God is Undefeated | Pastor Tasha Cobbs Leonard | Mount Zion

[Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] foreign [Music] is [Music] hello mount zion i'm courtney barfield bringing you this week's current events the loss of a loved one is always tough to understand let's stand in prayer and care for the families that have had a loved one to transition that god's glory and god's best is still shining down on this amazing family we know where she is she is dancing she is praising she is resting and she is at peace in the arms of our almighty god so to god be the glory for all the great things he has done we will see her again and when we see her we will rejoice in jesus name and let the church say amen let's finish march strong with a great healthy challenge we encourage you and your friends to participate in the weekly challenges to take your nutritional intake to an optimum level and eliminate unhealthy eating habits take part have fun and journal your accomplishments reward yourself in advance for incorporating great habits into your everyday lifestyle to see the details of the challenge visit the mtzbc events page men join bishop pierce and the men of valor for man cave monday on tomorrow entitled the strength of a man in this transformative dialogue you'll hear leading voices empowering you in the areas of faith and family finances and finding wealth taking place tomorrow monday march 29th at 7 pm via zoom registration for this event is free but required register today on the events page of mtzbc mtzbc.com also men we need you we are gearing up for our mission saturdays we need men to sign up to be general laborers doing minor repairs and yard work for seniors of the community please sign up today by visiting the events page of mtzbc.com welfare reform is offering free training and skills certifications certifications included are hvac certification osha construction certification forklift and boom certification and so much more to register for the trainings and certifications visit wlrp.net or call 336 691 easter egg mount zion will be like none other join us next sunday april 4th as the life death and resurrection of jesus is explained through the canvas of an artist celebrate the resurrection of christ with us during our 11am worship experience next sunday well good people that does it for this week's highlights for a recap please call our information line at 373-4265 also often to our church communications by texting hashtag zion to 40691 for event registration please visit the events page of mtzbc.com thanks for being a part have a safe week zion your worship experience will continue in just a few moments hallelujah hallelujah to god be the glory hallelujah you all it's palm sunday which means this is the sunday that we welcome the triumphant entry of jesus christ come on i need someone who's ready to welcome him into your household to begin to begin to cry out to the lord this morning hosanna come on i need some help in the chat room i need some help in every living room i need some help at every kitchen counter if you're driving we're celebrating the triumph and entry of the lord god almighty come on as we're welcoming him into our household as we're welcoming into our dining room can we welcome him into our hearts again god take your rightful seat amongst us oh god be highly exalted oh god be magnified oh god father make yourself big this morning oh god yes god we welcome you we we call for you we scream for you we dance for you we call for you why because we have no old elsa that we can depend on for in the time of trouble you are our pavilion you are the waymaker you are the bridge you are our our soon and coming king and so father we give you glory we bless you i need every mouth to magnify the lord i need every hand to magnify the lord in the chat room let's make his name big come on let your praise match your expectation we are interceding this morning for souls to be saved for yokes to be destroyed for burdens to be removed we lift you up god and we celebrate the king of glory we celebrate elohim we celebrate el shaddai we celebrate the great i have we celebrate jehovah we celebrate our god and we will not stop until all the earth magnifies the name of the lord we will not stop until all the earth magnifies his name and god we will lift our hands in the gates we will enter your courts with praise we will be thankful unto you for the lord he is kind who will make a way in the desert you will god all be made that magnified oh be lifted up o god and we give you glory we bless your name we bless your name we bless a short neighbor we won't stop until your name is made big in the workplace we will not stop until your name is made big in every household we will not stop until your name is made big in all the earth why because pray is the lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our god in the city of our god in the city of our god we give you glory and we bless your name god we now speak to every adversary we speak to every yoke we speak to every burden we speak to every bondage and we declare that we are set free for whom the son is set free is free indeed we speak against every disease we speak against every illness we speak against every bacterial infection and we declare that the name of the lord that the name of the lord is our strong tower we declare that by the stripes i will put on his back we declare our healing we declare our healing we declare our healing we declare our healing we bless your name we bless your name we bless your name yes god yes god yes scott our answer this morning is yes our answer this morning is yes yes to your will yesterday the will of god must be brought down we declare that doors in heaven are open we declare that windows in heaven are open and we declare that every open window every open door pour out new blessings give us creative ideas give us ingenuity in the name of jesus blow on every gift blow on every talent be lifted up hallelujah i need somebody in the chat room to scream hallelujah to the lamb come on this palm sunday let's welcome him in let's pull on his presence because he dwells in the midst he dwells in the midst of our praise someone give god glory someone give god praise [Music] [Music] [Music] whoa [Music] we invite you in this room [Music] come on somebody wave your battery of praise leave your manner of worship come on [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] we need your power [Music] is come on let's raise it one last time we invite you in this room [Music] hallelujah lord we're here to take a drink from your well this morning the wealth i will never run dry somebody worship come on yeah you're not a limited source but [Music] sing [Music] come on me [Music] so we'll [Music] living if i need strength [Music] y'all ready y'all ready here we go [Music] if [Music] take a [Music] if [Music] is [Music] [Music] we cannot drink at the same time we cannot drink at the same time we cannot drink at the same time [Music] [Music] at the same time [Music] me [Music] only you can satisfy me [Music] only you can satisfy me come on let's raise it together [Music] [Music] you supply all [Music] is [Music] only you [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Music] is [Music] only you can satisfy me [Music] only you can satisfy me only you can satisfy me [Music] [Music] only you can satisfy [Music] only you can satisfy me i will take the dreams yes lord from the well i will take a drink [Music] the well is jesus i will take a treat [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] we can all drink at the same time it works better when we do it all together we can all drink at the same time we drink from the [Music] our souls we thirst after your righteousness father your peace your joy your strength is what we need so we come to the well this will that we know that never runs dry we can take a drink at any time that we needed father because you're our everything you're you're the god that supplies our needs father you give us peace in our minds and our spirits to know that all is well yeah when things happen to shift our mind says father we can run to the well to know that our needs will be met and then our needs will be supplied so we ask that you light the way this morning father show yourself to be the strong god that you are show your god to be merciful father show yourself to be merciful show yourself to be kind be our peace father that surpasses all [Music] understandings [Music] my strength my strength oh god [Music] away [Music] [Laughter] [Music] you're my god you're my god when i'm older well lead me to [Music] the rock you're my god [Music] we know you to [Music] lead me to the rock yes sword lead me to the rock that's higher than i say you're my god [Music] you're [Music] you are gone [Music] my god [Music] you will heal you're my god you're my god you're my god yeah nobody like you nobody like you [Music] [Music] you're a deliverer you're the savior you're the prince of peace you're my god you're jehovah you're jehovah you're jehovah you're jehovah and i will worship you always and i will worship you yeah always i will worship you your sword always you're my god come on let's read that declaration i will worship you i will worship you through the good and the bad [Music] weather i [Music] come on let's put it together come on sing i will worship you because you're faithful [Music] because you're merciful because you're the supplier of my needs i will worship you with every breath in my body i will sing of your goodness now come on let's trace [Music] forever and ever [Music] [Applause] [Music] i will worship you [Music] sing i will honor you [Music] oh my god i will give you the praise i will give you the honor i will give you the glory forever forever i will give you the praise i will give you the honor i will give you the glory forever forever come on raise it i will give you the praise i will give you the honor i will give you the glory forever [Music] i will give you the glory [Music] come on i will give you the praise i will give you the honor i will give you the glory forever [Music] i will give you the praise you are worthy of honor you deserve all glory forever i will give you the praise i will give you the honor i will give you the glory forever [Music] forever i give myself to you i give my kids to you i give my life to you forever forever [Music] forever [Music] forever forever when i don't understand you're good when i can't comprehend you're good you're sovereign you're sovereign you're sovereign [Music] foreign come on wherever you are wherever you are just begin to lift up your hands come on come on wherever you are wherever you are forever forever come on come on come on come on come on come on yeah thank you jesus forever yeah yeah yeah come on come on everybody come on come on i will give you the [Music] come on [Music] one last time one last time everyone [Music] now with your own heart go beyond the lyrics of the song that's right that's right with your own heart we go beyond the lyrics of the song come on i dare you to think about a time in your life when everyone walked away i dare you to think about a time when everything seemed to be going bad i dare you to go back come on some of us don't have to go too far back some of us can just go back to last week i need someone to begin to open your mouth in the chat room open your mouth online open your mouth in your bedroom and i dare you to match your expectation with your sound of your praise god we give you glory we bless your name hallelujah hallelujah to the lamb of god hallelujah to the lamb of god hallelujah we give you glory jesus forever forever yeah in jesus name come on come on i need some help i need some help with some folks who don't mind clapping your hands right in the chat room who don't mind magnifying the lord right there in your bedroom who don't mind lifting up the name of jesus right there at your kitchen counter hallelujah right there in your living room let's give him glory and let's bless his name jesus jesus jesus hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah listen i need your help in the chat we we need we need some help we need every single believer every single person connected to the church that's in this chat we need you to share this right now we need you to share it we need you to share it and i dare you it's after sharing it go ahead and tag one of your family members go ahead and tag one of your uh friends who who might not be watching go ahead and tag someone and let them know they gotta watch this because the glory of the lord is in the place the glory come on come on wherever his glory is there also is the weight of him and i don't know about you but i need some of god's weight sitting on my situation i need some of god's weight sitting right there on my family and someone else connected to you listen this is how we spread the gospel we invite folks to be a part of a an angelic situation a divine service where we can be able to hear from god and be imparted for his glory hallelujah to god be good listen i want to take a moment right here and welcome every single virtual visitor if you are visiting for the first time and this is your first time connecting with us we want to thank you hallelujah on behalf of our bishop and our first lady and entire leadership of our church we want to thank you for worshiping with us this morning to god be all the glory and all the praise listen you all listen listen listen if this is your first time i need you to go ahead and text zvip to the number four zero nine zero again z v i p to the number nine four zero nine zero our team wants to connect with you we want to fellowship with you and we want to continue to connect you to everything that's happening so i need some help in the chat room can you we all thank god for all of our virtual visitors that are visiting with us for the very first time come on welcome them welcome to just put welcome in the chat for me just welcome them because i'm telling you this is the day that the lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad and it's palm sunday and i don't know about you it's too quiet in the chat room for me because because i found out this that when he came in my whole life changed when he entered in everything changed yeah yeah yeah i know your bank account still looks the same i know you still got the same sneakers and everything but i need you to know that everything in your life changes when he enters in can someone say enter in lord enter in lord in turn yeah yeah i feel yeah yeah i feel you i feel come on enter in god change everything you want to change this morning rearrange what you want to rearrange god yeah it's red it's red it it's palm sunday we might as well act like it hallelujah yeah it's not about you it's not about me but it's about when he enters in when he enters in we have the fullness of troy when he enters in healing happens when he enters in restoration can someone scream enter it lord enter it come right on in take your rightful seat oh god yeah yeah yeah i feel you i feel you take your rightful seat oh god yeah yeah yeah we make way for you o king we wake way for you old majesty enter in interim entering oh yeah come on come on come on come on yeah yeah you're in the right place we're in the right place enter it oh god come right on in oh god i dare you to look at everybody in your family and say he's about to enter in he's about to enter in i need to know what is the sound of the believers who are expecting god to enter i need an entrance praise i need an entrance shout in the chat yeah yeah yeah yeah i feel you i feel you entering oh god enter it oh god yeah yeah yeah make room for the prince of peace make room for elohim make room for el shaddai make room for his shekinah glory make room for the shekinah glory make room for the shekinah glory hallelujah hallelujah [Music] hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah glory to god glory to god listen everyone listen everyone listen everyone we are preparing y'all this is the eighth pastor anniversary of my bishop your pastor oh come on i need some i need some celebration happening in the chat i need some celebration happening in the chat yeah yeah yeah listen to you all this is the season of new strength [Music] hold on hold on hold on hold on i want to talk to some folk who need to get some weight off of you i said this is the season of new strength and in new strength there's new revelation and new strength there's new power there's new anointing can we celebrate the new strength that our pastor and our bishop is experiencing in this season hallelujah glad to be killed glory to god be the glory listen everyone this is the season of new strength and we know that's what's on our leadership falls to the body so we are so grateful that even in our own households we are seeing the strength of god and everything is about to be made new listen you all we have some greetings coming from around we've been doing it all month long but we have two special greetings for our bishop this morning come on lean on in as we continue to prepare our hearts for the word of the lord this morning let's go to those greetings right now in jesus name bishop pierce lady deb praise god for eight wonderful years may god just continue to bless you and use you according to his own good pleasure what lies in your past and what lies in your future pales in comparison to what lies within you use what's in you to bless the people of god and the assignment he has given me congratulations and god bless well praise god i'm bishop joseph on welcome to third presiding bishop full gospel baptist church fellowship international and pastor of the mount zion church here in nashville tennessee and let mount zion rejoice everywhere because i'm celebrating the one and the only bishop brian pierce man of god eight years wow new beginnings thankful to god for all that you mean to the kingdom of god and what you've been able to accomplish in eight years has been mind-boggling we thank god for your integrity we thank god for your incredible resilience and how you steward people through a pandemic and leading that great church into higher heights i honor you your precious wife your family we love you man of god and just know on behalf of dr steph my kids our church here the mount zion nashville we thank god for the great mount zion church there you guys are awesome honor this man of god in a powerful way because we love him all the full gospel loves him and man i hope they spoil you real good you deserve it be blessed god bless introducing pastor tasha cobbs leonard in less than a decade this grammy award-winning certified platinum singer and songwriter has become one of the most iconic artists in gospel music history in addition to being a billboard music awardee as the top gospel artist for the past two years she is a wife mother pastor spiritual daughter sister and auntie to many pastor tasha cobbs leonard grew up as the daughter of bishop fritz and pastor bertha cobbs while serving as youth pastor she also led worship and served as a key leader in her father's ministry she moved to atlanta georgia in 2006 where she immediately began serving under the leadership of bishop william murphy iii she was ordained as an elder under his leadership at the dream center church of atlanta where she served for 14 years she is married to pastor kenneth leonard pastors kenneth and tasha currently live in south carolina where they have three incredible children and they faithfully serve as the pastors of the purpose place mount zion on this final sunday of pastoral anniversary our hearts are filled with great anticipation and celebration let's position ourselves to hear a mighty word of god from this woman of god pastor tasha cobbs leonard good morning mount zion good morning i'm so excited to be here with you in the presence of god i'm home y'all i'm home if you in the room i need y'all to scream at me make me feel good i was telling kenny this morning you started preaching in the pandemic so you're not used to a crowd i'm like i need somebody screaming he said uh no i still need people screaming at me but good morning i'm so excited to be here eight years our spiritual parents have been leading and serving the body of christ in such an excellent manner and we are so honored and privileged to call you parents to call you pastors to call you mentors you have been so amazing in our lives and there's so much more i was standing over there on the side and the lord spoke to me bishop and he said you haven't seen it yet you've seen a lot but you haven't seen it yet and there's so much more in store can you say that put that in the chat mount zion say there is so much more in store there is so much more in store there is a word from the lord this morning as we were as we were preparing for this moment i just felt a moment of worship to lead us into this word that god has for us this morning i'm a royalty my father is king and i believe i am yours i'm a royalty [Music] sometimes you have to remind yourself my father is king and i believe i am yours like a brush in the hands of an artist i am your masterpiece i thought before life ever started you took your time on me [Music] and i believe i am yours and i've heard a thousand stories of what they think you're like and i've heard the tender whispers of love in the dead of night and you tell me that you're pleased and that i'm never alone you're a good good father it's who you are it's who you are i know who you are and i'm loved by you that's who i am it's who i am [Music] this is [Music] come on bless him you are perfect [Music] you are perfect in all of your ways [Music] [Music] perfect [Music] we're going to daniel the third chapter daniel the third chapter father thank you for your presence would you speak to us this morning [Music] strengthen us this morning through your word we'll give your name the glory in jesus name amen day of the third chapter the 25th verse very familiar passage of scripture but i believe god has a word for us this morning through this scripture it's just one verse and it says he said look i see four men walking around in the fire unbound and unharmed and the fourth looks like a son of god can we read that one more time he said look i see four men walking around in the fire unbound and unharmed and the fourth looks like a son of the gods i want to start this lesson off with a simple fact a reality an undeniable truth i'm good baby i honor my husband this morning i love you it's my caramel frappe all right i'ma start this lesson off with a simple fact a reality an undeniable truth that god is undefeated can you say that god is undefeated come on type that say god is undefeated you can take it to the bank you can put your money on it i used to play basketball i know y'all i look like a baller my husband's the best baller in the world but i'm right up under him okay i used to play basketball and we have this we had this one player if you ever got the ball in her hands and gave her an opportunity to shoot it you can count it there was no doubt that the ball was going in right where you are i need you to say count it count it as long as the ball is in god's hands you can count it because our god is undefeated there are several accounts in scripture that support this truth god was undefeated when he led the children of israel to the defeat the city of jericho in the fifth and sixth chapter of joshua after marching around the wall for six days then shouting on the seventh day god was undefeated when gideon defeated 135 thousand midianites with 300 soldiers in judges 7. god was undefeated when he guided david through killing goliath with a slingshot and one smooth stone in 1st samuel 17 and god was undefeated in my life in 2014 when a polyp on my right vocal cord stripped away my voice for months in the middle of a worship moment it dissolved leaving doctors in awe of the wonder of god god was undefeated six months ago when there was an attack on my husband's heart the science and doctors told us it should have taken his life but today he lives with a heart that has no signs of an attack no damage 100 healthy because our god is undefeated don't leave me out here by myself y'all i need you to just think back to those omg moments in your life the moments when god stepped in and caused a shift in your situation those moments in your life that are marked by miracles i'm here to increase your faith today that same god is still undefeated that god that healed your body that god that saved your marriage that god that covets your children that god that canceled that debt he protected your loved ones and rerouted that accident he's the same god right now he was undefeated then and he's undefeated now somebody screamed my god is undefeated can we just take a moment and give god praise because he's never lost one battle can we give god praise i need somebody to lift up your praise even at your house because god is undefeated the enemy wants to try and cloud our memories with the fog of our current situation but i came to help you remember somebody say remember remember it may feel like this mountain is too high and it may feel like this valley is too low but i came to tell you that with man that thing is impossible but with god all things are possible because god is undefeated god is undefeated god is undefeated i need you to say that thing until your situation responds god is undefeated i need you to say that until your body responds god is undefeated i need you to say it until that pain leaves your body that god is undefeated say it until your children start acting right god is undefeated let's take a moment to review this text we all know it very very well the three hebrew boys they were what we would call in my day bout about it i'm a little i'm a little aged now so i tend to think of myself as relevant so the kids today bri i think they would say they were savage that's good that's good all right i think i did it right they had unwavering faith in god their faith was so strong that they had even digested the fact that to live is christ but to die is gain they were confident that god would come through for them but even if he didn't either way they win king nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold he summons all the important people magistrates and judges and provincial officials to come to the dedication of this image he then had a decree to be made that at the sound of these instruments nations and people of every language were to fall down and worship this image can i just take a sidebar right here and say that i'm just not dancing to the beat of everybody's drum going are the days of following the crowd i'm i'm not moving to the rhythm of everybody's beat i'm not compromising my standards because it's culture i'm not taking off my crown because the world says that the new standard is to live loose if you want to twerk all over the internet if you want to use filthy vulgar language if you want to know i'm not compromising my standards just because culture instructs me to conform i will not bow i'm on shadrach meshach and abednego's team i will not bow i'm talking to some young people right now do not bow to what culture tells you you have to do these boys refused to bow so a few snitches decided that they would run and tell the king that there were some jews who were not playing by the rules here's what here here's where things get a little heated the king confronts these boys and not backing down they told him there was absolutely positively no way that they were bowing nope not doing it the king the king is infuriated and orders the furnace to be heated seven times hotter than usual listen the furnace was so hot that the men who threw them in the fire were burned up by the heat i'm gonna take another pause right there for a prophetic moment i just want to prophesy prophetically declare that the enemy's plans are about to backfire i said the enemy's plans are about to backfire i hear that in the spirit the enemy's plans were for the for that thing to take you out but his plans are about to scream backfire he planned for you to die here but i declare that you will live he planned for your family to fall apart but i prophesy super that supernaturally unity is coming into your house the enemy planned for that grief to cause your emotions to spiral out of control but pierce family i declare that you are about to experience peace that surpasses all understanding it's going to backfire it's it's whoa i feel like running y'all i said it's going to backfire i'll say it this way that what the enemy meant for evil it's turning for your good i need somebody to declare that the enemy's plans are about to backfire the fire was meant to burn you up but i declare that you are fireproof i'm fireproof i'm i feel good i feel i'm fireproof this drops me off to where we're going we got three three points y'all we got three points the 25th verse says he said look i see four men walking around in the fire unbound and unharmed and the fourth looks like a son of god look i see four men walking around in the fire unbound i'ma stop right there most times our attention is immediately drawn to the fact that three people were in the in place into the furnace but now there are four you've heard that before i mean that's where you start this sermon off when you preach here all right that three people were placed into the fire but there were now three four but this time something different stood out to me bishop i i said wait in daniel 3 19 and 20 the scripture says that nebuchadnezzar was furious with shadrach meshach and abednego and his attitude toward them changed he ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual and commanded some of his strongest soldiers in his army to tie up shadrach meshach and abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace these fellas were not just thrown into the furnace the scripture said they were tied up and thrown into a blazing furnace i wasn't there so i don't know the timeline of events but i can imagine that one of the first things jesus did when he showed up was loose them somebody said god is loosing me come on say god is loosing me now can we be honest we just we just want him to get us out of the fire but the symbolism in this text is screaming to be addressed i find it very interesting that jesus loosed them from the shackles but didn't free them from the fire could it be that god is telling us i need you to trust me in this fire could it be that the fire is serving a purpose could it be that the heat you feel is preparing you for a purpose i know we don't want to hear this y'all but could it be that that situation that you're dealing with is birthing a testimony through you that could save a generation the good news is the fire can't burn you you can experience freedom in them even in the midst of an uncomfortable situation i'll say that again you can experience freedom in the midst of an uncomfortable situation can i tell you that whom the sun sets free is free indeed freedom is not contingent upon your current situation freedom is not contingent upon the chains that are shackling you freedom is not contingent upon that fire that heat that you feel freedom is contingent upon who's with you it's about who's with you i command those i command you to be loose somebody lift your hands i prophesy right now i speak freedom to your mind this fire can't burn you this situation can't kill you and you will not die here i speak freedom to your soul i command your thoughts to be free i command your will to be free i command your emotions to be loosed from the chains of bondage in jesus name somebody say i'm free i'm free i'm free i'm free could it be that god is keeping you there to teach you something could it be that god is teaching and keeping you there so that people can see the goodness of the lord in the land of the living could it be that god is keeping you there so that when he delivers you the eyes that encounter your freedom will be drawn to the presence of god sometimes he won't take you out of the fire but he'll give you freedom in it for many of us this has been a challenging season many of us have been warring with anxieties uncertainties and fears but today i came to declare that god is loosing you from those chains that have come to tie you up and prevent you from forging forward into destiny i release you into purpose in jesus name in jesus name this verse says god he this verse says look i see four men walking around in the fire unbound and number two unharmed i have an interesting imagination i just imagine the hebrew boys walking around in the midst of the fire chilling with onlookers puzzled and amazed like what they don't feel the heat like how is it possible that that's the kind of god that we serve he's our protector somebody said god is protecting me come on say god is protecting me he's chill he's shielding us from those things that were meant to kill us i shared this story about my husband's heart the most miraculous part about this story is that my husband was having a massive heart attack the statistics still state that he should have been dead within 90 minutes instead my husband was walking around laughing talking having meetings sitting up in the hospital calling bishop pierce calling bishop murphy calling me to see if i was okay that night at midnight after the surgery he facetimed me and said bae so what happened did i have a heart attack i said what he was in the midst of a fire but felt no heat because god is protecting me protection comes with his presence psalms 32 7 says you are high you are my hiding place you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance some of you are saying pastor tasha i hear you but i've been feeling the heat just to be honest i it sounds good but i feel it i hear you saying that god is god has protected me but i've been feeling every blow my response to you is to invoke the presence of god i remember i remember seven years ago you guys remember this i remember seven years ago i was at the stellar wars my parents were there it was the first time i won some awards and uh first time we was ever able to get my daddy out of jessup which was a blessing he came to the stellar awards i remember him getting on the elevator that night holding the cellars in his hand he was so proud and uh the next morning the next day he went to be with the lord seven days later seven days later i go to la i go to la and i win a grammy award as a new artist never happens and after that two weeks later i remember i had all these bookies on the calendar had all these bookies on the calendar and my mom my brother and i we had agreed that we was going to take some time off from ministry take some time away from the church and i remember standing on the stage y'all and i was ministering break every chain watching people be healed delivered and set free i was watching freedom hit their lives but my heart was broken and the lord reminded me of this song that we used to sing when i was a child it says i'll say yes lord yes to your will into your way i'll say yes lawyers i will trust you and obey and out of my heart i begin to sing when your spirit speaks to me with my broken heart i will agree and my answer will be yes lord yes and when i said that holy spirit spoke to me he said the peace that you need is in my presence he told me y'all going the wrong way we were like we're going to take some time off but god said no you you're going the wrong way the hebrew boys were in a furnace with the heat turned up seven times there is nothing that could have taken the burn out of the fire except the presence of god god's presence is the only thing that could cause fire to malfunction god's presence is the only thing that can cause fire to malfunction people were wondering how in the world can she stand to minister and leave people in worship like that with a broken heart and my response is because where the spirit of the lord is there is liberty the protection that you need is in his presence i feel like ronnie the protection that you need is in his presence the joy that you're searching for it's in its presence and where the spirit of the lord is there is freedom glory to your name jesus going to our third point y'all and the the last part of that verse says and the fourth looks like a son of the gods here's what i love about this story god could have easily sent angels to do the job or better yet he could have said a word to do the job but instead he came oh my god ain't that just like god y'all there is no fire hot enough to burden there is no fire hot enough no burden hard enough no sadness heavy enough to run him away the song says there's no shadow he won't light up no mountain he won't climb up coming after me there there's no wall he won't kick down no la he won't tear down coming after me i came to tell you that he's right here with you i'm gonna leave you with this point in just a few minutes but i need to drive this home with you somebody scream god is with me oh come on say it god is with me god is with me i don't know about you but it matters who you have with you the three hebrew boys were literally in the middle of a meltdown if we be honest some of us feel like we've been in the middle of a meltdown but guess what god is with you in the middle of a breakup a divorce a transition god is right there with you ladies when you went through that first puppy love heartbreak no matter how many bffs you had you truly just needed your mother with you fellas when you lost that championship game but just by just a few points i know how that feel y'all no matter how much pep talking your coach did you truly just needed your father with you because it matters who's with you you get a different response when you have the right person with you my husband is six feet five brawn handsome his presence alone demands respect people respond different when i have him with me folks won't try me the same when he with me oh y'all i came to tell you that god is with you fire has to respect his presence mountains have to respect his presence i'm closing depression has to respect his presence anxiety has to respect his presence fear has to respect his presence tumors have to respect his presence i don't know what your specific situation is but if i were you i fill in the blank lack has to respect his presence what is it that you need confusion has to respect his presence no matter what type of fire you may be in it has to respect the presence of god because god is with you i need somebody right where you are if you at your house if you're in your car i need you to remind yourself that you are not there alone the worst says lo i will be with you always god is right there in that situation with you and as long as he's with you as long as he's with you it can't take over as long as he's with you the weight of that situation is not heavier than the glory of god i declare that the glory of god is in your house and it came to outweigh everything that's not like him so if your children been acting up invoke the presence of god if your body's been acting up invoke the presence of god if your mind has been acting up i dare you to invoke the presence of god because where god is there is freedom god is with me god is with me god is with me i remember i remember bishop i remember my father he used to tell me tasha you gotta stop going out buying all this stuff and you don't know the right questions to ask them i would go buy cars and houses getting taken advantage of he said well did you ask them why the house so cheap how how how good is the roof are you gonna have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on the roof did you ask them uh why is this car at this price how's the transmission what's the kelly blue book information y'all need to write this stuff down because some of y'all been wasting money too and i would go out and buy this stuff and about the third time i did that i would call daddy on the phone and say you know what i ain't never doing this again without you because god has information that you don't have and the bible says that holy spirit will bring all things back to your remembrance don't go nowhere without him god is with me god is with me and he is undefeated no matter what that situation is it's not too hard for god somebody say this there is nothing too hard for god there is nothing too hard for god lift your hands there's nothing too hard for god nothing he's undefeated in all things he's never lost the battle and he's not gonna start with you you're not that important for him to come up with his throne his reputation is 100 percent [Music] god is undefeated so god today we want to say we give it all to you we want to say we give it all to you we trust you with everything every heartache every heart situation every heart decision i'm talking to some people this morning you've been faced with some hard decisions you got to make a decision and god is saying trust me to lead you i'm right here with you god is going to divinely begin to speak to you through holy spirit i hear this today i prophesy that god is going to speak to you and tell you what decision to make it matters and see what the enemy will do he'll try to clog things up and make it seem like well this is going to work better for me this will work better for the kids they'll be more comfortable if we stay here if we do that but god is saying let me lead you don't be distracted by the fog i like to say this all the time i moved i moved to atlanta on a word from god and it looked crazy because everything was working for me where i was i knew the church i knew i knew the move we was going up and down the east coast and i thought it was bomb y'all but god is saying i need you to move to atlanta cause it's something greater it was foggy though i have nowhere to live my cousin said you got six months to stay with me and then what i'm homeless i went to atlanta on a word from god and i could not see it with my natural eye you gotta trust that god is with you and in every situation the week that i went to atlanta i don't even know why i'm telling this y'all when i when i went to atlanta that same day before i ever went to her house i went straight to i thought it was a concert but william murphy was starting a church i was the one and only member to join that day he tells a story a little different he says he went home and told god what in the world you told me to do this and one person joined he said i would have never known that that one person was tasha cobbs i remember walking in my story's a little different walked in confused scared shaking thinking this gonna be over about two days and i'm going on i walked into the worship leader she began to sing lord if i find favor in your sight lord please hear my hearts climb cause i'm desperately waiting immediately i threw my hands up and i said god if it makes me uncomfortable i want to be where you are guess what the uncomfortability didn't go away but the freedom was there to operate in what god had called me to do it was all i knew to do it was all i knew how to do was to keep worshiping keep invoking his presence and every time i would lay beside my bed and ask god what are you doing he would take me further and say i can trust you as long as you stay right here i can trust you as long as you stay at my feet and to this day it doesn't matter how many awards how many people know my name my favorite place is right here i'm lost if i'm not right here oh my god i'm confused if i'm not right here the the enemy starts speaking untruths to me if i'm not right here i gotta i gotta stay right here uh i gotta stay right here don't be don't be confused about what it looks like y'all i gotta stay right here don't you bow to what the culture is saying you got about to stay right here uh stay right here stay right here i need some worshipers even in this moment if you're uncomfortable if you don't understand i need you to right now invoke the presence of god because the peace that you're looking for is right here at its speed the joy that you're looking for it's right here at the speed the understanding that you're looking for is right here at his feet and day by day day by day god would teach me this is why i did that and this is why i set that up this way and this is why i allowed you to go through that and this is why he gives you insight as it's at his feet oh god he gives you wisdom at his feet oh somebody go there go there go there i wanna be where you are gotta be where you are wanna be where you are gotta be where you are [Music] [Music] wanna [Music] there's protection there yeah there's freedom there [Music] god is undefeated thank you i wanna be where you are where you are wow i wanna be where you are [Music] come on can we raise up a worship in this room come on lift your voices open your mouth and begin to lift up your worship in this room come on come on come on worshipers lift up your voices come on [Music] bishop there were moments you notice there were moments where people would come and they would try to give me scripture and give me a word mom they would try to say this is what you need to do and a lot of them would say we're here for you and i believed them [Music] but i was in a place where literally only the presence of god could help me there i was i was praying about this moment god how can i minister to my family today and the lord said to me just teach him what you know tell him what you know i know what worship can do i know what worship can do y'all i've been in situations where i've been confused people are pulling at me throwing money at me but i would go to the feet of jesus and say he would say that is not what i have for you but common sense would have told me you better sign on that dotted line do you see these figures here but the feet of jesus sustain me it gives you longevity it gives you it gives you a peace that you can't understand oh my god it's at his feet y'all [Music] can we say that one more time and i'm [Music] done [Music] fervor say i wanna be where you i wanna be away the joy that i need is there [Music] i love you i love you bishop happy anniversary we love you so much happy anniversary mount zion i believe that same word is for you mount zion you haven't seen it yet there are some promises that have been made over your life and you haven't seen it yet you've seen some good things but you haven't seen what god has promised you yet be steadfast unmovable don't be shaken by what oh my god i'm trying to move pastor joe i'm trying to move y'all don't be shaken by the stuff that the enemy will throw at you it is his job to make the grass look greener on the other side it is his job to make that thing look more shiny more polished but god is saying stay right there where you at you haven't seen it yet you haven't seen it yet you will know it when you see it you know it when you see it okay i'm gonna leave y'all i'm gonna leave y'all after this one after this one because i really want to minister to the to the members of mount zion even if you're watching there was something that stood out to me in scripture i was studying the story of elijah and elijah one day um thank you bishop for the liberty to allow me to do this because i really i believe in sonship and i want to release this prophetically over the house and uh elijah elijah said if when i'm caught up if you see me when i'm caught up then you will receive the mantle because i have been beating myself up like why all these mentees that i have why only one or two of them get it and then all the rest of them doing crazy stuff and the lord said i want to lift that off of you it was elisha's responsibility to position himself to receive what was being poured out there is there there is a there is impartation that's being released through our leader but we got to put ourselves in the position to receive what god is pouring out in this next season of strength don't allow anything to distract your focus not the internet not a computer not kids at your house not agitation at your job when the man of god begins to speak possessing yourself to receive what he's throwing he's doing his job by throwing the mantle but it is our responsibility to be in position to receive what's being released elisha would have never had the double portion that he had had he not been positioned [Music] it's not bishop and pastor deb's responsibility to receive for us we got to do that for ourselves i love you god bless you [Music] hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah can someone just put that in the chat i want to be where he is i want to bear where he is listen listen while we are still in the presence of the lord while we are still in his presence i need every christian every believer praying right now if you're here or you're logged in and you're streaming with us right now and you know you need to get things right with the lord listen i don't know what that means for every one of us but one thing i do know is that the lord has already provided a way of escape and he's already walked out your steps and he's already paid the price for your freedom for your deliverance if that's you and you need to be saved what does that mean that means you're just giving your heart to the lord you're inviting him in you need to rededicate your heart what does that mean that means you are saved but you've lost the joy of your salvation you've made some decisions that have taken you to the left or to the right and i want you to know that today in his presence is the fullness of joy and at his right hand our pleasures forevermore and i want you to pray this prayer with us while we're praying all over the nation while we're praying even in this sanctuary space believing god for you i want you to repeat these words after me if you want to be saved or you want to rededicate your heart come on repeat after me say dear lord that's right thank you for coming into my heart forgive me of all that i have done i receive you as my lord and my savior wash me cleanse me make me new i believe in your death burial and resurrection and right now i declare that you are my lord come on say this next part like you mean it say devil take your hands off my life i belong to god and as in him that i live i move and have my being and right now i am saved i am saved i am saved listen we're celebrating in the chat room with you right now we're celebrating in this sanctuary space i got a question for you zion family what does heaven sound like when a son or daughter comes home to be with the lord hallelujah the bible declares that angels rejoice when we call upon his name and one comes home listen listen listen if you just prayed that prayer i want you to do something for me i want you to make a bold step here i want you to text god's the love the information the link is there but i want you to text god's love to the number 94090 i want you to do this why because you need to get connected to a group of believers our team wants to connect you to a group of believers we want to pray over you and listen if you have a prayer request listen there is nothing too hard for god listen there's a phone number there that's on the screen there's also a email address there i want you to connect with us we have team members who are ready filled with god's spirit ready to connect with your faith and believe in your deliverance and listen so many family members around this nation even in this area in this region are joining and connecting to this church listen our eye church platform and all the other areas in which we are broadcasting the love of jesus we want you to partner with us we want you to be a member we want you to join this family if god is leaning on your heart the information is there on your screen how you can connect and be a part of this fellowship listen god is doing great things and we believe in the greatest power that's been ever known to man is in the name of jesus and we want you to connect with this family listen to god be the glory for all the great things he has done one more time can we lift up a sound of worship a sound of praise thanking god for what he has done thanking him for the ways that he has made thanking him for his deliverance thanking him for he's the undefeated champion of the world hallelujah to god be the glory and we believe no matter what decision you just made your best days are in front of you hallelujah listen we're preparing we're preparing in just a few moments you all we're going to give collectively together don't log off stay right here with us but we're ready this y'all this is the last sunday that we are celebrating our bishop and our first lady i need some help in the chat room i need some help in this sanctuary can we just thank god for the gift of god that's in our bishop and our first lady they're coming to the stage right now y'all but can we let a sound of adoration a sound of honor feel the chat fill our living rooms come on y'all let's thank god for them right now in jesus name well praise the lord praise the lord my god how many of you know that god is still undefeated still glory to god god is loosing me and god is protecting me and god uh is with me i know uh that that's my testimony and i just sense and believe that somebody that's watching you were just blessed by that word let's thank god for pastor tasha our dear daughter let's thank god for god using her in a very very very special way we appreciate amen the anointing and the gift that is upon her life and certainly to our son our spiritual son pastor kenny and the purpose place ministry uh we certainly thank god for you mount zion uh we certainly love you and appreciate you and uh we believe god uh for new strength we stand in new strength in fact the joy of the lord is our strength i love you god bless you [Music] the glory listen you all listen listen listen we're all going to give together in the presence of the lord we're all going to give together why because we're celebrating god and listen you all let's continue to pray for the pierce family as they are preparing uh to absolutely celebrate you heard the announcement earlier celebrate together the life the legacy and the love of their beloved family member you all to god be the glory we know where she is we know where she's resting and we thank god for the peace of god that surpass all understanding that's continuing to guard this entire family in jesus name listen you all we're we're preparing our hearts to give to the lord come on you all you know it's in and through our giving that we are blessed come on y'all it's in and through our giving that we are blessed and we get to be partakers with what jesus is doing in the earth come on if you believe in that i want all tithers all those who are giving offering this morning listen if you're giving even in the area of missions we want you to know that the giving instructions are right there on the screen there's it listen always are safe always are convenient and always are working just for you in the favor of god and listen i want you to be a part of this this morning so listen if you're giving by text to give you know you can do that right there the phone number is there if you are mailing your check in or bringing it by the church listen go ahead and put it on put it in an envelope address to mount zion baptist church because we're putting seed in the ground listen you can even give online it's safe it's easy and it's convenient listen in all of these areas we know that the seed shall bring forth the harvest some 30 some 60 some a hundred fold and listen listen we're still giving an honor of pastor pastoral anniversary month we've been given the bishop all month long you all i want you to especially on this last sunday make a sacrificial seed put it in the ground listen if you are texting to bishop it has relates to text to give please the information is on the screen after you put that amount you put the word love or seed that makes it so that it's designated directly to our bishop and first family listen of course if you are giving by check you need to put mount zion there and put in the memo area at the bottom pastoral anniversary because that's how it gets designated and of course right there online you see it it's safe it's easy and convenient it's right there pastor anniversary offering you all we're giving to the lord this morning we're giving to our bishop this morning we're gonna lift up our offerings towards him listen however you're giving come on let's lift it up to the lord we we always do this every single sunday we recite our giving declaration i need you to say it with strength this morning come on everyone let's say it i decree and declare that my seed shall be a mighty force that defeats and kills every giant in my life i am not subject to the spirit of poverty nor lack by faith as i sow my seed i believe god for debt reduction debt release and debt resourcefulness multi-generational wealth is flowing to me come on my family and my church let's say it the results are already in motion and are coming how quick fast and without delay like wine pouring off the mountain and hills god shall provide all my needs and my seed is fighting for me in jesus name amen father we thank you we love you we honor you and we bless you we speak a special blessing over every single household every single family connected to our church and we give you honor we're about to have the best week we've ever had because we are still in your presence in jesus name we pray every lover of jesus christ say amen god bless you mount zion we'll see you all this week continue to connect and continue to grow in the lord in jesus name you lift us up you lift us up it's in the fullness of your grace and in the power of your name you lift us up you lift us up your [Music] is [Music] you lift us [Music] is [Music] come on let's encourage them this morning [Music] there's a new joy rising [Music] when i find my peace

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