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Thanks for listening to 34 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 4: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. 35 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 3: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 36 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 3: blessing and share it with a friend. 37 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 4: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 38 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 4: your life. God bless you such a joy to come 39 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 4: into your home. We love you, and if you're ever 40 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 4: in our area, I hope you'll stop by and be 41 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 4: a part of one of our services. But thanks for 42 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 4: tuning in today. I like to start with something funny, 43 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 4: and I heard about this minister that died and he 44 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 4: was standing at the pearly gates and in front of 45 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 4: him was a man dressed in a loud shirt, blue jeans, 46 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 4: and wearing sunglasses. Peter said, what's your name? He said, 47 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 4: my name's Joe Cohen. I'm a taxicab driver, New York City. 48 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 4: Peter checked his list and handed him a gold staff 49 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 4: and a silk robe, and said, welcome to Heaven. The 50 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 4: minister stepped up and said, I'm Reverend Joseph Snow, pastor 51 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 4: of Saint Mary's Cathedral. Peter checked his list and handed 52 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 4: him a cotton robe and a wooden staff. He said, 53 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 4: wait a minute, that's not right. The taxicab driver got 54 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 4: a silk robe and a gold staff. How could that be? 55 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 4: Peter said, sir, up here, we work by results, and 56 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 4: when you preached, people slept, But when he drove, people prayed. 57 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 5: All right, hold of your bible. Say it like you 58 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 5: mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it 59 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 5: says I am. I have what it says I have. 60 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 5: I can do what it says I can do. Today 61 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 5: I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. 62 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 5: My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 63 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 5: never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 64 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 4: I want to talk to you today about how God 65 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 4: has equipped you with everything you need to fulfill your destiny. 66 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 4: The scripture tells us we are anointed. The word anointing 67 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 4: is defined as courage, strength, and ability. That means you 68 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 4: are well able to do what God has called you 69 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 4: to do. You can accomplish your goals. You have the ideas, 70 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 4: the creativity, the talent to be successful. You can overcome 71 00:03:56,080 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 4: any obstacle. You've been armed with strength for every battle. 72 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 4: The forces that are for you are greater than the 73 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 4: forces that are against you. Being anointed means that God's 74 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 4: already lined up the right people to come across your path. 75 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 4: He's already lined up the right breaks. You have everything 76 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 4: you need to live a victorious life, not an average life, 77 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 4: not a barely get by mediocre life. You were created 78 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 4: to excel. You have seeds of greatness on the inside. 79 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 4: We were never supposed to drag around barely making it. 80 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 4: We're supposed to live an abundant life. You may not 81 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 4: have seen it in the past, but if you'll stay 82 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 4: in faith, it's just a matter of time. It's on 83 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 4: its way. Don't settle where you are. Don't have a weak, 84 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 4: defeated mentality, No, put your shoulders back. Have the attitude. 85 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 4: I am anointed. I can accomplish my dreams. I can 86 00:04:55,960 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 4: overcome any obstacle. I've been equipped and empowered by the 87 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 4: creator of the universe. Now you say, Joel, I've had 88 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 4: a lot of disappointments. I've tried and failed. I think 89 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 4: I've reached my limits. No, you may have been through 90 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 4: a lot. You may have had some bad breaks in life, 91 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 4: but it's not over until God says it's over. The 92 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 4: enemy always fights you the hardest when he knows God 93 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 4: has something great in store. You may have been through 94 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 4: tough times, but let me announce to you you're coming 95 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 4: into a new season. The winds are changing in your favor. 96 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 4: The breath of Almighty God is blowing in your direction. 97 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 4: And if you'll release your faith and believe, then you're 98 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 4: going to see new seasons in your health, new seasons 99 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 4: in your finances, new seasons in your career. You've been faithful, 100 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 4: You've seen it happen for others. But God is saying, 101 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 4: this is your time to shine, this is your time 102 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 4: to come up higher. Why don't you let that seed 103 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 4: take root? In Mark chapter five, there was a woman 104 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 4: that had been sick for twelve years. The doctors had 105 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 4: given her no hope. She was very down and discouraged. 106 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 4: But one day she heard that Jesus was coming through 107 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 4: her town, and something deep on the inside said to her, 108 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 4: this is your season. This is your time to get well, 109 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 4: this is your time to be free in the natural. 110 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 4: When she saw all the people around him, she thought, 111 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 4: I'll never get to it. It's so crowded and I'm weak. 112 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 4: I don't feel well. I just don't think I can 113 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 4: do this. She almost missed her season, but instead of 114 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 4: dwelling on those negative can't do it thoughts, she started 115 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 4: reminding herself, I am annoyed. I can do what I 116 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:44,239 Speaker 4: need to do. I've been armed with strength for this battle. 117 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 4: She got her mind going in the right direction, and 118 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 4: she started pressing her way through the crowd, moving people 119 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 4: out of the way. I can imagine hearing her say, 120 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 4: excuse me, but this is my season. Pardon me. I 121 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 4: don't mean to be rude, but this is my time 122 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 4: to get well. She finally got to Jesus and touched 123 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 4: the edge of his robe, and instantly she was made whole, 124 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 4: and Jesus said to her, they're in Mark five. Thirty four, daughter, 125 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 4: your faith has made you well. Notice it's our faith 126 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 4: that activates God's power. And it's easy to sit back 127 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 4: and think, Oh, Joel, it's not going to be my season. 128 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 4: I haven't had anything good happen in three years. I've 129 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 4: missed all kinds of opportunities. Now you have to shake 130 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 4: off that defeated mindset and dare to believe. Dare to 131 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 4: rise up and say, this is my season, this is 132 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 4: my time to be free. I was thinking about how 133 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 4: in a few months, in May of two thousand and eight, 134 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 4: Lakewood will enter into our fiftieth year. And in the scripture, 135 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 4: the fiftieth year is very significant. It's called the year 136 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 4: of jubileeve It was the year all the debt was canceled. 137 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 4: It was the year that the slaves were released and 138 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 4: all the property was returned back to the original owners. 139 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 4: The year of Jubilee was a great time of celebration 140 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 4: where people were set free and restored. And I know 141 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 4: it's just symbolic, but I'm bold enough to believe that 142 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 4: you and I are coming into our year of Jubilieve 143 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 4: it's going to be a time where you see God's 144 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 4: favor in a greater way. You're going to get supernatural breaks, 145 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 4: supernatural opportunities. The Year of Jubilee is when you're going 146 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 4: to be released from debt and lack. You're going to 147 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 4: be set free from bondages of addictions and wrong mindsets. 148 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 4: It's going to be a time where health is going 149 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 4: to flow through you in a new way. The sicknesses, 150 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 4: the pains that have held you back for years. In 151 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 4: the Year of Jubilee, everything is restored now. I know 152 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 4: some of you have had a lot of negativity in 153 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 4: your past, and it's easy to just settle where you are. 154 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 4: But I'm asking you to dig your heels in and 155 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 4: have the attitude this is a new day. I am 156 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:08,559 Speaker 4: coming into my year of Jubilee. Every bondage, every limitations 157 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:10,959 Speaker 4: being broken off of me. I am annoying a I 158 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,560 Speaker 4: am equipped. I'm not staying where I am. I'm coming 159 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,679 Speaker 4: up higher. This is my season. I love to think 160 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:20,679 Speaker 4: about the fact that God has already equipped us with 161 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 4: everything we need. We don't have to struggle and try 162 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 4: to make things happen. It's already in you. The strength, 163 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 4: the creativity, the ideas. God's already lined up the right people. 164 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 4: It's already given you the breaks you need. I was 165 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 4: reading about a small spider. We've all seen how spider 166 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 4: spins the web to try to capture other insects. The 167 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 4: web is filled with a very sticky substance. When another 168 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 4: insect comes in contact with it, it doesn't just get tangled, 169 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,680 Speaker 4: it actually gets stuck. And that's why sometimes a big 170 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 4: dragonfly can get caught in a small web. A spider, 171 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 4: maybe one hundred times smaller than that dragonfly captures him 172 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 4: and will have him for dinner. But have you ever 173 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 4: thought about if the web is so sticky, how can 174 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:10,720 Speaker 4: the spider that even made the web walk across it 175 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 4: without getting stuck. Seems like he would get caught in 176 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 4: his own trap. But the way God made the spider 177 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 4: is it naturally produces an oil that flows down to 178 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 4: its legs, and it makes it possible to just glide 179 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 4: across that web. In other words, the reason the spider 180 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 4: doesn't get stuck is because of the anoying that's on 181 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 4: its life. Some of you, in the natural you should 182 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:39,200 Speaker 4: have given up a long time ago. You've had so 183 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 4: many obstacles to overcome. Other people in your same situation 184 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 4: just settled right where they were. But not you. You 185 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 4: just kept on keeping on. Why because you know you're 186 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 4: anointed and like that little spider, the anoying is the 187 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:58,080 Speaker 4: oil that lubricates us and keeps things from sticky. People 188 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 4: talking behind your back at work, trying to ruin your reputation, 189 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 4: trying to make you look bad. A lot of people 190 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 4: get mad, a lot of people try to get even. 191 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 4: Not you. It just glides off of you. Why, because 192 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 4: you're all oiled up. When you walk in your annoying, 193 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 4: nothing's gonna stick to you, nothing's gonna pull you down. 194 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 4: I remember, growing up. I used to go to the 195 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 4: beach and play football with a bunch of my friends, 196 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 4: and back then I would put that Hawaiian tropic oil 197 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 4: all over me to keep from getting a sunburn. And 198 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 4: I'm already kind of fast, but with that oil, nobody 199 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 4: could tackle me. Big guys twice my size, they would 200 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 4: grab me. I'd slip right out of their hands. I 201 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 4: had an advantage. I was all oiled up. That's the 202 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 4: way it is with you. When you walk in your annoying. 203 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 4: Things that should bring you down walth Maybe you get 204 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 4: laid off from the job, you should be discouraged, you 205 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 4: should be down, But you stay in faith and you 206 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 4: end up getting a better job. Maybe a relationship comes 207 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 4: to an end. It was unfair. You should be or 208 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 4: you should be upset. But you stay in faith and 209 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 4: God opens up another door, And when you face tough times, 210 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:08,719 Speaker 4: you have to remind yourself, I've been anointed for this. 211 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 4: I'm not gonna get negative, if I'm not gonna lose 212 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 4: my joy, I'm gonna stay full of praise. I know 213 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 4: God is in control, and I believe He can take 214 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 4: what was meant for my harm and turn it around 215 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:23,559 Speaker 4: and use it to my advantage. Many of you, when 216 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 4: you look back in life, you can think, I shouldn't 217 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 4: be where I am today. How did I make it 218 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 4: through those difficult times? How did I make it through 219 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 4: the loss of my loved one? How did I make 220 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,680 Speaker 4: it through that sickness? It was the anoying God put 221 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 4: on your life. He gave you strength when you didn't 222 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,199 Speaker 4: think you could go on. He gave you joy when 223 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,199 Speaker 4: you should have been discouraged. He opened up a door 224 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 4: when you didn't see any way out. Now you can 225 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 4: look back and say with me, where would I have 226 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 4: been if it had not been for the goodness of 227 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 4: God in my life. When I first started ministring, I 228 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 4: didn't really know if I could do this. There were 229 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 4: times I was tempted to be discouraged. My personality is 230 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 4: to try to please everyone, and I'd hear one complaint 231 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 4: or one criticism and I think, oh, no, I've got 232 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:14,080 Speaker 4: a change. And at times it felt like so much 233 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 4: was coming against me, and I was just tempted to 234 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 4: give up. But one night I had a dream. It 235 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 4: was very clear, very vivid. I knew it wasn't a 236 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 4: normal dream. This has only happened twice in my life. 237 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 4: And in this dream, I was running through a large field. 238 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:33,959 Speaker 4: These planes were flying very low overhead, dropping bombs all 239 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 4: around me, so like is right out of a movie scene. 240 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 4: These bombs would hit so close and I would brace, 241 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,839 Speaker 4: just waiting for the shrapnel to hit me. They must 242 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 4: not have been fifteen feet away, and the noise was deafening. 243 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 4: I thought it was the end. But every time, somehow 244 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 4: those bombs would miss me. This happened four or five times, 245 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 4: and in my dream, I was so amazed to still 246 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 4: be alive. And I ended up running to this little 247 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 4: house and hiding in a room, so afraid I could 248 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 4: hear the soldiers going by, and I hoped they didn't 249 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 4: see me. I hope they wouldn't check in there. But 250 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 4: then my worst nightmare came true. They burst through the doors. 251 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 4: They had their guns drawn, pointed right at me, and 252 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 4: I thought, well, that's it, I'm done, it's over. But 253 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 4: much to my amazement, they turned around and went out. 254 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 4: It was like I had been invisible to them. And 255 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 4: I woke up and I felt a peace like I 256 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 4: had never felt before. And deep down in here I 257 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 4: heard God saying to me so strongly, Joel, things may 258 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 4: be exploding all around you, but I've got you in 259 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 4: the palm of my hand. He said, if you will 260 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 4: keep your trust in me, no weapon formed against you 261 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 4: will ever prospering. Now, every time things come against me, 262 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 4: I just remind myself I am annoying. This is not 263 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 4: going to stick to me. God is guiding and protecting 264 00:14:56,800 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 4: me right now. In your life, God's go before you, 265 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 4: making your crooked places straight. He's making your rough places smooth. 266 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 4: You may be in a difficult time, but it's not 267 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 4: the end. It's only the beginning. A thousand may fall 268 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 4: at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but 269 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 4: God says it's not gonna harm you. I've equipped you, 270 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 4: I've empowered you. You are annoying. You may feel like 271 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 4: you're in a dry season. You haven't seen a lot 272 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 4: of God's goodness. But if you'll get your joy back, 273 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 4: if you'll start speaking words of faith, God promised He'll 274 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 4: anoint your head with oil and your cup, we'll run 275 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 4: over some of you need some fresh oil. Starts with 276 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 4: your attitude. Don't go around complaining, don't go around focused 277 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 4: on the negative. Put on that attitude of praise. You 278 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 4: may have some big problems. Let me tell you. We 279 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 4: serve a big God, and the good news is He 280 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 4: has already equipped you with what you need to overcome. 281 00:15:56,680 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 4: I saw something fascinating about a little fish called a Moses' soul. 282 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 4: It's a little flounder that's found over in the Red Sea, 283 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 4: and also in those waters are large sharks. These sharks 284 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 4: would typically like to eat this kind of fish, but 285 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 4: back in the early nineteen seventies, a group of researchers 286 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 4: noticed something interesting about this little Moses soul. All the 287 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 4: other fish in this category the same size and weight 288 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 4: would be eaten by these sharks, but they found the 289 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 4: sharks would not eat that Moses soul, and the reason 290 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 4: why they discovered was the Moses soul has a unique 291 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 4: defense system and when it senses any kind of danger, 292 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 4: it releases poisonous toxins from its glands, and these toxins 293 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 4: literally caused the shark's jaws to freeze. It showed a 294 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 4: picture of this shark with his mouth open. The little 295 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 4: Moses soul was right in the middle. All the shark 296 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 4: had to do was bite down and there was dinner. 297 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 4: The only problem was it couldn't do it. Put something 298 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 4: in that little fish to protect it. As long as 299 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 4: it was around, the shark could not close its jaws. 300 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 4: The shark had to get away for a few minutes 301 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 4: before the jaws would be released. And I was thinking 302 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:15,399 Speaker 4: about when that little fish is in the middle of 303 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:19,159 Speaker 4: the shark's mouth, his blood pressure doesn't go up. He 304 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 4: doesn't run call nine to one one, He doesn't get 305 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 4: depressed and say, just my luck. That preacher told me 306 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 4: it's going to be my year. Do you believe I 307 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 4: should have known it's gonna be the sharks? 308 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 3: Hear? 309 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 4: As you believe? He just goes about his business. He 310 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 4: knows he's annoyed it, he knows he's special God ordained 311 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 4: before the foundation of the world that that little fish 312 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 4: would be protected from that type of enemy. So he 313 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:46,639 Speaker 4: just rest in who God made him to be. If 314 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 4: you can ever get a revelation that you are a 315 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:52,160 Speaker 4: child of the most High God, you don't just have 316 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 4: a unique defense system. God's breathed his very life into you. 317 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,719 Speaker 4: He's crowned you with his glory and honor. He surrounded 318 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 4: you with his favor like a shield. He said, when 319 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 4: the enemy comes against you one way, he will defeat 320 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:08,920 Speaker 4: them and cause them to flee seven different ways. When 321 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,680 Speaker 4: those thoughts come telling you you're never gonna come into 322 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 4: your season, You're never gonna be well, You're never gonna 323 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 4: rise any higher. You know how to release the poisonous 324 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 4: toxins to defeat the enemy. You start speaking God's word. No, 325 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 4: I know I am more than a conquer I am 326 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 4: the head, not the tail. I am a victor and 327 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 4: not a victim. Well, it looks like you hadn't been 328 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 4: feeling well. Yes, that's true, but I know God's restoring 329 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 4: health under me. Well I heard they may lay people 330 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,440 Speaker 4: off at your office. Yes, but I know if one 331 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 4: door closes, God's gonna open up another door. Well, I 332 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 4: heard somebody say, you're gonna try to teach out in 333 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 4: the children's ministry. You really think you can do that. 334 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:49,400 Speaker 4: I don't think so. I know so I'm annointed, I'm equipped, 335 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:53,199 Speaker 4: I am well able. If you'll stay in faith like that, 336 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 4: meditating on God's words, speaking his promises, Just like that shark, 337 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 4: the enemy can't harm you. God always causes you to triumph. 338 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,359 Speaker 4: I think about a young lady in the Bible. Her 339 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 4: name was Esther. She had a lot of obstacles to overcome. 340 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 4: Estra was an orphan. Her parents were no longer alive, 341 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 4: and now she was living in poverty. In the natural, 342 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 4: she didn't have much of a future. But Esther had 343 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:23,679 Speaker 4: a relative by the name of Mordecai. Mordecai was a 344 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 4: godly man. For years he had spoken faith into Esther, 345 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 4: even though Estra had all these disadvantages, even though the 346 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 4: odds were against her, he would say things like, Esther, 347 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 4: You're going to do great things in life. God's got 348 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 4: his hand on you. You are special, you are equipped, 349 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 4: you are anointed. Year after year Esther heard those words 350 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 4: of faith, and they got down on the inside. It 351 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 4: became ingrained in her thinking. One day, the king was 352 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:56,159 Speaker 4: searching for a new queen. He had his men go 353 00:19:56,320 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 4: out and find the most beautiful girl in each the 354 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:03,119 Speaker 4: one hundred and twenty seven provinces that he was in 355 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 4: charge of. They were going to have a beauty pageant 356 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 4: and choose the next queen. It just so happened they 357 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 4: chose Esther as one of the one hundred and twenty seven. Well, 358 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,640 Speaker 4: you say, Joel, I just don't have the right connections. 359 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,959 Speaker 4: Neither it, Esther. I don't have the money, neither it, Esther. 360 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 4: I don't have the education, neither it Esther. Well, Joel, 361 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 4: I'm living in the projects, So was Esther. What am 362 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 4: I saying? We're thinking so often about what we can't 363 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 4: do while God's trying to tell us what we can do. 364 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 4: We're thinking ordinary while God is planning extraordinary. Let me 365 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 4: challenge you. Don't water down your dream, don't accept less 366 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 4: than what God's put in your spirit. Dream big dreams. 367 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 4: Dare to believe you can do something great in life. 368 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 4: Like Esther, you may have a lot of disadvantages. The 369 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 4: odds may be stacked against you, but understand, with God, 370 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 4: there's no such thing as a disadvantage. So they had 371 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:04,159 Speaker 4: this big Beauty pageant one hundred and twenty seven girls there. 372 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 4: But God calls the King to choose Esther. If you 373 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 4: stay in faith, God will give you the breaks you need. 374 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:15,680 Speaker 4: He'll cause the right people to like you. His favor 375 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 4: will make you stand out in the crowd. I don't 376 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 4: believe it was just physical beauty that caused the King 377 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 4: to choose her. There were other beautiful girls. It was 378 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:29,160 Speaker 4: because of her inner beauty. Esther believed that she was anointed. 379 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 4: She believed she was something special. She had been taught 380 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:36,159 Speaker 4: about the goodness of her God, and the scripture says 381 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 4: the heart of the king is in the hand of 382 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 4: the Lord. That means other people don't control your destiny. 383 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:47,439 Speaker 4: God does. He's already lined up the right breaks, the 384 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 4: right people that you need. But you have to do 385 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 4: your part and believe that you're anointed. Believe that you 386 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 4: have favor. When one door closes, don't just sit back 387 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,120 Speaker 4: and say too bad. Believe that God open up another door. 388 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 4: Believe that God will get people in the right position. 389 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 4: About a year ago, I was meeting with one of 390 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 4: our staff members. He was going over some of the 391 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 4: interviews we were going to do concerning my new book, 392 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 4: and I noticed this one national newspaper on his list. 393 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 4: He had it crossed off. And I made the comment 394 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 4: how they had never written anything about us before, and 395 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 4: he said no, and they never will. I said, really, 396 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 4: why not? He said, well, the man in charge doesn't 397 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 4: particularly like you, and he told me straight up he 398 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:34,919 Speaker 4: will never do an article on our ministry. Well. I 399 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,919 Speaker 4: saw that as a challenge, and I told my friend, 400 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 4: you watch, I'm gonna believe that we're going to have 401 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 4: favor with that newspaper and one day we're going to 402 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:46,119 Speaker 4: get a good article. Well about two months ago, my friend, 403 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 4: the staff member, called me and said, I've got an 404 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,959 Speaker 4: interview lined up with this very newspaper. I said, well, 405 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 4: I thought you said they'd never do that. He said 406 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 4: I did. But the man in charge got moved to 407 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 4: another division, and he said, now, this new reporter really 408 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 4: loves you. I got on the phone with her. It's 409 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 4: like talking to my mother. She thought I was the 410 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 4: greatest thing in the world. She watches every program, reads 411 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 4: every book. Listen. If you'll stay in faith, God will 412 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 4: move people out of the way to get you to 413 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 4: your divine destiny. Understand, no other person can keep you 414 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 4: from becoming all God's created you to be. You may 415 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:33,200 Speaker 4: feel like there's somebody in your path right now that's 416 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 4: holding you back, like that old goat in mind, I 417 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 4: mean that man in mind. That person cannot stop you 418 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 4: from your divine destiny. The scripture says no person can 419 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:47,119 Speaker 4: stand against our God. Don't get bitter, don't try to 420 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 4: make things happen. Just keep believing, keep declaring God's favor, 421 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,199 Speaker 4: and He'll fight your battles for you and get you 422 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 4: to where you're supposed to be. A young man told 423 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:01,119 Speaker 4: me just the other day how he applied for a 424 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:04,479 Speaker 4: scholarship at a certain college, but the man in charge 425 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 4: wasn't very friendly to him. Academically, he was very qualified, 426 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 4: he had great grades. But this man, it was up 427 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 4: to him, and he just decided to turn him down. 428 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 4: And my friend, this young man was so discouraged, said Joel, 429 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 4: I just don't understand why it didn't work out. I 430 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 4: told him what I'm telling you. It's not over until 431 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 4: God says it's over. I said, every day you need 432 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:29,440 Speaker 4: to say Father, thank you that you have the right 433 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 4: people in my path, and I have favor with everyone 434 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 4: that I meet. Several months later, I saw him he 435 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 4: was so excited. He said, Joel, I got a better scholarship. 436 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 4: I said, really, what are you going to school? He said, 437 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 4: I'm going to the same school. But he told how 438 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 4: that man called him back and said, I cannot get 439 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 4: you off my mind. I wake up in the middle 440 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 4: of the night thinking about you. I drive to work 441 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 4: thinking about you. I eat dinner thinking about you. He said, 442 00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 4: I'm going to give you a scholarship, but we don't 443 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 4: won't have any of those left. Like we talked about, 444 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 4: they were partial scholarships, So he said, I'm gonna go 445 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:10,640 Speaker 4: ahead and give you one of our full scholarships. Friends, 446 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 4: God knows how to turn the hearts of people, and 447 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 4: if he doesn't turn them, he can certainly move them 448 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 4: out of the way. But bottom line is God is 449 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 4: in control. He's got the right people, the right breaks, 450 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 4: the right opportunities lined up for you. This is what 451 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 4: happened to Esther. She went from being an orphan in 452 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 4: poverty with no real future. Now she's in the palace. 453 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 4: Now she's royalty. What am I saying with God? There 454 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 4: are no disadvantages. You may have been through bad breaks 455 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 4: in life, you may have had some disappointments, but let 456 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 4: me encourage you. Don't stay on that page. There are 457 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:51,399 Speaker 4: new chapters up ahead. The scripture talks about how God 458 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 4: has recorded every day of our life before we were 459 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:59,639 Speaker 4: ever even born. That means there's a book already written 460 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 4: with your life story in it. The good news is 461 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 4: it has a great ending. But a lot of people, 462 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 4: when they face setbacks, or like Esther, they go through disadvantages, 463 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 4: they just accept it. They think, oh, this is my 464 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 4: lot in life. I'll never get out of this mess, 465 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:19,119 Speaker 4: never rise any higher. What's happening. They're getting stuck on 466 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 4: that page. But if you'll get your fire back and 467 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:28,359 Speaker 4: start pressing forward, believing, expecting, somewhere in your future, you'll 468 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:30,919 Speaker 4: come to a new chapter that'll pull it all together. 469 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:35,159 Speaker 4: Even those dark times you don't understand right now, it 470 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:38,639 Speaker 4: will cause it to all make sense. Stay in faith. 471 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:41,639 Speaker 4: The next chapter is coming, a new season is on 472 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 4: its way. Here's the key. Esther was taught about the 473 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:50,800 Speaker 4: goodness of her God. Mordecai was constantly speaking faith into her, 474 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:54,439 Speaker 4: saying things like Esther, you may be an orphan, you 475 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 4: may not have a nice place to lay your head, 476 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:58,679 Speaker 4: you may not be wearing pretty clothes, but let me 477 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 4: tell you you're something special. Girl. God's got his hand 478 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:05,120 Speaker 4: on you. You're going to do great things. And as 479 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 4: she heard that over and over, she started believing it 480 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:12,400 Speaker 4: got down on the inside. She started thinking, I am anointed, 481 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:16,479 Speaker 4: I am equipped. This is my season. The truth is 482 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 4: every one of us needs someone speaking faith over us. 483 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:23,679 Speaker 4: Victoria told me I was going to pasture this church. 484 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 4: When I was afraid to get up in front of anyone. 485 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 4: She told me I was anointed when I didn't feel annointed. 486 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:32,160 Speaker 4: She said, one day, you're going to stand before great leaders. 487 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:35,159 Speaker 4: When I was working behind the scenes running camera, she 488 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 4: spoke faith, victory, increase into me. Somebody has to stir 489 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:45,919 Speaker 4: up your seeds of greatness. Joshua had Moses, Elisha had Elijah, 490 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 4: Timothy had Paul. You may not have anyone speaking victory 491 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 4: in your life right now, but allow me to be 492 00:27:52,880 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 4: your Mordecai. Let me tell you you were created for greatness. 493 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:04,440 Speaker 4: You have the seed of Almighty God in you. There 494 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:08,159 Speaker 4: is no obstacle that you cannot overcome. There is no 495 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 4: disadvantage that can hold you back. You're in the palm 496 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:15,480 Speaker 4: of God's hand. He has equipped you, he has empowered you. 497 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 4: The right people are already in your path. He's already 498 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:22,680 Speaker 4: released favor into your future. You'll come in into new 499 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:26,720 Speaker 4: seasons of increase. The dreams that you've given up on. 500 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:30,880 Speaker 4: God's gonna resurrect those dead dreams. The family members you've 501 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 4: written off. God's gonna restore those relationships. He's gonna breathe 502 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 4: new life into your health, new life into your finances, 503 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 4: new life into your career. I can hear God saying, 504 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 4: you're coming into your year of jubilee. This is your 505 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 4: time to come up higher, This is your time to 506 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 4: be free. Why don't you do like that lady that 507 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 4: press through the crowd and rise up and say, yes, 508 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:56,960 Speaker 4: this is for me, this is my season. If you 509 00:28:57,080 --> 00:29:00,160 Speaker 4: do that, you'll see God's goodness in a greater way 510 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 4: like esther. God will take your places you've never dreamed of. 511 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 4: And my prayer is that every one of you will know, 512 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 4: beyond the shadow of a doubt, that you are equipped, 513 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 4: you are anointed, and your best days are not behind you. 514 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 4: They're still out in front of you. Amen. Do you 515 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 4: receive it today? We never like to close our broadcast 516 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 4: without giving you an opportunity to make Jesus the lord 517 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 4: of your life. Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, 518 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 4: I repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I 519 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:36,520 Speaker 4: make you my Lord and savior. Friends, if you prayed 520 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 4: that simple prayer, we believe you got born again. Get 521 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 4: in a good Bible based church. Keep God first place. 522 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 4: He's going to take your places that you've never dreamed of. 523 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 4: Thank you for listening to the Joelo's Den podcast. Help 524 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 4: us continue to share the message of hope with those 525 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 4: all over the world. 526 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 3: Visit Jolosdean dot com slash give Hope to give a 527 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 3: gift today. 528 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:02,040 Speaker 4: Thanks so much for listening to today's message. I hope 529 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 4: you'll subscribe so you can receive the latest podcast to 530 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 4: keep you inspired all through the week. We're praying for you. 531 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:11,320 Speaker 4: I know God's best to steal ahead. We'll see you 532 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 4: next time.