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Quit letting it dictate 37 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 4: how you live, how you respond, how you handle adversity. 38 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 4: Start sewing to the spirit. Start taking the high road, 39 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 4: doing the right thing when it's hard. That's when you grow. 40 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 4: That's when God can trust you with more. It's very 41 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 4: shallow to live by how you feel giving into carnal desires. 42 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 4: That's going to keep you from the greatness God put 43 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 4: in Hi. This is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listen 44 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 4: listening to our podcast, and thanks for supporting the ministry. 45 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 6: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 46 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 6: blessing and share it with a friend. 47 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 4: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 48 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 4: your life. Well, God bless you. It's great to be 49 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 4: with you today, and I hope you'll stay connected with 50 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 4: us during the week through our daily podcast, our YouTube channel, 51 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 4: social media. We'll keep you encouraged and inspired. But I'd 52 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 4: like to start with something funny, and I heard about 53 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 4: this Baptist man named Bill. He liked to sneak off 54 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 4: to the horse races in bed. One day, he saw 55 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 4: a Catholic priest step onto the track and bless a horse. 56 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 4: Sure enough, the horse won first place. He blessed another horse. 57 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 4: That horse won again. Bill, with to the atm, took 58 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 4: out all of his money. This time he saw the 59 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 4: priest not only touch the horse's forehead, but touch his eyes, 60 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,519 Speaker 4: his ears, and all of his legs. Feeling confident, he 61 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 4: bet all of his money. But in the middle of 62 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 4: the race, the horse fell over dead. But to the 63 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:03,239 Speaker 4: priest said what in the world happened? The priest said, 64 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 4: that's the problem with you. Protestants. You don't know the 65 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 4: difference between the blessing and the last Rites say it 66 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 4: like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am 67 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 4: what it says. I am. I have what it says 68 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 4: I have. I can do what it says I can do. 69 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 4: Today I will be taught the word of God. I 70 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 4: boldly confess. My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 71 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 4: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 72 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 4: bless you. I want to talk to you today about 73 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 4: winning the war within. There's a battle taking place on 74 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 4: the inside of each one of us. It's a battle 75 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 4: between the flesh and the spirit. The flesh represents our 76 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 4: carnal nature. It's things like jealousy, pride, compromise. It's the 77 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 4: easy way to live. You don't have to be disciplined. 78 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 4: You just do whatever you feel. Someone is rude to you, 79 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 4: you're rude back to them. If you don't feel like 80 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 4: having a good attitude, go through the day sour. When 81 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 4: you see that coconut cream pie, you don't think twice. 82 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 4: You eat your fourth piece. The flesh wants to rule, 83 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 4: It wants to have control. The scripture says those who 84 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 4: live by the dictates of the flesh. Notice the flesh 85 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 4: is described as a dictator. What does a dictator do. 86 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 4: They make all the decisions for you. They tell you 87 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 4: what to do, when to do it. You just follow orders. 88 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 4: You get stuck in traffic, your flesh will tell you 89 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 4: get upset. This is ruining your day. Many people follow 90 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 4: the dictates of the flesh like a good soldier, Yes, sir, 91 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 4: right away. They get upset, sours their day or at 92 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 4: the office. Someone leaves you out, doesn't invite you to 93 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 4: the meeting. The flesh says, get offended. This is not right. 94 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 4: They go around offended, the chip on their shoulder. The 95 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 4: problem is if you keep giving in to the flesh. 96 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 4: That verse goes on to say, you will die. That 97 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 4: doesn't mean physically, but your dreams will die. Your relationships 98 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 4: won't flourish, your gifts won't come out like they should. 99 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 4: What's the problem. You're letting the flesh win the war. 100 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 4: Anytime you're tempted to compromise, be lazy, give in to temptation. 101 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,679 Speaker 4: There's another option, that is to walk in the spirit. 102 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,159 Speaker 4: That means you do the right thing when it's hard, 103 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 4: You bite your tongue when someone is rude, you stay 104 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 4: faithful in your relationship when someone's trying to lure you away. 105 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 4: What's limiting some people. It's not that they're not talented, 106 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 4: it's not that they don't have God's favor. It's that 107 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 4: they keep sowing to the flesh. Don't keep giving in 108 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,679 Speaker 4: to the same things that you know are holding you back. 109 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 4: Next time you're tempted to be jealous, find fault, say 110 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 4: something critical. Tell your flesh, no, I'm not going there. 111 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 4: I'm going to be happy for them. I'm going to 112 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 4: see the best in people. When you feel like staying 113 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:05,359 Speaker 4: up all night playing on the computer, tell your flesh, 114 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 4: not tonight, I'm going to bed. I'm gonna take care 115 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 4: of myself. Next time those friends call that are pulling 116 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 4: you down, causing you to compromise, tell them sorry, something 117 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:19,919 Speaker 4: has come up. I can't hang out tonight. Quit letting 118 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 4: the flesh be the dictator. You have to take charge 119 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 4: of your life. The flesh is not leading you anywhere productive. 120 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 4: Paul said in Galatians five, these two forces are constantly 121 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 4: fighting each other. Your choices will never be free from 122 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 4: this conflict. I don't want to depress you, but this 123 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 4: is a battle that will never go away. You can 124 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 4: be a believer for fifty years. You've grown, you've matured, 125 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 4: but you'll still have to deal with the flesh. You 126 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 4: don't overcome it one time and it's defeated, it will 127 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 4: come back again. This is something we have to get 128 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 4: skilled at. No, I'm not going to let my flesh 129 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 4: say everything it wants. No, I'm not going to take 130 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 4: the bait and get offended by that person that did 131 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 4: me wrong. Not going to let my guard down and 132 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 4: be dishonest in this business deal. Are you winning the 133 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 4: war within? Are you living by the spirit making decisions 134 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 4: that honor God? Or are you letting the flesh win? 135 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 4: Doing whatever you feel you need to take the flesh 136 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 4: off the throne, Quit letting it determine your decisions. We've 137 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 4: seen in foreign countries where they have a dictator. The 138 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 4: person in charge is oppressing the people, pushing them down. 139 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 4: There's no democracy. They can't vote him out, so they 140 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 4: have to take drastic measures. The people rise up and 141 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 4: overthrow the dictator. They have to forcefully remove him. That's 142 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 4: the only way they can be free. It's the same 143 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 4: way with the flesh. It wants to stay in control 144 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 4: of your life, telling you what to do where to go. 145 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 4: The only it's going to come off that throne is 146 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 4: if you forcefully remove it. It's not going to go easily. 147 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 4: Someone does you wrong and you choose to forgive, the 148 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 4: flesh will have a fit. Come on, man, get even 149 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 4: pay them back. This is not right. You have to 150 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,239 Speaker 4: put your foot down and say sorry, you don't control 151 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 4: me anymore. I've taken you off the throne. You've lost 152 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 4: your authority. I'll walk by the spirit and not by 153 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 4: the flesh. It's time to dethrone the flesh. Quit letting 154 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 4: it dictate how you live, how you respond, how you 155 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 4: handle adversity. Start sewing to the spirit. Start taking the 156 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 4: high road, doing the right thing when it's hard. That's 157 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 4: when you grow. That's when God can trust you with more. 158 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 4: It's very shallow to live by how you feel, giving 159 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 4: into carnal desires. That's going to keep you from the 160 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 4: greatness God put in you. The scripture says no discipline. 161 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 4: At the time seems pleased, but later on you will 162 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 4: reap a harvest of good things. Being disciplined is not easy. 163 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 4: Walking away when someone is rude, not giving into the temptation, 164 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 4: getting up early to excel at work, that's difficult. Your 165 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 4: flesh wants to be comfortable. Your flesh wants the easy 166 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 4: way out. But you can't be comfortable all the time 167 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 4: and reach your destiny. If you'll do the hard thing now, 168 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 4: later on you'll see blessings in favor that you've never seen. 169 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 4: But the flesh always wants instant gratification. If I tell 170 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 4: this person off, it'll make me feel good right now. 171 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 4: If I buy this item I can't afford, if I 172 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 4: sleep in and skip work, I'll feel good right now. 173 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 4: But it's important to think about later on. We should 174 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:54,079 Speaker 4: be growing. We should be further now than we were 175 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 4: five years ago. If I'm still dealing with my temper 176 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 4: the same way as years ago, then I'm leaving my 177 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 4: flesh on the throne. If I'm still getting offended, upset, 178 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 4: jealous the same way as years back, then I'm letting 179 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:12,319 Speaker 4: the flesh dictate my life. Now. I'm not saying we 180 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 4: have to be perfect, but we should be growing. When 181 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 4: Victoria and I were first married and we were about 182 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 4: to go somewhere, I would ask her if she was ready. 183 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 4: She would say, yes, I'm ready, So I would go 184 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 4: get in the car and wait, and I'd wait and 185 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 4: wait and wait. She would never come. I'd get so 186 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 4: stressed out go back in. I thought you said you 187 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 4: were ready. She would say, I am ready. I said, well, 188 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 4: would you mind like coming to the car? I didn't 189 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,440 Speaker 4: like to wait. I used to pray, God, you have 190 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 4: to change her, help her to go faster. What's funny 191 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 4: is God never changed her, but he used her to 192 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 4: change me. God doesn't remove everything that's uncomfortable. If he did, 193 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 4: we would never grow. Instead of praying God, change the 194 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 4: other person, I've learned to pray, God, change me. Help 195 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 4: me to come up higher, Help me to be more patient, 196 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 4: Help me to stay in peace. Even now, when I 197 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 4: get stuck in traffic, long line at the airport, that 198 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 4: impatience still tries to get back on the throne, still 199 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 4: tries to dictate my life. You won't win the war 200 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 4: within one time and you're done. These forces are constantly 201 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:29,439 Speaker 4: opposing each other. That's why the apostle Paul said, I 202 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 4: die daily now. Paul wrote half of the books in 203 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 4: the New Testament. It's one of the heroes of faith. 204 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 4: You would think he was so powerful, so mature, he 205 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 4: wouldn't have to deal with these issues. Yet he said 206 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 4: every day, I have to take my flesh off the throne. 207 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:50,199 Speaker 4: Every day I have to put down my carnal desires. 208 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 4: A couple of years after being impatient letting things frustrate me, 209 00:11:56,280 --> 00:12:00,160 Speaker 4: I tried a different tactic. When Victoria says she's read, 210 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 4: it's like the two minute warning in football. The clock 211 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 4: says two minutes, but you know it's going to be 212 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:10,839 Speaker 4: twenty minutes with the timeouse the replays the commercials now. 213 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 4: When she says she's ready, I go sit down, make 214 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 4: a sandwich, work out, go to the grocery store, mow 215 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 4: the lawn. And I'm not looking at her right now. 216 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:25,959 Speaker 4: But many of the things that frustrate us are really 217 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 4: opportunities to grow. Take the flesh off the throne. Don't 218 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:34,959 Speaker 4: respond the same way you've been responding the last twenty years, 219 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 4: being impatient, frustrated, arguing with your spouse, start dying daily. 220 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 4: Like with Paul, we all have areas where we're letting 221 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:47,959 Speaker 4: the flesh dictate. If we start walking by the spirit, 222 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 4: being willing to be uncomfortable, keeping our mouth closed, waiting 223 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 4: with a good attitude, that's when you're growing. That's when 224 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 4: God can trust you with more influence, more fail for 225 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 4: more resources. Now. I know there are a lot of 226 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 4: battles on the outside, But my question today is are 227 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 4: you winning the war within? Are you walking by the 228 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 4: spirit and not the flesh. See when you gave your 229 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 4: life to Christ, when you got born again, the scripture 230 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:22,439 Speaker 4: says you became a new creation. The old has passed away. 231 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 4: I would love to tell you that that means you'll 232 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 4: never have any more carnal desires. You'll never want to 233 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 4: be jealous, rude complain. No, the old man may have died, 234 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 4: but I've learned a secret. Sometimes he'll resurrect. Lazarus wasn't 235 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 4: the only one that came back to life. Your old 236 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 4: nature will rise from the dead. Phesians four says, put 237 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 4: off the old man and put on the new man. 238 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 4: Even though you're a new creation, you have to put 239 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 4: off the old. Every day that old man is trying 240 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 4: to get back up and run your life. We see 241 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:02,679 Speaker 4: this with Peter. He was a faithful disciple, strong committed. 242 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 4: Jesus said, you are Peter, upon this rock, I will 243 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 4: build my church. God had great confidence in Peter. When 244 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:13,839 Speaker 4: the soldiers came to arrest Jesus, Peter was so determined 245 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 4: to stand up for Jesus. He pulled his sword out 246 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 4: and cut off the soldier's ear. But a little later, 247 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 4: when Jesus was taken to the High priest house, Peter 248 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 4: denied that he knew Jesus. Young girl said, I know 249 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 4: you're one of his disciples. Peter got angry, started cursing, 250 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 4: what are you talking about? I don't know the man 251 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 4: like Peter. We all have these two people on the inside, 252 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 4: the old man and the new man. That's why the 253 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 4: scripture says, put off the old man, put off the pride, 254 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 4: put off the bitterness, put off the compromise, and put 255 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 4: on the new man. But yo, I'm trying, but I 256 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 4: can't control my temper. I can't break this addiction. I 257 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 4: can't keep my eyes on the right things. No, quit 258 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 4: telling yourself that your old man is not that strong. 259 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:05,359 Speaker 4: The reason he's controlling you is you keep feeding him. 260 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 4: Whatever you feed is going to grow. Every time you 261 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 4: give into that temptation, you're feeding it is getting stronger. 262 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 4: Every time you're offended, you're impatient, you say things you shouldn't. 263 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 4: You're feeding the negative. Do yourself a favor. Quit feeding 264 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 4: the old man if you'll start starving the bitterness starving 265 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 4: the jealousy, starving the compromise. It will get weaker and weaker, 266 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 4: and that desire may not totally go away. God may 267 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 4: not totally remove it. This is when discipline steps in. 268 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 4: This is when his grace shows up. Don't use the 269 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 4: excuse I've tried, nothing has changed. You have the power 270 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 4: to overcome. Don't let that old man get back up. 271 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 4: I still deal with being impatient. That old man has 272 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 4: been trying to get back up for thirty years. I 273 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 4: buried him, had a funeral, thought he was finished. You've 274 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 4: heard of walking dead. Sometimes he gets back up. Here's 275 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 4: what I've learned. Anything you defeat quickly is not your 276 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 4: real enemy. What you overcome in a short time, you 277 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 4: don't have to be concerned with that. Your real enemy 278 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 4: doesn't go away overnight. I'm not tempted to be dishonest, 279 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 4: curse do drugs. By the grace of God, those things 280 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 4: are not a struggle for me. But being impatient is 281 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 4: a different story. David defeated Goliath in a few minutes. 282 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 4: That wasn't his real enemy. King Saul pestered David for years, 283 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 4: threw spears at him in the palace, chased him through 284 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 4: the desert. God could have delivered David from Saul in 285 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 4: a moment, like he did with Goliath. He could have 286 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 4: taken care of him in an afternoon. No big deal. 287 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 4: But some enemies God doesn't remove some temptations, some desires 288 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 4: may not go away. If God doesn't remove it. That 289 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 4: means the grace is there to stand strong and deal 290 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 4: with it. God wouldn't have allowed it if it was 291 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:08,439 Speaker 4: going to keep you from your destiny. Ask him to 292 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:12,439 Speaker 4: help you. Ask for his strength. When you admit your 293 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 4: dependence on him, you humble yourself. Say God, I can't 294 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,679 Speaker 4: do this on my own. I can't defeat this giant. 295 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 4: It's not going away. God will step in and help 296 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:26,719 Speaker 4: you conquer what's holding you back. You have the power 297 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 4: to keep the old man down. Don't let him keep 298 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 4: you from your greatness. Don't let the flesh stay on 299 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 4: the throne. The force in you is greater than any 300 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 4: force that's trying to stop you. Start putting on the 301 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 4: new man. Father. Thank you that I am strong, I 302 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 4: am disciplined, I am anointed, I am favored. That I 303 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 4: make decisions that honor you. For Samuel twenty five, David 304 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 4: and his men had been out protecting the property of 305 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 4: a man named Mabel. He was a wealthy man that 306 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:01,440 Speaker 4: owned a lot of ship. It's the time of year 307 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 4: where they were shearing the sheep. They had all this wool, 308 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 4: a great harvest. They were having a big celebration. So 309 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 4: David sent a few men to ask Nabel, since they 310 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 4: had been watching over his property, if he would give 311 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 4: them some food and water. Seemed like Nabel would be grateful, 312 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 4: glad to do it, but he was just the opposite. 313 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 4: He was very rude and disrespectful to David's men. Commentaries 314 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 4: say that Nabel was a harsh man, stubborn, hot tempered, 315 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 4: that he spent most of his life drunk. He said 316 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 4: to David's men, I don't owe you anything, didn't ask 317 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 4: you to protect me. What are you doing on my property? 318 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 4: He sent them away empty handed. When David heard how 319 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:45,880 Speaker 4: Nabel insulted them, he was furious. He told his men 320 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:50,160 Speaker 4: to get their swords. They were going to attack. Nabel's wife, 321 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:54,159 Speaker 4: a young lady named Abigail, was not only beautiful, but 322 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 4: she was very wise. She loaded up animals with food 323 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 4: and water and headed out toward day. They met on 324 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 4: the road. Abigail bowed down in humility. She said, David, 325 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 4: my husband is a fool. I'm sorry for how he 326 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 4: treated you. I brought you all these gifts for you 327 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 4: and your men. She calmed David down, kept him from 328 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:19,119 Speaker 4: wiping out her town. David thanked her and turned around 329 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 4: went back home. Ten days Laternabel had a stroke and died. 330 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 4: David sent word and asked Abigail to become his wife. 331 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,360 Speaker 4: Now that the old man was dead, she could meet 332 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 4: the new man. Nabel is symbolic of our old nature, 333 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 4: hot tempered, rude, ungrateful addictions. The name Nabel even means fool. 334 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 4: As long as the old man is alive, you'll never 335 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 4: meet the new man. And I'm not talking about your husband. 336 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:52,880 Speaker 4: Somebody thought they got a word from the Lord. I'm 337 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 4: talking about the old man that lives in us. The bitterness, 338 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 4: the bad attitude, the compromise, start starving the old man. 339 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 4: Your destiny is too great, your assignment too important to 340 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 4: let the same issues keep you from seeing the new man. 341 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:15,360 Speaker 4: It's interesting that Nabel died ten days after Abigail did 342 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,879 Speaker 4: the right thing. There will be these times when you 343 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 4: dig down deep and do the right thing when it's hard, 344 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 4: that you will come in to your tenth day, something 345 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 4: will suddenly break. That addiction won't have the power over you. 346 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 4: That bad attitude, that temper may not totally go away, 347 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 4: but it doesn't control you anymore. I wonder how much 348 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 4: higher we would go, how much more of God's favor 349 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 4: we would see, if we'd start putting off the old man, 350 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 4: if we'd start saying no to the things that are 351 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 4: holding us back. And sometimes a little thing is keeping 352 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 4: us from big blessings, little pride, little compromise, just as 353 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 4: one friend to party with, just this one temptation I 354 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:02,360 Speaker 4: give into the one person I won't forgive. No, it's 355 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 4: time to get rid of Nabel. Nobody likes him, nobody 356 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 4: wants to be around him. Put the old man down, 357 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 4: and put on the new you, the free you, the 358 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 4: blessed you, the happy you, the victorious youth. In the scripture, 359 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 4: Jacob was known for being dishonest, cheating people. His name 360 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:26,439 Speaker 4: means trickster, con man. He lived up to it, tricked 361 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,719 Speaker 4: his brother out of his birthright, went around deceiving people. 362 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 4: After living this way for years, he went to the 363 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 4: brook to be alone. And I'm sure he was reflecting 364 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:38,800 Speaker 4: on his life, and he had an encounter with God, 365 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 4: wrestled with the Angel. It was there that God changed 366 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 4: his name from Jacob to Israel. His new name means 367 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 4: prince with God. His old name meant deceiver. He spent 368 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 4: the rest of his life dealing with these two names. 369 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 4: You would think the scripture would now refer to him 370 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 4: only by his new name is After all, God changed 371 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 4: his name. It was a significant moment. He had a 372 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:08,879 Speaker 4: new beginning. But the scripture goes back and forth between 373 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 4: Jacob and Israel. One moment, he's Jacob in the same passage, 374 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 4: the next moment he's Israel. God was showing us that 375 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 4: the old man, the cardinal desires won't totally go away. 376 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:26,640 Speaker 4: The key to living in victory is to respond like Israel, 377 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 4: not like Jacob. There's a Jacob in all of us. 378 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 4: There are things that can hold us back. The good 379 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 4: news is there's an Israel in all of us. There's 380 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:41,679 Speaker 4: a prince in you. There's a holy, righteous, favored world 381 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:45,640 Speaker 4: changer in you. But let me warn you, even though 382 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 4: Israel is in there, even though God has changed your name, 383 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 4: Jacob will try to come out. Those cardinal desires may 384 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:55,879 Speaker 4: be dead, but people will do things that wake up 385 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 4: the Jacob in you. You were driving to work, singing, pray, 386 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 4: enjoying the day. Israel was feeling good. Then someone cut 387 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 4: you off in traffic. Out of nowhere, Jacob showed up. 388 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 4: You quit praising, you started saying some other things. You think, 389 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 4: where did you come from? Jacob smiles and says, I'm 390 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 4: in here too. I may be dead, but I can 391 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 4: be woken up. Jacob wants to complain. Israel wants to praise. 392 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 4: Who's going to win that war? Jacob wants to hold 393 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,400 Speaker 4: a grudge. Man, they hurt you, don't speak to them. 394 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 4: Israel wants to forgive, let it go and move forward 395 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 4: in faith. Jacob wants to argue, be condescending, say hurtful things. 396 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:42,919 Speaker 4: Israel wants to be kind, overlook the offense, keep peace 397 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 4: in the relationship. Jacob wants another Krispy Kreme donut with 398 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 4: chocolate icing sprinkles on top. Israel says, No. Twelve was enough. 399 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,880 Speaker 4: I'm asking you to be the Israel, not the Jacob. 400 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 4: They're both in us. God change your name, but he 401 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 4: didn't get rid of Jacob. When Jacob was about to pass, 402 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 4: came to the end of his life. Genesis forty eight, 403 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 4: says when Jacob was told that his son Joseph was 404 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 4: there to see him, Israel gathered up his strength and 405 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 4: set up in the bed. He started off as Jacob, tired, weary, 406 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 4: thinking he was done. But then something kicked in. He thought, 407 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,160 Speaker 4: my son is here, the one I thought was dead, 408 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 4: the one I waited for. I'm not gonna die yet. 409 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 4: Israel set up in the bed. The prince in him 410 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:37,240 Speaker 4: came back to life. When you wake up in the morning, 411 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:40,639 Speaker 4: you get to choose. Am I going to be Jacob today? 412 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 4: Am I gonna complain? I don't want to go to work, 413 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 4: can't stand this traffic, These people get on my nerves? 414 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 4: Or are you going to be Israel? Lord? Thank you 415 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:52,919 Speaker 4: for another day that you have made. I'm grateful to 416 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 4: be alive. Thank you for the gift of this day. 417 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 4: When things don't go your way, you have delays, disappointments, 418 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 4: people that do you wrong. Are you gonna be Jacob 419 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 4: get upset offended, try to pay them back? Or are 420 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:11,920 Speaker 4: you gonna be Israel? Father? You're my vindicator, You're on 421 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:14,880 Speaker 4: the throne. I'm gonna stay in peace knowing that you're 422 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 4: fighting my battles with your family. Are you gonna be 423 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 4: Jacob critical, harsh, contentious, or are you gonna be Israel, 424 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 4: loving kind, treating them with respect and honor. Both people 425 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:32,639 Speaker 4: are in you, the flesh and the spirit, the old 426 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 4: man and the new man, Jacob and Israel. You'll go 427 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 4: so much further in life if you'll start being Israel. 428 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:43,440 Speaker 4: Keep the flesh off the throne. Don't let that old 429 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:46,880 Speaker 4: man get back up, Keep him buried. I was at 430 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:50,240 Speaker 4: the drive through the other day, just mining my own business. 431 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 4: Life was good. I'd waited about ten minutes in line. 432 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:56,640 Speaker 4: I pulled up to place my order on the microphone. 433 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 4: The people were in the building. I rolled down my 434 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 4: window and the man was so upset. He said, sir, 435 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 4: there are other people waiting. If you don't place your order, 436 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 4: you're going to have to get out of the line. 437 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 4: I had just pulled up. I had not been there 438 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:14,479 Speaker 4: for two seconds. Out of nowhere, Jacob showed up. I 439 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 4: was so surprised. I said, how did you get here 440 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 4: so fast? He said, I live here too. He gave 441 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:23,680 Speaker 4: me some great ideas. What to tell this jerk, I mean, 442 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,920 Speaker 4: this man, I said, Jacob, I thought you were dead. 443 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:28,919 Speaker 4: He said I was, But I got back up for 444 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:32,919 Speaker 4: this one. Now I had to make the choice. Was 445 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 4: I going to be Israel the pastor with a smile, 446 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,399 Speaker 4: or was I going to be Jacob and try to 447 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 4: get even I did what I'm asking you to do. 448 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 4: I thought, I'm going to be Israel. I said, very politely, well, 449 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 4: no problem, let me give you my order. After I ordered, 450 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:51,600 Speaker 4: I thanked him, said God bless you have a great day. 451 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 4: Hope your children are fine. Tell your grandparents. I said hello. 452 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,200 Speaker 4: When I pulled up, he had all of his workers 453 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 4: gathered around staring at me. He said, I thought that 454 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 4: was you, Pastor Joel. I wanted to say, yes, this 455 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 4: is me Israel. Every day you have to make the choice. 456 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:15,439 Speaker 4: Am I Jacob or am I Israel? Am I going 457 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 4: to hold onto this offense or am I going to 458 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 4: let it go? Am I going to hang out with 459 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 4: these friends that caused me to compromise? Or am I 460 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:25,439 Speaker 4: going to stay on the high road and be a 461 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 4: person of excellence? Am I going to cut corners at work? 462 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:31,679 Speaker 4: Or am I going to have integrity and give it 463 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:36,120 Speaker 4: my best. I'm asking you to be in Israel. Put 464 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:39,560 Speaker 4: off the old man. Don't let the flesh dictate your life. 465 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 4: Let the spirit rule. Honor God with your decisions. The 466 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,679 Speaker 4: choices you make don't just affect you, They affect your 467 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 4: children and even generations to come. Jacob's brother, Esau, he 468 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 4: sold his birthright for a pot of stew. He was 469 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:02,160 Speaker 4: so hungry he let his carnal des dictate his decisions. 470 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:06,119 Speaker 4: He sold something incredibly valuable for a bowl of stew. 471 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 4: He was the firstborn son. We should talk about the 472 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 4: God of Abraham Isaac and Esau, not Jacob, but Esau. 473 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 4: Let his flesh take the throne. Don't let that be you. 474 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:22,879 Speaker 4: You can win the war within. God is calling you 475 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 4: up higher. Whatever you know is holding you back. This 476 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,639 Speaker 4: is the time to make a change. This is a 477 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 4: moment of grace to do what you couldn't do before. 478 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 4: Your decision can save your marriage, can take you to 479 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:40,720 Speaker 4: a new level in your career. It can break mediocrity 480 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 4: and launch you into abundance. If you'll do this, I 481 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 4: believe and declare, like Israel, You're going to become the 482 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 4: prince you were created to be. You're going to break 483 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:55,880 Speaker 4: bad habits, resist temptation, and see the fullness of your 484 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 4: destiny in Jesus's name, And if you receive it, Ken 485 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 4: you say he amen. I'd like to give you an 486 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 4: opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. Would 487 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 4: you pray with me? Just say, Lord Jesus, I'll repent 488 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 4: of my sins. Come into my heart. I'll make you 489 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 4: my Lord and savior. If you prayed that simple prayer, 490 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:22,960 Speaker 4: we believe you got born again. 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