Do You Remember What He Said? | Rev. Marissa Farrow | Allen Virtual Experience

[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] hallelujah forever we will bless you god forever we will live to god forever we will install you forever we will magnify you forever we will bless your wonderful [Music] names [Music] good morning everybody and welcome back to the ave the allen virtual experience we're so glad that you've decided to worship with us this morning if you are joining us on facebook live or youtube live we want you to hop into the chat room let us know where you're watching from and throughout the service we want to know how this service is blessing your life and if you're blessed by the music blessed by the word or even if you have a prayer request you can drop that in the chat room we have leaders who are live on standby waiting to minister to you and to respond when necessary listen as you get ready to go and do that i want to take a moment to remind you of a few things uh first if you have not done so we want to invite you to become a part of our virtual community our vcom you can go over to facebook.com go to our groups tab you can look for vcom or virtual community and join us there we have exclusive content and ministry resources waiting for you on that platform in addition to that we pray that you would take some time this week uh to go to our website um if you have not done so subscribe to our weekly newsletter so you can be updated weekly with the things that we have going on here at our church for you and for your family we pray that this worship experience will be a blessing to your life that you will be encouraged that you will be motivated that you will be challenged and that you would have some time today to draw closer with the lord so let's jump right into worship praise the lord and good morning it is a good day to give the lord praise today as we go before the lord in prayer father in the name of jesus we thank you today we thank you for your power your spirit and your anointing we thank you this morning because you allowed us to lift our hands to open our mouths and to give you the glory that you deserve only you deserve the glory and the praise we give you all the praise this morning those that are watching we pray lord god that you will continue to bless their lives bless their families bless their homes continue to touch all over this world in the name of jesus we pray lord god that you would move on the altar of somebody's heart this morning that they may cry what must i do to be saved somebody needs you today so spirit of the living god fall fresh on your people everywhere it's in jesus name we say that this is a good day to give you praise and we open up our mouths and we bless your name this morning hallelujah hallelujah we give you praise come on let's clap our hands in the presence of the lord and give him some praise hallelujah thank you god hallelujah come on and clap your hands like this 18-3 says i will call upon the lord who is worthy to be praised and so shall i be saved for my enemies is upon the lord is salvation i will call upon [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] my salvation [Applause] [Music] oh like this [Music] [Music] i don't know oh oh come on check it out prosperity [Applause] together thank you oh [Music] [Music] that's why i trust him somebody he's worthy to be praised come on clap your hands right in your living love and room god praise cause he's worthy come on look at somebody and let him know say i came to worship him i call on his name because his name is a strong tower the watchers run in and they remain safe so that's why we worship him in spirit and in truth because he's really yes he is come on clap your hands right where you are you come to worship him somebody we're victorious in his name and we worship him come on we want you to keep worshiping with us clap your hands open your mouth and celebrate the king of kings come on [Music] jesus i give you the glory i give you the honor i give you the praise jesus i give you the glory i give you the honor i give you the praise jesus i give you the glory i give you the honor i give you the [Music] praise every believer i need you to sing these words come on seek jesus i give you the glory i give you the honor i give you all the praise come on get up to heaven jesus i give you i give you honor and i give you praise that's what became the come on if you don't mind would you sing it again from the top come on we give you glory we give you honor and we give you all the praise this morning to worship you come on now let's lift up the high praise hallelujah to worship you come on [Music] [Music] jesus i need you to lift the highest place up [Music] oh i need you to sing it one more time say [Music] yes i'll give you the praise [Music] um give it away [Music] is don't do it again [Music] hey all the believers open your mouth and worship the lord give him praise hallelujah to the great i am in the king of kings we worship your name hallelujah glory to your name jesus oh bless the lord o my soul and all that's within me i encourage you right where you are right now to begin to bless the name of the lord to open your mouth and to declare the righteousness of our king hallelujah glory to his name indeed we've come for no other reason but to worship the king of kings and the lord of lords and the president of presidents amen we thank and give our god all the glory and all the honor today listen i want to encourage you right now to stop whatever it is that you're doing hopefully you're worshiping i don't want you to stop worshiping but whatever else it is that you're doing right now i want you to come and humble yourself before the throne of grace come on the bible declares that if you draw near to god that he will draw near to you and so let's draw near to the lord even right now hallelujah i also encourage you as we're getting ready to pray to just drop and to put right on the chat screen what your prayer need is from the lord right now and i promise you i know that the lord will at least hear your prayer amen and that he will answer some way and somehow let's go before the lord father we thank you and we give you all the glory and the honor we worship you in spirit and in truth you are the majestic god you are an awesome god you are a mighty god no one compares to you oh god our king and we dare not come into your presence without giving you the worship that is due your name father we humble ourselves before you we bow before you we've been before you and we say lord have your way in our lives right now god some are coming today before you with all manners of prayer requests and concerns god we know that you are a healer we know that nothing is too hard for our god we know that even hiv and age has to back up when the lord comes on the scene father we thank you right now for drying up cancer cells and for eliminating covet 19 we thank you right now you are lord of everything go god and we bless your name and honor you god god we're praying that you would soothe rheumatoid arthritis we're praying oh god that you would regulate blood pressure right now in the mighty name of jesus we say have your way o god have your way in our homes have your way of god in our hearts and our minds in our bodies do what you do best and that's to save to heal and to deliver in the mighty name of jesus bring restoration bring redemption bring healing in the name of jesus we thank you right now god and we put our hands together in great anticipation that you will do exactly what you said that you promised you would do you are an intentional god and we're gonna give you an intentional praise right here and right now in jesus name we pray amen amen and amen even in this we still serve a god that can do exceedingly and abundantly above all we can actually think and we know that all things still work together for the good if you believe that this morning come on just lift your hands and say it's working for my good come on just say it's working it's working it's working i don't care what you're going through i don't care what you're facing come on it's working for your good if you believe it this morning lift your hands and make some noise [Applause] come on cause he's intentional [Music] do you believe that this morning come on [Music] [Music] that means he's never failing [Music] things [Music] you believe it this morning i said all things are working for my say all things are working for my god [Music] [Music] is yes yes he is he's [Music] come on [Music] [Music] [Music] do you believe it it's working [Music] [Music] [Music] tell your problems [Music] is [Music] you've been so good [Music] again [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] right here hallelujah everybody ought to just throw their hands up and declare one more time he's a good good god i thank god for another opportunity for us to come together and worship this experience has been a great experience so far and we know that god is going to continue to move i just like to cover a few housekeeping things as i stated last week and i want to continue in this vein we are in the midst of our senses and we need our brothers and sisters in our communities to be counted and so i am certainly appealing to all of you those of you who have not completed your census forms to please do it immediately somebody say immediately you may go to your web to the website i think it's 2020census.gov do it right after this service complete the census form very short process and it can make all of the difference in the world also we remind you that election time is drawing very close and we need all of our brothers and sisters to register to vote if you are not registered you have less than 100 days to get registered but it's plenty of time for you to do what needs to be done so that your vote can be counted those two things are very important and i certainly hope that you will take them seriously and if you have not completed the census if you have not registered to vote or if you know someone who needs to register who needs to complete the census we ask that you would move accordingly because these times are serious these times are trying and i just believe that god is calling us to stand up and be the good citizens that we know god would want us to be as we prepare for our offering i just want you to know that we are getting ready for our book bag giveaway now i know some of you might be saying well the kids may not be going back to school but they still will need supplies they still will need some things that we are able to provide for them and so as you prepare your offerings for today it would be so great if you would give a little extra so that we can do what we have always done and that is serve our community in this way by giving school supplies to our children and so as you now look toward giving as you look now toward bringing your tithe or sending your tithe to the storehouse we remind you that we have several ways to give you can text to give by texting the name allen amy to the number 77977 you may also use cash app our cash tag is g-a-c-n-y and so we invite you to use your cash app and then of course if you have that gimplify app you can search the name greater allen cathedral of new york and you will find us there you may also download the church app you can go to our website you can use all of these avenues for giving and then of course we certainly would say this we're very happy to receive your tithe and offering by way of mail you may well you may mail your tithe your offering your check your money order to the greater allen cathedral of new york our address is 110-31 merrick boulevard jamaica new york our zip code is one one four three three listen i just like to pray with you before we move on because i do know that there are many in our church family who are undergoing a season of financial difficulty but we just want to pray with you to let you know that even if you cannot give in this offering we understand and we believe that god will shower blessings upon you god in the name of jesus we thank you today for your goodness and your mercy we thank you god because you have brought us safely thus far through this difficult season god some of us have been ill and you healed some of us god have seen family members and loved ones sick and you healed them and even more gods some have lost family members but all of us can stand and declare that you have been our keeper and so god we do pray today for these in our family for those in our family who are going through difficult times financially we pray o lord god that you would be who you've always been and that is jehovah jireh the god who provides oh god we ask that you would bless supernaturally that you would send a miraculous touch to every home represented here especially if mother or father or someone has lost a job god we know that this season is passing we believe the storm is passing over and we thank you in advance for what you are going to do and the people of god say amen and amen [Music] we want you to know that there's healing for your soul this morning the joy comes in the morning don't be discouraged today know that god is not in your problem in your situation hallelujah there's healing for you this morning hallelujah somebody giving praise there's healing come on let's say it don't be [Music] know that god is not [Music] for god is gonna show up [Music] for joy comes in the morning [Music] come on stand still and look up [Music] [Applause] [Music] come on let me hear you [Applause] [Music] there's healing for your sorrow [Applause] this morning we know you know that there is a bomb emotionally heal you physically no matter where you are [Music] no matter what you're going through i need you to believe this moment there is is i believe in god for you this morning somebody can believe for themselves [Music] somebody is suffering but we call healing [Music] there's healing this morning [Music] no matter what you're going through understand that there is healing the word says that healing is the children's bread [Music] hallelujah this morning if you believe that there is healing for your soul right where you are i dare you just lay your hands on yourself and declare that god is healing me right now that he's doing everything that i need him to do and he is concerned about everything that is concerning me and we are so grateful to know that there is yet a bomb in that gilead we are so excited for another sunday morning that the lord has allowed us to gather together apart amen to be able to lift up the name of jesus as we are here and united in this space and on this platform we feel the prayers and the spirits of the saints and we are so excited for another opportunity to worship together we give honor this morning to our pastors and leaders in the persons of reverend doctors floyd and elaine flake we certainly give honor to them for their pastoral leadership and certainly for the anointing that is on their lives that continues to thrive us even in times like these we are so blessed and so excited to have you worshiping with us this morning and we will jump right into the word of god we're going to the gospel according to john chapter number 20 and i'm going to be reading for you verses number 24 through 29 the gospel according to john chapter 20. and this morning i'll be reading from verses 24 through 29 and i would that right where you are you would flip with me and your smartphones your ipads your computers wherever you are that we may venture into the word of the lord together the gospel according to john chapter 20 verse 24 through 29 reads like this now thomas also known as didymus one of the twelve was with not with the disciples when jesus came and so the other disciples told him we have seen the lord but he said to them unless i see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were and put my hands into his side i will not believe a week later the bible records his disciples were in the house again and thomas was now with them though the doors were locked jesus came and stood among them and said peace be with you then he said to thomas put your finger here and see my hands he says reach out your hand and put it into my side he says stop doubting and believe thomas said to him my lord and my god and then jesus told him because you have seen me you have believed but blessed are those who have not seen and yet they have believed would you bound your heads for a word of prayer gracious god our eternal father it is once more and again that with your humble servants come before your holy and your righteous name and god this morning before we ask you for anything we want to take the moment to tell you thank you for everything we thank you for your goodness we thank you for your kindness and father we thank you for your mercy now i pray that you would in fact and indeed hide me behind the shadows of your cross that the people may only hear see and know you and me i pray now that you would in fact help me preach to the end that sinners are saved lives are changed and the body of christ is edified and now god we ask for two things a word that is precise and right in the name of the lord jesus we pray all over the world would you do me a favor and just shout amen wherever you may be and for the time that has been allowed in mind to share i would like to preach with this thought in the forefront of your mind do you remember what he said do you remember what he said my brothers and my sisters as i stop and give context to the content of this current culture to sum this thing up life simply looks different what it is that we see today is not quite anything that we have ever expected to see and not even necessarily from this time last year but just this time eight months ago many of us never imagined our lives come into a screeching halt in this moment where we are it seems like everywhere we look we see a picture of hopelessness on tv it seems like there's always bad news on social media it seems like there's always propaganda when we look at our economy it seems like constant bad news and people are still in the process of layoffs and debt accruing and sickness and disease are still running rampant in the world hospitals are closed off to those who may very well have need but do not necessarily take priority there are still individuals who are on the front lines working every day sacrificing their lives there are loved ones who have been emotionally violated by the fact that they have now been put in a perplexed position on how to bury their loved ones and still even in the midst of all of this there feels that there is no assurance of when life would potentially return to normal everywhere we look it feels like there is a picture of hopelessness and devastation and the thing that i have found about hopelessness and devastation is that they both have the tendency to cause friction and the faith of the believer because understand we cannot help but see what is happening around us and even if we wanted to look beyond where we are in this current placement in our lives globally there is devastation and i believe that because it seems like everywhere we look there is current and constant hopelessness and devastation this is a prime place where the enemy wants to creep into our minds and cause friction in our faith in god i do in fact believe that it is the hope of the enemy that we get hung up on the fact that it seems like all we see is negativity around us because even if it has not directly impacted our lives the nature of humankind cannot ignore the fact that this pandemic and this recession has impacted the majority of the world understand people of god that sight is our ability to see a thing while hopelessness and devastation often are the conclusion of overwhelming shock and grief or a picture in which you find no place to anchor your faith these two terms these words together hopelessness and devastation have a tendency to be deceptive in nature and can cause friction in the faith of the believer because sometimes y'all the devastation we see in the moment can cause us to forget about what we know about god based on what it is that he has said and what i have found is that too many of us miss our moment to trust god when we cannot trace him and miss our moment to watch him make good on his word because we are distracted by the devastation that we see right now can i pause parenthetically here to tell you that distractions are a spirit of the enemy for the god that i know is a god of decency and order the devil wants to have us distracted by the devastation that is around us in fact i believe that he is in fact working overtime to make us overlook the fact that we serve a god who can take total devastation and still cause it to work for our good and i don't know who you are this morning or where you are right now watching in the world but i really came to kill a demon today and bind the spirit of distraction that has blindsided the people of god from remembering who it is that we serve in fact i have made up in my mind at this stage and this season in this year that i will not allow the enemy to cause me to look at what i see around me and forget that god's word in the light is still relevant in dark seasons in fact i have made up in my mind that i refuse to be the person who allows my emotions to overpower my intellect in other words i will not find myself so emotionally wrapped up in what i see that i forget about what it is that i know and can i help you to understand that that is often the trouble of the moment in which we are in right now that too many of us who are believers are facing the demon of doubt and distraction because we see the devastation around us and miss the details and that my brothers and sisters is what i believe is happening with thomas in this text y'all he is so overwhelmed by what it is that he saw that in fact y'all i understand the doubt because as i was reading the scripture i became overwhelmed with what he's looking at as well i understand what it's like y'all to be in a position where you wonder how god could possibly be in the middle of this situation i know what it's like to wonder if god has taken his hands off of the church i know what it is to be so overwhelmed by the darkness that you question the relevance of god's word in the season that you're in right now and that is exactly where thomas is y'all because when we find thomas in the middle of this texture we find it thomas who sees the devastation in the aftermath of the crucifixion of his teacher his master his savior the one whom he has followed for thomas y'all is one of the twelve who have walked so closely with jesus that he based on relationship alone should know jesus so intimately that doubt was never an option understand y'all that he has followed jesus he has watched him perform miracles he's seen him be a man of his word he watched him heal the sick and raise the dead he watched him open the ears of the deaf and the mouth of the mute yet when he sees the impact of the crucifixion he is in a time where he becomes overwhelmed by the sight of what it is to live without the physical presence of his hope understand y'all that jesus died on the cross it wasn't until three days later that he would in fact rise again the disciples see him but thomas isn't there eight days go by and here we now have this encounter he is living in a period without a hope that he is familiar with and i know that there is somebody who was watching this broadcast right now who can understand what it's like to be in a period where you cannot find the physical representation of your hope can you imagine what thomas is feeling waking up every day being able to lean on the fact that there is a physical presence of jesus in the earth and then one day he's trying to feel his way through life that feels like jesus is not present in i believe that there is somebody who understands what it's like when this position that thomas is in where you see devastation on every side and so now you find yourself trying to understand how god could possibly come through with his plans for your life when it seems like this is a hiccup in the plan of god but y'all can i help you understand that thomas is in a place where for the first time in a long time he is in the world without the peace of jesus and can i tell you that i believe there is somebody right now who is watching this broadcast who feels like you are looking at a world that is absent of a savior y'all others have seen him but thomas was in prison and so thomas is not buying the idea of the resurrection because thomas has seen too many days without hope and this morning i came to preach to all the people that said i'm not buying the idea of faith because i've seen too many days in this year without hope and i came to tell you that the devil is still a liar because at the end of the day after you see all you've seen the key to overcoming your faith is remembering what it is that he has said y'all i know what thomas is dealing with with he's in a peculiar position he's in a position where he for himself cannot say that i've seen the manifestation of this plan y'all jesus came he saw the disciples thomas is not president so now they come to him and say thomas we have seen the lord thomas must be thinking i know what you see but do you know what i saw because his response is unless i see him for myself until i put my hand in the print of the nail until i put my hand in his side the only way for me to believe is to see it for myself can i tell you that i know there's somebody today who was wondering what it is to be in this position i know that there is somebody today who says preacher i know what it is that you see i know the optimism that you seek i know that you might wake up every morning decreeing and declaring blessings over your life but you don't know what i see you don't know what it's like to be laid off from my job after 16 plus years you don't know what it's like to wonder how it is to put food on your table in the midst of all it is you don't know what it is to have to bury a loved one in the midst of a pandemic preacher i know what you see but you just don't know what i see and for you you're trying to say that until i see him for myself i will not believe in this y'all understand that thomas is in a vicarious position but the problem that i have is this and the place that i want to argue this morning and try to rebuild your faith is in this while i understand that you and thomas have every reason to feel the distinction of the devastation you see while i know that you by right feel what you feel and there's nothing wrong with it the issue that i have is that after we have seen darkness do we remember what it is that jesus has said to us and do we remember that jesus loves to deal with our doubts that he came to save the heart of the unbeliever do we remember that jesus doesn't mind meeting the mystery of the skeptic do we remember that jesus actually does invite thomas in to feel the nail print and put his hand in his side do we remember that jesus doesn't mind answering the call of those who have questions and this morning my appeal goes out to those whose current sight has caused you to forget what he said because while i know that it is hard for thomas to come to grips with his new reality i cannot move beyond or overlook the fact that tom has heard what jesus said about the time that he is living in yo i couldn't move beyond it because when i ventured into the gospel perspectives i saw that jesus had in fact given the disciples an insight and a point of understanding that where they are right now they would soon see i know it because matthew's gospel records it in chapter 6 verse number 21 it says this that from that time on jesus begin to show his disciples and the amplified version says clearly that he must go into jerusalem and endure many things at the hands of the elders and the chief priests and the scribes the sanhedrin the jewish high court and he says he will be killed and raised from death to life on the third day but that wasn't the only time y'all because when we go into matthew's gospel chapter 17 verse 22 the bible says that when they were gathered together in galilee jesus said to them the son of man is going to be betrayed and handed over to men who are his enemies and they will in fact kill him but this is the good news jesus says that he will be raised from death to life on the third day y'all and the bible ends this way that they were deeply grieved and distressed y'all but matthew wasn't the only one that records it because mark tells us in chapter 8 verse 31 that jesus began to teach them that the son of man must suffer many things he would be rejected by the elders that the chief priests and the teachers of the law that he will in fact be killed but after three days he gives him good news every time that he will rise again y'all thomas isn't a stranger to these words he followed jesus he was present during the time jesus has not left them without an understanding that this may be may be present but so will deliverance through the resurrection of jesus christ y'all but my problem in the text is this that thomas is like too many of us that when we get in the midst of the crisis that jesus talked about we forget about the fact that christ is the one who talked about it in the first place and what i want to suggest to you this morning is that we have spent too much time caught up on the devastation of that word but we got to learn how to remember the fullness of what he said in fact i wish there was somebody right now that would do me a favor since you're not in the sanctuary just tag your best friend on the live and tell them neighbor tell them god's whole word is relevant to me meaning if jesus said that it was eventually going to be all right i got to learn how to hold my anchor fast in the fact that deliverance will in fact come y'all all i've really come to tell you this morning is that we don't have time to doubt god in this season that there are too many people that need him in a very real way for those of us who heard the word of god to forget what he has said what i want to suggest to you today is that the darkness of this story does not discredit the victory that shall come thereafter can i say it again for the people in the back of the sanctuary y'all the darkness of the story is does not discredit the victory that shall come thereafter but this morning i want to encourage you to know that god's whole word is relevant in other words everything he said in the light is still relevant even in the dark everything god said in the good times is still relevant even in the bad times that's why i believe the word and i take hold of it that tells us that in everything we ought to learn how to give thanks for this is the will of god in christ jesus which is concerning us i got to get out of here but all i really want to suggest to you is that we don't have time to become stuck in the darkness of the story because the same god who talked about the dark is the same god who promised us that light would one day shine again all i've really come to encourage you this morning is to tell you don't get stuck on what it is that you see in fact if you need this word i dare you lay your hands on yourself where you are and declare i will not get stuck here i've got too much to look forward to to get stuck where i am right now i believe god for everything he said and so i can't get caught up in this i don't have time to be stuck in the bad place because i believe the whole word of god that victory is going to come if i just hold fast to my faith y'all the question that i want to raise to you this morning is do you remember what it is that he said y'all because in each and every one of these scriptures that we reference the disciples are present and jesus makes a confession of the reality of the situation he reveals his purpose to us but he also reveals his sovereignty to us jesus himself is the one who is scheduled to die he is the one who is knowingly facing crucifixion he tells them that it's going to happen but he also tells them that it's gonna be all right y'all i got three things and i'm getting out of here whenever it is that you were caught up between what you see and what you what he said the first thing you ought to remember is that if god spends the time revealing it to you and giving you a part of his plan you got to know that there shows one thing and that is that jesus knows i wish i had some help in the building y'all understand now that in the scriptures that we referenced although jesus had to give them the information of the reality that there would in fact be dark days jesus was also the one who promised them that life would in fact come again but y'all missed the moment to celebrate because at the end of all of this even though it's a dark place it is still jesus who is prophesying it in other words that reveals to us that jesus himself knows exactly what is going on and you're the reason why i got holy ghost happy and the reason why i can shout off of that is because we are living in a day where a whole bunch of people don't know a whole lot of things we are living in a day where people got questions about how we gonna move forward from this we are living in a day where people can't figure out if there's a cure for this we are living in a day where people are trying to figure out who's going to lead us next and in the midst of so much uncertainty in the world i rest my anchor in my faith in the fact that jesus knows and i wonder if there's anybody watching this broadcast right now that can get an old school anointing in your spirit and give god a praise just for the fact that he knows i had to grow up a little and recognize at 31 years old while my mama used to sing a song that said jesus knows all about our troubles and he will guide us till the day is done she wanted to remind me that there's not a friend like the lowly jesus no not one in other words there may be people around you that don't have an answer for where you are but the good news is that jesus knows your best friend might not be able to help you but the fact of the matter is that jesus knows your president might not have an answer but the truth today is that jesus knows i wish i had somebody watching right now that would tag your best friend and tell them neighbor if i were in the sanctuary i'd be sitting next to you and so i'm giving you a holy ghost emoji high five just to encourage you today that jesus knows when your company doesn't know jesus knows when your friends don't know jesus knows when your family doesn't know jesus knows and the good news about that is that if jesus knows then that must mean that he's a part of the plan of his father and as long as it's in the plan of god i can rest assured that everything is going to work out for my good for he knows the plans he has towards us say of the lord god of hosts he has plans to prosper not to harm us to give us hope and the future and bring us to an expected end i wonder if i have somebody on the live this morning that can give god a shout in your living room because jesus knows and at the end of all of this you can expect that the end is going to be greater than what it is you're going through right now but not only does jesus revealing his plan shows that he knows but y'all the good news today is that when you are stuck between what you see and what it is that you heard god say you can remember that if he had the time to talk to you that means that he also cares and so the good news this morning is not only does jesus know but jesus also cares let me invite you into the scripture look at the compassion of jesus to spend his time preparing the disciples for what was to come look at the attention of jesus to take his time from being the son of the living god to walk among the earth and reveal his plan to mankind yo that must mean that jesus cares about us because out of all of the things that jesus could have been doing he spent time preparing the disciples for where they are right now and the truth of the matter is whether you know it or not we are not here without a blueprint but right in the word of god he left us instructions that days like this would come but he also promised us that everything would eventually be all right and i wonder if i have somebody that will move yourself out of the depression you've been in and get excited and give god a praise because jesus cares about you enough to leave you a word he cares about you enough to give you hope he cares about you enough to assure you that at the end of all of your suffering that victory it shall be yours that's why in the midst of seeing devastation i learned how to keep my mind stayed on him for the word tells me that thou will keep you in perfect peace all whose mind is staying on thee your jesus knows and jesus cares but i just want to remind you as i prepare to get out of here that he has left us with assurance that victory will come and so my question today is do you remember what it is that he said he said that dark days would come but he also promised us that at the end of all of that that light would shine again he promised us and he left us a blueprint that trouble would come but at the end of all of that he also said that he is our refuge and our strength a very present help in the time of trouble he reminded us in his word that weepin would come but he also said that it wouldn't last long because the bible that i read it promises me that joy it's gonna come in the morning time the bible that i read tells us he left us with an understanding that suffering would come but he also said that after it is that you suffered a while that he will strengthen you and establish you that he will perfect you the bible that i read it prepared me for the day when the wicked even my enemies and my foes would rise up against me but he also said that they would stumble and they would fall he told us and prepared us that trouble would come but he also said that in the time of trouble that he will hide you in the safety of this pavilion and so this morning as i get out of here i wonder if there's somebody who can shake yourself out of your stuff shake yourself out of your pain shake yourself out of your fear and declare over yourself that i will be all right that i will make it through this that i will survive this for the bible that i read it tells me that nobody can stand against me because god is for me the bible that i read tells me that all power is in the hands of my god and because of this i may see devastation but i remember what he said because of this i might see dark days but i remember what he said because of this i might see trouble but i remember i remember [Music] yes do you remember what it is that he said [Music] hey do you remember what it is that is safe do you remember what it is that is he promised me that everything hey i said he promised me that everything i said he promised me that everything it's gonna be already i wish i had somebody that would lift your hands right where you are and tell god thank you because everything [Music] is gonna be all right listen i gotta get out of here thomas i came to get you today to tell you i understand what you feel because i know what you see thomas i came to get you this morning to tell you that i know what it is that you were going through because i know what it is that you see i understand what it feels like to be in a world without your hope where we are right now feels like jesus can't possibly be in this but i came to kill every devil today to remind you that jesus has already left us in understanding that trouble will come but in the words of old school saying jesus will fix it after a while because trouble don't last always right where you i just want to pray for you father in jesus name for the individual who's watching this morning who has been in the place of doubt and disbelief and wrestling with their faith because of what it is that they see today i pray that their faith won't fail in the midst of this that you would remind them that you are god and that you are still strong and mighty even in the worst of times that you are god and this is not out of your plan that you are god and this is not out of your control that you are god and you are yet sovereign and in control of even this because the entire earth is the lord's and the fullness there of the world and they that dwell there that we are not in the hands of the leaders in the government system and the world politicians but we are in the hands of god almighty and this morning father i want to tell you thank you that we have a place to rest our hands in our faith that we are certainly in your hands it is in the name of the lord jesus that we pray this prayer together everywhere that you are right now would you just do me a favor just type amen amen amen that it is so that it is so come on where you are just type it from your home from your jaw from your driveway just declare that it is so listen if there's somebody here this morning who's been watching this great opportunity to see this great worship experience for some reason you have never accepted the lord jesus into your life into your heart i want to tell you today that we have an opportunity for you to give your life to jesus christ even where you are that though you are not able to physically take this walk down this aisle that we are here for you that our ministers are ready to meet you and pray with you and meet you over the broad ways the broadcast systems and telephone systems to be able to walk you through what it means to be saved so if you're watching this broadcast this morning and it is that you would like to be saved i want you to text the word to salvation the word salvation to wherever you are i want you to text that word right now because i want to give you an opportunity to know this man named jesus christ who can remind you of the things that he has already left for you in the word of god so right now wherever you are if this is you today i want you to know that though i cannot see you i am already praying for you and that the entire greater allen cathedral family is standing ready and waiting to meet you upon our return if this is you today i want you know that we celebrate you for what god is doing in your life if this is not you today i want you to know that i am glad that you are able to hear the word of god to keep you anchored through tough seasons and let you know that we are yet praying for you all across this world we are excited about another sunday that you have joined us here at the greater allen cathedral of new york and we can't wait to meet with you and see you again over the internet and world wide web systems and so right now in your home i want to benedict you even though you may not believe it i want to pronounce the blessing of the lord over you to help you to understand that the blessings of the lord are still yes and amen so now onto him who was able to keep us from falling to present you follow us before his throne with exceeding joy to the only wise god our savior be glory majesty dominion and power henceforth now and even forevermore right in your homes we declare that it is done it is so it is well in jesus name amen and may god bless you all over this world thank you for joining today's virtual worship experience are you looking for a church home we'd love to have you join our church family if you're interested in joining our church we invite you to text the word gac membership to 31996 be sure to include your email and one of our ministers will reach out to you soon you don't have to wait until next sunday to hear from us again stay connected with us across our social platforms on facebook youtube instagram and twitter we also encourage you to join our facebook group page click the groups tab on our facebook page and select gac virtual community find out about all of our virtual events by subscribing to our weekly newsletter subscribe on our website at allencathedral.org lastly we invite you to stay connected on our mobile app if you don't have our mobile app you can download from itunes or google play the church building may be closed but the church isn't closed you are the church have a blessed week

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Length: 80min 43sec (4843 seconds)

Published: Sun Aug 09 2020