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Sunday Message - Dr. Yan Venter (February 08, 2015) | Life Bible Church
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Glory to God. It is awesome. I'm so grateful
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that you are here today and that we could spend
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time together in the presence of the Lord. And
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there's more for us today. We believe in preaching
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the word of the Lord. Amen. We believe that God
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actually speaks from his scriptures, but he also
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speaks. to our hearts because He's the living
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Word, and we believe in that prophetic gift and
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grace as well. And I know we have a great Word
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that's going to be preached today, and Dr. Venter
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will release that text, but he also has a Word
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from the Lord that the Lord gave him as he was
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praying for our church in this valuable time
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and season of transition. I want us just to open
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our hearts today. I'm going to pray for us, and
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then we're just going to welcome our guest speaker
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and welcome God as He just speaks through His
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chosen vessel. Father, in the name of Jesus this
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morning, we thank You, Lord, for Your presence
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that's already here. And Lord, we just simply
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open our hearts to You to hear the Word of the
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Lord, that which is true and that which is holy
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and that which is pure. Lord, even as you said
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in James 3, that which comes from above is both
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noble and pure. It is true wisdom. It is life
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-giving. And Lord, we receive your word from
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the Scriptures. We thank you so much. We ask
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you to bless and anoint Jan as he brings the
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word of the Lord this morning. But Jesus, we're
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looking to hear from you. Open our ear to hear
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what you're saying to this house and to us personally.
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In Jesus' name. Amen. Amen. Would you welcome
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Dr. Jan Venter as he comes this morning? Come
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on, just give him a big Life Bible welcome. Thank
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you. Thank you. Thank you very much. I love you.
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Love you. Thank you very much. You may be seated.
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Thank you. You know, I want to encourage you
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for tonight's service especially. You know, what
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I like about this church is the fact that they
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honor and recognize the supernatural. And any
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time we come in the presence of God, we must
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recognize that the supernatural is about to happen,
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because God is a supernatural God. So tonight,
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or this afternoon at 5 .30, I believe, when you
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come together, please, if you know of anybody
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that's sick, bring them to the service. We're
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expecting a healing. God is using me in the area
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of healing. And oftentimes, many times, I'm still
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so surprised. I was in Kenya in November. And
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a lady came to us while we were having a business
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meeting. And she came, led in there by somebody
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else, interrupted us. And she was totally blind.
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She had two blind eyes, totally blind. And no
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pupils, just white. They brought her in and said
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that she asked to be brought there because she
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believed God was going to heal her. Will I pray
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for her? And so we interrupted the meeting and
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prayed for her, laid hands on her. I didn't even
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feel an anointing. You know what I'm saying?
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Sometimes you rely so heavily on the anointing.
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This time we just laid hands on her. And when
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I took my hands away, that lady started screaming
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and shouting. God healed her, and what was so
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amazing, she could see, but there were still
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no pupils. I mean, she left there. She could
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actually tell, you know, where certain things
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were with no pupils. Look, God is the healer.
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He's not a healer. He's the healer. Come on,
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give God a praise offer. Normally, when I do
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two services in the morning, I try and do two
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separate messages. But this morning, I find that
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my spirit, the first service that I brought there
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was so important that I'm going to just do the
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same in this next service. I prayed this week
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because for me, like you, It's so important what
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is happening in the transition that is about
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to take place in your church. But I've been praying
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and asking God for a word, and then God gave
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me a phenomenal word. But you know how it is
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with God. When He gives you a word, He always
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gives it in the environment that you're accustomed
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to. You know, He'll give you a word picture or
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a vision, and it'll match what you already know.
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And so I realized when God gave me this word
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that I'll have to first explain to you because
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many of you will not have any idea what I'm talking
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about. I used to have a large ostrich farm in
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Africa. We had over a thousand breeding females.
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And the ostrich is really a phenomenal bird.
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And before I give you this word, I've got to
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explain to you what they do. mating season the
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female will notice the musk on the male on the
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ostrich male when she notices that it's normally
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when his legs turns very red and the redder it
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gets the more dangerous he actually becomes because
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he becomes very protective when she notices that
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she goes and prepares for herself a nest Never
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an old nest that she used the previous year.
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She'll always prepare a new nest. And it's quite
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something to see when she does that because she
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will move her feathers and move her body and
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then dig for herself a shallow hole and then
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line it out, you know, ready for the eggs to
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come. Then as soon as the mating season arrives,
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he will start his dance. It's a dance that is
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really something to see. And he cries out over
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her with a voice of a lion. When you hear the
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ostrich, the cry, the mating cry, and you didn't
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know he was there, you would think it's a lion.
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And so he starts moving his feathers like this,
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standing in one place, just moving his wings
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and his feathers. And then when she is ready,
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she'll approach him. And as she does, she pecks
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the ground, pretends like she's eating. telling
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him that she's ready for that mating moment.
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So having that in mind, I want to read to you
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now the word that God gave me to this church,
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for this church. The Lord said that the Lord
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have approached you and is standing over you
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like an ostrich in the musk season. Yea, the
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Lord is dancing over you to entice you into joining
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him. in the breeding season which is about to
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start. Just as the ostrich who have prepared
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her nest carefully for the laying of eggs, so
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also you have taken time to prepare a nesting
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place for that which will now take place without
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any interference. The Lord noticed the perfection
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and the excellence you've put into preparation
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of this nest. Now just like the ostrich male
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in musk, who will not allow any interference
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in the nest of his bride, but clothes with the
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red of his readiness, even so I am placing guard
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over you with jealousy. My readiness have great
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purpose, and your camp is my camp, says the Lord.
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Your nest is my nest, and no thief... will pluck
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you out of my hand. During this mating season,
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you will each discover your own destiny. To those,
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and God had me put this down specifically, to
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those whom I have called out to be riders, as
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the ostrich male in musk will produce his chicks,
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so I will release over you key words and phrases
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that will make the concepts easy to grasp. There
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will be a series of how -to books like God's
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Answer for Pain and Rejection. You have an anointing
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for cities and regions, and it will be like the
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turning of magnets to attract what God wants
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to come together, but also to repel the wrong
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things that God wants repelled. God is going
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to release you for your purpose during this time
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of nesting. Some of you, have had a desire for
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missions. Now during this musk season, I will
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impregnate you for that purpose. Many of you
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will learn how to work smarter and not harder.
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And so the Lord would say, the shift is on. A
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generation will be born out of you. I'm going
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to give you young men, young women, even foreign
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ministries that are going to come to this nest.
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And you will go to theirs, and you will train
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and develop and raise up a whole new generation
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of men and women that will operate in the same
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unction, the same anointing. Look at my dance,
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says the Lord. Lift your eyes up to the Lord
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your God, and see my eagerness to come to your
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nest. Notice the red on my legs, which is the
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blood of the Lamb, which serves as an invitation
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to you. And a warning to your enemies. For your
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nest is my nest, says the Lord. And to Pastor
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Brad, this word. My son, I hold before you the
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keys that you've asked for. Many have requested
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these keys. But they were unable to carry them
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and use them effectively. They've been left behind
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because so many of them decided to pursue fame.
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And fortune of their own. These are keys to unlock.
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Not only my power through revelation authority.
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But these are keys to unlock the prison houses
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of my children. Who are living as slaves. Keys
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to free those who have previously been produced
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by my word. But who are now living in fear. Living
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in drought. Living in distress. These keys will
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unlock the destiny. and the gifts of many. And
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as I spoke to you before and confirmed by my
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prophets, I will give you the keys to unlock
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ministries in this nest that will reach into
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the furthest parts of the earth. But just like
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this price tag on the keys, remember, there's
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a price to pay, Brad. I've already communicated
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that with you about this price. Do not pick them
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up without knowing and understanding there's
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a price for this nest, for these keys, for this
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privilege, and for this task. And I pray that
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you will all, you know, lift your pastors and
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the leadership up as they decide that they could
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actually carry these keys. And use them to unlock
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the destiny of many in this church. Amen. Come
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on, just praise Him. Come on, just praise Him.
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My God. Oh, Lord. Oh, my God. You know, I haven't
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done this in the first service, but remain standing
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for a moment. I wonder if the elders and the
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leadership and the other pastors can come. In
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fact, I'd like the other pastors to come stand
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with Pastor and Jenny right here. And then come
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elders. Come and just lay your hands on them.
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Spiritual men in the church, just come quickly.
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And come and surround them. In fact, some of
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the prayer warriors in the church, will you come?
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Hallelujah. The board of the church, you know,
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the deacons come and just surround them. We want
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to pray for them. Glory to God. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
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Stretch your hands out. Come, Brian. I want you
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to pray. Where's that microphone? Give me the
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microphone. Here. There's a microphone there.
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Glory to God. Somebody just grab that microphone,
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please. I want you to pray over pastor. Glory
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to God. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Yes. Father,
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we recognize Pastor Brad and Pastor Jenny and
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the leadership in this house. Yes. I pray and
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I am of the laity here, Lord. We are so appreciative,
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Lord. That you would put the stature and the
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character in this house, Lord. It has been by
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your doing and your hand. So, Father, we pray
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that the dunamis power that is in your hand,
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Father, that is in your name, be released, Father.
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You have extended your mighty hand to give these
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keys, Father. We pray, Father, for an uncommon.
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strength, Father, and an uncommon wisdom, Father,
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that which is of heaven, Lord, not found in universities,
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Lord. God, we ask that you would just release
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the fullness of all that is in your intention,
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all that is in your heart for Pastor Brad and
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Jenny and the leaders that surround them, Lord.
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Hallelujah. We ask, Father, as in Deuteronomy
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28, Lord, that you yourself, Father, mighty God,
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would command the blessing. Father, that you
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would command the blessing that the storehouses
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of this house be made full, Lord. And, Father,
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we ask, Lord, in the times to come, Lord, God,
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that you would give answers, Father. You would
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give wisdom and you would give strength, Father.
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And, Lord, God Almighty. Father, that you would
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lift their eyes above the horizon line, Lord,
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that that which we can see, Lord, that we think
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we can attain, Lord, Father, that your vision
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is so much more. God, I pray that... Lord, you
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would just give them a new anointing. Father,
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I pray that you would send the angels of heaven,
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Lord, that are standing by for this very purpose,
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Father, with a fresh mantle, a fresh mantle of
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anointing upon Pastor Brad and upon Pastor Jenny,
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upon the eldership of this house, Father, the
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staff. Lord, that there would be unity that would
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be pleasing to you, Lord. There would be just
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a oneness in this house, Father. Lord, as you
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would look down, Father, With a smile on your
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face, Father. With, Lord, excitement about the
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season to come, Lord. That what you've called
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them to do, Father. They have been faithful stewards,
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Lord. And that you would lead them further, Father.
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And that when we look over our shoulder, Lord.
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At what has been done, Father. That we will glorify
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your name. And we will say, wow. Lord, you would
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wow us. Yes, Lord. Amen. Hallelujah. Come, Pastor
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Ron. Come and stand right here in front of Pastor.
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Come here. I watched. Pastor Ron, this week when
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I was moving around here, busy at that building,
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and I saw him blossom. How many of you have seen
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that? He's actually blossoming. He's actually
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doing what he's really called for. Kenny, come
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here. Pray over Pastor Ron, will you? Go ahead.
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Hallelujah. Yes, Lord. Father, we thank you for
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the new things that you're doing. Lord, for the
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new work. Lord, just like the work you're doing
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with the new building. Father, you started a
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work in Pastor Ron's life. Father, we thank you
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that we've watched it unfold. But Lord, the glory
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of what you're doing is just beginning to happen
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with Ron. Lord, I thank you for the new gifts.
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Lord, I thank you for the new growth. Lord, I
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thank you for the new things that are coming
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out of his life. And Lord, I praise you that
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even in this season, even today, Lord, he's recognizing
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the new heart, the new vision. the new purpose
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that you've given them. Lord, I thank you for
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greater things. Lord, I thank you for greater
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increase. Lord, I thank you for greater wisdom.
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Father, in every area, Lord, greater wisdom,
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Lord, greater reach, greater influence, Father
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God, in Jesus' name. Greater influence, Father,
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in Jesus' name. Now, just blessings, Lord, over
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him, over his children, Father, in Jesus' name.
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You've heard his prayers. Lord, children that
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honor and serve you, Lord, I just thank you.
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Thank you for the work you're doing in Jesus'
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name. Amen. Amen. Thank you. You may be seated.
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Do you have something you want to say, Pastor?
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Praise God. As you're seated, take your Bibles,
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please. I'm going to share just very briefly.
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I'm not going to preach long. I never preach
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longer than what it takes. Take your Bibles and
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please turn with me to the book of Numbers. to
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continue and conclude the Word that God has given
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me for you. Numbers chapter 15, and we start
Numbers 15 chapter mention
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in verse 37. As you turn there, just to give
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you a little bit of insight into this chapter.
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This was a new time, a new season for the Israelites.
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They had just been brought out of Egypt. They're
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now following and pursuing a new destiny. God
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had laid down his laws to them. It became very
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important. You'll remember that they were so
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confused. They were such a confused people. They
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had no problem worshiping around a golden calf
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because that's what they learned after generations
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of being apart from God. God then instructed
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Moses with the law. He came back and told the
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people, this is what God wants. You understand?
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We have to know what does God want. Come on,
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can you say an amen? Say it with me. Say, we
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must know what God wants. And so here in this
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chapter, before we start reading, one of the
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men in the camp went on a Sunday, or I mean on
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a Sabbath day, which was a Saturday. He went
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on the Sabbath day and collected sticks. The
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people knew it was wrong. They knew it was offensive,
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not something they were accustomed to yet. And
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so what they did is they took the man, didn't
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know what to do with him. They took him to Moses
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saying, you know, he defiled the law. Don't know
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what to do with him. Moses himself really didn't
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know yet what to do. Went to God, what should
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I do with this man? God said, kill him. And so
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after this had all been done, The man was stoned
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according to the command of God. In verse 37,
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chapter 15, verse 37, read with me. The Lord
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spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the children
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of Israel and bid them, that means instruct them,
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that they make them fringes in the borders of
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their garments throughout their generations.
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and that they put upon the fringe of the borders
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a ribbon of blue. I want to just use that this
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morning, and we'll read a bit further now, but
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God wanted them to put on the borders of their
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garment a ribbon of blue. I'm going to use that
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as a title, the ribbon of blue. And he said,
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it shall be unto you for a fringe that you may
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look upon it. That you may remember it and all
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the commandments of the Lord and do them. Say
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that we may look upon it. Remember it. And do
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it. Let's do that again. Say. Let's do that again.
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You know, at this point in time, let me just
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finish my reading. And God says, and that you
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may do them and that you seek not after your
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own heart, after your own eyes, after which you
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used to go a -whoring, that you may remember
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and do all my commandments and be holy unto your
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God. I am the Lord your God which brought you
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out of the land of Egypt. To be your God, I am
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the Lord your God. Very important at this point
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in time when God spoke to them and said, You
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have to make sure that you hang that ribbon of
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blue so that you may retain your identity. You
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understand? That's what it's all about. Say,
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that's what it's all about. You understand? You
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cannot, we cannot lose our identity. We must
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always understand that we are walking with God.
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Anytime you walk with God, it is very important
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that you note that it's got to be His way all
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the time. You understand, we're living in a time
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today when so many churches have totally lost
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their identity. So many Christians have lost
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their identity. They don't know anymore who they
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are. We are not like the world. Yes? We're separate
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people. We're still... Living under the instructions
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of the Lord our God. We've got to do things His
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way. And at this point in time, when God is about
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to move you into the nest, as it were. I like
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that name. When God is moving you into the nest.
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And you're preparing for the mating season, as
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it were. That you must remember, don't lose your
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identity. You must understand that as you transition
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from here to there, so many churches, I've seen
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it many, many times, they lose their identity.
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They once used to be a worshiping church. Now
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they go to a big facility, and there they don't
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know how to act and behave. Don't lose your identity.
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Come and look at somebody and say, we're not
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going to lose our identity. Not only so, but
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you understand, last night or the night before,
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I challenged you if you were here. You remember
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when I spoke about the salt. Jesus said, you
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are salt. You understand? Don't forget that you
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are salt. We hold the balancing factor. We have
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that identity as to who we are. We're not just
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a church. We're not just a congregation. We should
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not see any greatness in moving to that facility.
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We can do it under a brush arbor and God with
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us, it will still have the same effect. It's
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just something that God has blessed you with.
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To get yourself a nest and ready for that which
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prophetically God says you are now going to encounter.
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The thing that impressed me with this church
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so much the very first time I came here. When
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I came here, I found you to be a praying church.
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That's what impressed me, a praying church. Brian,
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when I came here first, I saw the prayer room
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in the back. And I saw how people were praying.
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I remember you leading it, you know, the praying
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church. I went away here and I said, my God,
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they're unique. It should not be, but you are
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unique. There's so many churches that no longer
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are praying churches. But that's what makes you
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stand out. You're a praying church. And when
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I challenged the people on last night about prayer.
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About uniting with other denominations for prayer.
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I should have been surprised when pastor got
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up. And he told us. He told the people. Well
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what Jan doesn't know. I really should have known
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that. But he said what Jan does not know. Is
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that we already have plans. And we already spoke
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to other groups. And it's already in the working.
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And it's already happening. I'll tell you why
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I should have not been surprised. Because that's
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your identity. I should expect nothing less.
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And you understand your connection with other
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churches. You should become and you will become
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a forerunner in this community. In the area of
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prayer. Let it be known. That the Bible church
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is not just somebody that have a great facility.
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But let it be known. This is a church that bases
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everything upon prayer. Influence the nation.
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Come on give God a praise offering. Yeah Lord.
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That's what it's all about. That's our identity.
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Last night when I tested the church. You know,
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many churches I go to and I ask them to pray.
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You're going to go into an uneasy time of silence.
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You ask the church to pray. I mean, it just seems
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like they're going to hang their heads and they
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don't know what to do next. I was absolutely
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blessed last night when I said, let's take some
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time to pray. And all of a sudden, I had to struggle
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to get the service back because they were praying
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so much. That's really how it should be. That's
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our identity. Don't lose your identity. Come
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on, say it. We're not going to lose our identity.
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You understand? You're also a worshiping church.
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And the new facility, I'm told, pastor told me,
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the board told me before when I was here, we're
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designing that church for sound. It's designed
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for sound. Why? It's because you're a worshiping
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church. That's who you are. You're going to excel
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in worship like never before. You're going to
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become known as the praying church and the worshiping
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church. People will come in there and be changed
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just through your worship. Come on, give God
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a praise offering. Glory to God. Yes! Somebody
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praise Him. Glory to God. Glory to God. And it's
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already working. When I was in India, I had the
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smuckers, you know, just watch the smuckers.
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Just absolutely influence India. India with worship.
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They told me, you know, the first time they went
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there with a guitar. You know, they just happened
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to leave the guitars behind for those people.
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Now, it's a regular thing. They're coming from
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your church. group of people. What should I call
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you? From this ribbon of blue. Went over there
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and now it's a regular thing. They now have a
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worship school. So influence them. You understand?
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This is what God said in this prophecy this morning.
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It's going to happen more and more. You're going
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to go to the outermost parts of the earth. But
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let your identity be held very close to your
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heart. And that when you hear what God is doing,
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that you remember what he said. Remember it.
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Look upon it. And then do what God said you should
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do. Get involved. Say, get involved. Now finally,
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you understand, our identity is not just connected
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to this church. But our identity is connected
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as children of God. You understand? We're children
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of God. Come on, say it. We're children of God.
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Don't lose your identity in this world of generality.
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One world order. New world order. Everything
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in this whole world today is the same. Except
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when you go from one church to another. It just
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seems like everyone is just doing their own thing.
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And here and there, there's some churches that
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just excel. And others try and match them. It's
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like the Reading Church in Bethel here in California.
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The church is all over the nation now, flying
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in from all over the world. I remember Bill Johnson
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in the very early hours when he had nothing like
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that going. I met with him, sat with him around
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the table. And he shared with me his vision.
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This was way, way back. Now today, it's happening.
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You understand what I'm saying is, learn to understand
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that you are no longer just going to be followers.
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You're going to develop your own identity more
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and more. And others will come to you to come
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and match themselves. Because there's going to
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be an anointing that will be shared worldwide.
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I remember years ago when I was with Yonggi Chow.
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Yonggi Chow told me something really profound.
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When he said, Jan, you have to learn to walk
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with giants. You know, when you walk with people
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with smaller steps, it's easy to walk with them.
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You don't have to exert yourself. When you walk
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with giants. They take large steps. And it's
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time that you learn. You know, God, help us to
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walk with giants. My God, help us to stretch
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our strides. Because not too long from now, you're
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going to find out that God is going to put you
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in a high place. Your tent is going to be in
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a wide place. And God is giving you an enormous
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challenge. And as I said, there's a price to
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pay. Are you all willing to pay that price? Come
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on, give God a praise offering. And then finally,
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our identity is that of a Pentecostal movement.
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Yes? Charismatic. Influenced by the Holy Spirit.
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Don't forget that. Don't ever forget who you
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are. You must understand that in our midst, we
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make it our business to hear what is God saying.
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Make it our business to stand aside. I liked
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it this morning when I said to Pastor, Can we
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do this and this and that? And his answer to
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me was, hey, let's wait until we get there and
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see how the Holy Spirit flows. You understand?
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That's our identity. We go according to what
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God says. Our lives are being changed. We carry
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with us the ribbon of blue. The ribbon of blue
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speaks of holiness. That's the color of heaven.
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It's the color of God. If you carry that ribbon
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with you, You must understand that you live a
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clean life. Yes. We live a holy life. Doesn't
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mean we look down on other people. But we ask
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God, Lord, how should I live my life? Come on,
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church. Don't lose who you are. In fact, excel
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in who you are and watch God take you and walk
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with you to your new nest. Stand on your feet
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and give God a hand clap of praise. Will you
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glory to God. Come on, just praise Him. Hallelujah.
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Come on, just praise Him, my God. Hallelujah.
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Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. My God. Hallelujah.
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Glory to God. Hallelujah. Just lift your hands
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up like this for a moment. Say, God, don't let
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me become confused. Let my identity, come on,
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say it out loud. Let my identity be clearly seen
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by others and also by me that I may look upon
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it. And that I may remember your words. And that
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I may do it with all my might. In the name of
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Jesus. I'm going to give an invitation here.
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Just look at me, please. The altar call. And
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I want to give it like this. It's very important
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as you stand there that you must recognize something
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may happen. Something may have already happened
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that distracted you. I remember one time, you
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know, I was distracted with money. And I almost
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lost my identity. God had to bring me back. We
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get distracted. As you stand here this morning
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in this church, very important that you say,
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God, don't let me forget who I am. I am not like
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the rest of the people at my work. I am not like
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the rest of the people in the world. I am blood
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washed. Spirit filled. A child of the most high
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God. Come on, give him a hand clap of praise.
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That's who you are. Amen. If you have been distracted
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or you've lost ground, you've grown cold, you've
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allowed yourself to just be consumed by things
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around you. It's time for you, following this
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word that God gave you today, it's time, say
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it's time. It's time for you to say, I'm coming
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back to who I am. You're a child of God. Live
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like God wants you to live. Don't go home today
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without making a new solemn decision. God, please
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let me remember who I am. Don't start your days
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like you used to in the last few days or weeks.
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You start your day with just no prayer. You hardly
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read the Bible anymore. You've just gone on to
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automation. And it's not good. Seek the Lord
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with all your heart and with all your might.
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When you go out of church here today and this
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week and for the rest of your days, Ribbon of
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blue. Your identity. As to who you are. So in
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just a few seconds now. I'm going to ask you
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to come out. And this is the way I do it. I ask
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you to do it with everybody looking. You know
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why? This is your house. Say it. This is my house.
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Say it again. This is my house. You know the
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world intimidates the Christians out there. You're
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not going to allow yourself to be intimidated
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in this house. Because this is your house. And
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even if you're a visitor here this morning. Or
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you're not a member of this church. Doesn't matter.
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This is still your house. The moment you walk
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through that door. This is your father's house.
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So that makes this your house. You should not
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allow yourself to be discouraged. For fear of
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what will other people say. Maybe you have been
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very involved in ministry. Now. God speaks to
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you here this morning. Then don't stay back because
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of pride. It's very important that other people
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say and see. It's not just happening to them.
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It's happening to all of us. Say it's time. Now,
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I'm going to ask you if you feel you need prayer.
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Will you just, and people will clap hands as
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you come out. Will you walk out and come and
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stand right here in front of me right now. In
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front of everybody. Just walk out. Clap hands
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for them. Come and stand here and say, God, change
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my heart. Change my ways. Come stand real close.
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Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Glory to God. Wow. Come
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on. They're still coming. Clap hands for them.
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Glory to God. Hallelujah. Stand real tight. Because
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there's many people. Stand real tight. Shoulder
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to shoulder. Glory to God. You know what I love?
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And they're still coming. Clap hands for them.
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Don't stop. Clap hands. Even for the late comers.
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Now the prayer warriors are coming. I want only
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one person behind each. And please put two hands
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on their shoulders standing behind them. Come.
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Just one person. And then put both your hands
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on their shoulders. I need some more here. Yeah,
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pastor will stand behind this tall man. Glory
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to God. Make sure they all have one person behind
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them. Glory to God. Glory to God. If you still
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need prayer, you can also still come. There'll
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be somebody for you. Glory to God. Now, don't
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pray for them yet. But this is what I want you
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to do. I just want you to lean forward and speak
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in that person's ear in front of you and tell
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them who it is that's standing behind them. Go
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ahead. Just tell them. Introduce yourself. Glory
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to God. Maybe they already know. Now. Let's pray.
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You that are standing here, look at me. I know.
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I mean, I can look at you, just give you one
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look, and I can tell you are a child of God.
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And we all realize that what you're here for
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is just to get your priorities back in order.
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Because we lose our sense of priority. That's
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all it is. And then before you know it, you lose
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your identity. So we're going to pray, and I
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want you to pray out loud when I ask you. I'll
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pray first, then I want you to pray. I know you
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can pray on your own, but just in childlikeness,
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follow me. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, I come
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to you this morning, and I know that as they
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come and stand before you, just like I've done
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many times myself, I want to ask for a miracle
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here today. I want to ask you, oh God, will you
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change their hearts? And when they go home today,
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give them a new sense of priority. Give them
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a new sense of value. And Lord, help them to
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come alive in this upcoming nesting that's now
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going to happen. Let their eyes see and recognize
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the dance of the Holy Spirit in front of them.
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Ready to bring and come to their nest. Now you
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that are standing here, say these prayers. Say
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it. Say it out loud. Say, Jesus, I ask forgiveness.
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Now can you say that on your own? Just say it.
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Please forgive me for everything I've done wrong.
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Just the way that I started my day. The way I
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ended my days. It's all become one big mess at
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times. Now I ask you to change my heart. I accept
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my forgiveness right now. I will not go home
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with guilt. But I will go home knowing that you've
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heard my cry. In Jesus name. Will you please
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turn that person around and face the person and
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pray with them right now. Go ahead and just do
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that. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you. If you are
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interested in hearing other podcasts or contacting
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