Life Conference 2020 (Sunday) - Bishop Tony Kemp (February 2, 2020) | Life Bible Church

First of all, I want to give reverence to the

Father, to King Jesus, to the Holy Spirit. Honor

to your prophet pastor and his lovely wife. Let's

give them a big hand clap. To all of the pastoral

ministry and staff and to the good Dr. Venter,

let's give him a big hand clap. Honor to my wife

of over 40 years. Let's give her a big hand clap.

And I want you to clap your hands for your neighbor

who is here. Will you do that? You know, I was

listening one time to a man of God, a prophet.

He was talking about how he would go to bed at

night and he would find himself from time to

time when the Lord willed in heaven. And he would

be sitting on the hill under a canopy. And he

would see Jesus in the distance greeting people

and saying, you know, I'll come and see you in

a little bit. And Jesus would just greet people

as he was on his way. And then he said one time.

He got caught up and he was in heaven under a

canopy on a hill. He saw Jesus in the distance,

but Jesus was not greeting people. He said, Jesus

was marching toward me. And he said he looked

like he was upset. And so he was disturbed. And

so when Jesus walked up to him, Jesus said to

him very seriously, I want my stuff. The man

of God was wondering what Jesus was talking about.

He said, Lord, I don't know what you're talking

about. And Jesus said, yes, you do too. I want

my stuff. Lord, I don't. Yes, you do. I want

my stuff and I want my stuff right now. So he's

upset because the Lord's upset and he decides

to fall on his knees. He starts crying and he

says, Lord, I don't know what you're talking

about. Everything I have, I've given to you.

And the Lord said, that's partially true, but

you got my stuff and I want my stuff right now.

Lord, I know what you're talking about. Yeah,

you do. Your anxieties, that's my stuff. Your

worries, that's my stuff. Your resentment, that's

my stuff. Your bitterness, that's my stuff. When

I died on the cross, I died for more than your

sins. I died for your worries, for your frustrations,

for your concerns, for your cares, for your self

-negativity. That's my stuff. I want my stuff.

Give it to me. It belongs to me. You got to give

Jesus his stuff so he can give you yours. So

the young man who had the vision of the stairway

to heaven, if you go back and you read the text

in Genesis 28, the angels were ascending first.

Look at somebody say the angels. want to ascend

and take Jesus back his stuff. And then descend

so Jesus can bring you the stuff he's got for

you. I don't know about you, but there's been

times when I gave Jesus his stuff and then I

took it back. Look at somebody and say, are you

a thief like Pastor Tony? Look at somebody and

ask them this question. Have you been stealing

Jesus stuff? Your self -negativity. Your self

-criticisms. Your cynicism. Your skepticism.

Beating yourself up. your concerns about your

spouse, about your kids, about your grandkids,

about your employment. Look at somebody and say,

that's Jesus' stuff. He wants his stuff, and

he wants it right now. How many of you have been

stealing in the house of the Lord? Jesus stuff

and you ready to give him his stuff back. Come

on, stand to your feet. Let's give Jesus back

his stuff. And this time, don't steal from Jesus.

Look at somebody and say, it's not your stuff.

It's his stuff. Give him his stuff and don't

take it back. Now you need to hear me. What if

I was to say to you that you can move from the

anointing into the glory by giving Jesus his

stuff and not taking. it back. First Peter five

and seven said it this way, roll or cast all

your care upon the Lord because he cares for

you. Let's take about three minutes and you know

your stuff that you took. So, give Jesus back

his stuff. You pray. You got three minutes. Go

ahead. I'm going to pray in my prayer language.

It don't need interpretation because I'm not

talking to you. It would be as if I was speaking

Hebrew. Baruch Hashem, Yeshua HaMashiach, Eli,

Eli, Edi, Edi. Any of your business, I'm talking

to God. Thank you. Come on now, this is part

of your worship. Come on, this is part of your

worship. This is part of your surrender. This

is part of you letting Jesus in to look under

the bed. This is part of letting Jesus look into

that other room. Give me my stuff. Give me my

stuff. It's not your stuff, it's my stuff. Now

let's take one minute and give God a praise.

Come on, give him praise. Praise the Lord. You

may be seated. How many of you gave Jesus back

his stuff? Amen. You know, then I was reminded

of another man of God who had a vision that was

very symbolic that may be applicable for each

of us. And everybody says symbolic. And so when

I say symbolic, you get the message from it.

And in this dream vision, the Lord and Satan

were in a baseball game. And it was tied zero

to zero. And the Lord's team was at bat. And

so the first batter comes up. And Satan has his

pitcher throw the ball. And the first batter

runs to base. And the man of God said, Lord,

who's that? And the Lord said, that's love. He

never fails. The second batter came up. Boom,

hits it. Love that never fails went from first

to second. And this batter went to first. And

the man of God said, Lord, who's that? And the

Lord said, well, that's faith because faith works

with love. The next batter came up and the pitcher

pitched. And he didn't swing. And the umpire

said, ball. Pitcher pitched. He didn't swing.

The umpire said, ball. Two more pitches. Ball.

Love that never fails went to third. Faith that

works with love went to second. And this runner

went on base. And the man of God said, who's

that? And God said, well, that's godly wisdom.

He never swings the Satan's pitches. And then

some little bitty scrawny dude comes up to the

plate. Y 'all remember when the little bitty

scrawny dude comes up, how everybody comes in?

Everybody came in. Love that never fails is on

third. Faith that works with love is on second.

Wisdom that never swings as Satan's pitches is

on first. And the scrawny dude is at plate to

bat. Look at somebody and say, it ain't looking

too good. Pow! The ball is on its way out of

the place. But the devil ain't worried because

he's the prince of the power of the air. He goes

up into the air. And the ball goes into his mitten,

but it goes through his mitten, hits him on the

head, and knocks him out. Love that never fails

comes in. Faith that works with love comes in.

Godly wisdom that never swings at Satan's pitches

comes in. And then the little scrawny dude comes

in, and the man of God said, who's that? And

the Lord said, well, you know, love that never

fails can get you on base. Faith that works with

love can get you on base. Godly wisdom that never

swings at Satan's pitches can get you on base.

But only my grace can get you home. Lift up your

hands and say, I receive your grace right now,

oh God. Somebody say praise the Lord, it's going

to be a good day. So here's what I'm going to

do to my scripture master. I'm going to want

my scriptures today to be in the King James Version.

Everybody say, oh, King James. So I'm just going

to read a little bit. I'm going to start with

Ezekiel 1, verse 1. I'm just going to read a

Ezekiel 1:1

little bit. I know you're not supposed to read

much scripture because people's minds wander,

but people's minds wander anyway. So in my 30th

year, on the fourth day of the fifth day, fourth

month of the fifth day, while I was among the

exiles by the... River Shebar, the heavens were

open and I saw visions of God. Look at somebody

and say, that's a good deal. Next verse. Uh -huh,

fifth day of the month, fifth year of King Jehoiakim's

captivity. Mm -hmm. The word of the Lord came

expressly to Ezekiel, the son of Buza, in the

land of the Chaldeans by the river Shebar, and

the hand of the Lord was there upon him. Keep

going. And I looked, and a whirlwind came out

of the north, a great cloud, and a fire enfolding

itself. And a brightness was about it, and out

of the mist thereof, the color of amber, out

of the mist of the fire. And out of the mist

came the likeness of four living beings. They

had the appearance of a man. Everyone had four

faces. Everyone had four wings. And their feet

were straight feet. The sole of their feet were

like the sole of a calf's foot. And they sparkled.

Look at somebody saying, I love to sparkle. Like

the color of burnished brass. Keep going. And

they had the hands of a man under the wings on

all four sides. And they four had faces and wings.

Watch. Everybody say their wings were joined

one to another. Say it again. Their wings. were

joined one to another. Say this now, and they

did not turn when they went. They were joined

one to another. They did not turn when they went.

And read this, say, and everyone went straight

forward. Now this is very interesting because

this is called in the Hebrew, the makaba, and

it carried the person and the glory of God. Look

at somebody say, the four living beings went

submission to the throne of God and they carried

the glory of God. Now let's take a look at this

now. I want you to turn, if you would, to the

book of Ezekiel chapter 30. Let's do Exodus 25,

Ezekiel 30 · chapter mention

20. Exodus 25, 20. Hallelujah. And the cherubim

stretched forth their wings high, covering the

mercy seat with their wings. Watch this. And

everybody say these words. And their faces look

to one another. And everybody say, and toward

the mercy seat, the faces of the cherubims be.

So now notice this now. You have a cherubim on

that side, and their hands are raised or their

wings are raised, and they're looking at each

other, and they're looking to the mercy seat.

Everybody say the God of love and mercy. And

by the way, they never take their eyes off of

the God of love and mercy. And actually, if you

go back and study it, their wings actually touch.

And if you remember, God said, it's at the mercy

seat that I will meet you. Everybody say right

there. You don't have to turn, but Hebrews 9

and 5 says, above it was the cherubim of glory

overshadowing the mercy seat. Mm -hmm. Mm -hmm.

Mm -hmm. Make one cherub at one end and one cherub

at the other end. This is Exodus 25, 19. You

don't have to turn. And you shall make the cherubim

of, everybody say, one piece. Everybody say their

wings were joined together. They looked at each

other. They looked at God. And look at somebody

and say they were one piece. Exodus 25, 22 says,

and there I will meet you from above the mercy

seat, from between the what? Two cherubim, which

are upon the ark of the testimony, and I will

speak to you about all that I will give you.

Everybody say, God shows up where there's a unity

in the spirit. Remember we read that each one

of their wings were joined together and everyone

went straight forward. Look at somebody and say,

God is just trying to get you straight. Look

at somebody and say, the message is getting ready

to start now. So now I want you to turn. Oh,

let's turn to, let's turn to the book of Acts

chapter one and let's look at verse 14. Everybody

say a Greek lesson. Greek lesson. Book of Acts

chapter one, verse 14. Interesting. These all

continued. It's one thing to start. It's another

thing to what? Continue. Everybody say, with

one accord. In prayer and supplication with the

women, Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

And there were 120 people there. Everybody say,

with one accord. Chapter 2, verse 1. When the

day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all

with, everybody say, they were all with one accord.

Wait a minute, chapter 1, verse 14 said these

all continued with one accord. Here it said on

the day of Pentecost, they were, everybody say,

all with one accord. This, with one accord, is

the Greek thing called, everybody say homo, thumadan.

Everybody say homo, thumadan. Everybody say homo,

thumadan. What this actually means in the Greek,

if I was to translate for you the picture, it

would be the picture of men and women who lock

arms together and refuse to let go. Even if they

have to walk through fire together. Their wings

were joined together. They were looking at God

and one another. They were made of one. They

never took their eyes off of the Father, the

Son, the Holy Ghost. The Ten Commandments, the

Father, the man of Jesus, Aaron's rod that budded,

the Ark of the Testimony. And they never took

their eyes off of each other. What happened when

they got in position and continued and stayed

there? Suddenly there came a sound from heaven

as a rushing mighty... Everybody say, with one

accord. Very interesting. Because right after

that, huh, verse 41 says 3 ,000 souls were added.

Everybody say the unity of the spirit with one

accord, homo thumadon, causes the spirit to fall.

and souls to be added. The Spirit of the Lord

is calling this church into Homo Thumadon. The

reason the young man saw the four angels at the

four corners is you had four living beings. If

I was to walk you through, it would be the lion,

it would be the ox, it would be the eagle, it

would be the man. Everybody say the four faces

of God. The reason the other brother saw the

host of angels. The reason this brother talked

about worship is because the cherubim in the

book of Acts were constantly saying, holy, holy,

holy is the Lord God Almighty who was, who is,

who is to come. I believe that was a prophetic

word about a visitation. Interesting, because

if you put up verse 42, they all continued. Everybody

say continued. Steadfastly an apostle's doctrine,

that is they, every single one of them heard

and obeyed the word of the Lord. They had fellowship.

Everybody say fellows in the same ship. Go in

the same direction. All for one and one for.

Then it says in breaking of bread in our Hebrew

culture, that's everybody say covenant. That's

covenant with God and covenant with each other.

And then, and everybody say prayers, which also

is going to include praise and worship, which

is interesting because Dr. Venter mentioned the

tabernacle and the outer court, the inner court,

and the holy of holies. The outer court, by the

way, is the realm of faith. The inner court is

the realm of the anointing. And the most holy

is the realm of the glory. Because in the outer

court, you have the blood of the lamb and you

have the labor of water, the word. The inner

court, you have the showbread, right? And you

have the menorah, the seven golden candlesticks.

Everybody say the anointing. Everybody saying,

but in the holy of holies, that's where the God

of glory is. Everybody say the blood of Jesus.

The word of God. Prayer. Everybody say the anointing.

The Holy Spirit. Bethlehem. The bread of life.

Jesus the anointed one and the anointing. Everybody

say praise and thanksgiving. But then the prophetic

word said worship. Because in between this. Holy

place. And the holy of holies was the golden

altar of what? Incense, where you're in prayer,

praise, and thanksgiving. And then what? Worship.

Which means worship represents, in addition to

having a covenant with God, in addition to being

fellows in the same ship, in addition to you

obeying the word, it represents, everybody say,

unity of the spirit. The commandment is he who

loves God, love his brother. What is the result?

The reverence of the Lord came upon every soul.

What is the result? Everybody said many signs

and wonders. Verse 44, all who believe were what?

Together and had all things common. And there

was a move of God among the wealthy. For those

less fortunate, they sold their possessions and

goods and divided them among what? All, as anyone

had what? Verse 46. Do you see it? They continuing

daily with what? One accord. In the temple, breaking

bread from house to house, did eat their meat

with gladness and singleness of heart. And what's

the next verse say? Praising God, having favor

with all the people, and now because they met

daily, the Lord added to the church. Whenever

they met in Homo Thumadon, the Lord said, I'm

going to put my glory there, and I'm going to

draw people. Look at somebody and say, get rid

of your personal opinion. Look at somebody and

say, it's getting in God's way. Look at somebody

and say, get rid of your prejudice, your preference,

the way you think it should be. Look at somebody

and say, change your spiritual lens so the kingdom

can come, so that God's will can be done, so

God's glory can fall, so his glory can remain.

And God can add, by the way, in this place was

where wealth and prosperity was. See, everybody

say homo. Thumadon. Everybody say homo. Thumadon.

Well, you know now in chapter 3, this man that

never walked for 40 years gets up and walks,

and now we got 5 ,000 folk getting saved, and

now the religious spirit is upset. Look at somebody

and say, your unity is going to upset somebody.

So then the apostles came under attack. And then

they were let go. Look at chapter 4, verse 24.

In 23, they were let go. They went to their companions.

Everybody say companionship. Reported to all

the chief priests and elders. What it said to

them? Verse 24. And when they gave the report,

they lifted up their voice to God with? Next

verse. They prayed a prayer. Next verse. They

prayed according to the word that went according.

Next verse. Next verse. Next verse. Next verse.

Stretching forth your hand to what? And that

signs and wonders may be done by the name of

your holy servant what? Next verse. And when

they had prayed, the place was shaken where they

were what? Assembled what? They were all filled

with the Holy Ghost and they all spoke the word

of God with boldness. Look at what I think we

have in church now. Now, in the context of this,

in the context of this, you have chapter 5. You

don't have to turn there. Let me just read it.

But a certain man named Ananias, because you've

got to remember now, verse 32 in the previous

chapter, the multitude of those believed were

one heart and one soul. Nobody said what they

had was exclusively their own, but they had things

common. In other words, they shared. and with

great power the apostles gave witness to the

resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Wasn't that in

the prophecy? And great grace was upon them all.

Anyone who lacked, they sold lands and houses

and brought the proceeds, and there was a distribution

made, and everybody was in unity. Everybody said

everybody was in unity. But Ananias and Sapphira,

chapter 1, sold a possession, but they were less

than the rest. Because they kept back part of

the proceeds. His wife was aware of it. And brought

everybody a certain part. See, everybody else

was totally committed. These folks were half

-hearted. Look at somebody and say, they fixed

it to be removed. Look at somebody and say, because

they out of homothumadon. Okay, they heard me,

but they didn't hear me. So you know they died.

Somebody say they got removed. Verse 11, chapter

5, verse 11. So great reverence. Now watch this.

Homo thumadon has moved them from reverence to

great reverence. Came on all the church. And

upon all who heard these things, even outside

the church. Verse 12. And through the hands of

the apostles, many signs and wonders were done

among the people. And they were what? All with

in Solomon's watch. Verse 13. And nobody dared

to join them. But now because they love God so

much and because they have the unity of the spirit,

because they loved other people so much, the

people outside the body of Christ did what? Magnified

them. We're talking about going to two services.

We're talking about how the Lord is going to

add. We're talking about God's purpose is bigger

than what's going on with you individually. That

means that what I'm a part of is greater than

the part I play in it. That means that we're

not here to compete. We're here to complete.

Look what happens now in verse 14. And the believers

were the more. When they started out, believers

were just being what? Added. Now they're being

what? The more added. And now, next verse. Multitudes

of both men and women. Look what happened now.

When they got to this point in Homothumadon,

the glory of God became so strong that they brought

the sick out into the streets and laid them on

beds and couches that at least the shadow of

Peter passing by might fall on some of them.

Watch this. And a multitude gathered from the

surrounding cities to Jerusalem. Wait a minute.

They moved from a house meeting. You didn't hear

me. They moved from a house meeting to a city

meeting to a regional meeting where they moved

beyond a house anointing. to a city anointing,

to a regional anointing. They moved from a house

glory to a city glory. The angel fighting the

demonic beings and the sword, and there was a

shift. Look at somebody and say, if you'll just

do your part, and if I just do my part, the Father

will do his. Wait. And a multitude gathered from

the surrounding cities, bringing six people,

those that were tormented with unclean spirits,

and they were what? Wait a minute. I wonder if

there's a relationship between all continuing

with one accord. And all being healed. We have

to continue it to the level that the anointing

builds and thickens to the glory builds and thickens

until you have atmospheric miracles. Until healing.

Okay, let me mess with you. You believe and accept

atmospheric or airborne contagious diseases that

just because you were in the atmosphere of somebody

with a sickness, you believe you can catch it.

But in the kingdom of God, there's something

called airborne healing. Airborne sickness, you

caught the disease, but the symptoms show up

later. In airborne anointing and airborne healing

and airborne miracles, you're catching a healing,

but you don't know it less until later till your

symptoms of your disease begin to diminish and

disappear. Look at somebody and say, I'm catching

an airborne miracle right now. Watch this. Watch

this. In chapter 6, the enemy tries to, chapter

6, verse 1, in those days when the number of

the disciples were doing what? Wait a minute.

Addition, more addition, and what? Multiplying.

So the devil says, we got to bring some division

here. But the apostles get it together, and they

choose seven men to become deacons. And in verse

7, look what it says. And the word of God did

what? And the number of the disciples multiplied

in Jerusalem, how many? They went from addition

to more addition, to multiplication, to multiplying

greatly. So in homothumadon, there's a supernatural

financial prosperity that hits everybody who

participates. In homothumadon, there's a supernatural

healing ministry that hits everybody who participates.

In homothumadon. The Lord adds to the church,

and then he adds more. Then he multiplies, and

then things multiply greatly. All the Lord wants

you to do is give Jesus his stuff so he can give

you your stuff. Give me Ephesians 1 and 11. I'm

coming to a close. So, you know, I have a routine.

So, as soon as I get up, there's something I

do. I'm not even praying three minutes in the

spirit before the Lord starts talking to me about

this. Three minutes. I mean, it should take longer

than that. So in three minutes, he starts saying,

I want you to do this. I want you to do this.

I want you to do this. Three minutes. Look at

somebody say a supernatural shift. Everybody

say a heart shift. A mind shift. A life shift.

A church shift. A supernatural shift. Look what

happens when they do this. There is an explosion

of the Spirit. You know what's crazy? Previous

to this, I'm going to stay with that scripture.

It says that many signs and wonders were done

by the apostles. And then the glory got so great

that the Spirit of God came on Stephen and it

says he did great signs and wonders. What if

the apostles are just doing signs and wonders?

Now the deacon is doing, Greek word, mega miracles.

Look at somebody say, what is due? On the leadership

becomes a river. Behold how good and how pleasant

it is for brothers to dwell together in unity.

The dew of Mount Hermon becomes a rip. Look at

somebody say it flows down and it becomes greater.

Chapter 1, verse 11. I got to close. I got three

minutes. In Christ, we. Now, you didn't hear

it. It doesn't say I. It says we have obtained.

Look at somebody and say, you got to get yours.

So I can get mine. And I got to get mine so you

can get yours. Look at somebody and say, if you

don't get yours, I can't get mine. And if I don't

get mine, you don't get yours. Look at somebody

and say, I don't know about you, but I want to

get what Jesus purchased. So look at somebody

and say, so I think you better love me. I think

I better love you. So we can get what's coming

to us. Stand to your feet. Let's give God a praise.

Come on, give God a praise with your lips. In

Christ we... Ask me for the nations. And I will

give them to... Now, Isaiah 60, verse 1. I'm

Isaiah 60:1

just going to walk you through. Arise together,

shine together. Your light has come upon you

together, for the glory of the Lord has risen

together upon you. Next verse. Darkness shall

cover the earth, grows darkness to the people,

but the Lord shall arise upon you. His glory

will be seen upon you. Look, and the Gentiles

shall come to what? Your light, and the kings

to the brightness of what? Your rising. Next

verse. Lift. This is how you know. This is how

you know. This is how you know it's homothumadon.

Lift up your eyes round about and see. All they

gather themselves together, they come to you.

Your sons from afar. Your daughters shall be

nursed at your side. Next verse. You shall see

and what? You shall see and what? And your heart

shall have reverence and be enlarged because

the abundance of the sea shall be converted to

you and the fortune of the Gentiles shall come

to you. Next verse. The multitude of camels shall

cover you. The dromedaries of Midian. Come on

now, they're coming from Sheba. They're bringing

gold and incense and they're going to show forth

the what? Next verse. And all the flocks of Keter

be gathered together. They shall come with acceptance

upon my honor. And I will what? Glorify the house

of my. Lift up your hands and give God a praise.

Whenever revelation comes, whenever there's a

move of God that comes, there's two questions.

Number one, what does this mean? You see it in

Acts 2. And number two, what shall we do? What

does this mean? Play your part for the move of

God in the house, in the city, in the region,

in the state. But in order to do that you have

to make a commitment. Lock arms with somebody

right now. Everybody say, homo thumadon. Everybody

say, with one accord. Bow your head and say,

Holy Father, in the name of Jesus, I respond

to your word. I commit myself to the apostles'

doctrine, the teaching of Jesus Christ. I commit

myself to fellowship with you, O God. And with

my brothers and sisters, I enter into covenant

with you, O God. And with my brothers and sisters,

homo thumadan. I lock arms. I refuse to let go.

We will pray. We will praise. We will give you

thanks, O God. Together, we will worship your

Father. In the name of Jesus. Together. We will

reverence you, oh God. Together. You're going

to do signs and wonders. We're going to love

you, oh God. We're going to love each other.

We're going to forgive each other. We're going

to walk in the spirit together. You're going

to add to the church. You're going to add some

more. You're going to multiply. You're going

to multiply greatly. And all I got to do is love

you and love others. I commit to this today.

In the name of Jesus, Lord, release your angelic

army. Lord, release the angel over this area.

For we are overcomers together. And together

we are more than conquerors. Now lift up your

hands and let's give God a praise. or call us

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