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

We believe you're going to have an awesome 2024, healthy, productive, and favor filled.

God bless you today and enjoy the message.

Well, God bless you. It's a 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.

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We'd love to have you come out.

I'd like to start with something funny.

And I heard about this man.

He got caught shoplifting at the grocery store.

He was at court. The judge said, sir, I understand you stole a can of

peaches. How many peaches were in that can? He said, five, Your Honor. He said, all right, I'm going to give you

one week in jail for each peach. You have five weeks. His wife stood up and said, Your Honor,

may I say something? He said, yes,

what is it? She said, he stole a can of peas too. 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 peace with your scars. You can't live very long without being injured,

going through hurts and pains. Sometimes the wound heals up and there's no sign that it ever happened.

But there are certain wounds that are so severe, a cut so deep, they heal up, the pain goes away, but they leave a scar.

Scars from falling off a bike as a child, scars from the surgery to remove the illness,

scars from the accident.

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