THE JOYFUL JESUS - Gary Wilkerson | Full Midweek Service

Praise God. Good evening everyone. Let's Praise God. Good evening everyone. Let's all stand together. God bless you. all stand together. God bless you. all stand together. God bless you. Welcome to the house of God for our Welcome to the house of God for our Welcome to the house of God for our midweek service. midweek service. midweek service. We're going to begin to pray and take We're going to begin to pray and take We're going to begin to pray and take some time to pray uh this evening as we some time to pray uh this evening as we some time to pray uh this evening as we prepare our hearts for what God is about prepare our hearts for what God is about prepare our hearts for what God is about to do. Uh Cibby Washington is going to to do. Uh Cibby Washington is going to to do. Uh Cibby Washington is going to lead off and then Elder David O'Neal is lead off and then Elder David O'Neal is lead off and then Elder David O'Neal is going to close us out in prayer today. going to close us out in prayer today. going to close us out in prayer today. Uh but the scripture says this James Uh but the scripture says this James Uh but the scripture says this James chapter 4 starting uh verse 8 it says uh chapter 4 starting uh verse 8 it says uh chapter 4 starting uh verse 8 it says uh starting with verse 7 it says therefore starting with verse 7 it says therefore starting with verse 7 it says therefore submit to God resist the devil and he submit to God resist the devil and he submit to God resist the devil and he will flee from you. Then it says come will flee from you. Then it says come will flee from you. Then it says come close to God and God will come close to close to God and God will come close to close to God and God will come close to you. Amen. you. Amen. you. Amen. Jesus put it this way. He said keep on Jesus put it this way. He said keep on Jesus put it this way. He said keep on asking and you will receive what you ask asking and you will receive what you ask asking and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking and you will find. for. Keep on seeking and you will find. for. Keep on seeking and you will find. Keep on knocking and the door will be Keep on knocking and the door will be Keep on knocking and the door will be open to you. For everyone who asks, open to you. For everyone who asks, open to you. For everyone who asks, somebody say asks. somebody say asks. somebody say asks. >> Everyone who asks receives.

>> Everyone who asks receives. >> Everyone who asks receives. Everyone who seeks finds. And to Everyone who seeks finds. And to Everyone who seeks finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be everyone who knocks, the door will be everyone who knocks, the door will be open. Amen. And so if tonight you're open. Amen. And so if tonight you're open. Amen. And so if tonight you're prepared to seek, to ask, to knock, prepared to seek, to ask, to knock, prepared to seek, to ask, to knock, well, God is prepared to answer you. well, God is prepared to answer you. well, God is prepared to answer you. Hallelujah. to meet you and not only Hallelujah. to meet you and not only Hallelujah. to meet you and not only meet you, but to do above and beyond meet you, but to do above and beyond meet you, but to do above and beyond what you and I could ask or think. Amen. what you and I could ask or think. Amen. what you and I could ask or think. Amen. And so, would you begin to even lift And so, would you begin to even lift And so, would you begin to even lift your hands and your hearts to God and your hands and your hearts to God and your hands and your hearts to God and begin to invite the Lord to come and to begin to invite the Lord to come and to begin to invite the Lord to come and to have his way tonight? You invite him in have his way tonight? You invite him in have his way tonight? You invite him in your own words. Ask the Lord to come and your own words. Ask the Lord to come and your own words. Ask the Lord to come and to meet you here in this place and to to meet you here in this place and to to meet you here in this place and to meet your brothers and sisters on your meet your brothers and sisters on your meet your brothers and sisters on your left and right, in front of you, behind left and right, in front of you, behind left and right, in front of you, behind you. Ask the Lord to anoint the choir, you. Ask the Lord to anoint the choir, you. Ask the Lord to anoint the choir, anoint the preaching of the word. Amen. anoint the preaching of the word. Amen. anoint the preaching of the word. Amen. that God would be glorified tonight and that God would be glorified tonight and that God would be glorified tonight and that people will leave encouraged and that people will leave encouraged and that people will leave encouraged and strengthened in their faith. Come on, strengthened in their faith. Come on, strengthened in their faith. Come on, before they even pray, you begin to pray before they even pray, you begin to pray before they even pray, you begin to pray and call on the name of the Lord and call on the name of the Lord and call on the name of the Lord tonight. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. tonight. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. tonight. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Come on, let me hear your Hallelujah. Come on, let me hear your Hallelujah. Come on, let me hear your voice. Let the Lord hear your voice. voice. Let the Lord hear your voice. voice. Let the Lord hear your voice. asking, seeking, knocking tonight. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Jesus. Thank Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Jesus. Thank Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Father God. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Father God. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Father God. Thank you, Lord. Thank you. We enter your gates with you. We enter your gates with you. We enter your gates with thanksgiving tonight, Lord Jesus. We're thanksgiving tonight, Lord Jesus. We're thanksgiving tonight, Lord Jesus. We're so grateful, Lord. We are so grateful. so grateful, Lord. We are so grateful. so grateful, Lord. We are so grateful. Be exalted in our midst, Lord Jesus. Be Be exalted in our midst, Lord Jesus. Be Be exalted in our midst, Lord Jesus. Be exalted, Lord Jesus. We praise you, exalted, Lord Jesus. We praise you, exalted, Lord Jesus. We praise you, Lord. We thank you. We thank you. We Lord. We thank you. We thank you. We Lord. We thank you. We thank you. We thank you that we get to be in your thank you that we get to be in your thank you that we get to be in your house on a week night, Lord Jesus. We house on a week night, Lord Jesus. We house on a week night, Lord Jesus. We don't take any of this for granted, don't take any of this for granted, don't take any of this for granted, Lord. We're so grateful, Lord Jesus. So, Lord. We're so grateful, Lord Jesus. So, Lord. We're so grateful, Lord Jesus. So, we come, Lord Jesus, giving thanks, we come, Lord Jesus, giving thanks, we come, Lord Jesus, giving thanks, Father God, we ask, Lord Jesus, that we Father God, we ask, Lord Jesus, that we Father God, we ask, Lord Jesus, that we you would keep our eyes steadfast on you you would keep our eyes steadfast on you you would keep our eyes steadfast on you today, Lord Jesus. Lord, whatever we today, Lord Jesus. Lord, whatever we today, Lord Jesus. Lord, whatever we came in here with, Father God, we lay at came in here with, Father God, we lay at came in here with, Father God, we lay at your feet, Lord Jesus, because you've your feet, Lord Jesus, because you've your feet, Lord Jesus, because you've told us to cast our cares on you. So, we told us to cast our cares on you. So, we told us to cast our cares on you. So, we do that, Lord. We cast our cares on you.

do that, Lord. We cast our cares on you. do that, Lord. We cast our cares on you. Have your way tonight, Lord Jesus. Have Have your way tonight, Lord Jesus. Have Have your way tonight, Lord Jesus. Have your way. We need you, Lord Jesus. We your way. We need you, Lord Jesus. We your way. We need you, Lord Jesus. We don't need just another service. We need don't need just another service. We need don't need just another service. We need your presence, Lord Jesus. Fill this your presence, Lord Jesus. Fill this your presence, Lord Jesus. Fill this place with your presence, Lord. Every place with your presence, Lord. Every place with your presence, Lord. Every nook and cranny of this place. I plead nook and cranny of this place. I plead nook and cranny of this place. I plead the blood of Jesus in this place, over the blood of Jesus in this place, over the blood of Jesus in this place, over every person, every heart, Lord Jesus. every person, every heart, Lord Jesus. every person, every heart, Lord Jesus. Lord, over the doorpost, Father God. Lord, over the doorpost, Father God. Lord, over the doorpost, Father God. Lord, I pray, Father God. Lord Jesus, Lord, I pray, Father God. Lord Jesus, Lord, I pray, Father God. Lord Jesus, that your presence, Lord, would would that your presence, Lord, would would that your presence, Lord, would would draw people in, Father God. Even those draw people in, Father God. Even those draw people in, Father God. Even those who are just walking by this building, who are just walking by this building, who are just walking by this building, looking at a beautiful theater, Father looking at a beautiful theater, Father looking at a beautiful theater, Father God, Lord, let your beauty be the thing God, Lord, let your beauty be the thing God, Lord, let your beauty be the thing that draws them in, Father God, I'm that draws them in, Father God, I'm that draws them in, Father God, I'm asking, I'm asking, Lord Jesus, that no asking, I'm asking, Lord Jesus, that no asking, I'm asking, Lord Jesus, that no one would leave here the way they came one would leave here the way they came one would leave here the way they came in, Father God. Lord, I'm asking, Lord in, Father God. Lord, I'm asking, Lord in, Father God. Lord, I'm asking, Lord Jesus, that your oil would flow from the Jesus, that your oil would flow from the Jesus, that your oil would flow from the top of their heads to the bottoms of top of their heads to the bottoms of top of their heads to the bottoms of their feet, FATHER GOD. LORD, I'M their feet, FATHER GOD. LORD, I'M their feet, FATHER GOD. LORD, I'M ASKING. I'M ASKING, LORD JESUS. LORD, ASKING. I'M ASKING, LORD JESUS. LORD, ASKING. I'M ASKING, LORD JESUS. LORD, PASTOR Patrick reminded us that we call PASTOR Patrick reminded us that we call PASTOR Patrick reminded us that we call on a living God today. You have asked us on a living God today. You have asked us on a living God today. You have asked us to ask. So, we're asking in that to ask. So, we're asking in that to ask. So, we're asking in that authority of being the child of the authority of being the child of the authority of being the child of the Godmost High, Lord. We're asking that Godmost High, Lord. We're asking that Godmost High, Lord. We're asking that you would have your way today, Lord you would have your way today, Lord you would have your way today, Lord Jesus. Not our will, but your will be Jesus. Not our will, but your will be Jesus. Not our will, but your will be done tonight in our lives, in our done tonight in our lives, in our done tonight in our lives, in our ministries, Father God. Lord, I'm ministries, Father God. Lord, I'm ministries, Father God. Lord, I'm asking, Lord Jesus, as we worship you asking, Lord Jesus, as we worship you asking, Lord Jesus, as we worship you tonight, that you would be pleased by tonight, that you would be pleased by tonight, that you would be pleased by our worship, Lord Jesus. I'm praying our worship, Lord Jesus. I'm praying our worship, Lord Jesus. I'm praying that you would cover the worship team that you would cover the worship team that you would cover the worship team tonight, Lord Jesus, that they would tonight, Lord Jesus, that they would tonight, Lord Jesus, that they would worship unto the audience of one, FATHER worship unto the audience of one, FATHER worship unto the audience of one, FATHER GOD. LORD, I PRAY, FATHER GOD, THAT as GOD. LORD, I PRAY, FATHER GOD, THAT as GOD. LORD, I PRAY, FATHER GOD, THAT as as the message is shared, Father God,

as the message is shared, Father God, as the message is shared, Father God, that you would take it and multiply it, that you would take it and multiply it, that you would take it and multiply it, Lord, I pray that you would anoint Lord, I pray that you would anoint Lord, I pray that you would anoint Pastor Gary, Father God, let his word be Pastor Gary, Father God, let his word be Pastor Gary, Father God, let his word be from the throne, Father God. Lord Jesus, from the throne, Father God. Lord Jesus, from the throne, Father God. Lord Jesus, I pray as he opens his mouth, Lord I pray as he opens his mouth, Lord I pray as he opens his mouth, Lord Jesus, that Holy Spirit, you would flow Jesus, that Holy Spirit, you would flow Jesus, that Holy Spirit, you would flow through him, you would flow as living through him, you would flow as living through him, you would flow as living water through him. Father God, I pray, water through him. Father God, I pray, water through him. Father God, I pray, Lord Jesus, that you would be with the Lord Jesus, that you would be with the Lord Jesus, that you would be with the prayer team, Father God, as they pray. prayer team, Father God, as they pray. prayer team, Father God, as they pray. Lord, let healing be uh our portion Lord, let healing be uh our portion Lord, let healing be uh our portion tonight, Lord Jesus. You have said, Lord tonight, Lord Jesus. You have said, Lord tonight, Lord Jesus. You have said, Lord Jesus, this is our inheritance, Father Jesus, this is our inheritance, Father Jesus, this is our inheritance, Father God. We want signs and wonders. We want God. We want signs and wonders. We want God. We want signs and wonders. We want to see you, Lord Jesus, tonight. We need to see you, Lord Jesus, tonight. We need to see you, Lord Jesus, tonight. We need you, Father God. We ask Lord Jesus that you, Father God. We ask Lord Jesus that you, Father God. We ask Lord Jesus that you would do only that what you can do you would do only that what you can do you would do only that what you can do Lord Jesus. We ask we come in our Lord Jesus. We ask we come in our Lord Jesus. We ask we come in our frailty and we ask Lord Lord I pray frailty and we ask Lord Lord I pray frailty and we ask Lord Lord I pray Father God Lord that every single person Father God Lord that every single person Father God Lord that every single person here would experience your touch tonight here would experience your touch tonight here would experience your touch tonight before they leave Lord. We don't want we before they leave Lord. We don't want we before they leave Lord. We don't want we don't want to play church. We don't want don't want to play church. We don't want don't want to play church. We don't want to be here for anything else but you. We to be here for anything else but you. We to be here for anything else but you. We need you tonight in everything in our need you tonight in everything in our need you tonight in everything in our thoughts in our hearts in our minds.

thoughts in our hearts in our minds. thoughts in our hearts in our minds. Guide our steps. Guide our thoughts Guide our steps. Guide our thoughts Guide our steps. Guide our thoughts Lord. Lord. Lord. everything that we do. I'm praying everything that we do. I'm praying everything that we do. I'm praying praying for the parents here tonight. praying for the parents here tonight. praying for the parents here tonight. Lord, we are living in a dark world. Lord, we are living in a dark world. Lord, we are living in a dark world. Lord Jesus, I pray that they would have Lord Jesus, I pray that they would have Lord Jesus, I pray that they would have the courage to stand on biblical truth. the courage to stand on biblical truth. the courage to stand on biblical truth. Father God, not just on Sundays, but at Father God, not just on Sundays, but at Father God, not just on Sundays, but at home. Let them be the same at home as home. Let them be the same at home as home. Let them be the same at home as they are in the church, Father God. Let they are in the church, Father God. Let they are in the church, Father God. Let their CHILDREN BE RAISED UP seeing them their CHILDREN BE RAISED UP seeing them their CHILDREN BE RAISED UP seeing them following you, Lord Jesus. Because more following you, Lord Jesus. Because more following you, Lord Jesus. Because more is caught than taught. Remind us Lord is caught than taught. Remind us Lord is caught than taught. Remind us Lord Jesus that we are the epistles that the Jesus that we are the epistles that the Jesus that we are the epistles that the people are supposed to be reading Lord people are supposed to be reading Lord people are supposed to be reading Lord Jesus. So when we walk out of here, help Jesus. So when we walk out of here, help Jesus. So when we walk out of here, help us to wear you put on Christ as we walk us to wear you put on Christ as we walk us to wear you put on Christ as we walk out of this building, Father God. Help out of this building, Father God. Help out of this building, Father God. Help us to be the same everywhere we go. us to be the same everywhere we go. us to be the same everywhere we go. Lord, let your name be lifted high Lord, let your name be lifted high Lord, let your name be lifted high because your son and daughter walked out because your son and daughter walked out because your son and daughter walked out into the marketplace, Father God. Lord, into the marketplace, Father God. Lord, into the marketplace, Father God. Lord, I'm praying for everyone who's coming I'm praying for everyone who's coming I'm praying for everyone who's coming here from the corporate world, Lord here from the corporate world, Lord here from the corporate world, Lord Jesus. Lord, when they go back tomorrow, Jesus. Lord, when they go back tomorrow, Jesus. Lord, when they go back tomorrow, Lord, let them not return the same way Lord, let them not return the same way Lord, let them not return the same way that they got into tonight. Lord Jesus, that they got into tonight. Lord Jesus, that they got into tonight. Lord Jesus, I pray that your oil, that your aroma I pray that your oil, that your aroma I pray that your oil, that your aroma would waft through the places that would waft through the places that would waft through the places that everyone here walks through. Father God, everyone here walks through. Father God, everyone here walks through. Father God, I thank you for this. That is what we I thank you for this. That is what we I thank you for this. That is what we are to do, Lord. We are to be the light are to do, Lord. We are to be the light are to do, Lord. We are to be the light and salt of this earth. Help us in our and salt of this earth. Help us in our and salt of this earth. Help us in our own flesh. We can't do it, Lord. We need own flesh. We can't do it, Lord. We need own flesh. We can't do it, Lord. We need you. We need you to do it in and through you. We need you to do it in and through you. We need you to do it in and through us, Father God. And we thank you. WE us, Father God. And we thank you. WE us, Father God. And we thank you. WE STAND, LORD. WE STAND ON the promise STAND, LORD. WE STAND ON the promise STAND, LORD. WE STAND ON the promise that you have said that you will never that you have said that you will never that you have said that you will never leave us nor forsake us, Father God. SO leave us nor forsake us, Father God. SO leave us nor forsake us, Father God. SO WE MOVE FORWARD, Lord Jesus. Lord, the WE MOVE FORWARD, Lord Jesus. Lord, the WE MOVE FORWARD, Lord Jesus. Lord, the hour is late. So help us to be your

hour is late. So help us to be your hour is late. So help us to be your representation in that world today in representation in that world today in representation in that world today in the darkness that's out there. Help us the darkness that's out there. Help us the darkness that's out there. Help us to be that light, Lord Jesus. Lord, you to be that light, Lord Jesus. Lord, you to be that light, Lord Jesus. Lord, you told us to go go and and spread your told us to go go and and spread your told us to go go and and spread your good news. So help us to do that. Help good news. So help us to do that. Help good news. So help us to do that. Help us to have a boldness to do that, Lord us to have a boldness to do that, Lord us to have a boldness to do that, Lord Jesus. We thank you, Lord. We need you, Jesus. We thank you, Lord. We need you, Jesus. We thank you, Lord. We need you, Lord. Holy Spirit, we need a fresh Lord. Holy Spirit, we need a fresh Lord. Holy Spirit, we need a fresh infilling of you. Holy Spirit, fill us. infilling of you. Holy Spirit, fill us. infilling of you. Holy Spirit, fill us. Fill us. Holy Spirit, we need you. We Fill us. Holy Spirit, we need you. We Fill us. Holy Spirit, we need you. We need you for the mundane. We need you need you for the mundane. We need you need you for the mundane. We need you for the bold. We need a boldness like for the bold. We need a boldness like for the bold. We need a boldness like we've never had before. Lord, I pray, we've never had before. Lord, I pray, we've never had before. Lord, I pray, Father God, that even when when our Father God, that even when when our Father God, that even when when our hands and knees are shaking, WE WILL GO hands and knees are shaking, WE WILL GO hands and knees are shaking, WE WILL GO FORTH IN THE boldness of the Lord to FORTH IN THE boldness of the Lord to FORTH IN THE boldness of the Lord to proclaim the good news in this city, in proclaim the good news in this city, in proclaim the good news in this city, in our neighborhoods, in our families, in our neighborhoods, in our families, in our neighborhoods, in our families, in the countries. everyone joining online the countries. everyone joining online the countries. everyone joining online in their own places, Lord Jesus, on the in their own places, Lord Jesus, on the in their own places, Lord Jesus, on the university campuses, Lord, help us, university campuses, Lord, help us, university campuses, Lord, help us, Lord, to not cower on the sidelines Lord, to not cower on the sidelines Lord, to not cower on the sidelines anymore, Father God, because we call on anymore, Father God, because we call on anymore, Father God, because we call on a living GOD AND HE ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS. a living GOD AND HE ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS. a living GOD AND HE ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS. Victory is already ours. We thank you Victory is already ours. We thank you Victory is already ours. We thank you for this. We praise you and we give you for this. We praise you and we give you for this. We praise you and we give you glory and honor in Jesus name.

glory and honor in Jesus name. glory and honor in Jesus name. >> Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Glory to your >> Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Glory to your >> Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Glory to your name, Jesus. Glory to your name. Glory name, Jesus. Glory to your name. Glory name, Jesus. Glory to your name. Glory to your name, Jesus. We're not ashamed to your name, Jesus. We're not ashamed to your name, Jesus. We're not ashamed to declare that we need you. We're not to declare that we need you. We're not to declare that we need you. We're not ashamed to come in weakness and in ashamed to come in weakness and in ashamed to come in weakness and in frailty, God. We come in in total frailty, God. We come in in total frailty, God. We come in in total dependence upon you, God. We're asking, dependence upon you, God. We're asking, dependence upon you, God. We're asking, we're knocking. We're seeking. We're we're knocking. We're seeking. We're we're knocking. We're seeking. We're saying, "Come, Holy Spirit. We need you saying, "Come, Holy Spirit. We need you saying, "Come, Holy Spirit. We need you tonight. Meet with us, oh God. You spoke tonight. Meet with us, oh God. You spoke tonight. Meet with us, oh God. You spoke already to us. You said if we draw nigh already to us. You said if we draw nigh already to us. You said if we draw nigh unto you, you would draw nigh unto us." unto you, you would draw nigh unto us." unto you, you would draw nigh unto us." So God, the spirit and the bride say, So God, the spirit and the bride say, So God, the spirit and the bride say, "Come." We've heard you say, "Come." and "Come." We've heard you say, "Come." and "Come." We've heard you say, "Come." and we come in turn and and we're asking you we come in turn and and we're asking you we come in turn and and we're asking you to do what you alone can do. Set the to do what you alone can do. Set the to do what you alone can do. Set the captives free, God. Father, we're captives free, God. Father, we're captives free, God. Father, we're praying for healing in bodies, in minds, praying for healing in bodies, in minds, praying for healing in bodies, in minds, in hearts, in souls, God. We're praying in hearts, in souls, God. We're praying in hearts, in souls, God. We're praying for salvation. We're praying for for salvation. We're praying for for salvation. We're praying for deliverance. We're praying for prison deliverance. We're praying for prison deliverance. We're praying for prison doors to fly off their hinges, oh God, doors to fly off their hinges, oh God, doors to fly off their hinges, oh God, and people to walk out, dear God, in and people to walk out, dear God, in and people to walk out, dear God, in freedom. Freedom not just to be free freedom. Freedom not just to be free freedom. Freedom not just to be free from sin and forgiven from their sin, from sin and forgiven from their sin, from sin and forgiven from their sin, but power over the dominion of sin. but power over the dominion of sin. but power over the dominion of sin. power over darkness, power over power over darkness, power over power over darkness, power over temptation, power to be witnesses on the temptation, power to be witnesses on the temptation, power to be witnesses on the job, power to be witnesses in their job, power to be witnesses in their job, power to be witnesses in their neighborhoods, power to be the parents neighborhoods, power to be the parents neighborhoods, power to be the parents and the husbands and wives that you've and the husbands and wives that you've and the husbands and wives that you've called us to be. So, we yield to you, called us to be. So, we yield to you, called us to be. So, we yield to you, God. We yield to you and we say come.

God. We yield to you and we say come. God. We yield to you and we say come. Come Lord Jesus and have your way in the Come Lord Jesus and have your way in the Come Lord Jesus and have your way in the midst of your people. Father, if there's midst of your people. Father, if there's midst of your people. Father, if there's anyone who comes into the house today or anyone who comes into the house today or anyone who comes into the house today or anyone streaming online throughout the anyone streaming online throughout the anyone streaming online throughout the course of the weeks, God feeling course of the weeks, God feeling course of the weeks, God feeling despondent, feeling in despair, feeling despondent, feeling in despair, feeling despondent, feeling in despair, feeling so depressed, oh God, we pray that you so depressed, oh God, we pray that you so depressed, oh God, we pray that you meet them, pluck them out of darkness, meet them, pluck them out of darkness, meet them, pluck them out of darkness, open their eyes to see the beauty of open their eyes to see the beauty of open their eyes to see the beauty of their savior. And God, we pray that you their savior. And God, we pray that you their savior. And God, we pray that you would strengthen the feeble knees. God, would strengthen the feeble knees. God, would strengthen the feeble knees. God, we pray that you would set the captives we pray that you would set the captives we pray that you would set the captives free. God, do what you alone can do. free. God, do what you alone can do. free. God, do what you alone can do. Father, there are people who are coming Father, there are people who are coming Father, there are people who are coming in with chains and bondages and pe in with chains and bondages and pe in with chains and bondages and pe people coming in and they've heard the people coming in and they've heard the people coming in and they've heard the voice of the enemy speaking to them. voice of the enemy speaking to them. voice of the enemy speaking to them. Dear God, they're so overwhelmed by the Dear God, they're so overwhelmed by the Dear God, they're so overwhelmed by the circumstances of life and the lies of circumstances of life and the lies of circumstances of life and the lies of the enemy. God, we pray that today truth the enemy. God, we pray that today truth the enemy. God, we pray that today truth would set the captives free. God, your would set the captives free. God, your would set the captives free. God, your truth would prevail over every lie of truth would prevail over every lie of truth would prevail over every lie of the enemy over every voice in their own the enemy over every voice in their own the enemy over every voice in their own flesh. God, Father, people coming in flesh. God, Father, people coming in flesh. God, Father, people coming in today probably hiding from their today probably hiding from their today probably hiding from their circumstances. God, I pray you give them circumstances. God, I pray you give them circumstances. God, I pray you give them such a freedom that they would be able such a freedom that they would be able such a freedom that they would be able to face their fears, face their to face their fears, face their to face their fears, face their circumstances with a boldness to know circumstances with a boldness to know circumstances with a boldness to know that God is on their side, and that God that God is on their side, and that God that God is on their side, and that God is going to make a way where there seems is going to make a way where there seems is going to make a way where there seems to be no way. God, we pray for boldness to be no way. God, we pray for boldness to be no way. God, we pray for boldness in our own hearts to be the witnesses in in our own hearts to be the witnesses in in our own hearts to be the witnesses in this generation that you've called us to this generation that you've called us to this generation that you've called us to be. Bless this service with an anointing be. Bless this service with an anointing be. Bless this service with an anointing that beyond anything we could have ever that beyond anything we could have ever that beyond anything we could have ever asked you, God. You're the God of the asked you, God. You're the God of the asked you, God. You're the God of the abundantly. You're the God who answers abundantly. You're the God who answers abundantly. You're the God who answers exceedingly above what we could imagine exceedingly above what we could imagine exceedingly above what we could imagine or think. surprise us with visitation or think. surprise us with visitation or think. surprise us with visitation from on high. God, come. Holy Spirit, from on high. God, come. Holy Spirit, from on high. God, come. Holy Spirit, come. Overwhelm us with your presence.

come. Overwhelm us with your presence. come. Overwhelm us with your presence. From the first song, from the first From the first song, from the first From the first song, from the first prayer, from the first utterance of of prayer, from the first utterance of of prayer, from the first utterance of of this platform, God, we pray that the this platform, God, we pray that the this platform, God, we pray that the softest spoken word would be anointed softest spoken word would be anointed softest spoken word would be anointed with the weight of your glory. God, we with the weight of your glory. God, we with the weight of your glory. God, we pray for the preaching. We pray for the pray for the preaching. We pray for the pray for the preaching. We pray for the word that's going to be shared tonight. word that's going to be shared tonight. word that's going to be shared tonight. Father, we're not interested in hearing Father, we're not interested in hearing Father, we're not interested in hearing from a man. We need to hear your voice, from a man. We need to hear your voice, from a man. We need to hear your voice, God. When you speak, dear God, the waves God. When you speak, dear God, the waves God. When you speak, dear God, the waves have to obey your voice, God. When you have to obey your voice, God. When you have to obey your voice, God. When you speak, the storms cease. God, when you speak, the storms cease. God, when you speak, the storms cease. God, when you speak, the bows are broken a thunder and speak, the bows are broken a thunder and speak, the bows are broken a thunder and wars have to come to cease. God, when wars have to come to cease. God, when wars have to come to cease. God, when you speak, things that didn't exist come you speak, things that didn't exist come you speak, things that didn't exist come into existence. Oh God, you're the into existence. Oh God, you're the into existence. Oh God, you're the creator of heaven and earth. Speak creator of heaven and earth. Speak creator of heaven and earth. Speak tonight, dear God. Make us who you want tonight, dear God. Make us who you want tonight, dear God. Make us who you want us to be. Oh God, we yield our lives to us to be. Oh God, we yield our lives to us to be. Oh God, we yield our lives to you. And we say, God, be glorified. Be you. And we say, God, be glorified. Be you. And we say, God, be glorified. Be glorified. Be glorified in children's glorified. Be glorified in children's glorified. Be glorified in children's church, dear God, and kids, Father. church, dear God, and kids, Father. church, dear God, and kids, Father. Father, with the kids this this uh week Father, with the kids this this uh week Father, with the kids this this uh week with the summer slam, dear God, with our with the summer slam, dear God, with our with the summer slam, dear God, with our high schoolers, God, we just pray you high schoolers, God, we just pray you high schoolers, God, we just pray you come and be be a powerful let let it be come and be be a powerful let let it be come and be be a powerful let let it be a powerful time with the young people. a powerful time with the young people. a powerful time with the young people. Dear God, we pray you set them on fire Dear God, we pray you set them on fire Dear God, we pray you set them on fire for you, dear God. You give them a bold for you, dear God. You give them a bold for you, dear God. You give them a bold witness to be a declaration of your witness to be a declaration of your witness to be a declaration of your power in their high school, in their power in their high school, in their power in their high school, in their junior high schools, wherever they go.

junior high schools, wherever they go. junior high schools, wherever they go. God, we pray that you would anoint our God, we pray that you would anoint our God, we pray that you would anoint our kids, God. Even in children's church kids, God. Even in children's church kids, God. Even in children's church tonight, dear God, even in the nursery, tonight, dear God, even in the nursery, tonight, dear God, even in the nursery, we pray for an anointing upon their we pray for an anointing upon their we pray for an anointing upon their lives, God. A calling upon their lives. lives, God. A calling upon their lives. lives, God. A calling upon their lives. We pray for our own wayward children, We pray for our own wayward children, We pray for our own wayward children, dear God, who still haven't come back. dear God, who still haven't come back. dear God, who still haven't come back. We pray you arrest them. Arrest them We pray you arrest them. Arrest them We pray you arrest them. Arrest them with the Holy Spirit, dear God. Get a with the Holy Spirit, dear God. Get a with the Holy Spirit, dear God. Get a hold of their hearts. They wouldn't be hold of their hearts. They wouldn't be hold of their hearts. They wouldn't be able to turn to the left or to the right able to turn to the left or to the right able to turn to the left or to the right without encountering your grace and your without encountering your grace and your without encountering your grace and your mercy that they would come back to the mercy that they would come back to the mercy that they would come back to the foot of the cross. We're not satisfied foot of the cross. We're not satisfied foot of the cross. We're not satisfied with just seeing them in church. We want with just seeing them in church. We want with just seeing them in church. We want to see them testifying of the goodness, to see them testifying of the goodness, to see them testifying of the goodness, of the greatness of their God. We want of the greatness of their God. We want of the greatness of their God. We want to hear them say, "I once knew you by to hear them say, "I once knew you by to hear them say, "I once knew you by the hearing of my ears, but now I see the hearing of my ears, but now I see the hearing of my ears, but now I see you with my eyes, and I know you to be you with my eyes, and I know you to be you with my eyes, and I know you to be my savior, my redeemer." And father, my savior, my redeemer." And father, my savior, my redeemer." And father, we're asking for healing of marriages. we're asking for healing of marriages. we're asking for healing of marriages. We're asking for healing of homes, God. We're asking for healing of homes, God. We're asking for healing of homes, God. We're asking for phone calls to be made, We're asking for phone calls to be made, We're asking for phone calls to be made, God. People to come in repentance and God. People to come in repentance and God. People to come in repentance and say, "I'm sorry I did you wrong." God, say, "I'm sorry I did you wrong." God, say, "I'm sorry I did you wrong." God, we pray for humility and reconciliation we pray for humility and reconciliation we pray for humility and reconciliation in the body of Christ. We pray for unity in the body of Christ. We pray for unity in the body of Christ. We pray for unity in the house of God. God, if there are in the house of God. God, if there are in the house of God. God, if there are people harboring bitterness, we pray people harboring bitterness, we pray people harboring bitterness, we pray that those resentments and that that those resentments and that that those resentments and that bitterness would fall to the wayside bitterness would fall to the wayside bitterness would fall to the wayside tonight in the freedom to forgive, in tonight in the freedom to forgive, in tonight in the freedom to forgive, in the freedom to forget, dear God, in the the freedom to forget, dear God, in the the freedom to forget, dear God, in the freedom to embrace one another. We pray, freedom to embrace one another. We pray, freedom to embrace one another. We pray, dear God, for the churches all across dear God, for the churches all across dear God, for the churches all across this city and all across this land, that this city and all across this land, that this city and all across this land, that there would be a healing, that there there would be a healing, that there there would be a healing, that there would be one church, one body to testify would be one church, one body to testify would be one church, one body to testify of one true God, God, no division, no of one true God, God, no division, no of one true God, God, no division, no criticism, dear God, that we would stand criticism, dear God, that we would stand criticism, dear God, that we would stand upon the rock of ages and declare that upon the rock of ages and declare that upon the rock of ages and declare that you are the only one worthy. And God, we you are the only one worthy. And God, we you are the only one worthy. And God, we pray as was prayed already as we leave pray as was prayed already as we leave pray as was prayed already as we leave today, not one of us would leave today, not one of us would leave today, not one of us would leave unchanged. Not one of us would leave in

unchanged. Not one of us would leave in unchanged. Not one of us would leave in despair, but we would leave leaping and despair, but we would leave leaping and despair, but we would leave leaping and dancing and rejoicing, running through a dancing and rejoicing, running through a dancing and rejoicing, running through a troop and leaping over a wall and troop and leaping over a wall and troop and leaping over a wall and declaring, "Only God could have done declaring, "Only God could have done declaring, "Only God could have done this. Only God could have done this." this. Only God could have done this." this. Only God could have done this." Glorify your name tonight. Bless the Glorify your name tonight. Bless the Glorify your name tonight. Bless the choir. Bless the musicians. Bless the choir. Bless the musicians. Bless the choir. Bless the musicians. Bless the speaker tonight, dear God. And take your speaker tonight, dear God. And take your speaker tonight, dear God. And take your rightful place on the throne of our rightful place on the throne of our rightful place on the throne of our hearts, dear God. We want to glorify you hearts, dear God. We want to glorify you hearts, dear God. We want to glorify you with everything we are, everything we with everything we are, everything we with everything we are, everything we hope to be. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. How great How great is our God. is our God. is our God. Sing with me. How great Sing with me. How great Sing with me. How great is our God. is our God. is our God. And all will see how great, And all will see how great, And all will see how great, how great how great how great is our God. is our God. is our God. Every voice we lift him up. Sing how Every voice we lift him up. Sing how Every voice we lift him up. Sing how great, how great great, how great great, how great is our God.

is our God. is our God. Sing with me. How great Sing with me. How great Sing with me. How great is our God. is our God. is our God. And all see how great And all see how great And all see how great how great how great how great is our God. is our God. is our God. He's the name above all names. He's the name above all names. He's the name above all names. You're the name above You're the name above You're the name above all names. all names. all names. You are worthy of all praise. And my heart will sing. How great And my heart will sing. How great is our God. is our God. is our God. You're the name above every other. You're the name above every other. You're the name above every other. You're the name above You're the name above You're the name above all names. all names. all names. You are worthy of all praise. And my heart will sing, "How great And my heart will sing, "How great is our God."

is our God." is our God." Come on, we sing. How great is our God. Come on, we sing. How great is our God. Come on, we sing. How great is our God. Sing how great Sing how great Sing how great is our God. is our God. is our God. Sing with me. How great Sing with me. How great Sing with me. How great is our God. is our God. is our God. And all will see how great And all will see how great And all will see how great how great how great how great is our God. TSU, welcome to the house of God. We TSU, welcome to the house of God. We serve a great God. We serve a mighty serve a great God. We serve a mighty serve a great God. We serve a mighty God. And he's the King of Kings, the God. And he's the King of Kings, the God. And he's the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, and he's who we are here Lord of Lords, and he's who we are here Lord of Lords, and he's who we are here to worship tonight. Amen. Turn to two to worship tonight. Amen. Turn to two to worship tonight. Amen. Turn to two people and say, "That's my King." people and say, "That's my King." people and say, "That's my King." >> That's my king. >> That's my king. >> That's my king. >> Leah, take it away. >> Well, this is this is always one of my >> Well, this is this is always one of my favorite nights. It's a night that we're favorite nights. It's a night that we're favorite nights. It's a night that we're going to begin to worship and praise.

going to begin to worship and praise. going to begin to worship and praise. But while while we're being led in But while while we're being led in But while while we're being led in worship and praise tonight by Anna and worship and praise tonight by Anna and worship and praise tonight by Anna and the team, we get a chance to pray for the team, we get a chance to pray for the team, we get a chance to pray for the sick tonight. The Bible says, "Is the sick tonight. The Bible says, "Is the sick tonight. The Bible says, "Is anyone among you suffering? Let him anyone among you suffering? Let him anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone among you cheerful? Let pray. Is anyone among you cheerful? Let pray. Is anyone among you cheerful? Let him sing psalms and praises. But is him sing psalms and praises. But is him sing psalms and praises. But is anyone among you sick? Call for the anyone among you sick? Call for the anyone among you sick? Call for the elders of the church. Let them pray over elders of the church. Let them pray over elders of the church. Let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name him, anointing him with oil in the name him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith of the Lord. And the prayer of faith of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick. will save the sick. will save the sick. >> Let me just tell you something. Because >> Let me just tell you something. Because >> Let me just tell you something. Because I believe in God, I believe in miracles. I believe in God, I believe in miracles. I believe in God, I believe in miracles. I believe God is able to do that I believe God is able to do that I believe God is able to do that tonight. I'm going to ask our prayer tonight. I'm going to ask our prayer tonight. I'm going to ask our prayer teams to begin to come up, our elders teams to begin to come up, our elders teams to begin to come up, our elders and our prayer teams. Let me tell you and our prayer teams. Let me tell you and our prayer teams. Let me tell you what's going to happen. As you're what's going to happen. As you're what's going to happen. As you're beginning to sing um tonight, worship beginning to sing um tonight, worship beginning to sing um tonight, worship the Lord. If you need prayer tonight, if the Lord. If you need prayer tonight, if the Lord. If you need prayer tonight, if you want if you need healing in your you want if you need healing in your you want if you need healing in your body or if you're here tonight, want to body or if you're here tonight, want to body or if you're here tonight, want to pray, even bring someone else to the L pray, even bring someone else to the L pray, even bring someone else to the L to to to before the Lord tonight, I want to to to before the Lord tonight, I want to to to before the Lord tonight, I want you to get ready to line up in those you to get ready to line up in those you to get ready to line up in those aisles. Our team, we're going to get aisles. Our team, we're going to get aisles. Our team, we're going to get ready to pray for you, anoint you with ready to pray for you, anoint you with ready to pray for you, anoint you with oil, and then as you come, then you'll oil, and then as you come, then you'll oil, and then as you come, then you'll exit right around to the sides and we're exit right around to the sides and we're exit right around to the sides and we're going to believe tonight as you make going to believe tonight as you make going to believe tonight as you make your way down here and we get a chance your way down here and we get a chance your way down here and we get a chance to begin to pray tonight, we're going to to begin to pray tonight, we're going to to begin to pray tonight, we're going to believe for the power of God to come.

believe for the power of God to come. believe for the power of God to come. How many believe God can heal tonight? How many believe God can heal tonight? How many believe God can heal tonight? How many believe God is able tonight? How many believe God is able tonight? How many believe God is able tonight? So, so whether we're singing singing a So, so whether we're singing singing a So, so whether we're singing singing a fast song, a slow song, it doesn't fast song, a slow song, it doesn't fast song, a slow song, it doesn't matter. We are going to sing unto the matter. We are going to sing unto the matter. We are going to sing unto the Lord tonight to even as we sang that Lord tonight to even as we sang that Lord tonight to even as we sang that that tonight our God is great. Amen. that tonight our God is great. Amen. that tonight our God is great. Amen. Come on, let's begin to believe. Father, Come on, let's begin to believe. Father, Come on, let's begin to believe. Father, tonight for miracles, we're believing tonight for miracles, we're believing tonight for miracles, we're believing for it. Heal the sick in Jesus name. And for it. Heal the sick in Jesus name. And for it. Heal the sick in Jesus name. And everybody said, "Amen." Come on, you everybody said, "Amen." Come on, you everybody said, "Amen." Come on, you begin to make your way down. hurting and broken within. hurting and broken within. Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin, Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin, Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin, Jesus is calling. Have you come to the end of yourself? Have you come to the end of yourself? Do you thirst for a drink from the well? Do you thirst for a drink from the well? Do you thirst for a drink from the well? Jesus is calling.

Oh, come to Oh, come to the altar. the altar. the altar. The father's arms are open wide. The father's arms are open wide. The father's arms are open wide. Forgiveness Forgiveness Forgiveness was bought with was bought with was bought with the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Oh Jesus, we need you. Oh Jesus, we need you. Leave behind your regrets. Leave behind your regrets. Leave behind your regrets. Leave behind your regrets and mistakes. Leave behind your regrets and mistakes. Leave behind your regrets and mistakes. Come today, there's no reason to wait. Come today, there's no reason to wait. Come today, there's no reason to wait. Jesus is calling. Jesus is calling. Jesus is calling. Bring your sorrows. Bring your sorrows. Bring your sorrows. Bring your sorrows Bring your sorrows Bring your sorrows >> and trade them for joy. >> and trade them for joy. >> and trade them for joy. From the ashes a new life is born. From the ashes a new life is born. From the ashes a new life is born. Jesus is calling. Jesus is calling. Jesus is calling. Oh, come to Oh, come to Oh, come to Oh, come to Oh, come to Oh, come to the altar.

the altar. the altar. The father's arms are open wide. The father's arms are open wide. The father's arms are open wide. Forgiveness Forgiveness Forgiveness was bought with was bought with was bought with the preious blood. Oh, come to the the preious blood. Oh, come to the the preious blood. Oh, come to the altar. altar. altar. >> Oh, come to >> Oh, come to >> Oh, come to >> the altar. The altar, >> the altar. The altar, >> the altar. The altar, >> the father's arms, >> the father's arms, >> the father's arms, >> the father's arms are open wide. >> the father's arms are open wide. >> the father's arms are open wide. forgiveness forgiveness forgiveness was bought with the precious blood of was bought with the precious blood of was bought with the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Oh, thank you for the blood. Oh, thank you for the blood. Oh God, we thank you. Oh God, we thank you. Oh God, we thank you. You welcome us with open arms. Oh, what You welcome us with open arms. Oh, what You welcome us with open arms. Oh, what a savior. Bow down before Bow down before him him him for he is Lord of all. Sing hallelu.

Christ is ris. Christ is ris. Oh what a savior. Oh what a savior. Oh what a savior. Oh what a savior. Oh what a savior. Oh what a savior. Isn't he wonderful? Isn't he wonderful? Isn't he wonderful? >> Wonderful. >> Wonderful. >> Wonderful. So we sing hallelujah. So we sing hallelujah. So we sing hallelujah. >> Hallelujah. Christ is ris. Christ is ris. We bow down before him. We bow down before him. We bow down before him. >> Bow down before him. >> Bow down before him. >> Bow down before him. >> For he is Lord of all. >> For he is Lord of all. >> For he is Lord of all. >> He is Lord of all. >> He is Lord of all. >> He is Lord of all. >> Sing hallelu. Christ is ris.

Christ is ris. We bow down. We bow down. Bow down We bow down. We bow down. Bow down We bow down. We bow down. Bow down before before before him him him for he is Lord of all. Sing hallelujah. Oh come to Oh come to the altar. the altar. the altar. The father's arms are open wide. The father's arms are open wide. The father's arms are open wide. Forgiveness Forgiveness Forgiveness was bought with the precious blood of was bought with the precious blood of was bought with the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Oh, come to Jesus Christ. Oh, come to Jesus Christ. Oh, come to the altar. the altar. the altar. The father's arms are open wide. The father's arms are open wide. The father's arms are open wide. forgiveness forgiveness forgiveness was born with was born with was born with the precious blood.

the precious blood. the precious blood. Oh, what a savior. Christ is ris. Christ is ris. We bow down before him. Bow down before We bow down before him. Bow down before We bow down before him. Bow down before him. He is the Lord of all. him. He is the Lord of all. him. He is the Lord of all. >> He is Lord. >> He is Lord. >> He is Lord. >> Oh, we sing hallelujah. Hallelujah. So we sing hallelu So we sing hallelu till you come again. till you come again. till you come again. Halleluah. Halleluah. Halleluah. And we'll dance in your presence till And we'll dance in your presence till And we'll dance in your presence till you come again. you come again. you come again. Oh, sing hallelujah.

Oh, sing hallelujah. Oh, sing hallelujah. >> Sing hallelujah >> Sing hallelujah >> Sing hallelujah till you come again. till you come again. till you come again. >> And we'll dance in your presence, Jesus. >> And we'll dance in your presence, Jesus. >> And we'll dance in your presence, Jesus. And we'll dancing your praises till you And we'll dancing your praises till you And we'll dancing your praises till you come again. come again. come again. >> We will sing, we will sing hallelujah. >> We will sing, we will sing hallelujah. >> We will sing, we will sing hallelujah. We'll sing hallelu We'll sing hallelu We'll sing hallelu till you come again. till you come again. till you come again. Oh, Oh, Oh, and we'll dance in your presence till and we'll dance in your presence till and we'll dance in your presence till you come again. you come again. you come again. >> I will sing. I will sing hallelujah. >> I will sing. I will sing hallelujah. >> I will sing. I will sing hallelujah. >> Sing halleluah >> Sing halleluah >> Sing halleluah till you come again. till you come again. till you come again. >> Till you come again till you come again. >> Till you come again till you come again. >> Till you come again till you come again. We'll dance in your presence. We'll dance in your presence. We'll dance in your presence. >> In your presence your presence in your >> In your presence your presence in your >> In your presence your presence in your presence presence presence in king of glory.

Can't fill this place. Can't fill this place. We just want to be with you tonight. I just want to be with you. Oh, king of I just want to be with you. Oh, king of glory. Glory. Glory. Fill this place. Just want to be with Fill this place. Just want to be with Fill this place. Just want to be with you. That's all we want. you. That's all we want. you. That's all we want. Just want to be with you. King of glory King of glory fill this place. Just want to fill this place. Just want to fill this place. Just want to >> So we want >> So we want >> So we want just want to be with you. just want to be with you. just want to be with you. The king of glory. >> Just wanna be with you.

>> Just wanna be with you. >> Just wanna be with you. >> We just want you tonight. >> We just want you tonight. Oh, we just want you, God. Nothing else Oh, we just want you, God. Nothing else Oh, we just want you, God. Nothing else will do. And the angels cry, And the angels cry, holy, all creation cries, all creation cries, holy.

You are lifted high. You are lifted high. Holy, Hear your people sing. Hear your people sing. Holy Holy Holy to the King of Kings. to the King of Kings. to the King of Kings. Holy. You will always be You will always be holy, Cuz your name is the highest. Your name Cuz your name is the highest. Your name is the greatest. Your name is the greatest. Your name is the greatest. Your name stands above them all. stands above them all. stands above them all. All thrones and dominions, all powers All thrones and dominions, all powers All thrones and dominions, all powers and positions, your name and positions, your name and positions, your name stands above them all. And the angels stands above them all. And the angels stands above them all. And the angels cry, cry, cry, "Holy, all creation cries, all creation cries, holy."

holy." holy." You are lifted high, You are lifted high, You are lifted high, holy, Hear your people sing. Hear your people sing. Holy Holy Holy to the King of Kings. to the King of Kings. to the King of Kings. Holy. Holy. Holy. You will always be, You will always be, You will always be, holy, Cuz your name is the highest. Your name Cuz your name is the highest. Your name is the greatest. Your name is the greatest. Your name is the greatest. Your name stands above them all. All thrones and stands above them all. All thrones and stands above them all. All thrones and dominions, dominions, dominions, all powers and positions all powers and positions all powers and positions and positions. Your name and positions. Your name and positions. Your name stands above them all. Your name is the stands above them all. Your name is the stands above them all. Your name is the highest. Lord is the highest. Your name highest. Lord is the highest. Your name highest. Lord is the highest. Your name is the greatest. Your name is the greatest. Your name is the greatest. Your name stands above them all. All thrones and stands above them all. All thrones and stands above them all. All thrones and dominions, dominions, dominions, all powers and positions, all powers and positions, all powers and positions, your name, your name, your name

your name, your name, your name your name, your name, your name stands above them all. And the angels stands above them all. And the angels stands above them all. And the angels cry. All creation cries. All creation cries. Holy. Holy. Holy. You are lifted high. You are lifted high. You are lifted high. Holy Hear your people sing. Hear your people sing. Holy Holy Holy to the King of Kings. to the King of Kings. to the King of Kings. Holy Holy Holy you will always be you will always be you will always be holy. Holy forever Holy forever you will always be. you will always be. you will always be. You will always be You will always be You will always be holy.

Holy forever. Oh you were. You are and Holy forever. Oh you were. You are and forever will be always be forever will be always be forever will be always be holy. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. We want to welcome you here Hallelujah. We want to welcome you here Hallelujah. We want to welcome you here at TSC in the building and watching us at TSC in the building and watching us at TSC in the building and watching us online around the world. Let us know online around the world. Let us know online around the world. Let us know what country, what state, what nation, what country, what state, what nation, what country, what state, what nation, what university you're watching us from. what university you're watching us from. what university you're watching us from. TSC, we serve a great God and he's the TSC, we serve a great God and he's the TSC, we serve a great God and he's the God of the breakthrough. Amen. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. We serve a mighty God. You are You are the undefeated one. One, You are You are the undefeated one. One, my light and my salvation. When the my light and my salvation. When the my light and my salvation. When the wicked, my enemies and my foes came upon wicked, my enemies and my foes came upon wicked, my enemies and my foes came upon me to eat up my flesh. They stumbled and me to eat up my flesh. They stumbled and me to eat up my flesh. They stumbled and fell.

fell. fell. I have the victory. See, I'll never change. Almighty, See, I'll never change. Almighty, >> defender, >> defender, >> defender, >> defender, >> defender, >> defender, >> my victory, >> my victory, >> my victory, >> my victory, my refuge, the one I run to. >> my victory, my refuge, the one I run to. >> my victory, my refuge, the one I run to. You are the God. You are the God of the You are the God. You are the God of the You are the God. You are the God of the breakthrough. Hallelujah. >> We sing breakthrough. >> We sing breakthrough. >> Breakthrough. >> Breakthrough. >> Breakthrough. >> You are the God, the God of the >> You are the God, the God of the >> You are the God, the God of the breakthrough. breakthrough. breakthrough. When I can't see my way through and I When I can't see my way through and I When I can't see my way through and I really don't know what to do, I look to really don't know what to do, I look to really don't know what to do, I look to you. Break through. Walls fall down when you. Break through. Walls fall down when you. Break through. Walls fall down when I shout through. Strongholds break when I shout through. Strongholds break when I shout through. Strongholds break when I break through. So I want to praise I break through. So I want to praise I break through. So I want to praise you. You are the God. You are the God of you. You are the God. You are the God of you. You are the God. You are the God of the breakthrough. Come on. If you the breakthrough. Come on. If you the breakthrough. Come on. If you believe in a God of the breakthrough, believe in a God of the breakthrough, believe in a God of the breakthrough, let me hear you praise his name tonight.

let me hear you praise his name tonight. let me hear you praise his name tonight. You are the undefeated one, my light and You are the undefeated one, my light and You are the undefeated one, my light and my salvation. When the wicked, the my salvation. When the wicked, the my salvation. When the wicked, the enemies and my foes came upon me to eat enemies and my foes came upon me to eat enemies and my foes came upon me to eat up my blood, they stumbled and fell. up my blood, they stumbled and fell. up my blood, they stumbled and fell. Hallelujah. Singotent, Singotent, >> almighty >> almighty >> almighty defender, defender, defender, >> my victory. He's my refuge, the one I >> my victory. He's my refuge, the one I >> my victory. He's my refuge, the one I run to. You are the God. You are the God run to. You are the God. You are the God run to. You are the God. You are the God of the breakthrough. Everybody sing it. Breakthrough. Everybody sing it. Breakthrough. You are the God of the breakthrough. You are the God of the breakthrough. You are the God of the breakthrough. When I can't see my way through and I When I can't see my way through and I When I can't see my way through and I really don't know what to do, I look to really don't know what to do, I look to really don't know what to do, I look to you. Break through. Walls fall down when you. Break through. Walls fall down when you. Break through. Walls fall down when I shout through. Strongholds break when I shout through. Strongholds break when I shout through. Strongholds break when I break through. So I want to praise I break through. So I want to praise I break through. So I want to praise you. You are the God. You are the God of you. You are the God. You are the God of you. You are the God. You are the God of the stronghold. You are the God of the the stronghold. You are the God of the the stronghold. You are the God of the breakthrough.

breakthrough. breakthrough. When I can't see my way through and I When I can't see my way through and I When I can't see my way through and I really don't know what to do. I look to really don't know what to do. I look to really don't know what to do. I look to you break through. Walls fall down when you break through. Walls fall down when you break through. Walls fall down when I shine through. Strongholds break when I shine through. Strongholds break when I shine through. Strongholds break when I break through. I want to praise you. I break through. I want to praise you. I break through. I want to praise you. You are the God. You are the God of the You are the God. You are the God of the You are the God. You are the God of the breakthrough. breakthrough. breakthrough. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Oh, I'm getting my breakthrough tonight. Oh, I'm getting my breakthrough tonight. Oh, I'm getting my breakthrough tonight. Oh, you're getting your breakthrough Oh, you're getting your breakthrough Oh, you're getting your breakthrough tonight. tonight. tonight. Breakthrough in my heart, breakthrough Breakthrough in my heart, breakthrough Breakthrough in my heart, breakthrough in my mind, breakthrough in my spirit, in my mind, breakthrough in my spirit, in my mind, breakthrough in my spirit, breakthrough in my soul, breakthrough in breakthrough in my soul, breakthrough in breakthrough in my soul, breakthrough in my weakness, breakthrough in my my weakness, breakthrough in my my weakness, breakthrough in my struggle. You are the God. You are the struggle. You are the God. You are the struggle. You are the God. You are the God of the breakthrough in my worship. God of the breakthrough in my worship. God of the breakthrough in my worship. Breakthrough in my praise. Breakthrough Breakthrough in my praise. Breakthrough Breakthrough in my praise. Breakthrough when I lift. Glorifying. when I lift. Glorifying. when I lift. Glorifying. Breakthrough when I dance. Breakthrough Breakthrough when I dance. Breakthrough Breakthrough when I dance. Breakthrough when I shout. You are the God. Come on. when I shout. You are the God. Come on. when I shout. You are the God. Come on. Would you lift it up tonight? Through in Would you lift it up tonight? Through in Would you lift it up tonight? Through in my heart. Breakthrough in my mind.

my heart. Breakthrough in my mind. my heart. Breakthrough in my mind. Breakthrough in my spirit. Breakthrough Breakthrough in my spirit. Breakthrough Breakthrough in my spirit. Breakthrough in my soul. Breakthrough in my weakness. in my soul. Breakthrough in my weakness. in my soul. Breakthrough in my weakness. Breakthrough in my struggle. You are the Breakthrough in my struggle. You are the Breakthrough in my struggle. You are the God. You are the God. God. You are the God. God. You are the God. >> Breakthrough in my worship. Break >> Breakthrough in my worship. Break >> Breakthrough in my worship. Break through in my praise. Breakthrough when through in my praise. Breakthrough when through in my praise. Breakthrough when I lift. Glorify your name. Break through I lift. Glorify your name. Break through I lift. Glorify your name. Break through when I dance. Breakthrough when I shout. when I dance. Breakthrough when I shout. when I dance. Breakthrough when I shout. You are God. Break through in my heart. You are God. Break through in my heart. You are God. Break through in my heart. Breakrough. Breakthrough in my mind. Breakrough. Breakthrough in my mind. Breakrough. Breakthrough in my mind. Breakthrough in my spirit. In my spirit. Breakthrough in my spirit. In my spirit. Breakthrough in my spirit. In my spirit. Breakthrough in my soul. Breakthrough in Breakthrough in my soul. Breakthrough in Breakthrough in my soul. Breakthrough in my weakness. Breakthrough in my my weakness. Breakthrough in my my weakness. Breakthrough in my struggle. You are the God. You are the struggle. You are the God. You are the struggle. You are the God. You are the God of the breakthrough in my worship. God of the breakthrough in my worship. God of the breakthrough in my worship. Breakthrough in my praise. Break Breakthrough in my praise. Break Breakthrough in my praise. Break through. Break through. Break through through. Break through. Break through through. Break through. Break through your name. Break through when I dance. your name. Break through when I dance. your name. Break through when I dance. Break through when I shout. You are the Break through when I shout. You are the Break through when I shout. You are the God. You are the God. Breakthrough. God. You are the God. Breakthrough. God. You are the God. Breakthrough. >> Come on, you sing it out tonight. >> Come on, you sing it out tonight. >> Come on, you sing it out tonight. >> God of the breakthrough. >> God of the breakthrough. >> God of the breakthrough. When I can't see my way through. And I When I can't see my way through. And I When I can't see my way through. And I really don't know really don't know really don't know >> what to do. I look to you. Break >> what to do. I look to you. Break >> what to do. I look to you. Break through. Walls fall down when I shout through. Walls fall down when I shout through. Walls fall down when I shout through. strongholds plague. When I play through. strongholds plague. When I play through. strongholds plague. When I play through, I'm going to praise you. You through, I'm going to praise you. You through, I'm going to praise you. You are the God. You are the God of the are the God. You are the God of the are the God. You are the God of the breakthrough.

breakthrough. breakthrough. You are the God of the breakthrough when You are the God of the breakthrough when You are the God of the breakthrough when I can't see my way through. And I really I can't see my way through. And I really I can't see my way through. And I really don't know what to do. I look to you. don't know what to do. I look to you. don't know what to do. I look to you. Break through. Won't fall down when I Break through. Won't fall down when I Break through. Won't fall down when I shine through. Strongholds break when I shine through. Strongholds break when I shine through. Strongholds break when I break through. I want to praise you. You break through. I want to praise you. You break through. I want to praise you. You are the God. You are the God of the are the God. You are the God of the are the God. You are the God of the breakthrough. Come on, TSC. We have a God of the Come on, TSC. We have a God of the breakthrough. breakthrough. breakthrough. Leah, would you lead us tonight? Come Leah, would you lead us tonight? Come Leah, would you lead us tonight? Come on. We serve the King of Kings and the on. We serve the King of Kings and the on. We serve the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Come on, make some noise Lord of Lords. Come on, make some noise Lord of Lords. Come on, make some noise for Jesus. for Jesus. for Jesus. Come on. That's the God that we serve. Come on. That's the God that we serve. Come on. That's the God that we serve. Yeah, I wish I could tell you. Wish I could I wish I could tell you. Wish I could describe it, but I can contain it. Can't describe it, but I can contain it. Can't describe it, but I can contain it. Can't keep it to myself.

keep it to myself. keep it to myself. There's not enough colors There's not enough colors There's not enough colors to paint the whole picture. to paint the whole picture. to paint the whole picture. There's not enough words to ever say There's not enough words to ever say There's not enough words to ever say what I found. Come on, help me. He's what I found. Come on, help me. He's what I found. Come on, help me. He's wonderful and beautiful and glorious and wonderful and beautiful and glorious and wonderful and beautiful and glorious and holy. He's merciful and powerful. Who we holy. He's merciful and powerful. Who we holy. He's merciful and powerful. Who we talking about? talking about? talking about? >> We declare the glory. >> We declare the glory. >> We declare the glory. >> Glory. >> Glory. >> Glory. >> Give him all the honor. >> Give him all the honor. >> Give him all the honor. >> Give him all the honor. >> Give him all the honor. >> Give him all the honor. >> He's all together worthy. >> He's all together worthy. >> He's all together worthy. >> Who we talking about? Yeah. Yeah. No one >> Who we talking about? Yeah. Yeah. No one >> Who we talking about? Yeah. Yeah. No one before you. before you. before you. >> So yes, I want to adore you. >> So yes, I want to adore you. >> So yes, I want to adore you. >> And all of this is for you. >> And all of this is for you. >> And all of this is for you. >> Who we talking about? Yeah. Yes. >> Who we talking about? Yeah. Yes. >> Who we talking about? Yeah. Yes. That's my king. That's my king. That's my king. Oh yeah. Yeah. Come on. I'm not letting Oh yeah. Yeah. Come on. I'm not letting Oh yeah. Yeah. Come on. I'm not letting the rocks bright the rocks bright the rocks bright no the chorus. no the chorus. no the chorus. >> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. It's the song of the angels.

>> Yeah. It's the song of the angels. >> Angels. >> Angels. >> Angels. >> All of the angels. >> All of the angels. >> All of the angels. >> Angels. >> Angels. >> Angels. >> All of the earth and heaven. for thee. >> All of the earth and heaven. for thee. >> All of the earth and heaven. for thee. He's wonderful. He's wonderful. He's wonderful. >> Yes, he is. >> Yes, he is. >> Yes, he is. >> He's merciful. >> He's merciful. >> He's merciful. Oh, Oh, Oh, come on. So, we declare the glory. come on. So, we declare the glory. come on. So, we declare the glory. >> Glory. Give him all the honor. >> Glory. Give him all the honor. >> Glory. Give him all the honor. >> He's all together worthy. Who we talking >> He's all together worthy. Who we talking >> He's all together worthy. Who we talking about? Yeah. Yeah. No one before you. about? Yeah. Yeah. No one before you. about? Yeah. Yeah. No one before you. So, I choose to adore you. And all of So, I choose to adore you. And all of So, I choose to adore you. And all of this is for you. Who we talking about? this is for you. Who we talking about? this is for you. Who we talking about? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> He's a king of kings. You are. >> He's a king of kings. You are. >> He's a king of kings. You are. That's who you are. That's who you are. That's my king. That's my king. That's my God. That's my God. That's my God. That's my shepher. That's my shepher. That's my shepher. My protector. My protector. My protector. That's my king.

That's my king. That's my king. He's my rock. He's my rock. He's my rock. He's my anger. He's my anger. He's my anger. My defender. That's my God. That's my God. >> My God. >> My God. >> My God. >> That's my shepher. >> That's my shepher. >> That's my shepher. My protector. My protector. My protector. You're my king. You're my king. You're my king. >> He's my solid rock. >> He's my solid rock. >> He's my solid rock. >> He's your anger. Yes. He's your lord of. So we declare the glory. So we declare the glory. >> We declare the glory. >> We declare the glory. >> We declare the glory. >> Give him all the honor. >> Give him all the honor. >> Give him all the honor. >> Give him all the honor. >> Give him all the honor. >> Give him all the honor. >> He's all together worthy. >> He's all together worthy. >> He's all together worthy. >> Who we talking about? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Who we talking about? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Who we talking about? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We declare the glory. Yeah. We declare the glory. Yeah. We declare the glory. >> I give you all the honor. >> I give you all the honor. >> I give you all the honor. >> He's all together worthy. >> He's all together worthy. >> He's all together worthy. That's my king. That's my king. That's my king. No one before you. So yes, I will adore No one before you. So yes, I will adore No one before you. So yes, I will adore you. So all of this is for you. That's you. So all of this is for you. That's you. So all of this is for you. That's my my king. That's my king. That's my my my my king. That's my king. That's my my my my king. That's my king. That's my my my king. That's my king. That's my my my king. That's my king. That's my my my king. That's my king. That's my my king. He's the king of kings king. He's the king of kings king. He's the king of kings and the lord of lord.

and the lord of lord. and the lord of lord. That's your king, my king. That's your king, my king. That's your king, my king. Oh Oh Oh yes. yes. yes. Come on and bless the Lord. Bless the Come on and bless the Lord. Bless the Come on and bless the Lord. Bless the Lord. Come on and bless the Lord. Bless Lord. Come on and bless the Lord. Bless Lord. Come on and bless the Lord. Bless the Lord. >> God bless you, Time Square Church. You >> God bless you, Time Square Church. You may be seated. That's our prayer. That may be seated. That's our prayer. That may be seated. That's our prayer. That when we come out of here, there would be when we come out of here, there would be when we come out of here, there would be something so different, so changed about something so different, so changed about something so different, so changed about our lives that people would ask us for our lives that people would ask us for our lives that people would ask us for the reason of the hope. And we would the reason of the hope. And we would the reason of the hope. And we would say, "That's our king. That's my king." say, "That's our king. That's my king." say, "That's our king. That's my king." Your your your boss would say, "That's Your your your boss would say, "That's Your your your boss would say, "That's what I like about you, the way you what I like about you, the way you what I like about you, the way you work." And you would say, "That's my work." And you would say, "That's my work." And you would say, "That's my king." your family members would see king." your family members would see king." your family members would see something different in you. What's going something different in you. What's going something different in you. What's going on? Why are you smiling? Why are you so on? Why are you smiling? Why are you so on? Why are you smiling? Why are you so happy in the midst of this and you'll happy in the midst of this and you'll happy in the midst of this and you'll say, "That's my king. He's my rock. He's say, "That's my king. He's my rock. He's say, "That's my king. He's my rock. He's my defender." Amen. my defender." Amen. my defender." Amen. We just have a few announcements for you We just have a few announcements for you We just have a few announcements for you tonight. Uh and we want to welcome those tonight. Uh and we want to welcome those tonight. Uh and we want to welcome those who are watching us online from all over who are watching us online from all over who are watching us online from all over the world and all over the states. If the world and all over the states. If the world and all over the states. If you could let us know where you're you could let us know where you're you could let us know where you're watching us from, even from any watching us from, even from any watching us from, even from any university or college campus, uh text it university or college campus, uh text it university or college campus, uh text it in, put it in the the chat, and um we in, put it in the the chat, and um we in, put it in the the chat, and um we want to acknowledge you later on in the want to acknowledge you later on in the want to acknowledge you later on in the service. And we thank God for you. We service. And we thank God for you. We service. And we thank God for you. We and we pray that you would experience and we pray that you would experience and we pray that you would experience his presence right there on your laptop his presence right there on your laptop his presence right there on your laptop and your on TV wherever you're watching and your on TV wherever you're watching and your on TV wherever you're watching from on your phone that God would just from on your phone that God would just from on your phone that God would just touch your life and meet you in a touch your life and meet you in a touch your life and meet you in a special way because you're part of the special way because you're part of the special way because you're part of the body of Christ. And we love you dearly.

body of Christ. And we love you dearly. body of Christ. And we love you dearly. And we we asking that if you have a And we we asking that if you have a And we we asking that if you have a child that begins to cry during the child that begins to cry during the child that begins to cry during the service or during the word, we have a service or during the word, we have a service or during the word, we have a family room prepared for them that they family room prepared for them that they family room prepared for them that they can go. Please don't try to comfort your can go. Please don't try to comfort your can go. Please don't try to comfort your uh kids here uh and take them over uh kids here uh and take them over uh kids here uh and take them over there. There's going to be other kids there. There's going to be other kids there. There's going to be other kids that are making uh a joyful noise unto that are making uh a joyful noise unto that are making uh a joyful noise unto the Lord and they'll find like-minded the Lord and they'll find like-minded the Lord and they'll find like-minded fellowship and they'll be able to fellowship and they'll be able to fellowship and they'll be able to rejoice with people uh like-minded rejoice with people uh like-minded rejoice with people uh like-minded and um and um and um uh if uh if uh if what was the other thing? Uh cell what was the other thing? Uh cell what was the other thing? Uh cell phones. Oh, we we announce it every phones. Oh, we we announce it every phones. Oh, we we announce it every every service and we say please don't be every service and we say please don't be every service and we say please don't be the one that that and this Sunday again the one that that and this Sunday again the one that that and this Sunday again it happened. Somebody's phone went off it happened. Somebody's phone went off it happened. Somebody's phone went off real loud and that could be a real loud and that could be a real loud and that could be a distraction as well. So check your distraction as well. So check your distraction as well. So check your phones right now if you can make sure phones right now if you can make sure phones right now if you can make sure you've uh turned it the ringer off or you've uh turned it the ringer off or you've uh turned it the ringer off or put it on silent so that we're not put it on silent so that we're not put it on silent so that we're not distracted by any uh ringing of a phone. distracted by any uh ringing of a phone. distracted by any uh ringing of a phone. And uh we want to thank you for your And uh we want to thank you for your And uh we want to thank you for your generosity, for being such a generous generosity, for being such a generous generosity, for being such a generous church. Your giving has provided for church. Your giving has provided for church. Your giving has provided for helping people all over the world. Also, helping people all over the world. Also, helping people all over the world. Also, our kids here enjoyed a time of camp, our kids here enjoyed a time of camp, our kids here enjoyed a time of camp, the TSC children's camp. And you're the TSC children's camp. And you're the TSC children's camp. And you're going to see a video in a second about going to see a video in a second about going to see a video in a second about what your giving has has enabled our our what your giving has has enabled our our what your giving has has enabled our our children's ministry to do. Uh so blessed children's ministry to do. Uh so blessed children's ministry to do. Uh so blessed by the power of God, and we thank God by the power of God, and we thank God by the power of God, and we thank God for you. We thank God for them. So, for you. We thank God for them. So, for you. We thank God for them. So, please uh put your attention to our um please uh put your attention to our um please uh put your attention to our um to our kids sports camp uh video. God

to our kids sports camp uh video. God to our kids sports camp uh video. God bless. >> Hi, Times Square Church. My name is >> Hi, Times Square Church. My name is Evelyn. I'm 13 years old and I got to be Evelyn. I'm 13 years old and I got to be Evelyn. I'm 13 years old and I got to be a part of our TSC kids sports camp. This a part of our TSC kids sports camp. This a part of our TSC kids sports camp. This year, our camp was called Shine On. Last week, students in third through Last week, students in third through fifth grade gathered for three exciting fifth grade gathered for three exciting fifth grade gathered for three exciting days of camp. We played sports, did team days of camp. We played sports, did team days of camp. We played sports, did team activities, worshiped together, made activities, worshiped together, made activities, worshiped together, made crafts, and made new friends. But camp crafts, and made new friends. But camp crafts, and made new friends. But camp wasn't just about sports. We learned wasn't just about sports. We learned wasn't just about sports. We learned something we're never going to forget. something we're never going to forget. something we're never going to forget. God made us on purpose. Jesus loves us, God made us on purpose. Jesus loves us, God made us on purpose. Jesus loves us, and he has a special plan for us. and he has a special plan for us. and he has a special plan for us. At Times Square Church, we believe kids At Times Square Church, we believe kids At Times Square Church, we believe kids matter, and we believe he is raising up matter, and we believe he is raising up matter, and we believe he is raising up boys and girls who will love his word, boys and girls who will love his word, boys and girls who will love his word, follow Jesus, and shine his light follow Jesus, and shine his light follow Jesus, and shine his light wherever they go. wherever they go. wherever they go. This week, our country celebrated 250 This week, our country celebrated 250 This week, our country celebrated 250 years of history. As we thank God for years of history. As we thank God for years of history. As we thank God for his faithfulness through generations, we his faithfulness through generations, we his faithfulness through generations, we also pray for the generations still to also pray for the generations still to also pray for the generations still to come.

come. come. We pray that kids like me will grow up We pray that kids like me will grow up We pray that kids like me will grow up knowing Jesus, loving his word, and knowing Jesus, loving his word, and knowing Jesus, loving his word, and following him with our whole hearts. My name is Jean and I am a volunteer My name is Jean and I am a volunteer here at TSC Kids. here at TSC Kids. here at TSC Kids. It's not necessarily what you do. It's It's not necessarily what you do. It's It's not necessarily what you do. It's just what God does with you. Coming just what God does with you. Coming just what God does with you. Coming here, spending time with the kids, and here, spending time with the kids, and here, spending time with the kids, and helping out. You never know what your helping out. You never know what your helping out. You never know what your Yes. can do for for a child. I'm I'm Yes. can do for for a child. I'm I'm Yes. can do for for a child. I'm I'm being blessed and they're being blessed. >> Thank you, church family, for your >> Thank you, church family, for your generosity. Because of you, kids like me generosity. Because of you, kids like me generosity. Because of you, kids like me could come to camp, build friendships, could come to camp, build friendships, could come to camp, build friendships, learn about Jesus, and grow in our learn about Jesus, and grow in our learn about Jesus, and grow in our faith. Together, we're helping the next faith. Together, we're helping the next faith. Together, we're helping the next generation shine on. Thank you, Times generation shine on. Thank you, Times generation shine on. Thank you, Times Square Church. Square Church. Square Church. >> Thank you for your generosity in making >> Thank you for your generosity in making >> Thank you for your generosity in making all our ministry efforts possible, both all our ministry efforts possible, both all our ministry efforts possible, both here in New York City and around the here in New York City and around the here in New York City and around the world. If you're ready to give today, world. If you're ready to give today, world. If you're ready to give today, there are three ways to do so at TSC.

there are three ways to do so at TSC. there are three ways to do so at TSC. Whether you're in the United States or Whether you're in the United States or Whether you're in the United States or from around the world, you can donate from around the world, you can donate from around the world, you can donate online at tsc.nyc/g nyc/give online at tsc.nyc/g nyc/give online at tsc.nyc/g nyc/give through pushpay, our secure platform. through pushpay, our secure platform. through pushpay, our secure platform. Setting up a recurring donation, as Setting up a recurring donation, as Setting up a recurring donation, as we're demonstrating on the screen, is we're demonstrating on the screen, is we're demonstrating on the screen, is the most convenient way to give. You can the most convenient way to give. You can the most convenient way to give. You can also send a check or money order to our also send a check or money order to our also send a check or money order to our office. And for those with us in person, office. And for those with us in person, office. And for those with us in person, you can place your tithes and offerings you can place your tithes and offerings you can place your tithes and offerings in the basket when the ushers come in the basket when the ushers come in the basket when the ushers come around in a few moments. Thank you once around in a few moments. Thank you once around in a few moments. Thank you once again for being such a generous church.

Lord. Lord. I'll praise you for the rest of my life. I'll praise you for the rest of my life. I'll praise you for the rest of my life. I'll adore I'll adore I'll adore and magnify your name. and magnify your name. and magnify your name. Everything that you have done. All of Everything that you have done. All of Everything that you have done. All of the battles you have won. the battles you have won. the battles you have won. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness, Great is thy faithfulness, Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me, Lord, unto me, Lord, unto me, Lord. I'll praise you for the rest of my Lord. I'll praise you for the rest of my Lord. I'll praise you for the rest of my life, I'll adore you and magnify your life, I'll adore you and magnify your life, I'll adore you and magnify your name. name. name. Everything that you have done, all of Everything that you have done, all of Everything that you have done, all of the battles you have won. the battles you have won. the battles you have won. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness, Great is thy faithfulness, Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me.

Lord, unto me. Lord, unto me. Thou changes not thy compassions they Thou changes not thy compassions they Thou changes not thy compassions they will not. will not. will not. As thou has been, thou forever will be. As thou has been, thou forever will be. As thou has been, thou forever will be. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness Great is thy faithfulness Great is thy faithfulness Lord unto me. Lord unto me. Lord unto me. Thou changes Thou changes Thou changes thy flash thy flash thy flash will will will as thou has been. Thou forever will be. as thou has been. Thou forever will be. as thou has been. Thou forever will be. Thou changes not. Thy compassions they Thou changes not. Thy compassions they Thou changes not. Thy compassions they will not. will not. will not. As thou has been, thou forever will be. As thou has been, thou forever will be. As thou has been, thou forever will be. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness, Great is thy faithfulness, Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Not even know we serve a Lord, unto me. Not even know we serve a Lord, unto me. Not even know we serve a great God. Great is the Lord. Who is great God. Great is the Lord. Who is great God. Great is the Lord. Who is this? King of glory, strong and mighty.

this? King of glory, strong and mighty. this? King of glory, strong and mighty. That's the God that we serve. Amen. Come That's the God that we serve. Amen. Come That's the God that we serve. Amen. Come on. I need your help. Here we go. on. I need your help. Here we go. on. I need your help. Here we go. >> He's great. >> He's great. >> He's great. >> Great. >> Great. >> Great. >> He's great. >> He's great. >> He's great. >> Great. >> Great. >> Great. >> So great. >> So great. >> So great. >> Great. >> Great. >> Great. >> So great. >> So great. >> So great. >> So great. >> So great. >> So great. >> He's great. >> He's great. >> He's great. >> Great. >> Great. >> Great. >> He's great. >> He's great. >> He's great. >> Great. >> Great. >> Great. >> He's great. >> He's great. >> He's great. >> Great. >> Great. >> Great. >> So great. >> So great. >> So great. >> He's holy. >> He's holy. >> He's holy. >> Holy. Holy. >> Holy. Holy. >> Holy. Holy. >> Holy. >> Holy. >> Holy. >> Holy. So holy. >> Holy. So holy. >> Holy. So holy. >> You're holy. >> You're holy. >> You're holy. >> Holy. >> Holy. >> Holy. >> Holy. Holy. >> Holy. Holy. >> Holy. Holy. >> Holy. So holy. You're worthy. Worthy. >> Holy. So holy. You're worthy. Worthy. >> Holy. So holy. You're worthy. Worthy. Worthy. Worthy. Worthy. So worthy. So Worthy. Worthy. Worthy. So worthy. So Worthy. Worthy. Worthy. So worthy. So worthy. You're worthy. Worthy. So worthy. You're worthy. Worthy. So worthy. You're worthy. Worthy. So worthy. Worthy. You're worthy. So worthy. Worthy. You're worthy. So worthy. Worthy. You're worthy. So worthy. You're awesome. Awesome. You're worthy. You're awesome. Awesome. You're worthy. You're awesome. Awesome. You're awesome. Awesome. awesome. Awesome. awesome. Awesome. >> You're awesome. So awesome. You're >> You're awesome. So awesome. You're >> You're awesome. So awesome. You're awesome. So awesome. Nobody like you. awesome. So awesome. Nobody like you. awesome. So awesome. Nobody like you. You're awesome. You're Jesus. You're awesome. You're Jesus. You're awesome. You're Jesus. >> Jesus.

>> Jesus. >> Jesus. >> Jesus. You are Jesus. >> Jesus. You are Jesus. >> Jesus. You are Jesus. >> Your name is >> Your name is >> Your name is >> Jesus. >> Jesus. >> Jesus. >> Your name is >> Your name is >> Your name is >> Jesus. >> Jesus. >> Jesus. >> Your name is >> Your name is >> Your name is >> Jesus. >> Jesus. >> Jesus. >> Your name is Jesus. >> Your name is Jesus. >> Your name is Jesus. >> We say yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Oh yeah. >> Oh yeah. >> Oh yeah. >> We say yes. >> We say yes. >> We say yes. >> Yes. Oh yeah. Yeah. >> Yes. Oh yeah. Yeah. >> Yes. Oh yeah. Yeah. Great is great. Great is great. Great is great. >> Is thy faith. Oh, great is yours. >> Is thy faith. Oh, great is yours. >> Is thy faith. Oh, great is yours. >> You've been so good to me. >> You've been so good to me. >> You've been so good to me. >> Is thy favor. >> Is thy favor. >> Is thy favor. >> Oh, great is >> Oh, great is >> Oh, great is great. great. great. >> Is thy faith. >> Is thy faith. >> Is thy faith. >> Oh, I can testify. >> Oh, I can testify. >> Oh, I can testify. >> Is thy great great >> Is thy great great >> Is thy great great thy thy thy >> is thy >> is thy >> is thy great is thy. great is thy. great is thy. >> Oh, great. Are you >> Oh, great. Are you >> Oh, great. Are you thrust lift up our hands in the presence to the lift up our hands in the presence to the Lord tonight. Thank you, Jesus. You are Lord tonight. Thank you, Jesus. You are Lord tonight. Thank you, Jesus. You are worthy. Come.

When I come into his presence, When I come into his presence, I humble myself. I humble myself. I humble myself. I lift up both of my hands I lift up both of my hands I lift up both of my hands and I and I and I begin begin begin to worship to worship to worship him. I worship I worship him. ing way. ing way. >> When I come into his presence, >> When I come into his presence, >> When I come into his presence, I know myself I know myself I know myself >> and I lift up both my hands >> and I lift up both my hands >> and I lift up both my hands and I and I and I begin begin begin to worship to worship to worship him. I worship I worship him.

him. him. >> Oh, for what? for what? >> What he's done. >> What he's done. >> What he's done. >> He's done so much for me. >> He's done so much for me. >> He's done so much for me. >> Redeemed. >> Redeemed. >> Redeemed. >> Redeemed. >> Redeemed. >> Redeemed. >> Redeemed and set. He set me free. >> Redeemed and set. He set me free. >> Redeemed and set. He set me free. Oh, and because Oh, and because Oh, and because >> and because >> and because >> and because >> just because >> just because >> just because >> just because he's >> just because he's >> just because he's God. When I come into his presence, When I come into his presence, I humble myself. I humble myself. I humble myself. I lift up both my hands I lift up both my hands I lift up both my hands and I and I and I begin begin begin to worship to worship to worship him. him. him. Oh, I worship I worship him.

him. him. Oh, Oh, Oh, when I come into his presence, when I come into his presence, when I come into his presence, >> I humble myself. >> I humble myself. >> I humble myself. >> I remembering what he's done. >> I remembering what he's done. >> I remembering what he's done. >> I remember what he's done. >> I remember what he's done. >> I remember what he's done. >> The victory >> The victory >> The victory >> and the victories he's won. >> and the victories he's won. >> and the victories he's won. >> So I praise. >> So I praise. >> So I praise. >> I will give you praise. >> I will give you praise. >> I will give you praise. Oh, I praise I praise him. him. him. >> Oh, >> what he's done. >> what he's done. >> He's done so much for me. >> He's done so much for me. >> He's done so much for me. >> Redeemed. >> Redeemed. >> Redeemed. >> Redeemed. >> Redeemed. >> Redeemed. >> Redeemed set. >> Redeemed set. >> Redeemed set. >> Set me >> Set me >> Set me >> free. >> free. >> free. >> He set me free. >> He set me free. >> He set me free. because because because >> and because >> and because >> and because >> just because >> just because >> just because >> Oh, he's >> Oh, he's >> Oh, he's God.

God. God. Oh, Oh, Oh, >> oh, he my God. >> oh, he my God. >> oh, he my God. >> My God. >> My God. >> My God. >> Yes. My God. My God. >> He's my God. >> He's my God. >> He's my God. Oh, for Oh, for Oh, for us us us >> for what he's done. >> for what he's done. >> for what he's done. >> He's done for me. >> He's done for me. >> He's done for me. >> Thank you for redeeming me >> Thank you for redeeming me >> Thank you for redeeming me >> and setting me. He set me free. >> and setting me. He set me free. >> and setting me. He set me free. >> Free. >> Free. >> Free. >> Oh, >> Oh, >> Oh, >> and because >> and because >> and because >> And because >> And because >> And because >> just because >> just because >> just because >> Just because you've done so much for me, >> Just because you've done so much for me, >> Just because you've done so much for me, >> you're my savior and my God.

>> you're my savior and my God. >> you're my savior and my God. >> Just because >> Just because >> Just because >> he's my right here. I am my deliverer. >> he's my right here. I am my deliverer. >> he's my right here. I am my deliverer. And because just because And because just because And because just because >> just because >> just because >> just because >> he's Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Come on. You ought to worship the King Come on. You ought to worship the King Come on. You ought to worship the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. HE'S MY of Kings and the Lord of Lords. HE'S MY of Kings and the Lord of Lords. HE'S MY SAVIOR, MY HEALER, MY DELIVERER. He is SAVIOR, MY HEALER, MY DELIVERER. He is SAVIOR, MY HEALER, MY DELIVERER. He is my everything. He's my all and all. my everything. He's my all and all. my everything. He's my all and all. Alpha and Omega, beginning in the end. Alpha and Omega, beginning in the end. Alpha and Omega, beginning in the end. He's a person, he's the last, and He's a person, he's the last, and He's a person, he's the last, and everything in between. That's our God. everything in between. That's our God. everything in between. That's our God. Come on and praise him tonight. Come on Come on and praise him tonight. Come on Come on and praise him tonight. Come on and praise him tonight. >> He's done. >> He's done. >> He's done for me. >> He's done for me. >> He's done for me. >> I was a ransom daughter. >> I was a ransom daughter. >> I was a ransom daughter. >> Redeemed me. He redeemed me >> Redeemed me. He redeemed me >> Redeemed me. He redeemed me >> and set me >> and set me >> and set me >> and set me >> and set me >> and set me >> set me free.

>> set me free. >> set me free. >> He set me free. >> and because just because >> and because just because >> just >> just >> just >> there is nobody like him. God. God. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Come on, just lift your hands one more Come on, just lift your hands one more Come on, just lift your hands one more time and just say hallelujah. time and just say hallelujah. time and just say hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Father, we thank you. What a blessing. Father, we thank you. What a blessing. Father, we thank you. What a blessing. Oh, what a joy to be in your presence. Oh, what a joy to be in your presence. Oh, what a joy to be in your presence. Would you stand with me one more time?

Would you stand with me one more time? Would you stand with me one more time? Everybody up. Um, I want to just thank Everybody up. Um, I want to just thank Everybody up. Um, I want to just thank you for being here tonight. What a joy you for being here tonight. What a joy you for being here tonight. What a joy to be here right on 51st and Broadway. to be here right on 51st and Broadway. to be here right on 51st and Broadway. Thank God for a sound that comes right Thank God for a sound that comes right Thank God for a sound that comes right in Time Square that lifts up the name of in Time Square that lifts up the name of in Time Square that lifts up the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. We want to welcome Jesus Christ. Amen. We want to welcome Jesus Christ. Amen. We want to welcome all those watching around the country all those watching around the country all those watching around the country and around the world. It's always our and around the world. It's always our and around the world. It's always our joy to welcome you. We consider you part joy to welcome you. We consider you part joy to welcome you. We consider you part and so we're so thankful for you. We and so we're so thankful for you. We and so we're so thankful for you. We welcome live with us is Malaysia and welcome live with us is Malaysia and welcome live with us is Malaysia and Thailand. We say hello to the Thailand. We say hello to the Thailand. We say hello to the Philippines and Singapore, Tunisia, Philippines and Singapore, Tunisia, Philippines and Singapore, Tunisia, Gambia, Uganda and Australia. We say Gambia, Uganda and Australia. We say Gambia, Uganda and Australia. We say hello live with us is the United hello live with us is the United hello live with us is the United Kingdom, Scotland and Ireland, Bolivia. Kingdom, Scotland and Ireland, Bolivia. Kingdom, Scotland and Ireland, Bolivia. We also welcome Venezuela. Can we just We also welcome Venezuela. Can we just We also welcome Venezuela. Can we just stop for a second to pray for Venezuela? stop for a second to pray for Venezuela? stop for a second to pray for Venezuela? Father, right now we lift up, Father, Father, right now we lift up, Father, Father, right now we lift up, Father, our precious friends in Venezuela. Even our precious friends in Venezuela. Even our precious friends in Venezuela. Even as we are working with organizations to as we are working with organizations to as we are working with organizations to try to help even bring relief, we're try to help even bring relief, we're try to help even bring relief, we're praying, Father, in the midst of the praying, Father, in the midst of the praying, Father, in the midst of the grief, would you bring hope grief, would you bring hope grief, would you bring hope in Jesus' name. Hallelujah. Thank you, in Jesus' name. Hallelujah. Thank you, in Jesus' name. Hallelujah. Thank you, church, for your gift giving helps us to church, for your gift giving helps us to church, for your gift giving helps us to support those in Venezuela. We thank God support those in Venezuela. We thank God support those in Venezuela. We thank God Canada's with us, Mexico, Jamaica, Canada's with us, Mexico, Jamaica, Canada's with us, Mexico, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, St.

Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, St. Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenardines. We welcome Vincent and the Grenardines. We welcome Vincent and the Grenardines. We welcome the US Virgin Islands, Grenada, the US Virgin Islands, Grenada, the US Virgin Islands, Grenada, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Would you welcome all those? Would you welcome all those? Would you welcome all those? We say hello to 39 states that are We say hello to 39 states that are We say hello to 39 states that are watching around the country. What a watching around the country. What a watching around the country. What a blessing to have every one of them here blessing to have every one of them here blessing to have every one of them here tonight. Listen, it's such a joy for us tonight. Listen, it's such a joy for us tonight. Listen, it's such a joy for us to be here and it's my great joy and my to be here and it's my great joy and my to be here and it's my great joy and my great honor that we have a chance to be great honor that we have a chance to be great honor that we have a chance to be here tonight to welcome really just here tonight to welcome really just here tonight to welcome really just legacy of this church and of this house. legacy of this church and of this house. legacy of this church and of this house. Gary Wilkerson is the son of our Gary Wilkerson is the son of our Gary Wilkerson is the son of our founder, David Wilkerson. And what a founder, David Wilkerson. And what a founder, David Wilkerson. And what a blessing, Gary. blessing, Gary. blessing, Gary. Pastor Gary and I grew up together here Pastor Gary and I grew up together here Pastor Gary and I grew up together here in New York in New York out on Long in New York in New York out on Long in New York in New York out on Long Island. We've known each other since we Island. We've known each other since we Island. We've known each other since we were kids. And uh because our fathers were kids. And uh because our fathers were kids. And uh because our fathers were were great great friends. One of were were great great friends. One of were were great great friends. One of the great things is that God has led the great things is that God has led the great things is that God has led Gary as he is the president of World Gary as he is the president of World Gary as he is the president of World Challenge that they are serving and Challenge that they are serving and Challenge that they are serving and ministering to orphans and widows all ministering to orphans and widows all ministering to orphans and widows all over the world. I want to say thank you over the world. I want to say thank you over the world. I want to say thank you to to Times Square Church. One of the to to Times Square Church. One of the to to Times Square Church. One of the things that we had the opportunity to things that we had the opportunity to things that we had the opportunity to partner with them is the building of an partner with them is the building of an partner with them is the building of an orphanage in Nigeria. You gave over orphanage in Nigeria. You gave over orphanage in Nigeria. You gave over $100,000 to be part of that building of $100,000 to be part of that building of $100,000 to be part of that building of an orphanage there. And this is the work an orphanage there. And this is the work an orphanage there. And this is the work that God is using Pastor Gary to do. He that God is using Pastor Gary to do. He that God is using Pastor Gary to do. He has for many years ministered to pastors has for many years ministered to pastors has for many years ministered to pastors and leaders all over the world. And God and leaders all over the world. And God and leaders all over the world. And God has just tweaked that vision and said, has just tweaked that vision and said, has just tweaked that vision and said, "You're you're you are going to finish "You're you're you are going to finish "You're you're you are going to finish your race by ministering to the to your race by ministering to the to your race by ministering to the to really the most unfortunate." And I'm so

really the most unfortunate." And I'm so really the most unfortunate." And I'm so thankful for my friend, Pastor Gary, thankful for my friend, Pastor Gary, thankful for my friend, Pastor Gary, author of of of a number of books. And author of of of a number of books. And author of of of a number of books. And really, you are going to hear a word. We really, you are going to hear a word. We really, you are going to hear a word. We have ministered together in different have ministered together in different have ministered together in different parts of the world. And I I have been so parts of the world. And I I have been so parts of the world. And I I have been so blessed when I have been with him. Him blessed when I have been with him. Him blessed when I have been with him. Him and Kelly are just dear friends to Cindy and Kelly are just dear friends to Cindy and Kelly are just dear friends to Cindy and I. But most of all, they are part of and I. But most of all, they are part of and I. But most of all, they are part of the legacy. He has been one of the the legacy. He has been one of the the legacy. He has been one of the pastors here when Times Square Church pastors here when Times Square Church pastors here when Times Square Church first started. And God's hand is upon first started. And God's hand is upon first started. And God's hand is upon him in such a mighty way. I want you to him in such a mighty way. I want you to him in such a mighty way. I want you to open up your hearts. And would you open up your hearts. And would you open up your hearts. And would you welcome to this pulpit, Pastor Gary welcome to this pulpit, Pastor Gary welcome to this pulpit, Pastor Gary Wilkerson. Very kind, man. Thank you. Appreciate Very kind, man. Thank you. Appreciate it. God bless you all. You may be it. God bless you all. You may be it. God bless you all. You may be seated. Welcome to church. Having a good seated. Welcome to church. Having a good seated. Welcome to church. Having a good time. time. time. >> What a joy to be with you. I tell you >> What a joy to be with you. I tell you >> What a joy to be with you. I tell you that this is the highlight of my year that this is the highlight of my year that this is the highlight of my year when I get to come and share at Times when I get to come and share at Times when I get to come and share at Times Square Church. There's no place I'd Square Church. There's no place I'd Square Church. There's no place I'd rather be right here in the heart of New rather be right here in the heart of New rather be right here in the heart of New York City. Heart of Times Square Church York City. Heart of Times Square Church York City. Heart of Times Square Church and the heart of God moving through you and the heart of God moving through you and the heart of God moving through you all in this church. Um just before I get all in this church. Um just before I get all in this church. Um just before I get into the word, uh how many of you are into the word, uh how many of you are into the word, uh how many of you are here visiting from another nation?

here visiting from another nation? here visiting from another nation? You're here for the World Cup. Do you You're here for the World Cup. Do you You're here for the World Cup. Do you mind standing if you're here? Anybody at mind standing if you're here? Anybody at mind standing if you're here? Anybody at all here? Or are you all local New all here? Or are you all local New all here? Or are you all local New Yorkers? All local New Yorkers. Nobody's Yorkers? All local New Yorkers. Nobody's Yorkers? All local New Yorkers. Nobody's Okay. I was hoping somebody from Belgium Okay. I was hoping somebody from Belgium Okay. I was hoping somebody from Belgium would stand up so I could tell them how would stand up so I could tell them how would stand up so I could tell them how mad I am that they beat the United mad I am that they beat the United mad I am that they beat the United States. If you're listening online from States. If you're listening online from States. If you're listening online from Belgium, we do love you and we're glad Belgium, we do love you and we're glad Belgium, we do love you and we're glad that you're sharing with us. I want to that you're sharing with us. I want to that you're sharing with us. I want to take a moment also to thank Pastor Tim, take a moment also to thank Pastor Tim, take a moment also to thank Pastor Tim, Pastor Cindy for the and you as a church Pastor Cindy for the and you as a church Pastor Cindy for the and you as a church for your overwhelming generosity. I was for your overwhelming generosity. I was for your overwhelming generosity. I was in Nigeria a few months back and we met in Nigeria a few months back and we met in Nigeria a few months back and we met with some orphans and widows. We serve with some orphans and widows. We serve with some orphans and widows. We serve in about 150 different centers around in about 150 different centers around in about 150 different centers around the world caring for orphans and widows. the world caring for orphans and widows. the world caring for orphans and widows. about 40 to 50,000 now that God has about 40 to 50,000 now that God has about 40 to 50,000 now that God has enabled us to provide for and Nigeria enabled us to provide for and Nigeria enabled us to provide for and Nigeria was really on my heart and I called was really on my heart and I called was really on my heart and I called pastor Tim and said is there any chance pastor Tim and said is there any chance pastor Tim and said is there any chance that you and the church could help us that you and the church could help us that you and the church could help us after being in Nigeria that if you know after being in Nigeria that if you know after being in Nigeria that if you know about Boka Haram they are a terrorist about Boka Haram they are a terrorist about Boka Haram they are a terrorist group in the northern part of Nigeria group in the northern part of Nigeria group in the northern part of Nigeria and they are horrifically killing and they are horrifically killing and they are horrifically killing walking into churches with machine guns walking into churches with machine guns walking into churches with machine guns randomly killing men, women and children randomly killing men, women and children randomly killing men, women and children almost always targeting out the pastor almost always targeting out the pastor almost always targeting out the pastor And in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, we And in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, we And in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, we had the privilege of meeting there with had the privilege of meeting there with had the privilege of meeting there with some people, some pastors had brought some people, some pastors had brought some people, some pastors had brought some people that had been at the some people that had been at the some people that had been at the displacement camp when these refugees displacement camp when these refugees displacement camp when these refugees had to flee and they're put into these had to flee and they're put into these had to flee and they're put into these tent cities. And you see these little tent cities. And you see these little tent cities. And you see these little children running around on the dirt children running around on the dirt children running around on the dirt streets and just barely having enough streets and just barely having enough streets and just barely having enough food and supplies to to survive and

food and supplies to to survive and food and supplies to to survive and weeping over the fact that they had lost weeping over the fact that they had lost weeping over the fact that they had lost met one mother who was a pastor's wife met one mother who was a pastor's wife met one mother who was a pastor's wife and some terrorists came into their and some terrorists came into their and some terrorists came into their church on Sunday and machine gunned him church on Sunday and machine gunned him church on Sunday and machine gunned him down in front of her and her ch two down in front of her and her ch two down in front of her and her ch two little children. We had the privilege of little children. We had the privilege of little children. We had the privilege of meeting her and hearing her story and to meeting her and hearing her story and to meeting her and hearing her story and to know that we could just not pray for know that we could just not pray for know that we could just not pray for them only. Like James said, if you see them only. Like James said, if you see them only. Like James said, if you see somebody in need, you don't just say somebody in need, you don't just say somebody in need, you don't just say right, blessing on you and go in peace. right, blessing on you and go in peace. right, blessing on you and go in peace. You provide all that you can for them. You provide all that you can for them. You provide all that you can for them. And um what a joy it is to stand before And um what a joy it is to stand before And um what a joy it is to stand before you here today and because of your you here today and because of your you here today and because of your generosity to say that there's now two generosity to say that there's now two generosity to say that there's now two three-story buildings on five acres of three-story buildings on five acres of three-story buildings on five acres of land that are bringing in from these land that are bringing in from these land that are bringing in from these refugee camps orphans and widows by the refugee camps orphans and widows by the refugee camps orphans and widows by the hundreds because of your care. because hundreds because of your care. because hundreds because of your care. because of your concern. Thank you, church. of your concern. Thank you, church. of your concern. Thank you, church. Thank you, Pastor Tim, Thank you, Pastor Tim, Thank you, Pastor Tim, for that overwhelming generosity. Lives for that overwhelming generosity. Lives for that overwhelming generosity. Lives are being changed around the world. And are being changed around the world. And are being changed around the world. And it brings me such joy, such joy to get it brings me such joy, such joy to get it brings me such joy, such joy to get to serve in leadership of World to serve in leadership of World to serve in leadership of World Challenge and to know that God is Challenge and to know that God is Challenge and to know that God is touching lives. But it's also a joy to touching lives. But it's also a joy to touching lives. But it's also a joy to preach the gospel. What a what a great preach the gospel. What a what a great preach the gospel. What a what a great joy it is to be here and and and be with joy it is to be here and and and be with joy it is to be here and and and be with you. I want to speak to you from John you. I want to speak to you from John you. I want to speak to you from John chapter 15. If you have your Bibles, chapter 15. If you have your Bibles, chapter 15. If you have your Bibles, turn to John 15:11. And I want to talk turn to John 15:11. And I want to talk turn to John 15:11. And I want to talk to you about the joyful Jesus. The to you about the joyful Jesus. The to you about the joyful Jesus. The joyful Jesus. We're going to see tonight joyful Jesus. We're going to see tonight joyful Jesus. We're going to see tonight just how joyful Jesus is and how that just how joyful Jesus is and how that just how joyful Jesus is and how that impacts our life in ways that are impacts our life in ways that are impacts our life in ways that are transformative. My prayer and I believe transformative. My prayer and I believe transformative. My prayer and I believe my Holy Spirit assignment today was my Holy Spirit assignment today was my Holy Spirit assignment today was simply this, that many would walk into

simply this, that many would walk into simply this, that many would walk into this building today with a lack of joy, this building today with a lack of joy, this building today with a lack of joy, with a burden on their heart, with with a burden on their heart, with with a burden on their heart, with trials and tribulations overwhelming trials and tribulations overwhelming trials and tribulations overwhelming them, feeling like, is there any hope them, feeling like, is there any hope them, feeling like, is there any hope for my future? That you walked in that for my future? That you walked in that for my future? That you walked in that way, but you're going to walk out with a way, but you're going to walk out with a way, but you're going to walk out with a song in your heart. song in your heart. song in your heart. >> You're going to walk out with a joy. >> You're going to walk out with a joy. >> You're going to walk out with a joy. You're going to walk out with a You're going to walk out with a You're going to walk out with a freshness, a fresh touch of the joy of freshness, a fresh touch of the joy of freshness, a fresh touch of the joy of Jesus because Jesus is joyful. Let me Jesus because Jesus is joyful. Let me Jesus because Jesus is joyful. Let me pray for us. Father, we want to not just pray for us. Father, we want to not just pray for us. Father, we want to not just talk about the joy of Jesus. We want it talk about the joy of Jesus. We want it talk about the joy of Jesus. We want it imputed into our lives. We want to learn imputed into our lives. We want to learn imputed into our lives. We want to learn about it, but we want to experience it. about it, but we want to experience it. about it, but we want to experience it. >> We want to grasp it so strong that we >> We want to grasp it so strong that we >> We want to grasp it so strong that we would never, ever, ever, ever be without would never, ever, ever, ever be without would never, ever, ever, ever be without joy again in our life. joy again in our life. joy again in our life. We're sorry, Lord, for when we've We're sorry, Lord, for when we've We're sorry, Lord, for when we've allowed our own emotions and our mind allowed our own emotions and our mind allowed our own emotions and our mind and our thoughts to wander without and our thoughts to wander without and our thoughts to wander without trusting you. And without trust, there's trusting you. And without trust, there's trusting you. And without trust, there's no joy. So give us a heart to trust you. no joy. So give us a heart to trust you. no joy. So give us a heart to trust you. Give us a fresh spirit of joy. Let this Give us a fresh spirit of joy. Let this Give us a fresh spirit of joy. Let this let let this church break out in joy let let this church break out in joy let let this church break out in joy tonight.

tonight. tonight. >> Let it break out in joy. Lord, all >> Let it break out in joy. Lord, all >> Let it break out in joy. Lord, all morning will turn to dancing tonight. morning will turn to dancing tonight. morning will turn to dancing tonight. Ashes will turn to joy and glory tonight Ashes will turn to joy and glory tonight Ashes will turn to joy and glory tonight >> in this place because where the presence >> in this place because where the presence >> in this place because where the presence of the Lord is, there's liberty and of the Lord is, there's liberty and of the Lord is, there's liberty and we're going to be free from the bondage we're going to be free from the bondage we're going to be free from the bondage of of despair, discouragement, downcast of of despair, discouragement, downcast of of despair, discouragement, downcast spirit, fear, anxiety, stress, sleepless spirit, fear, anxiety, stress, sleepless spirit, fear, anxiety, stress, sleepless nights goes now in Jesus name. And in nights goes now in Jesus name. And in nights goes now in Jesus name. And in its place, what comes is a refreshing its place, what comes is a refreshing its place, what comes is a refreshing spirit, a joyful spirit, a a song in our spirit, a joyful spirit, a a song in our spirit, a joyful spirit, a a song in our heart, a smile on our face, a a pep in heart, a smile on our face, a a pep in heart, a smile on our face, a a pep in our step, if you will. I've never prayed our step, if you will. I've never prayed our step, if you will. I've never prayed that before, Lord, but uh yeah, I pray that before, Lord, but uh yeah, I pray that before, Lord, but uh yeah, I pray for a pep in our step. And I thank you for a pep in our step. And I thank you for a pep in our step. And I thank you that you'll do that in Jesus precious that you'll do that in Jesus precious that you'll do that in Jesus precious name. And everybody said together, amen. name. And everybody said together, amen. name. And everybody said together, amen. >> Amen. >> Amen. >> Amen. >> Amen. John chapter 15 and reading just >> Amen. John chapter 15 and reading just >> Amen. John chapter 15 and reading just one simple but yet profound verse. Jesus one simple but yet profound verse. Jesus one simple but yet profound verse. Jesus is teaching. John 14-17 is teaching. John 14-17 is teaching. John 14-17 is Jesus's last, some people call it the is Jesus's last, some people call it the is Jesus's last, some people call it the high priestly prayer where he's praying high priestly prayer where he's praying high priestly prayer where he's praying for his disciples. And one of the for his disciples. And one of the for his disciples. And one of the primary things he's praying for them primary things he's praying for them primary things he's praying for them because in context here, he's just told because in context here, he's just told because in context here, he's just told he's going to die. He's going to be he's going to die. He's going to be he's going to die. He's going to be crucified on a cross. Blood will run crucified on a cross. Blood will run crucified on a cross. Blood will run down his body. He will depart from them.

down his body. He will depart from them. down his body. He will depart from them. He won't be with them. And they'll mourn He won't be with them. And they'll mourn He won't be with them. And they'll mourn for a short season. But in the context for a short season. But in the context for a short season. But in the context of all that suffering, some of you in of all that suffering, some of you in of all that suffering, some of you in this room tonight have type of this room tonight have type of this room tonight have type of suffering, a heartache, a hardship, a suffering, a heartache, a hardship, a suffering, a heartache, a hardship, a brokenness in heart. Can can we like brokenness in heart. Can can we like brokenness in heart. Can can we like Jesus did in the midst of that cry out Jesus did in the midst of that cry out Jesus did in the midst of that cry out for joy? And here's what he says for his for joy? And here's what he says for his for joy? And here's what he says for his disciples. These things I have spoken to disciples. These things I have spoken to disciples. These things I have spoken to you that my joy, Ain't that good? Jesus you that my joy, Ain't that good? Jesus you that my joy, Ain't that good? Jesus saying, what's going to be in me? What's saying, what's going to be in me? What's saying, what's going to be in me? What's going to be in you? His joy. Not just my going to be in you? His joy. Not just my going to be in you? His joy. Not just my joy. Not just my trying to be joyful, joy. Not just my trying to be joyful, joy. Not just my trying to be joyful, not just me like putting on some not just me like putting on some not just me like putting on some external joy, but his joy external joy, but his joy external joy, but his joy will be in me. That my joy may be in will be in me. That my joy may be in will be in me. That my joy may be in you. And look at this. If that's not you. And look at this. If that's not you. And look at this. If that's not enough, that his joy is in you, he adds enough, that his joy is in you, he adds enough, that his joy is in you, he adds almost more. You remember those old almost more. You remember those old almost more. You remember those old commercials that they have? And but commercials that they have? And but commercials that they have? And but wait, there's more. wait, there's more. wait, there's more. That's what Jesus is doing here. He just That's what Jesus is doing here. He just That's what Jesus is doing here. He just promises that his joy would be in us. promises that his joy would be in us. promises that his joy would be in us. And he said, but wait, there's more. And And he said, but wait, there's more. And And he said, but wait, there's more. And your joy will be what? full. Not half, your joy will be what? full. Not half, your joy will be what? full. Not half, not part, not sometimes, not maybe, not not part, not sometimes, not maybe, not not part, not sometimes, not maybe, not when it's working right, not when when it's working right, not when when it's working right, not when there's circumstances all fall into there's circumstances all fall into there's circumstances all fall into place, not when you're feeling good, place, not when you're feeling good, place, not when you're feeling good, healthy, all the time.

healthy, all the time. healthy, all the time. >> Full joy of Jesus in your life and mine. >> Full joy of Jesus in your life and mine. >> Full joy of Jesus in your life and mine. Amen. Amen. Amen. >> But we have a misconception of Jesus. We >> But we have a misconception of Jesus. We >> But we have a misconception of Jesus. We don't often see a joyful Jesus. If I don't often see a joyful Jesus. If I don't often see a joyful Jesus. If I asked you to to get out a piece of paper asked you to to get out a piece of paper asked you to to get out a piece of paper and a pen or put on your phone on your and a pen or put on your phone on your and a pen or put on your phone on your notes, if I if you didn't know I was notes, if I if you didn't know I was notes, if I if you didn't know I was talking about joy tonight said list the talking about joy tonight said list the talking about joy tonight said list the attributes of Jesus. I don't think joy attributes of Jesus. I don't think joy attributes of Jesus. I don't think joy would probably be in the top five. I would probably be in the top five. I would probably be in the top five. I don't think a lot of us think of Jesus don't think a lot of us think of Jesus don't think a lot of us think of Jesus as being joyful. as being joyful. as being joyful. I remember when uh Tim was talking about I remember when uh Tim was talking about I remember when uh Tim was talking about we grew up in in Long Island and uh we we grew up in in Long Island and uh we we grew up in in Long Island and uh we went to Beth Page Assemblies of God. And went to Beth Page Assemblies of God. And went to Beth Page Assemblies of God. And I remember as a little child in Beth I remember as a little child in Beth I remember as a little child in Beth Page Assemblies of God, they they they Page Assemblies of God, they they they Page Assemblies of God, they they they taught me this song. It was like uh I taught me this song. It was like uh I taught me this song. It was like uh I can't sing it, but I'll I'll tell you can't sing it, but I'll I'll tell you can't sing it, but I'll I'll tell you the words. I'm too young to march in the the words. I'm too young to march in the the words. I'm too young to march in the infantry, ride in the gallery, shoot the infantry, ride in the gallery, shoot the infantry, ride in the gallery, shoot the artillery. I'm too young to fly over artillery. I'm too young to fly over artillery. I'm too young to fly over enemies, but I'm in the Lord's army. enemies, but I'm in the Lord's army. enemies, but I'm in the Lord's army. Some of you know that song. Amazed. Some of you know that song. Amazed. Some of you know that song. Amazed. You're so old.

And and as I look back on that, oh my And and as I look back on that, oh my goodness, what are we teaching our goodness, what are we teaching our goodness, what are we teaching our children? children? children? Like that's scary. Like is that what a Like that's scary. Like is that what a Like that's scary. Like is that what a Christian is? Flying over enemy, Christian is? Flying over enemy, Christian is? Flying over enemy, shooting artillery, shooting artillery, shooting artillery, you know, bombing the enemy. you know, bombing the enemy. you know, bombing the enemy. Um it's a picture of Jesus militant. And Um it's a picture of Jesus militant. And Um it's a picture of Jesus militant. And he certainly was, man. He came to he certainly was, man. He came to he certainly was, man. He came to destroy the powers of darkness. destroy the powers of darkness. destroy the powers of darkness. He said his his heel would crush the He said his his heel would crush the He said his his heel would crush the head of Satan. head of Satan. head of Satan. That's a powerful man. That's a powerful man. That's a powerful man. And and the burden that he took on And and the burden that he took on And and the burden that he took on himself for our sake, himself for our sake, himself for our sake, he was wounded for our transgression. He he was wounded for our transgression. He he was wounded for our transgression. He was bruised for our iniquity. And he was bruised for our iniquity. And he was bruised for our iniquity. And he bore our sorrows. He was a man of bore our sorrows. He was a man of bore our sorrows. He was a man of sorrows. sorrows. sorrows. But if we're not careful, that's all we But if we're not careful, that's all we But if we're not careful, that's all we picture of Jesus. You see, there's a picture of Jesus. You see, there's a picture of Jesus. You see, there's a time to picture Jesus as the mighty time to picture Jesus as the mighty time to picture Jesus as the mighty warrior. There's a time to picture Jesus warrior. There's a time to picture Jesus warrior. There's a time to picture Jesus of the man of sorrows. There's a time to of the man of sorrows. There's a time to of the man of sorrows. There's a time to picture him, as my father did preaching picture him, as my father did preaching picture him, as my father did preaching from this pulpit many years ago, from this pulpit many years ago, from this pulpit many years ago, probably one of his most well-known probably one of his most well-known probably one of his most well-known sermons, a call to anguish. And there is sermons, a call to anguish. And there is sermons, a call to anguish. And there is certainly a call to anguish that the certainly a call to anguish that the certainly a call to anguish that the church needs to understand. A cry in our church needs to understand. A cry in our church needs to understand. A cry in our heart, a desperation when we're in our heart, a desperation when we're in our heart, a desperation when we're in our secret closet, when we fall down on our secret closet, when we fall down on our secret closet, when we fall down on our face and say, "How long, oh Lord, how face and say, "How long, oh Lord, how face and say, "How long, oh Lord, how long will you allow these things in our long will you allow these things in our long will you allow these things in our nation and our world? the wars and the nation and our world? the wars and the nation and our world? the wars and the earthquakes and the famines and the earthquakes and the famines and the earthquakes and the famines and the pestilence and the orphans and the pestilence and the orphans and the pestilence and the orphans and the widows and the rape and the racism. How widows and the rape and the racism. How widows and the rape and the racism. How long will the And there's a call to long will the And there's a call to long will the And there's a call to anguish that every saint should have.

anguish that every saint should have. anguish that every saint should have. But we're not meant to live in that But we're not meant to live in that But we're not meant to live in that anguish. We're not we're not meant to anguish. We're not we're not meant to anguish. We're not we're not meant to just be a people of anguish. We're meant just be a people of anguish. We're meant just be a people of anguish. We're meant to be a people of joy. to be a people of joy. to be a people of joy. And uh there And uh there And uh there you know what it's like to be around you know what it's like to be around you know what it's like to be around somebody that is always downcast, somebody that is always downcast, somebody that is always downcast, always discouraged, always seeing the always discouraged, always seeing the always discouraged, always seeing the dark side of things around us. And dark side of things around us. And dark side of things around us. And sometimes we think Jesus was like that. sometimes we think Jesus was like that. sometimes we think Jesus was like that. And yes, he was a man of sorrows, but he And yes, he was a man of sorrows, but he And yes, he was a man of sorrows, but he also was also was also was the most joyous man you would ever met the most joyous man you would ever met the most joyous man you would ever met if you met him face to face. He he had if you met him face to face. He he had if you met him face to face. He he had his moments where he, as it says, Jesus his moments where he, as it says, Jesus his moments where he, as it says, Jesus wept. He had his moments where he turned wept. He had his moments where he turned wept. He had his moments where he turned tables upside down because of his anger. tables upside down because of his anger. tables upside down because of his anger. When I when I uh my wife and I have been When I when I uh my wife and I have been When I when I uh my wife and I have been married for 48 years now and uh we just married for 48 years now and uh we just married for 48 years now and uh we just had Thank you. If you're if you're if you survive 48 If you're if you're if you survive 48 years of married, you do deserve some years of married, you do deserve some years of married, you do deserve some applause. So, thank you. applause. So, thank you. applause. So, thank you. And uh we just added number 13 and 14 of And uh we just added number 13 and 14 of And uh we just added number 13 and 14 of our grandchildren. What a delight to our grandchildren. What a delight to our grandchildren. What a delight to have that.

have that. have that. Um there's a there's a rookie Um there's a there's a rookie Um there's a there's a rookie grandparent in the house today. Tim and grandparent in the house today. Tim and grandparent in the house today. Tim and Cindy Delina are about to become Cindy Delina are about to become Cindy Delina are about to become grandparents as well. And uh grandparents as well. And uh grandparents as well. And uh and I remember those novice days of and I remember those novice days of and I remember those novice days of grandparenting. It was fun. But uh so grandparenting. It was fun. But uh so grandparenting. It was fun. But uh so whenever I in 48 years of marriage as I whenever I in 48 years of marriage as I whenever I in 48 years of marriage as I have sometimes made a mistake in the way have sometimes made a mistake in the way have sometimes made a mistake in the way I treated my wife happens maybe once a I treated my wife happens maybe once a I treated my wife happens maybe once a decade or so I I I I tend to make a decade or so I I I I tend to make a decade or so I I I I tend to make a mistake. But my wife has this incredible mistake. But my wife has this incredible mistake. But my wife has this incredible ability. I don't know if some of you in ability. I don't know if some of you in ability. I don't know if some of you in this house have it. She can raise one this house have it. She can raise one this house have it. She can raise one eyebrow way up high while the other one eyebrow way up high while the other one eyebrow way up high while the other one crunches down and I know I'm in trouble crunches down and I know I'm in trouble crunches down and I know I'm in trouble when that eyebrow comes up. I mean, I when that eyebrow comes up. I mean, I when that eyebrow comes up. I mean, I can I can threaten my kids with a prison can I can threaten my kids with a prison can I can threaten my kids with a prison sentence and they won't move. She raises sentence and they won't move. She raises sentence and they won't move. She raises an eyebrow and they run to their room in an eyebrow and they run to their room in an eyebrow and they run to their room in fear, you know? So So she has this fear, you know? So So she has this fear, you know? So So she has this incredible sense and I but that's so incredible sense and I but that's so incredible sense and I but that's so rare of her to do that. But sometimes we rare of her to do that. But sometimes we rare of her to do that. But sometimes we picture Jesus just like that. Always picture Jesus just like that. Always picture Jesus just like that. Always raising the eyebrow, always looking at raising the eyebrow, always looking at raising the eyebrow, always looking at us like you're not doing good enough.

us like you're not doing good enough. us like you're not doing good enough. Now, I'm not saying my wife was like Now, I'm not saying my wife was like Now, I'm not saying my wife was like that towards me. Not at all. She's so that towards me. Not at all. She's so that towards me. Not at all. She's so sweet. But but we get this picture sweet. But but we get this picture sweet. But but we get this picture sometime. I said that because she's sometime. I said that because she's sometime. I said that because she's listening online. But we picture Jesus as being But we picture Jesus as being contankerous and sour noted and contankerous and sour noted and contankerous and sour noted and illtempered and grumpy and sometimes illtempered and grumpy and sometimes illtempered and grumpy and sometimes mean and and looking out to see if we've mean and and looking out to see if we've mean and and looking out to see if we've done something wrong. It's just this done something wrong. It's just this done something wrong. It's just this picture of Jesus that I don't think he picture of Jesus that I don't think he picture of Jesus that I don't think he wants us to know him in that way. wants us to know him in that way. wants us to know him in that way. He's he's saying here in his last He's he's saying here in his last He's he's saying here in his last priestly prayer and preaching, he wants priestly prayer and preaching, he wants priestly prayer and preaching, he wants his church to have joy. his church to have joy. his church to have joy. He's praying for us to have this He's praying for us to have this He's praying for us to have this incredible joy. So my assignment tonight incredible joy. So my assignment tonight incredible joy. So my assignment tonight is to introduce you, if you don't know is to introduce you, if you don't know is to introduce you, if you don't know this Jesus, the Jesus of joy, the Jesus this Jesus, the Jesus of joy, the Jesus this Jesus, the Jesus of joy, the Jesus of glad heart. The Jesus of even good of glad heart. The Jesus of even good of glad heart. The Jesus of even good humor, if you will, the Jesus of humor, if you will, the Jesus of humor, if you will, the Jesus of laughter and delight and happiness, the laughter and delight and happiness, the laughter and delight and happiness, the Jesus you want to spend time with Jesus you want to spend time with Jesus you want to spend time with because it's so good to be in his because it's so good to be in his because it's so good to be in his company. There's six things real briefly company. There's six things real briefly company. There's six things real briefly I want to just touch on as I share this I want to just touch on as I share this I want to just touch on as I share this first part of my message. The first part of my message. The first part of my message. The introduction to a joyful Jesus. As we introduction to a joyful Jesus. As we introduction to a joyful Jesus. As we talk about this, when Jesus said, "My talk about this, when Jesus said, "My talk about this, when Jesus said, "My joy I give to you," do you notice the joy I give to you," do you notice the joy I give to you," do you notice the disciples didn't say, "Uh, well, uh, disciples didn't say, "Uh, well, uh, disciples didn't say, "Uh, well, uh, Jesus, you mind holding on that just a Jesus, you mind holding on that just a Jesus, you mind holding on that just a minute because your joy, I'm not sure we minute because your joy, I'm not sure we minute because your joy, I'm not sure we like that. You're kind of grumpy. You're like that. You're kind of grumpy. You're like that. You're kind of grumpy. You're kind of mean-spirited. You're you're the

kind of mean-spirited. You're you're the kind of mean-spirited. You're you're the angry Jesus. You're the man of sorrows, angry Jesus. You're the man of sorrows, angry Jesus. You're the man of sorrows, Jesus. We can we have Peter's joy Jesus. We can we have Peter's joy Jesus. We can we have Peter's joy instead of yours? he's a little more instead of yours? he's a little more instead of yours? he's a little more fun. They didn't do that, did they? They fun. They didn't do that, did they? They fun. They didn't do that, did they? They they wanted this joy. And so they wanted they wanted this joy. And so they wanted they wanted this joy. And so they wanted it because they knew these things about it because they knew these things about it because they knew these things about Jesus. Number one is that Jesus created Jesus. Number one is that Jesus created Jesus. Number one is that Jesus created all things. all things. all things. The Bible makes that clear in John The Bible makes that clear in John The Bible makes that clear in John chapter 1. In the beginning was the word chapter 1. In the beginning was the word chapter 1. In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word and the word was with God and the word and the word was with God and the word was God and he created all things. Now was God and he created all things. Now was God and he created all things. Now when we think of that, we think of stars when we think of that, we think of stars when we think of that, we think of stars so beautifully that he created and so beautifully that he created and so beautifully that he created and oceans and rivers and mountains and oceans and rivers and mountains and oceans and rivers and mountains and flowers and places like Central Park and flowers and places like Central Park and flowers and places like Central Park and the walk I went through today on the on the walk I went through today on the on the walk I went through today on the on the west side and just saw the river and the west side and just saw the river and the west side and just saw the river and the beauty in these places. He created the beauty in these places. He created the beauty in these places. He created all things. He created men and women in all things. He created men and women in all things. He created men and women in his own image. But we need to understand his own image. But we need to understand his own image. But we need to understand that's not all that he created. He that's not all that he created. He that's not all that he created. He created joy. He created smiles. He created joy. He created smiles. He created joy. He created smiles. He created humor. He created laughter. He created humor. He created laughter. He created humor. He created laughter. He created a sense of community that is created a sense of community that is created a sense of community that is delighted to be with one another. I delighted to be with one another. I delighted to be with one another. I can't picture Jesus being in his early can't picture Jesus being in his early can't picture Jesus being in his early 30s with some men around him, 12 men 30s with some men around him, 12 men 30s with some men around him, 12 men around him. Some of them were in their around him. Some of them were in their around him. Some of them were in their early 20s. Some scholars say that a good early 20s. Some scholars say that a good early 20s. Some scholars say that a good number of them were still teenagers.

number of them were still teenagers. number of them were still teenagers. Have you ever been around a group of 12 Have you ever been around a group of 12 Have you ever been around a group of 12 teenagers before? Do you think they teenagers before? Do you think they teenagers before? Do you think they walked around like we're followers of walked around like we're followers of walked around like we're followers of Jesus? We're we we we have a commission. Jesus? We're we we we have a commission. Jesus? We're we we we have a commission. We're in the Lord's army. We're in the Lord's army. We're in the Lord's army. Or or do you Or or do you Or or do you I I don't know. I I I just This is I I don't know. I I I just This is I I don't know. I I I just This is guess. It's not in the Bible, but I guess. It's not in the Bible, but I guess. It's not in the Bible, but I think Jesus may have got shot with a think Jesus may have got shot with a think Jesus may have got shot with a spit wad at least once in his life. spit wad at least once in his life. spit wad at least once in his life. I I I I think somebody may have short I I I I think somebody may have short I I I I think somebody may have short cheated his bed at one time or another. cheated his bed at one time or another. cheated his bed at one time or another. And I don't think Jesus yelled at them. And I don't think Jesus yelled at them. And I don't think Jesus yelled at them. And but I I think he played with them. I And but I I think he played with them. I And but I I think he played with them. I think he ran with them. I think he had think he ran with them. I think he had think he ran with them. I think he had races with them. I know he swam with races with them. I know he swam with races with them. I know he swam with them and he cooked fish for them. They them and he cooked fish for them. They them and he cooked fish for them. They they had a good time together and and they had a good time together and and they had a good time together and and and if I if you if you're under a and if I if you if you're under a and if I if you if you're under a bondage, I want to release you tonight. bondage, I want to release you tonight. bondage, I want to release you tonight. Being a Christian doesn't mean you're Being a Christian doesn't mean you're Being a Christian doesn't mean you're not supposed to have fun. not supposed to have fun. not supposed to have fun. Oh, you don't you don't act like you Oh, you don't you don't act like you Oh, you don't you don't act like you believe me. Jesus created fun. He created joy. He Jesus created fun. He created joy. He created delight.

created delight. created delight. And not only did he create it, but he And not only did he create it, but he And not only did he create it, but he was the greatest practitioner of it. was the greatest practitioner of it. was the greatest practitioner of it. There's never been in the history of all There's never been in the history of all There's never been in the history of all creation, of all humanity, of all creation, of all humanity, of all creation, of all humanity, of all mankind, heaven and earth, angels, no mankind, heaven and earth, angels, no mankind, heaven and earth, angels, no being in all of history, has had greater being in all of history, has had greater being in all of history, has had greater joy than the joy of Jesus. He is the joy than the joy of Jesus. He is the joy than the joy of Jesus. He is the most joyful man ever to face the the the most joyful man ever to face the the the most joyful man ever to face the the the human race to ever walk on the face of human race to ever walk on the face of human race to ever walk on the face of the earth. He had the the a joy unlike the earth. He had the the a joy unlike the earth. He had the the a joy unlike any other joy that the others have. any other joy that the others have. any other joy that the others have. Matter of fact, the the Bible tells us Matter of fact, the the Bible tells us Matter of fact, the the Bible tells us that in Hebrews chapter 1 verses 8 and that in Hebrews chapter 1 verses 8 and that in Hebrews chapter 1 verses 8 and nine, I'll just read the end of of verse nine, I'll just read the end of of verse nine, I'll just read the end of of verse 9. It says, "God ordained, excuse me, 9. It says, "God ordained, excuse me, 9. It says, "God ordained, excuse me, God anointed Jesus with joy and gladness God anointed Jesus with joy and gladness God anointed Jesus with joy and gladness above his companions." So if you think above his companions." So if you think above his companions." So if you think Peter might have been a hoot to be Peter might have been a hoot to be Peter might have been a hoot to be around, Jesus had greater joy. If you around, Jesus had greater joy. If you around, Jesus had greater joy. If you think the disciples had fun as teenagers think the disciples had fun as teenagers think the disciples had fun as teenagers wrestling, Jesus had even greater joy. wrestling, Jesus had even greater joy. wrestling, Jesus had even greater joy. If Jesus, even as the man of sorrow, If Jesus, even as the man of sorrow, If Jesus, even as the man of sorrow, knowing that he was going to bear the knowing that he was going to bear the knowing that he was going to bear the weight, he had did it. But Philippians weight, he had did it. But Philippians weight, he had did it. But Philippians says, "For the joy set before him, says, "For the joy set before him, says, "For the joy set before him, knowing that there's more joy in heaven knowing that there's more joy in heaven knowing that there's more joy in heaven when one angel, excuse me, more joy in when one angel, excuse me, more joy in when one angel, excuse me, more joy in heaven when one sinner comes back to the heaven when one sinner comes back to the heaven when one sinner comes back to the Lord, there's more joy in heaven." But I Lord, there's more joy in heaven." But I Lord, there's more joy in heaven." But I want to tell you something tonight. I want to tell you something tonight. I want to tell you something tonight. I think, and I could be wrong think, and I could be wrong think, and I could be wrong theologically here. You can correct me theologically here. You can correct me theologically here. You can correct me if you want, but I think you could put a if you want, but I think you could put a if you want, but I think you could put a period after there's more joy in heaven.

period after there's more joy in heaven. period after there's more joy in heaven. Period. Yeah, there's joy in heaven, Period. Yeah, there's joy in heaven, Period. Yeah, there's joy in heaven, right? When when sinners come home, but right? When when sinners come home, but right? When when sinners come home, but it doesn't wait for sinners to come home it doesn't wait for sinners to come home it doesn't wait for sinners to come home for there to be joy in heaven. And Jesus for there to be joy in heaven. And Jesus for there to be joy in heaven. And Jesus not only is the facilitator of joy in not only is the facilitator of joy in not only is the facilitator of joy in heaven, but his will on he in heaven, he heaven, but his will on he in heaven, he heaven, but his will on he in heaven, he wants it to be done on earth. the the wants it to be done on earth. the the wants it to be done on earth. the the joy that's in heaven, he wants it to be joy that's in heaven, he wants it to be joy that's in heaven, he wants it to be done on earth. That was number one, two, done on earth. That was number one, two, done on earth. That was number one, two, and three. Number four, and three. Number four, and three. Number four, there's more joy in heaven. Number five, there's more joy in heaven. Number five, there's more joy in heaven. Number five, uh there has Jesus has been and is uh there has Jesus has been and is uh there has Jesus has been and is eternally joyful. It's not something he eternally joyful. It's not something he eternally joyful. It's not something he learned later on in life. It's not learned later on in life. It's not learned later on in life. It's not something when he got old and he got something when he got old and he got something when he got old and he got settled in. He says, you know, I've I've settled in. He says, you know, I've I've settled in. He says, you know, I've I've really worked hard. Let me try to be really worked hard. Let me try to be really worked hard. Let me try to be joyful now. No, he is he is eternally joyful now. No, he is he is eternally joyful now. No, he is he is eternally joyful. He is his his joy is in the joyful. He is his his joy is in the joyful. He is his his joy is in the communion of the trinity. The father, communion of the trinity. The father, communion of the trinity. The father, the son and the holy spirit have been the son and the holy spirit have been the son and the holy spirit have been in with infinitely joyful together. They in with infinitely joyful together. They in with infinitely joyful together. They the love that they have for one another, the love that they have for one another, the love that they have for one another, the kindness, the other centeredness, the kindness, the other centeredness, the kindness, the other centeredness, the preference towards one another. It's the preference towards one another. It's the preference towards one another. It's it's the perfect picture of joy. And it's the perfect picture of joy. And it's the perfect picture of joy. And that's what he wants for us in the that's what he wants for us in the that's what he wants for us in the church. That he says in John 17 that the church. That he says in John 17 that the church. That he says in John 17 that the way we my father and I are one in this way we my father and I are one in this way we my father and I are one in this kind of mutual joy over each other. I kind of mutual joy over each other. I kind of mutual joy over each other. I want that where to be in the church.

want that where to be in the church. want that where to be in the church. Woo. That's some pretty tough stuff. Woo. That's some pretty tough stuff. Woo. That's some pretty tough stuff. When we're cranky, when we're When we're cranky, when we're When we're cranky, when we're meanspirited, when we're unkind to one meanspirited, when we're unkind to one meanspirited, when we're unkind to one another, when somebody takes your seat another, when somebody takes your seat another, when somebody takes your seat that you sit in every Sunday, that you sit in every Sunday, that you sit in every Sunday, when the usher makes you go the down the when the usher makes you go the down the when the usher makes you go the down the aisle the other way than you wanted to aisle the other way than you wanted to aisle the other way than you wanted to go, the the love that we have, the joy go, the the love that we have, the joy go, the the love that we have, the joy that we have for one another. And that we have for one another. And that we have for one another. And lastly, number six, Jesus in all his lastly, number six, Jesus in all his lastly, number six, Jesus in all his attributes. attributes. attributes. The the attributes of God is a powerful The the attributes of God is a powerful The the attributes of God is a powerful things to study. Awtoer has written an things to study. Awtoer has written an things to study. Awtoer has written an amazing book on this called the amazing book on this called the amazing book on this called the attributes of God. And and in there he attributes of God. And and in there he attributes of God. And and in there he talks about these different words. talks about these different words. talks about these different words. They're they're kind of big words, but They're they're kind of big words, but They're they're kind of big words, but let me just throw a few of them out. let me just throw a few of them out. let me just throw a few of them out. Omni present. Omni means all. That God Omni present. Omni means all. That God Omni present. Omni means all. That God is present everywhere at all times. is present everywhere at all times. is present everywhere at all times. Omnipotent is means God is all powerful. Omnipotent is means God is all powerful. Omnipotent is means God is all powerful. He's powerful at all times. Omniscience He's powerful at all times. Omniscience He's powerful at all times. Omniscience means omni knowing. He's all knowing at means omni knowing. He's all knowing at means omni knowing. He's all knowing at all times. These are some attributes of all times. These are some attributes of all times. These are some attributes of God that theologians call incommunicable God that theologians call incommunicable God that theologians call incommunicable uh opport incommunicable um attributes uh opport incommunicable um attributes uh opport incommunicable um attributes of God. In other words, they they can't of God. In other words, they they can't of God. In other words, they they can't be communicated to us. You can hear be communicated to us. You can hear be communicated to us. You can hear about them, but you can't be. Nobody in about them, but you can't be. Nobody in about them, but you can't be. Nobody in this room is omnipresent this room is omnipresent this room is omnipresent or omnipotent or omnisient, knowing all or omnipotent or omnisient, knowing all or omnipotent or omnisient, knowing all things. Some of you think you are, things. Some of you think you are, things. Some of you think you are, but you're not. And and only God is uh but you're not. And and only God is uh but you're not. And and only God is uh these incommunicable type of attributes these incommunicable type of attributes these incommunicable type of attributes of God. But there are some that are of God. But there are some that are of God. But there are some that are communicable that we can know these communicable that we can know these communicable that we can know these things of God. And one of the attributes things of God. And one of the attributes things of God. And one of the attributes of God is that's probably at least of God is that's probably at least of God is that's probably at least mentioned by scholars and theologians is

mentioned by scholars and theologians is mentioned by scholars and theologians is the joyful God. That God is joyful. We the joyful God. That God is joyful. We the joyful God. That God is joyful. We talk about him being all loving and all talk about him being all loving and all talk about him being all loving and all all merciful and all just. But very all merciful and all just. But very all merciful and all just. But very rarely is it mentioned toer doesn't rarely is it mentioned toer doesn't rarely is it mentioned toer doesn't mention in his books that God is a mention in his books that God is a mention in his books that God is a joyful God and he has been and this and joyful God and he has been and this and joyful God and he has been and this and some of these attributes of God like God some of these attributes of God like God some of these attributes of God like God is love but we can have love. We'll is love but we can have love. We'll is love but we can have love. We'll never be all powerful, but we can have never be all powerful, but we can have never be all powerful, but we can have love. And God is joy. He is all joy. love. And God is joy. He is all joy. love. And God is joy. He is all joy. He's infinitely joyful, but we can have He's infinitely joyful, but we can have He's infinitely joyful, but we can have a portion of that joy as well. Isn't a portion of that joy as well. Isn't a portion of that joy as well. Isn't that powerful? That this unchangeable that powerful? That this unchangeable that powerful? That this unchangeable joy in God. joy in God. joy in God. This attribute of God being that it's This attribute of God being that it's This attribute of God being that it's his very essence. It's not something he his very essence. It's not something he his very essence. It's not something he does. It's not something he wakes up and does. It's not something he wakes up and does. It's not something he wakes up and saying, "Had a rough night last night. I saying, "Had a rough night last night. I saying, "Had a rough night last night. I I need to kind of shake off the heavy I need to kind of shake off the heavy I need to kind of shake off the heavy bands and lift up the holy hands. No, bands and lift up the holy hands. No, bands and lift up the holy hands. No, this joy is the essence. It's not this joy is the essence. It's not this joy is the essence. It's not something he does or tries to do or something he does or tries to do or something he does or tries to do or thinks about or occasionally or if he's thinks about or occasionally or if he's thinks about or occasionally or if he's in the right mood. It's his essence. He in the right mood. It's his essence. He in the right mood. It's his essence. He is not just trying to be joyful. He is is not just trying to be joyful. He is is not just trying to be joyful. He is joy.

joy. joy. >> And so when you're around Jesus, it's >> And so when you're around Jesus, it's >> And so when you're around Jesus, it's going to rub off. going to rub off. going to rub off. >> When you're around his body, the church, >> When you're around his body, the church, >> When you're around his body, the church, it's going to rub off joy. when we sing it's going to rub off joy. when we sing it's going to rub off joy. when we sing songs, when we preach sermons, when we songs, when we preach sermons, when we songs, when we preach sermons, when we love one another as we greet each other, love one another as we greet each other, love one another as we greet each other, when we walk out the streets together when we walk out the streets together when we walk out the streets together and and pray for one another, when you and and pray for one another, when you and and pray for one another, when you come up when you're you're sick and come up when you're you're sick and come up when you're you're sick and somebody loves you enough to care about somebody loves you enough to care about somebody loves you enough to care about you and pray for you, that's the joy, you and pray for you, that's the joy, you and pray for you, that's the joy, the essence of who Jesus is. Jesus is not just joyful, but he has a Jesus is not just joyful, but he has a zealous passion to place his joy in you. zealous passion to place his joy in you. zealous passion to place his joy in you. And when he wants to do something, it's And when he wants to do something, it's And when he wants to do something, it's going to get done. going to get done. going to get done. >> So Jesus is saying, "My joy I give to >> So Jesus is saying, "My joy I give to >> So Jesus is saying, "My joy I give to you. It's a promise. It's available." you. It's a promise. It's available." you. It's a promise. It's available." He's put it in you. It's yours for the He's put it in you. It's yours for the He's put it in you. It's yours for the taking. You can bask in it. You can taking. You can bask in it. You can taking. You can bask in it. You can receive it. You can walk in it. You can receive it. You can walk in it. You can receive it. You can walk in it. You can re let it have your life totally for all re let it have your life totally for all re let it have your life totally for all that he wants it to be. That my joy may that he wants it to be. That my joy may that he wants it to be. That my joy may be in you. Our joy. And it's his joy in be in you. Our joy. And it's his joy in be in you. Our joy. And it's his joy in us. Why? Because my joy I don't know us. Why? Because my joy I don't know us. Why? Because my joy I don't know about yours. My joy is insufficient.

about yours. My joy is insufficient. about yours. My joy is insufficient. >> My my joy comes and goes. My joy is is >> My my joy comes and goes. My joy is is >> My my joy comes and goes. My joy is is related to circumstances. related to circumstances. related to circumstances. A good meal, I'm joyful. Uh a bad meal, A good meal, I'm joyful. Uh a bad meal, A good meal, I'm joyful. Uh a bad meal, I'm cranky. Um a good night's sleep, I'm I'm cranky. Um a good night's sleep, I'm I'm cranky. Um a good night's sleep, I'm joyful. A bad night's sleep, I'm cranky. joyful. A bad night's sleep, I'm cranky. joyful. A bad night's sleep, I'm cranky. It it's it's it's it's It it's it's it's it's It it's it's it's it's my own attitudes. It's mixed. But this my own attitudes. It's mixed. But this my own attitudes. It's mixed. But this is not what we're talking about tonight. is not what we're talking about tonight. is not what we're talking about tonight. This is supernatural joy. This is supernatural joy. This is supernatural joy. >> But but it's not a distant joy. Even >> But but it's not a distant joy. Even >> But but it's not a distant joy. Even though it's supernatural, it can be though it's supernatural, it can be though it's supernatural, it can be yours tonight. You can take hold of this yours tonight. You can take hold of this yours tonight. You can take hold of this joy and have it in you to sustain you joy and have it in you to sustain you joy and have it in you to sustain you through any trial or tribulation or through any trial or tribulation or through any trial or tribulation or difficulty because it's not your joy. difficulty because it's not your joy. difficulty because it's not your joy. It's his joy resident inside of you. It's his joy resident inside of you. It's his joy resident inside of you. It's his joy imputed, put inside of you. It's his joy imputed, put inside of you. It's his joy imputed, put inside of you. Joy then becomes a source of life for Joy then becomes a source of life for Joy then becomes a source of life for all our Christian activities. all our Christian activities. all our Christian activities. Um, has anybody prayed here without joy Um, has anybody prayed here without joy Um, has anybody prayed here without joy before? Like you kind of have to pray.

before? Like you kind of have to pray. before? Like you kind of have to pray. Anybody say like, I got to read three Anybody say like, I got to read three Anybody say like, I got to read three chapters of my Bible every day and and chapters of my Bible every day and and chapters of my Bible every day and and you're just trying to do it, but it just you're just trying to do it, but it just you're just trying to do it, but it just doesn't bring joy. The what joy does is doesn't bring joy. The what joy does is doesn't bring joy. The what joy does is it takes all these different disciplines it takes all these different disciplines it takes all these different disciplines of our Christian life, every single one of our Christian life, every single one of our Christian life, every single one of them, and it puts joy into them. of them, and it puts joy into them. of them, and it puts joy into them. The joy I'm talking about isn't just I'm The joy I'm talking about isn't just I'm The joy I'm talking about isn't just I'm kind of happy to be alive or I'm happy kind of happy to be alive or I'm happy kind of happy to be alive or I'm happy it's summertime in New York. The joy I'm it's summertime in New York. The joy I'm it's summertime in New York. The joy I'm talking about is I have a joy when I talking about is I have a joy when I talking about is I have a joy when I pray. pray. pray. >> I have a joy when I fast most of the >> I have a joy when I fast most of the >> I have a joy when I fast most of the time. I have a joy when I when I try to time. I have a joy when I when I try to time. I have a joy when I when I try to fast. I I have a joy when I obey God fast. I I have a joy when I obey God fast. I I have a joy when I obey God even when I don't want to obey the even when I don't want to obey the even when I don't want to obey the things he's telling me to do. I have a I things he's telling me to do. I have a I things he's telling me to do. I have a I have a joy that's resident in my heart have a joy that's resident in my heart have a joy that's resident in my heart when when when when I have to suffer when when when when I have to suffer when when when when I have to suffer when he calls me to suffer. when I face when he calls me to suffer. when I face when he calls me to suffer. when I face hardships and difficulties and trials hardships and difficulties and trials hardships and difficulties and trials and tribulations knowing that it to and tribulations knowing that it to and tribulations knowing that it to count it all joy because it's working in count it all joy because it's working in count it all joy because it's working in our lives. Isn't that powerful that joy our lives. Isn't that powerful that joy our lives. Isn't that powerful that joy is not just something you feel but it's is not just something you feel but it's is not just something you feel but it's something that works for the good of something that works for the good of something that works for the good of your heart and helps you grow in your your heart and helps you grow in your your heart and helps you grow in your faith and in your joy. That's the joy faith and in your joy. That's the joy faith and in your joy. That's the joy that Jesus has for us. And as incredible that Jesus has for us. And as incredible that Jesus has for us. And as incredible as this seems, yet there's still more.

as this seems, yet there's still more. as this seems, yet there's still more. You ready for a little bit more joy? All You ready for a little bit more joy? All You ready for a little bit more joy? All right, let's go on a little bit more. right, let's go on a little bit more. right, let's go on a little bit more. First Peter 1:8 says at the end of that First Peter 1:8 says at the end of that First Peter 1:8 says at the end of that passage of scripture, it says you can passage of scripture, it says you can passage of scripture, it says you can have joy. Anybody know what it says have joy. Anybody know what it says have joy. Anybody know what it says there? Unspeakable. there? Unspeakable. there? Unspeakable. It's indescribable. As another It's indescribable. As another It's indescribable. As another translation says, joy indescribable and translation says, joy indescribable and translation says, joy indescribable and full of glory. How powerful that this full of glory. How powerful that this full of glory. How powerful that this the joy that God wants to give to us is the joy that God wants to give to us is the joy that God wants to give to us is so full. It's full of glory. The Hebrew so full. It's full of glory. The Hebrew so full. It's full of glory. The Hebrew and Greek word for glory means thickness and Greek word for glory means thickness and Greek word for glory means thickness or fullness or weightiness. The that or fullness or weightiness. The that or fullness or weightiness. The that that there it's like a thick cloud of that there it's like a thick cloud of that there it's like a thick cloud of joy in our life. It's not thin. It's not joy in our life. It's not thin. It's not joy in our life. It's not thin. It's not just barely there. It's full of like just barely there. It's full of like just barely there. It's full of like light shining glory. Isn't that good light shining glory. Isn't that good light shining glory. Isn't that good news, church? news, church? news, church? >> Don't you want that kind of joy? >> Don't you want that kind of joy? >> Don't you want that kind of joy? >> That that frees you from depression and >> That that frees you from depression and >> That that frees you from depression and discouragement and fear and anxiety and discouragement and fear and anxiety and discouragement and fear and anxiety and stress. You don't have to walk around stress. You don't have to walk around stress. You don't have to walk around miserable and mourning and groaning and miserable and mourning and groaning and miserable and mourning and groaning and moaning and complaining. You can walk moaning and complaining. You can walk moaning and complaining. You can walk around saying, "I'm alive. I have the around saying, "I'm alive. I have the around saying, "I'm alive. I have the joy of Jesus. I have fire in my bones. I joy of Jesus. I have fire in my bones. I joy of Jesus. I have fire in my bones. I delight to be alive. I love being around delight to be alive. I love being around delight to be alive. I love being around Jesus. I love coming to church. I love Jesus. I love coming to church. I love Jesus. I love coming to church. I love singing songs. I don't have to say like, singing songs. I don't have to say like, singing songs. I don't have to say like, I don't like that song. I wish they I don't like that song. I wish they I don't like that song. I wish they would quit singing that." No. Every song would quit singing that." No. Every song would quit singing that." No. Every song is about Jesus. And I love him so much.

is about Jesus. And I love him so much. is about Jesus. And I love him so much. I delight. I joy in the presence of I delight. I joy in the presence of I delight. I joy in the presence of Jesus. Amen. Jesus. Amen. Jesus. Amen. It's unspeakable and full of weightiness It's unspeakable and full of weightiness It's unspeakable and full of weightiness and glory. And Jesus is not exaggerating and glory. And Jesus is not exaggerating and glory. And Jesus is not exaggerating here. If you go back to this passage of here. If you go back to this passage of here. If you go back to this passage of scripture, these things I have spoken to scripture, these things I have spoken to scripture, these things I have spoken to you that my joy may be in you. And look you that my joy may be in you. And look you that my joy may be in you. And look at this part, the last part. And that at this part, the last part. And that at this part, the last part. And that your joy may be what? Full. your joy may be what? Full. your joy may be what? Full. Can you believe that? Can you believe that? Can you believe that? I I think this must be a mistransation I I think this must be a mistransation I I think this must be a mistransation or something. Maybe it maybe he didn't or something. Maybe it maybe he didn't or something. Maybe it maybe he didn't mean full. That means like better mean full. That means like better mean full. That means like better little more joy. No, it's exactly. He's little more joy. No, it's exactly. He's little more joy. No, it's exactly. He's not exaggerating. Jesus is not ex never not exaggerating. Jesus is not ex never not exaggerating. Jesus is not ex never exaggerates. He says that your joy may exaggerates. He says that your joy may exaggerates. He says that your joy may be full. Not part, not circumstantial, be full. Not part, not circumstantial, be full. Not part, not circumstantial, but but constantly in you. No matter but but constantly in you. No matter but but constantly in you. No matter what happens, Joseph in the pit and the what happens, Joseph in the pit and the what happens, Joseph in the pit and the prison can have joy because he knows God prison can have joy because he knows God prison can have joy because he knows God is in control. is in control. is in control. Abraham when he's wandering and doesn't Abraham when he's wandering and doesn't Abraham when he's wandering and doesn't know into the land he's going and his know into the land he's going and his know into the land he's going and his his nephew Lot gets in trouble and he his nephew Lot gets in trouble and he his nephew Lot gets in trouble and he has to fight on his behalf and there's has to fight on his behalf and there's has to fight on his behalf and there's trouble in the land but he has joy trouble in the land but he has joy trouble in the land but he has joy knowing that God is with him and will knowing that God is with him and will knowing that God is with him and will not forsake him. Joy will get you beyond not forsake him. Joy will get you beyond not forsake him. Joy will get you beyond difficult circumstances. I told you difficult circumstances. I told you difficult circumstances. I told you earlier I had 14 grandchildren and all earlier I had 14 grandchildren and all earlier I had 14 grandchildren and all of them are over for the Fourth of July of them are over for the Fourth of July of them are over for the Fourth of July weekend and they invited some friends as weekend and they invited some friends as weekend and they invited some friends as well. saw our house. I was telling the well. saw our house. I was telling the well. saw our house. I was telling the elders, "Our home looked like a vacation elders, "Our home looked like a vacation elders, "Our home looked like a vacation Bible school." Um, you thought they were

Bible school." Um, you thought they were Bible school." Um, you thought they were active on the video screen you saw of active on the video screen you saw of active on the video screen you saw of the the the event for the youth here at the the the event for the youth here at the the the event for the youth here at the church. This that was my house. And the church. This that was my house. And the church. This that was my house. And um, I can tell you what, being a um, I can tell you what, being a um, I can tell you what, being a grandfather of 14 of the most amazing, grandfather of 14 of the most amazing, grandfather of 14 of the most amazing, loving children. I have a grandson who loving children. I have a grandson who loving children. I have a grandson who doesn't even know how to talk yet. He doesn't even know how to talk yet. He doesn't even know how to talk yet. He just knows about five words. He calls me just knows about five words. He calls me just knows about five words. He calls me every single day and just goes, "Pop." I every single day and just goes, "Pop." I every single day and just goes, "Pop." I said, "Yeah, pop." Pop. Yeah, I'm Pop. said, "Yeah, pop." Pop. Yeah, I'm Pop. said, "Yeah, pop." Pop. Yeah, I'm Pop. Pop. Yeah. Hi. Hi, Pop. And then if he Pop. Yeah. Hi. Hi, Pop. And then if he Pop. Yeah. Hi. Hi, Pop. And then if he doesn't call me, my my daughter says, he doesn't call me, my my daughter says, he doesn't call me, my my daughter says, he starts crying and screaming and kicking starts crying and screaming and kicking starts crying and screaming and kicking the floor. I absolutely love that. the floor. I absolutely love that. the floor. I absolutely love that. That brings me great joy. That brings me great joy. That brings me great joy. I I'll never not have joy over my I I'll never not have joy over my I I'll never not have joy over my grandchildren. grandchildren. grandchildren. There are times, however, where they There are times, however, where they There are times, however, where they drive me crazy. drive me crazy. drive me crazy. where the 15-year-old says, "Come play where the 15-year-old says, "Come play where the 15-year-old says, "Come play basketball with me." The 12year-old basketball with me." The 12year-old basketball with me." The 12year-old says, "Let's go outside and kick the says, "Let's go outside and kick the says, "Let's go outside and kick the soccer ball." The 10-year-old girl says, soccer ball." The 10-year-old girl says, soccer ball." The 10-year-old girl says, "Let's paint flowers." The little girl "Let's paint flowers." The little girl "Let's paint flowers." The little girl wants to play, you know, uh, ride wants to play, you know, uh, ride wants to play, you know, uh, ride tricycles. And you're just pulling your tricycles. And you're just pulling your tricycles. And you're just pulling your hair out. I can't do all this. I'm hair out. I can't do all this. I'm hair out. I can't do all this. I'm overwhelmed. And then they get cranky overwhelmed. And then they get cranky overwhelmed. And then they get cranky and they haven't eaten yet. And it's and they haven't eaten yet. And it's and they haven't eaten yet. And it's just And at that moment, it doesn't feel And at that moment, it doesn't feel joyful.

joyful. joyful. But do you think I still have joy having But do you think I still have joy having But do you think I still have joy having 14 grandchildren? 14 grandchildren? 14 grandchildren? >> Absolutely. And that's what our walk >> Absolutely. And that's what our walk >> Absolutely. And that's what our walk with Jesus is like. There are times that with Jesus is like. There are times that with Jesus is like. There are times that feel difficult. There's times we feel feel difficult. There's times we feel feel difficult. There's times we feel like this is trouble that I'm not sure I like this is trouble that I'm not sure I like this is trouble that I'm not sure I can bear. There are time where the can bear. There are time where the can bear. There are time where the circumstances get so difficult we feel circumstances get so difficult we feel circumstances get so difficult we feel like do I have any joy? But the reality like do I have any joy? But the reality like do I have any joy? But the reality is he's put his joy in you. is he's put his joy in you. is he's put his joy in you. >> You may not feel it. You may not be >> You may not feel it. You may not be >> You may not feel it. You may not be experiencing it. But it's there. It's experiencing it. But it's there. It's experiencing it. But it's there. It's deeply rooted. It has that weight of deeply rooted. It has that weight of deeply rooted. It has that weight of glory about it that's inside of you. And glory about it that's inside of you. And glory about it that's inside of you. And it can be brought up to the front it can be brought up to the front it can be brought up to the front forefront. It can be rem you can be forefront. It can be rem you can be forefront. It can be rem you can be reminded that it's there. You can reminded that it's there. You can reminded that it's there. You can remember the goodness of God. You can be remember the goodness of God. You can be remember the goodness of God. You can be in gratitude for all he's already done in gratitude for all he's already done in gratitude for all he's already done for you. And you can then count on the for you. And you can then count on the for you. And you can then count on the joy. You can do what the Bible says, joy. You can do what the Bible says, joy. You can do what the Bible says, count it all joy. Count everything joy. count it all joy. Count everything joy. count it all joy. Count everything joy. Count the good things joy. Count the Count the good things joy. Count the Count the good things joy. Count the difficult things joy. Count the difficult things joy. Count the difficult things joy. Count the temptations and trials and difficulties. temptations and trials and difficulties. temptations and trials and difficulties. Count it all joy. And he wants to give Count it all joy. And he wants to give Count it all joy. And he wants to give you that fullness of joy. We have access you that fullness of joy. We have access you that fullness of joy. We have access to the complete, infinite, to the complete, infinite, to the complete, infinite, inexhaustible, overflowing, inexhaustible, overflowing, inexhaustible, overflowing, overwhelming, unimaginable, incredible overwhelming, unimaginable, incredible overwhelming, unimaginable, incredible joy of Jesus. That's the kind of joy joy of Jesus. That's the kind of joy joy of Jesus. That's the kind of joy that he's giving to you. It's not small that he's giving to you. It's not small that he's giving to you. It's not small by any means. And again, if this is not by any means. And again, if this is not by any means. And again, if this is not enough, one last scripture verse, and enough, one last scripture verse, and enough, one last scripture verse, and then we'll come get ready to bring this then we'll come get ready to bring this then we'll come get ready to bring this to a close. John chapter 16 verse 22.

to a close. John chapter 16 verse 22. to a close. John chapter 16 verse 22. later on as he's talking to his later on as he's talking to his later on as he's talking to his disciples disciples disciples um John John 16:22 um John John 16:22 um John John 16:22 says this look look at this passage of says this look look at this passage of says this look look at this passage of scripture so also you have sorrow now scripture so also you have sorrow now scripture so also you have sorrow now but I will see you again and your hearts but I will see you again and your hearts but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice that means bringing joy will rejoice that means bringing joy will rejoice that means bringing joy back up in your heart and no one will be back up in your heart and no one will be back up in your heart and no one will be able to take your joy from you can you able to take your joy from you can you able to take your joy from you can you say amen to that church say amen to that church say amen to that church >> no one can take that joy from you >> no one can take that joy from you >> no one can take that joy from you the person on the subway way that pushes the person on the subway way that pushes the person on the subway way that pushes you over can't take your joy from you. you over can't take your joy from you. you over can't take your joy from you. The the policeman that gives you a The the policeman that gives you a The the policeman that gives you a ticket even though you didn't speed ticket even though you didn't speed ticket even though you didn't speed can't take your joy from you. The school can't take your joy from you. The school can't take your joy from you. The school teacher who falsely accused you of not teacher who falsely accused you of not teacher who falsely accused you of not turning your homework in in time can't turning your homework in in time can't turning your homework in in time can't take your joy from you. No church take your joy from you. No church take your joy from you. No church member, no neighbor, no nothing can take member, no neighbor, no nothing can take member, no neighbor, no nothing can take the joy that Jesus wants to give to you. the joy that Jesus wants to give to you. the joy that Jesus wants to give to you. And how do I get this joy? Jesus says in And how do I get this joy? Jesus says in And how do I get this joy? Jesus says in this verse 11, "These things I have this verse 11, "These things I have this verse 11, "These things I have spoken to you that you might have my spoken to you that you might have my spoken to you that you might have my joy." What is the what are the these joy." What is the what are the these joy." What is the what are the these things that he's spoken to me? What what things that he's spoken to me? What what things that he's spoken to me? What what is the context here? Well, you have to is the context here? Well, you have to is the context here? Well, you have to back up and I don't have the time to go back up and I don't have the time to go back up and I don't have the time to go into it, but the whole previous passage into it, but the whole previous passage into it, but the whole previous passage of scripture has one word repeated time of scripture has one word repeated time of scripture has one word repeated time and time again. And it's the secret to and time again. And it's the secret to and time again. And it's the secret to living in joy. It's how to access access living in joy. It's how to access access living in joy. It's how to access access the joy that Jesus wants you to have.

the joy that Jesus wants you to have. the joy that Jesus wants you to have. And you know what that word is? Abide. And you know what that word is? Abide. And you know what that word is? Abide. >> Abide in me. Jesus says, 'If you abide >> Abide in me. Jesus says, 'If you abide >> Abide in me. Jesus says, 'If you abide in me and I abide in you, you'll bear in me and I abide in you, you'll bear in me and I abide in you, you'll bear much fruit. Fruit of the spirit, love, much fruit. Fruit of the spirit, love, much fruit. Fruit of the spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, joy, peace, patience, kindness, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, joy is the centerpiece of goodness, joy is the centerpiece of goodness, joy is the centerpiece of this. And he's saying, as you abide in this. And he's saying, as you abide in this. And he's saying, as you abide in me, I'm I'm telling you, here's what I'm me, I'm I'm telling you, here's what I'm me, I'm I'm telling you, here's what I'm telling you. If you'll abide in me, my telling you. If you'll abide in me, my telling you. If you'll abide in me, my joy will be in you and that joy will be joy will be in you and that joy will be joy will be in you and that joy will be full. And so, the secret to living a full. And so, the secret to living a full. And so, the secret to living a life full of joy life full of joy life full of joy is is not trying to put on a good mental is is not trying to put on a good mental is is not trying to put on a good mental attitude. It's not looking in the mirror attitude. It's not looking in the mirror attitude. It's not looking in the mirror and quoting some kind of and quoting some kind of and quoting some kind of verbal positive thinking. No, it it's verbal positive thinking. No, it it's verbal positive thinking. No, it it's abiding in Christ, spending time with abiding in Christ, spending time with abiding in Christ, spending time with him, letting him love on you and you him, letting him love on you and you him, letting him love on you and you loving on him, being being a friend of loving on him, being being a friend of loving on him, being being a friend of God, walking with him, talking with him, God, walking with him, talking with him, God, walking with him, talking with him, praying, studying, looking at the word, praying, studying, looking at the word, praying, studying, looking at the word, digging deep like a a bee and honey, digging deep like a a bee and honey, digging deep like a a bee and honey, just going all out for Jesus as you just going all out for Jesus as you just going all out for Jesus as you abide in him. His word, which is joy abide in him. His word, which is joy abide in him. His word, which is joy we're talking about tonight. Joy will be we're talking about tonight. Joy will be we're talking about tonight. Joy will be in you. If you are here tonight and in you. If you are here tonight and in you. If you are here tonight and you're weary and you're worn out and you're weary and you're worn out and you're weary and you're worn out and you're brokenhearted and of life has you're brokenhearted and of life has you're brokenhearted and of life has beat you down and you're you're on the beat you down and you're you're on the beat you down and you're you're on the edge of hopelessness and you're you're edge of hopelessness and you're you're edge of hopelessness and you're you're burdened beyond bear beyond bearing it.

burdened beyond bear beyond bearing it. burdened beyond bear beyond bearing it. If if you almost are at a place where If if you almost are at a place where If if you almost are at a place where you see no pleasure in life, you take no you see no pleasure in life, you take no you see no pleasure in life, you take no delight. You've lost hope. Isaiah 61 2 delight. You've lost hope. Isaiah 61 2 delight. You've lost hope. Isaiah 61 2 and 3 says this to us to th to comfort. and 3 says this to us to th to comfort. and 3 says this to us to th to comfort. Here's what Jesus does. To comfort all Here's what Jesus does. To comfort all Here's what Jesus does. To comfort all who mourn. To provide for those who who mourn. To provide for those who who mourn. To provide for those who grieve in Zion. To bestow on them a grieve in Zion. To bestow on them a grieve in Zion. To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes and the crown of beauty instead of ashes and the crown of beauty instead of ashes and the oil of joy instead of a spirit of oil of joy instead of a spirit of oil of joy instead of a spirit of despair. So in the name of Jesus, we despair. So in the name of Jesus, we despair. So in the name of Jesus, we come against the spirit of despair right come against the spirit of despair right come against the spirit of despair right now. We come against depression and and now. We come against depression and and now. We come against depression and and fear and anxiety and stress and things fear and anxiety and stress and things fear and anxiety and stress and things that don't uh free us from these these that don't uh free us from these these that don't uh free us from these these things that hinder our joy. And this things that hinder our joy. And this things that hinder our joy. And this church, I know that I know that I know church, I know that I know that I know church, I know that I know that I know wants more joy than they've ever had wants more joy than they've ever had wants more joy than they've ever had before. And this is a joyful place. And before. And this is a joyful place. And before. And this is a joyful place. And yet, Lord, we're asking for more. I'm yet, Lord, we're asking for more. I'm yet, Lord, we're asking for more. I'm going to ask the worship team to come going to ask the worship team to come going to ask the worship team to come back. But I just want to tell you, I'm back. But I just want to tell you, I'm back. But I just want to tell you, I'm standing in front of you tonight as a standing in front of you tonight as a standing in front of you tonight as a joyful man. joyful man. joyful man. I'm I'm more joyful than I've ever been I'm I'm more joyful than I've ever been I'm I'm more joyful than I've ever been in my whole life.

in my whole life. in my whole life. I'm I'm working harder than ever before. I'm I'm working harder than ever before. I'm I'm working harder than ever before. I'm traveling more places than ever I'm traveling more places than ever I'm traveling more places than ever before. I'm going to war torn countries before. I'm going to war torn countries before. I'm going to war torn countries where it's not even safe. But I have joy where it's not even safe. But I have joy where it's not even safe. But I have joy unspeakable and full of glory. And and unspeakable and full of glory. And and unspeakable and full of glory. And and and and Jesus wants you to have that. and and Jesus wants you to have that. and and Jesus wants you to have that. And can I just take a minute in closing And can I just take a minute in closing And can I just take a minute in closing to tell you why I'm joyful and why you to tell you why I'm joyful and why you to tell you why I'm joyful and why you can be joyful, too? I I've laid out some can be joyful, too? I I've laid out some can be joyful, too? I I've laid out some biblical groundwork, but I just want to biblical groundwork, but I just want to biblical groundwork, but I just want to share my joy with you now. I am joyful share my joy with you now. I am joyful share my joy with you now. I am joyful because Jesus defeated Satan. I am because Jesus defeated Satan. I am because Jesus defeated Satan. I am joyful joyful joyful because Jesus conquered sin. sickness because Jesus conquered sin. sickness because Jesus conquered sin. sickness and death. I am joyful because my sin is and death. I am joyful because my sin is and death. I am joyful because my sin is gone. gone. gone. >> I'm joyful because Jesus died on the >> I'm joyful because Jesus died on the >> I'm joyful because Jesus died on the cross for me, rose again, ascended, cross for me, rose again, ascended, cross for me, rose again, ascended, sitting at the right hand. The Bible sitting at the right hand. The Bible sitting at the right hand. The Bible calls it the right hand of power on calls it the right hand of power on calls it the right hand of power on high. He's all powerful. Why can't I be high. He's all powerful. Why can't I be high. He's all powerful. Why can't I be joyful? joyful? joyful? I'm I'm I'm joyful because I'm forgiven. I'm I'm I'm joyful because I'm forgiven. I'm I'm I'm joyful because I'm forgiven. I'm accepted. I'm beloved. I'm adopted. I'm accepted. I'm beloved. I'm adopted. I'm accepted. I'm beloved. I'm adopted. I'm in his family. I'm his elder. I'm I'm in his family. I'm his elder. I'm I'm in his family. I'm his elder. I'm his younger brother. I'm his I'm his his younger brother. I'm his I'm his his younger brother. I'm his I'm his family member. I'm his son. I'm not a family member. I'm his son. I'm not a family member. I'm his son. I'm not a slave anymore. That's why I'm joyful. I slave anymore. That's why I'm joyful. I slave anymore. That's why I'm joyful. I don't know about you.

don't know about you. don't know about you. I'm joyful because I'm chosen. I'm I'm joyful because I'm chosen. I'm I'm joyful because I'm chosen. I'm called. I'm sanctified. I'm And I'll be called. I'm sanctified. I'm And I'll be called. I'm sanctified. I'm And I'll be glorified one day. I'm happy about that. glorified one day. I'm happy about that. glorified one day. I'm happy about that. How about you? How about you? How about you? >> I'm I'm so joyful that I'm I'm headed to >> I'm I'm so joyful that I'm I'm headed to >> I'm I'm so joyful that I'm I'm headed to heaven. heaven. heaven. >> One one day the these clouds will break >> One one day the these clouds will break >> One one day the these clouds will break through and the Son of Man will appear through and the Son of Man will appear through and the Son of Man will appear again in majesty on high and every eye again in majesty on high and every eye again in majesty on high and every eye will behold him. And we who believe in will behold him. And we who believe in will behold him. And we who believe in him will be caught up in the air to be him will be caught up in the air to be him will be caught up in the air to be with him forever. And I'm joyful tonight with him forever. And I'm joyful tonight with him forever. And I'm joyful tonight because in that place we will stand with because in that place we will stand with because in that place we will stand with Jesus. And there will be no more sin. Jesus. And there will be no more sin. Jesus. And there will be no more sin. There'll be no more sorrow. There'll be There'll be no more sorrow. There'll be There'll be no more sorrow. There'll be no more sickness. There'll be no more no more sickness. There'll be no more no more sickness. There'll be no more death. There'll be no more crying. Every death. There'll be no more crying. Every death. There'll be no more crying. Every tear will be wiped from our eyes. This tear will be wiped from our eyes. This tear will be wiped from our eyes. This is a place where there's no war. This is is a place where there's no war. This is is a place where there's no war. This is a place where there's no famine. There a place where there's no famine. There a place where there's no famine. There are no more orphans. There are no more are no more orphans. There are no more are no more orphans. There are no more widows. There's no more suffering. widows. There's no more suffering. widows. There's no more suffering. There's no more disease. That's why I There's no more disease. That's why I There's no more disease. That's why I have the joy of Jesus.

Until he comes. Uhoh. Until he comes. Uhoh. But until he comes, do I still have joy? But until he comes, do I still have joy? But until he comes, do I still have joy? The joy of Jesus is so full. It can't be The joy of Jesus is so full. It can't be The joy of Jesus is so full. It can't be taken away from you. That's what he taken away from you. That's what he taken away from you. That's what he says. This joy can't be taken away from says. This joy can't be taken away from says. This joy can't be taken away from you. Even on my worst day, I have joy. you. Even on my worst day, I have joy. you. Even on my worst day, I have joy. Even in my darkest hour, I have joy. Even in my darkest hour, I have joy. Even in my darkest hour, I have joy. Even in my worst failures, I have joy. Even in my worst failures, I have joy. Even in my worst failures, I have joy. Even when I'm most weary, I have joy. Even when I'm most weary, I have joy. Even when I'm most weary, I have joy. Even when I feel empty, I have joy. Even Even when I feel empty, I have joy. Even Even when I feel empty, I have joy. Even when people gossip about me, I still when people gossip about me, I still when people gossip about me, I still have joy. Even when my wife raises her have joy. Even when my wife raises her have joy. Even when my wife raises her eyebrow me, I still have joy. When I eyebrow me, I still have joy. When I eyebrow me, I still have joy. When I preach a good sermon, I have joy. When I preach a good sermon, I have joy. When I preach a good sermon, I have joy. When I preach a stinker, I have joy. I I there. preach a stinker, I have joy. I I there. preach a stinker, I have joy. I I there. It's just a joy unspeakable. It doesn't It's just a joy unspeakable. It doesn't It's just a joy unspeakable. It doesn't make any sense that you could be joyful make any sense that you could be joyful make any sense that you could be joyful this joyful. It's unfair that I have so this joyful. It's unfair that I have so this joyful. It's unfair that I have so much joy. It's it's it's it's like Jesus much joy. It's it's it's it's like Jesus much joy. It's it's it's it's like Jesus is just pouring it out on me. And I want is just pouring it out on me. And I want is just pouring it out on me. And I want you to have it. I hope I'm contagious you to have it. I hope I'm contagious you to have it. I hope I'm contagious tonight. And you walk out of this place tonight. And you walk out of this place tonight. And you walk out of this place with a joy that you've never had before. with a joy that you've never had before. with a joy that you've never had before. That you're alive. That you're vibrant. That you're alive. That you're vibrant. That you're alive. That you're vibrant. That you're hopeful. That you're That you're hopeful. That you're That you're hopeful. That you're thrilled with life. That you thank him thrilled with life. That you thank him thrilled with life. That you thank him moment by moment for all of his many moment by moment for all of his many moment by moment for all of his many glorious benefits and blessings and glorious benefits and blessings and glorious benefits and blessings and victories that he's won for you. I have victories that he's won for you. I have victories that he's won for you. I have the joy of the Lord as my strength. And the joy of the Lord as my strength. And the joy of the Lord as my strength. And even at times when I'm sick, I have joy.

even at times when I'm sick, I have joy. even at times when I'm sick, I have joy. And even at times if I don't have enough And even at times if I don't have enough And even at times if I don't have enough money, I have joy. And how about you? If money, I have joy. And how about you? If money, I have joy. And how about you? If you can't afford a vacation, can you you can't afford a vacation, can you you can't afford a vacation, can you still have joy? If your rent is going to still have joy? If your rent is going to still have joy? If your rent is going to be increased if Madami doesn't freeze at be increased if Madami doesn't freeze at be increased if Madami doesn't freeze at all, you can still have joy. all, you can still have joy. all, you can still have joy. If you're struggling in school, you're a If you're struggling in school, you're a If you're struggling in school, you're a student, you can still have joy. If student, you can still have joy. If student, you can still have joy. If you're in a difficult marriage, can you you're in a difficult marriage, can you you're in a difficult marriage, can you still have joy? Yes, you can. If if you still have joy? Yes, you can. If if you still have joy? Yes, you can. If if you feel unsafe in your neighborhood, if the feel unsafe in your neighborhood, if the feel unsafe in your neighborhood, if the city you live in is too crowded, too city you live in is too crowded, too city you live in is too crowded, too noisy, too grumpy, too honory, too noisy, too grumpy, too honory, too noisy, too grumpy, too honory, too illtempered, you can still have joy illtempered, you can still have joy illtempered, you can still have joy walking down the middle of the streets. walking down the middle of the streets. walking down the middle of the streets. You can walk by 10 people who will yell You can walk by 10 people who will yell You can walk by 10 people who will yell at you, push you, move you out of the at you, push you, move you out of the at you, push you, move you out of the way, call you names, and you could walk way, call you names, and you could walk way, call you names, and you could walk down that street with joy. down that street with joy. down that street with joy. >> I got the joy of Jesus, and nothing >> I got the joy of Jesus, and nothing >> I got the joy of Jesus, and nothing nothing can take that away from me at nothing can take that away from me at nothing can take that away from me at all. Even if you grew up in a difficult home, Even if you grew up in a difficult home, even if you look back at your past and even if you look back at your past and even if you look back at your past and go like, "My past is so negatively go like, "My past is so negatively go like, "My past is so negatively affecting me. I don't know if I can have affecting me. I don't know if I can have affecting me. I don't know if I can have joy." You can still have joy because joy." You can still have joy because joy." You can still have joy because Jesus reverses the powers of darkness.

Jesus reverses the powers of darkness. Jesus reverses the powers of darkness. He takes what the evil the enemy He takes what the evil the enemy He takes what the evil the enemy intended for evil. He turns to good. intended for evil. He turns to good. intended for evil. He turns to good. That good can be your joy. That good can be your joy. That good can be your joy. And the devil can try to kill kill, And the devil can try to kill kill, And the devil can try to kill kill, steal, and destroy. But the promise of steal, and destroy. But the promise of steal, and destroy. But the promise of Jesus always stands true. He He He can't Jesus always stands true. He He He can't Jesus always stands true. He He He can't steal your joy. It's a It's It's a gift steal your joy. It's a It's It's a gift steal your joy. It's a It's It's a gift from God and it won't be taken from you. from God and it won't be taken from you. from God and it won't be taken from you. The joy of Jesus, the joy of the Lord is The joy of Jesus, the joy of the Lord is The joy of Jesus, the joy of the Lord is our strength. The joy of the Lord our strength. The joy of the Lord our strength. The joy of the Lord and we need the the way the world is today. We live the the way the world is today. We live in an age of anger and accusation and in an age of anger and accusation and in an age of anger and accusation and aggression and fear. Uh, we live in a aggression and fear. Uh, we live in a aggression and fear. Uh, we live in a city, as I mentioned just a minute ago, city, as I mentioned just a minute ago, city, as I mentioned just a minute ago, it can be pretty pushy sometimes and it can be pretty pushy sometimes and it can be pretty pushy sometimes and rude and cranking and obnoxious and rude and cranking and obnoxious and rude and cranking and obnoxious and unkind. Excuse me. I don't mean to unkind. Excuse me. I don't mean to unkind. Excuse me. I don't mean to offend New Yorkers, but I'm going to offend New Yorkers, but I'm going to offend New Yorkers, but I'm going to tell them the truth. It can be that way tell them the truth. It can be that way tell them the truth. It can be that way sometimes sometimes sometimes in in a world that's living under that in in a world that's living under that in in a world that's living under that intense weight of sorrow and sadness and intense weight of sorrow and sadness and intense weight of sorrow and sadness and depression and despair and gloom and depression and despair and gloom and depression and despair and gloom and addiction and separation and rejection addiction and separation and rejection addiction and separation and rejection and loneliness. A city like that, a and loneliness. A city like that, a and loneliness. A city like that, a world like this needs, listen to me world like this needs, listen to me world like this needs, listen to me carefully, the world needs a joyful carefully, the world needs a joyful carefully, the world needs a joyful church in order to see a joyful Jesus.

church in order to see a joyful Jesus. church in order to see a joyful Jesus. >> And I am calling on Times Square Church >> And I am calling on Times Square Church >> And I am calling on Times Square Church right here in 2026 to make a covenant right here in 2026 to make a covenant right here in 2026 to make a covenant with God. We're going to be the most with God. We're going to be the most with God. We're going to be the most joyful church not just in New York City, joyful church not just in New York City, joyful church not just in New York City, not just in New York State, not just in not just in New York State, not just in not just in New York State, not just in the United States, but worldwide. We're the United States, but worldwide. We're the United States, but worldwide. We're going to be come what may going to be come what may going to be come what may Come what may, trials and tribulations. Come what may, trials and tribulations. Come what may, trials and tribulations. People look at Times Square Church, People look at Times Square Church, People look at Times Square Church, they're going to say, "I don't know what they're going to say, "I don't know what they're going to say, "I don't know what it is about them. How can they have so it is about them. How can they have so it is about them. How can they have so much joy?" It's a gift from the Holy much joy?" It's a gift from the Holy much joy?" It's a gift from the Holy Spirit. He wants you to have. The world Spirit. He wants you to have. The world Spirit. He wants you to have. The world needs a joyful church. needs a joyful church. needs a joyful church. But you can't have a joyful church But you can't have a joyful church But you can't have a joyful church unless you have joyful Christians. And unless you have joyful Christians. And unless you have joyful Christians. And it's up to you and I to make this it's up to you and I to make this it's up to you and I to make this decision tonight. Will I will I be a decision tonight. Will I will I be a decision tonight. Will I will I be a joyful Christian? There are people in joyful Christian? There are people in joyful Christian? There are people in here in this room tonight that you've here in this room tonight that you've here in this room tonight that you've never really even come to know Jesus on never really even come to know Jesus on never really even come to know Jesus on a personal level. The way I talk to my a personal level. The way I talk to my a personal level. The way I talk to my friends who don't know Jesus is just a friends who don't know Jesus is just a friends who don't know Jesus is just a real simple thing that says you were real simple thing that says you were real simple thing that says you were formed in the image of God. Adam and Eve formed in the image of God. Adam and Eve formed in the image of God. Adam and Eve were created in God's image. They were were created in God's image. They were were created in God's image. They were formed to be like God, to have his joy, formed to be like God, to have his joy, formed to be like God, to have his joy, his love, his peace, but then they his love, his peace, but then they his love, his peace, but then they became deformed because they sinned. and became deformed because they sinned. and became deformed because they sinned. and all of us have sinned. And it put a all of us have sinned. And it put a all of us have sinned. And it put a defamation in us where we can't really defamation in us where we can't really defamation in us where we can't really have joy. We try to get it through sex have joy. We try to get it through sex have joy. We try to get it through sex and money and drugs and business and and money and drugs and business and and money and drugs and business and fame and fortune, but it doesn't really fame and fortune, but it doesn't really fame and fortune, but it doesn't really make us joyful because we're deformed.

make us joyful because we're deformed. make us joyful because we're deformed. All of us, myself included, are All of us, myself included, are All of us, myself included, are deformed. But number three, the good deformed. But number three, the good deformed. But number three, the good news is that Jesus on the cross brought news is that Jesus on the cross brought news is that Jesus on the cross brought transformation. We were formed, we got transformation. We were formed, we got transformation. We were formed, we got deformed, but Jesus transformed us. deformed, but Jesus transformed us. deformed, but Jesus transformed us. And now what he's doing is lastly is he And now what he's doing is lastly is he And now what he's doing is lastly is he is conforming us into his image. You see is conforming us into his image. You see is conforming us into his image. You see it formed, deformed, transformed, and it formed, deformed, transformed, and it formed, deformed, transformed, and conformed. And some of us in this room conformed. And some of us in this room conformed. And some of us in this room have not been transformed into the image have not been transformed into the image have not been transformed into the image of Jesus Christ. We've not been forgiven of Jesus Christ. We've not been forgiven of Jesus Christ. We've not been forgiven of our sins. We we're we don't have the of our sins. We we're we don't have the of our sins. We we're we don't have the what's called the blessed hope. And and what's called the blessed hope. And and what's called the blessed hope. And and while your heads are bowed and your eyes while your heads are bowed and your eyes while your heads are bowed and your eyes are closed, if you would tonight like to are closed, if you would tonight like to are closed, if you would tonight like to receive Jesus, if you'd like to say, receive Jesus, if you'd like to say, receive Jesus, if you'd like to say, "Jesus, I have not been transformed yet. "Jesus, I have not been transformed yet. "Jesus, I have not been transformed yet. I'm still living my old way of life. I'm I'm still living my old way of life. I'm I'm still living my old way of life. I'm still living in the gloom and doom and still living in the gloom and doom and still living in the gloom and doom and the darkness, and I want to be set free the darkness, and I want to be set free the darkness, and I want to be set free tonight." Would you mind raising up your tonight." Would you mind raising up your tonight." Would you mind raising up your hand? And I just want to pray for you. hand? And I just want to pray for you. hand? And I just want to pray for you. I'm not going to ask you to come forward I'm not going to ask you to come forward I'm not going to ask you to come forward any. I just want to pray for Yes. Yes, any. I just want to pray for Yes. Yes, any. I just want to pray for Yes. Yes, sir. Yes. Over here. Yes, ma'am. Yes. In sir. Yes. Over here. Yes, ma'am. Yes. In sir. Yes. Over here. Yes, ma'am. Yes. In the back there. Yeah. All over the the back there. Yeah. All over the the back there. Yeah. All over the place. Yes, sir. Father, I pray. Yeah.

place. Yes, sir. Father, I pray. Yeah. place. Yes, sir. Father, I pray. Yeah. You can keep your hand. Keep keep You can keep your hand. Keep keep You can keep your hand. Keep keep raising your hand if you want. Jesus, I raising your hand if you want. Jesus, I raising your hand if you want. Jesus, I pray for the the multitude of people pray for the the multitude of people pray for the the multitude of people that tonight have have just said, "I that tonight have have just said, "I that tonight have have just said, "I need transformation. need transformation. need transformation. I need it." And I ask you to help them I need it." And I ask you to help them I need it." And I ask you to help them understand that you're their friend. understand that you're their friend. understand that you're their friend. You're their savior. You want to walk You're their savior. You want to walk You're their savior. You want to walk with them. You want to give them a new with them. You want to give them a new with them. You want to give them a new life in Christ. You want to free them life in Christ. You want to free them life in Christ. You want to free them from bondage to sin and the powers of from bondage to sin and the powers of from bondage to sin and the powers of darkness. And I pray they would simply darkness. And I pray they would simply darkness. And I pray they would simply pray with me. Jesus, come into my life. pray with me. Jesus, come into my life. pray with me. Jesus, come into my life. Forgive my sin. Forgive my sin. Forgive my sin. transform my heart and begin to conform transform my heart and begin to conform transform my heart and begin to conform me into your image in Jesus name. Stand me into your image in Jesus name. Stand me into your image in Jesus name. Stand with me church if you would. with me church if you would. with me church if you would. The last part of that after The last part of that after The last part of that after transformation is con conforming to his transformation is con conforming to his transformation is con conforming to his image. image. image. And how about we get honest tonight And how about we get honest tonight And how about we get honest tonight church? Okay. And just say, "Hey, my church? Okay. And just say, "Hey, my church? Okay. And just say, "Hey, my friend, Pastor Gary, I've really not friend, Pastor Gary, I've really not friend, Pastor Gary, I've really not been walking in this joy that you talked been walking in this joy that you talked been walking in this joy that you talked about, but I'm so desperate for it. about, but I'm so desperate for it. about, but I'm so desperate for it. I'm I'm like a deer." And what you've I'm I'm like a deer." And what you've I'm I'm like a deer." And what you've talked about tonight, Pastor Gary, is talked about tonight, Pastor Gary, is talked about tonight, Pastor Gary, is like thirsty, like water for a thirsty like thirsty, like water for a thirsty like thirsty, like water for a thirsty deer. And I want you to step out of your deer. And I want you to step out of your deer. And I want you to step out of your seat and come to the front and say, seat and come to the front and say, seat and come to the front and say, "Pastor Gary, would you pray for me that "Pastor Gary, would you pray for me that "Pastor Gary, would you pray for me that I could be filled with joy before I I could be filled with joy before I I could be filled with joy before I leave this auditorium tonight? I told leave this auditorium tonight? I told leave this auditorium tonight? I told you earlier my assignment was to take you earlier my assignment was to take you earlier my assignment was to take people who are struggling in a difficult people who are struggling in a difficult people who are struggling in a difficult situation and fill your heart with joy.

situation and fill your heart with joy. situation and fill your heart with joy. Come on out of your seat right now, and Come on out of your seat right now, and Come on out of your seat right now, and I'm going to pray for you that we'll I'm going to pray for you that we'll I'm going to pray for you that we'll find the joy of Jesus." find the joy of Jesus." find the joy of Jesus." Come on, brother. Come on, brother. Come on, brother. Come on up, sister. Come on ahead. God's going to do a miracle here God's going to do a miracle here tonight. He's going to going to bring tonight. He's going to going to bring tonight. He's going to going to bring joy. He's going to bring gladness. He's going He's going to bring gladness. He's going to break the bondage and the chains that to break the bondage and the chains that to break the bondage and the chains that have bound bound us. He's going to free have bound bound us. He's going to free have bound bound us. He's going to free us. He's going to give us victory. us. He's going to give us victory. us. He's going to give us victory. If you're if you're lacking joy, this is If you're if you're lacking joy, this is If you're if you're lacking joy, this is opportunity. You're you're stepping down opportunity. You're you're stepping down opportunity. You're you're stepping down and faith saying, "Jesus, I'm coming to and faith saying, "Jesus, I'm coming to and faith saying, "Jesus, I'm coming to thirsty. I'm coming thirsty to the thirsty. I'm coming thirsty to the thirsty. I'm coming thirsty to the water. So come on ahead right now. Don't water. So come on ahead right now. Don't water. So come on ahead right now. Don't don't hesitate. The Holy Spirit's don't hesitate. The Holy Spirit's don't hesitate. The Holy Spirit's tugging at your heart. tugging at your heart. tugging at your heart. You You continue to come as I'm praying, You You continue to come as I'm praying, You You continue to come as I'm praying, but I want to pray for you that have but I want to pray for you that have but I want to pray for you that have come forward here. Jesus is going to do come forward here. Jesus is going to do come forward here. Jesus is going to do something good in your life. You know something good in your life. You know something good in your life. You know that? Yeah. You and you. You You're the that? Yeah. You and you. You You're the that? Yeah. You and you. You You're the first one up here. You ready for first one up here. You ready for first one up here. You ready for something good? God is going to do something good? God is going to do something good? God is going to do something good in your life. Joy. Joy is something good in your life. Joy. Joy is something good in your life. Joy. Joy is coming. The Holy Spirit is going to move coming. The Holy Spirit is going to move coming. The Holy Spirit is going to move in a powerful way.

in a powerful way. in a powerful way. My father taught me that the word of God My father taught me that the word of God My father taught me that the word of God is never preached unless the Holy Spirit is never preached unless the Holy Spirit is never preached unless the Holy Spirit comes to accompany what he said he was comes to accompany what he said he was comes to accompany what he said he was going to do. Does that make sense? He's going to do. Does that make sense? He's going to do. Does that make sense? He's going to He doesn't preach about joy, going to He doesn't preach about joy, going to He doesn't preach about joy, have me preach about joy, and then have me preach about joy, and then have me preach about joy, and then doesn't give it out to you. So, are you doesn't give it out to you. So, are you doesn't give it out to you. So, are you are you ready in faith to receive it are you ready in faith to receive it are you ready in faith to receive it today? today? today? >> Would you hold up your hands to heaven >> Would you hold up your hands to heaven >> Would you hold up your hands to heaven and say, "Jesus, and say, "Jesus, and say, "Jesus, >> fill me with joy now. >> fill me with joy now. >> fill me with joy now. >> Take away the mourning. >> Take away the mourning. >> Take away the mourning. >> Take away. >> Take away. >> Take away. >> Take away the grief. >> Take away the grief. >> Take away the grief. >> Take away the grief. >> Take away the grief. >> Take away the grief. >> Take away the sorrow. >> Take away the sorrow. >> Take away the sorrow. >> Take away the sorrow. and fill me now. >> Take away the sorrow. and fill me now. >> Take away the sorrow. and fill me now. >> With supernatural joy, >> With supernatural joy, >> With supernatural joy, >> the joyful Jesus. >> the joyful Jesus. >> the joyful Jesus. >> Make yourself known to me. >> Make yourself known to me. >> Make yourself known to me. >> That I would see you as joyful. >> That I would see you as joyful. >> That I would see you as joyful. >> And now I pray for you in Jesus name. >> And now I pray for you in Jesus name. >> And now I pray for you in Jesus name. Lord, take out that bad image of Jesus Lord, take out that bad image of Jesus Lord, take out that bad image of Jesus that people have. Just let Lord, let it that people have. Just let Lord, let it that people have. Just let Lord, let it be removed from their mind that you're be removed from their mind that you're be removed from their mind that you're angry at them, that you're frustrated angry at them, that you're frustrated angry at them, that you're frustrated with them, that you're always demanding with them, that you're always demanding with them, that you're always demanding more than they could give. and help them more than they could give. and help them more than they could give. and help them to see tonight a delightful friend in to see tonight a delightful friend in to see tonight a delightful friend in Jesus, a savior, a lover of our soul.

Jesus, a savior, a lover of our soul. Jesus, a savior, a lover of our soul. Help them to see and delight in you as Help them to see and delight in you as Help them to see and delight in you as you delight in them. you delight in them. you delight in them. I no longer call you servants or slaves. I no longer call you servants or slaves. I no longer call you servants or slaves. I call you friends. And what a friend we I call you friends. And what a friend we I call you friends. And what a friend we have in Jesus. And Father, when I'm have in Jesus. And Father, when I'm have in Jesus. And Father, when I'm around somebody that's cranky, sometimes around somebody that's cranky, sometimes around somebody that's cranky, sometimes I get cranky. When I'm around a sports I get cranky. When I'm around a sports I get cranky. When I'm around a sports fanatic, I start talking about sports. fanatic, I start talking about sports. fanatic, I start talking about sports. When I'm around somebody joyful, I When I'm around somebody joyful, I When I'm around somebody joyful, I become more joyful. And when we get become more joyful. And when we get become more joyful. And when we get around you and we abide in you, you it around you and we abide in you, you it around you and we abide in you, you it can't help rub off on us. We get joyful can't help rub off on us. We get joyful can't help rub off on us. We get joyful when we understand who you are. So we we when we understand who you are. So we we when we understand who you are. So we we have a claim now in heaven saying we have a claim now in heaven saying we have a claim now in heaven saying we know what you're like, Jesus. You're know what you're like, Jesus. You're know what you're like, Jesus. You're joyful and you want us to have it and we joyful and you want us to have it and we joyful and you want us to have it and we receive it now in Jesus name. Amen. receive it now in Jesus name. Amen. receive it now in Jesus name. Amen. Right, brother? Amen. Let's put our Right, brother? Amen. Let's put our Right, brother? Amen. Let's put our hands together and thank the Lord. hands together and thank the Lord. hands together and thank the Lord. It doesn't it doesn't take him all It doesn't it doesn't take him all It doesn't it doesn't take him all night, right? night, right? night, right? Um you can stay where you are and do we Um you can stay where you are and do we Um you can stay where you are and do we have a a song we can sing? A joyful have a a song we can sing? A joyful have a a song we can sing? A joyful song. You got something ready? How many song. You got something ready? How many song. You got something ready? How many feel like singing a song of joy? And uh feel like singing a song of joy? And uh feel like singing a song of joy? And uh have you noticed up there on the stage?

have you noticed up there on the stage? have you noticed up there on the stage? I don't ever try it because I have no I don't ever try it because I have no I don't ever try it because I have no rhythm, but sometimes they dance a rhythm, but sometimes they dance a rhythm, but sometimes they dance a little bit. You can dance if you want. little bit. You can dance if you want. little bit. You can dance if you want. Okay. A joyful church usually ends up Okay. A joyful church usually ends up Okay. A joyful church usually ends up singing and then dancing and shouting singing and then dancing and shouting singing and then dancing and shouting and and walking around in in victory. and and walking around in in victory. and and walking around in in victory. And you're more than welcome to in this And you're more than welcome to in this And you're more than welcome to in this house. All right, you ready? Go for it. house. All right, you ready? Go for it. house. All right, you ready? Go for it. Come on up here. Come on up here. Come on up here. God bless you all. Thank you. Appreciate God bless you all. Thank you. Appreciate God bless you all. Thank you. Appreciate you. Oh Lord, you have turned my morning Oh Lord, you have turned my morning into destiny over and over and over again. Oh Lord, over and over and over again. Oh Lord, you have turned my sorrow you have turned my sorrow you have turned my sorrow into joy. over and over and over again. Oh Lord, over and over and over again. Oh Lord, you have turned my morning you have turned my morning you have turned my morning into dancing over and over and over again. You have over and over and over again. You have been my shield, the lifter of my hand.

been my shield, the lifter of my hand. been my shield, the lifter of my hand. You are my joy. You are my joy. You are my joy. You are my joy. You are my joy. You are my joy. I will always worship. I will always worship. I will always worship. I will always worship you. For you. You I will always worship you. For you. You I will always worship you. For you. You are my joy. are my joy. are my joy. You are my joy. You are my joy. You are my joy. I will always worship. I will always worship. I will always worship. I will always worship you. For you. I will always worship you. For you. I will always worship you. For you. You are my joy. Oh Lord, you have turned my morning Oh Lord, you have turned my morning into dancing. Over and over and over. Oh Lord, you Over and over and over. Oh Lord, you have turned my sorrow have turned my sorrow have turned my sorrow into joy.

Over and over and over again. You have Over and over and over again. You have been my shield, the lifter of my hand. been my shield, the lifter of my hand. been my shield, the lifter of my hand. You are my joy. You are my joy. You are my joy. You are my joy. You are my joy. You are my joy. I will always worship. I will always worship. I will always worship. I will always worship you for you. You I will always worship you for you. You I will always worship you for you. You are my joy. are my joy. are my joy. You are my joy. You are my joy. You are my joy. I will always worship. I will always worship. I will always worship. I will always worship you. For you. I will always worship you. For you. I will always worship you. For you. You are my joy. You are my joy. You are my joy. Come on. The joy of the Lord is your Come on. The joy of the Lord is your Come on. The joy of the Lord is your strength. Amen. Do you have joy in the strength. Amen. Do you have joy in the strength. Amen. Do you have joy in the house today? house today? house today? Oh, we're going to try that again. Do Oh, we're going to try that again. Do Oh, we're going to try that again. Do you have joy in the house today? you have joy in the house today? you have joy in the house today? Yes. Come on. He's been a good God.

Yes. Come on. He's been a good God. Yes. Come on. He's been a good God. You turn my morning turn my morning You turn my morning turn my morning You turn my morning turn my morning >> into dancing. >> into dancing. >> into dancing. >> into dancing. Over and over, over and >> into dancing. Over and over, over and >> into dancing. Over and over, over and over again and over the time by turning over again and over the time by turning over again and over the time by turning into dancing into dancing into dancing >> into dancing >> into dancing >> into dancing >> over and over, >> over and over, >> over and over, >> over and over, >> over and over, >> over and over, >> over and over, over and over. My morning >> over and over, over and over. My morning >> over and over, over and over. My morning >> into dancing, >> into dancing, >> into dancing, >> into dancing >> into dancing >> into dancing >> over and over, >> over and over, >> over and over, >> over and over. >> over and over. >> over and over. over. You turn that part into You turn that part into dancing dancing dancing over and over. Over and over over and over. Over and over over and over. Over and over and over and over and over the morning the morning the morning into dancing into dancing into dancing over and overanc Sing Sing over and over and over.

over and over and over. over and over and over. >> Everybody you burn my heart. >> Everybody you burn my heart. >> Everybody you burn my heart. >> If only you knew >> If only you knew >> If only you knew >> into >> into >> into a good good a good good a good good >> over and over and over and over and >> over and over and over and over and >> over and over and over and over and over. over. over. You turn my You turn my You turn my >> into serve you over and over. over and over serve you over and over. over and over and over and over. You were my morning and over and over. You were my morning and over and over. You were my morning and over and over and over and over and and over and over and over and over and and over and over and over and over and over again. over again. over again. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Come on and bless him. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Come on and bless him. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Come on and bless him. Come on and bless him. Come on and bless Come on and bless him. Come on and bless Come on and bless him. Come on and bless him. He's been a good good God. He's him. He's been a good good God. He's him. He's been a good good God. He's been a good good God. So whatever you're been a good good God. So whatever you're been a good good God. So whatever you're going through, he will work it out. He going through, he will work it out. He going through, he will work it out. He will work it out. The joy of the Lord is will work it out. The joy of the Lord is will work it out. The joy of the Lord is your strength. So God, we thank you.

your strength. So God, we thank you. your strength. So God, we thank you. God, we bless you. Through it all, God, we bless you. Through it all, God, we bless you. Through it all, through it all. Through it all. Through through it all. Through it all. Through through it all. Through it all. Through it all, I still got joy. Through it all, it all, I still got joy. Through it all, it all, I still got joy. Through it all, I still got peace. Through it all, I I still got peace. Through it all, I I still got peace. Through it all, I trust God. Come on. Come on. Come on. trust God. Come on. Come on. Come on. trust God. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Listen. Come on. Listen. Come on. Listen. Nothing is too hard for my God. Nothing Nothing is too hard for my God. Nothing Nothing is too hard for my God. Nothing is too hard for my God. You can take 10 is too hard for my God. You can take 10 is too hard for my God. You can take 10 more seconds and bless him. And bless more seconds and bless him. And bless more seconds and bless him. And bless him. him. him. Come on. Can we do it again? Come on. I need your help. You turn my Come on. I need your help. You turn my turn my morning turn my morning turn my morning >> into dancing. >> into dancing. >> into dancing. >> into dancing. >> into dancing. >> into dancing. >> I get glad. I get glad >> I get glad. I get glad >> I get glad. I get glad >> over and over, >> over and over, >> over and over, >> over and over. >> over and over. >> over and over. >> Over and over yeah, over and over. Oh, over and over yeah, over and over. Oh, over and over and over again. You got my morning.

and over again. You got my morning. and over again. You got my morning. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Into dancing Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Into dancing Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Into dancing over and over. over and over. over and over. Over and over and over and over. You Over and over and over and over. You Over and over and over and over. You turn into dancing and over into dancing and over >> and over over and over and over. I turn >> and over over and over and over. I turn >> and over over and over and over. I turn my morning. my morning. my morning. >> Come on. You can take a step right >> Come on. You can take a step right >> Come on. You can take a step right there. there. there. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Over and over. >> Over and over. >> Over and over. >> Over and over. >> Over and over. >> Over and over. >> Oh, you turn my body. >> Oh, you turn my body. >> Oh, you turn my body. >> You turn my body. >> You turn my body. >> You turn my body. >> I see you into >> I see you into >> I see you into >> I get glad. Over and over. and over. You turn my heart over. You turn my heart over. You turn my heart over. >> You turn it around for me. What the >> You turn it around for me. What the >> You turn it around for me. What the enemy did for evil. enemy did for evil. enemy did for evil. >> You turned it. You turned it. You turned >> You turned it. You turned it. You turned >> You turned it. You turned it. You turned it.

it. it. >> You turn it. You turn it. >> You turn it. You turn it. >> You turn it. You turn it. >> You turn it around for me. >> You turn it around for me. >> You turn it around for me. >> You turn it around for me. over and >> You turn it around for me. over and >> You turn it around for me. over and over. over. over. >> Over and over and over again. >> Over and over and over again. >> Over and over and over again. >> Come on, bless it. Come on and bless it. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Come on. We got joy. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Come on. We got joy. We got joy. We got joy. We got joy. All I said to Pastor Gary was this. I All I said to Pastor Gary was this. I said, "Do you feel like you want to said, "Do you feel like you want to said, "Do you feel like you want to close? You want me?" And he just looked close? You want me?" And he just looked close? You want me?" And he just looked at me and he goes, "You want to do at me and he goes, "You want to do at me and he goes, "You want to do something fun?" something fun?" something fun?" He said, and I said, "What are you He said, and I said, "What are you He said, and I said, "What are you talking about?" He goes, "Just follow talking about?" He goes, "Just follow talking about?" He goes, "Just follow me." me." me." I had no. And he just started walking I had no. And he just started walking I had no. And he just started walking and then he started skipping and then he and then he started skipping and then he and then he started skipping and then he How many appreciate that word tonight? How many appreciate that word tonight? How many appreciate that word tonight? What a wow. We we I shouldn't say what I needed wow. We we I shouldn't say what I needed to hear that tonight.

to hear that tonight. to hear that tonight. Boy, Pastor Gary, thank you. Thank you. Boy, Pastor Gary, thank you. Thank you. Boy, Pastor Gary, thank you. Thank you. That was just so powerful. And just remember if if Pastor Gary asks And just remember if if Pastor Gary asks you to follow him, just ask where where you to follow him, just ask where where you to follow him, just ask where where he's leading. he's leading. he's leading. And uh I just I had no idea. And so I And uh I just I had no idea. And so I And uh I just I had no idea. And so I just I just started to get joyful just I just started to get joyful just I just started to get joyful following him. And I just I don't know following him. And I just I don't know following him. And I just I don't know where to go. Come on, look at the person where to go. Come on, look at the person where to go. Come on, look at the person next to you and say, "I got joy." next to you and say, "I got joy." next to you and say, "I got joy." >> And asked them, "Do you got joy? You got >> And asked them, "Do you got joy? You got >> And asked them, "Do you got joy? You got joy?" Let me tell you what blessed me. I'm Let me tell you what blessed me. I'm just I when I when we were down at this just I when I when we were down at this just I when I when we were down at this altar, I looked over at Cindy and I just altar, I looked over at Cindy and I just altar, I looked over at Cindy and I just said this. I said, "Look how many young said this. I said, "Look how many young said this. I said, "Look how many young people are down at this altar tonight." people are down at this altar tonight." people are down at this altar tonight." And this is this is what you realize is And this is this is what you realize is And this is this is what you realize is you can be at the the youth of your age. you can be at the the youth of your age. you can be at the the youth of your age. I mean, you can be be at the prime youth I mean, you can be be at the prime youth I mean, you can be be at the prime youth in in your life and even age can't bring in in your life and even age can't bring in in your life and even age can't bring joy. It has to be Jesus. joy. It has to be Jesus. joy. It has to be Jesus. >> It has to be Jesus. And so, I'm just >> It has to be Jesus. And so, I'm just >> It has to be Jesus. And so, I'm just telling you here here tonight to hear telling you here here tonight to hear telling you here here tonight to hear Gary and and to and to be in this place, Gary and and to and to be in this place, Gary and and to and to be in this place, there's nothing but joy. Father, we there's nothing but joy. Father, we there's nothing but joy. Father, we thank you for this time tonight. Father, thank you for this time tonight. Father, thank you for this time tonight. Father, we we just we're believing that Lord, we we we just we're believing that Lord, we we we just we're believing that Lord, we receive your joy. It's a fruit of the receive your joy. It's a fruit of the receive your joy. It's a fruit of the spirit. It's it's right next to love.

spirit. It's it's right next to love. spirit. It's it's right next to love. that the fruit of the spirit with love that the fruit of the spirit with love that the fruit of the spirit with love and joy. So, Father, we receive it and joy. So, Father, we receive it and joy. So, Father, we receive it tonight, God. We will abide in you. We tonight, God. We will abide in you. We tonight, God. We will abide in you. We will abide in you. And I thank you that will abide in you. And I thank you that will abide in you. And I thank you that no man can take that joy from us. No man no man can take that joy from us. No man no man can take that joy from us. No man can take that joy. We're going to walk can take that joy. We're going to walk can take that joy. We're going to walk out of this place. And Father, I pray out of this place. And Father, I pray out of this place. And Father, I pray people would see joy all over us people would see joy all over us people would see joy all over us tonight. And truly, as Kareem has led us tonight. And truly, as Kareem has led us tonight. And truly, as Kareem has led us tonight, you have turned our mourning tonight, you have turned our mourning tonight, you have turned our mourning into dancing. And we thank you for that into dancing. And we thank you for that into dancing. And we thank you for that tonight in Jesus' name. And everybody tonight in Jesus' name. And everybody tonight in Jesus' name. And everybody said amen. Come on, high five. Give a said amen. Come on, high five. Give a said amen. Come on, high five. Give a hug to somebody. Go in Jesus name. God hug to somebody. Go in Jesus name. God hug to somebody. Go in Jesus name. God bless you.