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I like to start with something funny. I heard about this husband and wife. They've been arguing for a long time about who should make the coffee in the morning.

The husband thought it was the wife's job, but she just didn't agree. After several heated debates, she finally said to her husband,

I can prove to you from the Bible that it's the man's job to make the coffee. He said, what are you talking about? Is there a Bible about the man making the coffee? She said, sure there is. She opened her Bible and pointed to the book of Hebrews.

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 living large. We weren't created to live a small life. With little goals, little dreams, little influence. God created us to live an abundant life.

No matter what level you are at, you are not supposed to get stuck and stay there. God is a God of increase. He has something bigger in your future.

If you are going to live this large life, it starts in our thinking. Jesus said, you can't put new wine into old wine skins.

Wine skins were made out of leather. When they got old, they became hard and stiff. It wouldn't expand. If you put new wine in, they would burst.

Jesus was saying, you can't have a new life with old thinking. You can't go around thinking, you've reached your limits. You've gone as far as you can. You never get any good breaks.

Limited thinking will cause you to live a limited life. Get rid of that old wine skin. Start thinking bigger, believing bigger, expecting bigger. You are full of possibility.

You have seeds of greatness. There is untapped potential in you right now. One of the biggest battles that we all face is the battle of containment.

The enemy can't do anything about the grounds you've already gained. He can't make you go backwards, but he'll do everything he can to try to keep you from going forward.

His goal is to convince you to settle where you are. He'll tell us things like, you'll never be able to afford that house you really want, just accept it.

You'll never get well. You saw the medical report. Or you'll never meet the right person. It's been too long. This is as good as it gets. Don't believe those lies.

He wouldn't be fighting you so hard unless he knew God had something amazing in your future. You may not see how it can happen, but one touch of God's favor can catapult you to a new level.

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