We live in a broken world evil is still present and you have to decide what you do.

I meet people frequently who have have put down roots in those places. They define themselves

by them. The brokenness of those seasons, how unfair they are. And they're waiting for somebody else to do something, to change a circumstance, to right a wrong,

to apologize, to do something.

We have to keep moving.

Lord, I'll follow you. I may not like the circumstance of today or the feelings that today bring to me or

I may not like the opportunities that are before me,

but I'm going to follow you.

I'm going to win that prize.

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Now it's on to Pastor Allen.

Be blessed. I began a new series in the previous session under the general guideline of determined

faith.

Isn't that a surprise?

And in this particular session I want to talk to you about

blessings and curses but I want to start with a verse of scripture from the

New Testament. It's 1st Corinthians chapter 9. We've been talking about the Corinthian Church a bit in these last few weeks.

A very spirit-filled church, a very dynamic church, a very carnal church.

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