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Thanks for listening to 36 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 4: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. 37 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 5: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 38 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 5: blessing and share it with a friend. 39 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 4: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 40 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 4: your life. Well, God bless you. It's great to be 41 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 4: with you today. I hope you'll stay connected with us 42 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 4: during the week through our daily podcast, our YouTube channel, 43 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 4: social media, and you can come visit us in person. 44 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 4: We'd love to have you be a part of one 45 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 4: of our services, but I like to get started with 46 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 4: something funny. And heard about this man that got a 47 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 4: new dog and he was having a terrible time training him. 48 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 4: On the verge of despair, he came across a charismatic 49 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 4: evangelist who said, leave the dog with me. I have 50 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 4: him trained in no time. The next week the owner returned. 51 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 4: The evangelist picked up a stick through it said fetch. 52 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 4: The dog took off, picked it up, brought it right back. 53 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 4: The evangelist said drop. The dog immediately dropped it. The 54 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 4: owner was so impressed he said, can I drive? The 55 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 4: evangelist said sure. The owner looked at the dog and 56 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 4: said heal. The dog lifted up his paw placed it 57 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 4: on the men's forehead. Said I command you, sickness to leave. 58 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 4: This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 59 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 4: I have what it says I have. I can do 60 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 4: what it says I can do. Today I will be 61 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:56,079 Speaker 4: taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 62 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 4: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 63 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 4: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want 64 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 4: to talk to you today about divine detours. We all 65 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 4: have times in life where things go wrong, unexpected challenges, 66 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 4: closed doors, people that walk away. It's easy to get 67 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 4: discouraged and think we must have missed it because it 68 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:23,959 Speaker 4: didn't work out. But God uses the wrongs to move 69 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 4: us into our purpose. What looks like a setback is 70 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 4: really a divine detour, the hand of God taking us 71 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 4: through wrongs that are leading us to rights. We don't understand. 72 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 4: It doesn't make sense to us. The door closed. That 73 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 4: was wrong. They lied about me, that was wrong. The 74 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 4: pandemic hit Joel right when my business started. That was wrong. 75 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 4: Now I know it seems unfair. I know it doesn't 76 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 4: feel good. But the wrongs are necessary to get to 77 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 4: the rights. They're a part of God's plan. You couldn't 78 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 4: become who you were heated to be without the wrongs. 79 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 4: And if you don't understand this, you'll fight everything that 80 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 4: goes wrong. Upset over that coworker that left you out, 81 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 4: bitter because that person walked away, discouraged over that plan 82 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 4: that fell through. But what if you knew it had 83 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 4: to happen, that God was using the wrongs, that what 84 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 4: you thought was a setback is really a divine detour. 85 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 4: Then you'd stay in peace. You'd say, God, I don't understand. 86 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 4: It feels wrong to me. But God, I trust you. 87 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 4: I know you're ordering my steps. I know you know 88 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 4: what's best for me. Jesus was on the Mount of Olives, 89 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 4: about to be arrested and crucified. The soldier showed up 90 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 4: Judas kissed him on the cheek. So that's the one. 91 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 4: They went to apprehend Jesus. But Peter said, I don't 92 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 4: think so. This is wrong. He got his sword out 93 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 4: and cut off the soldier's ears. Said take that. You're 94 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 4: not taking my messiah. It was wrong that Jesus was 95 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 4: falsely accused, was wrong that people mocked him, was wrong 96 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 4: that he was betrayed. Peter had a good point. I'm 97 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 4: going to do something about these wrongs. The other disciples 98 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 4: were about to fall a suit. They said, Lord, should 99 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 4: we fight them too. We brought our swords. Jesus said 100 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 4: to them, don't resist anymore. He was saying, put down 101 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 4: your swords. Quit fighting these wrongs. They're a part of 102 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:31,799 Speaker 4: my destiny. What you can't see is all these wrongs 103 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 4: are leading to a right. The wrongs are necessary to 104 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 4: get us into our purpose. Without the betrayals, the rejection, 105 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 4: people not accepting him, Jesus would have never gone to 106 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 4: the cross. We wouldn't have salvation. It wasn't the enemy 107 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:51,919 Speaker 4: leading him into the wrongs. It was the hand of God. Now, 108 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 4: I'd love to tell you that if you'll honor God, 109 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 4: keep him first place, you'll only see favor, promotion, good breaks. 110 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 4: That's not real. God uses the wrong. There will be delays, 111 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 4: set backs, things you don't understand, and like Peter, you'll 112 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 4: be tempted to fight, get upset, live frustrated God. Where 113 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 4: are you now? God is saying, put down your sword, 114 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 4: Quit fighting everything you don't like, Quit being frustrated by 115 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 4: the wrongs. God is in complete control all those wrongs. 116 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,840 Speaker 4: I can assure you. They're leading you to a right. 117 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 4: You have to get through the wrongs to see the 118 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 4: awesome things God has in store. But too many people 119 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 4: get stuck in the wrongs. Why did they leave me? 120 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 4: Why didn't the loan not go through? Why didn't I 121 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 4: get that position? Here's a good thought, don't fight it. 122 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 4: Flow with it. Yes it's wrong, Yes it's painful, but 123 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 4: God wouldn't have allowed it if it wasn't leading you 124 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 4: to the right thing. It's a divine detour. Every wrong 125 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 4: is not the enemy. Sometimes it's God, God working out 126 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 4: his plan for your life. How you handle the wrongs 127 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 4: will depend on whether you see the right. If you 128 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 4: see every wrong as the enemy, get up set, try 129 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 4: to pay people back. I can't believe this happened. Then 130 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 4: you'll get stuck. But when you understand that God has 131 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 4: divine detours, that he uses the wrongs things we don't 132 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 4: understand to move us into our destiny, you won't fight it. 133 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 4: You'll flow with it. This is what the apostle Paul did. 134 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 4: He was doing the right thing, going to different cities 135 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 4: and building churches, writing the New Testament. When he was 136 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 4: arrested for sharing his faith. He was on a boat 137 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 4: headed toward Rome. In the middle of the journey, there 138 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 4: was a huge storm. For fourteen days. They didn't see 139 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 4: the sun or the stars. The waves were so high 140 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 4: and the wind so strong, got to the point where 141 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 4: they couldn't steer the ship. God had promised Paul that 142 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 4: he was going to stand before Caesar. Now the captain 143 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 4: of the ship, the crew, they'd all given up. They 144 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 4: were throwing the cargo overboard, trying to keep the ship 145 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 4: from sinking. Paul told them not to worry that their 146 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 4: life was not going to be lost. The scripture says 147 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 4: the captain took down the cells and let the wind 148 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 4: blow the ship wherever the storm wanted it to go. Now, 149 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 4: I know we stand against sickness, we stand against addictions, 150 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 4: but there are some storms that you don't fight. You 151 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 4: have to take down your cells. Quit trying to make 152 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 4: it work out your way, Quit trying to fix it. 153 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 4: It's a divine detour. You fighting that storm is fighting 154 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 4: the purpose of God. You're not going to win. What 155 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 4: you can't see is the wrong. The storm is leading 156 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 4: to a right. It's taking you to where God wants 157 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 4: you to go. Sometimes trouble is transportation. It's moving you 158 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 4: one step further to where you're supposed to be. The 159 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 4: ship crashed on some rocks. He and all those on 160 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 4: board swam to an island. There were a bunch of 161 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 4: natives living there. Paul shared the good news and some 162 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:16,439 Speaker 4: became believers. There were sick people. Paul prayed for it. 163 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 4: They were healed. It wasn't a bad break, it was 164 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 4: a divine detour. The storm was a part of God's 165 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 4: plan to move Paul to an island in need, and 166 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 4: instead of fighting the wrongs, look around at who's in 167 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 4: your life. Who can you be a blessing to, Who 168 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,959 Speaker 4: can you encourage? Who can you pray for? Who can 169 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 4: you Mentor maybe that storm was God moving you into 170 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 4: position to impact someone else. How about putting your sword down? 171 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 4: How about not resisting everything? Instead of fighting it, try 172 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 4: flowing with it. God will never allow something that he's 173 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 4: not going to use for your good. And we know 174 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 4: God will take what the enemy he meant for evil 175 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 4: and turn it for good. But what I want us 176 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 4: to see is many things are not the enemy. God 177 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 4: uses wrongs to move us into our purpose. If you 178 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 4: see every setback, every betrayal, every negative thing as the enemy, 179 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 4: then you'll live frustrated, wondering why God let it happen? 180 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 4: Maybe I did something wrong? Or could it be? Like Paul, 181 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 4: you're in the perfect will of God, but you're on 182 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 4: a divine detour. See Joseph was a teenager when God 183 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:33,559 Speaker 4: put a dream in his heart that one day he 184 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,559 Speaker 4: would be in leadership, that he would do great things. 185 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 4: What happened, doors opened, good people showed up, promotion. You know, 186 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:46,319 Speaker 4: his brothers became jealous and threw him into a pit. Betrayal. 187 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 4: That was wrong. He was sold as a slave, went 188 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 4: to a foreign country, didn't speak the language. That was wrong. 189 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 4: He was working hard, being his best. When the owner's 190 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 4: wife lied about him, falsely accused him, he was put 191 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 4: in prison. Another wrong. One night, the Pharaoh, the leader 192 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 4: of the country, had a dream that he didn't understand. 193 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 4: Someone told him that Joseph, this prisoner, could interpret dreams. 194 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 4: The scripture says, they brought Joseph quickly to the palace. 195 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 4: All these wrongs, now he's about to meet the most 196 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 4: powerful person of that day. He interpreted the dream. Pharaoh 197 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 4: was so impressed he made Joseph the prime minister of 198 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 4: all of Egypt, second in command. Only to him. Notice 199 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 4: how all the wrongs were leading to a right. Without 200 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 4: one of the wrongs, he'd never gotten to the palace 201 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 4: if he'd skipped the betrayal, If his brothers wouldn't have 202 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 4: been jealous, the whole plan wouldn't have worked. If he 203 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 4: hadn't have been sold as a slave, if the lady 204 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 4: hadn't lied about him, we wouldn't be talking about Joseph. 205 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:58,680 Speaker 4: All the wrongs were necessary to get to the right place. Now, 206 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 4: maybe you're having some wrong in your life. People that 207 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 4: didn't keep their word. The pandemic sets you back, the 208 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,319 Speaker 4: door closed on that dream you worked so hard for. 209 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 4: How do you know you're not a Joseph? Do you 210 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 4: think somehow that when God was planning your life he 211 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:19,319 Speaker 4: was having a bad day. No, those are divine detours. 212 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 4: You are still in the palm of God's hand. Now 213 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 4: what you do in the detour, what you do in 214 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 4: the wrongs, will determine whether you come out or whether 215 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 4: you stay there. If Joseph was bitter, upset God, I 216 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 4: can't believe it. I know you promised me this. Why 217 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:40,079 Speaker 4: did you let my brothers do this to me? If 218 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 4: he had been trying to get revenge, he wouldn't have 219 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 4: made it to the right place. Joseph's attitude was, I 220 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 4: don't like it. It's not fair, but I'm not gonna 221 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 4: fight it. I'm gonna flow with it. I know God 222 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 4: is still on the throne and what He's purpose for 223 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 4: my life will come to pass. Are you fighting or 224 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:02,079 Speaker 4: are you flowing? Do you have your sword out trying 225 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 4: to straighten people out, fix this problem, manipulate this situation, 226 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 4: worn out, trying to get rid of the wrongs. Try 227 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 4: a different approach. Put your sword up, quit fighting, and 228 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 4: start flowing. That storm is leading you to your destiny. 229 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:21,200 Speaker 4: God wouldn't have allowed it if it was going to 230 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 4: stop your purpose. If that person that walked away could 231 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 4: stop your destiny, they would be more powerful than God. 232 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 4: If that betrayal, disappointment, the closed door could keep you 233 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 4: from your purpose, then it would be stronger than God. Yes, 234 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 4: it was wrong. I'm not saying it wasn't hurtful. I 235 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 4: know it didn't feel good, But you have to understand 236 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 4: it's leading you to a right. It's not random, it's strategic. 237 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 4: It's not the enemy. It's the hand of God leading 238 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 4: you into something more amazing than you've ever imagined. Joseph 239 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 4: said to his brothers Genesis, chapter fifty. You did this 240 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 4: for evil, but God meant it for good so I 241 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:09,319 Speaker 4: could save the Israelites. That phrase meant it means God 242 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:12,959 Speaker 4: put me in this position. We think God is always 243 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:16,439 Speaker 4: just fixing what the enemy does, working overtime, trying to 244 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 4: keep up. Oh man, what happened? Joseph got betrayed? You 245 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 4: me and his brothers threw him into a pit. What 246 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 4: am I gonna do? What'd you say. Paul's in a storm, 247 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 4: about to lose his life. I thought he was going 248 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 4: to Rome. Red alert. Jesus is being arrested. Like all 249 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 4: these alarms are constantly going off, God's having to play catchup. No, 250 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 4: God is not caught off. God many of these things 251 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 4: we think is the enemy. The truth is it's the 252 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 4: hand of God moving us into our purpose. The wrongs 253 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 4: are leading to a right. But if you don't know 254 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 4: how to go through the wrongs with the good attitude, trusting, 255 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 4: knowing that God is still in control, then you'll be frustrated. 256 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 4: Have a new perspective. The detours aren't random, they're divine detours. 257 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 4: No more fighting, start flowing, no more resisting. Put down 258 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 4: your sword. You can live out of a place of 259 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 4: rest knowing that the wrongs, the things you don't understand, 260 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 4: they're not stopping you. They're leading you into the perfect 261 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 4: plan that God laid out for you. A few years 262 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 4: after I began pastoring, the church started to really grow 263 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 4: and we needed a larger auditorium. We found this one 264 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 4: hundred acre tract of land on the freeway about two 265 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 4: miles from the other church, and I talked to the owner. 266 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 4: He said it had been on the market for over 267 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 4: twenty years and he had never had one offer. I 268 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 4: thought God saved this just for us. It was perfect. 269 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 4: The owner said, you can do your preliminary drawings and 270 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 4: soil samples. What were drawing up the contracts? No big hurry. 271 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 4: Several months later we went to close on the property. 272 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 4: The men's secretary came out said, I'm sorry, but the 273 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 4: owner sold the property to someone else last night. I 274 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 4: couldn't believe it. Didn't keep his word. I was so disappointed. 275 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 4: I just knew that was the devil taking our property. Well, 276 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 4: a couple of months later, we found a better piece 277 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 4: of property, had more space for parking. They were building 278 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 4: a new off ramp from the freeway give it better access. 279 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 4: I knew that's why the other property didn't work out. 280 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 4: We went to close on it, believe it or not, 281 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 4: the same thing happened. They sold it to someone else. 282 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 4: I was discouraged. I didn't understand it. I had to 283 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 4: do what I'm asking you to do. I said, God, 284 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 4: I'm disappointed, but I'm not going to fight it. I'm 285 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 4: gonna flow with it. I know these closed doors mean 286 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 4: you have something better, so I'm gonna take down mysels, 287 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 4: and let these winds blow us to where you want 288 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 4: us to go. Six months later, a friend called hadn't 289 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 4: spoken to him in a long time, and he told 290 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 4: me how the Houston Rockets basketball team was going to 291 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 4: move out of the Compact Center. The city was going 292 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,640 Speaker 4: to put it up for self. When I heard that, 293 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 4: something came alive on the inside. By the grace of God, 294 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:13,360 Speaker 4: things fell into place. Three years later it was our building. 295 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 4: The reason our plans don't work out many times is 296 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 4: because they're too small. What God has in your future 297 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 4: is bigger, better, more rewarding than you can imagine. Don't 298 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 4: fight the wrongs. The wrongs are necessary to get you 299 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 4: to the fullness of your destiny. Was wrong that the 300 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 4: first man didn't keep his word, was wrong that the 301 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 4: second group sold the property out from under us. But 302 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 4: I've discovered in this case, two wrongs were leading to 303 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 4: a right. It was all a part of God's plan. 304 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:52,639 Speaker 4: I don't fault that first man anymore. It wasn't his choice. 305 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 4: He was a pawn in the hand of God. He 306 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 4: had to say no. He couldn't override God's purpose. That 307 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:02,399 Speaker 4: second group, they had to turn us down. God wanted 308 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:07,199 Speaker 4: that door closed. That wasn't rejection. That was protection. That 309 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 4: was to keep us from missing the best plan God 310 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 4: had for us. And there may be things in your 311 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 4: life right now that you're disappointed over that weren't fair. 312 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 4: You don't understand. One day you're going to look back 313 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 4: and say, like me, it had to happen. They had 314 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 4: to say no. Judas had to betray me. My brothers 315 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 4: had to throw me into the pit. The door had 316 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 4: to close, the storm had to come. All these things 317 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 4: had to go wrong so you could get to the 318 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 4: right place. It's not just a detour, it's a divine detour. 319 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 4: It's the hand of God ordering your steps. Years ago, 320 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 4: Victoria lost her wedding band. This ring was very sentimental. 321 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:52,400 Speaker 4: It had been passed down from her grandmother to her 322 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 4: mother and now to Victoria. For months, we looked everywhere 323 00:18:56,280 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 4: for that ring, in every drawer, underneath every cushion, in 324 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 4: her purse, her pant pockets. We combed the house, but nothing. 325 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 4: I finally gave up, just thought it's gone. Three years later, 326 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 4: one Sunday, after service, we drove to Victoria, Texas, where 327 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:14,880 Speaker 4: I was going to speak for my sister and brother 328 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 4: in law. That night, to two hour drive. After the service, 329 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 4: I was tired and ready to get back home. There 330 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 4: wasn't a car on the road out there in the country. 331 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 4: Eleven o'clock at night. The speed limit was sixty, but 332 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 4: I was going a little bit over. I would tell 333 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 4: you how fast, but my mother's on the front road. 334 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,359 Speaker 4: Victoria said, Joe, you better slow down. You're gonna get 335 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:40,920 Speaker 4: a ticket. Said Victoria, there's nobody out here. It's wide open. 336 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 4: About that time, I saw these flashing red lights behind 337 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,440 Speaker 4: me and I looked over at her, and she just 338 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 4: shook her head like I told you so, no mercy whatsoever. 339 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:54,440 Speaker 4: This officer came to my window, a young man, was 340 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,959 Speaker 4: very nice, and I handed him my driver's license. He 341 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,439 Speaker 4: looked at it and said, you're that minister, aren't you. 342 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 4: I said, with a big smile, Yes I am. He said, 343 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 4: my father is the head usher where you spoke tonight 344 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 4: at Faith Family Church. I said, that's amazing. I talked 345 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 4: to him. He's such a fine man. Lord, forgive me. 346 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 4: He has to see our insurance card. He wanted the 347 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 4: insurance cards, so Victoria started digging around the glove compartment. 348 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 4: Couldn't find him anywhere. It was dark, couldn't see anything. 349 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:30,640 Speaker 4: She finally pulled everything out, had it on her lap 350 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 4: going through it. Then she reached deep into the back 351 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:38,159 Speaker 4: of the glove compartment and felt something hard, something strange. 352 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:41,159 Speaker 4: She maneuvered a little more, pulled it out, lo and 353 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 4: behold it was Harim. She shouted like she had won 354 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 4: the lottery. I thought, girl, you'll rejoicing. I'm about to 355 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 4: go to jail. She was like, I got my rien back. 356 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 4: I'll come get you in two weeks. We told the 357 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 4: officer and he was very happy for us. He said, hey, 358 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,679 Speaker 4: I've been wanting to come to your church. If I do, 359 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 4: will you get me a seat? I said, officer, I'll 360 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:10,160 Speaker 4: get you a whole section. He handed me my license 361 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 4: said I'll see you next week. That was a divine detour. 362 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:18,199 Speaker 4: I didn't like getting pulled over. The fact is I 363 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 4: was in the wrong, but even my mistake was leading 364 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 4: to a right. That's how good our God is. Mary 365 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 4: was a teenager living in Nazareths. She was engaged to 366 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 4: get married to a young man named Joseph. You can 367 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:37,360 Speaker 4: imagine how excited she was. She was planning a wedding, 368 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 4: picking out her flowers, her girlfriend's giving her a shower. 369 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 4: Joseph was a great catch, fine upstanding man. This was 370 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 4: one of the best times of her life. Then an 371 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:51,159 Speaker 4: angel came and told her she was going to have 372 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 4: a baby without knowing a man, that he would be 373 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 4: the Messiah. She couldn't believe it. This was amazing news. 374 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 4: Out of all the women in the world, she had 375 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:04,880 Speaker 4: been chosen to carry Jesus. What the angel didn't tell 376 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 4: her was there were a lot of wrongs going to 377 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 4: take place before the right came. In a sense, she 378 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 4: was pregnant at the wrong time. She wasn't Mary yet 379 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:18,879 Speaker 4: when she told Joseph she was going to have a baby, 380 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 4: but it wasn't another man, it was the Holy Spirit. 381 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 4: He said, yeah, right, what are you joining the real 382 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:29,679 Speaker 4: Housewives of Nazareth. I don't think so. He was so 383 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 4: upset he was about to break off the engagement. He 384 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 4: wasn't going to be embarrassed humiliated his fiance having a 385 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 4: child that wasn't his. The angel had to come to Joseph. 386 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 4: He said, I know this seems wrong, I know it's 387 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 4: out of the ordinary, but Mary is telling the truth. 388 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 4: Stay with her. I could hear people in town begin 389 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 4: to talk. Look at Mary, Look at her she's pregnant, 390 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 4: not even married. Gossip, slander. That was hurtful. Another wrong. 391 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 4: Month's in she was about to have the baby, and 392 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 4: King Herod called for a census, said everyone had to 393 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 4: travel to Bethlehem to be accounted for. Was the wrong 394 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 4: time to travel. She was tired, can't sleep, feet swollen, 395 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 4: back hurts, and Joseph, you want me to get on 396 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 4: a donkey and travel ninety miles to Bethlehem bouncing up 397 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 4: and down. You better go back and pray again. That 398 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 4: word was not from God. They arrived in Bethlehem late 399 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 4: one night. Joseph went to a hotel and asked for 400 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 4: a room. The innkeeper said, sorry, no room tonight, We're full. Please, 401 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:41,239 Speaker 4: can't you do anything. My wife was about to have 402 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 4: a baby. We've traveled a long time. Sorry, sir, we 403 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 4: have nothing closed door. Another wrong. I'm sure Mary wanted 404 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 4: to tell that angel. You said I was going to 405 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:56,360 Speaker 4: give birth to Messiah. You said something awesome was going 406 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,400 Speaker 4: to happen, but you didn't tell me about all these 407 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 4: other things God was showing us. You have to go 408 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 4: through the wrongs before you get to the right. God 409 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,439 Speaker 4: will give you the promise He'll drop the dream in 410 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 4: your heart. But if you don't know how to handle 411 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:15,399 Speaker 4: the wrongs, if you don't realize the wrongs are all 412 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:18,439 Speaker 4: a part of his plan, that the wrongs are leading 413 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,920 Speaker 4: you to rights, then you'll get discouraged along the way, 414 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 4: give up on the dream. Joseph located a barn, the 415 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 4: only place he could find. Mary went in and gave 416 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:33,360 Speaker 4: birth to Jesus in a manger. The wise men showed up, 417 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 4: the Eastern Star was over their head, and the Messiah 418 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:41,199 Speaker 4: was born. We see the Christmas card, so beautiful the 419 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 4: manger seene there's Mary holding baby Jesus with a pleasant smile, 420 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 4: the wise men standing by the stars shining so brightly. 421 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:55,399 Speaker 4: We think, what a peaceful, glorious night. But if Mary 422 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 4: were here, she would tell you, don't let the postcard 423 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 4: fool you. Yes, it was a glorious night. Yes I'm 424 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 4: honored to have been the mother of Christ. But there 425 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 4: are a lot of things you didn't see. You're seeing 426 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:13,320 Speaker 4: the right moment, you're seeing the culmination of God's faithfulness 427 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 4: and purpose, but you're not seeing all the wrongs that 428 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:20,439 Speaker 4: were necessary to get me here. I got pregnant at 429 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 4: the wrong time. My fiance wanted to put me away. 430 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 4: People tried to ruin my reputation. Had to travel on 431 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 4: a donkey while I was pregnant. But without all these wrongs, 432 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 4: she wouldn't have fulfilled her destiny. The wrongs were all 433 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,120 Speaker 4: a part of God's plan. If she had not been 434 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:41,399 Speaker 4: faithful through the wrongs, she would have never made it 435 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 4: to the rights. When you're dealing with these wrongs, know this, 436 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 4: God has graced you for everything you will ever face. 437 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 4: God won't allow a wrong and not give you the strength, 438 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 4: the favor, the endurance to go through it. Don't complain 439 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:01,200 Speaker 4: about what comes against you that it had happened. God 440 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:04,679 Speaker 4: is too much. It's not fair. No, stand strong. You 441 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 4: are well able. You've been equipped and empowered for every 442 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 4: season that comes your way. This scripture says in Matthew, 443 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 4: all these things that Mary went through was to fulfill 444 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 4: the prophecy that was spoken long ago. Isaiah prophesied that 445 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 4: a virgin would conceive. She had to get pregnant at 446 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 4: the quote wrong time. It was prophesied that Jesus would 447 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 4: be born in Bethlehem. Herod had to call for a 448 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:36,399 Speaker 4: senses at the quote wrong time to get them from 449 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 4: Nazareth to Bethlehem. All these wrongs were necessary. Can I 450 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 4: tell you there is a prophecy over your life. There 451 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 4: are things that God has ordained for you to do 452 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 4: that He's already written in his book before time began. 453 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:56,680 Speaker 4: Like Mary, you're not going to understand everything that happens. 454 00:26:57,320 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 4: This feels wrong, This isn't fair, this is not the 455 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 4: right time. It's all necessary. It had to happen. It's 456 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 4: leading you to the birth, to the promise, to things 457 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:12,760 Speaker 4: bigger than you can imagine, favor, influence, opportunity like you've 458 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 4: never seen. And it's significant that the Angel had to 459 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 4: come to Joseph and say, in effect, stick with her. 460 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 4: I know it looks wrong, but what you think is 461 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 4: wrong is really the purpose of God. Maybe God sent 462 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:31,159 Speaker 4: me like that angel to tell you stick with it. 463 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 4: It may feel wrong, it may be unfair, but God 464 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 4: is up to something. Those wrongs are not random, they're strategic. 465 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,359 Speaker 4: It may be a big wrong. That's because there's a 466 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 4: big right in your future. You're gonna see the plan 467 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:51,160 Speaker 4: of God unfold. Now do your part. Don't fight the wrongs, 468 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 4: flow with it. Put your sword down, quit resisting, and 469 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:58,199 Speaker 4: let those winds blow you to where God wants you 470 00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:01,679 Speaker 4: to go. He's in control. Yes, you may be on 471 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 4: a detour. My encouragement is it's a divine detour. The 472 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:09,359 Speaker 4: enemy didn't get in control of your destiny. God is 473 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:12,639 Speaker 4: ordering your steps. He has not failed you in the past. 474 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:15,680 Speaker 4: He's not going to start now. You keep going through 475 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:19,200 Speaker 4: the wrongs with a good attitude. I believe and declare, 476 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 4: like Mary, you're going to see favor that you've never seen. 477 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:28,160 Speaker 4: Like Joseph, Suddenly new doors are going to open, negative situations, 478 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:33,399 Speaker 4: turning around, promotion, healing the fullness of your destiny in 479 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 4: Jesus's name, and if you receive it, can you say amen? 480 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 4: I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus 481 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 4: the Lord of your life. Would you pray with me? 482 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:50,400 Speaker 4: Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of my sins, Come 483 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 4: into my heart. I'll make you my Lord and savior. 484 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 4: If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got 485 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 4: born again. 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