Dr. Jerry Black National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. Cincinnati, OH

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Jerry black brother Tim white is going to come and be our psalmist for the night and then after brother Tim white the next voice you're going to hear instead of brother white brother white and another black brother white is one of my favorite singers that I bring in it's not just cause he can sing it some other reasons too then he's one of my favorite singers that he's the only people person we put on stage that shorter than me and Tim éclairs be my favorite singer thank you doctor come on you all let's give God a hand praise if you love him thank you Tom president dr. young and all these great councilmen and preachers and we're not gonna be before you alone how many of y'all know some about the grace of God come on do you really know something about the grace of God dr. black lady you could play a track to ask you yes [Music] ease of God I wish I had one wouldn't it just wave it somebody just wave your hand if you know when I didn't know how I was gonna make it yes sir today oh thank you God's grace and mercy he was amazed that kept me Hey [Applause] I was a head of printers in here I still got no right man got my health and my strength anybody plan about it today with no food no clothes anybody glad about it could it be dead and gone but I'm still alive hallelujah could be strung out on drugs but the Lord come on my man anybody thinking that you gotta be from what I used to be I wish I had somebody in here that was glad to be [Music] [Applause] [Laughter] [Music] you need to know [Music] get ahead hold that head you don't know what they've been through you don't know what ain't going to but I want you to say these words soon tell them these words I won't you look at me [Music] I now come on just slip down here before the world come live your head then I took me close your eyes and look back over your life yes people going through all over the country if you've got a house the mini you got food on the table clothes on your back you ought to be grateful you wanna be painful about it on the count of three I want you to please get lost it [Music] let all of the children of God say Amen thank God that I can declare without hesitation or reservation that I'm still here and it's by the grace of God certainly I give glory praise and honor to him because he's the one to whom all praise glory and honor his due honor to our esteemed president of our great convention dr. young honor to our vice president at large dr. Harry Blake honor also to the President of our Congress dr. Coakley honor to the chairman of these late-night services dr. Mitchell honor to all of my co-laborers in the gospel of Jesus Christ and to all of the pastors and preachers who are gathered here and to all of you my father's children let me say that I counted no small privilege to stand in this place on tonight I express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for this invitation this opportunity to share with you tonight let me take the time quickly briefly to acknowledge the fact that there are some loved ones from my beloved Beulah family who are in the house on tonight and they're scattered about but with all of my loved ones from Beulah please stand amen thank you so much I let me also ask that all of my brothers and sisters in the faith who are with us from the state of Georgia with all of you please say Amen amen god bless you I stand before you tonight in somewhat of an awkward position the Lord had given me a message to share with you tonight but then on last night one of the preachers preach from the same scriptures that the Lord had given me to preach from but I've learned that the Bible in a way of speaking is a gold mine and it never runs out of nuggets so I beg your indulgence with me on tonight we've already been blessed by an awesome word from the Lord and we certainly freeze and thank God for our brother but I would on tonight that you would come back with me into that goldmine into that portion of scripture that we were privileged to hear from on last night but come back with me on tonight to the Acts of the Apostles the book of Acts the third chapter I will be reading tonight from the King James Version Acts chapter 3 verses 1 through 8 and it reads as many of you know long dis wise now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer being the ninth hour and a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called beautiful task arms of them who entered into the temple who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple ask and arms and Peter fastening his eyes upon him with John said look on us and he gave heed unto them expecting to receive something of them then Peter said silver and gold have I none but such as I have give IV in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk and he took him by the right hand and lifted him up and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength and he leaping up stood and walked into and entered with them into the temple walking and leaping and praising God and I lift up that eighth verse lastly and again for the sake of emphases and he leaping up stood and walked and entered with them into the temple walking and leaping and praising God god bless you my brothers and sisters I would that you would pray with me and think with me tonight on this brief thought rising from dysfunction rising from dysfunction it is a known fact by all of us that the report before us revolves around an encounter that Peter and John had with a certain man at the gate of the temple the record tells us that this man sat there and all brothers and sisters I submit to you that the man who Peter and John encountered at the gate was a man who was played by a tremendous dysfunction I submit to you that the man who Peter and John encountered at the gate was a man who was the victim of a horrible dysfunction all brothers and sisters the word dysfunction is defined in the general sense as anything that fails to work or operate in the manner or function that it should when I think about this I conclude with great surety that this man at the gate was a man who suffered and struggled which amend as' dysfunction all brothers and sisters I have been blessed by the aid of my imagination to view him with the aid of my imagination [Applause] I've caught sight of him with the aid of my imagination I saw him in his sad and pitiful condition as he set at the gates of the temple I saw his sad and sorrowful countenance I saw him gripped with the spirit of despair sitting at the gates of the temple begging for but with the aid of my imagination I was blessed not only to see him at the gate of the temple I also caught a glimpse of him in his childhood [Applause] in his childhood I saw him as a young child City and watching the other children as they ran to intrude I saw him watching the other children as they engaged in their playful activities I saw him sitting and watching I saw him looking on from a distance wishing and yearning yearning and wishing that he could be with them that he would have the ability to join in with them as they played one with another but he could not because he was bound by this terrible dysfunction [Applause] or brothers and sisters but at the time that he is revealed to us in the text he's not a child he is now a grown man but he has been plagued by this dysfunction for a long period of time scripture says that he was plagued by this infirmity even from his mother's womb year after year he struggled with this dysfunction year after year he hoped with all hope that his condition would somehow improve but at the time of our text he's still in bondage bound by this atrocious dysfunction all brothers and sisters I could not help but think about the fact that the report in Scripture gives us no information concerning this man's name but it does provide us with specific information concerning this man's dysfunction it tells us in Scripture that this man's dysfunction was the fact that he was lame being Elaine was the nature of his dysfunction and all brothers and sisters the record tells us that at the time of our text he was still engaged in his daily routine sitting at the gate of the temple on a daily basis asking for arms from those who entered into the temple Oh somebody look at him sitting at the gate burdened with despair and despondency sitting at the gate of the temple all brothers and sisters asking for handouts asking for monetary aid asking for financial assistance but all brothers and sisters the report tells us that this man's situation would soon come to an end he was in a bad situation he was in a bad condition but those who know the story know that his sad condition and situation would soon come to an e the Lord wanted me to hurry up and get here to tell somebody who may be struggling with a bad situation hold on but little while longer keep the faith and don't give in for somebody's breakthrough somebodies deliverance will soon come Oh according to the record he was there and I submit to you that being at the gate of the temple was not accidental he was at the gates of the temple my brothers and sisters because it was strategic he was at the gates of the temple because it was a part of his strategy for he had come to believe that if anyone would look on his pitiful condition and show him some compassion it would be the phone going into the temple he believed that if anyone would sure spirit of love care and concern for him it would be the folk who were headed into the temple so he sat there strategically waiting for those to enter into the temple hoping that they would bless him with a donation but all my brothers and sisters I submit to you better he said that not knowing how close he was on this occasion to his breakthrough I'm sure when he was carried there on that particular day and lead at the gates of the temple he had no knowledge that a change in his circumstances would soon come the record informs us that on this occasion Peter and John were entering into the temple they were approaching the place where they would soon go through the gates and all I've read this report on numerous occasions but it was only of late that the master showed me that there was something special that I had not noticed before couched in these verses the Lord showed me that there were a series of URLs a series of ELLs a series of the letter L all brothers and sisters the record tells us that this man's specific condition was the fact that he was laying it brings us to the first cell in this series the letter L which begins the word Lane Lane unable to move to and fro Lane dependent on others to do for him what he was incapable of doing for himself Lane his schedule was dependent upon the schedules of others Lane but all brothers and sisters Peter and John had made their way in their effort to enter into the ten the word says that it all occurred on that occasion when Peter and John were going up to the temple and it was there that they had this encounter with this man who was at the gates of the temple don't let the word ad run past you but stop and devote some attention to the act he was at the temple but not yet in or brothers and sisters his physical location was at but not yet in I submit to you that it's possible even to go beyond that it's possible for our bodies to be in the temple [Applause] but still be egg somebody knows what I'm talking about or brothers and sisters if you come to church but your mind and your desires are somewhere else you are at and not in if you come to church but you aver only as a participator or brothers and sisters you need to note that it's best to be a participator rather than a spectator because if you come to church as a spectator you are at but not in or when I come to church I want to be in when I come to church I call my brother's to participate I come knowledgeable of the words that we fit into into his gates with Thanksgiving and into his courts with praise oh this man was at but the record tells us he had this encounter with Peter and John and seeing them approaching the word says he called out here for arms he called out for financial aid he called out for monetary assistance now the Bible declares that Peter and John heard him and Peter fastened his eyes upon him along with John and Peter said to him look on us look on us we require your undivided attention look on us and the record tells us that the man looked on Peter and John expecting to receive something from them and it was being that Peter spoke out and said silver and gold have I none but such as I have give I thee in the name of Jesus of Nazareth rise up and walk are you calling for arms but we don't have what you want but we do have what you need in the name of Jesus of Nazareth rise up and walk and all brothers and sisters the Bible declares that Peter took him by his right hand and began to lift him up which brings me to the second air in this series of ales the air that begins of the word lifted he was lifted Peter lifted him up now my brothers and sisters I submit to you that uh everybody nice lifting no matter how devout we are no matter how holy we are the best of us needs a lift can I get a witness or brothers and sisters oh I've come to discover that life is much too short to spend all of my time with folks who can't lift me life is too short for me to spend all of my time with people who major in the business of tearing others down I need to affiliate myself with somebody who can lift me who can lift me from the ruts of despair the ruts of discretion the ruts of despondency somebody who can lift me up Oh Peter lifted him up and according to the record something happened during the lifting process Oh brothers and sisters according to the report something miraculous occurred while the lifting was in progress can I get a witness or brothers and sisters the record tells us that while he was being lifted the Lord did some work while he was being lifted scripture tells us that a strength King to his feet and his ankle bones can I get a witness while he was being lifted his feet and his ankle bones received strength or brothers and sisters I thought about it and I don't just want someone to lift me I want God to use me so that I can lift others the wrecker tells us while he was being lifted rising higher and higher his feet and ankle bones received strength can I get a witness and all he rose up to a standing position that's one of the things that the right lifting will do it'll help you to stay can I get a witness or brothers and sisters he stood up right yeah and according to the report all brothers and sisters he went with Peter and John to a place where he had never been he went with Peter and John to the inside of the temple now somebody look at him earlier in the report he was on the outside but because of the actions of Peter and John on the outside he went on and accompanied them to the inside do some work on the outside because it can influence and motivate others to join with you on the inside can I get a witness Oh brothers and sisters he went all into the temple somebody look at him walking something that he had never done before somebody look at him as he walked on into the temple but all the word tells us that while walking something else happens [Applause] while walking something else took place while walking something came over here and all brothers and sisters it brings us to the third heir in this series of ELLs he started leading can I get a witness he began leaping and praising the know I think I ought to tell you that as he was there leaping and resourcing it was something that had never happened in the temple it was an unusual occurrence in the teeth and there were those in the temple who looked at him strangely wondering what in the world is going home with him leaping and jumping and praising God but all brothers and sisters as I leave you if I could have talked to him knowing being what I know now I would have told the old lookers listen the man is leaping because of what has happened to him he's leaving because he's been delivered he's leaping because his breakthrough has finally come no if I could have talked with them I would have told them when the Lord has brought you out of a terrible situation it's difficult to maintain your composure when the Lord has brought you out of a difficult situation when the Lord has brought you out of a crises it's hard to contain yourself every now and then something will overwhelm us every now and then something will overtake us when we go to thinking about how good the Lord has been to us when we go to thinking about where we used to be and where we are now it's hard to hold your peace but all brothers and sisters leaping and rejoicing leaping and praising God the record tells us was this man's response you know I think when you've been delivered you ought to have a response I believe when you've been delivered you ought to have the right response when you've been delivered it ain't no harm to forget about who's around you forget about who might be looking when the Lord has brought you out of a distressful situation go on and rejoice when the Lord has brought you out of a difficult circumstance of a night mass situation go on and give God some please go on and give God some glory can I get a witness all brothers and sisters I can't help but think about my own situations the many times I've been delivered from circumstances and situations that could have and would have destroyed me when I think about circumstances and situations that could have swept me away and the law brought me out I can't help but a move I can't help but rejoice but I think I'm in the right crowd I think I'm in the right house I think I'm in the right number because there's somebody else in here besides me who knows something about being delivered I believe that there's somebody in here besides myself who has experienced the delivered and all brothers and sisters I think there's somebody in here who can testify that when you think about your deliverance when you think about your breakthroughs it's hard to hold your peace Oh brothers and sisters I want to close by talking to some folk who's been delivered and we will talk to some people who knows what it's like to go through a situation that is dreadful and the Lord bring earth I want to talk to somebody who can testify that you've been in circumstances that only God could have brought you through and if you bit in some harsh and difficult circumstances and you've experienced God's deliverance all brothers and sisters I think you oughta turn somebody besides you and shakes one person's hand and while you are holding their hand look them in the face look them in the eye and tell them these words you may have to give me some room you may need to scoot over because I'm feeling something I'm experiencing something the Lord has dropped me through some things and I've been thinking about how good the Lord has been to me and I just want to give him some praise and I want to give him the glory and all if you don't mind being a witness one more time one more time and shake somebody else's head and tell them that mother you all Houston used to say that the greater paradise Baptist Church in New Rock she would get happy and she would say excuse me Church but I'm happy and I don't care who knows it oh honey in here the has a reason to glorify the Lord sigh body in this camera has a reason to give God some praise can I get a win this oh oh this man was leaving the cause of his deliverance yes but anybody can leave after the Lord has brought you out but there's another crowd sleeps on the foundation of that face before your breakthrough comes because you believe that it's only a matter of time before your deliverance comes and I wonder is there anybody in the house who can toss face even though your breakthrough has not arrived can I get a witness all I'm asking you is are there any Lepus in the house Italy pose in this cloud in this tambourine oh if he's brought you out if he's done something for you if he's what you do and you don't mind being a witness or if you were waiting with faith and confidence that he's going to bring you out one time can I get a witness yes you don't mind if you don't mind will you turn understand the Lord thank you sir thank you sir thank you sir that you Donna but thank you also for everything for everything that you getting ready to do because God is not true listen you wait the Lord wait you long wait your loss wait you long wait too long [Applause] ah I believe if that man was here if that man was here he would tell you that you ought to declare that everything is gonna be alright alright thank you Jesus thank you Jesus you can rise from your dysfunction you can rise from your crisis you can rise from your deliverer all brothers and sisters thank you Jesus thank you Jesus thank you Jesus I believe I'm gonna bow back to my seat to my seat trailing God giving God the glory for all he's done for me oh thank you thank you [Music] has he been good to you only to you show me from somebody somebody shout glory praise His name Oh Thank You chief [Applause] by the way you are stand where you are as the focus is governed to give us our clothes a breath may we pray all-wise eternal God our Heavenly Father we thank you for blessing us we thank you for keeping us thank you for lifting us thank you for fileted to have a leap in tonight this we pray that you keep us tonight as we go to our place of rest now may the grace of God speaking in the Holy Spirit love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ rest will never buy to be with us and all God's people say a bad but let me see you tomorrow night

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Published: Sat Sep 09 2017