1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: No one likes to talk about money. Am I saving enough? 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: Can I buy a house? Am I paying too much 3 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: in taxes? Will I be able to retire? What if 4 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: you could unlock insights about your finances in less than 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: five minutes, with a clear picture of where you stand 6 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: today and where your money can work harder. Now you 7 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: can visit facet dot com to take the free quiz 8 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: and get your financial wellness score today. That's Facet dot com. 9 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: This ad is sponsored by Facet. Fast Wealth in Corporated 10 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: is an sec registered investment advisor. This is not an 11 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: offer to buy your self securities or is it investment, 12 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: legal or tax advice. 13 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 2: You're ready for a comeback, and with Purdue Global you 14 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 2: can do more than take classes. You can take charge 15 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 2: of your story, of your career, of your life, Earn 16 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 2: a degree you can be proud of, and get an 17 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 2: education employer's respect. It's time, your time, not just to 18 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: go back to school, but to come back and move 19 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 2: forward with Purdue Global, Purdue's online university for working adults. 20 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: Start your comeback at Purdueglobal dot edu. 21 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 3: He'll forget about the video game you gave him on 22 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 3: his birthday. 23 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 4: Wow, thanks Grandpa. 24 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 3: But He'll never forget how you invest it in his 25 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 3: future with the units stapp. Wow, thanks Grandpa. The units 26 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 3: stap makes it easy for grandparents and family friends to 27 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 3: give funds to a child's investment account for a limited time. 28 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 3: Download the uns stap and use the code I heeart 29 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 3: fifty at sign up to receive a fifty dollars bonus 30 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 3: when you fund your account. That's code iHeart fifty when 31 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 3: you sign up at unest dot co for a fifty 32 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 3: dollars bonus. See terms and conditions at UNEs dot co. 33 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 5: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for downloading our podcast. 34 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 5: We enjoy spending this time with you. I hope you'll 35 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 5: leave Inspire. 36 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 3: Make sure you subscribe to get new messages every week. 37 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 5: We appreciate your support. It helps keep the ministry going. 38 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 6: Enjoy the message. 39 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 5: Oh God, bless you, and thanks for letting us come 40 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 5: into your homes. And if you're ever in our area, 41 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 5: please stop by and be a part of one of 42 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 5: our services. I promise you we'll make you feel right 43 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 5: at home. I let you start with something funny and 44 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 5: I heard about this elderly minister. 45 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 4: He was close to death. 46 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 5: He sent word for two of his members, an ours 47 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 5: agent and a lawyer to come to his house a 48 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 5: port a rival. He motioned for them to sit on 49 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 5: each side. 50 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 4: Of the bed. The men were very moved that. 51 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 5: They could be with their pastor in his final moments. 52 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 5: One point, the lawyer asked, Sir, why did you choose 53 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 5: both of us? The minister mustered up some strength and said, 54 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 5: Jesus died between two sinners. 55 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 4: That's the way I want to go. All right, it's 56 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 4: just a joke. Here we go. 57 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 5: This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 58 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 5: I have what it says I have. I can do 59 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 5: what it says I can do. Today I will be 60 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 5: talked the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 61 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 5: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 62 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 5: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want 63 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 5: to talk to you today about the power of favor. 64 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 4: What God has. 65 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 5: In your future can't be accomplished on your own. The 66 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 5: places He's going to take you, you can't. 67 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 4: Get there by yourself. 68 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 5: There will be obstacles too, big dreams that seem impossible. 69 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 4: You're going to need assistance for where you're going. 70 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 5: The good news is God has put something on you, 71 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 5: that gives you an advantage, something that will open doors 72 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 5: you can't open, something that will make you stand out 73 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 5: in the crowd. 74 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 4: It's called favor. Favor will cause good. 75 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 5: Breaks to come to you. Favor will take you from 76 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 5: the background to the foreground. Favor will give you preferential treatment, 77 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 5: things you don't deserve. You weren't next in line, but 78 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 5: you got the promotion. On paper, it didn't make sense. 79 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 5: But the loan went through. That was so against you. 80 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 5: For some reason they changed. Now, therefore you that wasn't 81 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 5: a coincidence. 82 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 4: That was the favor of God. 83 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 5: And we can work hard, be faithful, be diligent, that's important, 84 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 5: but that will only take us to a certain level. 85 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:20,280 Speaker 5: We'll go as far as our education, as far as 86 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 5: our background allows. 87 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 4: But when God breathes his favor on you, things. 88 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 5: Will happen that you couldn't make happen, opportunity that you 89 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 5: didn't see coming. 90 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 4: The right people will track you down. 91 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 5: I've heard it said one touch of favor is worth 92 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 5: more than a lifetime of labor. Just one good break, 93 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 5: one phone call, meeting one right person will catapult you 94 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 5: to a new level. You've worked hard, you've been faithful. 95 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 5: You've honored God. Now get ready for favor. Get ready 96 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 5: for God to show out. He's about to do something unusual, 97 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 5: something that you haven't seen. Good breaks that you you 98 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 5: didn't work for, Promotion that you didn't deserve. You can't 99 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 5: explain it, you can't take credit for it. 100 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 4: It's the favor of God. 101 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 5: God told Noah to build an arc about four hundred 102 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 5: and fifty feet long. Noah wasn't a builder, that wasn't 103 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 5: his profession. It seemed impossible. But God will never ask 104 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 5: you to do something and not give you. 105 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 4: The favor to do it. You have favor. 106 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 5: The question is do you have the faith? Are you 107 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 5: going to talk yourself out of it? I don't have 108 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 5: the resources, I don't know the right people. 109 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 4: I don't have the talent. 110 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 5: That's okay, you have something that makes up for all 111 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 5: of that. 112 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 4: Favor is on your life, and. 113 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 5: It's good to have education. But education alone is not enough. 114 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 5: Talent alone is not enough. You need favor for where 115 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 5: you're going. You may not know the right people, but 116 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 5: don't worry. 117 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:56,479 Speaker 4: God does. 118 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 5: He has already lined up divine connection people that will 119 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 5: come into your life and use their influence to open doors. 120 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 4: To give you opportunity that will push you forward. You 121 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 4: don't have to. 122 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 5: Manipulate people, try to convince them to like you, compromise 123 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 5: to get your way. 124 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 4: If someone is not for you, you don't need them. 125 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 5: Don't waste time trying to win them over. The people 126 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 5: God has lined up for you, they don't have a choice. 127 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 4: They may not like you, but they will help you anyway. 128 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 4: They will go out of their ways to be good 129 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 4: to you. 130 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 5: You don't have to find them, they will find you. 131 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 5: You keep honoring God, believing expecting the favor on your 132 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 5: life will cause the right people to show up. But 133 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 5: the people in Noah's day, they didn't care anything about God. 134 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 5: They were living wild, partying, worshiping idols. God was so 135 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 5: upset he was about to destroy the earth bring a 136 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 5: great flood. He could have wiped everyone out and started over. 137 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 5: But the scripture says Noah found. 138 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 4: Favor in the eyes of the Lord. 139 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 5: Why did he find favor and not all the people 140 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 5: around him? 141 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 4: They were about to perish. 142 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 5: The next verse says Noah continually followed God's will and did. 143 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 4: What was right. 144 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 5: Noah could a compromise fit in done what everyone else 145 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 5: was doing, but he made the choice to walk in obedience. 146 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 5: When you honor God, when you keep in first place, 147 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 5: you will find favor in the eyes. 148 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 4: Of the Lord. 149 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 5: There is a blessing on your life that will push 150 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 5: you up when others are going down. Well, Joel, if 151 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 5: I have favor, why am I having these difficulties? 152 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 4: Why did these people come against me? Why did business 153 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 4: slow down? 154 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 5: Having favor doesn't mean you won't have challenges, and favor 155 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 5: is what's going to keep the challenges. 156 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 4: From defeating you. 157 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 5: Sometimes God will put you in a situation so he 158 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 5: can show you his faith. One definition of favor is 159 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 5: to endorse, to bring the prominence, to give notoriety. 160 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 4: If you ask. 161 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 5: Someone to indorse your book, you find a person that 162 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 5: has more influence, more credibility, a bigger following when they 163 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 5: put their name on your book, because they have such 164 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 5: prominence that instantly gives you more credibility. 165 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 4: Oprah Winfrey used to have her book club. 166 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 5: When she would endorse a book, the author may not 167 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:34,079 Speaker 5: have been known, nobody's ever heard of them. Without the endorsement, 168 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 5: the book would sell a couple thousand copies. But when 169 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 5: she got on her talk show said this is a 170 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 5: great book. You should read it. That simple endorsement would 171 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 5: cause it to sell hundreds of thousands of copies. And 172 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 5: it's great to have people's endorsement. You need to get ready. 173 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 5: The creator of the universe is about to endorse you. 174 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 5: God is going to make things happen so big, so amazing, 175 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 5: that people will know it couldn't have been you. The 176 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 5: medical report says you were done. 177 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 4: How'd you get well? God endorsed you. 178 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 5: His favor caused you to overcome what looked impossible. How 179 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 5: did your business get so successful? How'd you get so 180 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 5: far ahead? We went to the same school. 181 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 4: God endorsed you. 182 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 5: He showed his favor so people would know you belonged 183 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:26,199 Speaker 5: to him. This is what happened to Daniel in the scripture. 184 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 5: Favor didn't keep Daniel out of trouble. The trouble was 185 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 5: a setup for God to endorse Daniel to bring him 186 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 5: into prominence. Daniel was a teenager living in a foreign country. 187 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 5: The king made a decree that no one could pray 188 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 5: to any god except the king's god. Well, Daniel worshiped Jehovah. 189 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 5: He made this decision, he wasn't going to compromise, so 190 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:53,319 Speaker 5: he kept praying like normal some people saw him ran 191 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 5: and told the king. The king had Daniel thrown into 192 00:09:56,679 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 5: a den of hungry lions. That should have been the end, 193 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 5: but for some reason, the lions couldn't open their mouths. 194 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 4: I can hear those lions talking. I'm hungry. I want 195 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 4: to eat this God, but my jaws are messed up. 196 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 5: Favor doesn't keep you out of the lions den, but 197 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 5: fab will keep the lions from harming you. The next morning, 198 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 5: the king went to check on Daniel. When he found 199 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 5: out he was okay, he said, from now on, we're 200 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 5: all going to worship the God of Daniel. Well, Joel, 201 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 5: maybe that was a lucky break. Maybe the lions weren't 202 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 5: hungry that day when they brought Daniel out. The King 203 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:39,079 Speaker 5: had them throw the people in that were against Daniel. 204 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 5: Before they hit the bottom of the pit, the lions 205 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 5: tore them apart. 206 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 4: People saw that they knew the Lord was on Daniel's side. 207 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 4: God is going to do some things that bring you. 208 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 5: Into prominence, into new levels of influence credibility. People can 209 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 5: debate what you say, but they can't debate what they 210 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 5: see when they see you running the company, paying your. 211 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 4: House off, graduating with honors, when they see you breaking 212 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 4: the addiction, beating the cancer. When God endorses you, you 213 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:14,679 Speaker 4: come out of the lions. 214 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 5: Then, unharmed, you accomplish dreams way over your head. They 215 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 5: will know his hand is on your life. God is 216 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 5: about to bring you into greater prominence. You've been in 217 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:32,359 Speaker 5: the background long enough, serving faithfully, helping others with no recognition. 218 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 4: Your time is coming. 219 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 5: David spent years in the shepherd's fields, taking care of 220 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 5: his father's sheep. I'm sure at times he thought, I 221 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 5: don't have favor, I'll never do anything great. I'm stuck 222 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 5: out here. Nobody believes in me. The truth is, you 223 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 5: don't have to have people believe in you. The most tigh, 224 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 5: God believes in you. When David defeated Goliath, that one 225 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:02,199 Speaker 5: good break, that one endororsement, launched him into a new 226 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:05,199 Speaker 5: level of his destiny, and it made up for all 227 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:09,200 Speaker 5: those lonely years. You may feel like you're falling behind. 228 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:12,680 Speaker 5: It's too late to accomplish a dream you'll never get well. 229 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 4: What God can do for you. 230 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 5: In one moment will put you fifty years down the road. 231 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 5: That's the power of God endorsing you. You've seen on 232 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 5: certain products a seal of approval. 233 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:27,960 Speaker 4: Maybe on the outside of the box a company has 234 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 4: stamped it. 235 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 5: It can be a little known product, nobody's ever heard 236 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 5: of it. But when that big company puts their stamp 237 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 5: on it, their seal, that product has notoriety prominence, not 238 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,440 Speaker 5: because of what it is, but because of who endorsed it. 239 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 4: The creator of the universe is about to put his 240 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:47,719 Speaker 4: stamp on you. 241 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 5: He's already accepted and approved you, but he's about to 242 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 5: endorse you. He's about to go public. 243 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 4: He's going to show people that you belong to him. 244 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,319 Speaker 5: You're going to accomplish what you couldn't accomplish on your own. 245 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 5: People are going to go out of their way to 246 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 5: help you. 247 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:07,319 Speaker 4: You're going to. 248 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 5: Defeat giants that are much bigger. People don't think you 249 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,080 Speaker 5: have a chance. They don't know what's on you. They 250 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 5: can't see the favor yet. But when God endorses you, 251 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 5: when he shows out, they're not going to have any doubt. 252 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:23,719 Speaker 4: The Lord is on your side. 253 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 5: Joseph's brothers threw him into a pit. They eventually sold 254 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 5: him into slavery. He was falsely accused, put in prison 255 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 5: for something he didn't do. All the odds were against him, 256 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 5: but the scripture says Joseph had. 257 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 4: Favor in everything that he did. 258 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 5: One thing I've learned is you can't keep a favored 259 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 5: man down. You can't keep a favored woman down. You 260 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 5: may have some obstacles situations that are not fair. 261 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 4: That doesn't mean you don't have favor. 262 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:58,719 Speaker 5: Challenges come to us all, but favor is why you're 263 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 5: not going to stay down. Favor is why you're going 264 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 5: to rise back to the top. And Joseph spent thirteen 265 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 5: years in the background, being overlooked, mistreated. There were plenty 266 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 5: of lonely nights. He didn't get bitter. He kept doing 267 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,719 Speaker 5: the right thing. And one day the pharaoh had a 268 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 5: dream that no one could interpret, so they brought Joseph in. 269 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 5: Now he was standing in front of one of the 270 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 5: most powerful people of that day. 271 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 4: Joseph interpreted the dream. 272 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 5: The Pharaoh was so impressed he made Joseph the Prime Minister, 273 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 5: second in command. I can imagine that meeting took no 274 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 5: longer than an hour. Joseph walked in a slave in prison. 275 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 5: An hour later he walked out the prime minister. You 276 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 5: don't know what God can do in an hour. He 277 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 5: can take years of heartache years of being overlooked, years. 278 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 4: Of praying, believing, not seeing any good. 279 00:14:55,840 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 5: Breaks and in an hour, not just deliver you, not 280 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 5: just bring a dream to pass, but do something that 281 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 5: catapults you to a new level of your destiny. 282 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 4: How can this happen the fever on your life? 283 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 5: When God breathes on you, supernatural doors will open, Obstacles 284 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 5: that look permanent will turn around. People that were against 285 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 5: you will suddenly before you. Years later, Joseph's brothers came 286 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 5: to the palace looking for food, the same ones that 287 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 5: threw him into the pit. There was a great famine 288 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 5: in their country and they had traveled to Egypt. Well, 289 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 5: now Joseph was in charge of the food supply the 290 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 5: prime minister. They did their best to keep him down. 291 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 5: But God knows how to endorse. He knows how to 292 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 5: put you in a position of prominence. You may kind 293 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 5: of feel like you're in a pit today. Don't get discouraged. 294 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 5: We all have pitstops along the way in life. The 295 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 5: good news is that is not your final destination. God 296 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 5: has an endorsement. Now I've learned. The greater the opposition, 297 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 5: the greater the endorsement. The more the enemy tries to 298 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 5: pull you back, the more you're going to go forward, 299 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 5: just like a bow and arrow. He thinks he's pulling 300 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 5: you back to hinder you. He doesn't realize he's setting 301 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 5: you up to shoot further than you've ever imagined. When 302 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:24,239 Speaker 5: God says it's time, you're going to shoot into prominence, 303 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 5: shoot into new levels of influence, leadership, respect, income, credibility. 304 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 5: When the brothers saw Joseph and finally realized who he was, 305 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 5: they nearly passed out. They thought they had gotten. 306 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 4: Rid of him. 307 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 5: But what they meant for harm, God's used for good. 308 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 5: And God is not going to just deliver you, not 309 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 5: going to just bring you out. 310 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 4: He's going to endorse you. He's going to. 311 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 5: Put you in a position of prominence where people can 312 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 5: see you honored, respected and admired. For over forty years, 313 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 5: lake Would was located in a neighborhood on the northeast 314 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 5: side of town. Over time, that area became more industrial 315 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:10,360 Speaker 5: and a little more run down. When I was growing up, 316 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 5: Lakewood was in a small metal building, metal folding chairs, 317 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 5: gravel parking lot. 318 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 4: We had a wood portable. 319 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 5: Building for the nurseries, and some people kind of looked 320 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 5: down on us, like we couldn't afford much. We were 321 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 5: second class. We were at a disadvantage. When I became pastor, 322 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 5: there were certain people I saw during the week that 323 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 5: weren't a part of Lakewood. They wouldn't give me the 324 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 5: time of day. They barely even acknowledged that I was there. 325 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 5: But in December of two thousand and three, the Houston 326 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 5: City Council voted for us to have this building, the 327 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 5: former Compact Center. We went from being in the industrial 328 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 5: part of town with small roads, back in a neighborhood 329 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 5: that hardly anybody could find you to be in, on 330 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 5: the second busiest freeway in the nation, in one of 331 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 5: the most prestigious buildings. 332 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:02,919 Speaker 4: In our city. 333 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:08,400 Speaker 5: That one good break catapulted us to levels of influence 334 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 5: and respect that we couldn't have reached on. 335 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,160 Speaker 4: Our own in our whole lifetime. 336 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 5: Those same people that wouldn't give me the time of day, 337 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 5: now they were coming up asking if I could save 338 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 5: them seats. I told them, of course, I will, right 339 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 5: up by the flag. 340 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 4: What am I saying? 341 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:29,679 Speaker 5: God knows how to endorse you, He knows how to 342 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 5: cause you to be seen in a different light. Don't 343 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 5: be discouraged by where you are. God sees what's happening. 344 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 5: He's keeping the records. He's going to make the wrongs right. 345 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 5: He hears the disrespect, he hears them making fun. The 346 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 5: scripture says God heard Miriam criticizing Moses behind his back. 347 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 5: They may not give you the time of day. Now, 348 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 5: don't worry, and endorsement is coming, not by people, but 349 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 5: by the most oi God. He's going to do things 350 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,479 Speaker 5: that are out of your league, things that you couldn't 351 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:06,720 Speaker 5: make happen. Not only amazes you, but people around you 352 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 5: are going to be amazed. But people congratulated me for 353 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 5: getting the Compact Center. I thought, if you only knew. Yes, 354 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 5: I prayed, I believed, But God made things happen that 355 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 5: I could have never made happen. The scripture says, God 356 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 5: will turn the heart of a king. God turned council 357 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 5: members that had been against us for years. 358 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 4: Suddenly they were for us. 359 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,920 Speaker 5: Right now, God is working behind the scenes in your life. 360 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 5: He is setting you up for an endorsement, setting you 361 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 5: up for something that you've never seen. Promotion, influence relationships 362 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 5: that will thrust. 363 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:44,439 Speaker 4: You to a new level. 364 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 5: But that city council vote probably took ten minutes. The 365 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:51,679 Speaker 5: mayor brought the motion to the floor. There was a 366 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 5: little discussion, then they went around the table and fourteen 367 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 5: council members voted. It's amazing what God can do in 368 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:02,679 Speaker 5: ten minutes. That ten minutes changed the course of my life. 369 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 5: It's amazing what God can do in an hour. Joseph 370 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 5: meeting with the Pharaoh. It's amazing what God can do overnight. 371 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:13,880 Speaker 5: Then you'll protect it in the lions den. God has 372 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:18,159 Speaker 5: some of these destiny moments already lined up for you. 373 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:19,359 Speaker 4: You can't see it now. 374 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 5: If he showed you, you'd think there's no way. But 375 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 5: when God endorses you, it's not like people show in 376 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 5: your favor. When God does it, it catapults you ahead. It's 377 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,439 Speaker 5: not going to take a long time. Yes, you have 378 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 5: to be faithful. Joseph was in trouble for thirteen years, 379 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:39,880 Speaker 5: but it only took him an hour to get out. 380 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:43,679 Speaker 5: He didn't see it coming. He woke up that morning 381 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 5: thinking it was another ordinary day. 382 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:49,119 Speaker 4: He didn't know that was his day to be endorsed. 383 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:52,439 Speaker 4: He didn't know that day was a destiny moment. 384 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:56,640 Speaker 5: What God has for you is going to happen unexpectedly. 385 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 5: You're doing the right thing, honoring him. 386 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 4: Out of the blame. 387 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 5: Someone calls offers you the promotion, the medical report says 388 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:08,119 Speaker 5: no more cancer, the contract goes through, or you bump. 389 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 4: Into the person of your dreams. 390 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 5: What would happen if we'd get up each day and say, Father, 391 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 5: thank you for endorsing me today. 392 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:19,440 Speaker 4: Let people see that I am your child Joshua. 393 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 5: Chapter three, God told Joshua today I will begin to 394 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 5: make you great in the eyes of all the Israelites. 395 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:30,639 Speaker 5: God was saying, Joshua, this is your moment. I'm about 396 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:33,919 Speaker 5: to endorse you. People are going to see the greatness 397 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:36,640 Speaker 5: I've put in you. You've been in the background, Joshua, 398 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 5: serving Moses, being faithful, But today you're coming into the foreground. 399 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 5: Not long after that, Joshua led the Israelites into the 400 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 5: Promised Land. 401 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:49,160 Speaker 4: The scripture says that. 402 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 5: Day God made Joshua great in the eyes of all 403 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 5: the people. God has a that day for you, a 404 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 5: time where he will make you great, where he will 405 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 5: cause you to stand out, where you will accomplish things 406 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:06,439 Speaker 5: you never dreamed you could accomplish. You will know it, 407 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:08,120 Speaker 5: and the people around. 408 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 4: You will see the greatness in you. 409 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:14,399 Speaker 5: Helen Major was a longtime member of Lakewood. She taught 410 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:18,880 Speaker 5: elementary school for nearly forty years, so faithful pouring into 411 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 5: the children, she got one promotion after another, assistant principle, 412 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 5: then principal. 413 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 4: After a very distinguished career, she retired. 414 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 5: A few months later, a new school was opening in 415 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 5: the district. The board voted unanimously to name it the 416 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 5: Helen Major Elementary School. She never dreamed a school would 417 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 5: be named after her. But God knows how to endorse you. 418 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 5: He knows how to make your life significant. And this 419 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 5: is not so we can say, look who we are, 420 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 5: Look how great we've become. 421 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:54,160 Speaker 4: It's about letting God's glory be seen through you. 422 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 5: God wants to make you an example of his goodness. 423 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 5: If you will walk in human ability and always give 424 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 5: God the credit, there's no limit to how high He 425 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:09,880 Speaker 5: will take you. Romans eight says, all creation is eagerly 426 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 5: waiting for the day when God reveals who his children 427 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 5: really are. All creation is waiting for you to come 428 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 5: into that day. The stage has been set, the audience 429 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 5: is in place. 430 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 4: You keep honoring God. He's going to show people who 431 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 4: you really are. 432 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 5: He's going to bring you into a position of greater prominence. 433 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 5: Now you may be behind the scenes like I used 434 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 5: to be, and there's nothing wrong with that. But God 435 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 5: has something bigger. He's going to use you to accomplish 436 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:47,200 Speaker 5: something significant, not just be a small part. You're going 437 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 5: to shine, You're going to stand out. People are going 438 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:53,439 Speaker 5: to see the greatness in you. And it's good to 439 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 5: celebrate others. It's good to cheer your friends on. It's 440 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:00,160 Speaker 5: good to admire those that are ahead. But God, God 441 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 5: doesn't want you to live in a cheerleader mode, always 442 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 5: thinking about how great others are. Can I tell you 443 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 5: there is greatness in you. You have talent, creativity, ability, courage, strength. 444 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 5: It's going to come out in a greater way when 445 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 5: you come into that day when God endorses you, people 446 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 5: are going to step back and say, Wow, I didn't 447 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 5: know that was in them. I never dreamed they would 448 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 5: shine that brightly. God is going to show people who 449 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 5: you really are. There was a young Jewish girl in 450 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:35,199 Speaker 5: the scripture named Esther. She was an orphan. She had 451 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 5: lost both of her parents. 452 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 4: She was living in exile in Persia. Didn't look like. 453 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:43,679 Speaker 5: She would ever do anything great. But one day the 454 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 5: king was looking for a new queen. He decided to 455 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,200 Speaker 5: have a nationwide beauty. 456 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:51,359 Speaker 4: Contest where he would choose the next queen. 457 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 5: The King sent people out looking for young ladies, and 458 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 5: they brought Esther back and put her in the contest 459 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 5: Esther had never been groomed to be a queen, never 460 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:04,480 Speaker 5: had the training. She didn't come from a prominent family. 461 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 5: They lined all the young ladies up in front of 462 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 5: the king. They were all beautiful, all were in the 463 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 5: latest fashion, all had the best hair in makeup, I 464 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:15,200 Speaker 5: could imagine. 465 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 4: The King looked at their resumes. Some of them came 466 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 4: from wealth and influence. 467 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:25,639 Speaker 5: Some had impressive resumes, great educations, standouts in their field. 468 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 5: There were plenty of obvious choices, but for some reason, 469 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 5: the King chose Esther, an orphan, a foreigner. When God 470 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 5: endorses you, it will cause you to stand out. 471 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:42,440 Speaker 4: His favor will cause you to be preferred. 472 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:46,439 Speaker 5: They could have chosen anyone for the contract. For some reason, 473 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 5: they chose you. They could have bought any house in 474 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 5: the neighborhood. For some reason, they liked yours best. There 475 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 5: were plenty of students that deserved the scholarship. For some 476 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 5: reason they picked you. God knows how to make you attractive. 477 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 5: He knows how to make people like you. Sometimes they 478 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:06,399 Speaker 5: don't even know why. They can't put their finger on it. 479 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:10,360 Speaker 5: There's just something about you that's God smiling down on you. 480 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 4: Well, Joel, this sounds good, but I don't have the training. 481 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 4: I don't have the experience. Neither did Esther. 482 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 5: Favor is more powerful than your resume. Favor will take 483 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:25,399 Speaker 5: you where you don't have the qualifications. Favor will open 484 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:27,879 Speaker 5: doors where you look up and think, how did I 485 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:31,920 Speaker 5: get here? I was the least likely one. Esther never 486 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:35,639 Speaker 5: dreamed of becoming a queen. That wasn't even on her radar. 487 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 5: But when you come into that day when God endorses you, 488 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 5: he will bring you into prominence that you've never imagined. 489 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 5: He'll cause opportunity to come to you. Esther wasn't looking 490 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:51,160 Speaker 5: for that position. The position came to her. She went 491 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 5: from the background to the foreground. Later, Esther used her 492 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:59,439 Speaker 5: position to save the Jewish people from a plot to 493 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:00,399 Speaker 5: destroy them. 494 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 4: I believe one. 495 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 5: Reason God gave her such prominence is he knew she 496 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:10,600 Speaker 5: would use the influence to fulfill her purpose. Favor is 497 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 5: not about having a bigger house, a better car, more stuff. 498 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 5: There's nothing wrong with that, but that's not why God 499 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 5: is going to favor you. 500 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 4: It's to fulfill your purpose. It's to advance His kingdom. 501 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 5: When your dreams are tied to helping others, to making 502 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 5: the world a better place, to lifting the fallen, then 503 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:34,359 Speaker 5: you will come into some of that days where God 504 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 5: will shine more than you've ever imagined. When God can 505 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 5: trust you, he will take you from obscurity to notoriety. 506 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 5: Now you've worked hard, you've been faithful, you've honored God. 507 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 4: Get ready. The curtain is about to come up. 508 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,480 Speaker 5: God is about to show people who you really are. 509 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 5: I believe and declare you are coming into a new 510 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:59,679 Speaker 5: level of prominence, a new level of influence, a new 511 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 5: love of income. God is about to endorse you. People 512 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,439 Speaker 5: are going to see the greatness He put in you 513 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 5: in Jesus's name, and if you receive it, can you 514 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:13,399 Speaker 5: save him in today? Well, I'd like to give you 515 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 5: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 516 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:21,320 Speaker 4: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, I 517 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:26,200 Speaker 4: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make 518 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 4: you my lord and savior. 519 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 5: If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got 520 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:34,399 Speaker 5: born again. Get in a good Bible based church and 521 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:35,919 Speaker 5: keep God first place. 522 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 7: Thank you for listening to the Joelustine podcast. Help us 523 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 7: continue to share the message of hope with those all 524 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 7: over the world. Visit Joeloustin dot com slash give Hope 525 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 7: to give a gift today. 526 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 4: Thanks so much for listening to today's message. 527 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 5: I hope you'll subscribe so you can receive the latest 528 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 5: podcast to keep you inspired all through the week. We're 529 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 5: praying for you. God's best is still ahead. 530 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 4: We'll see you next time. 531 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:14,160 Speaker 8: Be a barbecue Hero with delicious ultralownet carb Hero Bread 532 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 8: buns and tortillas, soft and fluffy, high in fiber, and 533 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 8: with zero grams of sugar, end up to ten grams 534 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 8: of protein, coming in at under one hundred calories per serving. 535 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 8: Oh and did I mention they taste like their mouthwatering 536 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:30,160 Speaker 8: traditional versions. It's enough to have the neighbors asking for seconds. 537 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 8: Use code IHM ten for ten percent off your first 538 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:37,080 Speaker 8: Hero Bread purchase at hero dot co. That's code IHM 539 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:39,719 Speaker 8: ten for ten percent off at hero dot Co. 540 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:44,320 Speaker 9: More than ever before, people are turning to the church 541 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 9: for their mental health struggles. Unfortunately, the church has largely 542 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 9: been ill equipped to help that is until now. Join 543 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:54,160 Speaker 9: nearly fifty thousand people just like you who've enrolled in 544 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 9: the Mental Health Coach training program and become equipped to 545 00:29:57,200 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 9: help for limited time. Apply for a full tuition scholarsh 546 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 9: and only pay a one time tech fee of fifty 547 00:30:02,360 --> 00:30:06,760 Speaker 9: four dollars if accepted. Apply now at mentalhealthcoach dot org. 548 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 9: That's mentalhealthcoach dot org. 549 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:12,479 Speaker 10: Summer is here, and our sleep is just as important 550 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 10: as our weekend plans. So get the sleep you deserve 551 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 10: with Lisa for a limited time, save up to seven 552 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 10: hundred dollars off select mattresses plus two free pillows during 553 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,400 Speaker 10: our summer sale. Check out our hybrid mattress designed to 554 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 10: keep you cool during those hot summer nights. Lisa also 555 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 10: offers free shipping and a risk free one hundred night trial. 556 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:29,280 Speaker 9: Get the sleep you deserve. 557 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 10: Shop our summer sale now and save up to seven 558 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 10: hundred dollars off select mattresses plus two free pillows at 559 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 10: Lisa dot com. That's l E e s A dot Com. 560 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 10: Exclusions apply. Visit Lisa dot com for details