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I'd like to start with something funny, and I heard about this pastor.

He was raising funds for a new auditorium.

He said to the congregation, anyone who will give a thousand

dollars can pick out the next three hymns. Little old lady in the back, raised her hand,

pastor, I'll do it. He was so excited. He said, thank you so much. Now, which three hymns would you

like? She looked over the congregation, said said I'll take him and him and him.

All right, y'all, 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 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

seeing from a distance. We all have promises in our heart and dreams we're believing for,

but sometimes they seem so far off and so unlikely.

We don't see how we could get well or how we'll meet the right person.

Doesn't look like our child will ever get back on course.

It's such a long way off that it's easy to get discouraged and think that it's never going to happen.

Hebrews 11 talks about the heroes of faith and all the amazing things they accomplished and how God showed up and did what only he could do, parted the Red Sea for Moses,

brought down the walls of Jericho for Joshua, closed the mouths of lions for

Daniel. They were all in situations that looked impossible, no way out. Verse 13 gives us a secret

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