"What Time Is It?" - Rev. Benjamin Rodriguez

[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] let's give that praise to the lord tonight he's worthy we serve an able god we serve the mighty god jesus is his name oh someone praise the lord this morning with us this this night somebody praise the lord tonight with us as we lift up the name of jesus hallelujah lord you're wonderful god you're so wonderful where would i be without your lord what would i be without you jesus if it wasn't for the mercy of god if it wasn't for the grace of god if it wasn't for the goodness of the lord oh somebody thank you if he's been good to you if he's petrified if he's blessed you hallelujah lord we love you lord we exalt your name you're worthy you're worthy you're worthy you're worthy somebody give the lord a loud hand clap of worship come by to give the lord a loud help clap of adoration [Applause] [Music] so [Music] renew restore revive your church and make us [Music] take us to a place we've never seen before you've done the impossible [Music] we've seen that you are able oh god release your favor we believe in you lord somebody [Music] revive your church [Music] take us to a place [Music] [Applause] [Music] you [Music] oh god we're expecting great names of this place tonight jesus oh take over this place with your spirit right now god oh somebody lift up your hands and sing foundations are shaking and every curse is breaking strongholds are falling and greater things foundations [Music] strongholds are falling and greater things foundations [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] is we're believing you lord [Music] [Music] we're believing [Music] you lord foreign [Music] all the holy ghost is in this place right now he made it able when he resurrected after the third day if you're filled with the holy ghost you've got that resurrecting power leaving inside of you don't you say things are not possible with god all things are possible the lord is in this place come on the lord is in this place and where the spirit of the lord is hey god's resurrection power is in here god's delivering power is in this place god's miracle working power it's in this place [Music] oh come on lift up your voice if you need something from the lord i want you to lift up your hands and say god you're able god you're able god you're able to do the impossible how many appreciate the name of jesus tonight how many love the name of jesus [Music] isn't the name of jesus wonderful isn't the name of jesus wonderful [Music] and all the world can come to him and have their sins removed and isn't the name of jesus wonderful [Music] isn't the name of jesus beautiful isn't the name of jesus beautiful [Music] son of god and one of us the lover of our soul and isn't the name of jesus beautiful or help us [Music] and we will see [Music] your name [Music] and is the name of jesus powerful oh yeah isn't the name of jesus powerful and chains are broken when it's spoken every knee must bow and isn't the name of jesus powerful eternal [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] there is freedom in the name healing in the name there is power in the name salvation in the name there is a life in the name [Music] there is no other name oh by jesus [Music] there is [Music] [Music] i want everyone to lift your hands right now with me we're going to pray for some needs if you have a need in this house i want you to lift your hands and i want you to invoke the name of jesus right now god is able to do a miracle right where you are if you're streaming this service online i want you to close your eyes with me you can be in your living room i want you to call upon the name of jesus we pray for some needs prior to service but i believe right now as we all lift up the name of jesus god can touch you right where you are right now god you're able to do a miracle god you're able to do exceedingly we call upon your name jesus heal least to lose god heal sister barbara riley lord heal brother wayne bale god rhys hawkins donna matthews sister donna carr dear brother rodolfo wherever they find themselves god we know that you're able we know that you're able we know that you're able lord there is freedoms [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Applause] [Music] [Music] the lord you lord [Music] is [Music] [Music] is in the name and there is [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] is [Music] of jesus all we need and isn't the name of jesus all we need and he's the way the truth the life the only way to come and isn't the name of jesus all we need well he's the way the truth the life the only way to come and isn't the name of jesus all we need oh i think it'd be good if right now we just everyone lifted your hands right now and begin to call upon the name come on say it jesus jesus come on there's power in it we just sang about it there's life in it there's freedom in it ah oh my my my my come on he's in this place the god of the name is in this place [Music] oh my my [Music] there's something special about living in the age that you know the name the children of israel wandered and and the old testament was full of references to the name somehow it was hidden for a time for a moment and if you ever wonder about your status in life or how things might look or how bad always remember this you're living in the age of the revelation of the name of the one true god and not only do you know the name but you know the god of the name and while hell tries to confuse everybody we're not confused tonight about whether there's three or four and if it's this or we know who he is so when you call upon him you're not calling upon a a divided deity you're called upon the one true god who has all power he said all power's been given unto me in heaven and on earth i'm am i we are blessed people i mean if you think about it we're really we're really blessed people amen god bless you may return to your seats you may be seated and as our ushers get ready it's good to be in the house of the lord this evening to all of our first-time guests if you've not already filled out an information card in the foyer you can text the word welcome to 919 364-5236 again that number is [Music] 919-364-5236 text the word welcome and when you do you'll get a response and if you'll click on that link you'll get a special gift from first pentecostal church we're so thankful that you've chosen to be with us this evening now if you're here and you need an envelope raise your hand and the ushers will quickly pass through the congregation and get you an envelope now i have a slew of announcements this is not intermission time great things are happening at the church so please give me your attention for just a few moments uh meeting time for visitor follow-up to any uh team is immediately after service in the ladies prayer room so if you're part of that ministry please meet brother nick in the ladies prayer room after service volleyball night tomorrow night uh from 7 to 10 p.m in the carver street gym just a good time of godly fellowship and exercise uh volleyball again tomorrow evening in the gym from 7 00 to 10 pm the carver street gym bible quiz fundraiser barbecue dinner this sunday night march 21st following the evening service uh in the family life center hey it's everything's starting to get back to normal aren't you glad things are starting to get back to normal amen so in the in the family life center this sunday evening they're going to be selling barbecue dinner for this is for our bible quiz team all of the proceeds go to bible quizzing baby shower the baby shower will be set up starting this sunday for ainsley bristol blanketship this is the daughter brother garrett and sister audrey blankenship and thank you for being a blessing to this young family with a gift and if you have given them one i'm sure they would accept another so be a blessing to them in jesus name ladies outreach this saturday march 20th meeting at the late in the prayer room at 10 a.m see sister missy beckwith for further details also want to make mention of super saturday outreach that is next saturday march 27th meeting in the family live center 9 30 continental breakfast with contact distribution and then 10 a.m outreach begins and there will be babysitting provided so that is for everyone to participate southeast regional ladies conference wpf southeast regional ladies conference online registration is open now conference will be marked these dates may 14th and 15th the speakers are sister connie tiller sister kathy sora and it's going to be at the world pentecost church in burlington just right up the road flyers with registration and hotel information are available at the welcome center and ladies you don't want to miss that it's also that time of the month it's coke close out closet clean out close out closet clean out if you are missing personal items please stop by there because i know that tomorrow are our dumpsters will be filled with good things if you don't get your stuff uh noonday prayer this saturday from 12 to 1 pm here in the sanctuary come be a part of that youth activity this friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m youth center in the youth center food will be served and the cost is five dollars and finally everybody say youth convention for our college career and our youth group it is april 8th and 9th in newport north carolina uh brother spencer and brother shawn palmer would like to meet all of you in the youth and college and career up in the balcony yes up in the balcony after service and brother joel buxton from san diego is going to be preaching brother buxton is also going to be preaching for us that weekend so it's going to be a great time young people please young people college and career make a beeline right up to the uh balcony right after service and uh get all the good information it's coming up quickly our youth conventions are always a great time powerful time in the holy ghost so you don't want to miss it why don't we pray and ask the lord to bless the offering tonight in jesus name father we give you honor we give you glory lord we appreciate you so very much we appreciate the blessing of giving back to you lord you've been so kind to us lord and we want to give back to you to honor you to thank you lord now we ask you to bless the tithe and the offering use it for your glory in jesus name god bless you as you give in jesus name [Music] morning is [Music] put it on [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] spirit of is [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] i am [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] hold [Applause] [Music] [Applause] is [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] us [Music] [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] is did anybody come to put it on tonight [Music] did anybody come to put on a helmet of salvation a breastplate of righteousness my lines get about with truth my feet shot with the preparation the gospel of peace [Music] the sword of the spirit which is the word of god and above all i said above all [Music] take up the shield of faith where with you may be able to quench oh the pirate darts of the wicked put it on put it on put it on on your way to work tomorrow put it on when you go to bed tonight put it on when you wake up in the morning put it on put it on put it on put it on [Music] [Music] well it's tuesday night and it's time to praise god hallelujah it's the middle of the week and it's time to give god glory the bible says to enter into his gates with thanksgiving and enter into his course with praise to be thankful unto him and to bless his name because the lord is good have you found out the lord is good [Music] maybe somebody doesn't know that the lord is good but your bible says go taste and see that the lord is good [Music] come on take a little taste of this worship get you a little taste of this apostolic message it's sweeter than honey and the honeycomb it'll put running in your face [Music] it'll put popping in your hair [Music] it'll put joy in your heart ah give him glory tonight giving glory give him glory give him glory giving glory thank you jesus praise god praise god praise god look at the person next you tell him i'm glad i'm in church tonight hallelujah look at the person on the other side look what tell them look what the devil almost talked you out off [Music] when that devil when that devil shows up says don't go to church it's tuesday you're tired you've had a long day your feet are hurting your lawn needs mowing your car needs washing your dishes need cleansing put them in the dishwasher i'm gonna tell you like jesus told martha you're careful and troubled about many things but there's some of us that have chosen the one thing that can never be taken away from us and when it's time for church honey it's time for church when it's time for shouting it's time for shouting when it's time for hey [Music] my hey amen amen we have had a time in the holy ghost praise god we have the holy ghost show up on sunday night and i think there's a little bit of splash over now here's what i believe i believe this with all my heart i think that when you get filled with the holy ghost it's not just for you but it's for everybody around you when paul and silas prayed and sing praises their chains didn't just fall off everybody's chains fell off david said this my cup runneth over i think this experience should splash on your unsaved husband and on your unsaved wife i think it should bubble over and get on your unsaved children and i think when you go into work tomorrow it should splash on your co-worker when you walk by a little healing virtue touches them when you [Music] praise god praise god somebody say thank you jesus amen amen god bless you you can be seated in the house of the lord we are glad you are here we're glad you've come to lift up the name of jesus it's good to have kalea with us she is the sister of josiah who came on sunday and josiah was baptized in jesus name and filled with the holy ghost on sunday and kalea she's eight years old she's here with us god bless you kalea good to have you with us tina michaels is here used to come here years ago and and is visiting with us tonight from south carolina god bless you tina great to have you in the house of the lord tonight amen and if we don't know your name yet welcome to fpc welcome to the house of the lord we're glad you came to lift up the name of jesus with us god is in control god is doing great things god is going to have his way and we're glad you're a part of it if you're watching this online and streaming the service we're glad you're here as well you might not be able to be here in body but you are here with us in spirit and so we're excited that you're able to join us i want you to remember sister barbara riley tonight she's not able to be here she would be here she was on her way here and she fell and hit her head and the ambulance had to come and take her and if you know sister riley you know that they don't come any more precious than that precious woman of god and i tell you what let's do right now i want you to stand with me and i want you to lift up your voice i want you to remember the name rodolfo pomare and barbara riley i want you to lift them up before the lord right now in the name of jesus dear god reach down and touch your people touch this man touch this woman help them god minister to them in their bodies grant healing virtue to them you're a healer and you're a waymaker and we're claiming your healing promises in their body right now and we unite together as the body of christ stretch forth your hand and touch them by the power of the name of jesus in jesus name and everybody said amen you can be seated we have had a wonderful wonderful week we had two baptized and filled with the holy ghost this last week we have another one that is going to be baptized in jesus name tonight spanish congregation two were baptized three got the holy ghost english congregation three were baptized two were filled with the holy ghost five people baptized and filled with the holy ghost this last week and god's just getting started amen the church is open for business and it's not the commerce of money and the making of money but it is the commerce of the souls of men and women god's interested in people's souls and and their eternal destination so thank you for your prayers and your support we had a great family prayer last night and i want to personally say thank you to everybody that showed up and helped us work if you were here god bless you for your labor we got to clean the sanctuary and and even bigger we got to clean out the gym and the youth room and and i told uh some of you that there were some things that they don't they're not sure but it might have been from pre-civil war time that was in there there were games in there from the 1980s and and so we we dealt with it in a godly manner and organized it and cleaned it and dusted it and it's because of your hard work and your your labor of love so thank you give yourselves a handclap of appreciation we're so thankful for you all we pastor the greatest church here and god has been good and tonight we are glad to have brother ben rodriguez here to preach the word of the lord to us amen brother rodriguez is a young man who who loves the things of god he comes from a heritage of preaching from ensenada mexico and he has preached around the country and he's preached internationally and his father is doing a great work his grandfather has labored for the gospel for many years before he passed away and he was sharing his testimony with us and he might slip a little bit in here tonight i don't know but we're glad he's here in durham and he blessed los pentecostales de durham this last week amen didn't he do a great job in service thursday night and sunday morning sunday night god took over but we're glad he's here tuesday night so let's stand let's let's give the lord a handclap of appreciation for bringing him brother rodriguez come preach take your liberty we love you we appreciate you [Applause] one of right now we can lift our hands all across the building i want to right now we can begin to magnify the name of jesus i wonder right now someone can begin to lift up their voice and begin to say i love you jesus if someone right now can give some things god if it wasn't for your grace and for your mercy god i don't know where i'd be but here i am today god i probably shouldn't be here today god but here i am oh god it's been nothing but your grace and your mercy that's kept me that's protected me god that's made a way where there was no way god i got nothing but goodness god to say about you i believe tonight is a good night for somebody to receive the gift of the holy ghost i believe tonight is a good night for somebody to leave free from addictions tonight i believe that tonight is a good night for somebody to go down in the name of jesus christ for the remission of their sins i believe tonight is a good night for us to tear down the kingdom of the enemy i believe that tonight is a good night to tear down the strong man off of his throne room i believe tonight is a good night for somebody to receive an answer that they've been praying for for five years i believe tonight is a good night that we receive the blessings and the miracles of god i don't know if you believe it tonight but i believe it tonight that tonight is a good night for god to show up for god to show out for god to do his thing in this house tonight and if you believe that i wonder if we could give glory to god one more time if we could clap our hands one more time if we could thank him for everything he's done in the service if we could thank you for filling every person with the holy ghost if we could thank him for the reason that you're here today thank him that there you are in your right mind tonight i love you jesus i love you jesus there's a sweet presence of god in the house tonight i believe that god is in this house amen what a wonderful presence of god that is in the house tonight amen tonight is somebody's night in the holy ghost tonight is somebody's night to walk out free and if you want it it's here in the house tonight you ain't gotta wait for another service you ain't gotta wait for another moment but right now god can begin to work the supernatural in your life and right now god can begin to work in your mind and in your heart and in your spirit and in your soul right now god can move outside of a building that may like your inside of this place as you begin to magnify the name of jesus god right now can work on a backslider's heart god right now can reach into a hospital room god right now [Music] i believe that tonight i believe every song they saw that there was power in the name of jesus i believe in every single verse i believe in every single thing that they said that there is power in the name of jesus tonight we are people of the name we are people of the name we are people of the name come on we are people of the name come on that means we're backed up tonight that means we're not here on our own merit tonight but the god of angel armies is in this house praise the lord praise god i'm so thankful to be here in a great church amen and if i could begin to just feel what i describe what i feel in this house tonight i feel strength in this house tonight i feel strength in the holy ghost i feel strength from people and from faithful saints of god that been here praying that been here working and their strength in the house tonight come on there's a heritage that's in this house that gives this church strength and a firm foundation and i give honor to your pastor and your pastor's family and pastor and sister galindo and his family and and in his absence i want to give honor to bishop go there you you are blessed people you truly are a blessed people amen [Applause] amen amen i'm so thankful to be here tonight and before i get started um just like pastor ocean had mentioned my parents and i and my family were missionaries to the city of encinala mexico and it's a privilege for me to be here tonight but home is in mexico amen and so i'll be back there over soon over the border and if it's all right tonight i'd like to show you all what god is doing in the nation of mexico and specifically in the city of ensenada god has been doing an amazing work god has been doing something fantastic and it's blowing our minds before you're seated um just like bryce dershon had mentioned my great grandfather was living in the country of mexico when he was living in the country of mexico he was running around with a group called cristedos i don't know if anyone knows what that is tonight but basically it's a group of people that would go around and my grandfather specifically ran around with pancho villa and they would go up to houses and there's a call and response that goes on in mexican churches and they say can vive what they're supposed to say man they're a little rusty amen but over there the christians respond you may be seated tonight i'm going to tell a little bit of this story god bless you all they would respond christo vive but the catholics that would go around with pancho villa that they would respond to them they would say la santa maria avive which means the holy mary lives and they'd go around the house to house the house and as they began to give out this con response they said can vive and if they would not say la santa maria my grandfather was a part of that group with pancho villa and they would kill them if they did not say la santa maria it was from that point on that i don't know how but god began to work a marvelous thing in my great grandfather's life and god brought him over to the states and was in that place that he began to become witness to and he gave his life over to god he became a preacher of the gospel and god just began to move in his life and from that point on god began to move in my grandfather's life my grandfather never really gave himself completely wholeheartedly to the things of god he was baptized probably at the age of 16. i remember is what they believed telling me but from then on he got drafted to vietnam living in the states and it was there that he got hooked on on every drug imaginable meth crack and when he came back he began to deal those things with my grandmother i was telling pastor ocean and pastor glenda over lunch that she was a she was a bad abuela man but god began to move and god began to work and him getting thrown in jail was nothing but the plan and the will of god because god was chasing after my grandfather amen it was in that place that someone had prison ministry and there he received the gift of the holy ghost received the call to preach in that prison and from that place on from the year of 1982 my grandfather until he passed away last year dug out an amazing work of god and we could not do anything or show up anything that we're about to show you tonight that god has been doing without his precious labor and i give honor to him amen and if it's all right i worked with the media team to show you all a couple photos about what god is doing and into now the mexico god is sending a tremendous tremendous revival that is touching everyone it's touching every single person we're saying that it has no respecter of your education has no respect of your finances that god is moving on every type of person this photo specifically was a special night um this lady we we found out that we were just there to teach a normal search for truth bible study and while we were there was beginning to teach the bible study things just started to go down in the holy ghost we found out that this lady was possessed of of many devils and as we began to pray god liberated her not only did god empty out that house before we left that building before we left that house god filled her with the holy ghost she began to speak in other tongues that the spirit of god gave the evidence and although the devil had her bound it was for the splash it was for the overflow because god didn't just stop in her family and in her life but god moved on her 16 year old daughter and she received the gift of the holy ghost and it doesn't stop there god didn't just fill her 16 year old daughter with the holy ghost she filled her seven-year-old daughter with the holy ghost and all three of them were baptized in the name of jesus christ for the remission of their sins amen hallelujah and it was a marvelous thing because she was dating we didn't know it at the time but she was dating a cartel member who's was the nephew of a drug lord of our state in baja california and um god is doing a marvelous work in their family you can go to the next photo that's them now this was several weeks ago in january that's her and her daughter as they began to pray god's doing amazing work in their life we have the privilege of baptizing her husband in the name of jesus christ as well ain't nobody too big and too bad that can't receive the holy ghost there ain't no drug cartel there ain't no gang member there ain't a pimp or a prostitute that can't receive the wonder working glorious power of the ever-changing power of the holy ghost i know that there's testimonies in the house tonight and i know that you can identify with god what god is doing and instant now that i meant glory to god let me go to the next photo amen this is um this is post uh construction we've been doing a lot of work um in the middle of the covet mexico has been really tough on us with covid but in the meantime we've been working and this was taken probably three weeks ago um we have expanded it we've put in flooring the carpet we extended the platform we redid the ceilings you can do the next photo it's one of our services that we've had um this photo right here is initiative we have every single year our vacation bible school it's our biggest initiative that we have every single year um we probably have 150 to 200 kids that show up every single year that's without any bus ministry picking them up without any van they just walk there because they're hungry for it amen and god is doing amazing work with just that and we're starting to work on vans and we're just we're getting ready for what god is going to do next photo please um here's a picture of the end of the vacation bible school at the end of the year everyone at the end of the week everyone we give them backpacks and dentist supplies and notebooks and pencils and this is a photo of the class that had graduated amen next clap next picture please this is the middle of the construction that we were doing probably back in december time frame as we were tearing everything up next photo please another photo of that as well um next photo um here that is our downstairs um this was um we got a lot of work done but this is our dining hall um we're having classrooms here next photo please where we uh eat food this is in the middle of the construction i know you all saw the the completed or semi-completed photo next photo please um another photo of that during one of our services next photo um this is the middle of one of our services we're seeing that god is doing an amazing work as god is doing amazing things there are people receiving the holy ghost people are getting baptized in the name of jesus and we're so excited for the revival that god is sending us next photo again please um i believe there's several photos of the of the service if you could just skip over those and pan over that that's my father right there praying with someone there and i believe that actually that lady right there is receiving prayer because she's actually this the sister of the guitar player in our church and we didn't know it either but she was also involved with the cartel man it seems like a common trend um but she was put on a hit list and they said that they were gonna kill her and they said she only had one week to live and the only way that she would be asylum for her to leave but by the grace of god she's been coming to church we prayed over her and she's still coming to church they haven't done nothing to her amen and we're believing that god's going to keep her gracing her saving power over her next photo please um this is photos that were just taken today that my father had sent me some we're doing some third store construction third story next photo please this is downstairs of the previous photo that you had seen of the bottom where the dining hall is next photo um same thing this is for the third store putting the stairs there remodeling everything next photo downstairs again as we're putting drywall candlelights we're excited for it next photo um and i believe that might be the end of it amen and that that probably is the last photo we are thanking god for the wonderful things that he is doing in the ensenada and we see that god is not finishing there but god is opening up doors all over the nation as there's opportunities for us to go out all throughout this the country of mexico i mean to open up works in the next month we're going to be going down loreto it's in baja california but the southern part of it there's two states that are separated we'll be going down there to a group of three to four different families um that are looking for a church amen we're gonna pray with us that god will begin to open up doors and we can find the right man to be able to do that as god expands his work in mexico amen exciting reports coming out of there god is doing an amazing amazing work amen god bless you all thank you all for for watching that and if you all could stand with me tonight as i get into the reading of the word of god if you could turn with me to the book of matthew chapter three and while you're thumbing there as well i'll i'll be going to matthew chapter 20 as well after that matthew chapter 3 and the matthew chapter 20. when you're there you can say amen it says in those days came john the baptist preaching in the wilderness of judea and saying repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand verse 3 says for this is he that was spoken of by the prophet isaiah saying the voice of one crying in the wilderness prepare ye the way of the lord make his path straight if you could go with me to the book or to the chapter 20 in the book of matthew amen starting in verse 1 finishing up verse 7 it says for the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is in a householder which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard can everyone say laborers into his vineyard and when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day he sent them into his vineyard and when he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace and said unto them go ye also into the vineyard and whatsoever is right i will give you and they went their way and again he went about the sixth and the ninth hour and then likewise and about the 11th hour he went out can everyone say the 11th hour can everyone say it again the 11th hour and found other standing idol and saith unto him why stand ye hear all the day idol they say unto him because no man had hired us he saith unto them golgi also into the vineyard and whatsoever is right that ye shall receive i wonder if one more time we put our bibles down as we begin to lift up our hands one more time we ask that god begin to do the work in this house tonight i pray that we begin to ask that the spirit of god be in this place tonight in this house tonight i would like to preach to you all about the topic what time is it what time is it oh god we worship you tonight almighty god amen thank you jesus you may all be seated what time is it as we begin to see as we begin to read in the book of matthew as we begin to hear and read about john the baptist and when you begin to read about john the baptist inside of your bible you'll begin to read about one of the greatest men of scripture that you could ever read of john the baptist was a man that was consumed with passion he was a man that was consumed with energy because he was a man that was consumed about the father's business the bible says when speaking about john the baptist it came from jesus mouth that said of those born of a woman that there was none greater than john the baptist and you might ask the question here tonight what has made john the baptist so great what made him such a great man that jesus would call him a great man see i believe that the reason that the bible began to say that john the baptist was a great man was because john the baptist had an understanding you might ask me tonight what is the understanding that he had an understanding of what i believe that john the baptist had an understanding of the time in which he was placed i believe that john the baptist understood that he was living out the words that was spoken by the prophet isaiah that said that there would be a voice that cried out of the wilderness prepare ye the way of the lord and make his path straight i believe that john the baptist had an understanding of the time in which he lived but not only did he have an understanding of that he had an understanding of his role that he was to fulfill in the very time that he was living can somebody say amen i believe that john the baptist had an understanding that he was the forerunner of the christ i believe that he knew that he was the one laying out the carpet for the messiah to come before him i believe that he knew that the lord had chosen him through divine appointment to use him in preparing the way for the christ i believe that john the baptist had such a social awareness that went beyond that i believe that john the baptist was so aware that it was a spiritual awareness of the things that was going on in his life i believe that john the baptist had scanned the environment that he was living in and that he had though heard the words that was spoken to him in the fulfillment that he was called and he understood the time in which he lived he understood the need and he preached every single moment every single gospel account that you begin to read of john the baptist when he's opening up his mouth he is screaming he is enraged he is over zealous about the things that he is preaching about he is so unfixated he is so in love with the message that he is preaching as he begins to preach prepare ye the way of the lord and make his past straight because john the baptist knew who he was what he was called to do and in the time that he was called to fulfill it and i would like to let the church know today that we too are living in a time that we must recognize the environment that we live in that we too are living in a time that as you begin to scan the environment and as you begin to look around you that there is a need for a voice to be lifted up like john the baptist that would make plain the way of the lord that there would be a voice that would be lifted up out of the wilderness and would say prepare ye your hearts prepared ye your house prepare ye your mind because i believe that he had understanding of what was at sake i believe he had an understanding of his responsibility and i believe that john the baptist knew there was no time to waste there was no time to play games i knew that john the baptist probably understood that every single moment every single conversation it had to be made sure that it was pointing people in preparation for the christ he was making sure that in every single breath that he took that in every single waking moment that it had to be about the messiah that it had to be about the christ because the hour demanded it because the scenario demanded because the landscape demanded it somebody say hallelujah somebody said thank you jesus i believe that he was radical you may be seated because of the time that he lived and he knew what time it was i believe that's what made him so effective i believe that when people heard his voice as he began to scream and preach that it began to make the devil tremble because there was such a surety there was such a passion there was such an anointing that came along with his voice every single time that he lifted it up because he knew the time in which he lived i believe that john the baptist was consumed with passion i believe that there was such an urgency and as we begin to read in matthew chapter 20 as we begin to read about the parable that jesus began to speak of and he would be like him the kingdom of god living in a vineyard he like in that place as people they began to work in the vineyard and he would say that they were a man standing by idol and he would hire them in the first hour and the second hour and the bible says the third and the sixth but eventually it got to a point when it was around the 11th hour see jesus said the day was ending at the 12th hour that it was ending in midnight if you would and that they were so unfixated and people did not have an understanding why he was calling them to work at the 11th hour when the day was about a wrap-up perhaps the other workers didn't have an understanding why would you come more people to work when we only got an hour left to the job why would you call more people to work in this vineyard master if you don't realize the time up the clock don't you know that we are in the 11th hour don't you know what time it is don't you know what time it is master but i believe that the master completely understood what time it was i believe that he had understanding that the 11th hour was the most crucial one and the reason that he called them the work in the vineyard was because there was still work to be done church i would like to let you know tonight that god has made it set established that we still work in the vineyard that there is still fruit on the vineyard that god is calling us to work in the 11th hour but god has said it that in stone that we begin to work because there are still souls to be saved were still souls to be won there were still people to receive the gift of the holy ghost there were still people to be baptized in jesus name he knew what time it was he knew what time it was as he began to john the baptist look at the surrounding scenario he began to look at the environment and i believe that when he lifted up his voice i believe that when he lifted it up that he completely understood what was at cost i think he completely understood the ramifications of why he needed to live the way that he lived of why he needed to scream the way that he screamed of why he needed to dedicate his life the way he needed to dedicate it if there's ever been a time if there's ever been a time when we ought to make sure that we're still preaching without holiness no one shall see the lord today is that time if there's ever been a time that we need to say come on unless you're born of the water and a loss you're born of the spirit come on you can't enter into the kingdom of god come on if there's ever been a time that we need to talk about one lord one faith and one baptism today is that day because the hour demands it the circumstances demand it if there's ever been a time that we have to preach the gospel and teach bible studies today is that time today is the time to make sure we're completely and fixated today is the time to make sure there's ever been a time that we need to begin to lift up our voices in the school if there's ever been a time that we need to lift up our voices in the middle maybe the wildernesses that we live in if there's ever been a time that we needed to lift up our voices in the workplace if there's ever been a time that we need to lift up our voices at walmart if there's ever been a time that we need to lift up our voices in the community if there's ever been a time that we need to make sure that we're living right that we're walking right that we're talking right today is that time because i believe that not only do we need to have an understanding of the hour in which we live but i believe that people are looking for the voice i believe people are looking for the voice i think they're looking for somebody to begin to prepare the way of salvation and make it plain for them people are still hungry today in 2021 people are still looking for truth today in this very hour and although the world might look crazy that there are people still hungry there are people still searching there are people still looking because there is still fruit on that vine i would like to let us know tonight that even as we begin to speak tonight that there was still fruit on that vine that there are still souls that have never heard the gospel that there are still people out there that have never heard about one lord they never even heard about jesus name baptism there were even a group of people out there that never understood and ever felt the power of the holy ghost there were some that do not know the mighty revelation of the god in christ and there's still fruit on that vine there's still fruit on that vine and there was a such a figure there was such a fury that engraved john the baptist because the messiah was coming there's ever been a time when we need to make sure that we live the way that we ought to live and make sure that we tell everybody we tell every person we tell every person next to us about the church that we go to if there's ever been a time that we need to tell them i go to first pentecostal church today is that time come on and today is ever the day that we ought to be a spirit-led people today is the day if there's ever been a time that we have to make sure that we're ready and every single time that we step at our house today is that time because church what time is it it's time to work it's time to have revival it's time to preach it's time to win souls it's time to have a move of god it's time to be spirit-led it's time to receive blessing it's time to receive favor because god ain't going to leave us alone because there is so much a work that needs to be done and i believe that the generations before us will begin to look at the church that we live in today as we live in 2021 as they see that the hour in which we lead i believe that it is us we are the generation in whom the end of the world has come but if god has saw fit that we live through what we have lived through it is for a reason and is for a purpose if it's god so fit to put you in the church of the day it is for a reason and it is for a purpose if god is so fit to see you through coven if god is suffering to take you through depression if god stop fit to take you away from a drunken stupor they've got something to take you out of debauchery and take you out of wickedness it's for a purpose it's for a reason it's because there is fruit on that vine it is because there is fruit on that vine and god is looking for people that will work the vineyard he's looking he's looking for those that are infatuated with the work he is looking for those that are infection with divine here are those that are looking and understanding that there are still souls to be won because here we are in 2021 here we are living in a day and age where everyone outside will look at you and tell you you can't have revival people will look at you and tell you there's no way that you can have a move of god preaching the things that you preach living the way that you live they will tell you that us young people we don't want it they will tell you we don't want holiness they will tell you we don't want truth they will tell you that we want to live the way that we want to live they will tell you we want to have an understanding but not we don't really just want to make sure that we can do what we want to do yeah let me know and let me understand it but let me dabble in something else but i would like to let you know today that there this i'm a young man that i don't want it any other way i don't want any of your doctrine i don't want any other message i don't i'm not looking for a shortcut i'm not looking for some watered-down version i am looking for the real thing i am looking for what the apostles preach i am looking for what jesus does i am looking there is a people that are looking there are some people that are searching they will tell you that you can't reach her because you gotta you gotta keep up with the mode and you gotta keep up with the ways and you gotta be entrained they'll say you gotta do the train they'll say you gotta do what everyone else is doing they say fix stay focused on social media stay focused on this and i believe it's completely the will of god as i begin to have conversations and it seems like every single conversation that i have it all leads to the same thing and i cannot but i just believe i just understand that oh yes we should do the best that we ought to and yes we ought to be make sure that we have the best programs to offer and yes we ought to make sure that we are living we we are we are cutting edge but we never all be so cutting edge that we lose apostolic distinction that we lose apostolic authority that we lose the apostolic message that we lose the apostolic doctrine because we can do both we can be progressive but we can still tell people that god wants to get you off your drugs that god wants to get you off the way that you live that god wants to make sure that you live right talk right act right and it can be the best thing going on in town it can be the best thing going on in tour it can be the best thing doing on this day people are wanting it people are hungry for it people will see you they will look at the distinction on you john the baptist looked different john the baptist talked different there was a difference about the way he acted there was a difference about the way that he walked there was a difference about the way that he dressed there was a difference about the things that he ate come on there's got to be a difference about the way that we dress there's got to be a bad difference about the things we consume there's got to be a difference about us because it affects your voice it affects your voice it affects your voice and they need to hear a voice that is undefiled they need to hear a voice that is pure they need to hear the voice that will lift it up in middle of the wilderness the world that we live in is so distracting the world that we live in is so confusing the world that we live in is stirring in an unprecedented spiral but it's the will of god that in the middle of it all that we have revival it is the will of god that we make sure that we walk and live in such a way come on that god has given us revival like this church is living in revival i know i'm not speaking to some abstract concept that you don't understand but it is the will of god that we have perpetual revival every single service every time the doors are open every time in prayer meeting on saturday meetings for outreach on friday night prayer on thursday night at spanish church on wednesday night for bible prison practice it ought to be the will of god that we're ready to lift up our voice because the hour demands it oh i believe that the conditions have never been more ripe for us to receive the revival that god wants us to receive i understand that you're looking at a young man that may not have lived in the 90s and may not have lived in the 80s and may not have lived in the 70s and i have heard my elders and my bishop and my pastor begin to describe to me the things in the revivals of the past and they invigorate me they incite me they make me want to make sure that i have the same thing but i also did not only have them tell me that they were great that they were wonderful that they were marvelous they would look at me and they say son it's time that you make sure that you bring forth the greater work it's time that you make sure that you've got revival going on in your life that you've got revival going on in your home that you've got revival going on in your school because i believe that the hundred still revivals aren't only gonna be in searching but they're gonna be in public schools i believe the hundred soul revivals aren't limited to a building it's time to work it's time to work because i'm gonna ask that musicians could come as the 11th hour workers began to go out as they began to work i just can't get past that i can't get past that i believe that people they see us in the day that we live in and there are people that will begin to say you're wasting your time and why would you do this and why would you do that and why would you why would you give your energy why would you even put energy in young people why would you even put energy on these people but i'm telling you what that the way today that we live in is in the prime conditions to receive the greatest revivals that we have ever seen because i believe that people are searching for the message that we hold dear that people are searching for somebody to lift up their voice and begin to tell them and peter said unto them repent and be baptized in the name of jesus christ and ye shall receive the gift of the holy ghost i believe that people are waiting come on to hear that the fullness of the godhead that dwelleth in jesus christ i believe that people are waiting for truth i believe people are waiting for the truth that they're waiting for the gospel i don't want to combat any lie that would say that people aren't ready that the field isn't harvested the field's not ready for harvest see by because i believe the world that we live in is a distracting one i believe that we live in a world of entertainment i believe we live in a world where you can have anything you want whatever way you want it how quick you want it when do you want it what time you can program it you can automate what you want and it seems that we live in a world where there's so easy to be distracted we live in a world that is so easy to consume your time it doesn't even matter if it's something that's productive which you can see in the clock and you have wasted so much time you can see that you went to go maybe read a book or listen to a podcast and you realize that you wasted a couple hours because there is so much time on our hands as we begin to give and search for ways in the world that we live in of entertainment it's the world that we live in it's offered to us it's easy you ain't got to work for it you don't have to spend much time out you can get it for free you can download instagram and you can you can you can go on facebook and you can listen to a podcast on spotify and and a lot of it would be good and wholesome stuff but as we realize as a time begins to slip by us and it's so easy to be blind of what's going outside to be deaf of the voices that are outside sometimes even be ignorant to the fact that they're out there i wonder if those grapes could have a voice i wonder if those grapes on that vineyard could have a voice as the others said forget them it's fine with the amount of workers that we've had we have we have hired workers at the at the third and at the six and at the ninth why would you desire that there will be more to labor in the field why would you desire that there be another group to go and do the things that we've already done why don't you see what time it is master don't you see what time it is i believe that he completely knew what time it was and understood that the time that we lived in that it demanded all our devotion all of our attention all of our energy everything i believe that there we are coming to a time where everything that we need to do it needs to be about the work of god and the kingdom of god and it seems like i haven't lived in another time besides the time that i live in now i understand that but it seems as i begin to look around and i begin to see that it seems like we are running out of time but there is still so much work to be done but in the parable he said that the workers were standing by idle that there was still so much fruit on the vine that there was still so much product in a vineyard but they were standing by idol but just because they stood by idle didn't mean that the clock stopped just because it's but the master was so and fixed on the harvest he was so focused on the grapes there was no other thing that mattered to him he didn't say look at the grapes that we've got past this point he didn't say look how many we already harvest look at how many we already have look at how many crops that we already have look at how many workers we already had look at all this that we've already got he said no there was still time there were still things to be done there are still souls to be saved and i need a water i need a worker [Music] what time is it what time is it it's time that we step outside of this building and with every bit of energy with every bit of passion with every bit of our being that it be about souls let it be about the kingdom that it be about jesus because there are those outside of these walls that we might have missed on the there are those outside of these walls we might have forgot to pick a fruit we might have passed by a fruit that wasn't mature at the time but then we forgot the we forgot the road but if you would look back on that road i would like to say that maybe that fruit is mature now that maybe it's ready now that maybe it's ready to be plucked off the fruit now in church if there's ever been a time where us as young people need to be focused lock stock and barrel about the things of god it is today i am not interested in giving my life to a life of making sure that i'm a wealthy man i'm not interested in only getting my life only to make sure that i'm an educated man although i want to be blessed although i want to be educated i am not going to give my energy i am not going to give my youth i am not gonna give my vitality to something that only prepares me for my kingdom when the kingdom of god has a need for a worker [Music] because the time demands it because the environment demands it because the word of god and the plan of god has desired that there be a voice that has lifted them into the wickedness there to be a lifted up voice in the middle of the debauchery that there be the voice lifted in the middle of the decadence in the middle of everybody that says i don't want this anymore he will have a people he will have a church he will have a bride the presence of god is moving in this place thick the holy ghost is moving in this house i believe that there is a call yes there was a third hour worker yes there was a six hour worker yes there was a nine tower worker but where are the 11th hour workers yes i understand that there was a revival in the 80s [Music] yes i understand that there was a revival in the 90s and in the 2000s but where are the revivalists of the year of 2020 of 2021 where are the 11th how are waters [Music] what time is it what time is it what time is it church could you check your clock for me could you tell me what time it is could you tell me what time it is this world is hungry this world is hungry there are young people that are confused that are told that they can live the life they want to live that they ought to make sure that they give their life to their attractions and it's okay that they can live in their perversions let's say that they can give their life to addictions that it's your choice but there's gonna be a voice like john the baptist that the prophet isaiah said repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand for this is that which was spoken of the prophet essaius shang the lord salon crying in the wilderness prepare ye the way of the lord make his path straight this is the church that we're gonna tear down the kingdom of satan we're going to tear down the strong man we're going to tear down false religion we're going to tear down false doctrine we're going to tear down humanism we're going to tear down right now in this moment let's lift our hands as they begin to sing come on they're looking for our voice they're looking for a voice they're looking for a voice although crazy we might seem although crazy we might look they're looking for a voice they're looking for a voice come on young man and young woman they're looking for a voice do not buy into the lie that says you've got to give yourself to another way the kingdom is worth looking for workers they're trying to make you sell out to a cause that is not even the worst of god [Music] we're all called to be living power workers not just young people because it's the 11th hour because i believe that it was not only 11th hour that worked in the 11th hour it was the 6th it was the 7th it was the 8th it was the 9th because they preserved full cooperation [Music] if you're here in this place you need to be baptized in jesus name if you're looking for peace hear the voice of god come on it says that unless you're born of the water and of the spirit you can't see the kingdom of god that it's got to be done in the name of jesus that you've got to receive the gift of the holy ghost come on because that will give you freedom that will give you freedom not a doctor not a lawyer not a courtroom jesus will jesus will what time is it i'm going to ask right now if the ministry can help me pray i believe that god is going to call people right now into a work into a field into a labor that is a need [Music] [Music] god's got an 11th hour work he's calling workers into the harvest field [Music] in the name of jesus in the name of jesus i'm going to go into the vineyard i want to go into the harvest field [Music] what about all those [Music] [Music] jesus [Music] oh what about faith what about them [Music] what about praise [Music] what about them [Music] me [Music] oh come on god's talking to people in this house [Music] god is speaking to the hearts of men and women in this place in the name of jesus he's calling somebody to a deeper consecration he's calling somebody to a place of burden and a labor the lord of the harvest is calling laborers to the harvest because the harvest is plenteous but the laborers the laborers of you he is the name of jesus [Music] [Music] jesus what about all those [Music] [Music] i give myself away [Music] i give myself away [Music] give myself away [Music] away [Music] me [Music] here here i am [Music] [Music] [Music] i give myself away [Music] myself away so you can do [Music] is [Music] i give myself i give myself to you [Music] my life is [Music] [Music] myself away so you can give myself away [Music] i give myself away [Music] me oh [Music] can you here i am [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Music] away [Music] my life is [Music] is [Music] [Music] myself away [Music] i give myself away [Music] myself away [Music] [Music] oh [Music] myself [Music] i give myself away [Music] please [Music] i think there's a reality sometimes we get so busy that we miss and that is this that in all of our busyness the clock still is running it's counting down and while we're here tonight we thank god for we have god's vision for the city god's vision for what he wants to do goes so much farther than what we could even imagine and the clock is ticking and it's a reality check it brings us back to center to remind us that everything we do wherever we're at the word we speak should be flavored with the power of the gospel because you never know who's listening to you so when someone cuts you off on the highway or you're in this store and somebody jumps in front of you or nature or well my nature is too quickly and yet the clock's ticking all along i've had the privilege of spending some uh last few days with brother rodriguez and the beautiful thing about this young man is he's not just some young man looking for a place to preach he's here now because of covid he was in the field i had the privilege of preaching there uh cuando fue about a year ago year and a half ago i'm going back in in may and it's a real deal i mean there are cartels and there are things running around for those of you that have never been to another country it's a it's an incredible experience because while everything is crazy is going on around outside you walk into a church building the same god you feel here in north carolina in the united states it that same feeling drops in there and it's a different language and it's a different music style and they dress differently but i'm just telling you it's it's the same god doing the same work and whether it's in north carolina or it's an ensenada mexico or wherever it's at god's in working in the earth and i i believe it man i'm i'm stirred i'm stirred there's so much to do and it's exciting to think about but beyond exciting god's waiting for the feet and the hands to get out there and start doing it sister gail and uh i'm just thankful to be a part of the kingdom i'm thankful somebody didn't let the clock run out on me and they told me about the gospel and i'm sure you feel the same way why don't we do that for somebody else tomorrow or this week why don't we invite somebody to church this weekend even if we if we if we don't feel like we have the words why don't we take a church card and just give it to somebody why don't we invite somebody the house of hey who's going to try to do that this week come on it's not hard i mean even if you can't talk you can just give a church card and run but you can do something nobody has an excuse not to tell when we started the church on the coast we had some new converts and they didn't they didn't feel real comfortable and i'm not saying do this but they didn't feel comfortable talking to people sister gail so they'd go into the international section of walmart where all the foods the beans and the rices and the seasonings and they'd stick cards between the bags of rice and between the cans of beans and stuff i'm not saying do that and i was like i'm gonna get a phone call but i thought at least they're doing something your something might be different from my something but hey we can all do something we can all do something thank you brother rodriguez thank you for pouring out your heart thank you for sharing with us ensenada and i believe god's got great things for them i believe god's got great things for him and and i believe that god's gonna bless the rodriguez family in mexico how many gonna be praying with us for them together let's why don't we pray for them right now come on pray for the rodriguez family right now that not only that god protect them but god that god explode that church come on make it a hot a hot bed of revival in mexico come on in jesus name god tear down the strong man come on with us two or three why don't we just pray for another place right now that god would give them a revival and a move of god that the hallelujah the lame would walk and the eyes would see and the ears would hear again god do it lord that's brother audrey god in jesus name i feel the holy ghost right now come on i feel the power of god i believe our prayers are sending the breaking things down come on let's not be so quick to just say oh thank you jesus come on something [Applause] jesus name in jesus name hey bring someone to church sunday invite someone to the house of god let's have our bible service this sunday here and at gear street let's and then let's come together sunday night let's just have jubilee church have dynamic church and believe god to continue to pour out his spirit how many gonna believe god for it tonight in jesus name wonderful presence of the lord god bless you it's going to be in the house of the lord you're dismissed in jesus name you

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