(MUSIC)
COME ON CHURCH, GET UP ON YOUR FEET
THIS MORNING. LET'S WORSHIP OUR KING.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
LORD, WE WORSHIP YOU. HALLELUJAH! WE BLESS YOU AND WE
HONOR YOU TODAY, GOD. YES, LORD JESUS. WE GIVE YOU OUR HEARTS OF
GRATITUDE, THANKSGIVING, ADORATION. YES. AND, LORD, WE
LOOK TO YOU AS OUR GOD, AND WE WELCOME YOU HERE TODAY. AND ALL
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE AWAKE SAID, AMEN. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST
ME, BUT AM I, IS MY MICROPHONE ON? I NEED, ARE YOU THERE? YEAH,
I'VE TRIED. YES, IT IS. OKAY. SO IT'S ON THERE END. SO THERE YOU
GO. SEE THE GREEN LIGHT RIGHT THERE. THAT MEANS GO. THAT MEANS
IT'S WORKING, BUT I JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE OF MY MONITOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S GIVE A HAND CLAP FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
THAT MAKE THE MEDIA POSSIBLE. THE SOUND. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE. WELL, I'M SURPRISED TO SEE YOU HERE TODAY.
IT'S ACTUALLY SATURDAY. NO, NO. OKAY, ARE YOU GLAD YOU ARE
AWAKE? ALRIGHT SO WANT TO DO THIS BRENDA BEFORE WE GET TOO
FAR INTO THIS I WANNA GREET ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING
AROUND THE WORLD, OUR FAMILY, E-MEMBERS AND SUCH. SO I'M GOING
TO ASK YOU A QUESTION ALONG WITH THESE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE HERE. NOW
SOME OF YOU LIKE IN ARIZONA AND I THINK OTHER PLACES, YOU DON’T
HAVE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING WITH
YOUR CLOCK. RIGHT? SO, THOSE OF YOU THIS APPLIES TO YOU THAT ARE
WATCHING I AM GOING TO ASK A QUESTION. HOW MANY OF YOU,
REMEMBERED IT WAS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS? HOW MANY OF YOU DIDN’T
REMEMBER? YOU’RE HERE THOUGH! OKAY SO, THERE’S SOME HANDS
THERE. SO YOU DIDN’T REMEMBER. DID YOU FIND OUT THIS MORNING?
HOW DID YOU FIND OUT? OKAY. HOW MANY OF YOU, SO, BRENDA TELL
THEM OUR STORY. WELL, OKAY, SO WE SPENT, YEAH, WELL, YESTERDAY
MORNING WE GOT UP AND SPENT THE DAY REPROGRAMMING THE HOUSE. AND
WE ALWAYS DO IT IN THE MORNING, SO I JUST TELL MYSELF ON
SATURDAY, LIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN I'M LOOKING AT THE CLOCK AND I'M
LIKE, IT'S 5 . I MEAN, YOU KNOW, SO THAT WHEN YOU GET BUSY WITH
THE DAY, YOU ALREADY KNOW. SO THAT'S KIND OF BEEN OUR HABIT
ALL THESE YEARS. SO THEN WE RAN UP, WE WERE LIKE, "LET'S GET TO
BED EARLY, LIKE LIGHTS OUT, 9 O'CLOCK, SUNDAY'S COMING." AND
THE DOGS WERE LIKE, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" AND I COULD NOT
SLEEP. I WAS AWAKE, LIKE AT MIDNIGHT I WENT BACK DOWNSTAIRS.
I'M LIKE, "WHAT IN THE WORLD IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?" AND GUESS
WHAT I DID? I WENT IN AND FOR MY 50TH BIRTHDAY, YOU ALL BOUGHT ME
ONE OF THOSE LIKE MASSAGE CHAIRS THAT DOES A ZERO GRAVITY. AND I
WENT AND I GOT A MASSAGE. I DID. IT WAS GREAT. BECAUSE I COULDN'T
SLEEP. AND SO THAT WAS THE MORAL OF THE STORY. BUT BUT WE FEEL
REFRESHED TODAY. BUT HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW. THOSE OF YOU
THAT ARE WATCHING, AND THOSE OF YOU IN HERE, I REBELLED. I WAS
LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE YOU SPRING
FORWARD. UH-UH. NOPE. I AM TURNING MY CLOCK BACK AND
REBELLING. IN FACT, HERE'S A PICTURE. OH, NO. THERE YOU GO. I
TURNED IT. I TURNED MY CLOCK BACK. OH, NO. TURNED MY CLOCK
BACK. SO, I DIDN'T SUPPORT. GUYS, I CAME UP WITH THAT
YESTERDAY AS I WAS JUST KIND OF IN MY MASSAGE CHAIR. NOBODY
LAUGHED. YOU ALL LIED. NOBODY. THAT IS A GREAT JOKE. I'M SORRY.
IT'S A GREAT JOKE. NEVER MIND. ALL RIGHT. ON A SPIRITUAL SENSE,
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT JUST WE'RE IN A NEW
SEASON. HOW MANY BELIEVE IT? YES. AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE
VERY, VERY EXCITING. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT WORD. AND
THEN ALSO WE HAVE NEW MEMBERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE INTO
THE HOUSE. WE'VE GOT LIKE 21, PASTOR DOUG, I WANT TO JUST SAY
THIS. THANK YOU BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO LITERALLY HEAR PEOPLE'S
STORIES ON HOW YOU CAME. WE HAVE LIKE 2 PEOPLE FROM LIKE SOUTH
AFRICA. ISN'T THAT AMAZING? AND THEN DAVE, WHERE ARE YOU AT?
HOPEFULLY YOU'RE HERE, RIGHT? IS DAVE HERE? HE'S GETTING READY.
HIS DAUGHTER HELPED OUR DOG AT THE, DAVE, FINALLY YOU'RE HERE.
I'VE BEEN CALLING YOU OUT ALL THESE WEEKS. NO, BUT ANYWAY, I
KNOW, I KNOW YOU DID, BUT ANYWAY, IT'S GREAT. BUT HIS
DAUGHTER IS ONE OF THE EMERGENCY VET AND SHE TOOK GOOD CARE OF
OUR LITTLE DOG. SHE SEWED OUR LITTLE PUPPY BACK UP. SHE DID
SUCH A GOOD JOB. SHE'S ALL BETTER NOW. YEP, SHE IS BETTER.
AND HOW MANY OF YOU ARE BETTER? WE'RE BETTER. I'M BETTER 'CAUSE
IT'S GONNA BE 70 DEGREES TODAY. AMEN, ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S GET
READY TO WORSHIP THE LORD. ALL RIGHT, WELL, ARE YOU GONNA TELL
EVERYBODY A LITTLE BIT? I MEAN, JUST SHARE WITH THEM THAT, YOU
KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN WHAT, I'M GONNA TAKE A NAP? I'M GONNA DO A
JESUS, DID. I'M GONNA TAKE A NAP. I KNOW WE'RE IN A NEW
SEASON, BUT JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THE LORD HAS BEEN
SPEAKING TO YOU, 'CAUSE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS CONFLICT
OVERSEAS, AND ARE YOU GONNA SHARE ANY PROPHETIC WORDS TODAY?
NO, I THINK WE'VE SHARED A LOT. YES, BUT THEY'VE BEEN GOOD.
YEAH, THANK YOU, YEAH, IN FACT, I COULD NOT WAIT UNTIL THE
WEEKEND CAME 'CAUSE I DID SO MUCH TV, I DIDN'T EVEN WANNA SEE
A CAMERA. I DIDN'T EVEN WANNA LOOK AT THE ONE ON MY PHONE.
YEAH, IT WAS AWESOME THOUGH. BUT, AND I DON'T MIND THAT, BUT
IT WAS JUST A BUSY WEEK. BUT NO, I FELT LIKE TODAY, I'M JUST
GONNA PULL BACK AND JUST, LET'S JUST GET IN THE WORD, LET'S SEE
WHERE GOD LEADS US. HE'S BEEN CHANGING OUR MESSAGE EVERY WEEK,
SO WE'LL SEE. BUT I JUST PLAN ON REALLY HITTING SOME THINGS SO
THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE SEASON WE'RE IN. I THINK THAT IS
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, IS TO SEE THINGS FROM GOD'S
PERSPECTIVE. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THROW THOSE HANDS UP. IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT DAY IN THE HOUSE OF
GOD. SAY THESE WORDS, SAY LORD. RIGHT NOW. THIS
IS THE BEST PLACE TO BE. I WOULD RATHER BE HERE. THAN ANYWHERE
ELSE. LORD JESUS, IT'S ALSO A GOOD DAY 'CAUSE YOU'RE
ON THE THRONE. AND SO I'M GONNA WORSHIP YOU TODAY AND
I PROMISE TO GIVE YOU MY VERY BEST PRAISE. SHOUT
LIKE YOU BELIEVE THAT AND LET'S PRAISE THE LORD.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
IT IS DONE. IT IS FINISHED. HE HAS WON. IT
IS FINISHED. OUR SAVIOR HAS WON. THE KING HAS
WON. THE KING HAS WON. IT IS FINISHED. HE HAS WON.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
IT'S PAID FOR AND DONE. IT'S PAID FOR AND DONE.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
COME ON, GIVE JESUS PRAISE THIS
MORNING. THERE'S NOBODY LIKE OUR KING.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, HOLY. THE LAMB IS HOLY. THE LAMB IS HOLY.
THERE’S NOBODY ELSE LIKE YOU JESUS. THERE’S NOBODY ELSE LIKE
MY SAVIOR. THERE’S NOBODY ELSE LIKE YOU. THERE’S NOBODY ELSE
LIKE YOU. YOU STAND ABOVE THEM ALL BECAUSE YOU ARE SEATED AT
THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER, YOU ARE SEATED IN VICTORY. YOU
ARE SEATED. STANDING ON WHO YOU ARE
MY KING. STANDING ON WHO YOU ARE.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
NO ONE ELSE. NO ONE ELSE, WHO ELSE IS WORTHY TO
WEAR THE CROWN, WHO ELSE IS WORTHY? BECAUSE YOU
BORE OUR SHAME WHO ELSE IS WORTHY? YOU WEAR THE
ROBE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, WHO ELSE IS WORTHY?
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
COME ON, I BELIEVE THERE IS A SOUND OF VICTORY IN THIS HOUSE
THIS MORNING. COME ON ANYTHING THAT THE ENEMY HAS BEEN TRYING
TO COME AGAINST YOUR LIFE, COME ON, THERE IS VICTORY IN THE
SOUND OF PRAISE. THERE IS VICTORY IN THE SOUND OF
CELEBRATION. COME ON THERE IS VICTORY. THE BIBLE SAYS THAT WE
CAN PRAISE GOD AND STEAL THE AVENGER. I BELIEVE RIGHT NOW THE
ENEMY IS BACKING AWAY. THE ENEMIES AND THE POWERS OF
DARKNESS ARE HAVING TO BOW AT YOUR PRAISE. COME ON, GIVE GOD
SOME PRAISE THIS MORNING. GIVE HIM A VICTORY CELEBRATION
THIS MORNING. COME ON, IN THE SOUND OF THE NAME OF JESUS,
EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW. EVERY TONGUE SHALL CONFESS THAT JESUS
CHRIST IS LORD, TO THE GLORY OF GOD THE FATHER. COME ON!
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
COME ON, PRAISE HIM!
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
COME ON, SOME OF YOU MIGHT JUST NEED TO GET OUT OF YOUR
CHAIR RIGHT NOW. MAYBE COME DOWN ONTO THE ALTAR AND FIND A
PLACE OF CELEBRATION, FIND A PLACE OF PRAISE. COME ON,
DON'T JUST KEEP YOUR HANDS STILL. THROW THOSE
HANDS UP TO GOD. CLAP YOUR HANDS. COME ON.
(CHEERING)
(SPEAKING IN TONGUES)
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
COME ON, CELEBRATE JESUS.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
COME ON, I BELIEVE PAIN IS BEING HEALED. COME ON.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
COME ON! CELEBRATE JESUS.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
COME ON, THE SHACKLES ARE BEING
BROKEN IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF PRAISE.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
COME ON, CELEBRATE.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
COME ON, SOME OF YOU ARE GETTING DELIVERED RIGHT
NOW. GOD IS SETTING YOU FREE FROM PAIN.
MAY THE TRAIN OF YOUR ROBE FILL THE TEMPLE. MAY THE
GLORY OF THE LORD FILL THIS PLACE. MAY
THE TRAIN OF YOUR ROBE FILL THE TEMPLE. MAY
THE GLORY OF THE LORD FILL THIS PLACE
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
COME ON JUST GIVE GOD A WAVE OFFERING RIGHT NOW. COME ON.
GIVE HIM A WAVE OFFERING OF PRAISE! PRAISE! PRAISE!
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
MINISTER TO YOU RIGHT NOW
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
PASTOR CHRISSY, YOU SHARED WHEN WE WERE IN THE BACK, WE'VE ALL
BEEN DOING, OUR FAMILY, WE'VE BEEN DOING A READ THROUGH THE
GOSPELS CHALLENGE. AND SO TODAY WAS MATTHEW 7, OR YESTERDAY WAS
MATTHEW 7. AND YOU READ ONE VERSE. MATTHEW 4:24. OH, IT WAS
FROM MATTHEW 4. YOU WENT BACK AND YOU READ THE ONE VERSE FROM
THE MEV VERSION. CAN YOU QUOTE THAT? SO WHAT IT SAID WAS THAT
HE WENT AROUND WHERE THE KING JAMES SAYS, "HEALING ALL THAT
WERE OPPRESSED OF THE DEVIL." IT SAYS THAT HE HEALED ALL THOSE
THAT WERE TORMENTED WITH PAIN AND OPPRESSED OF THE DEVIL. AND
SO THAT THE THE PHRASE WAS THAT THEY WERE TORMENTED IN PAIN. YOU
KNOW WHAT I FELT LIKE THE HOLY SPIRIT JUST REMINDED ME. THERE'S
SOME PEOPLE IN HERE TODAY, SOME WATCHING ONLINE. YOU'VE BEEN
TORMENTED WITH SOME KIND OF PAIN. IT MIGHT BE PHYSICAL. IT
MIGHT BE FINANCIAL. IT MIGHT BE EMOTIONAL. MAYBE YOU FEEL
BETRAYED. MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN HURT. YOU'VE GONE THROUGH
SOMETHING, BUT THE ENEMY IS TRYING TO TELL YOU, YOU HAVE TO
BEAR THIS PAIN FOREVER. AND I'M HERE TO PROPHESY TO YOU TODAY,
THAT IS A LIE IN THE NAME OF JESUS OF NAZARETH. COME ON,
JESUS CAME ON THIS EARTH TO HEAL THOSE THAT WERE TORMENTED IN
PAIN. COME ON, LET'S PRAISE HIM ONE MORE TIME. I WANT YOU TO
WORSHIP HIM LIKE A PEOPLE DELIVERED, A PEOPLE SET FREE.
COME ON, GIVE THE DEVIL SOME HELL TODAY BY PRAISING YOUR GOD
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
COME ON, YOU’RE THE HOUSE THAT GLORIFIES
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
NOW HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IN THIS MOMENT. LET'S PUT THOSE
HANDS UP. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU PUT HANDS UP, IT MEANS SEVERAL
THINGS. HERE'S WHAT PUTTING HANDS UP MEANS. FIRST OF ALL,
IT'S A SIGN OF SURRENDER TO GOD. SO WHATEVER YOU'RE GOING
THROUGH, SAY, "LORD, I PUT IT IN YOUR HANDS." I MAY NOT KNOW ALL
THE ANSWERS, BUT YOU DO. I SURRENDER TO YOU SO THAT I CAN
BE FREE. NOW, THE SECOND PART OF PUTTING UP HANDS IS ALSO A SIGN
OF VICTORY. SO PUT YOUR HANDS UP. COME ON, STRETCH. SAY,
"LORD, NOW I RECEIVE VICTORY. MY LIFTED HANDS TODAY SIGNIFY THAT
I HAVE THE VICTORY OVER ALL PAIN, OVER ALL SUFFERING. I
STAND IN ALL THAT JESUS PAID FOR." NOW PUT YOUR HAND ON YOUR
HEAD AND SAY THIS, SAY, "LORD, I TAKE AUTHORITY OVER MY MIND. I
DECLARE MY MIND AS BLESSED. I DON'T HAVE ANY FEARFUL THOUGHTS.
I DON'T THINK THOUGHTS OF FRUSTRATION, ANGER,
UNFORGIVENESS. MY MIND'S NOT STRESSED. I DECLARE IN JESUS'
NAME THAT I HAVE THE VICTORY. NOW, WE'RE GOING TO GO AFTER THE
DEVIL. SAY, "SATAN, I TAKE AUTHORITY OVER YOU. YOU GET OFF
OF MY MIND. YOU GET AWAY FROM MY BODY. YOU GET AWAY FROM MY
FINANCES. GET AWAY FROM MY FAMILY. I TAKE AUTHORITY OVER
YOU. I CAST YOU OUT. YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED NEAR ME. I BREAK YOUR
POWER IN THE NAME OF JESUS. NOW YOU GO ON AND GET OUT OF HERE.
COME ON NOW, GIVE GOD A SHOUT OF PRAISE. HALLELUJAH.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
GLORY, GLORY, GLORY. YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY IT LIKE THIS,
WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, YOU CAN PRAISE YOUR WAY TO
VICTORY. DOESN'T THAT FEEL GOOD? SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOTTA GET IN
THE ATMOSPHERE OF PRAISE. I HEARD GLORIA COPELAND SAY ALL
THESE YEARS AGO, SHE SAID, "YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T SPEND ALL YOUR
TIME LISTENING TO THE WORLD'S REPORTS, WATCHING THEIR MOVIES,
LISTENING TO THEIR SHOWS AND THEIR MUSIC, THEIR PERSPECTIVE,
THEIR NEWS." COME ON, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. YOU CAN'T LISTEN
TO ALL OF THAT AND EXPECT TO RISE UP. SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOT
TO DROP ALL THAT AND GET IN A ROOM OF PRAISE AND LET GOD DO
THE WORK FOR YOU. AMEN. ALL RIGHT, WELL, TURN AROUND, GREET
A FEW PEOPLE, TELL SOMEBODY, SAY, "MAN, IT IS GOOD TO BE IN
THE HOUSE ON THE FIRST DAY OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME. WE GOT
THE VICTORY IN JESUS' NAME." AND ALL OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING
ONLINE, GOD HAS GIVEN YOU THE VICTORY IN THE NAME OF
THE LORD. COME ON, GREET ONE ANOTHER THIS MORNING.
(MUSIC)
YOU ARE HERE WELL, GOOD MORNING. IF THIS
IS YOUR FIRST TIME IN THE BUILDING, WANNA MAKE YOU
FEEL WELCOME AND REMIND YOU THAT WE'VE HAD CHURCH.
(CONGREGATION CHEERING)
THERE'S MORE YET TO COME, BUT WORSHIP WAS AMAZING THIS
MORNING. IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME, MAKE SURE YOU GET A BLUE
GIFT BAG. IF YOU DID NOT ALREADY GET ONE AT THE DOOR, PLEASE WAVE
YOUR HAND AT AN USHER. THEY HAVE THOSE AVAILABLE FOR YOU 'CAUSE
INSIDE THE BLUE GIFT BAG, WE'VE TUCKED SOME GOODIES IN THERE FOR
YOU AS WELL AS A GUEST REGISTRY PACKET. THERE'S A PICTURE OF THE
STAGE ON THE FRONT OF IT. SO IF YOU WOULD TAKE THAT OUT AT THIS
TIME. SO I WANNA POINT OUT A COUPLE THINGS. WE'VE GOT SOME
INFORMATION IN THERE THAT WE WANNA SEND HOME WITH YOU, AS
WELL AS A BRIGHT ORANGE STAY CONNECTED CARD ON THE LEFTHAND
SIDE. GO AHEAD AND TEAR THAT OFF, FILL IT OUT, DROP IT IN THE
OFFERING BASKET WHEN IT COMES BY IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS. WE JUST
WANTED TO SEND YOU A THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SEE US THIS
MORNING, AND MAKE SURE YOU STAY CONNECTED WITH EVERYTHING WE
HAVE GOING ON HERE AT THE CHURCH. IF YOU'RE WATCHING BY
LIVESTREAM, FACEBOOK LIVE, ROKU, YOUTUBE, RUMBLE, OR ONE VOICE
TV, WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE SERVICE AS WELL. IF YOU'RE
NOT ON ONE VOICE TV, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? GET TO
ONEVOICETV.NET. WATCH ON ONE VOICE TV BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE US
LIVE AND ARCHIVED, AS WELL AS WATCH ALL THOSE GREAT PROGRAMS.
WE'VE GOT GET REAL WITH HANK, NEW LEVEL, DAILY DECREE, GAME
CHANGERS, FLASHPOINT, AND MANY, MANY MORE. SO GET OUT THERE, BE
BLESSED BY ALL THAT GREAT CONTENT WE HAVE OUT THERE FOR
YOU. GET CONNECTED ON ONE VOICE TV. WE'VE GOT CHAT OUT THERE, SO
YOU CAN CHAT WITH OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING VIA ONE VOICE
TV. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE APP, OR YOU CAN WATCH ON THE WEBSITE. SO
PLEASE, GET TO ONE VOICE TV. AMEN? IF YOU WOULD, JUST GIVE
ALL OF OUR GUESTS HERE AN ONLINE HAND AS PASTOR BRENDA COMES.
AMEN. AM I ON THERE? WHAT A GOOD MORNING SO FAR. PASTOR CHRISTY
SAID TO ME ON THE OTHER SIDE, WE'VE HAD CHURCH. I LOVE THAT.
(CONGREGATION CHEERING)
PRAISE THE LORD. AND BY THE WAY, SOMEBODY PUT IN MY NOTES TODAY
THAT TOMORROW IS NATIONAL NAP DAY. BUT AS FAR AS I'M
CONCERNED, RIGHT AFTER CHURCH IS NATIONAL NAP DAY. AS FAR AS I,
HOW MANY OF YOU DO A SUNDAY NAP? AM I THE ONLY ONE? OH MY
GOODNESS. I SLEEP HARD ON SUNDAY AFTERNOONS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT
IS. WE GET UP SUPER DUPER EARLY. AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, IT'S
JUST LIKE WE GO AND HAVE THAT SUNDAY NAP. AND I MEAN, I'M
LIKE, I WAKE UP AND I'M LIKE, I VISITED EVERY PLANET IN THE
SOLAR SYSTEM. NOT KNOWING WHERE I AM WHEN I GET UP OUT OF THE
BED. BUT ANYWAY, PRAISE THE LORD. WELL, JUST A COUPLE QUICK
THINGS. I WANT TO REMIND ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE BEING BAPTIZED
TODAY, YOU CAN BE DISMISSED RIGHT AFTER THE OFFERING TIME.
THERE'LL BE SOMEBODY, I THINK CAMELOT WILL BE OUT THERE IN THE
FOYER TO GREET, IS THAT RIGHT, EILEEN? OUT THERE TO MEET YOU IF
YOU'RE BEING WATER BAPTIZED, SO JUST RIGHT AFTER THE OFFERING.
AND THEN JUST A COUPLE QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE HAVE A LOT
GOING ON AT LORD OF HOSTS. I MEAN, THAT'S A THING. I LOOKED
AT THE LIST TODAY, BUT IN 2 WEEKS, WE GOT CHEYENNE GOING TO
BE HERE AT LOH, AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. VERY
PROFOUND MAN. I GOT RUNNING FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR. AND ALL I'M
GOING TO SAY, AND JUST LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE, WE NEED A NEW
GOVERNOR. OH MY GOODNESS. BRENDA, BE NICE, BUT WE NEED A
NEW, WE NEED SOMETHING ELSE. CALIFORNIANS NEED SOMETHING
ELSE, BUT ANYWAY, SO HE'LL BE HERE, AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT. AND THEN ALSO, GUYS, ARE YOU SIGNED UP YET FOR THE MEN'S
EVENT? ALL RIGHT, YOU NEED TO BE HERE. I THINK PASTOR MIGHT SHOW
A VIDEO IN A LITTLE BIT. AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
THIS. PASTOR HANK, ON ONE MINUTE, CAN BE THIS SERIOUS,
PROPHETIC VOICE, AND THE NEXT MINUTE, HE'S DANCING LIKE JOHN
TRAVOLTA. THIS IS THE DEAL. AND HE'S ALWAYS HAD THAT ZANY SIDE,
AS LONG AS I'VE KNOWN HIM. BUT YOU'LL GET TO BE A PART OF THAT.
IT'LL BE A GOOD TIME OF MINISTRY, A GOOD TIME OF
FELLOWSHIP. GUYS, DON'T STAY HOME. BE PART OF IT. COME AND
INVITE SOMEBODY. IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GET PEOPLE
CONNECTED. AND YOU KNOW, THE ONLY WAY WE GET PEOPLE CONNECTED
IS IF WE INVITE THEM. YOU GOTTA INVITE PEOPLE. DON'T JUST BRING
YOURSELF. INVITE SOMEBODY THAT YOU KNOW, AND YOU JUST MIGHT BE
SURPRISED. IT MIGHT SHOCK YOU. THEY MIGHT JUST SAY, "YEAH, I'D
LOVE TO COME." THINK ABOUT THAT. WE ALWAYS THINK PEOPLE WILL SAY
NO. WE WERE JUST TALKING IN A MEETING THE OTHER DAY WITH
SEVERAL OF US, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EVANGELISM AND HOW
I'VE NEVER IN ALL MY YEARS, IF I ASK SOMEBODY TO PRAY FOR 'EM,
EVER HAD 'EM JUST SAY, "OH NO, I DON'T WANT PRAYER." YOU KNOW,
EVEN THE MOST HEATHEN OF HEATHEN WILL SAY, "OH SURE, PRAY FOR
ME." YOU KNOW, YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW MANY PEOPLE MIGHT
JUST SAY YES IF YOU INVITE 'EM TO SOMETHING. SO DON'T ASSUME
AHEAD OF TIME. SO MEN INVITE, AND THEN OF COURSE WE GOT WOMAN,
YOU ARE ANOINTED IS ALSO AROUND THE CORNER.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
OKAY, WAIT, STOP. NOW, HERE'S THE DEAL. THE MEN I MENTIONED,
YOU'RE LIKE, "YEP, YEP, YEP." THE WOMEN, I JUST SAY, "WOMEN,
YOU ARE ANOINTED," AND THE PLACE GOES CRAZY. LET'S GIVE, LADIES,
SHOULD WE GIVE THE MEN A COMPETITIVE DO-OVER?
LET'S GIVE 'EM A COMPETITIVE DO-OVER. MEN, WE'VE GOT AN
AMAZING, PUT THE GRAPHIC BACK UP, STAYIN' ALIVE MEN'S
BREAKFAST, LIVING IN YOUR PURPOSE. GOD CAN SHIFT YOU,
CHANGE YOU, REARRANGE YOU. MEN, ARE YOU EXCITED?
(CONGREGATION CHEERING)
ALL RIGHT, NOW THAT'S MORE LIKE IT. WE NEED SOME MEN WITH SOME
ATTITUDE. AMEN. ALL RIGHT, NOW WE CAN GIVE THE WOMEN A SECOND
CHANCE. LADIES, ARE YOU EXCITED FOR WOMEN YOU ARE ANNOYED IN
2026? NO WONDER THE DEVIL RUNS FROM WOMEN. HE'LL MAKE HIS EARS
FALL OFF WITH THAT KIND OF THING. WELL THERE'S ALL THE
INFORMATION UP THERE, ALL THE GUESTS. LADIES, IT'S GOING TO BE
FIRE, IT'S GOING TO BE FUN, IT'S GOING TO BE POWERFUL. I'VE GOT A
GREAT MESSAGE PLANNED, AND OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS, "WON'T HE DO
IT?" COME ON, IF YOU EVER THOUGHT THE DEVIL TRIED TO TELL
YOU GOD'S NOT WE DO HAVE A VIDEO FOR WYAA. DO WE HAVE A VIDEO? WE
SHOULD. ARE WE READY? GIVE ME A THUMBS UP. ARE YOU GUYS READY
BACK THERE? ALL RIGHT, DO WE GOT A VIDEO? NOBODY ELSE HAS YOUR
PURPOSE AND THE PLAN OF GOD ON YOUR LIFE. YOU ARE GOD'S GIFT TO
THIS WORLD, AND WHEN YOU'RE WALKING IN THE FULLNESS OF IT,
YOU WILL CHANGE THE WORLD. YOU, MY FRIEND, ARE A TERRORIST TO
THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS. YOU ARE THE DEVIL'S WORST NIGHTMARE.
YOUR WANTED POSTER IS HANGING IN THE HALLS OF HELL. THAT'S WHO
YOU ARE. IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE THERE'S A MIRACLE. IT MAY NOT
LOOK LIKE THERE'S A BREAKTHROUGH. IT MAY NOT
LOOK LIKE THAT PERSON'S COMING BACK TO GOD. IT MAY
NOT LOOK LIKE THIS IS EVER GONNA GET SOLVED,
BUT I SERVE THE GOD OF THE IMPOSSIBLE.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
WOMAN, YOU ARE ANOINTED CONFERENCE TAKING PLACE APRIL
17TH THROUGH THE 19TH. REGISTER TODAY AT
WOMANYOUAREANOINTED.ORG. ALL RIGHT.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
SO LADIES, GET SIGNED UP, GO OUT THERE, QR CODE IS UP AND YOU
NEED TO GO AND BE PART OF EVERYTHING WE'RE GONNA DO THAT
DAY. IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING. WELL, THAT NIGHT AND THE NEXT
DAY, FRIDAY NIGHT, ALL DAY SATURDAY. AND THEN ALSO IN JUNE
THIS YEAR, WE HAVE JESSE DUPLANTIS IS GONNA BE AT LORD OF
HOSTS CHURCH. WE'RE PUMPED ABOUT THAT. JUST, I MEAN, WE'RE A BUSY
CHURCH. AND THAT'S JUST WHAT'S GOING ON ON SOME SUNDAYS AND THE
WEEKENDS, BUT WE GOT STUFF ALL WEEK LONG GOING ON AROUND HERE.
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OPENING THE HEAVENS 2026 IS
MOVING RIGHT BACK HERE TO THE TABERNACLE. AND BY THE WAY, I
DID HAVE A FEW PEOPLE SAY, WELL, IF THERE, IF YOU THINK THAT
YOU'LL MAX OUT WITH SEATS, SHOULD I REGISTER? I DON'T WANT
TO COME AND THEN, YOU KNOW, BE IN THE HALLWAY OR IN OVERFLOW.
FOLKS, WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITH YOU AND MAKE SURE IF YOU ARE
REGISTERED, WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT SO THAT WE'LL HAVE
A CAP AND YOU'LL KNOW THAT YOU CAN GET A SEAT HERE. SO DON'T
JUST NOT COME NOW OR MAKE PLANS TO COME JUST BECAUSE WE MOVED IT
BACK HERE. BUT WE FEEL LIKE THERE'S A NUMBER OF REASONS.
FIRST OF ALL, IT'S GOOD STEWARDSHIP. FOLKS, IT'S
EXPENSIVE TO BE DOWN THERE. AND WE HAD GREAT NUMBERS LAST YEAR.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD. BUT I DON'T WANT TO GO IN THE HOLE. OKAY,
I'M NOT ABOUT THAT. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE
GOOD STEWARDS. WE GOT STUFF TO DO FOR JESUS, AND WE
DON'T JUST NEED TO BE SENDING IT TO AN ARENA.
(APPLAUSE)
AND THEY'VE BEEN WONDERFUL DOWN THERE, BUT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO
BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THAT. AND USE OUR FINANCES WISELY, BECAUSE
I FEEL LIKE GOD IS TELLING US THERE'S TERRITORY TO BE TAKEN,
SO WE WANNA DO REALLY WELL WITH IT. BUT I ALSO FEEL LIKE, AND
MAN, SO MANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS WAS LIKE, IT WOULD JUST
BE GREAT FOR YOU GUYS TO BE IN THE PLACE THAT EVERY DAY IS
BATHED IN THE ANOINTING. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, SOMETIMES WE HAVE
TO GET DOWNTOWN AND COUNTER THE DEVILS OF THE CONCERT FROM THE
WEEKEND BEFORE. AND YOU KNOW, IT'LL JUST BE WONDERFUL. THIS IS
THE HOUSE OF PRAISE, THE HOUSE OF WORSHIP. AND SO DON'T BE SHY,
GET OUT THERE, GET SIGNED UP, OPENING THE HEAVENS 2026. AND
WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING MORE ABOUT ALL OF OUR AMAZING
SPEAKERS HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND SO BE PART OF IT, GET
REGISTERED, A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING. AND WE HAVE SOME FUN
PLANS. WE'LL DO THE PARTNER LUNCHEON THING IS GONNA LOOK A
LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR. BUT IT'S TIME FOR SOMETHING NEW.
WE'RE IN A NEW SEASON. AND SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING TO DO.
HOW MANY OF YOU ARE EXCITED FOR IT? I'M EXCITED. AMEN. ALL
RIGHT, WELL, WE GOTTA RECEIVE NEW MEMBERS IN A FEW MINUTES. I
WANNA GET OUR OFFERING SCRIPTURE UP TODAY. AND THIS IS LIKE THE
PREMIER GIVING SCRIPTURE IN THE BIBLE, LUKE 6:38. BUT THERE'S A
PHRASE IN IT THAT SUDDENLY STUCK OUT TO ME. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN
QUOTE SOMETHING FOREVER, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT HITS
YOU. AND IT SAYS, "GIVE, AND IT SHALL BE." SOMEBODY SAY, "IT
SHALL BE." IT SHALL BE. SO YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT IF YOU GIVE
SOMETHING, THERE'S GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT'LL COME AFTER
THAT. IT SHALL BE GIVEN, GIVEN IT SHALL BE GIVEN. UNTO YOU,
GOOD MEASURE, PRESS DOWN. AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT
IT'S A DONE DEAL THAT IF YOU TITHE AND YOU GIVE YOUR
OFFERINGS, YOU GIVE. YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT IF YOU GIVE TO OTHER
PEOPLE, YOU RECIPROCATE. JESUS SAID, "TREAT PEOPLE HOW YOU
WANNA BE TREATED." RIGHT? TREAT OTHERS THE WAY, YOU KNOW, DO
GOOD TO OTHER PEOPLE, AND THEN YOU CAN EXPECT GOOD TO BE DONE
BACK TO YOU. SO IT'S AN AUTOMATIC ASSUMPTION THAT IF WE
GIVE, WE CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE SOMETHING. THAT WE SHOULD BE,
AND SO THAT TELLS ME THAT WE SHOULD BE IN CONSTANT RECEIVING
MODE. OKAY, BE EXPECTING TO RECEIVE. DON'T BE EXPECTING TO,
OH GOD, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TOMORROW'S GONNA, DON'T GET
IN THAT EXPECTATION. YOU KNOW, WE GET OURSELVES IN SO MUCH
TROUBLE SOMETIMES WITH OUR MOUTH, WE SPEAK DUMB THINGS. YOU
KNOW, WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH THE BILL? OR HOW IS THAT GONNA
WORK OUT? AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN EASILY SAY, AND YOU
KNOW, WE DON'T EVEN REALIZE IT SOMETIMES. SOMETIMES WE DON'T
EVEN KNOW THE THINGS THAT COME FROM OUR MOUTH WITHOUT THINKING
ABOUT IT. BUT WHAT NEEDS TO COME FROM OUR MOUTH IS IT SHALL BE.
SO EVERY TIME YOU GIVE, YOU TITHE, YOU GIVE AN OFFERING,
GOD, IT SHALL BE, SOMETHING IS COMING BACK TO ME. ECCLESIASTES
SAYS THAT IF YOU CAST YOUR BREAD ON THE WATER, IT'S GONNA START
COMING BACK ON EVERY WAVE. THERE'S ALWAYS WHAT THEY CALL
FULL CIRCLE. IT ALWAYS COMES BACK AROUND. YOU KNOW, WHAT GOES
AROUND COMES AROUND. RIGHT? THAT'S THE OLD SAYING. BUT AND
THIS WORKS IN THE POSITIVE AND THE NEGATIVE. IT SHALL BE. THERE
IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A RESULT FROM WHATEVER ACTION WE TAKE. IF
IT'S A NEGATIVE, IF YOU DO SOMETHING NEGATIVE, YOU KNOW,
YOU COMMIT WRONG, THERE CAN BE RESULTS OF COMMITTING THAT
WRONG. ISN'T THAT RIGHT? YOU CAN SPEAK WRONG. YOU KNOW, SIN HAS A
CONSEQUENCE. THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH, WHICH THAT NEEDS TO BE A
MESSAGE TO THE WORLD NOW. COME ON, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO EVIL
AT SOME POINT, YOU'RE GOING TO FACE ETERNITY. AT SOME POINT
THAT IT SHALL BE, THAT SIN'S GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT. OKAY, SO
WHAT WE SOW, WE REAP BACK. SO THERE'S THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF
THAT. BUT THEN IN THE GIVING ATMOSPHERE, THE TITHING
ATMOSPHERE, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER IT SHALL BE. YOU KNOW WHAT I
BELIEVE A LOT OF THE REASON THAT SOME PEOPLE DON'T TITHE AND
AREN'T COMMITTED GIVERS IS THEY FORGET THAT IT SHALL BE. I HAVE
A FUNNY STORY. I'LL JUST SHARE THIS VERY QUICKLY. PASTOR AND I
WERE PRAYING ABOUT A PROJECT WE WERE WORKING ON AND WE WERE
ASKING GOD FOR WISDOM AND WE REACHED OUT TO SOMEBODY TO HELP
US WITH IT. AND WE WERE JUST LIKE, LORD, WE REALLY NEED THIS
TO WORK OUT A CERTAIN WAY SO WE CAN GET THIS AND CERTAIN THINGS
FALL INTO PLACE. AND SO YESTERDAY WE WERE JUST PRAYING.
IN FACT, WE WERE ON WITH PASTOR MATT, WE WERE DOING A MORNING
PRAYER. AND WE'RE PRAYING ALONG AND PASTOR SAYS TO HIM, HE SAYS,
"WELL, I WANT YOU TO PRAY ABOUT THIS WITH US "'CAUSE WE'RE
BELIEVING FOR THIS THING "TO WORK A CERTAIN WAY." AND SO
WE'RE PRAYING ALONG IN THE MIDDLE LIKE, FATHER, WE JUST,
YOU KNOW HOW YOU PRAY. I MEAN, PASTOR AND I ONLY KNOW HOW TO
PRAY PENTECOSTAL. FATHER, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, AND WE JUST
DECLARE, AND WE BREAK THE POWER OF THE DEVIL, AND WE'RE ASKING
YOU, AND WE'RE ON THE PHONE, AND PASTOR WAS ON THE PHONE WITH
MATT, AND I'M WALKING AROUND THE KITCHEN AGREEING, AND ALL OF A
SUDDEN, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PRAYER, WE GET A TEXT FROM THE
PERSON THAT WE HAD REACHED OUT TO ABOUT THIS PROJECT, WAITING
AN ANSWER. AND THEY SAID, "YOU'RE GOING TO BE SO HAPPY."
THIS ALL WORKED OUT. AND PASTOR MATT YELLS OUT ON THE OTHER END
OF THE PHONE, AND HE GOES, "YOU DIDN'T EVEN SAY AMEN." I'M LIKE,
"'CAUSE IT SHALL BE!" WHEN YOU TITHE, WHEN YOU GIVE TO GOD, YOU
INVEST IN THE KINGDOM. THERE WILL ALWAYS COME AN "IT SHALL
BE" MOMENT. AND IT'LL COME GOOD MEASURE, PRESSED DOWN. COME ON,
BEFORE YOU CAN SAY AMEN TO THE PRAYER. I MEAN, THAT WAS A TRUE
EXAMPLE OF THE PLOWMAN AND THE REAPER, THEY GET TUMBLED OVER
EACH OTHER. THINK ABOUT THAT. GOOD MEASURE, PRESSED DOWN,
RUNNING OVER. SHALL MEN GIVE BACK TO YOU? IN FACT, THE PERSON
THAT WE WERE TALKING TO HAD AN INFLUENCE WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.
AND THAT PERSON'S LIKE, "SURE, WE CAN DO THAT." I'M LIKE, "GOD
USES PEOPLE." "FOR WITH THE SAME MEASURE YOU DISH OUT." COME ON,
YOU DISH OUT UGLY, YOU DISH OUT WRONG, THAT'S WHAT COMES BACK TO
YOU. THAT'S WHY JESUS, YOU KNOW, COULD SAY, I WAS READING MATTHEW
7 LAST NIGHT, JESUS SAID, "YOU KNOW, WELL, LORD, WE PROPHESY IN
YOUR NAME. "WE DID ALL THESE THINGS." AND HE SAID, "WELL,
DEPART FROM ME, YOU WORKER OF INIQUITY." YOU SOW INIQUITY,
COMES BACK, RIGHT, AT YOUR MEASURE. OKAY, WE THINK OF THAT
IN THE NEGATIVE, BUT IN THE POSITIVE, YOU SOW TO THE
KINGDOM, THE MEASURE YOU USE, IT'S GONNA COME BACK TO YOU. SO
LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBOR AND SAY, "YOU KNOW IT SHALL BE." IT SHALL
BE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HOPE FOR IT. COME ON, IT SHALL BE. HOW
MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT'S GOOD? YOU NEED TO TOUCH YOURSELF, SAY
YOUR NAME RIGHT NOW AND SAY, YOU KNOW, IT SHALL BE. THAT THING'S
GONNA WORK OUT, IT SHALL BE. THAT NEEDS TO BE YOUR ANSWER
TODAY. IT SHALL BE. COME ON, IN JESUS' NAME. ALL RIGHT, LET'S
PUT THE GIVING INFORMATION UP ON THE SCREEN. PRAISE THE LORD.
TEXT TO GIVE, ALL THE WAYS TO GIVE. WE'RE GONNA DECLARE IT
SHALL BE TODAY OVER YOUR GIVING. THE WEBSITE, MOBILE APP,
ENVELOPE. THANK YOU FOR AGAIN, THE MAIL, ALL OF YOU WHO USE THE
WONDERFUL UNITED STATES POST OFFICE. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU OUGHT
TO DO EVERY TIME YOU PUT THAT IN THE MAIL? PRAY OVER THE POST
OFFICE. HELP THEM, LORD. I'M ALWAYS AMAZED. YOU KNOW, THE
MAIL CAN MISS DAYS NOW. YOU KNOW, AMAZON COMES AND THEY DONE
PUT YOUR PACKAGE IN THE DINING ROOM AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENS. THAT'S HOW IT FEELS. YOU'RE
LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD WALK BY YOUR FRONT DOOR AND GO BACK
15 MINUTES LATER AND THERE'S 4 PACKAGES SITTING ON THE THING
AND YOU'RE THINKING, "HOW IN THE WORLD DID THEY GET THERE AND I
DIDN'T EVEN..." AND THEY CAN BYPASS MY DOGS SOMETIMES. THAT'S
AMAZING. TEXT TO GIVE MOBILE APP, SCAN THE QR CODE. THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOU THAT ARE GIVING. AND WHEN YOU'RE GIVING
INTO THE BUILDING PROJECT, FOLKS, WE ARE PUSHING FOR SOME
PAYOFFS. SO YOU NEED TO DECLARE, IT SHALL BE. IF YOU GIVE TO THE
BUILDING PROJECT AND YOU NEED SOME DEBTS PAID, IT SHALL BE,
NEEDS TO BE YOUR DECLARATION IN JESUS' NAME. ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE
ONLINE, THOSE OF YOU IN THE ROOM, WHEN YOU'VE GOT YOUR
GIVING READY, STAND. UNLESS YOU'RE DRIVING AT HOME, AS
PASTOR HANK ALWAYS SAYS, STAND UP ON YOUR FEET. AMEN. A FEW
MINUTES, WE'RE GOING TO DECLARE QUADRUPLE. COME ON, IT SHALL BE.
IT SHALL BE. WELL, PASTOR BRENDA, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT.
IT SHALL BE. AND NOTHING IN THE BIBLE THAT SAYS IT HAS TO LOOK A
CERTAIN WAY. THAT'S WHAT FAITH'S ABOUT. ASK ABRAHAM THAT QUESTION
WHEN YOU GET TO HEAVEN. IT SHALL BE. FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR
EVERY GIVER. HOLD YOUR PHONE UP, YOUR GIVING ENVELOPE. THOSE OF
YOU ONLINE, DO THE SAME. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR EVERY GIVER
UNDER THE SOUND OF MY VOICE. AND FATHER, I THANK YOU. THE WORD IS
TRUE. AND WE BELIEVE EVERY SINGLE LETTER OF IT. AND WE
THANK YOU THAT, FATHER, WHEN WE PUT THE WORD TO PRACTICE, IT
WORKS IN OUR LIFE. AND WE SOW IT. WE SOW IT IN FAITH. WE SOW
IT BELIEVING. AND WE THANK YOU, LORD. WE STAND UPON THE PROMISE
THAT WHEN WE GIVE, IT SHALL BE. WE HOLD TO IT, WE CIRCLE IT, WE
HIGHLIGHT IT, AND WE UNDERLINE IT, AND WE THANK YOU FOR IT. SAY
IT ONE MORE TIME, IT SHALL BE. AMEN!
(CONGREGATION CHEERING)
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO OUR DECLARATION. 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 THAT WE WILL QUADRUPLE AGAIN. WE
DECLARE NEW THINGS NOW. WE DECREE MINISTRY AND CAMPUS BE
EXPANDED NOW. COME ON, SHOUT AS YOU GIVE AND THE USHERS SERVE
YOU. LET'S WELCOME PASTOR HANK. ALL RIGHT, DON'T GO TOO FAR,
PASTOR BRENDA. WE GOT NEW MEMBERS, BUT USHERS, YOU CAN GO
AHEAD AND USH THE PEOPLE. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIVING AS
ALWAYS, AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING. LISTEN, WE ARE
WORKING ON A LOT OF STUFF. SO PRAYING THROUGH, GETTING WISDOM,
GETTING DIRECTION FROM GOD AND OTHER THINGS. SO YOUR GIVING IS
REALLY HELPING. SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU ALSO. LOOK AT WHAT GOD
AND THE PEOPLE DID. LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL BUILDING. AND I WANNA
CHALLENGE YOU, WHEN YOU PULL INTO THE PARKING LOT HERE, OR
YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, MAY NOT BE PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT,
BUT YOU BACKED UP AND PARKED IN YOUR SOFA, YOUR CHAIR, YOUR
WATCH, AND GIVE A MOMENT TO THANK GOD FOR THIS HOUSE THAT HE
DWELLS IN. I THINK THAT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. HOW
MANY OF YOU DO THAT? IN FACT, AS PASTOR BRENDA WAS MENTIONING
THAT STORY YESTERDAY, THE FIRST THING WE DID IS WE JUST LOOKED
UP TO THE FATHER, AND WE JUST BLEW HIM A BIG OLD KISS, AND I
SAID, "FATHER, WE'VE JUST BEEN KISSED BY YOU." AND IT JUST, HOW
MANY OF YOU EVER HAD THE FAVOR OF GOD JUST BOOM, KISS YOU LIKE
THAT? IT'S SPECIAL. SO I'LL TELL YOU, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GETS
GOD'S ATTENTION IS A GRATEFUL HEART. HE LIKES IT, AND SO WE
WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE THAT FOR HIM. OKAY, WELL, WE'RE
GETTING READY TO RECEIVE NEW MEMBERS, AND I'LL CALL YOU FORTH
THOSE THAT WENT THROUGH THE CLASS THERE ON THURSDAY. PASTOR
DOUG, ANNALENE, THANK YOU FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB AS
ALWAYS. I'LL TELL YOU, I'VE ALWAYS PRAYED FOR GOOD STAFF,
AND I HAVE A GREAT, GREAT, GREAT PASTORAL STAFF. PASTOR MIKE,
WHAT YOU DO WITH THE YOUTH AND THEN ALSO WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH
ZION SCHOOL, YOU'RE THE PRINCIPAL, BUT I TELL ALL THE
KIDS THAT I CAN OVERRULE YOUR DECISION WHEN IT COMES TO
LETTING THEM OUT OF SCHOOL. SO I TELL THEM, I SAID, NOW GO BACK
AND TELL PASTOR MIKE, YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON. AND THEN THEY STILL GET OUT, THEY DON'T
GET OUT OF SCHOOL. SO, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT NEED TO CONNECT THERE,
YOU KNOW, AND THE KIDS JUST ROLL THEIR EYES WHEN I SAY IT, BUT
ANYWAY, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. AND, UH, GIVE A HAND CLAP
THERE. AND THEN PASTOR KEITH, I DON'T KNOW WHERE PASTOR KEITH
IS. OH, HE'S IN BAPTISM THERE. SEE, I LOVE HAVING THE STAFF
THAT WE HAVE. HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB OVER THERE. AND HE, UH, I
LOVE HIS TEACHING. HE'S A REALLY, REALLY GOOD TEACHER,
JUST LIKE PASTOR DOUG IS. AND OF COURSE WE'VE GOT PASTOR CHRISTIE
AND SHANE BACK THERE. HOW ARE YOU? THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BECAUSE
THEY'RE RELATED TO US. AND THEN WE HAVE PASTOR MATT. HE HAS NO
CHOICE, HE'S RELATED TO US TOO. SO I HAVE HIM SITTING BEHIND ME
'CAUSE SOMETIMES I NEED TO TALK TO HIM AND I'M LIKE, I DON'T
LIKE LEANING OVER AND THEN IT'S LIKE WE HIT HEADS AND I'M LIKE,
JUST SIT BEHIND ME SO I CAN SAY SOMETHING TO YOU. SO ANYWAY,
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT 'CAUSE IT REALLY DOES
HELP OR I HAVE TO PASS HIM SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT TO
HELP HIM WITH ME. HE DOES A LOT OF STUFF ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, I'LL PASS HIM A NOTE AND SAY,
HEY, MAKE SURE THAT YOU LET THEM KNOW THIS, OR IF THERE'S ANY
PRAYER REQUESTS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GET UP TO PRAY, LIKE IF
PASTOR BRENDA'S LEADING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR I'M
LEADING, HE'LL LEAN OVER TO PASTOR BRENDA AND SAY, HEY,
THESE ARE SOME PRAYER REQUESTS. AND SO WE ALWAYS WANNA INCLUDE
YOU. YOU'RE OUR FAMILY AS WELL. SO, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE PASTOR
ANTHONY. I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS. HE'S IN BAPTISM TOO. SO, AND
THEN OF COURSE WE, PASTOR MARK. WHERE'S PASTOR MARK? I CAN'T SEE
YOU, PASTOR MARK. NO, I'M JUST TEASING. I LOVE YOU. THIS GUY,
HOW MANY OF YOU LIKE THE WAY THE FACILITY LOOKS? HE DOES AN
AMAZING JOB WITH THIS FACILITY. AND PASTOR MARK, I DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU DO THIS, BUT I'LL BE UP PRAYING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY
PHONE WILL GIVE A NOTIFICATION, IT'S LIKE 3:35 IN THE MORNING,
I'M LIKE, GOD, ARE YOU TALKING TO ME ABOUT MY CELL PHONE? AND I
LOOK AT IT, PASTOR MARK'S SENDING ME, HE'S SO GOOD ABOUT
THIS, A WEEKLY FACILITIES REPORT. SO I ALWAYS KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH THE FACILITY, WHAT NEEDS MY ATTENTION. SO GO TO
BED. AND OF COURSE, YOU GOT PASTOR DOJI AND CHELSEA FROM THE
MISSION. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN WORK THERE. WE'RE SO PROUD. SO
WE'VE GOT A GREAT STAFF HERE. I DON'T BELIEVE I'VE LEFT ANYBODY
OUT, CORRECT? IF I DID, OKAY, THANK YOU, 'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA
DO THAT. WELL, I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT A SCRIPTURE, PSALM 92. I
BELIEVE THAT IS THE ONE. VERSE 13, AND HOW MANY WERE HERE LAST
WEDNESDAY? WE TALKED ABOUT BEING ROOTED AND FRUITED. YOU KNOW,
IT'S NOT JUST ENOUGH TO, YOU KNOW, LISTEN TO OUR FAVORITE
SPEAKERS, RIGHT? THEY NEED TO BE ROOTED. YOU KNOW, I'VE KNOWN
PASTOR DOUG FOR, GOLLY, 30 SOME YEARS, YOU KNOW. GO BACK A LONG
WAYS AND SUCH. AND BOB, 40 YEARS, YOU WERE IN MY WEDDING, I
WAS IN YOURS. AND WE'RE PROUD OF YOU. KEEP GROWING, KEEP DOING
WHAT YOU'RE DOING. GOD'S, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS WAIT ON THE LORD,
YOU KNOW. I LOVE BOB, BUT I CAN'T BE THE ONE THAT SETS HIM
IN HIS PLACE, GOD DOES. AND SO I'M VERY DISCIPLINED THAT WAY IS
ONE OF THE, AND I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, I KNOW I'M RATTLING, BUT I
THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, I WAS LOOKING OVER KIND OF WHAT I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT ON RESURRECTION SUNDAY, AND IT HIT ME ALL THE
TIMES THEY HAD TO WAIT. AND I THOUGHT, MAYBE I'M GONNA TALK
ABOUT ONE OF THE WORST THINGS I HATE IS WAITING. THAT MIGHT BE A
GREAT RESURRECTION MESSAGE, SO. YOU ARE NOT EXCITED ABOUT IT.
THAT IS DEFINITELY THE MESSAGE THEN, OKAY.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
THE ONE THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HEAR, RIGHT? SO ANYWAY, BUT
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ROOTED AND FRUITED AND THOSE OF YOU
THAT ARE WATCHING, BUT LOOK AT PSALM 92. WHY IS MEMBERSHIP
IMPORTANT? THINK ABOUT THIS. YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WAS KEEPING
TRACK, 120 MEET IN THE UPPER ROOM ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST,
THE CHURCH'S BIRTH, RIGHT? AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT GROWS TO
3,000, 5,000 GREAT NUMBERS. IT WAS MEGA CHURCH AND MEGA
CHURCHES. GOD JUST KEPT GROWING IT AND GROWING IT, GROWING IT.
NOW HERE'S THE POINT. SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY IN OUR CULTURE, I'VE
TRAVELED THE WORLD, I'VE BEEN TO A LOT OF NATIONS. THE MINDSET OF
CHURCH COMMITMENT AND INVOLVEMENT IS DIFFERENT IN
OTHER NATIONS. BECAUSE OVER THERE THEY'VE GOT TO FIGHT FOR
THEIR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. WELL, WE ARE STARTING TO NOW IN
AMERICA IF WE DON'T WAKE UP. BUT NOTICE A PRINCIPLE THAT IF YOU
WANT TO, HOW MANY OF YOU WANNA LIVE LONG? EVERY HAND OUGHT TO
GO UP. SOME OF YOU THAT ARE OLDER ARE LIKE, "OH, I'VE
ALREADY LIVED LONG ENOUGH, I'M OUT OF HERE." NO, NO, NO, NO,
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WANNA LIVE LONG. YOU PUT THE HAND UP,
THOSE OF YOU. DO YOU KNOW GETTING PLUGGED IN, WHETHER IT
BE ONLINE AS AN E-MEMBER OR HERE, IS PART OF THE LONGEVITY
OF YOUR LIFE. AND ALSO, IT'S ABOUT GETTING YOUR PRAYERS
ANSWERED. WAIT A MINUTE, YOU MEAN MY PRAYERS CAN'T GET
ANSWERED? NO, I'M GONNA SHOW YOU A PRINCIPLE. LET'S JUST GO TO
THE WORD. LET'S GO TO THE WORD. I THINK WE GOTTA LOOK AT THE
WORD AND LET THE WORD BE YOUR ANSWER. RIGHT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT,
THOSE THAT BE PLANTED IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, WHAT'S GONNA
HAPPEN IF YOU'RE PLANTED? NOT POTTED, POTTED PEOPLE ARE, HEY,
I DON'T LIKE IT. I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING OFFEND YOU.
YOU DON'T LIKE, SOMEBODY MADE YOU MAD. THEY CUT IN LINE AT THE
WATER FOUNTAIN IN THE HALL OF THE CHURCH AND NOW YOU'RE OUT OF
HERE. THE PASTOR DOESN'T SAY HI TO YOU, WHATEVER, YOU KNOW. I
DON'T KNOW, SOME PEOPLE, THEY JUST PICK THEMSELVES UP AND GO
FROM CHURCH TO CHURCH. IT'S NOT WHAT THE SCRIPTURE SAYS. IT SAYS
YOU HAVE TO BE PLANTED, YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR ROOTS DOWN, RIGHT?
IS THE PASTOR GONNA GET THE HONOR OF MARRYING YOU IF YOU'RE
SINGLE? PERFORMING THE CEREMONY, THERE YOU GO. IS THE PASTOR
GONNA GET THE OPPORTUNITY, SHOULD YOU HAVE YOUR CHILDREN
DEDICATED TO BE PART OF THAT, THE PASTORS? IS YOUR PASTOR,
WHEN YOU GO HOME TO BE WITH JESUS, ARE YOU GONNA BE ROOTED
ALONG ENOUGH TO WHERE THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO SAY, WOW, THAT
WAS A FAITHFUL SERVANT. THAT'S HOW I VIEW THINGS AS A PASTOR.
THAT'S WHY I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 29 YEARS. AND SOMEBODY ASKED ME,
YOU'RE GONNA RETIRE? NO, I'M GONNA BE 60 IN MAY, NO. WHEN I
SAID YES TO MY CALLING AND YES TO GOD, I'M IN IT FOR THE LONG
HAUL. AND THAT'S WHERE YOU HAVE TO BE. SO THOSE THAT BE PLANTED
IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, NOTICE WHAT'LL HAPPEN, THEY'LL FLOURISH
IN THE COURTS OF OUR GOD. I WANT YOU TO STAND YOUR FEET 'CAUSE
WE'RE GONNA WELCOME THE NEW PEOPLE. WE'RE GONNA HAVE PASTOR
BRENDA COME. BUT NOTICE, WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ARE A MEMBER,
YOU'RE PLANTED, YOU PUT YOUR ROOTS INTO THE CHURCH? WHAT'S
GONNA HAPPEN? I WANT YOU TO SEE THIS. YOU'RE GONNA FLOURISH
WHERE? THAT'S THE COURTS OF HEAVEN. THAT'S WHERE GOD DEALS
WITH THINGS ACCORDING TO A RIGHTEOUS JUDGE. IT'S HIS
FOUNDATION. IF YOU WANNA FLOURISH WHERE IT REALLY
MATTERS, WHERE YOU BRING YOUR CASES BEFORE GOD AND YOU
PETITION HIM, HE'S GONNA LOOK AND GO, WELL, LOOK AT WHAT
YOU'RE DOING FOR MY HOUSE. LOOK AT HOW YOU'RE HONORING THE
LEADER THAT I GAVE. LOOK AT HOW YOU'RE LOVING THE BROTHER RIGHT
NEXT TO YOU. LOOK AT HOW YOU'RE TITHING AND GIVING OFFERINGS TO
SUPPORT MY TABERNACLE IN MY HOUSE. WOW, YOU'RE GONNA
FLOURISH AS A PLANTED CHRISTIAN. NOW WATCH, YOU'RE GONNA BRING
FRUIT, VERSE 14. I'VE NEVER PREACHED THIS, I HAVEN'T HEARD
THIS PREACHED. THIS IS THE SPIRIT OF GOD, 'CAUSE I FEEL HIM
ON ME FOR THIS. "THEY SHALL BRING FORTH FRUIT IN AN OLD
AGE." IT'S PART OF THE LONGEVITY OF YOUR LIFE. AND THEY SHALL BE
FAT AND FLOURISHING. OH, NO, YOU DON'T LIKE THAT. THAT MEANS
YOU'RE GONNA BE, SOME OF YOU, OH YES, I'VE GAINED WEIGHT SINCE
YOU LAID HANDS ON ME AND RECEIVED ME IN A MEMBERSHIP. OR
RECEIVED ME AS ANY MEMBER. NO, THAT'S NOT IT. THAT'S JUST, THAT
IS REALLY FUNNY. THAT IS MEANING THAT YOU PROSPER AND THAT YOU
HAVE GOOD SUCCESS. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, IF YOU WENT THROUGH
THE CLASS, PASTORS, COME ON FORWARD. THOSE OF YOU THAT WENT
THROUGH THE CLASS LAST THURSDAY, WE'D LIKE TO RECEIVE YOU AND
HAVE YOU COME FORWARD AND STAND UP FRONT SO EVERYBODY IN THE
FAMILY CAN SEE YOU. AND I'M GONNA WELCOME YOU. JUST STAND IN
FRONT OF ME. BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL. WE'RE GONNA PRAY FOR
YOU. WE'RE GONNA LAY OUR HANDS ON YOU AND RECEIVE YOU. SO I HAD
A REALLY, REALLY GOOD TIME WATCHING SOME OF YOUR STORIES,
DANIELLE, FROM TEXAS. HAVE YOU BEEN HERE IN WINTER YET? FIRST
WINTER. AND THEN I HEARD ABOUT SOMEBODY IS ENGAGED OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT. IS THAT, WOW! AND THE CAMERA GUY. YEAH, NICHOLAS,
OKAY, HE WORKS FOR US. I'M GONNA HAVE A TALK WITH HIM. PUTTING
CAMERA ON A PRETTY GIRL AND THEN PUTTING A RING ON HER FINGER.
NO, I'M JUST TEASING, YOU'RE FINE. I THINK IT'S GREAT, I
THINK IT'S WONDERFUL. WHERE'S THE SOUTH AFRICANS? I LOVE SOUTH
AFRICA. I'VE BEEN THERE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF MY RELICS IN MY
OFFICE ARE FROM SOUTH AFRICA, LIKE LIONS AND THINGS LIKE, AH,
I LOVED IT. I DON'T WANNA, I GOTTA PREACH TO YOU, BUT I GOTTA
TELL YOU A QUICK STORY. SO WHEN I WENT TO SOUTH AFRICA, JO'BURG,
I BROUGHT ALL OF THESE LIKE CARVINGS OF THESE LIONS AND
RHINOS AND STUFF 'CAUSE I LOVE 'EM. AND I PLANNED THE WHOLE DAY
ON HOW TO WRAP 'EM AND PUT 'EM IN MY CARRYON 'CAUSE I DIDN'T
WANT 'EM TO BREAK. AND I EVEN KINDA HAD A LITTLE BUBBLE WRAP.
AND I GET TO THE AIRPORT, I GET ON THE PLANE, I LIFT IT UP AND I
EVEN PRACTICE. AND THE LADY, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, SHE GOES,
"WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WAIT A MINUTE. "THAT LOOKED
HEAVY." I'M LIKE, "OH, IT'S FINE. "THERE'S NOTHING
IN THERE "THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO BE CONCERNED
ABOUT. "THAT'S THE WORST THING YOU SAY."
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
AND SO SHE MADE ME GET IT DOWN, OPEN IT UP. WELL, FIRST SHE
TRIED TO LIFT, SHE COULDN'T EVEN LIFT IT. SO SHE CALLS THE
AIRPORT SECURITY ON ME. I'M LIKE, "LADY, THIS DOESN'T NEED,"
AND THEY, SO THEY SAID, "SIR, THIS COULD BREAK "THROUGH THE
OVERHEAD AND LAND ON PEOPLE'S HEADS." I SAID, "WELL, I'M THE
ONE UNDERNEATH IT. "I ALREADY PRAYED, IT'S FINE." SO THEY MAKE
ME GET OFF, AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE ME PAY ALL THIS TAX, AND I
LOOK AT THE LADY, AND I JUST SAID, "I'M REALLY SORRY. "I JUST
REALLY LIKE AFRICA." SHE GOES, "YOU DO?" I SAY, "YEAH, I LOVE
IT." SHE GOES, "YOU KNOW WHAT? "HERE'S WHAT WE'LL DO. "YOU
GOTTA CHECK IT ON, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANY TAXES "OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT OR WHATEVER, OR I COULD STILL FLY. "BUT YOU
KNOW WHAT, THERE'S ONLY ONE THING BROKEN ON, "IT'S THE
RHINO'S NOSE, AND I THINK IT WAS A MESSAGE "TO THE REPUBLICAN
RHINOS THAT THEY NEED TO JUST STOP IT."
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
THAT'S THE BEST I COULD COME UP WITH. ALL RIGHT, WE BETTER MOVE
THIS SERVICE ALONG OR WE'RE NEVER GONNA GET ANYWHERE. WOULD
YOU PRAY OVER THERE AND THEN WE'RE GONNA LAY OUR HANDS ON IT.
LET'S STRETCH OUR HANDS. DAVE, GREAT TO HAVE YOU AND YOUR WIFE
HERE. FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR EACH OF THESE THAT HAVE
CHOSEN TO PUT THEIR ROOTS DOWN IN THIS HOUSE, LORD OF HOSTS
CHURCH. I THANK YOU, LORD, THAT THIS IS A NEW SEASON FOR THEM, A
NEW CHAPTER IN THEIR LIFE. AND FATHER, WE ASK THAT ALL THEIR
GIFTS, ALL THEIR TALENTS, FATHER, WOULD FLOURISH IN THIS
PLACE. FATHER, EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE CALLED THEM TO DO, WHAT
YOU'VE CALLED THEM TO BE, FATHER, I PRAY NOW IN THE MIGHTY
NAME OF JESUS THAT, FATHER, THEY WILL MOVE FORWARD IN THOSE
GIFTINGS. AND WE THANK YOU, FATHER, AND WE PROPHESY NOW THE
NEW SEASON IN THEIR LIFE IN JESUS' MIGHTY NAME. AMEN. PASTOR
MARK, BEFORE I FORGET, I'M STANDING HERE AND IT IS REALLY
COLD. AND THAT WILL, I DON'T WANT THEM TO BECOME
THE FROZEN CHOSEN. SO IF YOU CAN HELP US WITH
THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. ANYBODY COLD?
(LAUGHING)
OKAY, LET'S WARM IT UP JUST A LITTLE BIT. ALL RIGHT, I KNOW
THAT'S SQUIRRELY, BUT HEY, I JUST, YEAH, IS IT? UP THERE, IT
IS BLOWING, I MEAN, REAL. ALL RIGHT, WELL, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE
DO HONOR YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR THAT ANOINTING. AND WE RELEASE
THAT ANOINTING, THE GRACE THAT IS UPON THIS HOUSE. WE RECEIVE
THEM INTO THIS FELLOWSHIP. LORD, THANK YOU FOR SENDING THIS ONE.
LORD, WE RELEASE THAT ANOINTING, THE GRACE OF THIS HOUSE, AND WE
RECEIVE THEM INTO THIS FELLOWSHIP IN YESHUA'S NAME.
YOU'RE GONNA FLOURISH, I'M TELLING YOU. JUST STAY ROOTED.
FATHER, WE RELEASE THAT ANOINTING. WE RELEASE THE GRACE,
AND WE RECEIVE THEM INTO THIS FELLOWSHIP. LORD, WE RELEASE THE
GRACE AND THE ANOINTING. WE RECEIVE THEM INTO THIS
FELLOWSHIP IN YESHUA'S NAME. THANK YOU, LORD. THANK YOU,
LORD. THANK YOU, LORD. THANK YOU, LORD. THANK YOU, LORD. WOW,
IT'S A SEASON OF BLOSSOMING FOR YOU NOW. OKAY? AMEN. FATHER, WE
RELEASE THAT ANOINTING. WE RELEASE THE ANOINTING OF GOD AND
WE RECEIVE HIM INTO THIS FELLOWSHIP, THE GRACE, AND WE
THANK YOU FOR THAT, LORD GOD OF HOSTS, IN YESHUA'S NAME. LORD,
WE RELEASE THAT ANOINTING, WE RECEIVE HIM INTO THIS
FELLOWSHIP, WE RELEASE THAT GRACE IN YESHUA'S NAME. THANK
YOU, LORD. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS AS I TOUCH YOU, IS
THAT THE BIBLE SAYS, "CAST YOUR CARES "ON THE LORD FOR HE CARES
FOR YOU." I WANT YOU TO DO A FAVOR. THERE'S BEEN SOME THINGS
THAT HAVE BEEN ON YOUR HEART. WRITE 'EM DOWN BEFORE GOD.
THINGS THAT YOU CARE ABOUT, THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ON YOUR
HEART. GOD'S GONNA SHOW YOU HOW MUCH HE CARES BECAUSE I JUST
KEEP SEEING A CHECK MARK BY YOUR LIST. IT'S LIKE GOD'S SAYING, "I
CARE ABOUT THAT WATCH. "I CARE ABOUT THAT WATCH. "I CARE ABOUT
THAT WATCH." OKAY? YEAH, AND IT'S THE FATHER'S LOVE. THAT IS
REALLY SPECIAL. I REALLY SEE THAT. YOU'RE JUST REALLY GONNA
BE LOVED BY GOD ON THIS. SO LET HIM LOVE ON YOU. RIDE 'EM DOWN,
OKAY? AMEN. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I FINALLY GET TO...
(LAUGHING)
FINALLY. FINALLY, ALL RIGHT. I REMEMBER, YOU REMEMBER THE DAY
AT LOWE'S? YEAH. I'M SURPRISED YOU DIDN'T, I SURE DID. NO, I DO
REMEMBER. YEAH, I DO REMEMBER. YEAH, ALL RIGHT. LORD, I RELEASE
THAT ANOINTING. I RELEASE THE GRACE, LORD, THAT IS UPON THIS
MINISTRY AND WE RECEIVE THEM INTO THIS FELLOWSHIP. OH, YES,
JESUS. THAT THEY'LL FLOURISH IN JESUS' NAME. AND LORD, ON A
PERSONAL NOTE, THANKS FOR TAKING CARE OF MY GERMAN SHEPHERD
LITTLE GIRL. OH, THAT WAS SO SPECIAL. LORD, WE RELEASE THE
ANOINTING AND THE GRACE UPON THIS ONE. WE RECEIVE THEM INTO
THIS FELLOWSHIP. YES, GOD. THAT THEY'LL FLOURISH NOW IN YESHUA'S
NAME. THANK YOU, LORD, THANK YOU, LORD, THANK YOU, LORD,
THANK YOU, LORD, YOU GOT A TENDER HEART. SO I'M JUST GONNA
SAY THIS REAL QUICK AS I WALK BY. YOUR WHOLE LIFE IS ABOUT TO
CHANGE FOR THE GOOD. IT'S ABOUT TO SHIFT INTO THINGS THAT YOU'VE
BEEN PRAYING ABOUT. YOU'RE LIKE, FINALLY, YEAH, IT'S ABOUT THERE.
SO JUST WALK IT OUT IN THE RIGHT TIMING. THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT,
TIMING, OKAY? NOW, LORD, I RELEASE THAT ANOINTING, I
RELEASE THE GRACE THAT IS ON THIS MINISTRY, WE RECEIVE THEM
INTO THIS FELLOWSHIP THAT WILL FLOURISH IN YESHUA'S NAME. LORD,
ALL THE WAY FROM TEXAS, LORD, WE RELEASE THAT ANOINTING, WE
RELEASE THE GRACE, AND LORD, ALL THAT YOU'VE PLACED ON THE INSIDE
OF THEM, LET IT FLOURISH NOW IN THIS SEASON FOR YOUR GLORY AND
FOR YOUR KINGDOM. NOW, LORD, WE RELEASE THE ANOINTING, THE GRACE
THAT IS UPON THIS MINISTRY. WE RECEIVE THEM INTO THIS
FELLOWSHIP FOR YOUR HONOR AND FOR YOUR GLORY IN YESHUA'S NAME.
THANK YOU, LORD. THANK YOU, LORD. THANK YOU, LORD. THANK
YOU, LORD. THANK YOU, LORD. WORSHIP AND HONOR YOU IN JESUS'
NAME. THANK YOU, LORD. YOU KNOW, I SAW, WERE YOU THE ONE
THAT DID SOMETHING WITH HORSES? YEAH, THAT IS REALLY
AWESOME. I TRAIN ENGLISH HORSES. YOU TRAIN
ENGLISH HORSES? THEY SPEAK ENGLISH? YEAH.
(LAUGHTER)
REALLY WELL. NO, ARE THEY THEY'RE THE ARABIAN ONES?
ARABIAN AND SADDLEBACK. THOSE ARE LIKE GORGEOUS HORSES. YOU
KNOW, I RODE A HORSE HERE IN OMAHA ONCE, AND IT MOOED. SO IT
MUST HAVE BEEN THE WRONG THING. BUT NO, I'M JUST TEASING. BUT I
AM FASCINATED BY THAT. WOW. WELL, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? JUST AS
I'M STANDING HERE, THE LORD IS SAYING, YOU'RE NOT JUST A
TRAINER OF HORSES. YOU ALSO HAVE AN ANOINTING TO TEACH AND TRAIN
ALSO PEOPLE. AND GOD'S GONNA COME FOR THAT AS WELL, OKAY? ALL
RIGHT, HEY, IF YOU GET A MINUTE, GET A PICTURE OF THE HORSES THAT
SHE DOES, OKAY? NO, I DID PRAY FOR HER. YEAH, WELL, I DIDN'T
YET. OKAY, HERE, YOU DO IT. OKAY, SORRY I GET SO CAUGHT UP,
YOU KNOW, IN ALL THIS. ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S GIVE THEM A
HAND CLAP. THE REST OF THEM, GIVE THEM LOVE. NURNET. YOU KNOW
WHAT? MAYBE WE SHOULD GET A CHURCH HORSE. WOULDN'T THAT BE
AWESOME? ALL RIGHT, I WANT YOU TO DO THIS. YES, THAT'S WHAT I
WAS JUST GOING TO SAY. COULD YOU DO THAT, RECEIVE THE ONLINE? OK.
WE WANT TO JUST STRETCH OUR HANDS TOWARD ALL OF THOSE THAT
ARE CONNECTED BY WAY OF MEMBERSHIP AS E-MEMBERS. WE
RECEIVE YOU NOW INTO THIS HOUSE. WE RECEIVE YOU AS PART OF THE
EVE CAMPUS, AND WE SAY THAT YOUR GIFTS AND TALENTS SHALL
FLOURISH. AND WE SAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS THAT YOU AS WELL COME
INTO A NEW CHAPTER AS YOU CONNECT, PUT YOUR ROOTS IN, INTO
THE HOUSE OF THE LORD IN JESUS' NAME. AND WE'RE ALSO, I RELEASE
THAT ANOINTING ON YOU FOR FLOURISHING, FOR PROSPERING, AND
BEING IN HEALTH AND LONGEVITY OF YOUR LIFE. IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR OUR NEW FAMILY MEMBERS. GOD
BLESS YOU. WE LOVE YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS ARE A GREAT LOOKING COUPLE.
SO THANKS FOR BEING A PART. I WOULD TRY TO TALK SOUTH AFRICAN,
BUT IT SOUNDS MORE AUSTRALIAN. BUT I WANNA HEAR YOUR ACCENT SO
I CAN GET IT DOWN. ALL RIGHT, YOU READY? WHY DON'T YOU GO
AHEAD AND, WHY DON'T YOU SMILE AT SOMEBODY REAL QUICK. JUST
SAY, HEY, WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY AND ALL OF
THAT. YOU DON'T SOUND EXCITED. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE TODAY. SAY
THAT TO SOMEBODY. ALL RIGHT, CAN I HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH YOU? I
KNOW I'M TAKING A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, BUT I DON'T PLAN ON
PREACHING A LONG TIME 'CAUSE I PLAN ON TAKING A LONG NAP,
BUT THEN AGAIN, GOD'S GONNA PROBABLY REDIRECT ME.
ALL RIGHT, SO HOW MANY MEN IN THE HOUSE?
(CONGREGATION CHEERING)
YEAH. 8 OF YOU.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
HEY, I KNOW WE'RE MAKING A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT OUR DANCE
CONTEST, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE LIKE SOUNDTRACK MUSIC AND SOME
GUYS ARE GOING TO BUST A MOVE AND STUFF, BUT WE REALLY ARE
GONNA HAVE A SPIRITUAL MOMENT BESIDES THAT AND EATING. I'M
GONNA PREACH A GREAT MESSAGE TO YOU AS WELL AS WE WANNA PRAY FOR
YOU, MINISTER TO YOU, LAY HANDS ON YOU, LET GOD JUST TALK WITH
YOU IF HE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT TIME
OF JUST MINISTERING AND I'M GONNA REALLY TEACH YOU SOME
THINGS, MEN, ABOUT HOW TO BE MIGHTY MEN. AND WE'RE GONNA BASE
IT OFF OF SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DAVID'S
MIGHTY MEN. AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE THOSE KIND OF MEN.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE FUN AND LOTS OF LAUGHS. BUT WITHOUT FURTHER
ADO, I'M A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT SHOWING YOU THIS VIDEO
BECAUSE I'M GONNA SHOW YOU MY DANCE MOVES. AND HERE'S THE
THING, I DON'T REALLY WANNA SHOW IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO
STUMBLE. I DON'T. I DON'T WANT YOU TO STUMBLE AS IN, YOU MAY
NOT TRY OUT FOR THE DANCE CONTEST AFTER YOU SEE THESE
MOVES. BUT THEN THE OTHER REASON IS, I DON'T WANT YOU TO STUMBLE
'CAUSE I DON'T WANT SOME OF YOU THAT HAVE NO RHYTHM, I DON'T
WANT YOU TO FALL OVER WHEN YOU TRY IT AND STUMBLE. SO ARE YOU
READY? HOW MANY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT? ALL RIGHT, HERE IT IS.
(MUSIC)
HEY MAN, HOW YOU DOING, MAN? LISTEN, I KNOW YOU'RE FEELING
THE BEAT LIKE I AM, YOU KNOW. I WANT TO INVITE YOU TO AN
INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO, YOU KNOW, GET DOWN, GET DOWN IN THE
MORNING, GET DOWN WITH SOME FOOD, YOU KNOW, AND TRY TO MOVE
AGAIN. YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOU GUYS GOT ARTHRITIS, YOU KNOW.
SOME OF YOU GUYS DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO MOVE ANYMORE. AND SOME OF
YOU YOUNG GUYS, YOU THINK YOU'RE COOL. WELL, LISTEN, BRING IT ON,
BECAUSE RIGHT HERE ON MY DANCE FLOOR, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE BEAT. WE'RE GOING TO DISCO THIS WAY
AND DISCO THAT WAY. BUT HERE'S THE REAL THING, MAN. WE'RE GOING
TO COME TOGETHER. WE'RE GOING TO BREAK BREAD. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
A GREAT TIME. SO I'LL SEE YOU THERE. AND DON'T FORGET, YOU GOT
TO LEARN HOW TO MOVE. AND REMEMBER, MEN, SHOW YOUR FACE
THAT YOU'RE ALIVE. SOME OF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ME IN CHURCH FOR A
WHILE. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE STILL ALIVE. I'LL SEE YOU
THERE AT THE MEN'S MEETING, ALL RIGHT? BREAK IT DOWN AND
REMEMBER SOMETHING. I WANNA SEE YOUR MOVES. I'LL SEE YOU THERE.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
MY NAME IS PASTOR HANK. I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THAT. ALL
RIGHT, SO ANYWAY. ARE YOU GONNA LISTEN TO ME NOW OR
AFTER THAT? DID I RUIN YOU? DID I WRECK YOU?
(LAUGHING)
ALL RIGHT, OPEN YOUR BIBLES, PLEASE, TO ECCLESIASTES CHAPTER
3 . CAPTAIN, YOU'RE OVER THERE ACTING ALL SWAG, YOU KNOW, HE'S
GONNA BE TRAVELING WITH ME TO BOISE THIS WEEK FOR FLASHPOINT.
I'M GONNA SEE WHAT YOU GOT. I'M TALKING ABOUT GELATO, I DON'T
CARE ABOUT YOUR MOVES. I MEAN, SO FIND ME A GELATO PLACE. BUT
ANYWAY, ALL RIGHT, BY THE WAY, FLASHPOINT, DON'T FORGET. I
THINK GENE SAID IT'S SOLD OUT IN BOISE, BUT YOU CAN WATCH ONLINE.
ALL RIGHT, I WANNA TALK ABOUT THIS NEW SEASON THAT WE'RE IN
BECAUSE I SENSE VERY STRONGLY IN MY HEART THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE
THAT ARE GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THE NARRATIVES OF THE DAY. WHAT
DO I MEAN BY THE NARRATIVES OF THE DAY? YOU KNOW, WHAT PUBLIC
OPINION IS, WHAT THE NEWS MEDIA SAYS, RIGHT? SOME PEOPLE ARE
GETTING CAUGHT UP IN FEAR BECAUSE ANYTIME YOU SEE A NATION
LIKE WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN IRAN AND THE EVENTS THAT ARE TAKING
PLACE, IT CAN GET SCARY. YOU CAN BEGIN TO THINK ALL KINDS OF
THOUGHTS, RIGHT? BUT IF YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT HEAVEN HAS
SAID AHEAD OF TIME AND IS SAYING, YOU CAN NAVIGATE WITHOUT
FEAR. YOU CAN NAVIGATE WITH THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE. AND THAT'S
WHAT'S IMPORTANT. SO GOD'S BEEN SAYING TO US THAT WE'VE BEEN IN
A TIME OF SIFTING, WHICH IS LIKE SHAKING. HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE
HAD A LITTLE BIT OF THAT THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE EARTH?
THERE'S BEEN A WHOLE LOT OF SHAKING GOING ON. IN FACT, IRAN
JUST HAD AN EARTHQUAKE RECENTLY. HOW MANY OF YOU SAW THAT? SO
THERE'S A LOT OF SHAKING GOING ON, AND GOD DID PROMISE THAT
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE WOULD DO IS HE WOULD SHAKE
EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE SHAKEN, RIGHT? BUT THEN THERE IS NOT
JUST A SIFTING, BUT NOW THERE'S A SHIFTING. NATIONS ARE
SHIFTING, EVENTS IN THE EARTH ARE SHIFTING. AND THE LORD SAID
IT'S CALLED A SHIFT CHANGE. THINGS ARE TURNING, THINGS ARE
SHIFTING, THINGS ARE CHANGING. WELL, PASTOR HANK, THAT'S GREAT,
BUT PLEASE TELL ME IT HAS A GOOD ENDING. HOW MANY EVER WATCHED A
MOVIE AND IT'S KIND OF SAD, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE LIKE,
MAN, I NEED TO TURN THIS THING OFF, BUT I PRAY IT HAS A GOOD
ENDING. AND THEN YOU WATCH IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND IT HAS A
TERRIBLE ENDING. HOW MANY EVER BEEN THERE BEFORE? YOU WENT TO A
MOVIE, SOMEBODY RECOMMENDED ONE TO YOU, AND THEN IT WINDS UP
BEING NOT WHAT YOU THOUGHT. THAT'S NOT GOD, THAT'S NOT WHAT
GOD'S PLAN. HE'S SHIFTING, SIFTING, AND NOW HE'S GONNA DO
SOMETHING SWIFT. THERE'S AN ACCELERATION COMING. NOW
ECCLESIASTES 3, VERSE 1, IT SHOWS US THIS PATTERN. TO
EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON. STOP RIGHT THERE, WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT IT. WHAT IS THE SEASON? IT'S BEEN THE SEASON OF
SHAKING. HOW MANY OF YOU SEE THAT? AND A TIME FOR EVERY
PURPOSE. WELL, WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THESE SHAKINGS? TO
SHIFT AND CHANGE THINGS. GOD EVEN SAID THE MAPS OF THE
NATIONS, SOME OF THEM WOULD CHANGE AND EVEN BE RENAMED.
WELL, GOD'S GOT AN AGENDA. AND PART OF IT IS HE HAS TO SHAKE IT
FIRST SO THAT IT CAN SHIFT AND BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARDS THE
CHANGE. BUT THEN WHAT'S THE PURPOSE? TO BRING US INTO
ACCELERATION, TO BRING US INTO A NEW SEASON. SO I WANT YOU TO GO
TO THE NEXT SCRIPTURE, PLEASE. I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT MATTHEW
9:33. AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS. WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA
COME BACK TO THIS SCRIPTURE, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING,
BECAUSE IS THERE EVER EVENTS IN THE EARTH THAT GOD SHAKES,
BRINGS A CHANGE THAT IS SO AMAZING THAT YOU HAVE A HARD
TIME BELIEVING IT? YOU LITERALLY LOOK AT IT AND GO, MAN, I'VE
NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE. THINGS IN NATIONS I'VE NEVER SEEN
BEFORE. THERE'S PEOPLE IN VENEZUELA THAT ARE SAYING, WE
DIDN'T SEE THIS IN OUR LIFE. THERE'S PEOPLE IN IRAN, WE'VE,
FOR THE LAST 47 YEARS, WE'VE NEVER SEEN THIS. THERE'S PEOPLE
IN CUBA THAT ARE ABOUT TO SAY THE SAME THING. WE'VE NEVER SEEN
THIS IN OUR LIFETIME. YEAH, PASTOR MIKE, I'M TELLING YOU,
KEEP YOUR EYE ON CUBA. THAT'S WHAT I HEARD THE HOLY SPIRIT SAY
TO ME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. HE SAID, "PRAY FOR CUBA, MY EYES
ARE ON THEM NOW." I'M LIKE, WELL, EVERY TIME YOUR EYES BEEN
ON A NATION AND YOU'VE SAID IT, SOMETHING'S HAPPENED, SO LET'S
JUST WATCH WHAT GOD DOES. BUT THE POINT IS, IT'S FOR THIS
PURPOSE, MATTHEW 9:33, THE DEVIL WAS CAST OUT, AND THEN LET'S
KEEP READING. THE MULTITUDES MARVELED. NOW YOU GOTTA BACK UP
TO THE FIRST PART. THE DEVIL WAS WHAT? SO SOMETIMES GOD HAS TO
DEAL WITH THINGS IN THE SPIRIT REALM BEFORE YOU SEE IT IN THE
NATURAL. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT THE BOMBS AND ALL
THIS STUFF IN THE NATURAL, AND THEY'RE FORMULATING AN OPINION
ABOUT WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING. BUT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT A
LOT OF TIMES, THEY PERCEIVE WRONG IN THE NATURAL. THEY'RE
LOOKING AT THE BOMBS, THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT ARE HAPPENING, AND THEY THINK, OH, WELL, YOU KNOW,
EITHER THEY AGREE WITH IT OR THEY DON'T AGREE WITH IT. BUT
THEY HAVE TO GO BACK, THAT THERE ARE TIMES IN HISTORY WHERE THE
LORD WILL DEAL WITH WHAT I CALL POLITICAL DEVILS. DEVILS THAT
ARE PART OF KINGDOMS AND NATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, RIGHT,
PRINCIPALITIES. EPHESIANS 6 SAYS THAT IT GIVES YOU THE RANK OF
DEMONIC. YOU GOT THE DEVIL, YOU GOT SPIRITUAL WICKEDNESS IN HIGH
PLACES, YOU HAVE PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS, YOU HAVE RULERS OF
DARKNESS, RIGHT, YOU HAVE LITTLE DEMONS, AND YOU HAVE THE RANKS.
BUT IN DANIEL CHAPTER 10, AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING,
SOMETHING HAPPENS. A MAN, DANIEL, IS PRAYING. AND WHEN
HE'S PRAYING, THE FIRST DAY HE PRAYED, THE BIBLE SAYS THAT GOD
HEARD HIS WORDS. AND THOSE WORDS, THOSE PRAYERS WENT UP
INTO THE EARS OF THE FATHER. BUT SOMETHING BEGAN TO HAPPEN. AND
THE PRINCIPALITIES OF PERSIA AND GRECIA, WHICH PERSIA IS
OBVIOUSLY IRAN, BEGAN TO INTERFERE WITH A MAN PRAYING IN
THE KINGDOM, FOR THE KINGDOM. AND AS A RESULT, THE ANGEL
MICHAEL, ARCHANGEL, HAD TO COME AND LITERALLY REVEAL TO DANIEL
THAT, "HEY, DON'T JUDGE THINGS BY THE NATURAL. "IT MAY LOOK
LIKE DELAY, "IT MAY LOOK LIKE NOTHING'S HAPPENING, OR IT MAY
LOOK LIKE SOMETHING'S HAPPENING, BUT BE AWARE, THE FIRST DAY YOU
PRAYED, WE HAD THAT POLITICAL DEVIL OF PERSIA RISE UP. AND GOD
HAD TO SEND AN ANGEL WHO ALSO HAD TO DEAL IN POLITICS. DANIEL
HAD TO DEAL IN POLITICS, SO THAT THERE COULD BE A SHIFT AND THERE
COULD BE A CHANGE AS A RESULT. SO WHY AM I SAYING THIS TO YOU?
IS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT IRAN, YOU'RE LOOKING
AT ANCIENT PERSIA. DON'T JUST LOOK AT EVERYTHING IN THE
NATURAL REALM TO WHERE YOU MISINTERPRET WHAT GOD IS DOING.
ONCE AGAIN, HE'S DEALING WITH THESE SPIRITS, THESE ANCIENT
DEVILS, SO THAT THE PEOPLE CAN BE LIBERATED. HOW MANY SEE THAT?
ALL RIGHT, NOW I WANT YOU TO LOOK HERE, GO BACK TO MATTHEW 9.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT MATTHEW 9, AND YOU LOOK AT THE FIRST PART,
THE DEVIL WAS CAST OUT. SO BEFORE GOD CAN BRING ANY KIND OF
CHANGE, HE'S GOT TO DEAL WITH THE DEMONIC. BEFORE THERE CAN BE
AN ACCELERATION, HE DEALS WITH THE DEMONIC. YOU'RE SEEING
ACCELERATION. YOU'RE SEEING EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN THE
EARTH. AND IT'S VERY, VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT JUST LIKE IN EXODUS 8, WHERE GOD HAD TO PUT HIS FINGER
OVER A NATION AND A HARDHEARTED PHARAOH WHO WERE OPPRESSING THE
PEOPLE. ALATOLA, KHOMEINI, WHO'S NO MORE, WAS OPPRESSING THE
PEOPLE FOR 47 YEARS. AND GOD LITERALLY KEPT SAYING, "THROUGH
ACTS OF DIPLOMACY, "LET THE PEOPLE GO." LET THE PEOPLE GO,
STOP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. BUT SEE, SO MANY PEOPLE, THEY
DON'T REMEMBER CERTAIN THINGS, EXCUSE ME, THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN
THE EARTH. GO BACK 47 YEARS AGO, HOW MANY REMEMBER RONALD REAGAN
WAS THE ONE THAT LITERALLY THE FIRST DAY HE GETS IN OFFICE,
THEY HAD, THE ALATOLA HAD TAKEN HOSTAGE HOW MANY AMERICAN
PEOPLE? WASN'T A COUPLE HUNDRED OR SOMETHING FOR LIKE 400 DAYS.
50. HOW MANY? 50. 50 HOSTAGES? 444 DAYS, 50. SO 50 HOSTAGES,
400 IN HOW MANY DAYS? 444. 444 DAYS. GREAT. THIS IS CRAZY.
RONALD REAGAN RISES UP AND WILL THE REST IS HISTORY. BUT YOU
KNOW WHAT? LISTEN, OBAMA AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIONS KEPT
FUNNELING MONEY TO THIS REGIME THAT WERE KNOWN TO HAVE
TERRORIST ACTS AGAINST US AND OUR COUNTRY AND PART OF
TERRORIST ACTS. AND PEOPLE SIT THERE AND LOOK LIKE, "OH, WE
HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING THERE." NO, THAT REGIME HAD NO BUSINESS
DOING WHAT IT DID TO THE UNITED STATES, TO ITS OWN PEOPLE, LET
ALONE THE OTHER NATIONS. SO GO BACK TO MATTHEW 9, VERSE 33. GOD
WILL DEAL WITH THE DEMONIC. HE'LL CAST THEM OUT. HE'LL MOVE
REGIMES. WHAT HAPPENED IN EXODUS 8 WHEN GOD'S FINGER CAME IN TO
CAST THE EVIL SPIRITS OUT CONCERNING PHARAOH IN EGYPT? GOD
TOOK OUT THE ARMY OF PHARAOH. GOD TOOK THEM OUT AND THEY WERE
DROWNED IN THE RED SEA. SO HISTORY DOES REPEAT ITSELF. SO
GOD WILL CAST THE DEVIL OUT, HE'LL DEAL WITH THE DEMONIC, AND
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE MULTITUDES, WHAT DO THEY DO?
THEY MARVEL. AND NOTICE WHAT HAPPENS. WE'VE NEVER SO SEEN
THIS IN ALL OF ISRAEL. RATHER THAN GETTING IN FEAR, RATHER
THAN GETTING INTO UNNECESSARY, UNIMPORTANT RHETORIC IN THE
EARTH, WHAT WE NEED TO REALLY DO IS HAVE THIS MARVELING WHERE WE
SAY, "GOD, YOU'RE DEALING WITH A DEMONIC. "WE'VE NEVER SO SEEN
THIS, BUT GOD, WHO ARE WE? "LET NOT JUST YOUR FINGERS SHOW UP,
"BUT GOD, LET YOUR HAND ACCOMPLISH "EVERY PURPOSE THAT
YOU HAVE." SO WE'RE SEEING THIS. NOW, I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT
ISAIAH 43, VERSE 19, BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE WE IN THIS TIME OF A
SHIFT CHANGE, NOT ONLY ARE WE MOVING TOWARDS SWIFT CHANGES,
ACCELERATION, RIGHT? WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS, WE'VE NEVER
HEARD THIS BEFORE. WE'VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. THIS IS
SOMETHING SO AMAZING, GOD. YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE
PRINCIPALITIES, THE POWERS, THE DEMONIC, THE OCCULT REALM,
RIGHT? LUNACY, YOU'RE DEALING WITH CORRUPTION, GOD AT A LEVEL
WE'VE NEVER SEEN, AND GOD IS SAYING, "YES, BECAUSE I WANT YOU
TO MARVEL, "NOT JUST AT THOSE EVENTS." HE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO
MARVEL AND WORSHIP PRESIDENT TRUMP. HE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO
MARVEL AND GIVE SO MUCH CREDIT TO MEN THAT WE FORGET TO MARVEL
AT GOD. GOD WANTS TO BE HONORED. HE WANTS THAT TO BE PART OF THE
FOCUS. BUT LOOK AT THE NEW SEASON, ISAIAH 43, VERSE 19.
"BEHOLD, PAY ATTENTION, I WILL DO A NEW THING." SO WHAT IS GOD
SAYING TO US? HE'S DOING A WHAT? HE'S DOING A NEW THING. AND HE
SAYS, "NOW IT SHALL SPRING FORTH." AND THIS IS SO
IMPORTANT, WHETHER IT'S THE NATIONS, AS WE'RE SEEING THINGS
UNFOLD, THERE'S PEOPLE ARE LIKE, "WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA BE
IN YEARS AND YEARS "AND YEARS AND YEARS OF WAR." I DON'T THINK
SO. GOD HAS SAID, "NOW IT SHALL SPRING FORTH." THERE'S AN
ACCELERATION TAKING PLACE. AND THINK ABOUT THIS, NOT JUST THE
WARS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE EARTH, BUT THINK ABOUT SOME OF
THE WARS THAT YOU'VE BEEN IN. THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE
CONFLICTS AND THE BATTLES THAT YOU'VE BEEN IN. ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT THE LORD PROMISED BACK IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR,
WHEN WE WERE SEEKING HIM AND SAYING, "GOD, WHAT IS 2026
ABOUT?" AND HE SAID VERY SPECIFICALLY, "THERE WILL BE 2
SEAS THAT YOU'LL SEE." 2 WORDS THAT START WITH C. THE FIRST ONE
YOU MAY NOT LIKE, BUT GOD SAID IT IS CONFLICTS. YOU'RE GONNA
SEE CONFLICTS THIS YEAR. NOT JUST IN YOUR LIFE THERE'S BEEN
CONFLICTS, BUT IN THE EARTH THERE'S BEEN CONFLICTS. AND
THEY'VE HAD THE DEVIL'S HAND ON 'EM. BUT THE LORD SAID THE NEXT
C WORD THAT WOULD ARISE IN THIS NEW SEASON IS THE WORD CONQUEST.
FOR THE CONFLICTS THAT HAVE TRIED TO CHALLENGE YOUR LIFE,
AFFLICT YOUR LIFE, FRUSTRATE YOUR LIFE, OPPRESS YOUR LIFE, OR
EVEN THE NATIONS. COME ON, THINK ABOUT THE IRANIAN PEOPLE, HOW
THEY HAVE HAD THESE CONFLICTS. AND YET GOD PROMISED THAT OTHER
C WORD, CONQUEST. THOSE CONFLICTS ARE ARISING SO THAT
GOD CAN BRING THEM AND US TO VICTORY, CONQUEST. THAT'S PART
OF THE NEW SEASON. AND NOTICE WHAT IT SAYS IN ISAIAH 43:19.
IT'S NOT JUST THAT IT'S GONNA TAKE FOREVER. GOD IS WANTING US
TO GET THE MINDSET THAT IT IS SPRINGING FORTH NOW. SOME FOLKS,
THEY ACT IGNORANT WHEN IT COMES TO THE BLESSING OF GOD. AND IF
THEY DON'T ACT IGNORANT WHEN IT COMES TO THE BLESSING OF GOD,
THEY ACT FORGETFUL. ONE OF THE WORST THINGS THAT I REMEMBER IS
I HAD WRITTEN DOWN A PETITIONER'S REQUEST WITH BRENDA
YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST GOT MARRIED. I MEAN, WE WERE
BELIEVING GOD FOR MEETINGS, WE WERE BELIEVING GOD FOR FINANCES
JUST TO EAT. AND WE WROTE DOWN A PETITIONER'S REQUEST IS RIGHT
BEFORE WE CAME TO OMAHA TO PASTOR, OR REALLY, OR TO START
THIS CHURCH AS THE FOUNDING PASTORS. AND WE WROTE THIS LIST
DOWN, WE PUT IT IN ONE OF THE BOXES, AND WE MOVED TO OMAHA TO
START THIS CHURCH FROM SCRATCH. AND I REMEMBER UNPACKING THOSE
BOXES 'CAUSE WE WERE CLEANING ONE DAY, AND OUT CAME THIS
LITTLE PIECE OF PAPER, AND ON IT WAS ALL OF THESE PRAYER REQUESTS
THAT WE HAD ASKED GOD. AND I SHOVED IT IN A BOX AND MOVED
HERE, AND SEVERAL YEARS HAD PASSED. AND BOTH BRENDA AND I
LOOKED AT EACH OTHER, AND WE SAID, "OH MY GOODNESS, WE FORGOT
ABOUT THIS. "AND WE FORGOT TO GIVE GOD THANKS." AND WE LOOKED,
BRENDA, YOU REMEMBER, WE LOOKED AT THE LIST, AND EVERY SINGLE
ONE OF THEM WAS ANSWERED. SEE, WHEN IT COMES TO A NEW SEASON,
START HAVING EXPECTATION. START BEING IN A PLACE WHERE YOU'RE
LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT, LORD, I'M NOT GONNA GET INTO UNBELIEF. I'M
NOT GONNA GET INTO UNGRATEFULNESS. AND YOU SAY,
WELL, I HAVEN'T SEEN THE NEW SEASON MANIFEST. THAT'S WHERE
YOU SHIFT OVER INTO THANKSGIVING. YOU START SAYING,
I THANK YOU FOR THE NEW SEASON. AND THEN NAME WHAT IT IS IN THAT
NEW SEASON THAT YOU ARE BELIEVING GOD FOR, WHAT YOU'RE
EXPECTING, GOD, I THANK YOU. AND THEN WHEN IT HAPPENS, THEN YOU
REALLY GIVE HIM THANKS AND YOU HONOR HIM. NOW, HERE'S THE
THING, THIS IS HOW YOU'RE GONNA KNOW IT. IT'S GONNA BE SO
OBVIOUS. YOU'RE GONNA KNOW WITH THE NATIONS. YOU'RE GONNA KNOW
WITH VENEZUELA. YOU'RE GONNA KNOW WITH IRAN. YOU'RE GONNA
KNOW WITH CUBA. YOU'RE GONNA KNOW WITH AUSTRALIA. YOU'RE
GONNA KNOW WITH CANADA. YOU'RE GONNA KNOW WITH THE UNITED
STATES AND THE DIFFERENT NATIONS AND EVENTS THAT ARE GONNA PLAY
OUT. IT IS GONNA BE SO OBVIOUS THIS NEW SEASON THAT GOD IS
SHIFTING AND CHANGING AND ACCELERATE. IT'S LIKE YOU'RE NOT
GONNA HAVE TO SIT THERE AND GO, WELL, I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS
SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. NO, IT IS, AND IT'S GONNA BE SO OBVIOUS.
NOW, HERE'S THE KEY. LOOK AT VERSE 19 IN THE LATTER PART OF
THAT VERSE. THIS IS TO ENCOURAGE YOU. I WILL EVEN MAKE A WAY IN
THE WILDERNESS. IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN IT'S DRY, HOW MANY EVER
BEEN IN A DRY SEASON? HOW MANY EVER BEEN IN A SEASON? THINK
ABOUT THE WILDERNESS, THE HEAT IS ON. YOU FEEL THE TRIAL, YOU
FEEL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE ON YOU, YOU KNOW THAT MAN,
THERE'S A PROMISED LAND, BUT YOU'RE IN TRANSITION. THAT'S
WHAT WILDERNESS SPEAKS OF, IS YOU DON'T HAVE THE MANIFESTATION
YET OF WHAT YOU'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR. YOU'VE BEEN BELIEVING GOD
FOR A NEW SEASON WITH YOUR BUSINESS, BUT RIGHT NOW YOU'RE
NOT SEEING THE PROMISED LAND OF THE BUSINESS PROSPERING TO THE
LEVEL OF WHAT YOU'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR. THE WILDERNESS
SPEAKS OF TRANSITION. IT SPEAKS THAT YOU'RE NOT AT POINT A AND
YOU'RE NOT AT POINT B, YOU'RE IN BETWEEN. NOW THIS IS VERY, VERY,
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE IN TRANSITION, YOU
HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS AVAILABLE TO
YOU IN TRANSITION IF YOU WILL KEEP YOUR ATTITUDE RIGHT, IF YOU
WILL KEEP YOUR WORDS RIGHT. SO HOW MANY OF YOU ARE STILL
BELIEVING FOR SOMETHING IN A NEW SEASON, RAISE YOUR HAND. BETWEEN
YOU AND GOD, YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS. YOU ARE IN THE PLACE NOW OF
THE WILDERNESS. YOU'RE IN A PLACE OF TRANSITION. IRAN IS IN
A PLACE OF TRANSITION. THEY'RE IN THE PLACE OF THE WILDERNESS,
LITERALLY, RIGHT? BUT THEY'RE IN THE PLACE OF TRANSITION. NOW,
THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. ISRAEL'S JOURNEY ONLY SHOULD
HAVE TAKEN, SOME HISTORIANS, THEOLOGIANS SAY, JUST A FEW
DAYS. IT TOOK THEM 40 YEARS BECAUSE THEY KEPT WANDERING WITH
THEIR WORDS. THEY KEPT SAYING, "GOD, YOU AREN'T. "GOD, YOU
DIDN'T. "LORD, WHEN?" "AND THEY HAD A STINKING ATTITUDE, "AND IT
CAUSED THEM TO BE SO STIFF-NECKED AND REBELLIOUS."
WRONG WORDS, WRONG ATTITUDES WILL KEEP YOU IN TRANSITION.
IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO KEEP YOU THERE. IT'S TO BRING YOU TO YOUR
PROMISED LAND. SO WATCH WHAT YOU SAY, WATCH YOUR ATTITUDE, WELL,
I SURE HOPE SO, OR BOY, I HATE THIS PLACE. BUT THERE'S
SOMETHING THAT IS AVAILABLE IN TRANSITION AND THE LORD IS
CHANGING MY MESSAGE AGAIN. GO TO LUKE CHAPTER 1. I GOTTA LOOK AT
THIS REAL QUICK BECAUSE HOLY SPIRIT, YOU GOTTA HELP ME HERE
'CAUSE YOU PUT ME OUT HERE. I WAS STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT
GETTING MY WORDS OUT 'CAUSE I COULD FEEL THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS
TRYING TO REDIRECT ME AND I WASN'T YIELDING QUITE. SO I'M
GONNA YIELD HOLY SPIRIT. ALL RIGHT, LOOK AT LUKE CHAPTER 1.
THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. OKAY, SO I WANNA HAVE YOU LOOK
HERE AT VERSE, LET'S JUST LOOK AT VERSE 67. SO HOW MANY
REMEMBER JOHN THE BAPTIST? THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING. LUKE
1, VERSE 67. AND IT SAYS, NOW THIS IS JOHN THE BAPTIST. AND
HIS FATHER, ZACHARIAH, WAS FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST AND
PROPHESIED, SAYING. SO NOW NOTICE SOMETHING THAT IS VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT ABOUT ZACHARIAH. OKAY, THIS IS THE FATHER OF JOHN
THE BAPTIST. IS THAT CORRECT, YES OR NO? OKAY, NOW, ACCORDING
TO TRADITION OR EXPECTANT, WHAT YOU WOULD DO IS YOU WOULD NAME
YOUR CHILD TO HAVE YOUR NAME OR TO HAVE A PART OF YOUR NAME.
YES, WHERE YOU SEE THE WORD BARJONAH, THE FATHER OF JONAH,
YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WHERE THEY WOULD SAY SIMON BARJONAH. WELL,
SIMON WAS HIS NAME, BUT HE WAS THE SON OF BARJONAH. SO
ACCORDING TO TRADITION, ZACHARIAH SHOULD HAVE HAD SOME
KIND OF SOMETHING IN THERE THAT WAS PART OF HIS NAME. BUT
REMEMBER AN ANGEL CAME DOWN AND TOUCHED THE MOUTH OF ZACHARIAH,
REMEMBER? AND SILENCED HIS WORDS, HE COULDN'T TALK. WHY DID
GOD SEND AN ANGEL RIGHT WHEN THE BABY IS BIRTHED AND IT'S TIME TO
GET A NAME? WHY DID, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, DID THE
ANGEL COME AND SILENCE THE MOUTH OF THE DAD? BECAUSE THE CHILD
THAT HE GAVE BIRTH TO, JOHN, WAS A CHILD BORN IN TRANSITION. WHAT
DO YOU MEAN? JOHN THE BAPTIST WAS NOT PART OF THE OLD COVENANT
AND HE WAS NOT PART OF THE NEW COVENANT. HE WAS THE FORERUNNER.
HE WAS TO DECREASE SO THAT JESUS COULD INCREASE. SO HE CAME
REPRESENTING THE WILDERNESS, THE PLACE OF TRANSITION, OKAY? THERE
WAS 400 YEARS OF SILENCE THROUGH THE PROPHETS. NOW A PROPHET
ARISES, A CHILD BORN IN TRANSITION, RIGHT? HE'S NOT THE
ONE THAT'S GONNA FULFILL THE NEW COVENANT. HE WASN'T PART OF THE
OLD COVENANT. HE WAS BORN IN TRANSITION TO PREPARE THE WAY
FOR THE ONE THAT WOULD BRING US AS CHRISTIANS INTO OUR PROMISED
LAND, OUR INHERITANCE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST'S BLOOD. SO
ZACHARIAH IS GETTING READY TO DO SOMETHING ACCORDING TO
TRADITION. HE'S GETTING READY TO NAME SOMETHING IN TRANSITION AND
HAVE THE WRONG WORDS. THE WRONG PERSPECTIVE AND PERHAPS THE
WRONG ATTITUDE. JUST LIKE THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, GOD DID NOT
WANT THEM TO WANDER 40 YEARS, BUT THEY COULDN'T KEEP THEIR
HUSH. THEY COULDN'T KEEP THEIR ATTITUDE. THEY GOT OVER INTO
TRADITION. NOW JOHN'S BORN AND GOD NAMED HIM. YOUR CHILD SHALL
BE CALLED JOHN. WHY JOHN? WHY JOHN? WHY DID FROM HEAVEN DID
GOD SAY, "NO, ZECHARIAH, I'M GONNA HAVE YOUR MOUTH SHUT.
"YOU'RE IN TRANSITION. YOU REPRESENT TRANSITION." AND I'M
GONNA NAME THIS THAT'S AVAILABLE IN TRANSITION. LOOK AT LUKE
CHAPTER 1, VERSE 80. NOW WATCH THIS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
LUKE CHAPTER 1, VERSE 80, "AND THE CHILD GREW AND WAXED STRONG
IN SPIRIT AND WAS IN THE DESERTS UNTIL THE DAY OF HIS SHOWING
UNTO ISRAEL." SO THIS IS TALKING ABOUT JOHN THE BAPTIST. NOW, WHY
WAS HIS NAME JOHN? I'M TRYING TO LOOK FOR IT HERE IN LUKE 1 WHERE
IT NAMES HIM JOHN, BUT MAYBE SOMEBODY CAN HELP ME. VERSE 60.
OKAY, YEAH, THANK YOU. OKAY, LOOK AT LUKE 1, VERSE 60. SO
NOTICE THE NAME. AND HIS MOTHER ANSWERED AND SAID, "NOT SO, BUT
HE SHALL BE CALLED." OKAY, WELL, GO TO VERSE 59, 'CAUSE THIS
PROVES MY POINT. AND IT CAME TO PASS ON THE 8TH DAY, THEY CAME
TO CIRCUMCISE, 8 IS THE NUMBER OF RESURRECTION, 8 IS THE NUMBER
OF NEW BEGINNINGS, AND THEY CAME TO CIRCUMCISE A CHILD AND THEY
CALLED HIM ZECHARIAH AFTER THE NAME OF HIS FATHER, RIGHT? NOW,
NOTICE IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ACCORDING TO TRADITION. AND HIS
MOTHER ANSWERED, SAID, "NO, THAT'S NOT CORRECT. "NO, THIS
CHILD IS BORN IN TRANSITION. "HE SHALL BE CALLED JOHN." WHY JOHN?
ALL RIGHT, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, GO BACK UP TO ISAIAH
43, VERSE 19. LOOK AT WHAT IT SAYS. YOU'RE IN A NEW SEASON. IT
SAYS IN VERSE 19, "BEHOLD, THE FORMER THINGS HAVE COME TO PASS.
"I'LL DO A NEW THING, AND IT SHALL SPRING FORTH." YOU'RE
GONNA KNOW IT. AND I'LL EVEN MAKE A WAY IN THE WILDERNESS.
OKAY, WHAT IS THE WAY THAT IS AVAILABLE TO GET YOU THROUGH
UNTIL YOUR NEW SEASON DESIRE OR SEASON MANIFESTS? IT'S WHAT I'M
SHOWING YOU IN THE WILDERNESS WITH THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL AND
THIS CHILD, JOHN, THAT REPRESENTS THE WILDERNESS
TRANSITION. I'LL MAKE A WAY IN THE WILDERNESS AND I'LL MAKE
RIVERS IN THE DESERT. IN OTHER WORDS, I'LL SUPPLY, I'LL DO
SOMETHING THAT IS SO, MATTHEW 9:33, THERE'S GONNA BE RIVERS IN
THE DESERT. I'VE NEVER SO SEEN THAT BEFORE. OH, REALLY? LOOK AT
LUKE 1, VERSE 60. HIS NAME SHALL BE CALLED JOHN. YOU KNOW WHAT
THE NAME JOHN MEANS? GRACE. GRACE IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE.
WHETHER YOU'RE IRAN, ABOUT TO BE WITH CUBA, VENEZUELA, THERE IS
GRACE TO CARRY YOU INTO YOUR NEW SEASON. BUT THE REASON WHY SOME
PEOPLE DON'T EVER EXPERIENCE GRACE, BECAUSE THEY GET THEIR
MOUTH WRONG AND START CALLING IT ZACHARIAH. THEY CALL IT THE
WRONG THING. THEY IDENTIFY IT AS THE WRONG THING. GOD'S PUNISHING
YOU. HOW COME EVERYBODY ELSE GETS BLESSED BUT I DON'T? HOW
COME THERE'S THIS FIGHT? HOW COME THERE'S THIS STRUGGLE? I
REMEMBER BEFORE I CAME INTO THIS WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE, OH, THE
ONIONS I USED TO EAT AND THE GARLICS. NO, YOU WERE IN
BONDAGE. HOW QUICKLY YOU FORGOT. IT WASN'T THAT GREAT. THAT
BOYFRIEND WASN'T THAT GREAT. THAT GIRLFRIEND WASN'T THAT
GREAT. THAT OTHER HOUSE WASN'T THAT GREAT. THAT SEASON WAS NOT
THAT GREAT. YOU'RE ONLY DOING THAT BECAUSE YOU AIN'T HAPPY
WITH WHERE YOU'RE AT. BUT WHAT YOU DON'T WANNA DO IS PROLONG IT
BECAUSE YOU GOT A STINKING THINKING. YOU GOT A BAD
ATTITUDE. YOU KEEP WANDERING AROUND WITH YOUR WORDS AND YOUR
ATTITUDE. AND GOD'S SITTING HERE GOING, YOU'RE LOOKING UP AT
HEAVEN GOING, HOW MUCH LONGER, HOW COME IT'S NOT HAPPENING? AND
GOD'S GOING, HELLO, THERE'S GRACE IF YOU'LL RECEIVE IT AND
SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND START SPEAKING YOUR NEW SEASON. AND,
WELL, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. LOOK AT ISAIAH 42, I'M GONNA SHOW IT
TO YOU. LOOK AT ISAIAH 42, VERSE NINE. GOD GIVES US A SPECIFIC
INSTRUCTION WHEN IT COMES TO A NEW SEASON. THIS IS WHY ALATOLA
HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT IN 40 AND ALL THE OTHER ONES. BECAUSE IT
SAYS, "BEHOLD, THE FORMER THINGS "ARE COME TO PASS, NEW THINGS I
DECLARE. "BEFORE THEY SPRING, I TELL YOU OF THEM." SO NOW,
WHAT'S THE SCRIPTURE THAT SAYS, "REMEMBER NOT THE FORMER THINGS
OF OLD." WHERE'S THAT? REMEMBER NOT THE FORMER THINGS OF OLD. IS
THAT ISAIAH 43? VERSE 18, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. GO BACK TO
ISAIAH 43. SO LOOK AT THE INSTRUCTION IN ISAIAH 43. I JUST
SHOWED YOU THAT FORMER THINGS HAVE COME TO PASS. IN OTHER
WORDS, GOD'S SAYING, "HEY, YOU'RE NOT IN EGYPT ANYMORE.
"YOU'RE NOT IN AN OLD SEASON ANYMORE. "YOU'RE NOT IN AN
OPPRESSED IRAN ANYMORE." RIGHT? REMEMBER NOT THE FORMER THINGS.
THAT'S THE KEY FOR HOW LONG YOU'RE GONNA BE IN THE
WILDERNESS. ISRAEL COULD NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT THEIR
OPPRESSION. REMEMBER NOT THE FORMER THINGS, ALL RIGHT? SO
WHEN I WAS PRAYING ABOUT THIS THIS WEEK, IT MEANS YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO ACT LIKE IT NEVER EVEN EXISTED. IT NEVER EVEN
HAPPENED. IT DOESN'T EVEN CROSS YOUR RE-COLLECTOR OF YOUR
RE-COLLECTOR. THERE'S AN OLD CARTOON, REMEMBER, I'LL
RECOLLECT. WELL, NO, YOU CAN'T RECOLLECT. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED
TO RECOLLECT. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
ACHY, BREAKY HEART. OH, THAT DID NOT GO OVER WELL. I MEAN,
THERE'S BOMBS IN IRAN, AND I JUST SHOT ONE RIGHT THERE OVER
THIS MESSAGE. YOU CAN'T BE REHEARSING YOUR ACHY, BREAKY
HEART. YOU CAN'T BE REHEARSING WHAT DIDN'T WORK OUT IN THE PAIN
THAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING. AND NOBODY UNDERSTANDS YOU, NOBODY
IDENTIFIES WITH YOU. OH, IT SAYS REMEMBER IT NOT. WHY ARE YOU
REMEMBERING IT? IN OTHER WORDS, YOU NEED TO BE AT THE PLACE THAT
YOU ARE SO EXPECTING THROUGH THE GRACE OF THE TRANSITION YOU'RE
IN THAT YOUR SEASON IS SO GREAT. I CAN'T REMEMBER. WELL, YOU'RE
JUST IN DENIAL. NO, I'D RATHER BE IN DENIAL THAN IN THE NILE
WHERE YOU'RE IN THE DESERT OF TRANSITION. OH, THAT'LL PREACH.
I'D RATHER BE IN DENIAL THAN THE NILE OF THE DESERT OF TRANSITION
AND PROLONGING MY PROMISED LAND. CAPTAIN, YOU NEED TO SALUTE ME
ON THAT ONE AND BUY ME 3 SCOOPS OF GELATO THIS WEEK.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
THAT WAS, IF I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
GOOD, THAT WAS KIND OF COOL.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM. ALL RIGHT. MY WIFE THINKS
I'M GREAT. OH BABY, THAT'LL COST YOU 3 KISSES LATER. REMEMBER YE
NOT THE FORMER THINGS. QUIT REHEARSING IT, TALKING ABOUT,
'CAUSE YOU'RE MESSING WITH YOUR GRACE. YOU'RE MESSING WITH THE
JOHN, THE GRACE. REMEMBER NOT THE FORMER THINGS. NEITHER
CONSIDER THE THINGS OF OLD. DON'T EVEN CONSIDER IT. QUIT
MAKING COMPARISONS OF THE CHURCH THAT YOU USED TO GO TO AND IT
HURT YOU, AND THE PASTOR THAT WAS AN IDIOT, AND EVERYBODY ELSE
BUT US. NOW, I DON'T TRUST ANYONE. I AIN'T, YOU KNOW, I SAW
NEW MEMBERS, BUT I HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE, AND I CAN'T BE
AN E-MEMBER, AND I'M CERTAINLY NOT GONNA GO UP FRONT
AND BE A MEMBER AND EVERYBODY SEES IT. I GOT TO GET
THROUGH THIS SEASON. AND YOU INTERVIEW THEM,
PASTOR DOUG, HOW MANY CHURCHES YOU BEEN IN?
I DON'T KNOW, 20? LIKE CREDIT CARDS WITH ALL THE NAMES. OR,
IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TRUST ANOTHER
PASTOR AGAIN. AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT A PODCASTER IDENTIFIED YOUR
PASTOR AS A POTENTIAL FALSE PERSON. SO WHO GIVES THE
PODCASTER AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE IF THE PASTOR OF THE CHURCH IS
BASED ON WHAT? REMEMBER, JESUS SAID, YOU'LL KNOW SOMETHING IF
IT'S TRUE OR FALSE BY ITS FRUIT. NOT JUST THE PODCAST THAT
SUDDENLY CAME AVAILABLE BECAUSE NOW SOCIAL MEDIA HAS GONE
SQUIRRELY. YET THAT PERSON THEY CALL OUT HAS 40 YEARS OF
MINISTRY. AND YOU CAN, IF YOU JUDGE SOMETHING BY ITS FRUIT,
YOU GOTTA TRACE THE ROOT. WHY DON'T YOU TRACE THE ROOT OF
THE PODCASTER? WHY DON'T YOU TRACE THE ROOT OF, AND THE
FRUIT OF WHAT THEY'RE SAYING? JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY
SAID THAT SOMEBODY'S A FALSE THIS AND THAT, IT MUST BE
RIGHT, BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT ONE MILLION VIEWS ON IT.
OH, ARCHIE, IT'S GOT ONE MILLION VIEWS.
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
WELL, LET ME TELL YOU, THERE'S SOMETHING TO READ IN THESE DAYS
OF THESE, YOU KNOW, PODCASTER KIND OF GUYS, YOU CAN'T ALWAYS
TRUST THEM THERE, HUH? OH, BUT ARCHIE, NOT JUST THAT
PODCASTER, BUT THERE WAS LIKE 2 OTHERS.
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
EDITH, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, YOU DINGBAT?
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
I MEAN, THAT'S WHERE SOME OF YOU NEED TO JUST TAKE A CHILL.
REMEMBER NOT, I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT I'M PREACHING.
REMEMBER, I DON'T. WHEN THE LORD DOES THIS TO US, I'M LIKE, OKAY,
NOW WHAT WAS IT I WAS SAYING? DOUG, YOU DON'T EVEN REMEMBER.
HE'S UP THERE GOING, HA HA HA HA HA, 'CAUSE HE'S SUPPOSED TO.
HE'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK SUPPORTIVE. HE'S SUPPOSED TO
LOOK. ALL RIGHT, CAPTAIN, I'M GONNA CALL YOU OUT FOR THE THIRD
TIME TODAY. SO HE'S HERE AT FLASHPOINT ON TUESDAY, AND HE
GOES, "PASTOR HANK, I'VE BEEN OBSERVING YOU." 'CAUSE YOU KNOW,
HE'S A CAPTAIN, HE HAS TO OBSERVE BEHAVIOR OF PEOPLE,
RIGHT? RIGHT? SHOW A PICTURE OF CAPTAIN. SO WE'RE SUPPOSED TO,
HE'S SUPPOSED TO, HE OBSERVES PEOPLE. HE CAN TELL A LOT
ABOUT PEOPLE, RIGHT? SO YOU KNOW WHAT HE TOLD ME? HE
GOES, "I'VE BEEN OBSERVING YOU." I SAID, "OKAY, WELL,
WHAT'D YOU OBSERVE PROFESSIONALLY?" AND WHAT
HE SAID, I WAS LIKE, "YOU WANNA TUSSLE?"
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
DO YOU WANNA SAY WHAT YOU SAID? NO, HE DOESN'T. HUH? SURE, GIVE
HIM A MICROPHONE, HERE. SO, HERE, I'LL, I'LL, I, I, I, I, I,
I, CAPTAIN, I MAY GET YOU IN A HEADLOCK. IS THIS ON? HERE, COME
OVER HERE. THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING. I DON'T KNOW THAT I
BELIEVE IT, BUT ACCORDING TO HIS, IS THAT ON? IS THAT ON? I
THINK YOU GOTTA HIT THE BUTTON. TRY THE BUTTON ON THE BOTTOM.
HERE, IS IT ON? GIVE ME A THUMBS UP. NOPE. I DON'T KNOW WHICH
DIRECTION. THERE WE GO. OKAY, SO COME ON OVER HERE AND LET THE
WORLD HEAR WHAT YOU ACCUSED ME OF. SO DO TELL. SO AS MUCH AS I
LOVE THE PASTOR, WHEN I WAIT, NOW YOU'RE GIVING APOLOGETICS.
NO, NO. YOU'RE PRE CAPTAIN, YOU'RE PRE THAT'S CALLED THE
SANDWICH. YOU'RE PREQUALIFYING WHAT YOU SAY. IT IS. RIGHT
BEFORE IT COMES OUT, THE PART PART THAT I GOT TO GET TO SOFTEN
IT UP, THOUGH. IT SOFTENS THE BLOW. SO I SOFTENED THE BLOW
HERE. WHEN I TALKED TO THE PASTOR, I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW,
PASTOR, HE TENDS TO TELL STORIES WHEN WE'RE TALKING IN THE BACK
ROOM TOGETHER, SOME OF THE STORIES WE CAN'T SHARE. LET ME
GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. SO RATHER THAN SOMEBODY YOU'RE NOT MOVING
MY POINT RIGHT NOW. NO, I'M GONNA TELL YOU THE POINT. SO
RATHER THAN GIVE YOU THE LONG VERSION OF WHAT KIND OF CLOCK IT
IS, WHAT THE MAKE AND ALL THIS STUFF, AND HOW I GOT THE CLOCK,
YOU JUST WANNA KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS. SO WHAT THE PASTOR TELLS THE
STORY IS, I'M LIKE, "PASTOR, I DON'T NEED YOU "TO BUILD THE
CLOCK FOR ME, "I JUST NEED YOU TO TELL ME WHAT TIME IT IS."
JUST TELL ME THE TIME. OKAY, SO DO TELL. AND THEN THE OTHER
STORY IS, THE STORY IS THAT HE'S OVER HERE IN THIS STORY, AND
SOMEHOW, WHETHER IT TALKS ABOUT A SNOWFLAKE OR SOMETHING, THEN
ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE DESCRIBES THE SNOWFLAKE OVER HERE, WHICH
BOUNCES TO THE WEATHER OVER HERE, WHICH IS THE CAR HE WAS
DRIVING ON THAT DAY. MY ASSISTANT OF 28 YEARS, AMY, QUIT
RAISING YOUR HAND. STOP, SHE'S STANDING UP. AMY, DO SIT DOWN
NEXT TO YOUR HUSBAND, PLEASE. PASTOR, WHAT ARE WE TALKING
ABOUT? TALKING ABOUT THE SNOWFLAKE? HOW DID WE END UP ON
CAR TIRES? I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW WE GOT OVER HERE. SO I SAID, "I
LOVE YOU, BUT YOU HAVE ADHD ALL OVER THE BOARD."
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
NO, NO, WAIT, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE STAGE UNTIL YOU
FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT YOU SAID THAT THAT IS A GOOD THING. IT IS
A GREAT THING. I DID SAY THAT. I SAID IT WAS A SUPERPOWER. IT IS
A SUPERPOWER THAT HE HAS TO GO TO ALL OF THESE STORIES. AND IT
ALSO MAKES US, WE HAVE TO BE SO ENAMORED AND CAPTURED BY THE
STORIES THAT YOU TELL TO GO. YOU SAID IT WAS BRILLIANT. IT IS
ABSOLUTELY, IT'S THE MEME WITH ALL THOSE THINGS UP THERE THAT
I'M THINKING. OKAY, WE'LL TALK LATER SOME MORE AND I'LL SHARE
ALL MY STORIES. BRENDA'S BEEN MARRIED 37 YEARS, IS THAT TRUE?
ALL RIGHT, SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I JUST SAID
BEFORE ALL OF THAT, SO DO YOU ALL REMEMBER?
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
HUH? OH, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO SOMETIMES IS GO BACK TO THE
FRUIT AND THE ROOT, RATHER THAN SOMEBODY THAT HAS AN OPINION
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT JUST APPEARED FOR A FEW DAYS, RIGHT?
AND LISTEN, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT'LL CALL OUT CERTAIN PEOPLE,
OH, YOU GOTTA WATCH THEM, THEY'RE FALSE, BUT THEN THAT
PERSON DOESN'T EVEN BELIEVE IN THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
AND SPEAKING IN TONGUES, AND SO IT'S NO WONDER THEY THINK THAT.
ANYWAY, I DON'T EVEN WANNA GET OFF ON THAT, I DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR ALL THAT, BUT ALL RIGHT. SO I WANT YOU TO LOOK HERE, 'CAUSE
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE. I WANT YOU TO LOOK FOR A MOMENT
AT EZEKIEL 12, BECAUSE IF WE'RE IN THIS NEW SEASON, AND WE'RE IN
THIS SEASON WHERE GOD WANTS TO DO, PASTOR DOUG, YOU CAN START
GOING THIS WAY, 'CAUSE I THINK I BETTER START WRAPPING IT UP. ARE
YOU LEARNING SOMETHING? BUT WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY FROM THIS
MESSAGE IS LOOK, THERE'S GRACE, THERE'S GRACE. YOU KNOW,
SOMEBODY SAID, YEAH, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU JUST GET EXCITED
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOUR PROPHECIES ARE COMING TO PASS
AND PEOPLE ARE GETTING MURDERED AND KILLED WITH BOMBS. REALLY?
YOU REALLY THINK THAT A VESSEL WHO WANTS TO HONOR GOD, WHOEVER
THEY ARE, GETS THEIR JOLLIES ON THAT? CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING ALL
THE DIFFERENT PROPHETS, ESPECIALLY ISAIAH, THAT HAD TO
PROPHESY THAT JESUS WOULD BE BEATEN, BLOODIED, BEYOND HUMAN
RECOGNITION, TO THE POINT OF PEOPLE VOMITING, NOT EVEN BEING
ABLE TO LOOK ON HIS FACE, THEY HID THEIR FACE. CAN YOU IMAGINE
HAVING TO HAVE THAT RESPONSIBILITY TO PROPHESY GOD'S
REDEMPTIVE PLAN AND TO PROPHESY WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN. AND YET
IT WAS THE MOST HEINOUS TREATMENT OF ANY HUMAN BEING
EVER ON THIS PLANET. SO SOMETIMES GOD WILL REQUIRE A
SERVANT TO SPEAK PROPHETICALLY ABOUT SOMETHING THAT SOMETIMES
IS NOT EASY, AND SOMETIMES THERE IS HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE THINGS
THAT HAPPEN TO GET THE FINAL OUTCOME OF WHATEVER THAT
REDEMPTIVE PLAN IS. SO LOOK AT EZEKIEL CHAPTER 12. I WANT YOU
TO LOOK AT VERSE 21 THROUGH 25. DO YOU LIKE TO HAVE FUN IN
CHURCH? IS THAT FUN TO HAVE FUN? I'M JUST GLAD YOU LAUGHED AND
ALL OF THAT, IT'S GOOD. THANK YOU FOR 4 PEOPLE OVER HERE. MY
SUPPORT SECTION, THANK YOU FOR THE CLAP OVER THERE. EVERYBODY
ELSE IS LOOKING AT THEIR CLOCK. ALL RIGHT, LOOK, VERSE 21. "AND
THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME UNTO ME, SAYING," NOW THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT, "SON OF MAN, "WHAT IS THESE SAYINGS IN THE
WILDERNESS?" WHAT ARE THESE SAYINGS IN THE EARTH THAT YOU
HAVE IN YOUR LIFE? OKAY, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING OVER YOUR SEASON?
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING OVER THE NATIONS? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING
OVER PRESIDENT TRUMP? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING OVER THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA? WHAT IS YOUR PROVERB? WHAT IS YOUR SAYING?
AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT LINES UP WITH GOD. YOU HAVE TO
MAKE SURE THAT IT LINES UP WITH GOD'S PERSPECTIVE. AND YOU HAVE
TO MAKE SURE THAT IT ISN'T FILLED WITH THE WRONG WORDS THAT
ENABLE THE ENEMY. GOD MOVES BY WORDS, BUT SO DOES THE DEVIL.
THAT'S WHY HE WAS TRYING TO GET JESUS TO SPEAK OUT OF HIS MOUTH
DURING HIS TEMPTATION. BECAUSE HE WANTED TO ACTIVATE CERTAIN
THINGS IN THE NATURAL REALM. NOW WATCH. SON OF MAN, WHAT IS THIS
PROVERB THAT YOU HAVE IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL SAYING THAT DAYS
ARE PROLONGED AND THAT EVERY NEW SEASON, OH, IT'S PROLONGED. IT
IS TAKING FOREVER. HAVE YOU EVER FELT THAT WAY BEFORE? LISTEN,
BEFORE WE BUILT THIS BEAUTIFUL TABERNACLE TOGETHER FOR GOD AND
WITH GOD, THERE WAS TIMES WHERE I WAS GUILTY OF THIS. I WOULD
SIT THERE AND LOOK AND SAY, "GOD, HOW COME I HAVE THE
UGLIEST CHURCH? HOW COME I KEEP SEEING THAT THOSE 2 BUILDINGS
THAT WE HAD HERE, REMEMBER THE THRIFT STORE AND THE PET WORLD?
GOD, WHY DO I KEEP SEEING IT BEING TORN DOWN? WELL, BECAUSE
GOD WAS SHOWING ME THIS IS WHERE THIS TABERNACLE IS. BUT I DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND IT. AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND MY PROMISED
LAND, AND I KEPT COMPLAINING, AND GETTING THE WRONG
PERSPECTIVE IN MY WILDERNESS, I WONDER IF I PROLONGED SOME OF
WHAT GOD HAD FOR ME IN THIS CHURCH. I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST
SAYING. I COULDN'T SEE IT. I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS SO
PROLONGED. I THOUGHT IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN. AND THEN I WOULD,
I DON'T KNOW, YOU GUYS WOULD GET EXCITED ABOUT GUEST SPEAKERS. I
WOULDN'T, I'D BE LIKE, "PLEASE GOD, DON'T HAVE THEM CALL ME
OUT. "I DON'T WANT ANOTHER WORD. "THE LORD'S FORGOTTEN YOU. "THE
LORD IS IGNORING YOU. "AND IT'S ALL GONNA TURN OUT GOOD." CHRIS,
DO YOU ALL REMEMBER THOSE WORDS? YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THIS AND THAT.
HOW MANY WERE HERE AND WE'RE LOOKING AT CHAIRS THAT ARE BENT,
SOME OF THE KIDS PUTTING GUM UNDERNEATH IT. WE'RE LOOKING AT
AN OLD CHURCH THAT, YOU KNOW, IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT. IT DID NOT
LOOK LIKE ANYTHING WAS GONNA HAPPEN. AND I'M SITTING HERE
GOING, WOW, HOW EASY IT IS WHEN WE DON'T DISCERN THE NEW. WE
DON'T DISCERN THE TRANSITION AND GOD'S TRYING TO MAKE A WAY. WE
JUST THINK HE FORGOT US. WE JUST THINK HE DELAYED. THAT'S WHY I
DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN THE RHETORIC OF, OH NO, WE GOT, YOU
KNOW, THIS WARMONGER HAS JUST TOOK THE NATION IN ANOTHER WAR.
THAT'S THE WAR TO END ALL WARS. AND I WAS EXPECTING AT LEAST 10
MORE YEARS BEFORE JESUS CAME. YOU'RE GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THE
PROVERB. AND EVERY VISION FAILS. LOOK AT VERSE 23, HERE'S WHY.
THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO WATCH IN YOUR SEASON. TELL THEM
THEREFORE, SO NOW GOD SENDS A PROPHET, THUS SAYETH THE LORD
GOD. I AM GOING TO MAKE THIS PROVERB, THESE SAYINGS TO CEASE.
HOW? MATTHEW 9:33, I'M GONNA CAST THE DEVIL OUT. PUT UP
MATTHEW 9:33, WE'LL GO BACK TO THIS REAL QUICK. MATTHEW 9:33,
I'M GONNA CAST THE DEVIL OUT, YOU'RE GONNA MARVEL, AND THEN
YOU'RE GONNA SAY, WE HAVE NEVER SO SEEN THIS IN ALL OF OUR
LIVES. THAT'S HOW GOD WILL MAKE THE SAYING CEASE. NOW, ONE OF
THE WAYS THAT GOD WILL MAKE THE SAYING CEASE IS YOU GOTTA COME
INTO AGREEMENT WITH IT. YOU GOTTA STOP CURSING AMERICA. YOU
GOTTA STOP THROWING YOUR HANDS UP AND THINKING THAT THE
LIBERALS AND THE RHINOS ARE GONNA HAVE THEIR WAY IN OUR
COUNTRY. YOU GOTTA STOP SAYING OVER YOUR OWN LIFE AND YOUR OWN
SEASON, PROLONGING IT. SO GOD WILL SAY NOW, THIS NEEDS TO
STOP, ALL RIGHT? WELL, IF IT'S GONNA STOP, DO ABOUT FACE.
CHANGE YOUR WORDS, CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE. GO BACK TO EZEKIEL 12.
I WANT YOU TO, WE'LL STAND WITH THIS. GO AHEAD AND DO THAT, THEN
I'LL BE DONE. EZEKIEL 12, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA MAKE THIS PROVERB TO
CEASE, AND THERE'LL BE NO MORE THAT YOU'RE GONNA USE IT AS A
SAYING IN THE NATION, IN YOUR LIFE, RIGHT? YOUR FAMILY, YOUR
COMMUNITY, RIGHT? HOW ABOUT THIS? IN THE SECRETS OF YOUR
HEART. YOU DON'T BELIEVE ANYMORE IN THE SECRETS OF YOUR HEART. I
HAD A FEW OF THOSE BEFORE. I WOULD BE LIKE, GOD, I KNOW YOU
KNOW MY HEART. COME ON. YOU EVER BEEN THERE BEFORE? ONE TIME I
GOT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MORNING AND I HAD TOLD THE
FATHER AHEAD OF TIME, I THINK I MIGHT'VE SHARED THIS STORY, SO
I'LL MAKE IT QUICK. BUT I TOLD THE FATHER, I SAID, FATHER,
THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I'M REALLY PRAYING ABOUT. AND I WANT
TO MEET YOU WITH JESUS IN THE COURT OF HEAVEN. AND I'M GONNA
COME DOWN ABOUT 2 IN THE MORNING TO 2.30. I'LL COME DOWN
SOMEWHERE IN THERE. AND I WANNA HAVE A CONVERSATION. AND FATHER,
WHEN I COME, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT I AM NOT HAPPY.
I WILL NOT BRING AN INDICTMENT AGAINST THE HOLINESS AND THE
HONOR OF YOU AND YOUR NAME AND YOUR CHARACTER AND YOUR WORD.
BUT I WANT TO GET SOME THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILDING IN MY
SOUL BECAUSE LORD, IT'S DANGEROUS. IF IT CONTINUES IN MY
SOUL, THEN I WILL BEGIN TO SAY WRONG THINGS. I'LL BEGIN TO
THINK WRONG THINGS. I'LL BEGIN TO HAVE THE WRONG ATTITUDE. AND
GOD, FORGIVE ME IF I WOULD EVER LAY BLAME TO YOU, THE HONORABLE
GOD, WHO IS ALWAYS GOOD AND HAVE BEEN GOOD TO ME. BUT I WANT A
CONVERSATION. AND SO, FATHER, I'M INVITING YOU TO JOIN ME. I
WILL JOIN YOU IN THE COURT OF HEAVEN. AND I INVITE YOU, JESUS,
2 TO 2:30 IN THE MORNING. AND I WANT YOU, JESUS, THERE AS MY
ATTORNEY. THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID, YOU'RE MY ATTORNEY, YOU'RE MY
ADVOCATE, AND WE'VE GOTTA TALK. I HAVE PRESENTED THINGS TO THE
FATHER, JESUS, THAT I'M STARTING TO BE CONVINCED BY THE ENEMY
THAT EITHER I DID SOMETHING WRONG, OR I DIDN'T PRAY RIGHT,
OR THAT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT IS CAUSING THIS TO NOT COME TO
PASS, AND THE ENEMY WANTS ME TO BLAME YOU. SO JESUS, I NEED TO
MEET YOU WITH MY FATHER, AND I NEED TO BRING THIS BEFORE THE
COURT. AND I DID, I WENT OUTSIDE, LOOKED UP AT THE STARS,
AND FIRST THING I DID IS I WORSHIPED HIM 'CAUSE I WANTED TO
KNOW MY SPIRIT WAS RIGHT, THAT I LOVE HIM, BUT I WAS ABOUT TO
HAVE SOME WORDS, NOT BLAMING HIM, BUT I WAS GONNA LET HIM
KNOW HOW I FELT, AND I NEEDED A REPRESENTATIVE. AND I WORSHIPED
HIM AND I HONORED HIM AND I REMINDED HIM HOW BEAUTIFUL THE
STARS WERE, AND I SAID, "GOD, IF YOU MADE THOSE THINGS, "NOTHING
IS TOO DIFFICULT FOR YOU." AND WHAT I'M ABOUT TO BRING TO MY
ATTORNEY, AND BRING BEFORE YOUR THRONE. AND I BEGAN TO TELL HIM,
I SAID, "THIS IS WHAT I'VE PRAYED FOR. "I'VE PETITIONED
YOU, I'VE FASTED, I CRIED OUT TO YOU, GOD." AND I SAID, "JESUS,
NOW, YOUR BLOOD, "I'M ASKING YOU TO TURN AS WELL, FATHER, AND
LOOK, THERE'S BLOOD, IT'S ON THE MERCY SEAT." I HAVE A LEGAL
RIGHT. AND JESUS, YOU HAVE TO REPRESENT MY PETITION BEFORE THE
FATHER BECAUSE OF THE BLOOD. SEE, THIS IS WHERE, WHEN IT
COMES TO, I'LL MAKE THIS PROVERB TO CEASE. ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU
GOTTA COOPERATE WITH IT. GO BACK TO EZEKIEL 12:23, I'M ALMOST
DONE. YOU GOTTA COOPERATE WITH IT. YOU GOTTA BE ABLE TO KNOW
YOUR RIGHTS. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. AND I START, I'M TELLING YOU,
I'M WATCHING GOD ANSWERING THINGS THAT IS MAKING ME MARVEL.
THINGS ARE BEING FULFILLED BECAUSE I KEPT MY HEART RIGHT
BEFORE GOD. I DID IT THE LEGAL WAY, ACCORDING TO THE BLOOD
COVENANT. I DIDN'T BALL GOD OUT, BUT YET I LET HIM KNOW THAT I
WASN'T HAPPY, BUT YET I DIDN'T GET OVER THERE IN MY EMOTIONS, I
DIDN'T GET OVER THERE INTO ANGER. I GOT OVER INTO COVENANT,
AND I GOT OVER INTO REMINDING GOD OF WHAT I PRAYED THAT I HAD
THE LEGAL RIGHT FOR IT TO BE ANSWERED. THAT'S HOW YOU GET
THINGS DONE. AND HE SAID, I'LL CAUSE THIS PROVERB TO CEASE, AND
I'M NOT GONNA USE IT ANYMORE AS A SAYING IN YOUR LIFE OVER THE
NATIONS, RIGHT? THAT THE MIDDLE EAST WILL ALWAYS BE ISLAMIC. THE
DAYS ARE AT HAND. GOD SAYS THE DAYS ARE AT HAND. WHOSE REPORT
ARE YOU GONNA BELIEVE? THE DAYS ARE AT HAND. AND THE EFFECT OF
EVERY VISION. I WAS GOING THROUGH FILES YESTERDAY, AND I
PULLED OUT, WHAT DO THEY CALL THAT THING? VANILLA, MANILA,
MANILA, MANILA, MANILA, MANILA, A MANILA FOLDER. AND IT HAD
PROPHECIES OVER MY LIFE THAT I HAD TUCKED IN THERE. AND THERE
WAS ONE BY A PROPHETIC LADY WHO'S IN HEAVEN. AND SHE STARTED
PROPHESYING IN THE THING, AND SHE SAID, AND I LOOKED AT IT,
AND I SAID, "WHOA, GOD, THIS WAS 2006. WHEN SHE GAVE THIS WORD, I
DIDN'T BELIEVE IT." AND I WENT, AND I HAD TO WIPE THE TEARS
AWAY, AND I LOOKED, AND SHE PROPHESIED TV, SHE PROPHESIED
WE'D HAVE A BEAUTIFUL CHURCH. AND I SAID, GOD, WHY DID I
FORGET ABOUT THIS? YOU KNOW WHY I FORGET ABOUT IT? WHY I FORGOT
ABOUT IT? 'CAUSE I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT. COME ON, HOLD ON.
HOLD ON TO WHAT HAS BEEN PROMISED. FOR OUR NATION, FOR
YOUR LIFE, YOUR MARRIAGE, YOUR FAMILY, COME ON. I'M ALMOST
DONE, 24 AND THEN 25, AND THEN WE'RE OUT OF HERE. FOR THERE
SHALL BE NO MORE VAIN VISION. NOW, PASTOR MATT SAID THAT.
BRENDA, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN AGAIN LAST WEEK, VAIN VISION?
FLATTERING PROPHECIES. OKAY, NO MORE FLATTERING PROPHECIES,
OKAY? NO FLATTERING DIVINATION. SO NOW HERE'S WHERE YOU HAVE TO
BE WISE. IF YOU SPEAK WRONG, TALK WRONG, ACT WRONG, THINK
WRONG, BELIEVE WRONG, YOU ACTUALLY OPEN YOURSELF UP TO THE
FALSE. YOU START BELIEVING THE FALSE. THERE WAS A TIME IN MY
LIFE OF PASTORING THAT I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I'D EVER HAVE WHAT
WE HAVE TODAY. I HAD KIND OF GIVEN UP ON IT. I WAS CONVINCED
BY THE ENEMY THAT THEY WERE JUST VAIN PROPHECIES. THEY WERE JUST
TRYING TO MAKE ME FEEL GOOD. YOU EVER HAD THAT BEFORE? OH GOD,
YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE ME FEEL GOOD. NO, HE'S TRYING TO
BLESS YOU. NO MORE VAIN VISIONS, NO MORE FLATTERING DIVINATION.
IN OTHER WORDS, WITCHCRAFT GETS INVOLVED. NOW THE DEVIL'S
RUNNING THE SHOW. LAST VERSE, WE'RE GONNA PRAY. FOR I'M THE
LORD, AND WHAT I SPEAK ABOUT A NEW SEASON. WHAT I SPEAK ABOUT
IRAN, WHAT I SPEAK ABOUT ONE IN PRISON IN COLORADO. ANGELS GO
NOW AND FREE THEM. NOW! NOW. NOW. NOW. FOR WHAT I SPEAK SHALL
COME TO PASS, AND IT WILL NO MORE BE PROLONGED, NOT IN YOUR
DAYS. OH MY GOD, NEVER SAY THIS, O REBELLIOUS PERSON, REBELLIOUS
NATION. WHAT I SAID IN MY WORD AND WITH MY WORDS, I WILL
PERFORM IT, SAITH THE LIVING GOD. FATHER, WE PRAY NOW FOR
EVERY PERSON IN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE. LORD, I TRIED TO GET THIS
WORD OUT TODAY. I PRAY I DIDN'T STRUGGLE TOO MUCH, BUT I PRAY
THAT THEY HEARD IT, RECEIVE IT, UNDERSTOOD IT. WE'RE IN A NEW
SEASON. WE RECEIVE GRACE IN THE TIME AND THE MOMENTS OF OUR
TRANSITION HERE. AND TO YOU BE THE GLORY AND THE HONOR. WE
EMBRACE THE NEW. AND LORD, WE THANK YOU THAT IT IS AND SHALL
COME TO PASS. WE COMMAND A CROP FAILURE UPON ANY NEGATIVE WORDS
THAT WE'VE SOWN OUT OF OUR MOUTHS. WE SAY A NEW SEASON
ARISES NOW IN JESUS' NAME. EVERYBODY SAY AMEN, PASTOR DOUG,
COME. I LOVE YOU. I'LL SEE YOU ON TUESDAY. AMEN. YES, GIVE
PASTOR A HAND. THAT'S A GREAT MESSAGE TODAY. SO MUCH THERE.
HALLELUJAH. WELL, IF YOU ARE WORKING IN THE CONNECT CAFE OR
INFORMATION CENTER, YOU CAN BE DISMISSED AT THIS POINT TO GET
TO YOUR POST. OTHERWISE, IF YOU COULD JUST STAY WITH ME FOR A
COUPLE MINUTES HERE, I WON'T KEEP YOU LONG TODAY. ALSO, I
WANT TO ASK THE ALTAR TEAM IF THEY WOULD COME FORWARD AT THIS
POINT IN TIME. AND IF YOU NEED PRAYER TODAY, AT THE CONCLUSION
WHEN WE DISMISS YOU, THE ALTAR TEAM WILL BE UP HERE IN PLACE.
THEY'RE READY AND ABLE AND WILLING TO PRAY WITH YOU AND FOR
YOU FOR ANY NEEDS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT
IF YOU NEED TO AT THE END OF THE SERVICE TODAY. WELL, YOU KNOW,
GOD HAS A REDEMPTIVE PLAN FOR EVERY PERSON THAT'S EVER BORN ON
THE EARTH. AND THAT'S ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE POINT WHERE THEY
TAKE THEIR LAST BREATH. HE HAS A REDEMPTIVE PLAN FOR THEM IF
THEY'LL JUST MAKE A DECISION AND CHOOSE. ACTS CHAPTER 4 TELLS US
THAT THERE'S NO OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN WHEREBY MAN CAN BE SAVED
BUT THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY. AND YOU SAY,
"PASTOR DOUG, WELL, YOU'RE REALLY BEING NARROW THERE."
WELL, THE BIBLE TELLS US THAT. AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE
WORLD'S RELIGION, MOSTLY YOU CAN CATEGORIZE THEM AS HAVING
SALVATION COME THROUGH SOME TYPE OF WORKS. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
CHRISTIANITY AND FALSE RELIGIONS IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A
SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, THAT CAME FOR US, HAD A REDEMPTIVE PLAN
FOR US, AND CONTINUES TO HAVE A REDEMPTIVE PLAN FOR US IF WE
JUST MAKE THE DECISION TO RECEIVE IT. HE CAME SO THAT HE
COULD ABOLISH THE SIN IN OUR LIVES AND GIVE US NEW LIFE IN
CHRIST. AND THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND
FALSE RELIGIONS. SO, I WANT TO ASK TODAY, MAYBE THERE'S SOMEONE
HERE AND YOU'VE NEVER MADE A DECISION FOR CHRIST, OR MAYBE
YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE TODAY AND YOU'VE NEVER MADE A DECISION TO
ULTIMATELY DETERMINE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS YOUR SAVIOR. YOU'RE
NOT 100% SURE THAT WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS EARTH, HEAVEN WOULD
BE YOUR HOME. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT TODAY BEFORE YOU
LEAVE, YOU HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. IT WOULD BE WRONG
TO DISMISS YOU WITHOUT DOING THAT. YOU KNOW, THE BIBLE SAYS
THAT EVERY KNEE WILL BOW AND EVERY TONGUE WILL CONFESS THAT
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD. IN THAT VERSE, IT ALSO SAYS THAT THAT'S
TRUE WHETHER IN HEAVEN, ON EARTH, OR EVEN IN HELL, UNDER
EARTH. EVERY PERSON THAT'S EVER BEEN ALIVE WILL SOMEDAY HAVE TO
CONFESS JESUS. DO IT NOW WHILE YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, WHILE
YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO IT. THIS IS THE TIME. THE BIBLE SAYS
TODAY IS A DAY OF SALVATION. DON'T LET IT PASS. I'M GONNA ASK
YOU TO JUST BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME IF YOU WOULD FOR A MOMENT.
AND IF THERE'S SOMEONE HERE AND YOU SAY, PASTOR DOUG, MAYBE YOUR
FIRST TIME HERE, MAYBE YOUR 20TH TIME HERE, OR MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN
ATTENDING FOR 10 YEARS, BUT YOU'RE NOT 100% SURE THAT
HEAVEN'S YOUR HOME, OR MAYBE YOU'VE GOTTEN OFF TRACK, YOU
NEED TO COME BACK TO CHRIST. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. I
WANNA PRAY WITH YOU TODAY. AND I'M GONNA ASK YOU WHEN I COUNT
TO 3 , IF THERE'S SOMEONE HERE, JUST RAISE YOUR HAND QUICKLY SO
THAT I CAN SPOT YOU AND I'LL PRAY FOR YOU. WE'LL MAKE SURE
THAT THIS GETS TAKEN CARE OF TODAY. IF YOU NEED JESUS, YOU
WANNA MAKE 100% SURE THAT HEAVEN'S YOUR HOME, RAISE YOUR
HAND QUICKLY WHEN I COUNT ONE, 2 , 3 . IS THERE ANYONE HERE TODAY
AND YOU SAY, I NEED JESUS, I WANNA MAKE HEAVEN MY HOME, I'M
NOT 100% SURE, I NEED TO MAKE THAT DECISION TODAY. DO I SEE
ANY HANDS HERE TODAY? OKAY, I DON'T SEE ANYONE HERE. IF YOU'RE
WATCHING ONLINE, YOU CAN PRAY WITH ME. REPEAT AFTER ME AS I
PRAY. RIGHT IN YOUR HOME OR WHEREVER YOU'RE AT, YOU CAN PRAY
THIS PRAYER. FATHER IN HEAVEN, THANK YOU FOR SENDING JESUS. I
BELIEVE THAT JESUS WENT TO THE CROSS OF CALVARY. HE DIED FOR
ME. HE WAS BURIED AND HE WAS RESURRECTED FROM THE DEAD ON THE
THIRD DAY. JESUS, I WANT YOU IN MY LIFE. COME INTO MY HEART,
SAVE ME, CHANGE MY LIFE, PUT ME ON A NEW PATH FOR YOU. AND I
WILL SERVE YOU ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE. FORGIVE ME FOR ANY SIN,
AND I WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW YOU. AMEN, AMEN. IF YOU PRAYED
THAT PRAYER TODAY, YOU CAN CALL OUR PRAYER LINE JUST TO LET OUR
PRAYER LINE WORKERS KNOW, 8557777907. 24 HOURS A DAY YOU
CAN CALL THAT NUMBER AND WE'LL GET INFORMATION TO YOU AND PRAY
WITH YOU AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED
FOR THAT. IF YOU NEED PRAYER TODAY, AGAIN, THE ALDER TEAM IS
HERE. DON'T FORGET, FLASHPOINT TUESDAY NIGHT. PASTOR HANK WILL
BE THERE. AND THEN LIVE FLASHPOINT FROM BOISE, IDAHO ON
THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON THIS WEEK. BE BACK IN
THE HOUSE OF THE LORD ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. EVANGELISM
TRAINING HAPPENS THIS COMING SATURDAY. IF YOU NEED
INFORMATION ON THAT OR WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN
EVANGELISM OUTREACH, GO TO THE INFORMATION CENTER AND THEY'LL
GIVE YOU INFORMATION ON THAT. GOD BLESS YOU, THANK
YOU FOR COMING. HAVE A WONDERFUL SUNDAY. WE'LL SEE
YOU BACK IN THE HOUSE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
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