Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to the podcast and we want to

tell you how much we love you. Trust you're going to have a blessed Christmas

season with you and your family. Know that we pray for you every day just speaking God's blessings

and favor. We love you we are praying for you and we hope you have a very Merry

Christmas. Enjoy the podcast today.

And God bless you and welcome to the new Lakewood Church.

So good to have you with us today and we love you and Canada Joy to come into your homes each week and we always come with good news because we know

God has a good plan for your life. He rewards people that seek after him. So thanks so much for

tuning in today and come out and see us. You'll love our new facility. We'll make you feel right at home.

I like to get started each week with something kind of funny, so let me tell you this joke somebody

told me. A Hindu priest, a Jewish rabbi, and a televangelist were all traveling together.

They stopped at this farmhouse for lodging and the farmer said that'd be fine but I only have room for two of you.

One's going to have to stay out in the barn.

The Hindu priest said, okay, I'll do it. He

went out there and a few minutes later there was a knock on the door. He said, I

can't stay out there. There's a cow and that cow is sacred in our religion.

The Jewish priest said, okay, well I'll go. He went out there and a few

minutes later there was a knock on the door. He said, I can't stay out there. There's a pig and

that wouldn't be kosherher. Finally the televangelis said, okay, I'll go. He went out there. A few minutes later,

there was a knock on the door. It was the cow and the pig.

All right. Hold your Bible's up and say it like you mean it. Ready? This is my Bible.

I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today I will be taught the word of God. I boldly

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