Good Morning, Happy Sabbath!
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Before we begin, I realize
that I'm not smart enough
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or intelligent enough to
communicate the realities
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of the gospel to
you this morning,
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and because of
that, I'm going to ask,
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if you don't mind, if
we could kneel together
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and ask God for special
help - is that all right?
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Dear Father in Heaven,
It is a wonderful privilege
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to be able to call You
our Father and our Friend,
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our God and our Confidant,
and Lord, surely Your presence
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is in this place, but
Lord, we're not satisfied...
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We desire more of You, Father.
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Father, right now we ask
for the gift of the Holy Spirit
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which is the only
effectual Teacher of truth.
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And we pray this
in the name of Jesus,
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and we claim the merits of His
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Holy and most
precious blood... Amen, amen
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This morning I'm going to
tell you a personal story...
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A few years back,
many years now, actually...
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I was a freshman in college,
and I received a phone call
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from my little
sister and she said to me...
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"Andre, Andre, mom has
chased dad out of the house."
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Now, if you know
anything about my family,
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you know my mom
doesn't run after anybody,
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and for her to call and
say to me that she has chased
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dad out of the house -
didn't make any sense either.
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Let me just give you
a little background..
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You see, my family, if
you had seen us growing up,
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we were considered the
"ideal Adventist family
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sitting on the front
row, you know, from dad to mom
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to big brother,
middle sister, little sister.
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You know, we sit in order...
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You follow what I'm saying?
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Everything was exactly
the way it was supposed to be,
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but I get a phone call from
my sister in my freshman year...
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"Andre, mom has
chased dad out of the house."
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You see the ostensible...
what looked like a religious
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home, was
actually in great turmoil.
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What was unity in heaven
on earth when I was little,
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when I became older,
actually became hell on earth.
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I began to think about this.
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I called around trying to
figure out where everybody was.
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I called my mother and
she answered the phone,
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and I said,
"Mom, what's going on?"
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She said, "Well,
your dad did this,
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and your dad did this,
and your dad did this."
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Went through a whole list of
all the things that my dad did.
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I said, "Mom, well is there
anything that you may have done"
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She said, "Well maybe."
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I said, "Well mom,
let me ask you a question,
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and I said, if God brought
the family back together,
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would you allow God to bring
the family back together?''
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She said, "Yes, if God
brought the family back..."
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I said, "Thank you
mother." I hung up the phone.
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I called around trying to
figure out where my dad was,
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and finally found my father
- he was at his mother's house
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and I spoke to him.
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Now you have to understand
something about my father...
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My father is a
very, very educated man;
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two Master's degrees, working
on his doctorate even today,
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and one of his
degrees is in theology...
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You know, Master's in
Divinity, I don't know how
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you can master divinity...
you follow what I'm saying?
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But he had a Master's
in Divinity and I'm calling
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my father on the
phone, and I'm talking to him
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and he is like - you
know how you say something
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and it's just
going into a dark hole.
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Everything I said was
just going into darkness.
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There was nothing being
effectual in what I was saying.
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And finally I
asked him the question...
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"Dad, if you allow God to bring
the family back together..."
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He said, "Andre, let me
just tell you right now,
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your mom did this, your mom
did this, your mom did this,
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and your mom did this."
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I said, "Dad, I'm not
asking you all those questions,
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I'm asking you one question...
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If God brought the
family back together,
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would you allow God to
bring the family back together?"
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He said, "Only if God does it."
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I said, "Thank you very
much," and hung up the phone.
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That night, 19-year-old man,
myself, cried myself to sleep
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in a fetal position because
all I knew, all I understood
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about my Christianity
was wrapped up in my parents.
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The God of my parents
was not yet my own God.
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So I cried myself to
sleep that night and I asked God
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to do something
to save my family,
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and I got up the next morning,
it was a Sabbath morning,
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put on the nice
suit, you know how we do
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when we come to
church fronting... yeah
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Put on a nice suit,
came to church and the pastor
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had an appeal or a
special prayer and he said,
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"Is anyone dealing with anything
or do you want special prayer
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for your family, just
come down to the front."
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And a whole bunch of
people came down to the front,
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and I came down to
the front, and I knelt on
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the left-hand side which is
your side, my left, your right,
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and I knelt right there.
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I remember it to this day.
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I'm on my knees and I
feel like, listen to me,
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I love my family
so much, I felt like
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I was going to die right there.
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On my knees, I was crying
and I could not stop crying.
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There was nothing anybody
could do or say that would put
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back together my
brokenness in that moment.
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And I remember as I
was on my knees praying
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and asking God for
help, I remember asking Him
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for one of two things...
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I said, "Father in Heaven,
You have to do one of two things
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for me... Either You
have to bring my mom and dad
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back together or you have
to give me what the Bible says
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is "Peace that
passes all understanding."
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You gotta do one of
the two things, Father,
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because if You don't do this,
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I don't know
what I'm going to do,
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I feel like I'm going to die."
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And as I prayed that prayer,
I promise you, my friends,
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I'm not making this up,
I remember it to this day,
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a woman put her arm around me
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because she saw that I
was crying uncontrollably...
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She put her arm around me, but
then there was something else
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that transpired...
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There was a hand - I
believe a hand from heaven,
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came down and
touched my shoulder,
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went through my
shoulder and touched my heart,
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and there was peace...
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Listen, this thing about
Christianity and the gospel,
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and Jesus is this peace and
He is the wonderful counselor,
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this is not a game, it's
not a theory, it is a reality!
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And as I'm on my knees and
this peace just comes over me,
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I couldn't make it up, it
didn't make any sense to me,
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but I felt
completely at ease with God.
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And in that moment in
time, I knew, no matter what the
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situation was, everything
was going to be all right.
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Now I tell you that story
and I want to transition now
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to another story
- about another war.
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Revelation 12- Go
there with me if you will.
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Revelation 12- There's another
war, another family dispute
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that took place, but
this war was more than just
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on planet earth between husband
and wife, son and daughter...
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This war is a war that took
place in heaven and the Bible
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tells us in Revelation
12, beginning at verse 1,
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the Bible says, "And
there appeared a great wonder
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in heaven, a woman clothed
with the sun, and the moon under
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her feet, and upon her head,
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a crown of how many
stars, my friends? 12 stars.
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And she being with
child travailing in birth,
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and pain to be delivered,
and there appeared another
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wonder in heaven. And
behold, a great red dragon
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having 7 heads and 10 horns,
and 7 crowns upon his heads."
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Well you've seen the
imagery you've seen this before.
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You've been to an evangelistic
meeting, is that right?
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Now, you've seen
the woman impregnated,
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and you see the
dragon on the other side,
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a great red dragon and
you see that this woman
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is not in any way advantageous.
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She is actually at a
disadvantage as this dragon
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seems to be coming
after her... "seems to be"
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But I want you to see verse 4...
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It says, "And his tail
drew the third part of the stars
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of heaven and did
cast them to the earth.
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And the dragon stood
before the woman which was
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ready to be
delivered for to devour her...
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what does it say
there, my friends?
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To devour her child
as soon as it was born."
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Is the dragon there
for the woman, my friends,
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is the dragon there
for the woman in this text?
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No, the dragon is
there to devour the child.
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There's something about
this child that the dragon
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does not like.
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Again, just to test
your Biblical acumen...
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A dragon in Bible
prophecy is a symbol of what?
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Look at verse 7, you
see there in verse 7,
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it says, "And there was war
in heaven and Michael and his
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angels fought
against the dragon,
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and the dragon
fought and his angels,
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and prevailed not;
neither was there a place
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found any more in heaven.
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And the great dragon was
cast out, that old serpent
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called the Devil and Satan
which deceiveth the whole world;
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he was cast out into the earth,
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and his angels
were cast out with him."
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So a dragon in Bible
prophecy is the Devil and Satan.
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Is everybody
all right with that?
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What about a
woman in Bible prophecy?
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You tell me... what is
a woman in Bible prophecy?
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Church! Very good.
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Now I'm not going to ask
you where it is in the Bible,
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but I'm going to tell you
where it is - is that all right?
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Go to Jeremiah 6:2, 2
Corinthians 11:2, Ephesians 5,
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all tell you that a
woman in Bible prophecy
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is a symbol of the church.
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So you have a warfare between
the devil and the church.
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And the church is
impregnated with a child
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that causes the devil to fear.
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Now let's take a moment...
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The Bible also says
that the devil used his tail.
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What is a "tail"
in Bible prophecy?
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Open your Bibles to Isaiah 9,
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and we're
looking now at verse #15.
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Isaiah 9:15 and I love the
sound of the pages turning.
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I hope you're taking notes.
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You should not
trust any preacher that
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stands in the pulpit. Amen?
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Well this is not the
time to trust preachers,
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no matter how charismatic
or exciting you think they are
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"Thus saith the Lord,"
and you need to make sure
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it's coming from
the Word of God. Amen?
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Isaiah 9:15- The Bible
says, "The ancient and honorable
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He is the Head and the prophet
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that teaches lies, he is
the - what, my friends? Tail.
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So the dragon used
his tail or he used lies
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to take down
one-third of the stars.
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Now you're going to give me a
good answer on this one as well.
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Revelation 1:20 tells
you that stars equal what?
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"Angels" - very
good. You're very smart.
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Revelation 1:20- tells
you that stars equal angels,
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so watch carefully -
I'm going to say this slowly
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because I need you to
make sure you understand the
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principle that
I'm laying right here.
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The devil used lies to
deceive one-third of the angels.
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Think about that for a second!
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Angels who have never sinned;
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angels who were
perfect in all their ways.
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I wonder what kind of
lies the devil told the angels
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to get them to take their
eyes off their loving God.
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I want you to open your Bibles
now - you're already in Isaiah.
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Go to Isaiah 14,
look at verse #12.
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Isaiah 14,
beginning at verse #12...
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Please notice here
what the Bible has to say...
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Isaiah 14:12- The Bible
says: "How art thou fallen from
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heaven, O Lucifer,
son of the morning!
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How art thou cut
down to the ground which
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didst what, my friends?
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Put a little flag there,
I'm going to come back to that.
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Which didst
weakened the nations.
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Verse 13- For thou
hast said in thine heart,
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"I will ascend into
heaven, I will exalt my throne
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above the stars of God.
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I will sit also on the
mount of the congregation
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in the sides of the north.
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I will ascend above the
heights above the clouds
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I will be like the Most High."
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Tell me, you tell me, you
see right there in that text,
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you tell me what is
the devil's problem?
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He has an I
problem, is that right?
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The devil has an I problem.
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I wonder if anybody in
this church has an I problem.
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I wonder if anybody in
this room has an I problem.
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You see, this I problem
caused him to have a vision
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or a goal that
usurped his position.
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He wanted something that did
not belong to him, my friends.
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He wanted something
that did not belong to him.
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He thought he
knew better than God.
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I wonder what he was thinking
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when he started
thinking this way.
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I want you to hold
your hand here or -
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you have 10
fingers, is that right?
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Four fingers, 2 thumbs,
whatever, 8 fingers, 2 thumbs.
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Go to Ezekiel 28 for a moment.
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Ezekiel 28, notice
here what the Bible says...
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Ezekiel 28:12- Notice
here what the Bible says in
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Ezekiel 28:12- and
brothers and sisters, I really
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need you to pay attention
as we do this, all right?
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Ezekiel 28:12- "Son of
man, take up a lamentation
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upon the king of
Tyre, and say unto him,
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"Thus saith the Lord
God, Thou sealest up the sum
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full of wisdom and
perfect in beauty... interesting
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Thou hast been in
Eden the garden of God.
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Every precious stone was
thy covering; the sardius,
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the topaz, the diamond, the
pearl, the onyx, the jasper,
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the sapphire, the emerald,
and the carbuncle and the gold.
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The workmanship of thy
tabrets and of thy pipes
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was prepared in thee
in the day that thou was
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... the key word
there... "created."
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Now pause for a
moment, think about it.
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I actually went back
and just wanted to see
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what these stones
looked like, right.
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So I went and looked up what
a sardius stone looked like,
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and a topaz and an
emerald, and a carbuncle.
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I went and looked them up.
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Do you realize this man
was made out of blue stones,
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and orange stones, and
red stones, purple stones.
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This is a beautiful angel!
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Absolutely
gorgeous, and in my mind,
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as I try to picture
what this angel looked like,
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I can see why this created being
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began to get
confused about his position.
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Listen to me,
this created being...
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remember he is
created - this created being
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begins to get
confused about his position
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because he's made out of
the most beautiful elements
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that you could possibly see!
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And in fact, just
to emphasize this idea,
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notice what the Bible says,
continuing on there in verse 14
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Look at verse 14, it says,
"Thou art the anointed cherub
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that covereth and
I have set thee so."
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He's the anointed cherub?
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What does the
word "anointed" mean?
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You've been here
in the conference...
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what does the
word "anointed" mean?
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That at this point, this
angel is filled with the Spirit.
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Nobody is listening right now.
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This angel is anointed.
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This angel has direct connection
with the God of heaven.
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This angel that God
created has somehow lost this
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fullness of wisdom
and now at some juncture
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in his experience... Look
at what it says in verse #17.
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Look what it
says, actually verse 16.
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Look at verse 16- it
says, "By the multitude of thy
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merchandise, they have
filled the midst of thee with...
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what my friends...
Remember, what was he filled
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with before?... What was
he filled with before? Wisdom!
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But the merchandise
has confused his mind.
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What is the merchandise?
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The diamond, the beryl,
the onyx, the emerald...
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These jewels confused
his brain cells because
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somehow he's taking
the blessing of God,
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he begins to
worship the blessing of God
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over the God of the blessing.
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Y'all are not
hearing me right now.
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Did you hear what I just said?
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He begins to
worship the blessing of God.
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You have a job right
now, right. You have a job.
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You make money, it comes in.
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Some of us want to
worship our jobs over the God
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that gave us that job.
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We have children, right?
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The children are
the joy of our life.
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They are our precious seed.
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Oh whatever they ask
for, we want to give them.
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But some of us as
parents, worship our children
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over the God that
gave us those children.
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It's by the
reason of his own beauty,
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his reason becomes confused.
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No longer is he full of wisdom,
he is now full of violence.
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Well that's strange.
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I want you to
keep your hand here...
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go back to Isaiah 6... I
want you to see something else.
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Isaiah 6- Remember the
Bible says that he's an anointed
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covering cherub.
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Isaiah 6:1- Please notice
here what the Bible has to say.
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Isaiah 6:1- The Bible says,
"In the year that King Uzziah
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died, I saw also the
Lord sitting upon a throne,
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high and lifted up and
His train filled the temple.
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... watch this now...
Above it stood the seraphims
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each one had 6 wings,
with twain he covered his face,
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and with twain
his covered his feet,
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and with twain he did
fly... and watch this...
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And one cried unto another
and said, "Holy, holy, holy
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is the Lord of hosts, the whole
earth is full of His glory."
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Now tell me something...
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You've just read the text,
so you know the answer already.
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In the text, what is
the purpose of the wings?
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With two wings,
he covers his feet;
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with two wings he
flies, and with two wings
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he covers his face...
well that's interesting.
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If you ever look at the
anointed covering cherub,
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the cherub
doesn't cover his face.
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The anointed
covering cherub has wings,
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they connect one to the other,
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and they look down directly
into the presence of God.
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See Lucifer was not a seraphim.
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Lucifer didn't
have to cover his face.
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Lucifer looked directly
into the presence of God,
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and him - Lucifer,
...you know the word
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"Lucifer" means light
bearer; one who bears light.
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Listen, I use my imagination
when I study the Bible
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so awesome, so here
you go, he's made out of
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gold and carbuncle,
emerald, topaz, sardius,
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and all these things -
so he's like blue, purple,
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and imagine the glory of
God shining through this angel.
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Can you imagine that?
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This is a beautiful angel.
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But this angel
does not cover his face.
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He sees directly
into the presence of God.
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He has access like no
other created being has...
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And this angel
leaves God's presence,
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and begins to
spread lies about God.
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Are you hearing what I'm saying?
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So some of you now, you
know, I've traveled here,
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you like me now because
I'm here in your country.
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Right? You like me!
Amen, praise the Lord!
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So I'm here in your
country, you like me,
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and what if I got up
here and I began to tell you
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a story about my wife,
and I began to slander her,
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and say bad things about her.
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You've never really had
to encounter her face-to-face
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on a one-to-one basis,
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but because you like me,
you know what I'm saying...
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Because you like me,
you will be more leaning
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towards believing
what I'm saying...
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You hear what I'm saying?
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Remember, the other angels
couldn't look directly on God.
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Lucifer does; he
leaves the presence of God,
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and he begins to
spread his lies about God.
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They don't have
access like he has access.
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Remember, Lucifer is supposed
to be a messenger of God.
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Can you imagine what
that would have been like
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if someone
that's so close to God,
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comes from God and
says, "You know what,
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God is really like this...
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He's not really like
what you think He is."
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Begins to question
God's authority in his person,
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and the principles of how
heaven is supposed to run.
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Can you imagine what
impact that might have had
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if someone so close
left the side of God,
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and began to slander
the character of God.
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Brothers and sisters, it
caused great chaos in heaven.
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I want you to go back with
me now to the book of Ezekiel.
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Go back to Ezekiel 28,
and listen, to be honest
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with you, the same warfare
that took place in heaven
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and the same way that
Lucifer did his dirt in heaven,
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is the same thing that
happens in the church today.
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I say it with a
smile... the same thing.
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Little
whisperings here and there...
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Little
backbitings here and there.
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Little talking about
members here and there...
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causing dissension and
separation in the church.
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That happens today!
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I remember being at
church on time and the guy
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didn't know that I was
sitting around the corner.
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And I heard them saying,
"Oh brother Andre, you know
00:21:55.62\00:21:57.75
oh he's a
fanatic." When he said it,
00:21:57.78\00:22:04.67
I waited until he was
done talking and then I
00:22:04.70\00:22:06.63
walked around and
he stops and says,
00:22:06.66\00:22:08.50
"Oh, happy
Sabbath, Brother Waller."
00:22:08.53\00:22:13.23
That happens too
often, don't you think?
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One moment we say one
thing to somebody in their face,
00:22:16.97\00:22:19.60
but behind their
back, we're destroying them.
00:22:19.63\00:22:23.30
In fact, I want
you to see something...
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Go back to Ezekiel
28, look at verse #16...
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Remember now when I showed
you here in Ezekiel 28:16,
00:22:30.31\00:22:33.51
it says, "By the
multitude of thy merchandise,
00:22:33.54\00:22:36.02
they have filled the
midst of thee with violence,
00:22:36.05\00:22:40.82
and now has sinned;
therefore I will cast thee
00:22:40.85\00:22:43.41
as profane out of
the mountain of God.
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And I will destroy
thee, O covering cherub,
00:22:48.32\00:22:50.76
from the midst of
the stones of fire."
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Well that's interesting
to me because in this verse,
00:22:52.81\00:22:57.59
it's saying that
he's filled with violence.
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Now I want you
to go to John 8:44
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The Gospel of John 8:44.
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Please notice here
what the Bible has to say...
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John 8:44- The Bible
says, "Ye are of your father,
00:23:12.84\00:23:19.43
the devil, and the lust
of your father ye will do."
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He was a...
what's the word there...
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He was a murderer - remember,
he was filled with violence,
00:23:27.09\00:23:30.46
but here my question
is, "How was he a murderer
00:23:30.49\00:23:32.76
from the beginning?"
What made him a murderer?
00:23:32.79\00:23:35.40
He was a murderer from
the beginning and abode not
00:23:35.43\00:23:38.23
in the truth because
there is no truth in him.
00:23:38.26\00:23:44.01
There's no what in
him, my friends?... Mercy
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When he speaketh a
lie, he speaketh of his own
00:23:50.00\00:23:54.38
for he is a liar
and the father of it.
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You know, in America, there is
a little slang that comes out...
00:24:00.10\00:24:05.70
"Who's your
daddy?" "Who's your daddy?"
00:24:05.73\00:24:12.76
Now, let me ask
you a question...
00:24:12.79\00:24:13.99
Is it ever okay to lie? EVER?
00:24:14.02\00:24:18.26
Nobody? Is it ever okay to lie?
00:24:18.29\00:24:22.98
NEVER is it okay to lie! Never
00:24:23.01\00:24:26.91
No white lie, purple
lie, green lie, blue lies.
00:24:26.94\00:24:31.68
No small lies, no lie
works out for good... none!
00:24:31.71\00:24:37.69
It may, for a moment,
stop you from getting arrested,
00:24:37.72\00:24:40.66
or it may, for a
moment, stop the great wrath of
00:24:40.69\00:24:43.91
your mother, your
granddaddy or whatever!
00:24:43.94\00:24:46.04
But at the end of the day,
that lie will lead to your death
00:24:46.07\00:24:52.26
No matter what the
lie is, big or small,
00:24:52.29\00:24:54.98
that lie is your
death, and every time you lie;
00:24:55.01\00:24:59.94
every time you falsely say
something that is not true;
00:24:59.97\00:25:03.88
every time you express something
that is not legitimately
00:25:03.91\00:25:06.65
from the Word of God,
or even in your experience
00:25:06.68\00:25:08.92
or your disposition,
every time you do it,
00:25:08.95\00:25:10.63
you are saying, "the
devil is your daddy."
00:25:10.66\00:25:15.71
He is the father of lies!
00:25:15.74\00:25:18.27
He is the originator of lies!
00:25:18.30\00:25:21.49
I don't want him as
my dad. Is that right?
00:25:21.52\00:25:23.44
I don't want to believe a
lie; I don't want to live a lie;
00:25:23.47\00:25:26.04
I want my life to be
the reality of what God
00:25:26.07\00:25:28.54
has intended for it to be
for me - is that all right?
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Now, 1 John - I want
you to go to 1 John now.
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1 John - remember
he's a murderer from
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the beginning... 1 John 3:15
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1 John 3:15- Please
notice, please notice
00:25:48.28\00:25:52.15
what the Bible
says in 1 John 3:15
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The Bible says,
"Whosoever hateth brother is a
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... what's the word?
00:26:02.26\00:26:05.38
Remember, I just read
to you that the Bible says
00:26:05.41\00:26:08.11
that Lucifer was a
murderer from the beginning!
00:26:08.14\00:26:12.73
This just told us that
if you hate your brother,
00:26:12.76\00:26:15.87
you are a murderer.
00:26:15.90\00:26:19.96
Now how do you show hatred
to someone - how do you do that?
00:26:19.99\00:26:24.82
It's easy to do, you know.
00:26:24.85\00:26:27.32
When you see someone on the
street they need food to eat,
00:26:27.35\00:26:30.47
and you turn your back
and you walk the other way.
00:26:30.50\00:26:33.91
You just murdered
your brother... Amen
00:26:33.94\00:26:39.54
You see a member in
need and you ignore the
00:26:39.57\00:26:42.73
reality of the
member of your body
00:26:42.76\00:26:45.13
because we are one body.
00:26:45.16\00:26:46.38
You see a member in
need and you turn your back
00:26:46.41\00:26:49.02
on that member,
you are a murderer.
00:26:49.05\00:26:51.95
You're a murderer!
00:26:51.98\00:26:54.33
Who is your
brother? Who is your mother?
00:26:54.36\00:26:55.99
Who are these individuals that
00:26:56.02\00:26:57.74
you're supposed to take care of?
00:26:57.77\00:26:58.80
Who is your
neighbor? Jesus said...
00:26:58.83\00:27:02.88
Brothers and sisters, we gotta
wake up and say to ourselves
00:27:02.91\00:27:07.08
"We don't want
to believe a lie."
00:27:07.11\00:27:08.56
I don't want to
say, ...listen to me...
00:27:08.59\00:27:10.02
I don't want to say
that I am a Christian
00:27:10.05\00:27:12.35
and then my life is
completely opposite of what
00:27:12.38\00:27:14.73
Christianity is all about.
00:27:14.76\00:27:17.78
I don't want to come
to church once a week and
00:27:17.81\00:27:20.31
sing songs and praises to God,
00:27:20.34\00:27:22.21
but then all week
long, I'm living something
00:27:22.24\00:27:24.45
completely
opposite... That's a lie.
00:27:24.48\00:27:29.34
You're committing murder,
you're murdering yourself,
00:27:29.37\00:27:31.70
and you're murdering
other people... Every time!
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Listen, and I pray and
ask God to help me because,
00:27:34.96\00:27:37.17
listen, there are
times when I just don't feel,
00:27:37.20\00:27:40.26
"feel" - this is a key word -
00:27:40.29\00:27:41.77
I don't "feel"
like being a Christian.
00:27:41.80\00:27:43.66
Anybody ever felt like that?
00:27:43.69\00:27:46.41
I don't "feel"
like having devotion.
00:27:46.44\00:27:49.02
I don't "feel" like
going to knock on doors.
00:27:49.05\00:27:51.10
I don't "feel" like preaching.
00:27:51.13\00:27:53.06
I don't "feel"... guess what?
00:27:53.09\00:27:54.71
Christianity is not
based on your feelings.
00:27:54.74\00:27:57.79
Feelings - faith,
faith and feelings are as
00:27:57.82\00:28:00.94
far from each other as the
00:28:00.97\00:28:02.38
east is from the
west, my friends.
00:28:02.41\00:28:05.64
The Christian does not
operate on his feelings.
00:28:05.67\00:28:08.18
The Christian does not
even operate on "I think."
00:28:08.21\00:28:14.36
The Christian
operates on the Word of God.
00:28:14.39\00:28:17.30
That's the Christian, that's
the true Christian position.
00:28:17.33\00:28:20.06
So 1 John 3:15 again says,
"Whosoever hateth his brother,
00:28:20.09\00:28:25.30
he is a murderer and
ye know that no murderer
00:28:25.33\00:28:29.17
hath eternal life abiding
in him... keep that in mind.
00:28:29.20\00:28:34.94
I want you to go into
Proverbs, the book of Proverbs,
00:28:34.97\00:28:42.67
Psalms, Proverbs - I
believe it's the 28th chapter
00:28:42.70\00:28:46.24
I want to go to... Proverbs 26.
00:28:46.27\00:28:54.01
Proverbs 26, so we're going
to begin reading at verse #22.
00:28:54.04\00:28:59.91
Proverbs 26
beginning at verse 22,
00:28:59.94\00:29:02.39
please notice what
the Bible has to say.
00:29:02.42\00:29:05.23
In Proverbs
26:22, the Bible says,
00:29:05.26\00:29:07.29
"The words of a talebearer,
... what's a talebearer?
00:29:07.32\00:29:11.52
That's a gossiper!
00:29:11.55\00:29:15.01
You know, I'll stop right
there, just to mention a point.
00:29:15.04\00:29:17.84
Gossip websites,
gossip magazines,
00:29:17.87\00:29:22.41
gossip, gossip,
gossip is of the devil.
00:29:22.44\00:29:29.27
Can I say it again?
00:29:29.30\00:29:31.38
You see, when you imbibe this
gossip, this spirit of gossip,
00:29:31.41\00:29:35.16
it is actually the
spirit of the devil.
00:29:35.19\00:29:38.33
And some of us don't
know, so we're just trying to be
00:29:38.36\00:29:40.35
entertained; trying to,
you know, deal with life,
00:29:40.38\00:29:42.92
and our pressures,
and so forth and so on,
00:29:42.95\00:29:44.57
but this says the words of
a talebearer are as wounds.
00:29:44.60\00:29:48.73
And in the New King
James, it says they are as
00:29:48.76\00:29:50.91
trifles, they're
sweet like morsels.
00:29:50.94\00:29:53.82
They go down into the
inner most parts of the belly.
00:29:53.85\00:29:56.30
"Burning lips and a
wicked heart are like potsherd
00:29:56.33\00:29:59.42
covered with silver dross."
00:29:59.45\00:30:00.75
Now watch this... "He
that hateth dissembleth
00:30:00.78\00:30:05.28
with his lips and
layeth up deceit within him,
00:30:05.31\00:30:08.20
when he speaketh fair,
believe him not; for there are
00:30:08.23\00:30:12.02
7 abominations in
his heart whose hatred is
00:30:12.05\00:30:16.61
covered by deceit."
Happy Sabbath, brother Waller.
00:30:16.64\00:30:19.80
That was deceitful.
00:30:19.83\00:30:22.14
Whose hatred is covered
by deceit... now watch this.
00:30:22.17\00:30:27.95
His wickedness shall be shown
before the whole congregation."
00:30:27.98\00:30:32.65
Verse 27- "Whoso diggeth
a pit, shall fall therein,
00:30:32.68\00:30:36.37
and he that rolleth a
stone, it will return upon him."
00:30:36.40\00:30:40.05
Now what does that mean?
00:30:40.08\00:30:41.52
That means if I'm
gossiping on somebody else,
00:30:41.55\00:30:44.27
guess what,
somebody's talking about you.
00:30:44.30\00:30:48.28
Is that right?
00:30:48.31\00:30:49.57
Now watch this - last
point that I want to make before
00:30:49.60\00:30:52.13
I transition to another thought.
00:30:52.16\00:30:53.33
It says, "A lying tongue hateth
those who are afflicted by it.
00:30:53.36\00:31:02.72
Do you see it?
What kind of tongue?
00:31:02.75\00:31:05.12
Hates... a lying tongue.
00:31:05.15\00:31:08.84
He was a murderer
from the beginning.
00:31:08.87\00:31:11.45
He was full of violence.
00:31:11.48\00:31:13.13
In his heart was deceit.
00:31:13.16\00:31:15.41
He lied about the
character and person of God.
00:31:15.44\00:31:19.79
And we have a problem
because if God's character
00:31:19.82\00:31:24.00
is impugned that way; if
he's attacked in that nature,
00:31:24.03\00:31:27.07
from someone
that's so close to Him,
00:31:27.10\00:31:29.24
how will God ever
vindicate Himself?
00:31:29.27\00:31:33.96
Have you ever...
it's funny you know,
00:31:33.99\00:31:36.20
have you ever got in
trouble or you've seen someone
00:31:36.23\00:31:39.02
get in trouble and
they defend themselves.
00:31:39.05\00:31:44.04
How well does that defense work?
00:31:44.07\00:31:45.38
It seldom works, my friends.
00:31:45.41\00:31:49.03
It seldom works.
00:31:49.06\00:31:50.12
What you have to
do... you have to have
00:31:50.15\00:31:52.27
someone else
outside of yourself come in
00:31:52.30\00:31:55.40
defense of you...
00:31:55.43\00:31:56.96
Are you hearing what
00:31:56.99\00:31:58.70
I'm saying... You have to have
00:31:58.73\00:32:00.90
someone else - you
can't just say to yourself,
00:32:00.93\00:32:02.69
"No, I didn't mean
that, I didn't do that."
00:32:02.73\00:32:04.36
No, you have to have
someone else vouch for you
00:32:04.39\00:32:06.15
to say, "You know
what, in the mouth of
00:32:06.18\00:32:08.14
two witnesses, or the
mouth of three witnesses,
00:32:08.17\00:32:11.21
let the matter be established."
00:32:11.24\00:32:13.80
So let's see what God does.
00:32:13.83\00:32:15.46
I think God is
ultimately wise and powerful.
00:32:15.49\00:32:18.15
Remember, Lucifer
was full of wisdom.
00:32:18.18\00:32:21.21
I want you now to go with
me to the book of Proverbs.
00:32:21.24\00:32:25.83
The book of Proverbs 3
now, and we are looking
00:32:25.86\00:32:28.69
particularly at a
couple of more points because
00:32:28.72\00:32:30.86
my time is running from me.
00:32:30.89\00:32:34.67
Proverbs 3- I want you
to see verses 1, 2 and 3.
00:32:34.70\00:32:38.86
Place close attention,
please write these things down.
00:32:38.89\00:32:41.39
Proverbs 3, verses 1, 2 and
3, notice what the Bible says,
00:32:41.42\00:32:46.58
"My son, forget not My
law, but let thine heart
00:32:46.61\00:32:53.45
... let thine what, my friend?
00:32:53.48\00:32:55.26
Let thine heart
keep My commandments.
00:32:55.29\00:32:59.48
Well watch, what's
the result of this?
00:32:59.51\00:33:01.23
For length of
days and long life,
00:33:01.28\00:33:04.94
and peace shall they add to you.
00:33:04.97\00:33:08.60
So when your heart
retains God's commandments,
00:33:08.63\00:33:11.75
long life, length of
days is given to you.
00:33:11.78\00:33:14.42
So what gives long
life, length of days?
00:33:14.45\00:33:16.27
What gives it, my
friends... The commandments
00:33:16.30\00:33:19.53
Now watch - I want you to go
to verse 13, watch carefully.
00:33:19.56\00:33:23.47
Watch carefully my friends.
00:33:23.50\00:33:25.46
The Bible says in verse
13, "Happy is the man that
00:33:25.49\00:33:28.91
findeth wisdom, and the
man that getteth understanding.
00:33:28.94\00:33:34.21
For the merchandise of it
00:33:34.24\00:33:38.88
is better than the merchandise
00:33:38.91\00:33:41.76
of silver and the
gain thereof of fine gold.
00:33:41.79\00:33:46.15
Did you get it
or did you miss it?
00:33:46.18\00:33:47.33
See, this is what I
got. This is what I got.
00:33:47.36\00:33:48.94
Lucifer was confused
because of his merchandise.
00:33:48.97\00:33:53.83
Remember, he was full of wisdom,
00:33:53.86\00:33:56.90
but his wisdom is corrupted
because of the merchandise.
00:33:56.93\00:34:00.01
Now here, the
wise one is saying...
00:34:00.04\00:34:04.27
"Look, wisdom and understanding
00:34:04.30\00:34:06.95
is more valuable
than merchandise."
00:34:06.98\00:34:11.12
Watch what he says...
"Happy is the man that
00:34:11.15\00:34:13.04
findeth wisdom and the man
that getteth understanding.
00:34:13.07\00:34:15.02
For the merchandise
of it is better than
00:34:15.06\00:34:16.84
the merchandise of silver and
the gain thereof of fine gold.
00:34:16.88\00:34:20.05
She is more
precious than rubies;
00:34:20.08\00:34:22.33
and all the things
that thou canst desire
00:34:22.36\00:34:24.82
is not to be compared unto her.
00:34:24.85\00:34:26.33
Length of days is
in her right hand,
00:34:26.36\00:34:31.28
and in her left
hand riches and honor."
00:34:31.31\00:34:33.41
Question... What else gave
us length of days prior to this?
00:34:33.44\00:34:37.18
What gave us length of
days? The Commandments!
00:34:37.21\00:34:40.93
So the commandments
and wisdom are synonymous
00:34:40.96\00:34:46.00
...listen to what
I'm saying to you,
00:34:46.03\00:34:47.31
are you hearing
what I'm saying to you?
00:34:47.34\00:34:48.89
The Commandments of
God and the wisdom of God
00:34:48.92\00:34:52.11
are synonymous - they go
one and the same together.
00:34:52.14\00:34:55.54
Lucifer was full of
wisdom, that means Lucifer
00:34:55.57\00:34:59.21
beheld the Law of God
and loved the Law of God.
00:34:59.24\00:35:03.74
He beheld it and he loved it.
00:35:03.77\00:35:07.07
David says he meditates
on the law day and night.
00:35:07.10\00:35:13.47
Question... Do you do that?
00:35:13.50\00:35:17.36
Just asking questions,
not pointing any fingers.
00:35:17.39\00:35:21.81
Do you meditate upon
God's Law day and night?
00:35:21.84\00:35:25.42
And then you should
ask yourself the question,
00:35:25.45\00:35:26.84
"How can I meditate on
God's Law day and night?"
00:35:26.87\00:35:31.65
Go with me to
Psalm 119, watch this...
00:35:31.68\00:35:38.34
Psalms, Proverbs, Psalms
119 beginning at verse 97...
00:35:38.37\00:35:47.84
And notice what the
Bible says in Psalm 119:97...
00:35:47.87\00:35:52.98
The Bible says, "O
how I love thy law!
00:35:53.01\00:35:56.89
It is my meditation all the day.
00:35:56.92\00:35:58.79
Thou through Thy
commandments has made me wiser
00:35:58.82\00:36:04.49
than mine enemies,
for they are ever with me.
00:36:04.52\00:36:06.52
I have more understanding
than all my teachers,
00:36:06.55\00:36:10.92
for Thy
testimonies are my meditation.
00:36:10.95\00:36:13.11
I understand more than
the ancients because I keep
00:36:13.14\00:36:15.85
Thy precepts. I
have refrained my
00:36:15.88\00:36:17.98
feet from every evil way
that I might keep Thy word.
00:36:18.01\00:36:21.88
I have not
departed from Thy judgments
00:36:21.91\00:36:24.80
for Thou hast taught me."
00:36:24.83\00:36:27.26
That's powerful. Let
me ask you a question.
00:36:27.29\00:36:31.16
Just a personal
question, a private question...
00:36:31.19\00:36:33.19
When you get up in the
morning, and you put your
00:36:33.22\00:36:34.72
plate on the table...
00:36:34.75\00:36:35.84
do you take the law and
compare it to your plate?
00:36:35.88\00:36:39.45
When you take your
clothes, and you put them on,
00:36:39.48\00:36:41.51
you're thinking to put them on,
00:36:41.54\00:36:43.17
do you take God's law and
compare it to your clothes
00:36:43.20\00:36:45.89
to see if this is
the right thing to do?
00:36:45.92\00:36:48.89
Are you hearing what I'm saying?
00:36:48.92\00:36:50.06
Because of our natural selves,
our own intellect and wisdom,
00:36:50.09\00:36:55.47
will lead us to destruction.
00:36:55.50\00:36:57.75
Look around our
world! Look around our world!
00:36:57.78\00:37:02.94
Think about
marriages that are broken up...
00:37:02.97\00:37:06.72
because the husband
stepped out on the wife,
00:37:06.75\00:37:09.19
or the wife
stepped out on her husband.
00:37:09.22\00:37:11.59
Think about the
children that are disrespecting
00:37:11.62\00:37:13.90
their parents all around
the world. Think about it!
00:37:13.93\00:37:17.01
You tell me if God's
way is not the best way.
00:37:17.96\00:37:20.98
There's a problem
in the land today...
00:37:21.02\00:37:22.60
Man thinks that
he's wiser than God.
00:37:22.63\00:37:26.23
Man thinks..
because he went to school,
00:37:26.26\00:37:28.25
that his education now
puts him in the position
00:37:28.28\00:37:30.68
to look at the
Bible and critique it
00:37:30.71\00:37:32.74
as if he has some type of power.
00:37:32.77\00:37:37.10
I'm going to share
something with you...
00:37:37.13\00:37:38.39
I find it fascinating.
I want you to hear...
00:37:38.43\00:37:39.69
In fact, before I
share it with you,
00:37:39.72\00:37:40.85
I want to go now to the book,
oh yes, same book, Proverbs.
00:37:40.88\00:37:47.87
Proverbs, go back to Proverbs.
00:37:47.90\00:37:49.43
I moved to Psalms,
go back to Proverbs.
00:37:49.46\00:37:53.27
Psalms, Proverbs -
go back to Proverbs.
00:37:53.30\00:37:54.82
Watch this now...
about to make a transition.
00:37:54.85\00:37:58.34
In Proverbs 3- same
chapter, look at verse #19.
00:37:58.37\00:38:07.61
It says, "The Lord by
wisdom... The Lord by wisdom
00:38:07.65\00:38:16.35
hath founded the
earth; By understanding,
00:38:16.38\00:38:21.18
hath He established the heavens.
00:38:21.21\00:38:24.18
By His knowledge,
the depths are broken up,
00:38:24.21\00:38:27.65
and the clouds
dropped down the dew."
00:38:27.68\00:38:30.66
So based on this
verse, the Lord, by wisdom
00:38:30.69\00:38:34.12
established the whole world.
00:38:34.15\00:38:36.56
I thought that was fascinating.
00:38:36.59\00:38:38.36
But go back to the
book of Genesis now.
00:38:38.39\00:38:39.91
Go to the book of
Genesis 1, and watch carefully
00:38:39.94\00:38:43.39
as I read to you what
began to transpire at creation.
00:38:43.42\00:38:47.10
In Genesis 1 beginning
at verse #3, the Bible says,
00:38:47.13\00:38:50.51
"And God said,
"Let there be light."
00:38:50.54\00:38:55.85
Verse 6, "And God said,
"Let there be a firmament."
00:38:55.88\00:38:59.26
Jump down to verse #11,
"God said, "Let the earth
00:38:59.29\00:39:03.19
bring forth grass, and
the herb yielding seed."
00:39:03.22\00:39:05.44
Jump down to verse #14,
"And God said, "Let there be
00:39:05.47\00:39:08.51
lights in the firmament
of heaven to divide the
00:39:08.54\00:39:10.76
day from the night
and let them be for signs,
00:39:10.79\00:39:13.31
and for seasons, and
for days, and for years."
00:39:13.34\00:39:18.20
How did God create the world?
00:39:18.23\00:39:21.20
He said it. Could
I ask you a question?
00:39:21.23\00:39:24.83
How many of you
think you are God?
00:39:24.86\00:39:28.29
Can you speak and
things come into existence?
00:39:28.32\00:39:32.15
The Spirit of God moved
upon the face of the deep;
00:39:32.18\00:39:34.28
He spoke - birds
came! That's power!
00:39:34.31\00:39:38.99
God spoke and animals just
started appearing out of nowhere
00:39:39.02\00:39:43.41
The Word spoke and it
was done, and this Word
00:39:43.44\00:39:47.23
was based on wisdom.
00:39:47.26\00:39:51.02
There was
nothing... think for a moment,
00:39:51.05\00:39:54.16
think for a moment with me.
00:39:54.19\00:39:55.38
There was nothing,
there was absolutely nothing.
00:39:55.41\00:39:57.61
Everything here is just
chaotic; there was just water
00:39:57.64\00:40:00.16
a bunch of places, and
God speaks and as He speaks,
00:40:00.19\00:40:03.13
all of creation just kind of
orchestrates around His word.
00:40:03.16\00:40:07.89
I tell you, that's
power! That's power!
00:40:07.92\00:40:12.92
I'm going to read
something to you now.
00:40:12.95\00:40:14.80
Based on what I just
said to you, watch this...
00:40:14.83\00:40:17.90
The creative energy
that called the worlds
00:40:17.93\00:40:22.52
into existence is
in the Word of God.
00:40:22.55\00:40:26.15
Wait - This Word
imparts power, it begets life.
00:40:26.18\00:40:33.90
Every command is a
promise accepted by the will,
00:40:33.93\00:40:38.82
received into the
soul, it brings with it
00:40:38.85\00:40:43.00
the life of the Infinite One!
00:40:43.03\00:40:47.59
So when I open this Book...
this is no ordinary Book.
00:40:47.62\00:40:49.57
You see, this
is not Shakespeare.
00:40:49.60\00:40:50.86
This is not some book for
school for a class young man.
00:40:50.95\00:40:54.10
This Book, when
I open this book,
00:40:54.13\00:40:55.52
this is the Word of God.
00:40:55.55\00:40:57.11
And when I read
it, and I believe it,
00:40:57.14\00:40:58.94
there's transformation power
that begins to affect my life!
00:40:58.97\00:41:04.69
Accepted by the will,
received into the soul.
00:41:04.72\00:41:08.10
It brings with it the
life of the Infinite One.
00:41:08.13\00:41:13.14
Oh that's why the
devil is so smart, you know.
00:41:13.17\00:41:15.71
You see, he does
everything possible to
00:41:15.74\00:41:17.74
get us not to study the Word.
00:41:17.77\00:41:21.93
You think about your life,
I don't even have to tell you.
00:41:21.96\00:41:24.41
The Holy Spirit is
already telling you,
00:41:24.44\00:41:25.72
"Think about your
life, think how busy you are.
00:41:25.75\00:41:28.29
Think about all the books
you read outside of the Bible.
00:41:28.32\00:41:34.21
Think about all
the TV shows you watch,
00:41:34.24\00:41:36.28
and the games you like to play,
00:41:36.31\00:41:38.04
and the sports you want to do."
00:41:38.07\00:41:39.73
"Think about all those
things and then think about
00:41:39.76\00:41:41.83
how much time do you
really spend in this Book
00:41:41.86\00:41:44.95
that gives you
transformation power!"
00:41:44.98\00:41:47.63
The Lord, by wisdom,
established the earth.
00:41:54.66\00:41:58.54
He spoke and it was done.
00:41:58.57\00:42:02.94
I don't care what a pope
says, there's no such thing
00:42:02.97\00:42:05.35
as evolution...Amen!
God spoke and it was done!
00:42:05.38\00:42:10.33
Take that idea now...
I want you to go with me
00:42:10.37\00:42:15.25
... Oh, I have
to move so quickly,
00:42:15.28\00:42:16.70
but I believe the
Spirit will help me.
00:42:16.74\00:42:18.08
I want you to go with
me to the book of John.
00:42:18.12\00:42:19.95
John 1 beginning at verse #1
00:42:19.99\00:42:24.71
Please HEAR what
I'm going to say to you.
00:42:24.75\00:42:27.76
John 1:1- The Bible says,
"In the beginning was the Word
00:42:27.80\00:42:35.39
and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God.
00:42:35.42\00:42:38.76
The same was in
the beginning with God.
00:42:38.79\00:42:39.90
All things were made
by Him and without Him
00:42:39.93\00:42:44.28
was not anything
made that was made.
00:42:44.31\00:42:47.48
In Him was life and the life was
the what?.. the light of men."
00:42:47.51\00:42:56.39
My friends, the Word...
00:42:56.42\00:42:59.08
Who is this Word?
Tell me who this Word is?
00:42:59.12\00:43:00.71
This is the Word of
God, this is JESUS in flesh.
00:43:00.74\00:43:04.20
In... now watch, watch
what I say to you now...
00:43:04.24\00:43:07.66
Remember the Spirit of God
moved upon the faces of deep.
00:43:07.70\00:43:10.25
The earth was completely
corrupt, it had no order.
00:43:10.28\00:43:14.65
They used the word "abuso" as
if there's this deep, dark pit.
00:43:14.69\00:43:18.07
And when the Word
came into "abuso,"
00:43:18.10\00:43:20.43
He now organizes and
orchestrates what the
00:43:20.46\00:43:23.82
world is supposed to
be when the Word comes in.
00:43:23.85\00:43:27.39
The Word was made flesh.
00:43:27.42\00:43:32.13
Verse 14- "And the Word
was made flesh and dwelt
00:43:32.16\00:43:37.06
among us, and we
beheld His glory...
00:43:37.09\00:43:39.89
The glory as of the
only begotten of the Father,
00:43:39.92\00:43:43.31
full of grace and truth.
00:43:43.34\00:43:44.95
Look at verse 18- "No
man has seen God at anytime.
00:43:44.98\00:43:47.92
The only begotten Son which
is in the bosom of the Father,
00:43:47.95\00:43:52.31
He has declared Him."
00:43:52.34\00:43:54.67
Wait, why is that important?
00:43:54.70\00:43:55.89
Remember, I told you,
Lucifer was an anointed
00:43:55.92\00:43:57.91
covering cherub; he stood
in the direct presence of God.
00:43:57.94\00:44:00.17
He was as close as a
created being could get,
00:44:00.20\00:44:02.60
but then God said,
"I will send someone
00:44:02.63\00:44:04.90
that's even closer to Me
to vindicate Me to mankind."
00:44:04.93\00:44:09.77
No body heard me!
00:44:09.80\00:44:12.66
Listen to what I said...
00:44:12.69\00:44:13.81
Remember, I told you,
God is not just going to say
00:44:13.84\00:44:15.86
himself, I'm not evil,
so He sends someone that's
00:44:15.89\00:44:20.01
tight in his bosom.
00:44:20.04\00:44:21.92
He said, "Son, will
You go down and let the
00:44:21.95\00:44:24.20
world know what
I'm really like."
00:44:24.23\00:44:27.07
"Son, will you go down
and demonstrate for the
00:44:27.10\00:44:30.26
confusion that is in humanity,
00:44:30.29\00:44:32.16
I want You to put on
that confusion... flesh,
00:44:32.19\00:44:36.23
put it on, and that
creative energy that I used
00:44:36.26\00:44:41.04
to create the world...
Well, I want you to use it
00:44:41.07\00:44:42.95
to re-create man.
00:44:42.98\00:44:45.28
I want you to use it to
re-create man in the very
00:44:45.31\00:44:47.99
image of God. I
want you to put on flesh.
00:44:48.02\00:44:50.18
I want you to walk among them.
00:44:50.21\00:44:51.48
I want you to show
them what they can be
00:44:51.51\00:44:54.85
if they simply trust
the Word." 2 Corinthians
00:44:54.88\00:45:04.09
2 Corinthians
chapter 4, 2 Corinthians 4.
00:45:04.12\00:45:11.70
I'm going to
start reading verse #3.
00:45:11.73\00:45:17.32
2 Corinthians 4
beginning at verse #3
00:45:17.35\00:45:20.62
please notice as I begin to
wrap this up what the Bible says
00:45:20.65\00:45:23.44
It says, "But if our gospel
be hid...Now who would hide it?
00:45:23.47\00:45:27.95
Who would hide the gospel?
Well the devil would do that.
00:45:27.98\00:45:31.25
If our gospel be hid, it is
hid to them that are lost. Why
00:45:31.28\00:45:36.22
In whom the god of this
world hath blinded the minds
00:45:36.25\00:45:40.37
of them which believe
not, lest the light of the
00:45:40.40\00:45:45.23
glorious gospel of
Christ who is the... Who is He?
00:45:45.26\00:45:48.60
He is the image of God.
... should shine unto them.
00:45:48.63\00:45:53.04
For we preach not ourselves,
but Christ Jesus the Lord,
00:45:53.07\00:45:56.11
and ourselves, your
servants for Jesus' sake."
00:45:56.14\00:45:58.67
Now watch this... For God
who commands the light to shine
00:45:58.70\00:46:03.85
out of darkness...
Remember, He said, "Let there
00:46:03.88\00:46:05.96
be light, and there was light."
00:46:05.99\00:46:08.38
"For God who commanded the
light to shine out of darkness,
00:46:08.41\00:46:11.93
hath shined... where
my friend? in our hearts."
00:46:11.96\00:46:16.20
So what God is doing,
God is equating the confusion
00:46:16.23\00:46:20.27
of the original world...
00:46:20.30\00:46:22.00
to the confusion of
each one of our hearts.
00:46:22.03\00:46:24.80
That's what He's doing,
and I don't care if you're
00:46:24.83\00:46:27.61
Adventist for 50
years, you still have the same
00:46:27.64\00:46:30.21
type of heart if you
haven't given it to Jesus.
00:46:30.24\00:46:33.75
You can cover it with
all your religious activities
00:46:33.78\00:46:36.74
if you want to, but we need
the Spirit to work inside of us
00:46:36.77\00:46:40.72
to orchestrate, if
you will, a rejuvenation,
00:46:40.75\00:46:44.23
a revolution in
our hearts, my friends.
00:46:44.26\00:46:48.54
It says, and I'm finishing,
"For God, who commanded
00:46:48.57\00:46:51.92
the light to shine out
of darkness hath shined
00:46:51.95\00:46:54.16
in our hearts to get
the light of the knowledge
00:46:54.19\00:46:57.49
of the glory of God in
the ... what does it say?
00:46:57.52\00:47:01.30
... in the face of Jesus.
00:47:01.33\00:47:04.06
I'll tell you a funny story...
00:47:04.09\00:47:07.26
My wife and I, you know
we're married now for 8 years,
00:47:07.29\00:47:10.16
praise the Lord...but
when we first got married,
00:47:10.19\00:47:12.81
you know, I go to bed for one
reason - I go to bed to sleep.
00:47:12.84\00:47:17.17
My wife likes to
go to bed and talk.
00:47:17.20\00:47:21.98
So I come to bed and I
lay down and, you know,
00:47:22.01\00:47:25.75
she starts talking to me -
you know we're face-to-face,
00:47:25.78\00:47:27.63
the lights are off
now, we're face-to-face,
00:47:27.66\00:47:29.42
and we're talking and
then, you know, I start kind of
00:47:29.45\00:47:31.93
dozing off, and so I kind of
turn my shoulder to go to sleep
00:47:31.96\00:47:34.96
on the other side,
right? And she pokes me.
00:47:34.99\00:47:39.57
So I have to turn my
face back this way to
00:47:39.60\00:47:42.75
engage her once again,
even though it's dark...
00:47:42.78\00:47:45.58
you understand what I'm saying?
00:47:45.61\00:47:49.73
She wants me to face
her even in the dark.
00:47:49.76\00:47:55.26
I wonder why it says,
"We behold the image of God
00:47:55.29\00:47:58.75
in the face of Jesus."
00:47:58.78\00:48:02.29
It doesn't say - We could
behold Him in His kneecaps,
00:48:02.32\00:48:04.36
or in His side or in His
knees or anything like that.
00:48:04.39\00:48:06.55
We behold Him in His face.
00:48:06.59\00:48:07.62
There's something about
looking into someone's face,
00:48:07.66\00:48:11.74
and the devil does not
want you to look at Jesus' face.
00:48:11.77\00:48:15.87
He doesn't want you to see Him!
00:48:15.90\00:48:17.92
Because when you see
Him, He's the most lovely,
00:48:17.95\00:48:20.57
the most awesome,
the most beautiful.
00:48:20.60\00:48:23.82
He's the most caring, the
most wise, intelligent being
00:48:23.85\00:48:27.54
that you could
absolutely link up with for
00:48:27.57\00:48:30.00
the rest of your life, but He
doesn't want you to see His face
00:48:30.03\00:48:32.94
but I want to see His face,
don't you want to see His face?
00:48:32.97\00:48:36.78
My dad told me a
story, I was there,
00:48:36.87\00:48:40.84
but I was a baby, so
my dad said that he was
00:48:40.88\00:48:45.02
painting the house...my
mom and dad told me the story.
00:48:45.05\00:48:46.74
He was painting the house and
as he was painting the house,
00:48:46.77\00:48:49.33
my mom went into labor.
00:48:49.36\00:48:52.17
And as my mom went into labor,
they called him at his house,
00:48:52.20\00:48:55.96
and he said he couldn't
catch the bus because the bus
00:48:55.99\00:48:58.65
was running late and he
said, "You know, Andre, I ran
00:48:58.68\00:49:02.23
from the house to the hospital,"
and he said the song that he
00:49:02.26\00:49:07.78
sang on the way was, "I
just want to see his face,
00:49:07.81\00:49:12.73
I just want to see his face."
00:49:12.76\00:49:16.63
Now, all the way,
he's running, just running.
00:49:16.66\00:49:20.43
That's what I want to do,
I just want to see His face.
00:49:20.46\00:49:23.82
I just want to see His face.
00:49:23.85\00:49:27.16
And God is preparing youth
and adults right here in this
00:49:27.19\00:49:29.57
last generation to
see His face. Not to...
00:49:29.60\00:49:32.71
listen, not to die
and then see Him. No, no
00:49:32.74\00:49:35.63
He wants the generation
to be here and just look
00:49:35.66\00:49:37.77
on His face - this is
who I have been waiting for.
00:49:37.80\00:49:42.19
NOT AFRAID! Not
afraid of the crisis.
00:49:42.22\00:49:45.62
No, send me through the crisis.
00:49:45.65\00:49:47.89
Father, if you see
fit to send me, send me,
00:49:47.92\00:49:50.04
because I know you'll be
with me through the whole way.
00:49:50.07\00:49:53.92
I want to tell you the end
of the story of my mom and dad.
00:49:53.95\00:49:56.99
You know they're married today
much happier now than before.
00:49:57.03\00:50:01.03
God stepped in with His
Word, and recreated, rejuvenated
00:50:01.07\00:50:05.04
their life and I
believe God can do the same
00:50:05.08\00:50:08.02
for any family or any
child, or any boy, woman,
00:50:08.05\00:50:10.68
anybody in this room today.
00:50:10.71\00:50:12.72
How many want God
to do something special
00:50:12.75\00:50:15.03
in their hearts today?
00:50:15.06\00:50:16.48
How many want God to
rejuvenate and create
00:50:16.51\00:50:19.09
in you something
that you yourself don't
00:50:19.12\00:50:21.46
have the ability to do.
00:50:21.49\00:50:22.74
You want that for yourself?
00:50:22.77\00:50:24.33
Go to your knees with me...
00:50:24.36\00:50:25.48
Let's ask God to help us.
00:50:25.51\00:50:30.78
Lord I want to be a Christian
in my heart, in my heart.
00:50:35.39\00:50:51.39
Lord I want to be a
Christian in my heart.
00:50:51.42\00:51:03.93
In my heart, in my heart,
00:51:03.96\00:51:15.72
Lord I want to be a
Christian in my heart.
00:51:15.75\00:51:27.35
Lord I want to be more holy.
00:51:27.38\00:51:29.52
Lord I want to be more
holy in my heart, in my heart.
00:51:29.55\00:51:46.68
Lord I want to be
more holy in my heart.
00:51:46.71\00:51:59.40
In my heart, in my heart,
00:51:59.43\00:52:12.67
Lord I want to be
more holy in my heart.
00:52:12.70\00:52:25.02
Lord I want to be like Jesus.
00:52:25.05\00:52:26.96
Lord I want to be like
Jesus in my heart, in my heart.
00:52:26.99\00:52:44.72
Lord I want to be
like Jesus in my heart.
00:52:44.75\00:52:57.44
In my heart, in my heart,
00:52:57.47\00:53:10.30
Lord I want to be
like Jesus in my heart.
00:53:10.33\00:53:23.45
Dear Father in Heaven,
00:53:23.48\00:53:24.71
You've heard our prayer in song.
00:53:24.74\00:53:27.78
We just want to be like You.
00:53:27.81\00:53:29.57
We don't want
to take Your place.
00:53:29.60\00:53:31.30
We just want to be like You.
00:53:31.33\00:53:32.53
We want to love You, Father.
00:53:32.56\00:53:34.61
We want to learn
to love other people.
00:53:34.64\00:53:36.41
We want to be sacrificial,
but we're not, Father.
00:53:36.44\00:53:38.50
Our hearts are
far from You, Lord.
00:53:38.53\00:53:40.71
And we ask, Father,
that You take our hearts,
00:53:40.74\00:53:43.81
we cannot give them;
they are Your property.
00:53:43.84\00:53:46.43
We ask, Father, that You keep
00:53:46.46\00:53:47.75
them for we cannot
keep them ourselves.
00:53:47.78\00:53:49.87
We ask, Lord, that You
raise us into a pure and holy
00:53:49.90\00:53:52.84
atmosphere where the
rich currents of your love
00:53:52.87\00:53:55.62
float through our souls.
00:53:55.65\00:53:57.27
And we pray all this
in the name of Jesus.
00:53:57.30\00:53:59.29
And we thank You for
answering our prayer... Amen
00:53:59.32\00:54:02.67