1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Hi, this is joln Victorium. Thanks so much for listening 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: to the podcast and thanks for. 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 2: Supporting the ministry. We believe you're going to have an. 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: Awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive, and favor filled. 5 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 2: God bless you today and enjoy the message. 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: Well, God bless you. It's a joy to come into 7 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: your homes. And if you're ever in our area, please 8 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: stop buying. Be a part of one of our services. 9 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 1: I'll promise you. 10 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 2: We'll make you feel right at home. 11 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: I like to start with something funny, and I heard 12 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: about this couple. 13 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 2: They had been married for sixty years and they. 14 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: Were sitting on the front porch together feeling romantic. The 15 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: wife said, I remember when you used to always hold 16 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: my hand. Her husband reached over and took her hand. 17 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: She said, I remember you always used to kiss me 18 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: on the cheek. 19 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,919 Speaker 2: He leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. She said, I. 20 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: Even remember when you used to nibble on my ear. 21 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: He got up and started walking away. 22 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 2: She said, what's wrong? Where are you going? 23 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: He turned around and said, to get my teeth. Say 24 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I 25 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: am what it says, I am, I have what it 26 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: says I have, I can do what it says I 27 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: can do. Today I will be taught the word of God. 28 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:18,119 Speaker 1: I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 29 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 30 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: bless you. I want to talk to you today about 31 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: the power of the blessing. When you honor God with 32 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: your life, there is a blessing He puts. 33 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 2: On you that gives you an advantage. 34 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: It causes you to rise up when circumstances are trying 35 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: to push you down. You will recover from an illness 36 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 1: when the expert said you wouldn't. You will accomplish dreams 37 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: that looked impossible. It wasn't just your talent, your skill determination. 38 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: There is a force behind you fighting your battles, opening 39 00:01:56,800 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: doors you couldn't open, bringing the right people. Those weren't 40 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: just good breaks. That's the blessing on your life. The 41 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 1: blessing will cause you to prosper when others are struggling. 42 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: The blessing will bring promotion when you weren't next in line. 43 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,519 Speaker 1: The blessing will cause people to be good to you 44 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: that don't even like you. The scripture says in Malachi, 45 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,399 Speaker 1: when we give our tithes and offerings, God will pour 46 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: out a blessing that we don't have room to receive. 47 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: It doesn't say blessings plural, it says blessing singular. When 48 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: you have the blessing, then all kinds of blessings will come. 49 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: You won't have room to receive all the good things 50 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: God has in store. And when you face difficulties the 51 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: medical report doesn't look good. You don't see how you 52 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: could ever get out of debt, ever break the addiction. 53 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: Ordinary people would complain, Ordinary people would be worried. 54 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 2: Here's the key. You're not ordinary. 55 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: You have the bless God's face is smiling on you. 56 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: He's going before you right now, making cooked places strength, 57 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: moving the wrong people out of the way, arranging things 58 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: in your favor. When you know you have the blessing, 59 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: you don't go around upset because people aren't treating you right, 60 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: worried about your finances, frustrated over a child. You stay 61 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: in peace, knowing that it's just a matter of time 62 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: before things change. You know, God being for you is 63 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: more than the world being against you. And when you're 64 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:39,119 Speaker 1: attempted to be discouraged, think it's never going to work. Out, 65 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: turn it around. Father, Thank you for the blessing on 66 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: my life. Thank you that you're breathing in my direction. 67 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: Thank you that you're taking me where I could not 68 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: go on my own. 69 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 2: This is what David did when he faced Goliath in 70 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 2: the natural. He didn't have a chance. 71 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: Goliath was twice his size, had all kinds of training 72 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: and experience. He was wearing a full set of armor. 73 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: David didn't have any of that. He could have been intimidated, 74 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: stayed in the shepherd's fields, complain God, he's too big. 75 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 2: But David understood this principle. 76 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: He knew the blessing on his life gave him an advantage. 77 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: He went out with a slingshot and a few stones 78 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: and defeated Goliath. What you have may seem small compared 79 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: to what you're up against, but a slingshot with the 80 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: blessing is more powerful than a tank without it. Your 81 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: talent may seem small compared to the dream God put 82 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: in your heart, but that talent with the blessing will 83 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: take you further than you can imagine. 84 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 2: Now, don't discount yourself. 85 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: Don't look at all the reasons why you can't be successful, 86 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 1: why you can't purchase a house. 87 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 2: Why you can't break the addiction on your own. 88 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: It may not happen, but you're not on your There 89 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: is a blessing on your life, put there by the 90 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: God who spoke worlds into existence. This blessing is not natural, 91 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 1: it's supernatural. It will cause things to happen that you 92 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: couldn't make happen. The blessing will cause opportunity to find you. Good, 93 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 1: breaks will chase you down, Promotion, healing, vindication. You don't 94 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: have to go after them. The blessing will cause them 95 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 1: to come to you. One Sunday morning, when my father 96 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: was the pastor, I was in the TV production area 97 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: right before service. I ran downstairs to see my father 98 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: and put his microphone on. On my way back up, 99 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: I was in a big hurry. As I came around 100 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: a corner, this man was coming up. He stopped me 101 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 1: and said, Joel, my cousin has a construction permit for 102 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: the last full power commercial television. 103 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 2: Station in Houston. 104 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 1: He wants you to be a part of it. There 105 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: are hundreds of people in the lobby that day. If 106 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,039 Speaker 1: I would have been ten seconds earlier, I would have 107 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: missed him. If he would have caught one more red 108 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: light on the way to church or pass wouldn't have crossed. 109 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: God had us at the right place at the right time. 110 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: I wasn't looking for a television station, but a television 111 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 1: station was looking for me. 112 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 2: Was that a coincidence? A lucky break? 113 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 3: Now? 114 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 2: That was the blessing on my life. I can't take 115 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 2: credit for it. 116 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: All I was doing was honoring God being my best 117 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: and the opportunity found me. We put the station on 118 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: the air and several years later sold it for a 119 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: huge profit. Those funds were instrumental in us renovating this place, 120 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: the former Compact Center. God has the right breaks, the 121 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: right people lined up for you. You don't have to 122 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: live frustrated, trying to make things happen, worried that it's 123 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: not going to work out. God is directing your steps. 124 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: He's going to have you at the right place at 125 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: the right time, down to the slip second. You are 126 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: not going to miss what belongs to you. Opportunity is 127 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: coming bigger than you've imagined. When we signed the contract 128 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: for the television station. 129 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 2: I was so excited. 130 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: I never dreamed we'd own a station. I couldn't fathom 131 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: anything bigger. I didn't realize that was just a step 132 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: in what God wanted to do. As great as I 133 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: thought it was, it wasn't even the main thing. 134 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 2: That was just the warm up act. 135 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: Being up here owning the compact center, speaking to a 136 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: lot of people. 137 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 2: This is far beyond what I ever dreamed. What am 138 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 2: I saying? 139 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: What you think is the ultimate blessing God showing out 140 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: in your life? Can I tell you you haven't seen 141 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: anything yet that is just a step in where God 142 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: is taken you. There are levels that you have not 143 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: even fathomed, opportunities far beyond what you think. You may 144 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: have seen God's goodness in the past. You can say 145 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: like me that God's blessed you, but you haven't touched 146 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: the surface. 147 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 2: Of what God has in store. 148 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: I was in India one time with my father and 149 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: I met this young pastor that came from a very 150 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: poor family. They didn't have running water or electricity. They 151 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: lived out on this open field in a little hut. 152 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 1: The man next door was very wealthy. He owned a 153 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 1: huge farm, had thousands of cattle and many crops. He 154 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 1: sold milk and vegetables to people in the village. But 155 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: this man was very greedyent his prices were so high 156 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: that most of the poor people couldn't afford anything. One day, 157 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: about ten of his cows got out and came over 158 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 1: to the property where the pastor and his family lived. 159 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 1: The man heard about it and had his workers come 160 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: get the cows put them back in the fence. The 161 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: next day, ten more cows got out came over to 162 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: the pastor's property. This happened again and again and again. 163 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: The owner got so frustrated he finally told the. 164 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 2: Pastor to just keep the cows. The pastor was. 165 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: So excited he started selling milk and products to people 166 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:25,959 Speaker 1: in the village, but he sold them for less than 167 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 1: the other man. Before long, people were lined up at 168 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: his door. He was able to buy more cows. His 169 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: business got so large that that other man came and said, 170 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:39,319 Speaker 1: I can't compete with you. 171 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 2: Why don't you take over my business. 172 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 1: He purchased it for a fraction of the value. Today, 173 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 1: this young pastor has a large business with several hundred employees. 174 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: It all started when those cows came to his property 175 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: and wouldn't leave. 176 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 2: He couldn't have made that happen. That the blessing on 177 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 2: his life. 178 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: God controls the universe he knows how to have the cows, 179 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: finds you, the good breaks, the property, the contracts, the businesses, 180 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: they're going to come looking for you. 181 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 2: Well, Joel, this is kind of far out. We serve 182 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 2: a far out God. 183 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 1: His blessing on your life is going to do far 184 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: out things. After all, it's far out having church in 185 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:33,199 Speaker 1: the former Compact Center. It's far out that my mom 186 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:37,079 Speaker 1: is still alive thirty seven years after being diagnosed with 187 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: terminal cancer. It's far out for me to be up 188 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: here in front of you, having no formal training. Get 189 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 1: ready for some far out favor, far out blessings, far 190 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 1: out opportunity, far out promotion. 191 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:55,079 Speaker 2: God said, you won't have room to receive it. 192 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: He's going to do things so amazing in your life 193 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: that you have to pass it down to your children. 194 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:07,559 Speaker 1: You can't contain it. All generational blessings are coming. Increase 195 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 1: that goes to your children, your grandchildren, your great grandchildren, businesses, contracts, 196 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: real estate that continue to bless people long after you're gone. 197 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: Proverb says, a good person leaves an inheritance to their 198 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 1: children's children. That's God's dream for you. Get rid of 199 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:32,319 Speaker 1: a barely get by mentality. I'll be satisfied if I 200 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: can just pay my bills and make it through. 201 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 2: That is not your destiny. 202 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: The blessing on your life is going to cause you 203 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:43,319 Speaker 1: to lend and not borrow, to have more than enough. 204 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 1: David said, my cup runs over. There are some running 205 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: over blessings in your future, blessings that you cannot contain, 206 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: increase that you can't use up in your lifetime. Well, Joel, 207 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: I haven't seen any of these far out blessing. Stay encouraged. 208 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 2: They're on the way. 209 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: You wouldn't be hearing this if God wasn't about to 210 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: do something amazing. He's wanting us to take the limits 211 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: off of him enlarger vision. Quit telling yourself all the 212 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:19,199 Speaker 1: reasons why it's not going to happen, how you've had 213 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: too many bad breaks, how your dream looks impossible. 214 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 2: It may be to you, but it's not to our God. 215 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:29,680 Speaker 1: Start expecting his favor, start believing for new levels. 216 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 2: Start talking like it's going to happen. 217 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 1: Father, Thank you that you're bringing me into overflow. Thank 218 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: you that generational blessings are coming my way. Thank you 219 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: that you're opening doors that no man can shut. We 220 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: see this blessing in the life of Joseph. As a teenager, 221 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: God gave him a dream that one day he would 222 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 1: lead a nation that people would bow down before him. 223 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: He knew something big was in his future, but his 224 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: brothers were jealous. 225 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:00,719 Speaker 2: They threw him into a pit. We're going to leave 226 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 2: him there to die. 227 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 1: But they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming. They sold 228 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: him as a slave. He ended up working for a 229 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: man named Potterphar. Potterphar was a high ranking military official 230 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:18,199 Speaker 1: in the Egyptian government. Joseph could have been bitter God, 231 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,079 Speaker 1: I thought the blessing was on my life. Why did 232 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: this happen to me? Instead, he kept being his best, 233 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: treating people with respect. 234 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 2: Doing more than required. 235 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: The scripture says the Lord was with Joseph and blessed 236 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: him greatly as he served in the home of his 237 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: Egyptian master. Notice God was with Joseph in the unfair situation, 238 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: when he was mistreated, when he was betrayed, the blessing 239 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 1: was still on his life. 240 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 2: Sometimes we think we're not blessed. 241 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: We came down with an illness, we lost our main client, 242 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: a relationship didn't work out. That didn't stop the blessing. 243 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: People can't change what God put on you. The favor 244 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 1: didn't get canceled out because of a bad break. The 245 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: blessing is while those enemies cannot defeat you. The blessing 246 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 1: is why that sickness can't take your life. The blessing 247 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 1: is why that setback is not the end. It is 248 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: a setup for what God is about to do. Don't 249 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: get discouraged when life doesn't go your way. 250 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 2: The blessing is still on you. 251 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: Verse three says Potterpher noticed Joseph and realized the Lord 252 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: was giving him success in everything he did. Verse four, 253 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 1: So Joseph naturally became the favorite of Potiphar. Joseph went 254 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 1: from being a slave, unnoticed, insignificant. 255 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 2: To be in the favorite. 256 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 1: Potterpher was so impressed that he put Joseph in charge 257 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: of his whole house. 258 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 2: That's the power of the blessing. 259 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: When people try to push you down, it will cause 260 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 1: you to rise up. When people ignore you, try to 261 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: discount you, it will cause you to be noticed. I'm 262 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: sure Potipher had other people working for him that had 263 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: more experience, but the blessing on Joseph's life caused him 264 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: to stand out. People may not recognize you yet your 265 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: boss doesn't give you credit, Relatives discount you think you 266 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: don't have much to offer. You may be overlooked now, 267 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: but the time is coming where you're going to be noticed. 268 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 2: People are going to. 269 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: Recognize your gifts, your talent, your value. 270 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 2: God's going to cause you to stand out. 271 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: You're going to go from being unnoticed to being in charge, 272 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: from being not recognized to be in the favorite. 273 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 2: How could this happen? The Blessing on. 274 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: Your Life Verse five says the day Joseph was put 275 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: in charge, God begin to bless Potiphar for Joseph's sake. 276 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 1: You would think that Joseph would be blessed because of Potterphar, 277 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 1: this prominent official. 278 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 2: It was just the opposite. The Blessing on. 279 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: Your life is so powerful it will not only cause 280 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:17,640 Speaker 1: you to be promoted, you to be noticed, but people 281 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: around you will be blessed. Your company, your coworkers, your 282 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 1: friends should be glad to have you because you're there. 283 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 2: They're going to see favor, they're going to see increase. 284 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 1: They may not even realize the reason they're blessed is 285 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: because they're connected to you. Genesis thirty, Jacob had been 286 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: working for a man named Laban for seven years. Laban 287 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: promised him in return that he could marry his daughter Rachel. Well, 288 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: after the seven years, Laban gave him his daughter Leah instead. 289 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 2: He didn't keep his word. 290 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 1: He said, Jacob, if you'll work for me another seven years. 291 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 2: Then i'll give you Rachel. 292 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: Jacob could have been bitter, started a big fight, left 293 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:05,440 Speaker 1: their angry, but he took the high. 294 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:07,399 Speaker 2: Road and worked another seven years. 295 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: He finally married Rachel and was about to move back 296 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 1: to his hometown with his family. Verse twenty seven. Laban said, Jacob, 297 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: please don't leave me. I have learned the Lord has 298 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: blessed me because you are here. 299 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 2: For years, he didn't treat. 300 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: Jacob right, it was unfair, but now he's. 301 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 2: Begging him to stay. 302 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 1: He realizes he's blessed because of the favor on Jacob's life. 303 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:41,640 Speaker 1: You may have people that don't really value who you are. 304 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 1: They haven't kept their word. Don't be offended, be a Jacob. 305 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: Keep doing the right thing. You don't have to convince 306 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 1: people to like you. Prove to them who you are. 307 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 2: They may discount you now, but one. 308 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:59,440 Speaker 1: Day, like Jacob, they'll be asking you to stay. They 309 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: will really the reason they are blessed is because of you. 310 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 1: Laban said to Jacob, I'll pay you whatever you want 311 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 1: if you will stay. 312 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 2: Jacob knew his time there was over. 313 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: He left not only a very wealthy man, but he 314 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,639 Speaker 1: left with the respect and honor that he had not 315 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 1: been given for many years. God is your vindicator. He 316 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:27,159 Speaker 1: sees what's happening. You keep doing the right thing, and 317 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 1: one day God will make it up to you. In 318 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: the late nineteen fifties, my father was pastoring a large church, 319 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: very successful. They had just built a beautiful new sanctuary. 320 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: He was on the state board for his denomination. His 321 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 1: future looked very bright, but he started teaching the people 322 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 1: about how God is good and how he still heals 323 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: and wants us to live a victorious life. 324 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 2: Well, this new message didn't go over well. It didn't fit. 325 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: Into their denominational mold, and there was so much opposition, 326 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: so much pressure, that he had to resign from that church. 327 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 1: He and my mother went out and started Lakewood. For years, 328 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:15,919 Speaker 1: my father was ignored by his peers. He was overlooked, unnoticed. 329 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 1: Colleagues that he used to go to lunch with, they 330 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: just dismissed him, acted like he was second class, like 331 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:25,880 Speaker 1: he wasn't up to par. My father never said anything 332 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:29,360 Speaker 1: about this, but I knew deep down that it bothered him. 333 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 1: Thirty five years later, that denomination was having their annual 334 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: meeting here in Houston. The main speaker sett in front 335 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 1: of thousands of leaders. 336 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 2: We need to stay more open. 337 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:46,120 Speaker 1: Think where we would be if we still had John 338 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 1: Ostein with us after all those years, they finally showed 339 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: him respect and admiration. And no, you don't need people's approval, 340 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 1: You don't have to have their support. But God, God 341 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:04,360 Speaker 1: is a god of justice. He sees what's happening. If 342 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: you will keep honoring him, there will be a day 343 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 1: when those that have overlooked you, those that have discounted you, 344 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 1: they will see you in a new light and give 345 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 1: you the respect and honor that you deserve. When Joseph's 346 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: brothers threw him into the pit, they took his freedom, 347 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:27,920 Speaker 1: but they didn't take the blessing. When Potiphar's wife tried 348 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:31,200 Speaker 1: to seduce Joseph, she ripped his coat off and lied 349 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:34,879 Speaker 1: about and falsely accused him. She took his coat, but 350 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: she couldn't take his calling. Somebody may have hurt you, 351 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:42,479 Speaker 1: they betrayed you, They left you out, but they didn't 352 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 1: stop your destiny. A man told me recently how his 353 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:50,880 Speaker 1: company let him go after many years. Somebody was jealous 354 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 1: and spread all these rumors, and long story short, he 355 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: unfairly lost his position. I told him what I'm telling you. 356 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 1: They may have taken your job, but they didn't take 357 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 1: your blessing. People cannot stop what God put on you. 358 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: You keep honoring God, be in your best, and the 359 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 1: blessing will always override. 360 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:15,120 Speaker 2: What people have done. 361 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 1: The scripture says what God has blessed no person can curse. 362 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: The blessing on you is more powerful than any betrayal, 363 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: than how you were raised, than people trying to discredit you. 364 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: Quit focusing on what you've lost and start focusing on 365 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: what you have left. The blessing is still on your life. 366 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: You are blessed in the city and blessed in the country. 367 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 1: You are blessed when you go in and blessed when 368 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: you come out. That means you are blessed when things 369 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: are going your way and blessed when they're not going 370 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: your way. You are blessed when you're in the palace, 371 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 1: and you're still blessed when you're in the pit. 372 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 2: Here's the key. 373 00:21:57,119 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 1: The blessing did not come from people, so it cannot 374 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:01,720 Speaker 1: be taken. 375 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:02,880 Speaker 2: Away by people. 376 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: In Numbers, Chapter twenty two, this king was trying to 377 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: pay a prophet to curse the Israelites three times. The 378 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 1: prophet told the king, no matter how much you pay, 379 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:21,679 Speaker 1: I cannot curse what God has already blessed. When you 380 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 1: understand this, you won't live upset because somebody's talking about you, 381 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,959 Speaker 1: frustrated because you had a bad break, offended because they 382 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:33,639 Speaker 1: left you out. You know, every force that's trying to 383 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 1: stop you is powerless to change the blessing on your life. 384 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 2: In the fifteen hundreds, Queen Elizabeth the First was born. 385 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 1: Her father wanted a boy so badly that he cursed 386 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 1: her at birth. The pope declared her illegitimate because her 387 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 1: father had been divorced. Her half sister falsely accused her 388 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 1: and had her imprisoned in the Tower of London. All 389 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 1: these people came against her from childhood, but people don't 390 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: determine your destiny. What they say about you cannot stop 391 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 1: your purpose. And Elizabeth had a rough start, but that 392 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 1: didn't keep her from becoming who she was called to be. 393 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,439 Speaker 2: She went on to serve as the Queen for forty 394 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:19,119 Speaker 2: five years. 395 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:23,400 Speaker 1: She reformed the justice system to make sure people received 396 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:27,959 Speaker 1: a fair trial. Perhaps people have tried to hold you back. 397 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: Family hasn't supported you. You could be discouraged, settled where 398 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 1: you are. But like her, the blessing on your life 399 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: is going to override what's trying to stop you. God 400 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:46,199 Speaker 1: said in Psalms, touch not my anointed, you are His anointed. 401 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 2: When people come against you, they're not just messing with you, 402 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 2: they're messing. 403 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:56,439 Speaker 1: With the God who put the blessing on you. The 404 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 1: good news is you don't have to fight those battles. 405 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 1: You have a defender. Don't try to do it in 406 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:07,159 Speaker 1: your own strength. Stand still and you will see the 407 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 1: deliverance of the Lord. I have never seen anyone who's 408 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 1: tried to stop me, discredit me, keep me from my purpose, 409 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: continue to succeed. It may have been a year, five years, 410 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 1: ten years, but eventually they fade out and I'm still standing. 411 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:30,359 Speaker 1: It's because the blessing is more powerful than the curse. 412 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 1: Whatever's coming against you, whatever people are trying to stop you, 413 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 1: they may seem bigger, more powerful. The sickness, the addiction, 414 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: it can be intimidating. 415 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 2: Stay in peace. 416 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: The blessing God put on you is more powerful than 417 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: what's trying to stop you. In the scripture, King Saul 418 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 1: was trying to kill David. David hadn't done anything wrong. 419 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 1: In fact, David was being good to Saul, but Saul 420 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: was jealous chase David through the desert, making his life miserable. 421 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:08,439 Speaker 1: Several times David had the opportunity to take Saul's life. 422 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:11,119 Speaker 1: He snuck up on him while he was sleeping. He 423 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: could have ended the conflict, defended himself. Nobody would have 424 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 1: blamed him. David wouldn't do it. He knew Saul had 425 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 1: been anointed by God to be the king, and even 426 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 1: though David was anointed to replace him, he still. 427 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 2: Wouldn't harm Saul. 428 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: He understood, you don't touch God's anointed. You don't come 429 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:37,399 Speaker 1: against what God has blessed. When you face opposition, people 430 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,640 Speaker 1: come against you, you don't have to get upset try 431 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 1: to pay them back. You can stay in peace knowing 432 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:48,199 Speaker 1: that when they come against you, they are touching God's anointed. 433 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:52,120 Speaker 1: That means it's not your battle. The battle is the Lord's. 434 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 1: He's your defender, he's your vindicator and You're like Joseph. 435 00:25:56,920 --> 00:26:00,000 Speaker 1: At times will get thrown into a pit. Somebody may 436 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 1: they betray you, but they cannot keep the blessing down. 437 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 2: They meant it for harm. God's going to turn it 438 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 2: for good. Keep your shoulders back. 439 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:12,919 Speaker 1: Live with confidence. You have an advantage. The blessing is 440 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:17,399 Speaker 1: on your life. I believe and declare this blessing is 441 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 1: going to take you further than you've imagined. You're about 442 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 1: to see far out opportunity, far out promotion, far out favor, 443 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: the fullness of your destiny in Jesus's name, And if 444 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 1: you receive it, can you say amen? Today I'd like 445 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:38,160 Speaker 1: to give you an opportunity to make Jesus the lord 446 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: of your life. 447 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 2: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, I 448 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 2: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I'll make 449 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:50,120 Speaker 2: you my Lord and savior. 450 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:54,040 Speaker 1: If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got 451 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 1: born again. 452 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 2: Get in a good Bible based church, Keep God first place. 453 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 3: It's a new year, an opportunity for a fresh start. 454 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:08,000 Speaker 3: It's a new year, time to forget the struggles of 455 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:11,199 Speaker 3: the past and make room for new blessings. It's a 456 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 3: new year, the perfect time to build expectation and faith 457 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 3: for an amazing new season. 458 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 1: The beginning of the year is a great time to 459 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:22,880 Speaker 1: start afresh and a new to let go of negative 460 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: things of the past and to get ready for the 461 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:26,880 Speaker 1: new things God has in store. 462 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:30,879 Speaker 2: Every January we create a new devotional calendar. 463 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:34,159 Speaker 1: When you start off each day in faith, grateful for 464 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:38,400 Speaker 1: what God has done, making positive declarations over your future, 465 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 1: you're setting the tone for a blessed day and a 466 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 1: victorious year. 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