1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,160 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:05,279 Speaker 2: Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 2: the ministry. 4 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 3: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 5 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 3: blessing and share it with a. 6 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 2: Friend, reappreciate you, and pray for God's very best in 7 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 2: your life. Well, God bless you always a joy to 8 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 2: come into your homes. 9 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: We love you. 10 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 2: If you're ever in our area, please stop by and 11 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 2: be a part of one of our services. 12 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. 13 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 2: But thanks so much for tuning in, and thank you 14 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 2: again for coming out today. 15 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: And I like to start with something funny. 16 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 2: And somebody sent me these funny one liners about blondes. 17 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 2: But since I'm married to a beautiful, smart, intelligent blonde, 18 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 2: I'm going to change it from a blonde lady to 19 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 2: a blonde man. 20 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: Here's a few of them. They're kind of funny. 21 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 2: He was so blonde that he tripped over a cordless phone. 22 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 2: He was so blonde he asked for a price check 23 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 2: at the dollar store. He was so blonde it took 24 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 2: him two hours to watch sixty minutes. Last one, He's 25 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 2: so blonde he thinks that taco bell is the Mexican 26 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 2: Phone Company. Hold up your Bible, say it like you 27 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 2: mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it 28 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 2: says I am. I have what it says I have. 29 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: I can do what it says I can do. Today 30 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 2: I will be taught the word of God. I'll boldly confess. 31 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 2: My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 32 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 2: never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 33 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 2: I want to talk to you today about unprecedented favor. 34 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 2: We've all seen God's favor in our life. Every one 35 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 2: of us can say that God's been. 36 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: Good to us. 37 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 2: He's protected us, promoted us, opened up doors. 38 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: That's God's favor. 39 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 2: But I believe in the coming days, God wants to 40 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 2: show us unprecedented favor, that is favor like we haven't 41 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 2: seen before. Paul said in Ephesians, in the Ages to come, 42 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 2: we would see the immeasurable, unlimited, surpassing greatness of God's favor. 43 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 2: What's interesting is Paul wrote this passage ages ago. We 44 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 2: are living in the ages to come that Paul was 45 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 2: talking about. He was saying, I've seen limited power, but 46 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 2: you're going to see unlimited power. I've seen God do 47 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 2: great things but you're going to see the surpassing greatness 48 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 2: of God's goodness. You're going to see unprecedented favor. The 49 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 2: word unprecedented means unmatched, unparalleled for the first time. In 50 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 2: other words, you may have seen God's favor in the past. 51 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: But you need to get ready. You haven't seen anything yet. 52 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 2: What God has in your future is going to be bigger, better, greater, unprecedented. 53 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 2: He's going to show you his goodness in ways like 54 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 2: you've never seen before. 55 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,399 Speaker 1: Now we have to get in agreement with God. 56 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 2: Get up every morning, say Father, thank you for your 57 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 2: unprecedented favor. I found there's a direct correlation between declaring 58 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 2: favor and receiving favor. Not enough to just think about it. 59 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 2: Words give life to our faith. Something supernatural happens when 60 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 2: you say I'm expecting unprecedented favor. 61 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 1: A lot of people do just the opposite. 62 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 2: They go through the day saying I never get any 63 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 2: good breaks, I'll never get well, I'll never get out 64 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 2: of death. They don't realize with their words they are 65 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 2: setting the limits for their life. If you have a 66 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 2: poor mouth, you're going to have a poor life. Do 67 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 2: yourself a favor, zip up the defeat and start speaking victory, 68 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: Zip up the nothing good ever happens to me and 69 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 2: start declaring God's blessings or chasing me down. Zip up 70 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 2: the I've reached my limits and start declaring unprecedented favor 71 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 2: is coming my way. Friends, if you're going to reach 72 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 2: your highest potential, you're going to need doors to open 73 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 2: for you that you cannot open on your own. You're 74 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 2: going to need promotion, good breaks, divine connections, favor greater. 75 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: Than what you've seen in the past. If you'll release 76 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: your faith for this. 77 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 2: And believe that unprecedented favor is coming your way, you'll 78 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 2: see God show up and do amazing things. He'll take 79 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 2: you higher than you thought possible. God said here in Exodus, 80 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 2: I will perform great wonders that I have not done 81 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 2: anywhere before in all the earth. People will see what 82 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,359 Speaker 2: great things I can do. Because I am going to 83 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 2: do an awesome thing for you. Why don't you let 84 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 2: that take root in your spirit. God is saying I'm 85 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 2: going to do something awesome in your life. Awesome means astounding, remarkable, overwhelming, 86 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 2: breath taking. Awesome is just the opposite of ordinary. In 87 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 2: other words, God is go to do something not like 88 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 2: you've seen before, maybe a couple of years ago, God 89 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:07,679 Speaker 2: blessed you with a great promotion. 90 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: You're happy, You're grateful. That's great, that's the way you 91 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: should be. 92 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 2: But if God did the same thing this year as 93 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 2: he did in years past, sure you would be grateful, 94 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 2: but it wouldn't necessarily be remarkable. You wouldn't be astounded. 95 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 2: Why because you've seen it happen before. When God says 96 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 2: he's going to do something awesome, he's talking about unprecedented favor. 97 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 2: What God has in your future will supersede what you've 98 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 2: seen in your past. God has favor that is unmatched, 99 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 2: promotion that is unparalleled, good breaks that will be astounding, overwhelming, 100 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,559 Speaker 2: where you'll look back in amazement at what God has done. 101 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:54,679 Speaker 2: I don't know about you, but I'm expecting something awesome 102 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 2: in my future. Yes, God has done great things in 103 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 2: the past. God has blessed me from vod me, giving 104 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 2: me favor. But deep down, I know what's in my 105 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 2: past is going to pel in comparison to what God 106 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 2: is about to do in your future. 107 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: Is the surpassing. 108 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 2: Greatness of God's power. Its unprecedented favor. Now get in 109 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 2: agreement with God talks about in the Book of Psalms, 110 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 2: how the people limited the Holy One of Israel. 111 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: They limited God. 112 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 2: In other words, God wanted to do something awesome in 113 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:32,119 Speaker 2: their lives. He wanted to take them into the Promised Land, 114 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 2: a land greater than anything they had experienced. You remember 115 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 2: when the spies came back from the Promised Land. They 116 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 2: talked about how the fruits and vegetables were like nothing 117 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 2: they had ever seen, bigger and better. That was God's 118 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 2: dream to do something awesome. But their problem was they 119 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 2: didn't believe. They didn't think they could defeat their enemies. 120 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 2: They got negative, started complaining, and they never did make 121 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 2: it into the Promised Land. That tells me we can 122 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 2: stop the awesome things God has in store. If we 123 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 2: go around saying I've reached my limits, nothing good happens 124 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 2: to me. This problem's too big, I'll never accomplish my dreams. 125 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 2: We are setting the limits for our life. Many people 126 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 2: have settled for mediocrity in their thinking. If you want 127 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 2: to see God do amazing things, you've got to get 128 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 2: in agreement and say, yes, God, I believe something awesome 129 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 2: is in my future. Maybe you're single and you want 130 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 2: to get married instead of saying I'll never meet the 131 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 2: right person. 132 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: Now, why don't you start declaring. 133 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 2: God is bringing somebody awesome into my life. 134 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: Not average, not mediocre. 135 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 2: Not he'll do, she'll do. I may not meet anybody else. No, 136 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 2: don't settle for average. When God has somebody awesome. God 137 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 2: has somebody that will take your breath away, somebody that 138 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 2: you cannot live without. Victoria and I have been married 139 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 2: going on twenty five years, and every time I see her, 140 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 2: something still comes alive on the inside. 141 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 1: When she walks in the room, it brightens my day. 142 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 2: A few months ago she was gonna have to be 143 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 2: gone for a week or so, and I don't like 144 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 2: her to leave. She had to take care of some business, 145 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:18,239 Speaker 2: but I miss her. And she left that Sunday after church, 146 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 2: and Monday morning, first thing she called and said, Joy, 147 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 2: it's not working out. I'm gonna come home tonight. I said, 148 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 2: thank you Jesus, you're. 149 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: Answering my prayers. She didn't know I was praying that 150 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: it wouldn't work out. 151 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 2: But I know people after twenty five years of marriage, 152 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 2: they're praying that their spouse will stay gone longer. 153 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: No, not you. God has somebody awesome for you. 154 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 2: Somebody you'll enjoy spending your life with. 155 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: Declare it every day, something awesome is coming my way. 156 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: I know a young man. He's got a beautiful family. 157 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 2: He was working at this job, being at his best 158 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 2: each day, had a good attitude, but there wasn't any 159 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 2: room for growth, no opportunity for advancement. A friend told 160 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 2: about a position opening up at his company. He read 161 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 2: the qualifications and although he didn't have the experience and 162 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,439 Speaker 2: all the education they wanted, he felt good about it 163 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 2: and applied for the job. He went and interviewed and 164 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 2: they said they'd get back with him in a week. 165 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:20,959 Speaker 2: A week went by and he didn't hear anything. The 166 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 2: negative thoughts started coming. You're not going to get it, 167 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 2: you're not qualified. You're going to be stuck at that 168 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 2: same position. 169 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 1: The rest of your life. 170 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 2: His wife could tell something was bothering him. She said, honey, 171 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,559 Speaker 2: quit worrying about it. God is in control. It's in 172 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,079 Speaker 2: his hands, and if he wants you to have the job, 173 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 2: you're going to get the job. You can tell they've 174 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 2: been coming to Lakewood instead of worrying about it every day, 175 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 2: they started declaring Ephesians three twenty, God, you said you 176 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 2: would do exceedingly, abundantly above and beyond. They were speaking 177 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 2: unprecedented favor, releasing their faith for God to do something 178 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 2: awesome in their lives. Three weeks later, the vice president 179 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 2: of operations of that new company call. When he applied, 180 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 2: the starting salary listed was ten percent more than he 181 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 2: was making. But this vice president not only offered him 182 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 2: the job, but said, your starting salary will be thirty 183 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 2: percent more than we listed, which was forty percent more 184 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 2: than he was making. Right then, he said, I tried 185 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 2: to stay calm, but I was jumping up and down 186 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 2: on the inside. 187 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:30,479 Speaker 1: He was astounded, amazed. 188 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 2: That was remarkable, unprecedented favor, God doing something awesome in 189 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 2: his life. Listen, if God did it for him, he 190 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 2: could do it for you and me. 191 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: That's what it says in Exodus. 192 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 2: God wants to do something awesome, something that. 193 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: You have not seen before. Here's the good news. 194 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 2: If you've seen it, then you know what's in your 195 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,559 Speaker 2: future is going to be greater. God wants to do 196 00:10:55,760 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 2: what you have not seen. I think about this beautiful facility. 197 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: That God has blessed us with. 198 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:07,559 Speaker 2: We were amazed, overwhelmed, astounded. It was certainly God's favor 199 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 2: and what's interesting is this victory while we continue to 200 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 2: celebrate and remember what God has done, this victory is 201 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 2: in our past. God has promised what's in our future 202 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 2: will be greater. That tells me we should never get satisfied. 203 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:28,680 Speaker 2: Don't get complacent and put your faith on a autopilot 204 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 2: and say, oh, Joel, God's been good to me. I've 205 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 2: had victories, I've been blessed. I'm just gonna coast. No, 206 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 2: keep your faith out there. God has something else in 207 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 2: your future that's going to astound you. You think you've 208 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 2: seen God's goodness, but you need to get ready for 209 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 2: something awesome. There's something astounding, something remarkable, something overwhelming. 210 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: That God has come in your way. 211 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 2: I talked to a lady last week after the service. 212 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:57,840 Speaker 2: She was in town for treatment at the cancer hospital. 213 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 2: She was going to have to have a tumor removed 214 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 2: from her abdomen and then take chemotherapy. All of her 215 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 2: medical records, her charts, X rays, blood work, they were 216 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 2: sent from her hospital back at home. When she met 217 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 2: with the new doctor here, he wanted her to retake. 218 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: The test and redo the x rays, just. 219 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 2: To double check and verify everything, and she was happy 220 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 2: to do that. She was already scheduled for surgery when 221 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 2: this new doctor came in and said, I'm not seeing 222 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 2: on the new test what I've seen on the old test. 223 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 2: These new tests looked perfectly normal. On one test, he 224 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,439 Speaker 2: could clearly see the tumor. On the other one, there 225 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 2: was no sign of a tumor. He said, I know 226 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 2: this sounds odd, but I don't suggest we do anything. 227 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: You look perfectly healthy. To me. 228 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 2: That's God doing something astounding, something remarkable. She went back 229 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 2: home and her doctor looked at those tests and he said, 230 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 2: I've been doing this for twenty six years. I have 231 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 2: never seen this happen before. You say, Joe, she was 232 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 2: Probably they just misdiagnosed. Probably nothing wrong with her in 233 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 2: the first place. That may be what some people believe, 234 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:10,199 Speaker 2: but I believe it was the surpassing greatness of our God. 235 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 2: I believe it was God doing something awesome in her life. 236 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 2: I've learned some people are not going to believe no 237 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 2: matter what, they're going to try to explain away every miracle. 238 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 1: When God parted the. 239 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 2: Red Sea, the people of Israel went through on dry ground. 240 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 2: Some experts have said that during that time of year, 241 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 2: at that particular place in the sea. It's possible that 242 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 2: the water was only ten inches deep, and the tides 243 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 2: and the winds could have naturally parted the sea. 244 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 1: But you think about it, that's even a greater miracle. 245 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 2: That means that all of Pharaoh's army, grown men, they 246 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 2: drowned in ten inches of water. I don't know about you, 247 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 2: but I'm going to be a believer and not a doubter. 248 00:13:55,440 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 2: I'm expecting God to do something awesome, something remarkable, something 249 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:05,680 Speaker 2: that we've never seen before. That's what Jesus said in 250 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 2: John fourteen twelve. He that believes in me, the works 251 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:13,679 Speaker 2: that I do, will you do also? And greater works 252 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 2: than these will you do. This is an amazing promise. 253 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 2: When Jesus was on the earth, he did all kinds 254 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 2: of incredible miracles. He healed people, turned water into wine, 255 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 2: multiplied food, raised the dead, cured the lepers, on and on. Yet, 256 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 2: Jesus said, if you believe in me, I will show 257 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 2: you greater works. The Old Testament God said awesome things. 258 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:42,200 Speaker 2: In the New Testament, Jesus says greater things. Bottom line, 259 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 2: they're both saying, get ready for unprecedented favor. 260 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: Favor like you've never seen before. 261 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 2: I have a friend that's a medical doctor, and years 262 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 2: ago he was driving down the freeway late at night, 263 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 2: coming home and he came upon this accident. He stopped 264 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 2: to help, come to find out it was a fatality. 265 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: The young man driving was on a stretcher. 266 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 2: The paramedics had worked on him for a long time, 267 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 2: given him CPR, and they had IVS in him. And 268 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 2: right when he came up, they were pulling the sheet 269 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 2: over his head. Since he was a doctor, they allowed 270 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 2: him to be there. And he leaned over the body 271 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 2: and just very quietly he began to pray for the 272 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 2: young man. God give him another chance. God, let his 273 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 2: life come back into him, Let his heart begin to work, 274 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 2: let his lungs kick in. For a couple of minutes, 275 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 2: very quietly he prayed the prayer of faith. He wasn't 276 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 2: a minister, he wasn't trained in theology. 277 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: He simply believed that with God, all things are possible. 278 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 2: He believed what Jesus said, that we could see the 279 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 2: greater works. While he was still praying, all of a sudden, 280 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 2: the young men began to cough. 281 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: The paramedics nearly passed out. In a few seconds. 282 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 2: He opened his eyes, and not long after that he 283 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 2: was able to sit up. A young man is alive 284 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 2: and healthy, totally recovered. But had my friend not believe 285 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 2: that God can do extounding, remarkable, overwhelming things, I don't 286 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 2: know if that young man would be alive today. 287 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: Friends, God is looking for someone. 288 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 2: To believe for the greater works, greater power, greater annoying, 289 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 2: greater influence, greater victory. He's looking for somebody to take 290 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 2: the limits. 291 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: Off of him. 292 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 2: You say, Joel, this sounds kind of far out today. Yes, 293 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 2: but the God we serve is a far out God. 294 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 2: You have no idea what he has planned for your life. 295 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 2: God wants to do something awesome to show his greatness 296 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 2: through you. It's not to bring us glory, it's to 297 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 2: bring God glory. When you take the limits off of 298 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 2: Him and you believe for the greater works, you'll be 299 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 2: amazed at what will happen. This is what Joshua did 300 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 2: in the scripture. One day, he was fighting a great 301 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 2: battle with all all of his men. 302 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: They were trying to finish off these enemies. 303 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 2: It was getting late at night, the sun was starting 304 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 2: to go down, and Joshua knew if he didn't finish 305 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 2: the job. This enemy would reorganize and come back against 306 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 2: him again. He needed more daylight. A lot of people 307 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 2: would have thought, well, too bad, didn't work out. I 308 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 2: needed more time, but it just didn't happen. 309 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 1: Not Joshua. He was bold. He looked up at the 310 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: sun and said, Sun, I want you to stand still. 311 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 1: I need more daylight. 312 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 2: The scripture says the sun stood still all because one 313 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 2: man dared to believe. It goes on to say there 314 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 2: had never been a day like that before. The people 315 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 2: stood there in utter amazement. I believe you and I 316 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 2: are going to come into more of those days where 317 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 2: we look up and say, wow, I have never seen 318 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 2: anything like this before. I thought I was going to 319 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 2: get a ten percent raise, and I got a forty 320 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 2: percent raise. The medical report said I hadn but the 321 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 2: new test says, I don't. I prayed for a young 322 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 2: man and life came back into him. You're gonna look 323 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 2: up in utter amazement and say, Wow, God, you've done 324 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 2: awesome things in my life today. When Victoria and I 325 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 2: first got married, there was this town home that we 326 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 2: really wanted to buy, but we couldn't quite afford it. 327 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 2: It was a little out of our price range. It 328 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:24,439 Speaker 2: was owned by this large company. I was talking to 329 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 2: my father about it one day and he said, Joel, 330 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 2: you need to offer them half of what they're asking. 331 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 2: I said, Daddy, I can't do that. I'd be embarrassed. 332 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 2: I might insult them. He said, Joel, you have not because. 333 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 1: You ask not. 334 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 2: How are you gonna know if you don't at least ask. 335 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 2: We got our nerve up and decided to do it. 336 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 2: Our realator told the man in charge of the property 337 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 2: that we were a young couple and we were just 338 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 2: getting started out, and we didn't mean to offend anyone, 339 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,160 Speaker 2: but this is all we could offer for the property. 340 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 2: He looked at it and immediately turned it down. Didn't 341 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 2: even think twice. Several months went by. We just kept 342 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 2: thanking God that he was directing our steps and thanking 343 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:06,880 Speaker 2: him that we had his favor. We found some other 344 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 2: places that we liked, but we always came back to 345 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,919 Speaker 2: that first town home. That's what we really wanted. The 346 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 2: last week of that year, out of the blue, the 347 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 2: man in charge called our realtor and said, because of 348 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 2: tax purposes, we have to sell the property this week, and. 349 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,480 Speaker 1: I have a higher offer, but I'd really. 350 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,920 Speaker 2: Like to help that young couple you talked about, I'd 351 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 2: like to sell it to them. What's funny, we didn't 352 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:34,239 Speaker 2: know the man, we never met him before, yet we 353 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:37,919 Speaker 2: bought that property for practically half of what it was 354 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 2: really worth. That's one of those days Victoria and I 355 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,400 Speaker 2: stood there in utter amazement. We said, Wow, God, we've 356 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:46,479 Speaker 2: never seen anything like this before. 357 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: That's one of those awesome. 358 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 2: Things that God had in our future. When you realize 359 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 2: that God has unprecedented favor for you, he wants to 360 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,679 Speaker 2: show you the greater works, it'll cause you to have 361 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 2: a new boldness. 362 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: Like Joshua. 363 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 2: You'll ask for things that you normally wouldn't ask for, 364 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 2: like that medical doctor, my friend. You'll pray even when 365 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 2: it looks impossible. You'll believe for things that have never 366 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:16,679 Speaker 2: happened before. I know this couple. They really wanted their 367 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 2: young son to start school, but his birthday missed the 368 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 2: cutoff date by four days. He was going to have 369 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 2: to wait a whole year just because he missed it 370 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 2: by those four days, and they knew that he was 371 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 2: ready to learn, So they went and met with the 372 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 2: school and asked if they would make an exception, and 373 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 2: the lady at registration was very kind, very polite. She said, 374 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 2: we'd love to help, but we just cannot make any exceptions. 375 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 2: He'll have to start next year. They said, that's fine, 376 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 2: but can we talk to your supervisor. She referred them 377 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 2: to the principal. The principle basically said the same thing. 378 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 2: We'd love to have your son, but we cannot make 379 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:54,120 Speaker 2: an exception. 380 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: He'll have to wait another year. 381 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 2: They said, that's fine, but can we talk to your supervisor. 382 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: This went on for a period of three weeks. 383 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 2: Every day they just kept declaring, father, thank you for 384 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 2: your unprecedented favor, thank you that you'll do something that's 385 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 2: never been done before. 386 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 1: They were able to meet with. 387 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 2: The superintendent of a whole district and he was kind, 388 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,719 Speaker 2: but he said rules or rules. We'd love to have 389 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 2: your son, but we cannot make an exception. They said, 390 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 2: who do you report to? He said, I report to 391 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:27,359 Speaker 2: the owner. It was a group of private schools. They 392 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 2: met with the owner, explained the situation. He didn't say 393 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 2: yes or no, he just said, I'll have to get 394 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 2: back with you. A month later, they got a call 395 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:36,880 Speaker 2: from the first lady. 396 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 1: They met with. 397 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 2: The lady that works in registration. She said I've been 398 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 2: here fifteen years. I've never seen this happen before, but 399 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:46,640 Speaker 2: we're going to make an exception and allow. 400 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 1: Your child to start school this year. Unprecedented favor. 401 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 2: You may have situations that look impossible, it's never been 402 00:21:56,480 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 2: done before. Don't get discouraged, don't give up. God wants 403 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 2: to do something awesome. Keep believing for unprecedented favor. Be 404 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:09,159 Speaker 2: bold and do like Joshua and start speaking favor to 405 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 2: that situation. 406 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 1: Every day. 407 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 2: Father, Thanketh that your favor is turning this around. Think 408 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 2: you that your favor is making a way, even though 409 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 2: I don't see away. Lord, thank you that your favor 410 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 2: is doing remarkable, astounding. 411 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: Overwhelming things. 412 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 2: When you release your faith, then like with Joshua, you'll 413 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 2: see God show up and do amazing things, things that 414 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,159 Speaker 2: you've never seen happen before. 415 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: This is what a mother did that we know. 416 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 2: Her son got involved in an outlaw motorcycle game, got 417 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 2: way way off course, and he was constantly in and 418 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 2: out of jail. Year after year, he continued to spiral downwards, 419 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 2: breaking his mother's heart. 420 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: She prayed, she believed she. 421 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 2: Did everything she could, but nothing seemed to help. He 422 00:22:56,560 --> 00:23:00,119 Speaker 2: got to the point where he practically lived stoned. He 423 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 2: had all kinds of addictions. He is never in his 424 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 2: right mind. One day in his early twenties, he was 425 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:10,439 Speaker 2: so depressed and so messed up in his mind he 426 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:13,919 Speaker 2: decided to end his life. The big bottle of pills 427 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,120 Speaker 2: he was going to take was standing in. 428 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: Front of a mirror. 429 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:19,680 Speaker 2: He said, when I looked at myself in that mirror, 430 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 2: I saw. 431 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 1: A dead man staring back at me. 432 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 2: Just as he was about to take the pills, something 433 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 2: said so strongly, don't do it. 434 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 1: There was a. 435 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:32,400 Speaker 2: Force holding him back. He could not take those pills. 436 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 2: He didn't really know what he was doing, but he thought, 437 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 2: if I'm going to kill myself, I need to first 438 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:41,680 Speaker 2: go to church. He got on his motorcycle and somehow 439 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:45,159 Speaker 2: ended up at Lakewood Church on a Sunday morning. Walked 440 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:50,640 Speaker 2: in there totally stone, never been there before. Leather jacket, beard, tattoos, 441 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 2: smelled like alcohol. This big, rough, tough looking biker. Well, 442 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 2: the service had already started and the usher met him 443 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 2: at the door. Back in those days, the front rows 444 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 2: were reserved for our prayer partners, for our volunteers. But 445 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,119 Speaker 2: for some reason, this usher in the middle of the 446 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:11,120 Speaker 2: service brought him all the way down to the very 447 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 2: front row and sat him right dead, sinner. He was 448 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 2: so stoned he didn't understand everything that was happening, but 449 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 2: he told how he felt a love that he had 450 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 2: never felt before. He said, sitting in that service, I 451 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 2: could feel chains breaking off of me, my mind becoming clear. 452 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,400 Speaker 2: All of a sudden, I felt a sense of purpose, 453 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 2: a sense of destiny. 454 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 1: For my life. 455 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 2: After the service, he walked out to his motorcycle in 456 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:43,439 Speaker 2: the old gravel parking lot, all by himself. He knelt 457 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 2: down and said, God, I don't know if you really 458 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 2: want me, but that minister said you would take me 459 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 2: just as I am, so I'm giving my life to you. 460 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: It just so happened. That was Mother's Day. 461 00:24:57,320 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 2: He went back home and called his mom, said, ever 462 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 2: believe what happened. I just went to church and gave 463 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 2: my life to Christ. His mom stood there in utter amazement. 464 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 2: She said, Wow, God never seen anything like that Before 465 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:14,119 Speaker 2: that day, the addictions to drugs and alcohol were broken 466 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 2: off of him. He got out of the Outlaw motorcycle gang, 467 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 2: and he started a motorcycle ministry to. 468 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:23,679 Speaker 1: Help people that had been messed up like he was. 469 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 4: It's called Tribe of Judah Motorcycle Ministry. Our good friend 470 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 4: been priest for the last thirty years. Ben has pastored 471 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 4: to great Church and he continues to go all over 472 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 4: the world telling people what God. 473 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:40,880 Speaker 1: Has done for him. 474 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 2: The scripture says, is there anything too hard for the Lord? 475 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 2: Maybe you've been praying for a loved one for a 476 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 2: long long time, maybe you've been believing for a situation 477 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 2: to change for years and years. 478 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: Don't get discouraged. 479 00:25:56,880 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 2: God is going to finish what he started as something unmatched, 480 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:07,919 Speaker 2: unparalleled coming your way, favor, breakthroughs, restoration like you haven't 481 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:10,919 Speaker 2: seen before. God's been good to all of us in 482 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,439 Speaker 2: the past. But I believe we're coming in to the 483 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 2: greater works, the greater annoying, the greater power, the greater victories. 484 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:21,639 Speaker 2: Keep your faith out there. God has something astounding in 485 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 2: your future. 486 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:25,400 Speaker 1: He's saying to you what he said to Moses. 487 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 2: I'm going to do something awesome, something that you have 488 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 2: not seen before. Now, let's stay in agreement with God. 489 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 2: Let's get up every morning and say Father, thank you 490 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 2: for your unprecedented favor. Thank you for the immeasurable, unlimited, 491 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:41,239 Speaker 2: surpassing greatness. 492 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:41,479 Speaker 1: Of your power. 493 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 2: If you do that, I believe you're going to come 494 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 2: into more of those days where you stand there in 495 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:51,160 Speaker 2: utter amazement and say, Wow, God, I've never seen anything 496 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 2: like this before. What is that unprecedented favor is coming 497 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:58,200 Speaker 2: you away? I believe it and declare it for each 498 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:01,719 Speaker 2: one of you in Jesus. Now, if you receive it, 499 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 2: can you say amen? 500 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:02,919 Speaker 1: Today? 501 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 2: We never like to close our broadcast without giving you 502 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:10,679 Speaker 2: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 503 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 1: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord Jesus, I'll 504 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 1: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make 505 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 1: you my Lord and savior. 506 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 2: Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you 507 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 2: got born again. Get in a good Bible based church, 508 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,400 Speaker 2: keep God first place. He's going to take your places 509 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:33,879 Speaker 2: you've never dreamed of. It's easy to get stuck in 510 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,720 Speaker 2: life because of fear and lack of confidence. 511 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:41,119 Speaker 1: We've been through disappointments. But I'm excited about Victoria's new book, 512 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:42,160 Speaker 1: Grace to Go. 513 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:45,439 Speaker 2: It'll help you move past what's holding you back and 514 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 2: step into new levels of your destiny. 515 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:50,200 Speaker 3: My heart for this book is that you will discover 516 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 3: the courage, the gifts, and the faith that God has 517 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:55,719 Speaker 3: put in you so that you can see your dreams 518 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 3: come to pass. It's not too late, The obstacles are 519 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:01,879 Speaker 3: not too big. The grace of God equips you to 520 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 3: go beyond your comfort zone and overcome what looks impossible. 521 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 3: You are stronger than you think. You are not alone. 522 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: You are Grace to Go. 523 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:13,720 Speaker 5: As our way of saying thank you for your gift 524 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:17,360 Speaker 5: of any amount, this month will send you Victoria Ostein's 525 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:21,200 Speaker 5: brand new book, Grace to Go. Step onto the bigger, 526 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 5: bolder life that belongs to you. This inspiring resource will 527 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:30,119 Speaker 5: help you break through fear, insecurity or regret, and activate 528 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:34,120 Speaker 5: the faith to move forward. 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