Hillsong Church - Scott Samways

[Music] walk you're just relaxing because the streets come on we're gonna praise God but heads-up whatever Eason [Music] [Applause] [Music] now she [Music] to see you [Music] but let's see mas [Music] now gee [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] come on whose son college were you [Music] [Music] this now Jesus me I was dancing but I woke up to see the light [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] come on [Music] you believe God can move in this place today up the back to you guys believe me what the situation or circumstance your like he deserves come on in the darkness we were waiting without her with pi/2 from heaven you came Errani it was mercy to fulfill and props too can go from the ball in this glory - what come on church would you lift your hands and we sing praise the mama come on everyone [Music] [Music] you [Music] [Music] yes you did [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] or that you rose come on we sing it out church [Music] and the child [Music] 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we sir [Music] come on let's turn it up we're singing Emmys is your [Music] [Music] I'll shake it [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] wake up this morning thinking about I had on my spirit anyway those who specifically looking for employment people looking for jobs maybe you're a contract work and you need a contract or maybe you just need clients or customers but I really felt in my spirit this morning just pray specifically for people that need work need employment and God's shall supply all your need according to his glorious riches and I pray that as we pray that the Spirit of God would embed confidence in your spirit but he has it all under control every single step ordered by him and we're gonna believe for open doors we're gonna believe for employment we're gonna believe for work and contract we're gonna believe for whatever it is that you need so if that's you this morning as a church family nobody nobody stands alone together as a church family in all the places where we're join we're gonna pray together and believe on your behalf God to provide all your need according to his glorious riches so Paul why don't you come up and pray come on let's all stretch our hands out really bleed and fight and stand in the gap for those that are looking for work in Jesus name come on church let's pray though we thank you so much that you know every single life and every single person in the room Lord God you know every circumstance order so we pray right now God for those duty work for those any jobs like God you know the situation God law we pray that this season God that you were begin to do what only you can to bring provision to bring opportunities God but we prayed the doors to open Lord where we mainly dream of those doors to open Lord God but most of all God we thank you that we can trust you God that in the situation in the circumstance or God know that we know that you are there we know that you are present that you go through our walking through this [Music] let's to tell you here to every single one of these prayer requests every single week we take a moment because other people take a moment to write in and basically they're asking church again for the things that are important to them and let's really believe it for God to intervene in each and every one of these prayer requests so come on let's join our faith and let's really believe we're healing is needed healing would be their portion where freedom is needed freedom would be their portion so father I thank you for every single person father I ask you into their hearts lisa surpasses all understanding so far my ass every request but my father alarms burglar [Music] possible lay low for healing and provision No a chance [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] what a spirit of faith in the 11:15 a.m. service this morning [Applause] a big welcome to every single person if you're new or visiting if you're here for baby dedications you're part of the family or friends a big welcome to you just relax it's your home just relax like it's home and every single person who's linked both in Australia and all around the world a big welcome to you what an awesome day to be alive many people thank you God for many many things and here's just a few of them somebody praising God for a healthy delivery of their niece that's pretty cool sorry praising God for passing the English exam that was Brent Garrett and somebody praising God for a new home hey that's somebody praising God for blessing at work somebody praising God for favor in her academic results and somebody thinking God for safe travels to Bali hopefully safe travels returning as well sir [Music] he likes the choir he loves the choir he loves the new song then yeah the new song which goes a little bit like [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] okay do you think you can do do you think you could do better than the choir because they're doing pretty good come on over to you ready he shall raign [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] just for a moment we just close your eyes and lift your hands to the Lord I believe that Holy Spirit wants to heal people right now spirit of God's in this service he's gonna reign in your body he's gonna reign in your physical so father I pray in Jesus name no no by striving for further based on your goodness in your grace based on your power father I ask thought not only for those that are in the meeting and those join in other locations but even our friends and family father I pray Lord that you would heal but you would deliver further I pray Lord that even miraculously right now those who are faced with terminal illness we pray in Jesus name but you would have your way but your will will be accomplished in their life [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] to [Music] tea [Music] [Music] how beautiful I really sense the holy spirit doing something unique in this part of the service so it's continued to be open and sensitive to Holy Spirit doing things in people's hearts and the words going to be preached and faith is going to be lifted and let's really believe for just for the rest of the service to be awesome what do you spend sixty Seconds to say something incredibly encouraging as everyone who's getting their babies that okay to come and join me on the stage [Music] why don't you take your seats take your seats as people are coming forward that are dedicating their children my name's Sam I'm one of the pastor's here and [Music] look just as just as the families are coming forward it's a really special moment but also all you know about this week this morning we're dedicating babies but this week also we've got an incredible week for our kids our youth and their young adults on Tuesday we have our kids kids first I just went blank there and really that's all they're primary school-aged children it's gonna be here on-site Tuesday night our young adults 18 to 35 it's the Sydney Town Hall it's going to be a brilliant night and then Thursday Friday Saturday OU's with youth encounter and cannafest and what's awesome is they're not just fun it's a great platform where every year every year God's been faithful and he's really impacted young people's lives and we're gonna be believing that for this week coming up and right now we have beautiful beautiful baby dedications and and we're gonna get to meet we're gonna get to meet all these beautiful children in a moment but what makes this really special okay we believe water baptisms for when these children come of age and understanding and make a decision for Jesus themselves but right now what makes this awesome is that these children may be new to the parents but they're not new to God the Bible says that before the foundation of the world God chose each and every one of them and he has a plan and he has a purpose for their life and what makes this really really cool is as much as this is a special moment for you now it's actually a moment that means a lot to God and we have his full attention because he has this incredible purpose for them and we're gonna be dedicating them to him and we're gonna be asking him not only to look after them and to bless them and he's going to do all of that but that they'll come to know Jesus in a real way and also also that don't know the hand of God and the favor of God over their lives amen so let's meet some of these kids so who are we dedicating here Judah hey Judah how cool are you and you got a matching bow tied to what's your name so how cool is that and look at you - look at you yeah you want to say something so we're going to be praying for you champion and who we got here is hey Ezra Ezra there's a whole lot of people also watching joined in with us you wanna say hi can you see Ezra how cool is that yeah he also can get a little smile no no smile how about you champion is that your little brother yeah that's awesome and who we could hear little libya is it yeah how cool look at the dress it's beautiful look at you girls - all dressed up look absolutely stunning so we're gonna be praying for you hey yeah look you look so excited for the moment it's fantastic and here we have Abuk and she's sleeping and she's got the headset on there so she can't hear us how good's that what she like when she wakes up well we know we won't try it Hey so we're gonna pray for her as well will you stand with us and together as a family because we are a family and we want to believe together with you that we're gonna see the goodness of God as we dedicate each of these children so father we dedicate you too we reach out your hands Church those who joined in father we dedicate little Judah to you father we thank you for your hand that's on his life father we thank you for the good things that you have planned for him and father for little Ezra father we thank you for every you love him father your hands on him and we dedicate him to you and little Olivia father what a beautiful little woman of God and Father we thank you in Jesus name as we lift her up to you we thank you Father for the good work so you've prepared beforehand for her and father for little Abigail Macie no your hand and your piece makes you know your goodness and father for each one of these children we ask that above all they will come to know Jesus in a real way themselves and we are confident that the good work that you started in each of them father you are going to finish it and father we thank you for it in Jesus name and we all said together amen amen look as as Sam said we love to make the morning special and so we have a certificate for each one of the babies that are getting dedicated as well as their first Bible so that's our gift to you just to become remember this morning but also we love to continue with the festivities and after the service straight after the service any friends and family of these beautiful children that are represented here where we invite you to a morning tea it's in our western foyer which is behind the stage to just go out any one of these entrances and keep following that way and we'd love to host you for our morning tea so I would love to see you there thank you congratulate each and every one of these families and again a big welcome to the friends and family and what we're talking about young people next Sunday morning what we're referring to as the NextGen's Showcase is pretty much showing the giftings of all the kids in Hillsong kids as a part of the service next week and they put in hours and hours of rehearsal for next Sunday morning so I think some of the photos are gonna come up on the screen of rehearsals yesterday but they rehearse even with huge crowds behind them it's incredible so make sure one next Sunday morning especially if your kids are a part of that invite Grandma and Grandpa or Ernie and uncle or friends or even your strange neighbors invite them to church it's going to be an awesome morning the kids part and also preaching and worship and everything that makes Sunday morning incredible and make sure you think about daylight savings as who loves daylight savings I love daylight savings you take a seat as you do that David was going to come and encourage us around our giving this morning thank you oh good morning church are you doing good do you love being in church I love it too this is the moment where we we share and our giving receive the giving our tithes and our offerings if you are new here or visiting just relax this is if we were that called Hillsong Church home if you do decide to sow into Hillsong Church I can assure you this is great soil and we thank you very much for whatever it is that you can contribute also there's many ways you can give well three ways is three many I don't know let's say many there's many ways you can give especially the the giving app which is amazing can anyone say trust one more time we say trust in the warehouse hold my name is David we're in the warehouse hold we are celebrating a lot of things recently we are having our third baby boy coming in December my son Louie's on the front row is turning 4 tomorrow so happy birthday Louis and and we just celebrated last month eight years of marriage my wife and I are yeah right [Music] and that years is a long time because I'm only 21 I'm sure my wife actually looks 21 that's amazing and we were talking about what has brought us eight years because even though it's you know short comparatively for us you know we're like eight years this is amazing we've almost been married for 10 years we asked ourselves what is it what's the key ingredient to what has been I feel like a healthy marriage and obviously love we love each other so much but the other thing that we talked about was over the years we've been able to build trust we've been able to build trust and that's the same with our relationship with God and it is a relationship and it's not a religion because Trust is the currency of relationship money isn't the currency generosity isn't even the currency but Trust is which is why in moments like this in Malachi 3 it says bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there might be food in my house says the Lord that and test me now in this that I want to open up the windows of heaven pour out such blessing you will not be able to receive it trust in this moment out of relationship God is asking us would you trust me to show you favor and blessing and can I trust you to be generous to put me first to put food on my table in my house why love in the faith to qurían says 2019 will be a year of breakthrough favor and blessing as I commit to living my life extravagantly generous because he can trust us amen can you grab your giving if you have it and let me pray for you Lord God we thank you for being a part of a church that teaches us to trust in you and Lord God may we continue to be a church that you can trust that you would pour out your favor and blessing on every person every household that as we continue to do this journey with you will see your kingdom advanced and will grow it deeper in our relationship with you in Jesus name and the church said a man well there's a lot of exciting things coming up and Hillsong Church want you to take a look at the screens [Applause] [Music] if we want to be honest ins of truth we've got to put on that armor because all hell will come against you [Music] we've actually prepared something very special for you guys so thank you so much for being part of it we're about to go into some collabs on worship leading someone photography [Music] [Music] [Music] to the king lucky [Music] never underestimate OneTouch from the presence of God one touch can heal can inspire can revive can restore can renew start to speak out what God's promised over your life speak out what His Word says over your life speak out his pits he's goodness he's blessing his favor Oh God's got good things in store yeah let's not miss tonight revival nights awaken possibilities it's going to be an awesome night tonight in church 4:30 in the epicenter and 5:30 here in the Convention Center ain't night not to be missed I just noticed when it was pointed out why the birds gone just that is that on their spring promotion there's the birds and the bees talking about that Sangha Samwise let's all dressed and Rafi and welcome sang as he comes to share the word [Music] [Applause] I love a good segue well being hired everyone and they're online and all locations watching good to have you here with us today and I just want to echo what Nathaniel said about tonight you know these revival nights you know you've got you've got to be in the room you know when you want to you want to see revival you want to experience you hear about are what took place how awesome that night was the miracles and the breakthroughs and when you're in the room you're a part of it and I want to encourage you come with that sort of expectation tonight because every single one of these nights they're fresh they're different you don't know how God's going to move what God's going to do but you know what you just don't want to miss it and so be in the room and see what God does but I let's pray as we come around the word this morning Father we thank you for each opportunity we have to open up your word father we pray that as we hear your word that you'd speak to us and through us Lord God that we'd have a heart that is open that God one word from you could drop vision clarity answers into people's lives and so father we thank you for this moment let us grow from it come closer to you in Jesus name Amen amen you can be seated well done alright Matthew chapter 3 if he got your Bible Matthew chapter 3 we're gonna get straight into the Word of God this morning verse 13 says then Jesus came someone say came then Jesus came the Bible says from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John but John tried to deter him saying I need to be baptized by you and yet you come to me jesus replied let it be so now for it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness then John consented and as soon as Jesus was baptized he went out of the water and at that moment some once a moment at that moment heaven was opened and what saw to be the Spirit of God descending on I could die but lightning on him and a voice someone say voice a voice from heaven said this is my son whom I love with him I am well pleased what a great passage of Scripture the Bible says then Jesus came you think about this passage this is the first passage of scripture where we get a glimpse into Jesus in his adult life this is the first mention of his adult life now this is also the beginning of where Jesus's ministry went very public this is where it all began but what we can't forget and we need to remember is that there is a hidden season of jesus's life or if you'd like to call it a silent season where there was 30 years there was a record that was not so much recorded as the three years that were recorded and so the title of my message this morning is the hidden years sorry the hidden season the hidden sound thinking of the wonder years back my mind was going to that old TV show but I'm thinking of the hidden season is what I want to talk about put it this way most of what is celebrated in our lives our big events you know what I mean things like birthdays parties holidays you know promotions accomplishments achievements and engagement a wedding the birth of a baby good times there the celebrated there the big things that we celebrate in our life it's it's the things that get seen that a publicise recognized and rewarded rarely do we acknowledge what took place in between that brought the big events do you know what I'm saying rarely do we remember that in between stuff if we look back through our history of memory we go yeah that big event year that moment I how great that was that's what we remember the big events rarely do we celebrate the that happened in between that led to those moments you know years ago almost like 10 years ago I went to a conference I was invited to a conference to speak in Hawaii it sounds like well okay I have to come you know half that's Hawaii and what I thought would be really cool was to bring my wife along Katie because she's always sort of had a dream to go to Hawaii and wants to go there is a holiday destination and so I'm thinking this will be fantastic this will be like one of the big events in our lives like we'll go back from years from now and we'll go wow how great Hawaii was remember that trip to Hawaii yeah it was awesome in Hawaii and so I surprised her buy her a ticket say yeah we're going so she gets all excited we start packing bags I mean we're got the Hawaiian shirts on you know where we're getting excited for the beach the Sun well you know we're thinking of doing the hula you know I mean I'm in the grass skirts we're just wanting to be there so we get to the airport and we're about to fly and so we're checking in our bags and check through my passport and get all checked in then Katie puts her passport in and and the flight hostess looks at Katie's passport and then she says where's the visa Katie looked at me I looked at Katie the hostess looked at me I look back at Kenny - hostess looks like Eddie and then we said what do you mean we said we said you're okay but as she said your wife she has a Bulgarian passport because back then Katie was not yet an Australian citizen so she was on her Bulgarian passport which at the time you couldn't get into America or Hawaii without having a visa and so here we are at the airport an hour and a half before the plane takes off and we're looking at each other going what do we do and so we tried everything that we could we're making phone calls we're trying to sort of do we need to go to the consulate we need to get this sorted but the reality is it was an hour and a half and we just looked at each other and when Kenny looked at me I looked at her I gave her a kiss on the cheek and I got on the plane and I went to Hawaii because people its Hawaii what could I do and so then Kenny went home you know and am I a bad husband it was that too far you know was that - no you know but look the good some good coming out it managed to refund her ticket which was good and then I went to Bali on a surf trip the next year terrible absolutely terrible but here's the thing it's the thing yeah I know I know I'm terrible husband I know it's terrible but all worked out it all worked out it was good here's the thing is you can have the destination in mind you know the course you want to go the place you want to be the things that you want to do but if you don't realize it's the preparation it's the little things it's the hidden season then you might miss your complete destination if you don't realize how important that season is and you see in Matthew 3 verse 17 it says and the voice from heaven said this is my son whom I love with him I am well pleased so Jesus appears after 30 years of being anonymous and the Bible says they heard the voice of God I wonder if you heard the audible voice of God what is it that you would want to hear what would you want God to say to you would it be an explanation would it be a reason why would it be an instruction and answer a proclamation or maybe a path of direction for you to take because what God spoke to Jesus that day he spoke out of Jesus's hidden season this is the first time Jesus had appeared publicly and the very first words that God spoke he was speaking out of an anonymous season that Jesus was in and the very first thing that God said was this is my son so out of all the things that God could have said to Jesus his first words were not directional they were not instructional but they were relational God's first words to Jesus was about relationship his first words were not directional go here or instruction do this no the first words that God spoke to Jesus was you're my son this is who you are to me it's about relationship do God's first and foremost heart towards us is to have relationship with you and I before Jesus had done anything he wasn't healing people he wasn't delivering people he wasn't leading people he wasn't preaching to people he had not said anything profound in teaching or preaching to this point in fact no one had called him Savior or teacher or rabbi or master to this point but yet out of this anonymous season God speaks relationship you see God doesn't need you to do anything or go anywhere to win his affection you see before we make a reputation before we make a career before we make our dinner before we get a promotion before we get out of bed God's already just wanting relationship with you and I you see your relationship with God is what gives you peace in trouble that's what gives you perseverance in challenge endurance against obstacle joy in sorrow faith in uncertainty in Hope in hardship so how is your relationship with God see if that's the first thing that God said the second thing God said to Jesus was whom I love he said this is my son and then the second thing was whom I love which speaks of a commitment that he's committed to loving his son too often I find it's you and I that might become uncommitted maybe we walk away maybe we drift away maybe we run away from relationship with God because we think well I failed God somehow I've let down God or my mistake was too big or what I've done you don't understand it cancels out God's commitment to me cancels out God's love towards me I mean we've all made mistakes I've made mistakes with my wife Katie take Hawaii mistake number one but I remember when one time I brought flowers home and I was after work and I thought I'm gonna bring some flowers home and you know you know surprise her what I didn't realize is that in some cultures in some countries is that some flowers have different meanings and so I've brought home these flowers thinking how great these flowers but it turns yet in Bulgarian culture those flowers are funeral flowers yeah and so I give my wife she's gonna obey she goes why are you giving me funeral flowers and I'm like what do you mean she is these are flowers that you would give to a dead person is that how you feel about our relationship yeah that was my first mistake then there was the time where was her birthday and I wrote her age older than she actually was on the card yeah that mistake in workers that will either and then there was the time where I brought her perfume that was all in French but when I gave it to and she read it it was actually male Cologne it wasn't perfume at all I thought it's in French I thought it would be all hot we were we it would be okay but but no no nother mistake and what you've got to understand is that men and women we're different we're different you know men we're we're more like a chest of drawers because a chest of drawers has compartments the fact that I bought the wrong flowers yesterday that's in yesterday's drawer I just shut the compartment it's it's done we don't need to open that drawer again that drawers closed that's how we are as men we close lots of drawers and you see but women are not like like a chest of drawers men women are more like her why a ball of string because as the string begins to unravel you begin to see that everything is connected on a ball of string and the fact that I brought the wrong flowers lives the fact that I'm incompetent for remembering her age that is the fact that why did I even attempt to buy perfume I don't even know what sort of a husband a Mohan you know but here's the thing regardless of all my mistakes my wife she still loves me she's still committed to me she's still besotted with me and can I say regardless of all of your mistakes and your flaws and failures you have a God who is still committed to you who is still in love with you in every sense of the way so the first thing God says this is my son the second thing he says whom I love and then the third thing God says is with him I am well pleased with him I am well pleased which speaks of God's affirmation and think about it this is before Jesus had done anything and God's speaking affirmation over him God's affirms his delight in his son he's joy he's pleasure he's gladness he thinks good of and you see that's how God feels towards us and I US and me us and you that this is my third time preaching this message okay we're we're doing okay yeah but this is how God feels towards us this arey thinks towards that he affirms us let me put it this way you know I've got a daughter him and she's four years old little area in areas favorite words whenever I am around is watch this daddy watch this daddy she'll just keep saying watch this daddy and she'll do a little somersault or watch this daddy then she'll do a little cartwheel watch this daddy then she eats her vegetables watch this daddy and she gets a push on the skateboard watch this daddy and now the thing is is when she does that I stand back and I applaud with enthusiasm I'm like what a girl oh what a little hero ah by mind-blowing incredible stuff now is the thing she keeps doing it day after day after day now is she doing it because she wants to celebrate mediocre things no I don't think so I don't think so at all I'll tell you why is she doing it because she knows that affirmation is coming that when she does it she knows she hasn't a father that is going to affirm her no matter what she does and you see too many people have that wrong perception of God that they don't believe gods in affirming God no no we tend to moreso believe that God is like maybe a Santa Claus God that he's only there to give me what I need and what I want that that's the sort of God that they might see that well I'll just take my list of what I need or maybe we see God like a policeman we have this perception that God's just waiting to bust us he's just waiting to hit us with a lightning bolt if we do something wrong or maybe we have a perception of God that he's a faraway God he's too busy up in the clouds to even know that I'm real that I exist God's too busy running the universe to care about me or maybe we think God is like an emergency God that we only run to him in times of crises we only go to him when we're in extremities of need but you see can I tell you that based on what God says to Jesus he says the same to you and I before we have done anything or gone anywhere he's a God who loves you who is pleased with you who's committed to you and who is affirming you every single day of your life that's the God that we have and think God spoke these words over Jesus while he was still anonymous to the world he was just stepping out of his hidden season for 30 years we don't know much about Jesus we know he was born in Bethlehem circumcised on the eighth day day before turning to we was visited by the Maji the wise men then at the age of 12 he was found in the temple asking questions but though the years were unrecorded they were not uneventful it's like an iceberg Arctic scientists they inform us that only 1/10 of an iceberg is visible above the surface of the water that 90% of an iceberg is unseen submerged under the water but because of its enormous mass with that proportion the icebergs are virtually indestructible now think about that in regards to Jesus 10% visible 90% unseen yet it led to an indestructible life can I tell you that there is power in your hidden season there is power in the unseen realm of your life you see like Jesus all of us have hidden seasons where maybe four seasons of months or years or decades it can feel where we have our potential can feel like a bear in hibernation not knowing when it will awaken and life can seem dormant in the hidden season where there's hidden hopes and hidden dreams and hidden gifts and hidden abilities and hidden talents and hidden emotions and like Jesus what we've got to understand is it's the hidden season that is developing us it's the hidden seasons that make us who we are you see we often say things like I want to be more like Jesus anyone here ever said that yeah I want to be more like Jesus god I need to get closer to Jesus I need to be more like Jesus but when we say that statement I want to be more like Jesus we're not referring to Jesus's hidden years we're referring to his visible years except for a few exceptions I mean we don't want the desert spirits the temptations the torches the brutally beaten you know the mock betrayed despise suffering excruciating pain murdered at the hands of sinners and then crucifixion no I'll pass on that place yeah when we're saying I want to be more like Jesus you know what we're often saying we're identifying with his character and authority we're saying I want me more like Jesus in his character and authority of who he is but did you know that Jesus's character and authority did not just appear when his ministry went public no it was developed in the hidden season it was developed in the 90% that is unseen of his life and you see most of what God wants to do in you and through you when it comes to developing you will happen in your hidden season it will not it will happen where there is no applause where there is no accolade and where there is no audience it will happen where decisions will be unappreciated and go uncelebrated in fact it's the decisions that you make in your hidden season that no one else sees that is often defining us and developing who we are the integrity that you had at work the faithfulness that you have with your finance the honesty that you bring to your home the effort you put in that no one saw the apology that you gave when it wasn't yours that was needed the acceptance that you displayed the humility that you took the prayers that you prayed all unseen all uncelebrated yet developing who you are in the unseen the hidden season think about diamonds girls love diamonds you know whenever you see someone get engaged it's all about the diamond oh they get the diamond ring and and I I hear my wife and others they'll have you seen her diamond oh you got to see the dog what a beautiful diamond Oh such a big diamond oh I want her diamond check out hood Oh diamonds are forever Oh Oh diamonds shine bright like a diamond like diamonds in the sky it's all about the diamond but here's the thing diamonds are meant to be displayed dramatically they're meant to be they're meant to be seen they're beautiful they sparkle they shine they're meant to be displayed dramatically not hidden discreetly but you see what we know about the diamond is all it's polished it's beautiful it's shiny but what we don't know is the process that it took to get there there's a hidden process of the diamond and experts say that most people wouldn't even recognize a diamond if they saw it in the rough they said they just see it as another stone or another Rock but you see because what we don't see is the hidden process of the diamond which is the making the cutting the shaping the sculpting the edging the removing the cleaning of that diamond that makes it sparkle and shine from every angle that you see it you see don't mistake in the unseen for the unimportant in your life your private life is setting you up for your public life you see but here's the thing we need to trust God in the hidden seasons that's the hardest part the hardest part about this whole thought of the hidden season of Jesus life and your life and my life as I've got to trust God in the hidden season that's hard to do because what do you do when it feels like everyone else their life is moving forward everything else is happening for someone else's life everything seems to be going well from them and you can feel like I'm missing out I'm I'm missing out everyone else is getting opportunity everyone else is getting promotions everyone else is getting a partner everyone's getting married everyone else is having career success but not me why is my life not moving and when you're in that hidden reason it's hard but that's what I'm trying to tell you that's the season that you need to learn to trust in your God while you're in that place put it this way when you go to the movies you have faith in the movies I mean you go to a movie I mean I went and saw Mission Impossible with my little boy tars a year ago on we went and saw Tom Cruise and he was about to die again in the movie Mission Impossible but here's the thing we have faith that no matter what happens to Tom Hollywood can turn it around don't we I mean we believe that Hollywood will make sure tom is okay Hollywood knows the big picture Hollywood knows the ending so when tars was gasping oh I was like hang in there - we're only 15 minutes in in the movie we're not going home yet Hollywood knows the ending there got a big picture to this movie you see but why is it when we face challenge or obstacle or hardship or we go through where we feel like it's not happening nothing's moving in my life that we give up on God that we walk away from God that we start to say well I'll try and make it happen myself I'm gonna try and do it myself I'm gonna try and think this through myself why is it when we've got a God who says hey I know the big picture for your life I know the ending for your life I can bring a turnaround for your life just trust me in the hidden season and I'll bring the ending okay when it comes to the hidden season you see there are thieves that want to steal in your hidden season they want to steal from you there's three thieves that I've written down that come out of our own rationalization that come in the hidden season the first thief number one is the thief that says the phrase it's just until it's just until you see John 4 verse 35 Jesus said you know the saying four months between the planning and the harvest Jesus like you know that's guys you know the saying that goes around everywhere that's what Jesus is saying you know the same and he says but I say to you wake up and look around the fields are already ripe for the harvest now is you see that the first thief it's just until this rationalization assumes that the main event of your life is out there somewhere that the main event is actually out there and it's somewhere and one day you'll make it to the main event one day you'll get to the main event see that's what that thief assumes you see that thief doesn't believe that you're in the main event right now your sin because we think like this we think things like well then today doesn't really count well if I do this eat that go there it doesn't really count because no one else can see no one else knows oh if we don't deal with this doesn't matter I'll deal with it later oh you know it won't make a difference anyway so why even bother why even try don't try your hardest don't do just don't worry that's what the phrase it's just until comes as a thief because well it's just until I get to the main event in my life it's just until I get the opportunity in my life you see the danger is if we don't if we fail to deal with the issues today they're going to deal with us tomorrow today always counts see when we Kelly and I we went to Malaysia on holiday and while we're over there we'll see some friends who are Chinese we went out to this Chinese restaurant with them and I'm not really that much into Chinese food I don't know a lot about the culture and the food but when we went out for the restaurant the meals started coming around and the first meal was quite small on a little plate and I thought oh okay this is cool these are the starters these are the hors d'oeuvres and then another meal came it was the same size as the first meal another starter another ordered so I'm just taking little bits cuz I'm thinking I'm gonna weigh for the main meal when it counts I don't want to fill up on all this little starters and then the third one coming was the same size the fourth one come same size and then I'm starting to go war they had a lot of status I'm gonna be full before he even get to the main course it was a ten-course meal and every single plate that came was the same size which freaked me because I was like expect I'm like thinking in my mind where's the main meal where winds are coming but that's not how the chef designs the course he designs the course that every meal was the main meal in that ten-course meal and you want you've got to understand when it comes to your life and the season that you're in and you're thinking well it's just until and one day when and I know it's out there that's not how God's designed the course of your life you're in the main event right now God wants you to live in this moment right now because this could be defining and developing you for the next main moment that you're about to step into you know we look at social media and you know social media it's that's such a wonderful tool I mean it connects families it connects friends across oceans and continents and and we can see what people are doing and you feel like you can join in but if you're not careful you can look at it the wrong way and you can look at it through comparison where you start to go wow I'm missing out well why wasn't I invited well they always have more fun than I are they always go out and and live a lavish life and work out I am when can i and so then it gets into our mindset in our psyche that one day when I'm gonna do that one day when I'm gonna have that and we go into this mentality again of it's just until you've got to understand you're in the main event right now stop living the air out of comparison start to live in conviction with what God has for your life right now so the first thing it's just until the second thief is it's better then it's better than 1 Corinthians 6 verse 12 Paul says everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial in other words he says hey you can do whatever you want but not everything you do is going to benefit you everything is permissible not everything's beneficial this thief comes it's better than and this thief comes and says what I'm doing it could be worse what I'm doing well it's better than if I was doing that at least what I'm doing here is better than doing that see this thief comes and it's convincing ourselves that what we are doing is the lesser of two evils we listen to rumors and gossip but we think at least I didn't start it we punished someone in our thoughts but we think at least I didn't do it with my fists we fantasize about envy and jealousy and revenge privately but we think at least I didn't do it publicly and we think somehow we're doing God a favor by thinking it's better than but you see the question we need to ask ourselves is not what is better than this but rather what is feeding this because what's feeding the jealousy the envy the revenge the hurt the unforgiveness because whatever we feed will live to tempt us another day so don't go down there a thief that starts to think it's better than when you're in a hidden season and then the third thief that comes is the thief that says prove yourself in your hidden season prove yourself now you can read this two ways you can say this is about me I'm going to prove myself in the hidden season well nothing's happening why I'll just prove myself to people I'll just I'll show them you that's one way that you can look this but then there's another way that Jesus was talking about prove yourself you see when Jesus went into the wilderness and was tempted the devil tempted him to jump and the devil said just jump because the Angels they'll come and catch you so just jump off don't worry Jesus just jump the Angels though don't come and look at you and jesus answered him in matthew 4 4 verse 7 he says it is also written do not put your Lord your God to the test what's interesting is when Jesus said that phrase he was actually quoting a scripture from the Old Testament he's quoting Deuteronomy 6 verse 16 where Moses said do not put the Lord your God to the test as you did in massa hang on a minute why would Jesus wreak wote what Moses said because what we've got to ask is what's mess-up and what relevance does Massa have to ask that Jesus is trying to say in the New Testament what is Mensa you see around three months after God worked the signs and the miracles that took Israel out of Egypt the Israelites they camped in a waterless place where they were camping it had no water and they started to get frustrated in in Exodus chapter 17 verses 2 & 7 it says so they quarreled with Moses and they said give us water to drink Moses replied why do you quarrel with me why do you put the Lord your God to the test and he called that place masa in other words they were saying God prove yourself Israel was saying God if you're real if you're with me and why is we in this waterless place why are we in a drought if you're real God prove yourself and so often you and I we found ourselves in the same place we feel like right now in this hidden season it's dry there's not much happening nothing's flowing so what are we doing God prove yourself and you hear God do you care God prove yourself and what Jesus was saying in that scripture is don't let Massa take you out don't go down the road where you start questioning your faith in God questioning if you trust God questioning where are you go don't let Massa take you out and away from God's destination and God's developing and God's planning that's happening in the hidden season of your life every one of these realizations will try and steal what God is preparing in you developing in you and doing in you in the hidden season right now in fact your hidden season is laying a foundation for your future come on why don't we stand to our feet and I wonder in this moment I wonder if you think about the hidden seasons of your life or maybe an area that I've shared today that might relate to your life where you go you know what I need to surrender this I need to surrender that to God I need to I need to stop questioning God stop running from God stop trying to do it my own way you know what I'm in a hidden season I got a surrender to God so come on where we just lift our hands let's sing this I surrender [Music] Oh [Music] I want to know you I want to know you ah [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Jesus read with but everywhere the happy way [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so whatever what are if there are people here this morning and you feel like you're in one of those hidden seasons where it feels like maybe not much is happening right now and you're maybe you've even asked those questions and like what god where are you what's going on and you can feel like you're in that hidden season where nothing has happened why would I pray for you this morning and I believe that the Holy Spirit is just gonna breathe something fresh over your life something fresh into your heart don't fall for the thieves that want to rob you of the season of God developing and molding and shaping you when it comes to what's on our lives and if that's you you feel like you're in a hidden season just lift your hands towards the Lord lift him up towards the Lord father right now we just say Lord have your way we say Lord have your way Holy Spirit we say come breathe in you breathe strength breathe confidence breathe trust breathe peace over people's lives we say Lord have your wine that is our prayer today we surrender in this season keep developing keep shaping keep sculpturing in the hidden season I thank you God that you're doing a great work father sir the diamonds will your life [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] hey I want to pray for people this morning maybe you've never said a prayer to ask Jesus Christ to come into your heart or come into your life right now I just asked everywhere if you would just bow your head close your eyes I want to talk to people about whether you know Jesus Christ whether you've ever said a prayer to ask him to come into your life give you a hope and a future friend do you know he's pieced you know his joy do you know his love do you know his grace in your life because today you can nor takes is one simple prayer maybe you came with a friend maybe you came with a family member but you're not here by accident this morning there is a God that is drawing you there is a God that is calling you and if you were to say yes to him he'll give you a brand new start he'll give you a hope for your tomorrow right through every location everywhere where people are hearing this this morning if that's you and it's saying yeah I need to get my life right with God I need to ask Jesus to come into my heart that I want you to lift up your head and say yeah that's me lift it up high enough lift it up long enough that's it and I see it I'm gonna pray for you I can see hands being raised around this auditorium and also wherever you are as well online and as you know what there may be people here this morning maybe once walked with God but in your heart you know you're distant you're away from God and you need to come back to him today will you lift your hand as well you say you include me in this prayer I'm I am I'm making my peace with God I'm gonna pray for you wonderful wonderful people raising their hands you can put your hands down we're gonna say this prayer together repeat it after me as a church family dear Jesus today I ask you to come into my heart come into my life forgive me of sin and all of my past mistakes today Jesus I choose you as my Lord and Savior as my best friend help me to walk with you for the rest of my days amen amen can we thank God for people who may have prayed that prayer for the very first time and hey we want to give you a Bible we want to give you a Bible today let it mark today the day that you decided to get your life right with God on the on the exits everywhere in the foyers there'll be people holding them up just go up and say hey I prayed that prayer we'll gladly slip one in your hand we think it's the best decision that you can make with your life amen amen fantastic come on ptosis really think [Applause] he's a faith stirring preacher sänger come one more time let's really appreciate hello singers stories who thinks that singers should take Kenny to Hawaii [Applause] or maybe Katy should get a Hawaii by herself hey on the way out you would have seen this on your seat which is the college Hillsong college open day gonna hear all the college students can I really hear all the college students so colleges got an open day coming up so whether this is something that you think you could be at but maybe you know somebody who could be at this and maybe even you're an online campus this is something that you want to pursue make sure you do Hillsong College Day is gonna be an awesome day so a whole lot of things planned for that so make sure you part of that but tonight tonight last week last week at the end of the service the service finished and everyone was dismissed to go get kids and so forth and then for the next half an hour ministry time extended worship basically this entire place stayed for the extra half an hour and really just lent in and worshiped and as ministry time and it was really awesome and powerful sense of the Holy Spirit so tonight is going to be a significant night and maybe you don't normally come on Sunday night so maybe tonight is the night that you need to be at because maybe God's going to do something specifically tonight in your life that you just never know so whether it be breakthrough we're gonna believe for breakthrough we're gonna believe for the Holy Spirit the gifts of the Spirit to be working and moving and extended worship is gonna be powerful so make sure you're a part of it tonight 4:30 in the epicenter 5:30 here in the Convention Center let's really contribute to the spirit of faith in the meetings tonight so can I pray for you father I thank you for all that you've done in this service thank you for the message father thank you for all that you're doing in our hearts and in our lives father we thank you for all that you're doing in our church and all we pray commit this week to you and we are so that you continue to go before us thank you for blessing us thank you for providing for us thank you for all that you've given us in Jesus name Amen have a great day Church Kuala sing this song as we leave [Music] it's [Music] now [Music] to see [Music] so Oh [Music] [Music] [Music] No [Music] to see [Music] Hey [Music] where your proposition [Music]

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Published: Sun Sep 29 2019