Participants: Carlton P. Byrd
Series Code: BOL
Program Code: BOL000013
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00:00 ♪ (Theme Song) ♪ ♪ Jesus is worthy ♪
00:10 ♪ oh yes he's worthy ♪ ♪ ...worthy of all... ♪ 00:17 ♪ (Music) ♪ PB: God is about to pour 00:24 out his spirit upon all flesh. 00:25 Now the primary application of the text of the former 00:30 rain and the latter rain is the restoration of 00:33 adequate rainfall. 00:36 The former rain fell in the fall, promoted germination; 00:41 the latter rain fell in the spring and helps to bring 00:43 the grain crops to maturity. 00:47 In its application to us God's church the former rain 00:49 and the latter rain both represent the work 00:53 of the Holy Ghost. 00:56 The former rain or the early rain represents the outpouring 00:59 of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost as recorded in 01:02 Acts Chapter 2. 01:04 Whereas the latter rain represents the final outpouring 01:08 of the Holy Ghost which produces a ripening of 01:11 the harvest in the last days. 01:13 The time of the latter rain is the time of the loud cry. 01:18 It's a message of Christ's righteousness 01:21 it's a sound from one end of the earth to the other to 01:24 prepare the work of the Lord. 01:26 This is not merely a little downpour but this 01:30 is a heavy rain a heavy downpour 01:33 because as one of my favorite writers in great controversy 01:35 writes the great work of the Gospel cannot 01:39 close with less power than marked its opening. 01:43 The latter rain gives power to the loud voice of the 01:49 third angel of Revelations 14. 01:52 It prepares God's church for the coming of Jesus Christ on 01:57 the day of Pentecost with the Apostles the disciples 02:01 according to Acts Chapter 2 were filled with the 02:04 Holy Ghost. 02:05 Peter asserts that this is that which was spoken by 02:09 the prophet Joel in Joel Chapter 2. 02:12 This was the former rain the manifestation of the spirit 02:16 was to prophet to everybody. 02:20 Well the events of Pentecost were but a partial fulfillment 02:25 of Joel's prediction. 02:29 In other words excuse my English but you ain't 02:33 seen nothing yet. 02:35 The prophecy great controversy says is to reach its full 02:42 accomplishment in the latter rain in the last days. 02:48 Then that means it will reach its full manifestation in us. 02:56 That's why now the forecast calls for rain. 03:01 God wants the Holy Ghost to rain in us now. 03:07 I'm in church because I need some rain in my life. 03:14 I've been in a drought. 03:16 I need some rain. 03:18 And the forecast calls for rain. Now let me be clear. 03:23 I'm a preacher. 03:25 I'm not a weather man. 03:27 I'm not a meteorologist. 03:29 But I can tell you something about rain. 03:32 Number one let me tell you this if the atmosphere is cold 03:37 before clouds are heavy enough to precipitate 03:41 water molecules bond with particles in the air. 03:46 So if the atmosphere is cold you get snow. 03:57 Now if the atmosphere is cool the same water molecules 04:01 will bond with cool particles in the air and you 04:02 will get sleet. 04:03 But if the atmosphere is warm and water molecules 04:06 bond with warm particles in the air you get rain. 04:12 I'm going somewhere. 04:13 So you have cold with snow. 04:16 You have cool with sleet. And with warm 04:19 you have rain. 04:21 Now when it snows things shut down. 04:26 Things are cloudy when it snows. 04:30 Visibility is limited when it snows. 04:33 When it snows I know you get snowed in. 04:37 You get locked in. 04:39 You can't go anywhere in a blizzard. 04:42 You can't go anywhere in a snowstorm. 04:44 When you get sleet the roads get icy 04:48 and seemingly normal situations because of sleet 04:54 become very difficult. 04:55 It's hard to drive in sleet. 04:57 It's hard to walk in sleet. 04:59 You slip you slide you fall in sleet. 05:03 But when it rains rain has a way of 05:10 washing things away. 05:12 Rain refreshes things. 05:15 Rain makes things clearer cleaner brighter. 05:20 When you ask God to come into your life 05:24 if your heart is cold your life will shut down. 05:32 Your life will be snowed in. 05:35 You won't go anywhere. 05:38 If the atmosphere in your heart is cold 05:41 your heart bonds with cold particles and your 05:45 life shuts down. 05:46 If the atmosphere in your life is cool 05:48 when it seems like you're ready to move 05:50 forward that which would seem like normal steps 05:53 you will find yourself in sleeting situations. 05:58 Slipping sliding falling. 06:03 But when your heart is warm when it's just right to 06:11 receive the Holy Ghost the Holy Ghost will begin 06:15 to rain down in your life. 06:18 And I'm here to tell you I've seen it rain so hard 06:22 that entire houses have been washed away 06:25 entire communities and cities have been washed away. 06:30 They've been cleaned up and cleaned out. 06:32 And that's what the Holy Ghost would do in your life 06:35 when you let him rain in your life. 06:39 Holy Ghost will clean you up. 06:40 Holy Ghost will clean you out. 06:43 You will be a new man a new woman. 06:45 If any man be in Christ he's a new creature. 06:50 Old things are passed away. 06:51 All things become new. 06:53 When it rains God changes you. 06:56 God changes the old man. 06:59 God washed the old man away. 07:03 God cleans you up. 07:04 God cleans you out. 07:06 Let me tell you when it rains 07:07 let me help you understand saints are 07:11 made out of sinners deacons are made 07:14 out of drunkards delivered preachers are 07:17 made out of dope pushers prayer warriors are made 07:20 out of prostitutes. 07:22 When it rains choir members are made 07:25 out of club goers character builders out of 07:29 character assassins evangelists out of infidels 07:33 believers out of doubters strong men out of weak men 07:39 brave men out of scared men good men out of mean men 07:43 humble men out of high-minded men 07:45 best men out of the worst men 07:48 church builders out of church fighters 07:52 church lovers out of church haters 07:56 conquerors out of cowards gospel writers 08:00 out of tax collectors fishers of men out of 08:05 fishermen. 08:07 If any man be in Christ he is a new creature. 08:13 The forecast calls for rain because when it rains ravens 08:15 feed prophets prophets condemn 08:21 princes lions lay down like house dogs 08:24 Red Sea becomes dry highway air conditioning cools 08:29 down fiery furnaces. 08:30 When it rains donkeys talk. 08:34 When it rains the sun stands still. 08:37 When it rains dry dust becomes fleas 08:40 and lice in defense of the children of God. 08:43 When it rains stars shoot across the sky. 08:46 When it rains rains fall in torrents and in 08:49 gentle showers. 08:50 The forecast calls for rain. 08:53 Let me tell you all something. 08:55 God is about to bring somebody out. 08:57 Let me tell you that again. 08:59 You all don't believe me. 09:00 I said God is about to bring somebody in this place out. 09:03 God is going to bring you out of your dry season. 09:08 Some people some places some things are dead 09:11 and dry and God is about to bring you out. 09:13 But you've got to hear God say it before you even see it. 09:16 Let me tell you something about rain. 09:21 Number two again I'm not a meteorologist 09:23 I'm not a weather man but I can tell you 09:26 something about rain. 09:27 Number two you hear rain before you see rain. 09:33 Somebody missed that. 09:33 Let me say that again. 09:34 You hear it before you see it. 09:38 You hear thunder and lightening before you see it. 09:45 You've got to learn to hear God say it's going to rain 09:48 before you see it's going to rain. 09:51 God told Noah Noah it's going to rain. 09:56 He told him that before Noah even saw rain. 09:59 You've got to hear God say you're going to be healed 10:03 before you even see your healing. 10:06 You've got to hear God say you're going to get a new job 10:09 before you even see the new job. 10:12 You've got to hear God say you're going to get married 10:15 before you even see that man or that woman. 10:19 You've got to hear God say that your son your daughter 10:21 your grandchild is coming back to the Lord before you 10:22 even see them coming back to the Lord. 10:25 The forecast calls for rain and you hear rain before 10:28 you see rain. 10:31 So you better tell somebody I don't see it 10:34 but I can hear it. 10:35 I almost gave up but I heard something. 10:40 I almost threw in the towel but I heard something. 10:45 I almost walked away but I heard something. 10:50 I almost dropped out of school but I heard something. 10:54 I almost left my marriage but I heard something. 11:00 In the name of Jesus let me tell you something 11:03 if you weren't going somewhere then the devil 11:07 wouldn't be fighting you so hard. 11:09 Because if the devil weren't bothering you 11:11 you and the devil would be running in the same direction. 11:14 But in the name of Jesus the devil tried to stop me 11:19 but I'm still here the devil tried 11:22 to kill somebody but they're still here 11:26 the forecast calls for rain. 11:28 You will hear rain before you see rain. 11:32 Point number three when you hear something 11:39 you have to tell somebody. 11:42 When you hear a hurricane is coming 11:47 you tell somebody. 11:50 Church of the living God I hear the rain coming 11:56 and I've got to tell somebody. 12:00 came to tell somebody in Berean today 12:04 that God is about to bless somebody. 12:07 I came to tell somebody that your best days 12:12 are ahead of you. 12:14 I hear the abundance of rain. 12:17 I hear somebody coming out of their drought 12:22 somebody coming out of their desert 12:26 out of their negative report. 12:27 You're in a drought you're in a dry place 12:30 but the forecast calls for rain. 12:33 Get ready get ready get ready for some rain. 12:37 Get ready for a deluge. 12:39 Get ready for a tropical depression. 12:42 Get ready for a hurricane and I'm not talking about 12:46 hurricane Katrina I'm talking about hurricane 12:49 Holy Ghost. 12:50 Get ready because the forecast calls 12:54 for rain. 12:56 I've been in a drought for too long. 12:58 But somebody you're getting ready for 13:00 rain. 13:01 You're preparing for rain. 13:03 Not just a shower but the abundance of rain. 13:07 Let me tell you something. 13:08 When you go back to work on Monday morning 13:10 it may be dry on every desk in your office 13:13 but it's about to rain on your desk. 13:15 It may be dry in every other church on ministry 13:20 but it's about to rain on this church and this ministry. 13:22 God is about to send a rain like never before. 13:29 You've never seen anything like it and baby 13:32 you can't stop it and when the people of God 13:35 get together on one accord when the people of God sit 13:40 together in one place there will come a sound like 13:44 a mighty rustling wind from heaven. 13:46 Acts 2 teaches that the disciples were in one place 13:48 in one accord in the former rain and the 13:50 Holy Ghost rained on them like never before. 13:56 They turned the world upside down. 14:00 Sicknesses were healed. 14:01 Relationships were mended. 14:04 Three thousand were baptized in one day. 14:08 That was the first rain. 14:12 But the Bible teaches that the second rain 14:16 the latter rain is going to be greater 14:19 than the former rain. 14:21 And if we want the spirit of God to rain on us 14:25 like never before if we want to receive 14:30 the falling of the latter rain if we want to create an 14:32 atmosphere where miracles take place 14:34 then the people of God must get on one accord. 14:37 The reason why we don't see many manifestations in the 14:41 house of God anymore is that there's too much discord. 14:45 And I'm not just talking about here 14:46 I'm talking about everywhere. 14:47 Too many people in the name of Jesus have their own agenda. 14:52 Nobody wants to be under authority 14:54 but the Bible declares that there's power when we come 14:57 together on one accord. 14:58 You've got to get your agenda out of the way. 15:01 You've got to get your ego out of the way. 15:04 How can two walk together less they be in agreement? 15:07 But God says somebody knows when there are 15:10 two or three gathered together in my name 15:15 when they touch and agree somebody knows there's 15:18 power when we come into agreement 15:21 power when the Holy Ghost rains down on us. 15:23 So regardless of your intellectual training 15:25 and your analytical mind you have to move beyond 15:28 the skepticism into a realm of corporate faith that says 15:31 I believe that God is about to do something. 15:35 I can't see it but I hear it. 15:41 And because I hear it I've got to tell somebody. 15:47 And when we come together like this 15:50 we believe that folk who come in here sick 15:55 will leave healed. 15:57 We believe that people who come in here blind 15:59 will leave seeing. 16:00 We believe that the lame that come in here crippled will 16:03 heal and be leaving walking. 16:04 You see some of you this doesn't make sense to 16:10 you because all you want to do is turn the church 16:12 into a social club a place where you can come in 16:16 and be comfortable and you can come in with your messed up 16:18 life and leave more messed up. 16:21 But let me tell you something in the name of Jesus 16:25 through the intercession of the Holy Ghost 16:28 when you create the right atmosphere 16:32 when you let warm air molecules bond with 16:37 the air particles when you let the 16:40 Holy Ghost rain on you hallelujah somebody 16:42 power will be released over this house. 16:47 I don't understand how people can be 16:49 in church so long so long in their lives 16:54 year after year and we're in the same 16:57 messed up place because there is no environment 17:02 no atmosphere no rain falling for miracles 17:05 to take place. 17:06 The devil is alive. 17:09 Because when the atmosphere is set 17:13 when the people of God are of one accord 17:16 when the rain falls look out. Joel said 17:21 and it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out 17:24 my spirit on all flesh your sons and daughters 17:29 shall prophecy your old men dream dreams 17:32 your young men see visions. 17:35 It shall come to pass that whosoever calls on the name 17:39 of the Lord shall be delivered. 17:41 The Bible says in Acts 2 in the former rain 17:44 on the day of Pentecost the disciples were in one place 17:48 in one accord; hallelujah somebody somebody's life 17:50 is about to be changed forever; they came together 17:53 experienced the power of the outpouring 17:56 the power of rain after obedience 17:59 after being on one accord they experienced 18:02 the outpouring. 18:03 And let me tell you whatever God promises 18:05 God is able to perform. 18:08 There's a word for somebody right there. 18:11 When God says something you better believe that 18:15 it's going to happen. 18:16 My favorite writer let me tell you 18:18 who she is Ellen White she says in Acts of the 18:21 Apostles that it was as if for ages this outpouring had been 18:26 held in restraint and now heaven rejoiced in being able 18:34 to pour out upon the church the riches of the Holy Ghost. 18:39 The Bible says it happened suddenly. 18:43 Jesus did it suddenly. 18:46 Suddenly means without warning. 18:49 Suddenly means unexpectedly. 18:52 Suddenly means immediately. 18:55 Suddenly means right here and right now. 18:58 The disciples had no idea how the Holy Ghost would come. 19:02 The Holy Ghost just came. 19:05 And I know hear the Lord saying to us that if you just 19:09 come to a place of agreement if you just come 19:12 and let the rain fall there are some manifestations 19:15 that are going to happen in your life suddenly. 19:18 I dare you I double dare you 19:25 to say suddenly. 19:27 God's about to bring about healing suddenly. 19:30 God's about to give you your breakthrough suddenly. 19:34 God's about to bring deliverance in this place 19:36 suddenly. 19:38 God says I'm tired of being taking so 19:41 long in your life. 19:42 There are some things I'm trying to do suddenly. 19:45 Somebody here knows that God can move suddenly. 19:50 But the forecast calls for rain. 19:55 It calls for rain suddenly. 19:57 The sick in Berean are going to be healed. 20:00 The lame are going to be made to walk. 20:02 The dumb are going to be made to talk. 20:05 The blind are going to be made to see. 20:07 Marriages are going to be mended. 20:09 Children are going to come back to the Lord. 20:11 Habits are going to be broken. 20:13 Addictions alleviated. 20:21 Strongholds torn down. 20:24 Way made out of no way. 20:27 If God be for us who can be against us? 20:33 God is more than the world against us. 20:37 He's the God of more than enough. 20:41 Not just enough but more than enough. 20:45 Let me tell you all something as I get ready to close. 20:48 Folk are tired of playing church. 20:52 Let me tell you something. 20:54 I've been to church all my life but folk 20:56 are tired of seeing an outside show for an unfriendly world. 21:00 Folk are tired of form and fashion without any 21:04 power and deliverance. 21:06 If all we're going to do is come up in here and sing the 21:08 doxology and recite the fourth commandment and pray 21:11 and go home then this ain't for me. 21:13 I want to see some Holy Ghost rain up in this place. 21:16 Folk are tired of rules and regulations 21:19 with no relationship. 21:21 Folk are tired of religion with no anointing. 21:25 Folk are tired of the way it used to be instead of the way 21:28 it ought to be. 21:30 Folk are tired of talking about it instead of being 21:33 about it. 21:34 Folk are tired of eight-track ministry in an iPad society. 21:39 Folk want it to rain and the forecast calls for rain. 21:44 Let it rain in Atlanta. 21:46 Let it rain in New York. 21:48 Let it rain in Los Angeles. 21:50 Let it rain in Africa. 21:53 Let it rain in Asia. 21:54 Let it rain in Australia. 21:56 Let it rain in America. 21:59 Let it rain in your hearts. 22:06 Let it rain in my heart. 22:09 Let it rain in our hearts. 22:12 Create in me a clean heart and renew not just 22:18 any old spirit but renew the right spirit. 22:22 Oh I could preach that right there. 22:24 It's too many folks talking about renew a spirit. No 22:26 renew the right spirit because there's some folk 22:29 that got the wrong spirit. 22:31 That's why I don't ask everybody to pray for me. 22:34 Because if you're not connected with the Almighty 22:37 Holy Spirit I don't need you praying 22:40 for me. 22:41 Create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit. 22:45 I want the atmosphere to be warm so it will rain 22:49 in my heart. 22:51 I hear it before I see it. 22:56 I hear it and I've got to tell it. 22:59 The Lord's been mighty good to me. 23:03 I tell it everywhere I go. 23:07 He loosed my shackles and he set me free. 23:12 I tell it everywhere I go. 23:16 Somebody knows the Lord is my light 23:18 my salvation who shall I fear? 23:22 The Lord is the strength of my life of whom 23:26 shall I be afraid? 23:27 The Lord is my refuge and my strength 23:31 a very present help in time of trouble. 23:36 "The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want. 23:38 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me 23:40 beside the still waters. 23:42 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths 23:44 of righteousness for his name's sake. 23:46 Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death 23:50 I will bear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy 23:54 staff they comfort me. 23:56 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine 24:00 enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; 24:03 my cup runneth over. 24:07 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days 24:15 of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for 24:21 ever." The forecast calls for rain. 24:25 Does anybody want it to rain? 24:27 Does anybody want the Holy Ghost to rain? 24:30 God will change the attitude. 24:33 God will change the dispositions. 24:36 God will change your hearts. 24:37 Rain Jesus rain. 24:40 Rain Jesus rain. 24:44 Melodies from heaven rain down on me. 24:47 Open the floodgates. 24:52 Heaven let it rain. 24:54 Let it change me. 24:56 Let it change you. 25:01 Let it change us. 25:03 The forecast calls for rain. 25:11 In 2011 what does your forecast call for? 25:21 My forecast for me my family calls for rain. 25:27 My forecast for this church calls for rain. 25:34 My forecast for Breath of Life calls for rain. 25:39 The latter rain is going to be greater than the former rain. 25:44 We thought that was something in Acts 2. 25:47 God's about to do something awesome and I'm just 25:50 selfish about it I want God to do it in me. 25:54 I want God to do it for me. 25:56 I want God to do it through me. 26:02 I want it to rain. 26:05 I want it to rain. 26:07 The Lord let it rain. 26:10 PB: Be sure to join us again next week as we continue to 26:14 explore the word of God. 26:16 Remember God's got a word just for you 26:20 from his holy Bible. 26:21 Also I'd like to invite you to become a Breath of Life 26:24 television ministry partner. 26:25 How can you become a partner? 26:27 Just give us a call at 877-BOL-OFFER. 26:34 Again give us a call at 877-BOL-OFFER. 26:41 If you would like to write us you may do that as well. 26:45 The address is shown on your screen and we'd love 26:48 to hear from you. 26:50 Finally you may reach us by logging onto our web site 26:55 at www.breathoflifel.tv. 26:59 Again thank you for tuning in. 27:05 We look forward to seeing you again next week. 27:08 May God continue to bless you. 27:13 The Bible it's the most powerful book 27:15 on the planet. 27:16 It's also the one book many people find the hardest to 27:18 understand. 27:19 If you've ever struggled with the meaning of the Bible 27:22 then our offer this week is just for you. 27:24 "How Can I Understand the Bible" by John Drain unlocks 27:27 the doors to the meanings behind the messages found in 27:30 God's word. 27:31 Learn about the law the prophets and the gospels. 27:33 Discover the single message that runs throughout the Bible 27:37 and rejoice when you understand that Jesus Christ 27:39 is at the center of it all. 27:41 Just call our toll free number and request "How Can I 27:45 Understand the Bible." 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