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If you're 45 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 4: ever in our area, I hope you'll stop by and 46 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 4: be a part of one of our services, because we 47 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 4: would love to have you. I like to get started 48 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 4: with something funny each week. And I heard about these 49 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 4: three men, a Hindu priest, a Jewish rabbi, and a televangelist. 50 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 4: They were traveling together and they stopped at this small 51 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 4: farmhouse for lodging. The farmer said, I only have room 52 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 4: for two. One of you will have to stay out 53 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 4: in the barn. The Hindu priest said, I'll do it. 54 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 4: A few minutes, there was a knock on the door. 55 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 4: He said, I can't stay out there. There's a cow, 56 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 4: and cows are sacred in our religion. The Jewish rabbi 57 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 4: I said, okay, I'll do it. A few minutes there 58 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 4: was a knock on the door, said I can't stay there. 59 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 4: There's a pig and that wouldn't be kosher. The televangelist said, 60 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 4: all right, I'll do it. A few minutes there was 61 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 4: a knock on the door. It was the cow and 62 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 4: the pig. All right, hold up your Bible. Say it 63 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 4: like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am 64 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 4: what it says, I am, I have what it says 65 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 4: I am, I can do what it says. I can 66 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 4: do today. I will be taught the word of God. 67 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 4: I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 68 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 4: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 69 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 4: bless you. I want to talk to you today about 70 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 4: new seasons of increase. It's easy to get stuck in 71 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 4: a rut to where we're not expecting anything better. We're 72 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 4: not growing, we're not pressing forward, and that's when those 73 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:33,839 Speaker 4: negative thoughts come telling us we've reached our limits. We're 74 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 4: never going to accomplish our goals. It's all downhill from here. 75 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 4: But don't ever believe those lies. God is a god 76 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 4: of increase, not decrease. He never wants us to go backwards, 77 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 4: only forward. Well, you say, Joel, God said to Job, 78 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 4: the Lord gives and the Lord takes away. And yes 79 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 4: that's true. But when it was all said and done, 80 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 4: Job ended up with twice what he had before God 81 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 4: restored back to him double. And sure, there are seasons 82 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 4: where we're not seeing a lot of growth, seasons where 83 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 4: we have to dig our heels in and fight the 84 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 4: good fight of faith. But I can sense in my 85 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 4: spirit that we were entering into new seasons of increase, 86 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 4: new seasons of favor. You have to do your part 87 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 4: and let this seed take root. You have to believe 88 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 4: that no matter what's come against you, no matter how 89 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 4: unfair it was, things are shifting in your favor. Every 90 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 4: setback is simply a setup for a comeback. God not 91 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 4: only wants to bring you out, he wants to bring 92 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 4: you out better off than you were before. In fact, 93 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 4: God said he would make your enemies your footstools. That 94 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 4: means the obstacles in your path, instead of being a 95 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 4: stumbling block to hold you back, God will use them 96 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 4: as a stepping stone to take you to a higher level. 97 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 4: It's like somebody's stuck out their foot to trip you, 98 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 4: but God caused you to step right on top of it, 99 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 4: and instead of going down, you went up. You may 100 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 4: be facing a sickness today. It was meant to harm you. 101 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 4: It was meant to bring you down. But let me 102 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 4: speak faith into you that sickness is not going to 103 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 4: defeat you. You have been armed with strength for every battle. 104 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 4: The forces that are for you are greater than the 105 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 4: forces that are against you. I want to declare over 106 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 4: you a new season in your health. The winds are shifting. 107 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 4: It may have held you down for a little while, 108 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 4: but it's not going to last forever. When it's all 109 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 4: said and done, you're not going to be decreased. You're 110 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 4: going to be increased. You're going to step on top 111 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 4: of it and come out stronger, more determined, with a 112 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 4: greater faith than you've ever had before. Get a vision 113 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:56,359 Speaker 4: for it. Let these seeds take root. New seasons in 114 00:05:56,440 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 4: your health, new seasons in your pocket book, the seasons 115 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:04,239 Speaker 4: in your relationships. Oh Joe, my business is so slow. 116 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 4: The economy's really hurting me. No. God's not limited by 117 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 4: the economy. God's not limited by our education or lack 118 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 4: of it. God's not limited by the environment we were 119 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 4: raised in. God's limited by our thinking. Now I'm asking 120 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 4: you today to start believing that things are shifting in 121 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 4: your favor. Says in Psalm one O two, verse thirteen. 122 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 4: How there was a set time for favor. There was 123 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 4: a set time people would receive increase, a set time 124 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:38,239 Speaker 4: they would see blessings. It's the same way today. God 125 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 4: has seasons where supernatural doors will open, seasons where you'll 126 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 4: accomplish things you never thought possible, Seasons where you'll get 127 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 4: breaks you didn't deserve. What I'm saying, is I believe 128 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 4: we've entered into one of those seasons, a set time 129 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 4: for God's favor. Well, hey, you say, Joel, I don't 130 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 4: believe that you're just getting everybody's hope. Then this is 131 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 4: not for you. This is for believers. This is for 132 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 4: people that will rise up and say, you know what 133 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 4: that bears witness with my spirit. This is my season, 134 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 4: and I'm going to take hold of it. Jesus said, 135 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 4: the spirit of the Lord is on me to help 136 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 4: the poor, to comfort the hurting, and to announce the 137 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 4: acceptable year of the Lord. One translation says to declare 138 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 4: the year of God's favor. Up to that point, there 139 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 4: had been years of famine, years of fighting, years of judgment. 140 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 4: But God was saying, this is your season of favor. 141 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 4: He announced it to people just like I'm announcing it 142 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 4: to you. But do you know, not everyone took it. 143 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 4: Some people thought, oh, I've been through too much. I'll 144 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 4: never get well, i'll never get out of debt, I'll 145 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 4: never accomplish my dreams. You know what happened. They missed 146 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 4: their season of favor. Don't let that be you. Some 147 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 4: of you feel like you've been rowing upstream. Life's been 148 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 4: a constant struggle, all kinds of things coming against you. 149 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 4: But God is saying things are about to start shifting 150 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 4: in your favor. You're about to enter into an annoying 151 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 4: of ease. You may have had disappointments in the past, 152 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 4: but God's going to turn it around and open up 153 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 4: new doors. And for the unfair things that have happened. 154 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 4: People talking about you at work, trying to bring you down, 155 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 4: don't get discouraged. This is your season of vindication. The 156 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:36,439 Speaker 4: scripture says, the trap the enemy set for you, they 157 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 4: will fall in themselves. You don't have to worry, you 158 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 4: don't have to fight. Stay on the high road. This 159 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 4: is your season of increase. Well, you say, Joel, when 160 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 4: I look out into my future, I don't see any 161 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 4: of this. I don't see how it could ever get well. 162 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 4: Or I've had this addiction my whole life. I don't 163 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 4: know how it could overcome it. The problem is you're 164 00:08:56,320 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 4: only looking in the natural. We serve a supernatural God. 165 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:05,079 Speaker 4: The scripture says, we walk by faith and not by sight. 166 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 4: That means you have to believe it before you see it. 167 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 4: Doesn't take any faith if you can already see it now. 168 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 4: I dare say every one of you, when I announce 169 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 4: it's your season. Down in here, something resonates down inside, 170 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 4: something says, yes, this is for me. I know there 171 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 4: are good things in store. That's your spirit person agreeing 172 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:30,079 Speaker 4: with God. But too often we allow our mind, our 173 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 4: natural reasoning, to talk us out of it. But we 174 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 4: got to learn to listen to what we're hearing down 175 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 4: in here. That's God talking to us. I read something 176 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 4: interesting about a certain kind of spider. It has eight 177 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 4: eyes all over its body. But in spite of all 178 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 4: these eyes, it has very poor vision. It can't see 179 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 4: far off and even up close. It's not clear and sharp. 180 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 4: But this spider is a very precise hunter. He's known 181 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 4: for his ability to tack and kill other insects. Well, 182 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 4: how can he be so precise and so accurate with 183 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 4: that poor vision? The way God made it. It's its 184 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:14,119 Speaker 4: legs are filled with hairy follicules that are extremely sensitive, 185 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 4: and even though it can't see something coming, it can 186 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 4: sense it long before it gets there. It's an extremely 187 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 4: perceptive little insect. That's the way we have to be. 188 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 4: Sometimes when we look out into our future, we don't 189 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 4: see anything good. We don't see how we could ever 190 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 4: get out of debt. We don't see how our child 191 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 4: could ever get back on the right track. In the natural, 192 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 4: it looks impossible, but deep down in here we can 193 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 4: sense that somehow, some way it's going to work out. 194 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 4: That makes sense to my mind. Business is slow, cells 195 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 4: are down, but I can sense increase is on its way. 196 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 4: I can sense this is my season of fame. I 197 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 4: can sense my best days are still out in front 198 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 4: of me. Growing up, we used to sing a song 199 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:09,959 Speaker 4: It says I've got a feeling everything is going to 200 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 4: be all right. That means my health may not look good, 201 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 4: but I've got a feeling I'm coming back strong. I 202 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 4: got passed over for that promotion. I should be discouraged, 203 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 4: but I've got a feeling God has something better in store. 204 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 4: I don't see how I could ever get out of debt. 205 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 4: On paper, it doesn't look possible, but I've got a feeling. 206 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 4: Seasons of increase, seasons of promotion, supernatural opportunities, they're coming 207 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 4: my way. Well, you say, Joel, that's just a feeling. No, 208 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 4: that's God talking to your spirit person. And like that 209 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 4: little spider, you've got a sense it long before it 210 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 4: gets here. When you look out into your future, don't 211 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 4: just look at what you can see in the natural. 212 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:55,559 Speaker 4: Don't just look at what you don't have and how 213 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 4: impossible it is. All that's going to do is talk 214 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 4: you out of it. To what you're hearing down in here. 215 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 4: Learn to walk by faith and not by sight. I 216 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 4: love what Elijah did. There had been a drought in 217 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 4: the land for three and a half years, and people 218 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,839 Speaker 4: were in desperate need of water. He went to King 219 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 4: Hayhab and said, Ahab, I hear the sound of the 220 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 4: abundance of rain. The fact is, there wasn't a cloud 221 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 4: in the sky when he said that, There wasn't rain 222 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 4: in the distance, it wasn't thundering. But Elijah could sense 223 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:34,079 Speaker 4: what was coming long before it got here. I can 224 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 4: imagine Ahab looking at him and thinking, what's wrong with him? 225 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 4: There's no rain, it's not thundering. The heat must be 226 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 4: getting to him. No, Elijah didn't hear it physically. He 227 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 4: heard it down in his spirit, and he was bold 228 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 4: enough to announce it. When you since it's your season, 229 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 4: you need to declare it. Words have created power. You 230 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 4: not only need to hear it, but the enemy needs 231 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 4: to hear it. You may not feel well, but it's 232 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 4: good to just announce. Health is coming my way. I 233 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 4: will live and not die. People may look at you 234 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 4: like a have looked at Elijah and think what's wrong 235 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 4: with them? They don't look well, they look sick, but 236 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:16,439 Speaker 4: they can't hear the sound. They can't sense what you're sensing. 237 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 4: They're just looking in the natural. But like that little spider, 238 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 4: you can sense what's coming long before it gets here. 239 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 4: And don't be surprised if your mind tells your things 240 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 4: like you're just kidding yourself. You're never gonna get well. 241 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 4: Just answer back, Oh yes I will. I can hear 242 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 4: it down and here. You'll never get out of debt. 243 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, I can hear the sound of abundance. You're 244 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,559 Speaker 4: never gonna get married. Sure I will. I can hear 245 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 4: the sound of God's favor. I may not be able 246 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 4: to see it, but I can sense victory, promotion, divine connection, 247 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 4: supernatural opportunities. They're coming my way. Hey, you say, Jorde, 248 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 4: I don't see how this could happen for me. Well, 249 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 4: that's the problem. You're sensing the wrong things. You're sensing 250 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 4: feet failed, your mediocrity. All that's gonna do is drawed in. 251 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 4: It's just like you're inviting that into your life. You 252 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 4: need to listen to these new sounds I can hear 253 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 4: over every one of you. An abundance of favor, an 254 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:18,719 Speaker 4: abundance of good breaks, an abundance of health, and abundance 255 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 4: in your finances, an abundance of victory. Friends, God is 256 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 4: a god of abundance. He's saying today, this is your season, 257 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 4: this is your set time for favor. Why don't you 258 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 4: let that seed of hope take root in your heart. 259 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 4: My father had a sister by the name of Mary. 260 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 4: For years, Aunt Mary struggled with epilepsy. She'd have convulsions 261 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 4: and terrible headaches. It was literally crippling her life. It 262 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 4: had gotten so bad at one point she had an 263 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 4: infection and it was causing her to hallucinate, and her 264 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 4: mind wasn't clear, and she had been in the hospital 265 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 4: for a long time. And now she was at home, 266 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 4: bedridden in some kind of coma. She couldn't recognize people, 267 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 4: she couldn't feed herself, she had to have twenty four 268 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 4: hour care. And my father, living in another city and 269 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 4: traveling so often, he didn't really know how sick Mary was. 270 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 4: One day, his mother, my grandmother, called to tell him 271 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 4: of Mary's condition. Daddy was scheduled to go out of 272 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 4: town for a week or so, but that next morning, 273 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 4: while he was praying, he heard God speak to him, 274 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 4: not out loud, but write down in here this very 275 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 4: distinct phrase. The hour of Mary's deliverance has come. Notice. 276 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 4: There's a set time for favor, a set time for increase, 277 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 4: even a set time for deliverance. After my father got 278 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 4: through praying that morning, he opened his Bible and he 279 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 4: just flipped through it and randomly pointed to a scripture, 280 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 4: hoping that God would give him a sign. We've all 281 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 4: done this before and certainly doesn't always work. But this 282 00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 4: day he pointed to Luke one verse thirty. It says, 283 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 4: fear not Mary, for you have found favor with God. 284 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 4: He knew God was saying, this is Mary's season. He 285 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 4: drove that morning two hundred and forty miles from Houston 286 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 4: to Dallas. When he went in Mary's room, it was dark, 287 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 4: the lights were off, the shades were pulled, and Mary 288 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 4: didn't even recognize him. Her hair was all matted, her 289 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 4: eyes were glossy. And my father told how holy anger 290 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 4: came over him. He went over to the window shades 291 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 4: and opened them and said, God is light, Let light 292 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 4: in this room. He looked at Mary and said sternly, 293 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 4: don't tell me God did this to my sister. He 294 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 4: began to pray and pray, and then he just kind 295 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 4: of whispered, Mary, I want you to get up out 296 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 4: of this bed. She immediately sat up. She hadn't walked 297 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 4: in months, but that moment she got up out of 298 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 4: the bed and walked around the house. Her mind became clear. 299 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 4: She was able to talk with my father. That day, 300 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 4: she sat at the dinner table and fell herself. That day, 301 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 4: she no longer needed her medicine. She didn't need the 302 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 4: twenty four hour care. What happened, God shifted things in 303 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 4: Mary's favor. Her set time for deliverance had come. My 304 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:15,920 Speaker 4: father asked Mary, why did you get up out of 305 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 4: bed so quickly. She said, because I heard God tell 306 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 4: me to get up. He said, no, Mary, I told 307 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:22,640 Speaker 4: you to get up. She said, no, I heard God 308 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 4: tell me to get up. Daddy said no, Mary. I 309 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 4: was standing over you. I said, Mary, get up. She said, 310 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 4: listen here, John, I heard the creator of the universe. 311 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:36,439 Speaker 4: I heard Almighty God. He told me to get up 312 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 4: out of that bed. And when I heard his voice, 313 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 4: every fiber of my being came alive. It was God's voice. 314 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 4: What's my point? When you stay in faith, God will 315 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 4: cause you to hear what you need to hear. Later, 316 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 4: Mary told she wrote it in a book, how even 317 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 4: though her mind was unclear for months, and even though 318 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 4: she was going in and out of consciousness, deep down 319 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:04,359 Speaker 4: in here she could sense something good was coming. Like 320 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:08,159 Speaker 4: that little spider, she could sense that one day she 321 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 4: would be totally free. One day she would live a normal, 322 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 4: healthy life. And if you will listen way down on 323 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 4: the inside, even in your dark hours, you will hear 324 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:22,719 Speaker 4: God whispering something better is on the horizon. Even when 325 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 4: it looks impossible, you'll hear that still small voice telling 326 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 4: you I can turn it around. I can do what 327 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 4: men can't do. When everybody else is saying you're done, 328 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:36,360 Speaker 4: it's over, it's never gonna get better. Down in your spirit, 329 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 4: God will be saying things like I've got a new beginning. 330 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 4: I can resurrect those dead dreams. Your best days are 331 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 4: still out in front of you. Mary. Since what was 332 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:50,640 Speaker 4: coming long before it got here, she heard the abundance 333 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 4: of rain even when there wasn't a cloud in the sky. 334 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:57,679 Speaker 4: She was walking by faith and not by sight. And 335 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 4: I believe it's these little rays of hope. It's these 336 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 4: little thoughts of faith that allow God to work in 337 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 4: our lives. You don't have to have great faith, you 338 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 4: don't have to understand all the theology and have all 339 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:15,360 Speaker 4: the answers, if you will just let a little seed 340 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 4: of God's hope take root in your heart. Jesus said, 341 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,959 Speaker 4: if you have faith the size of the grain of 342 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 4: mustard seed. That's one of the smallest seeds. But that's 343 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 4: all God needs to work with. I got a letter 344 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:31,919 Speaker 4: a while back from a lady that had been in 345 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 4: an automobile accident and broken her neck. She had had 346 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 4: several surgeries, hoping that it would get better, but it 347 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 4: continued to just get worse. She was in constant pain, 348 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:44,919 Speaker 4: and her husband had stayed home with her for months 349 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 4: and months to take care of her. She felt bad 350 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 4: that he had been home that long, and she finally 351 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 4: talked him into going back to work. He reluctantly agreed, 352 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 4: and one day while she was at home alone, she 353 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:59,200 Speaker 4: was feeling so depressed and she was in so much pain. 354 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:03,640 Speaker 4: To end her life. She couldn't walk on her own, 355 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 4: but she thought she could scoot out of the chair 356 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:09,119 Speaker 4: and crawl over to the gun cabinet. Her husband was 357 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:12,360 Speaker 4: a big hundred. He had all these firearms. But when 358 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 4: she got out of the chair, she lost her balance 359 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 4: and fell. She knocked over the end table and ended 360 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 4: up lying flat on her back, not able to move. 361 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 4: The remote control for the television she was watching fell 362 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 4: over and hit the ground, and the batteries came out. 363 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 4: When they did, it just so happened. It changed channels, 364 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 4: and it flipped to a station where I was ministry. 365 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 4: And that lady told how at one point she believed 366 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 4: she was going to get well. At one point she 367 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 4: had that seed of hope. But he'd been so long, 368 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 4: and she'd been through so many setbacks. She felt like 369 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 4: she had lost her faith. But I love the fact 370 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 4: that God never gives up on us. We may write 371 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:54,880 Speaker 4: him off, but He never writes us off. And even 372 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 4: when she didn't think God was working, her set time 373 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:01,679 Speaker 4: for deliverance was on its way, Her set time for 374 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 4: favor was coming. She was lying flat on her back, 375 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 4: not able to move. Her first thought was, oh great, 376 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 4: I'm dying here, and now I got to listen to 377 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 4: this TV preacher to add to my misery. But God 378 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 4: works in mysterious ways. That day I was talking about 379 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 4: how God can turn any situation around, and how he 380 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 4: can take your darkest hour turn it into your brightest hour, 381 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,960 Speaker 4: and how nothing's too hard when we believe. She began 382 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 4: to feel a peace that she'd never felt before. She said, 383 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 4: I couldn't move my body, couldn't open my eyes, but 384 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 4: I could feel tears of joy running down my cheeks. Later, 385 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 4: her husband came home and found her in a deep, 386 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 4: deep sleep. After he got her up and checked her out, 387 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 4: he made the comment, it looks like you had an 388 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 4: accident with the remote control. She smiled and said, no, 389 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:55,640 Speaker 4: it was no accident. That day was a turning point. 390 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 4: That day she began to get better. A new hope 391 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 4: filled her heart. Friends, God has your set times for deliverance. 392 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:07,240 Speaker 4: He has your set times for favor, your set times 393 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 4: for increase. You may not have seen it in the past, 394 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 4: but don't get discouraged. It's on its way. God's already 395 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 4: lined up the right people, the right opportunities, the right 396 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 4: breaks that you need. He's got it all planned out. 397 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 4: And when those negative thoughts come telling you that it's 398 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:27,120 Speaker 4: never gonna change, You're never gonna get well. Never get 399 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:30,360 Speaker 4: out of that mess. Just do like Elijah and learn 400 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 4: to announce it. No. I can hear the sound of abundance. 401 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 4: I can hear the sound of health. I can hear 402 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 4: the sound of restoration. I can hear the sound of promotion. 403 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 4: I may not be able to see it, but that's okay. 404 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 4: I can sense it down in here. I know my 405 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 4: set time for favor is coming. I know my hour 406 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 4: of deliverance is on its way. I may have a 407 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 4: lot of turmoil, but bottom line is, I got a 408 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 4: feeling everything's gonna be all right. I think about a 409 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 4: man in the Old Testament. His name was was Hezekiah. 410 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 4: He had been very sick. He had something like we'd 411 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 4: call shingles today. They didn't have the medicines and antibiotics 412 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:11,399 Speaker 4: that we do now. His health was going downhill. In 413 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 4: a hurry. He asked Isaiah, the prophet, to come in 414 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 4: and tell him what was going to happen. And Isaiah said, Hezekiah, 415 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 4: here's the word of the Lord to you. Set your 416 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 4: house in order. You will not live, you will die. 417 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 4: That's not exactly the word he was hoping for. But 418 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:31,439 Speaker 4: I love the fact that Hezekiah didn't give up and 419 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 4: accept defeat. He could have thought God's God, and he said, 420 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 4: I'm gonna die. I guess it's over for me. But no, 421 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:42,119 Speaker 4: the scripture says he turned his face toward the wall, 422 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 4: and he began to remind God of everything good he 423 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 4: had done. He said, God, my father didn't serve you. 424 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 4: My grandfather didn't serve you. But God, I tore down 425 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:57,679 Speaker 4: their altars, I destroyed their idols. And I haven't lived perfect, 426 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 4: But God, I've always done my best to please you. 427 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:04,400 Speaker 4: He begin to plead his case. When you're in difficult times, 428 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 4: it's good to remind God what you've done. God. I 429 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 4: kept my family in church. God, I've gone the extra 430 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 4: mile to help others. I've given, I've served, I've been 431 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 4: faithful in your time of need. That's when you can 432 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:22,199 Speaker 4: call in all those seeds that you've sown. If you 433 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 4: have other family members, parents, grandparents that loved God, just 434 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 4: remind God, God, you know my mother, she was a 435 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 4: praying woman. You know that lady honored you. God. You 436 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 4: know my grandparents they had a heart after you. What 437 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 4: you're saying is God. We have a history with you. 438 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,919 Speaker 4: That's why in the Old Testament they would pray to 439 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 4: the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God 440 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 4: of Jacob. They were reminding God, here's how we've honored you. 441 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 4: Every time you come to church, every time you watch, 442 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 4: you are storing up mercy for you and your family. 443 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,879 Speaker 4: Even today, every one of you can look back and 444 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 4: remind God. At this particular weekend, I was at Lakewood. 445 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 4: I was busy, had a lot to do, worked hard 446 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 4: all week. But God, I brought my family to church, 447 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:14,639 Speaker 4: spent the gas money, took time to honor you. It 448 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 4: makes a difference when you put God first in your life. 449 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 4: This is what Hezekiah was doing. He turned his face 450 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 4: toward the wall and he began to ask God for 451 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 4: his mercy. And before Isaiah left the temple, before he 452 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 4: even left the building, God spoke to him again and said, 453 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 4: I want you to go back to Hezekiah and tell 454 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 4: him I've changed my mind. Now. I'm not gonna give 455 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 4: him another year. I'm not gonna give him five years. 456 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:43,880 Speaker 4: I'm not gonna give him ten years. You tell him 457 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:47,959 Speaker 4: I'm gonna add fifteen years to his life. Friends, God's 458 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 4: in the increase, not decrease. This tells me, with our faith, 459 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 4: we can change God's mind. Think about it. One moment, 460 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 4: Hezekiah has a death sentence, not from a doctor, but 461 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:05,200 Speaker 4: from Almighty God. Then five minutes later, things have shifted. 462 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 4: God made an adjustment. Now, all of a sudden, he's 463 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 4: got fifteen more years. What happened He entered into a 464 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 4: new season, a season of increase. When did it happen? 465 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:20,440 Speaker 4: When did his set time for favor come? When he believed? 466 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 4: When he started expecting God's goodness. The scripture tells how 467 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 4: when he got the good news, Hezeki took off his 468 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:32,399 Speaker 4: grave clothes and he put on his praise clothes. He 469 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 4: began to thank God that health was on his way, 470 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 4: and thank God that he was entering into a new season. 471 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:41,720 Speaker 4: And I'm sure people looked at him, said Hezekai, you 472 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 4: sure look happy, but you don't look any different to us. 473 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 4: You still look sick, you still look weak in pal 474 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:50,439 Speaker 4: he said, No, I may not look any different, I 475 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,879 Speaker 4: may not feel any different, but I can sense it 476 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:56,119 Speaker 4: down in here. I've got a promise from Almighty God, 477 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 4: and I know the winds have shifted in my favor. 478 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 4: I can imagine him walking through the temple, singing that 479 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:07,120 Speaker 4: old song. I've got a feeling everything's gonna be all right. 480 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 4: People are thinking wise he's singing. Doesn't he know he's 481 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 4: about to die. No, he's got a different report. He knows. 482 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:18,760 Speaker 4: God has made an adjustment, The winds have changed directions. 483 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 4: His set time for favor has come. Isn't it interesting? 484 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 4: God could have added a year that'd been nice. God 485 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:28,439 Speaker 4: could have added five years that had been great. But 486 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:32,239 Speaker 4: God is a god of abundance. He said, Hezekiah, I'm 487 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 4: gonna give you fifteen more years. I'm gonna do more 488 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 4: than you can even ask or think. And some of 489 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:41,400 Speaker 4: you today you thought it was over. You've been through 490 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 4: the fire, you've been through the flood. But God is 491 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:49,639 Speaker 4: saying favor is coming your way. He's making adjustments. Things 492 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 4: are shifting. You may not see how it can happen 493 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 4: in the natural, you may not be able to explain it. 494 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 4: But deep down in here, the seed has taken root. 495 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 4: Like that little spider. You can sense something good is coming. 496 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:07,359 Speaker 4: You know everything's gonna be all right. Let me declare 497 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:11,359 Speaker 4: it over you. New seasons of increase, new seasons in 498 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 4: your health, new seasons in your finances, new seasons in 499 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 4: your relationships. God is saying, this is your set time 500 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:23,479 Speaker 4: for favor. You may have been rejected in the past, 501 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:26,840 Speaker 4: but you're going to be accepted in the future. You 502 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,720 Speaker 4: may have been pushed down in days gone by, but 503 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:33,200 Speaker 4: you're gonna be lifted up. God's gonna make your enemies 504 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 4: your footstools. You may have struggled for years, but you 505 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 4: were about to enter into that annoying of ease. Why 506 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 4: this is your season. The winds have changed direction. Now 507 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 4: what don't you do? Like Hezekia, take off those grave clothes, 508 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:51,960 Speaker 4: take off that negative, defeated, not gonna happen mentality, and 509 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 4: put on an attitude of faith, expectancy, Praise, thanksgiving all 510 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 4: through the day. Thank God that new seasons are on 511 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:02,640 Speaker 4: their way. Thank Him that your set time for favor 512 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:05,840 Speaker 4: is here. Thank Him that your hour of deliverance has come. 513 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 4: If you do this, you will see the wind of 514 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 4: God's blessings and favor blow in your life in a 515 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 4: greater way. You'll rise out of mediocrity. You'll defeat every enemy, 516 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 4: overcome every obstacle, and you'll live that life of victory 517 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 4: God has in story. Amen, do you receive it today. 518 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:26,400 Speaker 4: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you 519 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 4: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 520 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 4: Would you pray with me, say Lord Jesus, I'll repent 521 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 4: of my sins. Come into my heart. I make you 522 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 4: my Lord and savior. Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, 523 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,280 Speaker 4: we believe you got born again. Get in a good 524 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 4: Bible based church. Keep God first place. He's going to 525 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:50,360 Speaker 4: take you places that you've never dreamed of. 526 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 5: Thank you for listening to the Joel O's Dean podcast. 527 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:56,800 Speaker 5: Help us continue to share the message of hope with 528 00:29:56,920 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 5: those all over the world. Visit Jolosdean dot com slash 529 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:02,959 Speaker 5: give Hope to give a gift today. 530 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 4: Thanks so much for listening to today's message. I hope 531 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 4: you'll subscribe so you can receive the latest podcast to 532 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 4: keep you inspired all through the week. 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