1 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Stephen Ferdick. 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 2: I'm the pastor of Elevation Church and this is our podcast. 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 2: I wanted to thank you for joining us today. 4 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: Hope this inspires you. Hope it builds your faith. Hope 5 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: it gives your perspective to see God is moving in 6 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: your life. Enjoy the message. 7 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 2: The Bible says, sometime later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem 8 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 2: for one of the Jewish festivals. Now there is in Jerusalem, 9 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 2: near the sheep Gate a pool which an aramaic is 10 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 2: called Bethesda, and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 11 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 2: Five is the number of grace symbolically in the Bible 12 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: a lot of times when you see it, and the 13 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 2: word bethesda means house of mercy. So they're going to 14 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 2: a place to get mercy, to get a miracle. And 15 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 2: the Bible says in verse three, here a great number 16 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 2: of disabled people used to lie, the blind, the lame, 17 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 2: the paralyzed. And you know, when we read that list, 18 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: it's easy for us sometimes to think that the physical 19 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 2: condition are the ones that need the greatest healing. But 20 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 2: you know, you might be in here tonight and what 21 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 2: you're dealing with is crippling anxiety. Maybe in here tonight 22 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 2: and maybe you're dealing with the condition that we can't 23 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 2: see outwardly. 24 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: But the Lord still wants to touch that area of 25 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: your life. 26 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 2: But notice in verse five, this is the important word 27 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 2: to me, It says one one who was there. 28 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: That's how personal God is. One who was there had been. 29 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 2: An invalid for thirty eight years. When Jesus saw him 30 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 2: lying there and learned that he had been in this 31 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 2: condition for a long time, he asked. 32 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,479 Speaker 1: Him, do you want to get well? 33 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 2: Uh? Oh, the way you answer this question is going 34 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 2: to mark your life from this moment forward. 35 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: I dare somebody to shout. 36 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 2: I want it, Lord, Yeah, I want it, Lord. I 37 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 2: want to get better. I want to grow out of this. 38 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 2: I want these chains to break. I want to be 39 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 2: set free. I want to move forward. I want this 40 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 2: bitterness gone. Somebody shout, I want it. But the invalid 41 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 2: replied verse seven, Sir, I have no one to help 42 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 2: me into the pool. 43 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: When the water is stirred. 44 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 2: While I'm trying to get in, someone else goes down 45 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 2: ahead of me. In other words, he's got excuses. But 46 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 2: verse eight is really the power of the passage. 47 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:38,679 Speaker 3: Then Jesus said to him, get up, pick up your 48 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 3: mat and walk. 49 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 2: At Once the man was cured, he picked up his 50 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 2: mat and walk. Let's clap our hands one more time 51 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 2: for the word of God. Now, before you take your seat, 52 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 2: I need you to look at your neighbor. Look at 53 00:02:57,919 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 2: either one of them. You want to whichever one you 54 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 2: like the best. Look at your neighbor and give him 55 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 2: my sermon title. Say neighbor, I've got to get up. 56 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 2: High five three people tell him I've got to get up. 57 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: I've got to get up. I've got to get up, 58 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: got to do it. 59 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 2: I've got to get up. You may be seated, I've 60 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 2: got to get up. I haven't preached it like this 61 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: any of the other nights. I just felt like somebody 62 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 2: in Miami needed to declare that. 63 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: I've got to get up. I've got to get up. 64 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 2: Stories like this in the Bible remind me that when 65 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 2: God gets ready to do something, nothing can stop him. 66 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 2: When God gets ready to move in your life, nothing 67 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 2: can stop him. Don't worry about the people who don't 68 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 2: like you. God will make the right people like you, 69 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 2: and he'll remove the wrong people from your life. Boy, 70 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 2: you shouted over that somebody's going through a breakup, go 71 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 2: ahead and praise God for the breakup that's going to 72 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:17,480 Speaker 2: lead to the breakthrough. 73 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: Yeah. 74 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 2: When God gets ready to move, nothing can stop him. 75 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 2: Nobody can stop him. I found that much to be true. 76 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 2: When we started our church in Charlotte. I told a 77 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:34,840 Speaker 2: lot of people I wanted our church to be multicultural. 78 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 2: In other words, just because I'm a white pastor, that 79 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 2: doesn't mean I just want to pastor. 80 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: All white people. 81 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 2: Just because I grew up in Monk's Corner, South Carolina 82 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 2: doesn't mean I only want to reach people from South Carolina. 83 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 2: I want to reach everybody God's called me to reach. 84 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 2: And one guy I told this too. He was an 85 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 2: expert in starting churches, and he said, that won't work 86 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 2: in Charlotte. You can't unify people in Charlotte. Racism is 87 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 2: too ingrained in the culture of Charlotte to have a 88 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 2: multicultural church. And you know, every time I look around 89 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 2: our church on Sunday morning and I see white people 90 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 2: and black people, and I see people you know that 91 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 2: maybe don't even share the same background, they only maybe 92 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 2: share the same religious background worship in side by side. 93 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 2: I am so glad that God did not consult that 94 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 2: guy to see if. 95 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 1: He could have a multicultural church in Charlotte. 96 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 2: And that's the beautiful thing about God in our lives. 97 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 2: The last time I was in Miami to preach to you, 98 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 2: I shared this story. I'd like to share a little 99 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 2: bit of it again about my dad. You know, when 100 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 2: I gave my life to Jesus, I was sixteen years old, 101 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 2: and I mentioned the name of the town I grew 102 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 2: up in. 103 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: It's called Monk's Corner, South Carolina. 104 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 2: Now, my wife was growing up in Miami and I 105 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:46,239 Speaker 2: was growing up in Monk's Corner. 106 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: They're very different. 107 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 2: The town I grew up in had six thousand people 108 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 2: in it, and so this room tonight, if you cut 109 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 2: it in half, what's the town I grew up in. 110 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 1: It's just crazy that I'm here. 111 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 2: But when God gets ready to do something, nothing can 112 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 2: stop up him. And to be honest, when I first 113 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 2: gave my life to Christ, I was so passionate that 114 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 2: I was a little obnoxious, And when I would share 115 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 2: the Gospel with people, I would always. 116 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: Be very judgmental and condemning. 117 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 2: So basically means I would run around telling everybody they 118 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 2: were going to hell for everything all the time, not 119 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 2: just I was telling them Jesus loved them. I'm like, 120 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 2: you are going to hell. You going to hell for 121 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 2: smoking weed. You go into hell for drinking beer. You're 122 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 2: going to hell for watching R rated movies. You might 123 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 2: go to hell for watching a PG thirteen one movie. 124 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:33,119 Speaker 2: I just don't know what scenes are in it yet. 125 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 2: You go into hell for listening to secular music. Just 126 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 2: everybody's going to hell. But I meant, well, you know, 127 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 2: I'm still passionate, but I've adjusted my technique a little bit. 128 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 2: But the first significant person that I was really praying 129 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 2: for was my dad. 130 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: Now my dad is in heaven. My dad went to 131 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: be with the Lord in twenty thirteen. 132 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 2: And when I gave my life to Jesus, he was 133 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 2: not following Christ and he was dealing with several addictions 134 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 2: in his life. 135 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: He had a very traumatic childhood. 136 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,119 Speaker 2: He lost his own father at a very young age, 137 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 2: and a lot of the things about his life I 138 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 2: would not even learn until much later. But at age sixteen, 139 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 2: I remember telling my dad one morning I was getting 140 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 2: ready to go to church and he wasn't going, and 141 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 2: I looked at him on the way out the door 142 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 2: and I said, you know, because I had to borrow 143 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 2: his tie and stuff like that, but he wasn't using 144 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 2: it to go to church. 145 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: So I'm putting on his tie out. 146 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 2: Of his closet and I said, Dad, before long, you're 147 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:29,559 Speaker 2: gonna be dressing up to go to church too. God's 148 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 2: about to get a hold of your life. You need 149 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 2: to get ready because it's gona be amazing. Because I'm 150 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 2: praying for you. It's gonna be awesome. So just get ready, 151 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 2: and I walked out the door. Now I know how 152 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 2: you want this story to go. You want him to 153 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 2: jump in the car and follow me that day, but 154 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 2: that didn't happen. About two years later, I was on 155 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 2: a traveling ministry team from our little Baptist college, which 156 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 2: is actually how I got Holly to be my girlfriend. 157 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 2: I put her on my ministry team, which is game. 158 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 2: You gotta admit that is godly game. Hey girl, do 159 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 2: you want to be on my summer ministry team? And 160 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 2: I knew if I could expose her to my anointing 161 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 2: for a whole summer, she would find it irresistible. 162 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: Anyway, the last. 163 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 2: Stop of the summer where we were going to all 164 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 2: these little churches was at my home church. And again 165 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 2: it's been a couple of years since that conversation with 166 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 2: my dad, and I preached the sermon that morning, and 167 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 2: in the Baptist church, you would preach and then give 168 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 2: an invitation for people to come forward and give their 169 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:32,199 Speaker 2: life to Christ. And I remember that particular morning feeling 170 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 2: like I had failed in my sermon. 171 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: You know, there's a sense you get as a preacher. 172 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 2: Like I just wasn't clear. I just didn't get the 173 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:40,599 Speaker 2: job done. I don't think they got it. And I 174 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 2: went and sat down on the front row and I 175 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 2: bowed my head, which would have looked like I was praying, 176 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 2: but I was really embarrassed. I didn't want to look 177 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 2: and see that nobody was going to come to the 178 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 2: altar after that terrible message. But Pastor Mickey, my pastor, 179 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 2: he tapped me on the shoulder and he pointed to 180 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 2: the altar and there was one person at the altar 181 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 2: and it was my dad. And he's just crying like 182 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 2: a baby. I mean, he's a big dude, to like six' 183 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 2: too two d and eighty. Pounds there's only three times 184 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 2: THAT i ever saw him cry in my, life and 185 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 2: this was one of. 186 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: Them and he gave his life To christ that day. 187 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,559 Speaker 4: After the worst SERMON i ever, Preached because When god 188 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 4: gets ready to do, something nothing can stop, him not 189 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 4: even a bad, sermon not even a bad neck. 190 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 2: Tie nothing can Stop god when he gets ready to do. 191 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 2: Something and you, KNOW i had a conversation with my 192 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 2: dad about. 193 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: THAT a little bit. 194 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:41,680 Speaker 2: LATER i asked, him you, know After god started working 195 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 2: in his life and, STUFF i, said do you remember 196 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,559 Speaker 2: that day WHEN i looked at you and, Said god's 197 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 2: about to change your? Life get ready is going to be? 198 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 2: Amazing and he, goes, YEAH i, REMEMBER i thought you were. 199 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 2: CRAZY i fell sorry for. YOU i knew you were 200 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 2: about to be disappointed because you had no idea how 201 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 2: far GONE i really. WAS i knew that you had 202 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 2: no idea what was really going on in my. Life 203 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 2: and if you knew WHAT i was really dealing, with 204 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 2: you wouldn't have that kind of faith like. That but 205 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 2: When god gets ready to do something in somebody's, LIFE 206 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:20,839 Speaker 2: i don't care if you're six,' two i don't care 207 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,559 Speaker 2: if you bench press four hundred and. FIVE pounds i 208 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 2: don't care what kind of creatine protein steroids. You Take 209 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 2: when god gets ready to, do something all of the 210 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 2: brute force in the world can't. Withstand him that's why 211 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 2: some of you big dudes, were crying dearing worship tonight 212 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 2: and you were trying to try it before she. Saw 213 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 2: it but let, it, fall man because we All, need 214 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 2: jesus we All, need god we all. 215 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 1: Need GRACE am i right? 216 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 2: About it that's why we were lifting our hands because 217 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 2: we've got some goliaths that. We're fighting we've got some 218 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 2: giants that, we're facing and We need god to bring. 219 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 1: Them down and all the power in the world can't. 220 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 2: Do it but one Touch, from god one Word, from god, 221 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 2: one MOMENT and i feel. LIKE preaching i need to 222 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 2: get back behind this pulpit and. 223 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 1: Settle down is. Too early but touch somebody. And say 224 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: nothing Can. Stop god nothing Can. 225 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 2: Stop god not, a diagnosis not a, bad report not. 226 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 2: A rejection nothing Can, stop god NOT an. Iq deficiency 227 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 2: god likes. 228 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: To use people who aren't. 229 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 2: That smart, That way he gets all the Glory when 230 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 2: he shows you what. To do although not, too smart 231 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 2: but Trust, in god. 232 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: People's shall. 233 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 2: And so in, this passage we have a man who 234 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 2: is too. Far gone he's been in this condition thirty. 235 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:54,559 Speaker 2: Eight years he's been unable to move thirty. Eight years 236 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 2: he has been unable to do what other people do 237 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 2: effortlessly thirty eight years. 238 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:03,719 Speaker 1: Until, one day. 239 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 2: One man speaks one word over, his life And when jesus, 240 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 2: showed up the man didn't even get a chance. To 241 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 2: refuse jesus just, told him you've got to. 242 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: Get up. 243 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:31,959 Speaker 2: Tell, your neighbor you've got to. Get up, that's crazy. 244 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 2: Isn't It because jesus wanted to use. This man he 245 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 2: wanted his mat where he used to lay to become. 246 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: His. 247 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 2: Testimony yeah god will use the thing that you're. Struggling 248 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 2: with he will use the thing that you're asking him. 249 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: To take away to teach. 250 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 2: You grace he will use the thing that you struggle 251 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 2: with so that when he sets you free, from it 252 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 2: you can go back to other people who struggle, and 253 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 2: say let me tell You what god did. 254 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: For me if he did it, for me he can 255 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 1: do it. For you that's why you've got to. Get up. 256 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 2: But you don't have to do it. By yourself because 257 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 2: the hero of this story is not. THE man i 258 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 2: don't even like the man in. This story he's full. 259 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 2: Of excuses we find out later in verse fourteen that 260 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 2: he lived a. Sinful life he didn't ask to. Get 261 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 2: healed he Didn't tell jesus. Thank you he didn't Even 262 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 2: know jesus's name after, the heal and he just took 263 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 2: the free gift and was trying to sneak out of 264 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 2: there before the man changed. HIS mind i don't even 265 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 2: find this guy particularly charismatic or worthy of, a miracle 266 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 2: But when god gets ready to, do something nothing can. 267 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:35,840 Speaker 1: Stop HIM. 268 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 2: So i want to show you briefly three Things that. 269 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 2: JESUS did i Told you i'm From a. BAPTIST background 270 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 2: i got to have three POINTS so i won't FEEL 271 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 2: like i did my. 272 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 1: Job tonight there are three Things. 273 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 2: That jesus does in this PASSAGE that i believe he 274 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 2: wants to do with you and for, you TONIGHT and 275 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 2: i want you to repeat them. After me, Number one, 276 00:13:56,600 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 2: jesus stops, Say it jesus. Stopped us, Number two, jesus sees, 277 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:09,679 Speaker 2: Say it. Jesus sees and, number three this is, My favorite, jesus. 278 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 5: Says, Say it, Jesus says. Jesus stops. Jesus sees, Jesus says. 279 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 5: Jesus stops imagine being one of. His disciples you're an 280 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 5: apprentice to the most important man in. 281 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: Human history, and, Remember y'all jesus doesn't. 282 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 2: Have long he only has three years of public ministry 283 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 2: before he goes to. 284 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: The cross and so, one day as. 285 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 2: He's headed up for This important, jewish festival he Turns 286 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 2: To peter andrew or one of those boys, and, Says 287 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 2: hey i've got A stop i need to make before 288 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 2: we get to. 289 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 1: The temple and, it's, like, okay well if. 290 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 2: We're stopping, You know jesus is a healer and a 291 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 2: savior and, a redeemer and he's got all these. Important 292 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 2: things we must be stopping for somebody. Very important so you. 293 00:14:58,240 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: Follow him just. 294 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 2: Imagine you're Following, g Jesus and, JESUS says i have 295 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 2: A stop i need, to make and you pull up 296 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 2: to this pool where people are lying around waiting for 297 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 2: the water to be stirred because they are that desperate for. 298 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: A miracle And the bible says that. 299 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 2: They were blind and laying. And paralyzed now notice none 300 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 2: of them are mentioned by. Their name they are all 301 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 2: mentioned by. Their condition and THE reason i point that 302 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 2: out to you is because sometimes you can go through 303 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 2: something so long that you forget who. 304 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 1: You are. 305 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 2: Sometimes you can go through a season of depression that 306 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 2: is so deep that you no Longer say i'm dealing. 307 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: With depression YOU say i. Am depressed. 308 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 2: You, start, SAYING well i can't do THAT because i. 309 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 2: Have anxiety that's fine for you to. Have anxiety we all, get, 310 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 2: AFRAID right i get NERVOUS before i preach. To you 311 00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 2: i'm over on the same to, the stage Going, oh God, 312 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 2: MY god i need, you NOW how i need? 313 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: You now Oh, Roc oh Rock. 314 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 2: Of ages there's twelve thousand People in miami that came 315 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 2: for a word, from You and i'm not good enough to. 316 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 2: Do It, so god would you help me tonight because 317 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 2: they need you for. 318 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: Their situation. 319 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 2: But wouldn't it be TERRIBLE if i let the fear 320 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 2: of letting you down stop me from preaching. To you 321 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 2: wouldn't it be TERRIBLE if i let the people who 322 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 2: criticize me for my style of preaching stop me from 323 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 2: preaching The way god called me. 324 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 1: To preach god didn't call me to reach. PERFECT people 325 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: i don't need to preach the. Perfect People if i'm preaching. 326 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 2: The, perfect people That means i'm Dead and i'm. In 327 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 2: heaven that's the Only place whe're preaching the. PERFECT people 328 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 2: i want to preach to some, messed UP imperfect I 329 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 2: need God and i'm not ashamed to. 330 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: Say It people are there any people like that in, The? 331 00:16:56,680 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: House tony so it's all right that you struggle. 332 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 2: With it but the problem becomes when you begin to 333 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 2: forget your true Nature in christ because you are so 334 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 2: consumed by the thing that won't let. 335 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: You go it could be an addiction for some. 336 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 2: Of you. It is it could be the doubt that 337 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:25,360 Speaker 2: you feel sometimes you Wonder is god? Even, real sometimes 338 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 2: even in an environment, like this it can be tricky 339 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 2: because it seems like everybody else has got their lives 340 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 2: so much more together, than you because you just look 341 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 2: at them and they, ARE like i Trust, in god and, you're, 342 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 2: like man that must be awesome to Just trusting. 343 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: God like that like. 344 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 2: You do. 345 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 1: I'ma tell you. 346 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 2: A secret those of us that are lifting our hands, 347 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 2: so high we're not lifting our hands that high because we're. 348 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:58,199 Speaker 1: So holy It's because he is. So holy we're not 349 00:17:58,359 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: lifting our. 350 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 2: Hands so high because we've got it. All together we're 351 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 2: lifting our hands so high because We need him to hold, 352 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 2: us together Because without him we'd. 353 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: Fall apart clap. Your Hands if i'm right? About it 354 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: from the front to. The back. 355 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:18,199 Speaker 2: And doesn't it touch your heart to know that we 356 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 2: have a savior who stops for one man who can't 357 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 2: do anything, in return a man who has been stuck 358 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,360 Speaker 2: in the same place for thirty, eight years a man 359 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:31,640 Speaker 2: who everybody else just walks. 360 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: Right over, jesus says you do you want to? Get 361 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: well for? One Man thank god that. 362 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 2: HE stops i don't know how to explain this, to 363 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 2: you But when, I'm preaching i'm able to picture As 364 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:50,879 Speaker 2: if jesus was walking up and down these aisles in this, 365 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 2: arena tonight looking, for one looking, for one one who has, 366 00:18:57,359 --> 00:18:59,440 Speaker 2: been praying one who will, be honest one who will 367 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 2: open up, their heart just one. AND see i have 368 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 2: a visual, for This that jesus would stop. For one 369 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 2: because as MUCH as i love this and love you 370 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:10,679 Speaker 2: and want to, appreach tonight if one little girl in 371 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 2: this Room Named abby fredick screamed in, PAIN tonight i 372 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 2: would stop the whole. 373 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 1: Sermon for her and. 374 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 2: Somebody Else rich wilkerson would have to come up here 375 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 2: and pick up my second and, third point which might 376 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 2: not be a bad, idea anyway but somebody else would 377 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 2: have to finish because if one of. My, children now 378 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 2: if It, was graham my eighteen year, OLD boy i 379 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:36,160 Speaker 2: might just let him tough. 380 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: It out. 381 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:40,120 Speaker 2: I'M kidding i would stop for. Him Too but i'm 382 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 2: trying to get you to See that jesus stops For 383 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:50,679 Speaker 2: one he's a, Wonderful savior he's A. Merciful god and 384 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 2: not only does he stop for, one man but he 385 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:57,479 Speaker 2: stops the disease that has robbed this man of. His 386 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 2: Life and jesus tonight can say stop to, a situation 387 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 2: and it has, to obey because he has all power and. 388 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 2: All authority Jesus the King, Of kings Jesus the Lord. 389 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:16,360 Speaker 2: Of lords Jesus the Prince. Of peace Jesus. 390 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:16,679 Speaker 1: The lily Of. 391 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 2: The valley Jesus the Lamb of god slain from the 392 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 2: foundation of. The earth Jesus the lion of the Tribe. 393 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 2: Of judah Jesus the Alpha. And omega Jesus the first And, 394 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:34,439 Speaker 2: The last Jesus the Bride And. 395 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 1: Morning star jesus, who was and is and is. To 396 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:40,639 Speaker 1: come Jesus. 397 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 2: The man On The, Middle cross jesus The, Stone roller 398 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:49,639 Speaker 2: Jesus the resurrection And, The life Jesus The, Good shepherd 399 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 2: jesus the, True vibe jesus the, Dead meter jesus the, 400 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 2: Way maker jesus, The shamebreaker jesus who has the name 401 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 2: that is about every name that the Name, of jesus 402 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:07,920 Speaker 2: every name. 403 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 1: Will bow and every tone Confess. That jesus. 404 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 2: Jesus stops for a man whose name we don't. 405 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: Even know. 406 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:34,880 Speaker 2: He's, that good he's, that powerful he's, that personal he's. 407 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:38,919 Speaker 2: That purposeful he has aligned your life in such a 408 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 2: way that. 409 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:41,439 Speaker 1: There is nothing you're going through that. 410 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 2: Surprises him there is nothing you're going through that makes 411 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:47,400 Speaker 2: him ashamed. Of you there is nothing you can bring 412 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 2: him that. Is insignificant you're. His child there's nothing you 413 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 2: can bring him. That's intimidating He. Is god there is 414 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 2: nothing in your. 415 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: Life that you can't come to. Him about and. 416 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 2: He stops, one Time the disciples we're in a terrible 417 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 2: Storm in march, chapter Four and jesus was sleeping in 418 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 2: the stern of, the Ship and peter thought he, didn't 419 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:09,160 Speaker 2: care and, he said, Wake, up jesus. 420 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 1: Do something we're about. To Die and jesus, WAS like 421 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,199 Speaker 1: i was just letting you go through the storm for a. 422 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 2: Little while and then he got up and he. Stopped 423 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 2: It because jesus can stop. 424 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:20,639 Speaker 1: A storm jesus can. Stop it. 425 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:22,919 Speaker 2: Touch through if People say jesus can, stop it he can. 426 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 2: Stop it he can stop. A storm he can stop 427 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 2: a storm in. Your life the next time the panic, 428 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 2: attack comes just start calling on the Name. Of, Jesus, Jesus, 429 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 2: jesus jesus. You're, Enough, jesus jesus still this storm in. 430 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 2: My life he can stop. A storm, one Time in luke, 431 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 2: chapter seven they were having a funeral for a. Little 432 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:43,440 Speaker 2: boy they were going through the streets of a Town, 433 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 2: called nine and a widow was about to bury her. 434 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: Only son he was going through the. Streets Dead but jesus. 435 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 2: Had compassion on, the woman and he reached out his 436 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 2: hand and he touched the, little boy and the boy sat. 437 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:58,440 Speaker 1: Up Straight because jesus can stop. 438 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 2: A funeral don't bury, your hope don't bury, your faith 439 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:08,440 Speaker 2: don't bury. Your joy jesus can. Stop it one touch, 440 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 2: from him and all of, a sudden the funeral. Was 441 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 2: canceled jesus can. Stop it, one Time in john, chapter 442 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,359 Speaker 2: eight they were about to stone a woman to death 443 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 2: because she had done something, very sinful and they caught 444 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 2: her and maybe you're dealing with shame and condemnation in this. 445 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 2: Place TONIGHT and i want you to Know what jesus 446 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 2: did for. THE woman i believe he'll do. For you 447 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:31,639 Speaker 2: he got down in, the dirt because not only is 448 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 2: he a. 449 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:34,439 Speaker 1: Savior, who stops he's a savior. 450 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 2: Who stoops and he got down in the dirt of the, 451 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 2: woman's situation and he began to write something in. The 452 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 2: dirt and when the people had their stones ready to throw, 453 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 2: at her which represents the condemnation of the enemy against your, 454 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 2: life tonight that you've been feeling, so ashamed and you've 455 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:54,239 Speaker 2: been feeling LIKE maybe i don't have, a future and 456 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 2: maybe it's over. For Me and, jesus said let he 457 00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 2: who is without sin cast the. 458 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:00,919 Speaker 1: First stone and here's what. 459 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:04,959 Speaker 2: He knew the only one without sin, was him and 460 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,880 Speaker 2: he was down in. The dirt and the only one 461 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 2: who can pronounce over your life what your life can 462 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 2: be is the one who. 463 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:12,959 Speaker 1: Created you and. 464 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 2: Fashioned You and jesus stopped, the STONING and i came 465 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:19,680 Speaker 2: to Declare over, miami tonight we have a. 466 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:32,239 Speaker 1: Savior who can. Stop IT so i Love that. 467 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:36,400 Speaker 2: JESUS stops i love every time that little hissing sound 468 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:38,680 Speaker 2: comes out of the SCOREBOARD because i feel like it's 469 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 2: the devil having a panic attack while We're praising god in. 470 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 2: Here tonight the devil is sighing because he knows that 471 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:48,679 Speaker 2: this is the last night that you're gonna believe the 472 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 2: lies he's been. 473 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:52,160 Speaker 1: TELLING you i know he's been lying, to you. 474 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:56,719 Speaker 2: Some. Of you he's had you up at two and 475 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 2: three in the morning worrying about situations that may never. 476 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:02,479 Speaker 2: Even happen he's stealing all your strength and all your 477 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:07,479 Speaker 2: joy even in this. Service tonight it's so important that 478 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 2: when we, say amen that you don't. Stop singing it's 479 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 2: so important that when we, say amen you don't. Stop praising. 480 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:22,360 Speaker 1: You've got to really carry this night with you because. 481 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 2: The giants that you're facing aren't going to be any 482 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 2: different when you, get home but. 483 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:38,959 Speaker 1: You are, he stops and then. VERSE six i. Love 484 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:39,880 Speaker 1: it it's so poetic. 485 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 2: To me do y'all just Love the BIBLE like? I, 486 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:44,639 Speaker 2: do man it's fresh. To me i've been preaching IT 487 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 2: since i was sixteen, years old and it's still fresh. 488 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 2: To me because look what VERSE six sss is coming 489 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 2: up on. The, screen Plase when jesus saw him. Lying, 490 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:58,160 Speaker 2: there now what's so significant, about That, Pastor steven why 491 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 2: are you stopping to tell? Me that because think this 492 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:04,639 Speaker 2: man was lying on, a mat and most people only 493 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 2: identified him with. His mat they only saw what he, 494 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 2: Couldn't do they only saw what he. Couldn't Be but 495 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 2: jesus didn't see the. Mat first he saw. 496 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:23,439 Speaker 1: The man he sees me say it. Out loud he. 497 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: Sees me he sees me in, my storm he sees 498 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: me in. 499 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 2: My disappointment he even sees the parts of ME that 500 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 2: i want to hide from. Everybody else he sees the 501 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:36,920 Speaker 2: parts of ME that i won't even admit. To myself 502 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 2: and one of the most amazing things to Realize. About 503 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 2: JESUS and i want to say this, just, right okay 504 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 2: so bear with me for a MOMENT when i realized 505 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 2: that the one who knows me, the best loves me, 506 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 2: the most is set, me free because if he knows 507 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:01,159 Speaker 2: me totally and loves, me completely what can others do? 508 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: To me. 509 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 2: Jesus saw the man, lying there and he learned that 510 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 2: his condition was so bad that it. Looked hopeless like 511 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 2: my dad, who said you had no idea how FAR gone. 512 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 2: I was And then jesus is, probably thinking but you 513 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 2: have no idea HOW good. 514 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 1: I am you have. No, idea hey you have no 515 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 1: idea HOW. 516 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 2: Good i am at. My, Job see jesus is the Word. 517 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:26,159 Speaker 2: Of god he doesn't speak the Word. Of god he 518 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:28,919 Speaker 2: is the Word. Of god So when jesus sees, the 519 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 2: man he doesn't see him where. 520 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 1: He is he sees who he. 521 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:35,639 Speaker 2: Really is and sometimes you get confused about who you 522 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:40,560 Speaker 2: really are because all you see is. Your mat all 523 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 2: you see is. Your mat all you see is the 524 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:48,639 Speaker 2: thing you. Struggle with one of the things that really 525 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 2: makes me laugh about. My WIFE now i need you 526 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 2: all to pray for her, about this because this is 527 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:54,920 Speaker 2: the only issue that she has other. 528 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:59,439 Speaker 1: Than this she is truly the, perfect woman and she's a. 529 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 1: Great gift but one thing that she does is. 530 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 2: So confusing you Know, how christmas when you give, your 531 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 2: gifts you kind of like stagger them where you start 532 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 2: with the smallest one and then you go to the 533 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 2: biggest one if you're getting multiple gifts. For, somebody Okay 534 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:13,680 Speaker 2: so holly always gets, great gifts but she does this 535 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 2: weird thing with boxes because she's she's got all these 536 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:20,639 Speaker 2: really nice boxes and she doesn't want them to go. 537 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:23,159 Speaker 2: To waste so what, she'll do and you'll pray for her, 538 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 2: about This the lord can. DELIVER her i have faith that. 539 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 2: He can when she gives you the, cheapest gift a 540 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:30,399 Speaker 2: lot of times it will be in the, nicest box 541 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:35,679 Speaker 2: which is so disappointing when you open the paper and 542 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 2: the Box, Says nordstrom and then you open the box 543 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 2: and the gift the Box, says nordstrom and the gift Says, 544 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:44,600 Speaker 2: dollar tree. 545 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 1: And you'll open the, box like what? 546 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 2: Is this this doesn't Match that she will put the 547 00:28:54,200 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 2: worst gift in the. Best Box but god will do just. 548 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 2: The opposite god will package some of his best gifts 549 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 2: in some of the. Ugliest boxes have any of you 550 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:15,960 Speaker 2: been dealing with an ugly box in your? Life lately, 551 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 2: come on don't leave me up here, by Myself like 552 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 2: i'm the only One that amazon dropped off a box 553 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 2: that had been beaten and torn and rained on. And 554 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 2: weathered but if you open, the box and if You 555 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:34,080 Speaker 2: trust god and not, the box you might find that 556 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 2: the season you're going through, right now you're gonna look 557 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:39,920 Speaker 2: back at it a year from now, and go Thank 558 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:44,360 Speaker 2: you lord for that. Ugly box because in that ugly 559 00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 2: box was a. Great GIFT and i just came to declare, 560 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 2: right now you cannot give. 561 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:52,680 Speaker 1: Up on this season of your life because you don't like. 562 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 2: The box god does not live inside of. Your box 563 00:29:57,520 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 2: god sees things you. Can't see god knows things you. 564 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 2: Can't know god does not see the man on. The 565 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 2: mat he sees the mat on. The man in, Other 566 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 2: words god sees you coming out. OF this i declare 567 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 2: tonight you are not going to die in this. Low 568 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 2: state this is not going to be the end of. 569 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 2: Your story this is just a chapter in. Your life 570 00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:26,160 Speaker 2: you've got to. Get up your. 571 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 1: Future children are depending. On it some of you in. 572 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 2: This room are to be the one in your generation 573 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 2: that breaks the curse that has been over. 574 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 1: Your family There. 575 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:38,800 Speaker 2: Are, OH god i felt chills all up and down 576 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 2: my SPINE when i. SAID that i don't know who, 577 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 2: it is but there are some of you in. 578 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:46,240 Speaker 1: This room and if it hits YOU when i, said 579 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 1: it jump up And give god Praise that i'm. The 580 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 1: one god's gonna. Use me i'm gonna have. A testimony 581 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 1: i'm not dying. 582 00:30:56,280 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 2: Down here he stops and he sees. 583 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:09,960 Speaker 1: Somebody say jesus, Stops say. Jesus sees. 584 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 2: And my favorite part of, the, verse Y'all is, jesus 585 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 2: says because you got two voices, going on you've got 586 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 2: one voice saying. 587 00:31:20,040 --> 00:31:24,680 Speaker 1: Stay down you can't. Stay down you've. Tried before. Stay 588 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 1: down it's. No use this is. 589 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:29,600 Speaker 2: Not real that dude up there with, the microphone he 590 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:30,479 Speaker 2: is just hyping. 591 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:31,400 Speaker 1: You up this is. 592 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:35,600 Speaker 2: Just emotionalism it is not EMOTIONALISM that i am preaching to. 593 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 1: You tonight it's. 594 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 2: Called faith it's called the Power. Of god it's the Presence. 595 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:44,239 Speaker 2: Of god it's the Name. Of jesus this is. Not 596 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 2: hype this. Is hope it's been too long that you've been. 597 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 2: Down there and with one Word from jesus verse, number 598 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 2: Eight then jesus said, to him you've got to. Get 599 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 2: up Somebody say i've got to. 600 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:02,640 Speaker 1: Get up. 601 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 2: And. 602 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 1: It worked. 603 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:13,840 Speaker 2: He, got up and he took up his net just 604 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:17,959 Speaker 2: because he did what the. MAN said i wonder what 605 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:20,960 Speaker 2: would happen tonight if you would just do what the. 606 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:25,840 Speaker 1: Man said this guy. Got healed and he didn't Even know. 607 00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: Jesus's name you know, A name you know. 608 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 2: A name that can silence. Roaring waves you know a 609 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 2: name that can empty out. A grave you know a 610 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:43,680 Speaker 2: name that when, it resounds chains have. To break and 611 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:47,880 Speaker 2: the men got up and began. To walk and when 612 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:51,960 Speaker 2: he did, verse Nine the bible says it Was a, 613 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:56,800 Speaker 2: sabbath day which was not the day that they thought 614 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:59,680 Speaker 2: he was supposed to, Be healed but it was the 615 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 2: Day that god decided to. Heal him Because when god 616 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 2: gets ready to, do something. 617 00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:07,120 Speaker 1: Nothing can. 618 00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:09,120 Speaker 2: Stop HIM didn't i say that at the beginning of. 619 00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:10,720 Speaker 1: My sermon so. 620 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 2: Watch this this, Is, crazy miami get ready. For this in, 621 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 2: verse Ten the jewish leader said, to him the man 622 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 2: who had, been healed it Is. The sabbath the law 623 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:25,480 Speaker 2: forbids you from carrying. Your mat in, other words you can't. Do. 624 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 1: THAT now i want you. 625 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 2: To see the coldest verse in The Entire new testament is, 626 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 2: verse eleven because they're saying you can't, do that you 627 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:38,560 Speaker 2: can't carry. Your mat there will always be a voice 628 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 2: telling you you can't Do what god told you. To 629 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 2: do but his voice is the voice, that matters because 630 00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:47,000 Speaker 2: it is the voice that spoke the world into being out. 631 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 1: Of nothing it is the voice. That heals it is 632 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:51,680 Speaker 1: the voice. That saves so. 633 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:54,920 Speaker 2: You've got one voice saying you can't, Do that and in, 634 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 2: verse eleven the man. Does something this is so powerful, 635 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:06,480 Speaker 2: to me. He replied the man who made me well said, 636 00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:14,239 Speaker 2: to Me because, Jesus stops, Jesus sees, jesus says so 637 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:17,719 Speaker 2: it says if, HE'S saying i appreciate your opinion that you're. 638 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:19,840 Speaker 1: TELLING me i can't pick up my mat. And walk 639 00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:22,760 Speaker 1: but y'all have walked by me every. 640 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:26,880 Speaker 2: Day for thirty, eight years and not one of you 641 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:29,399 Speaker 2: had the power to get. Me up. 642 00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:34,080 Speaker 1: But that man, over there, come on help Me. Preach 643 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:36,440 Speaker 1: miami that man, over there. 644 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:42,359 Speaker 2: The man who made, me well said, to me, get 645 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:48,239 Speaker 2: up pick up, your mat. AND walk i believe this 646 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 2: man was so happy that he was able. TO walk 647 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:57,799 Speaker 2: i believe he started singing. Goodbye yesterday i'm living in 648 00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 2: a lot of a. NEW day i won't waste another 649 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:04,560 Speaker 2: minute on, The colonnades Praise. 650 00:35:04,719 --> 00:35:06,279 Speaker 1: The lord i'll. 651 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:10,880 Speaker 2: Walk again i'm dancing on the GRAY that i. Want 652 00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:16,040 Speaker 2: slave i'm dancing on the. Gray dog maybe he couldn't 653 00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:17,680 Speaker 2: dance yet because he's never. 654 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 1: Walked before but maybe he just. 655 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:23,279 Speaker 2: Starts simple maybe he, Just Says i'm carrie and the 656 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:26,759 Speaker 2: MAT that I Want Slade i'm carrie and. 657 00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:30,120 Speaker 1: The MAT that i want one. Hundred People i'm carrie 658 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:33,840 Speaker 1: and the MATE that i. Want slave i'm making, this. 659 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:35,040 Speaker 1: Up y'all y'all gotta help me. 660 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:38,480 Speaker 2: With this and then the religious leaders, are like you can't. 661 00:35:38,640 --> 00:35:42,799 Speaker 1: Do, that no you're doing. It wrong and, He's Like 662 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:45,960 Speaker 1: i'm carrie and the MAT that. I want come here. 663 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:49,280 Speaker 2: To Me i'm carrie and the MATE that, I, Want 664 00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:53,279 Speaker 2: Slade i'm carrie and the MAT where i used to 665 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:56,360 Speaker 2: you can't do that on. 666 00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:58,480 Speaker 1: The, seventh day. 667 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:05,120 Speaker 2: And then points the man over there has the. Final 668 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:10,480 Speaker 2: say the man over there has the. Final say, the man. 669 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 1: Are there three thousand People in miami who already. 670 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:20,439 Speaker 2: To lead? 671 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:24,120 Speaker 1: This flank different than? 672 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:24,920 Speaker 2: Your pay. 673 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:31,719 Speaker 1: Will if? Mess YOU when i, say three you's got, tough, 674 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:40,000 Speaker 1: one dude get. Up Breath i'm dad saying on The grass, 675 00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:46,280 Speaker 1: i'm dead saying on, the ground take up. Your Knack 676 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:51,400 Speaker 1: i'm dad saying on, the grass, come on, my. 677 00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:56,360 Speaker 2: Man you. 678 00:36:56,440 --> 00:37:00,200 Speaker 1: Are right I'm a i'm carrying the MAT and i. 679 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:03,560 Speaker 1: WANT that i can't. MARRY him, a man where are? 680 00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:06,800 Speaker 2: You sing has a. 681 00:37:06,920 --> 00:37:15,280 Speaker 1: Final set there's a final, sat now if You, believe 682 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:30,239 Speaker 1: jesus that's the, final say get out myself Raised. The 683 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:38,719 Speaker 1: lord i've been, born AGAIN and i love me back. 684 00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:44,920 Speaker 2: Good yesterday, Hold on i'm being. 685 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:50,320 Speaker 1: Different because i've got to, get off. 686 00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:56,840 Speaker 2: Because he's, calling me because he's done too much, for 687 00:37:57,040 --> 00:38:03,400 Speaker 2: me And the god who never gave up, on you 688 00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:07,920 Speaker 2: even though you were there on that map for thirty. 689 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:11,439 Speaker 2: Eight years he saw every season of your. 690 00:38:11,360 --> 00:38:14,319 Speaker 1: Life and he never lets. You go don't you. See 691 00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:17,160 Speaker 1: it that's why, you're here that's why. You're breathing you've 692 00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:26,200 Speaker 1: got to. Get up he brought you here to get. 693 00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:27,600 Speaker 1: You up you're not getting up. 694 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:35,520 Speaker 2: By yourself, Jesus stops, Jesus sees, jesus says AND if 695 00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:37,239 Speaker 2: i could give you a, fourth point it Would be. 696 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:49,920 Speaker 2: Jesus saves, RIGHT now i want you to bow your 697 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:52,320 Speaker 2: head and close. Your eyes nobody moving in. This moment 698 00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:57,440 Speaker 2: this is, an, important precious, sacred MOMENT because i want 699 00:38:57,480 --> 00:38:59,680 Speaker 2: to invite everyone in this room who needs to give 700 00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:02,759 Speaker 2: your Life to, christ tonight really give your Life, to 701 00:39:02,880 --> 00:39:05,640 Speaker 2: jesus really make him the lord of. 702 00:39:05,680 --> 00:39:10,240 Speaker 1: YOUR life i want to give you. THAT opportunity i Believe. 703 00:39:10,040 --> 00:39:13,600 Speaker 2: That jesus will stop this whole service for, one person this, 704 00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:14,920 Speaker 2: whole event for. 705 00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:16,680 Speaker 1: One person he loves you. 706 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:21,360 Speaker 2: That much he, sees you and he can, save you 707 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:25,880 Speaker 2: and he says to you tonight that his grace is sufficient. 708 00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:29,360 Speaker 2: For You the bible says that if you confess with 709 00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:31,400 Speaker 2: your Mouth that Jesus, is lord and believe in Your 710 00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:33,759 Speaker 2: heart god raised him from, the dead you will. Be 711 00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:38,279 Speaker 2: saved You will he'll raise. You up The same god 712 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:40,719 Speaker 2: That raised jesus from the grave will raise you. Up 713 00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:44,040 Speaker 2: tonight it is by grace you are saved. Through faith 714 00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:47,160 Speaker 2: it's the Gift, of god not. Of works so that 715 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:50,520 Speaker 2: no one can boast right now with heads bowed in 716 00:39:50,640 --> 00:39:52,239 Speaker 2: this beautiful Moment that god has. 717 00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:54,520 Speaker 1: Brought us Together for i'm going to pray. A prayer 718 00:39:54,640 --> 00:39:55,120 Speaker 1: this prayer is. 719 00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:58,560 Speaker 2: Not magical if you mean it from your, Heart tonight 720 00:39:59,120 --> 00:40:01,120 Speaker 2: god will hear, you heaven and he will heal you 721 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:04,160 Speaker 2: and forgive you of your sin and cleanse you from, 722 00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:08,080 Speaker 2: your unrighteousness and this will be your. New beginning we're 723 00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:10,480 Speaker 2: going to pray This together miami for the benefit of 724 00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:13,319 Speaker 2: those who are Coming to, jesus TONIGHT and i want 725 00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:15,560 Speaker 2: us all to pray it out loud in faith for. 726 00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:17,880 Speaker 2: Those people if you mean it in your heart and You, 727 00:40:17,960 --> 00:40:20,160 Speaker 2: say jesus here's. MY life i turn from. MY sin 728 00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:25,279 Speaker 2: i turn. TO you i want your FORGIVENESS and i 729 00:40:25,360 --> 00:40:27,279 Speaker 2: want a, new BEGINNING and i trust you as. My 730 00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:32,200 Speaker 2: savior then, right now repeat these words, After Me, heavenly 731 00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:36,200 Speaker 2: father as a, church family let's say it, Out Loud. 732 00:40:36,280 --> 00:40:41,440 Speaker 2: HEAVENLY father i am a sinner in need of. A 733 00:40:41,560 --> 00:40:48,319 Speaker 2: SAVIOR and i Believe That jesus christ Is the Son 734 00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:51,719 Speaker 2: of god And the savior of. The world. 735 00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:57,120 Speaker 1: AND tonight I make Jesus the lord of. 736 00:40:57,239 --> 00:41:01,800 Speaker 2: MY life i believe he DIED that i would be 737 00:41:01,880 --> 00:41:06,000 Speaker 2: forgiven and rose again to give. 738 00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:12,920 Speaker 1: ME life i receive this. New life this is my. 739 00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:18,440 Speaker 2: NEW beginning i am a Child. Of god if you 740 00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:20,759 Speaker 2: just pray that to give your Life. To JESUS when i, 741 00:41:20,880 --> 00:41:23,600 Speaker 2: say three shoot your hand in. The, air, one, two 742 00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:29,640 Speaker 2: three we celebrate new. Beginnings tonight, come on let's Give 743 00:41:29,680 --> 00:41:30,960 Speaker 2: the lord praise for every. 744 00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:37,920 Speaker 1: New beginning, Thank, You jesus thank you for. 745 00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:40,600 Speaker 2: Joining us special thanks to those of you who give 746 00:41:40,719 --> 00:41:41,360 Speaker 2: generously to. 747 00:41:41,480 --> 00:41:44,120 Speaker 1: This ministry is because of you that this ministry. 748 00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:47,320 Speaker 2: Is possible you can click the link in the description to, 749 00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:51,600 Speaker 2: give now Or visit elevationchurch dot org slash podcast for 750 00:41:51,680 --> 00:41:54,600 Speaker 2: more information and if you enjoyed, the podcast you. 751 00:41:54,680 --> 00:41:56,640 Speaker 1: Can subscribe you can share it with. 752 00:41:56,719 --> 00:41:58,920 Speaker 2: Your friends you can click the, share button take a 753 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:01,960 Speaker 2: screenshot shaired on your, social stories and tag Us At. 754 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:04,560 Speaker 2: Elevation church thanks again, For listening god bless you