We don't believe in luck.

We are children of destiny.

We are called according to divine purpose.

Even when God lets us go through persecution and trouble and negative circumstances,

he's setting something up so that he can get all of the

glory. Hello, and thanks for being here with us for today's Destin for Victory, where we

featured the preaching ministry of Pastor Paul Shepard. Hope you had a wonderful Easter

weekend. Well, as the saying goes, life is difficult. You'll have trials you don't want,

tragedies you don't understand, tragedies you don't understand,

and enemies you don't see coming. That's one of the reasons God gave us His Word, so that we would

have countless examples of God's faithfulness in the lives of people just like you and me.

Coming up next, we'll take you to one of the most familiar stories in the Old Testament, one that

serves as a great reminder that in Christ, you are destined for victory. If you can't stay with us today, remember

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Now, let's get started with today's message, The Favor Factor.

The traits of the parents often become the tendencies of the children. That's just the fact.

And so he came from a dysfunctional family, loved more by his father than the other brothers.

So the other brothers got mad at him. Then God said, they're not mad enough to accomplish my purpose.

I'm going to make them madder. So what he do, he gave Joseph two dreams.

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