The Encounter Experience

[Music] uh [Music] good morning bethany family is brother kevin here and this is sister desiree and we want to welcome you all into the room this morning as we get ready for eight o'clock service and as you guys are coming on in we want you to like comment and share this broadcast right we want to get ready for this this conversation in chestnut checkers yeah i'm excited how about you sister i'm always excited to hear what god has to say through bishop and i'm just so so excited that you guys are here to join us this morning and if this is your first time ever watching a broadcast from bethany baptist church all the way from lindewell new jersey you want to make sure that you feel special and that you know that you are a very important person so type that vip down below right in the comments that we know we can say good morning to you and guys if you see someone who has that vip you know love on them a little bit say good morning let them know that they are in a beautiful community of worshippers and followers yeah and as they're talking to the people that have the vips that's just another way of them being connected with them during social media speaking of connected we have the connection shirts absolutely we do so the connection church is basically you know the connection structure is just basically everything online without the building essentially so you still get the classes you still have the panels you know you still can be active in ministries as well still get connected to the physical to the physical things without the physical building absolutely so if you are joining us for the first time or you want to be you know be more involved please join the connection church but another way we like to stay connected here is by playing the game on the gauge right it wouldn't be engaged live without a game it wouldn't it wouldn't so what's the game in the game that we're playing so this game is called the chase so we're gonna get a question we have a buzzer we're into a different team so i'm team uh sister does and if you want to be on my team which you should you're going to have a star emoji at the comments down below no no i need you if you want to be on my team please put the dancing emoji because we're going to dance all around his team you know what first question please true or false bethany church was founded in 1967. it's true true thank you i'll let you get that when you see how i pause i'm a gentleman no no no i didn't know it what song do we sometimes sing during service that references elements of nature [Music] um paul pass pass where was bethany church first location um it actually was started in the house but summer says it was in summer damn summerdale what what is it summer day i wasn't correct what was the sermon title of the 2018 watch tonight service oh that's taking it back oh my god that's like three years ago maya and these questions i know mama labou is behind this hit me fast come back bethany's motto is transformer lies one at a time give me the button the church that never sleeps [Music] diller was a musical guest at easter 2017. true incorrect false he was at watch night oh well ricky you did tear up the stage okay go ahead next question we hold transforming last month on what time january and august wow mm-hmm go ahead keep going keep going let's do another one stars are you ready can we say it together gregory gregor gregory all right one more bethany ordained female deacons for the first time in what year in 2018 that's yeah i did not know that you know it's such a beautiful thing how we just can stay connected because we can stay connected and you know we love when our ministers just minister to us and just give us that word so we have a special guest yes hello deacon hello deacon how are you doing so can you give us some encouraging words this morning good sir well you know the game was called the chase but we're here to encourage you that the chase is over yes why because you are a child of god yes deuteronomy 14 says you are the children of the lord your god do not cut yourself off shave the front of your heads or for the dead for you are the people yes the holy people of god wow so we are god's chosen we are his generation so now we don't have to be bound by sickness we don't have to be bound by the devil we don't have to be bound by sin we are here and we are not being chased or bound by people anymore because god has set us free so this is just your ministry moment be encouraged i don't know who this is for stand in faith and know that god has you and he is in the pursuit of you yes so that you no longer bound by sin absolutely and you know we just love that the way they took the game and like turned it up you see you see this is why we call them so i need y'all in the comments right now saying mcgee with the praise hand emojis he has his own emoji the praise hands emoji right oh my gosh thank you so so much we thank you we thank you but we want you to take a look at this video now [Music] what if we could love the way jesus did passionately faithfully powerfully what if the way we love could make a difference in the world around us what if that love looked at everyone the way god does a love which doesn't see the past but is consumed by a desire to see people come to know jesus a love which is patient and kind not envious or prideful a love which puts others before ourselves chooses peace over anger love which protects trusts hopes perseveres [Music] do we love like this [Music] do we love like jesus maybe it's time to ask a simple question [Music] how can we love better so as you as you guys know we celebrate our church every year every year and this year in october we are celebrating our 54th anniversary oh my god oh my gosh 54 years a lot of times 54. it's very young when you think about a church yeah but like the amount of things that we've accomplished absolutely so many lives transformed so many people being rejuvenated and just feeling refreshed so we want to hear your testimonies we want to hear about how long you've been here at bethany what has you know stood out to you i know for me it's just always been the series and the worship and the power of god so we want to hear that so we want you to please send your personal testimonies to social go to bethany.com again at social go to bethany.com so we can highlight our church and show it a whole bunch of love in the month of october right especially during these unconventional times absolutely the church is still moving and shaking absolutely right and speaking of the church still moving and still shaking we still have ministries that are still moving during this time so can we shout out a special innovations ministry which is one of our health ministries here at one of our health organizations here at the church we want to just send a special special congratulations because they were highlighted by the gift of life organization for all that they do so we want to thank them because you know like you just said we're transforming lives all the time they're transforming lives all year long so we want to just say thank you for all the work that who's a part of that organization what you are doing and how you are uplifting and still showing god's love and grace through all this i love that it's incredible and it just shows that you know even though we are closed physically we are still moving virtually yeah the body is still moving and still active so if you guys want to be a part of a ministry or you're looking for that population that ministry in church please make sure that you join our connection church make sure that you stay engaged with us and you know just get connected with the story this time because it's so important we can feel disconnected right absolutely but we are not disconnected right now because we are getting ready to get in service you know so get your breakfast whether it's cereal french toast get your pens your paper because it's now time it's time see you there praise the lord everybody worship the lord honor him come on lift up his name and bless his name our god is absolutely wonderful i keep saying it every single week because i want you to know that god is wonderful and nothing is too hard for him we're so glad you can join us for another encounter worship experience please share this time if you can we're getting ready to go into worship the word of god and we're believing that every time we come together even though it's virtual we believe that god calls us together to hear his will to experience his plan to heal save the liver and set free i don't know about you i just come with an expectation that god is going to do something every time we come together in worship but if we all have that mindset god will do it we must seek his kingdom seek his will seek his plan our scripture reading in our prayer today is actually going to be combined it's going to be the lord's prayer and that's going to be our prayer because jesus prayed it and said pray let's pray our father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread and forgive us of our trespass we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil for thine is the kingdom thine is the power and thy is the glory forever and ever amen god's will be done on earth [Music] [Music] give us this day [Music] as we forgive you let [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] shining like the sun [Music] [Music] deliver us from the evil ones [Music] you're always with us we shall never ever [Applause] [Music] hallelujah [Music] [Music] hey one more time one more time let your kingdom say [Music] me [Music] forever [Music] foreign see [Music] [Applause] is [Music] [Applause] everybody let's proclaim together [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] hey one more time [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] proclaim the power of the living god [Applause] forever [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] you're [Music] one more time everybody sing it together [Music] [Music] hallelujah [Music] hallelujah come on continue to worship him in the beauty of his holiness he is such a good god hallelujah hallelujah [Music] for thine is the kingdom the power and the glory forever [Music] [Music] [Music] for thine is the key foreign we're just going to do this next song and just continue to stay in the place of worship knowing that we serve a god that is always looking out for you anybody got the belief that you're going to be able to run on and see what the end's gonna be because you know that things are gonna get better help me singers [Music] see [Music] real nice [Music] [Music] just stay right there things are going to get better come on proclaim it in your atmosphere [Music] speak it right where you are right now come on in the face say it don't be discouraged by how it looks right now because things are turning around for you right [Music] anybody believe the promise of god [Music] i want to move on but somebody needs to keep hearing this in your spirit things are gonna get better don't be discouraged come on [Music] i really do want to move on but can we stay with that message right there come on sing it with authority [Music] but i don't know who this is for god [Music] [Music] can you say that big for me things are gonna get come on [Applause] [Music] [Applause] how the enemy is trying to make it seem [Music] sing it out ladies if i just [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] there's a whole nother song to this but this is your message this morning [Applause] [Music] [Applause] if i just believed [Music] i don't know who this is for but things are gonna get bad [Music] know that god has promised you better even in this pandemic [Music] you're still living for your promise god gave me a promise [Music] [Music] things [Applause] don't worry about what the statistics say [Music] send this message with the power of your tongues [Music] [Music] stand on this promise stand on the word of [Applause] [Music] it god matter what it seems like [Music] [Applause] now the reason i'm taking these breaks is so that you have a little time to get top of mind what it is you've been going through what it is you've been faced with and just in case everything has been good for you think about the families of the people in the gulf coast that lost everything think about the families that were in hurricane ida in jersey in new york and they are looking for things right now to get a whole lot better they lost everything they had but how many know we serve a god can that can revive and can renew us and give you so this might not be the message for you but if you will say it with us on behalf of somebody else things [Music] are gonna get better [Applause] [Music] better for me [Music] better for me [Music] speak those things that be not as though they were watch him come to pass because that's the kind of god we see he's already promised you and his promises are yay and amen [Music] [Music] [Applause] get better thank [Music] [Applause] i'm already set free better for me [Music] me [Music] all the worshippers [Music] [Music] and worship him worship [Music] who have seen people check out of here without notice and you still are behind with the memory of them trying to figure out what am i going to do without them how am i going to go forward without them but we come with a message this morning that if you stand strong in the word of god we come with a message this morning to let you know that no good thing will he withhold from you we come to you this morning with a message to let you know that everything is working for your good if you stand still and see the salvation of the lord stand still and watch his power stand still and watch him work you will know that things [Music] [Music] good morning bethany family and welcome to the bethany news good morning guys don't you guys want to know what's going on around the plaza this week we're excited about what god is getting ready to do and how he's going to connect us and we want to make sure that you are a part of everything that we do first up we have is that prayer call monday through friday at 12 o'clock p.m there is someone on the line ready to pray you see the number up on the screen make sure that you copy that number down and make sure you call monday through friday from 12 to 12 15 is our time of intercessory and prayer prayer is the key that's going to make things happen for us and don't forget about monday the recap come check us out guys desiree will definitely be there to answer any questions to really discuss what we learn from the word of god and how to apply it to our lives i am so glad that we even have this opportunity to do that because a lot of times we walk away from the word and then we forget what the message was about yeah but by us having this monday recap right after sunday is over it's a reminder of what we learned and how we can apply it to our lives right yes absolutely and then on tuesday we have our diamonds women's ministry so make sure you guys come in come on out ladies at 7 00 p.m kelly you're going to be there right yes i'm actually i'm going to be sharing a word of hannah so get ready later again right get ready because prayer is obviously the theme of the week so make sure you guys get ready for that also we have the presents our word impact series coming up on wednesday at 7 p.m as well every wednesday the dynamic duo give us something more to chew on as my brother kev always likes to say we get fed on sunday and we get fed on wednesday so you want to make sure you tune in and get your bellies ready ready for that get your bellies ready yes so we're always about feeding but we're also about trying to empower you in your business the bpa is going to be meeting again this week i know it seems like it's coming up early but the way that the weeks have run it's this week this is the third thursday of the month and we're looking forward to how god is going to begin to speak to us in our businesses there's so much information that is shared there through financial through leadership um just a plethora of information for you as a business owner and we want to make sure that you connect with us and then we don't want you to forget about saturday on point live with bishop david g evans and his counterpart pastor nicholas smith those men work hard all the time every time you look up you see the dynamic duo as they say the two of them together i mean they're even beginning to look alike to me you know i see it i can see it yes the two of them are always together so we look forward to you tuning in with us every saturday morning yeah where they discuss some pop culture they discuss literally everything that's going on in the world both spiritual and worldly so make sure you guys tune in to that and then sunday we have a full set full day of worship experience full day of word and so you guys get ready for that we have our adm service we have our engage live we have our 11 a.m service actually before 8am service we have an engage live as well so make sure you guys tune into that too so all throughout sunday and then at six o'clock we have our ten times better man series so amen make sure you get listen there's content on content on content so the word is constantly be being fed and pushed out throughout the week so make sure you guys share and let someone know you know that we're here yeah amen so we're going to head back into service you guys stay blessed see you praise the lord i'm so glad you've taken the time to join me once again for the encounter worship experience here at bethany church the transformation church in new jersey we're having a glorious time in this chestnut checkers series as we are bringing to a close the part of the conversation concerning angels in this series we have endeavored where has been our assignment to introduce you to spiritual warfare for those of you that don't know anything about it to strengthen your faith and your understanding of this part of the kingdom walk but also to give you another perspective on several different subjects as you wage war and win the victory in each of your spiritual battles that all of us weigh each every day of our lives i am so honored you're taking the time to join me i ask you as always to share with someone uh tag four or five people invite them to this conversation inbox some folk tweet them text them whatever you have to do call them on the phone tell them to jump on right now at david g evans one and join us for this great conversation this life-changing spiritual endeavor called not checkers now before we go to the word today i want to encourage those of you who are watching me and don't know the lord for yourself whether you're young or old i want you to pay close attention to what i'm about to say the greatest decision you will ever make in your life is that decision to connect to come into relationship with the one the bible says created you and that is god that relationship is facilitated through coming to know jesus accepting the pardon of your sins the the identification of your past no longer in denial about the things that we failed in and in that situation in that relationship with jesus he leads you by way of the spirit of god that is the power of god into a relationship with god through jesus christ the bible lets us know that this relationship is revolutionary it's radical that it causes all things to become new that whosoever shall call upon god shall be saved i love that because it means that our backgrounds those things we failed at those things that we have not done well the life that we live that may have been going in every direction but towards god that if you're in that whosoever and i always add if you've done whatsoever if you call on his name the bible guarantees you shall be saved and you may say save from what salvation has to do with deliverance and deliverance has everything to do with salvation the saving of your soul so you're a candidate for heaven the saving of your life so you suddenly start living the life that god has created you to live it's it's not simple it's simplistic it does not change it stays the same because god does not change so today i want to urge you to make a decision a life-changing detection decision a directional decision that will take you from the past that you've lived that you've been dissatisfied with that you've secretly said to yourself there's got to be something better into the life that god has created you to live jesus says i come that you might have life but i want you to have something greater life more abundantly so there's a dimension of living a dimension of life that god has created you to live that you may not have access yet and as part of my assignment to lead you into that relationship and while i'm talking to you about this there are some of you watching me right now you know some people who absolutely loved the lord and were on fire for god at one time they were passionate about the word the things of god were important to them somewhere along the way something happened got distracted it might be you could be someone close to you and all of a sudden you were not where you used to be as far as your relationship with god your relationship with his word praying like you used to pray believing like you used to believe and watch this and if you connect the dots you can connect the dots from where you are right now back to the moment you decided you did not need god nearly as much and all the difficulties that have ensued since that day if you connect the dots back to when the trouble started you will see it coincides in time and sometimes in place where you separated from god whether intimacy was broken where the fellowship was broken and the relationship was strained you can make a decision to repair that relationship today and last but not least those of you that love the lord you're saved and god has led you to join us today and you've been searching like a thirsty deer panting after the brook in other words you've been thirsty for the truth thirsty for power and authority thirsty for a breakthrough in your life today is the day you connect with this house and this ministry and share the anointing and the journey that we are taking into the kingdom mysteries of god in the fulfillment of god's promises in our lives as we watch faith begin to produce the fruit that god has promised every believer so i want to pray with you right now pray that those of you that are not saved be saved today those who need to come back to the lord that you turn around make that decision say yes those who need to unite and that's all of you need to unite with the house of god and particularly this branch of ministry i want to pray for you right now let's pray god i bless your name for the honesty of those watching us right now those that are willing to say lord i don't know you then know those lord to say i know you but i'm not serving you like i should and then there are those that love you lord but have to admit today i'm not connected to a place of power and authority where the word of god is taught to me in such a way that an impartation a transfer not only of knowledge but the authority and the power of the word of god starts to make a difference in my life i'm praying lord that you would save those that need to be saved right now that you would put a yes in their hearts they would say yes i'm coming to god right day right today lord jesus come into my heart i'm praying for those that know you but got distracted that you would remove the distractions put a yes in their hearts that they come back to you right now in the name of jesus i'm praying for those that need to connect to ministry newly saved saved and distracted or committed to god but have been searching in the wilderness of buildings for a church home i thank you lord that you've overcome the difficulties unite them with this house today and i pray for those who saying to themselves man i wish i was closer god i thank you for a virtual ministry called connections church connect them to your house i thank you in advance for what you're doing right now in jesus name i pray amen if you made that decision to give your life to the lord for the first time if you're coming back it doesn't matter how many times if you've connected with god's house today write me on the site that you're watching us on let us know and our ministry workers will get to you as soon as possible tell you what the next steps are as we seek the lord together amen let's go to the word of god i want you to go to genesis 24 we'll start our conversation there genesis 24 and we're going to go down to verse 40 and continue this conversation with angels genesis 24 40 says and he said unto me the lord before whom i walk will send his angel with you and prosper your way and you shall take a wife for my son of my kindred and of my father's house then shalt thou be clear from this that my oath when you come to my kindred and if they give not thee one thou shalt be clear from my oath and i came this day unto the well and said oh lord god of my master abraham if now thou do prosper my way which i go behold i stand by the well of water lord bless us with understanding and insight in jesus name we pray amen faith action and the decree of god's word call angels or put angels to work once again faith appropriate action and the decreeing of god's word brings angels into our activity our purpose and according to the bible make our way our work our efforts prosper we learned a few weeks ago in our conversation in this conversation with angels that the angels hebrews chapter 1 verse 14 are ministering spirits who were sent to work for the saints so now when the servant of abraham who represents faith says my master believes by faith that the angels will come and prosper my way the declaration of that word rallies angels to his assistance angels i declare to you based upon the word of god part of their assignment is to prosper your way to prosper you to bring prosperity to you now we understand that angels are messengers of destiny we understand that angels come and dominate situations warrior angels we also have to understand that god allows angels or sends angels in apostolic authority to assist you in the successful divine purposed way of your life so let's talk about this word prosper to prosper short definition is a good reward for your work another word for prosper is success a good reward for your work so when you think of prosperity or the word prosper i want you to think of success success at work success at business success at family success socially success in life so prosperity is not the dirty word that many people in the faith have caused called it it has nothing to do with uh an evil intent it does have everything to do with what god says is available to you and the i will make your way prosper the bible says i want you to prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers which means there's a measure of wisdom attached to a measure of prosperity or success that wisdom and success are partners in an individual's life so when you think of prosperity do not get a negative feeling within you because it is a biblical principle that is taught now it can be taught correctly or incorrectly but the bible says god desires for you to prosper let's go a little deeper so to prosper in the bible is a process that leads to the fulfillment of the purpose for which a thing or a person is created let's say it again process to prosper is a process that leads to the fulfillment watch this now of the purpose for which a thing or a person is created and a part of that prospering is i must decree what god says concerning it concerning me by faith because everything i decree according to the word of god in job chapter 22 i believe those things i decree shall be established in the earth now the word decree has caused some confusion because it needs to be broken down into its components in order to decrease something you have to speak it confess it and decree it without this confession and the speaking there is no decree so the speaking part of the decree is based upon your relationship with god your experience with god the confession is to say what god has already said in his word concerning you or the situation that you face and when i'm speaking based upon the strength of my relationship thank you lord and i'm confessing or saying the same thing god says i am able to decree with authority and when i decree it with authority according to the word of god in job chapter 22 the bible is clear if you decree a thing it will be established in the earth watch this and light will be given to your path in other words guidance leading goes along with the manifestation of the words you speak now to prosper let's take a look at what that looks like and then we'll move on to where i really want to take you today go to psalm chapter 144 psalm 144 and i want to show you something that i think will intrigue you but also inform you psalm 144 and we want to go down to verse 12. i want to show you something verse 12 says that our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth now what god is doing right now is opening his heart concerning your prosperity and what that looks like these are the components of a prosperous life our sons may be as plants growing up in their youth that our daughters may be as cornerstones polished after the similitude of a palace that are garners the place we store things may be full affording all manner of store that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets that our oxygen may be strong to labor that there be no breaking in no thievery nor going out no running away that there'd be no complaining in our streets watch this now happy is that people that is in such a case or in that circumstance yay happy is that people whose god is the lord the work of angels is to bring prosperity one of the assignments of angels is to bring prosperity into the life of a child of god happy is that people that have angels working for their success let me show you something else psalm chapter 1 psalm 1 go down to verse 3. psalm 1 verse 3 says and he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither watch this and whatsoever you do shall prosper whatever you do shall be fulfilled in its process to perform that which was created to perform that you will have success in what you do now watch what happens here so the bible says you are to prosper in all things now there's a faith issue here you've got to believe the word of god and trust god and understand that prosperity requires a process of fulfillment and god is saying clearly that you child of god ought to prosper or succeed in all things now what does this require it requires according to the text like a tree planted by the water stability it requires according to the text consistency it requires according to the kingdom of god the holy ghost the word of god faith and the assistance of the angels that bring prosperity all of that working for you to produce timely results found in its season you understand a season is an opportunity so the bible is telling me i need you to succeed in the seasons or opportunities that are presented to you i need you to be stable consistent indwelled by the holy ghost assisted by angels so they can work for you to produce a timely seasonal result in your life now this means watch this now your striving days your your struggling days no this these toiling days these stressful days that there be no signs of stress no signs of toil because whatsoever you shall do shall prosper it is not because there is not stress that goes along with the process of success that's not it is that you are not showing the signs of it that your toil watch this your stress is minimized because you're not relying on your own strength but you're relying on the word of god that says you'll you'll prosper and whatsoever you do so when i when i accept that word and understand it is god doing the work in us if you are overly stressed then you are minimizing what god can do in your life because the bible is clear new testament it is god that does the work in us he is able to do exceeding and abundantly above watch this when i look at my own life my own abilities i am limited in what i can do but the god that is in you and the god that is in me says deliberately and intentionally to you and i as his believers that he's able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or think watch this according to the working of his power in us this is incredible so if i'm overly stressed with my business overly stressed with my job there's too much of me perhaps and not enough god being allowed to do what he wants to do in my life go to psalm 35 let me show you something psalm 35. let me show you this go down to verse 27 watch this now it says let them shout for joy and be glad that favor my righteous cause ye let them say continually let the lord be magnified with hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant did you see it for yourself god finds pleasure in your success now it makes sense so because he finds pleasure in our success he gives us the word he gives us faith and at times he sends angels to help us prosper in the endeavors we are pursuing so pray believe the angels of prosperity will prepare the way the process for you as you make strides like never before towards those goals those aspirations those desires of your heart that god has heard and now god has reacted to but only if we release our faith to move his hand now let's review a few things about angels before i get to this next piece number one angels are revealed in the word of god so when you open the context of the bible and you look at the inventory of the invisible in the word of god as god illustrates identifies describes the activity of those principles that are real those those entities are real those those those uh beings that are real in the invisible kingdom as he describes them we will understand that angels that dwell in that invisible realm are revealed to you and i in the word of god that this realm of angels is an invisible realm until god decides to manifest his presence through angels we've got to have faith but not just a faith but a faith revelation of their reality of angels work and of the presence of the angelic angels are an extension of god's glory in the earth angels are an extension of god's glory in the earth the bible illustrates also the presence the practices and the power of angels some angels prosper your way some angels come and dominate a situation in their warfare assignments other angels come to prophetically declare to you what god has said about you mediating the presence of god they minister for you they prepare your way they fight many battles for us another thing we learned that jesus is superior to angels and the greatest manifestation of god is not angels but jesus christ that at times they come in human form acting as a mediator the go-between between god and his presence and us as human beings now go to judges chapter six let's get started judges chapter six and i want to start down at about verse 11 for time's sake judges 6 verse 11. a conversation with angels verse 11 says and there came an angel of the lord and sat under an oak which was an oprah that pertained to joash or next to joash the abisorite and his son gideon threshed wheat by the wine press to hide it from the midianites and the angel of the lord appeared unto him and said unto him the lord is with you you mighty man of valor my goodness and gideon said unto him o my lord if the lord be with us why then is all this befallen us if god is with us why are we going through so much stress and strife and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of did not the lord bring us up from egypt but now the lord hath forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the midianites so gideon is having a moment he believes based upon the intensity of his circumstances and he believes because god has not moved when he thought he should that he has been abandoned now all of us have been there let's keep talking because he's having a conversation with angels but i love how the lord through angelic presence through the message shifts us from human reason to supernatural understanding watch how this works 14 and the lord looked upon him and said go in this thy might and thou shalt save israel from the hand of the many nights have not i sent thee watch this now and he said unto him o my lord wherewith shall i save israel how am i going to do this behold my family is poor in manasseh and i am the least in my father's house watch how this works so god has sent the angel with a message he's been called by god a mighty man what's his human response i don't see how this is going to work and then he starts talking about his background i'm from the smallest tribe and i am the least in my father's house this is amazing watch this now and the lord said unto him surely i will be with you watch how god is gently shifting him from reason from intellect to faith watch how he does it now surely i will be with you reminding him surely i will be with thee and thou shalt smite the midianites as one man this is amazing so he says he says you'll get the victory it's going to be to you like you were fighting one individual he's already told him that the lord is with you in verse 12 thou mighty man of valor he's calling him what god knows he's capable of this is amazing to me watch this and he said unto him if now i have found grace in your sight then show me a sign that thou talkest with me my mind is confused god i need some proof that i can see that it's you because i'm not sure it's such a contradiction to what i've been feeling lately god that i'm really not sure that is you talking to me all of us have been there how do i know it's you watch what happens so he gets down and he says i need you to show me a sign because your words are not enough for me we need to take a look at this the bible says that those that have not seen christ are blessed more than those that have that our faith is stronger because we did not have to have the physical sign so gideon is having a faith dilemma at this moment let's let's drop down a little bit more go down to verse 22 and when gideon perceive that he was an angel of the lord gideon said alas o lord god for because i have seen an angel of the lord face to face now why did he come to this conclusion watch this conversation and then watch the ministry of this angel to gideon watch this to get his mind where it needs to be to build his faith to a place that it needs to be in order for him to become what god has already called him which is a mighty man of valor now the conversation ensues and gideon does not sound like he's a mighty man of valor but god is in the business of calling those things which be not as though they were he calls you a name before you start to function in that name he called abra abram a father of many when abram did not have a child he calls those things which are not as though they were he speaks destiny into your present situation even so much that sometimes he'll change your name christian your last name has been changed since you've been saved john smith christian david evans christian crystal gains christian you get it so now i'm i have to make sure not only does he call me that but what do i call myself now am i calling myself christian or am i trying to deny the fact that my name has been changed by virtue of the relationship with my father oh oh watch this because most children take on their father's name it signifies the relationship so what am i saying to you angels have destiny conversations and destiny interactions with believers all right let's go back to the same chapter now verse 18 says depart not hence i pray thee he's telling the angel until i come unto thee and bring forth my present so he wants to bring a gift to the angel and set it before you and he said i will tarry until you come again. so he says i got to go and get this offering i've received this word from you and i need to bring you a present a gift and gideon went in and made ready a kid and unleavened cakes up in the ifa of flour the flesh he put in a basket and he put the broth in a pot and brought it out unto him under the oak and presented it get in goes home and makes if you will it creates the platform for fellowship if you will he's now communing he desires to commune with this visible manifestation of god's presence and god's glory watch how this works and the angel of god said unto him take the flesh and the unleavened cakes and lay them upon this rock pour out the broth also and he did so then the angel of the lord put forth the end of the staff he had a staff in his hand that was in his hand and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes and there rose up fire out of the rock consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes then the angel of the lord departed out of his sight now why would he depart the move of god ends when the specific need is met the move of god ends when the specific need is met the angel coming into gideon's life was a move of god he delivers the message from god for gideon concerning not only his present but his future then gideon has the appropriate faith reaction he gathers an offering something precious and brings it but angels can't be worshipped so what does the angel do start a fire and send it up to god because the word came from god it came through the angel you need to hear me now watch one of this works so he gives him a message concerning his future now go to judges chapter 13. let's take a look at something familiar for just a second judges chapter 13 beginning at verse 1. and the children of israel did evil in the sight again in the sight of the lord and the lord delivered them into the hand of the philistines 40 years and there was a certain man of zorra of the family of the danites whose name was a manoa and his wife was barren and bear not and the angel of the lord appeared unto the woman and said unto her behold now thou art barren and bearest not in other words god is saying i'm aware of your condition i'm aware of how long it's been and then he says something that totally should have blown her mind thou shalt conceive and bear a son watch how this works so the the angel comes with a revelation from god that's going to radically alter a message from god that radically alters her the way she sees herself and radically alters her expectation for her own life watch what happens now so she gets a revelation but watch what happens after the revelation now therefore beware i pray thee and drink not wine no strong drink eat not any unclean thing a level of constant consecration must be achieved for the rest of this to work so it's not enough to get a revelation you have to continue to listen for the instruction because there is no revelation without instruction you need to hear me now watch how this works he says for lo thou shalt conceive now look look in the matter of a few sentences she's gone from your barren and we know you're barren and two verses later you shall conceive so now the the the the husband is now brought into the process in the prophetic and all of a sudden watch what happens he's saying now you're going to have to maintain a level of consecration so don't eat any unclean thing in other words keep yourself holy because when i'm telling you this word will partner with the consecrated vessel the this is amazing the word and the holy ghost work together so in the life of believer i can have faith and say i have faith and not follow the instruction god gives me a revelation it excites me elevates my faith but now how do i get that revelation to bear fruit well there's instruction that i must follow watch how this works for thou shalt conceive verse 5 and bear a son no razor are come on his head for the child should be a nazarite unto god from the womb he shall begin to deliver israel out of the hand of the philistines stay with me right through here so she gets this instruction so first is revelation the conversation begins then there's a revelation and then there is instruction let's see what happens watch what has to happen now for this process to make it verse six then the woman came and told her husband saying a man of god came unto me and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of god very terrible or very awe-inspiring but i asked him not where once he was where he came from neither told me he me his name but he said unto me watch this behold thou shalt conceive and bear a son now drink no wine nor nor strong drink neither eat any unclean thing for the child shall be a nazirite to god from the womb to the day of his death so not only is her son prophesied not only is god guaranteed if the consecration is right if she does what the instructions have stated that she will bear this son and he will be this nazarite dedicated to god from the womb to the day of his death from the womb to the day of his death so imagine the contradiction that happened when samson got big enough to disobey his parents without any consequences that would matter to him and then they see him be blinded they see him in prison but she has to keep remembering the father has to keep remembering that god said he shall be a nazarite to me vow to me dedicated to me he shall be my servant from the day of his birth to the day of his death watch what happens now then manoah entreated the lord and said o lord o lord o my lord let the man of god which thou did sin come again unto us and teach us what we shall do until the child that shall be born nine and god hearken to the voice of manoa so watch this voice of menorah and the angel of god came again unto the woman as she sat in the field with noah her husband manoa her husband was not with her watch this and the woman made haste and ran and showed her husband and said unto him behold the man hath appeared unto me he's come back that came unto me the other day and menorah rose and went after his wife and came to the man and said art thou the man who spoke to my wife to the woman and he said i am watch how this works so got a revelation followed by instructions watch this followed by manoa's wife's testimony wow now what's necessary from this conversation with this angel is confirmation and answered prayer so here comes the angel again to confirm what the woman has said why does this need confirmation because the man cannot believe that at this point in their life and with the situation being like it is that they're going to have this son who will be dedicated to god what's amazing about this this confirmation comes after the revelation after the instructions are given after there has been if you will a decree from manoa's wife and then here comes the husband saying i need to hear this also because the two of us need to be gathered together on this the two of us need to touch and agree on this this is the answer to our historic prayers verse 12 and manoa said now let thy words come to pass how shall we order the child how shall we do unto him the angel of the lord said unto menorah of all that i have said unto the woman let her be where ha watch this don't you get in the way manoa of what i've said to this woman don't you hinder her in any way don't you try to get her to take a drink don't you try to get her to eat some unclean thing i need you to do your part let her be used by god now the problem for this with many men would be that they are uh observers in this process partial participators in this process but ultimately the consecration the word came to his wife came to who i call system of noah watch this now so then god gives through the angel manoa's instructions so he can participate in this breakthrough in the proper way so he won't be a hindrance he'll be a help watch what happens so he'll be there if it looks like she's getting ready to get distracted or do the wrong thing hold up sister you can't do that remember what god said to us watch how this works so he gives manoa in his instructions 12 to 14. all that i've said on that one and then he says in verse 14 she may not eat of anything that cometh of the vine neither let her drink wine or strong drink she may try but don't you let her read anything unclean all that i command her let her observe keep her back from making a mistake and what she's doing in my will don't hinder her one bit this is a message from god through the angel angels mediate the presence of god watch what happens now 15 and manoa said unto the angel of the lord i pray thee let us detain thee until we shall have made ready a kid for thee we want we want it we want to feed you stay for dinner angel lord said unto manoa that though thou detain me i will not eat of your bread and if you will offer a burnt offering thou must offer it unto the lord there it is angels don't receive worship watch what happens for when noah knew not that he was an angel of the lord he thought he was talking to a man he was talking to the divine presence of god watch what happens and manoa said unto the angel of the lord what is your name then what thy sayings come to pass we may do the honor we want to talk about you and the angel says why are you asking my name what you need to understand is i'm sent to work with you i'm sent to work for you because angels work with faith angels are put into action rally around the word of god and what this angel has spoken is what god's will is for manoa and his wife all right let me show you something go to genesis 22. i'm running out of time i thought i was going to finish this week but it doesn't look like well genesis 22 i want to take you down to verse 9. okay and they came to the place which god had told him of and abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order and bound isaac his son and laid him on the altar upon the wood and abraham stretched forth his hand and took the knife to slay his son watch what happens and the angel of the lord called unto him out of heaven and said abraham abraham and he said here am i and he said lay not your hand upon the land neither do anything unto him for now i know that you fear god seeing you have not withheld your son your only son from me god interrupts the sacrifice why because isaac is key is a key component in the promise but faith has to believe that god his will will be done so he interrupts abraham's sacrifice because the test must come do you love what you're praying for more than you love god do you love what i've promised you more than you love me go over to chapter 24 let me show you something very quickly and for time sake we're going to drop down to verse 7 the lord god of heaven which took me from my father's house from the land of my kindred would spake unto me and that swear unto me saying unto thy seed will i give this land he shall send his angel before thee and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from him now let's go down to verse 40. and he said unto me we're back to this the lord god before whom i walk will send his angel with thee now this is faith abraham speaking concerning the servant's assignment the lord god watch what watch what he's saying abraham is saying based upon is decreeing based on my relationship with god i'm going to tell you what's going to happen the lord before whom i walk i'm in the relationship i have authority to speak we'll send his angel with thee and prosper your way wow so the angel will guide the servant to find the desire of abraham's heart so exodus 23 20 tells us angels go before us to prosper us in the way to fight some battles to take care of the enemy i want to show you two more things go to psalm 34. psalm 34. i think this will help this particular point make more sense so angels go before us to prosper in the way to fight battles for us that we're not able to win on our own to to to shield us from situations that would cause our faith to fluctuate watch what happens now psalm 34 verse 6 and 7 the poor man cried and the lord heard him and saved him out of all his trouble the angel of the lord and campeth round about them that fear him and delivers them oh taste and see that the lord is good blessed is the man that trusts in him he hears your cry and sends assistance to us oh give me two more minutes go to psalm 91 psalm 91 i need you to see these write these down so he sends angels to assist us psalm 91 11 says for he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep you in all your ways they shall bear ye up in their hands lest thou dash thy foot against a stone it means god delegates angels he appoints angels he sets them in order around you god sets the rules of engagement which is why when we see the story of elijah and the servant and how the army of the king has surrounded elijah he tells the servant to go out and look again because obviously you're not seeing the full picture you're seeing the natural but you're not aware of the supernatural and when elijah starts to pray is open the eyes of my servant that he may see that there's more with us than against that are against us so what is this saying there's a two-dimensional life that we live this two-dimensional life does not ignore deny the reality of the natural but it also opens us up to the reality of a supernatural life and he says these angels elijah let him know i need you to go out and take a look because there's the host of the lord the army of god the angelic host is encamped all around us angels of warfare are encamped around the enemy we are not alone there's more with us than there are against us now one more one more text and we're going to try to get out of this today it is it is it is imperative that when we are understanding angels that we don't deny doubt think it's a lie when god is speaking creatively to us don't deny or question the creative commandments of god the creative hands of god when he wants to place them in your life do not deny him that opportunity now his commands are unique which is why they seem so strange or so contradictory to present situations so when we look at gideon in his situation we look at manoa and his wife and the story of samson the creative command of god is contradictory but think about it the creative command comes when what is missing needs to be added to your life so god's commandments when he's in a creative move are quite unique and they require watch this an inner commitment so he talks to manoa and his wife about what kind of inner commitment they're going to have to have in order for that which has been prophesied over them for that which god has promised himself that he wants them to receive for that to happen in their lives there's got to be this inner commitment so it can't be if i'm going to get a message from god through the angelic it cannot be that some superficial intellectual assent to the word it's got to produce an inner commitment and therefore produce faith and the appropriate behavior that if you will confirms the faith i have in the word god has sent me when god commands it happens when he commands it puts his angels to work for you now i'm out of time i'm certainly not out of word i want to i want to thank you for joining me today and we will uh we will conclude this next time we get together i've got maybe eight more things i want to tell you and that'll wrap up your understanding on this volume of chestnut checkers concerning angels what i want you to do right now is you remember in the story of manoa and his wife when they received the message from the lord which they realized was relevant to them that their first response was to go home and gather up the best that they had and bring it so it could be sacrificed to god they brought it to the angel that looked like a man he set it on fire to send it up to god that is the process by which god moves so i want you to go to the icons today that tithe that you're going to return to god and offering that you're going to return to god but some of you right now need to rise above that not just release that tithe bring that tithe and offering to the lord but some of you need the sacrifice because the word has been confirmed in your heart today that god's going to do something supernatural god is doing something supernatural that he's instructing you to give you the inner consecration that you're going to need to perform it that he's he's declaring you to be something in your present that you have not become yet you and i need to understand why god and how god is moving in our lives and one of the things we see in the text very strongly is how they went and gathered all and then manoa said i'm let's let's make him another dinner but let's let's get him another sacrifice let's get this thing together then the angel says you can bring it but it's got to go up to god that shows you the pathway on earth it's put in human custody human stewardship so that it can be offered up to the lord if that's you today i need you as a believer today go to the icons on the screen bring your tithes and your offerings to the lord and that sacrifice that god has placed on your heart let me tell you how it works with me and this will help you i don't hesitate to give god the first fruit or the tithe of everything that comes in because if you hesitate you'll start to rationalize but there's no one that i am more grateful to than god so before i move in my own life of my with the finances that god has blessed me with i move his portion towards him immediately and then there are other times what i need the window of heaven to open in a situation i'm between page but i know the formula in the word of god when i wonder when i want to open a window i release or give god a tithe as a seed some of you need a move of god you're in between pays you're saying to yourself what should i do you know what your number is i don't have to say it you know what your tithe portion is i don't have to say it release that seed open that window for the immediacy of the situation that you are facing right now and remember when i move in faith god sends angels to prosper my way i'm so glad you joined me today tell somebody about chestnut checkers please invite them to join us if they're just joining us at this latter part of the series tell them to go back to the beginning and watch chestnut checkers from beginning to end write me and let me know how this series is blessing your life and i'll see you next time remember this faith acts like a thing is so even when it's not so that it might be so god bless you and i'll see you real

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