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They're coming to your homes and 43 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 4: if you're ever in our area, please stop by and 44 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 4: be a part of one of our services. I promise 45 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 4: you will make you feel right at home. But thanks 46 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 4: so much for tuning in, And I like to start 47 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 4: with something funny. Most of you know my jokes are 48 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 4: a lot of times not doctrinally correct, especially this one today, 49 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 4: but just to make us laugh. I heard about this 50 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 4: lady that died and she found herself standing at the 51 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 4: pearly gates. Saint Peter says, you can't come in unless 52 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 4: you correctly spell a word. She said what word? He said, 53 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 4: any word? So she spelled the word love l o vee. 54 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 4: Peter said, Welcome to Heaven. Then Peter asked her if 55 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 4: she would take his place. He instructed her, if anybody comes, 56 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 4: just follow the same procedure. Well, in a few minutes, 57 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 4: this lady sees her ex husband coming up. She said, 58 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 4: what are you doing here? He said, I just had 59 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 4: a heart attack. Did I really make it to heaven? 60 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 4: She said not yet. You have to correctly spell a word. 61 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 4: He said what word? After a long pause, she said 62 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 4: a Slovakia. All right, hold up your bible, say it 63 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 4: like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am 64 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 4: what it says I am. I have what it says 65 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 4: I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today, 66 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 4: I will be taught the word of God. I boldly 67 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 4: confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I 68 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 4: will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 69 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 4: I want to talk to you today about how to 70 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 4: experience more of God's favor. God wants to make your 71 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 4: life easier. He wants to assist you and give you 72 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 4: special advantages. That's what his favor does. When you go 73 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 4: out each day, don't expect to get the short end 74 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 4: of the stick. Don't expect to not get good breaks. 75 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 4: Do just the opposite. You should expect people to want 76 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 4: to help you. Expect to stand out in the crowd. 77 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 4: Expect to be at the right place at the right time. 78 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 4: Why Because you have the favor of God. And when 79 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 4: you really learn how to tap into God's favor, you'll 80 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 4: have a tremendous advantage. God's favor will cause you to 81 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 4: be promoted even though you weren't the most qualified. The 82 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 4: favor of God will open a door for you that 83 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 4: may not open for somebody else. God's favor will cause 84 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 4: our children to get the best teachers in school. All 85 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 4: kinds of advantages come when we learn to walk in 86 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 4: God's favor well. You say, Joe, none of this ever 87 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 4: happens to me. I must not have it. No, you 88 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 4: do have favor. But the reason many people are not 89 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 4: experiencing it is because they don't activate their faith in 90 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 4: this area. They don't expect to get good breaks, they 91 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 4: don't expect to have preferential treatment. They have that underdog mentality. 92 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 4: Everybody gets promoted except me. I put my house on 93 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 4: the market. I should have known it wasn't gonna sell. 94 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 4: Went to the grocery store. God in the longest line 95 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 4: should have known. It happens to me every time. No, 96 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 4: if you're going to experience more of God's favor, you've 97 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 4: got to become more favor minded. That means you've got 98 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 4: to expect it. And number two, you've got to declare it. 99 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 4: Every morning before you leave the house. You should say, Father, 100 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 4: thank you that I have your favor. Thank you that 101 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 4: I have favor with my boss, my employees. Thank you 102 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 4: that my children have favor with their teachers. Thank you 103 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 4: that your favor is bringing success into my life. Learn 104 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 4: to declare God's favor. It's not enough to just think it. 105 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 4: It's not enough to just believe it. Something supernatural happens 106 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 4: when we speak it out. Growing up. We never left 107 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 4: the house without my mother saying, Father, thank you that 108 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 4: my children have your favor, and all through the day. 109 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 4: We need to develop a habit of declaring God's favor 110 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 4: before you go into that business meeting. Just under your breath, Father, 111 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 4: thank you that I have favor with these clients. Drive 112 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 4: into the grocery store, Father, thank you that I have favor. 113 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 4: While I shop on the freeway, it's all backed up 114 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 4: and you need to get into another lane. Father, thank 115 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 4: you for your favor in this situation. I know one 116 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 4: time I was driving to the office and I was 117 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 4: running a little late. The freeway was moving so slowly 118 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 4: for some reason. A bunch of cars were crowded in 119 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 4: a particular spot, going about forty miles an hour, and 120 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 4: I could look up ahead of them and see that 121 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 4: the freeway was wide open, and I knew I wasn't 122 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 4: going to get to my appointment in time if I 123 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 4: wasn't at least able to drive the speed limit. And 124 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 4: I'm just bold enough to believe that God wants to 125 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,840 Speaker 4: assist me. I know He's given us his favor where 126 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 4: his children. And so I said, Father, just like you 127 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 4: parted the Red Sea for the children of Israel. I 128 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 4: believe you can part this traffic for me. Now I'm 129 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 4: asking that your favor would shine down on me. About 130 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 4: that time, the car in front of me moved into 131 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 4: the next lane. I pulled up right where he was 132 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 4: and perfectly on queue. That car moved out of the way. 133 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 4: What is my witness? Four or five more cars as 134 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 4: soon as I got up there, perfectly on queue, moved 135 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 4: out of my way. It's just like God was supernaturally 136 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 4: clearing me a path. That is the favor of God. 137 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 4: And no, I wasn't blinking my lights and honking my horn. 138 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 4: But God wants to be involved in our everyday life, 139 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 4: not just the big things, even the smaller things. Some 140 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 4: of you never pray unless you have a major problem. 141 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 4: You never ask God for his favor unless you're in 142 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 4: a major crisis. That's good. God wants to help you. 143 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 4: But what I'm saying is God wants to be involved 144 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 4: in every part of your life, even the smaller things. 145 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 4: God wants to assist you driving to work. He wants 146 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 4: to give you favor at the grocery store. God will 147 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 4: help you find a parking spot in a crowded parking lot, 148 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 4: if you'll just be bold enough to ask one time. 149 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 4: A while back, Victoria nine are two children drove down 150 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 4: to the park. We were going to take a few 151 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 4: hours and spend it together out there. But when I 152 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 4: got host of the park, there was so much traffic, 153 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 4: much more than normal. And it finally dawned on me 154 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 4: that it was spring break. All the school kids were 155 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 4: out and it's a beautiful day. People were everywhere, and 156 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 4: my first thought was, let's just go back home. It 157 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 4: is so crowded. I'm never gonna find a place to park. 158 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 4: But that's that old, defeated mentality. And instead of believing that, 159 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 4: just under my breath, I said, father, I need your favor. 160 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 4: I believe you want to assist me. You promised your 161 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 4: children's special advantages, so I'm asking you to help me 162 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 4: find a place to park. And I was just sort 163 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:37,719 Speaker 4: of halfway kidding, but I told my family, you watch it, 164 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,719 Speaker 4: Daddy's gonna get a front row parking spot. I can 165 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 4: feel it. I got the favor of God all over me. 166 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 4: I was going on and on, kind of cutting up, 167 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 4: and I finally pulled into the parking lot and it 168 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 4: was packed. I mean, there were hundreds of cars, and 169 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 4: I drove around and around, couldn't find any place to park. 170 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 4: And just as I was leaving, right back at the 171 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 4: front where I came in, this car backed out perfectly 172 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 4: on Thank you. I pull right in there, not the 173 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 4: third spot, not the second spot, but the spot closest 174 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:08,319 Speaker 4: to the park. I reach back to my children and say, 175 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 4: come on, y'all, get some of this favor off of Daddy. 176 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 4: I said, I can't stand it all. Jonathan was about 177 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:18,599 Speaker 4: six years old at the time. He looked at me 178 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 4: and said, Daddy, you are strange. So you know what's funny. 179 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 4: Now when something good happens, we get a good parking spot. 180 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 4: Jonathan says, you know, Daddy, that was because of my favor. 181 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 4: But I realize this doesn't happen every time. There are 182 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,959 Speaker 4: plenty of times I pray. I believe I declare God's favor, 183 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 4: and I got to park at the very very back 184 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 4: of the lot. You know what I do with every step, 185 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 4: thank your Father that I'm able to walk, thank you 186 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 4: that I'm strong, thank you that I'm healthy, thank you 187 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 4: that I'm alive. See, don't get all negative and say, well, Joel, 188 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 4: I tried it. It didn't work for me. No, Just 189 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 4: keep on declaring God's favor. Know that he is directing 190 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 4: your steps. Some of you don't see this favor like 191 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 4: you should because you're not expecting it. You don't have 192 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 4: this favor mindset. The scripture says there in Isaiah thirty, 193 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 4: verse eighteen, God is longing to be good to the 194 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 4: people that are looking for his goodness, his favor, and 195 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 4: his victory. Notice, God wants to be good to you. 196 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 4: He wants to pour out his favor, but it's only 197 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 4: going to happen if you're looking for his goodness, if 198 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 4: you're expecting his favor and his blessings. That tells me 199 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 4: we can't be passive. We can't have the attitude. Well, Joel, 200 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 4: if God wants to bless me, he'll bless me. If 201 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 4: he wants me to get a good parking spot, he's God. 202 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 4: He'll give me a good parking spot. Now, we need 203 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 4: to actively be releasing our faith for more of God's favor. 204 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:45,599 Speaker 4: When we go out each day. We should be expecting 205 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:50,319 Speaker 4: good breaks, expecting people to like us, expecting supernatural doors 206 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 4: to open. You have an advantage. You have the favor 207 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 4: of God. I love what David said, goodness and mercy 208 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,559 Speaker 4: will follow me all the days of my life. You 209 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 4: know what goodness is, God's favor. He was saying, favor 210 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 4: follows me everywhere I go. David knew he had an advantage. 211 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 4: He knew God would assist him. He knew he could 212 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 4: expect preferential treatment. He had this favor mentality. All through 213 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 4: the Psalms, He's constantly talking about God's favor. The truth 214 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:24,679 Speaker 4: is something is going to follow you throughout life. If 215 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 4: you go around thinking nothing good ever happens to me, 216 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 4: and I never get any breaks, then you're gonna have defeat, mediocrity, 217 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 4: lack following you around. But if you'll switch over into 218 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 4: this favor mindset and say God's favor gives me an advantage, 219 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 4: God's favor is bringing success. God's favor is making my 220 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:47,119 Speaker 4: crooked places straight. If you do that, you'll have blessings 221 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 4: chasing you down, promotion, increase success. That'll be what's following you. Now. 222 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:57,319 Speaker 4: I'm asking us today to live more favor minded. When 223 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 4: you pull into a crowded parking lot and all the 224 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 4: sudden a car backs out and you get a front 225 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 4: row spot, recognize that's not a lucky break. That's God's 226 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 4: favor in your life. Learn to thank him for it. 227 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 4: You're at the grocery store waiting in a long line 228 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:14,679 Speaker 4: to check out. Somebody taps you on the shoulder and says, hey, 229 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 4: I'm opening up this register. I'll take care of you 230 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 4: over here. That's not a coincidence. That's God's favor. Thank 231 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 4: him for it. Maybe you're out to lunch one day 232 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 4: and you bump into somebody you've really been wanting to meet. 233 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 4: That's not happenstance. That's God causing you to be at 234 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 4: the right place at the right time when things like 235 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 4: this happen. Don't take it for granted. Don't Saint boy, 236 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 4: Wasn't I lucky today? Now? Learn to say, Father, thank 237 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:42,080 Speaker 4: you for assisting me. Thank you for your favor. Thank 238 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:45,679 Speaker 4: you for making my life easier. The more you thank 239 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 4: God for his favor, the more of his favor you'll see. 240 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 4: The scripture says in First Peter, hope to the end 241 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 4: for the divine favor that is coming. You've got to 242 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 4: know today that God has favor come in your way. 243 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 4: Keep believing, keep hoping. One translation says, look forward to 244 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 4: more and more of God's favor. That's God's dream to 245 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,959 Speaker 4: pour out his goodness. He wants to help you get 246 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 4: the best deals in life. When you're out shopping, God 247 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 4: wants to help you find the best sells. He wants 248 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 4: to lead you to the right house, the right car. 249 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 4: But here's the key. We have to be on the 250 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 4: lookout for more of God's favor. That tells me, don't 251 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 4: get stagnant. Don't ever think that you can't rise any higher. 252 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 4: God wants to do more than we can even ask 253 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 4: or think. It says in Ephesians, he wants to show 254 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 4: us the immeasurable, limitless, surpassing greatness of his free favor. 255 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 4: In other words, God wants to go far and beyond 256 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 4: what we're used to. He wants to show you favor 257 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 4: in unusual and extraordinary ways. This is what happened to 258 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:00,200 Speaker 4: Joshua one day. He was out in the middle of 259 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 4: a great battle. He wanted to get the enemy finished off, 260 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 4: but he was running out of daylight. The sun was 261 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:10,559 Speaker 4: going down. But instead of complaining about it and thinking, well, 262 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,599 Speaker 4: just by luck, I should have known I wouldn't get finished. No, 263 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 4: Joshua Wa was living favor minded. He knew God's favor 264 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 4: was there to assist him and to provide him with 265 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 4: special advantages, and Joshua Wat was bold. He wasn't afraid 266 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 4: to ask. He looked up to the sky and said, son, 267 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 4: you're gonna have to stand still. I need more daylight. 268 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 4: And the scripture says that God favored him and caused 269 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 4: the sun to stand still until he could get the 270 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 4: job finished. It goes on to say there's never been 271 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 4: another day like that before. One verse says the people 272 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 4: stood there in utter amazement at what God had done. 273 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 4: I believe you and I are going to see some 274 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 4: more of these days where God pours out his favor 275 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 4: in such a great way. We look back and said, man, 276 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 4: I've never seen any thing like that. God showed up 277 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 4: in an extraordinary way. I remember a few months before 278 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 4: Victoria and I got married, we found this town home 279 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 4: that we really liked. We had searched and searched all over, 280 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 4: but we kept coming back to this place. But the 281 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 4: problem was we couldn't really afford it. One day I 282 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 4: took my father over there to get his opinion. He said, Joel, 283 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 4: if you really like this place, I would offer the 284 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 4: man half of what he's asking for it. I said, Daddy, 285 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 4: I can't do that. I would be embarrassed. I may 286 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 4: insult him, He said, Joel, you have not because you 287 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 4: ask not. You don't know. He may have a dozen properties. 288 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 4: He just trying to get rid of this, possibly at 289 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 4: least believe for God's favor. Finally he talked me into it. 290 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 4: I got my nerve up and asked our relator to 291 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 4: offer him half. And so she made the offer and 292 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 4: told the man that we were a young couple just 293 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 4: getting started and we weren't trying to offend him, but 294 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 4: this is all that we could afford. He immediately turned 295 00:15:57,800 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 4: it down, said no, I'm sorry, that's much too low. 296 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 4: I can't take that. That was early in September. Week 297 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 4: after week went by. We never heard anything, but we 298 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 4: just kept believing Father, Thank you that we have your favor. 299 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 4: Thank you that you're causing people to want to be 300 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 4: good to us. Thank you for special advantages. The last 301 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 4: week of that year, he called our real estate agent 302 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,800 Speaker 4: and told how he had not sold that property and 303 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 4: he needed to get rid of it by the end 304 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 4: of the year. He said, even though I've had offers 305 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 4: for more money, I really want to help that young 306 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 4: couple you talked about, and I want to sell it 307 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 4: to them. We ended up behind that place for half 308 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 4: of what he had it listed for. That's some of 309 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 4: that far and beyond favor. That's one of those days 310 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 4: where Victoria Leni look back and said, God, We've never 311 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 4: seen anything like that before. You've got to understand, this 312 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 4: is God's heart. He wants to amaze you with his favor. 313 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 4: He wants to do extraordinary things in your life. But 314 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 4: we've got to be like Joshua bold old, be confident, 315 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 4: and let's start believing for that far and beyond favor. 316 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,200 Speaker 4: I know if it had not been for my father 317 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 4: stirring me up and encouraging my faith, I would have 318 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 4: never made that offer. I was too embarrassed. I thought 319 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 4: I didn't deserve it. This is never gonna happen, this 320 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 4: is impossible. But now I've learned it's okay to be bold. 321 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 4: It's okay to expect preferential treatment. Not because of who 322 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:28,360 Speaker 4: we are, but because of whose we are. We are 323 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:31,920 Speaker 4: children of the Most High God. You have a right 324 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 4: to bless things and favor in your life. Think about 325 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:39,880 Speaker 4: even in the natural, if you come from the Rockefeller family, 326 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 4: you're going to have advantages because of the family that 327 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 4: you're in. That name carries some weight. If you're born 328 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:52,200 Speaker 4: into the Kennedy family, the Forbes family, the Bill Gates family, 329 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:55,640 Speaker 4: you're gonna be treated differently. You're gonna come to expect 330 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 4: favor that other people may not have. The good news 331 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 4: today is you and I have been born into the 332 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 4: right family. We are children of Almighty God. We need 333 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 4: to put our shoulders back and expect the advantages. Expect 334 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 4: people to wanna be good to us. It says in 335 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 4: Psalms that God has crowned us with his favor. You 336 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 4: may not be able to see it, but everywhere you 337 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 4: go you're wearing a crown on your head. That crown 338 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 4: does not say lack defeat, short into the stick, barely 339 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 4: get by. Know your crown says the favor of God. 340 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 4: In the spiritual realm, all the forces of darkness, just 341 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,360 Speaker 4: like they see you wearing your robe of righteousness, they 342 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 4: can see your crown of favor. That tells them you've 343 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 4: been set apart. They can see you have a right 344 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 4: to preferential treatment. They can see there's something different about you. 345 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 4: But here's the problem. If you don't see yourself the 346 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:57,639 Speaker 4: right way, if you don't activate your faith in this area, 347 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 4: then it's not going to happen everywhere where you go. 348 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 4: You need to imagine yourself where in your crown of favor. 349 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 4: When you need an advantage, when you need a good break, 350 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 4: when you need somebody to make an exception for you, 351 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 4: don't just shrink back and think what's the use never 352 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:16,879 Speaker 4: going to happen. No, put your shoulders back, stand up tall, 353 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 4: and imagine that crown of favor on your head. Let 354 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:22,679 Speaker 4: that be a reminder that you have a right to 355 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 4: live in victory. You have a right to have preferential treatment. 356 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 4: You have a right to special advantages. You know what 357 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 4: I see when I look at all of you right 358 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 4: now through my eyes of faith, I see your crown 359 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 4: of favor on your head. I see promotion. I see increase. 360 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 4: I see supernatural doors opening, I see dreams coming to completion. 361 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 4: Why because of the favor of God on your life. 362 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:51,119 Speaker 4: And when the enemy feeds you those lies telling you 363 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 4: you're never going to get any good breaks. You'll never 364 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 4: sell your house, the market's too low, you'll never get 365 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 4: that promotion. Your boss doesn't even like you. Tell them, 366 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:01,719 Speaker 4: hang on just a minute, I got to fix something 367 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 4: up here, he says, what are you doing. I gotta 368 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 4: straighten my crown of favor. I gotta make sure that 369 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:12,919 Speaker 4: it's on title. See, you're not average, You're not ordinary. 370 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 4: You come from a royal family. You can expect advantages 371 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 4: that other people may not have. You're wearing a crown 372 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 4: of favor. A few years ago, God put in me 373 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 4: a desire to air our program on a certain network. 374 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 4: It was a national network, one of the most popular, 375 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:34,119 Speaker 4: and so I had our representatives check into it, and 376 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 4: they came back a few days later and said, Joel, 377 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 4: that company has a policy to not run any type 378 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 4: of religious programming. They will not even entertain it. Well, 379 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:47,199 Speaker 4: that desire never left me. My attitude was, we have 380 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 4: God's favor, and God's favor can cause them to make 381 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:54,640 Speaker 4: an exception. The favor of God can change rules, regulations, 382 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 4: and policies on our behalf. And so I asked them 383 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 4: to go back and ask again and again and again. 384 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 4: Every time they came back with the same answer that 385 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 4: network has a no religion policy. Every time I heard that, 386 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 4: I had to check my crown of favor. Yep, it's 387 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 4: still there. I'm gonna keep believing Father, Thank you that 388 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 4: your favor can cause them to make an exception. Your 389 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 4: favor can cause them to want to be good to us. 390 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 4: Month after month went by. Finally, one day, out of 391 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:25,199 Speaker 4: the blue, they called. They said, we've never done this before, 392 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 4: but we've decided to make an exception and allow you 393 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:33,439 Speaker 4: to air your program on our network. First time in 394 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 4: the history of that network they ever had any type 395 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 4: of ministry program. Why did that happen? The favor of God. 396 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 4: I want you to start thanking God every day that 397 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 4: his light is shining down on you, that he's causing 398 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:48,879 Speaker 4: you to stand out in the crowd, that he's causing 399 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 4: people to want to be good to you. Don't go 400 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 4: around with that negative, weak, defeated mentality. Well, Joel, I tried. 401 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:58,360 Speaker 4: They told me, no, it didn't work out. They'll put 402 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:01,239 Speaker 4: your shoulders back. When your head up high, you are 403 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 4: wearing a crown of favor. You need to carry yourself 404 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 4: with confidence, not arrogance. Not thinking that you're better than somebody, 405 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 4: but also not thinking that you're less than somebody. They 406 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:16,159 Speaker 4: may have more degrees, they may have more education, but 407 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 4: the favor of God can cause you to shine above 408 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 4: the rest. The favor of God can cause you to 409 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:25,400 Speaker 4: get promoted even though somebody else has more seniority. The 410 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 4: favor of God can cause you to qualify for that 411 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 4: new home you're wanting to buy, even though in the 412 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 4: naturals you shouldn't be able to. What I'm saying is 413 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:36,600 Speaker 4: God's favor will make up for what we're lacking in 414 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 4: other areas. I talked to a young man a while back, 415 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 4: and he was going for a job interview. He was 416 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 4: in from out of town and was a very prestigious position. 417 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 4: Executives were coming in from all over the country to interview. 418 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 4: He said, Joel, I really believe that this job is 419 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 4: for me. I want it so badly, but I'm really 420 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 4: not the most qualified. My resume doesn't look as good 421 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 4: as everybody else, as I don't have as much experience. 422 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:03,879 Speaker 4: He went on and on, telling me all the reasons 423 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,119 Speaker 4: why it wasn't gonna happen. Now. I told him what 424 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,400 Speaker 4: I'm telling you. You've got to get out of that 425 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:12,439 Speaker 4: limited mindset and start believing that you have God's favor. 426 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 4: I said, every day you need to speak favor over 427 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 4: that situation. Just say Father, thank you that your favor 428 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 4: is causing me to stand out in the crowd. Your 429 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 4: favor is causing this company to want to hire me, 430 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:29,439 Speaker 4: and he changed his mindset. He switched over and started 431 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 4: expecting good things. Well, several months later I saw him 432 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,400 Speaker 4: in the lobby and he was beaming from ear to ear. 433 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:37,960 Speaker 4: I knew he had gotten a job, but he said, Joel, 434 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 4: it was the strangest thing. When those executives called me in, 435 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 4: they were scratching their heads. They said, we don't really 436 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 4: know why we're hiring you. You are not the most talented, 437 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,680 Speaker 4: you don't have the best resume. We can't put our 438 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 4: finger on it. There's just something about you that we 439 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 4: really like. That's what happens when we walk in God's favor. 440 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 4: It's like a light is shining down on us. It'll 441 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:06,399 Speaker 4: cause us many times to receive things that in the 442 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 4: natural we don't even deserve. When you say, Joe, nobody 443 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 4: goes out of their way to help me. I don't 444 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 4: ever get any of these good breaks. Well, are you 445 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 4: expecting good things? Do you go out each day with 446 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 4: confidence knowing that you're wearing your crown of favor? Or 447 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 4: have you gotten passive and you just accept whatever life 448 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 4: brings your way. Now we have to stay on the offensive. 449 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 4: I know even in my own life, when I get 450 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 4: a little passive and I'm not actively believing for favor, 451 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:37,920 Speaker 4: I'm not actively believing for good advantages. I don't see 452 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:39,919 Speaker 4: as many of them as I know that I could. 453 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 4: That's why the scripture says, keep looking for more and 454 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:47,360 Speaker 4: more of God's favor. Don't have a day go by 455 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 4: where you don't declare favor over your life, over your family, 456 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 4: over your finances, over your business. If you're in real estate, father, 457 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 4: thank you that I have favor with my clients. Think 458 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 4: you that your light is shining down on my properties 459 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 4: causing them to sell. If you're a coach, a teacher, father, 460 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:07,159 Speaker 4: thank you that I have favor with my students. Some 461 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 4: other kinds of sales, father, thank you that I have 462 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,639 Speaker 4: favor with my customers. You're causing me to be at 463 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,560 Speaker 4: the right place at the right time. If you're going 464 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 4: to have more of God's favor, you have to put 465 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 4: your faith out there and become more favor minded. I 466 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 4: know this couple that bought a new house. They had 467 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 4: been looking and looking, and finally this house came along 468 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 4: and everything just fell into place. They were so excited 469 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 4: about it, but now they needed to sell their other house, 470 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:36,879 Speaker 4: and they debated about how much they should sell it for, 471 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,479 Speaker 4: and after studying the neighborhood, they decided to put it 472 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 4: at the high end of the market price. And they 473 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 4: needed it to sell not only for a good price, 474 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 4: but for it to sell quickly so this other deal 475 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 4: would work out. Now. I was talking to the owner 476 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 4: about it, and she said, Joel, we've just decided to 477 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 4: stretch our faith and believe for God's unprecedented favor. We're 478 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,439 Speaker 4: going to believe that it not only sells quickly, but 479 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:04,639 Speaker 4: we'll get close to what we're asking for. When she 480 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 4: said that, it just took root deep down on the inside, 481 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:11,439 Speaker 4: unprecedented favor. I like that. See, they put their faith 482 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:14,919 Speaker 4: out there. They dared to believe. Do you know the 483 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 4: first day they put the house on the market, a 484 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 4: realtor brought a couple by and they fell in love 485 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 4: with it. They said, if you'll take the house off 486 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:26,879 Speaker 4: the market today, we will write a contract, not for 487 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 4: the full price, but we'll pay you more than you've 488 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:32,920 Speaker 4: got this house listed for. They sold the house the 489 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 4: first day for more than they were even asking. That's 490 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 4: that far and beyond favor. That's God doing more than 491 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 4: we can even ask or think. But some of you 492 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 4: today are not believing for enough. You're not expecting good breaks, 493 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 4: not expecting things to go your way. You have to 494 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:55,399 Speaker 4: get out of that limited mentality and start believing for 495 00:26:55,480 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 4: this unusual, unprecedented, far and beyond. God is longing to 496 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 4: be good to you. My question is, are you looking 497 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 4: for God's goodness? Are you expecting advantages? Are you living 498 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:13,119 Speaker 4: favor minded? Let me challenge you every morning when you 499 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,920 Speaker 4: get up, no matter how you feel, no matter what 500 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 4: didn't work out in the past, through your eyes of faith, 501 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 4: see that crown of favor on your head, start the 502 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 4: day in expectancy, and then go out believing for good breaks, 503 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 4: believing for doors to open, expecting people to wanna be 504 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 4: good to you. Not because of who you are, but 505 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 4: because of whose you are. Remember, you come from the 506 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 4: right family. You are a child of the most high God. 507 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 4: Now I believe today I'm looking at the most favored 508 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:46,399 Speaker 4: people around. You're gonna have favor at home, favor at work, 509 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 4: favor on the free way, favor at the mall, favor 510 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 4: at the grocery store, favor with your relatives, favor even 511 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:57,360 Speaker 4: with your enemies. This is going to be a great 512 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 4: year of favor in your life. Why don't you get 513 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 4: in agreence with God and start looking for more and 514 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:05,960 Speaker 4: more of his favor. Declare it every day. If you 515 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 4: do that, God will do unusual and extraordinary things in 516 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:13,840 Speaker 4: your life. He will amaze you with his favors. You'll 517 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 4: live that life of victory he has in story. Amen, 518 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 4: do you receive it today? Do you have God's favor? 519 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 4: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you 520 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,959 Speaker 4: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 521 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 4: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, I'll 522 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 4: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make 523 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:39,080 Speaker 4: you my Lord and savior. Friends, if you prayed that 524 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 4: simple prayer, we believe you got born again. Get in 525 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 4: a good Bible based church. Keep God first place. He's 526 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 4: going to take you places that you've never dreamed of. 527 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 4: Thank you for listening to the joel OUs Deine podcast. 528 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 4: Help us continue to share the message of hope with 529 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 4: those all over the world. Visit joelus dein dot. 530 00:28:57,400 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 2: Com slash give hope to give a gift today. 531 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 4: Thanks so much for listening to today's message. I hope 532 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 4: you'll subscribe so you can receive the latest podcast to 533 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:11,320 Speaker 4: keep you inspired all through the week. We're praying for you. 534 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 4: I know God's best is still ahead. We'll see you 535 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 4: next time.