS OF ANY OF THAT.
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AT LEAST MARY WAS AN ORDINARY JEWISH GIRL.
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MY LIFE WAS EVEN LESS THAN ORDINARY.
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I FOUND OUT YOU KNOW, I GREW UP IN A HOME
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IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
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I WAS THE DAUGHTER OF SECOND GENERATION MIGRANT GREEKS
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AND THIS WAS BEFORE, MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING
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WHEN IT WAS NOT COOL TO BE GREEK IN AUSTRALIA.
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I WAS VERY, VERY MARGINALIZED, BECAUSE OF MY ETHNICITY,
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AND IT WAS PRE-MULTICULTURALISM, SO A LOT OF PEOPLE
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DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE.
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AND SO AT SCHOOL WE WERE MOCKED AND RIDICULED
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BECAUSE WE ATE DIFFERENT FOODS, YOU KNOW,
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THE AUSTRALIAN KIDS WOULD COME TO SCHOOL
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WITH VEGEMITE SANDWICHES AND WE WOULD HAVE FETA CHEESE
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AND GARLIC SANDWICHES AND YOU KNOW, SO PEOPLE
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WOULD KIND OF JUST MOCK US, WE SMELT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
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WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT,
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I DIDN'T SPEAK FLUENT ENGLISH UNTIL I WAS FIVE
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AND I WENT TO SCHOOL GREEK IS MY FIRST LANGUAGE,
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SO I HAD A THICK ACCENT AND YOU KNOW,
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KIDS CAN BE REALLY MEAN TO EACH OTHER
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AND REALLY MOCK AND RIDICULE YOU,
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WHEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING,
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YOU OFTEN RIDICULE SOMETHING OR YOU MAKE SOMEONE
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SEEM LIKE AN OTHER, BECAUSE YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND
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THEIR CULTURE AND YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THEIR TRADITION.
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WELL, I WAS ON THE RECEIVING END OF THAT,
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IN A REALLY NEGATIVE WAY.
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I ALSO GREW UP IN A CULTURE
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WHERE WOMEN WERE NOT HIGHLY ESTEEMED.
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AND BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, MY PARENTS THOUGHT,
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AWESOME, YOU GIVE BIRTH TO A BABY GIRL,
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AND SHE'S GOING TO BE ONE LEAN, MEAN BREEDING MACHINE,
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YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE IT AND IT WAS AWESOME.
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I WANTED TO BE A WIFE AND A MOTHER
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BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO DO.
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SOMEWHERE DEEP DOWN, I KNEW THAT THERE WAS MORE FOR ME,
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BUT I WAS NOT IN AN ENVIRONMENT
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THAT I WAS ENCOURAGED TO PURSUE MORE.
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IT WAS KIND OF LIKE AN, YOU KNOW, BACK IN THE DAY
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WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, IT WAS ALWAYS THE MEN
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THAT WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT
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AND THE WIFE WAS GOING TO BE A GOOD WIFE AND A GOOD MOTHER
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AND CHRISTINE AS LONG AS YOU KNOW HOW TO COOK AND CLEAN
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AND WASH AND IRON, THAT'S ALL THE SKILLS YOU NEED IN LIFE
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AND YET DEEP DOWN, I DESPERATELY KNEW THAT THERE WAS MORE,
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I WANTED TO STUDY I WANTED TO LEARN,
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I WANTED TO CHANGE THE WORLD, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT,
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BUT I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING.
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AND I REMEMBER JUST FROM A YOUNG GIRL,
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MY FAMILY WOULD ALWAYS SAY,
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"CHRISTINE, WHY CAN'T YOU BE NORMAL?"
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BUT I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHY I CAN'T BE NORMAL,
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I WANT TO BE NORMAL.
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AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF LIKE THAT EXPERIENCE
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AND THEN PRETTY MUCH MOST, FOR MANY YEARS OF MY LIFE,
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I EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ABUSE AT THE HANDS OF SEVERAL MEN.
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AND THAT REALLY MESSES WITH YOU.
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IT REALLY MESSES WITH YOUR WHOLE SENSE OF IDENTITY.
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I NEVER WENT FROM ONE STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT TO THE OTHER
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IN ANY HEALTHY WAY,
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THERE WAS A LOT OF DEVELOPMENTAL WOUNDING DONE.
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I BUILT A LOT OF DEFENSE MECHANISMS TO PROTECT MYSELF.
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WELL, WHAT THAT MEANT WAS THAT I WAS A VERY ANGRY
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YOUNG WOMAN 'CAUSE ANGER IS A BIG DEFENSE MECHANISM.
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I WAS VERY BITTER AND SOMETIMES YOU WALK AROUND
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FULL OF BITTERNESS AND UNFORGIVENESS,
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BECAUSE YOU WANT TO KEEP PEOPLE AWAY AND IT KIND OF IS,
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MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE PROTECTING YOURSELF
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BUT YOU'RE REALLY DAMAGING YOURSELF,
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AND YOU BUILD WALLS AROUND YOU TO PROTECT YOURSELF.
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BUT THOSE WALLS EVENTUALLY BECOME A PRISON
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THAT KEEP YOU LOCKED IN FROM RELATIONSHIPS,
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AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS LIKE, I WAS SO FULL OF BITTERNESS,
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SO FULL OF SHAME, SO FULL OF UNFORGIVENESS,
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BECAUSE THAT'S JUST KIND OF WHAT HAPPENS TO GIRLS
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THAT HAVE BEEN ABUSED FOR SO LONG.
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AND SO I WAS THAT KIND OF YOUNG WOMAN
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AND THEN WHEN I WAS 33 YEARS OLD,
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TWO WEEKS BEFORE MY 33RD BIRTHDAY,
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I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM MY BROTHER GEORGE,
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BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE GREEK ALL YOUR BROTHERS ARE GEORGE,
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NICO, SPIRO, SO ANYWAY, AND GEORGE CALLED ME AND HE SAID,
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"CHRISTINE, I JUST GOT A LETTER FROM THE GOVERNMENT
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"AND IT SAYS THAT I'VE BEEN ADOPTED."
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NOW WHEN HE SAID THAT I STARTED LAUGHING BECAUSE YOU KNOW,
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WHEN YOU'RE GROWING UP, YOU ALWAYS SAY TO YOUR SIBLINGS,
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YOU'RE ADOPTED YOUR MOTHER'S FROM MARS, YOU WERE,
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WE'RE NOT RELATED, WELL, BUT THEN WHEN THEY TELL YOU,
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YOU ARE, YOU SUDDENLY GET DEFENSIVE.
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AND I'M LIKE, "NO, YOU WEREN'T, AND GO CALL THE GOVERNMENT
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"AND TELL THEM THEY MADE A MISTAKE."
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WELL, THEY CALLED THE GOVERNMENT,
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AND THIS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT AND A FEW MINUTES LATER,
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HE CALLS ME BACK CRYING, AND SAYS, "CHRISTINE, IT'S TRUE,
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"THEY TELL ME THE NAME OF MY BIOLOGICAL MOTHER,
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"MY BIOLOGICAL FATHER, WHEN I WAS IMMUNIZED,
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"THEY HAVE A WHOLE FILE ON MY LIFE."
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I COULDN'T BELIEVE THIS.
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AND I RACED OVER TO MY MOTHER'S HOUSE BECAUSE GEORGE SAID,
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"I'M GOING TO GO AND TALK TO MOM."
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SHE WAS AT THAT TIME 61
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AND MY FATHER HAD DIED WHEN I WAS 19.
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SO I'M THINKING THIS THING COULD ESCALATE REALLY QUICKLY.
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MY MOTHER'S KEPT THIS 35 YEARS SECRET FROM US
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AND IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT GREEKS,
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THEY ARE VERY VOLATILE, THEY ACT FIRST AND THINK LATER,
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AND I'M THINKING ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN.
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AND SO MY BROTHER GOES TO MY MOM'S I DRIVE IN,
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I GET IN AT THE MOMENT THAT MY BROTHER IS GIVING MY MOTHER
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THIS PIECE OF PAPER FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
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I SAW MY MOTHER TAKE IT AND HER WHOLE FACE CHANGED,
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I THOUGHT THIS IS TRUE.
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MY MOM STARTS CRYING, AND SHE SAYS,
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"GEORGE, I'M SO SORRY.
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"ALL OF THE ADOPTION LAWS IN AUSTRALIA IN THE 60S,
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"THEY WERE ALL CLOSED ADOPTIONS.
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"WE NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD FIND OUT."
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AND SO ONE OF THE LAST THINGS I PROMISED YOUR DAD
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BEFORE HE DIED WAS THAT I WOULD NEVER TELL YOU.
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SO I TORE UP ALL OF THE PAPERWORK
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AND I NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD FIND OUT.
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AND SO YOU COULD IMAGINE IN THAT MOMENT,
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THIS 35 YEAR FAMILY SECRET, MY BROTHER WAS CRYING, YOU KNOW,
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MY MOTHER WAS CRYING, THE DOG WAS CRYING, SNOTS FLYING,
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YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL KIND OF HAPPENING.
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I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO,
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SO LIKE ANY KIND OF GREEK DAUGHTER,
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FOOD IS THE ANSWER TO LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING
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IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRISIS.
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I THINK, I'M GOING TO THE KITCHEN TO COOK
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AND SO I THOUGHT BAKLAVA WILL SOLVE EVERYTHING
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AND SO I'M COOKING AND THEN MY MOTHER COMES IN,
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A FEW MINUTES LATER, AND SHE SAID THESE WORDS TO ME,
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SHE SAYS, "CHRISTINA, SINCE WE'RE TELLING THE TRUTH TODAY,
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"DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE WHOLE TRUTH?"
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AND IN THAT MOMENT, TWO WEEKS BEFORE MY 33RD BIRTHDAY,
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MY WHOLE LIFE CHANGED.
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I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I SAID THIS, INITIALLY,
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I TURNED AROUND I WENT, "I'VE BEEN ADOPTED TOO,"
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AND WITH TEARS STREAMING DOWN MY MOM'S FACE,
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SHE JUST NODDED, YES.
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I WAS STUNNED, LIKE, STUNNED.
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I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING FOR A FEW MINUTES, WHICH, LIKE,
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IN AND OF ITSELF IS A MIRACLE GREATER
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THAN THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS, BUT ANYWAY,
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SO I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING, AND THEN,
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WELL, THE FIRST THING THAT I DID SAY, I KIND OF LOOKED UP
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AND WENT, "AM I STILL GREEK?"
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AND I THOUGH, YOU KNOW, I WAS RIDICULED FOR A LOT OF YEARS
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FOR BEING GREEK AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
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THERE I WAS A REASON FOR ALL OF THAT PERSECUTION
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BUT IN THE NEXT MOMENT, RIGHT THERE,
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IN MY GREEK ORTHODOX MOTHER'S KITCHEN,
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THE NEXT THING I SAID, I WENT, "OH, WELL, MOM,
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"BEFORE I WAS FORMED IN MY MOTHER'S WOMB,
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"WHO'S EVER WOMB THAT WAS, HE KNEW ME.
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"HE NEEDED TOGETHER MY INNERMOST PARTS,
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"HE FASHIONED ALL OF MY DAYS BEFORE HIS
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"YET THERE WAS ONE OF THEM," AND LADIES, THAT DAY,
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EVERY FACT THAT I THOUGHT TO BE TRUE ABOUT MY LIFE CHANGED.
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WHAT MY NAME WAS, WHAT MY HISTORY WAS, AND YOU KNOW WHAT,
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I STILL DON'T KNOW THE FACTS SURROUNDING MY CONCEPTION.
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TO THIS DAY I DON'T KNOW WAS I EITHER RESULT
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OF A ONE NIGHT STAND?
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WAS I CONCEIVED AS THE RESULT
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OF AN ONGOING ADULTEROUS AFFAIR?
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I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I WAS CONCEIVED
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AS THE RESULT OF A RAPE.
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BUT ALTHOUGH I DO NOT KNOW THE FACTS,
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I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THERE'S A FORCE ON THE PLANET
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MUCH HIGHER THAN THE FACTS
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AND IT'S CALLED THE TRUTH OF THE WORD OF GOD.
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AND EPHESIANS CHAPTER TWO, VERSE 10, DOES NOT SAY
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THAT I AM THE WORKMANSHIP OF A RAPE OR AN ADULTEROUS AFFAIR
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OR A ONE NIGHT STAND, IT SAYS THAT I AM HIS WORKMANSHIP,
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RECREATED IN CHRIST JESUS FOR GOOD WORKS,
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THAT GOD PREPARED BEFOREHAND THAT I SHOULD WALK IN THEM.
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AND I NEED YOU TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE NO ORDINARY PEOPLE
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ON THIS EARTH, THAT YOU CAN BE LIKE ME,
00:23:13.348 --> 00:23:16.218
YOU CAN START BAD AND YOU CAN FINISH GOOD
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IN AND THROUGH A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST.
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YOU WERE CREATED ON PURPOSE FOR A PURPOSE.
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GOD HAS ONLY EVER USED ORDINARY PEOPLE
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TO DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS,
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YOUR GREATEST DAYS ARE STILL AHEAD OF YOU, IN JESUS NAME,
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IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.
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[CONGREGATION CLAPPING] AMEN!
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I'M SO GRATEFUL AND EXCITED YOU TUNED IN TODAY,
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NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD.
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AND IT IS MY PRAYER THAT AS YOU HEARD THAT TEACHING,
00:23:42.677 --> 00:23:46.147
YOU BELIEVE THAT TRUTH TO BE REAL AND RELEVANT
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FOR YOUR LIFE.
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WHEN YOU SAY YES TO GOD, AND TO HIS PROMISES,
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THAT'S WHAT WILL ACTIVATE HIS LIMITLESS POWER
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IN AND THROUGH YOU.
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SO CALL OR GO ONLINE RIGHT NOW AND REQUEST YOUR COPY
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OF THIS TEACHING WITH YOUR GIFT
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TO THE LIFE CHANGING OUTREACHES OF TBN.
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THIS RESOURCE IS GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU
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AND YOUR GIFT WILL BE AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO OTHERS.
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-[ANNOUNCER] GOD ALWAYS USES ORDINARY PEOPLE
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TO DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS,
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BUT YOU MUST BE WILLING AND READY
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TO BE A MESSENGER OF HIS MIRACLES
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WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.
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IN HER NEW FOUR PART SERIES ON DVD, A LIFE INTERRUPTED,
00:24:21.616 --> 00:24:25.453
DISCOVER WHAT MARY'S YES MEANS FOR YOU,
00:24:25.453 --> 00:24:27.956
CHRISTINE CAINE REVEALS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
00:24:27.956 --> 00:24:30.125
TO LET GOD'S WILL RULE IN YOUR LIFE.
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AS YOU LISTEN TO EACH MESSAGE, YOU'LL BETTER UNDERSTAND
00:24:33.495 --> 00:24:36.164
WHY GOD PUTS HIS FAVOR ON A YIELDED LIFE.
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LEARN PRACTICAL STEPS TO KICK FEAR OUT OF YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES
00:24:39.134 --> 00:24:42.938
AND SEE HOW MUCH YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH THROUGH CHRIST.
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TO HELP YOU DISCOVER YOUR GOD GIVEN POTENTIAL,
00:24:45.941 --> 00:24:48.877
WE WANT TO SEND YOU YOUR OWN COPY OF A LIFE INTERRUPTED
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IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR GIFT OF SUPPORT TO TBN
00:24:52.447 --> 00:24:55.684
AS YOU HELP TAKE THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST
00:24:55.684 --> 00:24:58.186
TO A HOPE STARVED WORLD.
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WHY NOT CALL RIGHT NOW,
00:24:59.988 --> 00:25:04.826
OR GO SECURELY ONLINE TO TBN.ORG/INTERRUPTED
00:25:04.826 --> 00:25:10.031
TO SHARE YOUR GIFT AND REQUEST YOUR COPY
00:25:10.031 --> 00:25:12.434
OF A LIFE INTERRUPTED.
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ACTIVATE GOD'S MIRACLE WORKING POWER IN YOUR LIFE.
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CALL, CLICK OR WRITE TODAY.
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[UPBEAT MUSIC]
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- THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO YOU THAN YOUR BACKSTORY.
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THE WORLD TRIES TO LIMIT US TO WHERE WE CAME FROM,
00:25:30.151 --> 00:25:32.887
OR WHAT WE'VE WALKED THROUGH.
00:25:32.887 --> 00:25:34.356
BUT GOD LOOKS AT WHO HE CREATED YOU TO BE.
00:25:34.356 --> 00:25:37.158
AND WHEN HE INTERRUPTS YOUR LIFE, DON'T WASTE ONE SECOND
00:25:37.158 --> 00:25:40.462
THINKING ABOUT WHY YOU CAN'T.
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IF HE'S CALLED YOU, HE'S EQUIPPED YOU.
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IT'S ONLY WHEN YOU ANSWER THE CALL THAT YOU'LL DISCOVER
00:25:44.599 --> 00:25:47.335
HOW MUCH MORE YOU HAVE IN YOU THAN YOU EVER REALIZED.
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I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME RIGHT HERE.
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[UPBEAT MUSIC]
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