You Have A Defender  | Joel Osteen

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Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to our podcast, and thanks for supporting the ministry If you enjoyed today's message, why don't you be a blessing and share it with a friend? We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in your life. [audience applauds] Well, God bless you. It's a joy to come into your homes, and if you're ever in our area, please stop by. Be a part of one of our services. I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. I'd like to start with something funny and heard about this man named Bubba. He lived way out in the country, and there was this stray dog that kept showing up at his house. His wife said, "Bubba, you have to put the dog in the truck and take him out to the woods and drop him off. That's where he lives." Bubba drove him a mile down the road, dropped him off. When he came back home, the dog was walking up the driveway. [laughs] Practically beat him back. He did the same thing. It happened again. His wife said, "Bubba, you have to take him way out. Drive him around in circles. Get him all mixed up." [laughs] Bubba drove him an hour away, crisscrossed country roads he'd never driven down before, and dropped the dog off. Two hours later, Bubba called his wife from the truck and said, "Did that dog make it back home?" She said, "Yeah, here he comes walking up." He said, "Do me a favor. Put him on the line. I need directions." [laughs] [audience applauds] 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.