♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ WHAT'S UP, CHURCH? GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING
TODAY? CAN I HAVE ALL Y'ALL STAND
UP? I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT TODAY. HOW MANY OF Y'ALL HAVE A
PROBLEM IN YOUR LIFE, A TRIAL, ANYTHING THAT'S
NEGATIVE. RAISE YOUR HAND. RAISE BOTH HANDS IF IT'S
REALLY BAD. LEAVE YOUR HANDS UP FOR A
SECOND. I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT
IT TODAY. I DON'T WANT YOU TO -- I
DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK LET ME JUST FORGET ABOUT IT FOR
AN HOUR. I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT
IT, ESPECIALLY RIGHT IN THIS MOMENT. WE ARE GOING TO PRAISE GOD
FOR WHO HE IS IN THE MIDST OF YOUR PROBLEM. BECAUSE IF YOU STOP
THINKING ABOUT IT, IT'S STILL THERE, RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT IN
FRONT OF US AND SAY LORD HERE IT IS. WE WANT TO PRAISE YOU
BECAUSE YOU'RE ABOVE IT, MORE POWERFUL THAN IT AND
GET US THROUGH IT. LET US TAKE 30 SECONDS AND
PRAISE GOD FOR WHO HE IS. COME ON! AMEN.
AMEN. SAY I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED.
AMEN. STAY STANDING FOR ONE
SECOND. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF
ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE HAVE BEEN SERVING THE
COMMUNITY SINCE DAY ONE. 19 YEARS. LAST YEAR WE DID $4.6
MILLION OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO THE
EQUIVALENT OF 121 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES THROUGH PEOPLE IN
OUR CHURCH AS VOLUNTEERING IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT WASN'T EVEN ALL
THAT WE DID. IT'S JUST WHAT WE MEASURED
AND TOLD THE MAYOR. EVERY YEAR WE GIVE THE
MAYOR A REPORT AND SAY WHAT WE'RE DOING IN SAN DIEGO. THAT WAS SAN DIEGO CITY. THAT WASN'T THE OTHER
CITIES OUTSIDE SAN DIEGO. THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY
THIS PAST WEEKEND WE HAD A CONFERENCE. WE HAD PASTORS AND
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FROM 89 CITIES COME HERE. WE DID A PANEL. I TAUGHT ABOUT BEING A
DO-SOMETHING CHURCH. WE HAVE AN OUTREACH
PHILOSOPHY ABOUT BEING A DO-SOMETHING CHURCH WHERE
WE COUNT THE PAIN IN OUR CITY. HOW MANY PROSTITUTES, HOW
MANY HOMELESS. HOW MANY CONVALESCENCE
HOMES. WE WALK TO THEM, ASK HOW WE
CAN SERVE AND THEN WE LOVE THEM. WE INTRODUCED THE MAYOR
FROM THE COUNTY, THE POLICE CHIEF, THE D.A. TO SHOW
THESE PASTORS YOU CAN WORK WITH YOUR CITY. IT WAS AN AMAZING WEEKEND. WE'RE GOING TO DO IT EVERY
YEAR. I CAN'T ENCOURAGE YOU
ENOUGH TO DO MORE THAN JUST COME HERE. GET IN A GROUP, START
SERVING BECAUSE WE ARE WAY MORE THAN THIS SEARCH. I'M GOING TO GIVE A SHOUT
OUT TO THE STAFF AND TEAM MEMBERS WHO PUT THAT ON. CAN Y'ALL GIVE THEM A ROUND
OF APPLAUSE. AMEN. IF YOU COME HERE AND FEEL
HE'S ALWAYS ASKING US TO DO SOMETHING, ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S NOT YOU'RE KIND OF
WONDERING THAT. STRAIGHT UP, LET'S GO. WE'VE GOT TO DO MORE THAN
THIS. SO, THEREFORE, THERE IS,
HAS BEEN AN INITIATIVE IN SAN DIEGO CALLED SATURATE
SAN DIEGO WHERE AN ORGANIZATION HAS PROVIDED
THE JESUS FILM IN MANY LANGUAGES ON A D.V.D. TO
GET OUT TO EVERY SINGLE HOME IN SAN DIEGO. THEY WILL GET THE GOSPEL IN
MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, AND WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ON 60,000
HOMES THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAND DELIVER. WE'RE GOING TO HAND DELIVER
THIS PACKET. IN THIS PACKET IS GOING TO
BE THIS D.V.D. IT'S GOING TO BE THE GOSPEL
TRACK ON HOW TO GET SAVED AND THERE WILL BE A FLIER
OF INVITATION AT THE MOVIE SERIES. I WILL ASK ALL OF YOU, SAY
ALL OF YOU, TEXT SATURATE TO 52525 AND THEY WILL GIVE
YOU INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN WE'RE GOING TO PACK THESE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PACKING
DAYS TO PACK 60,000 AND DELIVERY DAYS WE'RE GOING
TO WALK THE STREETS AND GO TO YOUR HOMES AND
NEIGHBORHOODS. WE HAVE TWO ZIP CODES AND
WE'RE GOING TO GET EVERY SINGLE HOME. SAY EVERY HOME. SAY EVERY HOME. AMEN. TEXT SATURATE TO 52525 AND
WE'LL GET THE WORD OUT. LET'S PRAY. LET'S GET ON OUR KNEES
TODAY. NOW I WANT YOU TO THINK
ABOUT YOUR PROBLEM TODAY. AND I WANT YOU -- AND
HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. I CAME HERE TO FORGET ABOUT
IT. NO, YOU CAME HERE TO DEFEAT
IT. WE'RE GOING TO SHINE A
LIGHT ON IT. AMEN. LORD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR FAITHFULNESS. I PRAY YOU ENCOURAGE US. THANK YOU FOR BEING SO GOOD
TO US. BLESS US, ENCOURAGE US. LORD, GIVE US A DIFFERENT
LENS THROUGH WHICH TO LOOK AT OUR PROBLEM. HELP US TO SEE IT AS YOU
SEE IT. IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. TURN TO THE PERSON NEXT TO
YOU AND SAY GOD'S GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TODAY. OKAY, LET'S SEE YOUR BIBLES
ON THE COUNT OF THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE, SAY WORD. I BEAT YOU TO IT. TURN TO JOB CHAPTER 1. JOB CHAPTER 1, THIS IS THE
OLDEST BOOK IN THE BIBLE. THE OLDEST DOCUMENT IN THE
BIBLE. JOB CHAPTER 1. I HAVE TWO BROTHERS AND TWO
SISTERS. MY YOUNGEST BROTHER WAS A
HEISMAN RUNNER-UP IN 1987. THEY PLAYED IN THE SUGAR
BOWL IN 1987. IF YOU DON'T KNOW COLLEGE
FOOTBALL, HE WAS THE NUMBER-ONE QUARTERBACK IN
THE COUNTRY. THE SUGAR BOWL IS A BALL
GAME THAT WAS NEW YEAR'S WEEKEND, IF YOU WILL, AND
THOSE FOUR MAJOR BOWL GAMES, WHEN THEY PLAY NO
ONE ELSE IS PLAYING. EVERYBODY WHO WATCHES
FOOTBALL ESPECIALLY COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS WATCHING THIS
GAME. MILLIONS OF FANS, MILLIONS
OF PEOPLE WATCH IT ON TV. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND
IT'S A VERY BIG DEAL. AND THEY HAD NOT BEEN TO A
BOWL GAME IN A WHILE. MY BROTHER WAS HEISMAN
RUNNER-UP. HE WON THE MAXWELL AWARD
WHICH IS THE BEST PLAYER. HE WON ALL THE BEST
QUARTERBACK AWARDS THAT YEAR. HE WAS A BIG CHEESE. ARE YOU FOLLOWING WHAT I'M
SAYING? I WENT TO A DIVISION 3
SCHOOL. I WAS NOTHING, RELATIVELY
SPEAKING. WE HAD 500 PEOPLE AT ONE OF
MY GAMES. I'M SORRY, 15. 15 PEOPLE AT ONE OF MY
GAMES. IT WAS MY MOTHER, MY
FATHER, MY SISTER. THIS IS A TRUE STORY. 15 PEOPLE, IT WAS IN THE
NEWSPAPER. IT WAS A RECORD-SETTING LOW
ATTENDANCE. SO ANYWAY, IT'S A BIG DEAL. MY FAMILY GOES TO NEW
ORLEANS TO THE SUGAR BOWL. I GET TO THE HOTEL, AND,
SOMEONE FROM THE UNIVERSITY COMES UP TO ME IN THE HOTEL
AND SAYS WE DON'T HAVE A ROOM FOR YOUR DAD. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND MY
BROTHER IS -- THEY'RE NOT AT THIS GAME WITHOUT HIM. PERIOD. THEY JUST RETIRED HIS
JERSEY. HE'S HALL OF FAME IN THE
SCHOOL. HE SAID WE DON'T HAVE A
ROOM FOR YOUR DAD. MY FATHER HAS A LICENSED
FIREARM. HE'S A POLICE OFFICER IN
NEW YORK CITY. YOU WON'T HAVE A GAME IF HE
DOESN'T HAVE A ROOM. I SAID THAT TO HIM STRAIGHT
UP. THERE WILL NOT BE A GAME. YOU WILL HAVE TO CALL NBC
AND CANCEL THE GAME. YOU NEED TO GET A ROOM. THEY GOT HIM A SUITE.
TRUE STORY. I TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED
AND HE WAS FUMING BECAUSE ALL THE DRAMA MY BROTHER
HAD BEEN THROUGH IN MY TIME THERE, GOOD AND BAD. ANYWAY, WE'RE GOING INTO
THE GAME AND STANDING IN LINE IN THE RAIN AND THE
WHOLE TIME WE'RE WAITING IN THE RAIN TO GET TO WILL
CALL. HE'S FUMING. THEY BETTER HAVE OUR
TICKETS. DAD, THEY'LL HAVE THE
TICKETS. WE HAD TO CALM HIM DOWN. THIS IS A BIG DEAL. HE'S SO DISTRACTED WITH
THEM NOT HAVING THE TICKETS. I'M LIKE DAD THEY'RE GOING
TO HAVE OUR TICKETS. WE GET TO THE THING AND
THEY HAVE OUR TICKETS. THERE IS THIS LADY CRYING. WE SAID LET'S GO SEE WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH HER. SHE SAID THEY DON'T HAVE
OUR TICKETS. THERE WAS TEN OF THEM. WE SAID LOOK -- LITERALLY,
THIS IS A TRUE STORY. MOST OF THE STUFF I TELL
YOU IS TRUE. IF I'M TELLING YOU A LIE,
I'LL LET YOU KNOW. THIS IS TRUE. SHE HAD TEARS ON HER
CHEEKS. THIS IS A TRUE STORY. TEARS ON HER CHECKS. WE SAID WHAT'S GOING ON? SHE SAID THERE'S TEN OF US,
WE CAME FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND THEY DON'T HAVE
OUR TICKETS. WE SAID WE'RE DON
McPHERSON'S FAMILY. THE TEARS DRIED UP. WE SAID STAND RIGHT HERE. WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU
TICKETS. WE WENT TO ALL THE PEOPLE,
THE PARENTS, WE GOT THE TICKETS, THEY GOT IN, AND
IT WAS GREAT. HERE'S MY POINT. A LOT OF TIMES WE WORRY
ABOUT WHAT MAY HAPPEN. ALL OF Y'ALL ARE GOING
THROUGH STUFF. YOU RAISED YOUR HAND. MOST LIKELY YOU ARE
WORRYING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MAY NEVER HAPPEN
INSTEAD OF CELEBRATING WHAT IS ALREADY HAPPENING. YOU'RE ALREADY BLESSED. LISTEN, IF THAT GUY DIDN'T
HAVE THE TICKETS, I'M LIKE, LOOK, WE'RE GETTING IN THIS
GAME. WE'RE GETTING IN THIS GAME. YOUR SON IS THE QUARTERBACK
OF THE TEAM, WE'RE GETTING IN THE TEAM. AND HE'S SO STRESSED ABOUT
WHAT MAY NOT EVER HAPPEN. AND IF WE WOULD STOP AND
STOP LOOKING AT AND FOCUSING ON WHAT MIGHT
HAPPEN AND WORSHIP AND CELEBRATE WHAT GOD HAS
ALREADY DONE IN YOUR LIFE. LOOK AT -- THREE VERY
SIMPLE THINGS. BEFORE I READ THE STORY, I
WANT TO READ THESE THREE THINGS. WORSHIP GOD BECAUSE YOU'RE
ALREADY BLESSED. YOU'RE ALREADY BLESSED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR
PROBLEM IS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. BUT I GUARANTEE YOU GOD HAS
BLESSED YOU MORE THAN THAT PROBLEM ALREADY. CAN I GET AN AMEN? FOCUS ON THAT. SAY GOD, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS SITUATION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING
ON WITH THIS SITUATION. BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS I'M
ALREADY BLESSED. I HAVE FAMILY, I GOT A JOB. OR I GOT FOOD OR I GOT
OPPORTUNITY, I GOT FRIENDS, I GOT HEALTH, I GOT BREATH
IN MY LUNGS. I HAVE HISTORY. TWO WEEKS AGO WE TALKED
ABOUT WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN, DWELL ON THE PAST. GOD, YOU GOT ME THROUGH
SOME AMAZING THINGS IN THE PAST. CAN I GET AN AMEN. SO WORSHIP GOD FOR WHAT? THAT YOU'RE ALREADY
BLESSED. NUMBER TWO, WORSHIP HIM
BECAUSE YOUR VICTORY IS SECURED. GUESS WHAT? WHEN YOU DIE, YOU GO TO
HEAVEN. WHEN I DIE, I'M GOING TO
HEAVEN. HOW MANY OF Y'ALL ARE GOING
TO HEAVEN? BY THE WAY, HOW MANY OF
Y'ALL WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN? YOU'RE GOING TO HEAVEN. HOW MANY OF Y'ALL REMEMBER
BEING IN FIFTH GRADE, SIXTH GRADE, SEVENTH GRADE AND SO
AND SO WOULDN'T BE YOUR FRIEND. SO AND SO DIDN'T ASK YOU TO
THE DANCE. YOU COULDN'T DANCE ANY WAY
BUT YOU STILL WANTED TO GO. AND YOU WERE TRIPPING. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? YOU CAN'T REMEMBER THAT
FOOL NOW. I'M NOT SAYING THEY'RE A
FOOL BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING. NUMBER THREE, WORSHIP HIM
BECAUSE HE HAS AN OUTCOME, BLESSED OUTCOME FOR YOU,
EVEN IN THIS SITUATION. GOD IS GOING TO TURN WHAT
THE DEVIL MEANT FOR EVIL INTO SOMETHING AMAZING FOR
YOUR LIFE. CAN I GET AN AMEN? IN THIS STORY WE'RE GOING
TO LOOK AT JOB. JOB WAS A GUY WHO WAS VERY
BLESSED. HE WALKED WITH GOD. HE WAS A RIGHTEOUS MAN. AND THE DEVIL IS GOING TO
HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH GOD AND THE DEVIL IS GOING
TO SAY CAN I DO THIS TO JOB, AND GOD IS GOING TO
GIVE THE DEVIL PERMISSION TO BEAT UP JOB. YOU'RE LIKE I DON'T GET
THAT. SOMETIMES YOU WILL NEVER
UNDERSTAND GOD'S WAYS. WHAT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
IS GOD LOVES YOU AND GOD WILL ALWAYS GET YOU
THROUGH. THERE WILL BE SOME THINGS
YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND MAYBE EVER. I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU GET
TO HEAVEN HE'S GOING TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU. IT'S JUST MY OPINION WHEN
YOU GET TO HEAVEN AND YOU SEE GOD, YOU'LL GO WELL
GOOD. WELL GOOD. I DIDN'T COME HERE TO
QUESTION YOU. I GET IT. IN THE STORY YOU MAY BE
GOING I DON'T UNDERSTAND, I DON'T UNDERSTAND. DON'T TRIP ON WHAT YOU
DON'T STAND. WORSHIP GOD FOR WHAT YOU DO
UNDERSTAND. I'M GETTING READY TO GET ON
A PLANE TOMORROW. WHEN I GET TO THE AIRPORT,
I GIVE THEM MY BAGS AND THEY PUT A LITTLE PIECE OF
PAPER AROUND THE HANDLE WITH SOME BLACK LINES ON IT
AND THEY TAKE THE BAG. AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THAT
BAG IS GOING TO END UP WHERE I'M GOING. I REALLY DON'T. I KNOW IT'S GOING TO GO ON
A CONVEYOR BELT AND I'M NOT GOING TO SEE IT AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO TOUCH IT, WHETHER IT WILL BE IN A
TRUCK, A CART, SOMEONE IS GOING TO CARRY IT, SOMEONE
IS GOING TO STEAL SOMETHING FROM IT? I DON'T KNOW. I JUST KNOW THIS THING IS
GOING TO COME OUT OF THE FLOOR AND I'M GOING TO GO
HERE IT IS. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? THE DEVIL WANTS YOU
TRIPPING ON WHAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW, WHAT YOU DON'T
EVEN UNDERSTAND. ONCE YOU READ THE STORY
YOU'RE GOING TO READ THE STUFF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
BUT IN THE END JOB IS GOING TO SAY I WORSHIP GOD. I WORSHIP GOD. I DON'T GET IT. GOD GIVES, GOD TAKES. WHY DID GOD GIVE ME THIS
BODY? I DON'T KNOW. WHY DID GOD GIVE ME MY
FAMILY? I DON'T KNOW. WHY DID GOD HAVE ME BE BORN
IN THIS COUNTRY AND NOT THAT COUNTRY? DON'T TAKE FOR GRANTED IF
YOU WERE BORN IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. DON'T LOOK AT OTHER PEOPLE
FROM OTHER COUNTRIES BECAUSE THEY'RE WORSE
BECAUSE THEY'RE FROM OVER THERE BECAUSE YOU HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING BORN HERE AND THEY HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING BORN THERE OR YOU LIVE IN
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD VERSUS THAT NEIGHBORHOOD OR YOU
HAVE THESE PARENTS INSTEAD OF THOSE PARENTS. THANK GOD FOR WHAT YOU
HAVE. IN PREPARATION FOR THIS
STORY, EVERYBODY DO THIS ON THE COUNT OF THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE, OKAY, I'M
GOING TO SAY JOB WAS A GOOD MAN. WHEN I SAY JOB WAS A GOOD
MAN, PUT YOUR SHOULDERS UP. JOB WAS A GOOD MAN, ONE,
TWO, THREE. JOB WAS A GOOD MAN, SAY IT
WITH ME. ONE MORE TIME. JOB WAS A? VERY GOOD. ONE MORE TIME. JOB WAS A? HERE IS JOB, A GOOD MAN,
HE'S GOT TEN KIDS, SHEEP, CATTLE, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH,
HE'S A RIGHTEOUS MAN AND HE'S GOING TO HAVE ALL HELL
BREAK LOOSE IN HIS LIFE AT THE PERMISSION OF GOD. AT THE PERMISSION OF GOD. HOW DID GOD DO THIS AND HOW
DID GOD -- I DON'T KNOW. GOD CAN DO WHATEVER HE
WANTS. BUT REMEMBER IN THE END
YOU'RE ALWAYS BLESSED. IN THE END GOD IS ALWAYS
RIGHT. LOOK WHAT IT SAYS IN
CHAPTER 1 VERSE 1. THERE WAS A MAN IN THE LAND
OF UZ. EVERYONE SAY UZ. WHOSE NAME WAS JOB AND JOB
WAS BLAMELESS AND UPRIGHT. EVERYONE SAY JOB WAS A GOOD
MAN, ONE, TWO, THREE. JOB WAS A GOOD MAN. LET ME SEE THOSE SHOULDERS. JOB WAS A GOOD MAN. HE FEARED GOD AND SHUNNED
EVIL. HE HAD SEVEN SONS AND THREE
DAUGHTERS. HE HAD TEN KIDS, SO HE AND
HIS WIFE GOT ALONG GREAT. HIS POSSESSIONS WERE 7,000
SHEEP, 3,000 CAMELS, 500 YOKE OF OXEN, 500 FEMALE DONKEYS
AND A VERY LARGE HOUSEHOLD SO THIS MAN WAS GREATEST OF
ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE EAST. WHENEVER YOU READ THE BIBLE
ONE OF THE WAYS TO AGE THE STORY IS HOW THEY MEASURE
WEALTH. IN THIS CASE THEY MEASURED
WEALTH BY HIS ANIMALS. HE HAD ALL THESE SHEEP AND
OXEN AND CAMELS AND TEN KIDS. AND HE WAS A RIGHTEOUS MAN. GOD BLESSED HIM. BY THE WAY THERE IS NOTHING
WRONG WITH BEING RICH. GOD WILL BLESS YOU WITH
RICHES. THAT IS GOD'S PREROGATIVES. ENJOY IT, HONOR HIM WITH
IT, BLESS HIM WITH IT. HIS SONS WOULD GO AND FEAST
IN THEIR HOUSES AND INVITE THEIR SISTERS TO DINE WITH
THEM. SO IT WAS WHEN THE DAYS OF
FASTING HAD RUN THEIR COURSE THAT JOB WOULD RISE EARLY
IN THE MORNING AND OFFER BURNT OFFERINGS ACCORDING
TO THE NUMBER OF HIS KIDS. FOR JOB SAID IT MAY BE THAT
ONE OF MY KIDS SINNED AND CURSED GOD IN THEIR HEARTS. AND HE DID THAT ON A
REGULAR BASIS. LET ME GIVE CONTEXT. HE'S GOT TEN KIDS, ALL THIS
WEALTH. HE SHUNS EVIL. HE WORSHIPS GOD. HE SAYS WHEN HIS KIDS GOT
TOGETHER HE SAID LET ME SACRIFICE ANIMALS BECAUSE
IT MAY BE THAT ONE OF MY KIDS CURSED GOD. FORGIVE GOD FOR WHAT
MY KIDS MIGHT HAVE DONE. HAVE ANY OF Y'ALL EVER DONE
THAT? I DIDN'T THINK SO. THIS IS A RIGHTEOUS
BROTHER. HOW MANY OF US WOULDN'T
EVEN SAY DEAR GOD, I FORGIVE MY KIDS FOR WHAT
THEY MIGHT HAVE DONE. HYPOTHETICALLY THIS MAN IS
A RIGHTEOUS MAN. CAN I GET AN AMEN? THEN SOMETHING BAD IS GOING
TO HAPPEN TO HIM. DON'T EVER EQUATE WHAT
HAPPENS TO YOU WITH YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. THIS IS HAPPENING SO GOD
MUST BE MAD AT ME. NO. GOD LOVES YOU. HE LOVES YOU. THAT DOESN'T CHANGE. IT DOESN'T CHANGE. IT DOESN'T CHANGE. VERSE 6, THERE WAS A DAY
WHEN THE SONS OF GOD CAME TO PRESENT THEMSELVES
BEFORE THE LORD AND SATAN CAME AMONG THEM. AND THE LORD SAID TO SATAN
FROM WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? GOD HAS A STAFF MEETING AND
SATAN INFILTRATES THE MEETING. IT'S LIKE, WHAT'S UP? WHAT YOU DOING OVER THERE? WHERE DID YOU COME FROM? HE SAYS I WAS WALKING TO AN
AFRO ON THE EARTH. REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT
AFRO BEING ROUND, THE EARTH BEING ROUND. HE WAS WALKING AROUND THE
EARTH BACK AND FORTH. DON'T THINK THE DEVIL AIN'T
WALKING AROUND THIS EARTH LIKE A ROARING LION LOOKING
TO WHOM HE MAY DEVOUR. WHAT SUCKER CAN I GET
TODAY? BY THE WAY, IF YOU EVER
THINK THE DEVIL IS AFTER YOU, HIS DEMONS WILL BE
AFTER YOU. HE DOESN'T WASTE
HIS TEAM ON PEOPLE LIKE US. HE'S ON HIGHER LEVELS. HE CONTROLS GOVERNMENTS. HE CONTROLS THOUGHT
PROCESS, ECONOMIES. HIS DEMONS WHO ARE WAY
PLENTY POWERFUL ENOUGH TO DESTROY US, THEY ARE THE
ONES WHO MESS WITH US. HE'S WALKING AROUND
THINKING WHO CAN I DESTROY. AND THEN IT SAYS VERSE 8
THE LORD SAID TO SATAN HAVE YOU CONSIDERED JOB FOR
THERE IS NONE LIKE HIM ON EARTH? I HOPE GOD NEVER HAS THIS
CONVERSATION ABOUT ME. I DON'T WANT TO BE THAT
ONE. CAN I GET AN AMEN? GOD, I'M NOT THAT HOLY, SO
DON'T SEND THAT BROTHER AFTER ME. HOWEVER, IF YOU FEEL YOU'RE
UNDER SPIRITUAL ATTACK, THIS GIVES YOU A HINT. THE DEVIL'S IS NOT GOING TO
MESS WITH YOU. WHEN I SAY THE DEVIL,
DEMONS AREN'T GOING TO MESS WITH YOU IF THEY DON'T NEED
TO. IN OTHER WORDS, SOME PEOPLE
MESS UP THEIR OWN LIFE. YOU DON'T NEED THE DEVIL'S
HELP. THE DEVIL WAS SITTING ON
THE CURB, I MADE THIS STORY UP SO IT'S NOT REALLY TRUE. I AM GOING TO TELL YOU WHEN
SOMETHING IS NOT TRUE. THE DEVIL IS SITTING ON THE
CURB CRYING. THE ANGEL SAYS WHY ARE YOU
CRYING? YOU MESSED UP THE WHOLE
EARTH. THE DEVIL SAID CHRISTIANS
ARE BLAMING ME FOR STUFF I DIDN'T GET TO DO. YOU DON'T NEED THE DEVIL'S
HELP, SOME OF YOU. YOU DID THAT. BY A SHOW OF HANDS AND
DON'T FEEL OBLIGATED TO RAISE YOUR HANDS, BUT HOW
MANY OF YOU GOT DRAMA IN YOUR LIFE BECAUSE OF SOMETHING
YOU DID? THAT'S MY POINT. MY POINT. HERE'S YOUR PRAYER. DEAR GOD, TELL ME WHAT TO
DO. WHAT DO I GOT TO DO? IF I LIED, I'VE GOT TO SAY
I'M SORRY. IT'S NOT, THIS IS NOT
ROCKET SCIENCE. BUT WE CREATE OUR OWN
DRAMA. HE SAYS HAVE YOU CONSIDERED
JOB? HERE'S WHAT HE SAYS TO THE
DEVIL. HE SAYS, DEVIL, YOU CAN'T
TRIP UP MY MAN JOB. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO,
JOB IS A ROCK. JOB IS A ROCK. I DON'T LIKE THIS
CONVERSATION IS WHAT YOU'RE LIKE. I DON'T WANT GOD TO DO THAT
WITH ME. LOOK AT VERSE 9. SATAN SAYS TO THE LORD,
DOES JOB FEAR YOU FOR NOTHING? HAVE YOU NOT MADE A HEDGE
AROUND HIM AND AND HIS HOUSEHOLD AND ALL THAT HE
HAS ON EVERY SIDE AND YOU BLESS THE WORK OF HIS HANDS
AND HIS POSSESSIONS HAVE INCREASED IN THE LAND? BUT NOW IF YOU STRETCH OUT
YOUR HAND AND TOUCH ALL THAT HE HAS, HE WILL CURSE
YOU TO YOUR FACE. ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION,
WHEN IS THE LAST TIME ONE OF YOUR ENTITLEMENTS, YOUR
PLEASURE WAS TAKEN FROM YOU AND YOU CURSED GOD? I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY
PEOPLE I TALK TO, HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING? I USED TO GO TO CHURCH BUT.
BUT WHAT HAPPENED? I HAD THIS DRAMA IN MY
LIFE. SO I STOPPED GOING TO
CHURCH. EXACTLY WHAT THE DEVIL
SAID. IF YOU TAKE HIS JOB, HE WILL
CURSE YOU TO YOUR FACE, GOD. IF YOU TAKE THIS WOMAN,
HE'LL CURSE YOU TO HIS FACE. IF HIS MOTHER DIES HE WILL
CURSE YOU TO YOUR FAITH. THE ONLY REASON THEY
WORSHIP YOU IS BECAUSE THEIR LIFE IS COMFORTABLE. WHEN WILL JESUS BE ENOUGH? WHERE NO MATTER WHAT'S
HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE, YOU WORSHIP GOD. OR IS YOUR WORSHIP
CONDITIONAL ON YOU BEING BLESSED? OR YOU CAN ANSWER THIS
QUESTION. BECAUSE IF YOUR WORSHIP IS
CONDITIONAL, IF YOUR JOY IS CONDITIONAL ON THINGS GOING
GOOD IN YOUR EYES, YOU MISSED THE SIGHT OF WHO GOD
IS. SO THE DEVIL SAYS GOD, YOU
TAKE EVERYTHING JOB HAS, AND HE WILL CURSE YOU TO
YOUR FACE. HERE'S MY QUESTION TO YOU. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU
TO CURSE GOD? YOUR MONEY? YOUR HOUSE? YOUR COMFORT ZONE? NOT GETTING YOUR SEAT IN
CHURCH? NOT GETTING YOUR PARKING
SPACE? HOW SHALLOW YOUR
CHRISTIANITY -- THINK ABOUT IT, YOU COME INTO THE
PARKING LOT AND YOU'VE GOT TO GO LEFT INSTEAD OF RIGHT
AND YOU GET AN ATTITUDE AND YOUR ATTITUDE MESSES UP
YOUR WORSHIP SERVICE BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO GO
RIGHT INSTEAD OF LEFT IN THE PARKING LOT. YOU DON'T GET YOUR SEAT,
YOU SIT THERE THE WHOLE TIME, THE WHOLE SERMON
YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR SEAT. MY SEAT! OR I MAKE YOU KNEEL DOWN
AND YOU'RE LIKE MY KNEES ARE HURTING, IT'S CONCRETE,
THIS BROTHER, WOULD HE GET TO THE PRAYER? WHY DOES HE KEEP TALKING? BASIC. OR, MILES IS NOT HERE
TODAY. I GET TEXT MESSAGES. I GET TEXT MESSAGES. ARE YOU GOING TO BE IN
CHURCH TODAY? COME AND FIND OUT. DON'T ASK ME THAT QUESTION. NOW 8:00 SERVICE IS THE ONE
I'M THE MOST CONSISTENT BECAUSE LIKE 10:00, 12:00,
6:00, THEY TAKE THIS VIDEO SO YOU DON'T GET THAT AS
MUCH IN OTHER SERVICES. BUT, HEY, HE'S NOT HERE. LIKE GOD CAN ONLY SPEAK
THROUGH ONE PERSON? GOD FORBID THAT THAT WOULD
BE TRUE. SO LOOK WHAT HAPPENED. VERSE 10 HAVE YOU NOT MADE
A HEDGE AROUND HIM AND HIS HOUSEHOLD AND ALL HE HAS? YOU HAVE BLESSED THE WORK
OF HIS HANDS, HIS POSSESSIONS HAVE INCREASED. STRETCH OUT YOUR HAND AND
TOUCH ALL THAT HE HAS, AND THE LORD SAID THE SAME,
BEHOLD ALL HE HAS IS IN YOUR POWER, ONLY DO NOT
TOUCH HIS BODY, HIS PERSON. AND SATAN WENT OUT FROM THE
PRESENCE OF THE LORD. ARE YOU TELLING ME GOD GAVE
PERMISSION? YEAH. GOD DIDN'T DESIGN -- YOU
KNOW LIKE GOD WON'T LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO YOU
UNLESS IT COMES THROUGH HIS LOVING HANDS AND HE'S GOING
TO ALWAYS BE THERE TO SUPPORT YOU, YOU'RE LIKE I51
DON'T UNDERSTAND. YOU'RE SAYING HE LET THIS
HAPPEN, LET THIS HAPPEN, LET THIS HAPPEN. DON'T TRIP ON WHAT YOU
DON'T UNDERSTAND. WORSHIP WHAT YOU DO
UNDERSTAND, THAT GOD IS FAITHFUL, HE IS BLESS YOU. HE WILL GET YOU THROUGH, HE
WILL TURN WHAT THE DEVIL MEANT FOR EVIL INTO GOOD. THAT IS THE HARD THING. WE, ESPECIALLY IN
AMERICA -- EVERY CULTURE IS DIFFERENT BUT ESPECIALLY IN
AMERICA, WE ARE SO BLESSED WITH POWER IN THIS COUNTRY. WE WANT TO CONTROL STUFF. WE WANT TO BE IN CHARGE. TELL ME WHAT I'VE GOT TO
DO. WE THINK THIS IS RIGHT,
THIS IS WRONG. I WANT -- I DON'T
UNDERSTAND. THIS IS WHAT I THINK IT IS,
IT'S WRONG. BE CAREFUL. SAY GOD, I DON'T
UNDERSTAND, BUT I TRUST YOU. AND I KNOW THAT I DON'T
UNDERSTAND ALL THE WAYS. YOUR WAYS ARE NOT MY WAYS. AS HIGH AS THE HEAVENS ARE
ABOVE THE EARTH SO ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOVE MY THOUGHTS. BUT I TRUST YOU, EVEN WHEN
I THINK I REALLY KNOW THAT THIS IS WRONG, I STILL
TRUST YOU. THAT IS THE HARDEST,
DIFFICULT THING TO DO BECAUSE IT IS 100 PERCENT
BIBLICAL BECAUSE IN NO SITUATION IN YOUR LIFE NOT
ONE SECOND WILL YOU KNOW BETTER THAN GOD. SO YOU HAVE TO TRUST HIM. PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST
POWERFUL THINGS YOU CAN DO IS WHEN YOU'RE GOING
THROUGH YOUR TRIALS TO MAKE A WRITTEN JOURNAL OF WHAT
GOD DOES THROUGH THAT TRIAL. LOOK BACK ON ALL THE PAIN
IN YOUR LIFE. WHAT DID GOD BRING OUT OF
THAT PAIN? EVEN THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
PASSED AWAY, IF THEY KNEW THE LORD, THEY'RE IN
HEAVEN. YOU MAY MISS THEM BUT
THEY'RE WAY BETTER OFF THAN US. IF WE ARE TO HAVE
PERSPECTIVE, MY PARENTS BOTH DIED OF CANCER. THEY ARE HEALED. THEY GOT BETTER BODIES THAN
ME. THEY WERE IN THEIR 80'S. NOW THEY'VE GOT SUPER
NATURAL, SUPER NATURAL BEINGS IN HEAVEN WITH THE
LORD. OUT OF THE BODY IS TO BE
PRESENT WITH THE LORD. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW AWESOME
THAT IS. SO EVEN WHAT WE THINK GOD
SAYS, DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW. WORSHIP ME BASED ON WHAT
YOU KNOW. LOOK WHAT HAPPENED. VERSE 13, BY THE WAY, IF
YOU EVER WONDERED -- QUESTIONED THE REALITY OF
THE DEVIL, THINK ABOUT THE DEVIL AS STRATEGIC,
INTELLIGENT, EVIL. THE REASON I SAY THAT, WHEN
I READ THIS PASSAGE, I WANT YOU TO NOTICE THE STRATEGIC
ELEMENT OF WHAT THE DEVIL DOES TO COMPOUND THE PAIN
IN JOB'S LIFE AND TO MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR JOB TO CURSE GOD. I'M GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN. I WANT YOU TO NOTICE THE
STRATEGIC TIMING OF THE DEVIL'S EVIL WITH THE
INTENT TO MAXIMIZE THE PAIN IN JOB'S LIFE TO ENSURE,
AND THIS IS IN HIS OWN MIND, THAT JOB IS
GOING TO CURSE GOD. THE DEVIL UNDERSTANDS HOW
TO PRESS YOUR BUTTONS. THE DEVIL UNDERSTANDS HOW
TO GET UNDER YOUR SKIN WHEN AND HOW. BY THE WAY, THE DEVIL
SPEAKS THREE TIMES IN THE BIBLE. HE SPEAKS IN GENESIS 3, JOB 1
AND 2, AND IN MATTHEW CHAPTER 4. AND EVERY TIME THE DEVIL
SPEAKS, HE'S TRYING TO DO ONE THING. DESTROY THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN MAN AND GOD. HE'S NOT TRYING TO GET YOU
TO SIN. HE'S TRYING TO DESTROY THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN AND GOD. IN GENESIS HE TOLD ADAM AND
EVE, GOD LIED TO YOU. IN JOB HE'S TELLING GOD,
JOB IS PLAYING YOU. AND IN MATTHEW HE TOLD THE
GOD MAN, WORSHIP ME AND DENY YOUR FATHER. HE'S TRYING TO DESTROY THE
RELATIONSHIP, HE'S TRYING TO DESTROY RELATIONSHIP. EVERYONE SAY RELATIONSHIP. IN RELATIONSHIP IS TRUST. HE'S TRYING TO BREAK THAT
RELATIONSHIP. HE'S NOT TRYING TO GET YOU
TO SIN. HE'S TRYING TO BREAK
RELATIONSHIP, TRUST. SO HE'S TELLING GOD, JOB IS
USING YOU, AND GOD SAYS I KNOW EVERYTHING, SO
THEREFORE, YOU CAN'T TRICK ME. I KNOW JOB IS NOT TRICKING
ME AND I APPROVE IT. GO AHEAD, DO WHAT YOU HAVE
GOT TO DO. YOU'RE LIKE THAT'S NOT FAIR
TO JOB. I WANT YOU TO READ THE
WHOLE STORY. NOTICE HOW STRATEGIC THE
DEVIL IS. HE'S GOING TO GO BOOM,
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM TO MAXIMIZE. THEN HE'S GOING TO GO GOD,
WATCH JOB CURSE YOU. SEE WHAT JOB IS GOING TO
SAY. THIS IS YOU. PUT YOURSELF IN THE STORY. VERSE 13 THERE WAS A DAY
WHEN THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS WERE EATING AND DRINKING
WINE IN THE OLDEST BROTHER'S HOUSE AND THE
MESSENGER CAME TO JOB AND SAID THE OX YOU WERE
PLOWING, THE DONKEYS WERE FEEDING BESIDE THEM WHEN
THE CIVILIANS RAIDED THEM AND TOOK THEM AWAY. AND I ALONE HAVE -- WHY WAS
HE STILL SPEAKING? ANOTHER SAID THE FIRE OF
GOD CAME FROM HEAVEN AND BURNED UP THE SHEEP. I ALONE CAME TO TELL YOU. WHILE HE WAS SPEAKING
ANOTHER SAID A MAN RAIDED THE CAMELS AND TOOK THEM
AWAY AND KILLED THE SERVANTS WITH THE EDGE OF
THE SWORD AND I ALONE HAVE ESCAPED TO TELL YOU. WHILE HE WAS STILL SPEAKING
ANOTHER CAME AND SAID YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS WERE
EATING AND DRINKING WINE AT THEIR BROTHER'S HOUSE AND A
WIND CAME AND STRUCK THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE HOUSE
AND IT FELL ON THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEY WERE ALL
DEAD AND I ALONE HAVE ESCAPED TO TELL YOU. THINK ABOUT THIS, JOB WAS
SITTING IN HIS HOUSE WATCHING COLLEGE FOOTBALL. HE'S GOT HIS OX AND DONKEYS
OVER HERE, HE'S GOT HIS SHEEP OVER HERE, HE'S GOT
HIS CAMELS OVER HERE AND HE'S GOT HIS KIDS OVER
HERE. IN ALL HIS PROPERTY,
THOUSANDS OF SHEEP AND ANIMALS AND ALL THE
SERVANTS AND THEN THEY COME AND KILL EVERYTHING AND
THEY KILL ALL THE SERVANTS EXCEPT ONE GUY SO THAT ONE
GUY CAN TELL JOB THE BAD NEWS. AT THE SAME TIME THE
CHALDEANS ALL THE SERVANTS EXCEPT ONE GUY SO THAT ONE
GUY CAN TELL JOB THE BAD NEWS. AT THE SAME TIME A FIRE
FROM HEAVEN COMES AND KILLS EVERYTHING EXCEPT ONE GUY
SO THAT ONE GUY CAN TELL JOB. AT THE SAME TIME A WIND
COMES AND KNOCKS DOWN THE HOUSE AND ALL HIS KIDS AND
ALL THE SERVANTS OF HIS KIDS EXCEPT ONE GUY AND
THAT GUY COMES RUNNING, JOB, JOB, JOB, THE CHALDEANS
CAME AND TOOK ALL THE OX. WHILE THE WORDS ARE COMING
OUT HIS MOUTH, A FIRE CAME DOWN AND KILLED THE SHEEP. WHILE THE WORDS ARE COMING
OUT HIS MOUTH, JOB, THE CHALDEANS CAME AND KILLED
EVERYTHING AND YOUR KIDS ARE DEAD. BEFORE I GET TO WHAT JOB
SAID, WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? I'M NOT SAYING IT'S NOT
DIFFICULT. THIS IS DIFFICULT. I CAN'T IMAGINE JOB LOST
EVERYTHING EXCEPT HIS WIFE. AND BASED ON CHAPTER 2, IT
WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER THAT SHE GOT TAKEN OUT. YOU HAVE TO READ CHAPTER 2
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING. I'M NOT SAYING JUST BECAUSE
SHE'S HIS WIFE BUT BASED ON WHAT SHE SAID. YOU HAVE TO READ CHAPTER 2. THAT'S THE DEVIL'S SCHEME,
HE LEFT THAT ONE TO COMPOUND THE PROBLEM. IT'S NOT A LADY THING. IT'S JUST A HIS WIFE THING. VERSE 20, JOB ROSE, TORE
HIS ROBE, SHAVED HIS HEAD, FELL ON THE GROUND AND HE
WORSHIPPED. WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN,
WORSHIP. GO HOME TODAY, DON'T SIT
THIS AND SULK AND DROWN IN YOUR FEARS AND YOUR PAIN
WITH DRUGS OR WHATEVER, OR YOUR VICE. WORSHIP GOD FOR WHO HE IS. GOD IS NOT GOOD ONLY WHEN
YOU'RE HAPPY. AND GOD IS NOT GOOD ONLY
WHEN YOU'RE BLESSED IN YOUR EYES. GOD IS GOOD, PERIOD. GO HOME AND WORSHIP. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT
OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING. GET THOSE PEOPLE OUT OF
YOUR EAR CHIRPING. NO, NO. I'M GOING TO WORSHIP
BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING. AND LOOK WHAT HE SAYS. NAKED I CAME TO MY, FROM MY
MOTHER'S WOMB AND NAKED I SHALL RETURN. HOW MANY OF YOU WERE BORN
WITH A WALLET FULL OF MONEY? RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE. HOW MANY OF Y'ALL WERE BORN
WITH A JOB? RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE. HOW MANY OF YOU WERE BORN
WITH HAIR? AND THAT HAIR WAS SO THIN,
YOU COULD HAVE BLEW IT OFF YOUR HEAD. HOW MANY OF YOU WERE BORN
WITH A WIFE OR A HUSBAND OR FRIENDS? YOU HAD NOTHING. YOU HAD A FAMILY THAT LOVES
YOU. MAYBE. MAYBE. JOB SAID YOU KNOW WHAT? NAKED I CAME AND NAKED I'M
GOING BACK. THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD
HAS TAKEN AWAY. IF YOU THINK WHAT IS YOURS
GOD HASN'T GIVEN IT TO YOU, REASSESS. BLESSED BE THE NAME OF GOD. AND IN ALL THIS, JOB DIDN'T
BLAME GOD FOR ANYTHING. WRONG. I WANT YOU ALL TO BOW YOUR
HEADS AND CLOSE YOUR EYES. LORD, JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY
IN HERE SAID THEY HAD A PROBLEM. AND IN OUR HEAD, WE JUSTIFY
BEING MAD AND ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED, WE JUSTIFY OUR
POSITION. WE COMPLAIN TO YOU, BUT WE
NEED TO WORSHIP. WE NEED TO THANK YOU. WE NEED TO HONOR YOU. THERE'S SOME OF YOU IN
HERE, YOU NEED TO WORSHIP GOD, WHICH IS A RESPONSE OF
RESPECT. IT'S THE DEFINITION OF
WORSHIP, BY SAYING GOD, I TRUST YOU. NO MATTER WHAT IS GOING ON
IN MY LIFE, ESPECIALLY THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, I TRUST
YOU. I'M GOING TO SURRENDER IT
TO YOU. I'M GOING TO SURRENDER MY
LIFE TO YOU. I'M GOING TO SURRENDER MY
BURDEN TO YOU. I'M GOING TO SURRENDER MY
VAIN IMAGINATIONS TO YOU, MY AUTOMATIC NEGATIVE
THOUGHT. I'M GIVING IT ALL TO YOU. WE WANT TO PRAY FOR YOU.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU. SOME OF YOU, YOU NEED TO
GIVE YOUR LIFE TO CHRIST, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF YOU
IN HERE POTENTIALLY SAYING I JUST NEED PRAYER. I NEED TO SURRENDER MY
THOUGHT PROCESS, MY BURDEN. I CANNOT DO THIS BY MYSELF. I WANT TO YOU PRAY THIS
PRAYER WITH ME IN THE PRIVACY OF YOUR HEART. IT'S A PRAYER AS AN ACT OF
WORSHIP TO GOD OF SURRENDER. A PRAYER OF SURRENDER. SAY DEAR GOD, I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY LIFE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE
PAIN. IT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR. IT DOESN'T SEEM BEARABLE. BUT I TRUST YOU. EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS. I AM BLESSED. I HAVE A BLESSED OUTCOME. I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING
WITH YOU. SO I SURRENDER MY PAIN, MY
BURDEN AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS. JESUS, I LAY MY LIFE IN
YOUR HANDS. I LAY MY BURDEN IN YOUR
HANDS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
FAITHFULNESS IN MY LIFE. AS OUR EYES ARE CLOSED AND
OUR HEADS ARE BOWED, IF YOU PRAYED THAT PRAYER IN A
MINUTE I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO STAND. MANY OF YOU WHO PRAYED THAT
MAY SAY I'M ALREADY SAVED. THAT'S OKAY. WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU. IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO TAKE A
BOLD STAND TO STAND UP FOR GOD IN THE FACE OF YOUR
DRAMA AND TELL THE DEVIL NO MATTER WHAT HE DOES AND
SAYS, YOU WILL NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON GOD. YOU WILL WORSHIP HIM
THROUGH THICK AND THIN. SO ON THE COUNT OF THREE,
IF YOU PRAYED THAT PRAYER, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO
STAND. IF YOU STAND, YOU ARE
TAKING A STAND FOR YOUR FAITHFUL TRUST AND RELIANCE
ON THE POWER OF GOD IN YOUR LIFE. ON THE COUNT OF THREE, IF
YOU PRAYED THAT PRAYER, I WANT YOU TO STAND UP AND
YOU ARE GOING TO STAND AGAINST THE DISCOURAGEMENT
THE DEVIL HAS BEEN PLACING ON YOUR HEAD, ON YOUR
HEART, ON YOUR FAMILY, ON YOUR LIFE, ON YOUR JOB. ON THE COUNT OF THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE, STAND TO YOUR FEET.
GOD BLESS YOU. IF GOD SPOKE TO YOU DURING THAT SERMON AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO ASK CHRIST TO BE YOUR SAVIOR, IT'S AS SIMPLE AS A-B-C. ADMIT AND ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE A SINNER. THE BIBLE SAYS ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALLEN SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD. BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART THAT JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, THAT HE DIED FOR YOUR SIN AND ROSE FROM THE DEAD. THEN CONFESS YOURSELF A SINNER AND SAY, "JESUS, PLEASE FORGIVE ME OF MY SIN." IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK JESUS CHRIST TO BE YOUR SAVIOR, JUST LOOK AT ME RIGHT NOW AND PRAY THIS PRAYER WITH ME IN THE PRIVACY OF YOUR HEART KNOWING THAT GOD KNOWS YOU AND LOVES YOU VERY MUCH. SAY DEAR GOD, "I BELIEVE THAT I AM A SINNER. I KNOW THE PENALTY OF MY SIN IS DEATH. I DON'T WANT TO DIE AND GO TO HELL. I BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, THAT HE DIED AND ROSE FROM THE DEAD FOR MY SIN. I CONFESS MYSELF A SINNER AND ASK HIM TO FORGIVE ME OF MY SIN. JESUS, PLEASE FORGIVE ME OF MY SIN. FILL ME WITH THE SPIRIT OF GOD. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. IF YOU PRAYED THAT PRAYER, IF YOU JUST ASKED CHRIST TO BE YOUR SAVIOR, WE WANT TO KNOW. WE WANT TO EMAIL YOU SOME RESOURCES. IF YOU JUST PRAYED THAT PRAYER WITH ME, TO ACCEPT JESUS AS YOUR SAVIOR, CLICK ON THE LINK THAT JUST APPEARED. WE WANT TO SEND YOU SOME FREE RESOURCES. GOD BLESS YOU AND WE WILL SEE YOU IN HEAVEN.
