"ABOVE AND BEYOND TOGETHER IN COURAGE" February 27th, 2022

[Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] when you send the praises up when you send your praises up your blessings will come down your blessings will come down remember god is fighting for you he is fighting every battle do not worry yourself he has you covered he has you covered [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] going on [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] hallelujah [Music] holy heart god almighty the great the great i am who [Music] your voice is hallelujah you can [Music] the great i am [Applause] the great the great [Music] the great i am [Applause] don't underestimate him the great [Music] that's who he is that's who he is that's who he is ah oh god thank you jesus thank you jesus do something lord do something lord victory in jesus my savior forever he sought me and he brought me with his [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] victory [Music] in jesus my savior forever [Music] sought me and he bought me with this with his redeeming blood [Music] is he plunged me he plunged me into victory beneath his cleansing [Music] is like me [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Music] is [Music] whole redemption story today [Music] is [Music] please [Music] [Music] is [Music] is [Music] oh yes [Music] hallelujah hallelujah oh hallelujah who could have saved us besides jesus who could have loved us beside jesus we have a right to praise him this morning we have a right to worship him this morning hallelujah hallelujah [Music] oh glory to god hallelujah aren't you glad to be in the house of the lord today [Music] david said i was glad i was glad when they said unto me let us go let us go into the house of the lord hallelujah [Music] oh i will sing of the goodness of the lord with my mouth will i make known his wonderful works hallelujah hallelujah there is nothing like worship there is nothing like praising god hallelujah before you're seated would you turn to your neighbor and you know just one second testify about the goodness of the lord tell them what yes just for a second just for a second tell them about the goodness of jesus where he brought you from what he has done in your life the joy that comes from his friends [Music] hallelujah you may be cheated now oh hallelujah hallelujah oh we just want to welcome you not just to our church building we want to welcome you not just to all nation apostolic tabernacle but we want to welcome you to the presence of the almighty god the one that is walking up and down inside of this building right now in and out of these benches and if you can just carefully listen you can hear the swish of his comment hallelujah so welcome to the presence of the lord you have come to mount zion the innumerable company of angels and he's right here to bless you today so welcome welcome welcome and if you are visiting with us we are not drunk as he suppose but this is that this is that he washed us and he transformed our lives and we are on our way to heaven and we are just so happy about it so join with us come along and if you're in the house today first there is a janilla primus janila are you here stan yeah there you go there you go don't sit down and then there is lucia lucia and friend yes stand up good to have you in the house with us so glad that you took the time out you could be anywhere but you chose to be here today and we want you to know we're so thankful that you're here and in the house and if you didn't fill out a card and you're visiting with us welcome welcome i'd also like to welcome every child of god every saint of god everyone that is here that you are planning to go to heaven you're planning on it we are planning on it welcome to the presence of the lord thank you for coming and may you be blessed and to all our friends out there in cyber space you know you are viewing us from the warmth of your homes or wherever you are welcome to the presence of our lord jesus christ praise god and i'd like to let you know that we worship in all forms and matter you know we're the only person that can dance and cry at the same time for the joy of the lord is our strength amen amen and we not only shout and dance around and all of that but we also give of our substance we support the work of god through our tithes and our offering and on the multimedia there are many ways to give you can give as the off as the ushers come out with their baskets you can drop your offering in it or you can give on sale or you can text or you can go to the website but whatever is best for you give unto the lord give unto the lord he has blessed you and he wants to bless you more amen so please use all the methods that are there and you can give as the basket is going around and i want to personally thank you for supporting the work of the lord thank you so very much thank you for caring thank you for giving and i know there is a promise he said he will open the windows of heaven and he's going to pour you a blessing press down shaken together and running over praise god and while they take up the offering let me remind you of our activities for this week i know pastor will be coming to tell you further about our weekend services but let me remind you from monday through friday friday there is prayer and starting at well let me back up this afternoon between 7 and 8 there is prayer and the number is there right on the screen that you can join in at seven o'clock this afternoon and then on tuesday we continue our prayer 8 until 9 30. the numbers there are 646 307 one two one oh then there is on thursday there is also prayer between 8 and 9 and as i've said we continue our early morning prayer 5 30 through 7 30 and on saturday morning between 6 and 7 we use the same telephone number 646-307-1210 wednesday is our time of fasting our special day of fasting and prayer and we come together at 12 noon if you can make it at all 12 noon 12 until 1 30 is a time of prayer and our youths gather on monday afternoon at 7 30 here in the sanctuary for prayer on wednesday there is a christian education ministry wednesday school at 6 30 through to 7 30 via zoom now next weekend and i'm not going to touch too much of it because i'm sure pastor is going to say something more about our anat annual business weekend right which starts on friday and on saturday just to remind you that next sunday we will still be having one service one service one service starting at 10 30 and our medical protocol begins at 9 30. the lord bless you smile a while give your face a rest raise your hand to the one you love the best let your neighbor know that you are thrilled to be in the house of the lord praise the lord thank you jesus thank you [Music] you may be down and feel like god has somehow forgotten [Music] that you are faced with circumstances that you can't get through and right now it seems that there's nowhere else and you're going under but god's proven time and time again he'll take care of you he'll do it again [Music] and where you've been [Music] come through for you he's the same now you may not know how you may not know it but he'll do it again [Music] god understands the things you're going through and how you're hurting [Music] he understands just how your heart has been broken into he's the god of the stars the sun and the sea he is your father he'll calm the storm he'll find a way to take care of you will you let him he'll do it again [Music] just take a look at where you are now and where you've been hasn't he always [Music] you may not know [Music] [Music] the things you're going through he understands how you're hurting he understands how so many times your heart is broken into but he is the god of the stars the sun and the sea he is your father you calm the storm he'll find a way to take care of you [Music] he'll do it again [Music] he's the same now as that don't you know god [Music] is [Music] [Music] he'll do it again [Music] and [Music] he's the same you may now know how you may not know [Music] [Music] but one thing i do know that my god your god is the same yesterday today forever he will not shed he'll do it [Music] won't he do it hallelujah [Music] mm-hmm blessed in the name of the lord hallelujah let's honor him right now everybody praise god praise the lord praise the lord [Music] you may be seated [Music] thank you lord [Music] is such a wonderful opportunity that all of us have to be in the house of the lord today there are several people who could not make it because of various circumstances and those circumstances are real and i know it's challenging especially when you want to come and you cannot come there are those who are sick unable to come but there are those who have been sick and now you are well and you're here could you give god thanks for that maybe you were in the hospital for a while or you were down for some reason but god has been good to you how many can really confirm that god has been good to you i had what i call a revolutionary thought that came to my mind not too long ago and that thought i believe it's a thought that will bring untold victory and miracles whether it's healing deliverance open door whatever you're faced with the thought is very simple and i hear the word in many statements in our from prayer time until this last song the word no everybody is saying no the question is i'm going to ask the question what do you know think about it think about what you know and i start thinking that there's something powerful about what you know what you know can change your life what you know can revolutionize your entire operation and i have seen i i think if you and i right now this present hour begin to activate what we know some of us will be flying to the roof there is a transforming power in what you know a matter of fact while i was thinking about that the scripture came to me from first john chapter five you can write that down verse 14 and 15 and when john wrote about it he said this is the confidence that we have in him if we ask anything according to his will he hears us here at us and then the next verse verse 15 said and if we know that you hear us if we know that he hear us whatsoever we ask we know we know there is something about your knowing not just what the preacher is telling you there was a lady mark chapter 5 verse 25 12 years bleeding issue of blood and for some reason she got the knowledge of someone who could stop that bleeding and she knew in her heart that if she could get a chance just to touch him she said i know i'm going to be okay how many want to leave this service this morning knowing that some of the issues that you face you know that there is a solution you know that there is one who care and you have enough courage to activate what you know how many are going to take the challenge today i know my god can i know my god is able i know my god is all powerful i know he can do exceeding abundantly above all i can ask or think i know he that keep it israel neither slumber nor sleep i know he understand my situation i know that he knows me [Music] i know that he knows exactly what i need so if we can do something about what we know and we don't have to do any big deal all this lady did was just to touch it not rocket science not sophisticated come on out not a long speed even dressed up she just know that if she got a chance to touch him she said i know that this 12 years issue that i have gone how many have that kind of confidence that let me tell you this when you know that you know that you know that you know you don't need anybody else to help you all you need to know is to know that you know that you know that you know who can i know who's gonna write the check i know who's gonna pay that bill i know who's gonna stop that hardship duration i know i know i know look at somebody and tell them i know i know my healer i know i know i know i know i look look look look i know that the pain i'm feeling right now i know it's gonna go i know i'm gonna be healed i know i know i know [Music] when you know that you know that you know let me tell you what happened [Music] let me tell you what happened when you really know your celebration start when you know your praise is different when you know your entire outlook look at my face i'm supposed to be down i'm supposed to be weeping i'm supposed to be complaining but because i know [Music] i have hope i have hope when troubles come my way i have hope i know i have hope since jesus has come to stay i am [Music] that sets me free [Music] i have hope i know when troubles [Music] [Music] one moment let everybody that have a blood condition a cancer situation a financial situation stand up and tell yourself i know i know i can tell and say goodbye to my pain come on turn that pain i have hope turn that pain go in jesus name [Music] i know i have hope i know i have hope i know i have hope i know it's going to get better [Music] you know while you're standing everybody stand i want us to make a prayer right now and i wanted to make a prayer for the country of ukraine and the reason why i'm praying for that country a few years ago i mentioned that on wednesday night pastor stuart myself and another minister went we preached there for at least two weeks i know the pastor there pastor sergey i know he's in hiding because of all the confusion could you lift your hands and pray for him and all of the saints the apostolic saints and we know that god can send deliverance in the name of jesus we pray for brother sergey his family the church and indeed the entire nation you see the heartaches and the pains but we know that you rule in the kingdom of men you can set up and you can pull down god you see the wicked intent of the enemy to destroy innocent lives but in jesus name we pray that you would send deliverance from unknown places to the enemy set your people free put your hand upon your people and cover them till the storm pass over in jesus name in jesus name in jesus name come on let's believe the lord right now because we know he's a deliverer i know that he's a deliverer i know he can deliver hallelujah praise the lord god bless you amen so we know and i think we should take this entire week you may be seated and when you go home today and start working and what do you know acting and what you know believe what you know and watch god work miracles in your life praise the lord i want to tell you that god has been good to us and gradually the lord is bringing us back together in a very unique and safe way i know that he's our protector and we have much to celebrate this week we're going to celebrate all nations as a church and all of us here and those at home we're all nations this is our home this is our church this is not my church you didn't come to my church this is our church and let me move again this is the church of the living god we're a part of his church he's a founder he's the author and he's the one that matter of fact we are just the bride amen he's a groom he's coming back for us one of these days and we're doing business for his kingdom so this week as a local body we're going to be taking care of some business and we like to i'd like to see friday and saturday and indeed sunday morning just like we're looking right now you should be here for us to have we're gonna have a great coming together friday evening there's no bible study on wednesday apart from the times we do in prayer during the various prayer times that we have we won't be meeting again until friday and the meeting begins at eight o'clock on friday so i'd like to see all of our elders our teachers our musicians our singers amen our teachers our the entire ministry all the saints of god let's come together and give honor to the lord let's make this all nations we can a weekend of thanksgiving to god for all of the blessings that he has bestowed on us for the last especially the last two years i'd like for us to have a great time of just giving god praise and thanks um great fellowship friday evening and remember we begin at eight o'clock giving everybody time to leave work refresh and come looking good to lift up the name of the lord and give him praise and then saturday it's not seven o'clock in the morning so we're not taking your sleep saturday is three o'clock to six o'clock amen you can write it down saturday is three to six so you can get up at breakfast if you have to go to the mall you go to the mall you come back by one o'clock and by three o'clock you're here amen so no excuse you know the time don't you think everybody know the time everybody know the date amen so make no other plans but that to be here saturday at three o'clock and then sunday morning it's gonna be a great sunday morning we're going to have we're launching one of our great ministries the resilient ministry our service begins at 10 30 sunday morning and if you ask me we're going to put them come see amen i'm looking for i told you that we're going to make sure that all the choir members get out from over there and get to where they sing up there so we have more seats down here amen and if we have to take them then we have another room over there and we have um seats up here right here and we have seat there praise the lord we're going to do a wonderful meeting sunday morning amen we're gonna think about where we go as it relates to our great theme for 2022 we're going above and beyond everybody need to be a part of the vision everybody need to know where we want to go under god in 2022 i believe god has some great things to be to reveal to us and to lead us into in 2022 thinking about all of the struggles that we've had all of the pressure that we've been through uh this church has had tremendous victories and you know i like to rehearse some things and just what has been working in my mind brothers with brethren is the dream true dream never die cannot die god gave us some dreams and those dreams we are going to re uh revive them talk about them and we are going to see them materialize to the glory of god you need to know where we are going from here so let's pray about this weekend as we go to all the various prayer times pray for the services friday saturday and sunday let me bring one more thing to your attention we realize that things have changed the last two years around here i'm talking about physically outside we're now seeing things that we've never seen before when you come to church if you're not parking a parking lot you're on the street make sure you secure your vehicle the best way you can last week after church right out there brother sutherland they took his car it was a brand new car too new enough car i guess we were all outside there and somebody took his car and he hasn't gotten it back yet well he's gone so um i don't know what he's going to do to get another car i guess you got to go to the car dealership you go bless him praise the lord amen so if make sure you secure your vehicle when you park around here amen please and then recently where people are getting very desperate and have you ever heard about scammers they are moving rampant among us the last two weeks or so brother webb has been used as a as a poster boy for people my fact they're taking brother webb's profile i talk about him first and talking to church people and say we know you believe god and we know this and offer them all kinds of stuff which is a big scam when they hear brother webs come here by the way everybody see by the way come up here stand beside me stand beside me take off your mouth like everybody see you this is brother webb but i tell you what not only did they use brother webb um one precious sister called me my she was our district ladies ministry leaders probably two two years ago she called me said pasta did you send me some information i said no well they're using me too they have my picture out there before the church well-dressed and i'm offering you if you i don't offer people anything like that so if you see any i don't even have an instagram page so if you see anything turn up with brother webb or devon dawson don't think it's real it's not real amen if i want to give you something i call you and give it to you amen i think a matter of fact but the web has been used probably six times already and they're using members of the church there are people from church who got called from brother webb and it's not him that's scamming okay how much you're gonna pay for that amen praise the lord so uh all kinds of things are happening and you never know who they're going to use next people are scamming calling you oh this person is in trouble and they're asking to send them some money because they call a name that you know you think it's real it's not my friend now they're taking your picture they're using government flag around it they're making it real that oh it's a real especially the fact that over time the last two years the government has given so much assistance to people so they say it's a lot of free money you don't have to pay for it but you have to pay them i know somebody that it costs more than five thousand dollars don't give that to the scammers amen and i think if the government's gonna give you money they don't have they don't call you on the phone to give you amen anybody call you from the irs don't get scared forget it anybody call you from immigration forget it don't run amen just the truth just be wise baby said be wise as serpent and the ominous as a dove can we stand everybody i think i said enough but i need you to say that the lord has been so good and as we prepare our hearts to receive the word of the lord today could you close our eyes for a moment please and focus for just a little moment and remember what i said earlier the best thing about you and myself is what we know what you do not know is not a challenge to you matter of fact if there are dangers awaiting you outside and you don't know you walk right into it if you know you will walk another way you'll turn back you'll be careful you'll be prepared now that we know that we have a god who cares i want us to open our hearts right now in preparation for the preaching of the word of god would you pray and ask god to help to solidify you what he has revealed to you the confidence the knowledge praise the lord the hope that is placed in your hands would you tell him right now i'm not going to doubt what i know about you just lift your hands and said i'm trusting you to deliver me to heal me come on i'm trusting you to open that door for me to provide me with that job i'm trusting you would you because you know that he's real would you thank him for it right now [Applause] thank you thank you lord thank you lord come on great praise and thanks great praise and thanks to the lord hallelujah and it's my privilege and this beautiful atmosphere knowing what we know knowing what god is going to do praise the lord with great anticipation let's receive the word of the lord this morning the one that's been set aside to preach the word our evangelism director brother andre davis god bless him in jesus name hallelujah thank you jesus hallelujah you're worthy he'll do it again he'll do it again hallelujah while while pastor was speaking uh the holy ghost spoke to me and he said the difference between receiving your healing and not receiving your healing is obedience it told neyman to go down to the river jordan and to dip hallelujah i just feel like somebody need one more chance he said i know come on pastor was minister and healing to you a moment ago but you refused to say it i know i got the healing i know who i believe and i'm persuaded that he's able amen amen somebody say he's able hallelujah take one more dip take one more dip amen thank you jesus praise god praise god god bless you uh give glory to the lord this morning just want to magnify his name pastor if it's okay can the minister start the musicians stay with me i mean brother zebra can have a seat but yeah amen i need some company this morning hallelujah thank you jesus thank you jesus let's worship him he's worthy he's worthy god's worthy almighty creator alpha omega begin and the end holy holy lord god almighty which was and is and is to come hallelujah he's worthy hallelujah we worship him i feel good this morning i feel the presence of the lord this morning am many many men let's bow ahead father in the name of the lord jesus we thank you for your presence we thank you for your comfort your healing your deliverance as you're about to break the bread of life lord jesus move upon your people every desire every need every circumstance god we pray that you will move upon it move through every pew every bench every heart every soul we pray god that you will fill with the holy ghost in jesus precious name in jesus name god bless you you may be seated amen sister taisha it's good to see you praise god where's brother delano amen amen amen so um bless the name of the lord today above and beyond encourage courage on the fire i want to read him from joshua chapter 1 verses 6 to 9. joshua chapter 1 verses 6 through to 9. you know can you stand one more time for the reading of the word please i'm sorry praise god joshua chapter 1 verses 6 through 29 above and beyond encouraged courage courage and it reads be strong and courageous because you will lead these people to inherit the land i swore to their ancestors to give them be strong and very courageous be careful to obey all the law my servant moses gave you do not turn from it to the right or to the left that you may be successful wherever you go keep this book of the law always on your lips meditate on it day and night so that you may be careful to do everything written in it then you will be prosperous and successful have not i commanded thee be strong and of good courage be not afraid neither be thou dismay for the lord thy god is with thee withersoever thou goest in jesus name god bless you may be seated just for a few moments just want to speak on the topic if we should examine the life of a successful child of god one that's living for jesus one of the major characteristics that the individual will possess consistently is the quality called courage it's amazing while preparing this message got to certain parts and i said to the lord lord i can't preach this the lord said what are you preaching about courage the individual who is successful will consistently portray confidence in god because we know there is just something different about the child of god that is walking with their god when you live a life that pleases god you will tend to attract persons to him when we attract attention to our christian lifestyle we are doing what mighty calls letting our light shine it says let your light so shine among men that they may see your good works and glorify your father which is in heaven personally for me much of this walk with god it it it began first by me watching others live for him when i walked into the church and when i walked and i sat i watched my peers people of my age how they moved how they worship we learn how to walk the babe learn how to walk by seeing others walk we learn how to talk by hearing others talk there is no manual that teaches you the pentecostal rock we are forced to look at the mothers in zion look at sister chin and mother mark and learn how to walk hallelujah we go home and we we we practice in our bathrooms remember the children would go home and practice tongues the truth is we are greatly influenced by the people around us everything we do in this life is based on what is happening around us the clothes we wear the shoes how we decorate we would like to make it seem like the own that only uh the young people are are are affected by peer pressure but adults if we are honest the purchases that you make is because your neighbor your friend or your your co-workers did it you purchased the house because in the neighborhood you heard that there's a it's a good school district you purchased your tesla because everyone at work is driving a tesla no one wants to feel left out or less than not even the adults again if we are honest we would confess that we are also affected by negative peer pressure in relation to our morality does not matter how old you are or or mature we are we still have to be careful of the friendships that we forge the children of israel were told by god that when you get over into the promised land he said do not make any leagues give your daughters to them say don't give your sons to them they were not supposed to make any leagues with the either nations scripture admonish us to guard our hearts be careful who our circle of influences are because evil communication still corrupts good manners the instruction to be careful uh and not let evil communication corrupt good manners it's not just for you to be aware of the world but it's important that your communication not be coming corrupted by those that are in the church for the wheat and the tears still grow so after living for god for a while i've come to realize that the best way for me to learn how to walk with god is to follow what's written in the word of god this is the roadmap support and that every children every child of god we we possess good qualities and attitudes because not only do we attract people to god but depending on how we live we discourage folks from following after god whether we know it or not whether we desire it or not someone is going to use your life to determine whether or not they live for jesus we are constantly being analyzed by folks who walk into the house folks who have been through hell men and women who are hurting and currently walking through the shadow of death and they are looking at you they are sitting in the house even today trying to find out is is it is what they're saying true trying to decide whether or not that they're going to receive help in this place analyzing your praise they're looking at what you do how you do it are you happy do you look happy are you sad do you look sad are you comfortable in the house of god do you participate in the worship or do you fold your hands are you engaged in the preaching or do you just support certain preachers they are listening to hear hallelujah are there shouts of praise that are coming from your lips will it be worth my while to trust your god what are you doing when the service is over are there fights and are there quarrels they're checking out your facebook page these are folks that have been in conflict all their lives and they're tired and they want something new they want something different there are wars at work there is hell at home and they just want some place to find a refuge oh jesus people are tired of the isms and the schisms there must be a place where i can find peace must be a place where i can find hope must be must be a place where i can find god children of god you are a walking billboard for jesus christ you are the jumbotroner that's supposed to advertise the goodness of god our lives are witness to someone who needs him so it's therefore important that we are conscious of how we are living because ultimately we are representatives of heaven second corinthians 5 verse 20 says we are therefore christ ambassadors that simply means we are living here on earth but we are representatives of heaven how we portray god to the world will determine their thoughts about him and their responses to his call not only is it important for us to live victoriously outside but within our own homes i'm challenged with guiding the lives of my children ensuring that they are taught to trust god i am the example we are the example our children first see somebody praise the lord hallelujah we are the exemplar children first here views and understanding their knowledge of god will be derived from our lives sister trudy and i we try to teach our boys not to live in fear because god is with them can you imagine how relieved i was when you hear other apostolate mothers testify that your children are afraid of flies we give thanks that they have outgrown that phobia but one night while putting uh the boys to sleep john mark was hesitant and if you talk to john i mean he's amazing but he was like he knew what my my response would be to this question so he pre-empted this question he said dad i know that god is with me but i want somebody with a body to lay beside me tonight to let me go to sleep now this may be a little humorous but the truth is there is someone here tonight who did not sleep last night because they were afraid there is someone watching this service through a live stream that is still living in fear cannot come to the house of the god because they fear the coronavirus persons looking for relief and hoping and seeking and praying that somehow life will turn to normal i cannot tell you this morning that life will return to normal but what i can tell you that is if you can find the core the courage in you if you can find the will in you you'll be able to trust god and be delivered from your fears it takes courage to live for jesus it takes courage to live for jesus in this day i i am told that after 9 11 uh after seeing what happened several regular folks like you and i nine to five folks got up and went to the recruiting centers and signed their names up the circumstances of that day affected them so much so they found the courage to act they had confidence that the government of the united states of america would make them into soldiers who will ultimately now would bravely defend or democracy as children of god we too are called to the service our fight is not with flesh and blood our weapons are not carnal but nevertheless we are in a warfare sister chin that warfare desire it it it calls for us to be courageous cause for us to have heart it takes courage to live for jesus the word courage is originally derived from the latin word car which means heart to take heart the dictionary defines courage as the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty and pain without fear and when the dictionary says without fear it's not saying that fear is absent or that fear was not present it is saying that you will face your pain and challenging circumstances in spite of fear courage then is otherwise the suspension of fear in your trying and difficult circumstance when in the field will put sphere a size and face up to their enemy mark twain describes courage as a resistance to fear or a mastery of fear a famed world war ii tank commander general george patton made an expression on courage he says and i quote courage is fear holding on a minute longer he says if you give in to your fears you are on the path of defeat if instead you are strong in spite of your fears you're on the path of victory and it's interesting the war hero said and we must not forget that we are not in the battle alone with the power of god on our side we cannot be defeated courage is not innate no one was born with courage courage cannot be self-generated but courage is gained from having faith in something or in someone paul in the book of acts was a good example of courage the prophet agabus came to paul and he he used paul's girdle and boned his hands tied his hands and he says the man that owns this girdle these garments he shall be bounded and taken by the jews taken to the gentiles and when the church heard it they became fearful and they said oh no pastor you're not going pastor no we no you're not going and paul said why is it that you're breaking my heart stop the weeping he said i'm not only now willing to go bound but he said i'm willing to die for the sake of christ one of my favorite stories in the bible is paul being transported by the ship with the the centurion and and paul recommended to them sirs he was very respectful said sirs i believe that you should not set sail because it would be of great hurt but the ship's captain was insulted by this money star knew nothing and so they set sail bobby said there was a storm called urochadon a nor'easter on the seas a hurricane the storm practically wrecked the shrimp the ship the bible describing the outlook stated there was no sun nor stars for many days no small tempest of wind and all hope that we should be safe was taken away so it was hopeless it was a hopeless situation a dark situation in the daylight it was like night but right there in the moment right there in the darkness paul stood up and said brethren i told you so i told you so you should not have set sailed now here we are in what is our seems like a hopeless situation he said nevertheless sirs i exhort you to be of good cheer because i have good news he said though you see what is happening around you don't be afraid for there shall be no loss of life just as long as you stay in the vessel he said for a while the storm was raging in the night in the wind there stood by me the angel of god of whose i am of whom i know saying fear not paul for you shall go to caesar and there shall be no loss of i have given these men their lives into your hands paul said i know it might sound crazy right now but we are okay i've got a feeling that everything is going to be all right it looks dark but i believe god i hear the wind i see the darkness around i know this is a storm but god just stopped by to tell me that everything is going to be all right god just sent a word and the song said he'll do it again he delivered you before and he'll do it again throw it through your situation i know i know it looks dark no you can't face and you you feel it you can't go on but believe god courage comes from knowing that we have a god who is with us doing or story moment somebody lift your hands clap your hands worship god worship god hallelujah hallelujah praise god shah misha khan abednego was in a foreign country captive to the king of babylon they lived for jehovah god but the king of babylon has set up an image and he says as soon as you hear the sound of the ornate the flute you hear the music that we play you must fall down and worship the golden image but shadrach meshach and abednego refused to obey we have to learn to say no and because they refused they were in trouble but they had courage and when called to be to to answer to the king they said oh king we are not careful this is not something that we are going to consider we're not gonna compromise doesn't matter what you say it doesn't matter oh king we're not we're not gonna we're we're not going there oh blessed be the name of jesus we are refusing he said in uh uh if it be so our god whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace and he will deliver us out of thine hand the message was clear and pastor spoke about it he said god can we believe that whatever destructive plan you have for us that god can deliver us we are not going to compromise our relationship with god in fear of your threats we are standing on the promise of god we believe that god can heal we believe that god can restore we believe that god can make whole we believe that god can set free i believe that god can help me number two they said god will all god will god will because he's able and because we know that he can we are confident we are standing in confidence that he will they were sure that god was going to do it we have seen what he can do we know that he's a deliverer and so we're gonna wait upon his deliverance hallelujah someone said i will look to the hills from whence cometh my help my help cometh from the lord who made heaven and earth he may not come when you warn him but he'll be there right on time somebody needs to tell themselves that help is on the way i don't know what you're going through but help is on the way then they said per adventure he doesn't deliver us we're still not bowing we're still not worshiping your gods we're still not serving your gods we will not worship the image in our text we see another father talking to his son god speaking to joshua told josh to encourage him to be strong and very courageous now god felt that it was necessary at this position you see the children of israel they were at that position where they were supposed to go into jordan but they were they had been there before they were here before numbers 13 and 14. it tells us they came out of egypt and they were there when moses was there and god told moses god said send over 12 spies into the land let them spy out the land let them look at the people how they live what they do look at the land let them stay for 40 days the spies crossed and and and and they went into the land and investigated but when they returned they had this report all 12 spies agreed so the land was fruitful the land was flowing with milk and honey they said yes the land was prosperous but ten of the spies spoke fear and doubt to the congregation they stated that the people that were there they were of great statue number two they said the land would eat up the inhabitants and number three they said the sons of anak there are giants in the land then they went on and they said and because they did not believe that it would be advantageous for the israel to go over they did not believe that the congregation would survive against the inhabitants they saw themselves and the congregation as grasshoppers as small and insignificant and the bible says that so were they in their sight only two of the spies got up caleb and joshua with a good report they reported they said we are well able to go over and take this the ten evil spies caused a great pain in the congregation the people wept all night they feared all night they decided that we are going back to israel they decided to overthrow moses we're going to make ourselves captain and go back they would not they said we will not rather be in this congregation anymore we don't want to be in this church anymore we don't want to fall off the moses anymore no longer do we believe in the promise of god hallelujah no longer but we believe in the vision how is it that god is going to take us out of egypt and let us die to the giants they did not believe in the vision no they did not believe in the promise they decided that there's no way that more nations can be in all nations they decided that they were not going to give their money to any cause they locked up their purses they decided that they're not going to give their talents to the house of god i'm shorting it up it's my talent oh god heard them and performed a switch swift judgment as a matter of fact the bible said that god was about to wipe them out god said moses i'm gonna kill all of them and start a new generation with you alone almighty god moses had to beg for the people god decided that your unbelief you shall wander into the bible says moses begged for them moses said god if you wiped them out the people heard you were coming and they will say that you couldn't take them over the people would have heard and would have said that you had failed in your mission god the people would have heard and said that god you are weak and so god agreed with moses and god said this is what is going to happen for your unbelief you shall wander in the desert for 40 years i always wondered why 40 years but god said you spied the land for 40 days and one year for every day you shall wonder god said because you have seen my glory because you have seen my because you know pastor you know what i did but you still tempted me and god said you still tempted me this ten times and i have not hearkened onto my voice surely god said you shall not see the land you are going to die in the wilderness church if we know what god can do if we know that god is a deliverer if you have been a witness to god's glory if you have been a witness to his mighty power if you have been a witness to god's miracles it's imperative that you follow god it's imperative that we believe god can't imagine but some folks are fascinated with a fictional character and every year they sing about him he's making a list checking it twice he's gonna find out if you're naughty or nice but then forget that god god is checking the list and god is i god is taking numbers and god is god said these ten times you have tempted me my god oh how many times have we tempted god how many times have you walked away from god and you heard his call he called your name how many times have you spoken to us about your attitudes and we still walk in our lifestyle he's spoken us about how we live god is taking account and one day god is going to say this is the final call this is your final warning still remember when i received that threat this is your final warning i was a young man in church young man in christ but still playing the field still playing the fool brought this young lady before god like abraham brought ishmael thought that i could bargain with god asking god god can i marry to her but god she's a believer she never had the holy ghost he caller was her but god she went to an apostolic sunday school no but god our father is an apostolic preacher no they are the ultimate wren feline knelt down talking to god and as clear as day i heard the voice of god god said i'm not even listening to you right now god said as a matter of fact if you don't break off this relationship i'm going to kill you i got up from that halter and i walked through the doors those were the days of cell phones pastor there's a pay phone right at the corner of the church you need it you didn't you didn't have there wasn't even phone cards at that time you needed coins to made the cars to put it in sometimes you put it in and it dropped back out sometimes you take the corner you still can't make the phone call but all i can think about was that voice i heard and that wrath that god was going to bring down on me picked up that phone i said operator i'd like to make a collet call it was hard but what's worse than the wrath of god on my life but now i see i look at my life i look at the blessing on my life i look at my wife and my children and i understood that god had a plan for my life god had a plan for my life god said to david i gave you all this and such and such and if you had asked for such and such i would give god will give you such and such if you just ask and wait on his so here is moses oh here is joshua god said the bible said moses my servant is dead joshua is now the head and god encourages him this crossing of the people in your mind it's just a crossing but in god's mighty was not an ordinary crossing this crossing seemed like a destination to the children of israel but in god's mind it was the beginning of a journey god gave joshua three encouragements it was important that joshua and the people understood these encouragements it's important that we understand these were encouragements that they needed to take matter of fact to have with them there and to take across the river with them the crossing at jordan was symbolic to the church of crossing into her rest a symbolic of a transition from death to life and a life that lives victorious in christ when the congregation passed over they're instructed to set up memorial with 12 stones and god said when your children pass by here and see these 12 stone and ask what are they for then you will tell them what then that will do is that they will see and hear about your god and come to know god that when they are faced with circumstances they will know that god can and that god will and they won't turn their backs on their enemies we need to teach our children war fear spiritual warfare i i it's hard it's hard it's hard it's hard it's hard pastor being a youth president it's hard and once a youth president always a good president it's hard and i try to understand why is it that we are losing so many young people why is it that when they face battle they turn and they run away we need to have courage and know that we have a god that's able to deliver us someone lift your hands and worship god he called sata everyone needs a memorial in their life something to check something to know that god will even when it's dark god is with me god is with me a reminder that god can he did it oh holy no brother young people we need to hold on come on ask him what did you do how did you get over how i got over we can't give up let us have courage in god let us get back to the world how did they get over i need to get over god said you need these encouragements to face the giants so god said one you must be strong and have good courage in my promises whatsoever i've promised i will perform it god is not a man that he should lie for all the promises of god in him are ye and in him amen god said to joshua by encouraging he said what where you are now this wasn't just born this wasn't just conceived this was what i told to abraham years ago get the earth of thy country i called him under thy people and thy land are not after thy father's house and i will take care of you and make you a great nation i will bring you into a land and i will prosper you god said to joshua this is proof you are standing on proof today you are witnessing the proof that the promises of god are sure you can take it to the bank so when you get in the land when you get in the land and when you face the giants just remember the promise of god oh bless the name of jesus oh bless the name of jesus oh bless the name of jesus when you face the giant of depression oppression suicide and severe mental health issues just remember ii timothy 1 verse 7 for god has not given us the spirit of but of power and of love and of a sound mind david said talk to yourself encourage yourself why i thou cast down all my soul why are thou disquieted within me hope thou and god hope thou and god when you're faced with a giant of financial difficulty want and suffering just remember but my god shall supply all my needs according to his riches in glory there is no shame for you to lay down at the altar but my god shall supply all my needs but my god just apply all my needs but my god should supply all my needs when you're faced with the giants of doubt and despair remember the promise for i know the thoughts that god has towards me thoughts of peace and not evil thoughts to prosper me he was wounded for my transgressions he was bruised for my iniquities when you're in the land just remember remember my promises thank you jesus [Music] thank you jesus yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes number two god said be strong and courageous and pastor he said remember and remember know my power god said when you get over in the land he said joshua you need to read the writings of moses when you open the book on writings you will see how i protected moses from the crater to the grave you will see how i spoke to moses out of a burning bush that was not consumed even though i am the consuming fire you will see the humiliation of fearless gods you will see that i cause money to come from heaven you will see that i gave them daily bread in the book you will see that i destroyed the hog the king of nation and i wiped up zion king of the amorites you will see my miracles i'm a bitter water sweet and maribor [Applause] water from the rock and horeb i caused the ground to open and swallow the rebellion of korra you will see that i part of the red sea when you get over in the land read about it you will know my power you will know my authority and when you read it meditate upon it talk about it has though not known has no not heard that they have allowed understand and be encouraged in my power and he said number three because strong and courageous in my presence he said as i was with moses i would be with you i will never leave you nor forsake you fear not for i am with thee be not dismayed for i am thy god i will strengthen ye ye i will help thee i will uphold you with my right hand then you will be able to say for i am persuaded that neither death nor life nor angels for yea though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death i will fear no evil for thou art with me thy rod and i start they comfort me only be strong and courageous only be strong and courageous somebody lift your hands and worship king jesus i'm about to close hallelujah thank you lord thank you lord everyone everyone he or she who encounters a difficult or adverse situation and and this is not in the book this is this does me it seems as if we have a split second the minimum at least of a split second to decide whether or not we're going to apply courage the decision to go ahead or not is dependent upon the source of the person's confidence everyone who exhibits courage has a source where they draw their courage from this source may be a person or a thing some people have confidence in their wealth some of confidence in their strength some have confidence like the man that threatened me on the train in his muscles that was a grasshopper to him everyone who exhibits courage draws it from somewhere the police the military the firemen they define courage when you and i are running away they're running towards the disaster god bless them but god wants us as his children to find courage in him when you face your giants god expects us to check his promises check his power and check his presence when we say check we are actually what god wants you to do is is to measure or match your giants against him and then act on it when you turn your back on your giant you're in effect saying to god that my giant is bigger than you you're saying to god that from my calculations god you are not able to match up with this giant god was willing to wipe out all israel and start off new but moses begged god and the rationale that moses used and i said it before the nations around would say that god you are unable to bring them over into the land and that is why you destroy them and the fact that god heard the cry of moses it sends a message to me the 10th spa spies when they suggested that they could not go over into the land because of the giants what they were in fact doing was that they were saying that the giants were bigger than dear god and that's the same reason why god was so upset there joshua camped when they were camped there right at jordan and way down i recognized there were giants right there with them number one giant moses their only leader that they knew tried and tested who brought them out of egypt and and who done miracles moses was dead and so who would they trust the second giant was joshua he was untested unproven yes he fought but we don't know him as a leader as a matter of fact he appeared scared the fact that god had to tell him be of good courage meant that he was scared number three the giant of the jordan river the bible said that it was overflowing its banks because it was the harvest no one knew the power of the currents underneath nor did they know what was in the river remember it was dirty the first thing that needed to happen was that everyone needed to have courage and rise up and cross into jordan crossing jordan was symbolic as a transition it was transitioned from being wanderers to being having a home and what got me was that the command that joshua gave joshua called the priest and said the ark will go first gave the command for the ark of the covenant to move and the priest stepped into the water and there was a transition from following the pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire to follow in the presence of god but watch this when the priest carried the ark of the covenant into jordan god was saying i will go before you i will face this before you you see jordan represented death the bible said that when the priest's feet touched jordan and the jordan backed up remember it's dirt muck debris it represented sin and when he stepped the bible said that the the waters backed up all the way to a city called adam the work that jesus christ did backed away sin all the way all mankind jesus is saying listen i'm not asking you to do something that i never did courage is something that we all need to have this crossing of jordan required courage bible tells us that jesus in the garden of gethsemane facing death and and and and facing the cross his soul was exceeding sorrowful matter 28 39 says going a little further he fell with his face to the ground and prayed my father if it be possible may this cup be taken from me yet not as i will but as you will lord twice he asked for the cup to be removed the bible said he prayed and he was so in hagerty that his sweats turned drops of blood but this his death on the cross was for you he faced it for you and for me he was in the flesh and he felt that agony is courage on the fire but somehow paul describing it says let's look unto jesus the author and finish off our faith who for the bitter cup no he said who for the joy that courage joy that was set your salvation and my salvation that the cross would effect that was the joy endure the cross despising the shame and is now set down at the right hand of god you know your giants you have taken your giants here with you today but you have to have the confidence and the courage to stand up i invite you to come to these houses and face your giants with god and let god roll those giants away leprous said that if i sit here if we sit here we're gonna die if you sit there with your giants you're gonna die he said if i go back to the city we're gonna die if you go back to the world you're gonna die forward still it's jehovah's will god bless you take your giants to the lord he's greater god bless you in jesus name blessed blessed blessed be the name of the lord let me invite you to stand everyone [Music] it is going to take it is going to take all the courage that you can master to take the first step and sometimes to say the first word after we have been challenged and we have heard the voice of the lord and he sets it as clear as was set before us now it's time to make that move now that you know what will you do are we going to turn around and go back to same old same old or are we going to say this is it a new beginning how many are prepared for the change let me say it this way right now there are some changes that require immediate action and if god's going to work with you you have to work with god if you want god to fulfill the promises in the book you must work with him you heard the message what do you do there are some very simple things that we do the bible said faith comes by hearing the bible said the just shall live by faith it is a fact that you will never get anything from god without faith and in the spirit of today faith is the know-how faith is that vehicle that take you from where you're standing to where you need to go you do not know the way but god knows the way and god is not going to tell you everything you need to know right now you need to trust him like abraham trusted him the reason why abraham's faith work is because he believed that god was able to perform watch this when god told abraham to get up and leave your people and go to a land he didn't tell him where they were going the bible said he got up and went god tells you right now come to this altar open your heart repent of your sins go to the waters of baptism get baptized in my name i'm going to take your sins away and i'm going to fill with the holy ghost how many believe that now god has said it so if you're one person who've never been saved heritage is before you what do i do he said now that you've heard my word i want you to repent of your sins what's that simply asking god to forgive you of all of your sins the bible said if you don't know you know now the bible said all have sinned and come short of the glory of god everybody whether you're black or white rich or poor whether you know all of these different categories that people put themselves in whatever category you're in you are a sinner and guess what it said too it says if we are you confess your sin that's good news what's going to happen if you confess hear this the best thing he says god is faithful and just to all those who like your sin to be forgiven raise your hands you want your sins to be forgiven come on there's only one keep your hand up there's only one solution to get your sins forgiven and that is to confess if you confess god is able my friend you're gonna walk through these doors a brand new creature when you confess your sin god is faithful and god is just to forgive you matter of fact he does such a wonderful job the bible said he is faithful to forgive you and to cleanse you from all unrighteousness god wiped the plate clean god gave you a brand new sheet come on with nothing on it how many want your life to be brand new didn't the word said if any man be in christ it is a creature so let's open this altar for everybody we want to make a confession to the lord i believe you're able i know you can i've heard your word and the courage right now is to make the first step so even though you are fearful you are going to make the first step let's bow our heads and pray for that courage that people would make the first step wherever you are right now please father in the wonderful name of jesus i pray that every heart in your presence right now who have heard your word challenged by your word believe your word want the result of your word want to receive the benefits of your word i pray you'll give them the courage right now to take the first step help them to release themselves i pray against the spirit of fear in the name of jesus we rebuke fear and doubt and in the name of jesus i pray that the spirit of boldness and a desire in the heart to be saved and to see the great redemptive work that you paid for of calvary manifested in their lives let it be right now right here in the sanctuary and everywhere else we are joined in this service in the name of jesus i pray that walls will come down in the name of jesus i pray that every doubt will be defeated i pray for liberation right now in the name of jesus i pray for an outpouring of the baptism of the holy ghost on every individual who confessed their sins and ask you to work in their lives in jesus name everybody who needs something from the lord this is your moment praise the lord let's open up and come my god is able he's able i know he's able i know my god is able to carry me through how many believe that my god is able he's able [Music] my god is a [Music] i know my god is able to carry me through [Music] god is able he's able i know he is able i know my god is able to carry me through for he has healed the broken heart he set the captive free he healed the savior and he raised the dead he walked up on the seat [Music] i know my god is able to carry me [Music] i know my god is able to carry me [Music] is [Applause] [Music] is [Music] you know we're going to have another service right now and it's for everybody who need a touch of god everybody you need a refilling in the holy ghost everybody you need the holy ghost for the first time everybody is confessing their sins and ready to go to the waters of baptism spend a few minutes around here god is able come on now listen you're not you're not spectating what are you doing you're participating put your hands up come on now open your heart sing give god praise watch god baptize people everywhere from the balcony to the lower level god is able my god is able he's able to [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] i know my god is able to carry me through my god my god [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] jesus [Music] jesus jesus jesus jesus [Music] wrote about him in the book [Music] [Music] [Music] she [Music] jesus jesus jesus [Music] [Music] john wrote about himself [Music] [Music] hallelujah jesus jesus jesus [Music] christ [Music] when we [Applause] [Music] of jesus in the name of jesus [Music] jesus [Applause] [Music] i don't want the working power is [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] you should have been there when the lord saved me gave me the victory [Music] you should have been there [Music] [Music] you [Music] you should have been there [Music] you should have been there [Music] you should have been oh [Music] step into the [Music] water wet your feet [Music] step into the water [Music] singing praises to the lamb of god [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] is mine is [Music] [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] is [Music] [Music] is [Music] he is [Music] [Music] [Music] i've got my is [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] calm down [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] morning [Music] [Music] we will understand it better [Music] we [Music] [Music] come on god is doing something big something good something wonderful wow come on we're getting back to really worshiping and praising god like we know how to do it you know what god's waiting on god just waiting unreal old time sincere worship and praise and when we do that god just move up and down everywhere every view every corner of the building every individual get a touch from god come on don't you think god can do that don't think god can visit everyone in the house even right now yes he can yes he wants to he wants the holy ghost praise god to fill every vessel every vessel every empty vessel come on every empty vessel praise god praise god mighty god [Music] hallelujah mighty god what a great god reach out how many i'm gonna go ahead but how many feel like you need courage to worship god just before you sin you see the enemy likes to bound us and there are times brothers and sisters when you don't even want to hear your own voice you're scared of your own voice i bet you right now if i tell some people shout hallelujah you look around and see who's going to hear you shout hallelujah i say shout out sounds good under the mask but you know normally normally good normally when we when we ask for this public expression many times we are so measured and we look around who's hearing me maybe my voice is that high squeaky one hallelujah so i don't want to shout or it's maybe hallelujah deep down and i'm a little embarrassed the kind of especially these younger ones who voices are changing they don't like to talk much okay praise the lord hallelujah glory to god me man but you know what there are times when the purpose said and i think we use that psalm this morning when he said we should praise him and when we praise him we don't whisper we how do we praise him are you with me with all with everything that's in me now if you know that god's gonna do something if you know he can heal you how would you really pray [Music] that's why the psalmist says this is what islam said oh magnify the lord with me and what adore his name together come on magnify him a few more minutes before you leave and really occupy it and really shout and really praise and really get back come on everybody i really like hallelujah hallelujah holy ghost holy ghost holy ghost right now holy ghost right now holy ghost right now holy ghost holy ghost hallelujah come on hallelujah live to your praise says to the lord [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] for him [Music] is [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] is [Music] [Applause] lift him higher [Music] come on folks we're winding down but you're not getting away until you really worship god come on hallelujah lift jesus [Music] let jesus [Music] is [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] jesus [Music] a little higher [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] on [Music] my [Music] firefighters [Music] [Music] [Applause] i [Music] glory to god [Music] we are looking for a mighty mighty outpouring of the holy ghost and i tell you what's going to get us there as we continue to exalt the name of jesus there is something about and we sang it a while ago if we lift him up he said i will draw so we get inside here we're not ashamed to lift up his name we're not ashamed to make most of his goodness and his mercy we're not ashamed for the holy ghost to begin to work on us i know we're coming out of a pretty locked down mentality and so we're so subdued some of us as though we can't i don't want to be rude there's no rudeness here praise the lord there's no rudeness in praise in the lord i'm looking for god to take we're closing with this i'm looking for god to take the garments of heaviness and replace it with a light garment of praise i'm looking for some folks who begin to magnify the lord and boast about his goodness come on now and you're not too old some of us think well i'm so tired you're not tired i challenge your flesh amen young people sister divorce good to see you so it's a phyllis it's good to see you one of the old warriors of the body sister phillies over there sister divor over here amen let me tell you what let me tell you what we're closing there is no retirement in the house of god can you hear me so if you if you if you had signed your retirement cancel it can retire from worship a character sister lily no retirement [Music] even when your feet can't tell you to dance you can sit down and dance come on if you if you can't stand up and dance sit down and kick those people come on sister mullins shake them shake them praise god hallelujah amen raise your hand stomp your feet tap your hand shout for joy come on hallelujah there is going to be a meeting in the air in the sweet sweet by and by going to meet you meet you over there in that holy on the sky marching [Music] there is sweet you

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