Alfred Street Baptist Church Virtual Worship Service

[Music] alpha street baptist church would like to thank all of our online viewers for worshiping with us we hope that you've enjoyed our virtual worship experience i want to invite you to another outdoor gathering of worship before the weather changes it might be our last opportunity this year on sunday september 26 11 a.m merryweather post pavilion join in with all of alfred street baptist church we're gathering there to worship at 11 the doors will open at 9 30 and parking is free when we worship in that space we're going to do a few things we're going to give thanks to god for the life that we live we're going to be blessed by our music and worship arts we're going to celebrate 13 years of anniversary as pastor and people we're going to hear a word from the lord as i am excited to preach what god has laid on my heart and we're going to break bread and share in communion before we get to merryweather our deacons will have a distribution of communion that you can pick up before we get there and communion elements will also be available on site and we're not just worshiping we're also going to have a family reunion kind of style i'm inviting you to bring your own food but also know that there will be some food trucks on site so that when we're done worshiping we can break bread together almost like having a large picnic and be able to fellowship and see stay around i want to come by and see you and your family and how everyone's doing so once again sunday september 26 11 doors open at 9 30. we're gonna have a great day come on out and join with me as it'll be my pleasure to worship with you to help combat the covet 19 coronavirus outbreak alfred street baptist church has suspended all in-person worship services activities and events until further notice we know that these are difficult and challenging times we invite you to stay connected by participating in our online worship services and remain faithful in your getting online via our alfred street website asbc app and on our text messaging system if you have any questions about giving please feel free to email our finance department at finance alfred street dot org if you're interested in becoming a member of the historic alpha street baptist church please email deacons with an s at alphastreet.org or complete the membership form on our website or on our asbc app alfred street members have you been blessed with a skill set in law policy writing human resources record keeping fundraising finance property management or executive board leadership and a heart to serve others the nominating committee wants you nominations are now open and will close on thursday september 30th at 11 59 pm open positions descriptions of qualifications and responsibilities as well as the online application are available at www.alfredstreet.org tuesday night bible study is back with our very own reverend dr latarcha l morgan join dr morgan from our office of christian care and counseling throughout the month of september as she facilitates a conversation about anxiety and mental health our office of christian care and counseling would like to share that september is national suicide prevention month even amid a major pandemic there's still an urgent national effort to prevent suicide in the united states sadly suicide is among the leading causes of death in the u.s and is still considered a major public health concern for more information on how you or someone you know can get help please visit our website or app for additional information and resources our september pastor's pick for book of the month is against christianity how right-wing evangelicals are destroying our nation and our faith by obri m hendrix jr this book is a timely and galvanizing work that examines how right-wing evangelical christians have veered from an admirable faith to a pernicious destructive ideology be sure to purchase and or download a copy from your favorite retailer everyone is invited to join us virtually as we kick off our brand new exciting fall season of online sunday school classes starting saturday september 11th 4 45 pm eastern and sunday september 12th at 9 00 am eastern visit our website and asbc app for more information calling all asbc undergraduate college students alfred street's college ministry also known as the college link is now accepting online registrations for the 2021-2022 academic year registration ends sunday september 19th so be sure to register online today so that we can stay in touch and support you throughout your college year our fall season of alpha street's grief share ministry commences this month on wednesdays at 7 pm eastern time be sure to visit our website for more information asbc is upgrading its church management software system to realm r-e-a-l-m what is realm you ask realm is a brand new church management record-keeping software system designed to provide you with a new way to connect to our events contributions and giving statements just to name a few stay tuned to our website and or asbc app for the latest information our christian life institute presents a virtual experience via zoom entitled spiritual gifts the five-fold ministry with reverend rosalind brooks join us thursday september 23rd from 7 to 8 30 pm eastern time discovering your spiritual gifts can help you understand how you can serve the body of christ this event is open to everyone however you must register online to participate our social justice and legal resources ministry presents an expungement restoration of rights pardon and sealing of records virtual law webinar experience saturday september 25th from 10 a.m to 12 p.m noon eastern daylight time online registration is required however this webinar is open to everyone our sunday school deep roots bearing fruit curriculum team is seeking volunteer writers editors copy editors proofreaders and recruiters if you're interested in learning more about all of the volunteer opportunities available with our sunday school curriculum team please email drbf alfredstreet.org for more information have there been music dance or drama presentations from alfred street baptist church that's touched your soul or been a blessing to you if so we invite you to check out our new music and worship arts playlist on our asbc youtube channel the most recent music and worship arts drama and dance offerings experienced during our weekly aspc worship services will be featured here [Music] we invite everyone to continue to join us at 7 a.m eastern time for our daily prayer call which takes place monday through friday this will allow you to stay connected to your asbc family prepare you can dial 1-530-8 and enter the id number 788-999-203-pound sound also we invite you to tune in to our faith forward weekly radio broadcast featuring pastor howard john wesley every sunday morning at 7 30 a.m eastern daylight time on magic 102.3 fm and 92.7 fm for a powerful sermon that will move you forward in your faith we invite you to join us and alpha street baptist church on sunday evenings from 7 p.m to 7 30 p.m for our faith forward show on praise 104.1 fm dc's inspiration station be sure to visit our website or your asbc app for the latest asbc updates regarding covet 19 and to find out what to do if you think that you've been exposed to the coronavirus for more information on these and all the exciting events taking place here at alfred street please log on to alfredstreet.org [Music] alpha street baptist church would like to thank all of our online viewers for worshiping with us we hope that you've enjoyed our virtual worship experience i want to invite you to another outdoor gathering of worship before the weather changes it might be our last opportunity this year on sunday september 26th 11 a.m merryweather post pavilion join in with all of alfred street baptist church we're gathering there to worship at 11 the doors will open at 9 30 and parking is free when we worship in that space we're going to do a few things we're going to give thanks to god for the life that we live we're going to be blessed by our music and worship arts we're going to celebrate 13 years of anniversary as pastor and people we're going to hear a word from the lord as i am excited to preach what god has laid on my heart and we're going to break bread and share in communion before we get to merryweather our deacons will have a distribution of communion that you can pick up before we get there and communion elements will also be available on site and we're not just worshiping we're also going to have a family reunion kind of style i'm inviting you to bring your own food but also know that there will be some food trucks on site so that when we're done worshiping we can break bread together almost like having a large picnic and be able to fellowship and see stay around i want to come by and see you and your family and how everyone's doing so once again sunday september 26 11 a.m doors open at 9 30. we're gonna have a great day come on out and join with me as it'll be my pleasure to worship with you to help combat the covet 19 coronavirus outbreak alfred street baptist church has suspended all in-person worship services activities and events until further notice we know that these are difficult and challenging times we invite you to stay connected by participating in our online worship services and remain faithful in your giving online via our alfred street website asbc app and on our text messaging system if you have any questions about giving please feel free to email our finance department at finance alphastreet.org if you're interested in becoming a member of the historic alpha street baptist church please email deacons with an s at alphastreet.org or complete the membership form on our website or on our asbc app alfred street members have you been blessed with a skill set in law policy writing human resources record keeping fundraising finance property management or executive board leadership and a heart to serve others the nominating committee wants you nominations are now open and will close on thursday september 30th at 11 59 pm open positions descriptions of qualifications and responsibilities as well as the online application are available at www.alfredstreet.org tuesday night bible study is back with our very own reverend dr latasha l morgan join dr morgan from our office of christian care and counseling throughout the month of september as she facilitates a conversation about anxiety and mental health our office of christian care and counseling would like to share that september is national suicide prevention month even amid a major pandemic there's still an urgent national effort to prevent suicide in the united states sadly suicide is among the leading causes of death in the u.s and is still considered a major public health concern for more information on how you or someone you know can get help please visit our website or app for additional information and resources our september pastor's pick for book of the month is against christianity how right-wing evangelicals are destroying our nation and our faith by obri m hendrix jr this book is a timely and galvanizing work that examines how right-wing evangelical christians have veered from an admirable faith to a pernicious destructive ideology be sure to purchase and or download a copy from your favorite retailer everyone is invited to join us virtually as we kick off our brand new exciting fall season of online sunday school classes starting saturday september 11th 4 45 pm eastern and sunday september 12th at 9 00 a.m eastern visit our website and asbc app for more information calling all asbc undergraduate college students alfred street's college ministry also known as the college link is now accepting online registrations for the 2021-2022 academic year registration ends sunday september 19th so be sure to register online today so that we can stay in touch and support you throughout your college year our fall season of alpha street's grief share ministry commences this month on wednesdays at 7 00 pm eastern time be sure to visit our website for more information asbc is upgrading its church management software system to realm r-e-a-l-m what is realm you ask realm is a brand new church management record-keeping software system designed to provide you with a new way to connect to our events contributions and giving statements just to name a few stay tuned to our website and or asbc app for the latest information our christian life institute presents a virtual experience via zoom entitled spiritual gifts the five-fold ministry with reverend rosalind brooks join us thursday september 23rd from 7 to 8 30 pm eastern time discovering your spiritual gifts can help you understand how you can serve the body of christ this event is open to everyone however you must register online to participate our social justice and legal resources ministry presents an expungement restoration of rights pardon and sealing of records virtual law webinar experience saturday september 25th from 10 a.m to 12 p.m noon eastern daylight time online registration is required however this webinar is open to everyone [Music] our sunday school deep roots bearing fruit curriculum team is seeking volunteer writers editors copy editors proofreaders and recruiters if you're interested in learning more about all of the volunteer opportunities available with our sunday school curriculum team please email drbf alfredstreet.org for more information have there been music dance or drama presentations from alfred street baptist church that's touched your soul or been a blessing to you if so we invite you to check out our new music and worship arts playlist on our asvc youtube channel the most recent music and worship arts drama and dance offerings experienced during our weekly aspc worship services will be featured here we invite everyone to continue to join us at 7am eastern time for our daily prayer call which takes place monday through friday this will allow you to stay connected to your aspc family who's there you can dial 1-530-881 and enter the id number 788-999-203-pound sound also we invite you to tune in to our faith forward weekly radio broadcast featuring pastor howard john wesley every sunday morning at 7 30 a.m eastern daylight time on magic 102.3 fm and 92.7 fm for a powerful sermon that will move you forward in your faith we invite you to join us and alfred street baptist church on sunday evenings from 7 p.m to 7 30 p.m for our faith forward show on praise 104.1 fm dc's inspiration station be sure to visit our website or your asbc app for the latest asbc updates regarding covet 19 and to find out what to do if you think that you've been exposed to the coronavirus for more information on these and all the exciting events taking place here at alfred street please log on to alfredstreet.org [Music] alpha street baptist church would like to thank all of our online viewers for worshiping with us we hope that you've enjoyed our virtual worship experience i want to invite you to another outdoor gathering of worship before the weather changes it might be our last opportunity this year on sunday september 26th 11 a.m merriweather post pavilion join in with all of alfred street baptist church we're gathering there to worship at 11 the doors will open at 9 30 and parking is free when we worship in that space we're going to do a few things we're going to give thanks to god for the life that we live we're going to be blessed by our music and worship arts we're going to celebrate 13 years of anniversary as pastor and people we're going to hear a word from the lord as i am excited to preach what god has laid on my heart and we're going to break bread and share in communion before we get to merriweather our deacons will have a distribution of communion that you can pick up before we get there and communion elements will also be available on site and we're not just worshiping we're also going to have a family reunion kind of style i'm inviting you to bring your own food but also know that there will be some food trucks on site so that when we're done worshiping we can break bread together almost like having a large picnic and be able to fellowship and see stay around i want to come by and see you and your family and how everyone's doing so once again sunday september 26th 11 a.m doors open at 9 30. we're gonna have a great day come on out and join with me as it'll be my pleasure to worship with you to help combat the covet 19 coronavirus outbreak alfred street baptist church has suspended all in-person worship services activities and events until further notice we know that these are difficult and challenging times we invite you to stay connected by participating in our online worship services and remain faithful in your giving online via our alfred street website asbc app and on our text messaging system if you have any questions about giving please feel free to email our finance department at finance alphastreet.org if you're interested in becoming a member of the historic alpha street baptist church please email deacons with an s at alfordstreet.org or complete the membership form on our website or on our asbc app albert street members have you been blessed with the skill set in law policy writing human resources record keeping fundraising finance property management or executive board leadership and a heart to serve others the nominating committee wants you nominations are now open and will close on thursday september 30th at 11 59 pm open positions descriptions of qualifications and responsibilities as well as the online application are available at www.alfredstreet.org tuesday night bible study is back with our very own reverend dr latasha l morgan join dr morgan from our office of christian care and counseling throughout the month of september as she facilitates a conversation about anxiety and mental health our office of christian care and counseling would like to share that september is national suicide prevention month even amid a major pandemic there's still an urgent national effort to prevent suicide in the united states sadly suicide is among the leading causes of death in the u.s and is still considered a major public health concern for more information on how you or someone you know can get help please visit our website our app for additional information and resources our september pastor's pick for book of the month is against christianity how right-wing evangelicals are destroying our nation and our faith by obri m hendrix jr this book is a timely and galvanizing work that examines how right-wing evangelical christians have veered from an admirable faith to a pernicious destructive ideology be sure to purchase and or download a copy from your favorite retailer everyone is invited to join us virtually as we kick off our brand new exciting fall season of online sunday school classes starting saturday september 11th 4 45 p.m eastern and sunday september 12th at 9 00 a.m eastern visit our website and asbc app for more information calling all asbc undergraduate college students alfred street's college ministry also known as the college link is now accepting online registrations for the 2021-2022 academic year registration ends sunday september 19th so be sure to register online today so that we can stay in touch and support you throughout your college year our fall season of alpha street's grief share ministry commences this month on wednesdays at 7 p.m eastern time be sure to visit our website for more information asbc is upgrading its church management software system to realm r-e-a-l-m what is realm you ask realm is a brand new church management record-keeping software system designed to provide you with a new way to connect to our events contributions and giving statements just to name a few stay tuned to our website and or asbc app for the latest information our christian life institute presents a virtual experience via zoom entitled spiritual gifts the five-fold ministry with reverend roslyn brooks join us thursday september 23rd from 7 to 8 30 pm eastern time discovering your spiritual gifts can help you understand how you can serve the body of christ this event is open to everyone however you must register online to participate our social justice and legal resources ministry presents an expungement restoration of rights pardon and sealing of records virtual law webinar experience saturday september 25th from 10 a.m to 12 p.m noon eastern daylight time online registration is required however this webinar is open to everyone [Music] our sunday school deep roots bearing fruit curriculum team is seeking volunteer writers editors copy editors proofreaders and recruiters if you're interested in learning more about all of the volunteer opportunities available with our sunday school curriculum team please email drbf alfredstreet.org for more information have there been music dance or drama presentations from alfred street baptist church that's touched your soul or been a blessing to you if so we invite you to check out our new music and worship arts playlist on our asvc youtube channel the most recent music and worship arts drama and dance offerings experienced during our weekly aspc worship services will be featured here [Music] we invite everyone to continue to join us at 7am eastern time for our daily prayer call which takes place monday through friday this will allow you to stay connected to your asbc family through fair you can dial two 1-530-881-1211 two and enter the id number seven eight eight nine nine nine two zero three pound sign also we invite you to tune in to our faith forward weekly radio broadcast featuring pastor howard john wesley every sunday morning at 7 30 a.m eastern daylight time on magic 102.3 fm and 92.7 fm for a powerful sermon that will move you forward in your faith [Music] me [Music] [Music] oh [Music] i am [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] robbery [Music] [Music] i love you i am [Music] all you are like [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] ashley [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] uh [Music] god [Applause] [Music] alfred street family welcome to worship online we're so excited that you decided to join us on worship oh let's give thanks unto the lord oh give thanks unto the lord for he is good his mercy endureth forever let the redeemed of the lord say so brothers and sisters although we are not together physically we are together spiritually so if you are in your kitchen in your living room in your family room in your bedroom and you know that god has delivered you from the hand of the enemy if you know that god has delivered you from sin if you know that god has taken you out of darkness and brought you into the marvelous light that the redeem of the lord say so [Music] if you're like me you're excited and ready to hear another dynamic word from our pastor the reverend dr howard john wesley before we get into worship won't you join me for a word of prayer to the god who is a giver of every good and perfect gift we gather for worship on this day god you're awesome you're greater than our comprehension and our imagination lord god there are no words we could ever use to describe you and so we come with thanksgiving and praise because you are god we place our lives anew with your perspective enlarge our vision with your word may the holy spirit surround and indwell in each person and each household online we pray this in jesus name amen praise the lord everybody how many of you know that god is great and greatly to be praised the bible says he's beautiful for situations so if you've got a situation we invite you right where you are to lift up this phrase and through our god god is great and greatly to be praised glory glory to his name god is great and greatly to be praised bless the lord oh my soul sing with me god is is [Music] god my is [Music] is is oh [Music] oh oh [Music] oh [Music] i'll lift my head come on [Music] the lord at all times [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] i will bless the lord time is lift it up [Music] we bless your names [Music] is we bless your name [Music] we serve a god who is great and greatly to be praised and so this is the new song we want to introduce but it simply says that god is great wrap it around your heart and lift it up as a song of worship [Music] you give life you are love you bring light to the darkness you give hope you restore every heart that is broken [Music] so we say great are you lord say with me you give life you are love you are love every heart is broken [Music] [Music] to you you are [Music] [Music] that is broken [Music] so is [Music] [Music] so we lift up our hands we lift up our horns we cry out to you cause grace [Music] our hearts will cry these bones will sing [Music] our hearts will cry these bones [Music] [Music] my [Music] these balls [Music] so is [Music] [Music] you [Music] if you got breath in your lungs and you've got blood flowing through your veins [Music] some people aren't waking up another day so if you're here i want you to say [Music] is [Music] and right now we take this time to say hallelujah [Music] nobody like the lord [Music] nobody like the lord [Music] hallelujah [Music] hey [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] are you lord [Music] state of my mind says great great are you lord we've got to remember great are you [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh how great is the lord my my my my we can't help but praise god because how great he is to us oh how great is the lord yes our scripture reading comes from second corinthians chapter one verses three and four and it reads blessed be the god and the father of our lord jesus christ the father of mercy and god of all comfort who comforts us in all tribulation that we may be able to comfort those who are in trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by god the word of god brothers and sisters won't you join us as we sing the congregational hymn how great thou art [Music] i see the stars i hear the rolling thunder is [Music] went through the woods and for his blades i wonder and if [Music] [Music] r [Music] i'll break me [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] shall fill my heart [Music] in humble adoration and improve my is [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] it is to that great god that we're able to take our cares and lay them at the feet of jesus brothers and sisters come to the altar in your home and let us go to god in prayer [Music] we praise you god because you are holy god we praise you because you are the only god god we praise you because all things are possible through you god we praise you because you hear and you answer our prayers even before we lift them up oh god these are the concerns of those in need that we pray for our children who are returning to in-person learning god we pray that you'll make their path to and from school safe god we ask that you make their campuses safe oh god we're asking that you will protect our children from seen and unseen dangers that we pray that you put a hedge of protection over our children who are not vaccinated god we laid their health in your hands god we pray that all of our children would have the resources and the supplies they need for learning all things are possible through you god and god we pray for the boys and girls that are incarcerated oh god can you be their strength and their song become their salvation oh god let your holy spirit move through the cell block and heal them we pray and o god we come before you on behalf of our seasoned saints those that are shut in and feel shut out god they are crying out to you and we cry on their behalf oh god we know you hear the cries of the righteous and you answer so we ask that you would meet the knees and hear the cries of our seasoned saints and oh god many of us are going through the storms brothers and sisters if you are going through a storm right now put your first name in the chat and let us lay those names at the foot of jesus oh god these are the names of those that we are praying for they are going through a storm god will you be their mighty fortress and their shelter in this storm oh god remind them that the lord is close to the brokenhearted and he rescues those that are crushed in spirit deliver them god we pray and oh god we are thankful we thank you god for delivering us through the storms we thank you god for covering our children we thank you god for hearing the prayers and the cries of our seasoned saints we thank you god because of your mercy and your grace we thank you god that you hear and you answer prayers we thank you god because you are god oh we praise you right now god oh we praise you right now god oh we praise you right now god these are the prayers that we live to an all-knowing and all-wise god is in jesus name we pray amen brothers and sisters this is an exciting part of our worship experience it's giving time oh you have an opportunity to give back to god a small portion of that which he has given to you you have an opportunity to give back to god you know the god that delivered you out of darkness into his marvelous light you know the god that delivered you from sin you know that god that took you out of the hand of your enemy that god we have an opportunity to give back to that god a small portion of that which he has given to us oh this is an exciting time of worship so as you prepare your offering let us go to god in prayer oh faithful god you are so trustworthy we give this offering to you lord god you have given us so much to your abundance through your mercies you give and you give and we say thank you and so lord god we give this offering to you and with it we worship you and we give our whole selves to you we ask that you would extend and multiply it please take it master use it for your kingdom and your glory oh god use this offering blessed lord god we pray that a great multitude will be blessed from it we pray this and we ask these things in jesus name amen [Music] my faith has found a resting place not in a man-made [Music] the ever living one that are he for me we [Music] please his enough that [Music] jesus died and rose again for me [Music] enough for me that jesus saves this ends my fear and out a sinful soul will i come to him he'll never cast me out i need [Music] it is enough that jesus died and rose again for me [Music] my soul is resting on the word word of god [Music] salvation in my savior's name salvation through his blood i need no other evidence [Music] it is enough that jesus died and rose again my great physician heals [Music] to save [Music] for me his precious blood he shed for life he gave [Music] it is enough that jesus died and rose again for me [Music] [Music] it's enough that jesus died and rose again for me rose again and rose anxiety blinds you to it working out for your good anxiety convinces you that the weapon formed will prosper although anxiety is real although we are not immune to it although it's a human response living under its damaging power is not god's will for your life here's what brother paul says in order to fight the anxiety and dwell in the peace of god which you may not be able to understand he says first thing you've got to do is pray it is impossible to overestimate the necessity and the power of prayer in the life of a believer prayer is foundational to all that we do [Music] beloved grace and peace be unto you from god who loves us as a father and a mother and jesus christ alone is our resurrected our risen our reigning and our returning redeemer before we get into the word today let me thank all of you who've whispered my name in prayer at some point over these past few days as you all know unfortunately i suffered a fall and dislocated and fractured my shoulder but the prayer of the righteous is powerful well you know that every day i'm getting better actually please keep me in prayer i will need some surgery in a few months from now but until then we're going to press on in the word of god let's bow and be in prayer as our hearts become fertile soil for the seed of god's word thy word o lord is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path in moments when life is confusing and more than we can handle and bear we thank you for your written word in the bible we thank you for the incarnate word in jesus christ we thank you for the proclaimed word in this preaching moment and most importantly we thank you for the fruit of your word as we conform our lives to what you speak we know that we shall be blessed in due season speak now lord as your servants are listening in the name of christ our savior we do pray amen i'm really grateful to god for the opportunity to get back into a series that we began a few weekends ago and had to pause last weekend and that series entitled anxious for nothing and since that first part of the sermon so many people have reached out on instagram and through text messaging and emails to share their own personal battles and struggle with anxiety reminding me of how very real and relevant and necessary a series of sermonic study like this is for the life of believers and i'm going to ask for your prayers as we journey on now into part two in an area that sadly has been taboo in black church for too long mental health and well-being let's get into part two of anxious for nothing i'm going to ask you to turn maybe in your bibles or even better in your memory to what paul writes to us in philippians chapter four in some well-known verses of 6 and 7 we remind ourselves of these words of the apostle paul be anxious for nothing but in all things with prayer and supplication and thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto the lord and the peace of god which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and mind be anxious for nothing you probably recall from part one of this series that since coved and the pandemic has touched our world medication for anxiety has seen a 31 increase in prescriptions than before covid more medicine for anxiety is being prescribed and distributed now than ever before and it's simply a reminder to us of the very real predominance of anxiety in our world and i would dare argue that even before covet became a reality for us that all of us know what it's like to have some moments of anxiety doesn't really matter how big your bible is and how many scriptures you've memorized how many hymns you sing how many ministries you're engaged in none of us are immune from the reality of anxiety we all know what it's like to wonder and worry to be fearful to be stressed out to be concerned about an unknown outcome we know what it's like to have knotted up stomachs to feel that cold sweat to literally shake as we wonder how things are going to work out for our good or for our detriment none of us are immune to anxiety and although i'm not a mental health care professional i posited for you a a a layman's understanding of anxiety and redefined anxiety as a present stress that is caused by the fear of an unrealized future a present stress caused by the fear of an unrealized future and from that definition we we lift up a few dynamics about anxiety number one that anxiety is usually triggered by something that causes you to look into your future and begin to wonder and worry about how something's going to go down anxiety by definition is not really a concern about the here and now as much as it is a wonder and a worry about what has yet to come the second dynamic of anxiety is that while you're wondering and worrying about the future you begin to become fixated and focused on the worst case scenario and even though that may be the least probable anxiety convinces you it's the only possible so what anxiety does is that it causes you to look in the future become fixated on the worst case scenario and tell yourself that's the only possible outcome that leads to the third damaging dynamic of anxiety that when you're anxious you are blinded to the other possibilities of what god could be doing in the circumstance and situation anxiety blinds you to it working out for your good anxiety convinces you that the weapon formed will prosper anxiety blinds you to the fact that god can go exceedingly and abundantly above what you think is possible anxiety makes you believe that god is somehow abandoned and forsaken the plans he has for you to prosper you and not to harm you to bring your future and the good anxiety blinds you to other possibilities and the final dynamic is that anxiety then causes you in your present to believe that what is unrealized in your future is happening to you right now you begin to feel on monday what hasn't even happened on friday because your mind is not telling your body that it's real it's happening it's real time even though you know it has yet to go down anxiety is real anxiety is relevant there's a broad spectrum of anxiety it can be momentary or it can be persistent but it is human and i suggest to you in part one of this sermon that we even see jesus wrestling with and overcoming anxiety in the garden of gethsemane when he's worried about calvary that when the bible says he prays until drops of sweat fell down like blood then maybe that's a cold sweat because jesus is anxious and he's worried and he's asking god please don't let this happen but yet in christ we see one who overcomes anxiety because even though it's real even though it's relevant even though it's human living under the damaging destructive power of anxiety is not god's will for your life let me say that again although anxiety is real although we are not immune to it although it's a human response living under its damaging power is not god's will for your life remember that anxiety is not just a spirit anxiety can become a demon and remember spirits influence you demons want to possess you and if you're not careful if you don't learn to fight it anxiety will not just be something you experience in moments it'll be something you experience every day that's where i found myself in even in my walk with the lord a place where even though the bible says be anxious for nothing i was anxious about everything let me tell you how demonic anxiety was in my own life my anxiety could be triggered by four little words we need to talk and whenever someone would say to me we need to talk anxiety began to take over my life as i worried about what could possibly happen and the worst thing that could go down anxiety can become demonic anxiety opens the door for sinful coping mechanisms in an attempt to deal with anxiety the enemy always presents you with sinful coping mechanisms that now worsen the problem because now not only are you anxious now you're becoming addicted to sin and you'll recall that most addictions in life begin with either an attempt to deal with pain or to deal with anxiety drug addiction alcoholism ungodly sexual practices typically begin with an attempt to deal with anxiety anxiety threatens the abundant life that christ died for us to have in john chapter 10 verse 10 christ says i come that you might have life and have it more abundantly john tells us in first john that i want you to prosper and be in good health even as your soul prospers and yet the stressful damage that anxiety does to your body can literally kill you although anxiety is a psychological event it has a psychosomatic consequence in that what starts in your mind eventually will stress your body out and finally and important as we get into part two anxiety works against the peace of god listen to our brother paul as he acknowledges the reality of anxiety he says be anxious for nothing because you don't have to live with anxiety you can live in the peace of god which seeks to guard you hear me beloved god desires to guard you from the damaging sinful impact of anxiety with his peace paul says that the peace of god literally guards you it protects you it keeps you from what anxiety wants to do you've got to make a decision because anxiety and the peace of god are mutually exclusive they do not exist in the same person at the same place at the same time and i choose the peace of god over anxiety now i know who needs to hear this but god has me on assignment to tell you today that god wants to guard you from anxiety someone you need to remind yourself god is a keeper god is a protector god is a shield god is a shelter god is a refuge is there anyone here who believes that whoever dwells in the shelter of the most high will abide under the shadow of the almighty that i will say of the lord he is my refuge and my rock the lord is my light and my salvation and that in the time of trouble he shall hide me god wants to shield you with his peace to guard you from anxiety and brother paul gives us a formula for accessing the peace which we will not be able to understand i love how paul writes this he says listen the peace of god may not be something you understand that god can shield you in ways that your mind will never comprehend you can live in a peace that doesn't make sense to you but here's how you access it prayer supplication and thanksgiving let's break those three things down and i'll get out of your way prayer supplication and thanksgiving here's what brother paul says in order to fight the anxiety and dwell in the peace of god which you may not be able to understand he says the first thing you've got to do is pray pray now somebody if you've been in church for more than a day you should have seen that one coming you should know that prayer is going to be on the list you've been around long enough to know that that we we commend prayer and everything pray pray pray pray pray and someone is saying pastor all you ever do is say we ought to pray and let me just remind you that it is absolutely impossible to overestimate the necessity and the power of prayer in the life of a believer i want to say that again it is absolutely impossible to overestimate the necessity and the power of prayer it felt so good to me i'ma say it the third time it is impossible to overestimate the necessity and the power of prayer in the life of a believer prayer is foundational to all that we do that's why bobby i have trouble when i see saints of god in the midst of circumstances and this is what they say they'll say well i guess all i can do is pray all i can do is pray you're talking about prayer like it's some unproven drug you're talking about prayer like it's some untested vaccine you're talking about prayer like you don't know what prayer can do baby girl brother man i came by to tell you that if all you can do is pray you are in a good position if all you know how to do is get down on your knees and call on the name of the lord things are going to happen in your life because i am a living witness that god hears and answers prayer the bible tells us in first john chapter 5 verse 14 we have this assurance that when we pray god hears us and i want somebody to be reminded today that when you pray god will answer when you pray things will change when you pray the lord will turn things around when you put it in god's hands god will give it back to you better than the way you gave it to him is there anybody who's connected to this sermon today who's a living witness that you found yourself in a situation where all you could do was give it to god and when you gave it to god didn't god answer that prayer didn't god turn it around didn't god move in your life didn't god go exceedingly and abundantly above all you could think and ask didn't god show himself strong in your situation prayer will always change things now i know i know i know somebody is saying well well hold on how does prayer help me in my anxiety because someone you're on today and and if you've liked me you've been in a place where you prayed and after the amen it felt like nothing changed listen i appreciate everyone because some of you all can't be honest and real but is there anyone who can declare that there have been some moments when you got up off your knees and you wondered did the lord hear me have you ever been in a place where you gave it to god and it felt like nothing changed have you ever prayed and wanted to tap and say is this thing on god are you listening have you ever prayed and you still felt anxious how is it that sometimes we pray and the anxiety is still there someone you need to see this because you're a believer you've confessed in christ you pray and you still deal with the anxiety and the enemy has convinced you that your prayer ain't right the enemies convince you that your faith isn't right the enemies convince you that god has given up on you and that is not at all what's happening i want a believer to understand why you can pray and still be anxious can i drop it on you it's right here in what paul writes paul says be anxious for nothing but in all things with prayer and supplication now i need to let you know that that as a child growing up reading this i kind of felt like paul was being redundant he says pray and supplicate when you look up the word supplicate comes from the latin word supplicare which means to ask to make a request so if supplication is to make a request aren't prayer and supplication the same thing i mean paul it sounds like you're saying the same thing praying and supplicating are synonymous or could it be that paul is trying to suggest that prayer and supplication are subtly different oh god pastor teach the bible the word supplicate that paul uses in greek is this word deuces and it literally means to ask but the word for prayer is prohibited and pro-shuhei means more than simply asking don't miss this paul is trying to press on the believer that your prayer has got to be more than simply asking god to do something watch this pro shuhei pro shoot hey to pray it it literally elliot it means to enter the space of prayer what paul is referencing and i got to give you some jewish context is reality the jews like to pray on sacred ground but they could not always get to the temple in jerusalem so scattered throughout israel were synagogues synagogues were places of prayer where the jew would go to pro-shuhei would go into the place of prayer now the amazing thing about synagogues is that synagogues are typically built next to streams of water go and teach that bible pastor wesley prosuhy entering synagogue was near a stream of water and the reason synagogues where you were pro-shuhei were built next to streams of water was because you before you could enter the synagogue in the place of prayer you had to wash your hands because the jews understood that we can't pray with dirty hands watch this they understood that there's something wrong with deuces when your hands are dirty there's something wrong with asking when your hands are dirty there there's something wrong with asking god to do and you haven't dealt with the dirt that's in your own hands and so when paul says pray he's saying listen you've got to do more than ask god for things you've got to learn to deal with the dirt in your hands and beloved i came by to suggest to you that maybe just maybe the reason you can pray and still feel anxious it's because you've become too proficient at asking with dirty hands you know how to request without repenting you know how to demand without dealing with your dirt and paul says that part of the prayer life of a believer is not just kneeling down and saying god do this and god fix that and god move this and god do this for me but it's kneeling down and realizing that when i kneel before god there's some dirt i've got to deal with there's some repentance i need to lay on the altar there's some confession i need to make known unto god that i've got some dirt i need to deal with before i ask god to do anything in my life are you dealing with your dirt i come by to suggest to you beloved that if you do not repent anxiety will remain in your life because without repentance there's always the fear of full consequence my god i hope they put that on the screen without repentance there's always the fear of full consequence i'ma say it again if you don't repent your mind will always be afraid of the full consequence of your sin because you know that god is not mocked and therefore if you are living in sin at some point you're gonna have to face the consequence of it oh but if you kneel down and confess your sin the bible says in first john chapter 1 verse 9 that god is faithful and just and if we confess our sins he will cleanse us of all unrighteousness so if i kneel and deal with my dirt mercy kicks in and now i don't have to worry about the full consequence of my sin because god and i have dealt with my dirt and there's a witness in this sermon today who knows that there have been some moments when you shown up did wrong come on just be honest and weaken amen you know you let god down you know you disobeyed the word of god but yet you melt down and you ask god for forgiveness and didn't god show up and didn't god forgive you i need someone who knows you have never reaped everything you've sown you did not pay the full price for your sin because jesus paid it all and when you deal with your dirt god will deal with your anxiety when we pray mercy kicks in so paul says listen you've got to pray don't just supplicate deal with your dirt but but but but but i understand now angie another reason why prayer sometimes seemingly doesn't work not only because i felt to deal with my dirt but watch what paul says watch the language he says be anxious for nothing but in all things pray it just went over your head be anxious to nothing but in all things pray every circumstance pray every situation pray i like the new living translation the new living translation says this don't worry about anything but pray about everything and i finally figured out why sometimes my prayers seemingly don't work because i have trouble with all things i can pray about one thing i pray about a couple of things i can pray about a few things and we have become proficient not only of asking with dirty hands but we become proficient in praying over a few things it's easy to take god what you can't handle it's easy to pray about the stuff you need the lord to show up in it's easy only to give god the leftover after you've already put your hands on it and too many times our prayers do not cover all things they only cover the broken things that we need god to touch and god says i am not a fire extinguisher i am not to be used only in time of emergency don't pray to me simply when you need me to do something but reach the place where you learn to lay your whole life out in front of god beloved could it be our problem is that we don't pray over everything and i've come by to ask you a disturbing question please don't kill the messenger but i've got to ask you this what are you so good at that you don't have to pray over it anymore what do you do so well you don't need god's help with anymore what are you so proficient at that you don't need to pray about it anymore and could it be that's why the prayer doesn't guard you because you're not laying everything before the lord so i like that hymn from brother joseph scrivens that was penned in 1855 it was a poem written to his mother that then became one of the great hymns of the church you know it it goes like this what a friend we have in jesus all our sins and grieves to bear what a privilege it is to carry everything to god in prayer oh what peace we often forfeit and oh what needless pains we bear all because we do not carry come on come on baptist everything to god in prayer so paul says listen i want you to pray deal with your dirt and pray about everything and then he says and with supplication let your request be made known to god y'all this is so simple it's scary here's what paul says you ain't got to be anxious just tell god what you need ask of the lord what you stand in need of put it in god's hands and let the lord have his way beloved there is something powerful about making your request to the lord that there's something about asking god for what you need that triggers god to send you his peace there's something about asking god for the miraculous asking god for the unprecedented asking god for what no one thought could happen there's something god loves about hearing a believer say god do the miraculous in my life there's something about making that request made known to god um a little while ago picked up my youngest son from school on a friday and when he got in the car he said to me dad we need to go to target i said son why we need to go to target he said well because evan his best friend was having a birthday party the next day and this one cooper said to me said and evan asked me to get him a gift of an xbox game that i like and we need to go to target to get it well make sure you get this evan's having a birthday party and evan asked cooper to get an xbox game so cooper tells me we gotta go to target so he can get the gift for his friend i'm saying cooper that's cool but here's the problem i don't know about evan's birthday party i've not seen the invitation are you sure you're invited because you can't just show up at a birthday party uninvited i know you want to get the gift but you're not invited and that's what cooper said to me y'all i'ma drop it on you he said dad that'll make no sense he said he would not ask me if he was not also inviting me don't you misses he wouldn't ask me for the xbox game if he didn't expect me to show up and bring it that in the midst of the request is also the invitation beloved i came by to preach right there because when i make my request known to god i'm not just asking god for a miracle i'm inviting god into the middle of my circumstance when i ask god to turn it around i'm inviting him and it when i ask god to make a way out of no way i'm inviting him in and when i ask god to go exceedingly and abundantly i'm inviting god into the middle of it and could it be that the reason god brings god's peace is because god brings his presence when i make my request known i'm also inviting his presence and maybe the power of the prayer is not in what i ask for but how i invite god into the midst of it the part of the reason i'm anxious is because i don't sense that god is in it because if god is in it i can ask god to do whatever god is capable of so i came by to ask you a deep question please don't kill the messenger but here's a question i want you to wrestle with what can't god do okay i'm sorry let me let me let me put it ebonically what can't god do what have you convinced yourself god can't do and if god is in the midst of it i can ask god to do whatever i believe god is capable of doing anxiety only sees one answer faith sees a god who can do all things and i choose to make a request based on my faith rather than to live in fear from my anxiety okay somebody's a little slow you ain't feeling me uh i'm traveling with the boys on the road trip a few years back we got hungry you know when you're traveling on the road you kind of want to go to a restaurant that's right off the highway so you get right back on and while we're traveling we get off the highway i notice uh that there are only a few restaurants right there there's a cracker barrel sign and that's fine with me i love me some cracker barrel i know the boys like cracker barrel cooper loves to eat breakfast all day long so we're gonna go to cracker barrel but on our way to cracker barrel i saw a sign for another restaurant and and i know some of y'all gonna judge me but that's all right i've been judged by worse people than you um on the way to cracker barrel uh we saw a sign for waffle house now now now i don't know how you feel about walford house but walford house is good to pastor wesley i love i i was raised on waffle house my college years are on walford house if you know about college you know about that after party that pre-dawn at four o'clock in the morning ain't nothing like waffle house i love me some waffle house as a matter of fact if you like waffle house like i do you can say it like me that all-star breakfast is good all the time and all the time that all-star breakfast is good i love me some waffle house so i'm pulling in the waffle house and the boys get an attitude they want to go to cracker barrel but i feel that i need to train them in the way that they should go so we got to go to waffle house because you all have to learn how beautiful waffle house is as we're getting out my oldest son gets mad he says dad but i don't want a waffle and i realized that part of the reason he was adverse to waffle house was that he thought waffles were all they served he thought the only outcome of walking in this store was that i was going to get a waffle and i had to remind him son the beauty of waffle house is that they serve more than waffles they can do just about anything you want all you have to do is ask the reason you don't want to go is because you think the only outcome is a waffle but if you learn the beauty you can ask for anything because they can make it happen somebody you ain't called it yet the reason you're anxious about that interview the reason you're anxious about the surgery the reason you're anxious about the divorce the reason you're anxious about the interview is because you've convinced yourself that waffles are the only outcome that the only thing that can happen is the worst case scenario but if you know that god is in the midst of it you can ask god for whatever you know god can fix and i came by to tell you god can fix more than one outcome god can work it for your good god can go exceedingly and abundantly above all you ask a thing god can take your enemies and make them your footstool god can take the sickness and use it to make you better god can open up a door you didn't even know what's in the room is there anybody here who's convinced god can do anything and so when i make my request i'm inviting him in and opening up my outcome to everything god can do listen y'all are sick of me i'm sorry prayer about everything supplication and make your requests known and then finally brother paul says and give thanks thanksgiving he says i want you to give thanks to god now paul i got to be honest with you i i have some trouble here because there are moments in my life when i'm so anxious and worried that giving thanks doesn't seem appropriate listen i know you're born again baptized born and bred and when you die you're going to be baptist dead but is there anybody watching today who can be honest with there some moments when giving thanks was not on your gender there are some moments in life when praise doesn't really seem to fit the situation have you ever had a moment when shouting and saying amen just wasn't how you felt can we be honest have you been in church long enough to know that there are moments when it seems like the appeal to give thanks it's just religious cliche have you ever felt manipulated by a praise and worship leader have you ever felt like that person leading the song was trying to demand you do what you didn't feel like doing everybody stand up and put your hands together and praise the lord right now right now what's wrong with you have you ever felt like a preacher telling you to shout was just his being lazy because he hadn't done homework to give you anything else so he ended every sermon but if it had not been for the lord on my side ended every sermon with if you praise god right now the blessings will come god told me to tell you that if you shout he'll open up doors as if god is holding back blessings waiting on your praise have you ever felt like thanksgiving was a manipulative tool by religious folk that's what it feels like but that's not what this is paul says when you're anxious pray about everything when you're anxious let god know what you need and when you're anxious give thanks this is not paul being lazy this is not some religious manipulation this is not trying to force you to do what doesn't seem right paul is trying to fight the anxiety because watch this anxiety imagines what hasn't happened but thanksgiving remembers what does don't miss this anxiety is imagining what tomorrow will be but thanksgiving is rooted in remembering what yesterday was that when i'm in anxiety when i'm anxious i'm worried about what hasn't gone down but when i switch to thanksgiving i'm remembering what already has i'm anxious because i don't know what god will do but i give thanks when i remember what he's already done and what paul is suggesting is that in order to fight the anxiety you've got to tell yourself that i can't just keep wondering about tomorrow when i remember everything about yesterday i am focused on one possible outcome but i remember the multitude and the magnitude of what god has already done for me paul says it's about shifting your perspective yes you're looking into the future but don't forget to remember the past remember how the lord has already brought you through remember how the lord handled something like this before remember how the lord shielded you from the worst remember this ain't the first time god has showed up in your life every now and then give thanks and look behind you at what god has already done so so i'm teaching my oldest son how to drive he's getting ready to get his driver's license and while he's going through driver's ed in the car with me one of the things i've had to teach him to do to drive safely especially on the highway is to always be aware of where other cars are around you in case of an emergency in case you've got a swerve in case you've got to make a jerk reaction you need to know where the safe zones are which means you need to know where the other cars are around you he said dad how do i do that when i'm driving that's what i said son every now and then even though we're driving this way you've got to look in your mirrors look in your rear view look in your side view so you can see where the other cars are watch this that even though we're going forward every now and then we've got a glance at something that makes us look backwards every now and then you need a glance in your rear view and your side view to remind yourself of what the lord has already done in your life you may be moving to friday but you got to remember monday you may be moving into next year and you gotta remember last year every now and then the child of god needs to look in the rear view and side view and see what god has already done behind him so he's driving and looking in his rear view and his side view he looks in the driver's side view and he says dad i see something in the mirror i said what son he said there's some writing in that side view mirror i'm looking behind me but i see some writing on the mirror i said son what does the mirror say he said daddy says this objects in mirror are closer than they appear i'm driving forward and i'm glancing backwards and the mirror is telling me that what's back there is closer than what it looks i came by to help somebody walk in the peace of god today yes you're moving into an unknown future but as you take a glimpse at what the lord has done let me be that mirror and remind you that what god has done is closer than what it appears his deliverance is closer than what it appears his way-making is closer than what it appears his handling your enemy is closer than what it appears his healing of your body is closer than it appears goodbye saints be anxious for nothing but in all things with prayer deal with your dirt pray about all things and supplication let your requests be made known unto god and thanksgiving look at what the lord has already done and the peace of god which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds be anxious for nothing i pray that you enjoy this time of worship as much as i do i love worshipping the lord i love worshiping with you it's amazing how we've adjusted and become comfortable to this online but prayerfully we'll be back in our building soon let's look to the lord as we get ready to leave this moment of worship with the god that is always with us and now to the almighty the all-wise the eternal the sovereign the omnipotent god who alone is creator of the heaven and the earth to god who's made himself and his love perfectly known to us in jesus who alone is our christ our loving lord our sacrificial savior our resurrected risen reigning returning redeemer to the god who chooses to dwell on these earthen vessels of clay through the sustaining power promise presence purpose and person of the holy spirit to that all wise god be both glory and majesty dominion and power from now until eternity and the redeemed of the lord who loved the lord and awaited his return said amen [Music] down [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] alpha street baptist church would like to thank all of our online viewers for worshiping with us we hope that you've enjoyed our virtual worship experience i want to invite you to another outdoor gathering of worship before the weather changes it might be our last opportunity this year on sunday september 26 11 a.m meriwether post pavilion join in with all of alfred street baptist church we're gathering there to worship at 11 the doors will open at 9 30 and parking is free when we worship in that space we're going to do a few things we're going to give thanks to god for the life that we live we're going to be blessed by our music and worship arts we're going to celebrate 13 years of anniversary as pastor and people we're going to hear a word from the lord as i am excited to preach what god has laid on my heart and we're going to break bread and share in communion before we get to merryweather our deacons will have a distribution of communion that you can pick up before we get there and community elements will also be available on site and we're not just worshiping we're also going to have a family reunion kind of style i'm inviting you to bring your own food but also know that there will be some food trucks on site so that when we're done worshiping we can break bread together almost like having a large picnic and be able to fellowship and see stay around i want to come by and see you and your family and how everyone's doing so once again sunday september 26 11 a.m doors open at 9 30. we're gonna have a great day come on out and join with me as it'll be my pleasure to worship with you to help combat the covet 19 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