(UPBEAT MUSIC)
- COME ON CHURCH, LET'S LIFT UP A SHOUT OF PRAISE TO THE KING.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
- HALLELUJAH! - LORD, WE WORSHIP YOU.
- THANK YOU, LORD! - YOU'RE JESUS.
THAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE STADIUMS, THE ARENAS.
LORD, WE ARE SEEING AN AWAKENING OF YOUR GREATNESS
AND WE HONOR YOU IN THE EARTH, WE HONOR YOU IN OUR HEARTS.
AND GOD, WE INVITE YOU TODAY TO COME AND BE PART OF THIS
SERVICE, THAT YOU WILL BE GLORIFIED AND HONORED.
AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT LOVE THE LORD SAID.
- AMEN!
- ALL RIGHT, THIS SIDE TOOK IT TODAY FROM HERE OVER.
I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING IN HERE IN THE MIDDLE,
I HEARD NOTHING. AND I HEARD A SQUEAL OVER HERE.
SO DO YOU GUYS WANT TO TRY IT AGAIN?
AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT LOVE GOD SAID, "AMEN!"
NOW I FELT THAT. MY GOODNESS, BRENDA, DID YOU FEEL THAT?
THAT WAS ALMOST LIKE THE TEENAGE KID OR SOME ADULTS THAT PULL UP
NEXT TO YOU AT THE STOPLIGHT AND THEY HAVE THAT LOUD BASS.
- YEAH, RIGHT. - I WANNA TALK TO THOSE PEOPLE
WHEN THEY'RE LIKE 70. YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU SAY, "HOW
YOU DOING?" "HUH?"
- 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, THAT'S PRETTY BAD.
- ACTUALLY, THAT'S TRUE. I WAS, I DON'T
KNOW, I WAS DRIVING OFF THE CAMPUS ONE DAY AND I
HAD GOOD PRAISE MUSIC ON. AND I THOUGHT, MAN, THAT'S A WEIRD,
SURE ENOUGH, IT WAS A GUY BEHIND ME IN HIS BASE THAT OUT BLEW MY
OWN MUSIC. - OH, YOU THOUGHT IT WAS YOU,
OKAY. - IT DID. I THOUGHT THERE
WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH OUR STEREO IN THE CAR.
- ALL RIGHT, WELL, HEY. - IT'S TERRIBLE.
- BUT YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS LISTENING TO MY MUSIC
VERY QUIET. - YEAH, SURE YOU DO.
- NO, NOT REALLY.
HOW MANY OF YOU REMEMBER THE OLDEN DAYS WHEN YOU HAD A CAR?
MOM, YOU WOULD REMEMBER MY '77 FIREBIRD.
MY DAD HELPED ME PUT A STEREO UNIT IN THE TRUNK THAT, YOU
REMEMBER THAT? AND IT HAD THE EQUALIZERS AND EVERYTHING.
IT WAS A MOVING STEREO. HOW MANY HAD ONE OF THOSE WHEN
YOU WERE A KID? YEAH, LET ME HEAR YOU GRIND.
IF YOU'RE A MAN OR A WOMAN, YOU CAN, I MEAN, THAT WAS
POWERFUL. WELL, ANYWAY, I WANT TO GREET THOSE OF YOU
WITH A POWERFUL STEREO AROUND THE WORLD.
IF YOU REMEMBER THOSE DAYS, YOU CAN PUT IT IN THE
COMMENTS, PASTOR HANK. I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS.
AND MAN, I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS. BRENDA MIGHT HAVE TO DO THAT
AGAIN. - I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
- ANYWAY, BUT IT'S SO GREAT TO HAVE YOU JOIN US WHEREVER
YOU'RE WATCHING. YOU CAN JUST PUT RIGHT
THERE IN THE COMMENTS WHERE YOU'RE WATCHING.
WE ALWAYS LIKE TO GO BACK AND KIND OF KNOW,
YOU KNOW, WHAT CITY, WHAT STATE, YOU KNOW,
IF YOU'RE WRITING A CITY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE PUT THE
STATE DOWN. 'CAUSE SOMETIMES WE'VE NEVER HEARD OF THE CITY
THAT YOU'RE FROM. AND YEAH, SO IT DOES HELP.
AND IF YOU'RE WATCHING FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY,
LET US KNOW THE CITY AND WHAT GREAT COUNTRY.
YEAH, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING.
WELL, LISTEN, PASTOR MATT IS DOWN IN DALLAS.
- LET HIM GUESS, YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT.
- WHERE DO YOU THINK PASTOR MATT IS?
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
SO, YEAH. - WHY WOULD HE BE THERE?
HOW MANY DALLAS COWBOY FANS? OH MY GOODNESS.
- SO HE SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, HE'S--
- GREEN BAY PACKERS PLAY THE DALLAS COWBOYS THING.
- YEAH, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT FOLLOW IT ALL,
HE'S DOWN THERE FOR THE BIG REAPPEARANCE OF MICAH PARSONS.
- YOU KNOW, HE GETS VACATION DAYS
AND THAT'S WHAT HE DOES-- - HE USES THEM ALL IN FOOTBALL.
- I MEAN, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
- HE WOULD NOT TAKE A VACATION IN APRIL.
- YEAH, BUT HE ACTUALLY IS DOWN THERE.
AND BRETT FAVRE, IF YOU'RE WATCHING,
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW THIS, SO ACT SURPRISED.
HE'S GONNA WALK IN ON YOUR SIGNING.
SO, AND BRETT WILL BE REALLY EXCITED.
- HE'S WITH SUNIL TOO. - OH, HE'S WITH SUNIL.
HOW MANY REMEMBER SUNIL? - HOW MANY REMEMBER SUNIL?
- HE MOVED DOWN FROM OUR MINISTRY TO BE CLOSER TO HIS
PARENTS. - THEY OPENED THE HOME FOR HIM.
HE JUST HELD UP A SIGN AND SAID, "SUNIL, TAKE ME IN."
SO. - YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
WELL, HOW MANY OF YOU ARE GONNA JUST RELAX THIS AFTERNOON
'CAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO BEFORE WE WORSHIP HERE? I'M
GONNA LET YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO. I'M GONNA TAKE A NAP
AND THEN GUESS WHAT I'M GONNA DO. I'VE BEEN CRAVING SOMETHING.
NOW SOME OF YOU LADIES, YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND CRAVINGS.
- THAT'S A GOOD GUESS.
- NO, NO, AND I DON'T WANNA DRAG THIS OUT,
BUT BRENDA, I'VE BEEN CRAVING FOR FIVE MONTHS
GODFATHER'S PIZZA. SO I'M GONNA HAVE GODFATHER'S PIZZA.
- YOU'RE GONNA, OKAY.
- SHE IS GONNA ORDER-- - MIXED REVIEW OUT THERE.
- AND SHE'S GONNA ORDER A DIFFERENT PIZZA LOCATION.
- I WANNA FIND A GOURMET PIZZA, I MEAN LIKE PIZZA, MAN.
- ALL RIGHT. - SO THERE'S SOME GOOD ONES
OUT THERE. - I JUST NEED YOUR HELP COOKING.
- WE'LL HAVE TO GET DOUBLE DASH.
- ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS,
BEFORE WE WORSHIP, I'VE GOT A GREAT WORD TODAY. I WAS IN
THE SAME CONTEXT OF SHIFT CHANGE. HOW MANY HAVE BEEN
FEELING THIS? AND I WENT BACK AND I LOOKED AT THE TWO
GREATEST COMMANDMENTS THAT JESUS SAID, AND THEN I LOOKED AT
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS, AND I SAW TWO WORDS THAT POPPED OUT TO ME.
AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, IF WE DON'T GRASP THESE TWO WORDS,
WE WON'T SHIFT AND WE WON'T CHANGE LIKE GOD WANTS. SO
WAIT TILL YOU HEAR WHAT THEY ARE, AND
I HOPE YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY ARE. SO WE'LL TALK.
- YEAH, IT'S GOOD. WELL, I'M EXCITED.
AND HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE REALLY ENJOYED
THIS PROPHETIC WORD ABOUT SHIFTING AND CHANGING?
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
- AND WHAT I'VE REALLY LIKED, I'VE LIKED IT BECAUSE NOT ONLY
HAS IT BEEN ABOUT THE NATION, BUT IT'S ALSO US SHIFTING
ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. I THINK THAT'S SO KEY
BECAUSE IF WE DON'T CHANGE INTERNALLY, WE CAN'T GO
WHERE GOD WANTS US TO AND BE VESSELS FOR HIM. SO I'M
EXCITED ABOUT IT. WELL, I THINK SINCE IT'S GONNA BE A
BEAUTIFUL DAY, IT'S WONDERFUL, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO FOCUS IN, PUT ON YOUR BEST PRAISE GARMENTS.
COME ON, HOW MANY OF YOU GOT PRAISE GARMENTS ON?
ALL RIGHT, SO THROW THOSE HANDS UP AS HIGH AS YOU
CAN RAISE THEM. WAVE THEM JUST A LITTLE BIT.
SAY THESE WORDS, SAY, "LORD, THE BEST PLACE TO BE
ON A SUNDAY MORNING IS IN THE HOUSE OF GOD. SO
LORD, I'M HERE WITH EXCITEMENT. I'M EXCITED TO PRAISE YOU.
AND LORD, MOVING THIS PLACE TOUCHED MY LIFE.
AND I PROMISE TO GIVE YOU MY VERY BEST PRAISE.
COME ON, LET'S SHOUT TO THE LORD AS WE WORSHIP HIM.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
♪ WORSHIP MUSIC ♪
COME ON, LET'S JUST KEEP WORSHIPPING HIM.
YOU ARE EVERYTHING, MY LORD. WE WORSHIP YOU.
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING AROUND THE WORLD,
JUST LIFT YOUR HEART TO HIM. OH GOD, WE HONOR YOU TODAY.
WE WORSHIP YOU. YOU ARE. WE WORSHIP YOU. WE WORSHIP YOU. WE
WORSHIP YOU, O GOD. WE WORSHIP YOU. WE WORSHIP YOU. WE WORSHIP
YOU. WE WORSHIP. SOME OF YOU JUST NEED TO OPEN YOUR
HEART AND TELL HIM HOW MUCH YOU LOVE HIM.
SOME OF YOU ARE IN A PLACE OF NEED.
YOU JUST NEED TO TELL HIM, SAY, "LORD, I NEED YOU.
GOD, I NEED YOU. AND I LOVE YOU AND I TRUST YOU.
LORD, WE WORSHIP YOU, WE WORSHIP YOU, WE WORSHIP
YOU, WE WORSHIP YOU. JUST OPEN YOUR HEART. WE WORSHIP YOU.
OUR GREATEST DESIRE, GOD, THE DEEPEST LONGING OF OUR HEART
IS YOU. THERE'S NOTHING THAT THIS EARTH HAS TO OFFER
AS WONDERFUL AS THE WORK OF YOUR HANDS ARE THAT CREATED
THE THINGS THAT WE SEE.
NONE OF THOSE THINGS COMPARE
TO THE WONDER OF YOU. THE CREATOR
IS FAR GREATER THAN THE CREATION. AND MERE WORDS CAN
NEVER DESCRIBE THE GREATNESS OF WHO YOU ARE.
THE ONE THING WE DO LOVE ABOUT YOU, AS GREAT AS YOU ARE, WE
LOVE YOU IN YOUR SIMPLICITY TOO.
THAT YOU CAN COME AND MAKE YOURSELF SO REAL TO US, AND
THAT YOU WOULD INTERACT WITH US MANKIND.
YOU TRULY ARE, EMMANUEL.
YOU ARE GOD WITH US.
AND I TELL YOU, GOD, THERE IS NOTHING
THAT I WANT MORE
THAN TO KNOW YOU GREATER.
IS THAT YOUR CRY TODAY? YOU WANT TO KNOW GOD GREATER?
HOW MANY OF YOU WANT TO KNOW GOD GREATER? THOSE OF YOU THAT
ARE WATCHING, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT THAT'S MY HEART, MAN.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW GOD, AND I DON'T WANT A SURFACE
UNDERSTANDING OF HIM.
I WANT TO GO DEEPER WITH GOD. HOW ABOUT YOU?
HOW ABOUT YOU? YOU SAY, WELL, HOW DO I GET THERE?
PASSION. PASSION.
YOU'RE LIKE, GOD, THERE'S NOTHING GREATER IN MY HEART
THAT I WANT MORE THAN YOU. AND THEN YOU TELL THEM, SAY,
I'M HUNGRY FOR YOU. I WANT YOU.
AND IT'S LIKE A MAGNET, IT JUST DRAWS THEM
TO WHATEVER YOUR NEED IS. I FEEL LIKE THERE'S SOME PEOPLE HERE
TODAY AND YOU THAT ARE WATCHING AND THAT YOU'RE JUST GOING
THROUGH SOME THINGS.
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH SOME CHALLENGES AND SOME STRUGGLES.
AND YOU JUST NEED GOD, MAN, TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOU.
AND YOU THAT ARE WATCHING.
THERE'S A REASON THE BIBLE SAYS, "THE LORD IS OUR SHEPHERD,
WE SHALL NOT WANT." DOESN'T MEAN YOU DON'T WANT HIM, IT MEANS
WHEN YOU GOT GOD GUIDING AND LEADING AND DIRECTING,
HE TAKES CARE OF EVERYTHING. SAY EVERYTHING.
- EVERYTHING.
- YOU CAN SAY IT WITH SOME JIVE, EVERYTHING.
BUT IF THAT'S YOU TODAY, I WANT YOU TO RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU
SAY, OKAY, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING BOLD.
I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO COME ON DOWN FRONT
'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME PRAYER WARRIORS GATHER
AROUND YOU AND WE'RE GONNA PRAY FOR YOU THAT ARE
WATCHING AND WE'RE GONNA BELIEVE GOD FOR A BREAKTHROUGH.
YOU SAY, "WELL, WHAT'S A BREAKTHROUGH?"
IT MEANS YOU GET RESULTS, RIGHT?
THINGS BEGIN TO SHIFT AND TO CHANGE.
CAN GOD MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF A MESS? ABSOLUTELY.
HE MADE US OUT OF DIRT, RIGHT?
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO LINE UP IN A STRAIGHT LINE, JUST
COME ON DOWN. I JUST, I REALLY FEEL LIKE, AND THEN
NOW I JUST SENSE THAT SOME OF YOU ARE REALLY GOING
THROUGH A REAL STRUGGLING TIME.
MAYBE YOU HAVE SOME DECISIONS TO MAKE.
MAYBE YOU'RE JUST TIRED OF THE WAY THINGS ARE.
YOU WAKE UP AND YOU'RE LIKE, MAN, ANOTHER DAY.
I WANT YOU JUST TO COME ON DOWN.
NOW I'M GOING TO ASK THE CONGREGATION TO DO SOMETHING
BOLD. WE'RE GOING TO PRAY FOR THESE
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, BUT SOMETIMES, HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT
THIS? I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT ME, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE DOWN
HERE AND YOU THAT ARE WATCHING. Y'ALL REMEMBER THE
STORY WHERE JESUS, HE WALKED ON WATER AND PETER SAID,
"JESUS, IF IT'S REALLY, REALLY YOU, "THEN I NEED YOU
TO SHOW ME A SIGN." YOU EVER BEEN TO THAT PLACE WHERE
YOU'RE LIKE, "GOD, I JUST NEED YOU TO DO SOMETHING
VISIBLE, OKAY? "I NEED YOU TO DO SOMETHING OBVIOUS."
RIGHT, YOU EVER BEEN THERE BEFORE? AND JESUS DIDN'T
REBUKE HIM AND SAY, "OH, COME ON, PETER." HE SAID,
"STEP OUT OF THE BOAT." AND PETER STOOD, STARTED WALKING
ON WATER, AND HE WAS DOING REALLY GOOD AS LONG AS HE
WAS LOOKING AT JESUS. BUT THEN THE MINUTE HE STARTED
LOOKING AT THE WAVES, FEELING THE CIRCUMSTANCE
RIGHT, THE WIND THAT WAS CONTRARY, HE BEGAN TO SINK.
AND I'VE LEARNED SOMETHING IN MY LIFE. KEEP YOUR BIBLE
BEFORE YOU. THAT'S GOD'S WORD IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH
SOMETHING. SECOND, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO
DO, DON'T GET YOUR EYES ON THE SITUATION, THE STORM,
THE TROUBLE. DON'T GET INTO QUESTIONING, GOD, WHERE ARE
YOU? WHAT I DO IS I WORSHIP. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
SOMETIMES I PUT ON PRAISE AND WORSHIP MUSIC. I MEAN,
IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET. YOU CAN GET SOME GOOD PRAISE
AND WORSHIP, RIGHT? YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, BUT HERE'S THE
THING. SOMETIMES I EVEN TURN ALL THAT OFF, AND I'M LIKE,
YOU KNOW WHAT, GOD, I'M GONNA MAKE UP A SONG. AND
SOMETIMES IT SOUNDS LIKE COUNTRY MUSIC, YOU KNOW?
EVERYTHING IS BAD, RIGHT? BUT THEN I GET SHIFTING OVER
INTO WHERE I FOCUS ON HIM. BUT LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING, AND I WANT SOME BELIEVERS NOW, I WANT YOU TO
COME OUT OF YOUR CHAIRS, COME OUT, SOME OF YOU DOWN
HERE, AND I WANT YOU TO FIND SOMEBODY, PUT YOUR HAND ON
'EM. WHY AM I ASKING YOU TO PUT YOUR HAND ON SOMEBODY?
HERE'S WHY, ON THEIR SHOULDER. BECAUSE WHEN PETER
STARTED SINKING, YOU KNOW WHAT JESUS DID? HE COULD
HAVE SAID, "ARISE, PETER." AND SUPERNATURALLY, PETER
COULD HAVE JUST COME RIGHT OUT OF THAT WATER WITHOUT
ANYTHING, RIGHT? DID JESUS GO, "ARISE, PETER." THIS
YOUNG PEOPLE RIGHT HERE, THEY NEED SOMEBODY TO PUT
THEIR HAND ON THEM. COME ON, COME ON, COME CLOSER, IT'S
OKAY, COME CLOSER. COME CLOSER, I WANT SOME PEOPLE.
COME ON MATT, COME ON DOWN HERE, GET CLOSER TO THESE
PEOPLE. JESUS COULD HAVE SAID, HEY, PETER, ARISE,
WHEN HE STARTED SINKING, AND PETER COULD HAVE JUST, SHH.
BUT NOTICE WHAT JESUS DID, REMEMBER THE STORY, WHAT DID
JESUS DO? HE LET HIM FEEL HIS TOUCH. JESUS REACHED OUT
AND LET HIM FEEL HIS TOUCH. AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE
GOING THROUGH SOMETHING, YOU NEED THE TOUCH OF GOD, BUT
SOMETIMES YOU NEED THE TOUCH OF SOMEBODY ELSE THAT'S
SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT, COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, I'M
GONNA STAND WITH GOD WITH YOU. 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN, I'VE
GONE THROUGH THINGS WHEN I FELT LIKE, GOD, THERE IS
NOBODY THAT UNDERSTANDS WHAT I'M FEELING. NOBODY
UNDERSTANDS. EVEN IF I TALKED TO THEM, THEY
WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND. BUT SOMETIMES IT'S JUST THAT
TOUCH, JUST THAT TOUCH. HEAVENLY FATHER, TODAY I
PRAY FOR EVERY PERSON IN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE AND THOSE
THAT ARE WATCHING. IN FACT, I'M TOUCHING MY PHONE AS A
POINT OF CONTACT THAT GOD NOT ONLY IS THIS PASTOR
REACHING OUT TO THOSE THAT ARE ON THE STREAM, TOUCHING
THEM WITH MY PRAYER AND MY HEART, MY LOVE FOR THEM AS
WELL. BUT GOD, WE'RE EXPECTING THE SAME ARM, THE
SAME HAND THAT REACHED OUT TO PETER. IN HIS MOMENT,
LORD, WHERE IT FELT LIKE THE STORM WAS GREAT AND IT
LOOKED AS THOUGH THAT HIS LIFE WAS SINKING AND HE
NEEDED INTERVENTION, LORD, YOU REACHED OUT AND YOU
TOUCHED HIM AND YOU RAISED HIM UP WITH A DIVINE LIFT
AND THIS IS WHAT WE PRAY TODAY. OH GOD OF THE
HEAVENS, THE LORD OF THE EARTH AND THE SEA AND ALL
THINGS CREATED, BOTH VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE. I AM ASKING
YOU, REACH YOUR HAND THAT IS NOT SO SHORT, THAT IT CANNOT
SHIFT, THAT IT CANNOT CHANGE, THAT IT CANNOT BRING
A BREAKTHROUGH, GOD. I AM ASKING YOU TO REACH YOUR
HAND OUT TO EVERY PERSON IN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE AND
BEGIN TO BRING THEM INTO A DIVINE LIFTING. FATHER, I
BREAK EVERY ASSIGNMENT AGAINST THEM. I REBUKE
DISCOURAGEMENT, DEPRESSION, LORD GOD, ANXIETY,
CONFUSION, ANY OPPRESSION, DEPRESSION, LORD GOD THAT
THE ENEMY IS TRYING TO BRING. THROUGH THE POWER OF
YOUR TOUCH, I'M ASKING YOU TO LIFT THAT YOKE OFF OF
THEM. LIFT THAT BURDEN FROM THEM, OH GOD, AND RESET
THEIR PATH. ORDER THEIR DAY THAT THE JOY OF THE LORD
SHALL BEGIN TO ARISE, AND HEAVENLY RAINS AND FRUITFUL
SEASONS. LET IT BE ESTABLISHED OVER THEM. LET
IT BE ESTABLISHED UPON THEM. FATHER, WE ARE ASKING FOR
YOUR INTERVENTION. WE ARE CALLING UPON GREAT GRACE. WE
ARE CALLING ON YOUR MERCY. WE ARE CALLING UPON YOUR
HELP IN THE TIME OF THEIR NEED. WE ARE CALLING UPON
THE GOD WHO DOES EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY
BEYOND ALL THAT WE ASK OR THINK. NOW LORD, DIVINE
INTERVENTIONS, DIVINE INTERVENTIONS. NO MORE
DELAY, NO FRUSTRATION. FATHER, IMMEDIATELY YESHUA
LIFTED PETER OUT OF THAT PLACE. HE DIDN'T MAKE HIM
WAIT. HE DIDN'T MAKE HIM WAIT UNTIL HE WAS UNDERWATER
COMPLETELY. JUST IN GOD TIME, JUST IN THE PERFECT
GOD INTERVENTION MOMENT, THE HAND REACHED OUT AND PETER
WAS LIFTED AND HIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE WAS RESET. GOD,
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING. NOW
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE BELIEVING GOD, JUST TAKE A
DEEP BREATH AND AS YOU INHALE, JUST INHALE THE
BREATH OF GOD, HIS PEACE, HIS JOY, HIS COMFORT, HIS
STRENGTH. AND THEN JUST LET IT OUT. LORD, I JUST RELEASE
FROM MY SOUL ANYTHING THAT THE ENEMY IS TRYING TO GET
IN MY HEAD AND MY EMOTIONS ABOUT. ALIGN MY WILL AND MY
PATH. TO BE ACCORDING TO YOUR PERFECT WILL. IN JESUS
NAME. SEE SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOT TO DO THAT. AMEN. ALL
RIGHT. NOW, LET ME GIVE YOU A WORD OF CAUTION ON
SOMETHING. NOW DON'T GO, DON'T GO OUT AND SAY, "WELL,
I DON'T FEEL ANY DIFFERENT." OR START SPEAKING, "WELL, I
SURE HOPE SO." I WANT YOU WHEN YOU WALK BACK TO YOUR
CHAIRS, AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, I WANT
YOU TO SAY, "GOD, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GOD.
THANK YOU, GOD." BECAUSE REMEMBER, THERE ARE HOW MANY
LEPERS IN THE STORY OF THE BIBLE? 10. BUT WHO GOT THE
HIGHER LEVEL OF BLESSING? THE ONE, BECAUSE HE WAS
THANKFUL. SO I WANT YOU TO PRACTICE, SAY, "THANK YOU,
GOD." THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, "THANK YOU, GOD,
THAT MY NEEDS ARE MET. THIS THING HAS TURNED AROUND. AND
FROM THIS MOMENT FORWARD, I GIVE YOU THANKS, I HAVE
EXPECTANCY, I REJOICE. MARK MY WORDS, GOD, I WILL GIVE
YOU THE GLORY, I WILL TESTIFY OF THE GREAT THINGS
THAT YOU HAVE DONE. AMEN, NOW TURN AROUND, GIVE THAT
PERSON A HIGH FIVE, SHARE YOUR NAME, AND THEN SAY,
"HEY, HERE'S WHAT I'M HAVING FOR THANKSGIVING." "I
ALREADY SHARE YOUR THANKSGIVING MEAL." GOD
BLESS YOU NOW. YOU DO THE SAME THAT ARE WATCHING.
DON'T YOU DARE REVERT BACK. YOU STAY STRONG IN THE LORD.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
- WELL, GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. IF YOU ARE OUR
GUESTS THIS MORNING, WANNA MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVED A
BLUE GIFT BAG WHEN YOU CAME INSIDE THE DOOR. IF YOU DID
NOT, PLEASE WAVE YOUR HAND AT AN USHER. THEY HAVE THOSE
AVAILABLE FOR YOU. MAKE SURE YOU GET ONE 'CAUSE THERE'S
SOME GOODIES WE'VE TUCKED IN THERE FOR YOU, AS WELL AS
SOME OTHER INFORMATION IN THERE. THERE'S A GUEST
PACKET IN THERE. GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT OUT. IT HAS A
PICTURE OF THE STAGE ON THE FRONT OF IT. INSIDE THAT,
THERE'S SOME INFORMATION WE WANT TO SEND HOME WITH YOU,
AS WELL AS A BRIGHT ORANGE STATE-CONNECTED CARD ON THE
LEFT-HAND SIDE. GO AHEAD AND FILL THAT OUT. DROP IT IN
THE OFFERING BASKET WHEN IT COMES BY IN JUST A FEW
MOMENTS. WE JUST WANT TO SEND YOU A THANK YOU FOR
COMING TO SEE US THIS MORNING. IF YOU'RE WATCHING
BY LIVESTREAM, FACEBOOK LIVE, YOUTUBE, RUMBLE, OR
ANY OF THE OTHER DIGITAL PLATFORMS WE HAVE UP THERE,
THEY CAN PUT THEM RIGHT THERE. YOU CAN CONNECT WITH
US ON ONEVOICETV.NET AS WELL. PLEASE GET TO
ONEVOICETV.NET. YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD THE ONE VOICE TV
APP TO YOUR APP STORE. SPEAKING OF ONE VOICE TV, WE
HAVE SOME BIG CHANGES COMING. SOME ADDITIONAL
FEATURES THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR. WE'RE GOING
TO BE ABLE TO DO CHAT IN THE APP, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER
FEATURES THAT ARE COMING IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. SO YOU
WILL SEE AN UPDATE TO YOUR APP ON THE APP STORE. IF YOU
HAVE AUTO UPDATES SET, IT WILL JUST KIND OF DOWNLOAD,
AND YOU'LL SEE THE NEW VERSION. ALL THE SAME
CONTENT'S STILL THERE. WE TRIED TO FORMAT IT IN A
SIMILAR WAY WITH SOME IMPROVEMENTS AND MAKE THINGS
A LOT EASIER TO JUST KIND OF FIND AND GET TO. SO THERE'S
SOME IMPROVED NAVIGATION, AS WELL AS SOME OF THOSE OTHER
FEATURES. THERE'S A NOTES FEATURE THAT YOU CAN
ACTUALLY TAKE NOTES ON THERE. FOR ALL OF YOU
WATCHING ONLINE, YOU CAN TAKE NOTES, AND THEN YOU CAN
EMAIL THEM TO YOURSELF. SO THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. IF
YOU WANNA DO THAT ON A DEVICE WHILE YOU'RE WATCHING
SERVICE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WOULD BE USEFUL
AS WELL. SO PLEASE GET OUT THERE, DOWNLOAD THE APP, AND
THEN IT WILL UPDATE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO ONCE WE GET
ALL OF THOSE. SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T COMPLETELY PREDICT
THOSE CUZ YOU'RE RELIANT ON ALL THE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS.
WE WILL ALSO SEND AN UPDATED LIST OF ALL THE PLATFORMS
THAT ONE VOICE TV CAN BE FOUND ON, BECAUSE WE'RE
ADDING TO THAT AS WELL. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND IT ON
SAMSUNG AND VIZIO AND SOME OF THE OTHER TV PLATFORMS IN
CASE YOU WANT TO CONNECT AT HOME ON THERE. SO PLEASE
WATCH FOR ALL OF THOSE GREAT IMPROVEMENTS. WELL, IF
YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WE'RE MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO OVTV,
GIVE EVERYBODY HERE AN ONLINE HAND. AS PASTOR DOUG COMES.
- GOOD MORNING. SO HOW MANY OF YOU ENJOYED BACK TO
CHURCH SUNDAY LAST WEEK? OKAY. HOW WAS THE FOOD?
OKAY. WELL, THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT DOWN, BUT MAYBE
NEXT YEAR WE'LL DO A LITTLE BETTER WITH MORE FOOD
TRUCKS. BUT, HEY, THANK YOU, CONGREGATION, FOR YOUR HELP.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE ON THAT,
BECAUSE YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW SUCCESSFUL IT WAS. WE HAD 96
FIRST-TIME GUESTS COME IN. I'M SURE WE HAD SOME TUNE-ON
ONLINE. IN ADDITION, WE HAD ONLINE GUESTS FOR THE FIRST
TIME. I DON'T HAVE A COUNT OF THOSE. WE HAD SIX PEOPLE
BORN AGAIN AT THE SERVICE, SO THAT'S WORTH A SHOUT.
HALLELUJAH. AND I WANT TO THANK, TO ECHO PASTOR SHANE,
IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY, WE WANT TO
WELCOME YOU AND MAKE YOU FEEL WELCOME, AND WE HOPE
THAT YOU'RE BLESSED AND ENCOURAGED TODAY. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK THOSE THAT ARE BACK AGAIN FOR THEIR SECOND
SUNDAY. THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE BACK AGAIN FROM BACK TO
CHURCH SUNDAY, LAST WEEK WAS YOUR FIRST WEEK HERE. WE
HAVE RESERVED A SPOT FOR YOU AT A LUNCHEON WHERE YOU'LL
GET TO MEET THE PASTORS. AND WE WON'T MAKE IT LONG, IT'LL
BE ABOUT 30 MINUTES, VERY BRIEF, BUT WE WANT TO HAVE A
TIME THAT YOU CAN MEET THE PASTORAL STAFF, HAVE LUNCH
WITH US, AND GET TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE
CHURCH. SO, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SERVICE, IF
YOU WERE HERE LAST WEEK, YOU GO OUT TO YOUR LEFT AS YOU
LEAVE THE AUDITORIUM AND GO TO THE CHAPEL, AND THAT'S
WHERE THAT LUNCHEON WILL BE. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THE
CHAPEL IS, ASK ANYONE IN THE HALLWAY AND THEY CAN DIRECT
YOU TO THAT PLACE. JUST WATCH THAT THEY DON'T FOLLOW
YOU IN FOR LUNCH BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE SO MANY RESERVED
SEATS. SO, OH, SHE WANTS TO KNOW THE MENU. IT'S GOING TO
BE BETTER THAN HAMBURGERS, SO I'LL TELL YOU THAT.
ALTHOUGH HAMBURGERS ARE GOOD. IT'S WHAT? YEAH. SO IT
IS A RESERVED LUNCHEON, BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU
HERE TODAY. AND I WANTED TO ASK IF EVERYONE THAT CAME IN
TODAY RECEIVED A LITTLE CARD, A LITTLE
BUSINESS-SIZED CARD. DID YOU GET ONE OF THOSE? IF YOU
DIDN'T, RAISE YOUR HAND RIGHT NOW. IF YOU DIDN'T GET
ONE, RAISE YOUR HAND. THE USHERS WILL MAKE SURE YOU
GET ONE. I HAVE A LITTLE ASSIGNMENT FOR YOU. EVERY
PERSON SHOULD HAVE ONE OF THESE. IN FACT, HOW MANY OF
YOU MEN HAVE A WALLET THAT YOU NORMALLY CARRY? RAISE
YOUR HAND. OKAY. HOW MANY OF YOU LADIES HAVE A PURSE?
OKAY. I HAVE AN ASSIGNMENT FOR YOU. EVERY MAN SHOULD
HAVE TWO OF THESE IN THEIR WALLET. EVERY LADY SHOULD
HAVE TWO OF THESE IN THEIR PURSE. BECAUSE DO YOU KNOW
THAT BACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY SHOULD REALLY HAPPEN EVERY
WEEK? AMEN? THAT'S OUR JOB AS CHRISTIANS, TO SHARE THE
GOSPEL. AND PART OF THE WAY THAT YOU CAN DO THAT IS TO
INVITE PEOPLE TO CHURCH. SO THIS IS A WONDERFUL TOOL FOR
YOU TO HAVE, JUST LIKE YOU USED YOUR BACK TO CHURCH
SUNDAY INVITATIONS. THIS IS ACTUALLY BETTER IN SOME
WAYS, BECAUSE IT'LL FIT IN YOUR WALLET. IT'S BUSINESS
SIZE CARD. IT SAYS YOU'RE INVITED TO BE OUR SPECIAL
GUEST. JOIN US SUNDAYS AT 9 AM, IN PERSON 9 AM, AND
ONLINE AT 11:30. AND IT GIVES THE ADDRESS. THERE'S EVEN A
QR CODE ON THE BACK FOR THE YOUNGER PEOPLE THAT YOU
ENCOUNTER. THEY CAN USE THAT. AND SO I THINK IT'LL
BE GREAT. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THESE. NOW, YOU SAY, WELL,
HOW COME I'M ONLY GETTING ONE? I WANTED TO SHOW YOU
WHAT THEY WERE. THE INFORMATION CENTER HAS
PLENTY AVAILABLE, SO GO HELP YOURSELF. MAKE SURE THAT YOU
HAVE THEM EVERY WEEK IN YOUR WALLET, YOUR PURSE, AND
INVITE PEOPLE. AND IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THAT. YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN REVIVAL. OUR COUNTRY IS RIPE
FOR REVIVAL, AMEN? AND WHENEVER YOU GET INVOLVED IN
A CONVERSATION, WHETHER IT'S SOMEONE AT A CAR WASH OR
GETTING YOUR HAIR CUT OR AT A RESTAURANT OR SOMEONE YOU
MEET AT WORK, YOU HAVE THESE HANDY TO PULL OUT AND INVITE
THEM TO CHURCH. AND IT'S EASY TO SAY, "DO YOU HAPPEN
TO HAVE A CHURCH THAT YOU ATTEND?" AND IF THEY SAY NO,
YOU'VE GOT THE GREEN LIGHT TO GIVE THEM AN INVITATION.
WE HAVE TO DO OUR PART AS DISCIPLES TO FAN THE FLAMES
OF REVIVAL AS IT'S HAPPENING IN THIS EARTH, AMEN? WE DO
OUR PART TO SHARE. AND ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF OUR
CORPORATE ASSEMBLY HERE TODAY IS TO EMPOWER US TO BE
STRONGER WHEN WE GO OUT AND DO WHAT WE'RE CALLED TO DO
IN OUR CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE. THIS IS THE TIME WE GET
EMPOWERED TO GO OUT AND DO THIS. AND IT'S EXCITING TO
DO THAT. HOW MANY OF YOU WILL HELP ME WITH THIS?
YOU'LL CONTINUE INVITING, YOU'LL GET SOME CARDS AND
PUT THEM IN YOUR WALLET. THANK YOU SO MUCH, I
APPRECIATE IT. GOD BLESS YOU AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD FOR
CONTINUED GROWTH, AMEN, IN THE KINGDOM. OKAY, PASTOR BRENDA.
- THANK YOU FOR THAT, PASTOR DOUG. I REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. AND JUST TO UNDERSCORE THE POINT OF WHAT YOU SAID,
AND I THINK THIS IS SO GOOD, PASTOR CHELSEA WAS TELLING
ME ON THE WAY OUT HERE THAT SOMEONE HAD SAID TO HER THAT
THEY WERE INVITED TO CHURCH, I THINK IT WAS LAST SUNDAY,
AND HAD NEVER, NOBODY ALL THEIR LIFE HAD EVER INVITED
THEM TO CHURCH. NOW THINK ABOUT THAT, AND IF YOU
REMEMBER PASTOR DOUG SHARING THE STATISTICS LAST WEEK, IS
THE REASON SOME PEOPLE NEVER GO TO A CHURCH IS BECAUSE
NOBODY ASKED THEM. AND SO I THOUGHT, WELL, WHAT AN EASY
WITNESSING TOOL. YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST ONE WITNESSING
TOOL ON BEING ABLE TO JUST SAY TO SOMEBODY, HEY, MY
CHURCH, AND COME AND VISIT. AND YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW
MANY PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS THINK WE'D GET TURNED
DOWN OR SOMEBODY WILL SAY NO, BUT I THINK WE'RE GONNA
GET MORE YESES. PEOPLE ARE RIPE RIGHT NOW TO HAVE
SOMEBODY REACH OUT TO THEM AND SHOW THEM THE WAY TO
GOD. SO AMEN, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT, PASTOR DOUG.
THAT WAS AMAZING. JUST A COUPLE QUICK THINGS, WANNA
REMIND EVERYBODY, IF YOU HAVE NOT, PASTOR SHANE WAS
TALKING ABOUT OVTV, IF YOU MISSED ANY OF THE SERVICES
FROM OPENING THE HEAVENS, GO BACK OUT TO OVTV, THOSE ARE
AVAILABLE OUT THERE, AND CHECK 'EM OUT. I ALWAYS LIKE
TO THINK OF THESE EVENTS NEVER AS ONE AND DONE. KEEP
FEEDING OFF OF THAT GOOD WORD THAT CAME FORTH. I
MEAN, THERE WAS SOME PREACHING. I THOUGHT WHEN
LORENZO STUHL WAS, I WAS GONNA RUN THAT AUDITORIUM. I'M TELLING
YOU RIGHT NOW, THAT MAN IS A PREACHING MACHINE. I'M LIKE,
AT ONE POINT HE'S SCREAMING, SO I THOUGHT, BROTHER, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT THIS IS AWESOME.
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
BUT IT WAS JUST INCREDIBLE, AND I JUST LOVED IT. AND SO
GO BACK OUT AND CHECK THOSE OUT. BUT I DO HAVE ONE GOOD
ANNOUNCEMENT, AND I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS TO MEDIA. I
DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE A GRAPHIC FOR IT. BUT JOHN
AMACHUKWU IS GONNA BE WITH US OCTOBER THE 26TH, SUNDAY
MORNING. SO THAT'S COMING UP QUICKLY. AND HOW MANY OF YOU
KNOW THAT MAN HAS BEEN A TERROR TO WOKE SCHOOL BOARDS
AND PEOPLE THAT ARE PUTTING OUT JUST OBSCENE MATERIAL IN
OUR SCHOOLS. AND HE HAS STOOD BEFORE THESE BOARDS
FEARLESSLY AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL. BUT THE MAN HAS
GOT A PREACHING ANOINTING AND HE'S GONNA BE HERE. SO
BE HERE FOR THAT SUNDAY AS WELL. AND I THINK YOU WILL
BE TOTALLY BLESSED. AND I DON'T KNOW, I FEEL LIKE
RIGHT IN ADVANCE OF ONE OF THE MOST EVIL DAYS OF THE
YEAR, I DON'T EVEN LIKE TO CALL IT HALLOWEEN 'CAUSE
IT'S NOT, THE DEVIL DOESN'T GET THAT DAY. BUT ONE OF THE
MOST DAYS OF THE YEAR THAT THE OCCULT USES FOR WICKED
AND EVIL THINGS, HE'S GOING TO BE HERE DEFENDING CHILDREN. AND
YEAH GIVE GOD A HANDCLAP FOR THAT. AND THEN THAT FOLLOWING
WEDNESDAY THE 29TH, WE'RE DOING A SPECIAL EVENT. NOW GUYS IT
ONLINE ONLY BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY A PITCH
OUT TO THE WORLD, AND WE WANNA FOCUS ON
THAT. WE'RE GONNA DO A NIGHT OF PRAYER, ANOTHER RESCUING
A GENERATION EVENT, AND WE'RE GONNA BE LITERALLY,
AND THE REASON WE'RE DOING IT ONLINE ONLY IS WE ARE
GONNA OPEN PHONE LINES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE CHURCH
THAT NIGHT TO TAKE PRAYER REQUESTS, PEOPLE CALLING IN
FOR THEIR KIDS, THEIR GRANDCHILDREN, JUST
BELIEVING GOD AGAIN IN ADVANCE OF ONE OF THE MOST
EVIL DAYS OF THE YEAR. SO THIS IS THE 29TH AND
RESCUING A GENERATION. WE'RE GONNA DO PRAYER REQUESTS
INSTEAD OF THE PICTURES THIS YEAR. SO IT'S A CALL-IN
EVENT, AND WE WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO CALL IN. WE'RE GONNA
TAKE, PRAY FOR US. HOW MANY OF YOU WILL PRAY FOR US?
THIS WILL BE LIKE THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE OUR OWN
CALL-IN CENTER, RIGHT HERE ON THE CAMPUS. AND SO WE ARE
THANKFUL FOR OUR CURRENT CALL CENTER THAT HELP US AND
THEY TAKE DIRECTION FROM US FOR PRAYER. AND I'M TELLING
YOU, I AM BELIEVING THAT WE ARE GONNA HAVE THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE THAT REALLY RECEIVE MINISTRY. PASTOR'S ALSO
GONNA TALK ABOUT THE NEW THINGS. HOW MANY OF YOU WERE
AT THE PARTNER LUNCHEON AT OPENING THE HEAVENS? ANYBODY
THAT WAS AT THAT? I KNOW THAT WAS A TICKETED EVENT
FOR THAT CONFERENCE, BUT PASTOR'S GONNA BE TALKING
ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HE KIND OF UNVEILED A
LITTLE BIT AT THE PARTNER LUNCHEON REGARDING THE
CHILDREN'S BOOKS. AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY RIGHT
NOW, YOU'RE GONNA BE HEARING A LOT ABOUT THIS. YOU KNOW,
YOU HEAR SO MUCH ABOUT AI AND HOW AI IS BAD, RIGHT?
BUT WITH EVERY BAD, THERE'S GOOD. AND SO SAME WAY WITH
SOCIAL MEDIA. I THINK SOCIAL MEDIA HAS GOT A LOT OF BAD,
BUT RIGHT NOW SOCIAL MEDIA IS BEING USED FOR AMAZING
THINGS. AND SO I THINK AI CAN BE CAPTURED FOR THE
KINGDOM OF GOD. AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE CHILDREN'S
MATERIAL, WE ARE CAPTURING A GENERATION. WE HAVE
DISCOVERED NOW WITH PAUL CROUCH AND THE ANIMATION
COMPANY, THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO TAKE PASTORS, AND WE'VE
GOT TO WORK OUT A FEW BUGS, BUT THEY ARE ABLE TO TAKE
ALL OF PASTORS' CHILDREN'S ANIMATION, WHICH WE'RE
FOCUSING ON THE ZEPTO SERIES RIGHT NOW. HOW MANY OF YOU
SAW THE FIRST VIDEO OF THAT? PASTOR, HOW MANY OF YOU
LOVED IT? IT'S JUST AWESOME. BUT WE HAVE FOUND OUT THAT
WE CAN, WHAT USED TO BE, I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS 300,
350,000 TO DO A SINGLE ANIMATED VIDEO, 30 MINUTES.
I MEAN, THIS IS THE COST OF WHAT IT TAKES. AND PAUL WILL
TELL YOU, I'M JUST GONNA TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO SAY
THIS, PAUL CROUCH JR. WILL TELL YOU THAT FOR EVERY
SINGLE FRAME THAT YOU SEE IN ANIMATION, IT'S LIKE 20 OR
30 DRAWINGS. ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THIS IS, IT TAKES
SO LONG TO PUT THESE TOGETHER, AND THAT'S WHY,
PART OF THE REASON WHY IT'S SO EXPENSIVE. NOW, SOME OF
THE COST IS YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR VOICEOVERS AND MUSIC,
IT'S SO MUCH DIFFERENT THAN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING. BUT
WE FOUND OUT WITH THE USE OF AI THAT WE CAN DO ONE
30-MINUTE VIDEO FOR THE PRICE, FOR ONE 30-MINUTE,
FOR A THIRD OF THE COST. SO WHAT USED TO BE 350,000 IS
JUST OVER THE $100,000 MARK. FOLKS, THIS IS, WE HAVE GOT
TO SEIZE THIS MOMENT. I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, AND
PASTOR'S HEART AND HIS PLAN, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THIS
THAT NIGHT, THAT WE'RE PRAYING FOR THE KIDS.
PASTOR'S HEART AND HIS PASSION IS TO GET THESE ON
NETWORKS, COME ON, MEDIA OUTLETS, AND COME ON, LET'S
GIVE GOD A PRAISE FOR THAT. WE ARE DETERMINED. WE ARE
COMMITTED TO IT, AND WE'VE NEVER LET FINANCES HOLD US
BACK BEFORE. AND SO WE ARE JUST GONNA KEEP GOING
FORWARD AND GETTING IT DONE. AND I MEAN, OUR GOAL IS
MAYBE RIGHT AFTER JANUARY, WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED
RIGHT AWAY. THE FUNDS THAT WE RAISED AT THE LUNCHEON,
WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO BEING ABLE TO GET A WHOLE VIDEO
DONE. WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED ON THAT RIGHT AWAY.
MOST OF THE OUTLETS NEED PROBABLY MINIMALLY FOUR, SO
THAT WE CAN, THEY'RE NEVER GONNA TAKE A ONE AND DONE.
COMPANIES LIKE PUREFLEX AND THESE OTHER OUTLETS, TO GET
THEM TO TAKE THESE, THEY'LL NEVER TAKE ON THE
INVESTMENT. WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, AND THEN WE SUBMIT
THOSE TO THEM AND GET THOSE OUT THERE ON THE NETWORKS.
HOW MANY OF YOU WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU COULD TURN ON A
YOUTUBE TV OR SOME OTHER OUTLET, PURE FLEX, AND COME
ON, GRANDPARENTS, WHERE ARE YOU? AND YOU COULD LET YOUR
KIDS SIT DOWN AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY THAT THEY
SLIPPED IN HOW TO DO WITCHCRAFT SPELLS, RIGHT?
AND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL IS NOT SNUCK IN
THERE IN THE PICTURE SOMEWHERE. NO, IT'S
GONNA BE AWESOME, IT'S GONNA BE FUNNY,
AND WE NEED THIS STUFF ALL OVER TELEVISION.
COME ON! (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) IT'S TIME! SO,
THAT'S WHAT THAT NIGHT'S GONNA BE ABOUT. SO PRAY FOR
US, BUT MARK YOUR CALENDARS, ONLINE ONLY, AND IT'LL BE
THE 29TH OF OCTOBER. LET'S TAKE THE AIRWAYS THAT NIGHT
BY STORM. WILL YOU ALL HELP US DO THAT? COME ON,
INTERNET, ALL OF US TOGETHER, LET'S GET IT DONE.
AMEN, ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S PUT OUR OFFERING SCRIPTURE
UP. ENOUGH OF ALL THAT. SO MANY THINGS GOING ON HERE AT
THE MINISTRY. OFFERING SCRIPTURE, MALACHI 3:10, AND
I TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK. BRINGING ALL THE
TITHES INTO THE STOREHOUSE THAT THERE MAY BE, WHAT?
MEAT IN MY HOUSE. NOW, THIS IS WHAT THE LORD JUST
REMINDED ME OF, THAT WE SHOULD, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
US, CHRISTIANS, ALL OF US THAT ARE CHURCHGOERS, WE
CALL OURSELVES CHURCHGOERS, SHOULD WANT THERE TO BE
MEAT. A BETTER WAY OF SAYING THAT IS SUBSTANCE IN GOD'S
HOUSE. NOW, OF COURSE THAT'S FINANCIAL, 'CAUSE THIS IS
OFFERING TIME, AND SO WE WANT THERE TO BE SUBSTANCE
IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, SO THE MINISTRY CAN DO WHAT IT
DOES. THINGS LIKE OVTV THAT ARE REACHING THE WORLD, AND
OF COURSE STREAMING, QUALITY STREAMING. IT TAKES A LOT OF
MONEY TO DO THOSE THINGS, AND THAT'S JUST THAT ONE
PIECE OF IT. NOTHING HAPPENS FOR FREE, RIGHT? YOU CAN'T
EVEN HAVE A LANDLINE PHONE WITH A CORD FOR FREE. YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE TO PAY. YOU PAY FOR YOUR INTERNET IN
YOUR HOUSE. SO THESE ARE ALL IMPORTANT ELEMENTS. BUT ME
IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD OR SUBSTANCE IS YES, FINANCIAL,
BUT IT'S EVERYTHING. THINK ABOUT, YOU ARE ADDING, JUST
BY BEING HERE TODAY, YOU ARE ADDING, LOOK AROUND YOU,
LOOK AT A COUPLE PEOPLE, GIVE THEM A GREAT BIG SMILE.
WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THEM, TELL THEM, "I'M SO
GLAD YOU CAME THIS MORNING." I'M GLAD YOU'RE IN HERE,
INTERNET. WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE IN HERE. BUT YOU KNOW, ALL
THOSE PEOPLE AROUND YOU ARE SUBSTANCE IN GOD'S HOUSE, BY
ATTENDING, BY SERVING, BY WORSHIPING. THINK ABOUT
THAT. YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS THINK OF IT LIKE THIS. WE
WERE WATCHING FOOTBALL YESTERDAY. I LOVE SATURDAY
GAME DAY. AND PASTOR AND I GET UP AND WE ALWAYS PUT OUT
OUR FOOTBALL CUPS IN THE MORNING. I MEAN, WE'RE A
FOOTBALL FAMILY. DID YOU FIGURE THAT OUT ALREADY? AND
SO ANYWAY, WE GET OUR FOOTBALL CUPS AND WHATEVER
THE TEAM IS, NEBRASKA WAS ON A BUY WEEK YESTERDAY, SO
PASTOR'S LIKE, SHOULD WE PUT OUR NEBRASKA CUPS OUT? I GO,
LET'S JUST, SO THEN WE GOT ONLINE, I'M TELLING YOU, WE,
GOD HELP US. SO THEN WE GOT ONLINE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE
BAD PART ABOUT THE INTERNET. YOU CAN JUST ABOUT BUY
ANYTHING YOUR MIND CAN DREAM UP. YOU KNOW, IF WALMART
DOESN'T HAVE IT, AMAZON WILL. SO THEN WE GET ONLINE
AND HE SAID, WELL, LET'S JUST FIND SOME, THOSE OF YOU
THAT DON'T WATCH FOOTBALL WOULDN'T GET THIS, BUT LET'S
FIND SOME COLLEGE GAME DAY CUPS, LIKE ACTUAL THE
PROGRAM, ESPN COLLEGE GAME DAY. SO IF NEBRASKA'S ON A
BYE WEEK, WE HAVE LEGAL CUPS. SO, (LAUGHS) SO THE
POINT IS, AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, I DID ORDER THEM, BUT
THE POINT IS, IS I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD JUST BE
NO FUN TO WATCH FOOTBALL IF THE CROWD WASN'T THERE.
THERE'D BE NO SUBSTANCE IN THE STADIUM. SO HAVE YOU
THOUGHT ABOUT THAT? YOU KNOW, PART OF WHAT MAKES THE
GAME IS THE PEOPLE SCREAMING AND YELLING AND WAVING STUFF
AND ALL OF THIS. NOW CHURCH IS DIFFERENT. I GET IT. IT'S
NOT LIKE A FOOTBALL GAME, BUT PART OF IT IS WE ADD
SUBSTANCE IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD. WE NEED MEAT IN
HIS HOUSE. LOOK AT THE GROUP THAT WAS UP HERE TODAY,
EVERYBODY PRAYING. IT WAS THE MEAT OF THE HOUSE, THE
SUBSTANCE OF THE HOUSE THAT MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. SO
I JUST WANNA SAY EVERY ONE OF US, ESPECIALLY IN OUR
FINANCES, OUR TITHES, OUR OFFERINGS, 'CAUSE THE
CONTEXT IN THE SCRIPTURE WAS TITHES AND OFFERINGS, BUT
EVERY ONE OF US SHOULD MAKE IT OUR GOAL TO PUT MEAT IN
THE HOUSE OF THE LORD. I THOUGHT, LORD, IT'S
DISCOURAGING WHEN YOU SEE, YOU KNOW, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
GOING THROUGH DISNEY EVERY YEAR AND THE STUFF THAT THEY
PROMOTE AND PEOPLE JUST GO THERE AND GO THERE AND GO
THERE AND GO THERE. AND YET CHURCH IS A LITTLE BIT OF A
STRUGGLE FOR SOME PEOPLE. AND I THOUGHT, NO, LORD,
THAT'S CHANGING. LIKE PASTOR DOUG SAID, WE'RE IN A
REVIVAL AND THERE IS GOING TO BE SUBSTANCE. COME ON,
I'M BELIEVING FOR THE DAY THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A
SMALL CHURCH. COME ON, SOMEBODY. EVERY CHURCH OUGHT
TO BE PACKED, EVERY CHAIR FILLED, SUBSTANCE IN THE
HOUSE OF THE LORD. YOU HEAR PEOPLE USE THE PHRASE, MAKE
HEAVEN CROWDED. WELL, I THINK CHURCH OUGHT TO BE
CROWDED BEFORE WE GET THERE. OKAY, THERE'S NOT A CHAIR,
AN EXTRA CHAIR FOR YOUR BIBLE. YOUR BIBLE'S GOT TO
BE ON YOUR LAP BECAUSE WE NEED THAT SEAT FOR SOMEBODY.
COME ON, SOMEBODY. WE ARE COMING INTO A TIME. THERE IS
MEAT AND SUBSTANCE INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD LIKE WE'VE
NEVER SEEN BEFORE. PASTORS AREN'T GONNA KNOW WHAT TO
DO. THEY'LL LOOK OUT THERE AND GO, WHERE'D ALL THESE
PEOPLE COME FROM? 'CAUSE WE ARE SHIFTING INTO A BRAND
NEW THING. SO TOUCH YOURSELVES, SAY, LORD, I
MAKE IT MY GOAL TO BRING MEAT THROUGH MY FINANCES, MY
GIVING, AND TO BRING SUBSTANCE TO THE HOUSE OF
THE LORD. SO FATHER, THAT THE HARVEST MAY BE WON. COME
ON IN JESUS' NAME. DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
ALL RIGHT, LET'S PUT OUR GIVING INFORMATION UP ON THE
SCREEN. THEY'LL PUT IT UP THERE, ALL THE DIFFERENT
WAYS TO GIVE. AND BY THE WAY, THIS WEEK WE'RE COMING
INTO THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES. I'LL BE TALKING
ABOUT THAT A LITTLE NEXT SUNDAY. OCTOBER THE 1ST,
OCTOBER THE 1ST IS WHAT WE CALL YOM KIPPUR OR THE DAY
OF ATONEMENT. AND THERE'S A SPECIAL GIVING SEASON, AND
SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE TO THAT, AND THAT IS AVAILABLE
ALREADY ON OUR DROPDOWN. SO THOSE OF YOU THAT WANT TO
JUMP IN ON YOUR FEAST OF TABERNACLE GIVING, I'LL GIVE
YOU AN UPDATE IN PROBABLY A WEEK OR TWO ON HOW WE DID ON
THE CONFERENCE. YOU KNOW, THOSE BILLS ARE STILL
ACCUMULATING, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL OF THOSE ARE
YET. WE GET KIND OF A FINAL BILL FROM THE ARENA IN
OCTOBER. SO THEN I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. HOW MANY OF
YOU'D LIKE AN UPDATE ON HOW WE DID FOR OPENING THE
HEAVENS? THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND ON OUR BUILDING
PROJECT, I'D NEED TO STILL CHECK THAT. I DIDN'T HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY, SO I WILL. I'VE BEEN ON A BOOK DEADLINE,
FOLKS, AND MAN, I'M TELLING YOU, THERE'S A COUPLE DAYS
I'M LIKE, "LORD, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?" AND OTHER
DAYS MY FINGERS ARE LIKE FIRE. AND WE'RE GOING, WE'RE
GONNA GET THIS BOOK DONE IN JESUS' MIGHTY NAME VERY,
VERY SOON. SO TEXT TO GIVE INFORMATION, THE MOBILE APP,
WEBSITE, QR CODE. AND BY THE WAY, PASTOR DOUG, QR CODES
ARE ALSO FOR US OLD PEOPLE TOO. WE ALL LEARNED HOW TO
USE THEM DURING COVID. YOU WALK INTO A RESTAURANT AND
THEY'D SAY, "THERE'S A QR CODE." I'M LIKE, "HUH?" YOU
COULDN'T EVEN HAVE A MENU. I HAD TO LEARN HOW TO USE A QR
CODE TO EAT. SO THERE YOU GO, BUT WE ALL MADE IT
THROUGH, PRAISE THE LORD. ALL RIGHT, ENVELOPE, THANK
YOU FOR ALL OF YOU ON THE INTERNET THAT SEND IN YOUR
GIVING BY MAIL. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL. INTERNET, YOU MAKE
SUCH A DIFFERENCE. AND THANK YOU FOR NOT JUST WATCHING,
BUT PARTICIPATING IN THE GIVING, THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PUT MEAT IN GOD'S HOUSE WHERE YOU'RE RECEIVING
FEEDING TODAY. YOU ARE SUCH A BLESSING TO PASTOR AND I.
WE PRAYED FOR YOU THIS MORNING. WE PRAYED FOR ALL
OF OUR MEMBERS, EVERYBODY. AND ONE THING WE DECLARE IS
THAT ANYBODY, WHILE THEY'RE ON THIS CAMPUS, THERE'LL BE
NO ACCIDENT, NO INJURY, NO TRAGEDY, NO CALAMITY. WE
DECLARE AGAINST IT. THAT'S SOMETHING YOU ALL CAN PRAY.
BUT INTERNET, IF YOU'RE CONNECTING, WE DO THE SAME
THING FOR YOU AS WELL, THAT GOD IS GONNA BLESS EVERYBODY
THAT CONNECTS. AMEN? ALL RIGHT, WELL, IF YOU'VE GOT
YOUR GIVING READY, LET'S STAND UP, HOLD IT UP AS HIGH
AS YOU CAN. HOLD UP YOUR ENVELOPE, OR IF YOU'RE
GIVING THROUGH AN ENVELOPE, OR IF YOU'RE GIVING
ELECTRONICALLY, HOLD UP YOUR PHONE OR YOUR DEVICE, AND
LET'S ALL JUST AGREE TOGETHER. HEAVENLY FATHER, I
JUST THANK YOU FOR EVERY GIVER UNDER THE SOUND OF MY
VOICE. FATHER, THEY ARE THE SUBSTANCE. THEY ARE THE
PEOPLE THAT BRING AN ANOINTING. THEY BRING
SERVICE TO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD. FATHER, THEY BRING AN
INCREASE TO THE HOUSE. THEY BRING A TOUCH TO SOMEBODY IN
THE ROOM TODAY. AND FATHER, I THANK YOU THEY BRING
SUBSTANCE THROUGH THEIR TITHES AND THEIR OFFERINGS.
WE HONOR YOU FOR IT, FATHER, AND WE THANK YOU THAT,
FATHER, WHERE WE BRING SUBSTANCE TO YOUR HOUSE. YOU
SAID YOU'D OPEN THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN. FATHER, WE
BELIEVE IT. WE DON'T DOUBT IT. WE DON'T GO ON WHAT WE
SEE. WE WAIT AND WE TRUST, FATHER, THAT YOU WILL BLESS
US FOR OUR OBEDIENCE AND WE THANK YOU FOR IT. COME ON,
IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN AND AMEN. ALL RIGHT, YOU READY
TO DO OUR DECREE? PASTOR MATT'S IN DALLAS, SO HERE WE
GO. WE DECLARE THE CAMPUS AND MINISTRY OF LORD OF
HOSTS CHURCH SHALL BE INCREASED, EXPANDED, AND
DEBT-FREE. WE DECREE IT SHALL HAPPEN WITHOUT DELAY.
WE SAY TO EVERY HEAVENLY ASSIGNMENT, BE BUILT UP AND
FINISH. WE SAY THAT WE HAVE ALL THE FINANCES NEEDED FOR
THE LORD IS BUILDING THIS HOUSE. WE HAVE MORE THAN
ENOUGH EXCESS AND OVERFLOW. LORD, YOU ARE PROVIDING SEED
TO THE SOWER. ALL UPON YOU, LORD OF HOSTS, TO BRING
FORTH HEAVENLY ASSISTANCE AND RAISE UP MULTITUDES OF
PEOPLE THAT SHALL GIVE ABUNDANTLY TO THIS WORK. WE
PROPHESY THAT WE SHALL QUADRUPLE, AND THAT WE WILL
QUADRUPLE AGAIN. WE DECLARE NEW THINGS NOW. WE DECREE MINISTRY
AND CAMPUS BE EXPANDED NOW IN JESUS NAME. GIVE GOD A GREAT
BIG SHOUT AND SAY YES TO SERVE YOU. LET'S WELCOME PASTOR HANK.
- ALL RIGHT. SO LET PASTOR BRENDA KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SEPARATE PIZZA TONIGHT, THAT
GODFATHERS IS REALLY WHERE SHE NEEDS TO GO. HAVE YOU
EVER HAD A CRAVING FOR SOMETHING AND YOU JUST, I'M THE ONLY ONE?
- YES.
- YOU KNOW, THE WORST ONES ARE, HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE
EVER DONE ANY FASTING? YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN, I FAST FOR
THE LAST 10 YEARS. I THINK I'VE TOLD YOU, I'VE BEEN
FASTING EVERY DAY FOR ABOUT THE LAST 10 YEARS. USUALLY
MY FAST STARTS ABOUT 10 OR 11 AT NIGHT AND GOES TO
ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE, SIX. IT VARIES EVERY DAY, BUT I'VE
BEEN FASTING. SO YEAH, YOU COULD, ER, IF YOU WANT. BUT
ANYWAY, I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS WEIRD CRAVING. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT, I'M LIKE, WHY AM I CRAVING? SO EVERY TIME I
GO BY, BUT HAVE YOU EVER HAD IT WHERE YOU FAST AND YOU'RE
LIKE, OKAY, GOD, I CAN DO THIS. I CAN DO THIS ONE HOUR
OF FASTING, RIGHT? AND YOU DRIVE BY A FAST FOOD
RESTAURANT THAT YOU NEVER GO TO, YOU NEVER WANT TO GO TO.
YOU DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT GOING TO, BUT YET YOU WANNA
GO THERE. YOU EVER HAD THAT? YOU ARE, OKAY, I'M GONNA,
I'M SAYING GREAT STUFF HERE, HAVEN'T EVEN GOT TO MY
MESSAGE, AND NOBODY'S SAYING ANYTHING. YEAH, I DO WANNA
MENTION JUST A COUPLE THINGS. BRENDA, YOU WERE
MENTIONING ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S. DO THEY HAVE MY
CAPTAIN ZEPTO COMIC BOOK GRAPHICS WITH ALL THE
DIFFERENT COMIC BOOKS THAT WE'VE DONE? I JUST, FOR
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING AROUND THE WORLD
AND YOU THAT MIGHT BE VISITING, I WANT YOU TO SEE
HOW MUCH WE HAVE, HOW MUCH WE'VE COMPLETED. SO I'VE
CREATED THESE CHARACTERS, I'VE GOT A GREAT
ILLUSTRATOR, THANK GOD, 'CAUSE I CAN'T DRAW ALL OF
THIS STUFF, I WOULDN'T HAVE TIME ANYMORE. BUT THIS CAME
OUT OF MY BRAIN, BY GOD, I THINK THERE'S SEVEN OF 'EM
NOW. AND WE'RE PUTTING 'EM ALL IN ANIMATION. THE ONE ON
THE FAR LEFT, CAPTAIN ZEPTO THERE, ON THE FAR LEFT, THAT
ONE'S ALREADY IN VIDEO. I BELIEVE THAT ONE IS. AND
THEN THE OTHER THREE, FOUR ON TOP, THOSE ARE THE ONES
THAT ARE BEING WORKED ON NOW. AND ALL WE NEED TO DO
IS COLOR 'EM. THE VOICES ARE ALL DONE, THE ANIMATION,
PENCIL WORK IS ALL DONE, WE JUST NEED TO COLOR 'EM IN.
AND THEN THE COMPUTERS HELP BRINGING 'EM TO LIFE. AND SO
THAT'S THAT SERIES. AND THEN MUTZVI AND MILO, I WANNA
SHOW 'EM, THIS WAS MY OTHER SERIES, SO THEY'RE
INTERESTED IN PUTTING THAT IN ANIMATION TOO. THAT'S FOR
THE YOUNGER KIDS. AND I ACTUALLY HAVE SIX, THERE'S
EIGHT BOOKS THERE, ACTUALLY NINE 'CAUSE I JUST GOT DONE
WRITING A DAVID AND GOLIATH STORY WITH MUTZVI AND MILO,
AND IT'S HILARIOUS. I WROTE A CHRISTMAS ONE CALLED PEACE
ON EARTH COULD WILT TOWARDS MUD RATS. THAT IS HILARIOUS.
IT IS REALLY, REALLY HILARIOUS. I INVENT THE ZORB
SLIME BALL, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, BAD PEOPLE CAN BE SLIME
BALLS. AND THEN PUT P.I. GUS UP. THEY'VE ALREADY PUT THIS
IN 3D ANIMATION, AND WE'RE GETTING READY. SO THAT ONE
IS, THEY'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW FOR 3D ANIMATION. SO
ONCE I GET THESE FOUR ZEPTOS, I'M COMING FOR YOU
GUYS. WE GOTTA GET HIM IN ANIMATION. SO THAT ONE IS
REALLY, YOU'RE GONNA SQUEAL WITH LAUGHTER ON THAT ONE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A GREAT ONE. ALL RIGHT, LASTLY, IT
SEEMS LIKE IT'S ANNOUNCEMENT SUNDAY, SO I'M GONNA JUST
MAKE A COUPLE MORE. I'M SORRY. HEY, I WILL BE
FLASHPOINT LIVE, CROWN POINT, INDIANA ON THURSDAY.
AND THEN JEAN BAILEY TALKED ME INTO STAYING OVER AND
DOING FRIDAY MORNING TECH TALK. AND THEN I AM HEADING
OUT, AND I'M HEADING TO DETROIT FRIDAY NIGHT TO
PREACH FOR KEITH BUTLER. AND IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT, GREAT
TIME. BUT I ALSO HAVE AN EVENT. IF THEY COULD PUT UP
THE EVENT, WE'RE LETTING THEM USE OUR CHURCH. HOW
MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER HEARD OF FLASHPOINT? RAISE YOUR
HAND. I WANNA SEE HOW MANY OF YOU HEARD OF FLASHPOINT.
WE WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE FLASHPOINT IF IT WASN'T FOR
KENNETH COPELAND WHO HELPED LAUNCH IT. (AUDIENCE
APPLAUDING) AND JONATHAN SHUTTLESWORTH. BUT LISTEN,
IF YOU ATTEND CHURCH HERE, I WANT EVERYBODY TO COME AND
SHOW OUR HONOR. I DON'T KNOW, I JUST HAVE A FEELING
THAT THIS COULD BE MAYBE THE LAST TIME THAT THEY ALL COME
BACK TO, I DON'T KNOW, I JUST KINDA SENSE, I JUST
SENSE THERE'S SOMETHING SHIFTING AND I THINK WE
SHOULD SHOW HONOR. WE'VE OPENED UP OUR AUDITORIUM AND
EVERY ONE OF THOSE SPEAKERS MOVE IN SIGNS AND WONDERS
AND I JUST BELIEVE WE'RE GONNA SEE SOME POWERFUL
BREAKTHROUGHS. BUT BROTHER COPELAND, I JUST WANNA HONOR
HIM BECAUSE I REMEMBER IN 2018 AND '19, HE CALLED ME,
HE SAID, "I WANT YOU TO COME PRAY WITH ME." HE SAID, "I
WANT YOU TO GIVE ME TWO DAYS." AND I SAID, "WELL,
HOW LONG DO YOU WANT TO PRAY?" HE GOES, "OH, WE'RE
GONNA PRAY LIKE, YOU KNOW, "EIGHT TO 12 HOURS. "WE'RE
GONNA MEET AND PRAY." AND HE GOES, "AND BRING A WORD FROM
GOD." LIKE, OKAY, AND I DIDN'T HAVE A WORD. AND
FINALLY ON THE AIRPLANE, THE LORD SPOKE TO ME AND SAID,
"THERE'S A PLAGUE COMING. "IT'S A WORLDWIDE PLAGUE."
AND HE SAID THAT THE DECADE WOULD BE KNOWN AS THE DECADE
OF DIFFERENCE, ONE THAT WE'RE COMING INTO. AND HE
SAID IT WOULD START OFF HARSH, BUT THEN WE WOULD
COME UP INTO REST. AND THEN OF COURSE I HAD PROPHESIED
THAT IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA AND DIFFERENT OTHER PLACES
BEFORE ALL OF THAT HAPPENED WITH COVID AND EVERYTHING.
BUT WHEN I WAS WITH HIM IN 2019, I SAID TO HIM, I SAID,
"BROTHER COPELAND, "THERE IS COMING A MOMENT IN OUR
COUNTRY "WHERE YOU'RE GONNA BE ASKED TO DO SOMETHING.
"YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LAUNCH SOMETHING "THAT IS GOING TO
BE A SPARK. "AND IT'S GOING TO BE A SPARK "THAT YOU'RE
GONNA HAND TO SOMEBODY." AND SO THEN I PROPHESIED TO GENE
BAILEY. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING. I SAID, GENE,
BROTHER COPELAND, GOD SAID THERE'S A SPARK. WELL, THAT
SPARK IS GONNA LAND ON YOUR HEAD AND YOU'RE THE ONE THAT
IS GONNA CARRY SOMETHING THAT IS VERY UNUSUAL. IT'S
SOMETHING YOU'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE. AND WHEN THE CALL
COMES FROM BROTHER COPELAND, YOU NEED TO SAY YES. I HAD
NO CLUE WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. BUT HELLO,
FLASHPOINT. SO LET'S, HOW MANY OF YOU, LET'S SHOW UP
IN HONOR TO GOD AND IT'LL BE A WONDERFUL TIME WITH THE
LORD. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO ISAIAH 42. I WANNA TALK TO
YOU ABOUT A SHIFT CHANGE. HOW MANY HAVE EVER BEEN PART
OF A JOB? HOPEFULLY YOU'VE WORKED BEFORE. YOU ARE A
TOUGH CROWD. I MEAN, I'M ASKING QUESTIONS AND PEOPLE
ARE LIKE, NOPE, NOPE, NEVER WORKED BEFORE IN MY LIFE. I
DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. YOU KNOW, I'M ASKING ABOUT FAST
FOOD. OH, NO, I'M A VEGETARIAN. I DON'T EAT
THAT, YOU KNOW. TALK ABOUT FOOD, NO, I SKIP FOOD. YOU
GOTTA WORK WITH ME, SAY WORK WITH HIM.
- WORK WITH HIM.
- ALL RIGHT, OTHERWISE I'M JUST GONNA TALK TO YOU THAT
ARE WATCHING IN YOUR HOMES, 'CAUSE AT LEAST YOU'RE
AMENING MORE. I KNOW IT, I'LL EVEN PULL UP MY PHONE
AND SEE THE SCROLL. ALL RIGHT, HOW MANY ARE GONNA
WORK WITH ME? ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
SHIFT CHANGE. HOW MANY OF YOU EVER BEEN TO A PLACE
WHERE THERE WAS A SHIFT CHANGE ON A JOB? AND WHAT IT
WAS IS ONE TIME CLOCKED OUT AND ANOTHER ONE WAS
BEGINNING. WELL, HELLO, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT
NOW IN THE EARTH. AND IT'S WHY YOU CAN LOOK, I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU'VE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET, YOU SCROLL,
WHATEVER, OR YOU GO AND YOU WATCH TV IF THEY DO SHOW IT,
BUT WHOLE STADIUMS AND ARENAS ARE BEING FILLED WITH
PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. AND
GUESS WHAT, THEY'RE NOT CHEERING FOR GREEN BAY
PACKERS ARE GONNA BEAT DALLAS TODAY. THEY'RE
ACTUALLY, SEE THAT'S THE MOST I EVER GOT OUT OF YOU
TODAY. THAT'S IT. I MEAN, NO RESPONSE EXCEPT THAT ONE.
OKAY, BUT LISTEN, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN
THE STADIUMS AND THE ARENAS? THEY'RE SHOUTING JESUS.
THEY'RE SHOUTING YESHUA. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU SAW
THAT? SOMETHING HAS SHIFTED. SOMETHING HAS CHANGED. AND
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. AND IT'S ONLY GONNA GET
READY, ENGLISH TEACHERS. IT'S ONLY GONNA GET GOODER.
(CONGREGATION CHEERING) AND IF THAT'S NOT A WORD, I MADE
IT A WORD AGAIN. BUT LOOK AT ISAIAH 42, VERSE NINE. PAY
ATTENTION, BEHOLD, FORMER THINGS ARE COME TO PASS.
AREN'T YOU GLAD THAT SOME THINGS IS IN THE PAST? SOME
THINGS IS LIKE, WE AIN'T MESSING WITH THAT NO MORE.
WE ARE NOT GOING BACK, JACK. IT'S TIME TO MAKE A NEW
PLAN, STAN. DON'T MEAN TO BE COY, ROY. YOU BETTER LISTEN
TO ME. BOY, IF I HAD A MOMENT, I'D WRITE IT IN A
SONG. ALL THE MILLENNIALS GOING, "NEVER MIND, LET'S
JUST KEEP MOVING." BEHOLD, THE FORMER THINGS ARE COME
TO PASS, THEY'RE LIKE GONE. BUT GET THIS, OH MY
GOODNESS, NEW THINGS. SOMEONE SAY NEW THINGS. LOOK
AT YOUR NEIGHBOR AND SAY NEW THINGS. NEW THINGS, NEW
THINGS. IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S A NEW SEASON, WE ARE IN A
SHIFT CHANGE. AND I GOTTA TELL YOU SOMETHING, IF YOU
WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW, QUIT LOOKING FOR THE BAD.
KEEP, QUIT LOOKING AT WHAT WAS. QUIT REHEARSING THE
PAST. QUIT REMINDING YOURSELF OF THE PAST. 'CAUSE
WE'RE ON A NEW SHIFT. TIME IS CHANGING. AND I, BEFORE
THEY EVEN COME, I'M GONNA DECLARE THEM. NOW WHAT DOES
THAT HAVE TO DO WITH US? 5786, SEPTEMBER 22ND, WAS
THE BEGINNING OF THE JEWISH NEW YEAR. AND YOU HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT GOD IS A GOD OF EVENTS, BUT HE DOES DO
THINGS WITH THE CALENDARS OF THE EARTH. HE DOES IT WITH
THE JEWISH CALENDAR, AND HE DOES IT WITH WHAT THEY CALL
THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR, WHICH IN JUST A FEW MONTHS,
2026, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I MEAN, WE JUST HAD THE NEW
YEAR'S EVE SERVICE HERE, DIDN'T WE? YOU ALL REMEMBER
THAT? TIME IS GOING BY FAST. EXCEPT WHEN YOU'RE A KID AND
YOU HAD MOM, THE SEARS CATALOG AND THE JC PENNEY
CATALOG, AND SHE'D GIVE IT TO US AND SAY, "MARK, WHAT
YOU WANT?" AND I'D PUT LIKE 400 ITEMS DOWN, RIGHT? AND
IT TOOK FOREVER, EVER. AND MOM, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW
YOU AFFORDED ALL THE STUFF THAT I CIRCLED. I
PRACTICALLY GOT ALL OF IT. NO, I DIDN'T. OH, I HAD
BROTHERS AND SISTERS. WELL, MOM, THAT'S OKAY. I'M GONNA
GET A SEARS CATALOG AND CIRCLES AND STUFF AND SEE IF
YOU CAN MAKE IT UP NOW. SO WE'LL JUST KINDA. NEW
THINGS, MOM, NEW THINGS I DECLARE. THEY'RE COMING MY
WAY. AMEN. I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT GI JOES ANYMORE, RIGHT?
YOU KNOW WHAT I DID ONE TIME WITH GI JOES, THOUGH? OH,
YOU'RE GONNA THINK THIS IS BAD. SO ONE TIME WE WERE
HAVING A WAR. BACK IN THOSE DAYS, EVERYTHING THAT YOU
DID WHEN YOU WERE A KID, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WANTED TO
OUTLAW GUNS, MAN, WE'D PICK UP STICKS, MAN. IT'D ALWAYS
BE THE UNITED STATES AGAINST, SORRY, YOU THAT ARE
WATCHING IN RUSSIA, BUT IT'D ALWAYS BE UNITED STATES
VERSUS RUSSIA UNTIL ROCKY BALBOA CAME OUT, REMEMBER?
AND HE WON AGAINST THE RUSSIAN. "I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
YOU, BUT PEOPLE CAN CHANGE." AND THEN I WAS LIKE, "OKAY,
WE GOTTA GET ALONG "WITH THE RUSSIANS, THANK GOD." BUT WE
WOULD TAKE BARBIE DOLLS. WE'D CUT THEIR HAIR AND
PRETEND LIKE THEY WERE RUSSIANS. (AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
AND THERE WOULD BE EXPLOSIONS FROM THE 4TH OF
JULY FIREWORKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND NO, I DIDN'T
PLAY WITH BARBIES, I BORROWED THEM FROM MY
SISTERS. SORRY, MOM. THAT'S WHY THEY GOT 300 NEW ONES
EVERY CHRISTMAS, BECAUSE THE OLD ONES WERE BEING USED AS
RUSSIANS. ALL RIGHT, I BETTER GET BACK TO
PREACHING. I'M LIKE MAKING NO SENSE UP HERE. ALL RIGHT,
LET'S JUST GO ON. ALL RIGHT, I GOT SOME POWERFUL STUFF TO
SAY. ALL RIGHT, 5786, CHRISTMAS IS COMING, NEW
YEAR'S IS COMING, THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR, 2026,
SEPTEMBER 22ND, THE JEWISH IS WHAT, 5786. WHAT DOES IT
MEAN? IT LITERALLY MEANS A SHIFT CHANGE. IT MEANS A
CONVERGENCE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH. IT LITERALLY ALSO
MEANS TO DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND. IT LITERALLY MEANS GOD
IS DIVIDING. YOU MIGHT SAY, "WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,
WAIT A MINUTE. "GOD IS DIVIDING, PASTOR HANK?" YES,
I WANT YOU TO GO REAL QUICK, LOOK AT WHAT JESUS SAID IN
LUKE CHAPTER 12, VERSE 51. AND REALLY WHAT THIS
DIVISION IS, LIGHT AND DARKNESS, GOOD VERSUS EVIL.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE A REMAKE OF, HOW MANY OF YOU EVER
WATCHED THE 10 COMMANDMENTS? WHERE IT'S LIKE, YOU HAD
GOD'S PEOPLE AND THEN YOU HAD EGYPT, RIGHT? AND GOD'S
PEOPLE, THERE WAS A FAVOR, THERE WAS A BLESSING, BUT
PHARAOH AND EGYPT, YOU COULD SEE THAT GOD HIMSELF PUT A
DIFFERENCE. WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT. NOW, JESUS IS
SPEAKING. AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING RIGHT NOW
IN YOUR LIVING ROOM, LISTEN TO ME. LOOK AT WHAT JESUS
SAID, "SUPPOSE YE THAT "I'VE COME TO GIVE PEACE ON THE
EARTH." NOW, SOME PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION OF JESUS IS THAT
HE'S ALWAYS THIS LIMP-WRISTED, WEAK-KNEED,
WHO NEVER HAD A BACKBONE, AND HE WENT TO THE CROSS.
IT'S AMAZING HIS LIMBS DIDN'T BREAK BECAUSE HE WAS
THIS FRAIL LITTLE REPRESENTATION OF GOD TO
HUMANITY. NO, JESUS, I'VE SEEN HIM. HE'S A MAN'S MAN.
HE REALLY IS. HIS BUILD, HIS PHYSIQUE. IF I HAD A BEARD,
YOU COULD SEE IT KIND OF. NOW, JESUS, YEAH. SO, OKAY,
JUST USE YOUR IMAGINATION. BUT JESUS SAID THESE WORDS.
"SUPPOSE THAT I'VE COME TO GIVE PEACE." THAT'S SOME
PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION OF JESUS IS THAT HE NEVER DID
ANYTHING TO RUFFLE ANYONE'S FEATHERS. HE WAS ALL ABOUT
LOVE, BUT YOU KNOW, THE BIBLE COMMANDS US TO SPEAK
THE TRUTH IN LOVE. AND DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES
JESUS WAS VERY, VERY, VERY CONFRONTATIONAL? AND SO HE'S
SAYING TO HIS DISCIPLES, YOU HAVE A PERCEPTION, JUST LIKE
PEOPLE DO TODAY, THAT EVERYTHING ABOUT MY KINGDOM,
EVERYTHING ABOUT MY NATURE IS JUST SKIPPITY-DOO-DA-DAY.
EVERYTHING IS JUST SO PEACEFUL. I DON'T WANNA
OFFEND ANYONE. I DON'T WANNA, YOU KNOW, LISTEN, IF
YOUR PARENTS DON'T LIKE ME, YOU KNOW, BOY, I DON'T WANNA
COME BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR PARENTS, RIGHT? I DON'T
WANNA SAY ANYTHING THAT'S GONNA BRING DIVISION, RIGHT?
I'M GONNA MAKE THE PHARISEES HAPPY. I'M GONNA MAKE THE
DOCTORS OF THE LAW HAPPY. I'M GONNA MAKE CAIAPHAS
HAPPY. OH, AND BY THE WAY, I'M REALLY GONNA MAKE HEROD,
OH, I'M GONNA MAKE SURE THAT I'M AT PEACE AND I'M NOT
GONNA SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT. NO, THAT'S NOT
JESUS. HE EVEN SAID IT. YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID? HE SAID,
YOU GO TELL THAT FOX HEROD, AND HE WASN'T USING FOX
LIKE, YOU GO TELL THAT SLY PRESIDENT OR POLITICIAN. NO,
HE USED THE WORD FOX, WHICH MEANT THIS. YOU GO TELL THAT
IMMORAL, BISEXUAL, YES, ABSOLUTELY PERVERT, THAT'S
WHAT JESUS WAS SAYING, THAT I AIN'T CHANGING.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING) TODAY, I DO MIRACLES,
TOMORROW I'M GONNA DO THE SAME. JESUS SAID, "DON'T
THINK AND GET IN YOUR HEAD "THAT EVERYTHING THAT I'VE
COME TO DO "IS ALWAYS GONNA BE HAPPITY, SKIPPITY, DOODAH
DAY." HOW MANY OF YOU, SINCE YOU REALLY, NOW I'M NOT
SAYING SINCE YOU BECAME A CHRISTIAN, 'CAUSE THERE'S
PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE BECOME A CHRISTIAN AND THEY
AIN'T RUFFLED ANYONE'S FEATHERS. HALF THE TIME
PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY'RE A CHRISTIAN, RIGHT?
THEY'RE SUCH A PEACEMAKER, THEY BLEND IN LIKE BOBBY
BLENDON. AND THERE'S NO SEPARATION. NOBODY CAN TELL
WHO YOU ARE, WHAT YOU ARE, RIGHT? AS FAR AS YOUR
CHRISTIANITY. AND JESUS SAID, NO, DON'T THINK THAT
REALLY WHAT I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO DO HAS TO DO WITH
JUST EVERYBODY GET ALONG. NOW I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT
HATE, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE PATHETIC VIOLENCE THAT
WE'RE SEEING TODAY. BUT HE'S SAYING, LISTEN, IF YOU
REALLY WANT TO BE A FOLLOWER OF ME, NOT EVERYBODY IS
GONNA AGREE WITH YOU OR LIKE YOU. SO YOU DON'T CHANGE
YOUR MESSAGE, YOU DON'T COMPROMISE, YOU DON'T COME
DOWN TO THEIR LEVEL AND BECOME WOKE AND CHANGE YOUR
PRONOUNS AND BE APOLOGETIC LIKE THE PREACHERS THAT HAD
TO GET UP AND TALK ABOUT CHARLIE KIRK. OH, YOU KNOW,
SOME OF YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH CHARLIE KIRK. SHUT UP,
PREACHER! (CONGREGATION APPLAUDING) WE DON'T NEED
YOU TO GIVE APOLOGETICS. DO YOU HAVE A BACKBONE? IT'S
TIME THAT YOUR CHURCH GETS DIVIDED WITH TRUTH,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS HAVE APOLOGETICS. YOU
KNOW, I REMEMBER ONE TIME I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT OUR CHURCH IS PREACHING IN OUR CITY AND I WENT OUT
AND I HEARD ONE PREACHER HE'S NOT EVEN PREACHING
ANYMORE, BUT HE TEACHES THAT MUCH. AND I THOUGHT, "WELL,
WHAT'S HIS SERMON?" SO I CLICKED ON "SERMON OF THE
DAY" AND HE GETS ON, HE'S LIKE, "OH, OH." AND WE
WONDER WHY TODAY THAT PEOPLE HAVE A MENTALITY OF JESUS
BEING THIS WEAK VESSEL. BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE GUYS
GO OFF TO CEMETERY AND THEY LEARN HOMILETICS AND THEY
ALL COME BACK. I MEAN, NORMALLY THEY TALK LIKE
THIS, BUT WHEN THEY GET BEHIND THE PULPIT, IT NOW
HAS TO BECOME LIKE THIS. AND EVERYBODY HAS TO, WE DON'T
WANT TO OFFEND ANYBODY, AND WE HAVE TO BE VERY NICE TO
EVERYBODY. TODAY WE'RE HAVING A POTLUCK BLESSING.
AND WE NEED TO TELL YOU NOW, YOU REALLY, REALLY SHOULD
THINK ABOUT, NOW THE JACK TALKS NORMALLY LIKE THIS TO
HIS KIDS, "CLEAR UP YOUR ROOM." BUT WHEN HE GETS
AROUND THE PULPIT, I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING VERY BOLD.
I MEAN, WOULD YOU WANNA, I WOULD NOT WANNA FOLLOW
SOMEBODY LIKE THAT. I'D BE LIKE, "DUDE, ARE YOU A MAN?
DO YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF LEADERSHIP ABOUT YOU?" NO,
IT TAUGHT THEM TO BE SISSIES. THAT'S WHY THEY
WERE ALL COWARDS DURING COVID. (CONGREGATION MURMURS)
WHAT'S MY POINT? (CONGREGATION LAUGHS) OH, SO
ANYWAY, THANK YOU, HONEY, FOR ACTUALLY LISTENING TO
ME. SO ANYWAY, I CLICKED ON. HAD TO DO THE VOICE SO YOU'D
HEAR HOW THEY DID IT. I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING THAT
WILL PROBABLY FRIGHTEN ALL OF YOU. AND AS YOUR PASTOR,
I WOULD NEVER WANT TO MAKE YOU AFRAID OR OFFEND YOU. SO
JUST BEAR WITH ME. WHAT I'M GOING TO SHARE IS OUT OF THE
WORD OF GOD. I'M LIKE, WHAT IS IT, MAN? I'M WAITING FOR
THIS SCARY THING. I'M GOING TO TALK TODAY ABOUT THE
SUBJECT OF TITHING. I MEAN, MY WALLY CLEAVER KICKED IN.
SHE PREACHER. WHAT ARE YOU BEING SO GOOFY FOR? OK, I
GOT TO MOVE ON. THIS IS NOT EVEN MY MESSAGE. SO SUPPOSE
THAT I'VE COME TO GIVE PEACE ON EARTH. JESUS SAID, "AH,
NAY, NAY." EVERYONE GO, "NAY!" RIGHT? 'CAUSE JESUS
WAS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE THE HORSES
BETOOT. "NAY!" I'VE COME TO GIVE, I'M PREACHING IT THE
WAY I WANT TO PREACH IT, OK? SO, OK. IT'S MY MOM AND
DAD'S FAULT THEY RAISED ME THIS WAY. BUT RATHER, ALL
RIGHT. HE SAID, "I DIDN'T COME TO BRING PEACE, BUT
RATHER I HAVE COME TO BRING DIVISION." HE SAID IT, "I'VE
COME TO BRING DIVISION." NOW, RIGHT NOW IN THE EARTH,
THERE ARE FOUR DIVISIONS THAT I THINK ARE HAPPENING.
NUMBER ONE, WRITE THIS DOWN, THERE IS GENESIS 1:14 GOING
ON. THIS IS THE BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE THIS. IN
GENESIS 1, VERSE 14, AND THIS IS IN CONTEXT OF 57,
86, THE JEWISH NEW YEAR, AND ALSO 2026 THAT WE'RE GETTING
READY. NUMBER ONE DIVISION IS BETWEEN LIGHT AND
DARKNESS, GOOD AND EVIL. I THINK GOD ON PURPOSE IS
MAKING IT SO PLAIN. WHO IS ON THE LORD'S SIDE? ARE YOU
ON THE SIDE OF GOOD? BECAUSE TODAY WE'VE GOT A GENERATION
WHERE PEOPLE ARE CALLING, THEY'RE SO JACKED UP,
THEY'RE CALLING EVIL GOOD. AND THEN IF ANYBODY DOES
ANYTHING GOOD, THEY'RE CALLING THAT EVIL. AND IN
GENESIS 1, GOD SAID, "LET THERE BE LIGHTS IN THE
FIRMAMENT." NOW, HOW MANY KNOW YOU'RE THE LIGHTS NOW
IN THE FIRMAMENT? YOU'RE THE LIGHTS THAT REPRESENT THE
KINGDOM OF GOD. YOU REPRESENT HEAVEN. AND NOTICE
IT SAID, "TO DIVIDE THE DAY FROM NIGHT." IN OTHER WORDS,
RATHER THAN THE CHURCH BECOMING SUBCULTURAL IN THE
CULTURE, RIGHT? WHATEVER THE CULTURE SAYS, HOWEVER THE
CULTURE ACTS, WHATEVER THE CULTURE WANTS, WHATEVER THE
CULTURE PUSHES IN ITS COMPROMISE, IN ITS WOKE,
RIGHT? MANY CHURCHES WOULD JUST BECOME SUBCULTURAL. AND
GOD SAYS, "WAIT A MINUTE, YOU'RE LIKE THE FIRMAMENT.
"YOU'RE LIKE THE LIGHTS. "YOU ARE BORN FROM ABOVE,
AND YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, "AND YOU ARE NOT
SUPPOSED TO BLEND IN "AND PUT YOUR LIGHT UNDERNEATH
THE BUSHEL. "YOU ARE TO BE ACTUALLY PART OF THE
DIVISION." NOW I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT BEING RUDE,
OBNOXIOUS, MEAN-SPIRITED. YOUR STANDARD, RIGHT, YOUR
MORAL STANDARD, YOUR STAND FOR GOD, HOW YOU WALK AS A
CHRISTIAN, HOW YOU ACT AS A CHRISTIAN, YOUR BELIEF
SYSTEM, ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF GOD, IS GOING TO
BRING DIVISION. BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO LIKE
YOU OR AGREE WITH YOU IF YOU GO THE GOD FACTOR WAY.
THAT'S WHY JESUS SAID, "NAY, I SAID TO YOU, "IF YOU
REALLY STAND FOR ME IN THIS DAY." LISTEN, I'VE HAD
PEOPLE SAY TO ME, "PASTOR, YOU'RE JUST TOO
NARROW-MINDED. I CAN'T GO TO YOUR CHURCH." I'M LIKE,
"REALLY? WELL, THERE'S THE DOOR THEN." BUT I'M SUPPOSED
TO BE NARROW-MINDED. JESUS TAUGHT A WHOLE PRINCIPLE IN
MATTHEW 7. NARROW IS THE WAY THAT LEADS TO LIFE. WIDE IS
THE WAY THAT THINKS OPEN BORDERS AND GIVING PEOPLE
MORE RIGHTS WHO COME ILLEGALLY OVER YOUR BORDER
THAN YOUR OWN CITIZENS. THAT'S A WIDE ROAD. I'M
SUPPOSED TO BE NARROW-MINDED. 'CAUSE I'M ON
THE NARROW ROAD. WELL, I THINK, AND I'VE HAD THIS
SAID TO, PASTOR, I THINK THAT YOU ARE TOO RADICAL FOR
JESUS, ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S CULTURE. SO WHAT YOU JUST
TOLD ME IS THAT YOU ARE PART OF THE FIRMAMENT OF HEAVEN
AND YOU ARE HIDING YOUR LIGHT. JESUS SAID, WAIT A
MINUTE, I'VE COME TO DIVIDE AND YOUR LIGHT OUGHT TO
DIVIDE. GET OUT AT THE, LIKE PASTOR BRENDA OFTEN SAYS,
WHEN SHE WOULD GO TO, WHEN SHE WAS AT WORK AND SHE
WORKED IN A BANK, SHE WOULD GO INTO THE BREAK ROOM AND
BRING HER BIBLE AND EVERYBODY WOULD CLEAR OUT
LIKE COCKROACHES. (CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
RIGHT, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THAT WAY. PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW
THAT YOU'RE A CHRISTIAN, THAT THEY THINK TWICE ABOUT
ASKING YOU TO GO OUT AND DANCE TO THE COUNTRY MUSIC
SONG AND DO THE LINE DANCE. NO, YOU SHOULD GO UP TO
CHURCH WHEN PASTOR BRENDA'S UP HERE DOING PRAISE AND
WORSHIP AND THEY DO THAT. HAS YOUR LIGHT AND YOUR LIFE
CREATED ENOUGH DIVISION WHERE PEOPLE SEPARATE
THEMSELVES, NOT WHERE THEY DON'T WANNA TALK TO YOU OR
YOU'RE MEAN-SPIRITED, BUT YOU HAVE SUCH A STANDARD.
THEY KNOW WHERE YOU STAND. YOU KNOW WHAT, I PUT DONALD
TRUMP HAIR THING WITH THE RED DOT IN MY YARD, AND I
HAD NEIGHBORS THAT TALKED TO ME PRE-TOMATO-HEAD DONALD
TRUMP SIGN. AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN MY YARD, THEY DON'T
TALK TO ME NO MORE, 'CAUSE THEY KNOW WHERE I STAND. WE
GOTTA BE THAT WAY ABOUT GOD. I AIN'T CHANGING. I'M A
LIGHT. I'M PART OF THE FIRMAMENT OF HEAVEN. AND I'M
NOT ASHAMED. AND I'M NOT GONNA BE TOLD THAT I'M A
BIGOT AND FULL OF HATE BECAUSE I SPEAK TRUTH IN
LOVE. THAT I SUPPORT GOD'S WAY OF DOING THINGS. ANYWAY,
OKAY, THIS IS ONLY MY FIRST POINT, OKAY. THE SECOND
DIVISION IS GOD IS DIVIDING HIMSELF FROM THE ENEMY. YOU
KNOW ONE THING THAT IF I WAS GOD, I DON'T KNOW HOW HE CAN
KEEP HIMSELF HAPPY. BUT YOU KNOW, A TORNADO OR A
HURRICANE HAPPENS, AND PEOPLE AUTOMATICALLY SAY,
OH, THAT WAS AN ACT OF GOD. AND SOMEWHERE WE ALWAYS
FORGET, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS THINK THAT THERE'S SOME KIND
OF SPIRITUAL ENTITY WHEN IT COMES TO A DESTRUCTIVE ACT.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN GOD. GOD TOOK THAT PERSON OUT. BUT
BOY, NOBODY EVER SAYS THE DEVIL. THEY'RE HALF AFRAID
TO SAY THE COWARD'S NAME. NO, THE DEVIL DID IT. THE
DEVIL'S DOING THIS. SO GOD, IN THE SECOND DIVISION
THAT'S HAPPENING, THE FIRST ONE IS HE'S TRYING TO GET
HIS CHURCH TO BE THE LIGHT, RIGHT, THAT'S GONNA CREATE A
STANDARD. THAT'S WHY PEOPLE CAME TO THE MEMORIAL SERVICE
AT CHARLIE KIRK'S LAST SUNDAY. THEY'RE COMING TO
THE LIGHT, THEY'RE COMING TO THE STANDARD. THE SECOND ONE
IS GOD IS SEPARATING HIMSELF FROM THE DEVIL. WELL, I
DON'T BELIEVE THAT, NO. NO, GOD HAS NO FEELINGS FOR THE
DEVIL EXCEPT DISREGARD. JOHN CHAPTER 10, JESUS PUT A
DIFFERENCE. HE SAID, "HEY, THE DEVIL IS THE THIEF, "AND
HE COMES TO STEAL, KILL, AND DESTROY." NOW I'M GONNA SHOW
YOU THE DIVISION. "BUT I, YOUR LORD, HAS COME TO GIVE
YOU LIFE "AND LIFE ABUNDANTLY." SO JESUS AND
JOHN 10, 10, HE GAVE A DIVIDING LINE AND A DIVISION
BETWEEN HIM AND THE DEVIL. NOW LOOK AT EXODUS 8, LOOK
AT VERSE 18. "AND WHEN THE MAGICIANS DID SO WITH THEIR
ENCHANTMENTS "TO BRING FORTH LICE, THEY COULD NOT." NOW,
THIS IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE SOMETIMES, I HEAR PEOPLE
ALWAYS TALK ABOUT WHAT THE DEVIL'S DOING. I EVEN HEAR
IT IN THE EARTH. WELL, YOU KNOW, THE DEVIL'S DOING THIS
AND THE DEVIL'S DOING THAT, OR THEY DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE
THE DEVIL. OH, THIS IS HAPPENING, THIS IS
HAPPENING. AND THEY ALL THINK IT IS ESCHATOLOGY
RATHER THAN A DEVIL ON THE LOOSE, RIGHT? IT'S ALL END
TIME STUFF, YEAH, CALLED END TIME DEVIL. STIRRING UP
STUFF. AND I'VE HEARD PEOPLE LITERALLY THINK SOMEHOW THAT
GOD AND THE DEVIL ARE SOMEHOW EQUAL IN POWER. NO,
DON'T YOU EVER FORGET BIG GOD, LITTLE DEVIL. BIG GOD,
LITTLE DEVIL. GOD AND THE DEVIL ARE NOT EQUAL. AND
GOD'S GONNA SHOW YOU THAT. AND SO THE LORD ALLOWED THE
FIRST TWO PLAGUES OF EGYPT TO ALLOW THE DEVIL AND THE
MAGICIANS TO THINK THAT THEY WERE EQUAL WITH GOD, RIGHT?
BECAUSE LOOK HERE AT EXODUS 8 AGAIN, AND THE MAGICIANS
DID SO. NO, NO, IT LOOKS LIKE THE LIBERAL MEDIA'S ON
THE SAME LEVEL OF WHAT GOD'S DOING. IT LOOKS LIKE ALL OF
THESE PEOPLE THAT MADE UP RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA,
RIGHT? FAKE DOXIE, EH? I TRIED TO TELL YOU THAT THAT
DUDE WON IN 2020. THE GUY WHO LISTENS MORE INTENTLY
WITH HIS EYES THAN ANYBODY. YEAH, MM-HMM, RIGHT. BUT
THEY COULD NOT, THEY COULD NOT. THERE CAME A SHIFT.
IT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING TODAY, WHERE WE'RE SEEING
ALL KINDS OF ABSOLUTE CALLING OUT AND EXPOSING OF
THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SHOVED AT PEOPLE'S FACE.
LIES AFTER LIES, CENSORSHIP AFTER CENSORSHIP. GOD ON
PURPOSE IS BRINGING A DIVISION AND SAYING, "LOOK,
I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENCE. "I WANNA SHOW
YOU A DIVIDING LINE. I WANNA SHOW YOU WHAT THE DEVIL DID
AND HAD A CERTAIN LEGAL RIGHT TO DO BECAUSE THE
CHURCH WAS DIVIDED AND ASLEEP. NOW I'M SHOWING YOU
WHAT I'M DOING. I AM A GOD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE
AND I'M DRAWING A DIVIDING LINE." NOW NOTICE WHAT
HAPPENS, EXODUS 8, VERSE 23. "I WILL PUT A DIVISION
BETWEEN MY PEOPLE AND THY PEOPLE. TOMORROW THIS WILL
BE A SIGN." NOW GO BACK UP TO VERSE 18. IT SAYS, "THE
MAGICIANS DID SO WITH THEIR ENCHANTMENTS "TO BRING FORTH
LICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT. "SO THERE WERE LICE UPON MAN
AND UPON BEASTS. "THEN THE MAGICIAN SAID UNTO PHARAOH,
"WE CAN'T TOUCH THIS. "THIS HAS BECOME THE FINGER OF
GOD." AND I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, PART OF THIS
DIVIDING LINE, HOW MANY REMEMBER WHEN JESUS DREW A
LINE IN THE SAND? REMEMBER THE WOMAN THAT WAS CAUGHT IN
THE MIDST OF ADULTERY AND THEY BROUGHT HER TO JESUS,
CAUGHT IN THE VERY ACT. AND JESUS DOESN'T EVEN SAY A
WORD. HE JUST KNEELS DOWN AND HE WRITES IN THE SAND.
AND EVERYONE DROPPED THEIR STONE AND SAID, SEE YOU
DUDE. 'CAUSE GOD DIVIDES. HE ESTABLISHES A STANDARD. AND
THEN HE LOOKED AT THE WOMAN, HE SAID, NOW I'M GONNA TELL
YOU SOMETHING, DON'T YOU DO THIS AGAIN. SIN NO MORE. BUT
HE WAS THE ONE IN THE SAND. PEOPLE SAY, WELL, WHAT WAS
HE WRITING IN THE SAND? I THINK HE WAS ESTABLISHING A
STANDARD. HE WAS BRINGING A DIVIDE. ARE YOU ON THE
LORD'S SIDE? AND THIS IS WHAT I EXPECT. IT'S EASY FOR
YOU TO CALL OUT OTHER PEOPLE, BUT I'M POINTING MY
FINGER AT YOU NOW. AND SO WE DON'T WANNA BE ON THE SIDE
OF GOD RIGHT NOW IN THIS TIME WHERE WE AREN'T DOING
WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, RIGHT? NUMBER THREE,
WHAT'S THE OTHER DIVISION? GOD IS DIVIDING. ARE YOU
BENDING TOWARDS EVIL, TOWARDS WRONG, OR DO YOU
HAVE A BACKBONE? LOOK AT ACTS 2, VERSE 40, I SHARED
THIS AT OTH. IT SAYS, "SAVE YOURSELF FROM THIS UNTOWARD
GENERATION." NOW THAT'S WHERE YOU GET THE, IN THE
GREEK, IT'S WHERE YOU GET THE WORD SCOLIOSIS, RIGHT?
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, IT'S LIKE
CURVATURE OF THE SPINE. AND THERE'S A DIVIDING GOING ON
IN 57, 86, 20, 26, WHERE GOD IS SAYING, "LISTEN, I AM
DIVIDING, "AND I AM LOOKING, WHAT ARE YOU BENDING
TOWARDS? "ARE YOU BENDING TOWARDS COMPROMISE? "ARE YOU
BENDING TOWARDS JUST CAVING IN AND GIVING IN?" I MEAN,
THERE WAS A DAY THAT YOU WOULD SPEAK BOLDLY AND SAY,
"NO, THE TRUE EXAMPLE OF MARRIAGE "IS ACCORDING TO
WHAT GOD SAID AND WHAT JESUS QUOTED, "AND THAT IS BETWEEN
ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN." THAT IS TRUE MARRIAGE, ACCORDING
TO GOD. OR DO WE JUST BEND? WELL, I SUPPOSE IF, YOU
KNOW, TWO PEOPLE LOVE EACH OTHER, YOU KNOW, RIGHT, AND
IF HE LOVES HIS DOG, MARRY HIS DOG AND, YOU KNOW, IF HE
LIKES HIS CAT TOO, THEN WE CAN MARRY BOTH THE DOG AND
THE CAT WITH HIM AND THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE A
MARRIAGE. RIGHT? WE'RE JUST GONNA GO ALONG WITH THINGS?
ARE YOU BENDING AND BECOMING TWISTED AND PERVERSE? ONE OF
THE TRANSLATIONS THERE IN THE UNTOLD WORD IS CROOKED,
PERVERSE. ARE WE BENDING? I MEAN, I KNOW PEOPLE TODAY
THAT ARE SO AFRAID TO MAKE SOMEBODY DISAGREE WITH THEM.
NOW, I'M NOT SAYING BE RUDE ABOUT IT, BUT I KNOW PEOPLE
THAT WON'T EVEN BRING UP SUBJECTS. I MEAN, I MEET
PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, AND THEY SAY, "SO, HEY, I'VE
SEEN YOU ON TV." OKAY, THAT'S GREAT, AND SHAKE
THEIR HAND. AH, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO GIVE ME THEIR
APOLOGETIC. ONE THING I ALWAYS MAKE MY RULE, I DON'T
TALK ABOUT RELIGION OR POLITICS. AND YOU KNOW WHAT
I SAY TO THEM ANYMORE? I SAY, "WELL, YOU'RE THE
PROBLEM "AND WHY WE HAD PROBLEMS IN AMERICA. "THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME." AND THEN THEY'RE LIKE, "OH, BUT, BUT,
BUT, BUT, BUT, "OH, OH, OH, OH, OH, OH." I DON'T CARE
ANYMORE. DON'T COME TO ME AND SAY NONSENSE STUFF LIKE
THAT. I'M NICE, BUT I'M TRUTHFUL. AND I SPEAK THE
TRUTH IN LOVE. RIGHT? I DON'T COWER. SO ARE YOU
BENDING OR ARE YOU STANDING? HERE'S THE FOURTH ONE. HOW
ARE YOU LIVING? THE FOURTH ONE IS JESUS BETWEEN TWO
THIEVES. ONE OF THEM WAS SO BENT ON THEIR LIFE THAT THEY
SAT THERE, THE ROBBER, AND CRITICIZED AND RAILED ON
JESUS. RATHER THAN YOU WOULD THINK AFTER ALL THAT HE DID,
'CAUSE HISTORY WILL TELL YOU THAT OTHER ROBBER, BOTH
ROBBERS, MAN, THEY WERE REALLY BAD, INCLUDING
BARABBAS. THESE GUYS HAD DONE A LOT OF WRONG. YOU
WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IN HIS MOMENT OF HIS LAST BREATH OR
BREATHS THAT HE WOULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN SMART. BUT
THAT GUY'S IN HELL. BECAUSE HE'S LIVING HIS LIFE, STILL
TRYING TO SUPPORT HIS WAY OF LIVING. AND QUESTIONING
EVERYTHING ELSE. THAT'S WHAT SOME PEOPLE, LIKE THE
OBVIOUS IS STARING HIM IN THE FACE, RIGHT? AND WHAT DO
THEY CHOOSE TO DO? STILL BE BENT ON EVIL, BENT ON
COMPROMISE. BUT THE ONE GUY SAID, "NO, I WANNA LIVE FOR
YOU, JESUS. "REMEMBER ME WHEN YOU COME INTO
PARADISE." AND HERE'S WHAT I WANNA ENCOURAGE YOU. IF
WE'VE LEARNED ANYTHING, WE'VE LEARNED THAT WE ARE IN
A VERY EVIL DAY. WE'RE IN A DAY WHERE IT'S TIME FOR TRUE
CHRISTIANS TO BE JUST THAT. IT'S TIME FOR CHRISTIANS TO
REALLY LIVE IT. YOU GOTTA MAKE IT AS, WHAT IS MY
CHRISTIANITY? WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF MY CHRISTIANITY?
AM I REALLY A STRONG, CONSISTENT, ON FIRE,
PASSIONATE? AND YEAH, RADICAL CHRISTIAN. OKAY,
SOME PEOPLE COULD LOOK AT ME IN MY FOOTBALL HOBBY AND
SAY, WELL, YOU'RE A RADICAL FOOTBALL GUY. YEAH, I AM,
BUT I'M MORE RADICAL FOR GOD. WOW, YOU'RE A RADICAL
TRAIN HOBBYIST. YES, I AM. I'M VERY COMMITTED. I'VE
BEEN DOING IT FOR 40 YEARS, AND I'M VERY PASSIONATE
ABOUT IT, BUT I'M MORE COMMITTED ABOUT GOD. BUT
THERE'S SOME PEOPLE WHERE IT'S LIKE, ARE YOU REALLY
THAT RADICAL? RADICAL CHRISTIANITY IS YOU ARE BOLD
ABOUT YOUR FAITH. YOU'RE NOT ASHAMED ABOUT YOUR FAITH.
YOU'RE BOLD ABOUT COMING TO CHURCH OR EVEN ONLINE, YOU
KNOW, MAKING GOD A PRIORITY, COMING TOGETHER AS THE BODY
OF CHRIST A PRIORITY. YOU READ YOUR BIBLE, YOU PRAY,
YOU TRY VERY HARD TO HAVE YOUR LIFE SHAPED ACCORDING
TO WHAT IS CALLED THE FRUIT OF GOD'S SPIRIT. LOVE, JOY,
PEACE, PATIENCE, GOODNESS, MERCY, GENTLENESS,
SELF-CONTROL. A TRUE RADICAL CHRISTIAN IS ONE WHO SAYS,
YOU KNOW WHAT, I WANT TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT. I MAY NOT BE
PERFECT, BUT I'M GONNA STRIVE EVERY DAY TO DO WHAT
IS RIGHTEOUS AND HONORABLE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD. AND HOW
ABOUT THIS, IN MY OWN SIGHT AND THE SIGHT OF OTHERS.
THAT'S WHAT IT REALLY MEANS. SO YOU GOTTA MAKE A DECISION
WITH THESE DIVISIONS. NOW I WANNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING. I
WANT YOU TO GO TO MATTHEW 22, AND I WANT YOU TO SEE,
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK AS I JUST WANNA SHARE
JUST A COUPLE THINGS. AND I NOTICED WHEN I WAS LOOKING
AT THIS AND THEN THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, THAT THERE
WERE TWO WORDS THAT STUCK OUT TO ME THAT I FEEL LIKE
ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT IF WE'RE GONNA SHIFT AND WE'RE
GONNA CHANGE TOWARDS WHAT GOD IS DOING. HE'S DRAWING A
LINE IN THE SAND, AND HE'S SAYING, "WHO IS ON MY SIDE?"
AND WE HAVE A CHOICE TODAY. WHAT KIND OF CHRISTIAN ARE
WE GONNA BE? WHAT KIND OF BELIEVER ARE WE GONNA BE?
HOW ARE WE GONNA LIVE IN THE MIDST OF A CROOKED,
PERVERSE, AND DARK GENERATION? WE'RE GONNA
BLEND IN? ARE WE GONNA STEP OVER THE LINE AND GET OVER
ON THE LINE OF COMPROMISE? OR ARE WE GONNA STAY STRONG
IN OUR STANDARDS, IN OUR FAITH, IN OUR BOLDNESS,
RIGHT? IN OUR STANCE, IN OUR STANDARDS, IN OUR SPEECH, IN
OUR CONDUCT. LOOK AT MATTHEW CHAPTER 22. I WANNA SEE IF
YOU SEE IT. THEN ONE OF THEM, WHICH WAS A LAWYER,
ASKED HIM A QUESTION, TEMPTING HIM, SAYING, NOTICE
HE WAS TEMPTING HIM, TRYING TO TRAP HIM. MASTER, WHAT IS
THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT IN THE LAW? AND JESUS DIDN'T
EVEN HESITATE. HE SAID, THOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD
WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, WITH ALL YOUR
MIND. AND THIS IS THE FIRST AND GREATEST COMMANDMENT.
NOW WATCH THE SECOND ONE, SEE IF YOU SEE IT. AND THE
SECOND IS LIKE, "THOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS OR
SOMEBODY ELSE "AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF." MAN, IF PEOPLE
WOULD TAKE CARE OF OTHERS AS THEY DO THEMSELVES, WE'D
HAVE A WHOLE BETTER WORLD, WOULDN'T WE? AND ON THESE
TWO COMMANDMENTS, HANG ALL THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS.
NOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IS HE WAS
DIVIDING THE 10 COMMANDMENTS IN TWO PARTS. 'CAUSE IF YOU,
WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THE 10 COMMANDMENTS, IF THEY'LL PUT
THE GRAPHIC OF THE 10 COMMANDMENTS UP FROM LAST
WEEK, I WANNA SHOW YOU. THESE ARE THE 10
COMMANDMENTS. NOW, THESE CAN BE DIVIDED IN TWO PARTS, HOW
YOU TREAT GOD AND HOW YOU TREAT YOUR FELLOW MAN. AND
THAT'S WHY JESUS, HE WASN'T GIVING IN TO THE TEMPTATION,
THE ENTRAPMENT OF THAT LAWYER. HE WAS BASICALLY
SAYING, LOVE GOD, LOVE PEOPLE. SO NOTICE THIS NEXT
ONE. WHAT IS THE OTHER WORD OR CONCEPT THAT WE GET OUT
OF THE COMMANDMENTS? AND I THINK IT'S WHAT IS MISSING,
IS SOCIETY'S MISSING ELEMENTS. THERE'S TWO OF
THEM. YOU'RE GONNA SEE IT. NUMBER ONE, THOU SHALL HAVE
NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME. NUMBER TWO, YOU SHALL NOT
MAKE ANY GRAVEN IMAGE OR IDOLS. THOU SHALL NOT TAKE
THE NAME OF THE LORD THY GOD IN VAIN. REMEMBER THE
SABBATH DAY TO KEEP IT HOLY. NUMBER FIVE, HONOR THY
FATHER AND MOTHER. THOU SHALL NOT KILL, THOU SHALL
NOT COMMIT ADULTERY. THOU SHALL NOT STEAL, AND THOU
SHALL NOT MAKE UP THINGS AND BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST
THY NEIGHBOR. AND THOU SHALL NOT COVET. NOW, NOTICE THE
TWO COMMANDMENTS. THE FIRST ONE WAS, REMEMBER WHAT JESUS
SAID? THOU ART TO WHAT? WHAT WAS THE WORD THAT HE SAID?
THOU ART TO WHAT? - LOVE.
- LOVE. NOTICE YOU CANNOT LOVE GOD, YOU HAVE TO HAVE
LOVE. YOU CANNOT JUST APPROACH GOD WITH YOUR
HEART, SOUL, MIND. NO, THERE HAS TO BE THE LOVE
CONNECTION. YOU CAN'T JUST BE ABOUT YOUR FELLOW MAN IF
THERE ISN'T THE LOVE CONNECTION. NOW LOVE IS NOT
AGREEING WITH PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. LOVE IS NOT BEING
NICE. NICE IS CONFORMITY, RIGHT? LOVE IS HAVING A
STANDARD. LOVE IS BEING TRUTHFUL, RIGHT? OKAY, IF I
SAY TO SOMEBODY IN SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, HEY, THAT'S NOT
ACCORDING TO GOD'S STANDARD. GOD SAID MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN
ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN. IF GOD SAID THAT THERE ARE ONLY
TWO GENDERS, HE CREATED THEM MALE AND FEMALE, RIGHT?
THERE WAS NO CONFUSION WITH NOAH AND THE ARK. HE DIDN'T
QUIZ HIM AND SAY, "NOW, WHICH ONE ARE YOU?" OKAY,
THAT'S NOT HATE WHEN YOU SAY, "NO, I'M STANDING ON
THE SIDE OF WHAT GOD SAID." I DON'T HATE YOU, IN FACT, I
CAN HELP YOU, I CAN TALK WITH YOU, I CAN SHOW YOU
SOME EXAMPLES IN SCRIPTURE, I CAN LOVE YOUR WAY TO
REALLY COMING TO KNOW GOD IN A DEEPER LEVEL. BUT THAT'S
LOVE, BEING ABLE TO SPEAK TRUTHFUL AND HONEST. BUT
NOTICE THE SECOND PRINCIPLE, PUT THE 10 COMMANDMENTS UP.
THESE ARE THE TWO SOCIETY'S MISSING ELEMENTS. NUMBER ONE
IS LOVE. I JUST AM NOW STARTING TO SEE A RESURGENT
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AGAIN. HOW MANY OF YOU COULD
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT? I AM, I'M SEEING PEOPLE REALLY WANTING
TO KNOW GOD. BUT SECOND IS HONOR. NOTICE HOW ALL THIS
HAS TO DO WITH HONOR. IF YOU HONOR GOD, YOU WON'T HAVE
ANY OTHER GODS. IF YOU HONOR GOD, YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE
HIS NAME IN VAIN. IF YOU HONOR GOD, YOU'RE GONNA GO
TO CHURCH OR SET A DAY APART. IF YOU HONOR YOUR
MOTHER AND FATHER, YOU'RE GONNA LISTEN TO WHAT THEY
SAY AND NOT ARGUE WITH THEM. IF YOU HONOR SOMEBODY, YOU
WON'T KILL 'EM, LIKE WE SAW WITH CHARLIE KIRK. THERE WAS
NO HONOR THERE. NOW, THAT'S NOT TALKING ABOUT THOSE OF
YOU GREAT VETERANS AND OUR SOLDIERS WHO SIGN UP, RIGHT,
TO DEFEND YOUR COUNTRY, RIGHT, AND ITS CITIZENS.
THAT'S DIFFERENT. THOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY. IF YOU
LOVE YOUR WIFE AND HONOR HER, OR HONOR YOUR HUSBAND
OR YOUR SPOUSE, YOUR HUSBAND, RIGHT, YOU'RE NOT
GONNA COMMIT ADULTERY ON HIM. YOU'RE NOT GONNA STEAL.
IF YOU HAVE LOVE AND HONOR, YOU'RE NOT GONNA TALK
AGAINST PEOPLE. AND IF YOU REALLY LOVE AND HONOR,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA COVET WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE HAS. SO THE
TWO WORDS THAT ARE MISSING IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY IS LOVE
AND HONOR. AND IT REALLY ISN'T THAT HARD. NOW, LET'S
TALK ABOUT HONOR. WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THESE TWO
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO
BRENDA TO PREACH FOR A COUPLE WEEKS. WOULDN'T YOU
LIKE TO HEAR HER PREACH? YEAH, SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE,
"MAN, I'D RATHER HAVE HER." THAT'S OKAY, SHE'S COMING.
NOW, WATCH THIS, THOUGH. I WANNA TALK ABOUT HONOR.
HONOR IS A CODE OF CONDUCT. HONOR IS LITERALLY ABOUT
MORAL RIGHTNESS. IT'S ABOUT TO RESPECT, DOING WHAT'S
RIGHT. IT'S ABOUT RESPECT, IT'S ABOUT HONESTY, RIGHT?
IT'S TO TREAT OTHERS WITH DIGNITY. IT'S THE HIGHEST
ETHICAL CONDUCT THERE IS. YOU KNOW, AND I'VE PREACHED
ON HONOR BEFORE, AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORTH
SAYING AGAIN. DO YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE
WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY, YOU REMEMBER THAT BIG FAT BOOK?
I DON'T KNOW HOW FAT IT IS ONLINE NOW. BUT FROM 1850,
WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT, TO THE YEAR 2000, THE
DEFINITION OF HONOR WAS LIKE THIS. BUT NOWADAYS, YOU LOOK
UP THE DEFINITION OF HONOR, AND IT'S LIKE BARELY A
SENTENCE. BECAUSE NOT ONLY HAS THE DEFINITION OF HONOR
DWINDLED, BUT SO HAS THE PRINCIPLE AND THE SPIRIT OF
IT. WHEN I GREW UP, I'M TELLING YOU, IF I WAS
SITTING IN A CHURCH SERVICE, AND I DIDN'T LIKE THE
PREACHER, MOM, WE WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED TO GET UP
AND WALK OUT. I HAVE PEOPLE DO THAT EVERY SERVICE,
INCLUDING THIS ONE TODAY. 'CAUSE WE'VE BECOME SUCH AN
HONOR, OH, I DON'T AGREE. THAT'S WHY A MAN GOT
ASSASSINATED. 'CAUSE WE CAN'T JUST LISTEN TO WHAT
PEOPLE ARE SAYING IN THE SPIRIT OF LOVE AND TRUTH. WE
HAVE TO SHOW OUR DISAGREEMENT. WE CAN'T JUST
GET ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND SAY, HEY, I'M NOT ABLE TO HEAR
THE SERVICE. IT'S TURN IT UP! OR PEOPLE COMING AND
BLAMING ME FOR YOUTUBE VIDEOS OUT THERE THAT PEOPLE
ARE PIRATING OUR STUFF. LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO
DO SOMETHING. I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE SO MEAN-SPIRITED.
ARGUING, FIGHTING. I MEAN, IT'S HARD. IF THEY DON'T
LIKE THE SERVICE, WHAT DO THEY DO? THEY HAVE TO PUT
THEIR SERMON OVER MY SERMON ONLINE. IT'S NO DIFFERENT
THAN WHEN I USED TO GREET PEOPLE AT THE DOOR, USED TO.
BECAUSE I WOULD JUST GET DONE WITH PREACHING AND
THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE SOMEBODY IN THE CROWD. YOU
KNOW, PASTOR, I HEARD YOUR SERMON, I AGREED WITH
(MUMBLES) I AGREED WITH SOME OF IT, BUT I'M GONNA TELL
YOU, THIS IS THE PARTS I DIDN'T AGREE WITH. AND
THEY'D HAVE THEIR TABLET. AND I'D LOOK AT 'EM AND SAY,
WELL, I DON'T CARE. I PREACHED IT. GO HOME AND
STUDY IT. (CONGREGATION APPLAUDING) IT'S LIKE, CAN
WE JUST EVER SHUT UP? I MEAN, WE WOULD NEVER BE
ALLOWED TO GET UP AND WALK OUT. WE WOULD HAVE TO SIT
THERE AND SWEAT AND GET MAD AND DISAGREE UNTIL THE
SERVICE WAS OVER. MY MOM AND DAD, THEY DIDN'T LET ME
ARGUE BACK. I HAD TO SIT THERE AND I HAD TO SHUT UP
WHILE THEY TALKED TO ME AND TOLD ME THE WHAT FOR. I
WASN'T ALLOWED TO JUSTIFY IT. I WASN'T ALLOWED TO GIVE
AN EXCUSE. THEY WOULD SPEAK AND THEN THEY WOULD ASK ME
TO GIVE MY ACCOUNT. IT'S WHY IT TURNED OUT THE WAY I DID.
INDIGNANT AND ORNERY AS EVER, BUT I HAVE A MORAL
STANDARD IN MY LIFE. WE DIDN'T GO AROUND CALLING
PEOPLE BY THEIR FIRST NAMES IF THEY WERE ADULTS. WE
DIDN'T DISRESPECT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CALL THEM,
YOU KNOW, DEFUNDING. (CONGREGATION MURMURS) NO.
WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO PREQUALIFY THAT. LAW
ENFORCEMENT'S GOOD FOR SOCIETY. RIGHT? WE DIDN'T
CALL PEOPLE THE N WORD, THE H WORD. RIGHT? WE DIDN'T SIT
THERE AND GET OVER INTO, YOU KNOW, RACIAL VICTIMHOOD. I
REMEMBER ONE OF MY GREAT FRIENDS AT MY PARENTS'
SERVICE STATION WAS A MAN NAMED LARRY. AND LARRY WOULD
COME IN WITH HIS JERRY CURL AND HIS CAP, AND HE SMELLED
LIKE WHATEVER THAT CHEMICAL WAS ON HIS HEAD. AND HE'D
PULL UP, AND HE HAD HIS BIG, HUGE CADILLAC. AND HE WOULD
LET ME GET UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF HIS CAR, AND TRUST
ME, AND I WAS NOT IN HIS MIND A WHITE SUPREMACIST.
AND IN MY MIND, HE WASN'T AN N. HE WAS A HUMAN BEING, AND
HE WAS MY FRIEND. AND I KNEW THAT MOST OF THE GAS GOING
IN HIS BIG GUZZLER, CADILLAC, HE COULD NOT
AFFORD IT. HE WORKED AT A BUTCHER SHOP. HE WORKED
HARD, AND MY DAD LOVED THAT GUY, AND WOULD LITERALLY LET
HIM CHARGE HIS GAS AND MAKE PAYMENTS TO HIM. AND WHEN
HIS CAR BROKE DOWN, MY DAD DIDN'T, WHAT COLOR SKIN HE
HAD, HE TOLD HIM, "PULL YOUR CAR IN, I'LL TAKE CARE OF
YOU, LARRY." AND I REMEMBER THE ONE DAY WHERE MY HONOR
WAS TESTED. LARRY PULLS UP, CAN I IMITATE HIS VOICE?
"PASTOR HANK, I GOTS ME A GIRL TONIGHT, SO I'M GONNA
PULL UP TO THE FULL SERVICE ISLAND, AND YOU ARE GONNA
GIVE ME FULL SERVICE, ALL RIGHT, MAN?" I SAID, "OKAY,
LARRY." SO I GO OUT THERE, AND LARRY WOULD ONLY USUALLY
GET $4, 'CAUSE THAT'S ALL HE COULD AFFORD, A FIVE, RIGHT?
HE PULLS UP, AND HE WINKS AT ME. HE SAID, "FILL IT UP
WITH THE USUAL." I'M THINKING, "IS THAT FOUR
BUCKS OR FIVE BUCKS?" (CONGREGATION LAUGHING) SO I
FILLED HIS CAR UP ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP. HE'S LOOKING
OVER AND HE'S LIKE, HE'S LIKE, "HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY,
HEY, HEY, HEY." 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, IT WAS LIKE 20 BUCKS.
"HEY, HEY." I SAID, "YEAH, I GAVE YOU THE USUAL, LARRY.
"YOU COULD JUST SEE, I NEVER SAW A BLACK MAN TURN WHITE."
I MEAN, HE WAS LIKE, "HOW IN THE WORLD "AM I GONNA PAY
FOR 20 BUCKS?" BUT I DID IT 'CAUSE I KNEW HE HAD A GIRL.
AND THEN HE GOES, "AND CHECK MY TIRES. "AND DO THAT
MECHANICAL STUFF UNDERNEATH MY HOOD." NOW, HE WAS TRYING
TO IMPRESS HIS GIRL. AND I STARTED GETTING A LITTLE
FRUSTRATED 'CAUSE THEN HE WAS ASKING ME TO SCRUB HIS
WHITE WALLS. THEN HE TOLD ME HE HEARD A RATTLE UNDERNEATH
THE THING AND COULD I CHECK IT OUT FOR HIS DATE? RIGHT
WHEN HIS DATE, AND I'M STARTING TO GO, OKAY LARRY,
I JUST GAVE YOU 15 BUCKS AND YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY MAKING ME
CRAWL UNDERNEATH YOUR CAR. AND THEN IT DAWNED ON ME,
WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE, THIS
IS MY FRIEND. AND SO I DID EVERYTHING, HE COMES BACK IN
AND A COUPLE DAYS LATER HE PULLS UP, (MIMICS CAR ENGINE)
HE GOES, MAN, THANK YOU HANK FOR COVERING FOR
ME, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD THAT 15 BUCKS. I SAID, I GOT YOU,
IT'S ALL GOOD. I SAID, BUT DON'T YOU EVER PULL UP TO
THE FULL SERVE AISLE AND MAKE ME DO ALL THAT STUFF
AGAIN. BUT THAT WAS JUST HONOR. HE HONORED ME AND I
HONORED HIM. AND LIFE WAS A LOT HAPPIER. I DIDN'T GET
MAD AT HIM. HE DIDN'T GET MAD AT ME, RIGHT? WE LIVE IN
SUCH A SOCIETY WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ANYMORE.
THIS IS WHAT'S WRONG. IF PEOPLE WOULD JUST GET BACK
TO WHAT LOVE IS, WHAT HONOR IS, I THINK THE WORLD WOULD
BE A WHOLE LOT HAPPIER. AMEN. ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA
BE DONE HERE IN JUST A SECOND. I WANTED TO PREACH
YOU SOMETHING, BUT MAYBE I'LL LEAVE THAT PART OUT
UNTIL NEXT WEEK. BUT LET ME SHOW YOU, WHERE DOES THE
PROBLEM WITH HONOR COME FROM? WHY IS THERE SUCH A
DISHONORABLE SOCIETY? LOOK AT ISAIAH 14:13. NOW,
HOW MANY OF YOU, AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, AS
PASTOR DOUG COMES, HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER THOUGHT FOR
A MOMENT, WHAT REALLY CAUSED SATAN TO GET KICKED OUT OF
HEAVEN? (CONGREGATION MURMURS) IT'S DISHONOR. THE
BIBLE SAYS INIQUITY WAS FOUND IN HIM. NOW SOME
PEOPLE SAY, WELL, THAT WAS PRIDE. YEAH, HE HAD PRIDE,
THAT WAS THE FRUIT OF IT, RIGHT? HE HAD SELFISH
AMBITION, THAT WAS THE FRUIT OF IT. HE HAD, GOLLY, A LOT
OF THINGS. JEALOUSY, THAT'S GOOD. COVETOUSNESS, BUT WHAT
WAS THE FRUIT OF WHAT CAUSED HIS ACTIONS? IT WAS
DISHONOR. WHEN THEY WERE THROWING ROCKS THROUGH
PEOPLE'S BUSINESSES, THAT'S CALLED DISHONOR. STEALING AN
ELECTION IS CALLED DISHONOR. AND THEN CALLING OUT PEOPLE
WHO HAVE A BRAIN COULD SEE LIKE A LOTTERY MACHINE, THE
NUMBERS CHANGING 300,000 IN 20 SECONDS. WHAT WE'VE SEEN
IN OUR COUNTRY OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS IS A LACK OF LOVE
AND A LACK OF HONOR. AND I'M NOT CALLING OUT THE MEDIA
AND THE HEATHEN, I'M CALLING OUT US, THE CHURCH. I'VE
NEVER SEEN SO MUCH FIGHTING OVER PEOPLE, WITH PEOPLE.
CHRISTIANS, JESUS SAID, "MAN, HERE'S HOW THE WORLD
"WILL KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES, "IF YOU LOVE ONE
ANOTHER." AND I THINK US CHRISTIANS, SOME OF US HAVE
BEEN SOME OF THE WORST EXAMPLES EVER. HONOR,
WHERE'S HONOR ANYMORE? WHERE'S DOING WHAT'S RIGHT?
WHERE'S HAVING THE HIGHEST CODE OF CONDUCT? YOU KNOW,
AS I WAS PREPARING THIS MESSAGE, MAYBE I SHOULDN'T
SAY THIS, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A CONVERSATION I
HAD WITH SOMEBODY A WHILE BACK THAT I PROBABLY COULD
HAVE SAID, IT WASN'T WHAT I SAID, BUT IT WAS HOW I SAID
THINGS THAT IT BUGS ME BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT, I
WANNA GO AND I WANNA MAKE IT RIGHT. BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE
HONOR'S IN MY HEART AND I DON'T WANT THAT PERSON TO
THINK THAT I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE,
I GOT SOMETHING IN MY CRAWL. I WANNA REPRESENT MYSELF AS
AN HONORABLE MAN, AS AN HONORABLE PREACHER, AS AN
HONORABLE PERSON. AND I'VE BEEN ASKING GOD TO SEARCH MY
HEART AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, THAT JUST KEEPS
COMING UP WHEN I'M PRAYING. YOU NEED TO MAKE THAT RIGHT.
NOW, THEY MAY NOT THINK THAT
I FELT THAT WAY, BUT I DID. AND I DO, AND I WISH I COULD
GO BACK, AND I'M GONNA DO IT. I'M GONNA MAKE IT RIGHT,
IN THE RIGHT TIMING AS I KEEP PRAYING ABOUT IT. BUT
THINK ABOUT IT IN YOUR LIFE, IN YOUR HEART FOR A MOMENT.
COME ON, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU THINK THAT, YOU
KNOW WHAT, I GOTTA MAINTAIN HONOR HERE. MAYBE YOU'RE A
PERSON THAT SHOWS UP LATE, EVERY SINGLE DAY OR ONCE A
WEEK TO YOUR JOB. WHY NOT DO THE HONORABLE THING? MAKE IT
RIGHT, SHOW UP WHEN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO, SHOW UP EARLY.
RATHER THAN AVOID THE BILL COLLECTORS, WHY DON'T YOU DO
THE HONORABLE THING AND CALL 'EM? I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS,
BEFORE I MARRIED BRENDA, I MADE 50 BUCKS A WEEK AS AN
INTERN. AND I HAD GOTTEN, I HAD A CAR PAYMENT AT THAT
TIME. I THINK THE CAR PAYMENT WAS LIKE 100 BUCKS A
MONTH FOR A BIG OLD BOAT. AND I GOT BEHIND ON ONE
PAYMENT. AND IN THOSE DAYS, YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CELL
PHONE. SO THEY CALLED MY HOME LINE AND I JUST
HAPPENED TO ANSWER IT. AND IT WAS THEM, THEY SAID,
"HEY, YOU HAVE A FEW DAYS LATE ON YOUR PAYMENT." I
SAID, "MAN, I AM SO SORRY." AND THEN I SAID, "YOU KNOW
WHAT? "I ACTUALLY GOTTA BE HONEST WITH YOU. "I WAS
TRYING TO AVOID YOU." HE SAID, "WHY?" I SAID, "'CAUSE
I CAN'T AFFORD THOSE PAYMENTS." "WELL, WHY DON'T
YOU COME DOWN TO MY OFFICE "AND LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN
DO TO FIX THAT." AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DID? THEY
FIXED IT AND LOWERED MY RATE BECAUSE I HONORED. COME ON,
SOME OF YOU KIDS, THE BIBLE SAYS, "IT'LL BE WELL WITH
YOU." DO YOU WANT A GOOD FUTURE? HOW MANY KIDS ARE
UNDER THE AGE OF 25? RAISE YOUR HAND. YOU WANT IT TO BE
GOOD WITH YOU? THE BIBLE SAYS YOU'RE TO HONOR YOUR
MOM AND DAD SO THAT IT'LL BE WELL WITH YOU AND THAT IT'LL
EVEN BE ATTACHED TO HOW LONG YOU LIVE. IT SAID THAT YOU
MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH RATHER THAN JUST GET MAD AT
MOM AND DAD WHEN THEY TRY TO TELL YOU SOMETHING, CLEAN
YOUR ROOM, PICK UP YOUR CLOTHES RIGHT, TREAT YOUR
CAR RIGHT, TALK TO THEM RESPECTFUL, AND BY THE WAY,
THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT. IT DOESN'T SAY CHILDREN OBEY
YOUR PARENTS EXCEPT AFTER YOU TURN 35. AND I COULD DO
BETTER WITH MY MOM. I THINK WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO A
HIGH ETHICAL CODE OF CONDUCT CALLED HONOR. TELLING THE
TRUTH, BEING TRUTHFUL, BEING STATESPEOPLE. YOU KNOW HOW
MANY TIMES I REALLY WANNA SAY THINGS ON FLASHPOINT?
BUT YOU DO. NOT LIKE I REALLY WANNA SOMETIMES SAY
IT. BECAUSE I REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT MY SHOW. I HAVE TO
HONOR WHOEVER'S SHOW IT IS. AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME,
EVEN THOUGH I SAY, AND I KNOW MEDIA, I CALL YOU OUT,
AND I CALL DIFFERENT ONES OUT. BUT I ALWAYS WANNA BE A
STATESMAN. I WANNA BE TRUTHFUL, I WANNA BE HONEST,
I WANNA BE HONORABLE. AND I WANNA BE BOLD. BUT DO IT
WITH THE SPIRIT OF HONOR. YOU KNOW WHAT MADE ME SO MAD
IN MY COUNTRY IS I GREW UP IN A MILITARY FAMILY. AND I
USED TO SIT AND TALK WITH SOLDIERS THAT LOST LOVED
ONES IN WORLD WAR I, WORLD WAR II, VIETNAM, DESERT
STORM. WHEN I SAW THEM BURNING DOWN OUR FLAGS AND
TRAMPLING ON THEM, AND RAISING UP PALESTINIAN FLAGS
AND PRIDE FLAKES, AND I SAT THERE AND WATCHED CHRISTIANS
LITERALLY BE SILENT. I'M LIKE, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
HONOR. AND I APPRECIATE, CAN I BE HONEST WITH YOU AS AN
AMERICAN? I APPRECIATE THE CANADIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM,
THE SPANISH NATIONAL ANTHEM, THE BLACK NATIONAL ANTHEM,
BUT I'M SORRY, THERE AIN'T THE TIME FOR IT. WE NEED TO
UNITE IN AMERICA OVER OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM THAT UNITES
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US, NO MATTER THE COLOR OF OUR
SKIN. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) AND QUIT ALLOWING
SEGREGATION AND DIVISION THAT IS CREATED NOT BY GOD,
BUT BY PEOPLE WHO GET OUT OF LOVE AND GET INTO DISHONOR.
AND I THINK WHAT GOD IS DOING IN THIS SHIFT CHANGE
AND TURNING POINT IS I THINK HE'S BRINGING US BACK TO A
PLACE OF HONOR AGAIN. HONORING GOD, BUT HONORING
EACH OTHER. WHAT WE SAW HAPPEN ON SEPTEMBER 10TH WAS
AN ACT OF DISHONOR. LOOK AT ISAIAH 14. FOR THOU HAS SAID
IN THY HEART, THIS IS LUCIFER, I WILL ASCEND INTO
HEAVEN, I'LL EXALT MY THRONE ABOVE THE STARS OF GOD. HIS,
THE FIRST SIN THAT EVER HAPPENED WAS OVER DISHONOR.
AND DON'T YOU THINK THAT THE DEVIL TODAY, THAT SAME
SPIRIT OF DISHONOR, LUCIFERIAN SPIRIT IS GETTING
INVOLVED IN OUR COUNTRY, IT'S GETTING INVOLVED IN
PEOPLE, AND IT'S WHY WE'RE SEEING SUCH DIVISION. THE
SECOND THING IS, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE FIRST SIN AMONG MAN
WAS IN CLOSING? WAS EATING OF THE, FROM THE TREE THAT
GOD SAID, OF ALL THE TREES IN THE GARDEN, YOU CAN
FREELY EAT, BUT THERE'S ONE DON'T TOUCH. BECAUSE THE DAY
YOU EAT THAT ONE, IT'S GONNA COST ME, GOD, EVERYTHING.
AND IT'S GONNA COST YOU EVERYTHING TOO. AND ALL YOU
HAVE TO DO IS HONOR WHAT I SAID. AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
THAT SAME SPIRIT OF DISHONOR IN LUCIFER SHOWED UP AND
STARTED TALKING. THAT'S WHY I CALL YOU OUT FAKE NEWS.
BECAUSE YOU'RE THE SERPENT THAT'S BEEN TALKING AND
SPREADING DISHONOR AND LIES ACROSS OUR COUNTRY AND
FUELING HATE AND FUELING VIOLENCE. AND SOME OF YOU
POLITICIANS TOO. BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE HONOR IN YOUR
HEART. IF YOU HAD TRUE HONOR FOR THE JOB THAT YOU WENT TO
SCHOOL FOR, TO TELL THE TRUTH AND REPORT THE TRUTH,
YOU WOULDN'T SPEND IT NO MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY, NO
MATTER WHAT POSITION THEY GAVE YOU. ELECTED OFFICIAL,
IF YOU WOULD JUST GET THERE TO YOUR ELECTED OFFICE AND
REPRESENT THE PEOPLE IN HONOR, WE'D HAVE A WHOLE
DIFFERENT COUNTRY, RIGHT? BELIEVE ME, THEY WATCH
BECAUSE THEY WRITE ABOUT US. SO ANYWAY, WHAT WAS THE
FIRST SIN? DISHONOR. SO NEXT WEEK WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT
HONOR. I'M GONNA SHARE WITH YOU SOME OTHER THINGS. LET'S
GO AHEAD AND STAND TO OUR FEET REAL QUICK BEFORE
PASTOR DOUG COMES. DID YOU GET SOMETHING OUT OF WHAT I
SAID? (CONGREGATION APPLAUDING) I WAS KIND OF
ALL OVER THE PLACE IN MY MESSAGE, BUT HOPEFULLY
EVERYBODY GOT SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, SO. AND I'LL JUST SAY
IT FOR THE RECORD. IF YOU'RE VISITING HERE TODAY OR
YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE, I'M NOT HERE TO BECOME PASTOR
POPULAR. I'M NOT HERE TO TRY TO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD. I
WANT TO MAKE YOU MAD ENOUGH THAT YOU FEEL LIKE LEAVING.
OR MAYBE YOU LEAVE, BUT YOU COME BACK. I WANT TO TELL
THE TRUTH. I WANT TO SPEAK THE TRUTH AND LOVE AND I
WANT TO BRING HONOR BACK. AND THE ONLY WAY YOU DO IT
IS YOU HAVE TO, YOU CAN'T AVOID THE ISSUES THAT ARE
STARING US IN THE FACE, THAT ARE STEALING A GENERATION
FROM US, THAT IS LITERALLY CREATING CONFUSION AND
CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE AND HATRED AND THE MELTING POT
OF AMERICA HAS BECOME SO BOILING. AND I FEEL LIKE GOD
IS SAYING IF THESE TWO ELEMENTS JUST CAME BACK,
BOY, WE WOULD HAVE A LOT TO BUILD ON FOR THE FUTURE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, I SPOKE YOUR WORD, I SPOKE THE TRUTH
TODAY, AND I PRAY THAT EVERYONE IN THE SOUND OF MY
VOICE, THAT IT WOULD GO INTO THEIR HEARTS, AND THAT
FATHER, YOU, THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH, WILL HELP GUIDE THEM
AND LEAD THEM INTO TRUTH. LET THEM TAKE THE WORDS THAT
I SAID, THE WORDS THAT I SPOKE, AND LET THEM SEARCH
IT OUT, EVEN FOR THEMSELVES. THAT LORD, THAT ALL OF US
WOULD RAISE THE STANDARD IN OUR LIFE OF LOVING YOU AND
LOVING OTHERS, BUT BEING PEOPLE OF HONOR, HONORING
YOU, GOD, HONORING YOUR COMMANDS, BUT HONORING ONE
ANOTHER. AND I AM ASKING YOU TO FORGIVE US WHEN WE HAVE
GOTTEN OUT OF THE LOVE WALK. AND I AM ASKING YOU TO
FORGIVE US WHEN WE HAVE NOT MAINTAINED THE SPIRIT OF
HONOR. AND I'M ASKING YOU TO RESTORE THESE THINGS ONCE
AGAIN, NOT ONLY IN OUR LIVES, BUT GOD IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. LORD, WE WOULDN'T HAVE SEXUALLY
EXPLOITED MATERIAL FOR KIDS IF IT WAS ABOUT LOVE AND
HONOR. WE WOULDN'T HAVE CHILDREN TODAY AT THE AGE OF
10 AND YOUNGER, GOD, THAT HAVE ABSOLUTELY GENDER
MUTILATION. AND WHEN THEY GET OLDER, THEY'RE GONNA
HAVE TO LIVE WITH THEIR DECISION BECAUSE OF THE LACK
OF HONOR. FATHER I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD COME IN YOUR MERCY
NOW AND IN YOUR GRACE AND IN YOUR HELP AND CAUSE THIS
SHIFT IN THIS CHANGE TO BRING OUR COUNTRY AND OUR
PEOPLE INTO A PLACE OF HEALING AND INTO STRENGTH
AND TRUTH AND RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE I PRAY. NOW PUT
YOUR HAND ON YOUR HEART AND SAY LORD FROM THIS MOMENT
FORWARD I'M GOING TO INCREASE MY AWARENESS FOR MY
LOVE FOR YOU AND MY LOVE FOR OTHERS AND FROM THIS MOMENT
FORWARD I'M GOING TO RAISE MY AWARENESS AND MY
APPLICATION OF HONOR. I'M GOING TO BE MORE HONORABLE
IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. ALL RIGHT, PASTOR DOUG, COME.
GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU. I'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
- AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR HANK. THAT'S A TIMELY
MESSAGE. AT THIS POINT, IF I COULD HAVE OUR ALTAR TEAM
MOVE UP HERE, AND THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE ASSIGNMENTS
SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE BUILDING, YOU CAN BE
DISMISSED RIGHT NOW. THE REST OF YOU, I'M GOING TO
ASK YOU IF YOU'D JUST STAY IN YOUR SEATS FOR A COUPLE
MOMENTS, AND WE WILL CLOSE HERE SHORTLY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR OUR GUESTS COMING AGAIN TODAY. WE LOVE AND
APPRECIATE YOU AND ARE SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE. OUR
ALTAR TEAM IS UP HERE AT THE END OF THE SERVICES, AND IF
YOU NEED PRAYER FOR ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE, THEY'RE HERE
AND AVAILABLE FOR YOU. THEY ARE HONORED TO BE ABLE TO
PRAY WITH YOU. WELL, PASTOR HANK'S BEEN TALKING, AS YOU
KNOW, ABOUT SHIFT CHANGE FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND HE
BROUGHT UP GENESIS 1:14 TODAY. THE QUESTION WAS, WHO
IS ON THE LORD'S SIDE? AND I WANT TO ASK YOU THAT
INDIVIDUALLY RIGHT NOW. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO ASK THAT
AS A NATION, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO SHIFT AS
A NATION AS GOD'S SHIFTING US. BUT LET ME ASK YOU
INDIVIDUALLY, ARE YOU ON THE LORD'S SIDE? BECAUSE THE WAY
THAT GOD DESIGNED HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH MANKIND ON
THIS EARTH, HE MADE IT A FREE WILL RELATIONSHIP. YOU
CAN CHOOSE WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO BE ON GOD'S
SIDE. HE NEVER FORCES ANYONE. HE SENT JESUS TO
SAVE US IF WE WOULD JUST ACCEPT AND REPENT OF OUR
SIN. BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT CHOICE. AND MAYBE
YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE TODAY AND YOU HAVEN'T MADE THAT
CHOICE, OR MAYBE YOU'RE EVEN HERE TODAY UNDER THE SOUND
OF MY VOICE, AND YOU'VE NEVER REALLY MADE THAT
CHOICE TO SERVE JESUS CHRIST. MAYBE YOU'VE NEVER
BOWED YOUR KNEE TO HIM, OR MAYBE YOU'VE NEVER ASKED HIM
TO COME INTO YOUR HEART AND TO SAVE YOU AND MAKE YOU
NEW. AND IT ALL STARTS WITH A SIMPLE PRAYER. IT'S THE
WAY TO ETERNAL LIFE. THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU'LL EVER
LIVE A SUCCESSFUL LIFE ON THIS EARTH AND THROUGH
ETERNITY IS WHEN YOU MAKE JESUS CHRIST THE LORD OF
YOUR LIFE. YOU CAN DO A LOT ON THIS EARTH WITHOUT GOD.
YOU CAN MAKE MONEY, YOU CAN GET INTO PLEASURE AND HAVE
THINGS, BUT IT WON'T GUARANTEE PEACE. GOD WON'T
WORK WITH YOU TO FILL THAT VOID. AND THEN SOMEDAY, HELL
WILL BE YOUR DESTINY. AND NO ONE WANTS TO GO TO HELL. IT
WAS DESIGNED FOR SATAN AND HIS SERVANTS. IT WAS NEVER
DESIGNED FOR HUMAN BEINGS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, SOME
PEOPLE SEND THEMSELVES THERE BECAUSE THEY ARE STUBBORN.
THEY REFUSE TO TURN TO GOD. I WANT TO ASK YOU JUST TO
BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THERE'S NO ONE IN THIS PLACE THAT HAS BEEN IN A PLACE IN
THEIR LIFE WHERE THEY HAVE NOT MADE A DECISION FOR
CHRIST. IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION THAT
YOU'LL EVER MAKE. IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHO YOU WILL
MARRY. IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE CAREER YOU'LL HAVE.
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN HOW MUCH MONEY YOU MAKE DURING
THIS LIFETIME. THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN
YOUR DECISION FOR CHRIST. AND I WANT TO ASK YOU TODAY,
DO YOU NEED JESUS? DO YOU KNOW 100% THAT IF YOU WERE
TO LEAVE THIS EARTH TODAY, SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN TO
YOU, YOU'D LEAVE THIS EARTH AND GO HOME. WOULD IT BE
HOME TO HEAVEN OR WOULD IT BE HOME TO HELL? THAT'S YOUR
DECISION. WHEN I COUNT TO THREE TODAY, I'M GONNA ASK
YOU TO BE VERY BOLD. IF YOU NEED CHRIST, IF YOU WANT TO
MAKE A DECISION FOR HIM, YOU WANT TO MAKE HEAVEN YOUR
ETERNAL HOME, YOU WANT TO SERVE GOD AND MAKE A SHIFT
CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO BE VERY
BOLD AND RAISE YOUR HAND. WE'RE GONNA PRAY FOR YOU
TODAY. I'M GONNA COUNT TO THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. IS
THERE ANYONE HERE? AND YOU SAY, "I NEED JESUS TODAY."
HANDS RAISED HIGH. I HAVE TO SEE YOU IN THESE LIGHTS. IS
THERE ANYONE HERE? YOU NEED JESUS. YOU WANT TO MAKE 100%
SURE THAT JESUS IS THE LORD OF YOUR LIFE. YOU WANT
HEAVEN TO BE YOUR HOME. I SEE A COUPLE HANDS UP HERE
IN THE STADIUM. ANY OTHERS? ANYONE ELSE THAT'S BOLD
ENOUGH? SAY, I WANT JESUS IN MY HEART. THOSE THAT RAISED
THEIR HANDS UP THERE IN THE STADIUM SEATS, YOU CAN JUST
GET UP RIGHT NOW, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE, AND BE BOLD.
COME RIGHT DOWN HERE IN FRONT OF ME. AND I'M GOING
TO PRAY FOR YOU TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE
TIME TO GET DOWN HERE. MAYBE THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE HERE
WHILE THEY'RE COMING, AND YOU SAY, "JESUS HAS BEEN THE
LORD OF MY LIFE. "I MADE HIM MY SAVIOR, BUT I GOT OFF
TRACK. "I WENT THE WRONG WAY, AND I NEED TO REPENT."
MAYBE THAT'S YOU. MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME
THINGS THAT YOU KNOW GOD WOULD NOT HAVE YOU BE
INVOLVED IN IN YOUR LIFE. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO COME
UP HERE WITH THESE TWO, AND WE'RE GOING TO REPENT AND
MAKE IT RIGHT. THE BIBLE SAYS THERE'S JOY. THERE'S A
CELEBRATION THAT HAPPENS IN HEAVEN WHEN THE SINNER COMES
BACK TO GOD. THANK YOU TWO FOR COMING. GOD BLESS YOU.
[APPLAUSE] SIR, JUST STEP UP TO ME HERE. WHAT'S YOUR
NAME, SON? JONAS. HEY, THAT'S A GREAT NAME.
JONAS, GLAD TO MEET YOU. I'M PASTOR DOUG. AND THEN YOUR
NAME IS? MIRACLE? YOU'RE A MIRACLE TODAY.
YOU'RE HERE. OH, JONAS AND MIRACLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING BOLD TO COME UP HERE. THIS IS GOING TO BE A
DAY THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU RECEIVE
JESUS CHRIST AS LORD AND SAVIOR. GIVE ME A MOMENT. IS
THERE SOMEONE ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE UP HERE RIGHT
NOW? YOU SAY, I'VE GOTTEN OFF TRACK. I NEED TO GET MY
LIFE BACK IN TRACK WITH THE LORD. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE?
I MADE THAT OFFER, BUT I DIDN'T GIVE YOU TIME TO COME
UP HERE BECAUSE I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT JONAS AND
MIRACLE. THIS IS A MIRACLE SUNDAY, DOUG. THIS IS A
MIRACLE SUNDAY. HEY, MIRACLE, JUST STAND RIGHT
OVER HERE BY JONAS AND LOOK AT ME, OK? BECAUSE I WANT
YOU TO LISTEN TO WHAT I'M SAYING, BECAUSE THIS IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT DECISION YOU'RE EVER MAKING IN YOUR
LIFE. THIS MEANS THAT JESUS CHRIST IS GOING TO BECOME
YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR. HE'LL CHANGE YOUR SPIRIT. HE'LL
MAKE YOU A NEW PERSON. IT'S WHAT THE BIBLE CALLS BEING
BORN AGAIN. AND YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. AND
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS MOUTH A PRAYER FOR YOU. YOU
CAN JUST REPEAT AFTER ME AS I PRAY. AND JESUS CHRIST
WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. AND THEN YOU'LL BE ON YOUR WAY
TO HEAVEN. AND WHENEVER, 50 YEARS FROM NOW OR 100 YEARS
FROM NOW, WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS EARTH, YOU'LL GO TO
HEAVEN AND BE WITH JESUS. AMEN. AND THAT'S A BLESSED
THING. AND GOD HAS A GREAT PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE. AND YOU
CAN TAKE OTHER PEOPLE WITH YOU AND SHOW THEM THE WAY TO
HEAVEN TOO. SO THAT'S AN EXCITING PATH. SO YOU PRAY
WITH ME. AND IF YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE TODAY AND
YOU'RE AT HOME OR WHEREVER YOU'RE AT, YOU CAN PRAY THE
SAME PRAYER WITH ME AND GOD WILL COME INTO YOUR HEART
AND SAVE YOU RIGHT WHERE YOU'RE AT. FATHER IN HEAVEN,
THANK YOU FOR SENDING JESUS. I BELIEVE HE WENT TO THE
CROSS, HE DIED FOR ME, HE WAS BURIED, AND HE ROSE
AGAIN ON THE THIRD DAY. JESUS, FORGIVE ME FOR SIN IN
MY LIFE. I CONFESS I'VE BEEN A SINNER. NOW I WANT TO
SERVE YOU ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE. THANK YOU FOR BEING MY
SAVIOR. I PRAY THIS IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN, AMEN.
PRAISE GOD. LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND. MIRACLE AND JONAS,
OUR PEOPLE UP HERE WILL FIND YOU SOMEONE TO CONNECT WITH
AND THEN THEY'LL GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION TO TAKE
HOME WITH YOU, OKAY, AND GET YOUR NAME SO WE CAN SEND YOU
A LETTER. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. WELL, THANK YOU
EVERYONE FOR HOLDING FOR THAT. THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THE SERVICE. I DO WANT TO MENTION TWO MORE
THINGS BEFORE I DISMISS HERE. YOU MIGHT HAVE ALSO
RECEIVED THIS LITTLE FLYER AS YOU COME IN THAT SAYS,
"HOPE AND HEALING." IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE THAT'S
EXPERIENCED GRIEF IN THEIR LIFE, THEY'VE LOST A LOVED
ONE, AND THEY NEED TO GET SOME HEALING, THIS IS A
WONDERFUL CLASS THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE CALLED, "HOPE
AND HEALING AFTER THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE." RIGHT NOW
WE'RE RUNNING THAT EVERY THURSDAY, ONCE A MONTH,
STARTING OCTOBER 9TH FROM 10 TO 12, AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO
REGISTER FOR THAT AT THE INFORMATION CENTER AS YOU
LEAVE. OR IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE THAT'S EXPERIENCING
GRIEF AND YOU THINK THIS WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR
THEM, YOU CAN PASS THIS ON TO THEM AND HELP THEM WITH
THAT AREA OF THEIR LIFE. DON'T FORGET, WEDNESDAY
MIDWEEK RECHARGE, RIGHT HERE, 7PM. PASTOR KEITH WILL
HAVE A GREAT MESSAGE FOR US, AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT
THAT. GOD BLESS YOU, THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY.
REMEMBER, OUR SECOND-TIME GUESTS, GO OUT HERE TO THE
LEFT AS YOU GO OUT TO THE CHAPEL, AND WE'LL MEET YOU
UP THERE IN A FEW MINUTES FOR A SHORT LUNCHEON TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU WATCHING
ONLINE. TUNE IN AGAIN WITH US WEDNESDAY AT 7 P.M.