Hi, this is Joel and Victoria.

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Well, God bless you.

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I'd like to start with something funny, and I heard about this lady that died, and she was standing at the pearly gates,. St. Peter said, you can't come in yet.

You have to correctly spell a word. She said, what word? He said any word. So she spelled the

word love, L-O-V-E. Peter said, welcome to heaven. Then Peter asked if she would take his place

for a moment. He instructed her if anyone came to just follow the same

procedure. In a few moments, she sees her ex-husband walking up. She can't believe it. She said,

what are you doing here? He said, I just had a heart attack. Did I really make it to heaven?

She said, not yet. You have to correctly spell a word. He said, what word? There was a long pause,

and she said, Czechoslovakia. Here we go, y'all. 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 you will defy the odds. We all face situations where we don't see how they can work out.

We don't have the funds to accomplish our dreams.

A sickness looks like we'll never get well.

Our child is off course.

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