Hey, this is Stephen Fertig. I'm the pastor of elevation church and this is our podcast.

I wanted to thank you for joining us today. Hope this inspires you. Hope it builds your

faith. Hope it gives you perspective to see God as moving in your life. Enjoy the message.

I want to look at a passage of scripture that made it was months ago. God started speaking

to me through this text. It was at a moment in my life. Zach, you remember I was real discouraged

and frustrated about some areas of my life where it felt like rather than moving towards what

God had intended for my life, it felt like I was moving away from it and God really started to

speak to me through this passage of scripture. But if it's any indication of how much the devil

was fighting me these last few weeks as I was working on this sermon, I believe that I am on

assignment today to release a word from God that'll catapult someone into their God given

destiny and purpose. I am fired up ready to speak with God's put in my heart to speak with you.

But how fitting that they would allow a Canadian to preach to you on this holiday weekend. Yes,

yes, yes. I know it's Independence Day, Happy Birthday America, but did you know that it's also

Canada Day? Yes, we're celebrating a birthday too. I like your shirt right there, Mr. Canada.

Someone's like, what's Canada? It's kind of our birthday too, but basically Canadians are going to

just take Monday off to listen to the new Drake album. That's what we're all going to do together.

It's a good thing, but hey, since we're both celebrating, look at the person next to you. Let's just

make them blend them together, do a hybrid. Look at the person next to you and say, Happy Independence Day.

A, that's right, that's right. Stay standing for just a moment. I want to jump into our scripture

for today. We're going to be looking at numbers chapter 13 just to give you a little context before

we look at our key verse. Moses has led the Israelites out from under-adgyptian slavery, oppression,

and captivity. He's leading them somewhere, though. He's taking them on a journey into the Promised Land.

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