Go to 1st Corinthians 15, please, and 2nd Corinthians 2, 1 Corinthians 15 and 2nd Corinthians 2, 1 Corinthians 15,

1st Corinthians 15, 57.

Read it out loud with me, but thanks be to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Say it again, but thanks be to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Glory to God.

I know people are familiar with Brother Kenneth Hagan's ministry, who's gone home to be with the Lord now, are familiar with his love of Mark 1123 and 24.

But this is also one that he really spoke of frequently.

We had the privilege of serving with them for a number of years,

and he'd be just walking along from the house to the car, and he'd just say that.

He'd just say, thanks be to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

He'd just say it, you know, you might say almost out of the blue, it sounded like,

but it'd just come up out of his spirit.

And it's something I enjoy saying too, don't you?

Say it again, thanks Peter God. Thanks, Peter God. Who gives Say it again. Thanks, be to God.

Who gives us the victory.

Well, that sure beats failing, doesn't it?

I mean, it sure beats going under, going down.

We're not talking about defeat here.

We're talking about victory.

Now, religion would teach you how to fail and how to explain it.

Am I right?

Religion will teach you how to explain why it didn't work.

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