You about to lose your job

lead the way one of the amazing things about new birth is that we are a multi-generational church i'm grateful for our seniors who are our pillars and i'm excited about our young people who are our boulders than knocking things down in tradition and culture so that jesus name might be great in the community and in the earth today i wanted to pause and talk to our pastor of emerging generations about our new initiative of teaching financial literacy to young people in our congregation and the larger community pastor turner let me first say to you an amazing job you're doing of revitalizing our youth and our young adults but i want to jump right in tell us about this new project that we're engaged in yes sir so we pastor you launched it last week but we are so thrilled to be able to work with goal setter in partnership with them to ensure that children and youth have an opportunity to gain financial literacy early i can't even imagine where i would be had i known how to manage honor and steward money very early in my life and so we had hundreds of youth applied to this and new birth has been such an incredible partner in ensuring that we give them everything that they need at the onset of this partnership and so we're looking forward to the course of the next several weeks being able to give them assignments they will open their first savings accounts have activities that help them learn and understand money in a different way it's amazing last week just a week ago we rolled out this project earmarked for 100 young people and you all blew us away over 800 responses as a consequence we have raised the bar from 100 to 400. i wanted to pause before uh you throw tomatoes and glass bottles to both me and pastor turner we can only do 400 because of capacity and size we are the national pilot for this initiative and we want it to go well but all of our parents let not your heart be troubled we're going to roll out a second uh season in may for young people who didn't get in this first class now here's the good news in raising it up to 400 i'm thankful for those of you who have invested we already have uh partnership uh and sponsorship for 200 i've got another 100 that need to be sponsored just at forty dollars uh right below me is how it is that you can do that but that is not the only thing we're doing very quickly uh pastor kerry tell us about our scholarship initiative that's just being rolled out yes you know education is such a huge priority here at new birth and so one of the things that you were able to institute when you came here was a scholarship fund as a matter of fact new birth has a history of making sure that students have an opportunity of going to higher education and so we have launched our 2021 new birth scholarship and so students have an opportunity to begin to apply now all the way through april 15th so there is no excuses and we will be announcing in late may who those scholarships will go to amazingly last year even in the middle of covid we had a hallmark scholarship program i was proud that it was right on the campus of my alma mater morehouse college i don't know where we're going to go uh on next year but i'm going to stop on this sunday just to give you an update going forward please no uh prayerfully covet will subside fifth sundays going forward will be our youth take over sunday where they're gonna handle every aspect of our worship from the singing the speaking the fine arts all of it but because of health concerns we did not want our young people in harm's way i'm excited because the children are not just the future they are the present get engaged get involved and be a part [Music] there's a simple song that says this open the eyes of my heart [Music] open the eyes of my heart i want to [Music] [Music] lord yes open the eyes of my heart i want to see you oh i want to see you then it says to see you high and lifted [Music] shining in the light of your glory pour out your power in love as we sing holy holy only to see [Music] [Music] open the eyes of my heart i want to see you i want to see you [Music] i [Music] [Music] shining in the light of your glory [Music] he is [Music] there's nobody [Music] yes he [Music] open the eyes of my [Music] my desire is to see you [Music] i can't wait to see [Music] you [Music] i want to see [Music] yes [Music] that song is really a prayer open the eyes of my heart i want to be able to see that's the responsibility of the church is for us to be able to see what god sees there was a man who had been blinded the master touched him but he complained and bemoaned i see men as trees touch me again i want to be able to see that has been the petition of new birth god help us to see the pain the problem the predicament and the perplexities of people who live in this community as a consequence this coming saturday we are reopening the king's table to be able to be a blessing to some 8 000 families who live in this community who are living with food insecurity you remember that on last week i told you that we were incubating 100 young people between 6th and 12th grade for financial literacy you've overwhelmed and bombarded us that we didn't receive 100 applications but we received 836. and so we're enlarging that class from 100 to 400 to god be the glory we want god to open up our eyes so that we might be able to see see the fact that african americans are 14 of the u.s population but we only hold 3 percent of the nation's wealth help us to see what we're supposed to do and how we ought to respond i'm praying now that god will open up the eyes of your heart that you'll see that this is a credible ministry a ministry that understands we can't be trapped in these four walls but the earth is the lord's and the fullness thereof if your eyes have been opened through your heart to see what it is that god is doing let's not wait another moment i want to invite you to sow your seed to give your offering and your tithe even in this moment beneath me are all of the prompts by which it is that you can give through give life push pay text to give or even if you're just dropping it in the mail i ask that you would be a blessing new birth here it is on next saturday i want to come into contact with you i want to come in contact with you on this coming saturday you're going to meet me at the church to receive your communion vial as well as a vial of oil because next sunday is the first sunday in february we ought to be celebrating the sacraments together but not only that i want you to get that vial of oil because on ash wednesday we're going to do a mass virtual anointing service as we begin our sojourn towards a resurrection sunday it's an amazing time i can't wait to see you and to connect with you i can barely believe that of the first month of the year has flown by at warp speed and all month i've been preaching uh to you under of the canopy of a subject i'm working on something those of you that are working on something i want you to please just type that in the chat room even now we welcome those of you who are on periscope those on youtube those on our facebook page and soon you'll be able to hear us right on clubhouse i am working on something this is the last installment of this series and i want you to join me in first samuel chapter 17. first samuel chapter 17 verses 34 through 37 first samuel chapter 17 verses 34 through 37 but david said to saul your servant has been keeping his father sheep when a lion or bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock i went after it i struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth when it turned on me i seized it by its hair i struck it and killed it your servant has killed both the lion and the bear this uncircumcised philistine will be like one of them because he has defied the armies of the living god i want to preach today using as a subject you about to lose your job you are about to lose your job the soundtrack for last summer's memes wasn't played at cookouts or family reunions but it rolled to the top of the internet social media memes rotation there's no tracks no beats no executive producer it was all bellowed impromptu acapella the unsigned artist janiqua charles a resident of dylan south carolina was trying to re-enter a nightclub because she left her purse much to her shock she was detained by the security guard who falsely believed she was trying to break in just a party because of her insistence because she was so persistent security guard julius locklear thought it prudent to lace her in handcuffs knowing her rights she queried why are you detaining me and then started dancing and rapping gyrating which would soon become a hit you about to lose your job not only was it rhythmic but it was convicting it was convicting hear this for two reasons number one she committed no illegal offense and number two mr locklear is not a credentialed officer but merely a guard so her detainment was illegal there have been principalities and entities that have been illegally detaining you from what you are actually called to do they do not and it does not have the right to obstruct your pursuit of your divine assignment i came to arrest three principalities that i believe have been holding you hostage from what you are born to do the very first one the inmate i call into the courtroom that is about to lose its job is depression i came to tell depression you are about to lose your job depression is a mood disorder that affects the way you feel you think and behave it causes feelings of sadness even hopelessness that can last anywhere from a few hours a few days a few months and regrettably for some a few years depression works on how you feel it works against your wrists it will not stop until you have lost any ounce of interest and focus under divine authority i came to tell the depression assigned to you it's about to lose its job it doesn't have the right to block you from being happy it doesn't have the right to hold you because of what happened in your past it doesn't have the right to rob you of your self-esteem depression you must remain silent because before this week is over depression is about to lose its job the second thing that i came to arrest today after depression hear this is dependability what did you just say pastor dependability is about to lose its job an anonymous writer once said your job pays you to forget about your dreams i better give that to you again your job pays you to forget about your dreams don't let safety become a liability i better say that for somebody in the back don't let safety become a liability in case you've never experienced it quicksand is always warm it's never cold quicksand is able to envelop you because it is comfortable safety i need somebody to write this down safety requires no faith safety requires no faith i don't want you to become bound because of a consistent paycheck i don't want you to become bound because of a consistent paycheck safety i don't know who needs this today safety can be satanic safety can be satanic you are about to lose the job of comfort of reliability of dependability because it is blocking you from trusting god it's blocking you from making the greatest step in your life it is preventing you from pursuing your dreams dependability you are about to lose your job thirdly and i need you to hear me well lean in i don't want you to miss this doubt is about to lose its job doubt is about to lose its job doubt is what causes you to second guess yourself it is doubt that causes you to question your capacity it is doubt that makes you intimidated by your own ability it is doubt that forces you to guess about god it is doubt that makes you fearful about the future peter was almost locked into doubt and asked of the master master if that's you let me come to where you are the lord said to him as he sang to you today come out of that make the greatest step in your life it is doubt that will make you drown but it is faith that'll make you walk on water doubt you are about to lose your job whatever it is that has been employed to make you feel insufficient and inadequate is about to be fired because it has been working overtime to make you lose your position and your placement in the kingdom i need you to hear this i don't know who this is for but losing your job can help you find your destiny losing your job can help you find your destiny according to usa today 20 million people have lost their jobs in covin 20 million people have lost their jobs in covin 18 million people have had their jobs reduced in hours or now have been stained with the segway of being made temporary have you ever been at a moment of your own life where you felt like you were losing it that you've got burn marks on your hand because you're holding on with all of the might that you can muster have you ever been in a fleeting moment even within your own imagination we had to figure out is it just me or are the walls coming in on me we know about david writing the book of psalms we know about david's entanglement with bathsheba and we know about him getting down with goliath but rarely is his former job before becoming king ever explored and we find a few bread crumbs when we stumble into first samuel chapter 17 where samuel in fact has the responsibility of recording secretary and he rolls out the resume of david and discloses some nuances of his position of being shepherd i want to say this and i want somebody to write it down it's going to heal somebody who's going to help somebody i need you to hear this whatever you used to do has equipped you for what you are about to do you just missed it i want to give it to you again whatever you used to do has equipped you for what you are about to do i need 300 of you to write it on the screen right now whatever you used to do it has equipped you for what you are about to do malcolm gladwell one of my favorite writers in his book the tipping point said whatever you do for 10 000 hours you are a master in you just missed that whatever you do for 10 000 hours you are mastering and too many of you are masters of complaining masters are throwing pity parties masters of being incomplete in your task but god says whatever you do in the next 10 000 hours of your life i am going to make you a master in it david is rolling out to saul why it is that he is equipped and prepared to fight goliath because don't forget this i got to give it to you again i gotta underscore it i'm raising the font i need you to write it down whatever you used to do prepared you for what you are about to do i feel the the tears coming down your eyes i i feel the blood running course through your veins whatever you used to do is preparing you for what you are about to do and david is arguing to solve why he is prepared and equipped to fight goliath he said um i thought before in my previous life a lion and a bear when they came to devour the sheep because my job was shepherd i had the job and the responsibility i had the ministry role here it is to pull the sheep out of the mouth of lions and bears and i feel this today i feel it in this moment that god is getting ready to pull you out of the mouth of those who have vilified your name he's pulling you out of the mouth of those who tried to scandalize your character he's pulling your name out of the mouth of those who knowingly besmirched who it is that you are he's pulling your name out of the mouth of those who willfully and intentionally were aiming to assassinate your character says my job was to pull them out of the mouth of bears and lions the national park recommends when a bear or a lion approaches you if a bear lion approaches you here's with of the national park service recommends remain stationary don't move keep eye contact don't run but here's what i need you to see in first samuel chapter 17 the bears nor the lions ever attacked david he got in the bear and the lions way because they were attacking sheep what are you saying to me i'm telling you some of the attack on your life is because who you are ordained to rescue some of what you are going through the enemy was never focused on you but because the call on your life is to be a blessing to those who are broken and wounded that's why he has shifted his gaze david stood firm and says i'm taking this hit when it wasn't even for me can i remind you that when goliath was taunting the children of god he never took aim at david when he was taunting he was taunting david's brothers the attack on your life is so heavy it is so critical because you are anointed to fight for family members you are getting ready to break a generational curse what is on you is so significant because when you come out of this your nieces and nephews are gonna have a better way of life your god children will never know the churches of suffering you've had to endure when it is that you break free every person who carries and bears your last name will know i didn't have this fight but i'm anointed to fight for other people that's why god can trust you because you go out into the ring onto the battleground not for you but you don't want to see other people endure the degradation that you've had to deal with you don't want to see a corner but god needed to see how you are going to respond about losing the last one and whether or not your excitement about the next one will eclipse what you felt about the last one i am excited about your next job david lost his job as shepherd is all he ever knew all his father ever knew but now he's walking into a new job as king your previous job was beneath you your previous job did not match the depth of the oil that flows through your life your previous job did not pay you what you were worth your previous job tolerated you but whatever you did before is equipping you for what you're going to do next i want you to lift that hand because i feel the indwelling of the holy ghost to pray for your next position to pray for your next assignment pray for your next call i don't know where it is that you are but i want to say to you probably what you've never heard in you are about to lose your job [Music] you'll lose your job and find your assignment lose your job and find your call lose your job here it is and walk into your purpose come on lift up that hand i want you to pray with me for your next assignment it ain't nine to five i'm talking about a life fulfillment god i pray for the person whose hands are in an act of surrender you already know what's next for them prepare a table in the presence of their enemy unleash goodness and mercy to follow them if it's not too much let their cup run over give them clear confirmation that this is your will and not theirs i pray that their next job will not feel like work i better say that again i pray that their next job will not feel like work but that this is why they will wake up in the morning this is how it is that they'll go to sleep at night knowing that they are doing what they were born and created to do it's in your name jesus the son of the living god whose job was to save no good sinners like me that i pray amen i don't know who i'm talking to i don't know who this message was for but part of your life's responsibility is working out your soul salvation here at new birth there's an assignment over your life there's a call there's a grace there is a gifting that our troops so desperately needs i don't want you wallowing trying to flail your arms trying to get attention and validation this is where god is caught you did not stumble upon this ministry moment by accident everything you've gone through in the last 45 days was to ripen your heart so that you might be able to receive this word i don't know what you're going through but you feel almost as if i was talking directly to you [Music] it's simply because i was and i am i want you to join our church new birth all of the prompts are below me even now more than anything i want your soul saved i want you to give your life over to god i want you completely surrendered you've had a stellar career you've made tremendous strides in your department you are the go-to in your office but there's still a void your heart is empty your soul is vacant i want you to give your life over to god don't join me i'ma let you down a couple of weeks you're going to be mad at me a few days you'll be disappointed in me but if you give it all over to god i'm telling you it's going to be the best it's going to be the best decision of your life lastly hear me those of you who can comprehend what it is that i am attempting to communicate i already shared with you that some 20 million have lost their jobs in covet who a year ago were otherwise gainfully employed but in it amazing it's absolutely fantastic that you still can make the boastful claim i've never seen the righteous forsaken or a seed begging for bread you can hear my voice here is what i am asking of you humbly i'm asking that you would open up your heart i want you to give i want you to sow i want you to share there's an amazing mission that god has given me for new birth for this community for this church for this congregation and even for the next generation by myself i can't but together we can i'm asking all the tithers even in this moment god requires all of us to give 10 of our income back to him i want you to tithe unto god even if you're on a fixed income even if things have been tight it's been restrictive even if here it is that you've had to move some things around just to make ends meet that's why it's called the sacrifice if you don't feel it then god doesn't what am i giving up to get in god's graces when am i having to adjust because i'm mindful he made adjustments for me i want you to give that seed sacrificially saying pastor i'm sowing this seed in advance for the new career i'm getting ready to embark on for the entrepreneurial enterprise i'm about to explore for the application i'm about to submit for the phone call that i'm waiting for i better say it another way for uh the retirement that i want to receive early for the benefits i so desperately need for the way that i want to make that matches my passion even if it doesn't come with a paycheck i want god to do it for me and so today i demonstrate that love that expectation why because i've already arrested depression doubt here it is and dependability your job is to praise him to worship him and to serve him and part of the way that you do that is through your giving i'm grateful and i want you to tell everything that's holding you back you are about to lose your job

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Published: Sun Jan 31 2021