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It's a joy to come into your 42 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 7: homes and if you're ever in our area, please stop 43 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 7: by and be a part of one of our services. 44 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 7: I promise you we will make you feel right at home. 45 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,239 Speaker 7: I like to start with something funny and I heard 46 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 7: about this man. He was on vacation in Jerusalem with 47 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 7: his family when his mother in law suddenly died. He 48 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 7: went to make arrangements to get her body back home. 49 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 7: The consulate said it would cost five thousand dollars to 50 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 7: have her shipt, but he could have her buried right 51 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 7: there in Jerusalem for just one hundred and fifty dollars. 52 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 7: The men thought about it a moment, said no, I'd 53 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 7: like to have her shift. The consulate said, wow, you 54 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 7: must have really loved your mother in law. He said no, 55 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 7: it's not so much that. I just remember a case 56 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 7: here years ago where they buried somebody and on the 57 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 7: third day they rose. I can't take that chance. All right, 58 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 7: I have a great mother in law. Come on, let's 59 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 7: say it together. This is my Bible. I am what 60 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 7: it says I am. I have what it says I have. 61 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 7: I can do what it says I can do. Today, 62 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 7: I will let the word of God. I'll boldly confess. 63 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 7: My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 64 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 7: never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 65 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 7: I want to talk to you today about more than enough. 66 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 7: We're not supposed to go through life constantly struggling, not 67 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 7: able to fulfill our dreams, or not able to be 68 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:26,959 Speaker 7: a blessing to anyone else. Lack is not your destiny. 69 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 7: You were created to live an abundant life. But if 70 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 7: you've struggled for a long time, it's easy to develop 71 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 7: a scarcity mentality, thinking I'll never be able to afford 72 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 7: a nice house, I'll never have the funds to really 73 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 7: bless my family. But as long as you think not enough, 74 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 7: you'll never have more than enough. You have to get 75 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 7: rid of that scarcity mentality and start having an abundant mentality. 76 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 7: God has ways to increase you that you've never thought of. 77 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 7: He's not limited by your job, by your education, or 78 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 7: by the family you were raised in. If you'll take 79 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 7: the limits off of him, God will bless you beyond 80 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 7: your normal income, beyond your salary, beyond what anyone in 81 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 7: your family has seen. I talked to a gentleman the 82 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:23,679 Speaker 7: other day. He volunteers at Lakewood and he works in cells. 83 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 7: One of his clients called and said that their boss 84 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 7: wanted to speak with him. At first, he was kind 85 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 7: of alarmed, thought something might be wrong, But this boss 86 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 7: was so impressed with his work. He wanted to see 87 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 7: if he would come and run his whole sales department. 88 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 7: It was a huge promotion. The boss said, if you'll 89 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 7: take the position, then I'll give you ownership in this company. 90 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 7: He said, Joe, I didn't see this coming. I never 91 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 7: dreamed I would be this blessed. He went from working 92 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 7: at a company to owning part of a company. You 93 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 7: don't know what God has in store for you. You 94 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 7: don't know the promotions, the opportunities, the favor that He's 95 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 7: already ordained to come across your path. Psalm thirty five 96 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 7: says God takes pleasure in prospering you. It brings a 97 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 7: smile to God's face to make things happen that amaze you. 98 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 7: As a parent, when you do something special for your child, 99 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 7: something out of the ordinary that they weren't expecting, you 100 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 7: know how that brings you joy, makes you feel good. 101 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 7: It's the same way with our heavenly Father. It gives 102 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 7: him pleasure to see you blessed. You may not see 103 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 7: how this can happen, but the scripture says God will 104 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 7: supply all of our needs according to his riches. It 105 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 7: doesn't say according to your job, according to your talent. 106 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 7: If the boss likes you, if the economy's up, if 107 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 7: you have the right friends. It's not according to what 108 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 7: you have, it's according to what he has. The good 109 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 7: news is God owns it all. He makes streets out 110 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 7: of God. If he doesn't have what you need, he 111 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 7: can create it. He speaks and worlds come into existence. 112 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 7: In the scripture, a young lady named Ruth was barely 113 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 7: making it. Her husband had died and she was living 114 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 7: with her mother in law in a foreign country. She 115 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 7: had no income, nobody to help them. All the circumstances 116 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 7: said she was stuck. This was her destiny, a life 117 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 7: of struggle and lack. But just because you don't see 118 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 7: away doesn't mean God doesn't have a way. Your circumstances 119 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 7: may look permanent, but you can't see what God is 120 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:48,840 Speaker 7: doing behind the scenes. He's already spoken to the right 121 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 7: people to help you. He's already lined up good breaks 122 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 7: promotion that you don't see coming. It's going to happen unexpectedly, 123 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 7: out of the ordinary. You're not going to have to 124 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 7: go after it. It's going to come after you. The scripture says, 125 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 7: when you keep God first place, his blessings will chase 126 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 7: you down. One translation says, they will catch you by surprise. 127 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 7: God is going to surprise you. He's going to open 128 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 7: doors bigger than you've imagined. He's going to bring people 129 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 7: that will use their influence, their platform to push you 130 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 7: further along. It's going to be uncommon, unusual. You're going 131 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 7: to know it was the hand of God. It's like 132 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 7: this building, the former Compact Center. I never dreamed one 133 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 7: day we'd own it, never dreamed we'd be having church here. 134 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:44,239 Speaker 7: This is one of those surprises that chased us down. 135 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 7: We couldn't have made this happen our strength, our ability. 136 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 7: It was the goodness of God. God's dream for your 137 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 7: life is much bigger than your own. What God has 138 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 7: in your future is going to boggle your mind. The 139 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 7: places he's going to take you, the people you're going 140 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 7: to meet, the levels you're going to reach, Paul said 141 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 7: in Corinthians, no person has seen, heard, or imagined what 142 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 7: God has in store for those that love the Lord. 143 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 7: You may think you've reached your limits. God is saying 144 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 7: you better think again. You haven't seen anything yet. I'm 145 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 7: about to bring you into overflow, into abundance, into more 146 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 7: than enough. Whatever level you're at, get ready another level 147 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 7: is coming. What you haven't seen or imagined is on 148 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 7: the way. Ruth would go out into the fields every 149 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 7: morning and pick up the leftover wheat that the workers 150 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 7: had missed. They were living off a leftover. She and 151 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 7: her mother in law were barely surviving. I'm sure they 152 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 7: weren't thinking about abundance. Nothing in their circumstances said they 153 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 7: would ever have more than enough. Ruth heard this message. 154 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 7: She say, not me, Joel, it's impossible. All the odds 155 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 7: are against me. But Ruth didn't know what God was 156 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 7: up to. Your circumstances may be against you, but the 157 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:17,239 Speaker 7: most high God is for you. He's called Jehovah Jawrah, 158 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 7: the Lord, our provider. He said you will lend and 159 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 7: not borrow. He says you are above and not beneath. 160 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 7: You may not be there yet, but God is not finished. 161 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 7: He's working behind the scenes. Things are happening that you 162 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 7: cannot see. Keep being faithful, keep doing the right thing, 163 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 7: keep going to work with a good attitude. Joe, nobody 164 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,599 Speaker 7: gives me credit at the office. I'll never be promoted. 165 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 7: You are not working under people, you are working under God. 166 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 7: Your job is not your source. God is your source. 167 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 7: I can assure you God is keeping the records. Your 168 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 7: time is coming. Ruth was faithful. She'd been through loss 169 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:07,439 Speaker 7: in a foreign country, no income. Yet you never read 170 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 7: where Ruth complained. She didn't get bitter. She didn't give 171 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 7: up on life. She kept doing the right thing, being 172 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 7: her best, taking care of her mother in law, going 173 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 7: out every day, gathering up the food. She could have thought, God, 174 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 7: I'm made for more than this. I'm not gonna go 175 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 7: pick up leftover wheat that's beneath me. Ruth passed the 176 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 7: test in the small things. Before God can trust you 177 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 7: with much, you have to prove to him you'll be 178 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 7: faithful with little. Don't discount where you are. If you 179 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 7: don't take care of that old car, why should God 180 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 7: bless you with the new one? If you complain about 181 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 7: that apartment, why should God bless you with the house. 182 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:53,439 Speaker 7: If you're not faithful at the job where you are now, 183 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 7: why should God bless you with your own business? Past 184 00:10:56,559 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 7: the small test, one day, while Ruth was out work 185 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 7: in the fields, God spoke to bo Az, the owner 186 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 7: of those fields, and told him to be good to Ruth. 187 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 7: He had his workers leave wheat on the ground on 188 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 7: purpose for Ruth. Now when she went out, she had 189 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 7: more than enough. She gathered it in a fraction of 190 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:21,199 Speaker 7: the time. When she went home. I can imagine her 191 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:24,359 Speaker 7: mother in law said, Ruth, what in the world happened? 192 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 7: Did you win the lottery? How did you get so 193 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 7: much wheat in so little time. Ruth had no explanation, 194 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 7: She said, I don't know how it happened. For some reason, 195 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 7: these workers left all this extra wheat. That was God saying, surprise, 196 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 7: here's a blessing. You're not going to have to work for. 197 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 7: It's going to come to you. You just show up 198 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 7: and it'll be waiting for you. God has some of 199 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 7: these blessings in store for you. You're not going to have 200 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 7: to make it happen. You just keep being faithful, keep 201 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 7: doing the right thing, and suddenly there's more than another. 202 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 7: Suddenly the compact center, suddenly, ownership in a company, Suddenly 203 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,679 Speaker 7: the house falls into your hands. You can't explain it. 204 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 7: You didn't see it coming. What happened. God surprised you. 205 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 7: One of his blessings chased you down. What's interesting is 206 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:21,079 Speaker 7: God spoke to Boaz to be good to Ruth, but 207 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 7: Ruth didn't know about it. God didn't tell her. I'm 208 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 7: going to speak to this man and he's going to 209 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 7: bless you. All Ruth knew was suddenly her life became 210 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 7: much easier. Suddenly there was an abundance of wheat on 211 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 7: the ground. You don't know who God has already spoken 212 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 7: to about you. There are people God has already lined 213 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 7: up to leave wheat on the ground for you, people 214 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 7: that will cause things to happen that you had nothing 215 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 7: to do with. But suddenly you'll go to a new level. 216 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 7: Suddenly you'll come into more than enough. You can't explain it, 217 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 7: you can't take credit for it. There was nothing in 218 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 7: your circumstances that said it was going to happen. That 219 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 7: was God simply taking pleasure in prospering you, God showing 220 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 7: his favor on you, causing you to stand out. The 221 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 7: story could end here, and it would be a happy ending. 222 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 7: Ruth and her mother in law had plenty, but God 223 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 7: likes to exceed our expectations. Boaz fell in love with Ruth. 224 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 7: They ended up getting married. Now, instead of working in 225 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 7: those fields, Ruth owned the fields. She never had to 226 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 7: go out and pick up wheat like that. Again. She 227 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 7: came into a new level abundance overflowed. Those workers she 228 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 7: used to fall behind, now they all worked for her. 229 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 7: She went from the tail to the head, from borrowing 230 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 7: to lending, from being in like to heaven more than 231 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:54,199 Speaker 7: an eye. If Ruth were here today, she would tell 232 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 7: you it may look impossible, the odds may be against you, 233 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 7: but stay in faith. You don't know who God is 234 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 7: whispering to right now about you. You don't know who's 235 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 7: going to open a door for you for no reason. 236 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 7: You don't know who's about to show you favor that 237 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 7: you didn't see coming. But sometimes religion tries to make 238 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 7: us feel like we're not supposed to be blessed, we're 239 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 7: not supposed to have resources. But the scripture says that 240 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 7: Job was the wealthiest man in the east. He was 241 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 7: very blessed with resources, livestock, a successful business. God said 242 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 7: about Job, there was no better man than him. David 243 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 7: left an inheritance to his son Solomon to build the 244 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 7: temple that some scholars say would be over a billion 245 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 7: dollars today. David's called a man after God's own heart. 246 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 7: Abraham is the father of our faith. He's the one 247 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 7: God chose to start the New Covenant. He too, was 248 00:14:56,560 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 7: very wealthy in cattle, sheep, gold, silver. What am I say? 249 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 7: God has no problem with you having money as long 250 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 7: as money doesn't have you. Money should not be our goal. 251 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 7: Fulfilling our destiny should be our goal. Money is simply 252 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 7: a tool. Money can send your children to college. Money 253 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 7: can help you accomplish your dreams. Money can renovate a 254 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 7: compact center. Money can build an orphanage. Money is not 255 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 7: a problem. It's the love of money that's the problem. 256 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 7: If you make money your gold and you only focus 257 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 7: on yourself and live to show off what you have, 258 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 7: life is not going to be very fulfilling. There are 259 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 7: some things that money can't buy. Money can't buy peace, 260 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 7: money can't buy good relationships. Money can't buy health. I 261 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 7: know some very wealthy people that are not well. Money 262 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 7: shouldn't be our focus. But the fact is it takes 263 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 7: money to fulfill dreams. Now, don't let a religious spirit 264 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:04,119 Speaker 7: convince you that you're not supposed to have anything. Constantly struggling, 265 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 7: being overwhelmed by debt, not able to pay your bills 266 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 7: is not God's best. Jesus did not come and give 267 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 7: his life so that we could barely get by and 268 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 7: live off of leftovers. He came that we might live 269 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 7: an abundant life. Abundant means plenty, plenty of joy, plenty 270 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 7: of good health, plenty of strength, plenty of opportunities, plenty 271 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 7: of creativity, plenty of courage. God wants you to be 272 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 7: so blessed that you have to choose which opportunities you take. 273 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 7: You have to choose which contracts you accept. David said, 274 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 7: my cup runs over. Running over means you have so 275 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 7: much you can't contain it all. I would love to 276 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 7: take that contract, but I'm so full, I'm so blessed. 277 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 7: I'll have to pass so I can take this better opportunity. 278 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 7: I'm Joe. This sounds good, but I don't see how 279 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 7: it can happen for me. It seems far out. Can 280 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 7: I tell you? We serve a far out God and 281 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 7: exceeding abundantly above and beyond God. That's why he has 282 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 7: you hearing this. He wants you to get rid of 283 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 7: that scarcity mentality and start having an abundant mentality. A 284 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,400 Speaker 7: couple of years after Victoria and I were married, one 285 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 7: evening we were walking through a nice neighborhood not too 286 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 7: far from our townhouse. There was a big two story 287 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:34,399 Speaker 7: house being built. It was almost finished. Nobody was there, 288 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:38,680 Speaker 7: so we went in to look around. It had big windows, 289 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:45,360 Speaker 7: a spacious entryway with a curved staircase, vaulted ceilings, great backyard. 290 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 7: It was so beautiful. As we were walking out, Victoria said, Joel, 291 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 7: one day we're going to live in a house just 292 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:55,679 Speaker 7: like this one. She might as well have said, one 293 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 7: day we're going to go to the moon. That was 294 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 7: so far beyond anything I could imagine. Being the great 295 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 7: man of faith that I am. I went on to 296 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 7: tell her all the reasons why it wasn't going to happen. 297 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 7: I said, Victoria, are you kidding? I work for a ministry. 298 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 7: We'll never have that kind of income. We could save 299 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 7: up for thirty years and we still won't have enough. 300 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 7: I did my best to talk her out of it, 301 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:25,399 Speaker 7: but she acted like she didn't even hear me. She said, no, Joel, 302 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:28,439 Speaker 7: I'm telling you, one day it's going to happen. A 303 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:32,199 Speaker 7: few months later, we sold our townhouse and bought this 304 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:36,959 Speaker 7: old Rundown house, very dilapidated, but it was on a 305 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 7: big lot close end to the city. The day we 306 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 7: closed on the property, a realtor pulled up while we 307 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 7: were standing in the front yard. We didn't know the lady. 308 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,679 Speaker 7: She said, would you like to sell the house? I 309 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 7: said no, we just purchased it. She said, congratulations, you 310 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 7: just bought your dream house. What she talking about? She 311 00:18:56,440 --> 00:19:00,160 Speaker 7: explained how the neighborhood was in the process of changing 312 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 7: the deed restrictions to where you could subdivide the lots. 313 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 7: A year later, we sold half of the property for 314 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 7: more than we paid for the whole thing. Two years 315 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 7: after that, we were living in one of those houses, 316 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 7: just like we'd seen that night. Like with Ruth, it 317 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 7: was as if God had somebody leave wheat on the 318 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 7: ground on purpose for us. We didn't know they were 319 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 7: going to change the deed restrictions. But God has an advantage. 320 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:33,439 Speaker 7: He can see what's happening behind the scenes. He knows 321 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:37,160 Speaker 7: things that you could never know. The scripture says God 322 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 7: knows where the hidden riches are. He has inside information. 323 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 7: When you honor him, he will lead you into blessings 324 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:51,199 Speaker 7: that you didn't see coming. Favor promotion opportunities that surprises you. 325 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,120 Speaker 7: It takes you to a level that you didn't think 326 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 7: you could reach. When we moved into that new house, 327 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 7: I carried Victoria over the threshold said, welcome to this house. 328 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 7: I always believe for she barely even let me live there. 329 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,399 Speaker 7: Are you doing like I did, talking yourself out of 330 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 7: what God put in your heart, thinking it's too big, 331 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 7: too much, You don't have the funds, you don't have 332 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:21,440 Speaker 7: the experience. You may not, but God does. He wouldn't 333 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 7: have given you the dream if he didn't have a way. 334 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 7: Why don't you get in agreement with God. He takes 335 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 7: pleasure in prospering you. He wants to take you further 336 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 7: than you've imagined. When we needed a larger auditorium the 337 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 7: Compact Center came across our path, those same thoughts came 338 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 7: to my mind. Just like with the house, Joe, you'll 339 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,920 Speaker 7: never get that building. You're wasting your time. You don't 340 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 7: have a chance. This time something was different. I had 341 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:54,120 Speaker 7: learned my lesson. I said, no thanks, I'm in agreement 342 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 7: with God. It's bigger than I've imagined. It looks impossible, 343 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 7: but I know God can do the impossible. All along 344 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:05,160 Speaker 7: the way we saw the hand of God. He brought 345 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:09,360 Speaker 7: the right people to help us. He changed city council members' minds. 346 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 7: We sold a piece of property at just the right 347 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 7: time to make a critical payment. I thought we'd have 348 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,919 Speaker 7: to build an auditorium, but God said, surprise, I have 349 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 7: an auditorium already built, right on the main freeway. When 350 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:26,919 Speaker 7: you look around, you are looking at the goodness of God. 351 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 7: You are looking at abundance. You are looking at more 352 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 7: than enough. In the scripture, there was a king of 353 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 7: Judah named Ahaz. He had no regard for God. He 354 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 7: closed down the temple and sold the sacred treasures. He 355 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 7: set up idols for the people to worship. Five armies 356 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:49,880 Speaker 7: came against him every time he lost. The nation was decimated. 357 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 7: The people were very poor and struggling to survive. King 358 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 7: a Has died at the age of thirty six and 359 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 7: was so disliked he wasn't buried with the other kings. 360 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:04,880 Speaker 7: His son Hezekiah took over. He had been raised in dysfunction. 361 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:09,359 Speaker 7: He'd seen his father compromise and take the easy way out. 362 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 7: But Hezekiah didn't follow in his father's shoes. He was 363 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,920 Speaker 7: just the opposite. The first thing he did was to 364 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 7: reopen the temple. He tore down the idols. He brought 365 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 7: the people back to worshiping God. The whole nation began 366 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 7: to flourish. They saw God's blessings in favor. The scripture 367 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 7: says Hezekiah was very wealthy and held in high esteem. 368 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 7: He had to build special treasury buildings to hold his gold, silver, 369 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:44,919 Speaker 7: and special treasures. He constructed many storehouses for his grain, 370 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 7: for the Lord had given him great wealth. Notice where 371 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 7: the wealth came from the Lord God increased him. Here's 372 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 7: my question. Why was Hezekiah so blessed yet his father 373 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 7: died in disgrace poor defeated His father didn't honor God. 374 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 7: When you put God first place, there is a blessing 375 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:11,160 Speaker 7: on your life that causes you to prosper, a favor 376 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 7: that causes you to rise higher, to accomplish things beyond 377 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 7: your own ability. Proverb says, when you fear the Lord, 378 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,680 Speaker 7: that doesn't mean be afraid. That means you reverence him. 379 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 7: You ask him for guidance, You trust him with your dreams. 380 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 7: You do your best to walk in his ways. When 381 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 7: you do this, it says you will have honor, wealth 382 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 7: and a long life. I believe one reason God has 383 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:41,239 Speaker 7: blessed me more than I can imagine. It is not 384 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 7: because I'm perfect, not because I don't have weaknesses, but 385 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:48,400 Speaker 7: I've done my best to honor God. I learned from 386 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 7: the time I was a little boy to keep God 387 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 7: first place, to make pleasing Him my aim in life. 388 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:58,159 Speaker 7: To always hunger and thirst after righteousness. That means to 389 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 7: strive to do the right thing, to treat people with respect, 390 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:05,439 Speaker 7: to be a person of excellence and integrity. When you 391 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:10,439 Speaker 7: reverence the Lord, God promises you honor, wealth, and a 392 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:14,879 Speaker 7: long life. One way we reverence God is by bringing 393 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:18,399 Speaker 7: the tithe, the first ten percent of our income, to 394 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 7: the House of the Lord. When we do that, it 395 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 7: says in Malachi, God will open the windows of heaven 396 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 7: and pour out a blessing too great to contain. This 397 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 7: is what happened with Hezekiah. He had to build buildings 398 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:37,640 Speaker 7: to hold all the blessings that God gave him. Make 399 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:41,679 Speaker 7: sure you're doing your part, and God has promised he 400 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 7: will pour out blessings you cannot contain, blessings that will 401 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:50,119 Speaker 7: take you into overflow. We see this in Luke chapter five. 402 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,439 Speaker 7: Jesus was teaching on the shore of Galilee, and it 403 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 7: was so crowded. He asked Peter if he could borrow 404 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:59,959 Speaker 7: his boat. They had never met before, but Peter agreed. 405 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 7: When Jesus finished teaching, he told Peter to launch out 406 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 7: into the deep and he would catch a great amount 407 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 7: of fish. There were no fish there a little earlier, 408 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 7: but Peter went back out and caught so many fish 409 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:18,400 Speaker 7: that his net began to break overflow abundance. He had 410 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 7: to call other boats to help him get the fish 411 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 7: back to the shore. Here's the principle. A few hours earlier, 412 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:29,400 Speaker 7: Peter had fished all night and caught nothing. But when 413 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 7: he honored Jesus by letting him use his boat, when 414 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 7: he put God first place. Now, instead of dealing with 415 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:41,120 Speaker 7: no fish, instead of being in lack struggling, his focus 416 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 7: has gone from not having enough to how is he 417 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 7: going to get all the fish back to the shore? 418 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:50,120 Speaker 7: How is he going to manage all the profits? That's 419 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 7: God's dream to pour out blessings you cannot contain. So 420 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:58,119 Speaker 7: instead of living worried, wondering if you're gonna make it, 421 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:00,880 Speaker 7: wonder if there's going to be enough, you spend that 422 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 7: same energy trying to figure out how you're going to 423 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:07,359 Speaker 7: invest the increase, how you're going to be a good 424 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 7: steward with what God has blessed you with. It all 425 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:14,400 Speaker 7: starts by keeping God first place. The Israelites had been 426 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 7: in slavery four hundred years, struggle, lack, mistreated. They had 427 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 7: no resources, no money, just the opposite of abundance. And yes, 428 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 7: we all go through seasons of struggle, seasons where we're 429 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 7: not seeing increase. You may be there now, but that 430 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 7: is not how your story ends. Don't give up in 431 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 7: the middle. Something is coming. God is a god of justice. 432 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 7: He's not only going to bring you out, He's going 433 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:46,160 Speaker 7: to make up for what you've been through. Psalm one 434 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 7: five says God brought the Israelites safely out of Egypt 435 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:55,119 Speaker 7: loaded with silver and gold. They didn't come out of 436 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:59,440 Speaker 7: that injustice empty handed. They came out loaded. That's what 437 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 7: God wants for you, not to be loaded with burdens, debt, depression, sicknesses, 438 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 7: but loaded with blessings, loaded with resources, loaded with joy. 439 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:13,879 Speaker 7: When we were little children, we would see someone we 440 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 7: thought was well off, we'd say, man, look at them, 441 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:20,120 Speaker 7: they're loaded. When I look at you today, I see 442 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:25,400 Speaker 7: loaded people, loaded with favor, loaded with good breaks, loaded 443 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 7: with creativity. Now do your part. Keep God first place, 444 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 7: take the limits off of him, and have this abundant mentality. 445 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:39,119 Speaker 7: If you'll do this, I believe and declare. Increase is 446 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 7: coming in ways bigger than you've ever imagined. God is 447 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:46,640 Speaker 7: going to open doors you never dreamed would open because 448 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:50,399 Speaker 7: you reverence him. You're going to have honor, wealth and 449 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 7: a long, blessed, abundant, favor filled life in Jesus' name. 450 00:27:56,640 --> 00:28:00,120 Speaker 7: And if you receive it, can you say amen? Today? 451 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 7: I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus 452 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 7: the Lord of your life. Would you pray with me? 453 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 7: Just say, Lord, Jesus, I'll repent of my sins, Come 454 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:18,359 Speaker 7: into my heart. I'll make you my Lord and savior. Brenda, 455 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 7: if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got 456 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 7: born again. Get in a good Bible based church, and 457 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 7: keep God first place. Victorian, I will be right back 458 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 7: to speak a blessing over you. 459 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 6: As a thank you for your support of our ministry 460 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 6: this month, Joel and Victoria, we'd like to send you 461 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 6: a copy of Joel's new series, Your Words Have Power. 462 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 6: In this inspirational series, you'll discover how the power of 463 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 6: your words can turn a negative situation around. You can 464 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 6: speak victory with the words that you say. Speak God's 465 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 6: promises over your life today. Your words have Power. 466 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 2: Listen to your words that in the tone for your life. 467 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 6: Our words have creative power. 468 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 5: When you speak positive faith bill words, you're moving in 469 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 5: the right direction. 470 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 7: You can't speak negative words and live positive. 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