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Well, God bless you. 40 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 4: It is always a joy to come into your homes. 41 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 4: We love you. We know God has great things in store. 42 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 4: If you're ever in our area, I hope you'll stop 43 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 4: by and be a part of one of our services. 44 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 4: Will make you feel right at home. But thanks for 45 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 4: tuning in, Thanks for coming out today. I like to 46 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,519 Speaker 4: start with something funny. I heard about three men, a Baptist, 47 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 4: a Catholic, and a Charismatic. They died on the same 48 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 4: day and went to heaven. Saint Peter said, I'm sorry, men, 49 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 4: your rooms are not available yet. He didn't quite know 50 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 4: what to do, so he called Satan up and asked 51 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 4: if he would keep them for a little while. Satan 52 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 4: reluctantly agreed. In a few hours, Satan called back and said, Peter, 53 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 4: you've got to come get these guys. The Baptist man 54 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 4: is saving everybody, the Catholic man is forgiving everybody, and 55 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 4: the Charismatic has already raised enough money for air conditioning. 56 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 4: Hold your bibles up, say it like you mean it. 57 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 4: This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 58 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 4: I have what it says I have. I can do 59 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 4: what it says I can do. Today I will be 60 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 4: taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 61 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 4: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 62 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:04,119 Speaker 4: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want 63 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 4: to talk to you today about being a people builder. 64 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 4: Being a people builder means that you're investing in others. 65 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 4: You're looking for ways to bring out the best in someone. 66 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 4: You're giving it vice, speaking faith into them, building their confidence, 67 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 4: challenging them to go to a higher level. I found 68 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 4: all most people need is a boost. All they need 69 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 4: is a little push, a little encouragement to become what 70 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 4: God's created them to be. The fact is none of 71 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 4: us will reach our highest potential by ourselves. We need 72 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 4: each other, and you can be the one to tip 73 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 4: the scales for someone else. You can be the one 74 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 4: to stir up their seeds of greatness. Reggie Jackson, the 75 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 4: Hall of Fame baseball player, said, a great manager has 76 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 4: the ability to make a player think that he is 77 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 4: better than he is. He convinces you to have confidence 78 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:04,839 Speaker 4: in yourself. He lets you know that he believes in you, 79 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 4: and before long, you discover talent that you never knew 80 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 4: you had. And that's what happens. When we believe the 81 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 4: best in someone, we draw the best out. The scripture 82 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 4: says in First Thessalonians five eleven, encourage one another and 83 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 4: build each other up. The word encourage simply means to 84 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 4: urge forward. And every one of us should have someone 85 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 4: we're believing in. Someone we're urging forward, someone we're helping 86 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 4: with their dreams. You need to study that person, watch 87 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 4: what they're good at, watch what excites them, find their strengths, 88 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 4: and then encourage them in those areas. Many times you 89 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 4: can see things in others that they can't see in themselves, 90 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 4: and a simple compliment, a simple word of encouragement, can 91 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 4: give them the confidence they need to take that step 92 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,359 Speaker 4: of faith. We can either draw out the best in 93 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 4: people or we can draw out the worst. Now, I 94 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 4: read where seventy five percent of people that are in 95 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 4: prison right now were told by their parents or by 96 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 4: the people that raised them that one day they would 97 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 4: be in prison. They planted the seed. The problem was 98 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 4: it was the wrong seed. They believed the worst, and 99 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 4: they drew out the worst. I often wonder what would 100 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 4: have happened if somebody would have told them you're going 101 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 4: to be a great doctor one day, you're going to 102 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 4: be an entrepreneur. I can see it in you. You're 103 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 4: going to make a great teacher. You've got what it takes. 104 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 4: There's no telling where they would be if someone would 105 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 4: have believed in them, If someone would have taken time 106 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 4: to study their gifts, to listen to their dreams, to 107 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 4: see what they were good at, and then encourage them 108 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 4: in those areas. I heard a story about a little 109 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 4: boy by the name of Robert. His uncle had been 110 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 4: in China since his birth, and now he was about 111 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 4: to meet his uncle for the very first time, and 112 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 4: he was so excited about it. He was out waiting 113 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 4: for him on the front porch. Robert and his family 114 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 4: lived on a farm in Iowa. He saw the uncle's 115 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,919 Speaker 4: car driving down the dusty road, and when he pulled 116 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 4: in the gate, little Robert ran out there to meet him. 117 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 4: The uncle got out, gave him a big hug, swung 118 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 4: him around and around, and he said, you must be Robert. 119 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 4: I've heard so much about you. Then the uncle stepped 120 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 4: back and looked at him, and out of the blue, 121 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 4: he said, you know what, Robert, I think one day 122 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 4: you're going to be a minister. In fact, I think 123 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 4: one day you're going to be a great minister. Why 124 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 4: did this uncle say this, There were no ministers in 125 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 4: this family. He simply felt something on the inside, and 126 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 4: he was bold enough to speak it out. By faith, 127 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 4: he planted a seed in little Robert's heart. That night, 128 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 4: as Robert lay in his bed, he secretly prayed God, 129 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 4: let what my uncle said be true. Let me be 130 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 4: a minute one day. That was seventy eight years ago, 131 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 4: and today Robert Schuler is still one of the great 132 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 4: ministers of our time. It's amazing what a simple word 133 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 4: of encouragement can do. Friends, you have the ability to 134 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 4: stir up someone's dreams. You can light a fire on 135 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 4: the inside. When you take time to believe in someone 136 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 4: and you speak faith into their heart, your words can 137 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 4: be the seed God uses to help them reach their potential. 138 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 4: I'm asking you today to be a seed planter, be 139 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 4: a people builder. Don't become so focused on your own dreams, 140 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 4: your own goals that you get ingrown. Be on the 141 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 4: lookout for someone you can urge forward. Learn to speak 142 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 4: faith into them, speak vision, speak the blessing over their lives. 143 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 4: I know this man. He's an older gentleman. Anytimes he 144 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 4: sees a small child with their parents' permission, he'll call 145 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 4: them over and say, young man, young lady, I have 146 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 4: a very special talent, something only a few people can do. 147 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 4: I have the ability to pick a winner. The child's 148 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 4: eyes gets real big, and he'll ask the little boy 149 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 4: the little girl if he can evaluate them. Of course, 150 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 4: the parent is playing along. He'll stand back and look 151 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 4: at the child and walk around him very slowly say 152 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:28,119 Speaker 4: uh huh, yes, okay, I see that like he's taking 153 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 4: it all in. When he gets back around, he looks 154 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 4: at the little boy a girl in the eyes, says, 155 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 4: young man, young lady, I've got great news. I've never 156 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 4: been wrong. I'm right every time, you, my friend. Indeed, 157 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 4: you are a winner. The child gets a smile on 158 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 4: its face runs back to their parents. Hey mom, Hey dad, 159 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:50,679 Speaker 4: guess what, I'm a winner? What's that man doing? Urging 160 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 4: them forward? Building their confidence, instilling self esteem? Do you 161 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 4: know how many people have never been told they're a winner. 162 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 4: There are people in your life right now, most likely 163 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 4: people you work with, people you play ball with, maybe 164 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 4: even your own family members, that are starving for your approval. 165 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 4: They're craving for you to speak the blessing over their life. 166 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 4: You don't know what it will mean when you affirm them, 167 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 4: when you give them your approval and let them know 168 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 4: in no uncertain terms that you are proud of them 169 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 4: and you think they're going to do great things. Everyone 170 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 4: needs to be valued, Everyone needs to be appreciated. Every 171 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 4: person needs that blessing. Let me ask you today, what 172 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 4: kind of seeds are you planting in your child, in 173 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 4: your spouse, in that friend, in that nephew. Are you 174 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 4: believing in anyone? Are you taking an interest to see 175 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:54,439 Speaker 4: how you can make their life better? Listen to their dreams, 176 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 4: find out what God's put in their heart. Let them 177 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 4: know that you're behind them, give them your approval. If 178 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 4: you talk with any successful person, they'll tell you somebody 179 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 4: believed in them. Somebody planted a seed and encouraged them 180 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 4: when they were down. Somebody helped them get a good break. 181 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 4: Somebody spoke faith when they didn't think they could do it. 182 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 4: I read where Thomas Edison encouraged Henry Ford. Mister Ford 183 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 4: was introduced to him as the man that was trying 184 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 4: to build a car that ran on gasoline. When Edison 185 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 4: heard it, his face brightened up. He hit his fist 186 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 4: on the table and said, you've got it. A car 187 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 4: that has its own power plant. That's a brilliant idea. 188 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 4: Up to that point, no one had encouraged mister Ford. 189 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 4: No one thought it was a good idea. He had 190 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 4: just about convinced himself to give up. But along came 191 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 4: Edison and spoke faith into him. That was a turning 192 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 4: point in Henry Ford's life. He said, I thought I 193 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 4: had a good idea, but I started to doubt myself. 194 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 4: Then came along one of the greatest minds that's ever 195 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 4: lived and gave me his complete approval. That's what can 196 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 4: happen with a simple vote of confidence. We don't realize 197 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 4: the power we hold. We don't always realize what it 198 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 4: means when we tell somebody I believe in you, You've 199 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 4: got what it takes. I'm behind you one hundred percent. Really, 200 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 4: every one of us should be someone else's number one fan. 201 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 4: We should be encouraging them, lifting them when they falling, 202 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 4: celebrating when they succeed, praying when they're struggling, urging them forward. 203 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 4: That's what it means to be a people builder. The 204 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 4: fact is we all need somebody to believe in us 205 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 4: more than we believe in ourselves. Somebody that can see 206 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 4: our potential, Somebody that can look beyond where we are 207 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 4: and see what we can become. And this is what 208 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 4: Jesus was so great at. He didn't focus on people's faults. 209 00:11:57,840 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 4: He didn't look at what they didn't have. He saw 210 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:03,959 Speaker 4: their potential. You take the disciple, Peter. He was kind 211 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 4: of rough around the edges, he was hot tempered, used 212 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 4: foul language. Yet Jesus looked beyond all that and he said, Peter, 213 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 4: it's not what you are. I see what you can become. 214 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 4: You've got what it takes. You've got the talent, you've 215 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 4: got the ability, you've got the strength, you've got the personality. 216 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 4: You're going to make a great disciple. He spoke faith 217 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 4: into him. He helped Peter get a vision of himself 218 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 4: rising higher, overcoming those obstacles. It was that encouragement that 219 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 4: helped Peter become what he was created to be. It 220 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 4: says in Proverbs that a word of encouragement works wonders. 221 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 4: When you help people expand their thinking and get a 222 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 4: real vision of victory for their lives, they will accomplish 223 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 4: things that they never could have, And it will be 224 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 4: in part because of your faith, because of your confidence, 225 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 4: because of those seeds that you planted. I heard about 226 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 4: this experiment that was done with a high school in 227 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 4: californ The principal came in and told these three teachers, 228 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 4: because you are the brightest and most effective teachers in 229 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 4: our whole school district, we've chosen you to start this 230 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 4: new program. We're going to give you the top ninety students, 231 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 4: the smartest students with the highest IQs, and we're going 232 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 4: to let you teach them at a faster pace this year. 233 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,319 Speaker 4: And both the students and the teachers were so excited. 234 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 4: It just did something on the inside to know that 235 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:30,839 Speaker 4: they were the cream of the crop. At the end 236 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 4: of that school year, those three classes had learned thirty 237 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 4: percent more than the other students. They were thirty percent 238 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 4: further along. The principal then came in and informed the 239 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:46,079 Speaker 4: teachers that this was only an experiment and in reality, 240 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 4: they did not have the top ninety students. Those students 241 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 4: had just been randomly selected. The teachers were amazed at 242 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 4: how good they did. They kind of patted themselves on 243 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 4: the back, thinking it was their exceptional teaching and ability. 244 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 4: Then the principle broke some more news. They were not 245 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 4: the top three teachers in the district. They were simply 246 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:10,679 Speaker 4: the first three teachers that had been chosen out of 247 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 4: a hat. They too had been randomly selected. What's my point. 248 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 4: When people believe in us, we rise to their expectations. 249 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 4: You may not realize it, but the only people we 250 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 4: allow in Lakewood we have a very strict policy The 251 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 4: only ones we allow through these doors are the smartest, 252 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 4: the brightest, the most creative, the most talented, the most generous, 253 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 4: the wealthiest, the happiest people around. You didn't know it, 254 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 4: but you couldn't have got in here today if you 255 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 4: weren't the cream of the crop. We have incredible confidence 256 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 4: in you. We know you're gonna do great things. You're 257 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 4: gonna fulfill your God given destiny. We have to understand 258 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 4: every person has seeds of greatness on the inside. When 259 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 4: we believe in them and take time to encourage them 260 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 4: and help them discover their gifts and talents, we are 261 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 4: watering those seeds. We are helping them to take root 262 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 4: and grow. And you need to look around and see 263 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 4: who God's put in your life that you can inspire, 264 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 4: you can cheer on, you can help motivate to go 265 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 4: to a new level. When you're a people builder, you 266 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 4: believe in people before they're successful. You cheer people on 267 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 4: when nobody's cheering them all. You tell them you're going 268 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 4: to do something great, when in the back of your 269 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 4: mind you wonder if they'll ever get on the right track. 270 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 4: After all, anybody can get on board when somebody's already 271 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 4: accomplishing their dreams. When somebody's already successful, that's easy. We 272 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 4: need to invest in people before they get there. It 273 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 4: doesn't have to be something big, a kind word, a 274 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 4: note of encouragement, or even just recognizing a person's gifts. 275 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 4: It may seem small to you, but you don't know 276 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 4: the difference could make. I read a letter from a 277 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 4: young lady. She told how when she was a teenager 278 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 4: she had anorexia. She stood nearly six feet tall, but 279 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 4: weighed less than one hundred pounds. She wouldn't eat but 280 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 4: a couple hundred calories a day. She was so depressed 281 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 4: and so disillusioned with life she had basically cut herself 282 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 4: off from her friends and her family. She figured one 283 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 4: day she had probably starved to death, and that was 284 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 4: fine with her. She didn't feel any sense of purpose. 285 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 4: One day, a friend from school called and asked if 286 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 4: she would help her with her math homework, and this 287 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 4: lady agreed, And so the friend came to the girl's 288 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 4: house that has anorexia, and this girl with anorexia explained 289 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 4: the math and helped her to understand it. When her 290 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 4: friend was leaving, just in passing, she said, man, you 291 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 4: are so smart. You would make a great math teacher. 292 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 4: One day, all of a sudden, a light turned on 293 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 4: in that young lady. She began to feel a sense 294 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 4: of purpose. She realized that she had a talent, there 295 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 4: was something she was good at. That one compliment changed 296 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:12,439 Speaker 4: her perspective. That was over twenty years ago. Today, that 297 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 4: young lady is an award winning math teacher. She worked 298 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 4: with underachieving children. Not only that, she is happily married 299 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:24,399 Speaker 4: and she has three children of her own. But she 300 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 4: credits it all back to that one statement, that one 301 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 4: friend that recognized her gift and took the time to 302 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,959 Speaker 4: plant that small seed of hope, just a simple affirmation. 303 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 4: What a difference it makes when we bless people with 304 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 4: our words, when we look for their gifts, we look 305 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:46,360 Speaker 4: for their talents, and we speak faith into them. One 306 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 4: of our goals should be not to get people to 307 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,439 Speaker 4: think more highly of ourselves, but to get people to 308 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 4: think more highly of themselves. Who can you build up? 309 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 4: Who can you make feel better? Doesn't have to be 310 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 4: something big, just a kind word, a simple compliment. Maybe 311 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 4: you drop somebody a note in the mail, telling them 312 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 4: what you like about them, telling them how much you 313 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:15,160 Speaker 4: appreciate them. Find ways to invest in others. You never 314 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 4: know the difference is going to make. I heard about 315 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 4: this junior high teacher one day. Her class was kind 316 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 4: of rowdy and didn't seem like they were very interested 317 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 4: in learning. She was tired and didn't feel like pushing 318 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 4: through it, so she told her students to put their 319 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,119 Speaker 4: books away and to take out a clean sheet of paper. 320 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 4: Their assignment that day was to write down every student's 321 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 4: name on the left, and then they were to write 322 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 4: one good thing they liked about that student. The students 323 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,360 Speaker 4: went to work looking around the room thinking about what 324 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 4: they liked about each other over the weekend. The teacher 325 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 4: took the time to write the student's name at the top, 326 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:57,359 Speaker 4: and then she listed all the comments that were written 327 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 4: about that individual student day. She handed that sheet of 328 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 4: paper to the appropriate students and they began to read 329 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 4: all these comments that were written about them. The room 330 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 4: was just buzzing with electricity. As those students read the comments, 331 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 4: you could hear things like, Wow, I didn't know they 332 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 4: liked me that much. I didn't know I was good 333 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 4: at that. I didn't know they thought I was beautiful. 334 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:23,239 Speaker 4: On and on. Those students were on cloud nine. They 335 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 4: left that day with more confidence, more self esteem, feeling 336 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 4: better about themselves. Well years later, one of the students 337 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:35,119 Speaker 4: was killed while serving in Vietnam. Not only the teacher, 338 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 4: but many of the students attended the funeral. After the service, 339 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 4: the father of the soldier came up to the teacher 340 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 4: and said, I want to show you what my son 341 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 4: was carrying when he was killed. Here's something that he 342 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 4: kept in his wallet. He took out this paper, and 343 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 4: as he unfolded it, the teacher realized it was the 344 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 4: note that she had copied. With all the encouraging comments 345 00:19:56,880 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 4: from her students, the father told how his sol untreasured 346 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 4: that piece of paper. Well, when the other students overheard it, 347 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 4: they begin to tell the same story. One man said 348 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 4: he keeps his paper in his top drawer at the office. 349 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 4: One lady said she put hers in her wedding album 350 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 4: next to her wedding pictures. Another man, right then and there, 351 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 4: took out his wallet and he unfolded his like it 352 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 4: was his most prized possession. The teacher was overwhelmed. Little 353 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 4: did she realize what a lasting impact that little impromptu 354 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 4: assignment would have that day, The message is everyone needs 355 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 4: to be blessed. Everyone needs to feel valuable. We long 356 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:43,679 Speaker 4: for that affirmation. My challenge to you today is, don't 357 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 4: withhold your blessing. Be free with your compliments. Look for 358 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 4: people you can build up, tell them what you like 359 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 4: about them, how much you appreciate them. It takes so 360 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 4: little effort that it makes such a huge deposit you 361 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:02,400 Speaker 4: to walk over to that coworker and just say, hey, 362 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 4: have I ever told you how much I enjoy working 363 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 4: with you each day? That does something huge on the inside. 364 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 4: Or to tell your spouse, I really appreciate you being 365 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 4: in my life. I appreciate you being so kind, You're 366 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 4: so fun to be around. Those are not just words, 367 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 4: those are treasures. They will carry around for a lifetime. 368 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 4: Heard somebody say flatter me and I may not believe you, 369 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 4: criticize me and I may not like you, But encourage 370 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 4: me and I'll never forget you. Simple words can make 371 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 4: a huge difference. My sister Lisa. My sister Lisa told 372 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 4: how the other day she was up that the altar 373 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 4: area just got through praying for somebody. As she walked 374 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 4: back to her seat, a man came up out of 375 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 4: the blue. She didn't know him, and he said Hey, Lisa, 376 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 4: I just want to tell you that I really admire you. 377 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 4: Lisa told how that put a ring in her step, 378 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 4: that made her day. I noticed after the service she 379 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:09,160 Speaker 4: was giving him twenty dollars. But a lot of times, seriously, 380 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:13,120 Speaker 4: we may think that about a person, We may think 381 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 4: how much we like them, But do you realize our 382 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:19,919 Speaker 4: thoughts don't bless anybody. Have you ever told them, I 383 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:23,119 Speaker 4: really admire you. You're a real gift in my life. 384 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 4: I appreciate you for who you are. Growing up, we 385 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 4: had a certain tradition at my home. It was started 386 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 4: by my mother, and I must admit that I did 387 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:36,520 Speaker 4: not really like it. Whenever it was someone's birthday, before 388 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 4: we could eat the cake, my mother made us go 389 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 4: around the room and everyone tell one good thing about 390 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:47,239 Speaker 4: that person. In fact, I dreaded that. One reason is 391 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 4: I could never think of anything good to say about 392 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 4: my brother Paul. The only thing I came up with 393 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 4: is you sure have a good looking brother. But as 394 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 4: don't tell PAULA. I said that now, But as I 395 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 4: got older, I begin to realize the importance and the 396 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 4: value of not only hearing those words, but of saying 397 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 4: those words. Those simple affirmations do so much for our confidence, 398 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 4: our self esteem. Little things like man, I like you 399 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 4: because you're so kind, I like you because you're respectful. 400 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 4: I like you because you've got a great sense of humor. 401 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 4: I've had people tell me Joel, I know you always 402 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 4: hear this, but you've really helped change my life, and 403 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:32,679 Speaker 4: I always tell them I never get tired of hearing it. 404 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 4: The fact is your spouse will never get tired of 405 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 4: hearing it how much you love them. Your friends will 406 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 4: never get tired of hearing how much you appreciate them. 407 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,640 Speaker 4: Are you speaking the blessing to those around you? Are 408 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 4: you being free with your compliments? Are you verbalizing what 409 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 4: you appreciate about the people God put in your life? 410 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 4: When you take time to speak an encouraging word, it's 411 00:23:57,160 --> 00:24:00,439 Speaker 4: just like you're giving wings to an ego. Help that 412 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 4: person begin to soar. John Wooden, the famous basketball coach, 413 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 4: told his players, after you score a basket, always look 414 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 4: for the player that gave you the pass and acknowledge them. 415 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 4: Nod your head, smile, point your finger, but do something 416 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 4: to express your appreciation. One of the players said, what 417 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:24,200 Speaker 4: if he's not looking, wouldn't replied, don't worry he'll be looking. 418 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 4: The point is we all love to be appreciated. We 419 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 4: love to be valued, to feel encouraged. Mark Twain said, 420 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 4: I can live for a whole year off of one 421 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 4: good compliment. I wonder what would happen if we'd all 422 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 4: go out of here today looking for someone we can compliment, 423 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 4: not criticize. I wonder how much better our relationships would 424 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 4: be if we would take time to express what we 425 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 4: liked in that person. It's interesting I read where Abraham 426 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 4: Lincoln was carrying several things when he was killed. They'd 427 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:02,480 Speaker 4: been on display in the Smithsonian. He had a handkerchief 428 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 4: with his initials on it, He had a five dollar bill, 429 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 4: and he had a newspaper article folded up that talked 430 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 4: about his accomplishments. The headline read, Abraham Lincoln one of 431 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:17,480 Speaker 4: the greatest statesmen that's ever lived. Why would he carry 432 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:20,679 Speaker 4: around an article like that, especially an article about himself. 433 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 4: Surely he was confident, Surely he knew he was a 434 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 4: great president. No Lincoln served during some of the most 435 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 4: difficult years. He was criticized, ridiculed, constantly, being put down. 436 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 4: Even Abraham Lincoln needed to be reminded that somebody believed 437 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 4: in him. You've probably seen that commercial what's in your wallet? 438 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 4: My question today is what are you putting in people's wallet. 439 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:50,119 Speaker 4: I'm not talking about money. I'm talking about putting in confidence, 440 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 4: putting in self esteem, making them feel better about themselves 441 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:58,959 Speaker 4: by believing in them, by speaking the blessing, by telling 442 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 4: them not but what they are, but what they can become. 443 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 4: Your words have the power to help set the direction 444 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 4: for someone's life. In nineteen seventy five, a young man 445 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:14,800 Speaker 4: named Denzel Washington was home from college. He was struggling 446 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 4: with what he wanted to do in life. He didn't 447 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:20,360 Speaker 4: have clear direction. One day, he was at his mother's 448 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 4: beauty shop and an older lady, a customer named Ruth Green. 449 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 4: He had seen her in there many times going up, 450 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:32,399 Speaker 4: but he wondered why she kept staring and staring and 451 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 4: staring at him. He knew her enough to say alone, 452 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 4: but she just kept looking at him. Finally, Miss Green 453 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 4: took the hairdryer off and said, somebody get me a 454 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:44,159 Speaker 4: pen and a piece of paper. She began to write 455 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 4: down a prophecy something she felt in her heart. It said, Denzel, 456 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 4: you will speak to millions. You will travel the world 457 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 4: and you will make a positive difference. At that time, 458 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 4: it could have looked like she was a little off 459 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:02,720 Speaker 4: of her rocker. But Denzel took that prophecy and put 460 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:05,959 Speaker 4: it in his wallet. It spoke to his heart, and 461 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,640 Speaker 4: throughout his career when he was tempted to get down, 462 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 4: to get discouraged, he would always pull that prophecy out 463 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 4: say no, God's got a great plan for my life. 464 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 4: Somebody believes in me. To this day, he still carries 465 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:23,400 Speaker 4: around that prophecy. Who knows where he would be if 466 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 4: miss Green hadn't taken the time to bless his future. 467 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,679 Speaker 4: Who knows if he would have seen so much success 468 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 4: if she hadn't planted those seeds of faith in his heart. 469 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:36,879 Speaker 4: You never know the impact a small note, a kind 470 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 4: word of encouragement can have. I don't know about you, 471 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 4: but I want to be a wallet filler. I want 472 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 4: to speak so much vision, so much faith, so much 473 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 4: blessings that it inspires people to even want to carry 474 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 4: it around with them. After all, we got enough people 475 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 4: speaking defeat over us, criticizing us, telling us what we're 476 00:27:56,560 --> 00:28:00,040 Speaker 4: not going to become. Don't fall into that trap. I 477 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 4: have the power in you right now to help someone 478 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 4: go to a higher level. The people in your life 479 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:10,120 Speaker 4: are not thereby accident. Are you believing in them? Are 480 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 4: you urging them forward? Are you speaking the blessing. I 481 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 4: want to give you an assignment. Find at least one 482 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:19,680 Speaker 4: person you can build up. You may have four or 483 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 4: five different people. Write their name on a sheet of paper. 484 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 4: List what you like about them, their strengths. Pray over that, 485 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 4: ask God to show you ways to bless them, and 486 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 4: then start speaking favor into their life. Write them and 487 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 4: encouraging note. Let them know that you're believing in them. 488 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 4: As they succeed, You're going to succeed. When you bring 489 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 4: out the best in others, it'll bring out the best 490 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 4: in you and in life. We can be a career builder, 491 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 4: a bodybuilder, a home builder. That's all great, but the 492 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 4: only thing that's going to last is the investment we 493 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:56,160 Speaker 4: make in other people. When it comes to the end 494 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:58,760 Speaker 4: of my days, I want people to say that man 495 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 4: help me go higher. He made me feel better about myself. 496 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 4: He took time to make a difference. Remember an encouraging 497 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 4: word works wonders. Be free with your compliments. Tell people 498 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 4: what they mean to you. Let's fill up some wallets 499 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 4: this week, let's put some treasures in people's hearts. If 500 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 4: you'll get in a habit of building other people up, 501 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:23,960 Speaker 4: you'll never lack in your own life. When you sow 502 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 4: those seeds, God will make sure you go higher. That's 503 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 4: when He'll pour out his blessings in favor, and you'll 504 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:33,360 Speaker 4: see every dream, every desire, every promise God's put in you, 505 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 4: it will come to pass. Amen. Do you receive it today? 506 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 4: Thanks so much for listening to today's message. 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