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Thanks for listening to 28 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 2: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. 29 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 30 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: blessing and share it with a friend. 31 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 2: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 32 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 2: your life. So God bless you. It's a joy to 33 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 2: come into your homes. We love you, and we know 34 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 2: God has great things in store for each one of you. 35 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,199 Speaker 2: If you're ever in our area, I hope you'll stop 36 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 2: by and be a part of one of our services. 37 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 2: I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. 38 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 2: But thanks so much for tuning in today, and thanks 39 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 2: again for coming out. I'd like to start with something 40 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 2: funny each week. And I heard about this teenager. He 41 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 2: had just gotten his driver's permit and he asked his 42 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 2: father if he could borrow the car. The dad said, son, 43 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 2: I'll make a deal with you. If you'll bring your 44 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 2: grades up, read your Bible every day, and get your haircut, 45 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 2: I'll let you borrow the car. He came back a 46 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 2: month later and asked about it. The dad said, well, Son, 47 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 2: you've brought your grades up, you've been reading your Bible, 48 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 2: but you still haven't got your haircut. He said, well, Dad, 49 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 2: I've been thinking about it. Moses had long hair, Samson 50 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 2: had long hair. Even Jesus had long hair. He said, yes, Son, 51 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 2: and they walked everywhere they went. All right, hold up 52 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 2: your Bible. Say it like you mean it. This is 53 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 2: my Bible. I am what it says I am. I 54 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,799 Speaker 2: have what it says I have. I can do what 55 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 2: it says I can do. Today I will be taught 56 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 2: the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, 57 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 2: my heart is receptive. I will never be the same. 58 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 2: In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want to talk 59 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 2: to you today about connecting with the right people. Your 60 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,239 Speaker 2: destiny is too big to get there on your own. 61 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 2: God has already arranged certain people to speak faith into you. 62 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 2: He's placed in your path people to inspire you, to 63 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 2: challenge you, to help you grow and accomplish your dreams. 64 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 2: But the reason some people never reach their highest potential 65 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 2: is because they never get away from the wrong people. 66 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 2: Everyone cannot go where God is taking you. You've got 67 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 2: to connect with people that understand your destiny. People that 68 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 2: appreciate your uniqueness, people that can call forth your seeds 69 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 2: of greatness, not people that are always pushing you down, 70 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: telling you what you can't become, never giving you their approval. 71 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 2: No matter how good you do, life is too short 72 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 2: to drag people along. If you will get the wrong 73 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 2: people out of your life, then God will bring the 74 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 2: right people into your life. Some of you. The only 75 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 2: thing that's holding you back is your inner circle, the 76 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 2: people that are closest to you. They're with you, but 77 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 2: they're not really for you. You're constantly having to persuade 78 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 2: them that you're okay and convince them to get on board. 79 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 2: You're spending all your time and energy on someone that 80 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 2: doesn't understand your destiny. When my father went to be 81 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 2: with the Lord eleven years ago and I stepped up 82 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 2: to pastor the church, most of the people were for me. 83 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 2: They were very loving, kind, loyal to my parents. But 84 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 2: there were a few people, even friends that I'd known 85 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 2: my whole life. I could tell they were not for me. 86 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,600 Speaker 2: No matter what I did. There was an underlying feeling 87 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 2: of it's not good enough. There were good people, they 88 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 2: were nice, but I never felt their approval I had 89 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 2: to make a decision. Was I going to live my 90 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 2: life trying to please them and convince them that I 91 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 2: really am okay and you really still should be my 92 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 2: close friend. Or was I going to accept the fact 93 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 2: that this was a new season and where God would 94 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 2: taking me. They weren't going to be able to come. 95 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 2: I had to do what I'm asking you to do. 96 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 2: My attitude was you think I'm too much of this 97 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 2: or not enough of that, And that's fine. You have 98 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 2: a right to your opinion. I respect that, but I 99 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 2: also know I don't need your approval. I have Almighty 100 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 2: God's approval, and he's the only one that really matters. 101 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 2: Little by little I begin to pull away. I found 102 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: some people you have to love from a distance. They're 103 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 2: still my friends, but they're not in my inner circle. 104 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 2: The scripture says, don't cast your pearl among swine. You 105 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 2: could say your pearl is your gift, your personality. It's 106 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 2: who you are. When you get around true friends, people 107 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 2: that really believe in you, they won't be jealous of 108 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 2: your gifts, they won't constantly question who you are. They 109 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 2: won't try to talk you out of your dreams. It'll 110 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 2: be just the opposite. They'll help you polish your pearl, 111 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 2: develop your pearl, enhnce your pearl, grow your pearl. In 112 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 2: other words, they'll give you ideas. They'll connect you with 113 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 2: people they know they'll help push you further along. You 114 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 2: shouldn't stay around people that don't value your gifts and 115 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 2: appreciate what you have to offer. That's casting your pearl 116 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 2: among swine. Your inner circle, those closest to you should 117 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 2: be people that celebrate who you are, people that are 118 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 2: happy when you succeed, not someone that's always trying to 119 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 2: outperform you, someone that's quickly pointing out everything you're doing wrong. 120 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 2: It should be people that believe the very best in you. 121 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,840 Speaker 2: If that's not who's in your inner circle, you need 122 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 2: to do like me and gradually start to pull away. 123 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 2: You can be nice, you can still be friends from 124 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 2: a distance, but your time is too valuable to spend 125 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 2: it with people that are not one hundred percent for you. 126 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 2: It's not the quantity of friends that's important, it's the 127 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 2: quality of friends. I would rather have two good friends 128 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 2: that I know are for me one hundred percent than 129 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 2: to have fifty friends that are only for me eighty percent. 130 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 2: In March, chapter five, Jesus was about to go to 131 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 2: another city to pray for a little girl that was 132 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 2: very sick. Words soon came back saying you don't need 133 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 2: to come, she's already died. Jesus said, don't worry about it, 134 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 2: She'll be okay. We're going to come anyway. The scripture 135 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 2: says Jesus would not let anyone go with him except Peter, James, 136 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 2: and John. That was his inner circle. Those other believers. 137 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 2: They were good people, they loved the Lord. But Jesus said, 138 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 2: I only want these three people to go. Why was that. 139 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 2: Jesus knew when he got to the room where the 140 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:57,679 Speaker 2: little girl was dead, he needed people that wouldn't question 141 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 2: who he was, people that would say, are you sure 142 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 2: you're the son of God? Have you ever done this before? 143 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 2: What if it doesn't work? Do you have a backup plan? 144 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: No. 145 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 2: When you're in the heat of the battle, when you're 146 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 2: in a situation where you need God's favor, you need 147 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 2: divine healing, you need a legal situation to turn around, 148 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 2: you can't afford to have people in your inner circle 149 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 2: that are saying things like, do you really think you're 150 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 2: gonna get well? My grandmother died of that same thing. 151 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 2: Do you really think you're gonna have an Ephesians three 152 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 2: twenty week? Have you seen the economy or I know 153 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 2: you're praying that your child will turn around. I don't 154 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 2: mean to be negative or anything, but seems to me 155 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 2: like they're doing worse than ever. No, you need people 156 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 2: that know who you are, people that are joined in 157 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 2: spirit with you, people that will say, hey, you know what, 158 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 2: if you're bold enough to believe, count me in. I'm 159 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 2: bold enough to agree with you. If you say you're 160 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 2: gonna get well, I'll put my faith with yours Father, 161 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 2: Let it happen. If you believe you can overcome that addiction. 162 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 2: I'm not going to tell you ten reasons why you 163 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 2: can't do it. My declaration is you are well able. See. 164 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,559 Speaker 2: You need people that will come into agreement with you 165 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,319 Speaker 2: and release their faith, not people that will tell you 166 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 2: what you can't do and release their doubt. Jesus got 167 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 2: to the room where the little girl was, and everyone 168 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 2: was so distraught. You can imagine they were crying, weeping sorrow. 169 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 2: Jesus looked at them and said, don't be upset. She's 170 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 2: not dead. She's only asleep. They're weeping. Turn to mocking him, 171 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 2: making fun of him. What do you mean she's not dead? 172 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 2: Of course she's dead. What Jesus did next is extremely significant. 173 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 2: I believe it's one of the keys to living a 174 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 2: life of victory. It says in Mark five point forty 175 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 2: they laughed and jeered at him, but Jesus put them out. Notice. 176 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 2: Jesus asked them to leave. He showed them the door. 177 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 2: He knew the importance of having people close to him 178 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 2: that understood his destiny. His attitude was, I don't need 179 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 2: your doubt. I don't need you questioning me. I don't 180 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 2: need you telling me what I can't do. I'm going 181 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 2: to surround myself with people of faith, people that understand 182 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 2: my assignment. You may be around people today that are 183 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 2: constantly pulling you down, telling you what you can't become. 184 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 2: While you'll never be successful. Understand it's scriptural to show 185 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 2: them the door. It may be difficult, but you have 186 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:37,119 Speaker 2: to have the attitude. You have to have the attitude. 187 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 2: I cannot fulfill my destiny with your critical spirit. I 188 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 2: can't accomplish my God given dreams with you constantly pulling 189 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 2: me down. Now, I love you, you're a good person, 190 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 2: but I can't have you in my inner circle. I'm 191 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 2: going to love you from a distance. That's what Jesus did. 192 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 2: He didn't allow anyone to go in except the girl's 193 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:00,959 Speaker 2: parents and his inner circle, Peter, James and John. He 194 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 2: got in there and spoke to the little girl, and 195 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 2: she came back to life. But think about this, Jesus 196 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:09,079 Speaker 2: could have healed her in front of the crowd, with 197 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 2: them laughing, mocking, jeering at him. He's the son of God, 198 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 2: he could do anything. But I believe Jesus wanted to 199 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 2: illustrate this principle. Who you have in your inner circle 200 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 2: is extremely important. If Jesus went to the trouble to 201 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 2: ask everyone to leave except the right people, if he 202 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 2: took the time to weed out the doubters, the people 203 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 2: that would question him, the people that just wanted to 204 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:38,959 Speaker 2: be critical. If he was that concerned about his inner circle, 205 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 2: surely you and I should be that concerned about our own. 206 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 2: You need to evaluate who's on your team, who's speaking 207 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:50,679 Speaker 2: into your life, who you're giving your time and energy to. 208 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 2: In other words, who you eating lunch with every day 209 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 2: at the office, who you're talking to on the phone 210 00:11:56,559 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 2: so much are they building you up or tearing you down. 211 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 2: Are they inspiring you to go further or are they 212 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 2: telling you what you can't do? Are they modeling excellence, integrity, generosity, 213 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 2: godliness or are they lazy compromisers not going to any 214 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 2: place in life. No, don't spend your time with people 215 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 2: that don't make you better. I remember growing up there 216 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 2: was a man that had been with the church since 217 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:27,719 Speaker 2: my parents founded it back in nineteen fifty nine. He 218 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 2: was a strong supporter and one of my father's inner circle. 219 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 2: He was a good man, but over time as the 220 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 2: church grew, he had a hard time accepting the changes. 221 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:41,079 Speaker 2: I came back from college in nineteen eighty three and 222 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 2: started the television outreach, and even though I know he 223 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:47,199 Speaker 2: loved me and he loved our family, I could tell 224 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 2: he wasn't one hundred percent for that. Every time we 225 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:53,959 Speaker 2: went to do something new, it was like pulling teeth. 226 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 2: He would tell us ten reasons why it might not 227 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 2: be a good idea. And I'm all for listening to 228 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 2: godly advice and getting good counsel, but we could tell 229 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 2: where God was taking us. He wasn't going to willingly 230 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 2: go out of respect, out of loyalty, my father kept 231 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 2: him there year after year, but it was like having 232 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 2: a car with three good tires and one flat tire. 233 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 2: It was constantly a struggle. Every new project, we had 234 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,079 Speaker 2: to spend time and energy trying to convince him to 235 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 2: get on board. One day, through a series of unusual events, 236 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:32,199 Speaker 2: God moved him on. It was like this heavy burden 237 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 2: was lifted off of him, off of us, maybe him too, 238 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:37,599 Speaker 2: I don't know, but off of us for sure. But 239 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:40,559 Speaker 2: I remember we had this big going away party for him, 240 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 2: and I did my best to act sad, but on 241 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 2: the inside I was jumping up and down. You'd have 242 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 2: thought I'd just won the super Bowl. 243 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 1: But after he. 244 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 2: Left, it was a night and day difference. We didn't 245 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 2: realize how much one person in our inner circle not 246 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 2: totally on board could affect the rest of the team. 247 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 2: Some of you don't realize how much that one negative 248 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 2: influence is holding you back. You don't know how much 249 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 2: more you would accomplish, how much more you would grow, 250 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 2: how much more you'd enjoy life if you just make 251 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 2: necessary changes. This man was with us, but he wasn't 252 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 2: really for us. There's a big difference, and you need 253 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 2: to make sure the people in your inner circle believe 254 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 2: in who you are. They celebrate your gifts, and they're 255 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 2: pushing you further, not holding you back some of you today, 256 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 2: If you don't very kindly and politely show someone the door, 257 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 2: they're going to keep you from becoming all God's created 258 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 2: you to be. Well, he said, Yo, what if I 259 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 2: hurt their feelings? What if they keep you from your destiny? 260 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 2: What if they keep you from accomplishing your dreams and 261 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 2: making a difference in our generation. I can't think of 262 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 2: anything worse than to come to the end of our 263 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 2: life and realize we have not become what God's created 264 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 2: us to be. And a lot of times we think, 265 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 2: I know this person is not a good influence. I 266 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 2: know they're keeping me from growing. But if I make 267 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 2: a change, I may not have any friends. I may 268 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 2: be lonely, and yes, you may be lonely for a season, 269 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 2: but you never give up something for God that he 270 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 2: doesn't give you something back better in return. If you'll 271 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 2: make the change, God will not only give you new friends, 272 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 2: He'll give you better friends. Friends that you don't have 273 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 2: to wonder are they for me or against me? Friends 274 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 2: that don't try to manipulate you into who they want 275 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 2: you to be, but they celebrate you and help you 276 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 2: become who God's created you to be. This may mean 277 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 2: you have to change who you eat lunch with every 278 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 2: day at the office. That person is constantly complaining you 279 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 2: don't need that poison going into your spirit. You may 280 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 2: have to change and not hang out with that neighbor 281 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 2: that's always discouraged and always had a sad song and 282 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 2: is always dumping their problems on you, expecting you to 283 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 2: keep them fixed. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for 284 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 2: helping people, encouraging others. That's what life is all about. 285 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 2: But I've also found some people don't want to be helped. 286 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 2: They like the attention that it brings them. Their energy suckers. 287 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 2: You spend an hour with them, you feel like you 288 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 2: just run a marathon. As long as you allow it, 289 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 2: they will drain the energy out of you, dump their problems, 290 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 2: unload all their heartache. And again, it's good to be kind. 291 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 2: There are times we have to put up with things 292 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 2: in order to love people back into wholeness. But what 293 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 2: I'm saying is you cannot spend your whole life trying 294 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 2: to pull someone up and expect to fulfill your god 295 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 2: given destiny. Sometimes the best help you can give a 296 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 2: person like that is to not help them at all, 297 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 2: because all you're really doing is enabling their dysfunction. Now 298 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 2: they're relying on you as a crutch. They don't have 299 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 2: to take responsibility for their behavior. They don't have to 300 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,679 Speaker 2: learn to encourage themselves. They know you'll always come running, 301 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 2: you'll bail them out, you'll cheer them up. What they're 302 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 2: really doing is manipulating and controlling you. But friends, you 303 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:25,160 Speaker 2: have a destiny to fulfill. You need to surround yourself 304 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 2: with people that are not constantly taking something from you, 305 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 2: but with people that are putting something into you. Proverbs 306 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 2: twenty seven says, as iron sharpens iron, one man sharpens another. 307 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 2: Let me ask you. Are your friends making you stronger? 308 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 2: Are they challenging you to become a better parent, a 309 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:51,959 Speaker 2: better spouse, a better giver, a better leader, a better person? 310 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 2: You cannot soar with the eagles as long as you're 311 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 2: hanging out with the turkeys. There may be some toxic 312 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 2: RelA relationships. You have to get rid of relationships that 313 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 2: are doing nothing but make you compromise, make you negative, 314 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 2: make you complain every time you leave, You're worse than 315 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 2: you were before. That's a toxic relationship. Now I've learned 316 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 2: you cannot help a person that will not separate themselves 317 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 2: from that toxic relationship. Years ago, when I was in 318 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 2: my early twenties, I used to get my haircut by 319 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 2: this young lady and she was as nice as could be. 320 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 2: She had a good heart, but she was extremely negative. 321 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,640 Speaker 2: Every time I went in there, month after months, year 322 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 2: after year, she would tell me her problems, how the 323 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:43,439 Speaker 2: owners weren't treating her right, making her work extra hours. 324 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 2: She had a brother that was very difficult, and often 325 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 2: she didn't have the money to pay her rent. Her 326 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 2: dad was very sick, on and on. Every time I left, 327 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:56,159 Speaker 2: I was depressed. She was very convincing. It's like this 328 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:58,399 Speaker 2: guy I heard about. He was sitting by the side 329 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 2: of a bridge about toil and end his life. A 330 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 2: man stopped ran over and said, don't jump, don't jump, 331 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 2: just tell me your problems. Two hours later they both jumped. 332 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 2: That's the way this young lady was, and I did 333 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 2: my best to encourage her. I would pray with her, 334 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 2: I gave her money, I sent her customers. It was 335 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 2: never enough. One day I realized what I'm telling you 336 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:28,159 Speaker 2: I cannot go where God has taken me with her 337 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:28,920 Speaker 2: in my life. 338 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 3: I love her. 339 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 2: I'm gonna pray for her, but I can't fulfill my 340 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 2: God given destiny, putting that poison in me. Month after month, 341 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 2: I made a change. You too, may have to change 342 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 2: where you do business, where you play ball, where you 343 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 2: work out, where your shop. Life is too short, your 344 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 2: time is too valuable, your destiny is too great to 345 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 2: spend it with people that are constantly pulling you down, 346 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 2: draining the life and energy out of you. The solution 347 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 2: is found in AR five point forty. Show them the door, 348 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 2: be kind, be polite, but you need to gradually start 349 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:09,440 Speaker 2: pulling away. In the scripture, there's a lady by the 350 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 2: name of Elizabeth. For many years she's been bearing, not 351 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 2: able to have a baby. Those days, a lady was 352 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 2: greatly looked down on if she couldn't give her husband 353 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 2: a child. But late in life, Elizabeth conceived. Now she 354 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 2: was so excited about finally being able to have this baby. 355 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 2: For the first few weeks, Elizabeth is on cloud nine. 356 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 2: Her dream is coming to pass. I can imagine as 357 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 2: a month or two goes by, she begins to get 358 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:41,200 Speaker 2: a little worried she's never had a baby before, and 359 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 2: she's hoping and praying that everything's okay. But three months, 360 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 2: four months, five months, she doesn't feel anything. She starts thinking, 361 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 2: surely I should feel some kind of movement by now. 362 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 2: The longer it goes, the more concern she becomes. One day, 363 00:20:57,080 --> 00:21:01,719 Speaker 2: there's a knock on her door and guest, it's her 364 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 2: younger cousin, a girl named Mary. She was a teenager. 365 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 2: Elizabeth opened the door. Mary gave her a great, big 366 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 2: hug and said, Elizabeth, congratulations, I've heard the great news. 367 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 2: You're gonna have a baby. The scripture says in Luke 368 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 2: one forty one. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, her baby 369 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 2: leaped in her womb. At that moment, she knew the 370 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 2: child was alive. She knew the promise was going to 371 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 2: come to pass. Here's my point. God has designed people 372 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 2: to come into your life that will make your baby leap, 373 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 2: people that will speak life into your dreams, people that 374 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 2: will let you know those promises will come to pass. 375 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:51,199 Speaker 2: Mary was a divine connection. She was sent there, ordained 376 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:54,919 Speaker 2: by the creator of the universe, to bring hope, faith 377 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:59,360 Speaker 2: vision into Elizabeth's life. She didn't even have to say 378 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 2: anything found. She just said hello, and the promise came 379 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 2: to life. Just like with Elizabeth, God has already lined 380 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 2: up your Mary's and when you get around the right people, 381 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 2: they can simply say good morning, and your baby will leap. 382 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 2: That's a supernatural connection. But here's the key. If you 383 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 2: keep answering the door and your baby never leaps, then 384 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 2: you're answering the door for the wrong people. Don't answer 385 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 2: the door when a gossip knocks. They're not gonna make 386 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:34,879 Speaker 2: your baby leap. Don't answer the door when a complainer 387 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 2: stops by to tell you how bad life is and 388 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:40,400 Speaker 2: how you're never going to make it. They're not gonna 389 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,120 Speaker 2: make your baby leap. They're gonna make your baby depressed. 390 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:47,400 Speaker 2: Don't answer the door when a discourager shows up, when 391 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 2: a compromiser shows up, when I can't do it, person 392 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 2: shows up, make a decision with me. I'm gonna only 393 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 2: answer the door for people that make my baby leap, 394 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 2: people that inspire me, people that challenge in me, people 395 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 2: that at nite something on the inside. Mary was pregnant 396 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:09,680 Speaker 2: with Jesus the Son of God. Elizabeth was pregnant with 397 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 2: John the Baptist. When the promise in Mary connected with 398 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:17,639 Speaker 2: the promise in Elizabeth. It was like an explosion of faith. 399 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 2: When you get around the right people, when you connect 400 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 2: with people that have big dreams, people that understand their destiny, 401 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 2: then the promise in you is going to connect with 402 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 2: the promise in them. You're going to see God show 403 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 2: up and do something supernatural in both of your lives. 404 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 2: Like Elizabeth, many of you have a promise on the inside. 405 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:42,919 Speaker 2: You know God has spoken to you, but it's been 406 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:47,120 Speaker 2: a long time. You haven't seen anything happening. You haven't 407 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 2: felt any movement on the inside. Now you're thinking, did 408 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 2: I hear God write? Is the promise still in me? 409 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 2: Am I still going to give birth? I believe God 410 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 2: sent me today to be one of your Mary's. That 411 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 2: situation that you think is over, God is saying is 412 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 2: still gonna come to pass. The promise is in you. 413 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 2: It's alive and well. You may not see anything happening. 414 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:15,920 Speaker 2: You may feel like you didn't hear God right, but 415 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 2: God is still on the throne right now. He's arranging 416 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 2: things in your favor. What he promised you he will 417 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 2: bring to pass. And if you will receive those words 418 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:29,960 Speaker 2: by faith, then down in your spirit. You'll start to 419 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 2: feel something, a kick, a push, a shove. What is that? 420 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 2: That's your baby coming alive. When you get around the 421 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 2: right people, your baby will leap. My prayer is that 422 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 2: every time you come in these doors, every time you 423 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:47,880 Speaker 2: hear me in some way, I'm gonna make your baby leap. 424 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 2: I'm gonna remind you. I'm gonna remind you that you 425 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 2: are a child of the most High God. You have 426 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 2: seeds of greatness on the inside. There's no mistake you've 427 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 2: made that's too much for the mercy of God. There's 428 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 2: no obstacle too high, no sickness too great, no dream 429 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:13,639 Speaker 2: too big. You and God are a majority. When you 430 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 2: hear words like that, if you'll let it take root, 431 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 2: then on the inside you'll feel faith springing up. That's 432 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 2: your baby starting to leap. Before long, you'll be convinced, Hey, 433 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 2: I can overcome this addiction. Wow, I just felt a kick. 434 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 2: I can get out of debt. Another push. As for 435 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 2: me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Now 436 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 2: both feed are kicking me. How about this? The economy's down, 437 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 2: business is slow, But I know my job is not 438 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 2: my source. My God is my source. And I believe 439 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 2: he can still prosper me. Now I feel all kinds 440 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 2: of movement on the inside. If you're going to become 441 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 2: all God's created you to be, you've got to get 442 00:25:56,280 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 2: around people that will speak of life, faith, vision into 443 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 2: your future. Some of you have goals and dreams that 444 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:06,400 Speaker 2: you've given up on. You've let people talk you out 445 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 2: of it and convince you that the promise is not 446 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 2: going to come to pass. They've told you that you're 447 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 2: too old, you come from the wrong family, you've made 448 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 2: too many mistakes, you tried and fail just too late. 449 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:21,440 Speaker 2: Or here's the key. If you will change who you're 450 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:25,399 Speaker 2: answering the door for and start spending time with people 451 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 2: of faith, with people that see your potential, with people 452 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 2: that will tell you what you can become instead of 453 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:36,359 Speaker 2: just describing who you are right now, then your baby 454 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:39,920 Speaker 2: will start to leap once again. The truth is it's 455 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 2: not too late, you're not too old, you haven't made 456 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 2: too many mistakes. The promise is still alive. Now it's 457 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:51,120 Speaker 2: up to you and me to eliminate the wrong relationships, 458 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 2: the people that are pushing us down, telling us what 459 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 2: we can't become, taking and never giving all that's going 460 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,359 Speaker 2: to do is call our baby to be born still born. 461 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 2: We won't give birth to what God put in our heart. 462 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:11,159 Speaker 2: Your baby, your dream, It needs Mary, It needs that encouragement, 463 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:14,680 Speaker 2: It needs that faith being joined together. The good news 464 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 2: is God's already lined up the right people. He already 465 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,879 Speaker 2: has your Mary's if you'll just do your part and 466 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:25,399 Speaker 2: not answer the door for the wrong people. Friends, the 467 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:29,919 Speaker 2: clock is ticking on your destiny. Don't waste another moment 468 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 2: with people that don't sharpen you. Make sure you're inner circle. 469 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 2: Those closest to you are people that are not just 470 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 2: with you, but they're really for you. Connect with people 471 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 2: that understand your destiny, people that celebrate your uniqueness. Remember, 472 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:51,119 Speaker 2: not everyone can go where God has taken you. They 473 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:54,719 Speaker 2: may be good people, but that season is over. If 474 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 2: you don't make a change, they can keep you from 475 00:27:57,119 --> 00:28:00,400 Speaker 2: getting there. But if you'll make this decision that you're 476 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,199 Speaker 2: only going to answer the door for people that make 477 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:07,040 Speaker 2: your baby leap, then as iron sharpens iron, you're gonna 478 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:10,119 Speaker 2: get better. You're gonna rise higher. And I believe and 479 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:13,680 Speaker 2: declare just life with Elizabeth. You will give birth to 480 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:16,360 Speaker 2: every promise God put in your heart, and you will 481 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 2: become everything God created you to be. Amen. Do you 482 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:23,840 Speaker 2: receive that today? We never like to close our broadcast 483 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,960 Speaker 2: without giving you an opportunity to make Jesus the lord 484 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 2: of your life. Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, 485 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 2: I repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I 486 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 2: make you my Lord and savior. Friends, if you prayed 487 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 2: that simple prayer, we believe you got born again. Get 488 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 2: in a good Bible based church, Keep God first place. 489 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 2: He'll take your places that you've never dreamed of. 490 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 4: Thank you for listening to the joel OUs Deine podcast. 491 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 4: Help us continue to share the message of hope with 492 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 4: those all over the world. 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