WEBVTT - AR Bernard - Oct 23 - 3:30 am

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<v Speaker 1>Really? The real A.R.

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<v Speaker 2>Bernard is on Instagram?

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<v Speaker 3>Did you say the real A.R.

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<v Speaker 4>Bernard is on Instagram? You mean every other Thursday at

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<v Speaker 4>3 p.m. Eastern Time, we can catch the real A.R.

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<v Speaker 4>Bernard live on Instagram?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes. Join A.R.

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<v Speaker 2>Bernard on Instagram Live every other Thursday at 3 p.m.

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<v Speaker 4>Eastern.

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<v Speaker 5>A.R.

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<v Speaker 3>Bernard.

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<v Speaker 1>The faith of which Scripture speaks is an inherent trust.

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<v Speaker 1>It's something that's deep inside that sometimes you cannot explain.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes you cannot reason it. Because sometimes there's situations where

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<v Speaker 1>reason says other and faith says, no, this is what's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be your experience.

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<v Speaker 5>Welcome to A.R. Bernard Ministries. You are about to hear

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<v Speaker 5>from A.R. Bernard, one of today's most influential voices in ministry,

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<v Speaker 5>a best-selling author and charismatic teacher of spirit-led truth. Today's

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<v Speaker 5>thought-provoking message and captivating word will empower you spiritually, inform

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<v Speaker 5>you intellectually, and motivate you with renewed strength to stand

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<v Speaker 5>boldly in your purpose and live out your faith in

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<v Speaker 5>today's ever-changing culture. Tune in and join us now for A.R. Bernard.

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<v Speaker 4>Today joining Dr. Bernard is his son, Pastor Jamal Bernard.

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<v Speaker 1>The faith of which scripture speaks is an inherent trust.

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<v Speaker 1>It's something that's deep inside that sometimes you cannot explain.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes you cannot reason it. Because sometimes there's situations where

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<v Speaker 1>reason says other and faith says no, this is what's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be your experience. It's inherent. It's deep. Deeply planted.

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<v Speaker 1>Because you were born again, but you were born by what?

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<v Speaker 6>Faith.

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<v Speaker 1>Born of the word and the spirit, but it was

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<v Speaker 1>an act of what? Faith. So it's inherent, and it's enduring.

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<v Speaker 1>It's enduring, which means it gets stronger under pressure. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to back up on that one. It gets stronger

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<v Speaker 1>under pressure. Are you hearing me? It gets stronger under pressure.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell your neighbor, say, neighbor, my faith gets stronger under pressure.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why God told Paul, who was pressured by a

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<v Speaker 1>thorn in the flesh, what did God tell him? My grace,

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<v Speaker 1>my favor is what? Sufficient. You've got all that you

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<v Speaker 1>need to deal with this, Paul. You don't need to

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<v Speaker 1>be extra. I mean, you don't need extra. He taught

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<v Speaker 1>me that. My faith is enduring. In fact, pressure brings

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<v Speaker 1>out the real quality of my faith. Because it's not quantity.

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus said if you have faith the size of a

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<v Speaker 1>mustard seed, you can speak to a mountain. Did you

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<v Speaker 1>hear that? It's the quality of your faith. Faith is

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<v Speaker 1>an inherent, enduring trust. It doesn't run out of gas.

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<v Speaker 1>It gets stronger. it becomes renewed, it becomes re-fortified. Though

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<v Speaker 1>your outward man perishes, the inner man is being renewed

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<v Speaker 1>day by day by day. Faith is an inherent enduring trust,

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<v Speaker 1>and listen.

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<v Speaker 6>That permeates, ooh, it permeates our understanding.

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<v Speaker 1>So we not only walk by faith, we understand things

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<v Speaker 1>by faith. It permeates our perception, faith shapes and influences

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<v Speaker 1>how we interpret what's going on in our lives. We

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<v Speaker 1>don't interpret it apart from faith. Because if we do,

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<v Speaker 1>then we're not walking by faith, we're walking by sight.

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<v Speaker 1>And we don't trust in what we see, we trust

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<v Speaker 1>in the God that we cannot see, but believe is

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<v Speaker 1>present at work in our lives. It's an inherent, enduring

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<v Speaker 1>trust that permeates our understanding and perception, listen, of ourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>Not just the situation and circumstance, but faith will tell

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<v Speaker 1>you how to see yourself in the circumstance, in the situation.

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<v Speaker 1>Faith will tell you you're not the victim. Don't see

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<v Speaker 1>yourself as the victim. Faith will tell you you're not

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<v Speaker 1>the loser. Don't see yourself as a loser. Faith will

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<v Speaker 1>tell you how to see yourself in any given circumstance

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<v Speaker 1>or situation. And you can't look at that mirror, see

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<v Speaker 1>what faith is saying about you, and walk away like

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<v Speaker 1>you've never seen it. It permeates our understanding and perception

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<v Speaker 1>of ourselves and the world around us. People, places, things, events, circumstances,

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<v Speaker 1>and situation. We walk, we live with an enduring trust.

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<v Speaker 1>We believe in God's providential care for us, guidance for us,

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<v Speaker 1>and protection of us. God is not weak. And our

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<v Speaker 1>lack of faith doesn't weaken him. Because God is not

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<v Speaker 1>depending on our faith in order to do what he

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<v Speaker 1>promised to do. Oh, come on, people. Faith will venture

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<v Speaker 1>you into the tension between a promise and its fulfillment.

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<v Speaker 1>Say that again. Faith will venture you into the tension

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<v Speaker 1>between a promise and its fulfillment. How many know the

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<v Speaker 1>tension between those two? When God gives you a promise,

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<v Speaker 1>you embrace it. The tension begins between that promise and

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<v Speaker 1>its fulfillment. Faith navigates that tension. Faith, in fact, embraces

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<v Speaker 1>that tension. Faith says, come on. Let's do this. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>do this. Because you're never doing it alone. You're doing

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<v Speaker 1>it with God. So I just want you to have

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<v Speaker 1>that definition when you think about faith. Got it? It

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<v Speaker 1>gets stronger under pressure. It's non-negotiable. Unchanging, unwavering. Faith. And

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<v Speaker 1>will you go through stuff while you're having faith? Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>The scripture says Abraham had faith and wavered not. But

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<v Speaker 1>when you read the Old Testament, the man went through

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<v Speaker 1>some stuff. Faith will always be challenged. And if the

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<v Speaker 1>devil's coming to steal from you, it means you've got something.

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<v Speaker 1>If he's not bothering you, you need to check yourself. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>does God have favorites?

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<v Speaker 7>Are you asking me? Yes, he does have favorites.

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<v Speaker 1>But Romans chapter two says that God is without partiality.

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<v Speaker 7>Well, when you keep that in its context, the partiality

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<v Speaker 7>is the, him giving favor to all men. What happens

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<v Speaker 7>is you reject his special treatment when you reject him.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let me get this. So, God's favor is

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<v Speaker 1>given to all humanity. And humanity has to choose whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to embrace that favor. So don't blame God

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<v Speaker 1>if you reject his favor and you are favorless.

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<v Speaker 7>So it comes across as he has favorites by the

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<v Speaker 7>individuals who have accepted That's like you have the kids

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<v Speaker 7>in the household, and your.

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<v Speaker 1>Kids, if they obey you, the relationship is different, right?

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<v Speaker 1>The relationship tends to be closer.

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<v Speaker 7>The relationship tends to be looked upon as being the

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<v Speaker 7>person that obeys the most has the most favor, but

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<v Speaker 7>they understand that the favor that they're receiving is based

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<v Speaker 7>on the obedience. He says in John 14, 14 that

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<v Speaker 7>I call you my friend.

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<v Speaker 1>If you obey me. So if you obey me.

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<v Speaker 7>Then your favor that you start receiving comes from me

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<v Speaker 7>in a different way. When you disobey me, you.

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<v Speaker 7>When you disobey me, you remove yourself from the favor

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<v Speaker 7>that I want to give you.

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<v Speaker 1>So to say that God has favorites is not a

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<v Speaker 1>violation of his justice. No. Because when God prefers someone,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not at the expense of someone else. It's at

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<v Speaker 1>the rejection that comes from someone else. So God remains

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<v Speaker 1>just even when he favors me. Thank you. I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to need some of that this year. How many are

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<v Speaker 1>going to need some of that this year? So those

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<v Speaker 1>who respond experience preferential treatment. That means I'm blessed and

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<v Speaker 1>Come on, talk back to me, CCC.

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<v Speaker 7>See, and the reason why you receive preferential treatment is

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<v Speaker 7>because he knows, based on your relationship with him, how

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<v Speaker 7>you're going to handle that favor.

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<v Speaker 1>So, Luke 2, 52, Jesus grew in wisdom and stature

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<v Speaker 1>and gained or increased in favor with God and man.

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<v Speaker 1>So wait, wait, wait. I can increase God's favor in

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<v Speaker 1>my life? I need a moment. And how do I

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<v Speaker 1>increase God's favor in my life? When I'm responsible with

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<v Speaker 1>the favor that he gives me.

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<v Speaker 7>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Because God commits to faithfulness.

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<v Speaker 6>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>So when I'm responsible with the favor that he gives me,

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<v Speaker 1>he can give me what? Come on.

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<v Speaker 6>More.

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<v Speaker 7>You see, because think about it this way. When you're obeying,

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<v Speaker 7>your response to the favor that he gives you is

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<v Speaker 7>a sign of your obedience. The depth of your obedience

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<v Speaker 7>is a great expression of the depth of your maturity.

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<v Speaker 7>So the deeper the obedience, the more mature you present

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<v Speaker 7>yourself to be, the more favor you are prepared to receive.

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<v Speaker 1>So the favor begins with relationship.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes.

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<v Speaker 7>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Because remember, he called Abraham to a covenant relationship with him,

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<v Speaker 1>separating him from the rest of his world, even the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the world, and his family. And he said,

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<v Speaker 1>if you covenant with me, I'm going to do all

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<v Speaker 1>this for you. Thereby favoring Abraham. Are you with me?

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<v Speaker 1>And the favor that God placed on Abraham was, was

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<v Speaker 1>intended to bless the whole world.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Through Jesus Christ. So I am now tapped in to

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<v Speaker 1>the same favor.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait, wait. I am now tapped in to the same

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<v Speaker 1>favor that God covenanted with Abraham because of my relationship

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<v Speaker 1>with Jesus Christ. Jesus was the seed that God told

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<v Speaker 1>Abraham all nations of the earth would be blessed through.

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<v Speaker 1>So I am favored by relationship, and I increase that

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<v Speaker 1>favor by stewardship. I hope you're taking notes. I hope

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<v Speaker 1>you're taking notes. I am immediately favored by way of

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<v Speaker 1>my relationship with Jesus. That's why it's called the new covenant.

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<v Speaker 1>And I can increase that favor through my stewardship. So

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<v Speaker 1>if I'm a good steward with the favor that God

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<v Speaker 1>gives me, he'll give me more favor. I'm telling you,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm preaching what I've lived, seen, and experienced. Where God

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<v Speaker 1>opens doors. I've been in places where I'm sitting in

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<v Speaker 1>a room and I'm wondering, how did I get here?

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<v Speaker 1>But God. Come on, but God. Opportunities open. How did

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<v Speaker 1>that come my way? But God. Stewardship increases favor. Favor

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<v Speaker 1>comes automatically by way of relationship. Come on, how many

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<v Speaker 1>know this? I said it, I think it's New Year's Eve.

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<v Speaker 1>I said that I was in a situation where going

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<v Speaker 1>into a place And I was with someone who invited

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<v Speaker 1>me and they stopped me and not that individual. And

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<v Speaker 1>all he did was say, he's with me. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>all it took. I walked right in, sat down in

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<v Speaker 1>the best seat because of the what? Relationship. So favor

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<v Speaker 1>begins with relationship and grows through stewardship. You need to

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<v Speaker 1>write that down. Favor begins with relationship and grows through stewardship.

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<v Speaker 1>Not just favor with God, but favor with man. Sounds

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<v Speaker 1>like they're writing to me, PJ. Mm-hmm. I told them

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<v Speaker 1>to write that down. So, we're going to unpack favor

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<v Speaker 1>because it's under the heading of personal renewal. And renewal

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<v Speaker 1>is a reawakening of passion, fervor, and creativity towards purpose.

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<v Speaker 1>And our theme this year is renewal. I will sprinkle

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<v Speaker 1>in signs of the times and specific texts that identify

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<v Speaker 1>for us that are essentially signs of the times that

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<v Speaker 1>we are in so that we know how to navigate

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<v Speaker 1>these times. But we're going to unpack personal renewal because

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<v Speaker 1>how many know that God begins with the person? In

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<v Speaker 1>the ancient world, especially in Israel, they believed that life

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<v Speaker 1>was lived in concentric circles. So in the middle was

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<v Speaker 1>the individual, then the community, then the nation, then the world.

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<v Speaker 1>Renewal begins with the individual, then the relationships, then the

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<v Speaker 1>sense of purpose, then the structures and systems, and then

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<v Speaker 1>the culture itself. So when God brings revival, he does

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<v Speaker 1>it in the individual's heart And his intention is to

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<v Speaker 1>impact the culture. So there's some things that God is

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<v Speaker 1>going to do inside of you that's going to have

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<v Speaker 1>far-reaching impact beyond your circle because it's going to have

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<v Speaker 1>a wave effect. So personal renewal begins with understanding your

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<v Speaker 1>favor in relationship with God and that with the good stewardship,

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<v Speaker 1>you can increase that favor. Oh man, we don't have time.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a good one. That's good. Wait, wait. That's good too.

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<v Speaker 1>So we set it up. Did you get anything out

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<v Speaker 1>of this today? Come on, give God a good hand,

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<v Speaker 1>clap offering. My takeaway, favor begins with relationship and grows

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<v Speaker 1>through stewardship. It begins with relationship and grows through stewardship.

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<v Speaker 1>You already have favor. So there's a favor you don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to gain. You got it because of your relationship

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<v Speaker 1>with Jesus Christ. Did you hear that? I tell people

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<v Speaker 1>all the time, you don't get to heaven by what

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<v Speaker 1>you know. Come on. You get there by who you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you know Jesus in salvation, that's what opens

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<v Speaker 1>the door for you. Plain and simple. And then you

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<v Speaker 1>build on that relationship. You build on that knowledge. How

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<v Speaker 1>many believe that this will be a year of favor

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<v Speaker 1>for you?

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<v Speaker 3>Amen.

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<v Speaker 1>With God and me. Come on, declare it. Declare it.

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<v Speaker 1>Speak it out of your mouth. Use the power of

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<v Speaker 1>your words. Live this year with expectation and look for

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<v Speaker 1>it everywhere. There it is. Oh, there it is again. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>look at that. Look at, there it is. It's going

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<v Speaker 1>to come in different people, different packages, different situations, different doors,

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<v Speaker 1>different opportunities, different context. You're going to get up morning

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<v Speaker 1>by morning and witness those new mercies. Because you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to walk in expectation and that's what faith does. It

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<v Speaker 1>lives with expectation of the good. And let me tell

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<v Speaker 1>you something. It's the verse Romans 8, 28. I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to paraphrase it. I'm going to paraphrase it. How many

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<v Speaker 1>know that verse? I'm going to paraphrase it. The forces

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<v Speaker 1>out there working for my good are greater than the

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<v Speaker 1>forces out there working for my bad. So God's got this.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a year of his favor. It's called biblically the

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<v Speaker 1>year of Jubilee. Come on.

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