"The Altar Of The Lord" - Rev. Brian Shell

come on at the beginning of this service why don't we lift our hands and our voices yeah yeah oh yeah you feel that [Music] come on why don't we lift our voices why don't we lift our hands the bible says in the midst of two or three and i can't wait more than that here folks come on let's worship let's lift our hands come on let's just take a few minutes and create an atmosphere of worship come on we got time for this we got time for this let's create an atmosphere the holy ghost wants to move in this place [Music] [Applause] [Music] holy spirit [Music] [Applause] [Music] now [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] red [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] holy spirit bring [Music] holy spirit [Music] away [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] my up [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] way [Music] come on that bird looks like a mighty russian wind you know what happens in a wind thing starts to move it starts to blow you can't stay still and a mighty rush away come on it's tuesday night why don't we just kick out a little bit and get out of appleton and give god what he's worthy of let's say [Music] is [Applause] away [Music] [Applause] [Music] holy [Applause] come on why don't we lift our hands all over this place [Music] why don't we worship him hallelujah [Music] who will hallelujah it work let's lift our hands and our voices one more time as the singers worship let us lift us his name [Music] [Applause] so [Music] isn't the [Music] the name of jesus wonderful [Music] isn't the name of isn't jesus name of jesus [Music] beautiful [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] isn't the name of jesus [Music] every [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] there is freedom in the time [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] [Music] why don't you take [Music] there is [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] salvation is [Music] [Applause] [Music] me [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] isn't the [Music] the only living isn't the god of jesus [Music] come on we just saw the lift up that name tonight you don't gotta look anywhere else you don't have to search anywhere else he's the way the truth and the life hallelujah hallelujah we give you praise lord come on some of you came in here looking for answers some of you came in here with needs in your life it's all we need he's all we need hallelujah hallelujah would you clap your hands to the lord [Music] thank you jesus amen if you came here needing anything from god you can leave this place receiving it amen i'm glad to be in the house of the lord i'm thankful that you're in the house of god you may return to your seats and as our ushers prepare to come and you are seated if you need an envelope for tithes are offering just slip your hand up and our ushers will come and see you with an envelope and to all of our guests welcome to first pentecostal church amen amen we are so glad to have each of you in the house of the lord and if it's your first time joining with us we have a gift to say thank you you can pull your cell phone out text the word welcome to 919-364-5236 we have a gift to say thank you for joining us this evening amen there's several things happening around first pentecostal church for sunday school team number two sister melanie newton would like to meet with that team team number two tonight following service in the ladies prayer room and of course for all of our young people young adults friday night at 7 p.m is our youth service kicking off a youth weekend with evangelists andrew parks and sister lakin parks it's going to be a wonderful time you don't want to miss that service starts at seven o'clock look at someone so they don't say they forgot say seven o'clock amen amen and then this saturday for our men's outreach team we're meeting at 10 am here in the sanctuary first to pray and then heading out to outreach if you'd like more information you can see brother vincent beckwith and of course this saturday starting at noon in the family life center is the cornhole and volleyball tournaments the the these contributions are going toward our seed money project and tonight is the very last chance to sign up to be a part of that so make sure to sign up tonight and if you have already signed up for volleyball but not cornhole you can still sign up for no additional cost if you have any questions please see brother leighton beckwith or sister catherine wright in the foyer after service this evening and then of course going on this weekend is our labor day cookout and auction sunday is going to be a great time there is an auction the proceeds are going toward the glory of god in fact brother christmas i think you have a little something to tell us about that auction [Applause] now you're not going to forget it amen come ready to participate come hungry amen there's going to be good things being auctioned off and we want you to be a part of that and then sunday night following service we're having free hamburgers cheeseburgers hot dogs drinks chips cold watermelon and we want you to invite to invite your friends and we want all of our guests to come if this is your first time tonight come and join us back on sunday it's going to be a great time we'd love to get to know you more there is no cost for this activity invite your friends and your family and of course coming up we've got a 5k color run this is also for seed money sister jennifer maynard is hosting this it is a it is a 5k and if you'd like to participate you can go to run nc.com and you need to register there run nc.com by september the 12th if you have any questions see sister jennifer maynard and for those that own businesses you can sponsor you can get your logos on the t-shirts and and that is due by this sunday september the 5th for more information you can go to the welcome booth in the foyer and then for all of our men going on the upcoming fishing trip there was a conversation held with the captain spots are filling up very quickly 72 dollars needs to be paid by the 12th of september to brother marty farah and that's going to be a great time i'm glad to be in the house of the lord tonight amen i'm looking forward to the word of god coming forth in a few moments would you pray with me lord we thank you for this opportunity to be in your house we thank you for the way that you've already met us here the way you're moving in this place we've come to lift you up and give you praise strengthen us by your word let your blessing be upon each person in this offering we pray in jesus name amen [Music] do [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] how many are glad you're in the house of the lord tonight i'm glad to be in the house of the lord tonight [Music] he didn't have to let me live but i'm glad to be in god's house i'm glad to be able to lift up the name that's above every name hallelujah we have had a whirlwind week this last sunday god did things that were profound in impacting people's lives we had six people get baptized and four that got the holy ghost that we know of praise god praise god [Music] this young sister back here got filled with the holy ghost [Music] brother darren got the holy ghost and i don't know who this guy is standing right here hey you'll be a new creature in christ jesus when he all things are passed away and all things are become new [Music] hey i serve a god that can change you from the top of your head to the soul of your feet [Music] praise god praise god praise god let's give the lord praise tonight for what he's done [Music] he has done great things amen if you're visiting with us we are glad that you have come to worship with us it's good to have latoya thatch with us tonight first time guest her two sons are with her latoya god bless you i see you back there god bless you welcome to fpc it's good to have eric gordon and terry ramble first time guest with brother billy and sister cindy meacham god bless you all good to have you in the house of the lord good to have for the donald harris from pembroke virginia amen one of our home missionaries praise the lord god bless you good to have you with us brother savannah henry is with us again she is a college student from charlotte visiting with us and then brother and sister edwards again from lynchburg virginia praise god welcome to fbc if you're online if you're visiting with us we're so glad you can join in and give god glory with us we have a lot of people we have people from jamaica people from all over the world this last week i received a private message from a catholic priest that said i am watching your services online he said what is it that you have in your church service because whatever that is [Applause] [Music] come on come on don't tell me god's not great the holy ghost is breaking out on the right hand and on the left hand oh man i need somebody just to grab a hold of your faith and say my god is well able i need a joshua and a caleb to rise up and says there might be giants in the land that our god is well amen [Applause] hey i'll give him a praise tonight right where you are just lift up your voice and give god praise online watching it at your home give god praise give god praise give god praise [Music] man it's time for the church it's time to break down walls it's time to see the blind eyes open and the lame legs walk [Applause] amen amen amen [Music] i feel like there's just a little bit of a spillover from sunday night i feel like something broke loose sunday night and it's still moving around this sanctuary come on i know i've got some anointed prayer warriors in this place tonight [Music] that knows how to lift up your voice that knows how to shout unto god [Music] oh somebody shout unto god i know it's tuesday night but shout out to god anyway [Applause] i know there's people that have had coven shout unto god anyway [Music] i know finances might be tight but shout anyway [Music] [Applause] hey revival's not coming brother revival's here [Applause] let me say it again for somebody back there that might not have heard it revival's not coming revival's here [Applause] if you'll lift up jesus you'll put running in your feet you'll put clapping in your hands you put joy down in your heart [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] now for all of our visitors that are here we don't mean to scare you we're not crazy we just love jesus [Music] for those of you watching online maybe you're watching curiously to see what those strange apostolics are doing the bible did call us his peculiar people but man if they can glorify kenny chesney i can glorify jesus christ if they if they can glorify billy eilish i can glorify jesus christ come on come on he's worthy they're not worthy but he's worthy [Music] and for everybody watching that likes to poke fun you ain't seen nothing yet i'm gonna shout a little louder i'm gonna jump a little higher i'm gonna hey i'm gonna give god glory [Music] and i got bad news for the devil the more you attack the louder i'm gonna get the more you fight the louder i'm gonna praise [Music] i need some red-eyed apostolics to say i'm not ashamed of the gospel of jesus christ [Music] [Applause] anybody ended up there in the balcony got victory tonight i see you up there anybody up there in the balcony gotta shout out in your soul [Applause] yeah yeah [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] come on a little help from my musicians tonight my my my i need a little victory music i need i need i feel something stirring down in my soul down in my soul my soul says yes to the lord my soul says yes to the lord but he's a great king he's doing great things my soul says yes yes to the lord my soul says yes to the lord to the lord for he's a great king he's doing great things oh yes yes too long my soul said to the lord well it brought me out of darkness into his mother's life shut my feet on strength street says [Music] he gave me a song angels cannot sing glory hallelujah i have been redeemed why don't you put your hands together somebody clapping to the lord if he's been good to you well he brought me out of darkness into his mindless life set my feet on straight street i've been tempted i've been trying went down to the water i've been baptized he's a baby [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] somebody say yes tonight hallelujah today is the day of salvation now somebody say now now is the accepted time praise god praise god praise god praise god thank you jesus look at the person next you tell him i'm glad to be in church on tuesday night amen amen amen you can find a seat in close [Music] we are so excited to have [Music] missionary for the brian shell and his precious wife in service with us tonight precious people of god and we're looking forward to the word of the lord and them sharing the great things that god is bringing to pass before they come i have some announcements some important things i i can't keep up with what's happening we've had locks changed too early we've had walls knocked out that we had to patch back together they're just you know there's a scripture in the bible that says that where no oxen are the crib is clean and if our purpose was to have a clean stall then we could just do nothing but if you're going to have oxen your bible said there is much increase by the strength of the ox so we're gonna paint again because grimy little fingerprints all along the wall means revival [Music] and those that have worked in the ed building have been preparing sunday school was a wonderful success this last week amen we are so happy about it this coming sunday we will keep you updated and apprised of that we are planning on being in the ed building for that the air conditioner is being installed tomorrow everybody said in jesus name plead the blood over it [Music] a few things that we need some help with we need bus drivers so the church is offering a study class we will pay the first time fee for anybody that was willing to get their cdl license before february 7 of 22. in february the the fees go up substantially so so get your information in before that if you get it before february you will be grandfathered in before the new laws take effect you can see brother nick wright or the dale crane they will help with testing and driving parts of the class and see brother earl webb jr by next tuesday night if you're interested so bus ministry is around the corner we are preparing for that i'm excited about that amen we're going to need your help for that [Applause] also if you are interested in nursery ministry we are trying to work out a nursery schedule we have too few workers um right now it's falling on a few faithful people and it's not easy to find people that are willing to give of their time we are working to put monitors in the nursery so that you can join the service with us over there so it's not so isolated but if you can see sister wendy travis we need women to help us with nursery ministry if we cannot find enough workers we will have to eliminate some services and then these lovely little ones will just be with mom and so see sister wendy travis if you can help us with that we do need your help finally we have 24-hour prayer in place oh praise god i believe the church should be able to pray without ceasing [Music] and we're working some of the kinks out of that we are working on the lighting we're trying to get the right amount of lighting so it's not too dark not too bright trying to work on on all of those dynamics a few things that i want to mention when you are here for prayer and and you are praying do not come on the platform everybody say do not come on the platform we have expensive equipment we have things that we've invested in and you will set an alarm off or your little one will and the police will come and i'd hate to see that three-year-old get handcuffed and taken off no it's it's but it is alarmed it is so that we can have everybody pray in the sanctuary so there is there are some dynamics that we're working through and thank you for your help with that if you have children please keep your hands on them keep them close by don't let them run laps around the church don't let them do cartwheels it is the house of god everybody said amen so you know the bathrooms will be locked all the doors will be locked except these bathroom doors in this hallway if anybody needs to use them they will be there for that but everything else is locked and there are cameras we can observe 24 hours a day we will have a record of who comes in who is not here who is here so these are some of the dynamics and we're going to work our way through it by the help of god two more things moving quickly because i don't want to quench the spirit tonight on the way out stop by the ushers on the way out and grab a set of church cards sets of seven i think bishop called it [Music] fight a man see bishop just had that way of we're inviting people so this is the vitamin your daily vitamin regimen take it with you hey he the other day he started preaching about euthyph is falling out and he said if you preacher preached him but not uticas too i had never heard that in my life and i just felt a little holy ghost charge go through me [Music] amen so bishop if you're watching this on playback later tonight that was wonderful praise god i'm looking forward to bishop goether being able to be in service with us again bishop we love you we appreciate you amen we're praying for you [Applause] and very quickly you can stand with me now for the cornhole and volleyball tournament i did want to mention some people had questions if you pay the fee for one of those you are automatically eligible for the other so it's not two times of there being a fee it is one fee you can play in both cornhole and volleyball just to clear up any confusion we want you there because we're gonna have a great time and and i am looking forward to dethroning the newtons as the reigning champions and and god's gonna give us strength by the help of his strong arm amen i'm looking forward to it god bless you all it's good to have the shell family with us glad they could come tonight great missionaries to the nation of germany i came very close with the shell to to going to germany years ago there was a opportunity to go to frankfort and my wife and i spent a good deal of time there we know the german culture we know the challenge that is facing you and your family and we're praying for you we're excited you can be here with us tonight let's give the lord a handclap of praise brother shall come take your liberty preach to us tonight we love you we appreciate it thank you hallelujah come on let's do that to the lord tonight he's worthy won't anybody believe that tonight praise god the lord is worthy of the highest praise good things always happen when you come into the house of god amen miracles happen direction you find in the house of god the mean mental physical healings are available tonight right here right now because he lives hallelujah praise god such a wonderful presence of the lord tonight we are honored to be here fpc in durham north carolina thank you so much i want to give honor to the saints of the living god thank you so much tonight for being here i thank you my hats off to you tonight for representing the kingdom of god well amen this church is what it is because of you you set the thermostat amen the climate hallelujah for what this church is known for if you're if this city knows you as the friendliest church in town it's because the saints of god are the friendliest people in durham north carolina if they know you to be the kindest and most compassionate church it's because god's people are kind and god's people are compassionate amen so thank you tonight for representing the kingdom of god well to your city on your job wherever you go thank you so much god bless you you can be seated in the fear of the lord sister shell if you would make your way up here tonight praise god i love my family and the last few years have been a blessing brother urshan when we first started uh the the field working in germany i had to travel a lot by myself there were months amen two three months at a time that i would be gone away from my family but i'm glad that my wife is now able to travel with me our daughter has finished school and she is at home in germany she's 21 years of age i know we don't look that old amen but thank god we have a son also he he'll be 25 in november and i thank god for my family amen it is an honor to be here tonight i thank you so much um pastor urshan for the invitation the opportunity to be here to you and your family amen for this for your kindness and for this grand privilege tonight but above all i want to give honor and thanks to the king of kings and the lord of lords he is the reason this is possible and so i give honor to jesus christ my lord my savior my god my king he's my confidant he's a friend when there's no one else amen he's alpha and omega he's beginning in the end the first the last the one who was and is to come easy i left in the top he's everything in between praise god we are what we are because of jesus you got here tonight because jesus and so we honor the king tonight that's what all of this is about praise god all this shout and all this dance and all this running and and getting crazy for jesus hallelujah it's giving honor to the one true living god who sits on the circle of the earth hallelujah with him there is nothing impossible if you're here tonight and you need a miracle you're in the right place at the right time amen amen praise god so thank you god bless everyone you can be seated sister shell if you would sing for us tonight testify the goodness of the lord amen and i'm so thankful for the family of god tonight worship with me as i see [Music] oh [Music] is is [Music] [Music] is [Music] telling me [Music] this place [Music] as we offer is [Music] oh yes come on i wonder if that's your heartbeat tonight oh yes lord right here in this house [Music] [Music] magnify the lord with me come on let us exalt his name let us exalt his name hallelujah [Music] thank you jesus oh come on let the redeemed of the lord say so amen we can never praise him enough you can never thank him enough he's been so good to us tonight oh thank you jesus i love you tonight god amen we are not consumed because of your compassion amen your faithfulness god amen is each and every day god you are faithful your mercies are new every day hallelujah hallelujah praise god praise god amen god bless you you may be seated tonight it's a wonderful presence of the lord in the house of god tonight amy my family and i real quick we have been to germany since 2011 august 2011 was my first time to go to germany and some of you may know brother joseph conroy but joseph conroy was uh in in augsburg and we my son and i went and we went to preach for him and do a one month revival and the first time i had ever gotten on a plane was to fly to germany and when we landed in munich the holy ghost spoke to me and said this is where i want you and this is what i want you to do and so after that we made our way back home and and then in 2012 we started deputizing we would go three months in the country and then come back for three months and and do all that we could do to raise the funds to be able to be in germany in one year time amen god gave us the financial stability that we needed to apply for residents to have residents in one year god did it hallelujah because god's a miracle working god [Applause] and our our church family is now in augsburg germany we are in the state of bavaria bavaria is the largest state in germany germany is divided into 16 states and we live in bavaria and we have been there now full time we have had residents in germany for eight years and there have been many things that god has done miracles signs and wonders people that we have baptized that we've watched god fill them with the holy ghost we've watched god touch little kids we've watched god touch grown adults we've watched god do it for the teenagers amen when we hit the ground we hit the ground running amen my daughter when uh my my our son was with us till he turned 18 that's another story but anyway when he turned 18 they kicked him out of the country and uh but our daughter was she's been there with us homeschooling is illegal in germany so my daughter had to go to the public school and when she went into the public school she went into the public school like a champion he men she started bringing the people to church young people to church started making a difference in the little town that we lived in and started baptizing people in jesus name the kids started coming and god's done great things throughout the eight years that we have been there full time we have ministered to a minimum of 12 different nationalities probably closer to 17 18 different nationalities we've preached to people from all over the world germany is a melting pot god took me in my family 5 000 miles put us in augsburg germany and he's bringing people from every nation kindred and tongue to germany and we have had the privilege to preach the gospel to them amen and to watch god deliver them to let them know that there is a church that's alive and well amen that it's not some religious callous dead cold christianity but he's still the god of the living hallelujah that he'll transform you he'll turn your world upside down make you a new creature we already heard it tonight amen that's the wonderful thing about living for jesus you mean you can be seated i tell the people in germany if your christianity does not transform you i don't care how many times you go to church i don't care how much you pray i don't care how much religion how much uh you go through the routine if it does not transform you your religion is broken it is not biblical religion because when you have an encounter with the king it takes you who were broken who were destitute no hope and brings you out of darkness into his glorious marvelous light takes the pieces he god does not reform but god makes a brand new man god makes a brand new woman praise god that's what's so beautiful about living for jesus he takes the drug addict he doesn't reform them he sets them free [Music] hallelujah he takes those that are addicted to alcohol he doesn't reform them but he delivers them he gives them a purpose and a reason to live and a reason to sing he lifts them up out of a horrible pit out of the mirey clay and he sets their feet on the rock not only does he set their feet on the rock but he establishes our goings and he puts a song in our mouth even praise unto our god that's why we sing that's why we worship praise god and it's wonderful to come into the house of god and experience what we experience tonight but it doesn't stop here folks amen the bible tells us you all know the scripture but paul writing to the corinthian church he said that where the spirit of the lord is there's what there's liberty that's not the sanctuary this is the sanctuary this is the house of this is the naoth this is the house of god that's why i don't have to worry about addiction i don't have to worry about my past i'm not hung up on what god delivered me from why because he set me free amen praise god you have to forgive me a little bit god bless you can be seated i'm first generation pentecost and uh i'm excited about jesus it's like the old song says you don't know like i know what he's done for me hallelujah he picked me up turned me around set my feet on solid ground [Applause] hallelujah and that's what we're delivering to the country of germany we want them to know we want the people of germany and europe to know that there is a god who is on the throne and you can't approach him you don't have to go to a priest to ask for your no we go to the high priest of our profession jesus christ who gave himself a sacrifice he was answered once and for all he obtained eternal redemption for us hallelujah amen god bless you be seated brother ursian you said it right germany is not easy eight years and we have been digging through granite with a plastic spoon berlin is coined as the atheist capital of the world 60 of the population in berlin is either agnostic or atheist humanism and education has become the god of germany in the god of europe and it's creeping into america let the church arise let god arise and let his enemies be scattered hallelujah come on church we got something to shout about we got something to be excited about we got something to live for there's purpose there's destiny amen praise god god bless you can be seated and so in the last eight years god has done great things for us and uh throughout the throughout the time we have met many many people um i do want to say tonight that we have a three and a half minute slide show some pictures of things that we've we've seen people that we've bible studied with baptisms and things and we just tried to condense it and kind of give everyone a visual and to see what god is doing but you will notice that there are some pictures that we have of africa as well brother joseph conroy and my family and now the church in augsburg we also have a a work in ibadan nigeria we have a man that came to germany and he came to church services he was actually a trinitarian he was evangelizing europe he came into service one night and he got the revelation of the mighty god in christ amen brother conroy was preaching that night brother ershan he was preaching on the oneness of god and after church brother joseph came up and he said pastor i've never seen that before i believe that's right amen the next the the next wednesday night he came back and and brother conroy was teaching on new birth experience water baptism in the name of jesus and brother joseph after church he was elated he come up and he said pastor i've never seen that before i believe that's right i need to be baptized in jesus name and so baptized brother joseph in jesus name three years he was with us i preached his ordination service we sent him back to nigeria brother conroy and the church in augsburg has bought land we bought we built a building we dug a well we built the living quarters and they're having revival in nigeria they run about 50 or 60 they're breaking out not only in ibadan but 45 minutes there's another village that they started reaching out bible study and preaching the one god message amen you must be born again there's no option if you want to be saved you've got to be born again praise god and so the work that's going on in nigeria is the result of what god is doing in germany praise god so we want you to pray with us amen we want you to hold us continue to pray for us and this church has has been faithful in supporting the ministry and the work in germany and thank you because of you we're able to continue the call that god has called us to we've got babies that i have dedicated all five of them they're growing up in the church they have a sanctuary a place that they can retreat fr amen to come out from the world they go to school every day of the week but monday night wednesday night friday night and sunday they can go to the house of god because you have made it possible through your finances through your prayer hallelujah so thank you amen praise god god bless you could be seated let if we could let's get the um uh the slide show up please hallelujah thank you jesus my this voice oh [Music] [Music] foreign ah so [Music] place [Music] is foreign hallelujah praise god amen amen god is doing great things in the country of germany i will tell the testimony then i want to go to the word of the lord i have a word for the church tonight but you will remember some of you the picture of an elderly lady with glasses and my wife was with her i tell this testimony everywhere i go because to me this is probably one of the uh most beautiful pictures of the grace of god and i'll take i won't take long tonight but uh this family is the rossbach family my wife and i met them my wife took care of mr rosbach he was 96 years of age and my wife would take care he was blind 65 death and so he needed a lot of care so my wife would go and take care of him story about mr rossbach is he was in the nazi army he was not a nazi at heart but he was in the army he had really no other option and so but he would tell us stories he would talk about his time and but many many opportunities were made available to us to talk to him about the gospel of jesus christ mr rossbach was a very intelligent man he was very educated he spoke six different languages he was an engineer before he retired he lived sick or he lived about 12 or 13 years in persia and he was well versed in the bible the koran philosophies of men you name it he could tell you all about it one day sitting at the house he asked my wife he says he said sherry he said i i was born and raised catholic and he said i know the catholic church is not the original church i want to know what happened to the original church and so that opened the door for me to go and i sit one day pastor ursian for three hours and i started in the book of acts we made our way through the book of acts we made our way through to about 100 through polycorp all the way up amen through to julian into the nicean council 38 380 all the way up to the council of constantinople and i said i want you to know mr rossbot the church hasn't gone anywhere the church is still alive the church has never been a part of the reformation amen we are the book of acts one god church we still live we still believe the message we still baptize in jesus name get the holy ghost with the evidence of speaking in other tongues we still believe in living a holy and separated life amen and so we got to spend many many hours with mr rossball the sad story is mr rossbach never accepted the gospel and i could tell story after story tonight but long story short mr ross bach he fell down the steps he busted his head hemorrhaging bleeding on the brain he never recovered and he died now miss rosbach on the other hand she didn't want to live in the um she didn't want to live in assisted living she didn't want to be in in the old folks home uh and so the the children were trying to figure out well what can we do my wife was there and she said i have um a suggestion if you don't mind and they said okay sherry uh because her the children uh they loved us as well and uh my wife said we would like to just move in and take care of miss rosbach if that's okay and miss rossbach was like i like that idea and the daughter said well if mom likes it we like it and so we moved in and now her story is a little different than mr rossbaugh miss rossbach she was 93 years of age and she was also a part of the hitler regime but she was a nazi at heart she was born in leipzig germany which is east germany which is close to the the austrian border there and she was a director for the hitler youth she was the regional director in her area and so when we first got there she told my wife she said i don't want to be evangelized you guys can come and and we'll have a great time just i just don't want to be evangelized so we we spent days and in time and prayed with them and living in the home she got to hear us every day because we i can't sing good my wife can sing good but we wake up singing we lay down singing praise god we go through the house we pray we pray loud we sing loud we rejoice hallelujah he means so she got to see the apostolic church he mean in action in her own home long story short one day her and my wife sitting out on the uh the balcony out there and they're talking and she starts crying and she says i just she said sherry i i just don't understand it why you are here and she said miss rosbach i'd like to tell you if you would let me and she said i'd be glad to so she started talking to her and started telling her miss rossbaugh the bible says that god will forgive us god can heal us god can deliver us doesn't matter where you've been doesn't matter what your past looks like and got to telling her that there's hope for her and whenever she's ready we'll baptize her in jesus name with tears streaming down her eyes she said i'm ready now so we baptized her in jesus name praise god what about hitler it don't matter about hitler the blood of jesus is greater than any sin where sin abounded grace didn't much more abound doesn't matter where you've gone the grace of god is greater than all of our sin all of our sweetness all of our come on somebody anybody believe that tonight hallelujah if it wasn't for the grace of god there we go amy god bless you can be seated we anyway long story short my wife is down in the basement where she lived the whole basement was set up as in living quarters very nice and she's helping miss rossbach do what because most of the time she laid in the bed she wasn't able to get around as well as she would like to anyway my wife said miss rosbach you want to pray she said i'd love to so my wife reaches over grabs her by the hand and they start praying and just just no time at all she begins speaking in other tongues [Applause] brother urshan two weeks later she died but you see the grace of god said i'm going to take two people from arkansas that's where we're from originally you know when he said i'm going to take them and i'm going to put them in your home and you're going to hear the gospel that you've never heard and she got to experience and i believe that when she died she woke up on the other side of glory hallelujah there's a new name written down in glory the song says hallelujah and i'm glad that god has chosen us like paul said that he chose me he mean he counted me faithful putting me in the ministry hallelujah so god's doing great things in the country of germany i could tell stories other stories like that of things that god has done amen but i got a word for the church tonight and if you'll give me your undivided attention i will do my best tonight to not be too long but god gave me this in germany and god said i want you to preach this to my churches in america and so i'm going to preach what god has put on my heart tonight i want to turn to the book of judges judges chapter number six judges chapter number six the the the book of judges is probably one of the darkest history uh uh the darkest time in the history of the children of god every man did that which was right in his own eyes he mean constant failure constant debauchery that plagued the children of israel over and over and over again and the main reason that they find themselves in this death spin constantly falling and get up and then they fall again is simply this they refused to do what the lord told them to do god spoke to him you can read it in the first three chapters he said when you go into the land you got to drive out the inhabitants of the land you got to get them out get them out of the land and then he goes down the list to he names out all of the the children of israel he says and they did not drive the nations out before them they did not drive out the jebusites they did not drive they didn't drive the parasites out they didn't drive them out and because they did not do what god told them to do they find themselves never able to rise up to the place that god had ordained for them judges chapter 6 we come to the story of gideon gideon was the least of his family his family was the poorest and he said you know what god you got the wrong man but god saw something in gideon that no one else saw he was a mighty man of valor the bible tells us that the media knights would come in and they would destroy the farms and all the livelihood of israel and they would do everything they could do to try to overthrow israel but the bible says that gideon was threshing wheat behind the wine press you want me to tell you why i feel tonight that god said that gideon was a mighty man of valor because gideon was doing what no one else was doing he was taking seed and he was preserving seed for the generation that was ahead of him amen and god saw that in the bible tells us in the 22nd verse amen and when gideon perceived that he was an angel of the lord gideon said all as lord o lord god for because i have seen an angel of the lord face to face and then the lord says unto him peace be unto thee fear not thou shalt not die then gideon responds to a message of grace the bible says in verse 24 that gideon turned and he built an altar there unto the lord the right response any time to any word of god it's always in order it's always right to be an altar builder hallelujah and gideon turned and built the altar unto the lord and he called it jehovah shalom of the lord who is peace unto this day it is yet in ofra of the abyss rights i want us to pray together father thank you tonight for the opportunity to be here bless your people help me tonight god to convey the word of the lord to do what you want to do throughout the remainder of this service we love you we praise you we give you the honor tonight in jesus mighty name and everyone said amen god bless you you can be seated just get with me for just a little while tonight and we'll let god do what god is good at doing praise god the altar of the lord that's what i want to talk about tonight the altar of the lord you can rest assure tonight church that there's always going to be an altar it can either be the altar of god or it can be the altar of the world but there's always going to be an altar that people are going to worship at there's always going to be a place where people are going to have an encounter whether it's with god or whether it's with flesh but there's always going to be an altar i don't have time to tell the whole history of israel you got a great pastor and a great preacher amen and you you know tonight that the bible is replete over and over and over again every time we see the judgment of god the bible said the first thing god told the children of israel was you got to tear down the groves you got to tear down the altars you got to get you got to get rid of the poles of ashtaroth and so words and phrases like they built an altar unto the lord are phrases that are found throughout the bible at every move of god at every new beginning at every defining moment in the history of the bible we look at abraham and we look at noah and we look at moses and we look at people throughout the bible they were altar builders joshua was an altar builder aaron was an altar builder in my opinion in some of the sages opinions samuel the greatest prophet in all of israel was an altar builder amen even king saul before he was overthrown and the glory of god departed from him before he got caught up in pride he got caught up in all the prestige of the palace he built an altar to the lord god of israel upon return from babylonian captivity the bible said that the people built an altar altars throughout the bible they represent to us a personal encounter as the last 22 years of my life being first generation pentecost i have realized being around the altar that god is calling me and calling his church he meant to draw closer to him to draw closer to heaven he wants us he desires us he desires fellowship he desires communion in relationship and it's at the altar that we can approach the heavens it's at the altar that we can come before the throne of god it's at the altar amen that we can come into the presence of the king and find grace and find mercy to help us in the time of need you hear me tonight church there are churches all over the united states and all over the world that once stood where we stand but they're no longer where we are tonight they no longer believe that it still takes a separation from the world that is still the abomination for a man to put on a woman's garment and a woman to wear that that pertaineth unto a man they used to believe that you've got to come out from among the world and be separate touch not the unclean thing and i will receive you unto myself you know why they're no longer where we are tonight is because they have drifted from the altar of god to the altars of baal to the altars of the world to the altars of materialism to the altars of voyeurism sexual gratification they are worshiping at the altar of narcissism they don't care they don't care anymore what anybody else thinks let me do it my way you hear me tonight church you can be seated if you'd like i thank you for your response you make it easy to preach listen to me now don't don't let this kill it but god's looking for more result than response don't don't don't misunderstand what i said god's looking for something to transform his people [Applause] that's why when we come into the house of god we start out with prayer and singing why because we've learned to enter into his gates with thanksgiving and his course with praise and be thankful unto him and bless his holy name then we shift into preaching why because we've honored the king we've given him what belongs to him we're rendering unto god what belongs to god and then once we've glorified god and once god has moved and he's touched our minds he's we've encountered god and then there's somebody that'll come to the sacred desk of god and they'll stand and they'll preach if you're gonna survive you better get to an altar if you're gonna live you better tie to the altar somebody better get a hold of the horns of the altar of god god i cannot afford to drift from the altar i need to be tethered to the ultimate you want to know tonight it's not a [Applause] i thank god for all of the educated people we have i'm not against education i thank god for education but education has a place i thank god for the musicians the singers the talent the ability we have the greatest in the world in pentecost and i thank god for it but this church was not built on talent this church was not built on education this church was built on an altar jesus looked at his disciples in matthew 16 and he said peter he said flesh and blood hath not revealed this unto you but my father which is in heaven and upon this rock i'm gonna build my church the church is built [Applause] hallelujah on jesus christ and nothing less hallelujah we're built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets jesus christ himself the chief cornerstone [Applause] if we're going to survive in 2021 2022 it's not going to be because i've got the greatest talent to sing because the god that gave the talent can take the talent away but if you'll bow down at an altar hallelujah thank you and kneel before the creator and say god i can't do it without your anointing i can't live without your presence in my life [Applause] i have watched with urshan i've watched some of the greatest musicians some of the greatest preachers you take the altar of god out and all you've got is talent because an altar is a place where we encounter god it's at the altar that you find transformation every one of our personal encounters with god started at an altar i don't just mean th this piece of carpet and wood that's carved out and overlaid with carpet and all that's not what i'm talking about but i'm talking about time i'm talking about space that's carved out of my everyday life this spin at an altar calling on the name of jesus worshiping before the lord when paul writes to the church in rome the 12th chapter when he said i beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of god that you present your bodies a living sacrifice you know what he was doing he was reaching all the way back to exodus in levitical law on how that god mandated holy living and righteous living amen from an altar position the difference was that it wasn't an animal that was bound to an altar but now i come because i love him because i love him nobody makes me do it pastor don't have to call every other day wondering if i'm going to show up to prayer [Applause] we're going to show up to men's out no when somebody goes to an altar you know they've been with jesus hallelujah you see thank god for education we're commanded to study to show ourself approved unto god thank god for that amen i thank god i i'm not smart i'm not educated but i love to study the word of god amen i i love etomology i love theology i love hebrew i love greek amen and the more that i learn german the more i have a love for languages but i thank god for that he put it there but all of that is no good if i don't take it to the altar this particular church was not founded on good looks amen was not founded on financial stability that it was a man of god that understood something about the horns of the altar bishop go there understood if i can pray i'm not going to do it myself but with god nothing is impossible [Applause] that i can do all things through christ who strengtheneth me i'm crucified with christ never i live come on but not i nevertheless is christ that lives in me the life that i now live how i live by the faith [Applause] hallelujah god give me people that'll build an altar unto the lord give us people god that'll love the altar people that'll frequent the altar people god that will go to the altar because it's here at an altar it means that you encounter god you see but i've gone i've traveled i know brother urshan that you've you've traveled a lot you've been around and i know you've seen the same thing i've seen and i'm troubled in my spirit you see listen i'm not trying to be ugly i'm not trying to be mean but i live on the outside i live 5 000 miles away and when i go back home and then i'm gone for a year and a half and i come back to the churches in america and i'm traveling and i see churches drifting away i realize god's saying the reason they're drifting is because they have forsaken mine altar and they are starting to occupy other altars in their life amen they think they're going to have a mighty revival by compromising on the doctrine but if you'll stay at an altar you'll realize there is no other doctor there's no no other doctrine there is no other gospel well the angel appeared unto me i don't care what an angel said unto you if an angel or anyone preached any other gospel than what we have already heard right here let him be condemned to hell you won't understand that unless you spend time at the altar of god israel's constant backsliding was there drifting from the altar of god they got to looking at the altars of bell they got to looking at how the churches around them is doing it i'm going to you you might need to be seated some might fall out today i don't know i'm just playing because i i know this is a good church but let me tell you something that grieves the heart of god when i'm traveling in the united states and i go to church after church brother ursion and they holding season passes to the arkansas razorbacks to the north carolina tar heels they got their they got their all-season pass amy into the st louis cardinals and they spend just as much time at the diamond or on the basketball court or in the college stadium than they do in the house of god i'm telling you that's idolatry [Music] it makes god want to vomit that's why when god spoke to moses and he gave him the ten commandments the first four commandments had our everything to do with our relationship with god you are to have no other gods before you there are no other gods remember the sabbath to keep it holy don't take the name of the lord thy god in vain god wanted us to understand that he alone is god and that's why he looked at moses and aaron and joshua and them and he said moses before you die i want you to give them the book of deuteronomy or in hebrew devarima it means the second law i want you to reiterate [Music] what i told you before before before you go into the land you better get rid of the inhabitants you can't cohabitate with something that's not like god [Applause] you can't tell me amen i hope everybody understands what what the holy ghost is saying tonight you cannot tell me that's not idolatry when their sons and their daughters have their six foot michael jordan on the wall you mean to tell me that's not idolatry thou shalt make no graven image you're letting your sons and your daughters put that trash on the wall in their bedroom that's idolatry they may not kneel before it but it's still idolatry when they can tell you more about the sports figure then they can tell you about the word of god that's a dollar tree [Applause] you know why they're drifting from the altar they're drifting from where they encountered god they've allowed their prosperity to become their source that's idolatry [Applause] i got a good job i got a lot of money thank god you do but that's not your source my help does not come from the heels my help cometh from the lord who made the mountains who made the heavens my trust is in the name of the lord [Applause] when my job becomes my source i'm guilty of a dollar trey uh-oh got a little quiet ain't nothing wrong with having lots of money but you better not let your money have you there's nothing wrong with having a good job that came from god because my bible says in deuteronomy blessed shalt thou be in the field blessed shalt thou be in the basket blessed shalt thou be when you come in [Applause] when you go out i'm gonna make you the head and not the tail you're gonna be the lender not the borrower but that's a people that love the altar of god [Applause] [Applause] god had enough of it he tells jeremiah and i believe it's recorded other places but he tells jeremiah he says don't learn the way of the heathen don't adapt their ideas i don't care what they sell tell the people in the universities they don't have the answer that's the world's mentality the top five colleges in the world started out as christian colleges but now they're the most liberal colleges in the world i'm telling you it's built on the foundation of man it's the philosophies and the rudiments of this world and not after christ for in him [Applause] come on dwelleth all the fullness of the godhead bodily and you are complete in him not them but jesus god robed in flesh how do i know that because february february 28 1999 sunday morning the preacher got up and he was preaching but build a memorial and he wasn't even done preaching brother urshan and i was back there and i i just came on up i didn't care and all of a sudden i started talking in other tongues as the spirit of god gave the utterance that's how i know what i'm preaching because god hath revealed it on two babes not the wise not the prudent where are your wives where are you're prudent not many are noble not many are mighty but god hath choked but god had chosen the way the foolish things to confound the wise and the weak things to confound the strong it's an encounter that we have with god i'm gonna try to wind this down tonight but the altar is a sacred place the altar is a place where decisions are made it's a place where you encounter god it's at the altar that the pulpit is positioned it's at the altar that the invitation to worship is made it's at the altar that you come down and repent of your sins it's at the altar amen that god fills you with the holy ghost it is at the altar where revelation is conceived in the heart it's at the altar where you receive empowerment to become what he is he became what we are so that we can become what he is he overcome so you can overcome and you can overcome and you can live a victorious he defeated death hell he defeated sin the grave couldn't hold him he come out on the third day that's so that you and i could have what we've got tonight do you think i want to prostitute what god done for me on the cross do you think i want to treat it as trash no but i want to treat it like a treasure i want to embrace it with all of my being i want to hold on to the altar god give me people [Applause] you want passion you want passion you got to get it at an altar passion is given at an altar hallelujah we need revelation we got to get it at an altar it doesn't matter what the world's doing around it doesn't matter what the church down the street doing does it matter what they look like what they tell you how articulate they may be how educated they may be how much money they've got you hear me tonight if we're going to rise and be what god has called us to be it's not going to be because i've got a degree they call me dr fahrenheit no it's because i went to an altar somewhere in the privacy of my home somewhere at a corporate altar and called on the name of jesus and was empowered to serve my community to serve my world to be the light that the darkness cannot comprehend or overthrow or overpower [Music] [Applause] hallelujah the bible tells us he meant to those who said in darkness they saw a great light and to all of those that said in the regions of the shadows of death has the light dawned darkness cannot overthrow the light of christ but you got to get it at an altar jesus paid the price at an altar it was a cross but the cross was an altar because he was the lamb that was slain from the foundation of the world he was the perfect lamb it wasn't the blood of bulls and goats in the ashes of a heifer in the sprinkling of their blood no that purified or saint no but it was the precious blood of jesus christ amen he went one time offered himself he died he rose again he stood before the tribunal of god to plead victory for the entire world that's why paul said in ii corinthians 5 that god was in christ reconciling the world he was putting the world back [Applause] before the altar i was an enemy but now at the altar i'm the friend of god [Applause] hallelujah let's all stand [Applause] up come on let's just reach after the holy ghost for a moment hallelujah jesus said to his disciples he said that you're going to be baptized come on hallelujah with the holy ghost not many days hence amen you're going to receive you're going to be baptized with the holy ghost and with fire the fire only falls on the altar of god you ain't going to get the fire anywhere else not god not god's fire hear me you hear the holy ghost tonight the sad fact is brothership by the time i get back to germany and if the lord terry and i come back next year people that i preach to this year will no longer be in the church because life happens and if we're not careful listen don't misunderstand what i'm saying here's the problem this is what god is telling us in the last days my people worship me really well at church my people don't miss prayer meeting my people don't miss the altar on midweek service and sunday night and sunday morning the problem with my people is they don't have a personal altar the problem's not the corporate altar church if i can't talk in tongues at home i don't have any business talking in tongues in the church when's the last time you were driving down the road it started worshiping the name of jesus it started speaking in other tongues [Music] shame on mama and daddy shame on us if our kids don't hear us talking in tongues at home we've relegated god to the sanctuary but he is the god that lives in the temple [Applause] god's saying my people have neglected their private altars at home you come to the church every day the doors are open 24-hour prayer keep it up but you better not neglect the altar at home if you can't dance [Music] if i can't dance a little bit at home if i can't run a little jig hallelujah at home i don't have any business doing it in the sanctuary of god he's a present help yahweh summer the lord that is present he's always with me i'm never alone hallelujah i can talk in tongues at home i can talk in tongues driving down the road in my car why because i'm carving time in space out of my day in my regime god i need a move of the holy ghost [Music] [Applause] you see it started in jerusalem but it was noise abroad this thing was not done in a corner it poured out into the streets of jerusalem on the feast of pentecost amen 50 days had transpired and the day of pentecost was fully come and they were all together with one accord in one place and suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and field all the house where they were sitting and there appeared in them clothing tongues like as a fire it sit upon each and they were all filled with the holy ghost and began to speak in other tongues but it did not stop there they gathered at john mark's house they gathered on the side of the river and they prayed until heaven come down if we're going to transform our society we got to quit depending on our own ability our own education well i don't know how to do a bible study quit depending on your ability and trust the anointing of the holy ghost get in action get out put it in shoe leather let them see it give god a chance [Applause] [Music] hallelujah jesus come on somebody call on the name [Music] god's command in leviticus that it was to never go out the fire was to never go out but it was to always be burning come on young man come on young woman come on mom and dad we need to get a hold of god we need to get a hold of the horns of the altar we can't have we we can't have a benadab and a bayou he mean we cannot neglect our family oh yeah everybody could see them oh they had fire but it wasn't the fire from the altar of god it was man-made it was strange it was unlawful fire god does not accept what god tells you to get rid of [Music] we got to kill it we got to kill our pride we got to kill our addiction to wanting the newest fad that comes down amen we got to we gotta kill the addiction that we always gotta have the newest iphone and the newest ipad and the newest tablet nothing wrong with it you want the fire you want the fire you better get to the altar you bet you better make an altar every day every time amen when you get up you better find an altar every day throughout your day your work and it's all right to pray on the job amen if they can cuss and tell their dirty jokes there's nothing wrong with you praying out loud calling on the mighty name of jesus hallelujah come on come on church let the fire fall let's turn this church into an altar hallelujah come on god speaking to us tonight god's telling us somebody needs to go back amen go back and do the first works over go back and rekindle the flame timothy come on stir it up don't let it die don't let it go down [Music] oh yes come on [Music] yes go ahead brother [Music] [Applause] [Music] come on church come on somebody get a hold of the horn tonight come on young man you feel a call to the ministry you need to build an altar [Music] oh yes yes come on [Music] come on let the fire fall come on [Music] come on it's gonna take a sacrifice it's gonna take time spent in the presence of god in his presence there's fullness of [Music] me joy for me [Music] to the place [Music] take me back to the [Applause] [Music] place take me [Music] take me back [Music] to the place [Music] back [Music] to the place [Music] take me back take me back [Music] somebody make it your prayer tonight take me [Music] back to [Music] take me back [Music] [Applause] [Music] make it your praise [Music] [Applause] [Music] take me [Music] i'll make it your prayer make it your pride make it your altar i'm building an altar in my home i'm doing an altar in my family with my children [Music] we're [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] take me [Music] me [Music] to the [Music] wanna place back [Applause] [Music] to the place [Music] me [Music] [Applause] [Music] to the place [Music] take me [Music] [Applause] [Music] the holy ghost is moving over the hearts of people right now let the lord touch your heart let the lord touch your heart [Music] [Music] sing it again [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] me [Applause] [Music] [Applause] can we love him all over this house can we love the lord in this place can we cry out to him can we build an altar unto him [Music] hallelujah one last time let's lift our hands to heaven let's thank god for this word let's thank god for his presence let's thank god for the admonition from the lord thank you jesus thank you jesus thank you jesus [Music] [Laughter] [Music] i want to build or build an altar in my life thank you brother shelf for preaching to us tonight thank you for obeying the holy ghost and in a land where martin luther kicked off a reformation and the world believes that that was christianity headed in the direction there was an apostolic church that never changed one thing but preached jesus name and the infilling of the holy ghost and the oneness of god all the way through somebody said how do you know that brother urshan because martin luther was burning people at the stake and so is john calvin who do you think that was that was us and as long as there's going to be an altar there's going to be people who call on the name of the living god praise god praise god praise god [Applause] there is no substitute for the private altar the personal prayer that the fire never go out never go out in a person's heart in their personal prayer life thank you jesus the scripture tells us that there would be wise virgins who would keep their lamp filled with oil their fire would burn brightly and they'd be ready when the bridegroom came i want to be ready when the bridegroom comes i want my lamp trimmed i want my light burning i want my reservoir filled that means you stay full of the holy ghost not just at church but in the home in my daily walk with god thank you jesus what a word from god take this apply it to your heart there is an idolatry of this generation and i don't want to kneel at the idolatrous altars of entertainment sports [Applause] we only bow our need of jesus christ amen amen amen amen my heart has been so encouraged this week i have seen pictures i have many that have shared reports there are home bible studies being taught all over this church what is exciting is not just that the word of god is going forward but that many first-time home bible study teachers are teaching people the gospel of jesus christ what they're doing is they're showing them how to build an altar unto the lord amen amen so those of you that are in home bible study several of you are here right now keep on keeping on god's gonna bless you god's gonna keep his hand on you the blessing of the lord is going to be in your life and do all of our teachers pray for our new teachers that god would give them the words that god would strengthen them and the anointing of the holy ghost would flow through them amen amen amen take this word of god with you tonight love one another greet one another encourage one another in the lord let's come back this next saturday and sunday for great fellowship great worship we love you we appreciate you you are dismissed tonight in the name of jesus christ you

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