Yes I did it again! 🤦I made another dumb mistake so had to delete the video and repost it!! I'm probably going to create a discord, or some way so I can receive feedback as these mistakes are starting to become a weekly habit. Thank you for all of your patience and support! - Joe

1. running from God 2. justifying sin 3. God sends a storm 4. self preservation 5. unbelievers notice lack of pursuit of God

I'm almost finished reading my Bible for the first time all the way through, on my own, after almost a year. So many good people, including Noah, Moses, Aaron, Solomon, Joshua, Job and Jeremiah. I'll need to keep reading it over again, more than likely many times. So far, Saul/Paul seems to come to mind first. I have A LOT of Catholic Church de-programming to do. I was an altar boy in the latter 1970's, but was finally baptized, not christened, in 1988. Still, I have a long way to go. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen. ✝

my mother found me living in a tent by the traintracks, addicted to drugs. she was giving out a letter with my picture and it said exactly what you said and more. thank you for helping me find restoration again in God.

Joseph is my favourite character in the bible knowing how God's hand was on him in every situation he faced .....

I was saved a year ago, but I continued living in sin. I've done marijuana and even shrooms, and I'm only 17. I felt something change in my heart these past few weeks. I've stopped committing adultery in my heart. I haven't touched drugs in a while. I know for a fact that if I keep believing, God will bring me to deliverance.

I ran from God at age 10, after my grandfather passed away. I loved that man so much, and I was so young at the time and my heart was broken. I remember thinking to myself: Why God? Why would you take him from me? So I ran away from him, and for the next four years I lived in rebellion. I became lukewarm, I went to youth camps, I went to church with my family on Sunday, but I didn’t take God seriously. At school, I would gossip, I would curse, I would chase women, I even became so obsessed with getting a girlfriend that I intentionally put off schoolwork. I was supposed to have gone to summer school that year. I was set to go to a summer camp with my youth group, and I was in danger of missing it because of my grades. But something miraculous happened: the school passed me, so that meant I could go to summer camp. It was truly a turning point in my life because it was at summer camp that I would feel the chastisement of God. I remember the preacher had us get down into a pit of mud one night, and he said roll in the mud if you’ve ever turned your back on God, and all of the other sins. And when we went back into the pavilion where we worshiped, I felt God’s chastisement. In that moment, I could feel the weight of my sins on my shoulders. All of the sins I had ever committed I could feel pressing down on my shoulders. And to be honest, that was probably the lowest I have ever felt. I had dug myself a terrible hole, my reputation and GPA were completely destroyed at school becoming of all the wrong that I did. But God came down, he came down to my level. Yes he convicted and chastised me, but he also said these words: I want you to come back home to me. And I never forgot that. I cried out to him asking him to forgive me for my sins, and I turned back to him in that moment. And when I said those words, that weight that I felt from my sins had lifted. In that moment, my sins were put on the cross, I got saved right there. And as we sang praise and worship, I could almost feel Jesus in front of me giving me a great big hug. From that moment on I was born again. This was four years ago, when I was 14. I’m 18 now, it’s been quite a ride, and I’m still continuing to grow in the faith. But God has delivered me from the hole he found me in. He took care of me even when I rebelled against him, and words can’t describe how much that means to me. I feel like Paul the Apostle, I feel like a wretched sinner every single day, I still feel guilt about my past, but at the end of the day I find myself seeking God’s righteousness. God is good y’all. If you’re reading this right now and you have a stronghold in your life, just know that God always works everything out for the better. He has never lost a battle, and he never will. Thank you for reading, God Bless you! 🙏

Jeremiah the weeping prophet- because I cry every time I think of all the lost souls. I ask and pray daily for Him to take me. I am so saddened by this corrupted Earth. Take me tonight my King.

I’ve been realizing how much I’ve backslid. I used to be so on fire and I used to have such an urge to share God’s word. I used to be so sensitive to sin, and now it’s like idk it’s like I’m caring about sin less. I’ve realized now I barely speak about God to my friends or to my family. I’ve started being more ashamed of the Gospel. To whoever is reading this make sure to take a step back and evaluate how you’ve really been living your life. The enemy can blind us so much, but God is there for us. God is there to make the blind see. I pray for us all that our hearts may be set on fire. That we may be passionate. Let’s love God and love others. Let’s live for God and His glory. Lord please make us more sensitive to sin, that we may identify the sin lurking around us. So that we can avoid it and we can help people rise from sin. I pray for us to wake up, and to give importance to You. Thank you so much Lord. Amen. God loves you! Let’s live in the light!💗 “But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬ ‭NLT‬‬ bible.com/bible/116/1jn.1.7.NLT

Job is my favourite character in the Bible. He stood steadfast in his faith and never stopped loving the Lord

Yes. By God's grace I want to be standing for Jesus.

Whoa wasn't expecting the ending! 😂 You're a gifted storyteller, Joe!

Been through many of God's storms. When God does this I seem to always start chasing Him. I seem to get lost in the world a lot.

I had one of those letters. I was a heroin addict basically homeless for years and somehow a letter got to me from my parents saying “we want to help you, please just come home”😢 I still cry every time I think of this but I’ve (decades later now) also made it HOME to Yeshua!

I used to get so aggravated when watching your videos and then I realized that my relationship with Christ wasn’t as good as I thought it was and your videos helped me fix it now I look forward to hearing your next glorious message about our lord and savior Christ be with my Christian brother I can feel the end getting closer every day and I pray for satans defeat daily

James is my favorite “faith without work is dead”

Peter..my favorite character other than Jesus Christ is Peter..When Jesus keeps forgiving Peter and strengthening him always makes me cry...John 21:15-22..When Jesus appears to Peter after his resurrection and still is kind and patient with Peter is just astounding to me and shows that we serve an Awesome and Mighty God!!!! Hallelujah 🙏🙏🙏✝️✝️✝️♥️♥️♥️♥️

I loveJoe's honesty, his stories, and how much he loves the Lord.

My favourite character in the bible aside from Jesus is Paul. I have done some very bad things in my life and Paul had too. However he was able to turn his life to a better path and become a very faithful man. I reckon he made it up to heaven so for me and many others it's a sign that we can go to heaven even if we've done horrible things. Amen.

27:41 that “ backslider” was me too , dear Brother Joe . Praise Jesus ❤️ 🙌🛐📖🍷🐟🍞🐑😭😭

Thank you so much, this is me to a tee, married to an unbeliever, had no direction in my life just took anyone, I ended up so ungrateful, bitter, no contentment except in alcohol. Until it got so bad I started going to church, and then I wanted to kick this sin of drunkeness to the kirb and started reading the Bible from beginning to end, I wanted to know who God was and I saw it is us who are the sinners. Many sermons later, many questions answered and 5 years on, I am finally in a reformed Baptist Church growing closer to Jesus every day. My Husband is still in unbelief however is coming to Church with me and our 3 girls and enjoys asking questions about Jesus ❤ My only advice is to stick at it, look to Christ not anyone else because everyone fails you even at church and win your husband or wife without a word, sacrifice for them and your family ❤

Thank you for a powerful sermon. My daughter k1lled herself last night. I'm not saying this for sympathy. She preached The Word of GOD to everyone with souls saved except her own. I do but mostly don't understand her choice. I tell you so you'll guard yourselves and others. I love and miss her greatly and am devistated I'll never see her again. I was almost in her shoes a couple years ago but Jesus and my daughter saved me. Please love and care for others.

Ex Muslim woman RADICAL servant of MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH ❤✝️⚔️🛡️ THANK YOU SO MUCH CHANNEL OWNER …I love you teachings and reminder… BLESS YOU MAY GOD WRAP U WITH HIS-LOVE GRACE MERCY AND PROTECTION⚔️🛡️❤️✝️

I ran from this video every time it came up on my feed. I am backsliding. I am 100% convinced that God is warning me and using this video to do so. Thank you for your obedience to Christ and for waking me up. Your testimonies brought me to see the truth. All glory for Jesus. Please pray for me.

Job is my favorite character in the Bible, he went through so much and stayed faithful to the Lord and is an amazing book to read and learn from.

Joseph is my favorite. His true humility and love after so much so much turmoil placed on his plate

Daniel is my favourite Bible character

Job is one my favorite character in the Bible he was loyal to god he stayed away from the things that will blind him in the way of god he was perfect and I pray that more will be like him and myself god bless 🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️

A girl named Hadassah, who became a Queen Esther. Excellent sermon. May God bless you and your wife and family more than he already has! ✝

I'd have to say Job is my favorite person in the bible. He went thru so very much, yet he never cursed God, that's power imo. I lost 1 grown child but he'd lost All of his, that's pain no parent should feel. God bless 🙌🙏

My favorite Bible character is the woman at the well. Her encounter with Jesus changed her life because she was willing to listen to a man she was supposed to hate and was released of her shame and was un-ashamed to tell her fellows.

Job and David are my favorite Bible characters. Job was a righteous man and stood strong in the storm. David was a man after Gods own heart. Help us Jesus

I am extremely discouraged after being psychologically damaged by a previous relationship and mistreated by my religious community. This has taken a toll and my faith in God seems to keep spiraling. Can anyone pray for me

Don't ever stop speaking the word Joe! Thank you so much😊

My favorite character in the Bible is King David for his love for God and his courage.

Something happened to me also and it was so depressing and God is my only strength and the Holy Bible with me Thank you Brother Joe I found The instruments of the Lord God ❤🙏I cried when you say on your last story that it is you Joe, God bless Brother and Pray for us that the Lord's Son Jesus Christ and God our father May forgive us on our sins. LORD thank you have mercy on us Lead us Amen ❤🙏

Thank you brother Joe. I ran away from God when I was 13 and now I'm running back to him at age 15. Continue in the faith my brother, may God bless you and guide you in these end times. - Kah

Yes brother I'm done with my old life I'm putting my God first trusting he will make thing right one day

Job. As His faith was tested but he stayed faithful. He had it all and still believed that God provided it all.

This time it's me, crying at the end of your video, my good friend in Christ. Thank you ! About the favorite character in the bible - I'm ashamed, it took me 3 years to finish the old testament and I haven't even finished reading the bible just once. That was a wake-up call. One always has excuses, because life can be so stressful and bad situations and all.. but in the end, we stand before our God and He will ask, what we have done with the time He gave to us.

I really love listening to you speak, I always find myself half crying, half smiling. You're one of the reasons I now own a Bible and considering going to church. Thank you for helping me 🙏I dont know at what point someone can start calling themselves a Christian but I'm on a journey and my life feels so much more at peace. Thank you again and God bless you.

Joseph, the youngest brother who was sold into slavery by his brothers, imprisoned because of Pottifer's wife, and betrayed by the forgetfulness of two other freed inmates. Who, once God put him in a position of power, did not claim vengeance for his own, but still kept his heart open to use God's gift rescue Isreal, Egypt, and who knows what other nations from starvation.

Jesus is my favorite person from the bible!

Joe,in 2020 God saved me because i was very ill with some infection as result of C-d!I was abandoned by conventional doctors.But He said not now and here I am spreading the word of his kindness and neverending mersy. I did not care much for God before this misfortune,but now I sing his praises😊.Halleluya,i shall not die, but live to declare the works of the Lord! Keep up the good work Joe and thank you for yout honesty.We are all sinners and only by admitting our sins they are forgiven.Gid bless you and your family! ❤

Job is my favourite character. His faith in God in the face of torment, loss and sickness is awesome. His friends telling him that he must have displeased God for all this woe to befall him did not turn Job away from God.

Amen brother!! God is a God of second chances. There is hope for the truly repentant backslider!!! Thank You, Lord, for Your amazing grace!!! 🙏

In the dark and uncertain times we can feel anxious and worried. Lord Jesus please grant us your peace that surpasses all human understanding and guard our heart and minds and help us stay the course that leads us to you Lord. 🙏 🙏

Woah what a powerful testimony. I´m so glad you came back to the lord and now making videos and spreading the truth to people.

One of my favorite Bible characters is St Steven, one of the 7 chosen deacons in Acts 6 to help in service of the Church. His testimony , knowledge of sacred scriptures, and martyrdom in Acts 7, is something that moves me to be on fire for Jesus Christ and his Church, and to help bring souls to Christ. Thanks for all you do and your service Joe. 😊

Job ... I admire his faith and how he kept trusting God through the gloom , sickness , loss of those he loved , his wealth , his friends . Help us oh Lord , as we face these seeming perpetual earthly storms .

Matt. 11 Verses 28 to 30 [28] Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. [29] Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. [30] For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Hey there my brother 👋🏻 Besides *JESUS,* I'd have to say my favorites of the Bible are: 1) *Mary Magdalene-* From the moment LORD JESUS gave her the time of day she was loyal, loving and steadfast to Him. She gave Him all of her and never faltered. 2) *Jeremiah-* Deep heart for his fellow brothers & sisters, intense love for our Father & His values, all consuming commitment to bring the people & the LORD together over any adversity. 3) *Job-* No matter WHAT was thrown at him, he remained loyal & true to our LORD. 🙏🏼💖

Joe, you nailed it with the churches. I was angry with the churches. I think the majority failed. I'm part of this too. I'm equally guilty. But God in his mercy showed me the 4 horses in the heavens. Seals 1 to 4. I believe the beginning of the end has arrived. God bless you Joe. Amazing video today. Praise God. ❤

King David is my favourite character because he is the example of an imperfect and sinful man who at the end of the day is still called a man after God’s own heart because of his faith. His story can encourage all of us to seek God in the midst of our regret and remorse and seek for forgiveness.

19:01 “ your death day is on Gods calendar “ !! True, your selfishness of having the perfect body, nicest skin, pretty face, money, cars, etc. will NOT escape His wrath/judgement. Sobering thought!! 🙌🛐📖🐟🍷🍞

Matthew is my favorite. He is so strange and so smart and just the way he thinks makes me really enjoy him

David, King David, one of my favorite bible characters. Yes Joe, I listen to your words, I wait for your new videos. Thank you for the encouraging messages. Be blessed.

Joseph, when it looks like it's getting worse, He remains calm and does what he needs to do, and the Lord provides

JOE, ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO!!!! GOD AND HIS GREAT LOVE IS EVERYTHING!!!!!!

So blessed to see these videos 🙏 This is so real and needful for Christians today. You don’t know how much it blesses me to see this. Love your work, Joe 🙏

John the Baptist is my favorite ❤️ How many people agree.just sent me a Amen 🙏🙏🙏

Balaam is one of mine favorites I have too manny but that’s the first that comes to mind really,BUT Lord JESUS above all else💙💙💛!!!

John the baptist. I have not lost my faith in God but I have lost my faith in the church.

I've been feeling a little 'off 'lately but earlier tonight it hit me... I was losing my relationship with Jesus I haven't been studying or listening to his words everything has been a blur until I saw Joe he always says what I've been needing to hear, Thank you for all you do.

Noah is a big favourite of mine , only person left in the entire world who didn't live in sin and who was pure in the eyes of God

I have always wanted to meet King David since I was a child. He’s a ruddy like me. 1 Samuel 17:42 & 45 KJV 42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. 45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

My favorite is Daniel. My nickname should be Jonah. god spoke and was very clear. I ran. God stepped in and blocked my plans. Made it clear! I now obey and spread the Gospel.

One of my testimonies when I was backslided for like a month an unbeliever rebuked me for wanting to fornicate with her friend, called me a “hypocrite.” I was even justifying drinking alcohol, because I would say “Drinking isn’t a sin, Drunkenness is”. And I knew in my heart I was full of it. God can speak to us through many different things, I just thank Him for forgiving me.

Daniel is one of my favorite in the Bible thank you so much brother Joe for your videos for your message you really hit the nail on the head with every message it's really an eye-opener I love you my brother God bless you and your family sending many love and prayers to all my brothers and sisters in Christ from Pennsylvania USA 🇺🇸❤🙏

My favourites are Joseph originally, because I related to this story as a young person. But now it is Ruth, because as an older person I have found myself in similar circumstances. One time when I cried out to the Lord (one time of many), about not having a husband, His reply to me was: Anna, I am your redeemer. Because of the book of Ruth, I knew exactly what He meant by that. He was saying to me... ANNA I am your husband, I will be your provider, I will look after your children, I will provide you with a new home, a new family, a future, and my eternal blessing.... It was very powerful, and I am grateful to God. The Word is a great blessing, thank you for preaching it and asking us to interact. 🙏

Im just thabkful our God is a forgiving and loving God. I was such a hate filled atheist but i trust in God now. Im not perfect but nobody is thats the beauty of our God. He gives us mercy and forgiveness even when we dont deserve it.

I was saved at the age of 10 years old about 2 years after my brother died. I had a dream and that dream was so life like to this day i still say it wasn't a dream, it actually happened. I have been backsliding for a while now but God has never given up on me. I've never not prayed or had a quiet time but I was still backsliding. My cat was dying and something amazing happened during that time. I was so distraught but I felt God comforting me through this dying cat. How could a cat that was dying be comforting me when she's the one dying? I realized it was God comforting me. I realized he had never left me and he was constantly calling me back to him. Now I want to put him at the center of my life giving glory to him and I've been honest telling him that I don't know how to live that way and he needs to teach me how. He's been calling me to find a church and like Jonah, I've been running away from what he wants me to do. I've never once not believed in God. There's not a day that I've never not believed in his son Jesus. I wonder if i hadn't continued to pray and read the Bible and do my quiet times, i wonder if I would have recognized what God was doing, he was calling me back to him. I hate that he had to isolate me to finally get through but I'm so incredibly blessed he never gave up on me. Once you belong to Jesus, once you truly believe in him with your heart, he never ever gives up on you. He will do whatever it takes for you to turn back to him. He really does love you that much. Jonas and the prodigal son are my favorite characters. They remind me of myself and how God never gives up on you. They remind me of how you turn back to him, he welcomes you back with open arms.

Always pleasure to see you post brother Joe. God bless you and your family

I haven’t read The Bible in its entirety yet, but I really like Job and the apostle John. God bless you Joe and thank you for the work you do to bring God’s message to the world.

The apostle Paul is one of my favorite Bible character

I have so many favorites in the Bible AFTER Lord Jesus, but I think I would have to say Esther is my true favorite! God bless you for sharing that Joe. Once again, it shows us how LORD God is always working in our lives. Praise You Jesus!

King David is one of my favorite Bible character.

Joe, the Lord our God uses you and he used you to day to bring a storm to me. Thank you Father for your forgiveness and love! Take care my brother

My favorite bible character is Ruth. I love the display of devotion she had to the point of clinging to Naomi and desiring to follow her God.

Thank you Joe , Every time you talk about the Bible you bring tears to my eyes & hope in my heart , love , peace in my life , Thank you once again for helping get closer to our God ,

I started crying as soon as you told your last story Joe, I cannot thank you enough for sharing that with us because it spoke to me on such a deep level. God bless everyone here and thank you Lord for helping me see this video!! 💖💖💖

I struggle with defensiveness. God has been showing me the consequences of my sin. Yes, quietness is better. These verses are like an amen to what the Spirit is showing me. I have had a lot of pain in my marriage for 5 years now, and my mouth of poor me has caused a collateral injury with my adult daughter. 😢 But God!!!!😅

My favorite Bible character or prophet is Elijah, and on of my favorite times is when he challenged the people to a demonstration of who's GOD is real!!! The GOD of Israel or Bahl and GOD SENT DOWN FIRE when Elijah prayed!!!! Or when Mixes parted the red sea!!! Its a toss up between these two but If I had to decide I would have to go with parting the red sea because it has to be the greatest demonstration of GOD'S POWER and to see something like that in person, and it really makes me wonder how so many of them still had so much disbelief in GOD!!??

I love how joe tells stories like parables, it really helps me understand better, thank you joe. And mostly Thank Jesus!! Also I need help on mastutbston as a 14 year old boy, every time I try to sleep it bothers me and I can't sleep.

Joseph in the Old testament and Daniel are my two favorites. I've been praying that God will grow me up to have the courage, faithfulness and strength that those men had. 🙏

ABREHAM.....I CRIED WHEN GOD TOLD HIM TO SACRIFISE HIS SON😫😫 BUT.....AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE....SUCH JOY💜💜💜

My favorite Bible character is Job 🙏. Bless you & your ministry.

Mary is my favourite , sister of Martha and Lazarus... Thanks for this word Brother Joe . You are a blessing to many

What great reminders to not grow cold in our faith. Lord Jesus please help us be on fire for you! Edit: Also, my favorite Bible character besides Jesus Christ is Paul or Esther!

King David is possibly one of my favorites! Peter, and Paul aswell Amen! Glory be to God!

I have the perfect relationship with "God". I don't believe He is real. It's perfect. I go about my day enjoying myself and God remains clear from my mind. It's absolutely perfect.

My favorite Bible character every since I was a child is Esther, She has courage that still brings me to wonder how I could gain courage like this when I get into situations. She reminds me to look towards God, be still, and pray without ceasing.

Wow, Joe! This is so powerful. Thank you so much for your honesty with us. I have to share this video with others, because I know so many are in this same situation. The ending of this video blew me away! And by the way, my favorite person in the Bible, besides Jesus, is Paul. His story of redemption is a reminder to me everyday when I think someone is too evil & hardened to hear God's message, Paul reminds me they are NOT! God bless you Brother. 💜

We are in such a terrible place right now it's scary.

Shalom from Utah USA- I am from the tribe of Mennasah, King Mennasah was a wicked but repented. He is my fav biblical character next to Moses.

That was a great message. Thank you.

I cried when I heard the end, it was emotional to hear. I don't think I heard that before despite that I've watched for a while now. At least a year now since I started reading my Bible daily and trying to watch Christian channels very often anyway. I'm happy about the outcome, and both happy and sad endings tend to make me emotional. Thank you for posting another video. I liked this one a lot. God bless you. As for my favourite person from the Bible, I am not sure. I'm trying to think of which book I enjoyed reading most. I still don't memorise very easily, so I don't always remember which book a person was from or their names either, but I do remember liking the story of Jonah when I was a kid and I used to like reading the Bible picture book about him that we had a lot back then. But now? Hmm... Besides Jesus, I would say I liked many people and their stories. I liked David and his friend (I forgot his name currently), Abraham, Moses and Aaron, Jonah, Daniel, Noah, I think Esther, Job, um... Some of the apostles like I think Paul and some others, and I probably liked other people as well, but that's what I can think of currently. The people God took without having them die were pretty cool too. I think they probably have a role for the end times somehow because of that. I remember I definitely cried when I read about Saul's story during David's timeline. I cried more than once as well, it just felt so sad. Going to keep reading daily and trying to learn more. I'm still in Psalm but I've read through most of the Bible more than once in my life now I think (KJV, reading NKJV currently), I just didn't start taking it seriously til last year (2022) and was only praying with no reading except occasionally, weeks to months and even years apart back then. I had multiple things occur that made it seem like God had it all happen and align for a reason, and despite that I was really depressed for months because of being close to one person for years when she suddenly disappeared and had no more contact with me at all, I was also grateful it happened in the end since it feels like God had it happen for my benefit... I was struggling with many sins pretty strongly up til then anyway. And I had many sins/addictions since I was at least a preteen. Thankfully, things are lessening now, I'm not perfect, I still have struggles at times, but I'm still praying to improve and I feel like God has helped me improve compared to a year ago.

Thanks for this video, Joe. I feel like I've ignored God recently and I've just been seeking my own will, too worried about my own problems that I didn't stop to think of the folks around me. Thankfully, God was kind and loving enough to correct me and I feel like He's been trying to get me to give some things up in particular. It's hard, but I know it's worth it.

Michael the Archangel is my top 1 fav character, being a cheif of angels is insane

Thank you for this boldness of a video, the end really did surprise me. I can honestly say that this video got the attention of my heart. My relationship with the Lord has been challenged for a year. I know the battle of the flesh, but Christ is always victorious. The Holy Spirit has guided me in my weaknesses and into freedom. He is faithful. Very faithful. This video proves His pursuit to restore us to Him. Great is Thy Faithfulness. ❤