"The Lord Is My Lord" Rev. Joel Urshan

[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] why don't you lift up a joyful noise unto the lord this morning come on can we give the lord some praise in this place have you come to magnify him have you come to praise him [Music] hallelujah that's that's a good hand clap if you're giving appreciation to a person but we're talking about the almighty god hallelujah can we praise them like we love them we glorify you lord we magnify you jesus we worship the lord [Music] [Music] so [Music] forever he shall reign [Music] victory [Music] hey [Music] is [Music] [Music] victory [Music] is [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Music] put [Music] [Music] [Music] in my head [Music] [Applause] [Music] my [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] he's [Music] [Applause] she's [Music] [Music] lord is [Music] me [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] no [Music] i sing hallelujah [Music] [Music] he always guides me [Music] is [Music] give me a series [Music] is [Applause] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] oh yes he's my comfort [Music] is and your spirit lives within me so i will walk in your peace your spirit lives within me it's my fig [Music] [Applause] your spirit [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] i am [Music] is [Music] [Applause] hey [Applause] [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] come on could we receive that this morning i am not alone i'm not fighting these battles by myself hallelujah hallelujah we praise you lord oh we glorify [Music] i want you to know that no matter no matter the difficulty that you came in facing this morning you are not alone [Music] amen and no matter how much it feels like you're alone the person next to you doesn't have to know what you're going through god knows right where you are at he knows what you're struggling with he knows what you're going through and he cares for you hey man there's many needs in this place we're going to take those needs before the lord knowing that he sees us and he knows right where we are at we want to be in prayer for many needs sister mary keith she is in need of healing and brother and sister hartford they are sick and in dire need and we need to pray for them this morning and there are many needs in this place how many of you can say i've got a need from the lord amen needs all across the room if you find it appropriate join with someone and let's call on the name of the lord god we call on you you are the author and the finisher of our faith you are the great physician you are our healer and our provider you make a way when there seemeth to be no way we call on you in the name of jesus agreeing together asking in your name that you would meet us here that you would heal us that you would touch us that you would minister unto each person and reach into each circumstance that you would meet us at our need and strengthen us god lord we call on your healing hand and we trust in you and we believe in you god and we thank you lord for what you're going to do we speak that your ministering work would be bestowed upon each person strengthen us lord and we give you praise and we glorify you and we magnify you in jesus name come on could we glorify the lord we magnify [Music] the blood that jesus [Music] that gives me strength [Music] it's [Applause] [Music] mountains it is [Applause] [Music] [Music] is [Music] it dries off my tears [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] that keeps me [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] mountains [Music] it is [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh it will be [Music] i remember i remember hearing someone say that they that they heard of a of a man that said if we keep singing about that blood stuff we're going to scare all the new people away so i needed to do me one favor we we can sing the old songs but you can't sing about the blood and and when you talk about salvation you can you can use words like repentance and and baptism but don't talk about the blood i want you to know this morning that the blood still works [Music] i want you to know that the blood washed away my sins i want you to know that if it wasn't for the blood i don't know where i would be can we thank god this morning for the blood as our special comes to save [Music] [Applause] brother spencer talked about us coming this morning and maybe having trouble being afraid having heavy things in your life but we just also heard that the blood of jesus can cover us that's because david gave it to us in this verse psalm 32 and 7. you are my hiding place you always fill my heart with songs of deliverance whenever i am afraid i will trust in you i will trust in you [Music] let the weak say i am strong in the strength of the lord [Music] whenever i am afraid i will trust [Music] of the where are lord [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] hiding [Music] [Music] whenever i am [Music] [Music] you [Music] [Applause] [Music] with songs [Music] i will trust you [Music] [Applause] [Music] amen when my heart is overwhelmed lead me to the rock that is higher than i there's a lot of people that go to a lot of places when they feel longing and when they feel need and what they feel want but i want you to know there's nothing there is nothing like the presence of the lord hallelujah oh we give you praise lord we magnify you jesus amen are you glad to be in the presence of the lord on this sunday morning amen we're we're so glad that you're here to worship with us you may be seated we're excited about everything that god is doing and i don't know about you but i'm looking forward to the preached word of god here in the next few moments amen amen as our ushers are preparing to come and we're going to go over some things if you need an envelope for ties your offering just slip your hand up and they will bring you an envelope first of all we want to say welcome to all of our guests if it's your first time here we have a gift for you and we want to thank you for visiting with us so if it is your first time and you did not already fill out an information card in the foyer you can pull out your cell phone and text the word welcome text the word welcome to 919-364-5236 we have a gift for you we want to say thank you for joining with us amen tomorrow night from 7 to 8 p.m right here in the sanctuary is family prayer and it's a wonderful time that we gather together as a body and call on the name of the lord you don't want to miss family prayer amen and and of course this week we are rounding up our young people and and going to tulsa oklahoma amen and it's going to be an exciting time that is this week and we leave tonight at midnight so for all of our young people please promptly be here at about 11 with your bags ready and we'll fellowship and hang out and get things situated as we prepare to get on the bus and head to memphis amen and for our kids that are ages 5 through 12 and parents that that is applicable to junior camp 2021 is july the 29th through the 30th it is in belmont north carolina and you can see sister sharon friday to register your child the deadline is this tuesday night amen and of course it's seed money season that's when we raise money for special projects that's going around first pentecostal church and there is a cornhole tournament it is part of our seed money fundraisers registration opens today and the tournament begins saturday september 4th at noon it is 20 dollars per person to participate and it is open to everyone that is over the age of 12. babysitting will be provided for all that are under the age of 12. you can also note that sister betty webb is going to be serving a meal for her own seed money project and if you'd like to register for that event you can see brother leighton beckwith or you can go to the foyer at the information booth and there's information there for you amen there's also an asl sign language class this is also part of our seed money fundraisers that are going on and you can see brother troy weaver if you're interested classes begin saturday august the 7th and there are four classes total for forty dollars amen and we want you to be able to participate in that and support the kingdom of god you're at the main event this morning there's a lot of exciting things going on but we're in the presence of the lord amen amen and i think whatever you came here in with you ought to just put that right to the side and and get yourself ready to receive from god amen and when that word comes forth we are to praise god we ought to receive that word we ought to set aside every distraction and receive from the lord let's pray this morning god we thank you for another opportunity to be in your house we thank you for your presence for the way that you're already moving for the way that you're already being declared amongst your people lord we've come to give you praise and lift you up and we pray that you would move upon us that you'd strengthen us from your word that you would fill us with your spirit and god that you'd minister to each person that is in this room and listening online we give you praise and we pray your blessings over each person in jesus name amen [Music] why don't you help us sing it this morning [Music] he has prisons [Music] every time [Music] [Music] he is [Applause] [Music] is [Music] that jesus christ [Music] i came to proclaim him lord this morning sing it through one more time [Music] he has risen from the grave [Music] is [Music] every time [Music] jesus christ if you know his lord why don't you worship with us oh let's give thanks unto the lord this morning let's let's bless his name today you are lord jesus you are great and greatly to be praised i bow my head i bend my need i confess unto you oh god hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah [Music] thank you jesus somebody say thank you jesus today praise god praise god praise god what a beautiful atmosphere is in this house this morning amen there's miracle working power in this house right now there's redeeming power in this house right now there's holy ghost power in this house right now he said you shall receive power after that the holy ghost has come upon you amen and there is a wonderful power here today amen god bless you you can be seated we're so glad you're here we're glad you come to worship the lord at summertime and there's so many things going on people traveling people out of town people on vacation young people headed to peak amen they're going to be driving across the country and we're looking forward to a great time in the holy ghost our bible quizzers are headed to national bible quizzing finals and and we're excited about that they always have a good time on our bible quiz team is geared up and ready some of them are already gone have already headed that way and so there's a lot of movement in the kingdom of god and while that's going on good things are happening three brand new people baptized in jesus name last week bible studies being taught reaching moving believing trusting in god amen and we're glad that you come to join in on what god's doing if you're visiting with us we're glad that you you are it's good to have patricia bowen visiting with us again god bless you um came a couple weeks ago and she's able to be with us again today so god bless you great to have you in the house of the lord sis good to have celia and darlene daughter-in-law brother daryl and sister judy mullins amen good to have you all in the house of the lord this morning not sure where they're at but they're around here right there okay thank you for coming to church we're glad you came to worship with us this morning it's good to have calvin and urita johnson bruce gibson visiting from winston-salem i actually moved here from winston-salem from pastor harold lenders welcome brother gibson god bless you good to have you here in the house of the lord good to have christian variak and kenneth charles if we don't know your name and we haven't had a chance to meet you welcome welcome welcome we hope you join in with us and lift your voice there's nothing like the presence of the lord there's nothing like an apostolic move of the holy ghost and i came expecting god to do great things this morning anybody have faith that god is gonna do what he said he would do he said where two or three were gathered together in his name that he would be there in the midst of them amen he's in this house if you need healing he's in this house if you need salvation he's in this house and if you've never been baptized in jesus name you can be baptized today in the name of jesus christ amen remain standing with us this morning i'm so glad that that we can join together and worship the lord we've had a great last several weeks bishop godier preached last week didn't he preach to us amen [Applause] and and then i i had realized that i was headed to peak this week and i was going to be gone tuesday so i can't be in service with you tuesday i said who am i going to get to preach tuesday and i just called brother goater i said brother good ear can you preach for us again on tuesday night he said i'll be there i'll be there to preach for you it's it's not a bad deal when you got bishop johnny goat here waiting in the wings to preach amen he'll do the job amen so it's going to be a great tuesday night but but but today's a special treat because we are able to have with us somebody very dear to my heart um it is wonderful to have my brother uh pastor joe alersion and his daughter sophia urshan visiting with us from cincinnati ohio we're so glad that they could be with us and before i forget it's good to have sister norris with us and her son corbin god bless you sister joy norris she's helping us out brother corbin's helping out and joining in we're glad they can help us this weekend we love and appreciate the norris family god bless them but years ago my brother joel and i we launched out into ministry together and we developed a love for the word of god and the things of god and he has raised up a powerful church in cincinnati ohio they are in the middle of a building program my brother-in-law called me he's the one of the head men on the job and said they're pouring footers for the new church building amen amen it's going to seat over a thousand people it's right on the highway god is doing great things he loves god he loves souls he loves the word of god and i want him to come and preach to us this morning brother joe alerting god bless you let's give the lord a hand clap of praise oh can we give god praise this morning all across this house can we lift up the mighty name of jesus christ come on that's it go ahead and lift up the precious name that is above every name hallelujah the name of jesus the name of the lord that is a strong tower the righteous run into it the righteous running into it and is safe we worship you lord we praise you lord come on that's it all over this house magnify the lord with me let us exalt his name together glory to god glory to god glory to god lord we worship you and we praise your holy name we praise your holy name thank you jesus what a delight it is to be at first pentecostal church in durham north carolina if you are here today you are blessed of the lord to be a part of this great congregation god bless you amen and what a great privilege it is to be with your pastor and pastor's wife brother and sister urshan we love them so much and of course they're our brother and sister in love and we love them so much and thank god for them and the great work that is happening here in durham north carolina amen and it's just such a great treat as he mentioned we began preaching about the same time and we started tag team preaching and traveled around the the world uh preaching the gospel of jesus christ as young men teenagers and god has just been so so good to us to let us preach his word to handle the word of life and amen and to be able to do that today is indeed a great honor and i thank god for the dedication of your pastor and the many souls many souls that he has reached through the years around the world for the gospel of jesus christ and it's wonderful to be with my nephews and my nieces amen brother joseph and sister cheyenne just recently married god bless them we were able to celebrate their wedding brother ben's amen brother spencer sister caitlin and i love my family and i'm so grateful that my daughter sophia is able to be here this week and with me we're having such a great time amen and i'll be honest i wish i could be here tuesday night to hear bishop gaudier preach one of my all-time favorite preachers and and men of the gospel and we certainly love bishop and and uh in fact years ago we accepted the pastorate in cincinnati ohio and uh we did this in about 2005 and when we did we said okay we traveled quite a bit before that we were co-pastoring with my father in indiana and we had quite a schedule of events for the remaining of the year and i just decided you know i'm gonna i'm gonna try to be home especially on the weekends and i'm just gonna try to remove as much as i can and and i said i looked at my calendar and i i began to do that and i saw i was supposed to be in durham north carolina at first pentecostal church in may of that year and i said that one i'm not canceling that one i'm not i'm not moving that one i want to be with bishop godair and he and sister go there treated us with such grace and hospitality and we love them very much this is a blessed people this is a blessed people amen and the this great revival that you are have experienced throughout your history and that you are experiencing now and that is yet to come what a day of rejoicing it is what a day of rejoicing amen and uh i will invite your attention this morning to the word of the lord i will be reading from the book of psalms 110. it is so good to see sister joy norris god bless you so good to see you appreciate the great anointing and worship ministry that you bring to the body of christ amen psalm 110 and verse 1 the word of the lord says this just one verse of scripture the lord said unto my lord sit thou at my right hand until i make thine enemies thy footstool the lord said unto my lord sit thou at my right hand until i make thine enemies thy footstool by the help of the lord today i would like to preach to you a message that has been burning in my soul that i would like to just share with you and it has this title the lord is my lord the lord the lord is my lord amen could we lift up our voices unto god and ask his blessing upon the preaching of his word god i thank you for every soul that has gathered into this place and i thank you for your sweet presence that fills this sanctuary lord you stand among the congregation of your people and you bless us with your holy words and i pray today that as the word of god goes forth hallelujah that it will reach the hearts and the minds of listeners that we will be hearers but more than that that we will be doers of the word god i pray for a special anointing upon this house in the name of jesus i pray for a special anointing upon the preaching of your word we give you the praise and the glory for unto you belongs all glory and honor and power and dominion forever and ever in jesus name hallelujah and the church said in jesus name and the church said amen and amen god bless you you may be seated in the name of the lord this is such a powerful verse of scripture in the word of the lord the lord said unto my lord sit thou at my right hand until i make thine enemies thy footstool it is such a powerful powerful verse of scripture describing the plan and the purpose of almighty god to subdue every enemy every principality and power to bring them under subjection those that have wreaked havoc and ran rampant throughout the earth since the fall of man and this verse of scripture lets us understand that god has a plan the lord jehovah yahweh the lord said unto my lord sit thou at my right hand until i make thine enemies thy footstool before i begin to preach to you about what this verse means i would like to take a moment and preach to you about what this verse does not mean because some have mistakenly and and in some cases even maliciously taken this verse out of context and tried to say that because the lord said unto my lord sit thou at my right hand that somehow god was speaking to some other person saying to a second person in the godhead that they should sit on his right hand nothing and absolutely nothing could be further from the truth one thing must be abundantly clear the lord our god is one lord there is not a second person in the godhead there is not a separate entity or separate being there is no need for one to suggest that there is one is to is to insult the omnipotence of god he is all in all he is all together lovely he is high and lifted up he is the most high he is omnipotent he is omniscient he is omnibenevolent he is omnipresent there is no other god jesus was asked the question what is the great commandment and jesus responded in this fashion he said here oh israel the lord our god is one lord and him only shall you serve and you shall love him with all of your heart mind soul and strength and the second commandments which he said you didn't you didn't ask about this one but i'll tell you about this one too the second greatest commandment is like unto the first thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself it is the great commandment and this is what the lord said to moses he said you tell my people hear oh israel hear it o israel the lord our god is one lord hear open up your ears open up your mind open up your heart and let the word of the lord come into your being hear it remove whatever is standing in the way of you understanding god remove whatever preconceived notions you may have about god he is speaking to a people who had just come from years of bondage and slavery enslaved to a system that taught about a pantheon of gods a system that taught about a slew of different deities but he said to them i'm going to cleanse you from all of that false teaching i'm going to wash you of all of that false doctrine i'm going to absolutely purge you of all of that heresy here oh israel oh israel here wherever you are hear it wherever you have been scattered upon the face of the earth wherever you have been dispersed here or there listen to what the word of the lord is saying if you are here in the here and now or if you are sometime in the distant future in durham north carolina grafted into the vine here o israel this word the lord our god is one lord now i've got a lot to tell you he was saying but before i tell you anything else you have to hear that the lord our god is one lord before i give you any other command before i give you any other decree hear o israel the lord our god is one lord hallelujah hallelujah i want you to understand that this is so vitally important it's got to get down into your spirit it has to get down into the soil of your soul let it be planted and grow up as a good plant as a mighty tree of revelation and understanding because you're going to come into a place a place where you didn't build the houses and vineyards that you didn't plant and there may be a temptation when things are going good to forget the lord thy god so hear me now and hear me good the lord our god is one lord there is not a second there is not a third there is not a fourth or a fifth there is none other the lord our god is one lord you've got to tie that understanding around your heart and anchor it to who you are and no matter what you face and regardless of what false prophet or false doctrine or false teaching arises in years to come you understand that the lord our god is one lord the singularity of god is vitally important to the understanding of the believer he doesn't need a sun god he doesn't need a moon god he doesn't need an ocean god he doesn't need an animal god the lord our god is one lord [Applause] hallelujah oh hallelujah hallelujah when other nations of the earth begin to parade their idols and they begin to pray to saints and they begin to tell you that you are somehow missing it because you have an invisible god no no no the lord our god is one lord don't cave don't don't believe it don't believe the lie believe the truth the lord our god is one lord and he said i i want this to last not just with you but for generations to come i want you to teach this diligently to your children i want you to wake them up in the morning and i want rolling off of your lips these words the lord our god is one lord speak of it when you rise up in the morning speak of it as you go about your day he said speak of it in your casual conversation when you're sitting in your house just sitting there in your house speak of the fact that the lord our god is one lord you know the elders they would do that they they would sigh praise they get into the car and kind of sit down in the seat and get down into the scene say thank you jesus then they grab the handle and pull themselves up out of the car when they get up they say glory to god and they'd walk into the restaurant step up under the curb and say glory to his name and they'd go to the door and open the door and say thank you jesus they weren't just filling time they weren't just uttering nonsense no there was a praise down deep on the inside for the one true living god and they spoke of it when they rose up in the morning and they spoke of it while they sat in their home huh he said before you go to bed at night you let the house hear you say the lord our god is one lord [Applause] hallelujah he said i want you to teach it diligently to your children i want them to be able to quote one god's scriptures i want them to be able to reference them in the holy bible teach them diligently unto thy children he said this he said i want you to wear it as frontlets between your eyes i want you to wear it upon your right arm i i want everywhere you look everywhere you go i want you to be reminded that the lord our god is one lord i want you to get this i want you to know this he said put it up his door upon the doorposts of your home our mother did that pastor your pastor and i and our sister we grew up in a home where the word of god was it was it was all over the doorposts of our home everywhere you look we be brushing our teeth reading as for me and my house we will serve the lord we be eating our oatmeal reading the name of the lord is a strong tower the righteous runneth into it and is safe we couldn't go out the front door without reading i have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth because it was written upon the doorposts of the home hey friend i want you to know there's a lot of evil in this world and there's a lot of pressure in this world and there's a lot of there are a lot of false prophets and false teachers and false gods and false idols and you know i'm telling the truth you better get something in the home that declares the majesty and the might and the glory and the goodness of the lord [Applause] hallelujah [Applause] glory to god the lord our god is one lord the lord our god is one lord the lord our god is one lord i i know i know that i'm i'm drilling that down and it's intentional because because you have to understand that you must believe that and know that in your soul and god was very intentional he said i will not share my glory with another in one place he said my very name is jealousy that name i am that's a jealous name that's the name that says nobody else just me i am it's a jealous name oh my goodness when you start flirting with the gods of this world you can feel the jealousy of god somebody said why would god be jealous he owns the cattle on a thousand hills what would he be jealous for no no you see you misunderstood he didn't say i am envious he doesn't want anything those other false gods have those gods of the people they're just idols having eyes they see not having ears they hear not having mouths they speak not he didn't say i am an envious god he said i am a jealous god paul paul helped us understand when he said i am jealous over you with a godly jealousy it's the kind of jealousy that says i know the thoughts i have for you i know the plans i have for you thoughts of good and not of evil i understand the way i have prepared for you and you're going to go look for it in all the wrong places that makes god not envious jealous jealous for you my god somebody needs to hear this somebody needs to hear this god hates sin god hates sin not because he's a hater you have to understand but sin separates you and i from him so the reason god hates sin is because sin separates you from him in other words god hates sin because he loves you he's a jealous god and he wants to be in relationship and in communion with his people hallelujah [Applause] hallelujah so his very name is jealousy he's going to drill down even further i am and there's nobody else isaiah 43 and verse 11 says this i even i am the lord and beside me there is no savior now i want to pause for just a moment and i want to point out a little something god does there's a pattern he says it like this i even i am the lord and beside me there is no savior it would have been just as true if he would have said i am the lord and beside me there is no savior but he didn't he said i even i am the lord and beside me there is no savior i want you to notice that these are two references to one god this is not a separate god this is one lord who is speaking and he is saying i even i am the lord and beside me there is no savior this is a pattern that god establishes where he refers to himself two times we saw it in psalm 110 verse 1. the first reference was the lord said unto my lord it's two references to the same god sit thou at my right hand until i make thine enemies thy footstool he did it when moses asked him who shall i say has sent me he said you tell them i am first reference that i am second reference hath sent you he did it in the shema deuteronomy chapter six and verse four hear o israel the lord first reference our god second reference is one lord he did it when he said i am alpha first reference and omega second reference i am the first first reference and the last second reference i am the beginning first reference and i am the ending second reference hallelujah you have to understand it's two references to one god hallelujah and i want you to understand something ladies and gentlemen the reason there are two references to him is because what he's doing in heaven first reference he's going to do on earth second reference hallelujah isaiah 43 and verse 11 i even i am the lord and beside me there is no savior he this is the prophet isaiah helping us to understand psalm 110 and 1. yeah the lord said unto my lord sit thou at my right hand until i make thine enemies thy footstool but don't get it twisted don't get it mixed up don't think there's a separate person beside me there is no savior isaiah 44 and verse number 6 thus saith the lord the king of israel first reference and his redeemer the lord of hosts second reference i am the first and i am the last and beside me there is no god isaiah 44 and verse 8 fear ye not neither be afraid have not i told thee from that time and have declared it you are even my witnesses is there a god beside me yea there is no god i know not any isaiah chapter 45 and verse 5 i am the lord and there is none else there is no god beside me i girded thee though thou hast not known me verse number 6 that they may know from the rising of the sun and from the west that there is none beside me i am the lord and there is none else isaiah 45 and verse 21 tell ye and bring them near yea let them take counsel together who hath declared this from ancient time who hath told it from that time have not i the lord and there is no god else beside me a just god first reference and the savior second reference there is none beside me look unto me and be saved all the ends of the earth for i am god and there is none else bless his name oh bless his name hosea chapter 13 verse 4 hosea decided to get in on the action yet i am the lord first reference thy god second reference from the land of egypt and thou shalt know no god but me for there is no savior beside me hallelujah god just god just kind of looks at us and says do you get it do you get the point it's important that we do because there is there are a lot of people who claim the christian faith who claim a christian expression of faith but have been taught by ancient pagan mystical teachings that clothe themselves as tradition and say that there is a second person who bought our salvation that god sent somebody beside himself to to purchase our salvation it's important that you and i understand it wasn't a second person that did it god did it god did it hallelujah it conflicts people it convolutes their understanding of the love of god when they think god sent somebody else to do the dirty work of calvary god didn't send anybody else to do the dirty work of calvary god was manifest in the flesh god was justified in the spirit god was believed on in the world god was seen of angels god was preached unto the gentiles and god was received up into glory hallelujah hallelujah yes hallelujah for unto us a child is born and unto us our son is given and the government shall be upon his shoulder and his name shall be called wonderful counselor the mighty god the everlasting father and the prince of peace hallelujah it wasn't somebody different it wasn't somebody separate the father first reference became the son second reference to the same god hallelujah oh there's joy that's joy that's your in my soul for what the lord has done for me [Applause] glory hallelujah there's a reason one god people get excited when we talk about the name of jesus it's not because it's not because we're easily excited or because we get too emotional it's because our god our heavenly father brought us out of darkness into his marvelous light he did it he did not send another [Applause] hallelujah hey i'm going to tell you something when when the lord returns again for his church he will not send another the lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout with the voice of the archangel and i'll tell you this when he came the first time he didn't send another the lord himself was manifest in flesh hallelujah hallelujah [Applause] glory stop trying stop trying to dilute the love of god stop trying to pretend that god wasn't willing to do it he did it [Applause] it's the other gospel that paul warned about saying don't let anybody preach to you another gospel he did this for me my god did this for me but oh i feel the presence of the lord i feel the presence of the lord you have to understand you have to understand what god did and why he did it you know it was not through the deception of eve that sin entered the world it was through the disobedience of adam the bible says that sin entered the world and death by sin it was through the disobedience of adam that sin entered the world and the bible says that because sin came by man man had to get rid of it and the only way to get rid of it was that a man would have to qualify as a sacrifice and no man can qualify nobody is holy enough nobody is righteous enough nobody is good enough to meet the demands of sin and death and somebody said well why doesn't god just snap his finger and make it all go away and restore everything back if he's god no you got to understand god's not a law breaker that would break the law god abides by law god stepped down into the law and met every one of sin's demands everything sin exacted everything that sin required god because there was no man holy enough and there was no man pure enough and even if he kept the letter of the law he violated the spirit of the law but god thought it not robbery to be fashioned in the form of a servant and become obedient unto death even the death of the cross he came down in the likeness of sinful flesh born of a war virgin made of a woman made under the law and he grew in wisdom and in stature and i'm going to tell you something god in flesh the father became the son because that's who you and i are supposed to be we are supposed to be the sons of god and we don't even know what a son of god is and we don't know what a son of god acts like looks like thinks like how a son of god treats people and so god stepped down into our kind of body and said i'll show you how a son lives how a son dies how a son prays how a son treats his neighbor how a son treats his enemy how a son treats his parents i'll show you how a son lives their life [Applause] hallelujah that's why if you want to know how to be a son of god you look unto jesus the author first reference and the finisher second reference of i say whoa who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross despising the shame and is set down at the right hand of god [Applause] hallelujah that reference in psalm 110 and 1 to the right hand of god is referring to the physicality of god becoming a man it is the power of his redemptive work as a man that's why just as there is one god first reference there is one mediator second reference between god and men the man not the co-equal coexistent or co-eternal son the man christ jesus because it is his work as a man that mediates us to god it's his work as a man that operates as our advocacy back to sonship with our father [Applause] hallelujah the pharisees the pharisees were acting like they had such authority knowing the scriptures and they could quote they could quote people under the table they could quote the nuances of leviticus and numbers in deuteronomy and jesus walks up to them and says search those scriptures they're like who are you to tell us to search the scriptures he said search them i know you can quote them front and back top to bottom bottom to top search them again because you missed something you think in them that you have eternal life but they are they would testify of me go look for me in those holy scriptures whoa my god go look in the cleft of moses rock go climb up jacob's ladder go look down in daniel's lion stand look for me i'm in the fire search those scriptures they're testifying about me they're testifying about what i'm going to do they're testifying about i'm going to save the world they're testifying about i'm going to shed my blood [Music] [Applause] whoa that changes everything because now when i go back to the old testament and i read it i'm looking at jesus he he was not physically there you have to understand he was not co-equal co-eternal or coexistent as a separate person he was the logos of god he was the he was the purpose and the plan of god he entered this world at bethlehem hallelujah but now i'm looking at those scriptures and i see jesus they're testifying of him all of is testifying of him blessed is the man that walketh not on the council of the ungodly what man the man that standeth not in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful that's not you or i we've all walked in the council of the ungodly before we've all sat in the seat of the scornful we've all messed up but that man he's blessed he never walked in the council of the ungodly he never stood in the way of sinners he never sat in the seat of this court his delight is in the law of the lord and in his law do he meditate day and night he shall be like a tree he shall be planted by the rivers of water he's going to do it he's going to do it that's what he's doing at the right hand of god he's walking not in the council of the ungodly he's standing not in the way of sinners he's sitting not in the seat of the scornful he's doing that so he can qualify as a spotless lamb he was tempted in all points as we are tempted the difference is when we were tempted we stumbled bumble fell all over ourselves but he was without sin hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah the quest there's a legitimate question in the old testament and and nobody seemed to have the answer except david under the inspiration of the holy ghost lord who shall abide in thy tabernacle who shall dwell in thy holy hill and everybody stands like i can't reach that i can't find that i can't reach that pinnacle nobody in this house can reach to that pinnacle i can't get there but here came the inspired reply he that had clean hands that's not me my hands are already unclean he that hath a pure heart that's not me my heart was already made impure by sin but there is a man who's that man walking on the water that even the winds and the waves obey his voice he does not speak like the scribes speak he speaks as one having authority [Applause] hello i'm going to tell you he was found in fashion as a man but he was more than just a man he said i first reference in my father second reference or one philip said show us the father and it'll make us happy he said philip i'm surprised i've been so long time with you and you still don't know me and there are a lot of people who are who claim to be christ followers who fall into that category and they've been watching him for a long time they've been studying for a long time and he looks at them with incredulity saying you have been so long time with you and you still don't know who i am he that has seen me first reference has seen the father second reference if i want to abide in this tabernacle or dwell in this holy hill i can't get there by myself you know what the pharisees would do when they would read that here came the reply he that hath clean hands and a pure heart they would go grab a fleshly filthy rag of righteousness and try to clean their hands yeah clean these hands because if i clean my hands then i can bide in my tabernacle and then dwell in his holy hill they put that fleshly filthy rag of self-righteousness down and they walk out with dirtier hands than when they tried to clean them and they walk out pretending to be in his holy hill pretending to abide in his tap no no no you can't get there outside of jesus christ there's only one who can ascend into the hill of the lord there's only one who's qualified not listen you gotta understand none of us get to go to heaven all of us are doomed to a devil's hell every single one of us none of us get to go to heaven all of us have sinned and come short of the glory of god that's why the beauty and the miracle and the glory of his blood and his righteousness so inspires us because in him we go to heaven we don't just sit together in heavenly places we sit together in heavenly places in christ jesus [Applause] there is no promise outside of him the promises of god in him are ye and amen there is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in christ jesus who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit therefore if any man be in christ he is the new creature oh things are passed away behold all things become new that's why when pastor urschen said if you've never been baptized in jesus name you ought to take him up on that today you ought to be buried in the name of jesus because that's how you're going to get clean hands and that's how you're going to get a pure heart oh i wonder if somebody believes that if you lift your hand and shout unto god with praise today [Applause] hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah [Applause] hallelujah i'm going to wrap up you can remain standing let me just wrap up here really quick the lord he is my creator the lord created the heaven and the earth the lord stretched the north over the empty place the lord hung the earth upon nothing the lord did all of these amazing things binds the waters in his garments gathers the winds in his fist the lord did all of that but when he became a man and did for me what i couldn't do for myself the lord became my lord he he wasn't he wasn't just some great power out there that had all this authority but he stepped down into my world and he subdued the principalities and powers that were fighting me and he has subdued all of my enemies and put them under his feet brother spencer jordan you mentioned the blood of jesus christ the beauty of the blood of jesus christ there's a reason that moses said don't eat the flesh the the blood of an animal because the life of the flesh is in that blood what he meant was if you eat the blood of an animal whatever that animal did in their body you're consuming that and putting it into your own body so whatever decision that animal made it's like you made it and if that animal ate some stuff you'd never dream of eating you might as well have eaten it because by eating the blood of that animal you put that blood into your system and now it's in your blood so that was the whole purpose of that but there was a principle a messianic truth because the life of the animal's blood wasn't the only life that was in the blood but it was also the life of jesus was in his blood so remember he was tempted in all points as we are tempted but without sin that life of perfection is in his blood that life of innocence is in his blood that's why when you go to the doctor and say i've got this symptom and that symptom and that symptom in this system then the doctor will say here's what we're going to do we're going to check your blood because the blood is going to tell us what's going on in your life [Applause] i want you to know that in the blood of jesus christ is victory over every temptation he was tempted in all points as we are tempted but was without sin ever my god that struggle you can't seem to get over there's power in the blood that condemnation you can't seem to get past there's power in the blood [Applause] hey and he didn't just overcome all temptation and all sin the bible says he healed all manner of sickness [Applause] and i'm going to tell you something every sickness that has ever existed there is power over it in the blood of jesus i don't care what mutation or whatever comes up there's power over it in the blood of jesus there's power in the blood over covered 19 covert 20 cobia 21 12 22 there's power in the blood of jesus my god come on somebody that believes and praise him with all of your heart somebody that believes and worship him with all of your heart hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah [Applause] this is the answer for your life every enemy that you are facing your god and savior has already defeated every sickness that you're facing your god and savior has already defeated it every ounce of depression and fear and anxiety your god and savior has already defeated the lord is your lord the lord of glory is the god of your salvation i wonder if there's somebody like thomas in this room that will run to this altar and say lord i used to didn't believe it used to be that i had struggle believing but i see it i see it i see the resurrection all over you i see the glory of your victory over death hell in the grave and i've only got a one thing to say my lord first reference in my god's second reference [Applause] come on somebody if you need a touch from god come on down right now in the name that's above every name don't let anything hold you back from what god wants to do for you and your family in this house hallelujah that's it that's it that's it bring all your needs to the altar bring all your needs to the lord bring everything you have into his presence come on tell him lord you are the only one there is none other you are the one true and living god there is no one beside you there is no one beside you [Music] [Music] wow hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah come on right now go ahead and give him everything pour out your heart in repentance say lord i hold nothing back i'm giving you everything right now in the name of jesus hallelujah that's it pour out your heart in repentance all over this house all over this house in the name of jesus he pour out your heart in repentance until he is lord [Music] empty [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] from [Music] every time [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] he has risen from the grave [Music] every time [Music] jesus christ [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] jesus christ [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] is shall condemn the jesus [Music] if you believe that why don't you lift your voice to heaven today the lord said unto my lord the lord said unto my lord [Music] [Applause] [Music] hallelujah [Music] [Music] jesus christ [Music] for he is lord [Applause] he has risen from is [Music] jesus christ [Applause] oh let's lift our hands to heaven let's bless his great name let's call upon his name [Music] let's love him all over this house hallelujah [Music] glory to god glory to god who shall ascend into the hill of the lord he that hath clean hands and a pure heart [Music] who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity hallelujah my how many are in love with jesus this morning how many are glad you know who jesus is download that message play it in your iphone play it in your android play it when you go into bed and play it when you get back up again let the word of god get down deep into your heart hero israel the lord our god is one lord if you're here and you've never been baptized in jesus name that is the saving name of god none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved we will baptize you this morning in jesus name you can see us you can see our our ushers we'll we'll take you this morning and be happy to do it god didn't send somebody else when he comes back the lord himself you know i was trying to i was trying to shout it to you while you were preaching but i i had a verse just popped into my head the bible says greater love hath no man than this that a man would lay down his life god didn't lay down somebody else's life god laid down [Applause] his life you think romeo and juliet was good romeo ain't got nothing on jesus he laid down his life romeo died for his in his lover but jesus christ manifested his love that while we were sinners christ died for the ungodly [Applause] there's never been a love like the love of jesus for a righteous man some might die for a good man scarcely some would dare to die but god commendeth his love toward us [Music] aren't you glad he died for you aren't you glad he came himself he looked around and he saw that there was none he looked around and saw that there was no body nobody so he said mine own arm brought salvation unto me praise god amen that's enough you've heard enough preaching that man if that don't get your one god motor started something's wrong with you you're just out of gas [Laughter] praise god let's give the lord a handcuff of praise today thank you jesus [Applause] [Music] let's just love him right now let's just give him thanks praise be to god every knee shall bow every tongue shall confess that jesus [Music] christ is lord he is lord praise god praise god i feel the holy ghost [Music] take the good word of the lord with you meditate upon it consume it metabolize it let it strengthen your one god muscles and let's come back ready tonight to praise god and worship god six o'clock prayer service 6 30 come with a song in your heart come with faith in your spirit amen god bless you take the word of god with you as you go we love you we appreciate you in jesus name [Music] [Music] you

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