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Well, God bless you. It's always our joy to come into your homes. And if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services. I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home.

But thanks so much for tuning in. And thank you again for coming out today. I like to start with something funny.

And I heard about this groom. At the wedding rehearsal, he said to the minister, I'll make a deal with you. If during the vows, you'll leave out all that love, honor, and obey stuff. I'll give you $100.

He slipped $100 bill into the minister's hand, walked away with a smile. The next day during the ceremony, the minister said to the man, do you promise to bow down before your wife?

To bring her breakfast in bed, to fulfill her every desire. The man gulped in astonishment, said in a weak voice, I do. He then whispered in the minister's ear, I thought we had a deal.

The minister handed his money back and said, your wife made me a much better offer.

Hold your Bible up. 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 living favor-minded. God told Abraham, Genesis 12, too, I will bless you with an abundant increase of favors. Not one or just two. He said, I am going to do favors for you in abundance.

You and I are the seed of Abraham. What if we could really believe this that the creator of the universe wants to do favors for you?

Most of the time we thank all Joel. God's got bigger things to deal with than me. He's not interested in that. You are God's biggest deal.

He wants to make you an example of his goodness. And when you keep God first place, when you honor him with your life, God puts something on you that causes you to stand out in the crowd.

Something that gives you an advantage. It causes good breaks and opportunities to be attracted to you. It's called the favor of God.

The word favor means to assist, to provide with advantages, to receive preferential treatment. The favor of God will cause you to be promoted even though you weren't the most qualified.

God's favor will cause your children to get the best teachers in school. It will help you find the best deals at the mall. It will put you at the right place at the right time.

God is saying to you what he said to Abraham, I'm going to assist you. I'm going to provide you with advantages. I'm going to cause you to receive preferential treatment.

Joel, this never happens for me. I must not have this favor. You do have it, but the reason many people don't experience it is they're not releasing their faith in this area.

They're not expecting good breaks. They don't expect preferential treatment. They have an underdog mentality. Everybody gets promoted except me.

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