Save Yourself - October 22, 2023: full transcript and answers

▶ 0:00 Good morning online those in the room it’s good to be in God’s house amen we want to encourage you we want to invite you welcome you again to worship God with us be our participant this morning have a very uh encouraging scripture about the church this morning out of Psalms 50 but also be reminded about how we praise God with our hands we lift our hands we clap our hands we uh play an instrument don’t don’t wait for somebody or or somebody else to do it let’s get involved ourselves today amen let’s worship God ourselves there is nothing keeping you from meeting with God there’s nothing keeping you from the holy of holies you can go right in the veil has been torn Jesus has paid the price with his blood we can all come in don’t think of yourself any less this morning amen Psalms 50 verse1 says the mighty one God the Lord has spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun to its going down and verse two it says out of Zion the church the perfection of beauty.

▶ 1:12 God will shine. Forth and from the church God is going to shine forth and it says the perfection of beauty God is calling his church to what does it say in Revelations the bride has made herself ready amen the perfection of beauty amen so that’s us and God is going to shine forth out of that church the perfection of beauty amen let’s praise him let’s stand this morning let’s worship. Him I know he rescued my soul his blood has covered my s I. Believe I. Believe my shame is taken away my pain is healing his name I.

▶ 2:13 Believe I. Believe I’ll raise a banner my Lord has conquered the grave my redeemer liv my redeemer liv my redeemer liv my redeemer. Liv my know he rescued my soul his blood has covered my sin I. Believe I. Believe my shame is taken away my pain is healed in his name I. Believe I. Believe I’ll raise the banner.

▶ 3:08 My Lord is conquered the grave my redeemer my redeemer liv my redeemer liv my redeemer liv my redeemer this my redeemer this. Redeemer my redeemer you lift my burden I’ll rise with you I’m dancing on this mountaintop to see your kingdom. God my redeemer liv my redeemer liv my redeemer my redeemer live my redeemer.

▶ 4:02 My redeemer my redeemer liv my redeemer. Li. Hallelujah my redeemer is my redeemer is my redeemer is my redeemer. Yes he. Lives let’s praise him this morning hallelujah Lord thank you thank you. Jesus we exalt you this morning Lord we lift up your holy name God you are very great. Lord hi we worship you we worship you Lord how wonderful is our God how great and mighty is our God.

▶ 5:08 We worship you we. Thank you. Lord king of kings Lord of lords. Almighty. God Jesus. Jesus. All my life all I know God’s been good good to my soul mountain high valley love I’m going to sing wherever I. Go all my life all I know God’s been good good to my soul mountain high valy l I’m going to sing wherever I.

▶ 6:05 Go God is for me he’s not against. Me I will hold to the plans he has for me when I’m. Broken he will fix me and I will call on the name of the Lord. Oh all my life all I know God’s been good good to my soul mountain high valley love I’m going to sing wherever I. Go he’s my heart song in my sorrow he’s my hope and my strength for. Tomorrow when the storms rise all the around.

▶ 7:01 Me I will call on the name of the Lord all my life all I know God’s been good good to my soul mountain high valley low I’m going to sing wherever I go I got joy I got joy. Joy. Joy deep in my soul. And I will sing sing. Sing wherever I. Go all my life all my life all I know God been good good to my soul mountain high love I’m going to sing wherever I.

▶ 7:58 Go. All my life all I know God’s been good good to my soul mountain high val love I’m going to sing wherever I. Go thank you Jesus we sing praise to you gody are you Lord we worship the king of kings Lord of Lord ex we exalt your wonderful name. Hallelujah. Jesus oh wonderful wonderful. God oh praise his name. Praise prise his name we worship.

▶ 8:51 You Jesus Jesus Jesus. Oh. Oh. Jesus reminded of David this morning God he fought Goliath he defeated the enemy in his life and in the life of his people God the Lord he was driven away by his father-in-law in the wilderness but God Lord he the scriptures say that he blessed the Lord at all times Lord whether he was standing before Goliath whether he was in the wilderness whether he was wrong. Charged there was injustice going on in his life he blessed you at all times Jesus we pray for that kind of spirit this morning we pray for that kind of behavior this morning God Lord that no what matter what’s going on around us we can get on our knees when we’re home every day give you praise glory and honor Jesus and thank you God I pray this morning give us that kind of heart hallelujah let’s lift up our voices Jesus Jesus we bless your name this morning we bless you Lord we bless you God we exalt you we exalt you.

▶ 10:18 Jesus I am dancing as David danc in the thrill of a wild romance I’m in love and I’m not ashamed love’s fire that won’t be ted. Oh my soul was not born to. Be hallelujah there is liberty where you are how your freedom unchain my heart I am lost in the wonder Lord when I’m with you my spirit sour. Oh my soul. Rising up from the grave let’s sing this together I will be and I will be. Undignified and I will praise the Lord my God with all my mind.

▶ 11:16 Hey and I will leave my pride. Behind and I will praise the Lord my God with all my life. Everything on the altar now I won’t hold back I won’t hold out I don’t care what the world may say I’m abandoned to wreck this gra. Oh my soul will not bow a fear and I will be. Undignified and I I will praise the Lord my God with all my might and I will leave my pride.

▶ 12:09 Behind and I will praise the Lord my God with all my life you are the joy the world can’t steal. Oh you are the fire that burns through fear oh I’ve got a soul that dances. Free this love is true this love is real your love is real Jesus I will be. Undignified and I will praise the Lord my God with all my might and I will leave my pride behind. I will praise the Lord my God with all my life yes I will praise the Lord my God with all my life and I will praise the Lord my God with all my life hallelujah Jesus thank you Jesus we exalt you Lord we wor you God thank you Jesus that God arise oh so worthy is your name.

▶ 13:31 Jesus oh we love you God we worship we worship you Lord thank you thank you. Lord and this same. David was living in a city called Ziklag while he was out on a campaign the enemy came in and spoiled their camp taking all their children taking all their wives and all the spoil they took celebrating along the way thinking yeah they had the victory and David’s men were heartbroken the cry of that city was so great and the men rose up and would even have killed David they were so upset and angry but David separated himself and he sought the Lord he asked guidance from the Lord he encouraged himself and the Lord God answered him David wanted to know will I recover all should I go after this army and the Lord said go for you shall recover all so David went out some of his men were so weary and so discouraged and despondent they couldn’t go but the others went with David and along the way

▶ 15:02 they found an Egyptian they found one that was left behind because he couldn’t keep up with the army and he said save my life and I will take you to them so David and his men went and they recovered. All everything that the enemy had stolen their wives their children the spoils the animals everything was restored. Why those men could have given up they could have said they’re too strong we can’t overtake this enemy they could have given up but no David a man after God’s own heart sought the Lord and the Lord answered him what a victory we have in God if we will seek him and yes there’s so many times that are beat beyond human imagination the pain the sorrow but if we’ll be like David and have a heart to seek the lord’s guidance what a God we have oh Zion what a God we have that said to David you go my boy you go because you will recover all hallelujah amen.

▶ 16:24 Amen hallelujah thank you Jesus. Worthy. Oh let all. S. Sing. Praises. To her king. Oh let all li un. See. Praises. To her king let the joy bells. Ring let the people sing a victory.

▶ 17:22 Song. Oh let. All. Sing. Praises. To her king. Oh let all un. Sing. Praises to her king let the joy bells ring let the people sing sing a victory. Song let the joy bells ring let the people sing a victory. Song let the joy bells ring let the people.

▶ 18:22 Sing a victory. Song hallelujah. Hallelujah the king of all. Kings you are wonderful. Wonderful God how great how great is our God thank you thank you how. Wonder Jesus you are God thank you oh. Victory. Jesus my savior. Forever he s me and he bought me with his redeeming.

▶ 19:15 Blood he loved me I knew him and all my love. Is he brunched me to victory benath the cleansing blood oh victory in Jesus. Myor. Forever he sought me and he bought me with his redeeming. Blood he loved me I knew him and all my love is to him he plunged me to victory benath the cleansing blood he plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing.

▶ 20:08 Blood we thank you we thank you God you give us victory Lord you give us your victory God wonderful. Wonderful thank you. Lord. You are God of the heavens and God of the earth you are God of our savior virgin. Birth you were God on the cross and God. Overhead you were God before man and God when he.

▶ 21:06 Fa. You you. Are you are. God you are God God God oh. You. You are you. Are you are. God God God you are God God. God. Hallelujah you are God when it seems like happen. Stand.

▶ 22:00 You are God in every circumstance. Jesus you are God when we fall and God when we. Stand you are God who holds us in your hand thank you. Jesus. You you. Are you are. God you are God God God oh. You you. Are you are God God.

▶ 22:56 God you are God God. God. O. Oh Jesus is. God Jesus is. God jus. Jesus you.

▶ 23:53 Are you are God God God. You are God God God oh. You you. Are you are. God. Jesus you are God God. God. God we need you to be.

▶ 24:59 That God in our life God Lord like you did for the Shunammite woman Lord like you did for the woman who had no food for her son God you came to them you stepped down Lord in their lives you were God in every circumstance. Jesus and Lord whatever circumstances we’re going through today God we want we need you to step down. And be God in our lives. Jesus God we want to stand strong Lord for you. Jesus you’re God when we fall you’re God when we stand Jesus Lord we pray come Lord come into our lives right now step down from your throne.

▶ 25:51 God we need your touch we need your power God. You you are you. Are you are God Lord. Jesus you are God God God oh. You you are Lord you are you are God God. God you are God God. God thank you Jesus thank you Jesus thank you. Jesus it says in those verses.

▶ 26:55 Afterwards that they got more more than they lost because David sent presents to all the elders of Judah and there was spoil that he took for himself that was more than what was stolen from just his city and I’m not content with restoration today I want abundance I want more I want to see the demonstration of your power in the church in the community in our bodies I want to see healing for those who are sick I want more I want your power Jesus please don’t pass us by again today I feel that you’re here your presence is here inhabiting our praises and I want more please I humble myself to say why we want more we want more than just what we lost we want more than just what we’re looking for in our feelings today Holy Spirit intercede for us now because we don’t know what to pray we don’t know what to ask for Jesus but I know I’m not content with just what was taken from me I want more I want abundance

▶ 28:26 Jesus please please let your power fall upon us let the kingdom of God be more than words in our lives but let it be. Power. Yes. The. Demonstration desire demonstration. Jesus show your power oh.

▶ 29:18 Lord our God show your power. Oh. Lord our God show. Your oh. Lord our God show your power oh. Lord our God oh Lord our God Paul wrote and he said that it wasn’t in a lot of talk God we’re sick of all the talk in the world today everybody’s got a mouth that’s moving.

▶ 30:28 God the government people online on their youtube videos God everybody’s running their mouth but God we want that demonstration and the power of the Holy Spirit Jesus as Paul wrote about God we want a performance let there be a performance of that which was spoken Jesus please no talk anymore God we want the real thing we want the performance of your power in our lives Lord in our community in our city God we cry out God we hear the spirit this morning Jesus Jesus please God please oh Lord show your power God show your power. Jesus show your power.

▶ 31:24 Power oh Lord Lord our God show your power oh. Lord our God show show. Your. Our oh. Lord our God oh Lord our God. Thank you. Jesus. Thank you. Lord you wonderful wonderful. Lord God show your power show your power in our lives Jesus oh Lord please.

▶ 32:18 Oh we need you we need. You you may find your seats this morning. We’re going to play a special song this. Morning and uh want to thank everybody for joining us coming a long way everybody’s drive a come a long way this morning but it’s good to be in God’s house. Amen and uh this is a song for. The uh that we could play out in the community but I just want to share it this morning um and I’ll try to improve it next.

▶ 33:13 Time he was saying grace over a Tuesday blue plate special when a man in the next booth said don’t you watch tv don’t you know that God’s a me hate to see you waste your breath there ain’t no use talking to a ghosts that don’t exist the praying man said amen and looked up from his place said may not talk to God right now but there’s going to come a day whether you’re a farmer in the field. Praying for the rain or you curse him at the gravide cuz he called a l one’s name you can thank him you can blame him either way you’re going to face him whether you believe in him or not.

▶ 34:17 In the end everybody talks to. God everybody talks to. God the man in the next booth went quiet cuz he didn’t have a comeback so he shrugged it off and paid his t shuffled out the door and the praying man he prayed for the man who drove. Away hoping he would see the light before it got too l. But how was he to know he touched an unbeliever. Soul got that conversation two red lights down the road.

▶ 35:12 Whether you’re a farmer in the field praying for the rain or you curse him at the gravide cuz he called a lov one’s name you can thank him you can blame him either way you’re going to face him whether you believe in him or not in the end everybody talks to. God everybody talks to. God you can thank him you can blame him either way you’re going to face. Him whether you believe in him or not.

▶ 36:06 In the end everybody talks to. God everybody talks to. God. Amen serving God in every season last week we talked about deliverance this week we’re going to be talking about saving yourself and we know that famous scripture that Peter spoke in acts chapter 2 save yourself from this perverse generation. Amen when we look at Joshua in Joshua 18:10 Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord and divided the land to the children of Israel according to their division visions so to understand where we’re at right now uh Israel has come out of Egypt and they came to the promised land with.

▶ 37:08 Moses and they already rejected the promised land they got discouraged and they had to they had to dwell in the wilderness for 40 years okay last week we learned that God does not want to take 40 years to bring a change in your life he wants to do a quick work in your life and we don’t want to get so uh we don’t want to we don’t want to drag this out don’t be the reason that you’re your life is dragging out your relationship with God it doesn’t have to be that way God wants to do a quick work and change in your life do we understand that this morning and so here they are he’s with the people of Israel that have come out of the wilderness after 40 years of being in the wilderness and they finally are starting to get the promised land that God has promised promis them so Joshua here is dividing the land he’s in charge he’s their hero and at certain stages in your life you need a hero you need a guy like Joshua Joshua here he is an example God is with him he’s a good man God is speaking to him and God is using him but you as the people of God must make a transition to become an example to become someone who God is with the scriptures say you remember when Jesus ascended into heaven he said God is with you even to the end of the age he’s with you

▶ 38:39 you don’t have to look to somebody else that’s an example and and as God is with them and you know you can have that too God wants you to God God wants to bring you to that place God. Uh we have to come to a transition in a place where we are communing and speaking with God. Ourselves that means you got to take time you got to set aside time during the week and our busy schedule I remember I was a young person I never had time for anything never had time for God right you have to make time you have to make time for your family you got to make time for your work you got to make time for uh you know taking a break you got to make time for God just like anything else.

▶ 39:31 And you don’t want to just want everybody else being used by God you can be used by God too amen so that’s God’s goal David is another example David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and stone he struck the Philistine and killed him he killed Goliath and sam 1st Samuel chapter 17:52 the men of Israel and Judah rose and shouted and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance of the valley to the gates of Ekron so once David overcame the Philistine then everybody was on board amen they were following their young teenage. Hero but and there’s a time for the we need people that are brave we need a people that are brave in our government we need people that are brave in our community we need that right but somewhere in our relationship with God we can’t just lean on the brave and the heroes and the people that are trailblazing we’ve got to transition to become like that we’ve got to transition to be able to become like David and destroy Satan in our lives to become strong amen God is not just uh wanting uh overcomers just a few people to be overcomers no he wants us all to be overcomers all shall know me from the least to the greatest what happens when you know him you become.

▶ 41:01 Strong all he’s talking to everyone Joshua 17:14 the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua saying why have you only given us one lot and one share to inherit since we are great people in as much as the Lord has blessed us until now that prayer this morning that utterance we heard this morning that hearts cry of the Holy Spirit saying God I want more than just restoration I want an abundance and that’s what these guys are saying we want we want we are a great people we want. More and Joshua answered said if you are a great people go up to the country and clear a place for. Yourself you don’t need me you don’t need Joshua you don’t need the great hero you can pursue this you can inherit this land.

▶ 42:03 Yourself and we want this kind of attitude Christians need to take on this kind of attitude where you saying I want more of God I want more of heaven I want more of God’s promises well they’re available to. You you don’t have to lean on Joshua to be your spokesperson you can go and do it yourself we don’t need someone to pray for us you got a transition from somebody you know coming up to the pastor and saying pray for me pray for no no no you can pray to God you can meet with your God. Amen my cooworker is out for a month and uh he’s he’s the guy that knows everything so I get kind of shaky cuz you have no you know the buck doesn’t stop with with it it doesn’t stop with him anymore it stops with me so you got to you got to find a solution you can’t just lean on everybody else anymore you’ve got to find an answer you’ve got to you’ve got to sit there and say okay we can figure this out I can do this you got to you got to take it on yourself to find an answer.

▶ 43:19 Amen Mark 15:38 the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom when Jesus died on on the cross and when he gave up his spirit it says that the veil of the temple was torn from top to bottom the rocks split the earth. Quaked but that veil was torn and if you know anything about the veil of the temple the temple had two rooms it had the holy place and it had the holy of holies and this veil in Hebrews chap 10: 19 it says having boldness to enter the holiest the holy of holies the second room by the what blood of Jesus when he died on the cross when he shed his blood when he gave up his spirit that veil was torn and here the he writer of Hebrews is letting us know you can come boldly into that room where God is nothing is holding you back but yourself.

▶ 44:25 2 Corinthians 1:21 he who establishes us with with you in Christ has anointed us at at has anointed us given us his spirit in our hearts as a guarantee God you know not only is David anointed right David was anointed Saul was anointed Saul he I don’t know what he was thinking but David had his anointing we can be anointed too Joshua was anointed we can be anointed we can have his spirit upon us Luke 4:8 the spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor to set to to heal the brokenhearted to proclaim the cap liberty to the captives recover your sight to the blind and set liberty those who are.

▶ 45:24 Oppressed we’ve got to get away from the thinking that the church building the leadership and everybody else is responsible for our relationship with God you know yeah they have some responsibility but you are ultimately responsible for your relationship with. God leaders have a responsibility to create an environment for you to meet with your God and hear him speak to you and that’s what our goal is is this morning if he anointed Joshua he can anoint you save yourself acts. 2:40 save yourselves from this wicked. Generation and he they said that 2,000 years years ago during their generation but that’s the same thing today we got people that are wicked today I don’t want to run with the wicked you don’t want to run with the wicked you want to save yourself from the wicked generation how do you do that you’ve got to feed yourself you’ve got to guide get guidance from the guider you got to deliver yourself in Matthew chap 611 Jesus and the lord’s prayer says give us this day our daily bread you’ve got to find the food that will feed your spiritual.

▶ 46:43 Man John 16:13 when he the spirit of truth has come he will guide you into all truth as you’re putting in God’s word into you the spirit with that word will guide you into all truth you just keep at it you ask that spirit to help guide you into all truth and these are the ways you can save yourself from the wicked generation right you don’t have to walk around being influenced by the wicked generation you know the wicked generation’s message is all over the place it’s advertised everywhere you can’t walk around without it coming at your face. Right but you we have to know what truth is. And if you’re having trouble you got to get connected to the spirit of God the spirit of truth put his truth into you and let it do its work in your heart how can a young man cleanse his way Psalms 1199 by taking heed according to your word how do you take heed to something that you have no idea what it says this is the year 2023 we have no excuse there’s technology all kinds of technology you could probably get chat uh gpt open ai to to give you like a summary every day of the some scripture that you could read and have it speak it to you I mean there’s there’s no there’s nothing stopping.

▶ 48:10 You in our time from putting God’s word in your heart you got the phones you got a phone you can you can listen to it you got apps all everything is. Available. Does a church save you does a denomination save you does a famous person save you a famous speaker or uh no it comes down to you connecting with your God Luke 21:36 watch therefore and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all things that will come to pass and stand before the son of man so Jesus saying is reminding us you got to watch and pray watch meaning you’ve got to warn okay a watchman warns of the destruction coming we have to warn people hey you know the scriptures say that sin is going to take you to hell you know somewhere you got to get that across somewhere we have to share that that’s part that should be part of our lives and also to pray we’ve got to stay connected with God that you may be counted worthy to escape you know we pray when when when problems come you can pray but not also when problems come but says to stand before the son of man you also want to pray to God so you can stand before him with a good conscience even when nothing bad is happening amen so you pray in every situation.

▶ 49:40 And this is how we can save ourselves take time to pray Luke 11:2 he said to them when you pray say so four words tell you very important things first of all. You got to do it not your friend not the pastor not the somebody at the church you don’t need I mean you can call them and they can help you I’m not saying you can’t do that but we want to transition to a place where you have the ability to pray for. Yourself. Amen and he says when you pray say it is important that that you open your mouth that vibrations and sound come out of your face.

▶ 50:35 Amen when you pray. Say and Jesus goes on and he gives us in model prayer and he starts out by. Saying our father in heaven hallowed be thy name great is your name you come in like the scriptures say come come into his enter his gates with what thanksgiving and into his courts with. Praise you know if you want to pray and get mad at God and come into the room be like God I I can’t stand you that’s not that’s not going to work okay he gave it to you what he gives it to us what the model prayer is you come in thankful giving God thanks and then you can pray the rest uh if you need help in prayer you can open up a pongal you can sing a Psalm unto God you can pray a pongal unto God you can open up a proverb and you can pray a proverb God I pray that I would not act like this fool that’s in Proverbs God I pray that I would keep my like I want to follow what you’re saying here you can use that as a guide to help you.

▶ 51:47 Pray a Psalm you can you can uh start out with a Psalm that praises and lifts up the name of Christ it’s. Powerful we all have we can if you need a Bible I can get you a Bible if you don’t have one we can get you one there’s no there’s no excuse or let’s get rid of the excuses amen let’s get rid put that stuff on let’s we want to become. Strong 1 Timothy 4:12 let no one despise your youth but be an example to the believers in word in conduct in love in spirit in faith and in purity this scripture is very important and this scripture is something you can take that I have that I have held dear to myself all of my life and maybe uh let no one despise your youth how about let no one despise your old age let no one despise your a your middle age okay not just your youth people are always looking down on the youth well because they don’t know anything well now the young people are like oh you don’t know anything cu you’re old you know let no one despise your age.

▶ 53:07 But be what an example I tell you examples in my life growing up were very powerful and very important you want to come to a transition in your life where you are an example like Joshua was he was an example and the scriptures before in the in the wilderness he was in the temple he was seeking God we want to be an example in the way we talk what comes out of our mouth are we lying are we cursing are we you know what comes out of our mouth and Proverbs talks about that says excellent speech is not becoming to a fool you know fools don’t have good talk coming out of their mouth I don’t want to be a fool God changed my mouth amen. In conduct how do we behave how do we behave ourselves what how do we behave out there in the world in the workplace you know do you work hard when you get on your job are you are you kind or are you known as oh don’t talk to that.

▶ 54:17 Person oh or you’ll be lucky to get anything out of them today is that how it is no no we want to be what an example in conduct in love in spirit in love man have you have you seen that guy in love in spirit in faith in purity till I come give attention to reading exhortation to doctrine I’m sharing these things because these it’s it’s being very specific of how we can save ourselves what can we. Do. Amen give attention to reading reading reading what reading the scriptures he’s talking to Timothy Timothy’s got to read the scriptures while he’s involved in the church he’s and and and this is 2,000 years ago and the scriptures were manuscripts and he’s got to read this stuff and today we got it right here where is my phone we got it right.

▶ 55:16 Here we got it easy we can have it printed you can get it shipped to your house in two days or less. Amazon. Okay Timothy made it work if he can make it work we can make it work. Right do not neglect the gift that is in you give yourself entirely to them that your progress may be ev to all I remember. Um somebody came up to me once and said mike you’re you’re doing a half-hearted. Job and uh he reminded of the scripture that says whatever you do do it wholeheartedly as unto the Lord. Amen and this is what we’re talking about here when you want a relationship with God put your whole heart into it do things wholeheartedly when you get on the job do it wholeheartedly when when you’re when you’re dealing with uh treating somebody kind or loving somebody or the way that you conduct yourself do it wholeheartedly don’t do a half hardy job.

▶ 56:28 Amen no do not neglect the gift that is in. You take heed to yourself to the doctrine continue in them for in doing this you will save both who. Yourself and those who hear you and I bring this scripture up because there it says it right there how do you save yourself exactly what it just said here in first Timothy amen. It’s powerful the scriptures are consistent the scriptures explain. Themselves James 4:7 submit to God we have a problem submitting to God we submit to ourselves we submit to our friends we submit to the world we submit to the kingdom of darkness we submit ourselves to all kinds of things and people but we don’t submit to.

▶ 57:29 God and I I uh and you’re going to have to decide to submit every day of your life you know even if you’re doing well you know the next day oh man I really did not submit to God today I I need to work on that you know it’s a constant thing and but you grow and you become better at it and as time goes on so don’t quit submit and don’t quit okay just keep submitting resist the Devil and he will flee from you it’s important that we push back on the Devil all right he doesn’t have power uh unlimited power over you okay remember the scriptures say that we have power over over the kingdom of darkness over scorpions and serpents and over all the power of the enemy we have power over the kingdom of darkness resist the Devil and he will flee from you don’t he only has as much power as we give him draw near to God and he will draw near to you this morning in church we have an opportunity to draw near to God when you go home you have an opportunity to take time to draw near to God and he will draw near to you if you don’t make any attempt he doesn’t have to draw near to you you know if you don’t want God he’s going to go to the person that wants.

▶ 58:49 Him amen and there’s a lot of people that want him and there’s a lot of people people that draw near to him and he’s going to them and he’s reaching them if you don’t want him. Fine he’s not going to force. Himself I mean you know there’s another side to that as you know he’s always trying to the Bible says he’ll never leave you nor forsake you he’s always trying to reach out to you. But somewhere we got to come to a place where we are making the effort ourselves to draw near to Christ amen. Cleanse your hands you sinners purify your hearts you. Double-minded Jesus’s blood has the power to cleanse every sin cleanse your hands humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and he will lift you up all these things up here on this uh about worship it’s all about humbling yourself if you can if you can do these little things it’s very humbling but it’s good it’s it’s it’s how we approach God are we willing to open our mouth are we willing to bow are we willing to express some sort of humility toward God and not.

▶ 1:00:07 Pride and then they they got discouraged several times the cloud by day the fire by night the mana the the the rock which followed them had gone uh they didn’t have it anymore in Exodus 16:3 oh that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt when we saw the pots of meat and we ate the bread to the full oh that we had died oh my gosh I can’t stand this I wish I would have just went back to Egypt I wish I never would have left my old life we get discouraged and people will encourage us to be inour discouraged they will they will continue to discourage us numbers chapter. 1436 the men who went out to spy the land returned made all the congregation complained against him by bringing a bad report of the land so they were there they were at the promised land and they got a bad report the people didn’t even see the the the promised land and they.

▶ 1:01:15 Wow all those people were so close to receiving the promise and they had to go back 40 years years into the wilderness until all of them died except for Caleb and Joshua we got to we got to rise above the discouragement don’t miss out on God’s promise for you stay consistent stay with those who are following God and following truth we started off good until we get discouraged from family and friends and people this is as far as I can go in God I’m just this I’m only that no it’s not true we need a kingdom.

▶ 1:02:09 Attitude. Amen we can go to the top we can reach the top where Jesus is where God is I encourage you this morning do not give up up Joshua 24:15 if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve are you going to serve the gods of the Amorites are you going to serve the gods of your fathers well I’m going to do it this way because my parents did it this way or I’m going to do it this way because this is what my friends are doing I’m going to do it this way because that’s what the famous and successful people are doing who are you going to. Serve choose for your yourselves we can’t blame the preachers we can’t blame the churches Luke chap Luke 10: 19 says the kingdom of God has come near you it’s accessible to you it also says that the kingdom of God is within.

▶ 1:03:12 You somewhere you have to decide for yourself how far you’re going to go in God we’ve got to realize that no one can get to the top and and finish the race but ourselves and Joshua’s reply was as for me and my house we will serve the Lord we don’t want to honor the world the rich people they all have their opinion the movie stars they have their opinion they’re making their money they’re in the tank for sin mostly. A lot of the movie stars the music industry they’re in the they’re in the tank for sin that’s who they honor they all say the same.

▶ 1:04:04 Thing and we honor them but we do not. Honor and serve. God as for me and my house we will serve the Lord they came to a place where there was no more mana from heaven there was no more water from the rock. That’s a miracle for water coming from a rock cu rocks don’t have water. Right the rock followed them in the wilderness and it had water in it there was no more visible cloud by day and pillar of fire by night the presence of God when they came to the land they didn’t have this stuff anymore they didn’t have the miracles anymore there were no more plagues that happened in Egypt there was nothing to get hyped up about look at that did you see that oh my gosh.

▶ 1:04:57 They had to make a decision and decide as Joshua said choose for yourselves this day whom you will. Serve so what do we. Do as we learned earlier we watch we. Pray become an example. Amen submit to God and this is it’s not limited to these things these are just the things that I found real quick resist the Devil cleanse your hands humble yourselves put God’s word into you fast pray all these things we’ve got to put this into our lives and in our daily life in our schedule.

▶ 1:05:59 Amen so this morning we want to take some time we had our special song we had our good worship service this morning but we want to take some time this morning to respond to. God and I encourage you this morning we’re going to open up the altar in this case it’s going to be a a pad that you have there and the front area that’s our altar this morning okay I invite you to come up to the altar invite you to come before God and as Joshua is encouraging us to do let us choose today who we’re going to serve let us make a choice to humble. Ourselves to submit to him to honor him not the world but give our lives lives to him and uh that’s what this song expresses this is my desire.

▶ 1:07:03 To. Honor. You Lord with all my heart I worship. You. All I have. Within. Me I give. You. Praise all that I. Adore is in. You Lord I give Lord I give you my heart. I give you my soul.

▶ 1:07:58 I live for you. Alone every breath that I take every moment I’m. Away have your way in me Lord I give you my heart I give you my soul I live for you. Alone every breath that I take every moment I’m. Way have your way in. Me right now now we’re going to take a few moments to invite our God if he doesn’t.

▶ 1:09:02 Come uh we’re we we don’t we’re here to meet with him we want him to come tonight this morning so we’re going to lift up our voices and invite him and just say God come right now God come and cleanse me let’s lift our voices together Jesus we pray right now God that you would come to us Lord as we humble our ourselves before you Jesus Lord that you would come and cleanse us Lord from sin God Lord we come before you this morning to commit ourselves unto you Jesus we come before you this morning God we pray Lord Jesus God we need you we invite you we need your presence your spirit your power God Lord your demonstration Jesus Jesus Lord as was expressed earlier God we need you Lord we need your power your spirit God move moving Jesus Jesus please oh Lord come come oh Holy Spirit come Jesus.

▶ 1:10:03 Jesus. Oh. Holy. Spirit. Come. Holy. Spir. Come oh. Holy. Spirit come come Lord. Jesus come Lord. Jesus. Come come. Lord.

▶ 1:10:57 Jesus. Come come Lord. Jesus. Come Lord I give you my heart I give you my soul I live for you you alone every breath that I take every moment I’m. Away have your way in. Me in the Old Testament God did many wonders mighty. Works he did powerful things to deliver his people in the New Testament God Christ came came and he did many wonders healed many people he healed their doctrine he healed their bodies he healed their minds their soul their Spirit.

▶ 1:12:06 We want to take a moment right now to invite God to do that in our hearts to do that in our bodies and pray for people that aren’t even here that God would help and heal them let’s take some time this morning to pray and ask God to bring healing in our hearts and our minds and our bodies we have several people here that need God’s intervention so let’s lift up our voices lay hands on each other God right now we come before you Jesus we lift up our voices for one another God we pray Jesus that you would come with your healing power Lord that you would heal hearts and minds Jesus God Lord that you would heal all of the darkness that comes Lord to try and discourage us from serving and following you Jesus Lord we pray for those that are sick and hurting Jesus physically God Lord we lift them up right now God we pray Jesus that you come Lord with your demonstration of power we pray that you come with your spirit Jesus we pray that you come with your mighty hand upon their their bodies Jesus Lord you can you can you can forgive us of our sin God and you have the power Lord to heal our body Lord you have the power to do a miraculous work in our life Jesus Jesus we pray for one another right now God we lift one another right up right

▶ 1:13:36 now Jesus we ask Lord touch this Lord touch us with your beautiful hand touch us with your power God Lord we invite you God Jesus Jesus Jesus just like you did years ago God you can heal you heal today Jesus God oh Lord let us be a church God where you’re using us in this way please God we desire we desire more we desire abundantly more God Jesus you have come that we might have life and have life more abundantly God come with your abundance this morning Jesus come with your healing hand this morning come and heal the cancers come and heal the bones and the the breaks the infections Jesus God everything God come with your mighty hand Jesus Jesus please we pray God come and heal Lord those who aren’t even here God Jesus I lift up that man right now God I pray Lord that you heal the thing thing in his in his body that is he doesn’t know what’s wrong Jesus please God we pray for your spirit your power to come Jesus Jesus.

▶ 1:14:50 Jesus Lord I choose you Lord I give you my soul I live for you. Alone every breath that I take every moment I’m. A have your way in me Lord I give you my heart I give you my soul I live for you. Alone every breath that I take every moment I’m. A have your way in.

▶ 1:15:46 Me have your way in me. Lord. Than the lord’s prayer. Says on earth as it is in. Heaven we want to pray right now for our earth want to pray right now for our government.

▶ 1:16:40 For our state. Government that heaven would come down that righteousness would come. Down that heaven would meet earth and change change the things that are going on that God would reach our governor with his truth and his power that God would reach our president with his truth and his power that God would reach all of the governing bodies with his truth and his power that he would bring his kingdom down to earth and begin to influence turn the hearts of these leaders let’s lift up our voices God we call on you this morning God Lord we pray Lord that you come to government God Lord government is a big topic in your word God we pray Jesus Lord we need to be Lord we need government officials God who will fear you God who are just Lord who are don’t take bribes Jesus we need good people in government God Lord we pray Jesus that you come Lord to the governing bodies throughout our country God that your kingdom would come down to earth and Lord that you would turn their hearts Lord that you would speak to them your word your truth God that you would begin to affect them God Lord not the world’s message Lord not not their uh constituents God but Lord truth come Jesus come oh Lord

▶ 1:18:11 Lord we need your help we need your your your your freedom from the oppression Jesus. Please Lord we pray for wise and good leaders again Jesus. We need you Jesus we need. You so as we sing the song one more time we’re going to sing it as a commitment as the scripture said choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve no matter what’s going on around us no matter what’s happening in the world no matter who’s what war is going on no no matter what person is in. Government choose for yourselves this day who you’re going to serve and as Joshua answered what did he say for me and my house we will serve the Lord let’s sing this chorus one more.

▶ 1:19:13 Time Lord I give you my heart I give you my soul. I live for you. Alone every breath that I take every moment I’m. Aw have your way in me Lord I give you my heart I give you my soul I live for you. Alone every breath that I take every moment I’m. Aake Lord have your way in.

▶ 1:20:10 Me in closing somebody just lift up your voice this morning in. Prayer a prayer that goes right along with what everything we’ve been talking about and what God has impressed upon your heart just lift up your voice oh Jesus be merciful to us Lord God oh answer our prayer Lord Jesus even though it may not be a prayer that an answer that we were looking for but it is what we need Lord Jesus you know you know all our needs you know the timing of the of things that should happen and the way they should happen Lord Jesus give us the humility and the strength to carry on Lord Jesus as you said in your word that you would help us bear up under these things Lord Jesus Lord God that we would submit to your will in our lives Lord Jesus yes.

▶ 1:21:24 Jesus and Lord God I pray for the influences in our lives that may be distracting us or influ influencing us for evil Lord Jesus oh that they would not be as strong tomorrow Jesus Jesus that the voices out there that go against you Lord Jesus they would become weak yes they would be disavowed Lord Jesus the truth would be seen Lord Jesus that the things they choose to do bring pain and disaster into their own lives Jesus and they are not a good example for us and for the people in this community Lord God for the people in our nation and across the world you and your word are the best example the best way the one true way Lord Jesus oh that that would become real to us and to those that we know and to those that we pray for Lord Jesus thank you Lord thank you Jesus please give us favor in the eyes of those around us Lord Jesus that your will would be done Jesus and we can carry on in your truth in your precious name amen.

▶ 1:22:45 Amen as you take up the offering let’s sing that victory song one more time. Victory in Jesus my savior. Forever he sought me and he bought me with his redeeming. Blood he loved me a I knew him and all my love is to him he plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing. Flood he plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing. Flood amen victory in Jesus. Hallelujah we want to remind you on October 31st we’ll be g out candy tracks singing at stephanie’s house we can give you the address please you’re welcome to join us uh we want to turn uh that night into a good night where people can.

▶ 1:23:53 Uh find Christ amen. Amen. Um I want to thank you for join uh joining us online thank you for joining us this morning we trust that you heard the message this morning choose for yourself who you’re going to serve as Joshua said as for me and my house we’re going to serve the Lord we’re going to serve the Lord no matter what’s going on we’re going to serve the Lord no matter what miracles are happening and not happening no matter what’s going on in the world God bless you thank you for.