Hi, this is Joel in Victoria. Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting

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please stop by and be a part of one of our services. I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home.

But thanks so much for tuning in and thank you again for coming out. I'd like to start with

something funny. I heard about these two little boys ages four and six. They were brothers.

They were spending the night at their grandmother's and she told them before they went to bed to make

sure they said their prayers. They went to their room, got down on their knees. The youngest

boy started praying at the top of his lungs. God, I pray for a new bicycle. I pray for a new

PlayStation. I pray for a new DVD. His brother punched him and said, why are you screaming? God

isn't deaf. He said, I know that, but grandmother is. Hold up your Bible. 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 having

an excellent spirit. We live in a society where mediocrity is the norm. Many people do as little

as they can to get by. They don't take pride in their work and pride in who they are. If somebody

is watching, they'll perform one way but when nobody is watching, they'll cut corners and take

the easy way out. If we're not careful, we'll get pulled into the same mentality, thinking that

it's okay to show up late to work and not look our best, not give it our all. But I've learned

God doesn't bless mediocrity. God blesses excellence. When you have an excellent spirit, you do the

right thing whether anyone is watching or not. You go the extra mile, you do more than you have to.

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