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 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 2: the ministry. If you enjoy today's message, why don't you 4 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 2: be a blessing and share it with a friend. We 5 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 2: appreciate you and pray for God's very best in your life. 6 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: Well, God bless you. 7 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 2: It's always a joy to come into your homes, and 8 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,319 Speaker 2: if you're ever in our area, please stop by and 9 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 2: be a part of one of our services. I promise 10 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 2: you we'll make you feel right at home. But thanks 11 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,639 Speaker 2: so much for tuning in, and thank you again for 12 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 2: coming out. I like to start with something funny, and 13 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 2: I heard about this pastor and song leader that weren't 14 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 2: getting along, and it started to spill over into the services. 15 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 2: One Sunday, the pastor talked about being a giver. Afterwards, 16 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 2: the song leader got up and led the song Jesus 17 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 2: paid it all. 18 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: The next week he talked about not gossiping. 19 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 2: The song leader got up and led, I love to 20 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 2: tell the story. 21 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: Another week, he talked about. 22 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 2: Being willing to change, and songleader got up and led, 23 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 2: I shall not be moved. 24 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: Pastor was song so frustrated he resigned. 25 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 2: Told the congregation Jesus brought me here, and Jesus is 26 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 2: taking me away. 27 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: The song leader then led, what a friend we have 28 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: in Jesus. 29 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 2: Hold up your Bible, say it like you mean it. 30 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 2: This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 31 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 2: I have what it says I have. I can do 32 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 2: what it says I can do. Today I will be 33 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 2: taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 34 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 2: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 35 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 2: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want 36 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 2: to talk to you today about invisible but invaluable. A 37 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 2: friend of mine is the equipment manager for a professional 38 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 2: basketball team. He's in charge of getting all the uniforms, 39 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 2: the balls, the training materials to the stadium before the 40 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 2: team arrives. Many times they'll land in the middle of 41 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 2: the night, two o'clock in the morning, he'll go straight 42 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 2: to the arena get everything set up for the next day. 43 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 2: He studies each player to find out what they like. 44 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 2: He goes to great links to make sure their locker 45 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 2: is exactly what they want. When the game rolls around, 46 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 2: you don't see him. The cameras are on the players, 47 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 2: the coaches. 48 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: They're the stars. They're getting all the attention now. 49 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: I had lunch with him recently and I commented about 50 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 2: how dedicated he is. He made this statement, I'm invisible, 51 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 2: but I know I'm invaluable. Nobody sees me, but I 52 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 2: know without me, this team wouldn't be what it is. 53 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 2: It takes a mature person to say I'm okay with 54 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 2: being invisible. I'm okay with helping you to shine. I'm 55 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 2: secure enough in who I am that I can be 56 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 2: comfortable behind the scenes playing my role. Not frustrated because 57 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 2: I'm not getting the credit, not jealous because nobody's talking 58 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 2: about me. I'm content to make other people look good. 59 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 2: I may be invisible, but I understand I'm invaluable. When 60 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,839 Speaker 2: you have this kind of attitude, you are sowing a 61 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 2: seed when you push people up, when you make them 62 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 2: look good. Then when it's your time to be promoted, 63 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 2: when it's your time to shine, God will make sure 64 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 2: somebody is there to push you up to make you 65 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 2: look good. But you have to pass this test of 66 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 2: being content when you're invisible. A lot of times we think, well, Joel, 67 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 2: I'm doing all the work at my company and nobody 68 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 2: thanks me. They never give me any credit. They don't 69 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 2: appreciate me. Don't worry about that. You're not working under people, 70 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 2: you're working under God. 71 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: He's keeping the records. 72 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 2: They may not thank you, they may not give you 73 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 2: the credit. But promotion doesn't. 74 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: Come from people. It comes from the Lord. 75 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 2: And this scripture talks about how what you give in secret, 76 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 2: God will reward you in the open. When you're behind 77 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 2: the scenes, invisible, helping somebody else to shine, making your 78 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: supervisor look good, teaching that coworker your skills, going out 79 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 2: of your way to help them excel. 80 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: God sees what you're doing. 81 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 2: And when it's your time, God knows how to get 82 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 2: you to where you're supposed to be. You'll be okay 83 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 2: being invisible if you'll just remember you're invaluable. That company 84 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 2: wouldn't be what it is without you. That person you've 85 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 2: been investing in, they wouldn't shine as brightly, they wouldn't 86 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 2: be as successful without your efforts. They may not acknowledge it, 87 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: they may never tell you things they think they did 88 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 2: it on their own. 89 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: That's okay. God sees it. 90 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 2: God knows every seed that you've sun, every sacrifice you've made, 91 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 2: every kind word you've spoken, what you did in secret. 92 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 2: God is going to reward you in the open. One 93 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 2: of us should be invisible in somebody's life, behind the scenes, 94 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 2: helping them to grow, encouraging them, calling out their seeds 95 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 2: of greatness, not looking for any credit, not announcing, Hey, everybody, 96 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 2: look what I'm doing, and not making them think, boy, 97 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 2: you really owe me. You see how much extra work 98 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 2: this is to pour into your life. 99 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 1: Now do it quietly in humility unto God. 100 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 2: Do you know how many people are making this service 101 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 2: take place right now that we cannot see behind the scenes. 102 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 2: Nursery workers taking care of our babies, Teachers training our children, 103 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 2: Parking attendants directing the traffic, ushers, greeters, seeding people, technicians 104 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 2: running the. 105 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: Sound and lighting. 106 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 2: Their names are not on the sign. They're not getting 107 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 2: any credit. They're invisible. 108 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: But the truth is without them, we wouldn't be here. 109 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: They're invaluable. You have to accept the. 110 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 2: Role that God has given you. If not, you'll try 111 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 2: to promote yourself, compete with people, try to outperform them. 112 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 2: Think I can't help them, They may pass me up, 113 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 2: they may look better than me. No. God puts people 114 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 2: in our lives so we can help them. Succeed so 115 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 2: we can push them forward. You have to be secure 116 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 2: enough in who you are that you can say I'm 117 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 2: okay with being invisible. I realize my role in your 118 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 2: story is to help you shine, to make you look good, 119 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 2: to use my gifts to help you move further. 120 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: But human nature will say just the opposite. Don't let 121 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: them get ahead. 122 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 2: They're going to outshine you. You're just as good as 123 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 2: they are. No, God put them there on purpose so 124 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:52,799 Speaker 2: you could help push them into their destiny. Don't compete 125 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 2: with them, don't get jealous. 126 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: The right attitude is God. 127 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 2: I'm going to do my best to make them look good, 128 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 2: and I know at the right time, you'll make me 129 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 2: look good. As you push somebody else up, God will 130 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 2: make sure that you get to where you're supposed to be. 131 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 2: We were created to help others. One of the greatest 132 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 2: joys in life is to help somebody else succeed, help 133 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 2: somebody else shine. They may go further than you. That's okay, 134 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 2: You're not running their race. When you come to the 135 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 2: end of life, God's not going to ask. 136 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: Did you keep up with your relative? 137 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: Did you outperform your coworker, Did you have more stuff 138 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 2: than your neighbor. No, he's going to ask, did you 139 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 2: fulfill your destiny? Did you accomplish your assignment? And in 140 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 2: the scripture, there was a young man named Jonathan. He 141 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 2: was King Saul's son. He'd been raised in royalty. He 142 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 2: was next in line to take the throne. But things 143 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 2: didn't work out the way Jonathan thought. His best friend, 144 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:02,119 Speaker 2: David was chosen over him. Jonathan could have been bitter 145 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 2: and thought, that's not right. I got passed over. I'm 146 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 2: not gonna do anything for David. 147 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: He took my place. 148 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 2: But Jonathan was so secure in who he was he 149 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 2: went out of his way to help David. When his father, 150 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 2: King Saul, was trying to kill David, Jonathan gave David 151 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 2: inside information to keep him safe. He told him where 152 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 2: to go, how to avoid his father. He was behind 153 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 2: the scenes, invisible, protecting David, connecting him to the right people. 154 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 2: He could have thought the whole time, this god took 155 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 2: my spot here, I'm giving him my secrets, I'm making 156 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 2: him look good. But Jonathan understood this principle. He knew 157 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 2: his role in David's story was to push him forward. 158 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:55,319 Speaker 2: He was okay with somebody rising above him. He realized 159 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 2: as he helped David move toward his destiny, in fact, 160 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 2: he was moving toward his own destiny. It's better to 161 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 2: become who God created you to be than to try 162 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 2: to promote yourself and become something that you're not, because 163 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 2: when you try to take yourself where you weren't designed 164 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 2: to be, it will be a constant struggle, like you're 165 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:20,119 Speaker 2: always rowing upstream. 166 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,959 Speaker 1: It's because there's no grace. 167 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 2: On your life to become something that you were never 168 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 2: meant to be. But there is an anointing to fulfill 169 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 2: your destiny. If you will become a Jonathan to someone 170 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 2: and help them succeed, push them forward. When you become 171 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 2: a Jonathan, God will always make sure there will be 172 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 2: a Jonathan in your life to push you forward. When 173 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 2: you sew into other people, you take time to help them. 174 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: Don't ever feel like, man, I'm falling behind. 175 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 2: I should be using this time and energy to put 176 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:58,439 Speaker 2: into my own dreams, not to help them. Know when 177 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 2: you're sowing into others, you are sewing into your own dreams. 178 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 2: You are paving the way to reach the fullness of 179 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 2: your destiny. When David arrived at the Palace, he didn't 180 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 2: know the right protocol and how everything operated. He wasn't 181 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 2: trained to become the leader of a great nation, raised 182 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 2: in royalty. 183 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: He came from a very poor family. 184 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 2: They were shepherds living out in the desert. A few 185 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 2: months earlier, he has taken care of sheep, cleaning up 186 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 2: the mess, dirty, smelly. Now he's in the palace. Saul 187 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 2: is still on the throne. His son Jonathan took David 188 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,560 Speaker 2: under his wing and taught in the right protocol and 189 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 2: what to wear, and here's how you dressed this person. 190 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 2: Here's how you start the meeting. Jonathan was behind the 191 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:53,079 Speaker 2: scenes helping his friend David, not competing with him, not jealous, 192 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 2: but celebrating his success. Now as David rose higher, gained 193 00:10:58,440 --> 00:10:59,959 Speaker 2: more influence, incrediblit. 194 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: The whole time Jonathan was invisible. 195 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 2: People saw David shining, rising to new heights, so popular, 196 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 2: loved by the masses. What they didn't see was his 197 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 2: good friend Jonathan, who thought he'd be on the throne, 198 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 2: pouring into David's life. Jonathan accepted his role in David's story. 199 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 2: He was invisible, but he knew he was invaluable. The 200 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:31,719 Speaker 2: question is, can you play your role even if it's 201 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 2: not the lead role. 202 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: Can you be your best. 203 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,840 Speaker 2: And so into others even when they start passing you up. 204 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,560 Speaker 2: A lot of times we think, God, let me be 205 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 2: a David. David killed giants, defeated armies, came from nothing 206 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 2: to royalty, a hero of faith, and that's good. We 207 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 2: should aspire to rise higher and do great things. But 208 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 2: our prayer shouldn't just be God, let me be a David, 209 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 2: but also, God, let me be a Jonathan. Let me 210 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 2: push somebody into their destiny. Let me be so secure 211 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 2: in who I am that I can be invisible and 212 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 2: use my gifts to help somebody else succeed. Let me 213 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 2: realize that it's okay to play a smaller role. Help 214 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:21,559 Speaker 2: me to not be jealous, to not compete, to not 215 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:25,079 Speaker 2: try to outperform. But God, let me be a Jonathan 216 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 2: and behind the scenes helps somebody. 217 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: Else look better. 218 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 2: The scripture says, if you want to be great, you 219 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 2: have to serve others. True greatness is not how bright 220 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 2: you shine, but how bright do you make others shine. Eventually, 221 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 2: Jonathan and his father, King. 222 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 1: Saul were killed in a battle. 223 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 2: Years later, King David was sitting around reminiscing, thinking about 224 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:54,439 Speaker 2: the good old days. He remembered his friend Jonathan. 225 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:55,679 Speaker 1: How much he loved him. 226 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 2: David asked his assistant if any of Jonathan's relatives were 227 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 2: still alive. They found his young son, who was crippled, 228 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 2: and brought him to the palace. David gave him all 229 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 2: the land that belonged to his family, treated him like royalty. 230 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: The point is, when you do good for people, you're 231 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: so in a seed. 232 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 2: That harvest will either come back to you or it 233 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 2: will come back to your children. But this society, sometimes 234 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 2: it teaches us to get ahead at all costs. Don't 235 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 2: get in my way. I'm competing with you. I can't 236 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 2: help you. I'm trying to outperform you. I want the credit, 237 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 2: I want to recognition. But that's a very shallow way 238 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 2: to live. You will never truly be fulfilled if you're 239 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 2: only focused on yourself. When you help somebody else succeed, 240 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 2: God will help you succeed. Those seeds will come back 241 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:50,680 Speaker 2: to you. When you're a Jonathan, you not only use 242 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 2: your gifts to help someone else rise higher, but you 243 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 2: celebrate other people's success. 244 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: A lot of times, if you have a set back, you. 245 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 2: Get a bad medical reporter, or you go through a loss, 246 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 2: people will come running. They'll be there to encourage you, 247 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 2: to cheer you on, to may help you make it 248 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 2: through that difficult time. But too often when you succeed, 249 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 2: people can be so competitive that they get jealous. Fine fault, 250 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 2: make excuses. He's not that talented, or I can't believe 251 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 2: she got married. What was that guy thinking? Now, let's 252 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 2: be people You think it, but I said it. Let's 253 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 2: be people that celebrate other people's success. They may be 254 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 2: ahead of us, but I've learned if you can't be 255 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 2: happy for what God has done in their life, you 256 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 2: will never get to that level. Don't be critical because 257 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 2: they moved into a beautiful new home. Celebrate with them, 258 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 2: and one day God can bless you with a beautiful 259 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 2: new home. Don't be jealous because your cousin married somebody 260 00:14:56,800 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 2: way over her head. Be happy for one day God 261 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 2: can bring you somebody way over your head like he 262 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 2: did Victoria. 263 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: I mean like you did me. 264 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 2: When I took over from my father and first became 265 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 2: a pastor, there were a lot of ministers that were 266 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 2: very for me. 267 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: They called me, cheered me on, encouraged me. 268 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 2: They were being a Jonathan, pushing me toward my destiny 269 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 2: and I was very grateful. 270 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:24,479 Speaker 1: But as the ministry began. 271 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:28,239 Speaker 2: To grow and new doors opened and we saw success, 272 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 2: some of them went from a Jonathan to a Saul. 273 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: Saul was jealous of David. 274 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 2: One reason King Saul lost the throne was because he couldn't. 275 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: Handle David's success. 276 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 2: He was so insecure and so competitive he couldn't stand 277 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 2: anyone being ahead of him. When the people started singing, 278 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 2: Saul has killed thousands and David has killed tens of thousands, 279 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 2: he never looked at David the same way. 280 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: Again, Saul loved David as a young man, had him 281 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 1: come to the palace and. 282 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 2: Play the heart for him, treated him like a son. 283 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 2: When David went out and shocked the nation and killed Goliath, 284 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 2: Saul was right there cheering him on, saying, that's my boy, he's. 285 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 1: Making me proud. 286 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 2: But when Saul heard them singing about how David was 287 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 2: more talented, more accomplished, a better leader, instead of saying 288 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 2: that's his destiny, you go, David, more power to you, 289 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 2: rise higher, he got jealous and Sau eventually lost the throne. 290 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 2: If you're going to reach your highest potential, you have 291 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 2: to be happy for the people that pass you up. 292 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 2: Don't be a fair, weathered friend where you're only going 293 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 2: to be happy if they stay at your level. What 294 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 2: if God destined them to be a David and destined 295 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 2: you to be a Jonathan. 296 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: Can you handle be a number two? 297 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 2: Are you big enough to let them shine brighter than you? 298 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 2: Pass that test of being happy? For people that rise higher, 299 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 2: they may not have as much training, as talent, as 300 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:07,679 Speaker 2: qualifications as you. You just have to realize it's the 301 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:09,119 Speaker 2: sovereignty of God. 302 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 1: Favor is not fair. 303 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 2: It's easy to think, well, Joel, I paid my dues. 304 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 2: That's not right. No, be big enough to celebrate what 305 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 2: God has done in somebody else's life. 306 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 1: Here's the key. 307 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:28,119 Speaker 2: God blessing them doesn't mean that God cannot promote you. 308 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 2: God did not use all of his favor on their life. 309 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 2: God never runs out of favor. He can get you 310 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:39,679 Speaker 2: to where you're supposed to be. But if you become 311 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 2: a Saul and get jealous, try to discredit them, find 312 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 2: fault that's going. 313 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: To keep you from your destiny. 314 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 2: The scripture talks about how God lifts up one and 315 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 2: sets down another, whether you get lifted up or set down, 316 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 2: whether you're a. 317 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: David or a Jonathan. 318 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 2: There is a destiny for youtiful, a place where you're 319 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 2: in your sweet spot, see in God's favor, doing exactly 320 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,679 Speaker 2: what you know you're supposed to do. This is why 321 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 2: Jonathan wasn't frustrated because he didn't take the throne. He 322 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 2: was in his sweet spot, happy, fulfilled, enjoying life. 323 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 1: What am I saying? 324 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 2: You don't have to be David to be fulfilled. You 325 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 2: don't have to be the King to enjoy your life. 326 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 2: Learn to accept your role. Be content even when you're 327 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 2: not getting the credit. You may be invisible, but that 328 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 2: doesn't lessen your importance. What you have to offer is invaluable. 329 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 2: Without Jonathan, David's life could have ended early. 330 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 1: When you keep a right hard a pure heart, you. 331 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:50,679 Speaker 2: Take time to sew into others. You are passing the test. 332 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 2: Many times God will take you from being invisible to 333 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:56,880 Speaker 2: be invisible. 334 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 1: From the background to the foreground. 335 00:18:59,119 --> 00:18:59,199 Speaker 2: Now. 336 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 1: I believe one reason. 337 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 2: I saw that happen in my own life is because 338 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:07,679 Speaker 2: for many years I was content behind the scenes. I 339 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 2: was happy making my father look good. I liked being invisible. 340 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:14,199 Speaker 2: I wasn't thinking one day I'm going to be the 341 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 2: pastor that should be me up there. 342 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: I bet I could do it better than him. 343 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:22,120 Speaker 2: No. For seventeen years, I did my best to help 344 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:25,360 Speaker 2: my father shine, to make sure the lighting was perfect 345 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 2: and camera angles just right. I would pick out his 346 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 2: suit and tie to wear each week. I was invisible, 347 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 2: but I knew I was fulfilling my purpose, using my 348 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:39,640 Speaker 2: gifts to celebrate others, to push them forward. And when 349 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:41,680 Speaker 2: my father went to be with the Lord, I had 350 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 2: never ministered, but God took me from being invisible to 351 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 2: be invisible. And the truth is, I'm not any happier 352 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 2: today being in front of you than I was when 353 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 2: I was behind the scenes. I was happy and fulfilled 354 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 2: behind the scenes. I'm happy and fulfilled right now. When 355 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 2: you're secure in who God made you to be, then 356 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 2: you can be content wherever God has you, whether your 357 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 2: role is visible or invisible, large or small. 358 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 1: You know you're making a difference now. 359 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,239 Speaker 2: As you keep passing these tests, God will get you 360 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 2: to where you're supposed to be. You don't have to 361 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:25,919 Speaker 2: promote yourself. You keep honoring God, being a person of excellence, 362 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:29,120 Speaker 2: sewing into others, and when it's your time to be promoted, 363 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:33,959 Speaker 2: you will be promoted. Elisha spent years taking care of 364 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:38,119 Speaker 2: the prophet Elijah. He went everywhere with him, brought him 365 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 2: his food, ran his errands, washed his clothes. I'm sure 366 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 2: people ask Elisha, what do you do in spending your 367 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:49,159 Speaker 2: life taking care of this old prophet? You could be 368 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:52,880 Speaker 2: doing something much more significant. You're just as talented as 369 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 2: he is. Why don't you start your own ministry. Elisha 370 00:20:56,040 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 2: wouldn't do it. He was comfortable being invisible, using his 371 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:02,640 Speaker 2: gifts to serve the prophet. 372 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: Year after year went by. 373 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 2: At one point, Elijah even said to Elisha, you don't 374 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 2: have to stay here with me. 375 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: I can take care of myself. Go do your own thing. 376 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:18,360 Speaker 2: But Elisha sensed that his destiny was tied to Elijah. 377 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 2: He said, no, I'm going to serve you, make it 378 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 2: easier and help you to shine. One day, after years 379 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 2: of being invisible, serving in the background, passing the test, 380 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:32,919 Speaker 2: God said, I'm going to take Elijah to heaven. I 381 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 2: need to find somebody to replace him, somebody that I 382 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 2: can give a double portion of. 383 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 1: His anointing too. 384 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 2: God looked around and said, I know just the right person, Elisha. 385 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: He's been faithful all. 386 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 2: Those years, didn't try to promote himself, didn't find fault 387 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 2: with those ahead of him. He celebrated others. He was 388 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 2: happy behind the scenes. So let me take him from 389 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:01,679 Speaker 2: being invisible to be invisible. Elisha took over for the 390 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:05,879 Speaker 2: prophet Elijah. He went on to perform twice as many 391 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:09,919 Speaker 2: miracles as Elijah, but it all happened because he was 392 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:13,159 Speaker 2: content behind the scenes being invisible. 393 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 1: Mark chapter two. 394 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 2: There was a man that had been paralyzed for many 395 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 2: years and not able to walk, and word got out 396 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 2: that Jesus was in another city, and four of his 397 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 2: friends decided to carry him on a stretcher to see Jesus. 398 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 2: After a long journey, they finally arrived at the house 399 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 2: where Jesus was teaching, but it was so crowded they 400 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 2: couldn't possibly get in. They could have turned around, thought, well, 401 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 2: too bad, we tried but it didn't work out. But no, 402 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:45,920 Speaker 2: they were determined they couldn't get through the door. One 403 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 2: of the men said, I got an idea. 404 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 1: Let's go through the roof. 405 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 2: While Jesus was teaching, dust started falling from the ceiling, 406 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,640 Speaker 2: A little bit of clay and straw is a big commotion. 407 00:22:57,960 --> 00:22:59,119 Speaker 1: They lowered the man down. 408 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 2: The scripture says when Jesus saw their faith, he healed 409 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,719 Speaker 2: the man. It doesn't say that he just saw the 410 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 2: man's faith, but when he saw the faith of his 411 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:16,120 Speaker 2: four friends, the ones in the background, behind the scenes, 412 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:17,920 Speaker 2: invisible carrying the man. 413 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 1: When he saw the faith of his friends, he healed him. 414 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 2: When you're behind the scenes pushing people forward, helping them 415 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:30,360 Speaker 2: to succeed, you may feel invisible, but God sees what 416 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 2: you're doing. Your faith can cause your children to accomplish 417 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 2: their dreams. Your faith can help a loved one get well. 418 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 2: Your faith can be what God uses to push that coworker. 419 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: Into their destiny. 420 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 2: And there are times in life we have to carry someone. 421 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 2: They don't have the faith they need right now. They're 422 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 2: not at the point where they can believe, and like 423 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 2: this man, in some way, they're paralyzed. God will use 424 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 2: us to carry a friend, carry a neighbor, carry a 425 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 2: loved one. 426 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: This is what happened with my father. 427 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 2: He wasn't raised with any kind of spiritual upbringing, and 428 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 2: as a teenager, my dad loved a party and have fun, 429 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 2: never thought anything about God. But he had a friend 430 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:19,639 Speaker 2: named Sam Martin who was always talking to him about 431 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 2: the Lord and inviting him to come to church. My 432 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 2: dad said, Sam, that's just not me. I'm not a 433 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 2: religious person. Leave me alone. 434 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: Sam didn't get discouraged. 435 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 2: Day after day told my father, John, you have a 436 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 2: destiny to fulfill. God has a purpose for your life. 437 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 2: What was Sam doing carrying my father when my dad 438 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 2: didn't have faith. Sam had faith for him. Just as 439 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 2: God saw the four friends carrying the paralyzed man, God 440 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:52,679 Speaker 2: saw Sam carrying my father. One night when Daddy was 441 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:56,399 Speaker 2: seventeen years old, he was walking home from a nightclub 442 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:58,679 Speaker 2: at two o'clock in the morning and he looked up 443 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 2: at the stars and begin to think about his life, 444 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 2: his destiny. That was God drawing him to himself. He 445 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 2: got home and he called his friend Sam. The next day, 446 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:11,920 Speaker 2: he went to church with Sam for the first time. 447 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 2: The end of the service, the pastor said, if you 448 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 2: want to receive Christ, meet me down at the front. 449 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 1: My father was too afraid to go. 450 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 2: Sam looked at him and said, John, if you'll go, 451 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 2: I'll go with you. My father got up and walked 452 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 2: down front gave his life to Christ, arm in arm 453 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 2: with his friend Sam Martin. My dad went on to 454 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:37,879 Speaker 2: become a prominent pastor and touch the world. Sam remained invisible, 455 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,879 Speaker 2: but in fact he was invaluable. It was his faith 456 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:46,159 Speaker 2: that pushed my father into his destiny. Now I wonder 457 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 2: where I would be if Sam Martin had not been 458 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 2: willing to carry my father. I'm asking you today to 459 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 2: carry a friend, carry a neighbor, carry a loved one. 460 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,360 Speaker 1: They may not have the faith they need. 461 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 2: Right now to step into their destinies, but God can 462 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 2: see your faith for them. My prayer is, God, let 463 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:13,679 Speaker 2: us become so secure in who we are that we 464 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:17,159 Speaker 2: can be invisible, that we can carry people that we 465 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 2: don't have to have the credit. Friends, whether your assignment 466 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:23,879 Speaker 2: is large or small, a David or a Jonathan, be 467 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 2: content to play your role. You may feel invisible at times, 468 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:33,159 Speaker 2: but remember you're invaluable. God is keeping the records, and 469 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,959 Speaker 2: as you help others to shine, God is going to 470 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 2: cause you to shine. 471 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:39,200 Speaker 1: I believe and declare you will. 472 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:43,679 Speaker 2: Rise higher, fulfill your destiny, and become everything you were. 473 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 1: Created to be in Jesus's name. If you receive it, 474 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 1: Can you say. 475 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 2: Men today, we never like to close our broadcast without 476 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 2: giving you an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of 477 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 2: your life. 478 00:26:57,119 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 1: Would you pray with me? 479 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 2: Just say, Lord Jesus, I'll repent of my sins. Come 480 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 2: into my heart. I make you my Lord and savior. Friends, 481 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 2: if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got 482 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 2: born again. Get in a good Bible based church. Keep 483 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 2: God first place. 484 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:18,959 Speaker 1: He's going to take you where you've never dreamed. 485 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 2: When we face challenges, it's easy to feel like God 486 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:26,159 Speaker 2: has forgotten about us. We don't see anything happening, and 487 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 2: God's tell us it's not going to work out. But 488 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 2: God is not called the Great I was or the 489 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 2: Great I will be. He's called the Great I Am. 490 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:38,520 Speaker 2: In my new book, he Is I Am, you'll discover 491 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:41,200 Speaker 2: that God is with you in every area of your life. 492 00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 2: I Am is always in the present, not at a 493 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 2: later time. God is working in your life right now. 494 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:51,879 Speaker 2: I Am means I am your healer, I am your provider, 495 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:55,480 Speaker 2: I am your way maker. Whether you're facing a challenge 496 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 2: or pursuing your dreams, stay in faith. 497 00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:00,399 Speaker 1: The Great I Am is right there with you. 498 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:03,879 Speaker 3: As our way of saying thank you for your gift 499 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 3: of any amount this month, we would like to send 500 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 3: you a copy of Joel's book, he Is I Am. 501 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:13,479 Speaker 3: God is for you here and now, Are you in 502 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:17,640 Speaker 3: need of protection or provision today? Jesus assures us, I 503 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:21,400 Speaker 3: Am the good Shepherd. 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