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THE POWER OF YOUR SEED | PAUL DAUGHERTY | MIRACLE OFFERING

Victory Church: Paul Daugherty

Mon Dec 08 2025

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Podcast Summary: THE POWER OF YOUR SEED | PAUL DAUGHERTY | MIRACLE OFFERING

Victory Church Podcast | December 8, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode centers on the power and principle of sowing and reaping—“the power of your seed.” Pastor Paul Daugherty, alongside various church leaders and members, explores what it means to end the year in faith, believe for miracles, and trust God's provision through generosity. Real-life testimonies of healing, financial provision, and restoration reinforce the message, culminating in a communal call for both giving and receiving miracles. The episode weaves together scripture, worship, and encouraging real-life stories to inspire listeners to engage with faith-filled giving and to believe for the impossible.

Key Segments, Discussions, and Insights

1. Introduction & Purpose of the Podcast

Pastor Paul (00:00):
- Sets the tone: The episode is designed to stir up faith, to encourage listeners to finish the year sowing towards the miracle they're praying for.
- Emphasizes biblical principles of "seed, time, and harvest" and introduces special testimonies and worship.

2. Testimony: Divine Healing Through Faith

Erica Silva’s Story (01:22 – 05:16):
- Erica shares her journey from a mysterious illness and heart defect (VST) to being told she would need lifetime antibiotics.
- Her faith moment:
  
  “Suddenly I had just faith rise inside of me. And I looked at the doctor. And I said, no, I will not be on antibiotics for life. ... Watch, because my God can do it.” (02:18, Erica)
- As the church community rallied around her in prayer, her subsequent scans showed complete healing—no more heart defect, to the astonishment of her doctors.
- Memorable worship interlude:
  
  “Fear is not my filter. You are. Sickness is not my story. You are… Death is not the end. You are.” (04:04, Worship Leader)
Encouragement:

“Let me be the reminder that our God can do anything.” (05:16, Erica)

3. Scripture and the Faithfulness of God

Isaiah 40 Declaration (06:01 – 08:32):
- Pastor Paul passionately reads and paraphrases Isaiah 40, reinforcing God’s unmatched power, faithfulness, and ability to strengthen the weary.
  
  “Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He doesn’t grow tired. … Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.” (07:38, Pastor Paul)
Miracles Are for Today (08:32 – 09:07):
- Erica’s healing is framed as a modern miracle and a catalyst for the congregation to dust off old prayers and believe again.
  
  “But God. Somebody say, but God.” (08:43, Pastor Paul)

4. More Stories of God’s Provision

Nick and Carol’s “Miracle House” (13:44 – 15:48):
- After years as missionaries, Nick and Carol joined Victory, sowed into a church campaign, and believed for their own home.
- God provided them with a house far beyond what they had given, echoing the “hundredfold” blessing.
  
  “The amount that we gave … was over a hundredfold more of what we gave is what the cost of this house was… When we put God first, he will take care of our family.” (14:55, Carol) “Miracles will happen, not in our time, but in God's time.” (15:32, Nick)

5. Teaching: The Principle of Seed, Time, and Harvest

Biblical Foundation (15:56 – 21:15):
- Pastor Paul unpacks 2 Corinthians 9, emphasizing that “whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly; whoever sows generously will reap generously.”
- Illustrates that everyone has a “seed to sow”—gifts, time, encouragement, finances—which can yield a harvest.
  
  “The question is, will you sow it or will you hold it?... Everybody has a seed to sow.” (18:30, Pastor Paul)
Generosity and Joy:

“Almost every generous person I've met is a happier person. ... There is a principle in the earth that seeds bring a harvest.” (19:07, Pastor Paul)
Honoring Legacy:
- Acknowledges his parents’ legacy of generosity (Sharon and Billy Joe Daugherty), stating the current congregation is “sitting in the harvest of someone else’s seed.” (20:45)

6. Testimonies: Multiplied Blessings

Sharon Daugherty (22:07 – 24:28):
- Recounts obeying God to give away her van, and being unexpectedly blessed with exactly what she needed.
  
  “I was thinking, one morning the Lord spoke to me and said, give that van to them. And I thought, God, I need my van. But I did… That morning, God told me to give my vehicle away. … He provided.” (22:48, Sharon Daugherty)
Mrs. Belen (24:45 – 25:48):
- Testifies to both financial and physical miracles after participating in the Miracle Offering.
  
  “We prayed and we doubled what we wanted to give, and God actually provided 10 times the amount with an unexpected check…and an unexpected inheritance…God was faithful, and not just with your finances, but all areas physically.” (24:45, Mrs. Belen)

7. Victory Church’s Local & Global Impact

Pastor Terry Hinshaw (26:25 – 30:12):
- Victory Church’s global and local generosity reaches prisons, homeless students, and nations abroad.
- Key lesson:
  
  “The measure of your return is always determined by the magnitude of your sowing. … God does not determine that measure. You do.” (29:01, Pastor Terry)
  - Challenge to believe for big things and cooperate with spiritual principles.
Impact Video & Statistics (30:49 – 36:00):
- Highlights the tangible effects of church giving: over 1.3 million meals, support for disaster-stricken communities, prison ministry salvations, and global outreach.
  
  “Because of your generosity, we were able to give away 1,300,000 meals away in the last 11 months…” (31:46, Pastor Paul) “295,988 salvations… 4,000 healings…” (34:52, Pastor Paul)
Unique Testimonies:
- Stories such as a man finding Jesus in prison, another at a bar through a late-night Victory broadcast, show the unpredictable reach of “seeds” sown (39:49 – 41:00).

8. Theology of the Seed – Sacrificial Giving

Biblical Examples (41:00 – 46:18):
- Pastor Paul connects stories of sacrificial giving (alabaster jar, the widow’s mite, loaves and fish) to the principle:
  
  “It's not just an offering. It's a seed… There is power in the seed. Jesus said, unless the seed goes into the ground, there is no harvest.” (41:54, Pastor Paul)
- Urges the congregation to bring prayer requests, needs, and dreams—written as “seeds”—to the altar, trusting God for the impossible.

9. Sermon: Lessons from the Feeding of the 5,000

Seven Lessons on God’s Miracle Provision (46:18 – 52:45):
1. Miracle starts with what you have
2. God uses the overlooked
3. Miracles take time
4. Gratefulness despite lack
5. No multiplication without gratitude
6. Blessing in the breaking
7. Multiplication through brokenness and generosity
“The miracle always begins with what you have. … You can't be blessed until you're broken. … Bring your broken pieces.” (46:18–52:45, Pastor Paul)
- Encourages listeners: “Trust in Jehovah Jireh. … If you’ve never given before, what if today was your first time?” (52:45)

10. Creative & Legacy Giving

Non-traditional Ways to Sow (53:47 – 55:17):
- Daniel explains options for giving via estates, wills, non-cash assets—making legacy, nontraditional gifts to expand church outreach.

11. Vision Cast: The Future of Victory

Dreaming Big (55:17 – 57:15):
- Pastor Paul shares vision of expanding outreach, planting more churches, and transforming more city spaces—as an act of faith and sowing for future harvests.
  
  “When faith meets opportunity, anything can happen. … God has a dream for you.” (55:54, Pastor Paul)

12. Worship & Affirmations of Faith

Powerful Worship (57:15 – 65:22):
- Repeated affirmations:
  
  “Anything is possible…”
  “My father has it… Every single time, the Lord will provide.”
  “He will never fail.”
  “I sought the Lord and he heard and he answered.”
- Call to trust and affirm God’s unfailing provision.

13. Altar Call: Believing for Miracles

Prayer for Miracles (65:22 – 68:06):
- Listeners/congregation invited to the altar for specific needs (healing, finances, family, restoration, etc.).
  
  “If you need a miracle ... this is the house of miracles. God, you know what they need. … In Jesus’ name, we pray for miracles, breakthrough, healing, provision, protection, freedom, a new chapter.” (66:24–68:19, Pastor Paul)
- Emphasizes: “Jehovah Jireh is your provider. … God can do it.” (66:52, Pastor Paul)

14. Stories of Sudden Surrender and Next Steps

Urgency in Obedience (71:52 – 73:43):
- Brief stories of people experiencing urgent conviction to be baptized or make bold faith choices, responding immediately to God’s call.
  
  “Don’t let the year end without acting on that thing in your heart… Finish this year in worship.” (73:26, Pastor Paul)

15. Closing Prayer & Declaration

Corporate Prayer of Surrender (73:43 – end):
- Leads congregation in a prayer of trust, repentance, receiving forgiveness, and believing for miracles.
  
  “Jesus, I trust in you. You are my healer, my provider, my good shepherd. I surrender. … I believe that the miracles I need are already on the way.” (73:43–end, Pastor Paul)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

Faith in God’s Possibility:

“Let me be the reminder that our God can do anything.”
— Erica Silva (05:16)
On Generosity:

“The measure of your return is always determined by the magnitude of your sowing. God does not determine that measure. You do.”
— Pastor Terry Hinshaw (29:01)
Seed as Sacrifice:

“It’s not just a meal. It’s a seed. … It wasn’t just a death on a cross. It was a seed.”
— Pastor Paul (41:54)
Divine Provision:

“Anything is possible. … My Father has it, every single time. The Lord will provide.”
— Worship Leader (59:08–62:11)
On the Power of Now:

“Don’t let the year end without asking. Acting on that thing in your heart where you’re going, man, I feel like this is a year I’m supposed to surrender some things. Finish this year in worship.”
— Pastor Paul (73:26)

Timestamps for Key Segments

Faith and Healing Testimony (Erica Silva): 01:22–05:24
Scripture Declaration (Isaiah 40): 06:01–08:32
Miracle House Story (Nick & Carol): 13:44–15:48
Teaching: The Seed Principle: 15:56–21:15
Testimony—Generosity & Provision (Sharon Daugherty): 22:07–24:28
Local & Global Impact Overview: 30:49–36:00
Sermon: Feeding the 5,000: 46:18–52:45
Worship & Affirmations: 57:15–65:22
Altar Call and Prayers for Miracles: 65:22–68:19
Urgency in Spiritual Decision: 71:52–73:43
Closing Prayer: 73:43–end

Conclusion

This episode offers a passionate, hope-filled celebration of God’s faithfulness, the impact of the local church, and the transformative power of generosity. Through scripture, testimonies, and practical teaching, listeners are called to trust God, sow seeds of faith, and expect miracles—not just for others, but in their own lives as the year ends. The tone is honest and faith-igniting, urging everyone to take a step in faith, no matter how small, because every seed matters.

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Transcript

Pastor Paul (0:00)

Hey, friends. I wanted to take a moment to share about the message you're going to hear today. God put a word on my heart to stir up faith for all of our church, including you that are watching. If this is your first time to watch a message of victory or listen to our podcast, I really believe that God has a word on finishing this year with faith and really finishing with a seed towards the miracle you're praying for. You know, the Bible talks a lot about the power of seed, time and harvest, the principles of sowing and reaping. And so today you're going to hear some amazing testimonies. You're going to hear from some of our friends that have experienced a miracle in their life, how God showed up. And some of them you're going to hear right from the beginning here. So what we decided to do, instead of uploading just the message today, we uploaded part of our worship moment and a testimony of a miracle that happened in one of our worship leaders, as well as some of the stories that lead up to the message and then lead up to the final moment in the service where, where we pray for people to experience a miracle in their life. So I hope this word encourages you. Please listen to the whole thing. If you're one of those people that only listens to just a little bit of it, this is a great message to honestly listen to the whole thing, share it with a friend, maybe, you know, someone that's praying for a miracle, believing for a miracle in their own life. I honestly believe this message will speak hope and encouragement and build faith to see miracles in this season. God bless you. Let's get right into the word.

Erica Silva (1:22)

Hi, I'm Erica Silva. I'm a wife and a mom of three kids, and we've been at Victory for 10 years now. In June of this year, I got sick and I started getting worse and worse and the doctors couldn't really find out what was going on. And it wasn't until September that they found out that there were nodules in my lungs, that there was a mass in my heart caused by that bacteria that they found in my blood because I had a VST from birth, which is a defect that is essentially a hole in my heart. They started, you know, telling me that I would have to be on antibiotics for the rest of my life. At that point, I think just, you know, going through months and months of not knowing what was going on led us to a place where we said that, you know, enough. Suddenly I had just faith rise inside of me. And I looked at the doctor. And I said, no, I will not be on antibiotics for life. And I said, what do you need to see? And he said, the only way that that won't happen is if that heart, if that hole is closed. And then the words just came out of me, and I said, you know what? So watch, because my God can do it. I remember just looking at my husband afterwards, after the appointment, and I said, babe, we gotta go. We have a lot to pray for. And he started texting, you know, the pastors, and he started texting the team, and he said, this is what we're believing for. And I remember so many people came with, like, just around us and started praying, and we started sharing. This is what we're believing for. And it sounded crazy, but we said, okay, this is it. Now we are believing for something greater. So after I had all the scans, it was time to go back to that doctor. And I actually have the audio that I want to play for you guys.

Pastor Paul (6:01)

Isaiah, chapter 40 says, the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever. His word is still working. See the sovereign Lord. He comes with power and he rules with a mighty arm. And he brings his reward with Him. He tends to his flock like a good shepherd. He gathers his lambs in his arms. He carries us close to his heart. He gently leads those who have young. Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand or who with the breadth of his hand has marked off the heavens? Who could hold the dust of the earth in a basket or weigh the mountains on the scales? Who can fathom the Spirit of the Lord or instruct God as His counselor? Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten himself? Who taught God the right way? With whom will you compare the Lord? There is no equal. There is no other God. To what image will you liken to him? As for idols, metal workers cast them. A goldsmith overlays it with gold. A person. Listen. Do you not know? Have you not heard? He is the everlasting God. Have you not been told? From the beginning of time he sits enthroned above the circle of the earth. The people of the earth are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy. He spreads them out like a tent to live in. He brings princes to not and reduces rulers of this world to nothing. To whom will you compare the Lord? Who is his equal? I lift up my eyes to the heavens. Who created all of these things? He brings out the stars one by one. He calls every star by name. Because of his mighty power and his mighty strength. Not one star is missing in the sky. So why do you complain? Why do you say God doesn't see me? God doesn't care about me. Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He. He doesn't grow tired. He doesn't grow weary. His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases power to the weak. Even young men grow tired and fall. Even young men stumble. But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not be faint. Come on. Give praise to the Lord. He is your redeemer. He is your strong tower. He is your shepherd. He is your creator. He sees you. He knows you. He cares for you.

Pastor Paul (9:07)

When I look at Erica and I see her singing and I see her fully healed, her heart healed, I'm reminded God still does miracles today. And if God did it for Erica, he can do it for you. This is miracle offering weekend, and in just a little bit, we're going to bring our offering to the Lord and we are going to pray for miracles at the end of this service. But I feel like some of you are in the room today and you've stopped believing for miracles. And I. I just felt the Holy Spirit telling me this morning to tell some people in the room, get those miracles off the shelf that you've left on there for a while. It's time to dust off some dreams today. Dust off some prayers, Dust off that Bible where the promises of God have been sitting in your house. And maybe you walk through grief. Maybe you walk through hurt. Maybe you walk through disappointment in 2025. Maybe you're here today and you go, paul, it's been like the worst year of my life. Don't let this year end in defeat. Don't let this year end in grief. Turn the. Turn the end of this year into a moment of worship. Give it to God. The Bible says, those who plant in tears, those who sow in tears will reap a harvest of joy. Friends, this morning is a morning not to be grieving, not to be sad, not to go. God doesn't care about me. This is a morning to dust off the prayers and believe that today is a day of miracles. I believe the month of December at Victory is going to be a month marked by miracles. I've already started to see it. We've already started seeing testimonies. This year has been a year of opportunity for the church to reach more people, Really. A year of faith. A year of believing for bigger things and. And going after more people and ministering to people in the prisons and going into all these different outreaches. I'm coming to the end of this year and honestly, even in my own heart, I'm going, God, what. What am I holding back in my own life because of fear, because of a scarcity mindset, because of this. This. Even at times, all of us in this room, we face feelings of discouragement, disappointment. What am I limiting that I need to bring to the altar today in my own heart to say, God, I want to stretch my faith to believe nothing is impossible. If you healed Erica, what area in my life do you need to heal? What area in my life do you need to restore? What thing in my life have I given up on you getting involved? Today is a day to believe for supernatural intervention in your life from heaven. So, Lord, I pray, God, that we would leave. Just close your eyes across this room. Lord, I pray that we would leave different than the way we came. I pray that we would leave with greater faith. I pray that we would leave with greater hope. I pray that we would leave with greater courage. God, I pray that today our eyes would be lifted to the heavens where our help comes from. God, I thank you. There is no other God besides you, Lord. There's not even someone that comes close to you who is your equal. There is none. God, I thank you, Lord, that you are able. You are more than able, God, to do the things in our life that seem impossible, possible. So, God, this morning I pray that our hearts and our eyes would be fixed on you. Our hope is not in the government. Our hope is not in a president. Our hope is not in our employer. Our hope is not in a boss. Our hope is not in a manager. Our hope is not in our parents. Our hope is not in our last name, our connections, our bank account. Our hope is in Jehovah Jireh, our provider, Jehovah Nisi, our banner of victory, Jehovah Rapha, our healer. So this morning, God, we lift our eyes to you. And we lift our hearts to you. And we lay down fear, and we lay down worry. And we lay down the scarcity mindset. And today we just declare God, you are faithful, you are a good God. And your mercy and your goodness follow us all the days of our life in Jesus name. If you agree with that, say amen and amen. Come on. You're in the right place today. Come on. A divided world needs a united church. A world that speaks death needs a church that speaks life. So let's lift each other. Hands up on our left, on our right.

Pastor Paul (15:56)

I am Nick and I'm Carol, and this is victory. Come on, give it up for Nick and Carol. Everybody say, this is victory. If you got a Bible, go to Second Corinthians 9. Second Corinthians 9. Yeah, we shout for the first scripture. It's like our first touchdown in the game. And 2nd Corinthians 9 is really a chapter about generosity. As we come into this weekend, my hope and prayer is that your heart would overflow with gratitude towards God. Because gratitude leads to generosity. It leads to this place of trust that God has been so good, so faithful. On my way into church this morning, I was talking to different people out in the lobby and even just running into people on the way to church. And I said, what has God done in your life this year? And that question just started stirring up gratitude. Man, God's been faithful. God turned something around in my marriage. God turned something around in my kids. One guy, he said, man, my granddaughter was starting to become an atheist and questioning God. And this year she got right with God, came back to church, and for Christmas, she's asking for a new Bible. And he said, I never imagined that my granddaughter would ask for a Bible for Christmas. But he said, God's done so many good things. How many on this room know that God has done some good things in your life this year? Maybe it's been in your health, maybe it's been in your finances, maybe it's been in relationships. But, you know, the Bible says every good gift comes from God above. Second Corinthians 9, verse 6 says this. Remember, whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. Whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Throughout Scripture, generosity is talked about in seed form. In Genesis, it says, as long as the earth remains, there will always be seed. Time and harvest. On your way into church today, you received a seed when you came through the doors. And I think about how, in my own life, seeds have impacted me. Seeds of other people's kindness. I remember when our family went through a house fire. We lost everything. And there were people that gave seeds of their, you know, resources. And they bought clothes for us. And what were they doing? They were sowing seed. Everything we do for others is a seed. Everything you do for the kingdom of God is a seed that produces a harvest. Paul says, whoever sows sparingly reaps sparingly. Whoever sows generously reaps generously. I remember going on a missions trip with my parents when I was like, 9 or 10 years old. We were going to Haiti, and someone had bought me a CD. Y' all remember CDs back in the day? Let's go. This was like the 90s thing. I had a Walkman. I had a CD, my CD player, my headphones. And the CD was Michael W. The First Decade. And there was this song on the CD that was called Seed to Sow. And it started off with this African children's choir singing in their language. And then Michael W. Smith comes on, and he's like, one thing I know. Everybody's got a seed to sow. And I got that song stuck in my head. Everybody's got a seed to sow. I want you to say that with me today. Everybody's got a seed to sow. Yeah, everybody. And the point of the song was that we all have something to sow. The question is, will you sow it or will you hold it? Will you hold your seed out of a place of fear, out of a place of anger, out of a place of resentment? Well, God owes me stuff that he hasn't given me yet. Therefore, I'm not going to give this seed. Or will you sow it? Everybody has a seed to sow. Paul goes on to say in 2nd Corinthians 9, verse 7, each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly and not under compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. Friends, I don't want to try to stir up a sense of obligation to give today. What I want to do is present the gospel. And I pray that the gospel would bring a revelation of the power of the seed in your life. I've never met a person who sowed seed into God's kingdom that helped move forward the local church that lived with resentment and anger in their heart. Almost every generous person I've met is a happier person. They're more blessed, they're more peaceful. They Recognize all the good things in their life God has done. Because there is a principle in the earth that seeds bring a harvest. I remember going on a missions trip to Cambodia, and we were out in the fields and we were sharing the gospel and we saw these farmers that were out there, and they were. They were bringing in a harvest of rice, and they had all kinds of different, you know, vegetables that they had planted. It would be crazy to ask that farmer, have you ever reaped a harvest on seeds you've never sown? The truth is, you can't reap a harvest on seeds you've never sown. But there could be kids of farmers who reaped a harvest from their parents seeds. And that's what one of the farmers said. He said, yeah, When I was a little boy, my mom and dad sowed seed that I reaped the harvest on their hard work. And it got me thinking about the room that we meet in every single week. Friends, we're sitting in the harvest of seeds that my mom, Sharon Daugherty, and my dad, who's in heaven, Billy Joe Daugharty, sowed seed for you and I to be here. You're sitting in the harvest of someone else's seed. Can we just give thanks for the people who've gone before us? Mom, stand up. Come on. My mom's on the second row, right here. Stand up just for a moment. How many are thankful for Pastor Sharon Daugherty?

Pastor Paul (31:46)

Come on, Victory. Thank you for being part of the miracle. You know, when the SNAP benefits ran out, Victory was one of the first churches to show up and give food to so many families and people that were in need. I can't tell you how many people I've met who said, thank you for giving us groceries this year, y'. All. Because of your generosity, we were able to give away 1,300,000 meals away in the last 11 months. And we're still counting. Still counting. When I think about just the giving that goes out of this church on a regular basis, I want to throw up some of the stats of this year that we're just going to throw up on this screen. Think about Victory. The Tulsa Dream Center. Here we go. Tulsa Dream Center. 1,300,000 meals given away. 6,000 volunteers. Go to the next one. We're going to go through this quickly. Local reach. This year, we impacted 26,000 people through your generosity. Meals given away. Right? We went to San Angelo, Texas, right after all the floods and the amount of pain that hit that area. We were able to minister to 5,000 homes. During that time, we went to multiple different outreaches. Go to the next one, guys. Prison ministry. This was a huge area that we impacted. This year. 2,500 prison inmates gave their hearts to Jesus. Four prisoners got healed. This year, we had multiple prisoners getting baptized. One prisoner came up to me and he goes, pastor Paul. Pastor Paul. He was a man probably in his late 60s. He goes, I found Jesus in prison. He's like, I found Jesus in prison. I said, for real? He said, I want you to sign my Bible. He opens up his Bible, and it had my dad's name in it on the side. He said, your dad gave me this Bible in 1997. He said, I've been serving here now for 34 years in prison. He said, I still got 40 more years to go. And he said, brother, I'm gonna die here. But he said, I'm gonna die with joy and gratitude because I found Jesus in prison. He said, I got a purpose. I'm gonna share Jesus with as many prisoners as possible. He said, I'm a changed man, brother. He said, I did some bad things before I got in here. He said, and once I got in here, God got a hold of of me. He said, I've been wanting to thank your dad ever since he gave me this Bible. When I found out he died in 2009, I was so sad. He said, I wept like he was my own dad. Because your dad reached me, brother. Your dad reached me. But when I found out you were coming with your church back to the prison, he said, I gotta thank his son. I gotta tell his son that his dad saved me. I said, brother, my dad didn't save you. Jesus saved you. He said, yes, bro, I found Jesus in prison. I said, I found Jesus in prison. Said, what are you talking about? I said, jesus said, In Matthew 25, I was in prison and you visited me. I said, what if you're Jesus? He said, brother, I'm not Jesus. I said, but what if you are? He said, no, no, no, I'm not Jesus. He said, I found Jesus in prison. I said, and I found Jesus in prison. He said, all right, cut it out, brother. All right, let's keep going. That's him right there. Global reach. This year, we supported 56 missionaries around the world. 826 people reach. 295,000, 988 salvations.

Pastor Paul (39:49)

Just two months ago, this guy comes up to, to me and he says, I saw you in the bar. I said, what? He said, I saw you in the bar at midnight. I said, what are you talking about? I don't go to the bar. He said, no, I saw you there, brother. I said, it wasn't me. Someone looks like me, it wasn't me. He said, no. He said, I was in the bar. He said, I was getting hammered and there you were. I said, no, no, that wasn't me. He said, brother, it was you. I said, stop, that wasn't me. He said, you came on the TV screen in that bar. And the bartender turned the volume up so all of us drunk guys at the bar and girls. He said, I was with a girl. He said, I was trying to, you know. He said, I was sitting at the bar with this girl. He said, brother, when you started preaching, she turned it up. The bartender, she turned you up on that tv. He said, I gave my heart to Jesus at the bar because you were. Come on. I found Jesus in prison. I found Jesus at the bar. Wherever you find Jesus, just as long as you find that's where we need to be. You know, we started going on at midnight on TV. We started looking for opportunities just to buy 30 minute slots on ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, whatever channel we could, you know, one day I think we'll be on mtv, bet, all the channels, whatever the T's are, we're gonna get on there. Tnt. But we wanted to get on at midnight because I started thinking, how many people at midnight are, are walking through loneliness, despair, Fighting addictions, fighting insomnia, fighting feelings of sadness, walking through divorce, pain, walking through all kinds of just heartache, heartbreak. And that they could find Jesus at midnight. And so they've been showing us on in bars. They've been showing victory in hospital rooms, ER rooms. People said, I got saved sitting in the St. Francis ER. They had you on at midnight. They didn't mean to have you on. They had Jimmy Kimmel on. And then you came on, let's go. And then victory starts. And they said, I was walking through so much fear in that ER room over what was going on in my family and one of my relatives that was there. And they said, I felt such a peace because victory was on at midnight. Y', all, there's so many avenues of your impact, whether it's the Dream center or TV or missions or missionaries or whether it is online. The reach is so strong. But everything we do is a seed in Scripture. There was a woman who brought her alabaster jar of perfume. It was. It was all she had. It was very expensive. It was costly. David said in the Bible, I will not give an offering that doesn't cost me something. Somebody tried to make David, like, make it easy for David. They're like, hey, we got something you can give. It's gonna be fine. You don't have to do anything. David said, I refuse to do what's easy and comfortable or let someone else pay for my offer. And he said, I'm gonna give something that cost me something. I'm gonna sacrifice. David sacrificed for his son and for the next generation. He said, I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of the Lord than dwell in the tents of the wicked. David was a man of many mistakes, but he was a man after God's own heart. The woman brought the alabaster jar. People knew who she was. She wasn't a woman that had a perfect past or a perfect track record. Here's the good news. Jesus, he loves all of us. And he can redeem any of us. And none of us are too far gone or too messed up or too broken or too dis. Dysfunctional for him to do something powerful in our lives. And listen, today is an opportunity for us to come and be a part of what he's doing. And Jesus talked about this woman's offering. It's not just a perfume bottle. It's a seed. When I look at scripture, it wasn't just a lunchbox that the boy gave to feed the thousands. It was a seed. It wasn't just the widow's might. It was a seed. It's not just a meal. It's a seed. It's not just a backpack. It's a seed. It's not just a playground. It's a seed. It's not just a turkey at Thanksgiving. It's a seed. It's not just a Bible we give in the prisons. It's a seed. It's not just a toy we give at Christmas. It's a seed. It's not just a coat we give in the winter. It's a seed. It's not just a tithe you give in church. It's a seed. It's not just an offering. It's a seed. It's not just a Christmas production next week. It's a seed. It's not just an alabaster jar of perfume. It's a seed. It was. It wasn't just a death on a cross. It was a seed. It wasn't just an outpouring in an upper room on Pentecost. It was a seed. It's a seed. And there's power in the seed. Jesus said, unless the seed goes into the ground, there is no harvest. There is no harvest without a seed. I think about the story of the boy that gave his five loaves and two fish. I want to just end today on John, chapter six, it says Jesus crossed over to the Sea of Galilee and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miracles he performed. They saw him healing the sick. They saw him intervening in people's stories. Today, I believe Jesus wants to intervene in your story, in your life. And at every row, behind every seat, there's offering envelopes. I'm gonna ask you to take one. Whether you plan to give or not. It's fine. You don't have to give today, but I want you to take one because I want you to write something in it. There's lines up here on this envelope, and it says prayer request and praise reports. I want you to write down something you're praying for, something you need in your life. There's pins behind the chairs. But even if you plan to give digitally or give on text or give online, I want you to take this envelope and I want you to write down, what are you praying for? What are you believing for? Maybe you're in the room today and you say, man, I'm just praying for healing in my marriage. I'm just praying that, like, there will be healing in my family. I'm praying for reconciliation with my daughter. I'm praying for healing with my son. Maybe you're praying right now for your dad to be healed of cancer. He can do it. He can do it. Maybe you're praying for your business to turn around. Maybe you're praying for a car. You're here today and you go, man, I walk everywhere, bro. I get rides everywhere. I don't have my own car. If I had my own car, I would be a bigger blessing. Would be a bigger blessing. I could give people rides to church. God told Abraham, count the stars. Count the stars, Abraham. In other words, dream big. Because oftentimes we're dreaming what we can accomplish in our own strength, what we can do in our own bank account. God was telling Abraham, you're asking for one kid. I want you to believe for nations. I want you to believe for greater Abraham. And God told Abraham, I will be the blesser in your life, and I will bless you to be a blessing to all nations of the earth. I will be your provider. Eventually, God fulfilled that promise for Abraham. But today I want you to write down, what are those dreams? What are those prayers? What are those needs? These people came to Jesus and they all had a need.

Pastor Paul (46:18)

And Jesus goes up on a mountainside and he sits down with his disciples. And the Jewish Passover festival was near. And Jesus looks up and he says, sees a great crowd. And anytime Jesus saw a crowd, he saw individuals. He didn't just see a mass of faces. He saw people. He saw sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, single parent moms, single parent dads. He saw grandparents. He saw people that were in need of help and compassion. And Jesus looks over at his disciples, he says, where are we going to buy bread for these people to eat? Now, he asked this question to Philip only to test him. Because he already knew in his heart what he was going to do. He wanted to see if his disciples would be willing to sow into this miracle harvest that he wanted to bring for people. He wanted to see if they were willing to participate. And so Philip looks at Jesus and he's like, Jesus, it would take more than half a year's wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite. Look at those words right there. To have a bite. Every say a bite. Now, Philip was focused on a bite. Jesus was focused on a buffet. Philip was limiting what God can do. You can never out give God like you give something. God's always going to multiply. Let me tell you something about God math. You've heard of girl math. Let me tell you about God math for a second. Let's throw up God Math. Let me define God math for you for a second. If we have it. If we don't, let me just. I'll share it to you. I got it. My notes. Here we go. God math. You ready for it? Heaven's formula for supernatural results. When God takes what you have and he brings it to a whole nother level. One can put a thousand to flight, but two can put 10,000 to flight. This is God math. Five loaves and two fishes. You know, in Philip's mind, he's like, I'm just looking to give people a bite. Jesus is like, I want to give people the golden corral. I want to give people the buffalo buffet. Come on. I want to give people more than what they came for. And so Philip was limiting what God can do. He said it would take more than half a year's wages. And then Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, comes up. Go to verse nine. And he. He says, jesus, look, I found a young boy who has five loaves and two fish. Five barley loaves and two fish. But how far will they go? How far can my sister seed go? Isn't that an interesting question? How far can this little boy's seed go? He opened up his heart. I want to give you just a couple principles from this story before we give today because I really think the miracle offering is connected in this story today. Seven quick lessons on God's miracle. Provision number one. The miracle always begins with what you have. The miracle always begins with what you have. The miracle is already in your hands. You have something that is going to connect to what God wants to do. Oftentimes, miracles are motion activated in scripture, like as you begin to move towards what God is promising in your future. It always begins. One little boy, open the door. Number two. God uses people that others don't count. God used a little boy that was overlooked by moms and dads, by Pharisees, by religious leaders. They weren't looking at the kids. Like, what kid is going to provide for Thousands of people? 5,000 men, not counting all the women and children. Simon Peter is like, look, this little boy has something. But who is he? Right? He didn't even count him. Number three. The best miracles take time. Watch what Jesus does in this passage. Jesus says, have everybody sit down. There was plenty of grass in this place. And they sat down. About 5,000 men were there, not counting women and children. Jesus took the loaves and he gave thanks. So this is. This is a. It didn't happen immediately. It wasn't a microwave miracle. It was going to Take time. You got to let them cook. Somebody say, let them cook. So Jesus starts cooking, right? He gives thanks, and all of a sudden he begins to distribute to those who were seated. 5,000 men, 5,000 women, children, right? Like the crowd we have today, times five. This field is filled with miracles. When they all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, gather the pieces. Let me go back to the seven points. The best miracles take time. Number four. We gotta learn to be grateful even when what we have is not enough. What's holding you back from sowing your seed? Is it the fear of, I don't have enough, therefore I can't give anything. I can't give my time. I'm not going to give any words of encouragement. I'm not going to volunteer at the Dream center, not going to serve. I'm telling you, we've got to learn to be great, grateful even when we feel like we don't have enough. Because that's where the miracle begins. Number five. You'll never get the multiplication as long as you're ungrateful. Gratitude stirs up generosity, and generosity brings multiplication number six. The blessing is in the breaking. The blessing is in the breaking. You can't be blessed until you're broken. Something I've learned in my own life is the more broken I am before God, the more he begins to bless my life, the more put together I am, the more like try to perfect. I try to be and have it all together and try to not cry. Those who sow in tears reap a harvest of joy. There's something about vulnerable, I am broken. I am a mess. And God goes, yes, now I can make a masterpiece. Bring your broken pieces. Bring your broken pieces. The seventh point. Point is, the more he broke it, the more it multiplied. Now, some people believe, there are some scholars who believe that when this little boy gave his five loaves and two fish, the scripture doesn't show how Jesus multiplied it to feed 18,000 plus people? All it says that there was more than enough. And then there was 12 baskets left over. Some people believe that when the little boy gave, there were moms and dads, college students, older people that looked at the little boy's generosity and they were hiding their own food inside their robes, hiding what they brought out of fear, out of grief, out of frustration, out of resentment, out of a you owe me mentality. You owe me God. You've. You've robbed me. And there was something there that when they saw the little boy being generous, sharing his whole meal, that they open in Their robes, and they started sharing their bread, and then there was more bread, and then people started sharing their fish and there was more fish, and it was like Red Lobster. It was just more than enough. Even the cheesy bread people had more than enough. Everybody say more than enough.

Pastor Paul (65:22)

I want to pray for people right now that need a miracle this month. Maybe you're in a desperate situation. Maybe it is in your health. Maybe you've been battling a sickness or disease. Maybe you're like Erica, you got a diagnosis that you just go, I need God to show up. I need a but God moment to turn this thing around. Maybe it's your marriage, maybe it's your family, maybe it's a relationship with someone maybe here today. And you just say, paul, I. I've been told that I could never get pregnant. And I'm praying that one day I can have children. If that's you, I want to pray for you. Whatever the miracle is, maybe here today. And you say, paul, I just need help financially. I'm in a desperate season financially, where I need God to provide and show up. This is a day of miracles. I really believe this is a month of miracles. And so if you'll stretch your faith, if you're here right now, you need a miracle in that way, I want you to just raise your hand all across this room. And here's what I'm asking to do. Take a step of faith. Would you leave your seat? Come and meet me at this altar. Even if we fill up this altar again, this is a great weekend to just fill up the altar with faith. And so if you need a miracle, I want you to just come back down to the altar. I know you've already walked down here. You're getting your workout today, you're getting your walking steps in. But I want members, church members, to come and stand beside every man, every woman that needs a miracle so no one's standing alone. And we're just gonna have each other's backs this morning. We're gonna pray for breakthrough. We're gonna pray that God is gonna provide for you. Just like you heard the testimony of my mom. She gave her van away and, and somehow God showed up randomly and helped her get another car. Some of you have been praying for transportation. You've been praying for a house, you've been praying for tuition. You've been praying for help in many different ways. And this month I really sense it. There are people in the church that God is gonna move in and move through that are gonna be a part of the miracle. In your story, I believe God's gonna provide. Your employer is not your provider. Even the church is not your provider. Jehovah Jireh is your provider. God's gonna do it. He's your miracle worker. I can't do it. No person in this church but God can do it. Everybody say God can do it. So Lord, I just pray right now. Let's just begin to worship. Let's pray for miracles. If you're down here waiting for a miracle, praying for that, I want you to just raise your hands and let's just sing that song. This is a house of miracles Go ahead.

Pastor Paul (72:54)

You were one of my favorite stories in 2025. But I believe that just like he made that decision in that moment, I gotta do it right now. I believe God is stirring so many of us right now at the end of this year. There's things we need to lay down, down. There's things we need to surrender. There's things we need to get right with God right now. And I loved the urgency in his heart. We had another story like this just three weeks ago. A young veteran that was in town. And he said, he said, I'm only in town for a little bit. And he said, I gotta get right. Or he was in the military. And it was the week of Veterans Week where we remembered and thanked all of our veterans. And he said, I gotta get right with God. I gotta get baptized. And we had three veterans in our church that showed up on the spot within 30 minutes and baptized him. We filled a tank with water on a Monday afternoon, baptized him. Had another guy just this last week who's in our church, former NBA player and a former NBA coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He said, bro, this has been a year of restoration, a year of redemption. He said, I got to get baptized. Can you do it for me? I said, yeah, let's do it. He showed up here on Tuesday, this last week. We filled up a tank at 10:45 in the morning. He sent a text out to whoever he could and they. There was about 10 people that showed up. And we just stood around the tank celebrating and thanking God for the restoration story that happened in my friend's life. But I just tell you this is a year. I'm telling you, don't let the year end without asking. Acting on that thing in your heart where you're going, man, I feel like this is a year I'm supposed to surrender. Some things finish this year in worship. Let's just pray this prayer right now. Just say, jesus, I trust in you. You are my healer, my provider, my good shepherd. You died on the cross for my sins. I repent, I receive your forgiveness. I need you God, and I surrender. Thank you Jesus that you rose from the grave and you're giving me resurrection life. I believe that I am healed in Jesus name. I believe that the miracles I need are already on the way. In Jesus name, God, I'm trusting in you, leaning not to my own understanding and I'm all yours. Have your way in Jesus name, Amen and amen.