Hillsong Church - Lee Burns

[Music] how good is this and one welcome to new people in visitants and those joining us why the screen welcome to the launch of Christmas at Hillsong chapter is excited [Applause] we're excited all right [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] No [Music] No [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] but we're gonna break race tonight already [Music] listen if I told you [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] can't [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] come on [Music] it's in the south [Music] come on [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Jesus and praise come on live too much thank you [Applause] [Music] and that name Jesus is the power to break free from hey man do you believe it I'm not sure do you believe it [Applause] [Music] we'll sing to you [Music] I will live for the moment we're still you praising all the noise turns down though speak to me now you will bore my attention I will linger and listened can't miss a thing [Music] was born my want something here so I [Music] surrender come on the jorts [Music] [Applause] [Music] you the fire warning you're the cool [Music] there is no hesitation we love affection sweet [Music] [Music] - ready [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] to ooh [Music] Jesus [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] we'll give the lucky [Music] he loved his worthy [Music] the result is ascribe these treasure [Music] pretty-pretty [Music] [Music] sacrifices can be cross [Music] yeah [Music] [Applause] please [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] the food unless the Alpha and Omega got the great I am who was and is and is to come oh my [Music] you said you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] you know the Bible says that everything that has breath praise the Lord as anybody have breath tonight is anybody alive and excited to be in the house of God is anyone grateful that we can gather tonight in his house and praise the God who is worthy - come on let's take a moment tonight maybe is for what God has done so far for you this year or this week maybe it's something you're believing that God is doing here in the middle of your miracle but come on if you have breath tonight let's take a moment then let's give praise come on why don't we lift our voice let's sit this out let's exalt the name of Jesus come on through the front to the back we're exalting G [Music] [Applause] we did it [Music] [Applause] ha [Music] [Music] the [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] amen and amen who's glad you're in the house to God tonight if you are new or visiting we want to say the biggest welcome I believe you picked the greatest night ever to come there's so many great things we have installed but something that we always want to do is we take a moment to pray for people who have put in prayer requests and I know that all of us can have something that we need prayer for and also want to make sure that we welcome I don't know whether we realize but in the overflow next door in our hub auditorium we have hundreds of people who are gathered that couldn't get in here so all over the convention center we make some noise and welcome everybody who is next door in the hub [Music] we're glad you're here and just before we pray I want to stir your faith because the Bible says in Hebrews 4 verse 16 it says so let's walk right up to him talking about the God that we serve the God that we're praying to says let's walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give take the mercy accept the help an old encouragement stir faith as we pray for the prayer requests and they're going to be on the screen behind me and wherever it is that you're at and however you've come to church tonight if there you have a need maybe it's healing or provision that you need when we pray I love to pray for you also and but I want to pray with the kind of faith and expectation that we can walk boldly up to God knowing and believing that he hears our prayers and he answers our prayers anyone have that kind of faith tonight Sycamore why don't we all stretch our hands to these prayer requests that represent the needs of our church and whatever it is that you need tonight I believe that this could be a miracle moment for you let's believe this is going to be a moment of healing this is going to be a moment of freedom come on so why don't you already begin to stir your faith they're in the hub come on why don't you lift your voice lift your faith and what are you praying and together come on we're gonna believe God is gonna do miracles in this moment come on you pray Lord God we thank you for everything that you've done for every one of us and look God every need that is represented in the hub in here Gordon in these requests god I thank you that you are faithful god I thank you that there is power in your name Jesus and we bring these before you that we believe for provision look God we believe for healing Lord God we believe that you are going to set people free God that people are gonna come to the knowledge but big you are who are you doing in their lives and all the you have to come that's always a god we pray father you get the praise then you get the glory that is G your name come on let's see the [Music] cigars [Music] come on in Jesus name everybody said hang on hang on this is our 6:00 p.m. service there's hundreds of people in the hub that was your warmup I said in Jesus name everybody said amen now we're having church will again welcome everybody in you can take your seats and say hello to the person next to you as you do that are incredible people down the front can find your seat [Music] who knows what today is yes someone said us Sunday someone said it's the first of December someone said it's the first day of summer you're all correct but all those three things mean one thing that we are tonight officially celebrating as Hillsong Church the start of the Christmas season and so again if it is your first nighter you've only started coming you've definitely picked the most incredible night to come because we have so many incredible things in store for tonight and if you're wondering why people address a little bit Christmassy like Adam Sperling our service past to come up here tell us what went through your mind when you were getting dressed for church tonight get the most Christmassy ugliest thing I could find and I found this my wife said I look cute so I was pretty pumped well done let's give him a hand he definitely went the extra mile so yes if you noticing a few people dressed up it's because we like to celebrate this time of year actually jad row you forgot your hat man i but I brought it for you so uh he I know you were devastated and struggled to lead worship without your anointed Santa hat but uh hey I want to let you know what's coming up next week for those that remember last year we for the first time ever did the best night of our life does anyone remember at the end of last year we celebrated the best night of our lives and what we really are celebrating is how great God is and everything that he's done you know during the year as part of our church and what I really love it's not just about celebrating what God has done in our church which he has been incredibly faithful it's the night is about actually highlighting what God has done in the individual lives of our church and for those that were he last year when we did it it was one of the most inspiring and faith-building nights as we really got to hear testimonies of the faithfulness of God of people being healed and and God providing in so many incredible ways so next Sunday night is definitely one not to miss and I'll encourage you make sure you're part of that next week the best night of our lives it's gonna be the best night of our lives just you know we're just we're aiming pretty low next Sunday just come for the best night of their lives but you know as we do every time we gather we're gonna take a moment and gathering our tithes and our offerings and so you can begin to prepare for that and as always behind me on the screen other ways that you can give that I know a lot of our church including myself love to give online and also a lot of our church love using the app in this very moment and so if that's you you aren't allowed to get your phone and look at Instagram but you are allowed to open up the giving up and you can prepare but as you do that I want to encourage you and let you know I had the privilege of just returning this past Monday with our Hillsong UNITED team we spent three weeks in South America and I wanted to share a few photos of what was to be honest one of the most incredible trips we went to four different cities in Brazil we changed the flag Joe learnt to dance at a different level and just saw so many people encounter God across Brazil Argentina and Peru but the highlight for me to be honest was going to our Hillsong Brazil location in Sao Paulo and in Argentina to experience our Hillsong Buenos Aires our family and it blew me away to see that they are actually experiencing revival in those locations and the highlight was when I got to go to one of these services I spoke to one of the guys who was part of the team in Buenos Aires in Argentina I asked him I said have you ever been to Australia and his face lit up and he said yes I got to go this year and I got to experience church and he said it was the highlight of his life I'm like did you get to go to the beach or see the Opera House but I know he genuinely is like it was the hilar and I said what did you love so much about it and he said to be able to stand in this auditorium here and look around an experienced church he said I can see where we're heading as a church here in Buenos Aires yeah I think that's pretty incredible and I was inspired and what God is doing in that part of the world is actually all of our fruit to share and it's a it's the fruit of us being a faithful giving Church in Malachi chapter 3 10 it's the scripture that would all be very well familiar with than it says bring all the tires in the storehouse so there may be food in my house and what I love about this moment is we are bringing our tithes we're bringing resource into building the kingdom of God and so we can do things like we're gonna do tonight outside as we leave and really reach our community with the greatest news there ever is and help as many people as that we can what I love as we do that I want to encourage us as a church to not get complacent let's not grow weary at the opportunity that we have because not only does God promise that he's going to pour out blessing into all of our lives but what I love and got to see with my own eyes I wanted to share and encourage everyone here is that as we do this as we keep stepping out in faith and building God's kingdom and building his church not only are we seeing revival here but the ripple effects are going all over the world and so many people are encountering God and so I don't know about you but I never want to step back I want to keep stepping forward and being faithful what God's done because who knows even for us here as a church in Australia we're only getting started right right so let me pray for you as as you prepare to give and father I thank you for every single person that's gathered here tonight I thank you for the faithfulness of your church and we thank you for what we get to be a part of I pray that you would bless every giver Lord that you pour out your spirit of fresh Lord and as they're faithful with bringing their tithes and their offerings I think your promise is that you were going to pour out such blessing there won't be room enough to contain it we thank you for the honor of this moment in Jesus name if you believe it would you shout amen amen amen ashes can our host can receive the giving and as we do that it's such a great pilot this the year is we had an opportunity to give back Aquila of Christmas and so I want you to be inspired by testimony on the screen so why don't you check it out my dad was in Java was born so I grew up with just mom and growing up in housing Commission there's a lot of alcoholism and violence and that really affects the community and families I remember I'm Jesus I were being four or five I had the salt Viceroy guy one day and gave us a push bike and I thought it was like the greatest things in the world you know I actually felt free I didn't feel like I was locked in a home I could just sort of open up and be myself Christmas is a really stressful time of the year for lots of families and we actually find in domestic violence refugees that we work with that they say that more women and children access those services at that time of year than any other time of the year what I love about this campaign is that it's our church giving what they can and every single person can get involved no matter how small or how big your donation is you actually can make a difference Charlie saline into our Christmas campaign so much because they actually understand the power of a gift so I remember our first ever year of the Christmas Appeal and talk coming across the car park with these bikes and scooters and he was just so excited and I just thought wow that's his little sign that I'm gonna make some little fellas Christmas amazing your wife's it more seemed like a really small item but that item that that person received could really touch their heart and know that somebody is there for them its pinnacle moments like that when somebody's there and they do something for you that you don't expect makes you want to be a different person yeah we all go through things and it's only that one little thing that could get you through that Pacific time you're in turin lisa story is a great example of the power of giving back and the power of a gift that makes a difference and that's why we give it christmas that's why as a church we give it's why as a church we honor jesus at this time by giving to those who are in vulnerable situations when inspiring such story hey well it is the launch of Christmas and we've got so much to look forward to tonight but it's also the end of a lot of things as well tomorrow night we have our full time colleague graduation and really excited about that and really honoring those that are graduating and that starts 5:30 and it's actually open for the whole church and that will be here but tonight tonight tonight tonight we want to honor a real us real special a lot of people and that's our night school people who are graduating a year and Steve Barr this is Steve fire and Steve fire runs or everything to do with night school so Steve tell us about night school and when is night school and who is night school for awesome so night school exists for you the people of our church who maybe will never get the chance to get a full time college but on Wednesday nights we have a whole host of different amazing courses across each term that are there to equip you for life and for your call to make disciples raise leaders and there we've got a whole lot of amazing people like that tonight so I think we had 1220 P 24 people do night school and tonight there's 520 people graduating so and so we really want to celebrate we really want to celebrate them so this one do you feel graduating I want you to stand to your feet in a moment not yet you know yeah now you stand to your feet they're already starting to clap stand to your feet hold you everyone stand your feet that's graduating everyone stand to your feet come on when we really put our hands together fantastic you know these guys have taken these guys have taken a year out and some of them done one term something done for and we just want to honor you and I celebrate with your great achievement and look really think about night school next year if you can't make full-time college it really does make a difference and but right now right now they're still more ahead of us so check out the screens you don't want to miss what's coming up in church life 2019 will be a year of breakthrough favor and blessing revival is yet again we can set some nerd these are the days of gods gather [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] ah so many incredible things that are coming up and for us to get excited about and one thing's for sure with everything that we are doing as a church over this season let's not take it for granted or miss the opportunity we have to invite our friends and our neighbors it's the time where they probably going to come the most so let's take advantage of that hey and also want to welcome everyone around the country who have LinkedIn come on here at Hills and over the hub can we welcome our whole church as we join across Australia we have just actually seen hundreds of our night school our students graduate and we've celebrated that and we're about to experience another incredible item from our talented College but I wanted to [Applause] that's right and I'm almost ready to jump in I just need my white pants but won't matter but hey I want to remind everyone to let you know if you're able tomorrow night here at 5:30 our Hills campus we have our college graduation ceremony and if you've never experienced one it is one of the funnest nights at Cass are you allowed to bring toilet paper or silly string no she says no deal but streamers and you can bring your voice we celebrate and watch the incredible talent of our students and also get to congratulate them for graduating and so also really want to courage you to be able to join if you can tomorrow night and as you do that I believe next year there are many people here in the room and those also that are joining with us around the country that may be Hillsong college could be the thing that changes your life next year in 2020 I know going to college myself was one of the greatest decisions I've ever made but hey can we make some noise for our incredible Hillsdale College shooters [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] barring the desert you call me by name and you show me the way I should go no longer captive no longer about but the voice has a feel and down here I am on my knees I gave you everything I'm not for you right you go me over me behind me beside me you have beretti's the victory over over me behind me beside me you have already seen the victory [Music] [Applause] [Music] my god me [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] come on we give these guys the most incredible that was amazing that was amazing I just feel like in every location wherever you are I don't know maybe it's the spirit of Brian Houston that has come over me but how does it go you go and then [Music] okay okay stop stop so let's do it a little bit slower because I can get this sense that everybody especially those who are linked around Australia want to do this with us so let's go what is it again come on we're all doing it [Music] you [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] while you're at it I'll take a massive round of applause I'm kidding I'm kidding I'm kidding if you want to be a part of this next year all you've got to do is sign up for some college and I guarantee you'll be on the stage in minimum 12 months it's just how it works but uh they don't know why Pastor Brian loves to do that it's actually quite fun and it's unfortunate he well it's actually amazing that he's in Dallas for the first time ever speaking actually right now so we need to pray for him and pray for me [Music] we all need prayer right well wherever you join you can continue with your night and right here at the hills and those you're gonna stay with us at the hub buts then stay on our feet because we have a special treat the one and only these titles too long for me to even try and say because I'll get it right international big deal executive vice president Pastor Lee burns come on put your hands together [Applause] I do [Applause] thank you [Applause] hey good evening Church how are you Thank You College you're amazing as always I literally get this every day at the front of my office I just come in and sing stuff like that and they learned that in my Luke axe class it's amazing what we do in that class and what what do i do right Alison what am I gonna do send you pay you back ah how old some is she yeah amazing man I love our College it's like it's like God handpicks the best of the best just sends them our way and I it is awesome it is awesome look at you jr. still in your jammies amen let me pray for you then we could be seated Father we thank you for the honor it is always to come around your word well I pray that you speak to was in its true bring comfort we're comforters needed strength with strength is needed healing we're healing as needed father we thank you for the truth in the power of your word that it may go forth not return unto you void but achieve the plans and purposes for which you send it in Jesus mighty name amen give someone a high five a hug or kiss you may be seated hey I want to say a huge welcome to all the other Hillsong college students parents that are come out for graduation if there's more than ever before this year and so we're honored to have you and I'm honored that you would entrust your children to us we certainly hope they go back more spiritual than they came amen amen I've been teaching this semester in our College on a guy by the name of Caleb now those of you that have read through the Old Testament will know that Joshua and Caleb were two of twelve spies that went into the promised land and they come back with a report that said the land is flowing with milk and honey just like God said and if God said that he's going to give it to us we can certainly take this but then those 10 spies that said we can't do this we're too small we look like grasshoppers in there side this is in numbers chapter 13 I'm just setting the setting the platform for where we're gonna go and so there's a young Caleb and Joshua now Joshua will get to mention in Hebrews 11 the Hall of Fame amongst all the big guys of the Old Testament but Caleb doesn't and to me Caleb's one of the heroes because he doesn't have the fame of somebody like Joshua or Moses but he possesses the same characteristics as these leaders he's as faithful to God as both Joshua or Moses and so once I read through the character of Caleb I kind of began to think to myself and imagine a church full of Caleb's that understood that I don't have to be number one but in God's eyes I am number one anyway and so if you want a title for tonight's message the title is this a Caleb type Church a Caleb type Church when I came to Bible College in 1997 I remember being in a lecture and when I came to college I was only a new Christian at the time relatively new and came down I'm a carpenter by trade a builder and I came down I didn't have a desire to go into ministry I didn't feel like God had called me into ministry I didn't you know kind of hey this is what I want to be I was happy to come learn the Bible learn more about God fall in love with his church and then continue on my carpentry journey because I thought back then in my limited thinking of the church I thought there's only two things you can do you're either a senior pastor or a worship leader now if you've heard me worship lead if you've even heard me sing if you can get into his presence while I'm singing your spiritual no I'm not gonna show you and I definitely didn't want to be a senior pastor just look like way too much responsibility for me but I remember being in a lecture one time and two gentleman walked in there a little bit older than me and they came in and they began to teach us students about what they did in the church one of the guys names was Bill Johnson and he's not with us today he's gone home to the Lord but I remember he taught us about pastoral care and all the things he did in pastoral care and how he went into hospitals and prayed for people and saw so many miracles and healings and he helped marriages and he helped people in their Christian walk and I sat there and I thought that's awesome I I want to do something like that and then the other guy that came in with him was a was a guy by the name of Sergio gorrik and Serge is a legend everyone knows Serge Serge was there to help Noah build the boat to help David build the temple he was one of the 12 disciples and now he's helping pastors Brian and Bobbie build Hillsong Church the guy's a living legend and I remember in while I was in college Pastor Brian stepped off the platform one time and he said Church stand up if surgical gorrik is the first person you met when you came to church this was over in the hub auditorium and amongst about 1300 people I think there's only 50 people sitting down like 1200 and something people stood up because Serge was the first face I'd met I remember walking out of that lecture thinking what would the church look like without these two legends then I thought what would the church look like if we were all like those legends just faithful to what God's called them to do happy with what God's a lot of a lot of them to do giving it everything they've got and seeing God's miraculous working and through their lives and so I remember going and working out that there is more on my life than I thought was on my life go with me to Joshua chapter 14 tonight Joshua chapter 14 this is a story where Caleb he was 40 years old when he went into the Promised Land to spy out the land now he's 85 years old listen to his speech as he he's about to take heparin which was the land allotted to him the promised land says this now the man of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal and Caleb son of Jeff another Kenna site said to him you know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea about you and me I was 40 years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore all the land and I brought him back a report notices according to my conviction according to my inclination but my brothers who went up with me made the hearts of the people sink or melt is another translation I however followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly so on that day Moses water me the land on which your feet of walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever because you have followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly now then just as the Lord promised he has kept me for forty five years 45 years 45 years my goodness 45 years since the time he said to Moses while Israel moved about in the desert so here I am today 85 years old and I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out I am just as vigorous to go to battle now as I was then now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day and you yourselves heard that when the anti kites were there and their cities were large and fortified but the Lord helping me I will drive them out just as he said then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jonah and gave him hair bran as his inheritance I love this passage of Scripture because his Caleb now 85 and he's saying I am as strong today as I was back then I am as passionate today as I was back then I am more ready to take the church forward back then and you sit there going after 45 years of faithfulness he still got that passion he still got that desire reminds me a lot of pastors Brian and Bobbie and I often wonder if Caleb could leap out of the pages and walk a week with us here at Hillsong Church if you could walk alongside of you for a week what would he say to you what are some of the things some of the conversations you could have with him I'm gonna go through five things tonight that I think Caleb would say to us number one I think Caleb would say to us be consistently faithful be consistently faithful notice here that's three times it says if Caleb that he followed the Lord he's God wholeheartedly now to follow the Lord wholeheartedly means two things in Hebrew one that your heart is aligned with the one you're following and secondly it's a literal picture of as the Lord puts his left foot forward Caleb's left foot went forward as the Lord put his right foot forward Caleb's foot went forward and Caleb simply followed in the Lord's footprints because his heart was aligned with him you see when your heart aligned to the lord you can't help but walk in the promises that are ahead for you you can't help but remain faithful to what he's called you to but it doesn't mean that we're perfect there's not a person that's perfect in this room sometimes we look around and we see legends like pastor Serge and we think the guy's so perfect isn't it oh well of course he is 100% but it's not true well it is for Serge but not the rest of us we've all got our stuff if we didn't have our stuff we wouldn't need the Lord I remember a few years ago I was in Norway doing a combine yeah Calgary I love our Norwegians and I was doing his combined churches gathering there and it was adding a little little town and I went to the hotel and you it was like a house done up into a hotel and I went in there and put my bag on the bed and I looked at the bedside table and there was a photo of a woman in a frame on the bedside table now I'm thinking to myself either just bought some decor and that's the picture that came in the frame so so she's like a frame model and so I had to get ready for the night meeting and so I went in had a shower I come out it just felt odd having a frame model looking at me and so I so I put her face down on the bedside table so she couldn't see and on the third night the last night of the conference I'm in worship next to the other speaker at the conference and and I look across next to him and here's the frame model and I'm thinking oh my goodness so I kinda I bump him and i go i steam the lady next to you is a picture frame model I've got her on my bedside table in my hotel room and øystein looks back at me he goes oh my gosh I must have your wife on my bedside table in my room you see the host wanted to do a little more initiative and so that we didn't miss our wives they wanted to put him on the bedside table but they got the wrong wife with the wrong room [Laughter] hey you're gonna make some mistakes along the way but here's the thing as long as you keep going forward the promises are always gonna be ahead for you amen amen number two I think I think if Caleb could leap out of the pages and walk a week with you I think number two he would say be content with your calling be content with what God's called you to do so often I think we spend so much time on social media comparing what we're doing cooked at someone else and you know that whenever you compare you always come up short because you're always comparing their best with your worst and comparisons just never work what I love about Caleb is he was allotted the land in Hebron that he called her bran notice he didn't call it caleb ville he didn't call it Caleb Haven he didn't name it after himself he called it Hebron and the wood for heparin in Hebrew means let's team up it means aligned vision and I honestly think that if when we're content with what God's given us that we can align our hearts and continue to see the kingdom of God go forward and here's Caleb now he's got one piece of 11 pieces of land in the promise but this is Caleb and Joshua you would think that go 5050 Caleb you take half I'll take half because we're the only two survivors from the exodus that are now in the promise because we were faithful but no Caleb gets one piece and a younger generation that hadn't even gone through what he went through got 11 other pieces of the land yet Caleb is still content doesn't 1 dozen twinge doesn't all better make sure the next generation go through what we went through Joshua he's content with what he has and I think comparison will always cause that bitterness comparison will always - never identify truly with who we are I had the but the fortune and the misfortune really of coming down to college with a great friend of mine by the name of Sanger Sanger the guy's just a hero and he's so gifted yeah and I remember sitting there thinking I don't even have anything that he has it's like it would go into Old Testament survey class and someone to go who wants to get up and explain Leviticus sang his hand would go up I'm like saying you don't even know Leviticus but if he'd give it a go anyway hey who wants to prophesize sang his hand who wants to pray sang his hand when I'm saying it was always the first to give anything ago and I used to sit there because I was quite reserved a little more shy I used to sit there and just watch and I was always inspired just thinking man this guy's so gifted and then we'll both youth leaders wildlife leaders and we went down to the the skate ball after college every day and we were down there just here at Baulkham Hills and I remember well skating one day and all these kids came out of high school and they came down and they began to skate and I'm kind of you know do I talk to them don't I talk to them well the next thing saying is like hey guys hey don't worry from like I went from Crestwood high are great to happy what's been going on he's he's just talking to them next thing he's sitting down on his skateboard all these kids are around him he's telling him about Bible College wise he's telling about Jesus and what Jesus has done in his life then at the end of it he goes who wants to get to know Jesus what their hands go up and I'm sitting there thinking how does he do that I kind of hate you want to get to know Jesus no thanks well in Greek it's hazus who cares here's the thing then the guy's unbelievable so though there were days when we'd go down there and sang or it arrived and all the kids would just flood around him and and tell us more about what God's done in your life and I'd go over and I'd be like kids kids just let's hang a skate for a while and sang there would be like bonzi let the kids come to me for this truly is the kingdom of God what who is this guy but over those weeks we began to disciple these young kids and all seen them all come into wild life and I remember sitting there going you know what there's something on this guy's life but I can't compare what's on his life to what's on my life because I know God's got great things ahead for both of us and we're stronger together amen be content with your calling I think if Caleb could leap out of the pages and walk a week with you number three tonight I think he would say be compelled by my promise sorry be compelled by his promise Caleb was compelled by the promise of God the promise that God was I'm gonna give you the land that's all Caleb needed to hear he wasn't sure hell was gonna happen he wasn't sure when it was gonna happen he didn't know how many cities that meant before they actually get to it he just knew that if God said it that's it but the ten others came back with we can't do this the amazing thing is is that the ten that said we couldn't do it didn't do it they didn't go in the two that said we don't understand how it's gonna happen but God said it we can do it they did go in in fact Caleb tells the children of Israel in number 13 he says that the Lord will lead us the Lord will give us the land and the Lord will overthrow the enemy but the 10 spies said we can't do this we're too small we're like grasshoppers notice the difference between Caleb and the ten spies the Lord the Lord the Lord we we we church when you're focused on yourself you're always gonna miss the promise that God has ahead for you when you're so caught up in yourself you're not gonna get caught up in the things of God can I say this keep your focus on God keep your eyes fixed on the Lord and you'll continue to walk in the promises that he has for you when I was in Bible College I used to find promises right throughout the scriptures I'd always write them down and pin them on the mirror and I would wake up over morning and I would speak those promises into my life I had promises like you're more than a conqueror I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength and I would sit there and I would just emphasize different words and I felt like as I was emphasizing a certain word it was like an arrow shooting into enemy territory and I would do stuff like I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength and every time I emphasize a certain word it was like another arrow shot forward another promise went ahead can I say this Hillsong Church the more promises you get into you the more promises will come out of you I remember going through a time at the end of my second year where I just I couldn't remember people's names I'm still probably not the best at it today to be honest with you but I found her I found a proverb in in chapter 10 verse 7 I think it is that it said blessed is the memory of the righteous and I thought that one's going on the mirror I would get up of a morning blessed is the memory of the righteous bless his memory Lord blessed is the memory bless this memory Lord and I began to confess over my memory and then and I loved it I can can you continually confessed it for the next three keys until I was at a funeral one time and the pastor got up and was doing a message and talking about the the deceased gentleman he said to him every time you remember this man smiles gonna come to your face every time you remember him you're gonna remember the blessing that's on his life and on his family every time you remember him and he just kept going on every time you remember him he said just as the scripture says blessed is the memory of the righteous I was like oh that's what a men you see the amazing thing about God is he loves Pentecostals and even if we get the scripture wrong the spirits right anyway amen amen [Applause] number four if Caleb could leap out of the pages and spend a week with us I think number four tonight he'd say be constrained by conviction be constrained by can we could be limited by God's conviction that if God said you can do it you can do it if God says you can't do it you can't do it you see conviction determines what you say yes to what you say no to and what we see with Caleb II he said yes to moving forward because God said we can do it the ten spies tried to take heed roll back to where we came from but God God was telling there is nothing back there for you all the promises are ahead for you what to say yes to what to say no to I remember a few years ago I was the dean of students here Hillsong college and I just come into the role and we had this student the guy is an absolute legend I love him to bits and he's quirky he puts the energy towards things that he could probably put in other areas a whole lot better but I remember sitting in my office one time and this is in oh five and one of the lecturers came barging through the door and I could see that she was she was just ticked and and she walked in with a computer and a folder and I heard a thump up the hall and I heard that the computer and the folder hit the desk and I'm thinking old there's something going on there being compassionate I kind of thought well I'll ask her what's going on next week and choose your battles choose your battles and she comes around past my office to go to the principal's office and and and the principal wasn't there so she came back here she stood out the front of my door and I looked up and I said you good she said yeah I just put my head down low that's the answer I needed right there and she said to be honest with you uh she said I've got a student in class I don't know who it was but during the break got ahold of my phone and put the time 20 minutes forward she said I looked at it and I'm like oh my goodness the breaks gone so long pulled the class together taught for 15 minutes ended the class in prayer she said I'm walking across to my office when another student come up and said why did we finish 20 minutes early she said we didn't finish 20 minutes early we finished at 10:30 the student said no it's only ten past ten and she said what and the student said no I think someone put your clock 20 minutes forward so she looked at me she said do you know who this would have been and I was like ah there's only one person that could have been so I thought I would I said don't look leave it with me I'll sort that one out for you I got the class this afternoon so I walk into the class and it was a faith class so I'm teaching on imitate the greats who through faith and patience inherited the promises so I'm talking about faith and patience and I'm explaining what faith means in the Greek what patience mean in the Greek and I'm going through it and back then I had this little flip phone and and had a little blue screen on it that had the time that I would make sure that I'm just sticking to the class time and the phones there on the on the lectern and I went across and I was teaching the class on this side and I come across and I saw that that the screen had turned from blue to pink I didn't even know that was even possible and I'm looking at it and all of a sudden it starts to flash bernzy bernzy bernzy bernzy and I'm thinking oh my gosh I've got the student right in front of me thinking I'm not I'm not letting him get to me so I continue to to continue to teach faith and patience this is what faith is this is what patience is I come back and I come around the scriptures and I look at the Bible again and then bernzy bernzy bernzy bernzy it flashes for 30 seconds that stops them like that this guy's not getting to me I come back over this side and I teach this side then I come back across and I begin to go through my notes and then bernzy bernzy bernzy and I'm sitting there and I'm on the inside I'm like I'm like God hold me right now I'm speaking out the tongues on the inside think about if I get my hands on this dude I'm gonna send him home to you and and and and the Lord said don't do that do that don't do that I saw I sent him to you all right and and and and I'm sitting there I wasn't gonna let it get to me and I look at him and he gives me a wink and this little smirk comes up on the side of his mouth and I'm like I'm being as patient as I can right now then all of a sudden it was like a cork come out of the bottle the fourth time it flashed bernzy bernzy bernzy I was like haha get up to my office right and turn my phone off so he turns my phone off and then tugga he's like it's an absolute legend I've never seen the guy over he don't look stressed or anything like that he just grabs his stuff he just walking out he's like see guys see you guys soon it's like I'd send him to the Holy of Holies or something I got up to my office and I said to him bro did you put her phone forward this morning in class and I and he goes he looks at me like how did you know and why would you accuse me first he gives me that look and I'm like did you do it he goes yes sir I thought bro I'm just gonna put it out there that was brilliant that one was awesome give me a high-five on that one but as for this afternoon why would you do that to me he said well you're teaching on faith and patience and I just wanted to make sure that what you're teaching you're actually living be constrained by conviction learn what to say yes to and what to say no to amen amen the last one denied I think you could if Caleb could leap out of the pages and walk a week with you leave the last one he would say do you confront your enemy confront your enemy then try and go around it confront the enemy you see truth be known is everyone in this room is gonna confront an enemy at some point some of you are confronting your enemy even tonight as I speak even when Caleb was given Hebron he still had three more battles to go before he owned it which tells me that as we continue to move on into the promises there's going to be battles ahead for his church there's gonna be enemies to confront I remember putting my bags into checking them in one time at a airport and one of my bags were three kilos over and I said the lady said to me hey I'm gonna need to charge you for these three kilos and I said but but I lost five kilo over the last two weeks in body fat I said so actually I've got two kilos more but less and I'm actually taking on the flight looking at a life bear I like I win you're welcome two kilos she looked back at me and she said sir doesn't matter about the your body weight it's the luggage I'm gonna have to charge you for the three kilos night I paid for the three kilos and I said it would just out of curiosity what do I have to do to try and prevent this from happening in future she looked back at me she said travel wider what and I thought as a word from the Lord right there but so often we want to carriage so many baggages so many bags from one city to the other and maybe the Lord is saying hey leave leave some bags but travel a little bit lighter as you moved from city to city towards the promise that God has for you you see we've all got enemies to confront for some of us in the room that might be shame for some of us it might be insecurity for others it might be stress to others you may be up and down I don't know what it is for you personally but I know this that the Lord's got your back that the Lord's got you back and he wants you to get through this battle so that you could continue to move into all the promises he has for you I'm gonna ask everyone to stand in this room tonight because I know that if Caleb was here right now he'd probably put his arm around you and say hey we're in this together hey bran let's do this together and sometimes it's a personal battle but truth be known as the church if you're going through we're going through it and I think as we continue to confront the things that would try and hold us and rob us from the divine will and purpose of God I believe that as we continue to press in on that enemy that sooner or later he's going to give up and let you through and I believe that there's people in this room today people over there in the hub auditorium that you got to confront some stuff you got to confront the enemy that even when the promise is right there there still could be three battles ahead before you actually lay hold of it and just with everyone's heads bowed across the auditorium tonight if that's you you saying Lee I've got some enemies to confront yeah I've got a pass that I have to deal with a Sanger spoke so beautifully about this morning and the truth be known Caleb we only know of him from forty to eighty five we don't know his first forty years did he have some stuff to confront I'm sure he did did he have some stuff he was ashamed of I'm sure he did but what we know about Caleb he didn't let his past hold him back from the divine future that God had for him and I believe that the word of the Lord for some people in this place tonight is hay travel lighter cut some baggage free tonight and I believe that it always starts with an act of faith and if that's you you're in this room tonight are there in the hub auditory I'm gonna ask you just with everyone's eyes closer to raise your hand because I want to pray for you in this place tonight I want to pray for you as the Lord continues to take you into this week that he'll strengthen you and continue to strengthen you father you see every hand raised right across the auditorium now Lord you know the enemies that each one of them may confront father I pray that where there's shame that father your peace will come we know the scripture declares that there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus father we'll pray the weather's weakness right now these strength will come into people's lives as your word declares the Lord is our strength in whom shall we fear father I pray that whether is in security right now that they will know that my God is my fortress my rock in him I will trust father I pray right now for people confronting the enemy lord I pray that you'll empower them by your spirit to step into all that you have for them father we know the enemy's already been defeated we know the enemy's already been overthrown we know the promise of God is that we are more than conquerors and father I pray tonight that we confront that enemy we looked at enemy in the eye and we let them know that we are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus father I thank you for it the Lord be our strength hey for those of you that raised your hand in this place before I hand back to Peter in a moment I just want to say from a pastoral point of view raising your hand was a step of faith it was one step towards overthrowing your enemy I don't know what your next step might be it might be but to begin to pray about that it might be to go through and find a promise that's gonna overcome that but it also might be just having a conversation with someone can I say this there is no weakness in getting stronger and there is no weakness by getting help sometimes that might mean just having a conversation letting someone know and might be talking to one of our pastors it may be even seeing a counselor maybe even a psychologist hate you there is no weakness in confronting your enemy amen however we need to do it we're in this together we're gonna keep going forward into all that God has for us and so I just want to say from a pastoral point of view putting up your hand is just one step forward hey what's tomorrow step look like what's the next day look like I just want you to know that we're here for you we're in this together hair brawn let's team up and let's overthrow the enemy together amen amen come on leaders into worship dad come on let's worship the Lord Hillsong Church [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] come on here in the hub can we thank Lee for an incredible faith stirring encouraging message it's amazing you know before we continue tonight and we've got some incredible things planned as we leave whenever we gather on a service like this we always want to make sure that we give every single person opportunity to respond to really the reason that we've gathered and respond by praying a prayer that accepts who Jesus is and starts the journey of following him maybe you're here tonight a friend brought you you've been coming for a few weeks or even longer you've heard about who this Jesus is and what God has done but never truly understood why and I want to let you know the reason that Jesus went to that cross died and rose again for you and me so we could find forgiveness from our past freedom from those mistakes and regrets that can so easily hold us back he did it so we could understand that every single one of us has a purpose that none of us are here by accident that God hasn't made a mistake with your life maybe greatest of all he did it so we could understand he loves us and he's given us His grace that is with us every step of the journey jesus loves us so much the Bible says there's nothing that can separate us from his love what that means for you and me is it doesn't matter if you're on the front row or the very back or over in the hub it doesn't matter where you came from tonight doesn't matter what you've done there's no thing that is so bad that would stop Jesus from loving you and there's no place in life that you could ever be that is too far away Jesus knows everything about you and I and He loves us and accepts us just the way that we are and the only thing we have to do is accept him and right now it'd be my greatest honor to lead people in that prayer of accepting who Jesus is and entering to all that God has for our lives and so then ask everyone to close your eyes here and in the hub I believe there's many people here tonight you can say yes JD I've prayed that prayer and that's incredible but if you're here tonight they're in the hub there's never been a specific moment that you've decided to say yes to Jesus you've never prayed this prayer to start following him I believe tonight is the night that you're truly going to discover the reason you were put on this earth or maybe you're here tonight and at some stage you had made a decision to follow Jesus but for whatever reason you know you've turned your back on that journey I simply want to remind and encourage you that Jesus has never all never turn his back on you and you'll find tonight when you turn back to him you're going to be welcomed with open and loving arms and if you know this is your moment you want to leave you with a clean slate or especially for the first time ever discover who God is and start the journey following him when I count to three just so I know who I'm praying for when I count to three I'd love you to lift up your hand I'll acknowledge it and then I'm gonna lead you in the greatest precut ever praise every eyes closed hearing in the hub you know this is your moment I believe there's gonna be many many hands go up why don't you lift up your hand on one two three all over this place what do you raise your hand it's incredible I can see hands going up it we don't want anyone to miss out on this and if you know this is your moment why don't you be bold and lift up your hand it's amazing all right here's what we're gonna do a nice everyone to open your eyes and what I'd love to do and what I love that we do as a church is I'd love to invite those of you who lifted up your hand or if you know that this is your moment I'm gonna invite you to come out to take a step of faith and to come down the front because I'd love to shake your hand and I'd love to pray with you and so if that was you why don't you begin to come and as you can tell even they're in the hub as a church many and many of us have done that oh I want to encourage you yeah just even if you're up the very back we're gonna take your money we're gonna sing it if you lifted your hand I'd love you to come down here I'd love to meet you and pray with you and as we sing come on what at you [Music] we the baby shows you then until the you come winter [Applause] [Music] ha [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] amen come on church can we just congratulate these people that have come down the front and if you raise your hand and have it come out people are still coming come on this is a miracle moment where people's lives are gonna be changed for it it's never too late over there in the hub and you can continue to come forward but what we'd love to do is to pray with you guys we're all gonna pray this prayer together and it starts this journey I love when you can see God doing something in your life and I believe that God has not made a mistake with your life and that God is only just getting started with what he wants to do and he has an incredible purpose the kind of purpose that you wouldn't even believe it if I told you and I believe today this moment is going to mark the start of forever of what God is wanting to do amen and we believe that for all of you guys come on so what we're gonna do is I'm gonna pray this prayer and I want us all to repeat this after me but especially if you've come down the front come on say after me Jesus I thank you that you love me I think you that you died on the cross and you rose again for me I'm sorry for the mistakes I've made please forgive me come into my heart give me a brand-new star I thank you that you now live in me and I'll follow you the rest of my days amen amen come on can we congratulate these people it's amazing god bless you guys what we want to do is we want to give you guys and those in the hub and if for whatever reason you raise your hand and weren't able to come down the front I want to encourage you that we'd love to gift you with a Bible and we need everyone down here a Bible and really the most important thing now that you've made this decision is to one to keep coming back and learn about what God's got for you make sure you talk to someone we've got people here that will give you the Bible and because we're never created to do this thing on our own and we'd love to walk out this with you but most importantly get a hold of God's Word and it's not until we read God's Word that we learn how we're called to live this thing out and so really want to encourage you to connect with us now take a Bible and keep coming back and I believe you'll discover all that God has for you so come on one last time Church can we just congratulate those and everyone and if you didn't come down you can get a Bible on your way out in all of our exits amen well just before we conclude this service we've got something very special which you would have seen coming on your way in outside and we're gonna check that out in just a moment but tonight one thing we wanted to do is we wanted to pray for all of our college students all those who are graduating and all those who are coming back and if you're graduating I believe you're gonna graduate God's gonna just to speak to you to come back and do a fourth and a fifth year you know it's just why would you leave and so what I'd love to do just where you're out I'm gonna ask Pastor Bobby to come on the stage with me and you can ask her to pray for you and all of that college students who are graduating in those that are coming back can you give us a wave wherever you're at fantastic you've done such a good job tonight I know he should be like a worship leader as well shouldn't he it's just do everything you just put our heads together the saying coming from JD yeah but then also I just want to say that it's been a great day in the house of God today here on this location alone I mean let alone all the other dozens of locations going on right now around the country but you know this morning seeing a broad a solid word and past early tonight that was an incredible word and I know that on behalf of Brian we are so grateful for all you amazing young men or youngish men and women hallelujah praise the Lord do you believe it come on were a church family we are blessed we are exciting and congratulations through the night College from us from Brian and I and we got a preview like we do every year and you know tomorrow night us at our college graduation which I'm promise you if you want to just come to a great night out you should come it's hilarious the creativity and then just to champion all these students who are graduating who have been a part of our family and our life our church for a season incredible night you're you're welcome to come to that but you know what we want to take this moment and actually as a church family really just put our hands towards all these beautiful students especially the ones who are actually leaving us and going home or so we're really going because we're a church family and we've been entrusted for a season and that is always always wonderful isn't it so hands up if you are a student who's leaving you're going home you've been here a season you're going home there's a bunch of you around the place hands up if your remaining at college I'm gonna do that second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth year right amen and then we should be praying for all the students who are about to come who are getting ready to travel from far and wide around the world you can be a part of our family amen so if you're near us near one of the students hands up again you're a student come on don't be shy how can you be shy right you are in your pajamas that's amazing it's a very special look amen all right they put your hands towards them come on church why don't we just begin to raise our voices raise our faith and this really pray and be grateful father God we want to thank you that we have a Bible College but we want to thank you that you allowed us to be a house they could actually open our doors and welcome students from far and wide from the nations of the earth to come and just study in to glean and to grow as the Lord we are so grateful for every student who has been a part of this house this past season father God Lord we pray for them we pray father God that what you have begun in them your complete Father we pray in Jesus name that every word of wisdom and conviction father God will settle and remain in them father we pray as they travel home or wherever they are going then Lord you are gonna go before them and Jesus name you're gonna be over there behind them and around them father go we thank you for them and we bless them and we pray the your spirit and your in nineteen she'll be upon them and Lord Jesus for those who are remain coming father God as a house we again over now how do we welcome them in and we pray father go that by the grace of God you are gonna just have you divine one upon them and the Church of Jesus Christ is gonna be better stronger greater more effective in the name of Jesus because of that and everybody said [Music] we love you a man all right who's ready for what's next who's had the best night ever in the house of God well the best night ever is going to continue and we just want to have a sneak peek what to be expected outside I think we have tog Z and Magoo we're gonna cross and have a look because we have the night is but young tog Z what's happening out there yes JD Church we're out for it here right now and we are ready to jingle all night long I've got some of Santa's little helpers with us here girls are you ready to sing some Christmas carols tonight what's your favorite Christmas Carol it's all action out of here I mean I'm with this special little girl here and what do you want for christmas in a pastor's attire right here look at this and we've got it all going on tonight we've got Christmas carols we've got live music we've got dodging cars we've got a spinning ride we've got stores we've even got to do it yourself nativity scene where you can get one of your kids make them little baby Jesus turn him into a little nativity scene there what else do we got going on Magoo man we got a gingerbread man right behind me we got donkey rides we got we got camels we got monkeys we got sushi with pastry that's actually back over not sushi yeah we've got grass we've got lights we've got every we got children we got Sarah we got suits we got ties we got every and we've got steak knives you heard it here first we can't wait to see it come and join us as we light up your song property oh we love you tongzi and Magoo now just want to let you know that our we're gonna we're about to leave with a song appraised it's gonna be amazing and as I'm sure everyone's well aware because of the drought and because of the fires that are going on this year we weren't able to do fireworks because of that but but but but but but there is so much outside ends we are gonna be lighting up the property when it gets dark and when we light up the property we have something that we've never done before I don't even know if it's gonna work I think it's gonna work it's gonna work it's like it's gonna be the best thing ever and it's cast said it's gonna be better than fireworks that's a passage it's gonna be better than fireworks but it is gonna be something that we've never seen before especially in this part of the country but that's going to go off as we light up the whole property so make sure you stay around but because there's still gonna be a few moments until it gets dark there is food out there there is rides there's everything you heard about but chadwin & co are gonna lead us out with the summer praise and then we're gonna hang outside Merry Christmas just hang on one second now we're gonna play that song break freakin but I just felt like we need a 4jt to close the loop we need the master to lead this song come on JD haven't done enough tonight buddy come on down [Applause] well I didn't do anything else tonight come on [Applause] come on let's get it pray believe me would you listen if I told you [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] three what'd you break [Music] [Music] come on [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] would you break free get a break [Music] [Applause] would you break recap [Music] true [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] come on chance can we just take a moment to thank God for everything that he's done [Applause] amen amen we'll see you outside for rides we do one more song next week see you there [Applause]

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Published: Sun Dec 01 2019