Are You Afraid? — Fruitful Christian 4 — November 3, 2024: full transcript and answers

▶ 0:00 We’ve heard a lot of uh testimonies of people that God brings something into their life and wakes them up to turn and change amen it happens all the time and we’re just praying that God would you know turn to all of our congressional senators every one of them the judges and and try to wake them up and he can do it amen uh we need to keep praying for. That we’ve been talking about the remnant. In the Bible the remnant refers to a small group of faithful believers who remain loyal to God whether it’s big or small whether it’s big or small in the Bible it’s a group that remains faithful and loyal to God to his precepts and to his word even when the majority of the people have turned away from him I grew up.

▶ 0:52 Uh going to church and I had a youth pastor who was in the Vietnam War and he was a marine. And he had stories for. Us and one of the uh because he’s my youth pastor I you know he would take us down to the base he would take us to see the uh miramar air show and we were there and you would see mr barn salute and he wouldd have his hat and he would he would just be it was a different experience and as a young man it it has an effect on you. You know because I had a desire to fight for my country but one of their principles at the bottom here you see this uh statement what does it say what does that say seer fidelis or as the marines say what always no what do they what cfy that’s right.

▶ 1:54 Cfy and it means always faithful symbolizing the commitment to the marines the commitment to the core marine corps and to their country saying always faithful that’s their motto and even though the marine corps is a small group it’s small I mean compar to the army it’s the smaller group but their commitment to their country and to the core is very strong and we want to be like that no matter what church you’re part of we have the cath the pope up there catholic church united methodist church baptist church evangelical church all the different churches all the different um factions that we’re in right now no matter what you’re a part of the remnant are people who let God train them and change them to people that treat people right and that love their God.

▶ 2:56 In Revelation 12:17 the dragon made war with the remnant and this is uh in. Revelations and it tells us who the remant are not just a word you know not just a definition it’s saying that they’re people who keep the commandments of God this is how we know you’re a remnant amen this is how you can know if you’re a remnant you keep God’s commandments they have the testimony of Jesus. And so the question is today are we letting Christ make us a new. Creature it doesn’t stop after you overcome addiction there is more that God wants to do in your life remember he his impact is that we become new creatures as Paul said circumcision nor uncircumcision it’s not about that it’s about what the new creature.

▶ 4:00 And so we we may overcome addiction in our lives but that doesn’t end there he wants us to change our work habits our temper our family life and how we treat our family and our big. Mouth needs transformation how many can agree with that yes we got to let God transform these things and that’s why this altar is so important yes it’s a little stage and there’s a little carpet here but this is your altar. And at the end of the service it’s an opportunity to come before God and let him to continue that transformation in your life it’s not just for people who have never accepted Christ if you want to be continue if you want to continue being made. New we’ve got to come to Christ this is just an opportunity to come to Christ okay he is the one that makes us a new creature.

▶ 5:09 Amen as we learned in the past lesson Zechariah 8:11-12 the seed shall be prosperous the vine shall give its fruit the ground shall give her increase and the heavens shall give their due and he’s talking about the remnant but now I will not treat the remnant as in former days now their seed is going to be pressed their vine will give fruit they will have the increase in the ground and the heavens shall give their due we learn that that seed is what the word of God and it’s going to be prosperous in your life the vine is Jesus Christ as he defines it in the New Testament in red letters and shall give its fruit uh God wants us to bear the fruits of the spirit amen and if we stay and stick with him stay connected with him he’s going to bring it to completion the ground shall give her increase and the heavens shall give their do we learned about the do God is always around he’s always available the kingdom of God is within you the kingdom of God is at hand the kingdom of God is.

▶ 6:10 Here and like the air that is the water that’s in the air the water vapor that’s in the air you’ve got to reach out to God and grab that water so that you can have that life don’t wait around for the next reign of God r a I n the next water water coming from God from heaven don’t wait around and the example that we gave in california we have how many inches of I don’t remember how many inches of rain per year it wasn’t very much.

▶ 6:42 And uh let’s I’m just going to throw out a number 10 inches of rain your average tree needs a 100 inches of rain per year what do you do as a Christian you can’t wait around for all just rain you have to get that due that is already in the water vapor as a Christian you can’t wait around for every rain you know some of us don’t attend church regularly and we you know maybe once a year we we feel the reign of God and we have some life that comes into us but God is available for us every day remember the people on the road to uh road to emus they were walking with Jesus Christ and he was going to continue walking but they stopped him they constrained him they said don’t you go any further you come with us we’ve got to get that kind of attitude so that we can have his water that he has for us Zechariah 8:12 I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these.

▶ 7:49 Things when he’s talking about causing here we go to the new covenant new covenant says I will give you a new heart I will put my spirit in you and I will what cause you to walk in my ways and my statutes and this causing is called grace in the New Testament that grace by grace were saved through faith uh by grace through faith you’ve been saved not by works l any man should boast you put your faith in Christ and he backs it up with his drawing his influence his response to your faith amen I experienced this as a teenager that desire that comes you may not have had had a a desire before but all of a sudden it’s there now and that God is drawing you he’s trying to say hey that’s that’s coming to to a better.

▶ 8:53 Way I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all things do you want want to be just a Christian that does not possess. God’s God’s. Promises possess all these things we don’t want to possess a part of God we don’t want to possess a little bit of God we want to have what all we don’t want to be Christians that are 25% Christian we don’t want to be 50% Christian or 10% Christian we want to be what oh 100%. Amen that depends on us Deuteronomy chapter 6:5 it said in this uh. Well-known commandment love the Lord your God with what all say that all your heart with what all your soul with all your strength.

▶ 9:56 And when you think about all think about the days of the week are we just loving God on Sunday no we love him on every day on all days. Amen Monday Tuesday when Monday to Saturday it doesn’t. Change we can’t live a double. Life where we come to church and we smile we sing oh Jesus loves me and then when Monday comes. No love God with what. All every area we want to we can change in one area but we don’t want to give God the other area we can change in uh you know maybe an addiction area a sexual area we want to turn that around but when it comes to our mouth no I don’t want to change my mouth right and God is saying he wants what.

▶ 11:08 All all your heart your soul your strength it shall come to pass in Zechariah 8:13 that as you were a curse among the heathen I will I save you and you shall be a blessing fear not but let your hands be strong and that’s what we’re going to be talking about today and I’m going to look down at this uh one right here it says fear. Not some of us are afraid of God some of us are afraid to approach him to come to him uh Luke chapter 1:30 the angel came to mary and the first thing the angel said is what don’t be afraid fear not Luke 10 verse 2:10 the angel appeared to the shepherd said what do not be afraid we get afraid of God some of us think that if we come to God he’s going to make us weird. Well I don’t want to be like that guy I saw a guy that’s not God remember he created you he knows you more than you know yourself and he can approach you in a way that you can handle remember he loves.

▶ 12:18 You it’s powerful God is powerful Exodus 20:8 when the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain and smoke they trembled with fear and they said do not have God speak with us or we will die Moses said to the people what don’t be afraid they wanted to keep their distance from God because they were afraid of the thunder and the lightning and yes we need to understand that God is powerful that he is a judge that he does have thunder and lightning and he does strike terror into the wicked and into the kingdom of darkness but if you’re on his side if you love him that is not for. You he’s not against you he can be on your side when I was a kid uh I was really afraid of the predator movie and so to get over it I would say he’s my friend I would make him my friend and that way he would beat all my you know enemies yeah go get him uh and you know God wants to be on your side amen he’s powerful he’s.

▶ 13:40 Great don’t be afraid of him Psalm 98:9 he comes to judge the earth he will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity for he cometh for he cometh to judge the earth. Righteousness amen when I was uh thinking about this scripture I was thinking of that song um and I I like that song because you’re singing about how God is a judge he’s he is coming he is coming to judge the earth but you’ve got to understand that God has a lot of responsibilities he is a judge. In Matthew 16:27 2 Corinthians 5:10 we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

▶ 14:37 Amen. But we don’t have to be afraid if we surrender if we submit to him we don’t have to be afraid of God I have loved you with an everlasting love I have drawn you with unfailing kindness the new covenant he’s given us this new covenant I will give you a new heart I will put my spirit into you I will call cause you to walk in my ways your sins your iniquities I’ll forgive remember no more the the the from the least to the greatest they all shall know me from the least to the greatest amen the grace of God teaches us to say no to ungodliness and worldly passions we are the clay you are the potter we are all the work of your hand when I am lifted up from the earth I will I draw all people to myself see he’s drawing he’s drawing all people.

▶ 15:30 And so when I I’m bringing this up because God is not sitting back waiting to send everyone to hell he has been working every second every millisecond every nanc to draw people to himself to bring people to the kingdom of God and he has been doing that work ever since the beginning he is not sitting back and just waiting to send everyone to hell he is working. Tirelessly to bring people to himself amen I think that is very powerful he is stirring his church to do the same thing we got to get with it amen we’re definitely you know I be like I’m not doing this every nanc.

▶ 16:35 Amen so yes he is coming to judge the earth but he is working night and day to bring people to himself do not reject him Revelations 3:20 the famous scripture here I am I stand at the door and what knock if anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come in and eat with that person and they with me God is knocking on billions of people’s. Doors he is knocking he’s not. Lazy so yeah you better believe it when he judges the earth because he’s saying hey I was there I was knocking on your door I got it I’ve got it noted I know what you told me people are rejecting him and accepting him you got we got to understand that. Joshua 1:9 be strong courageous do not be afraid for the Lord will be with you wherever you go Psalms 23:4 even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for you are with me amen see when we have God with us we don’t have to be afraid we don’t have to be afraid of the world you don’t have to be afraid of people that that are trying to hurt you you don’t have to be afraid of making the right choice and all of the fear that people give you the grief.

▶ 18:05 Amen we don’t have to be afraid now we get afraid but God is reminding us hey you don’t have to be afraid I am what with you when you make a decision to follow him he is with. You and I have to remind myself of this all the time. John 1 John 4:4 because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world John 4 James 4:7 submit yourselves to God resist the Devil and he will flee from you Romans 8:38 neither death nor life nor angels nor demons nor any powers will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord you don’t have to be afraid of the kingdom of darkness you don’t have to be afraid of Satan but there’s a caveat here.

▶ 19:03 Right it says the one who is in you do you have Christ in you do you put his word in you do you put his truth in you you can have God in you by his word and his presence and how do you get his presence you got to pray you got to seek him you got to praise him that’s how you can get God’s presence and you can have have him in. You but if you don’t have him in you and you’re rejecting him and walking away from him neglecting Jesus Christ you’re going to have tough time with the kingdom of darkness submit yourselves see the caveat you got to submit yourself to who to God to his word to his truth to his house.

▶ 19:55 And then you got to do something else you got to what resist the devil you know some of us don’t even put up a fight and how do we resist the Devil it says that out of the mouths of babes and sucklings I have ordained praise to beat back to freeze to steal to stop the enemy and the avenger I it shocks me when people will not praise God. It is such a powerful promise and I’ve said I’ve quoted that scripture 500 times and we still won’t do it it’s like man of all the things we can come on we can do that. Amen nothing can separate you from the love of God there is no distance that Satan can make you go into where God cannot reach Lazarus was in the tomb he was dead and God spoke him into life Paul was was the chiefest sinner he said he was in the depths of sin he was at the deepest.

▶ 21:04 Place in our uh we know about the deepest spot in Mariana Trench right five miles deep and if you try to go that depth you get crushed by the pressure of the water Jesus Christ can reach down in that depth and pull you. Out nothing can separate us from the love of God amen. Zechariah. 8:14 when your fathers provoked me to wrath you were a curse among the heathen and I will save you and you shall be a blessing so it doesn’t matter if we are living in a time of correction from God in our country in our land maybe it was our forefather’s fault.

▶ 21:59 Who who knows whether it was your forefathers or whether it was your fault God wants to bring you from a place of uh judgment or cursing to be what a what. Blessing God wants to turn your situation from a curse to a blessing and we see that with our young men here. Daniel haniah mile and azariah. Daniel chapter 1:3 the king brought king uh the the king of Judah’s descendants who had the ability to serve in the king’s palace and they were to learn the literature and language of the ch calans after three years of training they were supposed to serve the king and these four guys are mentioned here in Daniel chapter 1 Daniel he purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s delicacies nor the wine does doesn’t say exactly if it’s because it was sacrificed to idols it doesn’t say if it was because it was uh uh pork meat or something that they didn’t e doesn’t say but whatever it was Daniel said I don’t want to defile myself with this.

▶ 23:15 Stuff see Daniel as a young person he cared about God’s word he cared about God’s. Law he purposed in his heart when I was a young person this this scripture was so powerful to me he purposed in his heart have we purposed in our heart Daniel here is acting like the remnant he’s saying no I’m not going to participate I’m going to do what God tells me to do and not what you tell me to do not what the world tells me to do that is the behavior of the remnant they first thing that they do they keep the commandments of God this is Daniel he’s keeping God’s commandments amen even if it’s a shadow law now Daniel in his time he’s under the shadow law we’re not under the shadow law but we’re under other laws that we need to.

▶ 24:15 Keep it says that he requested the prince of the eunuchs to the uh to not participate in these things he wasn’t disrespectful he didn’t you know slap around I don’t want that stuff thus say the Lord he said I I would like I would like not to participating that and you know whether you’re forceful Daniel I’m just showing here Daniel approached it in a request way he had to deal with the time that he had right those guys probably had swords already to chop your head off so he still kept God’s word and was respectful he had to be respectful in doing it. So we can’t come up with excuses is what I’m saying you can’t be like oh they’re going to cut my head off well if you approach it in the right way you could be okay and then you get to keep God’s word and you don’t have to give in and you can be respectful.

▶ 25:17 Amen as for these four young men God gave them knowledge and skill and all literature and wisdom and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams in all matters of wisdom and understanding about which the king examined them he found them how many times better say it with me 10 times better than all the magicians and astrologers am I reading too fast do I need to go slower who were in all his realm so Daniel and these young. Men were given knowledge and skill they were given by God literature and wisdom they God helped them understand he helped them learn it well and not only that but Daniel had understanding of visions and dreams you don’t get that from literature and language amen you get that from God and it says when they came out of this training time of three years they were 10 times better than all of the magicians and asers who were in all his realm you got to understand that the veterans at that time the people that were already serving the king of Babylon the veterans maybe they had been serving at him for 40 years who knows these boys came out and they were better than them by 10 that’s powerful and God did that these young.

▶ 26:50 Boys had to live in a time of curse had to live in a time of judgment in their land but God turned turned all of that into what a blessing these young men became rulers they became in charge of Babylon of a secular nation and they got to influence and be uh wholesome people to the country and to the their own people that’s powerful so even though there was a curse there was a judgment God turned it into a what a blessing and we need that in our time today amen Zechariah 8:15 again in these days I am determined to do good to Jerusalem and the house of Judah do not fear God is determined to do you good not because you are sinning not because you’re rejecting him why but because you are a remnant.

▶ 27:58 Those who will not bow their knee to Baal those who will not give in those who are faithful to God will keep his commandments he is determined to do you what. Good. Amen Daniel 3:4 the herold shouted when you hear the sound all kinds of music you shall fall down and worship the gold image that king Nebuchadnezzar has set up whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast immediately into the midst of the burning fiery furnace we should a lot of us know this story. Already and so here king Nebuchadnezzar was setting up his own image to bow to and the world today can try to set up their own religion their own God today and if we don’t obey they will impose some kind of consequence they’re cancelling people they’re they’re threatening to sue all all kinds of things today amen it’s.

▶ 29:03 Happening and they want you to obey they want to be in charge and I’ve said this before. Uh the argument that comes out of the world today is oh don’t push your religion on me well they’re pushing their religion on. Us don’t make your law your Christian laws your religious laws well you’re put pushing your religious laws on us. You’re hurting. People you’re allowing all kinds of things to happen you know I worked with many families and and and youth for years and I saw the results of all of this nonsense in the homes in the family it doesn’t help it’s. Harmful we got to get back to promoting right back in the family and right back in the country and truth amen don’t let them tell you that you’re religious and you need to keep your religion out they are religious and they’re putting their religion.

▶ 30:12 In it’s just a tactic to shut us. Up when all the people heard the sounds of all kinds of music all the people nations and languages fell down and worshiped the golden image which king Nebuchadnezzar had set up I’m mentioning this because at the threat of their lives everyone that was there at this golden image they all bowed down but again these boys it doesn’t say that they’re a remnant but they’re acting like what the remnant why because they will not bow they are remaining faithful to who they’re remaining loyal to who to. God and who set it up king Nebuchadnezzar he is the top authority in the land.

▶ 31:12 We have to realize that though kings or leaders may have done a great thing maybe they uh you know in h in his in his time he was a great conqueror he led all of that conquering and be you know be Babylon became a the the first empire and king Nebuchadnezzar he led. That you know they may rule well but they’re not always right about. Everything our government representatives today are not right about everything even though they are good at some things. Amen and so the king comes to them and says who is the God that’s going to deliver you out of my hands I’ve conquered nations I’ve conquered many nations I’ve I’ve plowed right through and you three are going to stand here who are you you’re you’re just ants under my shoe right that’s the way he’s talking to them and Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied and said the God we serve he is able to deliver us from this fiery furnace and if he does not we want you to know your majesty your majesty.

▶ 32:31 Oh oh oh well here’s my answer who’s going to deliver you from my hand who are you and those guys stand there like oh well you know God’s able to deliver us thank you for threatening us can you imagine with a smile. Replying if he does not we want you to know your majesty that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set. Up Romans 13:1 let everyone be subject to governing authorities for rulers hold no terror for those who do right but for those who do wrong it is important that we understand that the other side of government is yes we are supposed to subject to governing authorities you know when you get pulled over and they’re going to give you a ticket because you were speeding you are guilty yes we’re guilty.

▶ 33:31 Right uh we submit ourselves to that authority. Amen for rulers hold no terror to for those who do right but for those who do wrong whoever rebels against the authori is rebelling against what God has instituted and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves if you remember the Jews they told Pilate this guy needs to be killed and Pilate was like he’s innocent he didn’t nothing. Wrong but they convinced Pilate to kill. Christ they did not submit themselves to the roman. Authority and this is why we pay taxes also this is all in Romans chapter 13 I remember when I was a kid I was at school and we were walking all as together to the park that was far away and we all had to walk from the school to the park and I just ran through some kind of intersection or something and mr ar barnes is like.

▶ 34:37 Hey h and at the end of the day he says okay you need to go and read me Romans 13 and memorize it uh maybe a couple verses I can’t remember so I got in trouble and the next day I forgot about what he asked me to do and my friends who got in trouble too they’re like did you memorize it I’m like what I. Forgot uh maybe that was something else but yes I remember reading this and getting in trouble we are submit ourselves to the authority. But they have a responsibility too the government and that’s to hold wrongdoers accountable and not to punish those who are doing right. Amen uh would God hold the germans accountable for not subjecting themselves to hitler.

▶ 35:34 Question Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego did not listen to the highest governing authority in Babylon were they. Wrong you got to remember there is a higher authority right and who is that God his word his truth doesn’t matter if our country makes a whole bunch of lawless stuff legal. It doesn’t make it right just because America oh all of a sudden oh drugs are legal all this stuff is legal you can do what you want oh we lowered the age of consent down to 10 over lowered it down that doesn’t make that doesn’t matter. Amen doesn’t mean it’s right so these boys they were cast into the furnace and the king leaped to his feet and he said we’re not weren’t there three men I see four men walking around in the fire unbound and unharmed and the fourth looks like a son of the gods and because of this experience these men stood up they acted like the remnant amen they behaved like the remnant they kept God’s commandments what what commandment were they dealing with you shall not make any graven images you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart soul and strength amen the these boys were following the first of the ten.

▶ 37:03 Commandments they were acting like the remnant and God backed them up I submit to you today though we may be put in fear of following God’s commandments we still need to do it and that’s why it’s so important to un to to stay committed to Christ to be a remnant a people that is loyal and faithful to. Him later it says I decree that the people who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their house burned you know there was a p a penalty came if they were to uh say anything against the God of she Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego for he’s the real God and then the king promoted them so because they stood up for God’s commandments for God’s word God uh.

▶ 37:59 Was God took care of them. Amen Zechariah 8:15 I am determined to do good Zechariah 8:14 you shall be a blessing God turn them from a curse to a blessing he did a powerful work in their lives so in closing. Here we want to remember not to fear Satan we don’t have to fear Satan we don’t have to fear the world we don’t have to be afraid of God you don’t have to be afraid that God’s going to hurt. You God is asking us all also are we giving our all.

▶ 39:00 Are we giving our all to him are we giving 100% remember it said love the Lord with your God with all your heart all your soul all your strength God is determined to do good to the remnant are we being are we acting like the remnant are we being a part of the remnant. Amen so with that we want to respond this morning we have our altar uh to come to we have our response that we can come before God and we want to do that this morning amen. Let’s bow our heads.

▶ 40:08 Together let’s lift up our voices. Individually as we prepare to come to the altar and ask for God to do his work in our lives let’s prepare our hearts it’s asking God committing to him saying yes I’m going to be a remnant I’m going to be someone who is faithful to your word to your truth let’s lift up our voices together God we come before you this morning Lord we pray Lord God as before we come unto you Lord Jesus we say Lord we commit to you we commit to your truth we commit to your commandments we commit to following you Lord Jesus we’re not just going to give part of us Lord we’re going to give everything our whole heart all our soul all our strength Jesus to loving you to following you Jesus Jesus Lord we pray for your way your word to be fulfilled in our lives Jesus we pray for your word Lord your truth oh Lord Jesus God that you could turn whatever situation that we are in right now God whether it may be judgment maybe a cursing Lord God that you would make it a blessing in our lives Lord like you did for Shadrach Meshach and amego like you did for Daniel God in his life Jesus Lord we pray these these things right now God Lord God we want your powerful transformation in our lives Lord we ask that you make us new creatures God Lord Jesus we need you

▶ 41:38 we need you Lord Jesus we thank you this morning. God let’s stand together and we’re going to sing this song together he’s our way maker. Amen you are here moving in our midst I worship. You I worship. You you are here working in this place I worship. You I worship you for you are here moving in our midst I worship you Lord I worship you. You are here working in this place we worship.

▶ 42:35 You we worship you Lord you are way maker miracle worker promise keeper light in the darkness my God that is who you are Lord you are my way maker miracle worker promise keeper light in the darkness my God that is who you. Are. Oh that is who you are that is who you are that is who you are. Lord Jesus we recognize this.

▶ 43:48 Morning that you are the one who. Transforms Lord you are the one who called Lazarus out of the tomb. God you are the one Lord that healed the blind the lame God you took Lord what was wrong in their lives and you made them whole God you transformed God their their ailment into to a blessing. Jesus Jesus Lord we understand this morning that it’s you Lord who makes us a new creature it’s you God who can transform Lord our behavior our mouth Jesus our mind Lord. Jesus we recognize this morning that it’s you Lord. God if you recognize that this morning I’d like to encourage you to take your step forward come to Christ come to Jesus Christ he says that he has the water he is the truth he is the way he has everything if any man come unto me.

▶ 44:57 We want to come unto him this morning let him transform us let us make let him make us new this morning let’s come before him this morning he is our way maker. Amen way maker miracle worker promise keeper light in the darkness my God that is who you are you are my way maker miracle worker promise keep light in the darkness my God that is who you are that is who you are that is who you are that is who you are that is who you are that is who you are that is who you are.

▶ 45:57 That is who you. Are I want to remind you this is this is our time to seek God for ourselves to seek God to be transformed by him this is our opportunity and at this time I want you to reach over to the person next you and pray.

▶ 46:28 That everything that we talked about today these powerful scriptures these these remnant behavior that it would be fulfilled in their lives that they that we would choose it just reach over to the person next to you and let’s pray for one another right now Lord God we pray for our neighbor we pray for everyone here Lord Jesus Lord we pray Jesus for our brothers and our sisters this morning God Lord we ask Jesus that you begin your transformation Lord transform that thing in their life Lord Jesus that still needs to be changed Lord Jesus we lift of your name right now Lord we understand that it’s you who does the work God come Lord Jesus we don’t want to be afraid of the kingdom of darkness we don’t want to be afraid of the world God we pray for a new boldness we pray for a new uh courageousness God Lord Jesus Lord to face this world Lord to submit to your truth God like it says submit ourselves to God Lord Jesus we pray that we would submit ourselves to you God oh God oh God we pray Jesus please Lord God please.

▶ 47:39 Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus. Jesus. Oh. You are way maker miracle worker promise keeper light in the dark darkness my God that is who you are you are our way maker miracle work promise keeper light in the darkness my God that is who you are that is who you are that is who you are that is who you are. Ask somebody liftt up their voice in. Prayer prayer of encouragement encouraging the body of Christ.

▶ 48:45 Father said my people that is Jesus your remnant you said if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and and seek you father and turn from their wicked ways you’re talking about my people your people Jesus that we the remnant that we turn from any of our wicked ways that you will hear from heaven and you will heal this land father you’re asking for your people to repent Jesus your people father we ask you father here from heaven Lord that you may heal this land Jesus Jesus this land that is messed up father we just pray for justice and mercy on this land Jesus we pray father please help us heal our land Jesus.

▶ 49:43 Jesus hallelujah let’s lift our voices up and ask that God would heal our land that we would turn Lord Jesus we come before you right now Lord we pray Lord Jesus for your people God Lord Jesus Jesus to turn from our wicked ways God Lord Jesus that we would keep your commandments Lord Jesus that we would follow you wholeheartedly God we pray for the churches throughout America Lord God Jesus that we would unite Lord God that we would unite and returning from our wicked ways Jesus Lord God that we would unite Lord God and and follow you wholeheartedly Jesus that we pray Jesus confess oh God oh God we pray for your healing on our land we pray God please we lift up our country to you we lift up our country to you Jesus Jesus Jesus God we need you God we need your we need all of you Jesus Jesus restore righteousness and truth Lord restore righteousness and truth restore Jesus Jesus bring your restoration God Lord we pray come to the hearts of the people Lord Jesus Jesus Jesus Lord oh Lord we come before you God we come before you Lord.

▶ 51:06 Jesus even when I don’t see it you’re working even when I don’t feel it you’re working you never stop you never stop working you never stop you never stop working even when I don’t see it you’re worthy even when I don’t feel it you’re worthy you never stop you never stop working you never stop you never stop working even when I don’t feel it you’re working even when I don’t see it you’re working you never stop you never stop working you never stop you never stop. Working that is who you are that is who you are that is who you are. That is who you are that is who you are that is who you are that is who you are oh God.

▶ 52:12 Oh that is who you are. God even in these. Boys Lord God even in their situation you made a way that’s what this word is saying way maker Lord you made a way for them to keep your word you made a way for them through the fire through the flame he made a way for Daniel Lord in the lion’s den you shut the lion’s.

▶ 53:04 Mouth God you made a way you’re the the miracle worker. God God we pray make a way for us make a way Lord for us for that restoration for the influence in our country Lord decrees were made throughout the whole land God God oh God Jesus please we want to have influence back in our country again Jesus please we pray that you would raise up men and women like Daniel like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego men and women who will not bow their knee to Baal who will not bow their knee to the idol who will not give in God we pray Jesus please Lord we pray Lord raise up people Lord Jesus Lord speak speak to our churches speak to the leaders God Lord we need this we need you Lord we need that restoration Jesus Jesus please Lord we pray for your courage we pray for your boldness your courageousness.

▶ 54:12 God Jesus oh Lord please. Lord you said in the last days that church would be greater than the hallelujah so Lord I lift up my voice for our young people Lord in this nation that are being deceived being misled Lord they’re being tempted into all kinds of evil Lord Jesus and I pray God that your spirit Lord will fall upon them like it did Saul who was a young man on the road to destruction on the road to do great harm to your people and you came in a great and glorious light Lord that light blinded him for a couple of days and he came to his senses and you sent someone to lay hands upon him and his sight Lord was returned to him and like Shadrach meach and abedo Lord he he gave himself.

▶ 55:43 Wholeheartedly he did not defile himself any longer with the things of the world around him and he had great success and Lord I pray Daniel Lord is written for young people to realize what they can do and they can be in God for Daniel’s boast was not in himself but he said I know a God I know a God in heaven who will deliver me Shadrach meek and abedo said I know a God who will deliver me out of the fiery furnace your majesty they had great integrity they had great great respect even for authority they were excellent in all that they did and I pray this spirit of wisdom come upon our youth come upon our teenagers our 20 agers because they’re the forward move of the spirit into greatness the kingdom of God will rule God’s judgments will rule and he will turn it around and they will be judged es they will be those that rule this land and this land will return this land will return to righteousness because you promised righteousness would spring up before the nations to those living

▶ 57:15 now and those that you are preparing for a bright future thank you Jesus. Hallelujah. Lord thank you. Jesus thank you. Jesus oh thank you. Jesus thank you. Jesus thank you Jesus. Thank you. Jesus thank you.

▶ 58:09 Jesus thank you. Jesus thank you Jesus. In closing we want to give have another opportunity this morning Lord uh uh to to to commit ourselves like Daniel like haniah michelle and azariah committed themselves to Christ to God. And this morning it’s is an act of committing ourselves to following his word is truth there’s a song that says you’re my Lord and we’re just going to sing this unto him this morning and as a commitment as a prayer you’re my Lord you’re my lord.

▶ 59:18 You’re my Lord. You have. Risen from the dead and you’re my Lord with my knees. I. Bow with my tongue I. Confess. That j. Jesus. Christ. Is. Lord we’re going sing it one more time just want to give you an opportunity again to commit like these boys did this remnant just seeing it as a prayer as commitment to him and even step forward.

▶ 1:00:19 Again let’s sing it unto him you’re my Lord. You’re my Lord you have. Risen from the dead and you’re my Lord oh with my knees. I. Bow with my tongue. I. Confess. That. Jesus. You’re. My Lord.

▶ 1:01:13 Every knee. Shall. Bow every tongue confess. The. Jesus. Christ. Is. Lord every knee. Shall. Bow. Every tong confess. That. Jesus. Christ. Is.

▶ 1:02:11 Lord in closing somebody just lift up your voice in closing prayer this. Morning prayer encouragement prayer from your heart prayer commitment to. God before we end I just want to go through the room and as this song says you’re my Lord just go through the let’s go through everyone and and let’s hear uh God wants to hear our commitment this morning to him if you’re committed to Christ just say you’re my Lord servant from over here go ahead Jesus you’re my Lord thank you for allowing us to live in such a time as this father we are your remnant Jesus thank you for allowing us to be the intercessors on this earth father to carry out Jesus your word.

▶ 1:03:14 Amen next person to you amen hallelujah next. Person hallelujah huah amen you’re my Lord amen you’re my Lord. Amen thank you Jesus thank you Jesus Jesus you’re my Lord amen. That. Jesus. You’re. My Lord.

▶ 1:04:06 Those online want to thank you for joining us this morning we hope you understand the importance of being a remnant for God this morning staying faithful and committed to him God bless you thank you for joining us good morning it is good to be in the house of the Lord we’re going going to open up with a scripture it’s found in Psalms. 28 and I think it’s relevant for the day and the hour that we’re in it’s amazing scripture.

▶ 1:04:39 Throughout the history of God’s creation you go back thousands of years and a Psalm can tell you exactly what is happening in our day and hour so this says to you I will cry oh Lord my rock do not be silent to me lest I lest if you are silent to me I become like those who go down to the pit hear my voice hear my supplications when I cry to you when I lift up my hands toward your holy sanctuary do not take me away with the wicked and with the workers of iniquity who speak peace to their neighbors but evil is in their hearts give them according to their deeds and according to the wickedness of their endeavor give them according to the their render to them what they deserve because they do not regard the works of the Lord nor the operation of his hands he shall destroy them and not build them up blessed be the Lord because he has heard the voice of my supplications the Lord is my strength and my shield my heart trusted in him and I am helped therefore my heart greatly rejoices and with my song I will praise him the Lord is their strength and he is the saving refuge of his anointed save your people and bless your inheritance shepherd them also and bear them up forever I read

▶ 1:06:10 this scripture this week and it it just ministered to my heart and so I wanted to to share it there’s nothing better than reading scripture amen amen hallelujah praise the Lord so we can trust in him we are his anointed amen some trust in tesla some trust in their ipad and their phones but we trust in the Lord our God amen. Amen some trust in chariots and some in horses but we will remember the name of the Lord our God some trust in chariots and some in horses but we will remember the name of the Lord our God let’s sing that.

▶ 1:07:05 Again some trust in chariots and some in hores but we will remember the name of the Lord our God some trust in chariots and some in horses we will remember the name of the Lord our God now know I that the Lord sath his anointed he will hear from his holy. Heav with the saving strength of his right. Hand they are brought down and fallen but we are risen and stand right some trust in chariots and some in horses we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

▶ 1:08:08 Some trust in chariots and some in hes we will remember the name of the Lord our God now know I that the Lord his anointed. He will hear him from his holy. Heaven with the saving strength of his right. Hand they are brought down and fallen but we are risen and stand ight some trust in chariots and some in horses we will remember the name of the Lord our God. Some trust in chariots and some in horses but we will remember the name of the Lord our God yes we will some trust in chariots and some in horses we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

▶ 1:09:21 Some trust in chariots and some in hes but we will remember the name of the Lord our God we remember yes we will remember the name of the Lord our God. Jesus yes we will remember the name of the Lord our God Jesus. Jes your anointing hallelujah we praise you Jesus hallelujah we bless your name God we trust in you Lord we put our hope in you Jesus we praise you Lord thank you Lord oh great and mighty is the Lord our God great and mighty is he great and mighty is the Lord our God great and mighty is he lift up your banners at the anem ring praises to our king great and mighty is the Lord our God great and mighty is he yes he is great and mighty is the Lord our God great and mighty is he great and mighty is the Lord our God great and mighty is he oh lift up your banner let the ends ring praise is to our

▶ 1:10:52 king great and mighty is the Lord our God great and mighty is he great and mighty is the Lord our God amen great and mighty is he great and mighty is the Lord our God great and mighty is he lift up your banners at the anem praises to our king great mighty is the Lord our God great and mighty is he great and mighty is the Lord our God great and mighty is he great and mighty is the Lord our God great and mighty is great and mighty great and mighty is he. Hallelujah thank you jes. Iness we praise your name great and mighty.

▶ 1:11:53 And hallelujah hallelujah worthy worthy are you. Lord thank you Jesus thank you you are with us hallelujah son God is the king of kings Lord honor you we. You. Gl Lord God you’re so. Great Jesus Jesus your word is said in that Psalm Lord that you will bring bring us to destruction not for getting rid of us Lord but Lord to wake us up yes Lord so that we can turn and change God that we can be stopped in our tracks and say wait a second I need to serve the living God I need to serve the king of kings and the Lord of lords wait a second I’m not in control I’m not in invincible we need the king of kings and the Lord of lords to shake us up God we thank you for the way that you approach us we thank you for the way that you come to us God Lord you’re not trying to get rid of us you’re not trying to kill us Lord you love us you want us to come to you and serve you Jesus Lord we thank you this morning for the power of your love Jesus Jesus we will arise we will arise oh Lord we will arise.

▶ 1:13:18 Hallelujah. Hallelujah we will arise. And go forth in the name of the Lord of hosts we will arise and go forth in his day in his day we will declare he is the Lord and of him we are not ashamed he has come every f by his name by his name we will arise and go for in the name of the Lord of host I will arise and go forth in his name in his name we will declare he is the Lord and of him I am not ashamed for he has.

▶ 1:14:22 Every by his name. Name I will arise and go for in the name of the Lord of hosts I will arise and go in his name in his name I will declare he is the Lord and of him I am not ashamed for he has conquered. Every by his name. By his name will arise and go forth in the name of the Lord of hosts I will arise and go forth in his name in his name I will declare I will declare he is the Lord he is the Lord and of him am not ashamed for he has con every f.

▶ 1:15:25 By his name by his name I will. Arise and go. Forth in the name of the Lord of host I will. Arise and go. Forth in his name Jesus in your name we go forth. Lord Lord this song is a declaration that we will arise and go forth Lord we will declare the name of the Lord by speaking the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ now the Lord God almighty you desire that none should perish Lord so we will arise we will go forth in your name Jesus declaring that Jesus Christ is the Lord Lord.

▶ 1:16:29 Yes you are the Lord you reain on high. You are the Lord spoke into the darkness created the light. You are the Lord who is like unto him never ending in days. You are the Lord and you come in your power and we call on his name. You are the Lord show your power oh Lord our God show your power oh Lord our God God oh Lord our God.

▶ 1:17:28 Oh Lord our God the gospel the gospel o Lord is the hope of our nation you are the Lord it’s the power of God for our salvation you are the Lord we ask not for riches but look to the cross you are the Lord and for our inheritance give us the lost you are the Lord show your power oh Lord our God show your power oh Lord our God oh Lord our God.

▶ 1:18:27 Oh Lord our God oh Lord our God now when the military goes out they have this thing called caden and in unity they’re shouting they’re building themselves up to go to war amen so I want someone out there shout it out Jesus is Lord shout it out we’re overcomers and we’re going to echo you all right let’s do it who’s. Start yes. Lord come on people arise and shine Jesus is the Lord Jesus is the Lord Jesus is the king Jesus is the king Jesus is my redeemer.

▶ 1:19:25 Jesus is my redeemer he’s the captain of the host he’s the captain of the host and yet the lily of the valley the lily of the valley he’s the rose of sharing rose of sh and he is precious to me he is precious to me and he is precious to me he is precious to me and he is precious to me amen amen hallelujah it’s in unity that we bring down the principalities and powers. Amen. Hallelujah and it’s the gospel gospel oh Lord is the hope of our nation. You are the Lord it’s the power of God for our salvation and you are the Lord.

▶ 1:20:29 We ask not for riches but look to the cross. You are the Lord and for our inheritance give us the l. You are the Lord hallelujah thank you Jesus. My thank you. Jise you Lord.

▶ 1:21:40 Our God is a consuming. Fire a burning holy flame with glory and freedom. Our God is the only righteous. Judge ruling over us with kindness and wisdom we will keep our eyes on. You we will keep our eyes on. You a mighty fortress is our God a sacred refuge is your name.

▶ 1:22:36 Your kingdom is. Unshakeable with you forever we will. Reain our God is jealous for his own none can. Comprehend his love and his mercy our God is exalted on his throne high above the heavens forever he is worthy he will keep our eyes on. You we we will keep our eyes on.

▶ 1:23:30 You we will keep our eyes on. You we will keep our eyes on. You a mighty fortress is. Our a sa and refuge is your name your kingdom is. Unshame with you forever we will. Rain we will get our heart on. You we will set our eyes.

▶ 1:24:22 On you you we will set our eyes on. You we will set our eyes on. You a mighty fortress is our God a sacred refuge is your name your kingdom is. Unshakeable with you forever we will. Rain we will keep our eyes.

▶ 1:25:16 On. You we will keep our eyes. On. You we will keep our eyes on. You we will keep our eyes on. You. On. You thank you Jesus thank you God. You are great and king great is wor you are.

▶ 1:26:34 Keep. Heart worthy. You are. Worthy king of kings Lord of lords king of Kings Lord of lords you are. Worthy. Worthy you are worth. Worthy king of Kings.

▶ 1:27:31 Lord of lords I worship. You. Jesus you are Jesus. King of Kings Lord of lords you are. Jesus. Jesus you are. Jesus king of k.

▶ 1:28:25 Lord of Lord I. Worship you are king of Kings king of Kings Lord of lords I worship. You king of kings. Lord of Lord I. Worship. You. Amen. Amen before we get into the word this morning as she continues to play I’d like to somebody to lift up their voice in prayer if one of you guys up here can hand them the mic before we transition here.

▶ 1:29:28 Just lift up your voice in prayer this. Mornings of our leaders but Lord Jesus we just ask we just come before you humbly to ask you Lord Jesus have mercy Lord Jesus hear the cry of your people Lord Jesus and Lord I pray that you would help the best h the best. Most. Godly the best selection for what you want done in our country Lord we just pray your mercy upon us Lord Jesus and I just pray for the rest of the service Lord I pray for the word Lord Jesus that it would prick our hearts that the truth would set us free Lord Jesus and it does set us free Lord thank you Lord Jesus thank you Jesus thank you Lord thank you amen scriptures say in nehemiah that somebody in rulership should be someone who is.

▶ 1:30:45 Honest not taking a bribe who rules in the fear of God someone who is competent and we want to pray right now lift up our voices together and ask that God would give that to our country our land that he would bring these things back people that rule in the fear of God that rule oh yes and are not corrupt not taking a bribe amen let’s lift up our voices right now and pray for our leaders God we come before you Jesus together Lord God we pray for our country Jesus Lord God we stand before you this morning God Lord we pray Lord we need people Lord God that rule in the fear of God Jesus we need Lord people that are not Lord Jesus taking bribes and corrupt Lord Jesus we pray for people that competent can do the job Lord Jesus we pray for honest Lord honest people God Lord Jesus please God we pray for truth we pray for right.

▶ 1:31:54 God we pray for good and wholesome things in America again Lord God we pray for right rulership Jesus Jesus we come humbly before you we cry out unto you God we need your change Lord we need your effect your change Jesus Lord God we call on you this morning Jesus tr tr jes Jesus Jesus please Lord right now we lift up our voices unto you God Lord we pray Lord we pray for deliverance in our land Lord in 2024 we need your deliverance Jesus Lord God we pray God please please Lord Jesus we pray Jesus we need Lord oh Lord king of kings Lord of lords thank you Jesus amen Jesus hallelujah.

▶ 1:33:10 Lifting our hands we. Sing hallelujah. Sing. Hallelujah. Lifting our hands. Praising. Praising our Lord we. Sing. Hallelu sing h. Hallelujah. Praising our Lord.

▶ 1:34:02 God we come humbly to you this morning Jesus Lord we ask Lord Jesus for your will to be done Lord we pray as your prayer says hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven Lord God does doesn’t matter what type of government we have if we have corrupt and evil people in charge it doesn’t do us any good Lord we pray please humble every leader God and every party Jesus we need you to begin to enter in and make that difference God Jesus Lord to come to these people who think that you’re not real la God who sher you off and say that you don’t exist.

▶ 1:34:55 God we need you to be like that angel that stood before Joshua and said hey you’re not passing. Here you better listen up God we need your intervention in our government with every government leader in our country Jesus. Please Lord we pray this morning we humbly come before you God please we thank you Lord Jesus. Everyone said amen amen may find your seats.