1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victorium. Thanks so much for 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: listening to the podcast and thanks. 3 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 2: For supporting the ministry. We believe you're. 4 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: Going to have an awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive, 5 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: and favor filled. 6 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 2: God bless you today and enjoy the message. 7 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: God bless you. It's a joy to have you with 8 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: us today. If you're ever in our area, please stop 9 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: buy be a part of one of our services. These 10 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: are the finest people in all of Houston, Texas, right 11 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: here at Lakewood. I also hope you'll stay connected with 12 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: us during the week. We have a daily podcast. You 13 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: can download our YouTube channel, watch the messages anytime. You 14 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 1: can follow us on social media. We'll keep you encouraged 15 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: and inspired. I like to start with something funny, and 16 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: I heard about these two men, Archie and Jack. They 17 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: had debated their whole life as to whether Jesus was 18 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: white or whether he was black. Archie was certain he 19 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: was white. Jack was just as certain he was black. 20 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: As fate would have it, they died on the same day. 21 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: Rush to the Pearly Gates, says say, Peter, please tell 22 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: us we've been arguing our whole life. 23 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 2: Is Jesus white or is he black. 24 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: About that time, Jesus stepped up and said, Buenos dias, 25 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: say it like a minute, this is my Bible. I 26 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: am what it says I am. I have what it 27 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: says I have. I can do what it says. 28 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 2: I can do. 29 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: Today I will be taught the word of God. I 30 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: boldly confess. My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 31 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:32,199 Speaker 1: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 32 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: bless you. I want to talk to you today about 33 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 1: if you only knew. We all go through disappointments in 34 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: life and things we don't understand. Sometimes we make mistakes 35 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: and bring trouble on ourselves. It's easy to get discouraged 36 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: and lose our passion. But God won't allow anything to 37 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: happen that will keep you from your purpose. He's already 38 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: taken into account every bad break, every person that walked away, 39 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: every misas stake. What we can't see is how he's 40 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: working behind the scenes, and sometimes he has to close 41 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: a door so he can open a bigger door. He'll 42 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: move a person out of your life because they're limiting 43 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: your growth. And what looks like a disappointment is really 44 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: the hand of. 45 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 2: God ordering your steps. 46 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: Doesn't make sense now, But down the road you'll see 47 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: how if that door hadn't have closed, you wouldn't have 48 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: met that person that introduced you to a friend that 49 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: had an opportunity that took you to. 50 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 2: A new level. 51 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 1: If you only knew what God was up to, you 52 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: wouldn't live upset. If you only knew how He's going 53 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: to connect the dots in your life, how all things 54 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: are going to work for your good, you'd get your 55 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: passion back. Maybe you went through a loss, you're discouraged 56 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:52,239 Speaker 1: thinking you've seen your best days. I know that's difficult, 57 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,959 Speaker 1: But if you only knew God has beauty for those ashes. 58 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: If you only knew the new doors that are going 59 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: to open your endships that are coming, if you only 60 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: knew that your latter days will be better than your 61 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: former days. Looks like the end, but really it's a 62 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: new beginning. The best part of your life is still 63 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: in front of you. Perhaps you've made mistakes and you're 64 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: not where you thought you'd be in life, and you've 65 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: accepted that you can't reach your dreams, you can't see 66 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: God's favor. Look what you've done that didn't stop your destiny. 67 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: God knew every mistake you would make every failure. He's 68 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: already lined up restoration another chance. When God told Jonah 69 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: to go to the city of Nineveh, Jonah went the 70 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: other way, exactly opposite of what he knew he was 71 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: supposed to do. God didn't say, I'm done with you, Jonah, 72 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: See if I'll ever help you. A couple days later, 73 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: Jonah was thrown overboard in the middle of the sea 74 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: in a huge storm. You would think God would say, see, Jonah, 75 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: I told you what to do. 76 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 2: Now you're in trouble. You're on your own. God had 77 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:01,559 Speaker 2: a big. 78 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: Fish already in place, a well waiting to rescue Jonah, 79 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: swallowed him up, carried him to the shore like a 80 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: cruise liner. Three days later, spit him up on dry ground. 81 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 2: You may be off. 82 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: Course, thinking you've missed your destiny. If you only knew 83 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: what great links God is going to go to to 84 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: get your back on course, If you only knew there 85 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: are wells waiting for you to rescue you, to protect you, 86 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: to bring you back into your purpose. You can't outrun 87 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: the mercy of God. He can't get too far away, 88 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: too far down. The Psalm is said, if I go 89 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: to the depths of the ocean. 90 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 2: God, you are there. 91 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 1: If I go to the heights of the heaven, You're 92 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: still there. When the fish spit Jonah out, God told 93 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: him to go to the city of Nineveh. He gave 94 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: him another chance. This time Jonah went, He got back 95 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 1: on course. He fulfilled his purpose. You may have gone 96 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: your own, done things that were not the best. You 97 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 1: think that God wouldn't have anything to do with you, 98 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: But like Jonah, you can still become. 99 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 2: Who you were created to be. 100 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: Don't sit around condemned, listening to the accuser, reminding yourself. 101 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 2: Of everything you've done wrong. 102 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: If you only knew what God was going to do how, 103 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: He's not just going to restore you, not just bring 104 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 1: you out and set you on the sidelines. 105 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 2: He's going to put you back into purpose. His calling 106 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 2: is still on your life. 107 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: The assignment he has for you didn't get canceled because 108 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 1: you took a detour. He's still going to honor you. 109 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: You're still going to see dreams come to pass. You're 110 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: still going to have a healthy family. If you only 111 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: knew what God was doing behind the scenes, if you 112 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: only knew how he's working. 113 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 2: Out his plan for. 114 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: Your life, if you only knew what he started he's 115 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: going to finish. If you only knew how he's fighting 116 00:05:58,120 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 1: battles for you. 117 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 2: Then you would try trust them. 118 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,559 Speaker 1: You would live from a place of peace, a place 119 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 1: of faith. You wouldn't fight all the things you don't like. 120 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: The disappointments, the delays, the betrayals. 121 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 2: They had to happen. They're a part of his plan. 122 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 1: You couldn't step into the fullness of your destiny without them. 123 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 1: It was uncomfortable, it didn't make sense. But you wouldn't 124 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: see your greatness without those challenges. John Chapter four. Jesus 125 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: was traveling with his disciples from Judea to Galilee. They 126 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: stopped in Samaria. The disciples went into town to buy food. 127 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: Jesus was waiting at a well at noontime. This Samaritan 128 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,600 Speaker 1: woman came to the well to get water. She had 129 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 1: been married five times and. 130 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 2: Now was living with the six man. 131 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:51,359 Speaker 1: She had gone through great rejection and heartache, been taken 132 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: advantage of. She felt ashamed, unworthy, unattractive, devalued. On top 133 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: of that, people would talk about make disparaging remarks, so 134 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,679 Speaker 1: much so that she came to the well at noon, 135 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: the hottest part of the day. Everyone else came in 136 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: the morning, but she didn't want to see anyone. She 137 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: didn't want to feel their judgment, hear their comments. As 138 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: a little girl, I'm sure she dreamed of getting married, 139 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: having a happy family, but life didn't turn out the 140 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: way she had thought. 141 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 2: She had made mistakes, other people had done her wrong. 142 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: Now she was hurting and lonely at the weld. Jesus 143 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: asked her for a drink of water. The woman was 144 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: surprised because back then the Samaritans didn't have anything to 145 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: do with the Jews. On top of that, in that culture, 146 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: a man would never speak to a woman that he 147 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: didn't know. 148 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 2: But I love the fact that Jesus broke rules to 149 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 2: reach people. 150 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: He went against protocol, against what was accepted, to lift 151 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: the fallen. 152 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 2: To restore the broken, to heal the hurting. She said 153 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 2: to Jesus, you're a Jew. 154 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: I'm a Samaritan. Why are you asking me for a drink? 155 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: Jesus said to her, if you only knew the gift 156 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: God has for you and who I am, you would 157 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: ask me and I would give you living water. He 158 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: was saying, if you only knew what I'm about to 159 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 1: do for you, If you only knew how I'm about 160 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: to heal the hurts, restore your sense of value, thrust 161 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: you into your purpose. 162 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 2: Then you would. 163 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: Gladly give me a drink of water. She said, But sir, 164 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: you have nothing to draw water with. You don't have 165 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,439 Speaker 1: a bucket. Where are you going to get this living water? 166 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: And besides, are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who 167 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: gave us this well? Jesus said, if you drink this water, 168 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 1: you will soon get thirsty. 169 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:47,839 Speaker 2: But when you drink the. 170 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: Water I give you, you will never thirst again. 171 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,319 Speaker 2: She said, please give me this water. 172 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: Jesus began to tell her about her life and how 173 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: she had had five husbands. She was amazed at how 174 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 1: he knew everything. She said, Sir, you must be a prophet. 175 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: I know one day the Messiah, the Christ will come. 176 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 2: Jesus said to her, I am the Messiah. 177 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: The first person Jesus ever told he was the Messiah. 178 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: Wasn't an influential leader, wasn't a priest in the synagogue, 179 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: wasn't the mayor of the city. It was this lady, 180 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: a lady that had made mistakes, a lady that had 181 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:30,079 Speaker 1: been mistreated, a lady that had suffered heartache, the least 182 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: likely one. You may have made mistakes, had people do 183 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: you wrong, gone through bad breaks. God is saying to you, 184 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: if you only knew what I'm about to do, if 185 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:44,439 Speaker 1: you only knew how I'm going to make miracles out 186 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: of your mistakes, If you only knew how I'm going 187 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: to restore you heal, you still make something great out 188 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: of your life. This lady came to the well beaten down, unworthy, 189 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: thinking that she would always be looked down on, defeated. 190 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: But she left that day with a new passion, a 191 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: new self image. She saw herself as valuable, redeemed forgiven. 192 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: She ran back and told the whole town to come 193 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 1: see this man, Jesus. They all flooded out to see him. 194 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: She didn't just get changed, but she changed her city. 195 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: Now she was no longer looked down on, She had respect, 196 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 1: she was no longer broken unworthy, She felt valuable. She 197 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: knew she was a child of the most High God. 198 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: What's interesting is Samaria wasn't the shortest route from Judea 199 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:40,319 Speaker 1: to Galilee. There was a quicker way, but Jesus said, 200 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: I must go through Samaria. I can hear the disciples 201 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: saying Jesus that's a long way. It's hot, we're already tired. 202 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: Let's take the short cut. Jesus said, no, there's a 203 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: woman there. 204 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,200 Speaker 2: I need to see. 205 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: Someone that's made mistakes, someone this off course, someone that's 206 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:03,439 Speaker 1: been that feels forgotten about. I have to tell her 207 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: what I'm about to do. This woman came from a 208 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: culture that worshiped idols. Their gods were made out of stone, 209 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:16,199 Speaker 1: no life, no response. Jesus showed up and said, I'm 210 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 1: going to give you living water. They were used to 211 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: dead gods. He said, I'm the Messiah. I'm the living God. 212 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,839 Speaker 1: You may have some big obstacles. You don't see how 213 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 1: you can overcome the sickness, how you can break the addiction, 214 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: how you can accomplish your dream. But if you only 215 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 1: knew who our God is. He's not a weak, lifeless, 216 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 1: limited god that used to live a statue that we 217 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: can reverence. 218 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 2: Our God is alive. 219 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:48,680 Speaker 1: He still parts red seas, He still brings dead things 220 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 1: back to life. He still protects in the fiery furnace. 221 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: He still makes rivers out of deserts. He still brings 222 00:11:56,400 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: walls down, he still defeats giants, He still breaks. 223 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 2: Chained in the midnight hour. 224 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: He's still a waymaker, a promise keeper, a miracle worker 225 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: Like this woman. Life may have thrown you a cur 226 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: you've settled where you are, thinking this is as good 227 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: as it gets. Just live with the addiction. Just accept 228 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 1: those bad breaks limited you. That person that walked away 229 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 1: soured your life. God is saying, if you only knew 230 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: what I'm about to do, I'm about to promote you 231 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: in the pandemic. I'm about to honor you in front 232 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: of your enemies. I'm about to heal you despite what 233 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: the report says. I'm about to free you from what 234 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: looks permanent. I'm about to bring someone into your life better. 235 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:41,439 Speaker 2: Than you've imagined. 236 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: If you only knew what God was up to, you 237 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: get your fireback. Those bad breaks didn't stop your purpose. 238 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: The mistakes you made didn't cancel your destiny. You're about 239 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 1: to see God show out in your life. My father 240 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 1: went through a great disappointment. He was married at a 241 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: young age, and unfortunately the marriage didn't work out. Denominational 242 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: leaders told him that he would never pastor again, that 243 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:10,679 Speaker 1: that failure had disqualified him. He eventually left his church 244 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: and started selling insurance. He was very down on himself 245 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: living condemned, thinking that he had seen his best days. 246 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 1: But the same God that came to the well for 247 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: that woman that was broken and lonely came to my father. 248 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: Daddy thought it was all downhill, that he would never pastor, 249 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 1: never be in ministry, never have a family. But God said, 250 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: if you only knew what I'm gonna do, If you 251 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:39,559 Speaker 1: only knew You're gonna meet Dolores Pilgrim, a young nursing 252 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 1: student and fall in love. 253 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 2: If you only knew you're. 254 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: Gonna have four average children and one exceptional child. If 255 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:52,079 Speaker 1: you only knew you're gonna Pastor Lakewood and have influence 256 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: around the world, you wouldn't live defeated, down on yourself 257 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:59,079 Speaker 1: because of mistake, no passion, because of. 258 00:13:59,040 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 2: Those bad breaks. 259 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: See, we get stuck in the heartache, the disappointment, the guilt, 260 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:04,680 Speaker 1: the shame. 261 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 2: Should have done better? 262 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,839 Speaker 1: What was wrong with me? God knows we're human. Quit 263 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 1: being so hard on yourself. Your mistakes didn't stop what 264 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: God has planned for your life. 265 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 2: You're not that powerful. 266 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: If you could stop your destiny, none of us would 267 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: make it. Abraham made a mistake, had a baby out 268 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: of wedlock. That didn't stop the promised child. He's called 269 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: the Father of our faith. If he made mistakes and 270 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: didn't miss his purpose, then you shouldn't beat yourself. 271 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 2: Up because you've made mistakes. 272 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: Now, I'm not saying about being loose and doing whatever 273 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: you want. But when your heart is to please God, 274 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: when down deep you want to do the right thing, 275 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: but you make mistakes, that is not going. 276 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 2: To stop your purpose. 277 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: What will stop you is if you start living condemned 278 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: down on yourself, no passion. That's why Jesus showed up 279 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: and said to this woman, if you only knew what 280 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 1: I'm about to do, if you only knew the gift 281 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: I have for you, if you only knew who you 282 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: are talking to. He was saying, I'm not just anyone. 283 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: I'm the God who spoke worlds into existence. I'm the 284 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: God who flung stars into space. I'm the God that 285 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 1: crowned you with favor, that planned out your days for good. 286 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: Jesus spoke faith into this lady. He could have condemned her. 287 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: You're getting what you deserve. Too bad, it's just life. No, 288 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: he said, get ready, I'm about to do something awesome 289 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: in your life. 290 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 2: You may have had your share of setbacks. 291 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 1: You could come up with good reasons why you can't 292 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: be happy, why you can't get married, why your business 293 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: can't succeed in your own strength. 294 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 2: That may be true, but you're not on your own. 295 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: The God who breathed life into you is saying, if 296 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: you only knew the doors I'm about to open, if 297 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 1: you only knew the favor I'm about to show you, 298 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 1: if you only knew how I'm going to connect the dots. 299 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: Those things you don't understand that were painful, that weren't fair, 300 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: I saw them. 301 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 2: And they're going to all work for your good. 302 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: They're leading you to an amazing future, to something better 303 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: than you've imagined. As a teenager, Joseph's father gave him 304 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: a coat of many colors. That coat represented favor. He 305 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: was the youngest son at the time and his father's favorite. 306 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: Joseph had a big dream to lead a nation. He 307 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 1: knew God's hand was on him, but his brothers didn't 308 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: like the favor on his life. When Joseph showed up 309 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 1: to check on them in another city at their father's request, 310 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: they thought this was their big chance to get rid 311 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: of Joseph. It's significant that they took his robe of 312 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: many colors off. 313 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 2: Of him and threw him into a pit. 314 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 1: They killed an animal, put blood on it, and took 315 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: the robe back to their father and said they found 316 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 1: it along their way. Their father, Jacob was heartbroken. He said, 317 00:16:56,440 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: a wild animal has killed Joseph. What's interesting is they 318 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: took the robe away from him, but they couldn't take 319 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:04,160 Speaker 1: the favor. 320 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 2: They sold him as a slave. Joseph had favor working 321 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 2: for his owner. 322 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: He was falsely accused and put in prison, but Joseph 323 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: had favor in prison. Thirteen years later, the pharaoh had 324 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:20,360 Speaker 1: a dream he didn't understand, and they called Joseph out 325 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: of the prison. 326 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 2: He interpreted the dream for the pharaoh. 327 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: He was so impressed, he said, who better to lead 328 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 1: our nation than Joseph. The scripture says the pharaoh put 329 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:35,120 Speaker 1: a royal robe on Joseph. He took off his prison clothes, 330 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: and he put on a robe of influence, a robe 331 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 1: of authority, a robe of honor. I can imagine during 332 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:46,439 Speaker 1: those thirteen years there were some lonely nights where Joseph 333 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:50,399 Speaker 1: thought about that colorful robe that his father had given him. 334 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:52,200 Speaker 2: When his brothers tore it. 335 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: Off, he was so disappointed, heartbroken, betrayed by his own family, 336 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: he lost something that was important to him. 337 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 2: It didn't seem fair. Why did that happen? 338 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,399 Speaker 1: But when the Pharaoh put this new robe on him, 339 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: a robe that said I lead a nation, a robe 340 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,640 Speaker 1: of great authority, a light turned on for Joseph. 341 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 2: He realized it had to happen. 342 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:17,639 Speaker 1: I had to lose the robe of many colors in 343 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 1: order to get this royal robe. The robe of many 344 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: colors was supposed to be temporary. God had something bigger, better, 345 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 1: more rewarding. Sometimes we're disappointed over what we've lost. We 346 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 1: know it was good, it represented favor, but it didn't last. 347 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: The door closed, the loan didn't go through, the person 348 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 1: walked away. We don't understand why it didn't work out. 349 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:44,880 Speaker 1: Why did I lose this coat of many colors? 350 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:46,119 Speaker 2: It meant so much to me. 351 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:49,880 Speaker 1: But if you only knew what God was about to do, 352 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,160 Speaker 1: if you could see the coat of influence, the code 353 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: of honor, the coat of authority that's coming, you would 354 00:18:56,680 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 1: understand that it's all a part of God's plan. You 355 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 1: have to trust him when it doesn't make sense. He's 356 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: not going to let you lose your coat of many 357 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:10,120 Speaker 1: colors unless there's a royal robe that's in your future. 358 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 2: If you only. 359 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 1: Knew where those disappointments are leading you. Like with Joseph, 360 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: you had to get pushed out, They had to be jealous, 361 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: they had to betray you. 362 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 2: It's not that God has forgotten about you. It's that he's. 363 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: Positioning you for greater influence, greater honor, greater favor. Can 364 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:33,679 Speaker 1: he trust you when the Robe of Many Colors is taken? 365 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: Will you keep a good attitude, not get bitter, not 366 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 1: think you've seen your best days. 367 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 2: Joseph had plenty of opportunities to. 368 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: Give up on his dream, in the pit, feeling forgotten, 369 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:49,680 Speaker 1: working in a foreign country against his will, in prison 370 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 1: for something that he didn't do. 371 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:52,879 Speaker 2: How did he stay encouraged? 372 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,160 Speaker 1: I believe the same God they came to the well 373 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: to meet the woman who was hurting, The same God 374 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: that came to my father when he was heartbroken. 375 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 2: Came to Joseph and whispered. 376 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: If you only knew what I'm about to do, If 377 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: you only knew how I'm going to connect the dots, 378 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:13,359 Speaker 1: If you only knew how, You'll never miss this robe 379 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:17,119 Speaker 1: of many colors when I get finished. That still small 380 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 1: voice kept reminding him that God is in control, that 381 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: his steps were being ordered, that what God started he 382 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: would finish. Are you discouraged over what didn't work out? 383 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: Who did you wrong? Why is it taking so long? 384 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: If you only knew what God was up to, If 385 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 1: you only knew the doors he's about to open, If 386 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 1: you only knew how He's going to vindicate you, heal you, 387 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: promote you, then you would trust him. 388 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:44,919 Speaker 2: Why you don't understand? 389 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: Stay in faith when it doesn't make sense, Do the 390 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: right thing when the wrong thing has happened. 391 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:52,639 Speaker 2: The fact that you lost. 392 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 1: The robe of many colors, You've been through disappointments, betrayals, injustice, 393 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 1: that's a sign that's something awesome is on the way. 394 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 2: What God is about to do in your life will 395 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:04,680 Speaker 2: not just. 396 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: Make up for every wrong, every injustice, but it will 397 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 1: be so rewarding you won't think about what you lost. 398 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: I heard about this young lady. She was going to 399 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 1: meet her fiance's parents for the first time. They were 400 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 1: known to be very picky and not easily impressed, and she. 401 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 2: Was nervous about it all. 402 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: And she made sure her outfit was perfect and she 403 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 1: looked the best that she possibly could. But on the 404 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 1: way out the door, she accidentally knocked a can. 405 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:32,640 Speaker 2: Of coca cola over. 406 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: It hit the floor and splashed up on her shoes 407 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:36,479 Speaker 1: and pant legs. 408 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 2: She couldn't believe it. 409 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,199 Speaker 1: Of all times, she was trying to look good and 410 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:40,880 Speaker 1: this happened. 411 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 2: She didn't have time to change, so. 412 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: She just wiped it off the best she could and. 413 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 2: Went on her way. 414 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: At her fiance's house, she met the parents and they 415 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: visited for a while. They have a little dog that 416 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: they've had for years. The whole time that dog was 417 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 1: at this young lady's feet. It followed her through the house, 418 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:03,160 Speaker 1: would not leave her side. When she stopped, the dog 419 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:06,680 Speaker 1: stop where she sat. The dog sat for two hours. 420 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 2: The dog was the girl's best friend. 421 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 1: When she was about to leave, the mother said, We've 422 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:14,439 Speaker 1: had plenty of people over to our house, but this 423 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 1: dog has never taken to anyone like you. There must 424 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:22,159 Speaker 1: be something very special about you. She didn't realize the 425 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:26,120 Speaker 1: dog like to smell of coke on her pants. Sometimes 426 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 1: what we think is a disappointment is really. 427 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 2: The hand of God. His ways are not our ways. 428 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:36,360 Speaker 1: Instead of being frustrated by what doesn't work out, try 429 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 1: a different approach. 430 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 2: And say, God, I trust you. 431 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 1: I may not understand it, it may be uncomfortable, but 432 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 1: I know you wouldn't have allowed it if it wasn't 433 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: going to work to my advantage. If you only knew 434 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 1: what God is going to do, you'd stay in peace. 435 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,440 Speaker 1: If you only knew how He's going to connect the dots, 436 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:58,880 Speaker 1: you wouldn't fight everything that doesn't go your way. If 437 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: you only knew how He's going to take your mistakes 438 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,880 Speaker 1: and make miracles out of them, how your poor choices 439 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:07,439 Speaker 1: are not going to stop your destiny. 440 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 2: Then you'd get your passion back. 441 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:12,720 Speaker 1: You'd stir your faith up and start dreaming again, start 442 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:16,919 Speaker 1: hoping again, start believing again. There's a lady in the 443 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: scripture named Rayhab. 444 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 2: She was a prostitute. She didn't like who she had become. 445 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:25,400 Speaker 2: She never thought she'd end up where she was. But 446 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 2: life has a. 447 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: Way of taking turns, and we find ourselves disappointed, hurting 448 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: in dysfunction. She felt stuck. How could she get out? 449 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: She was living in a city that worshiped idols. I 450 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: can imagine some nights she would look up at the 451 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 1: stars and say, God, if you're real, help me to change. God, 452 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: show me a better path. Thought said, are you crazy? 453 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: God would never have anything to do with you. Look 454 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 1: at how you're living. But when you take one step 455 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: toward God, he'll come running towards you. God doesn't judge 456 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: the way people. People will write you off, discount you. 457 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: You can't do anything great. You made too many mistakes. 458 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 1: You come from the wrong family. You're not talented enough. 459 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: If you only knew how God sees you, he calls 460 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 1: you a masterpiece. He put royal blood in your veins. 461 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: He's crowned you with favor. You have seeds of greatness. 462 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 1: Nothing you've done has lessened your value. Nothing you've done has. 463 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:28,439 Speaker 2: Made him love you any less. 464 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: He's still going to make something significant out of your life. 465 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,919 Speaker 1: Joshua was sent men in to spy out her city, 466 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: the city of Jericho. Word got out that they were there, 467 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 1: and Ray Have hid the spies in her house made 468 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: sure that they were safe. In return, the spies told 469 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 1: her that whoever it was in her house, when the 470 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: Israelites attacked the city, they would be spared, and her 471 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 1: relatives were the only ones that survived. That was the 472 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 1: turning point. Ray Have married a man from the tribe 473 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:04,479 Speaker 1: of Judah. They had a son, named Boas. Boas had 474 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 1: a son named Jesse. Jesse had a son named David. 475 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: That means Rahab is in the family line of Jesus. 476 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: If you only knew how God can not only bring 477 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 1: you out of a mess but still do something awesome 478 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:22,680 Speaker 1: with your lifeb is now listed in Hebrews eleven as 479 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 1: one of the heroes of faith. Imagine someone telling her, 480 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: while she was still in that profession that one day 481 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,920 Speaker 1: you're going to make such an impact. You're going to 482 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: do something so significant that thousands of years from now 483 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 1: people are going to be talking about you. 484 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 2: She would have thought you have the wrong person. 485 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:42,919 Speaker 1: Do you see what I do for a living, The 486 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:46,400 Speaker 1: mistakes I've made, the culture I come out of. None 487 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 1: of that is going to stop what our God is 488 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:52,640 Speaker 1: about to do. You may have plenty of reasons why 489 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 1: you're limited. You've seen your best stage, you made too 490 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:59,200 Speaker 1: many mistakes. God is saying to you, if you only 491 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 1: knew what I'm about to do, if you only knew 492 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 1: the favor I'm about to show you, If you only 493 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: knew the doors I'm about to open, the healing, the restoration, 494 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 1: if you only knew the gifts God has for you, 495 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:14,160 Speaker 1: then you would ask for living water. 496 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:17,679 Speaker 2: That means you would ask big, you would believe big. 497 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 1: You'd get rid of the guilt, let go of the discouragement, 498 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:24,879 Speaker 1: what didn't work out, mistakes you've made, and get ready 499 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:26,639 Speaker 1: for something that you haven't seen. 500 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 2: This is a new day. God is doing a new thing. 501 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:33,680 Speaker 1: Chains that have held you back are being broken right now. 502 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:38,080 Speaker 1: Strongholds in your mind are coming down. Yes, you lost 503 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:39,440 Speaker 1: that coat of many colors. 504 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 2: Don't worry. 505 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:44,200 Speaker 1: You're about to see a robe of greater influence, greater authority. 506 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:48,160 Speaker 1: God is about to connect the dots, the bad breaks, 507 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: the disappointments, the people that tried to stop you. 508 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 2: It's all working for your good. 509 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,439 Speaker 1: I believe and declare you'll come in into promotion like 510 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: you've never seen, like ray, have favor that you didn't deserve, 511 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:04,399 Speaker 1: like the woman at the well. You're not only going 512 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 1: to be restored, healed and free, but you're going to 513 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 1: impact your family, your city, your world for the glory 514 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: of God. 515 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:14,879 Speaker 2: And if you receive it, can you say amen? 516 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 1: I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus 517 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: the lord of your life. 518 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 2: Would you pray with me? 519 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:28,120 Speaker 1: Just say Lord Jesus, I repent of my sins come 520 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 1: into my heart. 521 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:31,680 Speaker 2: I make him a Lord and save you. 522 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:35,600 Speaker 1: If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got 523 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 1: born again. Love to send you some free information on 524 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 1: your new walk with the Lord. Just text the number 525 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 1: on the screen go to the website. I hope you'll 526 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:47,160 Speaker 1: get into a good Bible based church and keep God 527 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 1: first place. He'll take your places that you've never dreamed. 528 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:56,440 Speaker 3: Three minutes can such a small amount of time make 529 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 3: a big difference to your day to turn worry into confidence, 530 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:05,160 Speaker 3: frustration to hope, defeat to victory. Maybe you just need 531 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:06,159 Speaker 3: a boost of faith. 532 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:09,639 Speaker 1: When we put God first place and get our thinking 533 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:12,719 Speaker 1: in line with his, even a small seed of time 534 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:15,680 Speaker 1: can make a huge difference. We have a new resource 535 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:19,040 Speaker 1: called three minute Mornings. Start your day the blessed way. 536 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: My challenge is when you wake up, before you leave 537 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 1: the house, take three minutes to speak blessings over your 538 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,399 Speaker 1: life and to declare God's favor get your mind going 539 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:32,639 Speaker 1: in the right direction. When you do that, you're setting 540 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:35,400 Speaker 1: yourself up for a blessed, victorious day. 541 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 3: As our way of saying thank you for your gift 542 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 3: of any size to the ministry this month, Joel and 543 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 3: Victoria would like to send you this just released, life 544 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:48,479 Speaker 3: giving new daily devotional. Before your feet hit the ground 545 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 3: or go out the door, have your heart experience a 546 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 3: bit of heaven. Set your mind on the things above 547 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 3: with our new three Minute Mornings devotional. With this new 548 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:01,760 Speaker 3: three hundred and sixty five day to devotional three Minute Mornings, 549 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 3: You'll experience God showering down his favor like never before. 550 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 3: You'll focus on the better that is coming and fully 551 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 3: realize the freedom of not worrying about tomorrow. 552 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 1: Victorian, I pray for you and your family every day. 553 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:19,480 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for your prayer and support. You're 554 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 1: making a difference all. 555 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 2: Over the world. 556 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 1: Remember you can watch the services online every Sunday morning, 557 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 1: download our daily podcast, listen on Sirius XM. 558 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 2: But until we meet again, mid the Lord bless you 559 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 2: and keep you. 560 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 3: Be sure to request your copy of Three Minute Mornings today. 561 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 3: Visit Joelostein dot com or call eighty eight five six seven. 562 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 2: Joel