1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Jolan Victoria. Thanks so much for listening 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: to the podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. We 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: believe you're going to have an awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive, 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: and favor filled. God bless you today and enjoy the message. 5 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 1: So God bless you. It's a joy to come into 6 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: your homes. We love you, and we know God has 7 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: great things in store for each one of you. If 8 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 1: you're ever in our area, I hope you'll stop by 9 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: and be a part of one of our services. I 10 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: promise you we'll make you feel right at home. But 11 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 1: thanks so much for tuning in today and thanks again 12 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: for coming out. I like to start with something funny 13 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: each week, and I heard about this teenager. He had 14 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: just gotten his driver's permit and he asked his father 15 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 1: if he could borrow the car. The dad said, son, 16 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: I'll make a deal with you. If you'll bring your 17 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: grades up, read your Bible every day, and get your haircut, 18 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: I'll let you borrow the car. He came back a 19 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: month later and asked about it. The dad said, well, son, 20 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: you've brought your grades up, you've been reading your Bible, 21 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: but you still have got your haircut. He said, well, Dad, 22 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:06,119 Speaker 1: I've been thinking about it. Moses had long hair, Samson 23 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:10,199 Speaker 1: had long hair, even Jesus had long hair. He said, yes, Son, 24 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:15,399 Speaker 1: and they walked everywhere they went. All right, hold up 25 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: your Bible. Say it like you mean it. This is 26 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: my Bible. I am what it says I am. I 27 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: have what it says I have. I could do what 28 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: it says I can do. Today I will be taught 29 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, 30 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: my heart is receptive. I will never be the same. 31 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want to talk 32 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: to you today about connecting with the right people. Your 33 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: destiny is too big to get there on your own. 34 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: God has already arraigned certain people to speak faith into you. 35 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: He's placed in your path people to inspire you, to 36 00:01:56,440 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: challenge you, to help you grow and accomplish your dreams. 37 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: But the reason some people never reach their highest potential 38 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: is because they never get away from the wrong people. 39 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: Everyone cannot go where God is taking you. You've got 40 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: to connect with people that understand your destiny, people that 41 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: appreciate your uniqueness, people that can call forth your seeds 42 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: of greatness, not people that are always pushing you down, 43 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: telling you what you can't become, never giving you their approval. 44 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: No matter how good you do, life is too short 45 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: to drag people along. If you will get the wrong 46 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 1: people out of your life, then God will bring the 47 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: right people into your life. 48 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 2: Some of you. 49 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: The only thing that's holding you back is your inner circle, 50 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: the people that are closest to you. They're with you, 51 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: but they're not really for you. You're constantly having to 52 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: persuade them that you're okay and convince them to get 53 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: on board. You're spending all your time and energy on 54 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: someone that doesn't understand your destiny. When my father went 55 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: to be with the Lord eleven years ago and I 56 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: stepped up to pastor the church, most of the people 57 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: were for me. They were very loving, kind, loyal to 58 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: my parents. But there were a few people, even friends 59 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: that I'd known my whole life. I could tell they 60 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: were not for me. No matter what I did. There 61 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: was an underlying feeling of it's not good enough. There 62 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: were good people, they were nice, but I never felt 63 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: their approval. I had to make a decision. Was I 64 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: going to live my life trying to please them and 65 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: convince them that I really am okay, and you really 66 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: still should be my close friend? Or was I going 67 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: to accept the fact that this was a new season 68 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: and where God was taking me they weren't going to 69 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: be able to come. I had to do what I'm 70 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: asking you to do. My attitude was you think I'm 71 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: too much of this, are not enough of that? And 72 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: that's fine. You have a right to your opinion. I 73 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: respect that, but I also know I don't need your approval. 74 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: I have Almighty God's approval, and he's the only one 75 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: that really matters. Little by little I begin to pull away. 76 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: I found some people you have to love from a distance. 77 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: They're still my friends, but they're not in my inner circle. 78 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: The scripture says, don't cast your pearl among swine. You 79 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: could say your pearl is your gift, your personality. It's 80 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: who you are. When you get around true friends, people 81 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: that really believe in you, they won't be jealous of 82 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: your gifts. They won't constantly question who you are. They 83 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 1: won't try to talk you out of your dreams. It'll 84 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: be just the opposite. They'll help you polish your pearl, 85 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: develop your pearl, and hence your pearl, grow your pearl. 86 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: In other words, they'll give you ideas, they'll connect you 87 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 1: with people they know they'll help push you further along. 88 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: You shouldn't stay around people that don't value your gifts 89 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 1: and appreciate what you have to offer. That's casting your 90 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:15,479 Speaker 1: pearl among swine. Your inner circle, those closest to you 91 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: should be people that celebrate who you are, people that 92 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: are happy when you succeed, not someone that's always trying 93 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: to outperform you, someone that's quickly pointing out everything you're 94 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: doing wrong. It should be people that believe the very 95 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: best in you. If that's not who's in your inner circle, 96 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: you need to do like me and gradually start to 97 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: pull away. You can be nice, you can still be 98 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: friends from a distance, but your time is too valuable 99 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 1: to spend it with people that are not one hundred 100 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: percent for you. It's not the quantity of friends that's important, 101 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 1: it's the quality of friends. I would rather have two 102 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: good friends that I know are for me one hundred 103 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: percent then to have fifty friends that are only for 104 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 1: me eighty percent. In March chapter five, Jesus was about 105 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: to go to another city to pray for a little 106 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 1: girl that was very sick. Words soon came back saying, 107 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 1: you don't need to come, she's already died. Jesus said, 108 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: don't worry about it, She'll be okay. We're going to 109 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:26,600 Speaker 1: come anyway. The scripture says Jesus would not let anyone 110 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: go with him except Peter, James, and John. That was 111 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: his inner circle. Those other believers, they were good people, 112 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: they loved the Lord. But Jesus said, I only want 113 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 1: these three people to go. Why was that? Jesus knew 114 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: when he got to the room where the little girl 115 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 1: was dead, he needed people that wouldn't question who he was, 116 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: people that wouldn't say, are you sure you're the son 117 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: of God? Have you ever done this before? What if 118 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: it doesn't work, do you have a backup plan? No. 119 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: When you're in the heat of the bat when you're 120 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: in a situation where you need God's favor, you need 121 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 1: divine healing, you need a legal situation to turn around, 122 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: you can't afford to have people in your inner circle 123 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: that are saying things like, do you really think you're 124 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: gonna get well? My grandmother died of that same thing. 125 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: Do you really think you're gonna have an Ephesians three 126 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: twenty week. Have you seen the economy, or I know 127 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: you're praying that your child will turn around. I don't 128 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: mean to be negative or anything, but seems to me 129 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: like they're doing worse than ever. No, you need people 130 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: that know who you are, people that are joined in 131 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: spirit with you, people that will say, hey, you know what, 132 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: if you're bold enough to believe, count me in. I'm 133 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: bold enough to agree with you. If you say you're 134 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: gonna get well, I'll put my faith with yours Father, 135 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: Let it happen. If you believe you can overcome that addiction. 136 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna tell you ten reasons why you can't 137 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: do it. My declaration is you are well able. See. 138 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: You need people that will come into agreement with you 139 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: you and release their faith, not people that will tell 140 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: you what you can't do and release their doubt. Jesus 141 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: got to the room where the little girl was, and 142 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: everyone was so distraught. You can imagine they were crying, 143 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: weeping sorrow. Jesus looked at them and said, don't be upset. 144 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: She's not dead. She's only asleep. They're weeping. Turn to 145 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: mocking him, making fun of him. What do you mean 146 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: she's not dead? Of course she's dead. What Jesus did 147 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: next is extremely significant. I believe it's one of the 148 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: keys to living a life of victory. It says in 149 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: Mark five point forty they laughed and jeered at him, 150 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: but Jesus put them out notice. Jesus asked them to leave. 151 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 1: He showed them the door. He knew the importance of 152 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: having people close to him that understood his destiny. His 153 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,719 Speaker 1: attitude was, I don't need your doubt. I don't need 154 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: you questioning me. I don't need you telling me what 155 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 1: I can't do. I'm gonna surround myself with people of faith, 156 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: people that understand my assignment. You may be around people 157 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 1: today that are constantly pulling you down, telling you what 158 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 1: you can't become. While you'll never be successful. Understand it's 159 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: scriptural to show them the door. It may be difficult, 160 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 1: but you have to have the attitude. You have to 161 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 1: have the attitude. I cannot fulfill my destiny with your 162 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: critical spirit. I can't accomplish my God given dreams with 163 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 1: you constantly pulling me down. Now, I love you, You're 164 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: a good person, but I can't have you in my 165 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 1: inner circle. I'm going to love you from a distance. 166 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: That's what Jesus did. He didn't allow anyone to go 167 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: in except the girl's parents and his inner circle, Peter, 168 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 1: James and John. He got in there and spoke to 169 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: the little girl and she came back to life. But 170 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: think about this, Jesus could have healed her in front 171 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: of the crowd with them life, laughing, mocking, jeering at him. 172 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 1: He's the son of God, he could do anything. But 173 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: I believe Jesus wanted to illustrate this principle. Who you 174 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:14,679 Speaker 1: have in your inner circle is extremely important. If Jesus 175 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: went to the trouble to ask everyone to leave except 176 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: the right people, if he took the time to weed 177 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: out the doubters, the people that would question him, the 178 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: people that just wanted to be critical. If he was 179 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: that concerned about his inner circle, surely you and I 180 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: should be that concerned about our own. You need to 181 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:38,839 Speaker 1: evaluate who's on your team, who's speaking into your life, 182 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 1: who you're giving your time and energy to, in other words, 183 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:45,199 Speaker 1: who you eat lunch with every day at the office, 184 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: who you're talking to on the phone so much. Are 185 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,719 Speaker 1: they building you up or tearing you down? Are they 186 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: inspiring you to go further or are they telling you 187 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 1: what you can't do. Are they modeling excellence, integrity, generosity, 188 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 1: godliness or are they lazy compromisers not going to any 189 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: place in life. No, don't spend your time with people 190 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:12,719 Speaker 1: that don't make you better. I remember growing up there 191 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: was a man that had been with the church since 192 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:18,319 Speaker 1: my parents founded it back in nineteen fifty nine. He 193 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: was a strong supporter and one of my father's inner circle. 194 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: He was a good man, but over time, as the 195 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: church grew, he had a hard time accepting the changes. 196 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: I came back from college in nineteen eighty three and 197 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: started the television outreach, and even though I know he 198 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: loved me and he loved our family, I could tell 199 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 1: he wasn't one hundred percent for that. Every time we 200 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 1: went to do something new, it was like pulling teeth. 201 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: He would tell us ten reasons why it might not 202 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 1: be a good idea. And I'm all for listening to 203 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: godly advice and getting good counsel, but we could tell 204 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: where God was taking us. He wasn't going to willingly 205 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: go out of respect, out of loyalty. My father kept 206 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: him there year after year, but it was like having 207 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 1: a car with three good tires and one flat tire. 208 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,959 Speaker 1: It was constantly a struggle. Every new project, we had 209 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: to spend time and energy trying to convince him to 210 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: get on board. One day, through a series of unusual events, 211 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: God moved him on. It was like this heavy burden 212 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: was lifted off of him, off of us, maybe him too, 213 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: I don't know, but off of us for sure. But 214 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,079 Speaker 1: I remember we had this big going away party for him, 215 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: and I did my best to act sad, but on 216 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: the inside I was jumping up and down. You'd have 217 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: thought I'd just won the super Bowl. But after he left, 218 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: it was a night and day difference. We didn't realize 219 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: how much one person in our inner circle not totally 220 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 1: on board could affect the rest of the team. Some 221 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: of you don't realize how much that one negative influence 222 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: is holding you back. You don't know how much more 223 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: you would accomplish, how much more you would grow, how 224 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:07,439 Speaker 1: much more you'd enjoy life if you just make necessary changes. 225 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 1: This man was with us, but he wasn't really for us. 226 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: There's a big difference. You need to make sure the 227 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 1: people in your inner circle believe in who you are. 228 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: They celebrate your gifts, and they're pushing you further not 229 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:26,200 Speaker 1: holding you back some of you today. If you don't 230 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: very kindly and politely show someone the door, they're going 231 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: to keep you from becoming all God's created you to be. Well, 232 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: he said, Joe, What if I hurt their feelings? What 233 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 1: if they keep you from your destiny? What if they 234 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: keep you from accomplishing your dreams and making a difference 235 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 1: in our generation. I can't think of anything worse than 236 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: to come to the end of our life and realize 237 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 1: we have not become what God's created us to be. 238 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 3: Now. 239 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: A lot of times we think, I know this person 240 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: is not a good influence. I know they're keeping me 241 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,839 Speaker 1: from growth. But if I make a change, I may 242 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: not have any friends. I may be lonely, and yes, 243 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: you may be lonely for a season, but you never 244 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: give up something for God that he doesn't give you 245 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 1: something back better in return. If you'll make the change, 246 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: God will not only give you new friends, He'll give 247 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 1: you better friends. Friends that you don't have to wonder 248 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: are they for me or against me? Friends that don't 249 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: try to manipulate you into who they want you to be, 250 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: but they celebrate you and help you become who God's 251 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: created you to be. This may mean you have to 252 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: change who you eat lunch with every day at the 253 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: office that person is constantly complaining you don't need that 254 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: poison going into your spirit. You may have to change 255 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: and not hang out with that neighbor that's always discouraged 256 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: and always had a sad song and is always dumping 257 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: their problems on you, expecting you to keep them thick. 258 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: Don't get me wrong, I'm all for helping people, encouraging others. 259 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: That's what life is all about. But I've also found 260 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: some people don't want to be helped. They like the 261 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: attention that it brings them. Their energy suckers. You spend 262 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: an hour with them, you feel like you just run 263 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 1: a marathon. As long as you allow it, they will 264 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 1: drain the energy out of you, dump their problems, unload 265 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: all their heartache, and again, it's good to be kind. 266 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 1: There are times we have to put up with things 267 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: in order to love people back into wholeness. But what 268 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: I'm saying is you cannot spend your whole life trying 269 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: to pull someone up and expect to fulfill your god 270 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: given destiny. Sometimes the best help you can give a 271 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: person like that is to not help them at all 272 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: because all you're really doing is enabling their dysfunction. Now 273 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: they're relying on you as a crutch. They don't have 274 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 1: to take responsibility for their behavior. They don't have to 275 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: learn to encourage themselves. They know you'll always come running, 276 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: you'll bail them out, you'll cheer them up. What they're 277 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 1: really doing is manipulating and controlling you. But friends, you 278 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: have a destiny to fulfill. You need to surround yourself 279 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 1: with people that are not constantly taking something from you, 280 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: but with people that are putting something into you. Proverbs 281 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: twenty seven says, as iron sharpens iron, one man sharpens another. 282 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 1: Let me ask you. Are your friends making you stronger? 283 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: Are they challenging you to become a better parent, a 284 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: better spouse, a better giver, a better leader, a better person? 285 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 1: You cannot soar with the eagles as long as you're 286 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: hanging out with the turkeys. There may be some toxic relationships. 287 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: You have to get rid of. Relationships that are doing 288 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: nothing but make you compromise, make you negative, make you 289 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 1: complain every time you leave your worse than you were before. 290 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: That's a toxic relationship. I've learned. You cannot help a 291 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 1: person that will not separate themselves from that toxic relationship. 292 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:16,199 Speaker 1: Years ago, when I was in my early twenties, I 293 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 1: used to get my haircut by this young lady and 294 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,439 Speaker 1: she was as nice as could be. She had a 295 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 1: good heart, but she was extremely negative. Every time I 296 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: went in there, month after months, year after year, she 297 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:31,399 Speaker 1: would tell me her problems, how the owners weren't treating 298 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: her right, making her work extra hours. She had a 299 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,439 Speaker 1: brother that was very difficult, and often she didn't have 300 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 1: the money to pay her rent, and her dad was 301 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:42,919 Speaker 1: very sick. On and on. Every time I left, I 302 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 1: was depressed. She was very convincing. It's like this guy 303 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: I heard about. He was sitting by the side of 304 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: a bridge about to jump and end his life. A 305 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: man stopped ran over and said, don't jump, don't jump, 306 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 1: just tell me your problems. Two hours later they both jumped. 307 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 1: That's the way this young lady was, and I did 308 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 1: my best to encourage her. I would pray with her, 309 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 1: I gave her money, I sent her customers. It was 310 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: never enough. One day I realize what I'm telling you. 311 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 1: I cannot go where God has taken me with her 312 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: in my life. I love her. I'm going to pray 313 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:25,159 Speaker 1: for her, but I can't fulfill my god given destiny, 314 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,640 Speaker 1: putting that poison in me. Month after month, I made 315 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 1: a change. You too, may have to change where you 316 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 1: do business, where you play ball, where you work out, 317 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:39,159 Speaker 1: where your shop. Life is too short, your time is 318 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 1: too valuable, your destiny is too great to spend it 319 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:47,119 Speaker 1: with people that are constantly pulling you down, draining the 320 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: life and energy out of you. The solution is found 321 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: in Mark five point forty. Show them the door, be kind, 322 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 1: be polite, but you need to gradually start pulling away. 323 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:01,200 Speaker 1: In the scripture, there's a lady by the of Elizabeth. 324 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,719 Speaker 1: For many years she's been bearing, not able to have 325 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:08,880 Speaker 1: a baby. Those days, a lady was greatly looked down 326 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:12,160 Speaker 1: on if she couldn't give her husband a child. But 327 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 1: late in life Elizabeth conceived. Now she was so excited 328 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: about finally being able to have this baby. For the 329 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:23,679 Speaker 1: first few weeks, Elizabeth is on cloud nine. Her dream 330 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: is coming to pass. I can imagine as a month 331 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 1: or two goes by, she begins to get a little worried. 332 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: She's never had a baby before, and she's hoping and 333 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: praying that everything's okay. But three months four months, five months, 334 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:40,880 Speaker 1: she doesn't feel anything. She starts thinking, surely I should 335 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 1: feel some kind of movement by now. The longer it goes, 336 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 1: the more concern she becomes. One day, there's a knock 337 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: on her door, an unexpected guest. It's her younger cousin, 338 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:57,639 Speaker 1: a girl named Mary. She was a teenager. Elizabeth opened 339 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: the door. Mary gave her a great, big hug and said, Elizabeth, congratulations, 340 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: I've heard the great news. You're gonna have a baby, 341 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: the scripture says in Luke one forty one. When Elizabeth 342 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 1: heard Mary's greeting, her baby leaped in her womb. At 343 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: that moment, she knew the child was alive. She knew 344 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:22,719 Speaker 1: the promise was going to come to pass. Here's my point. 345 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: God has designed people to come into your life that 346 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 1: will make your baby leap, people that will speak life 347 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: into your dreams, people that will let you know those 348 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 1: promises will come to pass. Mary was a divine connection. 349 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: She was sent there, ordained by the creator of the universe, 350 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: to bring hope, faith, vision into Elizabeth's life. She didn't 351 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:52,159 Speaker 1: even have to say anything profound. She just said hello, 352 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 1: and the promise came to life, just like with Elizabeth, 353 00:20:56,720 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 1: God has already lined up your Mary's. When you get 354 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:04,400 Speaker 1: around the right people, they can simply say good morning, 355 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:08,639 Speaker 1: and your baby will leap. That's a supernatural connection. But 356 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:12,439 Speaker 1: here's the key. If you keep answering the door and 357 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 1: your baby never leaps, then you're answering the door for 358 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:20,160 Speaker 1: the wrong people. Don't answer the door when a gossip knocks. 359 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: They're not gonna make your baby leap. Don't answer the 360 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: door when a complainer stops by to tell you how 361 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,879 Speaker 1: bad life is and how you're never going to make it. 362 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,479 Speaker 1: They're not gonna make your baby leap. They're gonna make 363 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:36,640 Speaker 1: your baby depressed. Don't answer the door when a discourager 364 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:40,439 Speaker 1: shows up, when a compromiser shows up, when I can't 365 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 1: do it, person shows up, make a decision with me. 366 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna only answer the door for people that make 367 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 1: my baby leap, people that inspire me, people that challenge 368 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:54,199 Speaker 1: in me, people that at nite something on the inside. 369 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:59,439 Speaker 1: Mary was pregnant with Jesus the Son of God. Elizabeth 370 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 1: was pregnant with John the Baptist. When the promise in 371 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 1: Mary connected with the promise in Elizabeth, it was like 372 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 1: an explosion of faith. When you get around the right people. 373 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: When you connect with people that have big dreams, people 374 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: that understand their destiny, then the promise in you is 375 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: going to connect with the promise in them. You're going 376 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 1: to see God show up and do something supernatural in 377 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:28,719 Speaker 1: both of your lives. Like Elizabeth, many of you have 378 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 1: a promise on the inside. You know God has spoken 379 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 1: to you, but it's been a long time. You haven't 380 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:39,639 Speaker 1: seen anything happening. You haven't felt any movement on the inside. 381 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: Now you're thinking, did I hear God write? Is the 382 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:47,159 Speaker 1: promise still in me? Am I still going to give birth? 383 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 1: I believe God sent me today to be one of 384 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: your Mary's. That situation that you think is over, God 385 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: is saying is still going to come to pass. The 386 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: promise is in you. It's a life and well, you 387 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: may not see anything happening. You may feel like you 388 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: didn't hear God right, but God is still on the 389 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 1: throne right now. He's arranging things in your favor. What 390 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 1: he promised you he will bring to pass. And if 391 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 1: you will receive those words by faith, then down in 392 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 1: your spirit you'll start to feel something a kick, a push, 393 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:26,479 Speaker 1: a shove. What is that? That's your baby coming alive. 394 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: When you get around the right people, your baby will leap. 395 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: My prayer is that every time you come in these doors, 396 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:37,440 Speaker 1: every time you hear me in some way, I'm gonna 397 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 1: make your baby leap. I'm gonna remind you. I'm gonna 398 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 1: remind you that you are a child of the most 399 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:50,399 Speaker 1: High God. You have seeds of greatness on the inside. 400 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,959 Speaker 1: There's no mistake you've made that's too much for the 401 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:58,680 Speaker 1: mercy of God. There's no obstacle too high, no sickness 402 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: too great, too big. You and God are a majority. 403 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 1: When you hear words like that, if you'll let it 404 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: take root, then on the inside you'll feel faith springing up. 405 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: That's your baby starting to leap. Before long, you'll be convinced, Hey, 406 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: I can overcome this addiction. Wow, I just felt a kick. 407 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 1: I can get out of depth. Another push. As for 408 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:25,920 Speaker 1: me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Now 409 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 1: both feet are kicking it. How about this. The economy's down, 410 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 1: business is slow, But I know my job is not 411 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 1: my source. My God is my source, and I believe 412 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: he can still prosper me. Now I feel all kinds 413 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 1: of movement on the inside. If you're going to become 414 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 1: all God's created you to be. You've got to get 415 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 1: around people that will speak of life, faith, vision into 416 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 1: your future. Some of you have goals and dreams that 417 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 1: you've given up on. You've let people talk you out 418 00:24:56,960 --> 00:24:59,399 Speaker 1: of it and convince you that the promise is not 419 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: going to come to pass. They've told you that you're 420 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: too old, you come from the wrong family, you've made 421 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: too many mistakes, you tried and felt just too late. 422 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: Or here's the key. If you will change who you're 423 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 1: answering the door for and start spending time with people 424 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:20,200 Speaker 1: of faith, with people that see your potential, with people 425 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 1: that will tell you what you can become instead of 426 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 1: just describing who you are right now, then your baby 427 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:30,440 Speaker 1: will start to leap once again. The truth is it's 428 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: not too late. You're not too old, you haven't made 429 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:38,120 Speaker 1: too many mistakes. The promise is still alive. Now it's 430 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 1: up to you and me to eliminate the wrong relationships, 431 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,880 Speaker 1: the people that are pushing us down, telling us what 432 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:49,440 Speaker 1: we can't become, taking and never giving. All that's going 433 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 1: to do is cause our baby to be born still born. 434 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 1: We won't give birth to what God put in our heart. 435 00:25:56,400 --> 00:26:01,719 Speaker 1: Your baby your dream. It needs Mary, It needs that encouragement, 436 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: It needs that faith being joined together. The good news 437 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: is God's already lined up the right people. He already 438 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: has your Mary's. If you'll just do your part and 439 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 1: not answer the door for the wrong people. Friends, the 440 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:20,479 Speaker 1: clock is ticking on your destiny. Don't waste another moment 441 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:25,120 Speaker 1: with people that don't sharpen you. Make sure you're inner circle. 442 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:29,320 Speaker 1: Those closest to you are people that are not just 443 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 1: with you, but they're really for you. Connect with people 444 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:37,680 Speaker 1: that understand your destiny, people that celebrate your uniqueness. Remember, 445 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:41,680 Speaker 1: not everyone can go where God has taken you. They 446 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 1: may be good people, but that season is over. If 447 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: you don't make a change, they can keep you from 448 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 1: getting there. But if you'll make this decision that you're 449 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 1: only going to answer the door for people that make 450 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:57,399 Speaker 1: your baby leap, then as iron sharpens iron, you're going 451 00:26:57,440 --> 00:27:00,719 Speaker 1: to get better. You're going to rise higher, believe and 452 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:04,199 Speaker 1: declare just life With Elizabeth. You will give birth to 453 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,880 Speaker 1: every promise God put in your heart, and you will 454 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:09,879 Speaker 1: become everything God created you to be. Amen. Do you 455 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:14,400 Speaker 1: receive that today? We never like to close our broadcast 456 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 1: without giving you an opportunity to make Jesus the lord 457 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 1: of your life. Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, 458 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:27,000 Speaker 1: I repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I 459 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 1: make you my Lord and savior. Friends, if you prayed 460 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: that simple prayer, we believe you got born again. Get 461 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:36,359 Speaker 1: in a good Bible based church, Keep God first place. 462 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 1: He'll take your places that you've never dreamed of. 463 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 2: Sometimes the circumstances of life can be overwhelmingly negative. What 464 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 2: should we do when we experience these kinds of negative 465 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 2: reports and realities? 466 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 1: Our life is like a container. It can only hold 467 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:59,280 Speaker 1: so much. When we allow negative things in, like worry, guilt, 468 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 1: and unforgiveness, that's taking up space for the good things 469 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:05,639 Speaker 1: that belonged to you. That's why I wrote my book, 470 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:08,160 Speaker 1: Empty Out the Negative. I'll show you how to get 471 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:11,360 Speaker 1: rid of what's limiting you so you can live a victorious, 472 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:12,359 Speaker 1: fulfilled life. 473 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 4: When you make room for joy, peace and faith, God 474 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 4: will fill you afresh. 475 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,359 Speaker 2: And anews as our way of saying thank you for 476 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 2: your gift of any amount to the ministry this month, 477 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 2: Joel and Victoria would like to send you this powerful book, 478 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:30,080 Speaker 2: Empty Out the Negative, Empty out fear and replace it 479 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:30,679 Speaker 2: with faith. 480 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 1: My doctor, he said, I went in there. 481 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 2: And there is no cancer in your body. Empty out 482 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 2: a hurt filled childhood and replace it with confidence. 483 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 4: So I took what Joel said and I physically replaced them. 484 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: With I am strong, I am worthy. I started saying 485 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 1: those over and over and over. 486 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 2: Empty out broken relationships and find renewed love. 487 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:02,360 Speaker 3: In a world that's just so full of so much 488 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 3: noise and negativity and hatred, And just to come and 489 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:08,760 Speaker 3: have so much encouragement filled into you. You know, it's 490 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 3: something I've never had in my whole life. 491 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 1: Are you holding onto things that are weighing you down? 492 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:15,840 Speaker 1: It's time to empty that out so you can live 493 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:17,920 Speaker 1: a positive, faith filled line. 494 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 4: Joel and I pray for you every day. We're believing 495 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 4: for God's very best for you and your family. You 496 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 4: know we appreciate your prayers and your support. Your generosity 497 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:29,960 Speaker 4: is impacting so many lives. 498 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 1: Remember you can watch the Services online every Sunday morning, 499 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 1: download our daily podcast, listen on Serious Exam, watch the 500 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 1: new Joel Loastin Network streaming on television. But until we 501 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 1: see you next week, now, the Lord bless you and 502 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 1: keep you. 503 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 2: Be sure to request your copy of Empty Out the 504 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 2: Negative Today, Visit joelostein dot com or call eight eight 505 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 2: eight five six seven Joel