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Thanks for listening to 37 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,759 Speaker 5: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. 38 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 6: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 39 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 6: blessing and share it with a friend. 40 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 5: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 41 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 5: your life. 42 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 4: God bless you. It's always a joy to come into 43 00:01:59,560 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 4: your home. 44 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 5: And if you're ever in our area, please stop buying 45 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 5: be a part of one of our services. 46 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 4: I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. 47 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 5: But thanks so much for tuning in today, and thank 48 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 5: you again for coming out. And I like to start 49 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 5: with something funny. And heard about this young man. He 50 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 5: was talking to God and he said, God, what's a 51 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 5: million years like to you? God said, son, A million 52 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 5: years to me is like one second to you. He said, well, God, 53 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 5: what's a million dollars like to you? He said, Son, 54 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 5: A million dollars to me is like one penny to you. 55 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 5: Thought about it a moment, finally got his nerve by 56 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 5: he said, God, would you give me a penny? God 57 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 5: said sure, just a second. Hold up your Bible. Say 58 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 5: it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I 59 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 5: am what it says. 60 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 4: I am. 61 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 5: I have what it says I have. I can do 62 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 5: what it says I can do. Today I will be 63 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 5: talked the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 64 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 5: is alert, my heart Lord is receptive. I will never 65 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 5: be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I 66 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 5: want to talk to you today about how a. 67 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 4: Flood is coming. 68 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 5: Sometimes on the news, the weather person will announce that 69 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 5: we're under a flash flood warning. That means conditions are 70 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 5: right for possible flooding. Water could get out of its 71 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 5: normal boundaries. It could overflow, increase in such a way 72 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 5: that drainage and byus are overwhelmed. 73 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 4: Just like that weather person. 74 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 5: I'm here to announce to you today you're under a 75 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 5: flash flood warning. Conditions are just right. You've honored God. 76 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 4: You've been faithful, You've passed the test. 77 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 5: Now God is saying there's about to be a flood, 78 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 5: but not with water. You're going to see a flood 79 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 5: of my goodness, a flood of opportunity, a flood of healing, 80 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 5: A flood of good breaks to where you're overwhelmed with 81 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 5: God's favor. It's beyond your expectations. Puts you into overflow. 82 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 4: Now. 83 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 5: You may have experienced a lot of negative things in 84 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 5: the past, bad breaks and disappointments, heartache. It's easy to 85 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 5: get discouraged and let that overwhelm you. The negative thoughts 86 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 5: will tell you you'll never get well. You saw the 87 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 5: medical report, You'll never rise any higher and accomplish your dreams. 88 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 5: You've gone as far as you can go. Now you 89 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 5: need to get ready. 90 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 4: Things have shifted. 91 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:36,479 Speaker 5: You're about to come into this flash flood where suddenly 92 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 5: you meet the right person, you qualify for that new home, 93 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:44,359 Speaker 5: you get accepted in that college, you're chosen as the 94 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 5: lead role in that new program, your song hits the radio, 95 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 5: and your career takes off. You're going to see the 96 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 5: surpassing greatness of God's favor. It's going to take you 97 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 5: beyond your normal boundaries. It's going to supersede with the 98 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 5: medical report says. 99 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 4: It's going to. 100 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 5: Supersede your talent, your education, your experience. It's going to 101 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 5: thrust you to a level that you could have never 102 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 5: gotten to on your own. It's not going to be 103 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 5: a little drizzle, a little sprinkle. It's going to be 104 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 5: a flood of favor, a flood of talent, a flood 105 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 5: of ideas, a flood of opportunity. Why don't you get 106 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 5: this down in your spirit, A flood of God's goodness, 107 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 5: you said, Joel, you're just trying to get people's hopes up. 108 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 5: I don't believe I will see this flood. I don't 109 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 5: believe that anything good is going to happen to me. 110 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 5: Just because you're saying this, then this is not for you. 111 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:44,359 Speaker 5: This is for believers. This is for people who know 112 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 5: things have shifted in their favor. People who know God 113 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 5: can do exceedingly abundantly above and beyond. This is for 114 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 5: people who get up in the morning and say, Father, 115 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 5: thank you for a flood of your favor. Today, Lord, 116 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 5: thank you for a flood of wisdom, a flood of healing, 117 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,359 Speaker 5: a flood of your goodness in my life. This is 118 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 5: what David did first Chronicles, chapter fourteen. He was facing 119 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 5: an impossible situation. He and his men were up against 120 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 5: a huge army, the Philistines. They were greatly outnumbered in the. 121 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 4: Natural they didn't have a chance. 122 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 5: But God gave David the promise that he would go 123 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 5: with them and they would defeat this army. David went 124 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 5: out and did just that. God gave them the victory. 125 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 5: David was so overwhelmed with God's goodness he tried to 126 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 5: describe it. In verse eleven, he said, God has broken 127 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:43,799 Speaker 5: through to my enemies like the breaking fourth of water. 128 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 5: One translation says like a raging flood. Notice David likened 129 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 5: God's power to a flood. He was saying, when God 130 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,239 Speaker 5: shows up, it's going to be like a flood of favor, 131 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 5: a flood of strength, a flood of goodness breaks. Think 132 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 5: about how powerful water is. Three or four feet of 133 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 5: water can pick up a car that weighs thousands of 134 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 5: pounds and move it all around. You've seen on these 135 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 5: news reports during a huge flood, whole houses being swept away. 136 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 5: Nothing can stop the force of that water. In the 137 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 5: same way, you may have obstacles that look insurmountable, dreams 138 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 5: that look unattainable. 139 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 4: Let me encourage you, when. 140 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 5: God releases a flood of his power, nothing will be 141 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 5: able to stop you. That sickness may look big, but 142 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 5: when God releases a flood of healing, it doesn't stand 143 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 5: a chance. Your opposition may be stronger, better financed, better equipped, 144 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 5: but when God opens up the. 145 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 4: Floodgates, there'll be no match for you. Or how about 146 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 4: in your dreams. 147 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 5: You may not have the connections, you don't know the 148 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 5: right people, you don't have the funding. But when God 149 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 5: releases a flood a favor, people will come out of 150 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 5: the woodwork to help you out. 151 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 4: You won't have to look for them, good breaks, opportunity, 152 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 4: The right people will search you out. 153 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 5: You need to get ready not for a trickle, not 154 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 5: a stream, not a river, but a flood of God's favor, 155 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 5: a tidal wave of God's goodness, a tsunami of his increase. 156 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 4: God is going to take you to. 157 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 5: A level that you've never been before. It's going to 158 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 5: be unprecedented. You're going to go further quicker than you 159 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 5: ever dreamed of. Exodus thirty four to ten talks about it. 160 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 5: God said, I'm going to do great things that I 161 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 5: have never done before anywhere on Earth. People will see 162 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 5: what great things I can do because I'm going to 163 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 5: do something awesome for you. Now, when God uses the 164 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 5: word awesome, he's not talking about a trickle, a stream, 165 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 5: a river. He's talking about a flood of favor, a 166 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 5: flood of ideas, a flood of healing. It may not 167 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 5: look like it in the natural right now, but remember 168 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 5: you're under a flash flood warning. Any moment the heavens 169 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 5: could open up, any moment you could meet the right person, 170 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 5: any moment God could do something awesome, something that you've 171 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 5: never seen. 172 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 4: Before in your life. 173 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 5: Now, the real question is will you let this seed 174 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 5: take root? Every voice will tell you why this is 175 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 5: not for you, And. 176 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 4: I'm just flipping through the channels. 177 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 5: Turn this guy on. I don't even know who he is. 178 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 5: He's not talking to me. I didn't even really plan 179 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 5: on coming today. 180 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:39,959 Speaker 4: Joe, I just showed up. 181 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 5: Now, God has you here at the right place, at 182 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 5: the right time, because. 183 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 4: He wants to do something amazing. 184 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 5: In your life. You got to get in agreement and say, God, 185 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 5: this is for me today. I'm raising my expectations. I'm 186 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 5: shaking off doubt, negativity, disappointments, self pity, little dreams, little goals. God, 187 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 5: I'm gonna make room for a flood of your goodness. 188 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 5: I met a lady a couple of years ago after 189 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,439 Speaker 5: the service, and she was in town for treatment at 190 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 5: m D Anderson Or Cancer Hospital, and she was going 191 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 5: to have a tumor removed, and then she's going to 192 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 5: have to take chemotherapy and all of her medical records, 193 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 5: blood work, x rays were shipped from her. 194 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 4: Hospital back at home. 195 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 5: The doctor she was using here wanted her to retake 196 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 5: all the test and redo all the X rays, just 197 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:37,959 Speaker 5: to double check and verify everything. She was already scheduled 198 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 5: for surgery. When the doctor called her in. He couldn't 199 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 5: find the tumor anymore. Was very clear on one X ray, 200 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 5: but on this new one couldn't see anything. He said, 201 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 5: I've been doing this for twenty six years. 202 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 4: I have never seen anything like this before. What was that? 203 00:10:56,440 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 5: A flood of healing, a flood of restoration. When God 204 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 5: can do what medicine cannot do. God made your body. 205 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,960 Speaker 5: He has you in the palm of his hand. The 206 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 5: good news is God has the final say. He said, 207 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 5: the number of your days I will fulfill. That means 208 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 5: sickness doesn't determine how long you're going to live. 209 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 4: God does. Nothing can snatch you out of his hand. 210 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 4: If it's not your time to go, then you're not 211 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 4: going to go. 212 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 5: You may be facing a major illness doesn't look good 213 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 5: in the natural, but you're under a flash flood warning. 214 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 5: Any moment you can see a flood of healing. Any 215 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 5: moment God could turn that around. Isaiah said, when the 216 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 5: enemy comes in like a flood, the spirit of God 217 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 5: will raise up a barrier. Several commentaries believe that the 218 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 5: comma was misplaced during translation. Instead of reading when the 219 00:11:56,920 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 5: enemy comes in like a flood comma, they believe the 220 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 5: comma should have been placed after the word in it 221 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 5: would say when the enemy comes in like a flood, 222 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 5: God's spirit will raise up a barrier. In other words, 223 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 5: the emphasis on the flood is on God's power and 224 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 5: not the enemies. 225 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 4: I've learned. 226 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 5: When the enemy attacks, God reacts. God doesn't just sit back, well, 227 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 5: wonder what's gonna happen, wonder what they're gonna do. 228 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 4: No, God goes to work. 229 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:32,839 Speaker 5: You are his most prized possession, it says in Psalms. 230 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 5: God is close to those that are hurting. God is 231 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 5: close to the broken hearted. God knows when you've got 232 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 5: a bad medical report, knows when you're struggling in your finances. 233 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 5: He knows when you're being mistreated. You may not see 234 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 5: anything happening, but you can be assured. 235 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 4: Almighty God not. 236 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 5: Only is aware, but he is at work. He already 237 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 5: has the solution. If you will stay in faith at 238 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 5: the right time, he will release a flood of his power, 239 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 5: a flood of healing, a flood of restoration. He'll not 240 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 5: only bring you out, he'll bring you out better off 241 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 5: than you were before. But one of the keys is 242 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,559 Speaker 5: we have to keep the right perspective. It's easy to 243 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 5: focus on how big the problem is and never gonna 244 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 5: get well. Joel, it's impossible. I'm never going to get 245 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 5: out of debt. This setback, this loss of income, this 246 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 5: unexpected bill, it's going to be the end of me. Now, 247 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 5: that problem may feel overwhelming, but it is not. 248 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 4: The flood. 249 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 5: The debt, the sickness, the opposition is like a trickle water, 250 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 5: barely even flowing. 251 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 4: But God's power. 252 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 5: The promotion, the healing, the breakthrough, the restoration, is like 253 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:45,439 Speaker 5: a flood. 254 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 4: That's the tidal wave that's headed towards you. 255 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:52,319 Speaker 5: It's just a matter of time before it shows up. 256 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:56,440 Speaker 5: And when it does, it won't be any contest. It's 257 00:13:56,520 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 5: like a drop of water compared to the whole ocean. Now, 258 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 5: all through the day, when you're tempted to worry, tempted 259 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 5: to be frustrated, switch over into faith. 260 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 4: Lord, thank you for a flood of your favor. God. 261 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 5: I know you've got me in the palm of your hand, 262 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 5: And Lord, I just want to thank you in advance 263 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:18,680 Speaker 5: that you're releasing a flood of your power that will 264 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 5: suddenly turn this around. That's what David did Psalm one twelve. 265 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 5: When darkness overtakes, the godly light will come bursting in. 266 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 5: Notice it's not gonna trickle in. I'm not going to 267 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 5: just barely get there. No, like a flood, like the 268 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 5: breaking forth of waters. It's gonna come bursting in that 269 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 5: simply means suddenly you're gonna get well, suddenly you meet 270 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 5: the right person, Suddenly you're able to pay your house off. 271 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 5: Our attitude should be My child may be off course 272 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 5: making poor decisions, but I'm expecting a flood of God's mercy. 273 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 4: To bring him back. 274 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 5: Or my house may have been on the market for 275 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 5: a year still hasn't sold, but I'm expecting a flood 276 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 5: of favor to cause it to stand out and sell. 277 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 5: Business may be slow, but I'm expecting a flood of 278 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 5: new clients, a flood of sales, a flood of promotion. 279 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 5: In the midst of that difficulty. Don't get discouraged your 280 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 5: imprime position to see a flood of God's goodness. Lady 281 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 5: came up to me a while back, and she was 282 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 5: very excited. She had a family member that needed a 283 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 5: series of surgeries. It was vital for this person to 284 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 5: live a productive life, but it was going to cost 285 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 5: four hundred thousand dollars. It wasn't covered by their insurance. 286 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 5: This family didn't have that kind of extra money. This lady, 287 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 5: month after month, she kept praying believe it. 288 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 4: She didn't focus on the size of her problem. She 289 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 4: focused on the size of her God. 290 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 5: She didn't need a trickle, a stream, a river. She 291 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 5: needed a flood of God's goodness. One day, her employer 292 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 5: called her in. She'd worked for this company for over 293 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 5: thirty years. She didn't even know they knew about the problem, 294 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 5: but they said, you've been so good to us, so 295 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 5: faithful to this company. We've decided that we are going 296 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 5: to underwrite the series of surgeries for your family member. 297 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 4: Four hundred thousand dollars. What was that? 298 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 5: A tidal wave of God's goodness, like a flood, God's 299 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 5: favor overtook her. Well, hey, you said, Joel, That never 300 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 5: happened for me. I never get any good breaks. Four 301 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 5: hundred thousand dollars. My boss doesn't even like me. Listen, 302 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 5: it doesn't matter who likes you or who doesn't like you. 303 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 5: The main thing is Almighty God likes you. He's accepted you, 304 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 5: he's approved you. He's already surrounded you with his favor 305 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 5: like a shield. Promotion doesn't come from people, it comes 306 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 5: from God. If you'll be bold enough to believe, God 307 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 5: has tidle waves of blessings, he has floods of favor 308 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 5: in your future. That's what happened to one of our 309 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:11,400 Speaker 5: staff members. Craig and his wife Samantha have a nine 310 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 5: year old son named Connor. Connor's a very handsome, fun 311 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:16,399 Speaker 5: young man. 312 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 4: He has autism. 313 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 5: When he was five years old, he had never spoken 314 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 5: a full paragraph before. In fact, he didn't really speak 315 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 5: incomplete sentences. He would speak a phrase or two here 316 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 5: or there, maybe two or three words together, but not 317 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:36,119 Speaker 5: much more than that. Day after day, Craig, Samantha, the 318 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 5: other children, they would speak faith over Connor, telling him 319 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 5: you can do all things through Christ, you are more 320 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:46,439 Speaker 5: than a conquer. They were expecting a flood of God's favor. 321 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 5: Every night before bedtime, either Craig or Samantha would go 322 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 5: up and read a couple of books with Connor and 323 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 5: pray together, and then put him to bed. One night, 324 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:59,359 Speaker 5: Samantha had just finished reading and praying and was about 325 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 5: to leave the room. She heard Connor start to speak. 326 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 5: She listened carefully, and he was speaking so clearly and 327 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:11,120 Speaker 5: so fluidly. She ran and got the video camera and 328 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:15,640 Speaker 5: recorded the first full paragraph that Connor had ever spoken. 329 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 4: He was saying, this is my Bible. 330 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:20,919 Speaker 5: I am what it says I am, I have what 331 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 5: it says I have He quoted word for word that 332 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 5: confession we make at the start of every service. 333 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 4: What was that? 334 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 5: Like a flood? God's favor overtook Connor. Craig told me 335 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 5: how they would take DVDs of my messages home every week, 336 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 5: and Connor would watch them again and again. When he 337 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:45,439 Speaker 5: turned on cartoons, he normally only watched five or ten minutes, 338 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 5: but he'd watched my whole thirty minute message over and over. 339 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 5: I told Craig, when a five year old chooses me 340 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:57,719 Speaker 5: over Barney, that makes me feel really good. But Connor 341 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 5: still has a way to go. But we know what 342 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 5: God started he will finish. Friends, God wants to release 343 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 5: a flood of his power, not a trickle, not a stream, 344 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 5: not a river, but a flood of increase, a flood 345 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 5: of healing, a flood of ideas. Some of you are 346 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:20,919 Speaker 5: believing too small. You've settled where you are, thinking that 347 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,119 Speaker 5: you've reached your limits. Your child could never get better, 348 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,479 Speaker 5: and you could never overcome that obstacle. No, you need 349 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 5: to get ready. I can see something in your future 350 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 5: through my eyes of faith. I can see a tidal 351 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 5: wave come in your way. It's not a wave of defeat, 352 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,880 Speaker 5: a wave of bad breaks, a wave of more of. 353 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:42,680 Speaker 4: The same now things have shifted. 354 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 5: It's a wave of increase, a wave of favor, a 355 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:51,200 Speaker 5: wave of healing. It's God releasing his goodness like a flood. 356 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 5: It's going to help you to overcome that obstacle. It's 357 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 5: going to cause you to accomplish your dreams. 358 00:19:57,920 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 4: Why don't you dare to believe? 359 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:04,400 Speaker 5: If you think trickle, you're going to receive trickle. If 360 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:06,719 Speaker 5: you think the problem's too big, it's going to keep 361 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 5: you defeated. But if you could just switch over into 362 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 5: faith and start thinking flood, then. 363 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 4: God could show you a flood. 364 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 5: If you'll think overflow, God can bring you into overflow. 365 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:21,640 Speaker 5: If you'll dare to think title wave, then God can 366 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 5: release a title. 367 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 4: Wave of his goodness in your life. 368 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 5: A few years ago, we were at dinner at a 369 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 5: restaurant and our son Jonathan was with us. He's seventeen 370 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 5: years old now, and he's about eleven or twelve at 371 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 5: the time, And when we went to order, Jonathan told 372 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 5: the waiter, I'd like a steak. The waiter asked, do 373 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 5: you want a six ounce, a ten ounce, or a 374 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:44,639 Speaker 5: fourteen ounce? 375 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,120 Speaker 4: Jonathan did not think twice. 376 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:49,719 Speaker 5: He didn't look at the menu to check the price. 377 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 5: He didn't ask me if it's okay. He immediately said, 378 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 5: I'll take the fourteen ounce. When it comes to food, 379 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 5: Jonathan is not expecting a trickle, a. 380 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 4: Stream, a river, but a flood. 381 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 5: Jonathan not only has a big appetite, but he knows 382 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:07,119 Speaker 5: who his father is. 383 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 4: He knows I want to be good to him. 384 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 5: That's the way we need to be with our heavenly Father. 385 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:18,679 Speaker 5: Don't have a small minded mentality. Don't have a narrow 386 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 5: limited vision. Too many people think that they're bothering God. 387 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 5: They shouldn't expect too much. 388 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 4: God. 389 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 5: I'm not expecting to get out of this problem. If 390 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 5: you could just help me endure it. God, I don't 391 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 5: think i'll ever meet anybody great and fall in love 392 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:34,720 Speaker 5: and get married. 393 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 4: If you can just help me. 394 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 5: God, not to be too lonely in life. No, you're 395 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:43,199 Speaker 5: thinking trickle when God has a flood. You're thinking barely 396 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 5: get by when God has abundance. You're thinking six ounce 397 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:51,880 Speaker 5: when God has fourteen ounce. If you'll believe bigger, God 398 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:55,720 Speaker 5: will act bigger. You got to do like Jonathan, step 399 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 5: up to the plate and say God, I know you 400 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 5: control the whole universe. Yet I'm the apple of your eye. 401 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 5: I'm your most prized possession. 402 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:08,119 Speaker 4: God. You said you're longing to be good to me. 403 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 5: So, Lord, I just want to thank you for a 404 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:14,360 Speaker 5: flood of your favor in my life. When you release 405 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 5: your faith in a big way like that, in a 406 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 5: fourteen ounce pray, God doesn't look down, think what are 407 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 5: they talking about? Who do they think they are? They 408 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 5: don't deserve it. The nerve of those people. Now that 409 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 5: brings a smile to God's face. He says, I'm going 410 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 5: to open the windows of heaven and pour out not 411 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 5: a stream, not a trickle, not. 412 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,640 Speaker 4: A river, but a flood of my favor, a flood. 413 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 5: Of my goodness, a flood of my mercy. Isaiah said. 414 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 5: The spirit of the Lord is upon me to announce 415 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 5: a day when the free favor of God profusely abounds. 416 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 5: Notice the word he used to describe God's favor profusely. 417 00:22:56,480 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 5: That means overwhelming, out of the norming. He was talking 418 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 5: about this flood of favor, And at that time the 419 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 5: people were in a drought, no water. Isaiah came along 420 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 5: with this great news. A shift has come. The drought 421 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 5: is coming to an end. The favor is coming like 422 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 5: a flood. But I'm sure there were some people that thought, 423 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 5: what's Isaiah talking about. Nothing's happening. There's not a cloud 424 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,679 Speaker 5: in the sky. It's just as clear and blue and 425 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:29,439 Speaker 5: dry and hot as it was the last three months. 426 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 5: They missed their opportunity to see the free favor of 427 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 5: God profusely abound. 428 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 4: Don't let that be you. 429 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:43,200 Speaker 5: Like Isaiah, I've announced today a flood of God's power 430 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 5: is coming, favor like you've never seen before. 431 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 4: Instead of being overwhelmed by burdens, You're going to be 432 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 4: overwhelmed by God's blessings. 433 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 5: But the real key is can you receive this into 434 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 5: your spirit. It's easy to think this is not for me, Joel, 435 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 5: I don't see anything different happening. 436 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 4: I tried before, and it didn't work out. 437 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 5: I've been through too much that kind of negative thinking. 438 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:07,959 Speaker 4: Will stop the flood. 439 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 5: God works where there's an attitude of faith, when you 440 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:17,199 Speaker 5: believe all things are possible. The enemy cannot stop this flood. 441 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 5: He doesn't have that much power. Other people cannot stop it. 442 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,920 Speaker 5: The only one that can stop it is you. 443 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:29,439 Speaker 4: You control your own destiny. God is for you. The 444 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 4: enemy is against you. 445 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:34,880 Speaker 5: You get to cast the deciding vote. I'm asking you 446 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 5: to take the limits off of God. He wants to 447 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 5: do something new, something amazing in your life. But the 448 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 5: real battle is taking place in our thought life, those 449 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 5: thoughts that say it's not going to happen. You're too old, 450 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 5: He've made too many mistakes. You'll never get well, you'll 451 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:55,879 Speaker 5: never accomplish your dreams. No, this is the day that 452 00:24:55,920 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 5: you're going to see the free favor of God profusely about. 453 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:04,480 Speaker 5: God has floods of blessings in your future. He has 454 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 5: tidal waves of increase and joy and healing and mercy. 455 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 4: Make room for this flood. Get an agreement with God. 456 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 5: Paul prayed in Ephesians that the eyes of our understanding 457 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:21,199 Speaker 5: would be flooded with light so that we would know 458 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 5: the amazing future God has in store. And it's interesting 459 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 5: that Paul used that phrase flooded with light. See, Paul 460 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 5: had experienced a portion of this flood. But we're living 461 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 5: in a better day than Paul. This is the day 462 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 5: where Paul declared we would see the surpassing greatness of 463 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 5: God's favor. Paul was saying, in effect, I've seen one 464 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:49,199 Speaker 5: level of God's goodness. But the day we're in we 465 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 5: would see God's goodness like no generation has seen it before. 466 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 5: Now I can tell you firsthand, Victoria and I have 467 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 5: experienced this flood of God's favor. God has overwhelmed us 468 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:04,479 Speaker 5: with his goodness. I'm not bragging on us, I'm bragging 469 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:08,439 Speaker 5: on God. God has taken us beyond our education, beyond 470 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:12,880 Speaker 5: our talent, beyond our training, and He's unleashed his abundance, 471 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 5: his wisdom, his favor in our lives. I was thinking 472 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 5: about a couple of main keys. You've got to keep 473 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 5: God first place in your life. Honor God, deal with 474 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:26,719 Speaker 5: the issues that he's bringing to light, stay open, and 475 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:28,880 Speaker 5: be willing to always change. 476 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:30,360 Speaker 4: We don't have to be perfect. 477 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:34,120 Speaker 5: We all have flaws and weaknesses. But we should be growing. 478 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 5: We should be making progress, improving. The second thing, we've 479 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 5: learned to take the limits off of God. 480 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 4: Like Jonathan, we ask for the. 481 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:48,919 Speaker 5: Fourteen ounce, We believe big, we pray bold prayers, and 482 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 5: we live with this expectancy that God has floods of favor, 483 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 5: floods of wisdom, floods of goodness in our future. 484 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:00,120 Speaker 4: My prayer for you today. 485 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 5: Is that the eyes of your understanding would be flooded 486 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 5: with light, that you would know how much God loves you, 487 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 5: how much He's for you, what an amazing future he 488 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:15,120 Speaker 5: has in store. My prayer is that faith would fill 489 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 5: your hearts, that you would raise your level of expectancy, 490 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 5: and that you would see God's goodness. 491 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 4: Like never before. 492 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:26,400 Speaker 5: Like Isaiah, I've announced to you you're under a flash 493 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 5: flood warning. 494 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 4: Now you need to get ready. 495 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 5: You're about to see the favor of God profusely abound 496 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:38,119 Speaker 5: in your life. Because you've honored God, because you have 497 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 5: been faithful and given and served and been good to others. 498 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 5: I believe things have shifted in your favor. Suddenly, dreams are. 499 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:48,159 Speaker 4: Going to come to pass. 500 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 5: You're going to see the surpassing greatness of God's goodness. 501 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 5: Now my encouragement, get up every morning and say Father, 502 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 5: thank you for this flood of favor in my life. 503 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 5: Then go out expecting you. If you do that, I 504 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:08,400 Speaker 5: believe and declare, You're going to see God's goodness overwhelm you. 505 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 5: You are coming into floods of favor, floods of healing, 506 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 5: floods of wisdom, floods of good break, floods of mercy, 507 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:19,439 Speaker 5: twenty thirteen is going to be a year of the 508 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:21,680 Speaker 5: Shift and the year of the flood. 509 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 4: Get ready for it. It's headed your way if you 510 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 4: receive it. Can you say an end today? 511 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:32,080 Speaker 5: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you 512 00:28:32,119 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 5: an opportunity to make Jesus the. 513 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 4: Lord of your life. 514 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 5: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, I 515 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 5: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make 516 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 5: you my Lord and savior. Friends, if you prayed that 517 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 5: simple prayer, we believe you got born again. 518 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 4: Get in a good Bible based church. Keep God first place. 519 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 5: He's going to take your places that you've never dreamed of. 520 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 6: Thank you for listening to the Joustine podcast. Help us 521 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 6: continue to share the message of hope with those all 522 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:08,480 Speaker 6: over the world. 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