07/12/26 Dr. Gene Bailey

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LORD OF HOSTS CHURCH,

LET'S GET UP ON OUR FEET

AND SHAKE THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH

WITH THE SOUND OF OUR PRAISE THIS MORNING, AMEN.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

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JESUS, WE PUT ALL OF OUR HOPE AND TRUST IN YOU.

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WE SERVE A GOOD GOD.

I SAID WE SERVE A GOOD GOD.

THIS ISN'T A RELATIONSHIP WHERE WE WAIT TILL WE HIT THE DOORS

TO ENTER INTO PRAISE AND WORSHIP.

THIS IS A LIFETIME COMMITMENT.

AND SO I'M IMPLORING YOU THIS MORNING

TO SEARCH YOUR HEART AND ASK YOURSELF,

IS GOD REALLY LORD OVER ALL?

BECAUSE IF HE'S NOT LORD OVER ALL,

HE'S NOT LORD OVER ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE.

FOLKS, IT IS TIME.

IT IS TIME.

GOD HAS DONE ALL THAT HE COULD POSSIBLY DO

2,000 YEARS AGO AND EVEN BEFORE THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH

AND HE'S WAITING FOR A RESPONSE.

WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE THIS MORNING?

LET GO OF YOUR OFFENSE.

LET GO OF THE TRIALS AND THE AFFLICTIONS

THAT YOU ARE FACING AND RECOGNIZE THAT YOU SERVE

THE NAME THAT IS ABOVE ALL NAMES.

SO WE'RE GONNA SING THIS SONG AGAIN,

AND I WANT YOU TO ENTER IN WITH THE IMAGE,

NOT JUST OF THE ONE WHO WAS WOUNDED ON THE CROSS,

BUT THE ONE WHO DEFEATED DEATH, HELD IN THE GRAVE,

SO THAT YOU COULD HAVE LIFE.

SO THAT YOU COULD HAVE LIFE.

SO THAT WE COULD HAVE LIFE.

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OH, DID YOU HEAR THE SONGS THAT WE WERE SINGING THIS MORNING?

WE WERE TELLING GOD, WE SAID, "YOU'VE ALREADY

SAID YES TO US, AND SO WE WANT TO SAY YES TO YOU."

NO LONGER WILL WE BE PASSIVE AND SIT BACK AND

WAIT ON SOMEBODY ELSE.

YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN US AUTHORITY, AND SO WE

WALK IN THAT AUTHORITY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO SAY THIS REAL QUICK.

JUST REPEAT AFTER ME.

SAY, "LORD, SEND ME.

LORD, I WON'T HESITATE.

SEND ME.

LORD, I DON'T CARE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

SEND ME.

I DON'T CARE WHAT MY FRIENDS SAY.

SEND ME.

SEND ME.

SEND ME."

LET'S GIVE THE LORD A BIG HAND PRAISE.

LET'S GIVE HIM GLORY IN THE HOUSE.

GLORY IN THE HOUSE.

IT'S SO EXCITING TO HAVE PASTOR GENE IN THE HOUSE,

AND TERI IN THE HOUSE.

THOSE ARE PEOPLE THAT SAID, "YES!"

THEY SAID, "YES!"

SO RIGHT NOW, WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO GREET EACH OTHER

AND TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBOR.

TELL YOUR NEIGHBOR, I SAID YES, WHAT ABOUT YOU?

GO AHEAD AND FIND SOMEBODY YOU HAVEN'T TALKED TO.

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WELL, GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING.

THAT SOUNDED LIKE AN OKAY MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

THAT'S BETTER.

ARE YOU EXCITED TO BE IN GOD'S HOUSE TODAY?

YEAH.

WELL, WE JUST WANNA, IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME HERE

AT LORD OF HOSTS CHURCH, WE WANNA GIVE YOU

A BIG, BIG WELCOME.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU RECEIVED A GIFT BAG

ON YOUR WAY IN.

IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME AND YOU HAVEN'T,

USHERS ARE IN THE AISLE, RAISE YOUR HAND.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THEY GET A BAG TO YOU IN IT,

A WHOLE BUNCH OF GOODIES FROM THE MINISTRY.

BUT I WANT YOU TO REACH IN AND PULL OUT THE GUEST PACKET.

IT HAS A PICTURE OF THE STAGE ON IT.

AND IN IT, THERE'S A BRIGHT ORANGE STAY CONNECTED CARD.

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO FILL IT OUT, TEAR IT OUT,

OR TEAR IT OUT FIRST, THEN FILL IT OUT,

THEN DROP IT IN THE OFFERING BASKET.

BUT WE WANT TO SEND YOU A BIG THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY

AND JUST BEING A PART OF TODAY'S SERVICE.

IF YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE, WHETHER IT BE FACEBOOK

OR YOUTUBE OR RUMBLE, ANY OF OUR DIGITAL PLATFORMS,

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, ONE VOICE TV, WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU.

IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME WATCHING A SERVICE,

GOOD MORNING, WELCOME.

BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL GO TO ONEVOICETV.NET.

IT'S OUR PLATFORM, AND WE HAVE A BUNCH OF SHOWS

THAT WE PRODUCE IN-HOUSE THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU

ALL IN ONE PLACE SO THAT YOU CAN FILL YOUR SPIRIT.

YOU CAN WATCH SHOWS LIKE DAILY DECREES

OR GET REAL WITH HANK OR NEW LEVEL,

OR ALL THESE SHOWS THAT ARE HERE FOR YOU

TO FILL YOUR SPIRIT, FEED YOUR SPIRIT.

SO MAKE SURE TO GO TO ONEVOICETV.NET

AND BE ABLE TO DO SO.

AMEN. WE WANNA GIVE EVERYONE

HERE AND ONLINE A HAND.

AND BEFORE, SEE, I THREW A CURVE BALL,

I THREW A CURVE BALL.

BEFORE I WELCOME BOB OUT REAL QUICK,

JUST WANNA REMIND THAT AFTER SERVICE TODAY,

WE HAVE OUR PARENT MEETING FOR OUR YOUTH RETREAT

THAT'S IN TWO WEEKS.

SO THIS IS IT, THIS IS THE LAST TIME TO SIGN UP.

SO WE ENCOURAGE ALL PARENTS, WE NEED TO BE THERE

TO FILL FORMS OUT AND WE HAVE LIKE TWO SPOTS REMAINING.

SO WE'RE JUST SUPER EXCITED FOR WHAT GOD'S GONNA DO.

BUT AGAIN, THAT'S TODAY AFTER SERVICE

IN THE CONNECT CENTER IN THE CHAPEL.

SO MAKE SURE TO BE THERE, ALL PARENTS.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, BOB.

LET'S WELCOME BOB.

YEAH, LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE YOUTH RETREAT.

YEAH. HEY, KEEPING IN LINE

WITH THE YOUTH RETREAT, I'M GONNA SHARE A COUPLE

OF QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ONE OF THEM PERTAINS TO YOUTH.

AND IF WE CAN PUT UP ON THE BOARD,

THE BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE THAT LORD OF HOSTS CHURCH

IS DOING THIS YEAR.

IF YOU REMEMBER, BACK A HANDFUL OF YEARS AGO WE DID THIS,

AND WE HAD ABOUT A THOUSAND KIDS COME THROUGH THE CHURCH,

AND WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE THEM SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR THE YEAR.

THIS IS A REALLY COOL THING.

IT'S GONNA BE ON JULY 25TH FROM NINE TO NOON.

WE'RE GONNA DO IT IN HERE, WE'RE GONNA DO IT IN THE CHAPEL,

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TONS OF KIDS.

AND CHRIS WHIPPS, EXCUSE ME, IS OUR EVENT PLANNER

HERE AT THE CHURCH, AND HE DID A PHENOMENAL

JOB FINDING AN ORGANIZATION THAT WILL SELL US BACKPACKS

THAT ARE FULL OF SUPPLIES.

YEP, IT'S SUPER COOL.

AND THEY'RE BROKEN DOWN BY AGE GROUP,

SO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS THEIR SUPPLIES,

HIGH SCHOOLERS HAVE THEIR SUPPLIES.

I SUPPOSE HIGH SCHOOLERS CAN GET CRAYONS AND STUFF TOO.

BUT IF YOU WANNA GIVE INTO THAT, YOU CAN.

THERE'S A BASKET BY THE CONNECT CENTER ENTRANCE.

THERE'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE BLUE WAGON.

IF YOU WANNA BRING SCHOOL SUPPLIES, YOU CAN DO THAT

'CAUSE WE CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MUCH.

AND IF YOU ALSO WANNA DONATE, $20 GETS A CHILD A BACKPACK.

SO IT'S PRETTY COOL, IT'S PRETTY EASY.

YOU CAN USE, I HOPE I DON'T GET IN TROUBLE WITH JUDY,

YOU CAN USE OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS TO DONATE INTO THIS.

AND IF YOU DO, ALL THOSE DOLLARS WILL GO TO HELP A CHILD.

SO WE LOVE YOU GUYS AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

BACK TO SCHOOL IS A REALLY COOL THING.

SCHOOL'S COMING UP THIS FALL.

HOW AWESOME WILL IT BE TO PUT AN ANOINTED BACKPACK

IN THE HANDS OF EVERY CHILD THAT'S

GOING TO BE COMING HERE TO SCHOOL IN THE OMAHA AREA?

AND I HAVE A SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT.

DO WE HAVE ANY BASEBALL FANS IN THE AUDIENCE?

THAT'S LIKE REALLY SMALL.

DO WE HAVE ANY BASEBALL FANS IN THE AUDIENCE?

YEAH, THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.

SO WE HAVE AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY THIS FALL,

I GUESS THIS SUMMER STILL.

ON AUGUST 1ST, LORD OF HOSTS CHURCH IS GONNA BE

THE KEYNOTE SPONSOR FOR FAITH AND FAMILY NIGHT

AT THE OMAHA STORM CHASERS.

YEAH, IT IS GONNA BE INCREDIBLY COOL.

WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WALK OUTSIDE THESE FOUR WALLS

AND GO TO A BASEBALL GAME AND GIVE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY

TO MEET WHAT LORD OF HOSTS CHURCH IS ALL ABOUT.

IT'S SUPER COOL.

HERE'S SOME HIGHLIGHTS, AND WE'VE GOT THEM WRITTEN ON THERE.

PASTOR HANK, HE'S A BIG ATHLETE.

WELL, WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT, AND I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE IN HIM

BECAUSE HE'S GONNA THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH.

AND WE HAVE THE INCREDIBLE PASTOR SHANE

AND PASTOR CHRISTY CADENCE AND ALLIE.

THEY'RE DOING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

SO IT'S GONNA BE A REALLY INCREDIBLE NIGHT.

HERE'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING FOR.

WE'RE HOPING EVERYBODY IN THE CHURCH CAN COME OUT.

THE STORM CHASERS HAVE HELD BACK SEVERAL HUNDRED TICKETS FOR US.

THE QR CODE THAT'S ON THE BOTTOM,

IF YOU SCAN THAT, THAT'S A LINK TO THE WEBSITE

TO PURCHASE A DISCOUNTED SEAT.

THEY'RE DISCOUNTING TICKETS FOR US.

AND YOU CAN GO TO OUR EVENTS PAGE TOO AND PICK UP ONE TOO.

PICK UP A PAIR, PICK UP 10 TICKETS IF YOU WANT.

IT'S GONNA BE A BLAST.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A TENT ON THE CONCOURSE.

WE'RE GONNA GIVE STUFF AWAY.

IT'S GONNA BE A SUPER COOL NIGHT,

AND WE REALLY WANT AS MANY PEOPLE THERE AS POSSIBLE.

BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO A STORM CHASERS GAME,

THESE GUYS ARE MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS

TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE MAJORS.

YOU'RE GONNA SEE SOME OF THE BEST BASEBALL YOU'LL EVER SEE,

AND IT'S JUST GONNA BE A GREAT NIGHT.

SO PLEASE CONSIDER COMING OUT.

I WOULD SAY DON'T EVEN CONSIDER COMING OUT.

JUST COME OUT AND JOIN US.

WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF FUN.

THANKS, YOU GUYS.

I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO PASTOR DOUG.

THANK YOU, BOB.

HOW MANY OF YOU ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT?

IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.

GREAT WAY TO GET OUT THERE AND EXPOSE THE CHURCH

AND THE CHURCH FAMILY, AMEN.

AND THAT'S A GOOD THING, HALLELUJAH.

COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY BEFORE WE MOVE INTO OFFERING.

DON'T FORGET THAT, WELL, FIRST OF ALL,

WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE DR. GENE BAILEY AND TERI,

HIS WIFE, HERE TODAY.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

BUT WHAT I WAS GOING TO MENTION IS, DON'T FORGET,

NEXT SUNDAY ALSO WE HAVE ANOTHER WONDERFUL SPECIAL GUEST,

DR. RICHARD ROBERTS, WHO HAS A LONG TIME BEEN

FAMILIAR TO THIS HOUSE.

HE'S NO STRANGER, BUT HE COMES WITH A HEALING ANOINTING

IN HIS HANDS.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXCITING TIME

TO HAVE HIM IN THE HOUSE AGAIN.

SO DON'T STAY HOME JUST BECAUSE PASTOR HANK AND BRENDA

ARE TAKING A BREAK.

HOW MANY OF YOU SAY, I'LL BE HERE NEXT WEEK?

OK. AND BRING A FRIEND WITH YOU.

THAT'S OK.

PRAISE GOD.

WELL, A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO JUST MENTION

AS WE GO INTO OFFERING TODAY.

HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT IT'S HUMAN NATURE

TO CLING TO WHAT WE HAVE?

YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF ALL BORN WITH A SELFISH NATURE,

AND WE HAVE TO LET THAT BE REDEEMED BY GOD.

THERE WAS A STORY YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD

OF A FATHER WHO TOOK HIS BOY TO A CAFE,

AND HE BOUGHT HIS SON SOME FRENCH FRIES.

SIMPLE THING, A BASKET OF FRENCH FRIES.

HOW MANY OF YOU DADS HAVE TAKEN YOUR SONS

AND HAD FRENCH FRIES BEFORE?

MAYBE YOU ADDED A HAMBURGER, YOU KNOW, BUT YOU'VE DONE IT.

SO THE FATHER DID WHAT MOST FATHERS DO,

AND HE REACHED OVER AND TOOK ONE OF THE FRENCH FRIES

TO TASTE IT.

AND THE LITTLE BOY SLAPPED HIS FATHER'S HAND,

AND HE SAID, DON'T TOUCH MY FRENCH FRIES.

AND OF COURSE, THE FATHER'S NOW THINKING,

I NEED TO TEACH MY SON NOT TO BE SELFISH.

AND A LOT OF THOUGHTS GO THROUGH A FATHER'S HEAD

AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

DOESN'T MY SON REALIZE THAT I BOUGHT THOSE FRENCH FRIES

FOR HIM?

IF I WANTED TO, I COULD JUST TAKE THEM AWAY COMPLETELY.

WHY IS MY SON SO SELFISH?

I ORDERED HIM A WHOLE BASKET OF FRENCH FRIES,

AND I JUST WANTED ONE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, WE CAN RELATE THIS TO OUR LIVES

AND OUR FATHER GOD.

GOD GIVES US ALL WE HAVE, EVERYTHING WE HAVE.

HE CREATED US.

HE GIVES US OUR BREATH.

AND HE ASKED FOR A TITHE, 10%.

AND SOME PEOPLE FIGURATIVELY SLAP GOD'S HAND

AND SAY, KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY MONEY, GOD.

I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

BUT THEY ONLY HURT THEMSELVES WHEN THEY DO THAT.

BECAUSE WE KNOW THE TRUTH, DON'T WE?

GOD REBUKES THE DEVOURER ON OUR BEHALF WHEN WE GIVE.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT GOD OWNS

EVERYTHING WE HAVE.

IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, KING DAVID UNDERSTOOD

THAT PRINCIPLE VERY WELL, AND HE GAVE US A DESCRIPTION

OF IT IN 1 CHRONICLES 29.

LET ME READ THIS OUT OF THE NEW LIVING TRANSLATION, VERSES 12

AND 14.

IT SAYS, "WEALTH AND HONOR COME FROM YOU ALONE,

FOR YOU RULE OVER EVERYTHING.

POWER AND MIGHT ARE IN YOUR HAND,

AND AT YOUR DISCRETION PEOPLE ARE MADE GREAT AND GIVEN

STRENGTH. O GOD, WE THANK YOU AND

PRAISE YOUR GLORIOUS NAME.

BUT WHO AM I AND WHO ARE MY PEOPLE

THAT WE COULD GIVE ANYTHING TO YOU?

EVERYTHING WE HAVE HAS COME FROM YOU,

AND WE GIVE YOU ONLY WHAT YOU FIRST GAVE US.

AMEN. JUST LIKE THE FRENCH

FRIES, THE SON GAVE THEM, I'M SORRY, THE FATHER

GAVE THEM TO THE SON, AND HE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY

TO SHARE WITH HIS DAD.

DAVID RECOGNIZED THAT ALL WEALTH AND ABUNDANCE

WERE GIFTS FROM GOD AND GOD OWNS IT ALL.

HE GIVES TO US OUT OF HIS ABUNDANCE AND WE NEED

TO REMEMBER THAT OUR RESOURCES COME FROM HIM AND HONOR GOD WITH

OUR TITHES AND OUR OFFERINGS WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.

AS YOU GIVE TODAY, REALIZE YOU'RE GIVING TO LORD OF HOSTS

IS ACTUALLY A WORSHIP TO GOD.

YES, YOU GIVE TO LORD OF HOSTS, BUT YOU'RE REALLY GIVING

IT TO GOD.

ONCE YOU GIVE IT TO LORD OF HOSTS CHURCH OR ANY

MINISTRY, IT'S REALLY OUT OF YOUR HANDS.

YOU'VE GIVEN IT TO GOD.

WHATEVER HAPPENS TO IT THEN, IT'S

THE PASTORS AND WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE OF THE MINISTRY,

IT'S THEIR OBLIGATION TO STEWARD THOSE FUNDS

CORRECTLY. BUT YOU'RE GIVING IT TO GOD.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

IT'S THE PASTORS AND THOSE THAT ARE IN AUTHORITY THAT ARE GOING

TO STAND BEFORE GOD AND ANSWER FOR BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF YOUR

MONEY AND HOW WE HANDLED THOSE GIFTS THAT CAME IN.

PAUL EXPLAINED THIS PRINCIPLE ABOUT

GIVING BEING AN ACT OF WORSHIP IN PHILIPPIANS 4:17.

Philippians 4:17

I WANT TO GIVE YOU ONE MORE SCRIPTURE AND

THEN I'M FINISHED BASICALLY.

PHILIPPIANS 4:17 AND 18, IT SAYS, "NOT THAT I SEEK THE

Philippians 4:17

GIFT, BUT I SEEK THE FRUIT THAT ABOUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

INDEED, I HAVE ALL AND ABOUND.

I'M FULL, HAVING RECEIVED FROM

APHRODITE THE THING SENT FROM YOU, A SWEET-SMELLING

AROMA, AN ACCEPTABLE

SACRIFICE, WELL-PLEASING TO GOD.

SO PAUL WAS TELLING THOSE PEOPLE AT THE

PHILIPPIAN CHURCH THAT THE OFFERINGS THAT THEY GAVE

WERE WELL-PLEASING TO GOD.

AND YOUR OFFERINGS ARE WELL-PLEASING TO GOD.

REPEAT THIS AFTER ME.

MY TITHES AND OFFERINGS ARE WELL-PLEASING TO GOD.

AMEN. WELL, USHERS, YOU CAN

SERVE THE PEOPLE TODAY.

IF YOU NEED AN ENVELOPE, RAISE YOUR HAND.

IF YOU WANT TO WRITE A CHECK OR PUT IN CASH,

YOU NEED AN ENVELOPE TO DO THAT, SO WE HAVE

RECORD OF YOUR GIVING, AND YOU GET A RECEIPT

AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO RAISE YOUR HAND.

THE USHERS WILL SERVE YOU WITH AN ENVELOPE.

WE HAVE THE GIVING INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN.

YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.

AND YOU CAN USE OUR WEBSITE, OR OF COURSE IF YOU HAVE THE

LOH APP, YOU CAN USE THAT, OR YOU CAN TEXT TO GIVE.

JUST TEXT LORDOFHOSTS TO 833-309-5698.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

IT WAS A LITTLE HARD TO SEE FROM THAT ANGLE.

AN ONLINE AUDIENCE, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIVING, YOUR

PARTICIPATION, AND TUNING IN WITH US TODAY.

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL.

I'M GIVING EVERYONE A SECOND TO PREPARE.

YOU KNOW, MOST OF YOU COME PREPARED, AND

THAT'S WHAT'S AMAZING.

YOU KNOW THAT OFFERING IS AN ACT OF WORSHIP, AND YOU JUST

COME PREPARED, AND YOU'RE READY TO GIVE.

AND GOD LOVES THAT AND APPRECIATES THAT.

WHY DON'T YOU STAND WITH ME, HOLD UP YOUR OFFERING.

I WANT TO PRAY OVER YOU TODAY AS WE GIVE.

FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE

TO COME TO YOU AS AN ACT OF WORSHIP AND GIVE TO YOU.

WE KNOW, LORD, THAT YOU RECEIVE OUR GIFTS

AND YOU'VE TOLD US IN YOUR WORD THAT IT'S WELL-PLEASING

TO YOU WHEN WE GIVE.

AND LORD, I THANK YOU THAT BECAUSE OF THE COVENANT THAT

WE HAVE, BECAUSE OF THE BLOOD OF JESUS, WE CAN OVERCOME EVEN

THAT FEELING OR THAT SINFUL NATURE OF SELFISHNESS THAT

WANTS TO HANG ON TO EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE.

WE CAN OVERCOME THAT AND JUST OPEN UP FREELY AND GIVE TO YOU.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT US TO DO SO THAT WE CAN BE

BLESSED AND YOU CAN RECIPROCATE BACK TO US AND WE CAN CONTINUE

TO RECEIVE FROM YOUR HAND.

SO WE THANK YOU.

I PRAY FOR EVERYONE THAT'S GIVING TODAY, LORD, THAT THERE

WOULD BE AN ABUNDANT BLESSING ON THEIR LIFE AS THEY

MOVE FORWARD IN FAITH.

AND WE BELIEVE, LORD, THAT THEIR GIFTS WILL OPEN THE DOOR

FOR MIGHTY BLESSINGS TO COME INTO THEIR HANDS.

IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, WE PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN.

WELL, LET'S DO OUR DECLARATION TODAY.

REPEAT WITH ME HERE OR SAY THIS WITH ME.

WE DECLARE THE CAMPUS AND THE MINISTRY OF LORD OF HOSTS CHURCH

SHALL BE INCREASED, EXPANDED, AND DEBT-FREE.

WE DECREE IT SHALL HAPPEN WITHOUT DELAY.

WE SAY TO EVERY HEAVENLY ASSIGNMENT, BE BUILT

UP AND FINISHED.

WE SAY THAT WE HAVE ALL THE FINANCES NEEDED FOR THE

LORD IS BUILDING THIS HOUSE.

WE HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH EXCESS AND OVERFLOW.

UPON YOU, LORD, HEAVENLY ASSISTANCE TO

PEOPLE, BRING FORTH.

WE SHALL QUADRUPLE, QUADRUPLE, AND THAT WE

WILL QUADRUPLE AGAIN.

WE DECLARE NEW THINGS NOW.

WE DECREE MINISTRY AND CAMPUS BE EXPANDED NOW.

AMEN. WHY DON'T YOU REMAIN STANDING

WITH ME FOR A MOMENT.

WE'RE GOING TO WORSHIP THE LORD FOR ANOTHER MOMENT

BEFORE DR. GENE BAILEY COMES.

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OKAY, LET'S COME TO THE ALTAR RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE NOT GONNA STOP RIGHT HERE.

I NEED TO FILL THIS ALTAR UP 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA PRAISE GOD.

WE'RE GONNA GIVE HIM PRAISE, COME ON, COME ON.

I DIDN'T COME HERE TO PLAY CHURCH, I KNOW

YOU DIDN'T EITHER.

WE'RE NOT HERE JUST TO DO ROUTINE SERVICE.

WE'RE HERE TO WORSHIP THE KING OF KINGS,

THE LORD OF LORDS, THE GREAT JEHOVAH.

ALL THE WAY UP, ALL THE WAY UP.

COME ON, I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU ARE.

AND THOSE OF YOU WATCHING, I DARE YOU TO STAND

UP AND PRAISE GOD.

OKAY, GUYS, KEEP GOING THERE, ANTHONY, KEEP GOING JUDY.

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TERI, TERI, COME UP HERE, WILL YOU?

GET YOUR MIC, COME UP HERE.

HOW MANY OF YOU NEEDED SOMETHING THIS MORNING?

YOU CAME TO CHURCH BECAUSE YOU NEEDED SOMETHING.

HOW MANY OF YOU CAME TO CHURCH BECAUSE YOU WANTED SOMETHING?

HOW MANY OF YOU CAME TO CHURCH BECAUSE YOU KNEW

IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND YOU DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT,

BUT YOU DID IT ANYWAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HONESTY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HONESTY.

OH, JESUS.

LISTEN, THIS IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THIS RIGHT TODAY.

TODAY, I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU THE KEY TO EVERYTHING.

THIS IS THE KEY TO EVERYTHING.

SO IF YOU CAN JUST STAND A LITTLE BIT LONGER,

IF YOU GET TIRED AND YOU NEED TO GO TO YOUR SEAT, GO AHEAD.

BUT TERI, I WANTED YOU TO SHARE FOR JUST A COUPLE MINUTES

WHAT GOD'S BEEN DOING IN YOUR LIFE,

TESTIMONY, GREET THE PEOPLE.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE KIND OF WATCHED,

WE STEPPED OUT ON OUR OWN OVER A YEAR AGO IN APRIL.

AND...

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WE WERE AT THE PLACE WHERE WE NEEDED,

WE KNOW GOD NEEDED US TO DO MORE FOR HIM.

AND IT WAS SO SECURE, SUCH GOOD BENEFITS, SUCH GOOD MONEY,

AND I DON'T RECOMMEND THIS FOR EVERYBODY.

AND EVEN THOUGH I IDENTIFY AS 18, YOU KNOW,

(LAUGHING)

WE JUST LISTENED TO GOD BECAUSE AT ONE POINT I TOLD GENE,

I HEARD FROM GOD AND SO DID SOMEONE ON OUR BOARD

THAT IF YOU DON'T DO THIS, I'LL FIND SOMEBODY ELSE.

AND SO WE TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH.

WE HAD NO PAYCHECK.

WE WERE THE ONLY EMPLOYEES.

AND WE JUST DID WHAT GOD TOLD US TO DO.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING EVER SINCE.

AND PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY OF OUR LIVES,

WE WAKE UP AND WE HAVE COFFEE, A CUP OF JESUS.

AND WE ALSO HAVE COMMUNION.

AND OUR THING IS WE SAY, KEEP US HUMBLE.

IT'S AN HONOR AND IT IS A PRIVILEGE, NUMBER ONE,

TO BE HERE IN THIS PLACE, THANK YOU,

PASTOR HANK AND BRENDA.

BUT IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE THE LORD.

IT'S AN HONOR WHEN YOU SEE, AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU,

ALL OF OUR, WE HAVE EMPLOYEES NOW.

IT WAS GENE AND I OPENING THE MAIL, OKAY?

THEY SEE, MIRACLE UPON MIRACLE, HOW GOD HAS OPENED

THE DOORS FOR US, FOR THEM, FOR, YOU KNOW,

IT'S REALLY AMAZING THAT HE'S LINKED US WITH PEOPLE,

EVEN LIKE THE CHAPTER THING THAT WE'RE DOING NOW.

PASTOR WENDELL HUTCHINSON, HIS WHOLE LIFE,

HE'S BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THIS MOMENT.

EVERYBODY IN OUR LIFE, IT SEEMS LIKE THEIR SKILLS

AND THEIR TALENTS AND THEIR ABILITIES,

AND THEY WERE WONDERING, WHEN, LORD,

ARE YOU GONNA EVER USE ME?

AM I EVER GONNA HAVE A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING?

AND SO, OUR PRAYER IS, KEEP US HUMBLE,

AND LET US HEAR YOUR VOICE, AND BE QUICK TO OBEY,

AND FEARLESS TO DO WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE DONE FOR THIS TIME.

AND IT HAS BEEN BEYOND, IT IS ONLY GOD,

ONLY GOD THAT HAS DONE WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO US.

IS IT OKAY IF I TALK ABOUT THE PROPERTIES?

SO WE STARTED OFF WITH SOME PROPERTY THAT WE HAD,

AND WE HAD LIKE A GARAGE.

AND IT WAS PAID OFF.

SO WE, WEEK BY WEEK, HAD IT WORKED ON TO MAKE IT A STUDIO.

AND IT WAS A PODCAST STUDIO FOR HIM AND I,

AND HE RAN THE CONTROLS.

AND NOW WE HAVE LIKE A FULL STUDIO.

AND THEN WE WERE TOLD, HE DID REVIVAL RADIO AT KCM,

WE NEED YOU TO HAVE IT OUT LIKE WITHIN DAYS.

AND SERIOUSLY, I SAW A HOUSE THAT WAS FOR SALE

BECAUSE WE COULDN'T AFFORD OFFICE SPACE,

BIG BUILDINGS, MILLIONS, AND WE COULD AFFORD THAT.

AND IT'S A REVIVAL RADIO STUDIO, TV STUDIO,

AND I'M STARTING A SHOW TOO.

(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)

AND WE PUT OFFICES IN THERE, AND THEN THE SAME THING

HAPPENED. WE WERE RUNNING OUT OF WAREHOUSE SPACE FOR SOME

OF THE BOOKS AND THINGS WE OFFER, AND WE NEEDED MORE

SPACE. AND AT THE TIME THAT IT HAPPENED, WE ENDED UP

WITH ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING.

AND THEN GENE SAID, NO JOKE, I REALLY WOULD

LIKE A RANCH.

AND HE DID A THING, AS GENE NORMALLY DOES.

FOR INSTANCE, YOU SAW WE JUST GOT A TV TRUCK.

AND AT THE FIRST STUDIO, THERE'S THE GARAGE

AREA, HE SAID, THERE'S THIS OLD TV TRUCK THAT PTL USED TO HAVE

JIM BAKER, AND THEY'RE GETTING RID OF IT, AND WE CAN AFFORD

IT, IT NEEDS SOME WORK.

I SAID, WELL, WHERE ARE YOU GOING

TO PUT THAT THING?

OH, IT'LL FIT IN THE STUDIO GARAGE.

ARE YOU SURE?

OKAY. SO WE GET THE TV TRUCK, RIGHT?

AND HE SAID, WE NEED TO GET A WAREHOUSE

BECAUSE IT'LL FIT, BUT WE CAN'T GET IN AND OUT OF IT TO WORK ON

IT. DETAILS, DETAILS.

SO THE RANCH TOO, BUT WE WERE IMPRESSED

THAT WE NEEDED TO START TRAINING.

LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDED TO BE TRAINED

ABOUT WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON, THE ANTICHRIST VERSUS THE

CHRIST, ISLAM, WHAT WE'RE BEING TOLD.

THEN WE THOUGHT THE PASTORS NEED TO HAVE A PLACE

TO MEET.

CHAPTER PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE A PLACE TO MEET AND TO

BE TRAINED, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT, AS YOU KNOW, WITH BIBLICAL

CIVICS AND THE OTHER THINGS, THERE'S SO MUCH TO LEARN.

AND SO THIS PROPERTY, THIS RANCH BECAME AVAILABLE,

AND IT NEEDED A LOT OF WORK.

BUT WE'RE REALLY GOOD AT RESTORING, AND GOD IS.

WE'VE GOT THE HEART OF THE LORD.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN RESTORING WEEK BY WEEK,

PROJECT BY PROJECT, 30 ACRES, WAREHOUSES, I MEAN.

AND EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE, AND I KNOW IT'S NOT ALWAYS

THIS WAY FOR EVERYBODY, HAS BEEN DEBT-FREE.

SO MONDAY WHEN WE GET BACK, WE'RE GONNA HAVE

OUR FIRST PASTORS MEETING, AND WE WERE THINKING,

YOU KNOW, IT'D BE A WHOLE BIG DEAL

IF WE ENDED UP WITH 30 PEOPLE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT

NOW WE'RE PUSHING 60.

SO THE LORD HAS NEED OF IT.

SO MY THING IS FOR EVERYBODY, IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE

WHAT YOUR QUALIFICATIONS ARE.

IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WHAT YOUR PAST IS.

AND YOU MAY NOT EVEN BE SERVING THE LORD NOW,

BUT YOU CAN START SERVING HIM RIGHT THIS MOMENT TODAY.

HE'S READY TO USE YOU.

HE'S PUT GIFTS AND TALENTS IN YOU THAT NOBODY ELSE CAN DO.

JUST SAY YES AND JUST OBEY.

THANK YOU, HONEY.

UM, LISTEN, WE DROVE, WHEN WE DROVE UP TODAY, YOU

KNOW, SINCE SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE RANCH AND ALL

THAT, WE KIND OF CAME IN OVER THERE BY THE, UH, PIZZA

MACHINE, IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED?

LET'S MAKE A GREAT STUDIO, BY THE WAY.

ANYWAY, I WASN'T THINKING ABOUT, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE

MESSAGE AND WE DROVE UP AND I THOUGHT, THIS ISN'T BIG ENOUGH.

THIS PROPERTY IS NOT BIG ENOUGH.

AND I KNOW WHAT, WHEN I SAY THAT, WHAT

THAT MEANS, BUT IT'S THE SAME THING, WE'RE THE PROPERTY

THAT WE'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH, IT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH.

AND I'M TELLING YOU, WE HAVE TO EXPAND OUR VISION.

BY THE WAY, WE LEFT NEW ORLEANS WITH JESSE DEPLANTIS,

WHO COULD NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT YOUR CHURCH.

(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)

AND HE SAID HOW MUCH HE ENJOYED BRENDA,

NOT SO MUCH ABOUT HANK.

BUT I'M KIDDING, PASTOR HANK.

HE LIKES YOU TOO.

IT'S GREAT WHEN PASTOR HANK IS NOT HERE IN HIS OWN CHURCH.

(LAUGHING)

BUT EXPANDING YOUR VISION, IF YOU'RE NOT GROWING,

SOMETHING'S WRONG.

IF WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING, SOMETHING'S WRONG.

SO I'M JUST TELLING YOU, GET READY.

WE GOTTA GET READY BECAUSE THERE'S MORE.

THIS IS NOT JUST A LOCAL CHURCH.

THIS IS WHAT GOD'S CALLED YOU TO DO.

IT IS MASSIVE, MASSIVE.

IT'S PART OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT.

BUT BEFORE WE GET ANY FURTHER, I WANT US TO PICK BACK UP WITH,

LET'S GET BACK INTO THE HEART OF WORSHIP

'CAUSE I WANT TO, WE'RE GOING TO SPRINGBOARD OFF OF THAT

INTO WHAT GOD'S GOT FOR US TODAY.

BUT DID YOU NOTICE SOMETHING?

WHEN YOU CAME DOWN HERE, THE ATMOSPHERE CHANGED.

SO WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE IN THAT ATMOSPHERE.

OKAY, MY GUYS ARE BACK HERE.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, YOU KNOW,

I WOULD TAKE DANNY ON THE ROAD AND JACOB BACK HERE ON

THE BASS AND D SOMETIMES.

NO. I JUST LOVE SEEING

THEM WHEN I COME HERE 'CAUSE I USED TO DO CHURCH

EVERY SUNDAY WITH THEM.

SO, SO GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS, EXCEPT FOR DANNY.

I USED TO PROBABLY SMOKED POT WITH DANNY PROBABLY.

(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)

(CONGREGATION CHEERING)

THAT IS SO OLD.

THAT IS SO OLD.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET BACK IN NOW, PLEASE.

LET'S GET BACK INTO WORSHIP.

OKAY, TAKE IT AWAY, ANTHONY.

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

THANK YOU.

WE ENTER INTO YOUR COURTS WITH PRAISE.

AND FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE ABILITY

TO COME AND WORSHIP THIS MORNING IN A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING.

AND LORD, I THANK YOU FOR LORD OF HOSTS.

I THANK YOU FOR PASTOR HANK AND BRENDA.

THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP HERE.

AND I THANK YOU FOR THESE PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE PLACED

HERE TO BE HERE.

FATHER, I ASK YOU JUST TO TAKE OVER THIS SERVICE.

HOLY SPIRIT, WE GIVE YOU THE ENTIRE ROOM.

IN JESUS' NAME, EVERYBODY SAID.

AMEN. AMEN. AMEN.

YOU CAN RETURN TO YOUR SEATS.

(MUSIC)

AMEN. YOU GUYS GOT ME?

CHECK ONE, TWO. YOU HEAR ME?

ONE, TWO, THREE. OKAY.

LISTEN, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GROUND TO COVER

IN THE BODY OF CHRIST.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING REALLY CLEAR.

AND I DON'T SAY THIS BECAUSE WE'RE FRIENDS

WITH HANK AND BRENDA.

THAT HAS NOTHING, REALLY NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

I WOULD SAY THIS ANYWAY.

THERE AREN'T CHURCHES LIKE THIS.

THERE'S JUST NOT.

WE HAVE TRAVELED THE NATION AND GONE TO CHURCHES THAT I THOUGHT

MIGHT BE LIKE THIS AND WEREN'T

AND WOULD SAY, "HEY, COME," AND THEN THEY WOULDN'T SHOW UP.

I MEAN, I'VE HAD CHURCHES THAT, YOU KNOW, RENT US THEIR

BUILDING AND THEN NOT COME.

YOU KNOW, IT'S, I JUST WANT YOU TO RELISH THE FACT THAT

YOU HAVE A CHURCH AND PASTORS THAT LOVE YOU AND ARE

HERE FOR THE RIGHT REASON.

SO IT'S BEEN SIX YEARS ALMOST, IN SEPTEMBER IT

WILL BE SIX YEARS WE'VE BEEN DOING FLASHPOINT

AND THAT WHOLE THING CAME UP FOR AN EIGHT-WEEK PROGRAM.

THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ONCE A WEEK FOR EIGHT WEEKS.

NOW IT'S FIVE DAYS A WEEK, WE'RE GOING ON SIX YEARS.

WE'VE GONE THROUGH SOME CYCLES.

THINK ABOUT THE WAY LIFE WAS BEFORE COVID,

AND THE SUMMER OF LOVE, AND ALL THAT HAPPENED IN

2019, 2020, AND HOW WE, THINGS ARE DIFFERENT IN AMERICA

AND WE QUESTION EVERYTHING.

MANY OF US GREW UP AND YOU DIDN'T GO TO THE DOCTOR.

I MEAN, THINGS HAD TO BE HANGING.

(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)

JUST, YOU KNOW, GO RUB SOME DIRT ON IT, IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)

IT'S JUST THE WAY IT WAS.

AND IF YOU DID GO TO THE DOCTOR, YOU LISTENED TO THE DOCTOR,

YOU DID EVERYTHING HE SAID.

AND NOW WE DON'T TRUST MOST DOCTORS.

AND THAT'S FOR A GOOD REASON.

THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY, THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY,

WE DON'T TRUST THEM.

SAME THING WITH GOVERNMENT, POLITICS.

WHEN THINGS DON'T GO OUR WAY, WHEN THINGS,

ELECTIONS DON'T HAPPEN THE WAY WE THINK THEY SHOULD,

IT'S BOGUS, RIGGED, IT'S FIXED.

THEY STOLE IT, AND THEY DID.

[CONGREGATION LAUGHING]

YOU SEE, WE'VE LOST THAT AMERICAN,

I CALL IT THE AMERICAN INNOCENCE THAT WE USED TO HAVE.

AND SOME FRIENDS OF MINE FROM ENGLAND USED TO SAY,

THE REASON YOU DON'T, THIS IS RIGHT AFTER 9/11,

THE REASON YOU DON'T QUESTION IS BECAUSE THEY DON'T

WANT YOU TO QUESTION.

THEY WANT TO KEEP YOU IN THE DARK.

BECAUSE WE REALLY, AND I PUT MYSELF IN THIS CATEGORY, WE

REALLY HAD THE IDEA THAT THERE'S PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON,

THAT THERE WERE SOME GOOD PEOPLE THERE, YOU KNOW.

THERE'S SOME PEOPLE, AT THE HEART OF IT, THEY'RE PATRIOTIC,

IN THE HEART OF IT, THEY WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

AND I'M SURE THERE ARE.

BUT I'M CONSTANTLY SURPRISED AT HOW MANY ARE

ON THE TAKE AND ARE CORRUPT.

AND I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT ONE

PARTY. THEY'RE ON BOTH SIDES, AND UNDER AND ABOVE AND AROUND.

I HAD A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WAS AROUND DURING PRESIDENT REAGAN

AND WAS VERY INVOLVED IN POLITICS,

EXPLAINED TO ME WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GO TO WASHINGTON,

WE'RE AT DINNER.

AND HE SAYS, "WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU'RE A NEW SENATOR

"OR A NEW REPRESENTATIVE.

"YOU GO TO WASHINGTON, D.C., THERE'S NO ONBOARDING.

"YOU JUST KIND OF SHOW UP "AND THEY GIVE YOU AN

ADDRESS TO SHOW UP TO.

"YOU DON'T HAVE AN OFFICE, YOU DON'T HAVE A STAFF.

"YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE THINGS

THAT YOU THINK YOU WOULD HAVE.

SO THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE WAITING ON YOU TO GET THERE.

AND WHEN YOU GET THERE, A PERSON WILL SAY,

HEY, MY NAME'S SO AND SO, AND I'VE DONE THIS

FOR THIS SENATOR AND THAT SENATOR AND THIS SENATOR,

AND I CAN RUN YOUR OFFICE FOR YOU IF YOU WANT,

AND I KNOW ALL THE PEOPLE, AND I GOT ALL THE PHONE NUMBERS,

AND I GOT THE ROLODEX.

ROLODEX IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT USED CARDS IN IT.

SOME OF Y'ALL STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

ANYWAY, ADDRESS BOOK ON YOUR PHONE, YOU KNOW.

AND SO WHAT DOES THE SENATOR DO, MALE OR FEMALE?

OH, OKAY, WELL, YEAH, I GUESS THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

NOT KNOWING THAT THEY'VE JUST WALKED INTO AN AGENDA.

AND I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING THAT WILL BE REPEATED,

BECAUSE I KNOW THE MEDIA IS WATCHING PASTOR HANK

ALMOST AS MUCH AS THEY QUOTE US, IS THAT THE HOMOSEXUAL

AGENDA IN DC

IS FAR MORE PREVALENT THAN YOU HAVE CONCEPT OF.

AND HERE'S WHY, AND THIS IS WHY IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME.

THEY'RE USUALLY SINGLE, THEY HAVE NO FAMILY,

AND THEY'LL WORK REALLY LONG HOURS, PARTY AT NIGHT,

AND COME BACK THE NEXT DAY.

AND THEY'RE YOUNG.

NOW, SO JUST WRAP YOUR BRAIN AROUND THAT FACT.

LET'S SAY I'M NOT, LET'S SAY I'M TOTALLY WRONG,

AND IT'S NOT NEAR AS PREVALENT AS WHAT I'M TELLING YOU.

THE FACT IT'S THERE AT ALL, WITH OUR FOUNDING FATHERS

AND WHAT OUR FOUNDING FATHERS...

IT'S, LET ME JUST SAY SOMETHING.

I SAW A PASTOR THAT I KNOW, THAT I KNOW,

I USED TO GO TO HIS CHURCH, DO A CLIP OF VIDEO,

SAY IN HIS CHURCH, THIS IS NOT A CHRISTIAN NATION.

IT NEVER HAS BEEN AND NEVER WILL BE.

AND YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.

BECAUSE, AND I UNDERSTAND, HOWEVER, LET ME SAY THIS,

I'LL GIVE HIM A LITTLE CREDIT.

HOWEVER, I UNDERSTAND WHAT HE'S SAYING.

WE ARE NOT ALL CHRISTIANS.

WE'RE NOT.

I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT.

HOWEVER, WHEN WE SAY WE'RE A CHRISTIAN NATION,

WE'RE REFERRING TO THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLES OF THIS NATION.

SO THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS.

SO WE HAVE TO BE SO CAREFUL, MINISTERS IN THE PULPIT,

YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE YOU REPRESENT JESUS

AND YOU REPRESENT THIS CHURCH, YOU KNOW, PASTOR HANK,

PEOPLE KNOW YOU GO HERE, OF WHAT YOU SAY IN PUBLIC.

BECAUSE YOU CAN SO TURN SOMETHING THE WRONG WAY.

I'M PAINTING A PRETTY BLEAK PICTURE, I KNOW.

SO DEALING WITH THIS FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS,

THERE ARE TIMES IT REALLY TAKES ITS TOLL.

I MEAN, WE GET UP IN THE MORNING AND WE'RE READING THE NEWS.

WE'RE SEARCHING THE NEWS, WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT'S HAPPENING,

WHAT ARE WE, BECAUSE IN A FEW HOURS,

WE GOT TO GET READY TO PUT THIS ON THE AIR AND TALK ABOUT IT.

AND BY THE WAY, THIS PAST MONDAY, WE

STARTED DAILY NEWSCAST, FLASHPOINT NEWS

BREAK IS NOW AIRING,

6:30 CENTRAL TIME, RIGHT BEFORE FLASHPOINT,

ON THE FLASHPOINT TELEVISION NETWORK.

AND HERE'S, YEAH, THANK YOU.

HERE'S WHY, THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE I FOUND

SO MANY PEOPLE COME UP TO US AND SAY,

"YOU'RE THE ONLY PLACE I GET MY NEWS."

AND I'M LIKE, "OH, THAT'S VERY KIND, THANK YOU,

"BUT GOSH, YOU GOTTA EXPAND YOUR VISION A LITTLE BIT."

WE GOT, DON'T TAKE THOSE, I'VE GOT ONE HOUR

AND ALL WE DO IS TALK ABOUT A FEW STORIES.

SO THIS IS OUR STEP INTO THE NEWS

SO THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU A LOT OF STORIES

IN 28 AND A HALF MINUTES.

SO THINGS THAT WE DON'T COVER ON FLASHPOINT,

WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO COVER IN THE NEWS PROGRAM.

AND THAT'S EXPANDING.

TERI'S PROGRAM WILL BE AIRING.

REVIVAL RADIO AIRS.

SO, WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS,

AND IT GETS TO BE, BECAUSE YOU DEAL WITH IT

ON A DAILY BASIS, THERE ARE TIMES I JUST GO,

TERI, DON'T SEND ME ANOTHER CLIP.

I JUST NEED A BREAK.

I JUST CAN'T THINK ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW.

BECAUSE IT WILL GET IN YOUR SPIRIT.

AND THE MORE IT GETS IN THERE, THE MORE DESPONDENT YOU CAN GET,

AND MORE DEPRESSED YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET.

'CAUSE YOU GO, OH MY GOSH, THIS IS,

NOW, THIS IS WHY PASTOR HANK IS SUCH A GREAT ASSET

ON FLASHPOINT, 'CAUSE HE SAYS, "GENE, I DON'T REALLY

STAY UP WITH THE NEWS."

HE SAYS, "THAT'S GREAT.

"THAT'S WHAT I WANT FROM YOU.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO UP, EVERYBODY ELSE

IS UP ON THE NEWS.

I NEED YOU TO BE UP ON WHAT GOD'S SAYING TO THE CHURCH."

(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)

THAT'S HIS ROLE.

AND I DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY.

I MEAN, THE GUY'S GOT A FEW THINGS TO DO.

HE'S GOTTA LIKE WALK THE DOGS.

(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)

HE'S GOTTA LIKE DRINK COFFEE.

AND NO, HE'S GOT A BIG LOAD HERE.

SO THE FACT THAT HE'S DONE FOR ALL THESE YEARS IS A BLESSING,

SUCH A BLESSING TO US.

SO THANK YOU, PASTOR HANK, FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

SO IF WE LET THIS GET INTO OUR SPIRITS,

AND I KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT

JUST BY WATCHING THE NEWS.

I USED TO WATCH A PROGRAM IN 2019.

WE START, I STARTED WATCHING MORE REGULARLY

'CAUSE I FELT LIKE HE WAS THE ONLY GUY THAT WAS GIVING ME,

I FELT LIKE THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.

I DIDN'T TRUST ANYBODY ELSE.

IT WAS TUCKER CARLSON.

NOW YOU SWINE, I KNOW YOU DID, A LOT OF Y'ALL DID.

I KNOW, NOW YOU DID TOO.

BECAUSE HE WAS GIVING YOU MORE TRUTH

THAN ANYBODY ELSE WAS ON FOX AT THAT TIME.

BUT EVEN, AND IT'S INTERESTING, ONE OF THE TWO PEOPLE THAT

WE TRIED TO GET ON THE SHOW THAT WE NEVER, WE GOT

PRESIDENT TRUMP ON A LOT, BUT I COULD NEVER

CONNECT WITH TUCKER.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

WE COULD NEVER CONNECT WITH TUCKER,

AND WE COULD NEVER, FOR SOME REASON,

CONNECT WITH CANDACE OWENS.

WE COULDN'T GET THEM, THEIR SCHEDULE,

AND I'M LIKE, THANK YOU, JESUS.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

THANK YOU, JESUS.

THERE'S SOME CRAZY PEOPLE OUT THERE.

TUCKER, I HAVE TO SHAKE MY HEAD AND GO,

"GOD, SEND LABORERS ACROSS HIS PATH."

BECAUSE HE IS SO OFF.

HE'S OFF IN HIS NEWS, HE'S OFF IN HIS SPIRITUALITY.

GOT A LOT OF MONEY, BUT THAT'S IT.

SO IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL, WE CAN GET THIS STUFF

GET DOWN IN OUR SPIRITS.

IT'S JUST LIKE WHEN WE, YOU KNOW,

IF YOU WERE A CHRISTIAN AND YOU WERE A TEENAGER,

YOUR PARENTS SAID, "BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE MUSIC

"YOU LISTEN TO."

ALL RIGHT, HOW MANY OF YOU HAD THOSE PARENTS?

YEAH. I REMEMBER MY

MOTHER AND SHE SAID, "OKAY, JUST GO WITH ME.

I'M OLDER THAN A LOT OF YOU."

SO I HAD THIS, HAD THE RADIO PLAYING.

WE HAD LITTLE TRANSISTOR RADIOS.

THAT WAS MY, AND IF YOU STUCK IT IN THE CORNER OF THE ROOM,

IT HAD GREAT SOUND.

IF YOU DIALED IT IN JUST RIGHT, YOU COULD GET A GOOD AM STATION.

OKAY, I KNOW Y'ALL ARE, YOU LOOK IT UP WHEN YOU

GET HOME, WHAT AM IS.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

AND THERE WAS A SONG CAME ON, SHE'S JUST A DEVIL WOMAN

WITH EVIL ON HER MIND.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

DOOR SWINGS UP, DEVIL WOMAN, WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?

IT'S AMAZING HOW THOSE MEMORIES CAN COME BACK

AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME.

BUT IT WAS TRUE.

THOSE OF US THAT HAVE PARENTS THAT TAUGHT US THAT,

WHAT GOT INTO US, I MEAN, JUST THERE WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE.

HERE IT IS ALL THESE YEARS LATER.

I REMEMBER THAT SONG.

IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL, WHAT GETS IN US COMES OUT OF US.

THE GOOD THINGS AND THE BAD THINGS, SO WE GET CAREFUL.

SO, AND I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS.

SO HERE WE ARE TODAY, AND IT'S EASY TO GET WEARY

IN WELL-DOING, DOING WHAT WE DO.

IT'S EASY WHEN YOU'RE A PASTOR TO GET WEARY.

IT'S EASY WHEN YOU'RE, ANY OF US, IT'S EASY TO GET WEARY

IF YOU'RE NOT STAYING FILLED UP.

SO NOT LONG AGO, WE WERE AT THIS PROPERTY THAT GOD GAVE US.

AND SO I WAS LOOKING AT IT, AND I THINK ONE OF THE

FIRST THINGS I SAID IS, WE'RE GONNA PUT A

TENT RIGHT THERE, WE'RE GONNA PUT A TENT, HAVE

A TENT MEETING RIGHT THERE.

AND THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GET BACK,

AND I SAY WE 'CAUSE I MEAN THE CHURCH IN GENERAL,

WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE PRESENCE OF GOD.

AND I KNOW THIS IS LIKE STUFF YOU KNOW, RIGHT?

I MEAN, WE ALL KNOW THAT, OF COURSE WE NEED TO.

BUT WE HAVE TRADED THE PRESENCE OF GOD

FOR THINGS THAT DON'T FILL.

AND YOU KNOW, ISN'T IT INTERESTING

WHEN THE ENEMY DOES SOMETHING, MANY TIMES HE DOES IT,

NOT WITH BAD THINGS, BUT HE LEADS YOU DOWN A PATH.

JUST DON'T GET IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD.

GO OVER HERE AND, YOU KNOW, WRITE A BOOK,

BUT DON'T GET IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD.

GO OVER HERE AND DO THIS, BUT DON'T SPEND TIME WITH GOD.

AND I SEE THAT MORE AND MORE, AND I SEE IT IN

CHURCHES MORE AND MORE.

AND WHAT WE'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO,

AND WHAT WE HAVE NOW, IS THERE'S REALLY

JUST A FEW, THREE KINDS OF CHURCHES.

THERE'S THE TOTAL WHACK JOB CHURCHES

THAT HAVE GONE EMBRACING EMBRACING WOKEISM, THAT'S

THE NICEST WAY, AND WEARING THE RAINBOW, AND

PROFESSING LGBTQ, AND EMBRACING EVERYTHING, AND

THEY WILL MISQUOTE SCRIPTURE, AND THEY'LL SOUND GOOD.

I MEAN, IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL,

YOU DON'T KNOW THE WORD, YOU'LL BELIEVE IT.

SO WE GOT THAT LEVEL OF CHURCH.

WE GOT THE DEAD CHURCH, WHICH THEY'RE

JUST PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP TO SEE WHAT GOD'S GOT TO SAY, WHAT

COLOR SUIT THE PASTOR'S WIFE HAS ON AND WHAT SHE'S WEARING.

AND THEN FINALLY, THERE'S THE REMNANT CHURCH.

AND WE LOVE TO TALK ABOUT THE ECCLESIA AND

THE REMNANT, BUT I'M TELLING YOU, THE REMNANT'S

TAKING A HIT.

IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE CHURCH

WRITINGS OF OUR FOREFATHERS,

YOU'LL BE SHOCKED AT WHAT THEY WERE DEALING WITH.

I READ A BOOK, I HAVE A BOOK

THAT I GOT, IT'S A VERY THIN BOOK BY A GUY NAMED

OSWALD J. SMITH.

AND IT'S NOT SOMEBODY THAT YOU'VE

PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT, BUT OSWALD SMITH WROTE THIS BOOK

IN 1922.

AND HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE TITLE OF THE BOOK

IS "THE REVIVAL WE NEED" AND HE SAID, "THE CHURCHES

THAT I SEE IN CANADA AND THE AMERICAS ARE DISASTROUS.

THEY DON'T TEACH A GOSPEL THAT SAVES.

THEY'VE GONE AWAY FROM SALVATION MESSAGES

AND THEY'RE MORE ENRAPTURED WITH WHO THEY ARE

AND HOW ELOQUENT OF A SERMON THEY CAN PREACH

AND HOW BIG THEIR CROWDS ARE."

THIS IS 1922.

WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF THIS.

LISTEN, IF WE'RE GOING TO NOT JUST SAVE AMERICA,

IF WE'RE GOING TO SAVE OURSELVES AND WHO WE ARE,

LISTEN, THEY ARE AT OUR DOORSTEP.

ISLAM WANTS TO TAKE YOU.

THEY WANT THIS BUILDING.

THEY WANT THE SCHOOL, THEY WANT THE OFFICES,

THEY WANT IT ALL.

AND WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT ALL THIS YEAR,

AND I KNOW YOU'VE GOT, HE'S A LITTLE SHY,

BUT ANDREW SEDRA, YOU KNOW.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HIM TO GET HIM

TO BE A LITTLE MORE VOCAL ABOUT IT.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT,

AND I LISTENED TO THESE PEOPLE, AND IN TEXAS WE'VE HAD

A FEW RACES RECENTLY

WHERE A CHRISTIAN GUY WENT AND ENTERTAINED AN IMAM

AT HIS MUSLIM CONGREGATION BECAUSE HE'S TRYING

TO GET THE VOTES.

AND HE WON THE ELECTION OF MAYOR OF THAT PARTICULAR SMALLER CITY.

AND IT'S LIKE, YOU DON'T REALIZE WHAT YOU'RE PLAYING WITH.

THEY WILL BE YOUR FRIEND,

AND THEN ONE DAY THEY WON'T BE.

AND THEY WILL KILL YOU.

SO I'M NOT, THIS IS NOT A MESSAGE ON ISLAM,

BUT DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH INTO ISLAM,

THE 1400 YEARS OF ISLAMIC REIGN AND WARS.

AND THEY LOVE TO QUOTE, "WE BELIEVE IN JESUS."

YES, THEY BELIEVE IN JESUS.

THEY BELIEVE JESUS IS COMING BACK,

BUT THAT'S WHERE THEY'LL LEAVE IT.

WHAT THEY WON'T TELL YOU IS THEY BELIEVE JESUS

IS COMING BACK AND HE'LL BE A MUSLIM,

AND HE WILL BE POINTING EVERYBODY TO ALLAH AND MUHAMMAD.

AND PEOPLE ARE BUYING THIS.

THEY'RE BUYING IT.

I MEAN, THERE ARE CHRISTIANS WHO ARE GOING,

WELL, YOU KNOW, CAN'T WE JUST COEXIST?

NO, YOU CAN'T.

I'M HERE TO TELL YOU, YOU CANNOT COEXIST

WITH AN ENEMY THAT WANTS TO DESTROY YOU.

NOT EVEN, YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT, AMEN.

YOU KNOW, YOU CANNOT DO IT AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO

BE ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK.

AGAIN, I'M NOT GONNA PREACH ON ISLAM.

BUT WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS THAT I THINK ABOUT MY DAD.

MY DAD WENT TO HEAVEN BEFORE COVID

AND I WAS SO HAPPY THAT HE WENT BEFORE

BECAUSE HE WOULDN'T HAVE WORN THAT MASK AND HE'D

HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE AND YOU KNOW ALL THAT.

BUT WE'RE DEALING WITH A DIFFERENT

WORLD THAN WHAT WE DEALT WITH BEFORE.

WE'RE DEALING WITH DIFFERENT ENEMIES.

IT'S THE SAME ENEMY BUT WE'RE

DEALING WITH DIFFERENT MANIFESTATIONS OF THAT ENEMY.

AND WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE ONLY, AND THE REASON I SAY

THIS IS THE KEY TO EVERYTHING, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE'RE

GOING TO COVER THIS.

IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY

WONDERFUL FLASHPOINTS, I COULD DO A FLASHPOINT

10 HOURS A DAY, GOD FORBID.

AND IT'S NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING.

IT WON'T DO ANYTHING IF WE DON'T HAVE THE PRESENCE OF GOD

IN OUR LIVES.

YEAH. WE HAVE TO, THE TIME IS COMING WHEN

DECISIONS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE MADE BY THE DISCERNMENT

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOUR LIFE.

AND IF YOU'RE NOT PUTTING IT IN RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE

NOT, IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO HEAR HOLY SPIRIT, YOU'RE

NOT GOING TO HEAR IT.

YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR THE LATEST THING AND BE TAKEN ASTRAY.

SO WE CANNOT AFFORD TO JUST KICK BACK,

CRUISE OVER TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY, MAYBE WEDNESDAY,

AND OR MIDWEEK SERVICE OR WHATEVER.

WE JUST, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THAT ANYMORE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.

AND THE REASON, SO I STARTED DOING SOME SCRIPTURE,

SO NOW I'M READY TO START.

IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD, 1 CHRONICLES 13, THREE.

NOW, BEFORE WE SHOW THE SCRIPTURE,

LET ME EXPLAIN REAL QUICKLY WHAT WAS GOING ON.

DAVID FOUGHT SOME BATTLES AND HE RECAPTURED THE ARK.

AND SO HE SAYS IN 1ST 13, THREE, "IT'S TIME TO BRING

BACK THE ARK OF OUR GOD, FOR WE NEGLECTED IT

DURING THE REIGN OF SAUL."

AND THAT IS THE CORE VERSE OF TODAY.

WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO OUR FIRST LOVE.

IT'S THE VERY THING YOU AND I WERE CREATED FOR.

IT'S THE MOMENT WHEN HE, I BET IF I COULD TAKE

A POLL IN THIS ROOM AND GO AROUND WITH A MICROPHONE,

AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE CHRISTIANS WOULD UNDERSTAND

THERE WAS A MOMENT WHERE GOD MADE HIMSELF

SO AMAZINGLY REAL TO YOU.

YOU KNEW IT WAS A TANGIBLE EXPERIENCE.

IF THAT'S YOU, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL RIGHT, NOW LOOK AROUND, KEEP YOUR HAND UP, LOOK AROUND.

THERE'S A FEW PEOPLE HERE WITH THEIR HANDS UP, RIGHT?

PSALM 22, THREE TELLS US, "WORSHIP'S THE DOORWAY

TO MEETING GOD."

SO I DID A LITTLE, I REMEMBERED HEARING THERE'S

EZEKIEL 30, EXODUS 33.

AND EXODUS 33 TALKS ABOUT THE TENT, BECAUSE I'D

BEEN, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT DOING THIS TENT

ON THE PROPERTY AND ALL THAT.

SO I WENT AND STARTED DOING SOME, A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH AND

STUDYING TENTS AND SCRIPTURE.

AND I KNEW ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, THE,

YOU KNOW, THE TABERNACLE AND EVERYTHING, THE TENT,

BUT SOME THINGS STOOD OUT TO ME THAT I NEVER REALLY

PICKED UP BEFORE.

AND I'M GONNA PARAPHRASE IT.

YOU CAN GO BACK AND READ EZEKIEL 33, I MEAN, EXODUS 33.

BUT HERE'S THE WAY IT WOULD HAPPEN.

WHEN MOSES WOULD GO TO THE TENT, THE TENT WAS NOT IN TOWN OR IN

VILLAGE OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO, WHERE EVERYBODY LIVED.

THE TENT WAS ALWAYS OUT OF TOWN OR AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE.

THERE'S A KEY RIGHT THERE.

WHEN MOSES WOULD HEAD TO THE TENT,

PEOPLE WOULD COME TO THE DOORWAY OF THEIR TENT

TO WATCH MOSES PASS BY.

SO GET THAT IMAGE IN YOUR HEAD.

EVERYBODY'S COMING TO THE TENT.

SO THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A MAIN STREET THAT HE'S GONNA WALK BY.

MOSES WALKS BY, EVERYBODY'S, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY

STOOD AT ATTENTION, SCRIPTURE DOESN'T TELL US,

BUT THEY STOOD AT THEIR TENT AND ACKNOWLEDGED

MOSES AS HE WALKED BY

UNTIL HE DISAPPEARED, HOWEVER LONG IT TOOK, INTO THE TENT.

AND THEN THE PILLAR OF CLOUD CAME DOWN WHILE HE WAS THERE.

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, ALL THESE DECADES,

WE'VE CALLED A TENT MEETING.

SCRIPTURE CALLS IT THE TENT OF MEETING.

THE REASON WHY, WE TALK ABOUT LET'S HAVE A MEETING.

LET'S GO HAVE A MEETING AND IT'S ALL A BUNCH OF PEOPLE.

BY THE WAY, I HATE CORPORATE MEETINGS.

AND THAT'S WHY THINGS HAPPEN FAST AT FLASHPOINT

'CAUSE I SAY, YES, NO, LET'S NOT DO THAT.

YES, TERI, OKAY, YEAH, LET'S GO.

AND WE JUST, LET'S GET SOMETHING DONE

AND SIT AROUND AND TALK ABOUT IT.

THERE'S TIME AND SEASON WHERE YOU HAVE TO TALK

SOME THINGS OUT, I'LL GIVE THAT CAVEAT.

BUT THE TENT OF MEETING WAS NOT FOR US

TO COME TOGETHER AND TALK.

IT WAS FOR MOSES TO MEET WITH GOD.

SEE, WHEN WE COME TO CHURCH, WHEN WE COME TO THIS TENT,

WE ARE COMING HERE TO MEET GOD.

WE'RE NOT EVEN COMING HERE, SHOULDN'T BE COMING HERE

TO MEET HANK OR MEET PASTOR BRENDA.

THAT'S NOT, YES, THEY ARE THE VESSEL BEING USED,

BUT THAT'S NOT YOUR REASON FOR COMING.

IS THIS MAKING SENSE?

YOU'RE WITH ME SO FAR?

OKAY, SO HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED.

THEY WOULD COME IN, THEY WOULD GO THERE.

ALL RIGHT, SO EXODUS 33, NINE, "MOSES ENTERED INTO

THE TABERNACLE, THE CLOUDY PILLAR DESCENDED,

STOOD AT THE DOOR OF THE TABERNACLE,

AND THE LORD TALKED WITH MOSES."

NEXT SCRIPTURE.

"AND ALL THE PEOPLE SAW THE CLOUDY PILLAR STAND AT THE DOOR,

AND ALL THE PEOPLE ROSE UP AND WORSHIPED EVERY MAN

IN HIS TENT DOOR."

HAD YOU GUYS SEEN THIS BEFORE?

AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO SKIPPED OVER THAT?

"EVERY MAN AT HIS TENT DOOR."

SO HERE'S MOSES WAY OVER THERE.

AND THEY WATCH HIM GO IN AND THEY'RE STANDING

HERE WORSHIPING BECAUSE THEY KNOW HE'S OVER

THERE HEARING FROM GOD.

HE'S MEETING GOD OVER THERE.

JUST THE CONCEPT, LIKE, "SEE YOU LATER, I GOTTA GO IN HERE

AND CHAT WITH THE BIG GUY.

GONNA GO OVER HERE, HAVE A MEETING WITH HIM."

BUT THEY WORSHIPPED AT THIS POINT.

NOW, WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

HERE'S MY QUESTION.

WHY IS IT, WHY DID THEY WORSHIP?

I MEAN, THEY HAD GOD MEETING THE CLOUD, PILLAR,

AND EVERYTHING HAPPENING WITH MOSES.

THEY KNEW HE WAS IN THERE WITH GOD, YOU KNOW, LIKE, HEY.

BECAUSE THE REVERENCE AND THE AWE THEY HAD

FOR WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE TENT,

THEY WORSHIPED GOD AT THEIR HOUSE.

WHEN WE GET A HOLD OF THIS AND UNDERSTAND,

IT'S NOT ABOUT US, I KNOW THAT'S WILD.

IT'S NOT ABOUT US.

IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU.

IT'S ABOUT US HEARING FROM GOD, AND THIS IS WHY.

THIS IS WHY WE HAVE A CHURCH.

THIS IS WHY WE KNOW PASTOR HANK IS GOING TO GO AWAY

AND HEAR FROM GOD, BUT MY RESPONSIBILITY,

ACTUALLY, IS I SHOULD BE WORSHIPING AT HOME

FOR WHEN HE COMES BACK.

AND WHY AM I DOING THAT?

YEAH, I'M DOING THAT SO I CAN RECEIVE,

TO BE IN THE RIGHT ATMOSPHERE, THE RIGHT ATTITUDE OF RECEPTION

WHEN HE COMES BACK TO GIVE THE WORD.

OKAY, NEXT SCRIPTURE.

THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES FACE TO FACE

AS A MAN SPEAKS TO HIS FRIEND.

AND HE TURNED AGAIN TO THE CAMP, BUT HIS SERVANT

JOSHUA, SON OF NONE, A YOUNG MAN DEPARTED NOT

OUT OF THE TABERNACLE.

AND MOSES SAID TO THE LORD, SEE, YOU SAY TO ME,

BRING UP THESE PEOPLE.

THOU HAST NOT LET ME WHOM WITH THOU SEND ME,

YET THOU SAID, I KNOW THEE BY NAME,

AND ALSO FOUND GRACE IN MY SIGHT.

NOW THEREFORE I PRAY THEE, IF I FOUND GRACE IN THY SIGHT,

SHOW ME NOW THY WAY, THAT I MIGHT KNOW THEE,

MY FINE GRACE IN THY SIGHT, AND CONSIDER THAT THIS

NATION IS THY PEOPLE.

HE GOES ON TO SAY, BASICALLY, THIS IS WHERE CLEFT OF THE ROCK,

THAT WHOLE PART OF THE STORY, SHOW ME YOUR GLORY.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE PRAYED THAT?

I'LL BE HONEST, THAT'S NOT IN MY PRAYER VOCABULARY.

BUT IT SHOULD BE.

USUALLY IT'S, "OH GOD, HELP ME."

NO, THAT'S OUR DEFAULT MECHANISM WHEN WE PRAY.

BUT WE NEED TO BE WORSHIPPING GOD.

AND BY WORSHIP, LISTEN TO THIS, I HOPE YOU HEAR ME.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT HAVING THE BEST WORSHIP TEAM,

OR THE GREATEST MUSIC OR SOUNDTRACK OR CRAZY LIGHTS.

REINHARD BONNKE SAID IF YOU SERVE CAKE AND COOKIES,

TEA AND CAKE, TO GET YOUR PEOPLE TO COME,

YOU'LL HAVE TO ALWAYS SERVE TEA AND CAKE TO KEEP THEM.

WE DON'T NEED A LIGHT SHOW.

I KNOW, DON'T GET ME WRONG, I LOVE ALL THE TECH.

SO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT.

I LOVE ALL THIS, NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

BUT WHEN THAT BECOMES THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN WORSHIP,

YOU'VE MISSED GOD.

AND YOU KNOW, AND WE WILL CLAP AND WE'LL SAY,

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

BUT THE TRUTH IS WE'VE BECOME A NATION IN OUR CHURCHES

THAT HAS DONE THAT, THAT WE'VE ALLOWED OURSELVES TO BE SUCKED

INTO THIS STRUCTURE THAT IT MUST BE A CERTAIN WAY.

NOW FOR INSTANCE, I DON'T KNOW WHO MESSED WITH THE AIR

CONDITIONING HERE THIS MORNING, BUT THEY NEED A

STERN TALKING TO.

BUT HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN INTO SOMETHING

AND YOU HEAR, WELL, THE AIR CONDITIONING DIDN'T WORK,

SO I HAD TO GET UP AND LEAVE?

YOU KNOW, WE ARE SO SOFT.

LISTEN, I GREW UP GOING TO TENT MEETINGS WITH MY PARENTS

AND I HATED IT.

HATE'S A WRONG WORD, A HARSH WORD.

I REALLY HATED IT.

BECAUSE THERE WAS ALWAYS SISTER SO-AND-SO THAT I KNEW WAS

GOING TO MANIFEST RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF ME OR SOMETHING.

AND THEY'RE, "WOO!"

BUT I DID KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL

ABOUT BEING IN THAT.

AND PEOPLE, YOU HAD TO HAVE THE FUNERAL HOME PROVIDED THE FANS.

I'M REALLY GOING BACK NOW.

DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER THAT?

CAN ANYBODY SAY, YEAH, HALF OF Y'ALL AREN'T EVEN OLD ENOUGH.

YEAH, FUNERAL HOME FANS, THAT WAS YOUR AIR CONDITIONING.

AND EVERYBODY THINKS, OH, ISN'T IT COOL

THEY HAD CEDAR SHAVINGS ON THE, YOU KNOW THE REASON WHY

THEY HAD CEDAR SHAVINGS?

TO KEEP THE BUGS AWAY.

BUGS DON'T LIKE CEDAR.

THERE'S A LITTLE HISTORY FOR YOU.

IT DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK.

AND IF YOUR KID WAS CRYING, YOU JUST PICKED HIM UP

AND YOU SPANKED HIM OUT HERE AND SET HIM OUTSIDE THE TENT.

TELL HANK I'LL CALL HIM LATER.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

SO IN EXODUS 33, 18, HE SAID, "I BESEECH THEE,

SHOW ME THY GLORY."

THAT NEEDS TO BE IN OUR VERNACULAR,

IT NEEDS TO BE OUR LIST ON OUR PRAYER LIST EVERY DAY.

WORSHIP IS THE DOORWAY TO MEETING GOD, THAT'S PSALM 22.

AND WHEN YOU STUDY THE LIFE OF DAVID,

THE WAY HE CARRIED THE ARK, AND IT GOES ON TO TALK ABOUT

UZZAH WHO TOUCHED THE ARK AND IT KILLED HIM 'CAUSE

HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, IT'S BECAUSE HE WASN'T

DOING THINGS IN ORDER.

HERE WE GO, NUMBER ONE, WE HAVE TO VALUE THE PRESENCE OF GOD.

DO YOU MERELY AFTER THE OUTWARD SHAPE OF CHRISTIANITY

OR THE CHRIST WHO'S AT ITS HEART?

REAL RELATIONSHIPS GROW OUT OF SHARED EXPERIENCE

AND CHRISTIANITY WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE A RELIGION.

IT'S A RELATIONSHIP.

WHY SETTLE FOR A RELIGION WITH NO RELATIONSHIP AT ALL?

IT'S LIKE WHY BE MARRIED IF YOU NEVER HAVE A

RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR SPOUSE?

YOU KNOW, TERI DOES THIS THING THAT ABSOLUTELY

DRIVES ME UP THE WALL.

AND IF I'VE BEEN BURIED INTO MY PHONE TOO MUCH OR

LOOKING AT SOMETHING TOO LONG, SHE'LL COME OVER AND GO,

"HELLO, REMEMBER ME?"

[LAUGHTER]

I'M LIKE, "OH, MY GOD."

[LAUGHTER]

IT'S LIKE CHRISTIANITY JUST WENT OUT THE DOOR.

[LAUGHTER]

YES.

SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO, WITH ALL THE DISTRACTIONS,

ALL OF US NEED TO UNDERSTAND, WE HAVE TO--

HOW MANY OF YOU-- I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE I SHOULDN'T

ASK FOR A SHOW OF HANDS.

IF YOU'RE MARRIED, YOU KNOW A RELATIONSHIP

DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN.

YOU HAVE TO WORK ON IT.

AMEN? OK.

GUYS ARE GOING, "WHAT DO I DO?

WHAT DO I SAY?

DON'T LOOK, DON'T LOOK, DON'T LOOK!"

WE NEED THE RELATIONSHIP.

WILLIAM WILBERFORCE SAID THIS, AND THIS IS A GREAT QUOTE,

AND I HOPE YOU CAN-- I HOPE YOU REMEMBER THIS.

HE SAYS, "THE CHIEF DANGER THAT CONFRONTS THE COMING CENTURY

WILL BE RELIGION WITHOUT THE HOLY GHOST,

CHRISTIANITY WITHOUT CHRIST, FORGIVENESS WITHOUT REPENTANCE,

SALVATION WITHOUT REGENERATION, POLITICS WITHOUT GOD."

HELLO?

POLITICS WITHOUT GOD, HEAVEN WITHOUT HELL.

HE JUST DESCRIBED THE AMERICAN CHURCH.

I REMEMBER WHEN HELLFIRE AND BRIMSTONE,

WE CALLED THAT SUNDAY.

AND SUNDAY NIGHT WAS HOTTER.

AND WE USED TO HAVE TESTIMONY SERVICES.

I'M REALLY DIGGING, AREN'T I?

WE'VE GOT TO, WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO SOME OF OUR ROOTS HERE.

AND NOT THAT WE GOT TO GET, TURN THE AIR CONDITIONING

OFF AND GET HOT AND SWEATY.

WE DON'T HAVE TO GET THAT FAR BACK.

BUT WE DO NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE

WAS REASONS GOD MOVED.

WHEN YOU HEAR TESTIMONIES, IT BOLSTERS YOUR FAITH.

IT INCREASES YOUR FAITH.

KING SAUL KEPT THE FRAMEWORK IN PLACE,

BUT HE LET THE PRESENT SLIP AWAY.

KING SAUL THOUGHT HE COULD DO IT ALL ON HIS OWN.

AND I'LL JUST GET SAMUEL OVER HERE TO,

HEY, SO GIVE ME A WORD, BLESS ME,

'CAUSE I'M GONNA GO OUT AND DO WHAT I NEED TO DO.

IT IS NEVER GOING TO WORK WHEN YOU TRY TO MAKE

THIS RELATIONSHIP WORK.

IT BECOMES RELIGIOUS, AND I HATE RELIGIOUS.

AND I PROBABLY HATE RELIGION MORE

IN THE LAST FIVE, SIX YEARS THAN EVER,

BECAUSE WE HAVE BECOME WEAK AND INEFFECTIVE.

NOT EVERYWHERE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TOLD US WE NEED TO BE NICE?

I CAN'T TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WRITE IN

AND SAY, "YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD BE NICER TO LANCE."

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

IT WAS SO BAD IN THE BEGINNING, BECAUSE PEOPLE WEREN'T USED

TO THAT TYPE OF BANTER.

I GOT SO BAD I HAD TO CALL LANCE.

LANCE, OKAY, SO I GUESS I NEED TO APOLOGIZE

BECAUSE THEY SAY I'M GIVING YOU A HARD TIME.

GENE, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THIS IS GREAT TELEVISION.

OKAY, GOOD, JUST MAKING SURE YOU'RE OKAY.

YEAH, SURE, KEEP IT UP, LET'S DO IT.

WE HAVE GOT TO STOP BEING SO SENSITIVE.

(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)

THANK YOU.

OUR SENSITIVITY HAS OUTGROWN OUR CHRISTIANITY.

AND THAT'S NEVER GONNA WORK.

AND WE'VE BECOME, AND THIS IS BECAUSE OUR CULTURE

AND OUR SOCIETY HAS EMBRACED A CULTURE AND SOCIETY

THAT IS ALL ABOUT ME AND MY NEEDS AND MY TRUTH

AND WHAT I NEED.

AND THAT IS NOT THE WAY TO HEAVEN.

THAT IS NOT THE WAY TO HAVING A LASTING RELATIONSHIP

IS ALL ABOUT YOU.

TRY THAT AT HOME AND SEE HOW WELL THAT WORKS.

IT JUST DOESN'T WORK.

HERE'S THE HEART OF IT.

YOU STRIP AWAY GOD'S PRESENCE, AND WHAT REMAINS IS NOTHING

BUT LIFELESS RELIGION.

WHERE HE IS, THERE'S LIFE.

WHERE HE IS, THERE'S ENERGY.

WHERE HE IS, THERE'S PURPOSE, AND THERE'S FULFILLMENT.

YOU HAVE TO SURRENDER.

AND I'M JUST TELLING YOU, THIS IS SO MUCH THE KEY

THAT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE WALKING INTO.

NUMBER TWO, WE HAVE TO BECOME A PRAISING PEOPLE.

DAVID CARRIED THE ARK SURROUNDED BY PRAISE.

AND THEY HAD A CERTAIN WAY THAT THEY PRAISED DAVID.

LOOK AT FIRST CHRONICLES 13, EIGHT.

DAVID AND ALL ISRAEL PLAYED MUSIC BEFORE GOD

WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT.

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT, SINGING, HARPS, TAMBOURINES,

TAMBOURINES ARE OF THE DEVIL NOW,

CYMBALS AND TRUMPETS.

NO, THEY'RE NOT, I'M KIDDING.

SOME OF Y'ALL, THAT'S THE ONLY MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

THAT WAS ME.

I COULD PLAY THE TAMBOURINE AND THE RADIO.

2 SAMUEL 6:14-15 DAVID DANCED BEFORE THE

2 Samuel 6:14–15

LORD WITH ALL HIS MIGHT, WITH SHOUTING AND THE

SOUND OF THE TRUMPET.

OKAY, SOME OF Y'ALL NEED TO DANCE AT HOME.

AND NOT AT THE CHURCH, I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU AT CHURCH.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

YOU KNOW, WHEN I GOT MARRIED TO TERI,

WE WERE GOING TO A CHURCH, AND MY APPROACH TO

CHURCH WAS I CAME IN, IF I WAS COMING TO THIS

CHURCH SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I'D BE ON THE BACK ROW,

BACK AGAINST THE WALL, PREFERABLY IN THAT

CORNER OR THAT CORNER SO I COULD MAKE SURE NOBODY'S

GONNA SNEAK UP ON ME.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS GREAT PERSPECTIVE,

EASY OUT, DON'T HAVE TO TALK TO ANYBODY.

TERI, AT THE SAME CHURCH, WAS ON THE FRONT ROW.

AND I COULD SEE HER IN THAT CHURCH

THAT SEAT ABOUT 3,000, 4,000 PEOPLE.

I COULD SEE HER FROM MY SEAT.

I'M LIKE, OH GOD, REALLY?

BUT THAT'S GOD JUST MESSING WITH ME.

YOU KNOW, HE JUST WANTED TO DO THAT.

WE HAVE TO LEARN TO PRAISE GOD, EVEN WHEN YOU FEEL SILLY.

AND WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT?

WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT?

BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO NOT BE BECAUSE YOU WANNA BE SILLY,

IT NEEDS TO BE BECAUSE YOU WANNA DO IT FROM YOUR HEART.

SOME OF YOU CAN'T SING A LICK, AND THAT'S OKAY.

BUT WHEN YOU SING TO HIM, IT'S A SWEET SOUND IN HIS EARS.

SOME OF YOU CAN'T DANCE A LICK, I'VE SEEN YOU.

IT DOESN'T MATTER, YOU DANCE AT HOME,

DANCE IN YOUR PRIVATE TIME, DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.

BUT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO BECOME

A PRAISING PEOPLE.

GOD MAKES HIS HOME IN PRAISE, PSALM 22, THREE,

TAKES UP RESIDENCE IN THE WORSHIP OF HIS PEOPLE.

BUT GENUINE PRAISE REQUIRES YOU TO RELEASE YOUR GRIP.

YOU EVER NOTICE THAT?

I USED TO GO TO A BAPTIST CHURCH.

SEE, WHEN I WAS BORN IN GEORGIA, EVERYBODY'S SOUTHERN BAPTIST.

YOU COULD BE A FOUL HEATHEN, BUT YOU SAID YOU WERE

SOUTHERN BAPTIST.

IF YOU RAISED YOUR HAND, YOU WERE IMMEDIATELY PENTECOSTAL.

ONE OF THOSE CRAZY PEOPLE.

AND IF YOU'RE CATHOLIC, YOU WERE JUST GOING TO HELL,

'CAUSE THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT WAS.

SORRY, IT'S JUST THE SOUTH.

IT'S THE WAY WE WERE.

I LOVE EVERYBODY.

AND THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, I WENT TO A CATHOLIC SERVICE

NOT TOO LONG AGO, ACTUALLY HERE IN OMAHA,

AND TERI HAD TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO,

AND WHEN TO STAND UP, WHEN TO KNEEL.

OH NO, YOU CAN'T TAKE COMMUNION, YOU KNOW,

'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT CATHOLIC.

AND I'M LIKE, HOW DO Y'ALL GET NEW PEOPLE IN THIS CHURCH?

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.

SO THEN WE WERE DOWN IN THE, WHAT

DO YOU CALL THAT PLACE?

DOWN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CHURCH, THE FELLOWSHIP

HALL TYPE THING.

WE WERE EATING.

A COUPLE OF PRIESTS CAME UP TO TALK TO ME.

I STARTED TELLING THEM WHO IT WAS.

TOLD THEM AT THE TIME, I SAID, YEAH, I USED

TO WORK WITH JIM BAKER.

WORK WITH KENNETH COPELAND NOW.

WELL, SO NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE.

BUT THERE WAS ONE, DIDN'T BOTHER HIM A BIT.

WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION.

AND COME TO FIND OUT HE WAS SPIRIT FILLED AND LOVED JESUS.

I MEAN, IT WAS GREAT.

IT WAS GREAT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M TELLING YOU THAT, BUT IT DID.

WE GOT TO, WE GOT TO PRAISE.

WE GOT TO OFFER GOD, WE GOT TO OFFER GOD WHAT HE NEEDS.

NUMBER THREE, WE GOT TO LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES.

AND THIS IS WHAT DAVID DID REALLY GOOD IN THIS.

OF COURSE, DIDN'T HELP UZZAH TOO MUCH

'CAUSE HE WAS DEAD.

BUT IN THE BEGINNING, DAVID LOADED THE ARK

AND HE WAS ON A CART PULLED BY THE OXEN.

BUT WHEN HE LOST, WHEN THEY LOST THEIR FOOTING,

THE MAN CALLED UZZAH, AND WE KNOW THE STORY, HE DIED.

2 SAMUEL 6:7 SAYS, "THE ANGER OF THE LORD

2 Samuel 6:7

WAS AROUSED AGAINST UZZAH, AND HE DIED THERE

BY THE ARK OF GOD."

IN TIME, DAVID RECOGNIZED WHERE HE HAD GONE WRONG.

REALLY, I THINK SOMETHING WENT WRONG HERE.

BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T DO IT THE FIRST TIME,

THE LORD OUR GOD BROKE OUT AGAINST US

BECAUSE WE DID NOT CONSULT HIM ABOUT THE PROPER ORDER.

1 CHRONICLES 15:13.

1 Chronicles 15:13

THERE'S A RIGHT AND PROPER WAY TO HOST THE PRESENCE OF GOD.

SO WHAT DID HE DO?

LET ME SKIP TO THE POINT.

THEY WOULD CARRY THE ARK ON POLES CARRIED BY MEN.

AND WHEN THEY DID THIS, THEY WOULD STOP EVERY,

I THINK IT WAS EVERY SIX STEPS AND PRAISE GOD.

ANOTHER SIX STEPS AND THEY WOULD PRAISE GOD.

THEY WOULD WORSHIP GOD.

THIS IS THE VALUE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD,

OF UNDERSTANDING WHERE YOU ARE.

SO WE LOOK AT THIS AS A BIBLE STORY THAT WE GO,

WOW, LOOK AT WHAT THEY DID AND, YOU KNOW,

ALL THAT LONG TIME AGO, AND WE DON'T APPLY IT TO TODAY.

NOW I'M NOT SAYING YOU WALK TO WORK AND EVERY SIX STEPS

YOU BREAK OUT INTO HOLY GHOST PRAISE,

'CAUSE THEY WILL FIRE YOU.

BUT WE HAVE TO KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA COST.

THAT'S NUMBER FOUR, PRAISE AND WORSHIP,

IT'S GONNA COST YOU.

THOSE BEARING THE ARK HAD GONE SIX PACES,

HE SACRIFICED OXEN AND FATTED SHEEP.

THAT'S 2 SAMUEL 6:13, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK IT UP.

2 Samuel 6:13

2 SAMUEL 6:13.

2 Samuel 6:13

SO THERE'S A REASON WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND,

BUT HERE'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE WORSHIP SIDE OF THIS.

AND PLEASE UNDERSTAND WHEN I SAY,

WORSHIP ISN'T JUST WHAT HAPPENS UP HERE

AT THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE ON A SUNDAY MORNING.

IT'S NOT, THAT IS WORSHIP, BUT THAT'S NOT,

THAT'S NOT WHERE IT STARTS AND THAT'S NOT WHERE IT ENDS.

IT'S GOTTA BE A PERSONAL THING AND WE'VE GOTTA UNDERSTAND IT.

SO, BUT WORSHIP WILL COST YOU SOMETHING.

THERE'S ALWAYS A RESISTANCE.

YOU KNOW, WHEN WE STARTED FLASHPOINT,

I THOUGHT CHURCHES WOULD PRETTY MUCH GET ON BOARD.

IN THE SECOND YEAR I SAID, LET'S DON'T GO TO

CONVENTION CENTERS, LET'S GO TO CHURCHES SO THAT

I'VE BEEN BASHING PASTORS FOR NOT STANDING UP.

LET'S GO SUPPORT THEM AND SHOW THEM THAT WE'RE A PART.

IT WAS BRUTAL. THEY DIDN'T WANT IT.

THEY WANTED THE CROWD, BUT THEY DIDN'T

WANT TO STAND UP.

I HAD ONE CHURCH WE WENT TO, BIG CHURCH.

IF I SAID THE PASTOR'S NAME, YOU'D KNOW HIM.

AND BEFORE I HAD HIM COME UP AND PRAY

BEFORE THE EVENT STARTED.

AND HE PRAYED AND HE GOES, "I JUST WANT EVERYONE

TO UNDERSTAND, THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL RALLY.

THIS IS A SERVICE."

AND I'M IN THE BACK GOING, "KINDA IS, BUT OKAY."

AT THE END OF THE THREE DAYS, HE CAME BACK UP.

"THIS HAS BEEN A SERVICE, NOT A POLITICAL RALLY."

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.

AND DURING THE MESSAGE, DURING ONE OF THE

SERVICES OR THE EVENTS DURING ONE OF THE

NIGHTS, I SAID, I SAID, "IF YOUR PASTOR

DID NOT CELEBRATE "THE SUNDAY AFTER ROE

V. WADE WAS OVERTURNED, "YOU NEED TO FIND

ANOTHER CHURCH."

(CONGREGATION CHEERING)

SOME OF OUR STAFF WERE SITTING NEXT

TO SOME OF THE OTHER STAFF AND SAID, "WHOOP."

THEY SAID, "WHAT?"

WE DIDN'T DO IT.

WE HAVE TO OVERCOME THE RESISTANCE.

THAT'S NUMBER FIVE.

WHEN DAVID WORSHIPED THE LORD WITHOUT HOLDING ANYTHING BACK,

EVEN HIS OWN WIFE LOOKED DOWN ON HIM.

2 SAMUEL 6:16, MICHAEL DESPISED HIM IN HER HEART.

2 Samuel 6:16

I KNOW, NOW HEAR WHAT I SAY THIS,

NOBODY CAN HURT ME LIKE TERI CAN.

NOBODY CAN HURT HER LIKE I CAN.

BECAUSE WE ARE IN A RELATIONSHIP,

OUR HEARTS ARE OPEN TO EACH OTHER.

THAT MAKE SENSE?

SO IF YOUR HEARTS ARE OPEN TO EACH OTHER,

YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HOW YOU STEWARD THAT RELATIONSHIP.

THE ENEMY KNEW, RELIGION KNEW AND THE ENEMY KNEW.

THIS WAS THE WAY TO GET A DAVID.

SO, I DON'T WORSHIP THE SAME WAY TERI DOES.

WE CALL IT THE SPLASH ZONE

WHEN YOU SIT NEXT TO TERI DURING PRAISE AND WORSHIP.

BECAUSE SHE MIGHT CATCH AN ELBOW OR...

SHE'S MUCH MORE DEMONSTRATIVE THAN I AM.

I'LL LEAVE IT THAT WAY.

REMEMBER, I'M THE BACK ROW, SHE'S THE FRONT ROW.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M RIGHT AND SHE'S WRONG.

JUST LIKE YOU, YOU KNOW WHEN YOU STAND RIGHT HERE,

THE AIR CONDITIONING GOES RIGHT UP THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.

(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)

BUT YOU DON'T, I'VE LEARNED, YOU DON'T WALK ANY FURTHER.

(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)

IT IS SO HARD TO, SQUIRREL, ANYWAY.

(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)

SAMUEL 6:16, "AS THE ARK OF THE LORD CAME INTO

THE CITY OF DAVID, "MICHAEL, SAUL'S DAUGHTER

LOOKED THROUGH A WINDOW, SAW KING DAVID LEAPING AND

DANCING BEFORE THE LORD,

AND SHE DESPISED HIM IN HER HEART."

I'M THINKING DAVID PROBABLY WASN'T A VERY GOOD DANCER.

BUT I DON'T THINK IT WAS THE DANCE, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS.

I THINK WHAT SHE SAW WAS UNASHAMED WORSHIP.

WHEN WE UNDERSTAND THE HEART OF WORSHIP TO THE FATHER IS A TOTAL

ABANDONMENT TO THAT WORSHIP,

PEOPLE ARE GOING TO NOT LIKE YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE A, YOU'RE ABLE

TO GET PAST YOUR OWN HEADSPACE TO WORSHIP GOD.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND

WHO WE ARE.

BUT I LOVE DAVID'S RESPONSE IN 2 SAMUEL 6:21.

2 Samuel 6:21

DAVID SAID TO MICHAEL, "IT WAS BEFORE THE

LORD AND WHO CHOSE ME BEFORE MY FATHER, BEFORE ALL HIS HOUSE."

I THINK HE WAS DOING HIS THING.

"APPOINT ME RULER OVER THE PEOPLE

OF THE LORD, OVER ISRAEL.

THEREFORE I WILL PLAY BEFORE THE LORD.

I WILL BE YET MORE MILD THAN THIS AND WILL

BE BASED IN MINE OWN SIGHT AND OF THE MAIDSERVANTS

WHICH YOU'VE SPOKEN OF AND SHALL BE HAD IN HONOR.

COME ON.

THAT'S THE WAY WE NEED TO BE.

IT DOESN'T SAY WHAT MICHAEL SAID.

HE MAY COME OUT BLEEDING WITH ONE EYE.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT THIS IS, IF WE COULD ALL GRASP THIS, YOU GUYS, IF WE

COULD GET THIS, IF WE COULD GRASP THIS, THE PRESENCE OF GOD

IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING WE DEAL WITH.

CRITICS ARE NEVER GOING TO DISAPPEAR.

ASK ME HOW I KNOW.

WE ALWAYS MAKE ROOM FOR WHAT WE TREASURE. ALWAYS.

SO, I'M ASKING YOU TO MAKE ROOM.

DON'T GET INTO CONDEMNATION THAT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN DOING

WHATEVER, BUT WE'VE GOT TO MAKE ROOM FOR GOD.

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE ROOM FOR HIS PRESENCE IN OUR OWN LIFE.

AND I'M JUST, IT'S JUST LIKE WHEN WE STARTED THE SERVICE,

AND WE HAD THIS MOMENT, AND IF THERE'S ANY MUSICIANS

BACK THERE, YOU CAN COME ON OUT.

WE STARTED THE, WE STARTED, THE GUY, THEY WERE SINGING,

AND I CAME OUT AND SAID, "COME FILL THE ALTAR."

MOVEMENT AFFECTS PRESENCE.

MOVEMENT BRINGS HOLY SPIRIT INTO THE ROOM.

THIS IS WHY SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO RUN AND DO THEIR MORNING,

YOU KNOW, DEVOTIONS.

WHY? I DON'T KNOW.

BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.

WHEN YOU MOVE, GOD GETS, WHEN YOU TAKE A STEP TOWARDS GOD,

THIS IS WHY, YOU REMEMBER BACK WHEN PEOPLE USED TO GET SAVED?

I'M KIDDING, PEOPLE GET SAVED.

BUT WHEN THEY WOULD SAY, "GET UP OUT OF YOUR SEAT

AND WALK DOWN TO THE ALTAR."

I THINK WE MISSED, I KNOW WE MISSED SOMETHING

AND WHEN WE STOP SAYING, "GET UP OUT OF YOUR SEAT,"

LIKE BILLY GRAHAM SAID, BECAUSE IT'S AN ACT OF THE FLESH,

ACT OF YOUR BODY TO GET UP AND MOVE DOWN AND GO,

"YEAH, I'M GONNA MAKE A DECISION.

"I'M GONNA BE THAT PERSON THAT SAYS,

"I'M GOING TO GIVE MY HEART TO GOD

IN FRONT OF ALL THESE PEOPLE.

"I'M GONNA BE THAT PERSON THAT SAYS,

"I'M GOING TO MAKE, YOU DROP YOUR GUN

BACK THERE AGAIN."

(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)

I'M GOING TO,

IT'S SO HARD TO GET THROUGH A MESSAGE.

(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)

Y'ALL OUGHT TO TRY THIS, IT'S NOT EASY. ANYWAY.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE I WAS.

THANKS A LOT, D.

THE PRESENCE OF GOD.

LET'S DON'T LET IT LIE.

LET'S DON'T JUST TAKE A BACK SEAT.

LET'S UNDERSTAND WHAT GOD'S GIVEN US BECAUSE IF ONE WE DO,

THAT IS WHAT'S GOING TO TAKE

YOUR LIFE TO THE NEXT PLACE, YOUR VISION TO THE NEXT LEVEL,

YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

I'M TELLING YOU, THIS IS WHAT CHANGES.

TERI LOVES ME MORE WHEN I'VE BEEN WITH GOD.

AND I'M TELLING YOU, THIS WILL AFFECT YOUR, THIS WILL AFFECT

YOU. THIS WILL AFFECT YOUR LIFE.

AND THEN IN THIS DAY AND AGE, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO

HAVE. WE MUST HAVE, IF WE'RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH.

I WAS AT CHURCH I USED TO WORK FOR, AND

PEOPLE WERE SAYING HOW THEY WANT REVIVAL AND HOW THEY WANT,

WE GOT TO BELIEVE FOR REVIVAL, WANT REVIVAL.

AND I SAID, DO YOU REALIZE THAT WHEN THE

PASTOR GETS UP THIS SUNDAY, IF EVERYBODY IN THIS

CHURCH STARTED PRAISING AND WORSHIPING GOD AND HE

DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK,

YOU'D HAVE A MOVE OF GOD.

AND I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN.

AND LISTEN, I KNOW PASTOR HANK AND BRENDA KUNNEMAN,

THAT'S WHAT, THEY WANT THAT AS MUCH AS YOU DO.

SO I DARE YOU, START LIVING YOUR PRAISE

AND YOUR WORSHIP OUT LOUD, YOUR PRESENCE OF GOD-MINDEDNESS.

I LIKE WHAT BILL JOHNSON SAID, AND I'VE QUOTED IT A LOT.

HE TALKED ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, WHEN JESUS WAS BAPTIZED

BY JOHN THE BAPTIST, THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME DOWN

AND RESTED LIKE A DOVE

ON HIS SHOULDER, OR RESTED ON HIS SHOULDER,

DEPENDING ON WHICH TRANSLATION YOU READ.

SO HOW WOULD YOU WALK IF A WILD ANIMAL,

A DOVE THAT WAS IN THE WILD, CAME AND LANDED

ON YOUR SHOULDER, AND YOU HAD TO WALK FROM HERE TO THERE?

YOU WOULD WALK VERY CAREFULLY, RIGHT?

NO SUDDEN MOVEMENTS, YOU WOULD WANT TO DO

WHATEVER YOU COULD TO KEEP THAT RIGHT THERE, TO KEEP THAT BIRD

RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SHOULDER.

IF WE UNDERSTAND THE PRESENCE OF GOD IS LIKE THAT.

THE PERSON THAT I LEARNED THIS THE MOST

FROM, I WORKED FOR FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS, WAS BENNY HINN.

AND PASTOR BENNY WAS ONE OF THE,

I THINK ONE OF THE BEST WORSHIP LEADERS OUT THERE.

BECAUSE HE KNEW HOW TO TAKE AN AUDIENCE,

NO MATTER HOW BIG, AND STAY WITH PRAISE AND WORSHIP

UNTIL THE HOLY SPIRIT MOVED.

IF WE CAN UNDERSTAND, BUT HE WAS ALSO VERY CAREFUL

WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT PRESENCE.

AND HE'D CALL YOU OUT IF YOU MADE TOO MUCH NOISE.

WE NEED TO GET BACK TO SOME OF THAT AND UNDERSTAND

THE PRESENCE OF GOD IS THE THING THAT MAKES US

DIFFERENT. NO MUSLIM HAS THE PRESENCE OF GOD RESTING ON THEIR

SHOULDER. NO HINDU HAS THAT.

I'M TELLING YOU, YOU GUYS HAVE THE ANSWER.

THE QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH IT?

ARE YOU GONNA EMBRACE THE PRESENCE OF GOD?

ARE YOU GONNA LET IT JUST GO AND JUST KIND OF COAST INTO

CHURCH AND OUT OF CHURCH?

DON'T DO THAT, PLEASE DON'T.

WE NEED YOU IN THIS BATTLE.

WE NEED YOU, YOUR FAMILY NEEDS YOU,

YOUR WIFE NEEDS YOU, YOUR HUSBAND NEEDS YOU,

YOUR KIDS NEED YOU, THEY'RE WATCHING.

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE A CHANGE AND GET BACK TO THE BASICS.

AMEN. WELL, STAND TO YOUR FEET.

I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO PASTOR DOUG HERE IN JUST A MOMENT,

BUT I WANNA PRAY WITH YOU.

IF THIS IS YOU AND THIS HAS MEANT SOMETHING TO YOU,

WHAT WE'VE SAID TODAY, AND YOU UNDERSTAND

WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, GO AHEAD AND JUST PUT

YOUR HAND TO HEAVEN.

AND SAY, GOD, I WANT TO RECEIVE AND I WANT TO BE IN

YOUR PRESENCE MORE

THAN I WAS THIS MORNING, MORE THAN YESTERDAY.

SHOW ME YOUR GLORY.

FATHER, I ASK YOU, EACH PERSON HERE,

WHETHER THEY'RE IN THE ROOM OR WATCHING BY TELEVISION

OR THE INTERNET STREAMING,

MAKE YOURSELF REAL TO THEM.

SHOW THEM YOUR GLORY, FATHER.

LET THEM SEE WHO YOU ARE.

AND HELP US AS BELIEVERS TO SHAKE OFF THE

DISTRACTIONS. SHAKE OFF THE CRITICISM.

SHAKE OFF ALL THE THINGS THAT SO EASILY

BESET US.

AND LET US RUN THIS RACE, THE MARK FOR THE

PRIZE OF THE HIGH CALLING.

FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR THIS CHURCH.

I THANK YOU FOR PASTOR HANK AND BRENDA.

ALL THE STAFF, I ASK YOU TO BLESS THEM, THEIR COMINGS AND

THEIR GOINGS, WHERE THEY WALK, WHERE THEY RUN, THEIR

CONVERSATIONS, THEIR FAMILIES.

FATHER, THAT WE WILL BE A CHURCH THAT DOES NOT BOW, THAT DOES

NOT BEND, BUT STANDS STRONG FOR YOU IN THESE COMING DAYS.

IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.

PASTOR DOUG.

AMEN. YES, LET'S GIVE DR. GENE BAILEY AND TERI A BIG HAND.

WE'RE SO BLESSED BY THEIR MINISTRY TODAY.

HOW MANY OF YOU ARE BLESSED BY THAT MESSAGE?

THIS MAKES YOU WANT TO PRESS IN MORE.

AMEN. PRAISE GOD.

YOU CAN BE SEATED FOR JUST A MOMENT.

IF THE USHERS WOULD COME AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE

WANT TO RECEIVE AN OFFERING FOR OUR GUESTS TODAY.

WE WANT THEM TO LEAVE BLESSED, AND YOU

GET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE AND ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY

TO BE BLESSED BY DOING THIS.

YOU KNOW, 2 TIMOTHY, I THINK, OR IS IT, MAYBE IT'S 1 TIMOTHY,

I HAVE TO REMEMBER THIS, 517, I THINK IT'S 1 TIMOTHY, NOW

THAT I'M GETTING IT.

LET THE ELDERS WHO RULE WELL BE COUNTED

WORTHY OF DOUBLE HONOR, AND THAT WORD HONOR REALLY MEANS

MONEY, AND IT IS 1 TIMOTHY 517, RIGHT, WE GOT IT.

SO, AND IT SAYS ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT

LABOR IN THE WORD AND DOCTRINE.

AND HE GAVE US A GOOD WORD TODAY AND WE NEED TO HONOR

THAT AND AS YOU GIVE TODAY, GIVE OUT OF ABUNDANCE SO THAT WE CAN

SEND THEM HOME BLESSED.

THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO GIVE, AGAIN

ON THE SCREEN IN THE DROP DOWN, IF YOU'RE GIVING ONLINE

OR THROUGH THE APP IS THE CONFERENCE GUEST

SPEAKER CATEGORY.

IF YOU'RE GIVING THAT WAY, JUST MARK IT AS A CONFERENCE

OR GUEST SPEAKER CATEGORY, AND THEN WE'LL BLESS

GENE AND TERI AS THEY LEAVE TODAY.

AND I THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

AND I'LL LET THE USHERS GO AHEAD AND SERVE YOU NOW.

IF YOU'RE ONLINE, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.

APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.

AND I'M JUST GONNA HAVE THE ALTAR TEAM POP UP HERE

AS SOON AS YOU CAN, AS SOON AS YOU GET YOUR GIVING DONE,

JUST COME ON UP.

YOU KNOW, DR. GENE'S MESSAGE TODAY

WAS THE KEY TO EVERYTHING, AND REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE

PRESENCE OF GOD IN OUR LIVES.

BUT THE STARTING POINT TO THAT

IS THAT RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU HAVE WITH JESUS CHRIST.

AND MAYBE YOU'RE HERE TODAY, AND YOU KNOW ABOUT GOD,

YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT GOD ALL YOUR LIFE,

OR YOU'RE AWARE THAT THERE IS A GOD, YOU BELIEVE

THAT THERE IS A GOD.

YOU KNOW, THE BIBLE SAYS THE DEVIL ACTUALLY BELIEVES

THAT THERE IS A GOD.

THE DEVIL BELIEVES IN GOD.

HE KNOWS THAT GOD EXISTS.

HE KNOWS HIS END IS COMING.

BUT THE THING IS, BELIEVING THAT THERE IS A GOD IS

DIFFERENT THAN HAVING A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE TODAY AND

YOU'RE NOT 100% SURE THAT YOU HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH

JESUS CHRIST, THAT'S WHERE IT STARTS.

YOU CAN'T ENCOUNTER THE PRESENCE OF GOD UNTIL

YOU HAVE THAT PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS.

HE CAME AS THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR OUR SIN.

WE'VE ALL SINNED, THE BIBLE SAYS,

AND FALLEN SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD, BUT HE IS OUR REDEEMER.

HE WENT TO THE CROSS OF CALVARY AND DIED FOR US.

AND AS HE WAS ON THAT CROSS, ONE

HAND WAS REACHING TOWARDS GOD AND THE OTHER HAND WAS REACHING

TOWARDS YOU AND I, MANKIND, SO THAT WE COULD BE REDEEMED AND

SAVED AND HAVE ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN.

THE OTHER OPTION TO THAT IS YOU IGNORE THIS,

YOU JUST BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A GOD, YOU GO THROUGH LIFE

NOT HAVING THAT RELATIONSHIP

AND REJECT CHRIST AND YOU END UP IN ETERNAL LAKE OF FIRE.

THAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN

TO ANY MAN OR WOMAN.

I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE LISTENING

TO ME TODAY OR ANYONE HERE.

SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU AN INVITATION TODAY.

IF YOU'RE HERE TODAY AND YOU NEED JESUS CHRIST IN YOUR LIFE,

YOU NEED TO MAKE A RELATIONSHIP, OR MAYBE YOU'VE STRAYED.

AT ONE TIME YOU KNEW GOD, BUT YOU'VE STRAYED.

YOU'VE GOTTEN OFF TRACK.

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET BACK IN ALIGNMENT WITH GOD.

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO HIS GRACE AND MERCY

AND SAY, "GOD, I DON'T WANT TO END UP IN HELL.

I DON'T WANT TO END UP IN THE LAKE OF FIRE.

I WANT TO BE WITH YOU FOR ETERNITY.

AND THEN I WANT TO SERVE YOU WHILE I'M ON THIS EARTH.

I WANT TO SERVE YOU AND FOLLOW YOUR PLAN FOR ME,

BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE A GREAT PLAN.

THE BIBLE SAYS THERE'S A GREAT PLAN FOR EVERY ONE OF US.

THERE'S THINGS THAT EACH OF US HAVE TO ACCOMPLISH.

I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME, IF YOU WOULD,

JUST FOR A MOMENT TONIGHT OR TODAY.

I WON'T KEEP YOU LONG.

AND I WANT TO ASK YOU TO SEARCH YOUR HEART

AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

ASK YOURSELF A QUESTION.

IF I WAS TO LEAVE THIS EARTH AND MOVE ON INTO ETERNITY,

DO I KNOW THAT I HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS?

AM I 100% SURE THAT HE WOULD SAY, WELL DONE,

THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT, ENTER IN TO THE JOY OF THE LORD?

WOULD HE SAY THAT TO YOU?

WHAT WOULD YOUR ANSWER BE IF HE SAID,

WHY SHOULD I LET YOU INTO MY HEAVEN?

IT COULDN'T BE GOOD WORKS.

IT COULDN'T BE THAT YOU WENT TO CHURCH.

IT COULDN'T BE THAT YOU SHOOK THE PASTOR'S HAND.

IT COULDN'T BE THAT YOU DIDN'T ROB A BANK OR SUCH AND SUCH.

IT'S ONLY THE BLOOD OF JESUS THAT SAVES US.

SO WHEN I COUNT TO THREE TODAY, I'M

GOING TO ASK YOU IF YOU NEED JESUS,

IF YOU WANT TO COME BACK TO HIM, IF YOU

WANT TO COME TO HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME,

I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU DO SOMETHING VERY BOLD.

I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU RAISE YOUR HAND WHEN I COUNT TO THREE

AND SAY, "I WANT JESUS," AND THEN I'LL PRAY FOR YOU,

AND YOU'LL GET IT RIGHT TODAY BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU NEED JESUS TODAY,

OR YOU WANT TO COME BACK TO HIM.

WHO IN THIS PLACE NEEDS THE LORD?

GET YOUR HAND UP.

IS THERE A HAND UP HERE IN THE STADIUM?

IF YOU'RE RAISING YOUR HAND, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU, SIR,

JUST TO STAND UP QUICKLY.

STAND UP RIGHT WHERE YOU'RE AT.

I SAW THAT HAND.

I WON'T EMBARRASS YOU TODAY, BUT I WANT YOU TO BE INVOLVED

IN THIS PRAYER.

IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PRAYER THAT YOU'LL EVER PRAY.

AND WOULD YOU PLEASE STEP OUT OF YOUR SEAT

AND JUST COME RIGHT DOWN HERE TO ME?

GIVE HIM A HAND AS HE COMES.

[APPLAUSE]

THANK YOU, SIR.

I BELIEVE THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE THAT NEEDS THAT.

THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE IN THIS PLACE.

AND YOU SAY, I NEED JESUS.

COME JOIN THIS YOUNG MAN.

I'M GIVING YOU ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.

EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T RAISE YOUR HAND, STEP OUT OF YOUR SEAT

AND COME DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW.

HE'S MAKING THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION

THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL CAN MAKE.

[APPLAUSE]

THANK YOU, SIR.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

CHRISTIAN. CHRISTIAN?

THAT'S A GOOD NAME.

OH, I MET YOU BEFORE.

YOU'RE HERE FROM SOUTH AFRICA.

FIRST TIME AND YOU CAME JUST, WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?

FIRST OF APRIL YOU CAME FROM SOUTH AFRICA.

AND I'M SURE YOUR FAMILY WENT THROUGH A LOT OF TORMENT,

BUT YOU'RE HERE NOW AND YOU'RE SERVING GOD.

AND THIS IS GONNA BE A DAY THAT'LL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA MAKE JESUS CHRIST

THE LORD OF YOUR LIFE.

JUST FACE ME, 'CAUSE I'M GONNA TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE.

WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO, CHRISTIAN,

IS JUST PRAY AND PRAY THIS PRAYER.

YOU CAN REPEAT AFTER ME AS I PRAY.

AND WHEN I DO THAT, YOU MAY NOT FEEL ANYTHING,

BUT JESUS CHRIST IS GONNA BECOME THE LORD OF YOUR LIFE,

AND YOU'RE GONNA SERVE HIM ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE.

AND WHEN YOU LAY YOUR HEAD ON YOUR PILLOW TONIGHT,

YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO THINK ABOUT GOING TO HELL

WHENEVER YOU LEAVE THIS EARTH.

YOU'RE GONNA BE IN HEAVEN WITH JESUS.

YOU JUST KEEP FOLLOWING HIM.

IT'LL SECURE YOUR SALVATION, AND HE'S GOT A

WONDERFUL PLAN FOR YOU.

AND I CAN SEE RIGHT NOW LOOKING INTO YOUR EYES,

HE'S GOT A CALL IN YOUR LIFE, AND YOU'RE GONNA DO

GREAT THINGS FOR GOD.

YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE HIS PLAN OPEN TO YOU.

YOU'RE HERE FOR A PURPOSE.

GOD CALLS YOU HERE FOR A PURPOSE.

YOU'RE IN THE UNITED STATES FOR A PURPOSE.

YOU'RE GONNA BE A GREAT WITNESS FOR HIM.

SO LET'S PRAY.

YOU FOLLOW ME AND REPEAT AFTER ME,

AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF THIS TODAY.

YOU PRAY.

FATHER IN HEAVEN.

FATHER IN HEAVEN.

THANK YOU.

FOR SENDING JESUS.

FOR SENDING JESUS.

I BELIEVE.

I BELIEVE.

JESUS.

WENT TO THE CROSS OF CALVARY.

HE DIED FOR ME.

THE BIBLE SAID HE WAS BURIED, AND HE ROSE AGAIN FROM

THE DEAD ON THE THIRD DAY.

I BELIEVE THAT.

FATHER, FORGIVE ME FOR ANY SIN IN MY LIFE.

I INVITE JESUS TO BE THE LORD OF MY LIFE,

AND I WILL SERVE HIM THE REMAINING DAYS

THAT I HAVE ON THIS EARTH.

IN JESUS' NAME I PRAY, AMEN.

AND CHRISTIAN, BECAUSE YOU PRAYED THAT,

YOU'VE GOT A GREAT START NOW.

THIS IS A NEW LIFE FOR YOU.

AND KATHLEEN HERE WILL GUIDE YOU WHERE TO GO.

THERE, WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION

AND SOME PAPERWORK AND HELP YOU ON YOUR WALK WITH THE LORD.

AND IF YOU PRAYED THAT PRAYER TODAY AT HOME AND FOLLOWED ME,

YOU CAN CALL OUR PRAYER LINE 24 HOURS A DAY, 855-777-7907.

AND ANYTIME, EVEN IF YOU'RE WATCHING THE ARCHIVE,

WE HAVE PEOPLE EVERY WEEK THAT CALL IN

AND RECEIVE JESUS AS THEIR SAVIOR.

AND WE'LL SEND THE SAME INFORMATION TO YOU

THAT WE'RE GIVING TO CHRISTIAN HERE TODAY

AND HELP YOU ON YOUR WALK WITH THE LORD.

SO WE THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN.

WELL, GOD BLESS YOU FOR COMING TODAY.

DON'T FORGET, BE HERE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

WE'RE CONTINUING OUR SERIES ON THE BOOK OF REVELATION.

WE'LL BE IN CHAPTER 20 YET, AND WE'RE GONNA SEE WHAT'S

IN THAT AWESOME BOOK.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU'LL BE BLESSED IF YOU'RE HERE

BECAUSE REVELATION IS THE ONLY BOOK OF THE BIBLE

THAT TELLS US THERE'S A BLESSING IF WE READ IT AND OBEY IT.

AND SO COME WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WE'RE GONNA BE SHARING ON THAT.

AND DON'T FORGET, NEXT SUNDAY, DR. RICHARD ROBERTS

WILL BE IN THE HOUSE.

GOD BLESS YOU, HAVE A WONDERFUL SUNDAY.

THANK YOU ONLINE AUDIENCE, AND WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.

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