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0:12 >> JOEL OSTEEN: GOD BLESS 0:13 YOU. 0:14 IT’S A JOY TO COME INTO YOUR 0:15 HOMES, AND IF YOU’RE EVER IN 0:16 OUR AREA, PLEASE STOP BY AND 0:18 BE A PART OF ONE OF OUR 0:20 SERVICES. 0:21 I PROMISE YOU WE’LL MAKE 0:22 YOU FEEL RIGHT AT HOME. 0:24 I LIKE TO START WITH 0:25 SOMETHING FUNNY, AND I HEARD 0:26 ABOUT THIS HUSBAND AND WIFE, 0:28 THEY’D BEEN ARGUING FOR A 0:29 LONG TIME ABOUT WHO SHOULD 0:31 MAKE THE COFFEE IN THE 0:33 MORNING. 0:34 THE HUSBAND THOUGHT IT WAS 0:35 THE WIFE’S JOB, BUT SHE JUST 0:36 DIDN’T AGREE, AND AFTER 0:38 SEVERAL HEATED DEBATES, SHE 0:40 FINALLY TOLD HIM, “I CAN 0:42 PROVE IT TO YOU FROM THE 0:43 BIBLE THAT IT’S THE MAN’S JOB 0:45 TO MAKE THE COFFEE.” 0:46 HE SAID, “WHAT ARE YOU 0:48 TALKING ABOUT? 0:49 NOTHING IN THE BIBLE ABOUT 0:50 THE MAN MAKING THE COFFEE.” 0:51 SHE SAID, “SURE THERE IS.” 0:53 SHE OPENED HER BIBLE AND 0:54 POINTED TO THE BOOK OF 0:57 HEBREWS. 0:58 SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT, THIS 1:00 IS MY BIBLE. 1:01 I AM WHAT IT SAYS I AM. 1:03 I HAVE WHAT IT SAYS I HAVE. 1:05 I CAN DO WHAT IT SAYS I CAN 1:06 DO. 1:07 TODAY, I WILL BE TAUGHT THE 1:09 WORD OF GOD. 1:10 I BOLDLY CONFESS MY MIND IS 1:13 ALERT, MY HEART IS RECEPTIVE. 1:15 I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME IN 1:16 JESUS’ NAME. 1:18 GOD BLESS YOU. 1:19 I WANT TO TALK TO YOU TODAY 1:21 ABOUT THE POWER OF THE SOIL. 1:25 YOU CAN HAVE A GOOD SEED 1:26 THAT’S HEALTHY AND STRONG, 1:28 IT’S FULL OF POTENTIAL, BUT 1:30 IF IT’S NOT PLANTED IN GOOD 1:32 SOIL, IT’S NOT GOING TO 1:33 BECOME WHAT IT WAS CREATED TO 1:35 BE. 1:36 THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE 1:38 SEED. 1:39 A SCIENTIST COULD STUDY THE 1:40 SEED, RUN TESTS, THEY WOULD 1:43 FIND THAT IT’S FULL OF LIFE. 1:45 IF IT’S AN APPLE SEED, IT HAS 1:46 APPLES IN IT. 1:47 IF IT’S A ROSE BUSH, IT HAS 1:49 BLOSSOMS IN IT. 1:50 BUT IF IT’S PLANTED IN SOIL 1:52 THAT’S FULL OF ROCKS, WEEDS, 1:54 AND THORNS, IT MAY GROW SOME, 1:57 BUT IT’S NOT GOING TO PRODUCE 1:58 WHAT IT SHOULD. 2:00 IT MAY SURVIVE, BUT IT’S NOT 2:02 GOING TO BE HEALTHY, AND IT’S 2:03 THE SAME PRINCIPLE IN LIFE. 2:05 YOU’RE A SEED. 2:07 YOU ARE FULL OF GIFTS, 2:09 TALENTS, POTENTIAL, BUT IF 2:11 YOU PLANT YOURSELF IN 2:13 UNHEALTHY SOIL, IF YOU HANG 2:15 AROUND FRIENDS THAT 2:16 COMPROMISE AND PULL YOU DOWN, 2:19 IF YOU’RE IN AN ENVIRONMENT 2:20 THAT’S LIMITED WITH PEOPLE 2:22 THAT TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN’T 2:23 BECOME, YOU WON’T SEE THE 2:25 GROWTH THAT YOU SHOULD. 2:28 NOT BECAUSE THERE’S SOMETHING 2:29 WRONG WITH YOUR SEED, YOU’RE 2:31 MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD. 2:33 THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SOIL. 2:36 THE ROCKS, THE THORNS, THE 2:38 WEEDS ARE CHOKING THE LIFE 2:40 OUT OF YOUR SEED. 2:42 JESUS TOLD A PARABLE ABOUT A 2:44 MAN THAT SOWED SEED ON GOOD 2:45 GROUND, AND IT PRODUCED A 2:47 GREAT HARVEST, MANY CROPS. 2:49 ANOTHER SOWED SEED ON ROCKY 2:51 GROUND, DIDN’T PRODUCE TOO 2:52 MUCH. 2:53 ANOTHER SOWED IT ON GROUND 2:55 WHERE THE WEEDS AND THE 2:57 THORNS KEPT THE SEED FROM 2:59 GROWING. 3:00 ALL THE SAME SEED, WHAT MADE 3:03 THE DIFFERENCE WAS THE SOIL. 3:05 THE THORNS ARE THINGS LIKE 3:07 FRIENDS THAT KEEP CAUSING YOU 3:09 TO COMPROMISE. 3:10 THE WEEDS ARE THOSE 3:11 CO-WORKERS THAT SIT AROUND 3:13 AND GOSSIP ALL DAY. 3:15 THE ROCKS ARE THOSE FAMILY 3:17 MEMBERS THAT TELL YOU HOW YOU 3:19 CAN’T BREAK THAT ADDICTION. 3:21 IF YOU HANG AROUND NEGATIVE 3:23 PEOPLE, THEY’RE CHOKING OUT 3:24 YOUR SEED. 3:26 THOSE FRIENDS YOU’RE TEMPTED 3:27 TO PARTY WITH, THEY MAY BE 3:29 FUN, THEY’RE POPULAR, BUT 3:31 WHAT YOU CAN’T SEE IS THEY’RE 3:32 A WEED. 3:34 THEY’RE KEEPING YOU FROM 3:35 FLOURISHING. 3:36 THE ENVIRONMENT YOU PUT 3:37 YOURSELF IN IS EXTREMELY 3:39 IMPORTANT. 3:41 NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE SEED 3:43 IS, IT’S DEPENDENT ON HAVING 3:45 GOOD SOIL. 3:47 YOU HAVE TO BE SELECTIVE WITH 3:49 WHOM YOU GIVE YOUR TIME, 3:51 ENERGY, AND ATTENTION BECAUSE 3:53 PEOPLE ARE CONTAGIOUS. 3:56 YOU’RE GOING TO CATCH WHAT 3:57 THEY HAVE. 3:58 IF YOUR FRIENDS ARE 3:59 PREJUDICED, YOU’RE GOING TO 4:01 BECOME PREJUDICED. 4:02 IF YOUR FRIENDS HAVE LIMITED 4:04 THINKING, THEY DON’T HAVE ANY 4:06 GOALS, NO MOTIVATION, THAT 4:08 NARROW-MINDED MENTALITY IS 4:10 GOING TO RUB OFF ON YOU. 4:12 YOU’RE GOING TO BECOME LIKE 4:14 THE PEOPLE YOU CONTINUALLY 4:16 ASSOCIATE WITH. 4:18 DON’T HANG AROUND PEOPLE THAT 4:19 DON’T HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT. 4:22 IF THEY’RE NOT MAKING YOU 4:23 BETTER, IF THEY’RE NOT 4:24 INSPIRING YOU, CAUSING YOU TO 4:26 GROW, THEN YOU NEED TO MAKE 4:28 SOME CHANGES, YOU NEED TO 4:29 PULL UP THOSE WEEDS. 4:31 QUIT HANGING AROUND THORNY 4:33 FRIENDS, PEOPLE THAT BRING 4:34 OUT THE WORST IN YOU, TALK 4:36 YOU OUT OF YOUR DREAMS, CAUSE 4:38 YOU TO COMPROMISE. 4:40 THEIR NEGATIVITY IS 4:42 CONTAMINATING YOUR SOIL, AND 4:44 YOUR DESTINY IS TOO GREAT TO 4:46 WASTE IT WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE 4:48 NOT ADDING VALUE TO YOUR 4:50 LIFE. 4:51 “WELL, JOEL, WHAT IF I HURT 4:52 THEIR FEELINGS?” 4:54 WHAT IF YOU MISS YOUR 4:55 DESTINY? 4:56 WHAT IF THEY CHOKE OUT YOUR 4:57 SEED? 4:58 WHAT IF THEY KEEP YOU FROM 4:59 BLOSSOMING? 5:00 I’VE HEARD IT SAID IT’S NOT 5:02 ENOUGH TO JUST FOCUS ON 5:04 SELF-DEVELOPMENT, YOU HAVE TO 5:06 FOCUS ON SOIL DEVELOPMENT, ON 5:09 WHAT’S AROUND YOU, ON WHAT’S 5:11 INFLUENCING YOU, ON WHAT 5:13 YOU’RE SPENDING TIME AND 5:14 ATTENTION WITH. 5:16 ARE YOU PUTTING YOUR SEED IN 5:18 GOOD SOIL, OR IS IT BEING 5:20 CONTAMINATED BY WHAT YOU 5:22 WATCH, BY WHAT YOU THINK 5:23 ABOUT, BY WHO YOU’RE SPENDING 5:25 TIME WITH? 5:27 WHAT YOU’RE UNWILLING TO WALK 5:28 AWAY FROM IS WHERE YOU’LL 5:30 STOP GROWING. 5:32 IF YOU KNOW A PERSON IS 5:33 PULLING YOU DOWN, BUT YOU 5:34 WON’T MAKE A CHANGE, THEN 5:36 YOU’LL GET STUCK WHERE YOU 5:37 ARE. 5:38 YOUR SEED CAN’T GROW IN BAD 5:41 SOIL, AND IF YOU DON’T GET 5:43 RID OF THE WRONG PEOPLE, 5:45 YOU’LL NEVER MEET THE RIGHT 5:46 PEOPLE. 5:47 HERE’S THE KEY. 5:48 GOD WILL NEVER ASK US TO GIVE 5:50 SOMETHING UP WITHOUT GIVING 5:52 US MORE BACK IN RETURN, AND 5:54 SURE, YOU MAY GO THROUGH A 5:55 SEASON OF BEING LONELY, BUT 5:57 WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS GOD WILL 5:59 GIVE YOU NEW FRIENDS, BETTER 6:01 FRIENDS, PEOPLE THAT PUSH YOU 6:03 UP INSTEAD OF PULLING YOU 6:04 DOWN. 6:06 IN THE SCRIPTURE, GOD TOLD 6:07 ABRAHAM TO LEAVE HIS COUNTRY, 6:10 LEAVE HIS RELATIVES, AND GO 6:11 TO A NEW LAND. 6:13 ABRAHAM LEFT, HE HEADED OUT, 6:15 BUT HE TOOK HIS NEPHEW LOT 6:17 WITH HIM. 6:18 HE WAS ONLY SUPPOSED TO TAKE 6:20 HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY. 6:21 BEFORE LONG, ABRAHAM AND LOT 6:24 HAD A DISAGREEMENT. 6:25 THERE WAS STRIFE AND ARGUING 6:27 BETWEEN THEIR HERDSMEN. 6:29 THEN LOT MOVED TO A DIFFERENT 6:30 PLACE AND GOT IN TROUBLE. 6:33 ABRAHAM FELT RESPONSIBLE, SO 6:35 HE HAD TO GO RESCUE HIM. 6:37 HE SPENT ALL THIS TIME AND 6:38 ENERGY INVOLVED IN A PROBLEM 6:41 THAT HE SHOULD’VE NEVER HAD 6:43 IF HE WOULD’VE LEFT LOT IN 6:44 THE FIRST PLACE. 6:47 SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE 6:48 FACE ARE BECAUSE WE DIDN’T 6:50 LEAVE WHO GOD TOLD US TO 6:52 LEAVE. 6:53 WHAT’S INTERESTING IS THE 6:55 NAME LOT MEANS VEIL OR 6:58 COVERING. 6:59 WHEN YOU LEAVE LOT, WHEN YOU 7:01 LEAVE WHAT YOU KNOW YOU’RE 7:02 SUPPOSED TO LEAVE, THE VEIL 7:04 WILL COME OFF. 7:06 YOU WILL SEE THINGS YOU’VE 7:07 NEVER SEEN, NEW FRIENDSHIPS, 7:09 NEW OPPORTUNITIES, NEW 7:10 TALENTS, NEW LEVELS. 7:12 ARE YOU HOLDING ON TO WHAT 7:14 GOD ASKED YOU TO LET GO OF? 7:17 SOMEONE, SOMETHING THAT’S 7:18 PULLING YOU DOWN, KEEPING YOU 7:20 FROM YOUR BEST? 7:22 YOUR SEED CAN’T FLOURISH IN A 7:24 NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT’S 7:26 KEEPING YOU FROM GROWING, AND 7:28 WHEN I SAY LEAVE, I DON’T 7:30 MEAN YOU HAVE TO GO MAKE A 7:31 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, “HEY, 7:32 YOU’RE CONTAMINATING ME. 7:34 I’M DONE WITH YOU.” 7:35 I SIMPLY MEAN LITTLE BY 7:38 LITTLE, START SPENDING LESS 7:40 AND LESS TIME WITH THEM. 7:42 IF YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF WEEDS, 7:44 IT’S CHOKING OUT YOUR DREAMS, 7:46 YOUR VISION, YOUR CHARACTER. 7:48 AT THE OFFICE, THAT PERSON 7:50 YOU EAT LUNCH WITH THAT’S 7:51 ALWAYS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE 7:53 BOSS, JEALOUS OF CO-WORKERS, 7:55 MAD AT THEIR SPOUSE, I SAY 7:57 THIS RESPECTFULLY, THEY’RE A 7:59 WEED. 8:00 THEY ARE CONTAMINATING YOUR 8:01 SOIL. 8:02 THEY’RE KEEPING YOU FROM 8:03 FLOURISHING, AND YES, THEY’RE 8:05 MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD, 8:07 THEY CAN CHANGE, BUT UNTIL 8:09 THEY DO, YOU SHOULDN’T LET 8:11 THEM POLLUTE YOU. 8:13 I’M NICE TO EVERYONE, BUT I 8:15 DON’T SPEND MY TIME WITH 8:17 EVERYONE. 8:18 I’M SELECTIVE ABOUT WHO I 8:20 ALLOW IN MY LIFE. 8:23 I DON’T SPEND TIME WITH 8:24 NEGATIVE, CRITICAL, JEALOUS, 8:27 SMALL-MINDED, CAN’T DO IT, 8:29 BITTER PEOPLE. 8:30 I VALUE WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN ME 8:33 TOO MUCH TO PUT MY SEED IN 8:35 BAD SOIL. 8:37 WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY. 8:40 GOD HAS GIVEN YOU A GIFT. 8:42 HE COULD’VE CREATED ANYONE TO 8:44 BE ALIVE AT THIS DAY AND 8:45 TIME, BUT HE CHOSE YOU. 8:48 YOUR SEED IS FULL OF 8:49 POTENTIAL. 8:50 YOUR SEED HAS GREATNESS IN 8:52 IT. 8:53 YOUR SEED CAN SET A NEW 8:54 STANDARD FOR YOUR FAMILY. 8:56 YOUR SEED CAN BREAK 8:57 GENERATIONAL CURSES. 8:59 WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU IS 9:01 EXTREMELY VALUABLE. 9:02 NOW DO YOUR PART, KEEP YOUR 9:04 SEED IN GOOD SOIL. 9:07 I HAVE A ROW OF BUSHES AROUND 9:08 MY HOUSE, AND FOR YEARS 9:10 THEY’VE BEEN HEALTHY AND 9:12 GREEN, JUST AS LUSH AS CAN 9:14 BE. 9:15 BUT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, WE 9:16 NOTICED A FEW OF THEM ALL 9:18 NEXT TO EACH OTHER STARTED TO 9:20 LOOK LIKE SOMETHING WAS 9:21 WRONG. 9:22 THEY’RE A LITTLE SHRIVELED UP 9:23 AND NOT AS GREEN AS THEY 9:24 SHOULD BE. 9:26 A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, THEY 9:27 WERE ALL DEAD, ABOUT 15 FEET 9:29 OUT OF A LONG ROW OF BUSHES. 9:32 THE LANDSCAPER CAME OUT, 9:33 FIRST THING HE SAID WAS, “LET 9:35 ME CHECK THE SOIL.” 9:36 HE RAN SOME TESTS AND FOUND 9:39 THAT THE SOIL IN THAT AREA 9:40 HAD BECOME CONTAMINATED. 9:42 WE HAD TO DIG IT OUT AND 9:43 REPLACE IT, AND NOW THE NEW 9:45 PLANTS ARE JUST AS HEALTHY AS 9:46 THE OTHERS. 9:47 BUT SOMETIMES WE WONDER WHY 9:49 WE FEEL KIND OF LIKE WE’RE 9:51 SHRIVELED AND WE’RE NOT 9:53 GROWING, “GOD, WHY AREN’T YOU 9:54 DOING ANYTHING?” 9:55 CHECK YOUR SOIL. 9:57 HAS IT BECOME CONTAMINATED? 9:59 WHO ARE YOU SPENDING TIME 10:00 WITH? 10:01 WHAT ARE YOU GIVING YOUR 10:02 ATTENTION TO? 10:03 YOU CAN’T WATCH THE NEWS ALL 10:05 DAY AND LIVE A POSITIVE, 10:07 FAITH-FILLED LIFE. 10:08 AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES, 10:09 YOU’LL BE DEPRESSED. 10:11 PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR 10:13 ENVIRONMENT. 10:14 WHAT ARE YOU TAKING IN ALL 10:15 DAY? 10:16 A MAN TOLD ME HOW HE DROVE AN 10:19 HOUR EACH WAY TO WORK FOR 20 10:21 YEARS LISTENING TO TALK 10:23 RADIO. 10:24 IT WAS A POLITICAL STATION 10:26 WHERE THEY’RE DEBATING 10:27 POLITICS AND PEOPLE ARGUING, 10:28 BEING DISRESPECTFUL, AND HE 10:31 WOULD GET SO WROUGHT UP, SO 10:33 MAD, BY THE TIME HE GOT TO 10:35 WORK, HE WAS SOUR, NOBODY 10:37 WANTED TO BE AROUND HIM, HE 10:39 DIDN’T EVEN LIKE HIMSELF. 10:40 HE HAD TURNED INTO A BITTER, 10:42 ANGRY MAN. 10:43 ONE DAY, HE WAS FLIPPING 10:44 THROUGH THE CHANNELS AND CAME 10:46 ACROSS OUR SIRIUS XM STATION. 10:49 HE HEARD ME SPEAKING AND 10:51 COULDN’T TURN IT OFF. 10:53 THAT WAS OVER A YEAR AGO. 10:55 HE SAID, “JOEL, I’M A 10:56 DIFFERENT PERSON. 10:58 I’M HAPPY, I’M FRIENDLY. 11:00 PEOPLE EVEN ASK ME, ‘WHAT 11:02 HAPPENED TO YOU?'” 11:03 WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM ALL 11:05 THOSE YEARS? 11:06 HIS SOIL. 11:08 THAT NEGATIVITY WAS CHOKING 11:09 OUT HIS JOY, HIS FAITH, HIS 11:12 VICTORY. 11:13 WE HAVE ENOUGH NEGATIVE 11:14 THINGS IN LIFE THAT WE HAVE 11:16 NO CONTROL OVER. 11:18 BE SELECTIVE ABOUT WHAT YOU 11:20 DO HAVE CONTROL OVER. 11:22 DRIVING TO WORK, PUT ON 11:24 SOMETHING UPLIFTING, MUSIC 11:26 THAT INSPIRES YOU. 11:28 LISTEN TO A MESSAGE THAT 11:29 BUILDS YOUR FAITH. 11:30 KEEP YOUR SEED IN GOOD SOIL. 11:32 AT HOME, DON’T LEAVE THE 11:35 TELEVISION ON ALL DAY, 11:36 CHATTER, NOISE IN THE 11:38 BACKGROUND, THAT’S YOUR SOIL, 11:40 THIS IS THE REASON SOME 11:42 PEOPLE AREN’T GROWING. 11:43 THEY’RE TALENTED, THEY HAVE 11:44 POTENTIAL, BUT THEIR SOIL HAS 11:46 BECOME CONTAMINATED. 11:48 YOU HAVE TO PROTECT YOUR 11:49 SEED. 11:50 I KNOW A PROFESSIONAL 11:51 FOOTBALL PLAYER THAT WAS 11:53 DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. 11:54 HAD ONLY BEEN IN THE LEAGUE A 11:56 COUPLE YEARS, HIS DREAM CAME 11:58 TRUE, THEN HE WAS HIT WITH 11:59 THIS DIAGNOSIS. 12:01 HE DIDN’T FALL APART. 12:02 HE DIDN’T GET BITTER. 12:04 HE STILL LIVES AT HOME. 12:05 HE TOLD HIS MOTHER THAT HE 12:07 DIDN’T WANT ANYONE USING THE 12:09 WORD “CANCER” IN HIS HOUSE. 12:11 HE DIDN’T WANT THAT WORD DOWN 12:12 IN HIS SPIRIT. 12:14 HE KNEW IF HE WAS IN A 12:16 DEPRESSED ENVIRONMENT, A 12:18 FEEL-SORRY-FOR-ME, 12:19 YOU-MAY-NOT-MAKE-IT 12:20 ATMOSPHERE, HE WOULDN’T 12:21 GET WELL. 12:23 HIS ATTITUDE WAS, “I AM 12:25 HEALED. 12:26 I AM WHOLE. 12:27 I WILL PLAY FOOTBALL AGAIN. 12:28 I WILL FULFILL MY DESTINY. 12:31 GOD IS BIGGER THAN WHAT I’M 12:32 FACING.” 12:33 WHAT WAS HE DOING? 12:35 CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT OF 12:36 VICTORY. 12:37 HE WAS KEEPING HIS SEED IN 12:39 GOOD SOIL. 12:40 TWO YEARS LATER, HE WAS BACK 12:42 IN THE LEAGUE. 12:44 WHEN YOU FACE DIFFICULTIES, 12:46 MORE THAN EVER, YOU NEED TO 12:47 KEEP YOUR MIND FILLED WITH 12:49 THOUGHTS OF FAITH, AND YOU 12:51 NEED TO SURROUND YOURSELF 12:52 WITH PEOPLE THAT SPEAK HOPE 12:54 AND LIFE, PEOPLE THAT WILL 12:56 AGREE WITH WHAT YOU’RE 12:58 BELIEVING FOR. 12:59 YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO HAVE 13:00 PEOPLE THAT ARE NEGATIVE, 13:02 DISCOURAGED, TELLING YOU HOW 13:03 YOU MAY NOT MAKE IT, AND, “I 13:05 DON’T KNOW, MY GRANDMOTHER 13:06 DIED OF THAT SAME THING.” 13:07 DO YOURSELF A FAVOR, STAY 13:09 AWAY FROM PEOPLE LIKE THAT. 13:11 DON’T LET THEM POLLUTE YOUR 13:12 SOIL. 13:13 ONE TIME, JESUS WENT TO PRAY 13:15 FOR A LITTLE GIRL THAT HAD 13:17 DIED, AND WHEN HE ARRIVED AT 13:18 THE HOUSE, EVERYONE WAS 13:19 WEEPING AND SO UPSET. 13:22 HE TOLD THEM THAT SHE WASN’T 13:23 DEAD, SHE WAS JUST ASLEEP. 13:26 THEY BEGAN TO LAUGH AND MAKE 13:28 FUN. 13:29 JESUS ASKED THEM ALL TO LEAVE 13:30 THE ROOM. 13:32 ONLY ONE THAT STAYED WERE 13:33 PETER, JAMES, AND JOHN. 13:34 HE SPOKE TO THE LITTLE GIRL 13:36 AND SHE WAS HEALED. 13:38 WHY DID JESUS MAKE THEM 13:39 LEAVE? 13:40 HE COULD’VE HEALED HER IN 13:41 FRONT OF EVERYONE, HE’S GOD. 13:44 HE WAS SHOWING US THE 13:45 IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THE 13:46 RIGHT ENVIRONMENT. 13:48 PEOPLE, IF YOU ALLOW THEM, 13:51 CAN TALK YOU OUT OF YOUR 13:52 DREAMS. 13:53 THEIR DOUBT AND NEGATIVITY 13:55 CAN RUB OFF ON YOU. 13:57 YOU HAVE TO SET SOME 13:58 BOUNDARIES. 13:59 “I LOVE YOU, BUT I’M NOT 14:01 GOING TO LET YOU POISON ME. 14:03 I HAVE A DESTINY TO FULFILL. 14:05 I’M GOING TO LOVE YOU FROM 14:06 OUTSIDE THE ROOM.” 14:08 THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED WITH 14:09 THE ISRAELITES. 14:10 MOSES SENT 12 MEN TO SPY OUT 14:12 THE PROMISED LAND. 14:14 TEN CAME BACK AND SAID, 14:16 “MOSES, WE DON’T HAVE A 14:17 CHANCE. 14:18 THERE ARE GIANTS IN THE LAND. 14:20 COMPARED TO THEM, WE FELT 14:21 LIKE GRASSHOPPERS.” 14:23 THE OTHER TWO SPIES, JOSHUA 14:25 AND CALEB, HAD A DIFFERENT 14:27 REPORT. 14:28 THEY SAID, “MOSES, WE ARE 14:29 WELL ABLE. 14:30 LET US GO IN AT ONCE AND TAKE 14:32 THIS LAND.” 14:34 BUT THE NEGATIVE REPORT FROM 14:35 THE MAJORITY, FROM THE TEN 14:38 SPIES, BEGAN TO SPREAD 14:40 THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CAMP. 14:42 BEFORE LONG, ALL 2 MILLION 14:43 ISRAELITES WERE DISCOURAGED, 14:45 COMPLAINING, SAYING, “MOSES, 14:47 LET’S GO BACK TO EGYPT. 14:49 LET’S JUST GO BACK TO BEING 14:50 SLAVES.” 14:51 GOD HAD PROMISED THEM THE 14:53 VICTORY, BUT THEY NEVER DID 14:55 MAKE IT IN BECAUSE THEIR SOIL 14:57 WAS CONTAMINATED. 14:59 THAT SEED COULDN’T GROW IN 15:00 THAT NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENT. 15:03 THE PEOPLE YOU SURROUND 15:04 YOURSELF WITH ARE EXTREMELY 15:06 IMPORTANT. 15:08 DON’T HANG AROUND CAN’T-DO-IT 15:10 PEOPLE, NOT-ABLE-TO PEOPLE. 15:12 “YES, I KNOW GOD PROMISED 15:14 YOU, BUT I DON’T SEE HOW YOU 15:15 CAN GET WELL, HOW YOU CAN 15:17 MEET THE RIGHT PERSON, HOW 15:18 YOU’LL BREAK THAT 15:19 ADDICTION.” 15:20 STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE LIKE 15:22 THAT. 15:23 FIND JOSHUA, FIND CALEB. 15:25 NOT PEOPLE THAT WILL THROW 15:26 WATER ON YOUR FLAME, BUT 15:29 PEOPLE THAT WILL FAN YOUR 15:31 FLAME, PEOPLE THAT WILL JOIN 15:32 THEIR FAITH WITH YOURS AND 15:34 SAY, “HEY, IF YOU BELIEVE, 15:36 COUNT ME IN, I’M GOING TO 15:38 BELIEVE WITH YOU.” 15:40 WHEN HENRY FORD HAD A DREAM 15:42 TO MAKE A CAR WITH AN ENGINE, 15:44 HE STARTED DEVELOPING IT, BUT 15:46 EVERYONE TOLD HIM IT WOULDN’T 15:48 WORK, THAT IT WASN’T A GOOD 15:49 IDEA. 15:50 HE WAS ABOUT TO STOP WHEN 15:52 THOMAS EDISON CAME TO SEE 15:54 HIM. 15:55 THEY HAD NEVER MET. 15:56 THEY INTRODUCED MR. 15:57 FORD AS 15:58 THE MAN TRYING TO BUILD A CAR 16:00 THAT WOULD RUN ON GASOLINE. 16:02 EDISON’S EYES GOT BIG, HE HIT 16:04 HIS FIST ON THE TABLE AND 16:06 SAID, “YOU’VE GOT IT.” 16:07 A CAR THAT HAS ITS OWN POWER 16:09 PLANT, THAT’S A BRILLIANT 16:10 IDEA. 16:12 HENRY FORD WOULD TELL HOW 16:14 THAT CONVERSATION AND THAT 16:16 FRIENDSHIP IS WHAT KEPT HIM 16:18 GOING. 16:19 NONE OF US WOULD BE DRIVING A 16:20 FORD IF HE HAD NOT FOUND THAT 16:22 GOOD SOIL. 16:24 THE CRITICS, THE NAYSAYERS 16:26 ARE A DIME A DOZEN. 16:28 TEN OF THE TWELVE SPIES WERE 16:31 NEGATIVE, THAT’S ABOUT 16:32 AVERAGE. 16:33 EIGHTY PERCENT WILL TELL YOU 16:35 WHAT YOU CAN’T DO. 16:37 YOU HAVE TO FIND THE 20% THAT 16:39 WILL TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN 16:40 DO. 16:42 THE MAJORITY MOST OF THE TIME 16:45 WON’T SEE WHAT YOU SEE. 16:47 THEY WON’T ENCOURAGE YOU, YOU 16:48 HAVE TO FIND THE MINORITY, 16:50 AND I BELIEVE THAT ONE REASON 16:52 I’M SEEING GOD’S FAVOR IS 16:54 BECAUSE I’VE BEEN IN GOOD 16:55 SOIL. 16:56 A LOT OF IT I CAN’T TAKE 16:58 CREDIT FOR. 16:59 WASN’T ANYTHING I DID, IT WAS 17:01 SIMPLY THE GOODNESS OF GOD. 17:03 I WAS RAISED BY PARENTS THAT 17:05 ALWAYS TOLD ME WHAT I COULD 17:07 BECOME IN A LOVING, 17:09 FAITH-FILLED ENVIRONMENT. 17:10 I SAW MY FATHER BELIEVE FOR 17:12 BIG THINGS, BREAK BARRIERS 17:14 THAT HE WAS RAISED WITH. 17:16 HE CAME OUT OF POVERTY AND HE 17:18 LIVED WITH THIS 17:19 ALL-THINGS-ARE-POSSIBLE 17:20 MENTALITY. 17:22 YEARS BEFORE MY FATHER PASSED 17:24 AWAY, VICTORIA WOULD TELL ME 17:26 THAT ONE DAY, I WAS GOING TO 17:27 PASTOR THE CHURCH. 17:29 THAT SEEMED SO ODD. 17:30 I USED TO THINK, “WHAT IS SHE 17:32 TALKING ABOUT? 17:33 I CAN’T GET UP IN FRONT OF 17:34 PEOPLE.” 17:35 BUT YEAR AFTER YEAR, SHE TOLD 17:37 ME WHAT I COULD BECOME. 17:39 WHEN MY FATHER WENT TO BE 17:40 WITH THE LORD, I WAS ABLE TO 17:41 STEP UP, WHY? 17:43 MY SEED HAD BEEN IN GOOD 17:45 SOIL. 17:46 MY SISTER, LISA, WORKED 17:48 BEHIND THE SCENES 17 YEARS 17:50 WITH ME. 17:51 SHE WAS THE HEAD OF OUR 17:53 VOLUNTEERS, AND SHE WOULD 17:54 ASSIST MY FATHER DURING THE 17:56 SERVICES, AND MAKE SURE THAT 17:58 HE HAD WHAT HE NEEDED. 18:00 THE SUNDAY AFTER MY FATHER 18:01 DIED, I WAS SITTING IN MY 18:03 FATHER’S SEAT ABOUT TO GO UP 18:05 TO MINISTER. 18:06 LISA WAS SITTING BEHIND ME 18:08 WHERE SHE ALWAYS SAT, AND SHE 18:10 SAID THAT GOD SPOKE TO HER 18:11 DOWN IN HER HEART, HE SAID, 18:14 “JUST AS YOU SERVED YOUR 18:16 FATHER, YOU ARE TO NOW SERVE 18:17 YOUR BROTHER.” 18:19 FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS, THAT’S 18:21 WHAT LISA HAS DONE. 18:22 SHE’S HELPED ME, ENCOURAGED 18:24 ME. 18:25 SHE COULD’VE BEEN JEALOUS, 18:26 “GOD, I WANTED TO BE 18:28 PROMOTED. 18:29 I DON’T WANT TO SERVE HIM, I 18:31 WANT HIM TO SERVE ME.” 18:32 THANK YOU, JESUS. 18:34 INSTEAD, SHE CELEBRATED ME. 18:36 WHAT AM I SAYING? 18:38 I DIDN’T GET HERE BY MYSELF. 18:39 I GOT HERE BECAUSE I HAD GOOD 18:42 SOIL ALL AROUND ME, PEOPLE 18:44 THAT BELIEVED IN ME, PEOPLE 18:45 THAT CHEERED ME ON, PEOPLE 18:47 THAT ENCOURAGED ME. 18:48 HERE’S WHAT I’M SAYING. 18:50 YOUR SOIL IS JUST AS 18:51 IMPORTANT AS YOUR SEED, AND 18:54 YOU MAY HAVE HAD JUST THE 18:55 OPPOSITE, PEOPLE THAT DIDN’T 18:57 SUPPORT YOU. 18:58 INSTEAD OF TELLING YOU WHAT 18:59 YOU COULD BECOME, THEY TOLD 19:00 YOU WHAT YOU COULDN’T DO. 19:01 THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT DOESN’T 19:03 HAVE TO STOP YOU. 19:04 YOUR SEED IS STILL ALIVE, AND 19:07 IF YOU WILL GET IT IN A 19:08 DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT WITH 19:09 CAN-DO PEOPLE, WITH 19:11 POSSIBILITY THINKING, WITH 19:13 FRIENDS THAT INSPIRE YOU, 19:15 THEN YOUR SEED WILL TAKE ROOT 19:17 AND BEGIN TO BLOSSOM. 19:19 YOU CAN STILL REACH THE 19:20 FULLNESS OF YOUR DESTINY. 19:23 THIS IS WHAT ELIJAH DID. 19:25 HE WAS OUT WORKING IN THE 19:26 FIELDS, A FARMER, NO DOUBT 19:28 FROM A LIMITED BACKGROUND. 19:30 DIDN’T LOOK LIKE HE HAD MUCH 19:31 OF A FUTURE, BUT THE PROPHET 19:33 ELIJAH CAME BY AND CALLED OUT 19:36 TO HIM. 19:37 ELISHA SAW SOMETHING IN 19:39 ELIJAH THAT HE WANTED. 19:41 HE SAW THE FAVOR ON HIS LIFE, 19:43 HOW ELIJAH WAS DOING GREAT 19:45 THINGS. 19:46 HE CONNECTED WITH HIM. 19:47 HE THOUGHT, “THAT’S GOOD 19:49 SOIL, THAT’S WHERE I NEED TO 19:50 KEEP MY SEED.” 19:52 FOR YEARS, ELISHA SERVED 19:54 ELIJAH. 19:55 HE WAITED ON HIM, WOULD BRING 19:57 HIM FOOD, HE WOULDN’T LEAVE 19:59 HIM. 20:00 IN FACT, THREE TIMES ELIJAH 20:02 TRIED TO GET ELISHA TO GO DO 20:04 HIS OWN THING, BUT HE 20:05 WOULDN’T DO IT. 20:07 WHEN ELIJAH WAS TAKEN TO 20:09 HEAVEN, ELISHA RECEIVED A 20:11 DOUBLE PORTION OF HIS 20:12 ANOINTING. 20:14 IF ELISHA WOULD’VE STAYED OUT 20:16 IN THE FIELDS, IN THAT 20:17 LIMITED ENVIRONMENT WITH THE 20:19 FRIENDS HE GREW UP WITH, HE 20:21 WOULD’VE NEVER SEEN THE 20:22 DOUBLE. 20:23 HE HAD TO GET HIS SEED IN THE 20:25 RIGHT SOIL. 20:27 YOU NEED PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE 20:29 THAT ARE FURTHER ALONG THAN 20:30 YOU, PEOPLE THAT HAVE A 20:32 BIGGER VISION, THAT ARE MORE 20:34 SUCCESSFUL, MORE WELL OFF. 20:36 IN ONE SENSE, PEOPLE THAT ARE 20:38 OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE. 20:40 YOU HAVE TO BE EXPOSED TO NEW 20:42 LEVELS BEFORE YOU CAN GO TO 20:44 NEW LEVELS. 20:45 IF YOU’RE THE SMARTEST ONE IN 20:47 YOUR GROUP, YOUR GROUP IS TOO 20:49 SMALL. 20:50 IF YOU’RE THE MOST 20:51 SUCCESSFUL, YOU NEED TO GET A 20:53 LARGER CIRCLE. 20:54 DON’T BE INTIMIDATED BY 20:56 PEOPLE THAT ARE FURTHER 20:57 ALONG, BE INSPIRED. 20:59 FIND SOME GOOD MENTORS. 21:01 CONNECT WITH DREAMERS, PEOPLE 21:03 THAT HAVE A BIGGER VISION. 21:05 GLEAN FROM THEM. 21:06 THAT’S GOOD SOIL. 21:07 A FRIEND OF MINE FEEDS A 21:09 MILLION CHILDREN A DAY. 21:12 HE SUPPORTS CHARITIES THAT 21:13 HELP THESE UNDERPRIVILEGED 21:15 CHILDREN. 21:16 HIS GOAL IS TO FEED 10 21:17 MILLION A DAY. 21:19 WHEN I’M AROUND HIM, I’M 21:21 INSPIRED. 21:22 IT MAKES ME DREAM BIGGER. 21:23 I THINK, “GOD, YOU DID IT FOR 21:25 HIM, YOU CAN DO IT FOR ME.” 21:27 WHAT IS THAT? 21:28 MY SEED GETTING IN GOOD SOIL. 21:31 DOES YOUR VISION INCREASE 21:33 AROUND YOUR FRIENDS OR DOES 21:35 IT DECREASE? 21:36 DO YOU LEAVE CHALLENGED, 21:38 MOTIVATED, INSPIRED? 21:39 OR ARE YOU DISCOURAGED, 21:41 NEGATIVE, DRAINED? 21:42 AND I’M NOT SAYING THAT EVERY 21:44 FRIEND WILL INSPIRE YOU, BUT 21:46 YOU SHOULD HAVE ONE OR TWO 21:48 THAT LIGHT A FIRE ON THE 21:50 INSIDE, THAT PUSH YOU 21:51 FORWARD. 21:52 IF YOU ONLY INVEST IN PEOPLE 21:54 AT YOUR SAME LEVEL, YOU’LL 21:56 GET STUCK THERE. 21:58 FIND A MENTOR, SOMEBODY 22:00 THAT’S GONE WHERE YOU WANT TO 22:01 GO. 22:02 JUST AS THE WRONG PEOPLE WILL 22:03 PULL YOU DOWN, THE RIGHT 22:05 PEOPLE WILL PULL YOU UP. 22:07 IN ACTS CHAPTER 3, A CRIPPLED 22:10 MAN HAD BEEN LYING BY THE 22:12 TEMPLE GATE FOR YEARS, ASKING 22:14 FOR MONEY. 22:15 PETER CAME ALONG AND SAID, “I 22:17 DON’T HAVE ANY MONEY, BUT IN 22:18 THE NAME OF JESUS, RISE AND 22:20 WALK.” 22:21 NOTHING HAPPENED. 22:23 THE MAN LOOKED AT PETER LIKE, 22:24 “WHAT DO YOU MEAN RISE AND 22:25 WALK? 22:26 I’M CRIPPLED. 22:27 I’VE BEEN THIS WAY MY WHOLE 22:28 LIFE, I CAN’T WALK.” 22:30 THIS COULD’VE BEEN THE END OF 22:31 THE STORY, PETER COULD’VE 22:33 THOUGHT, “I DID MY PART, IT 22:34 DIDN’T WORK.” 22:35 BUT THE SCRIPTURE SAYS PETER 22:37 TOOK HIM BY THE RIGHT HAND 22:38 AND LIFTED HIM UP. 22:41 AS HE DID, THE MAN’S LEGS 22:43 WERE INSTANTLY HEALED. 22:44 NOTICE, PETER WOULDN’T LET 22:46 THE MAN STAY DOWN. 22:48 HE DIDN’T GIVE HIM A CHOICE, 22:50 HE PRAYED FOR HIM AND THEN 22:51 PULLED HIM UP. 22:53 YOU NEED SOME FRIENDS LIKE 22:54 PETER THAT WON’T LET YOU STAY 22:56 DOWN. 22:57 WHEN YOU’RE IN THE PITS, WHEN 22:59 YOU CAN’T GET UP BY YOURSELF, 23:01 NOT PEOPLE THAT WILL GET IN 23:02 THE PIT WITH YOU, “LET’S TELL 23:05 SAD STORIES TOGETHER. 23:06 LET’S FEEL SORRY FOR 23:07 OURSELVES.” 23:08 NO, PEOPLE THAT WILL PULL YOU 23:10 OUT OF THAT PIT, PEOPLE THAT 23:11 LOVE YOU SO MUCH THEY WON’T 23:14 LET YOU STAY ADDICTED, THEY 23:15 WON’T LET YOU STAY DEPRESSED, 23:17 THEY WON’T LET YOU MISS YOUR 23:18 DESTINY. 23:20 NOT JUST PEOPLE THAT PRAY, 23:21 BUT THEY PULL YOU UP, AND I 23:23 KNOW THAT’S WHY MANY COME OUT 23:25 HERE AND MANY OF YOU LISTEN, 23:26 BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE’RE ALWAYS 23:28 GOING TO LIFT YOU UP. 23:29 YOU MAY BE DOWN, BUT WE’RE 23:31 NOT GOING TO LET YOU STAY 23:32 DOWN. 23:33 WE’RE GOING TO TELL YOU, “GET 23:35 UP, THERE ARE NEW LEVELS. 23:36 YOU’VE BEEN HURT, GET UP, GOD 23:39 HAS BEAUTY FOR THOSE ASHES. 23:41 YOU LOST SOMETHING, GET UP, 23:42 GOD’S ABOUT TO RESTORE. 23:44 YOU WENT THROUGH A 23:45 DISAPPOINTMENT, GET UP, A NEW 23:46 BEGINNING IS COMING. 23:48 YOU’RE STILL SINGLE? 23:49 GET UP, THE RIGHT PERSON’S ON 23:50 THE WAY. 23:51 YOU’RE STRUGGLING IN YOUR 23:52 FINANCES, GET UP, GOD’S GOING 23:54 TO OPEN THE WINDOWS OF 23:55 HEAVEN.” 23:56 YOU NEED PEOPLE THAT WILL 23:58 PULL YOU INTO YOUR DESTINY. 24:00 LIKE THIS MAN, SOMETIMES YOU 24:02 CAN’T GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL 24:04 WITHOUT SOMEBODY PULLING YOU 24:06 UP, AND IF YOU’RE CRIPPLED IN 24:08 SOME AREA, SO TO SPEAK, AND 24:11 YOU SURROUND YOURSELF WITH 24:12 PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU, THERE’S 24:14 NOBODY TO HELP YOU UP. 24:16 YOU HAVE TO GET AROUND 24:17 SOMEBODY STRONGER, SOMEBODY 24:19 MORE SUCCESSFUL, SOMEBODY 24:21 FREE SO THEY CAN LIFT YOU. 24:23 LAME PEOPLE CAN’T HELP LAME 24:25 PEOPLE UP. 24:26 ADDICTED PEOPLE CAN’T HELP 24:27 ADDICTED PEOPLE UP. 24:29 MAYBE YOU NEED TO CHANGE WHO 24:31 YOU’RE SPENDING TIME WITH. 24:33 GOD HAS SOME PETERS WAITING 24:35 FOR YOU. 24:36 HE’S ORDAINED PEOPLE ALREADY 24:38 TO LIFT YOU UP, PEOPLE THAT 24:40 ARE DESTINED TO PULL YOU UP. 24:42 DON’T SIT AROUND IN SOME KIND 24:44 OF DYSFUNCTION WITH OTHER 24:46 DYSFUNCTIONAL PEOPLE THE REST 24:48 OF YOUR LIFE. 24:49 YOUR SEED CAN’T GROW IN THAT 24:52 SOIL. 24:53 STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE THAT 24:54 ARE ENABLING THE DYSFUNCTION. 24:57 GET AWAY FROM PEOPLE THAT 24:58 TELL YOU WHERE YOU ARE IS 24:59 WHERE YOU’RE ALWAYS GOING TO 25:01 BE. 25:02 DON’T BELIEVE THAT LIE, YOUR 25:03 SEED IS STILL ALIVE. 25:06 WHEN IT HITS THE GOOD SOIL, 25:07 YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THINGS 25:08 HAPPEN YOU NEVER DREAMED 25:10 WOULD HAPPEN. 25:11 YOU’RE NOT GOING TO STAY 25:12 ADDICTED, FREEDOM IS COMING. 25:14 YOU’RE NOT GOING TO STRUGGLE 25:15 IN YOUR HEALTH YOUR WHOLE 25:16 LIFE, WHOLENESS IS COMING. 25:18 THAT LACK, NOT HAVING ENOUGH, 25:20 IS NOT YOUR DESTINY. 25:21 IN GOOD SOIL, YOU’RE GOING TO 25:23 SEE ABUNDANCE, OVERFLOW, MORE 25:25 THAN ENOUGH. 25:26 NOW, DO YOUR PART, START 25:29 PULLING UP THE WEEDS. 25:31 GET RID OF THOSE THORNY 25:32 FRIENDS, PEOPLE THAT ARE 25:34 PULLING YOU DOWN. 25:35 BE SELECTIVE WITH WHAT YOU 25:36 GIVE YOUR ATTENTION TO ALL 25:38 DAY, AND IF YOU WILL KEEP 25:39 YOUR SEED IN GOOD SOIL, I 25:42 BELIEVE AND DECLARE YOU’RE 25:44 ABOUT TO BLOSSOM. 25:45 PETER IS ABOUT TO SHOW UP AND 25:47 PULL YOU TO A NEW LEVEL. 25:48 INCREASE, PROMOTION, FREEDOM, 25:51 HEALING, WHOLENESS, THE 25:52 FULLNESS OF YOUR DESTINY IN 25:55 JESUS’S NAME, AND IF YOU 25:56 RECEIVE IT, CAN YOU SAY AMEN 25:59 TODAY? 26:00 I’D LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN 26:01 OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE JESUS THE 26:03 LORD OF YOUR LIFE. 26:05 WOULD YOU PRAY WITH ME? 26:06 JUST SAY, “LORD JESUS, I 26:09 REPENT OF MY SINS. 26:11 COME INTO MY HEART. 26:13 I MAKE YOU MY LORD AND 26:15 SAVIOR.” 26:17 IF YOU PRAYED THAT SIMPLE 26:18 PRAYER, WE BELIEVE YOU GOT 26:19 BORN AGAIN. 26:21 GET IN A GOOD, BIBLE-BASED 26:22 CHURCH. 26:23 KEEP GOD FIRST PLACE. 26:24 YOUR PARTNERSHIP MAKES 26:26 THIS MINISTRY POSSIBLE. 26:28 YOUR FAITHFUL AND 26:29 CONSISTENT MONTHLY SUPPORT 26:30 MAKES YOU A CHAMPION OF 26:31 HOPE. 26:32 THE VISION OF JOEL OSTEEN 26:33 MINISTRIES IS TO USE EVERY 26:35 AVENUE AVAILABLE TO PRESENT 26:37 THE HOPE OF JESUS CHRIST TO 26:38 PEOPLE EVERYWHERE. 26:40 WE KNOW IT IS THIS HOPE 26:42 AND THE TRANSFORMING 26:43 POWER OF THE GOSPEL THAT 26:44 MAKES AN ETERNAL DIFFERENCE 26:46 IN PEOPLE’S LIVES. 26:47 TO PARTNER WITH JOEL OSTEEN 26:49 MINISTRIES, VISIT 26:51 JOELOSTEEN.COM/PARTNER 26:52 TODAY.

If a good seed that is full of potential isn’t planted in good soil, it’s not going to become what it was created to be. In the same way, you are a seed full of gifts, talents, and potential, and you need healthy soil to bloom into everything God has created you to be.

In this message, learn the importance and power of protecting your seed by choosing the right environment, friendships, and mindsets. As you keep your environment healthy, you will flourish and become everything God has created you to be!

This is message #755, “The Power of the Soil”, by Joel Osteen. For more inspirational messages, visit https://www.JoelOsteen.com/Messages

See also: Joel Osteen Ministries Channel | Ministry Outreach TV on Elevate Christian Network

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Cee Harmon is the founder of Elevate Christian Network and Elevate Your Potential Magazine. He enjoys helping people improve the quality of their lives - spirit, soul, and body.
 
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