Holy Week Day 5 | Guest Speaker: Pastor Tolan Morgan | 04/01/21

[Music] the songs to all the people with light in their hearts and loving their eyes you don't have to worry when the mountain seems of infinite size and there is one who goes before you to calm the sea and there is a king who leads his people to victory and we are [Music] we're surrounded by we're destined [Music] this next verse is for the people who think they're in the struggle all by themselves listen we all get discouraged when the pressures of life stop weighing us down we've learned in his footsteps the crosses in life must precede the crown and there is one who goes before you to come the sea and there is a king who leads [Music] [Music] listen to this we've got to remember it's our destiny to win in the end we've gone on a sigh then we are destined to win [Music] [Music] till [Music] [Music] [Music] but to heaven [Music] cannot be compared to the glory that shall be revealed come on say you are come on point to your neighbor tell him say you are you are destined because of his promises because of the covenant because you are destined you are born to win clap your hands in here come on everybody that believe god for some unbelievable things i need you to decree and declare these two words we win yes we do said we win prophesy to yourself come on and again we win i believe god totally trust him totally believe him don't say we win we win we win in the end we win yes we do we win we win over sickness we win over debt we win over struggle we win [Music] we [Music] life and death are in the power of the tongue so you still have to decree and declare things like this listen over racism said we win over terrorism said we win [Music] said we win [Music] come on [Music] together say you [Music] [Applause] yes to win [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] god bless you friends pastor chris harris here and i am excited this is the day the lord has made we got to rejoice and we're glad in it i need you to do me a favor before this service begin i 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[Music] [Music] so [Music] so good evening bright star oh come on good evening bright star it's so good to see you all here tonight and we're so glad that you chose to worship with us here in another night of our holy week revival if you're watching there on the screen we're glad that you have tuned in tonight whether you're watching via facebook our youtube channel or even on our website we're glad that you're tuning in to our holy week revival on tonight i'm gonna ask that you would please go ahead and share this service tag a few friends on facebook click the share button if you're watching on our website if you're watching on youtube go ahead and copy and paste the link you can even send it through text we just want to make sure that you are evangelizing to everybody in your circle of influence tonight if you're in the building we're gonna ask that you stand tonight it's just a few of us gathered don't worry don't worry don't worry we're following all the rules and all the guidelines it's just a few of us here in the house but tonight i promise you we are here tonight to give god glory to give god honor and to give god praise because i read over in the book of luke you know jesus always spoke in parables and it talks about a man that blind man that was sitting by the highway or by the wayside as they said begging and this man like i said he was blind and he heard a great multitude going by and he said jesus have mercy on me he was like wait a minute y'all got to be quiet you got to be quiet sir and he got even louder than jesus have mercy on me and jesus stood still that's what the bible tells us that jesus stood still and told the man somebody bring him over here and he actually healed that man right there so does anybody have enough courage to interrupt jesus from whatever he's doing we know jesus has a pandemic to control we know he's headed to the hospital to heal somebody but is there any in the body in the building that has enough praise down on the inside to actually interrupt jesus from whatever he's doing say lord i need you to come see about me we used to sing a song just pass me not on gentle savior hear my humble cry does anybody have a cry down in their belly tonight come on bright side did you bring a praise with you tonight come on did you bring a praise with you tonight did you bring your hallelujah with you tonight hallelujah come on let me hear you tonight come on i'm looking for the praise i'm looking for the praises i'm looking for the praises hallelujah hallelujah tonight is our revival and i believe that we're going to be revived on tonight let us go before god in prayer heavenly father we do thank you we thank you for waking us up this morning many of us woke up this morning we got out of bed and we washed our face we brushed our teeth we even started to get dressed and we did not acknowledge him we went about our work day we were on zoom meetings and google meet meetings and we did not acknowledge it we grabbed a bite to eat and we did not acknowledge you we got in our cars and drove down the streets and down the highways and we still didn't acknowledge you god forgive us for that but god i promise you on tonight with everything that is within we're gonna make up for it and we're gonna give you praise and we're gonna give you glory because god you have been good to us all week long all day long god you have watched over us and protected us and for that we say thank you god god we say thank you that you have given us the activity of our limbs and you breathe breath into our body and we say thank you god that we say thank you god because you have watched over us all day long god there's shootings all over this land oh god god but you have protected us and no bullet has hit our homes and no bullet has hit our bodies and for that god we say thank him god with every breath in our body we're gonna lift your name tonight god because we believe that tonight in this revival that someone's life is gonna be changed oh god now we believe that somebody watching even on the screen oh god is gonna come to you crying what must i do to be saved oh god now we believe that in this revival tonight somebody's body is going to be healed high blood pressure is coming down and low blood pressure is going up we believe that tonight who got diabetes is gonna be erased we believe tonight oh god that cancer is gonna be eradicated we believe tonight oh god that kidney failure is gonna be healed god we believe tonight that you heal all manner of diseases from that we say thank you god we pray now tonight even in this revival god that you would lift up the bow down head oh god as he was a thou o lord out of shield for me my glory and the lifter of my head god lift our heads tonight oh god god someone is coming in in a low state someone's dealing with low self-esteem someone is dealing with anxiety and depression you lift our heads tonight oh god god we're looking to you oh god we look to the heels from what's come with our help for our help comes from the lord the lord who made heaven and earth tonight in this revival revive us tonight renew us tonight refresh us tonight revive us tonight renew us tonight refresh us tonight revive us tonight renew us tonight refresh us tonight breathe new life into our ministries breathe new life into our families breathe new life into our bodies breathe new life into our jobs breathe new life into our homes god revive us renew us and refresh us tonight god we believe that you're sending a word oh god that's going to feed your people we're standing here god has empty vessels waiting to be filled by you god so give the man servant a word for tonight that would feed this hungry flock god that would encourage our hearts oh god that would revive us that would renew us and that would refresh us in the name of jesus we clap our hands come on and we open up our mouths and we give god praise come on i said we clap our hands we open our mouths and we give god praise we clap our hands and we open our mouths and we give god praise i gave you three things to do we clap our hands and we open our mouths and we give god praise come on hallelujah come on thank you jesus come on we clap our hands we open our mouth and we give god praise i know we've had a long day but we clap our hands we open our mouth and we give god praise somebody might have told a lie on you today but we clap our hands we open our mouth and we give god praise i know you might be hungry but we clap our hands we open our mouths and we give god praise you might be feeling a little weary in your body but we clap our hands we open our mouths and we give god praise i know somebody in your family might be sick but we clap our hands we open our mouth and we give god praise come on bright stuff come on bright star this is revival this is revived this is revival this is revival come on we clap our hands and we open our mouth and we give god praise come on we give god pray you don't have to stop right there he said we clap our hands we open our mouth and we give god praise for he's worthy of any and everything that we can give him is scripture reading time the scripture is coming from john 14. he says let not your heart be troubled ye believe in god believe also in me in my father's house are many mansions if it were not so i would have told you i go to prepare a place for you and if i go to prepare a place for you i will come again and receive you unto myself that where i am there ye may be also and whether i go ye know and the way ye know and the word of the lord is already blessed hallelujah come on let's say hallelujah how many know this to our god that we give all the praise all the glory all the honor so come on and put your hands together and let's bless his name on this thursday night come on put your hands together everybody know this song come on [Music] he is foreign oh holy like me [Music] to me together say oh oh nobody oh [Music] oh oh hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah welcome christian saints and online friends welcome to bright star church chicago where the wife reverend dr james vincent snowball senior is our late founder and the birthday boy pastor christie harrison [Music] amen at bright star church we are lifting the savior through loving saints with lights that shine our church is conveniently located on 735 east 44th street chicago illinois 60653 our church telephone number is 773-373-5220 we now have our very own youtube channel as well however you're tuning in on tonight we ask that you share this service and help us spread god's love on tonight amen if this is your first time tuning in thank you so much and we hope that you enjoyed this service would you write down in the comments that you're a visitor so the bright star family can love on you whether you're on the scene or watching on the screen welcome again to bright star come on stuff come on bryce come on bryce don you know how we do come on why y'all still sitting there y'all gonna make me look at you like that come on we like the love on everybody i know we're not gonna run all throughout the room but we can at least wave at you we can blow you a kiss we can wave and say hello welcome at the police team come on make sure you're showing to make sure that everybody here feels the love and the presence of god in the and we like to say hello and welcome to all of our online viewers that are watching us from over 80 countries from around the world we love that you're watching on the screen one day won't you join us right here on the scene if you're watching on facebook go ahead and tag up your friends and share this service if you're watching on our website or our youtube channel make sure that you copy and paste that link and send it to everybody fun with me tonight you know the dancers were here i would have to do my move that's what the dancers would do right we just like to have a little fun here come on rock with us side to side i like the way you move tonight come on one last time won't you sing it with us [Music] hello this is sunina ellison jones reporting for vnn thank you for tuning in to our online service we ask that you please take a moment to share our service our goal is to reach 400 shares and we're depending on you for more information about our church you may visit us at brightstarchurchchicago.com guess what worship doesn't stop for us you can still join us for worship service online during these times of social distancing bright star is bringing sunday morning and midweek worship services to you you can watch any of our services through our facebook page our website at brightstarchurchchicago.com or our youtube channel sunday morning worship begins at 10 a.m and midweek worship is wednesday at 7 pm so join us you don't want to miss it with the recent events in our community we need prayer now more than ever join bright star for our morning zoom prayer call every monday and friday morning prayer begins at 6 a.m and you may join us by dialing in or using the zoom link let's come together to pray for each other as you already know brightstar now has its very own youtube channel and we need you to subscribe the goal is to reach over 1500 subscribers so please subscribe and share our information with your friends third john chapter 2 says dear friend i pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you god wants us to be healthy spiritually and physically and that is why pastor chris harris has teamed up with northwestern hospital to create a show entitled clergy and clinicians this show not only presents helpful information about health concerns but there's also a live question and answer segment tune in to the latest episode which discusses covert vaccinations for more information please visit brightstarchurchchicago.com please understand today that we have become we become we become slaves to numbers and we're in a certain kind of bondage where we need affirmation of the crowd and and so we seek to win approval by how well or how much people like what we are doing and i rose today to tell somebody that you are too big to live between the claps of somebody's hands [Applause] [Music] [Applause] sometimes folk don't know the strength you had to muster just to be able to stand they got no idea what was behind your testimony they quoted you but didn't give context they they had no idea i was having a rough day that day but i it was good just for me to be polite but i can't be phony i i'm trying to just be cute and courteous but let's not act like you don't know what you said about me i'm trying to keep my poise it takes work to trust god when you can't see him oh yeah yeah yeah it takes work for you to keep giving your money when you're not sure how things are gonna work out at home but but you know that you said god you give seed to the sower oh yeah it takes some work to believe god for that but i just wonder is there anybody in here i don't have a long i don't have long but is there anybody in here that can just say god this week give me the strength to put the work in to build my faith so that i can have and be who you want me to be just touch somebody uh if you rolled with him touch somebody if you got some hand sanitizer touch some touch somebody and tell them say neighbor you got to put the work here that's the problem with some of us we are too busy trying to defend who we are but god says when you have an anointing and an assignment on your life i can show you better than i can tell you i wonder if there's somebody here that can say i know who i am but i don't have to defend my character because by time the plan of god comes into fruition you're gonna see everything that god has called me to be i wish i had somebody haven't gotten manchester wins in this police can i give you a little secret the people that are working against you are actually working for you have i got a witness here every time they think that they've thrown something your way have a real weapon against you is not going to prosper tap somebody and say it will open so that when you receive your release so that when prophetic fulfillment approaches you will not have the energy you will not have the strength you will not have the motivation to walk out of this intro what's next but i dare somebody to shout the devil is a liar he's a liar [Music] we request that you gather your entire family for this awesome worship experience you may eat or drink in the comfort of your own home however we ask that you share our service via social media also when it is time to give we ask that you go to our website and click on the giving tab or use the text to give option we appreciate your cooperation you've heard your church announcements so please govern yourselves accordingly this has been samina ellison jones reporting for vienna praise the lord everybody praise the lord everybody truly i thank god for being here thank god for being safe sanctified filled with the holy ghost and ain't nobody mad about it but the devil amen i'm not going to be before you long pastor harris thank you so much for inviting me to all the pastors that are here god bless you um i'm gonna sing it out the way is that all right i was sitting and looking out of [Music] the window seeing my dreams and visions they were shattered realizing in [Music] my heart that i needed [Music] to oh [Music] lord i surrender lord i surrender my [Music] no it doesn't matter what it takes i'll give it i'll give it to you i was thinking trump to find the answer [Music] how i wow [Music] how to feel this point in my life trying to find joy in material gain tell me why should i go tell me what should i do do [Music] i give you my everything oh lord oh oh lord i surrender i surrender my all my everything to you it don't matter don't matter what it takes i'm gonna give it i'll give it to you i stand as an empty vessel before you oh lord hold [Music] don't it don't it don't it don't matter don't matter what it takes i'm gonna give it all i'll give it to you no no no no no no no no no it don't matter don't matter what it takes lord i'm gonna give it out i'll give it to you no [Music] it really doesn't it don't it don't it it don't matter [Music] don't matter what it takes i'm gonna give it for the rest of my life i'm gonna give it every hour of the day every day of the week every week of the month every month of the year i'll give it gonna give you gotta give it gonna give it gotta give it gonna give it got it give it gonna give it got it give it go to give it got it give it gonna give it gotta give it gonna give it lord give it to [Music] two [Music] to you hallelujah has anybody surrendered your life to the lord you told the lord no matter what it takes i'll give it to you well you know i'm a little baptist girl but i grew up hanging out with the church of god in christ and they had one word yes yeah anybody know what a yes he is [Music] come on open your mouth and put a yes right there come on open your mouth and say yes lord come on if you don't know what else to say you can say yes lama come on if you don't know what else to think you can think yes lord why don't you throw your head back and open up your mouth one quick second it's just telling me yes roshan we came to tell you yes you may not be feeling like a yes it may not even look like an s but from our soul we holler yes but we're crying we say yes we don't feel like it we say yes when it don't look like it we say yes come on this prayer time bring your is to the lord as we begin to pray wherever you are whether you're watching us via facebook our church website you don't have to be here in the physical sanctuary but you can make an altar wherever you are as it is our custom here the bright star we want not only to pray with you but we also want to pray for you so whatever is on your heart whatever on your mind now is the time to lay it at the altar if you have specific prayer requests in that sanctuary go ahead extend to your feet as we begin to pray father we thank you tonight to god we thank you for that you've done for us thank you for being such a good god to us thank you oh god for how you woke us up this morning and touched us with your finger of love gave us a brand new day god father we thank you god that you've given us safe passage all day long god we thank you o god and when we woke up this morning we had clothes to win costa drive and we had food on our tables god you've always been a good god to us even on our worst days even on our bad days you are still a good god to god we pray for those who are under the sound of our voice right now we pray god that you would be their heavenly consolator some god are dealing with things that they can't even utter out of their mouths they have situations of god that perplexed them in the midnight hour god they losing sleep their pillow is wet with tears to god we pray that you would come today and wipe their tears away to god we know that you are a prayer answerer and a prayer hearing god so god we pray in the mighty name of jesus that you would free us from everything that stops us from seeking your face god if it's depression that stops us from seeking you we pray god as you would break the back of depression if it's sickness oh god or distress we pray in the mighty name of jesus oh god that you would free us loose our stammering tongues and help us to open our mouths up in magnifier now to god we pray for those who are watching oh god via facebook or on our church website you know what we stand in need of somebody god tonight needs you to be a god that can heal bodies we know you can do it somebody needs a people pain somebody needs a way made out of no way they've gone to the end of their rope they have gone oh god to the end of their line and we pray today god that you would be there to meet them at their moment of concern father we pray in the name of jesus oh god for those who are under the sound of my voice that god you would strengthen them right now give them peace oh god for every confused mind oh god we pray that you would god break the back of discouragement and break the back of distress oh god and those who may be feeling like you have left them alone or god we pray today that you would help them to know that you are closer than a brother that you speak of closer to any friend oh god father we pray tonight oh god as we go through this revival that a word would be said a song would be sung that will lift us from every little place that will give freedom to our minds oh god lose every shackle lose everything oh god free us from every stumbling block that hinders us from seeking you even no more give us a peace in our hearts oh god we pray for those who are downtrodden and heartbroken that you would mend their hearts back together with bands of love we pray tonight oh god for that person who is seeking an answer that only you can provide they've been to the doctor they've been to the lawyer they hurt their friends but nobody has to answer like you can so father we stretch out on your word today because your word is truly all that we have once heaven and earth have passed away once our friends are gone and once the money is out of our bank account it is your word that's saying oh god that we are the lender and not the borrower it is a word that said oh god that we are those who are risen and triumphant glory we pray tonight god that your good grace would follow us everywhere we go that your peace would go before us that no dead no lack shall come nigh our door posted everything that concerns us that it will concern you and every time that rises against us that it shall be condemned and every force that comes against us to stop us from giving you praise and to stop us from giving you glory to stop us from magnifying your name will be disintegrated under the power of your blood we look to you tonight dear god because we don't have no more help we don't have no more friends we don't have no more money we don't know which way to go but our eyes are looking upon you because what they are carrying you crush death and you crush sin and you made us free and you given us grace and you giving us love and you giving us joy and we thank you so much god we know we don't know what else to say so we but thank y'all repeat me thank you for food we thank you for shelter we thank you for lives we thank you for supporting our head we thank you for everything for everything that you've done we won't neglect we won't forget we will be mindful to give you may and all the glory shall be done in the mighty name of jesus we pray and we give your name all to glory amen praise the lord bright star now here i'm going to ask you to do me a favor i want you to react like you know how we do on a sunday morning when i say this bright star is giving time come on come on let's show them how we do christmas giving time and you know friends and family that are here with us tonight why we get excited when it's giving time because we know that the bible tells us that he gives seed to the sower so every time we sow a seed we're gonna get a seed that we know that there's a spirit of reciprocity so it is giving time and we're excited that we can sow into the kingdom of god tonight there are many ways that you can get what you will find there on your screen you can give there if you want to give me a check or cash the ushers are there with an envelope for you if you do need it if you want to give via our website you can do so at brightstarchurchchicago.com you can do that while you're sitting here or even if you're watching there on the screen we do want to encourage everyone that is tuned in tonight to give into the ministry tonight we also want to say that you can text to give because most of us have our mobile devices with us a lot of them have us our credit cards attached to them so you can text to give the number to give is one 773-231-5 zero zero two and tonight is pastor harris's birthday is his birthday happy birthday pastor harris bright star loves you bright star loves you and adores you and we support you one hundred percent and i believe that there's another way that you can give somebody said they're gonna put it on the screen with the cash shop number but you didn't tell me what it was we've also got swiping if you need to fight there it is if you want to cash out because this new generation does cash champ cash app is the dollar sign pch min m-i-n-p-c-h men m-i-n we also have ways for you to give if you want to give via credit card are you excited about giving tonight are you excited about giving tonight are you sure let me hear you give god praise for giving tonight as the praise team gets ready to sing the simple song that just says i'm looking come on i expect if you're giving in the building tonight we do have the baskets here to my left and to my right come on i'm looking for a miracle come on everybody let's make choir come on you know the songs [Music] [Applause] hallelujah some are still giving let us bow our heads father in heaven we do thank you for this seed we thank you for the gift and for the giver god we ask that you would please open up the windows pour out a blessing that our storehouse won't have room enough to receive less some thirty sixteen hundredfold even according to their faith in the name of jesus we do pray thank god amen amen god bless you my friends pastor chris harris here this is one of the most special times of the year for many of us celebrating palm sunday passover easter or what we call resurrection sunday yes special times deserve special announcements and boy do i have an awesome announcement bright star church chicago and bright star community outreach we want you to be educated empowered informed and safe and as you know the covet 19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the entire world but especially communities of color throughout this pandemic we have kept our finger on the pulse of the community and we have heard your cries and your concerns well pch what is this special announcement check this out i'm looking for 1 000 people who are ready to get their covet 19 vaccination i've already had mine in collaboration with our partners and howard brown and the clara lionel foundation bright star church chicago and bright star community outreach are providing vaccines on saturday april 3rd in addition to providing the covet 19 vaccine we want to be sure that you have some of your practical needs met as well after receiving your vaccine we will be distributing what we call compassion care kits within this kit there'll be a bible mask hand sanitizer and information about programs at vsco and other things that you need to know as an added bonus you don't want to miss this if you leave or know someone who lives in the 60609 60615 60616 and 60653 greater bronzeville area we are prepared to support 201 families with up to one thousand dollars in housing support and up to 720 families with 250 dollars in food support that's right we ain't playing we want to resurrect your faith and your needs being met we are excited to bring you services and resources in this very trying time listen i'm excited about it all the information about our holy week revival from palm sunday all the way to easter sunday as well as the information for the april 3rd covet vaccination day is on our bright star church chicago website and there will be a registration form and additional information about the entire process listen april 1st is my 47th birthday and i wanted our organizations to be a gift to all of you share this information register now get vaccinated and get ready for holy week [Music] [Music] um [Music] so [Music] when i feel like i give him for you remind me safely i am your child your will is that i [Music] all i need is [Music] is that i win all of these oh there is no fear is i'm gonna lose the plan is that i win oh i am oh oh [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] is he knows my ending before my beginning lord your will is that i'm weak oh he reminds me safely that i am his child i ain't got nothing to worry about [Music] his will is not in my life he knows my endings [Music] i'm more than a conqueror i'm a champion that i win oh it's his plan for me he already planned it out for me so i not the worry about nothing because i win nothing to worry about [Music] my is yes lord that's some good stuff he knows before my beginning lord your will is that i win hallelujah hallelujah tell your neighbor i it's already done the fight is fixed we win we [Music] that look like they know they're a winner and tell your neighbors a neighbor y'all ain't talking to the right one look at him as a neighbor i don't know about you but i know i've already won tell them i'm not going to win tell them i've already won if you've already want to open your mouth and shout to god right now i thought this was holy week i thought this was a sanctified church i thought this was a holy ghost field church i want you to shout loud as you can because the devil didn't think some of you would make it to this holy week but 500 000 people did not make it to this holy week but i need you to look at somebody telling me i'm one of the ones who did if you're glad to be alive get all the shelter praise right now i told you this is my baptist night so i need about five or ten y'all do me a favor start clapping your hands like the devil's faces in between it if you're next to somebody that didn't come to our church i need you to look at them roll your eyes up and ask them did you come to half church see what they'll do clap your hand i like that country stuff this is what i grew up on come on come come on we've been doing this for 47 years joe hit me hard two times clap your hand did y'all come to have church this shot put your hands together grandmama shed it like this come on i got jd anderson in the house i got baptist boys here tonight come on they were selling this every put your hands together grandma machete everybody we gotta we gotta go for the first time here at the start i want you to go crazy and welcome one of my favorite preachers all the way from georgia make some noise for the living doctor him [Music] this is the day the lord has made when we choose to rejoice and be glad and it for the lord is good i said the lord is good i said the lord is good his mercy is everlasting his truth endures unto all generations we honor our heavenly father his son our savior the lord jesus christ who hung for six hours one friday died until death died three days later he comes out of the grave not as a weakling but with all power in his hands 50 days later he sends the holy ghost to reside in the preside on the inside of us and what a joy it is for us to know that we're not just his creation but we're his children and after all that we've been through we still have our right minds for he will keep you in perfect peace as you keep your mind stayed on him if you're thankful just to be alive give him come on give him praise that you just alive come on give him glory that you are no no no i said give him glory that you're just alive we thank god for the humble privilege of worshiping this holy week with the bright star church of god in christ amen we say good evening to you we thank god for this invitation to share and we thank the lord for your most humble pastor my friend and brother pastor chris harris come on church let's thank god come on it's his birthday y'all come on let's thank the lord amen amen he looked like the birthday boy donut amen don't get too close to him he will cut you he shoved tonight amen we praised god for 47 years amen your life and we thank the lord that we are here tonight to be a part of both worshiping god and thanking the lord for his life and we praise god for this church let me appreciate this church and the pastor for the accommodations that have been made for my time here in chi town tonight amen amen i'm thankful for my brother in the lord being with us tonight pastor romell williams come on give god praise for him amen all of the pastors and preachers who are present all of you my brothers and sisters in the lord i pray that you've already been blessed this week some of my friends have already gone before me and made difficult the way amen so i pray that uh my little easter speech tonight will not will not bore you too much we just want to share this little sunday school lesson and we'll be out of the way amen while you're standing i want to summon your senses and invite your intellect to the book of daniel [Music] the book of daniel chapter number three daniel chapter 3 [Music] i pray that your familiarity with this context does not cause you to cut me off too soon [Music] it is there that the holy spirit has highlighted this familiar context beginning with verse number 15. daniel chapter 3 verse 15 while you're landing there we thank god for all of our virtual audience amen we praise god for you tuning in tonight daniel chapter 3 verse number 15 your bible should read now if you be ready that at what time you hear the sound of the cornet flute harp sackbut saltery and dulcimer and all kinds of music you fall down and worship the image which i have made well but if you do not worship you shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace and who is that god that shall deliver you out of my hands shadrach meshach and abednego answered and said unto the king o nebuchadnezzar we are not careful to answer you in this manner if it be so our god whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace and he will deliver us out of your hand o king but if not be known unto you o king that we will not serve your gods nor worship the golden image which you have set up then was nebuchadnezzar full of fury and the form of his visage was changed against shadrach meshach and abednego therefore he spoke and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was want to be heated and he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind shadrach meshach and abednego and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace then these men were bound in their coats their holes and in their hats their other garments were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace therefore because the king's commandment was urgent and the furnace exceeding hot the flame of the fire slew those men that took up shadrach meshach and abednego and these three men shadrach meshach and abednego fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace then never chetnazer the king was astonished and rose up in haste and spoken said unto his counselors did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire they answered and said unto the king true o king he answered and said lo i see four men loose walking in the midst of the fire and they have no hurt and the form of the fourth is like the son of god then nebuchadnezzar came near unto the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoken said shadrach meshach and abednego you servants of the most have high god come forth and come here then shadrach meshach and abednego came forth of the midst of the fiery furnace and the princes governors captains and the king's counselors being gathered together saw these men upon whose bodies the fire had no power and was nor was a hair of their head singed neither was their coats changed nor the smell of fire had passed on them and then never turned spoken said blessed be the god of shadrach meshach and abednego who has sent his angel and delivered his servants that trusted in him and have changed the king's word and yielded their bodies that they may not serve nor worship any god except their own god therefore i make a decree that every people nation and language which speak anything amiss against the god of shadrach meshach and abednego shall be cut in pieces their houses shall be made a dung heel because there is no other god that can deliver after this sword than the king promoted shadrach meshach and abednego in the province of babylon i want to tag this text faith under fire you may be seated in the lord's church all of us at some point in our lives want to be labeled as being courageous all of us want those moment or that moment in our lives that will mark our character as being a courageous person until we find out that courage is not free something is at risk you stand and be courageous that's really a very serious principle tucked away in this passage this familiar sunday school lesson about these three hebrew boys shadrach meshach and abednego but when we study scripture it's not just important to know the story or the narratives or the characters tucked in the story it's important to identify what is god's message what is god's story in the story if you are a bible student you know that daniel's prophecy was written as a salute and an ode to the sovereignty of god that god just isn't the god of folk who believe in him god has enough power to interrupt and interfere with international affairs daniel's writing bespeaks god's authority over people who don't even believe in him his sovereignty is not limited to church folk his power is not limited to people who believe in him he is a sovereign god daniel's prophecy his contribution to the biblical canon is a salute to god's affairs in international affairs over other nations that are not specifically israel but in doing so god hires people to infiltrate other kingdoms as his agents and ambassadors to bespeak his message and to give homage to his authority might i suggest to you that when we read this story these three brothers are god's not even secret agents they're god's ambassadors to a gentile kingdom to help them to understand that the god of israel is lord of all and we see in this story these three hebrew boys have gotten in trouble for standing for god pastor harris if i could sum this sermon up into one sentence one of the principles one of the issues that it screams at us tonight is that we are often confronted with opportunities that present us with moments to either highlight god or betray god and the question becomes will you put principles over privilege [Music] you know how it is when some of us get a little money get a little job get a little opportunity get with the man or woman that is our choice to try to compete with somebody else we get a little opportunity and we end up compromising principles for privileges one of the lessons that these guys teach us is how to not compromise principles over privilege you see that in this story by which they have an opportunity to be elevated within the babylonian authority they get called up uh from slavery and they are put over the provinces and the story goes that there were certain chaldeans who spotlighted these three hebrew boys and identified three things about them number one they would not bow to this golden image number two they would not serve their gods and number three they had no regard for the king and these uh chaldeans went to go tell on the three hebrew boys to king nebuchadnezzar king nebuchadnezzar believes their report he gets upset he brings these three guys in for questioning and when he brings them in ladies and gentlemen they they stand flat-footed in his face and tell him directly we will not have your gods as our gods we will not bow to this golden image uh if god delivers us fine if god does not deliver us we will still not bow to your god nor regard you as a god nor bow to this golden image king got mad and made sure that the furnace reflected his fury turned the furnace up seven times harder through these three hebrew boys in the fiery furnace didn't know that there was a fourth man already in the furnace who looks like the son of god these boys got in that furnace nothing happened to them never ceneza notices that they have been unstained by this fire nebuchadnezzar calls them out of the fire investigates them to discover no change had been to their coats no singh has been on their hair not even the smell of smoke and fire has has been on their being they call in all of his contemporaries to see this miracle and they resolve that clearly their god is worth more homage than our gods as a matter of fact if we find that anybody speaks against the god of abraham the god of meshech i and these three boys that we're going to have an issue with them and we're going to kill them and we're going to make their house a dung hill and as a result the bible says that this king promoted shadrach meshach and abednego now that's the story let me back up and share some things that are pertinent to our walk with god and we'll go get some fish together ladies and gentlemen i think it's important and imperative that we investigate how this whole thing got started this thing did not start with the three hebrew boys neither did it start with never chet nesser it started with these caldean instigators these the text calls them certain chaldeans have observed three things about the three hebrew boys they've observed number one they have no regard for the king number two they will not serve their gods number three they will not bow to this golden image pastor williams i'm concerned because if you've observed so much about these boys then that is indicative of how long you've been watching them they didn't just observe one thing about them they've observed three things you have no regard for the king you won't bound to this image and you will not serve our gods if you've made so many observations you didn't just stare at me to get those observations you've spent some time watching my activity and for you to have spent so much time watching my activity is is a revelation about you because the ordinance was that when you hear the sound of these instruments being played but everybody is supposed to bow to the king and if you telling that i'm not bowing then you can't be bowing either if you're telling that i'm not bowing then actually you have had to stand in order to see me not bow come on you're going to get this in a minute if the if if all of us in here at the sound of the musicians get on our knees and bow the only way for you to see somebody not bowing is if you're not bowing yourself i'll try it one more time it is not possible ladies and gentlemen for you to tell what somebody else is doing unless you risk telling on yourself and the very thing that you're trying to report on somebody else you could very well be reporting on yourself the only reason why you knew i was not bowing is because you were not bowing either do you know folk like that who always got something to say about somebody else and forget they risk telling on themselves trying to tell on somebody else okay you you still not feeling me uh maybe maybe you don't have anybody in your life like that but here's what the text tells us the text tells us that when they went to report to king nebuchadnezzar in verses 12 through 15 that when they went to report to king nebuchadnezzar that these three hebrew boys were not bowing listen to what they said they said in verse 12 that king these are the guys you set over the affairs of the province let me try this one more time these are the guys that you set over the affairs of the province they didn't go to the king and said shadrach meshach and abednego are not bowing missed it they said these are the guys that you set over the province of the affairs so i'm struggling here uh pastor epps because i want to know did you tell on me because you're struggling with my faith in god or did you tell on me because you're struggling with my favor from god i'm not i'm not real clear on which one you struggling with because you should have just went and told my name but the fact that you went and told the position that the king gave me i wish i had a church around here somewhere because the real matter of the issue is it's not just my stand that you struggling with you struggling with the fact that the king has favor on my life and he has elevated me to a place that you can't stand y'all missed it the three hebrew boys ladies and gentlemen were transitioned from captivity to being in charge they were brought over from jerusalem into babylon and the people who are in babylon are struggling with the fact that they gotta submit to slaves lord have mercy today they don't feel like they're qualified enough they don't feel like they got enough experience and enough education so now the king has overlooked them and lifted up some slaves and put them in charge i'm not sure if you struggling with my faith in god or my favor from god or you're struggling with both ladies and gentlemen sometimes your faith in god aggravates other people can i show you the sign that it aggravates other people your favor from god aggravates other people because all they'll do once they get aggravated is make it their business to expose the flaws in your life do you know of anybody in here in your life they won't celebrate your favor but they'll tell everything else that's wrong with you they won't celebrate the fact that you've been elevated they're telling everything that's wrong with you because it's their now concern to make sure that your favor gets flawed and one of the signs one of the signs that you are possibly under satanic control is that you like to expose the flaws of other people [Applause] you missed it satan does it every day all day he stands before god to accuse the brethren and god is standing there like i know that i'll use them anyway i called them i anointed them and i'm gonna use them anyway listen ladies and gentlemen if you say nothing to me it looks like i'm talking about you so let me just do a little check would you check around and look at your neighbor if they tell you one thing god has done for them see how they respond if they don't celebrate you then you're sitting next to somebody who is aggravated by the favor that is on your life but if they start to give god glory not for what god has done for you but for what god has done for them then you're sitting next to somebody who is comfortable with the favor of god on your life i'm not sure what you're struggling with i'm not sure i'm not sure if it's my faith you struggling or my favor you struggling with i'm really not clear i'm not i'm not clear what you what your real problem is because you're aggravated by the fact that uh that that the king has given a slave a position lord i wish i had some help right here you you i don't know why y'all not i'll shout myself tonight because i am a proof that god can raise up the lowest person i'm proof that god can raise up somebody who other folk look like he's not qualified he don't have enough experience but can i tell you something oftentimes as a matter of fact more often than not god's criteria is in stark contrast to man's criteria never got any help here i'm not really clear on what you're struggling with but apparently but apparently whatever you're struggling with you're not the only one struggling with it [Applause] i find it quite interesting that the king didn't even investigate the matter or have mercy he just accepted the report of haters he just accepted the report of haters he didn't even look at the situation he just accepted the report of haters he calls in these three hebrew boys and the first thing this text is tailored to teachers church is about your persuasion before the fire that's the first thing that texas table teacher you got to have a persuasion before lord have mercy the fire come here church come in church he calls those boys in and uh he said you guys are not bowing you don't have any regard for the king you don't have any regard for my gods or these images that i've erected uh do you understand i've made a decree that anybody who dishonors either of those is going to be thrown into the fiery furnace the text says that same hour that's what tech said and the three hebrew boys look back at shadrach meshach and abednego and they look back at nebuchadnezzar and they say uh well sir we heard you but uh we're not doing it we heard you we're not doing it so so let me give you my conviction he says uh if god delivers us fine but if he doesn't we know he's able and we'll die believing before we live as traitors can't take what they can said tell you what they said what they were really saying was hey nebuchadnezzar you are making the dangerous presumption that our faith is built on deliverance [Applause] you presume that we just believe in god cause he gonna deliver the mistake you made is that our faith is not based on deliverance our faith is based on devotion [Applause] our faith is based on the fact that if he doesn't do it lord have mercy today we are devoted even if he doesn't deliver now let me go head on and get in trouble in this here church tonight and tell you that you are in trouble if your faith is only based on deliverance [Applause] because if that's the case then you don't believe god you are bullying god you can't tell god what to do how to do it who to do it to just because you got faith real faith is not based on deliverance and god deliver us from this deliverance driven devotion to the divine that if he delivers then we go shout if he delivers then we go praise if he delivers then i'll stay in church but ladies and gentlemen we do not know if you're faithful to god until you've been presented with an opportunity to be unfaithful preach pastor morgan i want to talk to somebody who testify i will bless the lord not just when he delivers but at all times when he does not deliver i'm i'm i'm fearful that the church is in trouble because we've spent a lot of years lying on god and one of the things this pandemic has done has exposed false prophets [Applause] [Music] preaching here total and mort you thought god was going to deliver and we preached that to you because that's what make you feel good but the reality of the matter is god has a right not to deliver and if he chooses not to deliver will you still give him glory will you still be faithful in church will you still tithe will you still serve the ministry even when he has not done what you want him to do to these three hebrew boys teach us that real faith is not subject to deliverance real faith real faith watch this is is is contingent and subject unto death they said you got two options never checked nestle told them you got two options option number one stand and die option number two bow and live those are the only two options you got they said we'll take option number one we will stand and die because actually pastor harris their contingency is we've come to the fire with a persuasion [Applause] the fire is not going to prove our faith our faith is going to stand against the fire because we've already come to this persuasion that we're fully resolved to die and therefore god doesn't have to do anything else to prove himself to us okay i'm missing them people back over there uh uh 2016 uh 2016. uh my wife and i attended a frankie beverly and maze concert i don't care nothing about y'all judging me i'll go if they come here tomorrow i'll be there tomorrow okay nothing about y'all judging me 2016. me and my wife went to uh frankie beverly and maze see y'all acting fake i'm gonna get you in a second because if listen listen let me talk to the real people who testify i'm saved and i know how to have a good time [Applause] 2016. me and my wife went to a frankie beverly and maze concert i paid good money revenues to see deacon frank in beverly and his quartet singers uh in 2016 and uh and and it it wasn't just me there [Music] we were in an amphitheater in atlanta georgia it might have been four or five thousand people there i i wasn't the only one there this was 2016. in atlanta georgia me and my wife paid tickets to go see frankie beverly and mays and uh and and it dawned on me pastor harris while i was standing there uh i paid a lot of money to see a 46 year old band who hasn't made an album in 23 years to sing the same song that i've known all the time i'ma try this one more again in 2016 me and my wife went to frankie beverly mays concert in atlanta georgia i paid a lot of money while i was standing there it dawned on me this group is 46 years old they had not made an album in 23 years and my presence there and the pay for the ticket suggests they ain't got to make another song [Applause] they've already done enough for me to pay another ticket to hear them saying the same songs i thought i had somebody in bright star tonight who would testify god doesn't have to do anything else for me he's already done enough for me to keep paying to give him glory because he don't need any new hits to all hits is still worth giving him glory look at somebody some god got some old hits in my life i still dance about the stuff he did last year [Applause] [Music] if he never does anything else he's wise lord i wish i had a church around here to give him glory not for the new stuff but the whole stuff he's already done that's really what the three hebrew boys said that's really what they say what they told never chet nezer is that i don't need a new hit from god he's already done enough that if tonight's my night to die i'll give him glory for the stuff he's already done and he don't need to do anything else my faith is not based on his deliverance it's based on my devotion if we're going to die tonight i'm gonna die believing but if he don't do it he's able lord i wish i had somebody in here tell somebody you got i got a simple word from the lord just tell them i got a simple word don't touch them just tell them i got a simple word from the lord it's just this simple he's able nope they didn't get happy turn to somebody else and tell them neighbor i got a simple word from the lord this ain't even about your card this ain't about your house this is not about your money this is a simple word he's able no they didn't get happy tell somebody neighbor i got a simple word from the lord he is able how you handle your fire is contingent upon your persuasion before the fire breaks out this text doesn't just teach us about a persuasion before the fire this text teaches us church about how to be purged by the fire if you've got a bible and can read it the text says nebuchadnezzar got upset because what he threatened them with did not scare them his anger this fiery furnace didn't scare them so he gets mad turns up the furnace seven times hotter to reflect his own fury and then he calls for an army of people to bound and tie these three hebrew boys up and throw them in the fire and the text says that the fire burned up the people who bound them up trying to throw them in the fire i'm gonna try this one more time the text says that never chatenez called for an army of people to bind up three men bound them up went to go throw them in the fire they opened the door to the fire and the fire shot out burned up the guys who was trying to throw them in what that means brother minister is that this miracle was not worked by cutting off the fire it was work by reversing the heat did y'all notice that when the heat when the three hebrew boys was out the heat was in [Music] and when the three hebrew boys was in the heat was out i'ma try it one more time and the heat came out in reverse order because it was designed ladies and gentlemen to get rid of people who had no business with their hands on you in the first place who preaching here told morgan i'm trying to tell you that the fire that has broken out in your life was designed to get rid of people who had no business being in your life it wasn't designed to kill you it was designed to kill them who had no reason to move forward in your future okay that's why your prayer has not been answered the reason why your prayer has not been answered because god is not done purging your life of people who have no business being in your life with the trouble that has broken out in your life [Music] oh lord have mercy i knew you wasn't gonna say nothing cause you want god to take away your trouble and he sent the trouble to take away troublesome people [Applause] it was a reverse it was a reverse that while the boys were out the fire the heat was in and it comes now to get rid of those people who should have never had their hands on the three hebrew boys okay okay okay so here's the problem of the text the problem with the text pastor romero williams is simply this if the fire killed the guys who were throwing the three hebrew boys in how did the three hebrew boys end up in the fire i knew you wasn't thinking let me try one more time if the people who's supposed to throw them in are dead how did you still end up in the fight the problem with this text ladies and gentlemen if you got a bible and can read it the problem with this text is the three hebrew boys are bound hand and foot so they didn't step in the fire refreshments i'm gonna try this one again they didn't step in there they didn't jump in there i wanna suggest church they fell in there and here's the blessing jesus met him in the thing they fell in lord have mercy today i'll shout myself because y'all don't want to tell the truth that you fell into some stuff because you saved sanctified and filled with the precious holy ghost and with a body burning fire on the inside but for all us other real people we are saved and we'll still tell the truth that some stuff we fell in but jesus met us in the very thing that we fell in and that's how we got out do i have anybody in here that will testify i got out of some stuff the lord let me get out and i fell in it myself can i tell you the problem with the church the problem with the church is that the church wants you to be holy but it don't want you to be honest so let me talk to the honest people who will testify with your saved self on sunday you fell in some stuff during the week and the only reason why you came back to church the next sunday is jesus was already in what you fell in and met you in that place and brought you out when you couldn't get yourself out i fell in some stuff jesus brought me out of okay since y'all missed it it's a theological reworking of creation itself that is often labeled the fall of man i'm gonna try this one more in the garden man fail but jesus comes to bruise the head of the serpent and deliver man from some stuff he fell in would you take a minute and just look at your neighbor and just tell neighbor excuse me i'm be real honest with myself right now i gotta praise god for some stuff he brought me out of that i fell in no the devil didn't do it my enemy didn't do it my hater didn't do it i did it myself i walked through the valley of the shadow of death i did that but thanks be to god he was with me and i feared no evil [Applause] it's a thought it's a fault that jesus got him out of i know you don't like this part but here's the whole point of the story pastor harris the whole point of story is based on one question the question was posed by nebuchadnezzar it's one question i didn't make it up and send the text the whole story is based on one question who is that god the whole story is built of trying to answer one question who is that god y'all missed it it was the it was never chad nezer who posed the question and it was never chad nezer who said it was the son of god it defiled lord you're gonna get this one way or another which means sometimes god puts his people in a fiery situation so that somebody who don't know god can get to know god based upon how you handled the hell god permitted you to be in the question is can you be trusted with trouble [Applause] [Music] or are you going to give up on god talk about god ain't fair and god ain't right sometimes it is god that has not sent you the blessing it is god that has sent you the burden [Applause] [Music] because you are the agent to reach somebody else based upon how they saw you handle your fire [Music] [Applause] your persuasion before the fire [Music] this texas table to teach us about your purging by the fire [Music] but this text is also teach us about how you've been preserved in the fight [Applause] here it is here it is i've really been talking uh past harris to get to this one point uh so just forgetting i just been talking get to this one point uh if if you got a bible and can read it the text says [Music] that the three hebrew boys are in the fiery furnace the king looks in there says he sees four they threw in three he sees four he even has to confirm didn't we throw in three they say yeah bud we threw in three it's four bodies in there and let me tell you what they're doing they're walking loose and unharmed i didn't make that up it's in the bible i'm not a cliche preacher it's in the bible if you like the bible you're gonna get this sermon they doing three things they're walking and unharmed i'm gonna try one more again he says we threw in three right yeah i see four in there and i see what they're doing they're walking loose and unharmed what they what never chanez was really saying was i see them living in the fire like they're free [Applause] [Music] [Applause] since y'all slow him listen these three men were taken out of jerusalem and put into babylonian captivity and when they got put in the fire they looked like they're free back in their homeland when they got put in the fire because when they was at the crib they was walking loose and unharmed but while they're in the fire they're still walking loosed and unharmed so they looked like in the fire what their lives was when they was free y'all missed it god gave them back the life that the enemy stole from them in the fire i'm gonna try this one more again i don't know who i'm preaching to so i'm gonna speak to i'm gonna speak for about five of y'all i'm gonna make number six because some people are ashamed to admit what i'm getting ready to say but the truth of the matter is some of y'all doing real good in this pandemic your life is better in this pandemic than it was before it started you making more money you seeing more clients you got more money in the bank your body is healthier you're doing better in the fire than you was when you was free [Applause] would you look at somebody and tell them neighbor i've been wanting to say that for a few months but i know some of y'all insecure with blessed people so since i'm in the lord's house let me go ahead on and testify this pandemic has been a problem for some people but for others of us it's been a blessing because in the pandemic we've been walking loose and unharmed do i got anybody that will testify god knows how to bless you in the fire [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the life that they were taken from they got back i said the life they were taken from they got it back in the fire let's make this house tonight a no-hater zone and take 10 seconds to just thank god you're doing as good as you are you're doing as well as you are under the limitations and under the circumstances your life is being real blessed in the midst of a fire what they thought was gonna kill you take you out what they thought was gonna silence you it's actually blessing your life yes tell your neighbor i'm living good i'm all right tell me i'm all right [Music] i sure am i'm doing all right uh huh if they got a little attitude in their jaws pray for them but but just testify cause see somebody needs to be god's poster boy somebody needs to be god's poster girl to say that though it is bad i'm proof that god doesn't have to remove your fire to provide your needs [Applause] the life they were stolen they got it back and god didn't have to wait to pull them out the fire to give it to him he gave it to him in the fire they were preserved no hair singed no coat changed no even smell i didn't make that up in cintex they don't even smell like what they've been through i wish i had some help around here they don't look like it they don't smell like it they have not been affected by it ladies and gentlemen here is the real miracle here is the real miracle bishop the real miracle is simply this if you've been through a bad situation but you haven't become a bad person the real miracle has happened in your life if you haven't allowed the situation to change who you are to change your attitude to change your focus to change your goals then you have really experienced the miracle i'm quitting thank you for having me pastor just share this little easter speech thank you i appreciate you i'm closing when i tell you this in verse 30 because you had a persuasion before the fire you let the fire purge your life you were preserved in the fire now i'm going to promote you i'm in verse 30. i bid y'all good night he said when they come out that fire the bible says and he promoted them over the affairs of the province okay you still missed it it means that what the snitches the snitches and the chaldeans started at the beginning of the story didn't work because what they were ultimately trying to get never checked nezra to do is move them out of the position that they couldn't stand for them to be in so they went through the fire only to get elevated y'all missed it ladies and gentlemen you got to be careful because what you think is killing me could very well be elevating me [Applause] is there anybody here that can testify you have the plan of god on your life have i got myself a winner in this police the bible says when we get to verse 30 they was promoted the very king that the enemy tried to keep them from moving ah yeah am i gonna win this here it means that the enemy was used to elevate them into the place where god would have them to be am i going to win this here you got to be careful how you try to plot against god's people you got to be careful how you try to plane against god's people and the very people the very people that can't stand you they are the very people god will use the elevation have i got to win this here would you look at your neighbor and tell them neighbor what you meant for evil lord have mercy on god we'll do it for good i'm feeling pretty good in here would you tell your neighbor they plan it to work against you but it only served to move you forward and the fire that was thrown your way it was only designed to lift you up where god would have you to be am i going to win this year and so you got to be able to stand against the fire and to testify that you know that all all things lord have mercy according to his purpose everybody that thought they were going to kill you ever reminded that thought they were going to sabotage your reputation everybody that thought that they were going to kill your opportunity god only used them to move you forward have i got to win this here since y'all slept you all thought that the three hebrew boys ain't got nothing to do with holy week let me try this one more again here's how the story ends three hebrew boys were put in a fiery furnace and they were brought out because jesus stepped in y'all slept on that hat i said three hebrew boys were thrown in a fiery furnace and they were supposed to die but jesus stepped in in the thing that was supposed to kill them and they lived but he stayed in that furnace y'all still sleep i said the three hebrew boys were supposed to die oh in a fiery furnace but jesus lord have mercy stepped in and they lived and he stayed in there does that sound like something you all know one friday you and i were supposed to die on camera is here jesus stepped in and he took the heat and set us free have i got a witness here and whom the son i said whom the sun sets free free indeed do i got anybody here that's been set free i said do i got anybody here that's been set free if you've been set free free people don't know how to be quiet i said free people don't know how to be quiet but free people know how to open your mouth i said free people know how to lift your hands i said free people know how to jump for joy i said free people know how to give him glory because we remember that jesus stepped in and set us free and i gotta win this here and since y'all still you all still ain't talking back to me i got five reasons why you ought to give him glory reason number one he woke you up this morning reason number two he woke you up this morning reason number three he woke you up this morning reason number four he woke you up this morning reason number five he walk you up not let everything praise it [Music] yes um [Applause] [Music] um um oh look at your neighbor right now and tell your neighbor tell them i survived the fire if they didn't praise god don't touch it no more tell somebody on the other side i survived the fire now everybody that survived the fire take 30 seconds and dance because you survived i don't have no dancers over here i need some real but i'm glad that you're still alive that i'm glad that the pandemic didn't take you out you gotta lose your mind 60 seconds is ain't gonna dance you better crack pause what makes you more productive usually we would ask you usually we would ask you how you gonna praise them when they bring you out but this next dance i'm approach that decided i'm a praise of while i'm here do it now are they dancing everywhere you that are watching online i want you to dance at the house i'm in the fire but i still trust her i'm in the furnace but i still trust him don't wait till the valley is over shout right now i need about 10 more people over here rock to build a truck your hands in here [Music] we gotta go but i want to see if i got 10 people that have been through the fire raise your hand frank rock the building 10 people that have been through the fire thank you for raising your hand appreciate you but give me 20 people that are still in the fight [Music] raise your hand this your last time looking at your neighbor but point to somebody under that mast and tell your neighbors and neighbor oh you ain't talking to the right one i said tell your neighbors your neighbor i'm getting ready to praise god for one reason i don't look like what i'm in right now stop praising him cause god is preserving you praise himself praise him jim praise him daughter put the camera on every dancer where the praise is come on we got 30 please seconds come here praise him in the fight we're going [Music] nobody told me oh said nobody told me nobody told me i don't believe he promised do you know nobody told me even know what you've been going through so nobody told me all right i want you to jump in the direction of your destiny it's just higher all over the one two three aren't you thankful crap nobody told me nobody told me said nobody told me clap your hands if you survive those that survived the fire shout one more time what almighty god said what almighty god we serve [Music] i'm thoroughly convinced [Music] you can't set wet wood on fire and if you ain't felt nothing you ain't got nothing in one story you got fire starters [Music] same story [Music] fire survivors i'm not trying to push you to a praise at all but i'm thoroughly convinced the scripture says you're overcome by the blood of the lamb i thought i had a holy ghost field bible believers and by the word of that testimony and i just want you to we got to go we got to close but i want you to just do me a favor we have to take testimony service out cause folk get the mic and say all kind of crazy stuff but we need your testimony and i want you to look at one person who you saw praising god if they didn't praise god don't you say a word to them but i need you to give a full word testimony to somebody who is around you come on choose your person right now and look them in the eye and say to the neighbor say neighbor i got a four word testimony telling my testimony is it didn't kill me if that's your testimony you ought to praise god i see you in the back it didn't kill me what the enemy meant for evil god turned it around and made that thing good i got about seven people in here that are just glad to be alive jump up and shout it did not kill me i did not kill me even my sin didn't kill me my throats didn't kill me y'all didn't come to have church i know we got to go but this is the week that your testimony ought to sound like this i'm saved by his power divine no takers say to new heights sublime wave your hand like a villain like now is sweet and my joy is complete by i see you praising in the back and my jaw is complete why i'm saying look at all the same people getting happy i just say i'm rich i'm saved [Music] i didn't say i have no trouble i said i'm saved in between he's a great dog he is an awesome god [Music] that's right you ain't got to stop because of other people ready to go see you we came here for this that's right take you a moment and praise it think about your testimony so many folks tried to snitch on you discredit you cancel you out but in your situation was tucked elevation and aren't you glad that when god gets ready to elevate you he don't take nobody vote [Music] he never calls out all in favor sign of i that's who the opposers are those of you all that are watching by way of online streaming i want to give you an opportunity to meet the very man the song says bread of heaven sent down from glory many things you are on earth a holy king you are competent i want to introduce you to the living word [Music] romans 10 and 9 said if you confess your mouth to lord jesus and believe in your heart that god raised jesus from the dead you shall be saved the thing that make me sick about church folks is we try to act like we never done nothing but all of us at some point have been prodigal the prodigal son he had went too far spent too much stay too long but clap on this it wasn't too late and i want to tell somebody right now it is not too late scripture says i even i am he who blots out your transgression and for my own sake he says i will not remember them he throws your sins into what is called the sea of forgetfulness and gives you no ability to swim back in that water and go get it again it is forgiven and it is forgotten when you confess with your mouth believe in your heart if you're not saved if you don't know the lord the pardon of your sin and in the fellowship of his suffering i want you to bow your hands and repeat these words after me say lord jesus forgive me for all of my sin i believe that you die upon the cross you were buried on the third day god the father raised you from the dead right now lord jesus i open the door of my heart and i receive you into my heart as my lord and savior take full control of my life in jesus name somebody shout a amen would you clap your hands i believe that somebody just prayed that prayer of faith whether you're here on the scene or you're watching on the screen it is my prayer that you would go from this place of connection and shift to a whole nother paradigm to commitment god does not want to date you you don't want to be booed he don't want to be bad he wants to be married he wants covenant commitment and i'm encouraging you if you're not a member of any church it is my absolute earnest prayer that you would text the word membership to 55469 it's on the screen for you right now and if you're saying today i just got saved i just accepted the lord i want you to say it on youtube i want you to say it on facebook and all of the bright star members all of the kingdom ambassadors whoever says i just got saved i just accepted the lord i just prayed that prayer of faith i want you to go crazy right there in their comments and love on them and tell them welcome to the kingdom of god would y'all clap your hands because the kingdom of god is getting increased over and over again and you need a good church that you can go to listen hit me good i don't steal sheep i just grow grass [Music] if you go to a dead dry church that you don't even like going to i'm not asking you to leave your church i'm just asking you to pray so you can find where you fit and if this is not the church for you i will commit to partnering with you to help you to find your church home we got so many pastors that are in this room right now every pastor would you please stand bright star show love toward these men and women of god come on oh y'all do better than that you know how we look at all these pastors thank you all my good friends thank you so i clearly have options to send you to i just want to make sure that you go and get connected someplace this is what it's all about listen i know y'all in the rush but but listen we get ready to go but you never know who is in the fight you never know who's going through anything jeremiah would you do me a favor come on up man sit your axe down clap your hands for the guitar player y'all are the clap better than that listen yeah come on man i want you to stand right down there for me i'm actually preachers you pastors you don't gotta surround them just get around them if y'all don't mind because while he's while he's playing here tonight he gets information that his grandmother might die tonight or tomorrow and he's at your revival [Music] serving while he's bleeding and those of you all that believe in the power of prayer i want you to stand on your feet if you don't mind i know you're tired but you ain't facing what he's facing and those of y'all that are watching by way of online streaming if you have a circumstance that you need god to meet the need and destroy that yoke i want you to point your hand toward your screen toward your phone toward your television toward your computer and i want you to touch and agree tonight with us for this mighty man of god father in the name of jesus we thank you we honor you and we praise you you are the supreme architect of the universe you know how to create and sustain all things now this your son need you as his father to go and see about your daughter who happens to be his grandmother we still believe your word [Music] we still believe [Music] the word of god that declares [Music] he was wounded for our transgression bruised for our iniquity chastisement of our peace laid upon him and with his stripes we are healed so now you still have healing power [Music] so god we pray now for grandmama and acts that you would touch your body you have the ability to turn things around tonight we refuse to bully you [Music] we refuse to tell you what to do we refuse to tell you that we're smarter than you we're wiser than you we are far more knowledgeable than you are [Music] but we say to you tonight let your will be done have your way you can speak once and man lay down and die and then you can speak again and man get up and leave so speak to the situation however you want to but tonight we stand proxy for jeremiah strengthen him his family whatever your will is we put our petition before you we're asking for a miracle we just don't know which way is going to come but god be praying now for strength for his family this mighty man of god in this fire in this furnace in this circumstance is still in your house and is still serving you [Music] so strengthen him heal comfort and give what your bible describes as peace that surpasses all understanding do it for your glory and because we trust you and believe you we clap our hands and praise you in advance for what you're getting ready to do in jesus name somebody shout a man right now come on clap your hands just one more time we're getting ready to go and i know we're over time but please don't dismiss yourself we're gonna all pray and get out of here but listen tonight i am thoroughly convinced to do what the lord tells me to do is sister hicks want to do something tonight the reverend dr donald parson was going to be with us tonight but something unfortunately happened and he couldn't make it and listen to me good tonight even in his absence i'm gonna do exactly what the lord told me to do dr parson i want you to know that we love you this mighty man of god has been preaching for 62 years oh come on do better than that mighty man of god i want his family to come up and accept this on his behalf come on devlon all the family y'all come on up these are members here y'all clap your hands i'm grateful anytime you come from that kind of preaching and come over here and sit under me good god i'm out here to humble you come on up y'all devlin was my big sister and the soul children when i was seven kim mcfarlane didn't she sing tonight my big sister they used to give me power bubble gum now if you laughing your age is above 35. they used to give me mystery mixed noun latest and i'm so excited tonight here's what we want to do reverend parson [Music] you miss church but you ain't missed a moment and tonight god has led me and i'm asking every preacher to stand because many of us have listened to him down through the years stole his notes lied and said the lord told us stole his style and tonight i'm proud dr parson to present to you it says pastor chris harris in bright star church chicago presents the 2021 legends of gospel preaching award to reverend dr donald l parson make some noise for him come on we salute your incredible contribution to the preaching of the gospel of jesus christ your clarity vocabulary imagination voice and delivery of sermons is legendary sermons such as fatal attraction the man in the mirror and commitment watch this commitment to the preaching of the cross today we honor your dedicated service to the cause of christ especially in the midst of the covet 19 pandemic which y'all clap your hands for the 2021 legends of gospel preaching award recipient reverend dr donald parson y'all make some noise for him oh y'all come on do better than that listen that ain't it have a seat uh dr parson word on the street is [Music] because of personal and private reasons we'll be praying for you that you're going to be going on a little bit of an extended break and we pray that god will cover you and keep you he said he don't mind if i share it [Music] he's been dealing with sickness and for three months three months he's going to be taking radiation and chemo for three months [Music] and i want to say to every young pastor every young minister put the bible down put the mic down and sit down if we don't know how to act like sons and take care of the fathers [Music] you see they want to listen i was raised up to look out for the fathers and so for my birthday sir [Music] the lord has led me to make sure that for these three months while you are on this look get better sabbatical you shouldn't worry about your bills so brightstar's gonna pay all your bills [Music] for the entire three months that you are on this healing sabbatical [Music] let me say it again all of your bills so you shouldn't have to worry about finances i'm not saying you don't have it but what i am saying is it ain't gonna be an issue here's what i believe bright star if you don't sow you won't reap y'all then got quiet i'm gonna go a little further people like dr parson and these seasoned pastors [Music] none of us was ready for this pandemic so you got pastors that didn't have technology i know we had to do a lot of work to get up to speed [Music] and so dr parson i also want you to know that our staff our ministry is ready to come in and help you facilitate whatever media needs you have to make sure that while you're on this break you ain't going to worry about who will tune in now you got to give me direction because you're the father i'm acting as the son i'm also willing if you don't have the help i'm willing to reach out to preachers and help pay them to come and preach while you're on your sabbatical for all three months so that you don't have to worry about your flock getting fed now bright start that's how you shine not through worship not just through word but the bible says let your light so shine that men may see your good works and glorify the father i want y'all to stand on your feet and go crazy for the legendary mighty man of god the reverend dr donald l person make some noise for him right now everybody we love you sir we got you sir [Music] you are the living words sing [Music] come on say jesus jesus stand on your feet everybody were you blessed tonight [Music] i got a question brightstar can i bring reverend dr tolin morgan back [Music] i was gonna do it with her without your permission i was so blessed tonight tomorrow night you don't want to miss it you know what you know what tomorrow is called good friday now we call it good because we were the beneficiary of his blood but it certainly wasn't so good for jesus tomorrow night i hope you'll come back again ladies raise your hand ladies i want y'all to pack this place tomorrow night because the mighty woman of god is going to be here with us to share [Music] and i'm excited about prophetess tiffany wilson ladies don't let one seat be empty it's mighty nice to be in church on good friday i want to give one last shout out and forgive me we going um my wife lady jojo would y'all make some noise for my wife [Music] i want to say hey to you baby listen people ask you where's your wife she's been at home all week helping us to facilitate afterwards but my wife right now is in cabo st lucas now wait listen i'm hating on her because a while ago two of our members leader and danny we scheduled for them to get married and we're going to perform the wedding they say pastor we want you to come we're doing a destination wedding in copper st lucas and we want to have you to come and bring your wife and i'm in jesus name amen yes i'll pay for you to be there for five days so you can relax and chill for your birthday what we didn't know was when we scheduled it because i just said yes what we didn't know was the lord was going to tell me for the first time in 21 years of pastoring i want you to do a holy week revival had no clue so when we finally noticed that it was gonna be during holy week i'm stuck on like man what do i do cause i'm gonna obey the lord so let me tell you what my wife said my wife said baby the lord told you [Music] do holy week revival she said so i feel an anointing i think god just told me to go perform the wedding for you so that's what she did would y'all clap your hands for the baddest first lady in the land jojo yes i'm hating on you ministering [Music] doing the wedding over in cabo saint lucas may it rain every day i'm just playing man i'm just kidding but i'm excited and i just wanted to give y'all her greeting she wanted to send her love i'm 47 years old today miss sicily what you got ma'am [Music] hey man we could not let this day go without wishing the greatest pastor in the whole world a very happy happy birthday so we want to just pass the love on you today to let you know how much we love this just a little token to show you how much we love you and appreciate you for all that you do you're such a humble man in the lord and we so appreciate you pastor so we love you pastor and so we want to say happy birthday and we have some treats for you guys but thanks be to god for all that he has done and we just thank god for you pastor come on clap your hands one more time five minutes to worship happy birthday to me happy birthday to me come on sing it again hit me kevin come on one more time mass choir i play so much listen tomorrow morning i want y'all to join me for prayer 6 a.m prayer zoom prayer tomorrow morning we putting it on the screen for you i'm really excited listen pastor how can we give we put it on the screen already we are not a begging church we don't believe in that thank you for all of your gifts all of your texts all your facebook posts i'm so grateful everything that you sold thank you for celebrating with me for my 47th birthday tomorrow morning six o'clock am on zoom take a screenshot and join us for prayer every tuesday now and every friday we are on our zoom prayer more than 130 people join me every single week for more than a year now in this pandemic praying so i'm asking you to join me in the morning at six o'clock am if you ain't praying in the pandemic there's something wrong with you but i am so grateful we gotta go stand to your feet father in heaven as we leave this place yet never from your presence i ask that you would bless us keep us cover us and protect us in the mighty matchless majestic name of jesus we pray god i pray now god for reverend dr tolin morgan as he traveling go to his destination bless him his wife his family bless his ministry keep him healthy and wealthy in the name of jesus it is my prayer oh god that as we leave this bright place oh god never from your presence that you would dispatch those secret service agents goodness and mercy let it follow us all the days of our life as we travel to our destination wherever we're going i pray now oh god that you would keep the call on the road and the road under the car no incidents no accident they're doing a lot of drive-by shootings in chicago it shall not come nigh any of us tonight give a sweet rest in the name of jesus we thank you for it we honor you for it let the rest of this week be the best of this week let the rest of this month be the best of this month let the rest of this season be the best of this season let the rest of this year be the best of this year and because we have faith we believe it we know it we trust you we're going to clap our hands in advance because the rest of our life will be the best of our life in jesus name somebody shout amen see you tomorrow morning 6 a.m see you tomorrow night 7 p.m evangelist tiffany wilson have a good night everybody love you share the service so somebody else will get blessed [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] so 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Published: Thu Apr 01 2021