1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:02,720 Speaker 1: It's so great to have you with us today. We 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: love you, guys. 3 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 2: We're praying you're going to have a beautiful month of March, 4 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 2: and just speaking blessings in favor of each one of you. 5 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 3: This time of year is just new beginnings, new spring seasons, 6 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 3: and so if we are believing that this will be 7 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 3: a newness of joy in your heart, so no today 8 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,080 Speaker 3: we are praying for you and we love you. 9 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: Well. God bless you always a joy to come into 10 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: your homes, and we come with good news. We know 11 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: that God is on your side and He's got a 12 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: great plan and a great future for your life. And 13 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: when you draw night of God, God will draw night 14 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: of you. But we're so glad that you've tuned in today. 15 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,599 Speaker 1: And if you're ever in our area, I hope you'll 16 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,480 Speaker 1: stop by and see us. We give you a personal invitation. 17 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 1: You'll love our new facility. And these people are the 18 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: finest people in all of Houston, right here at Lake Twist, 19 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: So come be a part of one of our services. 20 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: I like to start with something kind of funny, and 21 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: I heard about this little three year old boy. 22 00:00:58,800 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 4: He had a bad cough. 23 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: His parents took him to the doctor and The doctor 24 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: put him up on the table and he put his 25 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: stethoscope up to his chest, and he said, hang still, 26 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: a little buddy, I'm just gonna check. 27 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 4: And see if Barney's in there. 28 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: The little boy said, no, Jesus is in my heart, 29 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: but Barney's on my underwear. All right, hold your bibles 30 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: up and say it like you mean it. Ready, this 31 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 1: is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 32 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: I have what it says I have. I can do 33 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: what it says I can do. Today I will be 34 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 35 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 36 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want 37 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: to talk to you today about believing for more of 38 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: God's favor in your life. Too many people are stuck 39 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: in a rut and they're not expecting anything good. They 40 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: don't expect to rise higher, they don't expect to get 41 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: any breaks. Their attitude is nothing good ever happens to me. 42 00:01:58,080 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: I don't see how I could ever get out of 43 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: these problems. I'll probably never get married, I'll probably never. 44 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 4: Get out of death. 45 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: They go around sort of expecting to get the short 46 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: end of the stick, and then they wonder why nothing 47 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: good ever happens to them. But the scripture says in 48 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: Isaiah thirty, verse eighteen, that God is longing to be 49 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: good to the people that are looking for his goodness, 50 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 1: his favor, and his victory. Notice, God wants to be 51 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: good to you, but the only way it's going to 52 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: happen is if you're looking for his goodness, if you're 53 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: expecting his blessings in favor. In other words, we should 54 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: actively be releasing our faith for more of the favor 55 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: of God. We should go out each day expecting to 56 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: get good breaks, expecting to be at the right place 57 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: at the right time, expecting doors to open for us 58 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: that may not open for somebody else. We have an advantage. 59 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: We have the favor of God, and I believe that 60 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 1: we've entered into a new season, a season of en 61 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: a season of blessings, a season where we can see 62 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 1: more of God's favor. But if this is going to happen, 63 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: we have to do our part and become more favor minded. 64 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: That means we're not only expecting good things, but we're 65 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: declaring God's favor over our lives. There's a connection between 66 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: speaking favor and receiving favor. It's not enough to just think, yeah, Joel, 67 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 1: I believe it. I know I've got God's favor. No, 68 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: you've got to give life to your faith by speaking 69 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: it out. And every day before we leave the house, 70 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: we should just say Father, thank you that I have 71 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: your favor. Thank you that I have favor with my boss, 72 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: with my clients, thank you that my children have favor 73 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: with their teachers. Thank you that your favor is bringing 74 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: success into my life. I found, the more favor minded 75 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: we are expecting it and declaring it, the more of 76 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: God's favor we're going to receive. For some of you today, 77 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: you're stuck in an old and you're not expecting anything good. Well, Joel, 78 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: two thousand and five has been a disappointing year for me. 79 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: My plans didn't work out. I had some setbacks, lost 80 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: a lot in the hurricane. Now you've got to shake 81 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: that junk off. That's over and done. Your attitude should 82 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 1: be I'm entering into a new season, a season of increase, 83 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: a season of blessing, a season where I'm going to 84 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 1: see God's favor like never before. See, you've got to 85 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: have the right outlook, and you need to have words 86 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:31,919 Speaker 1: of faith and victory coming out of your mouth. Maybe 87 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 1: you've been lonely for a long time, Well, let me 88 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: encourage you. It's a new season and you need to 89 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: start declaring. The favor of God is turning things around. 90 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: The favor of God is bringing good people into my life. 91 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 4: It's a new day. 92 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: Well, Joel, my finances are just so low. I don't 93 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: see how they could ever get better. I've sort of 94 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: topped out. Now hear me, clearly, it's a new season. 95 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,599 Speaker 1: Start declaring. The favor of God is bringing me promotion. 96 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: The favor of God is bringing in. God's favor is 97 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: bringing success into my life. Or maybe you've been sick 98 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: for a long time. You've struggled with your health year 99 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: after year. But let these words take roup deep down 100 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: on the inside. 101 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 4: It's a new season. 102 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: Your attitude should be two thousand and six is going 103 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: to be my year to get well. Two thousand and six. 104 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 1: The favor of God is bringing health unto me. The 105 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: favor of God is turning every adversity into victory. Get 106 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: a new attitude. Start to clearing every day. Father, thank 107 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 1: you that your favor is going before me, making my 108 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: crooked places straight. I like to say, Father, thank you 109 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 1: that your favor is keeping my enemies from defeating me. 110 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 1: Your favor is bringing success and victory into my life. Remember, 111 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: the more favor minded we are, the more of God's 112 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 1: favor we're going to receive. I like the scripture in Firs. Peter. 113 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: It says hope to the end for the divine favor 114 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: that is coming. Notice it's saying if we simply keep 115 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: our hopes up and God promises, favor is on its way. 116 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: May not be here yet, but that season is coming. 117 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 1: And the good news is when God's favor shows up, 118 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: things are gonna change. Supernatural doors will open, negative circumstances 119 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: will turn around. What was impossible will become possible when 120 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,359 Speaker 1: you have the favor of God. I have these friends 121 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:23,359 Speaker 1: and their son plays on a minor league baseball team, 122 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: and his dream, of course, is to make it up 123 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 1: to the major leagues. And he's an extremely talented young man. 124 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: But it seemed like every time he was about to 125 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 1: get moved up to the big leagues, something odd came 126 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 1: up and he got skipped over. And every time I 127 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 1: talk to his parents, they told how he was having 128 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 1: a banner year and he was leading the league in 129 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: home runs. But once again, he just kept getting overlooked. 130 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: And this happened time and time again, year after year, 131 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: and these parents were tempted to get discouraged. They were 132 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: tempted to start thinking, you know what, this is just not. 133 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 4: Meant to be. But you know, they never did that. 134 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: They just kept speaking God's favor over his life. They 135 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,479 Speaker 1: said things like, Father, thank you that your favor is 136 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: opening up doors that no man can shut. Thank you 137 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: that your favor is causing him to be at the 138 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: right place at the right time. Your favor is causing 139 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: him to stand out in the crowd. And do you know, 140 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: just the other day they told me that young man 141 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: got skipped over again. They thought this time for sure 142 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: his career was officially over. But right at the last minute, 143 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: one of the star players on the major league team 144 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: that this minor league team was affiliated with. This star 145 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: player decided he wanted to be traded, and it just 146 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: so happened he played the. 147 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 4: Same position as this young man. 148 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: And so they shipped him off, and it made a 149 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: way for this young man to make it up to 150 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: the big leagues. And now he's living out his dreams 151 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: playing in the major leagues. Friends, that's the favor of 152 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: God making a way even when it looked like there 153 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: was no way. God wants to do the same thing 154 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: in your life when it looks impossible, when you don't 155 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: see how it could ever change, Why don't you start 156 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 1: speaking favor over that situation instead of sitting around getting 157 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: depressed and discouraged, saying, well, I should have known it. 158 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: I always get skipped over, I always get the short 159 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: end of the stick. Don't get out of that old, negative, 160 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: defeated mentality and start saying, Father, thank you that your 161 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: divine favor is on its way. Thank you that your 162 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: favor is opening up doors that no men can shut. 163 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: Thank you that your favor is turning every adversity into victory. See, 164 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: in your time of need, more than ever, you need 165 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: to declare God's favor. And some of you today you 166 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: don't see how that situation could change. You don't see 167 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 1: how your business could ever grow, or how you could 168 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 1: ever really get out of debt. But listen, all it 169 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 1: takes is one touch of God's favor, just one touch 170 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 1: of God's favor, and it can turn any situation around. 171 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,559 Speaker 1: You've got a hope to the end for the divine 172 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 1: favor that's coming. That means don't give up, don't get 173 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: discourage aged. Favor is on its way. And the good 174 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: news is that favor could be here this week, It 175 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: could be here tomorrow, It. 176 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:09,439 Speaker 4: Could be here before you leave this service. 177 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: When you get up in the morning, instead of getting 178 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: discouraged and think, oh, man, this is gonna be another 179 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: lousy day. I got all these problems to deal with. Oh, 180 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,959 Speaker 1: you need to put a smile on your face, get 181 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: up with enthusiasm and say, father, I'm excited about today. 182 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,680 Speaker 1: I know your favor is on its way. I talked 183 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: to this other gentleman several years ago, and he was 184 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: so discouraged. At one time he had had a very 185 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: successful business, but over the last few years that business 186 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: had gone down to nothing. He'd lost all of his 187 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 1: major clients. It looked like bankruptcy was inevitable. It looked 188 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: like he didn't have a chance. He was in the 189 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: design and graphics business. And as we were talking, he 190 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:52,479 Speaker 1: went on and on telling me about his problems, explaining 191 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: in great detail all the people that had done him 192 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: wrong and all the setbacks he had suffered, and how 193 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: impossible it was and finally I had to stop him 194 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: and say, you know what, We've talked long enough about 195 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: the problem. Let's start talking about the solution. Let's start 196 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: talking about what God can do. Let's start talking about 197 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: the fact that divine favor is on its way. I 198 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: knew I had to get some faith into him. I 199 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: had to talk him into believing. And I told him 200 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: basically what I'm telling you today, that one touch of 201 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 1: God's favor can turn it all around. One touch of 202 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: God's favor can send your business over the top. He said, well, really, Joel, 203 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: I just came to ask you to pray that God 204 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: would help me to make it through this time of loss. 205 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,079 Speaker 1: And I said, no, I'm not going to pray that way. 206 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:38,719 Speaker 1: I'm going to pray that God's favor is going to 207 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,679 Speaker 1: come on you and your business in a greater way, 208 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:43,719 Speaker 1: and it's going to bring you out even better off 209 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: than you were before. His eyes just lit up. He said, 210 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: you really think this business could turn around? I said, 211 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: I don't think so. I know so with God, all 212 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: things are possible. Now. I could see that hope feeling 213 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: in his heart, and so we prayed, we believe, we 214 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: declared God's favor but I told him, every day and 215 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 1: all through the day, even if it's under your breath, 216 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: you need to go around saying the favor of God 217 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 1: is on my life, the favor of God is bringing 218 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: me new clients, the favor of God is causing my 219 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: business to prosper. 220 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:18,559 Speaker 4: And I challenged him to. 221 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: Stay in that attitude of faith and expectancy and to 222 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: just keep declaring God's favor. Well, several months later I 223 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: bumped into him. This time he wasn't all down and discouraged. 224 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: He was beaming with joy. He said, Joel, I did 225 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: just what you said. I just kept declaring God's favor. 226 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 1: I just kept believing and expecting for things to change. 227 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: And he said, at my lowest moment, when it looked 228 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:44,839 Speaker 1: like I was going to lose it all, I got 229 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 1: a phone call from a company that we had never 230 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: done business with before, and they asked me to make 231 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: a presentation. Long story short, this company chose him over 232 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: several other major firms. He said, Joel, Now with this 233 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: one new client, I will have more income than all 234 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 1: of my other clients combined. He said, this year will 235 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 1: by far be my most prosperous year ever. And see 236 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: I say that I say that to say, all it 237 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 1: takes is one touch of God's favor, just one phone call, 238 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: just one new client, just bumping into the right person, 239 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: being at the right place at the right time. One 240 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: touch of God's favor can turn any adversity into victory, 241 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,959 Speaker 1: no matter how impossible it looks in your life, no 242 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 1: matter how much money you need, or no matter how 243 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 1: negative the report was. Why don't you stop talking about 244 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: the problem and start talking about the solution. Why don't 245 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 1: you start talking about the fact that divine favor is 246 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 1: on its way. My bank account may not look too good, 247 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: but that's okay. Favor is on its way. My child 248 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 1: may not be doing right, but I'm not gonna worry 249 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 1: about it. I know God's favor is coming. See. The 250 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 1: Scripture tells us that we need to speak to our mountains. 251 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: It's not enough to just pray. It's not enough to 252 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 1: just believe. You've got to talk to your mountains. The 253 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: Bible says, let the weeks say I'm strong, let the 254 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: old pressed say I'm free. You need to declare God's 255 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: favor over those situations. Now, I found if you don't 256 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,599 Speaker 1: talk to your mountains, your mountains will talk to you, 257 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 1: your problems will keep you up all night worried, full 258 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: of fear, negative, depressed if you allow them to. When 259 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: you get up in the morning and those old discouraging 260 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 1: thoughts come telling you nothing's ever gonna change, You're never 261 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: gonna fulfill your destiny, you're never gonna be happy, you're 262 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 1: never gonna get married. 263 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 4: Man. 264 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: Now, if you listen to those lies, you'll go through 265 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: the day depressed and defeated. Now quit letting your problems 266 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: talk to you, and start talking to your problems. In 267 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: other words, when you get up, no matter how you feel, 268 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 1: no matter what it looks like, you need to just 269 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: boldly declare, Father, I'm excited about this day. I know 270 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 1: your favor is turning things around. I know your favor 271 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 1: is bringing success into my life. Your favor is causing 272 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:08,559 Speaker 1: me to be a victor and not a victim. Learn 273 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: to speak to your mountains, Learn to declare God's favor 274 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 1: over those negative situations. This is just what job did. 275 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: He went through a really terrible time. He lost his business, 276 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: lost his health, lost his family. I'm sure he could 277 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: have easily gotten discouraged. He could have started complaining and 278 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: saying God, why me? 279 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 4: But no, in the. 280 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: Midst of that adversity, in the midst of that dark hour. 281 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: You know what he did. He looked up to the 282 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: heavens and said, God, thank you that you have granted 283 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: me your favor. 284 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 4: Think about it. 285 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: In the middle of his storm, he was declaring the 286 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: favor of God. He was saying, in effect, I don't 287 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: care how bad I feel. I don't care how bad 288 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: these circumstances look. God, I know you're a good God, 289 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: and your divine favor is on its way. I know 290 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: your favor can turn this all around. No wonder, God 291 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: restored everything back to him. No wonder, He came out 292 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 1: with twice what he had before. He was living favor minded, 293 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: expecting it, and declaring it. Some of you today kind 294 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 1: of like Job. Maybe you're in what seems to be 295 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: an impossible situation. Things don't look good in your marriage, 296 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: in your health, in your finances. 297 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 4: And you just don't see any way out. 298 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: And in our times of adversity, it's so easy to 299 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: get discouraged. It's easy to get negative and go around complaining, Hey, 300 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: why is this happening to me? 301 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 5: Now? 302 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: Let me challenge it in those tough times, dare to 303 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: do like Job, and declare God's favor over your life. 304 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: Dare to speak to those mountains, just say, Father, thank 305 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: you that your favor is turning this around. Your favor 306 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: is defeating my enemies for me. And if you will 307 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: continue to speak favor over your life, and if you'll 308 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: just keep hoping to the end, God promises favor is 309 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 1: on his way. When that favor shows up, that's going 310 00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: to cause you to rise up out of those problems. 311 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: Favor of God will open up doors for you that 312 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: men say are impossible. The favor of God will keep 313 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: your enemies from defeating you. No matter what you're facing today. 314 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: Don't ever rule out God's favor, keep expecting it, keep 315 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: declaring it. This is exactly what we did when we 316 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: were trying to acquire this new facility, the Compact Center. 317 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: There were so many times where it looked totally impossible. 318 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: So many times we wanted to just give up and 319 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: go find some more property that'd be a whole lot easier. 320 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: But no, we made a decision early on that we're 321 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: just going to keep hoping on to the very end. 322 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: We knew deep down in here that divine favor was 323 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: on its way, and so we just kept declaring it. 324 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 1: We kept speaking to our mountains, and you know the story. 325 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: The night before the main city council vote, we were 326 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: still one vote shy. And this is after we'd been 327 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: working on it for over a year and a half 328 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 1: and in the natural it looked like it was all 329 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: over looked, like it was impossible. 330 00:16:58,920 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 4: But no, we knew. 331 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 1: All it took was one touch of God's favor in. 332 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 4: Our darkest howl. 333 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:07,159 Speaker 1: We just said, Father, thank you, that divine favor is coming. 334 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: We know that you're in control and no man can 335 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:13,879 Speaker 1: stand against you. We just kept speaking that favor, and 336 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: at the last moment, in that midnight hour, one of 337 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 1: the council members changed his mind and we had that 338 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,919 Speaker 1: last and final vote that we needed. God turned our 339 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 1: adversity into victory. God wants to do the same thing 340 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: for every one of you. And when you live favor minded, 341 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,119 Speaker 1: God will defeat your enemies for you. I like the 342 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 1: scripture in Psalm forty four to three. It's talking about 343 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 1: the children of Israel. It says they didn't get the 344 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 1: land by their own strength or by their own sword, 345 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: but by your right hand and the light of your countenance, 346 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 1: because you favored them. Notice it's saying they didn't win 347 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,640 Speaker 1: the battle in their own ability. It was the favor 348 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: of God that gave them the victory. In the same way, 349 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 1: we're not gonna win our victories in our own strength, 350 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 1: only in our own mind, our own intelligence. No, it's 351 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 1: going to be because of the favor of God. And 352 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 1: when you really walk in God's favor, you will win 353 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: battles that you never could have won before. God will 354 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: give you victories that at one time seem totally impossible. 355 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,120 Speaker 1: I like the way the message translation puts this same verse. 356 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,880 Speaker 1: It says, we didn't work for it. You freely gave 357 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:28,679 Speaker 1: it to us. You sent our enemies packing, and you 358 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 1: gave it. 359 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 4: To us smiling. 360 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: Friends. God wants to send your enemies packing. Where there 361 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: it's an enemy of debt, an enemy of sickness, an 362 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 1: enemy of marital problems, whatever it is. God wants to 363 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:46,200 Speaker 1: pour out his favor and freely give you the victory. 364 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: And notice how God does it. It says he gave 365 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: it to them smiling. In other words, God does it 366 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:57,199 Speaker 1: with joy. He does it because he loves you, He 367 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: does it because. 368 00:18:57,960 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 4: He wants to. 369 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 1: There are too many many people today that have the 370 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: wrong concept of God. They think that God is out 371 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: to get them, that God's mad at them, that God's 372 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:10,439 Speaker 1: trying to make their lives miserable. Now, listen, that's not 373 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: the kind of God we serve. Our God is. 374 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 4: A good God. 375 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: He is for you. He wants you to live in victory. 376 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: He wants to turn those negative situations around. God has 377 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 1: divine favor come in your way. My question is, will 378 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: you do your part and believe? Will you start expecting 379 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: good things? Will you start declaring God's favor. If you 380 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 1: will get in agreement with God, He'll do the impossible 381 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 1: in your life, no matter what it looks like, no 382 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 1: matter how far in debt you may be, no matter 383 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 1: how bad the report was. Just always remember one touch 384 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: of God's favor can turn it all around. One touch 385 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 1: of God's favor and he can send your enemies packing. 386 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: That sounds like God's a textan to me, doesn't it. 387 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: In Zachariah chapter four, there's a story about a man 388 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,679 Speaker 1: by the name of Zeruba Bell. He was in charge 389 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: of rebuilding the temple. He was facing a lot of obstacles. 390 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 1: It said in verse seven, who are you, oh great 391 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: mountain that stands before Zeruba Bell? You shall become a plain, 392 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: a mere mole hill, and he will finish the temple 393 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: shouting grace grace to it. Notice Zeruba Bell had some 394 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 1: mountains in his life. He was facing some challenges. What 395 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 1: did he do get down and discouraged? No, It says 396 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:36,199 Speaker 1: that he shouted grace to his mountains. Another word for 397 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: grace is favor. In other words, he was declaring the 398 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: favor of God over that situation. And you notice what happened. 399 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: His mountains got flattened out and they became mere mole hills. 400 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:51,240 Speaker 1: The favor of God turned it around. And I love 401 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:54,919 Speaker 1: his attitude. He said, who are you, oh great mountain 402 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: that stands before me? He was saying, you can't defeat me. 403 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: Don't you know who I am? I have the favor 404 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 1: of God. When he looked at his obstacles, he knew 405 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:09,120 Speaker 1: they were not permanent. He knew that mountain was not immovable. 406 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: He was saying, in effect, you're not going to last 407 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: in my life forever. I know the secret. 408 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:15,640 Speaker 4: I can speak to these mountains. 409 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,639 Speaker 1: I can declare God's favor and you will become a 410 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: mere mold hill. When we face challenges and difficulties in 411 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: our lives We need to have that same confidence, that 412 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:30,119 Speaker 1: same attitude, who are you? You can't defeat me? And 413 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,439 Speaker 1: then let's start declaring the favor of God. As we 414 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: continue to do that, I know we'll see our mountains 415 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 1: flattened out and turned into mere mold hills. Some of 416 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: you today, you're struggling in your finance as well. You 417 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 1: need to get that old checkbook out and do like 418 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: Zarubabel and shout favor over it. Speak the favor of 419 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: God over that thing. Or maybe you have a child 420 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:55,120 Speaker 1: that's not doing right, well, don't go around complaining about him, 421 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: start speaking favor over his life. Have a situation at 422 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:02,719 Speaker 1: work having a lot of trouble, well, don't talk about 423 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:06,160 Speaker 1: your problem. Talk to your problem. Do like Zaruba bel 424 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:09,360 Speaker 1: look that situation in the eye and just boldly declare. 425 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 1: Divine favor is on its way. Friends, God wants to 426 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: pour out his blessings and his goodness in your life. 427 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 1: And my prayer as we go into this new year, 428 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,439 Speaker 1: that the favor that God has shown this ministry is 429 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 1: gonna flow off of us right down onto each one 430 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:28,360 Speaker 1: of you, just like in the Old Testament it flowed 431 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:31,359 Speaker 1: off the priest, off the leaders, right down to the people. 432 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: And you know, two thousand and five has been an 433 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,239 Speaker 1: amazing year in our ministry. God has done more than 434 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: we could even ask or think. He's given us this 435 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 1: beautiful facility. He's increased us, He's promoted us. I can't 436 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 1: even begin to tell you all the ways that God 437 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: has blessed us. Now I'm really believing that same favor 438 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 1: is gonna flow right down onto each one of you. 439 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: And what I'm saying today is you need to get 440 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: ready for a new season of increase, a new season 441 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:04,399 Speaker 1: of God's favor. Get out of any ruts, let go 442 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: of any disappointments from last year. Your plans didn't work out, 443 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 1: you had some setbacks, You're not where you'd hope you'd be. Listen, 444 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: you've got to shake all that off. You've entered into 445 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: a new season, a season of God's favor. 446 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 4: Get that down on the inside. 447 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: And stay hopeful, stay expected. 448 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:24,400 Speaker 4: It may not happen overnight. 449 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: You've got to just keep being obedient, keep being a 450 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:32,199 Speaker 1: person of excellence and integrity, and always remind yourself that 451 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,440 Speaker 1: the favor of God is on his way. When you're 452 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:38,919 Speaker 1: tempted to get discouraged, your child's not doing right, the 453 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 1: business is slow. 454 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:43,239 Speaker 4: The hurricane knocked you out of town. That's okay. This 455 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:44,160 Speaker 4: is a new season. 456 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:47,479 Speaker 1: Your attitude should be. Two thousand and six is going 457 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: to be my year for victory. Two thousand and six 458 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,360 Speaker 1: is going to be my year to rise higher. It's 459 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:54,840 Speaker 1: going to be the year I see more of God's favor. 460 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: As we go into this new year, I want to 461 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 1: start it off by declaring God's favor over your life. 462 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: I believe our words have created power. They can help 463 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 1: set the direction for our lives. I just ask you 464 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 1: to let these words take root on the inside, let 465 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 1: them go deep down on the inside of you, and 466 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 1: I believe they can bring about change. But I declare 467 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,919 Speaker 1: right now, in the name of Jesus, the favor of 468 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,880 Speaker 1: God over your life in a greater way. In two 469 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 1: thousand and six. I declare favor over your finances, favor 470 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: over your family, favor over your children, favor over your marriage. 471 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: I declare that you will have favor in your workplace, 472 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:41,959 Speaker 1: favor with your boss, favor with your clients, favor with 473 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:45,879 Speaker 1: your coworkers. I declare the favor of God is bringing 474 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:52,240 Speaker 1: you promotion, increase, bonuses, raises. I declare God's favor is 475 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: going to open up supernatural doors of opportunity, that people 476 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 1: will be drawn to you, that they will want to 477 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: be good to you, and that you you will increase 478 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:03,880 Speaker 1: in your field of work because of the favor of God. 479 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 4: In two thousand and six, I. 480 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 1: Declare the favor of God over your health. I've declared 481 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 1: that in two thousand and six, you'll get stronger, you'll 482 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 1: feel better, you'll be happier, you'll be healthier, and you'll 483 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:20,639 Speaker 1: be free from sickness and disease because of the favor 484 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: of God. In two thousand and six, I declare favor 485 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:29,680 Speaker 1: over your family, Favor over your relatives. Those that don't 486 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:32,400 Speaker 1: know the Lord. I believe the favor of God's gonna 487 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 1: draw them in. In this new year. The favor of 488 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: God is going to bring good people across their path. 489 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:39,120 Speaker 1: The favor of God is. 490 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:40,920 Speaker 4: Going to cause them to tune in just at the 491 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 4: right time. 492 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 1: I declare favor over you in the social life area, 493 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 1: especially those of you that have been single for a 494 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 1: long time. You've been wanting to get married. Well, I 495 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 1: declare the favor of God is gonna come on you 496 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 1: in a greater way, and you're gonna see God bring 497 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: good people into your life. Some of you have been 498 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: in what seems to be a i'm a famine, but 499 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 1: I just declare you're entering into a new season of plenty. 500 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:08,400 Speaker 1: Some of you have been so discouraged, but I declare 501 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:11,159 Speaker 1: by faith that you're entering into a new season of joy. 502 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: Some of you have had so many negative things come 503 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 1: against you. I declare even right now, the forces of 504 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:21,400 Speaker 1: darkness are being broken, and you're going to see God's favor. 505 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 4: In your life in a new way. 506 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 1: It's a new season of favor, a new season of increase, 507 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: a new season of victory. And I just speak the 508 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:34,119 Speaker 1: favor of God over every area of your life in 509 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 1: a greater way in two thousand and six, in the 510 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:39,680 Speaker 1: name of Jesus. And if you receive it, can you 511 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:43,919 Speaker 1: say it in today? We never like to close our 512 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:47,479 Speaker 1: broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make Jesus the 513 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 1: lord of your life. Would you pray with me, just say, 514 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:54,400 Speaker 1: Lord Jesus, I repent of my sins. 515 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 4: Come into my heart. 516 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:01,200 Speaker 1: I make you my Lord and savior. Friends, if you 517 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 1: prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got born again. 518 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:07,679 Speaker 1: Get in a good Bible based church. Keep God first place. 519 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 1: He's going to take you places that you've never dreamed of. 520 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 5: It starts with just a tiny seed. From it, tender 521 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 5: bud sprout, the miracle of new life blooms and thrives. 522 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:22,680 Speaker 5: But how do you experience the same miraculous and extraordinary 523 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 5: growth in your own life? 524 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:28,160 Speaker 1: Sometimes our life is limited because we're believing too small. 525 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:29,920 Speaker 1: Faith is like a sea. 526 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:33,800 Speaker 2: When you believe all things are possible, that's when you'll 527 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 2: see new growth, opportunity, and healing. 528 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 3: We don't have to figure out how it's going to happen. 529 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 1: All we have to do is believe. 530 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 3: There may not be away in the natural, but our 531 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:45,119 Speaker 3: God is supernatural. 532 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:47,920 Speaker 1: We'd like to send you our new this time next year. 533 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:51,119 Speaker 2: Believe Big Journal. It will help you to enlarge your 534 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:54,359 Speaker 2: vision and stretch your faith. Where would you like to 535 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,360 Speaker 2: be a year from now? Who knows what God will 536 00:27:57,359 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 2: do in twenty twenty four if you'll take the limits 537 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 2: all for him and believe for the great things He's 538 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 2: placed in your heart. 539 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 5: As our thank you for your gift of any amount 540 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 5: this month, we want to send you that this time 541 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:13,200 Speaker 5: next year. Believe Big Journal. Along with our new Believe Tea. 542 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:16,400 Speaker 5: As you begin to believe vague, you'll see God move 543 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 5: in powerful ways, the impossible made possible. 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