The Encounter Worship Experience

[Music] so [Music] [Music] hey there good morning bethany family good morning how you guys doing today i'm sister desiree and i'm brother kevin and we are welcoming you in to our engage live free show of our 8 o'clock service this morning we are so happy to have you so happy that you are joining us yes guys come on into the chat let someone know that you're watching this morning and make sure you share and like and you know tag a few folks right absolutely yeah we're on here we had our transformer last month last month but we're still you know still inviting people still showing people the love of god and that we are welcoming each and every one of you guys into this space this morning as we get ready for our eight o'clock service so absolutely like i said this is our little pre-show or a little pre-show that's when you get the cereal the french toast and all the good stuff awesome orange juice things get your notes and get your coffee get your coffee your pens your paper everything you're gonna need for your service that we're about to and as you are preparing for that we are also preparing for bishop's new sermon series and guess what i got a i got a sneak peek at the title what is it kingdom faith heaven on earth kingdom faith heaven on that ties right into the whole angel all of it all of it it's just a seamless connection so as you guys are inviting people on let them know that bishop is starting a new series today so you know the worship is going to be incredible you know how he's going to open this thing we are excited for so please make sure that you are letting people know that we are on and you know i also want to encourage you guys if you did miss the chestnut checkers series please make sure that you visit our harvest bookstore so you can get on top of that because we were in that for months but i'm excited for this new series listen there's nothing like a fresh word it's nothing like a fresh word but you know we are close physically but we're still moving virtually and our ministries are still moving virtually right so you know we want to give them a little sneak peek of what happens behind the scenes for one of our ministries the dance ministry in particular take a look at this video now my name is justice harris i'm the director for the dance ministry at bethany i started this when i was 11 and i have seen a growth you know just in not only my dancing and now having to lead um which is really my walk and it's really about who's out there in the congregation that you need to minister to what god wants you to do like our ministry is making a difference and everyone doesn't you know sometimes they come for the word they come for the worship they come for creative fine arts that's why our church is so diverse because we have to reach everyone so dance is definitely something i i love to be able to help reach the congregation and bless the people such an incredible ministry and everything that they do and that is just one beautiful ministry and the way that they're able to use their bodies to glorify god we thank you um and also in the midst of our church we have our church anniversary coming up 54 years 54 50. of impacting the community impacting lives transforming lives for 54 years and we thank god for that and we thank god for you because our church wouldn't keep growing if you weren't tuning in right now so we are so excited to have such a beautiful community of believers so guys if you have any testimonies send them to social go to bethany.com okay send them there because we want to hear them yeah yeah do you have a quick testimony you know i just love here being at bethany i've never thought that i'm out here i just love it right but you know we always have something new and always something creative and something that i'm loving during this time with you know outside but we have communion outside take a look out here and as you can see we are out here for our first bible study out in the parking lot under the stars and this will not be the only time that we're out here you know we're out here for saturday driving service but we are also going to do our first communion out in the parking lot as well so we want you guys to come on out at 6 p.m and join us as we enjoy some more worship some more word and also do that communion and you will have all the community elements so please make sure that you let everyone know your family your friends your neighbors your co-workers to join us see you then [Music] so you know communion we're excited about that and you know since it's outside you can order from the harvest cafe absolutely so we want you if you guys want to order from the harvest cafe for communion that day please make sure you place your orders by three o'clock so you can have them and ready for service but you know i love that our church still has things going on such as the harvest cafe the harvest bookstore so many different things it's fed in so many ways absolutely physically spiritually absolutely and it would not be for the people that tune in with us so we want to give them a special shout out right yes guys so special shout out to all those that put the vips in the comments you are a very important person to us right now all our faithfuls that join us on every broadcast recap maximize monday word impact we love you guys and we thank you guys for sharing because you guys make it 10 times better no pun intended right seriously honestly like i said before it is such a beautiful community such a beautiful group of fellowships of fellow worshipers rather absolutely just so so happy absolutely so please make sure that you are still liking you're commenting and sharing we are preparing for that worship that's coming i'm surprised you know i'm going to be surprised to see what they have this week and then the new word the new you know sermon series so please make sure that you're liking commenting and sharing but you know i have a special treat this morning what treats do you have i love playing games on engage especially with you sister desmond in in particular i love playing this game it is make it preach so we have some items some props and i want you to grab them and give us a sermon with it okay go ahead you go first okay now let's go here okay oh we're gonna go there oh [Music] see the world might close the door on you oh but it's not really closed you can have a closed sign right in front of you on the door oh but if god wants that door open yeah amen [Music] so i'm gonna go and i'm gonna do some keys uh-huh so you know throughout this year we've been experiencing so many trials and tribulations okay but through all these trials and through all these tribulations there was doors right and different doors you need different keys okay so let's just look at it like we have our own key chain and we have multiple keys multiple keys to you know doors of success of growth of being renewed restored i feel like this is coming off of my sermon but it's the sermon you know you know we're the dynamic duo so you got this sunday service i got next sunday service yeah you know you know the people keep success you need the doors though all right go ahead we got time for one more time okay okay so see okay so you have this bottle of water right i could drink finish drinking this entire bottle of water yeah i'm still gonna be thirsty oh i'm still gonna be thirsty but you know what i won't be thirsty water that never dries up the well that never dries up ah you know his name uh jesus jesus jesus jesus so that water will have me thirsty in the next 30 seconds amen we love having fun here because you know we get taught that word you know we are active in ministry and we always have something going on here and if you want to be a part of this church and if you are geographically locked out yeah i encourage you to join our connections church oh my gosh the connection church is basically our church online without the building the physical building so you have the classes you have the ministries on there you have exclusive content that you sell you know the still community and all the ministries are on there and if you want to learn more about a ministry or you try to you know find that population we found our population of social media impression everything if you are looking for that you know just that church group just to grow with and just love on it's it's the best thing right absolutely honestly it's the best way to get connected like and no pun intended in the connections church absolutely so please make sure if you join the connection church if you are locked out geographically right but you know we had some fun up here this morning honestly we preached a word we gave the people the information they needed so we are so ready because i think we're about to get out the way and start to head into service absolutely you know we're about to get right into service but make sure that you are liking you or commenting and you are sharing and making making sure people know that we are on bishop and starting that new series again so we have incredible worship happening and you know we also have engaged live after this uh this service yeah guys so stay tuned because we have a full day of worship full day of engagement so guys get ready because here we go praise the lord everybody come on worship the lord give god praise honor him and bless his name come on i know we're worshiping virtually but you can praise god right where you are join in the atmosphere join in the worship of the saints join in the worship of all the people of god coming together god's transcends time in space and so does praise and worship come on let's worship together as a community open your mouth all of us with one voice open your mouth and give god praise bless his name honor him give him glory thank god because he's good and he's worthy to be praised come on lift up his name right where you are whether in your house brother in your car give god some glory right where you are if you can clap your hands clapping if you can shout shout if you can stomp your feet do that but whatever you do give god some worship give god some praise this morning we're believing god for you we're believing god with you we trust that god is still able to do the exceedingly and the abundantly above all he can ask or think god is still good and god is still worthy to be praised we lift him up because he is a great god we're so glad that you can join us this morning please do us a favor and share if you can share at this time we love god we love him and please share we're believing god for you today we're believing god that healing deliverance whatever you need god can begin to move in your life we trust him because we serve that kind of god we're getting ready to go into scripture in prayer get your bibles out get your minds ready meditate on him think about him pastor rich is coming with the scripture and the prayer this time glory to god family isn't god able we serve a very able god in ephesians 3 20 the bible is very clear now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask and think according to the power that worketh in us the power that work is in us amen his power which was given to us because of what his son did we thank you this morning lord we glorify you we give you all the praise for all that you continue to do in us above all that we ask above all that we think let us go to the lord in prayer dear father thank you for yet another day we come to you praising you for the power that continues to work in us regardless of where we are in our lives regardless of how we feel we know because of the saving power of your son that power flows through us and enables us to do those things that we never thought we would ever be able to do it picks us up when we're down it makes us feel good when we're lonely it gives us the strength when we have some fear it allows us to know that it's going to be all right we thank you lord for that power and that you continue to be able and sometimes when you feel low we just look back lord and see all that you've done and can do nothing but say thank you thank you for loving us when we didn't love ourselves thank you for being there for us when no one else was there thank you for taking care of us when we didn't know what to do we thank you this morning lord and we ask that those that may not know who you are lord will come to the knowledge of jesus christ in their lord as their lord and savior those that may have known you but have walked away would come back and say i apologize and what will you say apology accepted now go and sin no more and there may be those that still need a church home and are wandering around let them know right here the lord does well and does those things which are exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or think lord so we thank you on this day lord for all that you're doing in our lives and as that you continue to be with us and we'll be careful to give you all the praise all the glory forever and ever amen amen and amen god is still able to do what he promised he's able to do everything but faith hallelujah [Music] abundantly [Music] according to [Music] [Music] god is able to do just what he said he would do he's gonna fulfill every promise to you don't give up on god cause he won't give up on you he's able to [Music] oh is able to do just what he said he would do he's gonna fulfill every problem don't give up on god cause he won't give up on you he's able to [Music] one more time god is able to do just what he promised what he promised you he's gonna fulfill don't give up on god cause he won't give up on you he's able no matter where you are no matter what it looks like [Music] lift your hands and sing up [Applause] he's able to god is he's able he's able to rest in his word lean into him he'll do what he said he'll do what he promised there's nothing too hard there's nothing impossible our god is able to do what he said trust in his word lean into him know that he will work it out for you yes our god is [Applause] don't give up don't give in don't you dare quit he's coming right there he'll meet you where you are he'll work it out for you you're turning around just like he said he promised you victory promised you victory trust him today he'll make a way trust him today he'll make a way don't give up on god cause he won't give up on you he's right there don't give up on god cause he won't give up on you don't you dare do it don't give up on god cause he won't give up on you i'm telling you he's able [Music] hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hey bethany good morning bethany family this is sister ashley and brother kevin here bringing to you your news this week we have so much going on here at the plaza this week starting off this monday yes we have our maximize monday we have our recap yes in the evening yes we have our focus singles ministry the following day yes course word impact word impact we have cooking with chef on thursday at 7 00 p.m i'm excited for that absolutely and then what else do we have and then tonight we want you guys to come back at 6 00 p.m as we do our communion driving under the stars last month we tried it the weather was a little crazy but you know we are going to do it tonight so please make sure that you invite someone out and take a look at this video for more information check it out one of the most important events in the child of god's life this is the moment where we remember our lord and savior jesus christ on that night he gathered his disciples and he said take this and eat it for this is my body take this cup and drink it for this is my blood this is the moment where we remember all that he did that precious blood that was shed that body that was broken for us we take it all in on this communion and we are so excited to share it with you for the first time live under the stars on sunday for communion and as deacon antoine said we are going to be in person but not in a sanctuary out here in our driving live so please make sure that you invite your family invite your friends invite your neighbors invite your co-workers let someone know that we are doing communion outside at 6 00 p.m we learn year in and year out how important it is you know to take that communion monthly and as we are going in this last quarter of this year we want to make sure that we are going back fed those students are going back to school those teachers are going back to work we want to make sure that we have those communion elements and we start off this new season especially this new month with the right mindset and just making sure that we feel connected during this time so please make sure that you join us at 6pm see you in a lot [Music] praise the lord i'm so glad to have this opportunity to address you regarding the pandemic and how it has affected all of us but more specifically how it's affected your church we had pastor nick and i had hoped that september would be the month that we would reopen and begin to do things uh more like the norm but we were steadily watching and uh watching the nation as it related to the pandemic outbreaks and both of us were very cautious as it pertained to sending the kids back together to school and watching to see what the viral response would be to that mass coming together of humanity around the nation we wanted to be wrong about this but pattern recognition dictates that every time the nation sees a little bit of leeway they send people back together in groups and there's a viral response to that coming together so we were hoping that we would be wrong as it related to september because we really both miss our church missed the fellowship missed the congregational dynamic i miss preaching to you he misses preaching to you and then we had to wait and see unfortunately the delta variant has exploded around the country uh there are a lot of different reports as to the effect that it's having but we get all of our information i get all of my information from our contacts in washington d.c not the ones filtered through and there is a definitive problem as it relates to the delta variant around the nation just in our area this week there have been reports of a spike in the schools the first two or three weeks of school have produced a delta variant spike i know of at least a few institutions myself that have shut down i know of grades that have been closed down i know of schools in neighboring states that have been shut down so we are seeing if you will the effect of bringing the children back together in schools in groups and watching the response of the delta variant so once again we've had to slow our expectation back in february of 2020 when this thing was building when the press was building regarding the virus i think we were probably in the last week of february first week of march and i asked god you know god how long are you going to do this when is it going to end and god told me in a very clear voice as clear as mine i'm talking to you he told me to mine my business that immediately took the weight of when it was going to end off of our shoulders and at the same time we dug in endeavoring to present the best ministry possible on the social media platform that we could do for you so pastor nick and i have worked tirelessly since march february march of 2020 seven days a week to generate the ministry that has supported you and has kept you during this time now we are steadily watching the the reports we're talking to our sources at the national institute of health talking to the politicians that i know who have a direct line to what's really happening and caution is the thing that they're saying now i want you to understand there are a few fundamentals we don't pastor numbers we pastor people i say quite frequently i don't pastor percentages i pastor god's people that means that if a percentage of two or three percent or all the people that are dying all the people that are getting sick that seems like a small number but it's a huge number if you or your family members are included in that percentage we have been fortunate as a church i don't believe we've had any covert related deaths but you must understand that some of our members have had a traumatic 18 months some have lost five family members in one month some have lost two family members in the same hospital within an hour of each other and those family members were on the same floor in the hospital so we have been counseling and directing funerals in ways that we never thought we were going to have to so this thing is very real and we have had the vaccination clinics and all of our staff has been vaccinated not just for protection but an example to you that based on our research this vaccine is safe now of course they're very reactions to things i can't take sulfur drugs you might be able to take them i have an allergic reaction so the drug actually works but it gives me a bad reaction my point is this we are staying on top of all the relevant information we are anxious to open up the church again and do what bethany does but our motto has been when it's safe for grandmom to come it'll be safe for the rest of us and now when it's safe for the children to come it'll be safe for the rest of us so i want you to continue to pray continue to have faith in your leadership don't let the voice of the culture convince you that biblical wisdom is now a lack of faith you know i'm a man of great faith you know we're a ministry that demonstrates not only faith but the manifestation of our faith is our reality but i want you to stay assured our top priority is to keep you and your family members and extended family safe so we're going to keep our noses to the ground continue to do ministry in a way that we think will minister to you help support you and strengthen your faith as you live this life in this very trying season but we're also anxious to open and when god releases us and we can wisely say okay it's going to be good for us to come we are a church that loves to worship god and loves to praise god but we also must be wise and as your leaders who is responsible not just for your soul but for your life we're going to continue to exercise wisdom and exercise caution on your behalf that you might come through this particular season greater stronger alive and safe and assured that god's wisdom and god's word will guide you now i know you're hearing a lot of voices you're hearing of a lot of places that are opening up but that's not who i'm assigned to care for that's not who pastor nick is assigned to care for our assignment is you your soul your safety your families you are the body of christ you are the church family so pray for us as we make these tough decisions pray for us as god continues to inspire us to inspire you pray for us that we might make the right decisions at the right times and trust me when i tell you i can't wait to be in worship with you i can't wait to preach to you live and get the responses that we get when we're in worship service looking forward to the new move of god so glad you gave me this time to just bring you up to date as to where we are stay strong stay connected and watch god work come on put your hands together with us [Music] if you know the lord will never let you down come on come on move with us come on come on and move with us like you're back on the [Music] move with island just a little while [Music] uh-huh all right here we go [Music] [Music] come [Music] my strengths is [Music] [Applause] [Music] nobody like you [Music] with all my heart i'll [Music] you never let me down [Music] [Music] my will for [Music] hey [Music] [Music] [Music] i'll trust you my will for you never let me down [Music] you are my everybody [Music] [Music] you are [Music] you are my oh no [Music] [Applause] [Music] you'll never oh [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] i love you [Music] [Music] [Music] you're you you [Music] no matter where you are he'll come and get you no matter what you've done he'll forgive you be blind with you so that you will [Music] [Music] you are you are [Music] you are my everyday [Music] you [Music] [Music] don't give up on [Music] victory [Music] hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah be encouraged hallelujah hallelujah cause he's your everything hallelujah hallelujah come on praise the lord everybody [Applause] we are here and we are glad to know that you're here with us because we know that with god all things are possible and that no weapon that is [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] no way [Music] hey come on no way no way [Music] [Music] wonder but there is no way [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] come on [Music] [Music] that's why i'm still here cause i've already been set free no way [Music] [Applause] [Music] it it just won't [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] no weapons [Music] [Applause] just won't work [Music] it just won't work [Music] it just won't work it just won't work hallelujah hallelujah [Music] come on [Music] this is what i want to do where's all my sopranos at [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] it just won't work [Music] it just [Music] [Applause] [Music] it just won't praise the lord i'm so glad you've taken the time to join me today for the encounter worship experience here at bethany church in lindenwall new jersey we are the transformation church transforming lives one at a time we've just come out of a powerful series of messages called chests not checkers where we took you through what i think will be very important principles that you can live by win every spiritual victory according to the word you've been taught but also understand clearly about spiritual warfare and the different adversarial elements that you may run into but also the victory that you've been guaranteed in christ jesus we segue from that series into a a kingdom series we're calling this series kingdom faith and during this series we're going to have a great time learning the word of god as it relates to how the kingdom operates what you can expect what the kingdom mandate is for you and i how you can begin to walk in resurrection power how the kingdom of god is not only available but god wants that kingdom to be expressed you know the object of your worship like many other religions it's not outside of you so you don't have to search for your god now that you're saved you have to dig for him you have to probe for him so now it's probe and release not search and hope now that you're born again and the kingdom is inside of you it's time for us to learn look in the word of god be reminded of just what a kingdom of god life is we're going to show you what that is so you can begin not to just live life but live it more abundantly so the power of the kingdom the glory of the kingdom can be seen through you so the government of the kingdom can be legislated through you and the word of god i look forward to what we're going to talk about but before we start today i want to give those of you an opportunity who are not a part of the kingdom not born again don't know jesus as your savior i want to give you a chance to give your life to him i'm going to pray for you in just a second that you might make that life-changing decision the gospel is always called radical radical because the word radical means in the new testament when you take an axe to the root of a tree when you intend to pull a thing down when you intend to start anew when you intend to build again i am offering you the opportunity today to build your life again through the work of jesus christ in your life through the word of god through the power of god's spirit that you would find his purpose for you that you would give your life to him today that you would come back to him if you gave your life to him at one point in your life but also that you will unite with a ministry you have to be a part an active part of the body of christ and that is god's church on the earth his church represents his government his church represents his body his church represents his bride it is both physical and spiritual you cannot have the partial relationship only spiritual and leave out physical jesus was both physical and spiritual so i want you to make a decision today to have a full relationship with god through jesus christ his son not just his spiritual aspects but his physical aspects he is real and he wants to be real in your life come on let's pray god i bless your name for the time and for the opportunity to ask you lord that you would put a yes in the hearts of those that are watching right now no matter what time of day whether it's sunday morning or whether it may be three o'clock in the morning some other time i want lord if you would move by your spirit now to urge those watching me to say yes yes to a relationship with you yes to coming back to you yes to uniting in the community of believers in the body of christ here on earth i ask you lord to put that yes in their hearts right now and bless them with fellowship and relationship that will radically change their lives in jesus name amen if you made that decision today write me on the site let me know one of our ministry workers will get to you as soon as possible tell you what your next steps are i look forward to seeing you in class look forward to seeing you in our in our panels look forward to seeing our bible studies and of course on our sunday worship experiences now let's get to the word of god turn with me if you will to matthew chapter six and this is where we're going to start our conversation is going to be a little radical today there may be some things you have not considered but that's always good maybe some words or some parts in the bible that you have not seen that also is wonderful but we're going to start with the familiar and then branch out into revelation matthew chapter 6 verse 10 simply says thy kingdom come thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven in our serious kingdom faith i want to talk to you concerning the subject heaven on earth heaven on earth god bless the time we spend together bless the conversation bless the teaching with your spirit give me the things you desire for me to say right in my heart that i might speak those things to your people in jesus name amen kingdom faith we must understand that the apostolic mission of god is that he has sent his church therefore his people with a mission with a message and with authority and power to make a difference in the earth it is god's desire that the kingdom of god is fully manifested fully realized fully measurable in your life it is important to understand when jesus is speaking in this verse he says your kingdom come your will be done look at the equation your kingdom come but your will must be done in earth and when that will is done in earth heaven and earth will begin to resemble one another it's important we understand this kingdom dynamic the bible says clearly that the kingdom of god is now within you that everything the kingdom represents is now represented inside of every believer so now it's a matter of discovery now it's a matter of probing now it's a matter of reading in the word of god watch what happens if the bible when you open it is the inventory of the invisible the bible is also an inventory of what you now possess what now dwells in you according to the kingdom let me make sure you understand that because it's very critical to our conversation today you and i must understand that when we look into the bible we're looking into a dimension the dimension of the spirit of god and as we look into that dimension those things that we cannot see but are real are described to us in those descriptions the bible also says not as only is it known for you to be given the kingdom but for you to know the mysteries of the kingdom understanding the kingdom knowing how the kingdom works when we think of the centurion story and him having a conversation with jesus and he begins to tell jesus what it's like to be under authority and he explains to jesus that he's been given authority by a king caesar a caesar and caesar has given him authority if you will to act on his behalf and he says when i tell people to go they go when i tell them to come they come when i tell my servant to do this they do it he says so jesus i under this is how i understand kingdom and jesus says i have not seen so great of faith watch this so great faith anywhere in israel in other words i haven't seen this understanding of how the kingdom works even among my own people because jesus the centurion understands that christ is not on earth in his own accord that he has been sent apostolically in apostolic authority with a message with power over evil with an assignment with a purpose that he's been fully deputized by who who his is head and in that jesus celebrates the centurion because the centurion has a clear picture of how the kingdom works now if god is your father and jesus is the head of the church then you and i operate in his authority watch this kingdom with our voices because the centurion said all i have to do is speak and they respond i say go hear and it responds i say bring to me and it responds the king's words have power that's what the bible says so in the context of the believer we have a head that is christ we have his words to speak transmitting his commands to all that surrounds us that's why you can decree a thing in the word of god decree a thing in faith and the word of god and it shall be established in the earth this is amazing stuff once you learn how to operate in the kingdom most christians are trapped in what i call a spiritual dilemma they've gotten saved but they haven't moved far past that point when jesus is having a conversation with john in chapter three jesus makes it very clear he says perceive enter so he's having this kingdom conversation he talks about being born again with nicodemus nicodemus and his human mind is reasoning how can this be can a man go second time into his mother's room and jesus starts to break down the kingdom to him why because nicodemus is understanding his thoughts and his ways need to be elevated to a kingdom perspective it needs to be elevated to a kingdom point of view a kingdom dimension so watch how this works so jesus is having the conversation with him and he says something very amazing he says unless you're born again you can't see unless you're born of the water and the spirit you can't perceive let's back up a little bit repentance opens the door to the supernatural so that means my brother my sister when you've had an especially um trying week and you have not done really well in the spirit but you've neglected to repent that supernatural doors are closed to you until you repent when you repent say the same thing god says in confession about whatever was your struggle that week then those doors of kingdom open to you again you begin once again to see the kingdom but that's not where jesus stops with nicodemus because kingdom is to be experienced he says unless you're born of the water baptism and of the spirit baptism baptism of water baptism of the holy ghost you can't enter in to that dimension called kingdom so what we're going to talk about today and for the next few conversations is this kingdom experience and you need to understand that the body of christ the church of the living god the church that god has apostolically placed in the earth is to represent heaven on earth that the government of the kingdom of god its legislative laws are now superseding all other laws in the life of a believer who believes in the kingdom principle so let's see what happens here so jesus says what we need is your kingdom to be fully manifested now when you think of manifestation i've taught you this before but i need you to write it down in case you forgot it there must be manifestation there must be realization and there must be measurableness so manifest realized measurable the move of god the authentic move of god is manifest you can see it but not just see it you realize that you have an intellectual and spiritual understanding acceptance of what god is doing but then it must be measurable a difference between what was and what is now that god is moving now this is important to understand so you remember the man by the temple gate the apostles come to him and say look rise up and walk in the name of jesus christ of nazareth the young man gets up now he has a manifestation of the power of god he stands he has a realization i'm on my feet but then it's measurable not by him alone but by everyone that sees him that knows exactly who he was and what the lord has delivered him from how many of you today can say with certainty without any hesitation that what has happened in your life is indeed a manifestation is indeed measurable but when are you going to really realize it that realization on a cause of change that measurable nature of god's move should cause a change a radical change and how we approach this kingdom life so what god is saying is i want heaven to be reflected on earth makes perfect sense he makes man in his own image and his likeness to reflect him and to operate like him he puts his church in the earth apostolically uh gifted given in authority giving it a message giving it power over evil in order that heaven might invade earth when you got saved and the holy ghost came into your life and with the holy spirit came god christ the kingdom there was a kingdom invasion an invasion of the kingdom into your life and now you must begin to manifest or to release that which you've been given that kingdom authority living in it that power walking in it that certainty that faith everything that comes with the kingdom what's in the book is now in you what's in heaven is now in you let's take a look at something go to isaiah 51 i want to show you something that i believe is going to really bless your life isaiah 51 what i want you to do is go down to verse 51 no isaiah 51 i want to read verse 16 first then we're going to back up uh to verses one two and three isaiah 51 16 now watch what it says and i have put my words in your mouth and i have covered you in the shadow of my hand watch this that i may plant the heavens and lay the foundations of the earth and say unto zion saying to the church you are my people watch how kingdom works he says i have put my words in your mouth and watch what happens when i begin to study the word of god the resting place for god's word is my heart that means the word of god begins to impact my mind my emotions and my will so the word of god in my heart now becomes the word that i speak because out of the abundance out of the the plenteousness out of the supply that's in your heart your mouth will speak you find somebody that's always negative their heart is filled with fear disappointment anxiety sometimes rage sometimes wrath you find someone that's pessimistic all the time their their heart is filled with disappointment and lost expectation and hopelessness and they tend to speak those things matter of fact they're not even enthusiastic until they're talking about something negative i know you know people like this and sometimes you wonder about them why are they the way that they are why is every good situation has to be turned into something sour something negative it's because of the abundance of their hearts jesus comes along and says i need you to get my word in your heart now why is it important because um we words are seeds seeds produce trees trees produce fruit so the majority of my experiences have been negative if i've not been delivered from my experiences and all of us have had them we just have to be delivered from them if the majority of my experiences all i've done is cultivate my hurt cultivate my disappointment if your mother wasn't quite up to task and you spent years just feeding that seed of resentment and what should have happened and why didn't she do this and why didn't she do that if your father was like mine why wasn't he there what why didn't he step up to the plate you have a choice you can either feed that seed of resentment to where it dominates the rest of your life and poisons every other relationship that you could possibly have that would be positive matter of fact poison you to the point where you seek people or who are just as poisoned as you or you can decide i'm not going to let what my father or mother or my brother my sister my cousins my friends did to me in the past have a permanent impact on my future i'm going to decide today to allow jesus christ to come into my life the word of god to fill my heart so my words stop establishing a new reality because our words establish our experiences our words are seeds that are guaranteed by the bible to produce a harvest so god says i need to put my words in your mouth and i need you to know i have covered you i have protected you i am with you i will go with you i will send angels to guide you and to prosper your way i am going to cover you he says in the shadow not of something else of my own hand the psalmist says it like this he that dwelleth in the secret place shall abide under the shadow of the almighty to abide in the shadow does not take away your ability to see to my abide unto the shadow to shield you from things that would harm you but it does not take away the realities of what you live but there are two realities there's the natural reality and there's the supernatural reality and what we're going to study for the next few weeks is this supernatural reality called the kingdom that you have been born again into not just to see but to experience isaiah 51 16 says that i may plant the heavens i want to plant the kingdom god is saying in you but you've got to do some stuff you have to stay committed to god you absolutely have to change the content of your heart so that the words that you speak build the future you desire change the presence you desire you understand that in genesis chapter 1 god demonstrates from verse 1 through 26 his ability to create through his words and then he gets to 26 and says i'm going to make you in my image after my likeness i'm going to give you authority to do what i do to be creative in everything that you do not destructive but creative in everything that you do watch how this works now now i want to show you something i want you to go over to verse one two and three this is gonna blow your mind watch this hearken to me isaiah 51 verse 1 2 and 3. hearken now hearken means to hear and respond or to hear and do hearken to me hear and respond to me ye that follow after righteousness now remember that i've taught you in the last recent weeks god will never command you to do a thing he has not given you the ability to obey let me say it again if he tells you to fight it's because you have the ability to fight and win god does not set you up to lose hear me clearly if god gives you an opportunity it is because he's given you the ability to succeed in that opportunity if god gives you the opportunity there is no vision for your life no promise that god will not provide all you need to do it you need to hear me clearly today you may be doubting yourself in some endeavor maybe you have prayed for a long time for god to give you a breakthrough and when the breakthrough came it came from multiple places at one time talked to one of our daughters from our connection church in new york yesterday we were on the radio ava she came on the talk show and she was saying so many things were coming at the same time and i just had to remind her and all of our listeners that we asked god to position us under open windows yet find ourselves being insecure when they begin to pour out in our lives so we're praying for a thing and when it begins to happen we complain about how much god is doing but when god opens the windows it is because you are in a position to receive them and to manage what god is doing it may cause you to turn from some ways that are habitual and turn to what god is saying in other words divine wisdom will give you what you need to manage this multiple blessing that's coming your way now that we're learning something about kingdom because my experience is when heaven manifests on earth it does not trickle it pours you better get ready for what god is going to do watch this hearken to me ye that follow after righteousness so if i'm following after righteousness my hearing god will be clearer i get used to following righteousness so i understand the sound of it you get used to hearing your particular voice from god now why do i say it that way remember elijah he's in a place where he's not feeling too good emotionally he's hiding in a cave from jezebel the famine he has predicted he has now become a victim of watch how this works and the bible says a still small voice comes to you something he would recognize in the middle of all his confusion and you and i both know how our voices are voices of decision and doubt and all can start swirling around he speaks in a still small voice watch what happens it's consistent elijah's small voice that he hears is consistent with the small voice that jesus uses when he calms the storm on the sea the bible gives no indication that he stands up with any with any power with any any vocal power with any uh overt vocal volume he simply stands up and releases what's inside of him peace be still watch what happens the storm recognizes his voice the lord wants a relationship with you so that in the midst of your turbulence you recognize his voice so you can hear and obey what he's saying watch this now that you seek the lord look unto the rock whence you are human look unto the god whom you serve out of which you come and to the whole of the pit when she are digged watch this now look unto abraham your father unto sarah that bare you for i called him alone and blessed him and increased him watch the walk of faith god called him this is going to be important to you while he was named a brum changes his name to abraham now it is up to abraham it's up to abram to begin to call himself his new name a brum is now known by god as abraham and god calls him abraham even though he has no son but god is in the business of calling those things and the kingdom which be not as though they were this is how this works so the lord will name you based on your destiny he'll call you based on your destiny but you say my name's been david since i was born my name's been been sally since i was born my name has has been uh raven since i was born well but you got a new name something i'd added to your last name now it's john smith christian now it's crystal gaines christian you've got an additional last name so i need to be behaving i need to start behaving like i know my full name good god almighty says look under abraham your father father in the faith unto sarah that bear you mother in the faith if you will for i called him alone and blessed him and that blessing is generational and increased him and that increases generation now most preachers won't tell you that but most of the time when you see the word increase in the old testament it is connected defined by the word revenue so it's not just increase in the spirit it's increase in ability increase in authority but increase in your lifestyle watch this for the lord shall comfort zion the lord shall comfort his church the lord is going to comfort his people he will comfort all her waste places i need you to get this when kingdom invades your life those places that have been given up on his life your seasons that you gave up on that that ability that talent that gift god gave you that didn't produce fruit in a time of your immaturity now you're ready to watch god move mightily he says i'm going to build those waste places and here comes heaven coming to earth he will make her wilderness eden and her desert like the garden of the lord eden joy and gladness shall be found in that place wow thanksgiving and the voice of melody watch how this works so god is saying to us if you will listen to me and respond to me and move in faith and believe what i've named you believe what i've called you believe the destiny i have for you that i the lord he says will comfort you that i will comfort or make right all those places that you gave up on all those situations if they're in his will following righteousness he says i'm going to fix them for you and i'm going to make that wilderness that you think you've been dwelling in a garden of eden this is amazing to me in other words the kingdom is going to come into your life heaven will invade your life heaven will invade earth somebody shout hallelujah now let's take a look at this go to luke chapter 21 luke chapter 21. and i want to just lift up one verse and i think we'll we'll probably spend the remainder of the time on this and maybe one other concept because i don't want to rush through this lesson on kingdom now listen some of you may be thinking uh what actually is kingdom the simplest definition of kingdom that i can give you is the way god sees it and the way god does it that's a composite definition of kingdom kingdom is a lifestyle it's a point of view is a perspective is a mindset kingdom is a belief kingdom is what i have faith in god's kingdom so to encapsulate all that i have faith in the way god sees it and i have faith in the way god does it see it the way god sees it do it the way god would do it that's the simplest definition of kingdom that i can give you now luke 21 verse 22 for these be the days of vengeance that all things which are written may be fulfilled all right let's slow down now when i when i when you see vengeance in the bible i don't want you to think of it coming about or coming out of a negative place i don't want you to think of it as revenge that's an incorrect understanding of what the bible is saying i don't want you to adopt a definition of it coming out of a negative emotion or a place of rejection or a place of hurt and disappointment that is not the vengeance of the lord let's make sure we understand the vengeance of man can be birthed out of an offense the vengeance of god is birthed out of his love and sense of justice concerning you so what is god saying to us he's saying that the days of fulfillment wow are upon us that that that the seeds of god's word are being planted in you through us teaching and preaching to you and that word is going to be fulfilled all things that are written may be fulfilled you see it right there and god is saying that because these are the days of vengeance this is going to blow your mind i feel like i need to take you to this place right now i'm trying to wait before we get there all right let's stay on course well i got five minutes let's see go to isaiah 55 i believe um yeah i got to show you this okay now this kingdom mindset in order to understand where god is coming from when he's talking about his vengeance i need you to see something extraordinarily clear he says in verse 8 for my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways my ways so without christ i have my own thoughts and my own ways based upon my own life experience but once or born again god is telling us there's another dimension of thinking and doing remember i told you canaan was saying it the way god sees it doing the way god does it watch what it says in verse 9 for as the heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways higher than your ways my thoughts than your thoughts but watch how this works talk about kingdom coming the earth for as the rain comes down and the snow from heaven and returns not there but what is the earth and makes it bring forth and bud that it may give seed to the sower and bread through the eater so shall my word be that goes out of my mouth it shall not return unto me void watch this but it shall accomplish that which i please and it shall prosper watch this in the thing where to i sent it watch this work so the word of god god says it's like ring coming down from heaven like snow coming down from heaven that makes things grow that causes manifestation that causes the process of fulfillment to begin stay with me so in the days of fulfillment what will be required from you and i as believers is that we elevate our thinking my ways are not your ways my thoughts are not naturally your thoughts but through the power of salvation and the holy ghost our minds shift from natural to supernatural our minds shift to the place where watch this hebrews talks about a mind mixed with faith a mind that processes the word of god under the power of the holy ghost so that that word begins to bear fruit because that word like rain watch this those the seeds of the words i'm sowing into your life right now the word comes and waters the seeds you've been you've received the spirit of god reigns on that that that that sowing of the word and suddenly you begin to see visible measurable manifestation realization of the truth of the kingdom in your life i hope you're getting this so what jesus is trying to do what god is trying to do is get us to understand some things now you need to understand some things sound like foolishness to an unbeliever are seeds of destiny to a believer don't expect everyone to receive this word like you're receiving because kingdom has been talked about for years but very few believers actually understand how to live in kingdom power and authority let me show you what it looks like go to deuteronomy chapter 2 and we're going to start i only have one minute left deuteronomy chapter two we got one minute left so i want to make sure that you get this and we'll end on this piece and pick it up next week deuteronomy chapter 2 go down to verse 24. rise up take your journey pass over the river of arnon behold i have given into your hand zion the amorite king of heshbon and his land watch this begin to possess it behold i have given it to you promise of god time to begin to possess it and you may have to contend in battle with the enemy in the spirit to get it but watch this i don't want you thinking that you're going to have to get down on your knees and and wrestle on the floor i don't we're moving past that because you are seated in heavenly places with christ jesus means you are seated far above principalities and powers so you must address the evil but you don't have to travail in the sense that it's more physical and it wears you out physically but it's actually it's god doing the work and because he's doing the work that means the toil is not yours the stress of it is not yours if there's any stress at all and there's no stress it's on the power of god but power denies the very presence of a hindrance where hindrance is power flies right over it so the power of god is available that you might begin to possess the promises of god and have the authority watch this to contend with the enemy of your promise this day will i begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven who shall hear report of thee and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you watch this your reputation is going to precede you in this coming season and it will precede you in such a manner that people will not want to mess with you because the testimony of god's victories will absolutely intimidate them cause them to think about what they're trying to do what they're planning to the testimony of god in your life will will persuade some people i better not do that i'd rather not do that i'm not going to do that because the power of god has been resting so evidently on your life it is now when we walk in this kingdom word when we begin to allow god to plant the heavens within us and within our context of life that the eden mandate becomes a reality thy kingdom come we are to fulfill the garden mandate the garden opportunity the garden mandate is found in genesis chapter 1 verse 26 through 28 28 we don't have to go there right now we're going to start right there in the next time we get together but it tells us to be fruitful multiply subdue and replenish remember what i told you in the beginning god does not give you a commandment he has not already given you the ability to obey and fulfill if he told you to do it it's because he's given you the power and authority to do it kingdom coming to earth it's about the garden mandate the garden assignment in genesis 1 26-28 but also the kingdom mandate to begin to live a life where god does far above what you can ask or think watch this according to the working of his power in your life the more we yield to him the more kingdom will be revealed i'm out of time won't you join me right now as we get ready to sow into the word of god today kingdom faith requires that we position ourselves to receive the blessing of god i told you before the bible says if you believe on me like the scripture has said out of your belly shall flow rivers of living water in other words god even though he can do anything he wants to do has put the responsibility in our hands to establish the kingdom flow so what i want you to do right now watch how the flowers give and it shall be given watch the kingdom flow bring the tithe into the storehouse i'll open up the windows of heaven i can't open these windows unless you begin the flow this is an amazing biblical revelation it's a kingdom revelation god has placed it in your hands to position yourself to receive the flow of the kingdom and watch this not coming from somewhere but the windows the kingdom that now dwells within you go to the icon sow your gift return your tithe in your offering to the lord and i'll see you next time as we talk about kingdom faith remember this now 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 next time

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