Abiding in God in the Last Days - Steven Francis

[Music] the privilege of being a brunch see this what the Bible says and the wine dresser right and the wine remember Jesus said so the privilege of being a branch of this wine of Jesus you are sharing his life you are connected to his legacy and drawing from the Lord that's a privilege I am the son of Christ I'm the daughter of Jesus I am drawing his wisdom I'm drawing His image I'm drawing his healing I'm drawing his sub Providence I'm drawing God's future prophecy about tomorrow I am drawing that from God that's the privilege that's the blessing he said you are part of me you're not away from me as long as you are in me abide in me connected to me you will be taken care sing about it for a minute night the hardest part is being connected all the time the hardest part is abiding but then the responsibility is what abide which is the biggest word there are enough activities in our personal life that keeps us away from a binding the every blessing that you say we have in our country from Wi-Fi to phone to all the blessings we have in the house and if you ever like like 55,000 friends you are the most blessed person with plenty of distraction isn't it true compared to the person who don't have any much more but they spend time abiding in the vine which one is greater whichever one is greater but the point is you are connected to God the player warrior who doesn't do evangelism job they will say I am connected to the wine the Evangelist is out there in the field drawing millions of soul together he doesn't have the privilege of praying so much but yet he is connected to the wine it is not a physical location connection you know it's a spirit connection in your heart isn't in it is not so much that you can play for five hours if God has demanded out of you and call you for that praise God but not everybody's got this five hour demand by the law but it's a connection abiding in the heart that God has called us to because if all of us will play for seven hours and don't do anything else our whole family will shut down there's no time to cook praise the Lord no time to wash the clothes at that time don't know whether is really brittle or not no time to clean the house no time for church service no time for practice you can name it you don't even have to go to school if you are seven hours all the time brain so that is a balance to these dynamics so it's all fantastic I am drawing I am part of Jesus branch the responsibility is in the word call a bite another Greek word says remain another Greek word says continued Lord what must I do and I continue to serve the Lord continue when the Lord tells you continue is another way you as you continue you are abiding in me see another way of saying it Lord what do I do in church if the law shall you remain it's another way of saying you are abiding in me when you remain in what God has placed you hello now if you want to be a very worldly Christian you can do what you like you can do church shopping and not abiding now I'm not saying that oh if you transfer mean something wrong how many times are you run sir there is some where you're the stop and start being planted what correct I want you to think about it for a minute when the Lord say remain when the Lord said continue when the Lord say abide it has different meanings for different one of us who are carrying the cross of Jesus Christ rather than carrying the world's burden I rather carry the burden of the Lord Jesus Christ amen now if you are worthy of it say Amen time when I would email just now he didn't so you didn't know what you were saying Amen right all when you carry the cross it comes with its burden as well it comes with the challenges as well when you want to pass for a church when you want to minister into the church it carries of his own challenges because every time you work with people there are challenges every time you work with the people call I you have already hundred challenge you multiplied by how many people sitting so please do not think my brothers and sisters but this is a noble word which God has called us to do on the other part is a friend though I'm just a friend of Jesus you know the second group of people in this passage are called friends the first one is brunch nothing much can you do on your own branch but then G is called now I don't call you my disciples I'm going to call you my friends they have graduated the school of disciples three and a half years clothes coming to the egg now Jesus just before he was about to go of and have the Last Supper he graduates his disciples into now I'm calling you you my friend Wow but there is only one equation to this a friend was he willing to lay his life for the other fit of them well I don't send you like every time God our grace your anointing there is a responsibility to come with it with it I rather tell you the truth then to building greed and covetousness in us is all about and knowing me more anoint me more when I ask for what that you don't have done today do you know God gives you more even without you asking for it okay hello because the father knows what you need when he wants you to do more he will give you more he will give you automatic and stir this passion for more and sometimes you just don't know why I feel I feel like playing a wire I'm watching TV you know and God is drawing you because he's about to give you something he's drawing you from your place of rest to the place of Prayer he's drawing you because he's tearing you up to go and pray are you with me the brothers and sisters the picture being a branch or a friend carries itself privileges and responsibilities for friends oh what must a friend know a friend must know the Father's will as a friend you must know how your friend is thinking it is a mature relationship with Jesus you're not easily put away that will not be clear scriptures on many things but you know how your friend will think you know you have been working with God enough you have lived with Jesus enough you're not looking for excuse to disobey you know how the Lord will think at many states and so the responsibility of being a friend is about obedience if you are my friend you need to obey my Commandments then my love is complete in you isn't it so you see the completion of God's love is based on obedience not just living in a lala land filled with loving people giving presents to you and I give you present is to not to buy love but to obey God's command his love is completed in us it's a strange heavens description compared to our worldly understanding what love is all about the sad part is when we think we are four thousand members and whether I actually forty who is following God in that four thousand a church of 40 when God looks at it all the 40 is so loud and burning for Jesus look at that which is 100% the 40 not the 4,000 to 40 isn't in one big church which is more than 4,000 members I spoke to the pastor all team this is what they say because we have problems in our church having prayer meeting so therefore there is no pre-meeting announces Wow fantastic I think if I was a church pastor my Sunday's service I will become for anything really since all our gathering on Sunday right let's pray more because if you are not a house of prayer you are not even his house to start with hello is that going through you is that going through you I want to speak to every individual every young person every young girl every young boy if you are not praying in your house you're not seeking God you are not a house to start with that's your challenge there are minimum requirements God has asked us to bear his presence means let us all abide in him and abiding is the only thing no one can do for the other I cannot abide for my wife my wife cannot bite for my sons or daughter I am past I cannot buy for my brothers we all have to abide because the cross is personal unit delleneva it is so personal we can cry with you we can pray for you but we cannot carry the cross for you or a bite for you some people are very fantastic they call 55 people to say pray for them and 55 people you explain to each one of them five minutes can you take 55 people times five minutes which gives you see why I have everybody right in the front two seven five minutes which is how long amia wears 4.5 hours and can you imagine instead of being speaking to 55 people for five minutes you could have spent 4.5 hours - God crying out and a miracle would have happened isn't it think about it think about it for me I'm not saying don't share the hotel I'm not saying but if all that you do is to tell everybody around the world you're solving story and you have forgot to speak to the one who is a lot of life what did you really get therefore we need to be smart with wisdom a little bit with the friendship that God has given to you with the privilege you have to abide in him draw your miracles from him because he will not deny you amen he will not in every delay there is an answer you know is whether you are willing to listen to the answer or not sometimes I'm not saying I feel as a human it is fair I'm not saying it I don't dare to say God you're not God don't dare to say but from a human standpoint of you I feel worried why why is it not fair you know come on God could forgive the entire children of Israel for disobedience but when it came to Moses he was very strict leaving the road just double time sonic nah no more you're going anywhere you know you can handle that kind of stuff you know and then worst of all Peters disobedience was tied up to a rooster can you imagine if the fella at KFC around his life oh my every time you see Gary you will die out of trauma ha ha this is the very rooster that created that shock in me you know don't eat care see my family will not touch chicken you know that kind of stuff God why did you reduce me to a chicken yes Wow if you atop controversy and not fair I think the disciples got a lot more to tell okay first two firs every branch in me that does not bear fruit now so there is some branches which is no fruit then it goes on to say and every branch that does bear fruit that means those who are bearing he proves that it be that it may bear more fruit the word more fruit in Greek is quantity then he goes down look at verse a by this my father is glorified that you bear much fruit now it's no longer quantity it is quality just in fruit bearing there is two kinds of fruits we all must bear the quantity that means we produce disciples we transfer and make others to leadership level we teach everybody and make them to become worries we are transmitting ourself to others we are producing quantity and then individually we must have the quality and the nature of Christ isn't it when we talk about the nature and the quality it is in galatians chapter 5 22 23 the fruit of the Spirit and and all the different present hello are you following sometimes of anointing is tested introducing sometime anointed anointing is tested in enduring because in enduring our fruits are growing up isn't it hello hello hello Bayless me every time you feel more anointed your tests will come you know please don't think you you you have war you and I won't be tested the more you get it the more you're going to go through so that you can be proven as men and women who can carry the grace of God but what upsets me sometimes in many Sunday preaching we are not teaching responsibilities we are only teaching all the blessings you will get following Jesus but what about the responsibilities that God lays on us that you are mine and you'd be like me because when God says you are my ambassador using ambassador can do anything he wants no he doesn't have the freedom you know God is saying you and I are and better dismiss that is a requirement of me you representing me the more I give of you the more I'm requiring you to become a blessing to people around you amen therefore JMK let us not pride ourselves that we have the best of Revelation the best of men and women of God we are so privileged to have people who are producing you know that's our privilege in terms of anointing in terms of evangelism school of prophets and College of prophets and and women's ministry dancing ministry Revelation is filling us more will be required of us in this end times reasoning not passive from the young to the old please don't excuse yourself I'm 60 years old praise God you got 60 years of experience so buckle up and show your example how's that somebody say Amen Allah don't give me your retirement talk to me no you are not retired from God therefore you're still active huh I'm already or not you're all for what dude I don't talk nonsense you know it God is giving you strength then you behave like a strength person renewed with the eagle's wings ah if you want to you want a pastor to feel pity for you a mourner because when we go through the challenge we are all going to go through as a family I need you more and you will need me more on that day provided that day comes while we are still alive isn't it all the prophets are listen cavalier all the prophets are pointing somehow weather not south east west prophets are all pointing somewhere to 0 to 5 things are going to go quite bad which is 8 years from now not very far you want to get married get married now you want to die or Medina it is not very far the Lord brought sorrow in division and he said here 2 0 1 7 v CU has been opened which is what the martyrdom around the world persecution will arise up for different different reasons people will be dying for different different reason today's paper man listen an entire village was wiped out in China I don't know whether to feel pity for them or to or to get angry with these villages because some people just don't want to move out from their generational land this is where our forefathers lead therefore we will live there you know and sadly an entire village has been wiped out you see how death comes in different different ways the brothers and sisters is at times of wisdom a time of abiding more than ever to a small church God has commanded us conduct college of prophets school of prophets Thailand Indochina school of worship Warriors printing came 11 years we are on the toes all the time all the difference to a small church God has told us to do this when we don't even have a breeder we don't even have time to fellowship sometimes to a small church God has called us to do this therefore he generously gives us vision he generously gives us revelation he generously pours his Spirit upon us he generously sends the right men and women of God to minister in our church to shape us up to keep us in shape so that we will serve the Lord for what He has called us though we are small we will do big things for his glory somebody say and I need everyone of us to think alike if you can't think alike I will think for you simple as that but I'm not going to be dragged by some of your thinking I can't God has given us a commission to keep going forward amen and something about the Holy Spirit couple of years ago they are doing our 8 days fast 7 days of fasting and prayer you know the people who came in line up and we were praying there are some people the moment I touch their spirit man was drawn forward drawn for because they were backsliding behind some of us we need to touch and pray for people because they are noin ting always draw people forward to Jesus Christ I mean we need to have that your prayer will draw people forward to Jesus Christ my brothers and sisters look at verse 8 look at that that scripture alone I just look up a magic word is inside there I only saw this morning but this my father is glorified by this that you may bear much fruit so prove to be my disciple look at that I never knew that I need to prove my discipleship man I never knew that I thought I don't have to prove my discipleship to anybody my discipleship is between me and God I don't have to show human look at what Jesus is there look look you look yourself ah look at English word called truth did he see that he's waiting for us to prove it he said if you are my disciples prove it show me you'll bear much fruit and what much fruit has to speak of the quality of a Christian life it is to speak of the nature of Christ because why you living like Christ did you are proving you are my disciple therefore my discipleship needs to be proven not so much spoken that's a challenge we have today 11 times throughout this chapter the word maintain abide is being used 11 times throughout this chapter 15 but in verse 7 the word abide is a condition for answered prayer if you abide in me and my words abide in you ask what you wish and it will be done for you you don't have to do mumbo-jumbo you know you just abide but 7 says abide in me verse 9 says abide in my love and then verse 10 look at verse 10 again verse 10 says now this now I'll be learning something this morning now if you keep my Commandments you will abide in my love just as I kept my father's Commandments and abide in his love so obediently releases that love but I think it Jesus says look whatever I'm teaching you I had to do this with my father I had to abide in him and then obey so therefore I am Telling You now imagine I'm Jesus now I'm going to tell you this I'm telling you how to please God I want to tell you how to please the father because this is what I am doing I'm a binding and I'm walking in his love this the only way I could please him so therefore I'm showing you how to please the father right because you and I are sons and daughters of God we call him Abba Father isn't it so don't wonder how to pleasing you abide in his love you will please the father a bite I don't think so JMK challenge is the word a bite many of you are praying people and I thank God for that you are godly I thank God for that the challenge is when we have to prove our discipleship and when we have to bear much fruit when he has to speak with our nature and with all characteristics because in our small country our sense of entitlement grips us I deserve this I paid for that you forgot about a world that is so unfair you can pay they still and run huh there's no sense of entitlement it's only a sense of privilege whether we know you or they don't know you you get what I'm saying our discipleship can be put to the test in this very passage in John chapter 15 you know how critical this chapter is in this very chapter verse one says I am the wine and my father is a wine pressure do you see that so Jesus and the father is already being mentioned in that same chapter if you go down to verse 26 the Holy Spirit will be mentioned just in one chapter the triune God is showing they are interest and they are involvement in our lives how important is this be abiding there are four things that cannot be shaken and I want to share with you so that you'll be anchored in the Lord Hebrews chapter 12 this phrase yet once more and it could you tell out loud together once more this phrase yet once more indicates the removal of things that are shaken that is things that has have been made in order that things cannot be shaken may remain so two types of things are number one there will be things shaken and they will be removed and then there will be things cannot be shaken though is being tried it will not move it is strong and it's stable there are four things in this Bible that cannot be shaken so I want to show you that four things so that you and I will anchor our lives on the four things we being on earth we anchor our life on everything else that can be and then we cried tomorrow I trusted these I trusted that God says everything that can be shaken will be shaken isn't it now number one the thing that cannot be shaken number one is the kingdom of God it cannot be shaken the Bible says even if you look at that further verse 26 or 27 you'll find even 26 at that time his voice shook the earth but now he has promised yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens then if we look at Hebrews chapter 4 16 the Bible says it's a throne of grace if it sounds 45 in verse 6 your throne O God is forever and ever the throne of God cannot be shaken so today you must know when you pray towards the throne of God God will answer your prayer I mean no matter where you are the throne of God cannot be shaken when Jesus is sitting on this throne he is the everlasting father he cannot be shaken no matter what happens around us when you are rooted in Christ God's throne cannot be shaken amen is that allowed amen or very low image I'm talking about God it's time to pride ourselves who our God is amen the throne of God cannot be shaken things that cannot be shaken cannot be shaken to number one the throne of God number two the Word of God Matthew 24:35 says heaven and earth shall pass away but my word will not pass away it will not fall to the ground and I do remember right therefore anchor yourself built yourself in the Word of God it cannot be shaken every promise your friend your family give it can be shaken why because usually people don't want to break their promise but when they are put to the test we are human will break it I'm not saying everybody will do it Jenna really where we go through the test but the Word of God it will not be shaken amen so whenever you tell a testimony to someone you know I'm holding onto the Word of God I promise you according to God's Word you will not be shaken anybody who holds on to the Word of God will always see their end result and they will not be shaken amen it applies to anything that you are doing bank loans HDB loan that loan this loan if God wants you to get the Lord he will restructure the bank statement God will do it my the whole government is in God's shoulder you know he can restructure an entire government body so that they will fulfill God's will you understand what I'm saying when God commands everything will move into place and obey but remember this is applicable only to the branch that abides in him we often quote the scripture Romans chapter 8 verse 26 27 28 all things will work together for come on complete your favorite scripture all things will work together for good for those who what they are what is this someone won't put it up Romans 8:28 always look at that catch phrases then Romans 8:28 Vidia are you ready got it okay and we know come on let's all read ah one two three go and we know that for those who all things oops okay okay is it a general statement only for those who love God look at that you cannot quote these two everybody you can't quote this to the backslidden Christian or brother don't worry all things will work together for good no no it's not meant for everybody it is meant for all those who love and when you obey when you go through your challenge no matter what the testing is hey all those was sitting outside are you're listening you see all talking stories outside are you listening say Amen from there the voice testing on all things will work together for good for those who love Jesus my brothers and sisters this is an English statement all of us are educated you are looking at the very same scripture I am reading and God did not lie he said as long as you love me and you are connected to me no matter what your challenges are I will command all things to fit together for you I will do it amen the Word of God will never die number two number three there are four things now this number three and we were going to close and pray now before I go to the third one part of the Word of God there are a couple of things that you can think about the Word of God number one the promises of God cannot be shaken second Corinthians chapter 1 verse 20 it is yes and amen all the time the promises of God will always come to pass amen number two Romans chapter 1 verse 16 the power of God cannot be shaken when you are holding to the power of God the power of God will not disappoint you now I can tell you stories of the stories of the stories pastor why you have so many stories to go to ask God why he gave me so many stories the other day I was talking to Melvin and he gave fantastic stories about himself oh ok one day like we only get to talk you get together because God proves his people you see sometimes his fantastica just to teach you one scripture you have to go through an event of life to learn that that scripture works scary isn't it I will never leave you nor forsake you you'll be lost in the jungle somewhere huh then he shows you that script JC I'm always with you I say I know but you have to do it this way because sometimes we won't learn when you are taught in your convenient spot now it is a live application scripture you know it works for you you know I don't want to test God I am the God that healeth thee I believe I believe it won't prove dead to me I know the little helix that's enough don't prove that to me I am believing it the third thing I want to tell you before we get out of point number two the prophecies of God cannot be shaken when God says something over your life it will come to pass in Jesus name when God promises you it will come to pass the third thing they cannot be shaken my brothers and sisters and Emily tell your neighbor now listen carefully hey how you're talking to your neighbor know what's wrong you're right ah try again I tell her never listen kiss me okay Matthew 16:18 the third thing that cannot be shaken is the house of God he says the gates of Hell will not be able to prevail the church amen look at that is that jesus said I am building my my house on a rock on the church I will build my church look at the forceful statements I will build my church and the gates of Hell will not be able to prevail against it look at this statement when Jesus builds a church no hell can prevail against every he'll will come against the church but they will not be able to overcome the church amen so if you are building your life in the house of God if you are giving your time in the house of God if you are giving your money in the house of God and if the house of God is proving right and they are walking in integrity then I want you to know that this church which God has planted will not be shaken in Jesus name we will go through the fire no one can become a warrior if you are not tested you know we are priding outside got the salt remember hello I got the salt you know every salt needs to be bitten and put into the highest grading of fire before it can become a salt unless you want the plastic one that is what's happening in the church today we have a lot of plastic warriors you buy a sword from the pasar malam simple on one but the real true warrior he knows that the weapon he is holding is tested and tried by fire and it will not leave you hey listening God allows us to be proven but God stands there for you each time the last one 2nd Timothy 1:12 you'll be surprised while the last one says it is a it's a it's a scripture of three scriptures put together why I'm just going to show you one so see whether you can cherry purrs which is why I suffer sorry wrong statement but I'm not ashamed for whom I have believed I am convinced okay now we all have to read together I wanted to be convinced okay you start from I am not ashamed are you ready one two three go I am not ashamed for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that he is able to God until that day what has been entrusted to me the last one that can never be shaken in the Bible is the child of God you see that on that day I will not be ashamed you will not be shaken you will spend because what God has started in your life he will finish it he will complete it he entrusted into you he will God and keep you he is able to guard it you'll become your overseer your protector your anointing is not left out in the dark God protects you as a child of God let me recap again there are four things that cannot be shaken number one the kingdom of heaven the throne of God number two the Word of God number three the church number four the child of God how important are you in this end time I had a very interesting experience one part of this visitation I had for we've dead be going to pray together the first service just before I went to the stage in Egypt the expectation was high the anointing level is already set by Sado the worship intensity was high people are like hungry doctor that gives me more Jesus you know that kind of people so you need to keep up to your spiritual standard you can be throwing away bones away so I was praying and praying and praying and praying God already gave me the message before I went to the trip so on the day of the session I'm getting ready all dressed up I took my Bible just about the step up from my room I just prayed one last few thoughts of prayer I say Lord anoint me now as I enter into you know to the dentist said a meeting water the moment I say anoint me God there was a drawer I could right see physically you know a drawer opens up built with fire was burning away a chest was the open up there I saw different different types of weapons the Lord said take anything you want for the meeting all different weapons anything you want if you have never had the Lord saying this before you know you always say I am with you I will be there this time take the weapons you won for this service I say wow what I'm going to take her so it was all in a split moment I took the shield I say I just take this one that one is the sort of Elijah good one you know the other small copy long small salt apply Papa Chi this one enough this one enough that service that day you sell the energy coming in but that gave me this questioning is why the Lord say choose as we grow and mature the Lord gives us responsibilities you know gives us the grace to choose what do you want you have grown up you know what to do now what's going to happen probably next week or the week after because we have different schedules preaching in different times I will share with you how the Lord brought when we all prayed we enter into the realm of darkness and lions came and protected the Gateway as we prayed and delivered souls out of the kingdom of darkness that day the Lord said today I'm going to give you and I will give this the whole community was gathered there and opportunity to enter into the realm of darkness one-time-only all will go in and deliver as many people as you can part of Tartus my brothers and sisters God is counting on something of us therefore I'm asking us together as a church to abide to remain to be strong in the Lord look after one another pray for one another our Fellowship is not so much and how many times are eating together you know that one any time we can do it is in the small things that we are tested the challenges we go through can we all stand up together and we going to pray [Music]

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Published: Thu Jul 27 2017