1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, how are we feeling? Just while you're standing, 2 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: I want to say, what an honor it is to 3 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: be here today, What a privilege? You know? That little 4 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: phrase Jehovah jirah, the first time it was used was 5 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 1: used by Abraham, and the Bible said that when God 6 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: provided the ram and the thicket and spared his son Isaac, 7 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: that Abraham called that place. Everybody, say that place, that 8 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: place Jehovah jirah. The Lord is my provider. God has 9 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: a god of places. He's a god of people, and 10 00:00:54,880 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: he's a God of seasons. Places are important. Your place 11 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 1: is important. And I can honestly say, of Elevation Church, 12 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: this is my place. It's the place that God has 13 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: provided over and over and over again for me. Can 14 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: I get a witness from anybody in the house that 15 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 1: would say, this is my Jehovah jirah place. This is 16 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: the place that God has spoken to me, met with me, 17 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: provided for me, led me, guided me. And I'm so 18 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: grateful for our pastors today. I'm so grateful for Pastor 19 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: Stephen and Pastor Holly Ferdick. I'm grateful for their yes, 20 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: I'm grateful for their love for God. I'm grateful for 21 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: their love for each other. I so appreciate them. I 22 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: appreciate what they've what they've said yes to so that 23 00:01:54,600 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: we could all enter into and they're worthy of honor. 24 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: And I just felt led today to pray for them 25 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: before we get into our word. As they're taking a 26 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: few days to rest and recharge for the rest of 27 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: the year, I think it is right to pray for 28 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: our pastors. Can I get an amen? Everybody? So, at 29 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: every location Epham around the world, right here in Valentine, 30 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: why don't we lift our hands together. Father, in the 31 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: name of Jesus, we thank you for our pastors. We 32 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: thank you for our covering. We thank you for this 33 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: amazing man and woman of God that you have raised 34 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: up for such a time as this. We thank you 35 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: for Pastors Stephen and Hawley. We pray that even now 36 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: you would meet with them, that even now you would 37 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: refresh them, that even now, Lord, you would begin to 38 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 1: speak to them about the future. I thank you that 39 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: the greatest songs they've ever written, the greatest books they've 40 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: ever written, the greatest sermons they've ever preached, are still 41 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 1: in front of them. I thank you that their future 42 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: is brighter than even their past, at all you've done 43 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: in their life and through their life and for their life, Lord, 44 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: over these last years, Lord, I thank you that the 45 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: best is still yet to come. I thank you Lord 46 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: for vision. I thank you for divine protection. I thank 47 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: you that even now you begin to bless Elijah and 48 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 1: Graham and Abby, that you begin to speak to them 49 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: in their youth and lead and guide them in their 50 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 1: youth and into their future. We pray Lord, that you 51 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: would bless them, and as you bless them, that the 52 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: oil would start at the top and it would flow 53 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: all the way down to us. Lord, we thank you 54 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: for the peace of God that's ruling and reigning right now, 55 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: the provision of God, the favor of God, the hand 56 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: of God that is upon them for the seasons ahead. 57 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: We thank you for all they've done for us. And Lord, 58 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: you said if we would refresh others, we would be refreshed. 59 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: We pray for all the refreshing they've done for us. Now, Lord, 60 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: would you refresh them, Lord, would you pour back into 61 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: them good measure, press down, shaken together and running over. 62 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: We thank you for it in the mighty name of 63 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: the Lord's Jesus Christ. And if you agree with that prayer, 64 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: could we give God the best praise we've given him 65 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: all day, every location. Oh, come, I clap your hands, 66 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: all ye people, and sound under God with a voice 67 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: of triumph. Amen. Amen, High five your neighbor. While you're 68 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: being seated. Tell him you look good, you sound good. 69 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: I'm glad I'm sitting next to you. Praise the Lord, 70 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 1: Praise the Lord. Hey, as Pastor Larry said, I am 71 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: from Vegas, and so who's ever been in Vegas? Can 72 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: I see your hand? Okay? Oh, okay, okay. I don't 73 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: know if I was ready for that many hands to 74 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: go up. But if if you're ever in Vegas witnessing 75 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: Street evangelism, I don't know. I don't know why you 76 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 1: go to Vegas, but if you're ever there, come say 77 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 1: hi to us over at Citylight Church. Our commitment to 78 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: you is, if you had a rough weekend, We're not 79 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: going to judge you. You just get to the House 80 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: of God. We will lay hands on you, we will 81 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: cast the devil out of you, We'll anoint your head 82 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: with oil. We'll send you home like nothing happened, Just like, man, 83 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 1: it was great. But if you had a good weekend 84 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: in Vegas, remember your boy and bring an offering amen 85 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 1: to the House of God. Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord, 86 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: Praise the Lord. But we are a four year old church. 87 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: We're just a little toddler church, just a baby church 88 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 1: that has been so impacted by this ministry and so 89 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: blessed by this ministry, both with prayers, advice, wisdom. So 90 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 1: many phone calls with chunks. I pray for chunks, the 91 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: amount of times that I've had to call that man 92 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: and ask for help and wisdom and also financial support 93 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: of you as you have sown into our city and 94 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: know what God is doing here in Vegas. So thank you, 95 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: thank you. Genesis chapter twelve, I'm gonna read just three 96 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 1: verses to you, and I'm going to share a few thoughts. 97 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: Genesis chapter twelve. We're going to start in verse one. 98 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: The Bible said that the Lord said to Abram, leave 99 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: your native country, your relatives, and your father's family, and 100 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: go to the land that I will show you. I 101 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 1: will make you into a great nation. I will bless you, 102 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: I will make you famous, and you will be a 103 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:40,159 Speaker 1: blessing to others. I will bless those that bless you, 104 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: and I will curse those that treat you with contempt. 105 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:49,919 Speaker 1: All of the families of the earth will be blessed 106 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: through you. Everybody say through you, because that's the point 107 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: of the blessing of God, that it wouldn't just stop 108 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: with us. Does want to do something for you, He 109 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: wants to do something in you, but then it must 110 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: go through you into the world. And believe God has 111 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: a plan for you to be a blessing to the 112 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: world and to your world, and to your family and 113 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: to those all around you. So with that in mind, 114 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: I want to talk from this subject one life, one life? 115 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: What could God do with one life completely surrender to him? 116 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: What could he do with one life? A faith? Let's 117 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: believe that God's going to speak to us now. Father, 118 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: I thank you for your word. I thank you for 119 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: the moments we share. I pray for a tailor made 120 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: word for your people, for every person in the room, 121 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:45,679 Speaker 1: every person in every auditorium, every person online. I pray 122 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: that you would go beyond me, preach past me, and 123 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: give people what they need. Today. Our hearts are open, 124 00:07:56,360 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: we're listening, we're leaning in. We believe You're going to 125 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: speak to us now. In the mighty name of Jesus. 126 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: Everybody said Amen, Amen and Amen, thank you guys. Can 127 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: we appreciate the worship team one more time? Clap your 128 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: hands for them. This just past June tenth, I celebrated 129 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: my twenty fourth year of being a Christian. Jesus saved 130 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: my life June tenth, nineteen ninety eight. And this September 131 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: I'll celebrate twenty years of full time ministry. And here's 132 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: what I want to tell you. After twenty four years 133 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: of walking with the Lord, twenty years of ministry to 134 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: the body of Christ, I love Jesus. Anybody else? Am 135 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: I in the right room? Okay? I love the Lord, 136 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: I really do. I love Church. I love Church. I 137 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,319 Speaker 1: love coming in here. I mean I just cried through worship, 138 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: just cry just watching Tiffany sing and John Sing and 139 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,080 Speaker 1: the team say. I just love I love Church. I 140 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: love God, I love the Kingdom. I love what God 141 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 1: is doing in the earth, and I love the Lord. 142 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: I love the Lord for a lot of reasons. But 143 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: one of the reasons that I love God so much 144 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: is that he uses us. That's amazing to me that 145 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:20,439 Speaker 1: he doesn't just save us, but the Bible said that 146 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: he saves us and he calls us with a holy calling. 147 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: It is so unfair to be a Christian because we 148 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: not only receive Christ, not only receive forgiveness, not only 149 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: receive new life, but we receive purpose. That God does 150 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: something with our life. That God makes something of our life. 151 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: That God brings honor and dignity to our name and 152 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: to our family tree, and to our future. He even 153 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: redeems all that we've gone through and makes something beautiful 154 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: of it. This is the God that we serve, that 155 00:09:56,240 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: in our immaturity and in our imperfections, and in our shoes, 156 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 1: in our sometimes bad attitudes, he calls us and he 157 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 1: anoints us, and he uses us for his glory. This 158 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: is amazing to me that we don't just watch God move, 159 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 1: but we get to be a part of his move. 160 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:19,079 Speaker 1: The Bible said in First Crinthian Chapter one, Remember, dear 161 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in 162 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: the world's eyes, or powerful or wealthy when God called you. Instead, 163 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: God chose those things we are, those things the world 164 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:31,199 Speaker 1: considers foolish in order to shame those that think they 165 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: are wise, And He chose things that are powerless to 166 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: shame those that are powerful. This is our story that 167 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: God can take just one person. That God can use 168 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:48,079 Speaker 1: one life for his glory and literally change nations, change communities, 169 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: change the last name of your family. That God can 170 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 1: do something that what God did with Abraham, Abraham is 171 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: the father of our faith, that he is the model 172 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 1: of our faith. That the same way that God used Abraham, 173 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: God can use us the same way that God changed 174 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:07,319 Speaker 1: Abraham's family. He can change us the same way that 175 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: He brought a great, beautiful plan and purpose to his life. 176 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: He can do the same thing with us. This is 177 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: who God is. And you're sitting there going but I'm 178 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 1: not good enough, and I don't think I pray enough, 179 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: and I definitely don't feel like I know enough. I 180 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 1: just want you to know you're exactly who God wants 181 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: to use. God doesn't use perfect people because they don't exist. 182 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: We still think they do, but they don't. We're still 183 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: convinced that we're messed up, but they're not. But that's 184 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,719 Speaker 1: just not the truth. Some people are just better at 185 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: covering up their issues than other people. So it's not 186 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 1: perfect people that God uses because God doesn't happen. He 187 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: so he uses me, and he uses you, and he 188 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 1: uses us to do something amazing in the earth. God 189 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 1: let us not call the qualified. He qualifies the called. 190 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 1: And if God has called you, no one can cancel you. Ah, yes, yes, 191 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 1: And if God has called you, don't wait another moment 192 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: to step into that call. All God needs is a yes, 193 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 1: use what you got and let God use you. And 194 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: you're going yeah, but I but I can't. But I 195 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,719 Speaker 1: can't preach like pastor Steven join the club. None of 196 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: us can. I ain't even trying. I gave up on that. 197 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: But but I can't sing like then, none of us can. 198 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: That's okay, But if we all just do what God's 199 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 1: called us to do. See, this becomes powerful when we're 200 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: in partnership, when we all do what God's called us 201 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 1: to do. This is what happened to Moses right in 202 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 1: Exodus chapter four. God says Moses, I'm going to use 203 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: your life, and Moses says he can't use my life. 204 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,079 Speaker 1: I can't talk, and God says, I don't need your mouth. 205 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 1: He said, what's in your hand, because I'll take I'll 206 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 1: take whatever your gift is, I'll take whatever your talent is, 207 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: I'll take whatever your ability is, I'll take I'll take 208 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: whoever you are, and I'll use it for my glory. 209 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: I'll take something natural and I'll put my spirit on 210 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:20,439 Speaker 1: it and I'll make it supernatural. And your gift can 211 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: only take you so far. But if you would ever 212 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: let God use your life. Oh, Jaban, I'm just to 213 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: stay at home. Mom. No you're not. You're raising up 214 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: world changers and history makers. Jaban, I'm just a barista. 215 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: No no, you're keeping us alive. Dog like. We don't 216 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: live without you. We need you. I'm just a real 217 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: estate agent. I'm just a that. No. No, no, all 218 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 1: together are our corporate Yes, changes the world. I want 219 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:53,959 Speaker 1: to be used by God. I want God to do 220 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: something great with my life. And in order for my 221 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 1: one life to make a difference. Umber one, I need 222 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: one word. I need one word. First one, said the 223 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 1: Lord said to abram Our, God speaks. Please don't skip 224 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 1: past this again and again and again. In scripture, God 225 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: meets with his people. And if you read the Bible, 226 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna find this out. God never shows up without 227 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: a word. If you're in the presence of God, you 228 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: will be in the presence of the voice of God. 229 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: That's why the presence of God is so important. That's 230 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 1: why so important that we get in church, because when 231 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 1: we get in his presence, he always speaks. He never 232 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: shows up and doesn't talk. God speaks. God loves to talk. 233 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: God knows how powerful words are, and that is why 234 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: he speaks, because he knows something we don't know that 235 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: with just one word from God, our whole life can change. 236 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: God still speaks to his people today. God will give 237 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: you a word. He'll give you a word about your marriage. 238 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: He'll give you a word about your future. He'll give 239 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: you a word about your ministry. God will speak to you. 240 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: I'm not talking about being flaky or kookie and telling people, Yeah, 241 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: God told me what to wear today. Now I didn't. 242 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: God didn't tell me to wear black. I'm just trying 243 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: to be a little more slimming. Amen. Pastor Stephen eats protein. 244 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: I eat carbs. Praise the Lord. We balance each other out. 245 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: It's the it's the unity and harmony of the faith. 246 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: Praise God. Ah, that's funny. It's it's that. It's that 247 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: God will speak to you. God will lead you. God 248 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 1: will God will God. God will talk to you about 249 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: your kids. Better listen up, teenagers. God will start talking 250 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: to your parents about you. He'll start He'll start telling 251 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: on you. God will, God will leave, God will guide 252 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: if if you feel like you're hitting a wall right now, 253 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: if you feel like you're hitting a glass ceiling right now, 254 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: you need a word from God. And notice who spoke. 255 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: The Bible said, the Lord spoke. This word the Lord 256 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: is the Hebrew word Yahweh or also translated Jehovah. Yahweh 257 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: is God's most holy and appropriate names. His most holy 258 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: and appropriate name, Yahweh means the uncreated one, preexistent one. 259 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 1: I've just always been God above all small g gods, 260 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: Lord above all small l lords. God says Abram. This 261 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: is the first time they meet. I want you to 262 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: know my name. God has a name. See, God is 263 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 1: not a name. God is a title. I'm a human, 264 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: but my name is shaven. God is God. But he 265 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:42,479 Speaker 1: has a name, and it's Yahweh. And when he introduces 266 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: himself to Abraham, he says, I need you to know 267 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: my name. I need you to know who I am. 268 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:51,359 Speaker 1: I am Yahweh God. The reason that this is important 269 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: is because Abraham was a polytheis just a little fancy 270 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: word for he had many gods. And God is letting 271 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 1: Abraham know I'm the God above all those little g 272 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:05,119 Speaker 1: gods that you've been serving. Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah. So 273 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 1: if Abraham needed water, he'd go pray to the rain god. 274 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: If he need a fire and go pray to the 275 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 1: fire God. If Sarah couldn't get pregnant, he'd go pray 276 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: to the baby God. If he need food, to go 277 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: pray to food God if he needed if he need 278 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:16,400 Speaker 1: a victory in battle, he go pray to the God 279 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 1: of war. He had a god for everything. And now 280 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: the Lord shows up and says, yo, you don't need 281 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:30,439 Speaker 1: them anymore. Yes, yes, yes, you got me. Now you 282 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: need water, you come talk to me. You're in a drought. 283 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: You come talk to me. Why can't get pregnant? You 284 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 1: come talk to me. Need food? You come talk to me. 285 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:39,360 Speaker 1: Going into battle, you come talk to me. You don't 286 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: need all these other little g gods anymore that are 287 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 1: doing nothing for you. Yahweh is here. You don't need 288 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:53,120 Speaker 1: to settle. Stop settling for little g gods that are 289 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: making you feel safe but are actually keeping you small. 290 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: Yahweh is here. Yahweh wants to speak to you. Yahwegh 291 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:04,640 Speaker 1: has a word for you. And what you need is Yahweh. 292 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 1: This is why when God would introduce himself to Moses 293 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: in Exodustry, he would use the same verbic. You would say, 294 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 1: I am that I am. I am Yahweh. You need healing. 295 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 1: I am you need provision. I am you need wisdom. 296 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: I am you need a breakthrough. I am you need help. 297 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: I am you need encouragement. I am you need the 298 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 1: healing of a broken heart. Whatever you need. I am. 299 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: So stop running to little ge gods that can do 300 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:33,920 Speaker 1: nothing for you. You God, I am. And I want 301 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: to tell somebody here today, I am is here, right here, 302 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 1: right now. Because he is, I am healed, and because 303 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:46,479 Speaker 1: he is, I do have everything I need. I think 304 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: it's time for our first praise to break somebody. Thank 305 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: God that his name is Yahweh God. Some of y'all 306 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 1: rolling your eyes because you're going, hey, But I'm an American. 307 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 1: I know there's only one God. I got it. I 308 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: got it. But we all settle for little g gods. 309 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: We settle for the God of approval and and the 310 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: God of the fear of man, and and and and 311 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:19,159 Speaker 1: the God of culture, and the God of popularity, and 312 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,879 Speaker 1: we we and the God of fear and the and 313 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: we we all the god of greed. We all settle 314 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 1: for little g gods that again they they they make 315 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 1: us feel safe, because we feel like any god that 316 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:39,159 Speaker 1: you can control your flesh likes. That's why the Bible 317 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 1: says that we have to pull down strongholds. See, a 318 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: stronghold is a fortress. That's one of the meanings of 319 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: the words. So when we hide behind our stronghold, we 320 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 1: feel safe, but it's actually keeping us small. But another 321 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:58,679 Speaker 1: word for stronghold is also casket burial grounds, So we 322 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 1: think we're safe hi in our stronghold, but it's actually 323 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:06,959 Speaker 1: killing us spiritually worshiping things that cannot get us what 324 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,400 Speaker 1: we really We know what we want, but we're going 325 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: to all the wrong places for it. Doesn't that sound 326 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 1: like Mary when she went looking for the living Savior 327 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: in the wrong place and the Angel said, why are 328 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: you looking for the living among the dead? Why are 329 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 1: you here? You're looking for the right thing, but you're 330 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: looking for it in the wrong place. And someone fifteen 331 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:31,679 Speaker 1: says that we will be like what we worship. Someone 332 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,159 Speaker 1: fifteen says, be careful, because if you're not careful, you 333 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,919 Speaker 1: will end up worshiping god gods that have eyes but 334 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 1: cannot see in ears that cannot hear, in hearts that 335 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 1: cannot understand, and hands that cannot move, and feet that 336 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: cannot walk, and those who worship them will be like them. 337 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 1: So if I worship dead things, I'm going to be 338 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: dead spiritually. But I don't worship a dead God. I 339 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: don't worship little g gods. I worship Yah Wigh God. 340 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: He is alive forevermore. And because he's alive, we live. 341 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 1: Because he we can rise and Sarah, when you worship 342 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 1: the Living God, your dead womb will come back to life. 343 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: An elevation church, when you worship the Living God, to 344 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 1: dreams can come back to life. And whatever you need, 345 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: He is, He is, I am, He is your way God. 346 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: He's got a word for you today. Somebody say, man 347 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 1: to this preacher. I just want to remind you. Our 348 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: God is not an idea. He is real. He's not 349 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: a concept. He is alive. He is not a historical rumor. 350 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: He is moving and active in our world. And he 351 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 1: is not distant. He is right here, right now. Our 352 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 1: God can be known, his voice can be heard, in 353 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 1: his presence, can be felt. You need a word from God. Secondly, 354 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: you need one risk. They're gonna have to take a 355 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 1: risk because here's what the Lord told him. Leave. I 356 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: wish it was like, Abraham, you're my son, I'm your father. 357 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 1: I'm so proud of you. Let's just hang out. It 358 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 1: wasn't That'd have been great, he says Abram, I'm the Lord. Okay, 359 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 1: we got that settled. Yes, sir, leave, Leave your native country, 360 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 1: leave your relatives, leave your father's family, leave familiar, leave 361 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 1: what you know for what you don't know that I know. 362 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 1: But we don't like risk. We like comfort. Now at 363 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: every campus, right now, y'all are seated where you always 364 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 1: sit because you like comfort. You know where to go, 365 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:01,360 Speaker 1: you like your angle, you like where you We all 366 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: like comfort. We all like repetition. We hate change. And 367 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: yet what God is calling us into is risk. God 368 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 1: is asking us to let go of control to follow 369 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: his call. Friend, you can have control or you can 370 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 1: have faith, but you can't have both. As the most 371 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: pitiful clap I've ever heard at elevation in church, and 372 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: I've been watching for a long time, I was because 373 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: we want control. And here's why some of you, I'll 374 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: just say, are spiritually miserable because you are trying to 375 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:49,439 Speaker 1: balance control and faith, and you can't because even the 376 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 1: control you think you feel isn't really control anyway, it's 377 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:57,160 Speaker 1: just a false sense of control. And so you might 378 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,400 Speaker 1: as well lean into faith. You might as well lean 379 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: into what God has for you. You You might as well 380 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 1: trust the plane of God for your life. You've got 381 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: to have to take a risk. Somebody say, take a risk. 382 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: Everything you want in your life, every good thing you 383 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: want in your life, every great thing you want in 384 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:15,639 Speaker 1: your life, every god thing you want in your life, 385 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:26,360 Speaker 1: is outside of your comfort zone, not inside outside. The 386 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: call of God requires leaving, leaving what you know for 387 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 1: what God knows, leaving your plan for God's plan, leaving 388 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 1: your will for God's will. And and it's it's so 389 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:45,439 Speaker 1: much better. See before you've done it, it sounds so scary, 390 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: but once you've said yes to God, you realize, Oh, 391 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: that's where the joy is, that's where the peace is, 392 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:55,679 Speaker 1: that's where the contentment is, that's where the life is. 393 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 1: It's in the following of God, not trying to get 394 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:02,200 Speaker 1: God to follow well my plan, not inviting God into 395 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 1: my plan, but finding out God's plan. I've again been 396 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: in this now for twenty years, and I've seen so 397 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:16,680 Speaker 1: many people experience some level of connection with Jesus, they 398 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 1: follow God on some level, maybe even go into ministry, 399 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 1: and then they go back to their old life. I 400 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: don't judge that. I get it. I'm not better than 401 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 1: them or not better than them. I'll tell you, I 402 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 1: think they go back because they just couldn't leave familiar 403 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 1: They couldn't leave their country, they couldn't leave what they knew. 404 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:52,360 Speaker 1: This new life sounds really great on Sunday, but feels 405 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 1: really awkward on Wednesday. This new life feels so hope 406 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: filled when you're hearing past for Stephen preach, but by 407 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:05,120 Speaker 1: Thursday you're wondering what the heck am I doing with 408 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:09,159 Speaker 1: my life? Because I'm leaving what I've known for so 409 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:13,360 Speaker 1: long for something new, and it the hope of it 410 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:18,160 Speaker 1: feels so good, but the walking it out feels so scary. 411 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 1: Can I get a witness from one honest saint in 412 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: the house. I didn't like my old life, but I 413 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:29,440 Speaker 1: knew my old life. I didn't trust my old friends, 414 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:33,199 Speaker 1: but at least I had friends. I'm not proud of 415 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: what I used to do on the weekend, but at 416 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 1: least I have something to do on the weekend. I 417 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:40,959 Speaker 1: don't like how I would respond to anger, But at 418 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:43,399 Speaker 1: least I knew what to do in those moments. I 419 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:45,960 Speaker 1: knew I knew how to act with my emotions. I 420 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: knew what to I knew how to act with my lusts, 421 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:51,200 Speaker 1: and I knew how to act with my depression. I 422 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 1: knew how to act with what I had experienced all 423 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:56,680 Speaker 1: of my life. And now I'm in this new life 424 00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 1: and it's so awkward and it's so uncomfortable. And now 425 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:02,480 Speaker 1: I'm having to go to church, and I'm going to 426 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:04,439 Speaker 1: church alone. And I used to have a crew, but 427 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 1: I haven't found a new crew yet. So here I am, 428 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:08,879 Speaker 1: and I'm walking into church, and I'm walking in and 429 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: there's sweet little people with scientists. Are you so ready? 430 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: And We're like, I'm trying my best. I'm giving it 431 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 1: a shot, and I don't like where I was. I'm 432 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 1: so grateful for what God is doing, but this new 433 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 1: thing is so unfamiliar to me. So we can end 434 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: up sounding like the children of Israel who go to 435 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 1: Moses and say, Moses, we miss the leaks and the 436 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 1: onions of Egypt. Now here's the kicker. They gave it 437 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:58,919 Speaker 1: to us at no cost, no cost, about four hundred 438 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:04,840 Speaker 1: years of slavery and abuse and humiliation and pain no cost. See, 439 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 1: because if you're not careful, you will sugarcoat your past 440 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,679 Speaker 1: and you'll remember the good and ignore the bad. And 441 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:17,560 Speaker 1: that's what the devil. The devil will remind you of 442 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:21,399 Speaker 1: the good of your past while ignoring the pain of 443 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:25,239 Speaker 1: your past, and you'll start see, you'll start missing the 444 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:29,439 Speaker 1: spice of your old life, the garlic and onions of 445 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 1: your old life, because now you're in a new life. 446 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:36,200 Speaker 1: And this new life is its manna and quail. I 447 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 1: don't know, I don't know the last time you were 448 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:40,440 Speaker 1: going out on a date night and you're like, you know, 449 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: I'm really craving like some quail and crackers, just like hmm. 450 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 1: Now this is for another time and another sermon. But 451 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 1: every time God would move Israel, he'd give him a 452 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 1: new diet. So they went from leaks and onions and 453 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 1: to manna and quail. But there is a promise land. Oh. 454 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 1: I want to talk to anybody in a wilderness right now. 455 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 1: I want to talk to anyone who's left their old 456 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 1: life but hasn't entered fully into their new life. I 457 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 1: want to talk to anybody that has left Egypt but 458 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 1: hasn't quite made it to the promise. There is milk 459 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: and honey for you. There are vineyards you're not gonna 460 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 1: have to till, and houses you're not gonna have to 461 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: build in cities that you're not gonna have to construct. 462 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 1: There is bitter days for you. But you've got to 463 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 1: make it through the wilderness. You've got to make it 464 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 1: through the dark. You've got to make it through the manner. 465 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,360 Speaker 1: You've got to make it through the quail. You've got 466 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: to make it through. I can still remember Egypt. I've 467 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 1: never seen my promise land. And it's kind of easy 468 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:45,960 Speaker 1: for us preachers to get up here and preach the 469 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: stuff because we're experiencing fruit now and some of you 470 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: are still in seed form, so you're still in the dark. 471 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:56,960 Speaker 1: You're still wondering what is this whole thing? But if 472 00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 1: you just won't quit, I get some help in this 473 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: church right now. If you just won't give up in 474 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 1: the ground, if you just won't quit in the wilderness, 475 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:09,800 Speaker 1: if you just won't quit in the storm, there is 476 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 1: a land for you. There is fruit for you. There 477 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 1: is good for you. There is breakthrough for you. But 478 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to trust God. You're gonna have to 479 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 1: leave familiar. You're gonna have to leave one place stander 480 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 1: into another place. Who God has a place for you, 481 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 1: a people for you. But you have to be willing 482 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 1: to leave where you are for what God has for you. 483 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 1: I cannot break the curse and stay in the familiar. 484 00:30:55,000 --> 00:31:04,040 Speaker 1: I cannot change the future without first ruthlessly leaving my past. 485 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 1: I cannot step into the new thing till I leave 486 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 1: the old thing. So I must leave what is comfortable 487 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 1: for the Kingdom call on my life. And it won't 488 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 1: just happen once. It will happen many times throughout your 489 00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:23,240 Speaker 1: life where God will ask you to take a step 490 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:25,120 Speaker 1: of faith and you're going to have to believe Him 491 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:30,600 Speaker 1: and trust him. And it's scary and it's new. I 492 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 1: don't know if you've ever seen this offensive question in 493 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:36,520 Speaker 1: the scriptures when Jesus would walk up to people and go, 494 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:42,960 Speaker 1: so do you want to be healed? Has anybody ever 495 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:44,720 Speaker 1: read that? And you're in the flesh and you read 496 00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 1: that and go, I'm start tomorrow again. I can't write 497 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 1: now because it's like what But see, if you allow 498 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 1: one way of doing life to carry you for so long, 499 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:05,520 Speaker 1: it can be challenging to now walk by faith, and 500 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 1: I have to get to the point of going. I 501 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 1: do want to be healed. I do want to grow. 502 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 1: I do want to leave this for what you have 503 00:32:12,680 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 1: for me. I do want to trust you into the unknown. 504 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 1: It's gonna be scary, it's gonna be new, But God, 505 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:26,040 Speaker 1: if you're in it, I want it. I'm challenging someone 506 00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 1: to take the risk, to leave familiar, to leave the 507 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: comfort zone and enter into what God has for you. Friend, 508 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 1: it was more comfortable for Abram to stay where he was. 509 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 1: It was more comfortable for David to stay with the sheep. 510 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 1: It would have been more comfortable for Gideon to stay 511 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:42,440 Speaker 1: in the press. It would have been more comfortable for 512 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:45,200 Speaker 1: Elisha to tread his fields. It would have been more 513 00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:47,720 Speaker 1: comfortable for Peter to stay in the boat. It would 514 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:51,000 Speaker 1: have been more comfortable for the Apostles to stay in Jerusalem. 515 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:55,120 Speaker 1: But nothing great will happen in the comfort zone. And 516 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:57,600 Speaker 1: if God is leading you right now, God is guiding 517 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:00,760 Speaker 1: you right now, God is pushing you out of the 518 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 1: nest and into what He has for you. Say yes 519 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:06,640 Speaker 1: to it. Because it's scary for a moment, it's scary 520 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: for a season, but the fruit of it is so 521 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:12,320 Speaker 1: amazing that I'm on the other side now at thirty 522 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:14,640 Speaker 1: eight years old, and I've seen the fruit of some 523 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,680 Speaker 1: of my obedience, and I go, thank God. I said 524 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:20,680 Speaker 1: yes when it was scary. Thank God. I left familiar 525 00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:23,080 Speaker 1: when I didn't know where I was going, but I 526 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:27,400 Speaker 1: was trusting God. And now I'm walking, beginning to walk 527 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 1: in a legacy that was so terrifying. Then. See, I 528 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:35,480 Speaker 1: call this a risk, but it's really not a risk 529 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:39,720 Speaker 1: because God is so amazing. It feels like a risk 530 00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 1: to us, but it's not to God. God is not 531 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:47,080 Speaker 1: like he wants you to leave. We'll see what happens. 532 00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 1: You nervous, abram me too. He knows. He knows what 533 00:33:57,240 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 1: he has for you, dad, he knows what he has 534 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:01,360 Speaker 1: for your family, knows what he has for your children, 535 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:04,160 Speaker 1: he knows what he has for your future. So if 536 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:08,040 Speaker 1: it feels scary, do not be afraid. Better days are 537 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:14,000 Speaker 1: in front of you. Lastly, one move, one move, one move. 538 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:18,240 Speaker 1: So so first he says leave, and because we're hard headed, 539 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:20,080 Speaker 1: we don't get it. Here's the next thing he says, 540 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:28,480 Speaker 1: and go, Wonderful, that's me. I need the second one too. 541 00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:32,160 Speaker 1: Because I'm He says, leave your family, leave your native country, 542 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:37,600 Speaker 1: leaf familiar, and go. WA's where he tells him to 543 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:42,960 Speaker 1: go to a land I will show you, and I 544 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:48,960 Speaker 1: will make you a great nation. Abraham, go where I'll 545 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:53,880 Speaker 1: show you. It's gonna be really hard to convince the 546 00:34:53,880 --> 00:35:03,160 Speaker 1: wife Lord Abraha. If I show you everything, faith will 547 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:14,640 Speaker 1: not be required. See Abraham, and you're going, there will 548 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:22,719 Speaker 1: be a making. Go and I will make you. But 549 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:26,160 Speaker 1: if you go and you already know where you're going, 550 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:32,759 Speaker 1: there is no making. The transformation is not in the destination. 551 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:43,000 Speaker 1: Oh man, When I get there without the process of 552 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:46,960 Speaker 1: the going, I will get to where I want to 553 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:54,719 Speaker 1: go and still not be happy. Where there is clarity, 554 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:58,960 Speaker 1: faith is not required. And I love those moments. I 555 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:02,440 Speaker 1: love clear moments, but they're rare. Can I get a 556 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:05,799 Speaker 1: win Who's saying amen to me over here? Yeah? It's rare. 557 00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:10,120 Speaker 1: I love clarity, it just doesn't happen a lot. Most 558 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:13,879 Speaker 1: of my life is in the going, and then God 559 00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 1: does the showing. And while I'm going, God is doing 560 00:36:18,040 --> 00:36:21,359 Speaker 1: the making, and I have to trust him in that. 561 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:25,480 Speaker 1: Step by step, day by day, God is doing a 562 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:31,520 Speaker 1: work in me while I go, not totally sure where 563 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:35,040 Speaker 1: I'm going, but believing that if He's leading me is 564 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:38,960 Speaker 1: for my good. So I'm gonna keep walking, not sure 565 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:41,760 Speaker 1: where I'm going, but I'm gonna keep walking, not exactly 566 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,160 Speaker 1: sure what God has planned, but I trust this plan, 567 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:47,080 Speaker 1: and I know that even more important than where He's 568 00:36:47,239 --> 00:36:50,680 Speaker 1: taking me, what is important is that I'm following him, 569 00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:54,120 Speaker 1: that I'm trusting him, because it is in that process 570 00:36:54,200 --> 00:37:02,160 Speaker 1: that God is changing me. So in the following, in 571 00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:05,960 Speaker 1: the going, in the moving he is making, and I'll 572 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:10,000 Speaker 1: have the team come up, and I just I want 573 00:37:10,040 --> 00:37:11,839 Speaker 1: to talk to people because I know there's so much 574 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:15,799 Speaker 1: uncertainty right now in our lives, and there's so many changes, 575 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:19,760 Speaker 1: and there's so much unknown right now. I just want 576 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:22,839 Speaker 1: to tell every person who's listening to me that in 577 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:28,200 Speaker 1: the midst of financial uncertainty, follow, in the midst of 578 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:32,600 Speaker 1: wars and rumors of wars, follow, in the midst of 579 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:36,480 Speaker 1: what's going to happen next, follow, in the midst of pandemics. Follow. 580 00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:38,719 Speaker 1: It feels like over the last two years, it's just 581 00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:42,480 Speaker 1: been thing after thing after thing. There has been so 582 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:45,480 Speaker 1: very few things that have been consistent in our life 583 00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:47,960 Speaker 1: over the last few years, but there can be a 584 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:51,920 Speaker 1: consistent There can be a constant, and that is following Jesus, 585 00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:55,840 Speaker 1: that is trusting God, that is walking with God. And God. 586 00:37:56,120 --> 00:37:58,439 Speaker 1: I just want to declare, he will sustain us through 587 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:01,520 Speaker 1: this season. He sustained you in nineteen, he sustained you 588 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:04,200 Speaker 1: in twenty, he sustained you through twenty twenty one. He's 589 00:38:04,239 --> 00:38:06,560 Speaker 1: going to sustain us in twenty two. He's going to 590 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:09,120 Speaker 1: sustain us through twenty three, twenty four, and on and on. 591 00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:13,279 Speaker 1: Our God is the same yesterday, today and forever. And 592 00:38:13,360 --> 00:38:16,600 Speaker 1: when everything is changing, I thank God for his sameness, 593 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:19,960 Speaker 1: when everything is moving, I thank God that he's unsakable. 594 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:22,799 Speaker 1: I thank God that in the midst of so much 595 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:26,400 Speaker 1: fear and worry and God, what is next. I thank 596 00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:29,480 Speaker 1: God that he is holding my hand, that he is 597 00:38:29,560 --> 00:38:32,600 Speaker 1: walking with me, talkting with me, and he's not just 598 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:37,720 Speaker 1: moving me. He's changing me, and in my going he's 599 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:41,120 Speaker 1: making and he's making me a great nation. And he's 600 00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:44,120 Speaker 1: making your name a great name. And he's taking shame 601 00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:46,239 Speaker 1: off of your name, an addiction off of your name, 602 00:38:46,640 --> 00:38:49,239 Speaker 1: strong holds off of your name, curses off of your name. 603 00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:53,840 Speaker 1: Your children will not know the struggles you're struggled with 604 00:38:54,280 --> 00:38:58,080 Speaker 1: the struggles. Your father struggled with the struggles. Your parents 605 00:38:58,080 --> 00:39:00,880 Speaker 1: had to know. They will not know where because in 606 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:08,359 Speaker 1: your going there is a making somebody say, man, so 607 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:13,799 Speaker 1: I'm going. And then here's what you gotta know. You 608 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:32,600 Speaker 1: never follow God horizontally. You always follow Jesus vertically. So 609 00:39:32,760 --> 00:39:39,880 Speaker 1: maybe four said I'm going from strength to strength. John 610 00:39:39,920 --> 00:39:46,440 Speaker 1: one said, I'm going from grace to grace, Romans one 611 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:51,719 Speaker 1: said I'm going from faith to faith. And the Apostle 612 00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:54,160 Speaker 1: Paul said in tewod Crinians chapter three, and I need 613 00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:55,840 Speaker 1: you to know this right now because there is so 614 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:58,239 Speaker 1: much uncertainty, there's so much fear in our nation, there's 615 00:39:58,239 --> 00:40:00,239 Speaker 1: so much worry. Here's what you need to know. Even 616 00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:02,600 Speaker 1: if you're going through a struggle like we saw in 617 00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:08,960 Speaker 1: that video, you are going from glory to glory by 618 00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:14,080 Speaker 1: the spirit of God. I'm following him up. I'm following 619 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:18,640 Speaker 1: him into his will. I'm following him into what he 620 00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:22,560 Speaker 1: has for me. And it's a little scary, and it's 621 00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:27,319 Speaker 1: a little new, and it's but he's making me. I'm 622 00:40:27,320 --> 00:40:32,919 Speaker 1: not who I was. I'm not who I'm not who 623 00:40:32,960 --> 00:40:35,440 Speaker 1: I was, I'm not who I thought I was, I'm not. 624 00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:42,840 Speaker 1: I'm not who I was told I was. He's changed me, 625 00:40:42,920 --> 00:40:45,840 Speaker 1: but he but he changed me in the following I 626 00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:49,719 Speaker 1: can say this, over twenty four years of so much 627 00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:53,080 Speaker 1: life change, so much changing in my world over twenty 628 00:40:53,080 --> 00:40:55,240 Speaker 1: four years, and even over just the last two years, 629 00:40:55,840 --> 00:41:01,720 Speaker 1: there's basically being one consistent, and it's him. I just followed. 630 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:05,680 Speaker 1: And when the cloud moved, I moved. And when the 631 00:41:05,680 --> 00:41:09,000 Speaker 1: cloud stopped, I stopped. And when when he said go, 632 00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:11,040 Speaker 1: I went. I'm not saying I was perfect. I'm not 633 00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:12,760 Speaker 1: saying I never made I made a lot of mistakes. 634 00:41:14,600 --> 00:41:19,239 Speaker 1: But if you will go, he will make you. And 635 00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:21,560 Speaker 1: there's a lot right now. There's a lot of decisions 636 00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:23,239 Speaker 1: being made right now in our world. There's a lot 637 00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:26,760 Speaker 1: of should I do this, Should I do that? Should 638 00:41:26,760 --> 00:41:28,480 Speaker 1: I sign this? Should I sign that? Should I sell this? 639 00:41:28,520 --> 00:41:32,279 Speaker 1: Should I keep that? Should I? Would you follow him 640 00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:38,720 Speaker 1: and trust him to do the making? Would you trust 641 00:41:38,760 --> 00:41:42,440 Speaker 1: him to lead you besides still waters? You know that 642 00:41:42,680 --> 00:41:45,319 Speaker 1: scripture doesn't say he leads me besides still waters. When 643 00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:51,240 Speaker 1: everything's good, he said, I will create for you a space. 644 00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:56,760 Speaker 1: It don't matter what's going on. I'll create a space 645 00:41:56,800 --> 00:42:02,400 Speaker 1: of stillness for you, of peace for you, a place 646 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:07,279 Speaker 1: for you. Stop saying when I get there, Abram, when 647 00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:10,040 Speaker 1: I get there, it'll all no, no no, no. Right now, 648 00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:15,799 Speaker 1: in the going I'm making and he's doing something in 649 00:42:15,840 --> 00:42:17,560 Speaker 1: me right now. It might hurt a little bit, it 650 00:42:17,640 --> 00:42:21,200 Speaker 1: might be a little uncomfortable, it might be, But I 651 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:31,040 Speaker 1: would so rather be a God made man than a 652 00:42:31,080 --> 00:42:35,480 Speaker 1: self made man. I would so rather be built by 653 00:42:35,560 --> 00:42:39,280 Speaker 1: God than built by men. I would so rather be 654 00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:42,359 Speaker 1: built by the unchanging hand of God than the ever 655 00:42:42,520 --> 00:42:46,799 Speaker 1: changing hands of culture. And then he says, and then 656 00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:52,920 Speaker 1: he says, and it won't stop with you, It's going 657 00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:57,759 Speaker 1: to go through you. So the blessing of God is 658 00:42:57,800 --> 00:43:00,000 Speaker 1: not just for more stuff and bigger things and brighter, 659 00:43:00,320 --> 00:43:04,279 Speaker 1: shinier toys, not against any of that, just not where 660 00:43:04,320 --> 00:43:10,440 Speaker 1: it should end. Ever, he said, I'm gonna do it 661 00:43:10,600 --> 00:43:14,640 Speaker 1: through you, Abram. You don't even know it yet. But 662 00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:19,040 Speaker 1: thousands of years from now, there's gonna be a preacher 663 00:43:19,080 --> 00:43:21,279 Speaker 1: standing on a stage. Abrahm, what have said? What's the stage? 664 00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:23,480 Speaker 1: You don't need to know right now. But he's and 665 00:43:23,560 --> 00:43:28,200 Speaker 1: he's gonna be talking about you, and your faith is 666 00:43:28,239 --> 00:43:32,480 Speaker 1: gonna build their faith. And now and now your faith 667 00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:38,840 Speaker 1: is gonna build your children's faith and your children's children's faith, 668 00:43:40,480 --> 00:43:42,680 Speaker 1: because what God wants to do for you, he wants 669 00:43:42,719 --> 00:43:54,040 Speaker 1: to do through you. One move, one move? What's your move? 670 00:43:56,320 --> 00:43:59,000 Speaker 1: What's your move? Is it? Is it serving in church? 671 00:44:02,080 --> 00:44:04,960 Speaker 1: Is it? Is it finally jumping into love week coming 672 00:44:05,040 --> 00:44:08,000 Speaker 1: up in July? Is that your move? Is it baptism? 673 00:44:08,080 --> 00:44:10,000 Speaker 1: Is my hair gonna get wet? Yeah? Yeah, it's gonna 674 00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:15,600 Speaker 1: get wet. Yeah. Can it wears a shower cap? Sure? 675 00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:23,759 Speaker 1: But yeah, you're but you're going under. Where are people 676 00:44:23,760 --> 00:44:26,080 Speaker 1: gonna think we're gonna be so happy for you, We're 677 00:44:26,080 --> 00:44:33,799 Speaker 1: gonna cheer you on. We're not? Is it? Uh? Is 678 00:44:33,840 --> 00:44:38,839 Speaker 1: it marriage counseling? Maybe it's marriage counseling, sir. If your 679 00:44:38,840 --> 00:44:40,920 Speaker 1: wife is asking for marriage counseling, you need to go 680 00:44:41,760 --> 00:44:44,080 Speaker 1: because she's been thinking about it, Fred at least two 681 00:44:44,200 --> 00:44:50,839 Speaker 1: years before she ever said anything to you. Uhh, that's 682 00:44:50,840 --> 00:44:54,960 Speaker 1: the word of the Lord for somebody right there? Is it? 683 00:44:55,000 --> 00:44:56,759 Speaker 1: Is it? Is it getting alone with God for a 684 00:44:56,760 --> 00:44:59,080 Speaker 1: few days? Parents, because you can't seem to get a 685 00:44:59,120 --> 00:45:01,360 Speaker 1: breakthrough with your teenage. Is it time to just go 686 00:45:01,440 --> 00:45:03,960 Speaker 1: hide away and maybe fast for a couple of days 687 00:45:04,560 --> 00:45:07,560 Speaker 1: and say God, I need a word from a girl. 688 00:45:07,560 --> 00:45:11,000 Speaker 1: I need a word from a boy. He'll give you 689 00:45:11,040 --> 00:45:19,799 Speaker 1: one for many. Your move is to give your life 690 00:45:19,840 --> 00:45:24,200 Speaker 1: to Christ. There's people in this room, at every location 691 00:45:24,360 --> 00:45:29,680 Speaker 1: online that have just never have never said yes. And 692 00:45:29,760 --> 00:45:32,040 Speaker 1: I want to give you that opportunity. The same prayer 693 00:45:32,080 --> 00:45:34,560 Speaker 1: I prayed June ten, nineteen ninety eight, the same prayer 694 00:45:34,920 --> 00:45:37,840 Speaker 1: Pastor Stephen, Pastor howly prayed at some point in their life, 695 00:45:38,040 --> 00:45:41,120 Speaker 1: that prayer of surrender, that prayer of Jesus. I need you. 696 00:45:43,480 --> 00:45:45,359 Speaker 1: If you've never prayed that prayer, I want to give 697 00:45:45,400 --> 00:45:48,799 Speaker 1: you that opportunity. Maybe you feel far from God. You 698 00:45:48,840 --> 00:45:50,560 Speaker 1: know what, Javin, I was really walking with the Lord. 699 00:45:50,560 --> 00:45:53,399 Speaker 1: I love the Lord. I was serving God. And then man, 700 00:45:53,440 --> 00:45:56,719 Speaker 1: I just I got distracted. I got is it time 701 00:45:56,719 --> 00:46:04,240 Speaker 1: to come home? Time to come home. He's not gonna 702 00:46:04,280 --> 00:46:06,920 Speaker 1: meet you at the door, arms folded, where have you been? 703 00:46:09,440 --> 00:46:11,479 Speaker 1: He's gonna meet you out in the street, arms open, 704 00:46:11,480 --> 00:46:16,399 Speaker 1: whites and come on in. I missed you. I love 705 00:46:16,440 --> 00:46:23,680 Speaker 1: you crazy about you. I just wonder, in this sacred 706 00:46:23,719 --> 00:46:26,279 Speaker 1: space of prayer, would you just bow your head and 707 00:46:26,280 --> 00:46:30,560 Speaker 1: close your eyes for a moment. Every location, if you're 708 00:46:30,600 --> 00:46:33,200 Speaker 1: not driving, Epham. Just close your eyes for a moment 709 00:46:33,239 --> 00:46:39,000 Speaker 1: as well. Javed, I need Jesus. I need forgiveness. I 710 00:46:39,040 --> 00:46:45,919 Speaker 1: need I need new life. I need hope. I need 711 00:46:45,920 --> 00:46:48,120 Speaker 1: to know that heaven is my home. I need to 712 00:46:48,200 --> 00:46:54,000 Speaker 1: know that God is my father. Jesus is Lord. I 713 00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:58,240 Speaker 1: need to know his presence is with me. I need Jesus. 714 00:47:00,160 --> 00:47:01,800 Speaker 1: Pray with me. The Bible says, if you would confess 715 00:47:01,840 --> 00:47:05,640 Speaker 1: with your mouth Jesus is Lord, if you would believe 716 00:47:05,640 --> 00:47:11,680 Speaker 1: in your heart, God would save you. I've made too 717 00:47:11,719 --> 00:47:15,759 Speaker 1: many mistakes. Nope, not for the grace of God. I'm 718 00:47:15,760 --> 00:47:20,239 Speaker 1: a pretty good person. God doesn't want pretty good. Our 719 00:47:20,239 --> 00:47:23,200 Speaker 1: perfect Holy God requires perfection, and that's only through the 720 00:47:23,200 --> 00:47:27,200 Speaker 1: blood of Jesus. This is for you. I've never given 721 00:47:27,239 --> 00:47:29,120 Speaker 1: my life to Christ or I need to come back 722 00:47:29,120 --> 00:47:31,200 Speaker 1: to Christ. Pray with me now, and I'm gonna ask 723 00:47:31,239 --> 00:47:36,160 Speaker 1: every person, every location online, out loud, pray with me altogether. 724 00:47:36,280 --> 00:47:40,879 Speaker 1: Say Jesus, I believe in you. I believe you died 725 00:47:40,920 --> 00:47:47,080 Speaker 1: for me and rose again. I give you my life 726 00:47:47,239 --> 00:47:53,160 Speaker 1: and I commit to following you, trusting you. I declare 727 00:47:54,360 --> 00:47:59,520 Speaker 1: Jesus is Lord of my life. Now still no one looking, 728 00:47:59,560 --> 00:48:02,359 Speaker 1: no one moved, but if that's you right now at 729 00:48:02,400 --> 00:48:04,960 Speaker 1: every location, I'm gonna count to three, and when I 730 00:48:05,040 --> 00:48:07,680 Speaker 1: hit three, i'm gonna ask you to raise your hand. 731 00:48:07,680 --> 00:48:11,000 Speaker 1: If that was you online, there's probably prompters as well, 732 00:48:11,000 --> 00:48:13,680 Speaker 1: and I'll let those online give you those prompters. But 733 00:48:13,719 --> 00:48:15,319 Speaker 1: if you're in the room, if you're in a room, 734 00:48:16,920 --> 00:48:18,640 Speaker 1: i'm gonna I'm just gonna hit three to give you 735 00:48:18,680 --> 00:48:20,680 Speaker 1: a moment of courage and a moment of faith. Javed, 736 00:48:20,719 --> 00:48:25,200 Speaker 1: that's me, I'm giving my life to Jesus. Or I'm 737 00:48:25,280 --> 00:48:29,640 Speaker 1: rededicating my life to Jesus. If that's you, just as 738 00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:31,439 Speaker 1: an act of faith, I'm gonna ask you to raise 739 00:48:31,440 --> 00:48:34,439 Speaker 1: your hand to begin this walk with Jesus. One, two, 740 00:48:34,600 --> 00:48:37,120 Speaker 1: and three. Can you shoot your hand up high all 741 00:48:37,120 --> 00:48:40,240 Speaker 1: over here here and here here here, all over here, 742 00:48:40,360 --> 00:48:44,120 Speaker 1: all over in here. Just keep waving at me. I 743 00:48:44,160 --> 00:48:48,760 Speaker 1: want to see anybody else, anybody, anybody right here, beautiful. 744 00:48:48,800 --> 00:48:56,279 Speaker 1: I know at every location it's happening. Hallelujah, hallelujah, Come on, 745 00:48:56,280 --> 00:49:00,120 Speaker 1: one life. God is doing something in us and Jesus. 746 00:49:00,480 --> 00:49:03,720 Speaker 1: Let's say, Oh God, I need you him a lift 747 00:49:03,719 --> 00:49:07,600 Speaker 1: your volice sake. 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