1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:10,720 Hello and welcome back to the PHSA Podcast. 2 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:11,720 My name is David Bigford. 3 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:13,580 I'm the pastor here at SalmonArm. 4 00:00:13,580 --> 00:00:17,760 This is a very special podcast series where I'm going to be sharing with you messages 5 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:23,280 from our most recent conference in Prescott, Arizona, the Beyond Limits Conference with 6 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:30,600 a theme of to preach the gospel in the regions beyond from 2 Corinthians 10-16. 7 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:37,000 I'm going to share all of the sermons from this conference series to include Greg Mitchell, 8 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:44,600 our head pastor, Joe Campbell, Richard Ruby, Tom Payne, and many, many others during this 9 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:45,600 series. 10 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:50,160 So I'll be sharing these with you over the next couple weeks, and I hope you really enjoy 11 00:00:50,160 --> 00:00:51,160 these messages. 12 00:00:51,160 --> 00:00:58,000 If you'd like to see these messages in a video format, you can go to prescottpottershouse.com 13 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:04,380 where all of these will be available for you to view in a video format. 14 00:01:04,380 --> 00:01:09,280 So without further ado, I'm going to go ahead and move on to the messages, and I hope you 15 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:10,280 enjoy them. 16 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:11,280 God bless. 17 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:23,480 Praise God, I want to add my welcome. 18 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,240 Thank God for all of you that are here. 19 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,400 We are in for a powerful week. 20 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:35,800 We had yesterday the Holy Ghost was here, and just in our pre-conference Sunday, such 21 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:37,640 a wonderful dimension. 22 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:41,560 God is going to meet with you this week, and destinies are going to be changed. 23 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:46,920 There are going to be people that you will be healed tonight, and this week there are 24 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:48,920 others you are going to be delivered. 25 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:50,280 God's going to set you free. 26 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,000 Pastor Campbell was right. 27 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,880 I do like to chase demons, that's true. 28 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,600 Chase them out, that's what I want to do. 29 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:03,240 God's going to set people free, but destinies, direction, you're going to receive this week. 30 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:13,840 Let's begin tonight by turning to 2 Corinthians chapter 10, our passage that we have as our 31 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:14,840 theme. 32 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:23,000 Beyond limits, the horizon is the line that forms the boundary between the earth and sky. 33 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:29,880 Our English word horizon comes from the Greek word horos, which actually means limit. 34 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:34,960 So what you're saying when you talk about the horizon, that is as far as the eye can 35 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,600 see, that is the limit that you can see. 36 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,040 That is what a horizon is. 37 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:49,320 For centuries, people in Europe would look westward in the Atlantic Ocean, and in their 38 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:57,880 horizon as far as the eye can see, they were convinced there is nothing more out there. 39 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:05,240 In fact, in Spain, you know that their motto, their national motto, they had on their coins 40 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:10,640 and the coat of arms, it literally said, no more beyond. 41 00:03:10,640 --> 00:03:13,540 They had a picture of the ocean. 42 00:03:13,540 --> 00:03:15,920 There is no more. 43 00:03:15,920 --> 00:03:23,960 But then in 1492, Columbus sailed heading west and discovered that there was more beyond. 44 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:29,720 And when he came back to Spain, the king of Spain changed when he heard the report of 45 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:37,800 what was out there, he changed the motto and the coat of arms to say more beyond. 46 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:42,520 So they learned that there was more beyond the limit. 47 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:48,600 In the text that we're going to read, this is our conference theme, Paul was dealing 48 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:56,960 with people who were satisfied with what they had, but Paul says, my hope is to preach the 49 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,960 gospel in regions beyond. 50 00:03:59,960 --> 00:04:03,480 In other words, he said, I want to go beyond limits. 51 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,680 And that's what I want to preach tonight. 52 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:12,560 Beyond limits, 2 Corinthians 10, starting at verse 12, for we do not dare to class ourselves 53 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:18,840 or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves, but they measuring themselves 54 00:04:18,840 --> 00:04:23,000 by themselves, comparing themselves among themselves. 55 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,480 There's a lot of self there in there. 56 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:26,560 They're not wise. 57 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:31,540 We however, will not boast beyond measure, but within the limits of the sphere which 58 00:04:31,540 --> 00:04:36,120 God appointed us, a sphere which especially includes you. 59 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:40,720 For we are not overextending ourselves as though our authority didn't extend to you. 60 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:47,560 For it was to you that we came with the gospel of Christ, not boasting of things beyond measure. 61 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:54,240 That is in other men's labors, but having hope that as your faith is increased, we shall 62 00:04:54,240 --> 00:05:01,480 be greatly enlarged by you in our sphere to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you 63 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,960 and not to boast in another man's sphere of accomplishment. 64 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:12,040 But he who glories, let him glory in the Lord, for not he who commends himself is approved, 65 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:16,320 but whom the Lord commands. 66 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:17,480 Beyond limits, I want to begin. 67 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,920 Let's talk about the greatest danger. 68 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:26,040 After the resurrection, Jesus Christ gave us our very clear marching orders. 69 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:33,080 You find it in Mark 16, 15, go into all the world and preach the gospel to every person. 70 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:37,920 In Matthew 28, 19, go and make disciples of all the nations. 71 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:39,160 Very simple. 72 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:41,600 What does all the world mean? 73 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,240 It means all the world. 74 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:52,160 And all the nations is actually every ethnic group, but here it is a very simple command. 75 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:59,480 Preach the gospel, that is evangelism to sinners and make disciples, train workers to reproduce 76 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,040 godly ministry. 77 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:06,720 Those two things we are supposed to do in every nation, in every ethnic group, in the 78 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:07,720 entire world. 79 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:08,720 That simple. 80 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:12,160 It's not complicated. 81 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:22,200 But more than 2,000 years later, that simple command, the job is still not done. 82 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:27,240 There are currently about 8.1 billion people in the world. 83 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:35,120 Six billion out of 8.1 billion are completely non-Christian today. 84 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:44,060 Out of that 8.1 billion, they estimate about 2 billion of them have never had a chance 85 00:06:44,060 --> 00:06:47,480 to hear the gospel message. 86 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:56,800 They say that almost 30 million people will die this year 2024 without ever hearing the 87 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,680 message of salvation. 88 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:06,160 And they estimate the last 40 years as many as 1 billion people have died and they have 89 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:09,960 never heard the name of Jesus Christ even one time. 90 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:12,280 So the question is why? 91 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:17,680 If the command is simple and clear, why is the job not done? 92 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:24,840 Is it because as many people feel in their city that demons are so big and so powerful? 93 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:25,840 That is not true. 94 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:32,880 Luke 9.1 that he called his 12 disciples together and gave them power and authority over all 95 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:34,160 demons. 96 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:37,940 So the demons are not the ones stopping the work of God. 97 00:07:37,940 --> 00:07:44,160 Is it because the politicians or rulers of nations are so strong? 98 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:49,680 That cannot be true because Proverbs 21.1 says the king's heart is in the hand of the 99 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:50,680 Lord. 100 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:55,080 He directs the king's heart like a water course wherever he pleases. 101 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,680 Think about King Cyrus. 102 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:03,000 Here's a demon worshipping pervert but God moved on him. 103 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,240 He made a command. 104 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:14,760 I command you to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem and I will help pay for it. 105 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:22,960 King Herod is opposing, arresting, killing people for preaching the gospel and God stepped 106 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:29,360 in and said you need to stop breathing right in the middle of a political speech. 107 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:31,480 That's actually not a bad idea. 108 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:37,000 I'm just saying. 109 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:38,000 Think about this. 110 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:42,360 Of all the epistles that Paul wrote in the New Testament, do you know that percentage 111 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:51,440 wise there actually is a very few percent of the scriptures that speak of spiritual 112 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:53,240 opposition? 113 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:55,700 There is a truth of spiritual warfare. 114 00:08:55,700 --> 00:09:02,440 There are a few scriptures that speak of people outside who are harming the work of God. 115 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:05,520 But here's the point that I'm making now. 116 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:12,320 There actually are many examples and scriptures in the Bible that show that God's people can 117 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:16,680 be the greatest hindrance to God's work. 118 00:09:16,680 --> 00:09:19,440 Think about Jonah in the Old Testament. 119 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:21,900 He was God's man. 120 00:09:21,900 --> 00:09:28,960 He had the command to go and declare the word of God in Nineveh but Jonah didn't want to 121 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:29,960 do that. 122 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:35,320 He was stopping people from being helped in Nineveh. 123 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,360 There are numbers of places in text. 124 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:43,800 I won't take the time but it talks about to even pastors and men of God who are hindering 125 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:45,120 God's work. 126 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,280 So here is a clear command. 127 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:52,400 I want you to think about two dangers that Paul speaks about. 128 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:57,920 He is going to talk about his vision but he says there are two dangers that are stopping 129 00:09:57,920 --> 00:09:59,320 the work of God. 130 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:04,080 And the first is the danger of criticism. 131 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:11,080 Criticism is expressing disapproval of someone based on their perceived faults or mistakes. 132 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:15,480 Second Corinthians, the background, if you want to understand the book, Second Corinthians 133 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:23,920 was written largely as a response to the fact that people in churches and pastors were criticizing 134 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,560 and attacking the apostle Paul. 135 00:10:26,560 --> 00:10:31,240 Second Corinthians 10.10, for some say his letters are weighty and forceful but in person 136 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:35,480 he's unimpressive and his speaking amounts at nothing. 137 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,220 They doubted his motives. 138 00:10:37,220 --> 00:10:41,720 They said he doesn't care about us otherwise he would have showed up and preached for us 139 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:42,720 by now. 140 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:47,200 They were doubting his integrity and handling money and he had to answer that in Second 141 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:48,640 Corinthians 10. 142 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:54,540 So criticism was actually hurting the work of God. 143 00:10:54,540 --> 00:10:56,140 But you know what? 144 00:10:56,140 --> 00:10:58,080 Criticism is a universal disease. 145 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:04,000 It's not limited to the apostle Paul back in New Testament days. 146 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:10,560 The Old Testament, the children of Israel criticized Moses, the book of Acts, the Judaizers 147 00:11:10,560 --> 00:11:13,320 criticized everyone. 148 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,680 Listen to me tonight, if we're going to do the work of God, you know the first danger 149 00:11:16,680 --> 00:11:25,000 of criticism is that by finding fault we think we're doing better than we actually are. 150 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:32,480 I want you to get, what's going on in Second Corinthians here, they were criticizing the 151 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,840 apostle Paul. 152 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:41,600 This man was caught up to heaven, wrote most of the New Testament. 153 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:43,680 They are criticizing him. 154 00:11:43,680 --> 00:11:51,120 You know what happened in Corinth is that Paul began this church and revival exploded. 155 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:56,920 In those days they didn't have buildings and so no doubt there were many, many hundreds 156 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,000 of house churches. 157 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:06,200 Paul say that some of these people who are critics now, they were pastoring the churches 158 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:11,520 that they had inherited from the apostle Paul. 159 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:18,000 Paul was the one, he's the reason why they even have a church but now they say, yeah, 160 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:21,280 but I don't think that he's really into it. 161 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:25,360 They're criticizing and Paul says this is dangerous. 162 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,000 Do you understand something? 163 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:31,440 Some of you, you think criticism is the gift of the spirit. 164 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:38,960 Yeah, you know, I'm here, you're looking around at conference and I'm, I got my eye on you 165 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:45,240 and I doubt them and look, yeah, and you think somehow that that is holy because you see 166 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,060 problems in people. 167 00:12:48,060 --> 00:12:54,160 Do you know that tearing down another person doesn't make you any better? 168 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:59,000 You know when you look at somebody and say that guy, he's dumb and ugly, you didn't somehow 169 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,520 get smarter and better looking. 170 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:11,900 Right, but here were people, they were criticizing and they somehow, because they thought they 171 00:13:11,900 --> 00:13:19,800 saw a fault, they felt they were doing better and Paul says you're making a big mistake. 172 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:25,760 The danger of criticism is it distracts us from our main purpose. 173 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:32,720 Our main purpose is preach the gospel to sinners, make disciples of all nations. 174 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:34,640 That's our job. 175 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,960 But criticism will distract you from that. 176 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:45,640 We send men out to pioneer churches and I have at various times I've had them call myself 177 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:51,280 or one of the other pastors and inform us that someone in their city is different than 178 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:52,440 they are. 179 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:58,320 Do you know that they are singing 1.4 more songs than we sing in Prescott? 180 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:05,240 And my answer is, listen, I didn't send you there to straighten out anybody. 181 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:06,600 We send you there with a job. 182 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:11,960 Your job is get people saved, build a church, make disciples, plant churches. 183 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:15,560 That's it. 184 00:14:15,560 --> 00:14:23,120 Listen, there are pastors here, you like it when your people and your men criticize others 185 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:24,120 to you. 186 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:31,560 Pastor, I'm really suspicious about them and you go, really? 187 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:33,760 You like it. 188 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:36,960 You think that somehow that's validation of your ministry. 189 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,680 In fact, you encourage it. 190 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:45,040 Some of you, you teach your people, you teach your men to criticize. 191 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:51,720 You are putting in them seeds of destruction because Paul says now here I have a job to 192 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,880 do, but you're hung up on criticism. 193 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,640 It's distracted you. 194 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:06,040 Second danger that keeps us from doing our simple task is the danger of self-satisfaction. 195 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:15,560 The critics of Paul having inherited some good things, they now assumed that they were 196 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:16,560 good enough. 197 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:22,200 Verse 12, measuring themselves by themselves, comparing themselves among themselves, they're 198 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:24,760 not wise. 199 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:30,400 They looked around and they came to self-assessment conclusions. 200 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:33,200 You know, years ago we had a pastor in the fellowship. 201 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:40,720 He would openly tell other people, I'm one of the best preachers in the fellowship, but 202 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:47,400 the problem was he was the only one who thought so. 203 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:49,280 Nobody else thought that. 204 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:56,060 He compared himself with himself. 205 00:15:56,060 --> 00:16:02,320 We can have self-satisfaction based on past success. 206 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:05,960 When I was a new convert I was really on fire. 207 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:12,720 That was a long time ago. 208 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:17,920 Had a man that was causing trouble in one of the churches and I had to be involved in 209 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:19,360 a meeting and finally I challenged him. 210 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:21,800 I said, you have a very high opinion of yourself. 211 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:24,480 I said, please tell me why. 212 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:29,120 Why do you think that you are all that? 213 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:36,720 And he told me 20, I think 25 years ago he had witnessed to somebody and they came and 214 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:40,560 got saved and a number of kids came from a university and they got saved. 215 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:45,120 I said, that was 25 years ago. 216 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:47,800 Now let's examine then you pastored here. 217 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:48,800 What about there? 218 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:49,800 No. 219 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:50,800 What about there? 220 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:51,800 No. 221 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:53,160 And what about now? 222 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:54,520 No. 223 00:16:54,520 --> 00:17:00,160 But you still think you are hot based on 25 years ago? 224 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,560 You are comparing yourself with yourself. 225 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:06,840 You can have self-satisfaction based on longevity. 226 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:07,840 I have been saved. 227 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:13,680 I have been in the fellowship for X number of years. 228 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:16,280 Self-satisfaction because you are doing some things right. 229 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:20,120 You are involved in the church to some degree. 230 00:17:20,120 --> 00:17:21,280 There are pastors that are here. 231 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:24,280 I am praying that God will challenge you. 232 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:28,640 Right now in your ministry you are preaching some sermons. 233 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,480 You are there in the city. 234 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:33,340 You are pulling a paycheck. 235 00:17:33,340 --> 00:17:35,840 You have a little bit of respect. 236 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:42,240 But my challenge to you on the opening night, are you doing what God wants you to do? 237 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:46,620 Are you doing all that God wants you to do? 238 00:17:46,620 --> 00:17:53,100 Because if you are simply comparing yourself with yourself and you are happy with that, 239 00:17:53,100 --> 00:17:55,560 it could be that God has a very different opinion. 240 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:59,640 Let's talk secondly about beyond limits. 241 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:05,560 Paul is showing us that no matter where we are at, no matter what we have accomplished, 242 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,680 we cannot stop where we are at. 243 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,920 His approach to ministry is our conference theme. 244 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:19,000 Second Corinthians 10, 16 to preach the gospel in regions beyond you. 245 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:24,760 This is not simply a geographical dimension. 246 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:30,680 It is actually how he viewed ministry in its entirety. 247 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:35,440 He said, I want to go beyond limits. 248 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:40,600 Beyond limits involves a commitment to expand the kingdom of God. 249 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:44,280 What God has done in our fellowship is wonderful. 250 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:51,760 As of right now, we have a little over 3,700 churches in 149 nations. 251 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,480 That is wonderful. 252 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:58,880 Praise God. 253 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:06,360 I am very grateful for that, but the job is not finished yet. 254 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:14,320 Joshua 13, one, there remains yet very much land to be possessed. 255 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:22,000 See Paul's critics, they were content with what they had inherited, but Paul was looking 256 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:30,380 beyond verse 16 to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. 257 00:19:30,380 --> 00:19:33,920 Regions beyond, this is literally true. 258 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:43,960 As I said, we have churches at 149 nations, but there are 81 nations where we do not have 259 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:46,000 a single fellowship church. 260 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:50,040 I'm going to put up an image here, this graphic. 261 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:56,440 These are the nations of the world with their populations that we do not have a single fellowship 262 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:59,400 church in, not one. 263 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:05,000 Our job is not to get together and pat each other on the back on what a great job we're 264 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:09,600 doing because the job's not done yet. 265 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:16,680 On that list, you're going to find nations like Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3.3 million people 266 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:19,300 and not a single fellowship church. 267 00:20:19,300 --> 00:20:26,960 The Comoros Islands, 867,000 people and not a single fellowship church. 268 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:34,080 Eritrea, 3.8 million people, not one fellowship church. 269 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:40,840 The Central African Republic, 5.8 million people are there and we don't have a single fellowship 270 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:41,920 church there. 271 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:44,000 The job is not done. 272 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:51,840 Listen, in America, we still have four states in America where we don't have a single fellowship 273 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:54,600 church in the entire state. 274 00:20:54,600 --> 00:21:02,680 Alabama, Maine, Mississippi, Vermont, they have cities like Montgomery, Alabama, 200,000 275 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:06,160 people, not a single fellowship church. 276 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:09,080 Portland, Maine, 70,000 people. 277 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:12,160 Jackson, Mississippi, 139,000. 278 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:18,480 Burlington, Vermont, 43,000 and we do not have a single fellowship church not only in 279 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:30,440 those cities or any other city in four states and we've been doing this for 54 years. 280 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:33,800 Paul says that's not okay. 281 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:39,360 Romans 10, 14, how then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? 282 00:21:39,360 --> 00:21:44,420 How shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard and how shall they hear without 283 00:21:44,420 --> 00:21:46,520 a preacher? 284 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:52,760 Paul said in Romans 15, 20, I have made it my aim to preach the gospel not where Christ 285 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:56,600 was named lest I should build on another man's foundation. 286 00:21:56,600 --> 00:22:02,960 I am praying that God will speak to couples this week that you will want to pioneer. 287 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:08,160 A pioneer is someone who enters untouched territory. 288 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:12,960 I'm praying that there are pastors that God will grip you this week. 289 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:17,220 You may have done some good things in the past, but God will grip you. 290 00:22:17,220 --> 00:22:26,560 You need to send again and we need to go beyond limits. 291 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:33,900 Beyond limits, it also involves a commitment to go deeper in our calling. 292 00:22:33,900 --> 00:22:36,880 Think about the incredible ministry that Paul had. 293 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:40,600 How many, come on, how many of us we were caught up to heaven? 294 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:41,600 That's it, I'm done. 295 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,400 You can't top that, right? 296 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:52,460 But now Paul, he did not assess himself as having arrived, Philippians 3, 12, not as 297 00:22:52,460 --> 00:22:57,120 though I had already attained or am already perfected or reach where I'm going, but I 298 00:22:57,120 --> 00:23:03,680 press on that I might lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid a hold of 299 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:04,680 me. 300 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:07,120 He said, I'm not there yet. 301 00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:13,120 You know the Tartar tribes of Asia, they used to pronounce a curse over their enemies and 302 00:23:13,120 --> 00:23:18,960 that curse was, may you stay in one place forever. 303 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:27,440 Now I'm not talking about a pastor, but I'm talking about being stuck, not making progress, 304 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:31,400 not making growth, not going beyond in any way. 305 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:36,840 So Paul said, that is not, you all may be satisfied with yourself. 306 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:38,920 That's what he's telling them. 307 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:43,720 But he said, I want to go beyond limits. 308 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:46,200 I want to go deeper. 309 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:50,120 Beyond limits is not just geography. 310 00:23:50,120 --> 00:24:00,280 The book of Ezekiel, the fascinating vision of the water flowing from the temple and in, 311 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:06,040 I think it's Ezekiel 47, verse three through six, he measured 1000 cubits and the water 312 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:07,680 came up to my ankles. 313 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,040 Then he measured another thousand. 314 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,600 The water came up to my knees, another thousand. 315 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,560 The water came up to my waist and another thousand. 316 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:18,780 And it was a river that I could not cross for the water was too deep. 317 00:24:18,780 --> 00:24:22,120 It was water in which one must swim. 318 00:24:22,120 --> 00:24:29,960 Here this angelic messenger is taking Ezekiel and he is taking him deeper and deeper because 319 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:32,120 that is God's will for your life. 320 00:24:32,120 --> 00:24:35,400 Do not stop and say, good enough. 321 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:40,840 I have all that I'm ever going to have and I am all that I'm ever going to be. 322 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:46,880 Listen where, whatever level you are at in the church, as a disciple, as a pastor, go 323 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:47,920 deeper. 324 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:50,620 Don't stop. 325 00:24:50,620 --> 00:24:58,640 One man said, God always answers us in the deeps, never in the shallows of our soul. 326 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:05,000 Colossians 4 17 and say to our Chippas, take heed to the ministry which you have received 327 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:11,280 in the Lord that you may fulfill it, complete it. 328 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:12,280 That's what he said. 329 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:14,080 Listen, you've got something from God. 330 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:19,720 Are you playing with, have you stopped at a certain level? 331 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,920 He says, fulfill it. 332 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:26,000 That is what God is speaking to people this week. 333 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:30,240 We need to go deeper and go beyond limits. 334 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,160 Let's look at one final thought in closing. 335 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:38,200 I want to talk about true judgment. 336 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:41,600 Paul had a correct perspective in life and ministry. 337 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:47,440 He's writing to people who did not see things clearly or correctly. 338 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:51,360 Paul understood two very simple things. 339 00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:57,800 Number one, the point of life and ministry is not to make ourselves look good and gain 340 00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:59,840 attention. 341 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:01,440 There are some of you came to conference. 342 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:13,480 You are so excited because conference gives you an unlimited possibility of selfies and 343 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:19,720 you are going to post to the world because that's what you think we put on this conference 344 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:24,720 so you can post and draw attention to you. 345 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:31,640 Number 17, but he who glories, let him glory in the Lord. 346 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:36,640 We are here to draw attention to God. 347 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:40,720 If you want to brag, brag on God. 348 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,400 Amen. 349 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:45,400 This conference is not about us. 350 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:46,680 It's about God. 351 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:49,320 And Paul understood that. 352 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:50,640 We're going to glory on the Lord. 353 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:58,320 He understood the second thing, the goal of life is to be approved by God. 354 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:04,500 Verse 18, for not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends. 355 00:27:04,500 --> 00:27:10,920 That word approved, it means to be tested by fire and found genuine. 356 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:16,120 Paul says, listen, you think you found a flaw in me and you're criticizing. 357 00:27:16,120 --> 00:27:22,400 He says, what I want is actually not your approval. 358 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:25,340 I want the Lord to commend me. 359 00:27:25,340 --> 00:27:26,840 Think about what are you saying here? 360 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,980 Listen, listen, this is important. 361 00:27:29,980 --> 00:27:37,200 The reason why he says that it is possible that we could think that we've arrived and 362 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:43,480 we're great and God have a completely different opinion. 363 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,160 Right? 364 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:49,360 The people who have told me they heard that man tell them I'm one of the greatest preachers 365 00:27:49,360 --> 00:27:50,360 in the fellowship. 366 00:27:50,360 --> 00:27:51,360 You know why they told me that? 367 00:27:51,360 --> 00:27:53,720 Because they didn't think so. 368 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:55,640 But that's a human opinion. 369 00:27:55,640 --> 00:28:00,260 What we don't want is we don't want to get to heaven and go, God, you have got to be 370 00:28:00,260 --> 00:28:05,840 impressed with me and God, you are kidding, right? 371 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:12,620 Paul says, I want the Lord to commend me three ways the Lord commends us. 372 00:28:12,620 --> 00:28:18,320 Number one, he commends us with supernatural help on our labors. 373 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:22,520 Acts eight, six through eight, and the multitudes with one accord, heeded the things spoken 374 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:25,360 by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 375 00:28:25,360 --> 00:28:30,560 For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed, many 376 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:36,040 who were paralyzed and lame were healed, and there was great joy in that city. 377 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:40,320 The commendation was not we think you're great. 378 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:45,520 It's that something happened, something supernatural happened. 379 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:50,680 Here people were saved, demons were cast out, bodies were healed. 380 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:53,480 There was joy in the city. 381 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:54,480 Why? 382 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:57,640 Because God was attending their ministry. 383 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:03,440 Anytime you choose to go deeper in God, anytime you choose to go beyond limits, God says, 384 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:08,120 I will attend that with my power. 385 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:11,640 He commends us with supernatural help. 386 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:17,240 Number two, the Lord commends us with a distinguishing element. 387 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:21,960 You know what struck me as I was putting this sermon together? 388 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:30,720 In Corinth, as I said, 2 Corinthians, he is having to have a rebuttal for people criticizing 389 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:36,940 because these men having received something, they thought we're so hot, we don't know 390 00:29:36,940 --> 00:29:41,080 even one of their names today. 391 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:42,080 Think about that. 392 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:47,040 They're telling, we are so good, we're much better than the apostles. 393 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:53,480 Not one of them do we even know their name, but we do know Paul. 394 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:55,420 You know why? 395 00:29:55,420 --> 00:30:02,720 Because God causes there to be a divine recognition. 396 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:11,880 Hidden and private commitments before God to go beyond limits, they cause God's distinguishing 397 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:12,880 favor. 398 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:17,400 Joseph and Daniel, they made private decisions. 399 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:20,000 I'm not going to defile myself. 400 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:27,120 I'm going to honor God in prayer every day. 401 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:29,760 I'm not going to sin against God. 402 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:30,920 Those were private. 403 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:32,720 No one was around. 404 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:37,320 He wasn't tweeting out, resisting temptation again today. 405 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:42,560 Hashtag, just say no. 406 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:47,200 Nobody knows what he's doing, but listen, if you make a commitment to do right before 407 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:52,400 God, pretty soon God will make sure everyone knows. 408 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:56,120 Bible says there is nothing hidden that shall not be revealed. 409 00:30:56,120 --> 00:31:03,480 Listen, disciple, if you choose to go beyond limits, I want to go beyond. 410 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:08,560 If you'll find new people to witness, maybe that's a new people group in your city, new 411 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:12,280 areas, you will stand out. 412 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:17,320 You don't have to impress the pastor, letting him know what you're doing. 413 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:21,160 Listen, do that before God and he will cause you to be distinguished. 414 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:28,600 Pastors, if you will commit yourself to developing in your preaching, if you will launch workers 415 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:32,360 into the regions beyond, you will stand out. 416 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:39,720 Thirdly, the Lord will ultimately commend us when we stand before him. 417 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:46,800 It doesn't ultimately matter what you think of yourself, what I think of myself, because 418 00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:49,760 it's possible we could be wrong. 419 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:56,640 Doesn't matter what other people say, good or bad, because they could be wrong. 420 00:31:56,640 --> 00:32:05,300 Every person here, every person watching online, we are one day going to stand before God personally 421 00:32:05,300 --> 00:32:06,840 and give an account of our lives. 422 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:08,560 Romans 14, 12. 423 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:13,480 So then each of us will give a count of himself to God. 424 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:23,560 Listen, when we stand before God, there is no more chance to correct the record. 425 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:29,680 All that you do, the things done in the body, your time will come to an end. 426 00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:32,480 My time will come to an end. 427 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:39,040 And then we will stand before God with no more mulligans, no more re-dos, no more oopsies. 428 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:42,120 Let me try again. 429 00:32:42,120 --> 00:32:46,880 That is why Paul says, now I want to go beyond limit. 430 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:51,240 That is why we have to live now with the end in mind. 431 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:53,360 Think about these two stories. 432 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:57,800 1848, John and Charlotte Getty went to the New Hebrides Islands. 433 00:32:57,800 --> 00:33:00,760 That's current day Vanuatu. 434 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:05,200 At that time, the people in the New Hebrides, they were cannibals. 435 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:11,120 When John Getty died, they placed a plaque in his memory, and it says these words, when 436 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:15,800 he landed in 1848, there were no Christians here. 437 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:21,840 And when he left in 1872, there were no heathen. 438 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:28,740 He decided to go beyond, and God blessed his ministry. 439 00:33:28,740 --> 00:33:35,880 Second story, Chuck and Kay Smith, they were pastoring a small congregation in Costa Mesa, 440 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:36,880 California. 441 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:44,320 And they began to hear and read of this movement of rebellious young people they called hippies. 442 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:46,960 Kay Smith especially, she was moved. 443 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:51,840 She would see them walking down the street, or they would drive to Huntington Beach, and 444 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:53,400 she would look. 445 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:57,240 They did not understand what made hippies tick. 446 00:33:57,240 --> 00:33:58,680 They didn't understand how they thought. 447 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:02,280 It was so foreign from them. 448 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:07,920 One day Kay Smith told her husband, who was the pastor, Chuck Smith, she said, we need 449 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:10,960 to meet a hippie. 450 00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:12,000 We don't understand them. 451 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:13,880 We need to meet one. 452 00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:18,560 And they asked their daughter's boyfriend, do you know any hippies? 453 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:21,960 And he said, yeah, I met this guy. 454 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:31,120 And he went and found a young hippie named Lonnie Frisbee and brought him to their house. 455 00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:41,040 And they began to talk to him about how hippies thought, but he had been saved, had been powerfully 456 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:42,040 converted. 457 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,720 And so Chuck Smith did something radical. 458 00:34:44,720 --> 00:34:48,960 He invited this hippie to come speak in their church. 459 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:53,600 If you read Chuck Smith's biography, I refresh my memory this week. 460 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:58,000 Chuck Smith in his ministry was frustrated with the Foursquare effort. 461 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:03,240 He used to be in Foursquare Sunday night evangelistic services and no one got saved. 462 00:35:03,240 --> 00:35:10,520 So he said, I came to the conclusion the job of the church is not to win the world. 463 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:13,400 He said the job of the church is to minister to the body. 464 00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:14,920 That's how he's thinking. 465 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:18,320 But God prompted him to go beyond limits. 466 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:19,920 They meet this hippie. 467 00:35:19,920 --> 00:35:27,800 And when this hippie comes and church people saw that those creatures could get saved, 468 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:35,520 it so moved them that one family at the store witnessed to a wild looking hippie named John 469 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:36,720 Higgins. 470 00:35:36,720 --> 00:35:43,600 John Higgins got powerfully saved and began evangelizing nonstop. 471 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:47,360 The church exploded in growth. 472 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:51,240 That was Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, California. 473 00:35:51,240 --> 00:35:57,320 But the reason why I'm telling you that is that my father, Wayman Mitchell, heard about 474 00:35:57,320 --> 00:36:00,680 what God was doing in Southern California. 475 00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:05,120 It was spreading from Southern California and beyond. 476 00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:12,500 Had come to Prescott, had a few people saved, got the first few hippies saved. 477 00:36:12,500 --> 00:36:18,880 But he heard about that and he took a few young men to Southern California to see what 478 00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:20,400 God was doing. 479 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:26,120 My father did not understand hippies either, but he reached beyond limits. 480 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:29,280 They went to Southern California with a few young men. 481 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:39,240 One of those young men is here tonight, Ron Burl, 54 years ago went, amen. 482 00:36:39,240 --> 00:36:44,900 They saw Larry Reed preaching on that same Huntington Beach that the Smiths used to see 483 00:36:44,900 --> 00:36:46,880 those wild hippies on. 484 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:50,360 And they saw a coffee house and concert ministry. 485 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:54,360 And my father turned to them and said, this will work in Prescott. 486 00:36:54,360 --> 00:37:03,600 And came back and God did something powerful in Prescott more than just a service or a 487 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:04,600 concert. 488 00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:12,800 He birthed something because, and this comes back to God bless Chuck and K. Smith who went 489 00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:14,840 beyond limits. 490 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:18,440 And God bless my parents who went beyond limits. 491 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:19,440 Amen. 492 00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:25,320 Thank God. 493 00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:29,920 But the reason why I'm telling you that is not just to recount history. 494 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:33,040 Here's my challenge as I close. 495 00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:38,360 What could God do in you? 496 00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:40,640 What could God do through you? 497 00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:44,040 What could God birth? 498 00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:52,840 If you decided tonight and in this conference, God, I want to go beyond limits. 499 00:37:52,840 --> 00:37:59,880 Could it be that we could point back to July of 2024 when there were people that said, 500 00:37:59,880 --> 00:38:06,800 we're going to go beyond and God could birth something powerful through people just like 501 00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:07,800 us. 502 00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:12,360 I want you to bow your heads, close your eyes all across this place. 503 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:18,200 Thank God I feel the power of the Holy Spirit here. 504 00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:22,760 I'm asking right now, we're going to pray for a number of things in a moment, but first 505 00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:27,000 of all, there are people that are here. 506 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:30,440 You are not right with God. 507 00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:34,760 Jesus gave the simple command, go in all the world and preach the gospel. 508 00:38:34,760 --> 00:38:36,400 I'm preaching good news tonight. 509 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:42,000 It's Jesus Christ, the most incredible story in all time and eternity. 510 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:44,640 God loves us so much. 511 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:49,520 While we were sinners, while we were breaking God's commands, while we were on our way to 512 00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:59,000 hell, we were bound, habits and Jesus Christ was willing to die for us so we could be set 513 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:00,440 free from our sin. 514 00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:04,920 If you're here tonight and you would be honest, you say, Pastor Greg, I am not right with 515 00:39:04,920 --> 00:39:05,920 God. 516 00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:06,920 I am a sinner. 517 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:11,920 I know that I'm living a life that would not be pleasing to God. 518 00:39:11,920 --> 00:39:13,720 You can fix that tonight. 519 00:39:13,720 --> 00:39:15,080 Jesus can save you. 520 00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:19,000 How many here, if you're not right with God and you want to pray. 521 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:20,320 I want you to do one thing. 522 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:21,600 Lift your hand up right now. 523 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:23,520 Say, Pastor Greg, I want to pray. 524 00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:24,760 I need Jesus. 525 00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:28,200 I want to get saved tonight on this first night of conference. 526 00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:29,760 I want to get right with God. 527 00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:30,760 Lift your hand. 528 00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:31,760 Let me see it back there. 529 00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:32,760 There's a hand. 530 00:39:32,760 --> 00:39:33,760 How many others lift up your hand? 531 00:39:33,760 --> 00:39:34,760 Join this one. 532 00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:35,760 I want to get right with God. 533 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:36,760 Thank you. 534 00:39:36,760 --> 00:39:37,760 I see that hand. 535 00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:39,480 Others, some of your backs lit. 536 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:40,480 You were saved. 537 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:41,480 You turned your back on God. 538 00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:42,880 Why don't you come back to God? 539 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:43,880 Thank you. 540 00:39:43,880 --> 00:39:44,880 Thank you. 541 00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:45,880 Here at the front, God bless you. 542 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:47,680 How many others lift up your hand? 543 00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:48,680 Hands are going up. 544 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:49,960 You're responding. 545 00:39:49,960 --> 00:39:50,960 You need Jesus. 546 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:52,080 Lift your hand right now. 547 00:39:52,080 --> 00:39:53,280 God loves you. 548 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:54,360 He wants to save you. 549 00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:56,000 He can do a miracle in you. 550 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:57,000 Thank you. 551 00:39:57,000 --> 00:39:58,000 I see that hand. 552 00:39:58,000 --> 00:39:59,000 Anybody else? 553 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,800 Quickly, I'm going to ask one more time and then we're going to change the service. 554 00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:04,880 If you haven't lifted your hand yet, you want to get right with God. 555 00:40:04,880 --> 00:40:06,440 Lift it right now. 556 00:40:06,440 --> 00:40:07,440 Now's your time. 557 00:40:07,440 --> 00:40:08,600 Now's your chance. 558 00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:10,400 Lift up your hand right now. 559 00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:11,400 Thank God. 560 00:40:11,400 --> 00:40:14,220 Now I want every one of you that lifted your hand. 561 00:40:14,220 --> 00:40:16,380 If you lifted your hand, stand up to your feet. 562 00:40:16,380 --> 00:40:17,380 Stand up. 563 00:40:17,380 --> 00:40:18,380 We want to pray for you. 564 00:40:18,380 --> 00:40:19,380 Stand up. 565 00:40:19,380 --> 00:40:20,380 Thank you. 566 00:40:20,380 --> 00:40:21,380 Thank you. 567 00:40:21,380 --> 00:40:22,380 Thank you. 568 00:40:22,380 --> 00:40:23,380 Numbers of people. 569 00:40:23,380 --> 00:40:24,380 Now, if you're standing, come here. 570 00:40:24,380 --> 00:40:25,380 Make your way quickly. 571 00:40:25,380 --> 00:40:26,380 All the way from the back. 572 00:40:26,380 --> 00:40:27,380 Come here. 573 00:40:27,380 --> 00:40:29,920 At the front, we're going to have someone pray with you. 574 00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:33,000 In a moment, God can save you, can change your life. 575 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:34,280 Thank God for these people. 576 00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:35,600 Just kneel down at the front. 577 00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:40,240 I want a lady to pray with every one of these ladies, a man with every man. 578 00:40:40,240 --> 00:40:41,920 Thank God people are coming, being honest. 579 00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:43,960 I need another lady quickly. 580 00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:45,920 You'll quickly go make your way. 581 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:48,000 Lead them in a sinner's prayer before anything else. 582 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:49,000 Thank God. 583 00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:50,000 Thank God. 584 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:51,000 Just kneel down right here. 585 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:52,000 Thank you. 586 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:53,000 Anywhere at the front. 587 00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:54,000 God bless you. 588 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:55,000 Thank you. 589 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:56,000 You want to get right with God. 590 00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:57,000 Kneel down at the front right there. 591 00:40:57,000 --> 00:40:58,320 I need a lady to pray with this girl. 592 00:40:58,320 --> 00:40:59,320 God bless you, man. 593 00:40:59,320 --> 00:41:00,320 Anywhere at the front. 594 00:41:00,320 --> 00:41:01,320 Kneel down. 595 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:02,320 People are coming. 596 00:41:02,320 --> 00:41:03,320 God bless you. 597 00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:04,320 Being honest with God. 598 00:41:04,320 --> 00:41:06,480 He's going to help you because you're honest. 599 00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:08,160 Thank God. 600 00:41:08,160 --> 00:41:09,160 God bless you, man. 601 00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:10,160 Just kneel down right here. 602 00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:12,960 I need a man to come pray with this man. 603 00:41:12,960 --> 00:41:14,920 Thank God for every one of these being honest. 604 00:41:14,920 --> 00:41:17,840 I want you all to stand up to your feet. 605 00:41:17,840 --> 00:41:21,240 My challenge on the opening night, let's go beyond limits. 606 00:41:21,240 --> 00:41:22,240 Let's believe God. 607 00:41:22,240 --> 00:41:23,240 He's going to help. 608 00:41:23,240 --> 00:41:28,240 Thank you for listening to the P.H.S.A. 609 00:41:28,240 --> 00:41:30,080 Potter's House Salmon Arm podcast. 610 00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:34,760 Be sure to follow us on Instagram at pottershouse underscore salmon arm to keep up to date on 611 00:41:34,760 --> 00:41:35,760 what we are doing. 612 00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:48,640 Join the conversation and discover how Jesus Christ can revolutionize your life.