Dr Wesley Knight Message

[Music] [Music] we're in Acts chapter 19 verses 11 through 20 our lead is between King James Version you could read along silently whatever version that you may have is Acts chapter 19 11 through 20 and here's what the Word of God says now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the city and the diseases led them and the evil spirits went out of them then some of the itinerant Jewish extras exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits saying we exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches also there were seven son of Stephen a Jewish priests chief priest who did so as the evil spirit answered and said now Jesus I know and all I know but who are you that the man in whom the evil spirit was loose on them overpowered them and prevailed against them so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded this became known both to all Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus and fear fell on them all and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified and many who had believed in confessing and chuckle their disease also many of those with practiced magic brought their books together and burn them site of all and they've counted up the value of them and in total 50,000 pieces of silver verse 27 the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed for cirrhotic emphasis I want to point you back to verse 15 it says and the evil spirit answered and said Jesus I know and Paul I know but who are you threat to your neighbor and say neighbor has they heard about you that's my certified one that they've heard about you nothing the role Mara find another baby on another table on the other side of a high school in front of a room and say neighbor old neighbor have they heard about you [Applause] remains that in prayer father the name of Jesus have your way amen there is not a man of disturbin who does not want to be successful in whatever field of expertise or occupation or vocation every person wants to be successful particularly on this men's days one of the things that plays us as men is the never-ending pursuit for success because in this culture success is equated with certain things success is often equated with making more money or the square footage of one time or the title that goes before one's name or the degrees that come after one singing success is something that all of us male and female though perhaps sometimes for different reasons and in different ways we pursue success because one of the great desires of humanity is that we are known normal for being somebody known for doing something greater and the truth of the matter is is in this culture that we live in it is exacerbated even more magnified because of the reality TV assessed every time he ministered inside Paul was such a celebrity of his time because Paul when he showed up he has such power the witness was free and wipe the sweat from his brow with a hydrogen that hydrogen would be taken to the places of sick people and sick people would be healed not because Paul 3 finale but because the anointing that was on Paul transferred to what Paul touch he was so powerful he was known that he could cause healing and not even be in the room there are people who studies both ministry who wanted to be like Paul because watch this they equated success with being none they wanted to be known like Paul so that young man men's day young men would study hall and try to do what Paul did because watch this they wanted to they wanted the attention that's all God when he exercised the power of God now now understand that Paul was so influential in his time that there was nothing man who would mimic Paul if they were perhaps if they had him to get that they they would have study hall YouTube videos you see how it was that Paul brings with such power they studied the methodologies of Paul they wanted to be able to cast out demons like Paul D if it means the popular Church that they they were little this is small businesses that sprung up all around that place where they were now testing out leading it was a business it was involved to cast out demons because they want to have the same effect and attention as all it is to witness a yes now the Bible says that there were some a few young men the sons of Stephen who wanted to give his authority and attention like home so the Bible says that they go out they study the whole methodology they selling out all W thing and then they sell out and they try to duplicate what Paul does in fact the Bible says that they go out and they find a man with women possessed these sons of Skiba these young men the sons of the Jewish priests go out in the name of Jesus and they make a lot of they they find this man who is beaten to best and they figured evasion exercise with Stephen they can get the same attention same and success as Paul for what so happens they run up on this man there's a bunch of them and there's only one of you and they say in the name of Jesus not stop right there if anybody knows this power is the name of Jesus yes I mean we just say Jesus Jesus Jesus the Bible there's a deepened customs leave that they tremble at the name of Jesus jack so when you call on the name of Jesus the Bible says he shall be pain delivered and set free there's power in the name of Jesus so imagine when these boys with these young men call the name of Jesus the people begin to pack up his stuff because he knows he's got to leave at the name of Jesus he knows his time in over you stop delete this host this house that he's enveloped and well-meaning but the Bible said something strange happens she does not leave leaf attacked they said in the name of Jesus I told you the demons get ready to leave but he positives when he hears the rest of their sentence the demons getting ready to leave because he hears the name of Jesus but when they complete their pronouncement that be known he does hastily watch what they say in the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches the decent look now is that he must pass his money he knows he doesn't have to go anywhere because he knows that the people who are using the name don't know the man he knows that he has had to leave because the people who are using that powerful name have not had an intimate encounter with the person behind the minute so he does not have to be because the men come in the name of Jesus but Jesus it's not in there so he does not have to be because there is no power to make him leave oh come here let me help you understand why these sons of people thought they could use the name of Jesus to have success because there's a lot of us gathered here today who Sicilies use the name but don't know the man the reason why they thought they could do this number one was because they thought that category produces success pedigree what better it reaches country is remember their daddy was a preacher these figures that because they were close of a Jewish breeze that somehow the anointing on their father would trickle down to them so that they had a second hand to face that signal making work hard today well let me help you one second hand babies are the oldest son of my parents on the oldest son and so my brothers there were five stuff for me that fit me it was my legs with my height it was it would fit my body brain but then the same money when somebody you don't want to talk about was passed down those clothes to my brother now other time it got down to the third one the issue was is that it was long because the weather is tall and weak that it was too wide because he doesn't have as much dirt as me in other words he was wearing something that didn't fit him it was into the rut on him some of you are operating in a trance me down unknown reason why they're not getting too hot because you're trying to ride off the prayers of your mother you're trying to ride off the prayers of your grandfather but hey the face of your father is not going to deliver you if my son is hungry and I need a plate of food it does not satisfy his hunger so how the world in you think you will get by but simply showing up at church missing you can hit by on your daddy's plan know if there anybody eating it knows you have to know how the holy name of Jesus or your mama gave you you master can save you do not to know here for your health [Applause] one of the most dangerous thing is to be born in the church I've heard people brag about it I'm a third generation advocate a fourth generation Adventist I don't get why you're bragging that because there is a disadvantage to be born in the church and that is oftentimes you are taught and told stuff that you never discover for yourself wait it will reflect to hear so you just accept it but you don't search the Scriptures for yourself so you are going off what other people said rather than what Jesus said I know about a third generation as in it and it wasn't until I got to college they are realized that I am saved by grace through take all the generations before they told me I better keep the drink amendment six oh my god keep the Sabbath they feel like I'll do all these things that make God love me until my first the Scriptures to discover that while we were yet sinners what I believe the water to discuss knowledge to learn about grace he's got a second time she's real quiet in here Kenneth ring this up reduce spiritual success but secondly these are just pedagogy what pedagogy preacher I'm glad you asked pedis going to use just a methodology or Ichi what's doctrine hear me they thought that because they had like doctrine because their daddy was a preacher that they could get by come here Church come here Church there are a whole lot of us from think that our doctrine produces power I believe adoption is pitiful amen I believe we got some great truth to share with the world but how long did you know you're not pretty enough for two similar figure things that you notice it that you don't do and it's because without the power of the synagogue inside you you can know all this truth and you have no power to do it yeah do you really think the devil is indicated by your truth do you think do an abduction tell him oh he is not great because he knows that you don't have the Holy Ghost you can't do half of what you know dojis doctrine doesn't make you right it might be rough doctrine but it's not right you see them they thought if we just have the truth I choose people younger person I don't persecute people who beat you over the head about stuff that you used to read hello my training and after find their quota stuff they have to read cuz they gave it up and I don't could not be skipper property in Oakland I know the post up the Sun in there it's tough they heard but they will kiss you over the head or ass up they heard or made up when often times their own lives oppose the family things they're telling you you want to do you might not like this is known about no say in any way pedagogy does not reduce power thirdly they fought 1 Timothy with receipt power remember these are sons of a Jewish freeze they didn't just go to church on the seventh day because they were sons of a Jewish priests priests went to Temple every day watch this so these young men were so familiar with holiness that they thought if they just went to the simple everyday the power in the temple would rub off on that just like some of you think if you show up here every seventh day so that will translate if the hell you live on Monday but just because you park yourself in a pig doesn't mean you've got the holy dog so they come and they say in the name of Jesus because we've got a degree because we've got pedagogy because we have proximity is the name of Jesus pool all riches come on and here's the reason says now Jesus I know I'm joined with all my heart oh Jesus I know stop right there but the demon says and now I know Jesus I've got a tooth memory of Jesus I remember when we tried to overthrow him in that glorious throne in heaven oh I know they used to put Tom predicted a wild dream of trying to run heaven and 1/3 of us were passed down here ah I know Jesus he's a word he's known the word and he'll appear that the demon uses in previous kids off stone it is the word that develops familiarity based on past experience in other words the Phoenix says I know Jesus cuz I run up against him before I know him he conquered me every single time and I wonder if there's anybody here who has a history with Jesus where you know what depends you know what he has done no one's able to tell you what is doing you might have a history with what this isthmus even has a history do you want to have a history yes you did I know I know Jesus that I know him because some of us always working as ammonia in the area of the gadarenes it was a legion of them when Jesus showed up and he just said Invitational me for there's no other name under heaven whereby man did he say and they had to jump out again I don't Jesus it'll be strong and mighty I know it kind of had a past history what we did I also know how now you just missed your shelf so let me help you identify with the shallow top fifty men should know Jesus we're not surprised by that but what's just love your life this morning it's the fact that City space knows oh oh it's not the life Oh was not in yet Oh how does this demon no more up here's where it is the treatment uses a different word for know when he talks about all he says Jesus I could not stop I know him based on past watch this Michelle oh I also know what I thought don't stop him I missed Amaya now he's out you don't know what his hobbies what a pistol I mean I've heard about him all right like in other words the demon says I dealt with Jesus aboard I never met Paul personally but he's so filled with the Holy Ghost then I heard about him he has a reputation of having Jesus spirit in him so that even though I've never met him he's so filled helping if they're gonna go he's so filled with the holy note that when a demon get together and talk about stuff of me come down and we have to give something to you that you will never be successful I feel the demons have heard about you [Applause] have they heard about your power have they heard about your prayer life that we do crazy things happen have they heard that you spend time in the word so much America for game day and night that when you walk into a room the atmosphere changes may I suggest to you that you'll never be except for accurate evening no you make because they are men walking around talking about the authority because you're male you do not have authority because you are male we only authority that they separate demonic world will recognize is where you get the power of God in you that's what is your hope because Jesus Jesus I met I hope in experience but Paul I've only heard about because watch this also truly an IRA Jesus that's a thing people who are afraid of Jesus were afraid of all our enemies the illustration of some tax in California at the mountain of church my friend Devon Franklin Google admin if and a movie producer he says come on down it is Hancock is coming out of your friend Will Smith is that once you come down to the premiere to check out with me when I introduce my pastors so these people are so it was a red carpet there right there at Hollywood just up below my set went down there I'm walking with Devon and there's another friend of his cousin actually was walking with us Devon gives talking he's talking to one of the actors and you get the head of us going into replacement who's will be shown I was a on the red carpet I get caught up in a conversation don't realize that you've gone in before so when I walk up there now there's a body because who are you unlike up at the Weslie night you would like I don't know at the wedding night I'm like yes like a passing that that's night but you not only live as oh wait a minute divided right there is faster he took the divan and he says do you know hears about this yet he's with me and all of a sudden addicted hoping and I can go and why because my association with the producer of the movie he's me access for other people couldn't know come here let me help you when you have a close association with the producer of the world there are certain places for imagination you can go make much of every you get the way based on the service behind me but you are at the wicket this year ago and if you are mostly associated with Jesus you can't go in order but you can go in [Music] [Applause] he says she's under my experience oh I know because Paul and associating with Jesus but who are you in other words this is not a question of identity he's not asking the name he didn't care what their name is he is asking another question of identity he's asking a question of authority in other words who are you to tell me to leave now The Diplomats Caligula but if the truth anyhow the Bible says the thief on son of a Jewish priest with Kings Vicki sazabi so they keep the Sabbath and still have the power the issue is this is best under would you agree which means virtues which means dictator Stalin saw that the trouble is not even intimidated by all but truth be told he comes to church with some people interesting he says who are you in other words I've heard some people saying goes along they say the devil is here the devil's on my back the devil is attacking me you got a cold and keep blaming the devil the devil none of its lacking my body if you just think in this sense these young men couldn't say that because the devil sees even know who they were he's leaving the devil for coming against you and when he checked his registrar of darkness doing things that he would show up because the only registers threats to his kingdom [Applause] if you summit Devils on my back the devil definitely no you're simply repeat what she saw and there's not an attack of the enemy because if you don't know Jesus but you simply go to church every Sabbath he doesn't really know you if you're not coming to get the kingdom of God if you don't know closely associated so filled with the Holy Ghost you pose no threat the question a happiness morning is have they heard about you how do they know what what power you have you supposed to have such power there's the enemy knows where their Shores up and you got to see when you get to the room you supposed to have so much power but you're supposed to be able to pray and things are going to change because of the name you called on and because you know that name I would advocate here just want to have so much power that when you step into the classroom it supposed to be strength for them but for many of us we've got the name of Jesus and we don't know miss warfare I'm almost through so let me tell you what happened the devil says I'm not Jesus I know father I don't know who you are and so the enemy gets mad because he hates religious imposters hey spiritual people of a prestigious people who put on a religious camouflage come to church from the heavens ever but may in any way they want to only long he gets upset like the jealous lover because he's like do not fit hanging out always we've been talking about people at church why you see a piece of her uncle B's you concluded we we were kissing it but now you show service and now somehow hallelujah yes man when religious people put on a front so he shows up in the mail and with the strength of the demon the man be not one but every last one of them he stripped them naked and Sentinel expose because the enemy will eventually go there are people who see a minister I can tell the house up with their voice but their life does not match at all what they're singing about and the enemy fear successful you let you eat a few of the rolls and trills but when it's done a review turkey willness move you with a sham that you are they are elders in turn who leave out in worship but weep their wives at home and the enemy will get hold you for the Sham in the camouflage gets you long because he does not like religious imposters so he sent them out make it and move it and she told all of us have been exposed it someone I know I had where I said something but this is something different where is my prayer life wasn't strong my connection with Jesus wasn't there and I walked out how to do something in his name and got myself exposed but I'm almost through this is what the text says it says they will put up medication and wounded there's a strange phrase at the end of that pen that says and the word of the Lord the name of the Lord was not magnified using the family that they fail and God healed our glory using the family that they failed miserably and watch this not honestly and yet Jesus still got the Lord how does that happen it's because even my weakness you strip your face nothing it is because the greatest evangelistic tool is not simply inviting people to church or either to the revelation seminar is when you failed miserably and publicly but you still don't don't give up on God do I have anybody is you gonna fail but you still hard the god in fact the fact that you are here today if you are receiving testimony that God can you be magnified in your failure because people need to see Christians fail and still bring God these Christians go down and still come back up the Christians and yes you have a winnin thing but watch this is an LED alone watch what happens the Bible says that the word roof so mightily here's why because every person in that cell knew this man he's in possession the fact that he was so strong that he could see the seven gods all by himself and he this was a strong demon with then it says the reason that it could be all seven of them with that power it was a miracle that they came out of that experience I in other words beat enemies should have killed them but the grace of God is that they speed up survive and I want to look at the with him here who came up as if something and you did not have the power of God in you and Dukey should have been there because of the way [Music] [Music] [Music] about feeling your cancer here what's it kills you only made you [Music] because the mercies of God we are not consumed put your hands together [Music] [Applause] what they disappear here's the word of the Lord in you today with the word of the Lord to you today on this day as we think about not just our men in it Wednesday but for everyone here many of you have come up against things but I have a power over you because there's our souls to mention a filling of the Holy Spirit in your life go to church that's good you worship with other believers and that's good in fact necessary it's not forsake the assembling of ourselves and some of you but I told you these were choose freeze Jewish sons of a Jewish priest they they knew about church they testified they followed the death of animals but they didn't have power until the Holy Spirit the Holy Spirit is the one that fills us the Holy Spirit is really just a presence of Christ in that strength in you the hope of glory as you hit about a supposedly big illness God wants to break every chain everything that you come up against but it's not enough for you to just say in the name of Jesus you have to know the Jesus you're calling on doctrine just tells you about him by the teaching tells you about him that's not the same as going in it doesn't have a relationship with him for yourself so if you're here today you pick the church but Christ is not really in you you've been in a service but perhaps Christ is not has not been up to this point you have not allowed him to be your strength here you want to go over a simple religion to relationship so that you'll have such power so that you'll have such authority that greater than you that anything is in the world if you're here you need Jesus first using the Jesus times of being in church you won accept Christ as your personal Savior you're here today I want you to slip out of the aisle and come down run I'm time to come to church I want to give my life to Jesus if you're here even from the balcony we'll wait for your watch and then secondly if you're here you perhaps have been in Turkey gave your life to Jesus you gave your life to Him then baptized but but you know you don't know him like you should and you're being beat up right now by things you should have power over if you want Jesus you want a closer relationship with him you want to abide in him and he abide in you so that the things that are overpowering you you will have power over if you're here this morning easier to break every change in fixing that salsas are they are given my life to Jesus or take the power I'm coming back I'm coming back to get to know him better so that the things that are overpowered me I will have power and authority over them come on poverty target is power what about the boy - where are you my brother where are you - in the name of Jesus to come right here to the trying to toss on everything here the center all of us break every chain come all this poverty the power yes every time everything ever home together power [Music] Oh [Music] Oh [Music] [Music] beautifully [Music] now we get going to pray yesterday the Word of God strong cominius today because it just you in charge in places where you felt secure he felt secure in the church for the life without secure because you got the doctrine if you come from a Christmas pieces family but understand that the Bible says all our righteous every good things happening he says still relaxed so none of it commends you after God the gospel truth is he loved you before you ever hit right before you ever feel like he loves you and he came just for you gospel truth is that he came to set you free and to bring every chance to receive right take the handle person to Sciences in such degree I'm praying that the next time hear me that the next time you run up against the enemy you'll say Jesus I hope Paul I know and I've heard about him too cuz I know you got cheese I eat is a way to love I can see to the waiting song I can see it with the authority you walk in I know Jesus and a birth about me that's great our Father we don't need to be known here offered by people all of our successes don't need to be broadcast we want to be known by twenty first by you then secondly we want the enemy to know that we are so closely associated with you then he should have no power over

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Published: Wed Jul 12 2017