Are We Revived? | Pr Alvin Keng

You're listening to a message to go from acts Church.

We hope this message will light up your day.

Please send your bibles to Mark chapter one, verse thirty

two to thirty nine. Mark chapter one, verse thirty two

to thirty nine. Today we're gonna read a little bit

about the life of Jesus, what he went through, what

he experienced, and hopefully we can draw something for that

for our lives. Mark chapter one. Let me read verse

from verse fourteen. Okay, I apologize because I'm still a

little bit under the weather, so I might be clearing

my trophy and there just only recently recovered. Yeah, I

had some sortry and all that. Okay, So Mark chapter one,

verse fourteen. I'm going to read that verse fourteen. It

says here in verse fourteen, now after John was put

in prison, Jesus came to Galilee preaching the Gospel of

the Kingdom of God, okay, and saying the time is

fulfilled and the Kingdom of God is at hand.

Repent and believe in the Gospel. Okay.

This is a really big deal because the Jews who

were waiting for a messiah propheside since the early prophet days.

You know, if you read Isaiah.

The coming of the Messiah has been foretold, and they

really believe that he was. Actually until today saw them

still do believe and waiting for the Messiah to come, okay,

the Savior to come. Right, they didn't believe that Jesus came,

but they still believed that a Messiah was going to come,

and he was really a big deal. And this guy

who suddenly appeared out of nowhere right started, you know,

preaching the gospel to say, the King of God is

at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel. And then

what happened after that? And as he walked by the

Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother,

casting an end to the sea, for they were fishermen.

Jesus said to them, follow me. Okay.

So if you read on until verse twenty eight, you

will see that Jesus he began his ministry after John

the Baptist was put in prison. Right, so John the

Baptist came to prepare the way he came, and he

baptized with water, and he said, there will be a

person that comes that will baptize.

You in fire right.

And Jesus himself went through that baptism right, he had

to sort of like show us the way, okay, for

those of us here who believe in Christ.

Right.

And then after John was in the prison, he was

probably you know, seen as someone that was going against

the Roman government. That's why they locked him up, right.

And then Jesus started his ministry, okay.

And when he.

Came, he came to Galilee preaching the gospel of the

King of God. And what happened after that was he

called his first disciples. He called Simon, Peter, his brother, Andrew,

and James and John. Right. Just imagine, now, Jesus, nobody

knew him, you know. Okay, of course we read the

Bible before that, we know him, but nobody knew Jesus.

Everybody knew him as the carpenter's son for thirty years

right after Truffles all going and amazing. You know, saw

like he went to Jerusalem and he saw like taught

from the scripture, not really taught, but had discourse with

the scribes and they were like, who's this child of

your old guy?

Right, boy, you know.

And then the parents for going for three days, awesome parents, right,

they forgot him. And after that he just followed his father.

His early father, and he became a very strong fit carpenter. Okay,

just quite fit. He's not weak. Okay, he can fit

table one.

Right.

And then this is where he started his ministry. Okay,

he preached, he had four disciples and more.

And then what happened next? Okay, let's see. Uh.

Then he went into Kaepernum and immediately on the Sabbath

he entered the synagogue and taught. And they were astonished

at his teaching, for he taught them as one having

authority and not as scribes. Right, So they were amazed

because he was not he was not doing theory.

He was very practical.

He thought with authority, okay, and that's why they're like, wow,

who's this guy?

They was so.

Bold in the things that he was proclaiming. Right, and

so happened, which was very interesting. So happened, right, I

wouldn't say his first miracle, but the first time he

cast it out a demon. Also I read I don't know, okay,

maybe I knew study more. But there was a man

as he was teaching in the synague, there was a

man with an unclean spirit. Okay, how many of you

here got unclean spirit?

Raise out your.

Hand, because if you have, you probably won't not okay

uh anyway, if Jesus is here, you won't be able

to you know, be around.

Right.

And the man with the unclean spirit spirit very interesting team.

If you read the Bible, you notice that anybody with

an unclean, unclean spirit, anybody with UH that's possessed by

demon now will want to declare that Jesus Christ is lord.

You read the Bible, and then the funny thing is

Jesus will cast them out saying keep quiet, don't tell these.

People who I am. I wonder why.

I wonder why Jesus stop them, stop the demons from

proclaiming that He's thought.

I wonder.

I don't know if you're thought about it before. If

you're not, maybe good to think about it. There are

a lot of things Jesus do which is quite interesting.

One right, maybe because it was not time, I don't know.

Maybe because they wanted He wanted people to realize that

he's not on their own. Maybe it's like how you know,

when we talk about our young kids, we always say

that you there's no such thing as being born in

a Christian family. You got to receive Jesus as your

personalized savior.

On your own.

It's not oh, I believe because no, no, no, you got

to believe because you believe, right.

You got to believe because you believe, not.

Because your father believed, or your mother believed, or your

pastor's kid. No, you believe because you believe that Jesus

Christ is Lord.

Right, So he casted the spirit out.

Men with unclean spirit came, Jesus rebuked him, and the

unclean spirit departed. And of course the people saw this,

they probably knew that this guy had then unclean spirit.

They probably knew that, uh, you know, this guy got

problem made right, and when they saw it, they were mazed.

And this is the interesting thing. His fame spread around Galilee.

Right.

The time got no Internet, the time got no AI,

the time got no social media. Right, it was all

word of mouth. Don't you think that Jesus would have

been very famous. This is the start of his ministry,

you know, right, start a ministry repreaching like God authority,

casting out demons.

Quite amazing.

Okay, let's follow on the story. Mark chapter one, verse

twenty nine two. Threy one says, Now, as soon as

they come out of the synagogue, they entered the House

of Simon and Andrew and with James and John. But

Simon's wife mother, Simon's wife's mother, his mother in law

lay sick with a fever, and they told him about

her at once. So he came and took her by

the hand and lifted her up, and immediately the fever

left her and she served them. So basically Jesus killed

Peter's mother in LAWA So to all husbands here, please love.

And care for your mother in law.

Couse Jesus loved them, Mark Chapter one, verse thirty two

to thirty nine. This is where we want to go deeper.

Are you guys okay? Following the story so far?

Okay? So he's kind of a big deal, right.

Jesus came preached with power cast out demons and heal

people whoa okay, So at evening when the sun had said,

they brought to him Jesus all who were sick and

those who are demon possessed. So he was hanging out

in Peter's mom in law's house and people started crowding outside.

Imagine people started crowding outside. People started saying, Hey, this

guy can cast out demons. Your family member got demon? No,

come bring them. Hey, this guy can heal the sick.

You've been sick.

All these work bring him, bring them come the whole city,

the scripture says. The scripture says that, and the whole

city was gethered together the door. The whole of pj

pataling Jai was gethered outside here because pastor Man was

just casting.

Out demons and healing the sick.

Sorry you you're on break your sor have to use

your name, right, is just doing great stuff.

The whole thing about this, guys, you're following me or not.

The whole city was here, No, because it was not

because they knew Jesus as the son of God. It

was not because they just knew him as a prophet.

But he was doing miracles. They were chasing after the miracles.

They they they were They were having problems and they

wanted it solved because this guy could solve it.

Right. You you think you could keep it quiet. No

you couldn't.

Those of you who have testimonies in your life, don't

keep quiet, share it so that people will come to

meet these Jesus that saved you. Right. So they brought

to him all who were sick, all who were possessed,

and he healed them all. He healed them all. He

didn't say, oh you see, No, he healed them all,

and the whole city was there. He healed many who

were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons.

And he did not allow the demons to speak because

they knew him. Very interesting, he did not allow the

demons to speak, becaud they knew him, just thinking why Lord,

why they should be You know, the Bible says when

you when you don't praise God, the rocks to cry out, right,

But this is very interesting. Why didn't he allow Hey,

let's read on now and in the morning, having risen

a long while before, they like, he went out and

departed to a solitary place, and there he prayed, and

Simon and those who were with him search for him,

right of course, after the whole hu haah and healing

everybody tatma.

So I'm guessing the.

Disciples to say, the disciples that followed this guy and

probably went like, wow, this guy that we followed, this

is the best decision we've made, you know, right, And

now my house, my mommy lost house. She must be

so proud of me. I'm just I'm just paraphrasing. You

didn't read right there. But don't you think they thought

they would have done a good thing because this guy

that they just said, I'll follow you suddenly can preach

the gospel, Sunny, can heal the sick.

Honey Sonny can do these wonderful things, you know.

And now the center of the city is Peter made

and lost house in Kapanham and Jesus in the morning

whereverybody is since sleeping and say, hey, come back to

Wora coming tomorrow, Say go all right, he coming to

morea coming tomorra okay, come back.

Tomorrow, you see Jesus. Are I wonder whether they take

tolling the door? Probably not. I don't know. They need

money and survivor coming comeing. Jesus. Need to sleep ready, okay, the.

Super Sonny you sleep a readay, go back, go back,

go back right. And the next day everybody sleep just

rose up super early as he normally does.

What did he do?

He went out to pray, He went out to connect

with God. Right, He went out so long that when

they woke up there like, hey, where Jesus, where's the superstar?

When is he he?

There's so many people and we really arranged the appointment,

you know, for him to come in. You know, there

are other people that want to see him that. There's

so many bild not were there. There's so many things happening.

And when they found him, they said to him, everyone

is looking for you, Lord, Where have you been? So

many haven't here yet, so many haven't let go of

the demons yet.

Where have you been?

Lord?

Come back to my mother and lost house, because that's

the most important.

Place right now. Come back. And Jesus replied, so interesting.

But he said to them, let us go to the

next town that I may preach there also because for

this purpose I have come for. And he was preaching

in their synagogues throughout all Galilee and casting out demons.

So Jesus had a very successful ministry, very since the beginning.

He had a very successful ministry. Really, he'll the sake

cast out demons, and they were all looking for him.

He was a superstar, don't you think, Jesus superstar. This

is the legit one, not not not legit one that

the world came out with. Please don't go wash iwana.

That one got some problem, okay? But he rose up

early the next morning. Friends, Could it be that he

was bordered by something could it be that he was

reflecting on the success of his ministry, successful ministry?

Straight we come up? Or success Didy?

You know, best worship leader, best home leader. Well, I

teach the word awesome, right success.

Everyone was looking for him, everybody, don't you think it's important?

So important?

Everybody was looking for him, expecting Jesus to perform, to

continue to perform miracles and heal the sick. But this

is a wonderful thing about my Jesus. He was clear

on his purpose. Huh, what do you mean. Isn't his

purpose to heal the sick set paper free? Well, yeah,

but only at one town, only at Peter Maddin Lost House.

I don't know if he continues there another day, they

might start erecting a statue of him. They might start

selling tickets. I don't know what they will do. I'm

not saying it's happening. But even as I'm sharing, this

sounds quite familiar.

Right. But Jesus was clear on his purpose.

Jesus aligned back to the far, and the Father aligned

to jesus purpose.

John fifteen seven.

It says, if you're abide in me and my words,

abide in you, and you ask what your desire, and

it shall be done to you. For you by this,

my Father is glorified that you may bear much truth,

so you will be my disciples.

Friends, We're really honest. We will know.

People are people, and people are always looking for the spectacular.

People are always looking for the next big thing. Now,

the next big thing is AI, you know, and how

you're going to use AI to change your life?

And you know a lot of conversations about AI.

Right. People are looking for the next big thing, the

next easier way. And you know that technology has made

our lives super easy. That we may not need to

search as scriptures anymore, because all we need to do

is get an algorithm to push scripture to us at

the right time that we feel that the Lord is

speaking to us. Say, I'm not against that, but God

says such scriptures. God said, search the scriptures. Are we

searching the scriptures? Are we seeking God? That's a question.

Right.

We don't want to be performing, friends, I don't think

we want to. We don't want to just have a

Sunday performance. We got to really think about that. What

are we looking for? Right? Because it's not about performance, friends,

It's about purpose. That's how I said I love my

Jesus because he was very clear on his purpose. He

came to declare the word of God. He came to

show us away. He came not just for one town,

one place. He came to reach the people. He came

for a specific purpose.

That's what he came. Leaders. We don't want to have

to be performing all the time. I hope we are not.

I hope we're not in a place where we are

giving on empty where we don't have our own quiet time,

and we don't now seek the Lord. And we come

and we wear a suit and all that's good, but

it's a performance. It shouldn't be a performance. It should

be about purpose. Jesus was not so concerned about the crowd.

He was not He was not concerned about it all.

That's why everybody looking for you. I want to how

many of us we have a pastor our house said hey, sorry, sorry,

sorry yah, I went to pray to receive more from Lord.

Come let me minister to everybody. Now, let me let

me minister to everybody. Now, let me let me I'm

not saying it's bad, okay, but do we know a purpose?

Did we really seek the Lord? A lot of times

we look for things that are good. A lot of

times we pursue things that are good, and there a

lot of things are good right now.

But is it God? That's a question, is it really

a God thing? Did the Lord really speak to you?

Right? He wasn't concerned about the crowds. He was probably

more concerned about why they were there, just to get

their prayers answered, just to get healing, just to get

alle to be able to come to this place where

they know the law of lawd Luke, chapter seven, verse

eleven to seventeen. But by the way, my title today,

thanks to one of my leaders, the title is are

we revived? That's a question, okay, are we revive? Let's

turn to Luke chapter seven, verse eleven, seventeen. Are you

guys okay? I hope the word will speak to you

as he's spoken to me as well. So one next,

what did Jesus do? Luke, chapter seven, verse eleven. It says,

now it happened the day after that He went into

a city called nine Okay, it's probably a German city,

and many of his disciples went with him, and a

large crowd. See how he was so famous? Are that

everywhere he went got large crowd. Now everywhere he went,

large crowd, large crowd. Everybody want to see him perform.

Everybody want to see him cast out demails everybody. You know,

it feels like when got accident in Malaysia, then Sunny

got a jam why because we all want to see her.

And then somebody want to look at number. I hope

none of us here look at number. Let's not biblical, right,

large crowd. When he came near the gate of the city,

Behold a date man was being carried out, the only

son of his mother, and she was a widow, and

a large crowd from the city was with her, another

large crowd. When the Lord saw her, he had compassion

on her and said to her, do not weep. Then

he came and touched the open coffin, and those who

carried him stood still, and he said, young man, I

say to your rise. So he who was dead, set

up and began to speak, and he presented him to

his smarther. Then fear came upon all. They glorified God,

saying a great prophet has risen up among us, and

God has visited his people.

And this report about.

Him went throught all Judea and all the surrounding regions,

and Jesus became even more famous. Fear of the Lord

came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, a great

prophet has risen up among us, and God has visited

his people. Right, let's read on what happened after that?

Then the disciples of John. John is still in prison, Okay.

Then the disciples of John reported to him concerning these things.

And John, calling two of his disciples to him, send

them to Jesus saying, are you the coming one?

Or do we look for another war?

Why? Soundenly got drama? Or I thought John the prophet.

John was the person that was supposed to, you know,

foretell the coming of Christ. Right, and Christ doing all

these crazy things though, and people are proclaiming him as

a great prophet. But do you know that people also

proclaim John as a great prophet because John was also doing.

Quite crazy stuff.

Right when the man had come to him, they said,

John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, are

you the coming one?

Or do we look for another?

And that very hour he cured many of the infirmities, afflictions,

and evil spirits, and too many blind He gave sight

and Jesus answered to them, saying, go and tell John

the things you have seen and heard that the blinds see,

the lame walk, the leopards are cleansed, and the death here,

the data raised, and the poor have the gospel preach

to them. And blessed is he who is not offended.

Because for me, why these are the greatest flexs ever man.

Rather than answering you who I am, let me show

you and reminding John again, Hey, remember you called me

out here. You know you came to prepare the way,

and now I'm getting more famous than you. But please

keep your eyes on the right face focus. It's not

about fame, it's not about performance. It's about the purpose. So, friends,

can I ask you a question? What did you come

out here to see? Why did we come to X

PJ or X church this morning? Do we come to

see a man performing Michael W. Smith on the piano

the Chinese version? Do we come and see a person

to get bent and swayed by his environment? Are we

bent by pop culture?

Well?

What's the latest thing happening here? Or what's the latest song?

What's the latest fashion? Now? Well, now you go Christian

Christian culture. No, friends, Christian culture. I think the only

culture I know is Jesus culture. I don't know about

Christian culture. I used to be one, young ones. Yeah,

even the word Jesus culture also means something else, right,

huh is bad?

Oh?

Lord, we've taken your name in vain kingdom culture. I'm

sure someone will use that later on branding.

Right.

No, friends, you didn't come to ex church, to any

other exists to see things to see.

Let me read. Let me read the scripture.

When the messengers of John had departed, he began to

speak to the multitudes concerning John. What did you What

did you go out into the wilderness to see a

reed chicken by the wind? What did you go out

to see a man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those

who are gordeous sly apparel and live luxury in king's courts?

But what did you go to see a prophet? Yes,

I say to you, and more than a prophet, this

is key of whom it is written. Behore, I sent

my messengers before your face, who will prepare your way

before you? For I say to you, among those born

of women, that is not a greater prophet than John

the Baptist. But he who is least in the Kingdom

of God is greater than he. And when all the

people hurt him. Even the text collectors justified God having

been baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees

and lawyers rejected the will of God, for they themselves

not having been baptized by him. And the Lord said,

to what then shall I liken the men of this generation?

And what are they?

They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling

to one another, saying, we played the flude for you,

and you did not dance. Hey, Hello, I played the

food for you, but you did not dance. We mourn

for you, but you didn't weep for John. The Baptists

came neither to eat, neither eating bread nor drinking wine.

And you say he has a demon.

The son of Man has come eating and drinking, And

you say, look a glutton and a wine bibber, a

friend of tech collectors and sinners. But wisdom is justified

by all her children. What did we come out to see?

Friends?

What did we come out to see today? The truth

is that people will go where they secretly desire. So

what are we desiring this morning? John the baptist came,

He fasted and prayed. Us just being sarcastic, he fasted

and prayed. He was in the desert, he was baptizing.

We will say, you know, I'm preparing the way for

the coming of the Savior. Do you know that Jesus

proclaimed John as a prophet, But Jesus didn't proclaim himself

as a prophet. You know why, because Jesus is not

a prophet. Jesus was the Messiah.

Your cash tann on. A prophet is just a title.

Jesus was the real deal. What do we recognize? We

recognized the pastor we recognized the leader, or we recognized Jesus.

We recognize a culture, we recognize the way of how

we feel, we recognize what's trending, or we recognize Jesus.

My encouragement this morning is that we recognize Jesus.

Who is Christ in? Who is Christ in your life?

Who is Christ in your life? John came, He was rejected.

Jesus came.

He was also rejected. Come eat food, don't eat food?

Also reject Where do you know John was a graff man,

hair on his back. I remember this song There was

a man with a tad with the big fat Bealley

with that realm?

Is that the right one?

Correct song? Wrong verse? John I locus hyprotein. Jesus came

and said, with text collectors. Text collectors are not poor,

our friends, text collectors quite richer, probably self rich, good food.

They want to so complain it look us so complain

if with text collectors to complain. And later, of course,

Jesus said, I didn't come to see the healthy. I

come to see the sick. Who was the sick people

that received him, that had their life transform?

What was the purpose? Friends?

What was the purpose? Do we recognize Jesus in our lives?

That's the question I have this morning? Or is this

just a culture? We are not just giving prophecy, friends,

We are living it out. Disciples of Christ. We are

living out what the Lord has given to us. When

you receive Christ as your personal law, say, it's not

a storytelling I think anymore.

It's real. Friends. When we pray for the sick, the

sick get healed. I know some of you here are

not well.

This morning, Jesus will heal you in the name of Jesus,

that you be healed, and they receive that this morning,

not in the name of Elvin.

Not in the name of.

Church branding. No, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,

that you are here and you are made well. It

is always Christ, because Jesus was the one prophecy, and

we are his disciples, and therefore we are living out

the prophecy.

Because of Christ, we are redeemed.

I pray that your minds be set free this morning,

set free from what you're looking for, set.

Free from culture and what people else are doing.

Now, everyone here, I believe you have your own personal

relationship with God. That's the kicker relationship. How have we

been investing in our own relationship with God? It's a

good question. Or are we too busy? Like I said,

right now, it's very easy. That's the danger. The thing

about people is the easier you make it for them,

the more they think things are granted.

You know, don't use some examples.

You're my tarasa right as a person staying very far

away from PJ. I kind of need to plan my

schedule because you're not. I'll be re lated on so

most of the time, most of the time, all the time,

most of the time. I think there was once I

was super late for assault. H you know, but most

of the time I have to come at least an

hour before the even one like this morning, we came

flea around there one and a half hours before.

Why because it's so hard.

So we cannot take for granted, because the moment you

take it for granted, there'll be then you'll be late.

But I wonder what time people leave the house? Who's

stay in PJA.

I wonder.

I don't want to know anybody, but I'm talking about

human beings agay, and the danger that we have right

now in today's day and age is.

Things are so easy. I tell you, it is making

things even easier.

Now there's this a very interesting thing where you can

actually not read the Bible. You can play a YouTube

song probably AI so know of someone reading scripture in

R and B form. I just discovered it. I'm like, oh,

this is so interesting. So you can actually sing along

with the Gospel in R and B or God fold,

depending on your flavor. LLA right, the me sing the

Gospel Met you or listen to the Gospel Met you

in four And it's pretty interesting, you know.

So I fine, it's a little bit great area.

Because when we were spoon fed the scripture this way

like how I'm kind of doing it for you right now.

I wonder how diligent will be in searching the scriptures

for yourself.

Something you think about, okay, something you think about, something

to encourage you to think about. This is how I

like to give people homework, which I hope you do LA.

Where I will you know, share something and say please

go read yourself. I hope you do LA. I hope

you do LA.

Okay, or at least have some form of devotional LA.

You know.

I think one of the greatest devotions last time was

daily break. Last time find you know you want to

get daily bread. It's three to go to canaan lana

and look for it, LA, and then you try at

least got some guidance LA.

Now it's so easy installing your phone call team huh

straight away? Wake up? Oh, I read the Bible. I

opened the.

Scripture, come out already on my mainscreen. Oh you see,

I'm a good Christian. Of course I'm reading today scripture

like all the three million people. I don't how many

three billion people in the world reading the same scripture.

The Lord is speaking to us in this one scripture.

I'm being sarcastic our friends. Can God speak to you

in that scripture?

Can? Don't say cannot? Can God still God's word?

Ma?

But I think I want to say alla. I think

the Holy stree want to say alla. Let me read

X chapter nineteen. Are you guys okay? X Chapter nineteen.

Everybody is re quiet now. I mean this is why

we don't want you to prety so often. I guys, okay, Now, okay,

Please snatch your neighbor and say he's not talking about you.

X Chapter nineteen, Verse thirteen to seventeen. Okay, let's read this.

Are acts nineteen thirteen to seventeen. Dory will well well

and well, we'll lend this place well playing well okay,

or more like we'll take off well Okay, it says

here inverse th teen. Okay, let me read now. God

worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul.

Okay.

Paul was one of the you know, one of the

apostles that didn't see Jesus. The rest of the apostles

saw Jesus, but Paul didn't see Jesus right well, at

least only after he left. So the even handkerchiefs or

aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and

the diseases left them, and the evil spirits were out

of them. Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists well

got such a thing. Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves

to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those

who are evil spirits, saying, we exercise you by the

Jesus whom Paul preachers. But interesting, Isaiah, you know, come

let me pray for you. You know, remind said past

the men killed the sick custout demons. Right, then you

come to me, one of disciples are Come, let me

pray in the name of the Jesus that past and

mad preachers. Doesn't it sound very familiar, very weird, right?

It sounds like I don't believe in Jesus, but I'm

trying to write on pasta men's belief of Jesus.

Coroner.

Shouldn't it be I pray for you in the name

of Jesus, whom I believe. I pray in the name

of Jesus. That pas Cana's beliefs sounds funny, right, That's

see what happens are Also, there were seven Sons of Skiva,

a Jewish priest or priests who did so, okay, So

a few of them did it. Okay, And the evil

spirit answered and said, Jesus, I know, and Paul, I know,

But who are you. Then the man in whom the

evil spirit was sleep was sleeping on them, overpowered them

and prevailed against them.

So they flat out their house naked. And that.

This became known both to all Jews and Greeks dwelling

in Ephesus, and fear fell on them all. And the

name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many who

had believed came confessing and telling their deeds. And many

of those who had practiced magic brought their books together

and burned them in the sight of all. And they

counted up to the value of them, and it two

total fifty thousand pieces of silver. So the word of

the Lord grew mightily and prevail. Friends, May we come

to a place where we do not just have the

form of godliness but no power. My last scripture, second

Timothy Tree was three to five second Timothy Tree Tree

of five. I shall have turned to it earlier. Let

yours sink in the thoughts before this. Okay, he says, here, okay,

let's read from one, but know this that in the

last days, perilous times will come. For men will be

lovers of themselves, lovers of money, bolsters, proud, blasphemous, disobedient

to parents, unthankful and holy, unloving, unforgiving, slenderess without self control, brutal,

despisers of good, traitors, hate, strong, haughty, lovers of pleasure,

rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness

but denying its power. And from such people turn away.

Friends.

We need to come to a place where we understand

who our Lord Jesus Christ is, and not just understand

who he is. The real question is who is he

is to us? Not another person's faith? You know, right,

not numbers that same When you know your own, can

you believe for your own.

Jesus is real to you too? Write?

Don't you love him? Don't you have a relationship with him?

Are we relying on the faith of our partner? Are

we relying on the faith of the church? Are we

what are we relying on?

Friends?

No, we should rely on our own faith. You should

know who this Christ is. All of us made that

decision a long time ago. But maybe true the years,

maybe true.

I don't know. Constant exposure to the culture.

Okay, or people you know can be good and better

can be exposure until you get hurt and because there's

no clarity or relationship, then you totally cut off everyone

else that has anything to do with Christ. I think

it's a ways you know, or maybe it's exposure to

the point that you thought, Hey, this is the way

to go. Devoid of relationship. No relationship with Christ is key.

Admit that you need Christ in your life, believe that

he died for a since, and commit your life to him.

The commitment part, the relationship part. He's said in his

word that I now call your friends, because whatever the

Father is revealing to me, I'm revealing to you friends, relationship,

heirs to the throne, heirs to the Kingdom of God.

Have we just been doing? Doing? Doing? Friends?

Can I encourage you time to stop doing, time to

start being, Time to stop doing Christian things, time to

start being a disciple of Christ, time to stop doing.

Only doing is Goodah, but.

Maybe we need to start concentrate on being because doing

means you can go from one conference to another conference,

to another conference, to another conference, to one camp to

another wordship.

Think it's just doing. What are you being. What is

it lod speaking to you.

The thing about being in the city is that we

have so much options, so much first world problems, so many.

Just says here.

If you don't like what Pasel is saying, now you

can just go down the street. Someone might be speaking

a nicer message for you. So much options, but it's

not going to help your faith. Are we going to grow?

Are we going to go closer to Christ? You're gonna

ask ulf a question. No, So, friends, let's stop doing.

Let's start being, because when we we are or when

we be, the doing is automatic. When you know who

Christ is in your life, the doing is automatic. And

that's something that in acts we're very big on. That's

why we're big on discipleship. That's why we have a

book that passed a wad.

Now every believer can.

That is why I have the privilege and the opportunity

of planting this church with awesome individuals and for building

this church. We're awesome leaders. It's not just about the title.

It's about living out our faith in Christ.

Amen.

So actually, the first question that we revive is a

rhetorical question. We are revived because as long as you

have Christ in your life, you are revived. Maybe the

question is you're not tapped into it yet, or there

are so many things happening here or happening here there

is blinding you or distracting you.

Friends.

Time to build again that quiet place with the Lord.

Time to go to the Lord again in the morning

and say, Lord, I want to align. Jesus dealt with that.

He was famous. Everybody was looking for him. Everybody had needs,

and of course he had confession, that's how he healed them.

But he knew his purpose. He was very clear on

what his father, what he was here to do on earth.

He was very clear. Are you clear? Sometimes we are not? No,

that's the reality. Sometimes we are not really clear.

That's why we go from one thing to another thing,

to another thing, and then when it doesn't work, then

we go to the next thing. It doesn't work, go

to the next thing. Friends, my encouragement to you this

morning is stopped doing that. The only person that can

give you clarity is our Father go in heaven. The

only person that can give you clarity on this earth

right now is the Holy Spirit is God. And the

only guiding light that you have in your life is

the Word of God. That you can search for yourself

the scriptures. That is the best thing ever, the best

gif ever that God has given to us, the power

that God has given to all of us.

Amen. Amen, I don't know how you're going to receive

this word I've delivered it. Lord. I pray that you

will speak to your people.

Lord, I pray that you will just grant us that

breakthrough this morning that we need, Holy straight guide us.

We don't want to play in the shallows anymore. Lord,

we don't want to be affected by what's happening out there.

Lord Father.

But Lord, we want to align ourselves to You again,

aligned to our Maker, aligned to further God in Heaven.

We don't just listen to advice from friends or people

or Lord. We want to really live out our purpose

in You. So I pray for you people this morning.

I pray for those who are here. I pray, o God,

that you speak to them. I pray Holy Spirit that

you will guide them and lead them. Lord, I pray

that you help us overcome our challenges. Lord, whatever struggle

that you've been having for the past few years, not

I pray that it will help us overcome it. Oh God,

Because your word says that with Christ within me, I

can do all things. That's not just lip service. Friends,

It's the word of God. It is a promise.

It's the truth.

With Christ in you, you can do all things. The

Bible still say is that Christ has overcome the world,

and because He has overcome the world, he has given

us vig tree. The Bible says, he has minister. They

hit another tail. The Bible says a lot of things.

The Bible also says that when we are down, He's

our power of refuge, a very present help.

Where we're in danger.

The Bible says, though I walk through the value of

the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for

your Lord and your staff will comfort me. The Bible

also says that by His stripes we are healed. Do

you believe that, friends, It's not just lip service, it's

not just a positive thinking.

It is a word of God and it has power.

Do you believe? Do you believe?

What do you come to see this morning? Do you

come to see a man perform miracles in front of you?

Or do you come to meet Christ? Do you come

to experience God's presence in your life? What did you

come to see? I pray that you will always come

to see Him and seek him, because the answer to

all yours is only to Christ. No one else can

give you that an answer. No one else can, not

a prophet, not a pastor, not a church. Only Christ.

We hope you've been blessed by this message. For more

information on our church, please visit as church org. We

are also active on Facebook and Instagram. We're believing that

this week is going to be a good week.

I hit for you.

God bless