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Thanks for listening to 34 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 4: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. 35 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 5: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 36 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 5: blessing and share it with a friend. 37 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 4: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 38 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 4: your life. Oh God, bless you. It's great to be 39 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 4: with you today, and I hope you'll stay connected with 40 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 4: us during the week through our daily podcast, our YouTube channel, 41 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 4: social media, and you can come visit us in person. 42 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 4: We'd love to have you be a part of one 43 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 4: of our services. I like to sart with something funny 44 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 4: and I heard about this mother. She had two young 45 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 4: boys that were known for their mischievous behavior. Anytime trouble occurred, 46 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 4: they were certain to be a part of it. She 47 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 4: decided to take them to see their pastor wanted a time. 48 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 4: The pastor said to the first boy, son, where is God? 49 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 4: He sat there silently. He asked again, where is God? 50 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 4: Still no reply. The third time he asked, the boy 51 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 4: bolted out the door, ran home and told his brother 52 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 4: God is missing. And they think we did it. Say 53 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 4: it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I 54 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 4: am what it says I am. I have what it 55 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 4: says I have. I can do what it says I 56 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 4: can do. Today I will be taught the word of God. 57 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 4: I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my heart is recepted. 58 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 4: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 59 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 4: bless you. I want to talk to you today about 60 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:04,359 Speaker 4: who's in your so important. Who we're taking advice from. 61 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 4: We're listening to their counsel, following their suggestions, doing what 62 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 4: they say. We all have people that are influencing us, 63 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 4: people that are in our ear. The question is are 64 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 4: they the right people? You shouldn't take advice from everyone. 65 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 4: You shouldn't be swayed by every opinion. You need to 66 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 4: look at their track record. Where are they in life? 67 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 4: Have they made good decisions? Do they honor God? Do 68 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 4: they have your best interests at heart? You have to 69 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 4: be careful who's in your ear. If you have wrong voices, 70 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 4: you're going to make wrong choices. If you hang around 71 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 4: friends that compromise and co workers that gossip, and family 72 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 4: members that get you all riled up, they're not moving 73 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 4: you towards your destiny. Their example, their advice, how they're 74 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 4: influencing you. Those wrong voices are keeping you from your 75 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 4: potential attention to who you're taking advice from. Some people 76 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 4: have an opinion about everything. They're quick to tell you 77 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,839 Speaker 4: how to run your life, but they can't even run 78 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 4: their own life. They're giving you relationship advice, but they've 79 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 4: been through six breakups. They have all these suggestions how 80 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 4: to spend your money, buy this invest here, this is 81 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 4: a great deal, but they can't pay their own bills. 82 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 4: Before you take that advice, you should consider the source. 83 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 4: Do they have credibility, Do they have good character, integrity? 84 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 4: Are they a person of excellence. Now I'm not saying 85 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 4: don't ever take advice. I'm saying be selective, pay attention 86 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 4: to who's in your ear, who you're giving credibility to. 87 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 4: You should weigh every suggestion, every piece of advice against 88 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 4: what you feel in your spirit. God will not speak 89 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 4: to other people about your life without speaking to you. 90 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 4: You can hear from God. You don't have to run 91 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 4: to that friend to try to get direction, run to 92 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 4: this family member to see what you should do. That's 93 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 4: all fine, But why don't you try running to God. 94 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 4: The scripture says, if anyone needs wisdom, let him ask 95 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 4: of God, and he will freely give it. One verse says, 96 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 4: you will know the right decision every time. Now I've 97 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 4: found the more you ask God, the less you have 98 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 4: to depend on people. The problem is people can miss it. 99 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 4: Even friends that love you, family members that want you 100 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 4: to succeed. Sometimes they don't know the right thing. They'll 101 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 4: give advice that's not the best. But if you'll look inside, 102 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 4: you'll feel that still small voice telling you what you 103 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 4: need to do, Just an impression in urging, not in 104 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,239 Speaker 4: your head, but in your heart, giving you clear direction. 105 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 4: In the Old Testament, God spoke to the people through 106 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 4: the prophets when they needed direction or they were up 107 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 4: against a big army. They would say, go find the prophet, 108 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 4: Go get Elijah, go get Jeremiah. We need a word 109 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 4: from the Lord. We need to know what to do. 110 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 4: They were dependent on certain people, the ones God had 111 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 4: chosen to speak to them. But when Jesus died, we 112 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 4: came out from under the old covenant into a better covenant. 113 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 4: In this new covenant, we don't have to go to 114 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 4: people to see what God says. The Holy Spirit lives 115 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:31,239 Speaker 4: on the inside of each one of us. He's called 116 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 4: your counselor your God, your advisor. He'll give you advice, 117 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 4: He'll help you make the right choices. It's not that 118 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 4: God is not speaking to us. It's that we're so 119 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 4: busy listening to others. You have to get rid of 120 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 4: the wrong voices, then you'll hear the right voices. Some 121 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 4: people are alarmist. Everything is a major crisis. When they call. 122 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 4: Something is always wrong. You got to come fix this, 123 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 4: You got to go here. This is not right. I 124 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 4: can't believe this is happening. If you keep them in 125 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 4: your ear, you're going to live wrought up, stressed, out 126 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 4: on edge. Do yourself a favor. Tune them out, Quit 127 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 4: letting them control you. What if they get upset, Joe, 128 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 4: they're already upset. Let them be upset by themselves. You 129 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 4: joining them doesn't do them any good. Certain people like 130 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 4: to get you stirred up. They live off the drama 131 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 4: you were content enjoying the day they come in their office. 132 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 4: You know this company doesn't treat you right. They promote 133 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 4: everyone accept you. That guy next to you, he's been 134 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 4: here less time, but he makes way more. That's just 135 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 4: not fair. Most of the time, they don't know all 136 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 4: the facts. They just want to get you riled up. 137 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 4: If you let them in your ear and starting dwelling 138 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 4: on that they get of all the negative, you'll end 139 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 4: up sour, frustrated, slacking off. What's the problem? Wrong voice 140 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 4: is lead to wrong choices. Be careful of people that 141 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 4: try to stir you up. Should be a red flag 142 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 4: when someone comes and starts pointing out everything that's wrong, 143 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 4: blowing things out of proportion, knocking your boss, telling you 144 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 4: what's wrong with your spouse. I wouldn't let my wife 145 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 4: treat me like that. You know she doesn't respect you. 146 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 4: I'd put my foot down tell her. If it doesn't change, 147 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 4: there's gonna be trouble. Don't take that bait. They're so 148 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 4: in discord, trying to poison your spirit. The scripture tells 149 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 4: us to be peacemakers, not trouble makers. That's someone that 150 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 4: wants you to get bent out of shape. They're quick 151 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 4: to give advice. They always have the answers. You have 152 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 4: to consider the source. Do they have integrity? Are they 153 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 4: a person of good character? How is their relationship with 154 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 4: their spouse? Oh, they're not married. They don't have a spouse. 155 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 4: They've been married a few times. Why are you taking 156 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 4: advice from someone that's not where you want to be, 157 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 4: from someone that doesn't have high standards, from someone that's 158 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 4: going against what God says. God will never contradict his word. 159 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 4: You need to weigh any advice. Does this line up 160 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 4: with the scripture? Well, God told me you're to leave 161 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 4: your husband and become my wife. God didn't tell you 162 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 4: that you had too much pizza last night. God told 163 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 4: me you don't have to pay your taxes this year. 164 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 4: Give those funds to support my family. While they're enjoying 165 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:32,839 Speaker 4: your money, you'll be enjoying our prison ministry. Those were 166 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:36,840 Speaker 4: wrong voices. Those co workers that sit around in gossip, 167 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 4: friends that tried to get you riled up relatives. That's 168 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 4: so discord. Why are you letting them in your ear? 169 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 4: You have a destiny to fulfill. Junior high. I was 170 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 4: at one of my basketball games, sitting on the bench, 171 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 4: and I'd played the first quarter and wasn't going to 172 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 4: go back in until the third quarter. I was kind 173 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 4: of bored and God, I need some entertainment. My friend 174 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 4: was sitting next to me, and I said, hey, man, 175 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,439 Speaker 4: this ref is making really bad calls. You need to 176 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 4: let him know. He looked at me kind of strange. 177 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 4: I said, yeah, let him know. The ref called a foul. 178 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 4: My friend hollered out, come on, ref, that was terrible. 179 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 4: I looked at him. We laughed. I said, man, that 180 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 4: was great, but I don't think he heard you. You 181 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 4: need to say it louder. The ref blew the whistle. 182 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 4: He screamed it out, and all of us on the 183 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:28,559 Speaker 4: bench were laughing, having fun. He started to like all 184 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 4: the attention. I said it again. You know what, The 185 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 4: ref still didn't hear you. Next time you need to 186 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 4: stand up, really be forceful. The ref called a foul. 187 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 4: He jumped up off the bench, walked onto the court, 188 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 4: threw his hands in the air, shouted come on, rep 189 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 4: Everyone in the gym looked at him. Our coach said, son, 190 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 4: what are you doing? Go to the locker room. He 191 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 4: walked out of there looking at me. I looked down 192 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 4: like I didn't have anything to do with this. Two 193 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 4: minutes later I was in the game, playing in the 194 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 4: locker room in trouble, all because he let the wrong 195 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 4: voices in his ear. Now that's a small thing, but 196 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 4: people may tell you, hey, you don't need to say 197 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 4: faithful in that relationship. They'll never know. You can cut 198 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 4: corners at work. They're not gonna find out that person 199 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 4: that did you wrong. You need to get even. Don't 200 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 4: let them get away with it if you take their advice. 201 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:27,359 Speaker 4: Let them get you riled up, convince you to compromise. 202 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 4: Here's the key. They don't suffer the consequences you do. 203 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 4: It's no skin off their back. They're at home and 204 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 4: joy in life. You have to deal with the pain, 205 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 4: the heartache. You'll save yourself a lot of trouble if 206 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 4: you'll learn to tune out the wrong voices. So On 207 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 4: one nineteen says, Lord, help me to have a discerning mind. 208 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 4: It's important to discern is this a good voice? Is 209 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 4: this a positive influence. Is there advice something I should take? 210 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 4: There can mean many different opinions. Even things that on 211 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 4: the surface seems right, looks like a good suggestion, but 212 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 4: you need to ask God for discernment because every good 213 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 4: thing is not a God thing. Every piece of advice 214 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 4: is not for you. And they can be good people 215 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 4: with good intentions, but they're telling you may not be 216 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 4: God's plan for your life. There have been several major 217 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 4: opportunities in the natural. They look so grand. People that 218 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 4: I trust encourage me to move forward, but down deep 219 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 4: I had an unrest. I couldn't get peace. I believe 220 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 4: in getting good counsel advice from others, but in the end, 221 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 4: it comes down to what do you feel in your spirit? 222 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 4: What are you discerning? You can hear from God. He's 223 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 4: not going to make the path so vague so confusing 224 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 4: that you can't follow it. But if you're dependent on people, 225 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 4: if you're letting them be your guide, what they say 226 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 4: say determine your decisions, there will be times that's not 227 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 4: the right course. You may have to go against what 228 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 4: certain people believe you should do in order to follow 229 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 4: what God wants you to do. One Kings, Chapter twelve 230 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 4: King Solomon had just passed and his son Rha Boam 231 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 4: was about to take the throne. Solomon was incredibly successful. 232 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 4: He'd built an unmatched kingdom of wealth and influence, but 233 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 4: some of the people had become discontent. There were heavy taxes, 234 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 4: people were forced to work in labor camps. Now that 235 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 4: Solomon was gone, the people wanted relief from these burdens. 236 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 4: Verse three says the main leaders went to Ria Boem 237 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 4: and said, your father was a hard past master. Lighten 238 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 4: these heavy loads off of us, and will be your 239 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:54,679 Speaker 4: loyal citizens will continue to support you. They weren't asking 240 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 4: to not work or to not pay taxes, but simply 241 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 4: that it wouldn't be so much good attitudes. They could 242 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:05,679 Speaker 4: have rebelled and started sewing strife and division, but they 243 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 4: took the high road and went straight to Ria Boham 244 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 4: with their concerns. Ria Boham said, give me three days 245 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 4: to think about it. He went to the older men 246 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 4: who had counseled his father and asked for their advice. 247 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 4: They said, if you're willing to serve the people and 248 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 4: show them that you care by making these adjustments, then 249 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 4: you'll have a strong kingdom. They'll always support you. Well, 250 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 4: Ria Boham didn't like that advice, so he went to 251 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 4: his young friends, the people he grew up with, and 252 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 4: asked them how he should respond. They said, you should 253 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 4: tell those complainers that my little finger is thicker than 254 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 4: my father's waist. If you think he was hard on you, 255 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 4: just wait to see what I'm going to be like. 256 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 4: These young men knew this is what Ria Boham wanted 257 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 4: to hear. This fed his ego, made him feel more powerful, 258 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 4: more in charge. But you need people that will tell 259 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 4: you not just what you want to hear, but what 260 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 4: you need to hear. You can't surround yourself with yes people, 261 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 4: people that always agree, people that are afraid to hurt 262 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 4: your feelings. They can't tell you the truth, or you 263 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 4: may not listen to them anymore. It's interesting that Rio 264 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 4: Boehen went to the older men for advice. He went 265 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 4: to the younger men for advice. He wanted to make 266 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 4: the right decision. The mistake he made is he never 267 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 4: went to God. He was only relying on people. If 268 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 4: he would have looked up and said, God give me wisdom, 269 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 4: God give me discernment. I have two different opinions. I 270 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 4: don't know which way to go, he would have made 271 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 4: the right choice. Instead, he went back and told the 272 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 4: people what the young men said. Verse thirteen says he 273 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 4: spoke harshly to the people, rejecting the advice of his 274 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 4: older counselors. When the Israelites heard this, they revolted. They said, fine, 275 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 4: build your own kingdom. We're not gonna support you. We're 276 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 4: not gonna pay taxes, we're not going to work for you. 277 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 4: Rio Boham sent an official that was in charge of 278 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 4: the labor force to restore order, but the people stoned 279 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 4: him to death. Ria Boam had to fleet of Jerusalem 280 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 4: for safety. Verse twenty eight says, on the advice of 281 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 4: his counselors, the same young men, Ria Boam made two 282 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 4: gold calves for the people to worship. He said, these 283 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 4: are the gods that brought you out of Egypt. Here 284 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 4: he's the son of Solomon, the wisest men that ever lived, 285 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 4: a man that honored God. Now his son is making idols, 286 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 4: oppressing the people, saying that the gold calves were their savior. 287 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:50,119 Speaker 4: How could this happen? Wrong voices lead to wrong choices. 288 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 4: He surrounded himself with people that didn't honor God, people 289 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 4: that compromised people that told him what he wanted to hear. 290 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 4: He let the wrong people get in his ear. When 291 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 4: we heard that the Compact Center was coming available, I 292 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 4: knew that we needed the best legal team that we 293 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 4: could find. There was this one attorney that was very 294 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 4: well known and very influential. He had worked with the 295 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:19,119 Speaker 4: city on different projects for years. I thought if we 296 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 4: could get him, that put us way down the road. 297 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 4: He agreed to meet with us, and I shared with 298 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:28,160 Speaker 4: him the vision, how it is going to impact the world, 299 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 4: and how excited we were. He said he would represent us, 300 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 4: but he was so negative. He went on for thirty minutes, 301 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:39,119 Speaker 4: telling us all the reasons why we weren't going to 302 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,439 Speaker 4: get it, how the city wasn't going to let a 303 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 4: church have it, all these hurdles we would have to overcome. 304 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:48,440 Speaker 4: By the time he was finished, I was depressed. We 305 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 4: walked out of there and I told our team he 306 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:55,400 Speaker 4: is not for us. Doesn't matter how influential, how powerful, 307 00:17:55,800 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 4: we cannot win with his attitude. If you allow negative 308 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 4: voices to continue, you can't do it. It's too big. 309 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:08,719 Speaker 4: You'll never get well. Those wrong voices will keep you 310 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 4: from your destiny. There are dream stealers, people that will 311 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 4: tell you all the reasons it's not going to happen. 312 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 4: But there are also dream releasers, people that will fuel 313 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,920 Speaker 4: your faith, people that will tell you you're well able, 314 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 4: you have what it takes, the favor of God is 315 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:31,479 Speaker 4: on your life. Who's in your ear? Dream stealers are 316 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 4: dream releasers. Tune out all the negative naysayers never work out. 317 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 4: Get around people that speak faith speak, abundance speak victory. 318 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 4: People that ignite your dreams, that lift you, courage you, 319 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 4: build you up. David understood this principle. He was careful 320 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 4: about who he allowed in his ear. His father didn't 321 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 4: really believe in him. When Samuel came to choose the 322 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,239 Speaker 4: next king of Israel, David was left out in the 323 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 4: shepherd's fields. His father thought he was too small, too young, 324 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:10,639 Speaker 4: not talented enough. I'm sure David felt the sting of rejection. 325 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 4: He could have let what his father thought of him 326 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 4: cause him to be insecure and intimidated. His brothers made 327 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 4: fun of him, tried to make him feel small, like 328 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 4: he wasn't up to par. When David told King Saul 329 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 4: that he wanted to fight Goliath, Saul said, David you're 330 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 4: just a boy. Don't be ridiculous. If David would have 331 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 4: listened to those voices, we wouldn't be talking about him. 332 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 4: Be careful who you let in your ear. The enemy 333 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:44,359 Speaker 4: would love to use people to discourage you, talk you 334 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 4: out of your dreams, convince you to live intimidated, thinking 335 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:51,119 Speaker 4: that you're not up to par. The giant's too big. 336 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 4: You wouldn't be facing it if you weren't already equipped. 337 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 4: God won't allow a giant that you can't defeat. If 338 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 4: that obstacle was too big, God wouldn't have put you there. 339 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:06,640 Speaker 4: Tune out those negative voices. Tune into what God says 340 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 4: about you. You're a giant killer, a history maker, a 341 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 4: barrier breaker. Years later, David and his men had been 342 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:19,160 Speaker 4: protecting the property of a man named Mabel. They were 343 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 4: camped in that area. They didn't know Nabel, but since 344 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 4: they were there, they made sure that no one bothered 345 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 4: him or his animals. During shearing season, David sent some 346 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 4: of his men to ask Nabel for some food and water. 347 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 4: Since they had been good to him. He thought Nabel 348 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 4: would be happy to help, But Nabel was rude and stubborn. 349 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:42,920 Speaker 4: His name means fool, and he lived up to it. 350 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:47,120 Speaker 4: He insulted David's men, told them to get off his property, 351 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:50,640 Speaker 4: that he didn't know them anything. When David heard this, 352 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 4: he was furious. He told his men to get ready, 353 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 4: and they headed out toward Nabel's house. He was going 354 00:20:56,720 --> 00:21:00,439 Speaker 4: to wipe out him and all of his family. But 355 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:05,159 Speaker 4: when Nabel's wife, Abigail heard what he had done, she 356 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 4: had her staff load up horses with bread, cakes, grain, 357 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 4: all kinds of supplies. She went and met David along 358 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 4: the road. She bowed down before him and said, David, 359 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 4: please forgive my husband. He's a fool. Don't let this 360 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:27,119 Speaker 4: innocent bloodshed be a blemish on your record. She was saying, 361 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 4: you're about to make a decision that's going to affect 362 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 4: your destiny. David said in verse thirty two, surely the 363 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,880 Speaker 4: Lord God of Israel has sent you to meet to day. 364 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 4: Thank God for your good sense. You have kept me 365 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 4: from taking vengeance into my own hands. One reason David 366 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 4: was an incredible leader is he knew what voices to 367 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 4: listen to. He didn't let his father's negative voice in 368 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 4: his ear. His brothers are king Sauls. He could have 369 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 4: blown off Abigail I don't know you, lady, You're not 370 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 4: gonna tell me what to do. But David had a 371 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:07,640 Speaker 4: spirit of discernment, something on the inside said listen to her. 372 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:13,399 Speaker 4: She's right. God will always have the right voices, Voices 373 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 4: that will keep you from making a mistake, Voices to 374 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 4: warn you, voices to encourage you, voices to push you 375 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:24,719 Speaker 4: into your destiny. We have to do like David and 376 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 4: be discerning. Is this a voice I should be listening to. 377 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:32,639 Speaker 4: Is this voice telling me to compromise, to get revenge, 378 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:36,479 Speaker 4: to gossip, to slack awe or is it a voice 379 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 4: that's keeping me from a wrong choice. A voice is 380 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 4: calling me up higher, a voice that's telling me what 381 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 4: I can become. The enemy knows if he can get 382 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 4: in your ear, if he can deceive you into listening 383 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 4: to wrong voices, then he can keep you from your destiny. 384 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 4: And this goes way back to the Garden of Eden. 385 00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:00,080 Speaker 4: You remember when Satan came to Eve. She said, but 386 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 4: why don't you eat the fruit from the tree of 387 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 4: the Knowledge of Good and evil? Eve said, no, we 388 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 4: can't eat that fruit. God said, if we did, we 389 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:12,639 Speaker 4: would die. Satan said, in effect, are you kidding? Do 390 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 4: you really believe you'll die. Of course not. God knows 391 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,719 Speaker 4: you'll become just like him. That's why he doesn't want 392 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 4: you to eat that fruit. Instead of recognizing the wrong voice, 393 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 4: not giving it at the time of day, Eve started thinking 394 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 4: about it more and more. She finally reached up and 395 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 4: ate the fruit. The enemy has no new tricks. He's 396 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 4: going to bring voices that try to stop your purpose. 397 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 4: Sometimes it's an outside voice, other times it's an inner voice. 398 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 4: You can't forgive them. Look what they did to you. 399 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 4: It's okay to compromise a little. It's not gonna hurt 400 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 4: or I know. God said he'd restore your health, but 401 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,360 Speaker 4: you're never going to get well. Look at the medical report. 402 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 4: If you're not disciplined to tune out the wrong voices, 403 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 4: then like Eve, you'll start making wrong choices. Who are 404 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:09,440 Speaker 4: you listening to what God says about you? That your 405 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 4: latter days will be better than your former days, that 406 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 4: your children are mighty in the land, that what you 407 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 4: touch prospers and succeeds, or what the enemy is whispering. 408 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 4: It's never going to get any better. Nothing good is 409 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 4: in your future. It's too late. You made too many mistakes. 410 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:31,400 Speaker 4: Pay attention to what you're giving your attention to, who 411 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 4: you are allowing to influence you. When those thoughts come 412 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 4: telling you what you can't do, doubt insecurity, lack not enough, 413 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 4: you have to consider the source. Where are they coming from. 414 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 4: That's the enemy. He's been lying since the Garden of Eden. 415 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 4: Don't let him in your ear. Don't let him convince 416 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 4: you to believe things that contradict what God says. One Kings, 417 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 4: Chapter thirteen. God sent a prophet to speak to the 418 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 4: king named Jeroboam about his future, and at first this 419 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 4: king would listen. He didn't like what the prophet was saying. 420 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 4: He pointed at him and told his men to arrest him. 421 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:14,639 Speaker 4: When he did, his arm became paralyzed and he couldn't 422 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,679 Speaker 4: move it. He asked the prophet to pray for him 423 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 4: and give him another chance. His arm was restored back 424 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 4: to normal. He invited the prophet to come to the 425 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 4: palace and have dinner with him, but the prophet said, 426 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 4: in verse nine, the Lord has commanded me to not 427 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 4: eat any food or drink any water while I'm here. 428 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:38,439 Speaker 4: He wouldn't do it. He was obedient to what God said. 429 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:40,720 Speaker 4: He didn't let the king talk him out of it. 430 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 4: But as he was leaving, another man came up and 431 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 4: asked him to come to his house for dinner. The 432 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 4: prophet said it again, no I can't. God told me 433 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 4: to not eat anything here. The men said in verse eighteen, no, 434 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 4: you don't understand. I'm a prophet too, And an angel 435 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:00,639 Speaker 4: gave me this message from the Lord to bring you 436 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 4: home with me and give you food to eat and 437 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 4: water to drink. Sounded good. God spoke to him, gave 438 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 4: him permission, But it goes on to say, but the 439 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 4: man was lying. This prophet thought, well, man, if God 440 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 4: told you I can do it, then of course I will. 441 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 4: He swallowed it, hook line and sinker. He went and 442 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 4: had dinner. On his way home, he was eaten by lyon. 443 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 4: Don't let people talk you out of what God told you. 444 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 4: If God wants you to do something different, he'll tell you. 445 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 4: You don't have to rely on someone else to hear 446 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 4: from God for you. Because here's the key. Everyone is 447 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:43,439 Speaker 4: not who they say they are. This is where discernment 448 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 4: comes in. The scripture talks about testing the spirit. What 449 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:51,199 Speaker 4: is their track record? Do they have any fruit? Are 450 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:54,360 Speaker 4: there other people that can vouch for them? Don't get 451 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 4: caught up in their charisma, how articulate they are. They 452 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 4: look so impressive. You have to go beyond face value. 453 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:05,439 Speaker 4: Listen to what you're feeling on the inside. The Holy 454 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 4: Spirit will warn you they may look the part, sound 455 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 4: the part, but you feel this uneasiness, this unrest. Something 456 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:16,120 Speaker 4: says it's not right. Don't ignore it. That's the spirit 457 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 4: of discernment helping you to know things that you can't see. 458 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 4: You can't see motives, you can't see intentions, But because 459 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:27,919 Speaker 4: of the integrity of your heart, God will keep you 460 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 4: from making a mistake. My question today, who's in your ear, 461 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 4: who you're taking advice from. Are they moving you forward, 462 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 4: helping you to grow, step into your purpose? Or are 463 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 4: they causing you to compromise, live upset, make poor decisions. 464 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:48,000 Speaker 4: Those are the wrong voices. Learn to tune them out. 465 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 4: You don't have time to waste being distracted, deceived, manipulated. 466 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:56,880 Speaker 4: If you'll get rid of the wrong voices, the right 467 00:27:56,960 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 4: voices will show up every morning. We should do like that. 468 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 4: Psalmist Lord, give me a discerning mind, Help me to 469 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 4: see beyond the surface, to make decision that honor you. 470 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 4: If you will be selective about who's in your ear. 471 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 4: I believe and declare you're gonna have wisdom to make 472 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 4: great decisions. Like Abigail, the right voices are going to 473 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:24,120 Speaker 4: find you. Like David, people that are not for you 474 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 4: are not going to stop your purpose. You're about to 475 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:31,640 Speaker 4: rise higher, accomplash dreams, and become all you were created 476 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:35,160 Speaker 4: to be. In Jesus' name, And if you receive it, 477 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:38,959 Speaker 4: can you say amen? I'd like to give you an 478 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:42,640 Speaker 4: opportunity to make Jesus the Lord of your life. Would 479 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 4: you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent 480 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 4: of my sins, Come into my heart. I make you 481 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 4: my Lord and savior. If you prayed that simple prayer, 482 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 4: we believe you got born again. We'd love to send 483 00:28:57,400 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 4: you some free information on your new walk with the Lord. 484 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:02,160 Speaker 4: You can text the number on the screen or go 485 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 4: to the website. But I hope you'll get into a 486 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 4: good Bible based church and keep God first place. Thanks 487 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:11,840 Speaker 4: so much for listening to today's message. 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