that was my speech. speech! short and sweet. andre comes in and he's like-- he kind of reminds everybody, like, oh, yeah, this is real. i want to be briefed on any new developments. i have to whip them into shape and bring them into line. the next time i see you, i'd like you to be wearing a necktie. check it out. secret tie. playing a cop is awesome because you get to wear a gun on your hip and a badge on your belt. and she's a psycho. [laughs] so this is like her life's dream. nothing. what? you look great. i love playing a cop. running around with a gun is like you're 10 years old again. that maybe came out wrong. well, this is awkward. it's not awkward. if you're an andy samberg fan, you know that he's whack-a-doo. let's pound it out. whack-a-doo means buddy. whack-a-doo is hilarious. what's wrong with you? never took off the speedo. big mistake. it is inside me. this is marcus. he's 8 years old and in the third grade. he loves to play frisbee and catch bugs with his friends. and when it comes to learning, marcus is quite advanced in history and science, but tends to struggle a bit with language arts and needs extra help in math. but that's ok, because like every kid, marcus is one of a kind. which is why marcus is in an online, tuition-free public school that uses the k12 program. one thing that makes the k12 program work so well for all kinds of students is the individualized learning plan built around the specific needs of every student. each year, marcus' teacher works with marcus and his parents to create the plan and to keep it on track. here's how it works. every school morning, marcus and his mom log in to the online school to see what's on his daily plan. with k12, marcus' mom can actually move his schedule around to fit the way marcus learns best. marcus starts his day with math, where he gets some one-on-one help from his teacher. next it's language arts. because only his teacher can see his answers, marcus feels free to try a really hard spelling word. now it's on to history and art, where marcus learns about the civilization of india. but the best part of his day is when a nasa scientist speaks to his science class. later, in astronomy club, marcus compares notes with a friend in another k12 school in mumbai, india. after a full day of school, marcus still has time for his swim lesson and frisbee with friends. marcus can't stop talking about wanting to be an astronaut. his mom and dad are starting to see how k12's curriculum and their son's hard work make learning come alive and give marcus greater self-confidence. marcus can't wait for the next school day to begin. hey! football is back. make sure you're ready and download nfl mobile from verizon. watch nfl redzone. get every nfl touchdown on sunday afternoons. [cheering] never be without football. that's powerful. verizon. my name is ichabod crane. [gasping] i was enlisted under the command of general washington. general george washington? do you know him? it was 250 years ago. [horn honks] welcome to the 21st century, mr. crane. few know the real legend of sleepy hollow, but buried in the secret history of our nation... crane: washington gave me a mission to kill a man. ...lies the truth. then you admit to cutting off his head? first i shot him. beheading him seemed the next logical step. uhh! what you got this time? unsolved homicide in dobbs ferry. i'll be able to help the i.o. run a few leads. this is the sheriff. step out where i can see you. [gunshots] my god. [gunshot] aah! officer down! [thunder] the killing you saw was a headless horseman. he described the appearance of the man that i saw in perfect detail. you've been emancipated, i take it. excuse me? from enslavement. do you see this gun? i'm authorized to use it, on you. that man needs a straitjacket, and you violated a direct order by bringing him here. that building used to be a livery stables. well, now it's a starbucks. but that building is also a starbucks. yep. how many are there? per block? is there a law? the bible was buried here with me. this passage marked-- the book of revelations. [horse neighs] come on. the man i'm after is one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. that's great. he is death itself. he has returned to sleepy hollow to finish what he started. who the hell would decapitate a reverend? this is supposed to be a nice quiet town. you got rose bushes on every damn block. corbin had a cabinet full of case files, hundreds of them. town records suggest members of two different covens, representing good and evil. you are a witch. you are part of an ancient order, sworn to fight the darkness. what are you doing? i look around and i don't know who to trust anymore. we entombed the horseman's body deep below the river. it's the horseman who's been awakened and you along with him. the answers are in washington's bible. wake up! ichabod! that man is our only lead. go get me something i can understand. you and captain america here. who? now, the clues left by our founding fathers... it's a map charted in 1776. guess whose signature is at the bottom. washington. will unlock a centuries-old mystery. i know what the horseman's after. this is crazy. which makes it no less real. oh, my god. look out! from the writers and producers of "star trek"... put the weapon down! put your hands on your h... you think he can hear us? whatever this is, it's gonna get a lot worse. this day continues to bear gifts. "sleepy hollow." [cell phone ringing] hi, dad. just making sure we're still on track for my visit. what visit? for warner's birthday party. dad, warner's birthday's in 8 months. well, i just got an e-vite to a surprise party at warner's this friday. dad, that's my birthday. how could you invite him? why would you do that? i'll tell you why. because two years ago, you blew an indian food burp right in my face, and it's payback time. 30 seconds of burp smells does not equal multi-day dad visit. you send one of mine to the hospital, i send one of yours to the morgue. that's the chicago way. both: "the untouchables," that's right. guess who was begging me to come to work again today. who would know more about video games than you 65-year-old dad? he was actually waiting in the backseat of the car with his briefcase. the last 4 of your social is 7146, correct? uh...yeah, but why are you using it? if i use mine, the irs would be all over this place like flies on a ham. you want to flip for the bed? dad, there is no way you're sleeping in my-- heads, heads, heads, heads, heads! see you in the morning. stay out of the bathroom between 3:00 and 4:00. that's my go time. well, you're lucky your dads are american. my dad beat me with a math book until i was 16. well, see, there you go. that's exactly why we need your help on friday when we pitch to the chinese investors. what, because of my intimate knowledge of chinese culture? no, because you're gonna dress up like a sexy asian schoolgirl. i can't do that. oh, you can. sure you can. here, practice with me. [clears throat, sniffs] hee hee hee hee! you know, there's another very big business meeting going on today. oh, that's right. our dads are having lunch. who do you think picks up that check? what time is this birthday party tonight? oh, i think it's at, uh, 7:00. i thought it was at 7:30. [coughs, blows] yes, i have 7:00. ah-choo! well, hello, kitty. heh heh. heh heh. you see, it's good. like it's work-- it's pretty and you-- like--like it works. and i like it. stop... filing this away. uh, lock the door, lock the door. warner... go to my office. there's a granola bar in the top drawer. no, warner-- open up, i'm here to help. we just sealed a handshake agreement. warner, the chinese are a lovely and honorable people, [whispering] but you can't trust 'em. dad, stop it! there's a reason shanghai's a verb. hee hee hee hee hee. introducing a new comedy... this you? no, that's not me. that's the kid from "mask," one of the ugliest people in human history. he looks like you in the face part. where problems... mwah! hi, warner. are relative. what am i supposed to be grateful for? the time you introduced me to a woman named deb as my new mom and then broke up with her 20 minutes later? we grew apart. hey-o! proving life with dad can be a real mother. camilla thinks you ruined the deal with that. well, she wasn't there. the only girl there was veronica in that sexy little schoolgirl outfit. what? what? yeah, i saw you give that the old up and down. talk about a rising son. daddy, no. "dads," premieres tuesday september 17, on fox. so the store was hit about two hours ago. they took mostly tablets, laptops, and cameras. [beeping] sorry. great work, team. dismissed. you heard anything about the new captain? i just wish captain mcginley never left. he was the best. you just liked him 'cause he let you do anything you wanted. on your marks, get set... what the hell's going on around here? fire extinguisher roller chair derby? ok. go! [cheering, laughing] this new guy's gonna be another robot. meet morg-ze. robot captain, engage. is that what you think? hey hey! new captain alert. don't let me interrupt. i'd like you to finish. me...morg...zarp. that's a terrible robot voice. yep. the next time i see you, i'd like you to be wearing a necktie. the man is the real deal. everyone, i'm your new commanding officer, captain ray holt. speech! that was my speech. i love that guy. same. this precinct is doing fine, but i want to make it the best one in brooklyn. where do we start? ♪ what is happening? we start with him. canvass the neighborhood, and while you're at it, you can buy yourself a tie. oh. i'm wearing a tie right now. check it out. secret tie. i think you're kind of overdoing it with the manscaping. sergeant, you were significantly... fat, sir. they called me terry titties. i never liked that nickname. though, to be fair, it was accurate. tell me about your detective squad. rosa diaz. tough, smart, and really scary. your shirt looks like vomit. good call. smart. charles boyle. he's not physically... oh, man, my muffin. gifted. ah! oh, my head! muffin, my head, and i stepped on my muffin, and my head and my muffin. amy santiago. she's always trying to prove she's tough. careful. that stuff's pretty hot. oh, is it? jacob peralta is my best detective. the only puzzle he hasn't solved is how to grow up. the perp came in through the window... bang bang. you know that turns me on, and that's unfair in the work environment. police. hello. hello. have you seen this man before? he was shot last night. oh, thank you. no--sir, that's ours. we need that-- and he kept it. what do santiago and peralta have riding on whose bet it is? if jake gets more arrests, she has to go on a date with him. i'd bet on at least some over the clothes action, at the very least some touching-- caressing. that's enough. i could see him showing up in a silk robe. that's enough, gina. fine work, detective. a testament to what can be achieved when you dress appropriately. let's pound it out. nypd! everyone down! ma'am, if you could just get down. or ignore me and continue shopping. a little help! yes, he did get away, but... some bonus good news. i got you hazelnut. there. a little spoon there for you, huh? that's how we do it in nine-nine. catch bad guys and we're good doin' it. yeah! you did great, everyone. what's wrong with you? never took off the speedo. big mistake. it is inside me. this is marcus. he's 8 years old and in the third grade. he loves to play frisbee and catch bugs with his friends. and when it comes to learning, marcus is quite advanced in history and science, but tends to struggle a bit with language arts and needs extra help in math. but that's ok, because like every kid, marcus is one of a kind. which is why marcus is in an online, tuition-free public school that uses the k12 program. one thing that makes the k12 program work so well for all kinds of students is the individualized learning plan built around the specific needs of every student. each year, marcus' teacher works with marcus and his parents to create the plan and to keep it on track. here's how it works. every school morning, marcus and his mom log in to the online school to see what's on his daily plan. with k12, marcus' mom can actually move his schedule around to fit the way marcus learns best. marcus starts his day with math, where he gets some one-on-one help from his teacher. next it's language arts. because only his teacher can see his answers, marcus feels free to try a really hard spelling word. now it's on to history and art, where marcus learns about the civilization of india. but the best part of his day is when a nasa scientist speaks to his science class. later, in astronomy club, marcus compares notes with a friend in another k12 school in mumbai, india. after a full day of school, marcus still has time for his swim lesson and frisbee with friends. marcus can't stop talking about wanting to be an astronaut. his mom and dad are starting to see how k12's curriculum and their son's hard work make learning come alive and give marcus greater self-confidence. marcus can't wait for the next school day to begin. is your child happy in school? 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[cheering] never be without football. that's powerful. verizon. hi there. welcome to the tivo premiere experience. let me show you around. this quick tour will show you some of the cool things you can do with your tivo premiere dvr, like how to use the remote to find and record shows, how to find something you're looking for, and much more. ready? let's go. the first place you should explore is tivo central. to get here, just push the tivo button on your remote and you'll find all that you need to get started. tivo central gives you an overview of everything premiere can do. think of it as your home base. up top you'll find "my shows," which contains everything your dvr has recorded for you. it's like your personal library of great stuff to watch. here's a tivo tip. you can get to "my shows" at any time by double clicking on the tivo button. "find tv, movies, and videos" is exactly what it sounds like. it's also where you can get movies and shows from the web. here's where you manage your recordings. you can see your upcoming recordings and prioritize and modify your season pass recordings. take a few minutes and navigate around on tivo central. when you go to most menus while watching a program, you'll see a live tv window in the upper right-hand corner showing the movie or tv show that's currently playing. want to pause the action? just hit pause. and when you're ready to continue, just press it again. see? it's easy. if you want to return to the recorded show you were watching, just hit the zoom button. if you want to jump to what's playing on live tv right now, just hit the live tv button. one thing tivo is famous for is the ability to get what you want when you want it. just click here to fast forward. hit it again and you'll zoom along. one more time and you're really flying. this button jumps you ahead 30 seconds, which is really nice. how about rewinding? if you missed the last-second touchdown, hit this button to rewind 8 seconds and see it again. now you can hit play or slow for slow-motion. i should take a moment to mention two buttons you'll definitely want to know about. the guide button gives a simple look at your available channels and what's playing on each, as well as what's coming up. it's the quickest way to see what's on and makes recording a cinch. above that is the info button, which will give you a quick rundown about the show you're watching. with tivo, finding what to watch is now as much fun as actually watching it. in search, just start typing in what you're looking for-- the name of a show, an actor, director, even a genre, and bam, choices galore. you'll see matches populate instantly based on popularity. so it may take just a letter or two to find what you're looking for. and look, you can even see your options on where to get it. cool, huh? below search is "browse for tv and movies." it's a fun and intuitive way to find something that matches your mood. you can browse by genre in our collections feature, by movie category, and much more. let's say you're in the mood for a comedy or mystery and suspense, here you'll find tv shows and movies organized into a veritable plethora of categories and genres for quick and easy browsing. before you can receive your digital cable channels from your cable service, you'll need a cable card. it gives you access to the digital channels on your cable subscription package. if you haven't already done so, call your cable company and request one, or they may even let you pick one up and pop it in yourself. i think that's enough to get you started. once you've got a handle on the basics, check out the advanced dvr and web videos to learn even more. thanks for watching, and i'll see you around. ♪ >> i want to welcome all our viewers from around the world. >> david: god's called us to proclaim to the world... that he is god... and there is none beside him. ♪ ♪ sound the alarm ♪ gather the people ♪ gather the elders ♪ let the ministers wail ♪ take back the years ♪ the enemy's stolen ♪ lord, you are coming with a holy visitation ♪ >> david: he's here with us. we can feel the presence of almighty god. this is your night for a divine appointment with god. >> announcer: now, campmeeting! [praising, applause] >> ossie: you have found campmeeting! campmeeting is a outreach of inspiration ministries and believe it or not... it's here for you. it's a moment in time where god is here, ready to meet you at the point of your need. we're in 127 countries, 1.2 billion people can see our signal. but right now, right there in your living room, right there in your hospital room, right there in your hotel room, this is for you. this is a moment, a window of time, god has set up, ordained, predestined, just for you. right now, you're, you're wondering, "what are you talking about?" this is a difficult time in our economy, in our country, in the world. and god has a word, for this moment, for you. you may be facing some very difficult circumstances. you may be climbing some incredible mountains. broken relationships... job loss... health, sickness, disease has riddled your body. your family's walked away from the cross. you're climbing some mountains. but tonight, tonight, god has set up a window, a moment in time where he can reach in and step into your circumstances. here at inspiration ministries, we're broadcasting from the city of light. it's our 93-acre campus, located just south of charlotte, in indian land, south carolina. we've been open since march of this year, and it's been an incredible privilege to see people come to our campus, and experience god in a new way. but tonight, is very special. you know, in your life, as you've grown up, there are people who have become dear to you because you see 'em a lot. you've been around 'em a lot. you ever notice that the people you're closest to, you start acting like? you start talking like 'em. they start influencing what you do and how you dress. well, the man that i'm about to introduce to this campmeeting, and inspiration ministries platform has influenced me, my life personally. i know david and barbara cerullo, a lot of our team, our staff, our ministry, because he has helped us understand a very key principle, that if you listen tonight, you will receive something special. this principle can change how you live, how your grandchildren live, how their children live. it'll change your history and your legacy. right now, it's with great pride and joy, on behalf of david and barbara cerullo, and all of us here at inspiration ministries, we welcome to campmeeting, dr. mike murdock. [cheering, applause] ♪ ♪ there is nobody ♪ there's nobody ♪ there's nobody ♪ like you ♪ ♪ there's nobody ♪ there's nobody ♪ there's nobody like you ♪ ♪ sweet holy spirit ♪ sweet holy spirit ♪ there is nobody ♪ there's nobody ♪ like you if i was sitting there in your home, and you said, "mike, what's the, what's the greatest day of your life? what's the day that you would trade for every other day?" i would tell you, "july 13, 1994." was a wednesday morning, at 7:00 and that was the day that i fell in love with the person of the holy spirit. he is not wind. he moves like wind. he is not fire. he purifies like fire. he is not water. he cleanses like water. and he certainly is not a little white bird, called a dove. he's a person. he's a person. he's the only person capable of being contented with you. he's the only person you're required to obey your entire lifetime. he is to us, what jesus was to the 12 disciples. what jesus is to your salvation, the holy spirit is to your prayer life. one of the greatest things, and david and barbara, are you there? can you hear me? are you there? >> david: i can hear you mike. yes i can. yes. >> barbara: hello. >> david: not only can i hear you, but boy, can we, boy can we feel the sweet presence of the holy spirit as you're ministering in song. it's thick over here. you know, mike, if i could just slip this in before you start ministering any more, i just want you to know that... and i want our viewers, and those there at the city of light to know, a few weeks ago, i had the privilege of spending a couple of days with you there at the wisdom center in dallas, and while we were together... just, maybe out of the blue, you stood up and you came over and you laid hands on me and began to pray. and spoke a word of prophecy and you said, "david, there's something you've been praying about and you don't have the answer. but i'm gonna tell you that the lord is saying to me, that before this week is over, your answer's going to come." and i thought to myself, "sure." but i'll tell you what, mike, i want you to know, before the week was over, god answered that prayer that i've been praying for a long time, and i just wanna thank you. thank you for being faithful. thank you for speaking that word over my life. and i know you're gonna speak a word over the lives of millions of people tonight as they're watching. and i believe that that same word that came to pass in my life, is going to come to pass in their life tonight, as you bring the word of the lord. so i'm so glad you're at campmeeting. i wish i was there to hug your neck. but we can feel his presence here and i know it's thick there in charlotte, at the city of light, and the presence of god is all around the world, right now. those of you that are watching in your home, just open your spirit. begin to worship the lord. get ready to receive the word of the lord from brother murdock. i believe it can, and it will, change your life completely. >> barbara: amen. >> david: bless you mike. ♪ nobody else ♪ holy spirit ♪ does what you do ♪ ♪ nobody else ♪ holy spirit ♪ does what you do ♪ ♪ nobody else ♪ can ever take your place ♪ turn my life around ♪ through saving grace ♪ nobody else ♪ holy spirit ♪ nobody else ♪ holy spirit ♪ does what you ♪ do ♪ praise god. [applause] >> that is amazing. one of the things that, is not commonly known about you mike is that you have published a lot of music. original tunes. that have flowed out of the holy spirit. you can hear, there's a palpable presence of the lord in this place right now. >> when you hurt, you write. [laughter] when you hurt, you write. and one of the things, someone says, "when did you start writing songs?" "when i started hurtin'." when you hurt inside, how many has ever hurt? if you don't lift your hand, i know you're the one bringin' all the hurt to the rest of us. but pain is a conversation. pain is a conversation about order. and god's goal in our life is order. god's obsession is not winning souls. his obsession, if he did, if his obsession was even soul winning, no evangelist or missionary would ever die. god's obsession is not even worship. if it was, trees would sing. god's obsession is order. the purpose of an instruction is order. order is "the accurate arrangement of things." notice this tie? disorder distracts. >> ossie: that's right. >> disorder distracts. there's a reason your nose is not on top of your head. you would drown the first rain. [laughter] order produces five rewards. beauty. safety, protection. productivity. the purpose of god in our life, and this where wisdom is so important to me. i'm obsessed, someone says, "what got you obsessed with wisdom?" i said, "bein' so stupid." and no one's had more stupid days in their life than i have. in fact, i wake up every morning, with the thought, and i really do, "what am i doing stupid right now?" there's never a day that you're not doing something stupid, it's just how soon will you find it out? and so i... >> ossie: ...early. >> yes. and i enter every day, as a learner. i'm 10% mentor, 90% protege. a mentor is a trusted teacher. a protege is a passionate learner. and i consider that learning is my calling, and i had a, my banker asked me one day, said, "what do you for a hobby?" i said, "i learn. that's what i do. i learn." he said, "i mean for a hobby." i said, "i'm a learner." a lady one day asked me on the plane, she said, "what do you do for a living?" i said, "i... learn for a living. that's what i do. i'm a learner." i'm a learner. and i became very fascinated, as a minister's child, one of seven children. my father's 92, and 92 strong. has never been sick a day in his life. never been in the hospital. pastored seven, started seven churches and a man of great prayer. prayed 4 to 10 hours a day. a holy man. a righteous man. a pure man. an integrous man. could never catch him at a lie. he was not a dangerous man. he was a good man, and still is. but i noticed, that we were broke. he couldn't put me through bible school, $4 a day, southwestern assemblies of god bible college in waxahachie, and he had no money. and so i found out early that prayer was not the seed for finances. and i've learned since that most people who pray a lot, don't have much money. so we know that prayer is not the secret to financial blessing. if it was, bill gates would be the number one intercessor in america, and for some reason... >> maybe not. >> he hadn't struck me that way. so i began to study the word of god, and i wanna just say this, right there at your house, i don't know what will happen to you, to your life, until i find out who you trust. i am here because i trusted the right woman, my mother. every man is trusting a woman. every man. that's how we catch guys that escape out of prison. we tap the phone of the woman they trust. [laughter] and he shows up. a man cannot stay away from a woman he trust. and in all of my ministry, my life, somewhere my mother brought me into a persuasion that the answers to life were in, was in, all the answers were in this bible. there's 800,000 words in the bible. takes 56 hours to read it through. 1,189 chapters. and sometimes, she would not agree with my father and she would set there, and she'd say, "i don't believe him. i'm gonna try to find what god really said about that." and i would see her for hours, studying scripture, looking for the answer that she believed was there. so i fell in love with the word of god and started reading 20 chapters a day when i was 15. at the age of 23, began to read 40 chapters a day, which took me through the bible once a year, or once a month. then i began to memorize the bible, the new testament, 2.5 chapters a day under jerry lucas. and one morning, jerry lucas, the memory expert, you know jerry, and there was 27 of us in the class, 12 hours a day, memorizing the new testament. he said, "the day will come... that you will have so much truth inside you, that when you hear error, a lie, anger will erupt in you." isn't that powerful? and i found that to be true. and there's, i began to study and notice that there was a difference between an experience with god, and the laws of god. and i realized that you could be a christian, but not know his laws. so that the fruit of that law was not experienced. every law has a different future. there's the law of loss. anything unprotected will be stolen. that's a law. that is a law. anything unprotected will be stolen from you. there is the law of reproduction. whatever you are, you create. there is the, there's the law of focus. there's the law of reward. there's the law of servanthood. very important law. that you can only be promoted by a person who gives you instructions. the only person between you and your future is the person you serve. the person you serve controls your future. do you remember when eleazar, the steward over the wealth of abraham, was searching for a wife for isaac. abraham didn't trust his son to discern the right woman for wealth. and so he sent his son, or his servant, remember, to look for his wife of isaac. and he put a little criteria there. anything good, should be earned. qualify. and so he said, "god of abraham, my master, i want to know the woman that qualifies for the wealth of abraham and isaac. let her, not only offer me water, but let her be willing to spend six or seven hours here, watering my camels." >> ossie: qualify her. >> she qualified through servanthood. boaz said to ruth, "everybody's discussing you. they say that you treat your mother-in-law seven times, better than seven sons would treat their mother." it is remarkable to find a woman who treats another woman good. you almost create a museum. [laughter] and he said, "everybody's discussing how you talk to naomi." now, naomi, first, she's a mother-in-law. that's quite an experience. mother-in-laws are unforgettable. >> ossie: yes. >> to have a bitter mother-in-law is truly unforgettable. she changed her name. remember that? she changed her name. "don't call me 'pleasant one,' any more. call me 'miss bitter.'" she went to the courthouse and changed her name. "call me 'miss bitter.'" but ruth saw past the hard crust. she was bitter. her two sons had died. her husband had died. she had nothing left and she's embittered. but ruth, saw her future in that relationship. and she said, "i'm not interested in being your parasite. i'm interested in being a protege." a parasite wants what's in your hand, but a protege wants what's in your heart. the law of servanthood. i've written a book, and i wanna share it with you, there at your house, and i want you to take a pen, and i want you to write seven laws down. seven. and i'd like for you to teach them, because they're really, very powerful. there are 7 laws you must honor to have uncommon success. seven laws you must honor. now the reason these laws are so important is because these laws will decide the flow of favor in your life, because favor is not a miracle, nor a mystery. when you solve a problem, you create favor. everywhere you find favor, you find money. money's not a mystery, nor is it a miracle. i don't pray for money, because it's not a miracle. i only pray for miracles. there are laws that work. there are laws that work. and it's important, it's incredibly important that you understand these seven laws. and i believe god's gonna give you wisdom. there's an anointing, there's an anointing even here, at campmeeting, and i don't know if the choir's feeling it. are you feeling this? there's an anointing... [applause] there's a birthing for the wisdom of god. [applause] there's a birthing for the wisdom of god. we know that wisdom is the study of difference. we know that. the difference in a countenance. the difference in people. the difference in a moment. the difference in a environment. wisdom is the study of difference. time is not a teacher, so wisdom is not the product of years. i've met some people, 75 years old, still unsaved. 15-year-old boy saved. so gray hair don't make you smart. you can be 90 and still be stupid. smile unless you're the one i'm talkin' about. [laughter] time is not a teacher. sickness is not a teacher. the holy spirit is our teacher. we learn wisdom two ways. people and pain. god always sends a voice to correct us, and if we ignore the voice then he sends pain. mentors and mistakes. these are the seven laws that i feel like control your success. you must never forget these laws, if you want to unlock uncommon success, because your success is not up to god. there are 331 references to "if." isaiah 1:19, "if i'm willing and obedient." leviticus 6, deuteronomy 28. the bible is not a book about destiny. it's a book about decisions. i heard a preacher preach one night, in a campmeeting, not here, but another campmeeting. and said, and he was preaching that god's in control of everything. god's in control. and everybody shouted, ran around, danced a little. slobbered, some fell. but i went to him after the meeting, i said, "what is god in control of?" he said, "everything." he said, "everything that happens was planned by god. the will of god is done on the earth and everything that happens is in god's control." how many has ever heard god was in control of everything? oh, it's a fabulous belief. it's so comforting. you know, it removes the burden of decision making. i mean, god gets blamed for everything that happens that way. i said, "so everything that happens is planned by god." he said, "yes. every... god... god's in control of everything that happens." i said, "so when a man rapes a girl, we can't prosecute him because god was in control." he stared at me. i said, "if a man murders somebody, we don't put him in jail because god was in control. somebody breaks into your house. i'm sure you don't use locks since god's in control." [laughter] "if someone breaks into..." this is called the anointing of sarcasm, okay? [laughter] "if someone breaks into your house, god was in control, so you don't prosecute him." he said, "i hadn't thought about that." i said, "well, if you'll think twice, you'll be the genius in your family." [laughter] >> ossie: it's thick. >> this book is a book about decisions. i wish, 'cause decisions decide seasons. some times are appointed and scheduled by god. most seasons of our life are decided by decisions. jesus had no intention of healing the woman who had had a blood hemorrhage for 12 years. she was not on his agenda. he was on her agenda. jesus would have never healed the blind man, had he not cried out. reaching is the proof of passion. reaching is the proof of humility. and god won't give you anything you haven't pursued. a-s-k. ask... seek... knock. i am required to participate in my destiny. it's not inevitable, it's a possibility. "well mike, the will of god's always done." the will of god is rarely done. that's why jesus said to pray for the will of god to be done. in matthew 23, jesus looked across jerusalem, said, "how oft i would have gathered you, as a mother hen would gather her brood, but you would not, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." but they're perishing every day. i went to pray for a woman to be healed and i said, "do you believe god wants to heal you?" she says, "well, i don't really know. i think he's trying to teach me something." i said, "you believe god has put this sickness to teach you something?" she said, "yes. there's a lot he's wanting to teach me." >> ossie: oh boy. my, my. >> i said, "are you taking any medicine, trying to get well?" she said, "oh yes." i said, "naughty, naughty, naughty. if jesus wants you sick, why you trying to get well for? you little rebel." no. and then i had to teach her, of course, that god has never used sickness and disease to teach. he uses our conscience and the holy spirit and teachers to teach. you can live a lifetime in error. i heard a minister of 20,000 people in dallas... a man who can understand greek and hebrew, a brilliant man... publicly announce on television that jesus christ does not heal today. yet, people are being healed all over the world. see, you can have a pure heart, and have a... a dumb part of your brain. there's always something we don't know. this is why i felt so impressed to share with you these seven laws. write this down. the law of difference. the law of difference. your difference decides your importance. your difference decides who pursues you. labor to understand your difference from others. god works with the law of difference. the pharisees did not see the difference in jesus. zaccheus did. so jesus didn't spend a whole lot of time in the homes of the pharisees, but he spent time with zaccheus. jesus hung between two thieves, but one discerned his difference. in genesis, joseph wakes up one morning, as the warden of the prison sees the butler and the baker and their countenance is troubled. he sees a problem and problems are incredibly important. they're the seeds for rewards. without a problem, you don't have a future. unless somebody has a problem, you won't have a job. the only people, the only reason people get married is they got a problem. [laughter] and so, we're in constant pursuit of someone who can solve our problem. when there's a problem, there's opportunity for significance. the entire world is full of problems because a problem is a gate to recognition. until there was a goliath, david had no future. i encourage people to always be sensitive. in all your conversations, listen for four things. listen for pain. listen for information. listen for the sound of honor. and listen for desires. until somebody hurts, you don't get a reward. because the problem you solve determines your value to another. you have no value until you solve a problem. joseph saw the countenance of the butler and the baker and says, "you got a problem. can i solve it?" he saw difference. the blind man cried out to jesus because he knew the difference in jesus. his footsteps were different. they said, "jesus of nazareth is coming." you've got to discern your difference from others. if i say, "tiger woods," you're gonna say, "golf." if i said, "mohammed ali," you're gonna say, "boxing." if i say, "bill gates," you're gonna say, "computers." if you cannot tell me, in a single sentence your difference from others, then you have not yet discovered your difference and your success is produced through your difference. our sameness, and our similarity creates our comfort. but our difference creates our reward. you didn't marry your wife because she reminded you of your first little girlfriend. she wasn't like your first little girlfriend.

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