How do you serve the Lord? 🤲 - November 5, 2023: full transcript and answers

▶ 0:03 We’d like to welcome you this morning want to thank you for joining us online and in the room it’s good to be in God’s house we’re going to get started uh we want to remind you we enter his courts with thanksgiving and into his gates with praise amen so that’s uh that’s the house of God this morning we’re here to lift up the name of Jesus to exalt him praise his wonderful mighty name amen so will you join with me we’re going to stand and worship God this morning and lift up his great awesome. Name. Glory glory in the highest glory to the almighty glory to the lamb of God glory to the living word I give glory to the lamb.

▶ 0:58 Hallelujah glory glory glory in the highest glory to the almighty glory to the lamb of God glory to the living word I give glory to the l I give glory glory I give glory glory I give glory glory to the l. I give glory to the lamb. Glory. Glory glory in the highest glory to the almighty glory to the lamb of God glory to the living word I give glory to the lamb.

▶ 1:56 I give glory glory I give glory glory I give glory glory to the lamb I give glory to the lamb oh I give glory to the lamb let’s give him glory oh we give glory to the lamb we give. Glory to the lamb we glory hallelujah Lord we praised. Jesus glory to the Lord most high. Glory.

▶ 2:57 Jesus oh. To be in your we lif you. Upy God how great isy. God we exalt the king all. K great is his name Jesus. Jesus how wonderful how wonderful are. You Lord we’re reminded when you came into the city on riding on that donkey God Jesus people began to sing hosanna hosan to the son of David hosana hosana to the king of kings glory to God in the highest hosan Jesus thank you God Lord they they all said who is this man who is this.

▶ 4:09 Man God we pray Lord. Jesus Lord as we glorify you lift up your name God that people would say who is this man Jesus Christ son of the living God Lord we pray Jesus let our praise shake this world let our praise shake this earth Jesus Jesus thank you. Lord it is a day of jubilation it is a day of victory it is a day for us to celebrate before our risen king for the grave could not hold him for in him there was no s but by his resurrection are we now live in him it is a day of jubilation.

▶ 5:04 Is a day of victory it is a day for us to celebrate before our risen king for the grave it could not hold him for in him there was no s and by his resurrection how are we now live in him it is a day of jubilation it is a day of victory it is a day for us to celebrate before our risen king for the grave it could not hold him for in him there was no s and by his resurrection power we now live in him yes by his resurrection are we now liv in him and by his resurrection are we now live in.

▶ 6:10 Him. Hallelujah thank you Jesus hosan the son of David we worship you Lord we worship you God thank you thank you Lord we exalt you we exalt you Lord. Worthy is the son of God worthy is the great I am we lift you up oh Lord we pray thank you we thank you. Jesus oh we thank you oh. God we thank you. Lord now is the time for us. To in the sanu.

▶ 7:07 Of his Holy. Spirit so s your mind on him and let your praise. Begin and the glory of the Lord will fill his place. Praise the Lord praise the Lord praise the Lord praise the Lord let’s lift our hands. Together he lives within the praises of his people he loves to hear us call upon his name.

▶ 8:04 So set your mind on him and let your praise. Begin and the glory of the Lord will fill this. Place praise the Lord praise the Lord. Praise the Lord praise the Lord now is the time for us to praise the Lord in the sanctuary of his Holy. Spirit so set your mind on him.

▶ 9:00 And let the praise. Begin and the glory of the Lord will fill this. Place praise the Lord praise the Lord praise the Lord praise the Lord. Praise the Lord praise the Lord oh praise. Lord oh. Praise he. Lives he lives within the praises of his people.

▶ 9:57 He loves to hear us call upon his name so set your mind on him and let his praise. Begin and the glory of the Lord will build this. Place praise the Lord praise praise the Lord praise the Lord praise the Lord praise the Lord praise the Lord praise praise praise the Lord.

▶ 10:54 Praise the Lord. Jesus we praise you. Lord praise the Lord we praise. You. Praise praise Lord we praise we praise. You hallelujah to the king of all kings God we praise. You we lift you up God how great are you Lord you have done so wonderful such wonderful works in our lives God you are good we exalt you Lord God we worship you.

▶ 11:55 God thank you thank you thank you Jesus we praise you we praise you Lord word worthy is the king of all kings worthy is the Lord of all Lord we. Exalt we exalt you God thank. You he is exalted the king is exalted on. High I will praise him he is exalted forever exalted and I will. Praise his name.

▶ 12:51 He is the Lord forever is true shall. Rain. Heaven and earth rejoice in his holy. Name he is exalted the king is exalted on. High you are exalted my king is exalted on high I will praise praise you you are exalted forever. Exalted I will praise your name you are the Lord forever your truth shall.

▶ 13:52 R. Heaven and earth rejoice in your holy. Name you are exalted my king is exalted on. High you are exalted my king is exalted on high I will praise you you are exalted forever exalted and I will praise your name you are the Lord forever your truth shall.

▶ 14:44 Re. Heaven and earth rejoice in your holy. Name you are exalted my king is exalted on. High oh you are exalted my king is exalted on. High you are exalted my king is exalted on. High you are the Lord for forever your truth shall. Rain. Heaven and earth.

▶ 15:37 Rejoice in your holy. Name you are exalted my king is exalted on. High we worship. Ex how great and ex. Worthy worthy. Thank you. Jesus oh how wonderful how wonderful. God mighty mighty. Is our God. Beautiful. Jesus huah the son is great I am worthy worthy Lord we love you we love you.

▶ 16:42 God Lord rain on this earth. Lord rain on this earth. Lord. Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven Jesus we pray Lord God that your laws Lord that your rule that your kingdom would rign on earth in our lives God we pray Lord Jesus that we the people of your pasture the people of your kingdom God would fight for the truth fight for your laws and your way to be done throughout our world God Jesus Lord we pray Lord let heaven come down to earth Jesus let heaven come down to earth Lord let your laws your statutes be followed oh Jesus Jesus.

▶ 17:49 Please who is this. King who reigns on. High in throned in. Splender lo in. Fire his thrown. Upon the crystal. Sea with angels. Singing his mesty I cannot. Contain his glorious. Praise with all all my heart I will. Proclaim you are worthy you are worthy you are holy you are hool you are right you are rightous you are.

▶ 18:49 True all the men praise and h prise and honor all the glor. Glory. Belongs to you you are my king you are my king you rain on high you on high in throne in splender spend golden fire golden fire you’re thrown upon thr upon the crystal. Sea with angels. Singing your m. Majesty I cannot. Contain oh your glorious praise glory and pra with all my heart all my heart I will proclaim I willa you are worthy you are worthy you are holy you are holy you are rightous right you are.

▶ 19:56 True and all all. Dominion praise and honor andon all the glory. Belongs to you I cannot. Contain your glorious praise glorious pra with all my heart all my heart I will proclaim I willaim you are worthy. You are. Holy you are. Rightous you are. True in all dominion all dominion praise and h praise and honor all the glory.

▶ 20:50 Belong to you yes all dominion all dominion praise and honor praise and honor all the glory. Belongs to you all. Dominion dominion praise and all praise and honor all the glory glory. Belong to. You thank you. Thank you Jesus thank. You we exalt the king of all. K we praise the Lord oh Lord we worship.

▶ 21:48 You let your kingdom come God let your kingdom come. Lord come and reain. God come reain in our lives come rain God in our city Lord come rain God in our country God come rain in our world. Lord. Come rain Jesus. Step down from your throne. Oh thank. You.

▶ 23:08 You are. Worthy you. Areo you are. Rightous you are. True all. Dominion. Praise and h all the glory. Belongs to. You you are. Wory you are. Holy you are. Rightous you are. True. All. Dominion praise and horor.

▶ 24:05 All the glory. Belongs to. You all the inion praise and h all the glory be. To. You oh thank you. Lord oh come Lord Holy. Spirit oh let your word be heard oh. Lord Jesus stir up our hearts oh Lord stir up our hearts oh Lord.

▶ 25:09 Love thank you. Jesus. That upon the Lord shall. Renew their strength they shall mount. Up on weeds. As he. Go they shall run and not be wey they shall walk and not.

▶ 26:14 F teach me Lord teach me Lord to. Way they that wa. Upon the Lord shall. Renew their str they shall mount. Up with wings as he. Goes they shall run and not be wey they shall walk in not f teach me Lord teach me Lord.

▶ 27:10 To teach me. Lord teach me Lord to. Wait teach me. Lord teach. Me. To. Way someone please lift up their voice in prayer right. Now. Difficulties come Lord that you you come and you enable us by your Holy Spirit by your word Lord to stand in the most difficult of times.

▶ 28:19 Lord Jesus we just trust in your work. Today the God that created all things we trust in you Jesus we know that you will finish and complete the work that you began both in us and in this world Lord you have fought the battle you have won and you said it is finished and we stand in that today we stand in that strength that hope. Lord that miraculous supernatural ability that you have done these things Lord thank you. Jesus.

▶ 29:33 Hallelu holy. Holy God. Almighty great I. Am who is. Worthy none beside the God. Almighty great I am. Hallelujah holy. Holy God. Almighty great I. Am who is worthy none beside thee God. Almighty the great I am oh.

▶ 30:26 Hallelujah holy. Holy God. Almighty great I am nothing is impossible. God worthy is the Lord of all you are so great God we love you. Jesus oh. Hallelu holy. Holy God almighty. Great I am who is. Worthy none beside the God. Almighty great I am you are the great I am you are great I am you are great I am you are great I am Jesus Holy Spirit God you are the great I am you are the great I am you are the great I am we love you Lord.

▶ 31:42 Hallelujah holy. Holy God. Almighty the great I. Am who is. Worthy not. Beside. Hallelujah the great I am Lord Jesus thank. You thank you. Jesus with men this is impossible but with God all things are possible Jesus we recognize the great I am today we recognize the king over all of creation the king over all of the universe the one who rules God in every government in every person’s heart you have the power God you reign Jesus Jesus we thank you this morning we honor you we acknowledge you this morning is the great I am whose power goes on is an unlimit limited God Jesus there is no limit to your power to your strength nothing is impossible with you Jesus thank you in your precious name everyone said amen you may find your seats this morning.

▶ 33:16 Hallelujah we’re going to get into a message this morning and we’re talking about serving God in every season and uh when God’s not moving or serving the Lord that’s the title of this. Message as we learned two weeks ago during the time of Joshua when they were taking over the land of Canaan and conquering Canaan they were overcoming the enemy during that time in the wilderness they had mana from heaven coming down around the camp and they would go and get that mana and there was also a rock that followed them the rock had water that was coming out of it it was a miracle this rock would follow them also I mean think about having to carry a rock it depends on how big it was if it was small maybe somebody you know it followed them and it gave uh.

▶ 34:17 Water there was no more visible presence they had a presence of God uh that would follow them in in the form of a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night the miracles had stopped there were no more plagues that to defeat their enemies like they did in in Egypt there was nothing to get hyped up about except that they were conquering the captain of the host was with them and how many you know you want God with you when you’re fighting the battle we we want to overcome the uh enemy in our day amen uh the enemy in our day has opened its mouth very wide and is uh cursed God and mock God in so many ways and suppressing his laws and his truth throughout our country and we want God to win and overcome in our country amen don’t we want the captain of host coming and helping us fight the battle.

▶ 35:13 Yes so they had that going for them and Joshua says this famous statement he says if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord choose for yourselves this day who you will serve but as for me in my house will serve the Lord Joshua 24:15 and so they had reached the promised land they had reached the pinnacle they they were winning the promised land and Joshua is answering the question of what do we do now we have the promised land we have uh reached our goal what do we do now and so his answer was we are going to serve the Lord amen we’re not going to turn back we came all this way and we’re not going to start serving and following another God we’re going to follow our king.

▶ 36:06 Amen is that Makai is that you oh my goodness gracious he’s gotten older now and I don’t even recognize him how you doing good morning buddy good to see you all the way from the East Coast yeah wow good to see you buddy great great to see you 2 Chronicles 7:1 when Solomon had finished praying fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices and the glory of the Lord filled the temple so here is another example Solomon was managing and oversaw the building of the temple and and Solomon’s temple was a beautiful beautiful temple they had gold with you know gold was just everywhere with uh it was abundant they had silver sil silver there was unlimited silver they had everything they needed to build this temple and he oversaw it and the people worked hard in building this temple when they were finished he dedicated the temple with a prayer and at the end of this prayer God.

▶ 37:13 Comes and the glory of the Lord filled the temple and the priest could not enter the house of the Lord because the glory of the Lord had filled the lord’s house and so they had a great visitation from God amen how many would like that God coming in here so bright his fire in here like whoa whoa what is happening you know that fire that uh like the burning bush it doesn’t consume right it’s not hot uh but uh where you just sit back and you’re like uh God do your thing do keep do uh touch move let your glory come. Amen wouldn’t that be a wonderful visitation and not just here but every church in the united states and every uh place and for all the people of the world to see what is happening over there what is happening in that place what a visitation that would be.

▶ 38:10 Amen and in uh verse 12 the Lord appeared to Solomon by night and said I have heard your prayer it’s important we know that God hears our prayers and Solomon prayed a very special prayer you know I don’t know if he he sat down and he thought about this or but he had a very very specific prayer you know if the people turn away and they uh you know decide to sin against you uh we pray that when if they come to this temple and and get back to what is truth and right that you will forgive them and in this is the famous scripture here in two scriptures 714 it says if my people God resp responds and says if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves turn from their wicked ways and pray seek my my face I will heal them and heal their land amen and so that was God pro that was God’s promise to his people if they come back to the temple and serve him and turn from their wicked ways and pray and seek his face that he would uh restore them back and that’s what he did with the judges through in after after Joshua’s day people would they turned from God and God brought them back uh keeping his promise to them so he dedicated the temple with prayer and God responded but after this there was 13 years where there was no visitation from God and the question is what do we do between the visitations how do you serve God in every season whether God is coming

▶ 39:40 in a cloud or fire or doing something amazing or not do you give up and quit of course. Not we got to keep serving the Lord we got to take on the character and the the the the we got to take on the challenge that Joshua is bringing and he’s saying as for me and my house we’re going to serve the Lord we’re going to serve the Lord no matter what is happening through the highs and the lows through the visitations through the non-v visitations we’re going to serve the Lord and in uh solom as you know later in his life his his heart turned away from God he left God and he served the gods of his wives and concubines and there is a difference we want to understand and recognize there’s a difference between ministering for the Lord doing the work of the Lord and ministering to the Lord and Solomon he created this temple he managed it he he provided all the stuff for it but he neglected to come directly to God himself minister to the Lord and have a relationship with with God directly and he had this great prayer and he wrote the Proverbs and other books Ecclesiastes right was written by.

▶ 41:09 Solomon but somewhere in his life he neglected his relationship with God we can’t just minister for the Lord and do the work of the Lord we have to have our own relationship where we sit at Jesus’s feet and know him for ourselves. Another great example of this is Mary and Martha as you know in Luke 10:38 a certain woman named Martha welcomed him Jesus into her house and she had a sister called Mary who also sat at Jesus’s feet and heard his word but Martha was distracted with much serving and she approached him and said Lord do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone tell her to help me.

▶ 41:57 And Jesus answered Martha you are worried and troubled about many things but one thing is needed and Mary has chosen that good part which will not be taken away from her amen and so there are good examples here of Mary and Martha you can’t always do the ministry uh do the work of the Lord like Martha she was serving and that’s not a bad thing it’s that’s not wrong we need people to serve amen we’re going to eating what people serve and a few you know later on because people are ministering and doing the work of the Lord but we also have to have a time where we minister to God ourselves like Mary here she sat at the feet of Jesus she heard his word.

▶ 42:49 Amen and so you can do that by spending time with God yourself during the week you don’t have have to wait for Sunday I encourage you grow in your own relationship with God don’t wait for Sunday to have a relationship with God you can’t live off of one meal a week you can’t live off of one drink a week you need every day a some something from God and that’s what the lord’s prayer goes back to the lord’s prayer give us this day what our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive those was indebted to us we need to get that daily bread from God and that is his word that is his presence from him Jesus said I am the bread of life right we want to touch him we want to partake of him even if it’s just a little bit get it.

▶ 43:42 Amen when I get on my morning meeting at work you know I say good morning my boss says why are you so. Cheery because I had some of my daily bread. Amen we need both you can’t just be a minister for the Lord you can’t just only minister to the Lord and just you know take that you got to we want to do both and you want to have a balance that’s what God is getting at here and God uh you know can you worship when you’re not playing an instrument you know if you’re not if you’re let’s say you’re um you know we ask you to play an instrument you come up you play an instrument but you know maybe you’re not playing an instrument that day are you able to worship God if you’re out in the congregation or are you going to stay home and not assemble I mean that that tells you right there you know you’re somebody who can do the work of the Lord but you can’t minister to God yourself you’re not a worshipper that’s a problem you understand what I’m saying uh.

▶ 44:59 Um. Amen Matthew 8:14 when Jesus had come into Peter’s house he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever and he touched her hand and the fever left her and she arose and served them my little joke here is that you know Peter this is his mother-in-law he’s like why are you helping her I we don’t get along no I’m joking. Now she had a fever and Christ comes in and touches her and the fever left her and she arose and serve them so you see her response here we have a miracle we have something great happening you know back then something like a fever that’s an infection that’s a big deal back then right uh today that’s no big deal we know what to do we’ll go to the doctor we’ll go to the hospital get medicine they didn’t have all that so.

▶ 45:57 Her response here is to serve amen just like what Joshua is saying we’re going to serve the Lord that’s a powerful little illustration here what happens after the miracle are she looking for another miracle oh God give me another miracle no she got up and she what served God she served the people and she served Jesus Christ how do we respond when God comes to us he brings healing in our heart he brings some his presence his power his touch what is our response do we go home and do we serve. God the demon possessed man named legion in Mark 5:12 he who had been demon possessed begged him that he might be with him however Jesus said go home to your friends and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you and so the demon-possessed man God Jesus says to him what go where.

▶ 47:09 Home go home see after all the miracles are happened and all the presence of God you feel what do we have to do go where. Home our individual lives our families our spouse go. Home change the way change what’s coming out of your mouth before he had demons inside of him and he was speaking all kinds of stupid things go home and tell your friends what God has done for. You change what is coming out of your mouth normally you go home and you curse somebody you curse this person curse that person God is telling you go home and change what’s coming out of your mouth see this is what God wants to impact he wants to impact your home your life not just give you some uh you know.

▶ 48:13 Some thing to get high on on Sunday no he wants to impact your daily life and your home your family Mark 5:31 the woman with the issue of blood Jesus said who touched me after she touched the hem of his garment but the woman fearing and trembling knowing what had happened to her came fell down and told him the whole truth I’m so sorry I touched your garment and got healed and he said to her daughter your faith has made you well go in peace be healed of your affliction go home what is she going to do now after she got her miracle what is the next thing to do go home. And in Joshua’s words we’re going to what serve the Lord what are you going to do. Now go home and work on your house Proverbs 243 through wisdom a house is built by understanding it is established by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches so important here you recognize in this scripture it’s talking about three things.

▶ 49:32 Wisdom. Understanding. Knowledge you can’t just go home and expect God to work everything out and not work not gain some knowledge gain some understanding use some. Wisdom you know you have to exercise some principles good financial principles through understanding and wisdom you have to have knowledge of how to solve problems how to make a meal. Right you know you have to exercise some of these simple things that God is these these three areas that God is talking about you want to build your house you got to get some wisdom you want to be able to deal with your children as they’re growing up to teenagers oh God I pray for. Wisdom please.

▶ 50:26 James 1:5 if any of you lacks wisdom I lack wisdom let him ask of God who gives to all liberally and without reproach and it will be given to him my goodness we can pray and ask for wisdom and God will give it to us now this has happened to me several times where I’m having to go and deal with the situation and I’m praying and I’m asking God for wisdom God I pray that I would act right I pray that I would do this handle this wisely and he comes and he helps. You you know because we have these this idea of how we’re going to act we have this idea that you know we’re going to be you know a certain way but then God kind of guides you and gives you wisdom and we need that.

▶ 51:17 Amen it takes work to build a house nothing happens by accident you have to set a goal when you go home if you want to something your life you got to set a goal you got to gain some knowledge some understanding and some wisdom to reach that goal wise woman builds her house but the foolish woman pulls it down with her hands the wise man builds his house and the foolish man pulls it down you know whoever you are whether you’re the man or the woman the husband or the the wife you can choose every day are you going to pull down your house with your own own hands or are you going to build it through. Wisdom you have a choice. Amen and that’s what when we come into God’s house we want God to change our hearts change our minds it’s an opportunity to ask for wisdom it’s an opportunity to get changed by the presence and the power of Christ so when we go where.

▶ 52:19 Home we’re. Different. Amen we want to go home different than when we came. In it is a we it is a choice every day that we make if anyone does not provide for his own and especially for those of his household he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. Men uh and women that are not prov I don’t know men let’s stick with the men right now that are not providing not working and not making it work for their home uh for their household that’s that’s not scriptural we got to work amen you can’t just be lazy sit at home and give. Up uh there’s a lot of motivational people that say get up and clean your room there’s rules for life you know if you need to pull from those guys do it but get up get off your butt work you know if you read the Bible this is this is all biblical stuff working not being lazy uh.

▶ 53:26 Working hard it’s all scriptural amen build your house 1 Peter 3:1 wives be submissive to your own husbands even if some do not obey the word they without a word may be won by the conduct of their wives when they observe your virtuous conduct pure conduct accompanied by fear incorruptible beauty of a gentle quiet spirit now I want you to notice something here Peter is talking to women like they are the the people that come to God first you know it’s like when I get to heaven I’m just going to see a lot of women you know because they’re the ones that are serving God and the men are a bunch of idiots us guys are a little thick right there’s going to be a lot of women in heaven that’s what Peter’s making it sound like.

▶ 54:24 Uh. But it’s the same for us men we need to be an example you know if you’re a man and your spouse is not serving God you want to conduct yourself in a way to be an example to them it goes it’s the same right amen and you can show that woman by your kind and gentle spirit love and she’ll be drawn on to God she’ll be like what has. Changed what has changed in your heart.

▶ 55:06 Husbands love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies he who loves his wife loves himself for no one ever hated his own flesh but nourishes and cherishes it basically saying you need to nourish and cherish your spouse as you get older your love should grow you want to get closer to your spouse not further apart men will buy a nice car as you see the lamborghini up here don’t touch it you can’t get a nick on this they make sure they get it washed they they take it to the the cleaner they say you better wash this right or they buy the special detailing guy that’ll do it handle it carefully they’ll uh get a gun something really cool make sure that they clean it have it all oil lubed up put it on their wall oh my gosh take care of it but when it comes to our relationships men and women we do not care for and nourish and cherish our relationships one another you know after time goes by you get.

▶ 56:16 Married and uh the feelings have changed a little bit now right what’s left you have to be responsible to one another what’s left is now you have children you got have a home that you have to be responsible for and and and and keep and carry out what are you going to do are you going to do what’s right and serve God and serve each other or are you going to get bored of each other and that’s what God is talking about go to your house go home and change. Things. Amen Philippians 4:11 not that I speak in regard to need for I have learned in whatever state I am to be what.

▶ 57:13 Content have we lost our ability to be content there’s a uh there’s people that are out there saying in companies you know in businesses and you know you don’t want to be content you know you don’t you don’t want to be content with uh the way that you’re operating now and it makes sense right you know in my job um you can do things automated or you can do things very manual you don’t want to be content with the manual process you want to automate stuff and and improve and that’s the way business is but that you can’t always just take that over to a marriage and say oh well I’m not content with this I want this to well maybe you want it to be better but you you can’t just treat it like a business you understand. You got to be careful you got to nourish and cherish one another build your house Christ wants us to improve our home go home after you get your miracle go home serve the Lord change the wets coming out of your mouth change your behavior spend time every day getting that bread from God let it change you amen Mark 7:25 a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit came and fell at his feet.

▶ 58:28 And she said to him go your way the demon has gone out of your daughter and when she had come to her house she found the demon gone out and her daughter lying on the bed so here we have again Jesus is saying go your way after this woman endured the ridicule of being called a dog right you remember this story she was not a child of Israel God called her a dog and and and she says you know I’m not taking no for an answer even the dogs eat from the master’s table yeah I you I may be a dog but I still need you Christ I need you God you’re the healer and Jesus did a miracle in her daughter’s life when she came home to her house the demon had gone out of her what do you do now what do you do now as a mom maybe she was a witch and was doing witchcraft she’s got to change that she’s got to stop that behavior go home go your way.

▶ 59:35 Stop this as you’ll see in the next examples. Here turn from that behavior stop allowing that junk in your children’s. Life stop putting it around you you’ve got to. Change. Mark chapter 10:51 what do you want me to do for. You raboni that I may receive my sight talking to the blind man go your way your faith has made you well immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road how do we respond to God this blind man responded by following Jesus. Christ. Are we willing to follow him when we go home are we following and serving Jesus Christ just like Joshua is in in in in encouraging us to do serve the Lord Luke 5:22 he said to the man who is paralyzed I say to you arise take up your bed and go to your house.

▶ 1:00:50 He immediately he rose up he took up what he had been lying on and departed to his own house glorifying. God and they were all amazed and they glorified God and were filled with fear see God wants to change what’s coming out of your mouth he wants to change how you when you go home and because this man was glorifying God they were all amazed they had seen the miracle done in his paralyzed body and they glorified God and they were filled with fear God wants to impact the people in the community he wants to impact the people around. You John. 5:8 Jesus said to him rise take up your bed and walk and immediately the man was made well he took up his bed and walked afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him see you’ve been ma made well sin no.

▶ 1:01:55 More l a worse thing come upon you and that’s what God is saying to that woman the woman who had a demon uh whose daughter was demon possessed go home and what sin no more she wasn’t an Israelite she maybe she didn’t know what to do but uh as as God is saying as Jesus is saying to this man he’s also saying to that woman don’t don’t go home and do the same thing sin no more that is the message change what is happening in your house change what is happening in your life if you’re single and you’re by yourself you are the king of your life you are then charge repent sin no more that’s your house change. It exercise wisdom understanding and knowledge set some goals.

▶ 1:02:55 Sin no more l the worst thing come upon you these folks out here that are living in in encampments and uh that are poor and you know they’re down and out if God if they were to come to Jesus he would be telling them hey I’ve healed you now but you’ve got to do something now and what is it sin no more get rid of the drugs get rid of all the substance abuse. Stop stealing stop hurting people sin no more. Amen and that’s this paralyzed man he’s just you know he maybe he didn’t have a home what was he going to do now you got to find a solution John.

▶ 1:03:48 8:10 Jesus said to this woman where are your accusers has no one condemned you and she she said no one and Jesus said neither do I condemn you go and sin no more very important this this statement is very important from Christ after you’ve received your healing after you’ve received your forgiveness from God go and what sin no more go home change what is happening in your home change what is happening in your life maybe you’re a child change what is going on in your home change where you are letting influence you and impact you put God in your life change what is coming out of your mouth when you get home and you talk with your spouse your children change what is happening in your home it’s not always about being super spiritual it’s not all it’s not about focusing on the spiritual gifts above the spiritual.

▶ 1:04:52 Fruits the fruits of the spirit are love joy peace patience kindness goodness faithfulness too. Woohoo gentleness and self-control we’ve got spirit how about you I can remember all the fruits of the spirit because of that. Song it’s important that you put that as a high priority in your life the fruits of the Spirit changing your behavior letting God change your behavior your mouth. And also seeking the spiritual gifts as well amen Romans chapter 38. 138 so what do we do now what is left it says owe no one anything except to love one another maybe you have wronged people all of your life you’ve maybe have lived a life of hurt pain and sin and you’ve hurt people and you’re like you had an awful past.

▶ 1:05:54 You see but Christ has what he’s. Forgiven he’s forgiven it all he’s taken your sin and he’s nailed it to the cross and he’s killed. It it’s gone when you have come to him and asked for his blood to wash you. Clean and now you have to deal with forgiving yourself I remember just recently making a mistake and just saying God for I mean I would say God forgive me 10 times riding home in the car about this thing and and going here going there God forgive me for my stupidity and uh one time God’s like I already forgave. You I forgave you it’s forgiven so what’s the problem now.

▶ 1:06:48 Me you got to forgive yourself you got to get up and say okay all right I was done I’m moving on I got to forgive myself I got to move on amen see owe no one anything you know when somebody wants to come up to you and make you feel bad for everything you’ve done in the past and all of this stuff you you can’t go there with them Christ has forgiven it you have got to forgive yourself and now the repair for all of that past and maybe the mistreatment that you did to people what can you do now to to heal that right here it says love one another love does no harm love is the fulfillment of the law when you change your behavior and you begin to love the people that you hurt before that will change.

▶ 1:07:48 Things Christ has forgiven it you’ve got to forgive yourself and now you have to change your behavior are you going to do harm to the people that you used to do harm to you can’t use the same words you can’t talk the same way you can’t treat people the same way you used to okay if you want forgiveness you got to put that you got to repent from that behavior you got to treat people right now you got to love doing no harm to your neighbor amen that’s the full package ag Christ can forgive your past you got to forgive yourself and now you got to change how you treat people and that is all you know owe no one anything you don’t owe anybody anything right now except treating them with love you know if somebody wants to make you feel bad and trying to get you to you know give them something it’s no no no no come on come on you know the repair is what are you doing now Micah chapter 68 what does the Lord require of you but to do justly to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God what does the Lord.

▶ 1:09:12 Require do justly we need to do justly and treat people right you know we don’t steal from our neighbor we don’t go to the store and steal we do what justly. We don’t hurt other people we don’t speak wrong to we speak justly we do justly and we what love mercy that means you’ve got to forgive. People there’s a parable about this that Jesus came up with about a man who was forgiven for a million dollars okay let’s say and he turns around to somebody who owed him money owed him $10 and he wanted to he beat that guy he said you better pay me my $10 or I’m going to kill. You see that’s not mercy that’s not loving mercy right you got to be able to forgive people God has forgiven you of your sin and your wrong and your behavior you’ve got to now treat people right love.

▶ 1:10:22 Mercy. Amen some people can’t do it it’s hard Matthew chapter 3:16 when Jesus had been baptized he came up from the water and the spirit of God descended on him like a dove and suddenly a voice came from heaven and said this is my beloved son in whom I am well. Pleased amen Jesus Christ lived a life that was pleasing to the father now you have to recognize that this is when he was 30 years old and he hadn’t done anything yet he hadn’t started his ministry he hadn’t done any miracles but God turned to him and said this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased why is God pleased with his son because he is serving the Lord he is doing like Joshua did he is serving God he is doing justly he is loving mercy and he’s walking humbly with his God we have no record of what happened between the age of 12 and 30 except this one.

▶ 1:11:32 Thing in Luke 4:16 it says he came to Nazareth and they said can anything good come out of Nazareth where he had been brought up was there a good was there a beautiful church in Nazareth was there amazing synagogue in Nazareth can anything good come out of he would would go as his custom was to the synagogue on the Sabbath day in Nazareth where the place was beaten down and and ugly he would be. There see we know what he was doing from the age of 12 to 30 years old he was in God’s. House and we need to get back to being faith fath f to God’s house or uh.

▶ 1:12:27 You’ve got to have that inside of you wherever you’re at whatever state you in you got to have this this drawing this this desire like Christ had to assemble in the house of the Lord to make it a priority it’s so important that we have this heart that Christ had. Amen. Joshua 24:31 Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who outl Joshua who had known all the works of the Lord which he had done for. Israel and we have uh on youtube there’s what are called influencers right they have a lot of followers they have millions of followers and they get with these uh companies and they show their product and they’re like oh you got to try this you got to look at how beautiful and they sell they’re advertising the product and uh we want to be influencers Joshua here is an influencer he is an example to Israel and for 50.

▶ 1:13:38 Years. After uh they came into the land of Canaan 50 years after Joshua is still serving. God and all of Israel is serving the Lord with him why because he’s what being an example to the believers in word in the conduct in love in spirit in faith and purity he made a decision he said I’m going to choose this day who I’m going to serve I’m going to serve the Lord he stayed faithful in serving God for 50. Years he stayed faithful and serving God for 50 years. And even though there may not have been anything great going.

▶ 1:14:30 On. Uh he committed to serving God and he was able to influence all of Israel to do the same amen that’s powerful he was he impacted the whole nation don’t you want to have an impact on your nation don’t you don’t we want to have an impact on our nation. Amen and some of us are like well I’ve been serving. God well keep serving God don’t give up now. Amen keep serving keep serving. God what can we do show others and your family that you can repent you can admit and turn from your sin you can admit your wrong and turn from your mistakes and move on Christ will give you the power to do.

▶ 1:15:30 That show others in your family your character more than passing along money and possessions pass along to your children to people around you pass along your character your love your conduct your behavior let’s. Go. Up don’t ever quit don’t ever. Stop heading up the mountain of God let’s go up Paul said there’s an upward call there is a progression that we want to keep heading toward amen don’t ever stop I invite you this morning to sing this song with me I was born to serve the Lord and as a commitment this morning to serving.

▶ 1:16:24 God in every season no matter what’s going on even after the miracles come and the presence of God. Comes submitting to him committing and to serving him to be an example to our grandchildren to our children to the uh older ones around us to an example to our family members that aren’t. Christians that is our commitment this morning morning let’s stand I invite you to stand and sing this unto him this. Morning from the dust of the earth God created. Man his breath made man a living.

▶ 1:17:17 Soul for God so l the world. He gave his only. Son and that is why I love him. So for I was made in his likeness. Created in his image. I was born to serve the Lord. And I can’t deny him all always walk beside him for I was born to serve the Lord.

▶ 1:18:17 Right now let’s just lift up our voices in prayer and commitment to God as this song is. Expressing we’re made in his likeness created in his image and we want to grow we want to please the Lord like Jesus did with our behavior let’s pray that prayer this morning and just give him our commitment this morning Lord God we come before you Jesus Jesus Lord we commit Lord Lord to growing in your image Jesus Lord we are made in your likeness God we commit Lord to serving you wholeheartedly God we commit Lord Jesus to living a life that is pleasing to the father Jesus we commit Lord to serving you Lord no matter what season high or low God whether you’re moving or not moving Jesus we pray Lord put in our hearts that new heart Lord put in our put your spirit in us God cause us to walk in your ways we pray that your grace would come upon us Lord influence us Lord change our hearts oh Lord please we pray Jesus Jesus Jesus God we commit to you this morning God we commit to you this morning Jesus oh Jesus great is your name Jesus thank you is

▶ 1:19:48 walk. Beside. Was born to serve the Lord these. Hands these hands were made to help my neighbor these eyes were made to read God’s. Word these feet were. Made to walk walk in his footsteps my body is the temple of alone I was made in his likeness. Created in his image.

▶ 1:20:43 I was born to serve the Lord and and I can’t deny him. All wor beside him my heart was born to serve. Alone right now let’s put our hands on our neighbor on one another that we would go to our home no matter whether we’re single or have children no children but that we would go home and impact our home that we would love like it says love our neighbor that our eyes would read God’s word that we would spend time ministering to Jesus Christ that we would walk in his footsteps not in the world’s way let’s lift up our voices for one another right now Jesus God we pray we come before you this morning Jesus we pray for one another right now Lord that you would come to us and Lord give us that desire come with your spirit Jesus Lord God that we Lord would change our behavior we would change the way we love and then change the way we treat our neighbor God our spouse the people closest to us our children our grandchildren Jesus everyone that we have influence over God

▶ 1:22:14 Lord we pray that you would affect our home God we pray that you would affect our house Jesus Jesus Jesus Lord we call on you this morning Jesus Lord we need you this morning God Lord we pray that you would impact Lord our put give us a desire for your word for your truth Jesus Lord we pray that we would get rid of all obstacles and excuses and Lord in coming to know you and have a relationship with you Jesus Jesus Lord we pray right now God Lord Jesus we pray for one another right now Lord strengthen God come Lord Lord remind us with your spirit guide us and lead us into all truth Jesus Jesus please we pray Lord that we would love mercy walk humbly with you Lord walk in your footsteps follow you God Jesus not turning to the right or the left but Lord living and serving you Jesus these hands were made to love my my neighbor these eyes were made to read God’s.

▶ 1:23:33 Word my feet were. Made to walk in his footsteps my body is the tful of the Lord for I was. Made in his likess. Cre in his image. I was born to serve the Lord. I can’t deny. Him. Walk beside.

▶ 1:24:26 Him for I was. Born to serve. Alone let’s sing it one more time saying I was born to love the Lord let’s love him this morning I was made in his likess. Created in his image. I was born to love the Lord and I can’t deny. Him. I’ll walk beside. Him. I was.

▶ 1:25:19 Born to love. The thank you. Jesus to love the Lord for. I was. Born to. Love thank you Jesus. God Lord we worship we exalt you we exalt you Lord worthy is the king of kings great is the son of God for there is no one like you.

▶ 1:26:14 Jesus Jesus. Jesus wonderful king over all the earth. Jesus Jesus. Worthy. Lord there is no one like. You my brother you’re my sister so take me by the hand together we will work till he comes. There’s. No us we’re walking side by. Side as long as there is love we will.

▶ 1:27:13 Stand you’re my brother you’re my sister so take me by the hand. Together we will work till he. Comes there’s no fool that can defeat us when we’re walking side by. Side as long as there is love we will. Stand let’s join hands in unity sing this one more time and closing just committing to God and to each. Other. Amen let’s bow our heads this.

▶ 1:28:06 Morning Lord God we pray for your fulfillment we pray for your performance of these things Lord not just in our lives but Lord we we pray for our lives right now God we pray Lord that when we go home we would take this to heart Lord that we would work on ourselves and our relationship with you to grow closer to you to impact our home God to to change the way our home is God from maybe a a hurtful home to a home of love God a home Jesus that is like being with you Jesus we pray for that heart that character Lord to come into us and change us Lord that we would change change the outlook of our lives and the outlook of what our hom should be Jesus we also pray Lord that your will would be done on the earth that your law your truth would be come to pass Lord we pray that we would fight alongside with you and we commit ourselves to you Jesus in your precious name everyone said amen you may find your seats this morning hallelujah we’re going to take up the offering.

▶ 1:29:20 I’m going to ask Rita to stand and pray we have a mic for. Her pray for the offering this. Morning let’s bow our heads thank you Jesus that that we can bring into the storehouse that your work would be done Lord and I pray that you would fulfill that promise in each one of us that if we would give our tithe you would pour out an abundance of blessing from heaven for us Jesus thank you Jesus amen yes Lord thank you Jesus amen want to thank you those online jo for joining us we trust that you heard the word this morning.

▶ 1:30:22 Um go home after you get your miracle and we also want to pray for miracles to happen amen we can’t forget that but after experiencing the presence and the power of God let’s go home and work on the fruits of the spirit love one another amen God bless you thank you for joining us.