Hillsong Church - Student vs Scavenger

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[Applause] [Music] he [Music] [Applause] [Music] so you see you [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] Jesus see [Music] now [Music] Jesus [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] King reaching [Music] there is [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Oh [Music] some church give Jesus Christ that greatest of us jaysus [Music] mother is no name like the name of Jesus big welcome to church here at Hills 11:15 a.m. service slight variations in other parts of Australia and barley and of course we got Church of the air people in the outback they were having church with us this morning and people watching online so glad to have all you guys with us you know what we honor every person who steps out of faith believes for God to answer their need right now we're gonna pray for these needs some will come up on the screen put your hand awards these people in faith these situations let's all leaner let's all pray together father I thank you that there is no name like the name of Jesus we declare that name over every one of these needs we believe the victory and breakthrough we believe for miracles and new beginnings we believe for a supernatural turnaround we believe for healing we believe for freedom we believe Lord for your will to be done on each and in each of these Smith's right here father have your way we pray we believe the testimonies good reports of the price of God coming true in the lives of people in Jesus name [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] while we're singing about Jesus right now we're about to dedicate 11 babies 11 families bringing their child to be dedicated in this service and we're dedicated up to Jesus so you guys who are coming with your babies firstly all welcome welcome to all your family and friends who may be here and you're welcome to come right now some of our pastors will join your own right up here on the platform as we dedicate kids to the Lord and tremble before change [Music] you got on strike you can't get good help these guys [Music] sweet [Music] [Music] Wow look at this look at this fantastic so far this morning here at Hills alone of dedicated 24 kids to the Lord so our graders they're the next generation the next generation and I love it because dedications that Hillsong Church always look like United Nations and I think that's just fantastic look look at this little guy right here's beautiful little girl right here dedicating them to the Lord look at this look they're all there Lola loving your baby up there on the screen yeah leave this little girl and Everly joy hood awesome how are you good and here we go hey mate how are ya you know what Wow like this we got the pepper rod see down here you know what I love I love the fact the parents actually take this seriously I understand the children are incredible gift from God ABB's perhaps the greatest gift he gives us naturally speaking and so to dedicate your children back to the Lord and say Lord this is a gift from you this child we believe his or her salvation we believe for them to follow you all the days of their life with the leaf in your protection on their lives it's powerful put your hands towards these children come on let's pray together all these beautiful families amen so father I thank you in Jesus name we're gonna dedicate each one of these children to the Lord thank you Lord for this strong young man's iron father we dedicate him to you in Jesus name Lord we thank you for this beautiful little girl we believe father your hand is upon her we speak salvation over every one of these children Lord as we lay hands on them and believe for them we believe Lord you're gonna truly fill them with your spirit for the live life serving King Jesus that they'll live lives according to your destiny a purpose for their lives Lord have your way in each and every single one of them we pray for Nora Jean and we believe Lord she'll be a woman of God a woman of faith in Jesus name Lord each and every one of them we believe you Lord a man of God a man of faith Lord pray that these godly parents or raise their children in the ways of God and see the blessing of God on their lives Lord we pray for this built little beautiful boy and little boy beautiful girl and father we just ask in Jesus name that they too will see the blessing of God on their lives keep them in good health keep them in wholeness Lord we thank you for it in Jesus name Lord this little guy Joseph we dedicate him to you we believe your hand is on his life for your purposes father Lord we thank you for parents with only wisdom Lord every single one this gorgeous little girl father we dedicate her to you in Jesus name and Lord these two beautiful beautiful children have you weigh in their lives protect them father caused them to live their lives serving Jesus Christ and we thank you for it in Jesus name Amen amen you guys get all the photos you need Melissa there's there's a morning tea I guess is gonna be afternoon tea right up the church for the families and friends and a few our family and friends big welcome and we're gonna Bible to give you we've got a dedication certificate to give you thank God for you amen say you guys you're welcome to head off back to your seats whenever you're ready so high to some people telling me glad to see them and chose [Applause] [Music] [Music] grand finals Sunday what a pity it's not a better game with better tapes [Music] well people assent leaning a little Sports report Chelsea is still undefeated in the Premier League all blacks had a big win this morning against Argentina Wallabies lost to South Africa Tiger Woods is losing again in the Ryder Cup and Jesus is on the throne oh that's what you came to church for haha I'm glad we came for Jesus not for the sport that as long as I'm pastor you're always gonna get the sports report it just the way it is so we had church Friday night Sunday night visit Friday night which means tonight is a night for family or night for friends a night have a Barbie haha but Sunday night church will be on again next week and now incredible it's gonna be in the run up now end of October next weekend to run up all the way to the end of the year so looking forward to all of it Joel about Pastor Joel about the Reverend Joel about it's gonna come and share with us around at Gavin come on let's get ready to give did you notice did you notice all the roosters supporters up there now I didn't think you did well they don't pretty layout hey by the way that's a bit how many they get at their games as well just that's okay that's okay who's in the grand final [Applause] so good so good we're gonna receive our giving Brian's giving it we're all giving it and so you might want to use this envelope or there's different ways that you can give on the screen there the app is what lots of people do you might want to download that on your phone but just to thought while you're preparing your hearts there's a great story in Luke chapter 19 and it comes to out around special occasions it's Easter Christmas those types of big weekends it's a story where Jesus is on his way down into the temple and people start putting palm trees down they start putting blankets down and they're shouting praises and the religious leaders come around Jesus and they say can you stop it stop this tell everyone to stop saying what they're saying because they were yelling out blessed is the name blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord and they were really unhappy that they were all these people were praising Jesus as the king of heaven and earth and Jesus said if I tell them to stop the rocks the stones the rocks will cry out in praise and it got me thinking how it's not that rocks can't do that because if Jesus commands them they will it's not that rocks can't sing his praises it's the people should it's not that it's not that animals can't take care of the provision you remember there's a story in the Old Testament where God provided for prophet the prophet Elijah three and a half years he was fed every day by a raven a bird so it's not that animals can't do the provision they're providing but it's that people should and here we are today thinking about our giving our tithes and offerings it would not be right for roxas to sing our praises for animals to bring the provision it's for people it's for us and it's our chance it's what we get to do and if you're visiting with us today no pressure just relax if you're inspired to give you can but for those who call Hillsong home why don't we treasure this moment and let's make sure that we are very intentional about what we're doing as we bring our tithes and offerings cooperate for you why don't you hold your giving hold your phone if you're using the app to give father we just thank you for the great opportunity we have to be a blessing to you we say again through our giving today blessed be the name of the king who comes in the name of the Lord what a great chance we have today to give bless your people as they give God in Jesus name Amen why don't you give as the containers come down euro and we're gonna check out the screens and have a look at Church news this is spring at Hillsong Church kids we have kids Fest happening this week continuing in New South Wales Northern Territory and Perth this Tuesday join us for a night talking all things marriage with early pastors Joel and Julia rebel alongside our special guest Renee young esteemed counselor and sexologist because your marriage matters next weekend join us in church with special guests harrison connelly and the annual animated bible story and don't forget daylight savings starts Sunday October 7th so if you're in New South Wales Victoria and Tasmania one g-funk forward one hour all this and more happening this spring at Hillsong Church [Music] as someone who is heavily involved in writing our current course we teach you about performance we get you in practical scenarios to what you might do here at Hillsong College but also what you can bring back to your home churches my passion for you would be that you would grow in your skill that you would believe this one year being a better dancer than what you came in the ways that they've been thinking about things radically alter and shift then that opens up whole new ways of thinking and the great delight of it is seeing it then be transferred into the way that they live their lives we would love to see you the Hillsong College open day and you never know one day could change your life [Applause] we don't want to wait for anything that's how we are as a generation we don't even want things instantly we want things yesterday but let me tell you something we need to learn to love the wait on God [Music] [Applause] [Applause] big hi to the whole church across Australia in Bali Indonesia we're praying as a perdu the island in Indonesia that was hit with a devastating earthquake and a tsunami so thinking of you guys in Indonesia and every state where Hillsong gathers around Australia welcome good to talk to you all look that's the list of all the different places that are linked right now there's a lot of them a lot of them Bali Perth Palmerston Malik New South Central don't know who lost send a lots and lots of them incredible listen it's a family week everything's happening encounter fest youth fest powerhouse first marriage fest which is Tuesday night be aware of everything that's coming up and let's really engage we really want to invest in the people of the church married couples families kids young people it's gonna be a great great week so of course it's along weekend tomorrow Monday is a holiday and so that's awesome except for every Monday's a holiday for me because that's my day off and I love love are they I've had my Monday offer well forty years and says no different for me except for there's too many other people with a day off so I can't get into my cafes account get on the beach and so I like it when you all work on Mondays it's much better but I'm not a selfish person so welcome to enjoying your man who's working tomorrow well you guys do dessert can we have one of those kids album someone can help me there that's it just brings bringing bring whatever is up there thank you what else bring everything whatever you got up there turnip ah [Applause] Lucar here we are all right who's gonna work tomorrow I don't know buddy you got any kids but you got kids fantastic can you pass that yeah who's gonna work tomorrow hey handsome out in those other places tell me miserable hand it all out here who are we pointing to well well you don't got kids you are a kids I got who else you do you honestly after work tomorrow they're doing a kid's album for do you want Bobby's book for my book for a DVD or bigger saw yours fantastic incredible and this one's yours just for being in church and we're in a Chicago Bulls can so College Hill some college in the city and in Brisbane Hillsong college it's amazing you saw in church news we were talking about some of the courses in Hillsong College and there's an open day coming up I was telling the last service we got a world-class college and literally kids dream all their lives to come to Australia to Bible College and to learn the things of God learn creativity and worship and learn leadership and learn ministry and just grow in the word etc and it's right here on your doorstep it's kind of like who's on college that's right sorry Hillsong conference like people come from all over the world dream about coming and I feel that there's people here who maybe for a season in your life one year two years three years decided to study the word and really get deepen the things of God and really learn things like the leadership and the things that'll actually equip you for the rest of your life I always want to see the engagement with collagen and old church growing so there's an open day it's a New South Wales this Tuesday and it's in Queensland and Victoria the following Tuesday all the way around now even that's not what you told me you told me it's this way around what I'd suggest you look at the blue card that's on your sink and whatever it says is the truth whatever it says is the truth so I hope you engage in that Krister so Pastor Chris dur so this guy is a preacher you're gonna be blessed christen his wife Jairus I always said garrison till I heard you say it Jairus pastors and becoming the lead pastors in a church his parents pioneered called Christ Tabernacle in Brooklyn and in Queens in New York it's an incredible church and it's about to get a whole lot better and so you're gonna love Chris he preached Friday night brought the house down right across the church everywhere we're gathering let's stand to our feet give a great well to the platform to Pastor Chris der Sar also speaking head encounter fest [Music] [Applause] [Music] does anybody loves Jesus in this place [Applause] fanox I tell you what I was engaging in worship and we're singing about the blood we're singing about the cross and it just got me excited to talk about Jesus I just think would be wise before we do anything can we just take just a few more seconds and from the front to the back come on to the left to the right if you are grateful now if you're not grateful be quiet if he's never done anything for you [Applause] shop [Applause] Hillsong Church how we feeling this is this is the service don't tell the other services but man I could just I could feel it across every campus this is the one right here I just I feel a whole lot of goodness is about to happen in this place before we go into anything else can we just take a second just across every campus in this room right now can we just thank God for the senior leadership of this house come on don't you love the pastors and the leaders and the Shepherd's you have the Pastor Brian and Bobbie come on you to do a little bit better than that come on Shawn [Applause] every pastor so excited for what God's gonna do this weekend encounter fest by the way and just anyone ready for that I'm pumped I'm pumped but before we get to that I got I got a word I want to preach this morning is that okay come on go on ahead and grab a seat unless you don't like who you're sitting next to then now's a good time to change it maybe you're single and you see him or her here just go and sit next to them right now they have no idea you just got a name it and claim it in the name of Jesus any singles in the room singles I love it okay look we didn't say desperate we said single you're good you're good I come all the way from New York City I'm part of a great church there there's a few of us there we are hey and I'm excited to to preach this morning in fact I I feel like the the word that guy gave me I'm supposed to teach and preach so I'm gonna treat okay we're gonna no we didn't really work in the last service either nevermind let's keep going but I'm gonna give it everything I got and I'm excited it's it's funny cuz I was just sitting there I was worshiping and I just felt like God gave me very specific words for for this service and I'm just I mean I'm excited for what God's gonna do in all honesty and this in this moment I want to open up by reading to you two portions of Scripture the first portion of Scripture is found in the book of 1st Corinthians chapter 2 verses 12 through 16 and then we're gonna skip on over to the book of second Timothy chapter 2 verse 15 this is this is what the Bible says it says what we received is not the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God so that we may understand what God has freely given us this is what we speak not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the spirit explaining spiritual realities with Spirit taught words the person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the spear of God but considers them foolishness and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the spirit the person with the spirit makes judgment about all things but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments for who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him but we have the mind of Christ come on that's good news right there we have the mind of Christ skipping on over to the book of second Timothy chapter 2 verse 15 I'll be reading from the King James Version so you know it's real it says study to show thyself approved unto God a workman that needeth not be ashamed to hear that needeth that's King James a workman that needeth not to be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth I believe that each and every one of us are called to be students of the word if you are saved if you profess that Jesus Christ is Lord are there any of those people in the room today or at any other campus come on you Jesus is Lord then each and every one of us are called to be students of the word I want to take the next few moments and I want to preach to you from this idea the student verse the scavenger if you're taking those going ahead and write that down the student verse the scavenger if you're not taking notes take notes the student verse the scavenger and let's just pray one more time father God we come before you right now and we tell you that we honor you and we love you Jesus we glorify you Holy Spirit we need you would you move in this place do something powerful and prophetic have your way Jesus in US and through us and we promise when it's all said and done to give you and you alone all the praise glory and honor if you agree with that come on can you shout amen oh come on where you at can you shout Amen oh there we go this time of year is always an exciting time in our home I have a beautiful wife named iris and we'll be married 13 years this upcoming November I know she's a blessed woman and we have two beautiful children we have two beautiful children Dylan and Chloe Dylan is 11 years old and Chloe is 8 years old and every September is always a big month because it's the first month of school it's the beginning of school and I remember last year last year they were both starting a brand new school which now meant new teachers new hallways new traditions new people and all these emotions were running through their minds as well I was driving my children to school I guess I was able I was able to sense that my daughter Chloe wasn't too happy about this or you're wondering how was I able to sense it well I'm a good good father I mean I was just able to figure it out how you ask well I just got this suspicion that she wasn't happy as she screamed from the backseat dad please don't send me to that hellhole you know it was then it was then that I knew she's not really happy about this like how I was able to figure it out and she went on to share of her concerns and how worried she was that she would not have to figure out where to sit in the lunchroom and and what if this teacher doesn't let me use the bathroom and are the people gonna be nice to me now I'm as I'm watching my baby girl go through all these motions and feelings I got overwhelmed for her and there's the side of me as a parent that wants to step in and do all of it for her I'll meet the friends huh I'll figure out what you gotta do I'll introduce myself to the class for you so you don't have to do it then I think to myself if I did that for her well two things would happen one I'd be arrested because it's illegal but two it would rob her of the experience that those moments would teach her so I decided to say to Chloe in that moment Chloe don't you want to graduate see my daughter's a bit of an overachiever so I thought I'd speak to her privately which right away she responds yeah dad duh of course I want to graduate I just don't want to go to school and I thought to myself man that is a word right there if there was not a statement that sums up this generation today we have a whole lot of people that want the diploma but not enough people that are willing to put in the work we have a whole lot of people that want straight A's but not enough people that are willing to study we have a whole lot of people that want to be considered a teacher's pet but don't want to spend no time with the teacher see what I've learned is that in our world in our society today because most of our lives are made up of social media and watching other people's highlights and accomplishments as we watch those highlights and accomplishments we look at it and we say we want that we want that house we want that job we want that opportunity and on one side of it it's good if it challenges you to take the proper steps for it but on the other side of it if you just look at it and think that you should get it friend that's called entitlement and please do not be deceived by all the accomplishments and highlights that you see in a post what they propped out were all the years of sacrifice and struggle and a work and effort it takes just to get where they are right there some friends I've realized in this world that especially within church we are divided up between the students and the scavengers it's difficult to tell the difference when you're in service because they sit amongst one another they go to conferences together and they go to college together and they go to small groups together but after the service it's easy to figure out who's who I want to give you two definitions one of each of you could put the definition of scavenger up there a scavenger a scavenger is a person who searches for and collects words anywhere they could find one when you see words and in parentheses like that D in quotations do you get what I mean a person who searches for and collects words anywhere they could find one this is the believer that searches and ask people to speak into their life even though that person has not prayed for them even though that person does not know them but the scavenger will run around they'll go to service they'll wait till after the service they'll show up its small group they'll show up at a conference and they think that anyone who's anyone could speak into their life in fact they bank on it see the scavenger is only as strong as their last sermon they go from sermon to sermon they go from moment to moment they go from experience to experience never hearing from God themselves but surviving and dieting off of other people's revelation and then there's the student the student if you could put that up there a student is someone that is able to remember and apply Scripture when necessary not someone that is just able to memorize scripture keep that up there for a second someone that is able to remember and apply scripture when necessary not someone that is just able to memorize scripture so often when we read this scripture study and show thyself approved we think the more Scripture we memorize the better off we'll be the more the more verses I'm able to retain more Scripture that I'm able to recite then I'll be good as if God's gonna quiz you one day ask you to stand up and tell me what is it that you remember in the Bible I want you to verbatim repeat everything it is that I wrote but that's not what it means to be a student a student is someone that studies the word reads the word and holds on to scripture and then when life happens when opposition happens when opportunity happens when doors open when doors don't open when someone gets sick when someone gets hurt when someone leaves that you take the scripture that you've been already you've been reading and being on and praying on and you pull it out and you are able to apply it in the moment because God already spoke to you about this in the Word of God and when you are a student of the word you know the difference between the Word of God and every word that's not from God you don't get swayed by people you don't get swayed by movements because you know what's God and what's not there are the students and the scavengers I'm going to take the next few moments and I want to give you three truths of each I want to give you three truths of the student and three truths of the scavenger we're gonna start with the scavenger can you put up truth number one of the scavenger a scavenger searches for words but never looks to the actual source this is the person that lives off of social media they live off of books they live off of conferences they live off of moments and they never actually spend time with God see I want to just stop for a moment and say I am someone that is about books I am someone that loves conferences I am someone that has been impacted and changed by other people's resources and events but friends that is not everything see when your died is made up of just that you are missing out on connecting directly with God books and conferences and events were never made to take the place of you speaking directly to God there only exists to compliment what it is that God has to say to you and can I tell you God wants to talk to you God has some stuff for you he has words for you he has encouragement for you he has provision for you he wants to show you and declare to you and say to you what's about to happen so that when you deal with the stuff in between you are able to handle it friends this is why it is important and imperative that the first one we seek is King Jesus friends the reason why he died and rose again and tore the veil is so that we could have direct access to him and he we are missing out on the access because we're willing to settle for someone's one minute sermon real I'm all about the one minute sermons I'll post one later on but please don't ever settle from my revelation and think that what I'm saying to you is more important than what God wants to say directly to you see this word was birthed out of a moment over a year and a half ago I'm in Dublin Ireland I was preaching there at a conference and I preached about eight times or something like that and that was when I was then preaching this this young lady walks up to me kind of runs up to me and she goes she goes Pastor Chris finally I go finally she goes oh I've been trying to get to you all week and now here I am and here you are and God told me that you have a word for me and I'm like beside the eight that I just preached you know she's like no you know you don't get it last week you were preaching in Dallas Texas and and I was there and God told me you had a word and I tried to get you but I couldn't get to you so so I came here so I can get that word wait a minute you flew from Dallas to Dublin to get a word from me huh I don't I don't know what to say she was into you you don't get it I'm from New York and I go to your church I was so mad in that moment like you're one of mine you know so so you went from New York to Dallas Dallas back to New York and then New York to Dublin just to get a word from me see on one side of it it seems endear you look a tangled man that's a woman of faith she's persistent look she was willing to travel across the country across the world just to get just to get a word from you but on the other side if we're being honest if she understood how God worked she did not need to travel across the world to get a word she just needed to travel across her bedroom pick up that Bible that's sitting there on that nightstand open it up and say yes Lord your servant is listening yes Lord what is it you want to say to me see I'm not saying that I couldn't give her a word but I will say there's no way I can give her a better word than hearing from the actual source friends we serve a God that speaks and he wants to speak to you he has a word for you he says if you would just search me with all your heart you will find me and when you find me you'll get everything you need point number two of the scavenger a scavenger never settles in the word because the scavenger has never allowed the spirit to settle in them friends can I tell you how intricate and important the Holy Spirit is and the role the Holy Spirit plays in our lives the Holy Spirit the person he's he's part three of this triune God we serve God the Father God the Son and God the spirit and I find it so often people have an issue with the Holy Spirit because they think the Holy Spirit's weird and they think the Holy Spirit's weird because of what they see on television not Hillsong Channel but what they see on television and other things like that and what they've experienced in services and I was a result of that they think the Holy Spirit's weird but friends can I tell you the Holy Spirit's not weird people are weird and they make him weird but but he's not weird and I think it's important that you know that you're supposed to be in a relationship with the holy spirit like you can't have an issue with the Holy Spirit see I find it amazing how how people want to talk about the goodness of God and and how beautiful Jesus is but they don't want to include the Holy Spirit but friends you can't be good with God and not the Holy Spirit like I'm married you you don't get to be good with me and not my wife you can't not like my children and have a relationship with me where we're a package deal where we're a family where we're a 1 so if you accept me you accept them friends how much more our God I don't know who I'm talking to I don't know what campus you're at but the Holy Spirit's been knocking at your door wanting to speak to you wanting to get involved in your life here's why so that you could be able to decipher exactly what is the Holy Spirit and what's not the Holy Spirit so when someone speaks to you in a voice of authority you are able to decipher whether you're supposed to get under that authority or not because if it's God then it's good but if it's not God I don't care how it sounds I don't care if it's in the King James translation and all the needeth and promises and anything else you could add to it if it's not from God then it's not for you if you believe that can you give them a shout in this place number three number three the scavenger doesn't discover the depths of God and as a result ends up drowning in the storm the scavenger doesn't discover the depths of God and as a result ends up drowning in the storm I always find it amazing how people will blame churches for their own lack of depth find it amazing get people in our church that say oh you don't you don't preach enough on this subject or you don't preach enough on that and as a result you're shallow and and I haven't grown enough I mean I just heard a pastor say last week I thought this was brilliant they said I I never I never thought that it was my responsibility to feed an adult like you feed a baby every meal but when an adult is hungry they get up and make themselves a sandwich that will preach right there if you're hungry for the depths of God guess what that's not up to your pastor that's not up to your leaders that's up to you get open up the word of God and allow that to speak to you allow the Word of God you want to learn more about Revelation great open up revelation pray about it and read about it and ask God to guide you see when you come to church it's so that you could catch a vision it's so that you can get on mission but when you're alone with God allow God to reveal himself to you the depths of who he is stop putting the weight and the responsibility on somebody else when that's your assignment that's a part of your reading plan that's a part of your prayer life I know it sounds a little bit harsh but pastor Bryan told me to be honest and to be honest I'm from New York I don't got any other choice so is this okay this morning so you're able to tell where you are depending how you respond where you're at when life happens when hardship happens does it get the best of you or are you able to stand in the midst of it you know the word says that God's not gonna give you anything more than you could bear or handle so even though you feel like you can't if you were to apply the Word of God in your life you would realize you can in the New Testament there's this beautiful story where the disciples are on a boat and Jesus sends them in the boat he says I'll meet you on the other side which on the side note you know when Jesus says he'll meet you on the other side it actually means he'll meet you on the other side which means it doesn't matter what happens in between so in between they see Jesus walking on the water and they scream out Lord is at you and he says it is and then Peter says Lord if it's really you give me the word to come out and be with you essentially what he was asking was for the ability to walk on water like Jesus was doing Jesus gives one word and he says come this is where I felt in worship that somebody need to be reminded today because you were given one word you were you were given come in fact I just feeling my spirit it was two years ago it was in Hillsong conference and you haven't received the fulfillment of that word yet but God is saying to you whoever you are to come and you've been struggling and you've been frustrated and you've been angry because it has not happened yet can I talk to you as somebody who got a word in Hillsong conference about seven years ago when God told me that I would be the senior pastor of our church in the middle of a morning session while Bishop Jake's was preaching while he was preaching God just started to speak to me and told me this is a true story that I would be the senior pastor of our church at that point somebody else was picked to be the pastor I was not the choice I was too in love with youth ministry to even really care but here we are all these years later and I'm in the middle of seeing that word come to fruition I don't know who you are and what word you received but it was two years ago and God wants you to know to hold on to that word it's about to transpire in your life and I want to give to you Peter I want to give to you Peter as the perfect case study of how not to act because Peter asked for God to do something and God does it say that I could walk on the water with you he says come he's walking on the water but in the middle of walking on the water the water starts to splash up against his legs and instead of keeping his eyes on Jesus he starts to focus on the water and because he starts to focus on the water and takes his eyes off of Jesus he's gonna drown why because anytime you take your eyes off of Jesus you will drown so even though he's in the middle of a miracle even though he's in the middle of the miraculous he allowed the common to get in the way of his perception and distracts him from being obedient as a result of that he starts to drown now I could imagine what's happening in that moment I could imagine what what Jesus starts to say to Peter and what Peter starts to say to Jesus I I imagine a conversation like like Jesus just Jesus saying to Peter Peter just pick up your head and look at me and Peter's like no God I can't do it I'm I'm not able to make it I'm I'm just the man this is impossible then and Jesus sent him but you were just doing it just just get your eyes back on me and you'll be okay and Peter's like I can't do it god it's it's not gonna work out and Jesus saying Peter you can and Peter say no I can't this is this is liquid man cannot stand on water it's impossible and I just imagine Jesus st. Peter I get that the water is liquid but understand my word is solid when I tell you to walk you walk when I tell you to go you go when I tell you to step out you step out because I'm God and you're not if you believe he's God and has power in every word he speaks give him a shout in this place he says I'm dog I need you to hold on to my word I need you to spend time with me allow me to speak to you allow my one word to be enough you don't need other words you already got a word it is now your job as the steward to hold on to the word to develop the word tax God to reveal himself to you through the fruition of that word hold on to that word I don't know who you are what you're holding on to but God wanted to remind you that he already spoke and he doesn't need to repeat himself the first time he spoke was enough when God speaks orbits come into existence and earth comes out of his mouth his words are enough he's not like man that he's wasteful with his words and here we are looking for someone else to affirm what God already said but why do we need a man to co-sign on what God has already signed off on with when God speaks it's enough amen the reason why you need to hold on to the word ago is because the life happens and it will can I give you three truths of the student quickly number one a student studies the word why because he knows that tests can always come we study the word because we know a test could happen in any moment the Bible says to be ready in season and out of season so we don't just study on a Sunday we don't just study when it's time to fast we don't just study when it's small-group season we study we live in the word and as we study the word we hold on to the scripture so that when life does happen were able to take out that scripture out of our back pocket and apply it to the moment that we're in number two number two a student allows the word to study them this is imperative because so often we read the Bible will do our Bible reading plan thinking that if we read it for the day we did enough but friends don't be so quick to get through the Bible reading plan slow down and realize that there is weight in every scripture every word is god-breathed so when you are reading it you're not just getting through some information understand that that's the Living Word of God and it's to be treated with reverence and respect I heard my dad say before that the Bible is the only book where the author is always present that's why it's beautiful to slow down and say God what do you want me to learn through this Scripture what do you what do you want me to learn through this chapter why is it that you're showing me this I don't I don't know what you want me to do with this but why is this that you're giving it to me right now I heard a leaders say the other day I don't know what I don't know I thought that was brilliant because we have no idea what we don't know but you know who does know God he knows what's coming he knows we even though it's unexpected to you he knows what's right around the corner he knows what you need so when you're reading the word aloud the words hurry to you allow the word to tell you about you allow the word to deal with you allow the word to expose you and reveal yourself to you see if you've ever prayed a prayer God make me a man of God or make me a woman of God understand that's what you've signed up for the words gonna show you who you're supposed to be who God has predestined you to be throughout the word there's the word Sayla the word salem means pause and think about it the Bible is literally encouraging us just to stop you don't have to get to the next paragraph you could just focus on this verse and allow that verse to just wash your mind allow that word to get into your spirit allow that word to get into your vocabulary so you could start proclaiming it over yourself and your family number three can we put that truth up a student is able to stand in the midst of the storms because the student is daily being washed in the waters the word a student is able to stand in the midst of the storms not just after the storm but in the middle of the storm why because the student is daily being washed in the waters of the word this is why Romans tells us that daily we're to renew our minds and daily were to offer ourselves as living sacrifices not just on Sunday but on Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday whether it's spring or winter or summer or fall we are allowing the Word of God to speak to us because we want to make sure that no matter what happens we stand up strong why so the Word of God can be seen true in our lives what is the word of God say the Word of God says that God will not give you anything more than you can bear or handle so when you as a believer allow your situation to get the best of you you make the Bible to seem out as a liar when the Bible is complete truth everything about the Bible is correct from Genesis to the maps in the back it is completely correct every aspect of it and it shows us how to live it shows us how to stand strong and it shows us how to lead our families it shows us how to deal with sicknesses it shows us how to deal with opportunity and things that seem like God opportunities but aren't it shows us all of it this is why I love the story in the Bible where where Jesus deals with temptation so found in Matthew 4 this is right after he's he's baptized the Bible says right after he's baptized the spirit brings him to the wilderness and in the middle of the wilderness the enemy Satan decides to tempt Jesus and it says now when the tempter came to Jesus he said if you are the son of God command that these Stones become bread it's amazing to me how how Satan will question about Jesus what he already knows and this is so revealing because this is exactly what the enemy does he will make you question who you are he will make you question your identity what God has already said about you you find yourself questioning because Satan questioned you but here's what I love about Jesus he shows us how to respond to Satan in that moment it says this but he answered and said it is written man that's a word right there he said it is written man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God he says it is written you know what's so brilliant about this this is Jesus every time he talks it's scripture every time he speaks it's a word but realize what Jesus decides to do in this moment he doesn't give us a new statement he gives us a statement of one that was already said by the prophets of old found in the Old Testament why is it that Jesus instead of saying something new gives us something old because something old is strong enough and great enough and powerful enough to allow us to withstand our current battles Jesus is showing us how to fight our battles in this moment see the enemy's been attacking you he's been talking to you about your children he's been talking to you about your family he's been talking to you about your marriage he's been talking to you about your beauty he's been talking to you about your life he's been talking to you about your finances but you have to be strong enough and stand on the Word of God and I listen to what he says but say no no I'm a student of the word and I already read this when I studied up it is written so when he calls you a failure you say I'm more than a conqueror it's rain when he says you don't belong to the king of kings and the Lord of lords you say I am a child of God when he says that you're never gonna make it you say my God has already laid out all my days and all my plans and it doesn't matter what you say or will you say or will you say because I got a word from heaven it isn't written if there's anybody here that still believes the Word of God to be true take about 20 seconds and with everything on these you give Jesus a shout it's right it's I'm gonna just stay here real quick it is written you know the Bible says that when the enemy speaks he speaks in light which means every time he talks the opposite is true so when he says you're gonna fail you should start praising when he says you're not gonna make it you should start worshipping when he says you're not gonna get married and you're not gonna get healed you should lift up your hands open up your mouth and say I am killed by the blood of Jesus I am saved by the blood of Jesus whatever he says the opposite is true so when you said my God doesn't love me I could lift up my hands when he says anxiety's gonna get the best of me I could open up my mouth when he says my days are gonna stay dark I could have worship because I know morning is coming it is a rain give him a shower it's so much power in the written word of God and I think about I think about this this one time last year you can stay standing if you want one time last year's got a shipment of my brand-new book and I'm not saying that to make a shameless plug I'm saying it because I'm someone that grew up with a learning disability and hardly ever read and Here I am on my second book and when I received an early shipment of those books I was completely overwhelmed by the grace of God because I knew I didn't deserve it I knew I wasn't that good or that smart and I'm having this moment by myself and I'm I'm holding my book in my hand and as I'm holding it there I hear a knocking on the door my office my friend knocks and just comes in which is awesome by the way because what's the point of knocking if you're just gonna come in he knocks comes in and right away he goes all bro bro I gotta tell you about this girl I'm dating completely oblivious to this moment that I'm having so I'm trying to give him a hint you know just looking at the book and I'm like oh wow man that's great haha wow he goes oh you're gonna love her I'm like I'm at my shirt sure probably will it goes all pros is that your new book and I go yeah man just just came in I was kind of having a moment by myself and he goes Oh bro I got the best idea best you're gonna love it he goes give me a book so I can give it to my new girlfriend oh how great is that so I go yeah man take it and was hoping he leaves you know and he he says Brittany to sign it so I got [Music] that's an awesome signature by the way hand it back to him he opens the book and looks head he goes that's it no but do you mean he's like you don't give her a word and I go I wrote the book like every word in there is my word you know here and I find it amazing how we have a generation and people that are searching for words when you already have the word like I find it amazing and I need to speak to Pastor Brian I know can I can I get tired with Pastor Bob yeah I feel like they have a word for me and listener I love I loved I think there's an appropriate time for counseling the Bible says that there's wisdom in the counsel of many so there's an appropriate time but friend can I tell you that not every situation in your life is meant to be taken out with your pastor in fact you can go directly to your God and he will show you and lead you and guide you friends we cannot be a generation that is constantly expecting someone else to speak to us because we have this generation that says give me a word and I'm kind of like you you want a word well what kind of words you want you want you want a word on God's Direction cool how about this Psalm 23 - he leads me beside still waters he restores my soul he leads me in paths of righteousness all you want a Proverbs word okay proverbs 3 6 and all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths oh you need a word on forgiveness ok first John 1:9 if we confess our sins he's faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness oh you want an Old Testament word on forgiveness great Psalm 51 7 purge me and I shall be clean wash me and I shall be whiter than snow oh you're brokenhearted and you need a broken-hearted word cool some 147 3 he heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds oh you're dealing with fear and you need a word on fear Isaiah 41:10 so do not fear for I am with you do not be dismayed for I am your God oh you're tired Matthew 11:28 come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest oh you need healing psalm 103 verse 2 bless the Lord O my soul and forget not all his benefits who forgives all our iniquities and heals all our diseases all your struggling you feel like you're a failure how about Romans 8:37 no in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us all you're struggling with shame and grace keep on reading it says it says for I am convinced that there is nothing in all this world these are heightened or depth neither Angels nor demons neither past nor present nor anything else that could separate us from the love of God through Christ Jesus our Lord oh you need a word how about this word in the beginning was the word and the Word was with God and the Word was and he put on flesh and he has the name and there is power in that name at the mention of that name demons have to flee at the mention of that name there's healing at the mention of that name salvation is found if you know their name and are saved by that name lift up your heads open up your mouths and shout that name Jesus ah you [Music] [Music] [Music] she [Applause] [Music] she in a second I'm gonna pray for all of us and then we're gonna worship one more time we're gonna blow the roof off this place with worship and faith amen but before I do across every campus I want to give the opportunity that if you've never given your life to Jesus to do that now maybe at one point you were serving God but you walked away from that relationship you could include yourself in this prayer as well I'm a count of three and when I say three if that's you no matter where you are just shoot up your hand and then I'll walk you through a very simple prayer one jesus loves you and died specifically for you two Bible also warns us that tomorrow's not promised to any man or any woman but it encourages us to take advantage of this day in fact it says today is the day of salvation if that's you lift up your hand now three lift it up lift it up Jesus Jesus we see you thank you God all of you that lifted your hands across every campus I want you to repeat this in fact let's all repeat it together say Jesus you are king and you are Lord thank you for dying for my sins and three days later rising again I love you I give my life to you in Jesus's name in Jesus's name in Jesus's name come on shout amen all over this place [Music] I hope this is okay I just feel to say this that at the end of the service Pastor Brian's gonna call the pastors and leaders up here so that they could pray with you and whoever you are that specifically you got that word two years ago and conferencing I want you to come down at the end and talk to the pastor's here I'm telling you Holy Spirit put it so heavy in my heart I would be remiss not to mention it right now because I know you're struggling in your seat but wherever you are you come down here and you share with one of these pastors can we all lift up our hands in this place just admitting and confessing that we're gonna be students of the Word of God we're gonna be led by the Holy Spirit amen amen come on lift up your hands over every campus I want you to get ready you're about to give God your best worship you're about to give them your best praise father God we stand in your presence right now and we honor you all over this room over every campus we exalt your name and we say there is no other God thank you for allowing us to be a relationship with you thank you for speaking directly to us thank you for organizing and ordaining every day of our lives of laying out every minute of every hour of every day from this moment we are committing to pursuing you and chasing after you and opening up our lives and and our spirit and we say have your way speak your students are listening in the precious and matchless name of Jesus Church if you agree with that across every campus lift up your hands open up your mouth and give Jesus a loud shout of praise in this place come on pastor Chris a big warm welcome to constitute a good warm thank you thank you what I think was an incredible message hey if you raise your hand praise God firstly wherever location you're at I hope not only that your age here but we can give you a Bible in the foyer wherever you are they'll be Bible you'll see someone holding them up take one of those Bibles and let's bake today a day that counts we've got six minutes left in this service Matthew to lean in stay with us just for a few moments and I just really would love there's people here something desperate going on in your life maybe you have got been diagnosed with a serious sickness or you're fighting a serious sickness or maybe it's a family or marriage or could be anything that's really really and you'd love one of our pastors and leaders so just lay hands on your pray faith and dear believe God for you I would love the new people wherever you are I'd love you in every location and all around this room just come forward just come and fill the order and help us are gonna pray for you if we're gonna lay hands on you if you're another case but people can't come forward well maybe you can move across to a side aisle but do whatever you can and we're gonna believe right now it's not coming start coming from wherever your loved one event pastors to pray for you let's keep worshiping just for a moment stay with us lean in pray for these people worship Jesus all around the come on let's keep worshiping him miss sanguine off-balance items [Music] [Music] beautiful [Music] touching people down [Music] lift your hand if Dylan's pregnant [Music] we need four glasses of the side [Music] 101 [Music] [Music] what [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] beautiful Holy Spirit Holy Spirit holy spirit holy spirit keep praying with people here father I think you you bless your people and you keep I thank you for your favor your face your grace your countenance is smile we're thank you for the goodness of God we want this coming week and the goodness of God weapons for the gangsters and on prosper Lord you go before us testimonies miracles and stories are going to be recorded from the week ahead and the lives of your people father help us to keep her faith in you help us to speak to our friends about Jesus help us Lord to walk in godly wisdom flower in a way where we take that face Fuhrer but in Jesus name we thank you for a wonderful morning amen amen amen thanks for being here guys have an awesome day you're welcome to keep worshiping for just a moment [Music] inside [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] we love your church that's why I just can't miss a Sunday cuz it's so good enjoy tonight and we'll see you next week [Applause]

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Keywords: jesus, hillsong, praise, worship, Chris Durso

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Length: 92min 5sec (5525 seconds)

Published: Sat Sep 29 2018