#678, Acceleration: Jesus’ first miracle was turning
water into wine, a phenomenon of acceleration that demonstrates God’s
supernatural power in our lives. It takes years to make the perfect
wine, but in an instant, Jesus turned the water in the six stone pots
into the best wine at a wedding. Do you have situations in your life
where, in the natural, it looks like it’s going to take years to
happen, years to get out of debt, to overcome an illness, or build a better
relationship or business? The God we serve is a supernatural God. He
can take what we have in the natural, pour His blessing on it, and
speed things up. God wants to take you further and faster than you ever
thought possible! Let Joel show you this wonderful nature of God in
this inspiring message.
#677, Drop It: God wants to do something new in your
life and heal your past wounds! But, you have to be willing to let go
of the old. Are you carrying around baggage from the past? Maybe
there’s someone who hurt you, an unfair situation that you can’t stop
dwelling on, or a mistake you wish you hadn’t made. Today’s the day for
freedom in your life. In this powerful message, you will learn the
principle Jesus taught His disciples in Mark 11 about “letting it go.”
Learn to trust God’s vindication (justification) in your life and
receive His mercy for every mistake. If you’ll let God heal your pain,
He will give you beauty for ashes, and a new season of joy and favor will arrive in your life!
Pitiful or powerful, product not prisoner, setback has come back,
disappointment has new beginning, and failure has restoration. James Abram Garfield (1881 president USA) was shot, died not
with shot but by probing.
#676, Use It or Lose It: Romans 12:6 tells us everyone
one of us has unique gifts and talents that God has given us to do
well. It’s our responsibility to develop and use these talents. Are you
using the gifts God has given you? Jesus said in Luke 19:26, “To those
who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But to those
who are unfaithful, even what little they have will be taken away.” Let
this message show you how to stay passionate and grow in the gifts
God’s given you. You will learn the importance of using your gifts so
that you won’t lose them and how to let go of fear so you can stay
fruitful. The more you use your gifts, the more God can trust you with
more!
#675, Celebrate Partial Victories: Many people go
through life feeling wrong on the inside about their faults or
unsatisfied because a goal isn’t met. But if we are to stay encouraged
and motivated, we have to learn to celebrate the partial victories. Joel
will show you how to do that in this faith-building message. You may
not be where you’d like to be right now, but as you learn to celebrate
along the way, you will find the strength and encouragement to keep
going and flourish into all
God’s created you to be! You will live your life in greater
fulfillment.
#674, It's Coming Together: Have you given up on
something you’ve been believing for and praying about? Don’t give up!
God promises us in Hebrews 13:5 that He will not in any way fail us.
Let this faith-building message teach you how to prophesy God’s Word
into your future and give you fresh faith to believe for greater days
ahead! Learn how to replace worry with a confident trust in God’s
timing and faithfulness. Even in the face of trials, false accusations
and unfair setbacks, God is working behind the scenes in your life
right now, and it is all coming together for your good!
#638, Covered By Mercy: Do you ever feel disqualified
from God’s goodness because of past mistakes? Well, you're not the only
one! We all make mistakes in life and do things that we know we
shouldn’t do. It’s easy to live in guilt and regret and not feel worthy
of God’s love, favor and blessing. But the good news is, God has you
covered. Discover the merciful goodness of God in this faith-building
message as you explore the stories of men and women in the Bible who
made mistakes but still saw God’s goodness, and not just His
goodness—but His overwhelming flood of favor. You’ll be inspired to
believe for this same mercy in your life as the spark of hope is
ignited once again. You can and you will see God’s goodness again when
you dare to believe again! Let this message teach you how.
#673, Just Remember: None of us like difficulties. If we had a choice, we probably
wouldn’t go through them. But our past challenges have a purpose—they
prepare us for our future! Discover the importance of remembering God’s
faithfulness in your life and see how this will enrich your faith.
Psalm 34:2-3 says, “Let all who are discouraged take heart. Come; let
us talk about God’s goodness.” When you’re always thinking about God’s
goodness—how He’s promoted you, vindicated you and protected you—not
only will faith rise in your heart, but that attitude of expectancy is
what allows God to work in greater ways in your life! What you say in
tough times; will make you or break you.
#672, Pregnant with Possibility: Did you know that God has placed
amazing potential in you? There are gifts, talents, ideas, dreams,
businesses, health and freedom right now, in you! Just like a pregnant
woman in her early months does not see any physical signs of a baby,
you too may not see any signs, but all sorts of possibilities lie
within you. In fact, God promises in Ephesians 3:20 that His power is
working within us. Let this faith-building message reveal to you the
ways in which God is working in your life right now. What God has
promised you is on the way.
#671, Keep Your Crown: You are a person of great
value! In fact, God has crowned you with His glory and honor.
Revelation 3:11 tells us to hold fast to what we have and not let
anyone take our crown. Our crown represents our destiny, authority in
Christ, and God’s blessings and favor in our life. Yet, many people
have let other’s words and actions knock off their crown. But there is
a greater, more empowering way to live. Jesus said in John 5:41 (TLB),
“Your approval or disapproval means nothing to me.” He was saying that
it doesn’t matter what others say, think or do, He had His approval
from God and so do you! Let this message build a godly confidence and
faith in you to know who you are in God so you can do all that He’s called you to do!
#670, The King is Looking For You: When you’re bruised by life and hurt,
it’s easy to get stuck and feel forgotten. But, you’re never forgotten!
The King is always looking for you. Take a look at King Saul’s grandson
in Second Samuel. He was next in line to be king but was unfairly
dropped as a child, and consequently, became crippled and forgotten and
lived in exile. He faced a life of hardship, but God’s restoration came
looking for him. The wealthy prodigal son who squandered his
inheritance found himself living and eating in a pig’s pen, but God’s
mercy was waiting to restore him. You will discover that it doesn’t
matter if it’s your fault or not for being off course, God still loves
you and wants to bless you in spite of any weakness and set back. No
matter where you are or what you may have done, God is looking for you
today. He wants to heal you of your pain and make you whole again!
#669, Continual Joy: We weren’t created to endure life; we were created to enjoy
life. You can live life happy and joyful no matter what’s going on
around you! A lot of people base their happiness on outside
circumstances. But there is a better way to live. Let Joel show you how
we may not be able to control what happens to us on the outside, but we
can control what happens on the inside. Learn the importance of praise
and being thankful and how this keeps your joy bubbling on the inside.
You will be shown how to continually be filled with the spirit and joy
like Ephesians 5:18 teaches us. Don’t put off your joy any longer! You
can live life happy today.
#634, Blessed in the Dark Places: We all go through things in life that
we don’t understand, but did you know that God uses the dark places in
our life as part of His divine plan? Take a journey through the
scriptures in this inspirational message and see how many people that
did anything great went through a dark place but developed new
potential in that valley. See how God enlarged David and adopt his
faith-filled declaration in Psalm 4:1, “God enlarged me in my time of
distress.” The dark places are where you really grow. That’s where your
character is developed; that’s when you learn to trust, to persevere, where
your spiritual muscles are getting stronger. Take a new look at facing
dark times and discover the God-given growth and potential inside of
you that you never knew you had as you learn about the plan of the
valley and our trials. ? ! through valleys (dark areas) with good
attitude, new beginning, new people very very nice will come into your
life who you never imagine. Broken times multiply you. You have to
plant the seed; seed goes through adversity (germination) before
becoming blossom – dark places, sickness, divorce (potential released).
#668, Keep Strife (Trouble, Conflict, Discord) Out of Your
Life: One of the biggest
challenges we all face in life is getting along with people. After all,
we have different personalities and temperaments, and we come from
different backgrounds. But if we are to live a life of peace, victory
and full of God’s anointing, we have to learn to keep strife out of our
home and relationships. Mark 3:25 tells us, “A home filled with strife
and division destroys itself.” Let this message teach you how to make
and maintain peace. When you go to the extra effort to keep the
atmosphere in your home loving, kind and peaceful, you’re going to not
only have God’s anointing (with perfumed oil) and blessing, but you’ll
have His protection, and He’ll keep you from unnecessary trouble. Compromise
and being at peace is victory, not at right and living alone. 10 times
power and influence. No more arguing, no more pity things. Condemnation
not good, conviction (confidence, passion) lifts us up. One peacemaker
has more power than a dozen trouble maker. Avoiding the fight is honor.
#667, Be Real: It’s
easy to go through life wearing a mask, concealing the parts of
ourselves that we would rather others not know about. Maybe it’s an
area we struggle in or thoughts we wish we didn’t have that’s polluting
our spirit. Maybe it’s just a little thing that we think isn’t hurting
anything. But if we are to reach our full God-given potential and live
a life of freedom and power, we have to be willing to take an honest
look on the inside and deal with the areas that are keeping us from
God’s best. God promises us in Matthew 5:8 that the pure in heart are
blessed! Let this empowering message give you the courage to take
inventory of your heart and identify the areas where God is showing you
it’s time to come up higher. As you do, God will make you and mold you
into a vessel of honor to be used for His highest purposes!
#664, A Nevertheless Person: We all face situations that seem impossible, and it’s very easy
to want to give up. After all, if it’s taken a while, sometimes it’s
easy to settle, get discouraged and think nothing will ever change. But
that’s where our faith kicks in. So many men and women in the Bible who
were used greatly by God knew a secret - they were “nevertheless”
people. They knew that if they were going to see the thing they were
believing for, or see the thing God had promised them come to pass,
they had to hold on to their trust in God and daily persevere and
release their faith. Don’t give up on the promise God has placed in
your heart. Instead, let this timely message by Joel teach you and
equip you with faith-building Scriptures to confess over your life as
you find inspiration from others in the Bible who persevered in faith
and saw their miracle! You, too, will see the same thing happen in your
own life if you do not give up! Peter followed Jesus and went back for
fishing in the morning opposite to the logic and successfully caught
fish. David with simple string and stone defeated big enemy army.
#663, The Second Touch: Do you feel like you’ve
reached your limits? Have you stopped believing for something in your
life? Well, get ready; a second touch is coming. Let this exciting
message reveal the miracle Jesus performed on a blind man and how it
applies to your everyday life as you explore what the second touch of
God means. The second touch will not only strengthen you and give you a
new passion for life, but it’s going to push you into the fullness of
your destiny. Remember, God didn’t come just to make you better and
help you get by. He came to make you totally whole, and He desires that
you to live an abundant, healthy, happy, victorious life.
#662, It's the Heart that Matters: All of us have made
mistakes and have areas that we struggle in. But many people live life
feeling disqualified thinking they don’t match up to God’s approval.
Let this message inspire you to discover just the opposite. You see,
God looks on the inside. Take another look at the Bible and discover
the men and women God chose to use greatly. You will discover how we
all have weaknesses and areas to come up higher in. The key is to have
a heart towards God and to be willing to grow as He takes you from
glory to glory. (2 Corinthians 3:18) Instead of feeling discouraged by
your weakness or past mistakes, put on God’s approval and press forward
into greatness! This message will teach you how to do just that! The
action doesn’t matter, inside heart matters. We human are not perfect,
full of defects, flaws; God is all the time there to work on. God
expects us to try, keep on trying. We human are clay, God is potter. He
created us for as His image. Who is different, do is other. Prince! Be
positive, who you are. Our performance is not perfect, but we are on
the way to improvement. God is not fault finder, He cleans up mess,
made by us. Many years poor performance, only one right action made
everything good. One step towards God, He rushes to us.
#661, Remember Your Dream: When God gives you a dream and puts a promise in your heart,
most often, there is a delay. A lot of people give up in the face of
opposition and let their dream become buried under discouragement, past
mistakes, rejection, negative voices and failure. But that doesn’t have
to be you! Your dream may be buried, but the good news is that it’s
still alive. It’s not too late to see it come to pass. God promises in
Joel 2:25 to restore to you the lost years. It’s time to remember your
dream and believe again! Royal blood in our veins. Do our part. He
removes dirt.
It is important to
restore belief. God is moved with our faith, not with our faults. We
are like child. We have to stir our dream. 35 years addicted quit
drinking, 51 years he went to school and became a writer. He can
restore the stolen time. Joseph’s dream – brothers envy not
celebration. Seed of greatness. Don’t note distractions. People don’t
approve our destiny, God approves. Quit temporary worries. Not settle in
weeping valley. Grass becomes green in right season. Adversity is
temporary, glory is permanent. We are on detour, which is temporary.
#620, Nothing is Wasted: Do you ever feel like you have “wasted years?” Years defined by
events that broke your heart or were filled with disappointments and
setbacks? Maybe you are facing a slow season or a difficult situation
and wondering where God is and what is His plan. Then this message is
for you. Let Joel bring hope to your life in a fresh, new way in this
inspiring message that will remind you of God’s restoration power and
His divine plan for your life, even in the midst of difficulties and
pain. Be encouraged with what David said in Psalm 4:1, “God enlarged me
in my time of distress.” He didn’t receive increase in the good times;
God increased David in the tough times. Even through difficulties, God
has a plan to strengthen and prepare you for an exciting, expansive future.
Stingy stuff like fertilizer not work on you, it works for you. Flowers
blossom after stingy fertilizer. It is learning process. These
sickness/ broken heart/ injustice/ difficulties are manure/ fertilize.
Not defeating, promoting. Not victim, victor. Not keeping from
destination, it’s toward destination. 13 years in prison – Joseph for
no fault. Got most prestigious position. Boss jealous, - ve attitude.
Not stop, not pushed down. Woman with bad fame started working for
Jesus. Mother praying for her son – who was under different addictions.
19 years shooter – a woman hiding talked to him telling last year she
was divorced and passing through same situation of depression. A city
was built on trash for poor people. They searched cheap things to sell
and found small pipes for music, provided worldwide entertainment.
#660, Stored Up Blessings: When God laid out the plan for your life, He put in it
everything you need to fulfill your destiny. He’s already lined up the
right people, breaks, favor and increase. Psalm 31:19 says that You
have stored up great blessings for those who honor You. Find out in
this exciting message how to see these blessings released in your
everyday life. You’ll be inspired to release your faith in greater
ways, raise your level of expectancy, and trust in the goodness of God
for your life. It’s time to receive ALL that God has for you! Single,
spouse. Newly married, baby. We behave like God has limited resources.
If he has granted something to someone, He is not able to promote us
too. Celebrate other people’s success. Morning fishing with advice of
Jesus. Center Foundation.
Big fish / breakthrough. Net is empty for some better reason / time. A
singer throat surgery. Missions trip to Africa surgeon. Peter fishing.
Moses for long time in desert. Ibrahim and Sarah got son in very old
age. Don’t worry if your net is empty, your fish is stored. Don’t let
accusing voices to influence you. Big fish/success will find your net.
#659, The Blessing: Parents
and Children; There is power in the spoken blessing. Its impact shapes
and changes destinies. Yet, many people today live with a void
inside from not receiving the adoration, love and affirmation from
their earthly father. This lack of approval leads many people to
find validation in activities and people. But, the good news is
that you have a heavenly Father who loves you unconditionally and
wants to affirm and bless you. Psalm 68:5 promises that our God is
“a father to the fatherless.” Find the biblical inspiration to
speak blessing over your children and loved ones to activate God’s
greatness in them as you discover greater depths of your heavenly
Father’s love for you. Parents, mothers for family. Fathers
especially carry blessings. Blessings, security, appreciation,
affirmation. Be a difference maker. Sow seeds of greatness. Express
feelings, hugs. No acknowledgement from father of accomplishment
matters a lot. Call children, express love for them. Appreciation,
I proud of you. Approve, validate, honor. Love for daughters
important. Father is first male partner for your daughter. Model of
integrity. But this must not be an excuse. Even you don’t have
caring father, God is there. Don’t feel insecure. Be Child of
Almighty God.
#658, Unlock Your Destiny
Genes: Did you know
that you have the DNA of Almighty God? This means that God has
already preprogrammed in your DNA the gifts, talents, favor,
opportunities and ideas that are just waiting to be released. Let
this exciting message give you the biblical knowledge and
understanding to unlock these genes so you can walk in the fullness
God has planned for you! 1 Corinthians 2:9 promises us, “No eye has
seen, no ear has heard, no mind has imagined what God has in store
for those that love Him.” As you keep yourself in the right
atmosphere physically, spiritually and mentally, your destiny genes
will be activated, and you’ll see God do things in your life you
never knew were possible! No hair on the head (bald) of a thick
hair youth. Seed of greatness, ideas, innovation, break of
addiction. A small security device idea presented by a traffic
police guy. In 1999 Joel became minister. Became writer.
Setback
into come back. Pre-Programmed genes. Feel excitement. Live with
expectancy. Genes are affected by our decisions. Keeping away from
one environment deactivate or activate genes. Some we cannot
change, some we can change. Listening changing genes. Turn on
victory genes. Turn off pity genes. External environment can impact
internal genes. Keep away from negative people. Pregnant with
destiny genes. Don’t deactivate by company of critical. Hang around
people who leap your baby, not sleep. Feed your spirit.
Inspirational sayings work. Joel’s father poor. Good break, right
people. Don’t be limited. Thoughts of faith. 90 year old lady
started opera singing. Don’t die with locked up destiny genes. Stir
/ shake / discover talent.
#629, Dropped, But Not
Forgotten: You can’t live very long without being dropped in
life—dropped by an illness, a divorce, a friend that turns on you,
or an unfair injustice. Many people let these moments define who
they are and how they will live the rest of their lives. But Joel
wants to inspire you in this encouraging message of God’s
restoration power. He will teach you about how God used King David
to restore a crippled and forgotten royal family member who knew
what it was like to be dropped, abandoned and ashamed. Discover how
God restored him to more than he could ever ask or dream and be
inspired to believe in exciting, new beginnings in your own life!
God has justice for you and a place of blessing and promotion that
will restore everything that has been lost in your life! You are
not forgotten! It’s time to get ready! New beginnings are coming
your way! 25 years job, laid off. A school boy’s father died in a
road accident. Trouble paid
back twice. Israelites were mistreated. David was nice with his
enemy Sars’ relatives (grandson). His life started in lavish. He was
supposed to successor on throne. He was dropped by nurse and his
legs were gone. His father was killed, he was not even recognizable.
David granted him everything back to him. Permanent dinner was
offered him every night with David. No self pity. There is slot
waiting for you on king’s table. Sometime summoned for royal
palace. Place of blessing, integrity, honor. Don’t settle for less.
Still be Royal blood, with glory. Some dear one died, no baby,
infertility, or walk away; you be paid back. God makes way where
there is no way. 3 teen age children adopted with no pregnancy
pain. Sickness, depression. Not down / up by own. When there is
none to care, someone is there care. Jesus on cross. Simon caught
him up. Alone but with high soul. He supports with angels. Restoring
back. Oil of gladness. Heaviness / joy. A young man was on death
bed, he called God, please help me how can I die? A college student
(S Korea) knocked at door and asked anything she can pray about the
house. His mom opened the door with tears. He is famous doctor (David Yonggi Cho - Founder of World's Largest Mega church).
#612, Have A Positive
Mindset: Are you ready
to live a more fulfilling, faith-filled, prosperous life? Then let
Joel inspire and teach you the importance of having a positive
mindset and learn how to stay in control of your mind. Scripture
teaches in Colossians 3:2 to set your mind on the higher things and
keep it set. The higher things are the positive things. You see,
you control the doorway to your mind. Yet many times, people live
on autopilot, letting their thoughts just roam free. But if you
want to become everything God has created you to be, you have to
choose the right thoughts. Remember, when you believe, your faith
is released for God to do all things! Study 20 positive and 20
negative persons attitude for same circumstances. Positive will
find opportunities. Be happy right now, not conditional. Set your
mind on higher things (positive) and keep it safe. Right people,
right opportunities are on the way. A reporter put a negative
scenario. Be hopeful and expect things turn around. One good break
counter many negative ones. You cannot think negative and live
positive life, you are against the flow. Your life follows your
thoughts. Control your thoughts. Don’t dwell on negative thoughts.
Just think victory. Thoughts are like magnets. Thoughts control
metabolism. Be in jet stream of God. It is well equipping. Daniel
made the whole country worship the real God. He was put in front of
100 hungry lions. Lord is bigger than difficulties. God is able to
do everything. Thank God for another great day.
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#623, You're Coming Out: We all face situations that look permanent in our health,
relationships and careers. It’s easy to think that’s the way it will
always be. In this exciting message, let Joel give you the faith tools
to move into that next chapter in life. You may be walking through a
valley, but know this: it’s not your destiny to stay there. Build your
faith with this motivating message. Psalm 84:6, says, "Passing
through the valley of weeping, you will find pools of blessing."
When you’re in the valley, if you’ll stay in faith knowing that God has
something better, He’ll take those tears and turn them into pools to
refresh you. You’ll have the strength you need for every situation. You
will come out! Legal trouble, chronic sickness, loneliness, addiction 14 years stopped, weeping, crying, mediocrity, family
crises, weather, borrow, temporary valley, friend’s betray,
difficulties, stolen car with installments replaced with high end paid
off better car. Acknowledge, call God, smile on your face, coming out,
and lend, new friendship, ticket of joy, and one step further, glory,
and favor of God. Our character is tested in tough times. Blind man in
the time of Jesus. Joel’s Center
Foundation. Lord’s Might. Life
threatening event on road. With greater substance coming out. Shark’s
jaw stuck with rays released from victim fish of Moses. Away from fire
or make you fire proof. Enemy cannot finish. Living testimony example.
#541, The God Who Closes Doors: The same God that opens doors will
close doors. Maybe you prayed and didn’t get the job you really wanted
or a relationship didn’t work out. It’s easy to allow rejection to lead
to discouragement and think that God is not working in your life. But
God sees the bigger picture for your life. He knows where every road is
leading and where the dead ends are. Proverbs 20:24 says, “A person’s
steps are directed by the Lord. How then can anyone understand their
own way?” When you realize you are in the palm of God’s hand and that
nothing happens without His divine purpose, then you will begin to see
and realize that the closed doors are just as important as the open
doors. God sees big picture. Knows the road around big
circle. Right time is awaited. Closed doors are for promotion. David
example. Sometimes for testing closes doors. Not get frustrated. Our
thinking is narrow. 100 acres for sanctuary didn’t get through. Basket
ball facility came in market. Door closes for better option. Not
hindering, helping.
#655, Defining Moments: It’s very easy in life to make decisions based on how we feel
in the moment and give into our desires. But if we are to reach the
fullness of our destiny, we have to pass certain tests and learn to
flee from temptation and choices that we will regret long term and can
compromise our character. First Corinthians 10:13 says, “With the
temptation, God will make a way of escape.” Temptation will always be
there—and not just the temptation to compromise, but the temptation to
get discouraged, to give up, the desire to make our wrongs right. But
with God’s help, you can run the other direction! Let this inspiring
message help you live your life on purpose, in victory with
uncompromised focus, and free from the destruction found in giving into
temptation. 26 YEARS old smoker
and junk eater. Temptation
ruins. Yousuf (as) was slave. Not compromised with owners’ wife.
Defining moment. She falsely accused, sent Joseph to prison. Run from
bad. Destined to Egypt throne. Run from junk food. Run from negativity.
With every temptation there is run away. Defining moments decide where
you would be. Joseph’s brothers came to Egypt for food, they bowed
down. Creates legacy behaving in difficult times. Defining moments are
of heavy importance. 65 year old Pastor apologized his son Joel and his
friends (20 y) for his harsh words 11 pm. Use defining moments of
escape.
#540 Running
Your Race: how to deal with people, friends, family, nears and dears; 2
famous baseball players’ discussion, heaven, yes, next Thursday – you
will be here to play. People drag /push / play / trust / approval you
in their way. You cannot please everyone. Think to please God. 20 y, 40
y, 60 y different thinking. Death bed regrets. Tried according to
expectations of people, not God, lessen God’s favor. Hopeful message
delivery. Don’t fit others’ box. Disappoint few people to please God.
They please people as compared to God. Do your assignment / destiny. God
doesn’t like imitation, likes uniqueness. Joel’s start, critics. Some left the place. You will find
new people / opportunities. Everyone has right of opinion, you have
right not to listen. Optimistic and pessimistic difference. Don’t let
people run your life. Push from wrong people for wrong purpose doesn’t
mean anything. Be strong and run your own purpose of life. Differentiate
between people’s ideas (distraction, lame excuses) and God’s idea;
follow God’s idea. God orders, He pays for it; He doesn’t pay for
people’s orders. People use spiritual language to express their own
wishes. God directs you better than people. At the end we will stand in
front of God; He will question about His opinion, not people’s opinion.
Don’t be people pleaser. They are not interested in you; they are
interested, what you can do for them. Don’t get trapped. Some so-called
friends are joy stealers. Value your time. Let the people dream their
own goals. People will be jealous, fault finders, belittle, discredit.
Grandson, grandfather and donkey. Don’t share your dreams with
everyone. If Joseph did this, he would save him a lot of his miseries. Brothers
got jealous. Mary made the right move with message to her. She didn’t
share with all. Don’t see left right focus straight for your purpose in
life.
#654, Separated For The Better: Jesus save and Satan lost; both were
using computer; storm came. Sometimes you have to lose something to
gain something better. If you look back over your life and recall the
times you really grew and came up higher, most often, it was the times
of difficulty where your faith grew, and you were stretched beyond your
limits. Did you know that these growing times—the threshing floor—are
all part of God’s plan? These ordained seasons do not show up in our
lives by accident. They are placed there on purpose to grow us, equip
us and prepare us for our future. Take another look at these seasons of
growth in this eye-opening message. You’ll be inspired to stay in faith
and be equipped to go through the pruning seasons. It’s time to go to a
new level and flourish into your destiny. Gain wisdom in this
faith-building message so you’ll be ready and prepared in every
season. Axe and cattle
walk on wheat to take out valuable grain. Uncomfortable, annoying.
Moses killed a person and 40 years took him on backward to refine.
Threshing floor. David was crying for 3 months on losing his friend.
Good man falls 7 times and God picks him up. What you lose give birth
new one. To rise much high. Expert gardener – cut, prone – plants, on
right time; so they blossom. Bumps on the road, adversity, separation,
loss, drives us to higher level.
#624, I'm Still Standing: Adam talking to God about
Eve’s beauty, why she is dumm (not smart); so that she love you.
Being a person of faith doesn’t
exempt you from difficulties. Matthew 5:45 says, "Rain falls on
the just and the unjust." No matter how good a person you are, no
matter how much you honor God, there’s going to be some rain in your
life. But the good news is that God's strength will equip you every
step of the way, and you’re not alone! Let Joel remind you in this
powerful message of God’s never-ending strength that’s always available
to you. Psalm 18:39 says, "You have armed me with strength for the
battle." So don’t be afraid of storms and trials. Be inspired and
reminded that you’re coming up higher; you’re reaching a new level! The
storms may come, the winds may blow, but with God by your side, you
will stand and thrive! 1999 when
Joel took over from his father, some senior fellows left. 3 years
lawsuit. House built on rock, not on sand. Get back not setback. Pine
tree bow down to the ground in stream, it was safe bounced back. Be
victorious, not victim. Righteousness will flourish like palm. It
becomes stronger after storm – research shows. Hurricane strengthens
the root system of palm tree. God makes enemy to pay bringing the
trouble. Good man falls 7 times and God picks him up. Not be with
defeated mentality. Hard winds not defeat you. Break up in
relationships. You may be down, but it is temporary. Bad break has good
bounce back. Enemy comes like storm / flood / sickness. Joel became angry with the lady
in a grocery store when his son was making mess. God acts in the same
way. We need warrior spirit / mentality. 5 sets of heavy weight lifting
exercise (hard). More difficult battle, more strong you come out. Do
what you can do, God will do what you cannot do.
#653, An Expected End: $ 10 million, pastor was to
inform a member of his congregation with heart condition; will pay half
to the church; and the pastor died. Like any good movie, our lives are filled with twists and
turns. There are seasons and situations that happen where it looks like
nothing is going to work out. But, did you know God has already planned
your final scene to end in victory? When you understand your end has
been established, you won’t go through life discouraged because of a
disappointment or bitter because of a loss. Let this inspirational
message give you the biblical tools to face life with courage, hope and
great faith, knowing that God can even use what seems to be a setback
in our lives as a grand setup, an unexpected end. You may have had a
rough start, but you’re not going to have a rough finish! And best of
all, God promises in Philippians 1:6 that He will bring you to a
flourishing finish! You stop yourself with negativity. Taller the
building the deeper the foundation. Trust in God works. One scene not
last one. Joseph was set to lead a nation. Detour, Joseph
betrayed by his brothers, sold in slavery, put in prison. Setback is
setup. In the end it will work. Game had 4 quarters different, with
known the end, recorded replay. 1970 a teen age white with black
pregnant. She was kicked out of home. Beginning does not destine end.
Odds, breaks up, disadvantages, mistakes, twist of life, sufferings,
turns, detours, divorce, addiction make way. Joel’s father poor. President
of USA. Israel. Explosive blessings. God’s plans gracious. Job’s life.
Discouraging wife. Thanking God all the time. Doubled his fortune. 140
years after affliction he lived. Stronger with more courage. Jesus was
buried but he knew not to be there for long.
#538, Accept People For Who They Are: Interviewing the
candidate son-in-law. Son-in-law was trying to show, he was Bible
scholar. Expected father-in-law summarized that candidate young man is
considering father-in-law as God.
It’s easy to focus on
others’ faults and what we would like to change about them. But, God is
the one that put the talents, creativity and strengths into each
person. Isaiah 64:8 says, “We’re the clay and you’re our potter: all of
us are what you made us.” (The Message) Our job isn’t to change people.
Learn to accept that God is the one directing their steps, making them
and molding them into who He wants them to be. If you’ll learn to love,
honor and accept people for who they are right now, your relationships
will go to a whole new level. We are not potter. We cannot change people. People cannot
think alike. Joel and Paul are brothers, different. Joel and Victoria –
two different course of life. People are created with different
strengths / weaknesses. If we accept each other, we will get rid of
frustration. Leaves of plants are not like. Same type plant but
different color leaves. Kids perfect in different ways. Different
personalities, different strategies. We can just encourage people. Some
people are traditional, some are creative. Different talents. Don’t try
to constantly change each other. Make allowance for each other. Don’t
fit others in our mold. 25 years of marriage and trying to change –
accepted whatever. Faults of your wife made her you husband. Not good
communicator but hard worker. Don’t compare other husbands other wives.
Instead of complaining, appreciate strengths. Core in a bottle which
rises with water – appreciation is same like water. When we try to fit
in our mold, problems start from there. Other people’s time table may
be different. 80/20 rule. Nobody is 100%. Dark / light green leave. Do
your part.
#652, Shame Off You: young lady came back in sad mood,
that he husband (to be) is atheist. He even doesn’t believe in hell.
Mom said, marry with him anyway. We both will prove how wrong he is. Are you carrying around guilt, shame
or heaviness? This is your day to be free. Shame is one of the enemy's
favorite tools. He's called the accuser of the brethren. He'll remind
you of every mistake, every failure, even things that weren't your
fault. He'll try to deceive you into thinking you're to blame. But if
we're going to live in victory, we have to learn to silence that voice
of shame and tune in to God's abundant voice of victory! Let this
motivating message inspire you to transform your heart with the
powerful Word of God. God has removed your shame! You may have had some
bad breaks, but those setbacks were really setups for God to bring you
out with double. Not shame
on you, shame is destructive. God forgives, we don’t forgive ourselves.
Do better next time. Go for repentance. When God is not remembering,
why we do. 430 years Israelites were suffering, God reproached them. God
rolls away negative right away. Quit listening negatives. Shake off
negatives. Happened to you, not who you are. Have some failures, but
not you. You are masterpiece. Sometimes people make by labeling. Many
people repented from very bad name to pious fame, invaluable to
valuable, disgrace to grace. We count ourselves perfect, confessing
mistake is the right way. Sometimes you are in church, very nice but on
the street different. Forces supporting you are stronger than
opposition. You may become helping others through struggling. Enemy
twists the facts deceiving you. God is there to pay injustice. You have
crown of favor. You get paid double. God is observing all very closely.
Our value comes from God, not from people. Doors are open, just walk
out of shame.
#622, Reprogram Your Mind: Our mind is like a computer—how it is programmed determines
everything. God, your Creator and Programmer, designed you to live an
abundant, victorious, faith-filled life where you can do all things
through Christ! But the reason we don’t always live this abundant life
is because we’ve allowed viruses to contaminate our software and
influence our thoughts with things such as our environment, how we were
raised, the people we are around, and hurtful situations. This message
will teach you how to hit the delete button and get back to your
original software. As you take a look inside and examine your thought
patterns, you’ll be inspired to upgrade with God’s Word and let go of
what no longer serves you. Don’t let your thoughts limit you anymore.
Let God’s Word empower you to live a life of victory! New program (S/W) according to
hardware. Another masterpiece, right software. Original S/W great. We
get viruses. Infected, low esteem. Listen Creator. Don’t be limited.
When negatives come, just delete. God is Restorer. I’m favored from
God. Family history is not precedent. Don’t dwell on negative thoughts.
Otherwise you are watering seeds of defeat. Puppies dragging their back
following their mom. We are following wrong models. I’m where I am, but
not who I am. 33 years with terminal cancer still alive, Lakewood
church are examples.
#650, Unexpected Sunshine: 2 famous baseball players’
discussion, heaven, yes, next Thursday – you will be here to play. Have you ever asked yourself,
"When am I going to see the sunshine again?" Maybe you've
experienced loneliness, hurt, lack, or a health struggle that is
holding you back that seems to follow you around like a heavy cloud.
Well, get ready. Let this faith building message remind you of the
faithful promise that God has unexpected sunshine for your life! Psalm
30:5 promises us, "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes
in the morning." His rays of restoration, hope, healing and
abundance are closer than you think! It's time to have faith again! Learn to live in cloudy time.
God is bigger than problems. Clouds are defeats, mediocrity,
negativity, unlikeness, darkness, legal situation, addiction, stubborn
environment. Spirit of Most High God. Time of abundance is there. God
has authority to move in a moment equal to years and years. Obnoxious
supervisor transfer and resign. Rehab in short time instead of years. 4
days in hotel, not payment. Few youth helped him. In past he had helped
them. Don’t wait to thank God. Believe and see. Diamond necklace lost
and found in ocean.
#649, The Valley of Blessing: for God million years
equal to 1 sec 1 million equal to 1 penny. We all go through
difficult times in life and things we don't understand. When we're in a
valley, it's easy to get discouraged and think that it's never going to
change. But Joel wants to remind you of God's promise of His blessing.
David proclaimed in Psalm 23:5, "You prepare a table before me in
the presence of my enemies." Right in the middle of trouble, God
will prepare a table of abundance for you! Let this message build your
faith to trust every single season God has in your life. Nothing is a
surprise to Him. You can relax, enjoy your life and trust God's
delivering power and His blessing for you while in the valley. Juda were surrounded by 3
armies.
#616, It's Not Over: old
man was driving 80-100 at 4:00 am. Officer pulled him
over. The reason; few years before my wife was run over by state
officer. I was thinking, you are again bringing her back. Is there something you've given
up on? A dream? A relationship? Your health? Then this inspiring
message is for you. Let Joel remind you of God’s resurrection power
and the hope that’s available to you right now! No matter what
you’ve been through, God wants the rest of your life to be more
blessed, more rewarding, more enjoyable than what you’ve
experienced in the past. Find out how your greatest victories are
still in front of you and learn to move forward with God so you can
experience a new season of life! Death (loss, slow, discouragement, bad breaks, legal
situation, own mistake), burial, resurrection (promotion, victory,
mercy). 3 times more business, the competitor company quit. Cain (shepherd
– killer and hided himself) and Abel (farmer – was killed) two
sons of Adam and Eve.
Eve was deceived by the serpent and then
she convinced Adam to eat forbidden fruit. God is watching very
closely. Brain tumor patient cured. Please be seeded. Hope for good
final report from God. Jobe’s 9 month test. Double dose of trouble
/ healing / promotion.
#648, Pushed into Your
Purpose: YOUNG couple driving, 30 mins arguing on pronunciation
of new city name NACTRICS. Stopped on a place and requested a young
lady – to slowly pronunciation the name of the place – she looked
at couple – and said – BURGER KING. God created us to grow, expand and flourish into greatness.
But sometimes, this isn't always the easiest or most exciting
thing, especially when we face hardships, disappointments and loss.
In this encouraging message, Joel wants to help you take another
look at your life and see the places where God is trying to grow
you and take you to a new level. Let this message fuel your faith
and inspire you to keep pressing forward. Remember, God has you
right where you should be. As you trust Him and are willing to go
through the process, He will take you to a place of abundance,
promotion and victory! FRIENDS
move away. New supervisor not friendly, doors closed. Loss in
business. Not comfort, purpose. When things are fine, we feel
comfort, no stretches, no struggle. If God doesn’t close the doors,
we would be satisfied where we would be. Too much potential /
talent / in you and stuck where you are. Situations (uncomfortable,
difficulties) are not to stop you, they are to push you, make you
stronger. Push me to new level. 17 years Joel with expert media personnel coach. When he left, Joel in challenge. Always
enemies are not closing doors, God does it on purpose. History of
David. Difficult pathway. 17 years Joel was media producer. Then (1999)
his father died. Comfortable behind the scene. Now he is on front.
Jobe’s history. Adversity, challenge, loss works, betrayal as push
better. Pain is sign – birth is closer. Steve Jobs – a brilliant.
21-23 successful. On 30 he was fired. With new skill Apple brought
him back as CEO. Birth pain. Push is there on right time. 9 months
in womb, growing, maturing but not more. Pushed in new life.
Protected place, comfort zone has some limits. John Osteen’s successes with difficulties. Limited
environment – has to resign after long time. He started in 1959
Lakewood with 90 people. One very honest, hardworking employee
fired from job. He was very upset but he got new position in a big
corporation. Paul’s boat destroyed to go to Caesar. Paul was able
to preach the faith the whole Iceland.
#647, Your Words Become
Your Reality: Ohio
bridge, 4 marriages, How I am insensitive. 2 lanes, 4 lanes. Did you know that your
words are like seeds? In fact, you are where you are today because
of what you've been saying about yourself. That's why Joel created
this powerful, eye-opening message to help you take a closer look
at the words you are saying. Proverbs 18:21 says, "The tongue
can bring death or life." Learn how to reprogram your words
with the life-giving power of God's Word and speak your God-given
authority to change your situation and ultimately, your life! As
you let go of the voices of defeat and fear and pick up the voice
of victory, your life will never be the same! You can bless your
future with your words. I am
blessed / successful. Mostly people do opposite. Words are
seeds. Prophesize with good words. So best seeds and reap
accordingly. With our tongue, we curse our life, we bless our life.
Sometimes enemy doesn’t defeat us, we defeat ourselves. A smart
player prophesized himself as fatty. Lady all the time says in the
mirror, looking good today. Wife says tired, I say looking
beautiful. A family history Alzheimer’s guy cured himself with good
memory. Joel’s daughter told him; don’t prophesize negative. Don’t
snare / trap in your words. I’m talented. No chain, no barriers.
Don’t describe situation, talk about change. Basket ball arena to
renovate this place; 4 years service, $100 million budget. Don’t tell people the situation. Right
people are searching for me. Talk about God’s promises. God is
restoring my health. Voice of faith / defeat. You have option. Job
interview – 2 voices. Don’t say, listen negative. I’m victor, not
victim. David was very
positive to kill Goliath. A stone with string finished Goliath
(was a giant). Goliath with large army more
weapons was defeated with faith of David. Do you know my Boss/origin?
I’m from God. Addiction, bad lucks. Great mountain became molehill.
"What are you, mighty
mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then
he will bring out the capstone to shouts of 'God bless it! God
bless it!'" Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones came
to him after God had directed him to prophesy the rebirth of Israel.
Tongue sets the direction of our life.
#646, The Right People: on Valentine’s day; wife wished a
dream of diamond. Husband brought her a gift package in the evening
– a book titled DREAMS. Who
you spend your time with will have a great impact on what kind
of life you live. In this edifying message, Joel shares what the
Bible has to say about who you allow into your inner circle.
Proverbs 13:20 says, "He who walks with wise men will become
wise." Make sure you're hanging around the right people, the
type that will inspire you to come up higher and be all that God
has created you to be! Learn how to make the necessary boundaries
and changes necessary so that you can thrive in life. Associate with people you
like you be after 5 years; dreamers not chickens / draggers.
Shouldn’t hang around slow people. Set boundaries – hot temper,
angry. Don’t waste valuable time with wrong people. Worthless
friends bring shame. Gossip with low esteem people ruins. Too many
people are stuck with worthless ones. Spend time with inspiring
eagles / big dreamers. Law of group – flock with successful people.
Disciplined, shining, bookworm friends matter; not mediocre. Iron /
friend sharpen iron / friend. Not inbox, out of box. Ibrahim left
his place, relatives. Let God bless us by taking good / right
choices. Not be always giver. Not let others control you. Don’t
carry over loading. Care for your own happiness. You need people
who encourage you, carry you. You should spend with them. A dog
came in the life of a disable child to cause big name of boy – dog
show.
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