Sunday Service || GOD IS AT WORK IN US by Pastor Mensa Otabil

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[Music] and we'll sing it [Music] just one just wanna be just what's right [Music] just [Music] we will till you can open up your expressing his coming again we would be [Music] we would see [Music] we will lift up your heads to the Lord and say Lord all the days of my life I was seven I will serve you all the days of my life I will love you love you with all my heart and love you with every bit of my heart Jesus I'll save you till you come again I will love you till you come again can you say that can you imagine him hearing that from you I will love you serve you see you come [Music] we love you [Music] we love you Lord we love [Music] lift up your hands of lovable come on the wheel [Music] I drink everything [Music] fine No [Music] [Applause] be fine [Music] Oh take it up we are we we are [Applause] [Music] we love you we love you too right so th me [Applause] [Music] my god [Music] [Music] [Music] before yuck [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] the [Music] Bevo [Music] we [Music] 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to come before the Lord in prayer and lift up all Christian businesses and entrepreneurs before the Lord isaiah 40:8 verse 17 God assures us that he's the God who teaches us how to make profit and lead us by the way that we should go we are praying for wisdom we are praying for resources and we are praying for open doors why don't I let my voice and pray together for every Christian business for wisdom for resources for open doors in the mighty name of Jesus every business represented in this house will let you fall you Heavenly Father we pray for fresh ideas you pray for divine insight we pray for supernatural strength for every business leader and for every business in the mighty name of Jesus understanding wisdom resources and open doors there shall be favor upon your people in the marketplace they will be outstanding in the mighty name of Jesus in the midst of competition they will have wisdom that comes from above in the mighty name of Jesus every business every Christian entrepreneur will lift them before you we ask a God that you will teach your people how to make profit and lead them by the way that they should go in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ every Christian business every Christian entrepreneur we ask for wisdom we ask for ideas divine ideas we ask for the empowerment that comes from you in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ order their steps directs them to open doors divine opportunities unusual access in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ every business and every entrepreneur we ask for wisdom and resources to make progress in every field of endeavor in Jesus mighty name this one wanting to seed for every member who is unemployed and everyone trusting God for a business opportunity of a career development we are seeing father let them experience divine fever and on come on axis lift our voices to pray together in the name of Jesus in the mighty name of Jesus every member trusting for employment we ask for unusual access in the mighty name of Jesus when they go for that interview may they be outstanding when they step out there to seize that opportunity may they have favor favor unusual favor in the name of Jesus maybe I were to be visible in the mighty name of Jesus may the erequest come before you and may different favour in the name of Jesus everyone trusted for employment we pray in the name of Jesus for visual access and unusual favor in the midst of many there was shine and stand out in the mighty name of Jesus every single one trusting for employment and for business opportunities let grace abound let access abound let opportunities abound in the mighty name of Jesus none shall go hungry none shall go unemployed in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ grant access grant favor grant opportunity let your people be invisible in the midst of competition in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ stretch out your hand of favor upon your people and make a way where there seems to be no way in Jesus mighty name hallelujah finally we wanna pray for supernatural intervention in every battle confronting you no matter how high how tall or how big the power of God is able to turn things around in your favor and give you victory on every side linterna voice let's pray together every battle every obstacle every hindrance I shall bend the knee to the name of the Lord Jesus Christ father I will lift up every battle confronting us before your throne of grace we thank you for your strength we thank you for your wisdom we thank you for your supernatural power at work in our lives we declare on the authority of your word that every knee shall bow every obstacle every hindrance standing in our way every barrier is our bending knee to the name of the Lord Jesus Christ we declare victory in every battle three on the right hand and 50 on the left hand side in the mighty name of Jesus in accordance with your word we declare that you are our big sea we declare victory in Christ in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ in every area of endeavor in every battle confronting us will lift high the banner of Christ and declare that we are walking in victory in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ in this year 2019 it shall be well with us the year will end well with us it will have a testimony of your power and your provision of victory in every battle in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ we can be praised and we give you glory in Jesus mighty name amen why don't you celebrate the goodness of the Lord judge this morning we are mindful of the love of Christ at work in our lives with that conviction in our hearts wanna join endless praise I'll sing the hymn I am so glad [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] I am persuaded that neither death nor life nor Angels nor principalities nor powers nor things present nor things to come nor height nor depth nor any other created thing can separate you and I from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord lift up a voice and give God a praise in the house hallelujah kindly be seated in God's presence what an awesome God we serve this morning on behalf of dr. and mrs. suitable it gives me great joy to welcome you to Christ temple of the International Central Gospel Church into this beautiful Sunday morning we are gathered onto him alone and we are convinced in our hearts that God will visit us by the power of his word in his presence this morning like to welcome all those joining us from the various continents of the world and trust you'll be blessed in God's presence it's now time for us to love the Lord celebrate him and honor him with our giving a time to give the time of great rejoicing and this morning as you prepare to give kindly note that envelopes made available to you with pens to help you to fulfill your commitment and also to leave them behind and use them again next week the script of our meditation for our giving to the second Corinthians chapter 9 and verse a disease and God is able to make all grace abound towards you so that you also having all sufficiency in all things may have an abundance for every good work as you give today expect an overflowing blessing in Jesus mighty name amen for those desiring to give digitally please take advantage of the various options provided on the envelope and on the screen and go ahead and choose your preferred payment option bringing us the song hunger for holiness as you take an offering let's welcome it touch my food let's put ours together as she comes [Applause] [Music] there's a silent war [Music] my little one agent my [Music] bad with a girl [Music] The Voice of Dance [Music] but Kay [Music] Oh [Music] Oh [Music] [Music] [Music] like [Music] the skin of my he knows his swift also Japan the lord of creation-- here forever we wonder stand the weakness count to myself ID with cheese a lot to grow they're too deep [Music] Oh [Music] I try [Music] [Music] you [Music] [Music] right [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] for [Music] [Music] I appreciate the question before hunger for holiness and the righteousness that comes from him alone Church right after this prayer with great expectations let's receive God's Word from our dear pastor doctor Mensa suitable let's pray together father we thank you that you've called us to glory and to virtue we thank you for the journey of our lives for your power your provision and your protection today we'll return with Thanksgiving in our hearts and with our rain in our hands look with favor upon our seed and let it be an abundant harvest in the name of Jesus in the area of our greatest need let your right hand be lifted up and uphold us with your mighty hunt we give you praise and we give me glory in Jesus mighty name amen amen amen amen let's rise up together as we make our declaration of wisdom in this year of wisdom are you ready say with me the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom by wisdom he has founded the earth by understanding he has established the heavens the Lord gives wisdom from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding today I incline my ear to the instruction of the Lord and my heart to his spirit I believe in my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus is Lord he is Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God in him are hidding all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge I have the mind of Christ his word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path therefore my steps are ordered in righteousness on Christ the solid rock I stand his wisdom and knowledge are the stability of my life today I declare the word of the Lord I has no see noria head no have n into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for me I am blessed in Christ's salvation favor an increase a mine in Jesus name Amen and amen amen and amen a you may be seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus and it's great to have you in the house of God this morning and to see that you are doing well and ruling and reigning in Christ that you are becoming on every side this has been quite a rainy week some people are wondering why it's raining I tell my wife all the time the ghanians don't know the seasons of their country so when it's raining we wonder why is it raining it should be raining this time because it's a rainy season we have two rainy seasons in Ghana for your information the major's rainy season normally from May to the end of June or from April actually it should be from April to end of June and then from September October through middle of November we have the minor rainy season and after that is the Hama tan this is normal so for all of you who think the world is changing nothing is changing this is the way it is so this is the minor rainy season it rains it doesn't rain very heavily like the tropical storms of the major rainy season it rains very quietly incessantly continuously and annoyingly but that that is the way it's been it so take note of it and next year when it happens don't wonder why is raining amen alright so and you come to church with a training or not I just said that so that you buy ring codes and get umbrellas and get wellington boots so that we prepare for the change of the season that is how life is it happen every year so let's prepare for it so that you go to work and you don't miss church well last week I we looked at the fact that God has a place for us and we talked about the fact that he has a place for us and in various areas of our lives and today my message is titled God is at work in us God is at work eNOS let's personalize it and everybody say God is at work in me and I say it as if you are in church or not God is at work in me I mean if you really believe God is at work in you a man he's not working you in a very powerful way and he's going to do powerful things for you before the year ends you will see the manifestation of what he is working for you amen all right so go with me to the book of Philippians in Chapter number 2 and verses 12 and 13 Philippians chapter 2 from verse 12 and 13 I hope that you've seen this verse before and you probably read it before and I'm going to work with that verse Philippians 2 verse 12 to 13 I just give you 10 seconds more to get you to the verse Philippians 2:12 2:13 and it reads therefore my beloved as you have always obeyed not as in my presence only but now much more in my absence work out your own salvation with fear and trembling for God for it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure now I want you to take note of a few verses then and you can underline verse 12 where it says what out you can underline the two words work out or you can circle them in your Bible if you are using an iPad you can highlight it work out everybody say work out and then also look at verse 13 where is this for it is God who works in you so underlying works in you works in you work out and works in you I'm going to work with those two phrases now when you look at the verses 12 and 13 the word work is used in verse 12 we read work out your own salvation work out your own salvation note that the passage did not say wet for your own salvation it says work out work out is not the same as work for so it's not saying here that salvation counts by your works so you don't work for your salvation but we work out our salvation work out your own salvation and in verse 13 we see the phrase it is God who works in you now in both verses verse 12 and verse 13 of Philippians chapter 2 we see what used the word work everybody say work say it one more time say work now in both verses in our English Bible the word is the same they are the same word in both instances if you're using the old King James to say for it is God who is at work in you God who is at work in you I use the New King James and he says God works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure so if you look at it it seems to see if the word work is the same but I just want to break down that word because it has meaning on understanding that verse so when you look at verse 12 the word work the word work is from the Greek word cat a gasps oh my I have to say it that way so that you know I read the Greek kata gasps oh my kata gasps oh my means to do something or to produce results so when it says work the root word there is cat a gasps oh my but when we go to verse 13 and you see the word work it is not Katya gasps oh my it is na Gael and a Gail simply means to quicken something or to be active so it's important to get the differences when you are reading the Bible as to what these words are saying so when it says work out your salvation the word work is a different word and then when it says God is at work in you their work is also a different word and they mean two different things they don't mean the same thing the work that God is doing in you is different from the work you are doing to work out your salvation there are two different works so let's pay closer attention to the verses again and I just want you to look at them in your Bible because I'm a teacher of the Bible I need to get people to understand when I'm teaching so when you look at verse 12 again it says work out everybody say work out say it one more time say work out now when somebody says work out something it means that thing is taking place outside of you it's taking place on the outside is not taking place inside work out your own salvation with fear and trembling so work out means something that happens that is seen that is visible that can be identified it happens outside of us this is what we see in people's lives this is the manifestation of the fruit of the Spirit it is the Word of God becoming flesh in our lives now this work out according to the passage it is us who do it so it is our responsibility it is not God's job work out your own salvation God is not going to do that for you work out your own salvation produce results with your salvation that is our responsibility but when we look at the verse 13 it is not worked out it is work in work in God works in US and this takes place inside of us it is opposite of what is taking place in verse 12 verse 12 you are working out in verse 13 God is working in us so God is working in us we are producing it outside are you following that all right so verse 13 says God works in us and that is our that is God's responsibility we don't work in us we work god works in we work out God works in we work out God works in we work out so to paraphrase the verse just for a clarity of thought it simply means that God is active in US energizing us to produce results God is active in US energizing us to produce resolved so for something to work outside us something must work inside us there used to be an old song that we used to sing this is the having had a son in a long time it's something on the east side is working on the outside something on the inside is working on the outside oh what a change in my life how many of you remember that ok how many of you never had that ok I know your age all of you who have never all right so something on the east side is working on the outside who is working on the inside God is at work in us what is working on the outside we are working on the outside but God is working inside us so for each one of us two things are taking place in our lives God is doing something inside you and you are doing something outside you God is doing something inside you and you are doing something outside you God is at work in us to produce results when you see a car moving obviously you can tell that the car is moving because it is visible it is outside and so you can see a guy is moving everybody sees it a guy is moving but cars don't move themselves how many of you know that cars don't move themselves a driver drives to move the car but what moves the car is not really the driver the driver is just making sure that the car moves externally but the car is moving because something is working on the inside of the car it is there any Gail there ancient the energy the power that is at work in the car that is producing the outside effect of movement so that's what the Bible is saying there is something inside us that is energizing us so that we can move and do things on the outside so what God does inside of us is very critical to what we do outside what God is doing inside is important to what we do outside now if we are doing things on the outside that God is not doing on the inside then there will be no movement can you imagine a person who sits in a car and sits behind a steering wheel doesn't turn on the ignition for something on the inside to start working but he stands sits in a car is holding the steering wheel is go pppp pppp move move move move move move you and I know that that will be a big joke because the car will not move why the car not moving because nothing is working on the inside so it's the same with our Christian life if what we are doing outside it is not based on what is working inside us we can be same P P P P P P P P P P but our lives are going nowhere because something must first work inside us before it moves outside us God is at work in us so that we can work out what he is working inside us God is active in US energizing us empowering us to do something the idea here is not that because we move God moves rather it is because God moves that we move it is because God is at work that we work we move because he moves we do because he's doing we rise because He is risen we win because he wins this is how Jesus put it in John chapter 12 chapter 5 verse 17 my father has been working until now and I have been working so Jesus says the reason why I am working is because the father is working I am NOT just working by myself the Father works and I work it is out of him that we work it does not do something and go to support you it is God is doing something do what he's doing it is not heaven helps those who help themselves it is God is helping you so you can receive help he is the one who energizes us what's within us and nibbles us so we can do things for him everything that God wants to do with your life he was that doing it inside your life everything God wants to manifest in you he first starts it on the inside so what is God doing in us the passage says God is at work in us all God is working in us both to do to will and to do of his good pleasure God is working in us to will and to do of his good pleasure so let's look at the two things God is doing first - will - will God is working in us - will what does that mean it means that have the desire for something he creates desires in us he gives us the desires or the things that please him he gives us the desire to see righteousness exalted he gives us desire to be a blessing we heard his Edith sing beautifully talking about desiring holiness desiring holiness desiring righteousness desire and truth desiring to live for God desiring to please God until God works that inside of us no human being naturally desires holiness no no human being because sin is more attractive than righteousness I mean if you know that sin the wrong thing always looks nicer than a good thing it's like somebody says the bad food always tastes better than the good food the bad food a lot of sugar a lot of fat a lot of carbohydrates just look at bad food it smells good greasy greasy fat chicken smells very good vegetables salad with no dressing [Music] nobody designs that I mean a few people like it but most people don't like it even children when you give them vegetables salad don't spirit out but they want toffee they want candy they won't sweet why because the bad things always taste better than the good thing and so when we come spiritually is the same doing what is right doesn't look nice righteousness holiness living for God who wants that we want to live for ourselves who want to be happy by ourselves want to please ourselves we just want to spend our money anyway we want who want to do what our body feels like doing we want to go where buddy wants to go we want to read whatever we want to read we want to watch whatever I want to watch we don't want restrictions no human being likes restrictions want to be free so how we going to live the holy life when naturally it's not appealing and that's where the holy spirit comes in God is the one who is at work in us and gives us the will the desire for holiness the desire you know when you're a Christian and you live for God there's a lot of things you take for granted that's why people look at your life and say that you be hypnotized because no human being would do the things you do work hard for your money go to church and take that money not to buy something for yourself but put it in the offering basket or plate and let it go are you are you are you saying because that is not a normal way to behave go to church they are singing and you're lifting up your hands and you were talking your face is glowing so Oh Lord Jesus I love you look at you look at you and you Norma where is Jesus that you love you go out there you want to live you want to do right you want to forgive your enemies you want to you want to do all these things they are not the things that people normally do why do Christians do that because something on the east side is working in us to produce a fruit on the outside and they start when the Holy Spirit gives us their will the wheel when you're an unbeliever sin is very nice you actually brag about sin but when you become a believer in Christ you find something starts to work on your inside your appetite changes your desired changes the things that you want changes they're all choruses the things I used to do I do them no more now you want to live right who put that wheel in you the na Gael of God the ancient of God the energy of God God is at work in us first to give us a will and then not only to will but the passage says and to do of his good pleasure to do to have the drive not just to want and say oh I want to do it but a drive to get it done so whatever we do as Christians is based on what God is doing inside us he's at work in us somebody said God is not working me to give me a will and a drive to do the right thing that is God's engine so for a Christian you're going to always have this something inside you that is working kukuku like an engine and what is doing what is it doing it's giving you a will it's giving you a desire to do the will of God now I left to you by yourself you don't want to do it but because this thing is working inside you it is driving you and if you learn to follow what is that work in you you will produce the results that God is looking for something on the inside is working on the outside the desire to live holy the desire to live righteous the desire to overcome sin the desire to overcome temptation doesn't come naturally to any human being it is a working of the Holy Spirit of God on the inside of us God is at work in us as an engine to do of his good pleasure how does God work in us how does he work in us and and this affects every area of our lives not only about living a holy life or a righteous life but also becoming the person that God wants you to be overcoming if God wants you to be prosperous you don't get prosperous on the outside he starts by doing it on the inside before it becomes outside so how does he do that four things that I would want to recommend to you first is that he assures us of his presence within one of the first things that God does in us is to make us know that he is with us to make you know that he is with you in the Old Testament God's people face the challenges of the world with the assurance that God is witness when David faced Goliath there is a teenager facing this huge giant how is David going to deal with the Goliath of his life David was able to face Goliath because he was confident that God was with him God is with me in the Old Testament people faced challenges because they knew God was with them now in the New Testament we don't face challenges because we know God is with us that is Old Testament in the New Testament we face our challenges because we know God is eNOS for God is at work in you first John chapter four verse four greater is He Who is in you than he that is in the world now so whereas the Old Testament great believer David and Daniel and they've said all God is with me so I confess all things we say in the New Testament God is in me so I can face all things he lives in me he's at work in me so I can do all things that he wants me to do God is at work in me he assures you of his presence within when a believer is faced with a difficult situation the first point of strength is the assurance that God is in him Christ is in him there will be a glorious end Christ in you the hope of glory God is at work in us secondly what is he doing in us he plans his purposes in our hearts he plans his purposes in our hearts in addition to knowing that God lives in us he also makes us aware that he has a purpose for our lives gives us a sense of destiny makes us aware that our lives are part of a grand design Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 11 says that he has planted eternity in our hearts he plans his purposes in our hearts God is at work in us how do we know he's not working us he tells us that he's in isaiah shows us and then he plans his purposes in our lives in our hearts for every Christian God has a purpose for you God has a purpose for you now in the Old Testament people discovered the purpose of God mostly because somebody told them once in a while is because it came into their heart but most time a prophet to go and tell them that God is with you like David David is head in the Sheep probably he thought his life is supposed to be a shepherd and then one day the prophets somewhere comes and says God has a purpose for your life you're going to be a king Esther is just in the palace of the Queen and joy in queenship and then one day his uncle tells him God has a purpose for you you've come to the kingdom for such a time as this in the Old Testament people waited for God for somebody to tell them about God's purpose but in the New Testament you don't wait for anybody to tell you about God's purpose for you he's going to plant it inside you he's gonna plant it inside you from from the age of 14 when I was just a young teenager without any physical evidence I knew I was going to be a pastor I knew I was going to be a preacher did I know how to preach no did I look like a likely preacher no I was a very quiet shy timid boy whose life was not impressive but I knew that God's hand was upon me I remember so well I was lying down in our family bedroom and when I say family bedroom it was a one room and there were about six of us in the room and I there are two beds in that bedroom I went back to that house looked at the room and wonder how I could put to bed today but the two beds there and and and and then there was a floor I was sleeping on the floor and in that room I remember one day I was just sleeping on the floor just there and just something just told me that God was going to use me to preach his word if you saw me you wouldn't think so and I never told anybody I never want to tell anybody who I'm going to be a preacher but from that day I had known without any shadow of doubt that God had called me nobody confirmed it as a matter of fact the people who should confirm it said I wasn't called when I wanted to be a pastor I went to to the church I belong to and spoke to the pastor's and said that God had called me they said no I didn't look like a cold person and I didn't look qualified to go to seminary to be trained to become a pasta because nothing in my life gave the impression that I had what I said I had but you know as Christians in the New Testament we don't wait for a prophet to tell us or even a man of God to tell us what we're supposed to do with our lives God plants eternity in our hearts something on the inside is working on the outside it's God who plants it so some of you are sitting down there you may look like normal ordinary everybody but something is boiling on on the inside it's almost like an agent has started on the inside of you and it is just kicking you but when you look at your life you say how can I do it how can I do it how can I do it it's not about how you can do it it's about whether what is working inside you has the power to produce the results somebody says something is working inside me God plants destiny in our hearts and it may be totally opposite your personality what I do is very opposite my personality you know my personality I would love to live on a mountain somewhere have a nice cottage on a mountain get up in the morning read books pray think and wake up the next morning that's that's if I had to choose my life as a matter of a when I was younger upon eyes I thought I was gonna be a monk going to live somewhere all the heroes the people I really admire very people only people out there somewhere thinking contemplating and reading and living a quiet life not living a quiet life standing before people in many countries and preaching and talking and encouraging people and helping people to know God what is working in me is not based on what I am physically it is God who is at work in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure I came here to tell somebody that you feel that ancient that in a gale inside you don't ever say well but I don't qualify but I don't seem to have what it takes it is God who is at work in you he plants destiny on the in to do what he wants us to do he gives us his Holy Spirit the great enabler the Holy Spirit gives us gifts and abilities that are natural genes did not give us gives us courage I believe in natural talent I believe that people must discover their talent but I also believe that there are certain things your father and mother may not give you may not give you people have called me a speaker that I'm a great speaker and I think I'm I can agree to that but just looking at my ancestry both immediate and remote I can't really find and trying to do all the analysis and I can't just find a physical connection to Who I am now the conclusion I can come to is that when God is at work in you he gives you what your parents didn't give you he gives you what your natural genetic disposition and temperament doesn't give you it is called the gifts of the Spirit it's called the enablement of the Spirit so you may find your parent your father is this where your mother is this way but your life is going to opposite all of them why because it is God who is at work in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure don't just look at your life and say well this is how my father was this is how my mother was this is how old I'm going to end up that way well if you end that way if you never had Jesus Christ in your heart but if you had Jesus in your heart and the Holy Spirit is in your heart then you're not gonna end up like your father or like your mother because God is at work in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure somebody says something on the inside is working on the outside something inside you is working on the answer and he helps you he gives you what natural talent doesn't give you and he encourages us to remain faithful one of the things God does in us is the comfort and encourages us the certainty of life is that sooner or later you will suffer one setback or the other you'll be tempted to give up you feel as if the challenges facing you are insurmountable in those moments when you look at it naturally you just feel throw in the towel this is the end I can't move on any longer but once everything says it's impossible that any gale something on the inside is telling you you will overcome this you will reign you will overcome this it's going to be alright you will be the winner the end will be good where is that coming from not from the circumstance not even from all your friends who are giving you all the advice but something on the inside just tells you keep moving on and you are going to win and you're going to overcome don't ever ignore the angel of God that works on the inside assuring you of his presence giving giving planting destiny in your heart helping you from the inside and encouraging you to live the life of God because it is that which is working in you which will help you to work out something on the outside if you ignore what is working on the inside of you you will never see anything on the outside I came here to tell somebody that God is at work in you he's at work in you he's planted destiny he's planted purpose in you some of you are sitting down here nobody may regard you but you believe you're going to touch the world you believe you're going to change Nations you believe nations so here of you you believe you are going to overcome you believe that you're gonna be the head some of you have ideas all in the inside of you that doesn't make sense and even if you tell me I may tell you it doesn't make sense but thank God I'm not God it is God who is at work in us somebody says something is working on my inside and for those of you who are young people don't ever ignore what is working on the inside it's good to have good advices good counsellors people to endorse you these days I see young people are looking for endorsement they're so desperate for human endorsement they want somebody to Pat them on the back and say you are okay you know nobody ever told me I was okay nobody I don't have a mentor in life never had a mentor never had anybody who said may say you can do it or you can do it do it that's what I do that nobody because all the people I knew at the time I was beginning thought I was totally disqualified my personality everything about me they said you you Jay even my best friend when I told him God what God had told me he said you were a fool I don't blame him so if all you're doing in life my young people is looking for an adult to encourage you and to push you up you are in a sorry state in life because life is not achieved by endorsement it is the power of God at work in you both to will and to do somebody says something on the inside is working on the outside now by that I don't mean don't take advice take advice listen to people judge what you are here and well but all I'm saying is in the Christian life we don't depend on X 10 ELLs to tell us what to do we depend on the antenna the Holy Spirit to tell us what to do sometimes there will be agreement somebody will come and confirm what is on the inside of you but the important thing is to know that God is at work in you somebody said God is at work in me Ephesians chapter 1 verse 11 says in him also we have obtained an inheritance being predestined according to the purpose of him who was all things according to the counsel of his will God was all things according to the counsel of Israel God works in us according to his purpose so if what is working in you is now fitted into God's purpose it then it's not from God so I'll make two statements first is that when God has a purpose for me you plant a desire in me for it when God has a purpose for me you plant a desire in me for it his purposes will be known to us at the right time if God has a purpose for you you planted desire in him for it at a certain time in my life all I talked about was past true nature starting a church and a kind of church I was going to start and many of the things that God has enabled me to do were planted him I had very very young and I said it to people who had no clue I had no clue they had no clue but they listened very respectfully because sometimes when you share your vision you yourself don't understand it and the people you are talking to do understand it because what is working inside is bigger than you is bigger than then is bigger than everybody so people I look at you very very soberly and at the back of their head and say this guy's crazy this guy is crazy I hope somebody who telling me is crazy but when God has a purpose for you you plant a desire for that purpose in you oh the number of people whom God planted a desire in who abandoned what God planted in them because nobody believed in them the number of people who have thrown away their purpose because somebody discouraged them because they had no money because nobody believed in them the number of people who are walking through life who have tremendous purpose but starting following other people's directions and look where life has broaden when God has a purpose for you you plant a desire for it inside you now God's purpose is not always that you will be positionally great sometimes god purpose may be that you serve what somebody God's purpose may be that you team up with somebody God's purpose may be that you stay in a small village not everybody is called to do something huge God has a purpose for everybody it may be to be in a village it may be to be in a small town it may be to have a small operation it may be to have an an an orphanage may not be something that will give you a lot of money the important thing is that you know without any shadow of doubt that this is what God has planted in my life if you follow money and make money the indicator then the purpose of God which doesn't seem to give money may not appeal to you the purpose of God is bigger he does all things according to the counsel of his own will and if he so chooses you to go and save another person you better save that person when God has a purpose for me he will plant a desire in me for it secondly when God has a purpose for me he'll give me the drive to achieve it once we take hold of his purpose we become obsessed with what he wants us to do and let me conclude with Philippians chapter 3 verse 12 the Apostle Paul who's writing to Philippians we started with in chapter 2 9 in chapter 3 verse 12 not that I have already attained or I'm already perfected but I press on that I may lay hold of that for which Christ also has laid hold of me the part I want you to take note of is that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me so what Paul is saying that my heart's desire what I want to do in life is to lay hold possess take hold of what Christ has taken for me so Paul says there are some things that Christ has laid hold for me and I must make sure that I get those things that the image I want you to have in your mind is is like Paul says Christ has got that something for me it's almost like Jesus went ahead of you and he has got that some things for you and that things are many it could be education I could it be ministry what could be business but he has gathered just imagine he's gathered so many things a heap of things for you and Christ is standing there and say hey this is what I've gathered for you this is what I've taken hold for you and Paul says when I look at Christ I see the things he has laid hold of me and I want to make sure that in my lifetime I don't miss anything that Christ has taken from me I don't know whether you know what he has laid hold of you for what has he gathered for you what has he prepared for you what has he made available for you has he given you the nation's hasn't given you a ministry has he given you a direction is he wanting to put money in your hands does he want you to finance the gospel has he wanted you to be a missionary what does he want you to be does he want you to raise orphans does he want you to set up a school does he want you to sing to his glory what has he got that for you you have to know what he has gathered for you and your heart desire should be that I would become everything that Christ wants me to become and I will take hold of everything that Christ has taken hold of from him and I can do that because he's at work in me for God is the one who is energizing you he is the agent working on the inside of you to will and to do of his good pleasure and I pray that if there is no engine on the inside of you or you don't hear the sound of the engine from today the engine will start on the inside of you if you have abandoned what is inside you and you are pursuing something else may God bring you back to where he has called you to be and may his power that is at work in you begin to himself let's rise up today and I just want you to pray the God he's already at work inside you I want you to pray as the lord help me to recognize what you are doing inside me let me to recognize your power that is at work inside me what are you doing inside me help me Lord open my eyes open my understanding just talk to the Lord help me Lord I need to know what you're doing inside me I need to know what you have planted inside me I need to know what you are quickening inside me you are work in me now for some of you the things that are inside you are so big they're so big you may look at your life and say oh it's so big I can do it it's so big time is not on my side I'm too old for this I'm too young for this I'm too uneducated for this but he's at work in us not just to give us the desire but a drive to do it just pray that God would drive you towards what he has placed inside you drive you towards it Drive you towards there are some of you that God has called into ministry he's been working on you for a long time on the inside you know his hand is upon you you know his calling is upon you you know God has called you but you've given all kinds of excuses it's time for you to say yes to that calling of God some have been called into the pulpit some have been called to music some have been called into business some have been called to be evangelists in their communities God is at work inside you you know what he's doing I pray that he gives you the desire and finally I want you to pray that anything that is a hindrance between the working of God inside you and it's manifestation outside you will be taken out of the way that God will manifest what he has placed inside you on the outside just talk to him money should not be a hindrance to the purpose of God your temperament should not be a hindrance your position in life should not be a hindrance a mistake you made in the past you not me a hindrance if God wants it to happen it must happen and it must manifest in your life and now in the name of Jesus I pray for you that the working of God's holy spirit inside you will be intensified let there be a quickening of the work of God inside you now the voice and the working of God will be heightened that your natural senses will identify what God is doing your sense of perception your sense of discovery your sense of understanding will be in tune with the working of the Holy Spirit I pray for you that the voice that speaks within you will be louder than the voice that speaks in your head now the voice of God will be clearer to you I pray that the purpose of God that has been planted inside you will never die that like light it will shine in the darkness and the darkness will not overcome it every darkness that has surrounded the light of God shining inside you will be dissipated by the light and the energy of the working of the Holy Spirit inside you I call forth destiny to manifest for you I call for purpose to manifest for you I call for the desire of the ages to manifest for you in the name of Jesus and today I speak by authority and prophesy in to your circumstances that anything that is a hindrance between the working of God inside you and they're working on out outside you shall be removed out of the way in the name of Jesus I command circumstances to bow situations to bow I command everything that is contrary to the working of the Holy Spirit in your life to yield to the power of God from today may the power of God at work in you drive you to your destiny and I pray that you would live to see the working out the working out of that husband which has been working in that the workings of God in your life will be manifested that all men shall see you and see your good works and they shall glorify your father who is in heaven in Jesus name Amen amen somebody says something on the inside is working on the outside say something on my inside is working on my outside say I will fulfill destiny and purpose in Jesus name hallelujah amen please we see that we're going to receive our projects offering just want to encourage you all those who have made commitments I said that the new order term has been built by the commitments we made and we've been doing well but the consistency is beginning to waver and people are shaking a little bit and it's affecting the progress of work we are doing so I just want to encourage you stay on cause be faithful to God and and allow God to use you to build his house for his glory amen the band will minister as we give our offering [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] this November at Christ temple life improvement semanas 2019 theme preparing for the future building your asset base building your finance base building your career base every Tuesday in November special highlight life improvement fair from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every Tuesday in November showcasing housing financing and investment options with opportunities to sign up this would be a game-changer life improvement seminars every Tuesday in November Pastor mrs. Soto bill and the Christ temple family which all members born this month a happy birthday your birthday Thanksgiving service comes off next Sunday venue new auditorium extension time 9:40 a.m. and 12:40 p.m. see you there what I've done in this volume is that I have done word it will be called a Bible survey of the subject of tithes offerings and firstfruits I just want to commend it to you as a Christian both the book and the Q&A pads are available get them read them study them tides offerings and fast foods grab your copy from ulta bookshop Christ temple amazon.com or call plus two three three five four eight four one six nine three zero [Music] do you have questions about God are you seeking a clearer understanding of this do you want definite answers to the questions people often ask about your faith join us every Tuesday in the month of October as we answer these questions which affirm and defend our Christian faith Tuesday 22nd October topic God why will a good God punish people for eternity why must people suffer eternally for committing temporary sins guest minister dr. crécy Poitier's daniel institute tuesday 29th october it's a day of consecration and fasting make time to come through christ temple to pray any time from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. as we build up to the evenings communion service corporate prayer is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. communion service from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. sun ministrations by Pasteurella jain a combi arabela aqua quay cudapah and serifs wisdom is the principal thing and in all your getting get understanding Wow I don't know about you but the energy on the inside is so strong to be why don't you put a cigar and see a big THANK YOU to pasta for that awesome message absolutely phenomenal we thank God for the power in the world kindly give me your attention for the following reminders on behalf of dr. and mrs. suitable would like to thank everybody for being in church and especially appreciate those worshiping for the very first time on a Sunday what a day you chose to be here if you're here on a Sunday for the very first time please rise to your feet so we all can appreciate you encourage them and carry them god bless you so much we thank God for your lives and we thank you for choosing Christ temple you are being given a package from the leadership of the church if you have received one you may please be seated thank you so much inside that package is a let's connect card we would like you to fill it and leave it with the ashes or other front desk before you leave and next week Sunday please be our guest at an interactive reception at 9:40 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. after the first service and we trust that it will be a blessing to you thus Tuesday we conclude our series on Christian doctrines foundations that you've been going through this whole month is been absolutely amazing if you missed any of them just Tuesday please wherever you are let your feet be in Christ temple as we talk about God and eternity bring those challenging questions on your hearts and your minds and you will get answers in the session on Tuesday about God and eternity please note that in the month of November we have a life improvement semanas and we'll be focusing on building and a set-piece building your financial base and building your career base as you prepare for the future this will be special because there will be fairs and opportunities for you to ask questions and be helped throughout the day from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and the service starts at so please throughout the month of November we will be at live seminars does somebody be my guest thank you so much so we now have all members born in the beautiful month of October to please rise to your feet October 2 about tuba let's celebrate them god bless you all we thank God for your lives Wow god is good we thank God congratulations on behalf of pasta and be suitable we wish you a happy birthday from the whole Christ temple congregation you are being given gate box if you are received one you may kindly be seated and a happy birthday to you next week Sunday is your birthday Thanksgiving service a time where we got a to thank God for your life and you also get a chance to present your thanks offering to God as well as your prayer requests for the year ahead it will be held at the first floor of the new auditorium extension so next Sunday it's at 9:40 a.m. after the first service and 1240 after the second service it's been a beautiful time in God's presence the time of instruction and a time of upliftment as a mark of our precision why don't you rise to your feet and put together a Christ temple a position as welcomed pasta Mensa o table to clothe ourselves let's appreciate him as he comes I saw some people who stood up for the birthday in October other back who had not been served so ahsha's is their bet they treat them well let's receive God's blessing the Lord bless you and keep you the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious unto you the Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon you and give you his peace the Lord established in the paths of righteousness for his namesake the Lord make you the head and not a tear the Lord caused his goodness to go before you may the power of God work inside you purpose and destiny and may your assignment for light be clear may he who is at work in you give you the power to work it out for the whole world to see and this week may you walk upon your high places go from this place with this confidence and assurance that in Christ Jesus you are more than a conqueror amen let me go bless you have a great week with you Tuesday night [Music]

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