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Start your comeback at Purdueglobal dot edu. 28 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 4: I just want to encourage all of us today with 29 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 4: the scripture that's found in Romans Romans twelve, and this 30 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 4: is Paul talking to the Romans, and he's encouraging them 31 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 4: and urging them with great fervor to change. 32 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 5: Their minds to be more like God. And he says this. 33 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 4: He says, do not be conformed to this world, but 34 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 4: be transformed by the renewing of your minds. 35 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 5: See, he knew that God wanted to do something in. 36 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 4: His people, but they couldn't keep thinking the old way 37 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 4: and have the new things that God wants to do. 38 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 5: You've heard it said like this. 39 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 4: They couldn't put new wine and old wine skins. They 40 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 4: had to change their mind. And you know what, that's 41 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 4: the same with us today. We can't be conformed to 42 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 4: this world's culture. 43 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 5: We can't be conformed to the wrong types of thinking. 44 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 4: We have to be transformed by the renewing of our mind. 45 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 4: You see, our salvation on this earth starts in our mind. 46 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 4: If you're born again today, if you've given Jesus your life, 47 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 4: you're a new creature in Christ Jesus. And so your 48 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 4: spirit has been made new. It has come alive in 49 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 4: Christ Jesus. The problem is our mind needs to catch 50 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 4: up with what's going on in our spirit. All right, 51 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 4: but we can do that by not conforming to our 52 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 4: old thinking, but submitting ourselves to the word of God, 53 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 4: to the teachings of God. You see, we are so 54 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 4: blessed because we can get the word of God at 55 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 4: the at our fingertips. We can google the Word of God. 56 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 4: We can take our phone and get our bi ble aps. 57 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,119 Speaker 4: We can listen to podcasts. We can turn on the internet, 58 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 4: we can turn on the TV listen. We can put 59 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 4: our music on our Christian faithful music that declares the 60 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 4: goodness of God. We are so blessed. We have to 61 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 4: submit and stay under this word of God so that 62 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 4: it can change our thinking. You see, some people may 63 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 4: not have been been brought up in church. I was 64 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 4: brought up in church. But you may not be have been. 65 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 4: So maybe you have some things that are contrary to 66 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 4: what God wants you to think today. Some of you 67 00:03:56,440 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 4: have addictions. It's contrary to what God has for you today. 68 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 4: You see, God is saying, don't be conformed by a habit, 69 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 4: don't be conformed by an addiction. Don't be conformed by 70 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 4: the cultures of this world, the way this world thinks, 71 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 4: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. You 72 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 4: have the choice of what you listen to, of what 73 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 4: you put yourself under. And God is saying, renew your mind, 74 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 4: change your mind, get into what. 75 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 5: I have for you. 76 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 4: You see, I talk to people all the time who 77 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:39,359 Speaker 4: have an addiction, and they are struggling to break the addiction. 78 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 4: And what I tell them is just don't stay down, 79 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 4: get back up, put yourself. 80 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 5: Under the word of God. 81 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 4: And those strongholds, those things that are trying to hold 82 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 4: you back, they can't stand up against the word of God. 83 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 4: It's only a matter of time before your mind catches 84 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 4: up with what the spirit is doing. In Ephesians, the 85 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 4: Bible says, to him who is able to do exceedingly 86 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 4: abundantly above all we can ask, think or imagine, I 87 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 4: love that God can do anything. But listen to the 88 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 4: second part. According to the power that works in us. See, 89 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 4: God is saying, when you transform your mind, you line 90 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 4: your mind up with the power that's in you. See, 91 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 4: there's power in a made up mind. There's power in 92 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 4: a mind that says, no, I'm not staying here. I'm 93 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 4: on my way to greater places. I'm on my way 94 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 4: to God's destination. I'm not gonna be held down by 95 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 4: always in old patterns of thinking. You see, I think 96 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 4: about the apostle Paul, and he was so passionate to 97 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 4: let them know, by the mercies of God, by the 98 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 4: grace of God, this can happen for you. You see, people 99 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 4: they drink drinks to detox their body. Have you ever 100 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 4: heard somebody say, you know, drink this for five days 101 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 4: and it'll get all the junk out of your body. 102 00:05:58,400 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 6: You know. 103 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 4: They say that the stuff we eat, even the water 104 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 4: we drink, you know, has toxins in it. So people 105 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 4: want to be healthy, they want to detox their body. Listen, 106 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 4: when you read the word of God and put yourself 107 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 4: under the word of God, you're. 108 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 5: Detoxing your mind. 109 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 4: You're dislodging strongholds, your weakening their grip on you. Listen, 110 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 4: you're in a battle. You're in a battle, and it's 111 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 4: time to stand up and fight. It's time to say, 112 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 4: I'm not gonna let the wrong words come out of 113 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 4: my mouth. I'm not gonna let my ale way of 114 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 4: thinking stop me. I've heard people who are fighting illnesses 115 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 4: and they listen to the word of God constantly. 116 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 5: They've constantly got it going. 117 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 4: Whether they have the Word of God, whether they have 118 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 4: a good teaching, whether they have joel, whether they have praise, 119 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:51,359 Speaker 4: they are constantly bathing and sanctifying their mind in the 120 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 4: word of God. See, we're justified in our spirit, but 121 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 4: we have to be sanctified in our mind. 122 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 5: That means we have to set our mind apart and 123 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 5: the only way. 124 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 4: Of doing and being, and we have to get in 125 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 4: God's way of doing and being. You see, if we 126 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 4: want to know God's will, We're gonna have to know 127 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 4: God's way. Now, he was telling them, don't be conformed, 128 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 4: but be transformed. And he was saying, this is a process. 129 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 4: Don't get down on yourself. It's a process. 130 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 5: And then he went on to say this. 131 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 4: He says, do not be conformed to this world, but 132 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 4: be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that by 133 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 4: testing you may be able to discern the will of 134 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 4: God for your life. What is pleasing, right and acceptable? 135 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 4: How many of you want to know the will of 136 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 4: God for your life. I want to know the will 137 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 4: of God for my life. I want to know the 138 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 4: will of God for my life. And God is saying, 139 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 4: through this transformation, through this new way of thinking, you 140 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 4: can take all these choices and you can put them 141 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 4: under the scrutiny of what you know. You can test 142 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 4: it and see shall I make it or shall I not? 143 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 4: Shall I choose it, or shall I go the other way? See, 144 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 4: you can put the choices you make every day under 145 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 4: the scrutiny. 146 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 5: Of the word of God. 147 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 4: See, God wants us to walk in confidence before him. 148 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 4: He wants us to know what his will is, so 149 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 4: we'll know what way to go. It's kind of like 150 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 4: taking a test. Have you ever gone in when you're 151 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 4: in school to take a test or for your job. 152 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 4: The better you knew the material, the more confident you were, 153 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 4: the more answers. 154 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 5: You got right. It's kind of like that. 155 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 4: God is saying, this transformation comes little by little, but 156 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 4: keep gaining knowledge, keep testing your choices by what you 157 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 4: know to be right. You know, we make choices every 158 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 4: single day, and those choices make us. So it's so 159 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 4: important that we put our choices under God's authority. 160 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 5: Now, you know, sometimes we don't want. 161 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 4: To put every choice under God's authority because some choices we. 162 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 5: Just want they look so good. 163 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 4: God, I can fix this with you later. Let me 164 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:14,079 Speaker 4: go ahead and make this choice. You know what, And 165 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 4: God knows that. I mean, we've all been there, We've 166 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 4: all done that. And the good thing about God, he 167 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 4: can take our bad choices and bring him glory and 168 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 4: us good. 169 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 5: All right, he can. He's a good God, and he 170 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 5: loves us, and I love the fact that he's not 171 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:29,079 Speaker 5: judging us. 172 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 4: The point is is that we need to not be 173 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:38,439 Speaker 4: afraid to take our attitudes, our unforgiveness, our habits, everything 174 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 4: about us and put it under the submission of God. 175 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 4: See Paul was saying, be a living sacrifice. That's how 176 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 4: he started a be a living sacrifice. What he was saying, 177 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 4: he was going, go all in, Go all in. Don't 178 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:54,920 Speaker 4: hold back certain areas of your life. You have a 179 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 4: bad habit, put it under God's authority. 180 00:09:57,920 --> 00:09:59,319 Speaker 5: Don't hold on to it and. 181 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 4: Say, God, I'll fit as soon as I fix it, 182 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:03,319 Speaker 4: then I'll come over here and give it to you. 183 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 5: God is saying, get it all to me, the good, 184 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 5: the bad, the ugly. 185 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 4: Put it under my word. Let me break those things 186 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 4: off of your life. See, Jesus came as the living Word. 187 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 4: The Bible says he came as the Word made incarnate, 188 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 4: man made flesh, and he walked among them. And do 189 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 4: you know that when you read the word of God, 190 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 4: you get good teaching. You're walking with Jesus. And he's 191 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 4: still doing what he did those days in the Bible. 192 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 4: He's still healing, he's still delivering, he's still setting free, 193 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:37,359 Speaker 4: he's still restoring. 194 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:41,199 Speaker 5: Take his hand and put all of it under his authority. 195 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 4: We can't be afraid and listen. You know, we have 196 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 4: big decisions that we have to make in our life. 197 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 4: I've heard people say, I want to know the will 198 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 4: of God. Should I take this job, should I start 199 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 4: this business? Should I go back to college? Is this 200 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 4: the person I should marry? And those are all very 201 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 4: important decisions. But we need to put every decision under 202 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 4: the will of God, because the. 203 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 5: Better choices we make, the closer we are. 204 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 4: To those better decisions on those big issues of our life. 205 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 5: When I was a young girl, I remember my heart. 206 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 4: I would just say to God, God, when I get 207 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 4: married someday, all I know is this. 208 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 5: I want a man who loves you more than I do. 209 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 4: You see, my heart said this, God, I don't want 210 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 4: to be dragging anybody up. I don't want to be 211 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:29,439 Speaker 4: constantly pushing them up. God, I want them to sharpen me. 212 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 4: I want us to be better together. I want us 213 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 4: to do great things for you. Now, girls, I just 214 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 4: want to tell you this. Don't say this part, but 215 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 4: this is literally what I said, because if I was you, 216 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 4: I would find a man with a job. But I said, 217 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,319 Speaker 4: I said, God, he doesn't have to have a lot 218 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 4: of money. You know what, he doesn't have to be rich. 219 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 5: God, I just want him to love you. Because my 220 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:55,719 Speaker 5: heart was. 221 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 4: Like this, God, you can do anything in our life. 222 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 4: If we serve you, we can rise higher. We can 223 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 4: do anything. But the bottom line is my gold standard 224 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 4: is that he loves you a lot. So when I 225 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 4: met Joel, he looked good on the outside and back 226 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 4: from the outside, and he looked like he was perfect. 227 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 5: But you know what, I didn't want to just judge 228 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 5: him from the outside. 229 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:24,200 Speaker 4: I wanted to judge my who I was gonna marry, 230 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 4: by the word of God. 231 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 5: And although he looked good, he seemed to have. 232 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 4: The right credentials. You know what, that wasn't good enough. 233 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 4: I watched him, I studied him. 234 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,599 Speaker 5: I saw if his beliefs lined up with his actions. 235 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 4: I watched how he treated his family, what he said 236 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:44,440 Speaker 4: about his friends, his generosity towards others. See, I let 237 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,559 Speaker 4: that character line itself up with the word of God. 238 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 4: Then I could make an educated, bodily decision. You see, 239 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 4: God wants us to be confident in our decisions. As 240 00:12:56,559 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 4: our minds are gaining more knowledge and being transformed, we 241 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 4: can test our choices and make the right decisions. Well, 242 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 4: I had the peace of God. He asked me to marry, 243 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:12,079 Speaker 4: so I did. Thirty years later. It's been a wonderful decision. 244 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 4: It's been a great decision. 245 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:20,559 Speaker 5: Can I tell you girls. 246 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 4: Don't judge from the outside. Make sure their character lines up. 247 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 4: You're far too valuable to get together with someone who 248 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 4: doesn't appreciate you and know how to bring out the 249 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 4: best in you, who doesn't serve the living God. You see, 250 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 4: I made my decision I'd rather be home with a 251 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 4: peanut butter and jelly Sanwach than with a man that 252 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 4: wasn't good enough for me and God. 253 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 5: All right, it's not worth it. Every decision you make, 254 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 5: use the word of God as your goal. Standard. 255 00:13:55,800 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 4: Keep conforming to God's word in his likeness. Don't conform 256 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 4: to the world, don't conform to habits. You may be 257 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 4: fighting something right now, and I just want to encourage 258 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 4: you to get yourself, submit yourself under the word of God. 259 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 4: Don't let anything come out of your mouth that doesn't 260 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 4: line up with what you want. Listen, when you're in 261 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 4: a fight, you've got to fight to the end. You 262 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 4: gotta be serious about where you're going. God's word will 263 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 4: renew you, strengthen you, and refresh you. It'll detox all 264 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 4: those old ways and I'll bring you into the new 265 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 4: ways of God. We love you so much. You're awesome. 266 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 4: God is a good God. 267 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 7: As a thank you for your support of our ministry 268 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 7: this month, Jewel and Victoria would like to send you 269 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 7: a copy of Joel's new three message series, Favor of God. 270 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 7: In this new series, you'll be reminded that you were 271 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 7: not created to barely get by. You were highly favored 272 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 7: and were created to thrive. Request your copy of Favor 273 00:14:57,280 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 7: of God today at Joelostein dot com or call eight 274 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 7: eight eight five six seven Joel. 275 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 4: It may feel like the odds are against you. You 276 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 4: don't have the connections, the experience, the talent, but one 277 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 4: touch of God's favor would take you to a whole 278 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 4: new level. 279 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 5: Stay encouraged. You have an advantage. You have the favor 280 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 5: of God. 281 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 8: David said, God has crowned you with favor. Request this resource. 282 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 8: It will help you to live favor minded and believe 283 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 8: for the fullness of your destiny. 284 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 9: Thirteen years ago, my family and I started listening to 285 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 9: Joel's messages every week. Since then, we've learned about the 286 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 9: power of prayer. We faced a challenge when my mom 287 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 9: had to have two open heart surgeries. Because of what 288 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 9: we've learned through this ministry, we were able to stand 289 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 9: faith and we saw God heal her and do a 290 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 9: great miracle in our lives. 291 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 8: Your support is changing lives. Thank you for your prayers 292 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 8: and generosity. We couldn't do it without people like you. 293 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 8: If you would like to partner with us to take 294 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 8: hope around the world, go to the website and find 295 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 8: out how together we can make a difference. Special thank 296 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 8: you to our Championship Whole partners for all you do 297 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 8: to make the ministry possible. Victoria and I pray for 298 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 8: you every day. Believe in twenty seventeen will be your 299 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 8: best year so far. Until we meet again. Remember you're 300 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 8: not average, You're not mediocre. 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