God’s Rest - June 23, 2024: full transcript and answers

▶ 0:13 We’re going to be talking about God’s rest this. Morning God’s rest how many want to rest right. Now there’s a picture there somebody at the for some reason me and me and the ocean are are restful uh the hammock right there doesn’t that look restful. Amen I wouldn’t wouldn’t mind. That uh talking about God’s rest is kind of a long story we’re not going to really get into the the point of it I’ll have to wait till next Sunday to finish it out but we’re going to get started here uh God says to Moses in Exodus 33:1 he says go up from here to the land of which I.

▶ 1:08 Promised and so the first thing that we realize in just one scripture here is that God is calling us to go and we must respond to the call to go to his promised land so wherever you’re at if you’re in your own land if you’re in the kingdom of darkness land if you’re in Satan’s land wherever you are God is saying hey go to my land go to my place the kingdom of God and so first you have to make that choice even as a Christian when you accept Christ you have to decide am I going to stay in the kingdom of darkness am I going to stay under the influence of the kingdom of darkness am I going to keep following the kingdom of darkness u message or am I going to head to the kingdom of God and we have to make that choice it’s very important. Because God’s kingdom when you step into his borders right just like any country you go to when you cross the border of that country all of a sudden now you are under that country’s what laws and their rules and that’s the same way it is in God’s kingdom so the choice is ours.

▶ 2:23 Amen God’s kingdom is a land of freedom to be responsible freedom to own and to possess the things of God the kingdom of darkness is a land of slavery and being spoiled you’re not going to be able to possess the fruits of the spirit and why is that because in the kingdom of darkness you’re constantly being spoiled you’re you’re being uh any fruit that comes out of you just going to be taken anything that grows is going to be squished because that’s what happens in the kingdom of darkness Satan doesn’t want you growing and so it’s important that we head over to the kingdom of God where you can. Grow and we’ve got to leave behind our old behaviors our old attitudes we got to leave behind the way things used to come out of our mouth uh as James says a tongue is a fire.

▶ 3:23 Amen and we want to leave that slavery land. We can’t bring darkness into God’s kingdom his light pierces every darkness in Romans chapter 14:17 it says the kingdom of God is not meat or drink but righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Ghost so when we cross into his borders some things change automatically you’re in a place that is uh full of righteousness right behavior Jesus is going to treat you right and his people are going to treat you right you’re in a place of peace God is providing peace in his kingdom there’s no enemy that comes is going to be squished and squashed and beaten Jesus is in charge there’s joy in the kingdom it’s very important when you get baptized as many of us have been baptized you’re making a commitment to leave Satan’s kingdom and go to whose kingdom God’s kingdom you’re saying God I I commit to you I’m going to cross away from the border of the kingdom of darkness and step into the borders of the kingdom of God and people who come to America they come to America for what what was it called but what is it called what’s that term the American.

▶ 4:46 Dream right and yes for freedom for opportunity but it’s summed up in what the American dream and in God’s house uh. We can come to God and God is offering an eternal dream in my house he says in red letters Jesus said to his disciples are many mansions I go to prepare a place for you and so God is offering eternal possessions eternal things that you can have eternal life very important to understand the distinction Satan isn’t offering that he’s offering some pleasure for a season now but he’s not offering something you can own. There is no dream. Later. Amen Christ is offering you a big.

▶ 5:41 Thing so when we come into God’s kingdom when we come into his land uh he says that there is a door there is a place to come in in John 10:9 Jesus in red letters he says I am the what the door you come in through me if anyone enters by me he will be saved and I will go in and out and find pasture John 14:6 Jesus says I am the what the way the truth and the life so remember he has multiple identities okay he’s not just the the savior who died on the cross and shed his blood he is the what the truth he is the life he’s got life in him he’s all throughout the Old Testament Jesus he is everything okay so we can’t we can’t just uh pigeon hole him into one identity can’t do that with Christ he he’s a very he is the Lord he is you know he was there at them foundation with wisdom it says in Proverbs Matthew.

▶ 6:50 19:16 someone came to Jesus and said what must I do to have eternal life and Jesus respond and says if you would enter into life keep the commandments and then they said to him what commandments you know which one uh I have to tie my shoes in the morning I have to look what is it which one and so Jesus starts to respond and mention what the ten commandments so in your life if you want to turn your life around a simple thing you can do today everyone in the world today a simple thing that you you can do if you want to turn your life around is print out the ten commandments and start applying it to your life.

▶ 7:42 And the ten commandments are separated there’s four about loving God and there’s six about loving your neighbor and that goes back to how Jesus summed it up and said um the greatest commandment is what to love God with all your heart soul mind and the second is like it to love your neighbor as yourself those two laws sum up the law and the prophets and those two laws are right there in the ten commandments John 1 verse1 in the beginning was the word the word was with God and the word was God and in John 1:1 he later says the word became what flesh so Jesus is that flesh and Jesus also is what the word so when Jesus is saying keep my commandments you’re not just keeping commandments you’re keeping Christ you’re following.

▶ 8:48 Him and uh I think we have mixed up some things today I’m hearing people say oh well you don’t have to follow the commandments anymore anymore you don’t have to follow they say the law and they throw out the word the law and it’s like oh well you know we can’t live by any laws. Anymore nobody likes the word law but Jesus is the word we’ve got to remember that and when we follow God’s commands we’re following God’s word Jesus is the word when we follow his commandments we’re following Jesus Christ he is the way the truth and the life. So it’s not you know to throw out the ten commandments is not a good idea Louisiana right now if you guys heard they put a law in to display the ten commandments in public schools and so kids walking around uh are going to see those ten commandments and they’re going to read 10 things in their lives they can keep from doing you know California needs that Californians need to know hey you shouldn’t.

▶ 10:03 Steal you know we’ve lost basic things you go to any store today and and you’re going to hear a story about how somebody’s walking out with and stealing goods because we think it’s okay now oh because the insurance will pay for it oh because of reparations I guess it’s a new word to break the 10. Commandments. Sorry we can’t we can’t just do do. That the world uh John 10 verse 1 truly I say to you he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door and climbs in another way that man is a thief and a robber and he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep and some would say oh you following the commandments is trying to enter by another door no it’s not Jesus said follow the commandments Jesus is the word when you’re following you’re following him we’ve got to remember remember that like I said before he’s more than just the man on the cross with the blood being shed covering your sin he has he is more than that and we got to take in his old.

▶ 11:13 Identity and we have a Lot of religions today in America we’re coming up with religions everywhere you go there’s a there’s a save the planet religion that if you if you you know do things a certain way and you you compost and this you’re saving the planet this is my religion this is being a good p you know there’s a Lot of definitions now to what being a good person is and I’m being mild there right but we also have other religions that are trying to uh approve of sin basically and they’ll say oh you Christians are judging and that is wrong and that’s not good be a good person be kind well that goes back to the word it goes back to the ten commandments. You know you can write your own ten commandments and you can say whatever you want to say but is it truth is it right Christ opposes that and says he is the what say it he is the truth he is the life he is the way so when we come with our ten commandments our 20 commandments whatever the world wants to give you if it opposes God it’s not the truth we got to understand that uh Julie’s out there would you welcome her in.

▶ 12:45 Please and here they are thou shalt have no other gods before me does that hurt you does it hurt you to not have any other gods before you no this is how you can love God remember the greatest thing you can do is love God so what how can we do that by not uh committing idolatry okay greed is like idolatry there’s certain things in this life they like idolatry if you hold your your family your child or your uh you know somebody’s word above God’s that’s idolatry you’re putting them above God all right thou shalt not make any graven image you can’t be making idols obviously you shall not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain you don’t you don’t get baptized and you don’t take on the the tag Christian because you want to uh you know in vain oh I’m a Christian now did you see did you see when you have no intention of following him you have no intention of doing what he says to do that is taking on the name of the Lord in vain and also just you know throwing out his name you know have respect for his name amen you don’t just throw your God’s name out for nothing oh man Jesus Christ I can’t believe this ev my no we don’t do that have respect for the name and also don’t just take on his name in vain remember the Sabbath day keep it holy this whole commandment also says six days shall you work and do all your work but the seventh day is a

▶ 14:16 day uh a Sabbath to the Lord your God and Jesus Christ he said the Sabbath was made for who. Man okay if you hear Elon Musk talk it’ll be like I work seven days a week and I’m like man that guy doesn’t take a break but Christ God he made a day in our week so that we could. Rest okay and in America you probably you know you have more than one day. Right. Uh you know on my days off I’m working uh doing stuff for the church and I’m raising kids you know there’s that’s still all part of work amen.

▶ 15:00 And uh this is where there’s a Lot of debate oh you got to keep the Sabbath on the Saturday and and because Saturday is the Sabbath and u you know Paul and Jesus talk about this in the New Testament so I’m not going to go big on this one here but it’s important that we work Jesus says in the scriptures if you don’t work you don’t eat it’s important for us to work when I see a young man putting his hand out I’m like I’m sorry I have a problem young men men who are standing look healthy you got to get out there you know all this time you’re spending standing there you could spend working I’m sorry I I got a big problem with that honor your father and your mother as fathers and mothers we need to be honorable and if even if we’re not honorable and you have a you know tension with your parents you can still behave in a manner that is honorable toward them you can live a life that is honorable you know when they mention you they can say oh yeah my son or my daughter they are uh you know they they’re good people they have a family they love God and they may hate God they may be satanist it doesn’t matter you live a life that is honorable.

▶ 16:15 Right and we also want to be mothers and fathers that are honorable good examples thou shalt not murder in America in certain states you can murder the baby in the womb up to birth that is a problem folks there’s a guy uh his name is hayden rodea he’s got a youtube channel and he is uh he is going after it right now he’s doing a good job but abortion is a big deal we can’t just we can’t just you know skirt that and and look over it you shall not commit adultery uh Hebrews says marriage is marriage is honorable and the marriage bed undefiled. Amen uh you know when we apply these things I I’m serious there are uh statistics in natural America that says if you follow these things and they call it different stuff you know if you wait to get married and and if you go to school and and you wait to get married to have kids you’re going to be successful I mean there’s like two or three things you can do that go right along with the ten commandments that will help you be.

▶ 17:24 Successful thou shalt not steal thou shalt not bear false witness so we just went over stealing right we got a Lot of theft in America if with people just follow these ten commandments if these kids grew up seeing the ten commandments in their school maybe they would think twice. Right thou shalt not bear false witness that’s lying we got to we got to change the way our tongue what comes out of our mouth thou shalt not covet desire and and really you know there’s desire there’s lust and then there’s covet it’s like oh I’m going to get that thing that my neighbor has and then there’s the actual stealing so you’re you’re ramping it up in these areas so we don’t want to covet amen so these are the ten commandments I submit to you if you take them home apply them to your life it’s going to have a good effect on you it’s not going to hurt you at all in fact it’s going to help your neighbor and uh love loving your neighbor.

▶ 18:23 First it it says love does no harm so really this is doing no harm har to your neighbor right not killing somebody not committing adultery not stealing not lying not coveting that’s doing no harm in God’s land we follow God’s. Commands and so I encourage you just like louisiana has has a law out for public schools to post the ten commandments we uh get the ten commandments print them out put them in your house read them get to know them apply them to your life they’re important they’re right they’re good Exodus 33:14 my presence will go with you so back to the rest right I’m I’m going along we’re talking about the rest of God we’re we’re getting there he said my presence will go with you and I will give you rest this morning we in our worship it was important for us to take time to allow the presence of God to come and in uh when they traveled from Egypt to the promised land they uh God gave them the pattern of this thing called the tabernacle and when they built it all and uh they they made all these things and inside and all that God came with his cloud and his presence upon the ark of the covenant and it was a visual visual visible.

▶ 19:53 Thing and God’s presence was here this morning and I could feel God and I hope you felt him too Exodus 40:34 the cloud covered the tent of meeting and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle and I bring this up because it’s talking about the tent of meeting when you come to God’s house you have an opportunity and you have access to the presence of God the glory of the Lord if you’re home and you neglect his house and you’re just like I don’t care you don’t have access to that and and so when somebody comes to you and says will you prove that God exists like uh uh I don’t know but when you come into church you come into God’s house and we’re looking for the presence of God hey he comes I felt him what do you mean does God exist he was here this morning I got no question about if God exists he’s here.

▶ 20:51 Amen I don’t need to debate with you I I’m just not sure if he exists or not I know he exists he’s here. I’d much rather have the experience experiencing God than having to use my intellect to prove God exists I don’t have to work so hard trying to understand does God no he’s here okay then you will call on me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you you will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart Jeremiah 29 so not only in the house of God when you come but also you can find him when you seek him all right uh you know we’re not here every day right we’re here once a week but every day you can go home you can take time seek God and find him and that’s very important you don’t have to wait for church but when you came today in Hebrews chapter 12 verse 22 it says you came to mount Zion you came to the city of the living God to the heav l Jerusalem you’ve come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly to the church of the firstborn whose names are written in heaven you have come to God the judge of all so important when you come into God’s house to understand what you’re coming to and it is important for us to to facilitate and and uh set up the pattern in

▶ 22:21 our worship to allow what to come the presence of God to come and it was a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night so if you’re traveling at night and walking over the hill and see this big pillar fire be like whoa holy. Cow can you imagine seeing that what a sight that would. Be here is a little picture of the simple setup right so this black line here is the uh the linen uh the linen outer court area and outside that linen area was where they all set up their tents so uh and here is the there this building here has two rooms this is the holy place and this is they call the most holy or or the holy of holies right and the holy of holies is the ark of the covenant and that’s where the presence would rest and come.

▶ 23:24 And there is a pattern here you see the gate we’ve been talking about this who’s the gate who’s the door Jesus you come in by him there’s something called a burnt altar and who is our burnt sacrifice Jesus his death on the cross for our sin this is the labor it was a place where they washed had water and what’s something where you get washed and and has to do with water come on give it to me baptism baptism we get water baptized and we come into this room and this alterman sense is here and we praise and we pray and lift up the name of Jesus Christ and now we’re in this room and then uh when Jesus died the scriptures say the veil was.

▶ 24:15 Torn amen and we can all come in now because in the Bible only the high priest could go into this room but God Jesus tore the veil when he died on the cross that veil was torn and we can all come in right here so there’s nothing keeping you you need to know that before there were rules and high priests and you had to do certain things you had to put on certain things there’s nothing keeping you you got to put on your garment of praise you got to take Jesus you got to get baptized but you know the fulfillment of all this is what we do today and also when you come in this room make sure to praise and lift up the name you can’t just come into the holy of h and say come on God do come on what you doing wasting my time.

▶ 25:07 You know you come in with your drone and you just drop yourself right in no no you got to come God’s way. Amen very important I just want to remind us and encourage us you know we have to do something we’ve got to follow a pattern today and and it’s in the scriptures uh and God is is laying it out for us today and in here his presence was here the word was here and uh I’m not going to get into all that but this is where stuff happens and you want to get into this room because his word is there and the presence of God is there and you need a surgery in your heart and you need an anesthetic all surgeries today most of them require an anese athetic and when God does a surgery in your heart that anesthetic that presence is powerful and that word that is that surgery that will change you Exodus 33:15 he said to him if your presence does not go with us do not bring us up from here for how then will it be known what that your people and I have found grace in your sight so we shall be separate your people and I for the from all the people who are upon the face of the earth.

▶ 26:29 And it’s important to understand that the presence of God you’re not going to experience that anywhere else you go if you go to the Hindu religion if you go to the Islam the Muslims you’re not going to experience this you’re not going to experience this in Buddha you’re not going to experience it in new age you might have to mix in some drugs or something to get some go on a trip but you’re not going to experience the real thing the presence of God you have to come in and humble yourself before him and you got to come to Christ Jesus Lord God almighty when you come into him you can experience his presence and that’s what separates God our God Christ from the rest of the religions of the world and that’s how we can say he’s real he’s the real. God Exodus 33:14 same scripture my presence we talked about that will go with you and I will give you rest how many you know God was with David God was with Joseph God was with these men in the Old Testament and these women that were going through their situation God was with Esther you remember these things and how important is for you in your life for God to be with.

▶ 27:54 You Psalms 23:4 though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for you are with me your rod and your staff they come for me David in the Bible he made mistakes but he repented and came back to God it’s important like I said before you have to decide are you going to stick with God are you going to stick with his word and follow him or are you going to reject him and go back to the kingdom of darkness when you’re with him you’re following you’re listening to his word his truth.

▶ 28:30 And God was with Joseph God was with Joseph when he had was sold into slavery God was with Joseph when he was imprisoned wrongfully he he was in prison with with Joseph God was with him when he stood before pharaoh and interpreted the dream God was with him and God will be with us very important that promise be strong and courageous do not be afraid for the Lord are your God goes with you and he will never leave you nor forsake you God is going to bring about what he finished in your life he’s the author and the finisher of your faith and he’s going to complete what he started if you’ll stick with it if you’ll stick with Christ you’ll stick with his word you’ll stick with his presence his power uh if you come to mount Zion you you you make that effort somebody famously told me stick with Jesus and you’ll have a happy.

▶ 29:30 Life Genesis 19:26 but his wife looked back behind him and she became a pillar of salt uh this is Lot in the Bible uh the angels came and and they they took Lot and his wife and his two daughters from Sodom and Gomorrah and they were going to save them from the judgment that God was going to do and you got to watch out Jesus yes he is a judge at the end of all things he’s going to judge jud the world when you die you’re going to stand before him you’re going to be judged he’s the only one that is worthy to be the judge and it’s our job as his people to let people know what the judge. Says so when when I speak his word I’m not judging you myself Christ in his word it’s important for you to know what it says that way you’re not shocked when you stand before him say if I had only known if I only knew if that dog on michael would have just told me.

▶ 30:32 Something you know I don’t want you be calling my name up. There call on God’s name now amen Luke 15:13 the prodigal son journeyed to a far country and there arose a severe famine in the land he began to be in want and I’m just bringing these up because when we walk away from his path you know uh from Egypt they were headed to the promised land if they had turned back and gone back to Egypt like uh the prodical son here he left his father’s house right he went to a far country that put him in uh susceptible or vulnerable now to the judgment that God is doing on the world and this young man was now in a famine his father’s house was fine but he was in a place in a far country where there was a famine and so when we turn our back on God and we turn away from God we are eligible to be caught up in God’s judgment against those outside his kingdom very you got to know that Deuteronomy.

▶ 31:47 12:10 when you go over Jordan and God gives you rest from all your enemies so first of all we have a rest from all of our enemies and uh again when you go over just like another scripture says when you pray say uh all these all these scriptures are implying hey when you do it get let’s do it when you go over let’s get going go. Over and God gives you rest he’s going to give you rest from all your enemies our enemies Satan wicked people our flesh our family our eles enemies in the Bible are people principalities or powers that are opposing our progress as Christians we are headed to God’s promised land and we meet opposition that is an enemy all right and we need rest or deliverance from those.

▶ 32:49 Enemies and when we’re on the path of the kingdom of God uh these enemies can oppose our progress. Your enemy the Devil prowls around looking for someone to devour 1 Peter 5:8 he prowls around looking for someone to devour how can I trip this guy up how what can I what can I do to convince him to get off the path Luke 10:19 Jesus says I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy and nothing will harm you it’s important that you know that the Devil has no authority and he has no power over you uh God Jesus has given you authority over the Devil and his demons Psalms 37 the wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to slay those whose ways are upright I’m just sharing a scripture here that uh confirms that wicked people are after those who are doing what’s right but their swords will purse their own hearts and their bows will be broken uh you got to be careful in America today just putting your kid in public school or or just going to work you could be susceptible all of a sudden now I’m agreeing with sin somewhere what it’s June and I got to agree with sin what what what how did this.

▶ 34:10 Happen um you know I just came here today to work on the servers and you got he got me signed up to to agree with all the sin and the world no no let me do my job all right leave me alone you got to be careful the wicked are are uh. Trying to influence and preach their message and convince the world today Matthew chapter 10:34 a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household and Mark 30. U you may have experienced this where you have a family member who is opposing your uh commitment to Christ family member a friend uh somebody that you care about who is who who is opposing where you’re headed in Mark chapter 3:31 here are my mother and my brothers whoever does God’s will is my brother my sister and my mother Jesus said that when they came to him and said hey your family’s here your family’s here you need to stop doing what you he’s like wait a second.

▶ 35:17 Would you slow down calm down I’m with my family and so when you come into God’s house and uh you know I’ve known a Lot of these people a long time and they’re like my family because we’re all trying to do the will of God amen it’s important you know if if your family opposes you you still have family and other places you can find people that are doing God’s will and uh get with them and work with your family in heaven Proverbs 2612 do you see a person wise in their own eyes there is more hope for a fool than for them being wise in your own eyes thinking that you’ve got it figured out thinking that your ways are above the Bible above the ten commandments these ten commandments I got better commandments than these God is stupid you know you see it all on on youtube all the time these guys are like oh God is just you know why does he allow suffering if I had commandments they’d be better than his right we’re wise in our own eyes.

▶ 36:28 And uh this is we can oppose and we can get in the way of going to God and going to the promised land do not be wise in your own eyes fear the Lord and shun evil fear respect honor the Lord shun evil turn away from it don’t promote it do not agree with it do not accept it in your house in your life you know no it’s hurting people Proverbs 22:4 humility is the fear of the Lord it’s wages our riches and honor and life and so God as asking us today are we willing to give up our stron held opinions about things and follow his word and his truth are we willing to go to the promised land miss wood would you come on. Up unless you have other uh responsibilities.

▶ 37:25 Okay so this morning we want to be reminded are we willing to go to the promised land it’s the first thing. Are we willing to go to the promised land are we willing to keep his commands as Jesus said are we willing to enter the presence of God where he can where we can be changed like Moses was changed you remember when he came off the mountain what happened his face was shining and being in God’s presence can change you very important being in in God’s presence and letting his word do that surgery in your heart it doesn’t have to take a lifetime.

▶ 38:28 It didn’t take uh we can make it take a lifetime you don’t it doesn’t have to be a lifetime they reach the they reached the promised land in in a little over a year and it doesn’t take a long time to know God and to have eternal life uh a a wellspring giving life to your soul will will be strong and of good courage letting God give us rest from our enemies amen amen Jesus off Jesus. Jesus and so with that I’d like to invite you to take communion this morning we’re going to acknowledge our God this morning like to ask jim to pass out the elements we’re going to take some time this morning to acknowledge our God and commit to him.

▶ 39:28 Are we willing to keep his commandments are we willing to go to his land leave the kingdom of darkness come into his presence let it change us and let God give us rest from our enemies we’ve got to recognize things these things in 1 Corinthians 11:26 says whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup you proclaim the lord’s death until he comes I’m going to ask Carmen to pray for the bread here in just a moment and will you stand with me as we honor our God this morning honor his death on the cross first Corinthians again it says whenever you drink eat this bread and drink this cup you proclaim the lord’s death until he comes this cup is the new.

▶ 40:23 Covenant in my blood I’m sorry in 1 Corinthians 11:24 it says take eat this is my body which was broken for you do this in remembrance of me so I’m going to ask Carmen to pray for the bread this morning before we take it together let’s bow our heads heavenly father we thank you we thank you for this bread we thank you for this juice that symbolizes the flesh and the blood of Jesus Christ in the new covenant father God God in the way that Jesus made that we could enter into your presence that he tore the veil and all we have to do is humble. Ourselves and ask for your spirit your Holy Spirit to fill us aresh every day father we take this bread and this juice father we ask that you Holy Spirit would search our hearts in our minds today if there’s any iniquity in us Holy Spirit would you show us.

▶ 41:37 Now would it be okay if we just take a minute to stay quiet and humble ourselves before the Lord and just hear the still small. Voice if there’s anything that we need to repent of that the Holy Spirit is quickening in our hearts would you. Say heavenly father I. Confess and tell your heavenly father in your mind let’s take a minute now Holy Spirit show us now. Heavenly father we ask for your forgiveness father your word says that if we confess our sins before you you are faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us of all unrighteousness yes so right now we stand on that word that is your promise and your word never.

▶ 42:54 Fails father we stand on that word right now and we receive your forgiveness and we thank you for your forgiveness right now by faith we receive it father help us to feel forgiven and to feel cleansed of all unrighteousness because of our Lord Jesus Christ in the blood that was shed which this is the symbol of thank you Lord Jesus let’s take the bread together. And let’s take the cup Lord God we come before you this morning and we thank you for your blood that was shed on the cross for us Lord Jesus we deserve to be on that cross we deserve that punishment but Lord you took it for us Lord we thank you this morning we give you praise honor and glory let’s take the cup together.

▶ 43:57 And now will you sing this with me giving God our God glory. Jesus all for. Jesus all I am and have and ever hope to be. Oh. Jesus all for. Jesus all I am and am and never hope to. Be as we said during the message the first thing God is asking us to do is go to go from the Satan’s kingdom to God’s king kingdom and if you haven’t made that choice and you’d like to make it today that’s what this song is saying Jesus all for Jesus all I am and have and ever hope to be I’m going to follow him and go to his kingdom if you’d like to go to his kingdom and head toward his way and go let’s sing this unto him.

▶ 45:22 Jesus all for Jesus. All I am and have and never hold to. Me all of mine all of my. Ambitions hopes and plans I. Surrender thee. Into your hands for it’s only. In your will that I.

▶ 46:16 Fre for it’s only. In your will that. I I am free for it’s. Ho your will that I am. Free for is only. In your will that. Highe Jesus we come before you. Lord God and we. Commit this morning those who are in the room if you’d like to commit to Christ this morning if you want to recommit and say yes I want to apply these ten commandments to my life I want to start living a life for him that is pleasing if you want to give him honor and glory honoring our father in heaven just let let’s pray that prayer Lord Jesus Lord Jesus we commit we.

▶ 47:34 Commit to following you following you following your word above the world’s message the world’s message following the truth the truth God we come to you this. Morning for your life we ask Lord for your your life in us yes Lord your life in us and we promise to keep your commandments promise to keep your command we thank you Jesus thank you Jesus let’s sing this again. Jesus all for. Jesus oh I am and have and never hold to.

▶ 48:33 Be oh all of my. Ambitions hopes and plans I. Surrender. These into your head we have a couple people that I already know that need prayer this. Morning I have uh my brother uh and his wife over in the hill they’re having a baby they need prayer we want to lift them up right now and uh.

▶ 49:14 Another person’s father Bobby’s father-in-law needs prayer and if there’s anybody else you’re welcome to come right to the front you don’t have to tell us what it’s about but if you don’t want want to but you can come to the front we’ll lay hands and we’ll lift up and pray for these situations right now but as a church uh we are Mount Zion we’re the city of the living God let’s take some time this morning to pray for those things and again if you’d like to come up forward uh anybody that’s coming forward I’d like to ask the folks if you can lay hands let’s lay hands on one another let’s lift up our voices together God Lord we call on you this morning God we pray for Lord jes Jesus the people Lord God that were mentioned Jesus Lord we lift up their the families right now God Lord we pray for your power and your spirit Lord we pray Lord Jesus that you’re you we know you’re the great physician Lord we know you are the maker and the creator of all things God Lord Jesus that you can bring about a solution in all these situations God we pray for the father-in-law we pray for the the babies coming into the world Jesus we ask ask for the families Lord that you comfort them that you’d help them Lord we pray for this young man right now God that you come with your power and your love your spirit Jesus Lord God we pray for everyone in this church Lord God that you would convict us Lord that you would bring us to a new

▶ 50:46 place God that you’d come with your presence Lord that you would do your surgery in our lives Jesus we call on you this morning father God in heaven Lord we call on you Lord spirit of the living God Lord we need you this morning we call on you Lord Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus Lord God we need you Jesus Jesus. Please we dare to. Believe that mir. Happen that mountain still. Mve and demons must.

▶ 51:41 S for the God that we. Serve he is much more than able so don’t be afraid. Stand up and say I dare to. Believe right now just reach to the person next to you we’re going to pray for one another and ask that God would come with this mighty power touch us and move in us let’s reach over to your family member the person next to you let’s pray for one another God Lord we pray right now for our neighbor God we ask that your spirit would come we ask Lord for your word to be f filled in us Lord we ask for a humble heart that we would respond to your word and your truth Jesus Jesus we pray Lord that we would stay committed Lord to go into your kingdom that we would stay committed to living in your kingdom and serving you God oh Lord God we pray that we remove the appetites that we have for the kingdom of darkness Lord that you change us you transform us God we pray for your presence that we come God we pray for your spirit Lord we pray for your power in this place God in our hearts God oh Lord we pray for one another this morning Lord we need you Jesus we need you Lord God he father in heaven we call upon you Lord Jesus Lord you’re the king of all things kings

▶ 53:12 Lord of all lords we look to you Lord. Jesus spirit of the living God come come with your power come with your mind Lord Jesus we need you Jesus Jesus Jesus worthy is the king of all kings Lord of all Lord thank you Jesus Lord. Jesus there’s a miracle inside. You it’s just a mustard seed of faith but by the mighty hand of God now you know that tiny sea was fl. And though the world may try to crush. You they can never keep you.

▶ 54:04 Down like the things inside you will come breaking through the ground so I dare to. Believe that miracles. Happen that mountain still. Move and the demon. Muste for the God that we. Serve he is much more than able so don’t be afraid stand up and say I dare to. Believe I don’t be afraid stand up and say I dare to. Believe. Hallelujah thank you Jesus Lord you’re excellent we thank you Lord God worthy is your name hallelujah.

▶ 55:05 Lord amen amen those online we want to thank you for joining us this morning we trust that you want the spirit of God the presence of God working in you letting his word transform you God bless you thank you this for joining us this. Morning well good morning good morning everyone good morning those online we’re going to get started here we’re going to start this morning in worship giving praise and honor to our God amen in the Bible there is something called the tabernacle that God created a pattern for and you come into the gates you come in through Jesus I’m going to get into that in the word this morning but there’s a spot where you start praising and lifting up the name of Jesus it’s called the altar of incense and our altar and our incense today is our praise and our prayers and we can fulfill the pattern from the Old Testament today by lifting up and praising his name the scriptures also say out of the mouths of babes and sucklings I have ordained praise to steal to stop to beat back the enemy in our lives so I invite you to stand with me as we begin our worship to God this.

▶ 56:24 Morning I got Jesus Jesus he calls me for his own and he lifts me he lifts me above the world I know that God is in the house there is no doubt God is in the house can keep him out as for you as for me we’re going to serve the Lord I got Jesus Jesus he calls me for his own and he lifts me lifts me above the world I know that God is in the house there is no doubt God is in the house keep him as for you as for me we’re going to serve the Lord as for me God came and found me as for me he took me home as for me gave me a family and I’ll never walk alone in my life I’m soed in blessing and in heaven there’s a great reward as more me in my house we’re going to serve the Lord.

▶ 57:38 I got Jesus Jesus he calls me for his own and he lifts me he lifts me above the world I know God is in the house there is no doubt God is in the can keep him as for you as for me we are going to serve the Lord as for you as for you as for me as for me we’re going to serve the Lord I got Jesus all right we’re going to sing one more time and now that we know the words let’s sing it louder let’s all sing together remember the scripture say behold how good and how pleasant it is for us to dwell in unity to pray praise God in unity let’s invite our God this morning and we got the words on the screen right all right you guys ready nice and loud I got Jesus Jesus he calls me for his own and he lifts me he lifts me above the world I know God is in the house there is no doubt God is in the house can keep him out it’s for you as for me we’re going to serve the Lord as for you as for you as for me as for me we going to serve the Lord as for you as for you as for me as

▶ 59:09 for me we going to serve. Lord let’s praise him this morning we love you we honor you Lord we lift you up we praise you Lord we praise. Youon we honor you. Jes our Lord our God we worship. You we love you we love you Lord Jesus said to the woman at the well there’s coming a day when the real worshippers will worship the Lord in spirit and in truth and it won’t be on a certain mountain it’s not in a certain location we don’t have to go and fly over to another nation right here where we are at we can worship him in spirit and in truth by opening up our mouths by letting God’s spirit come this morning we can give we we can lift up and praise our creator and our God.

▶ 1:00:24 Amen look what the has done look what the Lord has done he healed my body he touched my mind he saved me just in time oh I’m going to praise his name each day is just the same come on and praise him look what the Lord has. Done look what the Lord has done look what the Lord has done he heal body he touched my mind he saved me just in time oh I’m going to praise his name each day is just the same come on and praise him what the Lord has. Done look what the Lord has done look what the Lord has done he healed my body he touched my mind he.

▶ 1:01:27 Just in time oh I’m going to praise his name he day is just the same come on and praise him what the Lord has done Miss Woods has God done anything for you oh gosh yes God has done so many great things for me do you have something to share you know actually I do I was reading in numbers and right now I’m going through another move and I was reading in numbers and was saying the children of Israel they went and camped here and then they camped here and then they camped here and then they camped here uh probably 40 times I’m reading this they camp they camp you know how many times I’ve moved in my life and it has been something that has caused some sorrow when I read that I went oh man I am in the camp I am in the kingdom of God it’s not what we own and what we possess it’s Christ with us if he moves us here moves us there takes back we take it back we take back what the Devil stole and we move forward in Christ doesn’t matter the life of a man does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses they had to pick up and they had to move to the next place can you relate I know you can relate amen so that’s part of the kingdom he moves us and it all works for our good amen amen.

▶ 1:02:55 Look what the Lord has done look what the Lord has done he healed my body he touch my mind he save me just in time oh I’m going to praise his name each say just the same come on and praise him what the Lord has done Stephanie oh has God done anything for. You yes he took me out of darkness and I am a new person today yes and amen. Amen look what the Lord has done look what the Lord has done he healed my body he touched my mind he sav me just in time oh I’m going to praise his name each day is just the same come on and praise him what the Lord has done come on.

▶ 1:03:57 Come on and praise him what the Lord has. Done come on and praise him what the Lord has done thank you Jesus hallelujah Lord hallelujah we bless you Jesus thank you for what you’ve done thank you Jesus you inhabit the praises of people we worship you we exalt you thank you thank you Jesus. Jesus you’re standing at a mountain that you know you cannot. Find your enemies. Approaching you can hear him from behind there is trouble all around you there’s no need to run away there’s a voice ex deep inside you saying it’s time to stand in fa.

▶ 1:04:57 Oh I dare to. Believe that mirales. Happen that mountains still move and demons must bleed for the God that we serve he is much more than able so don’t be afraid stand up and say I dare. To there’s a miracle inside you it’s just a seed of fai but by the mighty hand of God now you know that tiny seed was play though the world may try to crush you it can never keep you down soon the life of God inside you will come breaking through the ground so we dare to.

▶ 1:05:49 Believe that mirales happen let’s clap together that mountain still mo. And demons. Mustle for the God that we serve he is much more than able yes he is so don’t be afraid stand up and say I dare to. Believe you’re standing at a mountain that you know you cannot. Climb the enemies. Approaching you can hear him from behind there is trouble all around you there’s no need to run away there’s a voice deep inside you say it’s time to stand and f so dare to believe that miracles.

▶ 1:06:43 Happen the mountains still move and demons. Must for the God that we serve he is much more than able. So don’t be afraid stand up and say I dare to. Believe so don’t be afraid stand up and say I dare to. Believe so don’t be afraid stand up and say I dare to. Believe hallelujah Lord hallelujah. Jesus God we worship you Lord we praise you we lift you up oh Lord oh God how wonderful Jesus Jesus how wonderful God how great how mighty are you Lord.

▶ 1:07:40 Jesus Jesus. Jesus Lord we love you Lord Jesus oh Lord God we’re reminded of the children of Israel as they were traveling as Miss Woods was talking about in numbers from Egypt to si and from mount si to the promised land God they face many obstacles God they face challenges Lord that they had to overcome they face enemies opposing them and God Lord in our life we have things opposing us Lord from from growing in Christ from becoming Christians mature Christians from growing and becoming Christians that serve and follow you wholeheartedly God there is an enemy trying to knock us off our course and Lord God we pray right now like Israel was able to come to the place they were able to arrive God we pray that we Lord Jesus as this song says we believe we believe Lord that we set on our on this path to to go to your promised land and you’re going to bring us there you’re the author and the finisher of our faith God you can do it you can do a work in our heart Jesus we pray God we we commit ourselves right now to that faith believing that you will fulfill your promise God we thank you Lord.

▶ 1:09:10 Jesus come. Lord. Jesus. Come come Lord Jesus. Just. Come come oh. Jesus. Come come Lord. Jesus. Come when they were in the wilderness they had times where they didn’t have any. Water but it says in the scriptures there was a rock that followed them and out of that rock came.

▶ 1:10:02 Water and that is Jesus Christ today he says that he is here and out of him flows a river a river of life and Jesus said to the woman at the well you you you could have asked of me and I would have given you this living. Water and Jesus has living water for you today maybe you’re parched and dry maybe you feel like you don’t have a Lot of life in you you don’t have God’s life in you God is saying I am that rock in the wilderness and though it may look dry all around there’s a rock that gives water it gives living water and we can drink from it and that’s what this chorus is saying come Lord Jesus. Come Lord.

▶ 1:11:00 Jesus come we drink of you this morning. God come Lord. Jesus come Holy. Spirit. Holy spir. Holy. Spir. Come come Lord. Jesus. Come. Holy. Spir.

▶ 1:11:52 Come Holy Spirit spirit. Come oh we invite you we invite you in this place God we long for you Lord our desire is for you our God we are your people Lord we love you we love you. Lord. Holy Spirit you are with come here come blood this place and fill the atmos your glory God is what our hearts long for to be. Overcome by your presence.

▶ 1:12:51 Lord your presence Lord. There’s nothing worth more that could ever come close nothing can compare you’re a living. Hope you’re. I tasted and see of the sweetest. Of when my heart becomes free and my shame is. Un in your presence.

▶ 1:13:51 Go. Holy Spirit you are welcome here come flood this place and fill the at your glory God is what our hearts long for to be. Overcome by your presence. Lord your presence Lord. There’s nothing worth more that will ever come close nothing can compare your our living hope.

▶ 1:14:44 Jesus Christ your presence Lord. We’ve tasted and seen of the sweetest of loves where our heart becomes free and shame is. Undone your presence. Lord. Holy Spirit you are welcome here. Come this place and fill the atmosphere your glory God is what our hearts long for to be.

▶ 1:15:39 Overcome by your presence. Lord your presence Lord. Lord Jesus when your presence came in the past in the scriptures God you defended your people God you defended your people with your presence when Egypt came to destroy them at the red sea Lord God you came by your power at the red sea and parted it so people could walk through your people God Lord your presence is so powerful. And God it’s with us today it’s so it can be so powerful in our lives Lord defending us making a way for us God Lord we submit to you this.

▶ 1:16:39 Morning God we invite you this. Morning we surrender to you this morning. Jesus. Holy Spirit you are welcome. Come for this place and the atmosphere your glory God is what our hearts long for to be over come by your presence. Lord thank you Jesus we love you Lord l we exalt we lift you up Lord without you we are nothing we praise you.

▶ 1:17:38 Lord we love you we worship you. Lord thank you. Lord thank you Jesus. You may find your seats this. Morning want to thank you for joining us this morning again as we uh take an opportunity to touch the presence of Jesus. Amen I do want to share a special song real. Quick uh one time I was able to share this in a at uh jack’s barbecue and uh it was it was. Fun it was fun and I remember saying.

▶ 1:18:35 That the best words you will ever hear in your life are written in red and that’s what this song is about so let’s uh just take this in let God speak to us this morning there are was on death row. Guilty in the first. Degree son of God hanging on a hill hell was my destiny the crowd was shouting. Crucify could have come from these lips of mine the dirty sh day was killing.

▶ 1:19:27 Me it would take a miracle to wash me. Clean but then I. R the red. Letters and the ground began to shake those prison. Walls started falling. And I became a free. Man that. Day felt like ling hd my veins my dead heart began to. Be the breath of God filled my lungs and the Holy Ghost awaken.

▶ 1:20:21 Me yes the Holy Ghost awake and me then I. Ra the red. Letters and the crown began to shake those prison. Walls started. Falling and I became a free. Man that day. For God so l the whole wide world sent his only son to die for me his arm spread wide for the whole wide world his arms spread wide where mine should.

▶ 1:21:21 Be Jesus changed. My. Destiny thank you God for red. Letters when the ground began to. Shake the gra of God started. Falling and I became a free. Man that. Day the power of God started. Falling oh and I am a free. Today hallelujah hallelujah Lord thank you Jesus thank you Lord.