Speaker 1: Ephesians, chapter 2, verse 1 to 10, we are talking about grace.
Speaker 1: Grace and what grace can do.
Speaker 1: An open door, grace, uplifted, kingdom, favor.
Speaker 1: The Bible says this for you you are dead in your transgressions and sins in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world in which you used to live, when you followed the ways of this world and of the rule of the kingdom of the air.
Speaker 1: The spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient, all of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts.
Speaker 1: Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.
Speaker 1: But because of his great love, because of his great love, because of his great love for us, tell your neighbor God loves us.
Speaker 1: God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ, even when we were dead in transgressions.
Speaker 1: It is by grace, by grace, by grace you have been saved and God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that, in the heavenly realms, in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ, for it is by grace you have been saved.
Speaker 1: You have been saved Through faith, and this is not from yourselves.
Speaker 1: It is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast, for we, we, we, we, we.
Speaker 1: That is.
Speaker 1: You Tell your neighbor he's talking about us, for we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Speaker 1: This is God's word, and God's people say amen, we may be seated in God's presence.
Speaker 1: We bless the Lord as we do that.
Speaker 1: Let us pray.
Speaker 1: This is God's word and God's people say Amen, we may be seated in God's presence.
Speaker 1: We bless the Lord as we do that.
Speaker 1: Let us pray.
Speaker 1: Father, what a joy to be in God's presence singing, celebrating, acknowledging your goodness, giving some announcements, praying for our children and all it takes for us to be in this service, giving for the work of your ministry.
Speaker 1: We want to say thank you and now, as we receive your word, I want to pray that, in Jesus' name, those watching us online, those in person, those in the pavilion, that, father, your grace will abound to us today and this month.
Speaker 1: Open door grace, uplifted kingdom, favor may you speak to our hearts and all glory goes back to you because we have prayed in jesus name and gospel.
Speaker 1: People said amen.
Speaker 1: We want to talk about grace now.
Speaker 1: Grace is not a girl's name, grace is the grace of God.
Speaker 1: And I was just trying to figure out how do I explain the difference between grace and favor.
Speaker 1: And as I was thinking about that, I thought of a story I had many years ago.
Speaker 1: There was a pastor, a Baptist pastor, by the name EV Hill Now E is an initial, e and V are his initial.
Speaker 1: It was called Evangelist EV Hill, black Baptist pastor Many years ago, pastor of the church called Baptist Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, california.
Speaker 1: He's already passed on, but a mighty preacher.
Speaker 1: One time he got an invitation by one of the politicians in the USA.
Speaker 1: The politician is the one who had the invitation to the country of Jordan At that time.
Speaker 1: The president was called King Hussein and they were invited, particularly this politician, a black American politician.
Speaker 1: His name has gone out of my head, but he was invited and he asked Pastor EV Hill to accompany him.
Speaker 1: To accompany him, I'm saying to accompany him.
Speaker 1: May we pastors be invited to accompany.
Speaker 1: Thank you, jesus, we just missed being invited and to be accompanied to Bungoma.
Speaker 1: It's just a blessing.
Speaker 1: I want to tell you this.
Speaker 1: It is nice to accompany.
Speaker 1: So they went to the Jordan and King Hussein had a big banquet for this politician.
Speaker 1: They entered the banquet hall.
Speaker 1: The politician is the one known, the Baptist pastor is not known.
Speaker 1: The pastor is known to the politician, not to King Hussein.
Speaker 1: But as they were going in there was a big banquet hall In the crowd.
Speaker 1: As they were going in, the politician managed to go in with King Hussein, but the Baptist pastor I don't know if he was looking and being mesmerized by the place was forgotten and the doors closed and he was left outside the banquet hall and the politician entered.
Speaker 1: And you know, in a king's palace you just don't go knocking on doors, hallelujah.
Speaker 1: So this politician is sitting with the king of Jordan, king Hussein, and he looks around and he says where is his friend, you know.
Speaker 1: Then he tells the king who is sitting next to him, my friend, pastor Evie Hill, has been closed out.
Speaker 1: Can that door be open for him to come?
Speaker 1: When they opened the door the pastor was trying his best To look through and then the politician said that pastor Is with me.
Speaker 1: That pastor Is with me Now Grace.
Speaker 1: Pastor Simon was the politician going with Pastor EV Hill to Jordan.
Speaker 1: That was grace.
Speaker 1: Favor was when the politician says that pastor is with me.
Speaker 1: I'm talking to somebody saying this Grace is here and there are things in life that close you out Into what grace offers.
Speaker 1: Until Jesus looks around and says that man is with me, may favor locate you.
Speaker 1: That woman is with me, may favor locate you.
Speaker 1: That woman is with me, that sister is with me.
Speaker 1: I am telling you grace and favor walk hand in hand.
Speaker 1: Grace is God's side of the coin.
Speaker 1: Favor is the human side of the coin.
Speaker 1: Favor, grace is what God is.
Speaker 1: Favor is what God does for you.
Speaker 1: I want you to get those because this month, as we talk about the grace of God, think of those two things, because grace, grace, god's grace has been given to you.
Speaker 1: But many times we don't connect to God's favor.
Speaker 1: Many times favor locks us out and I want you to know that grace will take us to heaven, but favor will cause us to have an impact on this planet.
Speaker 1: Let me say that again Grace will take us to heaven.
Speaker 1: Favor will bring heaven to earth, hallelujah.
Speaker 1: And let me tell that again, grace will take us to heaven.
Speaker 1: Favor will bring heaven to earth, hallelujah.
Speaker 1: And let me tell you this you have inherited both of them In Jesus name.
Speaker 1: Grace is amazing.
Speaker 1: But let me say something about favor briefly, and show you what God does with favor.
Speaker 1: The Bible says that Daniel found favor in a foreign country, and there are some of you who are about to go to a foreign country.
Speaker 1: We are saying may God give you favor.
Speaker 1: Somebody missed that.
Speaker 1: I said there are some of you are about to just go into the foreign country.
Speaker 1: Now, I'm not talking about Kino, I'm talking about a foreign country.
Speaker 1: By the way, let's appreciate all the people who come from Kino.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah, because I keep talking about the Kino people.
Speaker 1: And if you're from Kino, please just stand up briefly, because I really pray and celebrate the Kino people.
Speaker 1: So where are you From?
Speaker 1: Kino?
Speaker 1: Kino, hallelujah, amen, can you imagine?
Speaker 1: By the way, some of them are watching us online because they are actually in Canada, some of them are in America and we are just launching you out in Jesus' name.
Speaker 1: So, no matter where you are, we are saying may favor locate you.
Speaker 1: Daniel was taken into a foreign country.
Speaker 1: Now listen to what the Bible says about Daniel In Daniel, chapter 1, verse 9.
Speaker 1: And we need favor in those places.
Speaker 1: It says now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to who?
Speaker 1: To Daniel, verse 10.
Speaker 1: But the official told Daniel I'm afraid of my lord, the king, who has assigned you food and drink.
Speaker 1: Why should he see you looking worse than other young men your age?
Speaker 1: The king would then have my head because of you, in other words, in a foreign country.
Speaker 1: When Daniel did not know what to do, god gave him favor.
Speaker 1: Let me talk about another person by the name of Esther.
Speaker 1: The Bible says this Esther was an orphan child.
Speaker 1: The Bible says in Esther, chapter 2,.
Speaker 1: During a time of selection, favor located this wonderful girl.
Speaker 1: The Bible says in Daniel, chapter 2, verse 17,.
Speaker 1: In this selection, maybe you're in an interview.
Speaker 1: God is going to select you Now.
Speaker 1: The king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins.
Speaker 1: So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
Speaker 1: The Bible says that favor continued and the king gave a great banquet, esther's banquet, for all his nobles and officials.
Speaker 1: He proclaimed a holiday Through all the provinces and distributed gifts With royal liberality, in other words Favor, located this lady In your interview this week, this month.
Speaker 1: May you find favor In Jesus name.
Speaker 1: May you find favor.
Speaker 1: Let Jesus name may you find favor.
Speaker 1: Let me talk about somebody else, mary.
Speaker 1: The Bible says in Luke, chapter 1, verse 26.
Speaker 1: This is Mary visited by an angel In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy.
Speaker 1: God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, verse 27.
Speaker 1: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered Sorry, go back.
Speaker 1: Go back to 27.
Speaker 1: All right, 26, 27.
Speaker 1: To a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David.
Speaker 1: The virgin's name was Mary.
Speaker 1: The angel went to her and said Greetings, you who are what Highly favored.
Speaker 1: The Lord is with you.
Speaker 1: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be, but the angel said to her Do not be afraid, mary, you have found favor with God.
Speaker 1: May you find favor with God this month in Jesus name.
Speaker 1: Another person is Nehemiah.
Speaker 1: The Bible says in Nehemiah, chapter 2, verse 4 to 5 he's in a foreign country.
Speaker 1: He wants something, to go back to his country to do something.
Speaker 1: The Bible says this the king said to me what is it you want?
Speaker 1: Then I prayed to the God of heaven and I answered the king If it pleases the king and if your servant has found what Favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my ancestors are buried, so that I can rebuild it.
Speaker 1: Then the king, with a queen sitting beside him, asked me how long will your journey take and when will you get back?
Speaker 1: It pleased the king to send me, so I set a time.
Speaker 1: May you find favor to do your projects in Jesus name.
Speaker 1: May you find favor to go back and finish your assignments in Jesus name.
Speaker 1: May you find favor to go back and finish your assignments in Jesus name, hallelujah.
Speaker 1: The Bible says this about Noah Genesis, chapter 6, verse 7 to 8, when there was great judgment in the land.
Speaker 1: It says this Genesis, chapter 6, verse 7.
Speaker 1: So the Lord said I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created and with them the animals, the birds, the creatures that move along the ground, for I regret that I have made them.
Speaker 1: But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
Speaker 1: I pray that, in Jesus name, that even in a time of judgment, you may find what.
Speaker 1: And it was only Noah who found favor.
Speaker 1: An entire generation was wiped out, except one man.
Speaker 1: His name was Noah.
Speaker 1: He found what Favor?
Speaker 1: In Jesus name, may you find favor.
Speaker 1: And so this month we're talking about grace, god's side, and favor, the human side.
Speaker 1: God wants to favor you.
Speaker 1: God wants to give you this coin.
Speaker 1: On one side is grace, the other side is favor.
Speaker 1: It is one coin, it is from God, grace is from God, favor is from God.
Speaker 1: Grace is from God, favor is from God.
Speaker 1: One picture that gives me a foundation to talk to you about favor and grace is the man called Joseph.
Speaker 1: Tell your neighbor Joseph.
Speaker 1: In Genesis, chapter 39,.
Speaker 1: Joseph had a dream in chapter 37.
Speaker 1: Good things were going for him.
Speaker 1: Then everything turned upside down.
Speaker 1: He was betrayed by his brothers, thrown into the pit, sent to Egypt.
Speaker 1: But let me tell you this grace.
Speaker 1: Grace was on top of Joseph, grace was on top of Joseph.
Speaker 1: I don't know how the year started for you.
Speaker 1: Maybe it started well, but right now things are going haywire.
Speaker 1: Let me tell you this God has showed up today.
Speaker 1: Like Pastor Simon said last week, there is no more delay.
Speaker 1: God wants to rearrange and to shift your situation.
Speaker 1: The Bible says this in verse 1, now, joseph had been taken down, taken down, taken down, taken down, taken down.
Speaker 1: Tell your neighbor, even though I've been taken down, taken down, taken down, taken down.
Speaker 1: Tell your neighbor, even though I've been taken down, I'm popping up.
Speaker 1: It's grace, the Bible says.
Speaker 1: While we were yet sinners, while we were dead in our trespasses, god in his love showed mercy to us.
Speaker 1: He loved us.
Speaker 1: And then the Bible says because of his grace, he raised us up.
Speaker 1: He loved us.
Speaker 1: And then the Bible says because of his grace, he raised us up.
Speaker 1: He made us sit with Christ in the heavenly places.
Speaker 1: Grace will turn your situation around.
Speaker 1: Grace is not worked for.
Speaker 1: Grace is not even asked for.
Speaker 1: Don't ask for grace.
Speaker 1: God is the dispenser of grace.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah.
Speaker 1: Don't pray for grace.
Speaker 1: God is the dispenser of grace.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah.
Speaker 1: Don't pray for grace.
Speaker 1: God is a giver of grace.
Speaker 1: Grace will abound towards you.
Speaker 1: How many of you wake up in the morning and say oh God, may the sun come up.
Speaker 1: Oh, may the sun come up, may the sun come up.
Speaker 1: How many pray prayers like that?
Speaker 1: Of course, every day.
Speaker 1: The sun must come up, may the sun come up.
Speaker 1: How many pray prayers like that?
Speaker 1: Of course, every day.
Speaker 1: The sun must come up Every day.
Speaker 1: Grace must come up.
Speaker 1: Tell your neighbor.
Speaker 1: Grace must come up In Jesus' name.
Speaker 1: But you know, even when the sun is up, you can decide to lock yourself in a very dark bedroom and the sun is what Is up.
Speaker 1: You will not enjoy the sunshine, but grace is there.
Speaker 1: I'm here to tell you this.
Speaker 1: Grace is about to invade your darkness.
Speaker 1: Grace is about to invade your situation In Jesus' name.
Speaker 1: And the Bible says that Jesus Christ was God's grace personified.
Speaker 1: And that's why we say the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, because grace is connected to Christ and the love of God.
Speaker 1: Love is connected to God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, fellowship is connected to the Holy Spirit.
Speaker 1: So grace is connected to who?
Speaker 1: To Jesus Christ.
Speaker 1: So when God says, for God so loved the world that he gave his only son, god has already given his grace to us.
Speaker 1: So Joseph went down into Egypt.
Speaker 1: The Bible says Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh's officials, the captain of the guard bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
Speaker 1: I want to tell you this Grace will make sure that even if you're sold, you're going to be sold to the right person.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah, you're going to be sold to the right person.
Speaker 1: So I'm about to go into that outline, but let me give you the four things you need to remember about grace.
Speaker 1: Number one grace connects.
Speaker 1: Number two grace accompanies.
Speaker 1: Number three grace locates.
Speaker 1: Number four grace promotes.
Speaker 1: So grace connects.
Speaker 1: And so in Genesis 39, verse 1, grace connected Joseph in the right place, to the right person.
Speaker 1: Because grace connects you and positions you strategically.
Speaker 1: This month of June, god is going to strategically position you.
Speaker 1: Let me say that again this month, god is going to strategically position you.
Speaker 1: It's the grace of God, it's the grace of God.
Speaker 1: It's the grace of God.
Speaker 1: God loves you, not only to position you strategically, but to cause you to sit in the heavenly places with him, so that you can fulfill the purposes of God.
Speaker 1: Grace is what saved us, grace is what made us sit where God wants us to sit.
Speaker 1: Hannah, in the Bible, said this after her prayer was answered.
Speaker 1: You see, hannah, the word Hannah means grace, it means favor, and she had gone through a very difficult time with her co-wife, peninnah.
Speaker 1: Peninnah had children she did not have.
Speaker 1: She cried out to God and God answered her prayer.
Speaker 1: Now hear what she said in 1 Samuel 2, verse 1.
Speaker 1: This was her prayer Celebrating that grace had connected her.
Speaker 1: Listen to what she said in her prayer, 1 Samuel 2, verse 1.
Speaker 1: Then Hannah prayed and said my heart rejoices in the Lord.
Speaker 1: In the Lord, my horn is what Is lifted high.
Speaker 1: My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.
Speaker 1: There is no one holy like the Lord.
Speaker 1: There is no one beside you.
Speaker 1: There is no rock like our God.
Speaker 1: Then take it down to around verse 8.
Speaker 1: In verse 8, this is what she said Remembering God's grace, he raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap.
Speaker 1: He seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor.
Speaker 1: This is what grace can do.
Speaker 1: For you, grace connects you.
Speaker 1: And for Joseph, grace connected him to be bought by the right person, because God had an agenda in the life of the Egyptians.
Speaker 1: And let me tell you this when things go wrong for you, don't say, oh God, why did you leave me?
Speaker 1: Let me tell you this grace is still on you.
Speaker 1: I'm saying grace is still on you Because in verse 2 of Genesis 39, verse 2 talks about what God is saying.
Speaker 1: The Lord was with who?
Speaker 1: Joseph.
Speaker 1: So that's my second point.
Speaker 1: Grace will connect you to the right person, but grace will accompany you.
Speaker 1: The Lord was with Joseph.
Speaker 1: I love that.
Speaker 1: Let me finish that verse because it says more about God's presence.
Speaker 1: This is what God is saying the Lord was with Joseph so that he did what he prospered.
Speaker 1: Your prosperity is not because of your cleverness.
Speaker 1: Your prosperity is not because you passed your exams.
Speaker 1: Your prosperity is simply because the Lord is with you.
Speaker 1: The Lord is your supply.
Speaker 1: The Lord is the one who lifts you up.
Speaker 1: The Lord is the one who opens doors for you, and no man can shut.
Speaker 1: Jesus said the thief comes to steal, kill and destroy, but I have come that you may have life and have it abundantly.
Speaker 1: The Lord was with Joseph.
Speaker 1: Put your name in there and just say that statement one more time.
Speaker 1: Did you use your name?
Speaker 1: I thought you were using my name.
Speaker 1: So I decree and declare that the Lord is with you in Jesus name.
Speaker 1: The Lord is with you on Monday.
Speaker 1: He's with you.
Speaker 1: Name the Lord is with you on Monday.
Speaker 1: He's with you on Tuesday.
Speaker 1: He's with you on Wednesday.
Speaker 1: He's with you on Thursday and on Friday and on Saturday and on Sunday when you come back, he's still with you.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah, in Jesus' name.
Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, the Lord was with Joseph.
Speaker 1: Grace will accompany you.
Speaker 1: Moses, in a time of vulnerability, said God if you don't go with us, we will not go.
Speaker 1: And God said my presence, my glory will go with you.
Speaker 1: And let me say this God's grace will accompany you.
Speaker 1: And when God's grace accompanies you, favor will open doors for you.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah, favor will open doors for you.
Speaker 1: Favor will cause you to be prosperous.
Speaker 1: Favor will bless you in ways you cannot imagine.
Speaker 1: You know favor does for you things that sometimes you think that favor, favor is.
Speaker 1: Favor is prejudiced.
Speaker 1: Hello, you see, favor will choose you, not because you did anything.
Speaker 1: Favor will just choose you.
Speaker 1: Anyhow, hallelujah, favor will connect with you.
Speaker 1: Why?
Speaker 1: Because God connects to all of us.
Speaker 1: He connected to Nicodemus.
Speaker 1: He went into a wedding of Cana, of Galilee, and connected where there was scarcity.
Speaker 1: They ended up with abundance.
Speaker 1: God's favor connected to a woman sitting at a well, alone, from Samaria, and that day that woman's life was turned around.
Speaker 1: Favor connected to a man who had been crippled for 38 years Among so many waiting for the water to be moved.
Speaker 1: Only one person was healed from that entire crowd.
Speaker 1: It is called favor.
Speaker 1: Favor can choose you from a multitude.
Speaker 1: Favor will locate you.
Speaker 1: Favor will bless you.
Speaker 1: Let me tell you this it is because grace is the presence of God.
Speaker 1: May God's grace come your way.
Speaker 1: May God's grace visit you In Jesus' name.
Speaker 1: Grace will accompany you.
Speaker 1: May God grace visit you.
Speaker 1: In Jesus name, grace will accompany you.
Speaker 1: But verse 3 the Bible says this about Joseph very quickly, genesis when his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did, keep going.
Speaker 1: Joseph found favor in his eyes.
Speaker 1: But I come back to this.
Speaker 1: Pastor Simon will say this Though Joseph was a servant in a foreign country, a slave under Potiphar, and he served Potiphar in that house, after a couple of weeks and months I don't know how long it took Potiphar saw something in Joseph you know favor will locate God's blessing that is inside you so that others can see it.
Speaker 1: Right now they're not seeing it, but let me tell you this God, the spotlight will come on you at the right time.
Speaker 1: Yes, you may have gone to the embassy and visa denied, then gone again back to the American embassy, visa denied, then gone back to the embassy, visa denied.
Speaker 1: My friend, god is trying to tell you something.
Speaker 1: You can go to the German embassy.
Speaker 1: What is this?
Speaker 1: You're stuck at the American embassy.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah, look at your neighbor and tell your neighbor wisdom in foolishness out.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah, yes, you can go out of the country and you don't have to go very far.
Speaker 1: Namanga is not far.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah, you can go to Tanzania.
Speaker 1: You can go to Uganda.
Speaker 1: You can go to South Africa.
Speaker 1: Right now, the visas no visa is required to go to South Africa.
Speaker 1: You can go to South Africa and come back.
Speaker 1: Hello, hello.
Speaker 1: I'm especially addressing my statements to the people from Kino.
Speaker 1: I'm telling you God can make a difference in your life.
Speaker 1: Buenas, if you will Amen.
Speaker 1: While I'm still here, I'm saying may you continue those who have not gotten passports, may you continue getting that opportunity to get a passport, because God is about to open a door for you that no man can shut.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah, come on, let's give God a big hand.
Speaker 1: God's grace will locate and people will see the favor he has placed upon you.
Speaker 1: Psalms 102, verse 13.
Speaker 1: I read the Bible says this there's a time when God favors you and we are saying, like Pastor Simon said no delay.
Speaker 1: The time is now.
Speaker 1: Listen to what the Bible says.
Speaker 1: You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her.
Speaker 1: The appointed time has come.
Speaker 1: This is the time of God's favor.
Speaker 1: This month of June, grab it.
Speaker 1: This month of June, take your portion this month of June.
Speaker 1: Don't look back, look ahead of you, because the door of grace is open.
Speaker 1: But I want to say number four grace promotes.
Speaker 1: Number one.
Speaker 1: Number four Grace promotes.
Speaker 1: Number one Grace collects, grace accompanies, grace locates, but number four Grace promotes.
Speaker 1: Look at Genesis 39, verse 4.
Speaker 1: When Potiphar saw this amazing favor In this young man's life this is what the Bible says.
Speaker 1: So Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant.
Speaker 1: Potiphar put him in charge of his household and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.
Speaker 1: Verse 5 says from that time, he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned.
Speaker 1: The Lord blessed the household of the Egyptian because of who Of Joseph.
Speaker 1: Look at your neighbor and tell your neighbor I carry a lot of favor.
Speaker 1: You need me around, hallelujah, come on, let's give God a big hand.
Speaker 1: Yes, you need me around, hallelujah, come on, let's give God a big hand.
Speaker 1: Yes, you need me around.
Speaker 1: There are some of you.
Speaker 1: Your company will realize that you're such an important person.
Speaker 1: The day they suck you, the day they retrench you and you're out, they will realize all their success was because of you and they will recall you.
Speaker 1: They will recall you.
Speaker 1: But there are because of you and they will recall you.
Speaker 1: They will recall you.
Speaker 1: But there are some of you.
Speaker 1: The company says good, I pray, that is not your portion.
Speaker 1: I pray, that is not your portion.
Speaker 1: May favor locate you.
Speaker 1: I'm saying may favor locate you.
Speaker 1: I'm talking to somebody in here.
Speaker 1: I'm saying may favor locate you.
Speaker 1: Favor is a spiritual thing that just locks itself on you.
Speaker 1: May favor locate you.
Speaker 1: I'm talking to somebody in here.
Speaker 1: I'm saying may favor locate you.
Speaker 1: Favor is a spiritual thing that just locks itself on you.
Speaker 1: May favor locate you In Jesus name.
Speaker 1: And let me tell you this Joseph was promoted.
Speaker 1: Let me finish those verses.
Speaker 1: But with the promotion, problems showed up.
Speaker 1: The Bible says this next, verse 6 it says so Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph's care.
Speaker 1: With Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.
Speaker 1: Now, joseph was well built and handsome.
Speaker 1: I like that verse.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah, favor will make you handsome.
Speaker 1: Grace will make you handsome.
Speaker 1: I'm Favor will make you handsome.
Speaker 1: Grace will make you handsome.
Speaker 1: I'm saying grace will make you beautiful.
Speaker 1: Paul said I am what I am by the grace of God.
Speaker 1: Grace will shine on you.
Speaker 1: Look at your neighbor.
Speaker 1: If you're a gentleman, tell them I'm handsome.
Speaker 1: If you're a lady, tell them you're beautiful.
Speaker 1: Tell them now, in Jesus' name, somebody saying are you saying the truth?
Speaker 1: You know, for some of you you have said it by faith, completely by faith.
Speaker 1: Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, being convinced of things you have not seen.
Speaker 1: But look at your neighbor and tell your neighbor, watch this space.
Speaker 1: You have not yet seen what God is able to do, exceedingly, abundantly.
Speaker 1: Above all I ask or imagine I am handsome, allah, come on, let's give God a big hand.
Speaker 1: All I ask or imagine I am handsome, allah, come on, let's give God a big hand.
Speaker 1: But you know, with that beauty, with that handsomeness, the Bible says in verse 7, problems showed up.
Speaker 1: The Bible says in verse 7,.
Speaker 1: And after a while his master's wife oh, come on, come on somebody.
Speaker 1: And after a while his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said come to bed with me.
Speaker 1: I mean, she was just that, so straight.
Speaker 1: But he refused, with me in charge.
Speaker 1: This is now he's standing up and saying look, favor is with me, with me in charge.
Speaker 1: He told her my master does not concern himself with anything in the house.
Speaker 1: Everything he owns he has entrusted to my care.
Speaker 1: Next verse, please, verse 9.
Speaker 1: No one is greater in this house than I am.
Speaker 1: My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife.
Speaker 1: How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?
Speaker 1: And though she spoke to Joseph, day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.
Speaker 1: And one day.
Speaker 1: Of course you know the rest of the story.
Speaker 1: Yeah, thank you Jesus.
Speaker 1: But let me tell you this day.
Speaker 1: Of course you know the rest of the story.
Speaker 1: Yeah, thank you Jesus.
Speaker 1: But let me tell you this God's favor will protect you.
Speaker 1: God's favor will cover you when that bribe is so enticing.
Speaker 1: God's favor will watch over you.
Speaker 1: Trust God's favor.
Speaker 1: Let me read this verse in Proverbs as I tie up this message this afternoon.
Speaker 1: Proverbs, chapter 3.
Speaker 1: I read from verse 1 to verse 4.
Speaker 1: The Bible says this Proverbs.
Speaker 1: Let me read it in the New King James Version.
Speaker 1: If I may, I'll come back to NIV in a moment.
Speaker 1: My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commands For length of days and long life and peace they will add to you.
Speaker 1: Let not mercy and truth forsake you.
Speaker 1: Bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart and so find what Favor and what High esteem In the sight of who.
Speaker 1: If you can lean on God, god will take care of you.
Speaker 1: Verse 5 says this Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
Speaker 1: Heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Speaker 1: In all your ways, acknowledge him.
Speaker 1: He shall direct your paths.
Speaker 1: You know the rest of Joseph's story.
Speaker 1: It was grace on top of grace, because after that incident he found himself in a dungeon.
Speaker 1: He kept going down down to Egypt, down to the pit, down to the dungeon, but Christ was with him.
Speaker 1: It was in that dungeon.
Speaker 1: Two men employed by Pharaoh came in there.
Speaker 1: He interpreted their dreams.
Speaker 1: One of them was hanged, the other one was promoted and one day, after two years two years, pastor Simon, that guy forgot him.
Speaker 1: Two years, but, like you say, one day God said no more delay, and for some of you that day is today no more delay in Jesus' name.
Speaker 1: And that day Pharaoh had this dream.
Speaker 1: Nobody could interpret it.
Speaker 1: This guy says I remember this guy in prison who interpreted my dream.
Speaker 1: And Pharaoh said get that man here In one day, 24 hours, a prisoner in the pit in Potiphar's house in that dungeon.
Speaker 1: Suddenly, one day, overnight in the palace, somebody is about to enter the palace.
Speaker 1: Somebody is about overnight in the palace.
Speaker 1: Somebody is about to enter the palace, somebody is about to enter the palace, somebody is about to enter the palace in Jesus name.
Speaker 1: And on that day Joseph found favor before Pharaoh.
Speaker 1: He became the top most guy in the whole nation and Pharaoh entrusted everything to him.
Speaker 1: Scenario number one it ended up in disaster.
Speaker 1: Scenario number two it ended up in glory.
Speaker 1: May God relocate you.
Speaker 1: May God relocate you In Jesus name.
Speaker 1: Something is about to happen to somebody right now In Jesus name.
Speaker 1: God's favor is on you.
Speaker 1: I name God's favor is on you.
Speaker 1: I'm saying God's favor is on you.
Speaker 1: So stop crying, stop crying, stop begging God, stop, don't give God stories.
Speaker 1: Oh, jehovah, god, oh, my God, if I, just you, give me this job, hmm, hmm, hmm, job, hmm.
Speaker 1: I want to tell you my God and I, yes, I will not swear, but I want to tell you, jehovah God, my first salary, all of it, I will give it to you in Jesus name.
Speaker 1: Then God gives you a job.
Speaker 1: The last job you had, your salary was 20K.
Speaker 1: This new job is 120K.
Speaker 1: The day you received it you said, jehovah, good, I know what I told you, but you have given me a double portion and I want to let you know You're a God who says that you forget our sins that day, ah, you're nothing.
Speaker 1: You're not giving God any salary.
Speaker 1: Who next to come here?
Speaker 1: So let me tell you this God will favor you.
Speaker 1: So don't give any promises.
Speaker 1: He'll favor you anyway, because grace is free.
Speaker 1: The Bible says he who did not spare his own son but delivered him up for us all, will he not, with him, freely give us all things?
Speaker 1: So look at your neighbor, tell your neighbor, don't try to bribe God.
Speaker 1: Don't give any promises.
Speaker 1: God is a good God.
Speaker 1: He owns the entire universe.
Speaker 1: Don't give any promises.
Speaker 1: God is a good God, he owns the entire universe.
Speaker 1: He will bless you and bless you and there is nothing to boast about.
Speaker 1: It is the grace of God, it is the favor of God and, by the way, don't tell your neighbor.
Speaker 1: By the way, don't tell your neighbor, by the way.
Speaker 1: What I'm saying is this when God blesses you, you decide what you want to give to him.
Speaker 1: Don't let anybody push you to give God what you don't want to give him.
Speaker 1: The Bible says give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves cheerful giver.
Speaker 1: So this month, prepare to be blessed.
Speaker 1: This month, prepare for grace to connect to you In Jesus name.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah, hallelujah.
Speaker 1: If grace was passing by, would you let it go?
Speaker 1: What would you do?
Speaker 1: Grab it, take it so that grace is coming your way.
Speaker 1: Stand on your feet.
Speaker 1: Nosha Watu Walisifo Fujinalako Baba Baba Fuzina lako Baba Baba Amiguni.
Speaker 1: Nosha Nosha Kono lako Watu Watu.
Speaker 1: Let me say this as I pray about favor Favor will upgrade you.
Speaker 1: Favor will promote you.
Speaker 1: Favor will gift you.
Speaker 1: Favor will entrust to you.
Speaker 1: Favor will employ you.
Speaker 1: Favor will deploy you.
Speaker 1: Favor will accelerate you.
Speaker 1: Favor will deploy you.
Speaker 1: Favor will accelerate you.
Speaker 1: Favor will bless you.
Speaker 1: Favor will make room for you.
Speaker 1: Favor will attract opportunities to you.
Speaker 1: Favor will network you strategically.
Speaker 1: Favor will position you in high places.
Speaker 1: Receive this favor.
Speaker 1: It's the Lord's favor coming your way.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah, come on, let's give God a big hand, our Father, as we stand in prayer.
Speaker 1: I believe there's somebody who came to this service and was in a position like Joseph betrayed by family, betrayed by brothers, found himself in a pit, sold in another country.
Speaker 1: Brothers Found himself in a pit, sold in another country, went through a very difficult time.
Speaker 1: But, lord, like we have had this afternoon, grace connected to this young man.
Speaker 1: Grace accompanied Joseph.
Speaker 1: Grace located Joseph.
Speaker 1: Grace promoted Joseph.
Speaker 1: I want to pray for that person, wherever you are, online, in the pavilion, even here.
Speaker 1: Stop crying, you are not a victim, you are a victor.
Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, god has purposed that His grace will find you, for by grace have you been saved Through faith.
Speaker 1: It is not your own doing, it is the gift of God.
Speaker 1: May this grace be embraced by you.
Speaker 1: This grace is God manifesting himself through his son this afternoon.
Speaker 1: I don't know who you are, I don't know where you are, but grace knows you, grace knows where to find you.
Speaker 1: And I want to say this month, if there is anyone among us, no matter what level you are in, whether you don't have a job or you have a job, you need ABCD you'd like grace to find you this month, in whatever situation you're in, why don't we show God with our hand and say Lord, may grace find me.
Speaker 1: Lift that hand up, lift it high, because God will locate you.
Speaker 1: Yes, those online, those in the pavilion.
Speaker 1: I am saying this God has seen that hand.
Speaker 1: Maybe it is in matters of salvation, maybe it is matters of family, children, resources.
Speaker 1: Open doors.
Speaker 1: In the name of Jesus, even as I lift my hand, I want to say this May grace, grace, marvelous grace, find you.
Speaker 1: In this month of June, we are declaring, like Pastor Simon did last week no more delay.
Speaker 1: The time to favor you has come.
Speaker 1: The set time is here.
Speaker 1: And if you receive that and your hands are up, why don't you give God a big hand saying yes, I receive it, I receive it, come on, come on, let's give God a big hand, say I receive it, I receive, I receive, I receive.
Speaker 1: Amen.
Speaker 1: Tell your neighbor I'm coming back with a testimony.
Speaker 1: In Jesus' name.
Speaker 1: Yeah, for some of you, your debt is just about to be canceled.
Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, hallelujah.
Speaker 1: Yes, for some of you, somebody just let you down a week before you got married, hallelujah, and it has been the worst thing that ever happened to you.
Speaker 1: But let me tell you this there are better days, there's a better day, and Jesus is coming with that better day.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah, are you glad you came?
Speaker 1: I'm glad I came.
Speaker 1: Grace is my portion.
Speaker 1: So look at your neighbor.
Speaker 1: Tell your neighbor I'm handsome, I'm beautiful.
Speaker 1: Some of you are not even believing yourself.
Speaker 1: Pastor Simon, you believe you're handsome.
Speaker 1: You are sure you don't have to be sure.
Speaker 1: You know that you are handsome and beautiful.
Speaker 1: You're favored in Jesus' name.
Speaker 1: How many of you believe that this week your miracle will show up?
Speaker 1: I believe it too.
Speaker 1: In Jesus' name.
Speaker 1: May that angel come and say you are highly favored.
Speaker 1: That is your portion.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah, hallelujah, that is your portion.
Speaker 1: That is your portion.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah, that is your portion.
Speaker 1: That is your portion.
Speaker 1: In Jesus name.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah.
Speaker 1: Somebody's being located right now.
Speaker 1: There's somebody being located now.
Speaker 1: Somebody's being located now.
Speaker 1: There's somebody online.
Speaker 1: You're being located.
Speaker 1: Grace, grace, marvelous grace.
Speaker 1: Grace has found you.
Speaker 1: The Bible says Nehemiah found favor with the king and whatever he asked, he was given.
Speaker 1: He was given.
Speaker 1: May you find favor.
Speaker 1: Let's give God one more big hand.
Speaker 1: So lift up your hand as I bless you, but give your neighbor a high five first and tell them that is high five or favor.
Speaker 1: Tell them, okay, go to another neighbor, give them a high five or favor for this week, in Jesus' name, hallelujah, yes, amen, amen.
Speaker 1: Take it in Jesus' name, hallelujah, yes, amen.
Speaker 1: Take it in Jesus' name, hallelujah, amen.
Speaker 1: People are going outside this country From where.
Speaker 1: Thank you, jesus, from all over.
Speaker 1: How many would like to go out of the country in the next two months?
Speaker 1: How many will be back in this church?
Speaker 1: This is serious, but you are going to go and then, amen, amen.
Speaker 1: I want to bless us as we prepare to go this week.
Speaker 1: May God do you good.
Speaker 1: I'm saying may God do you good.
Speaker 1: Double portion in Jesus name, double portion in Jesus name.
Speaker 1: May God do you good.
Speaker 1: Hallelujah, may God do you good.
Speaker 1: So lift up your hand, father.
Speaker 1: We have started this month and I'm so excited Because I know that favor is in the air, grace is in the air.
Speaker 1: We just celebrated Madaraka Day, the Day of Independence.
Speaker 1: But, lord, our Madaraka Day happened at Calvary, at the cross.
Speaker 1: At the cross where I first saw the light, and the burden of my heart rolled away.
Speaker 1: It was there.
Speaker 1: By faith, I received my sight.
Speaker 1: And now, lord, grace abounds in my life this month.
Speaker 1: May grace abound.
Speaker 1: And in the name that is above every name, I want to decree and declare may the Lord bless you.
Speaker 1: May the Lord make his face to shine upon you.
Speaker 1: May the Lord be gracious to you.
Speaker 1: May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you.
Speaker 1: May the Lord make his face to shine upon you.
Speaker 1: May the Lord be gracious to you.
Speaker 1: May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you.
Speaker 1: May the Lord do you good.
Speaker 1: May the Lord give you a double portion no more delay.
Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, those doors that were locked are open now.
Speaker 1: Favor is coming your way.
Speaker 1: Grace is abounding to you.
Speaker 1: You may have been in the pit, but Jesus is lifting you up.
Speaker 1: You may have been in the dungeon, but you're going into the palace.
Speaker 1: God is blessing you abundantly.
Speaker 1: So I decree and declare that your Monday is blessed, your Tuesday is blessed, your Wednesday is blessed, your Thursday is blessed, your Friday is blessed, your Saturday is blessed.
Speaker 1: Sunday, you're coming back with a testimony In Jesus' name.
Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, in Jesus' name.
Speaker 1: So receive this blessing in the name of the Father and in the name of the Son and in the name of the Holy Spirit.
Speaker 1: And God's people say it Come on, let's give God a big hand.
Speaker 1: Amen, amen.
Speaker 1: Look at your neighbor, tell your neighbor, surely goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life and you shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever and ever, and there's nothing the devil can do about it.
Speaker 1: You are blessed.
Speaker 1: I am blessed to be a blessing.
Speaker 1: I'm favored to be favorable.
Speaker 1: I am lifted to lift others.
Speaker 1: That's my portion Today, tomorrow, this month.
Speaker 1: I am unlimited.
Speaker 1: I am unstoppable, I am unshakable.
Speaker 1: That's grace, talking to you In Jesus' name, amen, amen and now.
Speaker 1: May the grace Of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit Be with us, now and forevermore.
Speaker 1: Amen, shalom.
Speaker 1: Have a great week.