1 00:00:00,569 --> 00:00:03,029 Speaker 1: What a joy to be with you today. We're praying 2 00:00:03,050 --> 00:00:05,590 Speaker 1: for you and your family. I know God has great 3 00:00:05,650 --> 00:00:08,330 Speaker 1: things in store. You wouldn't be alive if there weren't 4 00:00:08,450 --> 00:00:11,049 Speaker 1: more victories in front of you. So know that we 5 00:00:11,090 --> 00:00:13,230 Speaker 1: love you. We're praying for you. Hey, I hope you'll 6 00:00:13,250 --> 00:00:15,390 Speaker 1: stay tuned to the very end. We've got some special 7 00:00:15,450 --> 00:00:20,060 Speaker 1: resources to help you stay encouraged and inspired. God bless you. 8 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: It's great to be with you today. I hope you'll 9 00:00:22,900 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: stay connected with us throughout the week. We have a 10 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: daily podcast that you can download. You can go to 11 00:00:28,700 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: our YouTube channel and watch the messages anytime, or you 12 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: can follow us on social media. I promise you, we'll 13 00:00:34,909 --> 00:00:37,909 Speaker 1: keep you encouraged and inspired. But thanks for tuning in. 14 00:00:38,130 --> 00:00:40,870 Speaker 1: Thanks again for coming out today. I'd like to start 15 00:00:40,890 --> 00:00:44,629 Speaker 1: with something funny. I heard about this kindergarten teacher. She 16 00:00:44,670 --> 00:00:48,409 Speaker 1: was trying to explain to her students about self-esteem. She 17 00:00:48,470 --> 00:00:51,730 Speaker 1: said to her class, anyone who feels like you're dumb, 18 00:00:52,130 --> 00:00:55,310 Speaker 1: please stand up. She didn't think anyone would stand and 19 00:00:55,490 --> 00:00:57,410 Speaker 1: she would make the point how no one is dumb. 20 00:00:58,050 --> 00:01:01,590 Speaker 1: About that time, little Johnny stood up. She thought, oh no, 21 00:01:01,630 --> 00:01:03,950 Speaker 1: what am I going to say? She said, now Johnny, 22 00:01:04,060 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: do you really feel like you're dumb? He said, no ma'am, 23 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 1: I just hate to see you standing there all by yourself. 24 00:01:11,380 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 1: Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. 25 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,780 Speaker 1: I am what it says I am. I have what 26 00:01:16,819 --> 00:01:19,170 Speaker 1: it says I have. I can do what it says 27 00:01:19,250 --> 00:01:22,009 Speaker 1: I can do. Today, I will be taught the Word 28 00:01:22,050 --> 00:01:26,310 Speaker 1: of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert. My 29 00:01:26,390 --> 00:01:30,830 Speaker 1: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, 30 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: God bless you. I want to talk to you today 31 00:01:34,500 --> 00:01:38,580 Speaker 1: about stronger than you think. We all face pressure in 32 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:42,559 Speaker 1: life and times where we could feel overwhelmed. The obstacle 33 00:01:42,620 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: looks too big. We never dreamed we'd be dealing with 34 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,340 Speaker 1: this sickness. We thought this trouble at work would be 35 00:01:48,500 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: over by now. It's easy to feel like it's too much. 36 00:01:51,860 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: We can't take it anymore. But the scripture says, God 37 00:01:55,820 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: will never let us face more than we can handle, 38 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: but he will make a way of escape so you 39 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:06,050 Speaker 1: will be able to bear it. When God designed you, 40 00:02:06,290 --> 00:02:10,130 Speaker 1: he took into account everything you would face, every struggle, 41 00:02:10,590 --> 00:02:14,430 Speaker 1: every unfair situation, every setback, and he put in you 42 00:02:14,630 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: the strength, the courage, the determination to withstand it. When 43 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,859 Speaker 1: you feel overwhelmed, like the pressure is too much, it's 44 00:02:22,900 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: because you're stronger than you think. You haven't discovered all 45 00:02:27,620 --> 00:02:31,020 Speaker 1: that's in you. You'll never know how strong you really 46 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:35,260 Speaker 1: are until you face pressure that you've never faced. It 47 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: may seem unbearable, but the fact that God allowed it 48 00:02:38,980 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 1: means that you can handle it. He didn't say he 49 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,220 Speaker 1: would make a way of escape so you could run 50 00:02:44,300 --> 00:02:47,540 Speaker 1: from it, so you can avoid it. He said, so 51 00:02:47,590 --> 00:02:50,540 Speaker 1: you can bear it. You can look back at times 52 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,210 Speaker 1: where you didn't think you could go on. The pressure 53 00:02:53,270 --> 00:02:57,430 Speaker 1: seemed unbearable, but somehow it didn't defeat you. You had 54 00:02:57,470 --> 00:03:00,410 Speaker 1: the strength to get up another day. You kept going 55 00:03:00,630 --> 00:03:03,549 Speaker 1: when you didn't feel like you had anything left. Why 56 00:03:03,570 --> 00:03:06,770 Speaker 1: didn't it break you? Because you were stronger than you thought. 57 00:03:07,330 --> 00:03:10,700 Speaker 1: God designed you to handle that pressure. He wouldn't have 58 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 1: allowed you to get in it if he hadn't already 59 00:03:13,700 --> 00:03:16,500 Speaker 1: put in you what you needed to handle it. You 60 00:03:16,540 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: will always be able to bear whatever comes your way. 61 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 1: I read about a little fish. It's called the Mariana snailfish. 62 00:03:25,139 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: It lives at the very bottom of the ocean, almost 63 00:03:28,300 --> 00:03:32,859 Speaker 1: five miles underwater. No other fish can survive at that depth. 64 00:03:33,450 --> 00:03:36,230 Speaker 1: The pressure is more than a thousand times than at 65 00:03:36,290 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: the surface. It would crush any other fish. But when 66 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: God designed this small fish, he made its bones flexible 67 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: so they can withstand the pressure. They have special cells 68 00:03:48,300 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: and a unique digestive system. Most fish have one gene 69 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:57,490 Speaker 1: to stabilize proteins, but this fish has five. Because they're 70 00:03:57,530 --> 00:04:02,550 Speaker 1: designed to handle the pressure. They don't live burdened struggling overwhelmed. 71 00:04:02,830 --> 00:04:07,050 Speaker 1: They thrive In the same way when god designed you 72 00:04:07,370 --> 00:04:11,630 Speaker 1: he knew what pressures you would face financial pressure relationship 73 00:04:11,670 --> 00:04:16,630 Speaker 1: pressure pressure raising children pressure dealing with an illness If 74 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,500 Speaker 1: that pressure was going to crush you if it was 75 00:04:19,540 --> 00:04:22,340 Speaker 1: going to be unbearable, then god wouldn't have put you 76 00:04:22,380 --> 00:04:26,820 Speaker 1: there He doesn't make mistakes. Anything you face, you have 77 00:04:26,860 --> 00:04:30,420 Speaker 1: to remind yourself you can handle it. You've been designed 78 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,099 Speaker 1: for it. You wouldn't be at that depth if the 79 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,089 Speaker 1: pressure was going to defeat you. Now you have to 80 00:04:36,130 --> 00:04:39,409 Speaker 1: get in agreement with God. If you go around thinking 81 00:04:39,770 --> 00:04:43,250 Speaker 1: this is too much, I can't raise these kids, this 82 00:04:43,310 --> 00:04:46,570 Speaker 1: pressure at work is overwhelming, that's going to defeat you. 83 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:51,239 Speaker 1: The scripture talks about how you are full of can-do power. 84 00:04:51,950 --> 00:04:56,570 Speaker 1: You are well able to overcome opposition, to outlast adversity. 85 00:04:57,210 --> 00:05:01,290 Speaker 1: But I've learned can-do power doesn't do you any good 86 00:05:01,710 --> 00:05:05,130 Speaker 1: if you have a can't-do mentality. Quit looking at all 87 00:05:05,170 --> 00:05:08,130 Speaker 1: the things you can't do. Have a new perspective. I 88 00:05:08,180 --> 00:05:11,580 Speaker 1: can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. This 89 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,180 Speaker 1: obstacle may be big, but I can overcome it. This 90 00:05:15,260 --> 00:05:17,919 Speaker 1: trouble is taking longer than I thought, but I can 91 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:22,630 Speaker 1: outlast it. This situation feels overwhelming, but I can handle it. 92 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:27,180 Speaker 1: I've been designed for it. I'm strong. I'm anointed. I'm equipped. 93 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:31,590 Speaker 1: Don't have a weak mentality. You weren't created to fall 94 00:05:31,650 --> 00:05:35,349 Speaker 1: apart when pressure comes. You are stronger than you think. 95 00:05:35,950 --> 00:05:38,770 Speaker 1: You are more favored than you think. You are more 96 00:05:38,870 --> 00:05:43,390 Speaker 1: anointed than you think. Like God designed that small fish 97 00:05:43,730 --> 00:05:48,330 Speaker 1: with special cells, bones to withstand the pressure, How much 98 00:05:48,430 --> 00:05:53,089 Speaker 1: more has God designed you with special strength, with courage, 99 00:05:53,330 --> 00:05:59,900 Speaker 1: with fortitude, with stamina? When you start seeing yourself as strong, empowered, well-able, 100 00:06:00,460 --> 00:06:03,980 Speaker 1: you won't be overwhelmed. You'll discover strength that you didn't 101 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,650 Speaker 1: know you had. This is what happened to Gideon. He 102 00:06:07,690 --> 00:06:11,420 Speaker 1: was hiding in the wine press, afraid of the Midianites. 103 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: They had surrounded his city. You can imagine the pressure 104 00:06:15,380 --> 00:06:19,060 Speaker 1: he was under, how he felt overwhelmed, wondering what was 105 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: going to happen. Just when it seemed like he couldn't 106 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 1: bear it anymore, an angel showed up and said, mighty hero, 107 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: the Lord is with you. One translation says, valiant man 108 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:35,980 Speaker 1: of fearless courage. Gideon didn't feel like a mighty hero. 109 00:06:36,260 --> 00:06:41,140 Speaker 1: He was hiding. He didn't feel courageous. He was weak, intimidated. 110 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: The angel was saying, in effect, Gideon, you are stronger 111 00:06:45,740 --> 00:06:50,100 Speaker 1: than you think. You're letting the situation overwhelm you. You 112 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,100 Speaker 1: think it's unbearable, but I'm here to tell you, you've 113 00:06:53,140 --> 00:06:57,130 Speaker 1: got what it takes. You're courageous. You're talented. You're favored. 114 00:06:57,290 --> 00:07:01,190 Speaker 1: You're well able. Gideon didn't know what was in him. 115 00:07:01,890 --> 00:07:05,110 Speaker 1: He saw what was around him. Enemies that look to 116 00:07:05,150 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: be opposition that seemed insurmountable the angel showed up to 117 00:07:09,940 --> 00:07:13,740 Speaker 1: remind him of what was in him The angel went 118 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: on to say Gideon you are to lead the people 119 00:07:16,460 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: of Israel against the Midianites Even though he saw an angel. 120 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,940 Speaker 1: He still wasn't convinced. He said are you kidding? I 121 00:07:24,980 --> 00:07:28,130 Speaker 1: come from the poorest family I'm the least one in 122 00:07:28,190 --> 00:07:31,929 Speaker 1: my father's house He was saying, you're calling me strong. 123 00:07:32,450 --> 00:07:35,310 Speaker 1: You're calling me a hero. Do you know my background? 124 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: Do you know where I come from? Do you see 125 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: what I'm up against? Gideon didn't understand that God won't 126 00:07:42,460 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: let you get in a situation if he hasn't already 127 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,500 Speaker 1: equipped you for it. If it was going to be 128 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,970 Speaker 1: too much to bear, too big to defeat, God wouldn't 129 00:07:52,010 --> 00:07:54,710 Speaker 1: have allowed it. The fact that you're in it means 130 00:07:55,050 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 1: you can handle it. Now like Gideon, you may not 131 00:07:58,580 --> 00:08:02,250 Speaker 1: think so. The odds are against you. It feels overwhelming. 132 00:08:02,650 --> 00:08:06,350 Speaker 1: You are stronger than you think. You are more powerful 133 00:08:06,430 --> 00:08:10,150 Speaker 1: than you think. The most high God is breathing on 134 00:08:10,190 --> 00:08:14,750 Speaker 1: your life. He's saying to you today, mighty hero, rise up. 135 00:08:15,470 --> 00:08:19,870 Speaker 1: Mighty hero, stand strong. Mighty hero, you are well able. 136 00:08:20,930 --> 00:08:24,420 Speaker 1: You would think after the angel called him a hero, 137 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,260 Speaker 1: Gideon would be full of faith, ready to take new ground. 138 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:32,140 Speaker 1: He still wasn't convinced. God could have thought, Gideon, forget 139 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,100 Speaker 1: about it. If you don't know what you have, if 140 00:08:35,140 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: you see yourself as weak, I'll go find somebody else. 141 00:08:38,580 --> 00:08:41,540 Speaker 1: But God never gives up on us. You may think 142 00:08:41,570 --> 00:08:44,850 Speaker 1: of all the reasons why you can't overcome, why that 143 00:08:44,900 --> 00:08:48,650 Speaker 1: problem's too big, how it's unbearable, but God is going 144 00:08:48,690 --> 00:08:51,329 Speaker 1: to keep calling you a mighty hero. He's going to 145 00:08:51,370 --> 00:08:54,429 Speaker 1: keep telling you that you're stronger than you think. He's 146 00:08:54,460 --> 00:08:57,540 Speaker 1: going to keep pushing you forward, showing you signs of 147 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:01,819 Speaker 1: his favor. Gideon and one of his men snuck down 148 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,310 Speaker 1: to the enemy's camp to see what was going on. 149 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:09,089 Speaker 1: Several armies had united to fight the Israelites. Gideon only 150 00:09:09,130 --> 00:09:13,770 Speaker 1: had 300 men. Seemed impossible. But just as they crept up, 151 00:09:14,150 --> 00:09:17,439 Speaker 1: they overheard one of the Midianites telling about a dream 152 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: that he had. The other Midianites said, I know exactly 153 00:09:21,340 --> 00:09:24,890 Speaker 1: what that dream means. God has given Gideon and the 154 00:09:25,010 --> 00:09:29,070 Speaker 1: Israelites victory over all of us. When Gideon heard that, 155 00:09:29,390 --> 00:09:33,030 Speaker 1: something came alive on the inside. He returned to camp, 156 00:09:33,530 --> 00:09:36,390 Speaker 1: shouted to his men, get up. God has given us 157 00:09:36,450 --> 00:09:41,330 Speaker 1: the victory. He no longer felt weak, overwhelmed, intimidated. He 158 00:09:41,410 --> 00:09:45,270 Speaker 1: knew he was well able. At midnight, they attacked the 159 00:09:45,370 --> 00:09:49,780 Speaker 1: enemy's army. Even though they were greatly outnumbered, Gideon and 160 00:09:49,800 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: the Israelites won the victory. I don't think we would 161 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:04,439 Speaker 1: be talking about Gideon if the angel had not told 162 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:07,610 Speaker 1: him that he was stronger than he thought. If the 163 00:10:07,770 --> 00:10:10,730 Speaker 1: angel had not called him a mighty hero, if he 164 00:10:10,770 --> 00:10:14,810 Speaker 1: had not challenged him to see himself differently, Gideon would 165 00:10:14,850 --> 00:10:18,530 Speaker 1: have missed his destiny. You're not hearing this by accident. 166 00:10:19,190 --> 00:10:22,270 Speaker 1: God is saying to you, you're stronger than you think. 167 00:10:22,850 --> 00:10:26,020 Speaker 1: You're bigger than what you're up against. You were created 168 00:10:26,059 --> 00:10:30,060 Speaker 1: to overcome, born with what you need to defeat what's 169 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: trying to stop you. You may feel weak. intimidated, overwhelmed. 170 00:10:34,940 --> 00:10:38,839 Speaker 1: That's okay. God made us with feelings. I'm not saying 171 00:10:38,860 --> 00:10:42,580 Speaker 1: don't feel things. I'm saying don't let feelings have the 172 00:10:42,620 --> 00:10:46,330 Speaker 1: final say. Don't let your feelings run your life. You 173 00:10:46,370 --> 00:10:48,750 Speaker 1: have to go by what you know, not by what 174 00:10:48,790 --> 00:10:52,050 Speaker 1: you feel. When you're weak, you need to say, I 175 00:10:52,690 --> 00:10:56,790 Speaker 1: am strong. When you feel overwhelmed, you need to say, 176 00:10:56,809 --> 00:11:00,740 Speaker 1: I can do all things through Christ. When you feel intimidated, 177 00:11:01,100 --> 00:11:04,260 Speaker 1: you need to say, I am a mighty hero. When 178 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:07,059 Speaker 1: the pressure feels too much, you need to say, I 179 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: am well able. I can handle it. It's significant that 180 00:11:11,980 --> 00:11:15,700 Speaker 1: Gideon heard what the enemy was saying about him. That's 181 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:19,300 Speaker 1: what convinced him to see himself the right way. If 182 00:11:19,340 --> 00:11:22,979 Speaker 1: you could hear the enemy talking about you, He'd be saying, 183 00:11:23,340 --> 00:11:26,780 Speaker 1: that's William. Don't mess with him. He serves the most 184 00:11:26,820 --> 00:11:31,069 Speaker 1: high God. That's Maria. That's Susie. You better be careful. 185 00:11:31,230 --> 00:11:36,910 Speaker 1: They're powerful. They're favored. They're strong. Sometimes the enemy knows 186 00:11:36,950 --> 00:11:39,510 Speaker 1: who we are more than we know who we are. 187 00:11:40,510 --> 00:11:43,870 Speaker 1: God is not only saying you are stronger than you think, 188 00:11:44,470 --> 00:11:47,660 Speaker 1: but even the enemy is saying, If they find out 189 00:11:47,740 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: who they are, surely they will defeat us. If they 190 00:11:51,230 --> 00:11:54,020 Speaker 1: realize they are a mighty hero, then we are no 191 00:11:54,090 --> 00:11:57,730 Speaker 1: match for them. Are you seeing yourself the right way? 192 00:11:58,370 --> 00:12:02,910 Speaker 1: Have you discovered what's in you? That situation that seems overwhelming, 193 00:12:03,429 --> 00:12:07,370 Speaker 1: that pressure that feels unbearable, it's not there to defeat you, 194 00:12:07,870 --> 00:12:10,850 Speaker 1: but to help you discover strength that you didn't know 195 00:12:10,890 --> 00:12:14,830 Speaker 1: you had. You're not weak. You're not at a disadvantage. 196 00:12:15,270 --> 00:12:18,570 Speaker 1: You're a mighty hero. You are a man, a woman 197 00:12:18,830 --> 00:12:23,470 Speaker 1: of fearless courage. The pressure on the outside may be great. 198 00:12:24,170 --> 00:12:27,050 Speaker 1: Other people may not be able to take it, but 199 00:12:27,110 --> 00:12:29,980 Speaker 1: God knew you would face it. That's why like that 200 00:12:30,020 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: little fish, he's already given you what you need, not 201 00:12:33,700 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: just to survive. That's one thing. We make it through life, 202 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:42,970 Speaker 1: burdened down, feeling unbearable. You weren't created to survive, but 203 00:12:43,010 --> 00:12:47,380 Speaker 1: to thrive. When things that should be unbearable, you've tapped 204 00:12:47,420 --> 00:12:50,510 Speaker 1: into strength that you didn't know you had. You still 205 00:12:50,550 --> 00:12:53,790 Speaker 1: give God praise. You still shine at work. You still 206 00:12:53,850 --> 00:12:58,170 Speaker 1: accomplish great dreams. Don't go your whole life and never 207 00:12:58,210 --> 00:13:01,390 Speaker 1: discover what's in you. You are stronger than you think. 208 00:13:02,570 --> 00:13:05,209 Speaker 1: Think about a little seed, just a quarter of an 209 00:13:05,290 --> 00:13:08,940 Speaker 1: inch long. Doesn't look like much, You put that seed 210 00:13:09,059 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 1: in the ground. The dirt that's on top of it 211 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:16,210 Speaker 1: is thousands of times heavier and more powerful. The little 212 00:13:16,290 --> 00:13:19,530 Speaker 1: seed could think, just my luck. I was doing fine, 213 00:13:19,830 --> 00:13:22,809 Speaker 1: then someone put me in this dirt. Someone buried me. 214 00:13:23,510 --> 00:13:26,820 Speaker 1: But what that seed doesn't know is God already took 215 00:13:26,860 --> 00:13:30,300 Speaker 1: into account that one day it would be buried. One 216 00:13:30,340 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 1: day it would feel overwhelmed, be surrounded by pressure and 217 00:13:34,140 --> 00:13:37,449 Speaker 1: forces that were much greater. So God put in that 218 00:13:37,570 --> 00:13:44,530 Speaker 1: seed supernatural life, supernatural strength, supernatural ability. After it's buried, 219 00:13:45,050 --> 00:13:47,979 Speaker 1: been in the dark, looks like it's over, the seed 220 00:13:48,170 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: will germinate. It will open up and somehow begin to 221 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:54,980 Speaker 1: push the dirt out of the way. That seed didn't 222 00:13:55,020 --> 00:13:58,740 Speaker 1: realize it was designed to be buried. It was designed 223 00:13:58,780 --> 00:14:01,740 Speaker 1: to have dirt put on it. God knew it would 224 00:14:01,780 --> 00:14:05,559 Speaker 1: face opposition that looked much bigger. That's why he put 225 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 1: in it strength to push up dirt, strength to move 226 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:14,179 Speaker 1: something many times stronger. God was showing us it's not 227 00:14:14,220 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: the size of what you're up against. What matters is 228 00:14:17,780 --> 00:14:21,930 Speaker 1: what the creator put in you. Don't be intimidated by 229 00:14:21,970 --> 00:14:25,150 Speaker 1: how big the opposition is, by how bad the medical 230 00:14:25,190 --> 00:14:28,950 Speaker 1: report looks, by how powerful the people are against you. 231 00:14:29,510 --> 00:14:33,350 Speaker 1: Like that little seed, you have the life of Almighty God. 232 00:14:33,610 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 1: You have the favor of God. You have can-do power. 233 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: You are stronger than you think. When that seed is buried, 234 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,500 Speaker 1: I can hear the dirt laughing, saying, you're done now. 235 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 1: You don't have a chance. I'm so much more powerful 236 00:14:47,540 --> 00:14:51,609 Speaker 1: than you. The seed could panic. live overwhelmed. What am 237 00:14:51,650 --> 00:14:54,290 Speaker 1: I going to do? But this seed knows a secret. 238 00:14:54,810 --> 00:14:58,150 Speaker 1: It says, hey, Mr. Dirt, I may look small. I 239 00:14:58,210 --> 00:15:01,220 Speaker 1: know I'm at a disadvantage right now. I know you're 240 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: much bigger, but I'm not worried. I'm stronger than I look. 241 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: I'm more powerful than I appear. I have something in 242 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:12,590 Speaker 1: me that's not ordinary. It's not common. I have the 243 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:17,210 Speaker 1: life of Almighty God. The dirt says, big deal. I'm 244 00:15:17,270 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: still hundreds of times more powerful. But in a few weeks, 245 00:15:21,340 --> 00:15:24,340 Speaker 1: the little seed opens up. It begins to push the 246 00:15:24,380 --> 00:15:27,820 Speaker 1: dirt back, push it back, push it back. Before long, 247 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,180 Speaker 1: the seed has come up out of the ground. Now 248 00:15:30,220 --> 00:15:34,340 Speaker 1: it's a beautiful bush with blooming flowers. In the same way, 249 00:15:34,860 --> 00:15:38,350 Speaker 1: things that look like they're going to overwhelm you, looks 250 00:15:38,380 --> 00:15:42,150 Speaker 1: like it's too much to bear. Remember this phrase, you 251 00:15:42,230 --> 00:15:45,750 Speaker 1: are stronger than you think. God knew it was coming. 252 00:15:46,370 --> 00:15:49,470 Speaker 1: He's already put things on the inside that you can't 253 00:15:49,550 --> 00:15:53,050 Speaker 1: see right now. But at the appointed time, you're going 254 00:15:53,070 --> 00:15:55,670 Speaker 1: to push back the dirt. You're going to come out 255 00:15:55,810 --> 00:15:58,890 Speaker 1: of what's holding you back. Not like you were, but 256 00:15:58,930 --> 00:16:02,010 Speaker 1: you're going to bloom. You're going to blossom, go to 257 00:16:02,070 --> 00:16:06,470 Speaker 1: new levels, accomplish greater goals. Don't be fooled by the dirt. 258 00:16:07,010 --> 00:16:10,590 Speaker 1: The dirt is getting you ready to flourish. There are 259 00:16:10,670 --> 00:16:14,430 Speaker 1: things in your destiny that can only happen with the dirt. 260 00:16:15,250 --> 00:16:18,070 Speaker 1: If you weren't buried, so to speak, you would never 261 00:16:18,170 --> 00:16:21,550 Speaker 1: see what's in your seed. You wouldn't reach your potential. 262 00:16:22,510 --> 00:16:25,030 Speaker 1: You can keep a seed on a shelf for years. 263 00:16:25,590 --> 00:16:28,410 Speaker 1: That's nice, doesn't have to get dirty, doesn't have to 264 00:16:28,450 --> 00:16:32,110 Speaker 1: be uncomfortable, but that seed would never become what it 265 00:16:32,170 --> 00:16:35,170 Speaker 1: was created to be. It may be an apple seed. 266 00:16:35,690 --> 00:16:39,229 Speaker 1: There are apple orchards in that one seed, but it 267 00:16:39,270 --> 00:16:43,410 Speaker 1: will never produce a single apple without the dirt. The 268 00:16:43,450 --> 00:16:46,950 Speaker 1: challenge is when we get dirt on us, when we 269 00:16:47,010 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: face things we don't understand, it feels overwhelming. It's easy 270 00:16:51,030 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: to get discouraged, give up on our dreams. God, why 271 00:16:54,660 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 1: is this happening? That's going to keep the seed from germinating. 272 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:03,550 Speaker 1: The right attitude is this dirt is not stopping my destiny. 273 00:17:03,930 --> 00:17:07,869 Speaker 1: It's taking me into my destiny. God wouldn't have allowed 274 00:17:07,910 --> 00:17:10,350 Speaker 1: the dirt if it was going to keep you from 275 00:17:10,390 --> 00:17:14,580 Speaker 1: your purpose. The problem may look too big. The sickness 276 00:17:14,619 --> 00:17:17,740 Speaker 1: looks too great. The trouble is not turning around. Can 277 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: I tell you, you are stronger than you think. You 278 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:24,530 Speaker 1: can endure more than you think. That dirt is not 279 00:17:24,550 --> 00:17:28,350 Speaker 1: going to defeat you. It's going to promote you. Numbers 280 00:17:28,390 --> 00:17:33,510 Speaker 1: chapter 11, Moses felt overwhelmed. He was leading the Israelites 281 00:17:33,690 --> 00:17:37,170 Speaker 1: through the desert, some 2 million people toward the promised land. 282 00:17:37,820 --> 00:17:41,100 Speaker 1: They were complaining. We're tired of eating this same food. 283 00:17:41,540 --> 00:17:44,020 Speaker 1: We liked it better in Egypt. Why did you bring 284 00:17:44,060 --> 00:17:48,379 Speaker 1: us out here in the desert? Moses said in verse 11, God, 285 00:17:48,940 --> 00:17:51,359 Speaker 1: why did you lay the burdens of all these people 286 00:17:51,460 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: on me? They're not my children. I'm not able to 287 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: bear this on my own. It's too heavy for me. 288 00:17:58,410 --> 00:18:01,889 Speaker 1: He felt so pressured and so stressed. He said, God, 289 00:18:02,310 --> 00:18:04,950 Speaker 1: I would rather you kill me than have me carry 290 00:18:04,970 --> 00:18:08,850 Speaker 1: this heavy load. Felt unbearable, like he couldn't take it anymore. 291 00:18:09,670 --> 00:18:13,750 Speaker 1: God had him call 70 elders, 70 men that could 292 00:18:13,790 --> 00:18:17,490 Speaker 1: help him. In verse 17, God said, I will take 293 00:18:17,619 --> 00:18:20,900 Speaker 1: some of the spirit that's on you and I will 294 00:18:20,940 --> 00:18:23,980 Speaker 1: put it on these men. They will help you carry 295 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:27,500 Speaker 1: the burden. One principle, of course, is you have to delegate. 296 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:31,270 Speaker 1: You can't do everything by yourself. But it's interesting that 297 00:18:31,310 --> 00:18:33,930 Speaker 1: God didn't say, I'm going to take some of my 298 00:18:33,990 --> 00:18:37,130 Speaker 1: spirit and put it on these men. He said, Moses, 299 00:18:37,490 --> 00:18:40,070 Speaker 1: I'm going to take some of your spirit and put 300 00:18:40,109 --> 00:18:43,669 Speaker 1: it on them. Do you see how strong Moses was? 301 00:18:44,350 --> 00:18:47,070 Speaker 1: Even though he couldn't do the work of all 70, 302 00:18:47,070 --> 00:18:50,300 Speaker 1: God said, you have so much potential. You have so 303 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: much you haven't tapped into. I'm going to take from 304 00:18:53,060 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: you and give it to them. Imagine God taking from 305 00:18:57,580 --> 00:19:01,300 Speaker 1: what's in you and giving it to 70 people and 306 00:19:01,380 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 1: you still being able to do great things. That's how 307 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: strong you are. That's how powerful you are. That's how 308 00:19:07,940 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: anointed you are. I want you to see yourself as 309 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:15,770 Speaker 1: a mighty hero, as someone that's well able. The reason 310 00:19:15,810 --> 00:19:19,270 Speaker 1: you face big challenges is because you have a big destiny. 311 00:19:19,830 --> 00:19:22,870 Speaker 1: The reason you have great obstacles is because you have 312 00:19:23,010 --> 00:19:27,629 Speaker 1: greatness in you. The reason the pressure feels overwhelming is 313 00:19:27,670 --> 00:19:31,820 Speaker 1: because you're stronger than you think. That difficulty is an 314 00:19:31,890 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: opportunity to discover what's in you. This won't happen though 315 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:39,820 Speaker 1: if you're weak, defeated, can't take it anymore, it's too 316 00:19:39,859 --> 00:19:43,270 Speaker 1: much for me. If that was true, then God made 317 00:19:43,310 --> 00:19:46,870 Speaker 1: a mistake when he designed you. He accidentally put you 318 00:19:46,990 --> 00:19:49,970 Speaker 1: in an environment that you couldn't handle. No, God doesn't 319 00:19:50,090 --> 00:19:54,629 Speaker 1: make mistakes. The pressure is showing you how strong you are, 320 00:19:55,070 --> 00:19:57,950 Speaker 1: how much you can handle. That's getting you ready for 321 00:19:58,030 --> 00:20:00,970 Speaker 1: how high God is going to take you for new levels, 322 00:20:01,230 --> 00:20:05,980 Speaker 1: for greater influence, for unprecedented favor. We had a dog 323 00:20:06,020 --> 00:20:09,270 Speaker 1: growing up by the name of Scooter. My father used 324 00:20:09,310 --> 00:20:11,970 Speaker 1: to ride his bike through the neighborhood and Scooter would 325 00:20:11,990 --> 00:20:16,229 Speaker 1: follow alongside. Daddy was so proud of Scooter. He was 326 00:20:16,270 --> 00:20:20,210 Speaker 1: a big German shepherd, strong and powerful. He would take 327 00:20:20,310 --> 00:20:23,380 Speaker 1: off ahead of my father, run through the neighbor's yards, 328 00:20:23,700 --> 00:20:26,580 Speaker 1: check everything out like he was the king of the road. 329 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:31,200 Speaker 1: One day as they were riding, this little chihuahua, little 330 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:35,540 Speaker 1: bitty dog saw Scooter down the road and started barking 331 00:20:35,700 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 1: and barking. Scooter didn't think twice. He took off toward 332 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:43,460 Speaker 1: that dog full speed. Like he was saying, how dare 333 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:46,860 Speaker 1: you bark at me? My father thought, oh no, Scooter's 334 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:49,530 Speaker 1: going to tear into that dog. One paw on him 335 00:20:49,570 --> 00:20:52,169 Speaker 1: and that little dog will be done. He sped up 336 00:20:52,210 --> 00:20:55,550 Speaker 1: to try to calm Scooter down. The closer Scooter got, 337 00:20:55,609 --> 00:20:59,149 Speaker 1: the louder that dog barked. Finally, Scooter got right up 338 00:20:59,210 --> 00:21:02,659 Speaker 1: to him, this big showdown. My father was waiting for 339 00:21:02,740 --> 00:21:06,379 Speaker 1: Scooter to show him who was boss, but Scooter rolled 340 00:21:06,540 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: over on his back, put all four legs up in 341 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 1: the air, like he was saying, I give up, don't 342 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:15,340 Speaker 1: hurt me. My father said, I wanted to kick Scooter 343 00:21:15,460 --> 00:21:19,010 Speaker 1: all the way home. Scooter was a lot bigger on 344 00:21:19,050 --> 00:21:23,389 Speaker 1: the outside than he was on the inside. That little chihuahua, 345 00:21:23,890 --> 00:21:26,379 Speaker 1: he may have been small in size, but he was 346 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,500 Speaker 1: stronger than he looked. He was more powerful than he looked. 347 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:34,060 Speaker 1: I've learned it's not the size of the problem. It's 348 00:21:34,100 --> 00:21:38,200 Speaker 1: the size of the person. My father was ashamed of Scooter, 349 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:42,440 Speaker 1: but I wonder how many times our heavenly father looks 350 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:45,369 Speaker 1: down at us and thinks, why are you putting up 351 00:21:45,450 --> 00:21:49,609 Speaker 1: all fours? Why are you giving up, overwhelmed, thinking you 352 00:21:49,650 --> 00:21:52,620 Speaker 1: can't handle it when I've called you a mighty hero? 353 00:21:53,150 --> 00:21:56,359 Speaker 1: when I've given you can-do power, when I've surrounded you 354 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,459 Speaker 1: with favor, when I've armed you with strength for every battle, 355 00:21:59,780 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 1: when I'm going before you making crooked places straight, when 356 00:22:02,980 --> 00:22:07,100 Speaker 1: I've designed you to withstand any pressure that comes against you. 357 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:12,670 Speaker 1: You want to make God proud? Stand strong. Be courageous. 358 00:22:13,230 --> 00:22:17,109 Speaker 1: Think like a champion. Talk like an overcomer. Praise when 359 00:22:17,150 --> 00:22:20,210 Speaker 1: you could be complaining. Declare victory when all you see 360 00:22:20,270 --> 00:22:25,150 Speaker 1: is defeat. Expect favor when it seems impossible. God has 361 00:22:25,369 --> 00:22:28,500 Speaker 1: awesome things in your future. Let me keep it real. 362 00:22:29,180 --> 00:22:32,699 Speaker 1: There will be some awesome challenges in your future. To 363 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:36,020 Speaker 1: reach your destiny, you have to discover what's in you. 364 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:40,780 Speaker 1: Every time you realize you're stronger than you think, You overcome, 365 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:44,939 Speaker 1: you outlast, you endure. That strength is going to be 366 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:48,610 Speaker 1: instrumental for the next challenge, for the next dream. That's 367 00:22:48,710 --> 00:22:52,270 Speaker 1: preparing you for the amazing things God has in store. 368 00:22:53,390 --> 00:22:57,129 Speaker 1: David was a teenager out working in the shepherd's fields, 369 00:22:57,190 --> 00:23:00,390 Speaker 1: taking care of his father's sheep. One day he took 370 00:23:00,450 --> 00:23:03,490 Speaker 1: lunch to his brothers who were in the army. He 371 00:23:03,550 --> 00:23:07,350 Speaker 1: heard Goliath taunting the Israelites and something rose up in him. 372 00:23:07,850 --> 00:23:10,330 Speaker 1: He told King Saul that he wanted to fight Goliath. 373 00:23:10,930 --> 00:23:13,050 Speaker 1: They all tried to talk him out of it, told 374 00:23:13,070 --> 00:23:16,590 Speaker 1: him he was too small, not qualified, no experience, but 375 00:23:16,670 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: David was determined. When Goliath saw how small David was, 376 00:23:21,470 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 1: he began to laugh. He said, am I a dog 377 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,159 Speaker 1: that you'd come at me with a stick? He was saying, 378 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:31,070 Speaker 1: is this the best you got? David looked at Goliath, 379 00:23:31,330 --> 00:23:34,630 Speaker 1: said in effect, I may be small, but I'm stronger 380 00:23:34,650 --> 00:23:37,590 Speaker 1: than I look. I'm more powerful than I look. I'm 381 00:23:37,609 --> 00:23:41,429 Speaker 1: more experienced than I look. David took his slingshot with 382 00:23:41,470 --> 00:23:45,540 Speaker 1: that one stone brought down Goliath. You may have some 383 00:23:45,580 --> 00:23:49,340 Speaker 1: Goliaths telling you what you can't do. You're not strong enough. 384 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker 1: You can't break the addiction. You can't beat the sickness. 385 00:23:53,340 --> 00:23:56,899 Speaker 1: You'll never accomplish that dream. You're not big enough. You 386 00:23:56,940 --> 00:24:00,430 Speaker 1: have to do like David and tell Goliath, I may 387 00:24:00,490 --> 00:24:03,890 Speaker 1: look small, but I'm stronger than you think. You haven't 388 00:24:03,950 --> 00:24:06,830 Speaker 1: seen the best of me. You haven't seen the courage, 389 00:24:07,170 --> 00:24:10,729 Speaker 1: the fortitude, the greatness. You just see a Gideon. What 390 00:24:10,770 --> 00:24:13,780 Speaker 1: you don't realize is you're looking at a mighty hero. 391 00:24:14,580 --> 00:24:17,919 Speaker 1: That problem is not going to defeat you. That trouble 392 00:24:18,020 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: is not how your story ends. That loss is not 393 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:24,340 Speaker 1: going to define you. You're going to discover things in 394 00:24:24,380 --> 00:24:27,860 Speaker 1: you that you didn't know you had. I believe even 395 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:32,070 Speaker 1: now strength is rising up. Courage is rising up. Dreams 396 00:24:32,150 --> 00:24:34,690 Speaker 1: are coming back to life. You're about to see God 397 00:24:34,990 --> 00:24:38,870 Speaker 1: do things you couldn't do. Turn situations around that look permanent. 398 00:24:39,350 --> 00:24:42,910 Speaker 1: Open doors that no person can shut. When I was 399 00:24:42,910 --> 00:24:45,790 Speaker 1: 10 years old, I was playing little league baseball and 400 00:24:46,250 --> 00:24:49,689 Speaker 1: I was very small growing up, always the shortest one 401 00:24:49,810 --> 00:24:52,459 Speaker 1: on the team. I got up to bat and the 402 00:24:52,540 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 1: coach on the other team came out of the dugout 403 00:24:55,540 --> 00:24:59,580 Speaker 1: and started waving his arms, shouting to the outfielders, come 404 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:03,670 Speaker 1: in closer, come in closer. It was like he was saying, 405 00:25:03,970 --> 00:25:06,570 Speaker 1: this guy up to bat is a loser. Look how 406 00:25:06,630 --> 00:25:09,750 Speaker 1: small he is. He can't hit. It's making this big scene. 407 00:25:10,340 --> 00:25:13,679 Speaker 1: Everyone in the stands was watching him. Something rose up 408 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:16,899 Speaker 1: in me. I thought, you don't know who you're talking about. 409 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,930 Speaker 1: You don't know what I'm capable of. The pitcher threw 410 00:25:20,970 --> 00:25:24,389 Speaker 1: the ball. The first pitch, I swung as hard as 411 00:25:24,570 --> 00:25:29,050 Speaker 1: I could. The ball went over everyone's head, one bounce 412 00:25:29,150 --> 00:25:32,889 Speaker 1: and hit the fence. I felt like Jose Altuve. I 413 00:25:32,930 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 1: was fast. I rounded the bases for an inside the 414 00:25:35,820 --> 00:25:38,760 Speaker 1: park home run. Next time I got up to bat, 415 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,820 Speaker 1: the same coach came out, but this time he was 416 00:25:41,859 --> 00:25:45,780 Speaker 1: waving his arms the other way, shouting back up, back up, 417 00:25:45,980 --> 00:25:50,020 Speaker 1: back up. What happened? I was stronger than he thought. 418 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 1: I believe the enemy has misjudged you. He thinks you're 419 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: a lightweight. You're too small, at a disadvantage, overwhelmed. Life's 420 00:25:59,540 --> 00:26:02,620 Speaker 1: been tough. Why don't you step up and show what's 421 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 1: in you? Why don't you shake off the negative voices? 422 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,790 Speaker 1: Quit listening to the Goliaths taunting you. Quit believing the 423 00:26:09,950 --> 00:26:13,550 Speaker 1: obstacle is too big and show the world who you 424 00:26:13,590 --> 00:26:17,399 Speaker 1: really are. There's a mighty hero waiting to come out. 425 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:22,060 Speaker 1: There's a giant killer. There's a history maker. There's an overcomer. 426 00:26:22,859 --> 00:26:25,300 Speaker 1: You may have some dirt on you. You're going through 427 00:26:25,340 --> 00:26:28,900 Speaker 1: some challenges. That dirt can't hold you down. You have 428 00:26:28,940 --> 00:26:33,010 Speaker 1: the life of almighty God. You've been designed for this time, 429 00:26:33,470 --> 00:26:37,510 Speaker 1: equipped for what you're facing, empowered to fulfill your destiny. 430 00:26:38,210 --> 00:26:41,540 Speaker 1: Now don't live with a can't do mentality when you 431 00:26:41,580 --> 00:26:45,300 Speaker 1: have can do power. Get in agreement with God. If 432 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:48,830 Speaker 1: you'll do this, I believe and declare you're about to 433 00:26:48,869 --> 00:26:53,889 Speaker 1: discover strength, courage, ability like you've never seen. You're not 434 00:26:53,950 --> 00:26:58,090 Speaker 1: just going to survive, you're going to thrive, overcoming every obstacle, 435 00:26:58,390 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 1: defeating every enemy, accomplishing every dream in Jesus' name. And 436 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: if you receive it, can you say amen today? I'd 437 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 1: like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus the 438 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:13,930 Speaker 1: Lord of your life. Would you pray with me? Just say, 439 00:27:13,990 --> 00:27:19,220 Speaker 1: Lord Jesus, I repent of my sins. Come into my heart. 440 00:27:20,340 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 1: I make you my Lord and Savior. If you prayed 441 00:27:24,060 --> 00:27:27,340 Speaker 1: that simple prayer, we believe you got born again. We'd 442 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:29,620 Speaker 1: love to give you some information on your new walk 443 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:31,869 Speaker 1: with the Lord. Just text the number on the screen 444 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:34,390 Speaker 1: or go to the website. I hope you'll get into 445 00:27:34,450 --> 00:27:46,590 Speaker 1: a good Bible-based church and keep God first place. 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