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Well, God bless you always a joy to 42 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 3: come into your homes. We love you and we know 43 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 3: God has great things in store for each one of you. 44 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 3: And if you're ever in our area, I hope you'll 45 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 3: stop by and be a part of one of our services. 46 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 3: I promise you will make you feel right at home. 47 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 3: But thanks so much for tuning in today, and thank 48 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 3: you again for coming out. I like to start with 49 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 3: something funny each week and one day. Up in heaven, 50 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 3: God said to the men, I want you to form 51 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 3: two lines. One line is for the men who were 52 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 3: the head of the house, and the other line is 53 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 3: for the men who let the woman be the head 54 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 3: of the house. The line where the woman ran the 55 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 3: house was one hundred miles long. There was only one 56 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 3: man in the other line. God said, men, I'm ashamed 57 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 3: of you. I created you to be the head. Only 58 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 3: one man stood up to make me proud. He turned 59 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 3: to him and said, son, tell him, how did you 60 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 3: manage to be the only one in this line. He 61 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 3: looked kind of confused and said, I don't know. My 62 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 3: wife told me to stand here. All right, Hold up 63 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 3: your bible. Say it like you mean it. This is 64 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 3: my Bible. I am what it says. I am. I 65 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 3: have what it says I have. I can do what 66 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 3: it says I can do. Today I will be taught 67 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 3: the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, 68 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 3: my heart is receptive, I will never be the same. 69 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 3: In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want to talk 70 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 3: to you today about how your set time is coming. 71 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 3: So often we wonder why something is taking so long. 72 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 3: We prayed, we believed, but we don't see anything happening. 73 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 3: We get discouraged and start thinking that it's never going 74 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 3: to happen. But here's what I've learned. The moment God 75 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 3: puts the promise in your heart, the moment the dream 76 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 3: took root. At that same moment, God established a set 77 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 3: time to bring it to pass. He will not give 78 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 3: you a promise without appointing a specific time to fulfill it. 79 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 3: When we understand this, it takes away the frustration. We 80 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 3: don't get discouraged because we don't see anything happening. Oh oh, 81 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 3: the set time is coming. We don't give up because 82 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 3: it's taken a long time. We know the set time 83 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 3: is the right time. We don't believe the lies that 84 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 3: it's never going to happen. We know the truth. The 85 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 3: moment the promise took root, God established the set time. 86 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 3: As long as we stay in faith, as long as 87 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 3: we keep believing, nothing can stop that set time. Maybe 88 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,359 Speaker 3: you're standing on the promise that as for me and 89 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 3: my house, we will serve the Lord. You know down deep, 90 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 3: that's for you. It's taken root in your spirit. But 91 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 3: when you look at your family, it doesn't look like 92 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 3: it's ever going to happen. The more you pray, it 93 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 3: seems like the worse they do, And if you just 94 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 3: look at it in the natural, you'll get discouraged, possibly 95 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 3: give up on the promise. You've got to remind yourself 96 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 3: of this truth. God has already set a time for 97 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 3: each of your family members to come to know him. 98 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 3: He already established it the moment you prayed. You don't 99 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 3: have to know when it is. You just have to 100 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 3: keep believing, knowing that it is on its way. Friends, 101 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 3: in your future, there is a set time for you 102 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,919 Speaker 3: to accomplish dreams. There is a set time for you 103 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 3: to meet the right people. There is a set time 104 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,919 Speaker 3: for you to come out of debt, a set time 105 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 3: for problems to turn around. That's what it says in Obacca. 106 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:26,720 Speaker 3: The vision is for an appointed time. Though it terry 107 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 3: waited earnestly for it, it will surely come. One translation 108 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 3: says it won't be one second late. That tells me 109 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,359 Speaker 3: we don't have to live frustrated because it's not happening 110 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 3: on our timetable. I don't have to be discouraged thinking 111 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 3: I'm missing out, I'm getting too old. I'm never going 112 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 3: to get to where I'm supposed to be now. If 113 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 3: you'll stay in faith, those promises won't be one second late. 114 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 3: Maybe you're single and you have a desire to get married. Well, 115 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 3: know this, the person that God has picked out for 116 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 3: you to meet, they're not gonna be one second late. 117 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 3: You're gonna meet them at the exact right time. It's 118 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 3: already been set. The creator of the universe has ordained it. 119 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 3: When is the set time, it's the right time. It's 120 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 3: when God knows that it's best for you. If you're 121 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 3: like me, you want everything right now. God. I want 122 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 3: it fast. God. I'm in a hurry. God, I don't 123 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 3: want to be left out. That's not always the best. 124 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 3: Sometimes it's because we're not ready, we're not prepared, and 125 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:32,679 Speaker 3: as we wait with the right attitude, we grow, we mature, 126 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 3: we develop. Or sometimes it's not us, it's the other person. 127 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 3: The one God has ordained for you is not ready. 128 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 3: God is still doing a work on them. If you 129 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 3: were to meet them right now, it wouldn't work out. 130 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:50,280 Speaker 3: Trust God's timing. He knows what's best. When he gave 131 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 3: you the promise, he established the exact right time. And 132 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 3: when those lives come saying it's never gonna happen, you're 133 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 3: never gonna meet anybody, You're never gonna get well, you're 134 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 3: never gonna have an exceedingly abundantly above and beyond decade. No, 135 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 3: don't believe the never lies. Our attitude should be. I 136 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 3: may not see away, but I know God has a way. 137 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 3: He's the one that put the promise in me. He 138 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 3: gave me the dream, and I know he's already established 139 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 3: a set time to bring it to pass. It's already 140 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 3: on my calendar. It's already been set in my future. 141 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 3: So I'm not gonna get discouraged. I'm not going to 142 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 3: give up. I'm going to wait for it earnestly in faith, 143 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 3: knowing that it is on its way, and it's not 144 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 3: gonna be a year late, a month late, a week late, 145 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 3: a day late, a minute late. It's not gonna be 146 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 3: one second late. It's gonna happen at the exact right time. 147 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 3: You don't know your set time could be tonight. Your 148 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 3: set time could be tomorrow. You could meet the person 149 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 3: of your dreams this week. You could see your health 150 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 3: turn around this month. You could come totally out of 151 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 3: debt this year. Many of you have been faithful. You've 152 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 3: stood on those promises a year, five years, twenty years. 153 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 3: You need to get ready. There are some set times 154 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 3: in your future where suddenly God is gonna thrust you 155 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 3: to a new level. Suddenly you're gonna get the breaks 156 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 3: you're praying about, Suddenly you meet the right people. What happened? 157 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 3: You hit one of your set times. You came into 158 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 3: your due season. But the truth is, in life, we 159 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 3: all have to wait. It's through faith and patience that 160 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 3: we inherit the promises. The key is to learn to 161 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 3: wait the right way, not discouraged, upset, negative it's never 162 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 3: gonna happen. No, the right way to wait is with expectancy. 163 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 3: In other words, I know my set time is coming. 164 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna live worried and upset, wondering why it 165 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 3: hasn't happened yet. No, I know God has ordained it. 166 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 3: It's already in my future. I believe it could happen today. 167 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 3: I could get a good break this week, my child 168 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 3: could come back home this month. I know there are 169 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 3: set times in my future. Well, you said, Joe, What 170 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 3: if I get my hopes up like that each day 171 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 3: and it doesn't happen, then I'll go to bed another 172 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 3: night disappointed. I'll turn it around. Your attitude should be Father. 173 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 3: I want to thank you now. I know I'm one 174 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 3: day closer to seeing that set time come to pass. 175 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 3: You remember when God promised Abraham and Sarah that they 176 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 3: were going to have a child in the natural. They 177 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 3: were much too old. In fact, when they heard it, 178 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 3: they both kind of laughed and thought, that's impossible. Can 179 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 3: you imagine us having a baby. God must have heard 180 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 3: what they were saying, because he said in Genesis eighteen fourteen, 181 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 3: is there anything too hard for me? At the appointed time? 182 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 3: I will return and give Sarah a son. Notice there 183 00:09:56,679 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 3: was an appointed time for something supernatural to happen. According 184 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 3: to the laws of nature, Sarah couldn't have a baby. 185 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 3: She was nearly eighty years old. She had already gone 186 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 3: through the change of life. But friends, God is not 187 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 3: limited by the laws of nature, or the laws of 188 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 3: medicine or the laws of science. It may look impossible 189 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 3: for you to ever get out of debt, or for 190 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,199 Speaker 3: you to ever leave a legacy of faith and victory 191 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 3: for your family. Maybe you come from generations of lack, mediocrity, addictions. 192 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 3: In the natural. It looks impossible, But God is saying, 193 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:38,079 Speaker 3: is there anything too hard for me? I've already appointed 194 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 3: a time. I've already made arrangements to thrust you to 195 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:45,239 Speaker 3: a new level. I've already lined up and exceedingly abundantly 196 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 3: above and beyond decade the moment the promise took root, 197 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 3: God set that in your future. It's up ahead of 198 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 3: you right now. It may look like you could never 199 00:10:55,559 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 3: get well. All the medical reports say impossible, hopeless, no way. 200 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 3: But God is saying, I supersede those laws. I'm not 201 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 3: limited by the laws of medicine. I've already appointed a 202 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 3: time to turn your health around. I've already set the 203 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 3: date for your breakthrough. Now you've got to get in 204 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 3: agreement with God and get your joy back, get your 205 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 3: vision back. There is something great in your future. You 206 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 3: would not be alive unless God had another victory ahead 207 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 3: of you. The dreams He's placed in your heart, the 208 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 3: situations you're believing to turn around. God has already set 209 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 3: the time for it to come to pass. It's already 210 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,679 Speaker 3: on your calendar, already been written in your book. Now 211 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 3: you got to get up each morning and say, Father, 212 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 3: I want to thank you that my set time is coming. 213 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 3: I know the moment I prayed you established it. I 214 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 3: may not be able to see it, it may look impossible, 215 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 3: but I'm not gonna get discouraged. I'm gonna dig my 216 00:11:56,920 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 3: heels in and keep pressing forward, knowing that a pointed 217 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 3: time is on its way. It's interesting how God said 218 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:09,320 Speaker 3: I will return and give Sarah a son. And in 219 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 3: a sense we know that God never leaves us. But 220 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 3: between the time we pray and the time we see 221 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 3: the answer, that's what's called the trial of our faith. 222 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 3: In other words, God will step back and say, all right, 223 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 3: let me see what they're made of. Let me see 224 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 3: how much they trust me. Are they going to get 225 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 3: discouraged and give up because it's taken a long time. 226 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 3: Are they gonna start complaining thinking it's not gonna happen. 227 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 3: Or are they gonna be like those fanatical people at 228 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 3: Lakewood and believe that there's nothing too hard for me 229 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 3: and just keep praising me and keep thinking me acting 230 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 3: like it's gonna happen, talking like it's gonna happen, thinking 231 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 3: like it's gonna happen. For INDs, it's that attitude of 232 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 3: faith that allows God to bring the set times to pass. 233 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 3: It says in Genesis twenty one to two, Sarah conceived 234 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 3: and bore a sun. Notice when it happened at the 235 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:08,680 Speaker 3: set time. When you understand that God has already set 236 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 3: the time, you won't be frustrated because things don't happen 237 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 3: on your timetable. You know God has established the right time. 238 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 3: But I see too many people that give up on 239 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 3: their dreams and they abort the promises God's placed in 240 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 3: their heart because it's not happening as fast as they 241 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 3: would like, and they've gone through setbacks and things hadn't 242 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:31,440 Speaker 3: worked out. But if you can just keep reminding yourself 243 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:34,319 Speaker 3: God has already set the time and it's not gonna 244 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 3: be one second late, then that will give you the 245 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 3: faith to keep pressing forward. Some of you have been 246 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 3: standing on a promise for a long time. You've been praying, believing, 247 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 3: working hard, being your best. Let me tell you you've passed 248 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 3: the test. You've proven to God that you're faithful and 249 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 3: God is gonna do for you what he did for Sarah. 250 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 3: He's going to return and visit your house and bring 251 00:13:57,240 --> 00:14:00,839 Speaker 3: those promises to pass. God is going to reward your faithfulness, 252 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 3: your obedience, your trust in Him. That's what happened to 253 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 3: a young lady I know. She worked part time as 254 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 3: a receptionist at this big film studio in California. Deep down, 255 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 3: her dream was to touch people all over the world 256 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 3: through movies. That was the promise God birthed in her spirit. 257 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 3: She went to college and study this got her degree. 258 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 3: But in spite of her education, this was the only 259 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 3: job she could find, a temporary position, and she worked 260 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 3: for three years. Part time. Was only called in when 261 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 3: one of the regular employees couldn't be there. But she 262 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 3: didn't get discouraged. She understood this principle that her set 263 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 3: time was coming. She never complained. She didn't slack off 264 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 3: because it was temporary. Every time she was there, she 265 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 3: gave it her best, went out of her way to 266 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 3: be kind and friendly, did more than she had to do, 267 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 3: and at one point, the main receptionist went on maternity leave. 268 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 3: That opened the door for her to be hired full time. 269 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 3: Several years later, the man in charge of the studio. 270 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 3: The CEO of the company said, I really like that 271 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 3: young lady. I want her to be one of my assistants. 272 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 3: That led to promotion after promotion. Today, seven years later, 273 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 3: that young girl that started off part time as a 274 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 3: receptionist is now the vice president of one of the largest, 275 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 3: most influential film studios in the world. She decides which 276 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 3: movies will be produced. What happened she came in to 277 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 3: her set time. Here's what I want you to see. 278 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 3: She had plenty of opportunities along the way to get discouraged. 279 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 3: She could have settled where she was and thought, all, great, 280 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 3: just my luck. I've got all this education and all 281 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 3: I can find is a temporary job. It's just not 282 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 3: meant to be friends. It's easy to abort dreams. But 283 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 3: if you will stay in faith and just keep being 284 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 3: the best rite where you are, like this young lady, 285 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 3: you will come in to your due season. The dream 286 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 3: God put in your heart is for an appointed time, 287 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 3: and the scripture says, though it's taken a long time, 288 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 3: wait for it earnestly. What does that mean? Stay passionate, 289 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 3: keep praying, keep believing, keep hoping, keep being your best 290 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 3: each day When you do that, you're passing the test. 291 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 3: You're getting one day closer to seeing the promise come 292 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 3: to pass. I think about the apostle Paul. God put 293 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 3: the promise in his heart that he was going to 294 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 3: stand before Caesar. Paul believed it, and at that moment 295 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 3: God set a time for it to happen. But Paul 296 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 3: went through many adversities and disappointments and setbacks. It didn't 297 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 3: look like it was going to happen. In fact, one time, 298 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 3: Paul was on a boat out in the ocean and 299 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 3: this huge storm arose for twenty one days. The storm 300 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 3: battered the boat back and forth. They thought they were 301 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 3: going to die. It got so bad the captain had 302 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 3: them throw all the cargo overboard to try to keep 303 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 3: the ship from sinking. Paul could have gotten depressed, thinking, well, 304 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 3: I thought God gave me the promise that I was 305 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 3: going to stand before Caesar. Doesn't look like it's going 306 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 3: to happen. No, Paul knew this truth. My set time 307 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 3: is coming. I can't die in this storm. God has 308 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,879 Speaker 3: something else for me to do. He stayed in faith. 309 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 3: That boat eventually fell apart and they had to swim 310 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 3: to dry ground on this little island. Paul reached down 311 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 3: to pick up some wood for a fire, and a 312 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 3: poisonous snake bid him on the arm. The natives expected 313 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,679 Speaker 3: him to swell up, get sick, and die. They had 314 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 3: seen it happen again and again. But Paul simply shook 315 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 3: the snake off and went about his business. His attitude 316 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 3: was no big deal. This snake can't stop my destiny. 317 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 3: This shipwreck can't defeat me. I've got an appointed time. 318 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 3: God is already ordained it now. I'm not gonna let 319 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:59,439 Speaker 3: a few setbacks and bumps in the road caused me 320 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,719 Speaker 3: to give up. My future is in God's hands, and 321 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 3: he has already set the time for me to stand 322 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:09,159 Speaker 3: before Caesar. Sure enough, one day Paul did just what 323 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 3: God said. He stood before Caesar. He came in to 324 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 3: his set time. Many of you have a dream in 325 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,879 Speaker 3: your heart, a promise that you're standing on, but it 326 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:24,120 Speaker 3: seems like everything has come against you. Disappointments, bad breaks, setbacks. 327 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:27,440 Speaker 3: You could easily get discouraged, you could easily settle where 328 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:29,920 Speaker 3: you are. You got to learn to do like Paul 329 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 3: and just keep shaking it off. You go through a disappointment, 330 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 3: no big deal, God's still in control. Shake it off. 331 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:41,200 Speaker 3: Somebody lies about you. They don't control your destiny. God does. 332 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 3: Shake it off. You get a bad break, one door closes, 333 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 3: God's going to open up another door. Shake it off. 334 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 3: The medical report doesn't look good, don't dwell on it 335 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 3: night and day. Shake it off. You may get knocked down, 336 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 3: but God has already set a time for you to 337 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:00,160 Speaker 3: get back up again. I received a letter this week 338 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 3: from a gentleman that was diagnosed with cancer of the kidney. 339 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 3: He had one kidney removed and they ran tests to 340 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 3: see if it was in his lymph nose to see 341 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:12,400 Speaker 3: if it had spread, and those tests came back positive. 342 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 3: The cancer had indeed spread. The doctors gave him the 343 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 3: grim news that he had less than two years to live. 344 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:22,360 Speaker 3: He was respectful, but he said, doctors, I don't believe 345 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 3: I'm finished just yet. I've got something else to do. 346 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 3: They said, sir, you're in denial. You need to accept 347 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 3: it and learn to deal with it. He went to 348 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 3: another very well known hospital for a second opinion. He 349 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 3: took all of his charts and records, and the doctor 350 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,359 Speaker 3: studied it and said, yes, looks like they were right. 351 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 3: Looks like the cancer has spread. He asked the doctors 352 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 3: to run some new test. A week or so later, 353 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 3: they came back in amazement, and they said, we've never 354 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:52,159 Speaker 3: seen this before. The old tests clearly showed that you 355 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 3: have cancer. But these new tests show there's no trace 356 00:19:55,640 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 3: of cancer in your body. That was five years ago. 357 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:04,640 Speaker 3: He is still as healthy as can be, still going strong. 358 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 3: What happened He came in to his set time. God 359 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 3: visited his house and did what medical science could not do. 360 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 3: Let me tell you, if it's not your time to go, 361 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:19,359 Speaker 3: you're not gonna go. God has the final say down 362 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 3: deep in here. Like that man, you will fill the promise. 363 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 3: I can't die yet. I've got something else to do. 364 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 3: It may not look good like Paul the snake, may 365 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 3: be poisonous, but I'm gonna shake it off. I know 366 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 3: a set time is coming. I know the God of 367 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:38,199 Speaker 3: the breakthrough is about to visit my house. Some of 368 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 3: you need to get ready. Your set time is closer 369 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 3: than you think. You're about to see God open up 370 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,400 Speaker 3: the doors you've been praying about. You're about to meet 371 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 3: the person that you've been dreaming about. God is about 372 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 3: to thrust you to a new level like Sarah, God 373 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 3: is gonna return and visit your house. Here's why. It's 374 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 3: because you've been faithful. You pass the test. You've done 375 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:05,400 Speaker 3: the right thing when the wrong thing was happening. Now 376 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 3: your set time is coming. Friends, This is not the 377 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 3: time to get down and discouraged. This is not the 378 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 3: time to let your own thoughts talk you out of it. 379 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 3: Start thinking it's never gonna happen. I'm getting too old. 380 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 3: I'm never gonna accomplish my dreams now. The scripture says, 381 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 3: don't get tired of doing what's right. For in due season, 382 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 3: you will read. If you just don't give up, you 383 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 3: gotta keep reminding yourself. My due season is on his way. 384 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 3: God has already established it. He's already set the time 385 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:40,880 Speaker 3: in my future. I may not be able to see it, 386 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 3: it may look impossible, but I know my future is 387 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 3: in God's hands, and if God set it, he will 388 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 3: do it. What he promised he will bring to pass. 389 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 3: I heard TD Jakes telling about a major turning point 390 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 3: in his life. Most of you know Bishop Jakes. He's 391 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 3: a great minister and a good friend of ours. He 392 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:04,640 Speaker 3: told how years ago he had a dream to touch 393 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 3: people all over the world, He knew that God was 394 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 3: going to use him in a great way, but at 395 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 3: that time he was pastoring a small church in West Virginia. 396 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:17,639 Speaker 3: He prayed and believed and asked God to open up 397 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:21,439 Speaker 3: bigger doors, but nothing seemed to be happening. For years, 398 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 3: he would go across the US, speaking to a couple 399 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:27,160 Speaker 3: hundred people here and there, but nothing like he had 400 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 3: in his heart. And this one on year after year, 401 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:32,199 Speaker 3: and he didn't see any signs of growth. But he 402 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 3: didn't start complaining, He didn't get discouraged. He just kept 403 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 3: being his best right where he was, doing what God 404 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 3: called him to do. One day, he went and spoke 405 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 3: at a church conference in Tulsa. The pastor of that 406 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 3: church had a television program. After the conference, the pastor 407 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 3: decided to edit down the highlights from the three or 408 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 3: four conference speakers, just maybe four or five minutes each one, 409 00:22:57,040 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 3: and put them on his weekly television program. When the 410 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:05,199 Speaker 3: broadcast aired, it just so happened that Paul Crouch, the 411 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 3: founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, was flipping through the 412 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:12,400 Speaker 3: channels and he came across this man that he had 413 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:17,160 Speaker 3: never seen, Bishop Jakes. He was so impressed, so stirred, 414 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 3: by it. Paul Krouch told his staff, I don't know 415 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:22,679 Speaker 3: who that man was, but I want you to find 416 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 3: him and tell him. I want him to have his 417 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 3: own program on our network. That one moment, that one 418 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 3: good break, was the turning point in Bishop Jake's ministry. 419 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 3: He went from ministering to a couple hundred people to 420 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,440 Speaker 3: ministering to millions all over the world. He came in 421 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 3: to his set time. But I think about all the 422 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:48,640 Speaker 3: events that had to get perfectly lined up in order 423 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 3: for that to happen. Bishop Jakes had to be speaking 424 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:54,199 Speaker 3: at the right church. The pastor had to have a 425 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 3: television program. Paul Crouch had to be flipping through the 426 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 3: channels at the exact right time. If he'd have been 427 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 3: five minutes later, if he had gone to make a sandwich, 428 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 3: if he'd gone to take a telephone call, it would 429 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:10,159 Speaker 3: not have happened. What am I saying, God is working 430 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 3: behind the scenes in our lives, whether we can see 431 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:16,959 Speaker 3: anything happening or not. That was not a lucky break. 432 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 3: That was not just a coincidence. That was Almighty God, 433 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 3: the creator of the universe, getting everything lined up and 434 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:29,880 Speaker 3: at the right moment at the appointed time. It all 435 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 3: came together in the same way. God is getting everything 436 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 3: lined up for you. You may not see it. Everything 437 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 3: may be the same, just like it's been the last 438 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,959 Speaker 3: ten years. But all of a sudden, in a split second, 439 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 3: it's going to come together. God is going to visit 440 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:49,119 Speaker 3: your house and bring a set time across your path. 441 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 3: And when it's your due season, no person can stop it. 442 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 3: When it's your appointed time, all the forces of darkness 443 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 3: cannot keep it from happening. Suddenly your business will take off. 444 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 3: Suddenly you'll get the break you need. Suddenly your health 445 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 3: will turn around. Some of you. Right now you're about 446 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 3: to walk in to one of your appointed times. Keep praying, 447 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 3: keep believing, keep being your very best. Your set time 448 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 3: is closer than you think. I was reading about a 449 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 3: young man that set out to swim across the English Channel. 450 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 3: This was many years ago. It had never been done before. 451 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:28,159 Speaker 3: The channel is twenty three miles long. It takes between 452 00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 3: twelve and fourteen hours to swim. It's extremely dangerous. The 453 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 3: water temperature is very cold, the current is strong. Not 454 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 3: only that, there are sharks and jellyfish other things to 455 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:43,160 Speaker 3: deal with. Several people had attempted this before. They had 456 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 3: not only not been successful, but they had lost their 457 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 3: lives in trying. This young man started out. He was 458 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 3: in great shape, so determined, he swam an hour and 459 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,639 Speaker 3: two hours, three hours, four hours, five hours, and he 460 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 3: began to get tired. He was in great pain, but 461 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 3: he wanted it so badly he just kept on keeping on. 462 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 3: Late in the day, an unusually thick fog rolled in 463 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:09,400 Speaker 3: to where he could barely see in front of him. 464 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 3: He swam hour after hour in this heavy fog. He 465 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:16,359 Speaker 3: lost sight of the other side, and he began to 466 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:20,280 Speaker 3: slowly get discouraged. Finally, he couldn't take it any longer. 467 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:22,880 Speaker 3: He was so cold, and he didn't even know where 468 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:26,199 Speaker 3: he was, so he decided to quit, and he gave up. 469 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 3: So a little boat traveling beside him, he crawled into it, 470 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 3: and as they rowed to the other side, much to 471 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:37,680 Speaker 3: his amazement, he discovered he was less than fifty yards 472 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:41,640 Speaker 3: from the shore, less than fifty yards from making history. 473 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 3: Had he known he was so close, he would have 474 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 3: never given up so soon. Like this young man, many 475 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 3: of you are much closer than you think. Right around 476 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:54,679 Speaker 3: the corner, you're going to see the situation turn around. 477 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 3: You're going to get the brakes that you've been praying about. 478 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 3: You're going to see your health begin to improve. The 479 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 3: most difficult time is always right before the victory. And 480 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 3: things may be a little foggy in your life today. 481 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 3: You look out and you don't see anything good in 482 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 3: Your future. Doesn't look like it's ever gonna work out. 483 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 3: You're tired, You've done your best, but you're ready to 484 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:19,399 Speaker 3: just call it quits. But let me challenge you. Don't 485 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 3: give up fifty yards before your destiny. Your appointed time 486 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:25,880 Speaker 3: is coming. It's right up ahead of you. 487 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:27,680 Speaker 5: Now. 488 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 3: You gotta dig your heels in, get your second wind, 489 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:33,879 Speaker 3: and say I've come too far to stop now. God 490 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:36,959 Speaker 3: is in complete control. He's brought me through in the past, 491 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:39,400 Speaker 3: and I know he'll bring me through again. I'm gonna 492 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 3: keep pressing forward, knowing that my due season is on 493 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:46,400 Speaker 3: his way. If you do that, God promises it won't 494 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 3: be one second late. Friends, we all have to wait. 495 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 3: But let's wait the right way with expectancy. Let's wait 496 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 3: knowing that the appointed time has already been established. Many 497 00:27:57,520 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 3: of you have been standing on a promise for a 498 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 3: long time. You need to get ready. God is about 499 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 3: to do for you what he did for Sarah. He's 500 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:07,880 Speaker 3: gonna show up in your life in amazing ways. You're 501 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 3: about to come into one of your set times. Let 502 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,640 Speaker 3: me just declare this over you. In your future, You're 503 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 3: gonna come into a set time of promotion, a set 504 00:28:17,359 --> 00:28:21,160 Speaker 3: time of supernatural opportunities, a set time where you meet 505 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:25,439 Speaker 3: the right people, a set time where your health is restored, 506 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 3: a set time where you accomplish your goals, a set 507 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 3: time where you fulfill every God given dream. I believe it. 508 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 3: I declare it over each one of you in the 509 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 3: name of Jesus. And if you receive it, can you 510 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 3: say amen? And amen? Amen? Well, we never like to 511 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 3: close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make 512 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 3: Jesus the lord of your life. Would you pray with me? 513 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 3: Just say Lord, Jesus, I'll repent of my sins, Come 514 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 3: into my heart. I make you my Lord and savior. 515 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 3: And if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you 516 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:04,880 Speaker 3: got born again. Get in a good Bible based church, 517 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 3: keep God first place. He's going to do amazing things 518 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 3: in your life. 519 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 5: Thank you for listening to the Joel Ostein podcast. Help 520 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 5: us continue to share the message of hope with those 521 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 5: all over the world. 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