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See terms and conditions at UNEs dot co. 33 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 5: Hi. 34 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 4: This is Joel and Victoria. 35 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 5: Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting 36 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 5: the ministry. 37 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 3: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 38 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 3: blessing and share it with a friends. 39 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 4: Reappreciate you and pray for God's very best in your. 40 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 6: Life, and God bless you. 41 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 4: It's a joy to come into your homes. 42 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 5: We love you, and I know God has great things 43 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 5: in store here ever in our area, please stop buy 44 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 5: and be a part of one of our services. These 45 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 5: are the finest people in all of Houston, Texas right 46 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 5: here at Lakes, So come be apart. But thanks for 47 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 5: tuning in today and thank you again for coming out. 48 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 5: And I like to start with something funny. And I 49 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 5: heard about this minister. He'd been out bear hunting all 50 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 5: day long and searched and searched through the woods with 51 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 5: no sign of a bear, and finally, in frustration, he 52 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 5: threw his gun down and he went to the stream 53 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 5: to cool off. About that time, he sees this huge 54 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 5: grizzly bear running toward him full speed, about two hundred 55 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 5: yards away, and he falls on his knees and says, God, 56 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 5: I need protection. Please convert this bear into a Christian. Miraculously, 57 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 5: the bear froze in his tracks, put up both pauls 58 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 5: toward the heavens, and said, thank you Lord for this 59 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 5: food I'm about to eat. 60 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 4: All right, Hold up your Bible, say it like. 61 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 6: You mean it. 62 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 4: This is my Bible. I am what it says. 63 00:02:59,520 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 6: I am. 64 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 5: I have what it says I have. I can do 65 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 5: what it says I can do. Today I will be 66 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 5: taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 67 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 5: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 68 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 5: the same. In Jesus's name, God bless you. I want 69 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 5: to talk to you today about praising your way to victory. 70 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 5: We all face challenges and obstacles, dreams that look like 71 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 5: they're not going to come to pass. We can either 72 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:31,679 Speaker 5: get negative and discouraged and talk about what's not going 73 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 5: to work out, or we can switch over into praise 74 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 5: and thank God that he's still on the throne, and 75 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 5: thank God that he's fighting our battles, and thank him 76 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:44,119 Speaker 5: that he always causes us to trial. But a lot 77 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 5: of times we think I'll have a good attitude as 78 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 5: soon as business picks up. I'll cheer up as soon 79 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 5: as I get over this health issue, Joel, I'll give 80 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 5: God praise when I get through these tough times. 81 00:03:58,200 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 4: But that's not how faith works. 82 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 5: You've got to give God praise and then the breakthrough 83 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 5: will come. You've got to cheer up first. Then things 84 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 5: will change in your favor. Praise always precedes the victory. 85 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 5: But as long as we're negative, discouraged, focused on our problems, 86 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 5: that will limit what God can do. 87 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 4: Think about Jonah. He was in the. 88 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 5: Belly of a well in the midst of all these 89 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 5: problems seaweed around him, smell bad, dark, uncomfortable, didn't see 90 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 5: a way out. 91 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:32,679 Speaker 4: He began to pray. 92 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 5: For the first eight verses, all he talked about was 93 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 5: how bad life was, how he was in the depths 94 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 5: of despair, how he was surrounded by so much turmoil, 95 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 5: on and on negative, defeated. Sometimes what we call prayer 96 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 5: is really just a complaining session. We're just telling God 97 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 5: everything that's wrong, Like God doesn't already know. God, my 98 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 5: business is down, and God, this boss is getting on 99 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 5: my nerves. God, I can't take these children. God, I 100 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 5: got to lose twenty pounds. 101 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 4: God, my blood pressure is too high. 102 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 5: That's not really prayer. That's just telling God your problems. 103 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 5: And although God is concerned about what we're going through, 104 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 5: God is not moved by our problems. He's moved by 105 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 5: our faith. And praise is faith at work. The scripture says, 106 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 5: the spirit of. 107 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 4: Faith is in our words. 108 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 5: My question today is what's coming out of your mouth? 109 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 5: Are you talking about how big your problems are? Or 110 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 5: are you talking about how big your God is? Switch 111 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 5: over into praise Father. Business is slow, but I want 112 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 5: to thank you that you're supplying all of my needs. 113 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 5: I know you're Jehovah, Jirah, the Lord, my provider. You 114 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 5: said I would lend and not borrow, So I want 115 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 5: to thank you that everything I touch will prosper and succeed. 116 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 4: You talk like that, and Almighty God will show up. 117 00:05:56,520 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 5: This is what Jonah did after complaining for eight verses. 118 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:04,719 Speaker 5: In verse nine, he had to change your heart. He said, God, 119 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 5: in spite of my difficulties, I'm going to offer under 120 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 5: you the sacrifice. 121 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 4: Of praise with the voice of thanksgiving. Sitting in the 122 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 4: belly of the well. 123 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 5: Instead of complaining, he begin to say, Father, I thank 124 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 5: you that you're bigger than this difficulty. I know you're 125 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 5: still on the throne. You can still get me to 126 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 5: where you want me to be. Now, I'm not going 127 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 5: to magnify my problem. I'm going to magnify my God. 128 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 5: The next verse says that the well spit him out 129 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 5: on the dry ground, and he went on to fulfill 130 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 5: his destiny. You too, may feel like you're in the 131 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 5: belly of a well. You could easily complain, talk about 132 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 5: your problems, how bad the medical report is, what somebody 133 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:53,279 Speaker 5: did to you. No, zip up the negative, defeated words 134 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 5: and switch over into praise. Thank God that he's fighting 135 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,160 Speaker 5: your battles. Thank him that he's bigger than your problem. 136 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 5: Think him that no weapon formed against you will prosper. 137 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 5: You can praise your way to victory. When you praise, 138 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 5: the creator of the universe can cause that fish that 139 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 5: swallowed you so to speak to not only spit you out, 140 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 5: but to spit you out. 141 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 4: On dry ground. Think about it. 142 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 5: If Jonah that will would have spit him out into 143 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 5: the ocean, he could have drowned. But when you praise, 144 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 5: God will take what was meant for your harm and 145 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 5: he'll use it to advance you. Instead of being a 146 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 5: set back, It'll be a set up for God to 147 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 5: promote you. Jonah said, I'm going to offer up the 148 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 5: sacrifice of praise. That word sacrifice means I don't feel 149 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 5: like doing it. I don't see any sign of this 150 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 5: situation improving. Everything in me says I should be depressed, discouraged, complaining. 151 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 5: But I know a secret. Praise is my faith at work. 152 00:07:56,640 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 5: I know when I praise, it activates God's power. I 153 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 5: may not feel like it, it may not look good, 154 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 5: but like Jonah, I'm gonna dig my heels in and 155 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 5: offer up that. 156 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 4: Sacrifice of praise. 157 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 5: Sacrifice means that it costs you something. 158 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 6: God. 159 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 5: I'm hurting, but I give you praise God. I'm lonely, 160 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 5: but I give you praise God. 161 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 4: It wasn't fair. They did me wrong, but I give 162 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 4: you praise. 163 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 5: Nothing gets God's attention anymore than when you should be discouraged. 164 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 5: In the natural, you should be complaining the medical report 165 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 5: wasn't good. A friend betrayed you, a coworker cheated you 166 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 5: out of a promotion. Most people would be negative and bitter. 167 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 5: But instead you have a song of praise. You're thanking 168 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 5: God for what's right, not focused on what's wrong. You're 169 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 5: not talking about how big your problems are. You're talking 170 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 5: about how big your God is. When you can offer 171 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 5: this sacrifice of praise, you can be assured Almighty God 172 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 5: is working in your life. 173 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 6: Life. 174 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 4: You may not see anything happening, but behind the. 175 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 5: Scenes, God's getting it all lined up and at the 176 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 5: appointed time, things will change in your favor. This is 177 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 5: what Paul and Silas did. They were put in jail 178 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 5: for spreading good news. 179 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 4: Wasn't fair. They were beaten with rods without a trial. 180 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 5: It was unjust, And as they sat in the prison, bloodied, bruised, uncomfortable, 181 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 5: they begin to sing praises to God. If you're going 182 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 5: to live in victory, you have to know how to 183 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 5: praise in pain, Praise when you're disappointed, Praise when you're lonely, 184 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 5: Praise when you went through a loss. After all, we 185 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 5: can all give God praise. We're on the mountaintop. 186 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 4: That's easy. 187 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 5: But our attitude should be I'm gonna give him praise 188 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 5: even if I'm in a valley. I'm more praising when 189 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 5: my business is up, and I'm more praising when it's 190 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 5: not so up. I'm more praising when a f you 191 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 5: like it, and I'm gonna praise him even if I 192 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 5: don't feel like it. 193 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 4: That's the sacrifice of praise. 194 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 5: As they were sitting in the prison at midnight, singing 195 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 5: praises to God, all of a sudden there was a 196 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 5: great earthquake. The prison doors flung open, the chains fell off, 197 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 5: and they walked out as free men. 198 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 4: What happened? They praised their way to victory. 199 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 5: One of our faithful members is a gentleman named Freddie Lamb. 200 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 5: Freddie always has a smile, He's full of faith, full 201 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 5: of joy. I see him here all the time. Back 202 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 5: in the nineteen nineties, Freddy was on the freeway and 203 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 5: he had a flat tire. He pulled off to the 204 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:41,679 Speaker 5: shoulder to change it and While he was standing at 205 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 5: the trunk about to get the spare tire out, a 206 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 5: drunk driver swerved onto the shoulder and ran right into him, 207 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 5: crushed both of his legs. They had to be amputated 208 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 5: right above the knees. My parents went to see him 209 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 5: in the hospital. They didn't really know what to expect. 210 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 5: Most people would be very discouraged, maybe even a little depressed. 211 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 4: But not Freddie. 212 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 5: He knows how to offer up that sacrifice of praise. 213 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 5: When my parents walked into the room, Freddie still had 214 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 5: a smile on his face. He wasn't bitter complaining. He 215 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 5: was still full of joy. His legs were all bandaged 216 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 5: there where they'd been amputated. Lying on that bed, he 217 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 5: lifted them up toward the heavens, just stubbs now and 218 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 5: he said to my parents, look, pastors, I can still 219 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 5: give God praise today. Today Freddie not only walks, but 220 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 5: Freddie can run with his new legs. 221 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 4: That setback didn't stop him. He still goes all over 222 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 4: telling people his story. 223 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 5: Freddie's with us downfront, mighty man of faith and courage. 224 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 4: Freddie, we love you today. Here's what I've learned. You 225 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 4: can't keep a praiser. 226 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 5: Then you may have some setbacks, you may hit some 227 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 5: tough time. But like Freddie, if you can just dig 228 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 5: your heels in and offer up that sacrifice of praise, 229 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 5: then what was meant to be a stumbling block God 230 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 5: will turn into a stepping stone. Instead of taking you down, 231 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 5: God will calls it to take you up higher. You 232 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 5: may be up against some big obstacles, you may have 233 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 5: some big challenges come in your way, but now is 234 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 5: not the time to get discouraged. Now is not the 235 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 5: time to start complaining. No, in the tough times, more 236 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 5: than ever, you need to turn up your praise, start 237 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 5: thanking God in a greater way for his goodness. Yes, 238 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 5: Freddi lost his legs, but he was thanking God that 239 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 5: he didn't lose his life. You may have lost a battle, 240 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 5: but you can thank God that you didn't lose the war. 241 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:45,079 Speaker 4: You may be down, but you. 242 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 5: Can thank God that you're coming back up. Your plans 243 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 5: may not have worked out, but you can thank God 244 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 5: he has something better in store. Dig your heels in 245 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 5: and turn up the praise. When your praise. Chains are broken. 246 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 5: When you praise, doors will open when you praise. The 247 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 5: angels go to work when you praise, victory is coming 248 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 5: your way. I read where back in the eighteen hundreds, 249 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 5: these explorers were going across a huge desert. It was 250 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 5: even bigger than they expected. They miscalculated and didn't bring 251 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 5: enough water. They started digging at different spots underneath the surface, 252 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 5: down a foot or two, trying to find water. They 253 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 5: tried and tried, with no success. They ended up losing 254 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:34,439 Speaker 5: their life because of a lack of water. Many years 255 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 5: later it was discovered there was water right there where 256 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 5: they had lost their lives. The only problem is it 257 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 5: was three feet underground and they only dug down two feet. 258 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 5: If they had just dug down a little bit further, 259 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 5: they would have found the water that would have saved 260 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 5: their life. The same principle is true when you're in 261 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 5: a dry season. You're not getting any good breaks. Business is, 262 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 5: you're struggling in a relationship. It's easy to think this 263 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 5: is never going to change, never going to see my 264 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,319 Speaker 5: dreams come to pass, never going to get out of 265 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 5: this problem. Now, just like those early explorers, water is there, 266 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 5: Provision is there. You just have to dig down a 267 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 5: little bit deeper. If you will shake off the self pity, 268 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 5: shake off what didn't work out. Shake off the complacency and. 269 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 4: Turn up your praise. You'll discover you can praise your 270 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 4: way to victory. 271 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 5: Psalm one nine talks about how when we have the 272 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 5: high praises of God coming out of our mouth, then 273 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 5: God will go to war against our enemies. The high 274 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 5: praises means you thank God with enthusiasm. You're excited about 275 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 5: what God has done. It's not secondary or if I 276 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 5: have time. No, You're always talking about God's goodness. You're 277 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 5: constantly telling your friends how God is blessed you. In 278 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 5: your car, you're singing songs praise at the office. Under 279 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 5: your breath, You're thanking God for his favor. In the 280 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 5: grocery store, you're humming the tune too. I am a 281 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 5: friend of God. You're so full of praise. Even if 282 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 5: you stubbed your toe, instead of complaining, you'd say thank 283 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 5: you Jesus. You get up in the morning and say, God, 284 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 5: I love you today, I praise you today, thank you 285 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 5: for another beautiful day. When you have these high praises 286 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 5: coming out of your mouth, the scripture says, Almighty. 287 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 4: God will go to war against your enemies. This is 288 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 4: what happened with Joshua. 289 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 5: He and the people of Israel were headed toward the 290 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 5: Promised Land. But right in the middle of their path 291 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 5: was a huge obstacle, the city of Jericho. It stood 292 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 5: between them and their destiny. They couldn't go around it, 293 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 5: they had to go through it. Jericho was a large, 294 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 5: fortified city, had these huge walls all the way around 295 00:15:56,800 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 5: it between you and your destiny. There will always be 296 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 5: a Jericho, something that you cannot go around. You either 297 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 5: have to defeat it, or it's going to defeat you. 298 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 5: God told Joshua to tell the people to march around 299 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 5: the city walls for six days, one time a day, 300 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 5: and on the seventh day they were to march around 301 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 5: seven times. They were instructed not to say a word, 302 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 5: no talking, no whispering, no complaining. 303 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 4: They had to march perfectly quiet. 304 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 5: On the seventh day, on the seventh time around, God said, 305 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 5: this time, I want you to do something different. As 306 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 5: you march, I want you to let out a shout 307 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 5: of praise. I can imagine on that seventh day there 308 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 5: was so much excitement. They went around once, twice, three 309 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 5: times with great anticipation. 310 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 4: They knew something big was about to happen. 311 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 5: On that seventh time around, after the priests blew the trumpets, 312 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 5: they let out the high. 313 00:16:57,680 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 4: Praises of God. 314 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 5: They begin to shout out and cheer and sing Hosanna 315 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 5: in the highest to God be all the glory. So loud, 316 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 5: no doubt, it sounded like a jet airplane passing by. 317 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 4: People could hear it. 318 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 5: From miles and miles, And all of a sudden, the 319 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 5: impossible begin to happen. Those thick, fortified walls begin to 320 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:23,400 Speaker 5: shake and rattle, and before long they were rolling. They 321 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 5: came tumbling down, the people able to go in, take 322 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 5: the city and eventually make it into the Promised Land. 323 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 5: A lot of times we think, all shout after the 324 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:37,400 Speaker 5: walls come down, All shout after my victory, after the promotion, 325 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:38,360 Speaker 5: after the breakthrough. 326 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 4: No, that's backwards. The shout is what activates God's power. 327 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 5: And I realized God hears us even when we whisper. 328 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 5: But I believe there are some walls that will not 329 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 5: come down without the high praises of God coming out 330 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 5: of your mouth. You got to turn up the praise. 331 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 5: You got to thank God in a greater way. You've 332 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 5: got to declare His goodness over your life. Some of 333 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 5: you have been around that city once, twice, three times. 334 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 5: God is saying, you're coming into your seventh day. You're 335 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 5: about to enter into your victory. 336 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 6: Laugh. 337 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 4: Now here's the question. What's coming out of your mouth? 338 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 5: Oh Joel, these walls are so big men, I've had 339 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:20,119 Speaker 5: this problem so long. These obstacles are so high. No, 340 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 5: zip that up and let out some high praises. God, 341 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 5: I want to thank you. You're bigger than this problem, 342 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,680 Speaker 5: greater than this sickness, more powerful than this addiction. 343 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 4: Father, I think you that you are fighting my battles 344 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:32,920 Speaker 4: for me. 345 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 5: If you keep the high praises coming out of your mouth, 346 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 5: then like Joshua, you need to get ready. Walls are 347 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,880 Speaker 5: gonna come down, Barriers are going to be broken, new 348 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 5: doors are going to open. 349 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 4: Chains of addictions will be loose, Dreams will come to pass. 350 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:53,680 Speaker 5: Isaiah fifty four says, sing, old bearing woman, you who 351 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 5: never bore a child, break forth into song and shout 352 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:03,160 Speaker 5: for joy, saying, if your dreams have not yet come 353 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 5: to pass, if you have unborn promises, if you feel bearing, 354 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 5: don't sit around in defeat. Don't say too bad, it's 355 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:15,919 Speaker 5: never gonna happen. No, God is saying, if you feel bearing, 356 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:17,199 Speaker 5: more than ever. 357 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 4: You need to turn up the praise. Here's why. Praise 358 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:22,920 Speaker 4: is the birth position. 359 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 5: When you're thankful, when you have a song in your heart, 360 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,360 Speaker 5: when you go around talking about God's goodness, you are 361 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 5: putting yourself in position to give birth to that promise. 362 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 5: For instance, maybe you're single and. 363 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 4: You're hoping to meet the right person. 364 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,160 Speaker 5: We don't want to sit back and think, poor O me, 365 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 5: it's never gonna happen. 366 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 4: No, have a song of praise. Lord. 367 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 5: I want to thank you that you're directing my steps, 368 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 5: causing me to be at the right place at the 369 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,400 Speaker 5: right time. And Father, I thank you for bringing somebody 370 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 5: perfect into my life. Every time you give God praise, 371 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 5: you're putting yourself in position to give birth. You are 372 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 5: one step closer to seeing the promise come to pass. 373 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 4: In your health, you may have struggled with the sickness a. 374 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 5: Long time, and it'd be easy to settle there and 375 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 5: think I'm always gonna be barren, I'm never gonna be 376 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 5: free from this pain. 377 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 4: No switch over into praise. Lord. 378 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 5: I want to thank you that you're restoring health back 379 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 5: into me. 380 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 4: Lord, thank you that. 381 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 5: You said you would satisfy me with a long life, 382 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 5: and I believe even now, health, healing, holdness, victory is 383 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:32,680 Speaker 5: flown into me. The reason many people have promises that 384 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 5: die still born is because they get negative. They start complaining, 385 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:41,880 Speaker 5: you will not give birth without a spirit of thanksgiving, 386 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 5: that promise that you're standing on, that dream you're believing 387 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 5: for it's ready, it's developed, it's grown. 388 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:51,680 Speaker 4: Now if you just turn. 389 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 5: Up the praise, you would see it come to pass. 390 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,640 Speaker 5: You would give birth to that promise. Second King, Chapter three, 391 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,679 Speaker 5: the people were in a serious DRIs hadn't rained in 392 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 5: a long time, not a cloud in the sky. On 393 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,400 Speaker 5: top of that, they were in this valley that never 394 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:11,920 Speaker 5: got any rain. The prophet Elijah instructed them to do 395 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 5: something that seemed very odd. He told them to dig 396 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 5: ditches in the valley in preparation to catch. 397 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 4: The water from the rain that was coming. 398 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 5: Most of us would have said, now, Elijah, we are 399 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 5: in a valley that never gets any rain. Plus we're 400 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 5: in the middle of a drought. If we see some 401 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:35,880 Speaker 5: dark clouds, if we see some kind of rain, then 402 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 5: maybe we'll dig some ditches. 403 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 4: But not now. 404 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 5: Elijah said, no, that's not how it works. If you 405 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 5: want to see rain, you have to dig the ditches. First, 406 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 5: they dug the ditches, and the next day they were 407 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 5: filled to overflowing. 408 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 4: The drought had ended. 409 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 5: Rain in the scripture represents blessing favor increase. 410 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 4: This same principle is true. The way we dig ditches, 411 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 4: so to speak. 412 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 5: To make preparations for God's goodness is by giving God praise. 413 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 5: Every time you say Father, thank you that I'm blessed, 414 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 5: you are digging a ditch. You're making preparation for the 415 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 5: blessings that will follow. When you say Lord, thank you 416 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 5: that I'm strong and healthy, you're digging another ditch. You're 417 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 5: preparing for God to fill you with health, strength, vitality. 418 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 5: When you say Father, thank you that my children make 419 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 5: good decisions, that they will fulfill their destiny, there may 420 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:36,440 Speaker 5: not be any sign of it right now. In fact, 421 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:39,359 Speaker 5: if somebody overheard you, they'd say, what are you talking about. 422 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 4: Your children aren't making good decisions. 423 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 5: They're far off course. You're not blessed, you're not healthy. 424 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 5: That's what happened back in those days. People said, why 425 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 5: are you digging a ditch in the valley. Don't you 426 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 5: know it never rains here? Don't you know we're in 427 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 5: the middle of a drought. You are wasting your time. 428 00:22:58,160 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 7: Now. 429 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:00,919 Speaker 4: Don't be moved by what you see or by what 430 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 4: you hear. Be moved by what you know. 431 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:06,880 Speaker 5: My child may be off course, but I know because 432 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 5: I'm a praiser. 433 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 4: Rain is coming. 434 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 5: Those thoughts may tell you that it's never gonna work out. 435 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 5: You've had this addiction since you were in high school. 436 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 5: You're always going to be in a drought. No, shake 437 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 5: that off and just keep digging the ditch. Keep thanking 438 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:24,119 Speaker 5: God that you're free, thanking God for his goodness, thanking 439 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 5: God for his favor. If you'll do your part and 440 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:31,639 Speaker 5: dig the ditches, God is saying, I'll do my part 441 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 5: and bring the rain. I'll help you break addictions. I'll 442 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 5: open up new doors. I'll show you favor. I'll heal 443 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 5: your body. I'll restore your marriage. When I look out 444 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 5: through my eyes of faith, you know what I see. 445 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 5: I see dark clouds forming. I see the skies turning overcast. 446 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 5: You may be in a drought, but just keep giving 447 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 5: God praise. The good news is rain is coming your way. 448 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:02,440 Speaker 5: Downpours of favor, downpours of blessing and abundance of God's goodness. 449 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 4: Some of you today need to dig some new ditches. 450 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,160 Speaker 5: You haven't seen anything happen good in a long time. 451 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 5: You've lost your fire, your vision, your enthusiasm. Turn up 452 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:17,640 Speaker 5: the praise, make preparation for the new thing God wants 453 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:21,359 Speaker 5: to do. Get up every morning and thank God that 454 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 5: he's bringing your dreams to pass. Thank him that he's 455 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:31,920 Speaker 5: connecting you to the right people. Thank him that your talented, creative, disciplined, focus, strong, secure. 456 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 5: If you'll dig the ditches, God will bring the rain. See, 457 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 5: praise is more than just singing a song. It's more 458 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,959 Speaker 5: than just something we do on Sundays. Praise is an 459 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:47,879 Speaker 5: attitude all through the day. You're grateful under your breath. 460 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 5: You're constantly whispering Lord, I love you, Thank you for 461 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:53,639 Speaker 5: this day, thank you for my family, Thank you that 462 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 5: I'm healthy. When you have this continual attitude of praise, 463 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:02,199 Speaker 5: it's like you're always digging. That's what allows God to 464 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 5: do amazing things. In the Scripture, there's a man by 465 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 5: the name of Hezekiah. Heekiah was a good man. He 466 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 5: loved and honored God. He stood for righteousness. He led 467 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 5: the people with integrity. Everything was going great. He was 468 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 5: in the prime of his career, when all of a 469 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 5: sudden he got very sick. Hezekiah's mentor was the prophet Isaiah. 470 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 5: He came to the palace and said, Hezekiah, I have 471 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:33,359 Speaker 5: a word from the Lord for you. God says, set 472 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:37,360 Speaker 5: your house in order, for you shall surely die. He 473 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 5: pronounced a death sentence over Hezekiah. Up to that point, 474 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 5: all of Isaiah's prophecies had come true. He had approven 475 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 5: track record. Isaiah turned around and began to walk out 476 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 5: of the palace, and Hezekiah began to pray, and he 477 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 5: asked God to give him more years. He reminded God 478 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,120 Speaker 5: of all the good things he had done, and how 479 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 5: he'd gotten rid of the idols, how it encouraged the 480 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 5: people to worship. 481 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:02,440 Speaker 4: On and on. 482 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,879 Speaker 5: He was pleading his case, but Isaiah just kept on 483 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:06,680 Speaker 5: walking out. 484 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 4: Nothing had changed. 485 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:12,919 Speaker 5: Hezekiah said, God, I deserve more years. I've done my best, 486 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 5: I've lived with integrity, but Isaiah just kept on walking. Finally, 487 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 5: Hezekiah decided to try a different approach. Instead of telling 488 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:25,400 Speaker 5: God how good he was and enlisting all of his accomplishments, 489 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,960 Speaker 5: he began to give God praise. He began to thank 490 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 5: God for who he was and thank God for what 491 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:35,399 Speaker 5: he had done. Hezekiah made the statement, God, the grave 492 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 5: cannot give you praise. 493 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 4: At that very moment, Isaiah stopped in his tracks. He 494 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 4: turned back around. 495 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 5: God said, Isaiah, I want you to go back and 496 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 5: tell King Hezekiah, if he's going to praise me, I'll 497 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:50,200 Speaker 5: give him fifteen more years. 498 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 4: If he's going to praise me, it's a different story. 499 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 4: I'll add to his life. What am I saying? 500 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 5: Your praise can even change God's mind. You don't have 501 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 5: to tell God how good you are and how much 502 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 5: you deserve it. Just praise him for who he is, 503 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 5: for what he's done. Praise him for his greatness. Your 504 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 5: praise can cause God to come back and say, it 505 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 5: wasn't gonna work out, But because you have stepped up 506 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:21,200 Speaker 5: the praise, I'm gonna make it work out. Your time 507 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:24,920 Speaker 5: like Hezekiah was over, but because of your praise, I'm 508 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 5: gonna add more years. That obstacle should have stopped you, 509 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 5: but because you just kept giving me praise, I'm gonna 510 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 5: move it out of the way. I'm asking us today 511 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 5: to turn up the praise. God said, if you don't 512 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 5: praise me, the rocks will cry out but I will 513 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 5: get my praise. Our attitude should be no rocks are 514 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:48,360 Speaker 5: gonna have to cry out for me. I'm gonna sing 515 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:50,919 Speaker 5: for joy. I'm gonna shout into God. I'm gonna have 516 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 5: the high praises coming out. 517 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:52,879 Speaker 6: Of my mouth. 518 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 5: Get up every morning and start the day off with praise. Lord, 519 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 5: Thank you for another sunrise. Lord, Thank you for the 520 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:04,879 Speaker 5: birds that I hear singing. Lord, Thank you for the 521 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 5: gift of today. Remember, praise is the birth position. When 522 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:14,200 Speaker 5: you praise, dreams come to pass when you praise. Supernatural 523 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 5: doors open when you praise. Chains are broken, and some 524 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 5: of you are in tough times, but you've got to 525 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:22,639 Speaker 5: dig your heels in like Freddy and learn to offer 526 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 5: up that sacrifice of praise. You can praise your way 527 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 5: to victory. Listen, If you'll turn up the praise like Hezekiah, 528 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 5: you're gonna see increase like Jonah. You're going to see 529 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 5: breakthroughs like Joshua. Walls are gonna come down. And I 530 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 5: believe and declare you're going to enter into your promised 531 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 5: land and become everything God's created you to be. 532 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 4: Amen. 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