Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry.

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God bless you. It's great to be with you today. And if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services.

I'll promise you, we'll make you feel right at home.

I like to start with something funny, and I heard about this pastor.

He was raising money for a new sanctuary.

He told his congregation, I've got good news and I've got bad news.

The good news is we have plenty of money for our new sanctuary. The bad news is

it's still in your pockets. Say it like you mean it. 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 confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive,

I will never be the same. In Jesus name, God bless you. I want to talk to you today about

distinctive favor. There's something God has put on you that causes you to be different. It's a favor that makes a

distinction between you and those that don't honor God. The scripture talks about how you've been

called out, set apart. You are a peculiar people. A better word, a different people. You're not ordinary. You're not like everyone

else. You've been marked with a distinction. It says in numbers that God's face will shine down on

you and cause you to stand out. This distinctive favor causes you to prosper when others are struggling. You recover from a difficulty

when others get stuck. You have protection when others face calamity. There's a marked difference.

You have an advantage. You're not doing life just by yourself, just your strength, your talent,

your connections.

There is a force breathing behind you, guiding you, protecting you, favoring you.

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