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GOOD EVENING, OR GOOD... GOOD MORNING, IT'S EVENING SOMEWHERE,
RIGHT? GOOD MORNING, LORD OF HOSTS. ARE YOU READY TO PRAISE
AND WORSHIP HIS NAME? COME ON, ARE YOU READY TO GIVE GLORY TO
HIS NAME? NOTHING'S GONNA STOP MY PRAISE, COME ON.
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HALLELUJAH, LET'S GIVE GOD PRAISE.
WE WORSHIP YOU, LORD GOD. YES, LORD. WE HONOR
YOU IN THE HOUSE THAT HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO YOUR HONOR.
AND GOD, WE GIVE THANKS TO YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT
YOU'RE DOING AND YOU'VE DONE. AND IF YOU LOVE GOD
AND YOU'RE THANKFUL, LET ME HEAR YOU SAY... AMEN!
WOW, YOU REALLY ARE. AND I THINK EVERY ONE
OF YOU, IT'S A TIE. I THINK YOU DID GOOD.
I EVEN HEARD THIS SECTION. YOU DID GREAT.
I ACTUALLY HEARD IT. AND IT MUST BE THAT
YOU GUYS ARE GETTING READY FOR THANKSGIVING. ARE Y'ALL
GETTING READY FOR, WHO'S GETTING READY FOR THANKSGIVING?
ANYBODY GOING OUT OF TOWN FOR THANKSGIVING?
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THAT WE PRAY.
ANYBODY HAVE RELATIVES COMING IN?
OKAY, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE PRAY TODAY FOR,
I GUESS IT'S SUPPOSED TO... SOMEBODY LAUGHED AT THAT.
RELATIVES, COMING. LET'S PRAY. WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT I
TOLD YOU TO DO? YOU DO THE DELIVERANCE BEFOREHAND.
YEAH, THERE YOU GO. AND THEN YOU PRAY.
YEAH. AND IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVE
THEM GET UP EARLY, TALK POLITICS AT THE TABLE.
AND MENTION... THAT ALWAYS GETS IT SPICY.
AND DO THE DINNER THING, YOU KNOW, LIKE THIS,
AND IT'LL BE ALL GOOD. BUT ANYWAY, YOU ALL
LOOK GOOD. LAST NIGHT WAS TOUGH FOR NEBRASKA FANS.
HOW MANY OF YOU, YEAH, I STARTED DOING THE DISHES
RIGHT AFTER HALFTIME AND IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME.
WHAT HAPPENED? I SWEAR, ANTHONY'S LAUGHING. I'M LIKE,
THAT GAME WAS A JOKE. WELL, I'M PICKING A NEW TEAM PRETTY SOON.
OKAY. BUT I WILL SAY THIS, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET,
I HATE TO SAY THE WORD, BUT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET
LIKE NEXT WEEK SOME KIND OF LIKE... WHITE STUFF?
SNOWSTORM. THEY'RE SAYING THEY CAN'T HEAR ME.
PEOPLE ARE CLAPPING, THEY'RE CLAPPING. THERE'S A MIX
OF CLAPPING. THEY'RE SAYING THEY CAN'T HEAR ME.
I'M ON. IT'S ON, IT MUST BE OUT THERE 'CAUSE I'M ON.
ARE YOU THERE NOW? CAN THEY HEAR YOU NOW?
SO YOU HEARD NOTHING THAT I SAID THIS WHOLE TIME?
THE INTERNET DID NOT. IN HERE, THEY MIGHT'VE HEARD A LITTLE.
ANYWAY, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE, I'M MESSING
WITH YOU. SO ANYWAY, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IT WAS THE MONITORS.
BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME. OH, THAT'S GREAT,
THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU, KAREN. SHE WAS GOING LIKE THIS, AND
I THOUGHT, OH, THERE'S A BUTTON UNDONE, YOU KNOW? I MEAN,
SHE'S, YOU KNOW? THAT'S AWESOME. ANYWAY, SO I WANNA DO THIS.
I DO WANNA GREET THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING,
ALSO THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR SOUND.
I GUESS WE'VE ADJUSTED, IT'S ALL WELL. BUT ANYWAY,
LET US KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING OUT OF TOWN. WELL, NO, DON'T
SAY THAT ONLINE. YOU DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW.
THAT WAY THEY CAN LOOK UP YOUR ADDRESS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
DON'T DO THAT, DON'T DO THAT. SECURITY. BUT LET US KNOW
IF YOU ARE GOING TO, LET'S SEE, HAVE RELATIVES FOR THANKSGIVING.
OR IF IT'S, NO, THAT'S KIND OF BORING. WHY DON'T YOU
LET US KNOW... WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO EAT.
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO EAT FOR THANKSGIVING.
THERE, THAT'S EVEN BETTER. HEY, TALKING ABOUT THAT.
SO, HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW EVERY THANKSGIVING I SHARE A RECIPE?
BRENDA, I HAVE AN IDEA. HOW MANY OF YOU
IN THIS ROOM AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING,
YOU KNOW, YOU EAT YOUR TURKEY, YOUR STUFFING,
YOUR MASHED POTATOES, YOUR CORNBREAD, YOUR OXTAILS,
YOUR HAM, YOUR ROAST BEEF. LAST YEAR WE HAD SPARROW.
AND YOU DON'T, 'CAUSE WE FORGOT TO GET OUR TURKEY IN TIME AND SO
THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY LEFT, AND SO WE HAD TO EAT A BIRD.
AND ANYWAY, AND YOU DON'T HAVE ROOM FOR DESSERT.
NO, BUT COME ON, WORK WITH ME. HOW MANY OF YOU,
YOU DON'T HAVE ROOM FOR DESSERT AFTER YOU EAT?
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S USUALLY THE CASE. SOMETIMES.
AND YOU HAVE TO JUST WAIT FOR THE PUMPKIN PIE
UNTIL THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. WELL, I GOT A SOLUTION.
BRENDA, HERE'S HOW WE CAN FIX THAT.
YOU CAN HAVE DESSERT AND YOUR TURKEY DINNER AT THE SAME TIME.
LOOK AT THAT, LOOK AT THAT, LOOK AT THAT.
JUST FILL THAT BABY WITH M&M'S. THAT LOOKS INFECTED.
EDDIE, JAKE, HOW MANY OF YOU THINK THAT IS A GREAT IDEA?
OH, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, DOUG. YOUR WIFE'S
LOOKING AT YOU GOING, "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"
ONLINE, IF YOU THINK THAT IS A GREAT RECIPE AND
BRENDA NEEDS TO DO THAT, PUT THUMBS UP. I'LL BE
LOOKING FOR YOUR THUMBS UP COMMENT, AND THEN I'LL BE
SHOWING BRENDA EVERY SINGLE THUMBS UP.
IF YOU DON'T AGREE, PUT THUMBS DOWN AND I'LL SHOW THERE'S
ONLY LIKE ONE OF YOU OUT THERE. THAT LOOKS NAUSEATING.
I THINK THAT WAS AMAZING. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.
ANYWAY, ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE THE SERVICE.
BUT I'M GOING TO TALK, I'M FINALLY GOING TO TRY TO TALK
TODAY ABOUT MORE HONOR, RIGHT? AND WE'RE GOING
TO TALK ABOUT THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, AND WE'RE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT NABOTH'S VINEYARD.
I THINK I SAID THAT LIKE A MONTH AGO, DIDN'T I?
YOU SAID IT EVERY WEEK. ANYWAY. BUT I HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING.
LAST SUNDAY, YOU KIND OF WENT OFF SCRIPT.
YOU JUST SPOKE A PROPHETIC, YOU TAUGHT SOMETHING PROPHETIC.
IT WAS INCREDIBLE. GOOD. ALL RIGHT, I'M GLAD. SO WE DON'T
MIND. WE DON'T MIND. YOU DON'T MIND? NO, WE
DON'T MIND. SO IT WAS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO I DID HAVE ONE
MORE THING TO SAY. I HAVE A FEELING, I CAN TELL.
HOW MANY OF YOU WANNA HEAR ONE MORE THING BEFORE WE WORSHIP?
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU KNOW, AS WE GET OLDER, WE THINK ABOUT
RETIREMENT. ANYBODY THINK ABOUT RETIREMENT? THOSE OF
YOU THAT ARE WATCHING. NO. OKAY. AND I READ THIS GUY, HE
JUST RETIRED AFTER 60 YEARS OF WORKING AT A MUSEUM.
YEAH, AND HE WAS A HUMAN STATUE AND HE HELD THAT
POSITION FOR 60 YEARS. BUT HERE'S THE SAD THING.
HE DOESN'T GET ANY RETIREMENT, NO 401K,
BECAUSE EVERY YEAR THEY KEPT ASKING ABOUT THE 401K.
HE SAID, "WELL, IN MY POSITION, "I'M NOT GOOD AT RUNNING RACES."
SO HE DECIDED TO... ALL RIGHT, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING,
WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE THE SERVICE SPIRITUAL...
IT'S GONNA BE A LONG DAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL,
LET'S SHIFT GEARS AND WELCOME THE HOLY SPIRIT. ARE YOU
EXCITED TO BE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD TODAY? OH, SO AM I.
WELL, IF YOU'RE THANKFUL, THROW THOSE HANDS UP TO HEAVEN.
SAY, LORD, I THANK YOU THAT YOU ARE A GOOD GOD.
YOU'VE BEEN GOOD TO ME, AND I TRUST YOU.
I THANK YOU, LORD, THAT YOUR GOODNESS IS GONNA FOLLOW ME
ALL THIS WEEK, ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE.
AND TODAY I PROMISE TO GIVE YOU, ARE YOU READY?
MY VERY BEST PRAISE. COME ON, SHOUT LIKE YOU
BELIEVE IT, AND LET'S PRAISE THE LORD.
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ALL RIGHT, CHURCH, YOU READY TO RAISE IT UP
THIS MORNING? ARE YOU READY TO RAISE UP A SOUND
OF VICTORY? HOW MANY FEARLESS BELIEVERS
DO I HAVE IN HERE THIS MORNING? COME ON.
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ALL RIGHT, CHURCH. I SEE SOME OF Y'ALL JUST STANDING AROUND.
COME ON. WE GOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS VOICE ACTIVATED.
THAT MEANS IF YOU'RE BELIEVING FOR SOMETHING,
IF YOU'RE READY TO SEE YOUR BREAKTHROUGH,
YOU'VE GOT TO LIFT UP A SHOUT, YES.
WE'RE GOING TO PROPHESY. WE'RE GOING TO BREAK OFF
EVERY SPIRIT OF COMPLACENCY, EVERY SPIRIT OF
DOUBT, EVERY SPIRIT OF REASON. WE DON'T WALK BY
REASON. WE WALK BY FAITH. Y'ALL READY?
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WE ARE FEARLESS. WE ARE FEARLESS BY THE BLOOD.
HIS BLOOD HAS SET ME FREE. HE REIGNS IN VICTORY.
AND BY HIS SACRIFICE,
HE'S GIVEN ME EVERYTHING. ALL POWER AND AUTHORITY.
COME ON. COME ON. COME ON. ALL POWER AND AUTHORITY.
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THE KING HAS SET ME FREE. THE KING HAS SET ME FREE.
HOLY IS HIS NAME. HOLY IS HIS NAME.
HE FOREVER REIGNS. HE FOREVER REIGNS.
DON'T LOOK, DON'T LOOK, DON'T LOOK AT YOUR CIRCUMSTANCE.
KEEP YOUR EYES ON HIM. KEEP YOUR EYES ON HIM.
HE SAID IF YOU ABIDE IN ME I WILL GIVE YOU LIFE.
SO WE PRONOUNCE LIFE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. LIFE.
LIFE OVER EVERY DIAGNOSIS. LIFE. LIFE OVER EVERY PRODIGAL.
LIFE. LIFE OVER EVERY BROKEN MARRIAGE. WE SPEAK
LIFE, WE SPEAK LIFE, WE SPEAK LIFE OVER EVERY SITUATION.
WE SPEAK LIFE, OVER EVERY MENTAL STRONGHOLD.
WE SPEAK LIFE, WE SPEAK LIFE. IN HIM, THERE'S LIFE ABUNDANTLY.
THERE'S LIFE ABUNDANTLY. IN HIM, THERE'S LIFE ABUNDANTLY.
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HOLY IS HIS NAME. HOLY IS HIS NAME. VICTORY IS HIS NAME.
FREEDOM IS HIS NAME. FREEDOM IS HIS NAME.
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THANK YOU, JESUS.
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I GIVE YOU PRAISE.
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HOW MANY KNOW THAT THERE'S NO HIGHER NAME?
THERE'S NO GREATER NAME. OH, THERE'S NO NAME THAT
MEN CAN BE SAVED BY. HE'S THE GREATEST. HALLELUJAH.
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WE WORSHIP YOU. KEEP WORSHIPING. WE WORSHIP YOU. WE
WORSHIP YOU. WE AS THE PEOPLE SING. WE SING THAT YOU'RE HOLY
GOD. YOU ARE GOD. YOU'RE A HOLY LORD. WE HONOR YOU.
WE SING. HOLY ARE YOU, GOD.
KEEP WORSHIPING HIM. WE WORSHIP YOU, LORD. WE LIFT OUR HEARTS.
WE LIFT OUR VOICES. WE LIFT OUR HANDS IN ADORATION.
THANKSGIVING SURRENDER TO YOU, MY LORD. WE WORSHIP
YOU, WE WORSHIP YOU, WE WORSHIP YOU, WE WORSHIP YOU.
OH, HOW WE WORSHIP YOU. WE WORSHIP YOU, WE WORSHIP YOU,
WE WORSHIP YOU. LOVELY SAVIOR. BEAUTIFUL GOD. MAGNIFICENT KING.
GLORIOUS GOD YOU ARE. OH, ALL HEAVEN PROCLAIMS THE GREATNESS
OF YOU, GOD. AND WE, YOUR PEOPLE, IN THIS EARTH, AT
THIS TIME, WE WORSHIP YOU. HOLY, HOLY, HONORABLE,
LOVING, GOD, WE EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO YOU.
WE EXTEND OUR HONOR TO YOU, OUR THANKSGIVING, OUR WORSHIP.
OH, HOW WE LOVE YOU. WE WORSHIP YOU, WE WORSHIP YOU,
WE WORSHIP YOU. THANK YOU, GOD. WE WORSHIP YOU.
WE WORSHIP YOU. WE WORSHIP YOU. OH, HOW WE WORSHIP YOU, GOD.
THERE'S NONE LIKE YOU. SO BEAUTIFUL. SO BEAUTIFUL.
AND LOVELY ARE YOU, GOD. I FEEL LIKE THE LORD TODAY WANTS
TO MINISTER TO SOMETHING THAT JESUS PAID FOR.
THE BIBLE SAYS IN ISAIAH 53 THAT JESUS, HE BORE OUR PAINS,
CARRIED OUR SORROWS. WE DID ESTEEM HIM, STRICKEN, SMITTEN OF
GOD. HE WAS WOUNDED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS, BRUISED FOR OUR
INIQUITIES, AND HE TOOK THE CHASTISEMENT AND THE PUNISHMENT
OF OUR PEACE. AND IT WAS PUT UPON THE LAMB OF GOD THAT BY HIS
STRIPES WE ARE HEALED. BUT I FEEL LIKE TODAY THERE'S SOME OF
YOU AND YOU THAT ARE WATCHING TODAY WHERE MAYBE THERE IS SOME
PAIN. MAYBE IT'S A PAIN IN YOUR BODY, MAYBE IT'S A PAIN IN YOUR
HEART. IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT JESUS ANNOUNCED WHEN HE
CAME INTO THE TEMPLE. HE SAID, "LOOK AT ME, I AM THE ANOINTED
ONE." THAT'S WHAT HE SAID ABOUT HIMSELF. AND HE SAID, "I'M
ANOINTED TO HEAL THE BROKENHEARTED, RECOVERY OF SIGHT
TO THE BLIND, DELIVERANCE TO THE CAPTIVE." SO, WHAT I WANT YOU TO
DO TODAY, IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE, YOU'RE SAYING, AND
NOBODY'S GOING TO ASK YOU, BUT IF YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF PAIN IN
YOUR PHYSICAL BODY, AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, OR MAYBE
THERE IS A PAIN IN YOUR HEART, MAYBE YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A
REALLY PAINFUL SITUATION, MAYBE SOMETHING BROKE YOUR HEART,
WOUNDED YOUR HEART, MAYBE FOR YEARS YOU'VE BEEN CARRYING THE
PAIN OF SOMETHING, THE DISAPPOINTMENT, THE HURT, THE
WOUNDING. WELL, JESUS TOOK IT. THE BIBLE REFERS TO HIM AS THE
LAMB OF GOD WHO TOOK AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD. WELL, THAT
WAS PART OF IT THAT HE TOOK AWAY. HE WAS THE PROPITIATION OR
THE SUBSTITUTE FOR US THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH LIFE
WITH PAIN IN OUR HEART, OUR BODY. SO IF THAT'S YOU, AND
AGAIN, WE'RE NOT GONNA ASK YOU QUESTIONS BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE
SOMETHING PERSONAL THAT'S REALLY HURTING YOU OR HURT YOU. GOD
CARES ABOUT IT. MAYBE YOU'RE FEELING PAIN IN YOUR BODY,
ARTHRITIS OR JOINT PAIN. I BELIEVE TODAY THROUGH THE POWER
OF OUR COVENANT, WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT REMOVED. SO IF THAT'S
YOU, JUST RAISE YOUR HAND AND I'M GOING TO ASK BELIEVERS,
OKAY, KEEP YOUR HAND UP FOR A MOMENT. ALL RIGHT, NOW
BELIEVERS, I WANT YOU, WE HAD A LOT OF TESTIMONIES RIGHT HERE OF
PEOPLE GETTING HEALED. OKAY, KEEP YOUR HAND UP UNTIL SOMEBODY
HAS COME TO PRAY FOR YOU. NOW, BELIEVERS, I WANT YOU TO BE
BOLD. THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, I'M GONNA TAKE MY
PHONE OUT AND THEN WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH THIS, WE'RE GONNA PRAY
OVER YOUR THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE'S. BUT I REALLY WANT US
TO COME INTO AGREEMENT AND WHY I HAVE MY PHONE OUT IS AS THEY'RE
FINDING THE PEOPLE WITH THEIR HANDS UP AND THEN ONCE YOU HAVE
FOUND SOMEBODY, YOU CAN PUT YOUR HAND DOWN SO YOU DON'T HAVE MORE
PAIN TO PRAY FOR, RIGHT, YOUR ARM? BUT THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE
WATCHING TODAY, I LOVE THE FACT THAT JESUS SPOKE THE WORD AND HE
DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE IN THE SAME PLACE AND THE SERVANT WAS
HEALED. AND SO THIS REPRESENTS YOU THAT ARE WATCHING. SO I'M
GONNA PRAY, YOU PRAY FOR THAT PERSON. WE'RE GONNA PRAY FOR YOU
THAT ARE WATCHING TODAY AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE IN THIS
ROOM. AND WE'RE GONNA BELIEVE EVERYTHING THAT YESHUA PAID FOR.
FATHER, WE COME TO YOUR MIGHTY THRONE. AND WE STAND IN THE GAP
FOR THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE, BUT ALSO THOSE THAT WILL
WATCH, EVEN BY WAY OF ARCHIVE, BUT ALSO LORD, THOSE THAT ARE IN
THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW. AND BELIEVERS ARE TOUCHING THEM. I
AM, AS AN ACT OF FAITH, LAYING MY HANDS UPON THIS PHONE FOR
EVERYBODY THAT IS WATCHING RIGHT NOW THROUGH THAT CAMERA. JESUS,
YOU ARE AND WERE THE PROPITIATION, THE SUBSTITUTE FOR
OUR SINS, TRANSGRESSIONS, INIQUITY, TRESPASSES. AND YOU
TRULY BORE OUR PAIN, OUR SORROWS, OUR GRIEFS, SICKNESSES,
DISEASES, PAIN, WHATEVER IT COMES, WHATEVER FORM IT IS,
LORD, IN THE PHYSICAL REALM, SPIRITUALLY, MAYBE IT WOUNDED
PEOPLE'S HEART, MAYBE THERE IS PAIN IN THEIR BODY. YESHUA, WE
HOLD YOU AS OUR ADVOCATE, OUR ATTORNEY, AND OUR FATHER, WHO IS
THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE. WE HOLD YOU TO THE REMEMBRANCE, THE
ENFORCEMENT OF OUR COVENANT RIGHT. THROUGH YOUR BLOOD,
YESHUA, YOUR BLOOD IS ON THE MERCY SEAT AS A WITNESS, AS A
PROOF THAT WE ARE HEALED FROM ALL PAIN, ALL SORROW, ALL
SICKNESS, ANY BROKEN HEART, ANY ARTHRITIS, LORD, ANYTHING THAT
IS TRYING TO BRING ABOUT PAIN OR AFFLICTION, JESUS, YOU TOOK THIS
UPON YOUR BODY AND LET THE REDEEMED OF THE LORD SAY SO. WE
ARE AND HAVE BEEN REDEEMED OUT OF THE HAND OF EVERY ENEMY, OF
EVERY PAIN, EVERY AFFLICTION, EVERY BROKEN HEART, EVERY WOUND.
AND NOW WE CALL UPON THE HEALING, RIGHTS, POWER,
MANIFESTATION OF OUR BLOOD COVENANT. AND I SAY EVERYONE IN
THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, BE HEALED IN YESHUA'S NAME.
(SPEAKING IN TONGUES)
ANY AND ALL PAIN, SUFFERING, WOUND, TORMENT,
BROKEN HEART, I COMMAND EVERY EVIL ENTITY TO LEAVE. EVERY
SCAR, EVERY WOUND TO BE HEALED. AND ALL PAIN TO GO IN BACKS,
SPINES, NERVOUS SYSTEM. LORD, WE RELEASE THE HEALING POWER OF
GOD. WE CLAIM OUR COVENANT RIGHT OF HEALING AND HEALTH, WHOLENESS
AND LONG LIFE. AND WE SAY IT IS AND IT SHALL BE WELL CONCERNING
US. FOR SURELY YOUR GOODNESS, LORD, AND YOUR MERCY IS NOT ONLY
A PART OF OUR LIFE, BUT IS FOLLOWING US THIS DAY AND ALL
THE DAYS OF OUR ENTIRE LIFE. SO WE COMMAND OUR BODIES TO LINE
UP, COMMAND OUR HEARTS AND OUR SOULS. WE BIND TO OUR SOUL THAT
HEALING, THAT WHOLENESS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. I WANT TO PRAY FOR
EVERYBODY'S THANKSGIVING. MAYBE YOU'RE TRAVELING. MAYBE YOU HAVE
PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAVELING. HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE
SOMETHING VERY POWERFUL? IN FACT, I WANT YOU AND THOSE OF
YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, I WANT YOU TO TUNE IN. WHATEVER THE
SUNDAY IS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, I'VE BEEN WORKING ON MY CHRISTMAS
MESSAGE. AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD TOOK ME DOWN A REALLY
INTERESTING PATH. SO I SAY THAT AS YOU KIND OF GO BACK TO YOUR
SEATS HERE AND GIVE YOU A MOMENT. AND I STARTED WORKING ON
IT. AND AT FIRST I WAS LIKE, AH, I'M GONNA SCRATCH THIS. BUT I
KEPT FEELING THE HOLY SPIRIT PRESSING ME. AND I'M GONNA TALK
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE CONSISTENTLY IN THE CHRISTMAS
STORY AND ITS EVENTS. YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS? DIVINE PRESERVATION
AND PROTECTION. WHETHER IT'S ANGELS SHOWING UP, THE PROMISE
THAT GOD SAID TO MARY OVER HER WOMB AND OVER THE CHILD WAS ALL
ABOUT PRESERVATION. WHY DID THEY HAVE JESUS AFTER EIGHT DAYS
CIRCUMCISED? IT ALL IS TIED TO PRESERVATION. AND THE SPIRIT OF
GOD SAID, "THIS IS WHAT THE PROMISE IS ALSO, A PART OF WHAT
WE RECEIVED." WHY DO YOU THINK THEY CALLED HIS NAME EMMANUEL?
BECAUSE IF GOD'S WITH YOU, THERE'S PRESERVATION,
PROTECTION, RIGHT? WHAT CAN MAN DO UNTO YOU? THAT'S WHAT THE
SCRIPTURE SAYS. SO WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN THAT ROAD, BUT I WANNA
SHARE THAT WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, AND I HAVE
TO UNDERSTAND JUST HOW MUCH JESUS PAID FOR. AND PSALM 103
SAYS THAT OUR LIVES ARE REDEEMED FROM DESTRUCTION. THAT MEANS NO
CAR ACCIDENTS, NO TRAGEDIES, NO CALAMITIES, RIGHT? NO TRAUMA, NO
DISEASE, IT CANNOT TOUCH US. WE'RE REDEEMED FROM THOSE
THINGS. SO HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE APPROACH YOUR THRONE TODAY,
WE REMIND YOU OF THE ONE WHO IS SEATED AT YOUR RIGHT HAND,
CHRIST OUR LORD. AND HE HIMSELF CARRIED ONCE AND FOR ALL INTO
THAT HOLY PLACE, THE COURT OF HEAVEN. AND HE WAS CARRYING HIS
OWN BLOOD, NOT THE BLOOD OF BULLS OR GOATS OR CALVES, BUT
HIS OWN BLOOD. YOU HANDED HIM THE SCEPTER OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND
YOU CALLED HIM GOD. AND YOU SAID, "SIT THOU AT MY RIGHT
HAND, AND ALL THE ENEMIES ARE, AND FOREVER WILL BE THY
FOOTSTOOL." AND HE, YESHUA, PLACED HIS BLOOD, HIS OWN BLOOD,
AS THE SACRIFICED LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY THE SINS OF THE
WORLD. AND HE PUT THAT BLOOD THAT STILL SPEAKS UPON THAT
MERCY SEAT. AND HE SAT DOWN AT YOUR RIGHT HAND. AND WE ARE NOW
SEATED WITH HIM IN HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST. AND WE ARE
BLESSED WITH EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING. THEREFORE, OUR GOD, WE
COME BEFORE YOUR THRONE AND WE DECLARE THAT EVERY RIGHT,
PRIVILEGE, AND PURPOSE OF OUR COVENANT THROUGH THE BLOOD OF
YESHUA IS ENFORCED. AND THAT IS OUR LIVES ARE REDEEMED FROM
DESTRUCTION. SO WE PLEAD ALL THE LEGAL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES,
MANIFESTATIONS OF OUR COVENANT UPON US, OVER OUR LOVED ONES,
OVER OUR THANKSGIVING, OVER THE DAYS LEADING UP OVER THE
THANKSGIVING DAY AND EVEN THEREAFTER. WE SPEAK TRAVEL
MERCIES. WE ARE COVERED. WE ARE SEALED IN THE LAMB'S BLOOD AND
THROUGH THE BLOOD OF SPRINKLING, WE APPLY THAT BLOOD UPON US,
UPON OUR LOVED ONES, OUR FAMILIES, OVER THOSE THAT TRAVEL
AND OVER OUR TRAVEL AND OVER THOSE WHO STAY. IT IS AND SHALL
BE A BLESSED THANKSGIVING SEASON. NO TRAUMA, NO TRAGEDY,
NO CALAMITIES, NO ACCIDENTS, NO INJURIES, NO SICKNESS, NO
DISEASE, NO HARASSMENT, NO STRIFE, NO DIVISION. WE SPEAK
THE BLESSINGS OF OUR COVENANT. WE RELEASE IT NOW. AND SAY IT IS
ENFORCED. AND THERE IS A PERMANENT COVENANT BOUNDARY LINE
ESTABLISHED UPON US, OUR LOVED ONES, OUR FAMILIES, EVEN OVER
THIS CHURCH THAT I PASTOR AND OUR E-MEMBERS. AND WE THANK YOU
FOR IT IN YESHUA'S NAME. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANGELS THAT
HONOR THAT COVENANT. AND THEY CARRY OUT AS PART OF OUR
INHERITANCE AS SAINTS OF GOD. IT IS WELL AND SHALL BE WELL.
EVERYBODY SAID? AMEN. AMEN. AND THEN SAY THIS, SAY, I THINK.
WELL, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. WE'RE GONNA GREET ONE
ANOTHER. AND THEN HERE'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO. AND THOSE OF
YOU THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE, SAY, "I BET I KNOW." YOU ARE
GOING TO EAT PASTOR HANK'S STUFFING SUGGESTION. ALL RIGHT,
SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GONNA DO THAT THIS THANKSGIVING? SAY, "I
BET I KNOW." YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, "I BET I KNOW." IT'S
GONNA CHANGE YOUR THANKSGIVING. GREET ONE ANOTHER, WE LOVE YOU,
WE HONOR YOU AS WELL, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING.
ALL RIGHT, FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR STUFFING NOW.
(MUSIC)
WELL, GOOD MORNING, CHURCH. WE'RE SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU
HERE. NOW, AFTER PASTOR HANK'S GREAT TURKEY STUFFING IDEA, I
JUST SEE M&M'S BRANDING TURKEY FLAVORED M&M'S NOW. I DON'T
KNOW. NO. NO, BUT WE'LL TRY THAT. ANYWAY, WE'RE SO EXCITED
TO SEE YOU HERE TODAY. IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME HERE AT LORD
OF HOSTS, WELL, WELCOME. I'M SORRY? THEY'RE GONNA GOBBLE
IT UP. THAT'S AWESOME. THAT WAS JUST THE GRAVY
ON TOP OF THAT. ALL RIGHT. IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST
TIME HERE, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO RAISE YOUR HAND. USHERS ARE IN
THE AISLES WITH GUEST BAGS FOR YOU. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
COMING. INSIDE, YOU'LL FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHURCH.
THERE'S SOME ITEMS THERE FOR YOU. AND INSIDE, YOU'LL ALSO
FIND A GUEST PACKET. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO OPEN THAT UP
AND TEAR OUT THE GUEST CARD. THEY'RE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE
PACKET AND FILL IT OUT. AND YOU CAN DROP IT ON THE OFFERING
BASKET. WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING AND JUST,
YOU KNOW, GET TO KNOW YOU. SO WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
COMING AND BEING PART OF OUR SERVICE TODAY. FOR THOSE OF YOU
WATCHING ONLINE, WHETHER YOU'RE ON ONE VOICE TV OR FACEBOOK OR
ROKU OR RUMBLE, ANY OF OUR ONLINE PLATFORMS, WE WANT TO
WELCOME YOU TO OUR CHURCH SERVICE TODAY. IF YOU HAVEN'T
MADE YOUR WAY TO ONEVOICETV.NET YET, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO
WHERE YOU CAN FIND OUT ALL ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER HERE
AT THE CHURCH AND JUST ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE ON THE
ARCHIVE. AND WE JUST WANT YOU TO STAY CONNECTED ON THE PLATFORM
THAT CANNOT CANCEL US. AMEN. WE HAVE NEW DIGITAL PLATFORMS THAT
YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN THAT WE'RE BROADCASTING FROM. AND
ALSO, WHETHER YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE OR HERE, IF YOU HAVE NOT
DOWNLOADED THE NEW UPDATED ONE VOICE TV APP, WE ENCOURAGE YOU
TO DO SO. A COUPLE OF NEW FEATURES, JUST SOME GREAT CHAT
FUNCTIONALITIES AND THINGS TO STAY UPDATED. SO WE ENCOURAGE
YOU TO GO TO YOUR APPLE OR ANDROID STORE AND UPDATE OR
DOWNLOAD THAT OR DOWNLOAD THE UPDATE, EITHER ONE, BOTH. BUT WE
WANT YOU TO STAY WITH THE UP-TO-DATE, LATEST NEWS. WE WANT
TO WELCOME ALL OF OUR GUESTS HERE AND ONLINE AS WE WELCOME
BOB AND TASHA TO HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS. THANK YOU, PASTOR
MIKE. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, PASTOR HANK MENTIONED THE HUSKER
LOSS YESTERDAY. I'M A TRUE RED HUSKER FAN, BUT I'M ALSO FROM
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. AND IF YOU SAW THAT GAME, IT WAS EVEN MORE
PAINFUL. SO I WAS THRILLED THAT SUNDAY ROLLED AROUND. I DON'T
HAVE TO THINK ABOUT FOOTBALL ANYMORE. WE ARE BOB AND TASHA.
WE HAVE THE HONOR OF LEADING THE 242 MINISTRY HERE AT LORD OF
HOSTS CHURCH. AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND EXPLAIN
WHAT 242 IS ABOUT. AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO ASK YOU TO
CONSIDER JOINING 242. SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO START WITH IS, JUST
LIKE EVERYTHING WE DO IN THIS MINISTRY, EVERYTHING WE DO IS
BIRTHED OUT OF THE BIBLE. SO PASTORS YEARS AGO WITH ACTS, THE
SCRIPTURE, ACTS 2:42, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THAT UP. ACTS 2:42
SAYS, "AND THEY CONTINUED STEADFASTLY IN THE APOSTLES'
DOCTRINE, AND FELLOWSHIP, AND BREAKING OF BREAD, AND PRAYERS."
THERE'S FOUR THINGS THERE. "CONTINUED STEADFASTLY IN THE
APOSTLES' DOCTRINE." WE COME TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY AND
WEDNESDAY, AND WE GET TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT
GOD'S WORD. WELL, WE ALSO GET THAT OPPORTUNITY EVERY OTHER
FRIDAY NIGHT IN 242 GROUPS. 242 IS AN EXTENSION OF THE CHURCH.
IT'S ALSO ABOUT FELLOWSHIP. BREAKING A BREAD IS SHARING A
MEAL, AND IN PRAYER, SMALL GROUP PRAYER IS LIFE-CHANGING. ONE OF
THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO DO RIGHT NOW IS ACKNOWLEDGE LES AND JUDY
ARMSTRONG. IF YOU GUYS COULD STAND UP JUST BRIEFLY. LES AND
JUDY, LET'S HEAR IT FOR THEM. THEY LED THE 242 MINISTRY JUST
BEFORE US. THEY TOOK IT FROM WHERE IT STARTED TO WHERE IT IS
TODAY, AND IT'S THROUGH YOUR EFFORTS THAT IT GREW TO WHAT IT
IS TODAY. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE
AND YOUR SUPPORT FOR US. IF YOU'RE A 242 LEADER AND YOU HAVE
ONE OF THESE COOL T-SHIRTS ON AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T, PLEASE
STAND UP. IF YOU'RE A 242 LEADER, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND
UP? THESE HERE ARE GOD'S SERVANTS WHO TOOK IT UPON
THEMSELVES TO LEAD A 242 GROUP. AND THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB NOT
ONLY EVERY OTHER FRIDAY, BUT THEY'RE IN CONSTANT PRAYER FOR
YOU. THEY'RE IN CONSTANT PRAYER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THEIR GROUP.
THEY ORGANIZE ACTIVITIES, THEY GET PEOPLE TOGETHER WHEN LIFE
EVENTS HAPPEN. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT LEAD PEOPLE THROUGH THAT.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH 242 LEADERS. AWESOME. YES, WE ARE SO
THRILLED TO BE SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY. AND I JUST PERSONALLY
WANT TO INVITE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO, IF YOU ARE NOT
CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN A 242 GROUP, OR HAVE BEEN THINKING,
HOW IN THE WORLD CAN I GET INVOLVED IN A MUCH GREATER
DEGREE IN THIS WONDERFUL CHURCH? THIS OPPORTUNITY IS PRESENTING
ITSELF TO YOU TODAY. AND I WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT PASTOR
BRENDA ALWAYS DOES. I WANT YOU TO TOUCH YOURSELF AND SAY,
"SELF, I HAVE A LOT TO OFFER "TO THE BODY OF CHRIST, AND I WILL
SERIOUSLY CONSIDER "JOINING A 242 GROUP." YEAH, AWESOME. YEAH,
THAT'S GREAT. WE RECOGNIZE THAT YOU CAN'T JUST LIVE LIFE ON
SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY. LIFE IS LIVED 24/7, 365 DAYS A YEAR, AND
WE GET EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT, EVERY OTHER FRIDAY NIGHT, EXCUSE ME,
242, LET ME EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. THE
FIRST AND THIRD FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, OUR 242 GROUPS MEET IN
HOMES ACROSS THE CITY, ACROSS LINCOLN. AND THERE'S A LITTLE
BIT OF BROLL FOOTAGE HERE, YOU GET TO SEE, GET A LITTLE BIT OF
A GLIMPSE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. AND WE DO THOSE FOUR THINGS, WE
FELLOWSHIP, WE BREAK BREAD, LIKE YOU CAN SEE HERE, PASTORS WROTE
AN AMAZING CURRICULUM THAT HELPS EXPLAIN MORE CONCEPTS IN THE
BIBLE THAT WE CAN LEARN TOGETHER. AND THEN WE PRAY. AND
SOME OF THE MOST POWERFUL PRAYER I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN AT LORD OF
HOSTS CHURCH HAS BEEN AT 242 GROUPS, YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY
TO REALLY EXERCISE YOUR FAITH IN A SMALL GROUP SETTING WITH
OTHERS WITH THESE AMAZING LEADERS TO CONTINUE TO LEARN HOW
TO PRAY DEEP, PRAY AND SEE PEOPLE'S LIVES SHAPED AND
CHANGED. SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN 242. WE
WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER IT. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE
STOP BY THE INFORMATION BOOTH THAT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE THIS DOOR
OVER HERE. IT'S THE CENTER INFORMATION BOOTH. WE'VE WE'VE
BORROWED THAT TODAY. STOLE WOULD BE A STRONG WORD, BUT WE'VE
BORROWED THAT TODAY. AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
TO MEET WITH THE 242 LEADER, ASK QUESTIONS, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR A
242 GROUP. AND THEN WHAT TASHA AND I WILL DO IS WE'LL CONNECT
WITH YOU, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET ASSIGNED. WE LOVE YOU
GUYS. WE LOVE THIS CHURCH. AND WE WANT TO SEE THIS CHURCH
CONTINUE TO GROW. AND ONE WAY IT'LL GROW EFFECTIVELY IS
THROUGH OUR 242 HOME MINISTRY. LOVE YOU GUYS. PASTOR BRENDA.
GUYS, IT WAS AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD
PEOPLE SAY OVER THE YEARS, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT PASTOR HANK
HAD THE VISION FOR STARTING 242 IS SO PEOPLE CAN BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS. BUT I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY OVER THE YEARS, YOU
KNOW, IF THE CHURCH GETS TOO BIG, I HAVE TO GO TO A SMALLER
CHURCH. AND YOU KNOW, I GET IT. IT'S A BIGGER CAMPUS. YOU KNOW,
THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO A CHURCH WITH A REALLY LARGE
CAMPUS, I REALIZED YOU COULD GET YOUR STEPS IN JUST GOING TO
SERVICE. JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW, BUT OF COURSE, WE HAVE AN
AMAZING TEAM, PASTOR DOUG AND EILEEN, THAT JUST HELP PEOPLE IF
THEY NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE. AND WE'RE ALWAYS GROWING OUR
WAYS OF DOING THAT. BUT I WILL SAY PEOPLE SAID, "OH, I'M NOT
SURE ABOUT A BIG CHURCH." AND I ALWAYS HAVE TWO ANSWERS. ONE I
TOOK FROM PASTOR HANK, WHO SAID, "HEAVEN'S BIG, SO DON'T BE
AFRAID OF A BIG GROUP." SECONDLY, PEOPLE SAY, "WELL, I'D
RATHER HAVE A SMALLER CHURCH." THAT'S WHY WE DO 242, IS WE HAVE
SMALLER GROUPS THAT YOU CAN CONNECT TO ON VARIOUS LEVELS. SO
I JUST LOVE THE 242 EXPRESSION. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY
PERSONALLY FROM PASTOR HANK AND MYSELF, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE
GROUP LEADERS WHO WILLINGLY OPEN YOUR HOME. AND I KNOW THERE'S
PREPARATION. YOU WANT PEOPLE TO THINK THAT YOU LIVE PERFECTLY
WITH NO MESSES, 24/7. SO I DO THANK YOU. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU GO
OUT TO THE INFORMATION CENTER, AND IF YOU'RE NOT A PART OF A
242 GROUP, AND NO PRESSURE, JUST SEE HOW AWESOME AND REWARDING IT
IS TO BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS IN THE BODY OF CHRIST. AMEN? ALL
RIGHT, WELL, BEFORE WE GET INTO IT, DO WANT TO REMIND, I THINK
IT'S CAMILA'S MEETING BAPTISM PEOPLE IN THE FOYER. OKAY, I GOT
THAT RIGHT. SO IF YOU ARE BEING BAPTIZED THERE, YOU WENT THROUGH
THE BAPTISM CLASS, THEY CAN BE PART OF THAT. SO JUST GO OUT THE
DOOR AND YOU'LL FIND CAMILA BLACKBURN OUT THERE AND JUST YOU
CAN BE DISMISSED PROBABLY AT THE CLOSE OF OFFERING. I THINK
THAT'S PROBABLY FINE. JUST A COUPLE QUICK THINGS. THIS
WEDNESDAY IS, AND ALL OF OUR ONLINE, I'LL APPRECIATE THIS,
BUT THIS IS ESPECIALLY FOR EVERYBODY HERE IN PERSON. WE
WILL BE ONLINE ONLY DOING AN OUR HEART TO YOUR HOME SEGMENT,
PASTOR HANK AND MYSELF. SINCE EVERYBODY WILL BE COOKING AND
MAKING THEIR JELLO AND THEIR ANGEL EGGS AND THEIR PIES ON
WEDNESDAY, YOU CAN TURN THE TV ON AND LISTEN TO PASTOR HANK AND
BRENDA PREACH TO YOU. AND WE'VE GOT A GOOD WORD PLAN, BUT ALSO
IT'LL BE AN ONLINE ONLY SERVICE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT SEVEN
O'CLOCK CENTRAL. SO MARK THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR AND YOU CAN LISTEN
AND WE WOULD JUST LOVE YOU TO BE A PART OF IT. IT'LL BE VERY,
VERY GOOD. WHICH I'LL SAY, BY THE WAY, IF WE EVER HAVE A SNOW
ISSUE OR A SNOW EVENT, PASTOR HANK AND I WILL ALWAYS GO LIVE
ONLINE FROM OUR HOUSE. AND WE'RE WILLING TO DO THAT. PASTOR SHANE
SETS UP THESE INSTANT STUDIOS. I MEAN, HE IS LIKE THE POPUP
STUDIO KING. AND I MEAN, THAT MAN, I'M TELLING YOU. AND THEN
HE TOLD ME, I DON'T KNOW HOW TRUE, OR AT LEAST SOMEBODY IN
MEDIA TOLD ME THAT IF WE'RE IN A BLIZZARD, THEY CAN MAKE IT GO
LIVE IN OUR HOUSE REMOTELY. SO I DON'T KNOW, WE'LL SEE WHAT
HAPPENS. SO WITH THE SNOW COMING NEXT WEEK, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
A GOOD TIME TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. WE'LL HAVE TO SEE
WHAT IT DOES. AND ONE THING THAT WE ARE ABOUT, AND I WILL SAY
THIS AT LORD OF HOSTS, WE DON'T LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, SOME
CHURCHES, I MEAN, WE'RE NOT THE LAST STANDING PASTOR TRYING TO
DECIDE IF WE'RE GONNA CANCEL. WE'VE GOTTEN TO A PLACE WHERE WE
JUST, YOU KNOW, SOME PASTORS WILL WAIT TILL LIKE THE LAST
SECOND, AND THEIR PEOPLE ARE UP, YOU KNOW, AT SIX IN THE MORNING,
LIKE, "SHOULD I SHOVEL MY DRIVEWAY? DO I NEED TO GET THERE
OR NOT?" AND MY FEELING IS, IS, YOU KNOW, DON'T PUT PEOPLE AT
RISK IF YOU CAN HELP IT. WE HAVE INTERNET NOW, SO MANY THINGS
HAPPEN. IT USED TO BE BACK IN THE DAY, PASTORS, AND RIGHTFULLY
SO, WOULD WORRY ABOUT NOT GETTING THE OFFERING THAT
SUNDAY. YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE PAYROLL TO MAKE, THEY HAVE TO
PAY THE RENT ON THEIR BUILDINGS AND SO FORTH. AND SO IT'S
THROUGH THE GOODWILL OF THE PEOPLE. BUT NOW WE HAVE
ELECTRONIC GIVING. SO IT REALLY, WE ALWAYS JUST WANT YOUR SAFETY
TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WHEN WE DECIDE TO CANCEL. AND IF
THE STORM IS COMING ANYWHERE IN THAT VICINITY OF THE CAMPUS
GETTING OPEN, AND BY THE WAY, IT TAKES A SMALL ARMY TO OPEN THIS
CAMPUS. LET'S JUST, SINCE WE'RE GIVING SHOUT OUTS TO THE
ARMSTRONG, LES YOU GET HERE AT LIKE WHAT TIME IN THE
MORNING, LIKE BEFORE DAWN OR, IT'S EARLY. SOME OF OUR, HUH? I
KNOW, LES NEVER LEAVES, MOM SAID LES NEVER LEAVES.
THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT, GIVE A HAND TO LES.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
OH MY GOODNESS, I KNOW, THE OTHER DAY, HE PICKED ME UP TO GO
TO THE AIRPORT, PASTOR CHRISTY AND I, TO GO TO CHICAGO. AND I
SAID, LES, IT'S FRIDAY, ISN'T IT YOUR DAY OFF? HE GOES, I KNOW, I
KNOW, I'M LIKE, DUDE, WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, YOU COULD
HAVE TAKEN A FULL DAY. BUT ANYWAY, BUT YOUR SAFETY IS SO
IMPORTANT. SO WE JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT, THAT IF WE CANCEL,
THERE'S LOTS OF WAYS. IF YOU'RE ON THE LIST OR THE PHONE LIST,
WE'RE SENDING OUT EBLAST TEXT MESSAGES. AND BY THE WAY, MAKE
SURE YOU SIGN UP FOR ALL THOSE AND LOTS OF WAYS TO COMMUNICATE.
SO JUST BE AWARE OF THAT AS WINTER IS COMING IN NEBRASKA.
AND WE'RE EXCITED, AREN'T WE, PASTOR MIKE? WHEREVER YOU ARE.
ALL RIGHT. PRAISE THE LORD. WELL, THAT'S JUST ABOUT ALL I
HAVE ON THE ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY. BY THE WAY, NEW YEAR'S EVE IS
AROUND THE CORNER. SO BE PART OF THAT, WE'RE GONNA BE VERY
EXCITED. PASTOR YOU HEARD HAS HIS CHRISTMAS MESSAGE READY.
THAT'S THE 21ST OF DECEMBER. AND IT'S JUST A LOT OF GOOD THINGS
PLANNED ALL THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS. GAME CHANGERS HAS A
CHRISTMAS PARTY, BY THE WAY, COMING UP ON, I THINK IT'S
FRIDAY THE 19TH, AM I RIGHT? YOU HELPED ME GET THE DATES RIGHT.
SO MANY, MANY THINGS HAPPENING. GET OUT ON THE WEBSITE AND FIND
ALL THAT OUT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET TO, AND PASTOR MATT, I
FORGOT MY GLASSES OVER THERE. DID I FORGET MY GLASSES? I NEED
THOSE. THE BIBLE IS IN SMALL PRINT TODAY. THANK YOU, SON, I
APPRECIATE THAT. GIVE A HAND CLAP TO THAT GUY WHO'S NOT A
GREEN BAY PACKER FAN AT ALL. I KNOW, WE WILL TAKE OUR NAP AND
SEE THE GAME. WE'RE A FOOTBALL CHURCH, SORRY, WE TALK ABOUT IT
A LOT. EVERY PASTOR NEEDS A HOBBY. I THINK OURS IS FOOTBALL
AND THEN FOOTBALL, AND I'M JUST AS BAD AS THE GUYS ARE, I DON'T
KNOW. HELP US, LORD, HELP US, LORD. ALL RIGHT, LET ME READ
THIS SCRIPTURE TO YOU. THIS IS ECCLESIASTES, AND I STARTED ON
THIS LAST WEEK, BUT IT SAYS, VERSE 1, "CAST YOUR BREAD ON THE
WATERS, "FOR YOU SHALL FIND IT AFTER MANY DAYS. "GIVE A PORTION
TO SEVEN AND ALSO TO EIGHT." IN OTHER WORDS, CONTINUE
COMPOUNDING YOUR GIVING. "FOR YOU KNOW NOT WHAT EVIL SHALL BE
ON THE EARTH, "FOR IF THE CLOUDS BE FULL OF RAIN, "THEY EMPTY
THEMSELVES ON THE EARTH. AND IF THE TREE FALLS TOWARD THE SOUTH
OR TOWARD THE NORTH IN THE PLACE WHERE IT FALLS, THERE IT SHALL
BE." NOW, WHAT HE'S SAYING HERE IS THERE ARE LAWS THAT GOVERN
THE EARTH, RIGHT? THERE ARE LAWS THAT ARE IN MOTION. AND OUR JOB
IS TO INVEST AND BE GIVERS BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN THE EARTH. WE NEED TO BE PREPARED. IT'S INTERESTING
THAT, YOU KNOW, IN FACT, WATCHING FOOTBALL, I SEE ALL OF
THESE COMMERCIALS ALL THE TIME ABOUT PEOPLE PLANNING FOR THEIR
RETIREMENT AND, YOU KNOW, PLANNING AHEAD IN THEIR LIFE.
HOW MANY INSURANCE COMMERCIALS DO WE NEED? I MEAN, EVERY
INSURANCE COMMERCIAL THAT IS KNOWN TO MAN COMES UP DURING
SPORTS. AND THE THING OF IT IS, IS IT'S ALL ABOUT PLANNING FOR
YOUR LIFE IN THE NATURAL. BUT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER AS BELIEVERS,
WE HAVE TO PLAN IN THE SPIRITUAL. AND THE WAY WE PLAN
IN THE SPIRITUAL, JESUS SAID IT IN MATTHEW 6, HE SAID, LAY UP
FOR YOURSELF TREASURES IN HEAVEN, RIGHT? DON'T JUST LAY
THEM UP ON THE EARTH, DON'T JUST GET A 401K, DON'T JUST HAVE YOUR
INSURANCE POLICY UP TO DATE, YOUR LIFE INSURANCE, DON'T JUST
GET YOUR ESTATE READY OR YOUR WILL. YOU, THAT'S, THOSE ARE
IMPORTANT THINGS IN THE NATURAL, BUT SPIRITUALLY, WE NEED TO BE
PLANNING IN ADVANCE. WE NEED TO, BECAUSE THAT IS GOD'S PLAN FOR
ENSURING YOUR WELLBEING, NO MATTER WHAT, COME ON, HAPPENS ON
THE EARTH HERE IN THIS LIFE. WE PLAN WHERE JESUS SAID, "IF YOU
LAY UP FOR YOURSELVES TREASURES IN HEAVEN," RIGHT? WE ONLY GET
ONE LIFE, I'VE BEEN SAYING THAT, ONE LIFE TO INVEST IN SPIRITUAL
THINGS. THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY. WE CAN INVEST OUR FINANCES, OUR
TIME. COME ON, YOU SAW THESE 242 LEADERS TODAY, THEY'RE INVESTING
THEIR TIME, THEIR HOMES, IN SPIRITUAL THINGS. COME ON,
THINGS THAT WE TAKE TO HEAVEN. WE'RE NOT TAKING ANYTHING TO
HEAVEN WITH US EXCEPT WHAT WE DO FOR GOD ON THIS EARTH. OKAY, WE
DON'T GET TO TAKE OUR FAVORITE COLLECTION OF ANYTHING, WE DON'T
GET TO TAKE OUR HOUSES, YOU DON'T GET TO TAKE YOUR FAVORITE
CAR, WE DON'T GET TO TAKE ANYTHING. WE GET TO TAKE WHAT WE
INVEST IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD. AND JESUS SAID, IF YOU LAY UP
FOR YOURSELVES TREASURES IN HEAVEN, THE DEVIL CAN'T TOUCH
THOSE TREASURES. THE EARTH, CURSE, CANNOT TOUCH THOSE
THINGS. PEOPLE SAY ALL THE TIME, WELL, WE'RE REDEEMED FROM THE
CURSE. YES, THE CURSE OF THE LAW WE'RE REDEEMED FROM, BUT THERE'S
STILL A WORKING CURSE IN THE EARTH THAT WE HAVE TO COME
AGAINST ON A REGULAR BASIS. AMEN. BY THE WAY, IF YOU WERE,
HAD SOMEBODY LAY HANDS ON YOU TODAY IN THE SERVICE FOR YOU TO
BE HEALED, THEN YOU NEED TO KEEP PRESSING TOWARD THAT HEALING.
DON'T JUST WALK OUT AND GO, WELL, I DON'T FEEL ANY
DIFFERENT. I'LL SHARE A LITTLE TESTIMONY WITH YOU. I HAD THIS
LITTLE GROWTH, THIS LITTLE SKIN TAG ON MY SKIN. IT WASN'T VERY
BIG, AND I KNEW IT WASN'T DANGEROUS OR ANYTHING. IT DIDN'T
HURT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND I THOUGHT, WELL, I'M GOING TO
GET ONE OF THOSE LITTLE KITS AND TRY TO GET RID OF IT. HAVE YOU
EVER HAD ANYWAY, SO AND I'M SHARING THIS FOR A REASON. AND
FINALLY, THE LORD SAID TO ME, HE SAID, DID YOU CURSE THAT? AND I
THOUGHT, WELL, GOODNESS, LORD, NO, I DIDN'T. AND I BEGAN TO
CURSE IT. AND YOU KNOW THAT THING, AFTER I CURSE, I SAID, IN
THE NAME OF JESUS, YOU'RE ILLEGAL. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED ON
ME. YOU GET OFF OF ME IN THE NAME OF JESUS. I MEAN, NOT ONLY
ARE THESE LITTLE TAGS, THEY'RE UGLY, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY JUST
DON'T HAVE A RIGHT. AND YOU KNOW THAT THING SHRIVELED UP, DRIED
AND FELL OFF. AND I'M TELLING YOU, NOW, MY REASON FOR SHARING
THAT IS SOME THINGS ARE A PROCESS, OKAY? DON'T JUST SAY,
WELL, HANDS WERE LAID, OKAY, WELL, WE'LL SEE, I HOPE
SOMETHING HAPPENED. NO, YOU PRESS IN, SAME WAY WITH YOUR
FINANCES. YOU PRESS IN, YOU INVEST IN THE SPIRITUAL. IF YOU
GIVE YOUR TITHE, YOU FOLLOW IT UP AND CLAIM TITHER’S RIGHTS.
YOU CLAIM THE BLESSING, YOU DECLARE IN JESUS NAME THAT YOU
GET WHAT YOU SAY. AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING OF THE CURSE THAT'S
TRYING TO COME AGAINST YOU, WHETHER IT'S YOUR HEALTH, COME
ON, WORK THE PROCESS. WORK THE PROCESS, THAT LITTLE GROWTH
DIDN'T FALL OFF IN A DAY. NO, IT FELL OFF. I SPOKE TO IT AND I
COMMANDED IT AND IT WAS A PROCESS, BUT IT LEFT, IT LEFT.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, SPEAK AND WORK THE PROCESS. THIS IS
WHAT THIS WORD IS SAYING. SO THERE'S ALWAYS A CURSE IN THE
EARTH THAT WILL TRY, RIGHT? BUT THEN LOOK WHAT HE SAYS, "BUT HE
THAT OBSERVES THE WIND WILL NOT SOW." IN OTHER WORDS, HE WON'T
TITHE BECAUSE IT'S NOT A CONVENIENT TIME IN HIS OR HER
LIFE. AND HE THAT REGARDS THE CLOUDS SHALL NOT REAP. IN OTHER
WORDS, IF YOU WANT TO HARVEST, YOU CAN'T ALWAYS BASE IT ON YOUR
CIRCUMSTANCE. YOU SOW, YOU SPEAK, YOU DECLARE, YOU DO, YOU
DO SPIRITUAL THINGS NO MATTER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES BEING
PRESENTED TO US. I SAID TO THE GROUP ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT THAT
YOU CAN'T THINK AWAY A PROBLEM. YOU HAVE TO TALK TO IT. IF YOU
DON'T TALK TO THE PROBLEM OUT LOUD WHERE YOUR OWN EARS CAN
HEAR, THAT PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO ENCROACH ON YOUR LIFE. YOU
CURSE THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT FROM GOD. YOU COMMAND THOSE
THINGS TO BACK UP AND GET OUT OF YOUR LIFE. IF YOU'RE DEALING
WITH EMOTIONAL HURT, YES, TASHA, YOU LAY HANDS ON YOURSELF AND
YOU SAY, SELF, YOU BE HEALED IN JESUS' NAME. YOU BE WELL IN THE
NAME OF JESUS. YOU SPEAK TO YOURSELF AND YOU WORK THE
PROCESS. AND IT'S NO DIFFERENT WITH OUR TITHES AND OUR
OFFERINGS. LET ME READ THE REST OF THIS AND WE'LL GET PASTOR UP.
FOR YOU KNOW NOT WHAT IS THE WAY OF THE SPIRIT, NOR HOW THE BONES
GROW IN THE WOMB. WELL, COME ON, THERE'S A SPIRIT REALM THAT'S
BEHIND ALL OF THIS, RIGHT? WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW THE BONES GROW IN THE WOMB OF HER THAT'S
WITH CHILD, OR EVEN SO, THOU KNOWEST NOT THE WORKS OF GOD. WE
DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES, DO
WE? WE JUST DO WHAT THE WORD TELLS US TO DO. SO HERE'S WHAT
IT SAYS, BECAUSE YOU DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT GOES ON BEHIND
THE SCENES, I'M PARAPHRASING IT. VERSE 6, "IN THE MORNING, SOW
YOUR SEED, AND IN THE EVENING WITHHOLD NOT YOUR HAND." IN
OTHER WORDS, LOOK FOR EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THE WORD OF
GOD INTO MOTION AND SOW YOUR SEEDS, SOW YOUR TITHES, SOW YOUR
OFFERINGS. DON'T JUST GO, "WELL, YOU KNOW, I GAVE TO THE BUILDING
PROJECT LAST YEAR, OR I GAVE TO THIS, OR I DID THAT." NO, LOOK
FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES ALL THE TIME. YOU KNOW, WE LIVE IN
NEBRASKA, AND I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE NEBRASKA FARMER SOW A SINGLE
SEED OF CORN. BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT, YEAH, A SINGLE SEED COULD
BE STAMPED OUT, OKAY? OR SOME PRODUCE MORE THAN OTHERS, RIGHT?
SOME SEEDS, WE DON'T KNOW THE PROCESS. HE DOESN'T KNOW THAT
ONE MIGHT GET TOO MUCH WATER AND ANOTHER NOT ENOUGH, SO THEY SOW
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF SEEDS ON ACRES AND ACRES AND ACRES OF
LAND BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY SOME OF THAT IS GOING TO
YIELD AMAZING RESULTS. SO YOU LOOK FOR EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO
SOW BECAUSE MORE SEED IN THE GROUND MEANS A GREATER
OPPORTUNITY FOR GREATER HARVEST. SO IN THE MORNING SOW, IN THE
EVENING LOOK FOR EVERY OPPORTUNITY. DON'T LET AN
OPPORTUNITY PASS YOU BY. WORK THE PROCESS, RIGHT? FOR YOU KNOW
NOT WHAT WILL PROSPER OR THIS OR THAT, OR WHETHER THEY BOTH SHALL
BE ALIKE GOOD. AND IN OTHER WORDS, YOU DON'T KNOW WHICH
ACTIVITY WILL PRODUCE AND WHEN. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU AS WE
CLOSE UP 2025 AND WE'RE COMING TO THE END, WORK THE PROCESS OF
SOWING YOUR SEEDS, WORK IT, DON'T PUT IT IN THE GROUND AND
THEN SPEAK TO IT. REBUKE THE CURSE FROM COMING AGAINST IT.
THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT, YOU KNOW, PASTOR AND I DO. WE SAY
NO, EVERY SEED WE SOW, I HELD UP A SEED THAT I CLAIMED SOMETHING
FOR THE OTHER DAY AND I SAID, GOD, I AM GOING TO GET EVERY BIT
OF HARVEST FROM THAT SEED AND THAT OFFERING. I REFUSE TO
ACCEPT ANY LESS. I REFUSE IT. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, WORK
THE PROCESS. PUT YOUR SEED IN THE GROUND AND WORK THE PROCESS
AND DON'T BACK UP. GOD'S WORD ALWAYS WILL WORK FOR YOU. AMEN.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S PUT THE GIVING INFORMATION UP ON THE SCREEN.
GET PASTOR UP TO PREACH QUICKLY. PRAISE THE LORD. IT'S ALREADY
BEEN A GOOD DAY IN GOD'S HOUSE. TEXT TO GIVE, THE MOBILE APP,
WEBSITE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY ONLINE, AND THOSE OF
YOU HERE FOR CONTINUING TO HELP US WITH OUR BUILDING PROJECT.
WE HAVE SOME NEW THINGS COMING AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THEM. SO WE JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, HELP US BUILD THAT WAR
CHEST BACK UP FROM ALL THAT WE DID WITH THE TABERNACLE. AND WE
JUST SO VALUE THAT AND APPRECIATE THAT. YOU CAN
SELECT THE CAMPUS AND BUILDING FUND THERE
ON THE DROPDOWN AS YOU'RE PRAYING ABOUT
YOUR SEEDS GOING INTO THE END OF THE YEAR. HERE WE ARE ALMOST AT
THE END OF 2025. AMAZING. AMAZING. SO MANY GOOD THINGS IN
STORE FOR '26. SO WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR SEED READY, STAND UP. AND I
JUST DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU THAT USED THE MAIL.
AND WE SO VALUE AND APPRECIATE THAT. ALL OF OUR TEAM IS SO
THANKFUL. WE JUST FEEL THE LOVE FROM ALL OF YOU FROM AROUND THE
WORLD. YOU ARE A BLESSING TO PASTOR MYSELF AND ALL OF OUR
STAFF AND TEAM HERE AT LORD OF HOSTS CHURCH, AMEN? ALL RIGHT,
INTERNET, YOU'RE PART OF THIS. LET'S HOLD UP OUR PHONES, LET'S
HOLD UP OUR OFFERING ENVELOPES, OR IF YOU'RE MAILING, HOLD UP
THE MAIL, ALL OF YOU IN THE ROOM. FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR
EVERY PERSON UNDER THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, EVERY PERSON THAT'S
GIVING TODAY, FATHER. I THANK YOU THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF
THEM, FATHER, WORKS THE PROCESS AND COMES INTO THE GREAT HARVEST
THAT YOU HAVE FOR THEIR LIFE. I THANK YOU, LORD JESUS, THAT THE
WORD IS WORKING FOR THEM. EVERY HARVEST TO EVERY SEED THAT THEY
HAVE BELIEVED YOU FOR AND PRAYED FOR, WE DECLARE IN THIS
ATMOSPHERE THAT IT COMES TO PASS IN THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS'
MIGHTY NAME. COME ON, SHOUT AMEN LIKE YOU BELIEVE THAT. ARE YOU
READY TO DECREE TOGETHER? LET'S SAY QUADRUPLE, SAY IT WITH ME.
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 FINISHED. 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. WE CALL 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, QUADRUPLE, AND THEN WE WILL QUADRUPLE AGAIN. WE
DECLARE NEW THINGS NOW. WE DECREE MINISTRY AND CAMPUS BE
EXPANDED NOW. COME ON, GIVE GOD A SHOUT AS YOU GIVE. USHERS, YOU
CAN BEGIN TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. HALLELUJAH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
GIVING. ALSO, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE ONLINE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
GIVING. AND WE JUST DECLARE SURPLUS OVER THE HOUSE OF THE
LORD, BUT ALSO OVER YOUR LIFE, WE DECLARE SURPLUS. HOW MANY ARE
READY FOR GREATER BLESSINGS FROM GOD SO THAT YOU COULD BE A GREAT
BLESSING? AND THAT'S THE THING I ALWAYS THANK GOD FOR IS, THANK
YOU FOR BLESSING MY LIFE SO THAT I COULD BE A BLESSING TO PEOPLE
THAT ARE AROUND ME AND THAT YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH. SO HOW
MANY OF YOU FOUND OUT WHO IS GONNA MAKE MY SPECIAL STUFFING?
WHILE THE USHERS ARE SERVING YOU, I JUST THOUGHT I'D KIND OF
GET A SURVEY. THERE'S NOBODY THAT'S WATCHING, THOSE OF YOU
ONLINE, NO, NO TAKERS. I WAS GONNA REPRESENT OR RECOMMEND THE
PEANUT BUTTER M&M'S STUFFING OPTION, BUT I GUESS, SO BRENDA
AT LEAST WILL BE THE ONLY ONES, RIGHT? SHE'S LOOKING AT ME LIKE,
NO! AND SO, ANYWAY, I HAVE A LOT OF FUN, BY THE WAY. HOW MANY OF
YOU WIVES, YOU'RE MOSTLY THE ONE THAT DOES THE COOKING? AND THIS
ISN'T A MALE/FEMALE THING, I'M JUST ASKING A QUESTION. HOW MANY
OF YOU HUSBANDS, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT NORMALLY PREPARES THE
TURKEY? THAT'S AWESOME. BUT YOU KNOW ONE THING I LOVE TO DO,
WHETHER YOU'RE THE HUSBAND OR THE WIFE THEN, BUT THE PERSON
THAT'S DOING THE COOKING, I LIKE TO BE OUT THERE WITH BRENDA, I
REALLY DO. AND SHE MAKES A VERY AMAZING MESS. AND I GET TO, I
PEEL THE POTATOES, AND WHAT ELSE, BRENDA, I PEEL THE
POTATOES, I HELP PREPARE THE ANGEL EGGS, MAKE THE JELLO, WHAT
ELSE, DO ALL THE DISHES, DRY 'EM. I STEAL KISSES, I FLIRT
WITH THE CHEF, YOU KNOW, IT'S AWESOME STUFF. AND SHE'S LIKE,
I'M CONCENTRATING, SO AM I, ON YOU. ANYWAY. WELL, IT'S TRUE, SO
THERE YOU GO. AND I GIVE THANKS FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT, I'M READY
TO GET IN THE WORD, HOW ABOUT YOU? ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN UP
OUR BIBLES TO MATTHEW CHAPTER 22. AND WE'RE GOING TO PICK UP
WHERE WE LEFT OFF, WHERE WE'VE BEEN LEAVING OFF. AND IT SEEMS
LIKE EVERY TIME I TRY TO MOVE AWAY FROM THIS MESSAGE, IT'S
LIKE THE LORD JUST KEEPS SAYING, STAY WITH IT. SO WE'RE GONNA
JUST STAY WITH IT, AND WE'LL JUST KEEP GOING WITH WHERE GOD
WANTS US. BUT I AM EXCITED THOUGH FOR MY CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.
HOW MANY OF YOU THINK THAT WAS KIND OF A COOL THING? WE'RE
GONNA HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH IT. SO, ALL RIGHT, MATTHEW 22:36,
WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT WHAT JESUS SAID. NOW, WE HAVE TO
REMEMBER WHAT WAS LEADING UP TO THIS. THERE WAS A QUESTION THAT
WAS ASKED TO JESUS BY AN ATTORNEY, A LAWYER, AND HE WAS
TRYING TO TRAP JESUS, RIGHT, TO GET HIM TO, YOU KNOW, TRIP UP
OVER HIS WORDS OR HIS DOCTRINE OR WHATEVER. BUT NOTICE, HERE'S
THE QUESTION, MASTER, WHICH IS THE GREATEST OR THE GREAT
COMMANDMENT IN THE LAW? AND LET'S CONTINUE TO READ. AND
JESUS SAID UNTO THEM, YOU SHOULD LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD. NOW, I
WANT YOU TO SEE THAT WORD LOVE, UNDERLINE THAT, BECAUSE WE ARE
GONNA TALK ABOUT LOVE AS WE CLOSE OUT THIS MESSAGE OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE WEEKS OR SO. BUT ALSO, YOU FIND THE WORD HONOR.
THOU SHALT LOVE OR THOU SHALT HONOR THE LORD. THAT'S WHAT
JESUS SAID EVEN TO THE DEVIL WHEN HE WAS BEING TEMPTED. HE
SAID, "NO, NO, NO, IT'S WRITTEN, "THOU SHALT HONOR THE LORD THY
GOD, AND ONLY HIM SHALL YOU SERVE OR WORSHIP." SO WE'RE
GONNA TALK ABOUT WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR
CHRISTIAN WALK. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT IF MORE CHRISTIANS, MORE
PEOPLE WOULD REALLY BE GROUNDED IN HONOR. HONOR IS OF THE HEART.
THAT'S WHY JESUS SAID, "MEN, HONOR ME WITH LIPS." IN OTHER
WORDS, PEOPLE CAN GIVE LIP SERVICE ALL DAY LONG, BUT IF
YOUR ACTIONS THAT REALLY COME FROM YOUR HEART DON'T SHOW
HONOR, THEN IT'S NOT TRUE HONOR. YOU CAN SAY ALL DAY LONG THAT
YOU HONOR GOD, BUT THEN YOU MISTREAT HIM. YOU COULD SAY ALL
DAY LONG THAT YOU HONOR YOUR SPOUSE, BUT THEN YOU MISTREAT
HIM. YOU COULD SAY ALL DAY LONG THAT YOU HONOR YOUR MOTHER AND
FATHER, BUT THEN YOU MISTREAT HIM. YOU COULD SAY THAT YOU
HONOR AND YOU LOVE LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT THEN YOU
DISHONOR THEM. OR THEY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME, YOU KNOW,
YOU LOVE AND YOU HONOR, YOU KNOW, YOUR NATION, BUT THEN, YOU
KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T CARE ABOUT THROWING GARBAGE OUT THEIR
WINDOW AND LITTERING A COUNTRY THAT THEY SAY THEY HONOR, RIGHT?
AND SO WE CAN SEE WHERE LOVE AND HONOR HAS TO COME BACK TO THE
FOUNDATION. YOU LOOK AT A LOT OF THE CHAOS THAT'S HAPPENING, THE
STRIFE, YOU KNOW, THE GREAT MELTING POT OF AMERICA HAS
BECOME THE GREAT BOILING POT. AND THERE'S THINGS THAT TRIGGER
PEOPLE AND SET THEM OFF AND PEOPLE ARE TOUCHY. AND I THINK
IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A LACK OF HONOR. I GREW UP AS A CHILD BY
MY PARENTS TO HONOR. WE WERE TAUGHT THAT YOU RESPECT THOSE
THAT ARE IN AUTHORITY, WHETHER YOU LIKED THEM, AGREED WITH THEM
OR NOT. IF THEY HAD A UNIFORM, YOU RESPECTED THEM. IF THEY HAD
A TITLE, YOU CALLED THEM BY THEIR TITLE, DOCTOR, PASTOR,
MR., MRS., RIGHT? YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO ARGUE BACK WITH YOUR
PARENTS. YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO JUSTIFY YOUR POSITION, RIGHT?
TODAY, PEOPLE JUST ALWAYS GOTTA HAVE THE LAST WORD. WE GOTTA LET
PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY'RE WRONG AND WE'RE RIGHT. AND I JUST
THINK IF WE CAME BACK TO REALLY THE UNDERSTANDING OF LAW AND
HONOR AS THE FOUNDATION OF A HEART, THERE'D BE LESS
ARGUMENTS, THERE'D BE LESS FAMILY STRIFE, LESS DIVORCES,
THERE'D BE LESS CHAOS IN OUR SOCIETY. YOU WOULDN'T SEE
BUILDINGS BEING BURNED WITH FIRE, PEOPLE'S BUSINESSES AND
LIVELIHOODS BEING DESTROYED. YOU WOULDN'T SEE THE CONSTANT
BICKERING AND FIGHTING THAT SEEMS TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. AND
LET'S TALK, I MEAN, WE'RE NOT EVEN TALKING POLITICS, RIGHT?
BUT CAN YOU IMAGINE IF WHATEVER SIDE THEY'RE ON, RIGHT, LEFT, OR
IN THE MIDDLE, IF THEY WOULD JUST DO WHAT IS HONORABLE FOR
WE, THE PEOPLE, AND HAVE A LOVE FOR GOD AND INCLUDE GOD? MAN,
CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE? SO LET'S CONTINUE ON.
JESUS SAID THESE WORDS, "THOU SHALL LOVE, "YOU SHALL HONOR THE
LORD YOUR GOD." NOW NOTICE, WE TALKED ABOUT HONORS OF THE
HEART, SO IS LOVE. NOTICE THE FIRST PLACE THAT JESUS MENTIONS.
HE SAID, "YOU NEED TO LOVE AND HONOR GOD FROM THE HEART, "AND
WITH ALL YOUR SOUL." WHY YOUR SOUL? BECAUSE YOU CAN SAY ALL
DAY LONG, "WELL, I HONOR GOD, OR I HONOR THIS PERSON, "OR I HONOR
THIS THING." BUT IF YOU DON'T MAKE DECISIONS, IF YOU DON'T
SUBMIT YOUR WILL, THAT'S WHAT YOUR SOUL IS, YOUR MIND, YOUR
WILL, AND YOUR EMOTION, IT'S JUST LIP SERVICE. AND THEN WITH
ALL YOUR MIND, YOU GOTTA MAKE A DECISION. AND THEN IT ALSO SAYS
WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH. IF YOU DON'T PUT ENERGY AND ACTION
BEHIND YOUR DECISIONS, YOUR MINDSET, RIGHT, YOUR EMOTIONS,
YOUR WILL, YOUR HEART, IF YOU DON'T PUT ACTION, STRENGTH
BEHIND IT, THEN IT'S JUST LIP SERVICE, YOU'RE WASTING YOUR
TIME. AND LET ME SAY THIS, IF ONE PERSON IS TRYING TO WALK THE
LOVE WALK, DON'T YOU BE THE ONE THAT GETS THEM OUT OF THE LOVE
WALK. OR DON'T BE THE ONE THAT'S OUT OF THE LOVE WALK. IF MARRIED
COUPLES, IF ONE PERSON'S TRYING TO BE A PERSON OF PRAYER, DON'T
SAY, WELL, YOU'RE JUST OVERLY SPIRITUAL. I'M NOT GONNA PRAY
WITH YOU, I'M NOT GONNA READ MY BIBLE. OR IF SOMEONE'S TRYING TO
END THE ARGUMENT AND HAND YOU THE OLIVE BRANCH OF THEIR ARM OR
TRY TO END THE ARGUMENT OR THE DISAGREEMENT, FOR GOODNESS SAKE,
BE HONORABLE. WELL, BUT THEY'RE WRONG AND I'M NOT GONNA ADMIT
IT. I DIDN'T SAY THAT. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO JUST DIFFUSE THE
SITUATION AND PULL IT BACK IN THE SPIRIT. AND IT'S NOT AN
ISSUE OF WHETHER YOU'RE RIGHT, THEY'RE RIGHT, THEY'RE WRONG.
SOMETIMES WHAT'S WRONG IS CARRYING IT ON, CONTINUING TO
HAVE IT GO. THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS BY NOT LETTING THE SUN GO DOWN
UPON YOUR ANGER. JUST QUIT, YOU KNOW, HASHING IT OUT. QUIT
TRYING TO KEEP PROVING IT OUT AND SEEING WHO'S RIGHT AND WHO'S
WRONG. YOU KNOW, BRENDA AND I, IN 36 YEARS OF MARRIAGE, MOST OF
OUR ARGUMENTS, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE DON'T SIT THERE AND TRY
TO PROVE OUT WHO'S RIGHT AND WHO'S WRONG. AT THE END OF THE
DAY, WE REALLY DO HONESTLY JUST SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S JUST
HAVE PEACE. IT DOESN'T MATTER, AND REALLY I'VE LEARNED THIS
AFTER 36 YEARS OF MARRIAGE, AND I KNOW SHE'LL AGREE, THAT IT'S
LIKE, WE DON'T WANNA FIGHT ABOUT IT. IT'S TOO EXHAUSTING TO FIGHT
ABOUT IT. RIGHT, AND WE'VE NEVER BEEN, AND I MEAN THIS, WE'VE
NEVER BEEN, YOU KNOW, WE MADE AN AGREEMENT WHEN WE FIRST GOT
MARRIED 36 YEARS AGO. SHE WAS 22 AND I HAD JUST TURNED 23, AND WE
MADE AN AGREEMENT THAT IF WE GET MAD AND WE GET SO ANGRY, RIGHT,
WE DON'T LEAVE. YOU DON'T LEAVE THE, IF YOU NEED A MOMENT TO GO
IN THE OTHER ROOM, THAT'S FINE, BUT YOU'RE NOT STAYING THERE.
RIGHT, YOU DON'T LEAVE THE HOUSE, RIGHT? YOU DON'T NOT
ANSWER YOUR PHONE 'CAUSE WE'RE MAD. NO, THE RULE IS IF YOU'RE
MAD OR YOU'RE NOT MAD, IF ONE OF US CALLS, YOU ANSWER. AND MY
RULE IS IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN WITH ME AND MY WIFE CALLS, I WILL
SAY, EXCUSE ME. AND I'VE BEEN WITH SOME VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE
AND I'VE BEEN IN SOME VERY IMPORTANT MEETINGS AND I SAID,
EXCUSE ME, MY WIFE IS CALLING AND I WANT TO HONOR HER FOR JUST
A MOMENT. I'M GONNA, JUST A MOMENT. OR HEY, MY WIFE IS
TEXTING ME, EXCUSE ME ONE MOMENT, I NEED TO JUST TELL HER
THAT I'M IN A MEETING, PLEASE. AND I WILL SHOW MY HONOR. SHE'S
DONE THE SAME THING WITH ME. BUT WE MADE A DECISION THAT WE DON'T
GO STUFFING AND HUFFING AND PUFFING OUT THE DOOR. TOO MANY
MARRIAGES HAVE ENDED THAT WAY. I WAS A JUVENILE COURT OFFICER FOR
A LITTLE WHILE WHILE I WAS TRYING TO FIND MY WAY IN THE
MINISTRY. AND I REMEMBER THERE WAS ONE LITTLE GIRL, SHE WAS
ALWAYS IN TROUBLE. SHE WAS 14 YEARS OF AGE. AND I WANT YOU TO
HEAR ME, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING. AND SHE WAS A KIND
LITTLE GIRL, BUT SHE WAS JUST IN TROUBLE ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER
AND MESSING AROUND WITH BOYS AND GOING TOO FAR AND JUST CREATING
A LOT OF MESS. AND THEY WERE WANTING TO PUT HER INTO FOSTER
CARE. AND I SAID TO HER, I SAID, "LISTEN TO ME, "CAN I ASK YOU AN
HONEST QUESTION? "THERE HAS TO BE A ROOT TO WHY YOU, "YOU ARE
SUCH A NICE PERSON." AND SHE STARTED CRYING. SHE SAYS, "WELL,
YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT BELIEVES THAT." AND I SAID, "NO,
LISTEN TO ME. "I WANNA ASK YOU A QUESTION. "I WANNA ASK YOU WHAT
HAPPENED TO YOU "THAT CAUSED YOU TO BE THIS WAY, "WHERE YOU CAN'T
EVEN LOOK AT PEOPLE WHEN THEY TALK TO YOU? "YOU'RE NEVER
HAPPY. "WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?" AND SHE LOOKED UP AT ME AND SHE
SAYS, "WHAT DO YOU CARE?" I SAID, "NO, I'M ASKING YOU. "I
REALLY WANNA KNOW." SHE SAID, "WELL, IT STARTED, "AND IT WAS
JUST A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME." YOU KNOW, SHE WAS LIKE 14, MAYBE
ALMOST 15. SHE SAID, "I HEARD MY PARENTS ARGUING, "AND THEY WERE
ARGUING AND ARGUING AND FIGHTING "AND SLAMMING DOORS AND CALLING
EACH OTHER NAMES. "AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEARD MY MOM TELL MY
DAD "TO GET OUT WITH AN EXPLICATIVE. "AND I WATCHED MY
DAD GET INTO THE CAR "WHICH WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HE NEVER
CAME BACK." AND I SAID, "SO WHAT IS IT THAT IS DRIVING?" SHE
SAID, "I HATE MY MOM. "I LOVED MY DAD. "I LOVED MY MOM, BUT
THEY DIDN'T CARE ABOUT ME." WE DON'T THINK SOMETIMES WHEN WE
LIVE A LIFE OF DISHONOR, WE GET OUT OF LOVE, HOW IT AFFECTS
OTHER PEOPLE. WHEN WE DECIDE TO BREAK A COMMANDMENT AND COMMIT
ADULTERY, WE DON'T REALIZE WE GOT OUT OF LOVE, WE GOT OUT OF
HONOR. WE DON'T REALIZE WHAT WE DO TO OUR KIDS WHEN WE DECIDE
THAT IT'S OKAY FOR US TO ARGUE IN THEIR PRESENCE AND FIGHT, AND
THEN GOD FORBID, GO SEPARATE WAYS OR END THE WHOLE MARRIAGE
AND WHAT IT DOES TO CHILDREN, WHAT IT DOES TO SOCIETY WHEN WE
AREN'T NICE TO PEOPLE, WHEN WE'RE NOT KIND. I HAD A RELATIVE
THAT HAD PASSED A WHILE BACK AND I WAS JUST WANTING TO FIND OUT
INFORMATION. I SAID, WELL, WHAT ARE THEY PLANNING? ARE THEY
HOLDING A MEMORIAL? ARE THEY HOLDING A SERVICE? AND THE
ANSWER WAS, NOBODY LIKED THEM. WELL, WHY? DO WE REALLY WANT
THAT TO BE SAID ABOUT OUR LIVES, THAT WE ARE PEOPLE THAT COULD
NOT WALK IN LOVE? WE COULDN'T WALK IN HONOR? YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES I'VE DONE THIS IN MY MARRIAGE. I WILL HONESTLY, WILL
LOOK AT MY WIFE AND I WILL SAY TO MYSELF, SELF, AM I REALLY
HONORING HER? AM I REALLY TREATING HER LIKE CHRIST TREATS
THE CHURCH AND LOVES HER? AM I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY SHOWING
THAT SIDE OF LOVE AND HONOR? AND I TELL YOU WHAT, I HAVE TO HIT
MYSELF SOMETIMES BECAUSE I'M A STUBBORN PERSON. I'M AN
INDIGNANT MAN. I LIKE TO HAVE MY OWN WAY. BUT WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL
MARRIAGE BECAUSE WE WORK VERY HARD TO MAINTAIN HONOR. PEACE IS
HONORABLE. LOVE IS HONORABLE. AVOIDING STRIFE AND DIVISION IS
HONORABLE. WALKING IN LOVE. JESUS SAID IF YOU DO THAT, IT
WON'T FAIL. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHY WE, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, HAVE TO
BE BROUGHT THROUGH ALL THE DRAMA OF OUR POLITICIANS, OF A
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN? WHAT IF THEY WOULD HAVE JUST LOVED THEIR
COUNTRY AND THE PEOPLE THAT THEY REPRESENT? WHAT IF THEY REALLY
HONORED YOU THAT VOTED FOR THEM AND SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT? "WE
AREN'T GONNA SHUT THIS THING DOWN. "IF WE HAVE TO STAY HERE
AND NOT GET PAID "AND NOT HAVE TO GO AND HAVE VACATIONS," THEY
ALL DID IT, WHICHEVER SIDE IT WAS, REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT.
THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ON VACATION. NO, GET YOUR BUTT
THERE, AND I DON'T CARE IF YOU GOTTA SEND A TENT UP IN YOUR
OFFICE. WE WANT LOVE AND WE WANT HONOR. WE WANT TO BE TREATED
FAIRLY. SO THIS IS THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT. JESUS SAID, "YOU
SHOULD LOVE GOD, HONOR GOD "WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR
SOUL, AND ALL YOUR MIND." NOW WATCH THIS, NOTICE WHAT HE SAID,
THE SECOND COMMANDMENT. HE DIDN'T STOP THERE, HE SAID, AND
THE SECOND IS, LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR OR HONOR OTHERS AS YOU
HONOR YOURSELF. OKAY, WE PAMPER OURSELVES, WE HAVE TO GET
PHOTOGRAPHS OF OURSELVES, OUR SELFIES, WE HAVE TO PUT A CAMERA
IN FRONT OF US SO THAT WE LET EVERYBODY KNOW HOW SMART WE ARE,
HOW WISE WE ARE, AND HOW WE GOT THE LATEST REVELATION RIGHT.
MAN, IF WE WOULD JUST TREAT PEOPLE THE SAME WAY THAT WE
TREAT OURSELVES, IT'D BE A BETTER WORLD. BECAUSE LOVE AND
HONOR ARE THE FOUNDATION. AND YOU KNOW, AS I WAS SHARING THIS,
ALL OF A SUDDEN I REMEMBER WHERE JESUS SAID THIS, IN ANOTHER
EXAMPLE, HE SAID THIS, AND I THINK IT'S IN VERSE 40, HE SAID,
"UPON THESE TWO COMMANDMENTS "IS ALL THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS
FULFILLED." AND I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, WAIT A MINUTE, WHY DID HE
MENTION THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS? WELL, THE LAW WAS
MEANT FOR MANKIND. THAT WAS WHAT YOU CALL A HORIZONTAL THING, HOW
YOU TREAT ONE ANOTHER HORIZONTALLY. BUT THEN THE
PROPHETS WERE COMING VERTICALLY WITH A MESSAGE FROM GOD. NOW,
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CROSS, WHAT DO YOU SEE? VERTICAL, AND YOU
SEE HORIZONTAL. AND SO HE'S SAYING THE TWO COMMANDMENTS
REALLY ARE FULFILLED IN THE CROSS, AND IT WAS REVEALED BY
THE LAW, WHICH WAS THE VERTICAL SIDE OF THE CROSS, HOW YOU TREAT
ONE ANOTHER. THAT'S WHY JESUS ON THE CROSS COULD SAY THE WORDS,
FATHER, FORGIVE THEM, THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY DO. HE WAS
DOING THE VERTICAL THING. HE THEN WENT UP TO HIS FATHER AND
SAID, FATHER, IT IS FINISHED. HE WAS DOING THE VERTICAL THING,
AND THEN THE HORIZONTAL WAS FORGIVE THEM. HE WAS MAKING THE
SIGN OF THE CROSS. AGAIN, THE PROPHETS WERE BRINGING THE
MESSAGE FROM GOD, THAT'S THAT POST, AND THEN THE HORIZONTAL
WAS HOW YOU TREAT ONE ANOTHER IN THE LAW, AND EVEN HOW YOU
TREATED GOD. BUT THINK ABOUT THE TWO COMMANDMENTS. LOVING GOD,
HONORING GOD, THE FIRST PART OF THE 10 COMMANDMENTS. IN FACT,
PUT 'EM UP, IT SHOWS YOU THE CROSS, IT SHOWS YOU THIS
PRINCIPLE. IN THE 10 COMMANDMENTS, THOU SHALL HONOR
GOD, THOU SHALL LOVE GOD, AND HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM.
NOT SPORTS, SOMETIMES I GET TIRED OF TALKING ABOUT SPORTS,
I'M GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A WASTE OF
TIME. NOT ALL THE TIME, BUT IT IS. IF I TALK ABOUT SPORTS AND
MY TEAM AND MY HOBBY, TRAINS AND ALL THAT, MORE THAN I DO GOD,
THEN THERE'S A PROBLEM. THEN I GET INTO THE NEXT ONE. THOU
SHALL HAVE NO OTHER IDOLS, THOU SHALL HAVE NO GRAY MID IMAGES.
SOMETIMES TAKE A BREAK, TAKE A BREATH, ALL RIGHT? THE THINGS OF
THIS WORLD ARE NOT THAT IMPORTANT, WHETHER IT BE CARS,
WHETHER IT BE DECORATIONS, WHETHER IT BE FISH, WHETHER IT
BE MEN, WHETHER IT BE GIRLS, WHETHER IT BE SPORTS. IT'S NOT
AS IMPORTANT AS GOD. AND IF MOST OF WHAT COMES OUT OF OUR MOUTH
OR OUT OF OUR HEART IS EVERYTHING ELSE, THEN WE ARE
BREAKING THE FIRST AND SECOND COMMANDMENTS. SO ARE YOU
LISTENING, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING? BUT NOTICE IT SAYS,
"THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER GODS. THOU SHALT NOT MAKE ANY IMAGES,
AND THOU SHALT NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD GOD IN VAIN." THE
FIRST PART OF THE COMMANDMENTS IS THAT VERTICAL PIECE OF THE
CROSS, YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, AND HOW YOU LOVE HIM AND
HOW YOU HONOR HIM. AND THEN NOW NOTICE THE VERTICAL SIDE OF THE
CROSS. THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS, IT'S FULFILLED. WHEN JESUS WAS
TALKING ABOUT THE TWO COMMANDMENTS, HE WAS TALKING
ABOUT THE CROSS. AND WHEN JESUS CAME TO BE FULFILLED, YOU HAVE
ACCESS TO GOD. NOW HONOR HIM, LOVE HIM. AND YOU HAVE NOW
ACCESS TO PEOPLE THROUGH THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE
LOVE OF GOD, THE HONOR OF GOD WHO FLOWS IN YOU AND THROUGH YOU
TO OTHERS THAT MAKES THE CROSS. THAT'S WHY YOU'LL NEVER COMMIT
ADULTERY. THAT'S WHY YOU'LL NEVER STEAL. THAT'S WHY YOU'LL
NEVER MURDER. OH, WELL, I WOULD NEVER KILL ANYBODY. WAIT A
MINUTE, JESUS SAID IF YOU HATE YOUR BROTHER, YOU'RE A MURDERER.
SO IF YOU GOT SOME OUGHT AGAINST SOME OTHER CHRISTIAN IN ANOTHER
CHURCH OR SOME OTHER PASTOR, IT'S A FORM OF MURDER. WELL, I
WOULD NEVER COMMIT ADULTERY. HEY, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR
SECRETARY, MALE OR FEMALE, OR THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, JESUS SAID
IF YOU LUST AFTER THAT PERSON, IN YOUR HEART, YOU'VE ALREADY
TOOK THAT PERSON TO BED. YOU ALREADY BROKE IT. SO WE HAVE TO
COME BACK TO THE CROSS. MY HONOR AND LOVE TO YOU, GOD, IS NOT TO
SIN AGAINST YOU, TO HONOR YOU, NOT TO MAKE MY CONDUCT, MY
SPEECH, MY ATTENTION, MY HOBBIES, MY HABITS, NOTHING IS
MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU, GOD. I WON'T MAKE AN IDOL. I WON'T HAVE
ANY GRAVEN IMAGES. HE SAID THESE ARE THE FIRST TWO COMMANDMENTS,
LOVE AND HONOR. HOW MANY UNDERSTANDING IT? NOW LET'S GO
ON. LOVE AND HONOR IS IMPORTANT. LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS. HOW
IMPORTANT IS HONOR? I WANT TO JUST SHOW YOU A COUPLE THINGS
AND THEN I WANNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT I FEEL LIKE IS AT WAR
WITH US. FIRST OF ALL, AND I'VE SHARED SOME OF THIS BEFORE, BUT
I WENT AND I LOOKED AT THE WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY OF HONOR
AND I WENT BACK AS FAR AS I COULD TO SEE WHAT THE DEFINITION
OF HONOR WAS. AND YOU KNOW, THE FARTHER THAT YOU WENT BACK, 10
YEARS, 20 YEARS, 30 YEARS, 40 YEARS, 50 YEARS, THE DEFINITION
OF HONOR WAS LONG. YOU GO TO THE NEW DEFINITIONS OUT OF THE
WEBSTER DICTIONARY AND IT'S LIKE ONE SENTENCE. AND YOU CAN SEE
THAT NOT ONLY HAS HONOR DECLINED, BUT SO HAS THE
DEFINITION. MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HONOR IS. I MEAN,
I HEAR PEOPLE WHEN THEY REFER TO THEIR PARENTS, WELL, MY OLD MAN,
MY OLD LADY, IF IT'S THEIR WIFE. YEAH, IT'S MY OLD LADY. I KNOW
KIDS THAT DISHONOR THEIR MOM AND DAD, BACKTALK THEM, SCREAM AT
THEM, YELL AT THEM. COUPLES THAT FIGHT LIKE CATS AND DOGS.
CHRISTIANS THAT FIGHT LIKE CATS AND DOGS. JUST LOOK AT SOCIAL
MEDIA. IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING MISSING. IT'S CALLED
LOVE AND HONOR. NOW HOW IMPORTANT IS HONOR? HONOR IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. AND I TOLD YOU THAT THE FIRST SIN THAT WAS
EVER COMMITTED, WE'VE OFTEN SAID IT, YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY IT,
PEOPLE THINK THAT IT'S PRIDE. OH, LUCIFER HAD PRIDE. LUCIFER
HAD SELFISH AMBITION. HE WANTED TO BE GOD. NO, LOOK AT ISAIAH
CHAPTER 14, VERSE 13. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. IT REVEALS
SOMETHING, AND IT REVEALS THE VERY PLACE THAT THE FIRST SIN,
WHICH WAS CALLED INIQUITY, THAT'S WHY THE BIBLE SAYS,
"DEPART FROM ME, YOU WORKER OF INIQUITY," JESUS SAID, "I NEVER
KNEW YOU." WHY DID HE SAY, HE DIDN'T SAY, "DEPART FROM ME, YOU
SINNER." HE SAID, "DEPART FROM ME, YOU WORKER OF INIQUITY."
YOU'RE WORKING AT INIQUITY. THE WORD INIQUITY, THE DEFINITION IS
PURPOSEFUL SIN. YOU WORK AT PURPOSEFULLY LOVING SIN AND
DOING WHAT'S WRONG AND COMPROMISING MORE THAN YOU LOVE,
PLEASING GOD AND HONORING HIM. WHEN JESUS WALKED IN, CARRYING
HIS OWN BLOOD THAT HE JUST GOT DONE ON THE MOST BRUTAL, BRUTAL,
BRUTAL, BRUTAL, BRUTAL, BRUTAL DEATH EVER KNOWN AMONG MAN. HE'S
CARRYING HIS OWN BLOOD. I CAN SEE THE FATHER JUST SMILING, AND
THE FATHER'S EYES JUST FILLED WITH SO MUCH HONOR TO JESUS AS
JESUS IS WALKING IN. THE FATHER LOOKS AT HIM AND HE SAYS, "YOU
ARE MY SON." AND THEN THE FATHER LOOKS AT JESUS CARRYING HIS
BLOOD AND SAYS, "YOU ARE GOD." AND THEN HE LOOKS AT HIM AS A
VERY, VERY PLEASED FATHER. AND HE SAYS, "SON, YOU LOVE
RIGHTEOUSNESS. "YOU LOVE DOING WHAT'S RIGHT. "YOU HONOR ME AND
YOU HONOR OTHERS. "AND YOU HATE INIQUITY, PURPOSEFUL SIN. "YOU
NEVER WORKED AT IT. YOU NEVER WENT DOWN THAT ROAD, YESHUA, AND
I HONOR YOU." LOOK AT ISAIAH 14, VERSE 13, TALKING ABOUT SATAN,
LUCIFER. "FOR YOU SAID IN YOUR HEART," NOTICE IT STARTED IN THE
HEART. WHERE DOES HONOR START? JESUS SAID, "YOU HONOR ME WITH
YOUR LIPS, "BUT YOUR HEART IS FAR AWAY." LUCIFER, HE WAS
THINKING SO MANY TIMES IN HIS HEART, AND HE STARTS REVEALING,
OH, I'M GONNA EXALT MY THRONE ABOVE THE STARS OF GOD. THAT
RIGHT THERE, YEAH, THAT MIGHT BE PRIDE, BUT THINK ABOUT IT. IF
YOU HONORED GOD IN YOUR HEART, WOULD YOU REALLY WANNA EXALT
YOURSELF ABOVE HIM? WOULD YOU REALLY WANT TO EXALT YOURSELF
WHERE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN GRANTED? JESUS TELLS THIS STORY IN LUKE
14, AND I WATCH MINISTERS DO THIS. OH, DO I WATCH MINISTERS
DO THIS. JESUS TELLS A STORY AND HE SAYS, THIS IS WHY I DON'T
CARE ABOUT TITLES. NOW, AS A PASTOR, I DO. YOU SHOULD CALL ME
PASTOR HANK SO THAT THAT GRACE WORKS FOR YOU. BUT AS FAR AS THE
PROPHETIC GRACE, I DON'T CARE IF YOU THINK I'M A TRUE OR WHATEVER
PROPHETIC VESSEL. I DON'T EVEN WANNA GO AROUND CALLING MYSELF
THAT. BECAUSE HERE'S THE THING, WE SOMETIMES ARE SO CAUGHT UP IN
POSITION. PEOPLE, THEY SCRATCH, THEY FIGHT. COME ON, MOST
POLITICIANS, THEY SLEEP THEIR WAY TO THE TOP. THEY SCRATCH,
THEY FIGHT. I WATCH IT IN THE BUSINESS WORLD. SOMETIMES IT'S
NOT HOW QUALIFIED YOU ARE, IT'S HOW LOOSE. HOW MUCH SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT DO YOU WANT TO BE TO GET YOUR WAY, SLEEP YOUR WAY TO
THE TOP, REALLY? BUT JESUS TELLS A STORY, HE SAYS, "DON'T YOU
DARE GO SEAT YOURSELF AT THE FRONT SEAT "OF A TABLE IF YOU
WEREN'T SEATED THERE BY THE HOST." IF GOD HASN'T CALLED YOU
TO BE A PASTOR, DON'T YOU GO OUT AND START ONE. IF GOD HASN'T
CALLED YOU TO GO TO ANOTHER CHURCH, DON'T YOU DARE PLUCK
YOURSELF UP AND SAY, "WELL, I'M GONNA GO TO ANOTHER CHURCH
"BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T LIKE SOMETHING. "YOU DON'T AGREE WITH
SOMETHING." MAN, YOU'RE GONNA GET INTO WHAT'S CALLED THE
CHURCH ROTATION. IT'S CALLED THE REVOLVING DOOR. AND YOU'LL MESS
WITH YOUR LIFESPAN BECAUSE THE BOOK OF PSALMS SAYS, "THOSE THAT
BE PLANTED IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD "SHALL BEAR FRUIT IN AN OLD
AGE." BUT DON'T GO SITTING YOURSELF, TIDYING YOURSELF.
DON'T, YOU KNOW, AT YOUR JOB, TRY TO MANIPULATE YOUR WAY SO
THAT THE BOSS MAKES YOU SECOND IN COMMAND OR MANAGER OR
SUPERVISOR OR WHATEVER. I REMEMBER ONE TIME, NOW I'M GONNA
TELL A DUMB STORY, BUT I REMEMBER BENNY HINN WAS
PREACHING DOWN AT THE RED LION INN IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA, AND I
WAS 20 YEARS OF AGE, I THINK I WAS, AND I WAS SINGLE, I DIDN'T
KNOW BRENDA YET, I HADN'T YET SAID, "WHOA, MAN," 'CAUSE THAT'S
HOW WOMEN GOT THEIR NAME. WHEN EVE WALKED IN, SHE WASN'T
WEARING NOTHING. ADAM SAID, "WHOA, MAN!" YEAH, AND SO I
HADN'T SAID, "WHOA, MAN," BRENDA HADN'T ARRIVED, SO I WAS LOOKING
FOR A SEAT, AND THERE WAS NO SEATS, BUT I DID NOTICE THERE
WAS A SEAT UP FRONT. YEAH, RIGHT WHERE BENNY HINN COULD SEE ME.
AND RIGHT NEXT TO THE OPEN SEAT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, BLONDE,
CURLY HAIR I HAD EVER SEEN A WOMAN WEAR. NOW YOU GOTTA
REMEMBER, THIS IS 38 YEARS AGO. THINGS HAVE CHANGED, YOU'LL HEAR
WHY. SO I TOLD MY FRIEND THAT I WAS WITH, THEY SAID, "WELL, I'LL
JUST SIT BACK HERE." I SAID, "NO, I'M GONNA SIT NEXT "TO THAT
BEAUTIFUL BLONDE UP THERE." SO I WENT MARCHING, I HAD MY GEORGE
JEFFERSON WALK. I MEAN, YOU COULD JUST SEE ME SLIDING. AND I
GETS ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT, NEXT TO THE BEAUTIFUL BLONDE. I
WENT LIKE THIS, "HELLO, IS THIS SEAT TAKEN?" "YES, MY WIFE IS
SITTING HERE." THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT. IT LOOKED LIKE
BARRY GIBB FROM THE BEE GEES. NOW TODAY, YOU MIGHT HEAR, "OH
YES, THE SEAT IS OPEN. I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE SUCH AS
YOU." SOME DUDE WITH THE BEARD AND BEAUTIFUL GIRL HAIR, BUT IN
THOSE DAYS, HONORABLE DAYS, IT WAS A MAN WHO WAS MARRIED, BUT
FROM THE BACK, HE LOOKED LIKE A GIRL'S HAIR. NOT BECAUSE HE WAS
TRYING TO. IT WAS JUST THE '80S. DID Y'ALL GET THAT? AND AFTER I
DID THIS, I HAD TO WALK BACK WITH EVERYBODY LOOKING AT ME
'CAUSE THEY COULD TELL BY THE WAY I STRUTTED UP THERE. I MEAN,
I COULD HEAR THE BEE GEES SONG. I'M GONNA STAY ALIVE, STAY
ALIVE, AH, AH, AH, AH. I'M GONNA GET THAT GIRL'S NUMBER. I'M
GONNA GET THAT GIRL'S NUMBER. I'M GONNA STAY ALIVE, I'M GONNA
STAY ALIVE. AND I GOT MOVED. HAD TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK.
BUT I THANK GOD THAT HAPPENED. WHAT, YOU'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING
STUPID LIKE THAT IN YOUR LIFE? DON'T SAY NO, NOW I FEEL WORSE.
WHAT WAS MY POINT? DON'T LIVE A LIFE, DON'T SEAT YOURSELF, DON'T
TRY TO PROMOTE YOURSELF. LET GOD PROMOTE YOU. LET GOD HONOR YOU
AS YOU HONOR HIM. LET'S TALK SOME MORE ABOUT HONOR. AND I'M
JUST GONNA GIVE YOU THE REFERENCES. HOW IMPORTANT IS
HONOR? JESUS SAYS HE'S HANGING ON THE CROSS OF ALL THE THINGS
THAT HE COULD THINK OF, RIGHT? HE LOOKS DOWN AT JOHN, THE
BELOVED. HE'S THE ONLY DISCIPLE THAT DIDN'T LEAVE, RIGHT? ALL
THE OTHER ONES LEFT. AND JESUS SAYS, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW WE
COULD LOOK AS HIS EYES HAD BEEN PUNCHED AND BRUISED AND BLOODY
AND THE BLOOD'S COMING IN HIS EYES AND THE SWEAT AND HE'S
TRYING TO LOOK OUT OF HIS EYES AND HE LOOKS DOWN AND FOR HIM TO
BE ABLE TO SPEAK, BECAUSE CRUCIFIXION WOULD SUFFOCATE YOU,
YOU WOULD STRUGGLE FOR BREATH. AND HE LOOKED DOWN AND HE SAID,
HE SAID, "WOMAN," SPEAKING TO HIS MOTHER, "WOMAN, LOOK NEXT TO
YOU, YOUR SON. "JOHN, LOOK AT THIS WOMAN, THIS IS YOUR
MOTHER." NOW THAT IS AN HONORABLE THING, TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOUR MAMA, WHICH I HAVE DONE FOR MY MOM AND MY
MOTHER-IN-LAW, MAKE SURE THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF. YOU HAVE TO.
THAT'S YOUR HONORABLE THING. THE SECOND EXAMPLE WE SEE IS, OKAY,
WHO'S GONNA GET JESUS'S BODY? WHO'S GONNA BE ABLE TO? BY THE
WAY, I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE SHROUD OF TURAN, AND I DON'T
CARE WHAT YOU SAY, I HAVE A FEELING THAT'S THE LORD. AND
WHEN THEY DID SOME 3D IMAGING OF IT, SOMEBODY SAID TO ME,
"PASTOR, YOU'VE SEEN THE LORD." I SAID, "THAT IS PRETTY CLOSE,
"EXCEPT WHEN THE LORD APPEARED TO ME, "I'VE SEEN HIM MORE THAN
ONCE, HE'S HAD BLUE EYES." "I KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE HE
DID." BUT I SAID, "AND THERE'S A FEW OF HIS FEATURES ON HIS FACE
"THAT'S JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN HIS CHEEK AND HIS BONES, "BUT
HIS HAIR COLOR IS SIMILAR." I SAID, "THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE.
"THAT IS VERY CLOSE TO THE LORD AND WHAT I'VE SEEN OF HIM." THEY
STILL CAN'T PROVE IT WRONG, RIGHT? AND THEN THEY SAY, "WELL,
BUT JESUS HAD A FACE COVERING." WELL, THERE'S ALSO THE SHROUD,
ANOTHER SHROUD THAT MATCHES IT, AND THE BLOOD FROM THAT MATCHES
THE VERY ONE I'M TRYING. AND I'M NOT TRYING TO CREATE, YOU KNOW,
I JUST FIND IT FASCINATING, I LOVE IT. I JUST LIKE TO LOOK AT
IT, IT KEEPS ME THINKING ABOUT MY LORD. AND THEN IT TELLS ME,
YOU KNOW, JESUS, I WANNA SEE YOU AGAIN, COME, COME AND, I'LL GIVE
YOU THE BIGGEST KISS IF YOU COME. AND THEN I'D EVEN HOLD
YOU, AND I WOULDN'T LET GO. SO IT GIVES ME A REASON TO KINDA,
YOU KNOW, WORK ON HIM TO COME AND SEE ME AGAIN. BUT HERE'S THE
POINT. THE POINT IS I SERVE HIM BY FAITH AND BLESSED ARE THOSE
THAT HAVE SEEN NOT YET THEY BELIEVE. RIGHT? BUT HERE'S THE
POINT. JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA, AN HONORABLE MAN, JESUS GAVE HIS
OWN BODY TO. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT? WHO DID HE TRUST HIS BODY
TO? NOW, WHAT ARE WE CALLED? WE'RE CALLED THE BODY OF CHRIST.
THAT'S WHY WHEN WE MISTREAT ONE ANOTHER, IT'S NOT SMART. YOU
KNOW, I WAS READING ONE DAY ABOUT MOSES, AND MOSES WAS
CALLED THE FRIEND OF GOD. AND I'M WRITING THIS BOOK ABOUT HOW
TO BECOME THE FRIEND OF GOD, AND I'M ON THE CHAPTER, I'M WORKING,
PUTTING IT TOGETHER ABOUT MOSES. AND WHAT IS THE MOSES PRINCIPLE
OF FRIENDSHIP? AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD GOT ON ME ONE DAY AND HE
SAID, "I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT SOMETHING." HE SAID, "IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT, HANK, IN FRIENDSHIP." AND I SAID, "WELL, WHAT IS
THAT?" AND HE SAID, "GO AND LOOK AT JOSHUA CHAPTER 1.” AND I WAS
LIKE, "OKAY." AND I WENT AND I LOOKED AT JOSHUA ONE AND I READ
THE FIRST VERSE. IT'S, YOU KNOW WHAT GOD SAID? HE SAID, "JOSHUA,
MY SERVANT, MOSES IS DEAD." HE SAID, "I DIDN'T CALL HIM MY
FRIEND THERE. "I DIDN'T SAY MY FRIEND MOSES IS DEAD, I SAID MY
SERVANT." AND HE SAID, "I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND "A PRINCIPLE
OF FRIENDSHIP WITH ME." IT'S NOT WORKS, IT'S NOT WHAT MARY WAS
TRYING TO DO TO IMPRESS JESUS WHEN HE CAME TO THE HOUSE OF
LAZARUS, RIGHT? WAS IT MARTHA? NO, MARTHA WAS BUSY, WASN'T IT
MARTHA? YEAH, MARTHA WAS BUSY, SORRY MARTHA, YEAH. ISN'T THERE
A LADY THAT COOKS NAMED MARTHA? MARTHA STEWART, YEAH, WE DON'T
WANNA TALK ABOUT HER. I DON'T THINK SHE'S A, I DON'T THINK
SHE'S CONSERVATIVE OR ANYTHING. BUT ANYWAY, THE POINT IS, I
DON'T WANNA WASTE MY TIME ON THAT STUFF, BUT THE POINT IS,
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING BUSY. JESUS SAID THE GREATEST IN
THE KINGDOM IS THE SERVANT OF ALL. IT'S WHY THE BIBLE SAYS IN
AMOS 3:7, "GOD DOES NOTHING IN THE EARTH UNLESS HE REVEALS HIS
SECRETS "TO HIS FRIENDS, THE PROPHETS, HIS SERVANTS." THERE'S
SOMETHING ABOUT YOU WANNA SERVE GOD SO MUCH AND HONOR HIM THAT
YOU'RE WILLING TO LAY YOUR LIFE DOWN. HE SAID, "THAT'S WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT, HANK, "IS THAT KIND OF SACRIFICE THAT MOSES WAS
WILLING "TO TAKE OFF HIS SHOES AND SAY, OKAY, IT'S ON YOUR
TERMS. "YOU'RE A HOLY GOD. "IF YOU WANT ME TO SAY THIS, YOU
WANT ME TO DO THIS, "YOU WANT ME TO BE THIS, "YOU WANT ME TO BE
CALLED TO MINISTRY." YOU KNOW, CAN I SAY THIS? FOR THOSE OF YOU
THAT ARE CALLED IN THE MINISTRY, DON'T YOU EVER SAY TO GOD, "WHY
DID YOU CALL ME?" I DID THAT EARLY ON AND I DON'T DO IT
ANYMORE. ONE OF THE GREATEST, HIGHEST HONORS THAT YOU HAVE IF
GOD CALLED YOU, FIRST OF ALL, AS A SERVANT, OR GIVES YOU A GIFT,
WHATEVER IT IS, BUT IF YOU ARE CALLED TO A FIVEFOLD MINISTRY,
LISTEN TO ME, EVERY ONE OF YOU PASTORS, IT IS AN HONOR TO SERVE
GOD IN THE MINISTRY. THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE, IT
IS AN HONOR. BUT HE CALLED HIM A SERVANT BECAUSE THERE'S
SOMETHING ABOUT HAVING A SERVANT, HONORABLE HEART THAT
POSITIONS YOU TO BE ENTRUSTED BY GOD WITH THE LEVEL OF INTIMATE
FRIENDSHIP. THAT'S WHAT HE TAUGHT ME ON THAT ONE. ANYWAY,
WHERE AM I? OH, BUT HERE'S THE PROBLEM THAT MOSES DID. MOSES,
GOD LOVED HIM AS A SERVANT, AS A FRIEND, BUT HE WASN'T ALLOWED TO
GO INTO THE PROMISED LAND. AND IT HIT ME ONE DAY AND I SAID,
LORD, WHY? COULDN'T YOU JUST HAVE LOOKED THE OTHER WAY?
COULDN'T YOU HAVE JUST SAID, YOU KNOW, MOSES, YOU'RE MY SERVANT,
YOU'RE MY FRIEND. I MEAN, HEY, YOU HAD AN ANGER MOMENT. YOU HAD
A TEMPER TANTRUM. YOU TOOK YOUR STICK THAT WAS GIVEN TO YOU AND
YOU HIT THIS STUPID ROCK OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT. I
MEAN, WHO CARES? IT'S JUST A ROCK AND WATER FLOWED OUT OF IT.
AND GOD LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID, MOSES, BECAUSE YOU STRUCK THAT
ROCK AND YOU DIDN'T SPEAK TO IT, YOU CANNOT, I KNOW IT HURTS AND
GRIEVES MY HEART, BUT YOU CANNOT GO TO THE PROMISED LAND. NOW,
LATER ON IN THE TRANSFIGURATION, HE LET MOSES STAND BY HIS SIDE
AND SEE IT, BUT HE COULDN'T, OFF OF A TEMPER TANTRUM, OFF OF
GETTING IN THE FLESH. I'VE HAD PEOPLE SAY, "WELL, GOD
UNDERSTANDS ME." NOT IF YOU GET OUT OF THE LOVE WALK OR OUT OF
HONOR. HE'S A GOOD FATHER, HE'S GONNA HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE.
YOU'RE NOT TREATING GOD RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT TREATING OTHERS
RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT TREATING YOUR SPOUSE RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT
TREATING YOUR BOSS RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT TREATING YOUR MOM AND DAD
RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT TREATING YOUR COUNTRY RIGHT, WHATEVER. YOU'RE
NOT TREATING YOUR TITHE RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT TREATING YOUR MONEY
RIGHT. GOD LOOKS AT THIS STUFF. BUT WITH MOSES, THE REASON IS,
IS BECAUSE THE BIBLE SAYS IN THE BOOK OF CORINTHIANS THAT THAT
ROCK THAT HE STRUCK, THAT THAT WATER CAME OUT OF WAS CHRIST. HE
STRUCK A FORM OF JESUS, HIS BODY. AND IT DAWNED ON ME, WHEN
WE STRIKE OUT ON OUR KEYBOARDS, OUR TEXT MESSAGES, OUR PHONE
CALLS, WE JUST GET UP AND LEAVE 'CAUSE I'M MAD. AND WE MISTREAT
ONE ANOTHER IN THE BODY OF CHRIST. WE ARE DOING EXACTLY
WHAT MOSES DID. WE ARE STRIKING AT THE BODY OF CHRIST. THAT'S
WHY, CAN I TELL YOU, STAY OUT OF THE OPINIONS WHEN PEOPLE WANT TO
HAVE YOU CALL OUT THIS ONE AND CALL OUT THAT ONE. OKAY, I GOT A
CALL FROM SOMEBODY A WHILE BACK AND THEY SAID, "PASTOR, THIS
MINISTER, "I THINK YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM." I SAID, "WELL, I
REALLY DON'T KNOW HIM VERY WELL." THEY SAID, "THIS PERSON
JUST KEEPS CALLING OUT MINISTERS." AND I THOUGHT MAYBE
YOU KNEW THEM. I SAID, "WELL, I'VE MET THEM BEFORE." AND THEY
SAID, "WELL, WOULD YOU TALK TO THEM "AND TELL THEM TO QUIT
TALKING ABOUT, "THEY'RE SAYING SOME THINGS ABOUT THAT PERSON
"AND THEY'RE SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT A MINISTRY FRIEND." I
SAID, "FIRST OF ALL, I'M NOT HERE TO PICK "AND CHOOSE WHO
YOUR FRIENDS ARE, "BUT HERE'S WHAT I WILL DO. "I WILL TELL YOU
WHAT MARILYN HICKEY, MY MOM, "TOLD ME IN THE LORD. "SHE SAID
TO ME, SHE SAID, 'HANK,'" 'CAUSE I ASKED HER ONE DAY, YOU KNOW,
"SHE'S GONNA BE, I DON'T KNOW, 97, 98." I ASKED HER ONE TIME,
AND YOU GOTTA REMEMBER, IN HER, I'VE KNOWN HER FOR HOW MANY
YEARS, BRENDA? OVER 25 YEARS, SO SHE'S 90. SO I PROPHESIED TO HER
ABOUT HER DECADE OF HER 70S. I REMEMBER THAT AND I TOLD HER
ABOUT SHE WOULD BE LIVING IN HER 80S AND SHE'D BE LIVING IN HER
90S. AND GOD WOULD TELL HER WHAT WAS COMING. BUT I ASKED HER ONE
DAY, 'CAUSE I SAID, "MARILYN, YOU KNOW, GOD FULFILLED THOSE
PROPHECIES "AFTER MORE THAN TWO DECADES THAT I'VE KNOWN YOU.
"BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK IS ONE OF THE MISTAKES "THAT A LOT OF
CHRISTIANS OR MINISTERS MAKES?" YOU KNOW WHAT SHE SAID? HOLDING
GRUDGES AND TALKING AND CALLING OUT PEOPLE. SHE SAID MOST
MINISTERS THAT SPEND ALL THEIR TIME NAMING NAMES AND CALLING
OUT PEOPLE, SHE SAID YOU GO AND LOOK AT THEIR MINISTRY, MOST OF
THEM WILL END IN SHIPWRECK. GOD DOES NOT PUT UP WITH THAT STUFF.
NOW, THERE'S CERTAIN PEOPLE, PEOPLE SAY, WELL, YEAH, BUT PAUL
CALLED OUT CERTAIN ONES IN THE BIBLE. BUT THOSE WERE UNDER HIS
AUTHORITY, RIGHT? NOW, IF THERE'S SOMEBODY, IF ONE OF
THEM, AND GOD FORBID, ONE OF OUR LEADERS OR PASTORS DID SOMETHING
THAT WAS GRIEVOUS OR WHATEVER, I WOULD MAY HAVE TO, YOU KNOW,
COME BEFORE THE CONGREGATION AND SAY, HEY, THIS PERSON
REPRESENTED THE CHURCH. WE WENT TO THEM ALONE, THEY DIDN'T
LISTEN. WE TRIED TO TAKE THEM BEFORE OTHER WISE COUNSEL, THE
BOARD, THEY DIDN'T LISTEN, AND NOW WE HAVE TO MARK THEM. THERE
ARE THOSE CASES THAT ARE UNDER MY THROAT. BUT FOR ME TO JUST
GET UP EVERY SUNDAY AND LET'S TALK ABOUT WHETHER WE THINK THAT
BROTHER BIG CHURCH, WHO MAY HAVE THE BIGGEST CHURCH, WHETHER IT
BE IN WEEPING WILLOW, NEBRASKA, OR DALLAS, TEXAS, OR HOUSTON,
WHETHER WE THINK THAT THEY'RE LEGITIMATE AND WHETHER THEY
SHOULD HAVE A SMALL HOUSE, A MEDIUM HOUSE, A BIG HOUSE, A HEN
HOUSE, A DOG HOUSE. AND THEN WE SIT THERE AND WE WRITE, YOU
KNOW, PODCAST THIS AND WE GET ON IT. OH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I
THOUGHT. HE IS STEALING THE PEOPLE. HE IS FLEECING THE
SHEEP. AND YOU KNOW WHAT MARILYN HICKEY TOLD ME? SHE SAID, "HANK,
IF THEY'RE DIRTY, "GOD ALWAYS DEALS WITH HIS PEOPLE AND HIS
MINISTERS." AND I SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT, MARILYN, I AGREE WITH
YOU, "BECAUSE WHEN ELI WAS STEALING FROM THE PEOPLE, "AND
SO WAS HIS KIDS, GOD KILLED 'EM ALL." I REMEMBER ONE TIME I WAS
IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. AND I WAS, AND IF YOU KNOW WHO THIS
PERSON IS, DON'T PUT IT IN THE COMMENTS. AGAIN, I'M TRYING TO
TEACH A LESSON. AND SO THE DRIVER LOOKED, THERE WAS THIS
BILLBOARDS ALL OVER FOR THIS MIRACLE SIGNS AND WONDERS. THEY
WERE SHOWING CRUTCHES AND CANES AND WHEELCHAIRS AND ALL THIS
STUFF. AND HE'S LIKE, OH MAN, ARE YOU GONNA GO TO THIS, PASTOR
HANK? I SAID, WELL, I DON'T EVEN KNOW THIS PERSON. OH, THIS
PERSON IS HAVING FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS WITH JESUS. AND I
DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING 'CAUSE SOMETHING DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. AND
HE LOOKED AT ME AND HE SAID, PASTOR HANK, I, HE GOES, YOU'RE
AWFUL QUIET. YOU'RE NOT RESPONDING 'CAUSE YOU DON'T
AGREE WITH SOMETHING. I SAID, I'LL JUST KEEP IT TO MYSELF. HE
GOES, SO I'LL TAKE THAT AS YOU AIN'T GOING. I SAID, NO, I'M NOT
GOING. SO THEN WE SAW ANOTHER ONE. HE SAID, YEAH, BUT THIS MAN
IS SEEING JESUS FACE TO FACE. AND HE'S GOT MIRACLES. I SAID,
SO? HE GOES, WELL, I'LL TAKE THAT THEN THAT YOU DON'T THINK
THAT HE'S LEGITIMATE. I SAID, WELL, I DIDN'T SAY THAT,
BUT YOU CAN THINK THAT IF YOU WANT.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
BECAUSE I WAS HEARING THE SPIRIT OF GOD. AND THE LORD TOLD ME,
SAID, "HE'S MESSING AROUND WITH SOME WOMEN. "I HAVEN'T APPEARED
TO HIM. "I'VE APPEARED IN HIS HEART AND CONVICTED HIM "AND
TOLD HIM HE NEEDS TO QUIT HAVING SEX WITH WOMEN "AND INVITING
THEM IN. "AND THERE'S A LOT OF MANUFACTURING GOING ON "OF WHAT
IS ON THOSE BILLBOARDS, "AND I'M GONNA EXPOSE HIM AND YOU KEEP
YOUR MOUTH SHUT." I SAID, "WELL, LORD, I CAN SHARE THIS. THIS IS
DEEP." AND THE LORD SAID TO ME, "AND YOU'LL GRIEVE ME." AND SO
THEN I SAID, "WELL, WHAT IF I SAY IT AND THEN WE TALK LATER?
YOU EVER DONE THAT BEFORE?" AND I KNEW THAT WAS THE WRONG
ANSWER. AND SURE ENOUGH, MAN, THIS WAS A FEW YEARS BACK AND
ALL OVER THE NEWS IT CAME. SLEEPING AROUND, INTERCOURSE,
LYING ABOUT THE SIGNS AND WONDERS. NOW THERE'S LEGITIMATE
ONES OUT THERE. AND WE NEED TO HONOR THAT JUST BECAUSE I'M
GIVING YOU AN EXAMPLE. BUT HERE'S MY POINT. I DIDN'T GO
NAMING WHO IT WAS. I DIDN'T, THIS IS LIKE NOW, I DIDN'T GO
AND, YOU KNOW, GET INTO A CONVERSATION OF WHY GOD TOLD ME
THAT MAN IS A FORNICATOR AND AN INSTIGATOR, RIGHT? JUST LEAVE
IT. BUT YOU START GOING DOWN THAT ROAD AND YOU GET INTO
DISHONOR. WHAT DISHONOR, PASTOR HANK? EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW
THAT THAT MAN'S A CHARLESTON, OR WHATEVER THEY CALL THAT GUY.
WHAT'S THE WORD? A CHARLACON, OR WHATEVER. CHARLOTTE, CHARLATEN,
A CHARLATEN, A CHARLATEN. A GRIFTER, THERE, I GOT THAT WORD.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A GRIFTER IS, BUT I'VE BEEN CALLED ONE, SO
I DON'T KNOW WHAT A GRIFTER IS. SO THOSE OF YOU THAT SAY I'M A
GRIFTER, I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT A GRIFTER IS. YOU GET MY
GRIFT? OKAY, SO I DON'T. BUT WHAT GOOD IS IT? AND THEN I'VE
WATCHED PEOPLE, I'VE WATCHED PEOPLE, I'VE WATCHED PEOPLE
CRITICIZE. WELL, DON'T YOU KNOW THAT THAT MINISTER, HE THROWS
HIS COAT. HE BLOWS ON PEOPLE. HE WEARS A WHITE SUIT. IT'S ALL
FAKE. ALL I KNOW IS I WAS FIVE ROWS BACK WHEN THE GUY SAID,
"RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT." I WAS OUT, KUNK, LIGHTS OUT. I WAS
DRAGGED UP ON THIS STAGE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES.
COULDN'T MOVE. RIGHT? IN THE BACK ROOM, LAID HANDS ON ME MORE
THAN ONE TIME. MY WHOLE BODY'S VIBRATING. I CAN'T MOVE. YOU CAN
CALL IT WHATEVER YOU WANT. I KNOW GOD, AND I'M TELLING YOU,
THE TIMES THAT I'VE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS. SO BE CAREFUL, JUST BECAUSE MAYBE YOU HAVEN'T HAD.
AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT PERSON, THEN YOU DON'T FOLLOW
THEM. RIGHT, BUT TO RAIL ON THE BODY OF CHRIST AND TO GET OUT
THERE WITH YOUR PODCAST AND COMMENT SO THAT WE CAN ALL BE
RIGHT ABOUT WHO'S WRONG. NO, THE ACTION OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS
MORE WRONG POTENTIALLY THAN THE ONE THAT YOU'RE, WHAT YOU'RE
ACCUSING. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT THE ENEMY DOES. AND
REALLY, IT'S THE SPIRIT OF JEZEBEL, AND I AM NOT EVEN GONNA
TALK ABOUT NABOTH'S VINEYARD TODAY. 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT
JEZEBEL DOES. JEZEBEL LOVES TO KILL, STEAL, AND DESTROY, AND
CALL OUT PEOPLE. A LOT OF TIMES, THEY'RE INNOCENT. AND BRING UP
ACCUSATIONS, TURMOIL, DIVISION, STRIFE, SO THAT SHE CAN SNATCH
THE VINEYARD. AND EVERYBODY HAS A VINEYARD THAT THEY HAVE TO
RULE OVER. BUT THAT IS NEXT WEEK'S MESSAGE AS PASTOR DOUG
GETS READY TO COME. 'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M HITTING WHAT I'M
SUPPOSED TO HIT. SO I THINK WE GOTTA GET BACK TO SOME LOVE AND
WE GOTTA GET BACK TO HONOR, RIGHT? I THINK THIS
IS VERY IMPORTANT. GO TO DEUTERONOMY CHAPTER 28.
THIS WILL GIVE PASTOR DOUG ENOUGH TIME TO WALK.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
NOW HE'S RUNNING, HE'S BRISKLY RUNNING. OKAY. NOW, I'M NOT
SAYING THAT WE IGNORE BAD BEHAVIOR. I'M NOT SAYING THAT.
YOU KNOW, LISTEN, THERE'S A COUPLE FOLK THAT ARE A LITTLE
ORNERY OUT THERE, AND I'M LIKE, LORD, YOU NEED TO DEAL WITH
THEM. IN FACT, ONE PERSON I WAS SAYING, ONE TIME I WAS LIKE,
LORD, YOU REALLY NEED TO DEAL WITH THAT PERSON. AND THEN ONE
DAY I'M SITTING, OUT OF NOWHERE, THIS PERSON COMES IN TO ONE OF
THE MEETINGS. AND I'M SITTING THERE, I'M LIKE, MAN, I DON'T
LIKE THAT PERSON. AND GOD SAYS, YEAH, AND YOU'RE GONNA DEAL WITH
SOMETHING. YOU'RE GONNA TALK TO THEM. YOU'RE GONNA TALK TO THEM.
AND YOU'RE GONNA TELL THEM SUCH AND SUCH. AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT,
I WAS SURPRISED. WHEN I BROUGHT IT UP, THEY SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT?
AND I GOTTA BE CAREFUL HOW I SAY IT. THEY SAID, YOU ARE A TRUE
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. AND THE ONLY REASON WHY I SAY IT TO YOU LIKE
THAT IS BECAUSE THEY SAID, GOD HAS BEEN DEALING WITH ME AND I
HAVE BEEN DISHONORING HIM. AND THEY SAID, I'M GONNA CORRECT
THAT. NOW, I WILL SAY THIS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HERE'S THE
THING. SOMETIMES, HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER HAD SOMETHING THAT
YOU'RE WORKING ON IN YOUR LIFE? NOW, UNLESS IT'S OBVIOUSLY
SOMETHING THAT IS, YOU KNOW, REALLY, REALLY EVIL AND WRONG,
RIGHT? AND YOU'RE IN THE PUBLIC EYE, THAT'S, YOU KNOW. WE NEED
TO LET GOD WORK WITH PEOPLE. WE NEED TO LET THE HOLY SPIRIT WORK
WITH PEOPLE, SOMETIMES RATHER THAN GIVING VOICE TO IT. AND I
WAS SHOCKED WHEN I HAD TO BRING A CONFRONTATION, A WORD TO THIS
PERSON. I WAS SHOCKED, LIKE, OKAY. I DIDN'T THINK THEY WOULD
RECEIVE, BUT THEY DID. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO
ON AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHAT THEY NEEDED TO CORRECT. HOW MANY
HEARING WHAT I'M SAYING? I THINK BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO HONOR GOD'S
HEART, HOW DOES HE FEEL ABOUT HIS BODY? HOW DOES HE FEEL ABOUT
THAT CHRISTIAN, THAT BROTHER, THAT SISTER, THAT MINISTER, THAT
CHURCH? WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT. AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU A
PRINCIPLE HERE. THERE IS BLESSINGS, RIGHT, TO A LIFE OF
HONOR. SAYS IN VERSE 1, IT SAYS, DEUTERONOMY CHAPTER 28, VERSE 1,
"IT SHALL COME TO PASS IF YOU WILL HONOR "THE VOICE OF THE
LORD YOUR GOD, "TO OBSERVE AND DO ALL OF HIS COMMANDMENTS,
"WHICH I COMMAND THIS DAY, "THAT THE LORD WILL SET YOU ON HIGH
"ABOVE ALL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH." SO GOD IS SAYING, LOOK,
IF YOU JUST HONOR MY WORD, YOU HONOR MY WAYS, OKAY, IT'S GONNA
BE A BLESSING. NOW WATCH VERSE 2. AND ALL THESE BLESSINGS WILL
COME ON YOU IF YOU MAINTAIN A LIFE OF HONOR. IN FACT, IF YOU
MAINTAIN A LIFE OF HONOR, AND WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU THIS NEXT
WEEK OUT OF THE BOOK OF PROVERBS, WHAT HAPPENS? MAN,
IT'S CONNECTED TO YOUR HEALTH, IT'S CONNECTED TO YOUR MONEY,
IT'S CONNECTED TO YOUR LONGEVITY, IT'S CONNECTED TO
FAVOR WITH GOD, FAVOR WITH PEOPLE, HOW YOU HONOR GOD AND
HOW YOU HONOR OTHERS. HE SAYS, ALL THESE BLESSINGS ARE GONNA
COME ON YOU, THEY'RE EVEN GONNA OVERTAKE IN YOU IF YOU WILL BE A
PERSON OF HONOR AND LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF THE LORD YOUR GOD.
NOW HE'S NOT TALKING ABOUT SITTING DOWN GOING, (HUMMING)
I'M WAITING FOR YOUR VOICE. I'M HONORING YOUR VOICE.
I DON'T HEAR IT. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK?
NO. THIS ALSO IS THE VOICE OF THE LORD. AMEN.
OKAY, YOUR PASTOR IS PART OF GOD SPEAKING. YOUR
SPOUSE, ANOTHER CHRISTIAN, RIGHT? IF YOU DO WHAT GOD SAYS.
SEE, JESUS SAID THESE WORDS, HE SAID, "DON'T CALL ME LORD." AND
THEN YOU DON'T DO WHAT I SAY. YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORD, THE REAL
DEFINITION OF LORD IS? IN FACT, WE'VE SAW THIS MOVEMENT IN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE NO KINGS MOVEMENT. REALLY WHAT'S
THE ROOT OF THAT IS THEY DON'T WANT GOD EITHER. IF YOU LOOK AT
JESUS AND YOU SAY, YOU ARE NOT JUST MY SAVIOR, BUT YOU ARE MY
LORD. YOU ARE SAYING YOU'RE MY KING, AND I AM PART OF YOUR
KINGDOM, AND THEREFORE I LOSE MY RIGHTS. WHATEVER YOU SAY,
WHATEVER YOU WANT, HOWEVER YOU WANT ME TO LIVE, HOWEVER YOU
WANT ME TO BE, HOWEVER YOU WANT ME TO ACT, THAT'S WHO I AM. NO
ARGUMENTS, ZERO. WE ARE GONNA DO WHAT YOU SAY. YOU'RE NOT JUST
LORD, YOU'RE KING, AND THAT'S WHAT LORDSHIP IS, RIGHT? CAN'T
GO TO GOD AND SAY, WELL, NO, I DO. NOW, THERE ARE TIMES, LET ME
JUST SAY THIS. THERE ARE TIMES WITH THE FATHER, AND I DO THIS
WITH HIM, AND I DO THIS WITH JESUS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT, WHERE
PART OF MY RELATIONSHIP, MAYBE THIS IS JUST ME, WHERE I SAY TO
GOD, GOD, I KNOW THAT WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY TO YOU IS PROBABLY
NOT SMART. IT'S NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO THINK ABOUT THIS. BUT I
WOULD LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF I WOULD GO TO AN ATTORNEY, YOU GET TO
PRESENT YOUR CASE. 'CAUSE JESUS IS MY ATTORNEY. AND THERE'S
TIMES I'M LIKE, OKAY, I'M JUST GONNA LET, YOU KNOW, I'M A
LITTLE MAD HERE. I'M UPSET, I DON'T LIKE THAT PERSON, I DON'T
LIKE THE WAY THEY'RE TREATING ME. I REALLY WANT YOU TO SEND A
LIGHTNING BOLT AND FRY THEIR HOUSE. SO, CAN WE JUST TALK FOR
A MOMENT IN THE LEGAL COUNCIL, JESUS? AND THEN, AFTER MY
PRELIMINARY MEETING, I WILL DO WHAT YOU SAY. BUT I DO THAT, YOU
KNOW WHY I DO THAT? I WILL SET UP A MEETING WITH THE FATHER.
SOMETIMES I'VE SAID IT, BRENDA, SHE KNOWS. SOMETIMES I'M LIKE,
AT TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, I'M GONNA COME MEET WITH YOU.
AND I'M GONNA HAVE IT OUT, LET YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL. WANT YOU TO
FRY THEIR HOUSE. I'M TEASING. I'VE BEEN MAD A FEW TIMES. AND I
SAID, I'M GONNA TALK TO YOU, I'M GONNA GET IT RIGHT. BUT I GOTTA
HAVE IT OUT. I NEED ABOUT 15 MINUTES. AND I'M GONNA LET YOU
KNOW HOW I FEEL. I'M GONNA LET YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DID TO ME.
I'M GONNA READ ALL THE SCRIPTURES THAT DAVID READ ABOUT
HIS ENEMIES, BREAK THEIR NECKS, BASH THEIR TEETH, LET THERE BE
NO JUSTICE FOR THEIR CHILDREN, YOU KNOW. AND THEN AFTER ABOUT
15 MINUTES, WE'RE GONNA TAKE COMMUNION. I WILL REPENT AND
I'LL GET UNDER AUTHORITY. I DO THAT SOMETIMES. AND YOU KNOW
WHAT? I'VE NEVER HAD JESUS TELL ME, DON'T YOU EVER
DO THAT. I'VE HAD HIM SAY, OKAY. I'VE HAD
HIM ONE TIME TELL ME, ARE YOU FINISHED?
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
YES, DAD, TO THE FATHER. YES, I AM, DAD. MY ATTORNEY, OH, YOU'RE
TELLING ME TO BE QUIET NOW 'CAUSE WHAT I SAY
CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST ME. OKAY, OKAY,
SO THANK YOU, ADVOCATE. FATHER, I'M HAPPY.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
PUT AWAY WRATH, MALICE, BITTERNESS FROM YOUR MOUTH. PUT
ON CHRIST. IT'S MY HONOR. YEAH, RIGHT. BUT AT LEAST I FEEL LIKE
WHEN I GO TO THAT PART OF DOING THAT, I GOT OUT THE OTHER
GARBAGE. AND THEN I CAN POSITION MYSELF TO BE BIBLE MAN. STOP,
NOBODY, YOU GUYS LOOK AT ME LIKE I'M A WEIRDO. I KNOW, DON'T SAY
IT, DON'T, YOU ONLINE, DON'T SAY IT. I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU.
I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT'S HELPED ME IN MY INTIMATE WALK WITH GOD
OF 40 YEARS. JUST GET IT OUT. OKAY, WHEN MY DAD DIED, WHEN
BRENDA'S DAD DIED, I WAS UPSET. EVEN THOUGH THEY LIVED LONG, NOT
LONG ENOUGH IN MY OPINION, BUT I JUST LET GOD KNOW HOW I FELT FOR
A LITTLE BIT. AND I SAID, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, NOW, THIS IS
IT. I WILL WAX SPIRITUAL. I WILL DO WHAT YOUR WORD SAYS. FROM
THIS MOMENT FORWARD, THAT I SET UP A MEETING WITH THE TRINITY OF
GOD, AND I WANTED TO LET THEM KNOW HOW I FELT. OKAY, THAT'S
JUST ME. ALL RIGHT, AND ALL THESE BLESSINGS, IF YOU HONOR,
SHALL COME UPON YOU, OVERTAKE YOU, IF YOU LISTEN, IF YOU HONOR
THE VOICE OF THE LORD. LOOK AT VERSE 3. YOU'LL BE BLESSED IN
THE CITY. YOU'LL BE BLESSED IN THE FIELD. YOU'LL BE BLESSED,
WATCH THIS, VERSE 4. YOU'RE GONNA BE BLESSED COMING IN,
YOU'RE GONNA BE BLESSED GOING OUT. AND WHAT I WANT YOU TO SEE
IS, IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO 14 VERSES. SO THERE'S 14 VERSES OF
BLESSINGS, BUT THEN GO DOWN TO VERSE 15. THERE ARE 68, NO,
YEAH, 15 TO 68. SO THERE'S, WHAT IS, WHERE'S MIKE MCGRATH? WHAT'S
68 MINUS 15? ANYBODY KNOW? SO THERE'S 53 CONSEQUENCES, 53
VERSES OF WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON'T OBEY, IF YOU DON'T HONOR.
"BUT IT SHALL COME TO PASS, IF YOU'LL NOT HONOR "THE VOICE OF
THE LORD OR WHAT HE SAYS IN HIS STATUTES, "THEN ALL THESE THINGS
SHALL COME UPON THEE." WELL, I'M REDEEMED FROM THAT. WELL, BUT
YOU PUT YOURSELF, DISHONOR, CAN I TELL YOU WHAT DISHONOR DOES?
WHY DID WE EVEN NEED TO HAVE JESUS COME? GO AHEAD AND STAND
AT YOUR FEET. WHY DID WE EVEN NEED JESUS TO COME? BECAUSE WE
HAD LUCIFER, DISHONOR, IT WAS IN HIS HEART. HE TRIED TO CHALLENGE
GOD, AND THAT DISHONOR WAS SO MUCH IN HIS HEART THAT HE WENT
DOWN TO THE GARDEN, AND WHAT DID HE DO? HE SOWED THAT FIRST ACT
OF DISHONOR. WHAT DID HE DO? HE WENT TO ADAM AND EVE, OR REALLY
EVE, AND HE SAID, "OH, YOU KNOW, GOD REALLY DIDN'T SAY THAT. "GOD
REALLY DIDN'T MEAN THAT." TRYING TO GET THEM TO DISHONOR WHAT GOD
SAID. AND AS A RESULT, RIGHT, THE CURSE CAME INTO
MANIFESTATION. WHEN WE GET OUT OF HONOR, WE SET OURSELVES UP
FOR THE ENEMY TO TAKE HITS. THIS IS WHY THE BIBLE SAYS IF YOU
BREAK A HEDGE, ECCLESIASTES 10:8, THE SERPENT CAN BITE. IF
WE JUST LIVE OUR LIVES, I'M GONNA DO WHAT I WANNA DO. THAT'S
JUST ME, IT'S MY PERSONALITY, RIGHT? GOD GETS ME. NOPE, TURN
THE CHANNEL WHEN YOU SEE THAT COMMERCIAL COME ON. HE ALREADY
GOT US. NOW HE DEMANDS THAT WE CONFORM TO HIS IMAGE, RIGHT?
HEAVENLY FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR EVERY PERSON, ME INCLUDED, THAT
WE ARE PUTTING ON CHRIST AND WE'RE PUTTING OFF THE OLD MAN.
AND FATHER, WE TAKE UP OUR CROSS. THAT'S WHAT JESUS SAID.
WE DENY OURSELVES, WE DENY OUR FLESH. WE DON'T ALLOW DISHONOR
TO BE A PART OF OUR LIVES, OUR PROCESS, OUR THINKING, OUR
ACTIONS. AND LORD, WE THINK ABOUT THE CROSS AND WE THINK
ABOUT THE VERTICAL POST OF OUR RELATIONSHIP AND OUR HONOR
BETWEEN US AND YOU. AND GOD, WE DO LOVE YOU AND WE DO HONOR YOU
WITH ALL OF OUR HEART, SOUL, MIND, AND STRENGTH. AND THEN WE
THINK ABOUT THAT HORIZONTAL PIECE OF FATHER, FORGIVE THEM.
AND FATHER, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WE HAVE HONOR IN OUR HEART
TODAY, WE FORGIVE ALL MEN. WE EXAMINE OURSELVES, AND WE WILL
NOT, OH GOD, HAVE UNFORGIVENESS IN OUR HEART. BUT THAT
HORIZONTAL PART ACROSS, LORD, HELP US TO DO UNTO OTHERS AS
WE'D HAVE THEM DO UNTO US. HELP US TO LOVE OTHERS AND HONOR
OTHERS, BUT ALSO AT THE SAME TIME, HAVE A BACKBONE THAT
STANDS FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND TRUTH WITH OUR FELLOW MAN. LORD,
THERE'S BLESSINGS OF HONOR, AND WE CHOOSE THIS DAY, OUR HOUSE,
THIS TEMPLE, AS IT SAYS IN THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, TO SERVE THE
LORD, TO SERVE OUR KING, AND TO BE PEOPLE OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
AND SO, LORD, THIS DAY, WE NOT ONLY CALL YOU OUR SAVIOR, BUT WE
CALL YOU OUR KING, OUR LORD. AND WE WILL DO WHAT YOU SAY. SHOW US
THE WAY OF HONOR. AND WE'LL WALK IN IT, IN YESHUA'S NAME. AND
EVERYBODY THAT BELIEVES GOD'S WORD SAID. AMEN. AMEN. WELL, I
HOPE YOU GOT SOMETHING OUT OF IT. CAN I TELL YOU, COME ON
OVER, PASTOR. YOU KNOW, AND WHAT'S AMAZING TO ME IS I'M
TRYING TO PREACH ANOTHER MESSAGE, BUT IT'S LIKE GOD KEEPS
TAKING ME DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. SO HOPEFULLY, NO, NOT HOPEFULLY,
'CAUSE I KNOW IT'S THE LORD, 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A
LONG TIME. SO I BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE BEING BLESSED BY IT. AND
AMEN. ALL RIGHT, PASTOR DOUG, AGAIN, REMIND HIM, THERE IS NO
IN-PERSON SERVICE ON WEDNESDAY, BUT BRENNAN AND I WILL BE COMING
TO YOU RIGHT THERE LIVE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SO LOOK FORWARD
TO BEING ABLE TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT SOME THANKSGIVING STUFF.
AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR. I LOVE YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. I'M GOING TO
ASK YOU JUST TO HOLD WITH ME FOR JUST A COUPLE MINUTES HERE, AND
THOSE OF YOU THAT NEED TO GET TO YOUR PLACE OF WORK IN THE FOYER
OR CONNECT CAFE OR WHEREVER YOU NEED TO BE, I'LL DISMISS YOU AT
THIS POINT IN TIME. THE REST OF YOU, IF YOU'LL JUST WAIT WITH ME
FOR JUST A COUPLE MORE MINUTES. PASTOR HANK MENTIONED THIS
MORNING, PSALM 103, ABOUT OUR LIVES ARE REDEEMED FROM
DESTRUCTION. AND THAT'S SUCH A GREAT PRINCIPLE, SUCH A GREAT
PROMISE THAT WE CAN HANG ON TO. BUT THAT ONLY HAPPENS IF WE ARE
PART OF THE COVENANT THAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT, IF WE ARE
CONNECTED TO JESUS. SO IF YOU'RE AN UNBELIEVER, YOU HAVEN'T
RECEIVED JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR, THEN YOU CAN'T
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THOSE PROMISES THAT THE BIBLE GIVES.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE THAT INITIAL STEP TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION TO
GOD AND SAY, "LORD, I WANT YOU TO SAVE ME. I WANT YOU TO BE MY
LORD AND I WILL SERVE YOU." YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT STEP. AND HE
WENT TO THE CROSS. YOU HEARD SO MUCH GOOD. THAT WAS REALLY A
GOOD MESSAGE TODAY. HOW MANY OF YOU GAINED SOMETHING FROM THAT?
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, MAN, HONOR IS SO IMPORTANT. AND HOW DO YOU
HONOR GOD? WELL, ONE OF THE FIRST WAYS YOU HONOR GOD, IF
YOU'VE NEVER DONE IT, IS TO MAKE HIM THE LORD OF YOUR LIFE. HE
CREATED YOU. HE KNOWS THE BEST PLAN FOR YOU. HE HAS A
WONDERFUL, ABUNDANT PLAN FOR EACH OF US. BUT IF WE CHOOSE TO
GO OUR OWN WAY, OUR SELF-WILLED WAY THAT MOST MEN WANT TO DO,
THAT'S JUST OUR NATURAL BENT, IS TO DO IT OURSELVES. BUT IF WE
CHOOSE THAT PATH, IT ENDS UP IN DESTRUCTION. IT ENDS UP IN
DESTRUCTION. BECAUSE THERE'S LIFE AFTER WHAT YOU'RE
EXPERIENCING ON THIS EARTH. I KNOW IT'S COMMON TEACHING TODAY
THAT WHEN THIS LIFE ENDS, YOU'RE JUST DEAD LIKE A TREE, JUST
NOTHING ELSE. IT'S NOT TRUE. THE TRUTH IS WE'RE BODIES, SOUL, AND
SPIRIT, AND OUR SPIRIT IS ETERNAL. AND WHEN YOU CONNECT
YOUR ETERNAL SPIRIT TO GOD, YOU'RE GOING TO BE WITH HIM FOR
ETERNITY. IF YOU DO NOT DO THAT, IF YOU DO NOT CHOOSE TO DO THAT,
IF YOU DON'T MAKE THE CHOICE TO CONNECT WITH GOD, THEN YOU'VE
ALREADY MADE A CHOICE TO WALK WITH SATAN OR THE DEVIL. AND HIS
PLAN IS A PLAN OF DESTRUCTION. HE COMES TO STEAL, KILL, AND
DESTROY. AND THEN OUR DESTINY IS DETERMINED FOR US. WE DON'T JUST
END UP ROTTED PIECE OF WOOD DECAYING IN THE GROUND LIKE A
TREE. WE END UP IN A PLACE CALLED HELL, WHICH IS FOR
ETERNITY. AND SOMETIMES WE THINK THIS LIFE IS LONG. I THINK IT'S
SHORT BECAUSE IT'S GOING SO FAST, BUT SOMETIMES WE THINK
THIS LIFE IS LONG. BUT WAIT UNTIL YOU GET INTO ETERNITY AND
YOU'RE STUCK IN HELL AND YOU NEVER GET OUT. WHAT A TERRIBLE
TRAGEDY. WE DON'T WANT ANYONE TO END UP THERE. AND I KNOW THAT
EVERY WEEK IT SEEMS WE RECEIVE NOTICE THAT SOMEONE ACROSS THE
NATION OR AROUND THE WORLD RECEIVES JESUS AT THIS TIME. SO
I JUST ASK YOU TO BE PATIENT WITH ME FOR A MOMENT. I'M GONNA
ASK YOU TO JUST BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME, AND WE'RE GONNA PRAY.
AND IF THERE'S SOMEONE HERE IN THIS ROOM, AND YOU SAY, "PASTOR
DOUG, I'VE NEVER REALLY MADE "THAT DECISION TO MAKE CHRIST MY
LORD. "I WANNA SECURE MY ETERNAL FUTURE, "BUT I WANNA KNOW GOD'S
PLAN FOR MY LIFE. "I WANNA ENTER INTO ALL THOSE GOOD PROMISES
"THAT PASTOR HANK WAS TALKING ABOUT. I DON'T WANT TO END UP IN
DESTRUCTION. I WANT TO FOLLOW GOD. I WANT HIS PLAN AND HIS
PURPOSE. AND WHEN YOU STEP INTO THAT, YOU'LL BE SUCCESSFUL IN
EVERY AREA BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU STEP INTO HEALING. THAT'S
WHERE YOU STEP INTO PROSPERITY. THAT'S WHEN YOU STEP INTO
PROVISION. THE ANGELS WATCHING OVER YOU, HAVING HIM REBUKE THE
DEVOURER ON YOUR BEHALF. ALL THOSE THINGS THAT HAPPEN WHEN
YOU BECOME A CHRISTIAN. THERE'LL BE WARS AND THERE'LL BE FIGHTS,
BUT YOU'LL HAVE HIM ON YOUR SIDE. AND THAT WILL GIVE YOU
PEACE. IF YOU NEED THAT PEACE TODAY, I'M URGING YOU TO MAKE
THE DECISION TODAY. WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE HAVE ON THIS
EARTH. PEOPLE GET TAKEN OUT EVERY DAY, BUT NEVER WAIT WHEN
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND GOD'S TUGGING AT YOUR HEART,
MAKE THE DECISION FOR HIM. HERE'S WHAT I WANT TO DO. I WANT
TO PRAY WITH YOU TODAY IF YOU NEED JESUS. AND I'M GOING TO
COUNT TO THREE. IF YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE, YOU CAN DO THIS
RIGHT WHERE YOU'RE AT, IN YOUR HOME, YOUR HOTEL ROOM, AT YOUR
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, EVEN IF YOU'RE DRIVING IN YOUR CAR, YOU
CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. BUT WHEN I COUNT TO THREE, IF YOU SAY, "I
NEED JESUS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HE'S THE LORD OF MY LIFE, I
WANT TO COMMIT TO HIM," I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING
VERY BOLD AND JUST RAISE YOUR HAND SO I CAN ACKNOWLEDGE YOU.
ONE, TWO, THREE. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU NEED JESUS. YOU SAY, "I
WANT TO MAKE HIM THE LORD OF MY LIFE. I NEED TO MAKE THAT
DECISION TODAY." IS THERE ANYONE HERE? YOU SAY, "I NEED TO MAKE
JESUS THE LORD OF MY LIFE. I WANT TO DO THAT TODAY." I DON'T
SEE ANY HANDS HERE. IF YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE, IS THERE A HAND
THAT I MISSED SOMEWHERE? IS THERE A HAND OVER HERE? OKAY.
I'M GOING TO ASK THAT PERSON, I CAN'T SEE YOU, BUT IF YOU'RE
HERE, YOU RAISE YOUR HAND, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING
ELSE. I WANT YOU TO COME FORWARD AND STAND RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME
NOW, IF YOU WOULD. JUST GET OUT OF YOUR SEAT AND COME FORWARD
HERE. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, SIR. I'M NOT GOING TO EMBARRASS
YOU, BUT JESUS HAS A GOOD PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE. COME ON UP, COME
ON UP. I SEE YOU'VE GOT A BLUE BAG. THIS YOUR FIRST TIME HERE?
THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. GOD BLESS YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. THE
REASON I HAVE PEOPLE COME UP IS EVERY TIME THAT WE LOOK IN THE
BIBLE WHEN JESUS CALLED PEOPLE, HE CALLED THEM PUBLICLY. AND
THIS WILL MAKE AN IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE, I BELIEVE, BECAUSE YOU'LL
NEVER FORGET THE DAY THAT YOU CAME FORWARD AT LORD OF HOSTS
CHURCH ON NOVEMBER 23RD, 23RD, 2025, AND YOU MADE A DECISION
FOR CHRIST. BASICALLY, IT'LL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. AND YOU'LL
NEVER LOOK BACK AND SAY, "I'M DISAPPOINTED," BECAUSE YOU'LL
KNOW AS YOU FOLLOW HIM WHERE YOU'RE GONNA END UP IN ETERNITY.
AND THE BIBLE SAYS THAT THE ANGELS AND THOSE THAT HAVE GONE
ON BEFORE US, YOU PROBABLY HAVE GRANDPARENTS OR
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN HEAVEN. THEY'RE
LOOKING DOWN AT YOU NOW AND THEY'RE GONNA SAY, "THANK GOD HE
CAME TO JESUS." AND THEY'RE REJOICING, THEY'RE HAVING A
PARTY. WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SIR? MY NAME'S NATHAN. NATHAN? NATHAN,
GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. OKAY, WE'LL TALK
ABOUT THAT LATER, BUT LET'S TAKE CARE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
FIRST. WE'LL HELP YOU. BUT LET'S TAKE CARE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING, AND THAT'S PRAYING TO ASK JESUS TO COME INTO YOUR HEART.
IT STARTS WITH A SIMPLE PRAYER, AND THEN AS YOU MOVE ON FROM
THERE, CHURCH ATTENDANCE, GETTING THE RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS,
AND STUDYING YOUR BIBLE AND PRAYING ARE ALL PART OF IT, AND
WE'LL HELP YOU WITH THAT. BUT THIS IS YOUR FIRST STEP, AND IT
STARTS WITH A PRAYER. NOW, IF YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE, YOU CAN
PRAY WITH ME. JUST REPEAT AFTER ME AS I STATE THIS PRAYER. YOU
CAN JUST REPEAT AFTER ME, NATHAN. IT'S OKAY, YOU JUST GO
AHEAD. FATHER IN HEAVEN. FATHER IN HEAVEN. I THANK YOU. I THANK
YOU. THAT YOU SENT JESUS. THAT YOU SENT JESUS. TO BE MY SAVIOR.
TO BE MY SAVIOR. I BELIEVE. I BELIEVE. HE WENT TO THE CROSS OF
CALVARY. HE WENT TO THE CROSS OF CALVARY. HE DIED FOR ME. HE DIED
FOR ME. AND THE BIBLE SAYS. AND THE BIBLE SAYS. HE WAS BURIED
AND HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD ON THE THIRD DAY. I BELIEVE THAT.
JESUS, I'M ASKING YOU, FORGIVE ME FOR ALL THE SIN IN MY LIFE.
COME INTO MY HEART. MAKE ME A NEW CREATION. AND I WILL SERVE
YOU ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE. AND BECAUSE YOU PRAYED THAT, NATHAN,
YOU'RE IN NOW. YOU'RE PART OF THE FAMILY OF GOD.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
IF YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE TODAY, PLEASE CALL OUR
PRAYER LINE, 855-777-7907, AND LET OUR PRAYER
COUNSELORS KNOW THAT YOU PRAYED WITH PASTOR DOUG TODAY, AND
THEY'LL MAKE SURE AND GET THE SAME INFORMATION TO YOU THAT
WE'RE GETTING TO NATHAN TODAY TO HELP HIM IN HIS WALK. AND WE
WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU RECEIVED THE LORD. IT'S ENCOURAGING TO US
THAT YOU WERE MINISTERED TO TODAY. SO MAKE SURE YOU DO THAT
IF YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE. ALTAR TEAM, IF YOU WOULD COME UP HERE
QUICKLY. I MEANT TO ASK YOU TO COME UP FIRST, AND I SLIPPED UP
ON THAT ONE. I WANT SOMEONE TO GIVE NATHAN THE INFORMATION THAT
HE NEEDS, HELP HIM WITH HIS WALK. AND THEN RICK, HE HAS SOME
OTHER THINGS THAT HE NEEDS SOME HELP WITH, SO MAYBE YOU AND I
CAN WORK WITH THAT AND AFTER YOU TALK TO HIM. SO IF YOU NEED
PRAYER TODAY THE ALTAR TEAM IS UP HERE IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL
PRAYER OR MAYBE ONE MORE THING THAT'S JUST ON MY HEART MAYBE
YOU'VE WALKED IN DISHONOR AT SOME POINT AND SOMETHING THAT
PASTOR HANK SAID TODAY REALLY AFFECTED YOU. YOU KNOW THAT YOU
NEED TO REPENT OF IT AND YOU JUST NEED SOMEONE TO AGREE WITH
SO THAT YOU CAN CHANGE THAT IN YOUR LIFE. MAKE SURE YOU USE OUR
ALTAR TEAM HERE. THEY'RE WILLING TO PRAY WITH YOU AND AGREE WITH
YOU. WHATEVER THEY PRAY WITH YOU ABOUT, IT'S CONFIDENTIAL. I
DON'T EVEN FIND OUT ABOUT IT IN MOST CASES UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING
THAT PASTORS REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT. SO FEEL FREE TO COME UP
AND GET PRAYER TODAY FOR THAT. WELL, TWO THINGS THAT I NEED TO
DISMISS YOU WITH. DON'T FORGET THAT IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF A
242 GROUP, FIND OUT ABOUT IT. GET INFORMATION TODAY AND GET
PLUGGED IN. AND HERE'S WHAT I'D LIKE YOU TO DO IS JUST DO IT.
BOB, WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU DO
IS MAKE THIS A TEST. GO TO ONE. GO TO ONE 242 GROUP, HAVE THEM
SIGN YOU UP, GO TO ONE. IF FOR SOME REASON YOU DON'T LIKE IT,
YOU'RE NOT HAPPY, YOU HAVE AN ISSUE, TALK TO BOB, HE'LL ANSWER
IT. HE'LL HELP YOU WITH IT. BUT GIVE IT A TRY, BECAUSE I REALLY
THINK IT WILL HELP YOU IN RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILDING
YOURSELF UP IN THE BODY OF CHRIST, GIVE IT A TRY. AND WE
MAY HAVE, WE NEED MORE 242 GROUPS. WE NEED LEADERS. SO,
MANY OF YOU HAVE GIFTS, ABILITIES, AND CALLINGS, BUT YOU
HAVEN'T STEPPED INTO THAT YET, AND IT MIGHT JUST BE THAT YOU
NEED TO BE A LEADER OF A 242 GROUP. WELL, HOW DO YOU START
THERE? YOU START BY ATTENDING ONE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. AND IF
YOU GET OFFENDED, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. YOU'RE GONNA GET
OFFENDED ALL YOUR LIFE. GO BACK AGAIN, AND KEEP GOING. IT'LL
BUILD YOUR STRENGTH. IT'S OKAY TO HAVE YOUR TOES STEPPED ON
ONCE IN A WHILE. IT'LL MAKE YOU STRONGER. AND THEN, THE LAST
THING I WANTED TO SAY, AND I'M GONNA DISMISS YOU IS, WE HAVE A
BAPTISMAL SERVICE HAPPENING UP IN THE SOUTH AUDITORIUM. IT'S
JUST STEP OUT OF HERE TO YOUR LEFT, UP AT THE OLD AUDITORIUM,
SOUTH END OF THE BUILDING. IT'LL HAPPEN IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM
THE TIME I DISMISS YOU. SO IF YOU WANT TO GO WITNESS THOSE
BAPTISMS OR ENCOURAGE THOSE PEOPLE, FEEL FREE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT. AND IT ONLY LASTS ABOUT 10 MINUTES. SO IF
YOU GO UP THERE, YOU CAN BE A PART OF THAT TODAY. GOD BLESS
YOU, THANK YOU FOR COMING. HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING,
AND WE'LL SEE YOU BACK IN THE HOUSE ON SUNDAY.
(MUSIC)