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So God bless you. It is always our joy to come into your homes. We love you. We know God has great things in store. He rewards people that seek after Him.

And I believe that you and you here as well. If you're ever in our area, I hope you'll stop by and see us.

We give you a personal invitation and I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. These are the finest people in all of Houston right here at Lakewood.

So come out and be a part of one of our services. I like to get started each week with something kind of funny. So listen to this one.

During his wedding rehearsal, the groom approached the pastor and said, I'll give you $100 if you'll change the wedding vows and leave out all the love, honor and obey parts.

He pressed a hundred dollar bill into the pastor's hand and walked away with the smile.

The next day during the vows, the pastor asked him, do you promise to bow down before her, fulfill her every wish and serve her breakfast and bed for as long as you shall live?

The groom gulped an astonishment and finally in a week voice answered yes. He then leaned toward the pastor and said, hey, I thought we had a deal.

The pastor handed him his money back and said, she made me a much better offer.

That's what he gets.

Hold up your bibles and let's say it together. 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'll be taught the Word of God.

I boldly confess my mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same.

I am about to receive the incorruptible, indestructible, ever-living seed of the Word of God.

I'll never be the same. Never, never, never. I'll never be the same in Jesus' name. God bless you. You sound great as usual.

We've been talking about tapping into the potential that's on the inside and really using our God-given gifts and talents.

I want to focus today on being willing to step out and take a risk. You will never be all God's created you to be.

If you just live with a play at safe mentality. You think about it. Peter was the only one that walked on the water,

but he also was the only one that was willing to get out of the boat.

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