1 00:00:00,530 --> 00:00:02,730 Speaker 1: It's another great day to be alive, and we are 2 00:00:02,770 --> 00:00:05,420 Speaker 1: so blessed to be here with you today, Victoria, my 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,020 Speaker 1: beautiful wife, and we're just praying for you guys to 4 00:00:08,060 --> 00:00:11,139 Speaker 1: have a blessed summer. I sure hope you enjoy the podcast. 5 00:00:11,300 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: I know I always enjoy these messages. They're so uplifting 6 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:17,870 Speaker 1: and encouraging and inspiring, so we hope you enjoy the 7 00:00:17,910 --> 00:00:21,570 Speaker 1: message today. Well, God bless you. It's always a joy 8 00:00:21,610 --> 00:00:23,849 Speaker 1: to come into your homes, and if you're ever in 9 00:00:23,870 --> 00:00:26,650 Speaker 1: the Houston area, please stop by and be a part 10 00:00:26,730 --> 00:00:29,610 Speaker 1: of our services. I promise you, we'll make you feel 11 00:00:29,650 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: right at home. I like to start with something funny. 12 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:34,740 Speaker 1: I heard about these three men that were out in 13 00:00:34,780 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: the wilderness. They came to this violent, raging river. They 14 00:00:38,900 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: needed to get to the other side. The first man prayed, God, 15 00:00:42,909 --> 00:00:45,930 Speaker 1: please give me the strength to make it across. And poof, 16 00:00:45,990 --> 00:00:48,870 Speaker 1: God gave him big arms and strong legs. He was 17 00:00:48,930 --> 00:00:52,530 Speaker 1: able to swim across in two hours. The next man prayed, God, 18 00:00:52,590 --> 00:00:55,010 Speaker 1: please give me the strength and the tools to make 19 00:00:55,030 --> 00:00:57,970 Speaker 1: it across. Poof, God gave him a boat. He was 20 00:00:58,050 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: able to row across in 30 minutes. The next man prayed, God, 21 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,780 Speaker 1: please give me the strength, the tools, and the intelligence 22 00:01:04,860 --> 00:01:08,030 Speaker 1: to make it across. And poof, God turned him into 23 00:01:08,090 --> 00:01:12,069 Speaker 1: a woman. She looked at the map, hiked five minutes 24 00:01:12,130 --> 00:01:16,140 Speaker 1: up the stream, and walked across the bridge. Say it 25 00:01:16,170 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: like you mean it, especially the women. This is my Bible. 26 00:01:20,060 --> 00:01:22,340 Speaker 1: I am what it says I am. I have what 27 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,540 Speaker 1: it says I have. I can do what it says 28 00:01:24,620 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: I can do. Today, I will be taught the Word 29 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:31,270 Speaker 1: of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert. My 30 00:01:31,310 --> 00:01:35,550 Speaker 1: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, 31 00:01:35,870 --> 00:01:39,170 Speaker 1: God bless you. I want to talk to you today 32 00:01:39,230 --> 00:01:43,229 Speaker 1: about better together. It's easy to do life on our 33 00:01:43,470 --> 00:01:46,210 Speaker 1: own and think we don't need any help. but you 34 00:01:46,270 --> 00:01:51,070 Speaker 1: won't reach your highest potential by yourself. God has ordained 35 00:01:51,150 --> 00:01:54,390 Speaker 1: people to come into your life to strengthen you, to 36 00:01:54,470 --> 00:01:58,610 Speaker 1: encourage you, to push you toward your purpose. You've seen 37 00:01:58,690 --> 00:02:02,830 Speaker 1: birds that fly in formation. When geese make that V, 38 00:02:03,410 --> 00:02:07,810 Speaker 1: it takes 40% less energy for them to fly. They 39 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: could do it by themselves, but they understand this principle. 40 00:02:12,060 --> 00:02:16,260 Speaker 1: They won't go as far if they fly solo. Over 41 00:02:16,260 --> 00:02:20,489 Speaker 1: 30 times in the scripture, it says one another. Love 42 00:02:20,590 --> 00:02:25,010 Speaker 1: one another, encourage one another, serve one another, comfort one another. 43 00:02:25,690 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: You need one another's around you. Don't isolate yourself and think, well, 44 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: I'm strong enough. I'm tough enough. I'm talented enough. You 45 00:02:35,220 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: may be for what you have in mind, but not 46 00:02:38,500 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: for what God has in mind. He has something bigger, 47 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:46,460 Speaker 1: something more rewarding that you can't do by yourself. Are 48 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: you flying solo or do you have a community of faith? 49 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:55,739 Speaker 1: People flying with you, watching over you, encouraging you, inspiring you. 50 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,460 Speaker 1: After the football game the other night, the star running 51 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:03,100 Speaker 1: back was being interviewed. He'd had a great game, set 52 00:03:03,150 --> 00:03:05,310 Speaker 1: a record for the amount of yards he had rushed. 53 00:03:05,850 --> 00:03:08,550 Speaker 1: The reporter asked him how he did it. The first 54 00:03:08,610 --> 00:03:12,230 Speaker 1: thing he said was it was because of my offensive line. 55 00:03:12,730 --> 00:03:15,790 Speaker 1: Those guys that block for me, they're the best. and 56 00:03:15,830 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 1: my coaches have poured into me and made me better. 57 00:03:18,750 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: My trainers have helped me to get stronger. He recognized 58 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: that we need each other. You can be good by yourself, 59 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,980 Speaker 1: but you can't be great by yourself. You won't become 60 00:03:31,260 --> 00:03:34,350 Speaker 1: all you were created to be without the right people 61 00:03:34,490 --> 00:03:38,670 Speaker 1: around you. You can go 60%, but when you get 62 00:03:38,730 --> 00:03:42,530 Speaker 1: in formation, when you have a family of faith blocking 63 00:03:42,570 --> 00:03:45,980 Speaker 1: for you, praying for you, encouraging you, you'll go 40% further. 64 00:03:46,060 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: And the scripture says here, forsake not the assembling of 65 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:56,630 Speaker 1: yourselves together. When we come together as a body of believers, 66 00:03:57,050 --> 00:04:01,950 Speaker 1: united in faith, there's something that happens that you cannot 67 00:04:02,070 --> 00:04:06,170 Speaker 1: get on your own. We draw strength from each other. 68 00:04:07,090 --> 00:04:11,250 Speaker 1: As your praise gets mixed with their praise, power is released. 69 00:04:11,710 --> 00:04:16,550 Speaker 1: Healing is released. Joy is released. Every time we come together, 70 00:04:16,850 --> 00:04:22,700 Speaker 1: you're being refreshed, restored, re-energized. It's like your batteries are 71 00:04:22,740 --> 00:04:26,539 Speaker 1: being recharged. What the week took out of you, God 72 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,610 Speaker 1: is putting back in you. And it's good to worship 73 00:04:29,730 --> 00:04:33,219 Speaker 1: on your own. It's important to pray by yourself, but 74 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:39,230 Speaker 1: something happens corporately that doesn't happen individually. That's why David said, 75 00:04:39,550 --> 00:04:44,270 Speaker 1: let us magnify the Lord together. When we come together 76 00:04:44,410 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: to magnify God, it's like the intensity is turned up. 77 00:04:48,570 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: There is power in connectivity. People tell me all the time, 78 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 1: when I drove into the parking lot, I could feel 79 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:59,140 Speaker 1: something different. A man came last week. He had never 80 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,050 Speaker 1: been to church. He had tattoos all over his face, 81 00:05:02,370 --> 00:05:05,610 Speaker 1: his arms. Looked like he'd lived a rough life. He said, 82 00:05:05,670 --> 00:05:08,390 Speaker 1: I don't know what's wrong with me. The whole time 83 00:05:08,450 --> 00:05:12,150 Speaker 1: I've been here, I couldn't stop weeping. I've never felt 84 00:05:12,170 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: this before. This building is a former sports arena. There 85 00:05:16,740 --> 00:05:20,140 Speaker 1: have been large events in here for 30 years. Nobody 86 00:05:20,180 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: walked around weeping. What's the difference? When we come together 87 00:05:24,380 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: in faith, an ordinary building becomes a house of God. 88 00:05:29,740 --> 00:05:35,110 Speaker 1: Your faith mixed with everybody else's faith creates something powerful. 89 00:05:35,790 --> 00:05:40,130 Speaker 1: It breaks bondages. It lifts depression. It brings healing. It 90 00:05:40,190 --> 00:05:44,910 Speaker 1: restores joy. I'm glad you watch. Glad you listen. but 91 00:05:44,970 --> 00:05:48,150 Speaker 1: don't let this be a substitute for going to your 92 00:05:48,210 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: local church. Let it be an addition. You need to 93 00:05:52,180 --> 00:05:55,140 Speaker 1: be around a community of faith. And I know it 94 00:05:55,180 --> 00:05:57,620 Speaker 1: takes effort. You have to get up early, get your 95 00:05:57,660 --> 00:06:01,100 Speaker 1: kids dressed, drive somewhere on your day off. There's a 96 00:06:01,140 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 1: lot of other things you could be doing, but you 97 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 1: will never give God something without him giving you more 98 00:06:07,540 --> 00:06:12,350 Speaker 1: back in return. You give God the first part of 99 00:06:12,390 --> 00:06:16,409 Speaker 1: your week. Take a few hours to assemble together. Connect 100 00:06:16,450 --> 00:06:20,510 Speaker 1: with other believers. God will make up the time. He 101 00:06:20,550 --> 00:06:23,669 Speaker 1: can give you one idea, one good break that will 102 00:06:23,690 --> 00:06:27,990 Speaker 1: put you six months down the road. God sees the sacrifice. 103 00:06:28,670 --> 00:06:32,530 Speaker 1: Every time you obey, there's a blessing that follows. There 104 00:06:32,550 --> 00:06:34,690 Speaker 1: have been times that I've come and had a lot 105 00:06:34,730 --> 00:06:38,230 Speaker 1: on my mind, dealing with challenges. But when I walk 106 00:06:38,310 --> 00:06:41,810 Speaker 1: in these doors and hear the songs of praise and 107 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: see the smile on your face, I can feel the 108 00:06:45,140 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: victory in the room. All of a sudden, I have 109 00:06:48,020 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 1: a new perspective. I'm reminded that God is bigger than 110 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: anything that I'm facing, that he's in control of my life. 111 00:06:56,820 --> 00:06:59,980 Speaker 1: It's like that heaviness lifts right off. I have a 112 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:05,540 Speaker 1: whole new attitude. What is that? God refreshing, restoring, re-energizing. 113 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,700 Speaker 1: I could have stayed at home and hoped to get better, 114 00:07:09,339 --> 00:07:12,650 Speaker 1: prayed for joy and believed for a breakthrough, but there's 115 00:07:12,730 --> 00:07:18,430 Speaker 1: power in connectivity. Your faith is making me stronger. Your 116 00:07:18,510 --> 00:07:22,590 Speaker 1: praise is helping fight my battles. Your smile is giving 117 00:07:22,630 --> 00:07:27,370 Speaker 1: me joy. When we come together, it's not only refueling you, 118 00:07:27,870 --> 00:07:31,190 Speaker 1: but it's helping others. And sometimes we think, well, everything's 119 00:07:31,270 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: great in my life. I don't need to come. Why 120 00:07:34,150 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: don't you come and let your praise be for somebody else? 121 00:07:38,540 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: Why don't you let your worship create an atmosphere for 122 00:07:42,500 --> 00:07:46,670 Speaker 1: God to bless others? Your smile can be what keeps 123 00:07:46,690 --> 00:07:50,170 Speaker 1: them going. Your hug can be what puts them back 124 00:07:50,250 --> 00:07:53,450 Speaker 1: on their feet. I talked to someone that's been at 125 00:07:53,510 --> 00:07:56,550 Speaker 1: Lakewood for over 40 years. When I was growing up, 126 00:07:57,070 --> 00:07:59,170 Speaker 1: they helped take care of me as a young boy. 127 00:07:59,790 --> 00:08:02,510 Speaker 1: They were telling me about how much the church meant 128 00:08:02,550 --> 00:08:05,030 Speaker 1: to them and how they wouldn't have made it through 129 00:08:05,070 --> 00:08:08,170 Speaker 1: some tough times if it wasn't for Lakewood. They were 130 00:08:08,230 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: so grateful for what they had received. But all I 131 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: could think about is how much I had received from them, 132 00:08:15,110 --> 00:08:20,970 Speaker 1: about how many other people they've impacted with their faithfulness, giving, 133 00:08:21,290 --> 00:08:25,790 Speaker 1: serving year after year. You being here is making us 134 00:08:26,030 --> 00:08:30,690 Speaker 1: all stronger. Your faithfulness is what's causing some people to 135 00:08:30,740 --> 00:08:33,980 Speaker 1: keep moving forward. They came in, didn't think they could 136 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,610 Speaker 1: go on. But when they heard your praise, when they 137 00:08:36,650 --> 00:08:40,410 Speaker 1: saw your smile, your encouragement, it breathed new life back 138 00:08:40,450 --> 00:08:45,210 Speaker 1: into their spirit. Well, Joel, not me. I'm just one 139 00:08:45,290 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 1: person in this big crowd. I'm just sitting way up top. Yes, 140 00:08:48,340 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: but your presence made the atmosphere better. You brought God 141 00:08:52,220 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: with you. You brought faith with you. You came with expectancy. 142 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 1: And the scripture says, Where two or three are gathered 143 00:08:59,860 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: in the name of Jesus, God is in the midst. 144 00:09:03,100 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: How about when two or 300 are gathered or two 145 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:10,830 Speaker 1: or 3,000 or 20 or 30,000? I believe that it's multiplied. 146 00:09:12,309 --> 00:09:16,350 Speaker 1: Every one of us is causing there to be greater faith, 147 00:09:16,929 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 1: greater strength, greater joy. Together, we're better. Together, we're stronger. Together, 148 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:26,949 Speaker 1: we're more powerful. It's good to watch. It's good to listen. 149 00:09:27,070 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: I believe we're connected in spirit. But if you live 150 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:33,580 Speaker 1: in this area, don't go the next 30 years and 151 00:09:33,620 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 1: miss out. We need you. Not only will you make 152 00:09:37,940 --> 00:09:40,300 Speaker 1: us better, I'll make a promise to you, we'll make 153 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:44,689 Speaker 1: you better. What you like on television is multiplied in person. 154 00:09:45,530 --> 00:09:48,729 Speaker 1: But wherever you live, get plugged in to a good 155 00:09:48,970 --> 00:09:53,270 Speaker 1: Bible-based church. Here's the key. Don't compare that church to 156 00:09:53,309 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: this church. Your pastor may not be as good looking 157 00:09:56,900 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 1: as me. I don't know why I say that. but 158 00:10:01,740 --> 00:10:06,700 Speaker 1: that's okay. The blessing is in the obedience of assembling together. 159 00:10:15,230 --> 00:10:18,610 Speaker 1: It goes on to say, as the matter of some is. 160 00:10:19,450 --> 00:10:22,819 Speaker 1: That means some used to be plugged in. Some used 161 00:10:22,860 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: to make God a priority. They used to be faithful, giving, serving, attending, 162 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: but they got distracted. They got busy. What they're really 163 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,750 Speaker 1: saying is, I can fly solo. I can do life 164 00:10:34,830 --> 00:10:38,510 Speaker 1: on my own. The problem with not having a community 165 00:10:38,630 --> 00:10:42,590 Speaker 1: of faith is you get out from under protection. When 166 00:10:42,630 --> 00:10:45,670 Speaker 1: you're with a body of believers, you not only have 167 00:10:45,809 --> 00:10:49,670 Speaker 1: people watching over you, but God covers you. He puts 168 00:10:49,750 --> 00:10:53,020 Speaker 1: a hedge of protection that will make it more difficult 169 00:10:53,140 --> 00:10:56,510 Speaker 1: to get off course. And man, I know. He and 170 00:10:56,580 --> 00:10:59,300 Speaker 1: his family, when I was growing up, they were some 171 00:10:59,340 --> 00:11:02,580 Speaker 1: of our main leaders here at Lakewood, really great people. 172 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 1: And I was friends with his children, but he got distracted. 173 00:11:07,340 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: He decided he didn't need a community of faith. He's 174 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: going to fly solo. He's going to live isolated. Nobody 175 00:11:12,570 --> 00:11:16,429 Speaker 1: to watch after him. He ended up losing his marriage. 176 00:11:17,070 --> 00:11:19,949 Speaker 1: He turned to alcohol. He went way downhill. And now 177 00:11:20,090 --> 00:11:22,790 Speaker 1: none of his children will have anything to do with him. 178 00:11:23,750 --> 00:11:27,740 Speaker 1: thought about how different his life would be if he 179 00:11:27,780 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: would have just stayed connected. If he would have continued 180 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 1: that commitment to make God a priority. Being here each week, 181 00:11:36,380 --> 00:11:40,300 Speaker 1: serving with others. When you're in the house of the Lord, 182 00:11:40,580 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: there is a protection that God puts on you. There 183 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 1: are battles that you won't have to fight. temptations you 184 00:11:48,470 --> 00:11:51,490 Speaker 1: won't have to deal with, struggles you won't have to 185 00:11:51,550 --> 00:11:56,830 Speaker 1: go through because you're connected, you're plugged in, you're honoring God. 186 00:11:57,650 --> 00:11:59,750 Speaker 1: And I can't think of a better gift to give 187 00:11:59,790 --> 00:12:02,550 Speaker 1: your children than to raise them in the house of 188 00:12:02,570 --> 00:12:08,370 Speaker 1: the Lord. Some people won't understand. Why are you getting 189 00:12:08,470 --> 00:12:11,370 Speaker 1: up early on your day off to not just go 190 00:12:11,429 --> 00:12:14,090 Speaker 1: to church? You go early to serve. You stay late 191 00:12:14,130 --> 00:12:17,110 Speaker 1: to help others. What's wrong with you? They don't realize 192 00:12:17,490 --> 00:12:21,469 Speaker 1: that's not only refueling you, but the scripture says when 193 00:12:21,510 --> 00:12:24,809 Speaker 1: you're planted in the house of the Lord, you will flourish. 194 00:12:25,470 --> 00:12:29,150 Speaker 1: When you're plugged in, faithful, you make being at God's 195 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:33,059 Speaker 1: house a priority. There is a blessing on your life 196 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: that will cause you to bloom, to blossom, to flourish. 197 00:12:37,500 --> 00:12:40,420 Speaker 1: You will reach levels that you could not reach on 198 00:12:40,460 --> 00:12:45,059 Speaker 1: your own. David said, I love your sanctuary, the place 199 00:12:45,350 --> 00:12:48,790 Speaker 1: where your glory shines. You know what's happening right now? 200 00:12:49,230 --> 00:12:53,290 Speaker 1: God's glory is shining down on you. His favor, His strength, 201 00:12:53,330 --> 00:12:57,660 Speaker 1: His healing, His encouragement. Your week will go better because 202 00:12:57,710 --> 00:13:01,450 Speaker 1: you're covered with the glory of God. That good break 203 00:13:01,470 --> 00:13:04,809 Speaker 1: you had recently, that client that called and placed an 204 00:13:04,950 --> 00:13:08,510 Speaker 1: unexpected order, that car that swerved just at the last 205 00:13:08,570 --> 00:13:11,610 Speaker 1: minute and barely missed you, wasn't a lucky break. That 206 00:13:11,670 --> 00:13:14,700 Speaker 1: was the blessing that comes from being planted in the 207 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: house of the Lord. That's God's glory shining down, covering you, 208 00:13:19,780 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: favoring you, protecting you, keeping you safe. But today there 209 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:28,220 Speaker 1: are so many distractions. Good things can keep us from 210 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:32,219 Speaker 1: God's best. Well, Joel, I've got soccer today or I've 211 00:13:32,260 --> 00:13:34,740 Speaker 1: got some errands to run. I've got a busy week. 212 00:13:34,780 --> 00:13:37,260 Speaker 1: I'm going to stay home and rest. All good things. 213 00:13:37,750 --> 00:13:41,230 Speaker 1: But when you realize the benefits of coming together, you'll 214 00:13:41,290 --> 00:13:44,330 Speaker 1: rearrange your schedule so you can be in the house 215 00:13:44,370 --> 00:13:47,940 Speaker 1: of the Lord. It's all what we make important. I 216 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,300 Speaker 1: love sports. I've seen people go to a football game, 217 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:57,170 Speaker 1: sit outside in 20 degree weather, freezing cold. Traffic is terrible. 218 00:13:57,410 --> 00:13:59,829 Speaker 1: They have to walk a mile to the stadium, sit 219 00:13:59,870 --> 00:14:02,810 Speaker 1: in the upper deck, can't even see their eyelashes are frozen. 220 00:14:03,070 --> 00:14:06,150 Speaker 1: They don't complain. They don't get upset. They're a fan. 221 00:14:06,270 --> 00:14:09,910 Speaker 1: They love their team. What if we had that same spirit? 222 00:14:10,290 --> 00:14:12,610 Speaker 1: I'm a fan. I'm going to the house of the Lord. 223 00:14:14,610 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: not to cheer on my team, but to worship my God, 224 00:14:18,130 --> 00:14:21,740 Speaker 1: to thank him for what he's done, to draw strength 225 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: from other believers, to have his glory shine down on me. 226 00:14:26,660 --> 00:14:30,500 Speaker 1: It says, don't forsake assembling together and so much more 227 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 1: as you see the day approaching. It's saying, be sure 228 00:14:33,980 --> 00:14:37,590 Speaker 1: you come together, but as the times start getting darker, 229 00:14:38,210 --> 00:14:42,630 Speaker 1: there's more trouble, more calamity than make especially sure that 230 00:14:42,670 --> 00:14:46,530 Speaker 1: you come together. We are living in a day where 231 00:14:46,590 --> 00:14:51,550 Speaker 1: almost every week there's an incredible tragedy. School shootings, people 232 00:14:51,590 --> 00:14:57,850 Speaker 1: driving buses into innocent people, viruses that are hard to contain, flooding, earthquakes. 233 00:14:58,550 --> 00:15:01,150 Speaker 1: If there was ever a day we should come together, 234 00:15:01,350 --> 00:15:04,650 Speaker 1: not out of fear, but to draw strength and encouragement 235 00:15:04,730 --> 00:15:08,810 Speaker 1: from each other, it would be today. Yet this is 236 00:15:08,870 --> 00:15:13,750 Speaker 1: a day when there are more distractions than ever. we're busier, 237 00:15:14,030 --> 00:15:17,220 Speaker 1: we have more opportunities. You have to make it a 238 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:21,140 Speaker 1: priority that as for me and my house, we're not 239 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,580 Speaker 1: only going to serve the Lord, we're going to go 240 00:15:23,700 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: to the house of the Lord. In the house of 241 00:15:26,340 --> 00:15:31,670 Speaker 1: the Lord, there's protection, there's healing, there's encouragement. It prepares 242 00:15:31,730 --> 00:15:34,430 Speaker 1: you for what you're going to face during the week. 243 00:15:35,090 --> 00:15:39,370 Speaker 1: You'll make better decisions. You'll have more creativity. You'll see 244 00:15:39,410 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: more of God's favor. I saw a report on penguins. 245 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: They live in a climate where the weather can get 246 00:15:46,180 --> 00:15:51,100 Speaker 1: down to 40 below zero with winds of 120 miles 247 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:55,500 Speaker 1: an hour. The way they survive is they all huddle together. 248 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: They stand side by side all around as many as 249 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:03,940 Speaker 1: 6,000 in a group. Their feathers catch the warmth from 250 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 1: their bodies. The temperature in the center of the huddle 251 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:12,250 Speaker 1: can get up to 70 degrees. Their protection is in 252 00:16:12,290 --> 00:16:16,210 Speaker 1: their connectivity. But if one of those penguins decided he 253 00:16:16,250 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: was going to do life on his own, he doesn't 254 00:16:18,750 --> 00:16:21,740 Speaker 1: have time to huddle. He's got places to go, people 255 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: to see. He's going to fly solo. It wouldn't be 256 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: long until he was in penguin heaven. He couldn't make 257 00:16:28,140 --> 00:16:34,010 Speaker 1: it by himself. His survival is dependent on staying connected. 258 00:16:34,750 --> 00:16:39,730 Speaker 1: Same way with us. All that's going on in the world, distractions, calamities, 259 00:16:40,290 --> 00:16:44,850 Speaker 1: opportunities for compromise. With all that cold, you can't make 260 00:16:44,890 --> 00:16:49,300 Speaker 1: it by yourself. You need the warmth, the strength, the encouragement, 261 00:16:49,540 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: the support from other believers. You have to stay connected. 262 00:16:53,900 --> 00:16:57,660 Speaker 1: It's time to get plugged in. Don't go another year 263 00:16:57,750 --> 00:17:01,390 Speaker 1: flying solo. You don't know what you're missing doing life 264 00:17:01,670 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: without a community of faith. And the scripture says, when 265 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 1: we come together in unity, there is a commanded blessing. 266 00:17:11,540 --> 00:17:15,020 Speaker 1: We are here today from all walks of life, all races, 267 00:17:15,260 --> 00:17:23,700 Speaker 1: all social standings, Democrats, Republicans, Aggies, Longhorns, Cougars, rich, poor, young, old. 268 00:17:24,330 --> 00:17:26,889 Speaker 1: When we walk in the door, we put all that down. 269 00:17:27,170 --> 00:17:30,630 Speaker 1: We are here as one family to worship the God 270 00:17:30,890 --> 00:17:35,639 Speaker 1: who spoke worlds into existence. It doesn't matter where you've been, 271 00:17:35,660 --> 00:17:40,110 Speaker 1: the mistakes you've made, what nationality you are, who you 272 00:17:40,150 --> 00:17:44,790 Speaker 1: voted for, what your occupation is. We realize even though 273 00:17:44,830 --> 00:17:49,650 Speaker 1: we have differences, we are worshiping the same God. Because 274 00:17:49,690 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: there is a spirit of unity, because we know we're 275 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:56,340 Speaker 1: all a part of the same family, God says every 276 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,660 Speaker 1: time we come together, he's going to command a blessing. 277 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:06,150 Speaker 1: He commands favor, commands healing, commands joy, commands breakthroughs. What 278 00:18:06,210 --> 00:18:09,530 Speaker 1: stopped you in the past? Every time you show up, 279 00:18:09,990 --> 00:18:13,490 Speaker 1: it's getting a little bit weaker. You keep coming together 280 00:18:14,130 --> 00:18:18,869 Speaker 1: faithfully week after week. One day that commanded blessing is 281 00:18:18,910 --> 00:18:22,070 Speaker 1: going to break every force that's holding you back. You're 282 00:18:22,090 --> 00:18:24,590 Speaker 1: going to step into a new level of your destiny. 283 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:29,580 Speaker 1: In Psalm 73, this man was having a lot of problems. 284 00:18:30,060 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: People were coming against him. He was discouraged. He said, 285 00:18:34,140 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: all I have is trouble all day long. Every morning 286 00:18:37,820 --> 00:18:40,820 Speaker 1: brings me pain. I went to the edge of the cliff. 287 00:18:41,220 --> 00:18:45,310 Speaker 1: I was almost done. After listing all these things that 288 00:18:45,350 --> 00:18:48,750 Speaker 1: he was up against, he said in verse 17, then 289 00:18:48,770 --> 00:18:53,510 Speaker 1: I went to the sanctuary. It tells how in the sanctuary, 290 00:18:53,830 --> 00:18:57,290 Speaker 1: he got a new perspective. He could hear people thanking God, 291 00:18:57,770 --> 00:19:01,310 Speaker 1: telling of his goodness. When he got around people of faith, 292 00:19:01,710 --> 00:19:04,850 Speaker 1: people that knew that God was in control, that spirit 293 00:19:04,910 --> 00:19:09,899 Speaker 1: of defeat, depression couldn't stay. A few verses later, He 294 00:19:09,940 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 1: hadn't been in the sanctuary probably 15 minutes. He said, God, 295 00:19:14,420 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 1: I know I belong to you. You're holding my right 296 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:22,020 Speaker 1: hand and you will lead me to a glorious destiny. 297 00:19:22,869 --> 00:19:25,490 Speaker 1: He went from thinking all I have is trouble to 298 00:19:25,609 --> 00:19:29,730 Speaker 1: I have a glorious destiny. What changed? Did he drink 299 00:19:29,790 --> 00:19:32,889 Speaker 1: a Red Bull? Did he watch Dr. Phil? Did he 300 00:19:32,930 --> 00:19:36,180 Speaker 1: call the prayer hotline? No, he came to the sanctuary. 301 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,300 Speaker 1: In other words, he showed up at Lakewood. He could 302 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:41,919 Speaker 1: have been sitting down the road from you. Your praise 303 00:19:42,220 --> 00:19:47,550 Speaker 1: is what created the atmosphere to break the depression. Your smile, 304 00:19:48,070 --> 00:19:51,920 Speaker 1: your joy, your encouragement. could have helped change his perspective. 305 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,940 Speaker 1: In the house of the Lord, we draw strength from 306 00:19:55,020 --> 00:19:58,940 Speaker 1: each other. There are some breakthroughs that are only going 307 00:19:58,980 --> 00:20:03,290 Speaker 1: to happen when you get to the sanctuary. Your faith 308 00:20:03,390 --> 00:20:07,129 Speaker 1: alone may not be enough. That's why God has ordained 309 00:20:07,190 --> 00:20:11,410 Speaker 1: you to be in a community of faith. In the sanctuary, 310 00:20:11,730 --> 00:20:14,740 Speaker 1: your faith is connected to their faith and their faith 311 00:20:14,820 --> 00:20:18,780 Speaker 1: and their faith. Before long, instead of small faith, you 312 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:23,400 Speaker 1: have mountain moving faith. What held you back individually could 313 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:27,950 Speaker 1: not hold you back corporately. I need your faith. I 314 00:20:28,010 --> 00:20:32,290 Speaker 1: need your strength. I need your smile. By ourselves, we're strong, 315 00:20:32,670 --> 00:20:37,510 Speaker 1: but together we're unstoppable. By ourselves, we'll get through the difficulty, 316 00:20:37,930 --> 00:20:41,860 Speaker 1: but together we'll come out better. By ourselves, we'll be blessed, 317 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: but together we'll step into the fullness of the blessing. 318 00:20:46,740 --> 00:20:49,419 Speaker 1: I wonder what would happen if you would get to 319 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:53,159 Speaker 1: the sanctuary more often. If you would make God a 320 00:20:53,220 --> 00:20:58,169 Speaker 1: priority in your life. There's power when you're connected. In 321 00:20:58,210 --> 00:21:00,990 Speaker 1: Acts chapter one, Jesus had just risen from the dead 322 00:21:01,030 --> 00:21:05,090 Speaker 1: and he told his followers to not leave Jerusalem, but 323 00:21:05,130 --> 00:21:08,650 Speaker 1: to wait for the promise of the Holy Spirit. Scholars 324 00:21:08,710 --> 00:21:12,540 Speaker 1: say there were around 500 people there, but in chapter two, 325 00:21:13,020 --> 00:21:17,020 Speaker 1: when the Holy Spirit came, only 120 were in the 326 00:21:17,100 --> 00:21:22,050 Speaker 1: upper room. The other 380, maybe they were busy, maybe 327 00:21:22,070 --> 00:21:24,950 Speaker 1: they had errands to run, maybe they were tired, whatever 328 00:21:24,990 --> 00:21:30,050 Speaker 1: the reason, they missed what God promised. Those 120 people 329 00:21:30,170 --> 00:21:32,950 Speaker 1: in the upper room, the scripture says they were in 330 00:21:33,190 --> 00:21:37,880 Speaker 1: one place in one accord. They were together in unity 331 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: and suddenly the Holy Spirit came like a rushing mighty wind. 332 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:48,140 Speaker 1: When you're in unity connected with other believers, there will 333 00:21:48,180 --> 00:21:53,290 Speaker 1: be some suddenlies. Suddenly your health will improve. Suddenly your 334 00:21:53,330 --> 00:21:56,510 Speaker 1: business will take off. Suddenly you'll meet the right person. 335 00:21:57,430 --> 00:22:00,990 Speaker 1: In this year of yes, because you're planted in the 336 00:22:01,030 --> 00:22:04,830 Speaker 1: house of the Lord, you're going to see unexpected favor, 337 00:22:05,290 --> 00:22:09,090 Speaker 1: sudden turnarounds, things you couldn't make happen, God is suddenly 338 00:22:09,150 --> 00:22:13,590 Speaker 1: going to cause them to happen. I read about redwood trees. 339 00:22:14,010 --> 00:22:16,910 Speaker 1: They're the tallest trees in the world. They can reach 340 00:22:16,950 --> 00:22:18,410 Speaker 1: heights of 350 feet and live for 2,000 years. They're 341 00:22:18,430 --> 00:22:27,169 Speaker 1: incredibly resilient. withstanding strong wind, storms, pests, or things that 342 00:22:27,210 --> 00:22:31,649 Speaker 1: would take other trees down. What's interesting is the redwoods 343 00:22:31,730 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: roots only go down six to 12 feet in the ground. 344 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:40,460 Speaker 1: The largest root is one inch in diameter. How can 345 00:22:40,500 --> 00:22:43,980 Speaker 1: these small roots that only go down a fraction of 346 00:22:44,020 --> 00:22:47,590 Speaker 1: the height of the tree keep the tree up? What's 347 00:22:47,730 --> 00:22:52,880 Speaker 1: unique about the redwood is its roots intertwine with other 348 00:22:52,950 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: redwoods roots. They spread out a hundred feet and connect 349 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:00,820 Speaker 1: with the roots of all the redwoods around. So when 350 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:04,660 Speaker 1: the wind blows, even if it's a strong storm, the 351 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:08,350 Speaker 1: redwood doesn't just rely on its own roots. The whole 352 00:23:08,530 --> 00:23:12,270 Speaker 1: forest is linked together. The wind is not blowing against 353 00:23:12,410 --> 00:23:16,370 Speaker 1: one tree. It's blowing against thousands of trees. That's how 354 00:23:16,410 --> 00:23:20,510 Speaker 1: the redwood can stand hundreds and hundreds of years. It 355 00:23:20,550 --> 00:23:24,869 Speaker 1: has the strength of the whole forest. When you're planted 356 00:23:25,030 --> 00:23:28,490 Speaker 1: in the house of the Lord, your roots get connected 357 00:23:28,540 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: to my roots and their roots. Before long, you have 358 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: a support system that cannot be shaken. When the storms come, 359 00:23:37,450 --> 00:23:41,379 Speaker 1: what would have normally blown you over by yourself, because 360 00:23:41,420 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 1: you're connected to other redwoods, we're there to stabilize you, 361 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 1: to steady you, to encourage you. For that storm to 362 00:23:49,020 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: take you out, it would have to take all of 363 00:23:51,619 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 1: us out, and that's not possible. One can chase 1,000, 364 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:58,920 Speaker 1: two can put 10,000 to flight. How about when we're 365 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:04,790 Speaker 1: all connected? Together, we can't be defeated. Together, we're powerful. 366 00:24:06,780 --> 00:24:10,409 Speaker 1: The wind may be blowing against you today in your health, 367 00:24:11,010 --> 00:24:14,590 Speaker 1: your finances, a relationship trying to push you down, telling 368 00:24:14,630 --> 00:24:16,630 Speaker 1: you it's never going to work out. You have too 369 00:24:16,650 --> 00:24:19,790 Speaker 1: many obstacles. You need to know you have a lot 370 00:24:19,830 --> 00:24:24,420 Speaker 1: of redwoods around you. You are surrounded by a community 371 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 1: of faith. We're not going to let you go down. 372 00:24:27,700 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 1: The enemy is not just dealing with you. He has 373 00:24:30,380 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 1: to deal with all of us. Our roots are connected. 374 00:24:33,660 --> 00:24:36,910 Speaker 1: We are planted in the house of the Lord. You 375 00:24:36,990 --> 00:24:39,090 Speaker 1: may get weak, but we're going to be there to 376 00:24:39,150 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 1: hold you up. The storms may blow, but we're going 377 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:45,399 Speaker 1: to stabilize you. You may feel like giving up, but 378 00:24:45,420 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: we're going to keep pushing you forward. That's the benefit 379 00:24:49,060 --> 00:24:52,900 Speaker 1: of being connected. It's not just your prayers. It's all 380 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: of our prayers. We're in this together, a family of faith. 381 00:24:57,619 --> 00:24:59,460 Speaker 1: When my dad went to be with the Lord and 382 00:24:59,740 --> 00:25:03,350 Speaker 1: I stepped up to minister, I could feel the strength 383 00:25:03,470 --> 00:25:07,330 Speaker 1: from people praying. I could feel the support, the loyalty, 384 00:25:07,570 --> 00:25:11,389 Speaker 1: how people wanted me to succeed. I was shaking. I 385 00:25:11,430 --> 00:25:13,330 Speaker 1: didn't think I could do this, but I had a 386 00:25:13,369 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 1: bunch of redwoods around me. People that helped me to 387 00:25:16,700 --> 00:25:19,120 Speaker 1: stay up when I couldn't stay up on my own. 388 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:24,670 Speaker 1: You don't have to do life by yourself. If you're 389 00:25:24,710 --> 00:25:27,550 Speaker 1: a redwood all out on your own, you're not going 390 00:25:27,590 --> 00:25:31,650 Speaker 1: to last very long. You were designed to be connected. 391 00:25:32,390 --> 00:25:35,330 Speaker 1: You need a family of faith. That's why we're here. 392 00:25:36,130 --> 00:25:39,910 Speaker 1: Every week, we're going to steady you, encourage you, challenge you, 393 00:25:40,130 --> 00:25:43,910 Speaker 1: inspire you. We didn't meet by accident. You didn't just 394 00:25:43,970 --> 00:25:46,830 Speaker 1: flip across this channel. You didn't just decide to show 395 00:25:46,869 --> 00:25:51,290 Speaker 1: up at Lakewood today. God in his divine destiny has 396 00:25:51,369 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: connected us. Together, we're better. Now, my question is, are 397 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:59,060 Speaker 1: you flying solo? Are you doing life on your own? 398 00:25:59,780 --> 00:26:03,780 Speaker 1: That's going to keep you from your highest potential. We 399 00:26:03,859 --> 00:26:09,050 Speaker 1: need you plugged in, committed, faithful for the long haul. 400 00:26:09,650 --> 00:26:13,570 Speaker 1: Without you, we won't be as strong. You have something 401 00:26:13,590 --> 00:26:17,030 Speaker 1: to offer that nobody else has. When you're planted in 402 00:26:17,070 --> 00:26:19,409 Speaker 1: the house of the Lord, you'll not only go to 403 00:26:19,470 --> 00:26:22,939 Speaker 1: new heights, but you'll create an atmosphere for God to 404 00:26:22,980 --> 00:26:26,500 Speaker 1: bless others. This is the year to get connected. If 405 00:26:26,540 --> 00:26:30,679 Speaker 1: you'll do this, I believe and declare. Because we're together 406 00:26:31,180 --> 00:26:34,869 Speaker 1: in unity, God is about to command a blessing on 407 00:26:34,900 --> 00:26:39,230 Speaker 1: your life. You're going to bloom, blossom, flourish, and see 408 00:26:39,270 --> 00:26:43,830 Speaker 1: the glorious future that he has in store. In Jesus' name, 409 00:26:44,130 --> 00:26:48,190 Speaker 1: if you receive it, can you say amen today? I'd 410 00:26:48,230 --> 00:26:50,959 Speaker 1: like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus the 411 00:26:51,020 --> 00:26:54,379 Speaker 1: Lord of your life. Would you pray with me? Just say, 412 00:26:54,660 --> 00:26:59,880 Speaker 1: Lord Jesus, I repent of my sins. I make you 413 00:26:59,940 --> 00:27:03,400 Speaker 1: my Lord and Savior. If you prayed that simple prayer, 414 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,310 Speaker 1: we believe you got born again. Get in a good 415 00:27:06,369 --> 00:27:17,270 Speaker 1: Bible-based church and keep God first place. If you want 416 00:27:17,290 --> 00:27:19,650 Speaker 1: to know what you're going to be like in five years, 417 00:27:19,850 --> 00:27:23,230 Speaker 1: listen to what you're saying about yourself. You are prophesying 418 00:27:23,270 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 1: your future. 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That's how you'll break negative cycles, 425 00:27:47,510 --> 00:27:50,970 Speaker 1: develop a healthier mindset, and see more of the goodness 426 00:27:51,010 --> 00:27:52,210 Speaker 1: of God in your life. 427 00:27:53,470 --> 00:27:57,389 Speaker 2: Your Words Equal Your Reality is a powerful new guidebook 428 00:27:57,530 --> 00:28:01,109 Speaker 2: designed to help you speak God's promises over every area 429 00:28:01,150 --> 00:28:05,640 Speaker 2: of your life. Inside, you'll find scripture-filled declarations for your health, 430 00:28:05,940 --> 00:28:10,960 Speaker 2: your relationships, your finances, and your future, plus real guidance 431 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:14,690 Speaker 2: for wherever you are right now. 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