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See terms and conditions at UNEs dot co. 33 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 4: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. 34 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 5: Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting 35 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 5: the ministry. 36 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 3: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 37 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 3: blessing and share it with a friend. 38 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 5: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 39 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 5: your life. 40 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 4: Well, God bless you. 41 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 5: It's always a joy to come into your homes, and 42 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 5: if you're ever in our area, please stop by and 43 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 5: be a part of one of our services. I promise 44 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 5: you we'll make you feel right at home. But thanks 45 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 5: so much for tuning in and thank you again for 46 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 5: coming out. I like to start with something funny and 47 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 5: I heard about this pastor and song leader that weren't 48 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 5: getting along, and it started to spill over into the services. 49 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:25,399 Speaker 5: One Sunday, the pastor talked about being a giver. Afterwards, 50 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 5: the song leader got up and led the song Jesus 51 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 5: paid it all. The next week he talked about not gossiping. 52 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 5: The song leader got up and led, I love to 53 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 5: tell the story. 54 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 4: Another week he talked about. 55 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 5: Being willing to change, and songleader got up and led, 56 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 5: I shall not be moved. 57 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 4: Pastor was so frustrated he resigned. 58 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 5: Told the congregation Jesus brought me here and Jesus is 59 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 5: taking me away. 60 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 4: The song leader then led, what a friend we have 61 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 4: in Jesus. Hold up your bible. Say it like you 62 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 4: mean it. 63 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 5: This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 64 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 5: I have what it says I have. I can do 65 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 5: what it says I can do. Today I will be 66 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 5: taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 67 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 5: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 68 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 5: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want 69 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 5: to talk to you today about invisible but invaluable. A 70 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 5: friend of mine is the equipment manager for a professional 71 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 5: basketball team He's in charge of getting all the uniforms, 72 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 5: the balls, the training materials to the stadium before the 73 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 5: team arrives. Many times they'll land in the middle of 74 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 5: the night, two o'clock in the morning, He'll go straight 75 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 5: to the arena get everything set up for the next day. 76 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 5: He studies each player to find out what they like. 77 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 5: He goes to great links to make sure their locker 78 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 5: is exactly what they want. When the game rolls around, 79 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 5: you don't see him. The cameras are on the players, 80 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 5: the coaches. They're the stars getting all the attention. Now. 81 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 5: I had lunch with him recently and I commented about 82 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 5: how dedicated he is. He made this statement, I'm invisible, 83 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 5: but I know I'm invaluable. Nobody sees me, but I 84 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 5: know without me, this. 85 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 4: Team wouldn't be what it is. 86 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 5: It takes a mature person to say, I'm okay with 87 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 5: being invisible. I'm okay with helping you to shine. I'm 88 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,919 Speaker 5: secure enough in who I am that I can be 89 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 5: comfortable behind the scenes. 90 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 4: Playing my role. 91 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 5: Not frustrated because I'm not getting the credit, not jealous 92 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 5: because nobody's talking about me. 93 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 4: I'm content to make other people look good. 94 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 5: I may be invisible, but I understand I'm invaluable. When 95 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 5: you have this kind of attitude, you are sowing a 96 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 5: seed when you push people up, when you make them 97 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 5: look good. Then when it's your time to be promoted, 98 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,799 Speaker 5: when it's your time to shine, God will make sure 99 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 5: somebody is there to push you up to make you 100 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 5: look good. But you have to pass this test of 101 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 5: being content when you're invisible. A lot of times we think, well, Joel, 102 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 5: I'm doing all the work at my company and nobody 103 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 5: thanks me. They never give me any credit, they don't 104 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 5: appreciate me. Don't worry about that. You're not working under people. 105 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 5: You're working under God. He's keeping the records. They may 106 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 5: not thank you, they may not give you the credit, 107 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 5: but promotion doesn't. 108 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,119 Speaker 4: Come from people. It comes from the Lord. 109 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 5: And this tripture talks about how what you give in secret, 110 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 5: God will reward you in the open. When you're behind 111 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 5: the scenes, invisible, helping somebody else to shine, making your 112 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 5: supervisor look good, teaching that coworker your skills, going out 113 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 5: of your way to help them excel. 114 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 4: God sees what you're doing, and when it's. 115 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 5: Your time, God knows how to get you to where 116 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 5: you're supposed to be. You'll be okay being invisible if 117 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 5: you'll just remember you're invaluable. That company wouldn't be what 118 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 5: it is without you. That person you've been investing in, 119 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 5: they wouldn't shine as brightly, they wouldn't be as successful 120 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 5: without your efforts. They may not acknowledge it, they may 121 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 5: never tell you things they think they did it on 122 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 5: their own. 123 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 4: That's okay. God sees it. 124 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 5: God knows every seed that you've sown, every sacrifice you've made, 125 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 5: every kind word you've spoken, what you did in secret. 126 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 4: God is going to reward you in the open. And 127 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 4: every one of us should. 128 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 5: Be invisible in somebody's life, behind the scenes, helping them 129 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 5: to grow, encouraging them, calling out their seeds of greatness, 130 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 5: not looking for any credit, not announcing, Hey, everybody, look 131 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 5: what I'm doing, and not making them think, boy, you 132 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 5: really owe me. You see how much extra work this 133 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 5: is to pour into your life? 134 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 4: Now do it quietly in humility, unto God. 135 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 5: Do you know how many people are making this service 136 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 5: take place right now that we cannot. 137 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 4: See behind the scenes. 138 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 5: Nursery workers taking care of our babies, teachers training our children, 139 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 5: parking attendants, directing the traffic, ushers, greeterers, seeding people, technicians, 140 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 5: running the. 141 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 4: Sound and lighting. 142 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 5: Their names are not on the sign. They're not getting 143 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 5: any credit. They're invisible. But the truth is without them, 144 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 5: we wouldn't be here. They're invaluable. 145 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 4: You have to accept the role that God has given you. 146 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 5: If not, you'll try to promote yourself, compete with people, 147 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 5: try to outperform them. Think I can't help them, They 148 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 5: may pass me up, they may. 149 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 4: Look better than me. 150 00:07:58,120 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 3: No. 151 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 4: God puts people in our life lives. 152 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 5: So we can help them succeed, so we can push 153 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 5: them forward. You have to be secure enough in who 154 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 5: you are that you can say I'm okay with being invisible. 155 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 5: I realize my role in your story is to help 156 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 5: you shine, to make you look good, to use my 157 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 5: gifts to help you move further. But human nature will 158 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 5: say just the opposite. 159 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 4: Don't let them get ahead. They're going to outshine you. 160 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 4: You're just as good as they are. 161 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 5: No, God put them there on purpose so you could 162 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 5: help push them into their destiny. Don't compete with them, 163 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 5: don't get jealous. The right attitude is God. I'm going 164 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 5: to do my best to make them look good and 165 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 5: I know at the right time, you'll make me look good. 166 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 5: As you push somebody else up, God will make sure 167 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 5: that you get to where you're supposed to be. We 168 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 5: were created to help others. One of the greatest joys 169 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 5: in life is to help somebody else succeed, help somebody 170 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:04,319 Speaker 5: else shine. 171 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 4: They may go further than you. That's okay, You're. 172 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 5: Not running their race. When you come to the end 173 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 5: of life, God's not going to ask did you keep 174 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 5: up with your relative, did you outperform your coworker. 175 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 4: Did you have more stuff than your neighbor. No, he's 176 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 4: going to ask did you fulfill your destiny? 177 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 5: Did you accomplish your assignment? And in the scripture, there 178 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 5: was a young man named Jonathan. He was King Saul's son. 179 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 5: He'd been raised in royalty. He was next in line 180 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 5: to take the throne, but things didn't work out the way. 181 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 4: Jonathan thought. 182 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 5: His best friend, David was chosen over him. Jonathan could 183 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 5: have been bitter and thought, that's not right. I got 184 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 5: passed over. I'm not gonna do anything for David. He 185 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:55,079 Speaker 5: took my place. But Jonathan was so secure in who 186 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 5: he was he went out of his way to help David. 187 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 5: When his father, King Saul, was trying to kill David. 188 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 5: Jonathan gave David inside information to keep him safe. He 189 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 5: told him where to go, how to avoid his father. 190 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 5: He was behind the scenes, invisible, protecting David, connecting him 191 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 5: to the right people. He could have thought the whole time, 192 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 5: this God took my spot here, I'm giving him my secrets, 193 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:28,079 Speaker 5: I'm making him look good. But Jonathan understood this principle. 194 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 5: He knew his role in David's story was to push 195 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 5: him forward. 196 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 4: He was okay with. 197 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 5: Somebody rising above him, he realized. As he helped David 198 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 5: move toward his destiny, in fact, he was moving toward 199 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 5: his own destiny. It's better to become who God created 200 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 5: you to be than to try to promote yourself and 201 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 5: become something that you're not. And when you try to 202 00:10:56,200 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 5: take yourself where you weren't designed to be, be a 203 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 5: constant struggle, like you're always rowing upstream. It's because there's 204 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 5: no grace on your life to become something that you were. 205 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 4: Never meant to be. 206 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:14,439 Speaker 5: But there is an anointing to fulfill your destiny. If 207 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 5: you will become a Jonathan to someone and help them succeed, 208 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 5: push them forward. When you become a Jonathan. God will 209 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 5: always make sure there will be a Jonathan in your 210 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 5: life to push you forward. When you sew into other people, 211 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 5: you take time to help them. Don't ever feel like, man, 212 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 5: I'm falling behind. I should be using this time and 213 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 5: energy to put into my own dreams, not to help them. 214 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 5: Know when you're sowing into others, you are sowing into 215 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 5: your own dreams. You are paving the way to reach 216 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 5: the fullness of your destiny. When David arrived at the palace, 217 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 5: he didn't know the right protocol and how everything operated. 218 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 5: He wasn't trained to become the leader of a great nation, 219 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 5: raised in royalty. He came from a very poor family. 220 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 5: They were shepherds living out in the desert. A few 221 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 5: months earlier, he has taken care of sheep, cleaning up 222 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:16,680 Speaker 5: the mess, dirty smelly. Now he's in the palace, Saul 223 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 5: is still on the throne. His son Jonathan took David 224 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 5: under his wing and taught him the right protocol and 225 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 5: what to wear, and here's how you dress this person, 226 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 5: here's how you start the meeting. Jonathan was behind the 227 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:36,559 Speaker 5: scenes helping his friend David, not competing with him, not jealous, 228 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 5: but celebrating his success, and as David rose higher, gained 229 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 5: more influence and credibility. 230 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 4: The whole time Jonathan was invisible. 231 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 5: People saw David shining, rising to new heights, so popular, 232 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 5: loved by the masses. What they didn't see was his 233 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:59,599 Speaker 5: good friend Jonathan, who thought he'd be on the throne, 234 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 5: pouring into David's life. Jonathan accepted his role in David's story. 235 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 5: He was invisible, but he knew he was invaluable. The 236 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 5: question is, can you play your role even if it's 237 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 5: not the lead role? Can you be your best and 238 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 5: so into others even when they start passing you up 239 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 5: a lot of times we think, God, let me be 240 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 5: a David. David killed giants, defeated armies, came from nothing 241 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 5: to royalty, a hero of faith, and that's good. We 242 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 5: should aspire to rise higher and do great things. But 243 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:41,199 Speaker 5: our prayer shouldn't just be God, let me be a David, 244 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 5: but also God, let me be a Jonathan. Let me 245 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 5: push somebody into their destiny. Let me be so secure 246 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 5: in who I am that I can be invisible and 247 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 5: use my gifts to help somebody else succeed. Let me 248 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,080 Speaker 5: realize that it's okay to. 249 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:01,079 Speaker 4: Play a smaller role. 250 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:04,839 Speaker 5: Help me to not be jealous, to not compete, to 251 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 5: not try to outperform. But God, let me be a 252 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 5: Jonathan and behind the scenes helps somebody else look better. 253 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 5: The scripture says, if you want to be great, you 254 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 5: have to serve others. True greatness is not how bright 255 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 5: you shine, but how bright do you make others shine. Eventually, 256 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 5: Jonathan and his father, King. 257 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 4: Saul were killed in a battle. 258 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 5: Years later, King David was sitting around reminiscing, thinking about 259 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 5: the good old days. He remembered his friend Jonathan how 260 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 5: much he loved him. David asked his assistant if any 261 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 5: of Jonathan's relatives were still alive. They found his young son, 262 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 5: who was crippled, and brought him. 263 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 4: To the palace. 264 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 5: David gave him all the land that belonged to his family, 265 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 5: treated him like royalty. The point is, when you do 266 00:14:55,800 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 5: good for people, you're sowing a seed. That harvest will 267 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 5: either come back to you or it will come back 268 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 5: to your children. But this society sometimes it teaches us 269 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 5: to get ahead. 270 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 4: At all costs. 271 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 5: Don't get in my way. I'm competing with you. I 272 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 5: can't help you. I'm trying to outperform you. I want 273 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 5: the credit, I want to recognition, but that's a very 274 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 5: shallow way to live. You will never truly be fulfilled 275 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 5: if you're only. 276 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 4: Focused on yourself. 277 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 5: When you help somebody else succeed, God will help you succeed. 278 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 4: Those seeds will come back to you. 279 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 5: When you're a Jonathan, you not only use your gifts 280 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 5: to help someone else rise higher, but you celebrate other 281 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 5: people's success. A lot of times, if you have a setback, 282 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 5: you get a bad medical reporter, or you go through 283 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 5: a loss, people will come running. They'll be there to 284 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 5: encourage you, to cheer you on, to may help you 285 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 5: make it through that difficult time. But too often, when 286 00:15:55,880 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 5: you succeed, people can be so competitive that they get jealous. 287 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 5: Fine fault, make excuses, he's not that talented, or I 288 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 5: can't believe she got married. What was that guy thinking? Now, 289 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 5: let's be people you think it, but I said it. 290 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 5: Let's be people that celebrate other people's success. They may 291 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 5: be ahead of us, but I've learned if you can't 292 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 5: be happy for what God has done in their life, 293 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 5: you will never get to that level. Don't be critical 294 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 5: because they moved into a beautiful new home. Celebrate with them, 295 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 5: and one day God can bless you with a beautiful 296 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 5: new home. Don't be jealous because your cousin married somebody 297 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 5: way over her head. Be happy for one day God 298 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 5: can bring you somebody way over your head like he 299 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 5: did Victoria. 300 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 4: I mean like you did me. 301 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 5: When I took over from my father and first became 302 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 5: a pastor, there were a lot of ministers that were 303 00:16:56,400 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 5: very for me. They called me, cheered me on, encouraged me. 304 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:04,880 Speaker 5: They were being a Jonathan, pushing me toward my destiny. 305 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 4: And I was very grateful. 306 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 5: But as the ministry began to grow and new doors 307 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 5: opened and we saw success, some of them went from 308 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 5: a Jonathan. 309 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:17,959 Speaker 4: To a Saul. Saul was jealous of David. 310 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 5: One reason King Saul lost the throne was because he 311 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 5: couldn't handle David's success. He was so insecure and so competitive. 312 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 5: He couldn't stand anyone being ahead of him. When the 313 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 5: people started singing Saul has killed thousands and David has 314 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 5: killed tens of thousands, he never looked at David the 315 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 5: same way. 316 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 4: Again. 317 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:43,360 Speaker 5: Saul loved David as a young man, had him come 318 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 5: to the palace and play the heart for him, treated 319 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:49,399 Speaker 5: him like a son. When David went out and shocked 320 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 5: the nation and killed Goliath, Saul was right there cheering 321 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:56,199 Speaker 5: him on, saying, that's my boy, he's making me proud. 322 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:01,359 Speaker 5: But when Saul heard them singing about how was more talented, 323 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 5: more accomplished, a better leader, instead of saying that's his destiny, 324 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 5: you go, David, more power to you rise higher, he 325 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 5: got jealous and saw eventually lost the throne. If you're 326 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,679 Speaker 5: going to reach your highest potential, you have to be 327 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:22,199 Speaker 5: happy for the people that pass you up. Don't be 328 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 5: a fair weathered friend where you're only going to be 329 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 5: happy if they stay at your level. What if God 330 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 5: destined them to be a David and destined you to 331 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 5: be a Jonathan? Can you handle be a number two? 332 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 5: Are you big enough to let them shine brighter than you? 333 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:43,399 Speaker 5: Pass that test of being happy for people that rise higher. 334 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 5: They may not have as much training, as talent, as 335 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 5: qualifications as you. You just have to realize it's the 336 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 5: sovereignty of God. 337 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 4: Favor is not fair. 338 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:58,160 Speaker 5: It's easy to think, well, Joel, I paid my dues. 339 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 5: That's not right. No, be big enough to celebrate what 340 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 5: God has done in somebody else's life. 341 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 4: Here's the key. 342 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:11,640 Speaker 5: God blessing them doesn't mean that God cannot promote you. 343 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 5: God did not use all of his favor on their life. 344 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 5: God never runs out of favor. He can get you 345 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:23,119 Speaker 5: to where you're supposed to be. But if you become 346 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 5: a Saul and get jealous, try to discredit them, find 347 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 5: fault that's going to. 348 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 4: Keep you from your destiny. 349 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 5: The scripture talks about how God lifts up one and 350 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 5: sets down another. Whether you get lifted up or set down, 351 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:41,959 Speaker 5: whether you're a David or a Jonathan, there is a 352 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:45,880 Speaker 5: destiny for you to fulfill a place where you're in 353 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 5: your sweet spot, seeing God's favor, doing exactly what you 354 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 5: know you're supposed to do. This is why Jonathan wasn't 355 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 5: frustrated because he didn't take the throne. He was in 356 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 5: his sweet spot, happy, fulfilled, enjoy in life. 357 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,680 Speaker 4: What am I saying? You don't have to be David 358 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 4: to be fulfilled. You don't have to be the King 359 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 4: to enjoy your life. 360 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:14,200 Speaker 5: Learn to accept your own be content even when you're 361 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 5: not getting the credit. You may be invisible, but that 362 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 5: doesn't lessen your importance. What you have to offer is invaluable. 363 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 5: Without Jonathan David's life could have ended early. 364 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 4: When you keep a right hard a pure heart, you. 365 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:34,119 Speaker 5: Take time to sew into others. You are passing the test. 366 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 5: Many times, God will take you from being invisible to 367 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:40,360 Speaker 5: be invisible, from the. 368 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:41,919 Speaker 4: Background to the foreground. 369 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:45,159 Speaker 5: And I believe one reason I saw that happen in 370 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 5: my own life is because for many years I was 371 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 5: content behind the scenes. I was happy making my father 372 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 5: look good. I liked being invisible. I wasn't thinking, one day, 373 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 5: I'm going to be the pastor that should be me 374 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 5: up there. I bet I could do it better than him. No, 375 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 5: for seventeen years, I did my best to help my 376 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 5: father shine, to make sure the lighting was perfect and 377 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 5: camera angles just right. I would pick out his suit 378 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:16,199 Speaker 5: and tie to wear each week. I was invisible, but 379 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:19,639 Speaker 5: I knew I was fulfilling my purpose, using my gifts 380 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:23,199 Speaker 5: to celebrate others, to push them forward. And when my 381 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 5: father went to be with the Lord, I had never ministered. 382 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:30,199 Speaker 5: But God took me from being invisible to be invisible. 383 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 5: And the truth is, I'm not any happier today being 384 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 5: in front of you than I was when I. 385 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:38,880 Speaker 4: Was behind the scenes. 386 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 5: I was happy and fulfilled behind the scenes. I'm happy 387 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 5: and fulfilled. Right now, when you're secure in who God 388 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 5: made you to be, then you can be content wherever 389 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 5: God has you. 390 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 4: Whether your role is. 391 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 5: Visible or invisible, large or small. 392 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:58,479 Speaker 4: You know you're making a difference now. 393 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:01,719 Speaker 5: As you keep passing these twos, God will get you 394 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 5: to where you're supposed to be. You don't have to 395 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:09,399 Speaker 5: promote yourself. You keep honoring God, being a person of excellence, 396 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 5: sewing into others, and when it's your time to be promoted, 397 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:17,399 Speaker 5: you will be promoted. Elisha spent years taking care of 398 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 5: the prophet Elijah. He went everywhere with him, brought him 399 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 5: his food, ran his errands, washed his clothes. I'm sure 400 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 5: people ask Elisha, what do you do in spending your 401 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 5: life taking care of this old prophet? You could be 402 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,879 Speaker 5: doing something much more significant. 403 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:36,719 Speaker 4: You're just as talented as he is. 404 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 5: Why don't you start your own ministry? Elishah wouldn't do it. 405 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 4: He was comfortable being invisible, using his gifts to serve 406 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 4: the prophet. Year after year went by. 407 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 5: At one point, Elijah even said to Elisha, you don't 408 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 5: have to stay here with me. 409 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 4: I can take care of myself. Go do your own thing. 410 00:22:56,760 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 5: But Elisha sensed that his destiny was tied to Elijah. 411 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 5: He said, no, I'm going to serve you, make it 412 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 5: easier and help you to shine. One day, after years 413 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:12,160 Speaker 5: of being invisible, serving in the background, passing the test, 414 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 5: God said, I'm going to take Elijah to heaven. I 415 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 5: need to find somebody to replace him, somebody that I 416 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 5: can give a double portion of. 417 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:23,400 Speaker 4: His anointing too. 418 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 5: God looked around and said, I know just the right person, Elisha. 419 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 5: He's been faithful all those years, didn't try to promote himself, 420 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:36,719 Speaker 5: didn't find fault with those ahead of him, He celebrated others. 421 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 4: He was happy. 422 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 5: Behind the scenes, So let me take him from being 423 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 5: invisible to be invisible. Elisha took over for the prophet Elijah. 424 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 5: He went on to perform twice as many miracles as Elijah, 425 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:54,919 Speaker 5: but it all happened because he was content behind the 426 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 5: scenes being invisible. 427 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 4: Mark chapter two. 428 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 5: There was a man that had been peril lies for 429 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 5: many years and not able to walk, and word got 430 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 5: out that Jesus was in another city, and four of 431 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:10,679 Speaker 5: his friends decided to carry him on a stretcher to 432 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 5: see Jesus. 433 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 4: After a long journey, they finally arrived. 434 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 5: At the house where Jesus was teaching, but it was 435 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:21,639 Speaker 5: so crowded they couldn't possibly get in. They could have 436 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:24,439 Speaker 5: turned around, thought well, too bad. We tried but it 437 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 5: didn't work out. But no, they were determined they couldn't 438 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 5: get through the door. One of the men said, I 439 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 5: got an idea. 440 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 4: Let's go through the roof. 441 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:37,120 Speaker 5: While Jesus was teaching, dust started falling from the ceiling. 442 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:41,120 Speaker 5: A little bit of clay and straw is a big commotion. 443 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 4: They lowered the man down. 444 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 5: The scripture says when Jesus saw their faith, he healed 445 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:51,199 Speaker 5: the man. It doesn't say that he just saw the 446 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 5: men's faith, but when he saw the faith of his 447 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 5: four friends, the ones in the background, behind the scenes, 448 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:01,399 Speaker 5: in visible carrying the man. 449 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 4: When he saw the faith of his friends, he healed him. 450 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 5: When you're behind the scenes pushing people forward, helping them 451 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 5: to succeed, you may feel invisible, but God sees what 452 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 5: you're doing. Your faith can cause your children to accomplish 453 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 5: their dreams. Your faith can help a loved one get well. 454 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 5: Your faith can be what God uses to push that 455 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:30,360 Speaker 5: coworker into their destiny. And there are times in life 456 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:33,679 Speaker 5: we have to carry someone they don't have the faith 457 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 5: they need right now, they're not at the point where 458 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 5: they can believe, and like this man, in some. 459 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 4: Way, they're paralyzed. God will use us to carry a friend, 460 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 4: carry a neighbor, carry a loved one. This is what 461 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 4: happened with my father. 462 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 5: He wasn't raised with any kind of spiritual upbringing, and 463 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 5: as a teenager, my dad loved a party and have fun, 464 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 5: never thought anything about God. But he had a friend 465 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:03,119 Speaker 5: named Sam Martin, who was always talking to him about 466 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 5: the Lord and inviting him to come to church. 467 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:07,920 Speaker 4: My dad said, Sam, that's just not me. I'm not 468 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 4: a religious person. Leave me alone. Sam didn't get discouraged. 469 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:15,119 Speaker 5: Day after day told my father, John, you have a 470 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 5: destiny to fulfill. 471 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 4: God has a purpose for your life. 472 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 5: What was Sam doing carrying my father when my dad 473 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:26,880 Speaker 5: didn't have faith. Sam had faith for him. Just as 474 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 5: God saw the four friends carrying the paralyzed man, God 475 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 5: saw Sam carrying my father. 476 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:35,760 Speaker 4: One night when. 477 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 5: Daddy was seventeen years old, he was walking home from 478 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 5: a nightclub at two o'clock in the morning, and he 479 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 5: looked up at the stars and began to think about 480 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 5: his life, his destiny. That was God drawing him to himself. 481 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:52,119 Speaker 5: He got home and he called his friend Sam. The 482 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:54,719 Speaker 5: next day he went to church with Sam for the 483 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:58,360 Speaker 5: first time. The end of the service, the pastor said, 484 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 5: if you want to receive Christ, me down at the front. 485 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 4: My father was too afraid to go. 486 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 5: Sam looked at him and said, John, if you'll go, 487 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 5: I'll go with you. My father got up and walked 488 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:12,680 Speaker 5: down front, gave his life to Christ, arm in arm 489 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 5: with his friend Sam Martin. My dad went on to 490 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,639 Speaker 5: become a prominent pastor and touch the world. 491 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 4: Sam remained invisible, but in fact he was invaluable. 492 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:28,400 Speaker 5: It was his faith that pushed my father into his destiny. 493 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 5: Now I wonder where I would be if Sam Martin 494 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:36,639 Speaker 5: had not been willing to carry my father. I'm asking 495 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 5: you today to carry a friend, carry a neighbor, carry 496 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:45,360 Speaker 5: a loved one. They may not have the faith they 497 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:48,840 Speaker 5: need right now to step into their destinies, but God 498 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:53,480 Speaker 5: can see your faith for them. My prayer is, God, 499 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 5: let us become so secure in who we are that 500 00:27:57,080 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 5: we can be invisible, that we can carry people that 501 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:03,160 Speaker 5: we don't have to have the credit. Friends, whether your 502 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:06,920 Speaker 5: assignment is large or small, a David or a Jonathan 503 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:11,560 Speaker 5: be content to play your role. You may feel invisible 504 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 5: at times, but remember your invaluable God is keeping the records, 505 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 5: and as you help others to shine, God is going 506 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,199 Speaker 5: to cause you to shine. I believe and declare you 507 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 5: will rise higher, fulfill your destiny, and become everything you 508 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:29,400 Speaker 5: were created to be in Jesus' name. 509 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:31,879 Speaker 4: If you receive it, can you say him in today? 510 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:37,199 Speaker 5: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you 511 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 5: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 512 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 4: Would you pray with me? Just say Lord, Jesus, I 513 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 4: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make 514 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 4: you my Lord and savior. 515 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 5: Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you 516 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:58,360 Speaker 5: got born again. Get in a good Bible based church, 517 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 5: keep God first place. He's going to take you where 518 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 5: you've never dreamed. 519 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:05,640 Speaker 4: Thank you for listening to the Joel Lostine podcast. 520 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 3: Help us continue to share the message of hope. 521 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 4: With those all over the world. 522 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 3: Visit Joeloustein dot com slash give Hope to give a 523 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 3: gift today. 524 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 4: Thanks so much for listening to today's message. 525 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 5: I hope you'll subscribe so you can receive the latest 526 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 5: podcast to keep. 527 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 4: You inspired all through the week. We're praying for you. 528 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 4: I know God's best is still ahead. We'll see you 529 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:28,840 Speaker 4: next time.