Joel Osteen - Positioned For Increase

April 30, 2025 | 27:29

Joel and Victoria Osteen's message of unconditional love and unending hope reaches everyone across the world.

Closed captions

Show Timecode
Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Positioned For Increase | April 30, 2025
  • >> joel osteen: well god
  • 00:00:13.903 --> 00:00:14.838
  • >> joel osteen: well god bless you.
  • 00:00:14.904 --> 00:00:15.472
  • Bless you. it's a joy to come into your
  • 00:00:15.538 --> 00:00:17.006
  • It's a joy to come into your homes and if you're ever in our
  • 00:00:17.073 --> 00:00:19.175
  • Homes and if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be
  • 00:00:19.242 --> 00:00:21.044
  • Area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
  • 00:00:21.111 --> 00:00:22.579
  • A part of one of our services. i promise you we will make you
  • 00:00:22.645 --> 00:00:24.447
  • I promise you we will make you feel right at home.
  • 00:00:24.514 --> 00:00:26.416
  • Feel right at home. i like to start with something
  • 00:00:26.483 --> 00:00:27.517
  • I like to start with something funny and i heard about this
  • 00:00:27.584 --> 00:00:28.918
  • Funny and i heard about this little girl.
  • 00:00:28.985 --> 00:00:30.286
  • Little girl. she asked her mother, how
  • 00:00:30.353 --> 00:00:31.955
  • She asked her mother, how the human race got started.
  • 00:00:32.021 --> 00:00:33.723
  • The human race got started. her mother explained how god
  • 00:00:33.790 --> 00:00:35.592
  • Her mother explained how god created adam and eve and they
  • 00:00:35.658 --> 00:00:37.961
  • Created adam and eve and they had children on and on here we
  • 00:00:38.027 --> 00:00:40.663
  • Had children on and on here we are today.
  • 00:00:40.730 --> 00:00:41.464
  • Are today. a few days later she asked her
  • 00:00:41.531 --> 00:00:43.766
  • A few days later she asked her father the same question.
  • 00:00:43.833 --> 00:00:45.101
  • Father the same question. he explained how many years ago,
  • 00:00:45.168 --> 00:00:47.437
  • He explained how many years ago, there were monkeys and little
  • 00:00:47.504 --> 00:00:49.405
  • There were monkeys and little by little they became more
  • 00:00:49.472 --> 00:00:50.907
  • By little they became more like people and now here we are.
  • 00:00:50.974 --> 00:00:53.009
  • Like people and now here we are. confused, she went back to her
  • 00:00:53.076 --> 00:00:55.078
  • Confused, she went back to her mother said, "mom, you said god
  • 00:00:55.145 --> 00:00:57.247
  • Mother said, "mom, you said god created people.
  • 00:00:57.313 --> 00:00:58.615
  • Created people. dad said we came from monkeys,
  • 00:00:58.681 --> 00:01:00.450
  • Dad said we came from monkeys, how can that be?"
  • 00:01:00.517 --> 00:01:01.684
  • How can that be?" she said, "oh honey, that's easy
  • 00:01:01.751 --> 00:01:03.353
  • She said, "oh honey, that's easy i told you about my side
  • 00:01:03.419 --> 00:01:05.021
  • I told you about my side of the family; dad told you
  • 00:01:05.088 --> 00:01:07.457
  • Of the family; dad told you about his."
  • 00:01:07.524 --> 00:01:08.324
  • About his." say it like you mean it.
  • 00:01:08.391 --> 00:01:09.792
  • Say it like you mean it. this is my bible, i am what it
  • 00:01:09.859 --> 00:01:12.061
  • This is my bible, i am what it says i am, i have what it says i
  • 00:01:12.128 --> 00:01:14.597
  • Says i am, i have what it says i have, i can do what it says
  • 00:01:14.664 --> 00:01:16.933
  • Have, i can do what it says i can do.
  • 00:01:17.000 --> 00:01:17.534
  • I can do. today, i will be taught the word
  • 00:01:17.600 --> 00:01:19.869
  • Today, i will be taught the word of god.
  • 00:01:19.936 --> 00:01:20.537
  • Of god. i boldly confess, my mind is
  • 00:01:20.603 --> 00:01:23.173
  • I boldly confess, my mind is alert, my heart is receptive, i
  • 00:01:23.239 --> 00:01:25.875
  • Alert, my heart is receptive, i will never be the same
  • 00:01:25.942 --> 00:01:28.044
  • Will never be the same in jesus's name.
  • 00:01:28.111 --> 00:01:29.312
  • In jesus's name. god bless you.
  • 00:01:29.379 --> 00:01:31.648
  • God bless you. i want to talk to you today
  • 00:01:31.714 --> 00:01:34.117
  • I want to talk to you today about positioned for increase.
  • 00:01:34.184 --> 00:01:36.085
  • About positioned for increase. we all have to deal with things
  • 00:01:36.152 --> 00:01:37.954
  • We all have to deal with things that come to an end: we lost our
  • 00:01:38.021 --> 00:01:40.190
  • That come to an end: we lost our main client, a friend, we could
  • 00:01:40.256 --> 00:01:42.458
  • Main client, a friend, we could always count on is moving away,
  • 00:01:42.525 --> 00:01:44.861
  • Always count on is moving away, or a loved one went to be
  • 00:01:44.928 --> 00:01:46.829
  • Or a loved one went to be with the lord.
  • 00:01:46.896 --> 00:01:47.697
  • With the lord. we've seen god's blessing
  • 00:01:47.764 --> 00:01:48.898
  • We've seen god's blessing in the past; we know we have his
  • 00:01:48.965 --> 00:01:51.367
  • In the past; we know we have his favor, but it seems like that
  • 00:01:51.434 --> 00:01:53.803
  • Favor, but it seems like that favor has been taken away,
  • 00:01:53.870 --> 00:01:55.972
  • Favor has been taken away, but god will never remove
  • 00:01:56.039 --> 00:01:57.874
  • But god will never remove something unless he has
  • 00:01:57.941 --> 00:01:59.475
  • Something unless he has something better coming.
  • 00:01:59.542 --> 00:02:01.678
  • Something better coming. if he didn't stop certain
  • 00:02:01.744 --> 00:02:03.346
  • If he didn't stop certain things, we would never get
  • 00:02:03.413 --> 00:02:05.148
  • Things, we would never get out of our comfort zone, we
  • 00:02:05.215 --> 00:02:07.283
  • Out of our comfort zone, we would stay with what's familiar.
  • 00:02:07.350 --> 00:02:09.118
  • Would stay with what's familiar. so sometimes god will put an end
  • 00:02:09.185 --> 00:02:11.955
  • So sometimes god will put an end to what doesn't make sense
  • 00:02:12.021 --> 00:02:14.023
  • To what doesn't make sense to us.
  • 00:02:14.090 --> 00:02:15.391
  • To us. we don't understand why
  • 00:02:15.458 --> 00:02:16.826
  • We don't understand why the friend walked away.
  • 00:02:16.893 --> 00:02:18.294
  • The friend walked away. why the business pushed us out,
  • 00:02:18.361 --> 00:02:20.129
  • Why the business pushed us out, why sales aren't what they used
  • 00:02:20.196 --> 00:02:22.065
  • Why sales aren't what they used to be.
  • 00:02:22.131 --> 00:02:23.399
  • To be. god is not doing that to make
  • 00:02:23.466 --> 00:02:25.768
  • God is not doing that to make your life more difficult.
  • 00:02:25.835 --> 00:02:27.070
  • Your life more difficult. he's getting you in position
  • 00:02:27.136 --> 00:02:29.505
  • He's getting you in position for increase.
  • 00:02:29.572 --> 00:02:30.473
  • For increase. he had to stop what was working
  • 00:02:30.540 --> 00:02:33.076
  • He had to stop what was working to force you to stretch so you
  • 00:02:33.142 --> 00:02:35.578
  • To force you to stretch so you could come in to greater
  • 00:02:35.645 --> 00:02:38.448
  • Could come in to greater provision, greater opportunity.
  • 00:02:38.514 --> 00:02:40.183
  • Provision, greater opportunity. this is what happened
  • 00:02:40.250 --> 00:02:41.417
  • This is what happened with the israelites.
  • 00:02:41.484 --> 00:02:42.418
  • With the israelites. they had been in slavery
  • 00:02:42.485 --> 00:02:44.153
  • They had been in slavery for many years when god
  • 00:02:44.220 --> 00:02:45.855
  • For many years when god supernaturally brought them out.
  • 00:02:45.922 --> 00:02:48.324
  • Supernaturally brought them out. these 2 million people headed
  • 00:02:48.391 --> 00:02:50.360
  • These 2 million people headed into the desert toward
  • 00:02:50.426 --> 00:02:52.028
  • Into the desert toward the promised land.
  • 00:02:52.095 --> 00:02:53.730
  • The promised land. the problem was there wasn't
  • 00:02:53.796 --> 00:02:55.632
  • The problem was there wasn't anything to eat out there; no
  • 00:02:55.698 --> 00:02:58.001
  • Anything to eat out there; no way to survive.
  • 00:02:58.067 --> 00:02:59.502
  • Way to survive. so every morning god gave them
  • 00:02:59.569 --> 00:03:02.472
  • So every morning god gave them something called manna.
  • 00:03:02.538 --> 00:03:04.007
  • Something called manna. it was like bread that formed
  • 00:03:04.073 --> 00:03:06.142
  • It was like bread that formed on the ground.
  • 00:03:06.209 --> 00:03:07.176
  • On the ground. for 40 years as they travelled
  • 00:03:07.243 --> 00:03:09.145
  • For 40 years as they travelled the desert one thing they could
  • 00:03:09.212 --> 00:03:11.147
  • The desert one thing they could always count on was the manna.
  • 00:03:11.214 --> 00:03:13.850
  • Always count on was the manna. they had enemies to fight, they
  • 00:03:13.916 --> 00:03:15.885
  • They had enemies to fight, they had to overcome the heat, there
  • 00:03:15.952 --> 00:03:17.887
  • Had to overcome the heat, there were snakes and scorpions,
  • 00:03:17.954 --> 00:03:19.856
  • Were snakes and scorpions, but every day, like clockwork,
  • 00:03:19.922 --> 00:03:22.258
  • But every day, like clockwork, there was the manna.
  • 00:03:22.325 --> 00:03:23.926
  • There was the manna. they knew that was the hand
  • 00:03:23.993 --> 00:03:26.129
  • They knew that was the hand of god, taking care of them.
  • 00:03:26.195 --> 00:03:28.231
  • Of god, taking care of them. what they didn't realize was
  • 00:03:28.298 --> 00:03:30.633
  • What they didn't realize was the manna was only temporary
  • 00:03:30.700 --> 00:03:32.935
  • The manna was only temporary provision.
  • 00:03:33.002 --> 00:03:34.504
  • Provision. they were satisfied, they had
  • 00:03:34.570 --> 00:03:36.372
  • They were satisfied, they had something to eat, but god wasn't
  • 00:03:36.439 --> 00:03:38.741
  • Something to eat, but god wasn't satisfied.
  • 00:03:38.808 --> 00:03:40.143
  • Satisfied. he was taking them into a land
  • 00:03:40.209 --> 00:03:42.712
  • He was taking them into a land flowing with milk and honey;
  • 00:03:42.779 --> 00:03:44.614
  • Flowing with milk and honey; a land filled with resources
  • 00:03:44.681 --> 00:03:46.983
  • A land filled with resources with plenty of food.
  • 00:03:47.050 --> 00:03:48.918
  • With plenty of food. and when the israelites got
  • 00:03:48.985 --> 00:03:50.520
  • And when the israelites got close to the promised land
  • 00:03:50.586 --> 00:03:52.121
  • Close to the promised land something interesting happen.
  • 00:03:52.188 --> 00:03:54.524
  • Something interesting happen. the scripture says the manna
  • 00:03:54.590 --> 00:03:56.726
  • The scripture says the manna ceased and they never saw
  • 00:03:56.793 --> 00:03:58.995
  • Ceased and they never saw the manna again.
  • 00:03:59.062 --> 00:04:01.097
  • The manna again. imagine what the people thought
  • 00:04:01.164 --> 00:04:03.433
  • Imagine what the people thought after 40 years of having manna.
  • 00:04:03.499 --> 00:04:06.135
  • After 40 years of having manna. over 14,000 mornings, they got
  • 00:04:06.202 --> 00:04:08.538
  • Over 14,000 mornings, they got up and had breakfast at
  • 00:04:08.604 --> 00:04:11.341
  • Up and had breakfast at their tent.
  • 00:04:11.407 --> 00:04:12.675
  • Their tent. now it was nowhere to be found.
  • 00:04:12.742 --> 00:04:15.011
  • Now it was nowhere to be found. i can hear them panicking: god,
  • 00:04:15.078 --> 00:04:17.580
  • I can hear them panicking: god, what's happening?
  • 00:04:17.647 --> 00:04:18.448
  • What's happening? why won't you provide for us
  • 00:04:18.514 --> 00:04:20.350
  • Why won't you provide for us anymore?
  • 00:04:20.416 --> 00:04:21.484
  • Anymore? they would've lived off of manna
  • 00:04:21.551 --> 00:04:23.686
  • They would've lived off of manna the rest of their lives.
  • 00:04:23.753 --> 00:04:25.521
  • The rest of their lives. so god on purpose stopped
  • 00:04:25.588 --> 00:04:28.257
  • So god on purpose stopped the manna.
  • 00:04:28.324 --> 00:04:29.392
  • The manna. he said from now on i want you
  • 00:04:29.459 --> 00:04:31.961
  • He said from now on i want you to cook your own food.
  • 00:04:32.028 --> 00:04:33.596
  • To cook your own food. there's provision all
  • 00:04:33.663 --> 00:04:35.064
  • There's provision all around you.
  • 00:04:35.131 --> 00:04:36.099
  • Around you. you don't need this manna
  • 00:04:36.165 --> 00:04:37.734
  • You don't need this manna to sustain you; i'm bringing you
  • 00:04:37.800 --> 00:04:39.769
  • To sustain you; i'm bringing you into abundance.
  • 00:04:39.836 --> 00:04:41.738
  • Into abundance. it's not a coincidence that
  • 00:04:41.804 --> 00:04:43.573
  • It's not a coincidence that the manna stopped when they were
  • 00:04:43.639 --> 00:04:45.808
  • The manna stopped when they were about to go into the
  • 00:04:45.875 --> 00:04:47.877
  • About to go into the promised land.
  • 00:04:47.944 --> 00:04:49.045
  • Promised land. when something ceases in your
  • 00:04:49.112 --> 00:04:51.314
  • When something ceases in your life, that's an indication that
  • 00:04:51.381 --> 00:04:53.583
  • Life, that's an indication that increase is coming.
  • 00:04:53.649 --> 00:04:55.551
  • Increase is coming. god will never stop something
  • 00:04:55.618 --> 00:04:57.720
  • God will never stop something unless he has greater provision
  • 00:04:57.787 --> 00:04:59.889
  • Unless he has greater provision on the way.
  • 00:04:59.956 --> 00:05:01.391
  • On the way. maybe a friend walked away,
  • 00:05:01.457 --> 00:05:03.393
  • Maybe a friend walked away, a contract fell through you, had
  • 00:05:03.459 --> 00:05:05.862
  • A contract fell through you, had a setback in your family--it's
  • 00:05:05.928 --> 00:05:07.630
  • A setback in your family--it's not as easy as it used to be.
  • 00:05:07.697 --> 00:05:10.066
  • Not as easy as it used to be. the manna is not coming, you're
  • 00:05:10.133 --> 00:05:11.801
  • The manna is not coming, you're having to cook your own food--
  • 00:05:11.868 --> 00:05:13.569
  • Having to cook your own food-- it's because you're
  • 00:05:13.636 --> 00:05:14.804
  • It's because you're about to step in to a new level.
  • 00:05:14.871 --> 00:05:18.141
  • About to step in to a new level. the manna drying up is a sign
  • 00:05:18.207 --> 00:05:20.943
  • The manna drying up is a sign you are close to your
  • 00:05:21.010 --> 00:05:23.045
  • You are close to your promised land.
  • 00:05:23.112 --> 00:05:24.547
  • Promised land. he had to cease the friendship.
  • 00:05:24.614 --> 00:05:27.550
  • He had to cease the friendship. he had to move that person way,
  • 00:05:27.617 --> 00:05:29.986
  • He had to move that person way, not because they're not good,
  • 00:05:30.052 --> 00:05:31.721
  • Not because they're not good, but they were limiting you.
  • 00:05:31.788 --> 00:05:33.656
  • But they were limiting you. they can't go where you're
  • 00:05:33.723 --> 00:05:35.425
  • They can't go where you're going, god had to close the door
  • 00:05:35.491 --> 00:05:37.894
  • Going, god had to close the door so he can bring people into your
  • 00:05:37.960 --> 00:05:39.962
  • So he can bring people into your life that will push you
  • 00:05:40.029 --> 00:05:41.531
  • Life that will push you into your purpose.
  • 00:05:41.597 --> 00:05:43.699
  • Into your purpose. or maybe that position you were
  • 00:05:43.766 --> 00:05:46.202
  • Or maybe that position you were counting on didn't work out.
  • 00:05:46.269 --> 00:05:48.371
  • Counting on didn't work out. you are hoping it would last
  • 00:05:48.438 --> 00:05:50.273
  • You are hoping it would last but it was "not" permanent.
  • 00:05:50.339 --> 00:05:51.941
  • But it was "not" permanent. it's because it was only
  • 00:05:52.008 --> 00:05:55.044
  • It's because it was only temporary provision.
  • 00:05:55.111 --> 00:05:56.312
  • Temporary provision. god stopped the manna not
  • 00:05:56.379 --> 00:05:58.581
  • God stopped the manna not because he's forgotten about you
  • 00:05:58.648 --> 00:06:00.917
  • Because he's forgotten about you he's about to take you into your
  • 00:06:00.983 --> 00:06:03.586
  • He's about to take you into your promised land.
  • 00:06:03.653 --> 00:06:04.353
  • Promised land. he ceased it for one reason:
  • 00:06:04.420 --> 00:06:06.856
  • He ceased it for one reason: to increase you, to take you
  • 00:06:06.923 --> 00:06:09.292
  • To increase you, to take you where you couldn't go on
  • 00:06:09.358 --> 00:06:10.927
  • Where you couldn't go on your own.
  • 00:06:10.993 --> 00:06:11.994
  • Your own. but when things cease it's easy
  • 00:06:12.061 --> 00:06:14.030
  • But when things cease it's easy to think, "god, where are you?
  • 00:06:14.096 --> 00:06:16.132
  • To think, "god, where are you? where is the manna?
  • 00:06:16.199 --> 00:06:17.800
  • Where is the manna? what's happening?
  • 00:06:17.867 --> 00:06:19.202
  • What's happening? it's been this way for years,
  • 00:06:19.268 --> 00:06:20.470
  • It's been this way for years, i'm counting on it."
  • 00:06:20.536 --> 00:06:21.337
  • I'm counting on it." it's tempting to live worried
  • 00:06:21.404 --> 00:06:23.072
  • It's tempting to live worried think we're doing something
  • 00:06:23.139 --> 00:06:24.474
  • Think we're doing something wrong.
  • 00:06:24.540 --> 00:06:25.842
  • Wrong. we must have stepped
  • 00:06:25.908 --> 00:06:26.976
  • We must have stepped out of god's favor.
  • 00:06:27.043 --> 00:06:28.177
  • Out of god's favor. god wouldn't have ceased it if
  • 00:06:28.244 --> 00:06:30.246
  • God wouldn't have ceased it if he didn't have something
  • 00:06:30.313 --> 00:06:31.981
  • He didn't have something better coming.
  • 00:06:32.048 --> 00:06:33.282
  • Better coming. when that manna quits appearing,
  • 00:06:33.349 --> 00:06:35.184
  • When that manna quits appearing, instead of being discouraged,
  • 00:06:35.251 --> 00:06:36.652
  • Instead of being discouraged, have a new perspective: you're
  • 00:06:36.719 --> 00:06:38.287
  • Have a new perspective: you're on the verge of a new level.
  • 00:06:38.354 --> 00:06:40.690
  • On the verge of a new level. that's an indication that walls
  • 00:06:40.756 --> 00:06:42.558
  • That's an indication that walls are about to come down, giants
  • 00:06:42.625 --> 00:06:44.961
  • Are about to come down, giants are about to be defeated, you're
  • 00:06:45.027 --> 00:06:46.796
  • Are about to be defeated, you're about to take new ground; see
  • 00:06:46.863 --> 00:06:48.598
  • About to take new ground; see new levels, new opportunities my
  • 00:06:48.664 --> 00:06:51.634
  • New levels, new opportunities my friend, tony dungy played
  • 00:06:51.701 --> 00:06:54.070
  • Friend, tony dungy played professional football for
  • 00:06:54.136 --> 00:06:55.371
  • Professional football for many years.
  • 00:06:55.438 --> 00:06:56.539
  • Many years. after a successful career,
  • 00:06:56.606 --> 00:06:58.674
  • After a successful career, in 1996, he landed his first job
  • 00:06:58.741 --> 00:07:02.378
  • In 1996, he landed his first job as a head coach of the tampa bay
  • 00:07:02.445 --> 00:07:05.248
  • As a head coach of the tampa bay buccaneers football team.
  • 00:07:05.314 --> 00:07:06.849
  • Buccaneers football team. it was a dream come true.
  • 00:07:06.916 --> 00:07:08.718
  • It was a dream come true. he knew it was the hand of god
  • 00:07:08.784 --> 00:07:11.254
  • He knew it was the hand of god opening that door.
  • 00:07:11.320 --> 00:07:12.221
  • Opening that door. for six years everything went
  • 00:07:12.288 --> 00:07:13.923
  • For six years everything went great.
  • 00:07:13.990 --> 00:07:15.024
  • Great. they were winning more games,
  • 00:07:15.091 --> 00:07:17.159
  • They were winning more games, making more progress.
  • 00:07:17.226 --> 00:07:18.461
  • Making more progress. the manna was there every
  • 00:07:18.528 --> 00:07:20.062
  • The manna was there every morning, the favor
  • 00:07:20.129 --> 00:07:21.030
  • Morning, the favor the provision, but one day he
  • 00:07:21.097 --> 00:07:24.267
  • The provision, but one day he was unexpectedly let go, they
  • 00:07:24.333 --> 00:07:26.903
  • Was unexpectedly let go, they fired him.
  • 00:07:26.969 --> 00:07:28.304
  • Fired him. he thought, "god, i know you
  • 00:07:28.371 --> 00:07:30.573
  • He thought, "god, i know you gave me this position."
  • 00:07:30.640 --> 00:07:32.174
  • Gave me this position." when the manna stops that means
  • 00:07:32.241 --> 00:07:34.777
  • When the manna stops that means god is up to something,
  • 00:07:34.844 --> 00:07:36.979
  • God is up to something, the question is: will you get
  • 00:07:37.046 --> 00:07:38.881
  • The question is: will you get negative?
  • 00:07:38.948 --> 00:07:40.049
  • Negative? "god, i can't believe this
  • 00:07:40.116 --> 00:07:41.250
  • "god, i can't believe this happened.
  • 00:07:41.317 --> 00:07:41.918
  • Happened. this is not fair."
  • 00:07:41.984 --> 00:07:43.319
  • This is not fair." or will you say, "god, i know
  • 00:07:43.386 --> 00:07:45.488
  • Or will you say, "god, i know you wouldn't have closed this
  • 00:07:45.555 --> 00:07:47.023
  • You wouldn't have closed this door, unless you were
  • 00:07:47.089 --> 00:07:48.324
  • Door, unless you were about to open a better door.
  • 00:07:48.391 --> 00:07:50.192
  • About to open a better door. so lord, i thank you that you're
  • 00:07:50.259 --> 00:07:52.361
  • So lord, i thank you that you're in control, that your plans
  • 00:07:52.428 --> 00:07:53.863
  • In control, that your plans for me are for good, that what
  • 00:07:53.930 --> 00:07:55.898
  • For me are for good, that what you started in my life you will
  • 00:07:55.965 --> 00:07:57.967
  • You started in my life you will finish."
  • 00:07:58.034 --> 00:07:59.435
  • Finish." the manna ceasing is a test.
  • 00:07:59.502 --> 00:08:02.805
  • The manna ceasing is a test. many people get bitter and give
  • 00:08:02.872 --> 00:08:05.174
  • Many people get bitter and give up on their dreams.
  • 00:08:05.241 --> 00:08:06.676
  • Up on their dreams. you have to understand
  • 00:08:06.742 --> 00:08:08.411
  • You have to understand the reason the manna stops,
  • 00:08:08.477 --> 00:08:10.546
  • The reason the manna stops, the reason doors close,
  • 00:08:10.613 --> 00:08:12.281
  • The reason doors close, the reason people walk away, is
  • 00:08:12.348 --> 00:08:14.884
  • The reason people walk away, is you are close to your
  • 00:08:14.951 --> 00:08:16.519
  • You are close to your promised land.
  • 00:08:16.586 --> 00:08:17.553
  • Promised land. that's god taking away
  • 00:08:17.620 --> 00:08:20.022
  • That's god taking away the temporary provision.
  • 00:08:20.089 --> 00:08:21.857
  • The temporary provision. may look permanent to us, we
  • 00:08:21.924 --> 00:08:24.393
  • May look permanent to us, we were satisfied, but god's dream
  • 00:08:24.460 --> 00:08:26.462
  • Were satisfied, but god's dream for your life is much bigger
  • 00:08:26.529 --> 00:08:28.864
  • For your life is much bigger than your own.
  • 00:08:28.931 --> 00:08:29.999
  • Than your own. coach dungy was disappointed
  • 00:08:30.066 --> 00:08:31.667
  • Coach dungy was disappointed but he didn't sit
  • 00:08:31.734 --> 00:08:33.336
  • But he didn't sit around in self-pity thinking
  • 00:08:33.402 --> 00:08:35.071
  • Around in self-pity thinking about how bad life was, he knew
  • 00:08:35.137 --> 00:08:38.207
  • About how bad life was, he knew the same god that opened
  • 00:08:38.274 --> 00:08:39.809
  • The same god that opened the door in tampa bay had now
  • 00:08:39.875 --> 00:08:42.044
  • The door in tampa bay had now closed the door.
  • 00:08:42.111 --> 00:08:43.946
  • Closed the door. it wasn't long after he was let
  • 00:08:44.013 --> 00:08:46.182
  • It wasn't long after he was let go that he received a phone call
  • 00:08:46.248 --> 00:08:48.451
  • Go that he received a phone call from the indianapolis colts
  • 00:08:48.517 --> 00:08:50.553
  • From the indianapolis colts football team.
  • 00:08:50.620 --> 00:08:51.587
  • Football team. they said we're looking
  • 00:08:51.654 --> 00:08:53.155
  • They said we're looking for a coach, are you interested?
  • 00:08:53.222 --> 00:08:55.458
  • For a coach, are you interested? coach dungy took the job.
  • 00:08:55.524 --> 00:08:57.660
  • Coach dungy took the job. he went on to win the super bowl
  • 00:08:57.727 --> 00:09:00.296
  • He went on to win the super bowl with the colts.
  • 00:09:00.363 --> 00:09:01.330
  • With the colts. what looked like a great
  • 00:09:01.397 --> 00:09:03.766
  • What looked like a great disappointment--getting pushed
  • 00:09:03.833 --> 00:09:05.301
  • Disappointment--getting pushed out, the manna stopping--was
  • 00:09:05.368 --> 00:09:08.037
  • Out, the manna stopping--was really a great blessing.
  • 00:09:08.104 --> 00:09:10.206
  • Really a great blessing. has something ceased in
  • 00:09:10.272 --> 00:09:12.074
  • Has something ceased in your life?
  • 00:09:12.141 --> 00:09:13.242
  • Your life? you went through a
  • 00:09:13.309 --> 00:09:14.243
  • You went through a disappointment, a door
  • 00:09:14.310 --> 00:09:15.511
  • Disappointment, a door closed, a person walked away?
  • 00:09:15.578 --> 00:09:18.180
  • Closed, a person walked away? it's more difficult than it used
  • 00:09:18.247 --> 00:09:19.982
  • It's more difficult than it used to be?
  • 00:09:20.049 --> 00:09:20.583
  • To be? the manna is not there every
  • 00:09:20.650 --> 00:09:22.184
  • The manna is not there every morning?
  • 00:09:22.251 --> 00:09:23.552
  • Morning? god is saying, "get ready, i'm
  • 00:09:23.619 --> 00:09:25.221
  • God is saying, "get ready, i'm about to do something that
  • 00:09:25.287 --> 00:09:27.023
  • About to do something that you've never seen."
  • 00:09:27.089 --> 00:09:28.691
  • You've never seen." he didn't cease the provision
  • 00:09:28.758 --> 00:09:31.127
  • He didn't cease the provision because he's through with you;
  • 00:09:31.193 --> 00:09:33.529
  • Because he's through with you; he stopped it because it's only
  • 00:09:33.596 --> 00:09:36.399
  • He stopped it because it's only temporary.
  • 00:09:36.465 --> 00:09:37.266
  • Temporary. he's about to launch you
  • 00:09:37.333 --> 00:09:39.135
  • He's about to launch you into a new level.
  • 00:09:39.201 --> 00:09:40.636
  • Into a new level. now don't let it sour you.
  • 00:09:40.703 --> 00:09:42.672
  • Now don't let it sour you. why did this company do me
  • 00:09:42.738 --> 00:09:44.340
  • Why did this company do me wrong?
  • 00:09:44.407 --> 00:09:45.074
  • Wrong? why do these people leave
  • 00:09:45.141 --> 00:09:46.509
  • Why do these people leave me out?
  • 00:09:46.575 --> 00:09:47.143
  • Me out? it wasn't their choice.
  • 00:09:47.209 --> 00:09:48.911
  • It wasn't their choice. it was god closing the door.
  • 00:09:48.978 --> 00:09:50.980
  • It was god closing the door. god was moving them away.
  • 00:09:51.047 --> 00:09:52.715
  • God was moving them away. it was god stopping the manna.
  • 00:09:52.782 --> 00:09:55.451
  • It was god stopping the manna. god told the israelites you
  • 00:09:55.518 --> 00:09:57.453
  • God told the israelites you don't need this manna anymore,
  • 00:09:57.520 --> 00:09:59.488
  • Don't need this manna anymore, there's provision all
  • 00:09:59.555 --> 00:10:01.123
  • There's provision all around you.
  • 00:10:01.190 --> 00:10:02.291
  • Around you. they were so close
  • 00:10:02.358 --> 00:10:03.492
  • They were so close to the promised land there was
  • 00:10:03.559 --> 00:10:05.361
  • To the promised land there was all kinds of food available.
  • 00:10:05.428 --> 00:10:08.664
  • All kinds of food available. but if god had kept giving them
  • 00:10:08.731 --> 00:10:11.233
  • But if god had kept giving them manna they would've missed
  • 00:10:11.300 --> 00:10:12.668
  • Manna they would've missed the abundance that belonged
  • 00:10:12.735 --> 00:10:14.503
  • The abundance that belonged to them.
  • 00:10:14.570 --> 00:10:15.471
  • To them. when the manna ceases, in your
  • 00:10:15.538 --> 00:10:17.673
  • When the manna ceases, in your life like with them, you're
  • 00:10:17.740 --> 00:10:19.542
  • Life like with them, you're so close to your promised land,
  • 00:10:19.608 --> 00:10:22.211
  • So close to your promised land, the provision is already there.
  • 00:10:22.278 --> 00:10:24.547
  • The provision is already there. now you have to cook your own
  • 00:10:24.613 --> 00:10:26.615
  • Now you have to cook your own food, god's not going to do this
  • 00:10:26.682 --> 00:10:28.818
  • Food, god's not going to do this for you.
  • 00:10:28.884 --> 00:10:30.119
  • For you. you can't stay where it's
  • 00:10:30.186 --> 00:10:32.054
  • You can't stay where it's familiar, what you're used to,
  • 00:10:32.121 --> 00:10:33.989
  • Familiar, what you're used to, what's easy; you have
  • 00:10:34.056 --> 00:10:35.357
  • What's easy; you have to stretch, get out of your
  • 00:10:35.424 --> 00:10:37.426
  • To stretch, get out of your comfort zone, take some steps
  • 00:10:37.493 --> 00:10:39.628
  • Comfort zone, take some steps of faith.
  • 00:10:39.695 --> 00:10:40.563
  • Of faith. there is greatness in you.
  • 00:10:40.629 --> 00:10:43.132
  • There is greatness in you. you weren't created to live
  • 00:10:43.199 --> 00:10:45.401
  • You weren't created to live off of manna.
  • 00:10:45.468 --> 00:10:46.769
  • Off of manna. don't have a manna mentality.
  • 00:10:46.836 --> 00:10:49.371
  • Don't have a manna mentality. don't complain when something
  • 00:10:49.438 --> 00:10:51.073
  • Don't complain when something ceases in your life.
  • 00:10:51.140 --> 00:10:52.775
  • Ceases in your life. if it stopped, it wasn't
  • 00:10:52.842 --> 00:10:54.577
  • If it stopped, it wasn't supposed to be permanent; it's
  • 00:10:54.643 --> 00:10:56.412
  • Supposed to be permanent; it's just a step on the way to
  • 00:10:56.479 --> 00:10:58.581
  • Just a step on the way to your destiny.
  • 00:10:58.647 --> 00:10:59.982
  • Your destiny. the israelites had to accept not
  • 00:11:00.049 --> 00:11:02.318
  • The israelites had to accept not having any manna meant that it
  • 00:11:02.384 --> 00:11:04.587
  • Having any manna meant that it was a new day and god was doing
  • 00:11:04.653 --> 00:11:07.323
  • Was a new day and god was doing a new thing.
  • 00:11:07.389 --> 00:11:08.357
  • A new thing. if they would've been sour
  • 00:11:08.424 --> 00:11:10.059
  • If they would've been sour because the manna ceased, they
  • 00:11:10.126 --> 00:11:11.861
  • Because the manna ceased, they would've never seen walls
  • 00:11:11.927 --> 00:11:13.763
  • Would've never seen walls of jericho come down.
  • 00:11:13.829 --> 00:11:15.664
  • Of jericho come down. they would've never conquered
  • 00:11:15.731 --> 00:11:17.133
  • They would've never conquered city after city and lived
  • 00:11:17.199 --> 00:11:19.068
  • City after city and lived in the land of abundance.
  • 00:11:19.135 --> 00:11:21.303
  • In the land of abundance. have you let what ceased in your
  • 00:11:21.370 --> 00:11:23.806
  • Have you let what ceased in your life cause you to be sour or do
  • 00:11:23.873 --> 00:11:26.809
  • Life cause you to be sour or do you see it as a sign that you're
  • 00:11:26.876 --> 00:11:29.044
  • You see it as a sign that you're about to go into your
  • 00:11:29.111 --> 00:11:30.479
  • About to go into your promised land?
  • 00:11:30.546 --> 00:11:32.214
  • Promised land? when the manna ceases you have
  • 00:11:32.281 --> 00:11:34.283
  • When the manna ceases you have to dig down deep.
  • 00:11:34.350 --> 00:11:35.684
  • To dig down deep. this business may have slowed
  • 00:11:35.751 --> 00:11:37.019
  • This business may have slowed down, but lord i want to thank
  • 00:11:37.086 --> 00:11:38.988
  • Down, but lord i want to thank you that new doors are
  • 00:11:39.054 --> 00:11:40.656
  • You that new doors are about to open.
  • 00:11:40.723 --> 00:11:41.657
  • About to open. this person walked away.
  • 00:11:41.724 --> 00:11:43.259
  • This person walked away. lord, thank you you have
  • 00:11:43.325 --> 00:11:45.027
  • Lord, thank you you have somebody better coming.
  • 00:11:45.094 --> 00:11:46.061
  • Somebody better coming. this marriage is difficult,
  • 00:11:46.128 --> 00:11:47.663
  • This marriage is difficult, but lord, thank your peace, joy,
  • 00:11:47.730 --> 00:11:50.132
  • But lord, thank your peace, joy, restoration is on the way.
  • 00:11:50.199 --> 00:11:52.935
  • Restoration is on the way. maybe in the past you've relied
  • 00:11:53.002 --> 00:11:54.804
  • Maybe in the past you've relied on other people to keep you
  • 00:11:54.870 --> 00:11:56.739
  • On other people to keep you encouraged, cheered up, god is
  • 00:11:56.806 --> 00:11:58.908
  • Encouraged, cheered up, god is going to begin to wean those
  • 00:11:58.974 --> 00:12:01.510
  • Going to begin to wean those people away.
  • 00:12:01.577 --> 00:12:03.312
  • People away. at some point that manna is
  • 00:12:03.379 --> 00:12:05.548
  • At some point that manna is going to cease.
  • 00:12:05.614 --> 00:12:06.715
  • Going to cease. not because god doesn't love
  • 00:12:06.782 --> 00:12:08.417
  • Not because god doesn't love you, but he wants you to stand
  • 00:12:08.484 --> 00:12:10.820
  • You, but he wants you to stand on your own.
  • 00:12:10.886 --> 00:12:12.421
  • On your own. you can't become who you were
  • 00:12:12.488 --> 00:12:14.790
  • You can't become who you were created to be always depending
  • 00:12:14.857 --> 00:12:16.692
  • Created to be always depending on somebody else.
  • 00:12:16.759 --> 00:12:18.494
  • On somebody else. you don't need that crutch,
  • 00:12:18.561 --> 00:12:20.863
  • You don't need that crutch, start encouraging yourself.
  • 00:12:20.930 --> 00:12:22.331
  • Start encouraging yourself. all through the day, i am strong
  • 00:12:22.398 --> 00:12:24.767
  • All through the day, i am strong in the lord.
  • 00:12:24.834 --> 00:12:25.801
  • In the lord. something good is going
  • 00:12:25.868 --> 00:12:27.002
  • Something good is going to happen to me.
  • 00:12:27.069 --> 00:12:28.170
  • To happen to me. god being for me is more than
  • 00:12:28.237 --> 00:12:30.606
  • God being for me is more than the world being against me.
  • 00:12:30.673 --> 00:12:32.408
  • The world being against me. to enter your promised land you
  • 00:12:32.474 --> 00:12:34.810
  • To enter your promised land you have to cook your own food.
  • 00:12:34.877 --> 00:12:37.213
  • Have to cook your own food. and some of the things god has
  • 00:12:37.279 --> 00:12:39.148
  • And some of the things god has done for you in the past--
  • 00:12:39.215 --> 00:12:40.916
  • Done for you in the past-- having people there to encourage
  • 00:12:40.983 --> 00:12:42.651
  • Having people there to encourage you, causing everything to fall
  • 00:12:42.718 --> 00:12:44.453
  • You, causing everything to fall into place--that's not going
  • 00:12:44.520 --> 00:12:46.455
  • Into place--that's not going to continue.
  • 00:12:46.522 --> 00:12:47.256
  • To continue. if god kept doing everything
  • 00:12:47.323 --> 00:12:49.291
  • If god kept doing everything for us, we wouldn't see
  • 00:12:49.358 --> 00:12:51.360
  • For us, we wouldn't see the abundance all around.
  • 00:12:51.427 --> 00:12:54.163
  • The abundance all around. and you may wonder why certain
  • 00:12:54.230 --> 00:12:56.465
  • And you may wonder why certain things seem more difficult.
  • 00:12:56.532 --> 00:12:58.000
  • Things seem more difficult. raising your children, it's not
  • 00:12:58.067 --> 00:13:00.035
  • Raising your children, it's not as easy.
  • 00:13:00.102 --> 00:13:00.836
  • As easy. at work it's more complicated.
  • 00:13:00.903 --> 00:13:03.072
  • At work it's more complicated. in your finances, you're working
  • 00:13:03.138 --> 00:13:04.773
  • In your finances, you're working harder for the same income.
  • 00:13:04.840 --> 00:13:06.508
  • Harder for the same income. stay encouraged, you're cooking
  • 00:13:06.575 --> 00:13:08.510
  • Stay encouraged, you're cooking your own food.
  • 00:13:08.577 --> 00:13:10.045
  • Your own food. you're about to enter into your
  • 00:13:10.112 --> 00:13:12.414
  • You're about to enter into your promised land.
  • 00:13:12.481 --> 00:13:13.215
  • Promised land. that's when things will shift
  • 00:13:13.282 --> 00:13:15.017
  • That's when things will shift in your favor.
  • 00:13:15.084 --> 00:13:16.151
  • In your favor. that's when you'll see increase,
  • 00:13:16.218 --> 00:13:18.254
  • That's when you'll see increase, promotion, favor like you've
  • 00:13:18.320 --> 00:13:19.955
  • Promotion, favor like you've never seen.
  • 00:13:20.022 --> 00:13:21.490
  • Never seen. but we have to pass this test
  • 00:13:21.557 --> 00:13:24.093
  • But we have to pass this test of not falling apart when
  • 00:13:24.159 --> 00:13:25.961
  • Of not falling apart when the manna ceases.
  • 00:13:26.028 --> 00:13:27.930
  • The manna ceases. when things are not coming as
  • 00:13:27.997 --> 00:13:29.965
  • When things are not coming as easily as they used to, take it
  • 00:13:30.032 --> 00:13:32.268
  • Easily as they used to, take it as a compliment.
  • 00:13:32.334 --> 00:13:33.669
  • As a compliment. you're growing.
  • 00:13:33.736 --> 00:13:35.237
  • You're growing. god is saying, "i don't have
  • 00:13:35.304 --> 00:13:37.172
  • God is saying, "i don't have to keep feeding you manna.
  • 00:13:37.239 --> 00:13:38.908
  • To keep feeding you manna. i don't have to sustain you
  • 00:13:38.974 --> 00:13:41.110
  • I don't have to sustain you off this temporary provision.
  • 00:13:41.176 --> 00:13:42.611
  • Off this temporary provision. you're getting stronger to where
  • 00:13:42.678 --> 00:13:44.647
  • You're getting stronger to where you can handle the fullness
  • 00:13:44.713 --> 00:13:46.615
  • You can handle the fullness of what i have in store."
  • 00:13:46.682 --> 00:13:49.084
  • Before the israelites could
  • 00:13:49.251 --> 00:13:50.819
  • Before the israelites could enter the promised land, they
  • 00:13:50.886 --> 00:13:52.922
  • Enter the promised land, they had to say goodbye
  • 00:13:52.988 --> 00:13:54.723
  • Had to say goodbye to the familiar.
  • 00:13:54.790 --> 00:13:56.125
  • To the familiar. goodbye to manna that they had
  • 00:13:56.191 --> 00:13:58.594
  • Goodbye to manna that they had had 40 years.
  • 00:13:58.661 --> 00:13:59.795
  • Had 40 years. imagine when it stopped coming.
  • 00:13:59.862 --> 00:14:02.097
  • Imagine when it stopped coming. they could've been discouraged,
  • 00:14:02.164 --> 00:14:04.400
  • They could've been discouraged, lost their passion, instead,
  • 00:14:04.466 --> 00:14:06.702
  • Lost their passion, instead, they said, "fine, we'll go get
  • 00:14:06.769 --> 00:14:08.837
  • They said, "fine, we'll go get our own food."
  • 00:14:08.904 --> 00:14:09.905
  • Our own food." they went out and found all
  • 00:14:09.972 --> 00:14:11.974
  • They went out and found all kinds of corn, grain, wheat.
  • 00:14:12.041 --> 00:14:13.776
  • Kinds of corn, grain, wheat. it was all available.
  • 00:14:13.842 --> 00:14:16.211
  • It was all available. but some people never succeed
  • 00:14:16.278 --> 00:14:18.280
  • But some people never succeed because they're not willing
  • 00:14:18.347 --> 00:14:20.015
  • Because they're not willing to say good bye to the familiar:
  • 00:14:20.082 --> 00:14:23.085
  • To say good bye to the familiar: goodbye to a friendship that's
  • 00:14:23.152 --> 00:14:25.287
  • Goodbye to a friendship that's holding them back, goodbye
  • 00:14:25.354 --> 00:14:26.689
  • Holding them back, goodbye to a job where they're not
  • 00:14:26.755 --> 00:14:28.757
  • To a job where they're not fulfilled, or goodbye to old
  • 00:14:28.824 --> 00:14:31.627
  • Fulfilled, or goodbye to old mindsets to limited thinking.
  • 00:14:31.694 --> 00:14:33.963
  • Mindsets to limited thinking. when the manna ceases that
  • 00:14:34.029 --> 00:14:35.731
  • When the manna ceases that friendship is not feeding you
  • 00:14:35.798 --> 00:14:37.533
  • Friendship is not feeding you anymore, it's just pulling you
  • 00:14:37.599 --> 00:14:39.535
  • Anymore, it's just pulling you down, making you more negative.
  • 00:14:39.601 --> 00:14:41.570
  • Down, making you more negative. if you're not willing to say
  • 00:14:41.637 --> 00:14:43.539
  • If you're not willing to say goodbye, you'll miss your
  • 00:14:43.605 --> 00:14:44.840
  • Goodbye, you'll miss your promised land.
  • 00:14:44.907 --> 00:14:46.642
  • Promised land. when you know you're supposed
  • 00:14:46.709 --> 00:14:48.010
  • When you know you're supposed to take a step of faith
  • 00:14:48.077 --> 00:14:49.778
  • To take a step of faith and teach that class, start your
  • 00:14:49.845 --> 00:14:52.481
  • And teach that class, start your business, write that book,
  • 00:14:52.548 --> 00:14:54.316
  • Business, write that book, moving to that new
  • 00:14:54.383 --> 00:14:55.784
  • Moving to that new neighborhood--don't stay where
  • 00:14:55.851 --> 00:14:57.319
  • Neighborhood--don't stay where it's comfortable.
  • 00:14:57.386 --> 00:14:58.921
  • It's comfortable. you can't play it safe your
  • 00:14:58.988 --> 00:15:00.923
  • You can't play it safe your whole life and become who you
  • 00:15:00.990 --> 00:15:02.958
  • Whole life and become who you were created to be.
  • 00:15:03.025 --> 00:15:05.027
  • Were created to be. god is the one who put
  • 00:15:05.094 --> 00:15:06.662
  • God is the one who put the desires in you.
  • 00:15:06.729 --> 00:15:08.330
  • The desires in you. god is the one that caused
  • 00:15:08.397 --> 00:15:10.232
  • God is the one that caused the manna to cease.
  • 00:15:10.299 --> 00:15:11.500
  • The manna to cease. it was good for a season,
  • 00:15:11.567 --> 00:15:13.502
  • It was good for a season, but you weren't made to live
  • 00:15:13.569 --> 00:15:15.437
  • But you weren't made to live off of manna.
  • 00:15:15.504 --> 00:15:17.039
  • Off of manna. you have to say goodbye
  • 00:15:17.106 --> 00:15:18.640
  • You have to say goodbye to the familiar if you're going
  • 00:15:18.707 --> 00:15:20.476
  • To the familiar if you're going to keep moving forward.
  • 00:15:20.542 --> 00:15:22.511
  • To keep moving forward. and it doesn't mean that people
  • 00:15:22.578 --> 00:15:24.513
  • And it doesn't mean that people are bad, but everyone is not
  • 00:15:24.580 --> 00:15:26.515
  • Are bad, but everyone is not supposed to be in your life
  • 00:15:26.582 --> 00:15:28.283
  • Supposed to be in your life forever and when god closes
  • 00:15:28.350 --> 00:15:30.352
  • Forever and when god closes a door the longer we hold
  • 00:15:30.419 --> 00:15:32.187
  • A door the longer we hold on the more miserable we're
  • 00:15:32.254 --> 00:15:33.655
  • On the more miserable we're going to be.
  • 00:15:33.722 --> 00:15:35.090
  • Going to be. when the manna stops for that
  • 00:15:35.157 --> 00:15:37.259
  • When the manna stops for that certain position, you know
  • 00:15:37.326 --> 00:15:39.294
  • Certain position, you know you're supposed to step up,
  • 00:15:39.361 --> 00:15:40.729
  • You're supposed to step up, you've got bigger things in you,
  • 00:15:40.796 --> 00:15:42.531
  • You've got bigger things in you, but you're afraid.
  • 00:15:42.598 --> 00:15:44.166
  • But you're afraid. the problem is the grace
  • 00:15:44.233 --> 00:15:46.168
  • The problem is the grace for that old position is not
  • 00:15:46.235 --> 00:15:48.437
  • Going to be there.
  • 00:15:48.604 --> 00:15:49.805
  • Going to be there. god has moved on.
  • 00:15:49.872 --> 00:15:51.673
  • God has moved on. the favor is waiting for you
  • 00:15:51.740 --> 00:15:54.076
  • The favor is waiting for you at your next assignment.
  • 00:15:54.143 --> 00:15:55.711
  • At your next assignment. you have to stretch, get
  • 00:15:55.778 --> 00:15:57.346
  • You have to stretch, get out of your comfort zone, if
  • 00:15:57.413 --> 00:15:59.348
  • Out of your comfort zone, if you'll say goodbye
  • 00:15:59.415 --> 00:16:00.416
  • You'll say goodbye to the familiar, you'll see
  • 00:16:00.482 --> 00:16:02.217
  • To the familiar, you'll see the new things that god has
  • 00:16:02.284 --> 00:16:03.619
  • The new things that god has in store.
  • 00:16:03.685 --> 00:16:05.888
  • This is what i did: i worked
  • 00:16:06.055 --> 00:16:07.890
  • This is what i did: i worked behind the scenes here
  • 00:16:07.956 --> 00:16:09.058
  • Behind the scenes here at lakewood for 17 years.
  • 00:16:09.124 --> 00:16:11.493
  • At lakewood for 17 years. i thought that's what i do
  • 00:16:11.560 --> 00:16:12.928
  • I thought that's what i do the rest of my life.
  • 00:16:12.995 --> 00:16:14.163
  • The rest of my life. i was happy and fulfilled
  • 00:16:14.229 --> 00:16:16.432
  • I was happy and fulfilled but in 1999, my father went
  • 00:16:16.498 --> 00:16:19.201
  • But in 1999, my father went to be with the lord
  • 00:16:19.268 --> 00:16:21.036
  • To be with the lord and everything changed for me.
  • 00:16:21.103 --> 00:16:22.838
  • And everything changed for me. i knew i was supposed to step
  • 00:16:22.905 --> 00:16:24.907
  • I knew i was supposed to step up and pastor the church, but i
  • 00:16:24.973 --> 00:16:27.042
  • Up and pastor the church, but i liked being behind the scenes.
  • 00:16:27.109 --> 00:16:29.311
  • Liked being behind the scenes. i was comfortable, didn't want
  • 00:16:29.378 --> 00:16:30.512
  • I was comfortable, didn't want to have to get out in front
  • 00:16:30.579 --> 00:16:32.181
  • To have to get out in front of people.
  • 00:16:32.247 --> 00:16:33.549
  • Of people. when my father was alive it
  • 00:16:33.615 --> 00:16:35.184
  • When my father was alive it was easy.
  • 00:16:35.250 --> 00:16:36.185
  • Was easy. like with the children
  • 00:16:36.251 --> 00:16:37.286
  • Like with the children of israel, the manna came to me
  • 00:16:37.352 --> 00:16:39.421
  • Of israel, the manna came to me every morning, but when daddy
  • 00:16:39.488 --> 00:16:41.156
  • Every morning, but when daddy past, it was like the manna
  • 00:16:41.223 --> 00:16:43.358
  • Past, it was like the manna ceased.
  • 00:16:43.425 --> 00:16:44.726
  • Ceased. he was gone, nothing i could do
  • 00:16:44.793 --> 00:16:46.929
  • He was gone, nothing i could do to bring him back.
  • 00:16:46.995 --> 00:16:48.230
  • To bring him back. and sometimes god will close
  • 00:16:48.297 --> 00:16:49.998
  • And sometimes god will close a door, no matter how much we
  • 00:16:50.065 --> 00:16:52.434
  • A door, no matter how much we don't like, it it's not going
  • 00:16:52.501 --> 00:16:54.870
  • Don't like, it it's not going to reopen.
  • 00:16:54.937 --> 00:16:55.671
  • To reopen. the good news is god never
  • 00:16:55.737 --> 00:16:58.040
  • The good news is god never ceases the manna unless he has
  • 00:16:58.107 --> 00:17:00.342
  • Ceases the manna unless he has greater provision coming.
  • 00:17:00.409 --> 00:17:02.444
  • Greater provision coming. he never closes the door, if
  • 00:17:02.511 --> 00:17:04.179
  • He never closes the door, if he's not going to open
  • 00:17:04.246 --> 00:17:05.614
  • He's not going to open up another door.
  • 00:17:05.681 --> 00:17:07.449
  • Up another door. but too often we're trying
  • 00:17:07.516 --> 00:17:09.084
  • But too often we're trying to hold on to old manna, old
  • 00:17:09.151 --> 00:17:11.420
  • To hold on to old manna, old friendships, old attitudes,
  • 00:17:11.487 --> 00:17:13.856
  • Friendships, old attitudes, old positions.
  • 00:17:13.922 --> 00:17:15.324
  • Old positions. when god ceases that manna, it
  • 00:17:15.390 --> 00:17:17.359
  • When god ceases that manna, it means he's about to do a
  • 00:17:17.426 --> 00:17:19.394
  • Means he's about to do a new thing.
  • 00:17:19.461 --> 00:17:20.762
  • New thing. you have to let go of the old.
  • 00:17:20.829 --> 00:17:23.298
  • You have to let go of the old. what's interesting is the manna
  • 00:17:23.365 --> 00:17:25.434
  • What's interesting is the manna god gave the israelites was only
  • 00:17:25.501 --> 00:17:27.970
  • God gave the israelites was only good for one day.
  • 00:17:28.036 --> 00:17:30.105
  • Good for one day. they could gather up enough
  • 00:17:30.172 --> 00:17:31.507
  • They could gather up enough for three or four days,
  • 00:17:31.573 --> 00:17:32.908
  • For three or four days, but in 24 hours it would spoil.
  • 00:17:32.975 --> 00:17:35.944
  • But in 24 hours it would spoil. it wouldn't last.
  • 00:17:36.011 --> 00:17:37.846
  • It wouldn't last. and when we try to hold
  • 00:17:37.913 --> 00:17:39.681
  • And when we try to hold on to old manna--what god used
  • 00:17:39.748 --> 00:17:41.917
  • On to old manna--what god used to do, a friendship that was
  • 00:17:41.984 --> 00:17:44.086
  • To do, a friendship that was good for a season but not now,
  • 00:17:44.153 --> 00:17:46.722
  • Good for a season but not now, a job where we're not
  • 00:17:46.788 --> 00:17:48.524
  • A job where we're not fulfilled--all that manna is
  • 00:17:48.590 --> 00:17:50.359
  • Fulfilled--all that manna is spoiled.
  • 00:17:50.425 --> 00:17:51.660
  • Spoiled. you're not growing, it's not
  • 00:17:51.727 --> 00:17:53.829
  • You're not growing, it's not feeding you anymore.
  • 00:17:53.896 --> 00:17:55.130
  • Feeding you anymore. maybe in your career what used
  • 00:17:55.197 --> 00:17:57.533
  • Maybe in your career what used to challenge you doesn't
  • 00:17:57.599 --> 00:17:59.134
  • To challenge you doesn't challenge you anymore.
  • 00:17:59.201 --> 00:18:00.936
  • Challenge you anymore. you hear god telling you
  • 00:18:01.003 --> 00:18:02.271
  • You hear god telling you to stretch, to take steps
  • 00:18:02.337 --> 00:18:03.539
  • To stretch, to take steps of faith.
  • 00:18:03.605 --> 00:18:04.973
  • Of faith. you wonder why you're not
  • 00:18:05.040 --> 00:18:06.341
  • You wonder why you're not fulfilled, why you're not
  • 00:18:06.408 --> 00:18:07.409
  • Fulfilled, why you're not growing--it's because that
  • 00:18:07.476 --> 00:18:09.511
  • Growing--it's because that manna is old.
  • 00:18:09.578 --> 00:18:10.646
  • Manna is old. god has freshness.
  • 00:18:10.712 --> 00:18:12.748
  • God has freshness. he's a god of new beginnings.
  • 00:18:12.814 --> 00:18:15.384
  • He's a god of new beginnings. and yes, the manna was fine
  • 00:18:15.450 --> 00:18:17.186
  • And yes, the manna was fine for a season.
  • 00:18:17.252 --> 00:18:18.120
  • For a season. it brought you to the
  • 00:18:18.187 --> 00:18:20.189
  • It brought you to the promised land.
  • 00:18:20.255 --> 00:18:20.923
  • Promised land. it's sustained you while you
  • 00:18:20.989 --> 00:18:22.724
  • It's sustained you while you were learning, but at some point
  • 00:18:22.791 --> 00:18:24.893
  • Were learning, but at some point the manna is going to cease.
  • 00:18:24.960 --> 00:18:27.129
  • The manna is going to cease. that's when you have to prepare
  • 00:18:27.196 --> 00:18:28.897
  • That's when you have to prepare your own food, you have to step
  • 00:18:28.964 --> 00:18:30.966
  • Your own food, you have to step up to who you were created
  • 00:18:31.033 --> 00:18:32.267
  • Up to who you were created to be.
  • 00:18:32.334 --> 00:18:34.036
  • To be. when my father passed, i was
  • 00:18:34.102 --> 00:18:36.138
  • When my father passed, i was afraid, but i did what i'm
  • 00:18:36.205 --> 00:18:38.173
  • Afraid, but i did what i'm asking you to do.
  • 00:18:38.240 --> 00:18:39.675
  • Asking you to do. i got out of my comfort zone, i
  • 00:18:39.741 --> 00:18:42.144
  • I got out of my comfort zone, i said goodbye to the familiar, i
  • 00:18:42.211 --> 00:18:44.046
  • Said goodbye to the familiar, i stepped up to pastor the church.
  • 00:18:44.112 --> 00:18:46.248
  • Stepped up to pastor the church. god has taken me further than
  • 00:18:46.315 --> 00:18:48.784
  • God has taken me further than i ever imagined.
  • 00:18:48.850 --> 00:18:49.551
  • I ever imagined. but had my father not gone to be
  • 00:18:49.618 --> 00:18:52.154
  • But had my father not gone to be with the lord, had that manna
  • 00:18:52.221 --> 00:18:54.056
  • With the lord, had that manna not ceased, i would've never
  • 00:18:54.122 --> 00:18:56.458
  • Not ceased, i would've never made it into my promised land.
  • 00:18:56.525 --> 00:18:59.161
  • Made it into my promised land. you don't have to lose a loved
  • 00:18:59.228 --> 00:19:01.496
  • You don't have to lose a loved one but there will be times that
  • 00:19:01.563 --> 00:19:03.732
  • One but there will be times that god ceases good things in
  • 00:19:03.799 --> 00:19:06.201
  • God ceases good things in your life.
  • 00:19:06.268 --> 00:19:07.402
  • Your life. you don't feel like you have
  • 00:19:07.469 --> 00:19:09.004
  • You don't feel like you have the favor that you used to--
  • 00:19:09.071 --> 00:19:10.706
  • The favor that you used to-- stay encouraged, that means
  • 00:19:10.772 --> 00:19:12.074
  • Stay encouraged, that means you're about to step up to a
  • 00:19:12.140 --> 00:19:14.509
  • You're about to step up to a new level.
  • 00:19:14.576 --> 00:19:16.278
  • New level. god is taking you from glory
  • 00:19:16.345 --> 00:19:18.447
  • God is taking you from glory to glory.
  • 00:19:18.513 --> 00:19:19.314
  • To glory. what you were satisfied with was
  • 00:19:19.381 --> 00:19:21.750
  • What you were satisfied with was one level of glory.
  • 00:19:21.817 --> 00:19:23.619
  • One level of glory. it was just temporary provision.
  • 00:19:23.685 --> 00:19:26.054
  • It was just temporary provision. god's about to take you to a new
  • 00:19:26.121 --> 00:19:28.090
  • God's about to take you to a new level of glory where you see
  • 00:19:28.156 --> 00:19:29.691
  • Level of glory where you see favor and increase like you've
  • 00:19:29.758 --> 00:19:31.360
  • Favor and increase like you've never seen.
  • 00:19:31.426 --> 00:19:33.328
  • Never seen. are you discouraged because
  • 00:19:33.395 --> 00:19:35.097
  • Are you discouraged because the brook dried up?
  • 00:19:35.163 --> 00:19:36.798
  • The brook dried up? are you frustrated because
  • 00:19:36.865 --> 00:19:38.166
  • Are you frustrated because the manna ceased, things are not
  • 00:19:38.233 --> 00:19:40.235
  • The manna ceased, things are not happening like they used to.
  • 00:19:40.302 --> 00:19:42.170
  • Happening like they used to. what you don't realize is god is
  • 00:19:42.237 --> 00:19:45.340
  • What you don't realize is god is positioning you for increase.
  • 00:19:45.407 --> 00:19:47.175
  • Positioning you for increase. it looks like a setback,
  • 00:19:47.242 --> 00:19:49.211
  • It looks like a setback, but really it's a setup.
  • 00:19:49.278 --> 00:19:51.280
  • But really it's a setup. he's about to do something that
  • 00:19:51.346 --> 00:19:53.548
  • He's about to do something that you've never seen.
  • 00:19:53.615 --> 00:19:54.650
  • You've never seen. the brook drying up is not
  • 00:19:54.716 --> 00:19:56.752
  • The brook drying up is not the end, it's a sign that
  • 00:19:56.818 --> 00:19:58.854
  • The end, it's a sign that greater provision is coming,
  • 00:19:58.920 --> 00:20:01.323
  • Greater provision is coming, greater opportunity, greater
  • 00:20:01.390 --> 00:20:03.258
  • Greater opportunity, greater influence.
  • 00:20:03.325 --> 00:20:04.559
  • Influence. don't complain about the brook,
  • 00:20:04.626 --> 00:20:06.261
  • Don't complain about the brook, get ready for the new things god
  • 00:20:06.328 --> 00:20:08.664
  • Get ready for the new things god is about to do.
  • 00:20:08.730 --> 00:20:10.198
  • Is about to do. thank him when you don't see any
  • 00:20:10.265 --> 00:20:12.834
  • Thank him when you don't see any sign of water.
  • 00:20:12.901 --> 00:20:13.902
  • Sign of water. keep believing even when
  • 00:20:13.969 --> 00:20:15.704
  • Keep believing even when the doors close.
  • 00:20:15.771 --> 00:20:17.072
  • The doors close. keep stretching doing the
  • 00:20:17.139 --> 00:20:18.640
  • Keep stretching doing the right thing.
  • 00:20:18.707 --> 00:20:19.741
  • Right thing. the brook may have dried
  • 00:20:19.808 --> 00:20:21.176
  • The brook may have dried up but what you can't see is
  • 00:20:21.243 --> 00:20:23.312
  • Up but what you can't see is a flood of god's favor is headed
  • 00:20:23.378 --> 00:20:25.781
  • A flood of god's favor is headed your way.
  • 00:20:25.847 --> 00:20:27.849
  • Your way. in 2006, a friend of mine had
  • 00:20:27.916 --> 00:20:30.052
  • In 2006, a friend of mine had a dream to put the bible
  • 00:20:30.118 --> 00:20:32.454
  • A dream to put the bible on the computer.
  • 00:20:32.521 --> 00:20:33.922
  • On the computer. he developed a website where
  • 00:20:33.989 --> 00:20:35.791
  • He developed a website where the bible was available and you
  • 00:20:35.857 --> 00:20:38.160
  • The bible was available and you could write notes
  • 00:20:38.226 --> 00:20:39.161
  • Could write notes out to the side
  • 00:20:39.227 --> 00:20:40.595
  • Out to the side like a traditional print bible.
  • 00:20:40.662 --> 00:20:42.664
  • Like a traditional print bible. you could pull out passages
  • 00:20:42.731 --> 00:20:44.032
  • You could pull out passages and send to other people--a lot
  • 00:20:44.099 --> 00:20:46.001
  • And send to other people--a lot of features that had not been
  • 00:20:46.068 --> 00:20:47.469
  • Of features that had not been available.
  • 00:20:47.536 --> 00:20:48.503
  • Available. he thought it was a good idea,
  • 00:20:48.570 --> 00:20:50.605
  • He thought it was a good idea, but the first month only 20,000
  • 00:20:50.672 --> 00:20:53.075
  • But the first month only 20,000 people visited the site and that
  • 00:20:53.141 --> 00:20:55.210
  • People visited the site and that was fine, but they were hoping
  • 00:20:55.277 --> 00:20:57.412
  • Was fine, but they were hoping for a lot more.
  • 00:20:57.479 --> 00:20:58.847
  • For a lot more. there was very little
  • 00:20:58.914 --> 00:21:00.082
  • There was very little engagement.
  • 00:21:00.148 --> 00:21:01.283
  • Engagement. he and his team had spent a lot
  • 00:21:01.350 --> 00:21:03.652
  • He and his team had spent a lot of time and money.
  • 00:21:03.719 --> 00:21:04.886
  • Of time and money. after a year they were ready
  • 00:21:04.953 --> 00:21:06.722
  • After a year they were ready to shut it down, it wasn't worth
  • 00:21:06.788 --> 00:21:08.957
  • To shut it down, it wasn't worth the effort.
  • 00:21:09.024 --> 00:21:10.325
  • The effort. two weeks before they pulled
  • 00:21:10.392 --> 00:21:12.260
  • Two weeks before they pulled the plug, he had another idea:
  • 00:21:12.327 --> 00:21:14.696
  • The plug, he had another idea: what if instead of making
  • 00:21:14.763 --> 00:21:16.665
  • What if instead of making a website with the bible, they
  • 00:21:16.732 --> 00:21:19.034
  • A website with the bible, they made the bible available
  • 00:21:19.101 --> 00:21:20.769
  • Made the bible available on a mobile phone.
  • 00:21:20.836 --> 00:21:22.537
  • On a mobile phone. that way everybody would have
  • 00:21:22.604 --> 00:21:24.373
  • That way everybody would have the bible where they went.
  • 00:21:24.439 --> 00:21:26.141
  • The bible where they went. he was a little concerned
  • 00:21:26.208 --> 00:21:27.609
  • He was a little concerned about how such a big book could
  • 00:21:27.676 --> 00:21:29.711
  • About how such a big book could fit on a tiny screen,
  • 00:21:29.778 --> 00:21:31.580
  • Fit on a tiny screen, but something on the inside felt
  • 00:21:31.646 --> 00:21:33.782
  • But something on the inside felt right.
  • 00:21:33.849 --> 00:21:35.117
  • Right. 2008, he and his team designed
  • 00:21:35.183 --> 00:21:37.986
  • 2008, he and his team designed and built a mobile website
  • 00:21:38.053 --> 00:21:40.389
  • And built a mobile website for the bible.
  • 00:21:40.455 --> 00:21:41.823
  • For the bible. not long after that, apple
  • 00:21:41.890 --> 00:21:44.626
  • Not long after that, apple announced the opportunity
  • 00:21:44.693 --> 00:21:46.261
  • Announced the opportunity to develop what we now know are
  • 00:21:46.328 --> 00:21:49.097
  • To develop what we now know are apps for our phone.
  • 00:21:49.164 --> 00:21:50.732
  • Apps for our phone. my friend submitted his app.
  • 00:21:50.799 --> 00:21:52.934
  • My friend submitted his app. it was approved and available
  • 00:21:53.001 --> 00:21:54.970
  • It was approved and available the first day the app store
  • 00:21:55.036 --> 00:21:57.406
  • The first day the app store launched on apple.
  • 00:21:57.472 --> 00:21:59.174
  • Launched on apple. they were hoping for 80,000
  • 00:21:59.241 --> 00:22:01.576
  • They were hoping for 80,000 downloads the first year,
  • 00:22:01.643 --> 00:22:03.512
  • Downloads the first year, but in three days they had
  • 00:22:03.578 --> 00:22:05.447
  • But in three days they had 83,000 downloads.
  • 00:22:05.514 --> 00:22:08.784
  • 83,000 downloads. today, the youversion bible app,
  • 00:22:08.850 --> 00:22:11.386
  • Today, the youversion bible app, developed by my friend bobby
  • 00:22:11.453 --> 00:22:13.922
  • Developed by my friend bobby gruenewald, has been downloaded
  • 00:22:13.989 --> 00:22:16.224
  • Gruenewald, has been downloaded on over 400 million phones
  • 00:22:16.291 --> 00:22:19.060
  • On over 400 million phones in every country of the world.
  • 00:22:19.127 --> 00:22:22.063
  • In every country of the world. what's interesting is
  • 00:22:22.130 --> 00:22:23.565
  • What's interesting is the success came after the brook
  • 00:22:23.632 --> 00:22:26.735
  • The success came after the brook dried up, after the manna
  • 00:22:26.802 --> 00:22:28.804
  • Dried up, after the manna ceased, when bobby was tempted
  • 00:22:28.870 --> 00:22:31.006
  • Ceased, when bobby was tempted to give up.
  • 00:22:31.072 --> 00:22:32.307
  • To give up. sometimes god will shut the door
  • 00:22:32.374 --> 00:22:34.676
  • Sometimes god will shut the door to push us into our
  • 00:22:34.743 --> 00:22:36.378
  • To push us into our promised land.
  • 00:22:36.445 --> 00:22:38.079
  • Promised land. he ceases the manna because it's
  • 00:22:38.146 --> 00:22:40.949
  • He ceases the manna because it's only temporary provision.
  • 00:22:41.016 --> 00:22:42.717
  • Only temporary provision. yes, it could sustain us,
  • 00:22:42.784 --> 00:22:44.252
  • Yes, it could sustain us, but what god has in mind is much
  • 00:22:44.319 --> 00:22:46.855
  • But what god has in mind is much bigger, much better.
  • 00:22:46.922 --> 00:22:49.090
  • Now maybe the manna has ceased
  • 00:22:49.257 --> 00:22:51.526
  • Now maybe the manna has ceased in some area of your life.
  • 00:22:51.593 --> 00:22:53.895
  • In some area of your life. you're tempted to give
  • 00:22:53.962 --> 00:22:55.163
  • You're tempted to give up on a dream, lose your
  • 00:22:55.230 --> 00:22:56.998
  • Up on a dream, lose your passion, like with him, it means
  • 00:22:57.065 --> 00:23:00.602
  • Passion, like with him, it means greater provision is coming.
  • 00:23:00.669 --> 00:23:03.004
  • Greater provision is coming. the brook drying up is god
  • 00:23:03.071 --> 00:23:05.507
  • The brook drying up is god getting you in position
  • 00:23:05.574 --> 00:23:07.209
  • Getting you in position for something that you've
  • 00:23:07.275 --> 00:23:08.176
  • For something that you've never seen.
  • 00:23:08.243 --> 00:23:09.678
  • Never seen. now this is not the time to get
  • 00:23:09.744 --> 00:23:11.813
  • Now this is not the time to get discouraged; this is the time
  • 00:23:11.880 --> 00:23:13.215
  • Discouraged; this is the time to get ready.
  • 00:23:13.281 --> 00:23:14.616
  • To get ready. stir your faith up, you are
  • 00:23:14.683 --> 00:23:16.952
  • Stir your faith up, you are close to your promised land.
  • 00:23:17.018 --> 00:23:18.987
  • Close to your promised land. if you will do this i believe
  • 00:23:19.054 --> 00:23:21.490
  • If you will do this i believe and declare, like elijah,
  • 00:23:21.556 --> 00:23:22.891
  • And declare, like elijah, like with bobby, doors are
  • 00:23:22.958 --> 00:23:24.926
  • Like with bobby, doors are about to open that no man can
  • 00:23:24.993 --> 00:23:26.728
  • About to open that no man can shut: new opportunities, favor,
  • 00:23:26.795 --> 00:23:29.798
  • Shut: new opportunities, favor, promotion, healing, the fullness
  • 00:23:29.865 --> 00:23:32.834
  • Promotion, healing, the fullness of your destiny in jesus's name.
  • 00:23:32.901 --> 00:23:36.004
  • Of your destiny in jesus's name. and if you receive it, can you
  • 00:23:36.071 --> 00:23:37.472
  • And if you receive it, can you say amen today?
  • 00:23:37.539 --> 00:23:40.475
  • Say amen today? i'd like to give you
  • 00:23:40.542 --> 00:23:41.343
  • I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
  • 00:23:41.409 --> 00:23:43.645
  • An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
  • 00:23:43.712 --> 00:23:45.413
  • The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
  • 00:23:45.480 --> 00:23:47.015
  • Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent
  • 00:23:47.082 --> 00:23:50.318
  • Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
  • 00:23:50.385 --> 00:23:52.521
  • Of my sins. come into my heart.
  • 00:23:52.587 --> 00:23:54.656
  • Come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
  • 00:23:54.723 --> 00:23:58.026
  • I make you my lord and savior." if you prayed that simple
  • 00:23:58.093 --> 00:23:59.160
  • If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
  • 00:23:59.227 --> 00:24:00.996
  • Prayer, we believe you got born again.
  • 00:24:01.062 --> 00:24:01.997
  • Born again. get in a good bible-based church
  • 00:24:02.063 --> 00:24:04.366
  • Get in a good bible-based church and keep god first place.
  • 00:24:04.432 --> 00:24:06.468
  • And keep god first place. victoria and i'll be right back
  • 00:24:06.535 --> 00:24:07.469
  • Victoria and i'll be right back to speak a blessing over you.
  • 00:24:07.536 --> 00:24:09.671
  • When we
  • 00:24:10.372 --> 00:24:10.605
  • When we face challenges, it's easy
  • 00:24:10.672 --> 00:24:12.307
  • Face challenges, it's easy to feel like god
  • 00:24:12.374 --> 00:24:13.108
  • To feel like god has forgotten about us.
  • 00:24:13.174 --> 00:24:14.709
  • Has forgotten about us. we don't see
  • 00:24:14.776 --> 00:24:15.210
  • We don't see anything happening,
  • 00:24:15.277 --> 00:24:16.278
  • Anything happening, and thoughts tell us
  • 00:24:16.344 --> 00:24:17.145
  • And thoughts tell us it's not going to work out.
  • 00:24:17.212 --> 00:24:18.980
  • It's not going to work out. but god is not called the great
  • 00:24:19.047 --> 00:24:20.649
  • But god is not called the great i was or the great i will be.
  • 00:24:20.715 --> 00:24:23.084
  • I was or the great i will be. he's called the great i am.
  • 00:24:23.151 --> 00:24:25.253
  • He's called the great i am. in my new book,
  • 00:24:25.320 --> 00:24:26.321
  • In my new book, he is i am,
  • 00:24:26.388 --> 00:24:27.956
  • He is i am, you'll discover
  • 00:24:28.023 --> 00:24:28.757
  • You'll discover that god is with you
  • 00:24:28.823 --> 00:24:29.691
  • That god is with you in every area of your life.
  • 00:24:29.758 --> 00:24:31.960
  • I am is always in the present,
  • 00:24:32.060 --> 00:24:34.396
  • I am is always in the present, not at a later time.
  • 00:24:34.462 --> 00:24:35.931
  • Not at a later time. god is working
  • 00:24:35.997 --> 00:24:36.798
  • God is working in your life right now.
  • 00:24:36.865 --> 00:24:38.700
  • In your life right now. i am means i am your healer.
  • 00:24:38.767 --> 00:24:40.669
  • I am means i am your healer. i am your provider.
  • 00:24:40.735 --> 00:24:42.203
  • I am your provider. i am your waymaker.
  • 00:24:42.270 --> 00:24:44.039
  • I am your waymaker. whether you're
  • 00:24:44.105 --> 00:24:44.506
  • Whether you're facing a challenge
  • 00:24:44.573 --> 00:24:45.674
  • Facing a challenge or pursuing your dreams,
  • 00:24:45.740 --> 00:24:47.242
  • Or pursuing your dreams, stay in faith.
  • 00:24:47.309 --> 00:24:48.343
  • Stay in faith. the great i am
  • 00:24:48.410 --> 00:24:49.444
  • The great i am is right there with you.
  • 00:24:49.511 --> 00:24:51.613
  • Is right there with you. as our way of saying thank you
  • 00:24:51.680 --> 00:24:53.315
  • As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
  • 00:24:53.381 --> 00:24:54.816
  • For your gift of any amount this month,
  • 00:24:54.883 --> 00:24:55.483
  • This month, we would like to send you
  • 00:24:55.550 --> 00:24:56.651
  • We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
  • 00:24:56.718 --> 00:24:58.486
  • A copy of joel's book, he is i am:
  • 00:24:58.553 --> 00:25:00.188
  • He is i am: god is for you here and now.
  • 00:25:00.255 --> 00:25:03.091
  • God is for you here and now. are you in need of protection
  • 00:25:03.158 --> 00:25:04.626
  • Are you in need of protection or provision today?
  • 00:25:04.693 --> 00:25:05.961
  • Or provision today? jesus assures us,
  • 00:25:06.027 --> 00:25:07.395
  • Jesus assures us, "i am
  • 00:25:07.462 --> 00:25:08.029
  • "i am the good shepherd."
  • 00:25:08.096 --> 00:25:09.431
  • The good shepherd." does the path ahead
  • 00:25:09.497 --> 00:25:10.532
  • Does the path ahead seem uncertain or dark?
  • 00:25:10.599 --> 00:25:12.601
  • Seem uncertain or dark? jesus declares,
  • 00:25:12.667 --> 00:25:13.802
  • Jesus declares, "i am the light of the world."
  • 00:25:13.868 --> 00:25:16.304
  • "i am the light of the world." do you feel like your career,
  • 00:25:16.371 --> 00:25:17.872
  • Do you feel like your career, calling, or marriage
  • 00:25:17.939 --> 00:25:19.207
  • Calling, or marriage is beyond hope?
  • 00:25:19.274 --> 00:25:20.609
  • Is beyond hope? jesus promises,
  • 00:25:20.675 --> 00:25:21.977
  • Jesus promises, "i am the resurrection
  • 00:25:22.043 --> 00:25:23.545
  • "i am the resurrection and the life."
  • 00:25:23.612 --> 00:25:24.813
  • And the life." with every i am statement,
  • 00:25:24.879 --> 00:25:26.948
  • With every i am statement, you'll discover
  • 00:25:27.015 --> 00:25:27.649
  • You'll discover more about who god is
  • 00:25:27.716 --> 00:25:29.417
  • More about who god is and what he has made
  • 00:25:29.484 --> 00:25:30.452
  • And what he has made available for you.
  • 00:25:30.518 --> 00:25:31.620
  • Available for you. not someday, but today.
  • 00:25:31.686 --> 00:25:33.855
  • Not someday, but today. request your copy today
  • 00:25:33.922 --> 00:25:35.624
  • Request your copy today and watch god's promise
  • 00:25:35.690 --> 00:25:37.058
  • And watch god's promise come alive.
  • 00:25:37.125 --> 00:25:38.360
  • Come alive. no matter what you face,
  • 00:25:38.426 --> 00:25:39.995
  • No matter what you face, he is here and now for you.
  • 00:25:40.061 --> 00:25:42.764
  • He is here and now for you. be sure to request your copy of
  • 00:25:42.831 --> 00:25:44.599
  • Be sure to request your copy of he is i am:
  • 00:25:44.666 --> 00:25:46.167
  • He is i am: god is for you here and now
  • 00:25:46.234 --> 00:25:48.269
  • God is for you here and now today.
  • 00:25:48.336 --> 00:25:49.070
  • Today. visit joelosteen.com
  • 00:25:49.137 --> 00:25:51.039
  • Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
  • 00:25:51.106 --> 00:25:55.010
  • You're never alone.
  • 00:25:55.210 --> 00:25:56.344
  • You're never alone. the great
  • 00:25:56.411 --> 00:25:56.845
  • The great i am is behind the scenes
  • 00:25:56.911 --> 00:25:58.747
  • I am is behind the scenes making ways, opening doors,
  • 00:25:58.813 --> 00:26:01.016
  • Making ways, opening doors, turning things in your favor.
  • 00:26:01.082 --> 00:26:03.385
  • Turning things in your favor. victoria
  • 00:26:03.451 --> 00:26:03.685
  • Victoria and i want you to know
  • 00:26:03.752 --> 00:26:04.419
  • And i want you to know we love you
  • 00:26:04.486 --> 00:26:05.053
  • We love you and we pray for you every day.
  • 00:26:05.120 --> 00:26:07.188
  • And we pray for you every day. thanks for your prayer
  • 00:26:07.255 --> 00:26:08.323
  • Thanks for your prayer and support of the ministry.
  • 00:26:08.390 --> 00:26:10.025
  • And support of the ministry. your generosity
  • 00:26:10.091 --> 00:26:11.126
  • Your generosity is making a difference
  • 00:26:11.192 --> 00:26:12.227
  • Is making a difference in people's lives
  • 00:26:12.293 --> 00:26:13.361
  • In people's lives around the world.
  • 00:26:13.428 --> 00:26:14.829
  • Around the world. a special
  • 00:26:14.896 --> 00:26:15.263
  • A special thank you to our champion
  • 00:26:15.330 --> 00:26:16.498
  • Thank you to our champion of hope partners
  • 00:26:16.564 --> 00:26:17.499
  • Of hope partners for your monthly support.
  • 00:26:17.565 --> 00:26:19.300
  • For your monthly support. if you're not a partner,
  • 00:26:19.367 --> 00:26:20.235
  • If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
  • 00:26:20.301 --> 00:26:21.169
  • I hope you'll consider becoming one.
  • 00:26:21.236 --> 00:26:22.537
  • Becoming one. remember,
  • 00:26:22.604 --> 00:26:23.004
  • Remember, you can watch the services
  • 00:26:23.071 --> 00:26:24.339
  • You can watch the services online every sunday
  • 00:26:24.406 --> 00:26:25.640
  • Online every sunday morning, download
  • 00:26:25.707 --> 00:26:27.142
  • Morning, download our daily podcast,
  • 00:26:27.208 --> 00:26:28.643
  • Our daily podcast, listen on sirius xm,
  • 00:26:28.710 --> 00:26:30.445
  • Listen on sirius xm, watch our youtube channel,
  • 00:26:30.512 --> 00:26:32.080
  • Watch our youtube channel, and the new joel osteen network
  • 00:26:32.147 --> 00:26:33.982
  • And the new joel osteen network streaming on television
  • 00:26:34.049 --> 00:26:35.350
  • Streaming on television 24 hours a day.
  • 00:26:35.417 --> 00:26:37.118
  • 24 hours a day. and until we see you next time,
  • 00:26:37.185 --> 00:26:38.687
  • And until we see you next time, may the lord bless
  • 00:26:38.753 --> 00:26:39.587
  • May the lord bless you and keep you.
  • 00:26:39.654 --> 00:26:41.356
  • You and keep you. be sure to request your copy of
  • 00:26:41.423 --> 00:26:43.258
  • Be sure to request your copy of he is i am:
  • 00:26:43.324 --> 00:26:44.793
  • He is i am: god is for you here and now
  • 00:26:44.859 --> 00:26:46.928
  • God is for you here and now today.
  • 00:26:46.995 --> 00:26:47.929
  • Today. visit joelosteen.com
  • 00:26:47.996 --> 00:26:49.664
  • Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
  • 00:26:49.731 --> 00:26:53.301
  • Or call 888-567-joel. for an additional donation
  • 00:26:53.368 --> 00:26:54.736
  • For an additional donation this month,
  • 00:26:54.803 --> 00:26:55.303
  • This month, we are offering the
  • 00:26:55.370 --> 00:26:56.471
  • We are offering the i am collection.
  • 00:26:56.538 --> 00:26:58.006
  • I am collection. it includes
  • 00:26:58.073 --> 00:26:58.640
  • It includes a beautiful two-piece
  • 00:26:58.707 --> 00:27:00.041
  • A beautiful two-piece scripture wall art,
  • 00:27:00.108 --> 00:27:01.242
  • Scripture wall art, plus the he is i am
  • 00:27:01.309 --> 00:27:03.244
  • Plus the he is i am book bundle.
  • 00:27:03.311 --> 00:27:04.245
  • Book bundle. the stretched canvas
  • 00:27:04.312 --> 00:27:05.447
  • The stretched canvas elegantly features "i am”
  • 00:27:05.513 --> 00:27:07.315
  • Elegantly features "i am” and scripture
  • 00:27:07.382 --> 00:27:07.916
  • And scripture reference john 14:6.
  • 00:27:07.982 --> 00:27:10.385
  • Reference john 14:6. you can request
  • 00:27:10.452 --> 00:27:11.186
  • These unique resources
  • 00:27:11.286 --> 00:27:12.654
  • These unique resources by calling 888-567-joel
  • 00:27:12.721 --> 00:27:15.924
  • By calling 888-567-joel or logging on to
  • 00:27:15.990 --> 00:27:16.958
  • Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
  • 00:27:17.025 --> 00:27:19.094
  • Joelosteen.com today. call or click anytime,
  • 00:27:19.160 --> 00:27:20.862
  • Call or click anytime, 24 hours a day.
  • 00:27:20.929 --> 00:27:22.731
  • 24 hours a day. yes, be reminded
  • 00:27:22.797 --> 00:27:24.332
  • Yes, be reminded that the power of i am is
  • 00:27:24.399 --> 00:27:26.134
  • That the power of i am is for you each and every day.
  • 00:27:26.201 --> 00:27:29.010