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It's much better to face the giants now. 27 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 3: Don't go ten years living below your potential because you 28 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 3: didn't want to do the hard thing. You didn't want 29 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 3: to be uncomfortable. When you take that step toward your giant, 30 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 3: God's going to step in and help you to do it. Hi, 31 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 3: this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to our 32 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,759 Speaker 3: podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you enjoy 33 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 3: today's message, why don't you be a blessing and share 34 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 3: it with a friend. We appreciate you and pray for 35 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 3: God's very best in your life. God bless you. It's 36 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 3: great to be with you today, and I hope you'll 37 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 3: stay connected with us during the week through our daily podcast, 38 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 3: our YouTube channel, social media. We'll keep you encouraged and inspired. 39 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 3: I like to start with something funny, and I heard 40 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 3: about this pastor. He was walking down the street when 41 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 3: he came upon this group of young boys that were 42 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 3: surrounding a small dog. Yes what they were doing. They 43 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 3: explained that they were having a contest. Whoever could tell 44 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 3: the biggest lie would get to keep the dog. The 45 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 3: pastor launched into a ten minute sermon, starting with don't 46 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 3: you know lying is a sin? And ending with when 47 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 3: I was your age, I never told a lie. There 48 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 3: was complete silence, and just when he thought he'd gotten 49 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 3: through to them, the youngest boy spoke up and said, 50 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 3: all right, give him the dog. Say it like you 51 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 3: mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it 52 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 3: says I am. I have what it says I have. 53 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 3: I can do what it says I can do. Today 54 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 3: I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. 55 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 3: My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 56 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 3: never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 57 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 3: I want to talk to you today about time to 58 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 3: stop running. It's easy to avoid things in life that 59 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 3: we should be dealing with. We've been through hurts, people 60 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:04,239 Speaker 3: did us wrong. Instead of forgiving and moving on, we 61 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 3: push it down, or maybe we need to apologize. We 62 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 3: need to make things right, but that's uncomfortable, so we 63 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 3: keep putting it all. Sometimes we run from our fears. 64 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,359 Speaker 3: A new door opens. We know it's a God given opportunity, 65 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 3: but we're afraid, we feel unqualified. Instead of confronting our fears, 66 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 3: we shrink back. Some people spend their whole life running, 67 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:32,679 Speaker 3: running from dealing with their temper, running from getting back 68 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 3: in shape, running from the call of God on their life. 69 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 3: As long as you're running, you're going to miss the 70 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 3: greatness that God put in you. You can't conquer what 71 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 3: you don't confront. Too often, we're comforting what we should 72 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 3: be confronting. We're making excuses. But you can't run from 73 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 3: everything that's uncomfortable. He can't ignore issues, sweep them under 74 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 3: the rug, thinking they'll go away. When you get honest 75 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 3: with you, when you confront what you know you need 76 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 3: to deal with. Yes, it may be uncomfortable, but God 77 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 3: gives you the grace, the strength, the power to do 78 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 3: what you couldn't do on your own. When David saw Goliath, 79 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 3: everything in his mind said he's too big. You better 80 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 3: run the other way like everyone else in the army. 81 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 3: But the scripture says David ran quickly toward Goliath. He 82 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,479 Speaker 3: knew if he didn't confront this giant, if he didn't 83 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 3: face his fears, he would miss his destiny. He was uncomfortable, 84 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 3: his emotions weren't supporting him. But as he ran to 85 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 3: the giant, he began to feel strength that he never felt. Confidence, boldness, skill, expertise. 86 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 3: He slung that rock and defeated Goliath. When you run 87 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 3: to your giants, God will make things happen that you 88 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 3: couldn't make happen, so you won't reach your destiny. Running 89 00:04:56,080 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 3: from things that are hard, running because it's uncomfortable, you 90 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 3: don't feel like forgiving, you don't dealing with a bad attitude. 91 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 3: But when you're running from your giants, you're running from 92 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 3: your destiny. When you're running to your giants to what 93 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 3: you know you need to confront, what you need to 94 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,359 Speaker 3: deal with, you're running to your purpose. Don't take the 95 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 3: easy way out and spend your life running running from 96 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 3: your past, running from your mistakes, running from people that 97 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 3: did you wrong, running from fears insecurity pride. God is 98 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 3: saying it's time to stop running. Face those giants, confront 99 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 3: what you've been ignoring. On the other side of that 100 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 3: giant is a new level of your destiny. Like with David, 101 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 3: when God sees you make a move to start running 102 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 3: toward what's hindering you, to deal with what you've been ignoring. 103 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 3: God will breathe on your life and it won't be 104 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 3: as difficult as you think. He'll go before you and 105 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 3: make your crooked places straight. Running in some area the day, 106 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 3: running from making things right in a relationship, running from 107 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 3: getting your finances in order, running from starting that business, 108 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 3: writing that book, going back to school, thinking you don't 109 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,359 Speaker 3: have what it takes. That's what Gideon was doing. He 110 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 3: was hiding in a wine press when an angel came 111 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 3: and told him he was to lead the Israelites in battle, 112 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 3: that he was a mighty man of fearless courage. Down deep, 113 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 3: Gideon knew this was true. He knew the call of 114 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 3: God was on his life. He could sense greatness was 115 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 3: in him. But he was at a decision point. Was 116 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 3: he going to keep running, letting fear insecurity I'm not qualified, 117 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 3: keeping from his destiny, or was he going to face 118 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 3: his fears. Was he going to confront or just stay comfortable. 119 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 3: You can't become all you were created to be staying comfortable. 120 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 3: Don't run from things that are hard, don't shrink back 121 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 3: because you don't want to put forth the effort. It's 122 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 3: uncomfortable to get honest and deal with your temper. It's 123 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 3: uncomfortable to forgive someone that hurts you. It's uncomfortable to 124 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 3: say I need help with this addiction. I'm going to 125 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 3: deal with this bad habit. Gideon stopped running. He faced 126 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 3: his fears, confronted his insecurity. He became one of the 127 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 3: heroes of faith. We all face these times like Gideon, 128 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 3: where we have to make that decision. Am I going 129 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 3: to keep putting off what I know I should do? 130 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 3: Am I not going to rock the boat? Deal with 131 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 3: this bitterness? How I treat people, how I see myself. 132 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 3: Are you going to comfort your insecurity, your temper, your hurts, 133 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 3: or are you going to confront it. The problem with 134 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 3: running is it doesn't go away. Ignoring it doesn't mean 135 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 3: it's going to disappear before you can move forward. You're 136 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 3: going to have to come back and deal with it. 137 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 3: It's much better to face the giants now. Don't go 138 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 3: ten years living below your potential because you didn't want 139 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 3: to do the hard thing. You didn't want to be uncomfortable. 140 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 3: When you take that step towards your giant, God's going 141 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 3: to step in and help you to do it. Nineteen 142 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 3: ninety three, Mary Johnson's only son was at a party 143 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 3: one night and things got out of control. Shots were fired. 144 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 3: Her twenty one year old son was killed. When she 145 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 3: heard the news, she was so devastated she passed out. 146 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 3: Three days later, they charged a sixteen year old boy 147 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 3: in his killing. That day. She said hate filled her heart. 148 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 3: She was so angry she couldn't sleep at night. At 149 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 3: the trial, she viewed her son's killer as an animal. 150 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 3: She not only hated him, she hated everyone. Mary knew 151 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 3: she needed to forgive, She knew the anger was destroying her, 152 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 3: but she wouldn't do it. She kept putting it all 153 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 3: year after year. He didn't deserve it. It's not right. 154 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:01,079 Speaker 3: He hurt me too badly. As long as you making excuses, 155 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 3: comforting what you should be confronting, it's going to limit 156 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 3: your life. When you hold on to unforgiveness. It's not 157 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 3: hurting the other person, it's hurting you. We've heard the 158 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 3: saying time heals all wounds. That may be true in 159 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 3: one sense, but you can't bury hurts guilt insecurity and 160 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 3: think they're going to just go away. Those are toxins 161 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 3: that will contamidate your life. Mary kept running. She didn't 162 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 3: want to deal with it. She didn't want to put 163 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 3: herself through the pain. It was too hard to forgive. 164 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 3: But to get free, to be whole, you have to 165 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 3: do the hard things. You have to be willing to 166 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 3: be uncomfortable. What I've learned is it's not going to 167 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 3: be as difficult as you think when you stop running, 168 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 3: When you deal with what you know you need to 169 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 3: deal with, there will be a grace to do what 170 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 3: you've never done. The reason you think it's going to 171 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 3: be too hard, you haven't stepped into that grace yet 172 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 3: when you make a move. One day, Mary made the 173 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 3: decision that I'm asking us to make. She said, in 174 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 3: the fact, I'm gonna stop running. I'm not gonna let 175 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 3: this anger, this hatred ruin the rest of my life. 176 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 3: She called the prison and asked if she could visit 177 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:21,599 Speaker 3: the young man that took her son's life. They were surprised. Reluctantly, 178 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 3: the young man agreed. She walked in that day, uncomfortable, 179 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 3: not knowing what to expect. They talked for two hours. 180 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 3: The young man told how sorry he was. As she 181 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 3: was leaving, he asked if he could give her a hug. 182 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 3: As they embraced, Mary said, I felt anger and hatred 183 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 3: rising up from the soles of my feet and leaving 184 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 3: my body. It was like a cleansing. She felt a 185 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 3: heavy weight lift off of her. From that day forward, 186 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 3: she's never had any bitterness, anger, hostility. When you stop 187 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 3: running and deal with what you know is hindering you, 188 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 3: it's not going to be as hard as you think. 189 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 3: God is going to give you the grace. He's going 190 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 3: to prepare people's hearts. He's going to help you to forgive. 191 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:12,319 Speaker 3: Don't spend your life running what you run from, you'll 192 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 3: always have to go back and deal with before you 193 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 3: can move forward. When we comfort and don't confront, all 194 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 3: we're doing is putting off where God wants to take us. 195 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 3: We're delaying seeing new levels of our destiny. Here's the key. 196 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 3: God will never ask you to do a hard thing 197 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 3: and not give you the ability to do it. When 198 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,840 Speaker 3: he's asking you to do something difficult, the grace is there, 199 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 3: but you have to step into it. Your mind will 200 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 3: say you can't forgive. They hurt you too badly. You 201 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 3: can't break the addiction. Just learn them to live with it. 202 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 3: You can't do something great. You're insecure, you're unqualified. Don't 203 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 3: believe those lies. There's nothing the enemy would love any 204 00:11:56,280 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 3: more than for you to spend your life running, running 205 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 3: from God's call on your life, running from your fears, 206 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 3: running from your hurts, running from your past. It's time 207 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 3: to stop running. The only way out is through. You 208 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,959 Speaker 3: can't go around it, you can't ignore it, and it'll 209 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:18,679 Speaker 3: go away. Time won't cause it to disappear. But if 210 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:22,319 Speaker 3: you'll confront it, you can conquer it. If you'll face 211 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 3: your giants, God will give you strength to defeat what 212 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 3: should defeat you. When you do what you can, God 213 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 3: will do what you can when you do the natural, 214 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 3: God will do the supernatural in your own strength. You 215 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 3: may not be able to forgive, to break the habit 216 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,839 Speaker 3: to lead the company, but you're not on your own. 217 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 3: When you stop running, God steps in and gives you 218 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 3: power favor ability that you've never had. God brought the 219 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 3: Israelites out of slavery and parted the Red Sea, and 220 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:59,199 Speaker 3: they took them toward the promised land. They were camped 221 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 3: next door. God had already promised in the victory. All 222 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,319 Speaker 3: they had to do was go in and take the land. 223 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 3: But the people living there were much bigger. He had 224 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:13,479 Speaker 3: more experience, more equipment. The Israelites were afraid and intimidated. 225 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 3: He told Moses, we can't go in there. Instead of 226 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 3: running to the giant, they ran from the giant. They 227 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 3: spent forty years in the desert running. My prayer is, God, 228 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 3: help us to not waste years of our life running 229 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 3: from things that You've already promised we can conquer. Shesian 230 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 3: six talks about putting on the armor of God, helmet 231 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 3: of salvation, breastplate of righteousness, the belt of truth, the 232 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 3: shoes of peace, the shield of faith, all these awesome 233 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 3: things to protect us. What's interesting is there's nothing for 234 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 3: our backside. There's no armor to cover our rear. That's 235 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 3: because God never created us to be running. He created 236 00:13:56,160 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 3: us to confront our giants, to face our fear, to 237 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 3: stand strong in faith. Don't be like the Israelites and 238 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 3: spend years of your life running from things that God 239 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 3: has already given you victory. Over All He needs is 240 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 3: for you to stop running. Deal with it. He'll be 241 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 3: right there to help you. Forty years later, the children 242 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 3: of these Israelites were back at the Promised Land. What's 243 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 3: significant is The giants weren't gone. God didn't clear out 244 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 3: the path and just walk into the land. They still 245 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 3: had opposition. What you don't confront, your children will have 246 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 3: to deal with. But when you stop running, when you 247 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 3: face your fears, defeat bad habits, forgive the wrongs, you 248 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 3: are breaking generational curses. You are putting an end to 249 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 3: negative cycles that keep getting passed down. I want to 250 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 3: make it easier on my children, my grandchildren. I'm not 251 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 3: going to run from things that are hard. I'm not 252 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 3: going to take the easy way out. Live afraid of 253 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 3: the giants, intimidated by the size of the dream, letting 254 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 3: my mistakes stop my destiny. No, let's go into our 255 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 3: promised land. The children of these Israelites, this new generation, 256 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 3: they had a different attitude. They saw the same giants, 257 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 3: same intimidation, same thoughts, cam saying you don't have a chance. 258 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 3: Their response was, no, thanks, We're not running. We're not 259 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 3: going to spend our life wandering in the desert. We 260 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 3: know greater is he that's in us than what's coming 261 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 3: against us. They faced the opposition and went into the 262 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 3: land their parents could have had forty years earlier. Why 263 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 3: don't you confront things that your parents and those that 264 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 3: went before you didn't confront. Maybe they learned to live 265 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 3: with the addiction. You can face it and conquer it. 266 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 3: No more running, no more accepting it. Don't take another lap, 267 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 3: take a stand. You're the one to go into the 268 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 3: Promised Land. You have to be honest with yourself. It's 269 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 3: easy to ignore things, make excuses. You may need to 270 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 3: confront pride, Confront a bad attitude, Confront compromise. Maybe you 271 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 3: need to apologize to someone. You need to make things right. 272 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 3: The longer you put it off, the longer you're wandering. 273 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 3: To go into the Promised Land. You have to be 274 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 3: willing to deal with things that you know are limiting you. 275 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 3: The Psalmist said, God, keep me from lying to myself. 276 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 3: That's a powerful prayer. Sometimes we don't want to pray that. 277 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 3: We want to keep things hidden. We don't want to 278 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 3: deal with things that are uncomfortable. But it's much better 279 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 3: to be open and honest. God show me areas where 280 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 3: I need to change. Not my spouse I have a 281 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 3: list of thirty things they need to do, Not my cousin, 282 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 3: not my child. But where do I need to come 283 00:16:56,320 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 3: up highed? When you live out of a place of humility. 284 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 3: You're willing to deal with things that God brings to light. 285 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,199 Speaker 3: There's no limit to how high God will take you. 286 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 3: We all have areas we need to grow. Just tempting 287 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 3: to make excuses, Joel, I've always been hot tempered, I've 288 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:18,119 Speaker 3: always held grudges. I've always been critical, negative, arrogant, defensive. 289 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 3: This is just who I am. No, you're running, You're 290 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:25,119 Speaker 3: comforting what you should be confronting. If you'll do like 291 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 3: Mary and face those giants, you'll step in to a 292 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 3: new level of your destiny. This is what Jacob did. 293 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 3: He lived compromising, cheating people. He tricked his brother out 294 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 3: of his birthright. Esau had been out hunting all day. 295 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 3: He came home so hungry. He was famished. He could 296 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,399 Speaker 3: smell the aroma from the pot of stew that Jacob 297 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 3: had made, and he wanted some so badly. Jacob said, 298 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 3: I'll give it to you if you'll give me your birthright. 299 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:59,199 Speaker 3: The birthright in those days were very valuable. Esau was 300 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 3: his twin, but he was the firstborn son. They always 301 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 3: received double the inheritance. Jacob was so manipulative that he 302 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 3: took advantage of his brother, not thinking correctly. Esau gave 303 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 3: him his birthright for a pot of stew. Years later, 304 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 3: when their father Isaac was about to pass, he called 305 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 3: Esau in to give him the blessing that belonged to 306 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:27,359 Speaker 3: the firstborn son. Isaac was nearly blind, couldn't see it. 307 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 3: Jacob dressed up like Esau, put on his clothes, his shoes, 308 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,920 Speaker 3: his cologne, walked in and said, Dad, here I am. 309 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:38,960 Speaker 3: I'm ready for my blessing. Isaac was a little skeptical. 310 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,199 Speaker 3: He said, is this Jacob or is this Esau. Jacob 311 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:46,160 Speaker 3: said it's me, Dad, it's Esau. Isaac said, come closer, 312 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 3: I want to feel your arms. Esau was very hairy, 313 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 3: like my brother Paul Jacob this way, Jacob had on 314 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 3: a coat of animal fur. His dad felt and said, 315 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 3: I guess it is Esau. He gave Jacob the blessing 316 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,639 Speaker 3: that belonged to Esau. When Esau found out, he was 317 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 3: so angry that Jacob had to flee for his life 318 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 3: started running. He lived in exile, worked for his uncle Laban. 319 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 3: What's interesting is Laban was dishonest with Jacob. He promised 320 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 3: him one daughter in marriage, but when the time came, 321 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:24,639 Speaker 3: he tricked him and gave him his other daughter. Be 322 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 3: careful what you sew, because what you saw is going 323 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 3: to come back to you. Twenty years later, Jacob got 324 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 3: tired of running decided to go back home. What significant 325 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,199 Speaker 3: is the only way he could get home was to 326 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 3: go through the city of Edom, where Esau lived. What 327 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 3: you run away from, you'll always have to go back 328 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 3: and deal with home for Jacob. Could have been different direction. 329 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 3: Esau could have moved to another country, but right in 330 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 3: Jacob's path was Esau. When we ignore push down, that 331 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 3: doesn't mean it goes away. That's still going to be 332 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 3: between you and your destiny. The good news is God 333 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:09,119 Speaker 3: will give you the grace to deal with it. Jacob 334 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 3: sent word to his brother that he wanted to make 335 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 3: things right. They'd been at odds for too long. Esau 336 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 3: agreed to meet him. As they were traveling down the road, 337 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:22,160 Speaker 3: Jacob saw Esau and all of his men coming toward him. 338 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 3: Can imagine the apprehension Jacob, not knowing how his brother 339 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 3: is going to respond. Is he going to be angry? 340 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:31,920 Speaker 3: Try to get revenge? Ll this be a big fight? 341 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:36,879 Speaker 3: Esau got closer and started running toward him. Jacob was 342 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:41,120 Speaker 3: expecting the worst. But Esau grabbed Jacob and hugged him, 343 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:44,720 Speaker 3: wouldn't let him go. Went over to Jacob's wife. His 344 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:49,119 Speaker 3: children hugged them too. After all he had done to Esau, 345 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 3: he never dreamed one day they would be hugging affectionately. 346 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 3: But when you stop running, when you deal with things 347 00:20:57,160 --> 00:21:00,119 Speaker 3: that you push down, when you get honest with your 348 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 3: self and make things right, the grace of God goes 349 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:07,879 Speaker 3: before you. God will soften people's hearts. He'll make your 350 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 3: crooked places straight. Like Jacob, you may have made mistakes. 351 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 3: We all have. You may need to apologize, You may 352 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 3: need to ask for forgiveness. You may need to call 353 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 3: that loved one you haven't spoken to and make peace. 354 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:26,719 Speaker 3: Don't wander twenty years like he did, running from your past, 355 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:30,880 Speaker 3: making excuses for your failures, thinking that's just who you are. 356 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 3: Stop running. Ask God to help you to change. When 357 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:38,120 Speaker 3: you make a move, you'll see his hand of favor 358 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:42,560 Speaker 3: making things happen that you couldn't make happen. That night, 359 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 3: before this big encounter, Jacob went to the brook by 360 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 3: himself to be alone with God. He was reflecting back 361 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,439 Speaker 3: on his life, no doubt, thinking about how he had 362 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:57,399 Speaker 3: treated Esau. Jacob didn't like who he had become. He 363 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:01,120 Speaker 3: knew he was better than this, and appeared that night. 364 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 3: He looked like a man, and the Angel and Jacob 365 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 3: started wrestling. Jacob must have known there was something significant 366 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:12,360 Speaker 3: happening because he said to the angel, I'm not leaving 367 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:16,639 Speaker 3: until you bless me. The angel asked him, what is 368 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 3: your name? That seemed like an odd question. Why did 369 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 3: he care what his name was? This was the same 370 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:27,200 Speaker 3: question that Jacob's father asked him when he was there 371 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 3: to get Esau's blessing. I could imagine a debate was 372 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 3: going on in Jacob's mind, thoughts telling him, just tell 373 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 3: him that you're Esau like you did with your father. 374 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:41,879 Speaker 3: Just keep pretending, keep being dishonest. This is just who 375 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 3: you are. Jacob thought about it, then said, no, I'm 376 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 3: not living like this anymore. I'm not going to keep 377 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 3: compromising making decisions that I'm not proud of. He said 378 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 3: to the angel, I am Jacob. His name means trickster caniver. 379 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 3: He was admitting I don't have integrity. I deceive people. 380 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 3: He got honest with himself. He quit running. The Angel 381 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 3: didn't say It's about time. He needed to get right 382 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 3: you're never going to be blessed. When he admitted who 383 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 3: he was, God changed his name to Israel, which means 384 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 3: prince with God. The principle is when you get honest, 385 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:28,879 Speaker 3: you don't make excuses. That's when God changes things. You 386 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 3: don't have to keep running from your mistakes, from your past, 387 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 3: from what you're not proud of. When you go to God, 388 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 3: he's not going to condemn you. He's going to help 389 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:42,119 Speaker 3: you rise out of what's holding you down and thrust 390 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 3: you into your destiny. Jacob never dreamed he would be 391 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 3: called a prince with God. He never dreamed he would 392 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 3: have a good relationship with his brother, never dreamed he'd 393 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 3: be able to live in his hometown without fear of 394 00:23:57,040 --> 00:24:00,040 Speaker 3: all the negative things in his past. But when you 395 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 3: quit running, when you live open and honest before God, 396 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 3: when you deal with things he brings to light, he'll 397 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:10,360 Speaker 3: not only restore you, but he'll make things better than 398 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 3: you've ever imagined. Later in my father's life, I range 399 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 3: for all these radio stations to carry his messages. All 400 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 3: I needed him to do was to come down once 401 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 3: a month, half an hour, and we'd make the openings 402 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 3: and closings. Was very easy I'd worked on this for 403 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 3: six months and everything fell into place. But when I 404 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 3: asked my father, he said, Joel, I'm seventy five years old. 405 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:37,360 Speaker 3: I'm not looking for any more work. I just want 406 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 3: to pastor the church and relax. I was so disappointed. 407 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 3: I said, God, you put a big vision in my heart. 408 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 3: I'm young. I don't want to do less. I want 409 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 3: to do more. I thought, maybe this is the time 410 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 3: to go work somewhere else. I had an opportunity to 411 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 3: work for one of prominent ministries of that time. But 412 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 3: when I got quiet, I could hear a still small 413 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:05,120 Speaker 3: voice saying, Joel, this is your father's vision. Just because 414 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 3: he's not doing what you want doesn't mean you should leave. 415 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 3: Stay here, honor what he wants to do. Sometimes when 416 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:16,520 Speaker 3: we're not getting our way, we want to run. We're 417 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:19,679 Speaker 3: not getting the credit. They don't see my talent. This 418 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 3: supervisor is not fair. I'm out of here, and yes, 419 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,879 Speaker 3: there are times we need to move on, but you 420 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 3: can't run every time it's uncomfortable in your marriage, your job, 421 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 3: your school. If I had not stayed there and honored 422 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 3: my father, I don't believe I would be up here today. 423 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:41,360 Speaker 3: Some of the things we want to run from. It's 424 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 3: a test. God is seeing how we'll serve when we're 425 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 3: not being treated right. What kind of attitude will we 426 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 3: have when it's not fair? We're uncomfortable not getting the credit. 427 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 3: Don't have a run in mentality. Every time you don't 428 00:25:56,640 --> 00:26:00,000 Speaker 3: get your way, you change jobs, change friends, change church, 429 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 3: change spouses. Stop running grow in those times. Let your 430 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 3: roots go down deep. Don't be moved by what's not 431 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 3: working out. Your character is being developed. God is seeing 432 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:17,719 Speaker 3: what you can trust you with. Genesis sixteen, Hagar was 433 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:21,400 Speaker 3: the maid that Abraham had a baby with out of wedlock. 434 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 3: It was Abraham's wife, Sarah that had the big idea, 435 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 3: but Sarah was so upset she started making Hagar's life miserable. 436 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 3: Verse six says Sarah treated her harshly, so Hagar ran away. 437 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 3: Hagar had had enough. She thought, I don't have to 438 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 3: put up with this. I'm out of here. She left 439 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 3: went out in the wilderness, and angel showed up and said, Heygar, 440 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:48,879 Speaker 3: what are you doing out here? She said, I'm running away. 441 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 3: These people aren't treating me right. The angel didn't say, 442 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:55,359 Speaker 3: how that makes sense. I don't blame you, he said, 443 00:26:55,840 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 3: go back to Sarah and submit to her authority. Anything 444 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 3: you run from you're eventually going to have to go 445 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:07,440 Speaker 3: back and deal with. I'm not talking about staying in abuse, 446 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:10,960 Speaker 3: but I am saying you can't run every time things 447 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 3: get hard and reach your destiny. You can't pack up 448 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 3: because you're uncomfortable. God won't have you somewhere and not 449 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 3: give you the grace to be there. The angel went 450 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 3: on to say, if you'll go back and serve Sarah, 451 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 3: God will give you more descendants than you can count. 452 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 3: When you stop running, you do the right thing when 453 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:35,920 Speaker 3: it's hard, there is a blessing that follows. God will 454 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:38,679 Speaker 3: show out in your life. Take you the levels that 455 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 3: you've never dreamed. Are you running from something today? Are 456 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:47,439 Speaker 3: you comforting what you should be confronting. Don't go another 457 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 3: year out in the wilderness, putting off what you know 458 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 3: you should do. Get honest with yourself, deal with the 459 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:57,679 Speaker 3: issues God's bringing to light. It may be difficult, but 460 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:00,359 Speaker 3: when you take that step, the grace of God. God 461 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 3: is going to make it easier than you think. If 462 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:07,200 Speaker 3: you'll stop running, I believe and declare, like the children 463 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:11,239 Speaker 3: of the Israelites, You're going to break negative cycles that 464 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:14,720 Speaker 3: have held your family down and go into your promised land. 465 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 3: Like Mary, You're going to have the power to deal 466 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 3: with issues. Heavy weights are about to lift off of you. 467 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 3: Like Jacob, You're going to rise out of mediocrity and 468 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 3: become all you were created to be in Jesus' name. 469 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:33,080 Speaker 3: If you receive it, can you say then, I'd like 470 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 3: to give you an opportunity to make Jesus the Lord 471 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 3: of your life. Would you pray with me? Just say it, Lord, Jesus, 472 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 3: I repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I 473 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 3: make you my Lord and Savior. If you prayed that 474 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 3: simple prayer, we believe you got born again. We'd love 475 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 3: to send you some free information on your walk with 476 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 3: the Lord. 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