Harold Hoffman - There is a King | Church ONLINE

[Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] bye-bye [Music] good morning first church why don't we stand all across this place and give god some praise in this house come on and clap your hands all ye people and shout unto god with the voice of triumph come on is he worthy in this place hallelujah jesus you're worthy to be glorified you're worthy to be magnified god we understand and that we will declare that there is a king that is seated among us and he's worthy to be praised and his name is jesus if you feel that way lift your hands hallelujah [Music] do there is a key [Music] seated among us let every heart receive him now where there is praise he will inhabit and there will be grace and mercy all around and every bird will be lifted in this presence and every trophy will be laid down that is fear cause there is a name that reigns above us jesus christ [Music] worthy is [Music] he is alive in the stone is rolled away and all our worship will belong to him [Music] forever [Music] [Music] his name is jesus christ and he's in this room right now waiting to take his seat on the throne of your life if that's you i wanted you to lift your hands in this place you are my king you are my everything o master say hallelujah it won't be long we will behold him [Music] and every tear he'll wipe away and we'll be at home the war will be over soon we will meet our savior face to face [Applause] [Music] will be laid down jesus christ i love this [Music] jesus christ cause there is a king seated among us let every heart receive him received [Music] [Music] peace [Music] people walking in the dark [Music] angels he's [Music] [Music] the son of god is why don't you lift your hands and get glory to god thank you jesus [Music] [Music] gloria is huh is is he's great praise the lord joy to the world the lord is come the birth story of my lord and savior jesus christ looks like 700 years of isaiah's prophecy and it sounds like the russian rain waters of noah's flood it is as sacred as the original hebrew language that reads from right to left belting out semitic roots it was a comp it was complex as the 22 letters in the hebrew alphabet met and maybe just maybe the letter j was hidden secretly in between the testaments like 400 years of silence then john john the baptist he emceed the grand ceremony with a standing ovation in the form of an invitation and we we are the seas that were planted when we should have been buried see some say this story of jesus birth is really about mary others boast in joseph's integrity but i i just believe that they were a small part to a bigger plan of salvation because after their purpose they quietly went on to join the congregation for unto us a child is born and unto us a child is given and the government shall be upon his shoulders and his name shall be called wonderful counselor the mighty god the everlasting father the prince of peace and even though the streets are talking it's imperative that we contend the narrative whose report will you believe the story of christ's birth is more than a universal anthem it's a it's a song with a familiar hook but we are the believers who stand firm by what is written in the volume of the book let earth receive her king he is the manifestation of 42 generations a supernatural bloodline that ran from genesis all the way to revelation and his birth his birth was his earthly coronation and his death his death was reconciliation to repair the breach that removed the first adam's lane from the dean jesus 39 lacerations minus one now all power is given to the son see death death could not hold him down he is the risen king lord lord we know you and we know you by the power of your resurrection and the fellowship of your suffering and our mouths our mouths our mouths are like ready writer's pens to compel all men to salvation for we are worshipers documentaries on geographic location as science searched through excavation scholars even suggest that he was lost in translation or convoluted in watered-down christian content with contradictory context that is too far-fetched but only the real worshiper knows that i not only was you born lord but you were sent so what must i do to be saved one may ask well you have to first repent then be baptized every one of you in the name of jesus christ for remission of sins and then comes the promise and you shall receive the gift of the holy ghost we have to make room thank you jesus we have to make room in our hearts by surrendering our own will because he that hunger and thirst after righteousness shall be filled listen family the way of the transgressor is hard and having the re-creation of the nativity outside on your front yard without letting him in is sensationalizing and to think that the story is all about shopping and gift swapping is commercializing and what i'm trying to say is he is not in the festive display he wants to be in your heart because we are worshipers and we worship you lord in spirit and in truth jesus once asked his own two relevant questions who do men say that i am and the most important question he asked was who do you say that i am and we answer these questions every day with how we live and how we treat each other as sisters and as brothers for by this shall all men know that ye are my disciples let every heart prepare him room let every heart prepare him room [Music] for the savior [Music] jesus [Music] for jesus [Music] i'm making room [Music] jesus i make you [Music] the first thing i'll do in the morning the last thing [Music] is [Applause] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] me [Music] cause [Music] oh [Music] [Music] jesus so [Applause] [Music] the light has come he is christ the lord and his name shall be called wonderful counselor the mighty god the everlasting father the prince of peace emmanuel god is with us a baby and a manger crown the newborn king lift up your eyes our savior is here the angels rejoice singing glory to god in the highest and on earth peace to men a king like this majesty laying in a manger a king like this [Music] the light the light has come a king like name this the song of heaven a king like this born of flesh into our sufferings [Music] is [Music] about my heart before [Music] it led to the cross for our forgiveness [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Applause] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] is [Music] he's he is [Music] [Applause] [Music] heart is [Music] a king like throne of this that will stand forever the angels sing glory glory hallelujah the light the light has come [Music] through the light the light has come oh let's keep that going today aren't you glad that god saved you redeemed you his light came to this planet so that you could be alike it's just a great day here at first church aren't they doing such an incredible job with us what a great thing thank you jesus here at first church uh you know we have a core value that says prayer is our anchor and even in a christmas program we're not going to quit praying it seems kind of strange to not pray for a christmas program and so with that being said we want to take a few minutes out of this program we're going to go boldly before the throne of grace to that god we were singing about to that king we were just singing about and so for every situation that is represented on the screen behind me and for every situation that's brought here today in front of me let's believe together in faith that god wants to do something today lord jesus we feel you in this place we sense your supernatural power and we feel your love mighty god right now so god we are so thankful and grateful lord that you are here but god that you've allowed us all to be here together with you lord and where you are anything can happen that's why we pray to the king of kings the lord of lords for which nothing is too hard god i'm convinced there's not a situation that we could ever experience that you can't handle with ease mighty god i pray god that you would intervene that you would act right now minister to every situation and every person that is in this building and for those who cannot be with us today god fill their rooms right now fill their living room right now with your presence show up mighty god for those who are with us online god would you please minister to them right now lord and we will give you all the glory we will give you all of the honor lord jesus we ask these things in the precious name of our lord jesus christ amen amen such a great day thank you so much for being with us for there is a king 2020 and if you are a guest with us today in the house we want to go ahead and put our hands together and say thank you so much for being with us [Music] and if you are a guest with us online thank you so much for viewing online we trust that you are enjoying this program and that the presence of god is ministering to you in a fantastic way and if you want to get to know us a little bit better we certainly want to get to know you and we have something we call a connect card it's found in our lobby at our guest reception desk and and if you're with us online it's found on our website firstchurchsterlingheights.com uh if you want to know more about us and maybe you've got a prayer request or you're interested in a bible study or life groups or growth track you can go ahead and fill that connect card out and somebody from our church staff will reach out to you this coming week we want to connect with you we want to get to know you and get you plugged in around here so fill out that connect card and we'll reach out to you this week and the long-awaited time is over you don't know what i'm talking about yet life group sign ups are open today [Music] and so there's so many different life groups to choose from you can sign up on our website firstchurchsellingheights.com is because we believe that life change happens through the context of relationships and so we get together outside of this building and we make friendships we encourage one another we grow spiritually together through the vehicle that is life groups it's every semester it seems like every semester tops the previous semester and it's so amazing to watch god work within our life groups and we're all getting stronger together so make sure you take time today sign up for our life group on our website it'll be amazing we're also a church that believes in serving and with that being said we have a vehicle that gets you connected and plugged in to a serve team that vehicle is called growth track growth track is just two classes it happens on the first and the second sunday of every month and so you can sign up for growth track you can go through the program because we want you connected we want you serving and being a part of our serve teams and what we're trying to do in sterling heights what we're trying to accomplish in our nation and what we're trying to do in our world so sign up for growth track get connected on the serve team it'll be a great decision that you have made tomorrow night monday night at seven o'clock we have monday night prayer it's been incredible we consistently have a great turnout for monday night prayer and uh as as the lord promised when two or three are gathered together in his name he wants to be right in the middle of all of it and so god has done that each and every monday night it's a it's a powerful time of prayer uh people are getting the holy ghost in monday night prayer people are getting baptized at monday night prayer i believe battles are getting won victories are getting had life is getting altered and changed for the good because we are humbling ourselves in prayer and consecration so if you can make your way to the house of the lord in the sanctuary tomorrow night at seven o'clock looking a little bit forward i know that this coming wednesday night we will be having a wednesday night bible study so want to make everybody aware of that that there will be church here wednesday night if you are able to attend we want you to be here if you have previous obligations we understand that just didn't seem right to shut down wednesday bible study because of the lord the day we celebrate the lord's birthday so it just seemed kind of weird so we're gonna go ahead and have church uh it's gonna be a great great wednesday night bible study and uh with that being said looking forward just a little bit down the road uh we will be doing our 21 days of prayer and fasting beginning january 3rd so that prayer and fasting those three weeks will begin january 3rd i was i was thinking earlier about this almost a year ago we were making out pastor mike and i were up here we were talking about hey we're going to be doing prayer and fasting prayer and fasting for 20 20 vision right and i just had a thought i said where would we be as a church had we not set aside the beginning of our year for prayer and fasting look at the year we've had we didn't know it at the time but we started our year out with prayer and with fasting and i believe it sets the tone for the entire year and so we're not going to stop doing that so any information that you you need regarding prayer and fasting different types of ways to fast all of the information is found on our website so you can go ahead and check that out make sure that you're prepared for january 3rd for the 21 days of prayer and fasting now there's plenty more to come with our there is a king christmas program but looking forward just a little bit we're going to go ahead and have the ushers come there's going to be a three minute time of connection on the screen behind me uh many different guests here with us today and we just want to make sure that we're making you feel comfortable and feel welcome just be careful to maintain social distancing and do air high fives and wave at people but we want to be intentional about making sure you know how excited we are and how glad that we are that you decided to come here to first church today so lord we are so thankful god for all that you've done all that you are in our lives lord i thank you for the value that we have here at first church that says we live modestly to give radically it's such a such a very very true statement lord we are a blessed people because you have blessed us lord freely now we return it unto you lord god because lord it truly belongs to you anyway we're just stewards of it so dear jesus i ask that you would put your favor on it put put your blessing and your anointing upon what's returned to you now lord because i'm convinced that it's going to play a great role in somebody's forever or let it reach and impact the person you've designed it to dear god freely we return it now with a grateful heart in the name of jesus christ we pray amen [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] i deny my lord we acknowledge that all things belong to you there's no one like you you're the king of glory strong and mighty heaven and earth join to magnify you [Music] exalted and lifted the one who was dead [Music] is [Music] [Music] heaven and her joy to magnify you are hallelujah hallelujah [Music] it's [Music] [Music] is [Music] we're [Music] magnify you are hey you are hallelujah oh wisdom riches [Music] worthy king of glory strong and mighty no one like you lord moses you are nice you me you are is [Music] [Applause] [Music] behold there is great news for all the people for all the people a savior has been given unto you behold the one our king has come he is the savior of the world emmanuel come let us adore him he is god for with us forever [Music] before you said the age of time domination of the earth and sky you saw it all you said that it was good the joy was set before your eyes you knew that you would give your life [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] hello [Music] is is [Applause] [Music] foreign me [Applause] foreign [Applause] hey the savior of the world [Music] win [Music] and the baby in a manger became rabbi teacher prophet healer deliverer king of kings lord of lords peace on earth the savior of the world he healed the blind he set the captive three he's the way the truth the life and they called him jesus jesus jesus jesus jesus jesus jesus [Music] rabbi with authorities [Music] jesus [Music] [Music] jesus taught us [Music] jesus is is [Music] jesus [Music] is [Music] [Music] oh forever is [Applause] me me yes oh is is you [Music] i reality [Applause] [Music] you grab your painting and i'll take this [Music] this is amazing what this cow can do this is incredible well we just put where's my easel oh yeah hey hey yo yo we're gonna put that baby right there behind me that's beautiful yeah good afternoon everybody we're glad you're here thank you very much for coming wow wow wow wow wow estelle yeah ovation was the invitation you're a wordsmith sweetheart you did an amazing job you're really good and we finally have a saxophone player in this church hallelujah all of this wonderful music and our guests that are here thank you so much for coming you just made it so special thank you what a great day what a great day i want to greet all of you that are here in this room all of the people that are following us online we have first church sterling heights we got first church windsor ontario we have first church loveland colorado first church sydney australia my precious friends i bishop terry smith who writes me has written me for years every saturday always writes me every sunday morning at six joel hines from winfield louisiana precious people that write to me from the quad cities dallas texas orlando florida charlotte north carolina on and on and on i can go to the amazing fellows that i call my boys to jameel mclaurin and royal oakland sean cabot aaron ron lichtel jr grand rapids district superintendent of minnesota wow the guy i call lancelot lance pittman downtown detroit it's great people just on and on and on we've been very very blessed 2020 is coming to an end as you are aware 2020 is an optical term that means perfect vision but little did any of us see what was coming this time last year and know what was going to be asked of us but if i would have known how and who was going to be baptized and filled with the holy ghost and healed and added to this body then and oh by the way we're going to have to deal with this little virus issue i would have taken this year gladly we have been so fortunate and so blessed thank you for your faithfulness thank you for your sacrificial and your such generous giving we have been it's just been a great time first christmas card was sent in 1843 by a man named henry cole henry isn't very well known in america but in the united kingdom he is responsible for the victorian albert museum the postal service had just begun what they called their penny post program you could send the lender anywhere in the kingdom for a penny henry grew tired of the negative and depressing letters and notes that he usually got at the end of the year so he had a great idea and he drew a simple sketch and had a great artist friend named horsley who made it into the very first christmas card that was ever sent and it simply said merry christmas and a happy new year to you at that time 100 of all christmas cards mentioned christ today less than one percent of all christmas cards mention christ they'll just say happy holidays but we don't do that i uh i was going to talk about that but i thought that was just a little too depressing so i i've been collecting fear nots for years there are 366 fear nots in the bible i uh i've always kind of had a wish that i i wanted to write daily journals i'd like to one day write a daily journal i've saved for years i've saved something i just call them random thoughts as of right now i have 284 of them and uh when i get to 365 i always kind of thought maybe i'd put out a daily journal and have a great thought for every day but i think a better idea than that would be to take one of these fear nots and have a fear not for every day but it's christmas time and there are four fear naughts that are associated with this whole event the first one is in matthew chapter 1 and verse 20. while he thought on these things the angel of the lord appeared unto him in a dream and said joseph thou son of david fear not to take unto thee mary thy wife for that which is conceived in her is of the holy ghost and the first fear not i'm going to remind you of is please don't ever be afraid when the lord gives you direction because satan is the diametric opposite of jesus christ jesus one time said i am the truth and the opposite of the truth is a lie and that's what satan is jesus said i am the life so the opposite of that is death but at the beginning of that phrase he said i am the way. which means simply i i'll get you to where you need to go and if satan is the antithesis of jesus then he is the lack of direction or the word lost i was talking to a missionary this week so excited as he and his wife and his very young family were packing their shipping container getting ready to head to a very militant muslim country and yet there was not one word of fear not one word of dread while i talked to him absolutely certain that they were headed for a harvest and if that man and his family were willing to go into that circumstance with that attitude how in the world can you and i go into this coming year with any less than great faith that we as well are going to have a harvest in this city as well how in the world in good conscience can you continue to want to marry a girl who has just told you she's carrying a baby and yet she's never been unfaithful to you how can she go to the well while all of those other women their snides and their jeering remarks you can do that if an angel has told you you're carrying the salvation of the world in your womb this whole christian experience began with a young couple being asked to trust the direction that god had mapped for them fear not don't be afraid i'm gonna ask you to do something but i'm gonna be there with you please ladies and gentlemen do not ever ever be afraid of divine direction ever and the angel said unto her fear not or said unto him fear not zacharias for thy prayer is heard and thy wife elizabeth shall bear a son and thou shall call his name john and my second fear for you to not worry about is please don't ever be afraid that your prayers aren't going to be answered there is no such thing as an unanswered prayer raised in a little country church i used to hear sister durbin every service say i have a special unspoken request and i still remember saying under my breath well then why in the world are you talking unanswered prayer is an oxymoron it's like saying jumbo shrimp or military intelligence or airline cuisine those two words do not go together sometimes god says yes sometimes god says no but i promise you he answers prayer we live in the delusion that answered prayer always means god's going to give me what i want i'm here to stand and tell you very adamantly that i can't promise you that he will give me what i want but i can promise that he will give me what he wants and what he knows i need thank god for the prayers of mine that he never said yes to wow i would have been in another city married to a horrible ugly woman it would have been a bad bad day for me if god would have given to me what i wanted so adamantly back then and that's where a life of faith is so powerful because that prayer the prayers that we pray are not so much a petition for his help as that prayer is preparing us for his response the news is great my grace is sufficient for you he's going to answer he's a talking god that's what he does the effectual fervent prayer of righteous people avails webster's definition of a veil is it's an advantage we have an advantage when we pray luke chapter 1 and verse 30 and the angel said fear not mary for thou hast found favor with god please do not ever be afraid that he doesn't love you love is patient it's kind it doesn't envy it doesn't boast it's not proud it doesn't dishonor it's not self-seeking it's not easily angered it keeps no records of wrongs it doesn't delight in evil it rejoices in truth it always protects always trust always hopes always persevere that kind of love is a god idea and there is nothing that any one of us can do that will put you too far away from him that he can't reach you or too deep that he can't dig you out if there's one sin that the blood can't fix then the blood can't fix any of them there is nothing that you can do that's so repulsive and so repugnant that it would cause him to say i don't want anything to do with you because a broken and a contrary heart he will never despise this god that we serve honors faith wherever he finds it at and finally the angel said fear not for i bring you good tidings of great joy unto all people for unto you is born this day in the city of david a savior which is christ the lord you have nothing to fear from god's salvation when this government says i'm going to save you i'm terrified but i have nothing nor you have nothing to fear from the salvation this gospel message of death burial and resurrection is the antidote for what avails you long before pfizer figured out a vaccine for covet jesus figured out an answer for sin the answer ladies and gentlemen is not rehab it's reborn you identify oh jesus identify with his death with your repentance identify with his burial with your water baptism in his name identify with his resurrection from the grave by allowing the holy spirit to come into your spirit and manifest that inner victory with an external voice that exalts him with another tongue fear and faith ladies and gentlemen are siamese twins fear said i can't see it i know it's going to happen it's going to be really bad faith says i can't see it but i know it's going to happen and it's going to be god please don't ever be afraid of his plan for your life don't ever be afraid that he will ignore your prayers please don't buy into the lie that he doesn't love you and for goodness sakes don't ever shy away from baptism in his name and the infilling of the spirit i've never i saw it this morning in the first service when we baptized logan i have never seen anybody baptized in his name filled with the holy ghost that went ew why in the world did i ever let you talk me into that all i saw was a young man coming out of this water today with a smile on his lips and a shine on his face don't be afraid staying with me we're just living in a culture that's trying to scare people slap to death but i'm not buying into that fear not there's more than one for every day that you're going to live this year and the next year and the year after that lift your hands with me and lift your voice lord jesus we thank you for all that you have done we honor you in this house right now we are so grateful to have the privilege to serve you and not just to walk with you and to work for you your word says they went forth and preached everywhere the lord working with them and confirming the word with signs following we thank you god for miracles signs and wonders we've seen the miracles we read the signs but we've all been fascinated lord with the wonders that you have performed in our lives and in the lives of others and so today god we lift them up again and we exalt you holy lord that jim foot right now dear jesus i'm asking you to strengthen his spine take all pain away help him lord the walk pain-free help him to walk without a numb leg help him lord jesus to be an example as he so often has been of your healing power and the amazing wonder that you can make a reality oh jesus we ask you god in this year coming based on what we've seen you do in this crazy environment called corona oh jesus we realize that corona is not the king of viruses amen we are exalting the king of kings and we're going to continue to lift up our hands and we're lifting up our heads and we're going to lift up our voice and we are going to be a witness for you for all that you have done in the name of the lord jesus christ we pray and call it done amen amen [Applause] amen and so i'll give you a prophecy that i heard i guess it was an interpretation of tongues i heard years ago in a little church in texas i heard a man stand up began to speak with tongues and a woman stood up right after that and said yea i say unto thee merry christmas god bless every one of you thank you so much for being here today amen [Laughter]

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Published: Sun Dec 20 2020