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Thank you again for coming out today. I like to start with something funny. I heard about this lady.

She saw this little old man sitting on his front porch rocking in his rocking chair.

He always seemed to be so happy. She finally went over to him and said, can't help but notice. You're always smiling.

Always in a good mood. Tell me what is your secret for such a long, happy life.

He said, that's easy. I smoke three packs of cigarettes every day. I eat nothing but junk food and I never exercise.

She said, that's amazing. How old are you? He said, 26.

Hold up your Bible. Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do.

Today I will be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be the same in Jesus name.

God bless you. I want to talk to you today about defining moments.

We all make hundreds of decisions each day. Most of them are routine. We don't think much about them.

But there are certain decisions that carry much more weight. They not only affect us, they affect our children and future generations.

And sometimes what we think is an ordinary decision, no big deal, it's really a defining moment.

When you're in a situation where you're tempted to compromise, to get upset, to be better, you know to make the right choice.

You have to dig your heels in, be disciplined, not go by what you feel. That's not just another routine choice. That's a defining moment.

The decisions you make in these tough times, when you feel like doing the easy thing, you feel like telling somebody off.

You feel like being offended, you have to remind yourself, this is a defining moment. It's going to impact my destiny.

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