THE SOVEREIGN WILL OF GOD | SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE (12 SEPTEMBER 2021)

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pray for those that have lost loved ones oh god that you would continue to comfort that you would continue to console them through the power of your word and by and through the working of your effectual spirit we pray for those that are sick those that are in hospital that you would touch them and that you would heal them and that you will deliver them to the power of your outstretched hand we plead the church under the blood of jesus and we pray for strength we pray for mercy we pray for grace we pray for the power of god to continue to be revealed and manifest in and through and upon the church in jesus precious name and the family of believers as a great amen come on let's give the lord a good praise our friend glory to god glory to god thank you you may be seated in the presence of the lord on the 19th uh which is when next week next week sunday we're going to have a special memorial service in honor of all those who have transitioned to be with the lord we've lost so many people there are so many families that are hurting and we want to set time aside next week just to um you know comfort and console those family members that are remaining and just strengthen them through the power of the word of god so i would like to invite all of you please to be in attendance and just to show love and support to those that have lost family members and loved ones amen bless the lord this morning we're going to speak about the sovereign will of god as it relates to the election and [Music] i really want to deal with this subject and i want to try and simplify it to the point where a child would be able to understand it it is a very critical subject it is a subject that does not um get preached that does not get discussed that does not get taught in the church because there is a bit of controversy around the subject and it's very difficult for people to deal with this aspect and dynamic of god's sovereignty and yet throughout the bible you see god who is sovereign doing as he will doing as he choose doing as he please and god does it without the approval of human beings or the angelic hoax because he's god he can do that so i want to deal with this thing and i want to help you appreciate your salvation and help you understand the modus operandi of god and i want you to get to a place where you appreciate deeply so your salvation if you have a bible would you please turn with me to the book of ephesians chapter number 1 verses 3 and 6. and if you were just line them up for me ephesians chapter 1 verse 3 and 6 i'm going to read from the new king james blessed be the god and the father of our lord jesus christ who had blessed us past tense can everybody see that who had blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in christ jesus let's move quickly quickly next verse according as he had according as he had according as he had chosen us in him that is in christ before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and without blame in him now god is sovereign and by that we mean that god has the ability to decide and to do and to move and to choose and to heal and to bless and to help and to deliver and to set free and you can continue to add whatever he chooses to do god does not need the approval of human beings in order for him to do anything if god decides he's going to do something it doesn't matter what the angelic host of heaven thinks it doesn't matter what human beings in the earth thinks god is going to do what he purposed to do because he's a sovereign god it doesn't need any human approval it doesn't need the approval of the angelic host when god decided that he wanted to create men he took a sovereign decision there was no one to consult and even if there was he would not consult there was nobody to give input and even if they were god was not going to take or receive their input the father the son and the holy spirit took a sovereign decision we are going to make men in our image and in our likeness and god created man in his own image and in his own likeness because he is god he can do that and nobody can stop his will you understand that now throughout the bible we see the sovereign will of god being made manifest in what is called the election god has got a way of electing people what does it mean to elect someone it simply means to choose and to prefer one above the other do you remember what happened in the garden the two were put out they got children and here's the two boys in a worship service and the one is bringing from the fruit of the land and he's offering that to god and because and the other one brother is bringing from the first fruit of his heart and both of them are in church worshiping god but god decides i am going to receive the worship and the offering of the one and i'm going to reject the worship and the offering of the other one and god rejected the offering of abel but accepted the offering of cain or rather keynes was rejected and abel's was received he's a sovereign god and both of them did their very best yet when god looks at it god says i'm not accepting cain's why because this is not the prescribed offering because the bible says without the shedding of blood there is no remission for sin so right at the onset we see god choosing rejecting accepting and rejecting if you look at god choosing and using abraham it's absolutely incredible to study the history abraham was a worshiper of false gods they used to worship demons they used to sacrifice their children and god comes to abraham and says to him now i want you to leave your father's house your kin folk and your family and i want you now now there are many people there why is god only speaking to abram is speaking to abram because he's the god of the election he's the god that prefers and chooses one above the other why didn't god choose abraham's father because it was not god's design why didn't god choose his mother or somebody else or that one of the other clan members because it was not the design not the light of god god chooses abraham and leads him out from his father's house and god says i'm going to establish and ratify a covenant between you and between myself and again in abraham we see the manifestation of the sovereign will of god as it relates to the election preferring and choosing one above the other are you with me are you with me later on we see again the manifestation of the sovereign will of god you know the story of abraham and we're not going to because we do not have time you know that god pulled out of his loins there's abraham and later we see isaac and then later on we see jacob these are the three patriarchs and then we see a very interesting thing again in the election where jacob had 12 sons and even though there's 12 of them there's one favorite his name is joseph and why doesn't god talk to the other 11 why doesn't god prefer and love the other brothers why is it that god loves this one by the name of joseph god comes to him and give him dreams god speaks to him about the fact that he's going to be a very prominent person a very influential person god talks to him and shows him the future how his brothers was going to come and pay him a basis and bow down before him and god shows him great and wonderful things why does god do this why there are so many children why just this one because he's sovereign because he's god he prefers one above the other he elevates one and he'll pull one down he'll help one leave the other we see the manifestation of the tribes of israel and even as it relates to the formation of the nation of israel we see that god choose as royale as his chosen people there are many nations and of course we do not have time now to talk about moses and gideon and jafta and david and and barack and and all these people because all these people are nothing other than a manifestation of the election of god for instance again when god raised moses up do you want to tell me there are no other people they are the israelites are in bondage for 400 years and yet god waits for a specific time and a specific season in order to do all in order to bring somebody fought whom he has chosen that's why even when moses comes up with the argument i cannot talk god said to him who made the human mouth don't give me stories i chose you long before the earth was formed before the foundation of the world was laid i chose you to deliver my people the election samson david you name them now god chooses nations israel as the nation was sovereignly preferred to this day sovereignly chosen sovereignly elected by god for the sake of the patriarchs abraham isaac and jacob sovereign will of god there are many other nations but god says unto them you are a chosen a generation a holy nation a royal priesthood and a peculiar people there are many other nations but god only revealed himself to them when he manifest his glory there upon the mountain and said to them i am the lord your god there is no other besides me god only gives them his word when he told moses come up here onto the mountain so that i can talk to you and when moses went up into the mountain there god gave moses the ten commandments which was designed for the children of israel yet there are many other nations in fact when it comes to the other nations god decides i'm going to fight them because he told abraham i will bless those that bless you i will curse every nation that curses you i will curse every nation that stands up against you stands up against me and i will fight them because i am your god there are many nations and god destroys the amalekites the jebusites the hittites you name them he destroys all of them for the benefit of who israel why because they were chosen by god are they better than other people no in fact they are a rebellious punch they are so rebellious that god one day said to moses he said you know what i'm going to white these people out of the face of the earth and i'm going to create a new nation from you and moses petitioned god and said rather take my name out of the book of life but you can't destroy these people what are the nations of the world going to say god sovereign sovereign so he prefers israel above the other nations israel is accepted the other nations is rejected they receive the law through and by angels they are protected divinely so by the power of his sovereign hand he sends his messengers from heaven in order to deliver them and help them and strengthen them and fight their fights and battles for them why because he had chosen them and in the different cycles and seasons of their life and their history you see god manifesting his sovereign will and electing whether it is a woman or whether it is a man you always see god pulling one leaving the other bringing in one rejecting the other samson pull him in leave the you want to tell me there are no other men in israel no they are but god's choice is simpson you want to tell me there's no other kings in israel even when it comes to david and saul when god speaks to saul uh to to samuel he says to samuel he says listen i have found for myself a king whom i will give to the people and what does he do he received david he rejects all samuel the pastor is praying and saying oh god please so he says to him how long are you going to pray how long are you going to beg me and stand before my presence on behalf of saul don't you know that i have rejected him as king god chooses one he can reject another when it comes to the prophets same thing everybody that is a part of the sovereign will and the manifestation of the kingdom of god don't forget god chooses nations and then god chooses people when god speaks to jeremiah it says to him now before i formed you in your mother's womb but there are many other people in israel god's choice is jeremiah god's choice is desire god's choice is ezekiel god's choice is obadiah zephaniah's name it doesn't matter who it is that you table that's god's choice so before i form you god says to him in your mother's womb it means that human beings pre-exist before the womb very important that we get that before you and i fell into our mother's womb we had our existence in what is called eternity pass so every one that god has sovereignly chosen whether it is the jewish nation whether it's abraham isaac and jacob whether it is the twelve sons that comes from their loins everyone whom god has chosen has been chosen before the foundation of the world was made abraham i chose you before adam sinned jacob i chose you that's why your shortcomings and your flaws and your failures cannot nullify jacob my plan and my purpose for your life that's the reason why i told sarah your one child i love same mother same father but the other one i hate god sovereign who can tell god what to do no one can no one can so in his sovereign will he chooses people before the foundation of the world was laid he made his choice so everyone that is part and parcel of the eternal the immutable the unchanging unstoppable design of god has been chosen before the foundation of the world was laid some are chosen some are not oh some people are going to go to heaven some are not it doesn't matter how you pray it doesn't matter what you do it doesn't matter what the effort is that you are employing at the end of the day there are some people that will go to heaven there's some people that are destined to go to hell why because of the sovereign will of god the election when paul speaks to the church in ephesus he says blessed be the god and the father of our lord jesus christ who had blessed us past tense when were we blessed with all spiritual blessings we were blessed with all spiritual blessings before adam was created i am god there is none like me i tell the end from the beginning how do i do that because i'm in the past i'm in the present and i am in the future simultaneously everything works out according to my immutable purpose according to my plan and according to my design that's why i can tell you what is going to happen before it happens and when it happens you'll know that i am god and there's no one like me so we were blessed with all spiritual blessing salvation is a blessing justification is a blessing sanctification is a blessing holiness is a blessing righteousness is a blessing everything that pertain to life and godliness has already been secured by the foreknowledge and the proviso of god your father blessed us christ jesus did not die two thousand years ago christ jesus is the lamb of god that died before the foundation of the world was late he died before adam sent the provision for reconciliation and the atonement was prepared and in place when adam fell it did not come as a surprise to god god knew he was going to fall that's why god made provision for the fall nothing in life takes god by surprise jacob you are a schemer you are a deceiver you you are conniving you are a trickster but can i tell you this all your tricks has been provided for in the providence of god nothing that you do that surprises me i saw you do it before you were born the children are not born romans 9 and here god says to the mother they are not born they have not done anything good or bad and yet god says to the mother i love the one and i hate the other one why because god saw into the future and saw how he would betray and how he would belittle his birthright and the power of the blessing of god how he would have total disregard for it and god says because of that i hate you and i love your brother same mother same father not only have we been blessed with all spiritual blessings yes what the bible says we were chosen in him before the foundation of the world was linked it's not everybody that's chosen the bible says many are called few are chosen there is a people whom god has hand picked just like god chose the jewish people and hand-picked and selected them so god in christ has selected and hand-picked the church before adam was created there is a people oh yeah yeah yeah how do i there are 12 disciples 12 that's chosen by jesus but one is the devil when jesus gets to the end he says to him judas whatever you have to do do it quickly he was chosen he says i'm going to the cross and i'm going to fulfill the purpose of god he says but woe unto him who will betray me you you were chosen before the foundation of the world to fulfill this purpose it wasn't pete it wasn't james it wasn't john it was who he said it's the one that is going to put his hand with me in the bowl and judas did that he was what chosen what's the difference between judas and peter i'll tell you peter did a very bad thing as well when he said i don't know who you talking about i don't know jesus he he he denied him three times in the cockroach judas betrayed him but look where the difference is the difference is in the grace that god extends towards the one and not towards the other peter goes out and he goes and he cries and he weeps bitterly on the outside and he goes give up on the ministry and go back into the fishing trade what does judas do that's the grace of god that sustained him during remember when jesus said to peter he said peter satan has asked permission to sift you as wheat he said but i have prayed for you that your faith would be strengthened did he pray for judas and yet they are both his disciples [Laughter] the election what happens to judas judas goes out the bible says it is night and then guilt falls upon him and he's overpowered and overwhelmed by his guilt and the bible says he goes and he takes a rope and he fastened it on a tree put it around his neck and he jumped down and his bowels were teared open and he died without asking jesus for forgiveness judas in heaven no and yet he was what a disciple did jesus pray for him no the election god is suffering remember there were many other people but he only chose these twelve and later on added to the church those that was elected by god remember what jesus said jesus said no man can come you you can't if you're not invited by the father you cannot come why you were not elected you were not chosen before the foundation of the world was late you were not chosen to be a part of the what at cliche the church the called out called out called out called out in the world but not of the world they are called out of the world that's the reason why many people come to church and we as preachers sometimes get frustrated when we preach and we give the all to call and and you know that there are people out there that needs to to to to make right with god because the message is crystal clear the clarion call of god is trumpeting in the heart and in the voice or rather in the ears of the people yet there are people that will get up here leave their door and die in their sins why they will not chose them or not chosen how much i how might i um describe this and make it more simpler for you all right if you walk into a home um or a children's um orphanage all right there are many children in that place and here you are you want to adopt two or one even though there are many children in the children's orphanage it is your prerogative whom you are going to adopt it's god's prerogative it's his sovereign will it's his purpose it's his desire it's his design to pull in those whom he has elected so you say to me but pastor then what's the use of preaching the gospel the gospel has to continue to be preached so that those that have been invited can hear the clarion call of the voice of god so preachers have to continue to do their work why so that the people whom god has elected chosen before the foundation of the world might receive the invitation and hear his voice you cannot come unless my father draws you how does the father draw you the father draws you through the power of his word and through his instruments his servants the prophets the pastors the teachers the evangelists and those whom he has anointed to extend the invitation to those that was elected those that are not invited cannot come he says to pharaoh yes pharaoh he says moses go tell him let my people go moses says but you know this man is stubborn what moses does not know is god is the one that caused the stubbornness in his heart he says to moses moses i am going to harden pharaoh's heart and i am not going to allow him to release the people so that my glory can be known in all the earth so when pharaoh is sitting there and walking around in his palace and things that he's in charge what he does not realize is that he's not in charge god is in charge the reason why he's saying no to god is because god causes him to say no you you don't know how dangerous god is one day god wanted to judge a man and the question is asked but now how are we going to bring him to a place of judgment the holy spirit says i'm going to become a lying spirit and enter into the prophet's mouth and when the prophets prophesy they are going to lie to him and he's going to believe it and go up it into battle and he's going to be killed go read the bible god suffering suffering suffering he do as he please now let's check it out romans give me romans chapter number 8 verse 28 and the study quickly romans chapter number 8 verse 28 and to the city you can't come unless you invite it many are called few are chosen two will walk in the field one will be accepted the other one will be left two will be laying on the bed one will be accepted the other one will be left two will be at the middle one will be accepted the other one will be left behind go read the bible we know that all things work together for the good to them that are what to them that are what to them that are what to them that are called according to whose purpose your purpose no those who are called according to god's purpose it's very simple how this thing works it tells the end from the beginning he established his purpose he says my purpose shall stand says god so what does he do he elect he chooses people before the foundation of the world was laid i am choosing you to be a part of the ecclesia the church the bride and the body of christ i'm choosing you leaving the swan choosing you leaving this one choosing you leaving this one then he does something absolutely phenomenal when the bible says now we know that all things work together for the good for them who are the called according to his purpose it simply means that according to the purpose of god you have to receive an invitation some receive it in a car some receive it in an open air some receive it in a church some receive it like paul on the open street some receive it in a building somewhere it doesn't matter where the invitation comes you are going to receive an invitation to come and be a part of the ecclesia the called out once the church of jesus christ why because you were chosen to fulfill not your purpose god's purpose the purpose of god is that you should be a part of the ecclesia the church the purpose of god is that you should be a part of the church the purpose of god is that you should experience the benevolence and the grace and the mercy and the compassion of almighty god and god is going to align and synchronize everything in your life in order for you to fulfill his purpose not yours because in the end and you'll read further on in romans the bible says ephesians rather the bible says so that we can be to the praise to his praise and to his glory it's all about the glory of god the praise of god it's all about god getting glorified how are you going to get glorified through jacob it's not jacob it's me that works in and through him your name is no longer jacob but israel because as a prince you have wrestled with god and you have prevailed so i'm changing your nature you are a bad person but now you're going to become a good person you're going to be infused with my word and my spirit and my grace what so that the excellency of the power might be of god and not of yourself unless any man breaks and pokes before the presence of god by grace you have been saved it's a gift it's a gift you didn't work for it i chose you according to what according to my purpose go back to that scripture please we know that all things work together for them that love the lord now even the love that you have for god is not yours what yes yes god has poured his spirit or his love into our hearts whereby we call abba you cannot love god without his help so in order for you because why why are you saying pastor i can't love god because of your inherent human nature your nature just want to do wrong it want to sin it wants to run away from god it doesn't want to have anything to do with that's why you'll see there are people even post covert that's not going to come to church ever again you'll never see them in church again why because the manifestation of the fullness of the love of god is not in their hearts you can't love me your nature is to run away from me your nature is to sin your nature stood so what i'm going to do i'm going to help you by pouring my love and my spirit into your heart and my spirit that i pour into your heart is going to cry out ever dead you can't do it on your own you need my spirit to cry to me dad i love you go read the book so even the love that we have for god the worship the desire that's why the bible says many are the plans in a man's heart but it is the lord's purpose ultimately that prevails it is the law that orders the footsteps of what of a righteous man so the love of god in your heart by the holy spirit not only does he give you and will get there not only does god give you his spirit to help you love him but the bible says you are called according to his eternal purpose his design the end goal the the the the end is so that god through your life would be glorified you you are weak but he's going to strengthen you you're going to fall seven times but he's going to pick you up and and you're going to miss the man but regardless of that he is going to revive you and restore you and revitalize you why so that you and i can continue to give him glory honor and praise fall at his feet pay him the basis and says father thank you for your amazing grace but there's something else god says he wants to make the fallen angels jealous of you lucifer and every i want to show them my grace the richness of my grace towards fallen humanity right let's go on let's go verse 29 for whom he did what say that word for whom he did for you for you simply means those whom he knew beforehand when did god know you he he knew you before you were created or formed in your mother's womb he knew you before the foundation of the world was laid now this obviously boggles the mind how is this how is this even possible because he's god the same way that you cannot phantom atomic energy and all of the planets that god has created and their orbits and everything else that's within the universe the same way you cannot phantom or understand this principle this this this revelation this manifestation of of the grace of god it's impossible to understand how how when did god jeremiah before i it's not your mother before i formed you in your mother's womb i knew you my child why because in god we live in god we move in god we have our very being when were you chosen chosen before the foundation of the earth selected elected by god for his pleasure his purpose and his glory for those of me for knew those whom he knew beforehand look what he did he pre-destined for them to be conformed to the image of his son what does that mean he says you know what god is going to have all his people just like everybody else bore the image of the earthly man adam so they will bear the image of the heavenly man jesus all god's children will look like jesus he says what i'm going to do i'm going to work sovereignly in your life you you are weak and it's it's it's it's pathetic and it's you fallen and and and you you you're bound by sin etc etc said but wait wait wait wait wait i tell you what i'm going to do i'm i'm going to i'm going to give you the holy spirit why you were chosen before the foundation of the world and the holy spirit who is the paraclete the parakletos the helper the strengthener the stand by the impossible the one that's supposed to glorify jesus the father says i'm going to give you the holy spirit and he's going to work in your life he's going to teach you how to love god and he is going to change your sinful nature until you are conformed into the image and the likeness of god's firstborn son what is his name jesus so what does the holy spirit do the holy spirit walks with you he helps you he guides you he directs you he changes your personality he changes your desires he changes everything that that that militate against the word and the will and the grace and the power of god that's why when he comes he comes with his own fruit nine of them when he comes into you he comes with his own characteristics why because yours and mine it's a sinful old adamic nature they just want to disobey god and run away from god and challenge god and not serve god but when he comes he comes to help why because the father told him your responsibility is to transform them so that they can look just like jesus so he walks with you by the time you get to heaven now everybody will not see you see salvation does not end on the side of the grave salvation god continued to do his work even through the grief where you are being changed you have been glorified there's a new body waiting for you on the other end so by the time you get through the grave on the other side there's a new body there's a new tent it's a new nature it's a new environment it's a new world you are no longer the same you carried while you were in the earth you carried the image of the earthly man but now you're going home you are going to carry the image of the heavenly man just like you carry adam's image here adam's image is not welcome you've got to carry the image of christ jesus the son of god so even in death god continues and complete the work so that when you get to the other side you are transformed into the image of his son so that he might be what is the first born but dad does not just have a first born he has the first born the second born the third born fought fifth he's got millions of children what do they look like they look like jesus full of his grace full of his presence his power his nature physically like this you probably will not look like him but the spiritual man who's created in the order and the class of god that's the christ person that is manifest in and through your life hallelujah hallelujah thank you so what does he do so that he might be the first born among the brethren now look at it check it out check it out he also pre-designed to be conformed to the image of his son so that he might be the first one among them moreover those whom he predestined so what does he do he first pre-destined set the end then he comes back and begin the process that will lead to the end those whom he predestined they've been predestined they're going to look like jesus they're going to be a part of the church they're going to be saved they're going to be sanctified they're going to be born again so what do i need to do now i need to call them you cannot come unless you called no man can come to me unless my father my father only calls those who have been elected those whom he predestined he called how does he call he called by his word to the power of the spirit you you think you are in charge you think that oh you know when i found the lord known you never found the lord he is the one that found you you know when i when i made the decision to accept you you never made a decision he's the one that worked in your heart boat to will as well as to do according to the pleasure of his own will he's the one that organized where did you get saved but where he in right here yes peter set up here old policeman ruffian yeah yeah is it true peter peter shared his testimony with me this was a rough dog he did not park and then bite he would first bite and then back yeah peter so what does god do with him did you go to church peter no so god says you know what because you've been called because you're going to wear the image of jesus christ the son of god because you're going to be justified because you're going to be glorified i'm going to lead you to a place why because i want to extend an invitation to you so peter finds himself here in the presence of god there's somebody standing up there preaching what why is he preaching he's preaching because peter needs help in his help to do what to believe and how is he going to believe faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of god in the absence of peter hearing he cannot believe so god says i'm going to give you somebody that will preach to you somebody preaching peter believed in his heart and even the faith that was generated in his heart was not his fate it's a faith that comes through the power of the word by the working of the spirit of god because faith cometh by hearing and hearing from what the word of god so even his faith was not his god gave it that's why the bible says you are saved by grace through faith it is a gift yet me but alpha not based on what you've done why he needs to be called so what does god do he calls him when peter open his eyes he stands here in front when you open your eyes you stand in front why you've received the invitation you are now called in the world not of the world the manifestation the process of salvation is now busy taking place in your life but check it out not only does he call you those whom he call he justified what does that mean it means that you are acquitted of all sin bondage and unrighteousness it means as far as god is concerned you haven't done anything wrong by virtue of the voice of the blood of jesus when they go into the archives to go and look for your records your records is expunged why you've been justified you've done nothing wrong amen those who be justified what does he do he glorifies them can you say it's got nothing to do with you can you understand that this is a sovereign work of god it's got nothing to do with your ability my ability your effort my effort it's god sovereignly doing his will in your life those whom he justify he glorified how does he glorify you he gives you the spirit of glorification sonship and adoption the holy spirit comes and dwells inside of you and thus you get glorified the same spirit that raised jesus from the dead dwells in you and if the spirit of him that raised jesus from the dead dwells in you then he who raised jesus from the dead will also quicken your mortal body by his spirit that dwells on the inside quicken revive restore revitalize make to be conformed to the likeness of christ next verse next verse so now what are you going to say we are pop you you you you're going to say what you're going to say what if god before them whom he has chosen whom he has selected whom he has called whom he has justified whom he has glorified who are you wait don't open your mouth it's god it's got nothing to do with you he didn't ask you for your help he didn't ask you for your intervention you are not even going to have the right or the privilege to open your mouth against his children because it's the it's his children they are he's they belong to him check it out i'm gonna close check it out 32 32 he that did not spare his son so now it's almost as if paul is getting upset and and insulted at the the thought that somebody would dare stand up and say how dare god choose peter can't you see what peter was doing and how dare you listen to paul paul says he did not spare his son but gave him for the fallen children how much more would giving jesus will he not also give them all things that pertain to life and godliness he free next verse freely gave christ then he goes and he asks who who is there on the earth who is there who is there who is there on earth that can bring lay a charge against who against who everybody no but god's elect you cannot point a finger at them you cannot charge them you cannot condemn them you cannot you you can criticize but at the end of the day it's still his child it's his choice i've seen mothers sit in court when their children have committed birth and other heinous crimes the fact that that child committed that crime does not nullify the fact that there is an eternal bond between that mother and their child even when that child is sentenced and that mother knows you know what my child is wrong what he did he he killed somebody he's guilty as the mother still cries and weep why is my child if a human being can feel like that towards the offspring how much more does god feel towards his own my child i send jesus my firstborn to go and die for his brothers how dare you you can't bring a charge against them remember when satan brought a church against the high priest give me his name quickly um oh you guys don't read the bible i'm just having a brain freeze here joshua joshua joshua so he comes and he wants to charge joshua because joshua is going to sustain and you know what does the lord say to him the lord rebukes him and says to him this is one of those who have been snatched out of the fire how dare you he's supposed to smell like smoke because i pulled him out of the fire who are you to open your mouth so all god's children has got scars they've got issues they've got problems who doesn't have [Laughter] who doesn't have is your children perfect so if your children is not perfect and you love them and you are a human being how much want god his children i want to close someone across right verse 34 verse 34 who is he that condemned ye brothers christ who is risen again not only is he risen he's sitting at his father's right hand what is he doing he's praying for peter for james for john for jane for mary for freddie for benny for betty he's praying for them the same way he prayed for peter when peter was going to go through a cycle in a season of temptation it's the same way that he's praying for all of us that are sitting here in the presence of god that has been elected by the foreknowledge of god that has been predestined to wear and be conformed to the image of his son who has been called who has been justified who has been glorified he's praying for you what is he praying for i think i'm going to close with the next verse he said the right hand of the father is certain he's interceding give me verse 35 and i'm going to pray and then give me that picture my child that i've asked you who shall separate us what what is it that can separate now listen carefully listen carefully because while you read that verse so so fast that you you miss the point listen it's who shall separate us from the love of christ it's not who can separate christ from our love it is his love pursuing us it is his love that is consistent it is his love that's ever present nobody can somebody could try to separate you from his love but nobody can separate him from loving you you go through the water he's there you go to the flood he's there you go through the fire he's there you don't get parking in church you don't come to church anymore you've been separated from his love because of parking you've been separated from his love because of covet you've been separated from his love because of whatever it is something will try to separate you from his love but yeah nothing can separate us from the love of god why is he praying thanks peter i'm done there's our home there's a new body waiting there for you one that will never know sickness sin disease infirmity and this of course is an artist's expression give me a few of those pictures if you have this is this is what an artist try say well let me try put up the lights if you can let me let me try let me try this is where we're going this is where our family is at it's this beautiful celestial city jesus says believe in god believe also in me my father's house how many mentions if it was not so i was going to tell you but i'm going to prepare a place and after i've gone i'm coming to you again because you have been what you have been elected listen to him he says father i pray that they may be where i am so that they may behold the glory which thou has given me from before the foundation of the world there's the city there's your father's servants the angels that's how they're going to escort you into that celestial city it's not everybody that's going to heaven appreciate your salvation love god read the bible spend time in prayer let your desires and your passion be towards those things which are above seek those things that are above and not the things which are beneath living peace with everybody don't talk about other people don't don't don't walk over other people be gracious be merciful be kind and just as your heavenly father is good let your heart be filled with goodness let it be filled with mercy let it be filled with kindness seek those things that are above lay up for yourself not treasures here on the earth where martin luther corrupt and where things breaking and still but lay up for yourself there it is treasures in the heavens that's where you're going mot and rust does not go up there thieves does not break in and steal where your treasure is where will your heart be also will you stand please i want you to lift your hands to him now can i can i just ask a question how many of you are tired in your spirit you feel you feel weary you feel weary yeah nothing wrong with that that's what life does to us and that's why there's a yearning on the insight and the desire to go home because this world has got a way of of of of depleting your strength and your energy and there's nothing wrong when we go to the presence of god and say lord just strengthen me another mile another day another month another year strengthen me i want you to raise your hand quickly just take a few minutes of your time and just begin to pray just begin to pray strengthen me lord thank you for your grace thank you for your salvation thank you that you've chosen me before the foundation of the world that i might be your child thank you lord for your purpose and your desire that will be established in my life despite despite despite despite everything that the enemy would throw that life would throw that lie for the ranger for my demise you you have purpose that i would wear the image of christ jesus your firstborn son and i pray and ask oh god that you wash and cleanse and sanctify yourself through the power of your precious blood i pray not that you would fill us with the power of the holy ghost i pray for those that are weak and those that are feeble and those o god that feels depleted spiritually mentally physically are praying ours that you would strengthen them through the power of the holy ghost in the name of jesus christ we are in the world but not of the world our citizenship is from heaven where god and christ jesus our lord is i pray that you would strengthen the church that you would help those of us that have been elected by the sovereign will of the grace and the power of god in the name of jesus the christ the son of the living god i plead everybody under the blood of jesus i commit them to the power of your right hand i pray that goodness and mercy would follow your people all the days of your life in the name of jesus christ [Music] [Music] strengthen every brother every sister every boy and every girl strengthen them with the power of the holy ghost help us not to grow weary help us not oh god to grow tired but that we will run the race we will keep the faith we will finish the cause help us lord help us help us help us make it home safely help us make it home safely in the name of jesus let the power of your blood and cover us rest upon ourselves in the name of jesus christ for the glory of almighty god thank you lord for your amazing grace your sovereign grace your power in the name of jesus christ for the glory of god thank you for your love and thank you for your grace and thank you for this great work which you have done he that has begun the good work in us has the ability and the power to complete the same until the day of the manifestation of christ jesus the son of god thank you lord that you will fulfill and complete your work even into our lives in the name of jesus christ for the glory of god thank you father thank you thank you thank you lord help us to make it jesus name help us lord [Music] thank you lord thank you jesus you may put the lines back on please thank you lord thank you before i get off the stage there's a scripture in the bible that frightens me it says broad is the way why broad because everyone is chosen that leads to eternal destruction and narrow is the way in the gate that leads to eternal life i just don't want anybody to to go to that place i just don't want anybody to have regrets i would do anything to help you not to go there if you're here today and you're not safe and you're not born again and you have not responded to the call of god in the invitation [Music] maybe you're one of those that have been elected [Music] may god work in your heart today that you will hear the clarion call of the voice of god and say please pray for me pastor if you're not born again you're not saved and you're not ready to go to our home i would love to pray for you wherever you are raise me your hand pass the pray for me please i want to pray for you that god would forgive your sins and heal your soul thank you thank you anybody else raise them high thank you thank you anybody else quickly don't don't waste time just quickly raise their mind please pray for me thank you thank you thank you anybody else anybody else anybody else thank you thank you i want everybody to raise their hands don't go to that other place please i i beg you please i want everybody to raise their hand just walk all over your seat come and meet me in front i want to pray with you quickly [Music] that's the only prayer that i've got the only desire that i've got please hear the voice of god receive the invitation come to jesus anybody else if you are a backslider you're not living for the lord i want you to come quickly run run run if you're backsliding you're not living for the lord you're backslidden you're not walking with god you're not serving god anymore i want you to come please come come come come jesus is coming you can't sit out there and love this world and the things of the world if you love this world and the things of the world the love of the father is not in your heart quickly come quickly come quickly come quickly come quickly come quickly come quickly come quickly come is there anybody else that would love to come is there anybody else that would love to come thank you michael anybody else that would love to come quickly come quickly come quickly quickly quickly quickly come to jesus come to jesus please come please come please come please come pray for me pastor pray for me i want to be saved i want to be born again thank you thank you is there anybody else that would love to come anybody else that would love to come quickly come come come while god is calling while you hear his voice quickly come quickly come quickly come quickly come quickly come anybody else anybody else anybody else thank you my boy thank you anybody else anybody else anybody else anybody else quickly come thank you my boy thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you my child thank you thank you thank you [Music] [Music] pray for me [Music] is [Music] anybody else before i pray that's where we're going thank you thank you thank you thank you anybody else before i pray [Music] thank you i want everybody that's standing here [Music] just put your hands on your chest and repeat this prayer after me father i come to you today just as i am i'm sorry for my sons [Music] the way that i live please forgive my sins heal my soul make me whole lord jesus i open my heart to you i welcome you into my life [Music] as my lord and as my savior thank you father for receiving me through christ as your own child write my name in the book of life i believe in my heart in the lord jesus i confess with my mouth you raised him from the dead according to the bible by faith i'll receive the forgiveness of my sins the healing of my soul your miracle of salvation your gift of eternal life according to the bible i am now a child of god part of the family all things have passed and from today everything has brand new i am saved in jesus name amen [Music] i want you to take the next step for me please if you would just follow bruce over there we're just going to speak to you for about a minute or so just follow bruce over there the gentleman in the blue suit and the warm smile jesus name [Music] i'll feel like going on [Music] we're going home [Music] [Music] one more time [Music] going home [Music] [Music] [Music] one more time [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] the whole oh [Music] oh [Music] [Music] may now the grace of our lord jesus the love of god our father fellowship of the holy spirit abide with these thy precious people until that day we see you face to face and the church says amen god bless you looking forward to see you next week sunday in the presence of the lord [Music] you

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