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Just the opposite, it's going to 40 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 6: launch you into your destiny. Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. 41 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 6: Thanks for downloading our podcast. We enjoy spending this time 42 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 6: with you. I know you're going to leave encouraged and inspired. 43 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 7: Make sure you subscribe to get new messages every week 44 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 7: and follow us on social media to stay connected. 45 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 4: We appreciate your support. It helps keep the ministry going. 46 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 4: Enjoy the message. 47 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 6: Well, God bless you it's a joy to come into 48 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 6: your homes, and it's going to be a little bit 49 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 6: different today. The building is not open to the public 50 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 6: because of the coronavirus, but we have a few of 51 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 6: our staff and family members with us. 52 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 4: But I'm always honored to be able to share with you. 53 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 6: So let's get started today with our declaration of faith. 54 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 4: Come on, say it like you mean it. 55 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 6: This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 56 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 6: I have what it says I have. I can do 57 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 6: what it says I can do. Today I will be 58 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 6: taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 59 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 6: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 60 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:53,399 Speaker 6: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want 61 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 6: to talk to you today about. 62 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 4: Greater is coming. 63 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 6: We all face setbacks in life and things we don't understand. 64 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 6: When we go through loss and disappointments, it's easy to 65 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 6: get discouraged and think that's the way it's always going 66 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 6: to be. But our God is a god of restoration. 67 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 6: He doesn't stop every difficulty, he doesn't keep us from 68 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 6: every challenge. But he did promise he would pay us 69 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 6: back for the wrongs. 70 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 4: He would restore what was stolen. 71 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 6: David said in Psalm seventy one, you have allowed me 72 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 6: to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to 73 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 6: even greater honor. 74 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 4: The suffering is a set up. 75 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 6: God allowed the difficulty not to make you miserable, but 76 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 6: to restore you to greater honor. God never brings you 77 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 6: out the same. He makes the enemy paid for bringing 78 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 6: the trouble. When you're in tough times, you have to 79 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 6: remind yourself that is not how your story ends. That loneliness, 80 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 6: the bad break, the anxiety is not your death destiny. 81 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 4: Greater is coming. Greater joy, greater strength, greater. 82 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 6: Relationships that set back in your finances, the clients you lost, 83 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 6: the unfair childhood that didn't stop your purpose. Greater opportunities 84 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 6: are coming, greater favor, greater influence. The enemy brought it 85 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 6: to set you back. He didn't realize it's setting. 86 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 4: You up for God to show out in your life. 87 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 4: He meant it for your harm. God's turning it to 88 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 4: your advantage. 89 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 6: When you're in difficult times, keep this phrase in your spirit. 90 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 4: Greater is coming. 91 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 6: God didn't bring you this far to leave you. He 92 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 6: wouldn't have allowed it if it was going to keep 93 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 6: you from your destiny. Just the opposite is going to 94 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 6: launch you into your destiny. Paul said, these light afflictions 95 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 6: are for a moment, but they are working in us 96 00:04:55,400 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 6: and eternal weight of glory. The trouble is temporary, the 97 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 6: glory is permanent. The key is don't stay focused on 98 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 6: the suffering, stay focused on the glory that's coming. It 99 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 6: may be tough right now. Life has dealt you an 100 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:17,239 Speaker 6: unfair hand. That suffering is not in vain. It's serving 101 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 6: a purpose. It's leading you to greater honor, greater favor, 102 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 6: greater victories. 103 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 4: I love David's attitude. 104 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 6: God, You've allowed me to suffer much hardship. He could 105 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 6: have stopped there and stayed focused on the bad breaks. God, 106 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 6: I don't understand it. Why did my father leave me 107 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 6: in the shepherd's fields? Why is King Saul trying to 108 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 6: kill me instead? David said, in effect, God, have had 109 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 6: a lot of bad breaks. I've gone through much suffering. 110 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 6: But I know this, you will restore me to greater honor. 111 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 6: He was thanking God for greater. 112 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 4: In the middle of the difficulty. 113 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 6: When you're in tough times, you can either talk about 114 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 6: how big the problem is is or you can talk 115 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 6: about how big your God is. But if you're going 116 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 6: to see the greater, you have to do like David, 117 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 6: in the middle of the difficulty, start declaring, greater is coming. 118 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:14,679 Speaker 4: The medical report doesn't look good. 119 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:18,279 Speaker 6: While you're taking the treatment, Lord, thank you that greater 120 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 6: health is coming. Thank you that the number of my 121 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 6: days you will fulfill. When you're fighting depression, anxiety, fear, 122 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 6: don't sit around thinking about how you're never going to 123 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,119 Speaker 6: get better. Nor in the middle of the battle, Father, 124 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 6: thank you that greater joy is coming. Thank you that 125 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 6: you're pushing back forces of darkness. Your attitude in the 126 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 6: suffering will determine whether you come out with greater or 127 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 6: whether you stay where you are. First, Peter says, after 128 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 6: you have suffered a little while, I'm not saying that 129 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 6: if you have faith, you'll never have suffering, never have 130 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 6: things you don't understand. But keep the right for perspective. 131 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 6: The suffering is not permanent. After you have suffered a 132 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 6: little while, not your whole life, not the next twenty years. 133 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 6: Don't believe those lies that what you're going through is 134 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 6: never going to change. You'll always struggle with the addiction, 135 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 6: You'll always have to deal with that illness. Always have 136 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 6: trouble at work. No, the suffering is not going to last. 137 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 6: It didn't come to stay, it came to pass. Well, 138 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 6: God started in. 139 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 4: Your life, He is going to finish. But here's the key. 140 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 4: To see the greater, you have to go through the suffering. 141 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 6: I would love to tell you that greater comes by 142 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 6: just being positive, by just staying in faith. But there 143 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 6: are certain levels you can only reach by going through 144 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 6: some things. Now, don't get stuck in the suffering. Don't 145 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 6: live bitter because somebody walked away. Don't settle in the 146 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 6: depression thinking that you're a lot in life. 147 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 4: Keep an attitude of faith and go through it. 148 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 6: Keep believing when every thought tells you it's never going 149 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 6: to change. Keep talking like it's going to happen when 150 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 6: nothing is improving. Keep speaking God's favor when it seems 151 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 6: like you're wasting your time. The suffering is a test. 152 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 6: It's an opportunity to show God that. 153 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 4: You are not going to get discouraged. 154 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 6: You're not going to give up on your dreams, You're 155 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 6: not going to lose your passion. This scripture goes on 156 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 6: to say, after you have suffered a little while the 157 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 6: God of all grace, who has called you to his 158 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 6: eternal glory, will himself restore you, strengthen you, and establish you. 159 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 6: God has already called you to live a victorious life. 160 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 6: It's already called you to overcome every obstacle. 161 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 4: The creator of the universe chose you before you could 162 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 4: choose him. 163 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 6: The forces that are trying to stop you are no 164 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 6: match for the God who has already called you. Now, 165 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 6: do like David, go through the suffering with a good attitude. 166 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 6: If you'll keep the right perspective, then God himself will 167 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 6: restore you. That means he won't send the angels, he 168 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 6: won't ask Gabriel to do it. But the most High 169 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 6: God will suddenly turn things around. He will suddenly heal, 170 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 6: suddenly promote, suddenly deliver. 171 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 4: Now many of you have passed this test. You've been 172 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 4: doing the right thing. 173 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 6: Suffering with a smile, praising through the pain, worshiping instead 174 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 6: of worrying. 175 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 4: Get ready, Greater is coming. God is about to do 176 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 4: a new thing. Problems that look permanent are about to 177 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:46,199 Speaker 4: turn around. Dreams that look too far gone are about 178 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 4: to come to pass. 179 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:51,719 Speaker 6: The right people, divine connections are going to find you. 180 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 4: Greater is coming. 181 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 6: The enemy thought he was pulling you back to keep 182 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 6: you there. He didn't realize like a and arrow, the 183 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,839 Speaker 6: more he pulls you back, the further God is going 184 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 6: to shoot you. 185 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:08,199 Speaker 4: He thought he was hindering you. The truth is he 186 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 4: was helping you. 187 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 6: The suffering was a setup. God allowed it so he 188 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 6: can launch you. 189 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 4: To a new level of your destiny. Now, don't be 190 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 4: discouraged by what you're going through. 191 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 6: You couldn't become who you were created to be without 192 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 6: the struggle, without the disappointment, without. 193 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 4: The bad break. I know it's uncomfortable. 194 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 6: I know you don't like it, but keep reminding yourself. 195 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 4: Greater is coming. First Samuel, Chapter thirty. 196 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 6: David and his six hundred men had been out protecting 197 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 6: the borders of Israel. When they were returning home three 198 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 6: days later, they noticed smoke billowing in the sky. It 199 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,959 Speaker 6: looked like it was coming from their city. I can 200 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 6: imagine they started walking faster. 201 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 4: Wondering what was going on. 202 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 6: When they arrived home, their worst fears came to pass. 203 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 6: The Amalekites had come in and raided their city. They 204 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 6: burned down all the homes, kidnapped all their wives and children, 205 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 6: and took all of their possessions. Here, David was out 206 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 6: doing the right thing, and the wrong thing happened didn't 207 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 6: seem fair. But just because you have trouble doesn't mean 208 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 6: you're doing something wrong. Sometimes when you're doing right, you 209 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 6: will face difficulties. There are forces trying to keep you 210 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 6: from your destiny. 211 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 4: But when you understand this principle that every. 212 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 6: Setback is a setup for God to take you further, 213 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 6: that the suffering is putting you in position for greater honor, 214 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 6: then you won't fall apart when you have a bad break. 215 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 6: You won't live bitter because you had an unexpected challenge. 216 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 6: You'll stay in faith, knowing that the enemy wouldn't be 217 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 6: trying to stop you if he didn't know something amazing 218 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:58,959 Speaker 6: was in your future. David and his men were very discouraged. 219 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 6: They wept until they could not weep anymore. If that 220 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 6: wasn't bad enough, David's men were so distraught about losing 221 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 6: their wives and children they talked about stoning David. 222 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:15,559 Speaker 4: David could have sat around in self pity depressed. 223 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 6: Instead, the scripture says David begin to encourage himself in 224 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 6: the Lord, his God. Maybe that's where he wrote, I 225 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 6: will bless the Lord at all times, his praise will 226 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 6: continually be in my mouth. Maybe sitting in those ashes, 227 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 6: he wrote, surely goodness and mercy will follow me all 228 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:37,439 Speaker 6: the days. 229 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:38,079 Speaker 4: Of my life. 230 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 6: Instead of complaining, he was thanking God that he was. 231 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 4: Still on the throne. 232 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:47,119 Speaker 6: Sometimes you won't be able to find anyone else. 233 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 4: To encourage you. 234 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 6: Your friends are busy, your pastor's on vacation, your church 235 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 6: has closed because of the virus. 236 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 4: You can't find me on television. That's God letting you know. 237 00:12:58,080 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 4: You have to encourage yourself. 238 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 6: You have to dig down deep and say, I am 239 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 6: not going to let this bad break, this disappointment, this 240 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 6: injustice steal my joy and sour my life. God, I 241 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:15,560 Speaker 6: thank you that you are bigger than this sickness, greater 242 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 6: than this depression, more powerful than this opposition. 243 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 4: I know you being for me is more than the 244 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 4: world being against me. You have to stir up your praise, 245 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 4: stir up your faith. 246 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 6: Start speaking victory over your life. Start thanking God that 247 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 6: he's fighting your battles, that this too shall pass, that 248 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 6: greater is coming. David prayed and asked if he should 249 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 6: go after the enemy. God said in verse eight, yes, 250 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 6: go after them. You will surely recover everything that was 251 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 6: taken from you. 252 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 4: You may be in a difficult time. 253 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 6: You've lost some things, lost your health, lost your joy, 254 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 6: lost your dreams. God is saying, if you'll get your 255 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 6: fire back and start moving forward, you will surely recover. 256 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 4: Everything that you've lost. 257 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 6: The enemy may be laughing now, but you're going to 258 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 6: have the last laugh. 259 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:11,200 Speaker 4: God has the final say. 260 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 6: He saw the injustice, he saw who did you wrong, 261 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 6: what you didn't get, what was taken from you. 262 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 4: He's saying, get ready, everything is coming back. 263 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 6: Your health, your children, your finances, your joy, your dreams. 264 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 6: Not maybe not, there's a good chance surely you will 265 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 6: recover everything. Surely means without a doubt, you can count 266 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 6: on that. God used the word surely, not for him. 267 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 4: But for us. 268 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 6: He's saying, be confident, it's all coming back. David and 269 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 6: his men left the camp and headed out. 270 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 4: They didn't really know where to go. 271 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 6: When it just so happened they came across a servant 272 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 6: of one of the Amalekites. This young man had been 273 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 6: sick and not able to travel, so they left him behind. 274 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 6: David gave him food and water. He promised that if 275 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 6: he would lead them to the Amalekites. He would spare 276 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 6: his life. This young man took them right to the 277 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 6: enemy's camp. When you get your passion back and go 278 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 6: after what belongs to you, God will have the right 279 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 6: people in your path to help you. He'll have divine connections, 280 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 6: people that will use their experience, their expertise to take 281 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 6: you where you couldn't go on your own. When David 282 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 6: showed up, the Amalekites were having a big party, celebrating 283 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 6: their victory, dancing, eating, drinking. I've learned sometimes the enemy 284 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 6: celebrates too soon. He doesn't realize you were down but 285 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 6: not out. You had a setback, but it was really 286 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 6: setting you up. 287 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 4: He thought because of that disappointment, you would be sour, 288 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 4: give up on your dreams. 289 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 6: He thought that setback would cause you to keep sitting 290 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 6: in the ash, defeated, depressed. 291 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 4: He never dreamed you would encourage yourselves. He never dreamed 292 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 4: when you got knocked down, you'd get back up again. 293 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 4: He never dreamed instead of. 294 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 6: Complaining, you would start praising. He may be celebrating now, 295 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 6: but don't worry. Your time is coming right now. God 296 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 6: is arranging things in your favor. He is lining up. 297 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:27,119 Speaker 4: The breaks you need. He is pushing back forces of darkness. 298 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 6: Things are happening that you cannot see, and if you 299 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 6: will keep moving forward in faith, you are going to 300 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 6: come in to unuse your favor, breakthroughs, healing victories, things 301 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 6: that you couldn't make happen on your own. David and 302 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 6: his men went in and attacked the Amalekites. They wiped 303 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 6: them all out. Nobody was left in the camp. Verse 304 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 6: eighteen says David got everything back that the Amalekites had taken. 305 00:16:56,760 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 6: They rescued their wives and children. Nothing thing was missing, 306 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 6: small or great, son or daughter. David brought everything back. 307 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 6: You may feel like you've lost some things that loved 308 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 6: one that didn't make it seems like they took a 309 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 6: part of you with them. You don't have the joy 310 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 6: you used to have, or you've struggled with that addiction 311 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:22,639 Speaker 6: so long you've lost the desire to fight. But God 312 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 6: is going to do for you what he did for David. 313 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 6: One day you're going to say nothing is missing. I 314 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:32,200 Speaker 6: got my dreams back, I got my health back, got 315 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:34,480 Speaker 6: my children back, I got my joy back. 316 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:37,160 Speaker 4: God is not going to bring you out. 317 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 6: Partially where you get most of what you lost God 318 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 6: doesn't do things halfway. 319 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 4: Nothing is going to be missing. 320 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:48,679 Speaker 6: It was a great victory that David got everything back, 321 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 6: but God doesn't bring you out the same when you 322 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 6: go through suffering, greater is coming. 323 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 4: Verse twenty says David's men rounded. 324 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:02,400 Speaker 6: Up all the Amalekites, flocks and herds, all their possessions. 325 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,120 Speaker 4: These belonged to them as their reward. 326 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 6: There is a reward for going through difficulties with a 327 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 6: good attitude. We would be grateful if God just brought 328 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,679 Speaker 6: us back to where we were. But when you go 329 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 6: through challenges in an attitude of faith, with your head 330 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 6: held high, knowing that God is fighting your battles, then. 331 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:26,680 Speaker 4: A reward is coming. You're not going to just come out, 332 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,199 Speaker 4: You're going to come out better than you were before. 333 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 6: Back in the nineteen fifties, my father had been pastoring 334 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 6: a church for many years. 335 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,120 Speaker 4: It had grown and become very successful. 336 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,439 Speaker 6: They had just built a beautiful new sanctuary, and he 337 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 6: was on the state board for his denomination. 338 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 4: His future looked very bright. 339 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 6: Then, my sister Lisa was born with something like cerebral palsy. 340 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 6: The doctors told my parents that she'd probably never be 341 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 6: able to walk or to feed herself. My father went 342 00:18:57,560 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 6: to a hotel downtown to be alone for a few 343 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 6: days to study the scriptures in a new way. He 344 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 6: had been taught that God healed people back in the Bible, 345 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 6: but that had passed away. Then he read the scripture 346 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:16,879 Speaker 6: Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever. He realized 347 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:19,919 Speaker 6: there never was a day of miracles, but there's a 348 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 6: God of miracles, and he's still alive. He went back 349 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 6: to his church with this new message of faith and victory, 350 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 6: healing abundance. He thought everybody would be excited, but it 351 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 6: was just the opposite. 352 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 4: It didn't fit into their tradition. 353 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:40,199 Speaker 6: There was so much opposition he ended up having to 354 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 6: lead the church. 355 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 4: He was devastated. 356 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:46,160 Speaker 6: He had spent years pouring his heart and soul into 357 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 6: those people. My mother was twenty six years old at 358 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 6: the time. She had lifelong friends that never spoke to 359 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 6: her again. 360 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 4: But instead of sitting. 361 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 6: Around bitter frustrated over what didn't work out, my parents 362 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 6: were out and started Lakewood. They found an old feed 363 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 6: store had holes in the floor and cracks in the walls. 364 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 6: They cleaned it up and ninety people showed up the 365 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 6: first Sunday here my father went from the big prestigious 366 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 6: church with the beautiful new auditorium to this little Rundown 367 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 6: Wood building with a fraction of the people. 368 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:24,200 Speaker 4: Year after year. 369 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 6: He kept being his best, pouring his heart into them, 370 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:32,240 Speaker 6: not listening to the critics and naysayers. The opposition said 371 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 6: Lakewood would never last, that my father was wasting his time. 372 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 6: But when you go through much suffering, God gives you 373 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 6: a promise that greater honor is coming, greater favor, greater influence. 374 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 6: Against all odds, my sister Lisa began. 375 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 4: To get better and better. 376 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:55,440 Speaker 6: Today she's perfectly normal, eighty seven years old, doing fine. 377 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:59,479 Speaker 6: The nineteen seventy two Lakewood began to grow. People started 378 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:03,120 Speaker 6: coming from all over the city. It kept growing and growing, 379 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:06,920 Speaker 6: and here we are sixty one years later, still going strong. 380 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 4: But we all have unfair. 381 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 6: Things that happen, people that come against us, rejection, betrayals, sicknesses. 382 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 6: It's tempting to get discouraged. God, why did this happen? 383 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 6: Why did these people push me out? Why was my 384 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 6: daughter born with this illness? But some things were never 385 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,679 Speaker 6: going to understand. Don't try to figure out all the 386 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 6: whys of life. All that's going to do is frustrate you. 387 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 6: The good news is God knows how. 388 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 4: To work all things for your good. 389 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 6: It may not be good, but He knows how to 390 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 6: turn it for good. The key is to go through 391 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:47,199 Speaker 6: the suffering with the right attitude, knowing that greater is coming. 392 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 6: May not happen on your timetable, but God is faithful. 393 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 6: He sees you doing the right thing when the wrong 394 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 6: thing is happening, being the bigger person, overlooking the insults. 395 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 6: He sees you being your best at work when they're 396 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:04,439 Speaker 6: not giving you the credit. 397 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:08,159 Speaker 4: Like with my father. Your time is coming. 398 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 6: You're going to see the hand of God take you 399 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 6: where you can't go on your own. The people that 400 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 6: tried to push you down, don't worry. God is preparing 401 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 6: a table for you in the presence of your enemies. 402 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,679 Speaker 6: That means they will see you promoted, honored in a 403 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:28,680 Speaker 6: position of influence. That health issue that you've been fighting 404 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 6: through with a good attitude, still giving God praise, still 405 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 6: being good to others that hasn't gone unnoticed. You've been 406 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 6: through the suffering. Now get ready. The greater is coming. 407 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 6: Greater health, greater victories, greater breakthroughs, greater freedom. 408 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 4: In Genesis twenty nine. 409 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:52,440 Speaker 6: There's the story of two sisters, Rachel and Leah. When 410 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 6: a young man named Jacob saw Rachel, it was love 411 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 6: at first sight. He fell head over heels for her. 412 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:04,679 Speaker 6: You see, Rachel was extremely attractive. The scripture says she 413 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 6: was beautiful in every way, with a lovely face and 414 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 6: a shapely figure. Let me tell you, when God says 415 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 6: you're fine, you know you're fine. 416 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 4: Rachel had it going on. 417 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 6: Jacob asked her father Laban, if he could marry her. 418 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 4: Laban said he could if he would work for him 419 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 4: for seven years. 420 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 6: Jacob worked faithfully those seven years, but Laban didn't keep 421 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 6: his word. 422 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:30,920 Speaker 4: He tricked Jacob At the wedding. 423 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 6: In those days, the bride wore a very thick veilve 424 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 6: you couldn't really tell who was in there. Jacob assumed 425 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 6: it was Rachel. Instead it was Leah. Well, the scripture says, 426 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,399 Speaker 6: Leah had weak eyes. 427 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 4: And was doll looking. 428 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 6: I don't know what weak eyes mean, but I know 429 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 6: what doll looking is. 430 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 4: I have a brother named Paul. 431 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 6: Laban made sure at the wedding that Jacob had way too. 432 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 4: Much to drink. The Next morning, when Jake woke up, 433 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 4: he saw weak eyes. 434 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 6: Staring back at him. He nearly passed out. He ran 435 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 6: to Laban, what in the world are you doing? You 436 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:12,640 Speaker 6: know our agreement was for Rachel and not Leah. Laban said, yes, 437 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:15,280 Speaker 6: I know, but our tradition says we have to marry 438 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 6: the oldest daughter first, work for me another seven years, 439 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 6: then you can have Rachel. And Jacob was so dumb, 440 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 6: I mean, so in love. He worked another seven years 441 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 6: and finally married Rachel too. But that whole time, Jacob 442 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 6: never really loved Leah. His attention was only focused on Rachel. 443 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:39,640 Speaker 6: Rachel was barren, she couldn't have children, but Leah gave 444 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 6: him son after son, hoping that would win his affection, 445 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 6: but still nothing changed. Eventually, Rachel gave birth to two sons, 446 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 6: Joseph and Benjamin. 447 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:53,360 Speaker 4: But all this time Leo. 448 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:58,760 Speaker 6: Was in a loveless marriage, feeling unwanted, second choice, marginalized. 449 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 4: I'm sure she he was tempted to have. 450 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:04,399 Speaker 6: Low self esteem, to not feel good about who she was, 451 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 6: But God sees when you're being overlooked, pushed down, discounted. 452 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 6: Leah could have lived bitter angry. Instead, she kept suffering 453 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 6: in silence, doing the right thing with a good attitude. 454 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 6: When it came time for God to choose a family 455 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:27,359 Speaker 6: line to bring Jesus through, he didn't choose one of 456 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:31,880 Speaker 6: Rachel's sons, the favorite wife. He didn't choose Joseph, whom 457 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:34,880 Speaker 6: we read so much about. He didn't choose Benjamin. He 458 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 6: chose Leah's son, Judah. Jesus came through. 459 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:40,400 Speaker 4: The tribe of Judah. 460 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 6: All of Leah's sons became founders of six of the 461 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 6: twelve tribes of Israel. 462 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:48,479 Speaker 4: What am I saying? 463 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 6: Even when people dishonor you, don't worry. God knows how 464 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:56,159 Speaker 6: to honor you. God knows how to cause you to shine. 465 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 6: People may try to discount you and push you down, 466 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:03,239 Speaker 6: but you are not who people say you are. You 467 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 6: are who God says you are. God calls you a masterpiece. 468 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 6: He calls you fearfully and wonderfully made. You have royal 469 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 6: blood flowing through your veins. 470 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 4: He's crowned you with his favor. 471 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 6: Yes, there are times like Leah, you have to suffer 472 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 6: in silence. Do the right thing when it's not fair, 473 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:25,440 Speaker 6: work hard when you're not getting the credit, be good 474 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 6: to someone that's not being good to you. 475 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:30,359 Speaker 4: But know this, God is keeping the records. 476 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 6: When you suffer much, you have a promise that greater 477 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 6: honor is coming. Those that discount you now one day 478 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:40,199 Speaker 6: they'll look up to you. Those that don't give you 479 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 6: the time of day, one day they'll want your attention. 480 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:46,639 Speaker 6: God knows how to pay you back. When it's difficult, 481 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:48,880 Speaker 6: keep this phrase in your spirit. 482 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:50,520 Speaker 4: Greater is coming. 483 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:54,160 Speaker 6: That challenge is not there to stop you, It's there. 484 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 4: To promote you. 485 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,159 Speaker 6: You may have lost some things in the past, you 486 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:00,919 Speaker 6: think that it could never happen. Now you'll get ready. 487 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:04,360 Speaker 6: This is a new day. Things are shifting in your favor. 488 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:07,359 Speaker 6: God is saying to you what he said to David. 489 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 4: You're going to get everything back. 490 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 6: Your health is coming, your dreams are coming, your children, 491 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:14,719 Speaker 6: your finances, your joy. 492 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:18,640 Speaker 4: I believe and declare nothing is going to be missing, 493 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:21,400 Speaker 4: large or small in Jesus' name. 494 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 6: And if you receive it, can you say and then today, well, 495 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 6: I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus 496 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 6: the lord. 497 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,040 Speaker 4: Of your life. Would you pray with me? 498 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:37,120 Speaker 6: Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of my sins. 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