1 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Stephen Ferdick. 2 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 2: I'm the pastor of Elevation Church and this is our podcast. 3 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 2: Be sure to subscribe so we can get you these 4 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 2: new sermons every week. Hope you're blessed. 5 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: Today, We're gonna be in Luke chapter seven. Everybody just 6 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: remains standing just for the reading of the word, and 7 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: then I'll have you seated here in just a moment. 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: We're gonna be in Luke chapter seven, Versus one to ten. 9 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 1: As I was preparing to preach today, we have been 10 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:42,279 Speaker 1: in this series see King Jesus. And pastor said that 11 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: the series was done last week on Easter Sunday, and uh, 12 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: and I just was like, hey, can I just do 13 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,279 Speaker 1: a bonus week? Can I just just just you know, 14 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: sneak in because it's been so powerful what God is doing. 15 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: And uh, this is just a bonus week. This is 16 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: just a bonus week of c King Jesus. We're gonna 17 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: be in Luke chapter seven, starting at verse one. Here's 18 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 1: what it says. It says when Jesus had finished saying 19 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: all of this to the people who were listening, now 20 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 1: any nosy people was like, what was Jesus talking about? 21 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: When Jesus say all of this. What was he saying? Okay, 22 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: keep that in mind, just for the nosy people. We'll 23 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: pick that up a little bit later. And then it 24 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 1: says he entered Capernaum. They're a centurion servant whom his 25 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: master valued highly. Was sick and was about to die 26 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: till your neighbors say he was down bad. Verse three 27 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: says the centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders 28 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: of the Jews to ask him, asking him to come 29 00:01:56,800 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: and heal the servant. When they came to Jesus, they 30 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: pleaded earnestly with him. Hey, listen, this man deserves to 31 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: have you do this because he loves our nation and 32 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: has built our synagogues. You know, he's not like them 33 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: other Roman soldiers. He's not like that. He's been he's 34 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: been good to he's been good to us without any 35 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: back and forth. It just says in verse six, so 36 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: Jesus went with him. You didn't catch it. This this general, 37 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: this this centurion general that he oversees about one hundred soldiers, 38 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: or at least one hundred soldiers. And he didn't grow 39 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: up learning about God, didn't learn up learning about yahweh. 40 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: It's from Rome and Jesus didn't batter eye to go 41 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: with him to see what he needed. I'm just slowing 42 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: down for a moment. If you felt like you grew 43 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: up on the wrong side of tracks and didn't know 44 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: whether or not God would come for you, I want 45 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 1: you to know that's why he came. That's why he came. 46 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: If you're like, hey, I don't know all of these scriptures, 47 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: I didn't grow up and going to Sunday school, and 48 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: I'm still trying to figure this out. Just like this 49 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: centurion general. He came to him without batting an I 50 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: so verse six, it says, so he went with him. 51 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: He was not far from the house when the centurion 52 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: sent friends to say to him, Lord, don't trouble yourself, 53 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: for I do not deserve to have you come under 54 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: my roof. That is why I did not even consider 55 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: myself worthy to come to you. But say the word. 56 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: Say the word, and my servant will be healed. For 57 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. 58 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: I tell this one go and he goes, and that 59 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: when come and he comes, I say to my servant, 60 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: do this, and he does it. When Jesus heard this, 61 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: he was amazed, turn around to the crowd. Following he said, 62 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: I tell you, I ain't seen faith like this ever. 63 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: I ain't never seen faith like this. I tell you 64 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: I've not found such great faith even in Israel. Then 65 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: the men who had been sent returned to the house 66 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: and found the servant well. I just have to tell 67 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 1: you this. Has anybody got faith that you see when 68 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: they return to the house, anybody have a return to 69 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: the house chark of faith, Like when I go back 70 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: home the thing that kept me up all night. God 71 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 1: has authority to turn it around. Tell your neighbor when 72 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: I go back to the house. When I go back 73 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: to the house, hallelujah. Thank you Jesus. They found the 74 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: servant well. Title of my message, which today is I'm 75 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: going under. I'm going under. By your head, close your eyes, Jesus. 76 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: We love you, We thank you, your good God. You're 77 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: faithful God. I asked right now that you would do 78 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: what you want to do. God, his words come out 79 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: of my mouth out I pray you would snatch them 80 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: at your power, at your authority, and when it hits 81 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 1: the ears and the hearts of your sons and daughters, 82 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: their lives would be changed. We love you. We thank you. 83 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 1: And it's in the mighty name of Jesus, I pray. Amen. Amen, 84 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: you can be seated. You can be seated. You can 85 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: be seated. Just to set a direction for this message, 86 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: I want to tell you a story, quick story about 87 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: a vacation my wife and I went on. We went 88 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 1: on vacation together. Just to be clear, me and my 89 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: wife went on vacation. If the kids were going, that 90 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: would be a trip. Me and my wife were on 91 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: vacation and uh, and we were having a good time. 92 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 1: And one of the couples that traveled with us, Uh, 93 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,359 Speaker 1: they have this bright idea that we would go on 94 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: an excursion and uh, this is we're gonna go out 95 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: into a bode and go out and find a place 96 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: that we can snorkel, and we're gonna go try to 97 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: find Nemo. And uh, we're excited about it. And so 98 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: we get on the boat. The captain of our boat 99 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:25,919 Speaker 1: when he gets to the spot we went out, the 100 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: ways were a little choppy and he takes some time 101 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: to be able to give us all of the safety protocols. 102 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: He just took control. He's like, let me tell you 103 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,919 Speaker 1: what you guys are going to do, and he walks 104 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: through all of the checklists and and then he says, 105 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: it's time for you guys to go ahead and fasten 106 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: your life vest. Get your get your life vest, gohad, 107 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: and get those fastened up. And so I look around 108 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: and I noticed that my wife started to put her 109 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 1: life vest on. Now this was surprising to me. Let me, 110 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: let me tell you why. My wife's amazing. She's beautiful, 111 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: she's smart, she's amazing me and our boys. We are 112 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: the background singers too to the band that we're in. 113 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: She is the lead one hundred percent. Well, Whitney can't swim. 114 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: So I thought she was going to be the designated 115 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: social media manager for this duration of our vacation. You know, 116 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: she was going to be taking pictures in videos while 117 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: look at her, what are you doing? And she said, well, 118 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:35,239 Speaker 1: I want to go see Nemo too. So I stepped 119 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: back to proceed to watch my wife get into this ocean, 120 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: knowing that she can't swim. I'm in position ready to 121 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: go save her if I need to. Okay, I'm ready 122 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: to go. I'm watching. Immediately, I see the life thats 123 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: start to come over her neck. I see her eyes 124 00:07:56,520 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: look like she's about to die with it in seconds. 125 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: Within seconds, the captain of our boat jumps over, swims over, 126 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: snatches her up out of the water, sits her down, 127 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: says are you okay. She finally gets her breath to 128 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: say she's okay, and he looks at her and says, 129 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: you stay right here. I love that we had a 130 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: captain on this boat that knew what to do when 131 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: my wife was going under. What I know in my 132 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: life is there's times that I've been under pressure. There's 133 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: times that I've been under attack. There's times I was 134 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: so overwhelmed and I felt the hand of God snatched 135 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: me out of harm's way. Is there. I don't know 136 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 1: if you've ever been drowning, drowning before under the pressure 137 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: of this world and you experienced the hand of God 138 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: saving you. I thank God that there was a man 139 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: on that boat that had a authority. But in my life, 140 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:06,559 Speaker 1: I thank God that Jesus has all power and all authority, 141 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: and there's nothing, there's nothing that I could ever go 142 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: under that He isn't over. Jesus has authority. You see. 143 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: I love Luke's gospel because Luke, he didn't write his 144 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: gospel to a Jewish audience. He actually wrote it to Gentiles. 145 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: He wrote it to gentiles, the people that didn't grow 146 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: up learning about God. And one of the things that 147 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 1: he does is is he wants you to know, like 148 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: Jesus has all power and authority, that the rumors you've 149 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: heard about him, they're true, the murmurs that were going around, 150 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: they're true. And one of the ways he does this 151 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: is he takes time to be of the show when 152 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: Jesus speaks and things happen, like in Luke. You see 153 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:54,199 Speaker 1: this in Luke chapter four, that he comes into the synagogue. 154 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 1: There's a man that's possessed with the impure spirit, and 155 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: Jesus speaks to that demon, til them to come out 156 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: of this man, and immediately he comes out of him. 157 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: And when you go to Luke chapter four, verse thirty six, 158 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 1: look over the people say they said. All the people 159 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: were amazed and said to each other, what words are these? 160 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 1: With authority and power, he gives orders to impure spirits 161 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: and they come out. Jesus heals Peter's mother in law. 162 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: She had this fever that wouldn't break, and Jesus takes 163 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: a moment and he speaks to her and she's healed. 164 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: In an instant. You see Jesus has authority. Then when 165 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: you get to this storm in Luke, chapter eight, Jesus 166 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: asleep in the bottom of a boat, wind and waves 167 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: are blowing from left to right, and they're overwhelm. They're scared. 168 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: Jesus steps to the tip of the boat with all 169 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: power and authority and says to the wind, peace be still, 170 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:56,559 Speaker 1: because he has oh authority. You get to Jyrus's daughter, Hallelujah, 171 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 1: thank you Jesus, this little girl that had lost her life. 172 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: Jesus closes the door behind him, says, child, my child, 173 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 1: arise and she gets up because Jesus has authority. Jesus 174 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: speaks to demons and they obey because Jesus has authority 175 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 1: over every demonic force that could ever come against you. 176 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: Jesus speaks in sickness has to obey because Jesus has 177 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: authority over every virus or illness that could ever attack 178 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: your body. Jesus speaks in the wind and waves have 179 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: to obey because Jesus has authority over every element that 180 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 1: could create a storm in your life. Jesus speaks in 181 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: death obeys because he rose with all power and authority, 182 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:46,559 Speaker 1: and he has authority over death, hell and the grave. 183 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: My God has authority. My God has authority. But I 184 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: set you up. He comes to the sucker punch. Why 185 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: is it that demons? Oh, big God, and you and 186 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: I we struggle with disobedience. I said, we demons, okay, 187 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:27,719 Speaker 1: God wind and waves obey God. But you and I 188 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: struggle was obeying the voice of God. It's been like 189 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: this since the beginning. Adam and Eve, y'all had one job. 190 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: One tree, Moses. I've called you to deliver the children 191 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: of Israel out of Egyptian slavery. I don't speak, well, 192 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: I'm not I'm not the one Shonah. I need you 193 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:20,079 Speaker 1: to go to Nineveh, Nineveh. I'm going to Tarsus. There's 194 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: this one passage where Jesus heals this man with leprosy 195 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: and he tells him, He tells him he's heals them, 196 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 1: and he says, hey, listen, don't tell anybody about this. 197 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: Don't tell anybody about this, okay. Because Jesus knew that 198 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:35,679 Speaker 1: the moment words started to spread that they were going 199 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 1: to try to kill him, he knew that this was coming. 200 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: And so look at this in Mark chapter one, verse 201 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 1: forty three. This this happened cracking up. Jesus went him 202 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: and said, once with a strong warning, see that you 203 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: don't tell this to anyone, but go show yourself to 204 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 1: the priests and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for 205 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 1: your cleansing as a testimony to them forty five. Instead, 206 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 1: he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. 207 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: As a result, Jesus can no longer enter it out openly, 208 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: but stayed outside in lonely places. The more that I 209 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: wrestled with this text, I realized that many of us 210 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: we've surrendered our lives to Jesus, but we're struggling with 211 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: submitting to his authority. Today. My plea to you is 212 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: to go under the authority of God. You want his love, 213 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: but you reject his wisdom. He didn't just want to 214 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: save you. He wants to lead you. He wants to 215 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 1: guide you. And so today I wanted to slow down 216 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: for a moment and just charge you, in this season 217 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: of your life, to make a decision and say, I'm 218 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: going to obey the voice of God. I'm gonna do 219 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: what he said to do now, just for a moment. 220 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 1: There may be someone in the room that's like, hey, 221 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: I've never heard God speak to me. I don't even 222 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: know what you mean when you say that. I heard 223 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: a pastor say this once. I'm gonna try to give 224 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: this to you really quick about hearing the voice of God, 225 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: just for a moment, because I think it'll help you 226 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: in this journey. We know that God is in three persons, 227 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 1: God the Father, God the Son, and the Spirit. Right 228 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: all right, and we know this. We know this in 229 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 1: John chapter one it says, in the beginning was the 230 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: and the Word was with God and the Word. So 231 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: when I open up my Bible, I am interacting with 232 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: God the Father. He wants to speak to you. So 233 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 1: you can't just come to church on Sunday and that's 234 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: the only time you talk to him. Open up your 235 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 1: Bible on Monday, open up your Bible on Tuesday, figure 236 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: out a Bible reading plan, find them something, or I'm 237 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: just open up them to spend time with them. The 238 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: second thing is is it says the Word became flesh 239 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: and dwelt among God will use Jesus in the flesh 240 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: with someone around you to speak to you. You've ever 241 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: been thinking about something and five people came and start 242 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: talking about it, and you're like, what are you doing? 243 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: How did you know? How did you know that you 244 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 1: ever showed up on a Sunday morning pastors preaching like 245 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: he's been following following me. What is going on? I 246 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 1: can't get it. God will use Jesus to speak through 247 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 1: someone in the flesh to confirm what he wants to 248 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: speak to you. Unless we have the Holy Spirit that 249 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 1: dwells inside of you, this is still small voice. There's 250 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 1: sometimes that that the Holy Spirit gives me just a 251 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: supernatural peace that I know, I know on where I'm 252 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 1: supposed to be. And then sometimes there's just an unsettledness 253 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: that will make me feel like I gotta move, something's changing, 254 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 1: something shifting. So the only way that you get more 255 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: and more sensitive to this is to spend more time 256 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: with him. So I just wanted to take a moment 257 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: to help someone that maybe is struggling, But like, how 258 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: do I hear God's voice, read his word? Get into 259 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: a community where God could speak to some people and 260 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: have some time where you're silent, where the Holy Spirit 261 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:17,120 Speaker 1: could give you peace, could make you restless, could make 262 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 1: you move, could comfort you. There's a lot of things 263 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 1: you know to do, you just haven't done you love 264 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 1: your neighbor. You don't have to pray about that. You 265 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 1: don't have to. It's it's in the book. It's in 266 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:38,119 Speaker 1: the books. That's the God, the Father talking. That's it. 267 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 1: He has all authority. And so let's go for a 268 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: moment and talk about what it means to go under 269 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 1: the authority of God. The first thing you have to 270 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: do write this down is you have to go under control, 271 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: under control. Need a cup of water if somebody can 272 00:17:56,560 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: get me a water under control. As I was thinking 273 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,439 Speaker 1: about this, I realized once I wrote down the word control, 274 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: many of you would have got mad. She's like, I'm 275 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 1: a grown man, I'm a grown woman. Ain't nobody controlling me. 276 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: I do what I want to do. I go where 277 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 1: I want to go. You see. I love the series. 278 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: It was See King Jesus and when we talk about kings, 279 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:39,359 Speaker 1: king's rule, territory, and when you made a decision to 280 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 1: give your life to Jesus, your life became his jurisdiction. 281 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: And this is you making a decision to say I 282 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 1: am now under the control of King Jesus. But here's 283 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:56,880 Speaker 1: the thing that I know to be true, is that 284 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: some of you need to renew your relationship with authority. 285 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 1: That when I say control, when I say authority, your 286 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: mind goes back. If you're from some generation to when 287 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: you went out and had to go get a switch, 288 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:15,640 Speaker 1: that's where your mind goes. That's where your mind goes. 289 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 1: Or you know this, A hardhead means a you see 290 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: you see what I mean. You need to renew your 291 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: relationship with authority, because here's what I know to be true. 292 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: If you see authority through the lens of anger, your 293 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: relationship with God will be driven by fear. If you 294 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:42,399 Speaker 1: see authority through the lens of anger, your relationship with 295 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 1: God will be driven by fear. Let's go back to 296 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 1: the text, because I don't see anger in the text. 297 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 1: This centurion general is giving a picture of what the 298 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 1: authority of God really looks like. Go to first one. 299 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 1: It says, when Jesus had finished saying all of this 300 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. They're 301 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: a centurion servant. Watch this, whom his master valued highly 302 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: was sick. Whom is master valued highly? The master values 303 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:22,639 Speaker 1: you highly. I went and looked up that phrase, and 304 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:27,439 Speaker 1: it's a phrase and Intomost Intomost, Intomost held in high honor, 305 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 1: prized and precious. You see, I don't see anger in 306 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 1: this authority. I see love. When you see authority through 307 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 1: the lens of anger, your relationship will be driven by fear. 308 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:45,439 Speaker 1: But if you see authority through the lens of love, 309 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: your relationship will be driven by appreciation. You'll say, thank 310 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: you God for your word over my life, thank you 311 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: for correcting me, thank you for challenging me. Can I 312 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:02,359 Speaker 1: talk to the students for a moment. Your parents, grandparents, whoever, 313 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:05,360 Speaker 1: they love you, Your youth leaders, they love you when 314 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 1: they correct you don't see it. They're just mad at me. 315 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: They're just hating negative aura. No no no no no 316 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 1: no no no no no no no no, no, no no no. 317 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: What if you saw it through the lens of love. 318 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:20,639 Speaker 1: They're challenging me because they want the best for me. 319 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: They're raising their voice because they're like, no, stop that, 320 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: because it's hurting you. Turn. This is where you need 321 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: to go. I talked to the youth, but y'all needed 322 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:42,440 Speaker 1: it too, So you make a decision to go under 323 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: the control of God. And just to give you a 324 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:51,439 Speaker 1: little illustration, my boys are fourteen years old now and 325 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: we are in this season of starting to think about 326 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: what it means to get learners permit and start to drive. 327 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:00,679 Speaker 1: I need you to pray for us. I need you 328 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: to I need I need you speak in tongues. I 329 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: need you to go to the Holy Place for us. 330 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 1: Can you do that for one of your pastors here 331 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: at the church? Okay? So we took the boys out 332 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: to drive for the first time in the church parking lot. Uh. 333 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: If you've had that experience, wave your hand at me. Okay, okay, okay, okay. 334 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: Now we get in the car. We get in the car, 335 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: close the door, and you could ask my boys. I 336 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:28,400 Speaker 1: closed the door and I looked at them. I said, 337 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: be quiet. I said, I'm God. What I say, do 338 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 1: do it? Ask no questions, don't say a word, just nod. 339 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 1: I immediately was set in the toe to let them 340 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:52,119 Speaker 1: know that they were if I was in control, that 341 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 1: they were under my authority. And so I got a 342 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:57,400 Speaker 1: little quick video, a little quick video, and I want 343 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:58,640 Speaker 1: you show you they're gonna throw it up right now, 344 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: a little quick video of this moment. Or we're on 345 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 1: the road. Check this out. 346 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 3: Break breaking start turning, turn, turn turn hard, break break 347 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 3: a right, keep turning, keep turning. Keep training, keep turning. 348 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:27,880 Speaker 1: There you go, now start letting it straight up. There 349 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: you go. Now you can start gassing and go forward 350 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: a little bit. My son Carter was driving, but he 351 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 1: was under my direction. He was driving the vehicle, but 352 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 1: what you heard was my voice. Turn, turn, turn. Some 353 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: of you aren't shifting when he says shift, You aren't 354 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:59,919 Speaker 1: moving when he says move, turn, turn, turn some of you. 355 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 1: When he says turn left, you say I'm gonna turn right, 356 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 1: and and I'm saying no, turn, turn turn. When he 357 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,880 Speaker 1: said turn, he was turning you away from trouble. When 358 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: he said turn, he was saying turn away from tribulation. 359 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: When he said turn, he was leading you to a 360 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: land flowing with milk and honey, I'm just trying to 361 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 1: slow down it up. He was in control, so you 362 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: won't crash. Break break break. You're about to go over cliff. 363 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:43,439 Speaker 1: You're about to destroy your life. Break stop it right now. 364 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: It's ruining your life. Break break so your life won't 365 00:24:49,800 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: be broken. You're you're driving, but he's directing. Did you 366 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:05,679 Speaker 1: notice how quiet it was. The only very voice you 367 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: could hear was was mine Because I was in control. 368 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: You have to make a decision. I'm going under his control. 369 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: After you get that right, you're like, I've made a decision. 370 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: He's king, he's king, he's king what he says I do. 371 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 4: Then you go under cover. You go under cover, you 372 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:35,119 Speaker 4: go under his control. And now you go under cover. 373 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:38,120 Speaker 1: Many of you watch too much Netflix and all you're 374 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 1: thinking about being an FBI agent going under cover. I'm 375 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 1: talking about the protection of God, and in order to 376 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 1: receive his protection, there has to be a level of trust, 377 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: like I trust that he will cover me. I trust 378 00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 1: that he's He's over all of my life. He's for 379 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 1: what I'm dealing with. He has a different altitude. I'm covered. 380 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,720 Speaker 1: And so when you go to verse eight, listen to 381 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: this he says, for I myself am a man under 382 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:16,639 Speaker 1: authority with soldiers under me. I tell this one go 383 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 1: and he goes. I tell that when come, and he comes. 384 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: I say to my servant, do this, and he does it. 385 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 1: Did you see the cadence? No back and forth? I 386 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: say this one go, I say this one come, I 387 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: say this one, do this. He does it. God tell 388 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:50,520 Speaker 1: us go where who's gonna be there? What time do 389 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: I come home? Because you know I'm drive at night 390 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: just for the sake of some levity. I wanted you 391 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:07,880 Speaker 1: to see how we we reject his commands, but we 392 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 1: love his covering. The more that I walk with God, 393 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 1: I realize they go together. I can't have his covering 394 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 1: without his commands. This is again, we want his love 395 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 1: and we reject his wisdom. We made a decision to 396 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 1: surrender God. I'll give my life to you, but I 397 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:42,879 Speaker 1: won't submit. But protect me God, Cover me God. The 398 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 1: covering was in the command. The covering was in his word. 399 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:51,359 Speaker 1: The covering the protection that you needed was in you 400 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 1: being obedient to what God told you to do. Another 401 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 1: illustration for you. I just want this stick. I want 402 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 1: you to remember it. This week I was thinking about 403 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:08,680 Speaker 1: about cha Chase. She she's she's on our leadership team 404 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:11,680 Speaker 1: and helps lead so much with the worship team. And 405 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 1: she she drives a jeep, And I had this picture 406 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 1: in my mind of like, Chay's amazing. She keeps us 407 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 1: together on a lot of different things with communication. She's 408 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:25,919 Speaker 1: she's brilliant. She's so brilliant, I would have thought she 409 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:30,480 Speaker 1: lost her mind if this was her. Imagine there is 410 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 1: a hellstorm. There's a hellstorm, and Shane's driving her jeep 411 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 1: with the top down, windows down, and I'm talking a hellstorm. 412 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:48,240 Speaker 1: And I just had in my mind Shane driving down 413 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,400 Speaker 1: the street with her jeep just getting hitting the head 414 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:58,360 Speaker 1: with helstones. I had in my mind, you know, the 415 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: the rear mirror, just getting crab with hell. I had 416 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 1: in my mind the interior of the car but getting 417 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 1: a disaster. And I had in my mind, I'm like, 418 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 1: that's what some of our lives look like. We're riding 419 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 1: around elements is tearing up our lives when we had 420 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 1: an opportunity to be covered. What would it look like 421 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: for me to say, I'm not living my life exposed 422 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: to the elements. I'm not living my life out here now. 423 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 1: I'm not saying win won't come. I'm not saying rain 424 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 1: won't come. I'm just saying I'm covered. I'm covered. Tell 425 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: your neighbors say I'm covered. I'm covered. I feel God 426 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:40,560 Speaker 1: on that I'm covered by the blood of God. I'm covered. 427 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: My family's covered. Hallelujah, Thank you Jesus. Because I've made 428 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: a decision to follow them. My kids won't experience the 429 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 1: same pain that I experience because I'm covered. Is there 430 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 1: anybody that would take a minute to say, I thank 431 00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: God for covering me. I didn't do everything right, but 432 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: he covered me. I'm not stuck. Time and time again, 433 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 1: budd he covered me. Thank you Jesus for covering me. 434 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:16,680 Speaker 1: I'm from under I'm under cover. Hallelujah, Thank you Jesus. 435 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:20,360 Speaker 1: Tell five people, I'm under cover. I'm under cover. I'm 436 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: under cover. Thank you God. The last one, you make 437 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 1: a decision to go under the authority of God, you 438 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:49,959 Speaker 1: go under construction. You see in the text, I notice 439 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:55,960 Speaker 1: what this centurion in general, what he says. Go to 440 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:59,000 Speaker 1: verse Go to verse six. It says, it says, so 441 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 1: Jesus went with him. He was not far from the 442 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 1: house when the centurion sent friends to him, saying, listen 443 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 1: to this Lord, don't trouble yourself, for I don't deserve 444 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 1: you to have to have you come under my roof. 445 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:17,160 Speaker 1: That is why I did not consider myself worthy to 446 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:20,200 Speaker 1: come out to you. But say the word, and my 447 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:23,160 Speaker 1: servant will be healed. For I myself and a man 448 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 1: under authority. He said this. He says, you don't have 449 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:30,680 Speaker 1: to come under my roof, because everything under my roof 450 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 1: is under your authority. So we said, that's what he said. 451 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 1: You don't have to come under my roof. Just say 452 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:41,480 Speaker 1: the word, because everything under my roof is under your authority. 453 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 1: Remember earlier I said Jesus had said all of this. 454 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 1: He said all of this, and I was like the 455 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 1: nosy people? Was he? What was he saying? Well, we're 456 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 1: gonna go back now to see the context of this. 457 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 1: I really believe it's gonna bless you, because watch what 458 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 1: Jesus just got finished saying. Watch what Jesus just got 459 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,560 Speaker 1: finished That This is Luke chapter six, verse forty six. 460 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:07,720 Speaker 1: Why do you call me lord lord? And do not 461 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 1: do what I say? Right like, right before he's teaching, 462 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:20,720 Speaker 1: gets done teaching, walks up. Then he meets the centurion. 463 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:24,840 Speaker 1: Why do you call me lord lord? And do not 464 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 1: do what I say? As for everyone who comes to 465 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:31,400 Speaker 1: me and here's my words and puts them into practice, 466 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 1: I will show you what they are like. They are 467 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:36,880 Speaker 1: like a man building a house who dug down deep 468 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: and laid the rock on a foundation, the foundation on 469 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:43,600 Speaker 1: a rock. When a flood came and the torn struck 470 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:46,800 Speaker 1: that house, but could not shake it because it was 471 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:56,880 Speaker 1: well built. I want a life that's well built. I 472 00:32:56,960 --> 00:32:59,040 Speaker 1: want a life that's well built. I want a marriage 473 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: that's well built. I want a ministry that's well beaten. 474 00:33:02,520 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 1: Can we thank God for the church that God is 475 00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 1: building in his place? He is building his house. I 476 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:13,480 Speaker 1: love it. Pastor told us, he said, the blessing of 477 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 1: our church isn't because of how talented we are, Is 478 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:19,840 Speaker 1: it because? No? No, no, it was because we were obedient. 479 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 1: We were crazy enough to do the things that God 480 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:29,440 Speaker 1: said do Scared trembling, I want a life that's well built. 481 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:32,719 Speaker 1: But then he says in verse forty nine, but the 482 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:36,200 Speaker 1: one who hears my words and does not put them 483 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:39,040 Speaker 1: into practice, It's like a man who built the house 484 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:44,720 Speaker 1: on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torn 485 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:49,960 Speaker 1: struck that house, it collapse and its destruction was complete. 486 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:55,680 Speaker 1: Another way of saying it's destruction was complete, it's saying 487 00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:02,120 Speaker 1: it went under. Instruction of the business was complete. It 488 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 1: went bankrupt, lost it, all, the experience went under. Here's 489 00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:14,799 Speaker 1: the thing that I want to encourage you with, is 490 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:16,960 Speaker 1: I thank God that we see a picture of King 491 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 1: Jesus not only speaking, but we see him being a carpenter. 492 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:25,040 Speaker 1: So even though there's some damage that may has occurred, 493 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:27,680 Speaker 1: I thank God that my life because I'm under his authority, 494 00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:32,400 Speaker 1: I'm under construction. He knows how to put some pieces 495 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:36,360 Speaker 1: back together. He knows how to fix what was broken. 496 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:39,279 Speaker 1: He knows hows to mend those places that only he 497 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:42,799 Speaker 1: knows that's hurting you. I want to thank God that 498 00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 1: because I'm under his authority, his skilled hand has the 499 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:55,799 Speaker 1: ability to put some walls up that need to go up, 500 00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:58,640 Speaker 1: to tear some walls down that need to come down, 501 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:01,560 Speaker 1: to be able to make sure that my life will 502 00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:08,440 Speaker 1: be built on the foundation it would last. I want 503 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:12,279 Speaker 1: you to make a decision today. See, I'm gonna go 504 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 1: under the authority of God. I'm gonna make a decision 505 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:22,280 Speaker 1: today to put my faith in Jesus. Then no longer 506 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:27,759 Speaker 1: Well I hear words that come from God, and I 507 00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:30,640 Speaker 1: just do it my own way, do it in my 508 00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:35,680 Speaker 1: own strength, do it in my own ability. I love. 509 00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:47,919 Speaker 1: If everybody could stand on your feet. Many of us 510 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:52,719 Speaker 1: in the room have made a decision to give our 511 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:59,200 Speaker 1: lives to Jesus. We've surrendered to him. We believe in 512 00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:02,400 Speaker 1: our heart that Jesus is the son of God, and 513 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:05,160 Speaker 1: we've confessed with our mouth that God raised him from 514 00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:10,120 Speaker 1: the dead. We've surrendered many of us right now in 515 00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:13,200 Speaker 1: this moment. There's a step of obedience that we need 516 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:17,200 Speaker 1: to take. For some, it might be getting baptized at 517 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:22,760 Speaker 1: one of our locations today next week will be in Houston. 518 00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:25,360 Speaker 1: If you want to get baptized in Houston, go to 519 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:28,719 Speaker 1: Elevation Church dot org to sign up. Maybe that's your 520 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:32,480 Speaker 1: step of obedience, you know, to let everybody know I 521 00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:36,920 Speaker 1: belong to Jesus. I don't know what it is for you. 522 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:38,880 Speaker 1: Maybe for some, maybe it's a husband in the room. 523 00:36:38,920 --> 00:36:41,800 Speaker 1: You need to go apologize to your wife. He's already 524 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:49,040 Speaker 1: told you to do it. He's like, none of all. 525 00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:55,799 Speaker 1: I want to take a moment just to pray for you. 526 00:36:55,960 --> 00:37:01,200 Speaker 1: Pray for you by your close your eyes. There's a 527 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:04,840 Speaker 1: step of obedience there. God has spoken. You know you 528 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:06,279 Speaker 1: need to take this step. You know you need to 529 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:12,759 Speaker 1: take this step. It might be something so simple phone call. 530 00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:17,719 Speaker 1: You need to make shift. You need to make you know, 531 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:22,239 Speaker 1: like you've been stressed about your finances and you've been 532 00:37:22,239 --> 00:37:26,000 Speaker 1: hearing about all of these community groups and there's some 533 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:28,040 Speaker 1: people that can help you put your budget together, but 534 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:31,040 Speaker 1: you've been pushing it off. There's a step you need 535 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:34,360 Speaker 1: to take. I won't got to speak to you just 536 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:38,360 Speaker 1: in this soft still moment, maybe the Holy Spirit bring 537 00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:42,120 Speaker 1: something up. I just want to pray for you that 538 00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:46,359 Speaker 1: you would have the ability to be obedient. So God, 539 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:48,439 Speaker 1: I'll come to you sin. Thank you for your sons 540 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:51,680 Speaker 1: and daughters here in the room and all of our 541 00:37:51,680 --> 00:38:00,200 Speaker 1: campuses online today there's something you've spoken. Shift to move well, 542 00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:05,719 Speaker 1: maybe stay still. God, I pray right now that you 543 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:10,759 Speaker 1: give them confidence in boldness to do what you said 544 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:14,319 Speaker 1: to do, so that they could experience what it's like 545 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:23,279 Speaker 1: being under your authority, under your control, under your cover, 546 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:29,200 Speaker 1: under your construction, so our lives would be well built. 547 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:33,719 Speaker 1: And I pray that even if they're shame in the 548 00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:36,880 Speaker 1: room that they pushed off decisions for years, we rebuke 549 00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:41,320 Speaker 1: that in the name of Jesus. Today's a new day. 550 00:38:42,080 --> 00:38:46,520 Speaker 1: The day's a day that we can turn. Just move now. 551 00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:50,759 Speaker 1: We love you. Thank you this in Jesus name. I 552 00:38:50,760 --> 00:38:58,279 Speaker 1: pray Amen. Now there's one more prayer that I have 553 00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:02,000 Speaker 1: to do, because there may be someone in the room 554 00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:08,080 Speaker 1: that you've never surrendered your life to Christ. You've never 555 00:39:08,160 --> 00:39:11,080 Speaker 1: taken that step. You've never said God, in my life 556 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:15,799 Speaker 1: is yours? I will say, it's whoever believes in their 557 00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:19,320 Speaker 1: heart that Jesus is the son of God and confesses 558 00:39:19,360 --> 00:39:21,600 Speaker 1: with their mouth that God raised them from the dead. 559 00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:25,000 Speaker 1: You will be saved. So all he had bout all 560 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:29,080 Speaker 1: ours close. We're gonna say a prayer together. This is 561 00:39:29,120 --> 00:39:32,400 Speaker 1: a prayer of salvation. This is a prayer of surrender 562 00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:35,319 Speaker 1: for the benefit of those that are coming to God. 563 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:38,640 Speaker 1: Some this is the first time, and then some of 564 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:42,640 Speaker 1: you you're coming back home. We're gonna say this prayer 565 00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:45,840 Speaker 1: together so they don't have to say it alone. Repeat 566 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:49,840 Speaker 1: it after me saying I believe that Jesus Christ is 567 00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:52,239 Speaker 1: the son of God, and that he died on a 568 00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:56,319 Speaker 1: cross and rose from the grave to forgive me of 569 00:39:56,360 --> 00:40:00,360 Speaker 1: my sins. So I'll give you my sins, give you 570 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:04,719 Speaker 1: my shame, and from this day forward I'll follow you. 571 00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:10,880 Speaker 1: This is my new beginning. I am a child of God, 572 00:40:11,719 --> 00:40:13,799 Speaker 1: with all heads bowing, all eyes close. If you said 573 00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:16,279 Speaker 1: that prayer, you ment it making a decision to put 574 00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:18,520 Speaker 1: your faith in Jesus. I'm gonna count to three, and 575 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:20,040 Speaker 1: when I get to three, I just want you to 576 00:40:20,080 --> 00:40:23,239 Speaker 1: shoot your hand up boldly so we can celebrate this 577 00:40:23,280 --> 00:40:26,720 Speaker 1: moment with you. If we go one, two, three, shoot 578 00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:31,200 Speaker 1: your hand up. If you're making that decision. Hallelujah, Thank 579 00:40:31,239 --> 00:40:34,880 Speaker 1: you Jesus. Hallelujah, thank you. Can we give God the 580 00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:38,960 Speaker 1: biggest shout of praise? Give them Corey in this place, 581 00:40:39,719 --> 00:40:44,040 Speaker 1: Thank you Jesus. And listen. If someone next to you 582 00:40:44,120 --> 00:40:45,840 Speaker 1: raise their hand, can you give them a hug for me? 583 00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:50,080 Speaker 1: Put your arms around them, and listen. We're gonna dismiss together. 584 00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:53,439 Speaker 1: Somebody just made a decision to give their life to bath. 585 00:40:57,480 --> 00:40:59,279 Speaker 1: If someone near you raise their hand, give them a 586 00:40:59,320 --> 00:41:02,279 Speaker 1: hug for me. Tell him welcome to the family. Tell 587 00:41:02,320 --> 00:41:04,799 Speaker 1: him God bless you. Tell him God bless me. Tell 588 00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:13,680 Speaker 1: him we love you. Now. I was thinking about how 589 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:19,280 Speaker 1: to end our time together today and I was listening 590 00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:23,319 Speaker 1: to our newest elevation worship album, So Be It? Have 591 00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:28,600 Speaker 1: you been blessed by It? And I asked the team 592 00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:31,120 Speaker 1: TIFFs and the team to help me with this because 593 00:41:32,080 --> 00:41:35,120 Speaker 1: I'm worshiping. And you remember we were in this series 594 00:41:35,120 --> 00:41:37,879 Speaker 1: the pastor was preaching and see King Jesus. We got 595 00:41:37,920 --> 00:41:42,600 Speaker 1: to see him seeking, we got to see him sitting, 596 00:41:43,360 --> 00:41:46,279 Speaker 1: we got to see him standing, we got to see 597 00:41:46,360 --> 00:41:50,000 Speaker 1: him staying. And today I wanted you to see him speaking. 598 00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:54,719 Speaker 1: The song says when the king speaks a word, it 599 00:41:54,760 --> 00:42:01,040 Speaker 1: cannot be overturned. It's as good as done. And so 600 00:42:02,239 --> 00:42:04,480 Speaker 1: I asked them to show you guys the picture of 601 00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:07,319 Speaker 1: the album cover. So this is the album cover right here. 602 00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:09,560 Speaker 1: I want you to see this. And I thought it 603 00:42:09,640 --> 00:42:11,680 Speaker 1: was stipe. I thought it was cool. I hadn't really 604 00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:15,160 Speaker 1: paid attention to it. But I called Corey Prewitt, who 605 00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:18,239 Speaker 1: helps lead the creative team that put this together, and 606 00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:20,840 Speaker 1: I said, hey, I was looking at this ring and 607 00:42:21,719 --> 00:42:24,160 Speaker 1: it was really ministering to me. And I looked at 608 00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:27,359 Speaker 1: it and I saw name. I saw name. I saw name, 609 00:42:28,040 --> 00:42:32,640 Speaker 1: and then I started to research what the Senate ring meant. 610 00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:35,879 Speaker 1: And what kings would do is is they would take 611 00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:39,839 Speaker 1: a piece of paper, a proclamation, a decree, and they 612 00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:42,879 Speaker 1: would put their ring inside wax and they would put 613 00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:45,080 Speaker 1: it on the piece of paper, and the moment that 614 00:42:45,160 --> 00:42:48,279 Speaker 1: they sealed the piece of paper, it was all it 615 00:42:48,360 --> 00:42:52,880 Speaker 1: meant so be it. So when the King's ring was 616 00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:59,400 Speaker 1: stamped on that decree, stamped on that proclamation, it meant 617 00:42:59,719 --> 00:43:03,880 Speaker 1: so be it. It's done. It's done, it's done, it's done. 618 00:43:05,960 --> 00:43:09,080 Speaker 1: When I was talking to Cory and Corey said, well, 619 00:43:09,120 --> 00:43:11,400 Speaker 1: I want to let you know that. It doesn't only 620 00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:16,320 Speaker 1: say name, it says amen. So if you want to 621 00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:19,239 Speaker 1: walk this out, you have the name of Jesus with 622 00:43:19,320 --> 00:43:22,400 Speaker 1: all power and authority, saying be it, so be it. 623 00:43:22,560 --> 00:43:27,880 Speaker 1: Our response is amen, So be it God, So be 624 00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:31,080 Speaker 1: it in your life. So be it in your family, 625 00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:34,560 Speaker 1: So be it in your schools, So be it in 626 00:43:34,600 --> 00:43:40,680 Speaker 1: your home. So be it Jesus, sign seal, deliver, sing it, 627 00:43:40,719 --> 00:43:45,440 Speaker 1: sing and sing and sing and sing it. Maybe sord 628 00:43:45,680 --> 00:43:50,520 Speaker 1: it kidnop be oven son. It's as good as done, 629 00:43:51,360 --> 00:43:55,000 Speaker 1: and liven toes ears it can do the be reversed 630 00:43:55,080 --> 00:44:00,960 Speaker 1: as the key God, forget the lie the right. They 631 00:44:01,000 --> 00:44:02,600 Speaker 1: don't know the final sect. 632 00:44:02,719 --> 00:44:09,280 Speaker 5: There is all anyway, something and supree, every already speaks 633 00:44:09,440 --> 00:44:19,640 Speaker 5: is hot. The clam of bad is overcome. 634 00:44:19,920 --> 00:44:25,680 Speaker 1: My chest, and bold is bad. And he said that 635 00:44:25,920 --> 00:44:31,239 Speaker 1: it is done. It is done, So being God. 636 00:44:36,640 --> 00:44:39,799 Speaker 5: Through the one on the phone, who cannot be over 637 00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:40,880 Speaker 5: focusing on. 638 00:44:41,040 --> 00:44:45,319 Speaker 1: A millia, through the last thing. 639 00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:50,400 Speaker 5: The first rule of the universing of Alia. 640 00:44:51,760 --> 00:44:53,080 Speaker 1: Through the alphone. 641 00:44:53,239 --> 00:44:57,360 Speaker 5: Bank got the master, the banker, the mad, the bad, 642 00:44:58,920 --> 00:45:02,080 Speaker 5: and we are give him all the place. 643 00:45:02,200 --> 00:45:03,480 Speaker 1: She's gone. 644 00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:05,800 Speaker 2: Gold. 645 00:45:06,200 --> 00:45:11,040 Speaker 1: Look, God is over cold my test. 646 00:45:10,040 --> 00:45:15,800 Speaker 5: And boats is done, and he said that he is done. 647 00:45:15,960 --> 00:45:16,720 Speaker 1: He is done. 648 00:45:17,320 --> 00:45:24,359 Speaker 5: So and God, so p U be the meat. They 649 00:45:24,520 --> 00:45:30,680 Speaker 5: I no power over beat the one with all authority 650 00:45:31,000 --> 00:45:42,000 Speaker 5: brokes me. So is God, So be God. It is 651 00:45:42,200 --> 00:45:44,440 Speaker 5: by no he is reading. 652 00:45:45,480 --> 00:45:50,880 Speaker 1: He is said. It is said. He got old way 653 00:45:51,160 --> 00:45:51,839 Speaker 1: he was saying. 654 00:45:53,000 --> 00:45:56,160 Speaker 5: Now he said he is raising that. 655 00:45:56,760 --> 00:46:41,400 Speaker 1: He is fine. He is paid. Hey. 656 00:46:41,480 --> 00:46:43,799 Speaker 2: I hope you enjoyed the podcast, and if you did, 657 00:46:44,360 --> 00:46:46,960 Speaker 2: make sure to share it and subscribe so we can 658 00:46:47,000 --> 00:46:49,600 Speaker 2: get you all of these new messages as soon as 659 00:46:49,600 --> 00:46:52,400 Speaker 2: they're available. I also want to take a moment and 660 00:46:52,520 --> 00:46:54,280 Speaker 2: thank all of you who are a part of Elevation. 661 00:46:54,800 --> 00:46:58,120 Speaker 2: Whether you support us financially, or serve with us, or 662 00:46:58,520 --> 00:47:01,239 Speaker 2: just share these messages, it's because of you that we're 663 00:47:01,280 --> 00:47:03,680 Speaker 2: able to reach people all around the world. 664 00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:06,440 Speaker 1: And if you want more information on how to be 665 00:47:06,480 --> 00:47:09,640 Speaker 1: a part of Elevation, click the link in the description. 666 00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:12,280 Speaker 2: Thanks again for listening. Make sure to leave a review, 667 00:47:12,760 --> 00:47:14,520 Speaker 2: share the message, and subscribe. 668 00:47:14,800 --> 00:47:24,160 Speaker 1: God bless you.