1 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:43,800 I saw a video a couple days ago and it's a video of this guy is training in like 2 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:49,760 MMA and you have a coach directing him to do something and the coach represents 3 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:59,440 2024 and and yeah it's the other way around the coaches like 2025 and and it 4 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:07,400 shows this parallel of 2025 2024 and it's about it's about getting up and do 5 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:12,240 we have that clip in the back I think some of you have experienced this 6 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,240 just 7 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:26,560 play it one more time some of you think catch it play it one more time 8 00:01:32,320 --> 00:01:38,200 have you ever felt like that before like come on get it together get your life 9 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:44,160 together come on it's 2025 get up and you're like I'm trying I'm trying I'm 10 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:51,120 trying to get up and Lita had a word at the beginning of the year the word is 11 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:56,680 that the tide has turned that the tide has turned so we're gonna be in a series 12 00:01:56,680 --> 00:02:02,280 called the turning of the tide and this is this is a spirit this can sound 13 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:07,080 spiritual but what it means is divine reversal it means divine reversal it 14 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:12,080 means that there's a shift in your struggle there's a shift in your 15 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,360 struggle that the things that you've been struggling with maybe there's been 16 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:19,720 times when life would beat you up like that you're like him and God's like get 17 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:25,920 you know get up but a time when the tide has turned is when you have a grace to 18 00:02:25,920 --> 00:02:30,000 do what God's called you to do and I believe we're entering that season I 19 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:36,520 want to read out of Luke 8 40 through 56 this is 16 chapters so if you didn't get 20 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,480 your Bible reading in today you're gonna get it in right now we can put it on the 21 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:45,200 screen we're gonna read out of the passion translation are y'all hungry for 22 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:53,560 the Word of God awesome me too Luke 8 40 50 through 56 and when Jesus returned to 23 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:58,480 Galilee the crowds were overjoyed for they had been waiting on him to arrive 24 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:03,600 just then a man named Jairus the leader of a local Jewish congregation fell 25 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:09,240 before Jesus's feet I want you to under underline that fell before Jesus's feet 26 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:17,320 he desperately begged to him to come and heal his 12 year old daughter his 12 27 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:25,240 year old daughter his only child because she was at the point of death as Jesus 28 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:31,240 started to go with him to his home to see her a large crowd surrounded him in 29 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:37,440 the crowd that day was a woman who suffered greatly for 12 years from slow 30 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:41,400 bleeding how many of you know that's a long time to suffer something some of 31 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:46,400 you might be suffering something for 12 years something that's been going on for 32 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,840 a long time it could be an addiction it could be a thought process it could be 33 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:56,680 heartache it could be anything 12 years she was going through this even though 34 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:00,960 she had spent all that she had on healers or doctors she was still 35 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:06,800 suffering pressing through the crowd she came behind Jesus and touched the fringe 36 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:12,440 of his garment the thing that's really interesting about this the fringe of the 37 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:17,040 garment is on the bottom of Jesus's garment and the garment the fringe 38 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:24,000 actually represented the covenant of God and she said if I can just touch Jesus 39 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:30,160 the fringe of his garment and so instantly when she did that bleeding 40 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:34,360 stopped and she was healed Jesus suddenly stopped and said to his 41 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:40,000 disciples someone touched me who was it while they all denied it Peter pointed 42 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:44,520 out master everyone is touching you trying to get close to you the crowds 43 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:49,480 are so thick we can't even walk through the people without being jostled and 44 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:55,000 Jesus replied yes but I felt power surge through me I love this because many 45 00:04:55,000 --> 00:05:00,920 people are touching Jesus but one touched him many people are around Jesus 46 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:07,560 but one really touched him I felt power surge through me someone touched me to 47 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:11,680 be healed and they received their healing when the woman realized she 48 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,960 couldn't hide any longer why would she hide because not only did she have a 49 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:20,840 problem with the bleeding in the culture in that day if you had that condition 50 00:05:20,840 --> 00:05:26,680 you were considered ceremonially unclean and you were actually an outcast of 51 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:31,440 society so just the fact that she had enough boldness to come into a crowd 52 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:39,600 much alone say and admit that I touched Jesus's garment was a very bold act so 53 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:44,280 when the woman realized that she couldn't hide any longer she came and 54 00:05:44,280 --> 00:05:50,000 fell trembling at Jesus's feet before the entire crowd she declared I was 55 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:58,640 desperately I was desperate to touch you I was desperate to touch you how many of 56 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:06,920 you are desperate to touch him I think desperation has a unique value of 57 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:13,000 drawing from God Jesus for I knew if I could just even touch the fringe of his 58 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:17,920 garment I would be healed and Jesus responded beloved daughter your faith in 59 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:26,760 me release your healing I'm gonna say that again your faith in me release your 60 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:31,280 healing you may go with my peace and while Jesus was still speaking to the 61 00:06:31,280 --> 00:06:35,960 woman someone came from Jairus his house and told him there was no need for the 62 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:39,920 master to come any further and gave Jesus the news that the daughter was 63 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:45,520 dead now I'm gonna give a Evan translation right here so you don't you 64 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:52,900 know go off into ADD land Jesus says Jesus says she's not dead she's just 65 00:06:52,900 --> 00:06:56,900 sleeping I'm coming to your house he goes to the house he brings Peter James 66 00:06:56,900 --> 00:07:03,480 and John in this translation Jacob which is a surname and brings them to the 67 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:10,600 house and Jesus goes in and says she's just sleeping the family laughs he says 68 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:14,640 get the family out because how many of you know that if God's gonna move he 69 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:21,480 wants faith in he gets the family out and he says get up be healed stand up 70 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:27,000 the woman the lady the girl 12 years old she's healed and she gets something to 71 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:33,160 eat and there's these two huge miracles I'm not sure why I'm not totally sure 72 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:38,680 why the Bible says there's a 12 year old girl and this woman this other woman was 73 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:42,480 bleeding for 12 years there are many people that preach on this I don't know 74 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:46,920 why but I do know this that there are things that you've had for a long time 75 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:52,880 that are yours that can seem like are drowning or dying and God wants to do a 76 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:57,640 miracle there are also things in your life that seem like has been going on 77 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:04,120 forever and we're believing that this is a season that the tide has turned the 78 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:09,280 tide has turned how many of you want to come into faith that the tide has turned 79 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:14,560 the tide has turned the other morning early in the morning I had this word 80 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:18,560 because I was thinking of a prayer that I really I was praying to God and I 81 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:22,760 really wanted God to do something and and the Holy Spirit spoke this to me and 82 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:28,880 I believe that this is for this house this body sometimes he'll he'll he'll 83 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:32,480 download something to me for you sometimes he'll download something for 84 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:36,880 me just for me but I believe that this download for me is for you look at your 85 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:41,360 name and say it's for you so I was praying this prayer and this is the word 86 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:48,960 that I heard your breakthrough is on the other side of your consecration your 87 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:56,160 breakthrough is on the other side of your consecration see God God blesses us 88 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:59,520 sometimes out of the blue because he's just a good God but there are some 89 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:03,360 blessings that are hidden in your consecration now I'm gonna explain what 90 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,880 consecration is it sounds like a spiritual world but word but we will get 91 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:12,520 down to what that that means I believe consecration see consecration I'm gonna 92 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:16,000 explain this this sounds spiritual we're not trying to sound spiritual we're 93 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:20,760 gonna break this down but consecration produces sanctification for your 94 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:27,320 breakthrough so consecration this is what consecration is I'm gonna explain 95 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:37,880 consecration is the grace that God gives us to give ourselves to God it's the 96 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:44,200 grace that God gives you to give yourself to God grace comes from 97 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:53,720 humility this woman was broken for 12 years she was desperate it is possible 98 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:58,760 that when we have allowed ourselves ourselves for a certain there is a 99 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:03,200 certain level of consecration that comes when we have a certain level of 100 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:11,680 brokenness there is a certain level of so consecration is you setting yourself 101 00:10:11,680 --> 00:10:20,720 apart for God it is you saying I'm giving myself to God now consecration 102 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:27,160 produces your consecration your separation God will begin to do a work 103 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:31,560 in you and this work and I'm gonna explain this in a little bit this work 104 00:10:31,560 --> 00:10:37,600 is called sanctification say sanctification see God's work of setting 105 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:45,200 us apart is his work consecration is our work but it takes a grace it takes a 106 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:50,040 grace to do see anointing comes from the work of the Holy Spirit so when we set 107 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:53,720 ourselves apart now listen there are times God is just gonna bless you there 108 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:57,600 are times when God's just gonna be good for you but there are certain blessings 109 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:01,720 that come from you having the grace to consecrate yourself and set yourself 110 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:10,000 apart for God Joshua 3 5 now to give you a little context of this Joshua there 111 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:14,240 was Moses that brought the Israelites out of Egypt into the wilderness it was 112 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:19,000 millions of people but the people in the wilderness did not believe in God they 113 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:23,320 did not trust God they murmured and complained so God didn't let a whole 114 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:28,000 generation go into the promised land which they were promised to go into but 115 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:34,480 did allow the generation of Joshua and Caleb Joshua and Caleb was ones that 116 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:41,520 stood on God's promises and this is what God tells Joshua to do before he enters 117 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:46,560 the promised land this is what I believe God is telling us to do before we enter 118 00:11:46,560 --> 00:11:53,040 the changing of the tide this is what I believe God is asking us to do before we 119 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:57,240 see some of the breakthroughs now there are sometimes in our life that God will 120 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:04,040 say stand still and watch God move so I'm not suggesting that every time God 121 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:09,440 moves is because you did something but I am suggesting there is a prompting there 122 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:16,320 is a grace from the Holy Spirit to say I want you to separate yourself to God for 123 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:20,480 a season so that he can do the work and so that you can go into the promised 124 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:26,520 land now this is what he tells Joshua he says then Joshua said to the people 125 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:33,280 consecrate yourself for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you set 126 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:40,360 yourself apart and get your heart ready for God to do the miracle how many of 127 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:44,640 you want to have a certain heart posture for God to do the miracle now something 128 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:50,880 that we see that is parallel in this story in Luke is that Jairus is is 129 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:57,080 seeking after God and bringing Jesus to his home he is on his knees you see on 130 00:12:57,080 --> 00:13:01,440 the outside what's going on on the inside there's a heart posture of 131 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:05,880 humility I'm desperate for you God I'm desperate for you to touch me I'm 132 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:10,080 desperate for you to come in my home you also see it and the lady with the issue 133 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:14,040 of blood she's on her knees how do I know she's on her knees going to 134 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:20,280 against the crowd because she touches the fringe of Jesus's garment so she's 135 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:25,880 getting down low she has a posture and a desperation for God sometimes when you 136 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:31,800 don't have a desperation that's when you need to fast when you feel flat-lined 137 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:37,120 when you don't feel a spiritual jolt you don't have any motivation that's when a 138 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:44,000 fast is necessary not when you feel like it and so God what God I believe he 139 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:49,760 wants us to do we're coming into a season where God is turning the tide 140 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:56,640 he's turning the tide but it's up to you to get into that flow have you ever been 141 00:13:56,640 --> 00:14:02,120 a whitewater rafting before I went whitewater rafting in blackwater it was 142 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:08,480 horrible it was in Columbia and and I thought you know a prerequisite to go 143 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:13,080 whitewater rafting is knowing how to swim but half the people when they did 144 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:16,840 not know how to swim they thought they were gonna lose their life that day but 145 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:21,960 there are there are certain times there are certain forks in the road when you're 146 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:28,280 going whitewater rafting and you have to position yourself to go to the right 147 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:33,960 route it's not just gonna send you there you can either go this way and you're in 148 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:39,440 trouble because there's a waterfall that way or you can go this way in the right 149 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:44,560 direction what I believe God is wanting us to do so that the tide is turning is 150 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:51,200 to begin to position our hearts in a way so that you can discover and experience 151 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:57,200 the miracle that he has for you so Mark Patterson says this he's a pastor in 152 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:05,200 Washington DC says if we do our job God will do his job if we consecrate 153 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:10,320 ourselves to God amazing things will happen it's inevitable 154 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:14,840 consecration always ends with amazing I want you to write that down 155 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:19,160 consecration always ends with amazing now I'm gonna I'm gonna tell you about 156 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:23,280 consecration with a good heart because I also know a religious heart that tries 157 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:28,680 to separate itself with God and but it's in a religious heart posture we're not 158 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:33,080 talking about this we're talking about a heart posture that's going after Jesus 159 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:40,200 write this down consecration is yielding to God so that he does the work for us 160 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:46,560 it is you it is yielding our will to his will how many of you know his will is 161 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:54,360 better his will is better consecration is complete surrender to the Lordship of 162 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:58,680 Jesus some of that that makes you nervous but I'm here to tell you that 163 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:02,080 he's never gonna ask something from you when he doesn't have something better 164 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:09,240 for you he's never gonna ask something from you when he doesn't have something 165 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:18,120 better for you he's a good father Dwight L Moody a revivalist in the 1800s also 166 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:25,680 an evangelist he said the world has yet to see what God can will do with and for 167 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:31,440 and through and in and by the man who is fully and wholly consecrated to him 168 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:37,800 the world has not yet seen now I actually looked up this word because 169 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:42,400 this word can be confusing when you're reading the Bible the Old Testament is 170 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:48,760 in Hebrew the New Testament is in Greek Jesus's day he spoke Aramaic but you 171 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:54,240 look up Greek words in the New Testament now in the New Testament alone 172 00:16:54,240 --> 00:17:01,400 consecration and sanctification means is interchangeable but there are different 173 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:05,240 meanings and it's it's it's important that we know this as a matter of fact I 174 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:09,760 looked up the word sanctification and there's 25 different meanings of 175 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:16,560 sanctification you can separate them by consecration and sanctification now 176 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:22,000 again consecration is you setting yourself apart for God sanctification is 177 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:32,080 God God setting you apart for him consecration is you setting yourself 178 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:41,680 apart for God sanctification is God setting you apart for him right now let 179 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:46,640 me talk about the words of consecration I looked up 25 these are just some now if 180 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:51,160 you're looking to see what the Greek is in the New Testament it's written by 181 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:56,640 numbers and in his Greek words but they're all verbs consecration is all 182 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:01,840 verbs it's a you have consecration which means to go you have a consecration 183 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:06,600 that's a verb that this like consecration or set apart or consecrating 184 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:11,660 a gift or consecrating a tie a prayer is can be consecrated there's also the 185 00:18:11,660 --> 00:18:16,640 altar they can be consecrated set apart circumcision of the heart is cut is 186 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:23,760 constant it's setting yourself apart is to consecrate it's a consecrate now this 187 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:30,400 is interesting because these are all verbs and sanctification sanctification 188 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:35,800 and consecration goes interchangeable but sanctification the word for 189 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:44,280 sanctification is haggis most is the only noun that you see in all of the 190 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:49,880 words of consecration or sanctification and this word is something that only God 191 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:56,200 can do so it's not a verb it's not something you do this word consecrate or 192 00:18:56,200 --> 00:19:03,280 sanctification actually means that he sets you apart once and for all now he's 193 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:10,720 doing the work for you to see it Hebrews 10 10 says this for God's will was for 194 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:16,960 us to be made holy by the sacrifice of Jesus's body once and for all time this 195 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:21,360 is the thing when you give your life to God you are fully sanctified but it 196 00:19:21,360 --> 00:19:27,520 takes consecration for you to even see it God has done the full work you are 197 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:33,160 perfected in Christ but he has to it takes our consecration and he begins to 198 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:39,040 sanctify you and set you apart and show you his will so you can step into the 199 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:42,720 promises God has for you does that make sense 200 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:50,160 Hebrews 13 12 and Jesus our sin sacrifice off also suffered death outside of the 201 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:56,760 city to make us holy by his blood now there's also a sanctification that God 202 00:19:56,760 --> 00:20:01,360 does that is the finished work or the perfect work of Jesus there's also a 203 00:20:01,360 --> 00:20:05,560 sanctification that God does is to anoint you what it meant to anoint 204 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:11,560 somebody was they would get a some oil they would pour it over the the head of 205 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:16,400 a king in the Old Testament or a priest and what that meant was that now that 206 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:22,520 person is set apart for a special work of the ministry did you know when you 207 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:28,400 give your life to Jesus that the Holy Spirit anoints each of us to do special 208 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:33,360 work of the ministry that's why Jesus said the Spirit of the Lord is upon me 209 00:20:33,360 --> 00:20:38,880 because he's anointed me to preach the good news and you have that anointing 210 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:42,840 the Bible says that when he ascended into heaven after his death he set us 211 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:48,520 all apart for a special work of the ministry is that good news that God has 212 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:54,720 a special work for you and he has anointed all of us now I want to get 213 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:59,920 back to this this thing of consecration because there can be attention here 214 00:20:59,920 --> 00:21:04,760 there can be attention here so are you saying that God will only sanctify me if 215 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:11,480 I consecrate myself are you saying that the only way that I can be set apart is 216 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:15,440 if I consecrate myself now I want to read this scripture to you are you okay 217 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:22,160 today we're setting a foundation for this series Philippians 2 12 says this 218 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:28,920 therefore my beloved as you have always obeyed not just in my presence only but 219 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:34,640 now much more in my absence listen to this this this kind of this kind of this 220 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:43,560 makes me think work out your own salvation with fear and trembling for it 221 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:50,400 is God who works in you both to will and to do for his good pleasure work it out 222 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:56,880 it's consecration work it out as consecration salvation is the process 223 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:01,600 that God does in us but he says to work it out look at your neighbor and say to 224 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:07,760 work it out now this is the problem this is the problem see see fear and 225 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:14,200 trembling this word actually means to honor and to reverence this is not to be 226 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:19,320 scared of God it says to work out your salvation with fear of trembling what is 227 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:24,280 he talking about what is he talking about Proverbs Proverbs 9 10 says that 228 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:30,960 the fear of the Lord or the honor of God is the beginning of wisdom now some of 229 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:35,720 you right now this is the problem many of you are thinking works right now 230 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:39,520 you're right I need to work I'm gonna fast I'm gonna fast 40 days like Jesus 231 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:43,320 right now you're thinking what can I do to consecrate myself and this is the 232 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:49,400 thing this is the thing calm down that's the thing calm down because there is a 233 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:56,960 flip side to this there is a flip side to this Ephesians 2 8 through 9 for by 234 00:22:56,960 --> 00:23:02,000 grace you have been saved through faith nothing you did could ever earn 235 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:08,200 salvation for it was the love gift that God brought to us in Christ so no one 236 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:14,040 will ever be able to boast for salvation is never a reward for good works of 237 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:20,640 human striving so your salvation you are not working for salvation God gave you 238 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:25,040 that as a gift but you need to consecrate yourself to see the truth of 239 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:30,560 that salvation he's finishing the work that he started in you but it does take 240 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:36,040 a grace for you to separate yourself to be able to get with God and to see the 241 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:40,640 work that he's done he's already done the work now he wants you to be a part 242 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:51,480 of the process of seeing the work that's already done in you so Galatians 3 1 243 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:56,520 says because people get off in this Paul said this to the Galatians he said hey 244 00:23:56,520 --> 00:24:00,680 you started out where salvation was only thing that you could have but who 245 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:06,240 bewitched you who who put a spell on you that now you believe that now it's all 246 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:12,280 of your good works for you to get what God has for you to get so there is a 247 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:19,000 balance here there is a balance in that that God has given you a free gift and 248 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:25,960 God does ask you to set yourself apart but God does not want you to do it in a 249 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:33,080 religious spirit God does not want you to do it as a religious duty Romans 8 250 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:38,320 15 says this and you did not receive the spirit of religious duty leading you 251 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:43,040 back into the fear of never being good enough you ever been there never being 252 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,920 good enough but you have received the spirit of full acceptance and folding 253 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:52,160 you into the family of God and you will never feel orphaned for as he rises up 254 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:56,320 within us our spirits join with him saying this words of tender affection 255 00:24:56,320 --> 00:25:02,200 beloved father for the Holy Spirit makes his fatherhood real in us and whispers 256 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:08,680 in our innermost being you are beloved child how many of you love that God 257 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:13,840 speaks to us so here's the secret here's the secret because I have seen people 258 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:17,040 man they're gonna be radical you know what they're gonna do I'm waking up at 259 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:20,400 three o'clock in the morning every single morning in the woods I'm gonna 260 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:24,680 see it search God I'm not gonna eat anything and I'm just gonna because I 261 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:29,240 want God more than you I am gonna begin to separate myself more than all of you 262 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:33,320 and I am so spiritual and holy and that's why God is gonna bless me so much 263 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:42,160 and at the end of it they burn out and usually cheat on their wives you're 264 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:48,720 like what did that where did that come from I've seen it I've seen it people 265 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:52,440 try to overcompensate and do things in their own strength and then they have no 266 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:58,320 grace people overcompensate and try to do things in their own strength and they 267 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:05,240 have no grace because when you're focused on your own works and what you 268 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:10,980 can do God says I resist the problem but give grace to the humble the truth is 269 00:26:10,980 --> 00:26:16,080 I'm kind of nervous about this 21 day fast because I know me three days in I'm 270 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:23,440 gonna want some sweets three days in my stomach is gonna be growling and I am 271 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:29,200 gonna want something good you know what I mean something good you know it's not 272 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,760 a fast if you eat pizza you know what I'm saying you're like I'm just doing 273 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:39,040 like breads and like sauce and like that's not a fast after a fast you gave 274 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:47,920 40 pounds that's not a fast right I know myself I'm saying God what do you want 275 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:53,720 from me what we want to do is like you know what I'm gonna go after God I'm 276 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:57,120 gonna be like that woman I'm gonna I'm gonna touch I'm gonna be the one I am 277 00:26:57,120 --> 00:27:00,720 gonna you know what right now right now I could do it four o'clock in the morning 278 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,600 I'm just gonna get up early you know what I'm reading the whole Bible in two 279 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:07,480 months that's what I'm gonna do all y'all are reading like a devotional 280 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:12,460 little baby Christians I'm gonna read the Bible in two months and so you go 281 00:27:12,460 --> 00:27:17,000 after that's fine at all if God tells you to do it but don't do a bunch of 282 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:21,760 things just because you've decided to do it you're not gonna have a grace to do 283 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:25,280 it and what happens I've seen it and you said that thing earlier is out of the 284 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:30,320 blue I've seen people begin to just try to do radical things to get the 285 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:34,800 acceptance of God and when God actually blesses them they think it's them that 286 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:39,520 does it and when they think it's them that does it then they begin to put down 287 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:44,800 on other people and they have entered into a religious realm that has now 288 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:49,400 you're entitled and you're better than everybody and that is not the spirit of 289 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:54,200 Jesus that was the spirit of Pharisees the spirit of Pharisees knew how to 290 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:58,960 consecrate themselves they knew how to tithe off the smallest little thing but 291 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:03,400 they did not have the right spirit and they came into a spirit of judgment and 292 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:08,800 pride and begin to belittle people and they thought they were entitled and God 293 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:13,680 says I'm resisting the proud and giving grace to the humble so this is not how 294 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:18,000 much can we do and we're just gonna get it together this is I need to get away 295 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:23,240 with God God what do you want from me because I can only do what you're 296 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:28,600 giving me a grace to do and you might ask something of me that seems hard and 297 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:33,760 I don't know if I can do it and God I need you to give me grace to do it you 298 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:37,360 know what it's like when you start a fast when you start a fast that's when 299 00:28:37,360 --> 00:28:45,320 King K comes out you know to me as soon as you say I started fast that's when 300 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:50,280 people offer you food for free I don't know why that is but that's how it 301 00:28:50,280 --> 00:29:02,680 happens canes for free see God does not reward us with salvation through human 302 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:10,200 striving but he does reward us with with revelation by human seeking or humbly 303 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:16,120 sinking how does God reward us he is a rewarding God Hebrews 11 6 says this and 304 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:21,920 it is impossible impossible impossible help me out impossible to please God 305 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:28,360 without faith anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and 306 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:38,240 that he rewards say rewards he rewards those who sincerely seek him the reward 307 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:42,880 is not for approval we already have that the reward is for his appearance in your 308 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:56,000 life we already have his his his acceptance God is a rewarder do you 309 00:29:56,000 --> 00:30:02,320 believe that there are rewards when our consecration produces something in 310 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:07,440 others did you know that your consecration your setting apart for God 311 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:17,080 can actually produce sanctification in others see this is the problem we cannot 312 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:23,560 give what we do not have we're gonna heal we're gonna heal a city yeah but 313 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:29,080 you're broken we're gonna we're gonna bring break for it yeah but you don't 314 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:37,080 believe God wants to do in us first so that he can do things in your family and 315 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:43,240 in your city because when I change everything changes this is what Jesus 316 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:51,720 said in John 17 19 Jesus said this and for their sakes I sanctify myself so 317 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:57,760 that they could be sanctified by truth what did Jesus say I'm separating myself 318 00:30:57,760 --> 00:31:05,480 so that they can be sanctified this this kind of boggles my mind because Jesus 319 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:13,440 said this before he said this he is on the Mount of Transfiguration he comes 320 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:18,680 down and God is like you know God is showing up in a spiritual way Peters up 321 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:22,760 there saying a bunch of gibberish because he's nervous and while this is 322 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:27,680 going on God consecrating himself down below there is this son and the father 323 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:34,000 and the son has this he's possessed and he's throwing himself in the water and 324 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:39,100 in fire and I think it's interesting because they're arguing with the 325 00:31:39,100 --> 00:31:47,680 Pharisees and Jesus comes down and he he says he says for this demonic force to 326 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:54,520 go and it leaves him and the disciples are like hey we're trying to do this 327 00:31:54,520 --> 00:32:00,040 thing how come it's not working for us and this is what Jesus says Matthew 17 328 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:05,800 21 he says however this kind of demon or this kind of breakthrough does not go 329 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:14,240 out except by prayer and fasting so there is a level of your consecration 330 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:19,560 that brings sanctification or a change or set apartness for you and for other 331 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:26,560 people is it that awesome how is the city going to be changed for us just to 332 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:32,200 pray but it's not in us no God wants to change you and when I change everything 333 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:38,720 changes you're like God change my husband you might need to change I didn't 334 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:43,040 say that to you but I wasn't I wasn't like that's not that's not that's all 335 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:49,920 the other all right I meant to say the other way around I don't know let's move 336 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:57,740 forward Luke 11 20 through 22 I've been on a good streak I don't want to mess it 337 00:32:57,740 --> 00:33:05,200 up Luke 11 20 through 22 listen what Jesus said because there are people that 338 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:12,680 were they were they were complaining with Jesus and saying hey the only reason 339 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:18,320 you can cast out demons because you have one was telling Jesus that and this is 340 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:24,040 Jesus's response he says but if I'm casting out demons by God's mighty power 341 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:30,080 God's kingdom is now released on you but if you but you still reject it now 342 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:35,080 listen to this this he's telling us about a spiritual world when a strong 343 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:41,760 man with many weapons guard his palace his possessions are safe but when one 344 00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:47,720 stronger than he comes and attacks and overpowers him the stronger one will 345 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:53,000 empty the arsenal in which he was trusted the conqueror will ransack his 346 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:59,160 kingdom and distribute all the spoils of victory now listen to this this is what 347 00:33:59,160 --> 00:34:05,480 he's saying he's saying when you come into a place of light you come into a 348 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:11,720 place of faith of sanctification of setting apart and freedom your light will 349 00:34:11,720 --> 00:34:20,920 actually cause the darkness to leave other people your light will cause 350 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:25,320 darkness to leave other people now listen to what he says he says this is 351 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:31,440 what it's like he says the one that is trapped with with demon and darkness and 352 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:35,760 you can call it whatever you want to call it but I've seen I've seen I've 353 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:40,280 seen addictions and everything under the Sun and I can tell you that there's 354 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:47,840 influence there and he says what happens is there is a it's this force around 355 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:51,960 them that it's like an army and and they have all their arsenal and they're 356 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:55,680 protecting and they're not wanting they're wanting to keep this person in 357 00:34:55,680 --> 00:35:01,800 bondage and he says but the believer the believer that is stronger than the 358 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:09,100 enemy he comes with a stronger arsenal overcomes the enemy and plunders the 359 00:35:09,100 --> 00:35:16,320 enemy not only that but their spoils for everybody that was in on the deliverance 360 00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:20,960 for them to get blessed with this is what I'm telling you when you separate 361 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:28,120 yourself when you begin to sanctify yourself there are blessings that are 362 00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:34,680 stored up for you and somebody else's deliverance there are blessings stored 363 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:42,000 up for you and somebody else's deliverance when when we are working as 364 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:45,920 one and people get set free in this house in this city it is not just one 365 00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:50,920 person but God distributes the spoils we begin to get influence we begin to 366 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:55,720 God begins to promote us he begins to bless us because he says first of all 367 00:35:55,720 --> 00:36:00,760 you're stronger than the enemy and second of a second of all when he begins 368 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:06,360 to get defeated you get blessed Jesus says sanctify me so that they could be 369 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:11,600 sanctified I'm saying in this season not only is God gonna do a work in you but 370 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:15,680 the work that God does in you he's gonna begin to do in the work of people around 371 00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:22,240 you like Jairus said come to my house come to my house I believe that the God 372 00:36:22,240 --> 00:36:26,960 the work that God is doing in you is gonna be doing the work God's gonna 373 00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:31,400 begin to do a work in your family in your neighbors and it's not some like 374 00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:34,960 spooky no it's gonna be God is gonna lead you and you're gonna love people 375 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:42,120 and you're gonna see them set free how many of you believe that in this season 376 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:47,320 and so this is the heart of prayer and fasting Reese if you can come up and 377 00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:50,400 play and then we're gonna have the whole band come up in a second this is the 378 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:58,440 heart of prayer and fasting Hebrews 12 1 through 2 therefore when you see the 379 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:02,640 word therefore see what it's there for 380 00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:13,360 about ten of y'all got that therefore since we are surrounded by such a huge 381 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:18,080 crowd of witnesses first of all is that awesome that right now the Bible says in 382 00:37:18,080 --> 00:37:22,400 heaven there are believers that passed on but they're in a crowd like the 383 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:28,740 Superdome times a thousand and they're all looking down cheering us on because 384 00:37:28,740 --> 00:37:34,440 we have the baton and it's time for us to run and there's a there's a in the 385 00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:38,720 heavens there is a crowd of witnesses that says come on Teresa let's go 386 00:37:38,720 --> 00:37:42,720 there's a crowd of witnesses that say come on Jack it's your turn there's a 387 00:37:42,720 --> 00:37:47,400 crowd of witnesses that's cheering us on and this is what the Bible says he 388 00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:53,640 says therefore since we're surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the 389 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:58,880 life of faith let us strip off every weight say wait that slows us down 390 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:08,440 especially the sin you know that sin you know that sin that's in that trips you 391 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:14,680 up might not trip up anybody else but you know that thing that trips you up 392 00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:19,880 y'all are looking at me like you don't know you know you know that thing that 393 00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:25,720 trips you up he says especially the sin that so easily trips you up and let us 394 00:38:25,720 --> 00:38:31,240 run with endurance the race that God set up before us we do this by keeping our 395 00:38:31,240 --> 00:38:38,800 eyes on Jesus the champion who initiates and perfects our faith now the previous 396 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:43,920 chapter in this is all these people that consecrate themselves and God does great 397 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:48,880 exploits in them because God sets them apart and they're working and they're 398 00:38:48,880 --> 00:38:52,920 operating in in faith they're not working in their own works they're 399 00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:57,220 operating in the grace that God gives them and in faith and the Bible says hey 400 00:38:57,220 --> 00:39:05,400 now it's your turn now he says if you want to do this we're running a race if 401 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:11,760 you want to have endurance you're gonna have to strip down some extra weight 402 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:19,240 you've never seen an Olympic runner run with a big jacket on why because they're 403 00:39:19,240 --> 00:39:23,600 running a race they need endurance and so this is what he's telling us if we 404 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:28,880 want to run this race if we want to see a turning of the tide this is the thing 405 00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:34,840 there are times when God will ask you to put aside not even necessarily bad 406 00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:43,960 things but things that are distractions things that we can give up to put our 407 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:49,760 focus on him I'm not saying social media is bad but if God is telling you to give 408 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:53,680 that to him don't just give it to him that every time you have that urge to go 409 00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:59,760 on social media some of you have a tick I mean it's like you go you go 15 minutes 410 00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:04,160 without on Instagram you start like going in like convulsions right you like 411 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:10,000 you start you start it's obvious you start going through withdrawals right 412 00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:14,360 have you ever had your phone in the pot your pocket and you thought it buzzed or 413 00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:19,080 a text and it was nothing it's like we're conditioned we're always conditioned 414 00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:24,840 and and this is not a bad thing I'm giving you example is God asking you to 415 00:40:24,840 --> 00:40:31,720 put aside some things so that you can focus on him is God asking you to put 416 00:40:31,720 --> 00:40:36,640 some weights maybe there's time there's time where you're just zoning out in TV 417 00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:41,680 that's you know I'm not saying watching TV is bad but is God telling you I want 418 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:49,800 you to put that time aside and I want you to focus on me for this next 21 days 419 00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:58,000 what fasting is is starving the flesh and focusing on Jesus that's what fasting 420 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:07,560 is so certain foods entertainment habits sweets alcohol any kind of substance 421 00:41:07,560 --> 00:41:14,280 that's a go-to God saying will you give me that in focus on me and see what I 422 00:41:14,280 --> 00:41:19,880 give you yeah give God a hand if you want to 423 00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:26,440 see God doesn't just want you to give it up he wants you to replace it with him 424 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:32,680 if you just stop eating stuff that's just a diet that's not a fast a fast is 425 00:41:32,680 --> 00:41:38,920 saying I give you this and when I have that urge to do that I'm praying instead 426 00:41:38,920 --> 00:41:45,840 right so if I give you a lunch if I say I'm gonna fast lunch I'm not just fasting 427 00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:52,760 lunch I'm are not eating lunch I'm going to God in that time that it took me to 428 00:41:52,760 --> 00:42:02,240 eat lunch I say God I'm gonna focus on you I'm gonna think on you and so this 429 00:42:02,240 --> 00:42:07,000 is prayer and this is the word in the next several weeks we're gonna be going 430 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:11,360 over the four seas of consecration and this is the thing that God will start to 431 00:42:11,360 --> 00:42:15,600 do this is the first one we're gonna close but God will start to convict you 432 00:42:15,600 --> 00:42:28,040 in this season God will start to convict you in love Romans 12 to don't copy the 433 00:42:28,040 --> 00:42:32,120 behaviors of this world but let God transform you how many of you know that 434 00:42:32,120 --> 00:42:37,680 God needs to transform us into a new person by changing the way that you 435 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:42,280 think you will learn to know God's will how many of you want to know God's will 436 00:42:42,280 --> 00:42:47,200 you will learn to know God's will which is good and pleasing to you see because 437 00:42:47,200 --> 00:42:52,080 conviction gives you an opportunity to repent how many of you love the word 438 00:42:52,080 --> 00:42:59,800 repent nobody raised their hands I love repentance well it's because we have a 439 00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:06,000 certain thought process of repentance the word repentance comes from the word 440 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:18,800 metanoia say meta noia so meta means to change noia means your mind that's the 441 00:43:18,800 --> 00:43:24,060 Greek what is repentance it's changing the way that you think it's not just 442 00:43:24,060 --> 00:43:28,440 saying you're sorry what God will do in this season he'll begin to convict you 443 00:43:28,440 --> 00:43:32,160 but he wants to change the way that you think how many of you know that there is 444 00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:36,760 a spirit of the agent that thinks a certain way and God says I want to 445 00:43:36,760 --> 00:43:42,480 transform you by the renewing of your mind I don't want you just to say you're 446 00:43:42,480 --> 00:43:47,400 sorry I want to begin to tell you who you are I want to begin to tell you who 447 00:43:47,400 --> 00:43:54,160 I am and so I want to encourage you with this I want to encourage you with this 448 00:43:54,160 --> 00:43:59,840 the scientists say that when people read their Bible and pray two days out of the 449 00:43:59,840 --> 00:44:03,720 week they don't see much change third time out of the week they see a little 450 00:44:03,720 --> 00:44:09,400 change four times out of the week this is what scientists say that four times 451 00:44:09,400 --> 00:44:17,760 out of the week that feeling lonely drops 30% anger issue drops 32% bitterness 452 00:44:17,760 --> 00:44:24,400 in relationship drops 40% alcoholism drops 57% sex outside of marriage drops 453 00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:32,360 68% feeling spiritually stagnant drops 60% viewing pornography drops 61% 454 00:44:32,360 --> 00:44:40,120 sharing your faith jumps to 200% discipling others jumps to 230% there is 455 00:44:40,120 --> 00:44:45,280 something about renewing your minds there's something about changing the way 456 00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:49,840 that you're think it is not just staying away from things it's saying I'm gonna 457 00:44:49,840 --> 00:44:55,840 replace that thing with renewing my mind God told Joshua before he went to the 458 00:44:55,840 --> 00:44:59,560 promised land he said meditate on my word day and night think about it day and 459 00:44:59,560 --> 00:45:04,360 night and then you will see success and prosperity that word meditate means to 460 00:45:04,360 --> 00:45:11,680 chew on God's word like a cow chews on curd it's kind of weird but a cow will 461 00:45:11,680 --> 00:45:15,600 eat some curd put it in its stomach regurgitate that thing and keep chewing 462 00:45:15,600 --> 00:45:19,760 it that's what the Bible is telling us to do I don't want you just taking this 463 00:45:19,760 --> 00:45:24,360 word I want you to meditate on it I want you to let it change the way that you 464 00:45:24,360 --> 00:45:28,400 think and then that's when you see your transformation that transformation 465 00:45:28,400 --> 00:45:34,160 means metamorphosis it is like a worm that becomes a butterfly how by renewing 466 00:45:34,160 --> 00:45:38,360 your mind look at your neighbor and said you got to renew your mind now I want to 467 00:45:38,360 --> 00:45:43,520 encourage you in this season in this season let's start to encourage 468 00:45:43,520 --> 00:45:48,080 ourselves you know if you want to start running go buy some running shoes right 469 00:45:48,080 --> 00:45:52,600 go get go get some new sneakers or something motivate yourself this is what 470 00:45:52,600 --> 00:45:58,760 I want to encourage you in this season start a new plan start a new plan start 471 00:45:58,760 --> 00:46:04,480 a Bible plan there are tons of Bible plans because I want to give you I want 472 00:46:04,480 --> 00:46:07,880 to give you these four things that we're gonna do in the next 21 days and it's 473 00:46:07,880 --> 00:46:12,400 our devotion with God every single day and the acronym is soap can you say soap 474 00:46:12,400 --> 00:46:18,200 soap does what it cleanses you how many of you want to cleanse mine so every 475 00:46:18,200 --> 00:46:23,200 single day we're gonna do these four things the first thing is scripture 476 00:46:23,200 --> 00:46:27,960 reading scripture this is when we're looking for Jesus we're looking for 477 00:46:27,960 --> 00:46:32,480 Jesus in the scripture I want to encourage you to begin to read the 478 00:46:32,480 --> 00:46:37,080 Gospels read if you've never done this before start in the book of John and 479 00:46:37,080 --> 00:46:42,880 begin to read the Word of God and it will begin to transform your life begin 480 00:46:42,880 --> 00:46:48,000 to read look for Jesus look for Jesus listen the Bible says that faith comes 481 00:46:48,000 --> 00:46:53,600 by hearing and hearing the the good news or hearing the gospel I'm all for the 482 00:46:53,600 --> 00:46:59,120 one Bible the one-year Bible if you have a little bit of Old Testament a little 483 00:46:59,120 --> 00:47:02,640 bit of New Testament and all that but I do not recommend just going through 484 00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:06,920 chronological order you're gonna go in Leviticus and you're gonna be sad 485 00:47:06,920 --> 00:47:13,760 you're like I'm getting nothing it's cuz you're reading Leviticus and you just 486 00:47:13,760 --> 00:47:21,920 got saved I'm just gonna read Revelation stop it stop it just have a good 487 00:47:21,920 --> 00:47:25,480 balance and anytime you read the Old Testament you're seeing it through the 488 00:47:25,480 --> 00:47:29,520 eyes of Jesus we're gonna get to that later oh s is scripture I'm looking for 489 00:47:29,520 --> 00:47:35,000 Jesus I'm not looking for me I'm looking for Jesus you're like I'm David no David 490 00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:41,240 the Bible is representing Jesus not you but he lives in you it's another message 491 00:47:41,240 --> 00:47:50,280 Oh say oh observation observation I want to encourage you to get a journal write 492 00:47:50,280 --> 00:47:56,680 thoughts down if you don't understand it ask God questions say this is 493 00:47:56,680 --> 00:48:00,680 observation I'm not just gonna read something and just post it on Instagram 494 00:48:00,680 --> 00:48:04,280 and show people that I'm reading my Bible I'm gonna observe and I'm gonna 495 00:48:04,280 --> 00:48:11,880 say this God what do you want from me what is in you what do you want in me 496 00:48:11,880 --> 00:48:18,720 journal it ask him questions the next one is what acronym three people are 497 00:48:18,720 --> 00:48:25,560 listening I'm so excited a is application application don't just 498 00:48:25,560 --> 00:48:30,080 observe you know what God what do you want from me ask God this God what do 499 00:48:30,080 --> 00:48:35,080 you want me to do to look more like you the Bible says when you hear the word 500 00:48:35,080 --> 00:48:38,960 and you put it into practice it's like building your foundation on a rock the 501 00:48:38,960 --> 00:48:42,960 wind come and you're standing firm but those that hear the word and you don't 502 00:48:42,960 --> 00:48:46,720 act on the word it's like building your house on the sand when the winds come 503 00:48:46,720 --> 00:48:52,240 you fall over how many of you want to be built on the rock the last one the last 504 00:48:52,240 --> 00:48:58,320 one some of you are like thank God it's past 12 o'clock we're only gonna be one 505 00:48:58,320 --> 00:49:04,760 more hour no worries Saints aren't playing anymore we can go as long as we 506 00:49:04,760 --> 00:49:16,080 want and they're not good this year so P P is pray pray pray talk to God if he's 507 00:49:16,080 --> 00:49:19,600 asking you to do something and it seems like it's over your head it's probably 508 00:49:19,600 --> 00:49:29,080 God you know what prayer is like God help me this that you're asking me to do 509 00:49:29,080 --> 00:49:34,000 I need your grace how many of you need grace I need grace in my marriage I need 510 00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:38,320 grace with my kids I need grace with the ministry I need grace anything that God's 511 00:49:38,320 --> 00:49:42,340 asked me to do I need grace you know how you get grace you humble yourself and you 512 00:49:42,340 --> 00:49:48,400 pray the Bible says that if you ask for wisdom God is not gonna he's not gonna 513 00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:53,440 say he's not gonna say how dare you ask me for that he's gonna grant you wisdom 514 00:49:53,440 --> 00:49:57,800 this is how I want to end today if the worship team can come on up I want today 515 00:49:57,800 --> 00:50:02,080 to start the beginning of the year to start the beginning of the year for us 516 00:50:02,080 --> 00:50:09,960 to say will I be will I be like the crowd will I be like the crowd the 517 00:50:09,960 --> 00:50:14,640 everyday Christian that I go to church on Sundays but I have no divine 518 00:50:14,640 --> 00:50:20,280 devotional life or will I be like the woman with the issue of blood that says 519 00:50:20,280 --> 00:50:24,960 God what do you want me to do how do you want me to go after you what do you want 520 00:50:24,960 --> 00:50:29,200 me to go I don't know what to do show me what to give up I believe the Holy 521 00:50:29,200 --> 00:50:32,320 Spirit is gonna begin to put on your heart this is what I want you to do I 522 00:50:32,320 --> 00:50:35,720 want you to give up this and I want you to look to me and this is what I want 523 00:50:35,720 --> 00:50:38,960 you to do you're like tell me just tell me what fast to do I'm not telling you 524 00:50:38,960 --> 00:50:49,360 let God tell you you hear from God you're like no I don't yes you do those 525 00:50:49,360 --> 00:50:54,840 thoughts that come that line up to God's word you're hearing from God how many of 526 00:50:54,840 --> 00:50:58,520 you want to say today I want to be like the woman with the issue of blood that 527 00:50:58,520 --> 00:51:02,880 goes beyond the crowd and I'm going after Jesus and I know that he is a 528 00:51:02,880 --> 00:51:08,880 rewarder of those that diligently seek him that he's gonna touch my life he's 529 00:51:08,880 --> 00:51:13,840 gonna touch other people's lives in 2025 come on let's all stand up today I want 530 00:51:13,840 --> 00:51:17,840 to pray for you today if you're here and you don't have a relationship with God I 531 00:51:17,840 --> 00:51:22,920 want you to say this with all of us we're gonna say it together say this say 532 00:51:22,920 --> 00:51:31,120 Jesus I believe in you I believe you died for me and that you rose again I 533 00:51:31,120 --> 00:51:40,280 turn away from my own way and I pick up your way from this day forward I make 534 00:51:40,280 --> 00:51:47,880 you my Savior and my Lord the Bible says that those that believe in their heart 535 00:51:47,880 --> 00:51:51,840 and confess with their mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord you will be saved with 536 00:51:51,840 --> 00:51:57,160 everybody's eyes closed and heads bowed today if you said that prayer I'm not 537 00:51:57,160 --> 00:52:00,480 gonna embarrass you but if you said that prayer today can you just lift up your 538 00:52:00,480 --> 00:52:05,320 hand I see your hands I see your hands all over the room all over the room God 539 00:52:05,320 --> 00:52:09,800 bless you God bless you can put your hands down the Bible says that when you 540 00:52:09,800 --> 00:52:13,920 said that prayer that you are a new creation all old things are passed away 541 00:52:13,920 --> 00:52:18,320 and all things become new and the Bible says that the heavens are rejoicing 542 00:52:18,320 --> 00:52:23,440 because you have given your life to God I want to tell you today welcome to the 543 00:52:23,440 --> 00:52:27,760 family welcome to the family of God there are believers all over the world 544 00:52:27,760 --> 00:52:31,680 that you have entered into a family and God does not want you to do this alone 545 00:52:31,680 --> 00:52:35,800 church 54 in the count of three can we give those that have given their life to 546 00:52:35,800 --> 00:53:01,520 God can we party with heaven one two three 547 00:53:06,400 --> 00:53:25,740 you