WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.720 It's time for the Champions in Christ broadcast 00:00:02.720 --> 00:00:09.800 with Rhonda Harrison on 1017 Bay FM. Good morning 00:00:09.800 --> 00:00:14.599 and thank you for listening. Thank you for making 00:00:14.599 --> 00:00:18.000 my day by listening to Champions in Christ today. 00:00:18.140 --> 00:00:21.140 Thank you Lord for this glorious day We will 00:00:21.140 --> 00:00:24.460 rejoice and be glad in it because you have made 00:00:24.460 --> 00:00:28.160 it and you've made it for us Hallelujah, no matter 00:00:28.160 --> 00:00:32.340 where you are listening you God has good for 00:00:32.340 --> 00:00:36.060 you today He has many promises in the Word of 00:00:36.060 --> 00:00:39.399 God and they're all yes and amen to those that 00:00:39.399 --> 00:00:42.740 believe praise God Praise God, I bet you have 00:00:42.740 --> 00:00:45.320 a testimony of what God's done in your life. 00:00:45.719 --> 00:00:48.179 Maybe you were a baby and a sickness came upon 00:00:48.179 --> 00:00:51.679 you and you were healed either through the hand 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:54.340 of God, whether it was with the doctors or with 00:00:54.340 --> 00:00:57.299 someone praying or both. You know, both are effective. 00:00:57.380 --> 00:01:01.359 God uses many things to do his work and his will, 00:01:01.380 --> 00:01:04.760 but it's all done by faith and it works by love. 00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:07.540 And so we're gonna talk about faith today. We're 00:01:07.540 --> 00:01:10.170 gonna jump right in. We're going to start right 00:01:10.170 --> 00:01:14.230 in Hebrews 11 and we're going to go to verse 00:01:14.230 --> 00:01:18.030 one and it says now faith is a substance. or 00:01:18.030 --> 00:01:20.750 the assurance of things hoped for, but the evidence 00:01:20.750 --> 00:01:24.989 of things not seen. If you can see it, you don't 00:01:24.989 --> 00:01:28.069 need faith to get it, right? So if you're believing 00:01:28.069 --> 00:01:31.689 God for something, it has to be something you 00:01:31.689 --> 00:01:35.329 can't see right now and you have to believe that 00:01:35.329 --> 00:01:38.769 you receive it and then you'll have it. You have 00:01:38.769 --> 00:01:41.329 to trust God that he's going to bring it to pass. 00:01:41.819 --> 00:01:44.359 And it continues on in verse two says, for by 00:01:44.359 --> 00:01:48.299 it, the elders obtained a good report. God will 00:01:48.299 --> 00:01:51.159 give you a good report when you believe by faith. 00:01:51.579 --> 00:01:53.859 And then verse three, through faith, we understand 00:01:53.859 --> 00:01:57.180 the worlds were framed by the word of God so 00:01:57.180 --> 00:02:00.040 that things which are seen were not made from 00:02:00.040 --> 00:02:04.599 things which do appear. So God spoke and light 00:02:04.599 --> 00:02:07.959 was God spoke and the waters covered the sea. 00:02:08.080 --> 00:02:12.740 God spoke and. created every animal you know 00:02:12.740 --> 00:02:18.560 God breathed life into dirt and man became man 00:02:18.560 --> 00:02:22.800 you know it's it was by the word the words that 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:25.439 Jesus or God spoke and Jesus was there the Holy 00:02:25.439 --> 00:02:27.439 Spirit all three of them were there we know that 00:02:27.439 --> 00:02:32.639 by John chapter one but We continue on in verse 00:02:32.639 --> 00:02:36.139 four. It says, and by faith Abel offered unto 00:02:36.139 --> 00:02:39.400 God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain by which 00:02:39.400 --> 00:02:42.680 he obtained witness that he was righteous, God 00:02:42.680 --> 00:02:46.479 testifying of his gifts and by it he being dead 00:02:46.479 --> 00:02:50.800 yet speaketh. We continue on by faith Enoch was 00:02:50.800 --> 00:02:53.479 translated. Enoch was one of two men that have 00:02:53.479 --> 00:02:56.240 never died and it says he was translated that 00:02:56.240 --> 00:02:59.289 he should not see death. and he was not found 00:02:59.289 --> 00:03:01.949 because God had translated him for before he 00:03:01.949 --> 00:03:05.289 was translation he had this testimony that he 00:03:05.289 --> 00:03:08.849 pleased God you know we're going to verse six 00:03:08.849 --> 00:03:12.449 the very next verse explains that so well it 00:03:12.449 --> 00:03:15.750 says without faith it's impossible to please 00:03:15.750 --> 00:03:19.669 him so you can't even make God happy unless you 00:03:19.669 --> 00:03:22.830 believe him for something he wants you to give 00:03:22.830 --> 00:03:26.789 him a job so to speak put your faith out there 00:03:26.789 --> 00:03:30.370 and trust God God loves when his kids are trusting 00:03:30.370 --> 00:03:33.469 him you know when you're when you were being 00:03:33.469 --> 00:03:35.930 raised whether it was by your parents your grandparents 00:03:35.930 --> 00:03:39.189 or aunts or and they said we're going to work 00:03:39.189 --> 00:03:41.069 we'll be back later we're going to the store 00:03:41.069 --> 00:03:43.650 we'll bet you believed them you believed them 00:03:43.650 --> 00:03:46.370 because you knew them and you trusted them right 00:03:46.370 --> 00:03:51.840 and guess what You can trust God even more than 00:03:51.840 --> 00:03:54.900 you trust man You know the Bible says don't put 00:03:54.900 --> 00:03:57.659 your trust in man put your trust in God don't 00:03:57.659 --> 00:04:01.479 trust in the strength of horses or chariots or 00:04:01.479 --> 00:04:05.680 Cars or planes put your trust in God God will 00:04:05.680 --> 00:04:08.780 always see you through and we put our trust by 00:04:08.780 --> 00:04:11.900 having faith because in verse six without faith 00:04:11.900 --> 00:04:16.300 it's impossible to please him for he is he that 00:04:16.300 --> 00:04:21.259 comes to god must believe that he is That's the 00:04:21.259 --> 00:04:24.319 first part of that and that he is a rewarder 00:04:24.319 --> 00:04:27.759 of those that diligently seek him. So when we 00:04:27.759 --> 00:04:30.519 come to him we have to believe that he is. No 00:04:30.519 --> 00:04:32.560 use coming if you don't believe in him, that 00:04:32.560 --> 00:04:35.459 you don't believe that he really exists. He does 00:04:35.459 --> 00:04:37.959 exist whether we believe it or not. The Word 00:04:37.959 --> 00:04:40.779 of God is true whether we choose to follow it 00:04:40.779 --> 00:04:44.839 or not. It doesn't change God. He loves us. He 00:04:44.839 --> 00:04:48.079 wants the best for us. He'll give us every opportunity. 00:04:48.699 --> 00:04:51.939 to have his blessing on our life and he'll bring 00:04:51.939 --> 00:04:55.259 people in our life to show us God. Now people 00:04:55.259 --> 00:04:58.759 aren't perfect, none of us are, but through God 00:04:58.759 --> 00:05:01.839 we can get forgiveness, we can be healed, we 00:05:01.839 --> 00:05:05.439 can be restored to that place in him every time, 00:05:05.600 --> 00:05:08.000 every time we choose to repent. You know, if 00:05:08.000 --> 00:05:10.199 we fall off the horse, it's not that you fall 00:05:10.199 --> 00:05:12.639 off, it's that you get back up and keep going. 00:05:13.339 --> 00:05:16.560 everybody hits hard hard times everybody gets 00:05:16.560 --> 00:05:19.220 curveballs in life but it's what do you do with 00:05:19.220 --> 00:05:21.240 it what do you do with those lemons you've been 00:05:21.240 --> 00:05:24.379 given do you make lemonade or do they rot in 00:05:24.379 --> 00:05:27.319 your gut or do they rot outside and they become 00:05:27.319 --> 00:05:30.839 nothing no we want to have faith we want to allow 00:05:30.839 --> 00:05:35.519 God opportunity to see the supernatural God is 00:05:35.519 --> 00:05:38.639 not natural he's supernatural he puts his super 00:05:38.639 --> 00:05:41.879 on your natural And we'll continue on in verse 00:05:41.879 --> 00:05:45.480 7 by faith Noah being warned of God of things 00:05:45.480 --> 00:05:49.040 not seen yet moved with fear and prepared an 00:05:49.040 --> 00:05:54.579 Ark to the saving of his house by which he condemned 00:05:54.579 --> 00:05:58.120 the world and became heir of righteousness, which 00:05:58.120 --> 00:06:03.500 is by faith. Wow. Wow, you know, Noah built an 00:06:03.500 --> 00:06:07.000 Ark and we all know the story. If you don't I'll 00:06:07.000 --> 00:06:10.290 share a little bit. God came to him that the 00:06:10.290 --> 00:06:14.029 land was very wicked the only there were only 00:06:14.029 --> 00:06:18.730 Noah was the only righteous man really and his 00:06:18.730 --> 00:06:23.110 family and he gave him he built he told him build 00:06:23.110 --> 00:06:25.569 an ark there's coming a flood well they've never 00:06:25.569 --> 00:06:28.410 seen a flood before and people thought he was 00:06:28.410 --> 00:06:31.430 out of his mind you know he's out there it took 00:06:31.430 --> 00:06:34.230 him a hundred years to build this ark it was 00:06:34.230 --> 00:06:39.519 ginormous And we know the story. It was he kept 00:06:39.519 --> 00:06:42.899 the seed of the animals. He kept them on the 00:06:42.899 --> 00:06:46.720 Ark and him and his family. And don't you know 00:06:46.720 --> 00:06:50.220 Noah probably every day was sharing with people, 00:06:50.220 --> 00:06:53.620 you know? get right get right you know there's 00:06:53.620 --> 00:06:56.079 a flood coming there's a flood coming and so 00:06:56.079 --> 00:06:58.879 many times people are sent our way to tell us 00:06:58.879 --> 00:07:02.040 about Jesus or to remind us to get right with 00:07:02.040 --> 00:07:05.560 God and how many times have we just turned a 00:07:05.560 --> 00:07:08.579 deaf ear and kept doing what we were doing you 00:07:08.579 --> 00:07:12.740 know time is short Jesus is coming back we all 00:07:12.740 --> 00:07:16.300 know that and it's sooner than we think Noah 00:07:16.720 --> 00:07:19.519 You know, he, God was trying to give them time. 00:07:19.519 --> 00:07:22.199 Noah, as he building this arc, everybody thought 00:07:22.199 --> 00:07:26.180 he was crazy. That man's crazy, but he kept building. 00:07:26.540 --> 00:07:29.680 He kept building. He kept building. He kept building 00:07:29.680 --> 00:07:33.759 until one day the Lord said, okay, bring the 00:07:33.759 --> 00:07:36.620 animals and the every animal that God wanted 00:07:36.620 --> 00:07:40.379 came on that arc. Right. And then he had to have 00:07:40.379 --> 00:07:43.319 a seat of man. So it was Noah and his family 00:07:43.319 --> 00:07:46.910 and no one, his family got on the arc. And then 00:07:46.910 --> 00:07:50.209 it was God that shut the door. When God shut 00:07:50.209 --> 00:07:53.430 that door, that was it was over. The flood started. 00:07:53.769 --> 00:07:56.269 And don't you know Noah and his family were in 00:07:56.269 --> 00:07:58.769 there. And don't you know people started pounding 00:07:58.769 --> 00:08:01.970 on that arc as the water began to rise. And you 00:08:01.970 --> 00:08:05.569 must must think about how much water it took 00:08:05.569 --> 00:08:10.730 to flood the earth. What? Yes, that's a lot of 00:08:10.730 --> 00:08:15.170 water. So it started raining and raining and 00:08:15.170 --> 00:08:18.670 raining and these people realize that crazy man 00:08:18.670 --> 00:08:22.230 Noah was right and they probably were pounding 00:08:22.230 --> 00:08:26.069 on that arc. Noah let us in. It was too late. 00:08:26.629 --> 00:08:30.410 It was too late and only those that were had 00:08:30.410 --> 00:08:33.669 a heart for God and that was his family were 00:08:33.669 --> 00:08:38.110 on that arc. No one else not one other human 00:08:38.110 --> 00:08:40.980 being. And I want you to think about that because 00:08:40.980 --> 00:08:42.960 not God's knocking on the door of your heart 00:08:42.960 --> 00:08:47.159 today and he's saying come on. Come on. Let me 00:08:47.159 --> 00:08:52.340 in. Let me in. Let me help you. Let me save you 00:08:52.340 --> 00:08:55.419 because there's coming a day when Jesus returns 00:08:55.419 --> 00:08:58.460 and it's going to be too late. It's going to 00:08:58.460 --> 00:09:01.480 be too late. You know, we don't we don't want 00:09:01.480 --> 00:09:04.870 to leave this earth without everyone. Because 00:09:04.870 --> 00:09:07.330 for God so loved the world that he gave his only 00:09:07.330 --> 00:09:10.350 begotten son that whosoever believe in him. Are 00:09:10.350 --> 00:09:14.029 you a whosoever? Yes, indeed. We all are because 00:09:14.029 --> 00:09:19.309 we're all God's kids. He created us, but to become 00:09:19.309 --> 00:09:23.789 a child, a son of God, we have to accept him. 00:09:24.039 --> 00:09:27.740 he it's his will that none should perish but 00:09:27.740 --> 00:09:30.700 all come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ 00:09:30.700 --> 00:09:34.740 he loves you so much but not only get saved but 00:09:34.740 --> 00:09:37.820 faith we need faith for everything you know it 00:09:37.820 --> 00:09:41.360 says continuing on by faith Abraham when he was 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:43.919 called to go out into a place which he should 00:09:43.919 --> 00:09:47.360 after receive an inheritance he obeyed and he 00:09:47.360 --> 00:09:50.539 went out not knowing where he went God just told 00:09:50.539 --> 00:09:55.039 him go Go and find a land whose builder and maker 00:09:55.039 --> 00:09:58.720 is God by faith. He subjointed a land of promise 00:09:58.720 --> 00:10:03.279 as as in a strange country dwelling in the Tabernacles 00:10:03.279 --> 00:10:06.480 with Isaac and Jacob. Those were his son and 00:10:06.480 --> 00:10:09.559 grandson and heirs with him of the same promise 00:10:09.559 --> 00:10:12.399 for he looked for a city who had the foundation 00:10:12.399 --> 00:10:16.519 whose builder and maker was God. Hallelujah. 00:10:17.240 --> 00:10:20.620 Hallelujah. And Abraham was promised a multitude. 00:10:20.679 --> 00:10:23.200 So many children as the sands of the sea. We're 00:10:23.200 --> 00:10:25.679 all when you are in Christ, you're a descendant 00:10:25.679 --> 00:10:28.379 of Abraham. Whether you're Jewish or not, you've 00:10:28.379 --> 00:10:31.519 been grafted in as a Gentile. You're grafted 00:10:31.519 --> 00:10:35.240 in. Hallelujah. But guess what? Abraham couldn't 00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:39.080 have children. Sarah was barren. And so Abraham 00:10:39.080 --> 00:10:42.419 could not. But in the next verse, it says through 00:10:42.419 --> 00:10:47.659 faith. Also, Sarah received strength. conceived 00:10:47.659 --> 00:10:50.600 seed and was delivered a child when she was past 00:10:50.600 --> 00:10:54.299 age Because she judged him faithful who would 00:10:54.299 --> 00:10:57.539 promise she judged him faithful She trusted that 00:10:57.539 --> 00:11:00.620 what God said he would bring to pass Abraham 00:11:00.620 --> 00:11:03.980 was a hundred Abraham was a hundred and Sarah 00:11:03.980 --> 00:11:09.860 90 in her 90s 99 they were old according to our 00:11:09.860 --> 00:11:13.559 age and They could not have children You know 00:11:13.559 --> 00:11:17.440 it took a good 25 years from the time God told 00:11:17.440 --> 00:11:20.019 Abraham that he was going to have a son through 00:11:20.019 --> 00:11:25.320 Sarah and Sarah she had to have faith to believe 00:11:25.320 --> 00:11:27.700 that her reproductive organs would come alive 00:11:27.700 --> 00:11:32.080 to again the same way at Abraham had to and right 00:11:32.080 --> 00:11:35.139 here in the so -called Hall of Faith of the Bible 00:11:35.139 --> 00:11:39.779 she is listed out of the Out of all people in 00:11:39.779 --> 00:11:43.159 mankind, she's listed in this Hall of Faith because 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:46.139 she believed through faith and received strength 00:11:46.139 --> 00:11:49.580 to conceive seed and delivered a child when she 00:11:49.580 --> 00:11:53.740 was past age. Hallelujah. If you will judge him 00:11:53.740 --> 00:11:56.860 faithful right now in your situation, if you 00:11:56.860 --> 00:12:00.220 will say God, I believe this to be done and you 00:12:00.220 --> 00:12:03.460 start acting that out and you believe it, it 00:12:03.460 --> 00:12:06.659 will happen because he's faithful to what he 00:12:06.659 --> 00:12:10.259 promised. He's faithful. He has never failed. 00:12:11.960 --> 00:12:15.019 You know, and then it continues on and says therefore 00:12:15.019 --> 00:12:18.779 spring there even of one him as good as dead. 00:12:18.779 --> 00:12:21.320 So many of the stars of the sky in the multitude 00:12:21.320 --> 00:12:24.519 and the sand which is by the seashore innumerable. 00:12:25.100 --> 00:12:27.519 All of them were Abraham's children and they 00:12:27.519 --> 00:12:30.259 still are today. We are Abraham's descendants, 00:12:30.940 --> 00:12:33.759 both the Jewish, but we're grafted in. We become, 00:12:34.340 --> 00:12:36.820 we receive the blessing of Abraham because we've 00:12:36.820 --> 00:12:39.120 been grafted in. If you are not Jewish, when 00:12:39.120 --> 00:12:42.399 you get born again, you're grafted in. Hallelujah. 00:12:43.220 --> 00:12:45.899 Hallelujah. You know, it continues. There were 00:12:45.899 --> 00:12:50.460 ones that died in faith, but they died believing 00:12:50.460 --> 00:12:54.360 the promise. even though having not seen afar 00:12:54.360 --> 00:12:57.600 off were persuaded and embraced and confessed 00:12:57.600 --> 00:12:59.820 that they were strangers and pilgrims on the 00:12:59.820 --> 00:13:01.919 earth. You know, we're just passing through the 00:13:01.919 --> 00:13:05.120 earth is not our final destination. Hallelujah. 00:13:05.700 --> 00:13:07.799 We're going we're going to heaven. We're here 00:13:07.799 --> 00:13:11.340 70, 80, 100, 120 years and then we're heading 00:13:11.340 --> 00:13:14.259 to heaven. Don't you want to join us? Wouldn't 00:13:14.259 --> 00:13:16.299 you like to come where there's streets of gold 00:13:16.299 --> 00:13:18.799 where colors are more brilliant than you can 00:13:18.799 --> 00:13:23.009 ever imagine? where light itself is Jesus. There's 00:13:23.009 --> 00:13:26.250 not any sun needed there because he's so bright. 00:13:26.269 --> 00:13:30.250 He is the sun. You know, just life and peace 00:13:30.250 --> 00:13:32.570 and joy. There's no tears. The Bible says he 00:13:32.570 --> 00:13:37.009 wipes away all tears, nothing but beauty and 00:13:37.009 --> 00:13:40.769 love and kindness and everyone's serving everyone 00:13:40.769 --> 00:13:44.669 else. Why? Because we are our best when we're 00:13:44.669 --> 00:13:48.149 serving. That's when we're our best when we're 00:13:48.149 --> 00:13:52.289 serving others. You know for it says in 14 for 00:13:52.289 --> 00:13:54.570 they that say such things declare plainly that 00:13:54.570 --> 00:13:57.809 they seek a country and truly if they had been 00:13:57.809 --> 00:13:59.990 mindful of that country from which they came 00:13:59.990 --> 00:14:03.570 out of they might have wanted to return You know 00:14:03.570 --> 00:14:06.029 when you come out of bondage, which is what God 00:14:06.029 --> 00:14:09.490 delivers you from maybe you're Maybe you've been 00:14:09.490 --> 00:14:13.389 involved in alcohol too much. Maybe drugs was 00:14:13.389 --> 00:14:19.090 your poison Maybe it's adultery. Maybe it's pornography. 00:14:19.970 --> 00:14:22.769 Maybe it's needles. Maybe it's prescription drugs. 00:14:23.470 --> 00:14:29.690 Maybe it's just complaining and gossiping. And 00:14:29.690 --> 00:14:32.850 God can set you free from all of it. If you're 00:14:32.850 --> 00:14:35.409 depressed, God wants to set you free. You are 00:14:35.409 --> 00:14:39.049 not to be bound by depression. You're to be free 00:14:39.049 --> 00:14:41.950 in God. He will fill you. The Bible says the 00:14:41.950 --> 00:14:45.200 joy of the Lord is our strength. he doesn't want 00:14:45.200 --> 00:14:48.000 you down in the dumps he wants you up and alive 00:14:48.000 --> 00:14:51.179 he wants you healed and whole because he gets 00:14:51.179 --> 00:14:54.860 glory when his super hits your natural and it 00:14:54.860 --> 00:14:59.500 will if you trust him if you lean on him if you 00:14:59.500 --> 00:15:03.799 lean on him he is a good good good God but he 00:15:03.799 --> 00:15:07.409 does want us to be in faith And it also says 00:15:07.409 --> 00:15:10.929 in verse 16, but now they desire a better country, 00:15:10.970 --> 00:15:13.309 which is a heavenly one, wherefore God is not 00:15:13.309 --> 00:15:15.769 ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared 00:15:15.769 --> 00:15:19.330 for them a city. God has a city prepared for 00:15:19.330 --> 00:15:22.169 us. It's amazing. You can read about it in the 00:15:22.169 --> 00:15:25.289 holy word of God. And of whom it was said that 00:15:25.289 --> 00:15:29.549 Isaac shall thy seed be called, accounting that 00:15:29.549 --> 00:15:32.730 God was able to raise him up even from the dead, 00:15:33.149 --> 00:15:36.620 from when also he received him in a figure. By 00:15:36.620 --> 00:15:39.139 faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning 00:15:39.139 --> 00:15:42.220 things to come. Everything in God's kingdom is 00:15:42.220 --> 00:15:45.639 by faith. All these listed in the Hall of Faith 00:15:45.639 --> 00:15:50.000 in Hebrews 11 are written here because God was 00:15:50.000 --> 00:15:53.259 pleased by their faith. We want to have faith. 00:15:53.259 --> 00:15:55.860 How do you get faith? What is this? Well, God 00:15:55.860 --> 00:15:58.139 gives every man a seat of faith, the Bible says, 00:15:58.240 --> 00:16:01.460 and then it says faith comes by hearing and hearing 00:16:01.460 --> 00:16:04.059 by the word of God. You know, get in the word 00:16:04.059 --> 00:16:06.850 of God. The Holy Spirit, who the word says is 00:16:06.850 --> 00:16:09.730 our teacher, he will pour out his heart to you. 00:16:09.970 --> 00:16:12.070 Just get in the New Testament. That's where we 00:16:12.070 --> 00:16:14.529 live today, because Jesus has already died and 00:16:14.529 --> 00:16:17.330 resurrected. You can read all about the power 00:16:17.330 --> 00:16:20.149 of God, all about the blood of Jesus, all about 00:16:20.149 --> 00:16:24.669 the goodness of God. It says here in Luke chapter 00:16:24.669 --> 00:16:29.960 17. Versus five, and the apostles said to the 00:16:29.960 --> 00:16:32.820 Lord, increase our faith. And the Lord said, 00:16:32.960 --> 00:16:35.799 if you have faith as the grain of a mustard seed, 00:16:35.860 --> 00:16:38.539 which is one of the smallest seeds on the earth, 00:16:39.120 --> 00:16:41.500 you might say to this sycamore tree, be thou 00:16:41.500 --> 00:16:44.500 plucked up from the root and be planted in the 00:16:44.500 --> 00:16:48.059 sea, and it should obey you. That's what your 00:16:48.059 --> 00:16:51.629 faith can do. just a small amount. But which 00:16:51.629 --> 00:16:54.289 of you having a servant plowing or feeding cattle 00:16:54.289 --> 00:16:57.529 will say to him in the by and by when you've 00:16:57.529 --> 00:16:59.850 come from the field go and sit down at the table 00:16:59.850 --> 00:17:04.190 to eat and and will not rather say to him make 00:17:04.190 --> 00:17:07.069 ready where I may eat and gird yourself and serve 00:17:07.069 --> 00:17:10.230 me till I have eaten and drunk and afterwards 00:17:10.230 --> 00:17:13.190 you shall eat and drink. Do you thank that servant 00:17:13.190 --> 00:17:16.160 because he did the things that We're commanded. 00:17:16.160 --> 00:17:20.240 I think not so likewise you when you shall have 00:17:20.240 --> 00:17:23.359 done all the things which are commanded We are 00:17:23.359 --> 00:17:26.400 you will say we are unprofitable servants We 00:17:26.400 --> 00:17:30.259 have done that which our duty was to do we we 00:17:30.259 --> 00:17:33.220 have done that which our duty is to do You know 00:17:33.220 --> 00:17:37.859 God wants us to know that faith our servant and 00:17:37.859 --> 00:17:42.240 when we trust God and believe him it moves that 00:17:42.240 --> 00:17:45.980 faith causes things to happen in the earth the 00:17:45.980 --> 00:17:48.440 angels of God the Bible said and can't round 00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:51.740 about those that fear God they they minister 00:17:51.740 --> 00:17:55.650 to those who are inheriting the kingdom of god 00:17:55.650 --> 00:17:59.150 that's you that's me that's those of us who believe 00:17:59.150 --> 00:18:02.569 and trust in god we get angels assisting us we 00:18:02.569 --> 00:18:05.210 get the holy spirit which is the third person 00:18:05.210 --> 00:18:08.670 of the trinity of god living in us but jesus 00:18:08.670 --> 00:18:12.170 is the key jesus is the king jesus is the one 00:18:12.170 --> 00:18:15.519 that came and died for us jesus is the one that 00:18:15.519 --> 00:18:18.440 took that beating on his back that you could 00:18:18.440 --> 00:18:21.660 be healed. Jesus is the one that took that crown 00:18:21.660 --> 00:18:25.599 of thorns that you and I can have peace. Jesus 00:18:25.599 --> 00:18:28.680 is the one that took that sword in our in his 00:18:28.680 --> 00:18:31.460 side. Jesus is the one that took the nails in 00:18:31.460 --> 00:18:34.640 his hands and feet. He took it for you and for 00:18:34.640 --> 00:18:38.460 me. He became a curse for us for cursed is everyone 00:18:38.460 --> 00:18:41.519 that hangs on a tree that the blessings of Abraham 00:18:41.519 --> 00:18:46.079 may come upon us in Christ that. That's the one 00:18:46.079 --> 00:18:49.279 we serve. That's the one I'm talking about. We're 00:18:49.279 --> 00:18:51.279 going to break away for a song and I'm going 00:18:51.279 --> 00:19:16.470 to come right back and we'll talk again. Or I 00:19:16.470 --> 00:19:20.490 talk a talk that I don't walk And miss the moments 00:19:20.490 --> 00:19:29.109 right before my eyes Somebody with a hurt that 00:19:29.109 --> 00:19:32.789 I could've held Somebody with a hand that I could've 00:19:32.789 --> 00:19:36.450 held When I just can't see past myself Lord help 00:19:36.450 --> 00:22:33.140 me be a little more this life. It was yesterday 00:22:33.140 --> 00:22:38.900 I was praying for a miracle Scared to have a 00:22:38.900 --> 00:22:43.519 little hope And now looking back today Seeing 00:22:43.519 --> 00:25:56.279 all the things you've done Hallelujah. Hallelujah. 00:25:56.559 --> 00:26:00.160 Are you counting your blessings today? Are you, 00:26:00.339 --> 00:26:04.599 are you allowing less of you and more of Jesus? 00:26:05.619 --> 00:26:09.079 That's what I say. That's what my goal is. I 00:26:09.079 --> 00:26:11.640 want less of me and more of him. The Bible says 00:26:11.640 --> 00:26:14.660 that I may decrease and that he might increase 00:26:14.660 --> 00:26:18.559 that we would be filled with his love so we can 00:26:18.559 --> 00:26:21.640 share that love with others. He loves you today. 00:26:21.799 --> 00:26:24.630 If you don't know him or if you've turned away 00:26:24.630 --> 00:26:27.130 from him, I'm gonna give you opportunity right 00:26:27.130 --> 00:26:29.710 now to pray this prayer with me. Say, dear Jesus, 00:26:30.509 --> 00:26:34.910 I love you. I want to know you more. Please come 00:26:34.910 --> 00:26:37.990 and fill me to overflowing with your goodness. 00:26:38.289 --> 00:26:41.349 Fill me with your peace. Fill me with your healing 00:26:41.349 --> 00:26:44.609 and your strength. I give it all to you. I let 00:26:44.609 --> 00:26:48.450 it go. I thank you, Lord. I believe that you 00:26:48.450 --> 00:26:50.890 died on the cross, that you rose again, and I 00:26:50.890 --> 00:26:54.299 ask you to forgive me and cleanse me. I receive 00:26:54.299 --> 00:26:59.059 your free gift in the name of Jesus hallelujah 00:26:59.710 --> 00:27:02.130 Hallelujah. Glory to God. If you prayed that 00:27:02.130 --> 00:27:04.910 prayer, angels are rejoicing. Your name is being 00:27:04.910 --> 00:27:07.730 called out in heaven, because if you confess 00:27:07.730 --> 00:27:10.569 Him before men, He will confess you before the 00:27:10.569 --> 00:27:13.029 Father. So go out and tell someone you gave your 00:27:13.029 --> 00:27:15.670 life to Christ today. Go out and let them know 00:27:15.670 --> 00:27:18.809 the goodness of God in the land of the living. 00:27:19.170 --> 00:27:21.009 And I want to let you know you can connect with 00:27:21.009 --> 00:27:23.069 us. We'll be happy to send you a free Bible, 00:27:23.410 --> 00:27:25.529 get you connected with churches in the area. 00:27:25.670 --> 00:27:28.730 You can contact us at Champions in Christ 3 at 00:27:32.440 --> 00:27:35.319 We would love for you to go out and make it a 00:27:35.319 --> 00:27:38.480 great day in Jesus. Please know that we love 00:27:38.480 --> 00:27:41.960 you, God loves you, and you are a champion in 00:27:41.960 --> 00:27:42.500 Christ.