(MUSIC)
COME ON, CHURCH. GET UP ON YOUR FEET. COME ON,
LET'S SING THIS MORNING. HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
AMEN. THE WHOLE WORLD WILL SEE HOW GREAT YOU ARE, GOD. YES,
LORD. WE HONOR YOU TODAY. WE WELCOME YOU IN THIS PLACE. YES.
AND OUR LOVE FOR YOU, MY LORD, IS PURE. YES, LORD. IT'S
HONORABLE. AND LORD, WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOU. THANK YOU,
JESUS. AS OUR GOD. AND EVERYBODY THAT LOVES HIM SAID. AMEN! WOW,
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD FOR AN ALMOST SNOWY SUNDAY. DID YOU HEAR THAT
OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABES AND SUCKLINGS, RIGHT? I MEAN, NOT
THAT MY NIECE, YOU KNOW, SHE'S 15 OR WHATEVER, RIGHT? ARE YOU
15? THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. NOW LET ME SEE IF ADULTS CAN HAVE THAT
CHILDLIKE FAITH. AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY LOVE GOD
SAID. AMEN. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, GREAT JOB. AND EVEN
THIS SECTION I NEVER HEAR IS GREAT. SO ANYWAY, GOOD MORNING.
HOW MANY OF YOU, YOU WOKE UP AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO
SNOW LATER. DID YOU NOTICE I SAID LATER? SO WE'RE GONNA BE
FINE, BUT I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU VENTURED OUT. YOU GOT
YOUR, I DON'T KNOW, DID YOU GET YOUR HUSKY DOGS AND
YOUR SLEDS READY? NO. NO, NO? THIS'LL ALL BE BEHIND
US IN 2 DAYS. THAT'S ALL WE'RE FOCUSED ON.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
I THINK THAT'S THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THIS WINTER IS I'VE
NEVER SEEN IT SO WARM, BUT I MEAN, I'M NOT COMPLAINING,
BELIEVE ME. BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST LIKE, GETS LIKE
SNOW AGAIN. I MEAN, WE JUST NEED SOME NORMALCY. WELL, LISTEN, I
WANNA WELCOME THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, ESPECIALLY IN A
SUNNY PART OF THE WORLD. WE HONOR YOU TODAY AND WE'RE
THINKING ABOUT YOU, BUT HERE'S THE DIFFERENCE. FOR YOU THAT
LIVE IN THE SUNNY CLIMATES, BRENDA, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
IT ALWAYS HAS SNAKES, ALWAYS HAS SPIDERS, SCORPIONS, ALWAYS HAS
SWEAT AND HUMIDITY, ALWAYS HAVE HEAT. RIGHT? YEAH, YEAH. SO...
SEE, I LIKE NEBRASKA. EVERYTHING WITH 8 LEGS DIES IN NOVEMBER.
IT'S ALL GOOD. WE GOT POSITIVES HERE. THERE YOU GO. SO WE GREET
YOU THAT ARE WATCHING AROUND THE WORLD, AND WE'RE SO HONORED THAT
YOU JOINED US. TELL US WHAT THE TEMPERATURE IS, YOU KNOW, WHERE
YOU'RE AT. IN FACT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE LIKE PRETTY STRONG WINDS
HERE TODAY. MAYBE IT'S NICE, SUNNY. LET US KNOW, I ALWAYS
LIKE TO READ THOSE COMMENTS. BUT YOU ARE PREACHING TODAY, SO YOU
WANNA GIVE AN UPDATE ON IT'S TRUE, IT'S TRUE. YEAH, SHE'S MY
FAVORITE PREACHER, BY THE WAY. OH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
THAT. BUT HERE'S THE THING, I'M GONNA SHARE A MESSAGE TODAY. YOU
KNOW, WE'VE GOT SO MANY THINGS GOING ON, BUT I JUST FELT SO
PASSIONATE ABOUT. IT'S KIND OF A TOPIC THAT WE DON'T TEACH ON IN
CHURCH, I THINK, THAT MUCH, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD. AND WE'RE
GONNA TALK ABOUT BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES THAT APPLY TO THE
INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA. WOW, I'M EXCITED. AND THE REASON I
WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT IS, DON'T YOU FEEL LIKE THE CHURCH SHOULD
BE THE GUIDE, NOT THE WORLD? I DO, I THINK WE HAVE LEARNED, IF
WE LEARNED ANYTHING IN THE LAST 6 YEARS, IS THAT THE CHURCH
SHOULD BE THE FORERUNNER, THE FOREFRONT, NOT THE WORLD
STANDARD BEING THE NORM. AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT
THAT. I THINK IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME. I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT. I
THINK THAT'S A GREAT MESSAGE. AND I DON'T KNOW WHY I DIDN'T
THINK OF IT, BRENDA, BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. WELL,
LISTEN, I GOT BACK FROM IDAHO. HOW MANY WERE ABLE TO SEE
FLASHPOINT LIVE? IDAHO. OKAY, A FEW OF YOU DID. THERE WERE A LOT
OF HANDS. I SAW A LOT OF HANDS. BEFORE WE WORSHIP THE LORD, I
GOTTA TELL YOU, WE WENT INTO A COFFEE SHOP. SO THIS WAS A
COFFEE SHOP, IDAHO, WENT INTO A COFFEE SHOP, AND EVERYBODY'S
WEARING A MASK. AND SO WE GET UP TO THE COUNTER TO GET READY TO
ORDER SOME COFFEE. AND THEY SAID, "BEFORE WE GIVE YOU THIS
COFFEE," THEY HANDED ME A MASK. I SAID, "WHAT'S THIS FOR?" THEY
SAID, "THIS IS A COUGHING FILTER."
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
COUGHING. IT'S A COUGHING FILTER. THAT SOUNDED LIBERAL.
DID YOU HEAR ALL THE MUSIC'S GOING DOWNHILL? ALL RIGHT, AND
WITH THAT. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE CHURCH. WE SHOULD HAVE
CHURCH. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THE LAST, LET'S PROPHESY THE LAST
COLD, SNOWY DAY OF THE WINTER IN NEBRASKA. I'M SPEAKING
IT AND BELIEVING IT. SO LET'S THROW THOSE HANDS UP TO
HEAVEN. SAY, LORD, IT'S AWESOME TO BE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD. I
THANK YOU, LORD, YOU'RE GONNA MOVE IN THIS PLACE,
LET YOUR ANOINTING FILL THE ROOM, AND I ASK YOU, LORD,
TO TOUCH MY LIFE. AND I PROMISE TO GIVE YOU,
ARE YOU READY? MY VERY BEST PRAISE. LET'S PRAISE THE
LORD THIS MORNING. COME ON, LET'S GIVE HIM A SHOUT OF
PRAISE THIS MORNING. OUR GOD IS IN CONTROL, AMEN.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
NO MATTER WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE,
WE KNOW HE'S STILL ON THE THRONE.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
OUR GOD IS IN CONTROL
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
OH OUR GOD IS IN CONTROL
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
WHOA-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH. SO WE SAY. LET GOD ARISE
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
OH GOD, YOU REIGN. OH GOD, YOU REIGN. OH GOD, YOU REIGN. YOU
REIGN, YOU REIGN, YOU REIGN. YOU REIGN, YOU REIGN, YOU REIGN.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
NOBODY LIKE YOU. NOBODY LIKE YOU.
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
IS ANYONE WORTHY? IS ANYONE WHOLE?
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
NOBODY LIKE YOU JESUS. NOBODY
LIKE MY KING. NOBODY LIKE MY LORD
(WORSHIP MUSIC)
WE WORSHIP YOU. WE WORSHIP YOU. WE WORSHIP YOU. WE WORSHIP YOU
ALL OVER THE WORLD. WORSHIP HIM. WE SING TO YOUR HONOR, KING OF
KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. WE WORSHIP YOU. WE LIFT UP OUR
HEARTS OF ADORATION, MASTER. YOURS. WE SING TO BRING
EXALTATION TO YOU, GOD. WE LIFT OUR HEART OF HONOR, OF WORSHIP,
OF LOVE. WE SING TO YOU, OUR GOD, OUR KING, BOWING OUR HEARTS
BEFORE YOU, MASTER. YESHUA, YESHUA. OH, HOW WE LOVE YOU. HOW
WE WORSHIP AND HONOR YOU. HOW WE HONOR YOU, GOD. WE WORSHIP YOU.
WE WORSHIP YOU. OH, GOD, HOW WE WORSHIP YOU. WE LOVE YOU AND
HONOR YOU. FOR THERE IS NO ONE WORTHY AMONG MEN, AMONG THINGS
CREATED BOTH VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE, OR THAT HAS EVER BEEN
CREATED. THERE'S NO, NOTHING, NO ONE AS WORTHY AS YOU, OUR GOD
AND OUR KING. HOW WE LOVE YOU. LORD, WE BRING OUR HEARTS TO YOU
TODAY. A FRESH COMMITMENT TO NOT JUST DECLARE THAT YOU ARE LORD,
BUT TO LIVE AS YOU, OUR GOD IS LORD. WITH SURRENDER, WITH
SACRIFICE, WITH HONOR, OBEDIENCE, AND WITH GREAT LOVE
IN OUR HEARTS TO YOU. GOD, WE MAKE A FRESH COMMITMENT, NOT OUR
WILL, BUT YOUR WILL BE DONE. WE COME WITH A FRESH COMMITMENT TO
GIVE ALL OF OUR HEART TO YOU AND ALL OF OUR SOUL, MIND, AND OUR
STRENGTH TO PURSUE YOU WITH GREAT PASSION AND AN HONESTY IN
OUR HEART OF GREAT HONOR TO YOU OUR GOD. WE WORSHIP YOU. OH HOW
WE WORSHIP YOU. OUR GOD AND OUR KING. I WANT YOU TO PLACE YOUR
HAND IF YOU NEED HEALING TODAY. SOMETIMES JESUS WOULD LAY HANDS
ON THE SICK AND OTHER TIMES HE WOULD JUST SPEAK THE WORD. HE'S
THE HEALER, NO MATTER WHERE YOU'RE AT, NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE
FACING TODAY. HE'S THE ONE THAT HEALS. HE'S THE ONE THAT IS
WORTHY. AND THERE IS A VOICE THAT SPEAKS. IT'S THE VOICE OF
HIS BLOOD, YESHUA'S BLOOD. AND IT SPEAKS MERCY AND GRACE AND
HELP. IT SPEAKS HEALING AND WHOLENESS AND LONG LIFE. BECAUSE
THAT'S WHAT HE PAID FOR. THROUGH HIS DEATH, RESURRECTION, AND
ASCENSION TO BE SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD. OUR FATHER,
HIS FATHER. SO LORD, I PRAY FOR EVERY PERSON NOW IN THE SOUND OF
MY VOICE. MAYBE THEY'RE STANDING, LORD, IN THE GAP FOR
SOMEBODY, OR MAYBE IT'S THEIR OWN LIFE. WE REMIND YOU, YESHUA,
OF THAT PRECIOUS BLOOD THAT YOU CARRIED INTO THE HOLY PLACE ONCE
AND FOR ALL. AND IT WAS NOT THE BLOOD OF BULLS AND GOATS OR
CALVES, BUT YOUR OWN BLOOD THAT YOU SACRIFICED. AND THE FATHER
SAW YOU AS YOU ENTERED IN, CARRYING YOUR BLOOD THAT YOU
GAVE SO WILLINGLY. AND HE LOOKED AT YOU, YESHUA, WITH YOUR BLOOD,
AND HE CALLED YOU GOD, AND HE HANDED YOU A SCEPTER, A SCEPTER
OF KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS, A SCEPTER OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND SAID, "SIT THOU AT MY RIGHT HAND, AND ALL
THY ENEMIES FOREVER WILL BE AND SHALL BE THY FOOTSTOOL." AND
YESHUA, YOU SAT DOWN AND YOU ESTABLISHED AN ETERNAL COVENANT
OF PEACE. NOTHING MISSING, NOTHING BROKEN OF THAT COVENANT.
EVERYTHING WAS PROVIDED. IT'S WHY YESHUA, YOU SAID IT IS
FINISHED. AND NOW THAT COVENANT HAS BEEN SEALED AND RATIFIED.
AND LET THE REDEEMED, I AM THE REDEEMED, AND I SAY SO ON BEHALF
OF THE PEOPLE. YOU HAVE REDEEMED THESE PRECIOUS PEOPLE IN THE
SOUND OF MY VOICE, OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY, DESTRUCTION,
SICKNESS, DISEASE, PAIN, TRAGEDY, CALAMITY. LORD, EVEN
YOU'VE REDEEMED THEM OUT OF THE HANDS OF WITCHCRAFT AND
DIVINATION. THEY'RE BLESSED. NOW I CLAIM ON THEIR BEHALF, ALL
THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, BENEFITS, MANIFESTATION OF OUR
COVENANT TOGETHER. AND MAY IT BE ENFORCED AND THROUGH THE BLOOD
OF SPRINKLING, LET IT BE APPLIED UPON THEM AND FOR THEM AND TO
THEM. THAT DRIVES OUT ANYTHING THAT IS OF SICKNESS OR DISEASE,
ANY SYMPTOMS, ANY PAIN. AND LORD, IT ESTABLISHES A PERMANENT
COVENANT BOUNDARY LYING UPON THEM, FOR THEM, AROUND THEM,
EVEN THEIR VEHICLES, THEIR HOMES, THEIR LIVES, THEY'RE
COMING IN, THEY'RE GOING OUT, THEY'RE IN BETWEEN, THEY ARE
BLESSED AND PRESERVED. NOW I WANT YOU TO SAY THIS, SAY, GOD,
I RECEIVE THAT. I'M BLESSED. YOUR COVENANT IS ENFORCED IN MY
LIFE, AND I HONOR YOU. AMEN. WOW. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANNA SAY
THIS TO THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, DON'T EVER LOSE HOPE.
DON'T LOSE HOPE. BECAUSE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR COVENANT
IS VICTORY. SO THAT MEANS YOU CAN SUCCEED IN LIFE, YOU CAN BE
BLESSED IN LIFE, AMEN. WELL, WHY DON'T YOU DO THIS? WHY DON'T YOU
GREET SOMEBODY AROUND YOU, AND SAY, "I BET I KNOW WHAT NEXT
SUNDAY'S FORECAST IS, AND I BET IT'S BETTER THAN THIS."
(LAUGHS)
ALL RIGHT, WE GREET YOU THAT ARE WATCHING TODAY. WE SEND OUR LOVE
TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE, YOUR FRIENDSHIP. E-MEMBERS, WE
CALL YOU BLESSED AS WELL, AND WE DECLARE THAT THE GOODNESS OF GOD
IS SMILING DOWN ON YOU, AND THE KISS OF GOD HAS RELEASED
BLESSINGS ABUNDANT UPON YOU AND FOR YOU.
(MUSIC)
WELL, GOOD MORNING. HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING THIS MORNING?
HOPEFULLY YOU ONLINE ARE WARM WHEREVER YOU ARE, AND IT'S NOT
WINDY IN YOUR LIVING ROOM. BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF WINDY HERE.
WE ARE SUPPOSED TO GET A LITTLE SNOW LATER.
(SIGHS)
BUT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, LIKE, 80 BY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY, SO
SHORT-LIVED. IT'S THE BEAUTY OF, UH, OMAHA IN MARCH. THE WEATHER
JUST CHANGES, LIKE, ON A DIME. AND I'M SURE IT DOES IN A LOT OF
THE PLACES OUT THERE THAT YOU'RE WATCHING, SO. WELL, IF THIS IS
YOUR FIRST TIME IN THE BUILDING WITH US, I'M GLAD YOU BRAVED THE
WEATHER. IF IT IS YOUR FIRST TIME, MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE A
BLUE GIFT BAG. THEY HAVE, THE USHERS HAVE THOSE AVAILABLE FOR
YOU. IF YOU WOULD JUST WAVE YOUR HAND AT ONE OF THEM, THEY WILL
GET YOU ONE. INSIDE THE BLUE GIFT BAG, THERE'S SOME GOODIES
WE'VE TUCKED IN THERE FOR YOU, AS WELL AS A GUEST REGISTRY
PACKET. HAS A PICTURE OF THE STAGE ON THE FRONT OF IT. SO
PLEASE PULL THAT OUT AT THIS TIME. AND THERE'S A
STATE-CONNECTED CARD ON THE LEFTHAND SIDE. TEAR THAT OFF,
FILL IT OUT, DROP IT IN THE OFFERING BASKET WHEN IT COMES BY
IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS. WE JUST WANT TO SEND YOU A THANK YOU FOR
COMING TO SEE US THIS MORNING. AND IF YOU'RE WATCHING BY
LIVESTREAM, FACEBOOK.LIVE, ROKU, YOUTUBE, RUMBLE, ONE VOICE TV,
WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE SERVICE AS WELL. ANY OF THOSE
PLATFORMS UP THERE YOU CAN WATCH US ON, BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
GET TO ONEVOICETV.NET OR DOWNLOAD THE ONE VOICE TV APP TO
YOUR DEVICES BECAUSE YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO ALL THIS OTHER GREAT
CONTENT, NOT ONLY SERVICES, BUT YOU CAN WATCH GET REAL WITH
HANK, DAY OF THE DECREE, NEW LEVEL, GAME CHANGERS, AND MANY,
MANY MORE. WATCH ALL THOSE GREAT PROGRAMS THAT WE PUT TOGETHER
FOR YOU OUT THERE. SO BE SURE TO GET CONNECTED WITH US THERE. YOU
CAN ALSO CHAT WITH ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WATCHING ON ONE VOICE TV,
EITHER ON THE WEBSITE OR ON THE APP. SO PLEASE GET CONNECTED
WITH US ON ONE VOICE TV. IF YOU WOULD, JUST GIVE ALL OF OUR
GUESTS HERE AN ONLINE HAND. AS PASTOR HANK COMES. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, LET ME GIVE YOU JUST A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. I WANNA
START OFF BY NEXT SUNDAY, WE HAVE OUR GUEST SPEAKER, PASTOR
CHE AHN IS HERE. HE'S NEVER BEEN TO THIS, I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S
EVER BEEN TO OMAHA, BUT YOU KNOW, HE IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR
OF CALIFORNIA. SO THAT'LL BE GREAT TO HAVE HIM COME. ALSO,
FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE HOUSTON AREA, I'LL BE MINISTERING FRIDAY
NIGHT AT JOAN HUNTER'S CONFERENCE. COME ON OUT AND
CHECK IT OUT. IT'LL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MINISTER
TOGETHER. HOW'S THAT SOUND? AND THEN I ALSO WANNA REMIND YOU ON
TUESDAY, I'LL BE ON ELIJAH'S STREAMS, AND WE'RE GONNA BREAK
DOWN SOME MORE PROPHETIC WORDS, SO THAT'LL BE A LOT OF FUN. AND
THEN THAT NIGHT, FLASHPOINT. AND WEDNESDAY, I KNOW THAT PASTOR
SHANE AND CHRISSY ARE GONNA KINDA DO PART 2 OF THEIR
TEACHING THAT THEY HAD LAST TIME, AND THAT'LL BE REALLY GOOD
AS WELL. ALSO, I WANNA MENTION, HOW MANY OF YOU LADIES ARE
ALREADY REGISTERED FOR THE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE?
(CONGREGATION CHEERING)
THAT IS REALLY GOOD. THERE'S THE INFORMATION YOU CAN REGISTER
TODAY, APRIL 17TH THROUGH THE 19TH. THERE'S THE SPEAKER
INFORMATION. REGISTRATION IS FREE. WE JUST NEED TO KNOW THAT
YOU'RE COMING. AND I HEARD THAT YOU ALL ARE GONNA HAVE LUNCH
TOO, SO ISN'T THAT AMAZING? YEAH, WE FOUND SOME BREAD BOXES
THAT WE HAD THAT WERE LEFT OVER FROM THE 2006 WOMEN'S
CONFERENCE, AND SO WE'RE JUST GONNA PRAY OVER 'EM. NOT REALLY,
SOME OF YOU ARE GONNA THINK ONLINE THAT I'M TELLING THE
TRUTH ON THAT. I'M JUST MESSING WITH YOU. I AM. ALL RIGHT, HOW
MANY MEN, MEN'S CONFERENCE MEN DO I HAVE? LET ME HEAR YOU.
(CONGREGATION CHEERING)
MAN, THAT WAS WEAK. WHEN THE WOMEN OUTDO YOU, IT MEANS
YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED IN GOING. DOUG, GO AHEAD AND
CANCEL THE MEN'S MEETING. I MEAN, I MEAN, ALL RIGHT. LET
ME, I'LL GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE. HOW MANY OF YOU
KNOW, MEN? MARCH 28, 2026, MEN'S MINISTRY MEETING.
(CONGREGATION CHEERING)
ALL RIGHT, THE MEN'S MINISTRY MEETING IS BACK ON.
(LAUGHING)
HERE YOU GO. WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH BREAKFAST AND THEN
WE'RE GONNA MOVE RIGHT INTO THE AUDITORIUM HERE AND WE'VE
GOT A LITTLE DANCE FLOOR WITH SOME LIKE DISCO CAN LIGHT. IT
ROTATES THE DISCO BALL. WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME NONWORD
MUSIC, BUT WHAT DO THEY CALL THAT? NOT INSTRUMENTAL IN
DISCO, WHAT DO THEY CALL IT? WHAT DO THEY CALL IT, SHANE?
(AUDIENCE MUMBLING)
OH, YOU WERE RIGHT, WHO WAS RIGHT? WHO SAID IT? YOU WERE
RIGHT, WILLIE. OKAY, INSTRUMENTAL SOUNDTRACK, HOW'S
THAT SOUND? AND SO GET YOUR BEST DANCE MOVES OUT. WE DO HAVE A
CHIROPRACTOR IN THE CHURCH, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, AND HE'LL HELP
US OUT. AND THEN I'M GONNA PREACH A GREAT WORD. IT'S GONNA
BE FANTASTIC. YOU'RE GONNA REALLY LIKE IT. WE'LL MINISTER
TO YA, AND WE SHOULD HAVE YA OUTTA HERE BY NOON SO YOU CAN
TAKE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON OFF WITHOUT HONEYDEW FROM THE
WIFE. SO WE'LL BE SENDING A LETTER OUT TO ALL THE LADIES.
JUST GIVE YOU THE AFTERNOON OFF. HOW MANY OF YOU GUYS COULD GRUNT
AT THAT? ALL RIGHT, SO I'LL SEE YOU THERE. CRAIG, ARE YOU
COMING? GOOD, SEE CRAIG WILL BE THERE. HE'S GONNA DANCE TOO.
THAT'S WORTH COMING FOR. OKAY, THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT, ARE YOU
READY? IT'S OFFERING TIME. NOW THAT'S NOT BAD. ARE YOU READY
ONLINE? PUT THE LITTLE HANDS TOGETHER, IT'S OFFERING TIME. I
WANNA SHARE A SCRIPTURE, I WANNA FOLLOW UP WITH SOMETHING THAT
PASTOR BRENDA HAD TAUGHT. AND I HAVE BEEN SERVING GOD SINCE 1984
AND BEEN IN THE MINISTRY ALMOST 40 YEARS. I'M NOT TRYING TO GIVE
YOU MY RESUME, IT'S JUST I HAD NEVER, I NEVER SAW, NEVER SEEN,
WHAT'S THE CORRECT ENGLISH, ALL YOU ENGLISH PEOPLE? NEVER SAW,
THANK YOU, I NEVER SAW. ME AND GRAMMY DIDN'T DO WELL IN GRAMMAR
SCHOOL. BUT ANYWAY, I NEVER SAW THIS BEFORE. LOOK AT LUKE
CHAPTER 6 , VERSE 38. THIS IS SO POWERFUL. NOTICE THE FIRST
THING, IF YOU WANNA ALIGN YOURSELF FOR BLESSING, GIVE.
NOW, I WANT YOU TO SEE SOMETHING IN THIS VERSE BECAUSE SOMETIMES
WE WAIT ON GOD TO BLESS US. BUT HOW MANY KNOW THAT THE BLESSING
COMING INTO GREATER BLESSING, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING,
ISN'T ALWAYS DEPENDENT ON GOD ALONE? HOW MANY KNOW YOU HAVE TO
DO SOMETHING TOO? RIGHT? I KNOW PEOPLE THAT WANT GOD TO BLESS
THEM, BUT THEY DON'T EVEN DO THE FIRST PART. THEY DON'T EVEN
GIVE, THEY GET MAD. THAT'S ALL CHURCH IS TALKING ABOUT IS
MONEY. WELL, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. HOW DO CHURCHES
FUNCTION WITHOUT IT? IT CAN'T JUST BE FREE ZONE, RIGHT? I
MEAN, IT'S GOTTA HAVE SOME KIND OF SYSTEM OR ECONOMY THAT HELPS
TO KEEP IT OPERATING. THAT'S WHY WHEN GOD WAS BUILDING THE
TABERNACLE WITH MOSES IN THE WILDERNESS, HE PUT A FINANCIAL
SYSTEM IN PLACE, RIGHT? BRING YOUR BEST, AND WHERE DID THEY
GET THEIR ECONOMY? REMEMBER THAT BEFORE THEY LEFT, THEY WERE
SLAVES IN EGYPT. THEY KNOCKED ON THE DOORS AND DEMANDED FROM THE
EGYPTIANS THAT THEY RELEASE THEIR STUFF. AND GOD KNEW IF HE
WAS TO HAVE AN ECONOMY, BUT ALSO TO SUPPORT THE FUNCTION OF
THE CHURCH FOR THE PEOPLE, THERE HAD TO BE A FINANCIAL FLOW.
SO LET'S GO BACK TO THE SCRIPTURE. I WANNA SHOW YOU
SOMETHING REALLY POWERFUL. GIVE, AND I LIKE WHAT MY WIFE
POINTED OUT, IT SHALL BE, UNDERLINE THOSE 3 WORDS, IT
SHALL BE. YOU CAN SAY IT THIS WAY, THE HTL
TRANSLATION, HANK TRANSLATION, GIVE, AND IT'S A FACT, JACK.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
IS IT THE WEATHER THAT NOBODY'S LAUGHING TODAY? GIVEN, IT SHALL
BE GIVEN UNTO YOU. IN OTHER WORDS, IT SHALL BE, IT'S A FACT,
JACK. MARK IT DOWN, TAKE IT TO THE BANK. IT WILL BE GIVEN, BUT
NOTICE WHAT IS THE STIPULATION. YOU GOTTA GIVE, YOU GOTTA GIVE
CONSISTENTLY. NOW, NOBODY'S TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH THAT GIVING
IS. THAT'S BETWEEN YOU AND GOD. GIVE AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN. AND
THEN GOD SAYS THIS, JESUS IS SPEAKING, IT'S GONNA BE GOOD
MEASURE, PRESSED DOWN, SHAKEN TOGETHER, RUNNING OVER, SHALL
MEN GIVE BACK INTO YOUR BOSOM. FOR WITH THE SAME MEASURE, WATCH
THIS, THAT YOU MEET, IT SHALL BE MEASURED TO YOU AGAIN. NOW STOP
RIGHT THERE, WHAT'S JESUS TRYING TO TELL US? IF WE VIOLATE NUMBER
ONE, WE'RE STINGY, WE DON'T GIVE, WE GIVE SPARINGLY OR
SCARCELY, THEN IT'S GONNA AFFECT THE LAST PART OF THE VERSE. IT'S
GONNA AFFECT THE AMOUNT OF RETURN, THE AMOUNT OF BLESSING
IN RETURN. SO HOW MANY OF YOU SEE YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO DO
WITH THE MEASURE OF BLESSING? YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH
WHETHER YOU'RE GONNA HAVE GOOD MEASURE PRESSED DOWN, SHAKEN
TOGETHER, OR A LITTLE. SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUDGE OTHER PEOPLE. "OH,
LOOK AT THAT CAR, LOOK AT THAT HOUSE, "LOOK AT THAT, LOOK AT
THIS, LOOK AT THIS, LOOK AT THAT. "YOU KNOW, I'M JUST
TELLING YOU." WELL, CHECK THEIR TITHE RECORDS. CHECK THEIR
GIVING. I NEVER GET MAD AT PEOPLE. I'M NOT THERE TO ARGUE
OVER SOMEONE'S BLESSING. I JUST KNOW MY OWN LIFE. I KNOW MY OWN
LIFE. WHEN BRENDA AND I WERE MARRIED 37 YEARS AGO, HOW MUCH
WE HAD TO TAKE THAT AND PRACTICE THAT WORD. WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE
ANYTHING, WE FOUND SOMETHING TO GIVE. WASN'T ALWAYS MONEY. IT
WAS SOMETIMES FOOD, SOMETIMES CLOTHING, SOMETIMES IT WAS OUR
TIME, BUT WE DID WHATEVER WE COULD TO KEPT GIVING AND GIVING
AND GIVING. I GAVE CARS AWAY, FOOD AWAY, RIGHT? WENT AND FOUND
COINS ANYWHERE I COULD AND GAVE THEM AWAY IF I DIDN'T HAVE
ANYTHING. NOTICE WHAT JESUS SAID, "THE MEASURE THAT YOU
GIVE." NOW, IT'S NOT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I JUST DON'T HAVE
MILLIONS. WELL, IF YOU'RE A MILLIONAIRE AND YOU ONLY GIVE A
DOLLAR IN THE OFFERING, JESUS POINTED THAT OUT. THAT'S WHY HE
DIDN'T STOP THE WOMAN WHEN SHE HAD 2 MITES. 'CAUSE HE REALIZED
THROUGH THE MEASURE THAT YOU GIVE, IT'S GONNA COME BACK TO
YOU AGAIN. BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. HE KNEW
THAT IF HE GAVE THE LAST THAT SHE HAD, THAT THE MEASURE BACK
TO HER WOULD BE THAT SHE PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE IN THAT
SITUATION AGAIN. IT WOULD BREAK SOMETHING AND RELEASE A WHOLE
NEW MEASURE. HOW MANY ARE READY TO COME INTO THAT KIND OF
BLESSING? ALL RIGHT, BUT IT SHALL BE. AND I'LL SAY THIS LAST
THING, IT'S CALLED THE LAWS OF GIVING AND RECEIVING, JUST LIKE
THE LAWS OF GRAVITY. THERE'S NATURAL LAWS IN THE EARTH,
RIGHT? YOU PLANT A SEED, SOMETHING WILL GROW. IT'S THE
SAME WAY IN THE SPIRITUAL REALM. IF YOU GIVE ACCORDING TO JESUS,
IT WILL BE GIVEN BACK TO YOU. GOOD MEASURE, PRESS DOWN, SHAKE
IT TOGETHER, RUNNING OVER. AND THE SAME MEASURE THAT YOU GIVE,
IF YOU GIVE NOTHING, YOU'RE GONNA GET NOTHING. IF YOU HAVE A
LOT AND YOU GIVE LITTLE, YOU'RE GONNA GET A LITTLE BACK. IF YOU
DON'T HAVE A LOT, BUT YOU GIVE A LOT, YOU'RE GONNA GET A LOT IN
RETURN. GOD WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU AND INCREASE YOU,
AMEN? ALL RIGHT, THE GIVING INFORMATION IS ON THE SCREEN.
THERE'S MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO GIVE, ENVELOPE, WE GOT WEBSITE,
MOBILE APP, TEXT TO GIVE, MAILING. THEY GOT A SCAN QR CODE
WHERE YOU COULD SCAN ALL THAT INFORMATION. AND THOSE OF YOU
THAT ARE WATCHING TODAY, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TITHES AND YOUR
OFFERINGS. YOU KNOW, I SAW MANY OF YOU AS I WAS OUT IN THE
HALLWAY AT IDAHO THIS LAST WEEK, AND YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE
TABERNACLE HERE BECAUSE YOU HELPED TO BUILD IT THROUGH YOUR
TITHES AND YOUR OFFERINGS, SAME WITH YOU. AND I JUST WANNA SAY
THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF BRENDA AND I AND THIS MINISTRY, BUT
ALSO WE WANNA HONOR GOD. AND I TELL YOU, WHEN PEOPLE COME
TOGETHER AND THEY'RE OBEDIENT TO GIVE, LOOK AROUND. LOOK AT THE
BLESSING OF WHAT GOD AND THE PEOPLE DO IN OBEDIENCE. AND SO
WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
GIVING. AND WE GOT A LOT OF THINGS TO DO. WE'RE WORKING ON A
LOT OF THINGS BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT WE'RE JUST PRAYING IT
THROUGH. WE'RE WAITING, WE'RE TRUSTING GOD. WE'RE ASKING GOD A
LOT OF QUESTIONS. AND I'LL TELL YOU, I HAVE IN MY HEART, MAN, I
REALLY WANT TO RAISE UP SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN, I'VE
BEEN SAYING TO GOD, I WANNA MENTOR THE NEXT GENERATION. AS I
GET READY TO HIT 60 IN MAY, I SAID, GOD, I WANNA SHIFT OVER
INTO TRAINING MINISTERS. THAT'S WHAT I WANNA DO. AND SO WE'RE
GONNA KEEP WORKING HARD FOR THAT VISION. AMEN? ALL RIGHT, WELL,
BEFORE YOU STAND AND PRAY, HOW MANY OF YOU STILL FILLING OUT
YOUR OFFERING AND ALL THAT AND THOSE OF YOU ONLINE, HOPEFULLY
YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH TIME. I DO WANNA DO THIS, SO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU'VE GOT, HOW MANY OF YOU'VE GOT YOUR REGULAR TITHES AND
OFFERINGS IN, YOU'RE READY, YOU CAN WAVE YOUR HAND ONLINE. I DO
WANNA DO THIS, IN FACT, IN THIS AUDITORIUM, I WANNA GIVE YOU
ANOTHER ENVELOPE BECAUSE I WANNA RECEIVE ANOTHER OFFERING FOR
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED ON FRIDAY, OR THURSDAY THAT I WANNA
BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. AND I'M GONNA ASK YOUR HELP FOR
SOMETHING. SO WHAT YOU'RE GIVING TO NOW, THE GIVING INFORMATION
IS THERE, THE APP. THIS IS ONE VOICE MINISTRIES. THIS IS FOR
ALMOST 40 YEARS. THIS IS BRENDA'S AND MY TRAVELING
MINISTRY THAT STARTED BEFORE WE HAD A CHURCH, RIGHT? THIS IS THE
CHILDREN'S BOOK MINISTRY THAT STARTED WITH THE BOOKS. IT'S THE
MEDIA MINISTRY, RIGHT? WELL, IT'S OVTV. AND WE ARE LOOKING
FOR PARTNERS THAT CAN HELP WITH THE VERY THINGS THAT I TALKED
ABOUT. WE NEED SOME HELP TO GET THE REST OF THE ANIMATION DONE.
WE NEED HELP GETTING, YOU KNOW, JUST TAKING CARE OF YOUR OWN
NETWORK. IT'S NOT CHEAP, RIGHT? AND WE NEED TO KEEP THIS GOING.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE GOOD FUNDS HERE. BUT WHAT I
WANT TO DO IS I WANT TO START, AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TO ME ON
THURSDAY, I WANT TO START A TRAVEL THE WORLD FUND. AND I
WANT TO SPEAK TO THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING ALSO AROUND
THE WORLD. I'M GONNA ASK FOR YOUR HELP, AND YOU CAN GIVE
WHATEVER YOU WANT. I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING IN THE MINISTRY FOR 40
YEARS. I HAVE, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MILLIONS OF MILES ARE ON
THESE BONES. I'VE BEEN TO, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY NATIONS, I'M
NOT GONNA TRY TO IMPRESS YOU WITH HOW MANY I'VE BEEN TO, BUT
I HAVE TRAVELED AND TRAVELED AND TRAVELED BY CAR. YEAH, I'VE BEEN
ON BOAT. I'VE BEEN ON LITTLE PLANES, BIG PLANES, BEEN THROUGH
THE PLAINS. I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE. THEY WROTE A SONG
ABOUT MY TRAVEL. BUT YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SAYING THAT TO PLAY A
VIOLIN. I'M JUST SAYING THAT I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING FOR A LONG,
LONG TIME. WELL, IN THE MEANTIME, GOD HAD ASKED ME TO
PASTOR. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD TO JUGGLE WITH MY SCHEDULE
ON HOW DO I, 'CAUSE MY HONOR IS TO YOU, THE PEOPLE AND TO YOU
THAT ARE WATCHING, THAT'S WHY I DON'T GIVE VERY MANY SUNDAYS UP.
I TRY VERY HARD TO BE HERE. BUT FOLKS, AS YOU KNOW, I'M JUGGLING
A LOT. AND I THINK YOU SEE THE FRUIT OF WHAT WE'RE JUGGLING BY
THE AMOUNT OF THINGS THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU, THAT MINISTERS
TO YOU IN VARIOUS FORMS, WHETHER IT'S FLASHPOINT, WHETHER IT'S
MIDWEEK SERVICES, WHETHER IT'S PROPHETIC PULSE, PROPHETIC
SCHOOL, THE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, BOOKS FOR ADULTS, SUNDAY
MESSAGES, BEING YOUR PASTOR AND INVOLVED, BEING INVOLVED IN THE
COMMUNITY, AND THE LIST GOES ON. WELL THURSDAY, I WAS SCHEDULED
OUT OF EPLEY AIRFIELD TO FLY TO BOISE, IDAHO, AND AS I WAS
GETTING READY TO GO TO THE AIRPORT, I HEARD THE HOLY SPIRIT
SAY TO ME, "HANK, CHECK YOUR PHONE." AND I THOUGHT, I DON'T
NEED TO CHECK MY PHONE. AND I HEARD IT AGAIN, "CHECK YOUR
PHONE." AND I THOUGHT, WELL, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT, JANET, I
THOUGHT YOU HAD HANDED ME THE BOARDING PASSES. AND SO, BUT SHE
HANDED ME THE ITINERARY, SO I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT CHECKING
IN. SO ANYWAY, I GET ON, I CHECK IN TO THE FLIGHT, AND IT'S
DELAYED 10 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES. AND THE HUB, IT WOULDN'T EVEN
GET ME INTO BOISE, IDAHO UNTIL LATE. WE STARTED CHECKING AROUND
OTHER AIRLINES. IT WASN'T A MATTER OF AIRLINES, IT'S THE
MATTER, OR ONE PARTICULAR AIRLINE, IT'S A MATTER OF THE
AIRLINES. THEY ARE CRAZY, THE LINES ARE LONG, THE AIRLINES ARE
IN A MESS. AND HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN FLYING LATELY, AND YOU
CAN RAISE YOUR HAND, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING, EITHER
YOUR FLIGHT'S BEEN DELAYED, YOUR FLIGHT'S BEEN CANCELED. HOW MANY
HAS HAD THAT HAPPEN, LONG LINES? THE DIFFERENCE IS I CAN'T AFFORD
WITH MY SCHEDULE AND WHAT I'M DOING TO BE YOUR PASTOR HERE, TO
BE YOUR PASTOR, TO FIGHT WITH GOD, TO FIGHT, I'M NOT FIGHTING
WITH HIM, BUT TO FIGHT ALONGSIDE WITH GOD, TO FIGHT FOR YOUR
CHILDREN ALONGSIDE OF YOU, TO FIGHT FOR THIS COUNTRY ALONGSIDE
OF YOU, TO BE STUCK IN AN AIRPORT SOMEWHERE AND BE GONE
FOR 3 , 4 DAYS, OR NOT GET BACK FOR SUNDAY. AND SO I STARTED
CHECKING AROUND AND THINKING, HOW AM I GONNA GET TO
FLASHPOINT? IT HAD ME ARRIVING AT 1130 AT NIGHT, BOISE, IDAHO.
AND I SAID, BRENDA, I'M GONNA MAKE AN EXECUTIVE DECISION. SHE
SAID, WHAT'S THAT? I SAID, I'M GONNA HAVE AMY CALL, I'M GONNA
CHARTER A JET. BECAUSE I AM SO DEDICATED TO GOD, AND I AM SO
DEDICATED TO YOU, THE PEOPLE, AND I AM DEDICATED TO THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA AND TO FIGHT FOR IT. I SAID, BRENDA, I FEEL
LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE THERE AT ALL COSTS. I KNOW WE'RE PAYING A
LOT OF MONEY HERE, BUT BRENDA, I AM PRESSED. IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW,
WHEN THE BIBLE SAYS JESUS WAS PRESSED TO GO TO JERUSALEM, I
FELT PRESSED THAT I HAVE TO DO THIS. I DON'T NEED ANOTHER THING
TO DO. THAT'S NOT WHY I DO IT. IT'S BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO BE
OBEDIENT ALONGSIDE OF YOU AND WITH YOU. AND IF YOU KNOW ME,
THERE'S NO QUIT IN ME. I HAVEN'T QUIT. I KEEP PRESSING. SO I
CHARTERED A FLIGHT, BUT THANK YOU. IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. AND
YES, I LOVED IT. I GOT THERE, AND I WAS ABLE TO DO THURSDAY
NIGHT, AND THEN FRIDAY MORNING, AND THEN FLY BACK. AND I WAS
VERY APPRECIATIVE. FOLKS, WE GOT TO GET A TRAVEL FUND TOGETHER.
SO I HAD A TALK. I TALKED TO A COUPLE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS.
THEY SAID, NO, HANK, IT'S TIME. NOW LET ME JUST TALK A COUPLE
THINGS OUT, BECAUSE I WANT TO RECEIVE AN OFFERING TO START A
TRAVEL FUND. IS THAT GOOD? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. BECAUSE I
GOTTA BE READY AT ANY TIME, AND I'VE GOTTA BE ABLE TO MAKE GOOD
STEWARDSHIP DECISIONS, OKAY, ON WHAT IS BEST FOR THE SCHEDULE
AND WHAT IS BEST TO GET ME THERE AND GET ME BACK THE QUICKEST.
NOW, SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE SAYING, WELL, PASTOR HANK, I'VE
HEARD PROPHECIES THAT THIS MINISTRY IS SUPPOSED TO GET
THEIR OWN JET. HOW COME YOU HAVEN'T DONE THAT? LET'S BE
HONEST, HAVING YOUR OWN JET IS VERY EXPENSIVE. YOU GOTTA HAVE
PILOTS, YOU GOTTA HAVE A HANGER, YOU GOTTA HAVE MAINTENANCE, YOU
GOTTA BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE JET, YOU GOTTA BE ABLE TO PAY TO
KEEP IT UP. IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I WELCOME THAT PROPHECY, I BELIEVE
THAT PROPHECY. BUT THE BIBLE SAYS, "WITH WISE COUNSEL MAKE
WAR." SO I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO OTHERS WHO OWN AIRPLANES, I HAVE
BEEN LOOKING AT IF IT'S REALISTIC OR NOT, IF THIS IS
SMART, AND LET ME TELL YOU THIS. THE REASON I WENT BY A JET IS
BECAUSE IF YOU GO WITH OTHER AIRPLANES, AND I SEE A PILOT OUT
THERE, YOU KNOW THIS, YOU CAN'T FLY WHAT'S CALLED A FAIR WEATHER
PLANE. THAT'S BASED ON WHATEVER THE WEATHER IS. JETS CAN FLY
ABOVE THAT STUFF AND GET YOU THERE QUICK AND GET YOU THERE
BACK. AND SO I SAY THAT, I DON'T WANNA TAKE TOO MUCH TIME, BUT
GETTING WITH HAVING YOUR OWN AIRPLANE. I RECEIVED THOSE
PROPHECIES, BUT IT ALSO SAYS THIS, BEFORE YOU BUILD
SOMETHING, YOU NEED TO COUNT THE COSTS. AND I'VE BEEN COUNTING
THE COSTS. IN FACT, I'VE BEEN LOGGING FLIGHTS AND FIGURING
OUT, I'VE CALLED DIFFERENT PILOTS, I'VE CALLED A PARTICULAR
PERSON I KNOW THAT WORKS FOR THE FAA AND I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT,
AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO TRY TO
GAIN WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING, AND TO KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WE'RE TO DO WHEN WE'RE TO DO IT. SO IF YOU'RE GONNA WRITE
IN COMMENTS OR WHATEVER, WE'RE EXPLORING IT, BUT IT'S JUST NOT
TIME. AND I DON'T THINK IT'S STEWARDSHIP YET, I JUST DON'T.
SOME OF YOU MIGHT SAY, WELL, HEY, I KNOW A GUY, PASTOR HANK.
I APPRECIATE YOUR GUY. I DON'T KNOW HIM. I DON'T KNOW YOUR GUY.
JUST, WELL, YOU MIGHT SAY, YEAH, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW THE PILOTS
THAT ARE FLYING YOU. YEAH, THE DIFFERENCE IS I KNOW THE COMPANY
THAT I USED. THEY'RE A REPUTABLE COMPANY THAT ARE HELD TO VERY
HIGH STANDARDS OF MAINTAINING THEIR AIRCRAFT AND MAINTAINING
CERTAIN STANDARDS OF WHEN TO FLY, NOT TO FLY, THAT KIND OF
THING. AND THEY ALSO HAVE 2 PILOTS. I'VE HAD PEOPLE OFFER ME
A PLANE AND THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON. WELL, HEY, I AIN'T
FLYING IT IF YOU DECIDE YOU'RE GONNA THROW UP OR SOMETHING AND
YOU CAN'T FLY. WELL, WE GOT AUTOPILOT. SOMEBODY STILL NEEDS
TO LAND, IT AIN'T GONNA BE ME. SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST THINK IT'S
JUST NOT THERE. I'VE HAD A LOT OF TRAVEL CHALLENGES. I'VE GONE
THROUGH TSA AND I'VE HAD OTHERS THAT SAY, "HEY MAN, I DON'T NEED
A CID, "THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR AMERICA." AND
THEN I'VE HAD OTHERS THAT TELL ME THEY DON'T LIKE WHAT I'M
DOING. AND THEY LOOK FOR EVERY WAY THEY CAN. I KNOW THEY
SHOULDN'T DO THIS TO TRY TO MAKE LIFE DIFFICULT. AND SO WE'RE
TRYING TO ROLL WITH IT, BY THE WAY, THE OTHER FLASHPOINT
GUESTS, THEY HAD THE SAME BOTTLENECK OF STUFF. SOME OF
THEM ALMOST DIDN'T GET THERE EITHER. SO I WANNA KEEP DOING
THIS. IF YOU WANNA CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS VESSEL AT THE
DIFFERENT MEETINGS THAT WE'RE GOING, THEN I'M GONNA CONTINUE
TO, LET'S PUT UP THE INFORMATION THERE. I WANNA START A TRAVEL
FUND. YOU SAY, WELL, HOW DO I DO THAT, PASTOR HANK? HOW CAN I BE
A HELP? LISTEN, YOU TALK TO GOD IN YOUR HEART. IF YOU FEEL
STIRRED, THERE'S AN ENVELOPE RIGHT HERE ON, CAN I ASK YOU TO
PICK UP THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE? EVERY ONE OF YOU. AND I ASK YOU
TO GIVE TODAY. IS THAT ASKING TOO MUCH? AND YOU SAY, WELL, I
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO GIVE, PASTOR HANK. WELL, THEN WILL YOU
TAKE IT WITH YOU AND PRAY OVER IT AND SEE IF GOD WOULD SPEAK TO
YOU DURING THE WEEK? I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT AS YOUR PASTOR.
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE, YOU DON'T HAVE AN
ENVELOPE, BUT YOU HAVE OUR WEBSITE, ONE VOICE MINISTRY,
MOBILE APP, TEXT TO GIVE. I WOULD REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. NOW, HERE'S WHAT I ALWAYS DO. I WENT BEFORE GOD, PASTOR
BRENDA, COME ON. I WENT BEFORE GOD AND I SAID, LORD, JUST GIVE
ME A SCRIPTURE SO THAT I CAN SHARE WITH THE PEOPLE SOMETHING
OUT OF THE WORD THAT IS TRUE, THAT I CAN SHARE WITH THEM THAT
SOMETIMES A MINISTER DOES HAVE TO HAVE, WATCH THIS NOW, A
TRAVEL PLAN AND A TRAVEL VEHICLE THAT'S DEPENDABLE. LAST FEW
TIMES I'VE TRIED TO MAKE TRIPS, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN DEPENDABLE.
AND I ALMOST COULD NOT GET BACK HERE IN TIME OR I GET STUCK,
SOMETHING GETS DELAYED. HOW MANY KNOW THE STORY THERE? BUT I
WANNA SHOW YOU MARK CHAPTER 3 , VERSE 9 OUT OF THE NIV. NOTICE
WHAT JESUS INSTRUCTED, NO, IT'S NLT, EXCUSE ME. JESUS INSTRUCTED
HIS DISCIPLES TO WHAT? HAVE A BOAT, WHAT? SO THE CROWD WOULD
NOT CRUSH HIM. SO EVEN JESUS WAS CONCERNED ABOUT GOING TO CERTAIN
PORTS AND AIRPORTS AND THINGS. HE HAD TO HAVE SMARTS BECAUSE OF
WHERE HIS MINISTRY WAS AT AND HOW IT AFFECTED PEOPLE AND HOW
IT AFFECTED HIM AS A VESSEL, OKAY? I'VE HAD TIMES WHERE, BOY,
GO, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS JET, I WAS THERE, I WAS REFRESHED. I'VE
HAD OTHER TIMES THAT I HAVE TO GET UP, WAIT FOR GOD TO REFRESH
MY BODY AND STUFF AND MINISTER. AND I'M NOT TRYING TO GIVE YOU A
SOFT SPOT, I'M JUST TELLING YOU THE REALITY. JESUS REALIZED THAT
THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT HE HAD TO CONSIDER. HE HAD TO HAVE A
BOAT READY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? HAVE A VEHICLE READY, A METHOD
OF TRAVEL, AND HAVE A TRAVEL PLAN. AND THAT'S WHAT I FELT
INSTRUCTED TO DO. AMEN. CAN I SHARE SOMETHING WHILE YOU'RE
STILL HERE? IN FACT, I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO YOU. WELL,
YEAH, YOU CAN DO THAT. AND YOU CAN TAKE IT AWAY AND THEN START
YOUR MESSAGE. WELL, LET ME SAY THIS, BUT I WANT YOU TO STAY
HERE FOR THIS PART. I WANT TO TELL HIM ABOUT WHAT SOMETHING
BROTHER COPELAND SAID. IT'S SO IMPORTANT. NOW, WE HAVE FLOWN
SOME CHARTER FLIGHTS BEFORE, BUT IT IS EXPENSIVE. AND SO PASTOR
IS FRUGAL. SO THEN HE'S LIKE, WELL, I'D RATHER TAKE THIS
COMMERCIAL. IT COSTS A LOT. AND WE'VE TRIED TO GO BACK TO DOING
THAT, BUT BROTHER COPELAND HAD GIVEN US A WORD. WHAT WAS IT,
20? IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS AGO NOW. IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE COVID.
RIGHT BEFORE OR DURING, I FORGET NOW. WE WERE HAVING LUNCH WITH
HIM. WE WERE HAVING LUNCH AND HE STANDS UP, YOU KNOW HOW BROTHER
COPELAND IS, JANET, AND HE'S GOT THAT GRUFF VOICE. HE GOES, "HEY,
KUNNEMAN, I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHING." AND HE STANDS UP AND
POINTS HIS FINGER. YOU KNOW, WHEN BROTHER COPELAND POINTS HIS
FINGER, YOU BETTER LISTEN, RIGHT? AND HE SAID, "YOUR DAYS
OF FLYING COMMERCIAL ARE OVER." AND THEN OF COURSE AND I FELT
THE SPIRIT OF GOD ON THE WORDS. I DID, I DID. BUT YOU KNOW, THEN
WE'RE LIKE, "WELL, HOW DO WE DO THAT, "LORD?" WELL, CHARTERING
IS A STEP TOWARD OWNING A PLANE. AND SO WHAT WE WANNA DO IS KEEP
PASTOR ON THE PRIVATE JET AS MUCH AS WE CAN. AND I BELIEVE
THAT. I'M GONNA START BELIEVING FOR IT ACTIVELY. I APPRECIATE
THAT, THANK YOU. I NEED YOU BACK HERE ON SUNDAY. I DIDN'T WANT
YOU STUCK IN AN AIRPORT SATURDAY AND MISS TODAY'S SERVICE. AND SO
I DON'T WANT HIM GOING COMMERCIAL BECAUSE HE CAN'T, IT
TAKES 2 DAYS ON EITHER SIDE. WELL, AND WE'RE NOT A HUB CITY.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT. NO, OMAHA IS NOT. SO IT MEANS WE
HAVE TO GO TO THE HUB CITY. WE'RE JUST AN OUTPOST. SO NOW
YOU'RE AT THE MERCY OF THE HUB CITY IF THAT SCHEDULE'S ON TIME.
AND YOU GET IT. SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BE EDITED. SO HOW MANY
OF YOU WOULD BE HONORED TO HELP THE TRAVEL FUND? LET'S GET THAT
GOING AND HELP US OUT. AND BRENDA, I'M BELIEVING FOR A
LARGE AMOUNT TODAY SO THAT WE CAN JUST LOOK AT IT AND THEN
KIND OF DETERMINE BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND CHARTERING AND
HOW THINGS FLOW. WE'LL HAVE THE FUND READY AND WE'LL USE IT
WISELY. WE'LL BE SMART AND BE GOOD STEWARDS. AMEN. RIGHT?
GOOD, GOOD, LET'S DO IT. I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. CAN YOU
PRAY OVER THE PEOPLE? LET'S STAND WITH OUR OFFERINGS.
HEAVENLY FATHER, FIRST OF ALL, WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR THOSE
THAT ARE TITHING AND GIVING THEIR OFFERINGS UNTO THE HOUSE
OF THE LORD, THAT THERE MAY BE MEAT IN YOUR HOUSE. AND LORD,
YOU SAID WHEN WE DO THAT, THAT YOU, OUR GOD, WOULD OPEN THE
WINDOWS OF HEAVEN, THAT YOU WOULD POUR BLESSINGS OUT UPON
THE PRECIOUS PEOPLE, AND THAT GOD, YOU WOULD EVEN REBUKE THE
DEVOURER OF GOD, THAT THEY WOULD COME INTO BLESSING AND
PROVISION. NOW, FATHER, I TRIED TO SHARE MY HEART IN ALL
INTEGRITY AND PURITY AND TRANSPARENCY. AND I BELIEVE THAT
YOU SHARED THE SCRIPTURE WITH ME, MARK 3, TO SHOW THAT JESUS
EVEN HAD CERTAIN CHALLENGES. AND I KNOW THAT, LORD, THAT HE HAD
TO HAVE A TRAVEL PLAN AND HAVE A TRAVEL VEHICLE READY. AND I FELT
INSTRUCTED AS THAT SCRIPTURE CAME TO ME TO PRESENT THAT TO
THE PEOPLE. AND I PRAY THAT THOSE THAT HAVE A WILLING HEART
AND THOSE THAT HEARD MY HEART, AND I BELIEVE EVEN HEARD YOUR
HEART, WILL RESPOND, LORD, THAT THEY'LL GIVE AS YOU DIRECT THEM,
AS YOU LEAD THEM. AND LORD, WE'LL HAVE A TRAVEL FUND AND
WE'LL BE GOOD STEWARDS OVER THAT FUND AND WE'LL BE WISE, LORD,
WITH THE GENEROSITY OF THE PEOPLE. AND THE GOODWILL OF YOU,
OUR GOD, WILL ALWAYS UPHOLD HONOR BEFORE YOU AND THE PEOPLE.
NOW LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD PROVIDE FOR THAT FUND. I'M
ASKING YOU TO FILL IT TO SURPLUS, THAT LORD WE CAN COME
AND GO AND BE REFRESHED AND BRING, LORD, I BELIEVE YOUR
PRESENCE AND YOUR WORD THAT COMES STRAIGHT FROM YOUR HEART.
IT IS OUR HONOR TO SERVE YOU. THANK YOU GOD, AND I THANK THE
PEOPLE FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN. AMEN, AND
AMEN. ALL RIGHT, CAN WE DO OUR DECREE QUICKLY? ALL RIGHT, POP
IT UP ON THE SCREEN. LET'S GO. I THREW THEM OFF. THEY DIDN'T PUT
IT THERE. YOU GUYS DIDN'T HAVE IT READY. WE DECLARE THE CAMPUS
AND MINISTRY OF LORD OF HOSTS CHURCH SHALL BE INCREASED,
EXPANDED, AND DEBT FREE. WE DECREE IT SHALL HAPPEN WITHOUT
DELAY. WE SAY TO EVERY HEAVENLY ASSIGNMENT, BE BUILT UP AND
FINISH. WE SAY THAT WE HAVE ALL THE FINANCES NEEDED, EVEN IN THE
TRAVEL FUND, 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, TRAVEL FUND, AND CAMPUS BE BUILT NOW. COME
ON, GIVE GOD A SHOUT AS HE ALSO SERVE YOU.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
AND OF COURSE, I'M MAKING THE EXECUTIVE DECISION WHEN PASTOR
GOES FRIDAY DOWN TO JOAN HUNTER'S EVENT, HE'S TAKING THE
PRIVATE JET. THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO THAT. I'M MAKING THAT, WE'RE
DOING IT, WE'RE DOING THAT. 'CAUSE HE NEEDS TO BE HERE NEXT
SUNDAY FOR CHE AHN, NOT IN HOUSTON, RIGHT? THAT'S GOOD. ALL
RIGHT, PRAISE THE LORD. WELL, THAT WAS GOOD, HONEY. THANK YOU
FOR SHARING THAT. AND YES, YOU GUYS ARE SUCH A BLESSING. WE'LL
GET IT DONE FOR GOD AND DO ALL THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO. YOU
KNOW, GOD ALWAYS NEVER GIVES ASSIGNMENTS THAT HE DOESN'T
PROVIDE FOR. DON'T EVER FORGET THAT. GOD ALWAYS HAS PROVISION,
JUST BECAUSE, AND YOU MAY NOT THINK THE PROVISION IS THERE AT
THE MOMENT HE ASSIGNS IT. ISN'T THAT HOW GOD WORKS? BUT HE WILL
ALWAYS PROVIDE. SO ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT IN YOUR LIFE. AND
AREN'T YOU GLAD THOUGH THAT PASTOR CAN GO ON A WAY AND NOT
FINAGLE WITH THOSE AIRLINES? AND WE HAVE TO LET HIM KNOW. COME
ON, LET'S JUST LET HIM KNOW. WE LIKE YOU HERE ON SUNDAY. WE DO.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
YEAH, GIVE YOUR PASTOR A GREAT BIG HAND. TELL HIM
THANK YOU FOR BEING COMMITTED AND OBEDIENT.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
WE LOVE YOU. WE ALL LOVE YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT
YOU DO FOR GOD. I MEAN, I STAY HOME FROM THESE FLASHPOINTS
EVENTS AND PRAYING TONGUES, BUT HE'S OUT THERE BEATING THE
PAVEMENT AND I KNOW. SO, WELL, ANYWAY, WELL, LET'S GET INTO IT
TODAY. GUYS, KEEP ME POSTED A LITTLE BIT ON THE WEATHER. IT'S
STILL HANGING OUT GOOD OUT THERE. WE'RE ALL GOOD. I JUST
WANT EVERYBODY TO GET HOME SAFELY. AND IT MIGHT BE WINDY,
BUT WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO SEND YOU OUT IN BLOWING SNOW. SO
KEEP ME POSTED IF THERE'S ANYTHING CRAZY. BUT LET'S GET
INTO IT TODAY. I WANT TO TALK THIS IS KIND OF A DIFFERENT
WORD. BUT I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA.
NOW, SOCIAL MEDIA WELL, AND I GUESS WE COULD LUMP THE INTERNET
INTO. WE CAN LUMP INTERNET INTO IT. BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A
THING THAT'S KIND OF OVERTAKEN CULTURE. NOW, WE'RE NOT EVEN
LOOKING AT THE MAJOR NETWORKS TO GET OUR NEWS, WE'RE GETTING NEWS
THROUGH SOCIAL APPS. THINK ABOUT THAT. WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA FIRST
CAME OUT, FOR ME, I JUST REMEMBER IT BEING FACEBOOK, I
THINK THAT, AND THEN I THINK TWITTER CAME A LITTLE BIT AFTER
THAT, OR KIND OF THEY CAME RIGHT AT THE SAME POINT. AND I
REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, AT THAT TIME, IT WAS JUST KIND OF FUN.
YOU KNOW, SORT OF A LITTLE PASTIMEY THING. Y'ALL REMEMBER
THAT? AND YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WOULD GO ON AND PUT IN SHARE
RECIPE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF JUST A FUN THING. AND
THEN SLOWLY OVER THE YEARS, MORE APPS CAME OUT, INSTAGRAM CAME
ALONG. AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'M A LITTLE OLD SCHOOL.
FOR ME, IT'S STILL, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY FACEBOOKERS YOU'RE
FACEBOOKER. YOU'RE JUST KIND OF HUNG BACK THERE. IT'S LIKE
TIKTOK. WHAT'S THAT? THAT'S KIND OF THE WORLD THAT I LIVE IN, YOU
KNOW, SO SNAPCHAT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT IS. TRUTH OF THE
MATTER. SO I'M KIND OF IN THAT, YOU KNOW, OLDER GENERATION
VERSION OF SOCIAL. BUT YOU KNOW, IT STARTED OUT AS JUST KIND OF A
FUN HOBBY THING. AND THEN SOCIAL BECAME A THING WHERE IT'S HOW
WE'RE GETTING NEWS, IT'S HOW WE'RE OBTAINING INFORMATION.
IT'S LIKE HOW MANY PEOPLE GO ANYMORE A LOT OF TIMES TO A
COMPANY OR A MINISTRY'S PHYSICAL WEBSITE? THINK ABOUT IT. USUALLY
THE FIRST THING WE CHECK IS THEIR FACEBOOK OR THEIR SOCIAL
APPS, OR WE LOOK ONLINE AT THEIR, WHAT DID THEY POST? WITH
WEBSITES, YOU'RE NOT POSTING. SO IT'S JUST CHANGED HOW WE THINK
ABOUT SO MANY THINGS, AND IT'S BECOME MORE THAN A PASTIME, IT'S
BECOME MORE THAN JUST A HOBBY OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, YOU DO A
LITTLE BIT AFTER WORK OR ON THE WEEKENDS. IT'S LIKE PEOPLE GET
UP IN THE MORNING, SCROLL THEIR FEED. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF
THE DAY, THEY CHECK IT LIKE THEY CHECK THE NEWS. I FEEL LIKE
SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BECOME SOMETHING WHERE WE CHECK IT LIKE
YOU WOULD THE OLD DAY WHEN THE FIRST THING YOU DID WAS READ THE
NEWSPAPER. AND NOW, A LOT OF IT IS JUST FILLED WITH NEWS, NEWS
PIECES, NEWS ARTICLES. AND THE TROUBLE IS, IS WE DON'T KNOW HOW
MUCH OF IT'S TRUE. RIGHT? BECAUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD, AND YOU COULD THROW YOUTUBE IN THAT, I
GUESS THAT'S A PART OF IT, BUT ALL OF IT, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
TRUE, WHAT'S FALSE, WHAT'S MANIPULATED, AND OF COURSE THEN
JUST LET'S TOPPLE AI ONTO THAT. AND AI, I MEAN YOU CAN'T EVEN
TELL HARDLY, I MEAN SOME OF THEM ARE CLEARLY OBVIOUS, BUT IT'S
HARD TO TELL ANYMORE WHAT'S EVEN A REAL PHOTO OF SOMEBODY. YOU
KNOW I SAW THAT, IT WAS A MEME YEARS AGO. THERE WAS A MEME THAT
CAME OUT AND IT SHOWED A POLICE OFFICER SITTING IN A SQUAD CAR
IN HIS UNIFORM AND HE SAID, "LADIES, QUIT FILTERING ALL YOUR
PHOTOS, OKAY? BECAUSE YOU CHANGE YOUR HAIR, YOUR TEETH, YOUR
FACE, YOUR CHEEKS, YOU CHANGE YOUR BODY SIZE, YOUR HAIR,
YOU'RE BLONDE BUT YOU TURN IT BLACK, AND YOU PUT ON BIG RED
LIPS AND ALL OF THESE THINGS AND THESE HUGE EYELASHES." AND HE
GOES, "IF YOU GO MISSING, WE'D NEVER BE ABLE TO FIND YOU
"'CAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE." I THOUGHT, LORD HAVE
MERCY, THAT'S A TROPE. SO I FEEL LIKE HALF OF THE PHOTOS OUT
THERE, THEY'RE DOCTORED, THEY'RE MANIPULATED, THEY'RE NOT REAL.
IT USED TO BE YOU'D HAVE TO GO TO A PHOTOGRAPHER AND THE BEST
THEY COULD DO WAS JUST TAKE A SMOOTH A FEW WRINKLES AND WHITEN
YOUR TEETH. AND NOW YOU LOOK LIKE A DIFFERENT PERSON. YOU CAN
BE 70 YEARS OLD AND MAKE YOURSELF LOOK 20. SO SOCIAL
MEDIA HAS, BUT I FEEL LIKE AT SOME POINT NOW, THE CHURCH NEEDS
TO MAKE SOME GUIDANCE FOR SOME OF THIS. WE ARE NOT, IF WE
LEARNED ANYTHING SINCE 2020, WE LEARNED THE FACT THAT THE CHURCH
CANNOT TAKE THE BACK SEAT IN THE SOCIAL CONVERSATIONS. RIGHT,
COME ON SOMEBODY. WE ARE TO SET THE STANDARD, AMEN. WE ARE TO
LEAD THE WAY AND NOT ALWAYS BE BEHIND AND THEN FOLLOWING THE
TRENDS OF HOW THE WORLD DOES THINGS. AND THE WORLD IS SETTING
A LOT OF THE TRENDS WHEN IT COMES TO SOCIAL MEDIA. SO TODAY,
WE'RE GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW, YEAH, SOCIAL MEDIA IS
GOOD WITH SOME BALANCES IN THERE. WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THOSE. ALSO, THERE'S A LOT OF DANGERS. AND WHEN I TALK
ABOUT THE DANGERS OF SOCIAL, I'M NOT JUST TALKING PARENTAL
CONTROLS FOR TEENAGERS AND BECAUSE OF PREDATORS OUT THERE.
THERE'S DANGERS THAT GOOD AND WELL-MEANING PEOPLE, I FEEL
LIKE, AND THE CHURCH ESPECIALLY, THAT WE FALL INTO UNAWARES
BECAUSE WE GET DRAWN INTO THIS DUMPSTER FIRE, THIS CONUNDRUM OF
A MASS OF INFORMATION. LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT THAT. EVEN IF
SOCIAL MEDIA IS USED WELL, THEIR INFORMATION IS SO MASSIVE. I
MEAN, THERE'S SO MUCH OF IT, RIGHT? SO MUCH OF IT THAT IT'S
ALMOST BECOME NOISE. EVEN GOOD POSTS. COME ON, I'M GUILTY.
SOMEBODY PUTS OUT A NICE SCRIPTURE, IT'S POWERFUL, I'M
GONNA SCROLL, SCROLL, SCROLL, THUMB GO. ALL RIGHT, YOU JUST
SCROLL PAST. WE ALMOST HAVE LIKE A HALF A SECOND ATTENTION SPAN
ANYMORE BECAUSE WE SCROLL THINGS. AND SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW
TO PAUSE AND ABSORB AND DISCERN AND THINK AND PRAY, RIGHT? COME
ON, SOMEBODY. EVERYTHING IS SO QUICK. IT'S LIKE, I MEAN, I JUST
THINK WE HAVE FALLEN INTO, IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL, OR WE COULD
FALL INTO BEING A PREY TO THE ENEMY ON ALLOWING OURSELVES TO
FALL INTO DECEPTION. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS.
AND ALSO REMEMBER, SOCIAL MEDIA, WHETHER WE'RE A RECIPIENT OF
WHAT'S BEING POSTED OR WE'RE POSTING, EVERYTHING THAT COMES
ACROSS IT, ALTHOUGH THERE'S GRAPHICS, MOST OF IT IS WORDS.
THINK ABOUT IT, POSTED WORDS, POSTED SCRIPTURES WRITTEN OUT,
PEOPLE'S COMMENTS, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE COMMENT SECTION.
MOST OF IT IS ALL POSTED INFORMATION AND JESUS SAID
SOMETHING ABOUT WORDS. NOW HERE'S THE PRINCIPLE NUMBER ONE,
I JUST WANT TO TALK THIS OUT, IS LOOK AT, IN FACT, LOOK FOR A
MINUTE AT MATTHEW, LOOK AT MATTHEW CHAPTER 12, AND LET ME
READ THIS TO YOU. 'CAUSE I WANT US TO JUST TAKE A CAREFUL LOOK
AT ALL OF THIS. MATTHEW 12:36 THROUGH 37, JESUS SAID, "BUT I
SAY UNTO YOU," NOW ABSORB THIS SCRIPTURE WITH ME FOR A MOMENT,
IN LIGHT OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE INTERNET. CAN WE DO THAT? "THIS
I SAY TO YOU, EVERY IDLE WORD," NOW, I DID A LITTLE DIGGING INTO
THAT. EVERY IDLE WORD MEANS EVERY WORD THAT IS SPOKEN
CARELESSLY, WORDS THAT ARE UNPROFITABLE. COME ON, AND THAT
INCLUDES WRITTEN WORDS, WORDS THAT ARE WRITTEN OR SPOKEN. YOU
KNOW, WE ALWAYS THINK EVERY IDLE WORD MEANS WE'RE ACTUALLY
SPEAKING IT. NO, WE CAN TYPE IT, RIGHT? WE CAN TYPE OUT WORDS
WITHOUT THOUGHT. AND ANYMORE, IT IS EASY TO DO. IN FACT, YOUR
PHONE WILL FILL THE WORDS IN FOR YOU. AND I FOUND OUT THAT APPLE
IS NOT SAVED. IT'S AMAZING WHAT THEY'LL ADD IN AND CHANGE A WORD
THAT YOU TRY TO TYPE IN THERE. EVERY IDLE, CARELESS,
UNPROFITABLE WORD THAT MEN SHALL SPEAK, AND I'M GONNA JUST SAY
IT, OR TYPE, OR PUT IN THE COMMENTS, OR POST, COME ON, ANY
WORD WE PUT OUT THERE. IF THE WORD IDLE MEANS CARELESS, IT
MEANS UNPROFITABLE, IT SAYS WE SHALL GIVE AN ACCOUNT,
THEREFORE, IN THE DAY OF JUDGMENT. NOW THESE ARE JESUS
WORDS. WE'VE GOT TO THINK, FOLKS, IN THE SEA OF WORDS AND
COMMUNICATION, YOU KNOW, THE INTERNET HAS MADE IT A BREEZE TO
JUST POST ANYTHING THAT COMES TO MIND IN A MOMENT. WE'LL TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. BUT CARELESS, UNPROFITABLE WORDS,
THINGS THAT WE JUST, AND I GUESS YOU COULD PUT TEXTING IN THERE,
TOO, 'CAUSE WE PUT IN THERE, LOOK AT, MANY PEOPLE HAVE TEXTED
THINGS TO PEOPLE THEY WERE SORRY ABOUT LATER, RIGHT? SO ANYTHING
YOU PUT IN WRITING, ANYTHING WE SPEAK, WHAT WE COMMUNICATE, OUR
WORDS, JESUS SAID, WE WILL GIVE AN ACCOUNT THEREOF IN THE DAY OF
JUDGMENT. I BELIEVE WE CAN REPENT OF THOSE THINGS IF WE'VE
USED IT POORLY, BUT JESUS IS SAYING, THERE'S AN
ACCOUNTABILITY THAT COMES WITH WHAT WE COMMUNICATE. COME ON,
THE CHURCH HAS TO KNOW THIS IN LIGHT OF SOCIAL MEDIA. FOR BY
YOUR WORDS, YOU WILL BE JUSTIFIED. OR BY YOUR WORDS,
YOU'LL BE CONDEMNED. AND I THOUGHT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT,
AND I THOUGHT, WELL, I GUESS THAT IS IN THE DAY OF JUDGMENT,
RIGHT? THAT IS ON JUDGMENT DAY, WE'RE JUSTIFIED OR CONDEMNED BY
THE THINGS THAT WE SAY, POST, TEXT, TALK, ALL OF THAT. BUT I
ALSO THINK THAT WORKS IN THE NOW. OKAY, YOU REAP WHAT YOU
SOW. IF YOU'RE GONNA USE YOUR COMMUNICATIONS POORLY, THEN IT'S
GONNA COME BACK TO YOU POORLY. AT SOME POINT, WE PAY THE PRICE.
COME ON, SOMEBODY. WE PAY THE PRICE FOR POOR USE OF THE WORDS
THAT WE SHARE. AND WHETHER THOSE BE POSTED, TEXTED, OR PUT
ESPECIALLY OUT ON THE INTERNET. NOW, I WANNA MAKE SURE I STAY
WITH TIME ON THIS 'CAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS I WANT TO COVER.
SO IDLE WORDS, IF YOU'RE TAKING NOTES, YOU CAN PUT THIS DOWN,
ARE WORDS THAT, ARE CARELESS, UNPROFITABLE WORDS, ARE WORDS
THAT DON'T BENEFIT ANYBODY, OKAY? THEY DON'T EDIFY. AND EVEN
IF SPOKEN IN TRUTH, ARE USED WITHOUT CAREFUL THOUGHT. THINK
ABOUT HOW MUCH THAT WE SAY. I MEAN, THE COMMENTS ARE FILLED.
AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME
OF THIS AS WE GO ALONG, THE COMMENT SECTIONS. LISTEN, JUST
BECAUSE A PLATFORM MAKES A COMMENT SECTION DOES NOT MEAN
THAT IT SHOULD BE USED FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING, ANY WAY
WE WANNA USE IT. THE BIBLE'S STILL THE BIBLE. WE'RE STILL
REQUIRED TO USE BIBLICAL ATTITUDE AND APPROACH TO
EVERYTHING THAT'S OUT THERE AND AVAILABLE. IT'S AMAZING TO ME.
PEOPLE WILL PUT IN THE COMMENTS WHAT THEY WOULD NEVER SAY TO
SOMEONE IN PERSON. WE CAN HIDE BEHIND A KEYBOARD WITH A FAKE
NAME ONLINE, CREATE FAKE ACCOUNTS. THERE'S PEOPLE THAT
HAVE 4 OR 5 ACCOUNTS, CREATE FAKE ACCOUNTS, FOLLOW, STALK, DO
ALL KINDS OF CRAZY THINGS. AND THEN THERE'S PEOPLE THAT GO TO
THE MINISTRY PAGES, MINISTRY AFTER MINISTRY AFTER MINISTRY
AFTER MINISTRY, AND ALL THEY DO IS CREATE DIVISION. AMEN. SO
CARELESS, UNPROFITABLE, WORDS THAT ARE NOT USED WITH CAREFUL
THOUGHT. NOW, WE DON'T EXPECT THE WORLD TO GET IT RIGHT, BUT
WE, THE BODY OF CHRIST, SHOULD HAVE RESTRAINT ONLINE. WORDS,
HERE'S ANOTHER WAY OUT OF WORDS ARE DEFINED. IT COULD BE WORDS
USED WITH EXCESS. COME ON, YOU CAN OVER SAY SOMETHING AND OVER
SAY SOMETHING AND AT SOME POINT SHUT UP. WORDS IN WRONG TIMING.
YOU KNOW, THE BIBLE TALKS ABOUT WORDS THAT COME IN THE RIGHT
TIMING ARE LIKE APPLES OF GOLD. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE
DON'T USE GOOD TIMING. WE JUST PUT IT OUT THERE 'CAUSE WE FEEL
IT. WORDS IN WRONG TIMING, WORDS WITH A WRONG SPIRIT. COME ON,
THE COMMENTS ARE FILLED WITH THAT. AND UNTIL EVEN IN THE
CHURCH, FOLKS, THIS IS THE PART THAT GRIEVES ME THE MOST. EVEN
IN THE BODY OF CHRIST, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO THINK IT'S OKAY TO
SHAME PEOPLE ONLINE. NOW, I'LL TALK TO YOU IN A FEW MINUTES
ABOUT THE FACT THAT JESUS CONFRONTED THINGS. I'M NOT
SAYING WE DON'T CONFRONT THINGS ON THE INTERNET. I'LL GET TO ALL
OF THAT. BUT WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T CROSS
OVER INTO BECOMING LIKE THE WORLD. BECAUSE THE WORLD WILL
SHAME. MAN, THEY SET UP TROLLS. THEY'RE NOT EVEN REAL, THEY'RE
BOTS. AND NOW WE GOT CHRISTIANS FOLLOWING A BOT. THIS IS CRAZY.
WELL, THEY CAN SAY IT, WE SHOULD SAY IT. AND THEY SAY JUST AWFUL,
AWFUL THINGS ABOUT HOW PEOPLE LOOK, ABOUT THEIR APPEARANCE,
ABOUT ANYTHING. THE FAULT FINDING HAS GOTTEN OUT OF HAND.
AND I'M JUST GONNA COIN THE PHRASE OF THE APOSTLE PAUL.
WHEN HE SAID IN JAMES, THE THIRD CHAPTER, HE SAID THESE
WORDS. HE SAID WHEN IT CAME TO SWEET AND BITTER WATER
COMING OUT OF THE SAME MOUTH, HIS PHRASE IN THE KING
JAMES WAS, "BRETHREN, THESE THINGS SHOULD NOT BE."
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
SO WE'RE, COME ON, HOW MANY OF YOU AGREE TODAY WE NEED TO SET A
NEW STANDARD ON THE INTERNET? THE BODY OF CHRIST MUST TAKE THE
LEAD, AMEN. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT A FEW BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES WHEN
IT COMES TO USING THE INTERNET, DOING IT WELL, DOING IT
ACCORDING TO THE WAY THAT GOD WOULD HAVE US DO. NUMBER ONE,
SOCIAL MEDIA SHOULD BE USED, WATCH THIS, FOR KINGDOM REASONS.
NOW THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T POST YOUR PIE. LISTEN, THAT
STUFF'S FUN, IT'S OKAY. BUT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER, WE'RE HERE ON
THIS EARTH. LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBOR, SAY NEIGHBOR, YOU ARE
ON THIS EARTH FOR ONE KEY PURPOSE, AND THAT IS TO FURTHER
THE GOSPEL. WE ARE HERE TO SHARE JESUS. LET ME READ A SCRIPTURE
TO YOU. MATTHEW CHAPTER 5 , I'M GONNA PROVE MY POINT ACCORDING
TO THE WORD. MATTHEW CHAPTER 5:13 THROUGH 15, JESUS SAID IT.
HE SAID, "YOU ARE THE SALT OF THE EARTH, "BUT IF THE SALT HAS
LOST ITS SAVOR, WHEREWITH SHALL IT BE SALTED? IT IS THEREFORE
GOOD FOR NOTHING." COME ON, TOUCH YOURSELF, SAY, I DON'T
WANNA BE A GOOD FOR NOTHING. "BUT IT IS TO BE THEN CAST OUT
AND TRODDEN UNDER THE FOOT OF MEN. FOR YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF
THE WORLD, A CITY SET ON A HILL THAT CANNOT BE HID." SO WE'RE TO
BE A LIGHT IN A DARK PLACE. "NEITHER DO MEN LIGHT A CANDLE
AND PUT IT UNDER A BUSHEL." YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S BELIEVERS
ONLINE THAT ARE USING THEIR SOCIAL PAGES FOR SO MUCH OTHER
THAN KINGDOM THINGS. AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T POST YOUR
BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND ALL OF THAT, BUT THEN IT'S CROSSED OVER
INTO CARNAL THINGS. YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, I'LL BE REAL. I THINK
THERE'S NO PLACE FOR A BELIEVER TO BE ONLINE, MEN WITHOUT YOUR
SHIRTS, WOMEN IN YOUR BATHING SUITS. THERE'S NO REASON, COME
ON, SOME THAT DESERVES A GREAT BIG AMEN. THE BIBLE STILL HAS A
LOT TO SAY ABOUT MODESTY. AMEN. WE HAVE TO BE THINKING, YOU
KNOW, COME ON, YOU KNOW, LET'S BE CHRISTIANS. RIGHT? BESIDES
MEN, DON'T LET YOUR WIFE BE OUT THERE IN HER BATHING SUIT ON THE
BEACH AND POSTING IT. NOBODY SHOULD BE LOOKING AT HER BUT
YOU. AND LADIES, IF YOU'RE SINGLE, COME ON, NO MAN NEEDS TO
LOOK ON YOU EXCEPT THE MAN THAT YOU'RE GOING TO MARRY SOMEDAY.
THERE'S NO REASON SOME OF THOSE THINGS NEED TO BE POSTED ONLINE.
AND WE'LL GET INTO SOME OF THAT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT
GETS POSTED THAT BELIEVERS, COME ON, LET'S BE REAL FOLKS. IF WE
KNOW THE WORDS OF JESUS AND THE WORD OF GOD, THERE ARE THINGS
ONLINE THAT SHOULD NOT BE POSTED BY A CHRISTIAN. HOLINESS,
RIGHTEOUSNESS. WE ARE, IF THE SALT HAS LOST ITS SAVOR, IF THE
LIGHT IS UNDER A BUSHEL, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT COMPOSE CARNAL,
SECULAR THINGS MORE THAN THEY CAN POST ABOUT JESUS. SO LET
YOUR LIGHT SHINE BEFORE MEN SO THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD
WORKS. WELL, WHAT IS SALT AND LIGHT? I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
SALT, USUALLY THEY SAY A SALTY CONVERSATION MEANS, YOU KNOW, IT
WAS A LITTLE BIT CHOICE WORDS. WE GOT INTO A LITTLE BIT OF A,
YOU KNOW, SORT OF THAT. SALT ADDS HEALING TO THE INFECTION.
WE SHOULD BE SALT OUT THERE. OKAY? IF THERE'S COMPROMISE,
WE'RE THE DIFFERENCE. I BELIEVE THE REASON THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN
SO BEHIND IN WHAT'S GONE ON IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IS
'CAUSE THE CHURCH WAS AWOL. FROM THE CONVERSATION, WE CHECKED OUT
OF THE POLITICAL TOPICS. AND WE WEREN'T THE LIGHT, COME ON, WE
WEREN'T THE SALT. OKAY, AND HONESTLY, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT
WE, IN SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT WE DON'T SPEAK OUT. AND WE'LL TALK
ABOUT THAT. BUT WE NEED TO BE SALT. IF THERE'S EVIL OUT THERE,
I'M NOT SAYING YOU GO OUT AND DIG OUT EVERY EVIL POST AND
START COMMENTING. NO, YOU PUT OUT THE SALT, OKAY? YOU DEFINE
WHAT IS TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE ONLINE. YOU DEFINE WHAT'S RIGHT.
WE DEFINE WHAT'S RIGHT. WE PUT THE WORD OUT TO THE CULTURE.
COME ON, HALLELUJAH. IF WE DON'T PUT RIGHTEOUSNESS ONLINE, WHO'S
GOING TO? IT'S CERTAINLY NOT GONNA COME FROM THE DEVIL'S
CROWD. WHAT IS THE LIGHT? WELL, THAT'S THE TRUTH. THE BIBLE SAYS
IN MATTHEW CHAPTER 4 , I BELIEVE IT'S VERSE 16, JESUS WENT INTO
THE REGION CALLED GALILEE. THE WORD GALILEE MEANS, IF YOU LOOK
IT UP IN THE GREEK, IT MEANS HEATHEN CIRCLE. JESUS WENT INTO
THE HEATHEN CIRCLE AND THE SCRIPTURE SAID HE SHINED A LIGHT
IN A DARK PLACE. I LOVE THAT. IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE VERSES
IN THE BIBLE. JESUS, HE SHINED THE LIGHT. THOSE THAT SAT IN
GRAY DARKNESS SAW A GREAT LIGHT. SO WE'RE TO BE A LIGHT ONLINE,
AMEN. PUT OUT THE TRUTH, PUT OUT THE WORD, PUT OUT WHAT'S RIGHT.
AMEN. AND PUT OUT SCRIPTURE TO TEACH AN ILLITERATE GENERATION
WHAT THE TRUTH IS. AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THAT AS WELL. SOCIAL MEDIA, LIKE ALL OTHER FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY,
SHOULD BE TO THE CHRISTIAN A TOOL TO ADVANCE GOD'S AGENDA
AGAINST THAT OF EVIL. NOT JUST TO BENEFIT OURSELVES. NOW, YOU
KNOW, I LOVE TO COOK, AND I LIKE TO PUT SOME FOOD OUT FROM TIME
TO TIME AND CUTE LITTLE THINGS. AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, WE
KIND OF MADE A LITTLE DECISION IN OUR FAMILY. AND, OKAY, CAN I
JUST SPEAK? THIS IS MY OPINION. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO WITH MY
OPINION. BUT WE KIND OF JUST QUIT DOING THE BIRTHDAY POSTS.
NOW THE MINISTRY PAGES DO THEM, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF HELP.
HOLLY, WAVE YOUR HAND, I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE WENT, BUT SHE WAS
BACK THERE A MINUTE AGO. HER AND HER TEAM DO AN AWESOME JOB AND
MAKE US LOOK REALLY GOOD, AND MY TEETH ARE WHITE.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
AND I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THAT. BUT FINALLY I TOLD PASTOR, I
SAID, DO WE HAVE TO HONOR OUR LITTLE PAGE? I HAVE TO GET OUT
THERE AND YOU KNOW, WE KNOW WE LOVE EACH OTHER. AND I SAID, I
DON'T, I, EVERY YEAR, AND I HAD THE SAME TALK WITH OUR BOYS, I
FEEL THE PRESSURE. NOW, IF YOU WANT TO DO IT, IF YOU WANT TO
POST, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, FEEL FREE. I'M JUST SAYING WE ALLOW
SOCIAL MEDIA TO FORMULATE EVERYTHING WE DO. WE ALLOW IT TO
PRESSURE US SOMETIMES. I SAID, "HONEY, I ALWAYS, EVERY YEAR,
I'M LIKE, "OKAY, LET ME FIND A NEW PICTURE OF PASTOR HANK, "AND
THEN I GOTTA MAKE SURE IT'S ONE HE'LL LIKE, "AND THEN I WANNA,
'CAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO LOOK STUPID ONLINE, "AND I SAID, SO
THEN I GOTTA FIGURE OUT," AND I SAY THE SAME FLOWERY, COME ON,
THE SAME FLOWERY BIRTHDAY MESSAGE EVERY SINGLE MAY 10TH,
EVERY SINGLE TIME. AND I FINALLY SAID, SO PASTOR HANK, HE QUIT
POSTING A LONG TIME AGO. HE JUST SAID, I'M DONE, I CAN'T TYPE IT.
HALF THE TIME I CAN'T FIND MY GLASSES ANYWAY. I'M JUST
NOT PUTTING IT OUT THERE. AND I SAID, WELL, I DON'T FEEL
BAD. YOU DON'T HAVE TO CONVINCE ME. PASTOR DOUG
HAS NEVER BEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA. HE'S SO OLD
SCHOOL, THERE'S NO SOCIAL MEDIA IN HIS PHONE.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
AND I PROMISE YOU, IT'S LIBERATING. AND SO I SAID,
LISTEN, PASTOR AND I WERE LIKE, CAN WE JUST GO BACK TO THE OLD
FASHIONED HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DO I HAVE TO PUT OUT? AND I SAID, NO,
IT STOPS TODAY. I TOLD OUR BOYS, IF I DON'T PUT, YOU KNOW I LOVE
YOU, I'LL BUY YOU A PRESENT. I'LL SEND YOU A BANK TRANSFER
FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY, BUT I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO WRITE THE SAME
BIRTHDAY. OH, YOU'RE AMAZING. OH, I'M SO GLAD I GAVE BIRTH
TO YOU. OH, IT'S SO WONDERFUL. I MEAN, YOU CHANGED
MY LIFE FOREVER. THE DAY YOU CAME INTO THE WORLD.
FOLKS, WE HAVE ALLOWED THIS TO CONTROL OUR LIVES. I
MEAN, YOU COULD BE BAKING THEM A BIRTHDAY CAKE, BUT
NO, YOU'RE OVER THERE SWEATING OVER A POST.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
COME ON, CAN I GET AN AMEN IN THE HOUSE?
(CONGREGATION CHEERING)
NOW, IF YOU WANT A POST, AND THAT MEANS THE WORLD TO YOU,
DON'T HEAR THIS IN THE WRONG SPIRIT. THIS IS WHERE THE
KUNNEMAN FAMILY IS. WE'RE JUST LIKE, WE JUST GOT DELIVERED FROM
IT. I JUST, I NEEDED A DELIVERANCE. I'D BE UP, AND THEN
WE GOT ALL THESE FAMILY BIRTHDAYS. SEE THIS FRONT GROUP
OVER HERE? WE GOT THE SPRING BIRTHDAYS, THE SUMMER BIRTHDAYS,
AND THE FALL GROUP, AND I'M SITTING THERE, I'M LIKE, "OH,
IT'S SOMEONE'S BIRTHDAY, "I DON'T HAVE A PHOTO!" I MEAN,
COME ON, COME ON, SOMEBODY! NOW, TERESA, SHE'LL POST 8 TIMES A
DAY, SHE'S OKAY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ALL RIGHT, THAT'S
HER. BUT WHAT WE CAN'T DO IS ALLOW THE SOCIAL CULTURE TO
CONTROL HOW WE OPERATE BECAUSE WE FEEL THE PRESSURE. AM I
HELPING SOMEBODY ALREADY? ALL RIGHT, I GOTTA GET THROUGH THIS
BEFORE THE BLIZZARD. PASTOR MATT LEANED OVER TO ME ON THE FRONT.
HE SAYS, "ARE YOU TRYING TO DO THIS ALL IN ONE SERMON?" I SAID,
"YES, SIR, I AM." I HAVE ONE DAY. WE GOT CHE ON NEXT WEEK. SO
HERE'S THE THING. SOCIAL MEDIA SHOULD BE FIRST, FIRST, USED FOR
KINGDOM REASONS, FOR KINGDOM BENEFIT. WE ARE HERE ON THIS
EARTH. GOD IS NOT GONNA BLESS YOU FOR YOUR PICTURES OF YOUR
PIES, YOUR CAKES, YOUR BEACH TRIP, YOUR CRUISE, YOUR KISSY
PHOTOS WITH YOUR SPOUSE. YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET TO HEAVEN ONE DAY
AND GOD'S GONNA GO, WOW, YOU LOVED YOUR WIFE, YOU POSTED
ABOUT HER. DO YOU REALLY THINK GOD IS UP THERE JUDGING OUR
LIVES BASED ON THOSE THINGS? NO, HE IS LOOKING AT OUR LIVES BASED
ON OUR DRIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WE PUT OUT ONLINE HAS
A KINGDOM RIGHTEOUSNESS TO IT. WE'RE USING IT FOR KINGDOM. NOW
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU CAN'T POST A PIE. I'M NOT SAYING I
MIGHT POST SPAGHETTI ONE DAY. BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT MY FIRST
OBLIGATION IS TO USE THE INTERNET AS A TOOL TO ADVANCE
THE GOSPEL. COME ON, THAT DESERVES A GREAT AMEN RIGHT
THERE. IT'S TO ADVANCE THE GOSPEL. AND WE'LL, WELL, WE'LL
TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE WORLD'S WATCHING. SO, AND OF
COURSE WE CAN RECEIVE ONLINE. WE CAN RECEIVE. IT'S GOOD TO
RECEIVE THINGS, BUT WE'RE GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BEING
CAREFUL WHAT WE RECEIVE, 'CAUSE NOT ALL OF IT'S TRUTH. THE
INTERNET CAN'T BECOME YOUR BIBLE. SOCIAL, JUST 'CAUSE
PEOPLE POST SCRIPTURE, JUST 'CAUSE THEY POST SOMETHING THAT
SOUNDS CHRISTIAN. JESUS SAID, "TAKE HEED THAT NO ONE DECEIVES
YOU." SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT. IN FACT, MY LITTLE
NIECE, ONE OF MY LITTLE NIECES OVER HERE, WE WERE HANGING OUT
THE OTHER DAY, AND I WAS TELLING THEM WHAT I WAS PREACHING. I
WANTED TO SEE IF THE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT GENERATION YOU GUYS
ARE, X, Y, Z, FORGET Y. WHAT? ALPHA. ALPHA. THEY STARTED THE
LETTERS OVER? OKAY. THE PASTOR SAID TO SOMEBODY ON THE PHONE
THE OTHER DAY, HE GOES, "WHAT GENERATION AM I?" I SAID, "I
DON'T EVEN KNOW. I QUIT COUNTING. I THINK WE'RE
GENERATION X, BUT WHO KNOWS? WHO CARES? WE'RE THIS OLD. BUT I
WANTED TO KIND OF GET SOME INPUT FROM SOME OF THE YOUNGER. AND
ONE OF THEM SAID TO ME, THEY SAID, "WELL, YOU KNOW, I DO LIKE
TO RECEIVE FROM THE GOOD ONES ONLINE." AND THEY'D FOLLOWED
SOMEBODY FOR THEIR MUSIC. AND THEY SAID, BUT THEN THEY WERE
OUT CRITICIZING OTHER PREACHERS. AND I'D SAID TO ME THAT IF THEY
CRITICIZE PREACHERS SO EASILY ONLINE, THEY MIGHT CRITICIZE MY
UNCLE. SO I UNFOLLOWED HIM BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO FOLLOW
SOMEBODY THAT'S OUT THERE PUTTING SHADE ON EVERYBODY. AND
SO IT'S GOOD TO RECEIVE, BUT WE HAVE TO BE DISCERNING. SO NUMBER
ONE, I SAID A LOT OF THINGS IN THERE, BUT NUMBER ONE, WE HAVE
TO REMEMBER, USE THE INTERNET FOR KINGDOM REASONS. THAT'S YOUR
FIRST PRIORITY. THINK ABOUT THAT. THAT'S OUR FIRST
OBLIGATION IS TO BE WHAT? SALT AND LIGHT. OKAY, THE SECOND ONE
IS, AND BOY, OH BOY. NUMBER 2 IS WE SHOULD USE SOCIAL MEDIA
WITHOUT POINTLESS, ENDLESS DEBATES, AND MEAN SPIRITED
COMMENTS. NOTHING IN GOD'S WORD ENDORSES ENDLESS ARGUING AND
DEBATES ONLINE. NOW I'VE SEEN MINISTRIES GO AT IT WITH EACH
OTHER ON THE INTERNET. AM I THE ONLY ONE? AND ARGUE AND FIGHT,
AND THEN THE BODY OF CHRIST JUMPS IN, AND BUT THIS PERSON
SAID THAT, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE. I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING HOW PEOPLE
THROW AROUND THE WORD FALSE NOW. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THAT
PREACHER'S FALSE. I WOULD SAY, WHAT SAID WHO? YOU AND YOUR
COMPUTER? I MEAN, JUST BECAUSE THAT'S YOUR OPINION DOESN'T MEAN
IT'S THE RIGHT OPINION. SO, OR THE PODCASTERS THAT ALL HAVE A
PODCAST, I GUESS PODCASTS IS SOCIAL TOO, I GUESS, RIGHT? IT'S
ALL THE SAME MIX. EVERYBODY GOT A STAGE. WITHOUT POINTLESS
ARGUING, FOLKS, I BELIEVE IN ALL MY HEART, WE ARE GONNA BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE JESUS FOR THE DIVISION IN THE BODY OF CHRIST.
THE ONE THING JESUS SPOKE THE MOST ABOUT BEFORE HE WENT TO THE
CROSS WAS THIS. HE SAID, "FATHER, MY PRAYER IS LET THEM
BE ONE "AS WE ARE ONE." MY PASTOR OF MANY, MANY YEARS
TAUGHT US THAT WHEN YOU TAKE THE COMMUNION MEAL, WHEN IT SAYS
THAT HE THAT DRINKS THIS UNWORTHILY AND DOES NOT DISCERN
THE LORD'S BODY, HE SAID THE LORD'S BODY IS ALSO, REMEMBER,
THE BODY OF CHRIST. NOT EVERYBODY'S GONNA SAY EVERYTHING
RIGHT, OKAY? NOT EVERYBODY'S GONNA PREACH THE PERFECT THING,
OKAY? NOT ONE OF US, EXCEPT ONE, WHO'S WORTHY, WE SANG ABOUT
TODAY, IS GONNA GET IT RIGHT 100% OF THE TIME. WE ARE BROKEN
VESSELS, GROWING, FOLLOWING GOD. YOU'RE FOLLOWING GOD, YOUR
NEIGHBOR'S FOLLOWING GOD, YOUR SPOUSE IS TRYING TO FOLLOW GOD,
AND WE CANNOT LIVE OUR LIVES LOOKING FOR EVERY LITTLE FAULT.
SOCIAL MEDIA, AND I'M GONNA JUST SAY IT, HAS BECOME A DUMPSTER
FIRE OF DIVISION. COME ON, SOMEBODY. IT HAS BECOME, IT'S A
DISASTER. AND THE CHURCH HAS BECOME THE WORST. AND I GRIEVE
IN MY HEART SOMETIMES. WELL, LET ME READ SOME SCRIPTURES TO YOU.
CAN I READ, 'CAUSE I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THAT THESE THINGS
ARE IN THE BIBLE, NOT JUST PASTOR BRENDA'S OPINION. TITUS
CHAPTER 3 , VERSE 9 THROUGH 11, BUT AVOID FOOLISH CONTROVERSIES
AND GENEALOGIES AND STRIFE, AND STRIFE, AND STRIFE, AND STRIFE,
AND STRIFE. COME ON, AND STRIFE. I MEAN, WHAT WE DISPLAY, AND
REMEMBER, THE WORLD IS WATCHING. THERE WAS A BIG THING THAT
HAPPENED ON THE INTERNET SOME YEARS AGO. EVERYBODY WAS ARGUING
ABOUT TRUE, FALSE, AND THE OTHERWISE. YOU'VE ALL SEEN IT.
I'M NOT GONNA CALL OUT. LET'S NOT RIDE WHO IT IS. BY THE WAY,
WE GOTTA GROW IN THAT TOO. WHICH INTERNET FAMILY, YOU GUYS ARE
AMAZING. I WANNA GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT BECAUSE YOU COME HERE,
YOU'RE SO GRACIOUS, YOU'RE WONDERFUL, YOU'RE HONORABLE. ALL
OF OUR, GIVE A HAND TO OUR E-CAMPUS. YOU'RE SUPPORTIVE OF
YOUR FELLOW BELIEVERS HERE AND ONLINE. THAT'S WHY WE PUT OUT A
STREAM, IS TO BE A BLESSING. I FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO A
CHURCH PAGE, A MINISTRY PAGE, AND YOU WRITE SOMETHING MMMM AND
MEAN, AND I DISAGREE WITH THAT, TO ME IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN
STANDING UP IN A CHURCH SERVICE AND HECKLING THE PREACHER.
THERE'S PEOPLE IN THERE THAT MIGHT NOT BE SAVED. WE HAD,
PASTOR DOUG TOLD ME, WAS IT LAST SUNDAY? LAST SUNDAY, LAST
SUNDAY, 4 PEOPLE ONLINE, ON OUR STREAM, GAVE THEIR HEARTS TO
JESUS. FOR THE FIRST TIME. COME ON, WE GOT TO MAKE THE INTERNET
AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. SOULS WERE ON THE LINE! SO ENDLESS
STRIFES, DISPUTES, THEY'RE USELESS AND WORTHLESS, PAUL
SAID. REJECT A DIVISIVE PERSON. AFTER THE FIRST AND SECOND
WARNING, KNOWING THAT SUCH A PERSON HAS DELIVERED, HAS
DEVIATED, I'M SORRY, DEVIATED FROM WHAT IS RIGHT AND IS
SINNING, BEING SELF-CONDEMNED. 2 TIMOTHY 2, VERSE 23 THROUGH 26
SAYS, REFUSE FOOLISH AND IGNORANT SPECULATIONS, KNOWING
THAT THEY ONLY PRODUCE QUARRELS. CIRCLE THAT WORD AGAIN. THE
LORD'S BONDSERVANT, WE'RE ALL BONDSERVANTS OF CHRIST, ARE WE
NOT? MUST NOT BE ARGUMENTATIVE, RIGHT, OR QUARRELSOME, BUT BE
KIND TO ALL, SKILLFUL IN TEACHING, PATIENT WHEN WRONGED,
(LAUGHS)
OH, WITH GENTLENESS CORRECTING THOSE WHO ARE IN OPPOSITION IF
PERHAPS GOD MAY GRANT THEM REPENTANCE. AND THAT'S TALKING
EVEN ABOUT THE LOST, OKAY? IT'S NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE
FELLOW CHRISTIAN THAT ACCIDENTALLY TYPED THE WRONG
WORD. I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING TO ME. I'M PEOPLE WHO SAY, USE A
WRONG WORD IN A SENTENCE AND SOMEBODY RIGHT THERE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE SERVICE WILL TYPE IN AND GO, YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID,
YOU SHOULD HAVE WORDED IT. YOU'D BE SURPRISED. I KNOW ALL OF YOU
THAT WATCH ARE AMAZING. YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW MUCH WE HAVE TO
DELETE. THAT'S JUST DUMB, DUMB. NOBODY NEEDS TO READ
FOOLISHNESS. COME ON. THE WORLD CAN DO THAT, BUT WE'RE THE
CHURCH. COME ON. WE ARE NOT OF THIS WORLD, THE BIBLE SAYS,
RIGHT? AMEN. SO, QUARRELS, AND THAT THEY MAY COME TO THEIR
SENSES AND ESCAPE FROM THE SNARE OF THE DEVIL BEING HELD CAPTIVE
BY HIM TO DO HIS WILL. I MEAN, THE DEVIL GETS PEOPLE TO DO HIS
WILL WITH JUST THE INTERNET, RIGHT? SO THESE PASSAGES, I'LL
JUST SAY THIS, I PUT THIS IN MY NOTES, THEY'RE NOT TELLING US WE
SHOULD NEVER CHALLENGE THE WRONG. JESUS CHALLENGED THE
WRONG IN GOVERNMENT. HE CHALLENGED THE HEROD'S, RIGHT?
HE CHALLENGED THE WRONG LEADERS OF THE DAY, AMEN. SO DID THE
APOSTLE PAUL. HE CHALLENGED ON MARS HILL, HE CHALLENGED THE
FALSE CULTURE. HE CHALLENGED, SO IT'S NOT SAYING DON'T CHALLENGE,
BUT WHAT WE ARE TO DO IS DO IT ACCORDING TO THE SPIRIT OF GOD,
ARMED WITH THE WORD OF GOD, AMEN, ARMED WITH THE TRUTH, DO
IT IN RIGHTEOUSNESS. YES, WE SHOULD CONFRONT, COME ON, THE
EVIL ILLS OF ABORTION. WE SHOULD ONLINE AND IN PERSON AND EVERY
MEANS WE HAVE TALK ABOUT THE DEVIATION FROM TRADITIONAL
MARRIAGE. WE NEED TO BE BOLD WITH THE TRUTH. BUT WHAT WE
DON'T DO IS GET IN AND NITPICK, ARGUE ABOUT FOOLISH LITTLE
THINGS THAT DON'T MATTER. WE HAVE GOT TO SET A NEW STANDARD
IN THESE AREAS. AND SO THE CHURCH, I THINK, SHOULD BE
LEADING THE WAY. I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT SCRIPTURE. IT SAYS
THAT JUDGMENT WILL FIRST BEGIN IN THE HOUSE OF GOD. IT MUST
BEGIN IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD. WE CAN'T EXPECT THE WORLD TO
REPENT IF WE DON'T CHANGE. AMEN. AM I HELPING YOU OR AM I SCARING
YOU? WE HAVE TO CHANGE. AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S TIME, COME ON,
FOR THERE TO BE AN OVERHAUL FROM THE BODY OF CHRIST ONLINE. AND
I'LL SAY AMEN TO THAT AND AMEN TO THAT. AND BY THE WAY,
SOMETHING THAT CAN HAPPEN, IN FACT, I WAS TALKING TO PASTOR
MATT ONE DAY, WE WERE TEXTING SOMETHING AND I SAID SOMETHING,
ONE OF US, I SAID SOMETHING JUST KIND OF BLUNT. AND HE GOES, "ARE
YOU UPSET?" OR MAYBE YOU SAID, "I DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY IT
WENT." AND I SAID, "NO?" HE GOES, "YEAH, IT JUST COMES OFF
DIFFERENT IN A TEXT." AND HERE'S THE THING, YOU FORGET THAT IN
THE COMMENTS. YOU CAN SAY SOMETHING IN A COMMENT AND YOU
DON'T REALIZE IT JUST SOUNDS HARSH. OKAY, YOU HAVE TO FLOWER
UP A COMMENT TO MAKE IT SOUND KIND. DON'T EVER FORGET THAT,
'CAUSE PEOPLE DON'T GET TO SEE YOUR EXPRESSION. THEY DON'T SEE
YOUR FACE, OKAY? I MEAN, YOUR PROFILE PICTURE IS WHEN YOU WERE
IN THE 6TH GRADE. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HALF THE TIME HOW
PEOPLE LOOK, RIGHT? RIGHT? SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. OR YOUR
PROFILE PHOTO IS WHEN YOU WERE, YOU KNOW, 30 POUNDS LIGHTER. BUT
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, IS IT COMES OUT HARSH IN COMMENTS. WE
HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT. SO, MEAN-SPIRITED, THAT'S NUMBER
2 , I GOTTA GO QUICK. MEAN-SPIRITED COMMENTS,
ESPECIALLY TO THE BODY OF CHRIST. I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GONNA
GET TO HEAVEN ONE DAY AND GOD SAID, "HOW DO YOU TREAT MY
PEOPLE?" I DO, I DO. IT'S BROUGHT SOBERNESS TO MY OWN
HEART. AND I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOTTA TREAT THE BODY OF CHRIST
WELL. HERE'S THE THIRD ONE. BIBLICAL PRINCIPLE FOR THE USE
OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS DO IT WITH WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT. SEEK
WISDOM IN WHAT YOU READ AND WHAT YOU POST. I SAW A MEME ONE DAY,
THIS WAS MANY YEARS AGO, THIS IS ON FACEBOOK 'CAUSE I'M SO OLD,
THAT'S THE ONE I USE. AND I SAW IT ON FACEBOOK AND AT A GLANCE,
I'M LIKE, OH, THAT'S GOOD, OH, THAT'S GOOD. AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
CAUGHT ME, HE SAID, NO, THAT'S NOT MY WORD. THAT'S A POST THAT
SOUNDS GOOD, IT SOUNDS MEANINGFUL. SOMETIMES WE LOOK AT
POSTS AND WE LIKE THEM BASED ON WHAT RESONATES, OKAY? THINK
ABOUT THAT. WE THINK ABOUT IT BASED ON, WELL, THIS IS HOW I
FEEL, THIS WAS HOW I WAS RAISED, BUT DO WE EVER MEASURE IT
AGAINST THE BOOK? JESUS SAID IN THE LAST DAYS, 3 TIMES IN
MATTHEW 24. COME ON, ARE WE IN THE LAST DAYS? I MEAN, THIS IS
THE LAST OF THE LAST OF THE LAST. THERE'S THINGS THAT I'M
LIKE, OH LORDY, HOW CAN IT GET ANY WORSE? JESUS SAID IN THE
LAST DAYS, TAKE HEED THAT NO ONE DECEIVES YOU. AND OBVIOUSLY THE
INTERNET IS LIKE THE DEVIL'S HOLE OF DECEPTION. IT IS FILLED
WITH CLICKBAIT, IT IS FILLED WITH THINGS TO DRAW US IN. I
MEAN, EVEN THESE LITTLE, WHAT DO THEY CALL THESE THINGS? THESE
ADS FOR PRODUCTS, YOU KNOW, IT'LL MAKE YOUR HAIR THICKER. I
MEAN, OKAY, I'M GONNA TELL HIM MYSELF. I SAW ONE. I MEAN, AND
THEN PASTOR ANTHONY, YOU KNOW, YOU WORKED IN THAT FOR A LONG
TIME WHERE ONCE YOU CLICK SOMETHING, IT'LL GIVE YOU 8
PAGES OF THE SAME THING. YOU CLICK IN HOW TO THICKEN YOUR
HAIR, AND I'M TELLING YOU THERE WILL BE, I MEAN, IT'LL BE
EVERYTHING. YOU COULD GO TO YOUR IPAD, YOUR LAPTOP, YOUR
COMPUTER. IT IS, IT'S FINE. AND SO I'M TELLING YOU, WE CAN BE A
SUCKER FOR THESE THINGS. I LOOKED IN SOME ONE DAY, I
THOUGHT, OH, I WANNA THICKEN MY HAIR. YOU KNOW, YOU GET A LITTLE
OLDER AND SOME FALLS OUT. AND I THOUGHT, I WANNA THICKEN UP MY
HAIR. I WANNA FIND, AND THEY HAD THIS OIL. OH, BUY THE OIL, COME
ON. NOW DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT NEVER GOT
SUCKED IN BY SOME AD ON INSTAGRAM. AND I'M THINKING, OH,
AND THEN THE WAY THEY'RE SHOWING IT, YOU KNOW, THE LADY STARTS
OUT, SHE LOOKS LIKE A DOG, AND THEN WHEN IT'S OVER, HER HAIR,
TERESA, HER HAIR ALL STICKING OUT, SHE LOOKS LIKE A, I MEAN,
JUST, WHEW, I'M LIKE, OH, MAN, I'M ORDERING THAT, BOOM, BOOM,
BOOM, PUNCHING MY APPLE, APPLE PAY, HERE WE COME. AND IT COMES
THERE WITH THE DIRECTION, IT SAYS, NOW DON'T HESITATE TO USE
THIS. YOU USE IT EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND IT'LL EVENTUALLY
THICKEN YOUR HAIR. NOW THEY DIDN'T SAY THAT PART. I THOUGHT,
OKAY, EVERY DAY I GOT A COMMITMENT NOW. I'M GONNA USE
THIS. I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MUCH I PAID FOR IT. IT WASN'T A LOT,
HONEY, I PROMISE. IF YOU WOULD'VE ASKED ME, I WOULD'VE
SAID DON'T BUY IT. YEAH, RIGHT. MISTER, I'VE NEVER BOUGHT
ANYTHING ONLINE, I SHOULDN'T. BUT ANYWAY, SO.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
ANYWAY, SO I PUT THIS STUFF IN MY HAIR. TEA, I'M EMBARRASSED TO
TELL IT. AND IT WAS OILY, OILY, LIKE OILY. I LOOKED AT MYSELF IN
THE MIRROR, I LOOKED LIKE I JUST CAME IN OUT OF A RAINSTORM. I'M
LIKE, I'M SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE THIS EVERY DAY? I MEAN, FORGET
THE THICK HAIR, I LOOK LIKE I HAVEN'T WASHED MY HAIR IN A
MONTH. SO I THOUGHT, I TRIED IT ONE TIME, MY HAIR WAS SO OILY
AND SO GREASY, IT WENT STRAIGHT IN THE GARBAGE. MY HAIR IS WHAT
IT IS. IT IS WHAT IT IS, PEOPLE. BUT THE POINT IS, IS THEY KNOW
HOW TO DRAW YOU IN. AND IT'S NOT JUST THOSE THAT ARE SELLING
THINGS, IT'S THOSE THAT ARE PRODUCING A MESSAGE. THAT THEY
WANT TO PUT OUT SOMETHING THAT WILL DRAW YOU IN. THE BIBLE SAYS
IN CORINTHIANS THAT THE DEVIL HIMSELF POSES AS AN ANGEL OF
LIGHT. THAT MEANS IF HE'S AN ANGEL OF LIGHT, THERE'S ENOUGH
TRUTH MIXED IN WITH THE LIE TO DRAW YOU IN. AND CAN I BE HONEST
WITH YOU? THE Y, Z, ALPHA, ALL THE WAY DOWN WHERE THE LETTERS
START OVER, THEY ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. THE BARNA STUDY
GROUP SAID THIS IS A GENERATION NOW WHERE PEOPLE IN THIS AGE
GROUP ARE BIBLICALLY ILLITERATE. THEY HAVE NO GUIDE, NO BOOK OF
WISDOM TO COMPARE TRUTH TO. SO NOW ALL OF THE THINGS ON THE
INTERNET IS TRUTH IS RELEVANT. EVERYTHING'S A CONVERSATION,
RIGHT? EVERYTHING IS A LET'S DISCUSS THIS. I WANNA HEAR YOUR
SIDE. NOW, LISTEN, I'M NOT SAYING CHARLIE KIRK DID A
WONDERFUL THING BY GETTING OUT THERE AND MAKING IT A
CONVERSATION, BUT HE MADE SURE IT WENT ONE WAY. WHAT WE CAN'T
DO IS BALANCE IT OUT. SOMEBODY TOLD ME A STORY OF SOMEBODY
RECENTLY THAT HAD CONFESSED AND SAID THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM
WITH LUST. AND THEY SAID, "WELL, YOU KNOW, I STRUGGLE WITH THIS,
"AND I STRUGGLE WITH THIS, "AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I FALL INTO
IT AGAIN, "AND I FALL INTO SEXUAL SIN AGAIN." WELL, I
WANTED TO SAY, AT SOME POINT, THERE NEEDS TO BE A BELIEVER
THAT'LL TELL YOU, THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH. I HEAR YOUR HEART.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE STRUGGLING. I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE
FIGHTING THROUGH, BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO END UP IN HELL. AND
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TELL YOU WITH A BOLDNESS, REPENT FOR THE
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND. HALLELUJAH. IN FACT, IF WE WANT
TO REALLY PUT BIBLE TO IT, JESUS' VERY FIRST SERMON WAS
REPENT. TURN FROM YOUR WICKEDNESS. TURN FROM YOUR EVIL.
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO LAY HANDS ON THAT YOUNG MAN AND SAY, "LISTEN
TO ME, I LOVE YOU. "I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE DEALING WITH A LUST
PROBLEM." MAYBE IT'S SOMEBODY WITH AN ISSUE WHERE THEY WERE
TRAUMATIZED AND THEY'RE LEANING TOWARD GENDER CONFUSION. BUT AT
SOME POINT, A WELL-VERSED AND EDUCATED BELIEVER NEEDS TO TELL
THEM, "DON'T LET YOUR SIN SEND YOU TO HELL." SOMEWHERE
YOU GOTTA TURN FROM IT, YOU GOTTA PUT THE FOOT ON
IT, YOU GOTTA TAKE AUTHORITY OVER IT, BECAUSE THE DEVIL
WANTS TO DRAG YOU DOWN TO JUDGMENT IN HELL FOREVER.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
AMEN, PASTOR BRENDA, PEOPLE WON'T LIKE US IF WE'RE THAT
BOLD. WELL, THEY DIDN'T LIKE JESUS EITHER. HEY, JESUS SAID,
"IF THE WORLD HATED ME, THEY'RE GONNA HATE YOU. THEY'LL HATE YOU
ALSO." THEY REJECTED JESUS, THEY'RE GONNA REJECT US. BUT
THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CHANGE THE MESSAGE. OUR MESSAGE STILL NEEDS
TO BE RESOLUTE. THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO GOD, AND THAT IS
REPENT OF OUR SINS. WE DON'T HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
OUR HOLINESS. NO, WE DON'T LET GOD ADJUST TO US 'CAUSE
HE GETS US. NO, WE ADJUST TO HIM. JESUS DIED AND
NOW WE CHANGE OUR WAYS TO MATCH HIS WAYS.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
HALLELUJAH. REPENT FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND.
SOMEWHERE WE GOTTA KNOW. EVERY ONE OF US CAME THE SAME WAY. WE
HAD TO RECOGNIZE WE'RE A SINNER. AND IF WE KEEP DOING WHAT WE'RE
DOING, WE WILL NOT GET TO HEAVEN. WELL, WHAT IF I GO THAT
BOAT, PASTOR BRENDA, THEY'LL REJECT JESUS. YOU'D BE SHOCKED.
I HEARD A PREACHER TELL A STORY ONE TIME ABOUT A PASTOR, OR HE
WASN'T A PASTOR, BUT HE WAS A MAN OF GOD, MAYBE HE WAS A
MINISTER, I DON'T KNOW. BUT HE SAID, YOU KNOW, HE SAID,
ACTUALLY IT WAS BROTHER COPELAND, HE SAID, "BROTHER
COPELAND, WOULD YOU TALK TO MY SON? "HE'S OUT ON DRUGS AND, YOU
KNOW, "HE'S JUST RUNNING CRAZY IN THE WORLD, "AND WOULD YOU
TALK TO HIM? WOULD YOU JUST SHARE WITH HIM?" AND HE THOUGHT,
"WELL, OKAY." SO HE WENT IN WITH THIS YOUNG MAN AND HE SAID, HE
LOOKED AT HIM AND THE YOUNG MAN'S LIKE, HE GOES, "YEAH, I
WANNA TALK TO YOU." AND YOU KNOW, BROTHER COPELAND, HE'S
LIKE, "LET'S JUST GET TO THE POINT. I'M NOT HERE TO MESS
AROUND. WE'RE NOT GONNA STAND IN HERE FOR 3 DAYS." SEE, I THINK
THAT'S THE MISTAKE WE MAKE. WE DON'T KNOW THE BIBLE ANYMORE. SO
BECAUSE WE HAVE NO SCRIPTURE TO BACK UP, WE CONVERSE WITH
DECEPTION. WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH DECEPTION. WE ACCEPT THINGS
AND PUT LIKES BEHIND THINGS WE SHOULDN'T PUT LIKES BEHIND,
'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW THE TRUTH FROM A LIE, RIGHT? COME ON, THIS
IS A COMMON THING IN THE CHURCH RIGHT NOW. THEY DON'T KNOW THE
TRUTH, THEY DON'T READ THE BIBLE. OKAY, JESUS SAID, "IF YOU
DON'T FORGIVE SOMEBODY, "YOU'RE GOING TO HELL." JESUS SAID THAT!
I MEAN, THAT'S CRAZY. AND WE CAN GET OUT THERE AND TELL PEOPLE,
"WELL, YOUR HAIR'S UGLY, I DON'T LIKE YOUR OUTFIT." YOU KNOW,
"YOU MADE ME MAD." YOU KNOW, MEAN-SPIRITED THINGS. BUT WE'VE
GOT TO GET BACK TO THE BOOK. THE BOOK IS WHAT'LL SEND PEOPLE TO
HEAVEN. YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT OF THIS, 'CAUSE NOW EVERYTHING'S
BECOME, OKAY, I'M GETTING OFF MY MESSAGE, BUT LET ME JUST,
THERE'S NO SNOW YET, SO I CAN KEEP PREACHING FOR A MINUTE.
HERE'S THE THING. I ASKED THEM TO PUT IT OUT THERE. I SAID,
"JUST KEEP ME POSTED ON THE WEATHER." THEY SAID, "IT'S GOOD,
NO SNOW YET. "KEEP PREACHING." THAT'S WHAT THEY WROTE.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
SO, BUT THE POINT, LET ME FINISH THE BROTHER COPELAND STORY. SO
HE SAID, "I WALKED IN WITH BOLDNESS, "AND I JUST SAID, 'YOU
KNOW WHAT? "'THE SCRIPTURE SAYS THAT MY WORD SHALL NOT RETURN
VOID.'" AND THE YOUNG MAN KNEW WHERE HE WAS GOING WITH IT. HE
SAID, "WELL, BYE, THANK YOU FOR COMING." AND HE LEFT. LIKE HE
DIDN'T WANT TO RECEIVE WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. SEE, THIS IS THE
IDEA THAT WE HAVE SOMETIMES. WE THINK, WELL, UNLESS I PACKAGE IT
THE WAY THEY CAN RECEIVE IT, THEY'RE NOT GONNA RECEIVE IT. I
DON'T READ ANYTHING IN THE BIBLE. NOW, JESUS SAT WITH
SINNERS. HE SAT WITH THE SINNERS. BUT HE ALSO WENT IN AND
SAID, "REPENT FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND." HE DID NOT
HAVE A CONVO WITH THE WOMAN CAUGHT IN ADULTERY. HE SAID,
"I'M NOT GONNA CONDEMN YOU, BUT YOU STOP SINNING."
(CONGREGATION MURMURS)
OKAY, HE HAD A VERY BOLD MESSAGE. JOHN HAD A BOLD
MESSAGE. THE APOSTLES HAD A BOLD MESSAGE. JESUS STOOD UP IN ACTS,
THE SECOND CHAPTER, AND HE SAID, "THIS CHRIST WHOM YOU
CRUCIFIED." AND THEY WERE PRICKED IN THEIR HEART AND SAID,
"WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?" AND THE CHURCH GREW. WE HAVE THIS IDEA
THAT THE WAYS OF THE BIBLE ARE ANTIQUATED, THAT SOMEHOW WE
GOTTA COME UP WITH A NEW METHOD FOR THE NEW GENERATION, 'CAUSE
THEY AIN'T GONNA GET IT, SO WE GOTTA DO A HE GETS US, AND TURN
JESUS INTO A PHILANTHROPIST, AND SOME SORT OF, YOU KNOW, LET'S
HAVE A CONVERSATION, I GET YOU, YOU GET ME. THERE'S NOTHING IN
THE WORD THAT DESCRIBES THAT. NOTHING IN THE WORD. 3 THINGS
JESUS TAUGHT THE CHURCH TO DO. PREACH THE KINGDOM. THAT'S GOD'S
WAY OF DOING THINGS. HEAL THE SICK AND CAST OUT DEVILS. I
MEAN, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SOMEBODY PUT A HAND ON SOMEBODY
AND SAID, INSTEAD OF, "WELL, LET'S JUST TALK. I KNOW YOU WENT
THROUGH." DON'T HEAR ME THAT I'M NEVER SAYING ANYBODY CAN'T TALK
WITH PEOPLE, BUT I'M TELLING YOU, WE HAVE REPLACED BIBLE WITH
DISCUSSIONS AND CONVERSATION. GIVE A LITTLE, TAKE A LITTLE.
THIS IS, COME ON, AM I TALKING ABOUT THE SAME CULTURE? THIS IS
THE CULTURE WE'RE LIVING IN. EVERYBODY WANTS A LITTLE BIT OF
PEACE OF UNDERSTAND ME. OKAY? WE'RE NOT GONNA BE SAYING THAT
ON JUDGMENT DAY WHEN WE GET UP TO THE GATE. JESUS IS GONNA SAY,
WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY WORD? DID YOU REPENT OF YOUR SINS?
OKAY, THERE ARE TERRIFYING SCRIPTURES, COME ON FOLKS,
WRITTEN IN THE WORD OF GOD THAT TALK ABOUT THOSE THAT WON'T MAKE
HEAVEN, THOSE THAT DO SUCH THINGS WON'T INHERIT ETERNAL
LIFE. REVELATION CHAPTER 21 SAYS ALL LIARS, FORNICATORS, THOSE
THAT COMMIT SEXUAL SIN, THOSE THAT DO EVIL THINGS, THEIR NAME
WILL NOT BE FOUND IN THE BOOK. COME ON, OUR JOB IS TO GET
PEOPLE'S NAMES WRITTEN IN THE BOOK.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
SO THIS YOUNG MAN, BACK TO BROTHER COPELAND, THIS YOUNG
MAN, I'M NOT GETTING THROUGH ALL THESE, IT IS WHAT IT IS, I'VE
SAID IT. I'LL, HUH? WE'LL DO A PART 2 , I DON'T KNOW WHEN,
BUT WE WILL. HERE'S THE POINT, LET ME JUST SAY THIS,
HUH? PALM SUNDAY, OKAY, YOU'RE NOT PREACHING
ON PALM SUNDAY? WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AT HOME.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
OVER EGG SALAD, I MADE EGG SALAD TODAY. SO HERE'S THE DEAL,
HERE'S THE REAL DEAL. SO BROTHER COPELAND, HE COMES BACK, THIS
YOUNG MAN, AND HE WAS AT A MEETING, AND HE SAID, THIS
PERSON RUNS UP TO ME, BROTHER COPELAND, BROTHER COPELAND,
BROTHER COPELAND. DO YOU REMEMBER? HE GOES, YEAH, BEEN A
FEW YEARS, HE DIDN'T. AND HE GOES, I'M THAT YOUNG MAN THAT
THE GUY ASKED YOU TO COME TALK TO. AND YOU SAID THESE WORDS,
YOU SAID THAT MY WORD DOES NOT RETURN VOID. AND I COULDN'T HEAR
IT AT THE TIME. BUT DO YOU KNOW I COULD NOT GET THOSE OUT OF MY
MIND? EVERYWHERE I WENT, GOD'S WORD WON'T RETURN VOID.
EVERYWHERE I TRY TO DO DRUGS, GOD WON'T RETURN VOID. AND I TRY
TO DO SINFUL THINGS, GOD'S WORD WON'T RETURN. WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH TRUST IN THE WORD TO SAY IF I JUST PREACH THE
WORD UNADULTERATED, THAT GOD TAKES CARE OF THE REST.
COME ON, SOMEBODY, THROUGH THE POWER OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT, WHO CAN GET TO THAT PERSON'S HEART, RIGHT?
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
WHAT WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF, WHETHER IN PERSON, BUT THIS IS
ESPECIALLY AN ISSUE ONLINE, THAT WE AREN'T CONVERSING SO MUCH
THAT WE ARE GIVING PEOPLE EXCUSES OUT OF HEAVEN. YOU KNOW,
I WAS READING THE SCRIPTURE. WE'RE DOING, OUR FAMILY'S DOING
A CHALLENGE READING THE BOOK OF MATTHEW, MATTHEW 7. JESUS SAID
IT, I MEAN, THIS IS STAGGERING. HE SAID, "NARROW IS THE WAY THAT
LEADS TO LIFE, "AND FEW THERE'LL BE THAT FIND IT." WIDE IS THE
CONVERSATION. WIDE IS THE WAY. WIDE IS THE WAY THAT LEADS TO
DESTRUCTION, AND LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE GOING THERE, AND I'M
JUST MAKING A DECISION, GOD, I'M NOT GONNA BE ONE OF
THOSE PEOPLE THAT HELPS SOMEBODY BECAUSE I DIDN'T
HAVE THE BOLDNESS TO TELL THEM THE TRUTH. HALLELUJAH!
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
ALL RIGHT, WHERE WAS I? GETTING FIRED UP. OH YEAH, WE'RE ONLY
NUMBER, WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT. OKAY, WE NEED TO BRING BIBLE.
I'M NOT SAYING THIS, I'M NOT JUST TALKING POSTSCRIPTURES. WE
NEED TRUTH. AND IT NEEDS TO BE UNADULTERATED WITHOUT DECEPTION.
WE NEED TO KNOW IT. FOLKS, LISTEN TO ME. IF YOU CAN DO
ANYTHING, AND I CAN IMPLORE YOU AS A PASTOR, KNOW YOUR BIBLE.
OKAY, JESUS DIDN'T SAY IT IS WRITTEN, IT IS WRITTEN, IT IS
WRITTEN, IT IS WRITTEN BECAUSE HE DIDN'T KNOW THE WORD. NO, HE
GREW UP KNOWING. SO HE HAD A COUNTER FOR EVERYTHING THAT CAME
DECEPTIVELY. AMEN. AND I LIKE WHAT ONE PREACHER SAID, THOSE
TEMPTATIONS THAT JESUS WENT THROUGH, IT WASN'T JUST THE 3 OF
THE BIBLE NOTES. HE WAS 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS IN COMBAT WITH THE
DEVIL, BEING COUNTERED AND HE CAME WITH THE WORD. THE WORD IS
WHAT KEPT HIM. NUMBER 4 , I'LL JUST SAY THIS QUICKLY, USE
SOCIAL MEDIA, NO SNOW YET, I CAN KEEP PREACHING. OH, THE STREAM
ENDS AT 1:10, I'M GONNA HURRY. ALL RIGHT, IN MODERATION, YOUR
LIFE SHOULD NOT BE CONSUMED BY SOCIAL MEDIA. I THINK WE TALKED
ABOUT THAT. YOU KNOW, FOLKS, I STARTED SOMETHING, I WROTE ABOUT
THIS IN THE BOOK CALLED COMMANDING PEACE. I STARTED
TAKING DAYS WHERE I DIDN'T OPEN A SOCIAL APP. CAN YOU KNOW WHAT
SET ME FREE? WHAT? I DON'T KNOW, IT JUST SET ME FREE. I'M STILL
DOING IT. I'M OPENING MY PHONE, I'LL CHECK MY BANK, RIGHT? SEE
WHAT'S COMING IN FROM AMAZON FOR THE DAY.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)
SO THE PASTOR CAN BREAK THE BOXES DOWN. AND THEN, IT'S HIS
PART-TIME JOB, HE SAID. I SAID, "WELL, HONEY, I COULD BE GONE
SHOPPING, BUT NOW I'M HERE. AND IT COMES TO US." SEE, IT'S
GREAT. YOU KNOW, THE DOG FOOD COMES TO YOU NOW. IT'S AWESOME.
I LOVE IT. BUT HERE'S THE POINT. THE POINT IS, I JUST STARTED
TELLING MYSELF, "DO NOT OPEN INSTAGRAM." NOW, IF YOU WORK IN
IT IN A PROFESSIONAL SENSE, WE HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM HERE. I
WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS, KEEP IT TO YOUR BUSINESS. SOME OF YOU
THAT RUN SOCIAL MEDIA FOR BUSINESSES, EVERYBODY, IF YOU
HAVE TO POST FOR YOUR COMPANY, EVERY HUMAN BEING CAN CHOOSE TO
AVOID THE SCROLL. JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE POSTING, DO YOU HAVE TO
BE SCROLLING? AND JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE POSTING, DO YOU HAVE TO
GO CHECK COMMENTS EVERY TIME? SOMETIMES POST WHAT YOU GOT TO
POST, PUT YOUR PRODUCT OUT THERE AND WALK OFF. I'M TELLING YOU, I
BELIEVE IT'S STOLEN OUR PEACE TO HAVE TO SIT OUT THERE. AND I
LIKE WHAT PASTOR MATT SAID TO ME. HE SAID, A LOT OF PEOPLE,
SOCIAL HAS MADE US LOSE HEART. RATHER THAN CARE ABOUT GOD'S
HEART, ALL WE CARE ABOUT IS HOW MANY LIKES DID I GET? OKAY? HOW
MANY PAGE LIKES AM I RECEIVING? HOW MANY COMMENTS DID I GET?
COME ON, ARE WE BETTER THAN THAT? I MEAN, AND I'VE CAUGHT UP
IN IT, SO I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING IN A CONDEMNING WAY.
I'VE LOOKED AT IT AND THOUGHT, "WELL, YOU KNOW, MY PAGE IS
THIS." WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE WE THINKING? DO WE NOT NEED TO GROW
BETTER THAN THE AMOUNT OF LIKES? WHAT ABOUT, LIKE WHAT YOU SAID,
WHAT DOES GOD LIKE? DOES HE ENDORSE WHAT I'M DOING? IS HE
PLEASED? BECAUSE WE SURE KNOW THAT A MILLION FOLLOWERS DOES
NOT MEAN YOU HAVE PLEASED THE KING OF KINGS AND THE LORD OF
LORDS. COME ON SOMEBODY. ALL RIGHT, LET ME CLOSE WITH THIS.
AM I HELPING YOU? I DON'T WANT TO BARK AT YOU. LISTEN, I'M JUST
AS GUILTY OF MANY OF THESE THINGS, BUT FOLKS, DON'T YOU
THINK IT'S TIME FOR THE CHURCH TO MAKE A SHIFT IN HOW WE HANDLE
THE INTERNET AND HOW WE HANDLE THE BODY OF CHRIST? OKAY, TAKE
SOME DAYS OFF SOCIAL. I CHALLENGE YOU. CAN WE MAKE A
CHALLENGE IN THE CHURCH? JUST COME ON, SOME OF YOU. YOU CAN DO
IT. FAST IT, RIGHT? SOME OF YOU ARE LIKE, "OH, REALLY? THAT'S
THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW TO READ MINDS." JUST DO IT. YOU'D BE
SURPRISED HOW FUN IT IS TO WORK IN THE GARDEN, GO OUT, GUYS, IN
THE GARAGE AND PLAY WITH THE CAR, DO WHATEVER. DO SOMETHING
ELSE. AMEN. WE TELL THE KIDS TO DO IT. BREAK DOWN BOXES LIKE
PASTOR. IT'S SO FUN. BUT CAN I TELL YOU, WE TELL THE CHILDREN
TO DO IT, DON'T WE? OH, WE NEED TO GET THEM OFF THEIR SCREENS,
AND YET WE'RE OVER THERE, YOU KNOW, LIKE, I'M LIKE, WE'RE JUST
AS BAD. I MEAN, WALK THE AIRPORT ONCE. EVERYBODY. RIGHT? IT'S
CRAZY. IT'S CRAZY. SO JUST I CHALLENGE YOU, TAKE A DAY OFF
SOCIAL OR 2 , HAVE, YOU KNOW, MONDAY, NO SOCIAL DAY OR
WHATEVER IT IS. RIGHT? ALL RIGHT, LET ME GIVE YOU THESE
LAST REALLY FAST, 'CAUSE I AM NOT PREACHING PART 2 ON PALM
SUNDAY, I AM NOT. ALL RIGHT, I HEARD THAT. NUMBER 6 , I THINK
WE TALKED ON IT, HOLINESS AND PURITY. GALATIANS 5:19 THROUGH
26, IF YOU FOLLOW THE DESIRES OF YOUR SINFUL NATURE, COME ON,
SOCIAL SHOULD NEVER BE USED FOR SELF-GRATIFICATION, RIGHT? HEY,
THAT IS NOT WHERE WE'RE JUST GONNA GO MEET PEOPLE. WELL,
YEAH, BUT WE'RE GENERATION WHATEVER. NO, LISTEN, THERE'S
SOMETHING TO DO WITH STILL IN-PERSON COMMUNICATION. NOT FOR
SELF-GRATIFICATION, HOLINESS, PURITY. BIBLE SAYS IN LEVITICUS
27:30, BE HOLY AS HE IS HOLY. I WON'T READ ALL OF GALATIANS, THE
WORKS OF THE FLESH, IDOLATRY, SORCERY, HOSTILITY, QUARRELING,
JEALOUSY, OUTBURSTS OF ANGER. I MEAN, THIS IS SOCIAL MEDIA JUST
LISTED IN THE BIBLE. DISSENSION, DIVISION, ENVY, DRUNKENNESS,
AMEN. ALL OF THESE SCRIPTURES, HOLINESS, USE IT IN A HOLY WAY
THAT PLEASES GOD. AND LAST I'LL SAY, DO IT WITHOUT REACTION.
THIS IS A RASH GENERATION. SECOND, TIMOTHY CHAPTER 3 TALKS
ABOUT THEIR HEADY IN THE LAST DAYS, MEANING THEIR RASH. THEY
JUST DO THINGS WITHOUT THINKING. I THINK SOCIAL MEDIA HAS SUCKED
US INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT, WHERE WE JUST DO THINGS WITHOUT
THINKING. WE SEE SOMETHING, WE THINK, "OH, I GOTTA WRITE ABOUT
THAT." NO, WE DON'T PRAY, RIGHT? COME ON, 'CAUSE I'VE DONE IT,
MAN. I CAN BE A LITTLE HOT-TEMPERED. I READ SOMETHING,
SOMETHING BAD, SOMEBODY WRITES, I'M LIKE, "OH, I'M GOING." AND
THEN THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL SAY, "DELETE IT." SO WE DON'T PRAY,
AND THE LAST IS PRAY. PRAY, PRAYERFULLY, PRAYERFULLY. YOU
KNOW WHAT KEPT JESUS OUT OF TROUBLE? HIS PRAYER LIFE WAS
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I THINK WE OUGHT TO MAKE ANOTHER CHALLENGE.
PRAY BEFORE YOU POST. AND THEN GET A SECOND OPINION. ASK YOUR
SPOUSE. ASK WHAT THEY THINK. HEY, SHOULD I POST THIS, HONEY?
AND IF THEY SAY NO, LISTEN, SINGLE PEOPLE HAVE AN
ACCOUNTABILITY BASE. LET'S BE PART OF THAT. LET'S INCREASE
MODESTY, RIGHTEOUSNESS, TRUTH. WE'RE THE BODY OF CHRIST. LOVING
THE BRETHREN ONLINE, RIGHT? DO GOOD TO THOSE THAT ARE THE
HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH ONLINE. YEAH, YOU MAY NOT LIKE THE PREACHER'S
PREACHING. YOU MAY NOT LIKE THE PASTOR'S STARTED A TRAVEL FUND.
WELL, THEN GO TO SOMEBODY ELSE'S PAGE THAT DOESN'T HAVE A TRAVEL
FUND. IT'S OKAY. IT'S ALL RIGHT. WE CAN LIVE TOGETHER AND LOVE
EACH OTHER, AMEN? ALL RIGHT, STAND TO YOUR FEET, PRAISE THE
LORD. I WANNA GET YOU OUT AT A GOOD TIME. STREAM ENDS IN 3
MINUTES. SO IF YOU DO NEED PRAYER, PASTOR DOUG, I'LL HAVE
THE ALTAR. PEOPLE CAN BE AT THE FRONT IF ANYBODY DOES NEED
PRAYER FOR A FEW MOMENTS. BUT THANK YOU, FOLKS, JUST FOR
HEARING THIS HARD. I WANT US TO DO BETTER. WE'RE THE BODY OF
CHRIST. LET'S BE THAT TO THE WORLD. LET'S BE THAT TO THE
WORLD. DID YOU GET SOMETHING OUT OF THIS TODAY? ALL RIGHT. I'M
GONNA PROPHESY SOMETHING. I BET YOU WON'T HAVE TO SHOVEL TOO
MUCH SNOW. IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD AFTERNOON. GO TAKE YOUR NAP, EAT
YOUR EGG SALAD. I LOVE YOU GUYS. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU ONLINE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY AT LORD OF HOSTS CHURCH. I PRAY
YOU WERE BLESSED IN JESUS' NAME. LOVE Y'ALL, BYE-BYE.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)