1 00:00:05,030 --> 00:00:07,910 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Stephen Furtick. I'm the pastor of Elevation Church, 2 00:00:08,070 --> 00:00:10,710 Speaker 1: and this is our podcast. Be sure to subscribe so 3 00:00:10,750 --> 00:00:13,750 Speaker 1: we can get you these new sermons every week. I 4 00:00:13,990 --> 00:00:14,910 Speaker 1: hope you're blessed today. 5 00:00:21,660 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 2: Are you ready to hear something from the Lord today? 6 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 2: So listen, if we haven't met before, my name's Ted. 7 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:34,290 Speaker 2: I'm the pastor at our University City campus, and I 8 00:00:34,430 --> 00:00:39,610 Speaker 2: am I'm so excited, honored to be able to preach 9 00:00:39,650 --> 00:00:44,770 Speaker 2: God's Word today. It is Pastor Appreciation Month, and it's 10 00:00:44,810 --> 00:00:47,610 Speaker 2: an honor to be preaching in October because I get 11 00:00:47,630 --> 00:00:50,890 Speaker 2: to take a couple minutes to just appreciate my pastors. 12 00:00:51,590 --> 00:00:59,790 Speaker 2: Do you love your pastors? Pastor Stephen and Holly. One 13 00:00:59,810 --> 00:01:03,290 Speaker 2: of the things I do getting ready to preach is, 14 00:01:03,810 --> 00:01:05,750 Speaker 2: you know, there's a lot of thoughts that come into 15 00:01:05,770 --> 00:01:08,250 Speaker 2: your mind and the enemy wants you to kind of 16 00:01:08,530 --> 00:01:12,830 Speaker 2: lose confidence on the way to the pulpit. Nobody understands 17 00:01:13,290 --> 00:01:15,750 Speaker 2: the weight of trying to speak on behalf of God 18 00:01:15,950 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 2: and nonetheless sitting behind this pulpit. And so I'm praying. 19 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 2: And then one of the things I do, I go 20 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,580 Speaker 2: back to any of my text messages with pastor. And 21 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,940 Speaker 2: what I'll do is I'm trying to encourage him all 22 00:01:27,980 --> 00:01:30,110 Speaker 2: the time. I'm like, let me tell you a story 23 00:01:30,170 --> 00:01:33,530 Speaker 2: about somebody at University City, what God's doing in their life. 24 00:01:33,550 --> 00:01:36,490 Speaker 2: And let me tell you how that message just ministered 25 00:01:36,569 --> 00:01:39,750 Speaker 2: to me. And as I was scrolling through our text messages, 26 00:01:39,830 --> 00:01:42,660 Speaker 2: I realized he kept flipping the encouragement back on me. 27 00:01:44,500 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 2: I got to reach out to him and say, hey, 28 00:01:46,100 --> 00:01:48,980 Speaker 2: I'm so grateful for you. And then he said, hey, Chad, 29 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,670 Speaker 2: I want you to know you're an amazing husband. You're 30 00:01:51,710 --> 00:01:54,669 Speaker 2: an amazing father. I'm so grateful to be doing ministry 31 00:01:55,070 --> 00:01:56,610 Speaker 2: alongside of you. I was like, I reached out to 32 00:01:56,650 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 2: encourage you today. I reached out to tell you thank you. 33 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:04,150 Speaker 2: And time after time after time, I realized how he 34 00:02:04,170 --> 00:02:08,190 Speaker 2: was depositing something into my spirit to give me confidence 35 00:02:08,250 --> 00:02:11,460 Speaker 2: to be who God's called me to be. Can we 36 00:02:11,500 --> 00:02:19,150 Speaker 2: thank God for our pastor? Now, it's been a long 37 00:02:19,270 --> 00:02:23,049 Speaker 2: time since I've showed a picture of my family. And 38 00:02:23,410 --> 00:02:25,790 Speaker 2: my boys are getting so big. So we took pictures 39 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 2: a couple of weeks ago. And so here's a picture 40 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 2: of my family, me and my wife, Whitney. We've been 41 00:02:31,940 --> 00:02:40,940 Speaker 2: married 18 years. And our twin boys, Carson and Carter, 42 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,780 Speaker 2: I hate taking pictures standing up next to them now. 43 00:02:45,290 --> 00:02:51,130 Speaker 2: Because everybody's measuring, have they passed you yet? The photographer, Brittany, 44 00:02:51,150 --> 00:02:53,370 Speaker 2: she had this idea. She said, Chad, do you think 45 00:02:53,410 --> 00:02:57,859 Speaker 2: you still could hold them? And I said, I've been 46 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:59,140 Speaker 2: in the gym. Let me see what I can do. 47 00:02:59,380 --> 00:03:00,820 Speaker 2: Let me see what I can do. So I got 48 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:05,820 Speaker 2: one on my back. I just wanted to know, no 49 00:03:05,860 --> 00:03:09,220 Speaker 2: matter how big they get, I'm still holding them. I 50 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:13,180 Speaker 2: still can hold them. I still can lift them. I 51 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 2: still can lift them. I still can lift them. But listen, 52 00:03:17,580 --> 00:03:20,590 Speaker 2: I'm excited. Who's ready for the word? Who's ready for 53 00:03:20,610 --> 00:03:24,070 Speaker 2: the word? Who's ready for the word? Okay. We are 54 00:03:24,110 --> 00:03:29,530 Speaker 2: going to start in John chapter 10, verse 10. Everybody 55 00:03:29,590 --> 00:03:32,750 Speaker 2: remain standing for the reading of God's word at all 56 00:03:32,780 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 2: of our locations. I love the fact that we stand 57 00:03:36,860 --> 00:03:40,500 Speaker 2: at attention. And when we open up God's word, it's 58 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:43,860 Speaker 2: a posture that puts our heart in a position ready 59 00:03:44,020 --> 00:03:48,780 Speaker 2: to receive, expectant for what God wants to speak to you. 60 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 2: And so if you can, stand and posture your hearts. God, 61 00:03:52,420 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 2: what is it that you want to speak to me today? 62 00:03:54,900 --> 00:03:59,930 Speaker 2: John chapter 10, verse 10. This is a verse of 63 00:03:59,970 --> 00:04:04,110 Speaker 2: scripture many of you probably have heard quoted multiple times. 64 00:04:04,150 --> 00:04:08,070 Speaker 2: I'm going to use this statement that Jesus said, and 65 00:04:08,090 --> 00:04:09,610 Speaker 2: then I'm going to overlay it, and I'm going to 66 00:04:09,690 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 2: use a story. from King David's life to be able 67 00:04:12,740 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 2: to walk through this truth. John chapter 10, verse 10. 68 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 2: Here's what it says. It says, the thief, everybody say 69 00:04:20,339 --> 00:04:31,170 Speaker 2: the thief, comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. The 70 00:04:31,550 --> 00:04:37,979 Speaker 2: only thing that this thief wants to do is steal, kill, 71 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 2: and destroy. From the time the sun comes up to 72 00:04:44,779 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 2: the time the sun goes down, all this thief is 73 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:57,930 Speaker 2: thinking about is stealing, killing, and destroying. But I love 74 00:04:57,940 --> 00:04:59,930 Speaker 2: that Jesus is like, okay, that's what he came to do. 75 00:05:00,230 --> 00:05:05,230 Speaker 2: Let me tell you why I'm here. But I have 76 00:05:05,310 --> 00:05:11,380 Speaker 2: come that they may have life And have it to 77 00:05:11,430 --> 00:05:15,710 Speaker 2: the full. No matter how much he tries to take. 78 00:05:16,870 --> 00:05:19,630 Speaker 2: No matter how much he tries to steal. No matter 79 00:05:20,170 --> 00:05:22,490 Speaker 2: how much he tries to destroy. I want you to 80 00:05:22,529 --> 00:05:27,210 Speaker 2: know the abundance that I want to deposit into your lives. 81 00:05:28,130 --> 00:05:33,620 Speaker 2: There's no comparison. No comparison. And now let's jump back. 82 00:05:34,540 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 2: We're going to read one more verse of Scripture. This 83 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 2: is 2 Samuel chapter 5. We're going to look at 84 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:47,390 Speaker 2: David's life today. 2 Samuel chapter 5, verse 17. Here's 85 00:05:47,410 --> 00:05:51,529 Speaker 2: what it says. It says, when the Philistines heard that 86 00:05:51,610 --> 00:05:55,859 Speaker 2: David had been anointed king over Israel, they went up 87 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 2: in full force to search for him. But David heard 88 00:06:01,380 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 2: about it and went down to the stronghold. Before Pastor 89 00:06:07,460 --> 00:06:11,890 Speaker 2: left for tour, he kind of entered us into a 90 00:06:11,950 --> 00:06:16,929 Speaker 2: training season. He preached a message called Train Your Heart 91 00:06:17,750 --> 00:06:21,290 Speaker 2: to Truth. And I felt like we still need some 92 00:06:21,350 --> 00:06:24,729 Speaker 2: training today. And so the message that God laid on 93 00:06:24,750 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 2: my heart for you is a message called Train Your 94 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:34,300 Speaker 2: Hands to Hold. Let's pray. Jesus, we love you. We 95 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,830 Speaker 2: thank you. You're a good God. You're a faithful God. 96 00:06:37,510 --> 00:06:39,090 Speaker 2: We ask that today you would do what only you 97 00:06:39,110 --> 00:06:41,490 Speaker 2: can do. God, I pray that as I do my 98 00:06:41,529 --> 00:06:46,010 Speaker 2: best to communicate your word, that as the words leave 99 00:06:46,050 --> 00:06:48,630 Speaker 2: my mouth, you would snatch those words and you would 100 00:06:48,710 --> 00:06:52,300 Speaker 2: add your power. You would add your love, your grace, 101 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 2: your mercy. And by the time it hits the ears 102 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 2: of your sons and daughters, their lives would be changed. 103 00:06:58,540 --> 00:07:00,340 Speaker 2: Have your way today. We love you. We thank you. 104 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:04,859 Speaker 2: And it's in the mighty name of Jesus, I pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. 105 00:07:05,140 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 2: Before you take your seat, give your neighbor a hug. 106 00:07:07,580 --> 00:07:12,610 Speaker 2: Tell them welcome to church. Those of you online, welcome, welcome, welcome. 107 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:30,260 Speaker 2: I saw some extended hugs. He said, train your hands 108 00:07:30,300 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 2: to hold. You was holding. You were holding. You're like, 109 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 2: thank you, Pastor Chad, for that opportunity. I want to 110 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:43,260 Speaker 2: start with a quick story to be able to set 111 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,580 Speaker 2: this direction. I'm going to tell you a story about 112 00:07:45,620 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 2: the last time I played football. The last time I 113 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,850 Speaker 2: played football, I was in the eighth grade, and I 114 00:07:53,850 --> 00:07:59,150 Speaker 2: was playing tight end. And There was this scrimmage, not 115 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 2: a game. It was a scrimmage, and I line up 116 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 2: in my position, and the play that was called was 117 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 2: this play where I was going to give a slant route, 118 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:12,250 Speaker 2: cutting right across the middle. I line up. Quarterback says, 119 00:08:12,970 --> 00:08:18,730 Speaker 2: I give my defender a little shimmy, a little shake, 120 00:08:18,830 --> 00:08:23,250 Speaker 2: and I left him. I left them. Now, I cut 121 00:08:23,290 --> 00:08:26,980 Speaker 2: across the middle. Quarterback throws a perfect pass right here, 122 00:08:27,070 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 2: right on target, right here. I catch the ball. Now, 123 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:35,100 Speaker 2: I'm thinking it's about to be showtime. I'm thinking I'm 124 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 2: headed to the end zone. It's showtime, but little did 125 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:44,830 Speaker 2: I know it was about to be lights out. Because 126 00:08:44,900 --> 00:08:48,569 Speaker 2: the moment I caught the ball, I got hit by 127 00:08:48,630 --> 00:08:53,330 Speaker 2: the biggest guy on the football team. His name is John. 128 00:08:53,390 --> 00:08:58,090 Speaker 2: Let's call him Big John. Big John was reading John 129 00:08:58,090 --> 00:09:04,429 Speaker 2: 1010 because he came to steal, kill, and destroy. He 130 00:09:04,470 --> 00:09:08,030 Speaker 2: hit me so hard that I fell down, broke two 131 00:09:08,110 --> 00:09:13,270 Speaker 2: bones in my leg. I'm laid out on the ground. 132 00:09:15,940 --> 00:09:24,020 Speaker 2: And when the birds finally stopped going in a circle, 133 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:30,660 Speaker 2: I realized something. I was still holding on to the ball. 134 00:09:35,990 --> 00:09:41,790 Speaker 2: I was hit. I was hurt. But I was still 135 00:09:41,870 --> 00:09:49,189 Speaker 2: holding on. To the ball. You see, I've been thinking 136 00:09:49,250 --> 00:09:51,809 Speaker 2: that we don't have a receiving problem. We got a 137 00:09:51,850 --> 00:09:56,650 Speaker 2: retention problem. I want you to understand, in football, the 138 00:09:56,710 --> 00:09:59,970 Speaker 2: moment you catch the football, you're now the most dangerous person. 139 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 2: on the football field. There's a target on your back. 140 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:08,319 Speaker 2: Is there anybody in the room? You're anointed. You're called 141 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 2: by God. His hand is on your life. Anybody saved, 142 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:19,170 Speaker 2: set free, and delivered? I want you to understand that 143 00:10:19,290 --> 00:10:24,910 Speaker 2: hell isn't happy. That heaven opened up and handed you 144 00:10:24,929 --> 00:10:30,059 Speaker 2: a blessing. But after the hit and after the hurt, 145 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 2: will you still be holding on to what God gave you? 146 00:10:35,650 --> 00:10:38,170 Speaker 2: Any newlyweds in the room? Wave your hand at me. 147 00:10:38,210 --> 00:10:41,050 Speaker 2: You've been married a couple months, maybe sometime this year. 148 00:10:41,090 --> 00:10:43,949 Speaker 2: Wave at me. Over here. Give it up for them. 149 00:10:44,429 --> 00:10:48,660 Speaker 2: Give it up for them. On their wedding day, they 150 00:10:48,700 --> 00:10:54,340 Speaker 2: hold each other's hands to have and to hold. And 151 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,260 Speaker 2: I celebrate that moment on your wedding day, but I 152 00:10:57,300 --> 00:11:02,540 Speaker 2: want you holding on to your wife's hands. Until God 153 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:06,170 Speaker 2: calls you home. I want your hands to be trained. 154 00:11:06,650 --> 00:11:09,090 Speaker 2: I'm trained to hold Whitney's feet hands. We've been holding 155 00:11:09,110 --> 00:11:11,650 Speaker 2: hands for a long time. We've been holding hands since 156 00:11:11,670 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 2: we were 19 years old. I'm trained at holding that 157 00:11:14,650 --> 00:11:17,580 Speaker 2: woman's hands. And I'm going to be holding her hands 158 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 2: until the day the Lord calls me home. Right, right. 159 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,459 Speaker 2: Anybody in the room, you just got a promotion, just 160 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:27,460 Speaker 2: got a promotion, and it came with a bonus. Oh, 161 00:11:27,500 --> 00:11:29,300 Speaker 2: I saw somebody wave their hands, but they did it 162 00:11:29,340 --> 00:11:30,580 Speaker 2: like this because they don't want you to ask them 163 00:11:30,620 --> 00:11:35,660 Speaker 2: for no money. They just like this, like this. Hey, listen, listen. 164 00:11:35,870 --> 00:11:40,090 Speaker 2: I'm so glad that God blessed you. I'm so glad 165 00:11:40,130 --> 00:11:43,620 Speaker 2: that you're making more money now. But when you get old, 166 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 2: somebody tells you, you got to set some money aside. 167 00:11:46,179 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 2: You want to be holding on to some of it. 168 00:11:48,580 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 2: You want to be holding on to some of it 169 00:11:50,300 --> 00:11:53,460 Speaker 2: when you retire. Tell your neighbor, say, are your hands 170 00:11:53,580 --> 00:11:59,459 Speaker 2: trained to hold, to hold, to hold, to hold? We're 171 00:12:00,020 --> 00:12:03,020 Speaker 2: going to deal with it today. As I was thinking 172 00:12:03,100 --> 00:12:08,290 Speaker 2: about David's journey, I noticed something. in his journey that 173 00:12:08,309 --> 00:12:11,380 Speaker 2: really spoke to me. You see, David is the king 174 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 2: of Israel, the second king, and one of the things 175 00:12:15,740 --> 00:12:18,350 Speaker 2: on his journey that I didn't realize until I started 176 00:12:18,390 --> 00:12:21,510 Speaker 2: to study this was that David wasn't just anointed once. 177 00:12:22,230 --> 00:12:25,830 Speaker 2: David would actually anointed three times on his way to 178 00:12:25,870 --> 00:12:29,150 Speaker 2: becoming king. Three times David was anointed. The first time 179 00:12:29,850 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 2: was one that pastor preached about here recently. When Samuel 180 00:12:33,140 --> 00:12:36,339 Speaker 2: comes to Jesse's house and Jesse brings out all of 181 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,060 Speaker 2: his sons, except for David, he's out in the field. 182 00:12:39,660 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 2: He's out in the field and he brings them all out. 183 00:12:41,500 --> 00:12:43,340 Speaker 2: And in this day, he goes through all of the sons. 184 00:12:43,380 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 2: Samuel's like, this isn't the one. This isn't the one. 185 00:12:45,950 --> 00:12:48,929 Speaker 2: Do you have another son? And Jesse says, well, yeah, 186 00:12:48,950 --> 00:12:50,910 Speaker 2: I got the youngest. He's in the back. He's in 187 00:12:50,950 --> 00:12:52,870 Speaker 2: the back with the sheep. And he says, I won't 188 00:12:52,950 --> 00:12:56,290 Speaker 2: sit down until you bring him out. And he anoints 189 00:12:56,370 --> 00:12:59,970 Speaker 2: David to be king in the presence of his brothers. 190 00:13:00,490 --> 00:13:04,150 Speaker 2: The second time David is anointed to be king. Saul 191 00:13:04,230 --> 00:13:07,949 Speaker 2: is still on the throne and he's growing in strength. 192 00:13:07,970 --> 00:13:10,550 Speaker 2: He's actually on the run for his life, but he's 193 00:13:10,610 --> 00:13:12,950 Speaker 2: growing in strength and people are starting to realize he's 194 00:13:12,990 --> 00:13:15,850 Speaker 2: the anointed one. And so they actually make him king 195 00:13:16,230 --> 00:13:19,510 Speaker 2: over Judah, one of the southern tribes of Israel. And 196 00:13:19,530 --> 00:13:21,750 Speaker 2: so they anoint him to be king. And then the 197 00:13:21,790 --> 00:13:23,530 Speaker 2: last time that he's anointed to be king is the 198 00:13:23,550 --> 00:13:26,060 Speaker 2: time that I just read. And this is when David 199 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 2: becomes king over all of Israel. Well, why am I 200 00:13:30,100 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 2: taking this time to give you this history of anointing? 201 00:13:33,700 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 2: Because I thought that maybe somebody in the room forgot 202 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:41,470 Speaker 2: that you were anointed. Just like David needed multiple times 203 00:13:41,570 --> 00:13:45,990 Speaker 2: on this journey to becoming king, multiple times he gets anointed. 204 00:13:46,929 --> 00:13:48,890 Speaker 2: I wanted you to know today that even if they 205 00:13:48,910 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 2: didn't pick you, God chose you. You're anointed. God's hand 206 00:13:54,140 --> 00:13:57,810 Speaker 2: is on your life. Even though the second time that 207 00:13:57,850 --> 00:14:01,490 Speaker 2: David is anointed, Saul is still on the throne. I 208 00:14:01,590 --> 00:14:04,550 Speaker 2: know you haven't sat in the seat that God has 209 00:14:04,630 --> 00:14:06,980 Speaker 2: called you to yet. And it seems like somebody has 210 00:14:07,179 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 2: occupied it already. I want you to know you're still anointed. 211 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:15,500 Speaker 2: God's hand is still on your life. I know you've 212 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:18,660 Speaker 2: been through some things. I know that it hurts sometimes, 213 00:14:18,940 --> 00:14:22,500 Speaker 2: but I wanted you to know you're still anointed. God's 214 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:27,790 Speaker 2: hand is on your life. It hadn't come to pass yet, 215 00:14:28,700 --> 00:14:33,860 Speaker 2: but you're still anointed. Now there's another pattern that I 216 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 2: saw in this journey of studying David's life. Every time 217 00:14:38,740 --> 00:14:45,730 Speaker 2: he was anointed, it was followed by an attack. Every 218 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:51,250 Speaker 2: time David had oil poured over his head within the 219 00:14:51,530 --> 00:14:55,670 Speaker 2: next couple of verses or chapters, like within a couple of, 220 00:14:55,990 --> 00:14:58,990 Speaker 2: you see, David immediately is in the middle of a 221 00:14:59,010 --> 00:15:04,030 Speaker 2: new battle. I wanted you to know attacks usually follow anointing. 222 00:15:05,130 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 2: And so the first time David's anointed, you know the story. 223 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:12,450 Speaker 2: There's a big guy named Goliath, big John. He's a 224 00:15:12,450 --> 00:15:15,570 Speaker 2: big guy, big guy. He is standing in front of 225 00:15:15,610 --> 00:15:19,750 Speaker 2: the army of Israel and he's shouting insults. And David 226 00:15:19,970 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 2: defeats Goliath with a stone and a sling. The second 227 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 2: time David's anointed to be king, he is king over 228 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 2: the southern tribe of Judah. And now there's like a 229 00:15:30,780 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 2: civil war about to break loose. And so Saul actually 230 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:37,140 Speaker 2: sends some of his men out to go and attack David. 231 00:15:37,470 --> 00:15:41,310 Speaker 2: David defeats those men. And then the last time David 232 00:15:41,370 --> 00:15:43,930 Speaker 2: is anointed to be king is what we just read. 233 00:15:44,570 --> 00:15:49,540 Speaker 2: And it's followed by an attack. And here's the thing 234 00:15:49,580 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 2: that I want to do today. I want to help 235 00:15:51,220 --> 00:15:55,060 Speaker 2: you train your hands. There's a psalm that David wrote, 236 00:15:55,380 --> 00:15:57,820 Speaker 2: and they believe that David wrote this psalm around the 237 00:15:57,860 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 2: time that he became king over all of Israel. This 238 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 2: is Psalms 144. Here's what it says. Praise be to 239 00:16:03,780 --> 00:16:08,780 Speaker 2: the Lord, my rock. who trains my hands for war 240 00:16:09,660 --> 00:16:13,700 Speaker 2: and my fingers for battle. He is my loving God 241 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:18,750 Speaker 2: and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield 242 00:16:18,910 --> 00:16:23,750 Speaker 2: in whom I take refuge, who subdues people under me. 243 00:16:24,870 --> 00:16:28,990 Speaker 2: This is David writing this, penning this on his journey 244 00:16:29,050 --> 00:16:33,900 Speaker 2: to becoming king. But remember, there's an attack. And so 245 00:16:33,940 --> 00:16:36,700 Speaker 2: what I read at the beginning was 2 Samuel 5, 246 00:16:36,700 --> 00:16:38,300 Speaker 2: verse 17. I want to go back there for a moment. 247 00:16:38,540 --> 00:16:42,610 Speaker 2: Here's what it says. When the Philistines heard that David 248 00:16:42,660 --> 00:16:46,490 Speaker 2: had been anointed king over Israel, they went up in 249 00:16:46,750 --> 00:16:49,450 Speaker 2: full force to search for him. The attack is on 250 00:16:49,490 --> 00:16:53,690 Speaker 2: the way. But David heard about it and went down 251 00:16:54,710 --> 00:17:00,580 Speaker 2: to the stronghold. So the Philistine army, they go up 252 00:17:02,020 --> 00:17:07,950 Speaker 2: to search for David. But David goes down into the stronghold. 253 00:17:08,830 --> 00:17:11,609 Speaker 2: Maybe you're like, what is the stronghold, Pastor Chet? What 254 00:17:11,650 --> 00:17:14,450 Speaker 2: is the stronghold? Well, they believe the stronghold is believed 255 00:17:14,470 --> 00:17:16,970 Speaker 2: to be the cave of Adullam. This is a cave 256 00:17:17,010 --> 00:17:21,100 Speaker 2: that when David was running for his life, he would 257 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:24,719 Speaker 2: go to seek the Lord. And with the generals, they 258 00:17:24,740 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 2: would create military strategy. And so David gets anointed to 259 00:17:28,740 --> 00:17:31,930 Speaker 2: be king. And it says that the Philistine army, they 260 00:17:31,970 --> 00:17:34,950 Speaker 2: go up to search for him. And then David goes 261 00:17:35,050 --> 00:17:40,410 Speaker 2: down into the stronghold. He goes down into this cave. 262 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 2: He goes down into this cave. Can you put verse 263 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 2: 18 up? Let's see what he does in his cave. Now, 264 00:17:47,300 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 2: the Philistines had come and spread out in the valley 265 00:17:49,380 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 2: of Rephiam. Keep reading, keep going, keep going. So David, listen, 266 00:17:54,220 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 2: inquired of the Lord, shall I go and attack the Philistines? 267 00:17:58,700 --> 00:18:02,500 Speaker 2: Will you deliver them into my hands? So the Philistines 268 00:18:02,540 --> 00:18:05,409 Speaker 2: are on their way to search for David, and David 269 00:18:05,450 --> 00:18:12,790 Speaker 2: goes down into the stronghold. He gets in a posture 270 00:18:12,930 --> 00:18:15,429 Speaker 2: like this. We're going to train your hands today. Everybody, 271 00:18:15,970 --> 00:18:20,400 Speaker 2: when's the last time you did this? When the last 272 00:18:20,420 --> 00:18:22,460 Speaker 2: time you did this? Let's train today. Put your hands 273 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:25,340 Speaker 2: like this. You see, when you pray like this, this 274 00:18:25,380 --> 00:18:29,219 Speaker 2: is a posture of humility. This is a posture of saying, hey, 275 00:18:29,810 --> 00:18:32,490 Speaker 2: my hands aren't strong enough to fight these battles by myself. 276 00:18:33,230 --> 00:18:35,950 Speaker 2: David have enough sense to go down in the stronghold 277 00:18:36,410 --> 00:18:38,330 Speaker 2: and inquire of the Lord, what is it that you 278 00:18:38,369 --> 00:18:42,790 Speaker 2: would have me to do? He's in the stronghold saying, 279 00:18:42,830 --> 00:18:46,730 Speaker 2: they're coming after me again. Lord, what do you want 280 00:18:46,790 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 2: me to do? Maybe you're in the middle of an 281 00:18:50,020 --> 00:18:52,919 Speaker 2: attack right now, and when's the last time you went 282 00:18:52,940 --> 00:18:54,939 Speaker 2: into the stronghold and said, Lord, what is it that 283 00:18:54,980 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 2: you would have me to do? He's in the stronghold. 284 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:03,060 Speaker 2: He went down in the stronghold to inquire of the Lord. 285 00:19:03,340 --> 00:19:05,310 Speaker 2: In the stronghold, there's two things that you get. You 286 00:19:05,330 --> 00:19:08,949 Speaker 2: get strength in the stronghold. You get strength in the stronghold. 287 00:19:08,970 --> 00:19:10,950 Speaker 2: You want to know why? Because while he's in the stronghold, 288 00:19:10,990 --> 00:19:14,290 Speaker 2: he turned his back on the Philistines. And he turned 289 00:19:14,330 --> 00:19:18,360 Speaker 2: towards the one who could save. In the stronghold, you 290 00:19:18,380 --> 00:19:20,820 Speaker 2: stop focusing on who's attacking you and you focus on 291 00:19:20,859 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 2: who's backing you. It's in the stronghold that you're like, 292 00:19:24,100 --> 00:19:27,580 Speaker 2: you know what? God's got my back. God's got my back. 293 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:30,629 Speaker 2: I know that they're coming from near and from far 294 00:19:30,670 --> 00:19:33,490 Speaker 2: to attack me, but God's got my back. God is 295 00:19:33,550 --> 00:19:37,669 Speaker 2: fighting for me. I'm serving the one that leads angel armies. 296 00:19:37,930 --> 00:19:41,750 Speaker 2: He's fighting for me. God's got my back. Amen. I 297 00:19:41,770 --> 00:19:45,920 Speaker 2: was convicted of this here recently. Me and my wife, 298 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,970 Speaker 2: last year, we were building a house, and we were 299 00:19:48,990 --> 00:19:50,910 Speaker 2: so excited to be here. be able to move into 300 00:19:51,250 --> 00:19:54,570 Speaker 2: our first home. And so we're working with an amazing realtor, 301 00:19:55,130 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 2: and this realtor was like, you know, she's amazing, amazing, amazing. 302 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 2: But let's just say we kind of planned out when 303 00:20:01,540 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 2: we were going to sell the house and all of 304 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 2: this because we needed to sell the house before we 305 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:08,460 Speaker 2: moved into our new house. We put it on the market. 306 00:20:09,220 --> 00:20:16,660 Speaker 2: Let's just say it was moving slow. Like, like slow, slow. Like, 307 00:20:16,700 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 2: are we ever going to sell this house? And we're 308 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:24,680 Speaker 2: waiting and we're waiting and we're not seeing offers. I'm like, 309 00:20:24,740 --> 00:20:28,379 Speaker 2: what is going on? What's happening, Lord? And I start 310 00:20:28,590 --> 00:20:32,030 Speaker 2: bringing out my calculator and I'm like, well, if we 311 00:20:32,070 --> 00:20:35,010 Speaker 2: had to end up paying two mortgages, how long could 312 00:20:35,030 --> 00:20:40,550 Speaker 2: we do it? And I'm stressed. I'm stressed. I'm like, 313 00:20:40,790 --> 00:20:42,770 Speaker 2: what are we going to do? And I'm talking to this. 314 00:20:42,790 --> 00:20:45,629 Speaker 2: I'm trying to figure out. I'm researching. What's the MLS 315 00:20:45,670 --> 00:20:48,590 Speaker 2: even mean? I don't even know what that means. I'm 316 00:20:48,630 --> 00:20:50,750 Speaker 2: trying to figure it out. And I'm reaching out to 317 00:20:50,770 --> 00:20:52,170 Speaker 2: my realtor. What are we doing? What are we doing? 318 00:20:52,490 --> 00:20:56,919 Speaker 2: And my realtor, she's a praying woman. And she said, hey, listen, 319 00:20:57,500 --> 00:20:59,419 Speaker 2: I know it's moving slow, but you know what I 320 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 2: did today? I prayed for who needs to buy your house. 321 00:21:04,580 --> 00:21:07,260 Speaker 2: She said, I prayed for who needs to buy your house. 322 00:21:07,890 --> 00:21:12,500 Speaker 2: And I felt so convicted. I'm the pastor. You're the realtor. 323 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:18,940 Speaker 2: I'm supposed to be praying. We had a prayer night 324 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 2: at University City. Just a night that we just came 325 00:21:21,580 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 2: to pray. Just no agenda. I didn't promote it much. 326 00:21:23,980 --> 00:21:25,140 Speaker 2: It was just like, hey, I just want to open 327 00:21:25,180 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 2: up the space to pray. And guess what I did? 328 00:21:27,140 --> 00:21:31,230 Speaker 2: I went down. And I said, hey, Lord, I've been stressed, 329 00:21:31,260 --> 00:21:33,500 Speaker 2: but I want to repent. I want to repent for 330 00:21:33,540 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 2: thinking I was strong enough to do this by myself. 331 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,100 Speaker 2: I want to repent for thinking that I was wise 332 00:21:38,140 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 2: enough to do this by myself. I said, God, I 333 00:21:40,420 --> 00:21:42,780 Speaker 2: know that you love me. I know that you want 334 00:21:42,820 --> 00:21:44,869 Speaker 2: the best for me. I know that this is nothing 335 00:21:44,900 --> 00:21:46,790 Speaker 2: for you. So, God, I give it to you. By 336 00:21:46,850 --> 00:21:49,390 Speaker 2: the time I start praying, I stop forgetting about the house. 337 00:21:49,430 --> 00:21:52,670 Speaker 2: And I'm just like, thank you, Jesus. Hallelujah. I'm getting 338 00:21:52,710 --> 00:21:55,070 Speaker 2: happy now. Has anybody ever went like this and all 339 00:21:55,090 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 2: of a sudden your hands went like this? He was 340 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:00,179 Speaker 2: like this, saying, Thank you, Lord. All of a sudden, 341 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:03,090 Speaker 2: I just couldn't stop but saying, Thank you, Jesus. Thank you. 342 00:22:03,470 --> 00:22:05,530 Speaker 2: I started to remember time after time that he had 343 00:22:05,609 --> 00:22:09,330 Speaker 2: already healed, that he had already moved. I don't know 344 00:22:09,350 --> 00:22:11,469 Speaker 2: if there's anybody in the room that has a testimony. 345 00:22:12,050 --> 00:22:13,970 Speaker 2: 346 00:22:13,990 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 2: 347 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,620 Speaker 2: 348 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,120 Speaker 2: 349 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:24,859 Speaker 2: 350 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:35,209 Speaker 2: Go down before you go up. 351 00:22:36,290 --> 00:22:39,400 Speaker 2: I can't make this up. I'm at the prayer meeting. 352 00:22:40,619 --> 00:22:43,580 Speaker 2: My realtor sends me a text and she says, hey, 353 00:22:44,020 --> 00:22:48,110 Speaker 2: I think we got an offer. I text her back. 354 00:22:48,170 --> 00:22:53,169 Speaker 2: Don't text me back till we got a contract. I 355 00:22:53,190 --> 00:22:58,950 Speaker 2: go back down. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. You're working. You're moving. Hallelujah. 356 00:22:58,990 --> 00:23:02,179 Speaker 2: Thank you, Jesus. You're moving, God. I can't make this up. 357 00:23:02,580 --> 00:23:04,580 Speaker 2: I can't make this up. We end up getting the 358 00:23:04,619 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 2: contract the next day. The next day, we end up 359 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:10,640 Speaker 2: getting the contract. Now, hear me clearly. Here's the thing. 360 00:23:10,740 --> 00:23:12,310 Speaker 2: I'm not even going to have a shout about the 361 00:23:12,350 --> 00:23:15,070 Speaker 2: fact that we got the contract. I think the miracle 362 00:23:15,090 --> 00:23:18,649 Speaker 2: was in the fact that God comforted me. The miracle 363 00:23:18,690 --> 00:23:20,530 Speaker 2: was in the fact that God showed up in that moment. 364 00:23:20,910 --> 00:23:22,510 Speaker 2: I got to the point that I didn't care about 365 00:23:22,550 --> 00:23:25,379 Speaker 2: the house because I had Jesus. Because maybe you're in 366 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:27,020 Speaker 2: the room and you're still waiting for the door to 367 00:23:27,140 --> 00:23:29,180 Speaker 2: open up. You're still waiting for God. You're like, I've 368 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 2: been going down, but I hadn't seen it yet. I 369 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:35,830 Speaker 2: want you to see Jesus when you go down into 370 00:23:35,850 --> 00:23:39,290 Speaker 2: the stronghold. So while you're in the stronghold, you get 371 00:23:39,369 --> 00:23:43,580 Speaker 2: strength and you might get your next step. He might 372 00:23:43,619 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 2: tell you, hey, here's some strategy. Here's the step you 373 00:23:46,340 --> 00:23:50,210 Speaker 2: should take. Here's how you should move. And so let's 374 00:23:50,230 --> 00:23:53,310 Speaker 2: go back to verse 17. Let's go back to verse 17. 375 00:23:53,310 --> 00:23:55,250 Speaker 2: It says this, it says, so when the Philistines heard 376 00:23:55,290 --> 00:23:58,910 Speaker 2: that David had been anointed king over Israel, they went 377 00:23:58,950 --> 00:24:01,629 Speaker 2: up in full force to search for him. But David 378 00:24:01,910 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 2: heard about it and went down to the stronghold. Now 379 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:08,220 Speaker 2: the Philistines had come and they spread out in the 380 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:12,490 Speaker 2: valley of Raphael. So David inquired of the Lord. Shall 381 00:24:12,570 --> 00:24:15,590 Speaker 2: I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them 382 00:24:15,730 --> 00:24:18,470 Speaker 2: into my hands? You know, it's interesting. A lot of 383 00:24:18,510 --> 00:24:20,609 Speaker 2: people think when you're in the stronghold that you're hiding. 384 00:24:20,630 --> 00:24:23,580 Speaker 2: I want you to understand when you're in the stronghold, 385 00:24:23,630 --> 00:24:28,660 Speaker 2: you're not hiding, you're hearing. You're hearing. You're like, God, 386 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:30,540 Speaker 2: what is it that you want me to do? Where 387 00:24:30,580 --> 00:24:32,300 Speaker 2: do you want me to go? To the world, it 388 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:34,340 Speaker 2: might be like you're hiding. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. 389 00:24:34,340 --> 00:24:35,940 Speaker 2: You don't know. I'm waiting for the Lord to speak. 390 00:24:36,910 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 2: I'm waiting for him to talk to me. I'm not hiding. 391 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:42,820 Speaker 2: I'm hearing. I'm hearing. I'm hearing. And watch this. Watch this. 392 00:24:43,900 --> 00:24:45,640 Speaker 2: Will you deliver them into my hands? The Lord said, 393 00:24:45,859 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 2: one answer, one word answer. Go. For I will surely 394 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:56,740 Speaker 2: deliver the Philistines into your hands. Watch this. God said, go. 395 00:24:57,500 --> 00:25:04,660 Speaker 2: Verse 20. So David went. God said, go. So David went. 396 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,859 Speaker 2: So David went to Balbirism, and he laid them out. 397 00:25:08,900 --> 00:25:11,959 Speaker 2: Watch this. And there he defeated them. He said, as 398 00:25:12,020 --> 00:25:15,300 Speaker 2: we start talking junk, as waters break out, and the 399 00:25:15,380 --> 00:25:18,680 Speaker 2: Lord has broken out against my enemies before me. So 400 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:23,730 Speaker 2: that place was called Balbirism. Listen, listen. The Philistines abandoned 401 00:25:23,750 --> 00:25:26,830 Speaker 2: their idols there, and David is when they went and 402 00:25:26,869 --> 00:25:29,350 Speaker 2: carried them off. You see, David starts talking. He beat 403 00:25:29,369 --> 00:25:33,850 Speaker 2: them so bad, he starts talking junk. But here's the 404 00:25:33,869 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 2: thing I really... I want you to catch in this text. 405 00:25:38,100 --> 00:25:43,940 Speaker 2: God says go. Next verse, David went. God said go. 406 00:25:43,980 --> 00:25:47,090 Speaker 2: Next verse, David went. I was reading this slowly, and 407 00:25:48,109 --> 00:25:52,950 Speaker 2: I never see the Philistines throw a spear. I never 408 00:25:53,070 --> 00:25:57,830 Speaker 2: see the Philistines launch a grenade. All I see the 409 00:25:57,869 --> 00:26:00,689 Speaker 2: Philistines do is they were searching for him, and David 410 00:26:00,869 --> 00:26:05,050 Speaker 2: heard about it. Some of us, I think we be 411 00:26:05,090 --> 00:26:12,360 Speaker 2: waiting for the enemy to try to take something. What 412 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 2: I see in David is, is David threw the first punch. 413 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:19,100 Speaker 2: I want you to write it down this way. Hit 414 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:24,540 Speaker 2: the enemy before he hits you. Hit the enemy before 415 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:27,030 Speaker 2: he hits you. You see, some of y'all, y'all got 416 00:26:27,070 --> 00:26:29,770 Speaker 2: this down. You know about praying hands, but you don't 417 00:26:29,790 --> 00:26:36,239 Speaker 2: know nothing about swaying hands. You got this down. But 418 00:26:36,260 --> 00:26:39,619 Speaker 2: there's something. David was a fighting man. David was a 419 00:26:39,660 --> 00:26:42,210 Speaker 2: fighting man. He didn't go down to the stronghold because 420 00:26:42,230 --> 00:26:44,109 Speaker 2: he didn't know how to fight. He went down to 421 00:26:44,130 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 2: the stronghold because he wanted the battle blessed. Some of you, 422 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 2: some of you are fighting battles that God didn't bless 423 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:55,100 Speaker 2: and you're wondering why it's getting bloody. You're wondering, you're 424 00:26:55,140 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 2: wondering why it's not working out the way that you want. 425 00:26:57,900 --> 00:27:00,380 Speaker 2: When you go down to the stronghold and God says, go, 426 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 2: don't wait for the enemy to hit you. 427 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:03,260 Speaker 3: Hit the enemy. 428 00:27:04,180 --> 00:27:08,930 Speaker 2: Before he hits you. Now, we go from praying hands 429 00:27:09,070 --> 00:27:13,990 Speaker 2: to swaying hands. Let me see you square up. Let 430 00:27:14,510 --> 00:27:17,169 Speaker 2: me see. Look at your neighbor. Give him a say, hey, 431 00:27:17,270 --> 00:27:19,250 Speaker 2: I know how to fight. I know how to fight. 432 00:27:19,510 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 2: I got trained hands. My hands are trained for this. 433 00:27:23,340 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 2: Hit the enemy before he hits you. How do I 434 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 2: do that? I do what the Lord told me to. 435 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:39,210 Speaker 2: I do what he told me to. You know, one 436 00:27:39,230 --> 00:27:42,470 Speaker 2: of the first things that God says isn't good in 437 00:27:42,490 --> 00:27:44,889 Speaker 2: the book of Genesis, he says what? It's for man 438 00:27:45,630 --> 00:27:50,449 Speaker 2: to be alone. This is something God tells us. He 439 00:27:50,470 --> 00:27:53,690 Speaker 2: says it's not good. It's not good. And every single week, 440 00:27:54,010 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 2: we celebrated all of our campus pastors, my brothers. Can 441 00:27:56,340 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 2: we thank God for our campus pastors? 442 00:27:58,340 --> 00:27:58,640 Speaker 1: One more. 443 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 2: One more time. One more time. One more time. Every week, 444 00:28:04,180 --> 00:28:07,740 Speaker 2: your campus pastor walks on stage. Hey, everybody. Welcome to 445 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:12,270 Speaker 2: Elevation Church. Today, I'm going to give you an opportunity 446 00:28:12,710 --> 00:28:20,250 Speaker 2: to sign up for an eGroup. Come on. Praise the Lord. 447 00:28:20,310 --> 00:28:25,020 Speaker 2: Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Next week, same campus pastor, 448 00:28:25,340 --> 00:28:31,130 Speaker 2: same swagger comes up. Hey, welcome to Elevation Church. Today, 449 00:28:31,510 --> 00:28:34,570 Speaker 2: you have an opportunity to sign up for a serve team. 450 00:28:34,710 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 2: Let's get on the E team today. Many of you 451 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:46,830 Speaker 2: hear this as if we get a commission for you 452 00:28:46,910 --> 00:28:50,650 Speaker 2: signing up to serve. As if we get a commission 453 00:28:50,890 --> 00:28:53,350 Speaker 2: for you signing up for an e-group. This isn't something 454 00:28:53,390 --> 00:28:55,570 Speaker 2: we want from you. This is something we want for you. 455 00:28:56,060 --> 00:28:59,580 Speaker 2: Because God said it wasn't good for man to be alone. 456 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 2: That's not my idea. We're just giving you an option. 457 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 2: We're giving you a next step. And you come into church, 458 00:29:06,420 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 2: hear the word, walk right back out to your car 459 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:12,630 Speaker 2: and wonder and wonder why the enemy is just having 460 00:29:12,670 --> 00:29:15,460 Speaker 2: his way. Because you're back here in the corner by 461 00:29:15,500 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 2: yourself with nobody to call, with nobody to reach out. 462 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:24,300 Speaker 2: He's just wearing you out. Is there somebody that's willing 463 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 2: to fight today, that's willing to say, hey, hey, hey, 464 00:29:26,910 --> 00:29:34,850 Speaker 2: I'm going to do what God told me to do? 465 00:29:35,410 --> 00:29:44,660 Speaker 2: When's the worst time to buy an umbrella? I'm so 466 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:46,940 Speaker 2: grateful for those of you that came to church who 467 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,780 Speaker 2: haven't been to church in a while. I'm so proud 468 00:29:49,820 --> 00:29:52,180 Speaker 2: of you. And you came to church because maybe you're 469 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:54,410 Speaker 2: at the darkest moment of your life. I am so 470 00:29:54,510 --> 00:29:56,810 Speaker 2: proud that you said, I don't know where to go, 471 00:29:56,870 --> 00:30:00,390 Speaker 2: so I'm running to Jesus. But I'm trying to challenge 472 00:30:00,430 --> 00:30:04,740 Speaker 2: people today. Why are you waiting until you got hit? 473 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:07,740 Speaker 2: to learn how to be in the presence of God, 474 00:30:08,100 --> 00:30:10,660 Speaker 2: to learn how to fight, to learn how to worship, 475 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:13,780 Speaker 2: to learn how to make sure you go down before 476 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 2: you go out to battle. Why are you waiting until 477 00:30:17,060 --> 00:30:24,610 Speaker 2: it gets hard? Hit the enemy before he hits you. 478 00:30:24,790 --> 00:30:30,690 Speaker 2: I got another one. When's the worst time to start 479 00:30:30,710 --> 00:30:40,890 Speaker 2: an emergency fund? So church, I want you to understand this. 480 00:30:41,710 --> 00:30:44,080 Speaker 2: When we talk about putting God first in the area 481 00:30:44,100 --> 00:30:47,540 Speaker 2: of your finances with tithing, the first 10%, and maybe 482 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:49,660 Speaker 2: you've never heard this before, but here's the thing that 483 00:30:49,700 --> 00:30:51,500 Speaker 2: I love. Anytime I sit with someone that's like, I 484 00:30:51,540 --> 00:30:53,380 Speaker 2: want to tithe, I just don't know where to start. 485 00:30:53,660 --> 00:30:56,180 Speaker 2: I love sitting with them because in order to talk 486 00:30:56,220 --> 00:31:00,910 Speaker 2: about tithing, I can't stop talking about stewardship. So I'm 487 00:31:00,970 --> 00:31:02,850 Speaker 2: able to sit down and I say, hey, listen, if 488 00:31:02,870 --> 00:31:06,190 Speaker 2: we put God first with this, that means now we 489 00:31:06,210 --> 00:31:11,950 Speaker 2: have to prioritize some things. You see, a budget is offensive. 490 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 2: A budget is hitting the enemy before he hits you. 491 00:31:16,780 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 2: And so when we talk about putting God first in 492 00:31:19,620 --> 00:31:21,220 Speaker 2: the area of your finances, we're like, you're going to 493 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 2: have to steward everything that he's given you in order 494 00:31:23,780 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 2: to do this. In order to do this, this is 495 00:31:26,180 --> 00:31:29,240 Speaker 2: God's plan. I didn't make this up. And so I 496 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 2: want you to hit the enemy. Before he hits you, 497 00:31:33,420 --> 00:31:35,300 Speaker 2: what is an action step that God is calling you 498 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 2: to take? What is a step that God has given you? 499 00:31:38,220 --> 00:31:41,530 Speaker 2: A strategy that he's given you? And you know it. 500 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:42,900 Speaker 2: You know the step to take. You know it. You 501 00:31:42,940 --> 00:31:45,850 Speaker 2: know it. You know what to do. But you're allowing 502 00:31:45,870 --> 00:31:48,930 Speaker 2: the enemy. To pick you off. I am sick and 503 00:31:48,970 --> 00:31:51,310 Speaker 2: tired of him having his way with my mind. I'm 504 00:31:51,370 --> 00:31:53,450 Speaker 2: sick and tired of him having his way with our families. 505 00:31:53,730 --> 00:31:55,610 Speaker 2: I'm sick and tired of having his way with our kids. 506 00:31:55,890 --> 00:31:57,930 Speaker 2: That's why I'm so excited about what God is doing 507 00:31:57,950 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 2: through the youth at Elevation Church. Because they're saying, hey, 508 00:32:00,900 --> 00:32:03,540 Speaker 2: not on my watch. Not on my watch. We're going 509 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 2: to serve the Lord. We're going to learn how to 510 00:32:06,660 --> 00:32:08,300 Speaker 2: pray while we're young so we don't have to deal 511 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:12,030 Speaker 2: with some of the things that... Come on now. Come 512 00:32:12,090 --> 00:32:14,330 Speaker 2: on now. If you would have hit the enemy first, 513 00:32:14,350 --> 00:32:16,130 Speaker 2: he wouldn't have died. I'm just trying to help you. 514 00:32:16,950 --> 00:32:21,050 Speaker 2: I'm trying to help you. But there's a question. There's 515 00:32:21,090 --> 00:32:24,650 Speaker 2: a question in this text that David asked. And honestly, 516 00:32:25,190 --> 00:32:27,840 Speaker 2: I believe this is the question that we're all asking. 517 00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:32,100 Speaker 2: You see, at verse 18, it says, now the Philistines 518 00:32:32,140 --> 00:32:35,440 Speaker 2: had come and they spread out in the valley of Raphael. 519 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:41,230 Speaker 2: So David inquired of the Lord, shall I go attack 520 00:32:41,670 --> 00:32:46,900 Speaker 2: the Philistines? Watch this. Will you deliver them? Into my hands. 521 00:32:49,060 --> 00:32:53,600 Speaker 2: This question just struck me because I'm wondering if you're 522 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:59,270 Speaker 2: asking God the same thing. Will you deliver me? Will 523 00:32:59,290 --> 00:33:02,430 Speaker 2: you deliver us out of this financial crisis? Will you 524 00:33:03,410 --> 00:33:07,250 Speaker 2: deliver us? I just got this doctor's report. Will you 525 00:33:07,290 --> 00:33:10,770 Speaker 2: deliver us? Me and my wife, it's a rocky place 526 00:33:10,810 --> 00:33:14,900 Speaker 2: right now. Will you deliver us? Will you? He's not asking, 527 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:21,030 Speaker 2: can you? You see, some of us, some of us, 528 00:33:21,060 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 2: it's like, we can be honest. We're like, we believe 529 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:25,840 Speaker 2: God has the power. But if we can be honest, 530 00:33:25,860 --> 00:33:27,920 Speaker 2: sometimes we're asking, I seen you do it for them, 531 00:33:27,940 --> 00:33:31,550 Speaker 2: but will you do it for me? I saw you 532 00:33:31,610 --> 00:33:34,210 Speaker 2: do it last time, but this time it seems much bigger. 533 00:33:34,270 --> 00:33:36,530 Speaker 2: Will you do it this time? If we're honest, because 534 00:33:36,790 --> 00:33:39,890 Speaker 2: I made a lot of mistakes and I don't, I 535 00:33:40,410 --> 00:33:42,120 Speaker 2: don't know, have I messed up? Have I messed up 536 00:33:42,130 --> 00:33:43,170 Speaker 2: too much for you to bless me? 537 00:33:43,190 --> 00:33:46,140 Speaker 3: Have I messed up too much for you to deliver me? 538 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:51,790 Speaker 3: And so I kind of saw this this pattern that 539 00:33:51,990 --> 00:33:54,750 Speaker 3: I wanted to give you today. I want you to 540 00:33:54,770 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 3: write this down, because remember, we started this message. I 541 00:33:57,580 --> 00:34:00,660 Speaker 3: wanted to remind you that you're blessed. You're anointed. 542 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:05,080 Speaker 2: God's hand is on your life. I don't want you 543 00:34:05,100 --> 00:34:09,930 Speaker 2: to forget that. But when you're anointed, the attack follows 544 00:34:09,950 --> 00:34:14,610 Speaker 2: the anointing. So we start to feel this resistance. Anybody 545 00:34:14,710 --> 00:34:17,450 Speaker 2: in the room, you're feeling the resistance right now, pressed 546 00:34:17,570 --> 00:34:21,009 Speaker 2: on every side. You're feeling the resistance. Here's what I 547 00:34:21,050 --> 00:34:22,830 Speaker 2: want you to understand. I want to put this in 548 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:25,180 Speaker 2: a way so you can walk away. Every time you 549 00:34:25,219 --> 00:34:27,200 Speaker 2: feel the resistance, you feel the attack, this will be 550 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:30,759 Speaker 2: a thought process you can go to. More resistance should 551 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:39,690 Speaker 2: lead to more dependence. More resistance should lead to more dependence. Dependence. 552 00:34:40,210 --> 00:34:43,170 Speaker 2: What am I trying to say? Usually when you get attacked, 553 00:34:43,190 --> 00:34:46,669 Speaker 2: you call everybody else. You call everybody else. You call 554 00:34:46,690 --> 00:34:49,830 Speaker 2: your auntie. You call your cousin. You call your girlfriends. 555 00:34:50,030 --> 00:34:52,310 Speaker 2: You call your guys. You call everybody else. What did 556 00:34:52,350 --> 00:34:57,330 Speaker 2: I say? Go down before you go up. Depend on 557 00:34:57,370 --> 00:35:00,590 Speaker 2: the Lord. I'm not strong enough for this. God, I 558 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:04,219 Speaker 2: need you. So you get more resistance. That should be 559 00:35:04,239 --> 00:35:05,640 Speaker 2: a trigger. Okay, I got to go to the stronghold. 560 00:35:06,719 --> 00:35:08,359 Speaker 2: I got to go down to the stronghold. All right. 561 00:35:08,620 --> 00:35:14,980 Speaker 2: So more, more resistance, more dependence. More dependence should lead 562 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:19,230 Speaker 2: to more obedience. Because the longer that I'm in the stronghold, 563 00:35:20,110 --> 00:35:23,210 Speaker 2: I get to know God's voice. I get to understand 564 00:35:23,250 --> 00:35:26,210 Speaker 2: his heart. I get to experience his love for me, 565 00:35:26,510 --> 00:35:29,299 Speaker 2: his love for my family. I get direction. You see, 566 00:35:29,660 --> 00:35:33,360 Speaker 2: but here's the thing. More dependence should lead to more obedience. 567 00:35:33,560 --> 00:35:37,219 Speaker 2: I do what he told me to do. When he 568 00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:40,799 Speaker 2: says go, I go. He says serve, I serve. He 569 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:44,160 Speaker 2: says give, I give. I don't understand this strategy, but God, 570 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:47,170 Speaker 2: I trust you because I heard your voice in a stronghold. 571 00:35:48,150 --> 00:35:49,390 Speaker 2: You told me what to do. I'm going to do it. 572 00:35:49,390 --> 00:35:51,130 Speaker 2: I'm going to do it. And if I don't know 573 00:35:51,150 --> 00:35:52,790 Speaker 2: what to do, I'm going to stay in a stronghold 574 00:35:53,750 --> 00:35:55,790 Speaker 2: until you tell me what to do. And then I'm 575 00:35:55,810 --> 00:35:57,140 Speaker 2: going to get around some people. I'm going to get 576 00:35:57,160 --> 00:35:59,460 Speaker 2: in a community of people that pray, that talk to 577 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:02,060 Speaker 2: the Lord, and maybe I'll get wisdom. I'll seek godly counsel. 578 00:36:02,860 --> 00:36:12,130 Speaker 2: So more resistance. More dependence. More dependence, more obedience. And 579 00:36:12,150 --> 00:36:15,170 Speaker 2: the more that you obey, more obedience will lead to 580 00:36:15,210 --> 00:36:21,790 Speaker 2: more deliverance. You see, I believe that maybe your breakthrough 581 00:36:21,850 --> 00:36:26,489 Speaker 2: is on the other side of your yes. I believe that. 582 00:36:26,530 --> 00:36:29,359 Speaker 2: What if the deliverance that God wants to bring into 583 00:36:29,380 --> 00:36:32,720 Speaker 2: your life was on the other side of you taking 584 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:35,560 Speaker 2: a step towards God doing what he told you to do? 585 00:36:37,700 --> 00:36:40,779 Speaker 2: What if you're like, I'm waiting on God? What if 586 00:36:40,820 --> 00:36:45,959 Speaker 2: he's waiting on you? I wanted to train your hands today. Today, 587 00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:49,070 Speaker 2: we trained your hands today. We trained our hands to pray. 588 00:36:50,610 --> 00:36:55,310 Speaker 2: Trained our hands to pray. There's one more thing that 589 00:36:55,969 --> 00:36:57,930 Speaker 2: I want to show you in this text that really 590 00:36:57,989 --> 00:36:59,830 Speaker 2: ministered to me. I love if everybody could stand on 591 00:36:59,850 --> 00:37:03,240 Speaker 2: your feet. Stand on your feet. Please don't start grabbing 592 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:06,899 Speaker 2: your phone. There's a truth that I want to show 593 00:37:06,940 --> 00:37:09,550 Speaker 2: you today and And I believe God wants to minister 594 00:37:09,570 --> 00:37:14,110 Speaker 2: in this moment. And so stay with me. So David, 595 00:37:15,570 --> 00:37:19,790 Speaker 2: he beats up the Philistines real bad. Starts talking junk. 596 00:37:21,570 --> 00:37:28,400 Speaker 2: But the Philistines, they stubborn. The Jokers are stubborn. At 597 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:32,000 Speaker 2: verse 21, they abandoned all of their idols. But at 598 00:37:32,020 --> 00:37:36,160 Speaker 2: verse 22, it says this. Once more, the Philistines came 599 00:37:36,260 --> 00:37:39,070 Speaker 2: up and spread out in the Valley of Rephia. David 600 00:37:39,190 --> 00:37:42,989 Speaker 2: just beat them down, and the Philistines show up and say, 601 00:37:43,050 --> 00:37:47,669 Speaker 2: I want some more. Philistines show up, and they're like, okay, 602 00:37:48,070 --> 00:37:50,969 Speaker 2: we got more for you. I understand in your life 603 00:37:50,989 --> 00:37:53,710 Speaker 2: sometimes you're thinking like, hey, I just got out of 604 00:37:53,750 --> 00:37:57,020 Speaker 2: that battle, and I just got out of this. There's 605 00:37:57,060 --> 00:38:02,520 Speaker 2: a target on your back. When you catch the ball, 606 00:38:02,860 --> 00:38:07,130 Speaker 2: you're the most dangerous person on the football field. I'm 607 00:38:07,150 --> 00:38:09,870 Speaker 2: trying to help somebody. Stop being so surprised that you're 608 00:38:09,890 --> 00:38:13,670 Speaker 2: getting hit. Stop being so surprised that you're being chased after. 609 00:38:14,850 --> 00:38:17,760 Speaker 2: Stop being surprised. Stop being surprised. And so they come 610 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:21,580 Speaker 2: right back. They come right back for more. Verse 22. 611 00:38:21,580 --> 00:38:24,719 Speaker 2: Once more, the Philistines came up, spread out in the 612 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:28,420 Speaker 2: valley of Rephiam. Watch this, verse 23. So David inquired 613 00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:35,120 Speaker 2: of the Lord. David says, run it back. I go 614 00:38:35,180 --> 00:38:39,890 Speaker 2: down to the stronghold. and inquire of the Lord. What 615 00:38:39,950 --> 00:38:42,810 Speaker 2: is it that you would have me to do? David, 616 00:38:42,870 --> 00:38:47,609 Speaker 2: you just won. Why are you praying about this? You 617 00:38:47,650 --> 00:38:51,669 Speaker 2: know what to do. David says, every battle that I fight, 618 00:38:51,730 --> 00:38:55,260 Speaker 2: I want to be blessed. I'm not going to let 619 00:38:55,320 --> 00:39:00,080 Speaker 2: my past victories rob me of present wisdom for what 620 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:03,660 Speaker 2: God wants to speak in this moment. In this moment. 621 00:39:04,080 --> 00:39:06,200 Speaker 2: Maybe in the room you're like, hey, God's blessed me immensely. 622 00:39:06,890 --> 00:39:10,020 Speaker 2: And maybe your victories have robbed you of intimacy with God. 623 00:39:12,900 --> 00:39:18,020 Speaker 2: You let your past wins rob you of worship. David, 624 00:39:18,040 --> 00:39:21,510 Speaker 2: David says, nope, nope, nope, nope. The Philistines came back 625 00:39:21,620 --> 00:39:26,089 Speaker 2: one more, one more time. Verse 23. So David inquired 626 00:39:26,230 --> 00:39:29,969 Speaker 2: of the Lord and he answered. Now listen, this time 627 00:39:30,940 --> 00:39:34,400 Speaker 2: God gives him some different strategy. He changes it up 628 00:39:34,500 --> 00:39:37,560 Speaker 2: on him. Last time he just said go. Okay, but 629 00:39:37,580 --> 00:39:41,419 Speaker 2: watch this. So David inquired of the Lord and he answered. Listen, 630 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:46,830 Speaker 2: watch this. Do not go straight up, but circle around 631 00:39:47,030 --> 00:39:52,770 Speaker 2: behind them. and attack them in front of the poplar trees. Okay. 632 00:39:53,390 --> 00:39:55,650 Speaker 2: So don't go straight. You want me to go around? 633 00:39:55,930 --> 00:39:58,640 Speaker 2: Poplar trees. Got you, God. We on the same page. 634 00:40:00,020 --> 00:40:03,900 Speaker 2: We got it. We got it. Okay. Verse 24. As 635 00:40:04,040 --> 00:40:09,529 Speaker 2: soon as you hear the sound of marching in the 636 00:40:09,610 --> 00:40:14,469 Speaker 2: tops of the poplar trees, move quickly because that will 637 00:40:14,510 --> 00:40:16,810 Speaker 2: mean that the Lord has gone out in front of 638 00:40:16,850 --> 00:40:23,120 Speaker 2: you to strike down the Philistine army. So, go around 639 00:40:23,140 --> 00:40:26,009 Speaker 2: to the side of the poplar trees, okay? And then 640 00:40:26,030 --> 00:40:31,410 Speaker 2: he said, listen for marching at every location. Let's hear, 641 00:40:31,510 --> 00:40:35,790 Speaker 2: what does marching sound like? Everybody just, just everybody march. 642 00:40:36,770 --> 00:40:41,850 Speaker 2: Just close your eyes and imagine the sound of marching 643 00:40:42,190 --> 00:40:43,049 Speaker 2: at every location. 644 00:40:45,630 --> 00:40:45,910 Speaker 1: Stop. 645 00:40:48,780 --> 00:40:54,549 Speaker 2: I know what Marching sounds like on the ground. But 646 00:40:54,570 --> 00:40:56,250 Speaker 2: he didn't say marching was going to be on the ground. 647 00:40:58,870 --> 00:41:00,890 Speaker 2: He said the marching was going to be at the 648 00:41:00,930 --> 00:41:08,419 Speaker 2: tops of the popular trees. What does that sound like? 649 00:41:10,260 --> 00:41:14,560 Speaker 2: I think it sounds like angel armies going out ahead 650 00:41:14,600 --> 00:41:20,459 Speaker 2: of me to fight for me. It sounds like God's 651 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:23,110 Speaker 2: got my back in this. It sounds like this battle 652 00:41:23,130 --> 00:41:25,569 Speaker 2: won't be won by my wisdom. This battle won't be 653 00:41:25,590 --> 00:41:30,330 Speaker 2: won by my strength. But here's the thing. It's not 654 00:41:30,390 --> 00:41:34,450 Speaker 2: God's feet marching because he's seated on the throne. God's 655 00:41:34,510 --> 00:41:38,480 Speaker 2: feet aren't marching, but his hands are moving. His hands 656 00:41:38,520 --> 00:41:42,060 Speaker 2: are moving. He says, hey, go and encourage her. Move now. 657 00:41:42,780 --> 00:41:46,219 Speaker 2: Go and strengthen him. Move now. Go and fight for them. 658 00:41:46,580 --> 00:41:49,540 Speaker 2: Move now. I'm providing over here. God's seated on this throne. 659 00:41:49,719 --> 00:41:51,660 Speaker 2: His hands are moving. Here's what I'm trying to get 660 00:41:51,700 --> 00:41:55,180 Speaker 2: you to understand is that I want our hands to 661 00:41:55,219 --> 00:41:58,589 Speaker 2: be trained to pray. I want our hands to be 662 00:41:58,950 --> 00:42:01,910 Speaker 2: trained this way. But if I'm going to hold on 663 00:42:01,930 --> 00:42:05,530 Speaker 2: to what God gave me, it won't be by my hands. 664 00:42:07,070 --> 00:42:11,260 Speaker 2: It'll be by the hand of a mighty God. whose 665 00:42:11,390 --> 00:42:15,860 Speaker 2: hands are trained in holding you, whose hands are trained 666 00:42:16,440 --> 00:42:19,900 Speaker 2: in fighting for you, whose hands are trained in holding 667 00:42:19,940 --> 00:42:23,440 Speaker 2: you up, whose hands are trained in building you up. 668 00:42:23,960 --> 00:42:27,420 Speaker 2: My life won't be held together by my hand. It'll 669 00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:31,980 Speaker 2: be by the trained hands of a mighty God. Everyone 670 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:36,580 Speaker 2: bow your head, close your eyes. There's two groups of 671 00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:38,799 Speaker 2: people that I want to pray for today. The first 672 00:42:38,820 --> 00:42:40,640 Speaker 2: group of people that I want to pray for is 673 00:42:40,660 --> 00:42:42,219 Speaker 2: that you walked in today and you do not have 674 00:42:42,260 --> 00:42:45,460 Speaker 2: a relationship with God. No one moving. You do not 675 00:42:45,500 --> 00:42:47,490 Speaker 2: have a relationship with God. You've never given your life 676 00:42:47,510 --> 00:42:52,489 Speaker 2: to him. And you would love to experience that intimacy 677 00:42:52,530 --> 00:42:54,469 Speaker 2: with God that you can come to him and you 678 00:42:54,510 --> 00:42:56,170 Speaker 2: know that he hears you. You want to walk with him. 679 00:42:56,190 --> 00:42:59,230 Speaker 2: I want to let you know that Jesus modeled this. 680 00:43:00,700 --> 00:43:02,739 Speaker 2: You see, before Jesus went up on that cross, he 681 00:43:02,760 --> 00:43:06,160 Speaker 2: went down in a garden to inquire of the Lord 682 00:43:06,600 --> 00:43:10,230 Speaker 2: if there's any other way Before Jesus went up on 683 00:43:10,250 --> 00:43:11,969 Speaker 2: the cross to die for you, he modeled what it 684 00:43:11,989 --> 00:43:14,109 Speaker 2: looked like to go down into the presence of God. 685 00:43:15,630 --> 00:43:19,169 Speaker 2: He laid his life down for you. Bible says, whoever 686 00:43:19,190 --> 00:43:21,870 Speaker 2: believes in the heart that Jesus is the son of 687 00:43:21,910 --> 00:43:23,779 Speaker 2: God and confesses with their mouth that God raised him 688 00:43:23,800 --> 00:43:27,200 Speaker 2: from the dead will be saved. So with all heads 689 00:43:27,260 --> 00:43:29,420 Speaker 2: bowed and all eyes closed, if you've never made a 690 00:43:29,460 --> 00:43:31,640 Speaker 2: decision to put your faith in Jesus, or maybe you 691 00:43:31,780 --> 00:43:34,279 Speaker 2: used to walk with God, you used to talk with God, 692 00:43:34,300 --> 00:43:36,160 Speaker 2: but you walked away from the faith. Maybe this is 693 00:43:36,180 --> 00:43:39,359 Speaker 2: your moment to come back home. So with all heads bowed, 694 00:43:39,380 --> 00:43:41,240 Speaker 2: all eyes closed at every location, you're going to repeat 695 00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:43,580 Speaker 2: this prayer after me for the benefit of those that 696 00:43:43,620 --> 00:43:46,380 Speaker 2: are coming to God. Repeat after me. Say, I believe 697 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:51,180 Speaker 2: that Jesus Christ is the son of God, that he 698 00:43:51,200 --> 00:43:55,040 Speaker 2: died on the cross and rose from the grave to 699 00:43:55,080 --> 00:43:58,060 Speaker 2: forgive me of my sins. So I'll give you my sins. 700 00:43:59,400 --> 00:44:03,080 Speaker 2: I'll give you my shame. And from this day forward, 701 00:44:04,120 --> 00:44:09,540 Speaker 2: I'll follow you. This is my new beginning. I am 702 00:44:10,320 --> 00:44:13,339 Speaker 2: a child of God. With all heads bowed and all 703 00:44:13,400 --> 00:44:15,350 Speaker 2: eyes closed, if you just said that prayer, you meant it, 704 00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:17,600 Speaker 2: making a decision to put your faith in Jesus or 705 00:44:17,640 --> 00:44:20,120 Speaker 2: you're coming back to him. I'm going to count to three, 706 00:44:20,600 --> 00:44:21,900 Speaker 2: and when I get to three, I want you to 707 00:44:21,940 --> 00:44:24,620 Speaker 2: shoot your hand up boldly so we can celebrate with you. 708 00:44:24,900 --> 00:44:27,719 Speaker 2: Here we go. One, two, three. Shoot your hand up 709 00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:32,089 Speaker 2: if you're making that decision today. God bless you. God 710 00:44:32,130 --> 00:44:36,060 Speaker 2: bless you. God bless you. Come on, church. Let's celebrate. 711 00:44:39,219 --> 00:44:41,450 Speaker 2: We just want to put a Bible in your hands. 712 00:44:44,930 --> 00:44:46,730 Speaker 2: Here in a moment, I'm going to dismiss you. I 713 00:44:46,790 --> 00:44:52,370 Speaker 2: saved time. I hope that you stay for this moment 714 00:44:52,410 --> 00:44:54,570 Speaker 2: because I believe that God is still ministering to people. 715 00:44:56,150 --> 00:44:57,509 Speaker 2: Those of you that made a decision to put your 716 00:44:57,550 --> 00:44:59,370 Speaker 2: faith in Jesus, I'm so proud of you. Best decision 717 00:44:59,410 --> 00:45:03,370 Speaker 2: you could ever make. Campus pastors will give you direction 718 00:45:03,510 --> 00:45:07,310 Speaker 2: when I get done, but I felt strongly that today 719 00:45:07,350 --> 00:45:09,969 Speaker 2: I wanted to give you an opportunity to practice what 720 00:45:09,989 --> 00:45:14,469 Speaker 2: I just preached. Um, as I was praying, I thought 721 00:45:14,489 --> 00:45:16,130 Speaker 2: that there were people that would be in the room 722 00:45:16,330 --> 00:45:18,710 Speaker 2: online somewhere at every one of our campus, that there'd 723 00:45:18,730 --> 00:45:22,410 Speaker 2: be someone that was, you felt the attack right now. 724 00:45:22,430 --> 00:45:26,549 Speaker 2: You're under attack. It's an attack in your mind, seeing 725 00:45:26,570 --> 00:45:30,700 Speaker 2: your finances. Maybe it's a child. Maybe it's an addiction 726 00:45:30,739 --> 00:45:34,410 Speaker 2: that you're believing God to deliver you from and break. And, um, 727 00:45:35,440 --> 00:45:36,839 Speaker 2: God wanted me to let you know that he hadn't 728 00:45:36,880 --> 00:45:42,969 Speaker 2: forgot about you. And so here's what I'm going to 729 00:45:42,989 --> 00:45:47,330 Speaker 2: give you an opportunity to do today. You have to 730 00:45:47,370 --> 00:45:50,609 Speaker 2: go down before you go up. And so before you 731 00:45:50,650 --> 00:45:53,310 Speaker 2: go up out of here today at every one of 732 00:45:53,370 --> 00:45:55,450 Speaker 2: our locations, everybody bow your head, close your eyes. I 733 00:45:56,390 --> 00:45:59,650 Speaker 2: want to pray specifically for those that are under attack. 734 00:46:01,230 --> 00:46:03,009 Speaker 2: If you're under attack right now, in the moment that 735 00:46:03,050 --> 00:46:07,899 Speaker 2: I said it, there was something specific that immediately just 736 00:46:07,920 --> 00:46:11,480 Speaker 2: came to mind. I want you to go down. I 737 00:46:11,520 --> 00:46:13,859 Speaker 2: want you to sit down. If that's you, you're under 738 00:46:13,880 --> 00:46:17,940 Speaker 2: attack right now. Sit down. Don't think about the person 739 00:46:17,960 --> 00:46:19,620 Speaker 2: to the left or the right of you. You're under 740 00:46:19,640 --> 00:46:22,439 Speaker 2: attack right now. It's your marriage. It's something in your mind. 741 00:46:24,180 --> 00:46:31,200 Speaker 2: Every location, if you're under attack right now, just sit down. See, 742 00:46:31,219 --> 00:46:34,940 Speaker 2: before you walk out of here, before you go up 743 00:46:35,840 --> 00:46:38,080 Speaker 2: into the next thing, I want you to give an 744 00:46:38,140 --> 00:46:41,959 Speaker 2: opportunity to put your hands like this. Put your hands 745 00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:46,799 Speaker 2: in a praying position. Go down. Make a stronghold right now. 746 00:46:48,160 --> 00:46:51,219 Speaker 2: Make a stronghold right now. You don't have to be 747 00:46:51,239 --> 00:46:52,600 Speaker 2: in church to do this. You can do this in 748 00:46:52,620 --> 00:46:56,489 Speaker 2: your car every single morning. You do this in your bathroom. 749 00:46:56,530 --> 00:46:59,450 Speaker 2: You can do this anytime. You can make a stronghold. 750 00:46:59,510 --> 00:47:03,180 Speaker 2: Go down. and have a moment to inquire of the Lord. 751 00:47:04,400 --> 00:47:08,129 Speaker 2: Heavenly Father, those that have acknowledged they're under attack right now, 752 00:47:08,760 --> 00:47:12,120 Speaker 2: We first acknowledge that you are a good God. You 753 00:47:12,280 --> 00:47:16,220 Speaker 2: are a faithful God. You are a loving Father. And 754 00:47:16,280 --> 00:47:18,969 Speaker 2: these are your sons and your daughters. And so, God, 755 00:47:19,110 --> 00:47:21,290 Speaker 2: right now, I pray that you would do what only 756 00:47:21,350 --> 00:47:24,710 Speaker 2: you can do. Deliver your sons and daughters in the 757 00:47:24,770 --> 00:47:29,890 Speaker 2: mighty name of Jesus. The enemy can't have their minds. Hallelujah. 758 00:47:29,930 --> 00:47:33,630 Speaker 2: Thank you. The devil take your hand off their child. Hallelujah. 759 00:47:33,650 --> 00:47:36,770 Speaker 2: Thank you, Jesus. Right now, we lift up everyone that's 760 00:47:36,910 --> 00:47:41,509 Speaker 2: under attack. believing that you have all power, you have 761 00:47:41,710 --> 00:47:44,950 Speaker 2: all authority. God, we believe that right now your hand 762 00:47:45,050 --> 00:47:49,560 Speaker 2: is moving. Touch your son. God, right now, let them 763 00:47:49,700 --> 00:47:54,600 Speaker 2: feel your presence. Let them feel your embrace. God, right now, 764 00:47:54,680 --> 00:47:58,000 Speaker 2: I thank you for the deliverance that is on the way, 765 00:47:58,460 --> 00:48:00,819 Speaker 2: for the way that you're going to break chains, from 766 00:48:00,860 --> 00:48:02,750 Speaker 2: the way that you're going to move back and press 767 00:48:02,830 --> 00:48:07,230 Speaker 2: back the enemy. We love you, God. We thank you. 768 00:48:07,940 --> 00:48:11,320 Speaker 2: We're going to praise your name. Can we take a moment, 769 00:48:11,450 --> 00:48:17,489 Speaker 2: every single person, and praise God in advance? Take that 770 00:48:17,550 --> 00:48:22,730 Speaker 2: right hand. Take that left hand. Put them together and 771 00:48:22,810 --> 00:48:27,370 Speaker 2: shout hallelujah and shout thank you, Jesus, and give God glory. 772 00:48:28,730 --> 00:48:33,390 Speaker 2: The King of Angel Armies is fighting for you. The 773 00:48:33,430 --> 00:48:39,040 Speaker 2: King of Angel Armies is encouraging you. We love you, God. 774 00:48:39,580 --> 00:48:41,989 Speaker 2: We thank you. It's in the mighty name of Jesus, 775 00:48:42,090 --> 00:48:43,069 Speaker 2: I pray. Amen. 776 00:48:43,090 --> 00:48:43,270 Speaker 3: Amen. 777 00:48:45,750 --> 00:48:47,549 Speaker 2: Hey, I hope you enjoyed the podcast. 778 00:48:47,610 --> 00:48:50,180 Speaker 1: And if you did, make sure to share it and 779 00:48:50,219 --> 00:48:52,739 Speaker 1: subscribe so we can get you all of these new 780 00:48:52,820 --> 00:48:55,779 Speaker 1: messages as soon as they're available. I also want to 781 00:48:55,820 --> 00:48:57,819 Speaker 1: take a moment and thank all of you who are 782 00:48:57,840 --> 00:49:01,299 Speaker 1: a part of Elevation. Whether you support us financially or 783 00:49:01,520 --> 00:49:05,080 Speaker 1: serve with us or just share these messages, it's because 784 00:49:05,120 --> 00:49:07,640 Speaker 1: of you that we're able to reach people all around 785 00:49:07,680 --> 00:49:10,710 Speaker 1: the world. 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