Hello friends
and welcome to Behold
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the Lamb Present.
I am Chris Shelton,
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your host and what
a God given privilege
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that we have a
meeting and opening the word
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of God together again today.
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Today's topic is
the fifth in a five part
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series that we have
entitled 'Addressing
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the power of the Holy Spirit.'
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Previously we've
covered, does your
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church need more
power. You have to want that
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power was the second message.
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Preparation to receive
that power was a third.
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How we receive that
power, the fourth, and
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finally today's
message witnessing
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with power. To
begin our program would
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you get your
Bibles and let's open our
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Bibles to Mark
chapter 13 and verse 11.
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That's the book of
Mark chapter 13 and
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verse 11, in chapter
13 verse 11, we read.
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But when they shall
lead you and deliver
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you up, take not
thought beforehand
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what ye shall
speak, neither do ye
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premeditate, but
whatsoever shall be
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given you in that
hour, that speak ye:
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for it is not ye that
speak but the Holy Ghost.
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For today I want
us to focus for just a
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moment on the
last part of verse 11.
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Look at it again,
but whatsoever shall be
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given you in the
hour, that speak ye:
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that speak you,
for it is not you that
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speaketh but the Holy Ghost.
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This statement in and
of itself is powerful,
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but here we must
recognize it, we have
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no power of our own.
Let me repeat that for
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you, we have no
power of our own.
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If we're to
witness with power, we must
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be filled with
the Holy Ghost, amen.
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Today Pastor Kenny
will investigate this
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thought along with
many others I'm sure
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on just how we may
witness with power.
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But first we are
privileged to go to
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3ABN's worship
center and be blessed
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with a song sung by Lyndon
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Carriger entitled My Help.
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I will lift up
mine eyes to the hills
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From whence cometh my help
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My help cometh from the Lord
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The Lord who
made heaven and earth
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He said, He will
not suffer thy foot;
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thy foot to be moved
The Lord which keepeth thee
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He will not slumber nor sleep
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For the Lord is thy keeper
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The Lord is thy
shade upon thy right hand
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Upon thy right hand
Nor the sun shall not
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smite thee by day
Nor the moon by night
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He shall preserve thy
soul Even forever more
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My help, My help,
My help, All of my help
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Cometh from the Lord
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I will lift up
mine eyes to the hills
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From whence cometh my help
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My help cometh from the Lord
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The Lord who
made heaven and earth
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He said, He will
not suffer thy foot;
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thy foot to be moved
The Lord Which keepeth thee
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He will not slumber nor sleep
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For the Lord is thy keeper
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The Lord is thy
shade upon thy right hand
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Upon thy right hand
For the sun shall not
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smite thee by day
Nor the moon by night
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He shall preserve thy
soul Even forever more
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My help, My help,
My help, All of my help
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Cometh from the Lord
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My help, My help,
My help, All of my help
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Cometh from the Lord
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My help, My help,
My help, All of my help
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Cometh from the Lord, the Lord
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All of my help
Cometh from the Lord
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Thank you for joining
us today, praise the Lord.
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We have the opportunity
to study the word one
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more time
together, wherever you may be
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around the world,
we ask you to take this
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time, dedicate it to
God. Take your Bible, pen
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and pencil and
let's jot down some things
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that will encourage us
in our walk with Jesus.
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So, happy to have
you today and as usual
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before we study
the word of God we
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always pray. So if
you will, well you can,
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you can kneel with me if you're
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somewhere where you
can't still pray along
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with for the
power of Holy Spirit.
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Lets pray together shall we.
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Merciful Father in
Heaven, we thank you
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for you the
privilege to be able to spread
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the good news of salvation,
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we pray for the
power of Thy Holy Spirit,
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pray that you all
open ears and eyes and
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hearts that we may
be drawn closer today.
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May we see Jesus
today, may our hearts
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and lives be
changed, may decisions be
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made for eternity.
Thank you for hearing
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and answering as
the power of the spirit
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now is poured out without
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measure in Jesus name, amen.
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I'm gonna be talking
about and this is our
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fifth part by the
ways as you've already
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heard about
witnessing with power.
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What does it really
mean to witness with power.
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Day by day our life
is a witness, how is it
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that you witness for
Jesus. You know you may
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be witnessing out
there for the enemy if
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you are not careful
but how, what kind of
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a job are you doing,
if you're witnessing for
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Jesus, it needs to
be with great power of
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the Holy Spirit.
That simply means
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the power of God
needs to be with you
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and in you as
you talk about Jesus.
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And that spirit is
there dear friend it will
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compel people to hear
and answer the call of Jesus.
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I am going to
turn in my Bible and
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I wanted you to
do too also in Acts
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chapter 2, Acts
chapter 2. What we're gonna do
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this is quickly just
run down a few verses
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and this will be
the foundation of which
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we're going to be building on.
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Acts chapter 2,
gonna read verse 1 and then
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as we go down jot
these and you can go
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back and study
them a little bit later.
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Notice how and
what took place on
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the day of
Pentecost? This is talking about
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power for witnessing
power for evangelizing.
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Acts chapter 2
verse 1 the Bible says.
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And when the day
of Pentecost was fully
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come, they were
all with one accord
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and in one place.
Notice the foundation
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principles that being
here we're reading about.
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They were one
accord, they were in
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one place. You see
there is power in numbers.
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There's power as we
come together and as we pray.
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You know Bible
says whether any two or
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three agree or touch
upon anything it is so.
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So on the day of
Pentecost there were
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in one accord,
what would the church do
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today if we were all
in unity. What kind of
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power would be present
if we were in one accord.
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This is what it takes
for the Holy Spirit to
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be able to really
be poured out on you
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and on me. So that
we can be endowed with
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power from on high,
we must be in one accord.
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Now also in Acts
chapter 2, wanna read
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verse 4, notice what
the Bible says this is
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very, very
important, keep it in mind.
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It says and they
were all filled with the
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Holy Ghost, and
began to speak with
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others tongues,
notice as the spirit gave
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them utterance. The
Bible says they were
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filled with the Holy
Ghost. They begin to speak
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with other
languages, there was something
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marvelous going
on there was miracles
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that were talking
place and they were
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filled with the Holy
Ghost. Keep this in mind as
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we are filled with
the Holy Ghost things
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begin to take
place in your life.
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If you're living a
dull Christian experience
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right now it may be
that the power of the
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Holy Spirit is
not working in and
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through you. And if
they're not, there is
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a reason for it,
one accord one place,
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praying for the
evidence of the spirit
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here and the
evidence where they begin to
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speak other
languages, so that the gospel
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could go into all the world.
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Now we're gonna skip
over, you are still in
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Acts chapter 2
with me, and verse 37.
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The Bible says and
now when they heard
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this, they were
pricked in their hearts,
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talking about
what coming to Jesus,
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making decisions
for Jesus as they were
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pricked in their
hearts and said unto Peter
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and the rest of
the apostles, Men and
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brethren, what shall we do?
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How interesting
that would be in the
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church as we
study the word of God or
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we pray together as a
end result there is so
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much conviction that
comes into your heart,
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into my heart
that we would just look
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around to each
other and would say what
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must we do,
what's our next step.
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I was talking with
an individual today and
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they were in a,
a crisis situation.
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They were in a
dilemma, and they're,
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what they wanted
to council about was
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what do we do
next, what must we do?
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It's a legitimate question.
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Sometime we come
to these kind of cross
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roads and when a
conviction of the
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Holy Spirit is
brought upon an individual
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and you may be one
of them by the way.
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You may be one of
them that the Spirit of
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God is working on
right now and you're
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not sure what step to
take next, just notice
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scripture, follow
along closely today
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and you're gonna
find the answers to
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the these
questions. What shall we do and
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then verse 38
says, here is what Peter
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said, Peter said to
them, first of all is to
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repent, and
baptize every one of you in
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the name of Jesus Christ for the
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remission of sin.
The first thing the
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Holy Spirit will say
to us as the spirit draws
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us into relationship
is to we need to repent
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of our sins. Now
lets not say, well I don't
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have any sin in my
life, you need to wake
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up brother and
sister. Bible says we've all
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sinned come short
of the glory of God.
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We need that grace of
Jesus every day in our life.
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We need the power
of the Holy Spirit
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give us victory.
We need to say what
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must we do,
repent and be baptized
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everyone of you for
the remission of sin.
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Here's the key
underline this, and ye
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shall receive the
gift of the Holy Ghost.
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My Bible tells me
the gift then is the Holy
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Spirit is a gift
that God wants to give to
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us that we need the
power of the spirit.
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Skipping down to
verse 41 the Bible says.
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Then they that
gladly received his word
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were baptized:
Oh I like this, this
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encourages me
because as a Christian
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we need to be happy Christians.
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When you have the
spirit of God in you,
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you can't be any
thing but a happy person.
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It says they gladly
received it not oh no
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I'm going to have to
do this, oh no, I don't
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want to have, they
gladly received it,
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oh give us more.
You know preachers some
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time like when
they're preaching along and
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someone just
encourages maybe by an amen,
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or it's very
possible that as someone might
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say well pastor go
a little bit longer.
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Well you very
seldom maybe ever hear that
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but you know it's
good but why because
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there were, not
what the preacher was
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saying and doing
but they were gladly
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receiving the word of God.
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They loved it,
they wanted to hear more
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of it rather then oh
my it's time to go home.
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Are you gladly
receiving the word of God today?
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Bible says as
they gladly receive the
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word of God and they
were in a one accord,
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they were praying,
they were one in the
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power of the Holy
Spirit, it says about
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three thousand
souls were added to them.
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You wanted to be a soul winner,
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this is very
important. To be a soul winner
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we have to have the
power of the Spirit of
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the living God,
and then he is going to
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bring in our life
is right with him.
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He is going to bring
us in connection with
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those who need a soul salvation.
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You know as
Christians by the way we still
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need that touch
everyday moment by
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moment. But there are
those in the world that
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don't understand
about a relationship
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with Jesus Christ.
Added to the Church
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three thousands
souls, how awesome that is.
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Verse 44 Acts
chapter 2 it say all that
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believed were together,
and had all things common.
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Wouldn't you like to
all everybody believe
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the same thing and
have every thing in common.
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No one is higher
than anybody else and we
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just share every
thing that we had,
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everybody was
equal. The time is coming
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dear friend we're
living in the hour
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where God is
calling us, challenging us
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with these
issues. Verse 46 says they
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continue daily
with one accord in the
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temple, breaking
bread from house to
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house and did
eat their meat with
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gladness and
singleness of heart again.
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Continuing daily in
accord in the temple,
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some of us have
difficult time just to
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continue have
Bibles you know five
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minutes with God
everyday in the word.
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Here we find the
disciples as the spirit
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of God was
poured it out they were
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continually in the
temple praising God.
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Verse 47 says
praising God, having
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favor with all the
people. And the Lord notice
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it, the Lord added
to the church daily such
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as should be
saved. Very interesting
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thought, some of us
think we can be off in
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the North 40 somewhere not
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have any
relationship with a group of
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people, we're
enough within ourself.
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Bibles says the
Holy spirit is poured out
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said he added to
the church, his people,
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he added to them daily
such as should be saved.
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There is a
connection here we need to be
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studying, I know
more on this and as
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we study several other chapters
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in the word of God.
The miracles that are
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performed in Acts
chapter 3, 4 and 5 was
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just amazing. It will
set you on fire for Jesus.
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I hope you have
time, jot that down and
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may be in your
morning worship or in
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the evening, you
take some time to read
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those chapters.
It'll encourage you
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I know as it has me.
Now I want that to be
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a foundation that we
are working on right now.
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You see God
expects that his work would
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be a success, now
what does that mean.
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His work will be a success.
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Well how could his
work not be a success?
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After all if
we're following God and
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following his
word, he never fails,
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his work is always a success.
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Not just a
success as man sees it but
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as heaven views
it. I'm talking about a
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glorious success,
a triumphant success,
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a success that man
doesn't understand in
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this life when we
cooperate with God.
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This is his work,
he has equipped us, and
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he's given us this
power. Oh, how exciting that is.
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I hope you are
excited about this because
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God says I want
you to have success,
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I want the
church to be successful.
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I want you in your individual
00:18:02.30\00:18:03.49
life to be
successful. We are talking about
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a religious
experience. We are talking about
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defeating the devil everyday.
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And the opportunities
God's going give us
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to be able to finish the work.
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And something else
I want you to think
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about with me,
success seldom ever
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comes from a person
that's just halfhearted.
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Have you ever met someone in the
00:18:25.66\00:18:26.63
church they are
halfhearted Christian,
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I'm not trying to be judgmental,
00:18:28.77\00:18:29.96
but they're always too busy to
00:18:30.65\00:18:31.88
do anything for
Jesus. They're always going
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here, they're going
here, they don't have
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time, they can't
study the word, they can't,
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that's a halfhearted Christian.
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They know they
should be but they're
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just halfhearted.
But success will never
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come to a halfhearted
Christian, a loveless
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Christian, a lifeless
Christian, had no life
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in them or an
occasional Christian.
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Where do you
fit? Where do I fit?
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Am I my putting
forth an occasional effort?
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Am I putting
forth a lifeless effort?
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Jesus said I want you
to be the lively stones.
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People say
sometimes well, I don't know
00:19:09.60\00:19:10.76
why all the excitements
about, well why not in
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the cause of
Christ there always should
00:19:13.51\00:19:14.90
be something exciting going on.
00:19:14.93\00:19:16.93
Doesn't mean the
devil is not working
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but it simply means
that we serve one that
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is greater than the
enemy. There should be some
00:19:20.03\00:19:22.66
excitement in your
Christian life and if
00:19:22.69\00:19:24.68
there is not it's
time to get down on our
00:19:24.71\00:19:26.44
knees and ask God to help us.
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See, we need a
united shoulder to shoulder
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effort standing
together for the work
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of Christ and
when you study Acts
00:19:35.05\00:19:36.37
chapter 2 and we're
talking about witnessing
00:19:36.40\00:19:38.71
with power.
We're going to find out
00:19:38.74\00:19:40.84
how this power is
given to God as men
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and women go out witnessing or
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speaking for
Jesus. Men and women,
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children, young people anyone
00:19:49.00\00:19:50.34
that wants to talk
for Jesus is needed in his
00:19:51.92\00:19:53.81
cause but God's
looking for men and
00:19:53.84\00:19:56.89
women, young
people who talk with God.
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We're talking
about all during the day.
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He's looking for men
and women who walk with God.
00:20:04.01\00:20:07.12
He's looking for
men and women who let
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God so live in
their life that people see
00:20:09.84\00:20:12.42
Jesus in them.
That's what he's looking
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for today, we can be
one of those that our
00:20:15.50\00:20:19.26
life so shows that
we have been with Jesus.
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Oh! Friend, does
your life show that you
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have been with
Jesus? Does your life show
00:20:23.48\00:20:24.97
that you've
really being converted.
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As you will know
unless we're really
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born again or
converted will never
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make heaven our
home. Oh, how important
00:20:30.98\00:20:33.54
that is, God's
calling his people today to
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reach a higher standard.
Oh I know the temperature
00:20:37.53\00:20:41.65
of the world today in
Christian face is that
00:20:42.00\00:20:45.30
you know we
lowered the standards and
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more we lowered
the standards, more
00:20:47.44\00:20:49.49
people will come in the door.
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Well I just be
really frank and really bold
00:20:51.11\00:20:53.49
with you, so just
pull right up close to the
00:20:53.52\00:20:55.29
screen if you want
to. Listen, there's too
00:20:55.32\00:20:57.72
many pastors
standing in the pulpit today
00:20:57.75\00:20:59.98
dressed like
they're going to a picnic
00:21:00.01\00:21:01.49
rather than
preaching the word of God and
00:21:01.52\00:21:02.98
representing Jesus
Christ. They're standing there
00:21:03.01\00:21:05.55
in their jeans and
their shirt gaped all the
00:21:05.58\00:21:07.86
way open or may
be sometime in their
00:21:07.89\00:21:09.61
undershirt and
they're up there acting like
00:21:09.64\00:21:11.63
you know we're gonna win, we're
00:21:11.66\00:21:12.75
gonna get
together. Listen, they, the
00:21:12.78\00:21:14.69
children, the young
people, the teenager,
00:21:14.72\00:21:16.16
they need something
a higher standard to
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be raised and if the
pastor doesn't raise it,
00:21:19.03\00:21:21.42
if the elder doesn't
raise it in the church,
00:21:21.45\00:21:23.02
what you expect
that congregation to do.
00:21:23.31\00:21:24.94
Whatever standard
that the pastor and the
00:21:26.44\00:21:28.52
elders I'm
convinced with this set in the
00:21:28.55\00:21:30.66
church that's as
high as the people will go
00:21:30.69\00:21:33.64
rather than looking
to Jesus. But they will
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never already reach
that point, they will
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always be wanting a
little bit under that.
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Set a high standard
as a Christian, act and
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dress and do, talks
about Jesus in your life.
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Did you have a real
experience with him?
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And you know how
this takes place self
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has to be lost side
of. Oh it's very simple
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scripture
Galatians 2 chapter 20,
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what does Paul
say. He says I live,
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I live yet not I interesting,
00:22:06.04\00:22:09.81
but Christ liveth
in me. When it comes to
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the point that you
are no longer alive as it
00:22:12.91\00:22:16.13
were but it's Christ
in you just like Jesus
00:22:16.16\00:22:19.86
was completely
filled with the Father,
00:22:19.89\00:22:21.85
that's how he gained victory.
00:22:21.88\00:22:23.10
We have too much of,
we want to serve Jesus.
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We want to serve ourselves.
We want to go to church,
00:22:25.83\00:22:28.22
but yet we want to
go to other places.
00:22:28.25\00:22:29.69
We want to do kind of
the right thing but yet
00:22:30.05\00:22:31.74
there's other things
that's enticing us and
00:22:31.77\00:22:33.80
drawing us away.
How does heaven view it?
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Where are you
spending your time,
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your energy and your money?
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The talents that
God has given you,
00:22:39.75\00:22:41.01
he will call one of
these days and all the
00:22:41.04\00:22:44.41
good news is this.
If you use those gifts
00:22:44.44\00:22:47.55
and talents as he
will multiply them.
00:22:47.58\00:22:49.16
Do you want them
multiplied, oh I do but
00:22:50.76\00:22:52.77
he says only multiplied
as you use those gifts
00:22:52.80\00:22:55.48
not I but Christ the Bible says.
00:22:55.87\00:22:58.34
So may I say nicely
wake up church, wake
00:22:59.44\00:23:02.86
up individual Christians today
00:23:02.89\00:23:05.05
before it's ever
lasting too late.
00:23:05.49\00:23:07.37
The day is
coming, the hour is coming
00:23:07.40\00:23:09.44
when it's gonna be
too late no man can work.
00:23:09.47\00:23:11.61
Why? Because we
must see that we are
00:23:13.20\00:23:14.77
on the borders of
the eternal world.
00:23:14.80\00:23:17.19
We're right in the
borders; we're right at
00:23:17.72\00:23:19.17
the finish line,
and if you don't sense
00:23:19.20\00:23:21.61
that right now ask
God to help you to see it.
00:23:21.64\00:23:23.49
There is an urgency
some people say well
00:23:24.85\00:23:27.11
you know Kenny,
Pastor Kenny when
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I talk to you there
seems to be urgency.
00:23:29.17\00:23:30.73
Yes, there is
urgency; every day is one day
00:23:30.76\00:23:34.62
closure to the coming of Jesus.
00:23:34.65\00:23:36.03
Probation is going
to close, where are you
00:23:36.06\00:23:37.82
gonna spend
eternity. We owe, you owe
00:23:37.85\00:23:41.98
yourself, to ask
yourself that question,
00:23:42.01\00:23:44.42
are you really in
tune with Heaven, are you
00:23:44.78\00:23:46.46
in tune with God,
or are you in tune with
00:23:46.49\00:23:48.53
the world. Most
people are so in tune
00:23:48.56\00:23:50.89
with the world that
they can't stand five
00:23:50.92\00:23:52.95
minutes away from the world.
00:23:52.98\00:23:54.12
We need to get
that quiet time along
00:23:55.35\00:23:57.21
between us and
God that we may hear
00:23:57.24\00:23:58.68
that sweet voice speak to us.
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In Second Peter 3
chapter verse 12 says,
00:24:02.12\00:24:06.79
look for and hasting
unto the coming of the Lord.
00:24:06.82\00:24:10.78
I like that word
hasting, that means,
00:24:11.75\00:24:14.62
it's kind of a
hurry up to speed on the
00:24:14.65\00:24:17.94
the coming of
Jesus, can speed it on by
00:24:17.97\00:24:21.14
beholding him, by
drawing close to Jesus Christ.
00:24:21.17\00:24:23.71
I want him to
come how about you?
00:24:24.36\00:24:26.09
Haven't you had
enough of this world
00:24:27.38\00:24:28.74
the sorrow, the heartache, the
00:24:28.93\00:24:30.14
disappointment,
the death, everything
00:24:30.17\00:24:32.35
that's going on
and things that soon to
00:24:32.38\00:24:34.17
take the world by overwhelming
00:24:34.20\00:24:35.78
surprise because
we're not following.
00:24:35.81\00:24:37.83
Yes, you're gonna
be caught off guard.
00:24:37.86\00:24:39.55
And there is no need,
no warning is here for us.
00:24:40.76\00:24:43.67
We need to now like
never before witness
00:24:44.48\00:24:46.88
with power because
the time is going to
00:24:46.91\00:24:50.46
come when it's
going be very difficult to
00:24:50.49\00:24:52.88
witness for
Jesus. You will wish that
00:24:52.91\00:24:56.40
you had
witnessed. I heard people say
00:24:56.43\00:24:58.52
oh I can't witness.
Now look, let's get off
00:24:58.87\00:25:02.01
of that. I don't mind
to be honest and frank
00:25:02.04\00:25:04.08
with you, lets
get off out of that.
00:25:04.11\00:25:05.41
If the spirit of
living God is inside you,
00:25:06.13\00:25:08.80
you never say I can't, why?
00:25:08.83\00:25:11.49
Because the Bible
says all things are
00:25:11.62\00:25:13.36
possible through Jesus Christ.
00:25:13.69\00:25:14.98
I hope that woke
some of you who are
00:25:15.01\00:25:16.02
half way sleeping right now.
00:25:16.05\00:25:17.38
All things are possible, you can
00:25:18.84\00:25:21.06
witness for Jesus,
you may not do it like
00:25:21.09\00:25:23.12
someone else is doing
it but if he's real in
00:25:23.15\00:25:25.18
your life you will
not be able to keep quiet.
00:25:25.21\00:25:27.52
If he's real in your
life you are gonna be
00:25:28.40\00:25:29.79
talking to him. If
he's real in your life
00:25:29.82\00:25:32.49
you're gonna be
out witnessing for him.
00:25:32.52\00:25:34.23
Power of the spirit
that God wants us to
00:25:35.16\00:25:37.65
have in our life,
so that me may lead and
00:25:37.68\00:25:40.48
guide us in to all truth
and help the world to see.
00:25:40.51\00:25:44.03
Don't you see that
the world, all you had to
00:25:45.26\00:25:47.30
do just go out and
just get on the street,
00:25:47.33\00:25:50.20
get on the main street.
Oh yeah, go to Wal-Mart,
00:25:50.23\00:25:53.26
go to any of the
stores, look around
00:25:54.49\00:25:56.39
the majority of the
people do not know Jesus.
00:25:56.42\00:25:59.43
They're not representing him,
00:26:00.34\00:26:01.38
their talk is not
about Jesus, its about what
00:26:01.41\00:26:03.51
they have, what they
want to get, what they
00:26:03.54\00:26:04.51
want to do in their
life. It has nothing to
00:26:04.52\00:26:06.93
do with Jesus. It's
like we're not preparing
00:26:06.96\00:26:10.46
for anything and
God says my people is
00:26:10.49\00:26:12.75
going to be given
a warning message to
00:26:12.78\00:26:14.19
prepare for his soon coming.
00:26:14.22\00:26:16.12
Is there urgency,
better believe there is
00:26:16.86\00:26:18.39
an urgency. In
Acts chapter 1 I'm gonna
00:26:18.42\00:26:21.97
turn back Acts chapter 1,
00:26:22.00\00:26:23.11
you do the same,
please do the same
00:26:23.14\00:26:24.91
with me. There are some powerful
00:26:24.94\00:26:26.72
verses in here I want
to notice, in fact it's
00:26:26.75\00:26:29.16
just verses 4, 5 and
8. Acts chapter 1 verses
00:26:29.19\00:26:33.06
4, 5 and 8. Notice
the power here in the
00:26:33.09\00:26:37.35
word of God.
Bible says and being
00:26:37.38\00:26:40.77
assembled together
with them, commanded
00:26:40.80\00:26:42.75
them that they
should not depart from
00:26:42.78\00:26:45.03
Jerusalem, but wait for
the promise of the Father.
00:26:45.06\00:26:47.82
Here we go, we're
starting to setup,
00:26:48.35\00:26:49.70
I want to witness
with power; I want the
00:26:49.73\00:26:51.34
Holy Spirit to accompany me when
00:26:51.37\00:26:52.87
I talk about
Jesus. Jesus told the
00:26:52.90\00:26:55.26
disciples this.
Now this is the last
00:26:55.29\00:26:57.98
words that Jesus
spoke to the disciples.
00:26:58.01\00:27:01.52
They would be
important would they not?
00:27:02.90\00:27:04.36
We're talking
about the last words and
00:27:07.55\00:27:12.41
they would be
very, very important.
00:27:12.44\00:27:13.91
Jesus said, I
want you to wait where;
00:27:13.94\00:27:16.33
I want you to
wait into Jerusalem.
00:27:16.61\00:27:18.85
You see how obedience begins to
00:27:20.16\00:27:21.47
play a part, Jesus
was getting ready to go
00:27:21.50\00:27:23.72
back to heaven.
He was going to give
00:27:23.75\00:27:25.19
them the greatest gift
that could be ever be given.
00:27:25.22\00:27:27.44
But he said to
them, you're gonna have to
00:27:28.22\00:27:29.55
wait in Jerusalem,
don't depart, wait for
00:27:29.58\00:27:33.34
the promise of the
Father, what was the
00:27:33.37\00:27:35.25
promise of the Holy
Spirit. And he says for you
00:27:35.28\00:27:38.35
have heard it from
me. Verse 5, for John
00:27:38.38\00:27:41.66
truly baptized with
water; but ye shall be
00:27:41.69\00:27:44.38
baptized with the
Holy Ghost not many
00:27:44.41\00:27:46.72
days hence. What a
blessing, a promise of
00:27:46.75\00:27:51.13
the outpouring of the
spirit, Jesus said but
00:27:51.16\00:27:54.25
you have to wait here
and wait for the promise.
00:27:54.28\00:27:57.77
So there is has to
do with some obedience
00:27:58.23\00:28:00.04
here, if we're
going to be baptized
00:28:00.07\00:28:02.13
with the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit by the
00:28:02.16\00:28:04.76
way is given to
those who in Acts what 5,
00:28:04.79\00:28:07.51
that obey him.
So obedience plays
00:28:07.54\00:28:10.33
a part here. Verse
8, oh I like verse 8.
00:28:10.36\00:28:13.03
Verse 8 says but ye
shall receive power,
00:28:13.46\00:28:15.49
after the Holy
Ghost is come upon you.
00:28:15.81\00:28:18.83
When will you
receive that power?
00:28:19.49\00:28:21.36
It's after what,
ye shall receive power
00:28:22.08\00:28:24.96
after the Holy
Ghost has come upon ye and
00:28:24.99\00:28:27.96
ye shall be my
witnesses. We are witnessing
00:28:27.99\00:28:32.33
with what? With power but as you
00:28:32.36\00:28:35.99
accept Jesus Christ
you're gonna receive
00:28:36.02\00:28:38.53
it after the Holy
Spirit comes inside of you
00:28:38.56\00:28:41.09
then there is
gonna be a power outside
00:28:41.40\00:28:43.41
coming in to help
you to be the witness and
00:28:43.44\00:28:45.93
he says here not
just witnesses, witness
00:28:45.96\00:28:48.17
around the
neighborhood which is good, but
00:28:48.20\00:28:49.93
you're gonna be my
witnesses around the world.
00:28:49.96\00:28:51.93
A worldwide
message Judea and Samaria,
00:28:53.77\00:28:56.98
the Bible says and all around.
00:28:57.01\00:28:58.74
Disciples were
anxious to know a lot
00:29:00.90\00:29:02.47
of things that were going on.
00:29:02.50\00:29:03.53
It's very interesting
that Jesus simply says
00:29:03.89\00:29:05.74
to them look hey
here's what I want
00:29:05.77\00:29:09.09
you to know, I
want you know that the
00:29:09.12\00:29:10.67
spirit is coming.
You have to be praying
00:29:10.78\00:29:13.06
for, you have to be
waiting for, you have
00:29:13.09\00:29:14.55
to be ready in
order to receive that.
00:29:14.58\00:29:17.33
See the book of
Acts tells at least to me
00:29:18.08\00:29:20.02
quite an
experience here, experience
00:29:20.05\00:29:22.52
I want you to be well aware of.
00:29:22.55\00:29:24.70
How to evangelize,
every Christian ought
00:29:25.33\00:29:29.12
to be saying I
want to know how to
00:29:29.15\00:29:31.35
evangelize for
Jesus. I wanna do evangelism
00:29:31.38\00:29:34.52
for Jesus. I wanna
tell the world about Jesus.
00:29:34.55\00:29:37.39
If you read the book
of Acts oh its just so
00:29:37.91\00:29:40.01
clear how Jesus will
give us that power to
00:29:40.04\00:29:42.76
evangelize for
him. Information hear in
00:29:42.79\00:29:46.27
Acts chapter is for us
today this is our work,
00:29:46.30\00:29:50.84
this is for us, we have
to be engaged in this work.
00:29:51.49\00:29:55.87
Now I might challenge you to say
00:29:56.67\00:29:57.78
are you engaged in this work.
00:29:57.81\00:29:59.50
You say well I'm
not really sure what it
00:30:00.34\00:30:01.92
means to be to
engaged. When you're engaged
00:30:01.95\00:30:05.23
in the work of
Christ that means you have
00:30:05.26\00:30:06.96
pledged yourself. That means you
00:30:07.28\00:30:10.41
would be troth
yourself. As in marriage as you
00:30:10.44\00:30:13.74
troth yourself to
another individual,
00:30:13.77\00:30:15.80
you engaged in,
they're going to in a
00:30:16.43\00:30:18.54
ceremony. You've
given yourself to.
00:30:18.57\00:30:20.92
We're engaged in the
call, that means we're,
00:30:21.88\00:30:23.67
we're attached to
God. We're attached to the
00:30:24.25\00:30:27.89
moving of the
spirit. We're meshed
00:30:27.92\00:30:29.97
together. We are
interlocked together.
00:30:30.28\00:30:33.05
We are
committed together for the
00:30:33.21\00:30:36.88
working of evangelizing
for souls and by what
00:30:36.91\00:30:39.86
we have to? We
have to improve every
00:30:39.89\00:30:44.20
opportunity that God gives us.
00:30:44.72\00:30:47.89
Have you been improving the
00:30:48.81\00:30:49.86
opportunities that you
have that lies close to
00:30:49.89\00:30:53.25
your back door.
I heard people say
00:30:53.28\00:30:55.53
a lot oh I like to
do missionary work,
00:30:55.56\00:30:57.67
I want to go here,
I want to go there.
00:30:57.70\00:30:59.22
You begin your work what
lies closest to your door.
00:30:59.52\00:31:02.52
Well, you say well I
have a burden to do more.
00:31:05.59\00:31:09.12
Very interesting Jesus
says if you are faithful
00:31:10.52\00:31:13.09
in the least, I will
make you faithful in much.
00:31:13.12\00:31:15.28
If this is your desire
you want to evangelize,
00:31:15.86\00:31:17.90
God's gonna open
the door for you.
00:31:17.93\00:31:19.61
You need not worry about that.
00:31:19.64\00:31:20.65
But those
opportunities that he gives you,
00:31:21.73\00:31:23.27
he holds you
accountable for those.
00:31:23.30\00:31:25.29
Do present
duty. Its right there,
00:31:26.16\00:31:30.19
it's right in your
hometown, its right
00:31:30.22\00:31:31.56
there. Give them
the bread of life.
00:31:31.59\00:31:33.52
Give them the unadulterated
00:31:34.55\00:31:36.40
bread of life.
That means you're not
00:31:36.43\00:31:39.30
watering it down,
you're not just saying
00:31:39.33\00:31:41.05
sweet smooth things to them.
00:31:41.08\00:31:42.81
You're not giving
them human opinions oh
00:31:42.84\00:31:45.54
we hear that a lot.
Oh I know what the word
00:31:45.57\00:31:48.48
of God says but no
human opinions here.
00:31:48.51\00:31:52.00
Why? Because souls
are perishing for a
00:31:52.58\00:31:55.69
lack of the
truth. Many pastors won't
00:31:55.72\00:31:59.01
give the truth.
They're afraid that they are
00:31:59.04\00:32:00.66
gonna offend
someone. Listen friends,
00:32:00.69\00:32:01.90
I rather offend a
man than I had offend
00:32:02.15\00:32:03.74
God how about
you? Decision is yours.
00:32:03.77\00:32:06.06
We need to warn the world.
00:32:06.59\00:32:08.59
We must keep this
in mind as we witness
00:32:08.96\00:32:11.53
with power. Zechariah 4:6,
00:32:11.56\00:32:13.96
Bible is very clear
and it says, "Not by might,
00:32:14.68\00:32:16.55
nor by power, but by my
Spirit, saith the Lord."
00:32:16.58\00:32:20.96
Not by might that
means not by force.
00:32:21.48\00:32:24.83
Not by something of
man, not even by the force
00:32:24.86\00:32:30.12
of armies. But nor
by power, that means
00:32:30.15\00:32:36.18
nor by capacity. A
lot of people say well
00:32:36.69\00:32:38.57
I can do this,
because we got the power
00:32:38.60\00:32:40.53
to do this and we
have the means to do this.
00:32:40.56\00:32:42.43
Bible says not by
might nor by power,
00:32:42.85\00:32:45.19
not by the
substance, not by the wealth,
00:32:45.22\00:32:48.10
not by the ability.
Some people say we have
00:32:48.13\00:32:50.65
the ability we're
going to, it's not the way
00:32:50.68\00:32:53.19
the souls are going to be won.
00:32:53.22\00:32:54.61
You don't have that
ability. You might think
00:32:54.94\00:32:56.86
you have the
ability, you do not have.
00:32:56.89\00:32:58.52
I do not have that
ability, but through
00:32:58.55\00:33:00.43
Jesus Christ yes.
Through the power of the
00:33:00.46\00:33:03.39
Holy Spirit we'll
work that miracle,
00:33:03.42\00:33:05.70
but it's by the
power of the spirit.
00:33:07.03\00:33:09.44
This must be kept
in mind constantly
00:33:10.60\00:33:13.17
as we're working for
Jesus and not get the
00:33:13.20\00:33:15.90
big head. I see a lot
of spiritual big headed
00:33:15.93\00:33:18.71
people. They think they're doing
00:33:18.74\00:33:21.45
something and they're
not helped very much by
00:33:21.48\00:33:23.94
those around that's
always telling them how
00:33:23.97\00:33:26.18
good that they
are. There is none good
00:33:26.21\00:33:28.70
the Bible says no
not one. There is not one
00:33:28.73\00:33:31.17
individual that I
know that I can name
00:33:31.20\00:33:32.70
that's won one soul
by themselves for Jesus.
00:33:32.73\00:33:35.64
The Holy Spirit has
done that, through them
00:33:36.08\00:33:38.83
as they make
themselves available.
00:33:38.86\00:33:40.72
That's the good
news, give credit,
00:33:40.75\00:33:43.26
where credit's due
instead of power of God.
00:33:43.29\00:33:45.47
Here's a question,
have you lost maybe
00:33:45.86\00:33:49.19
that power. Some
of you don't know what
00:33:49.22\00:33:51.68
power I'm
talking about. Maybe you
00:33:51.71\00:33:53.86
once had some power
as you gave your life
00:33:53.89\00:33:56.33
to Jesus Christ,
but you don't know
00:33:56.36\00:33:58.03
what happened to it,
but you would like it
00:33:58.06\00:34:00.96
back. You want to be
able when you witness
00:34:00.99\00:34:04.44
and talk about the
Jesus that people are just
00:34:04.47\00:34:06.35
captivated. That
they're just like,
00:34:06.38\00:34:09.55
they are compelled to
listen and even though
00:34:09.58\00:34:13.01
you're making a mess
of what you're saying,
00:34:13.04\00:34:14.58
the Spirit of God is
taking that and they're
00:34:14.61\00:34:16.25
hearing exactly
what they need to hear.
00:34:16.28\00:34:18.26
That's what the
Spirit of God would do
00:34:19.61\00:34:21.03
when you're totally
committed to the Spirit.
00:34:21.06\00:34:23.15
And if you want that power back
00:34:25.46\00:34:26.80
here is the
answer. Beautiful book,
00:34:26.83\00:34:29.30
life of Christ
Desire of Ages page 827.
00:34:29.33\00:34:32.17
Oh just let me read
that to you and just see
00:34:32.56\00:34:34.80
what it does in
your life as it did
00:34:34.83\00:34:36.68
something for me. It says,
00:34:36.71\00:34:39.56
all who
consecrate the soul, the body
00:34:39.59\00:34:43.00
and the spirit to
God will be constantly
00:34:43.03\00:34:46.71
receiving a new
endowment of physical
00:34:46.74\00:34:49.44
and mental power.
We're talking about mental,
00:34:49.47\00:34:52.33
physical,
spiritual power it's coming
00:34:52.36\00:34:54.21
as we do what? As
we dedicate our whole
00:34:54.24\00:34:57.71
being. See some
people who just wanted
00:34:57.74\00:35:00.07
to dedicate a part of
it, that's impossible.
00:35:00.10\00:35:02.41
You might think
that you can do a part
00:35:03.85\00:35:05.56
and it's gonna be
acceptable, its not.
00:35:05.59\00:35:06.93
It has to be the
whole total person, mind,
00:35:06.96\00:35:09.41
soul and body is
what God is saying to us.
00:35:09.44\00:35:11.90
If you want that
power and need that power
00:35:13.18\00:35:15.48
to what witness
and evangelize for him.
00:35:15.51\00:35:17.68
What a difference it
would make when you hold
00:35:18.15\00:35:20.20
a series of
meetings. There be miracles to
00:35:20.23\00:35:24.77
talk about. Life must
be changed, people will be
00:35:24.80\00:35:27.78
coming forward
with tears and saying
00:35:27.81\00:35:29.66
I want a new life,
if we lift Jesus up.
00:35:29.69\00:35:33.17
Why because Desire of Ages said
00:35:34.83\00:35:36.35
all of heaven is
at their command.
00:35:36.38\00:35:38.90
Why is that we're
so weak and we're so
00:35:39.93\00:35:42.07
vacillating, we wonder
should we hold meetings.
00:35:42.10\00:35:44.47
should we do
this, should we do that
00:35:44.50\00:35:45.89
when all of
heaven is at our command.
00:35:45.92\00:35:48.06
All of heaven
wants to work with us.
00:35:48.79\00:35:50.30
All the power
of heaven is on our
00:35:50.73\00:35:52.43
side. There is
nothing to fear, move forward
00:35:52.46\00:35:57.17
in the name of
Jesus. Every perfect divine
00:35:57.20\00:36:01.26
nature will come to
our assistance in the
00:36:01.55\00:36:05.48
work of saving
souls. Here is where it all
00:36:05.51\00:36:07.86
boils down to.
We're talking about
00:36:07.89\00:36:09.37
witnessing with
power. It's talking
00:36:09.40\00:36:11.49
about simply saving
souls, getting our life
00:36:11.52\00:36:14.85
right with God where
the Spirit of God can
00:36:14.88\00:36:17.36
work through us to
bring conviction on
00:36:17.39\00:36:19.66
the soul and
watch those people turn
00:36:19.69\00:36:21.56
from death to
life. That's the most
00:36:21.59\00:36:24.85
exciting thing in
the world is to, is like
00:36:24.88\00:36:26.60
God using you to win
a soul and if you ever
00:36:26.63\00:36:29.07
get that taste,
did you get that taste
00:36:29.10\00:36:32.09
of winning souls. You
will never get over it,
00:36:32.84\00:36:36.32
praise God. You
never get over it,
00:36:36.35\00:36:38.62
you just simply
want more. You want to be
00:36:38.65\00:36:41.56
involved more. You
want God to use you
00:36:41.59\00:36:43.19
in a greater way. Jesus made the
00:36:43.22\00:36:45.78
promise in Mark
chapter 16 verse 20.
00:36:45.81\00:36:48.62
He said, and the
Lord worked with them
00:36:49.07\00:36:51.21
talking about the
disciples on Pentecost,
00:36:51.24\00:36:53.54
he worked with them,
he confirmed the word
00:36:53.57\00:36:56.17
he said with signs
following. If Jesus did
00:36:56.20\00:37:00.15
it before, he will do
it again. He is doing it
00:37:00.18\00:37:02.85
again. We've seen
it, we've experienced it,
00:37:02.88\00:37:04.97
we've been involved
with it, over and over
00:37:05.00\00:37:07.22
and over and
shame on us sometimes
00:37:07.25\00:37:09.38
when we just don't
have the faith to step
00:37:09.41\00:37:11.41
out and do something for Jesus.
00:37:11.44\00:37:12.87
Oh he has just been so good,
00:37:13.89\00:37:15.55
constantly meeting all
of our needs. Here is a
00:37:16.08\00:37:21.15
key I don't want
you to miss, a key to
00:37:21.18\00:37:23.44
witnessing with
power. The Bible says
00:37:23.47\00:37:27.62
the disciples as
the Holy Spirit was
00:37:27.65\00:37:29.78
poured out and the
first thing they did,
00:37:29.81\00:37:31.59
they went forth
preaching the word
00:37:31.62\00:37:35.01
with power. Well
they preached the word
00:37:35.04\00:37:38.52
before, but a lot of
times they were found
00:37:38.55\00:37:40.88
doubting and
faithless, but as the
00:37:40.91\00:37:43.77
spirit really got
inside of them, begin to
00:37:43.80\00:37:45.66
re-work their mind
and their thinking.
00:37:45.69\00:37:47.89
All of a sudden
when they begin to preach
00:37:47.92\00:37:49.57
the Lord, they began
to preach with power.
00:37:49.60\00:37:52.01
So we see as the
Spirit of God gets inside of
00:37:52.72\00:37:54.97
us that we are
compelled into what?
00:37:55.00\00:37:57.52
Into action. We
begin to get off the couch.
00:37:57.55\00:38:00.55
We begin to do
something for Jesus.
00:38:00.58\00:38:02.17
We are men and women of action.
00:38:02.57\00:38:04.36
Heaven is full of
action, Jesus while he was
00:38:04.69\00:38:07.36
here full of
action. And he commands us
00:38:07.39\00:38:10.64
brothers and sisters.
Our commission in order to
00:38:10.67\00:38:13.96
fulfill the plan
he has for us will be
00:38:13.99\00:38:17.07
one of activity.
All the churches are
00:38:17.10\00:38:21.21
lazing around.
Bless your hearts,
00:38:21.24\00:38:25.26
there is no time to lay around,
00:38:25.67\00:38:27.85
there is no time
for your little board
00:38:27.88\00:38:29.15
meetings and say oh
well I don't know we
00:38:29.18\00:38:31.09
have the funds to
do evangelism or not.
00:38:31.12\00:38:33.17
I don't know, I tell
you there is nobody here
00:38:33.59\00:38:35.66
to do it, say God we want to do
00:38:35.69\00:38:37.67
evangelism, if
there is a one person in
00:38:37.70\00:38:40.04
church, if there is two
people there, if there's
00:38:40.07\00:38:41.74
three people there.
You say yeah, but I'm
00:38:41.77\00:38:43.68
70-years-old, I'm
80-year-old don't care
00:38:43.71\00:38:45.72
if you're a 100
year old. God can work
00:38:45.75\00:38:48.07
through you if you
are willing. Don't, don't,
00:38:48.10\00:38:52.26
don't say well God
can't do, because God can.
00:38:52.29\00:38:54.79
The Bible say, if
there first be what,
00:38:55.31\00:38:56.79
a willing mind. Do
you have a willing mind
00:38:56.85\00:39:00.42
for Evangelism?
Do you have a willing
00:39:00.45\00:39:02.26
mind that you want
more, more power in
00:39:02.29\00:39:04.19
your life? See
this power in your life
00:39:04.22\00:39:05.82
helps you to gain
victory. When temptation
00:39:05.85\00:39:07.74
comes somebody calls
you on the phone and a
00:39:07.77\00:39:10.34
little
temptation comes your way.
00:39:10.37\00:39:11.92
The power of the Holy
Spirit inside gives you
00:39:12.26\00:39:14.08
power enough to say
no I would rather not go,
00:39:14.11\00:39:16.13
no I won't go there,
this is what we need.
00:39:16.16\00:39:19.91
We need
discernment, how the enemy
00:39:20.62\00:39:22.53
is coming against the
people in the last day.
00:39:22.56\00:39:24.71
When there is
power, there is action,
00:39:25.58\00:39:27.64
it inspires other
people. When somebody
00:39:27.67\00:39:30.24
active in the
church, if you ever seen it,
00:39:30.27\00:39:32.13
somebody is active
in the church, it just,
00:39:32.16\00:39:34.10
it just rubs off.
When they're moving out
00:39:34.13\00:39:37.03
and they wanna do
something just like oh,
00:39:37.06\00:39:38.49
somebody say well we want to go
00:39:38.52\00:39:40.12
get some books out
and before you know
00:39:40.15\00:39:42.00
you raise your
hands and say yeah
00:39:42.03\00:39:43.18
I will go too. Oh
what happened here?
00:39:43.21\00:39:45.40
They are inspired by
just saying we wanna go,
00:39:46.55\00:39:48.87
we wanna do something for Jesus.
00:39:48.90\00:39:50.72
We need to be
active, so the first thing
00:39:53.24\00:39:55.39
disciples want oh
they weren't preaching the
00:39:55.42\00:39:57.48
world with power.
They got busy, they got
00:39:57.51\00:39:59.24
active. Number
two, they revealed
00:39:59.27\00:40:02.75
Christ in their lives.
If you wanna be able to
00:40:02.78\00:40:06.39
witness for Jesus
you must have him inside,
00:40:06.42\00:40:08.95
inside your
heart, inside your mind.
00:40:09.38\00:40:11.21
They are no
longer your words but the
00:40:11.65\00:40:12.94
words of Jesus
Christ, because the gospel
00:40:12.97\00:40:16.87
is the power of
God and to salvation.
00:40:16.90\00:40:19.67
So they revealed Jesus Christ.
00:40:20.02\00:40:21.76
It was no longer they
talked to people to say
00:40:21.79\00:40:24.10
what Peter is
talking here, John is talking
00:40:24.13\00:40:25.85
here, but it was the
words of Jesus Christ
00:40:25.88\00:40:28.26
and the people
heard them and they were
00:40:29.13\00:40:31.18
convicted of the
truth. Here we find
00:40:31.21\00:40:34.19
Holy Spirit power is
given and please take
00:40:34.22\00:40:38.49
notice of this. You
say boy, I really want
00:40:38.52\00:40:41.63
a double dose
of the Holy Spirit.
00:40:41.66\00:40:44.71
The Holy Spirit is
given in proportion to our
00:40:46.24\00:40:50.44
faith and our love
that we bring into our work.
00:40:50.47\00:40:57.22
I need to repeat
that you didn't get it.
00:40:58.78\00:41:00.63
If you want this
power, Holy Spirit power
00:41:01.13\00:41:03.75
is going to be given
in proportion, as our
00:41:04.12\00:41:09.08
love and our faith is
brought into the work.
00:41:09.11\00:41:12.51
And so if you
don't have love one for
00:41:12.54\00:41:14.48
another and love for
God there is not gonna
00:41:14.51\00:41:15.96
be any Holy Spirit
that's gonna accompany you.
00:41:15.99\00:41:17.66
It's given proportionate,
how about your faith,
00:41:19.84\00:41:22.43
if there is no
faith in your ministry.
00:41:22.46\00:41:24.11
If faith is not being
exercised in your daily
00:41:25.21\00:41:27.63
life and your daily
walk. You're not gonna
00:41:27.66\00:41:30.89
be receiving that
power, because its how it is
00:41:30.92\00:41:34.26
exercised in your
walk as we work day
00:41:34.29\00:41:39.33
by day and so if
we're working in love and
00:41:39.36\00:41:41.70
we're working in
faith oh the spirit of God
00:41:41.73\00:41:43.89
will continue to
work. John 15:27 says,
00:41:43.92\00:41:46.95
Ye also are to bear
witness. You are to bear
00:41:46.98\00:41:52.32
witness for Jesus
Christ. I'm to bear witness
00:41:52.35\00:41:54.56
for Jesus Christ.
Let me just say this,
00:41:54.59\00:41:57.86
you're gonna
either bear witness for
00:41:57.89\00:41:59.17
Jesus or you're
gonna bear witness for
00:41:59.20\00:42:01.00
the devil. Let's
get down to it shall we,
00:42:01.03\00:42:03.58
it's one or the
other. There is no such thing
00:42:04.09\00:42:06.27
as saying, well it's
not well, I'm not really
00:42:06.30\00:42:08.44
working for,
you're working for one
00:42:08.47\00:42:09.71
of the other.
Jesus said in Matthew
00:42:09.74\00:42:12.14
you remember he
said, he was not with me,
00:42:12.17\00:42:14.52
is against me.
Proverbs 14:25, says
00:42:15.06\00:42:18.71
a true witness delivereth souls.
00:42:18.74\00:42:21.31
A true witness does
what? A true witness
00:42:21.80\00:42:25.13
delivereth souls. If
you are a true witness
00:42:25.16\00:42:28.28
of Jesus Christ you
will by the grace of God
00:42:28.31\00:42:30.97
be delivering souls out
of the hands of the devil.
00:42:31.00\00:42:33.45
That's a, that's good news.
00:42:35.79\00:42:37.20
Hebrews 12:1
says, we are compassed
00:42:38.58\00:42:41.14
about with such a
great cloud of witness,
00:42:41.17\00:42:43.80
but let us lay
aside. Some of you are just
00:42:44.75\00:42:47.10
weighted down, some of
you are just struggling.
00:42:47.13\00:42:49.43
There is some weights
the Bible says it talks
00:42:51.35\00:42:53.37
about lay aside every
weight and sin which so
00:42:53.40\00:42:56.45
that easily beset
us. So it doesn't take
00:42:56.48\00:42:58.90
sometime very much
for us to just get off
00:42:58.93\00:43:01.02
track. We think
we're on track and we're
00:43:01.05\00:43:03.11
just, we're marching
on design. We're just
00:43:03.14\00:43:04.99
really excited
about marching on design
00:43:05.02\00:43:06.79
and the slightest
little thing happens and all
00:43:06.82\00:43:09.02
of a sudden we're
off track. We had not all
00:43:09.05\00:43:10.78
gone off track,
but we have crashed.
00:43:10.81\00:43:12.70
We have crashed our
life. We have crashed
00:43:12.73\00:43:14.39
the lives of others.
There is nothing left
00:43:14.42\00:43:16.67
inside of it, we
have just made a mess of
00:43:16.70\00:43:18.68
our life. Why
because sometimes sin so
00:43:18.71\00:43:21.42
easily besets us.
You have the power of the
00:43:21.45\00:43:25.61
Holy Spirit to bear
witness for Jesus Christ.
00:43:25.64\00:43:28.09
You're gonna
have the power to say
00:43:28.12\00:43:29.55
no to the
tempter. You're gonna have
00:43:29.58\00:43:31.87
power to gain
the victory over the
00:43:31.90\00:43:33.24
tempter just like
Jesus did. We need the way
00:43:33.27\00:43:37.41
lay aside these
weights, these witnesses were
00:43:38.60\00:43:42.35
compassed about
what, by witnesses.
00:43:42.38\00:43:44.24
Two classes
brought up in this passage.
00:43:44.62\00:43:48.30
One class who has
gained the victory
00:43:48.72\00:43:50.57
by the grace of
God. Have you gained the
00:43:50.96\00:43:53.63
victory? It's
referring to Hebrews chapter 11,
00:43:53.66\00:43:56.96
those who had
gained that victory,
00:43:56.99\00:43:58.79
they got a hold of
hand of Jesus and they
00:43:58.82\00:44:00.91
have kept the hold
of the hand by faith
00:44:00.94\00:44:02.88
and they gained that
victory. The Lord helped
00:44:02.91\00:44:06.35
them with his power
and of course the second
00:44:06.38\00:44:08.56
class that the Bible
is referring to here.
00:44:08.59\00:44:10.74
They are all around us
today, cloud of witness,
00:44:10.77\00:44:14.18
they are watching
you. You say you're a
00:44:15.04\00:44:18.85
follower of Jesus
Christ, they're watching you.
00:44:18.88\00:44:20.89
You say you're a
Christian, they're
00:44:20.92\00:44:22.34
watching you.
They're gonna see that
00:44:22.37\00:44:24.56
if your life, see
doesn't correspond with
00:44:24.59\00:44:28.31
what you are
saying. What a horrible
00:44:28.34\00:44:31.44
witness many of us
have been, God forgive us.
00:44:31.47\00:44:34.89
We say one thing
and we do another.
00:44:35.77\00:44:38.50
There are witnesses
around, they may not say
00:44:38.53\00:44:41.13
anything to you,
you may not even know
00:44:41.16\00:44:42.82
they've been
around, but they are taking
00:44:42.85\00:44:44.54
witness of you,
and you know what you
00:44:44.57\00:44:46.49
maybe the only
Jesus people will see.
00:44:46.52\00:44:48.50
People may not be
in heaven, because of
00:44:49.45\00:44:51.37
your witness or my
witness, oh Lord help us.
00:44:51.40\00:44:53.63
We're surrounded
the Bible says by
00:44:56.33\00:44:57.60
clouds of
witnesses. I say if you really
00:44:57.63\00:45:01.28
believe the truth
and that message that you
00:45:01.31\00:45:03.33
are giving to
prepare the people that's so
00:45:03.36\00:45:05.27
important in your life
why aren't you living it.
00:45:05.30\00:45:07.06
Why are you doing
the things that the world
00:45:07.09\00:45:09.57
is doing. It
must not be important,
00:45:09.60\00:45:12.53
because what's important
to you, you will keep it
00:45:12.56\00:45:15.56
won't you, if it's
important you do it.
00:45:15.59\00:45:16.92
It's not
important you won't do it.
00:45:17.74\00:45:19.28
May God help us today
to see the importance?
00:45:21.07\00:45:22.88
Micah chapter 6
verse 11 the Bible says,
00:45:23.59\00:45:26.62
Shall I count them
pure with the wicked
00:45:26.65\00:45:29.79
balance and with the
bag of deceitful weights?
00:45:29.82\00:45:34.10
The weights that the
enemy is throwing at you
00:45:35.70\00:45:36.93
they are
deceitful. He is promising you
00:45:36.96\00:45:39.47
the world, he is
gonna give you nothing.
00:45:39.50\00:45:41.19
He is promising you everything,
00:45:41.62\00:45:43.25
he give you nothing.
He says I will do this
00:45:43.28\00:45:46.31
and this and this for
you, don't worry about it.
00:45:46.34\00:45:48.60
I'm gonna 'cause you
to make a good in this
00:45:48.63\00:45:50.75
life all difference.
He might cause things to
00:45:50.78\00:45:53.65
maybe get your copy
lifted up, just high
00:45:53.68\00:45:55.70
enough and when he
pulls the rope you gonna
00:45:55.73\00:45:57.28
mess your whole life
up. Don't let him do that.
00:45:57.91\00:46:01.26
Stay close to
Jesus. Third, what were the
00:46:01.65\00:46:04.79
disciples doing.
Disciples prepared
00:46:04.82\00:46:07.27
themselves for the
work, so as they were
00:46:07.30\00:46:09.50
receiving this
power they were daily,
00:46:09.53\00:46:11.66
the day before
the Pentecost, the day
00:46:11.69\00:46:13.65
before the out
pouring, they were meeting
00:46:13.68\00:46:15.10
together, well
they were praying.
00:46:15.13\00:46:16.40
They were in the
upper room for ten days,
00:46:16.78\00:46:18.07
where they not,
and they were praying
00:46:18.10\00:46:19.31
for the out pouring,
they wanted that power.
00:46:19.34\00:46:21.21
They were staying
where Jesus said to stay
00:46:21.56\00:46:23.47
and they were
praying for that power.
00:46:24.49\00:46:26.42
They put away all
difference and they were
00:46:27.39\00:46:30.17
in one accord. They
believed what Christ said.
00:46:30.20\00:46:34.83
Do you believe
what Christ said, do you
00:46:34.86\00:46:36.23
believe when
Christ says I have power
00:46:36.26\00:46:37.80
for you. I'm going
to give you the spirit.
00:46:37.83\00:46:39.86
I'm gonna make you
more than a conqueror.
00:46:40.23\00:46:41.85
Do you believe that
word? Do you believe in a day
00:46:41.88\00:46:44.53
when he says I will
supply all your needs?
00:46:44.56\00:46:46.18
Do you believe
it? Disciples believe
00:46:46.21\00:46:47.95
exactly what Jesus had promised.
00:46:47.98\00:46:49.53
He had promised the
spirit and they began to
00:46:49.56\00:46:51.46
prayed in faith. As
they prayed in faith
00:46:51.49\00:46:54.27
there wasn't just
for themselves, but they
00:46:54.30\00:46:56.20
were both, they begin
to really pray they were
00:46:56.23\00:46:58.12
burden for souls. Oh
friend you have a burden
00:46:58.15\00:47:01.74
for souls today.
They are all around you.
00:47:01.77\00:47:05.13
Every time you look
around, there's people
00:47:05.55\00:47:07.18
there and each one of
them are going to heaven
00:47:07.21\00:47:09.63
or to hell. Can you
have an influence on them?
00:47:09.66\00:47:13.25
Yes, it maybe a hand
shake, it maybe a pad
00:47:13.28\00:47:17.26
on the back whatever
it might be, it maybe
00:47:17.29\00:47:18.26
a smile, but it can be
an influence. You gonna
00:47:18.28\00:47:21.25
bear an influence
one way or the other.
00:47:21.28\00:47:22.94
Bible says when they
proclaim the promises
00:47:23.91\00:47:26.77
of the Savior,
thousands were converted
00:47:26.80\00:47:29.76
in a day. I wanna
see that take place.
00:47:29.79\00:47:32.92
I wanna be involved
in the movement of God's
00:47:32.95\00:47:36.90
last day church. All
of us are witnesses either
00:47:36.93\00:47:40.75
for or against
Christ. Do I need to say that
00:47:40.78\00:47:45.22
again? All of us are
witnesses for or against
00:47:45.25\00:47:50.11
Christ. No middle ground
and the gospel invitation
00:47:50.14\00:47:54.70
is to be carried to
the world by his witnesses.
00:47:55.14\00:47:59.56
The most important
work given to mankind
00:47:59.99\00:48:04.20
is to spread the
gospel of Jesus Christ
00:48:04.23\00:48:07.03
and he's given that
work to us. And worthy as
00:48:07.34\00:48:09.85
we are, he has given
that to us. He's gonna let
00:48:09.88\00:48:12.33
us represent
him to the world how
00:48:12.36\00:48:14.12
trustworthy he is
and how we are not,
00:48:14.15\00:48:16.34
Lord help us. We need
to pray that we can be
00:48:16.37\00:48:19.93
trust worthy. I wanna
be a witness for Jesus
00:48:19.96\00:48:22.57
don't you, to
witness to him to the world
00:48:22.60\00:48:24.86
and talk about his
goodness in his mercy
00:48:24.89\00:48:26.83
and how he forgive
sins in regards of your
00:48:26.86\00:48:29.41
life wherever you
have been and whatever
00:48:29.44\00:48:30.64
you have been
doing, how many times
00:48:30.67\00:48:32.27
you have done it, it
doesn't matter if you
00:48:32.30\00:48:33.82
come to him and
ask for forgiveness.
00:48:33.85\00:48:35.30
He'll create a new
you, those old things
00:48:36.04\00:48:39.15
would be passed away,
everything will become
00:48:39.18\00:48:40.82
new. The things you
used to love, you're gonna,
00:48:40.85\00:48:42.85
you're gonna
hate. That's called born
00:48:42.88\00:48:45.61
again experience.
And God's witnesses
00:48:45.64\00:48:49.59
they're gonna be
fruit if you claim to be
00:48:49.62\00:48:52.05
witnessing for God.
You are going to live
00:48:52.08\00:48:56.52
and act in his
place. If you're his what?
00:48:56.55\00:49:00.21
If you are his
witnessing and witnessing with
00:49:00.24\00:49:02.15
power, you are going
to act and live in his
00:49:02.18\00:49:05.15
place. You gonna represent Jesus
00:49:05.18\00:49:08.03
to the world. God's
witnesses will reveal
00:49:08.06\00:49:13.46
themselves in the
working of divine power.
00:49:13.49\00:49:16.79
The work that
they do, people will be
00:49:17.15\00:49:19.09
able to see that is
a miracle, that it's
00:49:19.12\00:49:21.54
divinity that's
working through these
00:49:21.57\00:49:23.17
human instruments,
because they're his
00:49:23.20\00:49:26.95
witnesses. God's
witnesses will confess
00:49:26.98\00:49:31.13
Jesus Christ wherever
they're at, not just at
00:49:31.16\00:49:34.69
church service,
but in the workplace,
00:49:34.72\00:49:37.24
at school wherever
they maybe. They're
00:49:37.27\00:49:40.36
going to be
witnesses for Jesus Christ.
00:49:40.39\00:49:42.75
God's witnesses are
going to bear a strong
00:49:44.59\00:49:47.78
witness for the
power of the Holy Spirit
00:49:47.81\00:49:50.04
and what the
spirit can do inside you,
00:49:50.07\00:49:51.81
and give you the
victory that you need today.
00:49:51.84\00:49:53.42
God's witnesses dear
friends, here in these
00:49:56.31\00:49:58.40
last days. The spirit
that was poured out at
00:49:58.43\00:50:01.29
Pentecost is just
a little, may not say
00:50:01.32\00:50:03.63
just a sample of what
God's gonna be pouring
00:50:03.66\00:50:05.50
in out in the
rane, and I want to be a
00:50:05.53\00:50:09.21
part of that. I wanna
being involved in that.
00:50:09.24\00:50:11.29
I believe we're
seeing sprinkles of the
00:50:11.69\00:50:14.30
spirit of God as
he is working miracles
00:50:14.33\00:50:16.42
and he's just
tearing down the strong holds
00:50:16.45\00:50:18.79
of the old enemy. He
is coming against and
00:50:18.82\00:50:21.12
he is standing for and
he is taking the reigns
00:50:21.15\00:50:23.67
in his own hands. Now
I'm thankful for that I
00:50:23.70\00:50:26.34
praise God that
he's doing it and I wanna
00:50:26.37\00:50:29.51
be faithful. Now how
can that spirit be poured
00:50:29.54\00:50:33.44
out on us even
maybe more so than the
00:50:33.47\00:50:38.86
Holy Spirit, Holy
Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
00:50:38.89\00:50:40.95
If we pray for it and
seek it as earnestly as
00:50:41.42\00:50:44.91
the disciples did
you will receive it.
00:50:44.94\00:50:47.49
Are you willing to
put yourself in that
00:50:48.35\00:50:49.82
position? I pray that you are.
00:50:49.85\00:50:51.13
The day of Pentecost
is an awesome thing to
00:50:52.75\00:50:55.42
read about. It just
set you on fire and makes
00:50:55.45\00:50:57.55
you want to
evangelize for Jesus,
00:50:57.58\00:50:59.64
but just quickly
before we close today
00:51:00.18\00:51:02.48
I wanna talk about a
little bit about that
00:51:02.51\00:51:04.39
power that God
said he is going to do.
00:51:04.42\00:51:05.90
Revelation chapter 18.
00:51:06.25\00:51:07.72
Revelation chapter 18 verse 1.
00:51:08.06\00:51:10.36
Talking about that
spirit that's going to
00:51:10.72\00:51:12.92
come down on this
earth. The Bible says
00:51:12.95\00:51:15.17
in this Revelation
18, And after these things
00:51:15.20\00:51:17.13
I saw another
angel come down from
00:51:17.16\00:51:19.35
heaven having great
power, and the earth
00:51:19.38\00:51:22.15
was lightened with his
glory. There is something
00:51:22.18\00:51:26.37
about this message of the glory,
00:51:26.40\00:51:28.25
something about
the image of Jesus.
00:51:29.22\00:51:31.24
Perfection of
character that we need to be
00:51:31.59\00:51:34.12
studying here
in these last days.
00:51:34.15\00:51:36.06
God said I'm going
to send another angel,
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there gonna be more
power. Friends don't be
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left out. Whatever
you do don't be left out
00:51:42.85\00:51:44.70
today you can have
that power. You need to be
00:51:44.73\00:51:48.52
praying for it. You
need to seeking for it.
00:51:48.55\00:51:50.58
We need to be
working together where God
00:51:51.13\00:51:52.97
would have us so
that we can receive that
00:51:53.00\00:51:55.22
power of that latter
rain. Let me just say this
00:51:55.25\00:51:59.33
before we close that
those who receive that
00:51:59.36\00:52:01.42
latter rain and you
have to have it, so you can
00:52:01.45\00:52:03.65
go through the time
of trouble, you're not
00:52:03.68\00:52:04.78
gonna make it. The
souls temple must be
00:52:04.81\00:52:08.31
cleansed of every
defilement, of every what?
00:52:08.34\00:52:12.07
Defilement of every
sin. The Holy Spirit
00:52:12.10\00:52:15.23
that latter reign that
equips us to be able to
00:52:15.64\00:52:18.03
endure until Jesus
comes will not be poured on
00:52:18.06\00:52:21.39
those who have unconfessed sin
00:52:21.42\00:52:23.10
in their life. Now
it's the time in the hour of
00:52:23.13\00:52:25.17
God's judgment that
we need to be confessing
00:52:25.20\00:52:27.35
our sins
sending them before hand
00:52:27.38\00:52:29.30
in the judgment. I
believe that they work,
00:52:29.33\00:52:33.02
miraculous power of
Pentecost was simply this.
00:52:33.68\00:52:37.81
It was a result of
exercising simple faith.
00:52:38.25\00:52:43.81
You can have it, we can
have it exercising simple
00:52:44.75\00:52:48.95
faith. And those who
believe and those who
00:52:48.98\00:52:52.23
acted upon this
were sealed by God.
00:52:52.26\00:52:55.23
As God sealed his
people man, they begin to
00:52:56.82\00:52:59.23
witness with real
power. They spoke with power,
00:52:59.26\00:53:02.49
their life was
powerful, where they went there
00:53:02.52\00:53:04.85
was powerful manifestations.
00:53:04.88\00:53:06.49
We can have that
today. Filled with the
00:53:07.89\00:53:10.31
Holy Spirit of God.
Filled with the spirit of God
00:53:10.34\00:53:14.33
to win souls is our
goal. What was that,
00:53:14.36\00:53:17.68
to win souls is our
goal. Here at Behold the Lamb,
00:53:17.71\00:53:21.70
3ABN, other
ministries around the world.
00:53:22.09\00:53:24.23
It has to do with
winning souls for Jesus.
00:53:24.93\00:53:27.22
And let me just remind
you one sin persistently
00:53:27.99\00:53:32.73
cherished, eventually
will neutralize all the
00:53:32.76\00:53:37.85
power of the gospel, or
do I need to repeat that
00:53:37.88\00:53:42.29
all one sin persistently
cherished, eventually
00:53:42.32\00:53:48.90
will neutralize all
the power of the gospel,
00:53:48.93\00:53:52.43
if we are willfully
committing known sin.
00:53:54.61\00:53:58.32
It's going to silence
the witness of the voice
00:53:59.38\00:54:02.23
of the spirit and
it's gonna separate
00:54:02.26\00:54:04.67
the soul from
God. Friends, you don't
00:54:04.70\00:54:07.41
want that. One cherished sin,
00:54:07.44\00:54:10.41
one unconfessed sin
separates us from God.
00:54:11.03\00:54:13.96
May the spirit of
the living God right now
00:54:14.54\00:54:17.19
for those of you
who are reaching out
00:54:17.22\00:54:18.61
wherever you maybe.
You're saying I wanna
00:54:18.64\00:54:21.42
a new life in Jesus.
I wanna start all over
00:54:21.45\00:54:24.67
again. My life has
been a wreck, oh how
00:54:24.70\00:54:26.86
I need a change, I
want Jesus to come in
00:54:26.89\00:54:29.62
and I want to be
a powerful witness
00:54:29.65\00:54:31.19
for him and I
wanna confess my sins.
00:54:31.22\00:54:33.66
I wanna repent and
I wanna be born again
00:54:34.94\00:54:36.88
and I wanna work for
Jesus. You can do that
00:54:36.91\00:54:39.90
right now. Why
don't you kneel with me as
00:54:39.93\00:54:41.35
we begin to close
with prayer. And you pray
00:54:41.38\00:54:44.18
along with me, that
sinner's prayer and you
00:54:44.21\00:54:45.76
watch what God
does in your life.
00:54:45.79\00:54:47.42
He is gonna enable you
to work the works of Jesus.
00:54:47.99\00:54:51.66
I want that in my
life and I know you do to.
00:54:52.17\00:54:54.36
Let's pray about it,
shall we right now as we go
00:54:54.83\00:54:56.75
to him and pray,
I'm gonna kneel here.
00:54:56.78\00:54:58.43
Merciful Father in
heaven, we thank you
00:54:59.26\00:55:00.59
for your word.
Thank you for the power of
00:55:00.62\00:55:02.47
the spirit
that's promised to us.
00:55:02.50\00:55:04.08
As we open our
hearts and our lives to thee
00:55:04.44\00:55:06.81
and ask for the
forgiveness of sin.
00:55:06.84\00:55:08.68
We repent and we turn to Jesus,
00:55:09.02\00:55:10.73
filled with the Holy
Ghost power that we may
00:55:10.76\00:55:13.13
witness for you
in Jesus name, amen.
00:55:13.16\00:55:16.07
May God bless
you until next time,
00:55:16.97\00:55:18.82
we'll see you then.
00:55:19.21\00:55:20.18
Welcome back our
prayer is that you are
00:55:22.63\00:55:25.90
dear friend and
listener will have received a
00:55:25.93\00:55:28.60
renewed gumption, a
renewed initiative and
00:55:28.63\00:55:32.06
aggressiveness to
dig much deeper in the
00:55:32.09\00:55:35.14
God's word,
inviting the Holy Spirits and
00:55:35.17\00:55:38.59
dwelling at every
step. In fact we must make it
00:55:38.62\00:55:42.16
a necessary habit to pray
for the spirit's guidance,
00:55:42.19\00:55:45.37
an interpretation of
the word before we ever
00:55:45.40\00:55:48.51
even open our Bibles.
It's up to us to put the
00:55:48.54\00:55:51.89
time into study pray
and dedicate our lives
00:55:51.92\00:55:56.70
to serving God.
Once this is done from a
00:55:56.73\00:55:59.31
sincere and a
contrite heart look out.
00:55:59.34\00:56:02.28
I know you'll be
blessed as you begin
00:56:02.69\00:56:04.54
to witness for God.
The Holy Spirit will
00:56:04.57\00:56:07.23
begin to bring to my
scriptures and events
00:56:07.26\00:56:09.71
that you could not
recall on your own.
00:56:09.74\00:56:11.68
And when it is in
God's best interests miracles
00:56:12.01\00:56:15.72
will occur. Let me
tell you just one short
00:56:15.75\00:56:18.27
story of a miracle
that occurred in 2009,
00:56:18.30\00:56:21.36
while my husband
and I were evangelizing
00:56:21.63\00:56:24.02
for the Lord in Ghana, Africa.
00:56:24.05\00:56:25.93
We were there during
the dry season and we were
00:56:26.81\00:56:29.82
assured by those
locally that we would have no
00:56:29.85\00:56:32.49
problem with rain.
However we began to experience
00:56:32.52\00:56:35.99
short burst of rain
during the day. But since our
00:56:36.02\00:56:38.90
meetings were held at
night in the open area,
00:56:38.93\00:56:41.51
that wasn't such a big
problem or a big concern.
00:56:41.54\00:56:44.42
However one night
a large thunder storm
00:56:44.70\00:56:48.35
began to surround us
as I believe it was the
00:56:48.38\00:56:51.62
Sabbath truth that
was being presented,
00:56:51.65\00:56:54.04
so thick were the
clouds, no stars could be
00:56:54.34\00:56:57.80
seen only burst of the
lighting and crashes of
00:56:57.83\00:57:01.28
thunder and wind
were seen heard and felt.
00:57:01.31\00:57:04.31
People began to get
up and leave as quickly
00:57:04.67\00:57:07.23
as they could.
While a small group of us,
00:57:07.26\00:57:10.12
we hurdled
together and we get gathered
00:57:10.15\00:57:12.43
in a circle and
we began to pray.
00:57:12.46\00:57:14.58
And I kid you not dear
friends just as soon as
00:57:14.86\00:57:19.02
the prayer was
completed, we opened our
00:57:19.05\00:57:21.80
eyes and the wind had
stopped, the lightening
00:57:21.83\00:57:25.38
has ceased and all
those dark ominous clouds
00:57:25.41\00:57:28.94
that were just so
present the moment
00:57:28.97\00:57:30.87
before had totally disappeared
00:57:30.90\00:57:33.57
and all the 300 men
and women and 300 children
00:57:33.86\00:57:38.07
they began to
return to their seats.
00:57:38.52\00:57:40.69
What a mighty
example of witnessing with
00:57:41.00\00:57:44.54
power and
closing as always we here
00:57:44.57\00:57:48.80
Behold the Lamb Ministries,
00:57:48.83\00:57:50.18
we would like to hear from you.
00:57:50.21\00:57:51.81
We wanna hear from
you, we so appreciate
00:57:52.13\00:57:54.92
your prayers and
your financial support.
00:57:54.95\00:57:57.57
Without that
these programs would not
00:57:57.87\00:57:59.99
be possible. I want
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Until next time may our Lord,
00:58:46.41\00:58:48.41
our precious Lord continue to
00:58:48.78\00:58:50.89
richly bless you and yours.
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