1,2,3.. Tag, You're It! Matthew 28:18-20…

You may not even feel good in your body. I

don't even feel good.

In my body. I have blood clots in my lungs

and in my legs.

But I'm here! Even as First Lady Corbett said, you're blessed.

You opened your eyes this morning. You have the activity

of your limbs. Amen. Amen. So we do give honor

to God, my father, which is in heaven. I give

honor to my big brother, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

I also give honor to my leader, Overseer Moore, my co-pastor,

First Lady Love Moore, the elders of this church, amen,

and the ministers, and all you that make up the

household of faith.

I thank God for each and every one of you, amen.

Now I'm a little nervous, y'all. But I thank God

for the opportunity.

Hallelujah.

Amen.

I won't be before you long.

If you turn with me to Matthew chapter 28, verses

Matthew 28:18–20

18 through 20.

When you have it, say amen. Matthew 28. Amen. We

have to say amen.

Amen. And the Bible says, and Jesus, somebody say, and

Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, all power is

given unto me.

All power. Somebody say all power.

He says all power is given unto me in heaven

and in the earth. He says go ye therefore and

teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the

Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.

Teaching them to observe all things and Whatsoever, whatever.

I have commanded you.

And lo, I am with you always, even unto the

end of the world. Amen. So I'm going to pray

real quick on my title. I didn't tag this text, y'all.

The Holy Ghost tagged this text.

He says, one, two, three, tag. You're it. Amen.

So I'm going to pray if you bow your heads

with me.

Amen.

God, I thank you for the word that you have

sent on today. God, I thank you that your word saves,

oh God. Your word heals, oh God. Oh God, your

word delivers, oh God.

So God, we.

Thank you for sending your word on today, oh God.

That brings life, oh God. That brings transformed minds and

lives and hearts, God. God, I thank you, O God,

for the ears, O God, that would be attentive, O God.

In the name of Jesus, of what thus says the Lord,

O God.

I thank you, God, that they would not see me,

O God, or hear me, O God, but they would

see you, O God. So, God, now I decrease, O God,

so that you may increase, O God. Let your spirit,

O God, rise up within me, God. I thank you

for understanding, revelation, and knowledge of your word, O God.

In Jesus' name, amen. You may be seated in the

presence of the Lord, amen. Now, we have to understand

that the word spake, when you research this in the

Hebrew language, it means to declare something. It means to

focus on the message being commanded, amen. Amen. And the

Bible says that Jesus spake unto his disciples. He told

them that all power is given unto me in heaven

and in the earth.

He says, go ye therefore.

Now you have to understand that go is an action verb.

In other words, you have to move physically. You may

have to leave a familiar place that may be comfortable place.

You may have to leave some old relationships. But the

truth of.

The matter is, you may even have to leave your

home with your family and your friends, Abraham. And go

ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the

name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

And he tells his disciples, listen, I'm going to be

with you until the end. Surely you can count on that.

Hallelujah.

And again, how did I get this title in the scripture?

I was getting ready for church one morning. I was

actually a little upset. And the Holy Spirit said, one, two, three, tag,

you're it. And I kind of chuckled even though I

was upset. And I thought it was kind of funny.

I said, well, Lord, what can I do with that?

And almost immediately he came back and he.

Said matthew 28 18 to 20 now you can find.

This story in a couple other gospels uh but.

This is the one that he gave me amen so

i don't know if any of you have recognized but

uh we are living in the last days And I

know church folk in the world has been hearing that

for a while.

But can I.

Tell you, time is winding down. Amen. And so I've

also noticed how fast the days are going by. It

seems like there's not enough hours in the day. And

I mean everything just flying by. And you know it's

flying by when even your work is flying by. Monday

through Friday, whatever days you work, it's flying by. And

you blink your eyes, it's a new week already. The

weekend done passed. Church done passed.

Come on, somebody.

I remember being back in high school about 10 plus

years ago and in my college days, and it seemed

like you could go to school, you could go to work,

come home, take a nap, do some homework, study, eat,

watch some shows, and still have some time left over.

I'm talking about 10 years ago, y'all.

Now you get up and you blink and it's time

to do it all over again. You also have the

cost of living at the highest it has ever been.

You have the mental health crisis at the highest it's

ever been. You have depression, anxiety, suicide, distress, all on

the rise. Amen. And it's more so in our adolescents

and in our young adults. That should tell you something

right there. people that's carrying our future you also got

i might get in trouble for saying this you also

got boys wanting to be girls and girls wanting to

be boys and some not even wanting to be associated

with either or and i'm telling you the truth you

have all this demonic activity and influence everywhere you turn

You can't even let your children watch a cartoon without

sneaking in some kind of perverse confusion. Pushing an agenda

of perverseness. Yes. Not to mention the music. the music videos,

the award shows, TV commercials, and social media. I mean,

all these things are setting the stage for the coming

of the Antichrist. But can I tell you that, church,

we still have an assignment from God? I just want

to encourage you, believers, and remind you Of the task

that has been passed down to you. This gospel must

be spread no matter what's going on in the world. Amen.

So you get to this particular text. And Jesus has

just risen from his death. And he's now talking to

the 11 disciples on the mountain in Galilee. And he

gives them a directive. He says, listen, not only hear me,

but I need you to listen to me. All power,

not just a little bit, but all power has been

given unto me in heaven and earth. And now I

am sending you out. I'm sending you to go out

and spread the gospel. I'm sending you out to make disciples.

I'm sending you out to baptize it.

To the end of the world.

Now, I know. that this is going to be a

hard task to do in the flesh And I know

there are some things that you need to be effective

in the work that I have called you to.

So there are just a few points. I ain't going

to be before you long. I just want to hit

a few points and I'll be out your way. Amen.

My first point.

Church, is we got to believe in this gospel. John 3.16 says,

For God so loved the world that he gave his

only begotten son, and that them who believe in him

shall not perish but have everlasting life. In other words,

we have to believe in the life, the death, and

the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This gospel. Why do we

need this gospel to begin with? I'm glad you asked. Somewhere,

somebody messed up. Somewhere, somewhere down the line, somebody messed up.

Now somebody is Adam. God made Adam... and his image,

and in his likeness. And when God made him, he

gave them a directive to have dominion, to be fruitful,

to multiply, replenish, and subdue the earth. In fact, Adam

even had the mind of God. He named every animal,

and he lived in complete harmony with God. Then here

comes that conniving serpent doing what he does, trying to kill, steal,

and destroy God's creation. I was sitting at my desk

at about study time, and I heard Humpty Dumpty was

sitting on the wall, and Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

And the story says.

Because I Googled it because I ain't, I googled it

and the story says that Humpty Dumpty was unfixable after

the fall you gotta google the nursery but how many

of you know that God is a mastermind he is

all knowing and he knew exactly how to fix us

he knew exactly how to restore us he knew exactly

how to redeem us he knew exactly how to get

us back to the place that he has called us

to be And can I tell you this? God never

intended for us to live in lack. He never intended

for us to be depressed, sad, broken, broke, busted, and disgusted.

Living with pain, suffering, trials, and tribulations. This was never

the life that God intended for his people. But it

came through the choice of Adam and Eve. The consequences

of their disobedience. because of our forefather, we have all

sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. But

somebody look at your neighbor and say, God had a plan.

God had to fix what.

Adam messed up. So we get to the second Adam, Jesus,

that is, and see sin and.

Death came through one man, but redemption and life came

through another. Amen. The Bible says for the wages of

sin is death. But the Lamb of God was used

as a propitiation, in other words, a substitute for all

of our sins. As a matter of fact, not only

did he take away the sins of the world, but

he brought eternal life. He brought hope. He brought an

expected end. He died so you didn't have to.

Hallelujah.

Again, you have to believe in this gospel. The gospel

that brings light to darkness. The gospel that brings victory.

The gospel that is a solution to all your life

and earthly troubles. The gospel that brings healing to sick

bodies and minds. The gospel that brings about deliverance, restoration, joy, encouragement.

I'm talking about this gospel. Hallelujah.

Give God a praise. Thank God for this gospel.

And yes, we will have trials and tribulations on this

earth and these mortal bodies.

And even Jesus in John.

Chapter number 6 verse number 33 says we will have

a tribulation. It is inevitable because of sin. But he

says be of good cheer.

Be encouraged.

Stay positive. Through his life, death, and resurrection, he has

given us the victory. Somebody say we have the victory

over everything. Even them bill collectors calling. We have the victory. Amen.

Hallelujah.

And I may have some issues going on in my body.

I may have some issues going on in my family.

I may even have some issues going on in my finances.

On my job.

I done lost some stuff along the way. I done

had some heartache and pain. Amen. I done had people

do me wrong, talk about me behind my back, stab

me in my back. But as I begin to think

back at all the things that I have been through

and all that I am going through, I remember quickly

the words of the Lord.

Be of good cheer. Glory to God.

Glory to God. Be encouraged. Because I still have the victory. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah. And I want you to.

Know no matter what you're going through, how bad it seems,

how bad it looks, how bad it feels, if you

believe in this gospel.

You still have the victory. Clap your hands.

Hallelujah.

Hallelujah. One, two, three, tag.

You're it. Now we believe in this gospel. We fired up.

We ready to go now. But if we are going

to be effective in spreading this gospel, we need some power.

Hallelujah.

Before Jesus launched out in his ministry, he was baptized

and filled with the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost gives

us power to be effective witnesses. Not just any kind

of witnesses, but effective witnesses. Effective in the assignment that

God has called us to. And John chapter number 20,

verse number 22, after Jesus had risen from his death,

the Bible says that he breathed on his disciples and

he said to them, receive.

The Holy Ghost. Receive the Holy Ghost. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah.

And then you flip over to Luke.

Chapter number 24, verse number 49. And Jesus tells his disciples,

I am going to send you the promise, but go

way forward. The promise that's going to give you power

from on high. You will receive power, but only after.

The Holy Ghost has come up on you. And you'll

be witnesses.

You'll testify of me not only in Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria,

but to the end of the earth. Can't nobody tell

it like you can tell it. Don't nobody know your

story like you and Jesus. Don't nobody know how he

kept you and all that you have went through. The

suicidal attempts, the depression, the homelessness, the loneliness, wanting to

give up and throw in the towel, your heartache and

your pain. But thank God for the Holy Ghost.

Amen.

We are overcomers by the blood of the lamb and

the words of our testimony. And I was sitting there

and I'm my study time and I asked myself a question.

I said, well, why are witnesses so important in the courtroom?

And why are testimonies so credible or trusted and heavily

relied upon?

And what I.

Found out is they provide direct. First-hand accounts. They have experience.

They provide facts. And this next thing it said, I

really like it. It said they can identify and.

Point out who did what.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Can you identify and point out what

Jesus did? I know it was Jesus who saved me

from committing suicide.

I know it was Jesus who.

Delivered me from alcohol, smoking, and fornication and adultery.

I know it was Jesus who saved.

My life time after time when I was falling asleep

drunk and high under the wheel.

I knew that it was Jesus. Come on, somebody. I

can identify.

I'm a witness.

Who saved my life.

Hallelujah.

And my soul.

Hallelujah. Thank God for the Holy Ghost.

And his power.

His power. that helps me to live right. His power

that helps me to talk right. His power that.

Helps me to live right and think right. Treat people right. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah.

Hallelujah.

Hallelujah. What the disciples encountered in the gospel was nothing

compared to the book of Acts. When you read the

book of Acts and see they faced some trials and

some tribulations, they were persecuted, they were stoned, they were jailed, beaten, threatened,

all kinds of stuff. Even our Lord and Savior was ridiculed,

treated wrongly, falsely accused.

And crucified.

But thank God for his power that strengthened them to

continue to do the work that he had called them

to do. Ladies and gentlemen, we also need power to

trample over serpents, snakes, and demons. We need power for

miracle signs and wonders. Jesus said that miracle signs and

wonders shall follow.

Them who believe.

Amen. And that we would be able to lay hands

on the sick and they recover. Church brethren, we need

power for this. Amen. This is a part of witnessing.

People need to know that there is still hope. But

this hope.

Can only be found in Christ Jesus.

Hallelujah. And don't go out there without no power thinking

you're about to witness with miracles, signs, and wonders.

Casting out demons. Jesus we know. Paul we know. But

who are you?

One, two, three.

Tag.

You're it.

Come on. You've been tagged.

Hallelujah. You're not here by accident. You're not here by mistake.

You have been tagged.

Okay.

We were tagged by Christ. We don't believe. And we

got some power. But we missed some important gear. We

need the whole armor of God. In Ephesians chapter number six,

verse number 10, Paul tells the church, finally, my brothers

and sisters, in conclusion.

Be strong in the Lord and.

In the power of his might. And then he says,

put on the whole armor of God. Now, why in

the world would we need some armor to spread the gospel?

Because we have to understand that there is a war going.

On, a spiritual war.

And we have to understand that this war is not

against flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers, rulers of

the darkness, and spiritual wickedness in high places. Therefore, because

of this, for this reason, you have got to put

on the whole armor of God. And every now and again...

You may run into some lies. You might even be

telling yourself some lies. As a matter of fact, you

might even run into the father of all lies. He

can't tell no truth.

And the only way.

To defeat a lie is with the truth. Ain't no

truth in him. Knowing the truth will set you free.

So we have to make sure that we have our

belt of truth on. You might experience some attacks on

your heart. The truth of the matter is heart attacks

don't feel good. Heartbreaks don't feel good. Heart diseases don't

feel good. Heartbreaks don't feel good. And sometimes the enemy

will try to attack your heart. He'll try to attack

your emotions. He'll try to attack your trust in God.

He'll try to attack your identity. But you have to

make sure that your best play of righteousness is on.

You are who God has called you to be. There

is no condemnation to them which is in Christ Jesus.

You are the righteousness of God.

You are chosen. You are called. You are loved.

You are cared for. You are sons and daughters of

the king of kings.

Hallelujah.

And see, you have to be careful because once you

have your belt and your breastplate of righteousness on, he'll

try to attack your feet. I said he'll try to

attack your feet. He'll try to immobilize you. He'll try

to keep you from moving and spreading the gospel. He'll

try to immobilize you from spreading the word of truth

and serving God. He'll try to immobilize you from moving

in the kingdom of God. Oh, you don't have to

tell nobody. Oh, that's embarrassing. That testimony, that's a shame.

Who would want to hear that? That's your business. Oh,

they ask it for too much. That's too far. What

witness to so-and-so? That's how they is.

That's how they.

Always going to be. I'm talking about the enemy, y'all.

Try to immobilize you. But how many of you know

that there is something about the gospel that brings peace?

There's something about carrying the gospel, seeing transformed lives and

healed bodies and healed minds and 180 turns.

Hallelujah.

And y'all, y'all got to know that it doesn't stop there.

The serpent don't stop there. He'll begin to attack your faith.

He'll begin to attack what you believe in. He'll begin

to attack your body. He'll begin to attack your children.

He'll begin to attack your finances. He'll begin to attack

your marriage. He'll begin to attack your ministry. He'll begin

to attack in any way that he can. He'll try

to make the temporary things look good. Jesus, if you

do this, you'll get this. Amen. But we have to know, church,

that no weapon. Somebody say no weapon. formed against us

shall prosper we have to know that Jesus is with

us even when we go through we have to know

that the fire won't burn us we have to know

that we have the victory we have to know that

the joy of the Lord is our strength we have

to know that we can cast all of our cares

upon him We have to know that God has never

been defeated. We have to know that God cannot be defeated.

There is power in knowing. Thank you, Minister Cooper.

Do you know who your God is? Do you know

who your Lord and Savior is?

Do you know what the Bible says? Do you know? No.

Do you know? Had to ask myself that question. Do

I know? Hallelujah.

You got to know that you know. We have your

belt now. We have the breastplate. Your feet fitted with

the right shoes. You have your shield of faith. And

you moving now.

You moving.

You on fire. You moving in the things of God.

But now he starts to attack your mind.

He'll have you beginning to doubt your God that you serve.

He'll have you doubting your salvation. He'll play those little

negative thoughts in your mind. And even you might be

in your own head. But I thank God for the

helmet of salvation. I thank God for my helmet of salvation.

I thank God for his promise. I thank Jesus for

sending the promise. Jesus said it was expedient.

That I go. If I don't go, your help won't come.

Hallelujah.

Put your hands together if you need some help right now. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah.

You may not even feel good.

In your body and your mind and your heart.

If you need some help, put your hands together. That's

not on my paper, y'all.

But I thank God for my seal, my comforter, the

Holy Ghost. And every now and again, I need some reassurance.

Every now and again, I need some encouragement. Every now

and again, I need to be reminded that he said

he would never leave me, neither forsake me, and that

he would be with me until the end.

Hallelujah.

Yesterday, I threw a fit because there were some things

going on in my body, and I could not get

to church.

Hallelujah. i began to throw a fit in my bathroom and.

I began to put my head down and feel defeated

but how many of you know i thank god for

the holy ghost hallelujah I thank God for my seal. Hallelujah.

And how many of y'all know?

That there is some change and some transformation when you

come into the house of prayer.

When I made it here yesterday, I.

Couldn't even breathe in my chest, y'all.

I'm telling y'all. There's blood caught in my lung. I

couldn't even breathe when I made it to the house.

But when I made it to the house and I

began to sit back there and I began to open

my mouth and magnify the Lord and exalt his name. Oh,

I felt all right. Amen.

Hallelujah.

Again, I thank God for my helmet of salvation. How

can you leave me when you live in me? How

can you leave me when my body is the.

Temple of the Holy Ghost?

Do you know that God is not a man that

he shall lie, nor the son of man that he

shall repent? So if he said it in his word,

you can believe it.

You can take that check to the bank and cash it.

That check won't bounce. Hallelujah. Y'all sit down. Y'all making

me nervous. I love his word.

Amen. Now we got all this defense equipment, but the

next one is one of my personal favorites. This is

the only piece of offense, offensive weapon that you have.

This weapon is the word of God, the sword of

the spirit. John chapter number one, verse number one says,

and the beginning was the word. Amen. And the word

was with God. And the word was God. And if

you jump down to verse number 14, the Bible says

the word became flesh and dwelt among us. And we

beheld his glory full of grace and truth. God sent

his word. His word became flesh and dwelt among us.

Hebrews 4 and 12 says the word of God is

living and powerful and is sharper than any two-edged sword.

Cut in between the soul and the spirit, between joints

and marrow. It's his word that holds everything together. It's

his word that cleanse and wash us. It's his word

that carries us. It's his word that encourages us. It's

his word that strengthens us. It's his word that gives

us hope. It's his word that reminds us of his promises.

It's his word that helps us to transform our minds.

It's his word that helps us to pull down strongholds.

It's his word that helps us defeat the enemy. It's

his word, his truth, the word of God. He is

his word, and his word is him.

Give God glory for his word. One, two, three, tag,

you're it. And y'all, I'm closing.

I told y'all I wasn't going to be before y'all long,

in and out, point and preach. I got some long points,

but am I closing? I just came to encourage somebody.

I just came to remind somebody of the task that

has been.

Passed down to you.

You have been tagged to spread this gospel. You have

been called for such a time as this. You have

been chosen for such a time as this. And maybe

you've been tagged, but somewhere you fell off course. Or

you might even feel stuck. We want to pray with

you today.

Hallelujah. Maybe the Lord is tugging at your heart. Maybe

the gospel, you've heard the gospel. You've heard him knocking.

The day that you hear that knock, harden not your heart.

The day that you hear the Lord, harden not your heart.

Hallelujah. God want to restore you. God want to make

you whole. Harden not your heart.

The altar is open at this time. If you need

any kind of prayer, amen. At this time, we stand in.

Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Glory to God. Hallelujah. If you need prayer

for anything, don't hesitate.

We are waiting for you. God is waiting for you.

God has placed you here for such a time as this.

God has placed us here for you. God has equipped us.