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- GOOD MORNING, LORD OF HOSTS CHURCH. ARE YOU READY TO PRAISE?
NOW, IF YOU'RE WONDERING, MY HUSBAND'S HERE.
HE'S ON VOICE REST TODAY, BUT I'VE GOT MY DAUGHTER
HERE HELPING TO FILL IN, AND THEN WE'VE GOT WONDERFUL
EDDIE OVER HERE ON THE KEYS. EDDIE, TAKE IT AWAY.
- Y'ALL KNOW THIS ONE, SAY IT. THE ENEMY HAS BEEN DEFEATED.
- HALLELUJAH. LET'S GIVE HONOR TO GOD. WE WORSHIP YOU.
- AMEN. - LORD, WE BLESS YOU.
- YES, LORD.
- AND GOD, IT MAY NOT BE THANKSGIVING
DAY, BUT WE GIVE YOU THANKS.
- YES, LORD JESUS.
- WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT
YOU HAVE DONE. AND LORD, WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
AND WE LOOK TO YOU, OUR GOD, OUR FAITHFUL GOD, WHO'S SO
FULL OF GOODNESS AND KINDNESS AND MERCY AND TRUTH.
AND SO WE WELCOME YOU TO YOUR HOUSE THAT HAS BEEN
DEDICATED TO YOUR HONOR. WE LOVE YOU. AND ALL THE
PEOPLE THAT REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LOVE GOD SAID, AMEN.
AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HATE SNOW SAID, AMEN.
YOU KNOW, THAT WAS KIND OF WEAK, YOU KNOW?
- YEAH, BUT I GOT TO ADMIT SOMETHING.
- WHAT'S THAT?
- I DO LIKE SNOW IN DECEMBER, BECAUSE AT CHRISTMAS,
LOOK IT, WE GOT TREES. IT JUST, I HATE SNOW IN MARCH.
SEE, IT DEPENDS ON WHEN IT COMES. IT DEPENDS,
PASTOR MIKE. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW.
- DON'T EVEN GO BACK THERE. WE DON'T CARE.
HOW MANY OF YOU WERE BUSY CLEARING SNOW AND ALL THAT?
I THOUGHT MAYBE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A SNOW DAY TODAY.
- IT WAS CLOSE. I KNOW. WE WERE WATCHING.
- I'M REALLY HONORED THAT YOU ALL TOOK THE TIME TO COME.
ESPECIALLY, I SAW SOME LINCOLN FOLKS OUT THERE.
- WOW. - AND SOME OF THE, LIKE, WAY
DOWN SOUTH, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, DOWN THE HIGHWAY...
- HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU GUYS TO GET UP HERE?
- ALL OF YOU. - 40 MINUTES?
- 40 MINUTES? THAT'S BECAUSE CRAIG SPED, RIGHT?
ANYBODY ELSE COME FROM AFAR? WHERE'D YOU COME FROM?
TEXAS. YOU DROVE FROM TEXAS? OR YOU COULDN'T LEAVE
BECAUSE OF THE STORM? YOU GOT DELAYED. BEHIND YOU, YES.
COLORADO? YOU COULDN'T GO BACK. THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? YOU CAME... WELL, WE HAD A...
- RIGHT HERE.
- OH, WHERE, WHERE? NORTH DAKOTA. YOU
COULDN'T GET BACK UP THERE EITHER.
- WELL, WE GOT, I KNOW BOB AND TASHA GOT KIND OF STUCK
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORM AND...
- OH, THEY'RE HEADING BACK. THEY TOOK A SNOWMOBILE, BRENDA.
- OKAY, THERE'S A FEW PEOPLE THAT, WE'RE A THIN GROUP TODAY,
IF YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE. NOW, THE ONLINE ARE SURE ALL THERE.
- WELL, LET'S GREET 'EM. WE WANNA GREET ALL OF YOU
THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE AND SOME OF OUR CHURCH FAMILY.
LISTEN, WE ARE SO HONORED THAT YOU JOINED US AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT IF YOU'RE AT A POINT WHERE YOU JUST DON'T
FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING OUT, WE LOVE YOU, WE UNDERSTAND.
AND THAT'S THE POWER OF REALLY THE ABILITY OF TECHNOLOGY
TO STILL COME TO YOU, WHETHER YOU'RE A PERSON
THAT THIS IS YOUR CHURCH WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY COME
OR YOU'RE ONE OF OUR ONLINE. AND I WOULD LOVE TO READ THE
COMMENTS. SO LET US KNOW HOW MUCH SNOW YOU GOT. I MEAN...
- OR DIDN'T. - OR DIDN'T, YEAH.
AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE OUT ON THE BEACH, AND I SAY
THIS FOR OUR SPECIAL FRIENDS THAT ARE ABOUT TO LEAVE
TO GO TO FLORIDA, MAY THE WATERS BE COLD AND
THE SAND CLING TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR FEET. SO ANYWAY.
- THAT'S CUTE.
- ANYWAY, BUT HOW MANY OF YOU HAD A GOOD THANKSGIVING?
AND THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE WATCHING. OH, DID YOU HAVE A
GOOD THANKSGIVING? BRENDA, YOU ABSOLUTELY SPOILED ME.
SHE MADE INCREDIBLE FOOD. AND WE ACTUALLY HAD A REAL TURKEY
THIS YEAR. I TOLD YOU LAST WEEK, OR LAST YEAR, WE HAD TO
GET A SPARROW BECAUSE THERE WAS NO BIG TURKEYS LEFT.
- THAT BIRD WAS HUGE.
- YES, AND BRENDA, MAYBE YOU SHOULD LET THE PEOPLE KNOW...
- I COULDN'T EVEN LIFT HIM OUT OF THE OVEN.
- OH NO, I DID IT FOR YOU, HONEY. I GOT IT. BUT LET 'EM
KNOW. SO I WATCHED THIS VIDEO OF THIS GUY, AND HE'S
A CHEF, AND HE SAID, "HEY, DON'T CUT A TURKEY LIKE US CHEFS."
HE GOES, "I'M GONNA SHOW YOU HOW TO CUT A TURKEY LIKE
ONE OF YOU HOME PEOPLE," OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT,
HOME PEOPLE. MAYBE YOU DIDN'T USE THAT WORD.
- HOME COOK. - HOME COOK GUY.
SO I WATCHED IT AND WATCHED IT. BRENDA, THAT
WAS THE BEST SLICED TURKEY I'VE EVER DONE.
- YES, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
- I WILL DO IT. AND MAYBE NEXT YEAR I'LL PUT TOGETHER A VIDEO
WITH A CHEF'S HAT AND SHOW YOU HOW TO DO IT. HOW'S THAT SOUND?
- I DON'T KNOW. THE TURKEY CARVING, I DON'T KNOW.
IN OUR HOUSE, IT'S AN EPIC THING. THERE'S TWO CUTTING
BOARDS, PAN, EVERYTHING. I DON'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE
CUT THOSE AT THE TABLE. IT'S A DISASTER.
- I KNOW, I KNOW. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE'RE SO HONORED THAT
YOU JOINED US AGAIN ONLINE, AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU
THAT CAME TODAY, AND I BELIEVE GOD'S GONNA SHOW UP, RIGHT?
BUT I'M GONNA CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT HONOR. I
JUST SEEM LIKE I CAN'T GET OFF OF IT, AND SO
WE'RE JUST GONNA CONTINUE TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD...
- BUT EVERY WEEK YOU SAY YOU DIDN'T FINISH YOUR NOTES.
- YEAH, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS, AND WE'LL GO FROM
THERE. BUT I DO WANNA LET YOU GUYS KNOW, HOW MANY OF
YOU PARTICIPATED? THEY HAD A HUGE EVENT IN OMAHA.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD ABOUT THAT. IT WAS A NECKWEAR
CONTEST. DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT AT THE MALL?
ANYBODY PARTICIPATE IN THE NECKWEAR CONTEST?
- NO.
- WELL, IT'S OVER. IT ENDED IN A TIE.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE READY TO... OUR PEOPLE FROM
COLORADO LIKED IT. I MEAN, THEY LOVE THAT.
- THAT'S GOOD, OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, IT
MIGHT BE CHILLY OUTSIDE, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S
ABOUT TO GET HEATED UP IN GOD'S HOUSE. ARE
YOU READY TO PRAISE THE LORD THIS MORNING?
ALL RIGHT, THROW THOSE HANDS UP TO HEAVEN.
SAY THIS, SAY, LORD, IT'S A GREAT DAY TO GIVE THANKS.
YOU HAVE BLESSED ME SO MUCH. I HAVE SO MANY
THINGS TO BE GRATEFUL FOR. AND SO LORD, FILL
THIS HOUSE, FILL MY LIFE, CHANGE ME, MOVE ON
MY HEART ANY WAY YOU DESIRE. AND I PROMISE,
ARE YOU READY? TO GIVE YOU MY VERY BEST PRAISE. COME ON,
SHOUT LIKE YOU BELIEVE THAT AND LET'S PRAISE THE LORD.
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- HALLELUJAH! COME ON, SOMEBODY SAY, "NO ROCK
IS GONNA CRY OUT IN MY PLACE." WE BLESS
YOU, LORD. WE BLESS YOU, LORD. HALLELUJAH.
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- COME ON SOMEBODY GIVE HIM SOME PRAISE THIS MORNING.
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- THE KING IS IN OUR MIDST. THE LORD OF GLORY.
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- COME ON, WHATEVER YOU'RE FACING, WHATEVER HAS
A NAME, SPEAK THE NAME OF JESUS OVER THAT THING.
'CAUSE EVERYTHING HAS TO BOW TO THE NAME OF JESUS.
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT
FEELS LIKE. THERE IS POWER IN THE NAME THAT IS ABOVE
EVERY OTHER NAME AND THAT IS THE NAME OF JESUS.
COME ON, CAN YOU SAY AMEN THIS MORNING?
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- COME ON, DO YOU BELIEVE IT THIS MORNING? DO YOU
BELIEVE IN HIS PROMISES? LORD, YES, THEY ARE, AMEN. IT IS
FINISHED BECAUSE HE SAID IT. HIS WORD IS TRUE, IT WILL NOT FAIL.
- GONNA SEE A MIRACLE. GONNA SEE A MIRACLE.
'CAUSE YOU ARE GOOD. YOU ARE GOOD.
YOU ARE GOOD AND YOUR MERCY NEVER FAILS.
YOU ARE GOOD. YOUR MERCY WILL NOT FAIL.
YOUR MERCY WILL NOT FAIL. I BELIEVE IN YOUR WORD.
I BELIEVE IN YOUR PROMISES. 'CAUSE I KNOW IN WHOM
I HAVE BELIEVED THAT HE IS ABLE. MORE THAN ABLE.
YOU'RE MORE THAN ABLE. TO DO ALL THAT YOU SAID YOU WOULD DO.
DO ALL THAT YOU SAID YOU WOULD DO. 'CAUSE WE'RE
BELIEVING FOR MIGHTY THINGS. BELIEVING FOR MIGHTY THINGS.
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IT IS DONE. IT IS DONE. IT IS DONE. IT IS DONE.
(MUSIC)
- COME ON, JUST TAKE A MOMENT.
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YOUR PRESENCE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR ME.
YOUR PRESENCE IS EVERYTHING I'LL EVER NEED.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
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- THANK YOU GOD. WE WORSHIP YOU. YOUR PRESENCE, COME ON, LET THAT
BE THE DESIRE OF YOUR HEART TODAY. THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE
WATCHING ONLINE, AND IF YOU'RE IN THIS PLACE, THERE IS NOTHING
AS GREAT AS THE PRESENCE OF GOD. THE PRESENCE OF GOD IS HE
HIMSELF THAT COMES AND MANIFESTS IN OUR MIDST. MOSES KNEW THE
IMPORTANCE OF GOD BEING WITH US, HIS PRESENCE. EVEN GOD DECLARED,
HE SAID, "WHEN I SEND MY SON YESHUA, "HE SHALL BE KNOWN AS
EMMANUEL." GOD WITH US, HIS PRESENCE WITH US. AND MOSES
SAID, "UNLESS YOUR PRESENCE GOES WITH US, GOD, "MAY YOUR
PRESENCE," OH GOD, FILL THIS SANCTUARY. "MAY YOUR PRESENCE
FILL OUR HOMES, OUR CITIES, LORD, OUR GREAT NATION AND THE
NATIONS OF THE EARTH. MAY YOUR PRESENCE FILL THE HOMES OF THOSE
THAT ARE WATCHING TODAY. THAT GOD WE SENSE NOT ONLY YOUR
GOODNESS, BUT YOUR LOVE, YOUR MERCY, YOUR TRUTH. YOUR
PRESENCE, YOUR PRESENCE IS WHAT WE LONG FOR, WHAT WE DESIRE, AND
THAT IS TO BE WITH YOU. THERE IS NO HIGHER HONOR THAN TO BE WITH
GOD, OUR FRIEND, OUR COMPANION, OUR FATHER, YESHUA, OUR LORD.
HOLY SPIRIT, OUR COMPANION, COMFORTER, GUIDE. OH, AND SUCH
FULL OF GRACE, SPIRIT OF GOD. I STAND HERE TODAY, AND I NEED
YOUR GRACE. COME ON, MAYBE THAT'S YOU TODAY, AND YOU NEED
GOD'S GRACE. YOU KNOW WHAT A GOOD DEFINITION IS? I CAN'T,
GOD, THEREFORE YOU MUST. I DON'T NEED GRACE BECAUSE ANYTHING'S
WRONG. I JUST NEED GRACE BECAUSE, HOW MANY UNDERSTAND
THAT BEAUTIFUL GRACE THAT COMES, THAT UNMERITED BLESSING AND
FAVOR OF GOD'S HAND AND HIS TOUCH? IN FACT, THERE'S A
GENTLEMAN RIGHT UP THERE. I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M DRAWN TO YOU
RIGHT THERE. YOU RIGHT AT THE WAY TOP WITH THE GLASSES, YOUR
HANDS ARE LIKE THIS. AND I SEE A LIGHT SHINING OVER THE TOP OF
YOU. AND THE REASON THERE'S A LIGHT SHINING OVER THE TOP OF
YOU IS BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A PATH THAT YOU'VE BEEN ON AND IT
HASN'T BEEN BY YOUR CHOICE. BUT THERE'S BEEN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES
AS OF RECENT AND SOME CYCLES THAT TRY TO RE-COME BACK UP TO
BRING DIFFICULTY AND HARDSHIP, FRUSTRATION, AND THINGS HAVE
BEEN HARD. BUT GOD IS TELLING ME TO TELL YOU THAT THERE IS
ANOTHER STREET. THERE IS ANOTHER PATH, ANOTHER ROAD, AND IN FACT,
WE KNOW THAT GOD DOES SPEAK ABOUT STREETS BECAUSE HE SAID TO
ANANIAS, "THERE IS A STREET CALLED STRAIGHT." AND GOD SAYS
THERE IS A STREET THAT HE'S ESTABLISHING BECAUSE HE'S
REALIGNING YOU. THIS IS WHY THAT LIGHT IS SHINING OVER YOU. IT'S
HIS BLESSING. GOD'S GONNA TAKE YOU FROM THE HARD STREET TO THE
EASY STREET. AND YOU'RE GONNA SEE THINGS BEGIN TO COME A LOT
MORE EASIER. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I SEE GOD DOING
SOMETHING IN YOUR BODY, WHERE THERE'S GOING TO BE A DIVINE
BLESSING OF THE LORD THAT TOUCHES YOU IN YOUR PHYSICAL
BODY, BUT I ALSO SEE THE LORD ENLARGING YOUR HANDS FOR
BLESSING. BECAUSE YOU'RE ON A PATH NOW THAT HAS SHIFTED YOUR
PRESENT MOMENT BUT YOUR DESTINY TO THE EASY STREET. YOU WATCH AS
GOD'S GRACE COMES ON YOU, MAN. ALL RIGHT? KNUCKLE TOUCH IN THE
SPIRIT. I LOVE YOU. I DON'T, I LOVE YOU, MAN. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU, GOD. THANK YOU, GOD. THANK YOU, GOD. THOSE PEOPLE FROM
COLORADO, I JUST HEAR THE SPIRIT OF GOD SAY TO ME THAT MANY
PEOPLE TALK ABOUT NATURAL INVESTMENTS AND THAT YOU SHOULD
INVEST IN THIS AND YOU SHOULD INVEST IN THAT GOD IS SAYING YOU
HAVE INVESTED IN ME AND YOU HAVE TAKEN SOME VERY HARD CHOICES
HARD DECISIONS IN FACT I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A DECISION THAT YOU
GUYS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT PRAYING ABOUT THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT AND I SEE THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM COMING OVER YOU TO
GUIDE YOU IN YOUR DECISIONS BECAUSE YOU'VE INVESTED IN GOD.
NOW GOD'S GOING TO INVEST IN YOU AND PART OF THAT INVESTMENT IS
THERE'S TRANSITIONS THAT THE LORD IS GOING TO REQUIRE OF YOU,
SOME THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING CURRENTLY THAT HE'S GOING TO ASK
YOU TO STEP OUT IN FAITH AND TRUST HIM AND IT HAS TO DO WITH
SOME MAJOR DECISIONS BUT BLESSINGS AND THEY'RE GOOD
THINGS. THEY'RE NOT LIKE HARDSHIP DECISIONS. IT'S JUST
DECISIONS TO COME INTO GREATER BLESSING, DECISIONS THAT
TRANSITION YOU IN FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. BUT WHEN YOU,
BECAUSE YOU'VE INVESTED IN GOD, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S INVESTMENTS
EVEN IN THE NATURAL THAT ARE GOING TO BEGIN TO BREAK FORTH,
BE MADE KNOWN, AND BE SHOWN TO YOU. AND THE LORD IS GOING TO
BLESS YOU WITH AN INCREASE OF PROSPERITY. I SEE IT VERY
STRONGLY. I ALSO SEE THE LORD IS ALSO ALIGNING SOME THINGS WITH
FAMILY AND DIFFERENT ONES AROUND YOU THAT IS PART OF HIS
INVESTMENT AS WELL. AND I JUST SEE SOMETHING ABOUT GOD BRINGING
YOU INTO A NEW PLACE AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. BUT
THE LORD IS SAYING, "OPEN UP YOUR EYES WIDE BECAUSE I'M GOING
TO SHOW YOU THE NEW." AND THE NEW, I MEAN, YOU'RE GOING TO,
THAT'S PART OF THE DECISIONS IS GOD IS GOING TO ASK YOU TO STEP
OUT SO THAT HE CAN BLESS YOU WITH THE NEW. THAT MEANS A HARD
THING SOMETIMES IS SENTIMENTALITY, BEING AT A
PLACE, DOING THINGS BECAUSE YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE IT. NOTHING
WRONG WITH THAT, BUT GOD WANTS TO RELEASE YOU INTO THE NEW
BECAUSE HE'S INVESTING IN YOU. AND AS A RESULT, YOU'RE GOING TO
SEE INVESTMENTS THAT COME AND I REALLY FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO
BE WITH HOUSES, LAND, RELOCATING, FAMILY ALIGNMENTS
AND BLESSINGS AND AND I SEE AN INCREASE OF YOUR ACTUAL WEALTH,
IF I COULD JUST SAY IT THAT WAY. THANK YOU LORD. THANK YOU LORD.
THANK YOU GOD AND I HONOR YOU AND I BLESS YOU AND WE BLESS
THEM. THANK YOU LORD. THANK YOU LORD. THERE'S SOMEBODY RIGHT IN
THIS AREA HERE, YOU'VE BEEN HAVING SOME HEART ARRHYTHMIA, IS
THAT WHAT THEY CALL IT? ARRHYTHMIA. I COULD HEAR IT, BUT
IT'S SOMETHING IN MY MOUTH, I TRY TO PRONOUNCE IT. ARRHYTHMIA,
IS THAT CORRECT? ARRHYTHMIA. AND I JUST SEE THE HAND OF GOD
TOUCHING A WOMAN'S HEART. AND I SEE ANOTHER, A MALE. SO THERE'S
A WOMAN AND A MAN, BOTH OF YOU. GOD IS TOUCHING YOUR HEART AND
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT THIS THING IS BEING ALIGNED IN YOUR
LIFE. I DON'T WANT TO NECESSARILY HAVE YOU RAISE YOUR
HAND UNLESS YOU WANT TO. IT'S NOT FOR ME. IT'S YOU. YOU KNOW
WHO YOU ARE. I DON'T NEED THE AFFIRMATION OR WHATEVER. I JUST
KNOW GOD IS DOING IT. ALSO, THERE'S SOMEBODY WATCHING,
YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE AND YOU ARE POISED FOR A WEEK OF
INTERVIEWS AND I SEE THE THE LORD GETTING INVOLVED IN THESE
INTERVIEWS AND THE LORD IS SAYING YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE
THIS. HE SAID WAIT ON ALL OF THEM BECAUSE WHEN YOU WAIT ON
ALL OF THEM, WATCH WHAT HAPPENS. I MEAN GO DO IT BECAUSE IT'S
GONNA HELP YOU, BUT IT'S GONNA LEAD TO SOMETHING. THERE IS A
THERE'S A WINDOW OF ABOUT SEVEN TO TEN DAYS THAT I SEE WHERE THE
LORD IS SAYING THAT WHAT REALLY IS GOING TO MANIFEST IS GOING TO
HAPPEN AND I SEE IT AROUND WITHIN TWO WEEKS. I'M NOT
USUALLY ONE THAT LIKES TO PUT TIME ON THINGS BUT I'M JUST
SHARING WHAT I'M HEARING. DON'T BE DISCOURAGED. YOU JUST KEEP
MOVING BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT IS ABOUT YOU SAY WELL
SHOULD I GO TO THOSE INTERVIEWS? I THINK YOU NEED TO TO HONOR
THAT AND IT'S GOING TO HELP YOU AND IT'S GOING TO ALIGN YOU.
IT'S GOING TO PREPARE YOU FOR SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO
MANIFEST AFTER THAT VERY QUICKLY AND IT'S GOING TO BE WHAT WHAT
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO AND AND IT'S ALL GOING TO LINE UP AND
YOU'RE GOING TO GO, MAN, I'M SO GLAD THAT I LISTENED AND I
WAITED BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE BETTER BENEFITS THAN WHAT
YOU WOULD HAVE HAD HAD YOU TAKEN SOME BECAUSE YOU GOT A LITTLE
BIT OF ANXIETY ABOUT IT. IT'S OKAY, I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT GOD
HAS PROVIDED AND HE IS GOING TO PROVIDE. THERE'S ANOTHER PERSON
ONLINE, I SEE YOU TODAY. IN FACT, IT'S STRANGE, STRANGE
THINGS. I SEE A FAMILY WEARING, YOU'RE ALL WEARING YOUR PAJAMAS.
THAT'S OKAY. YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD HAVE PICKED PACKER ONES,
BUT I SEE LIKE THESE, THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE A MAUVE PURPLE
COLOR. AND THE REASON THE LORD IS SHOWING ME THIS PURPLE AND
THIS COLOR IS BECAUSE THERE'S A ROYALTY OF GOD, THE KING'S
BLESSING THAT IS COMING ON YOUR FAMILY. AND I SEE THIS WHERE
YOU'VE BEEN IN A SEASON WHERE THERE HAS BEEN WITH YOUR FAMILY.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN'T GET A BREAKTHROUGH. AND MAYBE THAT'S
SOME OF YOU IN THIS ROOM WHERE YOU'RE GOING, YOU KNOW, PASTOR
HANK, I JUST FEEL LIKE WE NEED SOME BREAKTHROUGHS. WELL, AS I
STRETCH MY HANDS TOWARDS THIS FAMILY, 'CAUSE THERE'S SOME
FAMILY BREAKTHROUGHS THAT ARE COMING. IN FACT, THIS FAMILY
ALSO THAT I SEE WITH THE PAJAMAS, I ALSO SEE THAT THERE
IS SOMETHING OF A MEDICAL NEED THAT YOU NEED A BREAKTHROUGH IN.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A FAMILY MEMBER, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT
HAD JUST RISEN, IT CAME ABOUT, AND GOD IS SAYING, I'M DEALING
WITH THAT NOW. SO FATHER, IN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, WHETHER THEY
BE THESE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE HERE TODAY, OR THE ONES THAT ARE
WATCHING ONLINE, YOU HAVE BEEN DECLARED AS THE LORD OF THE
BREAKTHROUGH. AND SO, MY LORD, WE THANK YOU AND WE HONOR YOU
TODAY FOR EVERY PERSON IN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE AND THOSE THAT
ARE WATCHING, THOSE THAT ARE HERE, THOSE THAT WILL WATCH,
THAT LORD, YOU ARE CAUSING A BREAKTHROUGH TO COME IN AN
ACCELERATED WAY. AND WE REBUKE EVERY AND ALL DEMON POWERS,
WITCHCRAFT, DIVINATION, THE SPIRITS OF DELAY, ANY SPIRITS
THAT COME TO STEAL, KILL, OR DESTROY. WE PUT A RESTRAINT ON
THEM IN THE AUTHORITY OF THE COURT OF HEAVEN. WHATEVER IS
BOUND ON EARTH SHALL BE BOUND IN THE HEAVENS. WE BIND EVERY AND
ALL MANEUVERING OF ANY SATANIC ACTIVITY OR DEMONIC RESTRAINT OR
ANY DEMONIC HINDRANCES THAT COME TO THE PEOPLE. WE BIND IT. AND
LORD, WE LOOSE NOW AS IT'S BEEN DECLARED. WE LOOSE IT ON EARTH.
IT WILL BE LOOSE OUT OF THE HEAVENS. WE LOOSE A BREAKTHROUGH
AT ACCELERATION. WE LOOSE, LORD GOD, MANIFESTATIONS OF DIVINE
BLESSING IN THE NAME, IN THE NAME OF YESHUA. THANK YOU, LORD.
THANK YOU, LORD. THANK YOU, LORD. THANK YOU, LORD. THANK
YOU, LORD. THANK YOU, LORD. THERE'S SOMEBODY, OKAY, I GOTTA
SAY THIS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE IN THIS ROOM OR WATCHING, BUT
GOD SAID, "TELL THEM THIS." THERE'S SOMEBODY YOU HAD LAID
DOWN ON YOUR PILLOW, AND YOU KIND OF WERE JUST IN YOUR
PILLOW, AND YOU NOTICED KIND OF ON THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD, DOWN
INTO THE LOWER PART OF YOUR NECK, LIKE A LUMP. AND YOU'RE
LIKE, OH NO. AND GOD IS SAYING, IT'S OKAY, IT'S A CYST. AND IT'S
NOT LIKE MALIGNANT CANCER, IT'S NOT LIKE THAT, IT'S LIKE, YOU
KNOW WHAT YOU CALL LIKE AN OVERSIZED ZIT? IS THAT A CYST,
IS THAT LIKE? A BOIL, A BOIL, LIKE A BOIL. AND THE ENEMY
IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO PULL YOU INTO FEAR. IT'S OKAY, DON'T GO
THERE IN YOUR HEAD. IN FACT, EVERYBODY JUST PUT YOUR HAND ON
THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD AND SAY, I WILL NOT FEAR. I WILL NOT HAVE
ANXIETY. I AM IN HEALTH. ALL MY FLESH IS HEALTHY. EVERY ORGAN,
EVERY CELL, MY BONES, MY BLOOD, MY BLOOD PRESSURE, MY IMMUNE
SYSTEM, MY HEART, MY ORGANS ARE FILLED WITH THE ZOE LIFE, THE
LIFE OF GOD THAT DRIVES AWAY ALL SICKNESS, ALL DISEASE, ALL
SYMPTOMS. GO! YOU CANNOT TOUCH ME. NOW LIFT YOUR HAND UP AND
SAY I'M BLOOD-BOUGHT. I'M THE REDEEMED OF THE LORD. I'VE BEEN
REDEEMED OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY AND I SAY SO. MY BODY'S
REDEEMED. MY LIFE IS REDEEMED. MY HEALTH IS REDEEMED. I AM
WELL! I WILL LIVE LONG, STRONG, UPON THIS EARTH, IN HEALTH,
WHOLENESS, SOUNDNESS OF MIND, AND A BLESSED MEMORY, AND
STRENGTH, ALL THE LONG DAYS OF MY LIFE. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU,
LORD. THANK YOU, LORD. I WORSHIP AND HONOR YOU, GOD. ALL RIGHT,
MAMA, ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT, HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO. I
WANT YOU TO FIND SOMEBODY IN THIS ROOM, AND I WANT YOU TO
SAY, "I BET I KNOW, "I BET I KNOW THAT YOU WENT SLEDDING."
THEY MAY NOT HAVE SLED YESTERDAY, BUT MAYBE WHEN THEY
WERE A KID. FIND OUT. ALL RIGHT, WE LOVE YOU.
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- WELL, GOOD MORNING, CHURCH. HOW ARE WE DOING TODAY? ON A
LOVELY, COLD, SNOWY DAY. OH, WE ARE SO EXCITED. PASTOR SAID,
"GIVE THEM THE HOOK." WE'RE SO EXCITED THAT YOU'VE JOINED US
TODAY. IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME, WE WANNA GIVE YOU A BIG,
WARM WELCOME TO LORD OF HOSTS CHURCH. USHERS ARE IN THE AISLE
AT THIS MOMENT WITH A GIFT BAG FOR YOU. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND
SO THAT WE KNOW TO GET YOU ONE. ABOUT THE CHURCH. THERE'S ALSO A
GUEST PACKET IN IT. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLDED PERFORATED ORANGE
CARD, THE GUEST CARD. WE ASK THAT YOU FILL THAT OUT. YOU CAN
DROP THAT OFF IN THE OFFERING BASKET. WE JUST WANT TO GET TO
KNOW YOU MORE WHERE YOU'RE FROM AND SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING AND
JOINING US TODAY. IF YOU'RE JOINING US ONLINE, IF YOU'RE ON
ONE VOICE TV, WELCOME. IF YOU'RE IN ANY OTHER ONE OF OUR
PLATFORMS, RUMBLE AND ROKU AND YOUTUBE AND ANY OF THE OTHERS,
WE INVITE YOU TO CHECK OUT ONE VOICE TV, WHERE IT'S OUR
PLATFORM THAT WE CAN'T GET CANCELED. CAN WE SAY AMEN TO
THAT? AMEN. ONEVOICETV.NET, MAKE SURE TO GO THERE. IN IT, YOU'LL
FIND ALL THESE ARCHIVE PROGRAMS DIRECTLY FROM THIS HOUSE,
WHETHER IT BE GET REAL AND DAILY DECREE AND PROPHETIC PULSE, ALL
THE SHOWS AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. MAKE SURE ONEVOICETV.NET. IF YOU
HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY, MAKE SURE TO GO TO YOUR APP STORE OR
GOOGLE PLAY STORE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE LATEST VERSION OF THE
ONE VOICE TV APP. WE FIND SOME AMAZING FEATURES LIKE CHAT,
WHICH I KNOW HOLLY AND TERRY WERE TALKING BEFORE SERVICE. BUT
WE WANT YOU TO MAKE SURE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE, THOSE OF
YOU WATCHING ONLINE AND THOSE OF YOU HERE. JUST DON'T LOG ONTO
THE APP WHILE YOU'RE IN CHURCH, BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF, I MEAN,
UNLESS YOU WANT TO. BUT MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE LATEST APP.
AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE ALL OF OUR GUESTS HERE AND
ONLINE A HAND AS PASTOR CHRISTY COMES.
- ALL RIGHT, WELL, I WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE AND REMIND
EVERYBODY, HOW MANY OF YOU REMEMBER A FEW WEEKS AGO WE
TALKED ABOUT THE HEARTLAND HOPE MISSION, DIAPER DRIVE, AND THEN
ALSO ADOPT A FAMILY. HOPEFULLY YOU ALL ARE TAKING PART IN THAT.
NOW I KNOW, PASTOR DODJI, WE DO HAVE THE TRUCK. IS THE TRUCK
THERE TODAY? NOT TODAY, BUT IT WELL IT SNOWED TODAY, SO THAT'S
BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE THEY WILL BE HAVING THAT TRUCK
SHOWING UP TO TAKE ALL OF YOUR DONATIONS LISTEN THE MISSION
REALLY NEEDS OUR SUPPORT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE THE THE LARGE
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THEY GET THE HARDEST HIT. SO ANYWAY THANK YOU TO PASTOR DODJI
AND PASTOR CHELSEA FOR ALL OF THEIR GREAT SERVICES TO OUR
BEAUTIFUL CITY. AMEN. ALL RIGHT LET'S WELCOME PASTOR BRENDA.
- ALL RIGHT PRAISE THE LORD. PUT THAT UP ONE MORE TIME JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAPTURE THAT QR CODE ONLINE AND OF COURSE
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE FROM AROUND THE NATION, AROUND THE
WORLD, ALL OF OUR ECHURCH FAMILY, YOU CAN CERTAINLY
SUPPORT HEARTLAND HOPE FINANCIALLY, AND THAT WILL HELP
THEM GET ALL OF THOSE SUPPLIES. AND I JUST SAID TO PASTOR MATT,
I NEED TO LIKE, IT'S BEEN 20 SOME YEARS SINCE I EVER BOUGHT
BABY FORMULA OR A DIAPER, SO I WILL FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT
AGAIN. SO I GOT TO GET THOSE. ANYWAY, PRAISE GOD. WELL, REALLY
QUICKLY BEFORE WE GET INTO THE OFFERING, JUST WANT TO REMIND
EVERYBODY, OF COURSE, OUR CHRISTMAS SERVICE IS COMING
DECEMBER THE 21ST. PASTOR SAID HE ALREADY HAS HIS MESSAGE
TOGETHER FOR THAT, AND HE'S VERY EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT IT.
BEAUTIFUL. HOW MANY OF YOU LIKE THE TREES AND ALL THE BEAUTIFUL
DECORATIONS? AND YOU GOT TO LOOK AROUND, THEY'RE IN THE BACK TOO.
AND SO I KNOW WE'RE A THINNER GROUP TODAY WITH THE SNOW, BUT
HOPEFULLY THEY'RE GETTING A FEW, A LITTLE VIEW OF THOSE. SOME OF
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE
WEATHER. BY THE WAY, ECHURCH FAMILY, ALL OF THE INTERNET, YOU
GUYS ARE THERE AS BIG, AS STRONG AS EVER. AND WE ALL LEARN THAT,
YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU CAN STILL JOIN ONLINE NO MATTER WHAT THE
WEATHER IS. SO WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING OUT THERE. SO
CHRISTMAS SERVICE, THE 21ST, NINE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, AND
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME FESTIVITIES. IT'S GONNA BE A LOT
OF FUN AND A BEAUTIFUL SERVICE. SO COME BE PART OF THAT AS WELL.
AND THEN NEW YEAR'S EVE AT LORD OF HOSTS IS RIGHT AROUND THE
CORNER, AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR THAT. NOW, IF YOU'RE NEW HERE,
AND YOU'RE LIKE, WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL WITH NEW YEAR'S EVE AT LOH?
WELL, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, THE LORD TOLD US TO DO A NEW YEAR'S
EVE SERVICE. YOU KNOW, HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW WE'RE A PROPHETIC
HOUSE? AND WE BELIEVE IN PROPHESYING IN THE NEW YEAR, NOT
JUST LETTING IT COME, BUT SPEAKING OVER IT, DECLARING OVER
IT, AND LETTING IT BE LITERALLY WHAT PASTOR'S BEEN PROPHESYING,
A SHIFT CHANGE. AND SO YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST DID IT, SOMEBODY
TOLD US, THEY SAID, "OH, NOBODY WILL EVER COME TO A NEW YEAR'S
EVE SERVICE. YOU WON'T HAVE ANYBODY COME THERE." AND IT'S
TURNED OUT TO BE REALLY SECOND TO OPENING THE HEAVENS, OUR
BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR. EVERYBODY COMES, WE HEAR THE
WORD OF THE LORD. AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
IT'S A CRAZY HOLY GHOST PARTY. BUT WHAT'S ALSO IMPORTANT IS WE
ALSO PRAY OVER ALL YOUR PRAYER REQUESTS FOR THE BEGINNING OF
THE YEAR. SO THOSE OF YOU ONLINE, GO TO HANKANDBRENDA.ORG,
GET THOSE PRAYER REQUESTS IN. AND IF YOU'RE MAILING THEM, GET
THEM SENT IN, SEND THEM IN BY MAIL, AND WE WILL EITHER PRINT
THEM IF YOU SUBMIT IT ELECTRONICALLY, OR IF YOU MAIL
THOSE IN WITH YOUR, LET'S SAY, YOUR LAST YEAR, END OF THE YEAR
GIFTS AND OFFERINGS, WE WILL GET THEM ALL UP HERE ON THE TABLES,
AND WE'RE GONNA SPEAK, AND WE'RE GONNA DECLARE, AND WE'RE GONNA
PRAY, AND THEN JUST LIKE LAST YEAR, WE ROLLED OUT THE RED
CARPET, HOW MANY OF YOU REMEMBER THAT? IT'S, RED CARPET IS
ROYALTY, 'CAUSE EVERYBODY'S IMPORTANT, BUT IT'S ALSO SO WE
DON'T GET OIL ALL OVER THE NEW CARPET, SO THERE IS A METHOD TO
OUR NON-MADNESS, BUT ANYWAY, THAT WAS PASTOR MARK'S IDEA.
THEY'RE OUT ON VACATION, BUT YOU KNOW, HE TAKES GOOD CARE OF THE
BUILDING. BUT ANYWAY, WE LINE UP EVERYBODY, WALK THROUGH, AND WE
ANOINT EVERY PERSON THAT ATTENDS IN PERSON WITH OIL. AND THEN
WE'LL ALSO HAVE BOTTLES OF OIL UP HERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW
YOU AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO LEARN HOW TO REQUEST ALL OF THOSE AND
WE'LL SEND THOSE OUT AS WELL. SO HOTEL BLOCKS ARE OPEN AND
AVAILABLE IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE. THEY'VE GOT INFORMATION
UP THERE WHERE YOU CAN GO AND GET ALL THAT INFO AND GET HERE.
NEW YEAR'S EVE IS GOING TO BE FIRE. I'M EXCITED. AMEN? ALL
RIGHT, LET'S PUT OUR OFFERING SCRIPTURE UP FOR TODAY. ISAIAH
55:12-13. THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE I CALL, I GET SOME OF THE BEST
SCRIPTURES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE THERE WITH
ME? I DON'T KNOW. I'LL GET UP AND I'LL THINK, WELL, I CAN'T
SLEEP. I MIGHT AS WELL GET UP AND READ THE WORD OR PRAY OR DO
SOMETHING. YOU EVER HAVE MOMENTS YOU JUST, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
LAY THERE AND TOSS AND TURN AND WAKE UP THE WHOLE FAMILY.
OKAY I HEARD "HMMM", I THOUGHT GOD WAS ABOUT TO SPEAK. THAT'S
GOOD. GOOD EDDIE, THANK YOU. BUT YOU GET UP IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE NIGHT AND, I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S THE MOMENT SOMETIMES
YOU JUST TALK TO THE LORD, YOU PRAY, PRAY IN THE SPIRIT. AND I
RAN ACROSS THIS SCRIPTURE, AND I KNEW IT BY HEART. THAT'S
WHAT'S SO FUNNY. SOMETIMES, CAN I GIVE YOU A LITTLE
TIP? SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA OPEN THE WORD EVEN TO
RUN ACROSS THE SCRIPTURES YOU ALREADY KNOW.
THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MIC DROP. OPEN THE WORD. OPEN THE
WORD. AND SO THIS WAS THE SCRIPTURE. IT SAYS, "FOR YOU
SHALL GO OUT WITH JOY AND BE LED FORTH WITH PEACE." SOMEBODY SAY,
"PEACE." THAT'S A BOOK I'M WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. THAT
YOU'RE LED FORTH WITH PEACE. THAT IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S NOT
GOING TO BE CHAOS IN THE JOURNEY. "THE MOUNTAINS AND THE
HILLS SHALL BREAK FORTH BEFORE YOU INTO SINGING," HALLELUJAH,
"AND ALL THE TREES OF THE FIELD SHALL CLAP THEIR HANDS." NOW
THIS IS THE NEXT VERSE. THIS IS WHAT I REALLY WANT YOU TO SEE.
GO TO VERSE 13. "INSTEAD OF," NOW SOMEBODY SAY, "INSTEAD OF."
"INSTEAD OF THE THORN SHALL COME UP THE FIR TREE AND INSTEAD OF,"
IN OTHER WORDS, SAY INSTEAD OF AGAIN, "IN PLACE OF THE BRIAR
SHALL COME UP THE MYRTLE TREE." NOW, I LOOKED AT THAT AND THE
LORD REMINDED ME, AND HERE IN THE MARGIN OF MY BIBLE, THIS IS
WHY YOU WRITE IN YOUR BIBLE, IN THE MARGIN OF MY BIBLE, I SAW
THE WORDS THAT I HAD PENNED OUT AT SOME POINT, AND IT SAID,
"EXPECT DIFFERENT." AND IT REMINDED ME THAT NO MATTER WHAT
YOU'RE DEALING WITH, AND THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR FINANCES, THAT
IF YOU'VE BEEN, 'CAUSE EVERYBODY, LET'S FACE IT, GOES
THROUGH CHALLENGES. JESUS SAID, "IN THIS WORLD, YOU WILL HAVE
TROUBLED TIMES. "YOU WILL FACE THINGS." OKAY, EVEN WHAT PASTOR
PRAYED OVER PEOPLE THIS MORNING, PEOPLE GO THROUGH THINGS,
THEY'RE BATTLING THROUGH SOMETHING IN THEIR OWN LIFE,
WITH THEIR FAMILY, IT COULD BE FINANCIAL, IT COULD BE THEIR
HEALTH, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR FINANCES, RATHER THAN JUST
SEE A SEASON AGAIN OF MAYBE IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S LACK, 'CAUSE
EVEN THE APOSTLE PAUL SAID IT, HE SAID, "I KNOW HOW TO BE
ABASED, AND I KNOW HOW TO ABOUND." IN OTHER WORDS, I CAN
NAVIGATE WITH CLARITY AND STABILITY BOTH KINDS OF SEASONS.
I CAN GO THROUGH A SEASON WHERE THERE'S ABUNDANCE, THAT I CAN
NAVIGATE THE TIMES JUST AS WELL WHERE IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE
THERE'S ENOUGH. AND WHAT I WANNA ENCOURAGE YOU TODAY IS EXPECT
DIFFERENT. HOW MANY OF YOU IN THIS ROOM AND YOU WATCHING
ONLINE, YOU HAVE SEEN GOD BLESS YOU, ANSWER A PRAYER, OR DO A
MIRACLE AT SOME POINT? SO THE REMINDER FOR US IS GO BACK TO
THAT. INSTEAD OF EXPECTING MORE DISAPPOINTMENT, EXPECT FRUIT.
AMEN. EXPECT A BLESSING. SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT GOD, IT MIGHT LOOK
LIKE I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA GET THROUGH THIS. I DON'T KNOW
HOW I'M GONNA NAVIGATE THAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA PAY
THAT BILL. CAN I TELL YOU, I'VE SEEN GOD PAY SO MANY BILLS I
DIDN'T KNOW HOW THEY WERE GETTING PAID AND GOD DID IT.
COME ON SOMEBODY. PASTOR AND I WERE REFLECTING JUST THE OTHER
DAY ABOUT HOW WE GOT STARTED IN THE MINISTRY. AND WE WOULD GET
OUR OLD CAR OUT. AND I MEAN, FOR US, IT WAS NEW, BUT IT WAS
ALREADY LIKE SIX YEARS OLD. AND WE WOULD TRAVEL AROUND, MAYBE
SEVEN. A NEW CAR WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD. THINK ABOUT THAT. AND WE
WOULD DRIVE. WE DIDN'T FLY IN A JET TO GO PREACH. WE WOULD DRIVE
ACROSS BARRON, NEBRASKA AND GO PREACH IN LITTLE CHURCHES. AND
YOU KNOW, THERE WAS NO FIVE STAR HOTEL. WE'D STAY IN THE PASTOR'S
GARAGE. AND LITERALLY, I MEAN, AND BELIEVE GOD FOR EVERY DOLLAR
AT THAT TIME. AND WE HAD BILLS AT THAT TIME. I THOUGHT, GOD, WE
ARE DOOMED. I MEAN, WE ARE DOOMED. WE THOUGHT WE WERE
DOOMED. AND WE THOUGHT IF WE TITHE AND GAVE OFFERINGS THAT WE
WERE GONNA GO UNDER AND BE ON THE STREET AND SLEEPING UNDER A
BRIDGE. I MEAN, IT FELT LIKE THAT SOMETIMES. ANYBODY EVER
BEEN THERE? YOU THOUGHT, GOD, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE DOING THIS.
AND YOU KNOW, I HAVE SAT HERE HOW MANY TIMES AND LOOK BACK ON
THAT SEASON, AND I'M SITTING HERE GOING, YOU KNOW WHAT, GOD,
WE'RE STILL HERE. COME ON, YOU'RE IN THIS ROOM, YOU'RE
ALIVE, YOU'RE STILL HERE. YOU'RE STILL HERE, GOD MADE IT THROUGH
FOR YOU. I DON'T THINK ANY OF US ARE STARVING. WE'RE ON THE OTHER
SIDE. SO INSTEAD OF THAT THORN AGAIN, EXPECT TO SEE SOMETHING
NEW. EXPECT TO SEE YOUR HARVEST. WHEN YOU GIVE THAT OFFERING,
COME ON, WE'RE AT THE END OF THE YEAR. WE'RE GETTING THOSE FINAL
OFFERINGS OF 2025 IN THE DOOR. WE'RE PUTTING IN THOSE FINAL
TIES. WE'RE HITTING THE FINISH LINE, MAN, COME ON. AND YOU KNOW
WHAT? WHEN YOU PUT THAT IN, DO IT BY FAITH AND SAY, I'M GOING
TO SEE THE BLESSING OF A FRUITFUL HARVEST IN THE NAME OF
JESUS. I'M NOT GOING TO SEE MORE DISAPPOINTMENT. I'M NOT GOING TO
SEE FAILURE. I'M NOT GOING TO SEE BARRENNESS. NO, I REJECT IT
IN THE NAME OF JESUS. IN FACT, LET'S GET THE OFFERING UP. I
WANT TO DECLARE THAT TODAY. LET'S PUT THAT UP THERE. WE'RE
GOING TO DECLARE. I REJECT, I REJECT ANY DEVOURER. IN FACT,
THAT WAS THAT AS YOU'RE GETTING YOUR GIVING READY. THAT WAS THE
REMINDER THE LORD GAVE ME TOO. HE SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS
YEAR, I TOLD YOU, I WILL REBUKE THE DEVOURER FOR YOUR SAKE WHEN
YOU GIVE. SO IF GOD WILL REBUKE THE DEVOURER, WHATEVER'S TRYING
TO DEVOUR WHEN YOU'RE TITHING AND YOU'RE GIVING YOUR
OFFERINGS, GOD SAID HE'LL REBUKE ANYTHING THE DEVIL TRIES. HE'LL
REBUKE IT. IT CAN'T DEVOUR. SO NO MORE EXPECTING, NO
MORE EXPECTING THE THORN. AMEN. ALL RIGHT,
WHEN YOU GET YOUR OFFERING READY, STAND UP. MAN,
I'M EXCITED. WE'RE GONNA DECLARE THIS IN JESUS' NAME. TEXT TO
GIVE WEBSITE, YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT TO DO. IF YOU'RE NEW, THERE IS
THE QR CODE. AMEN. I'M TELLING YOU, FINISH BIG THIS YEAR,
FINISH HARVEST BIG. AND IT'S NOT JUST THE GIVING ALONE. IT'S
FAITH IN WHAT YOU DO. AMEN. OKAY. GOD SAID, WELL, YOUR WORDS
CAN'T BE STOUT AGAINST ME. TALK FAITH. EVERY TIME YOU PUT THAT
TITHE IN YOUR HAND, TREAT IT LIKE IT'S A NUCLEAR BOMB AGAINST
THE DEVIL. IN FACT, I GOT SO EXCITED AT ONE POINT IN
NOVEMBER. I SAID, "LORD, I AM DETERMINED ABOUT THIS. I'M
ENDING THIS YEAR IN HARVEST.” I AM ENDING IT IN HARVEST. THE
DEVIL HAS TRIED A LOT. HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD THE DEVIL TRY
SOME STUFF IN 2025? I AM ENDING THIS IN HARVEST. AND SO I SAID,
"YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GIVING MY DECEMBER TITHE EARLY." I WAS
LIKE, "I'M DOING IT, I DON'T CARE, I DON'T CARE. WHATEVER,
I'M PUTTING IT IN THERE.” AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GONNA SEE THE
HARVEST. NO THORNS, COME ON, NO LACK, NOTHING. WE ARE GONNA
EXPECT A FULL, ABUNDANT BLOOM OF WHAT GOD HAS. PUT YOUR HAND UP,
SAY THESE WORDS. I REJECT ALL FINANCIAL BARRENNESS. I REJECT
ANY DEVOURING SPIRIT. I SAY IT CANNOT TOUCH ME. I REBUKE YOU.
THIS TITHE, THIS OFFERING, IT IS A WEAPON TO OPEN THE WINDOWS OF
HEAVEN. AND GOD, YOU SAID YOU WOULD POUR OUT BLESSING THAT I
DON'T HAVE ROOM TO RECEIVE. SO I THANK YOU THAT MY HARVEST IS
RIGHT NOW. I EXPECT IT TO COME UPON ME. NOW, THE LAST THING
I'LL SAY IS GOD SAYS, "AND IT SHALL BE FOR THE LORD A NAME."
PRAISE GOD AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. SPEND IT PRAISING AND
THANKING HIM FOR ALL HE DID FOR YOU. IT SHALL BE FOR THE LORD A
NAME. YOUR TEST WILL BECOME A TESTIMONY. HALLELUJAH. IN JESUS'
NAME, AMEN. ARE YOU READY TO GIVE? ALL RIGHT, WELL, RIGHT
BEFORE THE USHERS SERVE YOU, OR AS THEY BEGIN TO SERVE YOU,
LET'S DO OUR DECLARATION TOGETHER. LET'S ALL SAY IT AND
MEAN IT WITH ALL OUR HEART. 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,
SHOUT LIKE YOU BELIEVE IT. USHERS, SERVE THE
PEOPLE, AND LET'S WELCOME PASTOR HANK.
- ALL RIGHT, AMEN. HOW MANY WENT SLEDDING? YOU CAN GO AHEAD,
USHER, SERVE THE PEOPLE. THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE,
DID YOU GO SLEDDING, YOU KNOW, MAYBE DOWN IN FLORIDA OR
WHEREVER, YOU KNOW? ANYBODY, HOW MANY OF YOU USED TO SLED? DID
YOU, YOU KNOW, WE USED TO DO SOME CRAZY STUFF AS KIDS THAT
I'D BE LIKE, I'M NOT GOING DOWN THAT HILL NOW, NO. YOU KNOW, BUT
YOU DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THOSE STUFF. I REMEMBER GOING DOWN A
HILL ON A SLED OVER BY 72ND STREET BY WHERE THOSE TOWERS
ARE. THERE'S SOME REALLY NICE BIG HILLS. AND I GOT ON ONE OF
THOSE, WHAT DO THEY CALL IT, SLOBOGANS OR, OR TOBOGGAN,
TOBOGGAN, SLOBOGGAN, NO, NO. THERE'S A, NO, THERE'S ANOTHER
ONE THAT WAS A, A S-L, SLIDE. ANYWAY, WHATEVER IT WAS,
WHATEVER IT WAS, WE GOT ON THAT, I GOT ON IT, AND, AND THEY GAVE
ME A PUSH, AND I WENT SO FAST. YOU'RE GONNA ENJOY THIS AS
YOU'RE WATCHING THAT. I HIT THIS BUMP, AND I WENT OFF TO THE
SIDE, BUT I STILL MAINTAINED, AND I WENT, AND I WENT OFF
COURSE, AND I WENT THROUGH A PART OF A CORNFIELD, AND ALL OF
THOSE OLD STALKS, I DIDN'T HAVE GLOVES ON, WE'RE GOING, WHOOSH
THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, BUT MUSCLE IS TOUGH, YOU KNOW, SO. ANYWAY,
Y'ALL REMEMBER THOSE DAYS? ARE Y'ALL WITH ME? I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
I MEAN, THOSE WERE GREAT TIMES, SO. ANYWAY, ANYBODY GET OUT AND
SCOOP SNOW OVER THANKSGIVING AND ALL THAT TOO? YEAH. ANYBODY TAKE
TWO OR THREE NAPS ON THANKSGIVING? HOW MANY OF YOU,
IF YOU'RE WATCHING, PUT YOUR HANDS UP. I'LL TELL YOU, OUR
DOGS, MAN, I WAS SPOILING THEM. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO
DO THAT, I GUESS, RIGHT? BUT I SPOILED THEM. I KEPT FEEDING
THEM TURKEY WHEN BRENDA WASN'T LOOKING, AND THEN I EVEN GAVE
THEM ICE CREAM. SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL LIKE THIS. BUT WE
HAD SOMEBODY, ONE OF OUR FAITHFUL E-MEMBERS,
SEND ME A GELATO MACHINE. YEAH, SO WE'VE BEEN
PUTTING IT TO GREAT USE. NOT ME, BUT KATE, SHE'S ON VACATION. SHE
MADE ME GELATO. IT TASTES LIKE IF YOU WERE TO GO TO THE GELATO
STORE. AND SO I HAD GELATO AND I TOLD KATE, I SAID, "DON'T MAKE
ME ANY MORE." NOT FOR A WHILE, 'TIL I, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I MEAN,
I'M GONNA EAT IT AND THEN WE GOTTA FAST. AND SO I CAN'T BE
LIKE ON THIS FAST AND I HEAR THESE VOICES, OPEN THE FREEZER.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
YES, LORD, I WILL OBEY THAT AND TAKE THAT AS PART OF MY FAST. I
WON'T HAVE GELATO IN THE MORNING, I'LL HAVE IT AT NIGHT.
THERE YOU GO, SO WE CAN DO ALL THAT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN OUR
BIBLES, LET'S GET INTO THIS. AND WE'LL HAVE SOME FUN HERE, AMEN.
PASTOR BRENDA, ARE YOU STILL PREACHING YOUR MESSAGE ON
WEDNESDAY? ALL RIGHT, SHE'S GONNA CONTINUE ON THE MESSAGE OF
THE SEVEN CHURCHES. HASN'T THAT BEEN AMAZING? I MEAN, SHE HAS
PREACHED MY NOTES SO INCREDIBLE. NO, SHE'S DONE A GREAT JOB. ON
HER OWN, SHE'S, OH, STOP. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU CAN DO THAT,
WARM YOURSELF UP. YOU GUYS ARE ACTING LIKE THE FROZEN CHOSEN IN
YOU, YOU KNOW, NO, YOU'RE NOT, OKAY. I WANNA TALK AGAIN ABOUT
REALLY TWO PRINCIPLES THAT I THINK ARE THE FOUNDATION OF
EVERY CHRISTIAN. IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS A GOOD REMINDER, NOT
ONLY FOR THIS VESSEL, BUT I THINK FOR ALL OF US. AS
CHRISTIANS, ONCE YOU GIVE YOUR HEART TO GOD, TO JESUS, AND YOU
SAY, "JESUS, COME INTO MY HEART," HOW DO WE CHOOSE TO
LIVE? HOW DO WE CHOOSE TO ACT? WHAT ARE SOME OF OUR CHOICES? DO
WE CHOOSE TO STILL BE KINDA LIKE THE OLD GRUMPY, ANGRY, TOUCHY
PERSON THAT WE USED TO BE? ARE WE A PERSON THAT'S GOTTA HAVE
EVERYTHING OUR WAY SO WE NEVER CAN SUBMIT TO YAHWEH? ARE WE ALL
ABOUT OUR WILL THAT WE CAN'T PRAY PRAYERS LIKE LET THY
KINGDOM COME, YOUR WILL BE DONE IN MY LIFE AS IT IS IN HEAVEN?
WE SKIP OVER THAT PART OF THE LORD'S PRAYER. WE JUST GET OVER
INTO THE PART ABOUT GIVE US OUR DAILY BREAD. AND I THINK THAT
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I FEEL VERY STRONGLY AND THAT IS, YOU
KNOW, WE'VE GONE THROUGH AS A PEOPLE AND ESPECIALLY IN
AMERICA, WE'VE GONE THROUGH WHAT WE WOULD CALL A SIFTING OR A
SHAKING AND THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AND GOD TOLD
US THAT THE DECADE WOULD START OFF HARSH AND THEN WE WOULD COME
INTO REST. HOW MANY REMEMBER THAT? AND SO WE KNOW THAT'S
WHERE WE'RE HEADING AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DEMANDING FROM THE
THRONE OF GOD IS LISTEN, YOU SAID FOR THE PEOPLE, YOU SAID
FOR THIS NATION, AND I WON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER AND I'M
NOT. AND I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO BE RESPECTFULLY AND HONORABLY IN
THE BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL PRESENCE AND FACE OF GOD 'CAUSE
THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. I'M GONNA HOLD HIM TO IT. AND SO AS WE
STARTED OFF WITH THE SHAKING AND THE SIFTING, WE WENT INTO WHAT
GOD SAID WAS A SHIFT CHANGE, AND THAT'S WHAT IS UPON US NOW.
THAT'S WHY WE SAW SUCH A GREAT THING THAT CAPTURED THE NATION
IN SOMETHING THAT IS JUST KIND OF A DIFFERENT NAME, TURNING
POINT. I MEAN, IT GOES RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE BIG PICTURE OF
WHAT GOD IS SAYING. YEAH, HAS IT COME WITH SORROW? HAS IT COME
WITH PAIN? HAS IT COME WITH CHALLENGES, DISAPPOINTMENTS? YOU
KNOW, I WAS PRAYING THE OTHER NIGHT AND I SAID TO THE LORD, I
SAID, LORD, YOU KNOW, IF I WAS HONESTLY TO LOOK BACK AT 2025
AND I WENT OUT INTO MY SUNROOM, WE HAVE LIKE A LITTLE SUNROOM,
AND I WENT OUT THERE AND I SAID, NOW I'M GONNA JUST SPEND ABOUT
15 MINUTES IN THIS SUNROOM HERE. AND I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW
THAT I THINK SOME OF 2025 HAS NOT BEEN THAT ENJOYABLE. AND I
JUST WANNA SAY THAT TO YOU BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THAT IN MY
SOUL. I DON'T WANT THE ENEMY TO THINK THAT HE HAD ANY ADVANTAGE
OVER ME OR THAT HE THINKS IN ANY WAY THAT I'M GOING TO BRING AN
INDICTMENT AGAINST THE HONOR OF YOU, MY GOD. BUT I JUST GOTTA
LET YOU KNOW, HERE'S A COUPLE THINGS THAT I DIDN'T LIKE ABOUT
THIS YEAR AS I'M PREPARING FOR A NEW YEAR. AND I JUST KIND OF
TOLD HIM THAT. AND THEN I SAID, ALL RIGHT, NOW I'M DONE. I'VE
GOT 10 MINUTES HERE. NOW I'M GONNA GO IN AND ALL I'M GONNA DO
IS WORSHIP YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS OF
2025. AND GOD SPOKE SOMETHING TO ME. HE SPOKE THE SCRIPTURE,
EPHESIANS 3:20, AND I WANNA START WITH THIS, I GUESS. I
DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING. BUT GO TO EPHESIANS 3:20, AND WE
OFTEN PRAY THIS. AND IT SAYS, "TO THE GOD, NOW UNTO HIM," NOW
THIS IS TALKING ABOUT GOD, "WHO'S ABLE TO DO EXCEEDINGLY
ABUNDANTLY "ABOVE ALL THAT WE ASK OR THINK, "ACCORDING TO THAT
POWER THAT WORKS WITH US." NOW KEEP THAT VERSE THERE, AND THOSE
OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, SO WHAT IS GOD SAYING TO US AS
WE'RE HEADING INTO, WE'RE COMING OUT OF THE SIFTING, THE SHAKING,
WE'RE IN A SHIFT CHANGE, AND NOW HE'S SAYING AS WE'RE HEADING
INTO 2026, WE'RE COMING INTO THE SWIFT, WE'RE COMING INTO THE
ACCELERATION OF WHAT GOD HAS BEEN SAYING AND WHAT HE IS GOING
TO DO AND WHAT HE DESIRES. NOW IT'S IMPORTANT AS WE ENTER IN
TOMORROW, DECEMBER 1ST, WE'RE 31 DAYS AWAY FROM THE CALENDAR YEAR
SHIFTING OVER, TURNING, THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT ATTITUDE. DON'T
DO WHAT I DID FOR LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES. TALK ABOUT ALL THE BAD
AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU WISH WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT ABOUT
2025 AND YOU REHEARSE YOUR PAIN, YOU REHEARSE YOUR FRUSTRATIONS,
YOU REHEARSE YOUR DISAPPOINTMENTS, YOU REHEARSE
THE WHAT DIDN'T, THE WHAT SHOULD'VE. BUT INSTEAD WE NEED
TO REHEARSE OUR VICTORIES AND PREPARE FOR THE SWIFT. PREPARE
FOR WHAT WE'VE BEEN CONTENDING AND BELIEVING FOR. NOW, WHEN I
HAD READ THIS VERSE, THE SPIRIT OF GOD SPOKE THIS TO ME. HE
SAID, "HANK, MOST PEOPLE THINK "THAT THAT IS JUST AN EARTHLY
VERSE." AND I STOPPED AND I THOUGHT, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY
THAT? NOW UNTO HIM THAT'S ABLE TO DO EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY ON
ALL THAT WE ASK OR THINK. NOW, IS THAT JUST LIMITED TO THE
EARTH? NO, I STARTED THINKING, WAIT A MINUTE, I'VE GOT A
MANSION UP IN HEAVEN. I'VE GOT STREETS OF GOLD. I GET TO BE
WITH GOD FOR ALL ETERNITY. BRENDA AND I, WE'RE LIVING
TOGETHER IN HEAVEN WITHOUT THE MARRIAGE STUFF, BUT YOU ALL GET
THAT G-RATED HERE, BUT I'M GONNA HAVE MY MANSION, SHE'S GONNA
HAVE HERS, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BREEZEWAY BETWEEN THE TWO OF
THEM. AND WHEN I NEED TO TELL HER, DON'T DECORATE MY MANSION,
THIS IS MINE, I FINALLY HAVE OWNERSHIP, YOU NEED TO GO TO
YOURS, SHE CAN JUST WALK RIGHT THROUGH THE BREEZEWAY, AND SHE
CAN BE AND DECORATE AND HAVE AS MUCH TREES AND PLANTS AND FISH
AND ANYTHING ELSE SHE WANTS. BUT I STARTED REALIZING THIS, I
SAID, WAIT A MINUTE, THIS ISN'T JUST A NATURAL VERSE THAT GIVES
US HOPE ABOUT GOD THAT DOES EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY BEYOND
ALL WE COULD ASK. THIS IS GOD, THIS IS WHO GOD IS. GOD IS A
GOD, NO MATTER IF IT'S IN HEAVEN OR THE EARTH, OR YOUR LIFE, YOUR
MARRIAGE, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FINANCES, YOUR HEALTH, HE WILL
ALWAYS, BECAUSE OF HIS NATURE, DO EXCEEDINGLY ABOVE AND BEYOND
ALL WE ASK OR THINK. SO LET THAT BE IN YOUR HEART. LET THAT BE IN
YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS YOU CONTEND IN THE FAITH. FOR
WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU ARE ASKING, THINKING, DESIRING GOD,
IT IS GONNA BE BETTER THAN ANY DISAPPOINTMENT THAT I HAD TO
DEAL WITH. IT'S GONNA BE BETTER THAN ANYTHING THAT I HAD TO
OVERCOME, ANY CHALLENGE, COME ON, ANY FRUSTRATION. YOU KNOW,
TRY NOT TO USE THE WORD FRUSTRATION. YOU KNOW WHAT
BRENDA TOLD ME? SHE SAID SHE DID A STUDY ON THE
WORD FRUSTRATION AND IT MEANS WHAT, BRENDA?
- IT MEANS TO BE HINDERED.
SO DON'T SAY, I'M FRUSTRATED,
'CAUSE THEN ALL WE'RE DOING IS RELEASING LOW-LEVEL DEVILS ABOUT
THE SIZE OF THAT GECKO CHAMELEON AND THEY HINDER YOU. DON'T SAY,
I'M FRUSTRATED. START LOOKING AT THE NATURE OF GOD THAT DOES
EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY BEYOND ALL WE ASK FOR. AND I SAY IT
BECAUSE I TOLD BRENDA, I SAID, "STARTING TOMORROW, DECEMBER
1ST, "WE ARE GOING TO RECEIVE COMMUNION TOGETHER EVERY DAY.
"AND WE ARE GOING TO GIVE THANKS AND REHEARSE OUR VICTORIES.
"WE'RE GONNA GET OUT OUR PRAYER SHEETS, WHICH WE DO ANYWAY, "BUT
WE'RE GONNA DO IT FOR 31 DAYS, SOLID. "AND WE ARE GONNA
CONTINUE TO SAY, "LORD, YOU HEAR OUR PRAYERS, "YOU HAVE ANSWERED
OUR PETITIONS, AND WE ARE NOT TAKING NO FOR AN ANSWER, AND
THIS IS WHAT WE CELEBRATE AND HONOR YOU, OUR GOD, WHO DOES
EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY BEYOND ALL WE COULD ASK FOR." SO I'M
JUST CHALLENGING YOU IN THAT. NOW, WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? IS
BECAUSE IF YOU GET INTO A PLACE WHERE YOU REHEARSE YOUR
DISAPPOINTMENTS, YOUR FRUSTRATIONS, YOUR PAIN, WHAT
ISN'T WORKING OUT, WHAT DIDN'T WORK OUT, IT WILL START
AFFECTING THE WAY YOU VIEW GOD. YOU'LL START PUTTING HANDCUFFS
ON GOD. YOU WILL, YOU'LL START LIMITING HIM BECAUSE YOU DON'T
THINK THAT HE'S FOR YOU. AND GOD SAID, IF I AM FOR YOU, WHO OR
WHAT CAN BE AGAINST YOU? IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL, IF WE FOCUS
ON ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T GET, DIDN'T HAVE, SHOULD HAVE
HAD, IT WILL ALTER YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. AND IF
YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL, WHEN YOU GO BEFORE HIM, YOU WILL NOT BE IN
POSITION TO ACCESS WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK FOR. YOU DON'T
HAVE TO ASK WHEN YOU COME TO THE THRONE ROOM FOR GRACE. YOU DON'T
EVEN HAVE TO ASK FOR MERCY. YOU REALLY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO ASK
FOR HELP. IT SAYS YOU ARE TO COME BOLDLY BECAUSE YOU ALREADY
KNOW THE NATURE OF GOD, WHAT YESHUA PAID FOR, AND WHEN YOU
COME, EXPECT WHATEVER IT IS, GRACE, WHATEVER IT IS, MERCY,
AND WHATEVER IT IS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET HELP. YOU HAVE TO
APPROACH GOD THAT WAY. IF YOU HAVE A OOMPH INSIDE YOUR HEART,
IT WILL RESTRICT YOUR ABILITY TO BELIEVE THAT GOD WILL DO IT, OR
THAT HE WANTS TO DO IT, OR THAT GOD IS A GOOD GOD. AND THE
REASON HE WANTS TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO EPHESIANS 3:20, AND
GOD'S TAKING MY MESSAGE A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AT THIS
POINT, IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT JUST AN
EARTHLY SCRIPTURE, IT'S NOT EVEN JUST A HEAVENLY SCRIPTURE, IT IS
GOD'S SCRIPTURE OF HIS CHARACTER, HIS HEART, HIS NATURE
OF WHO HE IS. AND WHEN YOU SETTLE THAT, YOU POSITION
YOURSELF FOR THE BLESSING. I'VE HAD TIMES IN MY LIFE WHERE I'VE
HAD TO GET THAT STUFF OUT OF MY SOUL. BECAUSE WHEN I COME TO
GOD, I WILL NEVER COME TO EVER MAKE IT LOOK LIKE OR NEVER IN MY
HEART WILL I EVER BE BROUGHT TO A PLACE WHERE I BRING AN
INDICTMENT BEFORE GOD. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS? YOU DIDN'T. WHY
DIDN'T YOU? WHY DID THIS? EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT COMES FROM
THE FATHER OF LIGHTS. WHEN YOU APPROACH GOD, YOU HAVE TO
POSITION YOURSELF IN HONOR. THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. GOD
ALREADY TOLD YOU HIS NATURE. HEY, I WILL DO ABOVE WHAT YOU
EVEN ASK OR THINK. THERE'S THINGS LIKE PASTOR BRENDA TAUGHT
US THAT YOU DIDN'T EVEN ASK, YOU THOUGHT IT. HEY, I WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE THIS OR BOY, I WANT THIS. AND GOD HEARS IT AND IN HIS
GOODNESS AND IN HIS NATURE, HE BRINGS IT TO PASS. AND THEN
YOU'RE LIKE, WHOA, HOW DID THAT GET HERE? WOW, THIS IS SUCH A
BLESSING. BUT IF YOU POSITION YOURSELF IN THE NEGATIVITY, YOU
WILL MISS OUT ON BLESSINGS. YOU KNOW, I'M LEARNING SOMETHING.
AND I SAID THIS TO SOMEBODY THE OTHER DAY. I SAID, LET ME TELL
YOU HOW TO KEEP DOORS OPEN IN YOUR LIFE. THEY SAID, HOW? I
SAID, WELL, LOOK AT MY LIFE. I AM A VERY BLESSED MAN AND I AM
NOT ARROGANT. I'M A BLESSED MAN. YOU MEAN PASTOR, YOU GOD, ALL
THIS, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT STUFF. I'M TALKING ABOUT, I'M A
BLESSED, I KNOW GOD. GOD HAS BLESSED ME WITH AN AMAZING WIFE,
AMAZING CHILDREN, AMAZING PETS, AMAZING, YOU KNOW, BEAUTIFUL
PEOPLE TO PASTOR, A MINISTRY THAT REACHES AROUND THE WORLD.
HE'S GIVEN US A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING. HE'S GIVEN ME A NICE
VEHICLE TO DRIVE IN, AND I'M GRATEFUL, I AM SO THANKFUL, I AM
BLESSED. AND I SAID, "BUT LET ME TELL YOU WHAT IT WAS "THAT
BRINGS THE BLESSING." THE BIBLE SAYS THAT GOD IS A REWARDER TO
THOSE THAT DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM. IF I CAN SAY ANYTHING IN 40
YEARS, I HAVE HONORED GOD, 'CAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LOVE
AND HONOR, I'VE LOVED GOD AND HONORED HIM IN MY DILIGENCE. I
HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL TO SEEK HIM, TO LOVE HIM, AT GOOD TIMES, BAD
TIMES, CHALLENGING TIMES, TIMES WHEN I WANTED TO QUIT, AND I
HAVE LOVED HIM AND STAYED IN THERE NO MATTER WHAT. NO MATTER
WHAT, I'VE HONORED HIM. BUT I SAID, LET ME TEACH YOU A
PRINCIPLE OF HOW TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN AND HOW TO OPEN
DOORS. HOW MANY REMEMBER THE STORY IN MATTHEW 25 OF THE FIVE
WISE VIRGINS AND THE FIVE FOOLISH? THE REASON THE DOOR WAS
CLOSED WAS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LIKE THE FIVE FOOLISH VIRGINS.
THEY GET SO CAUGHT UP IN HONORING EVERYTHING ELSE,
FOCUSING ON EVERYTHING ELSE, RIGHT? BEING BUSY WITH THE CARES
OF THIS WORLD, DISTRACTIONS, COME ON, THE LOVE OF OUR FLESH,
THE LUST OF OUR EYES, COME ON, IT MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, THAT
VACATION HOME OR WHATEVER, WHICH THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
BUT IF IT'S ABOVE YOUR LUSTING OF, IN A GOOD WAY, YOUR DESIRE
TO BE WITH GOD, TO LOVE GOD, TO HONOR GOD, TO SERVE GOD, TO WALK
IN RIGHTEOUSNESS AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT IN HIS SIGHT. IF THAT
VACATION HOME EXCEEDS THAT, THEN IT'S AN IDOL AND IT BREAKS THE
COMMANDMENT OF GOD. YOUR CAR CAN'T BE YOUR PRIZED POSSESSION.
YOUR GOD HAS TO BE YOUR PRIZED POSSESSION.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
YOUR HOBBY CANNOT BE YOUR FOCUS, YOUR ATTENTION, YOUR TALK, YOUR
SPEECH, WHAT YOU PUT ALL YOUR EFFORT INTO, OR IT'S AN IDOL.
AND THE FIVE FOOLISH VIRGINS, THAT'S ALL THEY DID, IS THEY
DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF THAT SACRED ANOINTING. THE ANOINTING IS THE
PRESENCE OF GOD. THE ANOINTING IS THE POWER OF GOD. THE
ANOINTING IS WHAT ENABLES YOU. THAT'S WHY JESUS IN LUKE 4, HE
WALKED INTO THE TEMPLE AND THE FIRST THING HE DID, HE GOT UP,
HE OPENED THE BOOK OF ISAIAH AND HE BEGAN TO READ AND HE SAID,
"LOOK AT ME, THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME. "NOW LET ME
TELL YOU THAT HIS ANOINTING IS UPON ME." COME ON, NOW WATCH,
THE ANOINTING WORKS FOR YOU. HE SAID, "I'M ANOINTED AND HERE'S
HOW I'M GONNA WORK FOR YOU. I AM ANOINTED TO OPEN THE SIGHT OF
THE BLIND. I'M ANOINTED TO HEAL THE BROKENHEARTED. I'M ANOINTED
TO SET THE CAPTIVES FREE." BECAUSE THE ANOINTING WORKS FOR
YOU. AND THE FIVE FOOLISH VIRGINS WERE ALL ABOUT WHAT
PASTOR BRENDA'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT IN THE SEVEN CHURCHES.
CULTURE, CAREERS, FLESHLY LUSTS, ENTERTAINMENT, PHILOSOPHY,
EXERCISE. AND THEY DIDN'T REALIZE, YOU DIDN'T FILL YOUR
LAMP. AND THE DOOR SHUT. I'M TELLING YOU, THE REASON WHY
PROPHETS OF GOD, VESSELS WHO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF GOD. I
REMEMBER WHEN THE SPIRIT OF GOD SAID TO ME, HE BROUGHT ME TO
BLIND BARTIMAEUS AND HE SAID, TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT I SAID TO
BLIND BARTIMAEUS. THIS WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO. WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO FOR YOU? AND IN DROVES, PEOPLE WROTE ON SOCIAL
MEDIA, HOW DARE YOU, PASTOR HANK, DEMAND OR ASK GOD WHAT HE
WANTS TO DO FOR YOU. IT ISN'T ABOUT US. I THOUGHT, MY GOD,
PLEASE TELL ME YOU DON'T GO TO MY CHURCH 'CAUSE I DON'T TEACH
THAT WAY. YOU'RE JACKED UP. EVERYTHING THAT GOD IS AND DOES
IS ABOUT YOU, OR HE WOULD HAVE NEVER SACRIFICED HIS OWN SON AND
HIS ROYAL INNOCENT BLOOD. GOD SO LOVED AND HONORED US WHEN WE
WERE FILTHY, WRETCHED, BLIND, AND NAKED. AND HE GAVE HIS ONLY
SON AND IT HASN'T STOPPED, AND HE'S THE GOD THAT WILL DO
EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY BEYOND ALL WE ASK OR THINK. GOD SAID,
"TELL THE PEOPLE I WANT TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEM." BUT YOU
KNOW WHAT PEOPLE DID? THEY WERE LIKE THE FIVE FOOLISH. WELL, I'M
NOT GONNA INVEST MY FAITH INTO THAT. I'M NOT GONNA FILL MY
LAMPS. I'M NOT EVEN GONNA PRAY THAT. I'M NOT EVEN GONNA BELIEVE
IT. I'M JUST GONNA WRITE ON SOCIAL MEDIA 'CAUSE WE'VE
LEARNED THAT COMMENT SECTIONS, YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER YOU WANNA
SAY. GOTTA HAVE AN OPINION. AND IF YOU GO BACK AND INTERVIEW
THOSE PEOPLE, THEY PROBABLY DIDN'T GET ANYTHING THAT YEAR.
THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, BUT WHY DID THE FIVE WISE GET AN ANSWER TO
THEIR DESIRE? WHY WAS THE DOOR OPEN FOR THEM, REMAINED OPEN FOR
THEM? BECAUSE THEY INVESTED IN THE ANOINTING. THEY INVESTED IN
SPIRITUAL THINGS. JESUS TAUGHT US THAT IN MATTHEW 6:33. HE
SAID, "SEEK FIRST, HONOR FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD." NOT THE
KINGDOM OF THE NFL. NOT THE KINGDOM OF HOME, OH, WAIT A
MINUTE, I'M COMING AFTER YOURS. THE KINGDOM OF HOME AND GARDEN.
THE KINGDOM OF YOGA. I'D STAY AWAY FROM THE KINGDOM OF YOGA,
MAN. THEY LOOK LIKE A LOT OF HINDU WEIRD STUFF. THE KINGDOM
OF WHAT'S THE NEXT LATEST MOVIE? THE KINGDOM OF SELF. JESUS SAID,
"SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD." HONOR ME, LOVE ME, LOVE MY
KINGDOM, INVEST IN SPIRITUAL THINGS AS THE TOP PRIORITY, AND
THEN PUT IT UP, ALL OTHER THINGS. EPHESIANS 3:20,
"EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY BEYOND ALL YOU ASK OR THINK WILL BE
GIVEN TO YOU." THE REASON THAT DOOR WAS OPEN AND NOT SHUT IS
BECAUSE I'VE LEARNED SOMETHING IN MY LIFE OF HONOR AND LOVE TO
GOD. GOD IS A REWARDER TO THOSE WHO DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM.
DILIGENCE AND HONOR HAVE TO GO TOGETHER. YOU CAN'T JUST SAY OUT
OF YOUR MOUTH. JESUS SAID IT IN MATTHEW. LOOK AT WHAT HE SAID
ABOUT THOSE WHO THINK THEY HONOR. HE SAID IN MATTHEW 15:8,
HE SAID, "DON'T GIVE ME LIP SERVICE. "DON'T SAY THAT I'M
YOUR LORD, "BECAUSE PEOPLE DRAW NIGH WITH THEIR MOUTH. "I'M A
CHRISTIAN." IF YOU ASK PEOPLE, CHRISTIAN AMERICA, CAN I TELL
YOU WHAT I'M TIRED OF AND I'M GONNA SAY IT. I LOOK AT THE
LANDSCAPE SOMETIMES OF CHRISTIANS. I LOOK AT THOSE THAT
ARE IN THE SPORTS WORLD. I LOOK AT THOSE THAT ARE PART OF THE
MAGA FAITHFUL. I LOOK AT PART OF THOSE THAT ARE THE TURNING POINT
REVIVALISTS. I LOOK AT EVANGELICALS AND PRACTICING
CATHOLICS. I LOOK AT THE STATE OF MANY IN THE CHURCH, AND THERE
IS WAY TOO MUCH OF HONORING GOD WITH LIP SERVICE. BUT YOU GO
DOWN TO SOME OF THESE GATHERINGS OF CHRISTIANS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE
SOME SECULAR PARTY. WOMEN DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRESS, BUT IT'S A
COCKTAIL PARTY. AND YOU LOOK LIKE AN ESCORT. AND DUDE, YOU
LOOK LIKE A GIGOLO. I'M TIRED OF, WELL, I JUST WANT TO GIVE
ALL, YOU KNOW, THANKS TO THE GUY UPSTAIRS AFTER I, YOU KNOW, HAD
TWO TOUCHDOWNS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AFTER ALL, YOU KNOW, I
KNEW I WAS GOING TO HAVE A BREAKOUT DAY. OH, YAY YOU. AND
IT AIN'T THE GUY UPSTAIRS. HE'S CHRIST WITHIN ME, THE HOPE OF
GLORY. CAN YOU SAY HIS NAME? CAN YOU SAY JESUS? I GET TIRED OF
PEOPLE, WELL, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANNA GIVE HONOR TO GOD. WELL,
WHO'S YOUR GOD? OKAY, WE GOT PEOPLE MARCHING IN DEARBORN.
DEARBORN, WHERE IS THAT, MICHIGAN. OKAY, IN THE NAME OF
IRAN AND ISLAM. THEY THINK ALLAH IS GOD. I BELIEVE ALLAH IS THE
PRINCE OF PERSIA. WHERE IS YOUR GOD? MEN HONOR ME WITH THEIR
LIPS. OH, I'M A CHRISTIAN. BUT YOU CAN OUT-CUSS EVERYBODY AT
YOUR JOB. YOU LAUGH AT THE SAME DIRTY JOKES. WELL, I JUST DON'T
KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE IT PUTS ME IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. HOW
DO YOU THINK THE HOLY SPIRIT FEELS? WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL
'EM? MAN, I USED TO HAVE, WHEN I WORKED AT THE SERVICE STATION,
MAN, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, AS A CHRISTIAN, MAN, YOU TALK ABOUT,
THEY MAKE UP CUSS WORDS IN SERVICE STATIONS. AND THEY TELL
DIRTY JOKES, AND I WOULD SIT THERE AND SAY, I'M NOT LISTENING
TO 'EM. AND I'D TELL 'EM, I'D SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'D
APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULDN'T SHARE THAT IN MY PRESENCE. WHY, 'CAUSE
SOMETHING INSIDE ME DOESN'T LIKE IT. WHAT INSIDE YOU? YESHUA,
JESUS DOESN'T LIKE IT. AND THEY WOULD SIT THERE AND LAUGH AT ME,
MOCK ME, AND I'D TELL 'EM, I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT. AND THEY'D
SAY IT IN MY PRESENCE, AND THEN I'D SIT THERE AND I'D SAY, ALL
RIGHT, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? I LOVE YOU, JESUS. I HONOR YOU.
I'D LIFT UP MY HANDS, I WOULD PRAY IN TONGUES, AND THEY WOULD
SAY, "WE DON'T..." THEY WENT TO THE BOSS, "HEY, HEY, THAT GUY'S
SPEAKING IN STRANGE LANGUAGE. HE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT JESUS." AND
THE BOSS CAME AND SAID, "HANK, YOU GOTTA TONE IT DOWN." I SAID,
"NO. IF THEY'RE GONNA TALK TRASH, TALK ABOUT WOMEN AND ALL
THE SEXUAL STUFF IN MY PRESENCE WHEN I TOLD THEM NOT TO, THEY
ARE GONNA HEAR WHAT I LOVE AND WHAT I WORSHIP. AND UNTIL YOU
CORRECT THEM AND TELL THEM NO, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIRE ME. HE
SAID, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU'RE BETTER THAN
THEY ARE. I SAID, WELL, THEN GO CORRECT THEM. BUT HE DIDN'T DO
IT. BUT I REMEMBER ONE DAY, I HEAR, "OW!" AND ONE OF THE MAIN
MECHANICS, THE MANAGER, HAD SLIPPED ON GREASE WORKING ON A
CAR. AND HE, YOU KNOW, IT WAS GREASE LIGHTNING. YOU SEE THAT
SANTA CLAUS COMMERCIAL? GO GREASE LIGHTNING. YOU KNOW JOHN
TRAVOLTA? I DON'T REMEMBER JOHN. ANYWAY, AND HE SLIPPED AND HIS
KNEE WAS JUST, I MEAN HIS LEG WAS JUST DANGLING. AND HE FALLS
TO THE GROUND AND HE YELLS, "HANK!" I'M LIKE, "WHAT? "YOU
WANT ME TO CALL THE POLICE?" "NO, DO THAT THING!" WHAT THING?
YOU KNOW, TALK TO THAT GOD. I SAID, OKAY. AND I PRAYED IN
TONGUES IN THE NAME OF JESUS. I COMMAND YOUR NEED TO ALIGN. I AM
TELLING YOU, GOD IS MY WITNESS. HE SAID, HE LITERALLY SAID, OH
MY GOODNESS, I FELT A JOLT OF ELECTRICITY. I SAID, WELL, STAND
UP. GOD RIGHT THERE, HEALED THAT PERVERTED...
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
MEN HONOR ME WITH THEIR LIPS. LIP SERVICE, I'M A CHRISTIAN.
BUT WHERE'S YOUR LEVEL OF HONOR? DO YOU REALLY HONOR GOD? DO YOU
HONOR OTHERS? LOOK AT THE CROSS FOR A MOMENT. LET'S READ MATTHEW
CHAPTER 22. BUT THE HEART IS FAR AWAY, THAT'S WHAT MATTHEW 15
SAYS. IT'S ABOUT THE HEART, YOU CAN SAY ALL DAY LONG, I LOVE
GOD, I SERVE GOD. YEAH, BUT WHAT IS YOUR HEART ACTIONS? WHAT IS
YOUR HEART CHOICES, YOUR HEART LIFESTYLE? WHAT IS IT THAT IS
THE PASSION OF YOUR HEART? IS IT GOD? LOOK AT MATTHEW CHAPTER 22,
LET'S GO HERE. MATTHEW 22, I LIKE VERSE 35, I THINK WE NEED
TO GO TO MATTHEW 22:35. I KEEP QUOTING IT, BUT LET'S READ IT.
SO THEN ONE OF THEM, WHICH WAS A LAWYER, ASKED HIM A QUESTION,
TEMPTING HIM SAYING, "MASTER, WHAT IS THE GREAT COMMANDMENT IN
THE LAW?" AND JESUS DIDN'T EVEN MISS A BEAT. HE SAID, "THOU
SHALL HONOR/LOVE YOUR GOD "WITH ALL YOUR HEART." NOTICE HE'S
TELLING YOU, "I DON'T WANT LIP SERVICE. "I DON'T WANT A ONE
NIGHT STAND. "I DON'T WANT WHERE YOU SAY, JESUS, COME INTO MY
HEART, "AND THEN WE NEVER SPEND TIME TOGETHER. "I NEVER HAVE A
SAY IN YOUR LIFE. "I DON'T LIKE WHERE YOU'RE SLEEPING, "WHAT
YOU'RE SLEEPING WITH. "I DON'T LIKE WHO YOU'RE SPENDING TIME
WITH. "I HAVE NO SAY." JESUS WANTS OUR HEART. YOU KNOW WHAT
YOUR HEART IS? THAT'S YOU. YOUR FEELINGS, YOUR DECISIONS, YOUR
PASSIONS, YOUR PERSONALITIES, YOUR LIKES, YOUR DISLIKES. THERE
NEEDS TO BE THAT MUTUAL RESPECT WITH YOU AND GOD OF YOUR HEART.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT. NOW WATCH. WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL
YOUR SOUL, GOTTA GET YOUR MIND, YOUR WILL ALIGNED. AND WITH ALL
YOUR MIND AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH. AND THEN HE SAID, THIS
IS THE FIRST COMMANDMENT. NOW, KEEP READING. HE TELLS YOU THE
SECOND COMMANDMENT. THE SECOND IN VERSE 38, THIS IS THE FIRST
AND GREAT COMMANDMENT. AND THEN THE SECOND IS LIKENED TO IT. YOU
SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF. AND THEN HE GOES ON IN
VERSE 40 AND HE SAYS, THESE TWO COMMANDMENTS HANG ON ALL THE LAW
AND THE PROPHETS. NOW, REMEMBER THE LAW WAS HOW YOU WOULD TREAT
ONE ANOTHER. AND THERE WAS THINGS IN THE LAW THAT HAD TO DO
WITH HOW YOU TREATED GOD. BUT WHEN THE PROPHETS CAME, THEY
WERE BRINGING MESSAGES FROM GOD. SO YOU COULD SAY IT THIS WAY,
AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, THAT WHEN JESUS DIED
ON THE CROSS AND THERE WAS THE VERTICAL PIECE OF THAT WOODEN
CROSS, IS THAT REPRESENTS OUR CONSTANT HONOR AND LOVE TO GOD.
THAT GOD, I WILL SACRIFICE JUST LIKE YESHUA DID, EVERYTHING. AND
I WILL HONOR YOU, AND I WILL LOVE YOU, AND I WILL SERVE YOU,
AND I WILL DO WHAT YOU SAY. I MAY NOT LIKE IT, I MAY HAVE AN
ATTITUDE FOR A MOMENT, BUT ULTIMATELY I WILL SURRENDER TO
YOU. THAT VERTICAL RELATION, THAT CONSTANT COMMUNICATION,
WHERE GOD, I TALK TO YOU EVERY DAY. I TALK TO YOU AS MUCH AS I
CAN EVERY DAY. I DON'T FORGET ABOUT YOU, I DON'T PUSH YOU TO
THE SIDE, I DON'T DISRESPECT YOUR FEELINGS, I DON'T
DISRESPECT YOUR HEART, I'M AWARE OF YOUR PRESENCE, I ACTUALLY
WELCOME YOU INTO MY CONVERSATIONS, I WELCOME YOU
INTO MY ATTITUDES, I WELCOME YOU INTO MY ACTIONS AND WHAT I'M
DOING. YOU KNOW, I'VE DONE THAT WITH THE LORD, WITH MY TRAIN
LAYOUT. AND I HAVE BEEN DOWN WORKING ON MY TRAIN LAYOUT, AND
THERE'S THINGS THAT I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT. OKAY, LORD, HOW DO I
DESIGN THIS? AND I INVITE HIM, I JUST WANNA SPEND TIME WITH YOU,
GOD. SOMETIMES I GET UP FROM MY DESK AND I WOULD WORSHIP GOD IN
FRONT OF MY LITTLE RED CHAIR, AND I WOULD WORSHIP HIM AND
HONOR HIM. AND I SAID, "LORD, I'M DOWN HERE WITH MY HOBBY,
"BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW "THAT I LOVE YOU MORE THAN I DO
MY TRAINS, "AND I HONOR YOU." AND I'VE HAD JESUS WALK IN
BEHIND ME, AUGUST OF 2020, TOLD ME THAT PRESERVATION WAS ON
PRESIDENT TRUMP, UPON THE NATION, YOU ALL HEARD IT. TOLD
ME, HE TOLD ME THAT THE ELECTION, THAT THEY WOULD SEEK
TO STEAL IT THROUGH A PLANNED CHAOTIC THING. I WAS WORSHIPING
RIGHT BEFORE A RESURRECTION SERVICE IN MY RED CHAIR 'CAUSE I
INCLUDED GOD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I'M WORSHIPING AND I'M
WORSHIPING AND I'M WORSHIPING. I HAD MY EYES CLOSED AND I OPENED
IT UP AND TWO BEAUTIFUL FEET APPEARED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AS
I WAS KNEELING. I TELL YOU, I TRIED TO LOWER MYSELF AS MUCH AS
I COULD. I'M LIKE, I HAVE TO BE LOWER THAN THOSE FEET. I LOVE
THAT GOD WHOM I SERVE. JESUS AND I HAVE SPENT BEAUTIFUL TIMES
TOGETHER 'CAUSE I INVITE HIM IN MY WORLD. HE INTERRUPTS ME, HE
TALKS TO ME. I WAS IN AN ANTIQUE STORE BACK IN OCTOBER AND I HAD
BEEN PRAYING. I SAID TO THE LORD, I SAID, "GOD, I WANT ONE
OF THOSE RED PUMPS." WHAT ARE THEY CALLED, THOSE THINGS? THOSE
WATER PUMPS. AND I SAID, "LORD, I DON'T WANT MINE TO BE NEWLY
PAINTED. "I WANT SOME OF THE ORIGINAL RED PAINT ON IT. "I
WANT ONE OF THOSE BIG HANDLES. "I WANT IT TO BE ABOUT THIS BIG.
"LORD, I'D REALLY, REALLY LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING "THAT YOU JUST
WOW ME WITH." I SAID, "I CAN JUST IMAGINE JUST A LITTLE PUMP,
YOU KNOW, "AND A LITTLE BUCKET OR SOMETHING." I SAID, "LORD,
THAT WOULD JUST BE AMAZING. "I WANT ONE OF THOSE." 'CAUSE I
KNEW I WAS GOING TO THE HARDWARE STORE. WE PULL UP AT THE
HARDWARE STORE, OR NOT THE HARDWARE STORE, THE ANTIQUE
STORE IN WALNUT, IOWA. AND I GO IN, I SAID, "DO YOU HAVE ANY OF
THOSE WATER PUMPS?" THEY SAID, "OH, NO, THEY'RE EXTREMELY HARD
TO FIND." I SAID, "OH, OKAY." SO THEN I'M WALKING DOWN THE
SIDEWALK AND I HEARD THE LORD SAY, HE SAID, "I WANNA BLESS
YOU." I SAID, "WELL, I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT. "CAN I GIVE YOU
MY LIST?" HE SAID, "GO INTO THAT STORE OVER THERE." AND SO I WENT
BACK IN, I SAID, "BRENDA, I'M GONNA HEAD OVER TO THIS STORE
"OVER HERE ON THE CORNER." SHE GOES, "OKAY, I'LL SEE YOU THERE.
"I'LL BE DOWN IN JUST A MINUTE." I WALK UP TO THE STORE AND RIGHT
IN THE FRONT OF THE STORE IS THIS RED WATER PUMP WITH AN OLD
BUCKET. WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? AN OLD PAIL. LIKE A METAL PAIL. I
SAID, "MY LORD GOD, THIS IS IT. "THIS IS EXACTLY THE LOOK AND
WHAT I WANT." SO I WENT INSIDE AND I SAID TO THE DUDE, I SAID,
"HEY, THAT RED WATER PUMP OUT THERE." HE GOES, "YEAH." HE
GOES, "YOU LIKE IT?" AND HE GOES, "WE JUST GOT IT IN." I
SAID, "YOU KIDDING?" HE GOES, "OH YEAH, THEY'RE EXTREMELY HARD
TO FIND. "YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GONNA FIND ANY AROUND HERE." I
SAID, "WHEN DID YOU GET IT?" HE SAID, "WELL, WE WEREN'T OPEN,
"BUT WE JUST DROPPED IT OFF YESTERDAY "AND WE JUST LAID IT
OUT HERE. "DO YOU WANT IT?" I SAID, "ABSOLUTELY, LOAD THAT
HEAVENLY GIFT UP." NO, THAT MAY NOT MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU, BUT
YOU KNOW WHAT IT DID FOR ME? IT'S HONOR THE LORD GOD. HE
REWARDS THOSE WHO DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM. DILIGENTLY SEEKING IS
PART OF THE HONOR THAT YOU GIVE HIM IN YOUR HEART WHERE YOU'RE
DISCIPLINED, YOU'RE DETERMINED. LISTEN, WE ARE JUST A FEW DAYS
AWAY OF A NEW YEAR WHERE PEOPLE START SETTING RESOLUTIONS. WHERE
YOU START SAYING, OKAY, I NEED TO DO THIS MORE, I NEED TO PRAY
MORE. WELL, START WITH GOD. START WITH GOD. THAT'S WHY THE
FIRST FOUR WORDS OF THE BIBLE IS IN THE BEGINNING, GOD. IF YOU
WANT THAT DOOR TO STAY OPEN OR SOMETHING TO OPEN OF BLESSING,
WORK THE SPIRIT OF GOD REALM, WORK THE KINGDOM. PUT GOD FIRST,
HONOR THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, SOUL, MIND, AND STRENGTH,
AND THE DOOR WILL OPEN. COME ON, THINK ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT
MAYBE YOU'RE LOOKING AT IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU'RE LIKE
FRUSTRATED. AND YOU'RE LIKE, GOD, WHEN AM I GONNA GET THIS?
JUST ASK YOURSELF THE QUESTION, AM I PRESSING IN? NOW, DON'T
JUST GIVE A WEAK ANSWER. AM I TRULY PRIORITIZING WITH PASSION,
DETERMINATION, DILIGENCE, CONSISTENCY, THE KINGDOM OF GOD,
BUT MOST IMPORTANT, GOD? IF YOU ARE, YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK
OF THE BRIDEGROOM TO COME AND TO SAY, "COME WITH ME NOW. "THE
DOOR IS OPEN AND I'M GONNA CLOSE IT "WHERE THE ENEMY CANNOT TAKE
FROM YOU." YOU'RE COMING INTO THE FULFILLMENT, TO THE
BLESSING. THIS IS WHAT HONOR DOES. NOW I WANT YOU TO GO OVER
TO PROVERBS CHAPTER 3. I WANNA SHOW YOU THE POWER OF HONOR. YOU
SAY, "WELL, YEAH, BUT REALLY, YOU KNOW, "WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES
IT MAKE?" I'M GONNA SHOW YOU, LOOK AT PROVERBS CHAPTER 3.
LET'S LOOK AT VERSES 1 THROUGH 11. AND I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT IT
IN THE CONTEXT OF HONOR, AND IT SHOWS YOU. HONOR IS OF THE
HEART. JESUS SAID, "DON'T JUST GIVE ME LIP SERVICE. "DO IT FROM
YOUR HEART." HONOR IS A CODE OF CONDUCT, WHERE YOU'RE LIKE, "NO
MATTER WHAT, "I AM GONNA DO WHAT'S RIGHT. "NO MATTER WHAT, I
AM GONNA HOLD MY POSITION OF INTEGRITY. "NO MATTER WHAT, I
WILL NOT GRIEVE THE LORD." LIKE JOSEPH, YOU KNOW WHY JOSEPH
ULTIMATELY GOT TO BE SECOND IN COMMAND? IT'S BECAUSE OF A
DECISION OF HONOR. WHEN NOBODY WAS AROUND AND POTIPHAR SHOWED
UP, NOT POTIPHAR, POTIPHAR'S WIFE SHOWED UP IN HER OUTFIT AND
WHATEVER ELSE SHE MAY OR MAY NOT BEEN WEARING. AND SHE REALLY
WANTED TO HAVE AN ENCOUNTER PHYSICALLY WITH JOSEPH. AND
JOSEPH SAID SOMETHING THAT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE GREATEST
WORDS THAT YOU NEED TO GET IN YOUR HEART IF YOU WANT TO BE A
PERSON THAT HONORS AND LOVES THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR
HEART, SOUL, MIND, AND STRENGTH. SHE SAID, "COME LIE WITH ME." HE
SAID, "NO." FIRST OF ALL, YOU GOTTA LEARN TO SAY NO. LET YOUR
NO BE NO AND YOUR YES BE YES. HE SAID, "I WILL NOT SIN AGAINST
THE LORD MY GOD." IF YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF STANDARD OF HONOR
IN YOUR LIFE, WAIT A MINUTE, BEFORE I DO THIS, BEFORE I GET
MAD AT THIS PERSON IN MY TEXT MESSAGE, I'M ABOUT TO SIN, MY
VOICE MESSAGE I'M ABOUT TO LEAVE, MY NASTY EMAIL I'M ABOUT
TO SEND, MY SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENT. BEFORE I DECIDE TO HUFF
AND PUFF AND GET MY WAY AND CREATE MARITAL STRIFE, HOW DOES
THIS AFFECT GOD? I WILL NOT, WHAT? SIN, HURT, MISS THE MARK,
OR GRIEVE GOD. I WON'T DO IT. I WAS DEALING WITH A BUSINESS
SITUATION THE OTHER DAY. PASTOR DOUG, YOU WERE THERE, AND THEY
WERE TRYING TO BE VERY, LET'S JUST SAY, I'LL JUST SAY, THERE
WERE SOME THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE. AND I SAID, YOU LISTEN TO ME
VERY CAREFULLY. AND I SAID IT IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY THERE. I
SAID, YOU LISTEN TO ME VERY CAREFULLY. I FEAR GOD, AND I
SERVE HIM IN HONOR. I WILL NOT DO WHAT GOD DOES NOT WANT. YOU
CAN'T BUY ME AND YOU CAN'T BUDGE ME. EITHER YOU'RE GONNA AGREE
AND WE'RE GONNA MEET AND WE'RE GONNA GET THIS THING RIGHT OR
POUND SAND. WAS THAT NOT THE MESSAGE? BASICALLY, I'M BEING
VERY CAREFUL. ARE YOU HERE? GOD AND HIS HONOR IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO HOW HE MANIFESTS IN YOUR LIFE, BUT
IT'S IMPORTANT OF HOW HE BLESSES. THAT'S THAT VERTICAL
SIDE OF THE CROSS. THE OTHER HORIZONTAL PIECE IS HOW YOU
TREAT OTHER PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST WANTING TO BE FAIR. I
STILL WANNA BE FAIR. I WAS BRINGING MY HONOR BECAUSE I LIVE
BY THE CROSS. THAT'S WHY JESUS SAID, LISTEN, IF YOU WANNA BE MY
DISCIPLE, YOU REALLY WANNA BE MY CHRISTIAN COMPANION AND SERVE ME
WITH YOUR HEART, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE UP THAT CROSS. YOU
HAVE TO DO IT DAILY. AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DENY YOURSELF OR
YOU CAN NEVER, NEVER HONOR THE LOVE AND THE HONOR OF THE
VERTICAL PIECE OF THAT BEFORE GOD. IF IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU AND
YOUR NEEDS, YOU NEVER CAN PRAY A PRAYER, "MY KINGDOM COME, THY
WILL BE DONE." YOU NEVER WILL BE, WELL, IT'D BE HARD FOR YOU
TO PRAY PRAYERS OF SURRENDER AND SUBMISSION. EVERY DAY YOU GOTTA
TAKE UP YOUR CROSS, THAT VERTICAL PIECE. GOD, I'M HERE TO
HONOR YOU, I'M HERE TO SERVE YOU. I'M HERE TO DO WHAT YOU
SAY. SECOND, HOW DO I TREAT PEOPLE? HOW DO I HONOR MY BOSS?
IF I'M A BOSS, HOW DO I HONOR PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR ME? I MEAN,
THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR US, WE HAVE ALMOST
100 EMPLOYEES, THEY'LL TELL YOU THEY GOT THE
GREATEST BOSS. THEY LOVE PASTOR BRENDA.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
THEY JUST LOVE HER, THEY JUST LOVE HER.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
- AMEN.
- AND THEY LOVE ME TOO. BUT HOW DO YOU TREAT PEOPLE? I MEAN,
I'VE SEEN MINISTERS AND MINISTERS. BY THE WAY, A COUPLE
WEEKS AGO, I SAID, YOU KNOW, I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A JOKE, AND I
SAID TO THE PERSON JUST TRYING TO DO THE GRAPHIC, I SAID,
"GREAT, YOU RUINED IT." BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I DID? I IMMEDIATELY
WENT TO OUR MANAGER, RYAN. I SAID, "PLEASE TELL THAT PERSON
"THAT WAS HANDLING THE GRAPHICS I DIDN'T MEAN THAT." I HONOR
THEM AND I THANK GOD FOR THEIR HARD WORK. AND EVEN THOUGH THE
JOKE DIDN'T MAYBE GO RIGHT, THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS SAYING.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW I WAS SETTING IT UP AND JUST LET THEM
KNOW I'M COOL. AND WHEN HE TOLD ME WHO IT WAS, HE SAID, "OH,
PASTOR," THEY JUST LAUGHED. I SAID, "OKAY, JUST AGAIN, RYAN,
"AS A LEADER WHO REPRESENTS GOD, "WE DON'T MISTREAT PEOPLE." WE
HONOR THEM, WE HONOR GOD. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO ON. MY SON,
FORGET NOT MY WORD. SO THE FIRST PLACE, YOU NEED TO HONOR GOD.
JESUS HAD A SHOWDOWN WITH THE DEVIL. THE DEVIL COMES TO HIM
AND SAYS, IN MATTHEW CHAPTER 4, VERSE 1, JESUS WAS DRIVEN BY THE
SPIRIT OF GOD INTO THE WILDERNESS. THE DEVIL SHOWS UP
AND JESUS HUNGERED, VERSE 2 OF MATTHEW 4, AFTER MANY DAYS. THE
DEVIL SHOWS UP, SAYS, "IF YOU BE THE SON OF GOD, "HEY, TURN THESE
STONES INTO BREAD." STOP RIGHT THERE. THE FIRST THING THE DEVIL
DOES IS HE CHALLENGES YOUR DILIGENCE. HE CHALLENGES YOUR
HONOR. WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE JESUS FOLLOWS UP TO HIM AND
SAYS, "AH, EXCUSE ME, BUT MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE,
"BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD. "AND
THOU SHALL ONLY HONOR THE LORD, AND ONLY HIM SHALL THY SERVE."
SO THE DEVIL WAS TRYING TO DO THE SAME DISHONORABLE THING THAT
HE DID NOT ONLY IN HEAVEN, BUT ALSO WHAT HE DID IN THE GARDEN.
CHANGE YOUR SPIRITUAL APPETITE. 'CAUSE JESUS WAS HUNGERING FOR
GOD. AND THE DEVIL COMES AND TRIES TO PRESENT SOME KIND OF
ROCK. OH, LET ME PRESENT SOMETHING ELSE THAT'LL GET YOUR
DISTRACTION, RIGHT? THAT YOU'LL HUNGER FOR, YOUR FLESH WILL
LUST FOR. YEAH, COME ON, YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS. AND YOU START
FEEDING OFF OF IT AND FEEDING OFF OF IT AND HUNGERING FOR IT,
AND YOU START LOSING YOUR HONOR TO GOD. YOUR HUNGER TO GOD.
YOUR PURSUIT OF GOD. YOUR DILIGENCE TO SEEK HIM FIRST SO
THAT HE CAN REWARD YOU AND DO EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY BEYOND
ALL THAT YOU COULD ASK OR THINK. HE CHALLENGED IT.
SO GOD TELLS US IN PROVERBS 3, HE SAYS,
"HERE'S HOW YOU HAVE TO DO IT. "IF YOU WANT ME TO BLESS YOU,"
AS WE MOVE INTO THE SWIFT, HE SAID IN PROVERBS 3, HE SAID,
"HONOR MY WORD, DON'T FORGET IT." NOW YOU KNOW WHAT FORGET
MEANS? HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER FORGOT YOUR KEYS? SOMETIMES
FORGETTING YOUR KEYS IS BECAUSE YOU'RE DISTRACTED. RIGHT, YOU'RE
NOT THINKING ABOUT IT. YOU'RE BUSY, YOU'RE IN A HURRY, RIGHT?
SOMETHING ELSE GOT YOUR ATTENTION THAT YOU FORGOT WHERE
YOU PUT YOUR KEYS. A LOT OF TIMES IT'S NOT PURPOSEFUL. I
DON'T PURPOSELY, I THINK I'M GONNA PURPOSELY FORGET MY KEYS.
NO, IT'S CALLED A LACK OF FOCUS, A LACK OF DISCIPLINE. PUT YOUR
KEYS WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE. I MEAN, THE OTHER DAY, WE
WERE LOOKING FOR ONE OF OUR CAR KEYS AND WE COULDN'T FIND IT,
COULDN'T FIND IT. AND I SAID, "HOLY SPIRIT, I HAVE
LOOKED EVERYWHERE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE
THEY'RE AT. AND I KNOW BRENDA LOST THEM."
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
NO, NO, SHE KNOWS I'M MESSING WITH HER. AND I HEARD HIM SAY,
"LOOK IN THE BACK OF THE CAR. "LOOK IN THE BACK OF THE CAR."
AND SURE ENOUGH, THEY WERE THERE. AND WHAT HAD HAPPENED IS
WHEN WE WERE GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE CAR, THEY FELL OUT.
AND SO GOD, "FORGET NOT MY WORD." NOW, JOSHUA 1:8, LOOK AT
JOSHUA 1:8, VERSES 1:8-9. GOD SAYS, "HOW DO YOU HONOR HIS
WORD?" OKAY, TOMORROW'S DECEMBER 1. WE'RE HEADING INTO A NEW
YEAR. NOW'S A GREAT TIME TO START. FOR THIS BOOK OF THE LAW,
OKAY, NOT YOUR PHONE. WELL, THEY DIDN'T HAVE CELL PHONES BACK
THEN. WELL, EVEN IF THEY DID, THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT PICKING
UP A PHYSICAL BOOK, GETTING IT IN YOUR HANDS, PUTTING IT BEFORE
YOUR EYES. I'M CHALLENGING YOU TO DO SO. GET YOUR BIBLE OUT,
EVEN IF IT'S ONE SCRIPTURE, FIVE MINUTES BEFORE YOU BRUSH YOUR
TEETH. GET YOUR BIBLE OUT, PUT YOUR BIBLE NEXT TO THE SINK IF
YOU HAVE TO, READ A SCRIPTURE BEFORE YOU JUMP IN THE SHOWER. I
WAS NAKED AND UNASHAMED, WHATEVER THE SCRIPTURE WAS. BUT
READ A SCRIPTURE. IF YOU HAVE A BIBLE AND YOUR WIFE'S GETTING
READY TO GO IN THE SHOWER, YOU PRAY THE ADAM SCRIPTURE. WHOA,
MAN, SHE WAS CALLED. YEAH, YEAH, OKAY. AM I HELPING ANYBODY
TODAY? OKAY. THIS BOOK, THIS BIBLE SHALL NOT DEPART OUT OF
YOUR WHAT? GOTTA SPEAK GOD'S WORD, NOT YOUR NEGATIVITY, NOT
YOUR FRUSTRATION. AGAIN, YOU WANT GOD TO DO EXCEEDINGLY
ABUNDANTLY AND BEYOND ALL YOU COULD ASK OR THINK. THAT'S
CALLED HONORING HIM. HONOR WHAT HE SAID HE WANTS TO DO AND WHO
HE IS. HE REWARDS YOU. ADD HONOR TO THE DILIGENCE OF YOUR
PURSUIT. THE BOOK OF THE LAW SHALL NOT DEPART OUT OF YOUR
MOUTH, BUT YOU SHALL MEDITATE DAY AND NIGHT. OKAY, OPEN YOUR
BIBLE, TAKE ONE SCRIPTURE. THINK ABOUT IT, PRAY IT, TALK IT, TAKE
EACH WORD. WHEN I STUDY SERMONS, FOR SERMONS, I READ EVERY SINGLE
WORD VERY SLOWLY AND LIKE 30 TIMES, ONE SCRIPTURE, ONE
SCRIPTURE. AND I WAIT FOR SOMETHING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO
POP OFF OUT OF THAT SCRIPTURE. IF YOU DO, IT IS WRITTEN, HE'LL
MAKE YOUR WAY PROSPEROUS. OH, THERE'S A SWIFT. THERE'S
EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY BEYOND ALL YOU COULD ASK OR THINK AND
THOU SHALL HAVE WHAT? SEE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO CLIMB THE
CORPORATE LADDER. PEOPLE SAY, WELL, WHAT'S THE SUCCESS OF YOUR
MINISTRY? I WAS TALKING TO SOMEBODY THE OTHER DAY. WHAT'S
THE SUCCESS OF YOUR MINISTRY? GOD. YEAH, BUT YOU HAD TO DO
SOMETHING. AND I SAID, OH, I'M NOT GOOD AT IT. I'M NOT THE
SMARTEST GUY, MAYBE, OF HOW TO BUILD A CHURCH. I DIDN'T READ
HOW TO BUILD A CHURCH MANUAL. I DIDN'T GO TO CHURCH GROWTH
SEMINARS. I JUST READ THE BOOK OF ACTS. I READ ABOUT MOSES AND
HIS PURSUIT OF GOD IN HIS PRESENCE. AND GOD BLESSED HIM
AND BLESSED THE PEOPLE THAT WERE CALLED TO HIM. AND THAT'S WHAT
MY PRAYER IS. I JUST WANT YOU, GOD, TO BLESS ME. AND I WANT YOU
TO BLESS THE PEOPLE. BUT I WANT YOU, GOD, MORE THAN ANYTHING.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO BACK. PROVERBS CHAPTER 3. WHAT HAPPENS
IF WE PUT THIS BIBLE, THIS WORD AS A PRIORITY IN OUR LIFE? IF WE
HONOR IT, IF WE DON'T JUST PUT THE BIBLE ON OUR PHONE, SEE,
HERE'S THE THING. WE ARE SO USED TO BEING ON OUR PHONE, ON OUR
COMPUTERS, ON OUR DEVICES, THAT I THINK OUR BRAIN GETS IN
OVERDRIVE. AND I DON'T THINK YOU CAN RETAIN, I MEAN, YEAH, YOU
MIGHT BE ABLE TO RETAIN IT 'CAUSE I STUDY A LOT ON MY
COMPUTER AND I DO USE MY PHONE FOR SCRIPTURES QUICKLY THAT I
WANNA MAKE CROSS REFERENCES. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING? I
GOT MY OLD BIBLE. IT'S ABOUT THIS THICK AND IT'S FALLEN
APART. TERESA, LADY T, HER MOM PUT IT TOGETHER AND IT'S FALLEN
APART AGAIN. THE PAGES ARE WORN OUT, THE INK IS SMEARED, BUT I
GOT IT RIGHT DOWN BY MY CHAIR, MY RECLINER. I GOT RECLINERS
NOW. AND I PICK IT UP AND I CRACK IT AND I OPEN IT. DO IT
EVERY DAY. EVERY DAY. FIND A HEALING SCRIPTURE, READ IT. READ
THE BOOK OF PSALMS, PRAY THE SCRIPTURES. "MY SON, FORGET NOT
MY WORD. "LET YOUR HEART KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS." NOW WATCH, WHAT
WILL HAPPEN IF YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF HONOR? FOR YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE LENGTH OF DAYS AND LONG LIFE. OH, WAIT, WAIT, PASTOR, DO
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT THE LONGEVITY OF MY LIFE IS
CONNECTED TO MY HONOR OF GOD'S WORD? YES, YES, LENGTH OF DAYS,
LONG LIFE AND PEACE. WELL, WHY DO SOME FOLKS NOT HAVE PEACE?
'CAUSE THEY TALK THE PROBLEM. THEY REHEARSE THE DEFEAT RATHER
THAN THE VICTORY. WE DON'T WANNA REHEARSE THE DEFEATS, WE WANNA
REHEARSE THE VICTORIES. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
VERSE 3, LET NOT MERCY AND TRUTH FORSAKE YOU. OKAY, SO BE A
PERSON OF MERCY. DON'T MISTREAT PEOPLE, YOU WANT MERCY, RIGHT?
YOU WANT PEOPLE TO BE MERCIFUL AND KIND TO YOU. REMEMBER, JESUS
TOLD THE STORY ABOUT THE BOSS WHO WANTED TO BE FORGIVEN AND
ALL THIS STUFF, BUT YET HE MISTREATED HIS EMPLOYEE AND
PRACTICALLY THREW HIM IN JAIL AND MADE IT HARSH. AND JESUS
SAID, "DON'T DO THAT. "LET MERCY AND TRUTH FORSAKE YOU." KEEP,
NOW WATCH IT, BIND THEM ABOUT YOUR NECK. WHY YOUR NECK? NOW
EVERYBODY LOOK UP HERE. MAYBE YOU CAN'T SEE MY NECK 'CAUSE MY
HIGH DODJI COLLARS HERE. SO HERE'S THE THING. AND THE REASON
I WEAR THESE, BY THE WAY, IS I DON'T WEAR TIES. AND WHEN YOU DO
TV, THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN WHEN YOU WEAR LOW COLLARS AND
THEY DO THIS. I JUST THOUGHT I'D SAY IT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT
THINK I WEAR HIGH COLLARS 'CAUSE I'M INTO MYSELF. NO, I'M INTO
HAVING A GOOD PRESENTATION THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WRITE 'CAUSE
MY COLLAR'S DOING THIS. AND WHEN YOU DO AS MUCH TV AS I DO, IT
JUST HELPS TO HAVE 'EM LIKE THIS. ALL RIGHT, LET MERCY AND
TRUTH NOT FORSAKE YOU, BUT WHERE ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO WEAR YOUR
HONOR? WELL, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT IN YOUR HEART, BUT IT
NEEDS TO BE ABOUT YOUR NECK, BECAUSE DO YOU KNOW YOUR NECK
CONTROLS THE MOVEMENTS OF YOUR HEAD? WHAT'S YOUR HEAD? YOUR
DECISIONS, YOUR WILL, YOUR AUTHORITY, RIGHT? YOUR HEADSHIP.
AND IT ALSO STARTS MAKING YOUR BODY MOVE. YOUR NECK IS PART OF
YOUR MOVEMENTS. HE'S SAYING, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO COME INTO
BLESSING, FIRST OF ALL, THE WORD, SECOND OF ALL, LET NOT
MERCY AND TRUTH FORSAKE YOU. KEEP INTEGRITY AND HONOR AT A
VERY HIGH POINT. HONOR GOD, HONOR OTHERS. LOVE GOD, LOVE
OTHERS. AND WRITE THEM ON THE TABLE OF YOUR HEART. IN OTHER
WORDS, YOU CAN'T JUST HAVE ACTIONS WITHOUT HEART
CONNECTION, RIGHT? YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU LOVE YOUR WIFE, YOU CAN
DO ALL THE NICE THINGS FOR HER OR FOR HIM, BUT IF IT'S NOT
CONNECTED WITH HEART, HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER HAD SOMEBODY DO
SOMETHING NICE FOR YOU AND YOU'RE LIKE, COME ON, MAN, YOUR
HEART WASN'T EVEN ADDED TO IT? JUST KEEP YOUR GIFT, KEEP YOUR
STUPID GIFT. I'VE SAID THAT A FEW TIMES WHEN I'VE GOTTEN
STUFF, RIGHT? OKAY, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, NOBODY
HAS RESPONDED HERE FOR THE LONGEST TIME. I THINK THEY WANNA
LEAVE, I'M ALMOST DONE. PASTOR DOUG, YOU CAN START GOING THIS
WAY. VERSE 4, WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ARE A PERSON OF INTEGRITY?
AND PASTOR DOUG WILL NOT HAVE A LONG ALTAR CALL. THOU SHALL FIND
FAVOR AND GOOD UNDERSTANDING IN THE SIGHT OF GOD AND MEN. SO DO
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT I CAN HAVE A FAVOR COME OVER MYSELF?
IN OTHER WORDS, GOD WILL PASS OVER HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OR
WHATEVER AND BLESS YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE MADE NOT ONLY YOUR
ACTIONS BUT YOU'VE CONNECTED THEM WITH YOUR HEART, YOUR HEART
FOR GOD, YOUR HEART FOR PEOPLE. AND AS A RESULT, WOW, GOD SAYS,
"I'M GONNA CAUSE YOU TO HAVE," ARE YOU READY FOR THIS? "A FAVOR
WITH ME AND WITH PEOPLE." LOOK AT VERSE 5. "TRUST IN THE LORD
WITH ALL YOUR HEART. "LEAN NOT ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING." SO
PART OF THAT IS HONORING RATHER THAN ALWAYS TRUSTING GOOGLE AND
WHAT YOU CAN TYPE IN ON GOOGLE AND FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH
YOU OR WRONG WITH THE SITUATION, OR WHAT THAT PERSON NEEDS TO DO
ACCORDING TO DEMONIC AI AND CHAT PQ OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED. WHAT
ARE YOU TALKING TO THAT STUFF ANYWAY FOR? IT'S NO DIFFERENT
THAN WHEN SAUL WENT TO THE WITCH OF ENDOR AND CONSULTED THAT
WITCH FOR DIVINE INSPIRATION AND INFORMATION. IT'S NO DIFFERENT
THAN GOING TO THE GUY DOWN THE STREET THAT READS HANDS. BE
CAREFUL WITH WHAT YOU'RE TYPING IN. NOW, IF I NEED TO FIGURE
OUT, AND LISTEN, I TYPED UP IN SOMETHING THE OTHER DAY, I WAS
TRYING TO STUDY ABOUT DAVID AND BENJAMIN AND THE BENJAMITES, AND
THEY CAME BACK, AI CAME BACK WITH SOME REALLY INACCURATE
INFORMATION. AND I WAS LIKE, HOW DID AI EVEN GET IN HERE? MOST OF
THE TIME, I DON'T EVEN CLICK ON IT. BECAUSE AI WAS ONE OF THE
TOWNS THAT NEEDED TO BE CONQUERED, THE SECOND TOWN,
RIGHT? AND THERE WAS AN ACCURSED THING ATTACHED TO IT. AND I
THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF CHRISTIANS, I KNOW WOMEN THAT
SEEK CHAT GPT OR WHATEVER IT IS FOR WHAT THEY NEED IN A SPOUSE.
NO, YOU NEED TO GO TO YOUR BIBLE. MEN, DON'T GO TO AI. AND
THEN CAN I TELL YOU ANOTHER THING, WOMEN QUIT USING AI TO
MANIPULATE YOUR FACE AND YOUR FEATURES AND YOUR BODY SO THAT
WHEN THAT SPOUSE DOES SHOW UP, THEY LOOK AT YOU AND GO,
"WHERE'S YOUR SISTER? "WHERE'S YOUR SISTER?" AND I'LL JUST SAY
IT, THEY GOT A PICTURE OF ME OUT THERE THAT I'M LIKE, IT WAS AT
OTH, I'M LIKE, "WHO IS THAT GUY?" THAT'S YOU, PASTOR HANK. I
SAID, "TELL THEM TO QUIT PHOTO WHATEVER THEY, THAT'S NOT ME. I
HATE IT." LET'S JUST KEEP IT REAL. 'CAUSE AI CAN BE AN
ACCURSED THING IF YOU LET IT. TRUST IN THE LORD. LEAN OUT HERE
AND UNDERSTAND, LOOK AT VERSE 6. "IN ALL YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE
HIM." THAT'S HONOR, COME ON. THAT IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
"SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD." HONOR GOD IN EVERYTHING. HOW
DOES GOD FEEL? LORD, WHAT DOES YOUR HEART THINK ABOUT THIS?
LORD, DO YOU EVEN HAVE A SAY? I MEAN, I'VE HAD GOD SAY SOMETHING
TO ME 'CAUSE I HAD SOMETHING ONE TIME THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT AND I
WAS REALLY MAD. AND I SAID, "GOD, I PRAYED ABOUT THIS. "AND
I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN "AND I'M JUST HERE TO
TELL YOU I'M A GRUMP." IT DIDN'T WORK AND HE SAID, "WELL, YOU
PRAYED ABOUT IT, "BUT YOU DIDN'T LISTEN." HE SAID, "THERE WERE
SEVERAL TIMES "WHEN YOU WERE PRAYING ABOUT IT, "I TRIED TO
INTERRUPT YOU AND TELL YOU THAT THAT WASN'T IT." AND HE SAID,
"YOU WERE SO BUSY MOVING YOUR MOUTH "AND YOUR LIPS THAT YOU
DIDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE MY VOICE." I SAID, "WHEN?" AND THEN HE SAID,
"AND THEN," HE SAID, "MY MERCY KICKED IN AND I SENT MY PEACE."
AND WHEN YOU WERE PRAYING ABOUT IT, YOU KNEW IN YOUR HEART YOU
WEREN'T FEELING MY PEACE. OH, OKAY, YEAH, I DO REMEMBER THAT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO ON. IN ALL YOUR WAYS, ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND
WHAT'LL HAPPEN? YOU'LL GET DIVINE DIRECTION. YOU KNOW WHY
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO MOST OF THE TIME? 'CAUSE THEY
DON'T SEEK AND WAIT FOR GOD. THEY GO TO OTHERS, THEY GO TO
GOOGLE, THEY GO TO THE CELL PHONE, THE TEXT MESSAGES, SOCIAL
MEDIA, THEY GO TO CHAT PGP OR WHATEVER, AI, AND THEY LOOK FOR
ALL THESE OTHER THINGS, AND WHERE'S GOD? AND THEN THEY
WONDER WHY EITHER THEY'RE OUT OF THE WILL OF GOD OR THEY'RE AT
THE LOW LEVEL. ROMANS TALKS ABOUT THE GOOD, THE ACCEPTABLE,
AND THE PERFECT WILL OF GOD, THANK YOU. I WANNA LIVE IN THE
PERFECT WILL OF GOD. SO IF I WANT TO, I HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
HIM. I HAVE TO HONOR HIM IN ALL MY WAYS, ALL MY DECISIONS. ALL
RIGHT, LOOK AT VERSE 7. DON'T BE WISE IN YOUR OWN EYES. GET THE
FOCUS OFF OF YOU. QUIT MAKING SO MUCH HONORING OF YOURSELF,
MYSELF. OKAY, IT ISN'T ABOUT HOW GREAT WE ARE, IT'S ABOUT HOW
GREAT HE IS. BE NOT WISE IN YOUR OWN EYES. FEAR THE LORD AND
DEPART FROM EVIL. ALL RIGHT, SO YOUR ACTIONS, YOUR LIFESTYLE,
YOUR DECISIONS ARE CONNECTED TO WHEN YOU HONOR GOD BY DEPARTING
FROM EVIL. WELL, HOW DO I DEPART FROM EVIL? THE BIBLE SAYS IT, IT
SAYS, "SOW TO YOURSELF IN RIGHTEOUSNESS." WELL, HOW DO YOU
SOW? SEEDS. EVERY DAY YOU MAKE DECISIONS. HEY, I DID THAT SIN
YESTERDAY, I REPENTED, AND I AM MAKING A SEED DECISION. I AM NOT
GONNA HAVE THAT ATTITUDE. I AM NOT GONNA WALK IN UNFORGIVENESS.
I'M NOT GONNA TREAT THAT PERSON THAT WAY. I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT
SIN. I AM CHOOSING THIS DAY TO SERVE THE LORD. I WILL NOT, LIKE
JOSEPH SAID, THE JOSEPH PRINCIPLE, I WILL NOT SIN
AGAINST MY GOD. DEPART FROM EVIL, GET IT OUT OF YOUR LIFE.
WHY? IT'S CONNECTED TO YOUR HEALTH. IT SHALL BE HEALTH TO
YOUR NAVEL AND IT'LL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO YOUR BONES. DO YOU
KNOW THEY HAVE PROVEN THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE BITTER, AND THIS
ISN'T ANYBODY THAT HAS ARTHRITIS OR BONE CONDITIONS, BUT THEY
HAVE PROVEN THERE IS A CONNECTION. BUT THE BIBLE SAYS
IT, THAT BITTERNESS GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BONES. SO DEPART
FROM BITTERNESS, DEPART FROM EVIL. AND YOU SAY, YEAH, BUT I'M
SO, I DID SO BAD THAT I CAN'T BE HEALED. PSALM 103 IS YOUR
ANSWER. IT TELLS YOU NOT TO FORGET YOUR BENEFITS. SO THEN IT
LISTS OUT YOUR BENEFITS. AND THEN IT SAYS, THE FIRST THING,
HE FORGIVES YOU OF INIQUITIES. YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, WHAT IS
INIQUITIES? PURPOSEFUL SIN. YOU DIDN'T JUST SIN, YOU WORKED AT
SINNING. AND THEN THE NEXT THING IT SAYS IS HE'LL HEAL YOU OF
EVERY DISEASE. NOTICE FORGIVENESS OF SIN, HIGH LEVEL,
PURPOSEFUL SIN IS MENTIONED FIRST IN THE REDEEMING BLOOD OF
YESHUA AND YOUR RIGHTS. SO IF YOU HAVE SINNED, JUST DEPART.
ASK GOD TO FORGIVE YOU. ARE YOU IN THIS ROOM? AND THEN SAY,
LORD, NOW I POSITION MYSELF. NOW LET ME JUST CLARIFY SOMETHING.
THIS IS IMPORTANT. I HEARD THE HOLY SPIRIT SAY THIS. NOWHERE IN
SCRIPTURE, WHEN THEY WERE ARGUING OVER, I THINK IT WAS A
BLIND MAN, THEY SAID, JESUS, TELL US WHOSE SIN, THE FATHER,
THE MOTHER OF THIS KID. JESUS NEVER ENTERED INTO DISCUSSION
AND PRE-QUALIFIED. OH YEAH, OH, THE PARENTS, MAN, THEY
FORNICATED AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND THAT'S WHY THAT DEVIL SHOWED
UP. OH NO, THAT KID, HE'S A MESS. OKAY, HE NEVER CAME TO THE
MAN AT THE POOL OF BETHESDA THAT WAS LAYING THERE 38 YEARS. WELL,
IF YOU WANNA QUIT EATING ALL OF THE KOSHER FOOD, THAT WAS, OR
NO, NON-KOSHER. IF YOU WANNA STAY AWAY FROM THE BARBECUE PIGS
AND ALL THE SAUCE AND THE CHOCOLATES OF JERUSALEM, Y'ALL
WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN THIS CONDITION. NO, THE ONLY THING HE
EVER SAID IS DON'T SIN ANYMORE AFTER HE HEALED HIM, AFTER HE
HEALED HIM. BUT HE NEVER SAID, HEY, YOU HAVE TO BE
PRE-QUALIFIED. YOU WERE EATING TOO MANY POTATO CHIPS. YOU
DIDN'T EAT ENOUGH HERBS AND YOU DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH GARLIC IN
YOUR DIET. HE JUST SAID, MAN, I ALREADY HEALED YOU. AND IF YOU
BELIEVE THAT I ALREADY HEALED YOU, YOU ARE HEALED, ISAIAH 53,
YOU WERE HEALED, 1 PETER 2:24, THEN YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S ALL
YOU NEED TO DO IS BELIEVE THAT. AND YOU'LL SEE THE
MANIFESTATION. AND IF YOU SIN, ASK FORGIVENESS. ALL RIGHT, LAST
ONE, STAND YOUR FEET. VERSE 9, ARE YOU READY? HONOR THE LORD
WITH YOUR SUBSTANCE. TITHING, MALACHI 3:10, BRING HONOR ME,
SAY IT THE LORD IN THY TITHES AND THY OFFERINGS. HE SAID WITH
THE SUBSTANCE, WITH THE FIRST FRUITS OF ALL YOUR INCREASE.
WELL, THE FIRST FRUITS OF ALL YOUR INCREASES, YOU TITHE. YES
OR NO? THE FIRST FRUITS, NOT THE SECOND FRUITS. THIS IS WHY WHEN
PEOPLE START GOING DOWN THE SUBJECT OF TITHING AND THEY
START SAYING, IT'S NOT BIBLICAL, IT'S NOT THIS, IT'S NOT THAT,
I'M LIKE, OOH, YOU'RE MESSING WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF FIRST
FRUITS, MAN. YOU'RE MESSING WITH, YOU ARE THE ONE THAT'S IN
CONTROL OVER YOUR FINANCES, NOT GOD. YOU KNOW WHAT, I COULD GIVE
A ROYAL RAT'S CAMEL OR A CAMEL HUMP OR WHATEVER, IF IT'S OLD
TESTAMENT, NEW TESTAMENT, BEFORE THE LAW, AFTER THE LAW, IS THE
LAW, ISN'T THE LAW. ALL I KNOW IS THE BIBLE SAYS, HE'LL OPEN
THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN, HE'LL REBUKE THE DEVOURER. AND HERE'S
THE OTHER THING, I KNOW FROM SCRIPTURE, THE INCREDIBLE
BENEFITS OF HONORING GOD WHEN THEY HONORED GOD WITH THEIR
TITHE, WHAT HAPPENED. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE BEAUTY OF
HONORING GOD WITH MY FINANCES. AND THE BLESSING THAT COMES,
LOOK HERE. IT SAYS IF YOU HONOR GOD AND YOU GET YOUR FINANCIAL
LANDSCAPE CORRECT, LOOK AT WHAT IT SAYS. YOUR BARNS WILL BE
FILLED WITH PLENTY. ALL RIGHT, STOP RIGHT THERE. WELL, I DON'T
HAVE ANY MONEY IN MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT. IN FACT, MY INVESTMENT,
MY BITCOIN GOT DRAINED. AND NOW I GOTTA TRY TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT
I CAN DO WITH MY ARETHA, OR WHATEVER THEY CALL THAT THING,
COIN. AND SO MY BARNS ARE FILLED WITH PLENTY. THAT'S YOUR
SAVINGS. THAT'S YOUR PANTRY. THAT'S YOUR REFRIGERATOR. THAT'S
YOUR FREEZER, RIGHT? THAT'S YOUR STOREHOUSE. THAT'S NOT HAVING AN
EMPTY CHECKBOOK. CAN'T PAY THE BILLS. NOTHING LEFT OVER AT THE
END OF THE BILLS. HONOR GOD WITH YOUR SUBSTANCE, WITH THE FIRST
FRUITS OF ALL YOUR INCREASE. IT'S NOT HARD. WELL, PASTOR, I
CAN'T AFFORD 10%. CAN YOU AFFORD 1%? DO IT, SAY GOD BY FAITH, 1%.
NOW I DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT, I JUST BELIEVE. BRENDA AND I NEVER
PRACTICED THAT, WELL JUST DO 1%. BUT AT LEAST LET'S DO SOMETHING.
WE ALWAYS TITHED 10% EVEN WHEN WE DIDN'T
HAVE IT. AND EVERY SINGLE TIME, 100% GOD
TRACK RECORD, HE BLESSED US AND WILL CONTINUE.
AND NOW WATCH THIS, AND YOUR PRESSES WILL BURST OUT WITH NEW
WINE. LORD, WE NEED A NEW PRESS, CNN, FOX, MSNBC, WE NEED SOME
NEW WINE, WE NEED SOME NEW PRESSES, WE NEED SOME NEW... I
JUST SAW, YOU KNOW, LIKE A MEDIA VERSE THERE. HOW MANY OF YOU SAW
THAT MEDIA? BUT WE NEED... OH, LET'S... OKAY, BUT ANYWAY, IF
SOMETHING IS BURSTING FORTH, THAT'S BREAKTHROUGH. HOW COME
SOME FOLK DON'T EVER SEE BREAKTHROUGH IN THEIR FINANCES?
BACK UP TO VERSE 9. IT'S AN ISSUE OF HONOR. HONOR THE LORD.
HONOR HIM WITH YOUR STUFF AND WITH THE FIRST-FRUITS OF ALL
YOUR INCREASE. I HAVE A 1928 FORD MODEL A WOODY THAT WAS
GIVEN TO ME BY CLINT, IF YOU'RE WATCHING, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW,
STEVE, YOU REMEMBER PULLING THAT CAR UP HERE FOR ME DOWN IN TEXAS
25 YEARS AGO. AND THEY ONLY MADE A HANDFUL OF THEM. AND I HAD A
GUY THAT I SHOWED ONE TIME AND HE SAYS, "OH, WELL, HONOR THE
LORD. I GUARANTEE YOU, GOD'S GOING TO ASK YOU TO GIVE THIS
THING UP." THAT'S WHAT HE DOES WITH ME. AND I SMACKED HIM. I
SAID, "GOD TOLD ME THIS WAS A GIFT FROM HIM "AND IT WAS HIS
BLESSING." NOW, IF HE ASKED ME, I WILL. BUT HE TOLD ME NOT EVEN
TO THINK ALONG THOSE LINES. SOME THINGS ARE KEEPERS. OKAY, GOD
DIDN'T JUST BLESS ME WITH BRENDA. RIGHT? THAT WOULD BE A
DUMB ONE. THAT'S A REALLY STUPID ONE. WELL, SOME THINGS ARE
KEEPERS IS WHAT MY, DID YOU SEE THAT, SOME THINGS ARE KEEPERS?
YEAH, THEY'RE A KEEPER. OKAY, JUST SAY HE MEANT KEEPER, HE IS
A KEEPER. ALL RIGHT, FATHER, I GOTTA BE DONE, BUT BREAKTHROUGH.
WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT HONOR, WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT LOVE, AND GOD, I'M
ASKING, STARTING WITH THIS VESSEL, AND LET IT SPILL OUT
OVER THE OTHERS. GOD, WE COME INTO A PLACE WHERE WE HONOR THE
LORD. YOU ARE GOD, WITH ALL OF OUR HEART, SOUL, MIND, AND
STRENGTH. LORD, WE HONOR YOU WITH OUR BLESSINGS THAT YOU'VE
GIVEN TO US, EVEN OUR FINANCES. WE HONOR YOU WITH OUR WORDS. WE
HONOR YOU WITH OUR ATTITUDES, OUR ACTIONS. AND LORD, I JUST
ASK THAT AS WE ARE CONTINUING TO RECEIVE THIS WORD, THAT THE HOLY
SPIRIT OF GOD WOULD CONTINUE TO MARINATE IT IN OUR HEARTS. AND
IF THERE'S THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADJUSTED, IF THERE'S THINGS
THAT, LORD, WE'RE DOING RIGHT, WE DO ASK FOR YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT
IN THAT. BUT WHAT WE WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING IS TO HONOR AND
LOVE YOU AND TO HONOR OTHERS. TEACH US, AND WE ARE DETERMINED
TO PUT ON CHRIST. IT'S NOT WORKS. LORD, IT'S A SPIRITUAL
POSITION AND REVELATION OF WHO WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE AND WHO WE
ARE. AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND DOUG IS COMING WITH A VERY,
VERY QUICK ALTAR CALL SO YOU GUYS CAN GO.
AMEN? AMEN. I LOVE YOU AND I HONOR YOU TOO.
- GREAT MESSAGE TODAY. - THANK YOU, LORD. AMEN.
- AMEN. - ALL RIGHT, GOD BLESS YOU.
- PRAISE GOD. ALTAR TEAM, YOU CAN RUN UP HERE. THOSE OF YOU
THAT ARE WORKING IN AN AREA IN THE FOYER LIKE THE CONNECT CAFE
OR A PARKING LOT OR INFORMATION CENTER, FEEL FREE TO BE
DISMISSED NOW. THAT IS, IF YOU'RE SAVED. IF YOU'RE NOT
SAVED, DON'T BE DISMISSED. NO, I'M JUST, CAUSE WE'RE GONNA TALK
ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE, BUT BOY, WASN'T THAT A GREAT
MESSAGE? THAT WOULD BE A GOOD ONE JUST TO KEEP IN YOUR
ARCHIVES, GO BACK AND LISTEN TO ONCE A MONTH OR SOMETHING, JUST
TO KEEP US ALL ON TRACK, AMEN? WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS
THINKING ABOUT IS HONORING GOD. ARE WE HONORING GOD? THE
GREATEST WAY THAT ANY HUMAN BEING CAN HONOR GOD IS ACCEPTING
JESUS AS SAVIOR. BECAUSE WE REALLY DISHONOR GOD IF WE DON'T
RECEIVE JESUS AND HONOR THE SACRIFICE THAT WAS GIVEN TO KEEP
US OUT OF HELL. SO THAT'S THE FIRST STEP IN HONORING GOD,
REALLY. BUT LET ME ASK YOU THIS QUESTION TODAY, AND WE'LL DO
THIS FAIRLY QUICKLY, I HOPE I DON'T WANT TO DISHONOR MY PASTOR
AND GO TOO LONG. SO I GOT TO WATCH THIS, I'M GOING TO MOVE.
BUT JUST STAY WITH ME FOR A MOMENT IF YOU WOULD. IS HEAVEN
IN YOUR FUTURE? I'M ASKING THOSE THAT ARE HERE AND THOSE THAT ARE
WATCHING ONLINE TODAY, AND WE THANK YOU, ONLINE AUDIENCE, FOR
STICKING WITH US AND TUNING IN. ONE SCRIPTURE I WAS THINKING
ABOUT EARLY THIS MORNING WAS REVELATION CHAPTER 21, VERSE 27.
AND I WANT TO READ IT TO YOU. IT SAYS, "NOTHING EVIL WILL BE
ALLOWED TO ENTER, NOR ANYONE WHO PRACTICES SHAMEFUL, IDOLATRY,
AND DISHONESTY." THAT'S TALKING ABOUT ENTERING INTO HEAVEN. BUT
LISTEN TO THESE WORDS. "BUT ONLY THOSE NAMES THAT ARE WRITTEN IN
THE LAMB'S BOOK OF LIFE." SO THERE'S A BOOK THAT GOD HAS
CALLED THE LAMB'S BOOK OF LIFE. AND WHEN PEOPLE RECEIVE HIM AS
SAVIOR, ACCEPT CHRIST AND WHAT HE'S DONE, THEN THEIR NAMES ARE
WRITTEN IN THAT BOOK. AND I WANNA ASK YOU A QUESTION TODAY.
IS YOUR NAME WRITTEN IN THAT BOOK? ARE YOU 100% SURE? IN
FACT, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT BELIEVE ONCE SAVED, ALWAYS
SAVED, THAT I COULD NEVER LOSE MY SALVATION FOR ANY REASON,
I'VE GOT A WAY TO DISPROVE THAT BECAUSE IN REVELATION CHAPTER 3,
JESUS HIMSELF IS SPEAKING, AND HE SAID, "I WILL NOT BLOT YOUR
NAME OUT OF THE BOOK OF LIFE "IF YOU'RE AN OVERCOMER." SO THAT
TELLS ME IF YOUR NAME COULD BE WRITTEN IN OR COULD BE BLOTTED
OUT, THERE'S A CHANCE THAT PEOPLE COULD LOSE THEIR
SALVATION IF THEY GO WAY OFF AND THEY DON'T OVERCOME. ARE YOU AN
OVERCOMER? ARE YOU FOLLOWING GOD 100%? IT'S NOT BASED ON WORKS,
IT'S BASED ON REPENTANCE AND GRACE AND MERCY. WE CAN'T WORK
OUR WAY THERE. THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO IN OUR OWN FLESH TO
GET TO HEAVEN. BUT I JUST WANT US TO KNOW THAT IT'S SO
IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT YOUR ETERNITY. BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME
IF YOU WOULD. PASTOR HANK MENTIONED THE FIVE FOOLISH
VIRGINS. THEY WERE CAUGHT UP WITH IDOLS, FLUSH, LUST,
CONCERNS WITH MONEY AND PLEASURE IN THE WORLD. THAT'S WHAT GETS
US OFF. AND WE ALL HAVE A CHANCE TO COME BACK TO HIM. SO TODAY I
WANNA ASK YOU TO JUST EXAMINE YOUR HEART. ARE YOU 100% SURE
THAT YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR HOME IN HEAVEN AND NOT IN HELL IF YOU
LEFT THIS EARTH? PEOPLE GET TAKEN OUT EVERY DAY, ALL AGES,
FROM LITTLE PEOPLE TO PEOPLE THAT ARE 90. THEY GO INTO
ETERNITY EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. MOVE ON TO ETERNITY. YOU HAVE TO
MAKE A DECISION TODAY. JESUS NEVER SENDS ANYONE TO HELL. WE
SEND OURSELVES THERE BY NOT RECEIVING HIS SACRIFICE. IS
THERE SOMEONE HERE TODAY, MAYBE IN THIS AUDIENCE OR MAYBE
WATCHING ONLINE TODAY AT HOME, AND YOU SAY, "PASTOR DOUG, I
WANT PRAYER. "I WANT TO MAKE 100% SURE TODAY THAT I HAVE
HEAVEN IN MY FUTURE. I WANT THAT ABUNDANT LIFE THAT JESUS
PROMISED. I WANT TO KNOW THAT HE HAS A PLAN FOR MY LIFE AND A
GOOD FUTURE FOR ME IN STORE, NOT ONLY ON THIS EARTH, BUT IN
HEAVEN. AND IF THAT'S YOU TODAY AND YOU SAY, I WANT PRAYER, I
NEED TO MAKE SURE OF THAT DECISION. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
TO BE VERY BOLD AND RAISE YOUR HAND WHEN I COUNT TO THREE. THIS
WON'T TAKE LONG, BUT IT STARTS WITH A PRAYER. WE'RE GOING TO
PRAY, AND GOD WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND YOUR HEART. IF YOU NEED
JESUS TODAY, BE BOLD AND JUST RAISE YOUR HAND. ONE, TWO,
THREE. RAISE YOUR HAND IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE IN THIS
PLACE. IF YOU'RE AT HOME WATCHING FROM WORK OR YOUR HOTEL
ROOM OR SOMEWHERE, YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND. GOD WILL SEE YOU
RIGHT THERE WHERE YOU'RE AT. WE'RE GOING TO PRAY TOGETHER,
AND GOD WILL CHANGE YOUR HEART AND YOUR LIFE. IS THERE ANYONE
HERE? USHERS, HELP ME. I DON'T SEE ANYONE HERE TODAY. LET'S
PRAY. FATHER IN HEAVEN, THANK YOU FOR SENDING JESUS. I BELIEVE
THAT JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS FOR ME. HE WAS MY SACRIFICE. AND
THEN HE WAS BURIED. AND HE ROSE ON THE THIRD DAY ACCORDING TO
THE BIBLE. I BELIEVE THAT. I ASK YOU, JESUS, BE THE LORD OF MY
LIFE. FORGIVE ME FOR ANY SIN IN MY LIFE. PUT ME ON TRACK WITH
YOU, AND I WILL FOLLOW YOU ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE. IN JESUS'
NAME I PRAY THAT, AMEN. AND IF YOU PRAYED THAT PRAYER TODAY,
WHEREVER YOU'RE AT, YOU CAN CALL OUR PRAYER LINE, 855-777-7907.
24 HOURS A DAY, THERE'S PRAYER COUNSELORS AVAILABLE, AND
THEY'LL SEND YOU INFORMATION THAT WE WOULD GIVE SOMEONE HERE
IF YOU WERE HERE IN PERSON. MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A PLAN TO
WALK OUT YOUR NEW LIFE IN CHRIST. THANK YOU, JESUS, THANK
YOU, JESUS. THERE'S SOME, I GOTTA ADD ONE MORE THING. THIS
JUST, I FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THIS. AND IT MIGHT BE SOMEONE
WATCHING ONLINE, MAYBE IT'S SOMEONE HERE. AND THE WORD
HOPELESS COMES TO ME. YOU HAVE FELT LIKE YOU'VE BEEN IN A PLACE
OF DESPAIR AND HOPELESSNESS TO THE POINT WHERE YOU SAY, I JUST
DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THERE'S SO MANY THINGS GOING WRONG IN MY
LIFE. MY JOB, MY RELATIONSHIPS, MY FINANCIAL CONDITION, I FELT
HOPELESS. IS THAT SOMEONE HERE? AND YOU NEED TO JUST STEP OUT
RIGHT NOW FOR PRAYER. IF THAT'S SOMEONE, THERE'S SOMEONE EITHER
WATCHING OR HERE, AND THAT'S YOUR SITUATION, BUT JESUS HAS
THE ANSWER. GO BACK AND RE-LISTEN TO THIS MESSAGE TODAY
AND JUST FOLLOW GOD WITH ALL YOUR, IS THAT YOU, YOUNG LADY?
COME ON DOWN HERE. THANK YOU. I DIDN'T WANNA DELAY THIS, BUT I
FELT VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THIS. JESUS HAS A PLAN IF YOU'RE IN
DESPAIR OR HOPELESSNESS, AND IF YOU GIVE YOUR HEART TO HIM
AGAIN, TURN BACK TO HIM, AND FOLLOW HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART,
HE WILL GIVE YOU OIL FOR THE SPIRIT OF DESPAIR. HE'LL GIVE
YOU HEALING. HE'LL GIVE YOU A NEW PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE. AND DEB,
I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE TO MINISTER TO HER TODAY, SO I WANT YOU TO
DO THAT TODAY, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO USURP OUR ALTAR TEAM
HERE, BUT I JUST FELT THAT DEB HAS THE ANOINTING FOR THAT. AND
SHE'S GOING TO PRAY WITH YOU TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS
TAKEN CARE OF. YOU'RE GOING TO GET BACK ON TRACK. AND ALL THESE
THINGS ARE GOING TO EVEN OUT FOR YOU. THE CROOKED PATHS ARE GOING
TO START TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. AND I BELIEVE BY JANUARY 1, YOU'RE
GOING TO TURN BACK AND SAY, THOSE LAST 30 DAYS HAVE BEEN A
MIRACLE TURNING POINT IN MY LIFE. JESUS' NAME, AMEN. THANK
YOU FOR RESPONDING. IF YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE, AND THAT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN YOU ALSO, CALL OUR PRAYER LINE. THEY'LL PRAY WITH
YOU, THEY'LL AGREE WITH YOU, AND GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF IN JESUS'
NAME. WELL, AMEN. WHAT WAS I GONNA SAY? OH, ONE MORE THING
BEFORE I DISMISS YOU. MEN, HOW MANY MEN DO WE HAVE HERE? OH, WE
GOT QUITE A FEW. CAME OUT IN THE SNOW. OKAY, MEN, JUST WANNA
REMIND YOU, TOMORROW NIGHT, 6:30 P.M. IS OUR MEN'S FELLOWSHIP AND
PRAYER TIME, BUT IT'S A SPECIAL TIME BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE A
CHRISTMAS PARTY, IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF FELLOWSHIP, THERE'LL BE A
PRAYER TIME THERE ALSO. IT'S A GREAT TIME IF YOU'VE NEVER
ATTENDED ONE OF THOSE PRAYER MEETINGS TO COME OUT, MEET SOME
MEN, RELATIONSHIPS ARE SO IMPORTANT. DON'T HANG AROUND
WITH WORLDLY MEN. HANG AROUND WITH MEN THAT ARE GONNA SHARPEN
YOU. YOU KNOW, THE BIBLE SAYS IRON SHARPENS IRON. HANG AROUND
WITH GOOD MEN THAT KNOW GOD, THAT WILL PRAY WITH YOU AND HELP
YOU IN YOUR WALK. SO DON'T FEEL EMBARRASSED, THERE'LL BE NEW
PEOPLE HERE. COME ON IN TO OUR CONNECT CENTER, CONNECT CAFE
AREA, 6:30 P.M. TOMORROW NIGHT. THERE'LL BE REFRESHMENTS AND
THEY'LL HAVE A FUN TIME OF JUST ENJOYING EACH OTHER IN
FELLOWSHIP AND THEN SOME TIME FOR PRAYER AT THE END. AND I
THINK IT PROBABLY LASTS, WHAT, MAYBE AN HOUR AND A HALF? IS
THAT RIGHT, JANET? SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YEAH. SO JANET GOES
EVERY MONDAY NIGHT TO THE MEN'S PRAYER JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY DO
IT RIGHT. SHE'S OUR PRAYER LEADER IN THE HOUSE. SHE JUST
HAS TO MAKE SURE IT'S DONE RIGHT. I'M JUST GIVING JANET A
HARD TIME. SHE'S SUCH A BLESSING. WELL, GOD BLESS YOU.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. DON'T FORGET TO BE BACK FOR
PASTOR BRENDA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BE A GREAT MESSAGE ON THE
SEVEN LETTERS TO THE BOOK OF REVELATION, IN JESUS' NAME.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK. DRIVE HOME SAFELY.
THANK YOU, ONLINE AUDIENCE, FOR JOINING US.
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