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WELL, GOOD EVENING, LORD OF HOSTS CHURCH. HOW MANY OF YOU
ARE READY FOR YOUR MIDWEEK RECHARGE, PRAYER AND FASTING
STYLE? AMEN. WELL, LET'S GIVE THE LORD SOME PRAISE TONIGHT.
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COME ON.
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JESUS JESUS LET GOD ARISE, LET HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED LET GOD
ARISE, LET HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED LET GOD ARISE, OH LORD
SABIO , LORD OF ANGEL ARMIES LET GOD ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES BE
SCATTERED SEE THE KING LIFTED UP, CLOTHED WITH STRENGTH AND
POWER SEE THE KING LIFTED UP, LORD OF HEAVEN'S ARMIES SEE THE
KING LIFTED UP, ALL THE NATIONS BOWING ADONAI, ADONAI
I SEE THE KING. SEE THE KING, LISTED UP, CLOTHED IN STRENGTH
AND POWER. SEE THE KING, LIFTED UP OVER HEAVENS ARMIES.
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I SEE THE KING
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I SEE THE KING LIFTED HIGH.
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I SEE THE KING. I SEE HIM. HIS EYES ARE
LIKE FIRE JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS OVER OUR
NATION. OVER THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH.
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ADONAI. ADONAI. ADONAI.
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JESUS, JESUS, JESUS, JESUS, JESUS. YOUR HAND IS MOVING IN
THIS NATION YOUR HAND IS MOVING IN THE EARTH WE HEAR THE SPIRIT
BLOWING IN AMERICA AND WE HEAR THE MOVING OF THE ANGELS AND WE
SING THE GLORY OF THE LORD. YOU'RE NOT DONE YET. YOU'RE NOT
DONE YET. YOU'RE NOT DONE YET. YOU'RE NOT DONE YET. YOU'RE NOT
DONE YET. COME ON, PROPHESY. YOU'RE NOT DONE YET. YOU'RE NOT
DONE YET. YOU'RE NOT DONE YET. YOU'RE NOT DONE YET.
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WHAT DOES A NATION LOOK LIKE FILLED WITH GLORY? COME ON,
PROPHESY. YOU'RE NOT DONE YET. I SEE YOU MOVING IN OUR NATION.
COMMANDING PEACE. COMMANDING STRENGTH.
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COME ON, LIFT UP YOUR PRAYER LANGUAGE
RIGHT NOW. GOD IS MOVING IN THE EARTH.
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WHAT DOES A NATION LOOK LIKE FILLED WITH GLORY?
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COME ON PROPHECY
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LET IT RAIN. LET IT RAIN. OPEN UP THE FLOODGATES OF HEAVEN .
LET IT RAIN. LET IT RAIN. OPEN THE FLOODGATES OF HEAVEN. LET IT
RAIN. LET IT RAIN. OPEN THE FLOODGATES OF HEAVEN. LET IT
RAIN. LET IT RAIN. OPEN THE FLOODGATES OF HEAVEN. FIRE FALL.
FIRE FALL. POUR OUT THE OIL FROM HEAVEN. FIRE FALL. FIRE FALL.
POUR OUT THE OIL FROM HEAVEN. FIRE FALL. FIRE FALL. POUR OUT
THE OIL FROM HEAVEN. LET IT RAIN. LET IT RAIN.
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YOU’RE NOT DONE YET
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THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS MOVING
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WE PROPHECY
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YOU'RE NOT DONE WITH THIS NATION YET.
YOU'RE NOT DONE WITH YOUR PEOPLE YET.
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CAN YOU FEEL THE SHIFT CHANGE? CAN YOU FEEL THE SHIFT CHANGE?
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SOMETHING IS MOVING
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PROPHECY!
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COME ON PROPHECY
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COME ON, PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER.
HE MAKES OUR HANDS INSTRUMENTS OF WAR
AND TEACHES OUR FINGERS TO FIGHT. COME ON, DON'T
STOP. LET'S BEGIN TO PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST.
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COME ON, COURT CASES IN OKLAHOMA.
LET'S MAKE INTERCESSION.
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COME ON, GOD'S NOT DONE YET.
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THE TRUE AND THE FALSE CANNOT COEXIST.
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PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST OVER THE COURTS, COURT
CASES, COURT CASES IN THE NATION. LET'S OFFER UP
PRAYERS BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD.
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WE OFFER UP THE CRY OF PRAYER FOR FREEDOM AND FOR TRUTH.
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THE BIBLE SAYS WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO PRAY, PRAY IN THE
HOLY GHOST. IN OTHER TONGUES, COME ON INTERNET, JOIN WITH US.
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COME ON, KEEP PRAYING IN THE HOLY GHOST.
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COME ON, WE'RE PUSHING BACK. WE'RE PUSHING BACK THE FORCES
OF EVIL THAT WOULD TRY TO CAUSE THE FALSE TO ARISE IN
THE EARTH, THAT WOULD TRY TO CAUSE. COME ON,
WE'RE PULLING DOWN THE POWERS OF FALSE RELIGION.
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THAT SPIRIT WILL NOT PROSPER IN THE EARTH.
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COME ON, DON'T GET TIRED. KEEP PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT. COME ON,
WE'RE PUSHING BACK AGAINST THAT DEMON OF ISLAM.
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SPIRIT OF THE DICTATOR.
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SHARIA LAW WILL NOT REIGN IN THE LAND.
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COME ON, BEAT IT OUT.
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COME ON, SOME OF YOU VETERAN PRAYER WARRIORS, LET'S PUT UP AN
ASSAULT AGAINST THAT DEMON OF FALSE RELIGION THAT'S TRYING TO
REIGN IN THE LAND. NO, IT WON'T REIGN IN THE LAND.
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COME ON, PRESS. PRESS INTO IT. PRESS INTO IT IN YOUR FAITH. LET
THE RIVER FLOW. COME OUT OF YOUR SPIRIT.
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COME ON, PRESS IN, PRESS IN. USE YOUR AUTHORITY IN THE SPIRIT.
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THE POWER OF THE HOLY GHOST.
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COME ON, DON'T GET TIRED. DON'T GET TIRED. THIS IS PRAYER MONTH.
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COME ON, WE'RE PULLING DOWN THE STRONGHOLD OF ISLAM.
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IT PUSHES BACK IN OKLAHOMA. IT PUSHES BACK IN TEXAS.
WE PROPHESY, WE PROPHESY IN THE BLUE STATES, IN THE
RED STATES. IT'S NOT COMING IN. WE PUT UP A BARRIER
IN THE SPIRIT, EVEN IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA.
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COME ON, CALL OUT SOME STATES.
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COME ON, DON'T GET TIRED.
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COME ON, WE PRAY IN THE PRAISE. WE PRAY IN THE VICTORY.
COME ON. COME ON. SOMETHING IS SHIFTING.
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WE GOT THE VICTORY. COME ON, WE GOT THE VICTORY. WE GOT THE
VICTORY. COME ON, BEGIN TO REJOICE. WE'VE GOT THE VICTORY.
WE’VE GOT THE VICTORY. WE’VE GOT THE VICTORY. WE’VE GOT THE
VICTORY. WE'VE GOT THE VICTORY. WHO CAN STOP
THE JUDGE OF THE EARTH. WE'VE GOT THE VICTORY. RULING
IN RIGHTEOUSNESS. WE'VE GOT THE VICTORY.
WE’VE GOT THE VICTORY. WE’VE GOT THE VICTORY. COME
ON, PASTOR CHRISSY, COME UP HERE AND PRAY WITH
ME. KEEP SINGING. WE'VE GOT THE VICTORY.
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NOW, FATHER, WE PRAY RIGHT NOW. FATHER, I SEE THE GAVEL OF THE
COURT OF HEAVEN MOVING IN THE MOVING NOW IN THE SUPREME COURT.
YOU'RE MOVING NOW IN OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM. WE SAY REMOVAL OF THE
UNJUST JUDGES. WE SAY REMOVAL OF THE UNJUST DECREES. FATHER, WE
SAY YOU SHALL RULE AND YOU SHALL REIGN IN RIGHTEOUSNESS. WE SAY
UPHEAVAL TO THE PLANS OF THE EVIL ONES. WE SAY UPHEAVAL TO
THE PLANS OF THE EVIL ONES. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK YOU
RIGHT NOW THAT YOU WOULD REMOVE THE ALTARS OF BAAL FROM OFF THIS
LAND. WE ASK YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER, THAT YOU WOULD CUT DOWN
THE THRONES OF EVIL AND THOSE THAT WOULD LIFT UP FALSE BOOKS
AND THOSE THAT WOULD LIFT UP THE FALSE AND THE EVIL AND THOSE
THAT WOULD CALL A WAR AGAINST THE CHRIST. WE TAKE AUTHORITY
RIGHT NOW AND WE'RE ASKING THE ANGELS OF GOD TO BE COMMISSIONED
TO FLY ACROSS AMERICA AND DO THEIR WORK AND OBEY THE WORD OF
GOD. FATHER, WE'RE ASKING FOR A DIVINE REMOVAL OF ISLAM OUT OF
THIS LAND. WE SAY IT GETS CHASED OUT BY THE MOST HIGH. WE SAY IT
GETS CHASED OUT BY THE ALMIGHTY. AND WE ASK YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER,
LORD GOD OF THE HOSTS, TO GO AND LET THE WAR AGAINST ISLAM BE
VICTORIOUS IN 2026. WE ASK YOU, LORD, LET THE CONFLICTS TURN
INTO CONQUESTS. ALL THE VICTORY SHALL BE UPON YOUR PEOPLE. IN
JESUS' NAME. COME ON, I BELIEVE YOU ARE, I SHOUT.
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YEAH. YEAH. OH, COME ON. I FEEL THE HOLY GHOST.
I FEEL THE HOLY GHOST. HEY, HEY, HEY.
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ALL RIGHT, LET ME PRAY SOMETHING. LORD, WE'RE ASKING
YOU TONIGHT AS WE HAVE SEEN THIS EVIL SPIRIT, COME ON, STAND OVER
HERE WITH ME. THIS EVIL, I WANT YOU TO GRAB THE HAND OF
SOMEBODY. PASTOR CHRISTY, I'LL JOIN HANDS UP HERE ON THE
PULPIT. AND I WANT THIS TO BE IN THE SPIRIT OF AGREEMENT NOW.
FATHER, WE STAND AS A SMALL ARMY IN THIS ROOM, BUT JOINED IN WITH
EVERY PERSON THAT'S ONLINE AND JOINED. WE'RE ASKING YOU,
FATHER, BEFORE THE THRONE OF GRACE, THAT FATHER, YOU WOULD
DISMANTLE THAT SPIRIT OF FALSE RELIGION ARISING THROUGH ISLAM
NOW. AND WE SPEAK BEFORE THE THRONE OF ALMIGHTY GOD, THAT
YOU, AS WE YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR PEOPLE, COME BEFORE YOU. WE ASK
YOU TO DETHRONE AND DISMANTLE ALL THEIR EFFORTS. CRUSH THOSE
EFFORTS INTO POWDER. AND WE PRAY NOW, LORD, THAT THAT SPIRIT OF
SOCIALISM, THAT WOULD TRY TO UNDO THE FREEDOMS THAT GOD PUT
IN THIS LAND. WE ASK YOU LORD TO DISMANTLE THEIR EFFORTS AND WE
PROPHESY IN AGREEMENT AS WE GRAB THE HANDS OF OUR FELLOW BROTHER
AND OUR SISTER AS A PROPHETIC ACT THAT WE AGREE AND WE STAND
AND WE BELIEVE THAT IT SHALL BE DONE IN AMERICA AND IN THE
NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD IN JESUS NAME, AMEN AND AMEN. WOW.
WOO, WOW, WE WENT SOMEWHERE. I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE
AND BE PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA PUSH BACK. YOU KNOW, I WATCHED
FLASHPOINT LAST NIGHT, PASTOR CHRISTY, THE LAST FEW NIGHTS,
AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS COURT CASE IN OKLAHOMA, AND YOU
KNOW, WE'RE SEEING THESE VICTORIES, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
THE DEVIL STOPS BEING THE DEVIL. WE'VE GOT TO PUSH BACK. I FEEL
LIKE WE'VE GOT TO SWING THAT PENDULUM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
THAT IT'S BEEN GOING, AND WE HAVE WORK TO DO. AND SO BE ON
THE WALL FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS TELL PASTOR HANK, WHICH
HE SENDS HIS LOVE, HE'S HOME WITH OUR LITTLE CHICA, SHE'S
DOING GOOD. SHE HAD LITTLE STITCHES PUT IN HER NOSE. SO SHE
HAS TO WEAR THE CONE OF SHAME. AND BE SEDATED, SO SHE'S LIKE A
LITTLE, YOU KNOW. I KNOW, SHE'S A LITTLE DOG ON DRUGS. SO, DADDY
HAD TO STAY WITH HER, BUT IT'S OKAY, HE'S DOING WELL. IT'S
GIVEN HIM A CHANCE TO DO SOME BOOK WRITING, AND THAT'S ALWAYS
VALUED, A LITTLE QUIET TIME. BUT THE POINT IS I WATCH FLASHPOINT,
AND SOMETIMES I GO AROUND THAT KITCHEN ISLAND PRAYING AND
BELIEVING AND SENDING PASTOR MESSAGES. MY THING'S ALWAYS
BEHIND, SO BY THE TIME IT GETS TO HIM, MY THING IS LONG GONE,
THEY'RE ON A NEW TOPIC. JUST SO YOU KNOW. BUT I'M LIKE, "TELL
HIM THIS." HE DOESN'T NEED ME, I JUST GET EXCITED. BUT YOU KNOW,
I PRAY AND I'M LIKE, NO GOD, THAT'S NOT ALLOWED. WHEN YOU SEE
THOSE CLIPS THAT COME UP, YOU NEED TO GET IN THE SPIRIT AND
SAY THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE ALLOWED. WE HAVE THAT RIGHT. AND
SO I BELIEVE IT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR US TONIGHT TO COME TOGETHER.
AMEN. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'VE GOT A FEW THINGS I WANT TO SHARE
WITH YOU TONIGHT. I'M GOING TO TEACH YOU A COUPLE OF THINGS
ABOUT PRAYER. IS THAT OKAY IF WE DO THAT? SO, CAUSE I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT. UH, WE WERE GOING TO DO IT LAST WEEK, BUT GOD HAD
OTHER PLANS. SO, TURN AROUND, GREET A COUPLE PEOPLE. PASTOR
CHRIS IS GOING TO COME TO OUR OFFERING IN A MOMENT. JUST HUG
SOMEBODY, TELL THEM, SAY YOUR PRAYERS ARE POWERFUL, LOVE ON
SOMEBODY. AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL THAT HAVE JOINED US TONIGHT
ONLINE. WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH IN JESUS' NAME.
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WELL, HALLELUJAH. AMEN. HOW MANY OF YOU FEEL LIKE WE'VE MOVED
SOME THINGS? WHEN PASTOR BRENDA WAS PRAYING, AT ONE POINT I WAS
THINKING OF THE BRANDON LAKE SONG THAT GOES, SIX TIMES
CIRCLING, THIS MAKES SEVEN SOMETHING'S RUMBLING, HERE
COMES HEAVEN HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW HEAVEN'S MOVING?
YOU KNOW, AND AS SHE WAS PRAYING OVER ISLAM, I WAS LIKE,
JUST LIKE JERICHO, WATCH IT HAPPEN. THIS ONE'S GOING TO
FALL, ISLAM, JUST LIKE THAT ONE. AMEN. AMEN. ALL RIGHT. WELL, HOW
MANY OF YOU KNOW IT IS OFFERING TIME? AND YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN
UP HERE PRAYING AND OPENING THE HEAVENS. AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE
SITTING HERE GOING, MAN, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR
WHEN I CAME TO PRAYER TONIGHT. THAT'S WHERE THE BIBLE TALKS
ABOUT THOSE DIVERSITIES OF TONGUES. AND YOU KNOW, SOMETHING
HAPPENS WHEN WE COME TOGETHER AS BELIEVERS. AND YOU KNOW, BECAUSE
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT ONE CAN PUT A THOUSAND TO FLIGHT, 2 CAN PUT
10,000 TO FLIGHT. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A BODY OF BELIEVERS
COME TOGETHER IN UNITY, IN ONE MIND, IN ONE ACCORD, BELIEVING
THAT GOD IS GONNA MOVE AND POUR OUT HIS SPIRIT IN THIS LAST
DAYS, HONOR NATION, JUST LIKE HE SAID HE WAS GONNA DO, BECAUSE
GOD'S NOT A MAN THAT HE CAN LIE. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE COME
TOGETHER. AND SEE, WE NEED TO PRAY BOLD PRAYERS, BECAUSE BOLD
PEOPLE SHIFT THINGS IN NATIONS. AMEN? AND YOU KNOW, PASTOR'S
BEEN PROPHESYING AND TEACHING US ABOUT SHIFT CHANGE. HOW MANY OF
YOU ARE BELIEVING FOR GOD TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOU IN 2026? WELL,
DO YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SHIFT CHANGE, DO YOU KNOW
HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A STICK SHIFT CAR? I KNOW
THAT JUST DATED A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE. BUT YOU KNOW, IF YOU GET
STUCK IN FIRST GEAR, IF ONLY THE GEAR THAT YOU EVER GET TO IS IN
FIRST GEAR, GUESS WHAT? YOU CAN'T TAKE THAT CAR OUT ON THE
HIGHWAY. YOU CAN'T GO THE DISTANCE IF YOU NEVER SHIFT OUT
OF FIRST GEAR. YOU CAN'T GO THE DISTANCE IF YOU STAY IN SECOND
GEAR. YOU GOTTA KEEP SHIFTING AND CHANGING. WELL, WHAT DOES
THAT HAVE TO DO WITH OUR OFFERING? WELL, LUKE 6:38 SAYS,
"GIVE, AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU." NOW, HERE'S THE
THING. THAT'S, WELL, THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, GIVE TO GET.
THAT'S THE BIBLE. OKAY, JESUS, JESUS IS THE ONE THAT TAUGHT
THIS. THIS ISN'T UP HERE, YOU KNOW, US UP HERE. BUT IT SAYS,
"GIVE, AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU." HOW MANY OF YOU WANT
THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN OPEN OVER YOUR LIFE IN 2026? WELL, SEE,
THAT'S GONNA REQUIRE US TO SHIFT GEARS. SEE, WE SIT HERE
EXPECTING GOD TO DO ALL THE SHIFTING, AND GOD IS TRYING TO
SHIFT HIS CHURCH. AMEN? SO IT SAYS, "GIVE, AND IT SHALL BE
GIVEN UNTO YOU." NOT JUST GIVEN UNTO YOU. SEE, THAT'S LIKE, I
GIVE A DOLLAR, GOD GIVES ME A DOLLAR, AND WE STAY EVEN. NO,
GOD SAYS, "GIVE UNTO YOU GOOD MEASURE, "PRESS DOWN," HOW MANY
OF YOU EVER BAKED WITH LIKE BROWN SUGAR? A CUP OF BROWN
SUGAR IS NOT LOOSE. YOU HAVE TO PACK THAT DOWN IN ORDER TO GET
THE FULL MEASURE. AND IT SAYS, "AND IT'S SHAKEN TOGETHER." SO
IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE SHAKING THE AIR OUT OF IT SO WE CAN GET
THE MOST BLESSING PACKED INTO IT. AND RUNNING OVER SHALL MEN.
THIS ISN'T GOD. THIS IS GOD SAYING, "LISTEN, I'M GOING TO
MAKE MEN GIVE UNTO YOUR BOSOM FOR THE SAME MEASURE THAT YOU
MEET WITH ALL SHALL THEY BE MEASURED TO YOU AGAIN." I WANT
TO SAY THAT IN 2026, WE NEED TO SHIFT OUR THINKING OVER OUR
FINANCES. WE NEED TO BE SHIFTING OUR THINKING OVER OUR HEALTH. WE
NEED TO BE SHIFTING OUR THINKING OVER EVERYTHING THAT WE PUT OUR
HAND TO DO. AND WHEN WE DO THAT, GOD IS GONNA BE THE SUPPLY TO
GIVE BACK TO US AGAIN, TO GIVE US THE ANOINTING OR THE THRUST
TO GET OURSELVES OUT THERE IN THE HIGHWAYS AND THE BYWAYS AND
PROCLAIM THE ACCEPTABLE YEAR OF THE LORD OUR GOD, THAT HE IS
MOVING IN THE EARTH BUT HE IS NOT GONNA BE STOPPED. SO WHAT DO
WE NEED TO DO? AS WE GIVE THIS YEAR, LET'S GIVE WITH THE
EXPECTATION THAT GOD'S GONNA DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I DON'T
CARE IF WE'RE FACING MOUNTAINS OF DEBT. THAT WALL IS NOT TOO
BIG FOR GOD. I DON'T CARE IF WE'RE FACING HEALTH CHALLENGES.
THAT NAME IS NOT TOO BIG FOR GOD. I DON'T CARE WHAT IT'S
CALLED. BUT SEE, AS WE GIVE OR WE, AS WE'RE PETITIONING THE
THRONE OF HEAVEN, I WANT THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN OPEN OVER ME
SO THAT I'M GIVING IN FAITH. I'M GIVING AND SAYING, GOD, LISTEN,
YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHY WE TITHE. BECAUSE WHEN WE GIVE GOD OUR
FIRST FRUITS, THAT GIVES HIM THE RIGHT TO MOVE IN OUR LIFE. AMEN?
SO I WANT YOU, AS YOU'RE PREPARING YOUR SEED, NOW THEY'RE
GONNA PUT THE GIVING INFORMATION RIGHT HERE ON THE SCREEN. AND AS
YOU SOW YOUR SEED TONIGHT, I WANT YOU TO SOW IT IN FAITH. I
WANT YOU TO NAME SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE BELIEVING IS GONNA SHIFT
FOR YOU IN 2026. SEE, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GIVE IN FAITH. LIKE WE
SAID BEFORE, YOU CAN'T STAY STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. YOU CAN'T
EVEN STAY STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. WE GOTTA GO THE DISTANCE WITH
GOD IN 2026. HOW MANY OF YOU BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GONNA GO THE
DISTANCE WITH GOD? ALL RIGHT, USHERS, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND
BEGIN TO SERVE THE PEOPLE, BUT I WANNA PRAY BEFORE WE SOW OUR
SEED FOR THE MULTIPLICATION, THAT WE DON'T JUST GET, YOU
KNOW, LITTLE TRICKLES. SEE, THAT'S THE THING. THE DEVIL
WANTS TO KEEP YOU AT TRICKLE. HE WANTS TO KEEP YOU IN FIRST GEAR
'CAUSE FIRST GEAR IS NOT DANGEROUS. FIRST GEAR IS NICE
AND EASY AND SLOW. THAT'S WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING
AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT YOU DON'T GO GET ON I-80 IN FIRST
GEAR. THEY'RE GONNA PULL YOU OVER YOU'RE GONNA GET RUN INTO.
ONE OF THE TWO. THAT'S WHY THEY MAKE THE CARS SHIFT
AUTOMATICALLY NOW, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, I'M KIDDING. BUT YOU KNOW,
WE GOT TO DO SOME SHIFTING AND WE'RE GONNA DO SOME SHIFTING IN
OUR GIVING. WE'RE GONNA DO SOME SHIFTING IN OUR MENTALITY. ALL
RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE YOUR SEAT? HOLD IT UP REAL HIGH. FATHER, WE
THANK YOU FOR THE SPIRIT OF MULTIPLICATION THAT IS COMING.
LORD, THERE IS A SHIFT THAT IS COMING OVER OUR FINANCES. THERE
IS A SHIFT THAT IS COMING OVER OUR LIVES. THERE IS A SHIFT THAT
IS HAPPENING. AND FATHER, WE DECLARE THAT EVERY SEED IS SOWN.
IT'S GOING TO PRODUCE A HARVEST. AND FATHER, NOT JUST A SMALL
HARVEST, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD MEASURE. IT'S GOING TO BE
PRESSED DOWN, SHAKEN TOGETHER. IT'S GOING TO BE RUNNING OVER
AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GIVE INTO OUR HOUSES. THEY'RE GOING
TO BE GIVING IN. ONE TRANSLATION SAYS THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE IT
INTO YOUR LAP. THEY'RE JUST GOING TO THROW MONEY INTO YOUR
LAP. THEY'RE GOING TO THROW PROVISION INTO YOUR LAP. COME
ON, LET'S NAME THOSE THINGS TONIGHT AND BELIEVE THAT GOD IS
DOING SOMETHING. IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN. ALL RIGHT. USHERS, YOU CAN
SERVE THE PEOPLE AS PASTOR BRENDA COMES. AMEN, THAT WAS
AWESOME, AWESOME. I GOT MY SEAT UP AND NAMED IT. PASTOR CHRIS,
YOU HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING FUNNY. BY THE WAY, IT'S FUN THAT'S
GETTING THE SISTERS TO DO SERVICE TOGETHER TONIGHT. WE
DON'T GET TO DO THAT THAT OFTEN, BUT FUNNY BACKSTORY, WHEN SHE
MENTIONED THE BROWN SUGAR, WHEN PASTOR HANK AND I WERE DATING,
WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ENGAGED BY THEN, AND HE WAS STILL WORKING
WITH GANG KIDS ON THE STREET, AND MANY OF YOU DON'T KNOW, HE
STARTED HIS MINISTRY ON THE NORTH SIDE AND PICKING UP GANG
KIDS AND TAKING THEM TO CHURCH. AND SO HE SAYS TO ME ONE DAY, HE
GOES, SO GIVE ME A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF LUKE 6:38. GIVE ME A
KIND OF A HOW CAN I EXPLAIN IT TO THESE KIDS? A LOT OF THEM ARE
IN HIGH SCHOOL, A LITTLE AFTER A FEW OF THEM. AND I SAID, YOU
KNOW, LIKE PRESS DOWN. HE SAYS, LIKE GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE. I SAID,
YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE BROWN SUGAR AND YOU PUSH IT DOWN IN, AND HE
GOES, AND HE THINKS FOR A MINUTE. NOW, KEEP IN MIND, MY
HUSBAND IS A CHEF AT CHEF BOYARDEE. HE KNOWS HOW TO OPEN
THE CAN AND PUT IT IN THE POT. SO I SAID, YOU KNOW HOW BROWN
SUGAR, HE GOES, HUN, THESE ARE KIDS FROM THE STREET. THEY ARE
NOT GONNA RELATE TO BROWN SUGAR BEING PUSHED DOWN INTO A
MEASURING CUP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE CAME UP WITH AFTER THAT, BUT
YOU KNOW WHAT, FOR ME, IT'S STILL BROWN SUGAR IN A MEASURING
CUP. SO ANYWAY, IT WAS JUST A FUN LITTLE THING THAT WE HAD ALL
THOSE YEARS AGO. AND HONEY, WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM? I DON'T
REMEMBER, I WASN'T THERE. BUT ANYWAY, WE HAD SOME FUN YEARS
THOSE TIMES, HIM DRIVING THE BUS. AND I MEAN, I'LL BE HONEST,
I'M GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU, HE DROVE THAT BUS LIKE HE MEANT IT.
BOB, YOU PROBABLY, YOU REMEMBER THOSE YEARS WHEN, AND IT WAS AN
OLD BUS, AND DOWN THOSE NARROW STREETS ON THE NORTH SIDE, HE'D
DRIVE IT, PICK UP THOSE KIDS, AND I MEAN, HE HAD GUNS PULLED,
KNIVES PULLED, AND I SAID, "HOW DID YOU WORK YOUR WAY OUT OF
SOME OF THOSE THINGS?" AND HE SAID, "I JUST ACTED CRAZIER THAN
THEM." I SAID, "I CAN SEE THAT, I CAN SEE THAT." SO THANK GOD,
HE CAME OUT ALIVE, IT ALL WORKED OUT. GOD HAD A PLAN, AMEN. ALL
RIGHT, WELL I WANNA TALK, LET ME, I WANNA SHARE JUST FOR A
COUPLE OF MINUTES AND MAYBE WE CAN DEMONSTRATE THIS. ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT'S BEEN STRONG IN MY SPIRIT IS TALKING ABOUT THE
PRAYER, THE PRAYER OF ASKING OR THE PRAYER OF PETITION. NOW LET
ME READ A SCRIPTURE TO YOU. GO TO PSALM, I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS
BEFORE. I WAS READING THIS VERSE SOMETIME AROUND, OR THIS CHAPTER
SOMETIME AROUND LAST YEAR, PSALM 20 AND VERSE 5. AND BY THE WAY,
THE WHOLE THING, IN FACT, I'M JUST GONNA READ IT FROM VERSE
1. CAN I DO THAT? SAYS, "FOR THE LORD," PSALM 20, "THE LORD
HEAR YOU IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE." COME ON, ANYBODY BEEN IN A DAY
OF TROUBLE EVER? "THE LORD HEAR YOU IN A DAY OF TROUBLE, "THE
NAME OF GOD, OF JACOB, WILL DEFEND YOU." IN OTHER WORDS,
HE'LL KEEP YOU SAFE, HE'LL HELP YOU, HE'LL WORK WITH YOU. SEND
THE HELP FROM THE SANCTUARY, THAT'S WHY YOU WANNA BE PART OF
A GOOD CHURCH. COME ON, DON'T LET THE DEVIL USE THINGS TO
UPROOT YOU. OKAY, SEND YOU HELP FROM THE SANCTUARY AND
STRENGTHEN THE OUT OF ZION. WE NEED EACH OTHER, RIGHT? WE NEED
THE CHURCH, WE NEED THE BODY OF CHRIST. AND IT'S LIKE I HEARD
ONE PERSON SAY, IF A CHRISTIAN EVER ACTS UP, HE GOES, "I DON'T
REALIZE THAT IT'S SO MUCH BETTER "TO BE IN THE CHURCH THAN IN THE
WORLD." SO HANG TIGHT WITH GOD'S PEOPLE, RIGHT? AND YOU REMEMBER
ALL YOUR OFFERINGS. LOVE THAT, YOU HEARD ME PREACH THAT ON
SUNDAY BEFORE. AND ACCEPT YOUR BURNT SACRIFICES, THINK ABOUT
IT. GRANT THEE ACCORDING TO THY OWN HEART AND FULFILL ALL THY
COUNSEL. THAT WORD FULFILL ALL YOUR COUNSEL SIMPLY MEANS THAT
YOUR PLANS WILL SUCCEED. IN OTHER WORDS, WHATEVER YOU HAVE
PUT TOGETHER IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO DO AND
DO IT FOR GOD, GOD WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL. AND WE WILL
REJOICE IN THY SALVATION, PRAISE THE LORD. AND IN THE NAME OF OUR
GOD, WE'LL SET UP OUR BANNERS. THAT WORD THERE, IT MEANS WE
WAVE THE VICTORY BANNER. EVEN IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH
A HARD SEASON AND MAYBE YOU'RE WAITING ON AN ANSWER
TO PRAYER, WHICH, NEWSFLASH FOR YOU, THAT'LL BE FOR
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. YOU'LL WAIT FOR THINGS.
(LAUGHS)
OKAY? JUST 'CAUSE YOU GET AN ANSWER NOW DOESN'T MEAN THAT
THERE ISN'T GONNA BE SOMETHING NEW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BELIEVE
GOD FOR. WE'LL DO THIS 'TIL THE DAY WE GO TO HEAVEN. SO YOU'RE
ALWAYS GONNA BE ASKING AND BELIEVING GOD IN PRAYER. BUT, SO
IT'S TELLING US HERE TO WAVE THE VICTORY BANNER. IN OTHER WORDS,
EVEN IF YOU DON'T SEE IT, YOU DON'T KNOW THE WAY, YOU DON'T
KNOW THE ANSWER, MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE THE DIRECTION, WAVE THE
VICTORY BANNER ANYWAY. THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS TO SET UP OUR
BANNERS. YOU HAVE THE VICTORY IN FAITH BEFORE YOU SEE IT IN THE
NATURAL. AND HERE'S THE PART I WANTED TO READ TO YOU. FOR THE
LORD, THIS WAS DAVID'S PRAYER, THE LORD FULFILL ALL YOUR
PETITIONS. NOW I'LL UNDERLINE THAT. IN OTHER WORDS, A PETITION
IS WHEN WE GO TO GOD WITH SOME TYPE OF REQUEST. NOW HOW MANY OF
YOU MADE A PRAYER LIST AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR? NOW
MAYBE YOU WROTE SOME THINGS OUT THAT YOU WANNA BELIEVE AND I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT. IF YOU'RE SAYING, WELL I DIDN'T DO
IT, WELL I WOULD SAY DO IT NOW. IT'S STILL THE BEGINNING OF THE
YEAR. GET A LITTLE LIST OF, YOU KNOW, AND I WOULDN'T MAKE IT SO
LONG. YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A SIX PAGE LIST. AND MOST OF THE
TIME YOU'RE NOT GONNA STICK WITH THAT. JUST HAVE 4 OR FIVE KEY
THINGS, COUPLE SCRIPTURES TO GO WITH IT, STUFF THAT YOU COULD
RECITE FOR 4 OR 5 MINUTES IN THE MORNING WHEN YOU PRAY AND
JUST LAY IT OUT THERE AND SAY, GOD, THESE ARE THE THINGS AND
I'M JUST EVERYDAY THANKING YOU FOR IT. I'M LIFTING THE VICTORY
BANNER OVER IT AND GOD, I JUST THANK YOU THAT YOU'RE FAITHFUL.
THOSE THINGS ARE GONNA COME TO PASS. I DO LIKE WHAT PASTOR
CHRISSY SAID A FEW MINUTES AGO, PUT AN OFFERING UP, I DID IT
OVER THERE FOR SOME THINGS THAT I'M BELIEVING. WELL, PASTOR
BRENDA ALREADY SOWED FOR IT. WELL, I SOWED FOR THOSE THINGS
TOO. I DID IT AGAIN TONIGHT 'CAUSE I THOUGHT WHAT SHE SAID
WAS GOOD. SO, OKAY, KEEP PUTTING SEED IN THE GROUND. THE FARMER
DOESN'T GO, WELL, I PUT A PIECE OF CORN IN. RIGHT, HE SOWS
AGAIN. HE SOWS MULTIPLE SEED, KEEPS IT OUT THERE WHERE THE
FOWLS CAN'T GET TO IT. OKAY, THE DEVIL CAN'T STAMP OUT
EVERYTHING. ALL RIGHT, HE CAN TRY, BUT YOU GET ENOUGH SEED IN
THE GROUND. HE'S PRETTY DEFEATED AT THAT POINT. OKAY, SO THE
PRAYER OF PETITION, SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, MAKE A LIST, GO
BACK AND WRITE SOME THINGS DOWN THAT YOU CAN JUST SPEND A LITTLE
BIT OF TIME READING EACH DAY. AND A PRAYER OF PETITION
ESSENTIALLY IS A PRAYER OF ASKING. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT
THAT. IT'S A PRAYER WHERE WE GO TO GOD, AND WE MAKE SPECIFIC
REQUESTS. WE ASK HIM FOR THINGS THAT WE WANT TO SEE. NOW THE
BIBLE TEACHES US TO PETITION GOD FOR THINGS. IT IS NOT OUT OF
LINE EVER TO ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU WANT. PEOPLE WILL SAY,
"WELL, YOU KNOW," AND THIS IS TRUE. WE SEEK GOD'S HEART. WE
SEEK HIS FACE. WE DON'T JUST SEEK HIS HAND AND I UNDERSTAND
ALL THAT. AND THAT'S TRUE. WE'RE NOT JUST HERE FOR HANDOUTS. YOU
KNOW, THAT'S NOT OUR HEART, BUT MOST PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE FOR A
HANDOUT DON'T GO TO GOD ANYWAY. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, IS
THE BIBLE TEACHES US, GOD TEACHES US TO COME BEFORE HIM
AND MAKE SPECIFIC REQUESTS. NOW I WANT TO TEACH YOU A COUPLE
THINGS ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I THINK AS WE'RE IN THIS MIDDLE OF
PRAYER TIME AND SOME OF US ARE HERE AND YOU ONLINE OR BELIEVE
IN GOD FOR SOME SPECIFIC THINGS THAT WE HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT
WHEN WE PRAY, WE RECEIVE. SO I WANT TO, LET ME JUST SHOW YOU A
COUPLE SCRIPTURES. LET'S GO TO 1 JOHN. LET'S SEE, 1 JOHN, GET
OVER THERE, AND CHAPTER 5, VERSE 14, IT SAYS, "AND THIS IS THE
CONFIDENCE." HOW MANY OF YOU WANT TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR
PRAYERS? I REMEMBER, I DON'T REMEMBER WHO IT WAS, IT WAS
CHARLES CAPPS OR ONE OF THEM TAUGHT YEARS AGO, "HAVE FAITH IN
YOUR OWN FAITH." THINK ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, HAVE FAITH IN GOD.
WELL, YEAH, WE HAVE FAITH IN GOD, BUT SOMETIMES WE DON'T HAVE
FAITH THAT WE HAVE FAITH IN GOD. OKAY, WE'RE MUCH BETTER IF WE
THINK, WELL, IF I COULD JUST GET BROTHER JESSE DUPLANTIS TO PRAY,
OR IF I COULD JUST GET SO-AND-SO TO PRAY, I COULD GET PASTOR HANK
TO PRAY IT, THEN IT'LL SURELY COME TO PASS. GOD LISTENS TO
PASTOR HANK. WELL, YEAH, BUT HE LISTENS TO YOU TOO. BUT A LOT OF
PEOPLE DON'T HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT WHEN THEY PRAY, THEY WILL
RECEIVE. THEY THINK GOD'S NOT ANSWERING BECAUSE IT DOESN'T
LOOK LIKE IT'S HAPPENING. SO THIS IS THE CONFIDENCE. SOMEBODY
SAY CONFIDENCE. THAT WE HAVE IN HIM THAT IF WE ASK, THERE'S THAT
PETITION AGAIN, OR WE MAKE A REQUEST, LET'S JUST DEFINE IT.
WE MAKE A REQUEST OR WE ASK GOD FOR SOMETHING THAT IF WE ASK
ANYTHING, UNDER THAT WORD ANYTHING, OKAY, ANYTHING, IS
ANYTHING ANYTHING? OKAY, WELL, LET'S QUALIFY IT. WE ASK
ANYTHING, NO, YOU CAN'T ASK GOD TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE A TRIP TO THE
MOON SO YOU CAN SEE IF IT'S MADE OF GREEN CHEESE. I DON'T KNOW
THAT THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT. ANYTHING DOESN'T MEAN STUPID
THINGS, OKAY? PEOPLE PRAY STUPID THINGS, I WANNA MARRY THAT GIRL.
OKAY, WELL, IF SHE DOESN'T WANNA MARRY YOU, YOU CAN SAY THAT ALL
DAY LONG, SHE HAS TO WANNA MARRY YOU. YOU KNOW, MARRIAGE IS A
TWO-PART DEAL. SO IF SHE DON'T WANT YOU, RIGHT? GET RID OF THAT
PRAYER. WE ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL, HE HEARS
US. SEE, PASTOR BRENDA, THAT'S WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. IN OTHER
WORDS, HERE IT SAYS, IF WE ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL,
WE KNOW THAT HE LISTENS. OKAY, GOD LISTENS FOR HIS WILL. WELL,
HOW, PASTOR BRENDA, DO WE KNOW IF IT'S GOD'S WILL FOR ME? WELL,
I'M GONNA TELL YOU, THERE'S REALLY ONE KEY PRIMARY WAY TO
KNOW THE WILL OF GOD, AND THAT IS IN THE BOOK. YEAH, BUT IT
DOESN'T TELL ME IF I'M SUPPOSED TO MOVE OVER TO THAT OTHER CITY
AND TAKE THAT JOB OR QUIT THE JOB I HAVE. PASTOR BRENDA, IT
DOESN'T TELL ME IF I SHOULD SELL MY HOUSE AND BUY A DIFFERENT
ONE, SO HOW CAN YOU SAY IT? BUT IF I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOD'S
WILL, IF I DO THAT. WELL, I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHING IN MY
40 SOME YEARS OF SERVING THE LORD, I GOT SAVED IN 1981. I
HAVE LEARNED THAT THE MORE THIS BOOK IS OPEN IN MY LAP, THE MORE
THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS A CHANCE TO TALK TO ME. I HEARD A STORY OF A
PASTOR ONE TIME, AND GOD WILL DO IT IN ALL KINDS OF WAYS. I'VE
BEEN UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND SAID, LORD, I NEED YOU
TO SPEAK TO ME. I'VE DONE THEM ALL. I'VE DONE THE, LORD, LET ME
JUST OPEN THE BOOK AND SEE IF IT LANDS ON SOMETHING, AND I'VE HAD
IT WORK. AND I HELD ON, I DID THAT ONE TIME WHEN WE WERE
COMING BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 2016 ELECTION. PASTOR AND I WERE
ON A FLIGHT, WE WERE PILING INTO OUR SEATS AND GETTING READY FOR
THE PLANE TO TAKE OFF, AND YOU KNOW, MY HUSBAND HAD BEEN OUT
THERE, BOLD AS A LION, PROPHESYING THAT TRUMP'S GONNA
WIN IT. AND AT LEAST HE SAID THAT IN EVERY WHICH WAY OF HIS
SUNDAY. AND I'VE BEEN UP THERE THAT WHOLE LEADING UP TO IT WITH
THE TAMBOURINE, BELIEVE IN GOD, AND HERE WE WERE. AND I
REMEMBER, AND I SAID, YOU KNOW NOW LORD, YOU CAN SPEAK TO
PASTOR HANK, BUT I'M ASKING YOU FOR A WORD TO SPEAK TO ME ABOUT
TRUMP AND OLD HILLARY. AND I SAT DOWN IN MY SEAT AND I HEARD
THIS. NOW SEE, YOU'VE GOTTA BE IN THE WORD OR YOU WON'T HEAR
THE WORD FOR THE CIRCUMSTANCE. AND I HEARD AS LOUD, I MEAN, I
ALMOST STOOD UP AND SLAPPED SOMEBODY WITH MY CARRYON. I'M
TELLING YOU, I SAT DOWN AND I HEARD AS LOUD AS I COULD.
JEZEBEL WAS ONLY QUEEN. SHE NEVER BECAME THE KING. AND I
SAID, WHOOP! I THOUGHT, WELL, THAT'S IT. YEAH, SHE GONNA LOSE.
(LAUGHS)
I JUST KNEW. I KNEW IT. SEE, GOD WILL TALK TO YOU, BUT SEE, IF I
DIDN'T KNOW THAT WORD ABOUT JEZEBEL, SEE, IF I DIDN'T KNOW
THE BIBLE, GOD COULDN'T HAVE SPOKEN TO ME OUT OF THAT. I KNEW
A PASTOR ONE TIME, NOW HE'S IN HEAVEN NOW, THIS IS MANY YEARS
AGO, AND HE HAD GOTTEN THIS JOB, I'M JUST GONNA TELL THE SHORT
STORY OF IT, HE HAD GOTTEN THIS JOB, A REQUEST FROM THIS CHURCH
TO COME AND PASTOR AT THIS CHURCH THAT WAS IN ANOTHER CITY,
AND HE WAS LIKE, "WELL, LORD, "AM I SUPPOSED TO GO TO THAT
CHURCH? I JUST NEED YOU TO SPEAK TO ME AND IT'S KIND OF NOT THE
BEST PLACE AND IT'S A DUMPY TOWN AND I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF I'M
SUPPOSED TO GO." AND HE PRAYED ABOUT IT AND DIDN'T HEAR
ANYTHING RIGHT AWAY. AND HE SAID, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN AFTER
A LITTLE PERIOD OF PRAYER, I DON'T THINK IT WAS THAT DAY, HE
FLIPS AND THE NAME OF THE CITY THAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO
WAS CALLED CUT OFF. I MEAN, THAT WOULD GIVE ME PAUSE RIGHT THERE.
I'M LIKE, GOD, YOU WANT ME TO GO TO THE TOWN CALLED CUT OFF? I
DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ENCOURAGING OR WHAT THAT'S ABOUT. BUT, YOU
KNOW, AND HE SAID, BUT I, SO I SAID, LORD, AM I SUPPOSED TO GO
TO CUT OFF? AND HE SAID, I FLIPPED OVER TO THE SCRIPTURE
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I OPENED IT UP WHERE IT SAYS THAT THOSE THAT
SERVE THE LORD SHALL NOT BE CUT OFF.
(LAUGHING)
AND HE SAID, I SAID, TOLD MY WIFE, I SAID, WELL, I GUESS
WE'RE GOING TO CUT OFF. THE LORD SHOWED ME.
YOU KNOW, BUT GOD WILL USE THE WORD IN ALL KINDS OF WAYS. AND
HE HAD A SUCCESSFUL MINISTRY THERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AS
THE LORD GAVE IT TO HIM TO GO AND HELP OUT THAT TOWN. BUT I'M
JUST TELLING YOU, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR PRAYER
LIST, IF GOD IS LISTENING, MAKE SURE THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS
ACCORDING TO HIS WILL. AND BY THE WAY, FINANCIAL PROSPERITY IS
ACCORDING TO HIS WILL. THE REASON A LOT OF PEOPLE STRUGGLE
WITH HEALING IS 'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT CONFIDENT, OKAY? AND EVEN IF
YOU KNOW AND HAVE MEMORIZED SCRIPTURES ABOUT HEALING, THE
DEVIL WILL TRY TO TAKE IT OUT OF YOUR HEART WHEN YOU GET A
DIAGNOSIS OR YOUR BODY HURTS. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE WILL
OF GOD. THAT'S WHY, I MEAN, THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO SAY IT
THAN TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME EVERY DAY. NOW, I'M A FAN. I
MEAN, I STUDIED THE BIBLE. PASTOR CHRISTY GOT ME THIS NEW,
I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE WENT. SHE'S STILL BACK THERE. SHE GOT
ME THIS NEW BIBLE COVER. I DIDN'T BRING IT OUT HERE. I'M
TELLING YOU, THAT THING IS HUGE. I NEED 3 SEATS ON THE FRONT ROW
TO LAY IT OUT. SHE GOT ME A FULL SET OF HIGHLIGHTERS. I'VE GOT
HIGHLIGHTERS FOR SUNDAY. I MEAN, IF PASTOR TALKS ON MONEY, I'VE
GOT GREEN. IF HE TALKS ON, AND SHE GOT ME MARKERS AND PENS IN
EVERY COLOR, AND THERE'S POCKETS AND PLACES FOR SERMON SNACKS AND
YOUR BIBLE, EVERYTHING'S THERE. AND I SAID, "THIS ISN'T A BIBLE
CASE." SHE GOES, "IT'S NOT A BIBLE CASE, IT'S A STUDY
CENTER." IT'S SO BIG, I CAN'T BRING IT IN THE PULPIT, BUT I
LOVE IT, I LOVE IT. I PULL IT OUT EVERY DAY. BUT YOU KNOW, I
ALWAYS SAY, SPEND JUST A LITTLE TIME. GET YOUR BIBLE OUT AND
JUST GET A FEW SCRIPTURES AND HOLD ON TO THAT, MEDITATE ON IT,
ASK GOD TO HELP YOU APPLY IT. BUT I PROMISE YOU, WHEN YOU MAKE
THAT REGULAR HABIT, DON'T WAIT TO FIND SOME VERSE WHEN YOU'RE
DESPERATE. AMEN. AND IT MOSTLY, I'M NOT SAYING IT NEVER WORKS
THAT WAY, BUT MOST OF THE TIME, WE'RE TOO DESPERATE TO HEAR. BUT
IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU KNOW THE SCRIPTURE,
YOU WILL, WHEN YOU COME UP AGAINST SOMETHING, THOSE
SCRIPTURES WILL COME UP OUT OF YOUR HEART. AND I CAN'T EXPLAIN
IT. YOU'LL JUST KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT GOD'S
WILL IS. SO IF WE KNOW THAT WE ASK ACCORDING TO HIS WILL, GOD'S
EAR IS HANGING OUT OVER HEAVEN. HE'S LISTENING. OKAY. AND IF WE
KNOW THAT WE GOT GOD'S EAR, THAT'S WHAT IT'S TELLING US,
RIGHT? WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE HIS EAR OR THAT HE HEARS US.
WHATSOEVER WE ASK OR PETITION. NOW THIS IS THE NEXT PART I WANT
YOU TO CIRCLE. WE THEN KNOW, NOT GUESS, NOT WONDER, NOT HOPE, WE
KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE PETITIONS, THE REQUESTS THAT WE HAVE
DESIRED OF HIM. SO NUMBER ONE, YOU CAN PUT THIS IN YOUR NOTES,
ON THE PRAYER OF PETITION, MAKE IT ACCORDING TO HIS WILL. NOW,
THERE ARE SOME OBVIOUS THINGS ACCORDING TO GOD'S WILL. WE JUST
GOTTA UNDERGIRD OURSELVES WITH FUEL TO KNOW AND TO BE CONFIDENT
IN IT BECAUSE THE DEVIL WILL STEAL IT FROM YOU. WHEN YOU'RE
UNDER PRESSURE, BY THE WAY, THE BOOK COMMANDING PIECE IS ALMOST
DONE, BUT WHEN, I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE TO FIX, BUT
WE'LL JUST GET RIGHT IN THERE, WE'RE ALMOST THERE. BUT WHEN YOU
NEED GOD TO MOVE, DON'T DO IT WHEN YOU'RE IN A FRENZY. THAT'S
NOT THE TIME. BUILD THE HOUSE, RIGHT, PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM.
SPEND THAT TIME. SO, NUMBER ONE, WE GOTTA KNOW THAT WE'RE
CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE PRAYING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL, AND SOME
THINGS ARE A NO-BRAINER. BUT THE DEVIL, EVEN ON THE NO-BRAINERS,
WILL TRY TO ROB YOU OF THAT CONFIDENCE WHEN YOU'RE FEELING
THE PRESSURE OF THE NATURAL CIRCUMSTANCE. SO, KNOW THAT IT'S
ACCORDING TO HIS WILL. YOU GET THAT CONFIDENCE. IF YOU GET A
DIAGNOSIS, MAYBE YOU HAVE MEMORIZED EVERY SINGLE, EVERY
SINGLE HEALING SCRIPTURE IN THE WHOLE BOOK. YOU HAVE IT
MEMORIZED. THAT'S WHERE YOU GO BACK AND YOU READ THEM AGAIN.
AND THEN YOU GO BACK THE NEXT DAY AND YOU READ THEM AGAIN. YOU
KNOW THOSE VERSES LIKE THE BACK OF YOUR HAND. IF IT'S FINANCIAL,
IF IT'S YOUR BUSINESS, IT'S YOUR FAMILY, IT'S YOUR PRODIGAL. I
DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS. IT'S YOUR OCCUPATION. OKAY. IT'S SOMETHING
GOING ON IN YOUR OWN MIND. WHATEVER THE SCRIPTURES ARE, YOU
HOLD TO IT, AND YOU READ THEM, AND IF YOU HAVE TO READ THEM 4
TIMES A DAY, THEN THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. I HAVE SCRIPTURES WHERE
I HAD TO TAPE, LITERALLY THIS YEAR, I HAD TO TAPE THE PAGE
BACK IN THE BOOK. I'VE READ IT SO MANY TIMES. I'M LIKE, WELL,
THE PAGE POPPED OUT. GOD, IS THAT A SIGN? YOU WANT ME TO FOLD
THAT AND PUT IT IN MY POCKET AND TAKE IT EVERYWHERE I GO? I DON'T
KNOW. BUT I DID TAPE IT BACK IN 'CAUSE YOU KNOW. BUT KNOW IT'S
ACCORDING TO HIS WILL, OKAY? AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF THAT IS,
IS KNOW THAT HE'S LISTENING. COME ON, IF YOU KNOW THE WILL OF
GOD, AND THERE'S A PROMISE, IT'S AMAZING TO ME. PEOPLE WILL SAY,
"WELL, YOU CAN'T KNOW "IF GOD WANTS TO HEAL YOU." YOU KNOW,
THEY USE THE PHRASE, "IT COULD JUST BE THAT PERSON'S TIME."
WELL, I'M LIKE, "WELL, THEN DON'T TELL ME TO CLAIM AND TRUST
THE SCRIPTURE. DON'T TELL ME THAT." 'CAUSE THERE'S ALL KIND
OF SCRIPTURES THAT TELL US THAT GOD HAS PROMISED US LONG LIFE.
PSALM 91, "WITH LONG LIFE WILL I SATISFY HIM AND SHOW HIM MY
SALVATION." LONG LIFE IS NOT AGE 38. OKAY, "WITH LONG LIFE I WILL
SATISFY." OKAY, AND YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T HELP. I HEARD A RECENT
PERSON THAT POSTED SOMETHING ONLINE. THEY'RE PRETTY WELL
KNOWN. THEY HAD A BAD DIAGNOSIS AND IT WAS TERMINAL. AND THEY
WERE OUT THERE IN THEIR POST SAYING, "WELL, I'M GONNA DIE."
NOW, I MEAN, I'LL GIVE THIS DISEASE A RUN FOR ITS MONEY, BUT
END OF THE DAY, I'M DYING. NOW, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT PEOPLE SAY,
OKAY? NOW, THAT PERSON IS A BELIEVER. THEY TALK ABOUT JESUS,
THEY TALK SALVATION, BUT WE GET WHAT WE BELIEVE.
(CONGREGATION MURMURS)
OKAY? AND SO, UNDER PRESSURE, THAT'S WHEN YOU'LL QUESTION, DID
I REALLY HEAR GOD? SEE, EVE WAS UNDER PRESSURE IN THE GARDEN.
AND THE SERPENT SAID, WELL, DID GOD REALLY SAY THAT? DID HE
REALLY SAY, WELL, DON'T TELL ME, IF GOD SAYS, BY HIS STRIPES
YOU'RE HEALED, JESUS HEALED THE SIX, I MEAN, WE COULD SIT HERE
FROM NOW 'TIL MIDNIGHT, MAKE A CASE ON HEALING, AND SOMEBODY
WILL SURELY SAY, "WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOD'S WILL
"TO HEAL THAT PERSON." AND THERE'S COUNTLESS SCRIPTURES
ALONG A SEA OF OTHER TOPICS THAT PEOPLE WILL SAY, "NO, TRUST GOD,
TRUST HIS PROMISES." AND WHEN SOMEBODY ACTUALLY RISES UP AND
DOES IT AND REFUSES TO HEAR ANYTHING LESS THAN THE PROMISE
AS IT'S WRITTEN, SOMEBODY WILL CRITICIZE AND SAY, "NO, YOU'VE
TAKEN IT TOO FAR." NO, NO, HIS WILL. AND IF HE SAID IT IN HIS
WORD, THEN WE KNOW AND WE'RE ASKING IN ACCORDING
WITH WHAT HE SAID. COME ON, IN THE BOOK OF PROMISES, IF
HE SAID IT AND WE TAKE HOLD OF IT, WE KNOW WE
HAVE THE PETITIONS WE HAVE DESIRED OF HIM.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
ALL RIGHT, LOOK AT 1 JOHN 3:22. HERE'S WHERE OUR ACTIONS COME
INTO PLAY. AND WHATSOEVER WE ASK OR PETITION, WE RECEIVE OF HIM
BECAUSE WE KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS. ARE YOU GETTING
SOMETHING TONIGHT OUT OF THIS LITTLE TEACHING? I WAS GONNA DO
IT ON A SUNDAY, MAYBE I STILL WILL. BECAUSE WE KEEP HIS
COMMANDMENTS. OKAY, NOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE OBEDIENT TO GOD.
OKAY, IF GOD TELLS YOU NOT TO GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE, STOP DOING
IT. OKAY, IF GOD TELLS YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH QUIET WHEN YOU'RE MAD
AT YOUR SPOUSE, YOU KNOW, OH BOY, YOU KNOW HOW WE DO LITTLE
STUFF. YOU KNOW, NO, YOU KNOW. AND WE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER AND
THEN STILL, PEOPLE CAN JUST RUB OUR FUR THE WRONG WAY. MY FUR IS
RUBBED THE WRONG WAY ANYTIME I DON'T HAVE MY COFFEE IN THE
MORNING. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE DOG JUST LOOKS OUT AND I'M LIKE.
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
THAT PASTOR WAS TRAVELING WHEN HE WAS AT FLASHPOINT, YOU KNOW,
AND THEN IT'S MY JOB TO GO FEED THE DOGS, RIGHT? SO IT WAS SO
NICE WHEN THE BOYS WERE AT HOME, I'D SAY, "COULD YOU FEED THE
ANIMALS?" AND SO I GOT TO MAKE MY WAY DOWN AND GO AND GET THE
FOOD, DO ALL THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, AND THEY START LOOKING AT
YOU, LIKE I'VE GOT 3 SITTING THERE. YOU KNOW, AND SO THERE
THEY'LL STARE AT YOU AND STARE UNTIL YOU'RE LIKE, "NO!" I PUT
THE BOOK UP AND MY COFFEE IN MY HAND AND THEY'RE STILL. SO, YOU
KNOW, THEY'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T CARE IF YOU HAVE ONE
DOG OR 10, THERE'S ALWAYS ONE. SO I HAD TO, IT WAS MY JOB TO GO
DOWN AND GET THE PUPS FED AND I LOVE DOING IT, THEY'RE SO CUTE.
BUT, WHAT WAS MY POINT ABOUT THAT? THE COFFEE, I FORGOT.
ANYWAY, I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS IT WASN'T IMPORTANT, GOD SAID MOVE
ON. BUT ANYWAY, NO, I HAVE TO FEED THE, I KNOW WHAT IT WAS. I
HAVE TO FEED THE DOGS AND I'M LIKE, SEE PASTOR KNOWS I DONT
WAKE UP AS QUICK AS HE DOES. HE WAKES UP FAST. HE GETS UP
HES DOWN THE STAIRS. HE'S READY TO GO, HE CAN DRINK HIS COFFEE.
HE'LL GET READY TO GO ON A TRIP FOR FLASHPOINT JUMP IN THE
SHOWER AT 6 AM AND I'M LIKE I CAN'T EVEN FIND THE HANDLE TO
THE DOOR TO GET OUT THE BEDROOM. I NEED TIME PEOPLE.
AND SO IT WAS SO CUTE OUR LITTLE CHICA SHE WENT IN SO
I HAD TO FEED THE DOGS AND I'M LIKE "MAN". YOU KNOW I REALIZE
HE DOES A LOT. I SAID THAT HONEY, HE DOES A LOT!
FEED THE DOGS, INTERMITTENT COFFEE, CLEANS UP THE
STUFF OUTSIDE, ALL THE STUFF. YOU KNOW, AND I'M
WORKING, I'M LIKE, AND IT'S ALL DESPITE THE MORNING,
THE MORNING RUSH, YOU KNOW. AND I'VE STILL GOT TO BE
IN THE WORD. BY THE WAY, OUR LITTLE CHICA, YOU KNOW, SHE GOT
A LITTLE NOSE STITCH. SHE HAD A BIG CUT AND SHE GOT IT ALL FIXED
UP. AND YOU KNOW WHAT I FOUND OUT ABOUT HER? SHE'S NOT A
MORNING GIRL EITHER. SHE WAS ON THOSE DRUGS. AND THAT
WOULD BE THE DOG THAT WOULD HAVE, IF IT WAS LIKE
NIGHTTIME, SHE WOULD GO TO BED. SHE'D GO TO BED AT 7:30,
PUT HER EYE PATCH ON, TAKE A BATH SOAK, LIGHT THE CANDLES,
PUT ON THE CREAM. AND THEN IN THE MORNING, SHE'D BE LIKE,
"GIVE ME MY COFFEE AND WAIT TILL THE SUN'S UP. NOBODY TALK TO ME
UNTIL I'M READY TO GO." SHE WON'T EVEN TAKE A TREAT. I'M
LIKE, "THAT'S MY GIRL. THAT'S MY GIRL." ANYWAY, I'M JUST GOING
OFF A TRAIL. HERE WE GO. SO, "AND WE KNOW THAT IF WE KEEP, WE
RECEIVE, WHATEVER WE ASK, WE RECEIVE OF HIM BECAUSE WE KEEP
HIS COMMANDMENTS." NOW IF YOU KNOW THE WORD, YOU'LL OBEY IT.
OKAY, THE HOLY SPIRIT, JESUS SAID THE JOB OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
IS TO COME AND TEACH YOU, SHOW YOU ALL THE THINGS THAT I'VE
COMMANDED YOU. SO WE KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS. SEE, WELL, PASTOR
BRENDA, THAT'S THE PROBLEM. I MAKE MISTAKES. SO DO YOU THINK
GOD WILL STILL ANSWER? NO, OF COURSE HE WILL ANSWER. THAT'S
NOT THE POINT. HE DEALS WITH US AFTER THE BLOOD. IF YOU CONFESS
YOUR SINS, HE'S FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE US OUR SIN AND
CLEANSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. MY ATTITUDE TO
THAT SCRIPTURE IS TAKE THAT DEVIL, CONFESS YOUR SIN
TO GOD OUT LOUD RIGHT IN FRONT OF SATAN. WELL,
I CONFESS IT. YOU CAN'T HOLD ANYTHING AGAINST ME.
(CONGREGATION MURMURS)
SO IF WE KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS. NOW, THE OTHER SIDE, IT'S NOT
THAT GOD IS ALWAYS UP THERE SAYING, "WELL, NO, I WON'T
ANSWER THAT "BECAUSE YOU MESSED UP." THAT'S NOT THAT, OKAY? GOD
ALSO KNOWS WE REAP WHAT WE SOW. OKAY, IF YOU SOW THE WRONG
WORDS, YOU SOW THE WRONG ATTITUDE, YOU SOW WORDS OF FEAR,
LIKE THAT PERSON THAT POSTED THEY'RE GONNA DIE. YOU SOW THE
WRONG THINGS. GOD KNOWS THAT IT'LL BRING UP A HARVEST FOR
WHATEVER YOU SOW, OKAY? THAT'S WHY THE BIBLE SAYS IN JAMES THAT
OUR MOUTH, OUR MOUTH, IF WE COULD JUST CONTROL OUR TONGUE,
THE SAME AS A PERFECT PERSON, OKAY? THE SAME AS NOT PERFECT,
AS IN YOU NEVER MAKE MISTAKES, SAME AS A MATURE PERSON, THAT IF
WE WOULD CONTROL WHAT WE SAY, WE'D BE ABLE TO BRIDLE OUR WHOLE
BODY, THAT THE SUN IS A FIRE, A DEADLY POISON. IT SETS ON FIRE
THE COURSE OF NATURE. THAT IF WE COULD JUST CONTROL WHAT WE SAY,
OKAY, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SET THE RIGHT THINGS IN MOTION. A
LOT OF TIMES, AND SEE, GOD KNOWS, YOU KNOW, IF WE KEEP HIS
COMMANDMENTS OR WE'RE OBEDIENT TO HIS WORD, THEN WE POSITION
OURSELVES TO REAP THE BLESSING. OKAY, GOD KNOWS SIN WILL KILL
YOU. THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH, EVEN IF WE ARE SAVED. OKAY, SIN
IS DANGEROUS. SO, HE SAID WE RECEIVE FROM HIM BECAUSE WE KEEP
HIS COMMANDMENTS AND DO THOSE THINGS THAT ARE PLEASING IN HIS
SIGHT. IT'S BECAUSE GOD KNOWS THAT IF YOU PUT THE RIGHT THINGS
IN MOTION, HE CAN COME ALONGSIDE AND BLESS IT. SO I WOULD SAY
NUMBER ONE, ASK ACCORDING TO HIS WILL. NUMBER TWO, KNOW THAT HE
HEARS YOU. NUMBER THREE, KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS. NOW LET'S LOOK
AND WE'LL MAKE THIS THE LAST ONE. AND THEN I'M GONNA HAVE YOU
PRAY FOR EACH OTHER TONIGHT. WE'RE GONNA PRAY THE PRAYER OF
PETITION. AND I FELT THIS WAS IMPORTANT TO DO, AND WE'RE
CONTINUING, WE'LL PRAY OVER AMERICA AND A LOT OF THE THINGS
GOD'S CALLED US TO DO, BUT I WANTED TO PLANT THIS IN YOU
BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE ALL BELIEVING GOD FOR KEY THINGS TO
BE ANSWERED THIS YEAR. AMEN. OKAY, LOOK AT PHILIPPIANS
CHAPTER 4, WE KNOW THIS PASSAGE. IN FACT, IN THE COMMANDING PEACE
MANUSCRIPT, I'M WORKING ON SOME STEPS TO PUTTING THIS INTO
MOTION. I'VE HAD TO USE THIS FORMULA MANY TIMES IN MY LIFE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, OR
WHENEVER. SO I WANNA GIVE A LITTLE PIECE OF THAT. I WON'T BE
ABLE TO DO THE WHOLE PART, BUT A LITTLE PIECE OF THAT TONIGHT.
VERSE 4, PHILIPPIANS 4:4, REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS OR AT
ALL TIMES. THAT'S EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT GOING THE WAY YOU WANTED IT
TO. RIGHT? AND AGAIN, I SAY REJOICE. IN OTHER WORDS, I WOULD
JUST SAY, IF YOU WANNA GET YOUR PETITIONS ANSWERED, ALWAYS FIND
SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR. THE LORD REMINDED ME, HE SAID,
NOW IF YOU LOOK BACK ON 2025, YOU KNOW, I HAD A FEW TOUGH
THINGS I NAVIGATED IN 20, I STARTED THE YEAR WITH FOOT
SURGERY. AND SO THERE WAS A FEW TOUGH THINGS THAT I HAD TO
NAVIGATE IN THAT WHOLE YEAR. BUT THE LORD, HE REMINDED ME, HE
SAID, NOW IF YOU ONLY FOCUS ON WHAT YOU DIDN'T LIKE, YOU'LL
MISS THE BLESSINGS. AND I THOUGHT, NOW LORD, THAT'S TRUE.
AND I THOUGHT, WELL, WE HAD A LOT OF VICTORIES IN 2025. NOW
THERE WERE SOME CHALLENGES, BUT BOY, WE HAD A LOT OF VICTORIES.
I MEAN, WE PAID OFF THAT CREDIT LINE. I THOUGHT, LORD, THANK
YOU, JESUS. AND GUESS WHAT? WE'RE STILL IN THE BLACK,
HALLELUJAH. THAT WAS A BLESSING, YOU KNOW, BUT I COULD HAVE
FORGOT THAT IF I COMPLAINED. RIGHT? SEE, THAT'S THE DANGEROUS
THING. WE CAN GET INTO WHAT EVERYTHING THAT DIDN'T GO RIGHT
AND FORGET ALL THE AMAZING THINGS. AND SO PASTOR AND I WERE
SITTING OVER COFFEE ONE DAY. THIS WAS AFTER I AT LEAST HAD A
CUP BEFORE I COULD SPEAK. AND WE WERE SITTING THERE AND I SAID,
YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE THE LORD JUST SAID WE'RE SUPPOSED TO LIST
OUT SOME THINGS WE WERE THANKFUL FOR IN 2025. THIS WAS BEFORE THE
NEW YEAR'S EVE SERVICE. I SAID, "YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S
RIGHT." AND SO WE JUST BEGAN TO SIT THERE AND TALK TOGETHER
ABOUT ALL OF THE VICTORIOUS MOMENTS THAT WE HAD EXPERIENCED
ALL THROUGH 2025. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT. ALWAYS
FIND A REASON TO BE REJOICING, 'CAUSE OTHERWISE YOU'LL
COMPLAIN. IN FACT, I HEARD THIS STUDY, AND I PROBABLY WON'T
QUOTE IT EXACTLY RIGHT, BUT THERE WAS A SCIENTIST OR A
DOCTOR OR SOMEBODY WHO SAID THAT COMPLAINING, THERE'S ACTUAL SOME
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES THAT HAVE SUGGESTED THAT IF YOU SPEND, A
PERSON SPENDS TOO MUCH TIME COMPLAINING OR ALWAYS
HIGHLIGHTING WHAT'S WRONG, IT ACTUALLY CAN DETERIORATE THE
BRAIN CELLS IN YOUR BRAIN. BUT THANKFULNESS AND ALWAYS FINDING
THE GOOD ACTUALLY EXPANDS YOUR BRAIN POWER. AND I THOUGHT,
WELL, I THINK FROM A BIBLICAL POINT OF VIEW, THAT MAKES GOOD
SENSE. 'CAUSE THE BIBLE CONSTANTLY, GOD TALKED ABOUT
ISRAEL AND THEIR COMPLAINTS, HE TALKS ABOUT COMPLAINING THROUGH
THE BIBLE, AND HE TALKS ABOUT HAVING ALWAYS A SPIRIT OF
THANKFULNESS OR PRAISE AND REJOICING. SO I THOUGHT, I GUESS
THAT WOULD GO ALONG WITH THE BIBLE. BUT I THOUGHT, WELL, I
CERTAINLY DON'T WANT PART OF MY BRAIN CELLS TO FALL OUT BECAUSE
I GRIPE ALL THE TIME. WE DON'T WANT THAT, RIGHT? WE WANT OUR
BRAIN AND OUR CELLS TO BE REJUVENATED BECAUSE WE'RE
THANKFUL. SO IF YOU HAVE A TENDENCY TO BE A PESSIMIST AND
TO LOOK FOR THE NEGATIVE IN THINGS, ARREST YOURSELF. TELL
YOURSELF, YOU KNOW WHAT, I GOT TO GET BETTER AT THAT. I'M GONNA
FIND THE POSITIVE. YOU COULD BE GOING THROUGH HELL ON EARTH AND
YOU TURN AROUND AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, LORD, BUT I'M JUST
THANKFUL. I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE THIS. IF YOU CAN'T FIND ANYTHING
IN THAT MOMENT TO BE THANKFUL FOR, THANK GOD THAT YOU'RE
ALIVE, NUMBER 1, AND NUMBER 2, THANK GOD YOU'RE GOING TO
HEAVEN. IF YOU COULD JUST START THERE, THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL COME
ALONGSIDE AND REMIND YOU ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT GOD HAS DONE.
HALLELUJAH! ALL RIGHT, SO REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS.
AGAIN, I SAY REJOICE. LET YOUR MODERATION BE KNOWN TO ALL MEN.
NOW, WHAT THAT MEANS IS, LET ME JUST BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU IN
BRENDA TERMS, WHAT THAT MEAN, LET YOUR MODERATION, IT'S A FORM
OF TALKING ABOUT SELF-CONTROL. IN OTHER WORDS, I HEARD BROTHER
COPELAND MANY, MANY YEARS AGO TELL A STORY ABOUT HE GOT A CALL
ABOUT A FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAD BEEN RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL IN
AN EMERGENCY AND HE HAD JUST DISHED UP, I DON'T KNOW, HIS
WIFE, OR DISHED UP A LITTLE PLATE OF EGGS. IT WAS IN THE
MORNING. DID YOU HEAR THAT STORY? YES, I HEARD IT. MANY
TIMES HE SHARED IT. AND IT STAYED WITH ME. AND HE SAID,
"YOU KNOW," I SAT THERE AND THEY SAID, "YOU CAN'T EAT THOSE EGGS.
"WE GOTTA GO TO THE HOSPITAL. "SO AND SO IS IN THE AMBULANCE.
"WE GOTTA GO NOW." AND HE SAT THERE AND HE SAID, "NO, I HEARD
THE HOLY SPIRIT SAY, 'DON'T GET IN A FRENZY.'" NOW THAT IS THE
TEMPTATION WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS. AND HE SAID, "I SAID
NO." AND THEY SAID, "YOU GET UP, YOU NEED TO GET UP RIGHT NOW."
AND HE SAID, "I'M GONNA EAT MY EGGS." AND I JUST THOUGHT, YOU
KNOW WHAT? THAT'S GOTTA BE THE MOTTO. JUST EAT YOUR EGGS. DON'T
EVER LET THE DEVIL SEE YOU SWEAT. LET YOUR MODERATION BE
KNOWN TO ALL MEN. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU ALWAYS MAINTAIN A
POSTURE, FIRST OF ALL, OF ACTING LIKE A CHRISTIAN, OKAY? STAY
CHRISTLIKE, DON'T START SCREAMING AND YELLING AT PEOPLE,
AND GOD FORBID, DON'T CUSS, OKAY? HOLD YOUR COMPOSURE, DON'T
FLIP OUT, FREAK OUT, OKAY? STAY STEADY, THAT'S WHAT THAT MEANS.
LET PEOPLE SEE THAT YOU CAN MAINTAIN A POSTURE OF FAITH AND
SELF-CONTROL, EVEN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S AN EXPLOSION
GOING ON AROUND YOU. OKAY, THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. THAT'S WHAT
THAT SAYS. REMEMBER WHEN I TAUGHT ABOUT JOB, JOB WAS STILL
REQUIRED AT THE END. HE LEARNED A REALLY HARD LESSON FROM GOD.
HE WAS, GOD TOLD HIM, HE SAID, YOU KNOW, JOB, YOU WEREN'T
THERE. REMEMBER ALL OF THAT? BUT JOB LEARNED, ONE OF THE KEY
LESSONS OF JOB IS HE LEARNED HE STILL HAD TO ACT RIGHT, LOVE GOD
AND DO THE RIGHT THING, EVEN WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE ALL HIS
WORLD HAD CRUMBLED, FELL APART. SO HE STILL HAD TO DO THE RIGHT
THING. SO LET YOUR MODERATION BE KNOWN TO ALL MEN FOR THE LORD IS
AT HAND. IN OTHER WORDS, JESUS IS COMING. DON'T BLOW IT. NUMBER
6, BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING. OKAY. I THOUGHT, LORD, THAT'S
ONE OF THE HARDEST SCRIPTURES TO DO. DON'T BE ANXIOUS ABOUT
ANYTHING. COME ON. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ANXIOUS ABOUT SOMETHING?
YOU GET BUTTERFLIES IN YOUR STOMACH. YOU GET, YOU KNOW,
FEAR. YOU TRY TO HIT YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. AND YOU'RE
LIKE, "WHAT IF THAT HAPPENS?" THAT'S WHY THE BIBLE CALLS IT
NIGHT TERRORS, BECAUSE THE DEVIL ALWAYS TRIES TO COME AND GET YOU
UP AT NIGHT. IT'S WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T SLEEP, 'CAUSE
THEY'RE UP WORRYING ABOUT EVERYTHING. ANYBODY EVER DONE
THAT, OR AM I THE ONLY ONE? I ALWAYS SAY, IF YOU HAVE THAT
TEMPTATION, GET UP AND GO GET YOUR BIBLE AND OPEN IT AND START
READING. IN MY HOUSE, YOU SNEAK OUT WITHOUT THE DOGS GETTING UP,
BUT IT CAN BE DONE. BUT DON'T JUST LAY THERE AND LET THE DEVIL
BEAT UP YOUR MIND. OKAY? BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING. WE HAVE TO
DISCIPLINE OURSELVES. YOU HAVE TO PUSH BACK. AND I SHARE SOME
STORIES IN THE PERSONAL STORIES IN THE COMMANDING PEACE BOOK.
YOU'LL GET TO READ ABOUT IT WHEN IT PUBLISHES. BUT I DON'T HAVE
TIME TO TELL IT ALL TONIGHT. BUT BE ANXIOUS ABOUT NOTHING. WE'VE
GOT TO RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO FEEL LIKE SOME DOOM IS GONNA
HAPPEN. YOU HEARD ME QUOTE THIS BEFORE, THAT PHILOSOPHER THAT
ONCE SAID, "MY LIFE HAS BEEN FILLED WITH TERRIBLE MISFORTUNE,
"MOST OF WHICH NEVER HAPPENED." I THOUGHT, OH, LORD JESUS. HUMAN
NATURE, RIGHT, IS TO GET ANXIOUS AND THERE'S NOT ALWAYS A NEED.
SO BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING, THAT'S THE FIRST STEP. NUMBER
TWO, BUT IN EVERYTHING BY PRAYER, OKAY? AND SUPPLICATION,
IN OTHER WORDS, MAKE A LIST, OKAY? WE COULD BREAK THAT DOWN.
AND BY THE WAY, PRAYER MEANS MANY TYPES OF PRAYER. AND I WISH
I COULD, I DID SOME TEACHING ON TYPES OF PRAYER IN THE BOOK,
"THE SUPERNATURAL YOU" FROM ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. I WROTE IT BACK
IN LIKE 2008 OR '09, AND TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRAYER.
AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, BECOME SKILLFUL IN PRAYER.
PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY, "WELL, PRAYER IS JUST TALKING TO GOD." YEAH,
FOR A BEGINNER. AND WE ALWAYS HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
WHERE WE CAN TALK TO HIM, SAY, "YOU KNOW WHAT, LORD? "I WANNA
HAVE JUST A CONVERSATION." THAT'S GOOD. BUT WE ALSO, THEN
GOD EXPECTS US TO GROW AND BECOME SKILLFUL IN PRAYER. JAMES
5 TALKS ABOUT THE EFFECTUAL FERVENT PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS
MAN AVAILS MUCH. EFFECTUAL MEANS IT HAS AN EFFECT. AND EFFECTUAL
FERVENT TALKS ABOUT, AND WE CAN BREAK IT DOWN, A SKILLFUL PRAYER
SET. IN OTHER WORDS, WHY DID THE DISCIPLES IN LUKE 11 SAY TO
JESUS, "TEACH US TO PRAY"? BECAUSE THERE IS A METHOD TO IT.
THERE'S A METHODOLOGY TO IT, AND WE SHOULD BECOME SKILLFUL. AND
WHEN IT SAYS HERE PRAYER, IT TALKS ABOUT ALL MANNER OF
PRAYER. OKAY, THE SCRIPTURE TALKS ABOUT THAT, THAT WE PRAY
WITH ALL MANNER OR ALL TYPES OF PRAYER. THERE'S PRAYERS OF
REPENTANCE, THERE'S PRAYERS OF FORGIVENESS, THERE'S PRAYERS OF
FAITH, THERE'S PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION, AND ALL OF THESE
TO BREAK DOWN. SO HE SAID IN EVERY SITUATION, DON'T BE
ANXIOUS, OFFER UP A TYPE OF PRAYER. IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO
PRAY ABOUT SOMETHING, PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST. LIKE WE DID
TONIGHT, WE CAN'T FIGURE OUT EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON WITH
THE ISLAMIC BROTHERHOOD, BUT ONE THING WE CAN DO IS WE CAN GET UP
OVER IN THE SPIRIT. WE DON'T HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT IN OUR
MIND AND WE CAN MAKE INTERCESSION. ALL MANNER OF
PRAYER. SO ALL MANNER OF PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION, OKAY? WITH
THANKSGIVING, AND WE CAN BREAK THOSE WORDS DOWN, WITH
THANKSGIVING, THERE'S THAT GRATEFULNESS AGAIN. YOU KNOW
WHAT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO THANK GOD FOR THE THINGS THAT HE HAS
ANSWERED IN YOUR LIFE. YEAH, MAYBE THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT
DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THEY GOT ANSWERED, BUT DON'T FOCUS ON
THAT. SEE, THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF US MAKE MISTAKES. WE FOCUS ON
ALL THE THINGS THAT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT HAPPENED. WELL, I PRAYED
FOR THAT PERSON, AND THEY STILL DIED. HOW DID THIS HAPPENED. I
PRAYED, I ASKED GOD FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A FEW PRAYERS
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'VE ASKED GOD FOR, AND I'M GLAD HE
DIDN'T ANSWER. I'D BE OWNING A FEW HOUSES THAT WOULD BE
TERRIBLE. I'M LIKE, THANK YOU, LORD. AMEN. HEY, I ASKED GOD NOT
TO, WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO MOVE TO OMAHA AND START A CHURCH. I
THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, WHEN MATTHEW WAS LITTLE AT THAT TIME, I
THOUGHT, OH LORD, WE JUST MOVED. I DON'T WANNA MOVE TO OMAHA AND
START A CHURCH. THANK GOD GOD DIDN'T ANSWER THAT PRAYER.
HALLELUJAH, I WOULDN'T BE STANDING HERE PREACHING THIS
SERMON TO YOU TONIGHT. SO, ANYWAY, SO IN EVERYTHING BY
PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION, ALWAYS BE THANKFUL, ALWAYS FIND
THANKSGIVING IN EVERYTHING. FIND THE BLESSING. GOD LOVES
THANKFULNESS. OKAY, HE LOVES THANKFULNESS WHEN WE GIVE. HE
LOVES THANKFULNESS IN OUR ATTITUDE. BE THANKFUL FOR
EVERYTHING. LOOK FOR THINGS, MAKE LISTS. IT BLESSES GOD WHEN
WE HAVE A THANKFUL SPIRIT. THAT'S HOW YOU GET YOUR PRAYERS
ANSWERED. LET THEN YOUR REQUEST, AFTER YOU DO ALL THESE OTHER
THINGS, LET YOUR REQUEST BE MADE KNOWN UNTO GOD. SEE, NOW ANYBODY
THAT SAYS THAT GOD DOESN'T WANT YOU TO ASK HIM FOR THINGS, THEY
DIDN'T READ THAT VERSE. HE SAID, "LET YOUR REQUESTS BE KNOWN." IN
FACT, JESUS TAUGHT IT. OKAY, JOHN 14:14. "IF YOU ASK ANYTHING
IN MY NAME, I WILL DO IT." I DON'T THINK IT GETS ANY MORE
PLAIN THAN THAT VERSE. "IF YOU ASK ANYTHING IN MY NAME, I'LL DO
IT." THAT'S WHAT JESUS SAID. HE'S THE LORD OF THE CHURCH. I
THINK HE DIDN'T SAY IT JUST TO SAY IT. IF YOU ASK ANYTHING IN
MY NAME, I'LL DO IT. IN FACT, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, OUR
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT, AREN'T YOU AMAZED AT THE CHILDREN'S
MINISTRY? THEY'RE AWESOME. AND THEY HAD THE KIDS MADE LITTLE
MAGNETS AND THEY SENT THEM HOME. THIS IS WHEN MY KIDS WERE SMALL.
AND THEY WERE IN THAT CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
THEY'VE GOT BEARDS NOW. AND SO THEY MADE THIS LITTLE ONE AND IT
SAYS ON THE, IT WAS A MAGNET FOR THE REFRIGERATOR. AND THEY MADE
THIS LITTLE ONE AND THAT WAS THE SCRIPTURE. IF YOU ASK ANYTHING
IN MY NAME, I KEPT IT UP THERE. I THOUGHT, LORD, I'M GONNA ASK
YOU FOR STUFF. IF YOU SAID TO COME TO YOU AND ASK, I'M DOING
IT. OKAY, TAKE GOD UP ON WHAT HE SAID, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT, LET'S
FINISH OUT THE REST OF THIS AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE
PRAYER EXERCISE AND GO HOME. WITH PRAYER, SUPPLICATION, LET
YOUR REQUESTS BE MADE KNOWN UNTO GOD. DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK HIM.
IN FACT, JESUS, OH, OKAY, I GOTTA SHOW YOU ONE MORE
SCRIPTURE. HOLD YOUR FINGER RIGHT THERE. LET'S GO TO LUKE.
NOW WE, OH, THIS WOULD BE SO GOOD IF WE WOULD TEACH THIS
WHOLE THING. BUT WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR IT. BUT LET ME JUST
GIVE THIS LITTLE PIECE. HE SAID, JESUS SAID, THIS IS JESUS
TALKING AND MY BIBLE'S IN RED. LUKE 11:9, I SAY UNTO YOU, ASK
AND YOU MIGHT GET IT. WHAT DOES IT SAY? ASK AND YOU WILL
RECEIVE. NOW THAT WORD ASK IN THE NEW TESTAMENT IS A, THE WAY
I COULD DESCRIBE IT IN ABOUT 10 SECONDS, IT'S A GRABBING WORD.
OKAY, IF YOU GAVE A CHILD A COOKIE, YOUR LITTLE, YOU KNOW,
GRANDSON OR CHILDREN A COOKIE, LITTLE 2 YEAR OLD ISN'T GONNA
JUST THINK ABOUT IT AND GO, WELL. NO, THEY'RE GONNA GRAB THE
COOKIE. AND THEY'RE NOT, THEY ARE LIKE, THEY HAVE NO SHAME.
AND THEN YOU HAVE TO REMIND THEM, COME ON PARENTS, YOU'RE
OUT OF YOUR, I SAID, SAY THANK YOU. THEY'LL GRAB IT SO FAST.
THIS IS KIND OF WHAT THIS WORD DESCRIBES. IT'S A SHAMELESS
ASKING. AND WE LEARN THAT FROM THE TEACHING OF JESUS ABOUT THE
FRIEND THAT CAME TO THE DOOR BECAUSE OF HIS IMPORTUNITY, HE
GETS UP AND GIVES HIM THE BREAD, RIGHT? SO IT'S A SHAMELESS
REQUEST, ASKING. THIS IS THE WAY JESUS TAUGHT US TO ASK. IT'S NOT
HOW A LOT OF PULPITS TEACH US TO ASK. IT'S THE WAY THE BIBLE
TEACHES US. IF YOU HAVE A THANKFUL ATTITUDE, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO BE, I WAS THINKING THE OTHER DAY ABOUT HEBREWS 4:16,
AND IT SAYS, "LET US THEREFORE COME BOLDLY," IN OTHER WORDS,
"WITHOUT SHAME BEFORE THE THRONE OF GRACE." YOU KNOW, SO MANY
TIMES, WE'RE JUST PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKE, OH GOD, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST
TRYING TO, HE SAID, "LET US COME THEREFORE BOLDLY BEFORE THE
THRONE OF GRACE TO OBTAIN MERCY." HEY, MERCY MEANS YOU
PROBABLY DIDN'T GET IT PERFECT WHEN YOU GOT THERE. TO OBTAIN
MERCY AND FIND GRACE. WATCH THIS, I LOVE THE ENDING. "AND
FIND GRACE TO HELP IN THE TIME OF NEED." THAT MEANS YOU COME
BOLDLY TO GET WHAT YOU NEED FROM GOD. GOD SAID THAT. GOD TAUGHT
THAT. I DIDN'T TEACH THAT. THAT'S NOT MADE UP. MAYBE WE
DON'T GET WHAT WE ASK BECAUSE WE'RE NOT BOLD ENOUGH. I LOVE
HOW MY HUSBAND PRAYS. I'M LIKE, "HONEY, YOU CAN'T SAY THAT TO
GOD." HE GOES, "YES, I CAN." HE SAID IT RIGHT HERE. I'M LIKE,
"THAT'S BOLD STUFF." HE'S LIKE, "WELL, I'M GOING TO GET IT." AND
YOU KNOW WHAT? HE DOES. I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM HIM. NOW HE'S
JUST GONE. GOD SAID, COME TO HIM LIKE A CHILD. I'M COMING. OKAY.
SO ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE IT. THAT SHOULD BE OUR POSTURE,
RIGHT? HEY, I'M GOING TO GET THIS THING. DEVIL SEE THIS
PAPER, SEE MY PETITIONS THAT ARE ON HERE. I'M GOING TO GET THEM.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL BACK UP AND BACK UP OFF. BECAUSE I'M GOING
TO GET THE THINGS THAT I'VE ASKED FROM GOD. BECAUSE JESUS
SAID, "IF YOU ASK, YOU WILL RECEIVE." SEEK. NOW THAT SEEKING
MEANS YOU STAY AFTER IT. DON'T QUIT. RIGHT? DON'T QUIT BECAUSE
YOU GOT PUSHBACK. I MEAN, WE SHOULDN'T BE SHOCKED. THE
DEVIL'S ALWAYS GOING TO GIVE AND HAVE A PUSHBACK. DON'T BE
SURPRISED. PAUL SAID TIME AND AGAIN, 1 THESSALONIANS 2:18,
PAUL SAID, "TIME AND AGAIN, I TRIED TO MAKE A TRIP "TO COME
SEE YOU, BUT SATAN HINDERED US." AND IT WAS AFTER, IF YOU STUDY
THAT WHOLE CHAPTER, IT WAS AFTER A PRAYER ASSAULT THAT THEY
FINALLY GOT THROUGH. THEY HAD PUSHBACK OF THE ENEMY. OH MAN,
THIS IS SO GOOD. I COULD PREACH THIS STUFF ALL NIGHT LONG. I
LOVE THIS, I GOTTA BE DONE. SEEK, SO SEEK MEANS YOU STAY
AFTER IT. AND YOU'LL FIND IT. YOU'LL GET THE RESULTS IF YOU
STAY WITH IT. DON'T GIVE UP BECAUSE SOMETHING WENT SOUR.
SEEK AND YOU'LL FIND. AND THEN IT SAYS KNOCK. THAT WORD KNOCK
IS A REPETITION WORD. RIGHT? COME ON, YOU KEEP PUSHING. YOU
USE THAT BATTERING RAM AND YOU GO AFTER THE ROADBLOCKS. THAT
WORD KNOCK IS ALSO A WARFARE WORD. COME ON. I ALWAYS SAY IF
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, AT LEAST TAKE AUTHORITY OVER THE
DEVIL. SATAN, I CAST YOU OUT IN JESUS NAME. HEY, IF YOU'RE
GETTING MESSED WITH AND HIT AND SWACKED UPSIDE YOUR HEAD AND
THINGS ARE FIRING AT YOU, TAKE AUTHORITY OVER THE DEVIL. ASK
AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE. NOW GO BACK TO PHILIPPIANS FOUR, YOU
CAN STAND. WE'RE GONNA PRAY. I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A QUICK PRACTICE
ON THE PRAYER PETITION. HOW'S THAT SOUND? PHILIPPIANS 4, AND
THE PEACE OF GOD, WHICH PASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING. YOU DON'T
ALWAYS KNOW HOW IT'S GONNA, IT DOESN'T LOOK, YOU DON'T KNOW.
OKAY, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY LOOK OF GUARANTEE IN THE NATURAL. IT'S
GONNA TURN OUT A CERTAIN WAY. THAT'S WHAT FAITH'S ABOUT. FAITH
IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HOPE FOR. IT'S THE PROOF
OF THE THINGS WE DON'T YET SEE. IT'LL BE WHAT KEEPS YOUR HEART
AND MIND THROUGH CHRIST JESUS. AND THEN OF COURSE HE GOES ON TO
SAY, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DISCIPLINE YOUR MIND. THINK
ABOUT WHAT? THINGS THAT ARE LOVELY AND TRUE AND OF GOOD
REPORT. BECAUSE OUR MIND HAS A TENDENCY TO GO DOWN THE SEWAGE
ROUTE. THINKING UP THE WORST CASE SCENARIO AND WHAT MIGHT NOT
GO RIGHT. NO, HE SAID, THINK ABOUT THE THINGS ARE TRUE AND
HONEST, JUST THINK ON THESE THINGS. AND YOU'LL GET THE
PETITIONS, YOU'LL GET WHAT YOU ASK FROM GOD. SO HERE'S WHAT
WE'RE GONNA DO. DID YOU GET ANYTHING OUT OF THAT? SORRY, I'M
THE LONGWINDED PREACHER. BUT YEAH, BUT WE HAD SOME GOOD
PRAYER AT THE BEGINNING. IF YOU WANT TO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO
THIS, FIND A PRAYER PARTNER REAL QUICKLY. JUST GET SOMEBODY, IT
COULD BE YOUR SPOUSE, THAT'S FINE. NOW, HERE'S THE THING. IF
THEY WANT TO, THEY DON'T HAVE TO, THEY COULD SAY IT'S
UNDISCLOSED, SHARE WITH THEM IN ONE WORD SOMETHING YOU NEED.
NOW, DON'T MAKE THEM PLAY COUNSELOR. OKAY, JUST A SIMPLE
WORD. I NEED A JOB, I NEED A BREAKTHROUGH FINANCIALLY, IT'S A
HEALING ISSUE. FAMILY, YOU COULD JUST SAY THAT. IT COULD BE VERY
VAGUE, BUT IF YOU WANT TO, SHARE IT WITH THEM, OKAY? THEY MAY
KNOW WHAT IT IS. MAYBE IT'S YOUR SPOUSE, THEY ALREADY KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE GONNA SAY. NOW, I WANT YOU TO JOIN HANDS WITH THEM, AND
I WANT YOU, VERY BRIEFLY, AND YOU CAN DO IT, IN 30 SECONDS,
PRAY THE PRAYER OF PETITION, AND AGREE TOGETHER, BOTH OF YOU. 2
OF YOU, AS AGREE AS TOUCHING ANY ONE THING ON THIS EARTH, IT
SHALL BE DONE FOR YOU. THIS IS PRAYER MONTH, SO WHATEVER THEIR
NEED MIGHT BE, I WANT YOU TO PRAY FOR THEM. SO YOU PRAY LIKE
THIS, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK YOU. OKAY, SO START WITH THAT.
HEAVENLY FATHER, I ASK YOU ON BEHALF OF MY BROTHER OR MY
SISTER, OR YOU CAN SAY WE AGREE TOGETHER. I MAKE A PETITION.
OKAY, I MAKE A PETITION AND HERE IS WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO.
I'M ASKING YOU WITH BOLDNESS. I'M JUST GIVING YOU, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO REPEAT NECESSARILY AFTER ME, SOME SPECIFICS ONLINE. YOU
DON'T HAVE TO POST. I DON'T ENCOURAGE YOU TO POST ANYTHING
FOR THE INTERNET, BUT WE'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH YOU AND WE'RE IN
AGREEMENT. AND I ASK YOU, LORD, TO GRANT THAT PETITION. FATHER,
YOU KNOW EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THEIR HEART AND I'M ASKING YOU
WITH BOLDNESS, FATHER, WE DON'T COME TO THE THRONE OF GRACE
HOPING TO GET ANYTHING. WE COME BOLDLY TO THE THRONE OF GRACE
EXPECTING THIS THING TO BE ANSWERED IN RECORD TIME. WE
THANK YOU THAT IT'S ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL. BECAUSE FATHER, YOU
HEAL, YOU DELIVER, YOU SET FREE AND YOU ASK, FATHER, YOU BRING
OUR PETITIONS. WHEN WE BRING THEM BEFORE YOUR THRONE, YOU
GIVE US THAT WHICH WE DESIRE. SO LORD, WE THANK YOU. AND NOW WE
HAVE THANKSGIVING. NOW WE HONOR YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR EVERY
PRAYER THAT'S BEEN ANSWERED BEFORE GOD. YOU'RE GOING TO DO
IT THE SAME WAY AND YOU'RE GOING TO ANSWER IT AGAIN. NOW I WOULD
ENCOURAGE YOU, TAKE AUTHORITY OVER THE ENEMY AND SAY, "DEVIL,
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO UNDO WHAT WE HAVE PRAYED AND AGREED." BECAUSE
GOD HAS ALREADY BROUGHT THE ANSWER IN JESUS' NAME. NOW
REJOICE FOR A MOMENT. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PRAY A SHORT
PRAYER LIKE THAT. AMEN. WE THANK YOU FOR IT LORD. IN JESUS MIGHTY
NAME. AMEN. I LOVE YOU GUYS. GOD BLESS YOU. GO ON OUT, HUG
SOMEBODY AND LET'S BE ENCOURAGED THAT GOD IS ANSWERING OUR
PRAYERS. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. GOD BLESS YOU.
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