A Father to the Fatherless

The book of Psalms chapter 68. And verse number

Psalms 68 · chapter mention

five. The word of the Lord says, a father to

the fatherless. A defender of widows is God in

his holy habitation. God sets the solitary in

families. He brings out those who are bound into

prosperity. But the rebellious dwell in a dry

land. Somebody say amen. I'm going to preach

today a father to the fatherless. A father to

the fatherless. Why don't we pray together? Father,

we love you today. We thank you for your presence.

We thank you, God, for your glory that fills

this place. Without a doubt, you are here. We

need, God, a word because it's the word of God

that will change and transform our lives. There

is power in your word today. So anoint my lips

and the hearing and the understanding of all.

I pray for revelation. I pray for knowledge and

wisdom in this place today. But most of all,

God, I pray for transformation. Father, we ask

this right now in the name of Jesus. God, we

pray this right now. Amen. Everyone say amen.

Amen. You can be seated. This past week, the

world witnessed something truly historic. It

was the peace agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Mediated by President Trump and the U .S. diplomats.

Amen. And for the first time in two years, 20

remaining Israeli hostages were released. Thank

the Lord for that. And many families that had

lived with sorrow were now holding their loved

ones again. There was one man who had been missing

since October 7th. For many months his family

didn't know if he was alive. But then last Monday

after 738 days in captivity he finally came home.

And at his reunion His father ran to him, embraced

him, and he wept loudly with his family. So you

might want to get your tissues ready. Play the

video. Do you see their joy? And also their pain?

I watched these videos and tears came to my eyes

because I couldn't think how these families were

feeling and what they were going through. I saw

another video that showed a son falling into

his father's arms watch this one with me Shema

Yisrael! Doesn't that touch your heart? Doesn't

it touch your heart? Did you hear the father

crying out? He was crying out an ancient Hebrew

prayer. The Shema, he lifted his hands. And he

prayed. He said, hear O Israel. The Lord our

God is one. Hallelujah. Somebody give God some

praise. He said, hear O Israel. Our God is one

God. And then he hugged his son. And he thanked

God. for bringing his family home. I have come

to preach to you today. This is what God wants

to do with every one of his children. Hallelujah.

He wants to bring them home. I saw this and it

reminded me of the heart of God to restore his

children. And that's what this text declares

in Psalms. That God is a father to the fatherless.

Somebody say amen. Say amen. I want to share

with you a few truths today. Starting with who

is the father. I want to declare to you That

Jesus is the Father. I said Jesus is the Father.

Hallelujah. Malachi 2 .10 asks. Have we not all

one Father? Has not one God created us? Scripture

reveals. that there is only one Father only one

God we were singing this song a little while

ago that there's not three and there's not two

but there's only one somebody say amen And the

Jews believed there was only one God. Hallelujah.

Just one Lord. Amen. So we agree with them. But

then Jesus came and declared something that changed

everything. In John 10 30. He said I. and in

John 14 9 he said he who has seen me has seen

the Father Jesus came to declare that the God

of the Old Testament was now manifest in the

flesh. So if you see Jesus you are looking at

the Father of creation. There is only one Father.

I thank God for this revelation. This is the

revelation. The high The greatest revelation.

The greatest revelation. And I've got to celebrate

that today. That I am a part of a one God church.

That the mighty God is in Christ Jesus. Clap

your hands and give God some praise today. Oh

hallelujah. He is not the second person of the

Trinity. He is the first. and the Bible says

I get excited hallelujah for in him dwells all

the fullness of the Godhead bodily Jesus is not

partially God he's not a little bit of God he's

all of God and I thank God today that we can

establish this truth and many of us know this

already but we have to preach this amen somebody

there's only one gospel I said there's only one

gospel amen And that gospel is that there is

one God. And his name is Jesus. Isaiah called

him the everlasting father. And also the prince

of peace. Only God. Only Jesus. Can be both the

father. And the son. The Holy Ghost. All in one.

He's the everlasting Father. And that everlasting

Father is here today. When you come to Jesus.

Whether it's at the beginning or as you serve

him in your life you are coming home to the Father.

God is not far away somewhere in heaven. He's

not beyond the stars but he's here right now.

My God. How many of you feel him in this place?

I said he's here right now. In fact, why don't

we worship him because he's here right now? Why

don't we lift our voices because he's here right

now? Oh, come on, I said he's here right now.

He's still in this place. I'm talking about the

king of glory. The everlasting father. Is he

your king? Is he your Lord? Is he your Savior?

Then give him glory today. Come on, let's take

a few moments to give him glory. He ran to his

son. And he embraced him. And he welcomed him

home. That's the heart of God. Hallelujah. That's

where God wants to find you. All he is waiting

for is for someone to repent. Because God will

receive you. But you have to be willing to repent

of your sins. And let go of the world. Let go

of your ways. And let God embrace you. And let

him restore you. You can come home. Can I tell

you something? Anybody can come home. Somebody

say anybody. Anybody can come home. Those doors

are open to anybody. Amen somebody. But here's

the thing. willing to repent and say God forgive

me I'm sorry God I messed up Lord I haven't been

living right I'm not thinking right The second

truth is that God places the solitary in families.

The word solitary means more than lonely. It

means alone ones. To be cut off. Isolated and

distant. To be broken. Solitary. Is not just

describing. An emotion or a feeling. Because

sometimes we just feel lonely. We feel like we're

by ourselves. That's not what solitary means.

That's a part of it. Hallelujah. But solitary

goes deeper than that. It speaks to. The condition

or the state of your soul. And this is what sin

can do to us. Amen. It separates us from God.

Amen. It separates us from the Holy One. And

it makes us spiritual. And this is how God sees

people. People who have not come to him all the

way. As alone. Afraid. And they're by themselves.

And they have. no way to help themselves. They're

lost. They're just walking or wandering around.

And this is why Jesus when he saw the city of

Jerusalem the Bible says that he wept over the

city because he saw them as sheep without a shepherd.

they were alone by themselves but the heart of

God is to rescue or to restore those people and

to bring them back to his family let me tell

you something today when you are born again and

of the Spirit when you're baptized in Jesus'

name and filled with the Holy Ghost you are not

only forgiven of your sins but you are adopted

into the family of God you are no longer a stranger

For you did not receive the spirit of bondage

again to fear. But you received the spirit of

adoption by whom we cry out. Abba Father. Hallelujah.

Let me tell you today that the church is not

a building. The church is a family. And we have

one Father. And our one Father deserves all the

glory. But I am now a part of the family of God.

Now I've got a place to belong. A place to heal.

To grow. To love one another. I am a part of

the household of God. Thank you Jesus. This is

what God wants. God wants to restore every one

of us into his family. The prodigal son, when

he came home, made him a big feast, a big dinner.

Amen. But he didn't come home just to have a

party. When he came home he found restoration.

When he was out there doing whatever he wanted

he remembered his father's house. Oh my God.

And it's the father's love. That will restore

people. Into his family. God wants people to

fall in love with him. He wants you to surrender

to him. So that he can restore you totally and

completely. When the son came home. He didn't

make him a slave. No, he said you're a son. You

are a part of this family. And now that I see

that you have changed your ways, your attitude,

your spirit, now that I see you want to be a

part of this, I'm going to restore you. I'm going

to put a robe on you. I'm going to place you

back where you were. Hallelujah. Because you're

my son. I want to tell somebody today. You're

not just anybody. You're not just anybody. Hear

me today. You're not just a woman. You're not

just a man. You are a child of the living God.

I wish somebody would hear me today. I said you're

a child of the living God. I'm not just anybody.

God is my father. And I belong in the household

of God. Why don't you give God some glory today?

Hallelujah. Hallelujah. You are a daughter of

God. You are a son of God. Thank you, Jesus.

I don't want to just be a slave I want to be

a son I want to be a son Jesus came to place

the solitary In families. If you're not baptized

in Jesus' name. You need to give your life to

Jesus. Amen. Do I got a witness out there? You

need to go down in the waters. And give your

life to the Lord. So that you can be a part of

his. eternal family how many of you are glad

today that your names have been written in the

book of life come on I said how many of you are

thankful today that your names have been written

in the book of life we who did not have a name

brother I didn't have a name You didn't have

a name. We were a people without a name. Can

I tell you? With no identity. Come on now. With

no purpose. With no future. No, no, no, no destiny.

That's right. We had nothing to offer him. but

when you come into the family of God he gives

you a purpose for living now you have an identity

you can look in the mirror and say I know who

I am I'm a child of God hey you don't have to

like me that's alright because God loves you

The world can reject me. That's alright. Because

God accepts me. Oh, I have my identity in Christ.

He tells you who you are. Gives you a name. You

know what that name is? How many of you know

that name today? How many of you know that name?

Can you shout it? Come on, can you shout it?

Oh, come on, church. I thought it was in an apostolic

Holy Ghost field church. Can you shout it? I'm

glad I know that name today because there is

no other name under heaven given among men whereby

we must be saved. I know the name of the father

his name is Jesus and his name is now on my life

and when you're in his family his name is on

your life number three is that God sets The captives

free. The verse says. He brings out those who

are bound into prosperity. The father not only

loves. He liberates. When he adopts you as his

own. He breaks every chain in your life. In Christ

you're no longer a slave to sin. A slave to fear.

But you're now free. Now you have been set free.

And those chains no longer hold you down. The

prodigal, when he left his home, he thought he

was going to find freedom out there. But all

he found was bondage. He thought he was going

to find freedom by leaving home. That's how sometimes

we feel. Sometimes there's children that want

to leave their parents' house because they don't

like the rules. Hello somebody. Not understanding

that those rules are meant to protect you. Not

to enslave you but to liberate you. People get

convinced that true freedom is found outside.

But all he found was pain and loss. That's all

he found. Didn't find anything. But when he came

home he found true freedom. In the world he was

bound. But in the father's house he was free.

True freedom is not found in rebellion. It's

found in relationship. And if you will submit

to the relationship to the authority of the Father

if you submit to the relationship if you get

under the roof the covering of God's You're going

to find greater freedom for your life. More freedom

than you can possibly imagine. Hallelujah. Somebody

give God some praise today. When God sets you

free, you are free indeed. I said, you are free

indeed. The keyboardist can get ready. Hallelujah.

God, when he sets you free, he doesn't leave

you free here but bound over here. God wants

you to be totally free. But you got to come totally

in. Hallelujah, I feel the presence of God here.

I feel the presence of God. Oh, hallelujah. He

not only opens the prison doors, but the psalmist

said, he brings those out who are bound. But

he brings them into prosperity. This is what

God wants to do. Set you free but not free to

go back. Go back to doing it all over again.

That's what a lot of people do. God delivers

them sets them free heals them restores them

and after they get their blessing their miracle

their healing their financial blessing then they

go back to doing things the way they want and

they forget the source of their blessing I end

up losing it all over again. God didn't deliver

us so that we can go back to what he delivered

us from. He wants to lead us into greater prosperity.

Hallelujah God. He wants to lead us to green

pastures. Besides still waters. He wants to give

you beauty for ashes. Joy for mourning. Hallelujah.

Praise for heaviness. Yes. God wants to not just

restore. He doesn't just want to set you free.

But he wants to lead you into true prosperity.

Some people think prosperity just means finances.

If that's all you're thinking of, that's the

least of it. I'm talking about spiritual prosperity.

God prospering your family. Prospering your marriage.

Prospering everything that you touch. prospering

your gift and your service to God and your gift

prospering your relationships everything God

wants to prosper I feel I feel the Holy Ghost

moving in this place. Hallelujah, God. When the

Father calls you his child, there's no chain

that can hold you. There's no devil that can

stop you. Remember the man with the legion? All

those devils in him. He ran, fell at the feet

of Jesus and worshipped him. Because when the

child recognizes his father, not even all the

legions of hell can stop you from getting to

an altar. From lifting up your hands. From worshiping.

Not even the devil himself. Can stop. And hold

you back. From the father's arms. Would you close

your eyes. I feel the holy ghost. Would you just

begin to pray with me right now. Right there

where you're at. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah

God. God is working right now. Hallelujah. Oh,

yes, he is. I'm going to invite the musicians

just to play right there. Hallelujah. God's calling

someone right now. God's calling somebody today.

He's calling one of his children right now. Hallelujah.

One of his children that he loves. Don't say,

Pastor, I'm already saved. I'm home already.

Are you? Because until you're back where God

wants you to be, my friend, there are some things

you've got to take care of. Matters of your heart.

Matters of obedience. Of submission. Of order.

Of repentance. Of worship. Of surrender. Oh,

there's some things you got to let go of. There's

some things you got to give to God. There's some

steps you've got to take. But I tell you this.

God is not here to condemn you. He's here to

receive you. Oh, He's here.