1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,040 Hallelujah how many's been to him and he answered you prayer when you got there 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,000 Where could we go? 3 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:10,200 There's nowhere else to go but to the Lord 4 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:15,420 And when you get there, you know that he already understands what's going on in your life 5 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:17,720 Amen 6 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:19,720 And he's got the answer for you 7 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,400 Nothing better than the answer. Amen 8 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:28,600 Thank you so much for being in the house or give this group a wonderful hand today 9 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:30,880 They have led us into the presence of the Lord 10 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:34,760 Hallelujah 11 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:42,240 Amen amen if you have your Bibles returning with me to the book of Hebrews 12 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,000 But 13 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:56,680 Neighbors are kind I like that verse I love them everyone 14 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,120 We get along sweet accord 15 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:07,920 But when my soul needs a man from above 16 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:10,680 Where 17 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:12,680 Could I go? 18 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:18,320 But to the Lord you can get a loaf of bread you can get some flour you can get some salt 19 00:01:18,320 --> 00:01:22,200 You get some sugar. You might even get some gas for the lawnmower next door 20 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:25,400 But when you need manna 21 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:27,400 There's only one place to get it 22 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,400 Amen 23 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:38,320 Seeking a refuge have you ever needed a refuge that place of safety to retreat to 24 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:46,240 Where could I go but to the Lord 25 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:52,120 Oh, tell me now where could I go? Oh 26 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:56,120 Where could I go? Oh 27 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,120 Where could I go? 28 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:03,120 Seeking a refuge for my soul 29 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:12,120 Oh needing a friend to save me in the end 30 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:17,120 Where could I go but to the Lord? 31 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:25,120 Amen we're going to the word right now if I keep playing I'll keep singing and she knows that and they gouge me 32 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,120 Like I'm gonna let that slide 33 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,120 Amen 34 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:42,120 Hebrews chapter 4 if you're visiting with us today, thank you so much for choosing to worship 35 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,120 at Hopewell Church of God 36 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:52,120 And we trust and pray that you'll be blessed if you've not already been blessed before you leave today 37 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:58,120 That you will have met the Lord and encountered his beautiful spirit. Amen 38 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:05,120 And also in case I get wound up and forget when we dismiss in about an hour or so 39 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,120 You if you'll go out that door to my left 40 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:15,120 At the welcome center we have something special for you. So please stop by there. We want to bless you 41 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,120 Hebrews chapter 4 looking at verse 9 42 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:26,120 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God 43 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:34,120 For he that is entered into his wrist. He also hath ceased from his own works as 44 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,120 God did from his 45 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:40,120 Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest 46 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:48,120 lest any man fail after the same example of unbelief 47 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:53,120 For the Word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword 48 00:03:53,120 --> 00:04:00,120 piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit and of the joints and the marrow and is a 49 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:07,120 deserner of the thoughts and intents of the heart 50 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:13,120 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight 51 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:18,120 But all things are naked and open unto the eyes of him 52 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,120 With whom we have to do 53 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:28,120 Seeing then that we have a great high priest that is passed into the heavens Jesus the Son of God 54 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:35,120 Let us hold fast our profession for we have not in high priest 55 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:45,120 Which cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities but was in all points tempted like as we are yet 56 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,120 Without sin 57 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:53,120 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace 58 00:04:53,120 --> 00:05:01,120 That we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in the time of need 59 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:06,120 Simple thought this morning. What do you say now? 60 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:15,120 What do you say now father? I love you and I thank you. I thank you for those in this room beautiful congregation this morning 61 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:23,120 and Lord believing in your sovereignty I truly know that we're not here by accident or we just made a 62 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:29,120 I think I'll go today moment, but I think we're assembled under the sovereign hand of your will 63 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:33,120 That we may hear what thus saith the Lord 64 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:36,120 Speak to the hearts and minds of those in this room today 65 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:43,120 And when we leave may we leave with the encouragement of your spirit and the enriching grace of your word 66 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,120 In our heart and in our life 67 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:52,120 Do you be praised forever in Christ's name? That's her said amen ask your neighbor. What do you say now? 68 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:05,120 I would say it doesn't escape your knowledge that we are living in an age of advanced technology 69 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:13,120 So advanced that you hold within your hand maybe not right at the moment until we get the access available and you can reconnect 70 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:22,120 But you hold in your hand the access to the world and we're working on getting you access to the world 71 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:28,120 I hate some of you be unplugged but we working on it. We're gonna get you reconnected 72 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:37,120 But you hold in your hand access to the world communication is all but instantaneous 73 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:45,120 There was a day in your life when you didn't have the phone on you it was hanging on the wall 74 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:58,120 Amen before answering machines. How many remember that when they just had to keep on calling till you answer? 75 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:09,120 Isn't that lovely people would absolutely have to go into some asylum somewhere if they had to wait a day or two before you answered their call 76 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:18,120 Because if it's two to three minutes, there's a panic go on we're pushing the panic button. Why you answer my call? Well, I didn't want to 77 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:23,120 Hello 78 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:34,120 Hello, now see if this really gets going today whoa 79 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:42,120 We get in that sort of shape I hit the mute button we get in that sort of shape 80 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:48,120 If we're not communicating we're not answering communication 81 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:55,120 But when we think about how this works in our lives and what we say really doesn't matter 82 00:07:56,120 --> 00:08:08,120 The power of words in our culture today words shape and define our lives you realize that words reveal the faith that really is in your heart 83 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:15,120 Your words our speech our confession reveal what's within the inside of us 84 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:21,120 Words can direct our lives and others as well 85 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:34,120 Words can destroy us and others as well our words display who we are and what's in our hearts in spite of ourselves 86 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:39,120 In spite of our best action your mouth will give you up hello 87 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:47,120 Our words can delight others but also our words can dishonor others 88 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:56,120 James 3 says about the tongue we put bits and horses mouth ships are turned about with a very small helm 89 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:06,120 It's a little member that most great things it's a fire a world of iniquity we're talking about the tongue and it cannot be tamed it defiles the whole body 90 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:12,120 The tongue can no man tame it is an unruly evil full of deadly poison 91 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:20,120 We bless God and we curse man all with the same tongue so our words do matter 92 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:25,120 One man said the tongue is in a wet place and is subject to slip 93 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,120 Wooo 94 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:36,120 Proverbs 1821 says death and life are in the power of the tongue and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof 95 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:45,120 The power of confession the confession of faith is in reference to something that can can make or break our lives 96 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:52,120 There's power in your confession of faith there's power in your confessions of doubt 97 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:57,120 That stir disbelief in our heart and in our lives 98 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:07,120 What we speak is a testimony to what we truly believe and what we live out in our lives confession dispels confusion 99 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:17,120 Luke 645 a good man out of the good treasure of his own heart bringing forth that which is good and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart 100 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:24,120 Bringing forth that which is evil for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks 101 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:32,120 When we read in our text today, you'll see the author actually personalizing this letter as the spirit is moving up on him 102 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:38,120 He says seeing then that we have such a great high priest. He's passed through the heavens 103 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:44,120 Jesus the son of God. Let us see how he's entering in you. You see the power of his own confession 104 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:51,120 Let us hold fast our confession for we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses 105 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:59,120 But was in all points tempted yet as we are as we are he's taking ownership his confession yet 106 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:05,120 He was without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain 107 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:13,120 Mercy and find grace to help in the time of need there is an ownership our confession brings about an ownership 108 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:20,120 This comes together and it causes our faith to either be released or our doubt to be released 109 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:26,120 But whatever is in your heart, whatever is in your life your life aligns with your heart 110 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:32,120 A man's evil heart is made manifest by the life that he lives before man and before God 111 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:38,120 A man's righteous heart is made manifest before the life that he lives before man and before God 112 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:45,120 It's your heart that tells on you and it's your mouth that shouts it aloud. Oh Lord help our mouth 113 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:52,120 I'm trying to get off the bad stuff and get over to the good stuff, but you got to have both to get to the good 114 00:11:52,120 --> 00:12:01,120 Because we have to understand that our confession what we say really does matter what you speak in life really does matter 115 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:06,120 What you say to each other really does matter what you say in public really does matter 116 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:14,120 I read another article just this morning. How many remember ain't your mama with the syrup bottle in the pancake mix? 117 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:22,120 I read her story again this morning how that a council culture has almost erased a super success story 118 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:30,120 A woman that was born a slave but left this world wealthy and fully successful with the respect of people all around her 119 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:37,120 But because of a culture in which we live that doesn't know what to speak and how to speak when confessions are made 120 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:43,120 All they can see is the negative and they never look far enough to see the positive at what's going on 121 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:48,120 They couldn't see the life change. They didn't see the success all they saw was a derogatory 122 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,120 But that's not what God had meant for that woman's life success came into her life 123 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:59,120 So words do matter and in our culture today if you begin to speak for that which is right and which is upright 124 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:05,120 And before humanity and before God you have to be careful because words will begin to be spoken against you 125 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:12,120 And they'll try to counsel you but you know they've been trying to cancel out God his son for over 2,000 years 126 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:20,120 And they're not going to be able to do it because I'm telling you his confession toward humanity for God's soul of the world 127 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:27,120 That he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life 128 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:37,120 It's an indictment hanging over humanity and we can't get out from under it because he has confessed us before God our heavenly father 129 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:45,120 Scripture gives instruction concerning our speech and our tongue 130 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:51,120 Proverbs 15 and 4 says the tongue that brings healing is a tree of life. Isn't that beautiful? 131 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:57,120 The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit 132 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:07,120 Oh how many times? How many times have you seen people speak words to other people or maybe even yourself and it just crushes your will 133 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:17,120 Crushes your spirit over children people just so derogatory speaking to children that they crush their will through words 134 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:24,120 It's a form of verbal abuse we can be abusive with our words and verbiage 135 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:34,120 Psalm 19 and 14 hear what the psalm says let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight 136 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:39,120 Now that's a mouthful 137 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:48,120 Let the words of my mouth right let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart he knows what you're thinking 138 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:56,120 He knows what you're meditating on not only what we think we keep a secret from God you don't keep no secret from God 139 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:01,120 Already read it to you we're as naked before him there is no covering 140 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:11,120 Everything about us is open before him he sees into the depth of your heart and he also hears every word that is mumbled or muttered from our lips 141 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:19,120 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight oh lord my strength and my redeemer 142 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:26,120 Again in 141 and 3 the psalm says set a watch oh here's something we ought to do reminded myself again when I read this 143 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:37,120 Oh Lord set a watch set a watch oh lord before my mouth and keep the door of my lips oh my my my I need two angels on guard at all times 144 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:47,120 Amen because I'm dangerous sometimes I'm dangerous to tell the truth I'm dangerous to aggravate I'm dangerous to pester and I need them back on point 145 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:56,120 I need some angels back on point oh lord set a guard over my mouth and over my lips set that guard because see if in my mind 146 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:05,120 I'm before the Lord saying Lord keep the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart and would you just close my mouth 147 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:15,120 Give them charge to just before I mess up I think some of mine have been on vacation or something 148 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:21,120 I know they were last week or they wouldn't let me say what I said 149 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:36,120 They don't need to take a vacation when I'm under the anointing because the abundance of the heart speaks come on somebody 150 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:47,120 Matthew 12 36 37 but I say unto you that every idle word boy this ought to rock our world that every idle word that men shall speak 151 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:57,120 Are you hearing this they shall not maybe not possibly it might come up at judgment day no that's not what these are I think red letters 152 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:07,120 This is what the Lord is saying but I say unto you that every idle word that men shall speak they shall give an account thereof in the day of judgment 153 00:17:08,120 --> 00:17:17,120 For by thy words thou shalt be justified and by thy words thou shalt be condemned 154 00:17:17,120 --> 00:17:34,120 That's pretty tough stuff that's pretty hardcore isn't it you're going to stand up before God and give an account for what you say what you say now 155 00:17:35,120 --> 00:17:44,120 You see that right there it is right there it is you wonder what's that got to do with anything right there it is what you say now 156 00:17:44,120 --> 00:18:00,120 Romans 10 and 8 but what saith it the word is nigh thee even in thy mouth and in thy heart that is the word of faith which we speak 157 00:18:01,120 --> 00:18:09,120 You see I showed you the left hand so I could show you the right hand it isn't all negative all of our confession isn't negative 158 00:18:09,120 --> 00:18:13,120 Because you'll also stand and give an account for every righteous word that you proclaim 159 00:18:14,120 --> 00:18:22,120 Hallelujah hey man so now if you're with me you probably just had a thought go through your mind get the guards back at the door of my mouth 160 00:18:23,120 --> 00:18:29,120 Hello get them back Lord put them over and let them watch over my lip and let them watch over my mouth because I know that I'll have to stand before you 161 00:18:30,120 --> 00:18:36,120 Every idle every jest every word off color every comment that we shouldn't be making we're going to give an account for 162 00:18:36,120 --> 00:18:44,120 Oh yeah not maybe not possibly but I think we settle that the word is shall you can't escape it we're going to stand before God one day 163 00:18:45,120 --> 00:18:53,120 But thankfully you'll also be able to stand before him for the words of faith that you proclaim and the confession of faith that goes forth out of your mouth 164 00:18:54,120 --> 00:19:03,120 Hallelujah with those sacrifices of praise that come from your lip you'll also stand and I'm hoping that the scales balance out heavy on that side 165 00:19:03,120 --> 00:19:12,120 We'll have to give some account because I know that we've not all spoken truly and rightly and justly and all the words and the speech that's come 166 00:19:13,120 --> 00:19:20,120 And idle things have come out of it I know we'll have to give an account hallelujah but I'm hoping that I can get the scale tipped my way 167 00:19:21,120 --> 00:19:28,120 I don't want to be condemned but I'm hoping I've got some righteous speech on the other side of the scale of God's grace and justice 168 00:19:28,120 --> 00:19:36,120 That my praise has come up before him that my prayers have come up before him and he's heard the words and the confession of my speech 169 00:19:37,120 --> 00:19:45,120 And that my lips are purified oh Lord let us be like Isaiah take that call and cleanse our lips 170 00:19:46,120 --> 00:19:50,120 What do you say now 171 00:19:50,120 --> 00:19:59,120 Think about this there is a reaction when faith and confession merge 172 00:20:00,120 --> 00:20:05,120 There is a reaction when faith and confession merge 173 00:20:06,120 --> 00:20:14,120 Reaction a response to a stimulus a provocation a motivation 174 00:20:14,120 --> 00:20:24,120 The reciprocal action of two things acting together are you getting this a reciprocal action of two things acting it's synergy 175 00:20:25,120 --> 00:20:29,120 My God I feel the Lord is moaning 176 00:20:30,120 --> 00:20:37,120 When two things come together there's a reciprocal action that's going to happen there's something that's going to take place 177 00:20:37,120 --> 00:20:45,120 It's an opposition to change at times a political change or desire to return to a formal condition or a system 178 00:20:46,120 --> 00:20:54,120 It's a response indicating a person's feelings or emotional attitude that's what reactions are that's what reaction means so there is a reaction 179 00:20:55,120 --> 00:21:01,120 There is a reaction when faith and confession merge together there's a centrifugal force that begins to take over 180 00:21:01,120 --> 00:21:08,120 Oh come on when faith is coupled with confession because see faith is something that's got to be heard 181 00:21:09,120 --> 00:21:15,120 It's something that is given every man is received a measure of faith but there's also a building force to your faith 182 00:21:16,120 --> 00:21:25,120 Faith cometh by hearing and hearing cometh by the word of God hallelujah and so now what I'm doing is putting my faith in the confession of the word of God 183 00:21:25,120 --> 00:21:33,120 And when my faith merges with his word oh Lord there is something happening there is a centrifugal force that begins to take place 184 00:21:34,120 --> 00:21:43,120 There's something reciprocal that begins to happen there's a motivation in my soul there's a provocation in my heart because my faith is merged in his word 185 00:21:44,120 --> 00:21:52,120 And when that happens there's a confession that comes out of me my God is able to do all that I need or ask him to 186 00:21:52,120 --> 00:22:00,120 Something happens when my faith and confession merge with his word 187 00:22:01,120 --> 00:22:10,120 This reaction that happens when I'm weak I become strong 188 00:22:10,120 --> 00:22:22,120 When I sin I can find repentance remission and cleansing 189 00:22:23,120 --> 00:22:30,120 We have an advocate with the Father Christ Jesus the righteous what do we need him for? 190 00:22:31,120 --> 00:22:34,120 The first part of that verse says if any man sins 191 00:22:34,120 --> 00:22:43,120 What are you saying? I'm saying if the scale is tilting too far the other way you got time to turn it 192 00:22:44,120 --> 00:22:53,120 You got time why? Because we have an advocate we have that go between we have that one who stands on our behalf 193 00:22:53,120 --> 00:23:03,120 Hallelujah you read through the book of Hebrews and you're going to find how much better Christ is than all the sacrificial system of the old covenant 194 00:23:04,120 --> 00:23:11,120 It just over and over Christ is better Christ is better Christ is better Christ is better Christ is better that is the confession to the believer today 195 00:23:12,120 --> 00:23:20,120 Christ is better Christ is better Christ is better and when my faith collides when it merges there is a reaction that happens 196 00:23:20,120 --> 00:23:40,120 So when the stimulus is crisis for the believer the reaction comes through a response of faith 197 00:23:40,120 --> 00:24:03,120 When the stimulus in our life is crisis crisis comes amen for we the believer the correct response is a confession of faith 198 00:24:03,120 --> 00:24:18,120 Which engages the reaction from heaven it's not an earthly reaction that I'm looking for it's a heavenly reaction 199 00:24:18,120 --> 00:24:32,120 Amen yeah it's something above you it's something beyond myself amen because when crisis comes in evidently all the earthly systems have failed us 200 00:24:33,120 --> 00:24:41,120 Hello somehow another the financial system when financial crisis come in has failed us or we wouldn't be in crisis 201 00:24:41,120 --> 00:24:49,120 Somewhere along the line a physician is unable to cure my body with their knowledge and the expense gift that God has gifted to them 202 00:24:50,120 --> 00:24:58,120 And the abilities that he's gifted to them somehow for some reason the medical system has failed us and crisis enters in 203 00:24:59,120 --> 00:25:08,120 But that's okay because we have an advocate hallelujah we have an advocate my God shall supply all of your need according to his riches in glory 204 00:25:08,120 --> 00:25:21,120 By where you at Bible readers Christ Jesus not by Democrat not by Republican but by Christ Jesus 205 00:25:22,120 --> 00:25:30,120 Has somebody asked me one time after I'd gotten old enough to know the difference between who was running our country 206 00:25:30,120 --> 00:25:38,120 They said well can you notice the difference financially when a Democrat or Republican office I said no not really 207 00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:45,120 They look at you funny well why not I said well they're not in control of my finances I'm sorry 208 00:25:45,120 --> 00:26:00,120 I mean really they're not I'm more blessed now than I've ever been and it's increased deadly over the decades of my life 209 00:26:00,120 --> 00:26:14,120 Because I don't put my trust in the systems of man it's in his heavenly system and one thing I know if I'm making my due deposits 210 00:26:15,120 --> 00:26:25,120 What is that if I'm paying my tithe I don't worry about anything else I do not worry about anything else if I'm tithing 211 00:26:25,120 --> 00:26:35,120 No it's on him it ain't on me are you hearing me it's on him he said prove me in Malachi 3 212 00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:43,120 Put my word to the test you go ahead and pay it and see if I won't do for you what I promise and I'll go even beyond that 213 00:26:44,120 --> 00:26:51,120 I'll open up some glorified windows in heaven and I'll pour blessings out on you that you cannot contain 214 00:26:51,120 --> 00:27:05,120 So I come to that conclusion a long time ago and my confession was that the Lord will supply all of my need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus 215 00:27:05,120 --> 00:27:20,120 His system has never failed this system has failed me how so I've stood right in the middle of bankruptcy court 216 00:27:20,120 --> 00:27:37,120 Most embarrassing day of my life as a man the inability to provide working every day sat in there and listened to some of the things that the people were filing over 217 00:27:37,120 --> 00:27:50,120 And I'm sitting here scratching my head and I said we ain't got no diamonds they're filing over diamonds they bought diamonds and never made a payment on five six eight ten thousand dollar diamond ring never made a payment 218 00:27:51,120 --> 00:28:04,120 And I'm sitting here scratching my head and I said Lord I've been working every day I got a double wide trailer and an 89 S10 and we were so broke when I bought it I bought it without the bumper because I didn't want to pay the 200 bucks for it I got one for a hundred at the junkyard 219 00:28:04,120 --> 00:28:07,120 Come on somebody 220 00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:19,120 It wasn't no it wasn't no Cadillac like mama driving now it was an 89 stripped down mat no carpet roll up window S10 221 00:28:20,120 --> 00:28:27,120 To get me back and forth across the mountain to work why because I really didn't want to drive the 82 chevette that she was driving 222 00:28:27,120 --> 00:28:43,120 Come on now somebody been there you may be there now well hold on keep doing what you're supposed to be doing I thought Lord I paid tithe I don't know how we got here but here we are 223 00:28:43,120 --> 00:29:09,120 So Lord I paid my tithe and here I am bankrupt of course I couldn't help it that Gerald fell off the top banister rail and cracked his skull on a rock after me telling him not to I could not help it that our three year old daughter Lauren had climbed up on the counter got a glass bowl while I was going to work fall jumps or falls we really don't know what happened but the glass broke nearly six feet and I was going to break it 224 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:24,120 while I was going to break it I was going to break it and see if there was any fall jumps or falls we really don't know what happened but the glass broke nearly severed her hand off of her arm it looked like Freddy Krueger had a sleepover at our house when I got there bloodshot plum up to the ceiling 225 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:28,120 and rolling 226 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:32,120 I'm on see 227 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:37,120 Guard was on track today. 228 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:41,120 He working overtime. 229 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:45,120 I started to say duck middle section, it's going to the back. 230 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:51,120 The devil knows how he can really get to me. 231 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,120 You know he knows how he can get to you too. 232 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:56,120 Well he's trying to get to me but not today. 233 00:29:56,120 --> 00:30:01,120 I'm serious, I get home, this bloodshot plumb up to the ceiling. 234 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:04,120 It took the ambulance 45 minutes to get to our house. 235 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:11,120 Severed the arteries in her wrist, should have bled out in 7 minutes. 236 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:13,120 But God's good. 237 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:15,120 He's faithful. 238 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,120 Amen. 239 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:21,120 She's still got a hand today. 240 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:24,120 The devil tries to tell you that these things are out of your control 241 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,120 but they're in his control, they're in God's control. 242 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:30,120 Not his, not yours, they're in his control. 243 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:33,120 Jessica, our eldest daughter, had her tonsils taken out. 244 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:36,120 How many of you have heard if the scabs get peeled off they can bleed to death? 245 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:38,120 How many of you have heard that? 246 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:41,120 Anybody ever know what anybody that happened to? 247 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:45,120 We had a little boy up the road from our church that that had happened to. 248 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:50,120 He died after the scabs come off of his tonsils and he bled to death. 249 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:53,120 So here we are putting carpet down in the church one night 250 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:57,120 and here comes Jessica who had just had her tonsils and adenoids taken out 251 00:30:57,120 --> 00:31:01,120 10 days earlier. 252 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:04,120 Just blood just flowing. 253 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:10,120 Just, I mean, those carterized vessels had come open 254 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:12,120 and she's just spewing blood. 255 00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:19,120 We're 30 minutes from the nearest butcher shop. 256 00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:23,120 I almost said hospital but we were 30 minutes from the nearest butcher shop 257 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:25,120 and I'm not even going to tell you where that was at. 258 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:29,120 We get there and they said we can't help you, just blood, just spewing. 259 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,120 Buckets of it, just spewing. 260 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:36,120 It took an hour and a half to get that little, what was that, 261 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:40,120 that little caravan, little Dodge caravan across all the way to T.C. Thompson's. 262 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:42,120 We go in, blood's all over everybody. 263 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:46,120 Blood's going everywhere and Jessica asks me, daddy, am I going to die? 264 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:48,120 Now I want you to know something, you're helpless when you have to look at 265 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:53,120 when your children say, honey, I don't know. 266 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,120 You like to be the big man of faith. 267 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:59,120 You preach in that gospel every Sunday and you like to look at it and say, 268 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:01,120 no, bless God, you're not going to. 269 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:04,120 But I was scared right up the road. 270 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:06,120 One had already passed from the same thing. 271 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:08,120 I was frightened. 272 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:10,120 Honey, I don't know, but the Lord knows. 273 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:16,120 Let's go. 274 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:17,120 Our confessions matter. 275 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:20,120 When Christ has come your way, God is on your side. 276 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:21,120 Amen. 277 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:25,120 When our confession is that of faith, when he's the one and it merges together 278 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:29,120 with his word, then that word begins to take over in our life. 279 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:32,120 And we can understand Romans 1, 16 even the better. 280 00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:35,120 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God 281 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:37,120 unto salvation. 282 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:39,120 You want to know how you can live a righteous life? 283 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:45,120 It's the power of God, the gospel of Jesus Christ, that sin purging, sin cleansing, 284 00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:47,120 agent of Jesus Christ, precious blood. 285 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:51,120 That's how you can do it and you begin to make your confession in the power of 286 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:55,120 Christ that's working in you and his precious blood that's washed over you. 287 00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:59,120 And do your diligence to serve him. 288 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:01,120 I'm not ashamed. 289 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:06,120 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith as it is 290 00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:11,120 written, the just shall live by faith. 291 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:14,120 Hebrews 11 and 6, without faith it's impossible to please God. 292 00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:17,120 Mark 11, 22, have faith in God. 293 00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:20,120 Mark 9, 23, all things are possible to them that believe. 294 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:24,120 Hebrews 11 and 1, now faith is the substance of things hoped for and the 295 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:27,120 evidence of things not seen. 296 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:35,120 What do you say now? 297 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:38,120 Here's some catchphrases of faith. 298 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:45,120 Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible. 299 00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:47,120 A little faith will bring your soul to heaven. 300 00:33:47,120 --> 00:33:48,120 I like this one. 301 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:53,120 A great faith will bring heaven to your soul. 302 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:58,120 And I have over the last 35, 40 years figured that one out and that was one of 303 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:00,120 the truest statements. 304 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:04,120 A little faith will bring your soul to heaven, but a great faith will bring a 305 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:06,120 little heaven to your soul. 306 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:10,120 Oh, my Lord, how many don't need a little great faith today to get a little 307 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:12,120 heaven down here in your soul? 308 00:34:12,120 --> 00:34:16,120 And that is what happens when there's the merging of confession and faith. 309 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:20,120 A little heaven comes to meet you because you're living in accordance and by the 310 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:24,120 power of his word and his word encourages and riches and empowers your 311 00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:34,120 life and heaven comes down. 312 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:39,120 I have to resist making wisecracks here, but I'll say it and move on. 313 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:44,120 Faith, like a muscle, grows stronger with exercise. 314 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:48,120 And unfortunately, the devil sees fit that you have a workout session about 315 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:53,120 every day. 316 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:55,120 Mama got it, Brian. 317 00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:57,120 You heard that? 318 00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:58,120 What about that? 319 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:02,120 That's pretty good, isn't it? 320 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:06,120 The enemy will see fit that you have a workout every day. 321 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:09,120 And if that, how many is fighting the devil about every day? 322 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:13,120 Well, you all look like the Hulk by now. 323 00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:16,120 Come on. 324 00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:21,120 I mean, you're winning, you're here. 325 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,120 What you say now? 326 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:25,120 I'm talking about spiritually. 327 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:27,120 I'm not, I know I don't look like no Hulk. 328 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:29,120 I'm talking about on the inside. 329 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:34,120 Faith grows. 330 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:41,120 Faith is the outstretched hand of the soul taking what Christ has to offer. 331 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:43,120 Think about that. 332 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:50,120 Faith is the outstretched hand of the soul taking what Christ has to offer. 333 00:35:50,120 --> 00:35:51,120 What does he have to offer? 334 00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:53,120 We read about rest. 335 00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:56,120 When you read into that, you go back up into the end of chapter three, you're 336 00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:59,120 going to see that they're talking about the rest that God promised when the 337 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:01,120 children of Israel got into the promised land. 338 00:36:01,120 --> 00:36:05,120 And he was also the author in referencing the seventh day rest that the Lord 339 00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:07,120 took after creation. 340 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:10,120 But now what he was talking about is a different kind of rest. 341 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:12,120 There's a rest that you can enter into that has nothing to do with the 342 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:14,120 promised land. 343 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:16,120 It has nothing to do with a day of the week. 344 00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:19,120 But what it has to do with your rest in Christ. 345 00:36:19,120 --> 00:36:23,120 So let us therefore, why do you think he said, let us therefore hold fast to 346 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:26,120 our confession, the confession of our faith? 347 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:27,120 Why? 348 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:28,120 Because that's where your rest is. 349 00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:29,120 Well, how do you say that? 350 00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:34,120 Because Jesus said, my Lord, come unto me, all you that are laboring and are 351 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:39,120 heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 352 00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:40,120 That's the rest. 353 00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:43,120 That's the rest that he's referring to. 354 00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:44,120 It's not a day. 355 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:45,120 Hallelujah. 356 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:46,120 It's not a promise. 357 00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:48,120 It is Christ himself. 358 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:50,120 Come unto me if you're laboring. 359 00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:58,120 Come unto me if you're heavy laden, I will give you rest. 360 00:36:58,120 --> 00:37:01,120 What do you say now? 361 00:37:01,120 --> 00:37:06,120 Hey. 362 00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:12,120 Unfortunately, we don't always confess faith. 363 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:15,120 Sometimes we confess doubt. 364 00:37:15,120 --> 00:37:16,120 Now, look here. 365 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:21,120 You can complain to God if your confession is doubt. 366 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:27,120 He don't respond to doubt. 367 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:30,120 His response to doubt is not positive. 368 00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:35,120 If you don't believe me, do it on your own is what he says. 369 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:41,120 But if you believe me, I got you. 370 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:43,120 I need a little book chapter on that. 371 00:37:43,120 --> 00:37:45,120 Well, I'm glad. 372 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:48,120 I need a little book chapter to make it all a line, don't we? 373 00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:52,120 Let's see how this works. 374 00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:54,120 Numbers 1333. 375 00:37:54,120 --> 00:37:57,120 And there we saw giants. 376 00:37:57,120 --> 00:37:58,120 How many coming together with me now? 377 00:37:58,120 --> 00:38:00,120 You know what we're talking about. 378 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:04,120 And there we saw the giants. 379 00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:05,120 Just a little sidebar. 380 00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:11,120 Where they saw the giants was where the rest of the promise was. 381 00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:15,120 How would I throw that in there? 382 00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:21,120 There we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come from the giants. 383 00:38:21,120 --> 00:38:22,120 And look here. 384 00:38:22,120 --> 00:38:26,120 This is this wonderful confession. 385 00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:30,120 We were in our own side as grasshoppers. 386 00:38:30,120 --> 00:38:34,120 And so we were in their side. 387 00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:35,120 Whoo-hoo. 388 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:39,120 God's going to get right behind that. 389 00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:43,120 Because what you have done is just insulted him. 390 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:46,120 Because he said, I'm going to go before you. 391 00:38:46,120 --> 00:38:48,120 Isn't that what he told them? 392 00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:56,120 So basically, he tells Joshua, as I was with Moses, so will I be with you. 393 00:38:56,120 --> 00:39:01,120 And what he said to Moses was that not no man is going to be able to stand before you 394 00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:07,120 and resist you because I am with you. 395 00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:12,120 So what they said is we don't care. 396 00:39:12,120 --> 00:39:14,120 Here's our confession. 397 00:39:14,120 --> 00:39:16,120 Well, we look like grasshoppers in front of us. 398 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:24,120 It's called grasshopperitis, and it's still a disease in the church world today. 399 00:39:24,120 --> 00:39:29,120 Because we see ourselves as what we may perceive the enemy to see us. 400 00:39:29,120 --> 00:39:35,120 Well, I could take you 40 some odd years later where when the enemy saw them from the walls of Jericho, 401 00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:38,120 it wasn't grasshoppers they saw coming. 402 00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:43,120 They were in fear because they knew that Jehovah was with them. 403 00:39:43,120 --> 00:39:45,120 They shut up the gates. 404 00:39:45,120 --> 00:39:46,120 They locked the doors. 405 00:39:46,120 --> 00:39:51,120 But here they are confessing, we are like grasshoppers in our own eyes. 406 00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:53,120 And so we were in theirs also. 407 00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:56,120 No, that is a confession of faith. 408 00:39:56,120 --> 00:39:59,120 Where they should have been was with Joshua and Caleb. 409 00:39:59,120 --> 00:40:04,120 And said, my God, let's go. 410 00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:08,120 It's there. 411 00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:09,120 I used to preach it like this. 412 00:40:09,120 --> 00:40:17,120 Those 10 spies, every one of them came back slurping grape juice off their chin. 413 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:19,120 Huh? 414 00:40:19,120 --> 00:40:26,120 Grapes as big as plums, a land flowing with milk and honey. 415 00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:32,120 If that promise was true, and they couldn't deny that because they, 416 00:40:32,120 --> 00:40:34,120 they slurping juice. 417 00:40:34,120 --> 00:40:36,120 Hello. 418 00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:38,120 I can see them choking over grape seed. 419 00:40:38,120 --> 00:40:41,120 We can't do it. 420 00:40:41,120 --> 00:40:47,120 Spitting out grape seeds. 421 00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:49,120 That's the way we are. 422 00:40:49,120 --> 00:40:50,120 Oh, God, I can't do it. 423 00:40:50,120 --> 00:40:52,120 Tripping over his promises. 424 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:53,120 Oh, God, I can't make it. 425 00:40:53,120 --> 00:40:56,120 Refusing the promise of his word. 426 00:40:56,120 --> 00:41:02,120 Not having faith in him who declares because I am in you, you can do all things. 427 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:06,120 We're saying, nope, nope, you can't do this. 428 00:41:06,120 --> 00:41:07,120 Hey, I'll give you this. 429 00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:09,120 You put the stars up and they not all fail. 430 00:41:09,120 --> 00:41:12,120 I'll give you this, God, the earth's still spinning. 431 00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:16,120 It's not stopped yet, but you can't fix my problem. 432 00:41:16,120 --> 00:41:22,120 Would you look at the comparison of your problem into the creation of the world? 433 00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:26,120 I'm telling you right now, they can't kill you and eat you. 434 00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:28,120 Are you hearing me? 435 00:41:28,120 --> 00:41:35,120 It's not that bad. 436 00:41:35,120 --> 00:41:41,120 It just depends on your confession. 437 00:41:41,120 --> 00:41:43,120 That's a negative confession. 438 00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:46,120 We're like grasshoppers. 439 00:41:46,120 --> 00:41:51,120 We're in our response and confession should be with 1 Samuel 17 47. 440 00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:56,120 And all this assembly shall know that the Lord save not with sword and spear. 441 00:41:56,120 --> 00:41:57,120 Are you with me? 442 00:41:57,120 --> 00:41:58,120 What story are we talking about? 443 00:41:58,120 --> 00:42:00,120 Who are we talking about? 444 00:42:00,120 --> 00:42:01,120 David and Goliath. 445 00:42:01,120 --> 00:42:07,120 Thank you, Sir Gideon. 446 00:42:07,120 --> 00:42:12,120 For the battle, listen now, is the Lord's. 447 00:42:12,120 --> 00:42:15,120 And he will give you into our hands. 448 00:42:15,120 --> 00:42:17,120 Now, you see the difference. 449 00:42:17,120 --> 00:42:19,120 He's got a giant. 450 00:42:19,120 --> 00:42:27,120 He's looking at Goliath in the Valley of Elah blowing every day smoke in the air, 451 00:42:27,120 --> 00:42:30,120 cursing God, cursing the people of God. 452 00:42:30,120 --> 00:42:36,120 And it took the shepherd boy with the anointing of a king to show up with some bread 453 00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:40,120 and cheese to get his hackles all raised up. 454 00:42:40,120 --> 00:42:42,120 He heard Goliath. 455 00:42:42,120 --> 00:42:44,120 I don't know if he saw him first, but I know he heard him. 456 00:42:44,120 --> 00:42:50,120 How many has ever heard something that just kind of makes you just, that's what happened to David. 457 00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:54,120 He's talking to his eldest brother. 458 00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:59,120 I've come from the house with lunch and then he hears it. 459 00:42:59,120 --> 00:43:01,120 What? 460 00:43:01,120 --> 00:43:03,120 What is that? 461 00:43:03,120 --> 00:43:04,120 Who is that? 462 00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:08,120 And his brother gets all tore up because here's little David. 463 00:43:08,120 --> 00:43:09,120 Oh, so small. 464 00:43:09,120 --> 00:43:10,120 Hello. 465 00:43:10,120 --> 00:43:13,120 What song says I'm I'm on it today, folks. 466 00:43:13,120 --> 00:43:14,120 I'm sorry. 467 00:43:14,120 --> 00:43:17,120 It's just rolling far from last week. 468 00:43:17,120 --> 00:43:19,120 I'm so let me enjoy it. 469 00:43:19,120 --> 00:43:20,120 It's just rolling. 470 00:43:20,120 --> 00:43:26,120 And so he hears the indignation and the confession from Goliath. 471 00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:32,120 And it didn't coincide with a confession in his heart because he had already stood before Samuel 472 00:43:32,120 --> 00:43:40,120 and the horn had been uncorked and the oil had already been applied and the anointing had already descended. 473 00:43:40,120 --> 00:43:43,120 I'm talking to some anointed people in the house today. 474 00:43:43,120 --> 00:43:51,120 Oh, because the horn of heaven has been uncorked and the glory of God, the Holy Ghost has been pouring out. 475 00:43:51,120 --> 00:44:01,120 And David said, Who is this uncircumcised? 476 00:44:01,120 --> 00:44:04,120 What do you say now? 477 00:44:04,120 --> 00:44:07,120 Well, you just come up here and show up. 478 00:44:07,120 --> 00:44:12,120 You back to the house where Saul here's shepherd boy will know where the king's at work. 479 00:44:12,120 --> 00:44:14,120 I need to see Saul. 480 00:44:14,120 --> 00:44:21,120 Somebody take me to the king because somewhere in that little boy's mind was him thinking one day 481 00:44:21,120 --> 00:44:27,120 that crown is mine and I'm going to start defending it right now. 482 00:44:27,120 --> 00:44:28,120 Somebody needs to get it in your heart. 483 00:44:28,120 --> 00:44:32,120 One of these days, the crown is yours. 484 00:44:32,120 --> 00:44:49,120 And you got to start to you got to start defending it right now. 485 00:44:49,120 --> 00:44:50,120 You know, there's a crown. 486 00:44:50,120 --> 00:44:55,120 Paul told us there was a crown for a good fight, tip the faith, finish the course. 487 00:44:55,120 --> 00:44:57,120 It's been laid out in front of me. 488 00:44:57,120 --> 00:45:02,120 Henceforth, there's laid up for me a crown of righteous. 489 00:45:02,120 --> 00:45:05,120 But hey, it's not just for me. 490 00:45:05,120 --> 00:45:09,120 It's for all those that believe it. 491 00:45:09,120 --> 00:45:11,120 Everybody gonna get crown. 492 00:45:11,120 --> 00:45:16,120 We've all got to have something to offer. 493 00:45:16,120 --> 00:45:20,120 We're going to leave here with nothing. 494 00:45:20,120 --> 00:45:21,120 We're going to leave here with nothing. 495 00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:23,120 We've got to have something to offer him. 496 00:45:23,120 --> 00:45:28,120 So when he gives you that crown and we cast it at his feet. 497 00:45:28,120 --> 00:45:42,120 Well, Daniel 3, 16, 18, shatter at me shack in the bed to go answered and said, answered and said, answered and said to the king. 498 00:45:42,120 --> 00:45:43,120 Oh, we can answer. 499 00:45:43,120 --> 00:45:45,120 We're not careful to answer the in this matter. 500 00:45:45,120 --> 00:45:50,120 This passage of scripture has come up for the last two or three, four weeks. 501 00:45:50,120 --> 00:46:02,120 If it be so, our God, whom we serve, is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace. 502 00:46:02,120 --> 00:46:06,120 If it's so, and he will now. 503 00:46:06,120 --> 00:46:09,120 Now look at the difference. 504 00:46:09,120 --> 00:46:15,120 And he will deliver us out of your hand, whether it be by death or by life. 505 00:46:15,120 --> 00:46:22,120 Oh, King, after today, it's going to be over one way or the other. 506 00:46:22,120 --> 00:46:30,120 And the sooner it's OK with you that it's OK one way or the other, the firmer the grasp you get hold of your confession. 507 00:46:30,120 --> 00:46:37,120 And when it really don't matter, hey, you still got faith. 508 00:46:37,120 --> 00:46:43,120 Oh, King, but if not, it's one of my favorite lines of scripture. 509 00:46:43,120 --> 00:46:50,120 But if not, I'm on water's parallel redneck this for you. 510 00:46:50,120 --> 00:47:00,120 But if you don't, you better know right now that I ain't going to bow. 511 00:47:00,120 --> 00:47:02,120 We ain't going to bow to your gods. 512 00:47:02,120 --> 00:47:06,120 It ain't going to happen today, tomorrow, next week, next month. 513 00:47:06,120 --> 00:47:08,120 We're not giving up. We're not giving in. 514 00:47:08,120 --> 00:47:15,120 We're not quitting, nor will we worship that 10 10 you got sticking up in the sky. 515 00:47:15,120 --> 00:47:17,120 It ain't going to happen. 516 00:47:17,120 --> 00:47:22,120 Nope. You can set it up and we'll stand here till it rots down. 517 00:47:22,120 --> 00:47:30,120 It'll rain enough for the feet of clay to bring it down anyway. 518 00:47:30,120 --> 00:47:33,120 See, that'd be the only way a redneck would look at it. 519 00:47:33,120 --> 00:47:36,120 What's going to rain and feet going to fall? All of it's coming down. 520 00:47:36,120 --> 00:47:39,120 Hello. 521 00:47:39,120 --> 00:47:47,120 Have you seen some things that are so simple, smart people just can't figure it out. 522 00:47:47,120 --> 00:47:50,120 I love it when it gets to happen to me. 523 00:47:50,120 --> 00:47:56,120 When I get around smart folk and I get a good idea, I think, huh? 524 00:47:56,120 --> 00:48:00,120 They're going to have to listen to me this time. 525 00:48:00,120 --> 00:48:04,120 I even got one for Travis the other day. 526 00:48:04,120 --> 00:48:06,120 Don't let a plumb and he's scratching his head. 527 00:48:06,120 --> 00:48:09,120 We got to figure out how to get this plumbing through here. 528 00:48:09,120 --> 00:48:12,120 And I said, I got an idea. 529 00:48:12,120 --> 00:48:13,120 I said, let's go that way. 530 00:48:13,120 --> 00:48:15,120 He said, I think that'll work. 531 00:48:15,120 --> 00:48:19,120 And he made it work yesterday or Friday. 532 00:48:19,120 --> 00:48:26,120 What is the day? What day? Sunday, Friday. 533 00:48:26,120 --> 00:48:29,120 The Lord is on your side. 534 00:48:29,120 --> 00:48:32,120 It's in accordance to your confession. 535 00:48:32,120 --> 00:48:37,120 It's how you it's how you respond, how you react to the crisis that come and stimulate you. 536 00:48:37,120 --> 00:48:42,120 Is your response going to be that by faith? Is your confession going to be God is able? 537 00:48:42,120 --> 00:48:45,120 Is your confession going to be but if he doesn't, that's all right, too. 538 00:48:45,120 --> 00:48:47,120 I'll figure it out. He'll help me figure it out. 539 00:48:47,120 --> 00:48:50,120 We're going to make it. But one thing's not going to happen. 540 00:48:50,120 --> 00:48:52,120 Some people need to get this in their mind. 541 00:48:52,120 --> 00:48:56,120 You got to get this settled before you can receive anything from God. 542 00:48:56,120 --> 00:49:01,120 You have to be fully persuaded that he's able to keep that which you've committed unto him 543 00:49:01,120 --> 00:49:04,120 against that day, the day of temptation, the day of evil. 544 00:49:04,120 --> 00:49:07,120 What have I committed? Your soul, yourself. 545 00:49:07,120 --> 00:49:12,120 Quit being so million mouthed and wimpy and want to quit and go back to your sin 546 00:49:12,120 --> 00:49:14,120 just because crisis comes your way. 547 00:49:14,120 --> 00:49:22,120 You have to be persuaded. 548 00:49:22,120 --> 00:49:26,120 You know, if you really stop and think about it, what is sin ever got you anyway? 549 00:49:26,120 --> 00:49:29,120 Oh, I had a good time really puking your guts inside out. 550 00:49:29,120 --> 00:49:36,120 That was fun. 551 00:49:36,120 --> 00:49:38,120 I think that was the reason I never took a drink. 552 00:49:38,120 --> 00:49:43,120 I was close one time. I was close. 553 00:49:43,120 --> 00:49:47,120 We were sitting downtown, sitting on tailgate in the middle of Dunlap, 554 00:49:47,120 --> 00:49:57,120 right downtown with some friends, you know. 555 00:49:57,120 --> 00:50:03,120 And I had one good friend. I was little then. I wouldn't like this. 556 00:50:03,120 --> 00:50:10,120 You understand? I was little then. 557 00:50:10,120 --> 00:50:15,120 But I could be mean because I wasn't fully persuaded yet. 558 00:50:15,120 --> 00:50:19,120 Matter of fact, I was back slid. That makes it even worse. 559 00:50:19,120 --> 00:50:28,120 And so a good friend got in my face and was going to make me drink. 560 00:50:28,120 --> 00:50:31,120 He made two mistakes. 561 00:50:31,120 --> 00:50:36,120 One, he got in my face. Two, he thought he could make me do anything. 562 00:50:36,120 --> 00:50:42,120 Because I'm the type, you can stomp me in the parking lot, but you'll know I have been there. 563 00:50:42,120 --> 00:50:44,120 Hello? 564 00:50:44,120 --> 00:50:47,120 I've took more than one whipping, but I've handed out a few. 565 00:50:47,120 --> 00:50:50,120 Hello? 566 00:50:50,120 --> 00:50:57,120 So, and just a few minutes he was out of my face. 567 00:50:57,120 --> 00:51:04,120 But I was tempted. But I looked to my left, 568 00:51:04,120 --> 00:51:12,120 and a boy we called, efficiently, Tudor, was sitting on tailgate like this. 569 00:51:12,120 --> 00:51:14,120 And then he just fell over. 570 00:51:14,120 --> 00:51:17,120 Thumped his head and rolled over and went to puking his guts out. 571 00:51:17,120 --> 00:51:22,120 I said, no, that's not for me. 572 00:51:22,120 --> 00:51:25,120 That's not fun. 573 00:51:25,120 --> 00:51:27,120 Hello? 574 00:51:27,120 --> 00:51:34,120 And how the devil contempt us is that he thinks that we can get that few moments of escape. 575 00:51:34,120 --> 00:51:40,120 But can I tell you, when your stomach's done chucking, your head's finished hurting, 576 00:51:40,120 --> 00:51:43,120 and your eyes are back to white, 577 00:51:43,120 --> 00:51:47,120 you realize, boy, that didn't help a thing. 578 00:51:47,120 --> 00:51:54,120 I mean, matter of fact, you're not sure that you didn't make it worse. 579 00:51:54,120 --> 00:51:59,120 Until somebody comes to tell you exactly what happened. 580 00:51:59,120 --> 00:52:05,120 Am I right? I've never had one of those encounters, but I've seen a bunch of them. 581 00:52:05,120 --> 00:52:10,120 And couldn't wait until they were in the right mind so I could tell them how stupid they were. 582 00:52:10,120 --> 00:52:19,120 That's the kind of friend I was. 583 00:52:19,120 --> 00:52:22,120 Our confession. 584 00:52:22,120 --> 00:52:25,120 Confessions matter. 585 00:52:25,120 --> 00:52:28,120 You stand, I'll quit. 586 00:52:28,120 --> 00:52:33,120 We're not even going to touch this page. 587 00:52:33,120 --> 00:52:37,120 But I'll tell you what's on it. 588 00:52:37,120 --> 00:52:39,120 It's going to take them a minute to get up here. 589 00:52:39,120 --> 00:52:43,120 Confession creates atmospheres where God can work. 590 00:52:43,120 --> 00:52:47,120 Or they'll create an atmosphere that ties the hand of God. 591 00:52:47,120 --> 00:52:54,120 Because God will not move past your doubt to do it for you. 592 00:52:54,120 --> 00:52:57,120 He won't. 593 00:52:57,120 --> 00:53:00,120 He won't. 594 00:53:00,120 --> 00:53:05,120 2 Kings 4, 26, you know the story of the Shunammite woman. 595 00:53:05,120 --> 00:53:09,120 What happened to the son that was the promise to her? 596 00:53:09,120 --> 00:53:15,120 You know that her confession, it is well. 597 00:53:15,120 --> 00:53:18,120 When the servant said, how's your husband? It is well. 598 00:53:18,120 --> 00:53:20,120 How is it with thee? It is well. 599 00:53:20,120 --> 00:53:23,120 How is it with thy son? 600 00:53:23,120 --> 00:53:28,120 It shall be well. 601 00:53:28,120 --> 00:53:31,120 Oh, do you see? It wasn't well when she left the house. 602 00:53:31,120 --> 00:53:34,120 The boy was dead in the prophet's room. 603 00:53:34,120 --> 00:53:37,120 But it's going to be all right. 604 00:53:37,120 --> 00:53:39,120 That's her confession. 605 00:53:39,120 --> 00:53:44,120 Job's confession, I know that my Redeemer lives. 606 00:53:44,120 --> 00:53:48,120 Abraham's confession, my son God will provide for himself 607 00:53:48,120 --> 00:53:52,120 the lamb for the burnt offering. 608 00:53:52,120 --> 00:53:56,120 John 11, 25, Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life, 609 00:53:56,120 --> 00:54:02,120 he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. 610 00:54:02,120 --> 00:54:09,120 Matthew 16, 16, Peter confessed thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 611 00:54:09,120 --> 00:54:14,120 Romans 10, 9 says, if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, 612 00:54:14,120 --> 00:54:19,120 and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, 613 00:54:19,120 --> 00:54:23,120 thou shalt be saved. 614 00:54:23,120 --> 00:54:29,120 Paul's confession, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 615 00:54:29,120 --> 00:54:37,120 John the Revelator confessed in 11, 15, as he would record the confession of the angel. 616 00:54:37,120 --> 00:54:42,120 And the seventh angel sounded, and there were great voices in heaven saying, 617 00:54:42,120 --> 00:54:47,120 the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ, 618 00:54:47,120 --> 00:54:53,120 and he shall reign forever and ever. 619 00:54:53,120 --> 00:54:55,120 Father, I love you today. 620 00:54:55,120 --> 00:54:58,120 Thank you so much for your word. 621 00:54:58,120 --> 00:55:01,120 Thank you so much for the help of your anointing. 622 00:55:01,120 --> 00:55:03,120 So what do we say now? 623 00:55:03,120 --> 00:55:06,120 I pray, Lord, that we could say with the psalmist in 91, 2, 624 00:55:06,120 --> 00:55:14,120 I will say of the Lord, he is of my refuge and my fortress and my God in him will I trust. 625 00:55:14,120 --> 00:55:20,120 Maybe there's some today that need to confess with the prodigal son of Luke 15, 626 00:55:20,120 --> 00:55:23,120 I will arise and go to my father's house and will say unto him, 627 00:55:23,120 --> 00:55:30,120 Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee. 628 00:55:30,120 --> 00:55:38,120 But mostly I would dare say that we should have the confession of Psalm 107. 629 00:55:38,120 --> 00:55:40,120 Father, hear our confession. 630 00:55:40,120 --> 00:55:49,120 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy. 631 00:55:49,120 --> 00:55:53,120 What do you say now? 632 00:55:53,120 --> 00:56:02,120 Is your situation in life the crisis that you may be facing? 633 00:56:02,120 --> 00:56:08,120 Maybe you're like the father that brought his son to the disciples and they couldn't help his son. 634 00:56:08,120 --> 00:56:13,120 But when Jesus comes to town, he takes him before the Lord himself. 635 00:56:13,120 --> 00:56:15,120 He said your disciples couldn't do anything for him. 636 00:56:15,120 --> 00:56:22,120 There's an evil spirit that takes hold of him and tries to throw him in the fire, tries to drown him in the water. 637 00:56:22,120 --> 00:56:27,120 Then Jesus said, well, I love the father's confession first. 638 00:56:27,120 --> 00:56:35,120 He said if thou can do anything, if there's just anything you can do, I'll take it. 639 00:56:35,120 --> 00:56:38,120 Father, do you believe? 640 00:56:38,120 --> 00:56:41,120 And the father's confession was a confession of faith. 641 00:56:41,120 --> 00:56:48,120 Listen, I believe, but help my unbelief. 642 00:56:48,120 --> 00:56:51,120 If he hadn't believed, he wouldn't have been there. 643 00:56:51,120 --> 00:56:57,120 If he hadn't believed, he wouldn't have stayed until Jesus got there. 644 00:56:57,120 --> 00:56:59,120 And he got his answer. 645 00:56:59,120 --> 00:57:02,120 How many of you might need an answer this morning? 646 00:57:02,120 --> 00:57:04,120 Come on, anybody? 647 00:57:04,120 --> 00:57:05,120 Got some things going on? 648 00:57:05,120 --> 00:57:07,120 The enemy's fighting. 649 00:57:07,120 --> 00:57:11,120 There's a standing surely on your confession of faith. 650 00:57:11,120 --> 00:57:14,120 If you want prayer, need prayer, I'd love to pray with you and pray for you this morning. 651 00:57:14,120 --> 00:57:41,120 If it'd make your way forward, pray before we leave here today.