Hi, this is Joel and Victoria.

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services these are the finest people in all of Houston, Texas, right here at Lakewood. But

so glad to have you today. I like to start with something funny and I heard about this minister.

He was driving down the road when he got pulled over by a policeman. The officer came up to the window

and smelled alcohol. He saw a thermos and said, sir, what are you drinking? The minister said,

Just water, officer. He asked to see the thermos. He took one sniff and said,

Smells like wine to me. The minister said, what do you know? Jesus did it again.

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

peaceful on purpose. If you're going to live in peace, it's not going to happen by accident.

Every day we have opportunities to get upset, to be offended, to live worried. Life happens.

People get on your nerves, unexpected bills, a family member is in the hospital. If you wait

for all your circumstances to calm down,

then you're going to have peace, then you're going to stop worrying, you'll be waiting your whole

life. God never promised that he would keep us from difficulties. He never said that we

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