WEBVTT 00:00:03.150 --> 00:00:10.310 Hallelujah. Thank you. Hallelujah. Good to see 00:00:10.310 --> 00:00:11.810 you in the house of the Lord. If you have your 00:00:11.810 --> 00:00:20.690 Bible, turn back with me to 2 Timothy 2. And 00:00:20.690 --> 00:00:25.609 as we pray here in just a moment, remember Brother 00:00:25.609 --> 00:00:27.780 Rich, they had to... Lee, just a minute ago, 00:00:27.820 --> 00:00:29.579 he was in the emergency room last night with 00:00:29.579 --> 00:00:32.920 some blockages in his heart. He was having some 00:00:32.920 --> 00:00:36.539 chest pain, so they've made their way back. So 00:00:36.539 --> 00:00:38.659 we want to ask the Lord to touch him. We know 00:00:38.659 --> 00:00:42.759 God's able, don't we? Amen. So we want to ask 00:00:42.759 --> 00:00:45.920 the Lord to be with them and do a work in his 00:00:45.920 --> 00:00:49.780 body. Remember Sister Kim, missing her this morning. 00:00:49.820 --> 00:00:52.500 She's sick, unable to be in the house of the 00:00:52.500 --> 00:00:55.079 Lord today, so let's remember her as well. Amen. 00:01:01.990 --> 00:01:07.209 unique atmosphere in it. Huh? Anybody noticed 00:01:07.209 --> 00:01:12.170 just kind of the, there's like this, I don't 00:01:12.170 --> 00:01:14.430 really know how to describe it, but like a surreal 00:01:14.430 --> 00:01:19.790 presence of the Lord. Make sense? I mean, you 00:01:19.790 --> 00:01:22.530 could just, it's almost like a tangible, just, 00:01:22.629 --> 00:01:26.439 you feel like, Somebody's rubbing up against 00:01:26.439 --> 00:01:29.900 you, and you look, and ain't nobody there. But 00:01:29.900 --> 00:01:35.040 he's here. 2 Timothy 2, verse 1 reads, Thou, 00:01:35.040 --> 00:01:37.439 therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that 00:01:37.439 --> 00:01:40.859 is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou 00:01:40.859 --> 00:01:44.040 hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same 00:01:44.040 --> 00:01:47.560 commit thou to faithful men who shall be able 00:01:47.560 --> 00:01:54.769 to teach others also. We're going back to where 00:01:54.769 --> 00:01:57.650 we visited a couple weeks ago with that message 00:01:57.650 --> 00:02:01.390 I started, I titled Hand -Me -Downs. Remember? 00:02:02.010 --> 00:02:04.689 Hand -Me -Downs, giving to the next generation. 00:02:06.010 --> 00:02:08.189 We're going to pick back up there. I hope you're 00:02:08.189 --> 00:02:13.370 not in a hurry today. This is the Lord's time. 00:02:13.569 --> 00:02:17.370 If the time and point comes and you need to go, 00:02:17.530 --> 00:02:21.050 just ease on out. If your sugar drops. Because 00:02:21.050 --> 00:02:23.310 I'm sure 12 is not going to be the stopping point. 00:02:23.409 --> 00:02:25.430 I'm just going to tell you right now. That's 00:02:25.430 --> 00:02:28.590 not going to happen. So if you need to ease out, 00:02:28.710 --> 00:02:32.189 just ease out, and we'll see you next week. Amen? 00:02:33.090 --> 00:02:36.669 I promise you it won't hurt my feelings. Father, 00:02:36.789 --> 00:02:38.250 I love you. I thank you, Lord, for the power 00:02:38.250 --> 00:02:40.650 of your word and your presence that is in this 00:02:40.650 --> 00:02:43.550 house today, Lord, because you are here. You 00:02:43.550 --> 00:02:45.780 are here. Now, help us, Lord. Help me be expedient 00:02:45.780 --> 00:02:47.300 with the time, Lord. I don't want to just go 00:02:47.300 --> 00:02:48.919 on and on and on, so you help me. You've got 00:02:48.919 --> 00:02:50.620 to help me, Holy Ghost. You've got to help me 00:02:50.620 --> 00:02:54.419 today to preach. Lord, Brother Rich needs a touch 00:02:54.419 --> 00:02:57.719 in his body, that heart muscle. The blockage 00:02:57.719 --> 00:02:59.120 is there. It needs to be open. It needs to be 00:02:59.120 --> 00:03:02.719 cleared. Touch him. Touch Sister Kim, Lord, and 00:03:02.719 --> 00:03:06.219 her digestion. Lord, touch her today. Do a healing 00:03:06.219 --> 00:03:07.879 work in her body, and we'll give you the praise. 00:03:07.900 --> 00:03:10.180 And everyone that's out that is sick today that 00:03:10.180 --> 00:03:12.680 we may not know of, Brother John, who's still 00:03:12.680 --> 00:03:14.639 recovering, Lord, you're doing a work in his 00:03:14.639 --> 00:03:17.539 life. We know it. We can see it. But, Lord, we're 00:03:17.539 --> 00:03:20.139 trusting for even more and greater things in 00:03:20.139 --> 00:03:22.879 his body. Speak to those muscles, Lord, and that 00:03:22.879 --> 00:03:25.900 memory pattern. Let it begin to operate and function, 00:03:26.139 --> 00:03:28.340 Lord, and give him the strength that he needs 00:03:28.340 --> 00:03:30.319 to go forward. In Christ's name, the church said. 00:03:31.009 --> 00:03:33.830 Amen and amen. You can be seated for just a little 00:03:33.830 --> 00:03:36.830 while. And again, if you need to go, I understand. 00:03:37.530 --> 00:03:39.889 Because 12 is not going to, it ain't going to 00:03:39.889 --> 00:03:42.409 touch it unless the Holy Ghost really does help 00:03:42.409 --> 00:03:47.349 me today. Hand -me -downs, giving to the next 00:03:47.349 --> 00:03:56.379 generation. Talking about the post. General Assembly 00:03:56.379 --> 00:03:59.360 vibe and camp meetings of the summer. And I actually 00:03:59.360 --> 00:04:01.979 picked up another publication from the Church 00:04:01.979 --> 00:04:04.580 of God, Home for Children, and a mission project 00:04:04.580 --> 00:04:08.879 that they've got going. And it was titled Building 00:04:08.879 --> 00:04:11.159 for the Next Generation, Building the Next Generation. 00:04:11.439 --> 00:04:15.900 So there's, and there's, the spirit is moving 00:04:15.900 --> 00:04:21.569 across the board. It seems to be this is a theme 00:04:21.569 --> 00:04:26.470 that the Spirit of God is moving upon the church 00:04:26.470 --> 00:04:29.930 cross, that we, again, stir our hearts, we stir 00:04:29.930 --> 00:04:34.529 our minds to the faith of our structure and of 00:04:34.529 --> 00:04:37.730 our standard of living. It's faith, amen? It's 00:04:37.730 --> 00:04:40.449 the power of the Holy Ghost. It's the moving 00:04:40.449 --> 00:04:44.569 of the Spirit and the distinctives. Thankfully 00:04:44.569 --> 00:04:47.689 and gratefully, we have a lot of young folk around. 00:04:47.910 --> 00:04:51.269 And the generations that need to be passed down 00:04:51.269 --> 00:04:54.170 too, they need to see the demonstration. They 00:04:54.170 --> 00:04:56.589 need to know that it's okay to come and pray. 00:04:56.670 --> 00:04:59.810 You're not out of order. Amen. If you feel the 00:04:59.810 --> 00:05:01.910 drawing of the Spirit to get to the altar, get 00:05:01.910 --> 00:05:04.589 there. Amen. You get down there and you pray 00:05:04.589 --> 00:05:06.670 until you feel good and you get up. You're not 00:05:06.670 --> 00:05:08.430 going to hinder me from preaching if you want 00:05:08.430 --> 00:05:11.689 to pray while I preach. Amen. That's not going 00:05:11.689 --> 00:05:13.350 to bother me. If you need to stay in touch with 00:05:13.350 --> 00:05:15.050 the Lord, stay down there and get a hold of the 00:05:15.050 --> 00:05:18.129 horns and don't let go. I can preach with you 00:05:18.129 --> 00:05:19.810 praying, and hopefully while you're down there, 00:05:19.910 --> 00:05:24.730 you'll pray for me. Amen. So encountering God 00:05:24.730 --> 00:05:27.240 is what we're here for. Amen. And the Spirit 00:05:27.240 --> 00:05:29.759 knows what each of us have need of. I'm telling 00:05:29.759 --> 00:05:31.740 you there's enough problems and troubles and 00:05:31.740 --> 00:05:34.180 aggravations and frustrations and spiritual battles 00:05:34.180 --> 00:05:36.980 in this room to get us all enough to pray for 00:05:36.980 --> 00:05:39.980 until eternity comes to an end. And that was 00:05:39.980 --> 00:05:42.670 just this past week. That ain't what we're going 00:05:42.670 --> 00:05:45.230 to face this coming up week. There's enough trouble. 00:05:45.290 --> 00:05:47.350 There's enough problems. There's enough trials, 00:05:47.670 --> 00:05:51.110 amen, in this room, amen, to keep us all busy 00:05:51.110 --> 00:05:53.370 praying and trusting God for a long, long time. 00:05:53.529 --> 00:05:55.410 We don't need another problem. We don't need 00:05:55.410 --> 00:05:58.029 another trouble to have something to pray for. 00:05:58.170 --> 00:06:01.009 It's here. It's now. It's all around us. But 00:06:01.009 --> 00:06:03.649 this generation that's coming up behind us, I 00:06:03.649 --> 00:06:05.829 love what Pastor Brian said last week about the 00:06:05.829 --> 00:06:09.069 baton. And the greatest moment in a passing of 00:06:09.069 --> 00:06:11.579 the baton is when the two are in unity. with 00:06:11.579 --> 00:06:14.920 it. That is the most crucial moment of the success 00:06:14.920 --> 00:06:17.639 of the race that is set out there. It's why they 00:06:17.639 --> 00:06:20.160 both have a hold of it. You can't turn loose 00:06:20.160 --> 00:06:22.660 too early and they can't pull it out of the hand 00:06:22.660 --> 00:06:25.279 that's trying to pass it on down. There is a 00:06:25.279 --> 00:06:28.240 combination. There is a release and it's in stride 00:06:28.240 --> 00:06:30.139 and it's right on the moment. And that's what 00:06:30.139 --> 00:06:32.620 it's all about. It's passing it down at the right 00:06:32.620 --> 00:06:35.060 time and the right moment. It's the reason that 00:06:35.060 --> 00:06:37.160 I had that baby brought down here this morning. 00:06:37.300 --> 00:06:40.120 People need to know that when God answers prayer, 00:06:40.459 --> 00:06:43.240 We are grateful and we are thankful and that 00:06:43.240 --> 00:06:45.839 God is still able. You can put it in the hands 00:06:45.839 --> 00:06:47.800 of physicians if you want to. You say, well, 00:06:47.879 --> 00:06:49.860 they've done a great job. Well, when they come 00:06:49.860 --> 00:06:52.680 in and tell you the advance is more than we even 00:06:52.680 --> 00:06:55.300 hope or expected for, you put it wherever you 00:06:55.300 --> 00:06:57.360 want to, but I put it in the hands of the Lord. 00:06:57.459 --> 00:07:00.139 And this generation needs to know that's coming 00:07:00.139 --> 00:07:03.339 up behind us and are going to be taking over 00:07:03.339 --> 00:07:06.319 the church in the future. They need to know that 00:07:06.319 --> 00:07:09.439 there is time to testify and tell of the good 00:07:09.439 --> 00:07:11.980 news. and the miraculous things and the wonder 00:07:11.980 --> 00:07:15.100 -working power of God. And God is still moving 00:07:15.100 --> 00:07:17.899 where people pray and have faith. And they need 00:07:17.899 --> 00:07:21.220 to know that it's okay to pray. It's okay to 00:07:21.220 --> 00:07:23.279 encounter God. Matter of fact, they need to know 00:07:23.279 --> 00:07:25.860 that's the first place they need to go. We need 00:07:25.860 --> 00:07:29.569 to go to God in prayer. And so that is why I 00:07:29.569 --> 00:07:32.189 think the Lord is stirring across the board for 00:07:32.189 --> 00:07:34.689 the church to know because there is a push in 00:07:34.689 --> 00:07:37.889 our denomination to get younger, to get younger, 00:07:38.009 --> 00:07:40.069 to get younger, to develop younger leadership. 00:07:40.170 --> 00:07:43.149 Well, the younger needs wisdom in order to apply 00:07:43.149 --> 00:07:45.670 the instruction that they received. Amen? I'm 00:07:45.670 --> 00:07:48.050 not talking about this. I told them I'm not ready 00:07:48.050 --> 00:07:50.170 to just quite let it go just yet. The time's 00:07:50.170 --> 00:07:53.389 coming. But I'm just not hardly there yet, so 00:07:53.389 --> 00:07:55.730 don't pull it out of my hand. Hello? Because 00:07:55.730 --> 00:07:58.490 I ain't going to let it go. And we're both going 00:07:58.490 --> 00:08:01.470 to trip and fall. But there is a time coming, 00:08:01.490 --> 00:08:04.550 and we need to discern when that time is. Because 00:08:04.550 --> 00:08:07.189 I still think I've got some things that I need 00:08:07.189 --> 00:08:09.529 to pour out. And a generation needs to hear and 00:08:09.529 --> 00:08:12.790 know that there is still fire in the Pentecostal 00:08:12.790 --> 00:08:15.769 movement. There's still an anointing, amen, that 00:08:15.769 --> 00:08:18.490 God is ready and willing, that God hadn't withdrawn 00:08:18.490 --> 00:08:21.310 his presence. He's not withdrawn his power. He's 00:08:21.310 --> 00:08:23.990 still high. He's still lifted up. And this generation 00:08:23.990 --> 00:08:27.050 that are growing up around us need to know that. 00:08:27.149 --> 00:08:30.089 It is God in whom we serve. Amen. And he's still 00:08:30.089 --> 00:08:32.690 high. That's the reason Paul was writing to Timothy 00:08:32.690 --> 00:08:34.769 and said, you got to get some instruction to 00:08:34.769 --> 00:08:37.090 people and they need to see how we've lived this 00:08:37.090 --> 00:08:40.690 thing out. My Lord, it is important how we live 00:08:40.690 --> 00:08:45.070 it out. Amen. They need to know if nothing else, 00:08:45.110 --> 00:08:47.509 they're going to tell their kids one day, you 00:08:47.509 --> 00:08:50.490 should have heard my pastor preach when I was 00:08:50.490 --> 00:08:54.970 growing up. Amen. Because there's a generation 00:08:54.970 --> 00:08:58.820 coming up. I'm going to just bypass and go on. 00:09:01.820 --> 00:09:04.080 We need to fan the fire. Let's just put it that 00:09:04.080 --> 00:09:07.500 way. So we have to pass down to the next generation. 00:09:07.659 --> 00:09:10.440 Each generation is responsible for the relevance 00:09:10.440 --> 00:09:13.860 of the power of God that is handed down to them. 00:09:14.059 --> 00:09:16.559 Amen. We cannot get so programmed. We cannot 00:09:16.559 --> 00:09:19.740 get so abstract about having church that we fail 00:09:19.740 --> 00:09:22.620 to be the church. Amen. That we fail to allow 00:09:22.620 --> 00:09:26.639 God to have his way in the church. Look, y 'all 00:09:26.639 --> 00:09:28.759 don't get no more panicky about the time than 00:09:28.759 --> 00:09:30.940 I do because I know when you check out. I know 00:09:30.940 --> 00:09:32.940 when you're over. I know when you're done. I 00:09:32.940 --> 00:09:34.860 know I've got just a small amount of time. time 00:09:34.860 --> 00:09:37.940 to get it said before you mentally and physically 00:09:37.940 --> 00:09:40.379 check out and it's over and done with. And I 00:09:40.379 --> 00:09:42.639 know when it happens. There's a change in the 00:09:42.639 --> 00:09:45.679 spirit. So I know that happens and it's going 00:09:45.679 --> 00:09:47.600 to happen here shortly. So let me move on. Amen. 00:09:47.639 --> 00:09:50.179 We have to learn to pass down to the next generation 00:09:50.179 --> 00:09:53.919 the power that exists in prayer. We talked about 00:09:53.919 --> 00:09:56.419 that the first week. Men ought always to pray. 00:09:56.580 --> 00:09:59.259 Amen. And that's the instruction that we have. 00:09:59.419 --> 00:10:02.279 We have to learn to pray. Now Pastor Brian didn't 00:10:02.279 --> 00:10:04.809 realize it last week. but when he came in to 00:10:04.809 --> 00:10:07.009 preach for our back -to -school Sunday with that 00:10:07.009 --> 00:10:09.230 don't send them alone message, how many remember 00:10:09.230 --> 00:10:11.529 that? And he was talking about faith and the 00:10:11.529 --> 00:10:14.450 baton, and he mentioned that faith, the faith 00:10:14.450 --> 00:10:17.230 that Timothy was instructed to be reminded of, 00:10:17.230 --> 00:10:19.490 of his grandmother and of his mother. There had 00:10:19.490 --> 00:10:22.230 to be an evidence there in order to be reminded 00:10:22.230 --> 00:10:24.889 of it. Your granny's son was a prayer warrior. 00:10:25.070 --> 00:10:27.710 How many's heard that? My God, your mama was 00:10:27.710 --> 00:10:30.049 a prayer warrior. Your granddaddy's son was a 00:10:30.049 --> 00:10:33.700 preacher of the gospel. daddy was an anointed 00:10:33.700 --> 00:10:37.480 Holy Spirit filled preacher of the gospel. I've 00:10:37.480 --> 00:10:40.220 seen your granddaddy lay hands on the sick and 00:10:40.220 --> 00:10:43.899 they recover. I've seen them, amen, cancers fall 00:10:43.899 --> 00:10:47.000 and eyes open. I've witnessed it. And this generation 00:10:47.000 --> 00:10:49.679 needs to know that the same God of yesteryear 00:10:49.679 --> 00:10:52.460 is the same God of the day. He's the God who 00:10:52.460 --> 00:10:56.080 was, is, and always will be. And this generation 00:10:56.080 --> 00:10:59.120 needs to know that they can call upon him and 00:10:59.120 --> 00:11:06.779 he will answer them when the Pray. Pastor Brian 00:11:06.779 --> 00:11:09.860 talked about passing down the faith. Don't send 00:11:09.860 --> 00:11:15.240 these kids into this school year alone. Not even 00:11:15.240 --> 00:11:18.600 realizing it's point two on the hand -me -down 00:11:18.600 --> 00:11:22.080 sermon given to the next generation. The next 00:11:22.080 --> 00:11:24.519 generation needs to know about the faith that 00:11:24.519 --> 00:11:27.220 you and I are living out. Amen. And if you're 00:11:27.220 --> 00:11:29.940 not living out your faith, I question your relationship 00:11:29.940 --> 00:11:33.240 with Jesus Christ. I don't care to just go online 00:11:33.240 --> 00:11:36.700 saying, if you're not in faith today, then you're 00:11:36.700 --> 00:11:39.399 outside the blood covenant and you don't know 00:11:39.399 --> 00:11:47.120 Christ is your Savior. Honey, if you ain't living 00:11:47.120 --> 00:11:50.600 it, you ain't got it. I'm sorry. Because if you 00:11:50.600 --> 00:11:53.879 have him in free pardon of sin, and I'm not talking 00:11:53.879 --> 00:11:55.740 about the baptism of the Holy Ghost right now, 00:11:55.820 --> 00:11:58.240 I'm talking about the presence of the Holy Spirit 00:11:58.240 --> 00:12:01.080 that moves in upon the day you accept Christ 00:12:01.080 --> 00:12:04.080 and repent of your, he is in you, then my God, 00:12:04.279 --> 00:12:06.679 if he's not evident in your life, if you still 00:12:06.679 --> 00:12:09.279 talk like, act like, look like, go where, listen 00:12:09.279 --> 00:12:11.940 to all the junk you did before you claim to receive 00:12:11.940 --> 00:12:14.659 him, you do not have the presence of the Spirit 00:12:14.659 --> 00:12:19.700 and the washed blood of Jesus. This generation 00:12:19.700 --> 00:12:25.120 needs to know you've got to live it. There's 00:12:25.120 --> 00:12:31.000 more to this than profession. So many people 00:12:31.000 --> 00:12:33.759 profess one thing, but they're totally something 00:12:33.759 --> 00:12:37.600 else. Your profession and your confession and 00:12:37.600 --> 00:12:43.419 your living must align together. Well, my God, 00:12:43.460 --> 00:12:45.519 that's good preaching. I stayed a quarter after 00:12:45.519 --> 00:12:52.309 12 to hear some of that. 1220 might be a stretch, 00:12:52.490 --> 00:12:58.549 but hand me down faith. We got to let these young 00:12:58.549 --> 00:13:03.750 people know. You do realize that's why we have 00:13:03.750 --> 00:13:06.769 families sit in from kids' church. Them little 00:13:06.769 --> 00:13:09.149 children, I know you get aggravated making them 00:13:09.149 --> 00:13:15.100 sit still, but make them sit still. I promise 00:13:15.100 --> 00:13:17.080 you won't hurt my feelings for one to squall 00:13:17.080 --> 00:13:22.919 out because you smacked that leg. You won't hurt 00:13:22.919 --> 00:13:24.519 my feelings if you have to get them up, take 00:13:24.519 --> 00:13:26.460 them outside and me hear you wear it high and 00:13:26.460 --> 00:13:28.720 in out the foyer and bring them back in and them 00:13:28.720 --> 00:13:33.240 going, you're good with me and right now I'm 00:13:33.240 --> 00:13:39.879 the only one that really counts. Had a youth 00:13:39.879 --> 00:13:41.919 pastor one time, we went to a restaurant to eat 00:13:41.919 --> 00:13:48.009 and his little... Heathens wouldn't behave. And 00:13:48.009 --> 00:13:50.470 they always like to threaten their young 'uns 00:13:50.470 --> 00:13:54.049 with the pastor. Don't do that. I love your children. 00:13:56.190 --> 00:13:58.409 They run up to me. I meet them in the hallway. 00:13:58.570 --> 00:14:01.529 They'll grab me and they hug me. And that really 00:14:01.529 --> 00:14:04.090 makes a pastor. But if you need somebody to get 00:14:04.090 --> 00:14:09.129 them, I can. But I don't want to. So they begin 00:14:09.129 --> 00:14:13.210 to threaten the children. With pastor sitting 00:14:13.210 --> 00:14:14.409 at the head of the table, and this is one of 00:14:14.409 --> 00:14:16.409 them Sundays it took forever to get our food. 00:14:16.830 --> 00:14:18.570 He's running laps around the table, and it's 00:14:18.570 --> 00:14:23.330 about second lap, about all I could do. So he 00:14:23.330 --> 00:14:27.669 kept parenting his style, and I said, if you 00:14:27.669 --> 00:14:29.330 don't quit lying to that boy, I'm going to take 00:14:29.330 --> 00:14:35.629 you out. Well, what do you mean? I said, quit 00:14:35.629 --> 00:14:37.149 threatening him. Take him out there and whoop 00:14:37.149 --> 00:14:44.330 his hind end. Don't lie to them. My Lord, I'm 00:14:44.330 --> 00:14:48.429 feeling it this morning. So, directly, he got 00:14:48.429 --> 00:14:51.370 tired of it. Out they went. Wasn't gone long 00:14:51.370 --> 00:14:55.029 enough to do what I'd have done. Come back in, 00:14:55.070 --> 00:14:59.710 the boy was laughing. I said, you didn't do something 00:14:59.710 --> 00:15:04.409 right. What do you mean, pastor? I said, he's 00:15:04.409 --> 00:15:09.570 laughing. He's laughing. If I've got to get up 00:15:09.570 --> 00:15:13.230 from the dinner table, to take you outside, you 00:15:13.230 --> 00:15:15.870 are not laughing when we come back in this place. 00:15:15.950 --> 00:15:18.330 You won't even look up when we come in here. 00:15:24.450 --> 00:15:27.730 How we got, there goes one. I didn't mean that, 00:15:27.769 --> 00:15:31.169 y 'all. I didn't mean that. That's my buddy. 00:15:31.210 --> 00:15:36.169 Don't be rough on him. My Lord, that boy, he's 00:15:36.169 --> 00:15:41.710 my buddy. That's a little briar. Take him on 00:15:41.710 --> 00:15:45.990 outside where I don't have to hear him. It never 00:15:45.990 --> 00:15:48.230 fails. And you know you're always that parent. 00:15:48.330 --> 00:15:50.230 Yours does it right when pastor's dropping the 00:15:50.230 --> 00:15:51.830 hammer. And you're the one that's got to get 00:15:51.830 --> 00:15:55.929 up. My Lord. We've got to pass it down. We have 00:15:55.929 --> 00:15:57.610 to pass it down to faith. Faith is the substance 00:15:57.610 --> 00:15:59.110 of things hoped for and evidence of things not 00:15:59.110 --> 00:16:01.269 seen. It's got to go on. It's impossible to please 00:16:01.269 --> 00:16:02.750 God without faith. And I'm trying to get to where 00:16:02.750 --> 00:16:04.870 I'm trying to get. And just to touch back up 00:16:04.870 --> 00:16:07.110 on this. And that's what he preached to us last 00:16:07.110 --> 00:16:09.529 week. You send them to school with faith. You 00:16:09.529 --> 00:16:11.590 send them believing. You don't send them alone. 00:16:11.809 --> 00:16:14.509 You send God with them. Amen. We've led them 00:16:14.509 --> 00:16:16.370 to the Lord. You've led them to the Lord. And 00:16:16.370 --> 00:16:18.590 they lead them to the Lord in kids' church. And 00:16:18.590 --> 00:16:20.690 they lead them to the Lord on Wednesday nights. 00:16:20.769 --> 00:16:22.830 And they preach to them the gospel. And so they're 00:16:22.830 --> 00:16:25.090 not going alone. But I'm telling you, we're in 00:16:25.090 --> 00:16:27.549 a generation in the world who do not know Christ. 00:16:27.929 --> 00:16:30.070 That's what happened in Judges 2. There was a 00:16:30.070 --> 00:16:33.269 generation after Joshua who rose up and did not 00:16:33.269 --> 00:16:35.350 know the Lord. But I'm going to tell you, if 00:16:35.350 --> 00:16:36.690 you bring them here, they're going to know who 00:16:36.690 --> 00:16:38.950 the Lord is. Amen. We're going to teach them 00:16:38.950 --> 00:16:40.450 and we're going to preach them. And I'm trying 00:16:40.450 --> 00:16:42.809 to pass down the distinctives. You can trust 00:16:42.809 --> 00:16:46.190 God. You can believe God for anything you need 00:16:46.190 --> 00:16:48.789 in your life. Amen. I told you the other week 00:16:48.789 --> 00:16:51.730 that little quote that we read, any burden that's 00:16:51.730 --> 00:16:54.830 too small to pray about. is too small to worry 00:16:54.830 --> 00:16:57.730 about. Amen? So if you're worrying over it, take 00:16:57.730 --> 00:17:04.430 it to the Lord in prayer. Pass down faith. Faith 00:17:04.430 --> 00:17:08.410 believes before it sees, and whether it sees 00:17:08.410 --> 00:17:12.890 or not, that's faith. Faith prays when nothing 00:17:12.890 --> 00:17:16.609 changes. Hello? Because prayer isn't about what 00:17:16.609 --> 00:17:19.589 changes. It's about my trust and confidence in 00:17:19.589 --> 00:17:23.109 God. The more you pray, the more you're in communion 00:17:23.109 --> 00:17:25.630 with God, the less you worry about whether the 00:17:25.630 --> 00:17:31.730 thing changes or not. You're just concerned about 00:17:31.730 --> 00:17:35.509 being in his presence. Faith praises before the 00:17:35.509 --> 00:17:37.670 breakthrough ever comes. Matter of fact, that's 00:17:37.670 --> 00:17:40.130 one of the purest forms of faith that you can 00:17:40.130 --> 00:17:43.589 exhibit toward God is that you praise God in 00:17:43.589 --> 00:17:45.910 the middle of the storm. Whether the storm's 00:17:45.910 --> 00:17:47.930 breaking, whether the clouds are parting, whether 00:17:47.930 --> 00:17:50.829 peace is on its way or not, the purest form is 00:17:50.829 --> 00:17:53.150 faith. It's when you praise God because you know 00:17:53.150 --> 00:17:56.890 he can. Whether he does or not is not the issue, 00:17:57.109 --> 00:18:00.829 but he can at any moment break into your situation 00:18:00.829 --> 00:18:03.829 and breakthrough be evident in the power of your 00:18:03.829 --> 00:18:06.210 life. Because of the power of the grace of God. 00:18:06.289 --> 00:18:11.349 Because by faith. Faith comes by hearing. Hearing 00:18:11.349 --> 00:18:14.490 by the word of God. And we move from faith to 00:18:14.490 --> 00:18:19.869 faith. We have to pass these distinctives on. 00:18:21.710 --> 00:18:25.029 Generations that are following must hear the 00:18:25.029 --> 00:18:29.450 testimonies of God's miraculous power. We keep 00:18:29.450 --> 00:18:34.319 in prayer. Moving forward, we've got the distinctive 00:18:34.319 --> 00:18:36.460 of prayer. We have the distinctive of faith. 00:18:37.119 --> 00:18:39.660 We don't send them alone. We send God with them. 00:18:40.240 --> 00:18:42.559 We ask the Holy Ghost to accompany them when 00:18:42.559 --> 00:18:44.500 they go through school and when they've got to 00:18:44.500 --> 00:18:47.259 make hard decisions to be right and remain right 00:18:47.259 --> 00:18:50.200 and remain true. Holy Ghost, give them the boldness 00:18:50.200 --> 00:18:55.329 to walk away. Amen. And he goes with them. Jesus 00:18:55.329 --> 00:18:57.950 made that declaration. I'll go with you all the 00:18:57.950 --> 00:19:01.450 way even to the end of the age. I'm going with 00:19:01.450 --> 00:19:03.609 you. I'll never leave you and I'll never forsake 00:19:03.609 --> 00:19:06.190 you. And so we instill in them the hope and the 00:19:06.190 --> 00:19:08.410 trust and the faith that they can have in God. 00:19:08.470 --> 00:19:11.450 That God goes with them. They don't go alone. 00:19:15.490 --> 00:19:19.269 The distinctive of a Pentecostal church. I don't 00:19:19.269 --> 00:19:20.890 know what it's like in many others. I've never 00:19:20.890 --> 00:19:25.680 been to many. I don't know what they do. I don't 00:19:25.680 --> 00:19:28.599 know how they worship. I know we don't wave an 00:19:28.599 --> 00:19:32.160 incense canter as we come down. I don't have 00:19:32.160 --> 00:19:34.680 a nice gold pole that I walk with. I'd use it 00:19:34.680 --> 00:19:37.220 to duck hunt with probably. Keep me from falling 00:19:37.220 --> 00:19:44.099 in the mud. Probably more practical use. Lord, 00:19:44.119 --> 00:19:50.859 I said that, didn't I? All I know is what I've 00:19:50.859 --> 00:19:56.990 cut my teeth on. All I know is what they teach 00:19:56.990 --> 00:19:59.109 and preach and practice in the church of God. 00:20:00.250 --> 00:20:05.069 Amen. And what has been lived out in front of 00:20:05.069 --> 00:20:10.289 me as testimony as to the power and the wonder 00:20:10.289 --> 00:20:14.079 -working power of God. The saving power of Jesus 00:20:14.079 --> 00:20:17.619 Christ. The cleansing power of the blood of that 00:20:17.619 --> 00:20:21.079 sacrificial lamb. Amen. Jesus washed me. That's 00:20:21.079 --> 00:20:24.740 all I know. And all I know is there is an ability 00:20:24.740 --> 00:20:28.440 that's gifted to me from the Spirit to live a 00:20:28.440 --> 00:20:31.160 sanctified life. I'm about to say a strange word 00:20:31.160 --> 00:20:34.960 anymore today. Living a sanctified life. A life 00:20:34.960 --> 00:20:38.319 separated, untainted, untouched, unmarked by 00:20:38.319 --> 00:20:41.039 the world and the practices and the acts of the 00:20:41.039 --> 00:20:43.319 world. Can I tell you the Holy Spirit is able 00:20:43.319 --> 00:20:47.220 to sanctify you and set you apart. You do not 00:20:47.220 --> 00:20:50.039 have to be dominated by the power and the effects 00:20:50.039 --> 00:20:52.559 of sin in your life. The devil don't have to 00:20:52.559 --> 00:20:55.339 have his way with you. There is a power of grace 00:20:55.339 --> 00:20:57.720 and we need to pass down to this next generation. 00:20:57.980 --> 00:21:01.380 You need to be sanctified by the Holy Ghost and 00:21:01.380 --> 00:21:03.980 the washing of the regeneration of the Word of 00:21:03.980 --> 00:21:07.460 God. Because when he sanctifies you, it prepares 00:21:07.460 --> 00:21:11.019 you for a habitation of his indwelling. and you 00:21:11.019 --> 00:21:15.819 need the power of the Holy Ghost in your life. 00:21:18.440 --> 00:21:24.200 Woo! They need to know that God still baptizes 00:21:24.200 --> 00:21:27.779 according to His Word. The parameters and the 00:21:27.779 --> 00:21:31.380 instruction and the infallibility of His Word. 00:21:31.539 --> 00:21:34.440 Peter said, And to as many as the Lord our God 00:21:34.440 --> 00:21:37.700 shall call, this that is that which was prophesied 00:21:37.700 --> 00:21:44.470 by Joel is available. the Holy Ghost. Matter 00:21:44.470 --> 00:21:49.490 of fact, you need the Holy Ghost. Well, I don't 00:21:49.490 --> 00:21:51.250 know about that talking in tongues part. Well, 00:21:51.250 --> 00:21:56.829 get over that part. You use your tongue every 00:21:56.829 --> 00:22:00.849 day. The problem is we have to yield it for just 00:22:00.849 --> 00:22:05.349 a brief moment to the Holy Ghost. That's your 00:22:05.349 --> 00:22:08.470 problem. You don't want to yield it. Well, I'm 00:22:08.470 --> 00:22:16.039 afraid. Of what? Of who? You're afraid. Well, 00:22:16.039 --> 00:22:19.079 I'm afraid. Scared. Scared of what? I told a 00:22:19.079 --> 00:22:25.339 young lady yesterday down at the cams, new minister's 00:22:25.339 --> 00:22:26.819 training coming in, getting started. We have 00:22:26.819 --> 00:22:30.619 entrance interviews. One of the questions is 00:22:30.619 --> 00:22:33.539 you have to start making sure they understand 00:22:33.539 --> 00:22:35.740 the doctrine and the teaching of the church of 00:22:35.740 --> 00:22:41.180 God. Right? Do you believe in the baptism of 00:22:41.180 --> 00:22:43.259 the Holy Ghost with the initial, the initial, 00:22:43.480 --> 00:22:46.660 somebody say that with me, initial evidence of 00:22:46.660 --> 00:22:48.920 speaking in other tongues as, somebody say as, 00:22:49.160 --> 00:22:52.380 the Spirit gives the utterance. Yes, we believe 00:22:52.380 --> 00:22:54.960 that. So my next question is, have you received 00:22:54.960 --> 00:22:58.480 since you believe? The young man who's coming 00:22:58.480 --> 00:23:01.220 for his credential said, well, I have. Then he 00:23:01.220 --> 00:23:02.900 kind of just leaned, it was funny, he just kind 00:23:02.900 --> 00:23:05.779 of leaned to the left a little bit and said, 00:23:05.880 --> 00:23:10.359 but she hasn't. And that kind of put the whole 00:23:10.359 --> 00:23:13.960 weight right on her shoulders. You know what 00:23:13.960 --> 00:23:16.720 I'm saying? And man, the Holy Ghost said to me 00:23:16.720 --> 00:23:21.759 real quick, ease her, comfort her. And I looked, 00:23:21.759 --> 00:23:24.119 I said, sis, I said, I don't know why, but the 00:23:24.119 --> 00:23:26.680 Lord just want me to tell you this. The Holy 00:23:26.680 --> 00:23:32.559 Ghost is a perfect gentleman. He will never embarrass 00:23:32.559 --> 00:23:37.609 you. He's not going to embarrass you. He's not 00:23:37.609 --> 00:23:40.190 going to make you do something that's just really 00:23:40.190 --> 00:23:41.549 going to make you look like a fool. No, he does 00:23:41.549 --> 00:23:44.890 that to me. Because he knows I could care less 00:23:44.890 --> 00:23:50.369 what others think. Woo! I really don't. And son, 00:23:50.529 --> 00:23:54.009 the Spirit of the Lord moved in there. The Holy 00:23:54.009 --> 00:23:57.289 Ghost moved right there. She began to weep. And 00:23:57.289 --> 00:24:00.769 I missed God. And I've repented since about 2 00:24:00.769 --> 00:24:03.869 .30 yesterday. I've been repentant. I missed 00:24:03.869 --> 00:24:07.619 him. Holy Ghost is all over me, brother Don. 00:24:08.619 --> 00:24:11.079 Crying, sobbing right there at the table. And 00:24:11.079 --> 00:24:13.900 for the life of me, why I did not get up, walk 00:24:13.900 --> 00:24:15.740 around that table and say, sis, if you'll just 00:24:15.740 --> 00:24:18.920 raise your hands. It don't have to be in a crowd. 00:24:18.960 --> 00:24:20.539 It doesn't have to be out in public. He'll feel 00:24:20.539 --> 00:24:23.519 you right here if you'll let him. But not head 00:24:23.519 --> 00:24:27.940 me. Sobbed and sucked and blew my snot and we 00:24:27.940 --> 00:24:30.700 went on with the interview. And I've repented 00:24:30.700 --> 00:24:32.720 ever since. I said, oh God, give me another chance. 00:24:32.880 --> 00:24:34.559 I said, I'm not getting by here today without 00:24:34.559 --> 00:24:40.200 giving somebody a chance to receive the baptism 00:24:40.200 --> 00:24:43.779 of the Holy Ghost. We are a spirit -filled church. 00:24:46.380 --> 00:24:50.559 We believe it. The Holy Ghost is still available. 00:24:51.980 --> 00:24:57.220 Still pouring out from heaven. That this is still 00:24:57.220 --> 00:24:59.380 that that was prophesied by the prophet Joel. 00:24:59.539 --> 00:25:02.559 In the last days, saith God, I'll pour out my 00:25:02.559 --> 00:25:05.839 Spirit upon all flesh. Young men, old men, dreaming 00:25:05.839 --> 00:25:09.140 dreams and having visions. And your maids and 00:25:09.140 --> 00:25:13.299 your handmaidens are going to prophesy. Because 00:25:13.299 --> 00:25:18.660 this is that. In Acts chapter 2, and when the 00:25:18.660 --> 00:25:23.990 day of Pentecost had fully come. They were gathered 00:25:23.990 --> 00:25:25.710 together in an upper room. Why were they in an 00:25:25.710 --> 00:25:30.990 upper room? Luke 24. Before Jesus' ascension, 00:25:30.990 --> 00:25:36.049 after the resurrection. Are you with me? He leads 00:25:36.049 --> 00:25:39.289 his disciples outside the city to the place called 00:25:39.289 --> 00:25:44.910 Bethany. And they stop. And he lifts his hands. 00:25:46.190 --> 00:25:49.150 And he blesses them. My God, I feel this thing 00:25:49.150 --> 00:25:51.309 right now. And this is not even in my notes today. 00:25:52.750 --> 00:25:56.829 He blessed them. And then he instructed them. 00:25:56.869 --> 00:26:00.809 And he said, go tarry ye in Jerusalem until you 00:26:00.809 --> 00:26:05.089 be endued with power from on high. Told them 00:26:05.089 --> 00:26:13.390 where to go. This is day 40 after the crucifixion 00:26:13.390 --> 00:26:15.869 and resurrection. 40 days Jesus had showed himself 00:26:15.869 --> 00:26:19.569 openly. The scripture says to as many as 500. 00:26:21.359 --> 00:26:34.039 At one visit. Because I'm going away. If I don't 00:26:34.039 --> 00:26:36.420 go. The promise of the father cannot come. But 00:26:36.420 --> 00:26:42.240 I'm going. We pick up in Acts 1. Luke is continuing 00:26:42.240 --> 00:26:50.140 to write. And while they were standing. He gives 00:26:50.140 --> 00:26:55.049 them. Verse 8 of chapter 1. You'll be witnesses 00:26:55.049 --> 00:27:02.029 of me after. Somebody say after. And you'll be 00:27:02.029 --> 00:27:06.210 witnesses unto me after that the Holy Ghost has 00:27:06.210 --> 00:27:11.130 come upon you. And you're going to be witnesses. 00:27:13.529 --> 00:27:21.029 Jerusalem. Judea. Samaria. to the uttermost parts 00:27:21.029 --> 00:27:28.329 of the world. And as he was speaking, he began 00:27:28.329 --> 00:27:32.890 to ascend. Oh, I could just close my eyes and 00:27:32.890 --> 00:27:35.910 picture this. Jesus is standing dirt level talking 00:27:35.910 --> 00:27:39.970 with them. And then as he's talking, maybe about 00:27:39.970 --> 00:27:42.910 the time he gets to Judea, they're kind of tilting 00:27:42.910 --> 00:27:48.069 their head up. By the time he gets to, you'll 00:27:48.069 --> 00:27:50.069 be into the uttermost parts after the Holy Ghost. 00:27:50.109 --> 00:27:53.210 They're looking up at him like this. The mouths, 00:27:53.289 --> 00:27:55.990 the higher he goes. We're talking Bible here. 00:27:56.150 --> 00:27:59.849 Are you with me? I'm not making this up. This 00:27:59.849 --> 00:28:02.690 isn't make -believe. This isn't fairy tale. This 00:28:02.690 --> 00:28:07.529 is the real deal. And he begins to ascend right 00:28:07.529 --> 00:28:10.809 in front of their very eyes. And you know how 00:28:10.809 --> 00:28:14.509 it is. The further your head goes up, the wider 00:28:14.509 --> 00:28:19.470 your mouth gets. It's just a thing. We just do 00:28:19.470 --> 00:28:23.069 it. I can see them about the time he's about 00:28:23.069 --> 00:28:30.890 to get outside. Amazement. What just happened? 00:28:31.990 --> 00:28:35.869 And while they stand there, there's these angels 00:28:35.869 --> 00:28:39.529 that appeared, and they're looking up and looking 00:28:39.529 --> 00:28:43.910 at them. You ever done that? You see somebody 00:28:43.910 --> 00:28:49.230 staring up, you'll start going. Right? And then 00:28:49.230 --> 00:28:52.309 if you don't really quickly see what they're 00:28:52.309 --> 00:28:57.309 looking at, you say, what you looking at? Now 00:28:57.309 --> 00:28:59.630 that's the water's paraphrase of what the angel 00:28:59.630 --> 00:29:04.750 said. What you looking at? Looking up, looking 00:29:04.750 --> 00:29:12.650 down. You know, it wasn't new to them. Why stand 00:29:12.650 --> 00:29:19.440 you gazing? What are you staring at? What do 00:29:19.440 --> 00:29:23.680 y 'all keep staring up into heaven for? He told 00:29:23.680 --> 00:29:32.740 you this was going to happen. Fellas, this same 00:29:32.740 --> 00:29:39.359 Jesus, my God, I feel it this morning. They said, 00:29:39.500 --> 00:29:42.680 boys, this is how I would have said it if I was 00:29:42.680 --> 00:29:47.950 that angel. Boys, what y 'all looking at? What 00:29:47.950 --> 00:29:49.650 are you so amazed for? He told you this was going 00:29:49.650 --> 00:29:53.170 to happen. It's exactly what he said was going 00:29:53.170 --> 00:29:56.029 to happen. What are you looking at? Why are you 00:29:56.029 --> 00:29:58.769 standing here staring at the sky? You've got 00:29:58.769 --> 00:30:03.349 a job to do. Let's get busy. This generation 00:30:03.349 --> 00:30:05.809 needs to know they don't have to wait until they're 00:30:05.809 --> 00:30:09.670 my age or your age to get busy. Because they've 00:30:09.670 --> 00:30:11.410 got friends dying and going to hell all around 00:30:11.410 --> 00:30:14.410 them. So why are we standing around gazing with 00:30:14.410 --> 00:30:20.809 our mouths gapped open? This same Jesus. This 00:30:20.809 --> 00:30:28.589 same Jesus in like manner. Oh Lord. He shall 00:30:28.589 --> 00:30:33.250 come again. Just like you've seen him go is the 00:30:33.250 --> 00:30:38.789 way he's coming back. That's where I want to 00:30:38.789 --> 00:30:42.390 go into that. I see Jesus coming in the clouds. 00:30:42.750 --> 00:30:49.009 Oh I I hear trumpets sounding so loud. I'd sing 00:30:49.009 --> 00:30:55.490 the rest of it if I knew the words. This generation, 00:30:55.789 --> 00:31:00.069 don't you, let me talk to us right now. Let me 00:31:00.069 --> 00:31:03.009 talk to our generation. Don't start giving up 00:31:03.009 --> 00:31:08.369 on Jesus' coming. Don't get in this crowd. Well, 00:31:08.430 --> 00:31:10.690 I've heard that all my life. Well, your life 00:31:10.690 --> 00:31:15.619 ain't but a drop in the bucket anyhow. It ain't 00:31:15.619 --> 00:31:18.319 been a millisecond toward eternity, our little 00:31:18.319 --> 00:31:24.920 short life. I'm just saying. But we begin to 00:31:24.920 --> 00:31:28.000 equate the promise of God in accordance to our 00:31:28.000 --> 00:31:33.059 fallibility, not his infallibility. Well, I've 00:31:33.059 --> 00:31:35.160 heard that all my life. I think I'm just going 00:31:35.160 --> 00:31:37.500 to quit. Well, you just go right on ahead and 00:31:37.500 --> 00:31:42.359 go on to hell if you want to. He's on down there. 00:31:44.650 --> 00:31:49.890 But I'm not. Because I realize that my life is 00:31:49.890 --> 00:31:55.390 just a flash in the pan. And when I begin to 00:31:55.390 --> 00:31:58.589 see what's going on around us today, I'll get 00:31:58.589 --> 00:32:00.970 back and preach again next week probably on the 00:32:00.970 --> 00:32:04.009 two that I'm missing this morning. On the distinctive 00:32:04.009 --> 00:32:09.089 of praise and worship. We're going to get there. 00:32:09.900 --> 00:32:11.799 But we got hung up right here this morning because 00:32:11.799 --> 00:32:13.940 somebody in here needs to know you don't need 00:32:13.940 --> 00:32:19.039 to quit right now. I don't care what has transpired, 00:32:19.059 --> 00:32:24.019 what you looking at, what you hung up on. This 00:32:24.019 --> 00:32:29.000 same Jesus who made the promise and before you 00:32:29.000 --> 00:32:33.299 is living it out. This same Jesus is coming again. 00:32:34.099 --> 00:32:36.059 I know you're going through hell. That's all 00:32:36.059 --> 00:32:38.839 right. Old Ron Canole said, when you're going 00:32:38.839 --> 00:32:50.240 through hell, Don't stop. Amen? Don't stop. If 00:32:50.240 --> 00:32:55.700 you catch in hell, my Lord, don't hold it. Let 00:32:55.700 --> 00:33:01.539 it go. Keep your eyes on Jesus. Well, I can't 00:33:01.539 --> 00:33:03.799 see him, but you've got his promise. And that 00:33:03.799 --> 00:33:06.380 same Jesus that promised. He got out of their 00:33:06.380 --> 00:33:08.240 vision. He got out of their peripheral. He got 00:33:08.240 --> 00:33:10.819 out of their sight. But they're still looking. 00:33:10.980 --> 00:33:13.920 They're still hung up. But the mandate is you 00:33:13.920 --> 00:33:17.720 go. We got to be going. There's a generation 00:33:17.720 --> 00:33:22.700 that needs to know what you know about God. They 00:33:22.700 --> 00:33:25.980 need to know what God has done in your life. 00:33:27.200 --> 00:33:29.900 That's how we overcome the blood of the Lamb. 00:33:30.329 --> 00:33:34.069 And the word of our testimony. I shared with 00:33:34.069 --> 00:33:36.470 them this morning. My faith is built when I hear 00:33:36.470 --> 00:33:39.660 what God has done in your life. My faith is built 00:33:39.660 --> 00:33:42.539 when I see what he has done in the life of a 00:33:42.539 --> 00:33:45.480 little bitty innocent baby. My faith is built 00:33:45.480 --> 00:33:47.880 when I see where our brother John was at and 00:33:47.880 --> 00:33:50.299 where he is, but yet where he's to be. Because 00:33:50.299 --> 00:33:53.299 a hand of God has intervened. Many of you are 00:33:53.299 --> 00:33:56.299 here today because a hand of God has intervened. 00:33:56.319 --> 00:33:58.559 And these young people need to know that that 00:33:58.559 --> 00:34:06.140 intervention matters. It matters. And we're here. 00:34:07.559 --> 00:34:11.460 And he's here to do great and mighty and wonderful 00:34:11.460 --> 00:34:17.059 things. So these distinctives that we're endeavoring 00:34:17.059 --> 00:34:24.000 to pass on are spirit -filled, spirit -mandated. 00:34:25.920 --> 00:34:31.159 We believe that Jesus is alive. I believe he's 00:34:31.159 --> 00:34:37.239 alive. I believe the Holy Ghost is still available. 00:34:39.960 --> 00:34:50.219 You know why I cannot be convinced that spirit 00:34:50.219 --> 00:34:52.719 baptism with the evidence and speaking in tongues 00:34:52.719 --> 00:34:59.039 has stopped, ceased, that God doesn't do that 00:34:59.039 --> 00:35:02.480 anymore? Can I be honest with you this morning? 00:35:04.010 --> 00:35:07.829 Let me tell you why that no one can convince 00:35:07.829 --> 00:35:10.130 me. I don't care how they parse verbs of the 00:35:10.130 --> 00:35:13.590 Greek. I don't care what you do. You can't convince 00:35:13.590 --> 00:35:18.190 me that God still doesn't baptize in the Holy 00:35:18.190 --> 00:35:23.269 Ghost. Well, pastor, why not? Because he baptized 00:35:23.269 --> 00:35:34.409 me. You showed up late. You showed up late. Because 00:35:34.409 --> 00:35:44.289 I know I didn't know what to say. And when from 00:35:44.289 --> 00:35:46.369 the crown of my head to the sole of my feet he 00:35:46.369 --> 00:35:52.250 came in, it just come out. And I had no better 00:35:52.250 --> 00:35:55.969 sense than just surrender the will of my tongue. 00:35:57.329 --> 00:35:59.070 Well, what do I say? It doesn't matter what you 00:35:59.070 --> 00:36:04.789 say. It's an angelic language. It's a heavenly 00:36:04.789 --> 00:36:06.469 language. You ain't going to know it anyhow unless 00:36:06.469 --> 00:36:11.389 he gives someone else the interpretation thereof. 00:36:16.170 --> 00:36:18.730 Honduras. Working in an altar. About a thousand 00:36:18.730 --> 00:36:24.269 people in this church. San Pedro Sula. Altar 00:36:24.269 --> 00:36:27.269 full. I'm talking about folks in the other parts 00:36:27.269 --> 00:36:28.829 of the world. They know how to respond to God 00:36:28.829 --> 00:36:31.760 better than we do. Matter of fact, they respond 00:36:31.760 --> 00:36:35.980 like we used to. They come a running. It's full. 00:36:37.000 --> 00:36:40.280 You just got your hands holed up. You're just 00:36:40.280 --> 00:36:42.460 laying hands on folks and working through and 00:36:42.460 --> 00:36:45.000 trying to drag a translator with you to tell 00:36:45.000 --> 00:36:46.500 it when the Lord gives you something to give 00:36:46.500 --> 00:36:49.380 them. Well, after this service over, they're 00:36:49.380 --> 00:36:52.900 carrying people out. It was one of them, boy. 00:36:54.820 --> 00:36:57.119 There's a young man set about right here where 00:36:57.119 --> 00:37:01.110 Ken's at. He sat there until everybody was gone. 00:37:02.730 --> 00:37:06.869 And he come up to me. Never seen this boy in 00:37:06.869 --> 00:37:11.090 my life. He said, do you know Spanish? I said, 00:37:11.150 --> 00:37:21.210 taco burrito. Hola. Buenos dias. That's what 00:37:21.210 --> 00:37:24.110 this southern redneck thing I got. I said, brother, 00:37:24.130 --> 00:37:26.690 that's about it. He said, well, I was just wondering. 00:37:28.420 --> 00:37:33.000 Translator couldn't catch up. He said, you prayed 00:37:33.000 --> 00:37:43.119 in perfect Spanish. And he's weeping. He's weeping. 00:37:44.760 --> 00:37:46.639 He didn't tell me what God told him. I didn't 00:37:46.639 --> 00:37:49.380 need to know. That's between him and the Lord. 00:37:49.460 --> 00:37:54.590 I said, well, receive it. And that young man 00:37:54.590 --> 00:37:56.230 left there, I don't know what's happened to him, 00:37:56.230 --> 00:37:57.630 I don't know what transpired to him, but I know 00:37:57.630 --> 00:38:02.510 that you've come too late. Now look, you don't 00:38:02.510 --> 00:38:08.670 have to receive him if you don't want to. I know 00:38:08.670 --> 00:38:10.269 there are those out there that say that if you 00:38:10.269 --> 00:38:11.750 don't, you can't get into heaven, but that's 00:38:11.750 --> 00:38:13.690 not the criteria for heaven. I told you earlier, 00:38:13.929 --> 00:38:20.030 the criteria for heaven is repentance and living 00:38:20.030 --> 00:38:24.840 a godly life. That's it. That's how you get in. 00:38:28.400 --> 00:38:33.719 But there is an enabling power of God to help 00:38:33.719 --> 00:38:40.980 you live it while you're here. There are days 00:38:40.980 --> 00:38:43.800 that I'd wondered what I'd have done if I had 00:38:43.800 --> 00:38:48.699 not the power of the Holy Ghost. To be frank 00:38:48.699 --> 00:38:51.440 with you, I'd have been in a lot of trouble because 00:38:51.440 --> 00:38:56.500 I'd have slapped a lot of people. Chuckle, laugh, 00:38:56.599 --> 00:39:03.579 do it. It's just the truth. I'd have been whooped 00:39:03.579 --> 00:39:09.239 more times than not. That's okay too. But with 00:39:09.239 --> 00:39:16.000 the Holy Ghost, I've been able so far by the 00:39:16.000 --> 00:39:20.869 work of sanctification in my life. The power 00:39:20.869 --> 00:39:24.230 of the Holy Ghost so far I've been able to maintain. 00:39:26.989 --> 00:39:30.130 The upright walk. Not perfect because I have 00:39:30.130 --> 00:39:37.570 to repent regularly. But this generation needs 00:39:37.570 --> 00:39:41.269 to know that there is a power present to help 00:39:41.269 --> 00:39:47.429 them live in the difficulties of this life. We've 00:39:47.429 --> 00:39:49.469 got some of you that were teenagers in the 30s 00:39:49.469 --> 00:39:57.269 in here. No, I'm just kidding. 40s. And you know 00:39:57.269 --> 00:40:02.070 how, you know what Elvis and all them done in 00:40:02.070 --> 00:40:06.969 the 50s for y 'all and the struggle that all 00:40:06.969 --> 00:40:12.750 that was. It was a struggle, wasn't it? Look 00:40:12.750 --> 00:40:14.670 at what this bunch has got to live through now. 00:40:17.800 --> 00:40:20.260 There was at least common sense seemed to be 00:40:20.260 --> 00:40:24.980 readily available. That's at a bare minimum these 00:40:24.980 --> 00:40:28.719 days for this generation. Common sense in our 00:40:28.719 --> 00:40:31.340 government, people lost their ever -loving mind. 00:40:32.780 --> 00:40:36.300 Woe unto them that call evil good and good evil. 00:40:36.699 --> 00:40:39.900 What the book says. We discussed it this morning. 00:40:41.800 --> 00:40:45.219 It sickened my heart to watch that governor. 00:40:46.799 --> 00:40:55.960 Sign into law. Abortion up to birth. Up to birth. 00:40:56.559 --> 00:40:58.119 And you know how they get around that, don't 00:40:58.119 --> 00:40:59.340 you? They turn them around backwards and pull 00:40:59.340 --> 00:41:00.880 them out feet first and before they get all the 00:41:00.880 --> 00:41:05.519 way out, then they do their deed. They're not 00:41:05.519 --> 00:41:12.159 born till the heads clear the wound. Evil. I 00:41:12.159 --> 00:41:14.860 don't care. I'd look them, governor, president. 00:41:15.710 --> 00:41:21.750 I don't really care. You sign that, evil. You 00:41:21.750 --> 00:41:25.090 stand behind them in a circle and cheer, you 00:41:25.090 --> 00:41:28.869 need Jesus. And I hope, I don't know what they 00:41:28.869 --> 00:41:31.309 ain't already turned over to be that kind of 00:41:31.309 --> 00:41:36.030 evil. This generation needs to know that God 00:41:36.030 --> 00:41:39.929 is available. And you can still stand separated. 00:41:41.550 --> 00:41:45.139 Lord, what a presence this morning. But the only 00:41:45.139 --> 00:41:46.760 way they're going to know that is this present 00:41:46.760 --> 00:41:51.480 generation, me, you, us, older than them, living 00:41:51.480 --> 00:41:56.119 in front of them. That me, you, us, they see 00:41:56.119 --> 00:42:01.639 you pray, actually pray. Why do we have prayerless 00:42:01.639 --> 00:42:03.639 churches and generations come? Because they see 00:42:03.639 --> 00:42:09.619 a generation that don't pray. They need to hear 00:42:09.619 --> 00:42:16.219 of our belief. Of what God has done. And answers 00:42:16.219 --> 00:42:20.619 that he has provided. Or grace that he has gifted. 00:42:22.380 --> 00:42:24.139 Sometimes it's not always about answers. It's 00:42:24.139 --> 00:42:27.639 about that grace that he gives to endure. They 00:42:27.639 --> 00:42:29.360 need to know. That's why we teach our children. 00:42:29.420 --> 00:42:32.619 You don't always get what you want. You get what 00:42:32.619 --> 00:42:42.670 you need. Stand with me. I quit. I quit. There 00:42:42.670 --> 00:42:55.710 is a grace available. For those of you in here 00:42:55.710 --> 00:42:58.469 this morning that do not have the baptism in 00:42:58.469 --> 00:43:00.110 the Holy Ghost, if you want to come and seek 00:43:00.110 --> 00:43:02.670 the baptism of the Holy Ghost, I invite you to 00:43:02.670 --> 00:43:09.590 come. If you don't know what that is, I invite 00:43:09.590 --> 00:43:15.199 you to start reading and studying. And begin 00:43:15.199 --> 00:43:18.800 to develop a hunger to receive the baptism of 00:43:18.800 --> 00:43:25.960 the Holy Spirit in your life. If you're in this 00:43:25.960 --> 00:43:29.260 house this morning and you need God to do something 00:43:29.260 --> 00:43:32.360 miraculous in your life, I want to pray with 00:43:32.360 --> 00:43:35.519 you before you leave here today. Because He is 00:43:35.519 --> 00:43:39.309 the miracle worker. If you're in this generation 00:43:39.309 --> 00:43:42.010 that is longing and confused about everything 00:43:42.010 --> 00:43:44.210 that's going on around you, I want you to come. 00:43:45.010 --> 00:43:47.110 I want to pray with you that the Lord show you 00:43:47.110 --> 00:43:49.809 things and instruct you ways in your life through 00:43:49.809 --> 00:43:56.630 the power of His Word. I want to be a church 00:43:56.630 --> 00:44:00.429 noted for the distinctives of the Word of God. 00:44:02.190 --> 00:44:04.969 It's not just opinion of man. If it ain't rooted 00:44:04.969 --> 00:44:10.659 in the book, I don't want it. If it's not in 00:44:10.659 --> 00:44:12.860 here, I'm not going to share it with you. But 00:44:12.860 --> 00:44:16.780 if it's in here, I'm going to share it with you 00:44:16.780 --> 00:44:18.960 and tell you it's available for you. Father, 00:44:19.039 --> 00:44:20.900 in the name of Jesus. Anybody need prayer in 00:44:20.900 --> 00:44:22.860 the house, I want you to come on. I want you 00:44:22.860 --> 00:44:24.719 to come on. If you're sick, need healing, come 00:44:24.719 --> 00:44:29.539 on. On these Sunday morning ending altar times. 00:44:30.119 --> 00:44:32.760 I know I may get specific at times with what 00:44:32.760 --> 00:44:34.659 I'm inviting you for, but if you need prayer 00:44:34.659 --> 00:44:37.059 for anything, this is where you need to come. 00:44:37.239 --> 00:44:39.119 You need a prayer cloth. Don't wait until church 00:44:39.119 --> 00:44:41.099 is over. Come get one. Come on down here now 00:44:41.099 --> 00:44:44.360 and let's get one. And I want you to take it 00:44:44.360 --> 00:44:46.159 with you. Anybody else need prayer?