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Hey, Victory family. Welcome to Victory Hey, Victory family. Welcome to Victory Church online. We're so glad you're Church online. We're so glad you're Church online. We're so glad you're tuning in with us this morning. Whether tuning in with us this morning. Whether tuning in with us this morning. Whether you're tuning in right here in Tulsa, you're tuning in right here in Tulsa, you're tuning in right here in Tulsa, Oklahoma, another state, or even another Oklahoma, another state, or even another Oklahoma, another state, or even another country, we know our online community country, we know our online community country, we know our online community stretches far and wide. Hey, so let us stretches far and wide. Hey, so let us stretches far and wide. Hey, so let us know in the chat where you're tuning in know in the chat where you're tuning in know in the chat where you're tuning in from. And if it's your first time tuning from. And if it's your first time tuning from. And if it's your first time tuning in, welcome. you are considered one of in, welcome. you are considered one of in, welcome. you are considered one of our VIPs. Introduce yourself in the our VIPs. Introduce yourself in the our VIPs. Introduce yourself in the chat. We have an incredible online host. chat. We have an incredible online host. chat. We have an incredible online host. His name is Carter. He would love to say His name is Carter. He would love to say His name is Carter. He would love to say hi and drop a link so that we can hi and drop a link so that we can hi and drop a link so that we can connect with you. Well, my name is connect with you. Well, my name is connect with you. Well, my name is Brooklyn. I get the honor and privilege Brooklyn. I get the honor and privilege Brooklyn. I get the honor and privilege of serving as one of our youth pastors. of serving as one of our youth pastors. of serving as one of our youth pastors. And this is my dear friend Jesse. And this is my dear friend Jesse. And this is my dear friend Jesse. >> Hi. We've missed you guys. >> Hi. We've missed you guys. >> Hi. We've missed you guys. >> We have We love doing online with you >> We have We love doing online with you >> We have We love doing online with you guys and hanging out with you before guys and hanging out with you before guys and hanging out with you before service gets started. But with them service gets started. But with them service gets started. But with them being a part of our online community, being a part of our online community, being a part of our online community, they get to partner with us in helping they get to partner with us in helping they get to partner with us in helping us spread the good news through our us spread the good news through our us spread the good news through our different um social media platforms. different um social media platforms. different um social media platforms. >> We're not just trying to reach a certain >> We're not just trying to reach a certain >> We're not just trying to reach a certain number in subscribers, but we realize number in subscribers, but we realize number in subscribers, but we realize every number represents a person and a every number represents a person and a every number represents a person and a story that is impacted by the gospel of story that is impacted by the gospel of story that is impacted by the gospel of Jesus Christ that goes forth from this Jesus Christ that goes forth from this Jesus Christ that goes forth from this house. So, if you haven't shared the house. So, if you haven't shared the house. So, if you haven't shared the link yet, go ahead and do that so a link yet, go ahead and do that so a link yet, go ahead and do that so a friend, a family member, or someone you friend, a family member, or someone you friend, a family member, or someone you know that needs encouragement this know that needs encouragement this know that needs encouragement this morning can be empowered by the word morning can be empowered by the word morning can be empowered by the word that is preached. And if you are not that is preached. And if you are not that is preached. And if you are not subscribed yet already, go ahead and subscribed yet already, go ahead and subscribed yet already, go ahead and subscribe, like, comment, and again, subscribe, like, comment, and again, subscribe, like, comment, and again, share so that other people can be a part share so that other people can be a part share so that other people can be a part of what God's doing right here this of what God's doing right here this of what God's doing right here this morning at Victory. Yes.
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morning at Victory. Yes. morning at Victory. Yes. >> Well, we have incredible announcements >> Well, we have incredible announcements >> Well, we have incredible announcements to get to you. Jesse, what are some to get to you. Jesse, what are some to get to you. Jesse, what are some things that we're looking forward to um things that we're looking forward to um things that we're looking forward to um that God is doing this week and things that God is doing this week and things that God is doing this week and things to come? Yes, we have groups launching. to come? Yes, we have groups launching. to come? Yes, we have groups launching. If you didn't know, we have local If you didn't know, we have local If you didn't know, we have local groups, but also if you're not in Tulsa groups, but also if you're not in Tulsa groups, but also if you're not in Tulsa and you are solely part of our online and you are solely part of our online and you are solely part of our online community, we have online groups community, we have online groups community, we have online groups available for you. So, we like to say available for you. So, we like to say available for you. So, we like to say find your place, find your people. We're find your place, find your people. We're find your place, find your people. We're not a crowd, we're a family. And one of not a crowd, we're a family. And one of not a crowd, we're a family. And one of the ways to make such a space like the ways to make such a space like the ways to make such a space like Victory feel like family is through Victory feel like family is through Victory feel like family is through groups, getting connected, finding those groups, getting connected, finding those groups, getting connected, finding those people. So, we have so many different people. So, we have so many different people. So, we have so many different groups. If you're here locally, we have groups. If you're here locally, we have groups. If you're here locally, we have a whole group guide available for you. a whole group guide available for you. a whole group guide available for you. They do hiking. They do lunches on They do hiking. They do lunches on They do hiking. They do lunches on Tuesdays. There's so many different Tuesdays. There's so many different Tuesdays. There's so many different things. I don't know why hiking was the things. I don't know why hiking was the things. I don't know why hiking was the first one I chose. I don't even hike. first one I chose. I don't even hike. first one I chose. I don't even hike. But we have young adults groups. There's But we have young adults groups. There's But we have young adults groups. There's a basketball group, a soccer group. So a basketball group, a soccer group. So a basketball group, a soccer group. So many different groups for whatever many different groups for whatever many different groups for whatever season of life, parenting group, young season of life, parenting group, young season of life, parenting group, young adult, family group, whatever is adult, family group, whatever is adult, family group, whatever is happening in your life, there is a group happening in your life, there is a group happening in your life, there is a group for you. So, make sure you check that for you. So, make sure you check that for you. So, make sure you check that out. Also happening is midweek. If you out. Also happening is midweek. If you out. Also happening is midweek. If you didn't know, we have every single didn't know, we have every single didn't know, we have every single Wednesday except for first Wednesdays, Wednesday except for first Wednesdays, Wednesday except for first Wednesdays, we have service available for you. So if we have service available for you. So if we have service available for you. So if you would like to join us at 6:30 on you would like to join us at 6:30 on you would like to join us at 6:30 on Wednesdays, and we get to hear powerful Wednesdays, and we get to hear powerful Wednesdays, and we get to hear powerful off um they're different than the Sunday off um they're different than the Sunday off um they're different than the Sunday series, but they're just as powerful. So series, but they're just as powerful. So series, but they're just as powerful. So focused in on specific things. I know focused in on specific things. I know focused in on specific things. I know we're talking about disciplehip or the we're talking about disciplehip or the we're talking about disciplehip or the Holy Spirit and really leaning in and Holy Spirit and really leaning in and Holy Spirit and really leaning in and hearing different voices from this
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hearing different voices from this hearing different voices from this house. Also happening, if you didn't house. Also happening, if you didn't house. Also happening, if you didn't know, is our annual race for victory. Oh know, is our annual race for victory. Oh know, is our annual race for victory. Oh my goodness. I don't know, but I don't my goodness. I don't know, but I don't my goodness. I don't know, but I don't run. But if you do and you want to run. But if you do and you want to run. But if you do and you want to support what God is doing here at support what God is doing here at support what God is doing here at Victory Christian School, specifically Victory Christian School, specifically Victory Christian School, specifically on the athletic side, sign up for Race on the athletic side, sign up for Race on the athletic side, sign up for Race for Victory. There is a 5K and a half for Victory. There is a 5K and a half for Victory. There is a 5K and a half marathon. So, make sure you sign up or marathon. So, make sure you sign up or marathon. So, make sure you sign up or even come and cheer and cheer on all the even come and cheer and cheer on all the even come and cheer and cheer on all the runners and track stars that aren't, runners and track stars that aren't, runners and track stars that aren't, it's not going to be me, but for all it's not going to be me, but for all it's not going to be me, but for all those that are running, make sure you those that are running, make sure you those that are running, make sure you sign up. And it is such a fun sign up. And it is such a fun sign up. And it is such a fun experience. I know so many different age experience. I know so many different age experience. I know so many different age groups run. Our pastors do it as well. groups run. Our pastors do it as well. groups run. Our pastors do it as well. It's just amazing. This the whole family It's just amazing. This the whole family It's just amazing. This the whole family experience. So, make sure you check that experience. So, make sure you check that experience. So, make sure you check that out. Also happening, if you didn't see out. Also happening, if you didn't see out. Also happening, if you didn't see what was right behind us, we have a what was right behind us, we have a what was right behind us, we have a countdown for Revival Nights happening countdown for Revival Nights happening countdown for Revival Nights happening this week, August 25th through the 27th. this week, August 25th through the 27th. this week, August 25th through the 27th. And if you're like, Jesse, what is And if you're like, Jesse, what is And if you're like, Jesse, what is Revival Nights? What are we doing here? Revival Nights? What are we doing here? Revival Nights? What are we doing here? It is three special nights of just It is three special nights of just It is three special nights of just hearing from different voices and hearing from different voices and hearing from different voices and experiencing the Holy Spirit being experiencing the Holy Spirit being experiencing the Holy Spirit being poured out on our church in this new poured out on our church in this new poured out on our church in this new season, in this new year. We have done season, in this new year. We have done season, in this new year. We have done revival nights for a few years now and revival nights for a few years now and revival nights for a few years now and each year just keeps getting better. So, each year just keeps getting better. So, each year just keeps getting better. So, it was talking about how revival starts it was talking about how revival starts it was talking about how revival starts with you. Not just in this special with you. Not just in this special with you. Not just in this special moment of like we're all crying on our moment of like we're all crying on our moment of like we're all crying on our faces or something, but it's like what faces or something, but it's like what faces or something, but it's like what does it look like in your life, in your does it look like in your life, in your does it look like in your life, in your dayto-day, in your walk, in your office, dayto-day, in your walk, in your office, dayto-day, in your walk, in your office, in your school, whatever season you're in your school, whatever season you're in your school, whatever season you're going through. Revival starts with you.
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going through. Revival starts with you. going through. Revival starts with you. So to see more, check out this video. You've been rescued to rescue. You've You've been rescued to rescue. You've been saved to save. You've been been saved to save. You've been been saved to save. You've been delivered to deliver. You've been delivered to deliver. You've been delivered to deliver. You've been resurrected to resurrect. You've been resurrected to resurrect. You've been resurrected to resurrect. You've been revived to revive others. And God is revived to revive others. And God is revived to revive others. And God is waking the church up for revival. waking the church up for revival. waking the church up for revival. Whenever you have an encounter with the Whenever you have an encounter with the Whenever you have an encounter with the Holy Spirit, your life cannot stay the Holy Spirit, your life cannot stay the Holy Spirit, your life cannot stay the same. It leaves you changed. It leaves same. It leaves you changed. It leaves same. It leaves you changed. It leaves you marked. It leaves your walk you marked. It leaves your walk you marked. It leaves your walk different. It leaves your talk different. It leaves your talk different. It leaves your talk different. It leaves your mind different different. It leaves your mind different different. It leaves your mind different because you've encountered the presence because you've encountered the presence because you've encountered the presence of THE TRUE AND LIVING SAVIOR. BECAUSE I of THE TRUE AND LIVING SAVIOR. BECAUSE I of THE TRUE AND LIVING SAVIOR. BECAUSE I HAVE A COVENANT WITH GOD, I CAN make it HAVE A COVENANT WITH GOD, I CAN make it HAVE A COVENANT WITH GOD, I CAN make it past every Goliath. Cuz Goliath is past every Goliath. Cuz Goliath is past every Goliath. Cuz Goliath is bigger than me, but he ain't bigger than bigger than me, but he ain't bigger than bigger than me, but he ain't bigger than God. >> The 7th annual Race for Victory [music] >> The 7th annual Race for Victory [music] is Saturday, September 12th. Join us on is Saturday, September 12th. Join us on is Saturday, September 12th. Join us on the beautiful Riverside Trail for a 5K the beautiful Riverside Trail for a 5K the beautiful Riverside Trail for a 5K [music] or half marathon. Race for [music] or half marathon. Race for [music] or half marathon. Race for Victory is a fun event for every fitness Victory is a fun event for every fitness Victory is a fun event for every fitness level. Top finishers [music] will win a level. Top finishers [music] will win a level. Top finishers [music] will win a cash prize and every participant has a cash prize and every participant has a cash prize and every participant has a chance to win a treadmill. The race chance to win a treadmill. The race chance to win a treadmill. The race begins [music] at Victory Church and begins [music] at Victory Church and begins [music] at Victory Church and benefits Victory Christian School benefits Victory Christian School benefits Victory Christian School Athletics.
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Athletics. Athletics. The course is [music] USATF certified The course is [music] USATF certified The course is [music] USATF certified and a Boston Marathon qualifier. Sign up and a Boston Marathon qualifier. Sign up and a Boston Marathon qualifier. Sign up to run, walk, or volunteer today at to run, walk, or volunteer today at to run, walk, or volunteer today at raceforvictory.com. [music] >> We are so excited for those events >> We are so excited for those events coming up. If you want to stay updated coming up. If you want to stay updated coming up. If you want to stay updated with everything that's happening, make with everything that's happening, make with everything that's happening, make sure you follow us, like Pastor Brooklyn sure you follow us, like Pastor Brooklyn sure you follow us, like Pastor Brooklyn said, on Facebook or Instagram, and we said, on Facebook or Instagram, and we said, on Facebook or Instagram, and we want to keep up to date with everything want to keep up to date with everything want to keep up to date with everything that's happening with you, too. So, make that's happening with you, too. So, make that's happening with you, too. So, make sure you save the dates and we'll see sure you save the dates and we'll see sure you save the dates and we'll see you for Revival Nights and Race for you for Revival Nights and Race for you for Revival Nights and Race for Victory. Victory. Victory. >> Yeah, it's going to be incredible. But >> Yeah, it's going to be incredible. But >> Yeah, it's going to be incredible. But really what makes these events really really what makes these events really really what makes these events really impactful is having your presence here impactful is having your presence here impactful is having your presence here or tuning in online. So if you are right or tuning in online. So if you are right or tuning in online. So if you are right here locally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, we here locally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, we here locally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, we encourage you get yourself here in the encourage you get yourself here in the encourage you get yourself here in the building. And if not, it's all right. We building. And if not, it's all right. We building. And if not, it's all right. We still believe that the same Holy Spirit still believe that the same Holy Spirit still believe that the same Holy Spirit that moves right here at Victory is the that moves right here at Victory is the that moves right here at Victory is the same Holy Spirit that is moving right same Holy Spirit that is moving right same Holy Spirit that is moving right where you you are at. And our online where you you are at. And our online where you you are at. And our online community, we we live it. We tune it or community, we we live it. We tune it or community, we we live it. We tune it or we go live for these events. So we want we go live for these events. So we want we go live for these events. So we want you to tune in. Come on. So, please mark you to tune in. Come on. So, please mark you to tune in. Come on. So, please mark your calendars. Make sure to tune in, your calendars. Make sure to tune in, your calendars. Make sure to tune in, lean in, and lock in for what God is lean in, and lock in for what God is lean in, and lock in for what God is going to do through revival nights going to do through revival nights going to do through revival nights happening this week. Well, we are in a happening this week. Well, we are in a happening this week. Well, we are in a series forward with Pastor Paul as he series forward with Pastor Paul as he series forward with Pastor Paul as he continues to challenge us to move our continues to challenge us to move our continues to challenge us to move our feet. You know, the Bible says that God feet. You know, the Bible says that God feet. You know, the Bible says that God orders our steps, but we can't make orders our steps, but we can't make orders our steps, but we can't make those steps unless we're in movement, those steps unless we're in movement, those steps unless we're in movement, unless we are u moving our feet in the unless we are u moving our feet in the unless we are u moving our feet in the direction that God has for us. So, as we direction that God has for us. So, as we direction that God has for us. So, as we prepare our heart for service, we just
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prepare our heart for service, we just prepare our heart for service, we just want to encourage you to grab your want to encourage you to grab your want to encourage you to grab your Bibles, grab your note, your notebooks, Bibles, grab your note, your notebooks, Bibles, grab your note, your notebooks, that notetakers are history makers. that that notetakers are history makers. that that notetakers are history makers. that as you believe, God is going to speak to as you believe, God is going to speak to as you believe, God is going to speak to you as you lean in on on the season of you as you lean in on on the season of you as you lean in on on the season of life that you are in, situations and life that you are in, situations and life that you are in, situations and circumstances that you're navigating. We circumstances that you're navigating. We circumstances that you're navigating. We truly believe as we come together as the truly believe as we come together as the truly believe as we come together as the body of Christ and we lean in for what body of Christ and we lean in for what body of Christ and we lean in for what God has to say, that we have ears to God has to say, that we have ears to God has to say, that we have ears to hear and a heart to understand what the hear and a heart to understand what the hear and a heart to understand what the Lord is speaking, he has something for Lord is speaking, he has something for Lord is speaking, he has something for you this morning. So whatever is you this morning. So whatever is you this morning. So whatever is distracting you, whatever you are going distracting you, whatever you are going distracting you, whatever you are going through, I just want to encourage you through, I just want to encourage you through, I just want to encourage you that God is with you and he is for you. that God is with you and he is for you. that God is with you and he is for you. And I'm excited because uh he And I'm excited because uh he And I'm excited because uh he continuously encourages us to keep the continuously encourages us to keep the continuously encourages us to keep the faith to stay strong and to believe that faith to stay strong and to believe that faith to stay strong and to believe that God can do exceedingly abundantly more God can do exceedingly abundantly more God can do exceedingly abundantly more than we could ever ask, think or than we could ever ask, think or than we could ever ask, think or imagine. So let's start. You know, imagine. So let's start. You know, imagine. So let's start. You know, revival nights is happening this week, revival nights is happening this week, revival nights is happening this week, but let's start now in stirring into but let's start now in stirring into but let's start now in stirring into flame what God wants to do and reviving flame what God wants to do and reviving flame what God wants to do and reviving ourselves. Revival is for ourselves.
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ourselves. Revival is for ourselves. ourselves. Revival is for ourselves. That's why we take personal That's why we take personal That's why we take personal responsibility. Revival starts with you. responsibility. Revival starts with you. responsibility. Revival starts with you. And as revival is starting in you, even And as revival is starting in you, even And as revival is starting in you, even this Sunday, as we're preparing for this Sunday, as we're preparing for this Sunday, as we're preparing for revival this week, we can believe for revival this week, we can believe for revival this week, we can believe for revival in our families, in our revival in our families, in our revival in our families, in our situations, in our community, and in our situations, in our community, and in our situations, in our community, and in our world. So again, lean in and lock in. world. So again, lean in and lock in. world. So again, lean in and lock in. So, let's pray as we get ready for So, let's pray as we get ready for So, let's pray as we get ready for worship. God, we thank you so much for worship. God, we thank you so much for worship. God, we thank you so much for this unique opportunity to gather this unique opportunity to gather this unique opportunity to gather together and watching and tuning in together and watching and tuning in together and watching and tuning in online for what you are going to speak online for what you are going to speak online for what you are going to speak and do this morning. God, we serve a and do this morning. God, we serve a and do this morning. God, we serve a good God, a God that does exceed our good God, a God that does exceed our good God, a God that does exceed our expectation, Lord. And so, I thank you, expectation, Lord. And so, I thank you, expectation, Lord. And so, I thank you, Lord, that we are not defined by our Lord, that we are not defined by our Lord, that we are not defined by our situations. We're not defined by our situations. We're not defined by our situations. We're not defined by our circumstances, but we are defined as circumstances, but we are defined as circumstances, but we are defined as children of the most high God. And as we children of the most high God. And as we children of the most high God. And as we simply sit at your feet, Lord, I thank simply sit at your feet, Lord, I thank simply sit at your feet, Lord, I thank you that you would speak to us uniquely you that you would speak to us uniquely you that you would speak to us uniquely and individually, Lord, because that's and individually, Lord, because that's and individually, Lord, because that's just how good you are. That you care for just how good you are. That you care for just how good you are. That you care for us. That you know the number of hairs us. That you know the number of hairs us. That you know the number of hairs that are on our head. And I thank you, that are on our head. And I thank you, that are on our head. And I thank you, Lord. Today would be a day of Lord. Today would be a day of Lord. Today would be a day of encouragement and refreshment because we encouragement and refreshment because we encouragement and refreshment because we are with the spirit of the living God.
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are with the spirit of the living God. are with the spirit of the living God. We love you. We praise you. And we thank We love you. We praise you. And we thank We love you. We praise you. And we thank you for what you're about to do in Jesus you for what you're about to do in Jesus you for what you're about to do in Jesus name. Amen. It's going to be an name. Amen. It's going to be an name. Amen. It's going to be an incredible morning. incredible morning. incredible morning. >> It's a good sermon. So, let's get ready. >> It's a good sermon. So, let's get ready. >> It's a good sermon. So, let's get ready. Go ahead, lean in. Let's get ready to Go ahead, lean in. Let's get ready to Go ahead, lean in. Let's get ready to worship together and let's have an worship together and let's have an worship together and let's have an incredible 11:00 service. incredible 11:00 service. incredible 11:00 service. >> Yes. Good morning, Victory. How we doing? Good morning, Victory. How we doing? [music] NOW, WE GOT TO MAKE SOME MORE [music] NOW, WE GOT TO MAKE SOME MORE [music] NOW, WE GOT TO MAKE SOME MORE NOISE. IF YOU'RE EXCITED TO BE IN THE NOISE. IF YOU'RE EXCITED TO BE IN THE NOISE. IF YOU'RE EXCITED TO BE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD, SAY YEAH.
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HOUSE OF GOD, SAY YEAH. HOUSE OF GOD, SAY YEAH. >> AMEN. AMEN. My name is Jordan and I have >> AMEN. AMEN. My name is Jordan and I have >> AMEN. AMEN. My name is Jordan and I have the honor and privilege of serving our the honor and privilege of serving our the honor and privilege of serving our [music] victory youth, the Jesus [music] victory youth, the Jesus [music] victory youth, the Jesus generation, the now generation. And if generation, the now generation. And if generation, the now generation. And if you are new to Victory, we want to say you are new to Victory, we want to say you are new to Victory, we want to say welcome to Victory Church. [music] This welcome to Victory Church. [music] This welcome to Victory Church. [music] This is a place where we say we are not a is a place where we say we are not a is a place where we say we are not a crowd, but we are a family and we want crowd, but we are a family and we want crowd, but we are a family and we want [music] to get plugged in and connected [music] to get plugged in and connected [music] to get plugged in and connected with you guys. If you look on your with you guys. If you look on your with you guys. If you look on your chairs, you'll see a blue sticker. it. chairs, you'll see a blue sticker. it. chairs, you'll see a blue sticker. it. It's a [music] great opportunity for you It's a [music] great opportunity for you It's a [music] great opportunity for you to scan that, allow us to collect some to scan that, allow us to collect some to scan that, allow us to collect some information so that we can get plugged information so that we can get plugged information so that we can get plugged in, help plug you in here at the Victory in, help plug you in here at the Victory in, help plug you in here at the Victory Family as well. And speaking of getting Family as well. And speaking of getting Family as well. And speaking of getting plugged in, we have Christmas and Easter plugged in, we have Christmas and Easter plugged in, we have Christmas and Easter production auditions coming up. They are production auditions coming up. They are production auditions coming up. They are now open. [music] If you are wanting to now open. [music] If you are wanting to now open. [music] If you are wanting to be a part of the productions, you can be a part of the productions, you can be a part of the productions, you can scan the QR code right on the screen. If scan the QR code right on the screen. If scan the QR code right on the screen. If you're someone that feels like, hey, I I you're someone that feels like, hey, I I you're someone that feels like, hey, I I might be into something like this. I might be into something like this. I might be into something like this. I might want to serve in this way. You can might want to serve in this way. You can might want to serve in this way. You can scan that QR code as well. BUT WE ALSO scan that QR code as well. BUT WE ALSO scan that QR code as well. BUT WE ALSO HAVE REVIVAL NIGHTS COMING UP AND WE GOT HAVE REVIVAL NIGHTS COMING UP AND WE GOT HAVE REVIVAL NIGHTS COMING UP AND WE GOT A CHOIR TEAM coming and if you are A CHOIR TEAM coming and if you are A CHOIR TEAM coming and if you are interested in being a part [music] of interested in being a part [music] of interested in being a part [music] of the choir, you can email worship the choir, you can email worship the choir, you can email worship victory.com and they will send you some victory.com and they will send you some victory.com and they will send you some information on how you can get plugged information on how you can get plugged information on how you can get plugged in. BUT REVIVAL NIGHTS IS COMING.
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in. BUT REVIVAL NIGHTS IS COMING. in. BUT REVIVAL NIGHTS IS COMING. EVERYONE SAY REVIVAL. EVERYONE SAY REVIVAL. EVERYONE SAY REVIVAL. That's right. Revival nights is coming. That's right. Revival nights is coming. That's right. Revival nights is coming. And not only is it coming, but we would And not only is it coming, but we would And not only is it coming, but we would love for you to serve and be a part of love for you to serve and be a part of love for you to serve and be a part of the team as well. You can do that. and the team as well. You can do that. and the team as well. You can do that. and get more information at get more information at get more information at victory.comrevival/serve. victory.comrevival/serve. victory.comrevival/serve. [music] [music] [music] But if everyone in the house could stand But if everyone in the house could stand But if everyone in the house could stand to your feet, I just want to pray and to your feet, I just want to pray and to your feet, I just want to pray and get us ready for worship. Who's excited get us ready for worship. Who's excited get us ready for worship. Who's excited TO BE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD? WHO'S EXCITED TO BE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD? WHO'S EXCITED TO BE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD? WHO'S EXCITED TO WORSHIP the Lord? Come on, somebody. TO WORSHIP the Lord? Come on, somebody. TO WORSHIP the Lord? Come on, somebody. So, everyone bow your heads, close your So, everyone bow your heads, close your So, everyone bow your heads, close your eyes. Dear heavenly father, we just eyes. Dear heavenly father, we just eyes. Dear heavenly father, we just thank you for today, Lord, that you are thank you for today, Lord, that you are thank you for today, Lord, that you are faithful, you are mighty to save, you faithful, you are mighty to save, you faithful, you are mighty to save, you still deliver, you still heal, and you still deliver, you still heal, and you still deliver, you still heal, and you still do breakthroughs, Lord God. So, still do breakthroughs, Lord God. So, still do breakthroughs, Lord God. So, Lord, we worship you. We praise you Lord, we worship you. We praise you Lord, we worship you. We praise you because you are deserving of all honor because you are deserving of all honor because you are deserving of all honor and all glory in Jesus name. Everybody and all glory in Jesus name. Everybody and all glory in Jesus name. Everybody said let's get ready to worship. [music] [music] [music] still moving over the water still moving over the water still moving over the water on us?
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on us? on us? Come rest on us. Come rest on us. Come rest on us. Come rest on [music] us. As the spirit Come rest on [music] us. As the spirit Come rest on [music] us. As the spirit was moving over the waters, spiritual was moving over the waters, spiritual was moving over the waters, spiritual move us. [music] move us. [music] move us. [music] Come rest on us. Come rest on us. Come rest on us. Come rest on us. Come now. Feeling like Come rest on us. Come now. Feeling like Come rest on us. Come now. Feeling like [music] [music] [music] my heart my heart my heart to the room. You're here [music] and I to the room. You're here [music] and I to the room. You're here [music] and I know you moving. I'm here and I know you know you moving. I'm here and I know you know you moving. I'm here and I know you feel me. [music] feel me. [music] feel me. [music] I feel you in my heart [singing] I feel you in my heart [singing] I feel you in my heart [singing] when I feel you. You're here and [music] when I feel you. You're here and [music] when I feel you. You're here and [music] I know you. I know you. I know you. I'm here and I know you feel me. [music] Fire away. [music] Fire away. Come and Fire away. [music] Fire away. Come and do it again. Open up the gates of heaven do it again. Open up the gates of heaven do it again. Open up the gates of heaven on it. [music] Come rest on us.
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on it. [music] Come rest on us. on it. [music] Come rest on us. Come rest on [music] Come rest on [music] Come rest on [music] [singing] us. Fire away. Come do it [singing] us. Fire away. Come do it [singing] us. Fire away. Come do it again. Open up the gates of heaven on again. Open up the gates of heaven on again. Open up the gates of heaven on earth. Come [music] rest on us. earth. Come [music] rest on us. earth. Come [music] rest on us. Come rest on [music] us. Oh come Come rest on [music] us. Oh come Come rest on [music] us. Oh come [singing] down spirit. When you know you [singing] down spirit. When you know you [singing] down spirit. When you know you make my heart make my heart make my heart [music] when you feel the roof. You're [music] when you feel the roof. You're [music] when you feel the roof. You're here and I know you moving. [music] here and I know you moving. [music] here and I know you moving. [music] I'm here and I know you feel me calm I'm here and I know you feel me calm I'm here and I know you feel me calm down. [music] See it when you move. You down. [music] See it when you move. You down. [music] See it when you move. You make my heart make my heart make my heart when you feel the roof. You're [music] when you feel the roof. You're [music] when you feel the roof. You're [music] here and I know you. here and I know you. here and I know you. I'm here and I know [music] you will. The Holy Spirit lead us [music] to Jesus The Holy Spirit lead us [music] to Jesus this morning. this morning. this morning. Oh, Holy Spirit [music] Holy Spirit [music] comes comes comes on us. You're all we want.
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on us. You're all we want. on us. You're all we want. You're all [music] we want. You're all [music] we want. You're all [music] we want. Holy Holy Holy Ste, you're all we want. you're all we want. [music] [music] [music] Oh, sing it out if you want it. Holy Oh, sing it out if you want it. Holy Oh, sing it out if you want it. Holy Spirit, [singing] Spirit, [singing] Spirit, [singing] come [music] rest on us. You're all we come [music] rest on us. You're all we come [music] rest on us. You're all we want. Yeah. want. Yeah. want. Yeah. You're all we want. [music] Holy You're all we want. [music] Holy You're all we want. [music] Holy Spirit, Spirit, Spirit, come rest on us. You're all we are. come rest on us. You're all we are. come rest on us. You're all we are. [music] [music] [music] You're all we want. Sing. You're all we You're all we want. Sing. You're all we You're all we want. Sing. You're all we want. You're all we [music] are. You're want. You're all we [music] are. You're want. You're all we [music] are. You're all we are. You're all You're [music] all we are. You're all You're [music] all we are. You're all You're [music] Oh, you're all we are. Heat. Heat. Heat. Fire [music] away. Do it again. Open up Fire [music] away. Do it again. Open up everybody.
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everybody. everybody. Don't rest [music] Don't rest [music] Don't rest [music] on your people. Don't rest on us. on your people. Don't rest on us. on your people. Don't rest on us. We come and do it again. Open up the We come and do it again. Open up the We come and do it again. Open up the gates. Let heaven [music] on gates. Let heaven [music] on gates. Let heaven [music] on rest on earth. rest on earth. rest on earth. Sing it again. Fire away. Fire [music] Sing it again. Fire away. Fire [music] Sing it again. Fire away. Fire [music] away. Do it again. Open up the gates to away. Do it again. Open up the gates to away. Do it again. Open up the gates to heaven. heaven. heaven. [music] Come rest on us. [music] Come rest on us. [music] Come rest on us. Come rest on us. Sing it out. [music] Come rest on us. Sing it out. [music] Come rest on us. Sing it out. [music] Fire away. Come and do it again. Open up Fire away. Come and do it again. Open up Fire away. Come and do it again. Open up the gates of heaven [music] on earth. the gates of heaven [music] on earth. the gates of heaven [music] on earth. Come rest on us. Come rest on us. Come rest on us. Come rest on [music] us. So come down Come rest on [music] us. So come down Come rest on [music] us. So come down here when you move [music] here when you move [music] here when you move [music] when you feel when you feel when you feel you're here and I know you you're here and I know you you're here and I know you I'm here and I know you will feel it I'm here and I know you will feel it I'm here and I know you will feel it come [music] down spirit when you move come [music] down spirit when you move come [music] down spirit when you move you make my heart you make my heart you make my heart when you feel [music] when you feel [music] when you feel [music] you're here and I know you you're here and I know you you're here and I know you I'll hear it I know you feel >> Come on Jesus come.
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>> Come on Jesus come. Come [music] on Jesus come. Come [music] on Jesus come. Come [music] on Jesus come. Come on Jesus come. [music] [music] Holy Spirit, [music] Holy Spirit, come [singing] come [singing] come [singing] rest on us. You're all we want. rest on us. You're all we want. rest on us. You're all we want. You're all we are. You're all we are. You're all we are. Holy [singing] Spirit, Holy [singing] Spirit, Holy [singing] Spirit, come rest on us. You're all we want. come rest on us. You're all we want. come rest on us. You're all we want. You're all we are. [screaming] Thank you, Holy Spirit. Thank you, Holy Spirit. Thank you, Holy Spirit. Oh, come on. Give God a praise [music] Oh, come on. Give God a praise [music] this morning. Shout out loud. Yeah. this morning. Shout out loud. Yeah. this morning. Shout out loud. Yeah. [music] Hallelujah.
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Come on. Isn't Jesus all we want this Come on. Isn't Jesus all we want this [music] morning? [music] morning? [music] morning? God, we worship you. right here and now. And there is a right here and now. And there is a [music] fresh rain and I can hear the [music] fresh rain and I can hear the [music] fresh rain and I can hear the [singing] sound. [singing] sound. [singing] sound. Something [music] truly wonderful. Something [music] truly wonderful. Something [music] truly wonderful. It's happening It's happening It's happening and there is a and there is a and there is a inside of me more than [music] a inside of me more than [music] a inside of me more than [music] a feeling. feeling. feeling. Oh, this is a prophecy. Oh, this is a prophecy. Oh, this is a prophecy. Something [music] really powerful Something [music] really powerful Something [music] really powerful [singing] [singing] [singing] it's happening. it's happening. it's happening. Come on. Do we believe [music] that Come on. Do we believe [music] that Come on. Do we believe [music] that today? today? today? So we say, "Darke, So we say, "Darke, So we say, "Darke, >> darkest moon to the day. I'm just >> darkest moon to the day. I'm just >> darkest moon to the day. I'm just getting out of my way. Breaking [music] getting out of my way. Breaking [music] getting out of my way. Breaking [music] out of yesterday. Say I got a new thing out of yesterday. Say I got a new thing out of yesterday. Say I got a new thing coming. Telling in [music] my face.
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coming. Telling in [music] my face. coming. Telling in [music] my face. You're not greater than my faith. Best You're not greater than my faith. Best You're not greater than my faith. Best believe me when I say I got a new thing believe me when I say I got a new thing believe me when I say I got a new thing coming. I got a new thing coming. coming. I got a new thing coming. coming. I got a new thing coming. >> I got a new [music] thing coming. >> I got a new [music] thing coming. >> I got a new [music] thing coming. >> I got a new thing. I got a new I got a >> I got a new thing. I got a new I got a >> I got a new thing. I got a new I got a new I got a new [music] new I got a new [music] new I got a new [music] >> I got a new >> I got a new >> I got a new [singing] [singing] [singing] [music] anointing [music] anointing [music] anointing to destroy the yoke to every stronghold. to destroy the yoke to every stronghold. to destroy the yoke to every stronghold. Oh, you got to let [music] me go. Oh, you got to let [music] me go. Oh, you got to let [music] me go. Something really powerful Something really powerful Something really powerful is happening. is happening. is happening. There is a freedom There is a freedom There is a freedom that I have never known of [music] the that I have never known of [music] the that I have never known of [music] the shadow shadow shadow into the overflow. into the overflow. into the overflow. Something [music] really powerful Something [music] really powerful Something [music] really powerful happening. It's happening. It's happening. >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> Darkness [music] telling [music] telling you're not greater.
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you're not greater. you're not greater. >> You better believe me. >> You better believe me. >> You better believe me. [music and singing] [music and singing] [music and singing] >> Oh, when I say I got a new thing coming. >> Oh, when I say I got a new thing coming. >> Oh, when I say I got a new thing coming. I got a new thing coming. I got a new I got a new thing coming. I got a new I got a new thing coming. I got a new thing coming. You got a new thing thing coming. You got a new thing thing coming. You got a new thing coming. [music] Yes. I got a new thing coming. [music] Yes. I got a new thing coming. [music] Yes. I got a new thing coming. Oh, I've got a new way. coming. Oh, I've got a new way. coming. Oh, I've got a new way. [singing] He's coming. [music] He's coming. He's He's coming. [music] He's coming. He's coming. He's coming. He's coming. He's coming. He's coming. He's coming. He's coming. He's coming. He's coming. He's coming. He's coming. We feel the coming. He's coming. We feel the coming. He's coming. We feel the presence [music] of the Lord. I can see presence [music] of the Lord. I can see presence [music] of the Lord. I can see a calling a calling a calling with the rain. And it looks [music] like with the rain. And it looks [music] like with the rain. And it looks [music] like revival. revival. revival. It's headed your way. And I can see a It's headed your way. And I can see a It's headed your way. And I can see a cloud cloud cloud with rain. with rain. with rain. And it looks [music] like salvation And it looks [music] like salvation And it looks [music] like salvation is headed our [singing] way. And I can is headed our [singing] way. And I can is headed our [singing] way. And I can hear a sound. The abundance of rain. hear a sound. The abundance of rain. hear a sound. The abundance of rain. [music] [music] [music] And it sounds like freom And it sounds like freom And it sounds like freom is set. [singing] is set. [singing] is set. [singing] And I can hear a sound.
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And it sounds like we're And it sounds like we're heading our way. heading our way. heading our way. I see your ground. I see your ground. I see your ground. You tell me with You tell me with You tell me with it [music] looks like he it [music] looks like he it [music] looks like he said I can feel it. I see a said I can feel it. I see a said I can feel it. I see a you [music] [music] [music] it. it. it. You turn it away. You turn it away. You turn it away. >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> Take darkness out. Darkest to the day. >> Take darkness out. Darkest to the day. >> Take darkness out. Darkest to the day. Mountain Mountain Mountain [music] [music] [music] breaking out. breaking out. breaking out. >> I got a new thing. >> I got a new thing. >> I got a new thing. >> I got a new thing. [music] Giant giant. >> I got a new thing. [music] Giant giant. >> I got a new thing. [music] Giant giant. [singing] >> You best believe. [music] >> You best believe. [music] Oh, when I say I got a new thing. I got Oh, when I say I got a new thing. I got Oh, when I say I got a new thing. I got a new thing. [music] a new thing. [music] a new thing. [music] Oh, I got a new thing.
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Oh, I got a new thing. Oh, I got a new thing. Oh, I got a new thing coming. [music] Oh, I got a new thing coming. [music] Oh, I got a new thing coming. [music] Yes, I got a new day. Yes, I got a new day. Yes, I got a new day. Sing. I got the new one. [music] Sing. I got the new one. [music] Sing. I got the new one. [music] New heart. Fresh New heart. Fresh New heart. Fresh and I got the new one. [music] Come on. and I got the new one. [music] Come on. and I got the new one. [music] Come on. Do we have a new word today? Do we have a new word today? Do we have a new word today? Said, I got the new [music] one. New Said, I got the new [music] one. New Said, I got the new [music] one. New heart. First day and I got that new one heart. First day and I got that new one heart. First day and I got that new one now. I got a new king. I got the new now. I got a new king. I got the new now. I got a new king. I got the new heart. heart. heart. >> I got the new be. be. I got the [music] new one. New heart. I got the [music] new one. New heart. I got the [music] new one. New heart. I got that new heart. New heart. [music] I got that new heart. New heart. [music] I got that new heart. New heart. [music] I got a new thing coming. New thing I got a new thing coming. New thing I got a new thing coming. New thing coming. I got a [music] new thing. I got coming. I got a [music] new thing. I got coming. I got a [music] new thing. I got a new thing coming. Oh, you got a new a new thing coming. Oh, you got a new a new thing coming. Oh, you got a new thing coming. do things. thing coming. do things. thing coming. do things. >> I got to do things. >> I got to do things. >> I got to do things. >> I got to [music] do things. >> I got to [music] do things. >> I got to [music] do things. >> I got to do things.
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>> I got to do things. >> I got to do things. >> I got a new thing. >> I got a new thing. >> I got a new thing. >> I [music] don't do things. >> I [music] don't do things. >> I [music] don't do things. >> I got a new thing. Cuz [music] I can see [music] I can see you. it always it always say [music] it always [music] [music] we believe it's coming we believe it's coming we believe it's coming it way.
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it way. it way. >> It's coming. It's coming. >> It's coming. It's coming. >> It's coming. It's coming. >> You said it. [music] >> You said it. [music] >> You said it. [music] >> You said it. Wait on the Lord Wait on the Lord cuz he's coming. cuz he's coming. cuz he's coming. Wait on [music] the Lord. Wait on [music] the Lord. Wait on [music] the Lord. Yes, he's coming. Yes, he's coming. Yes, he's coming. He keeps his word He keeps his word He keeps his word time and [singing] time and [music] time time and [singing] time and [music] time time and [singing] time and [music] time again. I can see I can see heavy rain heavy rain heavy rain and it looks like freedom. It belongs and it looks like freedom. It belongs and it looks like freedom. It belongs [music] to you today. [music] to you today. [music] to you today. I can see a cloud I can see a cloud I can see a cloud heavy with rain heavy with rain heavy with rain and it looks like Jesus [singing] and it looks like Jesus [singing] and it looks like Jesus [singing] is headed your way. Come on. Can we give is headed your way. Come on. Can we give is headed your way. Come on. Can we give it up for Jesus this morning? for we it up for Jesus this morning? for we it up for Jesus this morning? for we love [music] you God. Hallelujah.
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love [music] you God. Hallelujah. love [music] you God. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. [music] [music] [music] Thank you. Come on, church. If you're grateful for Come on, church. If you're grateful for Jesus, one more time, can we raise a Jesus, one more time, can we raise a Jesus, one more time, can we raise a shout of praise? [music] Come on. If you shout of praise? [music] Come on. If you shout of praise? [music] Come on. If you believe that it's headed our way, come believe that it's headed our way, come believe that it's headed our way, come on. We can see it. It's heading our way. on. We can see it. It's heading our way. on. We can see it. It's heading our way. [music] It's headed our way. [music] It's headed our way. [music] It's headed our way. It's heading our way. Come on, every It's heading our way. Come on, every It's heading our way. Come on, every hand raised. Can we stretch our hands to hand raised. Can we stretch our hands to hand raised. Can we stretch our hands to [music] heaven this morning, Father, we honor you in this place, Father, we honor you in this place, Jesus, we thank you, God, that when we Jesus, we thank you, God, that when we Jesus, we thank you, God, that when we call upon your name, you answer, God, we call upon your name, you answer, God, we call upon your name, you answer, God, we thank you, Lord, that where the spirit thank you, Lord, that where the spirit thank you, Lord, that where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom, God. of the Lord is, there is freedom, God. of the Lord is, there is freedom, God. So, we thank you, Lord, for your So, we thank you, Lord, for your So, we thank you, Lord, for your presence to manifest in this room. God, presence to manifest in this room. God, presence to manifest in this room. God, as we lift our sound to heaven this as we lift our sound to heaven this as we lift our sound to heaven this morning, God, I thank you, Lord, that morning, God, I thank you, Lord, that morning, God, I thank you, Lord, that the evidence, Jesus, of your love, of the evidence, Jesus, of your love, of the evidence, Jesus, of your love, of your grace, of your goodness, God, let your grace, of your goodness, God, let your grace, of your goodness, God, let it flow in this place [music] this it flow in this place [music] this it flow in this place [music] this morning, morning, morning, >> Jesus, we surrender our hearts.
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>> Jesus, we surrender our hearts. >> Jesus, we surrender our hearts. We surrender our minds, God. Jesus, come We surrender our minds, God. Jesus, come We surrender our minds, God. Jesus, come and have your way in this place in Jesus and have your way in this place in Jesus and have your way in this place in Jesus name. Amen. Come on, church. Let's name. Amen. Come on, church. Let's name. Amen. Come on, church. Let's worship. And I don't believe in fairy tales. And I don't believe in fairy tales. I guess I've outgrown them. But that I guess I've outgrown them. But that I guess I've outgrown them. But that [music] doesn't mean that I don't [music] doesn't mean that I don't [music] doesn't mean that I don't believe that there's something bigger believe that there's something bigger believe that there's something bigger than me. Cuz I've seen it in the than me. Cuz I've seen it in the than me. Cuz I've seen it in the hospital room when the doctor said hospital room when the doctor said hospital room when the doctor said sorry. sorry. sorry. There's nothing more we can do. There's nothing more we can do. There's nothing more we can do. Well, it was through. I've never [music] Well, it was through. I've never [music] Well, it was through. I've never [music] seen a party go seen a party go seen a party go at the end of a rainbow.
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at the end of a rainbow. at the end of a rainbow. I've got a promise I can hold in the I've got a promise I can hold in the I've got a promise I can hold in the middle of the struggle. Cuz God, if you middle of the struggle. Cuz God, if you middle of the struggle. Cuz God, if you said it, your performing may not be how said it, your performing may not be how said it, your performing may not be how I want you to. I want you to. I want you to. But here's what I'll do. And I'm [music] But here's what I'll do. And I'm [music] But here's what I'll do. And I'm [music] going to wait on you. going to wait on you. going to wait on you. And I'm going to wait on you. And I'm going to wait on you. And I'm going to wait on you. I've tasted [music] your goodness. I've tasted [music] your goodness. I've tasted [music] your goodness. I'll trust in your promise. I'll trust in your promise. I'll trust in your promise. I'm going to wait on you. [music] I'm going to wait on you. [music] I'm going to wait on you. [music] I'm going to wait on you. I'm going to wait on you. I'm going to wait on you. I'll tasted your goodness. I'll tasted your goodness. I'll tasted your goodness. I'll trust in [music] your promise. I'll trust in [music] your promise. I'll trust in [music] your promise. I'm going to wait on you. I'm going to wait on you. I'm going to wait on you. We're going to wait. We're going to wait. We're going to wait. We will wait on you. We will wait on you. We will wait on you. Come on, church. Let's sing.
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Come on, church. Let's sing. Come on, church. Let's sing. I know you [music] ordered everything. I know you [music] ordered everything. I know you [music] ordered everything. You are the author, but there's [music] You are the author, but there's [music] You are the author, but there's [music] no predicting what is left. no predicting what is left. no predicting what is left. But you hold the future But you hold the future But you hold the future and all the questions they come second and all the questions they come second and all the questions they come second to the point I know is true. [music] You've always been true. So I'm going to You've always been true. So I'm going to wait on you. Say, "I'm going to [music] wait on you. Say, "I'm going to [music] wait on you. Say, "I'm going to [music] wait on you. wait on you. wait on you. I'll taste it. I'm tasting your I'll taste it. I'm tasting your I'll taste it. I'm tasting your We [music] trust in your promise. We [music] trust in your promise. We [music] trust in your promise. I'm going to wait on you. I'm going to wait on you. I'm going to wait on you. I'm going to [music] wait on you. I'm going to [music] wait on you. I'm going to [music] wait on you. >> I tasted and see that the Lord is your >> I tasted and see that the Lord is your >> I tasted and see that the Lord is your [music] [music] [music] >> I trust in your promise. >> I trust in your promise. >> I trust in your promise. >> I'm going to wait on you. >> I'm going to wait on you. >> I'm going to wait on you. >> [music] >> Jesus, we will wait.
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>> Jesus, we will wait. We will wait on [music] him. Come on, We will wait on [music] him. Come on, We will wait on [music] him. Come on, church. Just with your own words, can we church. Just with your own words, can we church. Just with your own words, can we lift up a raise, a sound of [music] lift up a raise, a sound of [music] lift up a raise, a sound of [music] praise to Jesus, God, that we will wait. praise to Jesus, God, that we will wait. praise to Jesus, God, that we will wait. We will wait. [music] Come on, church. Can we declare? Sing, Come on, church. Can we declare? Sing, wait on the Lord. wait on the Lord. wait on the Lord. You wait on the Lord. You wait on the Lord. You wait on the Lord. He will renew your Come on. That's it. He will renew your Come on. That's it. He will renew your Come on. That's it. It's a wait. It's a wait. It's a wait. Wait on the Wait on the Wait on the wait [music] on the wait [music] on the wait [music] on the cuz he will renew. cuz he will renew. cuz he will renew. I promise [music] I promise [music] I promise [music] it's better. So wait. Come on. Sing. it's better. So wait. Come on. Sing. it's better. So wait. Come on. Sing. Wait on the Lord. [music] Wait on the [singing] Lord. Wait on the [singing] Lord. He will He will reveal. He will He will reveal. He will He will reveal. [music] [music] [music] >> Just wait on him. >> Just wait on him. >> Just wait on him. Wait on the Lord.
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Wait on the Lord. Wait on the Lord. [music] [music] [music] Just wait. He will renew. He will renew. I [music] promise it's better when you I [music] promise it's better when you I [music] promise it's better when you wait. Wait on the Lord. Wait on the wait. Wait on the Lord. Wait on the wait. Wait on the Lord. Wait on the Lord. Lord. Lord. Just wait on it. [music] Just wait on it. [music] Just wait on it. [music] He will. He will. He will. He will. He will. He will. This is the word [music] of the living. This is the word [music] of the living. This is the word [music] of the living. Wait on the Lord. Wait on the Lord. He will be He will be your [music] [music] I'm going to wait on you. >> I >> I [music] we will trust in your pro. [music] we will trust in your pro. [music] we will trust in your pro. I'm [music] going to wait on you. Yes, I I'm [music] going to wait on you. Yes, I I'm [music] going to wait on you. Yes, I will. I'm going to wait on you.
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will. I'm going to wait on you. will. I'm going to wait on you. I'll taste it. I tasted your [music] I'll taste it. I tasted your [music] I'll taste it. I tasted your [music] We will trust your trusty way of the Lord. way of the Lord. The word [music] of the Lord The word [music] of the Lord The word [music] of the Lord just [music] the way [music] the way of the Lord of the Lord of the Lord just keep [music] Wait on the Lord. Wait on the Lord. Just wait on the Just wait on the Just wait on the he [music] worship [music] Jesus.
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worship [music] Jesus. We worship the king. We worship the king. We worship the king. [music] We worship the Lord. Oh, [music and singing] Oh, [music and singing] we will wait on him. we will wait on him. we will wait on him. Teach us [music] how to wait. Teach us [music] how to wait. Teach us [music] how to wait. We will wait on him. We will wait on him. We will wait on him. Teach us how to Oh, we will wait on Teach us how to Oh, we will wait on Teach us how to Oh, we will wait on Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Oh, Oh, Oh, we will wait on him.
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Come on, church. Can we sing the word? Come on, church. Can we sing the word? They that wait on the Lord shower new They that wait on the Lord shower new They that wait on the Lord shower new strength. They shall mount up upon wings strength. They shall mount up upon wings strength. They shall mount up upon wings like an eagle and so they shall walk and like an eagle and so they shall walk and like an eagle and so they shall walk and not get weary. They shall run and not get weary. They shall run and not get weary. They shall run and nothing. That's what happens when you nothing. That's what happens when you nothing. That's what happens when you wait. Come on. Can we sing that again? [music] Come on. Can we sing that again? [music] They that wait on the They that wait on the They that wait on the >> shall we? >> shall we? >> shall we? >> Come on church. Can we sing? They shall. >> Come on church. Can we sing? They shall. >> Come on church. Can we sing? They shall. [music] [music] [music] >> This is the word. >> This is the word. >> This is the word. >> They shall not get [music] weary. >> They shall not get [music] weary. >> They shall not get [music] weary. >> They shall run. >> They shall run. >> They shall run. >> They shall run in our faith. >> They shall run in our faith. >> They shall run in our faith. >> That's what happens when you That's what happens. That's what happens. >> That's what happens when you That's what happens. That's what happens That's what happens. That's what happens [music] [music] [music] >> when we wait. He gets us stronger.
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>> when we wait. He gets us stronger. >> when we wait. He gets us stronger. That's what That's what happens when we That's what happens. That's what happens. >> That's what happens when you get >> That's what happens when you get >> That's what happens when you get stronger. You get [music] stronger. Yes. Yes. [music] That's what happens for you. That's That's what happens for you. That's [music] what happens. >> [music] >> [music] >> That's where I feel. >> church. These are not only lyrics to a >> church. These are not only lyrics to a song, but they are promises from heaven.
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song, but they are promises from heaven. song, but they are promises from heaven. Every generation, THIS IS A PROMISE FROM Every generation, THIS IS A PROMISE FROM Every generation, THIS IS A PROMISE FROM HEAVEN. IT'S NOT AN age thing. IT'S NOT HEAVEN. IT'S NOT AN age thing. IT'S NOT HEAVEN. IT'S NOT AN age thing. IT'S NOT A PERSONALITY THING. A PERSONALITY THING. A PERSONALITY THING. >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> YOU MIGHT BE weak and tired because of a >> YOU MIGHT BE weak and tired because of a >> YOU MIGHT BE weak and tired because of a sickness, but that your sickness is not sickness, but that your sickness is not sickness, but that your sickness is not going to bring the strength that's going to bring the strength that's going to bring the strength that's needed from heaven. It's those [music] needed from heaven. It's those [music] needed from heaven. It's those [music] who wait on the Lord. You might feel who wait on the Lord. You might feel who wait on the Lord. You might feel old. You might feel young. That's not old. You might feel young. That's not old. You might feel young. That's not that's not how we get our energy from that's not how we get our energy from that's not how we get our energy from our youthfulness or being seasoned our youthfulness or being seasoned our youthfulness or being seasoned [music] in life. It comes from waiting [music] in life. It comes from waiting [music] in life. It comes from waiting on the Lord. Those who trust in the on the Lord. Those who trust in the on the Lord. Those who trust in the Lord, their strength will be renewed. Lord, their strength will be renewed. Lord, their strength will be renewed. That is a promise from heaven. That is a promise from heaven. That is a promise from heaven. It's a promise from heaven. It's a promise from heaven. It's a promise from heaven. In Psalms 27:13, [music] In Psalms 27:13, [music] In Psalms 27:13, [music] it says, "I would have lost heart." it says, "I would have lost heart." it says, "I would have lost heart." ANOTHER TRANSLATION SAID, "I WOULD HAVE ANOTHER TRANSLATION SAID, "I WOULD HAVE ANOTHER TRANSLATION SAID, "I WOULD HAVE fainted unless I had believed that I fainted unless I had believed that I fainted unless I had believed that I would see the goodness [music] of the would see the goodness [music] of the would see the goodness [music] of the Lord." Lord." Lord." His promises anchor us. I would have His promises anchor us. I would have His promises anchor us. I would have given up unless I had believed in the given up unless I had believed in the given up unless I had believed in the goodness of the Lord. I would have lost goodness of the Lord. I would have lost goodness of the Lord. I would have lost hope unless I had unless I wouldn't have hope unless I had unless I wouldn't have hope unless I had unless I wouldn't have believed. If I wouldn't have believed in believed. If I wouldn't have believed in believed. If I wouldn't have believed in Jesus, if I wouldn't have believed that Jesus, if I wouldn't have believed that Jesus, if I wouldn't have believed that HE'S A GOOD GOD, I WOULD HAVE GIVEN INTO HE'S A GOOD GOD, I WOULD HAVE GIVEN INTO HE'S A GOOD GOD, I WOULD HAVE GIVEN INTO DEFEAT. I would HAVE GIVEN INTO SADNESS.
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DEFEAT. I would HAVE GIVEN INTO SADNESS. DEFEAT. I would HAVE GIVEN INTO SADNESS. I WOULD HAVE GIVEN INTO LONELINESS. I I WOULD HAVE GIVEN INTO LONELINESS. I I WOULD HAVE GIVEN INTO LONELINESS. I WOULD HAVE SETTLED. BUT BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE SETTLED. BUT BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE SETTLED. BUT BECAUSE I BELIEVED IN THE LORD AND HIS PROMISES, I BELIEVED IN THE LORD AND HIS PROMISES, I BELIEVED IN THE LORD AND HIS PROMISES, I found strength to keep going and to keep found strength to keep going and to keep found strength to keep going and to keep moving forward. moving forward. moving forward. As I was worshiping this morning, THE As I was worshiping this morning, THE As I was worshiping this morning, THE SPIRIT OF GOD SPOKE SOMETHING TO MY SPIRIT OF GOD SPOKE SOMETHING TO MY SPIRIT OF GOD SPOKE SOMETHING TO MY HEART. He said, "It's the Earth's HEART. He said, "It's the Earth's HEART. He said, "It's the Earth's atmosphere. It's the gravity of the atmosphere. It's the gravity of the atmosphere. It's the gravity of the Earth's atmosphere that anchors our body Earth's atmosphere that anchors our body Earth's atmosphere that anchors our body to the floor. But it is heaven's to the floor. But it is heaven's to the floor. But it is heaven's atmosphere THAT CENTERS OUR SOUL THAT atmosphere THAT CENTERS OUR SOUL THAT atmosphere THAT CENTERS OUR SOUL THAT ANCHORS OUR SOUL. We can be planted here ANCHORS OUR SOUL. We can be planted here ANCHORS OUR SOUL. We can be planted here on earth. Our feet, we're here because on earth. Our feet, we're here because on earth. Our feet, we're here because of we're we're gravity. It's keeping us of we're we're gravity. It's keeping us of we're we're gravity. It's keeping us keeping us [music] centered. It's keeping us [music] centered. It's keeping us [music] centered. It's keeping us whole. It's keeping US keeping us whole. It's keeping US keeping us whole. It's keeping US GROUNDED. BUT YET OUR soul could be GROUNDED. BUT YET OUR soul could be GROUNDED. BUT YET OUR soul could be wandering. our soul could not be at wandering. our soul could not be at wandering. our soul could not be at rest. He said, "Let my atmosphere, LET rest. He said, "Let my atmosphere, LET rest. He said, "Let my atmosphere, LET MY PRESENCE, LET MY genuine encounter MY PRESENCE, LET MY genuine encounter MY PRESENCE, LET MY genuine encounter with you, let it center, let it center with you, let it center, let it center with you, let it center, let it center your heart and your soul be still and your heart and your soul be still and your heart and your soul be still and know that I AM GOD." THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS know that I AM GOD." THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS know that I AM GOD." THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE WAIT ON THE LORD. His spirit WHEN WE WAIT ON THE LORD. His spirit WHEN WE WAIT ON THE LORD. His spirit renews our soul. You might feel tired renews our soul. You might feel tired renews our soul. You might feel tired from life's circumstances. [music] from life's circumstances. [music] from life's circumstances. [music] Parenting might BE KNOCKING YOU OUT.
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Parenting might BE KNOCKING YOU OUT. Parenting might BE KNOCKING YOU OUT. Your illness and YOUR DOCTOR'S REPORT Your illness and YOUR DOCTOR'S REPORT Your illness and YOUR DOCTOR'S REPORT MIGHT BE taking you out. But I'm telling MIGHT BE taking you out. But I'm telling MIGHT BE taking you out. But I'm telling you, [music] you, [music] you, [music] if you wait on the Lord, your soul can if you wait on the Lord, your soul can if you wait on the Lord, your soul can be strong. Your soul can be strengthened be strong. Your soul can be strengthened be strong. Your soul can be strengthened [music] and refreshed. Our refreshing [music] and refreshed. Our refreshing [music] and refreshed. Our refreshing comes from above. comes from above. comes from above. Jesus, let us [music] be refreshed in Jesus, let us [music] be refreshed in Jesus, let us [music] be refreshed in your presence. If you're here this your presence. If you're here this your presence. If you're here this morning and that speaks to something in morning and that speaks to something in morning and that speaks to something in your soul, I mean, your soul needs to be your soul, I mean, your soul needs to be your soul, I mean, your soul needs to be refreshed. You're tired on the outside, refreshed. You're tired on the outside, refreshed. You're tired on the outside, but you need a refreshing on the inside. but you need a refreshing on the inside. but you need a refreshing on the inside. If that's you, can you just raise your If that's you, can you just raise your If that's you, can you just raise your hand? I want you to press in. [music] hand? I want you to press in. [music] hand? I want you to press in. [music] RAISE YOUR HAND LIKE THIS PROMISE IS RAISE YOUR HAND LIKE THIS PROMISE IS RAISE YOUR HAND LIKE THIS PROMISE IS yours that he renews your strength. If yours that he renews your strength. If yours that he renews your strength. If you see someone [music] raising their you see someone [music] raising their you see someone [music] raising their hand, can you just put your hand on hand, can you just put your hand on hand, can you just put your hand on them? Can you agree with them? Can you them? Can you agree with them? Can you them? Can you agree with them? Can you surround our tired brothers and sisters surround our tired brothers and sisters surround our tired brothers and sisters in Christ? Can you pray for a refreshing in Christ? Can you pray for a refreshing in Christ? Can you pray for a refreshing like it was your own refreshing that you like it was your own refreshing that you like it was your own refreshing that you were praying for? were praying for? were praying for? Jesus. Those that wait on the Lord, the Jesus. Those that wait on the Lord, the Jesus. Those that wait on the Lord, the spirit of God is refreshing his people spirit of God is refreshing his people spirit of God is refreshing his people right now. As we wait, as we worship, the Lord shall renew their strength.
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the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up on wings like an They shall mount up on wings like an They shall mount up on wings like an eagle and so they shall walk not weary. eagle and so they shall walk not weary. eagle and so they shall walk not weary. They shall run and not faint. That's They shall run and not faint. That's They shall run and not faint. That's what happens when you wait. what happens when you wait. what happens when you wait. Hey, Hey, Hey, they that wait, they that on the Lord they that wait, they that on the Lord they that wait, they that on the Lord [music] shall renew [music] shall renew [music] shall renew their strength. They shall mount. their strength. They shall mount. their strength. They shall mount. >> They shall mount upon >> They shall mount upon >> They shall mount upon >> like an eagle >> like an eagle >> like an eagle and shall and shall and shall >> they shall walk not get weary. They >> they shall walk not get weary. They >> they shall walk not get weary. They shall run and nothing. shall run and nothing. shall run and nothing. >> That's what happens [music] when you say that on the Lord shall renew. say that on the Lord shall renew. They say [music] They say [music] They say [music] they shall mount upon they shall mount upon they shall mount upon like an eagle and like an eagle and like an eagle and they shall walk [music] not get weary they shall walk [music] not get weary they shall walk [music] not get weary and nothing [singing] and nothing [singing] and nothing [singing] we we we [music] [music] [music] say say say They don't shall shall [music]
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knock knock [music] [music] [music] your face. That's what happens when you That's what happens. That's what happens That's what happens. That's what happens [music] when you will trust you with a way. That's what will trust you with a way. That's what happens. That's what [music] happens. That's what [music] happens. >> Church, can you give God a shout of >> Church, can you give God a shout of >> Church, can you give God a shout of praise? He is worthy [music] of all the praise? He is worthy [music] of all the praise? He is worthy [music] of all the honor, all the praise. Thank you, God, honor, all the praise. Thank you, God, honor, all the praise. Thank you, God, for your refreshing. We choose to wait for your refreshing. We choose to wait for your refreshing. We choose to wait on you and wait on your timeline, God. on you and wait on your timeline, God. on you and wait on your timeline, God. God, we choose to worship while we wait. God, we choose to worship while we wait. God, we choose to worship while we wait. God, we choose to believe in your God, we choose to believe in your God, we choose to believe in your goodness and your faithfulness. We goodness and your faithfulness. We goodness and your faithfulness. We choose to take a firm grip on the choose to take a firm grip on the choose to take a firm grip on the promises of God [music] because they are promises of God [music] because they are promises of God [music] because they are yes and amen. We choose to wait on our yes and amen. We choose to wait on our yes and amen. We choose to wait on our breakthrough. We choose to wait on your breakthrough. We choose to wait on your breakthrough. We choose to wait on your timing to move things for you to move timing to move things for you to move timing to move things for you to move THINGS ON OUR BEHALF, GOD. We choose to THINGS ON OUR BEHALF, GOD. We choose to THINGS ON OUR BEHALF, GOD. We choose to not run ahead of you. We choose to not not run ahead of you. We choose to not not run ahead of you. We choose to not look behind, but we choose to rely on look behind, but we choose to rely on look behind, but we choose to rely on our present help. God, we wait on your our present help. God, we wait on your our present help. God, we wait on your joy. We wait for your peace, God. We joy. We wait for your peace, God. We joy. We wait for your peace, God. We wait for your breakthrough. We are not wait for your breakthrough. We are not wait for your breakthrough. We are not someone who's going to just rush, someone who's going to just rush, someone who's going to just rush, but we allow the Holy Spirit to settle but we allow the Holy Spirit to settle but we allow the Holy Spirit to settle our soul. The atmosphere of heaven is in our soul. The atmosphere of heaven is in our soul. The atmosphere of heaven is in this place. The spirit of God is in this place. The spirit of God is in this place. The spirit of God is in [music] this place, centering our hearts [music] this place, centering our hearts [music] this place, centering our hearts and our soul, and our soul, and our soul, bringing peace to a restless mind.
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bringing peace to a restless mind. bringing peace to a restless mind. Thank you, Lord, for your presence in Thank you, Lord, for your presence in Thank you, Lord, for your presence in this place. You know how to refresh your this place. You know how to refresh your this place. You know how to refresh your people. You know how to refresh.
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How many of you guys in this room are How many of you guys in this room are [music] dealing with a physical [music] dealing with a physical [music] dealing with a physical limitation or a physical physical limitation or a physical physical limitation or a physical physical illness. You've been given a a fatal illness. You've been given a a fatal illness. You've been given a a fatal report from the doctor or just you're report from the doctor or just you're report from the doctor or just you're dealing with something like physically, dealing with something like physically, dealing with something like physically, emotionally, [music] mentally, handicap, emotionally, [music] mentally, handicap, emotionally, [music] mentally, handicap, back, ears, like what you just live with back, ears, like what you just live with back, ears, like what you just live with a physical [music] limitation. Your life a physical [music] limitation. Your life a physical [music] limitation. Your life has been altered and changed because of has been altered and changed because of has been altered and changed because of your physical limitation. [music] your physical limitation. [music] your physical limitation. [music] Big or small, you just you just deal Big or small, you just you just deal Big or small, you just you just deal with it. You just show up. I just I with it. You just show up. I just I with it. You just show up. I just I we're all on God's heart and mind we're all on God's heart and mind we're all on God's heart and mind [music] this morning. [music] this morning. [music] this morning. But I feel such just a tender spot in my But I feel such just a tender spot in my But I feel such just a tender spot in my spirit for those of you [music] who are spirit for those of you [music] who are spirit for those of you [music] who are in this morning, who are here this in this morning, who are here this in this morning, who are here this morning, and you're so tired and morning, and you're so tired and morning, and you're so tired and defeated defeated defeated because of having to go and show up day because of having to go and show up day because of having to go and show up day in and day out with a physical in and day out with a physical in and day out with a physical limitation. limitation. limitation. those who are in wheelchairs, those who those who are in wheelchairs, those who those who are in wheelchairs, those who are on crutches, are on crutches, are on crutches, those who show up physically limited, or those who show up physically limited, or those who show up physically limited, or maybe you're taking care of someone maybe you're taking care of someone maybe you're taking care of someone who constantly deals with physical who constantly deals with physical who constantly deals with physical limitation. I just want you to know you limitation. I just want you to know you limitation. I just want you to know you are so on God's heart [music] today. And are so on God's heart [music] today. And are so on God's heart [music] today. And the way that he's going to refresh you the way that he's going to refresh you the way that he's going to refresh you this morning, I know that you want a this morning, I know that you want a this morning, I know that you want a miracle. I know that you want a healing.
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miracle. I know that you want a healing. miracle. I know that you want a healing. And you're surrounded by people who are And you're surrounded by people who are And you're surrounded by people who are standing in the gap for you. But until standing in the gap for you. But until standing in the gap for you. But until you see your miracle change in the you see your miracle change in the you see your miracle change in the natural, [music] natural, [music] natural, [music] I just want you to know there's a fresh I just want you to know there's a fresh I just want you to know there's a fresh dose from heaven and he is wanting to dose from heaven and he is wanting to dose from heaven and he is wanting to meet you where you're at and refresh meet you where you're at and refresh meet you where you're at and refresh your spirits. [music] your spirits. [music] your spirits. [music] Although your phys the body says we're Although your phys the body says we're Although your phys the body says we're physically dying. We're phys our body is physically dying. We're phys our body is physically dying. We're phys our body is wasting away, but our spirits are being wasting away, but our spirits are being wasting away, but our spirits are being renewed. And your [music] testimony renewed. And your [music] testimony renewed. And your [music] testimony today is going to be from a spiritual today is going to be from a spiritual today is going to be from a spiritual renewal on the inside [music] of your renewal on the inside [music] of your renewal on the inside [music] of your heart because you're going to ex and heart because you're going to ex and heart because you're going to ex and that's it's because of God's love. He that's it's because of God's love. He that's it's because of God's love. He sees you where you've been pushed to the sees you where you've been pushed to the sees you where you've been pushed to the side and you people have to move around side and you people have to move around side and you people have to move around you. Especially those of you are in you. Especially those of you are in you. Especially those of you are in wheelchairs or [music] crutches like wheelchairs or [music] crutches like wheelchairs or [music] crutches like your physical limitation keeps you slow your physical limitation keeps you slow your physical limitation keeps you slow and you have been watching people just and you have been watching people just and you have been watching people just walk by you. It's hard to be in that walk by you. It's hard to be in that walk by you. It's hard to be in that position and you just see people walking position and you just see people walking position and you just see people walking and you're like, man, if I can only run and you're like, man, if I can only run and you're like, man, if I can only run at that pace. I'm telling you, the pace at that pace. I'm telling you, the pace at that pace. I'm telling you, the pace [music] in the spirit that you are [music] in the spirit that you are [music] in the spirit that you are running, God is giving you a fresh wind running, God is giving you a fresh wind running, God is giving you a fresh wind from heaven. SUPERNATURAL healing from from heaven. SUPERNATURAL healing from from heaven. SUPERNATURAL healing from the inside out. I just want you to know the inside out. I just want you to know the inside out. I just want you to know we are with you. [music] those who have we are with you. [music] those who have we are with you. [music] those who have physical limitations and physical physical limitations and physical physical limitations and physical disabilities. You are surrounded by sons disabilities. You are surrounded by sons disabilities. You are surrounded by sons and daughter of Christ who [music] loves and daughter of Christ who [music] loves and daughter of Christ who [music] loves who love you. We're surrounding. We're who love you. We're surrounding. We're who love you. We're surrounding. We're with you. I don't know who that was for.
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with you. I don't know who that was for. with you. I don't know who that was for. Again, we're on everyone's we're always Again, we're on everyone's we're always Again, we're on everyone's we're always on God's mind, but th that group of on God's mind, but th that group of on God's mind, but th that group of people, man, my heart was just sensing people, man, my heart was just sensing people, man, my heart was just sensing the God's heart for you. [music] It's so the God's heart for you. [music] It's so the God's heart for you. [music] It's so good to see you all this morning here at good to see you all this morning here at good to see you all this morning here at Victory. You're in the right place. Can Victory. You're in the right place. Can Victory. You're in the right place. Can you do me a favor and welcome the people you do me a favor and welcome the people you do me a favor and welcome the people around you, beside you. Let them know around you, beside you. Let them know around you, beside you. Let them know it's good to see him this morning. I it's good to see him this morning. I it's good to see him this morning. I want to welcome those who have tuned in want to welcome those who have tuned in want to welcome those who have tuned in online to victory.com. [music] We're so online to victory.com. [music] We're so online to victory.com. [music] We're so glad that you tuned in wherever you're glad that you tuned in wherever you're glad that you tuned in wherever you're watching from. watching from. watching from. We love our online family. Would love to We love our online family. Would love to We love our online family. Would love to see you. If you're watching online and see you. If you're watching online and see you. If you're watching online and you can make it to revival nights, what you can make it to revival nights, what you can make it to revival nights, what God has in store for those who are in God has in store for those who are in God has in store for those who are in the room. I'm telling you, if you got to the room. I'm telling you, if you got to the room. I'm telling you, if you got to watch online, that's fine. But if you watch online, that's fine. But if you watch online, that's fine. But if you can be in the room, be here. 7700 South can be in the room, be here. 7700 South can be in the room, be here. 7700 South Lewis Avenue. My name is Ashley. If I Lewis Avenue. My name is Ashley. If I Lewis Avenue. My name is Ashley. If I haven't had the opportunity to haven't had the opportunity to haven't had the opportunity to personally meet you yet, I want to personally meet you yet, I want to personally meet you yet, I want to welcome all of our first time guests. If welcome all of our first time guests. If welcome all of our first time guests. If you call this place home, can you give you call this place home, can you give you call this place home, can you give it up for all of our VIPs, all those who it up for all of our VIPs, all those who it up for all of our VIPs, all those who have joined us for the very first time have joined us for the very first time have joined us for the very first time this morning, or maybe it's been a while this morning, or maybe it's been a while this morning, or maybe it's been a while since you've been here. Welcome back.
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since you've been here. Welcome back. since you've been here. Welcome back. Welcome back. If it's your first time Welcome back. If it's your first time Welcome back. If it's your first time here, make yourself known. We'd love to here, make yourself known. We'd love to here, make yourself known. We'd love to connect with you personally. [music] If connect with you personally. [music] If connect with you personally. [music] If you take if you go out those middle you take if you go out those middle you take if you go out those middle doors and to the right or out those doors and to the right or out those doors and to the right or out those doors, our escalator entrance, you'll doors, our escalator entrance, you'll doors, our escalator entrance, you'll walk into our wa welcome center. Again, walk into our wa welcome center. Again, walk into our wa welcome center. Again, we'd love to personally connect with we'd love to personally connect with we'd love to personally connect with you. There's a sticker on the back of you. There's a sticker on the back of you. There's a sticker on the back of your chair or on your armrest for those your chair or on your armrest for those your chair or on your armrest for those who are sitting up front if it's your who are sitting up front if it's your who are sitting up front if it's your first time here. Again, we'd love to first time here. Again, we'd love to first time here. Again, we'd love to connect with you. We have some free connect with you. We have some free connect with you. We have some free coffee and donuts right after service coffee and donuts right after service coffee and donuts right after service for those who are new here to the family for those who are new here to the family for those who are new here to the family of victory. We want to show you a few of victory. We want to show you a few of victory. We want to show you a few things by way of video. Check it out. You've been rescued [music] to rescue. You've been rescued [music] to rescue. You've been saved to save. You've been You've been saved to save. You've been You've been saved to save. You've been delivered to deliver. You've been delivered to deliver. You've been delivered to deliver. You've been resurrected to resurrect. You've been resurrected to resurrect. You've been resurrected to resurrect. You've been revived to revive others. And God is revived to revive others. And God is revived to revive others. And God is waking the church up for revival. waking the church up for revival. waking the church up for revival. >> Whenever you have an encounter with the >> Whenever you have an encounter with the >> Whenever you have an encounter with the Holy Spirit, your life cannot stay the Holy Spirit, your life cannot stay the Holy Spirit, your life cannot stay the same. It leaves you changed. It leaves same. It leaves you changed. It leaves same. It leaves you changed. It leaves you marked. It leaves your walk you marked. It leaves your walk you marked. It leaves your walk different. It leaves your talk different. It leaves your talk different. It leaves your talk different. It leaves your mind different different. It leaves your mind different different. It leaves your mind different because you've encountered the presence because you've encountered the presence because you've encountered the presence of the true and living Savior. Because I of the true and living Savior. Because I of the true and living Savior. Because I have a covenant with God, I can make it have a covenant with God, I can make it have a covenant with God, I can make it past every Goliath. Cuz Goliath is past every Goliath. Cuz Goliath is past every Goliath. Cuz Goliath is bigger than me, but he ain't bigger than bigger than me, but he ain't bigger than bigger than me, but he ain't bigger than God.
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>> What's up, victory? We'll be leaving for >> What's up, victory? We'll be leaving for 300 volunteers for Revival Nights 300 volunteers for Revival Nights 300 volunteers for Revival Nights outreach on August 29. Pastor team, outreach on August 29. Pastor team, outreach on August 29. Pastor team, what's going to be going on that day? what's going to be going on that day? what's going to be going on that day? >> Yes, man. We're going to be serving our >> Yes, man. We're going to be serving our >> Yes, man. We're going to be serving our boys and girls and our families all over boys and girls and our families all over boys and girls and our families all over North Tulsa. It's going to be an amazing North Tulsa. It's going to be an amazing North Tulsa. It's going to be an amazing time. We're going to be giving away time. We're going to be giving away time. We're going to be giving away backpacks. We're going to have water backpacks. We're going to have water backpacks. We're going to have water rides, water slides, food, [music] rides, water slides, food, [music] rides, water slides, food, [music] prizes, all types of things for our prizes, all types of things for our prizes, all types of things for our families. That back to school splash. families. That back to school splash. families. That back to school splash. You guys do not want to miss it. Come You guys do not want to miss it. Come You guys do not want to miss it. Come out and be a part of it. It's going to out and be a part of it. It's going to out and be a part of it. It's going to be a great time. be a great time. be a great time. >> Going to be meeting the next gym lobby >> Going to be meeting the next gym lobby >> Going to be meeting the next gym lobby at 8:00 a.m. August 29th. We'll see you at 8:00 a.m. August 29th. We'll see you at 8:00 a.m. August 29th. We'll see you there, victory. We love you. there, victory. We love you. there, victory. We love you. Victory Church, we're only halfway Victory Church, we're only halfway Victory Church, we're only halfway through 2026 [music] through 2026 [music] through 2026 [music] and we've already seen God do amazing and we've already seen God do amazing and we've already seen God do amazing things. Because of your generosity, things. Because of your generosity, things. Because of your generosity, people are being reached, stories are people are being reached, stories are people are being reached, stories are being changed, and more people are being changed, and more people are being changed, and more people are experiencing victory in [music] their experiencing victory in [music] their experiencing victory in [music] their lives. You're investing in the next lives. You're investing in the next lives. You're investing in the next generation, helping kids and students generation, helping kids and students generation, helping kids and students know God, grow in [music] their faith, know God, grow in [music] their faith, know God, grow in [music] their faith, and discover the purpose he has for and discover the purpose he has for and discover the purpose he has for them. We've celebrated people saying yes them. We've celebrated people saying yes them. We've celebrated people saying yes to Jesus and taking their next steps to Jesus and taking their next steps to Jesus and taking their next steps through baptism. And behind every number through baptism. And behind every number through baptism. And behind every number is a person. Every person has a story.
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is a person. Every person has a story. is a person. Every person has a story. And every story matters to God. From And every story matters to God. From And every story matters to God. From serving families right [music] here in serving families right [music] here in serving families right [music] here in our city to responding in times of our city to responding in times of our city to responding in times of disaster to sending teams around the disaster to sending teams around the disaster to sending teams around the world, your generosity is making a world, your generosity is making a world, your generosity is making a difference far beyond our walls and difference far beyond our walls and difference far beyond our walls and carrying the hope of Jesus wherever carrying the hope of Jesus wherever carrying the hope of Jesus wherever there is a need. Victory, this is your there is a need. Victory, this is your there is a need. Victory, this is your [music] impact. And we're only halfway [music] impact. And we're only halfway [music] impact. And we're only halfway through the year. There are more people through the year. There are more people through the year. There are more people to reach, more stories to be written, to reach, more stories to be written, to reach, more stories to be written, more purpose to be discovered, and more more purpose to be discovered, and more more purpose to be discovered, and more people [music] to experience victory in people [music] to experience victory in people [music] to experience victory in their lives. Thank you for giving. Thank their lives. Thank you for giving. Thank their lives. Thank you for giving. Thank you for serving. Let's keep moving you for serving. Let's keep moving you for serving. Let's keep moving forward together because Victory Church, forward together because Victory Church, forward together because Victory Church, our best days are right in front of us. Come on, Victory. Come on, Victory. [cheering] [cheering] [cheering] Let's go, Let's go, Let's go, man. What a powerful just reminder that man. What a powerful just reminder that man. What a powerful just reminder that you are making a difference. Every time you are making a difference. Every time you are making a difference. Every time you give into this church, you are you give into this church, you are you give into this church, you are changing lives. Let me just tell you, changing lives. Let me just tell you, changing lives. Let me just tell you, right before this, right right the la right before this, right right the la right before this, right right the la the girl at the very end of that video, the girl at the very end of that video, the girl at the very end of that video, Laura, she got set free from a cocaine Laura, she got set free from a cocaine Laura, she got set free from a cocaine addiction. Got invited from the mall, addiction. Got invited from the mall, addiction. Got invited from the mall, Woodland Hills Mall. Came to Victory Woodland Hills Mall. Came to Victory Woodland Hills Mall. Came to Victory Church, got saved, got set free, got Church, got saved, got set free, got Church, got saved, got set free, got baptized. Now she's serving in the baptized. Now she's serving in the baptized. Now she's serving in the church, ministering on Thursday nights church, ministering on Thursday nights church, ministering on Thursday nights in the young adult ministry. People are in the young adult ministry. People are in the young adult ministry. People are getting free from addictions. People are getting free from addictions. People are getting free from addictions. People are getting delivered. People are getting getting delivered. People are getting getting delivered. People are getting healed. People are getting saved. Every healed. People are getting saved. Every healed. People are getting saved. Every single week, dozens of people are single week, dozens of people are single week, dozens of people are getting saved through this church. In
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getting saved through this church. In getting saved through this church. In fact, in this year, 2026, we are in like fact, in this year, 2026, we are in like fact, in this year, 2026, we are in like the several thousands of people that the several thousands of people that the several thousands of people that have given their hearts to Jesus through have given their hearts to Jesus through have given their hearts to Jesus through your generosity. Right after the 9:00 your generosity. Right after the 9:00 your generosity. Right after the 9:00 a.m. service, I was walking through the a.m. service, I was walking through the a.m. service, I was walking through the lobby. I was shaking hands, and one of lobby. I was shaking hands, and one of lobby. I was shaking hands, and one of our team members was like, "Hey, there our team members was like, "Hey, there our team members was like, "Hey, there are people that want to get baptized are people that want to get baptized are people that want to get baptized right now outside in Victory Pond. We right now outside in Victory Pond. We right now outside in Victory Pond. We used to baptize people at the OU used to baptize people at the OU used to baptize people at the OU fountains and then we were like, we fountains and then we were like, we fountains and then we were like, we probably shouldn't be going over there probably shouldn't be going over there probably shouldn't be going over there to do that. So, we're going to go over to do that. So, we're going to go over to do that. So, we're going to go over to the new Victory Park pond. And just to the new Victory Park pond. And just to the new Victory Park pond. And just in the last 30 minutes, I had to change in the last 30 minutes, I had to change in the last 30 minutes, I had to change outfits because I went down in my khaki outfits because I went down in my khaki outfits because I went down in my khaki pants and the shirt I was wearing in the pants and the shirt I was wearing in the pants and the shirt I was wearing in the 9:00 a.m. and we baptized some people 9:00 a.m. and we baptized some people 9:00 a.m. and we baptized some people just 30 minutes ago outside going public just 30 minutes ago outside going public just 30 minutes ago outside going public with their faith in Christ. Come on, with their faith in Christ. Come on, with their faith in Christ. Come on, Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. EVERYBODY SAY, "IT'S HARVEST TIME." EVERYBODY SAY, "IT'S HARVEST TIME." EVERYBODY SAY, "IT'S HARVEST TIME." If you have a Bible, go to Galatians If you have a Bible, go to Galatians If you have a Bible, go to Galatians chapter 6. chapter 6. chapter 6. You know, there's a connection between You know, there's a connection between You know, there's a connection between Galatians 6 and John 4. And I'll connect Galatians 6 and John 4. And I'll connect Galatians 6 and John 4. And I'll connect it right here. Paul says, "Do not grow it right here. Paul says, "Do not grow it right here. Paul says, "Do not grow weary, for at the proper time, you will weary, for at the proper time, you will weary, for at the proper time, you will reap a harvest if you do not give up."
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reap a harvest if you do not give up." reap a harvest if you do not give up." Paul is saying, "There's a harvest on Paul is saying, "There's a harvest on Paul is saying, "There's a harvest on every seed you sow. The seed of your every seed you sow. The seed of your every seed you sow. The seed of your finances, the seed of your time. Every finances, the seed of your time. Every finances, the seed of your time. Every time you give something, it's a seed. time you give something, it's a seed. time you give something, it's a seed. Especially when you're giving it to the Especially when you're giving it to the Especially when you're giving it to the kingdom of God. But when you give words kingdom of God. But when you give words kingdom of God. But when you give words of encouragement to someone, when you of encouragement to someone, when you of encouragement to someone, when you give your time to an outreach, when you give your time to an outreach, when you give your time to an outreach, when you give your talents, your resources, these give your talents, your resources, these give your talents, your resources, these people who play on the stage, our band, people who play on the stage, our band, people who play on the stage, our band, the people that sing as they give their the people that sing as they give their the people that sing as they give their gifts, their talents, that's a seed that gifts, their talents, that's a seed that gifts, their talents, that's a seed that produces a harvest. And Paul says, produces a harvest. And Paul says, produces a harvest. And Paul says, "Don't grow weary in in giving your "Don't grow weary in in giving your "Don't grow weary in in giving your seeds of your time, your energy, your seeds of your time, your energy, your seeds of your time, your energy, your finances, your compassion, helping other finances, your compassion, helping other finances, your compassion, helping other people, your generosity, giving into the people, your generosity, giving into the people, your generosity, giving into the church, for at the proper time, there's church, for at the proper time, there's church, for at the proper time, there's a harvest on that seed." Now, let me a harvest on that seed." Now, let me a harvest on that seed." Now, let me tell you this. The harvest is not a tell you this. The harvest is not a tell you this. The harvest is not a nicer car, a bigger house, or a bigger nicer car, a bigger house, or a bigger nicer car, a bigger house, or a bigger bank account. The harvest is what God is bank account. The harvest is what God is bank account. The harvest is what God is doing in your heart and what he's doing doing in your heart and what he's doing doing in your heart and what he's doing through your seed to reach people. The through your seed to reach people. The through your seed to reach people. The harvest is people, souls [music] coming harvest is people, souls [music] coming harvest is people, souls [music] coming to Jesus. Jesus says in John chapter 4, to Jesus. Jesus says in John chapter 4, to Jesus. Jesus says in John chapter 4, "Do not say four months and then the "Do not say four months and then the "Do not say four months and then the harvest. For I tell you, look up at the harvest. For I tell you, look up at the harvest. For I tell you, look up at the fields for they are ripe for harvest."
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fields for they are ripe for harvest." fields for they are ripe for harvest." Jesus was telling his disciples, it's Jesus was telling his disciples, it's Jesus was telling his disciples, it's harvest time. My son was asking me, he harvest time. My son was asking me, he harvest time. My son was asking me, he said, 'Dad, you you look at the farmer's said, 'Dad, you you look at the farmer's said, 'Dad, you you look at the farmer's almanac because I'm a tree planter and I almanac because I'm a tree planter and I almanac because I'm a tree planter and I like to know when's the right time to like to know when's the right time to like to know when's the right time to plant trees and how are they [music] plant trees and how are they [music] plant trees and how are they [music] going to do? And he was like, "What's it going to do? And he was like, "What's it going to do? And he was like, "What's it say on there about the weather?" I said, say on there about the weather?" I said, say on there about the weather?" I said, "Well, it's about to change. It's been "Well, it's about to change. It's been "Well, it's about to change. It's been really hot all summer long, but the rain really hot all summer long, but the rain really hot all summer long, but the rain is coming. The weather's about to shift. is coming. The weather's about to shift. is coming. The weather's about to shift. Fall is almost here. Come on, somebody. Fall is almost here. Come on, somebody. Fall is almost here. Come on, somebody. I love the fall. I love the fall." But I I love the fall. I love the fall." But I I love the fall. I love the fall." But I said on that farmer's almanac, on that said on that farmer's almanac, on that said on that farmer's almanac, on that farmer's kind of weather report, it says farmer's kind of weather report, it says farmer's kind of weather report, it says August is the beginning of harvest August is the beginning of harvest August is the beginning of harvest season. That August is the start for the season. That August is the start for the season. That August is the start for the farmer's harvest. It's the beginning of farmer's harvest. It's the beginning of farmer's harvest. It's the beginning of the wheat field harvest. It's the the wheat field harvest. It's the the wheat field harvest. It's the beginning of the harvest they've been beginning of the harvest they've been beginning of the harvest they've been waiting for. You don't get a harvest waiting for. You don't get a harvest waiting for. You don't get a harvest until you plant seeds. So, let's not until you plant seeds. So, let's not until you plant seeds. So, let's not just pray for a harvest. Let's plant for just pray for a harvest. Let's plant for just pray for a harvest. Let's plant for a harvest. Friends, this is harvest a harvest. Friends, this is harvest a harvest. Friends, this is harvest season in our city, our nation, and the season in our city, our nation, and the season in our city, our nation, and the world. And this is an opportunity for world. And this is an opportunity for world. And this is an opportunity for you to give towards it. So if you want you to give towards it. So if you want you to give towards it. So if you want to sew a seed, you can give your tithe, to sew a seed, you can give your tithe, to sew a seed, you can give your tithe, your offering right now in this moment.
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your offering right now in this moment. your offering right now in this moment. There's uh several ways you can There's uh several ways you can There's uh several ways you can participate in this giving moment. You participate in this giving moment. You participate in this giving moment. You can text to give. You can use the tap to can text to give. You can use the tap to can text to give. You can use the tap to give or do an envelope. I always like give or do an envelope. I always like give or do an envelope. I always like the envelope, fill out prayer request, the envelope, fill out prayer request, the envelope, fill out prayer request, praise report. What I'm praying for, if praise report. What I'm praying for, if praise report. What I'm praying for, if you're watching online, you can be a you're watching online, you can be a you're watching online, you can be a part of this. Before we pray over the part of this. Before we pray over the part of this. Before we pray over the giving, let me just say this. Last week, giving, let me just say this. Last week, giving, let me just say this. Last week, an explosion happened in our city. I was an explosion happened in our city. I was an explosion happened in our city. I was driving down the highway and I saw this driving down the highway and I saw this driving down the highway and I saw this massive black cloud up in the sky. How massive black cloud up in the sky. How massive black cloud up in the sky. How many of y'all saw that black cloud of many of y'all saw that black cloud of many of y'all saw that black cloud of smoke on last week? Yeah. And I was smoke on last week? Yeah. And I was smoke on last week? Yeah. And I was like, did we just get hit by a bomb? Are like, did we just get hit by a bomb? Are like, did we just get hit by a bomb? Are we in the middle of war right here in we in the middle of war right here in we in the middle of war right here in Glenpole, Oklahoma? I don't know. And uh Glenpole, Oklahoma? I don't know. And uh Glenpole, Oklahoma? I don't know. And uh what happened was a lightning struck in what happened was a lightning struck in what happened was a lightning struck in the middle of a little rainstorm. We the middle of a little rainstorm. We the middle of a little rainstorm. We hadn't had rain in like almost 4 weeks, hadn't had rain in like almost 4 weeks, hadn't had rain in like almost 4 weeks, but lightning struck these gasoline but lightning struck these gasoline but lightning struck these gasoline tanks out in Glenpool and it exploded tanks out in Glenpool and it exploded tanks out in Glenpool and it exploded and created a massive cloud of smoke and and created a massive cloud of smoke and and created a massive cloud of smoke and then another one exploded and there was then another one exploded and there was then another one exploded and there was several more that could have exploded. I several more that could have exploded. I several more that could have exploded. I mean, that thing could have been it mean, that thing could have been it mean, that thing could have been it could have burned the whole city down. could have burned the whole city down. could have burned the whole city down. By the grace of God, not one person By the grace of God, not one person By the grace of God, not one person died. Not one person went to the died. Not one person went to the died. Not one person went to the hospital. They were able to contain the hospital. They were able to contain the hospital. They were able to contain the fire. They shut it down by the evening.
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fire. They shut it down by the evening. fire. They shut it down by the evening. But when I was looking at the pictures But when I was looking at the pictures But when I was looking at the pictures of that fire and I was thinking about of that fire and I was thinking about of that fire and I was thinking about the explosion that something from heaven the explosion that something from heaven the explosion that something from heaven touched down to earth and when it touched down to earth and when it touched down to earth and when it touched the right spot that was filled touched the right spot that was filled touched the right spot that was filled with something that was flammable, with something that was flammable, with something that was flammable, something that could light. It was the something that could light. It was the something that could light. It was the right thing. When heaven touches right thing. When heaven touches right thing. When heaven touches victory, [music] victory, [music] victory, [music] there's an explosion that's about to there's an explosion that's about to there's an explosion that's about to happen on revival nights. This week is a happen on revival nights. This week is a happen on revival nights. This week is a week of explosion, of momentum, of God's week of explosion, of momentum, of God's week of explosion, of momentum, of God's presence, [music] of his power. How many presence, [music] of his power. How many presence, [music] of his power. How many y'all are ready for a revival this week? y'all are ready for a revival this week? y'all are ready for a revival this week? Come on. Come on. Come on. So, Tuesday [music] night right here, So, Tuesday [music] night right here, So, Tuesday [music] night right here, we're going to have revival nights and we're going to have revival nights and we're going to have revival nights and it is free. It is open to the public. it is free. It is open to the public. it is free. It is open to the public. Invite all your friends. Tuesday night, Invite all your friends. Tuesday night, Invite all your friends. Tuesday night, 7 p.m., [music] Wednesday night, 7:00 7 p.m., [music] Wednesday night, 7:00 7 p.m., [music] Wednesday night, 7:00 p.m. And Thursday night, I'm going to be p.m. And Thursday night, I'm going to be p.m. And Thursday night, I'm going to be here on my birthday night leading here on my birthday night leading here on my birthday night leading [music] worship with our team, [music] worship with our team, [music] worship with our team, celebrating and contending for revival. celebrating and contending for revival. celebrating and contending for revival. How many of y'all are planning to come How many of y'all are planning to come How many of y'all are planning to come for [music] at least one night, two for [music] at least one night, two for [music] at least one night, two nights, or all three nights of revival? nights, or all three nights of revival? nights, or all three nights of revival? Come on, it's going to be powerful. Come on, it's going to be powerful. Come on, it's going to be powerful. Lord, I pray today, God, as we give our Lord, I pray today, God, as we give our Lord, I pray today, God, as we give our tithe and our offering, that it would go tithe and our offering, that it would go tithe and our offering, that it would go towards what you're [music] doing in our towards what you're [music] doing in our towards what you're [music] doing in our city, in our nation, in the world, that city, in our nation, in the world, that city, in our nation, in the world, that you would use our tithes, our you would use our tithes, our you would use our tithes, our generosity, our seed, God, to produce a generosity, our seed, God, to produce a generosity, our seed, God, to produce a [music] harvest, to reach people that [music] harvest, to reach people that [music] harvest, to reach people that are far from you, that need hope, that are far from you, that need hope, that are far from you, that need hope, that need healing, that need salvation. And I need healing, that need salvation. And I need healing, that need salvation. And I pray, God, for the needs represented in pray, God, for the needs represented in pray, God, for the needs represented in this room. You know, people are this room. You know, people are this room. You know, people are believing for so much and they're believing for so much and they're believing for so much and they're praying and they're asking you. And God, praying and they're asking you. And God, praying and they're asking you. And God, I thank you that you see and God, you I thank you that you see and God, you I thank you that you see and God, you are able to supply every need [music] are able to supply every need [music] are able to supply every need [music] according to your riches and glory in according to your riches and glory in according to your riches and glory in Jesus name. Amen. Let's worship God as Jesus name. Amen. Let's worship God as Jesus name. Amen. Let's worship God as we give.
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He dresses the He dresses the beauty splender. beauty splender. beauty splender. How much more will he clothe you? How How much more will he clothe you? How How much more will he clothe you? How much [music and singing] more will he much [music and singing] more will he much [music and singing] more will he clothe you if he watches over? How much more does he love you? How much How much more does he love you? How much [music] more does he love you? If he [music] more does he love you? If he [music] more does he love you? If he dresses the liies dresses the liies dresses the liies with beauty, [music] with beauty, [music] with beauty, [music] how much more will he clothe you? How how much more will he clothe you? How how much more will he clothe you? How much more will he clothe you if he much more will he clothe you if he much more will he clothe you if he washes over? [music and singing] [music and singing] How much more does he How much more How How much more does he How much more How How much more does he How much more How much more does he love you? How much much more does he love you? How much much more does he love you? How much [music and singing] more does he [music and singing] more does he [music and singing] more does he >> How much more >> How much more >> How much more does he watches? How much more every does he watches? How much more every does he watches? How much more every sparrow? [music] sparrow? [music] sparrow? [music] >> How much more you are?
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>> You are enough. [music] >> You are enough. [music] >> Won't you hold the child? [singing] >> Won't you hold the child? [singing] >> Won't you hold the child? [singing] >> The child >> The child >> The child my provider. my provider. my provider. >> You are enough and I [music] will be content and I [music] will be content in every circumstance. in every circumstance. in every circumstance. [music and singing] [music and singing] [music and singing] You are gyro. You are gyro. You are gyro. You are enough. You are enough. You are enough. >> Sing this out. Forever enough. Always >> Sing this out. Forever enough. Always >> Sing this out. Forever enough. Always enough. He's more than enough for me. enough. He's more than enough for me. enough. He's more than enough for me. Forever enough. Always enough. More than Forever enough. Always enough. More than Forever enough. Always enough. More than enough. enough. enough. >> Oh Lord. Put your hand on your heart. >> Oh Lord. Put your hand on your heart. >> Oh Lord. Put your hand on your heart. Say, "Forever enough. Say, "Forever enough. Say, "Forever enough. Always enough. Always enough. Always enough. >> He's more than enough for me." [music] >> He's more than enough for me." [music] >> He's more than enough for me." [music] Come on, y'all. Believe it this morning. Come on, y'all. Believe it this morning. Come on, y'all. Believe it this morning. All right. Lift each other's hands up. A All right. Lift each other's hands up. A All right. Lift each other's hands up. A divided world needs a [music] united divided world needs a [music] united divided world needs a [music] united church. A world that speaks death needs church. A world that speaks death needs church. A world that speaks death needs a church that speaks life. I'm going to a church that speaks life. I'm going to a church that speaks life. I'm going to invite my wife, my mom, my two boys on invite my wife, my mom, my two boys on invite my wife, my mom, my two boys on the front row. Come join me. Come on, the front row. Come join me. Come on, the front row. Come join me. Come on, family. Come on up here. The words are family. Come on up here. The words are family. Come on up here. The words are on the screen. If you're new to victory, on the screen. If you're new to victory, on the screen. If you're new to victory, we say this every week. We just get we say this every week. We just get we say this every week. We just get expectant for what God wants to do. You expectant for what God wants to do. You expectant for what God wants to do. You may not know the people on your row, but may not know the people on your row, but may not know the people on your row, but I can promise you this. Every person on I can promise you this. Every person on I can promise you this. Every person on your row needs a lifted hand of your row needs a lifted hand of your row needs a lifted hand of encouragement. [music] You don't know encouragement. [music] You don't know encouragement. [music] You don't know what they've walked through, what what they've walked through, what what they've walked through, what they've been through. And so today, they've been through. And so today, they've been through. And so today, we're speaking life over them. Come on, we're speaking life over them. Come on, we're speaking life over them. Come on, boys. Help [music] BB come up those boys. Help [music] BB come up those boys. Help [music] BB come up those stairs. These mighty men of God. All stairs. These mighty men of God. All stairs. These mighty men of God. All right, here we go. 1 2 3.
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right, here we go. 1 2 3. right, here we go. 1 2 3. >> I'm here on purpose because I have a >> I'm here on purpose because I have a >> I'm here on purpose because I have a purpose. purpose. purpose. >> My heart is open. >> My heart is open. >> My heart is open. >> My [music] mind is ready to receive >> My [music] mind is ready to receive >> My [music] mind is ready to receive >> because God is not finished with me. My >> because God is not finished with me. My >> because God is not finished with me. My best days are right in front of me. I best days are right in front of me. I best days are right in front of me. I have victory [music] in my life because have victory [music] in my life because have victory [music] in my life because Jesus lives in [singing] me. Jesus lives in [singing] me. Jesus lives in [singing] me. >> All right, give someone a high five. You >> All right, give someone a high five. You >> All right, give someone a high five. You may be seated. Heat. Forward. Everybody say forward. Forward. Everybody say forward. >> If you have a Bible, go to 2 Kings 7. >> If you have a Bible, go to 2 Kings 7. >> If you have a Bible, go to 2 Kings 7. [cheering] >> Come on. I think the most exciting place >> Come on. I think the most exciting place to be is church. I think success starts to be is church. I think success starts to be is church. I think success starts on Sunday. I think the happiest place in on Sunday. I think the happiest place in on Sunday. I think the happiest place in the world is not Disney World, it's the world is not Disney World, it's the world is not Disney World, it's Victory Church. Come on. We should have Victory Church. Come on. We should have Victory Church. Come on. We should have fun. If you shout at a football game or fun. If you shout at a football game or fun. If you shout at a football game or a basketball game, you should shout in a basketball game, you should shout in a basketball game, you should shout in church. Second Kings 17. Actually, not church. Second Kings 17. Actually, not church. Second Kings 17. Actually, not 17. Second Kings 7. Second Kings 7. I, 17. Second Kings 7. Second Kings 7. I, 17. Second Kings 7. Second Kings 7. I, you know, this word really started you know, this word really started you know, this word really started stirring in my heart this summer. I was stirring in my heart this summer. I was stirring in my heart this summer. I was reading through stories of the prophets reading through stories of the prophets reading through stories of the prophets and I was reading through what God was and I was reading through what God was and I was reading through what God was doing in certain generations. And last
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doing in certain generations. And last doing in certain generations. And last week, we talked about the dying prophet week, we talked about the dying prophet week, we talked about the dying prophet and the young king who had the arrows. and the young king who had the arrows. and the young king who had the arrows. And the dying prophet said, "You got to And the dying prophet said, "You got to And the dying prophet said, "You got to use whatever you got. You got to use use whatever you got. You got to use use whatever you got. You got to use what's in your hand. Use every arrow. what's in your hand. Use every arrow. what's in your hand. Use every arrow. Don't save any arrows for the next life. Don't save any arrows for the next life. Don't save any arrows for the next life. Don't die with arrows in your quiver. Don't die with arrows in your quiver. Don't die with arrows in your quiver. Release what God's put inside you. Release what God's put inside you. Release what God's put inside you. Maximize the potential he's given you. Maximize the potential he's given you. Maximize the potential he's given you. The week before that, we talked about The week before that, we talked about The week before that, we talked about Paul the Apostle. How he said in Paul the Apostle. How he said in Paul the Apostle. How he said in Philippians chapter 3, "I'm forgetting Philippians chapter 3, "I'm forgetting Philippians chapter 3, "I'm forgetting what's behind me, and I'm pressing on what's behind me, and I'm pressing on what's behind me, and I'm pressing on towards what's ahead." We talked about towards what's ahead." We talked about towards what's ahead." We talked about how Paul realized you can't hold on to how Paul realized you can't hold on to how Paul realized you can't hold on to your history and embrace your destiny. your history and embrace your destiny. your history and embrace your destiny. You can't live with your eyes on the You can't live with your eyes on the You can't live with your eyes on the rearview mirror and and see what God has rearview mirror and and see what God has rearview mirror and and see what God has in front of you. At some point, you got in front of you. At some point, you got in front of you. At some point, you got to get your eyes forward. You got to to get your eyes forward. You got to to get your eyes forward. You got to start moving forward. But this week, I start moving forward. But this week, I start moving forward. But this week, I want to talk about what you do with your want to talk about what you do with your want to talk about what you do with your feet. What you do with your feet. feet. What you do with your feet. feet. What you do with your feet. Because so often, we can want to move in Because so often, we can want to move in Because so often, we can want to move in our heads. We can even start to move our heads. We can even start to move our heads. We can even start to move with our hands, but our feet for some with our hands, but our feet for some with our hands, but our feet for some reason get stuck. And I want to talk to reason get stuck. And I want to talk to reason get stuck. And I want to talk to you today about getting unstuck. So in you today about getting unstuck. So in you today about getting unstuck. So in second 2 Kings 7:1, Elisha says, "Hear second 2 Kings 7:1, Elisha says, "Hear second 2 Kings 7:1, Elisha says, "Hear the word of the Lord." Oh, that's the word of the Lord." Oh, that's the word of the Lord." Oh, that's powerful right there. Hear the word of powerful right there. Hear the word of powerful right there. Hear the word of the Lord. What word are you hearing the Lord. What word are you hearing the Lord. What word are you hearing these days? What word are you listening these days? What word are you listening these days? What word are you listening to? Because you can listen to all the to? Because you can listen to all the to? Because you can listen to all the podcasts. You can listen to CNN and Fox podcasts. You can listen to CNN and Fox podcasts. You can listen to CNN and Fox News and MSNBC and Joe Rogan and Ben News and MSNBC and Joe Rogan and Ben News and MSNBC and Joe Rogan and Ben Shapir. You can listen to Candace. You Shapir. You can listen to Candace. You Shapir. You can listen to Candace. You can listen to Tucker Carl. You can can listen to Tucker Carl. You can can listen to Tucker Carl. You can listen to all the voices. But I want to listen to all the voices. But I want to listen to all the voices. But I want to tune into the voice of the Lord. I want tune into the voice of the Lord. I want tune into the voice of the Lord. I want to tune into the word of God. Come on.
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to tune into the word of God. Come on. to tune into the word of God. Come on. It's outlasted all of these voices on It's outlasted all of these voices on It's outlasted all of these voices on Tik Tok and podcast and Instagram. I Tik Tok and podcast and Instagram. I Tik Tok and podcast and Instagram. I want to tune into the voice that's want to tune into the voice that's want to tune into the voice that's outlasted kings and presidents and outlasted kings and presidents and outlasted kings and presidents and rulers and influencers. He says, "Hear rulers and influencers. He says, "Hear rulers and influencers. He says, "Hear the word of the Lord." Now, Israel was the word of the Lord." Now, Israel was the word of the Lord." Now, Israel was in a dire situation. They were in a in a dire situation. They were in a in a dire situation. They were in a famine because they were under siege. famine because they were under siege. famine because they were under siege. The Syrian army was very smart. The king The Syrian army was very smart. The king The Syrian army was very smart. The king of Syria was very strategic. He wasn't of Syria was very strategic. He wasn't of Syria was very strategic. He wasn't in a hurry to try to destroy Israel. in a hurry to try to destroy Israel. in a hurry to try to destroy Israel. What he did was he cut off the supply to What he did was he cut off the supply to What he did was he cut off the supply to Israel. The supply still existed, but Israel. The supply still existed, but Israel. The supply still existed, but Israel could not access it. Food was Israel could not access it. Food was Israel could not access it. Food was still available in their nation, but still available in their nation, but still available in their nation, but Syria had cut off the access points to Syria had cut off the access points to Syria had cut off the access points to get the food. And so basically Syria had get the food. And so basically Syria had get the food. And so basically Syria had surrounded the city of Samaria and had surrounded the city of Samaria and had surrounded the city of Samaria and had taken them siege and sieges could last taken them siege and sieges could last taken them siege and sieges could last for years. I mean the siege of Troy for years. I mean the siege of Troy for years. I mean the siege of Troy lasted for 20 years. And anytime there lasted for 20 years. And anytime there lasted for 20 years. And anytime there was enemy, you know, armies trying to was enemy, you know, armies trying to was enemy, you know, armies trying to come in and attack another nation, they come in and attack another nation, they come in and attack another nation, they would set up camp and they would try to would set up camp and they would try to would set up camp and they would try to cut off all the supply chain, all the cut off all the supply chain, all the cut off all the supply chain, all the food that would come in and then they food that would come in and then they food that would come in and then they would not allow anyone out. So what would not allow anyone out. So what would not allow anyone out. So what would happen is famine would ensue. In 2 would happen is famine would ensue. In 2 would happen is famine would ensue. In 2 Kings 6, right before this, the famine Kings 6, right before this, the famine Kings 6, right before this, the famine had gotten so bad, they had re they had had gotten so bad, they had re they had had gotten so bad, they had re they had gotten into cannibalism. There were two gotten into cannibalism. There were two gotten into cannibalism. There were two moms that were arguing over which baby moms that were arguing over which baby moms that were arguing over which baby they were going to eat. It was crazy in they were going to eat. It was crazy in they were going to eat. It was crazy in Israel. You think it's crazy in America?
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Israel. You think it's crazy in America? Israel. You think it's crazy in America? It was crazy. They were arguing over It was crazy. They were arguing over It was crazy. They were arguing over whose baby they were going to. They were whose baby they were going to. They were whose baby they were going to. They were eating the next generation. They were eating the next generation. They were eating the next generation. They were eating their future because they had no eating their future because they had no eating their future because they had no hope that God could change their hope that God could change their hope that God could change their circumstances. And it all led to a king circumstances. And it all led to a king circumstances. And it all led to a king who had become so disappointed, so who had become so disappointed, so who had become so disappointed, so discouraged, so like under siege by the discouraged, so like under siege by the discouraged, so like under siege by the enemy. See, and I think this is what the enemy. See, and I think this is what the enemy. See, and I think this is what the devil does to so many of us in this devil does to so many of us in this devil does to so many of us in this room. He knows that God has a supply, room. He knows that God has a supply, room. He knows that God has a supply, that God has a the devil cannot stop that God has a the devil cannot stop that God has a the devil cannot stop God's supply. So what he will do is try God's supply. So what he will do is try God's supply. So what he will do is try to stop you from accessing it. He will to stop you from accessing it. He will to stop you from accessing it. He will try to get you so discouraged to make try to get you so discouraged to make try to get you so discouraged to make you feel like there is no hope. Things you feel like there is no hope. Things you feel like there is no hope. Things are not going to change. It's not going are not going to change. It's not going are not going to change. It's not going to get better. And so this is where the to get better. And so this is where the to get better. And so this is where the king is at. This is where the people are king is at. This is where the people are king is at. This is where the people are at. They're in a hopeless circumstance at. They're in a hopeless circumstance at. They're in a hopeless circumstance and Elisha says, "Hear the word of the and Elisha says, "Hear the word of the and Elisha says, "Hear the word of the Lord." This is what God says. I know Lord." This is what God says. I know Lord." This is what God says. I know you've been listening to disappointment. you've been listening to disappointment. you've been listening to disappointment. I know you've been listening to fear. I I know you've been listening to fear. I I know you've been listening to fear. I know you've been listening to your know you've been listening to your know you've been listening to your addictions. I know you've been listening addictions. I know you've been listening addictions. I know you've been listening to the podcasters and the influences. I to the podcasters and the influences. I to the podcasters and the influences. I know you're confused and discouraged. know you're confused and discouraged. know you're confused and discouraged. But let me tell you what God says in the But let me tell you what God says in the But let me tell you what God says in the middle of your circumstances, in the middle of your circumstances, in the middle of your circumstances, in the middle of your famine. He says, "About middle of your famine. He says, "About middle of your famine. He says, "About this time tomorrow, about this time this time tomorrow, about this time this time tomorrow, about this time tomorrow, things are going to get tomorrow, things are going to get tomorrow, things are going to get better. About this time tomorrow, a sea better. About this time tomorrow, a sea better. About this time tomorrow, a sea of the finest flower will sell for a of the finest flower will sell for a of the finest flower will sell for a shekele and two seas of barley for a shekele and two seas of barley for a shekele and two seas of barley for a shekele at the gate of Samaria. What shekele at the gate of Samaria. What shekele at the gate of Samaria. What Elisha was saying is the famine is about Elisha was saying is the famine is about Elisha was saying is the famine is about to stop. The circumstances are about to to stop. The circumstances are about to to stop. The circumstances are about to change. Abundance is about to come.
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change. Abundance is about to come. change. Abundance is about to come. You've been living in a scarcity You've been living in a scarcity You've been living in a scarcity mindset. You've been trying to figure mindset. You've been trying to figure mindset. You've been trying to figure out how you're going to afford to even out how you're going to afford to even out how you're going to afford to even stay alive for another 24 hours. But by stay alive for another 24 hours. But by stay alive for another 24 hours. But by this time tomorrow, you are moving from this time tomorrow, you are moving from this time tomorrow, you are moving from scarcity into abundance. By this time scarcity into abundance. By this time scarcity into abundance. By this time tomorrow, your marriage is going to get tomorrow, your marriage is going to get tomorrow, your marriage is going to get better. Your family's going to get better. Your family's going to get better. Your family's going to get better. By this time tomorrow, that better. By this time tomorrow, that better. By this time tomorrow, that addiction that's been robbing you of joy addiction that's been robbing you of joy addiction that's been robbing you of joy and energy and peace is about to be and energy and peace is about to be and energy and peace is about to be broken. That generational curse, by broken. That generational curse, by broken. That generational curse, by [music] this time tomorrow, it's about [music] this time tomorrow, it's about [music] this time tomorrow, it's about to get better. Somebody say, "It's about to get better. Somebody say, "It's about to get better. Somebody say, "It's about to get better." to get better." to get better." When I was a little boy, Oral Roberts When I was a little boy, Oral Roberts When I was a little boy, Oral Roberts came. He preached at our church several came. He preached at our church several came. He preached at our church several times. And I remember getting to meet times. And I remember getting to meet times. And I remember getting to meet Oral Roberts, and I would sit with him Oral Roberts, and I would sit with him Oral Roberts, and I would sit with him in the back room with my dad and mom. in the back room with my dad and mom. in the back room with my dad and mom. And my dad would say, "Ora, will you put And my dad would say, "Ora, will you put And my dad would say, "Ora, will you put your hands on my kids and just pray for your hands on my kids and just pray for your hands on my kids and just pray for them on their heads, especially this them on their heads, especially this them on their heads, especially this rowdy one, Paul, over here?" Cuz I was rowdy one, Paul, over here?" Cuz I was rowdy one, Paul, over here?" Cuz I was kind of adding kind of adding kind of adding Stimpy. I was like, "Ah," you know. And Stimpy. I was like, "Ah," you know. And Stimpy. I was like, "Ah," you know. And he would be like, "Just pray for our he would be like, "Just pray for our he would be like, "Just pray for our youngest. He needs peace." And Oral youngest. He needs peace." And Oral youngest. He needs peace." And Oral would put his hand on my head and he would put his hand on my head and he would put his hand on my head and he would say, "Lord, I thank you that would say, "Lord, I thank you that would say, "Lord, I thank you that you're moving on the Dardy family. you're moving on the Dardy family. you're moving on the Dardy family. Something good is going to happen for Something good is going to happen for Something good is going to happen for them. Lord, I thank you that your best them. Lord, I thank you that your best them. Lord, I thank you that your best miracles, your best breakthroughs are miracles, your best breakthroughs are miracles, your best breakthroughs are still in front." He was prophesying over still in front." He was prophesying over still in front." He was prophesying over my life. I'm living in the fulfillment my life. I'm living in the fulfillment my life. I'm living in the fulfillment of prophetic words that my parents spoke of prophetic words that my parents spoke of prophetic words that my parents spoke over me, other pastors. You have the over me, other pastors. You have the over me, other pastors. You have the power to speak life or death every power to speak life or death every power to speak life or death every single day over your life, over your single day over your life, over your single day over your life, over your kids' lives. And Elisha was prophesying kids' lives. And Elisha was prophesying kids' lives. And Elisha was prophesying over the nation. He was saying, "I know over the nation. He was saying, "I know over the nation. He was saying, "I know it's bad right now. I know you're it's bad right now. I know you're it's bad right now. I know you're discouraged. I know you're depressed. I discouraged. I know you're depressed. I discouraged. I know you're depressed. I know things haven't changed for a long know things haven't changed for a long know things haven't changed for a long time. You've been stuck in a siege for a
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time. You've been stuck in a siege for a time. You've been stuck in a siege for a long time. But things are about to long time. But things are about to long time. But things are about to change. And I'm prophesying that change. And I'm prophesying that change. And I'm prophesying that tomorrow, not just in a year, not just tomorrow, not just in a year, not just tomorrow, not just in a year, not just in a decade, but tomorrow, what you what in a decade, but tomorrow, what you what in a decade, but tomorrow, what you what you can't even imagine, I'm telling you, you can't even imagine, I'm telling you, you can't even imagine, I'm telling you, things are about to shift in the next 24 things are about to shift in the next 24 things are about to shift in the next 24 hours. Now, watch this in verse two. The hours. Now, watch this in verse two. The hours. Now, watch this in verse two. The officer on whose arm the king was officer on whose arm the king was officer on whose arm the king was leaning on. This is important. The king leaning on. This is important. The king leaning on. This is important. The king had been leaning on his assistant. had been leaning on his assistant. had been leaning on his assistant. Joseph, will you help me? The king was Joseph, will you help me? The king was Joseph, will you help me? The king was leaning on his assistant. leaning on his assistant. leaning on his assistant. Why is the king leaning on another Why is the king leaning on another Why is the king leaning on another dude's arm? That's just weird. dude's arm? That's just weird. dude's arm? That's just weird. If I'm going to lean on any, I'm going If I'm going to lean on any, I'm going If I'm going to lean on any, I'm going to lean on my wife. Who you leaning on, to lean on my wife. Who you leaning on, to lean on my wife. Who you leaning on, by the way? Are you leaning? Is he by the way? Are you leaning? Is he by the way? Are you leaning? Is he leaning? And by the way, whose voice is leaning? And by the way, whose voice is leaning? And by the way, whose voice is speaking into your life? speaking into your life? speaking into your life? Like the cabinet that the president Like the cabinet that the president Like the cabinet that the president selects to speak into his decisions, the selects to speak into his decisions, the selects to speak into his decisions, the vice president, the like all of the vice president, the like all of the vice president, the like all of the voices that are leading our king. That's voices that are leading our king. That's voices that are leading our king. That's important. It's not just important for important. It's not just important for important. It's not just important for kings. It's important for students.
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kings. It's important for students. kings. It's important for students. Students, who are you leaning on this Students, who are you leaning on this Students, who are you leaning on this year? Who are you inviting into the year? Who are you inviting into the year? Who are you inviting into the council of your decisions? If you're council of your decisions? If you're council of your decisions? If you're going to go out with that girl, if going to go out with that girl, if going to go out with that girl, if you're going to go out with that guy, if you're going to go out with that guy, if you're going to go out with that guy, if you're going to take that job, if you're you're going to take that job, if you're you're going to take that job, if you're going to leave that situation, going to leave that situation, going to leave that situation, who's whose shoulder are you leaning? who's whose shoulder are you leaning? who's whose shoulder are you leaning? So, the king had gotten stuck leaning on So, the king had gotten stuck leaning on So, the king had gotten stuck leaning on an officer. And watch the officer's an officer. And watch the officer's an officer. And watch the officer's attitude. The officer is listening to attitude. The officer is listening to attitude. The officer is listening to Elisha. And the officer goes, "Look, Elisha. And the officer goes, "Look, Elisha. And the officer goes, "Look, even if the Lord opened up the windows even if the Lord opened up the windows even if the Lord opened up the windows of heaven, even if God himself got of heaven, even if God himself got of heaven, even if God himself got involved in our circumstances, could involved in our circumstances, could involved in our circumstances, could this even happen?" this even happen?" this even happen?" Listen to the cynical attitude of the Listen to the cynical attitude of the Listen to the cynical attitude of the man who's speaking into the king's ear. man who's speaking into the king's ear. man who's speaking into the king's ear. Could God even do this? I want to title Could God even do this? I want to title Could God even do this? I want to title this message, "What if it works?" What this message, "What if it works?" What this message, "What if it works?" What if it works? Tell the person next to if it works? Tell the person next to if it works? Tell the person next to you, "What if it works?" you, "What if it works?" you, "What if it works?" So often we're living with this mindset So often we're living with this mindset So often we're living with this mindset of what if what if it doesn't work? What of what if what if it doesn't work? What of what if what if it doesn't work? What if things get worse? What if my best if things get worse? What if my best if things get worse? What if my best days aren't in front of me? What if I days aren't in front of me? What if I days aren't in front of me? What if I can't pay the bills? What if I do lose can't pay the bills? What if I do lose can't pay the bills? What if I do lose my job? What if my kids do make the my job? What if my kids do make the my job? What if my kids do make the wrong friendships? What if I don't have wrong friendships? What if I don't have wrong friendships? What if I don't have kids? What if we can't get pregnant?
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kids? What if we can't get pregnant? kids? What if we can't get pregnant? What what if I never get married? What What what if I never get married? What What what if I never get married? What if I never find the right person for me? if I never find the right person for me? if I never find the right person for me? What if I what if I fail? WHAT IF THINGS What if I what if I fail? WHAT IF THINGS What if I what if I fail? WHAT IF THINGS go wrong? We live in the what if go wrong? We live in the what if go wrong? We live in the what if fearfilled scenarios. But on the flip fearfilled scenarios. But on the flip fearfilled scenarios. But on the flip side, you need to flip the script on side, you need to flip the script on side, you need to flip the script on fear. On the flip side of fear is a is fear. On the flip side of fear is a is fear. On the flip side of fear is a is another thought of what if God shows up? another thought of what if God shows up? another thought of what if God shows up? What if God does what he said he would What if God does what he said he would What if God does what he said he would do? What if his promises are yes and do? What if his promises are yes and do? What if his promises are yes and amen? What if God is for us? Who can be amen? What if God is for us? Who can be amen? What if God is for us? Who can be against us? What if God has greater against us? What if God has greater against us? What if God has greater things than we've never seen or imagined things than we've never seen or imagined things than we've never seen or imagined waiting on the other side of our faith? waiting on the other side of our faith? waiting on the other side of our faith? But this officer was trying to talk the But this officer was trying to talk the But this officer was trying to talk the king into a spirit of fear. Sadly, this king into a spirit of fear. Sadly, this king into a spirit of fear. Sadly, this man would die in his own criticism. man would die in his own criticism. man would die in his own criticism. And it's important to to think about who And it's important to to think about who And it's important to to think about who is speaking into your ear and who is in is speaking into your ear and who is in is speaking into your ear and who is in charge of your gates. The king placed charge of your gates. The king placed charge of your gates. The king placed this man in charge of the gates. It it this man in charge of the gates. It it this man in charge of the gates. It it says in verse 17, the king appointed the says in verse 17, the king appointed the says in verse 17, the king appointed the officer on whose arm he leaned on in officer on whose arm he leaned on in officer on whose arm he leaned on in charge of the gates. Who's in charge of charge of the gates. Who's in charge of charge of the gates. Who's in charge of the gates of your eyes? Who's in charge the gates of your eyes? Who's in charge the gates of your eyes? Who's in charge of the gates of your heart? Who's in of the gates of your heart? Who's in of the gates of your heart? Who's in charge of the gates of your mind?
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charge of the gates of your mind? charge of the gates of your mind? Who's guarding the gates? And who's Who's guarding the gates? And who's Who's guarding the gates? And who's allowing what goes in there and what allowing what goes in there and what allowing what goes in there and what comes out of there? And you, and I'm not comes out of there? And you, and I'm not comes out of there? And you, and I'm not even talking about a person. I'm not even talking about a person. I'm not even talking about a person. I'm not talking about a Maybe it's Maybe it's talking about a Maybe it's Maybe it's talking about a Maybe it's Maybe it's the voice of fear that's guarding the the voice of fear that's guarding the the voice of fear that's guarding the gates. Maybe it's the voice of shame. gates. Maybe it's the voice of shame. gates. Maybe it's the voice of shame. Oh, you can't you'll never do anything Oh, you can't you'll never do anything Oh, you can't you'll never do anything great because you messed up too bad in great because you messed up too bad in great because you messed up too bad in your past. Your past disqualifies you your past. Your past disqualifies you your past. Your past disqualifies you from any future that God has for you. from any future that God has for you. from any future that God has for you. Who's guarding the gates of your Who's guarding the gates of your Who's guarding the gates of your thoughts and your heart? Is it thoughts and your heart? Is it thoughts and your heart? Is it condemnation? condemnation? condemnation? Is it is it hope or is it despair? Is it Is it is it hope or is it despair? Is it Is it is it hope or is it despair? Is it depression? Is it defeat? Or is it a depression? Is it defeat? Or is it a depression? Is it defeat? Or is it a spirit of victory? And so the king is spirit of victory? And so the king is spirit of victory? And so the king is living with this counselor who's talking living with this counselor who's talking living with this counselor who's talking to him into in this cynical spirit. And to him into in this cynical spirit. And to him into in this cynical spirit. And Elisha looks at the critic. He looks at Elisha looks at the critic. He looks at Elisha looks at the critic. He looks at the cynic. He looks at the guy that's the cynic. He looks at the guy that's the cynic. He looks at the guy that's criticizing the promises of God. And he criticizing the promises of God. And he criticizing the promises of God. And he says this in verse two. He says, "You says this in verse two. He says, "You says this in verse two. He says, "You will see it happen with your own eyes, will see it happen with your own eyes, will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not taste it. You will see but you will not taste it. You will see but you will not taste it. You will see God move in other people's lives. You God move in other people's lives. You God move in other people's lives. You will watch provision happen even at the will watch provision happen even at the will watch provision happen even at the gates, but you won't taste it. Your gates, but you won't taste it. Your gates, but you won't taste it. Your criticism has blocked your breakthrough.
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criticism has blocked your breakthrough. criticism has blocked your breakthrough. Your unbelief. Can I tell you the enemy Your unbelief. Can I tell you the enemy Your unbelief. Can I tell you the enemy of faith is not always fear. Oftentimes, of faith is not always fear. Oftentimes, of faith is not always fear. Oftentimes, the enemy of faith is unbelief. the enemy of faith is unbelief. the enemy of faith is unbelief. It's not even that you're afraid. It's It's not even that you're afraid. It's It's not even that you're afraid. It's that you become numb to hope and that you become numb to hope and that you become numb to hope and expectation that something good is in expectation that something good is in expectation that something good is in front of you. Tell the person next to front of you. Tell the person next to front of you. Tell the person next to you something good is still in front of you something good is still in front of you something good is still in front of you. Now, that's hard. And for some of you. Now, that's hard. And for some of you. Now, that's hard. And for some of you, you might go, "Yeah, I'll believe you, you might go, "Yeah, I'll believe you, you might go, "Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it. I'll believe it when I it when I see it. I'll believe it when I it when I see it. I'll believe it when I see it. But Elisha says you'll see it, see it. But Elisha says you'll see it, see it. But Elisha says you'll see it, but you won't taste it until you start but you won't taste it until you start but you won't taste it until you start to believe that it's possible. Stop to believe that it's possible. Stop to believe that it's possible. Stop talking yourself out of the miracles talking yourself out of the miracles talking yourself out of the miracles that God has for you. Stop talking that God has for you. Stop talking that God has for you. Stop talking yourself out of the break. Stop blocking yourself out of the break. Stop blocking yourself out of the break. Stop blocking your own blessings. Come on. I'm ready your own blessings. Come on. I'm ready your own blessings. Come on. I'm ready to open up the windows of God's to open up the windows of God's to open up the windows of God's blessings. I want to live with the blessings. I want to live with the blessings. I want to live with the spirit of faith and hope. WHAT IF IT spirit of faith and hope. WHAT IF IT spirit of faith and hope. WHAT IF IT DOES WORK OUT? WHAT IF THE BEST DAYS for DOES WORK OUT? WHAT IF THE BEST DAYS for DOES WORK OUT? WHAT IF THE BEST DAYS for victory are not in the 80s and the 90s? victory are not in the 80s and the 90s? victory are not in the 80s and the 90s? What if the greatest sermons I've ever What if the greatest sermons I've ever What if the greatest sermons I've ever preached and the greatest miracles we've preached and the greatest miracles we've preached and the greatest miracles we've ever seen and the greatest breakthroughs ever seen and the greatest breakthroughs ever seen and the greatest breakthroughs we've ever seen are not when my dad was we've ever seen are not when my dad was we've ever seen are not when my dad was alive or when Oral was alive or when alive or when Oral was alive or when alive or when Oral was alive or when Billy Graham came to speak. I'm telling Billy Graham came to speak. I'm telling Billy Graham came to speak. I'm telling you, we are stepping into our best days you, we are stepping into our best days you, we are stepping into our best days yet. I'm going to prophesy life in my yet. I'm going to prophesy life in my yet. I'm going to prophesy life in my future. If we get the chance to speak future. If we get the chance to speak future. If we get the chance to speak life or death every day, why would you life or death every day, why would you life or death every day, why would you choose death?
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choose death? choose death? >> If we get the chance to speak hope or >> If we get the chance to speak hope or >> If we get the chance to speak hope or cynicism every day, why would you speak cynicism every day, why would you speak cynicism every day, why would you speak cynical? You go, "Well, I just kind of cynical? You go, "Well, I just kind of cynical? You go, "Well, I just kind of call it like I see it." You know, things call it like I see it." You know, things call it like I see it." You know, things are getting worse. Wars are breaking are getting worse. Wars are breaking are getting worse. Wars are breaking out, Paul. Things are getting bad. You out, Paul. Things are getting bad. You out, Paul. Things are getting bad. You know, the devil's taking over America. know, the devil's taking over America. know, the devil's taking over America. No, he's not. America's ready for No, he's not. America's ready for No, he's not. America's ready for revival. I speak revival over revival. I speak revival over revival. I speak revival over Dearbornne, Michigan. Over Frisco, Dearbornne, Michigan. Over Frisco, Dearbornne, Michigan. Over Frisco, Texas, over Tulsa, Oklahoma. Over Broken Texas, over Tulsa, Oklahoma. Over Broken Texas, over Tulsa, Oklahoma. Over Broken Arrow and New York City and Miami and Arrow and New York City and Miami and Arrow and New York City and Miami and Seattle, and Los Angeles hasn't even Seattle, and Los Angeles hasn't even Seattle, and Los Angeles hasn't even seen what GOD'S ABOUT TO DO. I'm telling seen what GOD'S ABOUT TO DO. I'm telling seen what GOD'S ABOUT TO DO. I'm telling you, revival is coming. Elisha was you, revival is coming. Elisha was you, revival is coming. Elisha was trying to talk the nation into a spirit trying to talk the nation into a spirit trying to talk the nation into a spirit of hope. And the man who was guarding of hope. And the man who was guarding of hope. And the man who was guarding the gates was saying, "I don't believe the gates was saying, "I don't believe the gates was saying, "I don't believe it's possible. Even if God himself did it's possible. Even if God himself did it's possible. Even if God himself did what Elisha is saying, even if God what Elisha is saying, even if God what Elisha is saying, even if God himself did what Paul Dyy's saying, I himself did what Paul Dyy's saying, I himself did what Paul Dyy's saying, I don't believe." He said, "I don't don't believe." He said, "I don't don't believe." He said, "I don't believe." And his unbelief [music] believe." And his unbelief [music] believe." And his unbelief [music] blocked the breakthrough for him, not blocked the breakthrough for him, not blocked the breakthrough for him, not for anybody else. That's the sad part. for anybody else. That's the sad part. for anybody else. That's the sad part. Everybody else saw the breakthrough.
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Everybody else saw the breakthrough. Everybody else saw the breakthrough. Lord, I pray that you would speak to us Lord, I pray that you would speak to us Lord, I pray that you would speak to us this morning, that you would stir up a this morning, that you would stir up a this morning, that you would stir up a spirit of faith and break off a spirit spirit of faith and break off a spirit spirit of faith and break off a spirit of criticism. I pray God that you would of criticism. I pray God that you would of criticism. I pray God that you would help us to step into all that you have help us to step into all that you have help us to step into all that you have for us this year and that we would move for us this year and that we would move for us this year and that we would move forward in Jesus name. Everybody said, forward in Jesus name. Everybody said, forward in Jesus name. Everybody said, >> "Amen." We're going to worship here >> "Amen." We're going to worship here >> "Amen." We're going to worship here again at the end. Thank you, worship again at the end. Thank you, worship again at the end. Thank you, worship team. Verse three, there were four men team. Verse three, there were four men team. Verse three, there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city with leprosy at the entrance of the city with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate. gate. gate. Now, I can learn from anybody. I can Now, I can learn from anybody. I can Now, I can learn from anybody. I can learn from a four-year-old. I learn from learn from a four-year-old. I learn from learn from a four-year-old. I learn from my children every week. They're always my children every week. They're always my children every week. They're always teaching me new lessons. I learn from teaching me new lessons. I learn from teaching me new lessons. I learn from anybody. And and when I was reading this anybody. And and when I was reading this anybody. And and when I was reading this story, I realized God was going to bring story, I realized God was going to bring story, I realized God was going to bring the breakthrough. He was going to bring the breakthrough. He was going to bring the breakthrough. He was going to bring the miracle, but he was going to use the miracle, but he was going to use the miracle, but he was going to use people that no one expected to bring the people that no one expected to bring the people that no one expected to bring the breakthrough. The famine was was where breakthrough. The famine was was where breakthrough. The famine was was where it was at. Elisha wasn't even the one it was at. Elisha wasn't even the one it was at. Elisha wasn't even the one that was going to bring it. It wasn't that was going to bring it. It wasn't that was going to bring it. It wasn't going to come through a prophet or a going to come through a prophet or a going to come through a prophet or a king or some wellto-do person. God was king or some wellto-do person. God was king or some wellto-do person. God was about to use four outsiders, four about to use four outsiders, four about to use four outsiders, four outcasts, four men that were labeled outcasts, four men that were labeled outcasts, four men that were labeled unclean by society. And this is where unclean by society. And this is where unclean by society. And this is where the story gets good. Look at this in the story gets good. Look at this in the story gets good. Look at this in verse three. Now there were four men verse three. Now there were four men verse three. Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city with leprosy at the entrance of the city with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate and they said to each other, "Why gate and they said to each other, "Why gate and they said to each other, "Why stay here until we die?"
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stay here until we die?" stay here until we die?" So number one, I'm going to give you So number one, I'm going to give you So number one, I'm going to give you some thoughts from this Bible story. some thoughts from this Bible story. some thoughts from this Bible story. Number one, the question that breaks the Number one, the question that breaks the Number one, the question that breaks the cycle. The question that breaks the cycle. The question that breaks the cycle. The question that breaks the cycle. At some point, you need to ask cycle. At some point, you need to ask cycle. At some point, you need to ask the question, "How long am I going to the question, "How long am I going to the question, "How long am I going to stay in this dysfunction? stay in this dysfunction? stay in this dysfunction? How long am I going to let this bad How long am I going to let this bad How long am I going to let this bad habit destroy my life? How long am I habit destroy my life? How long am I habit destroy my life? How long am I going to keep entertaining something going to keep entertaining something going to keep entertaining something that the Lord has told me I'm supposed that the Lord has told me I'm supposed that the Lord has told me I'm supposed to move out of? How long am I going to to move out of? How long am I going to to move out of? How long am I going to stay stuck? And by the way, when we stay stuck? And by the way, when we stay stuck? And by the way, when we think movement, we often times associate think movement, we often times associate think movement, we often times associate movement with external things like, movement with external things like, movement with external things like, "Okay, I need to move jobs. I need to "Okay, I need to move jobs. I need to "Okay, I need to move jobs. I need to move states. I need to move to a new move states. I need to move to a new move states. I need to move to a new gym." You don't need to move to a new gym." You don't need to move to a new gym." You don't need to move to a new gym. You just need to use the gym the gym. You just need to use the gym the gym. You just need to use the gym the way the gym was. You need a new you more way the gym was. You need a new you more way the gym was. You need a new you more than you need a new gym. You need to than you need a new gym. You need to than you need a new gym. You need to renew your mind more than you need a new renew your mind more than you need a new renew your mind more than you need a new marriage or a new spouse. You need to marriage or a new spouse. You need to marriage or a new spouse. You need to change your attitude in this in the change your attitude in this in the change your attitude in this in the marriage that you're in more than you marriage that you're in more than you marriage that you're in more than you need a new job or a new state because need a new job or a new state because need a new job or a new state because you can change your house. You can you can change your house. You can you can change your house. You can change your spouse. You can change your change your spouse. You can change your change your spouse. You can change your hair color. But if you don't change you, hair color. But if you don't change you, hair color. But if you don't change you, you take you with you everywhere you go. you take you with you everywhere you go. you take you with you everywhere you go. The biggest move you can make is a The biggest move you can make is a The biggest move you can make is a mental move, an emotional move, a mental move, an emotional move, a mental move, an emotional move, a spiritual move, not a physical move. So spiritual move, not a physical move. So spiritual move, not a physical move. So it's it's less about I got to move it's it's less about I got to move it's it's less about I got to move somewhere out here. I need to move somewhere out here. I need to move somewhere out here. I need to move forward spiritually. I need to stop forward spiritually. I need to stop forward spiritually. I need to stop staying in a cycle of sin on the inside staying in a cycle of sin on the inside staying in a cycle of sin on the inside of unbelief and doubt and start of unbelief and doubt and start of unbelief and doubt and start believing maybe God has something more believing maybe God has something more believing maybe God has something more than where I've camped out lately. This than where I've camped out lately. This than where I've camped out lately. This is what the the lepers say to is what the the lepers say to is what the the lepers say to themselves. Why are we sitting here themselves. Why are we sitting here themselves. Why are we sitting here until we die? The word sit in Hebrew until we die? The word sit in Hebrew until we die? The word sit in Hebrew right here is yashav. Everybody say right here is yashav. Everybody say right here is yashav. Everybody say yashav.
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yashav. yashav. >> Yashave. It doesn't just mean sitting >> Yashave. It doesn't just mean sitting >> Yashave. It doesn't just mean sitting physically. It means to dwell, to physically. It means to dwell, to physically. It means to dwell, to settle, to remain. They weren't just settle, to remain. They weren't just settle, to remain. They weren't just sitting. They were settling. They had sitting. They were settling. They had sitting. They were settling. They had settled and in what was supposed to be a settled and in what was supposed to be a settled and in what was supposed to be a temporary season into a permanent place. temporary season into a permanent place. temporary season into a permanent place. A temporary place becomes a permanent A temporary place becomes a permanent A temporary place becomes a permanent place when you stop believing that place when you stop believing that place when you stop believing that there's anything behind it beyond it. there's anything behind it beyond it. there's anything behind it beyond it. And some people have done this in their And some people have done this in their And some people have done this in their lives. They have settled in a temporary lives. They have settled in a temporary lives. They have settled in a temporary disappointment to become a permanent disappointment to become a permanent disappointment to become a permanent address in their life. So instead of address in their life. So instead of address in their life. So instead of moving past the disappointment, they moving past the disappointment, they moving past the disappointment, they just live with a disappointed mindset, a just live with a disappointed mindset, a just live with a disappointed mindset, a disappointed attitude. Some people have disappointed attitude. Some people have disappointed attitude. Some people have turned a temporary failure into a turned a temporary failure into a turned a temporary failure into a permanent identity. Instead of saying, permanent identity. Instead of saying, permanent identity. Instead of saying, "Man, I missed it 20 years ago," you "Man, I missed it 20 years ago," you "Man, I missed it 20 years ago," you say, "Man, I'm just a failure." Like, say, "Man, I'm just a failure." Like, say, "Man, I'm just a failure." Like, "I'm just this is who I am. I am just an "I'm just this is who I am. I am just an "I'm just this is who I am. I am just an addict. I am just stuck in the mistakes addict. I am just stuck in the mistakes addict. I am just stuck in the mistakes of what I did 10 years ago, 20 years of what I did 10 years ago, 20 years of what I did 10 years ago, 20 years ago." You don't have to live like that. ago." You don't have to live like that. ago." You don't have to live like that. If the sun has set you free, you are If the sun has set you free, you are If the sun has set you free, you are free indeed. free indeed. free indeed. Some people have turned a temporary fear Some people have turned a temporary fear Some people have turned a temporary fear into a permanent lifestyle. So during CO into a permanent lifestyle. So during CO into a permanent lifestyle. So during CO 19, you know, they were like, "We got to 19, you know, they were like, "We got to 19, you know, they were like, "We got to flatten the curve. Nobody leave your flatten the curve. Nobody leave your flatten the curve. Nobody leave your houses. Nobody make a move. Everybody houses. Nobody make a move. Everybody houses. Nobody make a move. Everybody stay home. Everybody mask up. If you stay home. Everybody mask up. If you stay home. Everybody mask up. If you breathe the air, you will die." And I breathe the air, you will die." And I breathe the air, you will die." And I was like, "What?" And I walked outside was like, "What?" And I walked outside was like, "What?" And I walked outside and people were looking at me through and people were looking at me through and people were looking at me through their windows. They were like, "He's their windows. They were like, "He's their windows. They were like, "He's outside. He's outside." I was like, outside. He's outside." I was like, outside. He's outside." I was like, "Just get ready. When we start doing "Just get ready. When we start doing "Just get ready. When we start doing rooftop revival services at Victory, rooftop revival services at Victory, rooftop revival services at Victory, we're going to scare some people." We we're going to scare some people." We we're going to scare some people." We started as a church meeting during started as a church meeting during started as a church meeting during COVID. And I realized the virus during COVID. And I realized the virus during COVID. And I realized the virus during that season was not as bad as the actual
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that season was not as bad as the actual that season was not as bad as the actual virus of fear because people are virus of fear because people are virus of fear because people are watching on TV and they're watching the watching on TV and they're watching the watching on TV and they're watching the death toll and it's like 1,000 2,000 death toll and it's like 1,000 2,000 death toll and it's like 1,000 2,000 100,000 900,000. Motorcycle accidents 100,000 900,000. Motorcycle accidents 100,000 900,000. Motorcycle accidents are now COVID deaths, right? Cancer is are now COVID deaths, right? Cancer is are now COVID deaths, right? Cancer is now COVID. The everything was COVID, now COVID. The everything was COVID, now COVID. The everything was COVID, right? If you got bit by a dog, it was right? If you got bit by a dog, it was right? If you got bit by a dog, it was COVID. Everything was And it was just COVID. Everything was And it was just COVID. Everything was And it was just like this stirring of fear like don't like this stirring of fear like don't like this stirring of fear like don't move. Don't leave your homes. Everybody move. Don't leave your homes. Everybody move. Don't leave your homes. Everybody needs to stay inside. And fear is a needs to stay inside. And fear is a needs to stay inside. And fear is a paralyzing spirit where it's like, "All paralyzing spirit where it's like, "All paralyzing spirit where it's like, "All right, okay, okay. We're just going to right, okay, okay. We're just going to right, okay, okay. We're just going to sit. We're not going to go anywhere. sit. We're not going to go anywhere. sit. We're not going to go anywhere. We're going to sit here until we die We're going to sit here until we die We're going to sit here until we die because we're all going to die." And the because we're all going to die." And the because we're all going to die." And the story starts off with a death sentence. story starts off with a death sentence. story starts off with a death sentence. And the death sentence was that the city And the death sentence was that the city And the death sentence was that the city of of Samaria was stuck in a siege of of of Samaria was stuck in a siege of of of Samaria was stuck in a siege of fear because it was like, "Man, if we fear because it was like, "Man, if we fear because it was like, "Man, if we take another step, the enemy is going to take another step, the enemy is going to take another step, the enemy is going to kill us and we have no food here." And kill us and we have no food here." And kill us and we have no food here." And the lepers are looking at each other the lepers are looking at each other the lepers are looking at each other like, "If we go there, we die. If we like, "If we go there, we die. If we like, "If we go there, we die. If we stay here, we die. If we go there, we stay here, we die. If we go there, we stay here, we die. If we go there, we die. I guess we're all just going to die. I guess we're all just going to die. I guess we're all just going to die. But then they start thinking, die. But then they start thinking, die. But then they start thinking, I wonder if I wonder if I wonder if I wonder if we we made a move even in a I wonder if we we made a move even in a I wonder if we we made a move even in a scary uncertain direction. I wonder if scary uncertain direction. I wonder if scary uncertain direction. I wonder if God would show up on the other side of God would show up on the other side of God would show up on the other side of our faith. Faith is not the um certainty our faith. Faith is not the um certainty our faith. Faith is not the um certainty of reason and logic that it all makes of reason and logic that it all makes of reason and logic that it all makes sense. Faith begins where understanding sense. Faith begins where understanding sense. Faith begins where understanding ends. Faith begins where reason and ends. Faith begins where reason and ends. Faith begins where reason and logic no longer, you know, I mean, logic no longer, you know, I mean, logic no longer, you know, I mean, reason and logic is good. I try to teach reason and logic is good. I try to teach reason and logic is good. I try to teach our kids reason and logic all the time.
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our kids reason and logic all the time. our kids reason and logic all the time. But then there's a point where reason But then there's a point where reason But then there's a point where reason and logic actually becomes an enemy to and logic actually becomes an enemy to and logic actually becomes an enemy to faith where you go, well, it's just I faith where you go, well, it's just I faith where you go, well, it's just I the more I reason it the more I the more I reason it the more I the more I reason it the more I logically try to figure it out. At some logically try to figure it out. At some logically try to figure it out. At some point, faith begins to move past the point, faith begins to move past the point, faith begins to move past the uncertainty, through the uncertainty. uncertainty, through the uncertainty. uncertainty, through the uncertainty. And they're sitting there and they're And they're sitting there and they're And they're sitting there and they're like, why are we sitting here until we like, why are we sitting here until we like, why are we sitting here until we die? And I remember during co as we die? And I remember during co as we die? And I remember during co as we started making moves, people started started making moves, people started started making moves, people started getting healed, started getting saved. getting healed, started getting saved. getting healed, started getting saved. In one year, we gave away 17 million In one year, we gave away 17 million In one year, we gave away 17 million bags of groceries. The White House bags of groceries. The White House bags of groceries. The White House called our church. They said, "We see called our church. They said, "We see called our church. They said, "We see that you guys are moving when no one that you guys are moving when no one that you guys are moving when no one else is moving. We want to send farmers else is moving. We want to send farmers else is moving. We want to send farmers to families grocery bags and make your to families grocery bags and make your to families grocery bags and make your church the hub and the place where it church the hub and the place where it church the hub and the place where it goes out to Arkansas and Colorado and goes out to Arkansas and Colorado and goes out to Arkansas and Colorado and Missouri and Texas." Because our church Missouri and Texas." Because our church Missouri and Texas." Because our church decided even in a time where nobody else decided even in a time where nobody else decided even in a time where nobody else wanted to move and everybody wanted to wanted to move and everybody wanted to wanted to move and everybody wanted to live in their homes and stay on the live in their homes and stay on the live in their homes and stay on the internet, God created us to live and internet, God created us to live and internet, God created us to live and move and have our being in him. He move and have our being in him. He move and have our being in him. He didn't create us just to be avatars on didn't create us just to be avatars on didn't create us just to be avatars on social media and just to settle for a social media and just to settle for a social media and just to settle for a YouTube church service, but he wanted a YouTube church service, but he wanted a YouTube church service, but he wanted a living breathing like feel like a a living breathing like feel like a a living breathing like feel like a a church that's in the city. Jesus wasn't church that's in the city. Jesus wasn't church that's in the city. Jesus wasn't running from every disease. He was running from every disease. He was running from every disease. He was running towards every disease. And there running towards every disease. And there running towards every disease. And there was something in these lepers that were was something in these lepers that were was something in these lepers that were like, "We can't stay in this any longer.
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like, "We can't stay in this any longer. like, "We can't stay in this any longer. We can't live in this fear. We can't We can't live in this fear. We can't We can't live in this fear. We can't stay paralyzed in this virus that our stay paralyzed in this virus that our stay paralyzed in this virus that our city has tak. We got to move. Movement city has tak. We got to move. Movement city has tak. We got to move. Movement is life. is life. is life. Movement is life. Scientists and Movement is life. Scientists and Movement is life. Scientists and psychologists and doctors have psychologists and doctors have psychologists and doctors have discovered that movement itself actually discovered that movement itself actually discovered that movement itself actually helps your brain and your emotional helps your brain and your emotional helps your brain and your emotional landscape. landscape. landscape. Humans are meant to move. When we stop Humans are meant to move. When we stop Humans are meant to move. When we stop moving, we start dying. moving, we start dying. moving, we start dying. The body, the movement in our body The body, the movement in our body The body, the movement in our body actually attributes more than just actually attributes more than just actually attributes more than just strength and endurance. doesn't just strength and endurance. doesn't just strength and endurance. doesn't just build up your muscles to handle things. build up your muscles to handle things. build up your muscles to handle things. The movement in your body plays a major The movement in your body plays a major The movement in your body plays a major role in your emotional landscape and role in your emotional landscape and role in your emotional landscape and your learning and your relationships. your learning and your relationships. your learning and your relationships. When you're not moving, you become more When you're not moving, you become more When you're not moving, you become more depressed. When you're not especially depressed. When you're not especially depressed. When you're not especially when you're not moving forward like the when you're not moving forward like the when you're not moving forward like the body and the mind are inseparable. This body and the mind are inseparable. This body and the mind are inseparable. This is how God is so incredible. He is how God is so incredible. He is how God is so incredible. He connected all of it together. The the connected all of it together. The the connected all of it together. The the spirit, the mind, the body, it's all spirit, the mind, the body, it's all spirit, the mind, the body, it's all connected. So when I'm moving with my connected. So when I'm moving with my connected. So when I'm moving with my body, I'm actually helping my mind and body, I'm actually helping my mind and body, I'm actually helping my mind and my heart get healthier. my heart get healthier. my heart get healthier. It's crazy that in less than two It's crazy that in less than two It's crazy that in less than two generations, physical activity has generations, physical activity has generations, physical activity has dropped 20% in the United Kingdom. In dropped 20% in the United Kingdom. In dropped 20% in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it's dropped 32%.
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the United States, it's dropped 32%. the United States, it's dropped 32%. In China, it's dropped 45%. In China, it's dropped 45%. In China, it's dropped 45%. It's not just an American problem, it's It's not just an American problem, it's It's not just an American problem, it's a global problem that people don't want a global problem that people don't want a global problem that people don't want to move. And the reason we don't want to to move. And the reason we don't want to to move. And the reason we don't want to move is because we're glued to this. move is because we're glued to this. move is because we're glued to this. It's like, all right, well, I don't have It's like, all right, well, I don't have It's like, all right, well, I don't have to move because my phone will move for to move because my phone will move for to move because my phone will move for me. So, I don't even have to go to the me. So, I don't even have to go to the me. So, I don't even have to go to the grocery store anymore. where I'm just grocery store anymore. where I'm just grocery store anymore. where I'm just going to order my groceries online, have going to order my groceries online, have going to order my groceries online, have them delivered. I don't even have to go them delivered. I don't even have to go them delivered. I don't even have to go get food tonight. I'm just going to door get food tonight. I'm just going to door get food tonight. I'm just going to door dash it. Yeah, come on, dash. And uh and dash it. Yeah, come on, dash. And uh and dash it. Yeah, come on, dash. And uh and I don't even have to like go to school I don't even have to like go to school I don't even have to like go to school cuz I can just do school on my phone. I cuz I can just do school on my phone. I cuz I can just do school on my phone. I don't even have to go to church cuz I don't even have to go to church cuz I don't even have to go to church cuz I can just go online. Can I tell you there can just go online. Can I tell you there can just go online. Can I tell you there is power in showing up in a place that's is power in showing up in a place that's is power in showing up in a place that's not always easy or comfortable or not always easy or comfortable or not always easy or comfortable or convenient, but when you get out of your convenient, but when you get out of your convenient, but when you get out of your house, when you start moving, God starts house, when you start moving, God starts house, when you start moving, God starts moving. We were not born to stay in our moving. We were not born to stay in our moving. We were not born to stay in our homes on our phones all day every day. homes on our phones all day every day. homes on our phones all day every day. It is a recipe for depression. It is a recipe for depression. It is a recipe for depression. I remember one time my grand was on the I remember one time my grand was on the I remember one time my grand was on the front row 100 years old. Grand lived to front row 100 years old. Grand lived to front row 100 years old. Grand lived to be 101. She died last year in 2025 at be 101. She died last year in 2025 at be 101. She died last year in 2025 at 101 years old. And grand she was sitting 101 years old. And grand she was sitting 101 years old. And grand she was sitting next to me. She was my secretary. She next to me. She was my secretary. She next to me. She was my secretary. She served my dad and then she worked with served my dad and then she worked with served my dad and then she worked with me up until she was 100 years old. She me up until she was 100 years old. She me up until she was 100 years old. She said, "I think it's time for me to said, "I think it's time for me to said, "I think it's time for me to retire." I said, "You can keep going."
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retire." I said, "You can keep going." retire." I said, "You can keep going." As she was like, "I thought I was going As she was like, "I thought I was going As she was like, "I thought I was going to die in the office, but I think I'll to die in the office, but I think I'll to die in the office, but I think I'll I'll die at, you know, with my family I'll die at, you know, with my family I'll die at, you know, with my family and at home." I was like, "That's fine, and at home." I was like, "That's fine, and at home." I was like, "That's fine, Grand." But she would come to church Grand." But she would come to church Grand." But she would come to church every Sunday and she would say, "I like every Sunday and she would say, "I like every Sunday and she would say, "I like it when when the young people are down it when when the young people are down it when when the young people are down front worshiping, stepping on my toes. I front worshiping, stepping on my toes. I front worshiping, stepping on my toes. I like seeing all these teenagers down like seeing all these teenagers down like seeing all these teenagers down here on fire for Jesus. It gets me fired here on fire for Jesus. It gets me fired here on fire for Jesus. It gets me fired up." And I was like, "Let's go, Grand." up." And I was like, "Let's go, Grand." up." And I was like, "Let's go, Grand." And she's standing. And then she leans And she's standing. And then she leans And she's standing. And then she leans over to me. She goes, "Do you mind if I over to me. She goes, "Do you mind if I over to me. She goes, "Do you mind if I sit down for a minute?" I was like, sit down for a minute?" I was like, sit down for a minute?" I was like, "You're a hundred years old. You can do "You're a hundred years old. You can do "You're a hundred years old. You can do whatever you want to do. We won't." And whatever you want to do. We won't." And whatever you want to do. We won't." And she was like, "All right." She goes, she was like, "All right." She goes, she was like, "All right." She goes, "Bama, keep worshiping." She sits down. "Bama, keep worshiping." She sits down. "Bama, keep worshiping." She sits down. She's worshiping, lifting her hands, She's worshiping, lifting her hands, She's worshiping, lifting her hands, crying. She's singing with Jeremiah. crying. She's singing with Jeremiah. crying. She's singing with Jeremiah. Wait on the Lord. Wait on the Lord. He Wait on the Lord. Wait on the Lord. He Wait on the Lord. Wait on the Lord. He will renew your strength. Next thing I will renew your strength. Next thing I will renew your strength. Next thing I know, Gringer stands up. She grabs me know, Gringer stands up. She grabs me know, Gringer stands up. She grabs me almost pull, but she stands up. I said, almost pull, but she stands up. I said, almost pull, but she stands up. I said, "You don't have to stand up." She said, "You don't have to stand up." She said, "You don't have to stand up." She said, "No, I like standing. It helps my mind. "No, I like standing. It helps my mind. "No, I like standing. It helps my mind. It helps my body when I'm moving. It It helps my body when I'm moving. It It helps my body when I'm moving. It helps me that I'm not going to just sit helps me that I'm not going to just sit helps me that I'm not going to just sit and die. I'm not just going to let my and die. I'm not just going to let my and die. I'm not just going to let my body just decay." See, some of us get body just decay." See, some of us get body just decay." See, some of us get too comfortable settling with a lack of too comfortable settling with a lack of too comfortable settling with a lack of movement.
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movement. movement. In the story, the problem is not like In the story, the problem is not like In the story, the problem is not like fear. It's inactivity. It's inactivity. fear. It's inactivity. It's inactivity. fear. It's inactivity. It's inactivity. It's this like I'm not going to do It's this like I'm not going to do It's this like I'm not going to do anything. And the lepers say we can't anything. And the lepers say we can't anything. And the lepers say we can't stay here. So the question is why are we stay here. So the question is why are we stay here. So the question is why are we settling here? Stop letting your settling here? Stop letting your settling here? Stop letting your limitations determine your destination. limitations determine your destination. limitations determine your destination. Stop letting your like they didn't have Stop letting your like they didn't have Stop letting your like they didn't have many options. Their options was um if we many options. Their options was um if we many options. Their options was um if we go there we die. If we go there we die. go there we die. If we go there we die. go there we die. If we go there we die. If we go there we might die. But we also If we go there we might die. But we also If we go there we might die. But we also might live. Look at this in verse verse might live. Look at this in verse verse might live. Look at this in verse verse uh here we go three no verse four they uh here we go three no verse four they uh here we go three no verse four they say if we say we'll go into the city the say if we say we'll go into the city the say if we say we'll go into the city the famine is there and we will die and if famine is there and we will die and if famine is there and we will die and if we stay here we will die so let's go I we stay here we will die so let's go I we stay here we will die so let's go I love that right there look at that love that right there look at that love that right there look at that everybody say so let's go LET'S GO LET'S everybody say so let's go LET'S GO LET'S everybody say so let's go LET'S GO LET'S GO ON I'M GOING TO WAKE SOMEBODY UP this GO ON I'M GOING TO WAKE SOMEBODY UP this GO ON I'M GOING TO WAKE SOMEBODY UP this morning let's go morning let's go morning let's go at some point they're like I am tired of at some point they're like I am tired of at some point they're like I am tired of sitting and waiting and wishing and sitting and waiting and wishing and sitting and waiting and wishing and praying and analyzing and overanalyzing praying and analyzing and overanalyzing praying and analyzing and overanalyzing and discussing. When are you going to and discussing. When are you going to and discussing. When are you going to get in disciplehip class? I don't know.
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get in disciplehip class? I don't know. get in disciplehip class? I don't know. I need to I need to analyze that. When I need to I need to analyze that. When I need to I need to analyze that. When are you going to start a connect group? are you going to start a connect group? are you going to start a connect group? I don't know. I need to think about that I don't know. I need to think about that I don't know. I need to think about that for a couple decades. When are you going for a couple decades. When are you going for a couple decades. When are you going to get involved in the church? I don't to get involved in the church? I don't to get involved in the church? I don't know. When are you going to start know. When are you going to start know. When are you going to start trusting God? I don't know. I need to trusting God? I don't know. I need to trusting God? I don't know. I need to just pray about trusting God because I just pray about trusting God because I just pray about trusting God because I don't know if I'm supposed to trust God. don't know if I'm supposed to trust God. don't know if I'm supposed to trust God. Let's go. They said, "Listen, we can't Let's go. They said, "Listen, we can't Let's go. They said, "Listen, we can't just sit here and die. It's time we just sit here and die. It's time we just sit here and die. It's time we start moving with purpose." start moving with purpose." start moving with purpose." I was on a hike with my kids this summer I was on a hike with my kids this summer I was on a hike with my kids this summer and one of them just stops in the middle and one of them just stops in the middle and one of them just stops in the middle of the hike. It was Gianna. She just of the hike. It was Gianna. She just of the hike. It was Gianna. She just sits down. She's like, "I'm not moving sits down. She's like, "I'm not moving sits down. She's like, "I'm not moving another foot." And I go, "Ganna, get another foot." And I go, "Ganna, get another foot." And I go, "Ganna, get up." She was like, "Why is everyone else up." She was like, "Why is everyone else up." She was like, "Why is everyone else moving?" I said, "Because they're not moving?" I said, "Because they're not moving?" I said, "Because they're not stopping." She was like, "Well, why stopping." She was like, "Well, why stopping." She was like, "Well, why can't they just wait for me?" I said, can't they just wait for me?" I said, can't they just wait for me?" I said, "Cuz they know at the end of this hike "Cuz they know at the end of this hike "Cuz they know at the end of this hike there's a reward. They're all going to there's a reward. They're all going to there's a reward. They're all going to get a sweet drink if they do this hike." get a sweet drink if they do this hike." get a sweet drink if they do this hike." She goes, "What? She goes, "What? She goes, "What? A sweet drink? Nobody told me about A sweet drink? Nobody told me about A sweet drink? Nobody told me about that. I, you know, I was trying to I was that. I, you know, I was trying to I was that. I, you know, I was trying to I was trying to get her to keep moving. I trying to get her to keep moving. I trying to get her to keep moving. I said, "You gotta keep going. You gotta said, "You gotta keep going. You gotta said, "You gotta keep going. You gotta keep going." And she was like, "My legs keep going." And she was like, "My legs keep going." And she was like, "My legs are falling off. My legs are falling are falling off. My legs are falling are falling off. My legs are falling off. I can't move another foot." Now, if off. I can't move another foot." Now, if off. I can't move another foot." Now, if Gran at 100 years old can stand, then Gran at 100 years old can stand, then Gran at 100 years old can stand, then Gianna at 5 years old can take another Gianna at 5 years old can take another Gianna at 5 years old can take another step.
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step. step. But we let our limitations, we let our But we let our limitations, we let our But we let our limitations, we let our feelings dictate our faith. feelings dictate our faith. feelings dictate our faith. >> Can I tell you this? Faith at some point >> Can I tell you this? Faith at some point >> Can I tell you this? Faith at some point has to break through your feelings. has to break through your feelings. has to break through your feelings. You're going to be you're going to feel You're going to be you're going to feel You're going to be you're going to feel like not showing up to church every like not showing up to church every like not showing up to church every Sunday, but success starts on Sunday at Sunday, but success starts on Sunday at Sunday, but success starts on Sunday at church. You're going to feel like not church. You're going to feel like not church. You're going to feel like not forgiving people. You're going to feel forgiving people. You're going to feel forgiving people. You're going to feel like not moving forward in the obedience like not moving forward in the obedience like not moving forward in the obedience that God's called you. You're going to that God's called you. You're going to that God's called you. You're going to feel like leaving early and doing what feel like leaving early and doing what feel like leaving early and doing what you want to do and giving into your you want to do and giving into your you want to do and giving into your flesh and going into that temptation. flesh and going into that temptation. flesh and going into that temptation. But at some point, faith says, "I am not But at some point, faith says, "I am not But at some point, faith says, "I am not letting my feelings have the driver's letting my feelings have the driver's letting my feelings have the driver's seat any longer in my life. I'm moving seat any longer in my life. I'm moving seat any longer in my life. I'm moving forward with who God's called me to be." forward with who God's called me to be." forward with who God's called me to be." So they said, "Let's go." Oh, everybody So they said, "Let's go." Oh, everybody So they said, "Let's go." Oh, everybody say, "Let's go." say, "Let's go." say, "Let's go." >> Number two, in this story, they realize >> Number two, in this story, they realize >> Number two, in this story, they realize they could not go back. You can't go they could not go back. You can't go they could not go back. You can't go back. So, they they say, "We're going to back. So, they they say, "We're going to back. So, they they say, "We're going to go forward. We can't go back." Sometimes go forward. We can't go back." Sometimes go forward. We can't go back." Sometimes God has to close the door behind you God has to close the door behind you God has to close the door behind you because he's trying to get you to stop because he's trying to get you to stop because he's trying to get you to stop going back. He's like, "Look, there's a going back. He's like, "Look, there's a going back. He's like, "Look, there's a reason why they won't pick up the phone. reason why they won't pick up the phone. reason why they won't pick up the phone. It's because you need to erase your ex's It's because you need to erase your ex's It's because you need to erase your ex's number on your phone. There's a reason number on your phone. There's a reason number on your phone. There's a reason why she hasn't called you back. You need why she hasn't called you back. You need why she hasn't called you back. You need to stop calling her. You need to stop to stop calling her. You need to stop to stop calling her. You need to stop trying to go back to all your past trying to go back to all your past trying to go back to all your past history. You need to stop trying to hold history. You need to stop trying to hold history. You need to stop trying to hold on to what used to be. And even people on to what used to be. And even people on to what used to be. And even people that passed away, and I don't mean to that passed away, and I don't mean to that passed away, and I don't mean to sound crass because I lost my dad, but sound crass because I lost my dad, but sound crass because I lost my dad, but sometimes we can get so consumed with sometimes we can get so consumed with sometimes we can get so consumed with who we lost, who left us, WHO DIED, WHO who we lost, who left us, WHO DIED, WHO who we lost, who left us, WHO DIED, WHO WALKED AWAY FROM THE CHURCH, WHO'S WALKED AWAY FROM THE CHURCH, WHO'S WALKED AWAY FROM THE CHURCH, WHO'S ANGRY, and at some point you just have ANGRY, and at some point you just have ANGRY, and at some point you just have to have a funeral for all of it. Cuz you to have a funeral for all of it. Cuz you to have a funeral for all of it. Cuz you can't carry the corpse of your dad the can't carry the corpse of your dad the can't carry the corpse of your dad the rest of your life. You can't live in the rest of your life. You can't live in the rest of your life. You can't live in the museums of the past when God is inviting museums of the past when God is inviting museums of the past when God is inviting you into the future plans he has for you into the future plans he has for you into the future plans he has for you. At some point, you got to say,
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you. At some point, you got to say, you. At some point, you got to say, "Man, I loved them. I lived with it. "Man, I loved them. I lived with it. "Man, I loved them. I lived with it. Man, it was awesome, and I will see them Man, it was awesome, and I will see them Man, it was awesome, and I will see them in heaven again, but I need to start in heaven again, but I need to start in heaven again, but I need to start living today. This is the day the Lord living today. This is the day the Lord living today. This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice. I will be glad has made. I will rejoice. I will be glad has made. I will rejoice. I will be glad in it. I'm not going backwards." Number in it. I'm not going backwards." Number in it. I'm not going backwards." Number three, they didn't have a map. All they three, they didn't have a map. All they three, they didn't have a map. All they had was a next step. All they had was a had was a next step. All they had was a had was a next step. All they had was a next step. Something that I ask myself next step. Something that I ask myself next step. Something that I ask myself when I'm reading Bible stories is, what when I'm reading Bible stories is, what when I'm reading Bible stories is, what did these characters not know? Because did these characters not know? Because did these characters not know? Because we have a Bible that we take for we have a Bible that we take for we have a Bible that we take for granted, but they didn't have a Bible. granted, but they didn't have a Bible. granted, but they didn't have a Bible. They didn't know that as they moved, God They didn't know that as they moved, God They didn't know that as they moved, God was moving with them. They didn't know was moving with them. They didn't know was moving with them. They didn't know that provision was waiting for them on that provision was waiting for them on that provision was waiting for them on the other side of their faith. Like I the other side of their faith. Like I the other side of their faith. Like I asked the question when Daniel was asked the question when Daniel was asked the question when Daniel was thrown in the lions, then did Daniel thrown in the lions, then did Daniel thrown in the lions, then did Daniel know that the angel would come and shut know that the angel would come and shut know that the angel would come and shut the mouths of the lions? He didn't know. the mouths of the lions? He didn't know. the mouths of the lions? He didn't know. Did Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego know Did Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego know Did Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego know that that when they said to the king, that that when they said to the king, that that when they said to the king, "Our God will deliver us, but even if he "Our God will deliver us, but even if he "Our God will deliver us, but even if he doesn't, we will not bow down to your doesn't, we will not bow down to your doesn't, we will not bow down to your golden image nor serve your false gods." golden image nor serve your false gods." golden image nor serve your false gods." Did they know that God would deliver Did they know that God would deliver Did they know that God would deliver them out of the fire? They didn't know. them out of the fire? They didn't know. them out of the fire? They didn't know. We take for granted that we know all the We take for granted that we know all the We take for granted that we know all the stories, but they didn't know the stories, but they didn't know the stories, but they didn't know the stories, which requires faith. I don't stories, which requires faith. I don't stories, which requires faith. I don't need to have the whole map. I just need need to have the whole map. I just need need to have the whole map. I just need to know the next step. And the next step to know the next step. And the next step to know the next step. And the next step is that I'm going to move by faith. The is that I'm going to move by faith. The is that I'm going to move by faith. The Hebrew word here to walk is halak.
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Hebrew word here to walk is halak. Hebrew word here to walk is halak. Everybody say halak. Everybody say halak. Everybody say halak. >> Halak means to proceed, to go, to move >> Halak means to proceed, to go, to move >> Halak means to proceed, to go, to move forward. Faith is not just a noun. Faith forward. Faith is not just a noun. Faith forward. Faith is not just a noun. Faith is not just believing something. Faith is not just believing something. Faith is not just believing something. Faith hawks. Faith walks. Faith is a verb. hawks. Faith walks. Faith is a verb. hawks. Faith walks. Faith is a verb. Faith is a verb. Notetakers are history Faith is a verb. Notetakers are history Faith is a verb. Notetakers are history makers, world changers, culture shapers. makers, world changers, culture shapers. makers, world changers, culture shapers. I hope you write that down because there I hope you write that down because there I hope you write that down because there will come a day where somebody will say, will come a day where somebody will say, will come a day where somebody will say, "What did you do with your faith?" And "What did you do with your faith?" And "What did you do with your faith?" And you need to be able to to say, "I lived you need to be able to to say, "I lived you need to be able to to say, "I lived with faith. I took a step in the right with faith. I took a step in the right with faith. I took a step in the right direction. I went down to that altar direction. I went down to that altar direction. I went down to that altar call. I got right with God. I obeyed call. I got right with God. I obeyed call. I got right with God. I obeyed what God called me to do. I decided to what God called me to do. I decided to what God called me to do. I decided to start living by faith and not just start living by faith and not just start living by faith and not just having a belief on the inside, but having a belief on the inside, but having a belief on the inside, but walking it out." walking it out." walking it out." Walking it out. My daughter, she asked Walking it out. My daughter, she asked Walking it out. My daughter, she asked me, we were on a plane this last year me, we were on a plane this last year me, we were on a plane this last year and she said, 'Daddy, can we go to the and she said, 'Daddy, can we go to the and she said, 'Daddy, can we go to the front in the middle of the flight? She front in the middle of the flight? She front in the middle of the flight? She said, ' Can we go to the front and see said, ' Can we go to the front and see said, ' Can we go to the front and see what's out that front window? I said, 'I what's out that front window? I said, 'I what's out that front window? I said, 'I don't think we can go up there. She don't think we can go up there. She don't think we can go up there. She said, I want to go through that locked said, I want to go through that locked said, I want to go through that locked door. I said, if we try that, we might door. I said, if we try that, we might door. I said, if we try that, we might get arrested by the air marshal. She was get arrested by the air marshal. She was get arrested by the air marshal. She was like, why? I said, because only like the like, why? I said, because only like the like, why? I said, because only like the pilot is allowed in the front. I said, pilot is allowed in the front. I said, pilot is allowed in the front. I said, that's, you know, that's the that's the that's, you know, that's the that's the that's, you know, that's the that's the front of the plane. She said, I just front of the plane. She said, I just front of the plane. She said, I just want to see where we're going. I said, want to see where we're going. I said, want to see where we're going. I said, why? I know where we're going. She goes, why? I know where we're going. She goes, why? I know where we're going. She goes, how do you know? I said, because I trust how do you know? I said, because I trust how do you know? I said, because I trust the pilot. She said, 'But I, but we the pilot. She said, 'But I, but we the pilot. She said, 'But I, but we can't see.' I said, 'I don't have to see can't see.' I said, 'I don't have to see can't see.' I said, 'I don't have to see the runway. I don't have to see 10 miles the runway. I don't have to see 10 miles the runway. I don't have to see 10 miles if I trust who's in charge of the plane.
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if I trust who's in charge of the plane. if I trust who's in charge of the plane. I don't have to know or see what I don't have to know or see what I don't have to know or see what everything is out there. I I I believe everything is out there. I I I believe everything is out there. I I I believe in the character of the one who's in the character of the one who's in the character of the one who's guiding the plane. And it's the same guiding the plane. And it's the same guiding the plane. And it's the same thing with God. I know who who's leading thing with God. I know who who's leading thing with God. I know who who's leading my life. I know who's directing my life. my life. I know who's directing my life. my life. I know who's directing my life. I don't have to know all the answers. I don't have to know all the answers. I don't have to know all the answers. Like, God is not asking me to figure out Like, God is not asking me to figure out Like, God is not asking me to figure out the next 10 years. He's asking me to the next 10 years. He's asking me to the next 10 years. He's asking me to take the next five steps in front of me. take the next five steps in front of me. take the next five steps in front of me. Number four, they discovered God was Number four, they discovered God was Number four, they discovered God was already there. already there. already there. I want the keys to come out. Look at I want the keys to come out. Look at I want the keys to come out. Look at this. So, as they begin to move, look at this. So, as they begin to move, look at this. So, as they begin to move, look at this. Um, in verse four, they say, this. Um, in verse four, they say, this. Um, in verse four, they say, "Let's go over to the camp of the "Let's go over to the camp of the "Let's go over to the camp of the Arameans and surrender. If they spare Arameans and surrender. If they spare Arameans and surrender. If they spare us, we will live, and if they kill us, us, we will live, and if they kill us, us, we will live, and if they kill us, we will die." I love that. I love that we will die." I love that. I love that we will die." I love that. I love that train of thought. And then in verse 5, train of thought. And then in verse 5, train of thought. And then in verse 5, it says, "At twilight, it says, "At twilight, it says, "At twilight, at twilight, they got up." Everybody at twilight, they got up." Everybody at twilight, they got up." Everybody say, "Get up." say, "Get up." say, "Get up." Now I'm imagine when I read my Bible, I Now I'm imagine when I read my Bible, I Now I'm imagine when I read my Bible, I picture the Bible. Like I the the Bible picture the Bible. Like I the the Bible picture the Bible. Like I the the Bible is a movie in my mind because I'm a is a movie in my mind because I'm a is a movie in my mind because I'm a visual learner. Where's my visual visual learner. Where's my visual visual learner. Where's my visual learners at? Yeah. And so I'm like learners at? Yeah. And so I'm like learners at? Yeah. And so I'm like looking and I'm like hold up. Four looking and I'm like hold up. Four looking and I'm like hold up. Four lepers that are like almost dressed like lepers that are like almost dressed like lepers that are like almost dressed like mummies, right? At twilight. It's dark mummies, right? At twilight. It's dark mummies, right? At twilight. It's dark outside and all of a sudden as I'm outside and all of a sudden as I'm outside and all of a sudden as I'm reading my Bible, I hear this music reading my Bible, I hear this music reading my Bible, I hear this music going in my head. Go ahead DJ. Hit that going in my head. Go ahead DJ. Hit that going in my head. Go ahead DJ. Hit that track.
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I don't know the whole dance. Stop it. I don't know the whole dance. Stop it. What is going on right now? [cheering] What is going on right now? [cheering] What is going on right now? [cheering] Don't cancel me, guys. Okay, listen. I'm Don't cancel me, guys. Okay, listen. I'm Don't cancel me, guys. Okay, listen. I'm just trying to invite you into my brain just trying to invite you into my brain just trying to invite you into my brain for a second. Cuz when I read the Bible, for a second. Cuz when I read the Bible, for a second. Cuz when I read the Bible, I see things. I see I see twilight and I see things. I see I see twilight and I see things. I see I see twilight and I'm like, "Wait a minute. Wait a So, I'm like, "Wait a minute. Wait a So, I'm like, "Wait a minute. Wait a So, there's like four lepers dressed like there's like four lepers dressed like there's like four lepers dressed like mummies walking at twilight. And in my mummies walking at twilight. And in my mummies walking at twilight. And in my mind, I'm like, that's the Thriller mind, I'm like, that's the Thriller mind, I'm like, that's the Thriller music video. That's I've seen that music video. That's I've seen that music video. That's I've seen that before. I think he got it from this before. I think he got it from this before. I think he got it from this story. I'm like, MJ was reading. I don't story. I'm like, MJ was reading. I don't story. I'm like, MJ was reading. I don't know, maybe he didn't. But here here's know, maybe he didn't. But here here's know, maybe he didn't. But here here's the point. Back to God here. the point. Back to God here. the point. Back to God here. These guys were moving in the dark. These guys were moving in the dark. These guys were moving in the dark. Sometimes you got to move in the dark. Sometimes you got to move in the dark. Sometimes you got to move in the dark. You got to make moves when nobody's You got to make moves when nobody's You got to make moves when nobody's watching. You got to make moves when watching. You got to make moves when watching. You got to make moves when nobody's clapping. You got to make moves nobody's clapping. You got to make moves nobody's clapping. You got to make moves when nobody sees what you're doing. Like when nobody sees what you're doing. Like when nobody sees what you're doing. Like Michael Jordan said, "I practice way Michael Jordan said, "I practice way Michael Jordan said, "I practice way more than people real. They see me in my more than people real. They see me in my more than people real. They see me in my success on on the basketball court, but success on on the basketball court, but success on on the basketball court, but they don't realize the 10,000 hours that they don't realize the 10,000 hours that they don't realize the 10,000 hours that I shot hoops in the dark when nobody was I shot hoops in the dark when nobody was I shot hoops in the dark when nobody was watching." You got to make moves in the watching." You got to make moves in the watching." You got to make moves in the dark. These guys start moving towards dark. These guys start moving towards dark. These guys start moving towards the miracle. They start believing as we the miracle. They start believing as we the miracle. They start believing as we take a step, we're getting closer.
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take a step, we're getting closer. take a step, we're getting closer. Somebody say, "I'm getting closer. I'm Somebody say, "I'm getting closer. I'm Somebody say, "I'm getting closer. I'm getting closer." So, they're moving. getting closer." So, they're moving. getting closer." So, they're moving. They're moving. They're moving. Now, They're moving. They're moving. Now, They're moving. They're moving. Now, look this. When they reached the edge of look this. When they reached the edge of look this. When they reached the edge of the camp, I think they're expecting like the camp, I think they're expecting like the camp, I think they're expecting like bombs, missiles, tanks, napalm, like bombs, missiles, tanks, napalm, like bombs, missiles, tanks, napalm, like they're going to get attacked by the they're going to get attacked by the they're going to get attacked by the Syrian army. The Syrian army was legit. Syrian army. The Syrian army was legit. Syrian army. The Syrian army was legit. They were strong. And as they're moving, They were strong. And as they're moving, They were strong. And as they're moving, they're like, "It's just us lepers. they're like, "It's just us lepers. they're like, "It's just us lepers. We're the unclean ones. We're the We're the unclean ones. We're the We're the unclean ones. We're the outcasts. We're just coming. Please outcasts. We're just coming. Please outcasts. We're just coming. Please don't shoot us." And nobody's there. don't shoot us." And nobody's there. don't shoot us." And nobody's there. And it's empty. They come into the camp. And it's empty. They come into the camp. And it's empty. They come into the camp. And look at this. For the Lord had And look at this. For the Lord had And look at this. For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of caused the Arameans to hear the sound of caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots. chariots. chariots. Oh, come on, Jesus. Oh, come on, Jesus. Oh, come on, Jesus. God is already there. Somebody say, God is already there. Somebody say, God is already there. Somebody say, "He's already there." "He's already there." "He's already there." They were thinking, "We're walking into They were thinking, "We're walking into They were thinking, "We're walking into danger. We're walking into an obstacle." danger. We're walking into an obstacle." danger. We're walking into an obstacle." God was saying, "No, you're walking into God was saying, "No, you're walking into God was saying, "No, you're walking into an opportunity." They were thinking, an opportunity." They were thinking, an opportunity." They were thinking, "We're about to face an enemy." God was "We're about to face an enemy." God was "We're about to face an enemy." God was saying, "No, you're about to see an saying, "No, you're about to see an saying, "No, you're about to see an empty camp. We're about to see empty camp. We're about to see empty camp. We're about to see uncertainty." God says, "No, you're uncertainty." God says, "No, you're uncertainty." God says, "No, you're about to see provision." They're saying, about to see provision." They're saying, about to see provision." They're saying, "I don't know what tomorrow looks like."
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"I don't know what tomorrow looks like." "I don't know what tomorrow looks like." God's saying, "I'm already in your God's saying, "I'm already in your God's saying, "I'm already in your tomorrow, and it's waiting for you, and tomorrow, and it's waiting for you, and tomorrow, and it's waiting for you, and it's better than you can imagine." it's better than you can imagine." it's better than you can imagine." See, fear is an illusion. See, fear is an illusion. See, fear is an illusion. Sometimes we don't move because we're Sometimes we don't move because we're Sometimes we don't move because we're making our decisions on misinformation. making our decisions on misinformation. making our decisions on misinformation. Your greatest fear might be based on Your greatest fear might be based on Your greatest fear might be based on information that's no longer valid. information that's no longer valid. information that's no longer valid. Like, it was valid 10 years ago. like, Like, it was valid 10 years ago. like, Like, it was valid 10 years ago. like, "Ah, Paul, if I make a move, I'm going "Ah, Paul, if I make a move, I'm going "Ah, Paul, if I make a move, I'm going to get in big trouble because, you know, to get in big trouble because, you know, to get in big trouble because, you know, this thing's hanging over my head from this thing's hanging over my head from this thing's hanging over my head from what happened a decade ago." That's bad what happened a decade ago." That's bad what happened a decade ago." That's bad information. That's no longer valid. information. That's no longer valid. information. That's no longer valid. God's like, "I already took care. I God's like, "I already took care. I God's like, "I already took care. I already forgave you. I've already called already forgave you. I've already called already forgave you. I've already called you to move forward. You're still living you to move forward. You're still living you to move forward. You're still living in the past information that's no longer in the past information that's no longer in the past information that's no longer necessary today." This enemy had gone. necessary today." This enemy had gone. necessary today." This enemy had gone. These lepers were afraid. And this is These lepers were afraid. And this is These lepers were afraid. And this is what AI does. AI creates all kinds of what AI does. AI creates all kinds of what AI does. AI creates all kinds of misinformation. Like, you don't even misinformation. Like, you don't even misinformation. Like, you don't even know what's real anymore. So now you're know what's real anymore. So now you're know what's real anymore. So now you're just like distorted and distracted and just like distorted and distracted and just like distorted and distracted and confused like what's real and what's confused like what's real and what's confused like what's real and what's fake. And so then we don't make a move fake. And so then we don't make a move fake. And so then we don't make a move because you know we're we're consumed because you know we're we're consumed because you know we're we're consumed with vain imaginations.
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with vain imaginations. with vain imaginations. Vain imaginations. I hear the Lord Vain imaginations. I hear the Lord Vain imaginations. I hear the Lord saying if you'll start moving towards saying if you'll start moving towards saying if you'll start moving towards the thing you're afraid of. I'll start the thing you're afraid of. I'll start the thing you're afraid of. I'll start moving the thing you're afraid of out of moving the thing you're afraid of out of moving the thing you're afraid of out of the way. Number five, God can amplify the way. Number five, God can amplify the way. Number five, God can amplify your little steps. The lepers took your little steps. The lepers took your little steps. The lepers took ordinary steps. God turned ordinary ordinary steps. God turned ordinary ordinary steps. God turned ordinary steps into an extraordinary army. The steps into an extraordinary army. The steps into an extraordinary army. The lepers thought we're just taking a walk, lepers thought we're just taking a walk, lepers thought we're just taking a walk, but God said, "No, you're you're walking but God said, "No, you're you're walking but God said, "No, you're you're walking with heaven, and the army of heaven is with heaven, and the army of heaven is with heaven, and the army of heaven is walking with you." They thought we're walking with you." They thought we're walking with you." They thought we're just walking towards the enemy, but God just walking towards the enemy, but God just walking towards the enemy, but God said, "I've already taken the enemy out. said, "I've already taken the enemy out. said, "I've already taken the enemy out. I've provided for you." They thought, I've provided for you." They thought, I've provided for you." They thought, "Man, our steps are not that impressive. "Man, our steps are not that impressive. "Man, our steps are not that impressive. We're just we're just like four dudes We're just we're just like four dudes We're just we're just like four dudes that are unclean, unworthy. We got that are unclean, unworthy. We got that are unclean, unworthy. We got issues. We got problems. We got flaws. issues. We got problems. We got flaws. issues. We got problems. We got flaws. Sounds like a lot of people in church. Sounds like a lot of people in church. Sounds like a lot of people in church. God says, "That's okay. I can work God says, "That's okay. I can work God says, "That's okay. I can work through flawed people." See, God uses through flawed people." See, God uses through flawed people." See, God uses flawed people, broken people, messed up flawed people, broken people, messed up flawed people, broken people, messed up people, dirty people. You go, "Well, people, dirty people. You go, "Well, people, dirty people. You go, "Well, where's that in scripture?" The whole where's that in scripture?" The whole where's that in scripture?" The whole Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Bible from Genesis to Revelation. What God doesn't really work through is What God doesn't really work through is What God doesn't really work through is lukewarm people. People who just go, lukewarm people. People who just go, lukewarm people. People who just go, "Well, I'm just not going to move."
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"Well, I'm just not going to move." "Well, I'm just not going to move." God's like, "I wish you were hot or God's like, "I wish you were hot or God's like, "I wish you were hot or cold. I wish you would move forward. You cold. I wish you would move forward. You cold. I wish you would move forward. You I just get in motion with God. But but I just get in motion with God. But but I just get in motion with God. But but God, I'm broken. I'm flawed. I'm God, I'm broken. I'm flawed. I'm God, I'm broken. I'm flawed. I'm unclean. I'm a leper. I'm wor I'm unclean. I'm a leper. I'm wor I'm unclean. I'm a leper. I'm wor I'm unworthy. God says, if you'll just start unworthy. God says, if you'll just start unworthy. God says, if you'll just start stepping towards your breakthrough. I'll stepping towards your breakthrough. I'll stepping towards your breakthrough. I'll cleanse you. I'll heal you. So often we cleanse you. I'll heal you. So often we cleanse you. I'll heal you. So often we think, I got to clean myself up and then think, I got to clean myself up and then think, I got to clean myself up and then I can come to God, then he can use me. I can come to God, then he can use me. I can come to God, then he can use me. That's not how it works. You come to God That's not how it works. You come to God That's not how it works. You come to God in your uncleanness. And he cleanses you in your uncleanness. And he cleanses you in your uncleanness. And he cleanses you and uses you and works through you. and uses you and works through you. and uses you and works through you. Peter, Paul, James, John, four lepers, Peter, Paul, James, John, four lepers, Peter, Paul, James, John, four lepers, all the people in the Bible, Abraham, all the people in the Bible, Abraham, all the people in the Bible, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, there's not a person in Isaac, Jacob, there's not a person in Isaac, Jacob, there's not a person in the Bible that was perfect before God the Bible that was perfect before God the Bible that was perfect before God used them. God worked through them in used them. God worked through them in used them. God worked through them in their flaws, in their imperfections. You their flaws, in their imperfections. You their flaws, in their imperfections. You might think, well, I'm just one person. might think, well, I'm just one person. might think, well, I'm just one person. Well, what what what kind of difference Well, what what what kind of difference Well, what what what kind of difference will I make? I'm just serving at the will I make? I'm just serving at the will I make? I'm just serving at the church. I'm just saying yes, I'm just church. I'm just saying yes, I'm just church. I'm just saying yes, I'm just having a conversation with my kids. I'm having a conversation with my kids. I'm having a conversation with my kids. I'm just trying to get involved. But that just trying to get involved. But that just trying to get involved. But that little step of obedience, God knows how little step of obedience, God knows how little step of obedience, God knows how to turn ordinary steps into [music] a to turn ordinary steps into [music] a to turn ordinary steps into [music] a supernatural army. God knows how to supernatural army. God knows how to supernatural army. God knows how to change and amplify your steps. I wonder change and amplify your steps. I wonder change and amplify your steps. I wonder what what heaven hears when Joseph wakes what what heaven hears when Joseph wakes what what heaven hears when Joseph wakes up in the morning and starts walking up in the morning and starts walking up in the morning and starts walking towards our youth group. I wonder what towards our youth group. I wonder what towards our youth group. I wonder what heaven hears when Ashley wakes up in the heaven hears when Ashley wakes up in the heaven hears when Ashley wakes up in the morning and sits with our daughters and morning and sits with our daughters and morning and sits with our daughters and encourages them. I wonder what heaven encourages them. I wonder what heaven encourages them. I wonder what heaven hears when when when they see me taking hears when when when they see me taking hears when when when they see me taking my son to a football practice and my son to a football practice and my son to a football practice and reminding him, "Hey, God has a purpose reminding him, "Hey, God has a purpose reminding him, "Hey, God has a purpose for you on this football team. God's for you on this football team. God's for you on this football team. God's going to use." I wonder what heaven going to use." I wonder what heaven going to use." I wonder what heaven hears when Victory Church shows up and hears when Victory Church shows up and hears when Victory Church shows up and starts worshiping, starts praying, starts worshiping, starts praying, starts worshiping, starts praying, starts contending for revival. I wonder starts contending for revival. I wonder starts contending for revival. I wonder what little steps you are afraid to take what little steps you are afraid to take what little steps you are afraid to take that God says, "I [music] can amplify that God says, "I [music] can amplify that God says, "I [music] can amplify those steps. Those are not just ordinary
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those steps. Those are not just ordinary those steps. Those are not just ordinary steps. Those are heaven steps." Now look steps. Those are heaven steps." Now look steps. Those are heaven steps." Now look at this. When they show up there, they at this. When they show up there, they at this. When they show up there, they found number six. They found more than found number six. They found more than found number six. They found more than what they were looking for. I'm almost what they were looking for. I'm almost what they were looking for. I'm almost done. They found more. Everybody say done. They found more. Everybody say done. They found more. Everybody say more than what I was looking for. more than what I was looking for. more than what I was looking for. Y'all, when they show up, this is wild. Y'all, when they show up, this is wild. Y'all, when they show up, this is wild. Everybody was gone. Everybody was gone. Everybody was gone. All the all the Syrian army thought that All the all the Syrian army thought that All the all the Syrian army thought that they were getting attacked by all these they were getting attacked by all these they were getting attacked by all these other enemies. And it says in verse 7, other enemies. And it says in verse 7, other enemies. And it says in verse 7, they got up and they fled at twilight. they got up and they fled at twilight. they got up and they fled at twilight. Don't make me do the twilight dance Don't make me do the twilight dance Don't make me do the twilight dance again. again. again. They left in the middle of the night. They left in the middle of the night. They left in the middle of the night. They ran for their lives because four They ran for their lives because four They ran for their lives because four lepers sounded like an army. Verse lepers sounded like an army. Verse lepers sounded like an army. Verse eight, the men who had leprosy. It keeps eight, the men who had leprosy. It keeps eight, the men who had leprosy. It keeps on talking about their labels. It's like on talking about their labels. It's like on talking about their labels. It's like now these lepers. And I'm like, why you now these lepers. And I'm like, why you now these lepers. And I'm like, why you got to keep on giving them their label? got to keep on giving them their label? got to keep on giving them their label? These are just men that made an impact, These are just men that made an impact, These are just men that made an impact, but I think they give this label to but I think they give this label to but I think they give this label to remind you it doesn't matter what label remind you it doesn't matter what label remind you it doesn't matter what label you've been carrying. It doesn't matter you've been carrying. It doesn't matter you've been carrying. It doesn't matter what label your parents put on you, your what label your parents put on you, your what label your parents put on you, your sin put on you, other people put on you. sin put on you, other people put on you. sin put on you, other people put on you. If you will rip off the label and say, If you will rip off the label and say, If you will rip off the label and say, "I'm going to [music] move with God. I'm "I'm going to [music] move with God. I'm "I'm going to [music] move with God. I'm going to move towards my miracle." Your going to move towards my miracle." Your going to move towards my miracle." Your labels do not have to confine you. Your labels do not have to confine you. Your labels do not have to confine you. Your limitations do not have to define you.
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limitations do not have to define you. limitations do not have to define you. You [music] could break out of those You [music] could break out of those You [music] could break out of those limitations. limitations. limitations. The men who had leprosy reached the edge The men who had leprosy reached the edge The men who had leprosy reached the edge of the camp. They entered one of the of the camp. They entered one of the of the camp. They entered one of the tents [music] and they begin to eat. tents [music] and they begin to eat. tents [music] and they begin to eat. THEY WERE LIKE, "BRO, THERE'S FILET MIN THEY WERE LIKE, "BRO, THERE'S FILET MIN THEY WERE LIKE, "BRO, THERE'S FILET MIN over here." And one of them was like, over here." And one of them was like, over here." And one of them was like, "Dude, there's like bacon wrapped "Dude, there's like bacon wrapped "Dude, there's like bacon wrapped chicken over here. Dude, there's chicken over here. Dude, there's chicken over here. Dude, there's chocolate chip cookies, key lime pie, chocolate chip cookies, key lime pie, chocolate chip cookies, key lime pie, APPLE PIE, MASHED POTATOES, green beans. APPLE PIE, MASHED POTATOES, green beans. APPLE PIE, MASHED POTATOES, green beans. Let's go eat, my friends. Who's ready Let's go eat, my friends. Who's ready Let's go eat, my friends. Who's ready for lunch? I am. Let's go. for lunch? I am. Let's go. for lunch? I am. Let's go. Man, I wish Chick-fil-A was open today. But they are eating, y'all. They're But they are eating, y'all. They're having a buffet. All four of them, having a buffet. All four of them, having a buffet. All four of them, they're they're having so much fun. They they're they're having so much fun. They they're they're having so much fun. They start throwing food at each other like start throwing food at each other like start throwing food at each other like food fight. These four lepers are going food fight. These four lepers are going food fight. These four lepers are going wild. They are dancing in the mashed wild. They are dancing in the mashed wild. They are dancing in the mashed potatoes. They are pouring GRAVY OVER potatoes. They are pouring GRAVY OVER potatoes. They are pouring GRAVY OVER THEIR HEADS. I JUST think it's insane. THEIR HEADS. I JUST think it's insane. THEIR HEADS. I JUST think it's insane. It's wild, right? And then they go, It's wild, right? And then they go, It's wild, right? And then they go, "Look, there's even gold here. There's "Look, there's even gold here. There's "Look, there's even gold here. There's gold. There's rubies. There's diamonds. gold. There's rubies. There's diamonds. gold. There's rubies. There's diamonds. There's treasure." They have this There's treasure." They have this There's treasure." They have this massive treasure moment where they see massive treasure moment where they see massive treasure moment where they see it all and they're taking it all in. And it all and they're taking it all in. And it all and they're taking it all in. And then one of them looks in verse 9, as then one of them looks in verse 9, as then one of them looks in verse 9, as they're all enjoying this incredible they're all enjoying this incredible they're all enjoying this incredible feast and the gold and the silver and feast and the gold and the silver and feast and the gold and the silver and the diamonds and the rubies. And verse the diamonds and the rubies. And verse the diamonds and the rubies. And verse 9, one of them says to him, he goes, 9, one of them says to him, he goes, 9, one of them says to him, he goes, "Hold up. What we're doing is not "Hold up. What we're doing is not "Hold up. What we're doing is not right." They're like, "Are you kidding right." They're like, "Are you kidding right." They're like, "Are you kidding me? We've been starving. What do you me? We've been starving. What do you me? We've been starving. What do you mean what we're doing is not right?" He mean what we're doing is not right?" He mean what we're doing is not right?" He goes, "I don't mean that we can't enjoy goes, "I don't mean that we can't enjoy goes, "I don't mean that we can't enjoy this. This is a day of good news. This this. This is a day of good news. This this. This is a day of good news. This is so good. This is so good. I think we is so good. This is so good. I think we is so good. This is so good. I think we should enjoy it, but we're forgetting should enjoy it, but we're forgetting should enjoy it, but we're forgetting one thing.
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one thing. one thing. This is not meant to stay just with us. This is not meant to stay just with us. This is not meant to stay just with us. We're not meant to just keep it to We're not meant to just keep it to We're not meant to just keep it to ourselves. If we wait till daylight, ourselves. If we wait till daylight, ourselves. If we wait till daylight, some punishment will overtake us." In some punishment will overtake us." In some punishment will overtake us." In other words, they said, "There's people other words, they said, "There's people other words, they said, "There's people out there that are dying. There's people out there that are dying. There's people out there that are dying. There's people out there that are starving. There's out there that are starving. There's out there that are starving. There's people out there that are begging for people out there that are begging for people out there that are begging for bread, and we have found the bread. bread, and we have found the bread. bread, and we have found the bread. There's people out there that are There's people out there that are There's people out there that are begging for something to drink, and we begging for something to drink, and we begging for something to drink, and we have found the fountain of living water. have found the fountain of living water. have found the fountain of living water. There's people that are begging to to There's people that are begging to to There's people that are begging to to pay their bills, and we found the riches pay their bills, and we found the riches pay their bills, and we found the riches of heaven." Friends, what we have found of heaven." Friends, what we have found of heaven." Friends, what we have found is meant to be shared. It was never is meant to be shared. It was never is meant to be shared. It was never meant to just be kept for ourselves. meant to just be kept for ourselves. meant to just be kept for ourselves. [music] [music] [music] And so number seven, they couldn't keep And so number seven, they couldn't keep And so number seven, they couldn't keep the good news to themselves. the good news to themselves. the good news to themselves. They couldn't keep the good news. They couldn't keep the good news. They couldn't keep the good news. Everybody say, "We can't keep it to Everybody say, "We can't keep it to Everybody say, "We can't keep it to ourselves." ourselves." ourselves." And this is why we do revival nights. And this is why we do revival nights. And this is why we do revival nights. And this is why we do it for free and we And this is why we do it for free and we And this is why we do it for free and we don't charge tickets cuz we want the don't charge tickets cuz we want the don't charge tickets cuz we want the whole city to experience victory in whole city to experience victory in whole city to experience victory in their lives. Everything changes when you their lives. Everything changes when you their lives. Everything changes when you see the universe is designed for see the universe is designed for see the universe is designed for abundance and not scarcity. We were abundance and not scarcity. We were abundance and not scarcity. We were never designed to live in a scarcity never designed to live in a scarcity never designed to live in a scarcity mindset where it's like, "Oh, I got to mindset where it's like, "Oh, I got to mindset where it's like, "Oh, I got to hoard what I have because the world is hoard what I have because the world is hoard what I have because the world is running out and if I give anything away, running out and if I give anything away, running out and if I give anything away, and if I share anything, I'm going to and if I share anything, I'm going to and if I share anything, I'm going to lose all I have." No, no, no. I was lose all I have." No, no, no. I was lose all I have." No, no, no. I was created for abundance.
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created for abundance. created for abundance. The more that I share, the more that God The more that I share, the more that God The more that I share, the more that God blesses me with. Forward is not just blesses me with. Forward is not just blesses me with. Forward is not just going somewhere for yourself. Forward is going somewhere for yourself. Forward is going somewhere for yourself. Forward is bringing somebody with you. They were bringing somebody with you. They were bringing somebody with you. They were realizing we can't just move forward as realizing we can't just move forward as realizing we can't just move forward as us four lepers. We got to move our whole us four lepers. We got to move our whole us four lepers. We got to move our whole city forward. There is somebody out city forward. There is somebody out city forward. There is somebody out there that is starving for hope. There there that is starving for hope. There there that is starving for hope. There is somebody out there that is starving is somebody out there that is starving is somebody out there that is starving for peace. There is one of our old for peace. There is one of our old for peace. There is one of our old family members that's starving for family members that's starving for family members that's starving for purpose. There's one of our old friends purpose. There's one of our old friends purpose. There's one of our old friends that's starving for community and that's starving for community and that's starving for community and family. There's someone out there that's family. There's someone out there that's family. There's someone out there that's dying from a drug addiction. There's dying from a drug addiction. There's dying from a drug addiction. There's someone out there that's dying in their someone out there that's dying in their someone out there that's dying in their porn addiction. There's someone out porn addiction. There's someone out porn addiction. There's someone out THERE THAT IS TRAPPED IN SEXUAL THERE THAT IS TRAPPED IN SEXUAL THERE THAT IS TRAPPED IN SEXUAL IMMORALITY. THEY ARE STARVING for Jesus. IMMORALITY. THEY ARE STARVING for Jesus. IMMORALITY. THEY ARE STARVING for Jesus. And we can't keep it to ourselves. And we can't keep it to ourselves. And we can't keep it to ourselves. We can't stay silent in a time where the We can't stay silent in a time where the We can't stay silent in a time where the world needs what we have. I want you to world needs what we have. I want you to world needs what we have. I want you to stand to your feet all over this place. stand to your feet all over this place. stand to your feet all over this place. Four lessons we learned from these Four lessons we learned from these Four lessons we learned from these lepers. Number one, you got to get up. lepers. Number one, you got to get up. lepers. Number one, you got to get up. Number two, you got to start walking. Number two, you got to start walking. Number two, you got to start walking. Number three, you got to take it all in. Number three, you got to take it all in. Number three, you got to take it all in. And number four, you got to share it And number four, you got to share it And number four, you got to share it with others. Everybody say, "Get up.
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with others. Everybody say, "Get up. with others. Everybody say, "Get up. >> Start walking. >> Start walking. >> Start walking. >> Take it all in. >> Take it all in. >> Take it all in. >> Share it with others. >> Share it with others. >> Share it with others. Now, this is what we do every Sunday. Now, this is what we do every Sunday. Now, this is what we do every Sunday. This is what we do. We get up and we This is what we do. We get up and we This is what we do. We get up and we start walking to church. You walk to start walking to church. You walk to start walking to church. You walk to your car, you walk to your motorcycle, your car, you walk to your motorcycle, your car, you walk to your motorcycle, whatever you do, the bus. You get here. whatever you do, the bus. You get here. whatever you do, the bus. You get here. You get here. And when you get here, you You get here. And when you get here, you You get here. And when you get here, you take it all in. The worship, the word, take it all in. The worship, the word, take it all in. The worship, the word, the fellowship, the community, the the fellowship, the community, the the fellowship, the community, the camaraderie, the beauty of God, the camaraderie, the beauty of God, the camaraderie, the beauty of God, the grace. grace. grace. Friends, when I taste the grace of God, Friends, when I taste the grace of God, Friends, when I taste the grace of God, it's the best buffet I've ever had. Uh it's the best buffet I've ever had. Uh it's the best buffet I've ever had. Uh when I feel his forgiveness, [music] when I feel his forgiveness, [music] when I feel his forgiveness, [music] when I experience his mercies that are when I experience his mercies that are when I experience his mercies that are new every morning, I'm like, "That's new every morning, I'm like, "That's new every morning, I'm like, "That's good. I want some more." When I good. I want some more." When I good. I want some more." When I experience the presence of God, when experience the presence of God, when experience the presence of God, when Jeremiah and the team was leading us in Jeremiah and the team was leading us in Jeremiah and the team was leading us in worship and we were singing, "Wait on worship and we were singing, "Wait on worship and we were singing, "Wait on the Lord." I was shouting, y'all. I was the Lord." I was shouting, y'all. I was the Lord." I was shouting, y'all. I was over there and I was just having an over there and I was just having an over there and I was just having an encounter with [music] God. When I was encounter with [music] God. When I was encounter with [music] God. When I was baptizing my friend Dustin out in the baptizing my friend Dustin out in the baptizing my friend Dustin out in the pond this morning, oh man, I was tasting pond this morning, oh man, I was tasting pond this morning, oh man, I was tasting and seeing that God is so good. That God and seeing that God is so good. That God and seeing that God is so good. That God redeems the brokenhearted. He lifts the redeems the brokenhearted. He lifts the redeems the brokenhearted. He lifts the fatherless and he takes care of the fatherless and he takes care of the fatherless and he takes care of the widows and the orphans [music] and and widows and the orphans [music] and and widows and the orphans [music] and and the the treasures of his kingdom are the the treasures of his kingdom are the the treasures of his kingdom are endless. It's abundance, my friends. And endless. It's abundance, my friends. And endless. It's abundance, my friends. And I'm like, "All right, we still got at I'm like, "All right, we still got at I'm like, "All right, we still got at least 300 more chairs in this 11:00 a.m.
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least 300 more chairs in this 11:00 a.m. least 300 more chairs in this 11:00 a.m. service." And there are people out there service." And there are people out there service." And there are people out there that are starving [music] for what's in that are starving [music] for what's in that are starving [music] for what's in here. There are people that are in our here. There are people that are in our here. There are people that are in our city that are cynical. You go, "Well, city that are cynical. You go, "Well, city that are cynical. You go, "Well, Paul, if I invite them to church and Paul, if I invite them to church and Paul, if I invite them to church and they chew me out and tell me I'm an they chew me out and tell me I'm an they chew me out and tell me I'm an atheist and tell me about all their atheist and tell me about all their atheist and tell me about all their church hurt and how they hate church hurt and how they hate church hurt and how they hate Christians, then I'm going to feel super Christians, then I'm going to feel super Christians, then I'm going to feel super hurt and offended and you're going to hurt and offended and you're going to hurt and offended and you're going to get over it. You're going to get a get over it. You're going to get a get over it. You're going to get a ladder from Lowe's and you're going to ladder from Lowe's and you're going to ladder from Lowe's and you're going to get over it. Let's stop living afraid get over it. Let's stop living afraid get over it. Let's stop living afraid [music] that if we invite someone to [music] that if we invite someone to [music] that if we invite someone to church or ask someone if they need church or ask someone if they need church or ask someone if they need prayer that we're going to get prayer that we're going to get prayer that we're going to get rejected." My friends, this is the rejected." My friends, this is the rejected." My friends, this is the mission of the gospel. I'm not afraid of mission of the gospel. I'm not afraid of mission of the gospel. I'm not afraid of rejection. I'm afraid of disobedience. rejection. I'm afraid of disobedience. rejection. I'm afraid of disobedience. There are people at the gas station, at There are people at the gas station, at There are people at the gas station, at the grocery store, at your school, in the grocery store, at your school, in the grocery store, at your school, in your middle school, your high school, your middle school, your high school, your middle school, your high school, your your pickup line. Moms, when you're your your pickup line. Moms, when you're your your pickup line. Moms, when you're picking up your kids, dropping off kids, picking up your kids, dropping off kids, picking up your kids, dropping off kids, I'm telling you, there's people that I'm telling you, there's people that I'm telling you, there's people that need hope. They need help. They need need hope. They need help. They need need hope. They need help. They need community. And we have it. Yesterday, I community. And we have it. Yesterday, I community. And we have it. Yesterday, I was at the stoplight. And um it was so was at the stoplight. And um it was so was at the stoplight. And um it was so long. It was red for so long. And I was long. It was red for so long. And I was long. It was red for so long. And I was like, I'm I'm just going to camp out like, I'm I'm just going to camp out like, I'm I'm just going to camp out here. I put my car in park. Gas prices here. I put my car in park. Gas prices here. I put my car in park. Gas prices are high. So, I just turned my car off. are high. So, I just turned my car off. are high. So, I just turned my car off. I was like, I'm going to save my gas. I was like, I'm going to save my gas. I was like, I'm going to save my gas. So, I just got comfortable sitting at So, I just got comfortable sitting at So, I just got comfortable sitting at the red light cuz it was long. It was the red light cuz it was long. It was the red light cuz it was long. It was like a two-minute red light. I kid you like a two-minute red light. I kid you like a two-minute red light. I kid you not. It was a long red light.
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not. It was a long red light. not. It was a long red light. So, I'm sitting there. I pull out my So, I'm sitting there. I pull out my So, I'm sitting there. I pull out my phone. I start checking emails, phone. I start checking emails, phone. I start checking emails, you know? I'm just I'm I'm stuck at a you know? I'm just I'm I'm stuck at a you know? I'm just I'm I'm stuck at a red light. And then all of a sudden, I red light. And then all of a sudden, I red light. And then all of a sudden, I hear this honk behind me. He's like, hear this honk behind me. He's like, hear this honk behind me. He's like, [gasps] [gasps] [gasps] and I look behind me and he's like, and I look behind me and he's like, and I look behind me and he's like, "Look, it's green. It's green. It was "Look, it's green. It's green. It was "Look, it's green. It's green. It was probably one of y'all in the 11:00 a.m. probably one of y'all in the 11:00 a.m. probably one of y'all in the 11:00 a.m. service. It's all right. We're bros. I'm service. It's all right. We're bros. I'm service. It's all right. We're bros. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hold you up." I sorry. I didn't mean to hold you up." I sorry. I didn't mean to hold you up." I was like, "Oh, my bad." So, I start my was like, "Oh, my bad." So, I start my was like, "Oh, my bad." So, I start my car, put it in drive. Finally, I pulled car, put it in drive. Finally, I pulled car, put it in drive. Finally, I pulled forward. It had changed for a while, but forward. It had changed for a while, but forward. It had changed for a while, but I was still sitting like it was red. I was still sitting like it was red. I was still sitting like it was red. And I think going into revival nights, And I think going into revival nights, And I think going into revival nights, we're at a green light moment as a we're at a green light moment as a we're at a green light moment as a church. Like, this is green lights. church. Like, this is green lights. church. Like, this is green lights. Everybody say green lights. Everybody say green lights. Everybody say green lights. And this is not a time for us to just And this is not a time for us to just And this is not a time for us to just sit back and go, "Well, I don't know. I sit back and go, "Well, I don't know. I sit back and go, "Well, I don't know. I just I [music] got a lot that I've just I [music] got a lot that I've just I [music] got a lot that I've walked through in the last year, and I'm walked through in the last year, and I'm walked through in the last year, and I'm just kind of tired, and I just don't." just kind of tired, and I just don't." just kind of tired, and I just don't." It's green lights. It's time to go It's green lights. It's time to go It's green lights. It's time to go allin. It's time to go forward. And I'm allin. It's time to go forward. And I'm allin. It's time to go forward. And I'm telling you, revival nights is one of telling you, revival nights is one of telling you, revival nights is one of the way you drive forward. It's showing the way you drive forward. It's showing the way you drive forward. It's showing up in the presence of God with the up in the presence of God with the up in the presence of God with the people of God, studying the word of God, people of God, studying the word of God, people of God, studying the word of God, so [music] it comes alive in the purpose so [music] it comes alive in the purpose so [music] it comes alive in the purpose for your life. And all the things he's for your life. And all the things he's for your life. And all the things he's called you to do. 2026 is not a year on called you to do. 2026 is not a year on called you to do. 2026 is not a year on accident. You're not here on accident.
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accident. You're not here on accident. accident. You're not here on accident. You are here on purpose for a purpose. You are here on purpose for a purpose. You are here on purpose for a purpose. Your best days are not behind you. You Your best days are not behind you. You Your best days are not behind you. You might have walked through mistakes, might have walked through mistakes, might have walked through mistakes, failures, all kinds of stuff. We've all failures, all kinds of stuff. We've all failures, all kinds of stuff. We've all been there before. But those things been there before. But those things been there before. But those things don't have to define you. You can move don't have to define you. You can move don't have to define you. You can move forward. I want you to just bow your forward. I want you to just bow your forward. I want you to just bow your heads, close your eyes. Lord, I pray for heads, close your eyes. Lord, I pray for heads, close your eyes. Lord, I pray for every man and woman in this room. This every man and woman in this room. This every man and woman in this room. This is a time to move forward. I pray for is a time to move forward. I pray for is a time to move forward. I pray for people in the room that just need to people in the room that just need to people in the room that just need to move forward in an area in their life move forward in an area in their life move forward in an area in their life where something needs to change. There's where something needs to change. There's where something needs to change. There's something in their life that needs to something in their life that needs to something in their life that needs to change, a habit that needs to change, change, a habit that needs to change, change, a habit that needs to change, [music] a bad habit they need to break, [music] a bad habit they need to break, [music] a bad habit they need to break, a good habit they need to start. Some of a good habit they need to start. Some of a good habit they need to start. Some of them just need to make the commitment, them just need to make the commitment, them just need to make the commitment, I'm going to show up to church even on I'm going to show up to church even on I'm going to show up to church even on the days that I don't feel like it. I'm the days that I don't feel like it. I'm the days that I don't feel like it. I'm going to get plugged in even when I going to get plugged in even when I going to get plugged in even when I don't feel like it. I'm going to stop don't feel like it. I'm going to stop don't feel like it. I'm going to stop letting my feelings dictate my faith. letting my feelings dictate my faith. letting my feelings dictate my faith. I'm going to stop letting my feelings I'm going to stop letting my feelings I'm going to stop letting my feelings drive my car, my life. I'm going to drive my car, my life. I'm going to drive my car, my life. I'm going to start moving forward by faith. If you're start moving forward by faith. If you're start moving forward by faith. If you're here right now and there there's here right now and there there's here right now and there there's something the Holy Spirit is convicting something the Holy Spirit is convicting something the Holy Spirit is convicting you to move forward in right now, don't you to move forward in right now, don't you to move forward in right now, don't ignore that voice. HEAR THE WORD OF the ignore that voice. HEAR THE WORD OF the ignore that voice. HEAR THE WORD OF the Lord. It's about to get better. Revival Lord. It's about to get better. Revival Lord. It's about to get better. Revival is coming. You just got to step into it. is coming. You just got to step into it. is coming. You just got to step into it. If that's you, I want you to just raise If that's you, I want you to just raise If that's you, I want you to just raise your hand across this room. It's time to your hand across this room. It's time to your hand across this room. It's time to move forward. In fact, if you want to move forward. In fact, if you want to move forward. In fact, if you want to leave your seat, leave your seat. Come leave your seat, leave your seat. Come leave your seat, leave your seat. Come and meet me at the altar. Come on. My and meet me at the altar. Come on. My and meet me at the altar. Come on. My man right here is coming down to the man right here is coming down to the man right here is coming down to the altar in his wheelchair. Don't let any altar in his wheelchair. Don't let any altar in his wheelchair. Don't let any excuse stop you. You can make excuses or excuse stop you. You can make excuses or excuse stop you. You can make excuses or you can move forward. But you can't you can move forward. But you can't you can move forward. But you can't [music] do both. You got to move [music] do both. You got to move [music] do both. You got to move forward, my friends. It's time to move forward, my friends. It's time to move forward, my friends. It's time to move forward in freedom. It's time to move forward in freedom. It's time to move forward in freedom. It's time to move forward in health. It's time to move forward in health. It's time to move forward in health. It's time to move forward in in trusting in God. It's time forward in in trusting in God. It's time forward in in trusting in God. It's time to move forward in obedience. It's time to move forward in obedience. It's time to move forward in obedience. It's time to move forward in prayer. [music] It's to move forward in prayer. [music] It's to move forward in prayer. [music] It's time to move forward in worship. It's time to move forward in worship. It's time to move forward in worship. It's time to move forward in forgiveness.
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time to move forward in forgiveness. time to move forward in forgiveness. It's time to move forward out of that It's time to move forward out of that It's time to move forward out of that shame, out of that addiction, out of shame, out of that addiction, out of shame, out of that addiction, out of that fear, out of those lies of the that fear, out of those lies of the that fear, out of those lies of the enemy. enemy. enemy. Come on. This is your moment. Go ahead, Come on. This is your moment. Go ahead, Come on. This is your moment. Go ahead, Jeremiah. [music] Lead us in that Jeremiah. [music] Lead us in that Jeremiah. [music] Lead us in that worship song. Come and find us at the worship song. Come and find us at the worship song. Come and find us at the altar right now. If you need to get altar right now. If you need to get altar right now. If you need to get right with God, come and meet us at the right with God, come and meet us at the right with God, come and meet us at the altar. altar. altar. >> I've seen you [music] move, >> I've seen you [music] move, >> I've seen you [music] move, >> Lord. I've seen you move. >> Lord. I've seen you move. >> Lord. I've seen you move. >> I believe you can do it for me. >> I believe you can do it for me. >> I believe you can do it for me. >> If you need to get right with God, come >> If you need to get right with God, come >> If you need to get right with God, come and meet us at the altar. [music] If you and meet us at the altar. [music] If you and meet us at the altar. [music] If you need to get saved, come meet us at the need to get saved, come meet us at the need to get saved, come meet us at the altar. If you need God to heal you, come altar. If you need God to heal you, come altar. If you need God to heal you, come meet us at the [music] altar. meet us at the [music] altar. meet us at the [music] altar. >> God says, "Make a move towards your >> God says, "Make a move towards your >> God says, "Make a move towards your miracle. Make a move towards your miracle. Make a move towards your miracle. Make a move towards your breakthrough. [music] Make a move breakthrough. [music] Make a move breakthrough. [music] Make a move towards what God has in front of you. towards what God has in front of you. towards what God has in front of you. >> [music] >> I believe he can do it again. >> I believe he can do it again. >> I believe he can do it in this season, >> I believe he can do it in this season, >> I believe he can do it in this season, in this person, in this church, in this in this person, in this church, in this in this person, in this church, in this hour. And I believe hour. And I believe hour. And I believe I've seen I've seen [music] you.
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I've seen I've seen [music] you. I've seen I've seen [music] you. >> I've seen you move. >> It's green lights. It's green lights. >> It's green lights. It's green lights. It's time to move forward. It's time to It's time to move forward. It's time to It's time to move forward. It's time to get involved. [music] It's time to take get involved. [music] It's time to take get involved. [music] It's time to take that next step. It's time to plug in. that next step. It's time to plug in. that next step. It's time to plug in. It's time to release what's behind you. It's time to release what's behind you. It's time to release what's behind you. [music] It's time to move forward [music] It's time to move forward [music] It's time to move forward towards what God has in front of you. towards what God has in front of you. towards what God has in front of you. It's time to start praying again. It's It's time to start praying again. It's It's time to start praying again. It's time to start moving again. time to start moving again. time to start moving again. >> You pulled the mountain. >> You pulled the mountain. >> You pulled the mountain. >> You [music] [music] see you do. see you do. see you do. >> I see you doing >> I see you doing >> I see you doing [music] away. Where there was no there [music] away. Where there was no there [music] away. Where there was no there was no way. was no way. was no way. >> I believe I believe [music] >> I believe I believe [music] >> I believe I believe [music] >> I see you do it. >> I see you do it. >> I see you do it. >> I see you do it again. >> I see you do it again. >> I see you do it again. >> I've seen you move. >> I've seen you move. >> I've seen you move. You move the mountains You move the mountains You move the mountains and [music] I believe and [music] I believe and [music] I believe I'll see you [singing] do it again. You I'll see you [singing] do it again. You I'll see you [singing] do it again. You made a way made a way made a way where there was no way.
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where there was no way. where there was no way. I believe I believe I believe I see >> I feel to pray for entrepreneurs in the >> I feel to pray for entrepreneurs in the room just for a moment. room just for a moment. room just for a moment. When I was going over this message, I When I was going over this message, I When I was going over this message, I kept hearing that there are businesses kept hearing that there are businesses kept hearing that there are businesses that could revolutionize that could revolutionize that could revolutionize our city, our nation, the church, the our city, our nation, the church, the our city, our nation, the church, the world that are inside the minds and world that are inside the minds and world that are inside the minds and hearts of men and women in this church. hearts of men and women in this church. hearts of men and women in this church. And when I said when you move from And when I said when you move from And when I said when you move from scarcity to abundance, everything scarcity to abundance, everything scarcity to abundance, everything changes. changes. changes. God has given some of you ideas to move God has given some of you ideas to move God has given some of you ideas to move forward in. And maybe you've been told forward in. And maybe you've been told forward in. And maybe you've been told it's not possible or you're the wrong it's not possible or you're the wrong it's not possible or you're the wrong person for it. But on the other side of person for it. But on the other side of person for it. But on the other side of your obedience to keep pressing. your obedience to keep pressing. your obedience to keep pressing. You know, even my dad starting Victory You know, even my dad starting Victory You know, even my dad starting Victory Church was an entrepreneurial thought in Church was an entrepreneurial thought in Church was an entrepreneurial thought in the sense of pioneering something that the sense of pioneering something that the sense of pioneering something that people told him he's the wrong guy for. people told him he's the wrong guy for. people told him he's the wrong guy for. He's from Arkansas. He was like, you He's from Arkansas. He was like, you He's from Arkansas. He was like, you know, um just in people's minds, he was know, um just in people's minds, he was know, um just in people's minds, he was not the kind of guy that could build a not the kind of guy that could build a not the kind of guy that could build a church, lead a church, or start a school church, lead a church, or start a school church, lead a church, or start a school or a Bible college or a camp or a dream or a Bible college or a camp or a dream or a Bible college or a camp or a dream center. When I think about Oral Roberts, center. When I think about Oral Roberts, center. When I think about Oral Roberts, just the idea of pioneering a just the idea of pioneering a just the idea of pioneering a university, he was told by banks, "This university, he was told by banks, "This university, he was told by banks, "This will never work out. You're going to be will never work out. You're going to be will never work out. You're going to be in debt. Your university will never take in debt. Your university will never take in debt. Your university will never take off." Today, it's got the highest off." Today, it's got the highest off." Today, it's got the highest freshman class in the history of the freshman class in the history of the freshman class in the history of the university, and they've got more university, and they've got more university, and they've got more buildings now than, you know, I mean, buildings now than, you know, I mean, buildings now than, you know, I mean, it's just incredible. [applause] But it's just incredible. [applause] But it's just incredible. [applause] But what I'm trying to say is whether it's a what I'm trying to say is whether it's a what I'm trying to say is whether it's a business, a ministry, a university, business, a ministry, a university, business, a ministry, a university, [music] a school, whatever the the
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[music] a school, whatever the the [music] a school, whatever the the thought in your mind as an entrepreneur thought in your mind as an entrepreneur thought in your mind as an entrepreneur is like, man, do I even have what it is like, man, do I even have what it is like, man, do I even have what it takes? And will anyone see that? And takes? And will anyone see that? And takes? And will anyone see that? And from this story, I think about these from this story, I think about these from this story, I think about these four men, they had to believe that four men, they had to believe that four men, they had to believe that ultimately as they started stepping, God ultimately as they started stepping, God ultimately as they started stepping, God would show up. would show up. would show up. And I was reflecting on it this summer And I was reflecting on it this summer And I was reflecting on it this summer talking with a business friend in our talking with a business friend in our talking with a business friend in our church who has some ideas and I was just church who has some ideas and I was just church who has some ideas and I was just like, man, but what if you what if God like, man, but what if you what if God like, man, but what if you what if God does make it happen? Because we live in does make it happen? Because we live in does make it happen? Because we live in the what if fearfilled questions, but go the what if fearfilled questions, but go the what if fearfilled questions, but go throw that sermon clip back up there, throw that sermon clip back up there, throw that sermon clip back up there, the sermon title. What if it does work the sermon title. What if it does work the sermon title. What if it does work out? And what if it not only works out, out? And what if it not only works out, out? And what if it not only works out, what if it sends a hundred more people what if it sends a hundred more people what if it sends a hundred more people into the mission field to bring people into the mission field to bring people into the mission field to bring people to Jesus and Burma and Thailand, to Jesus and Burma and Thailand, to Jesus and Burma and Thailand, Cambodia, China. What if your business Cambodia, China. What if your business Cambodia, China. What if your business is not just a business for you to make a is not just a business for you to make a is not just a business for you to make a lot of money? What if it's for you to lot of money? What if it's for you to lot of money? What if it's for you to fund the kingdom of God, to send not fund the kingdom of God, to send not fund the kingdom of God, to send not just missionaries, but to plant churches just missionaries, but to plant churches just missionaries, but to plant churches and Bible schools? And and [music] what and Bible schools? And and [music] what and Bible schools? And and [music] what if what if on the other side of your if what if on the other side of your if what if on the other side of your entrepreneurial spirit to start entrepreneurial spirit to start entrepreneurial spirit to start something that hasn't been started, to something that hasn't been started, to something that hasn't been started, to do something? What if you could help do something? What if you could help do something? What if you could help more people that are unemployed in our more people that are unemployed in our more people that are unemployed in our city get a job, get back on their feet, city get a job, get back on their feet, city get a job, get back on their feet, help their marriages, help their help their marriages, help their help their marriages, help their families? What if you used your business families? What if you used your business families? What if you used your business as a ministry and you became like an as a ministry and you became like an as a ministry and you became like an evangelist in the marketplace? And what evangelist in the marketplace? And what evangelist in the marketplace? And what if what if God's hand was on your if what if God's hand was on your if what if God's hand was on your business idea? What if the same hand business idea? What if the same hand business idea? What if the same hand that was on Peter to [music] preach was that was on Peter to [music] preach was that was on Peter to [music] preach was also on Nehemiah to build the walls?
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also on Nehemiah to build the walls? also on Nehemiah to build the walls? What if the same hand that was on Paul What if the same hand that was on Paul What if the same hand that was on Paul making tents was also on Paul writing making tents was also on Paul writing making tents was also on Paul writing books? And what if the same hand that books? And what if the same hand that books? And what if the same hand that was on Esther to speak to the king was was on Esther to speak to the king was was on Esther to speak to the king was on Gideon to lead the nation? And the on Gideon to lead the nation? And the on Gideon to lead the nation? And the same hand that was on David and Solomon same hand that was on David and Solomon same hand that was on David and Solomon [music] is on you. And here's what I'm [music] is on you. And here's what I'm [music] is on you. And here's what I'm trying to say. If you will embrace this trying to say. If you will embrace this trying to say. If you will embrace this message and say, you know what, maybe message and say, you know what, maybe message and say, you know what, maybe there's some dreams I've been sitting there's some dreams I've been sitting there's some dreams I've been sitting on. Maybe there's some stuff that God's on. Maybe there's some stuff that God's on. Maybe there's some stuff that God's been stirring and I've been afraid and been stirring and I've been afraid and been stirring and I've been afraid and I've been talking myself out of it. I've I've been talking myself out of it. I've I've been talking myself out of it. I've been analyzing and overanalyzing, been analyzing and overanalyzing, been analyzing and overanalyzing, discussing, and maybe I just need to discussing, and maybe I just need to discussing, and maybe I just need to start moving by faith towards that. If start moving by faith towards that. If start moving by faith towards that. If that's you and you're a businessman or that's you and you're a businessman or that's you and you're a businessman or an entrepreneur, I want you to raise an entrepreneur, I want you to raise an entrepreneur, I want you to raise your hand. I want to pray for you right your hand. I want to pray for you right your hand. I want to pray for you right now. now. now. Lord, I pray for every hand that's Lord, I pray for every hand that's Lord, I pray for every hand that's raised. I pray for these business women, raised. I pray for these business women, raised. I pray for these business women, businessmen in the church, these businessmen in the church, these businessmen in the church, these entrepreneurs that are called to step entrepreneurs that are called to step entrepreneurs that are called to step out, start businesses, start companies, out, start businesses, start companies, out, start businesses, start companies, start inventions, ideas. I pray that you start inventions, ideas. I pray that you start inventions, ideas. I pray that you would give them supernatural favor. I would give them supernatural favor. I would give them supernatural favor. I pray for the faith, God, the same faith pray for the faith, God, the same faith pray for the faith, God, the same faith that even my dad walked in, that Oral that even my dad walked in, that Oral that even my dad walked in, that Oral walked in, Billy Graham walked in. The walked in, Billy Graham walked in. The walked in, Billy Graham walked in. The same faith, God, that Gideon and David same faith, God, that Gideon and David same faith, God, that Gideon and David and Solomon, the faith, God, that and Solomon, the faith, God, that and Solomon, the faith, God, that Nehemiah walked in to believe that you Nehemiah walked in to believe that you Nehemiah walked in to believe that you are for them and not against them, that are for them and not against them, that are for them and not against them, that you are with them, you have not forsaken you are with them, you have not forsaken you are with them, you have not forsaken them. And God, you are giving them them. And God, you are giving them them. And God, you are giving them creative ideas that God are going to creative ideas that God are going to creative ideas that God are going to help communities and change help communities and change help communities and change neighborhoods and bring healing and neighborhoods and bring healing and neighborhoods and bring healing and hope, God, in parts of our nation where hope, God, in parts of our nation where hope, God, in parts of our nation where it is so discouraged, where people are it is so discouraged, where people are it is so discouraged, where people are so down. I pray, God, that you would use so down. I pray, God, that you would use so down. I pray, God, that you would use these business women and men, God, and these business women and men, God, and these business women and men, God, and families and couples, Lord, to bring families and couples, Lord, to bring families and couples, Lord, to bring healing and hope in the marketplace, to healing and hope in the marketplace, to healing and hope in the marketplace, to bring revival in the marketplace, God, bring revival in the marketplace, God, bring revival in the marketplace, God, to help fund the kingdom of God across
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to help fund the kingdom of God across to help fund the kingdom of God across the earth. And I pray for people in the the earth. And I pray for people in the the earth. And I pray for people in the room that have been dealing with a room that have been dealing with a room that have been dealing with a cynical spirit, a critical spirit like cynical spirit, a critical spirit like cynical spirit, a critical spirit like the guy at the start of 2 Kings 7. I the guy at the start of 2 Kings 7. I the guy at the start of 2 Kings 7. I pray this is the day, God, that they pray this is the day, God, that they pray this is the day, God, that they flip the script on criticism, on a flip the script on criticism, on a flip the script on criticism, on a cynical heart, and they start believing, cynical heart, and they start believing, cynical heart, and they start believing, God, not optimism, not blind optimism, God, not optimism, not blind optimism, God, not optimism, not blind optimism, but a spirit of faith, a spirit of hope but a spirit of faith, a spirit of hope but a spirit of faith, a spirit of hope that prophesies like Ezekiel. If I'm that prophesies like Ezekiel. If I'm that prophesies like Ezekiel. If I'm going to speak to some dry bones, I'm going to speak to some dry bones, I'm going to speak to some dry bones, I'm going to speak life into them. If I'm going to speak life into them. If I'm going to speak life into them. If I'm going to wake up and say anything, I'm going to wake up and say anything, I'm going to wake up and say anything, I'm [music] going to speak life. I'm going [music] going to speak life. I'm going [music] going to speak life. I'm going to speak hope over this nation, over the to speak hope over this nation, over the to speak hope over this nation, over the next generation, over the earth, God, next generation, over the earth, God, next generation, over the earth, God, that you're not finished with this yet. that you're not finished with this yet. that you're not finished with this yet. Just pray with me. Say, "Jesus. Just pray with me. Say, "Jesus. Just pray with me. Say, "Jesus. I trust in you. I trust in you. I trust in you. I repent of my sins. I receive your I repent of my sins. I receive your I repent of my sins. I receive your forgiveness. forgiveness. forgiveness. I confess you as my Lord and Savior. And I confess you as my Lord and Savior. And I confess you as my Lord and Savior. And I'm moving forward. I'm moving forward. I'm moving forward. Your will, your way, I choose to obey. Your will, your way, I choose to obey. Your will, your way, I choose to obey. I'm moving forward. I'm not staying I'm moving forward. I'm not staying I'm moving forward. I'm not staying stuck. I'm not going backwards.
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stuck. I'm not going backwards. stuck. I'm not going backwards. I'm moving forwards. And I will obey I'm moving forwards. And I will obey I'm moving forwards. And I will obey you, God. And I believe my best days are you, God. And I believe my best days are you, God. And I believe my best days are right in [music] front of me. And I will right in [music] front of me. And I will right in [music] front of me. And I will have victory in every area of my life in have victory in every area of my life in have victory in every area of my life in Jesus name. Amen. And amen. I love you. Jesus name. Amen. And amen. I love you. Jesus name. Amen. And amen. I love you. God loves you. Be blessed. We'll see you God loves you. Be blessed. We'll see you God loves you. Be blessed. We'll see you for revival nights. Tuesday night, for revival nights. Tuesday night, for revival nights. Tuesday night, [music] Wednesday night, Thursday night, [music] Wednesday night, Thursday night, [music] Wednesday night, Thursday night, right back here 700 p.m. Have a great right back here 700 p.m. Have a great right back here 700 p.m. Have a great rest of your week. Man, that was so powerful of the what Man, that was so powerful of the what if. What if you just took that step and if. What if you just took that step and if. What if you just took that step and God takes care of [music] the rest? That God takes care of [music] the rest? That God takes care of [music] the rest? That was so powerful. Oh my goodness. Just was so powerful. Oh my goodness. Just was so powerful. Oh my goodness. Just like the way you could pull from each like the way you could pull from each like the way you could pull from each character of the king and who his ear character of the king and who his ear character of the king and who his ear was leaned into, the officer who had the was leaned into, the officer who had the was leaned into, the officer who had the doubt and because of his doubt, he was doubt and because of his doubt, he was doubt and because of his doubt, he was the one who missed out on the miracle. the one who missed out on the miracle. the one who missed out on the miracle. or even the lepers of what if we go or even the lepers of what if we go or even the lepers of what if we go here? What what could possibly happen? here? What what could possibly happen? here? What what could possibly happen? And they end up finding out and being And they end up finding out and being And they end up finding out and being the messengers of the good news of the the messengers of the good news of the the messengers of the good news of the freedom and victory that they were about freedom and victory that they were about freedom and victory that they were about to experience. Oh my goodness. So, if to experience. Oh my goodness. So, if to experience. Oh my goodness. So, if anything spoke out to you, share in the anything spoke out to you, share in the anything spoke out to you, share in the chat. We want to hear from you. And who chat. We want to hear from you. And who chat. We want to hear from you. And who knows, you might impact someone else in knows, you might impact someone else in knows, you might impact someone else in the chat and be inspired with new and the chat and be inspired with new and the chat and be inspired with new and fresh revelation of what was spoken.
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fresh revelation of what was spoken. fresh revelation of what was spoken. Also, if you prayed that prayer of Also, if you prayed that prayer of Also, if you prayed that prayer of salvation, we want to connect with you. salvation, we want to connect with you. salvation, we want to connect with you. We're not just part of those moments, We're not just part of those moments, We're not just part of those moments, but we want to create a lifestyle and but we want to create a lifestyle and but we want to create a lifestyle and disciplehip and community with you. So, disciplehip and community with you. So, disciplehip and community with you. So, scan the QR code and Carter will reach scan the QR code and Carter will reach scan the QR code and Carter will reach out and we just want to keep up with out and we just want to keep up with out and we just want to keep up with you. And we are so glad you decided to you. And we are so glad you decided to you. And we are so glad you decided to make that decision. make that decision. make that decision. >> Yeah. We want to celebrate with you and >> Yeah. We want to celebrate with you and >> Yeah. We want to celebrate with you and welcome you into the family. You know, welcome you into the family. You know, welcome you into the family. You know, the Bible says when one person turns and the Bible says when one person turns and the Bible says when one person turns and is a part of uh God's family, all of is a part of uh God's family, all of is a part of uh God's family, all of hell, all of heaven celebrates. One hell, all of heaven celebrates. One hell, all of heaven celebrates. One person making that decision. And so, we person making that decision. And so, we person making that decision. And so, we want to celebrate. if you were that want to celebrate. if you were that want to celebrate. if you were that person that made that bold decision to person that made that bold decision to person that made that bold decision to accept Jesus as your personal Lord and accept Jesus as your personal Lord and accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior. And we also want to equip you Savior. And we also want to equip you Savior. And we also want to equip you and help you navigate what it looks like and help you navigate what it looks like and help you navigate what it looks like to live a life in a relationship with to live a life in a relationship with to live a life in a relationship with Jesus. And it's called this new life. Jesus. And it's called this new life. Jesus. And it's called this new life. It's a resource [music] that will help It's a resource [music] that will help It's a resource [music] that will help you, lead you, and guide you. And uh we you, lead you, and guide you. And uh we you, lead you, and guide you. And uh we just again want to celebrate for taking just again want to celebrate for taking just again want to celebrate for taking that step forward. And we truly do that step forward. And we truly do that step forward. And we truly do believe that your best days are right in believe that your best days are right in believe that your best days are right in front of you.
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front of you. front of you. >> Yeah. And even what pastor Paul was >> Yeah. And even what pastor Paul was >> Yeah. And even what pastor Paul was saying of like each step God amplified saying of like each step God amplified saying of like each step God amplified it. So maybe like man like this is just it. So maybe like man like this is just it. So maybe like man like this is just one step take another. God is impacting one step take another. God is impacting one step take another. God is impacting each step you take and moving you each step you take and moving you each step you take and moving you forward towards the life of victory he forward towards the life of victory he forward towards the life of victory he has for you. has for you. has for you. >> Yeah. Small decisions compound to big >> Yeah. Small decisions compound to big >> Yeah. Small decisions compound to big impact. And so we're just so thankful impact. And so we're just so thankful impact. And so we're just so thankful this was not a small decision. It was a this was not a small decision. It was a this was not a small decision. It was a huge decision. And I can't wait for the huge decision. And I can't wait for the huge decision. And I can't wait for the things that God is going to direct you things that God is going to direct you things that God is going to direct you in your coming week on how to move your in your coming week on how to move your in your coming week on how to move your feet forward. Maybe you're a person that feet forward. Maybe you're a person that feet forward. Maybe you're a person that just naturally um you know your just naturally um you know your just naturally um you know your narrative is more towards the negative narrative is more towards the negative narrative is more towards the negative whatifs of of what the things the whatifs of of what the things the whatifs of of what the things the possibilities that could come about in possibilities that could come about in possibilities that could come about in your situations, your seasons or your your situations, your seasons or your your situations, your seasons or your circumstances. But I challenge you this circumstances. But I challenge you this circumstances. But I challenge you this week, be the person that says, "What if week, be the person that says, "What if week, be the person that says, "What if God can? What if God does?" He is the God can? What if God does?" He is the God can? What if God does?" He is the God who exceeds our expectation. And he God who exceeds our expectation. And he God who exceeds our expectation. And he does work all things for the good of does work all things for the good of does work all things for the good of those who love him and are called those who love him and are called those who love him and are called according to his purposes. Yes. according to his purposes. Yes. according to his purposes. Yes. >> Well, we have church again coming up >> Well, we have church again coming up >> Well, we have church again coming up this week. Um, we'll be here Saturday this week. Um, we'll be here Saturday this week. Um, we'll be here Saturday and Sunday. We also have midweek on and Sunday. We also have midweek on and Sunday. We also have midweek on Wednesday. So, make sure to tune in. I'm Wednesday. So, make sure to tune in. I'm Wednesday. So, make sure to tune in. I'm Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn >> and I'm Jesse >> and I'm Jesse >> and I'm Jesse >> and we can't wait to be with you. We'll >> and we can't wait to be with you. We'll >> and we can't wait to be with you. We'll see you soon.
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see you soon. see you soon. >> Bye. Heat. Heat.
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Summary
The sermon focuses on spreading the gospel and engaging the online community to reach more people with the message of Jesus Christ. It encourages viewers to share the broadcast and subscribe to channels, emphasizing that every viewer represents a person impacted by the word. The practical takeaway is to actively participate in spreading the good news and finding community through groups, whether local or online, to foster a sense of family.