1 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Stephen Ferdick. 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 2: I'm the pastor of Elevation Church and this is our podcast. 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 2: I wanted to thank you for joining us today. 4 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: Hope this inspires you. Hope it builds your faith. 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 2: Hope it gives your perspective to see God is moving 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 2: in your life. 7 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: Enjoy the message today. 8 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,959 Speaker 3: I am grateful to be worshiping at Elevation Church. 9 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 1: Come on, if you're thankful for this house, if you're 10 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: thankful for what He's doing. David said, better is one 11 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: day in your. 12 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 3: House, been a thousand elsewhere a thousand days. 13 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: That's like two and a half years. 14 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 3: So I don't know what the next two and a 15 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 3: half years, if your life's going to look like. But 16 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:47,160 Speaker 3: if this is the last best day you're in God's house, 17 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 3: come on, somebody celebrate the name of Jesus like this 18 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 3: is the best day in the next two and a 19 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 3: half years. 20 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: Come on, we worship you God, We praise you Lord. 21 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 3: I want you to reach for your Bible, turning me 22 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 3: to Mark chapter five. Go ahead and stay standing as 23 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 3: we get ready to read the scripture today. It is 24 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 3: such an honor to be at Elevation Church. It is 25 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 3: a privilege for me and I just love what God 26 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 3: is doing all throughout the earth. Uh. You know, I'm 27 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 3: here today on Sunday, but I've been like with you 28 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 3: all this week because if you don't know, your church 29 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 3: is on tour Elevation Nights, has been changing city after. 30 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 1: City, and I got to hop in. 31 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 3: I was like a roadie, or maybe I was like 32 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 3: a groupie and maybe more of a groupie. I think 33 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 3: I was more of a groupie. And I was in 34 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 3: Long Island. It was the Ubs Arena. 35 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: Is that what it was? Chunks? Y'all? 36 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 3: Did you know that there are people sold out for 37 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 3: Jesus in Long Island? 38 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: In Boston, sold out. 39 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 3: Crowds all up and down the Northeast, And man, it 40 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 3: was powerful seeing that place full people worshiping, singing the songs. 41 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: That were written right out of this house. 42 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 3: Pastor Hawley was up on the stage, just presidential, poised 43 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 3: and beautiful and wonderful. Abby Yo, Abby's up on the 44 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 3: stage preaching fire. Anybody grateful for Pastor Stephen Ferdick Man. 45 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 3: I've heard him preach so much, but this week, man, 46 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:24,959 Speaker 3: the messages he was sharing changing all of us, deep, direct, beautiful, 47 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 3: and I'm so thankful for how God is using this 48 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 3: church all over the world, and I hope you're thankful 49 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 3: for it. Today we're gathering on Sunday, but your church 50 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 3: has been happening every day of the week this past week. 51 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: And it was C. S. Lewis who said it this way. 52 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 3: He said, friendship is born at the moment that you go, oh, 53 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 3: you two. 54 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: I thought I was the only one. 55 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 3: And Pastor Stephen has a way that when he preaches 56 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 3: from this pulpit, we all go oh. I thought I 57 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 3: was the only one. And I'm so thankful for his life. 58 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 3: I'm thankful for his leadership. His messages right behind this 59 00:02:58,560 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 3: pulpit have changed my life. 60 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: I gotta be honest with you, the. 61 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 3: Life he lives off of this stage. Man, his pastoring 62 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 3: has changed me, but his friendship has matured me. And 63 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 3: I know he's not in the room today, but come on, 64 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 3: I believe he's watching right now at every location. 65 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 1: Can we just thank God for our pastor? 66 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 3: Come on, make some annoys if you love Pastor Steven, 67 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 3: Pastor Hawley, Elijah Graham, and we love all y'all. Hey, yo, 68 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 3: this is not just a regular series. This is a 69 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 3: life message. I get to preach him. Part three of 70 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 3: do the new you. Try to get that annoyant you 71 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 3: know me, someone say, do the new you, not the 72 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 3: old you, not the projected you, the new you, the 73 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 3: you that God has called you to be. And we've 74 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 3: been talking about these mindsets. And what a powerful message 75 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 3: on is that I just can't encourage. I know these people 76 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 3: watching online right now. 77 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: Get the book. 78 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 3: It just hit New York Times bestseller. But man, what 79 00:03:57,720 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 3: a tragedy for you just to let him teach you. 80 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 3: Get even deeper. Get into the book because these six 81 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 3: different mindsets will transform your life. How y'all know our 82 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 3: mind is set on something. I hope that when you 83 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 3: come into this house, we're not saying something new, we're 84 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 3: saying something quite old, but we are reminding who you 85 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 3: have been called to be. I'm even believing today right 86 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 3: now it might be a mindset reset. Remember the Nintendo 87 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 3: the game wasn't going good, very good. You pulled that 88 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 3: game out. 89 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: Reset. 90 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 3: May today be a great reset. And we've been talking 91 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 3: about lots of great things. And week one he was 92 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 3: talking about I'm not stuck unless I y'all been listening. Man, 93 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 3: do y'all know the second one? 94 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: Christ is in me? 95 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 3: Okay, Okay, just making sure y'all been listening to the teacher. 96 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 3: We're gonna get into mindset number three, mark chapter five, 97 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 3: verse twenty two. Let me read it, and then we 98 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 3: will preach it. Then one of the synagogue leaders named 99 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 3: Gyrus came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at 100 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 3: his feet, and he pleaded earnestly with him, My little 101 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 3: daughter is dying. 102 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: Please come and put your. 103 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 3: Hands on her so that she will be healed and live. 104 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 3: So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed 105 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 3: and pressed around him. And a woman was there who 106 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 3: had been subject to bleeding for twelve years someone say 107 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 3: twelve years. She had suffered a great deal under the 108 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 3: care of many doctors and had spent all she had, 109 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 3: Yet instead of getting better, she grew worse. When she 110 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 3: heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the 111 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 3: crowd and touched his cloak because she thought, if I 112 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 3: just touch his clothes, I will be healed. 113 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: Talk about a mindset. 114 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 3: Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she felt in her that 115 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 3: she was freed from her suffering. At once, Jesus realized 116 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 3: the power had gone out from him. He turned around 117 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,919 Speaker 3: in the crowd and asked, who touched my clothes? You 118 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 3: see the people crowding against you. His disciples answered, and 119 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 3: yet you can ask who touched me? But Jesus kept 120 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 3: looking around to see who had done it. Then the woman, 121 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 3: knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at 122 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 3: his feet, and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 123 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 3: He said to her daughter, your faith has healed you. 124 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 3: Go in peace and be freed from your suffering. 125 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: Come on, if you. 126 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 3: Received that word today, somebody who's clapped your hands? Mindset 127 00:06:53,120 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 3: number three. With God, there's always a way, and by 128 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 3: faith I will find it. Do me a favor, Touch 129 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 3: three different people before you sit down and say, by 130 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 3: faith you're going to find it. Say by faith you're 131 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 3: going to find it. By faith, you're going to find it. 132 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 3: How many believe today that God is never late? That 133 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 3: was okay, I said, How many believe that God is 134 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 3: never late? God is never late? But have you ever 135 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 3: realized rarely is he early? No? God is not on 136 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 3: my time. God is not on your time. God is 137 00:07:53,840 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 3: on time. On time is God time? How many believes 138 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 3: that we serve a God who's on time? 139 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:03,559 Speaker 1: What's funny? 140 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 3: Is. I've been serving the Lord for many, many years, 141 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 3: and what I've realized about God is that he's definitely 142 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 3: not on my time. He's certainly not on your time. 143 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 3: But sometimes it feels like to me that God is 144 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 3: on Miami time. I'm from Miami. Maybe you don't know 145 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 3: about Miami time, but in nineteen ninety eight, I moved 146 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 3: all the way from Tacoma, Washington, to the city of Miami. 147 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 3: And when I got to Miami, I discovered this little term. 148 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 3: It's called ish. Do you know about ish? What time 149 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 3: we meet in twelve ish? 150 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: I'll never forget it. 151 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 3: My first year there, I was fourteen years of age 152 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 3: and I got invited to a wedding. It was a 153 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 3: Puerto Rican Haitian wedding. You haven't lived until you've been 154 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 3: to a Puerto Rican Haitian wedding. The invitation said four PM. 155 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 3: So I showed up like a Caucasian at three forty five. 156 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 3: I'm so white, y'all pray for me. 157 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: I got the three forty five. I was like, this 158 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 1: is awesome. I can't wait. 159 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 3: This is gonna be incredible, you know, And you know, 160 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 3: four point fifteen hit and I'm like, it's kind of late. 161 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 3: You know, this is strange. Four thirty, four forty five. 162 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 3: I'm breaking out in hives at four forty five and 163 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 3: I'm about to leave, and the guy next to me says, oh, 164 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 3: don't you leave. 165 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: This thing will start. At some point. 166 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 3: Two hours later, six pm at night, the wedding finally began. 167 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:58,479 Speaker 1: But y'all, ain't no party. 168 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 3: Like a porter Hatian party, because a Puerto Rican Haitian 169 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 3: party don't stop. Once this thing began, it just kept 170 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 3: going and going and going. This was a real This 171 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 3: was a wedding like I had never been to before. 172 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 3: God is not on your time, and he's not on 173 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 3: my time. Sometimes he's on Miami time. And the thing 174 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 3: I know about Miami time is that it might not 175 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 3: be how you planned it, but with God, it's going 176 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 3: to be better than how you expected it. Somebody puts 177 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 3: your hands together and thank him that he's on time, 178 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 3: say God time. I want us to be a church, 179 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 3: and I want us to be a people that understand 180 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 3: that when God begins to move in your life, it 181 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 3: probably won't happen the way that you expected it to happen. 182 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: It's not that I'm against speed. 183 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:55,959 Speaker 3: I just think that we're living in some interesting times 184 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 3: right now, where people are so used to getting everything 185 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:05,439 Speaker 3: immediately that all it's doing is increasing depression. It's increasing discontentment. 186 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 3: I'm not against speed as long as we all agree 187 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 3: that speed is a luxury, not an entitlement. 188 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: Look around today. 189 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 3: We are living in a world right now that we 190 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 3: all know the price of everything, but some of us 191 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:29,199 Speaker 3: know the value of nothing. Good things, God things take time. 192 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 3: That when God starts something in your life, I don't 193 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 3: know when he's going to start it. 194 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: I don't know when he's gonna show up. I don't 195 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: know how he's going to intervene. 196 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 3: But I know this that He who began a good 197 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 3: work in you, he will carry it out under completion. 198 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,079 Speaker 3: Somebody take a few moments right now, thank him in 199 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 3: advance that he's always on time. 200 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: God time is on time. 201 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 3: And in Mark chapter five we have a beautiful, beautiful, 202 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 3: beautiful story about the timing of God. That with God 203 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 3: there's always a way, and by faith I will find it. 204 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 3: The text as we begin reading today starts out with 205 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 3: this story. And really we don't have enough time. But 206 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:18,199 Speaker 3: the text is about two women. This man a name 207 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 3: of Jiros, who is a successful synagogue leader comes to 208 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 3: Jesus with a cry from his heart that his little 209 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 3: twelve year old daughter is about to die. 210 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:28,959 Speaker 1: Not right away. 211 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 3: As I read the text, what I notice is that 212 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 3: this man has a big position and a big title, 213 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 3: but sometimes your position and your title can't solve all 214 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 3: your problems. And so by faith he comes to the 215 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 3: feet of Jesus and he pleads with Jesus. What it 216 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 3: shows me quickly is that as Jesus hears the man's request, 217 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 3: Jesus is moved by the man's. 218 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: Faith, meaning my faith can move God. 219 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 3: Jesus goes with the man to his house to heal 220 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 3: his little daughter. Before they get there, she actually dies 221 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 3: on the way. Then let me just skip to the 222 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 3: end of her store. We'll come back to it in 223 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 3: a moment. But he gets to the house of this 224 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 3: little girl and she's died while Jesus was on the journey. 225 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 3: And when he walks in, there's all these mourners and 226 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 3: there's people crying, and Jesus walked and said, yop, y'all 227 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 3: stop crying, and they start laughing at him. He'sai, no, no, no, 228 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 3: the little girl is just asleep. They're going, haha, no, 229 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 3: you're crazy. And notice what Jesus does is you go 230 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:30,199 Speaker 3: back and read it. He clears the room. I can't 231 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 3: have this kind of mindset around me. I'm about to 232 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 3: bring about a resurrection, and I don't have no time 233 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 3: for doubt and. 234 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 1: For laughter to be around me. 235 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 3: A couple weeks ago, Pastor Stephen was preaching the story 236 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:45,079 Speaker 3: about the Walls of Jericho. 237 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 1: I love it. 238 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 3: I'm not stuck unless I stop. Remember the word of 239 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 3: the Lord. What does he say to the Israelites? He says, 240 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:55,719 Speaker 3: for six days, march around those walls. But remember there 241 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 3: is a particular command that he gives them. He says, 242 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 3: when you march for six days, don't say a word. 243 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 3: Can you imagine how silly this looks. We're finally here 244 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 3: for a battle. We ain't got no swords, we ain't 245 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 3: got no shields. We're just silent. Why did God tell 246 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 3: them to be silent? Because these are the children of complainers. 247 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 3: And God was saying, there's a miracle in progress. And 248 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 3: I can't allow you to speak right now because you 249 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 3: don't realize it. 250 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: The only enemy is yourself. 251 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 3: And if I let you start talking while you're marching, 252 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 3: you might talk yourself. 253 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: Out of a miracle. So be quiet. 254 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 3: There's a victory in progress. March in faith. Come on, somebody, 255 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 3: if you believe it. Today Jesus heals this little girl 256 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 3: and resurrects her. The father's reach moves Jesus, but Jesus's 257 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 3: reach resurrects the girl. 258 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: It was all by faith. 259 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 3: But what I want us to highlight today, if we 260 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 3: can for a few moments, is the timing of God. 261 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 3: Because as Jesus is moved by Jyros towards their home, 262 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 3: the scripture says that there's another woman and what appears 263 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 3: to be an interruption to Jesus on the way to Gyrous' house. 264 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 3: I actually believe it's a divine intervention. I actually believe 265 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 3: it's a divine appointment. I actually believe it's God's time. 266 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 3: The Bible says that he is on his way. There's 267 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 3: a woman there who has an issue of blood, and 268 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 3: she's had this issue for twelve years. My father, who 269 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 3: is my hero, wrote a book in the eighties entitled 270 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 3: Private Pain, and the book was based on this woman 271 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 3: with the issue of blood that she is bleeding, but 272 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 3: no one around her is all the way even aware 273 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 3: of her pain. 274 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: It's a private pain. 275 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 3: Come, y'all know it's one thing to have a struggle, 276 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 3: and it's one thing to have an issue. It's another 277 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 3: thing when you have that issue for twelve long years. Now. 278 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 3: I don't know who's watching today, I don't know who 279 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 3: came into this place today, but some of you you 280 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 3: quickly relate to this woman, because although you might not 281 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 3: be bleeding physically, you would say I'm hemorrhaging emotionally. 282 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: I'm hemorrhaging relationally. 283 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 3: I want to encourage you today as we look at 284 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 3: this passage that with God, there's always a way, and 285 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 3: by faith, you will find it quickly. What I noticed 286 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 3: about this woman is that somehow, this woman who's had 287 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 3: the same struggle for twelve long years, somehow, in all 288 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 3: of the hurt that she has faced in life, her 289 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 3: hurt hasn't stolen her hope. I felt it so deep 290 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 3: in my heart on the way over here. I want 291 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 3: to tell some people who are watching right now, don't 292 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 3: give up hope. 293 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 1: Hope is the building blocks to your faith. 294 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 3: Hope is the belief that although I can't see God, 295 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 3: I can still sense God. Hope is this belief that 296 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 3: although it seems like He might be absent, I'm gonna 297 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 3: firmly believe that He's present. You ever heard someone say 298 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 3: to you, don't get your hopes. Sometimes people say that 299 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 3: they're not saying that to be mean. I know, sometimes 300 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 3: they say that to be merciful, because they don't want 301 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 3: you to put your hope in something and then not 302 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,919 Speaker 3: get it and lead to greater disappointment. That's why the 303 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 3: scripture says, hope deferred makes the heart grow sick. But 304 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 3: today the mindset is not about getting your hope up. Now, 305 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:48,159 Speaker 3: that's not what we're teaching today. Hope is too heavy 306 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:51,679 Speaker 3: for you to hold up on your own. No, you 307 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 3: don't hold hope up. Come on, somebody, you put hope 308 00:17:56,680 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 3: in The Psalmist said, why is my soul so downcast? 309 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 3: Put your hope in God. I don't put my hope 310 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 3: in an outcome. I put my hope in God. I 311 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 3: don't put my hope in an agenda. I put my 312 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 3: hope in God. 313 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: Come on, is there anybody. 314 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 3: In the room today that would say, I'm putting my. 315 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 1: Hope in God. It is not the strength of your. 316 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 3: Faith, it's the object of your faith. We're not teaching 317 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 3: mind over matter here at Elevation Church. 318 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: We are teaching faith over unbelief. It's not faith in faith. 319 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 3: No, my faith is attached to Jesus Christ, King of Kings, 320 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:43,920 Speaker 3: Lord of lords, author and perfector of my story. 321 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,719 Speaker 1: We attach our faith to Jesus. 322 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:50,679 Speaker 3: And when I look at this woman quickly, what I 323 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 3: see is that her hope works. 324 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 1: Someone say hope works. Don't get it mistaken. 325 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 3: Hope works. How do I know hope works? Because look 326 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:06,160 Speaker 3: at what the tech says. The text says that this 327 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 3: woman has seen many physicians. 328 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: She's gone to many doctors. In fact, the Bible says. 329 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:17,239 Speaker 3: That she spent everything that she has had trying to 330 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 3: get well. 331 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:19,640 Speaker 1: And it's a troubling verse. 332 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 3: It says that as she spent everything, and as she 333 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 3: tried to go and see different doctors every time, she 334 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:30,199 Speaker 3: just grew worse. Now I'm sad that she suffered in 335 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 3: this way, but I'm grateful that she kept trying. It 336 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 3: shows me that she has hope because hope works. Don't 337 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 3: get it twisted today. If you have hope, you will work. 338 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:45,639 Speaker 3: You will do what you can do, and trust that 339 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 3: God will do what you can't do. I have three 340 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 3: little kids and my oldest boy, his name is Wyatt. 341 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 3: Wesley Wilkerson. He's six years of age. My youngest, who's 342 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 3: my favorite child. 343 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: It's my daughter. Her name is Waylan, she's two. 344 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 3: And then right in between, I think every time I 345 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 3: come to elevation, I have to always tell you a 346 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 3: story about my boy in between. His name is Wild 347 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 3: and it's wild to name your son Wild and Wyatt. 348 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 3: My oldest is quite large for his age. He's like 349 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 3: in the top ninety percentile for height and weight. And Wild, 350 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 3: on the other hand, is quite small for his age. 351 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 3: He's little, but he's feisty. He's little, but he's scrappy. 352 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 3: And for the most part, this is never really much 353 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 3: of a problem until we go to disney World. Because 354 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 3: at disney World they have these rules and qualifications to 355 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 3: get on a ride. And so we're going to disney 356 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 3: World the other day and Wild's, you know, he really 357 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 3: wants to go on the Slinky roller coaster. He's like, Dad, 358 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:45,439 Speaker 3: I want to go on the Slinky roller coaster. The 359 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 3: problem is you got to be forty four inches to 360 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 3: go on that ride. Wild is like thirty inch something, 361 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:54,119 Speaker 3: you know, I said, wild Man, I'm so sorry. 362 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:55,440 Speaker 1: You know, it's not going to happen. 363 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 3: Bro you're just too short and wild, he says, But Dad, 364 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 3: please try. I said, sure, So what have you got 365 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 3: in mind? And so him and his brother went and 366 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 3: got hair gel, spiked his hair up, put his older 367 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:17,400 Speaker 3: brother's shoes on. Can I show you what a picture 368 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:20,639 Speaker 3: looks like of hope working? This is my son wild. 369 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 3: Look at this photo. 370 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 1: You want to know what hope looks like. That's all. 371 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 3: I'm not dull enough, but I'm gonna do everything I can. 372 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:42,920 Speaker 3: Sometimes hope looks like you spake it up your hair, 373 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:47,440 Speaker 3: getting some platform shoes on, saying I'm not there yet, 374 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 3: but I am on my way. Is there anybody in 375 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 3: the room today who's got a little bit of hope 376 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 3: in their heart? 377 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 1: Hope works. 378 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 3: Hoping in God looks like waiting on God. 379 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: You got to learn to wait on the Lord. 380 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 3: The prophet Isaiah said, wait on. 381 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:14,640 Speaker 1: The Lord, and he shall renew your strength. While you're waiting. 382 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: You're getting stronger. 383 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:19,639 Speaker 3: While you're waiting, He's developing you. While you're waiting. You 384 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 3: have no idea what he is working out. But there 385 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 3: is a point to the wait. I think waiting on 386 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:29,159 Speaker 3: God is this. Waiting on God means doing everything that 387 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:34,159 Speaker 3: you possibly can and then surrendering everything you can't. So, 388 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 3: if you're sick in your body today, do everything you 389 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 3: can call upon God. Do what James says, call the elders, 390 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 3: get the oil, pray the prayer of faith, take the medication, 391 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:51,679 Speaker 3: go to the doctor, get the surgery for heaven saying. 392 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 3: But then you surrender control and you say, God, I'm 393 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:57,479 Speaker 3: gonna give you my grief. God, I'm not gonna let 394 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:00,959 Speaker 3: the enemy get a foothold of bitterness. Trust you that 395 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 3: you are making a way where there seems to be 396 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 3: no way. If you got a dream in your heart, man, 397 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 3: Pastor Stevens up here ap preaching the do. 398 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: The New You, and you're getting inspired, like that's it. Man, 399 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:17,160 Speaker 1: this is my year twenty twenty four. I got a roar. 400 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 3: I hear you, So do everything that you can call 401 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 3: upon God. 402 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:26,879 Speaker 1: God, you put this dream in my heart. God you 403 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:27,960 Speaker 1: started this dream. 404 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:32,440 Speaker 3: But then get to work, build your network, sharpen your skills, 405 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 3: watch a YouTube video, read a book, and then surrender 406 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 3: everything that you can. 407 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: God, I'm gonna give you my timeline. God, I'm gonna 408 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: trust you with it. God, I believe that you have 409 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:48,399 Speaker 1: a plan. If you're single and you want to get married. 410 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:58,360 Speaker 3: Do everything you can call upon God. Lord, I need 411 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 3: a man. I love dating you, Jesus, but I think 412 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 3: we should see other people. 413 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: Just came to me right now. That makes me laugh. 414 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 1: Stay interesting every once in a while. Leave your house. 415 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 3: No, No, I'm just waiting on God. The old thing 416 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 3: you have to like, walk out the door. Now he 417 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 3: can bring my man right here on the front door. 418 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 3: Set all right, sister, I hope you like uber eat 419 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 3: men because that's. 420 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 1: All you're working with. 421 00:24:56,680 --> 00:25:02,360 Speaker 3: No, do everything that you can and then surrender. 422 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 1: Your control over to God. God. I'm gonna trust you. God. 423 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna lower my standard. God. 424 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 3: I might be single, but I'm gonna remain secure in you. 425 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:12,400 Speaker 1: God. 426 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:14,919 Speaker 3: You're the one who completes me. God, You're the one 427 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 3: who's making away. 428 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:18,120 Speaker 1: With God. 429 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 3: There's always a way, and by faith I will find it. 430 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:22,359 Speaker 3: It's funny because why I got his hair all spiked. 431 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: Though I'm not there yet, but I'm I'm gonna do 432 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: whatever I can. We got to the slinky right. 433 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 3: Don't tell Disney, but I put wild on my feet. 434 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:38,680 Speaker 1: We snuck them on y'all. 435 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:44,239 Speaker 3: How many can testify that that's your story, that you 436 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 3: weren't qualified. 437 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: You didn't measure up. 438 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:48,680 Speaker 3: But there's a good Father who stepped in and said, 439 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:52,680 Speaker 3: they that weighed upon the Lord, I will renew their strength. 440 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:56,640 Speaker 3: Humble yourself before God, and in due season, Come on, baby. 441 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: He will lift you all. Somebody get God some praise. 442 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: Is how today. 443 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 3: This woman is doing everything she knows to do. But 444 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 3: although she's doing everything she knows to do, her problem 445 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 3: is not getting better, is getting worse. But then the 446 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:28,080 Speaker 3: Bible says it, she heard about Jesus. Church. We're gonna 447 00:26:28,119 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 3: keep telling you about Jesus. I just want to encourage 448 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 3: some folks out there. There's power in the name of Jesus. 449 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 3: Come on, if you believe. There's breakthrough in the name 450 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 3: of Jesus. 451 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,880 Speaker 1: Come on. There's healing in the name of Jesus. There's 452 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: purpose in the name of Jesus. 453 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 3: She heard about Jesus. She's tried everything but faith, because 454 00:26:52,119 --> 00:27:02,679 Speaker 3: faith begins where your ability ends. The scripture says that 455 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 3: she heard about Jesus. I don't know what she heard, 456 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 3: but something tells me it was good news. We opened 457 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 3: up church today. This is the gospel. This is the 458 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,679 Speaker 3: good news. I don't know who's watching right now. But 459 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 3: Jesus did not come to this earth to make bad 460 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:19,359 Speaker 3: little boys good little boys. 461 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 1: He came for a much deeper reason than that. 462 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 3: He came to bring people who are dead and bring 463 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 3: them back to life through his healing power. 464 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: Anybody thankful for the Gospel. It's always good news. 465 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:36,159 Speaker 3: I'm grateful for the way that your pastor preaches, because 466 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,719 Speaker 3: he preaches with a smile on his face. 467 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:41,639 Speaker 1: He preaches with the joy of the Lord. 468 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 3: He preaches every message, bringing it back to the person 469 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 3: of Jesus and bringing it back to the good news. 470 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: She heard about Jesus. 471 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:51,679 Speaker 3: And then notice it right there. The scripture says that 472 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 3: she heard about Jesus and she thought. Someone says she thought. 473 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:57,879 Speaker 1: She thought. 474 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 3: She thought, if I could just touch his clothes, then 475 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:09,919 Speaker 3: I could be made well. Another translation says that she said, 476 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,679 Speaker 3: she spoke, if I could just touch the hem of 477 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 3: his garment, then I would be made well. What kind 478 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:22,400 Speaker 3: of a mindset is this? If I could just Who 479 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:26,159 Speaker 3: taught her this? Where did she learn this? If I 480 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 3: could just touch the hem of his garment, then I 481 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 3: would be made well. It started as a thought, and 482 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 3: then the thought erupted into her mouth. See faith talks 483 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 3: Faith speaks, Faith says things. 484 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 1: Faith isn't silent. Faith actually has a sound. 485 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 3: That's why on the seventh march around those walls, God said, 486 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 3: all right, you've been marching six times, but now on 487 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 3: the seventh time, I want you to open up your 488 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 3: mouth and shout, because when you out, those walls are 489 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 3: coming down. Because faith has a sound. I wonder is 490 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 3: the sound at Elevation Church this morning. 491 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 1: Listen to me. 492 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 3: You have to get a confession that is louder than 493 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 3: your circumstance. She said it before she saw it. Oh, 494 00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 3: because that's how faith works. We don't walk by sight. 495 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:33,360 Speaker 3: We walk by faith. Before she sees it, she says it. 496 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:37,040 Speaker 3: When we were first starting the church, probably year one 497 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 3: or year two, I passed her church in Miami, Florida 498 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 3: called Voo Church. And it's always so fun because there's 499 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:45,280 Speaker 3: always people from the Elevation World e fam that. 500 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: Are always like I guess taking a cruise out of Miami, 501 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 1: like we came in for the early service. 502 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 3: You know. 503 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 1: I love it when you guys come by and say hello. 504 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:56,960 Speaker 3: But we started this church in Miami and in year 505 00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 3: one we were able to rent an off space. Now 506 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:03,720 Speaker 3: I'm gonna be honest with you, like it was. I 507 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:05,840 Speaker 3: think it was thirty five hundred square feet chunks. 508 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 1: It was small. 509 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 3: But you know, I've always been a faith man. I 510 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 3: don't say what I see. I say what I want 511 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 3: to see. So we didn't call it an office. We 512 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 3: called it the International Headquarters. And so I was at 513 00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:24,120 Speaker 3: headquarters one day and I needed to get a ride 514 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 3: home and my brother in law, who had just joined 515 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 3: our team, young in the ministry, just a servant for 516 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 3: the Lord. I said, bro, can you can you give 517 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 3: me a ride home? And so we exit the headquarters 518 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 3: and we make our way to this little parking lot 519 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 3: and where the headquarters was, let's just say it wasn't 520 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 3: a very good area of town. And my brother in law, 521 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:45,680 Speaker 3: God bless him, at the time, was driving a two 522 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 3: thousand and eight Chrysler three hundred gray with twenty inch rims. 523 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 3: I think I had one hundred and fifty thousand miles 524 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 3: on it. And as we made our way over to 525 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 3: the car, somebody had smashed his window in. 526 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:06,480 Speaker 1: I just thought that was mean. 527 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 3: You know, it's like my boys already, you know, struggling 528 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 3: with the whole ride set up, and uh. 529 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 1: And then to add insult to injury. Is like, really, 530 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:21,400 Speaker 1: you're gonna shadow this man's window. 531 00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:24,440 Speaker 3: You just took his struggle to suffering, you know, and 532 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 3: so you do what you do, you know, Like we 533 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:29,680 Speaker 3: quickly went back into HQ, checked out duct tape and 534 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 3: a plastic sack from supplies, and we came in and 535 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:35,960 Speaker 3: we you know, we duct taped the window to make 536 00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 3: it home. 537 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 1: And we got in the car. 538 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:40,560 Speaker 3: It's just like a scene, bro, like this old beaten 539 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 3: down car. Now there's glass all over the floor. We 540 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 3: have a duct tape, paper sack, plastic sack makes that 541 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:55,200 Speaker 3: dumb noise come and instantly when we got in the car. 542 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:56,480 Speaker 3: I don't know if remember that old song. It's not 543 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 3: elevation worship, so I hope I don't get in trouble. 544 00:31:58,760 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 1: But the stereo came on. 545 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 3: It was that song you Aren't Good Good Oh, and 546 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 3: we're driving. How was looking at my brother? I'm like, really, we're. 547 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:19,120 Speaker 1: Both like, I ain't singing that you know. 548 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:21,520 Speaker 3: Good? 549 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 1: You are good good? Oh? 550 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:33,480 Speaker 3: As I ain't nothing good about this God, this is 551 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:35,440 Speaker 3: a bad situation. 552 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 1: But I don't know what it was. 553 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:42,440 Speaker 3: Remember that, remember that that bridge on that song You're 554 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 3: never gonna let You're never gonna let me down down, follow. 555 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:57,160 Speaker 1: Jesus, I promise you. It's an adventure. That bridge came 556 00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 1: on and I don't know where it was. I think 557 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 1: it was like the second time that bridge. 558 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:03,719 Speaker 3: At some point, man, that thing kept going and finally, man, 559 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:08,360 Speaker 3: the spirit of God hit that Chrysler three hundred and 560 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 3: they came into that bridge a second time. But man, 561 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 3: I can't sing very good, but something came out of 562 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 3: the depths of my soul. 563 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 1: I hit it hard. You are never gonna let it. 564 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:23,280 Speaker 1: You're never gonna let me down good. 565 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:29,000 Speaker 3: I don't know who I'm preaching to today, but you 566 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:32,959 Speaker 3: gotta have a confession that is louder than your circumstance. 567 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:35,920 Speaker 3: I don't care what you're driving in. I don't care 568 00:33:35,960 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 3: what the vehicle looks like. Keep on singing, keep on worshiping. 569 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 3: Your card might be busted, but your faith is not broken. 570 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 3: I got a faith and a confession that speaks. 571 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:53,400 Speaker 1: Somebody. Take about five seconds and remind the enemy you 572 00:33:53,600 --> 00:34:00,240 Speaker 1: know who you are. You're never gonna let me out 573 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:08,520 Speaker 1: for rich that don't make no sense. I know that's faith. 574 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 1: If you're waiting. 575 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:15,840 Speaker 3: For it to make sense, you're never gonna step into faith. 576 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:18,960 Speaker 1: Because faith is the absence of sense. 577 00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:22,480 Speaker 3: You can't smell it, you can't taste it, you certainly 578 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:26,960 Speaker 3: can't see it. But you can hear about Jesus. And 579 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:30,400 Speaker 3: faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of the Lord. 580 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:33,600 Speaker 3: She said, if I could just touch, if I could 581 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:36,360 Speaker 3: just touch the hem of his garment, friends, the garment 582 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:39,200 Speaker 3: is not even him. She had a kind of faith 583 00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:41,879 Speaker 3: that said, if I could just touch the thing that's 584 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:45,279 Speaker 3: touching him. Ah, I got a revelation today. If the 585 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:48,680 Speaker 3: garment's got power, if the clothes have got power, how 586 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:51,880 Speaker 3: much more power does the body of Jesus Christ have. 587 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 3: Come on somebody, we are the church. I don't know 588 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:01,040 Speaker 3: about you, ma'am, but when we can you gather. This 589 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:04,480 Speaker 3: isn't a cool atmosphere. It's not a concert. This is 590 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:07,120 Speaker 3: the very presence of God. And when you and I 591 00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:09,360 Speaker 3: get into this place, you have no idea the miracles 592 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 3: on your left, the miracles on your right. If I 593 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:14,200 Speaker 3: could pass this microphone down the rows, you would start 594 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:17,400 Speaker 3: hearing the testimonies and the stories from right here in 595 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:22,560 Speaker 3: this body of God's wonder working power. I can't miss 596 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:25,439 Speaker 3: a Sunday at Elevation Church. I gotta be in God's house. 597 00:35:25,600 --> 00:35:27,720 Speaker 3: You don't know what's going to happen when the body 598 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 3: gets together. If his garment's got power, how much more 599 00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:31,360 Speaker 3: power does. 600 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:31,840 Speaker 1: His body have? 601 00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:36,239 Speaker 3: And I know there's some things that are going around 602 00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:38,160 Speaker 3: today about the church and some people hurt by the church, 603 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:40,080 Speaker 3: and I understand it. And there's some things that we 604 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:42,399 Speaker 3: must get right in the church, no doubt about it. 605 00:35:42,520 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 3: But may I remind everybody in this room. Ain't nobody 606 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:49,400 Speaker 3: have more church hurt than Jesus. And he keeps on 607 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:53,799 Speaker 3: showing up. Come on, somebody thank Jesus today that he's 608 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 3: never let you down, He's never quit. 609 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:56,960 Speaker 1: He keeps showing up. 610 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:02,520 Speaker 3: So here comes this woman and if I could just 611 00:36:02,600 --> 00:36:05,160 Speaker 3: touch it the hem of his garment, and the scripture 612 00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:07,520 Speaker 3: says that she begins to step through the crowd, because 613 00:36:07,560 --> 00:36:09,719 Speaker 3: at some point, faith doesn't just talk. Faith has got 614 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:13,839 Speaker 3: to walk. We didn't gather here just to talk. We've 615 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:16,560 Speaker 3: actually gathered here that you might scatter back into wherever 616 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:19,040 Speaker 3: it is that you're going walking the walk of faith. 617 00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:23,080 Speaker 3: I hope you know that God is He's motion activated. 618 00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:27,319 Speaker 3: Have you know, have you learned about God like he 619 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:29,160 Speaker 3: ever been to one of those like those sinks that 620 00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:31,920 Speaker 3: there's water there, but like there's no way to turn 621 00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:36,399 Speaker 3: it on. It's motion activated, so you have access to water, 622 00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:38,320 Speaker 3: but the water will not begin to flow until you 623 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:41,920 Speaker 3: motion your hands. James said, draw close to God, and 624 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:45,120 Speaker 3: he will draw close to you, because when I move, 625 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:53,279 Speaker 3: God moves just like that. I feel discermon more than 626 00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:55,680 Speaker 3: some of y'all responded and ask, Okay, I'm gonna bless 627 00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:58,080 Speaker 3: myself off here, come on, how y'all believe that when 628 00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:04,879 Speaker 3: you step, it gets the attention of heaven. So here 629 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:08,279 Speaker 3: comes this woman and she's pressing through this crowd an 630 00:37:08,440 --> 00:37:11,680 Speaker 3: issue for twelve years, and she's got this belief in 631 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:14,480 Speaker 3: her mind that with God there's always a way, and 632 00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:17,080 Speaker 3: my hope is working and I've been waiting, but I'm 633 00:37:17,120 --> 00:37:18,120 Speaker 3: gonna keep on trying. 634 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:21,360 Speaker 1: And as she gets close to Jesus, she touches. 635 00:37:21,320 --> 00:37:23,800 Speaker 3: The hem of his garment, and when she does, the 636 00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:26,920 Speaker 3: Bible says that instantly, immediately she's healed. 637 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:31,759 Speaker 1: So much so that Jesus is like, yo, who touched me. 638 00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:37,520 Speaker 3: One gospel the scripture said that Peter's like, Yo, Jesus, 639 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:41,640 Speaker 3: you gotta love Peter, right, It's like, bro, shut up, please, 640 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:44,279 Speaker 3: you know two thousand years later. 641 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:46,680 Speaker 1: We're gonna use you in every illustration we gone. 642 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:50,239 Speaker 3: Jesus, Come on, you don't know who touch you. The 643 00:37:50,239 --> 00:37:52,600 Speaker 3: whole crowd's pressing at you. Come on, man, like everyone's 644 00:37:52,640 --> 00:37:55,640 Speaker 3: touching you. But Jesus is saying no, no, no no. 645 00:37:56,520 --> 00:38:03,320 Speaker 3: There is a difference between the touch of fame and 646 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:07,600 Speaker 3: the touch of faith, meaning. 647 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:13,040 Speaker 1: Just because you come to church don't mean anything's gonna change. 648 00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:15,960 Speaker 3: Have you ever been like in one of those seasons, 649 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:17,319 Speaker 3: maybe you went to an elevation night, You're like, oh 650 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:25,080 Speaker 3: my god, it's too. 651 00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:28,120 Speaker 1: Early to make myself laugh this hard. Oh my god, 652 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:32,200 Speaker 1: I'm on fire. You know this language will use I'm 653 00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:34,480 Speaker 1: on fire. You ever been like I'm on fire? 654 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:34,919 Speaker 3: For God? 655 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:39,719 Speaker 1: It's like Friday night, I'm on fi. Nothing it can 656 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:44,200 Speaker 1: stop these flames. But then I don't know. 657 00:38:44,239 --> 00:38:46,760 Speaker 3: It's like you go to you know, work on Monday, 658 00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:52,440 Speaker 3: or how about you get in traffic on Tuesday and 659 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:54,919 Speaker 3: this fire that was burning so bright is quickly shut 660 00:38:54,960 --> 00:39:02,880 Speaker 3: out just with traffic. Yo, spirit fingers, where'd the fire go? 661 00:39:07,719 --> 00:39:11,800 Speaker 3: Beca There's a difference from just showing up to the 662 00:39:11,880 --> 00:39:18,680 Speaker 3: crowd instead of coming out of the crowd. One of 663 00:39:18,719 --> 00:39:22,040 Speaker 3: the most dangerous places you'll find yourself in life. Is 664 00:39:22,120 --> 00:39:24,800 Speaker 3: to think that you are on fire for God, but 665 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:26,959 Speaker 3: come to find out you were just sensing the heat 666 00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:35,680 Speaker 3: from everyone else around you. I'm not trying to make 667 00:39:35,719 --> 00:39:38,840 Speaker 3: you feel less than I'm trying to empower you that 668 00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:40,440 Speaker 3: if I just came for one person, if it's just 669 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:42,480 Speaker 3: one person on the other end of that camera, that 670 00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:45,720 Speaker 3: you've been struggling with the same thing and you've been trying. 671 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:47,400 Speaker 3: I want to let you know that God sees you, 672 00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:50,880 Speaker 3: and God knows your name, and when you make your faith. 673 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:55,680 Speaker 1: Personal, he notices. He senses he didn't come for the crowd. 674 00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:59,560 Speaker 1: He came for you. Come on, somebody, thank God today 675 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:07,360 Speaker 1: worship team can start making their way up here. 676 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:10,560 Speaker 3: And this woman she's pressing through the crowd and she's 677 00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:13,000 Speaker 3: stepping towards Jesus and she touches them of his garment 678 00:40:13,239 --> 00:40:16,879 Speaker 3: and instantly healed. And as healed, Jesus asked this question, 679 00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:19,279 Speaker 3: who touched me? And they say, come on, all sorts 680 00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:21,719 Speaker 3: of people were touching. He's like, no, I felt something 681 00:40:21,719 --> 00:40:23,439 Speaker 3: to leave my body that was a touch of faith. 682 00:40:23,600 --> 00:40:25,919 Speaker 3: And then this woman she speaks up and she says 683 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:28,200 Speaker 3: it was me and she was terrified. He sayd why 684 00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:31,239 Speaker 3: was she terrified? Because when Jesus turns to her, she's 685 00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:33,800 Speaker 3: not looking at a good teacher, and she's not looking 686 00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:34,560 Speaker 3: at a good man. 687 00:40:34,719 --> 00:40:39,640 Speaker 1: She is staring at the face of God. It's the 688 00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:40,359 Speaker 1: face of God. 689 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,279 Speaker 3: And this woman, I believe one of the great reasons 690 00:40:43,320 --> 00:40:44,440 Speaker 3: why she is in the Bible, and this is an 691 00:40:44,520 --> 00:40:46,600 Speaker 3: encouragement for so many of you, is that she is 692 00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:49,480 Speaker 3: proof positive that at your weakest moment, you are still 693 00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:50,280 Speaker 3: strong enough. 694 00:40:50,440 --> 00:41:01,520 Speaker 1: To touch Jesus. What's amazing is that I sense this 695 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:02,560 Speaker 1: so deeply my heart. 696 00:41:03,680 --> 00:41:05,440 Speaker 3: What's amazing to say if you take listen to me, 697 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:09,000 Speaker 3: if you just take one step towards Jesus, immediately, he 698 00:41:09,080 --> 00:41:10,400 Speaker 3: begins working on your behalf. 699 00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:14,560 Speaker 1: Immediately immediately. 700 00:41:14,600 --> 00:41:16,880 Speaker 3: The Bible says that the Lord looks to and fro 701 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:19,600 Speaker 3: throughout the whole earth, and he's looking for a humble heart. 702 00:41:19,840 --> 00:41:22,000 Speaker 3: He's looking for a righteous heart, someone that he can 703 00:41:22,040 --> 00:41:23,360 Speaker 3: come alongside and strengthen. 704 00:41:23,719 --> 00:41:25,800 Speaker 1: I just have this mindset. My mind is set that 705 00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:28,719 Speaker 1: God is good and has good things for me. So 706 00:41:28,840 --> 00:41:31,239 Speaker 1: I actually believe that God's looking for people to hook up. 707 00:41:31,719 --> 00:41:33,280 Speaker 1: God's looking for people to validate. 708 00:41:33,320 --> 00:41:36,920 Speaker 3: God's looking for people to partner with, and as you 709 00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:40,360 Speaker 3: just take one step towards Jesus, whether you know it 710 00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:41,800 Speaker 3: or not, he starts working. 711 00:41:42,040 --> 00:41:43,960 Speaker 1: Listen to me, it doesn't mean. 712 00:41:43,840 --> 00:41:46,799 Speaker 3: As he begins to work that you're immediately taking out 713 00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:53,360 Speaker 3: of the fire of your circumstance, not immediately always removed 714 00:41:53,480 --> 00:41:53,800 Speaker 3: from it. 715 00:41:54,840 --> 00:41:56,880 Speaker 1: We have to trust and wait on his. 716 00:41:57,080 --> 00:42:02,560 Speaker 3: Time, because God's time is on top. People always ask 717 00:42:02,600 --> 00:42:05,400 Speaker 3: that question, Hey, you know what's your favorite food? You 718 00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:06,839 Speaker 3: ever heard this question before? And like a lot of times, 719 00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:08,960 Speaker 3: when people ask this question, they have two different angles 720 00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:11,560 Speaker 3: on it. One angle is what's your favorite food? Meaning 721 00:42:11,800 --> 00:42:14,160 Speaker 3: if it was your last meal, you're on your deathbed, 722 00:42:14,239 --> 00:42:16,760 Speaker 3: what do you want to eat? Or the other angle 723 00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:18,439 Speaker 3: they mean is like, you know, what's your favorite food? 724 00:42:18,760 --> 00:42:20,480 Speaker 3: What's the one thing that you would eat every day 725 00:42:20,520 --> 00:42:24,400 Speaker 3: if you could? For me, with both crazy hypothetical situations, 726 00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:25,399 Speaker 3: I choose the same thing. 727 00:42:25,640 --> 00:42:30,560 Speaker 1: I plead pizza. You want to know what mano was 728 00:42:32,840 --> 00:42:39,040 Speaker 1: the early stages of pizza. The other day, I went 729 00:42:39,120 --> 00:42:41,400 Speaker 1: to one of my favorite pizza rihas in Miami. 730 00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:43,880 Speaker 3: It's a pretty famous place and I got there when 731 00:42:43,920 --> 00:42:45,960 Speaker 3: I showed up and there was like a line out 732 00:42:46,040 --> 00:42:49,279 Speaker 3: the door, so many people trying to get in. We 733 00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:51,680 Speaker 3: finally got seated and we were waiting for a pizza. 734 00:42:51,680 --> 00:42:53,680 Speaker 3: We put our orders in and finally pizza came out. 735 00:42:53,680 --> 00:42:55,480 Speaker 3: I'm a pepperoni and cheese guy. It came out and 736 00:42:55,880 --> 00:42:57,759 Speaker 3: I took one bite of it, and immediately I was like, 737 00:42:57,800 --> 00:43:02,600 Speaker 3: this ain't right. Come on, man, it's soft. It wasn't 738 00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:04,600 Speaker 3: holding you know how you want your slice to hold up. 739 00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:08,160 Speaker 1: You know it wasn't holding up. And I can't be 740 00:43:08,360 --> 00:43:08,800 Speaker 1: for certain. 741 00:43:08,840 --> 00:43:11,440 Speaker 3: I don't really know what happened, but something tells me 742 00:43:11,560 --> 00:43:16,000 Speaker 3: that that day the chef was under such pressure and 743 00:43:16,080 --> 00:43:20,479 Speaker 3: under such demand that he started rushing orders. It's another 744 00:43:20,520 --> 00:43:22,919 Speaker 3: message for another time, but the fastest way to steal 745 00:43:22,960 --> 00:43:25,480 Speaker 3: your sauce. Your sauce is that gift. Your sauce is 746 00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:27,200 Speaker 3: that thing that God's called you to do. Your sauce 747 00:43:27,280 --> 00:43:29,120 Speaker 3: is that special thing that God's put inside of you. 748 00:43:29,320 --> 00:43:31,400 Speaker 3: The fastest way for you to steal your sauce is 749 00:43:31,560 --> 00:43:34,560 Speaker 3: start trying to please people more than what God's called 750 00:43:34,600 --> 00:43:34,880 Speaker 3: you to do. 751 00:43:39,120 --> 00:43:41,160 Speaker 1: I preach that, I see it right now, but I'm 752 00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:46,200 Speaker 1: not gonna it wasn't right. 753 00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:50,000 Speaker 3: Because if you're anything like me, I don't just want 754 00:43:50,040 --> 00:43:55,440 Speaker 3: my pizza hot. But in the words of Little Caesars, 755 00:44:02,360 --> 00:44:04,360 Speaker 3: it's got to be hot and ready. 756 00:44:07,080 --> 00:44:08,360 Speaker 1: You didn't know I could preach pizza. 757 00:44:08,440 --> 00:44:08,600 Speaker 2: Huh. 758 00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:14,239 Speaker 3: This is a place that I can tell is hot. 759 00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:17,680 Speaker 3: Your faith might have a sound, and your faith might 760 00:44:17,719 --> 00:44:20,960 Speaker 3: even have a step. But just because you're shouting, and 761 00:44:21,040 --> 00:44:24,000 Speaker 3: just because you're stepping, doesn't actually mean that you're always ready. 762 00:44:27,440 --> 00:44:30,920 Speaker 1: You know what I love about this book. There's no 763 00:44:31,080 --> 00:44:32,440 Speaker 1: doubt that this book is hot. 764 00:44:34,239 --> 00:44:37,240 Speaker 3: But you know when the last time Pastor Stephen wrote 765 00:44:37,280 --> 00:44:40,120 Speaker 3: anything on paper and gave it to us, It's been 766 00:44:40,200 --> 00:44:40,760 Speaker 3: eight years. 767 00:44:41,920 --> 00:44:44,200 Speaker 1: Eight is the number of new beginnings. 768 00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:48,239 Speaker 3: It is no surprise to me whatsoever that it's a 769 00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:50,759 Speaker 3: New York Times bestseller, because it's not that it's just 770 00:44:50,920 --> 00:44:54,600 Speaker 3: hot and passionate. It's that it's ready. It's that it's 771 00:44:54,640 --> 00:44:58,319 Speaker 3: the right time. I want to encourage some people. Right now, 772 00:44:58,680 --> 00:45:01,680 Speaker 3: you're hot, but you might not be ready. I want 773 00:45:01,719 --> 00:45:05,000 Speaker 3: to encourage you to keep up your passion, keep stirring 774 00:45:05,080 --> 00:45:07,120 Speaker 3: up the gift on the inside of you. But just 775 00:45:07,200 --> 00:45:10,440 Speaker 3: because you're passionate and just because you're excited doesn't necessarily 776 00:45:10,560 --> 00:45:13,000 Speaker 3: mean that you're ready. I know some of you right now, 777 00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:16,359 Speaker 3: I'm in the oven of life. The heat is turning up. Man, 778 00:45:16,719 --> 00:45:17,600 Speaker 3: when's he gonna. 779 00:45:17,400 --> 00:45:20,480 Speaker 1: Pull me out? And I just want to encourage you trust. 780 00:45:20,440 --> 00:45:24,680 Speaker 3: God's timing because God is the master chef. 781 00:45:25,160 --> 00:45:29,839 Speaker 1: Somebody say, let him cook today. He knows the right 782 00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:33,000 Speaker 1: time of when he's gonna pull you out. 783 00:45:33,040 --> 00:45:35,839 Speaker 3: And this woman, what I see about her, and it's 784 00:45:35,880 --> 00:45:38,640 Speaker 3: just an observation, is something tells me is that she's 785 00:45:38,680 --> 00:45:41,440 Speaker 3: not just hot and passionate, is that she's ready for 786 00:45:41,560 --> 00:45:42,160 Speaker 3: her breakthrough. 787 00:45:43,760 --> 00:45:44,719 Speaker 1: We don't get her name. 788 00:45:44,760 --> 00:45:47,640 Speaker 3: Did you notice that she's preached as the woman with 789 00:45:47,840 --> 00:45:52,200 Speaker 3: the issue of blood. That's that's how we know her, 790 00:45:52,360 --> 00:45:55,759 Speaker 3: the woman with the issue of blood. And see, the 791 00:45:55,840 --> 00:45:59,400 Speaker 3: great lie that many of us buy into is that 792 00:45:59,480 --> 00:46:06,520 Speaker 3: your issue is you. But the power of the Gospel 793 00:46:07,040 --> 00:46:10,280 Speaker 3: is to remind you over and over and over again 794 00:46:11,080 --> 00:46:14,440 Speaker 3: that your identity is not made up of your issues. 795 00:46:15,360 --> 00:46:17,760 Speaker 1: You are not your mistake. You are not your failure. 796 00:46:17,840 --> 00:46:19,960 Speaker 3: You're not your doubt, you're not your insecurity, you're not 797 00:46:20,000 --> 00:46:22,640 Speaker 3: your bouts with depression. You're not your mistake from last year. 798 00:46:22,680 --> 00:46:28,160 Speaker 3: You're not even your mistake of tomorrow. We all got issues, but. 799 00:46:28,239 --> 00:46:28,799 Speaker 1: It's one thing. 800 00:46:29,560 --> 00:46:33,920 Speaker 3: When your issue has you, it's one thing that have issues. 801 00:46:34,080 --> 00:46:36,720 Speaker 3: It's another thing when you're controlled by your issues. 802 00:46:37,680 --> 00:46:38,760 Speaker 1: And notice this woman. 803 00:46:39,200 --> 00:46:42,560 Speaker 3: This woman showcases us that she's not just mind over 804 00:46:42,680 --> 00:46:46,520 Speaker 3: matter and shouting and stepping, but we see something that 805 00:46:46,719 --> 00:46:49,600 Speaker 3: she has a clue about and that her behavior is 806 00:46:49,719 --> 00:46:54,120 Speaker 3: breaking past every label on her life. She's a woman, 807 00:46:54,600 --> 00:46:56,800 Speaker 3: and in that time period that was an issue. She 808 00:46:56,920 --> 00:46:59,600 Speaker 3: had a sociological issue. She was not allowed to go 809 00:46:59,719 --> 00:47:01,640 Speaker 3: up to man and touch a man. Remember that woman 810 00:47:01,680 --> 00:47:04,520 Speaker 3: in Luke chapter seven when she brought the alabaster box. 811 00:47:04,800 --> 00:47:07,000 Speaker 3: It wasn't even the world that scolded her, the very 812 00:47:07,040 --> 00:47:09,200 Speaker 3: disciples of Jesus said, why are you letting this woman 813 00:47:09,280 --> 00:47:13,560 Speaker 3: touch you? She doesn't just have a sociological issue, She's 814 00:47:13,600 --> 00:47:14,720 Speaker 3: got a theological issue. 815 00:47:15,440 --> 00:47:16,120 Speaker 1: This bleeding that. 816 00:47:16,160 --> 00:47:18,160 Speaker 3: She's got going on means that she is unclean. If 817 00:47:18,200 --> 00:47:21,319 Speaker 3: you're unclean, you can't touch Jesus, let alone. You can't 818 00:47:21,360 --> 00:47:22,000 Speaker 3: touch a rabbi. 819 00:47:23,719 --> 00:47:24,799 Speaker 1: But this woman. 820 00:47:26,280 --> 00:47:30,239 Speaker 3: With a sociological issue, with a physical issue, with a 821 00:47:30,360 --> 00:47:38,400 Speaker 3: theological issue. She's got a religion that's preventing her. But 822 00:47:38,600 --> 00:47:43,520 Speaker 3: the very hope and calling of relationship is pulling her 823 00:47:46,440 --> 00:47:49,040 Speaker 3: and Jesus instantly and immediately heals her. 824 00:47:50,200 --> 00:47:50,960 Speaker 1: And I just thought today. 825 00:47:51,000 --> 00:47:53,399 Speaker 3: I thought it was important to point out that I'm 826 00:47:53,440 --> 00:47:56,279 Speaker 3: really glad that her issue of the bleeding stop. I'm 827 00:47:56,320 --> 00:47:59,040 Speaker 3: really grateful that she got healed. I'm really grateful that 828 00:47:59,160 --> 00:48:01,520 Speaker 3: the suffering in her body stop. But let's be honest, 829 00:48:01,520 --> 00:48:04,200 Speaker 3: that's not really the power of the story, because how 830 00:48:04,239 --> 00:48:05,960 Speaker 3: do you know she's gonna have some more issues in 831 00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:11,000 Speaker 3: the future. The story that we're reading about isn't just 832 00:48:11,080 --> 00:48:14,239 Speaker 3: simply that her blood flows stop. The story is in 833 00:48:14,360 --> 00:48:18,239 Speaker 3: the Bible because she has a faith that was so 834 00:48:18,480 --> 00:48:21,440 Speaker 3: powerful and so strong that made a way, and the 835 00:48:21,520 --> 00:48:24,840 Speaker 3: way that it made it is that she reissued her identity. 836 00:48:27,640 --> 00:48:29,520 Speaker 1: She re issued her identity. 837 00:48:29,840 --> 00:48:31,799 Speaker 3: Because everyone's like, yo, yo, you can't go and touch 838 00:48:31,840 --> 00:48:34,839 Speaker 3: a man. No, no, no, no, I'm not just some girl. 839 00:48:38,400 --> 00:48:39,239 Speaker 3: I'm actually his dog. 840 00:48:44,520 --> 00:48:48,400 Speaker 1: No no, no, you're bleeding, you're unclean. No no no, 841 00:48:48,760 --> 00:48:49,239 Speaker 1: I'm hurt. 842 00:48:50,080 --> 00:48:51,920 Speaker 3: And I know the man that I'm reaching out to, 843 00:48:52,440 --> 00:48:54,560 Speaker 3: I know that he sees me and he cares about me. 844 00:48:57,560 --> 00:48:59,200 Speaker 1: The power of this story is a. 845 00:48:59,320 --> 00:49:04,799 Speaker 3: Faith that reissued an identity. The news you, I want 846 00:49:04,840 --> 00:49:07,719 Speaker 3: to say it so boldly in my heart. If you 847 00:49:07,800 --> 00:49:10,919 Speaker 3: will approach God like a father every time, he will 848 00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:15,279 Speaker 3: only treat you like a daughter. I don't know, and 849 00:49:15,360 --> 00:49:19,600 Speaker 3: who needs to hear that today? Woman of God, Man 850 00:49:19,680 --> 00:49:21,879 Speaker 3: of God. If you'll approach him like dad, he'll treat 851 00:49:21,920 --> 00:49:22,520 Speaker 3: you like a son. 852 00:49:23,239 --> 00:49:24,239 Speaker 1: He'll treat you like a daughter. 853 00:49:24,360 --> 00:49:25,960 Speaker 3: Would you believe that this is the only time in 854 00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:28,719 Speaker 3: the New Testament that Jesus Christ looks at someone and 855 00:49:28,880 --> 00:49:30,279 Speaker 3: calls them daughter. 856 00:49:32,000 --> 00:49:32,840 Speaker 1: Because she had a. 857 00:49:33,000 --> 00:49:37,719 Speaker 3: Faith that reissued her identity. Yeah, I'm glad that I 858 00:49:37,800 --> 00:49:41,120 Speaker 3: got my healing. But bigger than that, and greater than that, 859 00:49:41,600 --> 00:49:44,080 Speaker 3: is that I know it's been twelve years of suffering. 860 00:49:44,480 --> 00:49:46,600 Speaker 1: Oh but baby girl, it's. 861 00:49:46,480 --> 00:49:49,000 Speaker 3: Gonna be worth it because you're now gonna have an 862 00:49:49,080 --> 00:49:53,040 Speaker 3: eternity of rejoicing. I know it wasn't your time. It's 863 00:49:53,120 --> 00:49:59,160 Speaker 3: called God time. It's called God time. 864 00:50:02,960 --> 00:50:04,480 Speaker 1: You are not your issue. 865 00:50:05,400 --> 00:50:11,320 Speaker 3: Your identity is child of God. Your identity when you 866 00:50:11,480 --> 00:50:13,399 Speaker 3: put your faith in Jesus is son. 867 00:50:13,880 --> 00:50:14,759 Speaker 1: It is dark. 868 00:50:17,400 --> 00:50:19,839 Speaker 3: I just can't help but see it what I think 869 00:50:19,840 --> 00:50:23,880 Speaker 3: about the timing of God, because please understand, the story 870 00:50:23,960 --> 00:50:26,399 Speaker 3: began with Jyris, who has. 871 00:50:26,360 --> 00:50:31,240 Speaker 1: A twelve year old daughter who's so sick she's about 872 00:50:31,280 --> 00:50:34,439 Speaker 1: to die. And it just so happens. 873 00:50:35,760 --> 00:50:39,720 Speaker 3: That there's a woman who has an issue for twelve 874 00:50:40,280 --> 00:50:47,640 Speaker 3: long years. One is dying slowly, the other has died suddenly. 875 00:50:48,719 --> 00:50:50,040 Speaker 1: I don't think it's a coincidence. 876 00:50:50,920 --> 00:50:54,359 Speaker 3: I don't think that the very year that this little 877 00:50:54,440 --> 00:50:57,120 Speaker 3: girl was born, this problem began. 878 00:50:58,800 --> 00:51:01,719 Speaker 1: See how I said that right there? But here comes 879 00:51:01,800 --> 00:51:02,640 Speaker 1: the reframing of it. 880 00:51:04,800 --> 00:51:09,080 Speaker 3: The very moment your problem began, a pathway to your 881 00:51:09,160 --> 00:51:20,440 Speaker 3: promise was born. And I just think that these two 882 00:51:20,560 --> 00:51:25,279 Speaker 3: stories overlap and intersect and have this interruption because it 883 00:51:25,360 --> 00:51:28,359 Speaker 3: is a divine appointment of God's timing. That what He's 884 00:51:28,360 --> 00:51:30,440 Speaker 3: wanting to say to every one of us, that if 885 00:51:30,520 --> 00:51:32,560 Speaker 3: you are in the room today and you ain't got 886 00:51:32,600 --> 00:51:37,040 Speaker 3: a daddy like Gyros, maybe somebody dropped you, maybe somebody 887 00:51:37,160 --> 00:51:40,719 Speaker 3: hurts you. Maybe you've ever had anybody plead for you 888 00:51:40,960 --> 00:51:43,160 Speaker 3: on your behalf. Maybe you've been betrayed and let down 889 00:51:43,360 --> 00:51:46,800 Speaker 3: and people have let you go. I just want to 890 00:51:46,920 --> 00:51:49,319 Speaker 3: encourage you. I think the story's in the Bible because 891 00:51:49,320 --> 00:51:52,160 Speaker 3: if you ain't got a daddy like Gyros Woo, you 892 00:51:52,280 --> 00:51:55,319 Speaker 3: still got to save your name Jesus who shows. 893 00:51:55,080 --> 00:52:03,600 Speaker 1: Up right on time. Would you believe me. 894 00:52:03,600 --> 00:52:06,719 Speaker 3: If I told you that twelve is the number of 895 00:52:06,920 --> 00:52:12,000 Speaker 3: order in the Bible, twelve tribes of Israel, twelve disciples, 896 00:52:12,360 --> 00:52:15,920 Speaker 3: read the Book of Revelation. When he restores the New Jerusalem, 897 00:52:16,200 --> 00:52:19,840 Speaker 3: there will be twelve pillars of foundations, twelve gates, and 898 00:52:20,000 --> 00:52:25,640 Speaker 3: twelve angels, because twelve represents order, and God's timing is 899 00:52:25,800 --> 00:52:27,120 Speaker 3: divine order. 900 00:52:27,480 --> 00:52:29,920 Speaker 1: If you believe it, Somebody give God some praise in 901 00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:34,080 Speaker 1: this house. It wasn't a coincidence. 902 00:52:35,960 --> 00:52:38,520 Speaker 3: It was God set up from the very beginning that 903 00:52:38,640 --> 00:52:41,400 Speaker 3: he was bringing these moments together. And he wants to 904 00:52:41,440 --> 00:52:44,439 Speaker 3: remind everybody in this room today. I know you maybe 905 00:52:44,480 --> 00:52:47,880 Speaker 3: have some issues, and I'm not underestimating your issues. But 906 00:52:48,040 --> 00:52:51,200 Speaker 3: more than issues, you, my friend, you have an inheritance 907 00:52:51,760 --> 00:52:54,320 Speaker 3: because you are a child of God. So may I 908 00:52:54,400 --> 00:52:56,239 Speaker 3: say it the way your pastor has been preaching it. 909 00:52:56,760 --> 00:52:59,800 Speaker 3: Don't do the old Jew, don't do your issues, do 910 00:53:00,120 --> 00:53:03,359 Speaker 3: the new you. You're a child, you're a son, you're 911 00:53:03,400 --> 00:53:05,800 Speaker 3: a daughter. Come on, if you know who you are today, 912 00:53:06,160 --> 00:53:07,240 Speaker 3: stand upon your feet. 913 00:53:07,640 --> 00:53:10,920 Speaker 1: You've got some praise and worship him. Let you know 914 00:53:11,680 --> 00:53:12,359 Speaker 1: who you are. 915 00:53:18,280 --> 00:53:22,560 Speaker 3: Some would say, with God, there's always a way, and 916 00:53:22,760 --> 00:53:35,040 Speaker 3: by faith I will find it. With God, there's always 917 00:53:35,080 --> 00:53:40,719 Speaker 3: a way, and by faith I will find it. This 918 00:53:40,840 --> 00:53:46,359 Speaker 3: woman's got a blood issue. Let's be honest, we've all 919 00:53:46,400 --> 00:53:50,600 Speaker 3: got a blood issue. It really wasn't That's not really 920 00:53:50,600 --> 00:53:54,400 Speaker 3: the best way to say it. Blood issue. What this 921 00:53:54,480 --> 00:53:59,359 Speaker 3: woman has is a blood disorder that what is meant 922 00:53:59,400 --> 00:54:04,080 Speaker 3: to happen periodically is now happening perpetually. But the very 923 00:54:04,160 --> 00:54:06,480 Speaker 3: same thing is true for you and I that all 924 00:54:06,520 --> 00:54:09,719 Speaker 3: the way back in the garden, when Adam ate that fruit. 925 00:54:10,760 --> 00:54:16,520 Speaker 3: It's set a blood disorder intomotion. But I'm grateful right there. 926 00:54:16,800 --> 00:54:21,839 Speaker 3: The promise began at the moment of sin, God said, 927 00:54:21,840 --> 00:54:22,920 Speaker 3: I've already made a way. 928 00:54:25,200 --> 00:54:25,400 Speaker 1: For you. 929 00:54:25,480 --> 00:54:28,600 Speaker 3: Will bruise his heel, but he will stomp your head 930 00:54:29,760 --> 00:54:34,360 Speaker 3: the moment your problem began, the promise was born. That 931 00:54:34,560 --> 00:54:38,120 Speaker 3: day her blood stopped flowing. But how many of you 932 00:54:38,239 --> 00:54:41,719 Speaker 3: know some days later the blood of Jesus would begin 933 00:54:41,800 --> 00:54:46,360 Speaker 3: to flow. And his blood is more than enough. His 934 00:54:46,480 --> 00:54:50,480 Speaker 3: blood covers a multitude of sins. His blood relinquishes you 935 00:54:50,560 --> 00:54:53,759 Speaker 3: from shame and condemnation. You are not what somebody else 936 00:54:53,800 --> 00:54:56,440 Speaker 3: says about you. You are not what your parents have 937 00:54:56,520 --> 00:54:58,520 Speaker 3: said about you. You're not your mom, you're not your dad, 938 00:54:58,560 --> 00:55:00,920 Speaker 3: You're not your mistake. You are not dis qualified today 939 00:55:01,120 --> 00:55:05,120 Speaker 3: by grace, through faith, God will make a way and 940 00:55:05,280 --> 00:55:08,239 Speaker 3: you too can reissue your identity. 941 00:55:08,480 --> 00:55:10,240 Speaker 4: Go ahead and thank them all over the room today, 942 00:55:15,719 --> 00:55:18,400 Speaker 4: do the new you. I want to get people an 943 00:55:18,400 --> 00:55:19,920 Speaker 4: opportunity right now to be. 944 00:55:20,080 --> 00:55:26,799 Speaker 3: New, to be made new. That's what salvation is. Old 945 00:55:26,880 --> 00:55:29,480 Speaker 3: things have passed away and the new thing has come. 946 00:55:30,680 --> 00:55:35,400 Speaker 3: That's why Jesus says we must be reborn. I'm reborn. 947 00:55:35,680 --> 00:55:40,279 Speaker 3: I'm born again. Why am I born again? Because you're 948 00:55:40,320 --> 00:55:43,359 Speaker 3: not a son by worth, You're a son by birth. 949 00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:47,839 Speaker 3: And when you know who you are, you know who 950 00:55:47,920 --> 00:55:52,000 Speaker 3: your dad is. Stay with your head bowt and your 951 00:55:52,040 --> 00:55:55,720 Speaker 3: eyes closed before we sing the song, just since God's 952 00:55:55,760 --> 00:55:58,640 Speaker 3: presence here and of relocation right there on. 953 00:55:58,719 --> 00:56:02,719 Speaker 1: YouTube right now. Know Jesus he's here and he loves you, 954 00:56:02,840 --> 00:56:03,520 Speaker 1: and he's for you. 955 00:56:04,680 --> 00:56:06,680 Speaker 3: And I love Sundays because metaphorically, to me, it's like 956 00:56:06,760 --> 00:56:11,560 Speaker 3: Jesus is passing through and anybody who reaches out, they 957 00:56:11,640 --> 00:56:14,240 Speaker 3: can too be healed. They too can find a new identity. 958 00:56:14,640 --> 00:56:17,680 Speaker 3: It's amazing her reach healed her, but Jesus is reach 959 00:56:18,040 --> 00:56:23,280 Speaker 3: to that little girl resurrected her. The reach of Jesus 960 00:56:23,400 --> 00:56:25,440 Speaker 3: will pull you up out of that slimy pit. Put 961 00:56:25,480 --> 00:56:28,920 Speaker 3: your feet on a solid rock, a firm foundation. If 962 00:56:28,960 --> 00:56:30,640 Speaker 3: God pulls you out of that oven too soon, you 963 00:56:30,719 --> 00:56:35,239 Speaker 3: don't have the foundation to hold up. Trust him, Trust him, 964 00:56:35,280 --> 00:56:37,680 Speaker 3: Trust him today. Would you give him your life? On 965 00:56:37,760 --> 00:56:39,160 Speaker 3: the count of three, If that's you saying, I want 966 00:56:39,280 --> 00:56:40,600 Speaker 3: Jesus to be the lord of my life. I want 967 00:56:40,640 --> 00:56:41,759 Speaker 3: to give my life over to him. I want to 968 00:56:41,800 --> 00:56:44,480 Speaker 3: repent from my sin, and I want to be reissued 969 00:56:44,560 --> 00:56:47,279 Speaker 3: a new identity child of God. On the count of three. 970 00:56:47,320 --> 00:56:50,520 Speaker 3: If that's you, be bold, this is your time. This 971 00:56:50,640 --> 00:56:53,200 Speaker 3: is a divine appointment. Ready on the count of three. One, 972 00:56:53,440 --> 00:56:56,799 Speaker 3: that's you, put your hand up. Two, don't look at 973 00:56:56,800 --> 00:56:58,400 Speaker 3: your neighbors. How about you neighbors. That's you put your 974 00:56:58,440 --> 00:57:01,440 Speaker 3: hand up ready, one, two, three. If that's you've lived up, 975 00:57:01,440 --> 00:57:02,040 Speaker 3: that's me, rich. 976 00:57:02,000 --> 00:57:05,600 Speaker 1: That's me. That's me. That's me. That's me. That's me. 977 00:57:06,600 --> 00:57:08,040 Speaker 1: That's me. That's me. 978 00:57:10,120 --> 00:57:13,600 Speaker 3: Church. Can we all lift our hands towards heaven. Bible says, 979 00:57:13,640 --> 00:57:16,840 Speaker 3: believe in your heart and confess with your mouth. It 980 00:57:16,920 --> 00:57:20,360 Speaker 3: all starts with a belief and a confession. So declare 981 00:57:20,400 --> 00:57:21,840 Speaker 3: this out loud, and then we're going to sing. Say 982 00:57:21,840 --> 00:57:26,400 Speaker 3: dear Jesus, Today I give you my life. I repent 983 00:57:27,280 --> 00:57:31,160 Speaker 3: forgive me. I don't want my way, I want your way. 984 00:57:31,840 --> 00:57:35,840 Speaker 3: Today I receive the gift of your righteousness. 985 00:57:36,560 --> 00:57:38,400 Speaker 1: I believe you are. 986 00:57:38,920 --> 00:57:41,840 Speaker 3: Who you said that you are, and I'm throwing my 987 00:57:41,960 --> 00:57:46,840 Speaker 3: life into your hands. Take my past, take my present. 988 00:57:47,480 --> 00:57:51,760 Speaker 3: I'm even giving you my future. God help me to 989 00:57:51,920 --> 00:57:56,720 Speaker 3: do the new me your child in Jesus' name. Come on, 990 00:57:56,840 --> 00:57:58,400 Speaker 3: everybody said, come on. 991 00:57:58,520 --> 00:58:11,440 Speaker 1: Elevation Church. 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