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I hope 44 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 4: you'll stop buying be a part of one of our services. 45 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 4: I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. 46 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 4: Thanks so much for tuning in, and thanks again for 47 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 4: coming out today. And I like to start with something funny. 48 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 4: And I heard about this elderly minister. He was dying. 49 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 4: He sent for two of his members, an IRS agent 50 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 4: and a lawyer to come to his house. When they 51 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 4: got there, he motioned for them to sit on each 52 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 4: side of the bed. The men were very moved to 53 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 4: be with him during his final moments. At one point, 54 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 4: the lawyer said, very sincerely, sir, why did you choose 55 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 4: both of us. The minister mustered up some strength and said, 56 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 4: Jesus died between two sinners. And that's how I want 57 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 4: to go. Hold up your bible, say it like you 58 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 4: mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it 59 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 4: says I am. I have what it says I have. 60 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 4: I can do what it says I can do. Today 61 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 4: I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. 62 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 4: My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 63 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 4: never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 64 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 4: I want to talk to you today about displaying your joy. 65 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 4: Our joy is not supposed to be hidden. It's supposed 66 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 4: to be seen. Fifty three times in the scripture, God 67 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 4: talks about our countenance. We hear the word rejoice again 68 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 4: and again. Rejoice doesn't just mean to sing. The word 69 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 4: rejoice also means to brighten up, to put a smile 70 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 4: on your face, to be cheerful. When you go through 71 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 4: the day with a smile, you're rejoicing. When you have 72 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 4: a cheerful countenance, when you're friendly, you're giving God praise. 73 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 4: But too many people drag around with a long, sour face. 74 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 4: They haven't smiled in six months. Yet they'll tell you 75 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 4: I've got the joy of the Lord. Now, if you've 76 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 4: got joy, you need to notify your face. The scripture 77 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 4: says to be sober minded, not sober faced. The fact 78 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 4: is you're going to receive what you put out. If 79 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 4: you're sour, grumpy, unfriendly, then people are going to be sour, grumpy, 80 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 4: unfriendly back to you. Misery loves company. You'll draw in defeat, negativity, doom, gloom, discouragement. 81 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 4: But when you go around with a smile and put 82 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 4: out joy, kindness, friendliness, you're going to get back joy, kindness, friendliness. 83 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 4: You're going to attract a happy people. And if you're 84 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 4: not happy with what you're getting back, you need to 85 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 4: check up on what you're sending out. Let me tell you, 86 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 4: no happy person wants to be around an old sticking 87 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 4: of mud. No person that's going places, that has dreams, 88 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 4: that knows every day is a gift from God is 89 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 4: going to constantly be dragged down by somebody that's always 90 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 4: in the pits and always has a sad song. They 91 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 4: may pull them out a few times of the pit, 92 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:00,719 Speaker 4: but once they realize that they're not taking response for 93 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 4: their own joy, like we all have to do, then 94 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 4: they'll go find some other people to spend time with. 95 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 4: And you may have a lot coming against you, not 96 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 4: making light of any circumstances. But Jesus said in life 97 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 4: you will have difficulty. Here's the answer, but be of 98 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 4: good cheer. This means we have to brighten up even 99 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 4: when we don't feel like it. Sometimes we have to 100 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 4: smile by faith. Everything says I should be depressed, I 101 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 4: should be discouraged, I should be worried. But no, I'm 102 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 4: not moved by what I see. I'm moved by what 103 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 4: I know, and I know this is another day the 104 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 4: Lord has made. I'm gonna choose to live this day happy. 105 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 4: When we smile, it sends a message to our body 106 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 4: that everything is all right. Here's the key. You cannot 107 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 4: wait to see how you feel. To decide whether or 108 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 4: not you're going to express your joy. You have to 109 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 4: smile fur and then the joy will come. When you smile, 110 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 4: chemicals are released in your body to help you feel better. 111 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 4: It's hard to smile and think negative thoughts at the 112 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 4: same time. It's hard to be cheerful and go around 113 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 4: friendly and stay in a bad mood. One expert said, 114 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 4: Smiling tricks the body into feeling well. That's the way 115 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 4: God created us. When we smile, it helps to determine 116 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 4: our mood. I meet people every week that are here 117 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 4: in town for cancer treatment at m d Andersen. About 118 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 4: half are depressed, gloomy, worried. The other half have a smile. 119 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 4: They're in peace, they still have their joy. Why is 120 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 4: that they understand this principle that when you brighten up, 121 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:50,359 Speaker 4: when you have a cheerful countenance, it's telling your body 122 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 4: everything is okay. You're going to have more joy, more strength, 123 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 4: more energy, a better attitude. Plus you'll get well quicker. 124 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 4: When we go around with a sour face, we're sad, 125 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 4: we're depressed. It's telling our body. Something is wrong. We're 126 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 4: going to be tired, run down, not feel as well. 127 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 4: My sister Lisa went through a difficult period in her life. 128 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 4: For months, she had no joy. She was depressed. She 129 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 4: didn't even want to leave the house. She was praying 130 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 4: for things to get better. People were encouraging her. Of course, 131 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 4: as her family, we were doing our best to cheer 132 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 4: her up, but nothing was working. What was the problem. 133 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 4: She was waiting for the feelings to come. Then she 134 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 4: was going to cheer up. Then she was going to 135 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 4: get her joy back. One day she realized she had 136 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 4: it backwards. You can't wait till you feel happy to 137 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 4: decide to cheer up. She felt depressed, she felt like 138 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 4: staying in bed. But right in the middle of the battle, 139 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 4: she told how she started smiling by faith on purpose. 140 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 4: She chose to brighten up, to have a cheerful countenance. 141 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 4: Do you know that was the turning point. It was 142 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 4: that step of faith that broke the bondages of depression. 143 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 4: She could still be praying to get better, we could 144 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 4: still be encouraging her. Five years, ten years, twenty years, 145 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 4: she would still be there, discouraged, depressed if she had 146 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 4: not put her foot down and said, I may not 147 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 4: feel happy, i may not feel like cheering up, but 148 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 4: I'm gonna smile by faith. I'm gonna cheer up by faith. 149 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 4: And you've heard the saying you gotta fake it till 150 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 4: you make it. It may be a faith smile, but 151 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 4: if you keep at it, God will turn it into 152 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 4: a real smile. Lisa not only got her joy back, 153 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 4: but God paid her back double for that trouble. She 154 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 4: came out better off than she was before. But it 155 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 4: all started when she chose to start smiling by faith. 156 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 4: We can all find some reason to be unhappy, Joel. 157 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 4: I'm sour because the gas crisis are so high. I'm 158 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 4: depressed because my team didn't even make it to the 159 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 4: final four. I'm upset because my boss is getting on 160 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 4: my nerves so bad. I'm just trying to hold on 161 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 4: till Jesus comes. 162 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 3: No. 163 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 4: Can I tell you we're not supposed to be holding on. 164 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 4: We're supposed to be the most joyful people around me 165 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 4: when somebody, when somebody asks you how you're doing, don't 166 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:26,959 Speaker 4: tell them how you feel. I'm tired, I'm worried, I'm 167 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 4: run down, I'm swamped, I'm busy, I'm under the weather. No, 168 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 4: our report should be I'm too blessed to be stressed. 169 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 4: My future is so bright I need sunglasses. One man 170 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 4: told me Joel, if I was doing any better, I'd 171 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 4: be twins. She may work around people that are sour, grumpy, discouraged. 172 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 4: Don't let their negative attitude rub off on you. God 173 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 4: wants us to be so full of joy. Instead of 174 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 4: them affecting us, we infect them. We help to brighten 175 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 4: their day. Hebrews one nine says, when you honor God 176 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,680 Speaker 4: with your life, when you do your best each day, 177 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 4: then God has anointed you, pouring out the oil of 178 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 4: joy on you more than anyone else. Notice we're supposed 179 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:18,239 Speaker 4: to be happier than the average person. God has anointed 180 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 4: us with the oil of joy. When you see somebody 181 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:25,079 Speaker 4: this grumpy, somebody that sour, you know what their problem is. 182 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 4: They need an oil job. If they would brighten up, 183 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 4: if they'd have a cheerful countenance because they honored God, 184 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:36,719 Speaker 4: he would anoint them with the oil of joy. Now, 185 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 4: when you're tempted to be discouraged, tempted to lose your enthusiasm, 186 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 4: you got to dig your heels in and say God, 187 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 4: I'm doing my best to honor you, so I know 188 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 4: you've anointed me with the oil of joy. I may 189 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 4: not feel like it, but I'm gonna put a smile 190 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 4: on my face. I'm gonna have a spring in my steff. 191 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 4: I'm gonna brighten up and enjoy this day. When you 192 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 4: make that decision to cheer up, to have a happy countenance, 193 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 4: you'll feel the oil of joy kick in. You won't 194 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 4: have to smile by faith anymore. You'll be smiling because 195 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 4: of God's goodness. You'll smile because God's turning things in 196 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 4: your favor. The other day, I went through a drive 197 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 4: through at a barbecue place. I started to order my 198 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 4: food there at the little speaker, but the lady on 199 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 4: the other end was so grumpy. She said, I'm not 200 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 4: ready for your order. Would you wait until I ask you? 201 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 4: Just very rude. And when I finally did order, I 202 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 4: didn't realize that the meal came with two side items, 203 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 4: and I couldn't find the items on the menu. And 204 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 4: when I asked her what they were, you would have 205 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 4: thought i'd ask for her firstborn child. She was so 206 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 4: upset she practically screamed that back to me, listen, this lady, 207 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 4: her oil wasn't low. She didn't even have an oil pan. 208 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 4: She was completely dry, and I had to keep reminding myself, 209 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 4: Joel Steakholm, you're the pastor of a church, keep your joy. 210 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:08,559 Speaker 4: Don't let her affect you, you infect her. See, in 211 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,959 Speaker 4: the heat of the battle, you got to talk to yourself. 212 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 4: It's easy to think, let me just give her a 213 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:17,439 Speaker 4: piece of my mind and I'll repent on Sunday. No 214 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 4: use those tough times to develop your character. I ordered 215 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 4: as nice as I could be, and I said please 216 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 4: and thank you and have a nice day. And when 217 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 4: I drove up to the window where she was, I 218 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 4: smiled the most fake smile you could ever imagine. I 219 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 4: said so pleasantly, good to see you. I was thinking, 220 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 4: I can't stand you. She looked at me, did a 221 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 4: double take, and very excitedly said, hey, Pastor Joel, I 222 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 4: watch you every week. I wanted to say, hey, do 223 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 4: you ever listen? She had my book and she handed 224 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 4: it to me through the window there and ask me 225 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 4: to sign it. And I thought about underlining all the 226 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 4: chapters on Joy. What am I saying? Don't let someone's 227 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 4: sour attitude rub off on you. You can't control other 228 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 4: people's face. But you can control your face. And God 229 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 4: knew we'd have to deal with sour, grumpy, rude people. 230 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 4: That's why he said, I've anointed you with the oil 231 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 4: of joy so you can be happier than those that 232 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 4: are around you. Now we've got to start tapping into 233 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 4: that joy, get in a habit of smiling. It takes 234 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 4: sixty two muscles to frown, only twenty six muscles to smile. 235 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:46,199 Speaker 4: The scripture says, in God's presence is fullness of joy. 236 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 4: If you don't have any joy, you've disconnected yourself from 237 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 4: God's presence. If you go around soiur' grumpy discourage, you've 238 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 4: gotten cut off from your supply line. You're disconnected from 239 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 4: increase promotion favor of healing victory. Every one of us 240 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,080 Speaker 4: has joy down in here. If we could just get 241 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 4: it up to hear and learn to express that joy 242 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 4: and start smiling on purpose, we would see things change 243 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 4: in our favor. Professors at Yale University did a study 244 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 4: on how attitude, appearance, and personality influenced others. After weeks 245 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 4: of extensive research, they concluded the single most powerful force 246 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 4: of influence each one of us has is not our personality, 247 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 4: not our looks not our hype. It's simply our smile. 248 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 4: I've heard it said, if you're not smiling, you're like 249 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 4: a person with a million dollars in the bank and 250 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:47,479 Speaker 4: no checkbook. Studies say people that smile frequently get promoted 251 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 4: more often and have higher paying jobs. Why is that? 252 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 4: People like people that are happy, people that are friendly, 253 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 4: people that are good natured. I have the personality type 254 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 4: that smiles all the time. In my earliest baby pictures, 255 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 4: I had a smile on my face. It comes naturally 256 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 4: to me. You may not be that way, but that's okay. 257 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 4: You can retrain yourself. How do you do it? Start 258 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 4: smiling on purpose when you see the parking attendant at 259 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 4: the office instead of just paying the bill, smile, the 260 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 4: receptionist at work, smile, the stranger in the elevator smile. 261 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 4: The lady at the grocery store smiled. You got an 262 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 4: incredible asset right here, make sure you're using it. Years ago, 263 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 4: I was in the mall with Victorian. She had this 264 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 4: outfit that she was going to buy, and I said, 265 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 4: let me have it, and I'll run up there and 266 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 4: pay for it for you. I went to the counter 267 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 4: and saw the lady and just naturally smiled and said, hello, 268 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 4: how you doing, no big deal, just being friendly, just 269 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 4: letting my joy be seen. The lady smiled back at me, 270 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 4: and she was about to ring up the outfit. All 271 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 4: of a sudden she stopped and said, hang on just 272 00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:00,120 Speaker 4: a minute. She went into the sales office and came 273 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 4: back and said, this is going to go on sell 274 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 4: this weekend. I just got permission to give you the 275 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 4: cell price right now. I smiled even bigger. I said, 276 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 4: thank you so much. And as she was folding it 277 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 4: about to put it in the bag, she noticed a 278 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 4: little part of the lining of the inside of the 279 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 4: coat had come out. She said, this is a problem. 280 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 4: Do you see this? I said, oh, yeah, that looks bad. 281 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 4: And she went back to the sales office and she 282 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 4: came back and she said, well, I got permission to 283 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 4: cut it in half of the cell price. I thought, Man, 284 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 4: if I keep smiling, I'm going to get this same 285 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 4: for free. I got it for like seventy five percent off. 286 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 4: But it all started from a smile. If I'd gone 287 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 4: up there, discouraged, grumpy sour, I don't believe she would 288 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 4: have gone out of her way to help me. A 289 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 4: smile causes people to want to be good to you. 290 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 4: It communicates friendliness, kindness, caring, warmth, respect, And every one 291 00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 4: of us has a smile. My question is are you 292 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 4: using yours? Are you expressing your joy? I wonder how 293 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 4: much more of God's favor we would experience if we 294 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 4: would start smiling more often. I read how the holiday 295 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 4: In hotel chain was looking to fill five hundred new jobs. 296 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 4: They interviewed five thousand people. They automatically disqualified any candidate 297 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 4: that smiled less than four times during the interview. People 298 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 4: that smile frequently, people that have a pleasant demeanor, they 299 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 4: get better breaks than people that are solemn and serious. 300 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 4: When our daughter Alexander was worn twelve years ago, three 301 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 4: months later, my father went to be with the Lord 302 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:44,159 Speaker 4: and we stepped up to pasture the church. We needed 303 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:47,720 Speaker 4: somebody to help take care of Alexandra. We interviewed a 304 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 4: half a dozen people, and some of them were very qualified, 305 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:55,400 Speaker 4: had good credentials, good referrals. But the lady we ended 306 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 4: up hiring was a sixty year old woman that wasn't 307 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,959 Speaker 4: the most skilled. She wasn't the best cook. On paper, 308 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 4: she should not have gotten the job. But what we 309 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 4: liked about her so much is she smiled all the time. 310 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 4: She was full of joy. Over the years, everything Alexandra did, 311 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 4: she thought that was funny. Our home was filled with 312 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 4: laughter and joy. I don't think we realize the power 313 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 4: of a smile. One study says the smile of a 314 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 4: friend has a more positive impact than receiving a five 315 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 4: thousand dollars raise. Think about it. That's saying when you 316 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 4: smile at people, it's like you're investing thousands of dollars 317 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 4: in them. When I heard that, I started going through 318 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:43,640 Speaker 4: our office smiling at the staff, saying, there's your raise, 319 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 4: there's your race, there's your race. For some reason, they 320 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 4: preferred the cash. But I can still remember the first 321 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:57,160 Speaker 4: time Victoria ever smiled at me. I was in her 322 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 4: mother's jewelry store looking at watches, and I looked up 323 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:04,360 Speaker 4: and when she saw this incredible specimen of a man, 324 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:10,360 Speaker 4: she smiled so friendly. And she's been keeping me smiling 325 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 4: for twenty five years. You think about the times you 326 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 4: dealt with a stranger, maybe you needed some help, and 327 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:22,199 Speaker 4: it was very intense, and all of a sudden day 328 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 4: smiled that communicated I'm for you. It's all going to 329 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 4: work out. Took the pressure off, you could relax. One time, 330 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 4: I was overseas in an airport going through customs and 331 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 4: had a whole lot of television equipment with me, and 332 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 4: I had registered it and done everything I was supposed to, 333 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 4: but the customs officials didn't seem to be happy and 334 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:44,160 Speaker 4: didn't look like they were going to let me in. 335 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:47,720 Speaker 4: It's very pressured. And they went and got their supervisor 336 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 4: and he came back and he was this big, gruff man, 337 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,920 Speaker 4: looked as solemn and serious as can be. And I 338 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,199 Speaker 4: was just very intense. But right in the middle of 339 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 4: all that, that manager looked up and smiled the most 340 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 4: genuine smile at me you could imagine. I could feel 341 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 4: my blood pressure go back down to normal. It changed 342 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:12,159 Speaker 4: the whole atmosphere. That's the power of a smile. It 343 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 4: can communicate volumes without a word ever being spoken. Friends, 344 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 4: we are called to be the light of the world. 345 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,639 Speaker 4: I believe the switch that turns the light on is 346 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 4: a smile. Many people are not listening to what we say. 347 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 4: They're watching how we live. We're supposed to be living 348 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:34,879 Speaker 4: epistles read by all men. That means they may not 349 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 4: read the Bible, but they're reading our lives. I've heard 350 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:43,439 Speaker 4: it said, preach at all times, use words only when necessary. 351 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 4: Let me ask you, when people see you, what kind 352 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 4: of message are they getting? Are you happy, friendly, good natured? 353 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 4: Do they want what you have? Or are you stressed, grumpy, sour, discouraged. 354 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:00,440 Speaker 4: When we live like that, it's going to push people away. 355 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 4: The other day, I was in a sporting good store 356 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 4: and I went up to the counter to pay, and 357 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 4: there were three registers open, and I just happened to 358 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 4: go to the one in the center, and I gave 359 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,439 Speaker 4: the men working there my product, and he seemed like 360 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 4: he was perturbed that I chose him, and I'm just happy, 361 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 4: go lucky. It didn't bother me. I smiled anyway. He said, 362 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:22,399 Speaker 4: how you doing? He never said a word, He acted 363 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 4: like I was bothering him. I gave him my credit 364 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 4: card and when he saw my name, he looked up 365 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:30,679 Speaker 4: and he said, are you that minister that's on television? 366 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:32,959 Speaker 4: By the way he said it, I didn't know if 367 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:34,199 Speaker 4: it was going to be a good thing or not, 368 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 4: but I smiled and I said, yes, I am. He too, 369 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:40,360 Speaker 4: said that he watches the program with his family each 370 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 4: week and they enjoy it, and I thanked him for that, 371 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 4: and as I was leaving, just in passing, I said, hey, 372 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:48,160 Speaker 4: come out and see us at Lakewood whenever you can. 373 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 4: He said, now, Joe, I can't do that. I'm in 374 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 4: charge of the greeting committee at my church. I got 375 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 4: to be there every Sunday. Thought, my goodness, I wouldn't 376 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 4: go to that church without a bulletproof vest On. He 377 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 4: didn't realize it, but he was preaching a sermon. I 378 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:07,400 Speaker 4: hate to say it, but it wasn't a very good one. 379 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 4: Sometimes when people say they love God and go out 380 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 4: and treat people like that, it's doing more damage than 381 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 4: it is good. If you're hard, grumpy, hard to get 382 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,639 Speaker 4: along with, do me a favor. Don't put a hank 383 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 4: if you love Jesus bumperstick on your car. That's gonna 384 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 4: make it harder on the rest of us. We need 385 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 4: to pay attention to what messages that we're sending out. 386 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 4: I love what one of our members told me. She 387 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 4: was out shopping and went up to the counter to pay, 388 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 4: and the girl working the register saw how happy she was. 389 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 4: She had a big smile and radiated joy and peace 390 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:43,239 Speaker 4: and victory, just like she had a glow about her 391 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 4: and that clerk asked her how she was doing. She said, 392 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 4: I'm doing great. I'm blessed, and I'm expecting to have 393 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 4: a fantastic year. The clerk looked at her and said, 394 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:55,640 Speaker 4: let me ask you. Do you go to Lakewood? She said, 395 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 4: I sure do. The clerk said, I should have known it. 396 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 4: Everybody that comes in here like you is from Lakehood. 397 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,879 Speaker 4: I thought, what a great testimony to be happy, to 398 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 4: be full of joy, to have a smile on our face. 399 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 4: It's funny some people give me a hard time for 400 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:15,439 Speaker 4: smiling so much. You would think they'd be happy because 401 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:20,440 Speaker 4: you're happy. One reporter say to me, very sarcastically, Joey, 402 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:23,439 Speaker 4: do you get offended because people call you the smiling 403 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 4: preacher said, not at all. I take it as a compliment. 404 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 4: I'm guilty of being happy. I'm guilty of enjoying my life. 405 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 4: I'm guilty of living with enthusiasm. Friends, the world needs 406 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 4: more joy. When you express your joy, when you have 407 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 4: a cheerful countenance, go be surprised. If people think what's 408 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 4: wrong with them? Why they so happy? They must be high. 409 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:50,719 Speaker 4: Our attitude should be Yes, we're guilty, We're on the 410 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,920 Speaker 4: most high. We're excited. We're happy. We're full of joy, 411 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 4: full of faith, full of victory, excited about our future. 412 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 4: Easy for me because I was raised by people that 413 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 4: were happy. I cannot ever remember walking into a room 414 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 4: and seeing my grandmother and not having her smile at me. 415 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 4: Didn't matter if I went into the room fifty times 416 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 4: during the day. She would smile every single time. She 417 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,880 Speaker 4: was full of joy. My father was the same way. 418 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 4: He would go through the house whistling all day long. 419 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 4: My mother used to get kind of tired of it. 420 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 4: She said, John, would you quit whistling for a little while. 421 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:31,200 Speaker 4: He'd say, Doddy, I'm just happy. I'm just giving God praise. 422 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 4: She'd say, John, you're not giving God praise. You're whistling 423 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 4: the tune to the Andy Griffith Show. Didn't matter, he 424 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 4: kept his joy on display. It's interesting. Studies tell us 425 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 4: that people only remember about ten percent of what we say, 426 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 4: but what they always remember is how they felt. You 427 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 4: can say the right thing with the wrong attitude and 428 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 4: they'll still remember the negative. But when you're happy, friendly, 429 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 4: you got a smile, that's what makes a positive impact 430 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 4: on people. Nineteen eighty three, I started the television outreach 431 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 4: here at Lakewood for my father. The first year, we 432 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:12,399 Speaker 4: had a very experienced consultant that worked with us. He 433 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 4: taught me something that I never forgot. We were watching 434 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:18,200 Speaker 4: my dad's sermon in the control room and he had 435 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 4: me turn down the volume. He said, now, Joel, the 436 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:24,479 Speaker 4: key to good communication is to see what kind of 437 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:28,479 Speaker 4: feelings you get without the sound, by just watching the 438 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:32,200 Speaker 4: facial expressions, the body language. We looked at several different 439 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:35,159 Speaker 4: ministers and some of them were very passionate, but without 440 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 4: the sound, they came off angry and hard and mean. 441 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:41,879 Speaker 4: It subconsciously pushed you away. The ones that had a 442 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 4: smile and a pleasant demeanor, they were much more effective, 443 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 4: much more likely to draw you in. It's the same 444 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:51,400 Speaker 4: principle in life. When you have a smile, when you're friendly, 445 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 4: you're kind, that's going to cause you to be much 446 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 4: more effective at what you do. I have people right 447 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 4: all the time and say, Joel, you don't remember what 448 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 4: the message was about, but what impacted me was the 449 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:07,439 Speaker 4: joy I saw on your face, the love that I 450 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 4: felt coming from the screen. The scripture talks about how 451 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 4: we are Christ's ambassadors. That means we represent God down 452 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 4: here on this earth. If we're gonna represent God properly. 453 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 4: We should do it with a smile, with joy, with enthusiasm. 454 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 4: One time, Victoria and I were in Galveston and we 455 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 4: were walking down the street going into the different shops, 456 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 4: and Victoria went in this one place and I decided 457 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 4: to wait outside and just watch the people. A few 458 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 4: moments this lady about two or three blocks away started 459 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:42,159 Speaker 4: waving and waving at me. I didn't know who she was, 460 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,159 Speaker 4: but I started waving and waving back like she was 461 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:48,399 Speaker 4: my long lost friend. A few minutes later, she had 462 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:50,719 Speaker 4: walked a little bit closer, and I looked up and 463 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:54,200 Speaker 4: she started waving at me once again. I thought, well, 464 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 4: we've done it once, but we'll do it again. I 465 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 4: smiled and waved and waved just like I hadn't seen 466 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 4: her anyet and put my hand down. A few minutes later, 467 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 4: she was just forty or fifty feet away, about where 468 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 4: the cameras were, and I looked up. I couldn't believe it. 469 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 4: She started waving more enthusiastically than ever. I thought, well, 470 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 4: I'll join the fun. I put up both hands started waving, Hey, 471 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 4: how you doing. She walked over to me and she said, sir, 472 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:21,120 Speaker 4: do I know you, I said, I don't know I'm 473 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 4: waving at you because you're waving at me. She said, 474 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 4: I'm not waving at you. I'm waving at my sister 475 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 4: that's standing behind you. She patted to me on the 476 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:32,880 Speaker 4: back and said, but you sure are a friendly young man. 477 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,359 Speaker 4: I'm asking you today to let your joy be seen. 478 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 4: Quit laughing at me. You've done dumb things too. I'm 479 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:48,720 Speaker 4: gonna get you off here next. If we're going to 480 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:50,680 Speaker 4: be the light of the world, we got to turn 481 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 4: the switch on by being friendly. Get in a habit 482 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 4: of smiling on purpose. Smile at the police officers when 483 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:02,399 Speaker 4: you leave instead of saying something else. Smile at the 484 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 4: neighbors walking down the street. Smile at the lady at 485 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:08,640 Speaker 4: the grocery store when things get difficult. Learn to smile 486 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:11,920 Speaker 4: by faith. Don't wait for the feelings to come. Smile 487 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,159 Speaker 4: and the feelings will follow. Friends, you've been anointed with 488 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 4: the oil of joy. You can live happier than those 489 00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:20,439 Speaker 4: that are around you. Some of you, your oil has 490 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:22,919 Speaker 4: gotten low. I believe today is going to be a 491 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 4: turning point if you'll make that decision with me to 492 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 4: brighten up, to put on a cheerful countenance. You'll feel 493 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 4: the joy kick in. You'll step into a new level 494 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 4: of God's favor. You not only be healthier, but you'll 495 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 4: get better breaks. You'll see increase in promotion, and I 496 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 4: believe and declare you will become everything God's created you 497 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 4: to be. Amen. Do you receive it today? We never 498 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 4: like to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity 499 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 4: to make Jesus the lord of your life. Would you 500 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 4: pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of 501 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 4: my sins, Come into my heart. I make you my 502 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 4: Lord and save you. Friends. If you prayed that simple prayer, 503 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 4: we believe you got born again. Get in a good 504 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 4: Bible based church, Keep God first place. He'll take your 505 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:11,280 Speaker 4: places that you've never dreamed of. 506 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 5: Thank you for listening to the joel Ostine podcast. Help 507 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 5: us continue to share the message of hope with those 508 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:22,320 Speaker 5: all over the world. Visit joelostin dot com slash give 509 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 5: Hope to give a gift today. 510 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 4: Thanks so much for listening to today's message. 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