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Be a part 46 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 6: of one of our services. I'll promise you we'll make 47 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 6: you feel right at home. But thanks so much for 48 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 6: tuning in, and thank you again for coming out. I 49 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 6: like to start with something funny, and I heard about 50 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 6: this country grandmother. She'd go out on her front porch 51 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 6: every morning and thank the Lord for another day. Her 52 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 6: neighbor didn't believe in God. He'd shout back, there's no 53 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 6: such thing as the Lord. One day he overheard her 54 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 6: asking God to give her groceries for the week. 55 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 4: He snuck over the next. 56 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,839 Speaker 6: Morning put some groceries on her front porch. She got 57 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 6: up and said, thank you, Lord, you did it again. 58 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 6: He laughed and laughed and said, God didn't give you 59 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 6: those groceries. 60 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 4: I put them there. 61 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 6: She said, Lord, thank you, you not only gave me 62 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 6: the groceries, but you made the devil pay for it. 63 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 6: Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. 64 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 6: I am what it says I am. I have what 65 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 6: it says I have. I can do what it says 66 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 6: I can do. Today I will be taught the word 67 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 6: of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my 68 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 6: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name. 69 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 4: God bless you. 70 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 6: I want to talk to you today about the blessing. 71 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,399 Speaker 6: As parents, we have the ability to impact our children 72 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 6: like no one else can. While the mother's role of 73 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:26,959 Speaker 6: nurturing and caring is vitally important, without the father's approval 74 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 6: and validation, the child will fill avoid Every person needs 75 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 6: the blessing from their father. Many adults still struggle today 76 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 6: low self esteem, working all the time trying to prove 77 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 6: that they're good enough, all because of their father's lack 78 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 6: of affirmation. Their father never told them I'm proud of you. 79 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 6: He never made them feel approved, so they're still trying 80 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 6: to measure up gain this approval that can only come 81 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 6: from a far Fathers, we have something to give our 82 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 6: children that nobody else can give. Other people can tell 83 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 6: them how great they are, how special they are, but 84 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 6: when you tell them, it carries a whole new weight. 85 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 6: As the father, you have the god given authority to 86 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 6: bless your child. Every time you say I'm proud of you, 87 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 6: I love you, You're beautiful, God releases strength into your child, value, confidence, security. 88 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 6: Those are not just nice words, it's what the scripture. 89 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 4: Calls the blessing. 90 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 6: You are propelling your child toward their destiny, and we're 91 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 6: all busy. It's easy to get sidetracked or even in 92 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 6: odds with our children, or they're not doing right. When 93 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 6: they straight enough, I'll be nicer. When I'm not so busy, 94 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 6: I'll spend more time with them or Joel. 95 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 4: They know I'm proud of them. 96 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 6: I told them fourteen years ago when we brought them 97 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 6: home from the hospital. They need to hear again and again. 98 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 6: You're the father. You carry the blessing. Don't withhold your love, 99 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 6: your affection, your approval. Now you may not have received 100 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 6: this blessing from your father. He wasn't around growing up, 101 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 6: or maybe he was there, but all he did was 102 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 6: correct you tell you what you're doing wrong. He didn't 103 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 6: show affection, make you feel valuable. Don't let that negative 104 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 6: cycle get passed to the next generation. You can be 105 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 6: the difference maker. You can set a new standard. Start 106 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 6: blessing your children, Start calling out their seeds of greatness, 107 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 6: telling them what they can become, prophesying their future. Let 108 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 6: them know you're their number one fan. When you see 109 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 6: them in the morning, give them a hug. Don't let 110 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 6: them pass by without showing your affection. Sometimes we were 111 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 6: raised to think we're men. We don't express our feelings. 112 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 6: We don't hug. We don't say nice things that would 113 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:04,119 Speaker 6: make us look weak. 114 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 4: It's just the opposite. 115 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 6: When you show your feelings, you're strong. Real men hug 116 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 6: their children, Real men show affection, make their children feel valuable. 117 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 6: Real men go out of their way to approve, to validate, 118 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 6: to encourage. Fathers, our children have been given to us 119 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 6: as a gift. 120 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 4: Do you know how many people would love to have kids. 121 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 6: They're going through infertility treatments, spending thousands of dollars, enduring pain, suffering. 122 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 4: They do anything to have children like ours. 123 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 6: God has entrusted you with his most prized possession. He's 124 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 6: counting on you as the father, to give them the blessing, 125 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 6: your approval, your love, your affirmation, carries more weight than 126 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 6: any other man. Without your blessing, your children will struggle 127 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 6: in areas that they did not have to struggle in. 128 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 6: There's a reason people are insecure, angry, overly competitive, promiscuous. 129 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 4: Many times, the root cause. 130 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 6: Can be traced back to they never got the blessing 131 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 6: from their father. 132 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 4: I know a man that's extremely successful. 133 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 6: His business has taken off, but he's never satisfied. He 134 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 6: works all the time, so competitive, he's got to go 135 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 6: higher we were talking. One day, he brought up how 136 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 6: his father has never acknowledged his success, never once told 137 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:35,119 Speaker 6: him he was proud of his son. 138 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 4: When they visit on the holidays. 139 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 6: His father never brings up his accomplishments, and this son, 140 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 6: instead of being proud of who he is, enjoying his success, 141 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 6: he keeps working harder and harder, hoping one day he'll 142 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 6: gain his father's approval. 143 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 4: What a difference it would make if. 144 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 6: The father would just pick up the phone and say, son, 145 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 6: have I told you how proud I am of you, 146 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 6: How I think you're amazing, How you mean the world 147 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 6: to me. It seems so simple, yet it carries so 148 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 6: much weight. 149 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 4: It fills a. 150 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 6: Void that only the father can fill, something we were 151 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 6: all born with, even as little children on the playground. 152 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 6: There can be twenty other adults people that we know, 153 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 6: but we're constantly saying, look at me, daddy, watch me run, Daddy, 154 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 6: watch me jump, Daddy, Watch how fast I am? 155 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 4: Daddy. We long for our daddy to watch us. 156 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 6: We long for our father to say, that's good, you're strong, 157 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 6: you can run really fast. We could have our babysitter 158 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 6: watch us, our cousin watch us, our neighbor watch us. 159 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 4: But when it's our dad, it takes on a whole 160 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 4: new meaning. 161 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 6: This longing for our father's approval was put in us 162 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 6: by our creator. Your children may be fifty years old today, 163 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 6: but deep down they're still saying, watch me, daddy, look 164 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,559 Speaker 6: at what I'm doing, Look at how I'm raising my children, 165 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 6: Look at how I'm excelling in my career. They still 166 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 6: long for your approval. Fathers, here's the good news. It's 167 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 6: never too late to bless your children. You may not 168 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 6: have done this growing up. This is not the way 169 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 6: you were raised. But I wonder what would happen if 170 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:24,719 Speaker 6: you picked up the phone called. 171 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 4: Your son daughter. 172 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 6: They may be thirty, forty years old, you hadn't spoken 173 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 6: to them in a while, but you call and say, hey, 174 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 6: I just want to tell you how proud I amma you, 175 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:36,319 Speaker 6: how much I love you, how I think you're amazing. 176 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 6: Your approval, even later in life, can be a turning 177 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 6: point for them. Your validation of their family, their success, 178 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 6: their accomplishment, can put an end to issues they've been 179 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 6: struggling with, can bring healing and wholeness, set them on 180 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 6: a whole new path. A friend of mine named Robert 181 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 6: grew up with an alcoholic father. They lived way out 182 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 6: in the country. His dad was known as the town drunk. 183 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 6: Robert was the star football player in high school. He 184 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 6: was named an All American, went on to play in college. 185 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 4: Football was what he lived for. But in spite of 186 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 4: all of. 187 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 6: His accomplishments, deep down there was a missing piece. As 188 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,959 Speaker 6: far as he knew, his father had never seen him 189 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 6: play one football game. His dad had never complimented him, 190 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 6: never told him that he was proud of his success. 191 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 4: Even though his father was an. 192 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 6: Alcoholic, Robert still longed for his approval. Years later, he 193 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 6: found out that his dad did attend many of his games, 194 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 6: but he stayed way over to the side because he 195 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 6: was so embarrassed by his drinking problem. After Robert's football career, 196 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 6: went to seminary and became a minister. One day, he 197 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 6: received a phone call saying that his father had a 198 00:10:56,360 --> 00:11:00,200 Speaker 6: heart attack and might not make it. Robert rushed up 199 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 6: to the emergency room saw his father lying on the bed. 200 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 6: His dad was going in and out of consciousness. He 201 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 6: wasn't completely there. He thought Robert was the doctor. The cardiologist, 202 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 6: he said something that forever changed Robert's life. He said, doctor, 203 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 6: have I ever told you about my son Robert? And 204 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 6: how proud I am him? He was the star football player, 205 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 6: led the league in tackles. Now he's the great pastor 206 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 6: of a church. Went on and on, braggon on his son. 207 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 6: Robert began to weep that day he heard the words 208 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 6: that he had waited thirty five years to hear. It 209 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 6: was like a healing bomb was released on the inside. 210 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 6: It filled a void that only a father can fail. 211 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 4: You think, well, come on, Robert, he's an alcoholic. He's 212 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 4: never been there for you. Just blow him off. 213 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 6: No, the father holds a blessing that is a strategic 214 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 6: peace to our puzzle. Maybe, like Robert's father, you haven't 215 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:08,079 Speaker 6: been there for your children, had struggles and issues, and 216 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:11,959 Speaker 6: now you think my children don't need anything from me, Joel, 217 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 6: I've made a lot of poor choices. 218 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 4: They're doing better than I am. 219 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 6: No, just like with Robert, they still need your approval. 220 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 4: Don't withhold your blessing. 221 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 6: Sometimes we think they know I love them, they know 222 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 6: I'm proud of them. I don't need to tell them. No, 223 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 6: a blessing is not a blessing until it's spoken. People 224 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 6: don't know what you're thinking. They can't read your mind. 225 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 6: Even though it may seem minor to you. As a father, 226 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 6: when you tell your children you're proud of them, it 227 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 6: can do something major in their life. The blessing of 228 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 6: the father carries so much weight. It can help release 229 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 6: them to a new level of their destiny. I think 230 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:58,199 Speaker 6: about growing up, how many times I heard my parents 231 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 6: tell me that they were proud of me, that I 232 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 6: was going to do great things in life. My father 233 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 6: would brag on me so much in front of other people, 234 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 6: it would embarrass me. Every place we would go together, 235 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 6: he couldn't wait to say, have you met my son Joel. 236 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:16,199 Speaker 4: He go on and on. 237 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 6: Telling all of my history. How I did the television 238 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 6: production at the church. Nobody could do it better than me, 239 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 6: and I was the greatest producer, the greatest director. 240 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 4: None of that was true. I wasn't the. 241 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 6: Greatest anything, But I kind of liked the fact that 242 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 6: I had my father fooled. But really, more than bragging 243 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 6: on me, he was speaking the blessing. He was approving, validating, 244 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 6: honoring me. There's a reason people are secure, confident, they 245 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 6: feel valuable. 246 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 4: It has a lot to do with the blessing from 247 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 4: their father. 248 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 6: One time, in the fourth grade, the principal's assistant came 249 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 6: and got me out of class and said, my father 250 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 6: needed to me. 251 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 4: On the phone. I was alarmed, wondering what was going on. 252 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 6: Walked to the office my heart beating fast, answered the phone. Yes, Daddy, 253 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 6: what is it? He said, Joel, I'm ordering red lobster 254 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:16,199 Speaker 6: for lunch today. Do you want tater tots or French fries. 255 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 4: With your meal? One thing about it, I knew my 256 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 4: father cared. 257 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 6: He traveled a lot when I was growing up and 258 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 6: couldn't attend many of my basketball games, but every once 259 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 6: in a while he would show up. 260 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 4: My father normally wore. 261 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 6: Suits, he didn't have many casual clothes, but when he 262 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 6: had come to my games for some reason. 263 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 4: He would wear short pants. 264 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 6: His legs were so white you needed sunglasses. 265 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 4: They looked like the glory of God. 266 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 6: If that wasn't bad enough, he would wear his black 267 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 6: dress shoes with those shorts. 268 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 4: That contrast was deadly. 269 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 6: I was so embarrassed, but I had no doubt my 270 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 6: father was so proud of me. Maybe you're a father 271 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 6: in a single parent situation. You don't have your children 272 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 6: with you all the time. That's okay, you can still give. 273 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 4: Them your blessing. 274 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 6: Don't take the easy way out and make the mother 275 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 6: do everything. Your children need your love, your guidance, your support, 276 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 6: your mentorship. If a young lady doesn't get the approval 277 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 6: from her father, many times she'll try to get that 278 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 6: approval from other men. 279 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 4: She'll go from. 280 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 6: Relationship to relationship, not valuing who she is because she 281 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 6: has not been valued by the most important male in 282 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 6: her life, her father. 283 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 4: Your daughter. 284 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 6: As a little girl, she looks up to you as 285 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 6: her hero. She admires you, She thinks you can do anything. 286 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 6: She's not going to feel good about herself until she 287 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 6: knows you think she's the greatest thing in the world. 288 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 6: You're teaching your daughter how other men should treat her. 289 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 6: She's learning from you what love is. She's felt her 290 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 6: mother's love, but you are her first male love. You 291 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 6: are her first boyfriend. It all starts with you. It's 292 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 6: going to be compared to the love that you show her. 293 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 6: It's why it's so important fathers not only to treat 294 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 6: your wife with honor and. 295 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 4: Respect, but treat your daughter like she's a queen. 296 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 6: You are setting the tone for how she will allow 297 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 6: other people to treat her. If you're harsh, rude, condescending, 298 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 6: don't have time for her, you're teaching her that's how 299 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 6: men treat women. 300 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 4: That's okay, find somebody like that. But when you treat 301 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 4: her with respect and kindness. 302 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 6: You value her, make her feel loved, important, honored. That's 303 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 6: the standard she's going to set. Our daughter, Alexandra, her 304 00:16:56,840 --> 00:17:00,120 Speaker 6: first date was not with another young man. 305 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 4: It was with this young man. 306 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 6: I've taken her to dinner, to the mall, to build 307 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 6: a bear, to Disneyland. I've opened the car door for her, 308 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 6: I've carried her luggage. I've told her she's beautiful, valuable, talented, 309 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:18,440 Speaker 6: one of a kind, a masterpiece. I've set a high standard. 310 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 6: The people she chooses to date are going to have 311 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 6: a tough. 312 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 4: Act to follow. 313 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 6: Not only are they gonna have to be good looking 314 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 6: like me, but they're gonna have to bring their a game. 315 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 6: They're not gonna be average mediocre. She'll know to weed 316 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 6: them out. They're gonna have to be a cut. 317 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 4: Above exceptional, extraordinary. 318 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:43,199 Speaker 6: People that are treated like a queen. That's what a 319 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:48,399 Speaker 6: father does. A father sets the standard. Don't be harsh 320 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 6: on your children, Don't be too busy for them. If 321 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:54,879 Speaker 6: you don't tell your daughter how beautiful she is, don't 322 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 6: be surprised if she finds a young man to tell 323 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 6: her how beautiful she is. Make your children feel special. 324 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 6: They'll go out and try to fill that void with 325 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:09,200 Speaker 6: something or someone avoid that you can fill as the father, 326 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 6: Let's set a high standard. This is your legacy. This 327 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 6: is what you're passing down. More than your money, more 328 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 6: than your success, your accomplishments, your values, your principles, what 329 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 6: you believe in. 330 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 4: That's what's going to live on. 331 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 6: I'm asking you to model excellence, model integrity. Give your 332 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:31,679 Speaker 6: children the blessing, Let them know their maid and the 333 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 6: image of God, that they're extremely valuable, that they have 334 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 6: seeds of. 335 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 4: Greatness on the inside. 336 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 6: In the Scripture, there was a father named Jesse. 337 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 4: He had eight sons. 338 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 6: When the prophet Samuel came to his house to choose 339 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 6: one of those sons as the next king, Jesse's youngest son, David, 340 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 6: was out in the shepherd's fields. Jesse didn't even invite 341 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 6: David in. He thought he didn't have a chance. He's 342 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 6: too young, inexperienced. When Samuel looked at the other seven boys, 343 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 6: he said it's none of these. He asked Jesse if 344 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 6: he had another son. Jesse was so surprised, he said, yes, David, 345 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:10,400 Speaker 6: my youngest. 346 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 4: He's out there taking care of the sheep. But I 347 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 4: know it's not him. 348 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:17,880 Speaker 6: The moment Samuel saw David, he lit up, said, that's him. 349 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:20,880 Speaker 4: He's the next king. Here's my point. 350 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 6: Jesse had a king in his house and he didn't 351 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 6: recognize it. He had one of the greatest men that 352 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 6: would ever live, but he. 353 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:29,439 Speaker 4: Didn't see it. 354 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 6: He just looked on the outside, saw his size, his ability, 355 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 6: his experience. He couldn't see the seeds of greatness on 356 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:41,719 Speaker 6: the inside. He didn't see the giant killer, the army general, 357 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:46,679 Speaker 6: the skilled musician, the history maker. Don't do like Jesse 358 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:50,479 Speaker 6: and have a king a queen in your house and 359 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:54,199 Speaker 6: not recognize it. You don't know the gifts God has 360 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 6: put in your children. You could be raising the next 361 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 6: giant killer, the next army general, next David, the next 362 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 6: history maker. All they need is your blessing, your encouragement, 363 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 6: to know that you believe in them, that you're cheering 364 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:13,439 Speaker 6: them on, that you're their number one fan. Two thousand 365 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:16,919 Speaker 6: and nine, a young man named Jonathan Sanchez was the 366 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 6: starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants baseball team. He'd 367 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 6: been doing okay, but he started struggling. Eventually, he was sent. 368 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 4: Down to the bullpen. 369 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:31,239 Speaker 6: When the star pitcher Randy Johnson hurt his shoulder, he 370 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:35,120 Speaker 6: was put back in the starting rotation. Just so happened, 371 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 6: his father had flown in from Puerto Rico to watch 372 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 6: him pitch for the first time in the major leagues. 373 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,880 Speaker 6: With his father up there in the stands, Jonathan pitched 374 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:49,640 Speaker 6: the game of his lifetime, striking out a career high 375 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 6: eleven batters and not allowing one hit. It was the 376 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 6: first no hitter in thirty three years for the Giants. 377 00:20:57,720 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 6: After the game, the first one in the dugout to 378 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:03,919 Speaker 6: congratulate him was his father. Jonathan said, I was so 379 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 6: pumped to know that my father was watching me pitch 380 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:11,480 Speaker 6: for the first time. Wasn't a coincidence that he pitched 381 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 6: the game of his life on the first time his 382 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 6: father was there to watch him play. 383 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 4: The blessing kicked in. Fathers, when your children know. 384 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:24,679 Speaker 6: You're watching them, you believe in them, you're cheering them on. 385 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 6: That's going to give them an extra boost to rise higher, 386 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:32,439 Speaker 6: to go further to accomplish things they never thought they 387 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 6: could accomplish. And I realize not everybody got this blessing 388 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 6: from their father. Some people lost their father early in life. 389 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 6: Half of the children today are being raised in fatherless homes. 390 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 6: Maybe your dad was around, but he wasn't a good influence. 391 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 6: He made it harder on you. 392 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 4: Notice with David, even though his father. 393 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:59,880 Speaker 6: Didn't believe in him, that didn't change David's destinies. What 394 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:03,640 Speaker 6: God had planned for David's life could not be stopped 395 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 6: by how his father raised him. Don't use this as 396 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 6: an excuse. I didn't get the blessing, Joel. Now I 397 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 6: know why I'm stuck. Now know why I can't accomplish 398 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:15,640 Speaker 6: my dream. Know what you did or did not get 399 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 6: is not a surprise to God. You may not have 400 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,680 Speaker 6: had a father involved in your life growing up. God 401 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,719 Speaker 6: said in Psalm sixty eight he will be a father 402 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:27,200 Speaker 6: to the fatherless. 403 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 4: God will be your father. 404 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 6: He will watch over you in a special way. He'll 405 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:36,359 Speaker 6: get you to where you're supposed to be. For many 406 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 6: single mothers doing an incredible job raising their children without 407 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 6: the help of a man, God said he will be 408 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 6: your husband. He will help you raise your child. He 409 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:52,479 Speaker 6: will give you wisdom. He will provide for your needs. 410 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 6: There's a single mom that attends here. She has two sons. 411 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:59,880 Speaker 6: They were raised on a limited income, but today both 412 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 6: of her sons are in major universities on full scholarships, 413 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 6: one in medical school, one in law school. God will 414 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 6: be your husband. God will take care of you and 415 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 6: your children. Read a story about a little boy. He 416 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 6: grew up with a single parent mother in the Hills 417 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 6: of Tennessee. Back then, especially in that area, children that 418 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 6: were born to unwed mothers were really looked down on. 419 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 6: At three years old, the neighbors would not let him 420 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 6: play with their children. They would say things like, what's 421 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 6: he doing in our town? And who's his father? Anyway, 422 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 6: He'd go up to the local store on Saturdays with 423 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 6: his mom, and people would make these disparaging remarks loud 424 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:47,879 Speaker 6: enough so they could hear it. There he is again, 425 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 6: Did you ever find out who his father is? He 426 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 6: grew up insecure, always feeling like there was something wrong 427 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:55,920 Speaker 6: with him. 428 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 4: At twelve years old, a new minister moved into town. 429 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 6: Young man, very dynamic, talented, created quite a stir. 430 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 4: This boy had never been to church. 431 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 6: One day he decided to go all by himself to 432 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 6: see what. 433 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 4: All the excitement was about. 434 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:15,800 Speaker 6: He went late, sat in the back, hoping that nobody 435 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:18,879 Speaker 6: would see him. That day, he felt a love and 436 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 6: an acceptance like he had never felt. Planned on leaving early, 437 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 6: but he got engrossed in what the minister was saying. 438 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 4: Was over. Before he knew it, he got caught in 439 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 4: the crowd. As he was leaving. 440 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 6: The young minister was greeting everyone at the door, and 441 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 6: he saw the young boy by himself, and of course 442 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 6: he didn't know anything about him. Innocently, this minister said, son, 443 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:45,640 Speaker 6: whose child are you? The whole place grew completely silent. 444 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:48,639 Speaker 6: That was the question they had all been wanting to ask. 445 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 6: The boy put his head down. He didn't know what 446 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 6: to say. The minister snapped that something was wrong. He 447 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 6: looked at the boy and said, oh, I know whose 448 00:24:57,359 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 6: child you are. I can see the resemblance so strongly. 449 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 6: You're a child of Almighty God. That day was a 450 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 6: turning point in the young boy's life. Chains of insecurity 451 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 6: inferiority were broken off of him. Over thirty years later, 452 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 6: that young boy was elected governor of Tennessee. If you 453 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 6: were to ask him, Ben Hooper would tell you the 454 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:25,120 Speaker 6: day he really got elected was the day that minister 455 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,880 Speaker 6: told him who his father was. A lot of people 456 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 6: today grew up without fathers. 457 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 4: I wish that were not so. But if that's you, 458 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 4: let me tell you what the minister told Ben Hooper. 459 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:42,959 Speaker 6: Your father is Almighty God. He's chosen you, called you, 460 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:46,199 Speaker 6: set you apart. You didn't get here by accident. You 461 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 6: didn't just happen to show up. 462 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,400 Speaker 4: God breathed his life into you. 463 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 6: You have a destiny to fulfill, an assignment that only 464 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 6: you can accomplish. A few years ago, after the service, 465 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 6: this mother came up to me with two small children, 466 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 6: a boy and a girl. 467 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 4: They were very loving. 468 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:07,199 Speaker 6: The little boy, about five years old, hugged me and 469 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 6: he wouldn't let go. We talked for a little while. 470 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 6: Finally they walked away. A couple of minutes later, the 471 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:16,359 Speaker 6: little boy came back said he wanted to whisper something 472 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 6: in my ear. 473 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 4: I leaned down. 474 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 6: He said, in the most sincere voice, I wish you 475 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 6: were my dad. I'll never forget that, but maybe today 476 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:29,479 Speaker 6: your father has not been involved in your life as 477 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 6: much as he should have, and like that little boy, 478 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 6: you feel a void on the inside, a longing for 479 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:35,679 Speaker 6: that approval. 480 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 4: I believe right now that void is being filled. 481 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:45,719 Speaker 6: Healing is taking place, wholeness, value, confidence, Your heavenly father 482 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 6: is giving you the blessing. He's saying, I'm proud of you. 483 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 6: You're amazing, You're valuable, You're going to do great things 484 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 6: in life. Some of you, like me, have a father 485 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 6: that's no longer with us. He's in heaven. You hear 486 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:04,119 Speaker 6: people say I wish my dad. 487 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 4: Could see me now. 488 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 6: Even when we lose our fathers, deep down, there's still 489 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 6: a part of us saying, watch me, Dad, look at 490 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:15,399 Speaker 6: what I'm doing. The scripture talks about how there is 491 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 6: a great cloud of witnesses, people that have gone before us, 492 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 6: that are cheering us on in the grand stends of heaven. 493 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 6: Right now, looking down watching you closely, is your father, 494 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 6: my father, fathers that. 495 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:29,880 Speaker 4: Have gone before us. 496 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:35,200 Speaker 6: You know what they're saying, Look at my son, look 497 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:38,440 Speaker 6: at my daughter, Look at how amazing they are, Look 498 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 6: at what they're accomplishing. They may not be here in person, 499 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 6: but you can rest assured they're proud of you. 500 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 4: They still think you're amazing. 501 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:50,120 Speaker 6: They still give you their approval, and we can look 502 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:53,160 Speaker 6: up and say watch me, dad, We're just getting started. 503 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:55,120 Speaker 4: There are a lot of great things still to come. 504 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:58,919 Speaker 6: Friend, his life is short. Make sure you give your 505 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:02,400 Speaker 6: children the blame. It's never too late. You can pick 506 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:04,880 Speaker 6: up the phone, call a son or daughter, tell them 507 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 6: how proud you are of them. And again, if you 508 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:11,680 Speaker 6: didn't get the blessing, your earthly father wasn't around. 509 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:12,760 Speaker 4: God is your father. 510 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:16,960 Speaker 6: He put his blessing on you, and I believe and 511 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:20,840 Speaker 6: declare because of that blessing, you're going to rise higher. 512 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 6: You're going to accomplish your dreams. You're going to set 513 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:27,240 Speaker 6: a new standard for your family. Your children are going 514 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:30,840 Speaker 6: to be mighty in the land. In Jesus' name, if 515 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:35,119 Speaker 6: you receive it, can you say him in today? We 516 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:39,479 Speaker 6: never like to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity. 517 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 4: To make Jesus the lord of your life. 518 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 6: Would you pray with me, just say, Lord, Jesus, I 519 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 6: repent of my sins. 520 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 4: Come into my heart. I make you my Lord and savior. 521 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 6: Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you 522 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 6: got born again. Get in a good Bible based church. 523 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 6: Keep God first place. 524 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:03,400 Speaker 4: He's going to take your places that you've never dreamed. 525 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 5: Thank you for listening to the joel Ostine podcast. 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