Pastor John Gray | Preparation For Promotion

[Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] thank you thank you hey so hey we are so glad to have you here on a Wednesday night no no no you don't need to do that all right okay okay okay all right thank y'all so much from bean seed all right let's all stand up let's all stay though I didn't come did your children do that but that's good but man I was just thinking about could we don't get to come with a whole lot of Wednesday nights but I think about man what an army of believers that we see here tonight I I am looking at some faithful people you got to know isn't it not my time to speak his John's time but you got to know 20:18 God's going to exceed your expectations you know this picture says God is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him I am looking at some diligent people here on a Wednesday night so you got to know God smiling down on you anybody that's not what I'm here about how many of you have been blessed by having John Gray here with us at labor five years five years John and aventure has been here and sewn into the ministry and just been justa amazing people he's made Lakewood batter's made me better he's made us he's made us all better aventure plugged in helping us in all different ministries and John told me when he came he says I'm never going to be the weak link and I can I can tell you John has not been the weak link he is a mighty minister when we first came that first year - I would call Johnny said well I'm speaking for the for the you know the marriage on Tuesday night I'm doing the senior senior citizens on Thursday night I'm doing the he's doing like five meetings a week I said John you got to relax you're not called maked because everybody loves John and he would never turn down anything that we asked him to do until I had to UM ask him to not do some things but here's what I'm saying tonight of course you know not this Sunday but next Sunday John and aventure become two senior pastors of relentless shirt Greenville South Carolina watch out Greenville you're in for something there but so the beauty is we're going to take a moment to pray over him tonight and just gonna put all our faith together him in aventure and just speak our blessings but what the best part of this whole thing to me is he's not leaving Lakewood he still gonna come back and do our Wednesday nights and still gonna be back with us I've always told him done if it changes that's fine but he says I want to stay connected and it's an hour-and-a-half flight we'd love to have him back as often as he wants he'll come do some weekends for us so I don't feel sad because I know he's still gonna be here with us and I just think it's uh it's God honoring them for being so faithful just you know all those years just serving and you know John have his own church anywhere in the world and have a huge Church but he's just very honoring in just spirit yeah just a great great man of God and adven tures well in just a great print so John I'm taking all your time coming up we want to pray over you and aventure we're just going cynjohn off with the blessing I think we gotta Evan Turner beautiful I have to say something about this couple I mean they're amazing and when we first really got to know them about five years ago I'll never forget John came in and he said oh he didn't say oh oh I said Oh but y'all are so cute together can I just say this real quick is that he came in and he and he looked at me and he said Victoria I'll do anything to be a part of this ministry he said haven't her and I will work the parking lot he said we'll do bathroom duty but he would listen to just just anything that he could do he never said I want to take the platform Victoria Joel we are so gifted so talented you just can't imagine what we can do he didn't he didn't say that at all and I remember looking at Jolin saying man this is amazing you know he is gifted aventure beautifully gifted has a did a great dance ministry is spoken in the women's ministry we know that behind every great man is an even greater woman that just goes without saying but you know the humility and just the service like Joel said you know they would just be there they would be they would serve anywhere that's that that they were needed and so you know it's faithfulness like that that God can trust and I believe that's why God has opened the door for this couple to exercise their next level of giftings and leadership and so we're excited that they have the opportunity to be you know a part of the body of Christ at another state with South Carolina you know South Carolina North Carolina they're just all the same to me but it they're different to me now John they're so different to me now South Carolina is better no I'm just kidding but anyway I'm just saying I'm just saying you know so I love the fact that they want to continue to be a part of our ministry it's not about your church or my church is about the body of Christ on the earth I believe we're gonna get it right when we do it together we are better together we're better together moving the gospel forward and that's what I love about you two guys so you know what we're still in the family but we do have to send you guys off with prayer we sure will well we love you guys come on let's all join hands what join hands together and you just in faith you're joining hands with us as well Lord we do thank you for John and aventure and sending them across our path and Lord we know they're not here by accident but it's a divine connection it's epaulet all a part of your kingdom and lord we are honored to have them as a part of the Lakewood family and Lord as they launch out into relentless church the the door that you've supernaturally opened Lord we just thank you that blessings are going to rain down on them in greater ways just a stronger anointing wisdom Lord making their crooked places straight the right staff the right resources the the funds they need Lord the people the favor and Lord we think of that you've got it all worked out so we just speak your blessings your anointing what I think you for exceeding their expectations taking them where they've never dreamed keep them strong and healthy but I think that you're renewing their youth their energy their health Lord like never before blessed John John Jr John four and theory is well their children Lord strengthen them keep them strong healthy help them to help them to continue on in the ministry and do amazing things as well bless John's mom with health and strength and favor and blessings blessed avengers' mom and dad just with goodness and mercy and strength and Lord I think that we will be doing ministry together for years and years to come Lord God and seeing great things in the kingdom and Lord we think of that the best is yet to come we speak blessings over relentless church over all the members there over Greenville South Carolina and over our friends John and aventure and their children in Jesus name from all the people of Lakewood can you say Big John [Music] my dinner and the guys that did it God did it God good God Oh God did I'm gonna try to keep it together love you too love you too I'm actually not gonna try to keep it together but I want to pray first amen I want to pray again and let's get into the word Lord Jesus thank you thank you for this moment you brought me to this moment and tonight I just want to say thank you and I believe that this was a supernatural convergence of hearts and like-minded individuals souls that are getting ready to be deployed in two places of unexpected prominence and authority I pray that tonight's word will speak to the people and by the power of your spirit God unlocked destinies all over this church and those who will watch it later on and I declare that there will be a sound that will be released out of this church tonight hey Sal that breaks sales thank you for what you've done and for what you're doing thank you for the great people of Lakewood Church and our pastors fasters jolla victoria and for this entire team we love you and give you honor and glory in Jesus name Amen amen and amen let's give the Lord a break praise go ahead and be seated say hi to a couple people tell them I'm glad to be sitting next to you [Music] no one gets to where they arrive on their own everyone needs a vehicle or a vessel or someone to open the door there are no self-made individuals somebody helped you along the way and it would do our hearts some good to remain humble in the face of God's blessing if you'll be patient with me tonight for a few minutes I feel like sharing my heart and I believe that there's something that I'm supposed to impart there is a shift in the atmosphere something is changing in the spirit and there's something brewing in God's church and God is getting ready to dust off polish off and present hidden gems people who have been prepared through the crucible of conflict and personal tragedy and pain and loss while maintaining their faith and God is getting ready to put you on Front Street and put you on display because the Bible says the songwriter says in Psalm 139 all my days were written in your book when as yet there were none of them how precious are your thoughts toward me O God I couldn't even number them if I tried and so you sitting here and not just a human being you are a story that God wrote and God only writes bestseller the challenge is trusting God when the chapters don't feel good anybody ever had a chapter that didn't feel like it needed to be in your book this is when your faith kicks in and you declare things like all things are working together for the good and I'm the head and not the tail and I'm blessed and not cursed I'm a child of God and as many as are led by the Spirit of God these are the sons of God five years ago my wife and I moved to Houston from Atlanta my wife was seven and a half months pregnant and trusted that I heard from God left her physicians and OBGYNs and we got on a plane and came down here and trusted the Lord not knowing what he was going to do and here we are five years later and God has done miracle after miracle in our lives and I believe in the lives of many of the people that are here and those who are watching but I want to thank God for pastor Jolin Victoria for having enough vision strength wisdom to allow us an opportunity on this platform I don't take any of it for granted you are a great man of God you are God's introduction to people who would never walk through the doors of a church and there are people who are in heaven because you and your wife said yes and they weren't gonna get there had you all not said yes and I want to thank you on behalf of all of these people who are part of your church the healing your wife your faithfulness and I think you need to honor them right now millions of people have heard the gospel and as much as people try to hate on you you just keep smiling I don't have that anointing I say stuff back pray for me I want to thank God for mama doting for her intercession where her legacy can weave a God for the mother of the house years of sages years of prayer interception praying for the sick watching people get healed miracles signs and wonders still going strong the hand of God is mighty on you we thank God we see a legacy in the house I said there's a legacy in the house we give honor to you to the entire staff of Lakewood Church every Minister every pastor every every administrator every person in facilities lights sound camera can we celebrate all of the hard-working people who serve every week i'ma preach in a minute but we gonna give honor where honor is due to our worship team to all of the volunteers uh sure's and greeters and folk out in the parking lot that's hot outside y'all still serve it's indicative of your heart and I want to thank my wife of seven and a half years for every sacrifice all of the things people don't see that make it possible for me to do what they do see for covering me for loving me when I didn't love myself for fighting for me when I had no fight left for praying for me when I didn't know what to say to God for wiping my tears away for covering our children or keeping the house protected for doing the things that I didn't even know you were able to do you just did it because it was in you for your patience with me as a man as a husband cuz I didn't know what I was doing and I failed all the time battle with fear and insecurity but you spoke life to me I want to thank you because I wouldn't be here if you weren't there so I thank the Lord for you and I love you I want you to go to Joshua chapter 1 and I'm on will preach it like I feel it Joshua chapter 1 because I represent something I believe God wants y'all to look at me not because I'm devastatingly handsome but because I represent something that the devil never wanted to see the devil is so mad right now because God has made me an example and a door for other people to walk in I know my anointing I have a breakers anointing so when God sends me somewhere it's to break an atmosphere open because God's trying to get something in a region I believe our assignment was to do some lifting in this region for a supernatural revival now anywhere else this many people aren't aware they they would have cameras everywhere but because we say they love Jesus they don't want to talk about it and that's alright we still gonna show up we're still gonna be the hands and feet of Jesus but now the assignment has shifted and God wants you all to realize that he will in his own time use exactly who he wants when he wants no matter where you come from what your pedigree what your credentials are God wants to use you and I believe tonight that there are several hundred people in here that literally had to get here tonight because what I have to say is the last thing before you are pushed into breakfast now I need a sound if you believe that you're about to be put into greatness because some of you wouldn't run towards it so God Hansen I'm dare you somebody near you and standing up put it put your hand on the shoulder tell them push push push push every melon in you need a little stop sitting in the shallow end of God's blessing go on out there in the deep end and since you don't want to go God sent me tonight - nothing is Burke without a where are my mother's at where are the women in here to know where the women in here who know it hurts while you were pushing but when you saw that baby it was worth it I don't know who this is for but this is not a service it's a labor praying somebody needs to and you can't push and be quiet if you understood what was in the spirit tonight there's gonna be a couple moments where somebody next to you might be already sorry I didn't mean oh don't worry they're not crazy they're pushing why because it's time for your feet to take possession of the promise Joshua chapter 1 verse 3 new King James Version every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you I'm going to rewind because Clayton they missed it because they didn't know that I was talking about then every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you as I said to Moses from the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as a great river the river Euphrates or the land of the Hittites and the Great Sea toward the going down of the Sun shall be your territory no man shall be able to stand before you and that all the days of your life as I was with Moses so I will be with you I will not leave you nor forsake you hey be strong and of good courage for to this people you shall define as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers and give them some of y'all are the product of prayer prayers that people pray who are no longer here there in heaven now and you are what they were praying for they never saw the promise but the promise has now fallen to you and God is getting ready to bless you in such a way so magnificently and overwhelmingly that you will have to distribute it to other family members you're the one guys going to use to bless the whole family I need somebody to get this all in Texas one that's it I just need one per family you know when you give something good coupons other faces one Andres if one person get the blessing they can distribute that anointing to everybody else God says I'm just looking for one is there one per family to be great if I can get two maybe you're not here with family so I just need one per row but if I can get cheaper oh by the power of two a matter is established and in fact to get somebody to worship on each row if I could just get somebody to work each row [Music] let me hurry up because the Rockets game is on Jesus they was losing by about 20 Jesus but they go with him they go win in the fourth quarter Jesus Joshua was having a conversation with God and God says as I was with Moses so shall I be with you the reason why the scripture is significant for me is because my wife and I have had a front-row seat to one of the most supernatural moves in the history of the evangelical church you couldn't plan a lakewood if you tried all your best corporate practices would fall under the weight of man's construct God just had to do it nobody wakes up and says I think I'm gonna turn an old basketball arena into a church yeah no that doesn't happen God just has to do it tell somebody God just has to do it see the reason why some of y'all are here and some of y'all don't even know why you here but I'm about to tell you why it's because you needed to sit in the supernatural to believe for the supernatural for yourself Who am I talking to you had to believe for the supernatural so you had to sit in the supernatural every time you come in you still had nothing I cannot believe I'll go to this prayer this is crazy we worshipping Jesus and they used to play basketball in handy you know why cuz guy said you've been thinking too small [Applause] Joshua was the leader of God's people after Moses and God had a conversation and said as I was with Moses so shall I be with you and tonight I want to talk to you from this subject preparation for a promotion preparation for promotion want to ask you a question how many people genuinely believe that you are close to something so big that you can't you can't see it all you don't even understand it all but you feel it I mean I just need to make sure I'm in the right church and I won't take one give me twenty minutes we can go home but but since you're here let's go ahead and go right on into the Holy Ghost I'm looking for a church of people who say you know what I'm grateful for what I have I'm not hating on what I have but I'm not satisfied not because I don't like what I have but I think I'm supposed to not so I can flush not so I can be popular but so I can have Kingdom Authority am I talking anybody over here yeah you're supposed to have more more influence more more authority yeah not has to give you a different position because he needs that anointing to flow over more of the company who am I talking to and where them crazy business people those three missions to the moon where does crazy creative people I hear God saying Laura's coming Morris coming more is coming but you've got to permit you got to prepare for this level of promotion we've got to prepare for promotion somebody asked the other day we were somewhere interviewing I guess talking about our show that we have on The Oprah Winfrey Network 2 p.m. Eastern 9 p.m. central every Saturday stop John it's not about promotion if somebody's like you're like an overnight sensation who's like and I've been serving the loud guy saved at 7 years old been preaching since I was 21 that makes me a 23 year overnight sensation everybody sees now and they think it all happened now but I need you to understand that what God is about to release you into is years in the making and the reason why I took years is because God needed to burn out the pride the ambition some of the anger you had towards some people you needed to handle some stuff with your family you needed to heal from the broken areas that happen in your childhood those defense mechanisms that you have built up that have kept people away that genuinely loved you that whew that thing that left the wrong one in and push the right ones away God says I had to process that out and it takes time promotion comes not from the east from the West it comes from the Lord and God has decided that there are people in this room that he's getting ready to elevate to a place of supernatural promotion but promotion in the spirit is very different than corporate practices because the church is not a corporation it's an organism and so if you really want to talk about promotion we're gonna need to talk about how God does promotion so I pulled out Joshua and there's also a guy named Elijah y'all heard of Malaysia yeah he likes that he was he was Elisha's servant Joshua was Moses service somebody say servant everybody wants to platform but nobody wants to serve well I'm a leader I'm called to be a leader I know I'm called Lee oh yeah well Jesus said the greatest of you is to serve now I'm just saying what the book says I'm not I didn't write it don't get mad at me so people who are ready to delegate responsibility but if never humbled themselves to serve might want to go back to check the book Joshua the Bible says was Moses servant this is the it didn't say he was next in charge it didn't say he was the heir apparent it just said he was the servant and Elijah Elijah and Elijah that was another servant leader relationship and in second Kings chapter 2 we see some principles that I think we need to talk about if you believe that God is getting ready to elevate you into a place of supernatural favor and relevance in 2nd Kings chapter 2 Elijah is about to be brought up and ascend into heaven and the Bible says that it came to pass when the Lord was about to take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind that Elijah went with Elijah from Gilgal then Elijah said to Elisha stay here please for the Lord has sent me on to Bethel Bethel means the house of God but he likes you said as the Lord lives and as your soul lives I will not leave you so they went down to Bethel some of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha and said do you know that the Lord will take your master from over you today and he said yes I know but keep silent the reason why that's important is it because it shows us a picture of what God honors Elijah was committed to serving the vision of Elijah without having his own personal ambition if you are going to be promoted in the kingdom you must lay down your personal agenda seventeen people clap the rest ala I don't know I'm gonna keep going because everybody wants to have some measure of authority but authority comes through humility and service and so Elijah said I'm just gonna serve the man of God and Elijah said listen you just stay here gods about to take me I know you love me I don't want you hurt and he likes you said wherever you go I go well I'm not moving I'm gonna stay as close as I can to the man of God because I believe if I stay close enough I'm gonna see something in you and I'm gonna see something of God that I've never seen before so I'm gonna stay close so I can learn so I can glean and then they had some outside voices who said you know they're gonna take your master he said I know but I don't don't say it again because what what that shows is that he wasn't looking forward to Elijah leaving he wasn't trying to take his place he genuinely loved his leader he loved the man of God he didn't want anything that Elijah had in a way that was ungodly he was willing to serve and he wanted to stay close and he reverence the anointing on Elijah Joshua reverenced the anointing on Moses and so for people who want promotion make sure that you have a heart of humility and that you serve the people that are above you with a level of excellence and reverence that is honoring to God here's a better way Elijah's stayed close but he was never coming can you be close without becoming common let me help you to understand when I see pastor Joe it's always pastor Joe now I know there are people who say oh that's Jordan Victoria be careful I grew up when you see the pastor is pastor you put that asset in front of his name now I know there are some people that may have that relationship his mama his brothers and sisters will be wool but when I see him I'm not familiar with him or his wife and hey Victoria how you doing girl you look nice today well you sharp I like them shoes no no there's a level of reverence that comes with the office as leadership that God has bestowed and people who are familiar with the anointing don't understand the things of God oh I'm gonna preach it thank you Lord I'm gonna stay right there if God doesn't allow the anointing to be coming why would you become coming with the anointing I'm just trying to help so people who are trying to figure out how I ended up where I am I'm going to show you how because every single leader that I've ever served I've honored them because honor is the currency of elevation and if you ever want to do anything for the kingdom you must learn the currency of honor and it's not an honor that is rooted in trying to get anywhere it's an honor that is rooted in their office and in their position and then what God has said and if nothing ever changes will you still serve if you never get a nametag will you still serve will you sing in the choir if they never give you a solo will you do whatever it is preparation for promotion can you be excellent without being ambitious ambitious can you do what's never been done how long Pastor Joel can I ask for you the cameraman for your dad 17 years cameraman I was at the church and I was serving and I was a janitor a janitor and a cameraman they missed you yeah mister the people want to be leaders you want to be the manager over the whole office and you want to be the CEO of your own company let me tell you let me let me tell y'all something that I watch to observe tonight from the man of God because he is my pastor today he came in and he just wanted to speak spoke a word encouragement before we came out the service and I got this Jack my wife got me this jacket for the night so I could be fresh for the night with the his boys Utah and I took the tag off and it fell on the ground see the way my legs is connected to my stomach in the where the tag was so I was gonna get it later Pastor Joe walked in hey John how you doing good to see you pick that tag right up because he takes ownership in this church because he reverences what God gave him and then you can do little things like that if nothing is beneath you there's nothing that can stop I need a ten-second plays break I need a 10 second wave now lovely for if there's nothing that's beneath you there's nothing that can stop you help me Holy Ghost there's three things I want to ask you for the people who believe God's getting ready to lift you to launch you to utilize your life three things have you served have you sewn and have you celebrated have you served another person's vision and if so have you done so with excellence have you done so with focus and with fervor and with passion have you have you served and then have you sown have you so what what sowing means you don't get a return right there when you sew but you sow into someone else's vision you you might not get the return right then whether that's monetarily or or front or you know emotionally or relationally or whatever it is can you sow into a vision can you help somebody while God is blessing them have you served have you sold number three have you celebrated can you celebrate when God is doing something than somebody else genuinely happy for somebody else in preparation for a promotion you got to serve so and celebrate and if you have trouble with any one of those three that I'm telling you right now the level of promotion that God wants to do when you will be limited and it will be limited based on the levels that you serve so and celebrate others and I'm a living witness that I've always honored and celebrated what God is doing across the body of Christ and across business and all of these other areas of enterprise and entertainment I've never wanted anything of anyone that was in front of me I don't care if they were a billionaire or a famous entertainer I never wanted to be them because I knew what was in me was what they needed the other way around you need to hear this what's in you is what the people need so stop walking in there hoping I hope they like me what do you mean you hope they like they need you they need the anointing that's on your life you better walk in there with some authority and with some favorite Joshua was Moses servant well what qualified him to be the leader of God's people because he served this is real quiet this is not no deep message but it's a spiritual message Joshua served but he didn't just serve he observed Joshua will watch the interaction between God and Moses when Moses went up on the mountain Joshua was peeking find some people that you can peek into their life don't be the smartest person in the room if you're the smartest person in your circle you're in the wrong circle get around some people that you can learn from that you can glean from peek around the corner look at them watch them worship watch their prayer life watch their discipline watch their habits watch the way they treat their spouse watch the way they raise their kids watch the way they handle their their internal moral compass do are they one person in front of you and somebody different elsewhere Joshua observe and he observed the good in the bed he watched when Moses got upset with the people and the people got him caught off guard and caught up and he ended up saying the wrong thing and then he didn't even get into the Promised Land because he said must we bring you water from this rock and God was like oh now you're doing miracles be careful just because God's using you doesn't mean he needs just remember you were invited to the party you're not the starter part God chooses to participate and utilize us in his plan but he does not need us or anything he chooses to use us so let's remain humble with that thought in mind here's some other here's some other keys to spiritual promotion can you lead and still follow as faster Joel said on May 13th that'll be our first official Sunday but our first pastoral leadership meetings begin on Monday and so yes I'm a senior pastor but you know what two weeks we'll be right back here on Wednesday saving this vision serving this vision because you don't graduate from your cover I'm glad one person caught that so many people when they get to a certain level think they don't have any more need of a cover I done made it now I don't need to talk to anybody I don't need to listen to anybody I don't need to submit to anybody that is a dangerous spirit when you have no covering and nobody can talk to you nobody can tell you no and now all of a sudden you are the bee's knees no no stay humble make sure you got somebody in front of you can you leave and still follow number two if you're going to be a pro if God's going to promote you he's not just promoting you he wants you to build something that has legacy attached so number two can you build a team that outlasts you oh my gosh Jesus Christ the greatest teacher preacher prophet rabbi the unique son of God he could have had the largest synagogue in Israel he could have turned Rome upside down he could have set up his throne on the earth had legions of angels come up here and tear up all his enemies but he set in the earth for 33 years humble spotless sinless Lamb serving everybody touching the broken meeting the needs of the oppressed the poor the underserved the alien widow the orphan the stranger this Jesus who served and he could have built the biggest Church the world had ever seen and after he would minister to thousands he grabbed his twelve and say now let me break it down to y'all let me talk to y'all let me pour into y'all so much so that when he died and went back up to his father's have been seated at the right hand where he is right now and one day he's coming back real soon the church grew exponentially so Jesus prepared his disciples not for his presence but for his absence and if we are going to be promoted in the kingdom that we need to build a team that will expand the vision and get bigger than anything we can think and it needs to be so great that it outlast us Jesus could have grown the church while he was on the earth but he chose to pour himself into his team and his team expanded the church even to what it is right now today that's the power of promotion can you lead and still follow can you build a team that outlast you and can you remain humble when God's favor is shining all that can you remain humble I wonder why I got so quiet sometimes when we think of promotion we think of the world's version of promotion and we're gonna shout in just a second but you needed this to understand that this moment that I'm standing in right here wasn't because I'm the best I'm not present because I'm so good I'm not I know in my own flesh I don't deserve to do anything or serve God but he made me worthy and since I didn't call me I don't get to disqualify me and neither do you I was faithful over a few things he made me ruler over many things and he's about to do the same for people in this room I declare right now that there's a promotion and the spirit of promotion is in this church that there are people who have had dreams that have been on hold opportunities that have been held hostage but now I declare by the authority of the Holy Ghost a guy break every chain rush through Mighty Wind Holy Ghost fill this place the power of the Living God unlock every dream every hidden place every opportunity we now walk through the open door promotion not so that we can tell everybody how great we are but promotion that always points people to Jesus Joshua and Elijah were leaders unlike anything the world had ever seen because they served in thankless roles and then the light was shone upon them and they both remain humble throughout their lives my prayer for the ones in here who are getting ready to walk in Supernatural favor please remember God did it not you please remember God did it not new and if he can take a janitor and a cameraman and put us in front of the world what is he about to do in your life from a single mother in Cincinnati hi mom so right here right now let me pray for you and if you don't have to leave don't leave because the blessings on the benediction father I pray that as we transition not just me and my wife but everybody in this church that we come into a place of promotion a place of favor a place of authority that comes from heaven I pray in the name of Jesus that you will give us a heart to serve to sow and to celebrate to celebrate those who you are blessing and then God when it's our turn let us remain humble let us still follow even while leading let us remain under a covering God and I pray that you will give us a heart not just for our own vision but for the vision of the body of Christ let us build a team that outlasts us let us remain humble when your favor is upon us my prayer God is that you'll allow me and ad to be faithful the division of relentless church while still honoring the legacy and the calling of Lakewood Church we are one body with multiple assignments cause us to be faithful to what's in front of us because the whole world is about to know our names for the people in these green and purple chairs to the ones who are watching online I declare a supernatural break in your life right now favor like never before an unmistakable absolute supernatural impossible by human standards door is about to open for you and I declare this is the season and this is the moment if you've got faith to receive it if you don't let somebody else on your road grab it for them but I declare access miracles favour abundance overflow increase supernatural help healing in Jesus name now if you're in here and you've never given your life to Jesus and you need to rededicate your life right now on the count of three I need you to do me a favor stand straight up if you need to give your life to Jesus or rededicate your life stand up right now one two three stand wherever you are welcome home welcome home come on y'all Bokke giving their lives to Jesus tonight come on I believe that we keep applauding more will come [Music] remain standing you have a book in your hands from our pastors over Victoria Osteen outlining the decision you just made tonight on the second level of our church in our new beginnings room we're having our new members celebration our new members reception we'd love to meet you take five or ten minutes Pastor John Victoria say give them a year of your life you'll never be the same come as often as you can now that you're standing I want you to pray this prayer with me those who are sitting are going to pray this prayer along with you say these words Lord Jesus I confess with my mouth and believe in my heart that Jesus is Lord thank you for the blood that was shed for my sins I made new and tonight I declare you are my Lord and my Savior everything changes I am prepared for promotion in Jesus name Amen we believe if we prayed that simple prayer you just got faith now let me pray a prayer everybody stand up let me pray a prayer over you for everything that's been held up in your life may the door to it be unlocked in the next thirty days whatever has been held hostage may God give you strategy wisdom and spirit-led discernment to connect to the right people to walk through the right doors and made this next 30 days be marked by the miraculous fragrance of God that pushes you in the direction of the thing you were created for in the earth and may we hear the report of the Lord and may have found go up from this place that says God we believe you and we receive it promotion is here favor is here breakthrough is here deliverance is here remain humble remain faithful and honor those who you're in relationship with have you been blessed tonight may the Lord bless you and keep you Garza's face to shine upon you may the Lord our God be gracious unto you show you his favor and give you a speech before you leave take 30 seconds and give God a promotion praise because you know the safe

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Published: Sat May 05 2018