WEBVTT 00:00:01.159 --> 00:00:06.639 Welcome to NECF sermons. Each message here is 00:00:06.639 --> 00:00:09.640 designed to uplift and strengthen you in your 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:13.939 walk with God. Don't miss out. Stay with us until 00:00:13.939 --> 00:00:17.879 the end for a rewarding experience. Let's dive 00:00:17.879 --> 00:00:35.200 right in. for what will be happening in our Believers 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:41.840 Conference. To set our expectation for what will 00:00:41.840 --> 00:00:48.280 be happening in our Believers Conference. I want 00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:53.979 to believe that we all agree that this Believers 00:00:53.979 --> 00:00:57.520 Conference that we have been holding yearly is 00:00:57.520 --> 00:01:01.479 actually... You know, God called himself for 00:01:01.479 --> 00:01:05.319 us to gather and be strengthened, right? How 00:01:05.319 --> 00:01:07.060 many of us believe that that was actually the 00:01:07.060 --> 00:01:09.780 move of God? How many of us believe that it's 00:01:09.780 --> 00:01:12.819 the leading of God, right? We believe that that 00:01:12.819 --> 00:01:15.079 is the leading of God. That is God calling us 00:01:15.079 --> 00:01:19.459 together to fellowship, calling us to do what 00:01:19.459 --> 00:01:23.280 he wants to do in that season, in every season. 00:01:24.840 --> 00:01:27.939 we can see that it's a form of a call to, you 00:01:27.939 --> 00:01:31.000 know, assemble together, right? The Believer's 00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:33.859 Conference, you know, just continuing clarifying 00:01:33.859 --> 00:01:37.180 that, that is a call of God to assemble together 00:01:37.180 --> 00:01:41.200 and we have these different forms of meetings. 00:01:42.420 --> 00:01:45.099 It's God's call, you know, bringing us together 00:01:45.099 --> 00:01:49.000 to assemble together, to hold the meeting with 00:01:49.000 --> 00:01:51.920 Him, you know, having these different... Forms 00:01:51.920 --> 00:01:56.140 of meetings. As we explained on Sunday. So today. 00:01:56.280 --> 00:02:00.299 We want to see. So the sermon again. Is what 00:02:00.299 --> 00:02:02.219 you know before I believe. Just a continuation 00:02:02.219 --> 00:02:06.000 from Sunday. So we want to see. When God called 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:09.520 some people. For an assembly. Or when God told 00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:13.500 people to gather. Right. What are the things 00:02:13.500 --> 00:02:17.819 that we can learn. From these gatherings. Right. 00:02:18.569 --> 00:02:21.289 How did people conduct themselves in such gatherings? 00:02:22.270 --> 00:02:25.110 What happened in such, is it just a random gathering? 00:02:25.789 --> 00:02:28.150 What happened in those gatherings? Were they 00:02:28.150 --> 00:02:32.169 blessed? Were they not blessed? What were, you 00:02:32.169 --> 00:02:34.090 know, the things that the people in those gatherings 00:02:34.090 --> 00:02:36.789 did that made them to believe and to walk with 00:02:36.789 --> 00:02:40.150 God or what they did not understand? So what 00:02:40.150 --> 00:02:43.069 you're trying to check is when God called people 00:02:43.069 --> 00:02:46.789 for a gathering, right? What happens there? And 00:02:46.789 --> 00:02:49.469 that should also give us an expectation, right? 00:02:49.949 --> 00:02:53.810 For what we are looking forward to in our charatismus, 00:02:54.009 --> 00:02:57.830 in our believers conference, right? So when God 00:02:57.830 --> 00:02:59.610 calls people, what happens in those gatherings? 00:03:00.090 --> 00:03:03.569 Does everybody just come? They jump around, they 00:03:03.569 --> 00:03:06.569 do whatsoever they want to do. Everybody can 00:03:06.569 --> 00:03:09.009 lead, you know. What happens in those gatherings? 00:03:09.509 --> 00:03:12.930 All right, we're going to use the story of the 00:03:12.930 --> 00:03:17.240 Israelites in Exodus 19. Exodus 19, we're going 00:03:17.240 --> 00:03:20.900 to use that to see when God calls the people 00:03:20.900 --> 00:03:25.860 to gather, what are the things that are involved? 00:03:26.379 --> 00:03:29.219 Yes, what are the things that are involved? And 00:03:29.219 --> 00:03:31.780 what should be the position of the believer? 00:03:31.840 --> 00:03:35.539 What should be the posture of the believer in 00:03:35.539 --> 00:03:39.620 such kind of meetings? Exodus 19 from verse 1 00:03:39.620 --> 00:03:42.939 to 6. Now we're going to Exodus 20, but we have 00:03:42.939 --> 00:03:45.449 to start from verse 19. Because verse 19 gives 00:03:45.449 --> 00:03:49.770 us the preamble or the background of what is 00:03:49.770 --> 00:03:53.449 happening in Exodus 20, right? So we start from 00:03:53.449 --> 00:03:57.449 Exodus 19, verse one to six. It said, in the 00:03:57.449 --> 00:04:00.430 third month, when the children of Israel were 00:04:00.430 --> 00:04:04.590 gone forth out of the land of Egypt, and the 00:04:04.590 --> 00:04:07.689 same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. 00:04:07.810 --> 00:04:11.129 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were 00:04:11.129 --> 00:04:14.590 come to the desert of Sinai. and a pitch in the 00:04:14.590 --> 00:04:19.230 wilderness, and there Israel camped before the 00:04:19.230 --> 00:04:23.389 mount. And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord 00:04:23.389 --> 00:04:25.649 called unto him out of the mountain, saying, 00:04:26.430 --> 00:04:29.730 Thou, thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, 00:04:29.930 --> 00:04:33.790 and tell the children of Israel, Yea, I have 00:04:33.790 --> 00:04:35.709 seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and now I 00:04:35.709 --> 00:04:38.930 bear you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto 00:04:38.930 --> 00:04:42.699 myself. Now therefore, If ye will obey my voice 00:04:42.699 --> 00:04:45.920 and indeed keep my commandments, then ye shall 00:04:45.920 --> 00:04:51.139 be a peculiar treasure unto me. Above all, above 00:04:51.139 --> 00:04:56.000 all people, for all the earth is mine. And ye 00:04:56.000 --> 00:05:00.160 shall be unto me a kingdom of priests and a holy 00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:04.540 nation. These are the words which thou shalt 00:05:04.540 --> 00:05:10.430 speak unto the children of Israel. Right? These 00:05:10.430 --> 00:05:14.370 are the words that you will speak unto the children 00:05:14.370 --> 00:05:17.870 of Israel. So this is the background of what's 00:05:17.870 --> 00:05:21.670 happened in Exodus 20. Tell the people, let them 00:05:21.670 --> 00:05:24.490 come up. This is what I want to do. And that 00:05:24.490 --> 00:05:29.750 was clear. Now, we can say this is God's intention 00:05:29.750 --> 00:05:33.670 for the people, right? This is God's intention 00:05:33.670 --> 00:05:37.750 for the people, for this assembly. Verse 5 and 00:05:37.750 --> 00:05:42.519 6. verse 5 and 6, that when they obey his voice 00:05:42.519 --> 00:05:44.040 and indeed keep his commandment, then there shall 00:05:44.040 --> 00:05:47.500 be a peculiar treasure unto him above all people 00:05:47.500 --> 00:05:51.680 for all their disease. And there shall be a kingdom 00:05:51.680 --> 00:05:54.139 of priests and a holy nation. These are the words 00:05:54.139 --> 00:05:56.860 that thou shalt speak, meaning Moses will speak 00:05:56.860 --> 00:06:00.100 to the children of Israel. So we can say this 00:06:00.100 --> 00:06:02.879 is God telling them what he wants to do. So God's 00:06:02.879 --> 00:06:05.120 intention, right? We're going to see that God's 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:10.879 intention. Now, This is also similar to a meeting 00:06:10.879 --> 00:06:15.860 or a gathering that Christ also said. Of course, 00:06:15.860 --> 00:06:18.779 what was happening in those two places were different. 00:06:18.860 --> 00:06:21.060 But you can just put 1 Peter 2 verse 5, because 00:06:21.060 --> 00:06:23.240 this is quite very similar to that 1 Peter 2 00:06:23.240 --> 00:06:26.100 verse 5, which we saw there. Let's read that 00:06:26.100 --> 00:06:32.149 scripture. 1 Peter 2, verse 5, verse 9. For here 00:06:32.149 --> 00:06:34.029 are living stones and are built up as a spiritual 00:06:34.029 --> 00:06:37.290 house, a holy priesthood to offer up sacrifices, 00:06:37.550 --> 00:06:40.310 spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through 00:06:40.310 --> 00:06:44.930 Jesus Christ. Through Jesus Christ. Good. So 00:06:44.930 --> 00:06:47.470 we see that here, just go back, yes, just turn 00:06:47.470 --> 00:06:49.389 that back. They are living stones, they are built 00:06:49.389 --> 00:06:53.009 up as a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, right? 00:06:53.050 --> 00:06:56.089 So it's talking about a believer here, it's talking 00:06:56.089 --> 00:06:58.050 about the church, it's talking about the body, 00:06:58.149 --> 00:07:00.680 right, of Christ. And it says, They are a holy 00:07:00.680 --> 00:07:03.579 priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices. 00:07:03.620 --> 00:07:07.879 So this was also God's intention, right, for 00:07:07.879 --> 00:07:12.279 Israel from that Genesis, from that Exodus 19. 00:07:12.540 --> 00:07:14.879 This was God's intention that there will be a 00:07:14.879 --> 00:07:18.139 priesthood that will offer spiritual sacrifices, 00:07:18.259 --> 00:07:25.439 right, unto God. Okay, good. So one more scripture 00:07:25.439 --> 00:07:29.500 and we'll move from there. So if you go to verse... 00:07:29.839 --> 00:07:34.399 9 of that same 1 Peter 2, right? It says, But 00:07:34.399 --> 00:07:37.459 ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, 00:07:37.579 --> 00:07:41.680 an holy nation, a peculiar people, that ye should 00:07:41.680 --> 00:07:45.279 show forth the praises of him who hath called 00:07:45.279 --> 00:07:48.860 you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 00:07:49.000 --> 00:07:52.040 So we see the same word, priesthood, a holy nation, 00:07:52.199 --> 00:07:57.800 a peculiar people that we find in Exodus 19. 00:07:58.480 --> 00:08:02.600 What we found in Exodus 19, verse 5 and 6, right? 00:08:02.680 --> 00:08:07.459 We found it in 2 Peter, 1 Peter 2, verse 6, from 00:08:07.459 --> 00:08:10.120 5 to 9. So we see that this is God's intention 00:08:10.120 --> 00:08:12.759 and this is what God wants to do when he calls 00:08:12.759 --> 00:08:16.300 us meeting. This is God's intention. Now let's 00:08:16.300 --> 00:08:22.879 go to Exodus 19, 7 to 9. 7 to 9. And Moses came 00:08:22.879 --> 00:08:27.120 and called for the elders. of the people and 00:08:27.120 --> 00:08:31.759 laid before their faces all those words, right? 00:08:32.000 --> 00:08:34.440 All laid before their faces, all those words, 00:08:34.500 --> 00:08:37.120 which the Lord commanded him. And all the people 00:08:37.120 --> 00:08:39.379 answered together and said, all that the Lord 00:08:39.379 --> 00:08:42.960 has spoken, we will do. And Moses returned the 00:08:42.960 --> 00:08:46.100 words of the people unto the Lord. And the Lord 00:08:46.100 --> 00:08:48.399 said unto Moses, Lord, I will come unto thee 00:08:48.399 --> 00:08:51.259 in a thick cloud that the people may hear when 00:08:51.259 --> 00:08:53.679 I speak with thee and believe thee forever. And 00:08:53.679 --> 00:08:57.870 Moses told, The words of the Lord. Right? Unto 00:08:57.870 --> 00:09:02.269 the people. Right? Unto the people. So, what 00:09:02.269 --> 00:09:05.629 God wants to do is actually to speak to them. 00:09:06.190 --> 00:09:09.409 Okay? God wants to speak to them. So, God has 00:09:09.409 --> 00:09:13.490 the intention of speaking, right, to them. God 00:09:13.490 --> 00:09:16.250 has the intention of speaking to them. And the 00:09:16.250 --> 00:09:19.690 end result is that they might believe. Okay? 00:09:19.750 --> 00:09:21.450 The end result is that they might. So, we see 00:09:21.450 --> 00:09:24.850 that this is God speaking. Right? This is God 00:09:24.850 --> 00:09:26.889 speaking. Caesar, I will speak to you and the 00:09:26.889 --> 00:09:28.149 people will hear. It means that the people will 00:09:28.149 --> 00:09:29.730 be there when God is speaking to Moses and they 00:09:29.730 --> 00:09:34.250 will hear. Right? In Exodus 20, we realize that 00:09:34.250 --> 00:09:36.750 the aim was for God to speak to them, that they 00:09:36.750 --> 00:09:38.990 can also hear God directly. Right? They can hear 00:09:38.990 --> 00:09:41.549 God directly. Now, so in the presence of Moses, 00:09:41.769 --> 00:09:44.429 note that I am intentionally saying in the presence 00:09:44.429 --> 00:09:47.370 of Moses, the people will hear. In the presence 00:09:47.370 --> 00:09:49.450 of Moses, the people will hear. I'm saying that 00:09:49.450 --> 00:09:52.009 very categorically. Reason? Because we're going 00:09:52.009 --> 00:09:53.990 to come to some things that we are trying to 00:09:54.790 --> 00:09:58.529 put in place for the meeting. And when we come 00:09:58.529 --> 00:10:00.269 to that lesson, we'll cross it. So just put it 00:10:00.269 --> 00:10:04.389 here as how God will do what he will do. 7 -9. 00:10:04.610 --> 00:10:07.190 How God will do what he will do. How God will 00:10:07.190 --> 00:10:10.809 do what he will do. And the outcome of it is 00:10:10.809 --> 00:10:13.490 that the people should believe. So first, we 00:10:13.490 --> 00:10:17.970 see God's intention. God's intention. You see 00:10:17.970 --> 00:10:20.049 2 -7 -9. How God will do what he will do. And 00:10:20.049 --> 00:10:22.620 I said emphasis in the prayers of Moses. God 00:10:22.620 --> 00:10:24.620 will speak to the people in that meeting, in 00:10:24.620 --> 00:10:29.779 that assembly, in that gathering. Okay? The third 00:10:29.779 --> 00:10:34.799 one, verse 10 to 11. Verse 10 to 11. It says, 00:10:34.919 --> 00:10:37.240 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people 00:10:37.240 --> 00:10:40.720 and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let 00:10:40.720 --> 00:10:43.700 them wash their clothes, and be ready against 00:10:43.700 --> 00:10:46.299 the third day. For on the third day the Lord 00:10:46.299 --> 00:10:50.379 will come down in the sight of all the people 00:10:50.379 --> 00:10:53.700 upon the Mount Sinai. Right? So, you see, people 00:10:53.700 --> 00:10:56.139 have to get ready. Right? So, they are coming 00:10:56.139 --> 00:10:59.019 to an assembly. They are coming to a meeting. 00:10:59.519 --> 00:11:01.820 Right? They are not just going to come up, turn 00:11:01.820 --> 00:11:03.759 up anyhow. They are going to be ready. We see 00:11:03.759 --> 00:11:06.039 the word ready there. Right? They are going to 00:11:06.039 --> 00:11:08.259 be ready to come to this assembly. There is a 00:11:08.259 --> 00:11:11.019 way they will appear in this assembly. There 00:11:11.019 --> 00:11:13.779 is a way they will appear in this meeting. And 00:11:13.779 --> 00:11:15.759 that has been communicated to them. So, this 00:11:15.759 --> 00:11:19.220 is preparation. Right? This is preparation. This 00:11:19.220 --> 00:11:23.080 is preparation. This is preparation. So we see 00:11:23.080 --> 00:11:26.259 they are taking grace. Now verse 17, it says, 00:11:26.320 --> 00:11:29.940 And Moses brought forth the people out of the 00:11:29.940 --> 00:11:33.620 camp to meet with God, and they stood at the 00:11:33.620 --> 00:11:37.279 near part of the mount. So under the leadership 00:11:37.279 --> 00:11:40.840 of Moses, they came to the assembly. They came 00:11:40.840 --> 00:11:44.139 to the meeting. They came to hear God, right? 00:11:44.200 --> 00:11:47.580 They came to be blessed. They came to receive 00:11:47.580 --> 00:11:51.700 what God's intention for them is. Right. This 00:11:51.700 --> 00:11:56.840 is what we see. This is what we see. So haven't 00:11:56.840 --> 00:11:59.460 clarified that this is like the foundation of 00:11:59.460 --> 00:12:02.620 what is happening in Exodus 20. Right. So we 00:12:02.620 --> 00:12:06.500 can proceed. Right. We can proceed and see what 00:12:06.500 --> 00:12:09.259 we can pick. Right. What we can pick from here. 00:12:09.620 --> 00:12:12.679 What we can pick from here. Just number them 00:12:12.679 --> 00:12:16.580 in certain ways. But we will be able to pick 00:12:16.580 --> 00:12:20.210 our own understanding and lessons. as we go into 00:12:20.210 --> 00:12:24.610 our believers meeting. So firstly, there is a 00:12:24.610 --> 00:12:29.129 leader in this meeting, okay? So we would pick 00:12:29.129 --> 00:12:30.970 this, right? I haven't understand this background. 00:12:31.169 --> 00:12:32.990 Before we go to whether they believe or they 00:12:32.990 --> 00:12:34.169 didn't believe, of course, we know the story 00:12:34.169 --> 00:12:37.509 in Exodus 20, right? What we can see here, firstly, 00:12:37.629 --> 00:12:40.549 is that there's a leader in this meeting. It 00:12:40.549 --> 00:12:43.490 is not a random meeting where there is no leader. 00:12:43.850 --> 00:12:47.929 That will be chaos. That will be disorder, okay? 00:12:48.360 --> 00:12:53.039 There is a leader in this meeting. In this meeting. 00:12:53.100 --> 00:12:55.259 That is the first thing. So we can call this 00:12:55.259 --> 00:12:57.659 leader the priest. It's the priest, right? The 00:12:57.659 --> 00:13:00.360 priest is the one that is the religious, I mean, 00:13:00.379 --> 00:13:02.620 Moses is the leader and you can call him the 00:13:02.620 --> 00:13:04.899 priest in this case. You can call him the priest. 00:13:05.179 --> 00:13:10.519 Now, you would observe that what God wants to 00:13:10.519 --> 00:13:13.620 do, right, in that meeting, if you go back to 00:13:13.620 --> 00:13:19.169 verse 6, is that Ye shall be unto me a kingdom 00:13:19.169 --> 00:13:23.750 of priests. It means all of them will become 00:13:23.750 --> 00:13:27.809 priests under the leadership of, in quotes, a 00:13:27.809 --> 00:13:32.330 priest called Moses. Okay? So all of them will 00:13:32.330 --> 00:13:36.450 become a priest under the leadership of Moses, 00:13:36.549 --> 00:13:40.269 who is the leader, is a priest as well. And what 00:13:40.269 --> 00:13:43.330 we see is that although God's intention is that 00:13:43.330 --> 00:13:46.899 all of them will be priests, right? he will still, 00:13:47.059 --> 00:13:49.100 Moses will still be the leader. There's a leader 00:13:49.100 --> 00:13:51.220 there. He's not removing Moses as the leader, 00:13:51.340 --> 00:13:54.379 right? But what he's doing through Moses, he 00:13:54.379 --> 00:13:57.120 can do through them. Okay? What he's doing through 00:13:57.120 --> 00:13:59.820 Moses, he can do through them. So in our context, 00:13:59.980 --> 00:14:02.139 we can say that our pastors, you know, are the 00:14:02.139 --> 00:14:05.779 leaders leading this meeting, leading and calling 00:14:05.779 --> 00:14:10.179 us to come to understand God's intention. Okay? 00:14:10.259 --> 00:14:13.100 We can say our leader is the priest, the lead 00:14:13.100 --> 00:14:14.889 pastor. He's actually the priest, the pastor, 00:14:14.970 --> 00:14:17.389 the lead pastor of the church. And he has a chief 00:14:17.389 --> 00:14:19.269 pastor helping them. Of course, Moses also had 00:14:19.269 --> 00:14:22.789 people who, just before that, verse 19, or chapter 00:14:22.789 --> 00:14:26.669 19, okay? Just before that chapter 19, in verse 00:14:26.669 --> 00:14:31.129 18, Moses had actually, right, sorry, in chapter 00:14:31.129 --> 00:14:34.950 18, Moses had actually appointed people in verse 00:14:34.950 --> 00:14:39.350 20, chapter 18, verse 24 and 25. So Moses hacking 00:14:39.350 --> 00:14:53.370 to the voice of his father -in -law. So it means 00:14:53.370 --> 00:14:55.070 that there's a leader and there are people supporting 00:14:55.070 --> 00:14:57.330 him, right? And we have our six pastors here. 00:14:57.490 --> 00:15:01.070 And also everyone that will lead on that day, 00:15:01.269 --> 00:15:05.250 right? They are our leaders. They are our leaders. 00:15:05.850 --> 00:15:08.389 So what is our duty? Our duty is actually to 00:15:08.389 --> 00:15:11.190 follow the instruction of the leader, right? 00:15:11.519 --> 00:15:14.139 So when we are given instructions on that day, 00:15:14.279 --> 00:15:16.919 our job is actually to follow the instruction 00:15:16.919 --> 00:15:21.440 at the spot of the moment, right? To follow the 00:15:21.440 --> 00:15:23.759 instruction of now. If you observe the story 00:15:23.759 --> 00:15:27.240 of Israel, which probably we are going to get 00:15:27.240 --> 00:15:30.539 to, one of the challenges that they had, right, 00:15:30.600 --> 00:15:35.139 was following Moses. That was one major challenge 00:15:35.139 --> 00:15:38.480 they had, right? If you cannot believe and God 00:15:38.480 --> 00:15:40.240 has given you a good leader who has believed, 00:15:40.700 --> 00:15:43.779 One of the things is you follow them very closely. 00:15:44.379 --> 00:15:46.419 So in this kind of meeting, we have to follow 00:15:46.419 --> 00:15:49.340 our pastors very closely. As they are rejoicing, 00:15:49.399 --> 00:15:51.840 as they are praying, as they are studying, as 00:15:51.840 --> 00:15:54.500 they are writing, as they are ministering, we 00:15:54.500 --> 00:15:56.779 must follow them closely. When they say, do this, 00:15:56.899 --> 00:15:59.580 we follow. We obey the instructions. We give 00:15:59.580 --> 00:16:01.399 ourselves to the things of the Spirit. When they 00:16:01.399 --> 00:16:03.320 tell you hold someone, you do it effectively. 00:16:03.700 --> 00:16:06.820 So instructions will be given. Instructions will 00:16:06.820 --> 00:16:11.559 be given. By being an active participant, we 00:16:11.559 --> 00:16:15.059 are blessed. By being an active participant in 00:16:15.059 --> 00:16:19.200 this meeting, we are blessed. Another thing that 00:16:19.200 --> 00:16:26.139 we see is that the intention of God is made known 00:16:26.139 --> 00:16:32.799 in our meeting. So the intention of God is made 00:16:32.799 --> 00:16:37.860 known in our meeting. is what? Who knows the 00:16:37.860 --> 00:16:41.519 team for the Believers Conference? Greater works, 00:16:41.600 --> 00:16:43.039 right? And we'll be coming from the beginning 00:16:43.039 --> 00:16:45.639 of the year with this same team. So it means 00:16:45.639 --> 00:16:50.519 that this is like full -long activation, right? 00:16:50.559 --> 00:16:52.639 Let's call it that way. A full -long activation, 00:16:52.860 --> 00:16:56.779 right, for greater works. A full -long activation 00:16:56.779 --> 00:16:59.840 for greater works. So the intention has been 00:16:59.840 --> 00:17:01.779 known. How did we know the intention? We knew 00:17:01.779 --> 00:17:03.919 the intention through our little pastor. We didn't 00:17:03.919 --> 00:17:06.359 wake up and create intention. for ourselves, 00:17:06.559 --> 00:17:09.940 you know, like Miriam and others who said, has 00:17:09.940 --> 00:17:12.380 God been, is it only God, is it only Moses that 00:17:12.380 --> 00:17:14.519 God has been speaking to, right? They wanted 00:17:14.519 --> 00:17:17.619 to create their own calm, right? No, we don't 00:17:17.619 --> 00:17:20.240 do that, right? We follow the leading of the 00:17:20.240 --> 00:17:22.460 little pastor that says, well, it's greater works 00:17:22.460 --> 00:17:26.279 we are working with, right? Now, that greater 00:17:26.279 --> 00:17:29.299 works, what it does, as we're seeing in Exodus 00:17:29.299 --> 00:17:33.039 19, verse 1 -6, is that it should create expectations 00:17:33.039 --> 00:17:36.259 in our mind. So God's intention should create 00:17:36.259 --> 00:17:40.819 expectations. God's intention should create expectation. 00:17:41.059 --> 00:17:43.900 So now that we know what God said he would do, 00:17:44.059 --> 00:17:46.599 so while we are coming to that meeting, your 00:17:46.599 --> 00:17:52.380 mind is set to receive from that meeting. God's 00:17:52.380 --> 00:17:56.160 intention should create expectation. God's intention 00:17:56.160 --> 00:17:59.720 should create expectation. Now, when you read 00:17:59.720 --> 00:18:03.509 Hebrews 11, you will see that those... Heroes 00:18:03.509 --> 00:18:08.009 of faith, in Hebrews 11, it is on the basis of 00:18:08.009 --> 00:18:13.049 God's intention and message, right, that they 00:18:13.049 --> 00:18:16.509 had expectation of what is to come. And that 00:18:16.509 --> 00:18:20.049 was counted as faith for them. They didn't just 00:18:20.049 --> 00:18:22.329 come, they didn't just live their life like, 00:18:22.390 --> 00:18:24.869 oh, you know, God is not going to do what he's 00:18:24.869 --> 00:18:27.309 going to do. It is on the basis of God's intention 00:18:27.309 --> 00:18:30.859 for the whole earth, right, they believe. That 00:18:30.859 --> 00:18:32.839 became an expectation for them. And Jesus would 00:18:32.839 --> 00:18:34.700 say, Abraham longed to see my days. And he did 00:18:34.700 --> 00:18:39.359 what? He saw it. Okay? So, it creates expectation. 00:18:39.519 --> 00:18:41.380 When God says something, when we come to that 00:18:41.380 --> 00:18:45.140 meeting, we have a mind, right, on what we want 00:18:45.140 --> 00:18:48.119 to receive. We have a mind on what we want to 00:18:48.119 --> 00:18:49.859 receive. As our lead pastor has opened it to 00:18:49.859 --> 00:18:52.119 us, has explained to us where it works, as we 00:18:52.119 --> 00:18:55.200 are teaching, that should be where your mind 00:18:55.200 --> 00:18:59.160 is set. All right. Another thing we can see, 00:19:01.039 --> 00:19:03.460 I think I already said this with the other one, 00:19:03.519 --> 00:19:06.599 is that what God is doing is communicated through 00:19:06.599 --> 00:19:09.859 our leader. I said that before, Exodus 7, verse 00:19:09.859 --> 00:19:14.740 9. So what I was emphasizing that they will hear 00:19:14.740 --> 00:19:18.480 God under the leadership of Moses is with respect 00:19:18.480 --> 00:19:22.059 to that meeting. Okay? So I'm not saying you 00:19:22.059 --> 00:19:23.400 can't hear God at home. Of course, that would 00:19:23.400 --> 00:19:26.740 be very unbiblical, right? To say you don't hear 00:19:26.740 --> 00:19:28.500 God or no, no, no, that would be against what 00:19:28.500 --> 00:19:31.180 we have taught. But what we are saying, is that 00:19:31.180 --> 00:19:35.359 as pastors will come and they will tell you that 00:19:35.359 --> 00:19:39.180 the healing, you know, God is using your hand 00:19:39.180 --> 00:19:43.599 to heal, right? Are you with me? That right now 00:19:43.599 --> 00:19:45.279 the belief someone God is using your hand to 00:19:45.279 --> 00:19:49.299 heal, you should receive that and walk in that 00:19:49.299 --> 00:19:53.319 in the sport of the moment, right? So it means 00:19:53.319 --> 00:19:56.640 that under that leadership, there will be so 00:19:56.640 --> 00:20:00.000 many leading that will become... coming from 00:20:00.000 --> 00:20:02.740 the pastors and the people that will be leading 00:20:02.740 --> 00:20:06.480 us. So therefore, at the spur of that moment, 00:20:06.660 --> 00:20:09.259 you should walk in that thing that you're seeing. 00:20:09.339 --> 00:20:11.160 Don't be carried away. Don't think about something 00:20:11.160 --> 00:20:13.339 else, right? When they say they believe that 00:20:13.339 --> 00:20:17.259 there's interpretation of tongues, right? Walk 00:20:17.259 --> 00:20:20.799 in it, okay? Don't say, oh, I can't do it. When 00:20:20.799 --> 00:20:23.880 pastors say do it, just do it because it will 00:20:23.880 --> 00:20:28.559 happen. Are we together? It will happen. This 00:20:28.559 --> 00:20:31.200 should help us as we come together. So I wrote 00:20:31.200 --> 00:20:32.579 this, I said, how God will do what he's doing 00:20:32.579 --> 00:20:35.160 in our meeting is communicated to us by our pastors 00:20:35.160 --> 00:20:38.599 and the lead pastors. The songs, the teachings, 00:20:38.759 --> 00:20:43.019 all of this, right, would point us to what God 00:20:43.019 --> 00:20:46.180 is doing. God is walking among us and is manifesting 00:20:46.180 --> 00:20:49.900 through instructions that they give us, right? 00:20:49.960 --> 00:20:55.799 So prepare again to follow the instructions. 00:20:56.519 --> 00:21:03.190 Now let's see. What happens? Exodus 20. Exodus 00:21:03.190 --> 00:21:09.569 20. Just write Exodus 20 down. Then, yes. Exodus 00:21:09.569 --> 00:21:19.230 20. Exodus 20 from verse 18. Exodus 20 from verse 00:21:19.230 --> 00:21:23.750 18. He said, and all the people saw the thunderings 00:21:23.750 --> 00:21:27.609 and the lightnings. and the noise of the trumpets, 00:21:27.650 --> 00:21:31.750 and the mountain smoking. And when they saw it, 00:21:31.990 --> 00:21:36.849 they removed and stood afar off. And they said 00:21:36.849 --> 00:21:40.789 unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear. 00:21:40.950 --> 00:21:46.109 But let not God speak with us, lest we die. Did 00:21:46.109 --> 00:21:48.009 you see how they changed the instructions of 00:21:48.009 --> 00:21:51.049 the Lord? They converted God's message of life 00:21:51.049 --> 00:21:55.410 and said, Well, lest we die. So they disbelieved. 00:21:55.710 --> 00:21:59.769 what God wanted to do in that meeting, in that 00:21:59.769 --> 00:22:03.490 gathering. They disbelieved it. They disbelieved 00:22:03.490 --> 00:22:05.730 it. They did not believe. Now, you know, if you 00:22:05.730 --> 00:22:09.710 read, if you read verse 18, it points, you know, 00:22:09.730 --> 00:22:13.809 as if it's the thundering, the lightning, the 00:22:13.809 --> 00:22:17.569 noise, the trumpets, and the smoking, right? 00:22:17.630 --> 00:22:19.990 When the people saw it, they did what? They removed 00:22:19.990 --> 00:22:23.250 fire away, right? But there were people in that 00:22:23.250 --> 00:22:26.170 meeting too that believed. Moses believed, a 00:22:26.170 --> 00:22:28.930 couple of persons believed. Afterwards, we knew 00:22:28.930 --> 00:22:30.289 their story, that they believed in that meeting. 00:22:30.670 --> 00:22:35.950 Now, nothing should distract us from God's intention. 00:22:36.329 --> 00:22:38.890 Many things will be happening in Kadathism. Maybe 00:22:38.890 --> 00:22:40.450 someone will be falling under the analogy. Someone 00:22:40.450 --> 00:22:45.390 will be shouting. Don't be a spectator. Don't 00:22:45.390 --> 00:22:47.509 be looking around and saying what is happening. 00:22:48.410 --> 00:22:51.460 Let me put it in the words of that. 18. Don't 00:22:51.460 --> 00:22:53.079 look at the thunders and lightnings and all of 00:22:53.079 --> 00:22:55.819 that. When God will speak, God spoke with a voice. 00:22:56.599 --> 00:23:00.160 Right? God spoke with a voice. God spoke to them. 00:23:00.700 --> 00:23:03.839 So, don't look at the distractions. Don't let 00:23:03.839 --> 00:23:06.799 it get you carried away so that you can focus 00:23:06.799 --> 00:23:08.980 on what you want to receive. Don't let your friend 00:23:08.980 --> 00:23:12.119 distract you. Don't let anybody distract you. 00:23:12.900 --> 00:23:17.400 Right? So that you can be able to receive what 00:23:17.400 --> 00:23:19.740 God is doing in that place. So, they were really... 00:23:20.059 --> 00:23:22.640 carried away by all that is happening. And again, 00:23:22.839 --> 00:23:27.140 one thing I observe is, if only they kept looking 00:23:27.140 --> 00:23:29.740 at Moses while all the things that are happening 00:23:29.740 --> 00:23:31.839 is happening, and they kept following at the 00:23:31.839 --> 00:23:34.019 score of the moment, they would have believed. 00:23:34.480 --> 00:23:36.259 But they got carried away, many things were happening, 00:23:36.319 --> 00:23:38.500 and they told the man of God, rather than focusing 00:23:38.500 --> 00:23:40.700 on what the man of God has said, they said, well, 00:23:40.839 --> 00:23:45.640 you speak to us, right? You know, sometimes I 00:23:45.640 --> 00:23:47.839 think, why didn't they ask Moses? Moses, why 00:23:47.839 --> 00:23:50.000 is all this thundering? and all of these things 00:23:50.000 --> 00:23:52.140 happening, we want to believe God, you know, 00:23:52.140 --> 00:23:55.220 these things are, they are just all around. Maybe 00:23:55.220 --> 00:23:57.819 he could have explained, but rather, they explained 00:23:57.819 --> 00:24:00.859 to him that you see this communication of God 00:24:00.859 --> 00:24:04.359 is dead unto us. You see the reverse. They could 00:24:04.359 --> 00:24:06.480 have asked him questions, why is all this happening? 00:24:06.980 --> 00:24:10.579 Right? In fact, Moses later replied them, even 00:24:10.579 --> 00:24:12.559 when they did not ask him. They did not ask him 00:24:12.559 --> 00:24:15.730 a question. Go to verse 19. Moses actually answered 00:24:15.730 --> 00:24:17.410 them, although they did not ask him a question, 00:24:17.509 --> 00:24:19.029 which I was expecting them, you know, maybe they 00:24:19.029 --> 00:24:21.750 could ask. Verse 19 says, And they said unto 00:24:21.750 --> 00:24:25.170 Moses, Speak thou to us, lest we will die. Speak 00:24:25.170 --> 00:24:27.670 thou to us, and we will hear. Lest God speak 00:24:27.670 --> 00:24:29.730 with us, lest we die. And verse 20, look at what 00:24:29.730 --> 00:24:33.069 Moses said. And Moses said unto them, Fear not, 00:24:33.250 --> 00:24:37.289 for God has come to prove you that his fear may 00:24:37.289 --> 00:24:42.369 be before your faces, that ye may say not. Right? 00:24:42.799 --> 00:24:45.380 And the people again stood afar off and Moses 00:24:45.380 --> 00:24:48.140 drew them into the deep darkness where God was. 00:24:48.440 --> 00:24:52.180 So Moses is telling them that God has come to 00:24:52.180 --> 00:24:55.779 reveal himself to you, that he might speak to 00:24:55.779 --> 00:24:58.019 you. You might know him and he might know you. 00:24:58.440 --> 00:25:02.299 Right? So a fellowship is what God wanted. God 00:25:02.299 --> 00:25:05.279 came to reveal himself. After this time, there's 00:25:05.279 --> 00:25:07.519 no other time that God said, bring them again. 00:25:07.640 --> 00:25:10.420 Let me reveal myself to them. They just kept 00:25:10.420 --> 00:25:13.150 receiving true proxies. you know, started receiving 00:25:13.150 --> 00:25:15.970 true information, prophets, judges, kings, that 00:25:15.970 --> 00:25:19.450 about, right? So, but yet we knew that that God's 00:25:19.450 --> 00:25:21.410 intention to speak directly to them was not suspended, 00:25:21.609 --> 00:25:23.410 was still valid, but there was no time they had 00:25:23.410 --> 00:25:26.150 to gather again and begin to receive this. So 00:25:26.150 --> 00:25:28.289 we see that Moses communicated the reason for 00:25:28.289 --> 00:25:30.349 them, which was what they were supposed to ask. 00:25:30.390 --> 00:25:32.630 So when there's a distraction, avoid distractions, 00:25:32.930 --> 00:25:35.990 right? For us, it's not unto believing. We have 00:25:35.990 --> 00:25:39.609 believed, right? Are we together? We have believed. 00:25:40.269 --> 00:25:44.000 We have believed. But for us to take hold of 00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:47.440 what God is doing in our meetings, we must avoid 00:25:47.440 --> 00:25:51.660 destruction. Okay? We must avoid destructions 00:25:51.660 --> 00:25:57.460 as much as we can. So we can say that although 00:25:57.460 --> 00:26:00.759 God communicated his intention, right? Moses 00:26:00.759 --> 00:26:04.680 explained to them and God fulfilled. Did you 00:26:04.680 --> 00:26:06.799 see that God fulfilled? God fulfilled his intention 00:26:06.799 --> 00:26:09.839 in that meeting. Did God speak to them? Yes. 00:26:10.690 --> 00:26:13.730 God fulfilled his intention in that meeting. 00:26:13.869 --> 00:26:16.009 That's another point that we should put. When 00:26:16.009 --> 00:26:17.650 God says I will come and I will do something, 00:26:17.849 --> 00:26:21.309 it is I am that I am. He is going to do it. So, 00:26:21.329 --> 00:26:24.130 whatever we have received. In fact, from this 00:26:24.130 --> 00:26:27.230 week, you should start receiving. From this week, 00:26:27.430 --> 00:26:30.269 you should start receiving. By the time you receive 00:26:30.269 --> 00:26:32.309 it, by the time you enter into the Believer's 00:26:32.309 --> 00:26:36.890 Conference, it will be abundance. Right? It will 00:26:36.890 --> 00:26:38.970 be flow in abundance. You will not struggle. 00:26:39.599 --> 00:26:42.559 To flow. It will be abundant. So this week, you 00:26:42.559 --> 00:26:45.099 should take time out as we are fasting. You take 00:26:45.099 --> 00:26:47.720 time out to pray. Take time out to really sit 00:26:47.720 --> 00:26:50.799 down and hear. Study the scripture. Pay attention. 00:26:51.119 --> 00:26:55.460 You are just zoning your mind. So that when the 00:26:55.460 --> 00:26:57.759 word starts coming next week, you'll be catching 00:26:57.759 --> 00:27:00.480 it very fast. You'll be catching it. Your signal 00:27:00.480 --> 00:27:03.180 will be very high. You'll be catching it very 00:27:03.180 --> 00:27:05.960 fast. Right? You'll not be waiting. You know 00:27:05.960 --> 00:27:08.970 that sometimes. There are some teachings that 00:27:08.970 --> 00:27:11.789 they give us. For a long time, if you don't hear 00:27:11.789 --> 00:27:14.009 that teaching, when the teaching comes, right? 00:27:14.369 --> 00:27:17.150 Although you have believed, you start, is that 00:27:17.150 --> 00:27:19.029 the scripture? Your mind will start doing that. 00:27:19.089 --> 00:27:20.710 Instead of you catching it immediately and running 00:27:20.710 --> 00:27:24.150 with it, you start. So now is the time to prepare 00:27:24.150 --> 00:27:26.289 your mind. So let's prepare our mind so that 00:27:26.289 --> 00:27:29.609 we can receive in abundance. So that the expectation, 00:27:29.730 --> 00:27:33.269 we can see when God is fulfilling it. Are we 00:27:33.269 --> 00:27:36.009 together? We can see when. God fulfilled it, 00:27:36.029 --> 00:27:37.910 but they didn't see it. They translated it to 00:27:37.910 --> 00:27:40.890 be something else. So in our meeting, God will 00:27:40.890 --> 00:27:44.170 fulfill what he has said he will do. Praise God. 00:27:44.730 --> 00:27:46.569 How many of us believe that God will fulfill 00:27:46.569 --> 00:27:48.869 what he has said he will do? Can we shout glory? 00:27:49.970 --> 00:27:53.390 Glory, yes. God will fulfill what he has said 00:27:53.390 --> 00:27:57.470 he will do. God will fulfill. So God gave them 00:27:57.470 --> 00:27:59.869 what to build expectation on in the communication 00:27:59.869 --> 00:28:03.430 of what he will do. The kingdom of priests, a 00:28:03.430 --> 00:28:06.059 holy nation. For us, it's greater works. Greater 00:28:06.059 --> 00:28:08.839 works than we have done. We keep doing greater 00:28:08.839 --> 00:28:11.519 works. And I said, Hebrews 10. Okay, so we can 00:28:11.519 --> 00:28:14.980 just add Hebrews 11 .10. Of course, I think I 00:28:14.980 --> 00:28:17.220 quoted Matthias. I mentioned Matthias. I'm going 00:28:17.220 --> 00:28:20.779 to go to Hebrews 11 .10 just to see the case 00:28:20.779 --> 00:28:25.980 of Abraham. Hebrews 11 .10. And I waited for 00:28:25.980 --> 00:28:31.920 the city which has foundations, whose builder 00:28:31.920 --> 00:28:39.410 and maker, is God. This was Abraham looking forward 00:28:39.410 --> 00:28:42.869 to, you know that thing that we see, a holy nation, 00:28:43.289 --> 00:28:49.190 royal priesthood, the church. Moses wrote that. 00:28:49.470 --> 00:28:53.849 Abraham looked forward to this city. So, did 00:28:53.849 --> 00:28:55.930 God, can we say, that that has been said, did 00:28:55.930 --> 00:28:59.910 God fulfill it? Yes, he did. Although Israel, 00:29:00.009 --> 00:29:01.529 there are many people who didn't believe, God 00:29:01.529 --> 00:29:04.130 still fulfilled what he did. So, It's not just 00:29:04.130 --> 00:29:07.869 about us. When God says he will do something, 00:29:08.069 --> 00:29:11.130 he will do it. So what we see here is that Abraham 00:29:11.130 --> 00:29:16.069 looked forward to that city whose builder and 00:29:16.069 --> 00:29:20.150 maker is God. And God did it. God did it. So 00:29:20.150 --> 00:29:22.029 majorly what Abraham was looking for was what 00:29:22.029 --> 00:29:24.390 God communicated to Israel. It wasn't something 00:29:24.390 --> 00:29:27.210 new for the first time in the scriptures. What 00:29:27.210 --> 00:29:30.430 Moses communicated to Israel is what Abraham 00:29:30.430 --> 00:29:34.900 waited for. He saw it, he received it in typologies. 00:29:35.160 --> 00:29:37.980 So good. So we see that the expectation, the 00:29:37.980 --> 00:29:42.279 hope, which is faith in what God will do, and 00:29:42.279 --> 00:29:45.660 it is in and after the meeting. So we have to 00:29:45.660 --> 00:29:48.480 have faith in what God will do in that meeting 00:29:48.480 --> 00:29:51.019 and after that meeting. So it's not just that 00:29:51.019 --> 00:29:54.160 we'll finish charismas on Saturday, right? And 00:29:54.160 --> 00:29:58.259 we're like, okay, it's over and we just... No, 00:29:58.279 --> 00:30:01.420 no, no, no. We know that we carry that... Throughout, 00:30:01.619 --> 00:30:05.240 until the next believer's meeting. Until the 00:30:05.240 --> 00:30:08.440 next believer's meeting. So, while you are receiving, 00:30:08.680 --> 00:30:12.000 right? While you are receiving, be thinking of, 00:30:12.019 --> 00:30:14.420 Lord, for the next one year, before we come back 00:30:14.420 --> 00:30:17.140 to this, okay, to this camp again, just as it 00:30:17.140 --> 00:30:18.799 came to my mind, right? Before we come back to 00:30:18.799 --> 00:30:21.039 this camp again, before we come back to this 00:30:21.039 --> 00:30:25.200 gathering again, right? There are things that 00:30:25.200 --> 00:30:28.579 I'm looking forward to you doing, using me for. 00:30:28.990 --> 00:30:31.930 Greater works beyond measures. Greater works 00:30:31.930 --> 00:30:35.750 beyond measures. So we look forward to what God 00:30:35.750 --> 00:30:39.329 will do in that meeting and after that meeting. 00:30:40.109 --> 00:30:43.269 In that meeting and after that meeting. And when 00:30:43.269 --> 00:30:45.549 we go to Exodus 20, we saw that they didn't believe, 00:30:45.769 --> 00:30:48.869 right? They didn't believe. Yet, God still established 00:30:48.869 --> 00:30:51.730 the church. God still established a nation. And 00:30:51.730 --> 00:30:54.829 the whole earth is actually His. Now, if you 00:30:54.829 --> 00:30:58.859 go to that verse. Verse 5 of 19, it said, for 00:30:58.859 --> 00:31:01.099 the old head is mine, right? So God will fill 00:31:01.099 --> 00:31:02.759 the earth with his word. He will fill the earth 00:31:02.759 --> 00:31:04.680 with people who have believed. He will fill the 00:31:04.680 --> 00:31:10.119 old heads with his people, his nation. So this 00:31:10.119 --> 00:31:14.720 is what we see. And we can also bring another 00:31:14.720 --> 00:31:17.200 gathering, right? And see, for those ones, we 00:31:17.200 --> 00:31:19.319 know that, okay, they said, lest we die, right? 00:31:19.500 --> 00:31:21.140 They said, lest we die. But let's go to Acts. 00:31:22.039 --> 00:31:23.799 Let's go to Acts. We'll see the same pattern. 00:31:24.519 --> 00:31:27.859 Of God's intention. Right? And Jesus communicated 00:31:27.859 --> 00:31:33.859 that. Acts chapter 1. Acts chapter 1. Acts chapter 00:31:33.859 --> 00:31:39.400 1. From verse 4. Acts chapter 1 from verse 4. 00:31:39.779 --> 00:31:43.059 A meeting where people believe. They have expectation. 00:31:43.559 --> 00:31:47.039 They receive. And they throw. Right? As compared 00:31:47.039 --> 00:31:50.660 to the ones with Moses and the wilderness. Most 00:31:50.660 --> 00:31:54.319 of them did not. And being assembled together 00:31:54.319 --> 00:31:58.119 with them, commanded them that they should not 00:31:58.119 --> 00:32:02.720 depart from Jerusalem. They commanded them that 00:32:02.720 --> 00:32:04.700 they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait 00:32:04.700 --> 00:32:07.859 for the promise of the Father, which saith he, 00:32:08.220 --> 00:32:12.359 which saith he, ye have heard of me. For John 00:32:12.359 --> 00:32:15.339 truly baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized 00:32:15.339 --> 00:32:19.599 with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. And 00:32:19.599 --> 00:32:21.970 when they therefore... We have come together. 00:32:22.130 --> 00:32:24.710 They asked of him, you see, saying, Lord, will 00:32:24.710 --> 00:32:28.769 thou at this time restore again the kingdom of 00:32:28.769 --> 00:32:30.569 Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for 00:32:30.569 --> 00:32:33.230 you to know the times or season which the fire 00:32:33.230 --> 00:32:35.950 hath put in its power. Again, Jesus now explained 00:32:35.950 --> 00:32:39.309 more clearly. For ye shall receive power after 00:32:39.309 --> 00:32:43.130 the Holy Ghost is come upon you, and ye shall 00:32:43.130 --> 00:32:48.009 be witnesses unto me, both in Jerusalem and all 00:32:48.009 --> 00:32:53.230 Judea and in Samaria. and onto the uttermost 00:32:53.230 --> 00:32:57.269 parts of the earth, right? Onto the uttermost 00:32:57.269 --> 00:33:00.750 parts of the earth. So we see that in this meeting, 00:33:00.930 --> 00:33:03.710 the communication of what God wants to do in 00:33:03.710 --> 00:33:07.769 the life of the disciples was clear, right? Also 00:33:07.769 --> 00:33:09.890 God's intention was clear. Jesus said they will 00:33:09.890 --> 00:33:13.109 receive what? Power, right? In the other one, 00:33:13.150 --> 00:33:15.809 they were calling them into salvation. In this 00:33:15.809 --> 00:33:18.789 one, it says they will receive power, right? 00:33:18.849 --> 00:33:23.789 When? the Holy Ghost hath come upon them, and 00:33:23.789 --> 00:33:27.230 they will be witnesses unto him. Now, this is 00:33:27.230 --> 00:33:29.049 God's intention. Now, we see that in chapter 00:33:29.049 --> 00:33:32.329 2, it was fulfilled. Again, God's intention fulfilled. 00:33:32.829 --> 00:33:35.309 A people waiting, a people having expectation, 00:33:35.670 --> 00:33:39.549 looking forward to receiving power. Right? We'll 00:33:39.549 --> 00:33:42.069 see it from that verse 1 of chapter 2. He said, 00:33:42.089 --> 00:33:43.890 when the day of the Holy Ghost was fully come, 00:33:44.549 --> 00:33:50.160 they were all with one accord in one place. Right? 00:33:50.220 --> 00:33:53.420 This is different from the other ones that said, 00:33:53.539 --> 00:33:56.440 well, don't speak to us, lest we die. That's 00:33:56.440 --> 00:33:59.599 disorder. Your leader said, God will give you 00:33:59.599 --> 00:34:03.319 life. You said, no, it is death. Now, that's 00:34:03.319 --> 00:34:05.400 disorder. But here, he said they were in one 00:34:05.400 --> 00:34:07.059 accord. It means that they were all expecting. 00:34:07.619 --> 00:34:09.679 Right? They were looking forward to this power. 00:34:09.960 --> 00:34:11.980 They were looking forward to what God would do. 00:34:12.119 --> 00:34:15.260 They were looking forward to receiving. Right? 00:34:15.739 --> 00:34:19.559 And suddenly, there came a sound. from heaven 00:34:19.559 --> 00:34:23.059 as a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the 00:34:23.059 --> 00:34:26.059 house where they were sitting. And there appeared 00:34:26.059 --> 00:34:31.300 unto them tongues like of fire, and it sat upon 00:34:31.300 --> 00:34:36.380 each of them. And they were all filled with the 00:34:36.380 --> 00:34:40.679 Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, 00:34:40.840 --> 00:34:45.139 as the Spirit gave them all tongues. So they 00:34:45.139 --> 00:34:46.719 were filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began 00:34:46.719 --> 00:34:48.969 to speak with other tongues. as the Spirit gave 00:34:48.969 --> 00:34:50.489 them order. Now, they could have said, what is 00:34:50.489 --> 00:34:53.489 this? Let's look at how it is put in verse 2. 00:34:53.610 --> 00:34:56.809 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as 00:34:56.809 --> 00:34:59.190 a rushing mighty wind, and it all filled the 00:34:59.190 --> 00:35:02.050 house where they were sitting. Now, so this kind 00:35:02.050 --> 00:35:04.710 of description, we have a couple of them in Acts. 00:35:04.929 --> 00:35:07.769 Acts chapter 4 gave the same illustration. Let's 00:35:07.769 --> 00:35:11.670 go to Acts chapter 4. Acts chapter 4, from verse 00:35:11.670 --> 00:35:15.750 29. It said, And now, Lord, behold their threatenings. 00:35:16.199 --> 00:35:20.519 and grant unto thy servants that with all boldness 00:35:20.519 --> 00:35:25.039 they may speak thy word, by stretching forth 00:35:25.039 --> 00:35:29.280 thy hand to him, and that signs and wonders may 00:35:29.280 --> 00:35:31.880 be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. 00:35:32.900 --> 00:35:38.300 When they had prayed, the place was shaking where 00:35:38.300 --> 00:35:41.219 they were assembled together, and they were filled 00:35:41.219 --> 00:35:43.800 with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak. 00:35:44.219 --> 00:35:46.219 they began to speak the word of the Lord with 00:35:46.219 --> 00:35:48.519 boldness. So again, mighty rushing wind, right? 00:35:48.659 --> 00:35:51.539 In that picture, here we see the place where 00:35:51.539 --> 00:35:55.559 they were was shaking, right? Just as they saw 00:35:55.559 --> 00:35:57.639 the lightnings and thunders and all of that, 00:35:57.820 --> 00:35:59.980 right? In the house of apostles, we've seen this 00:35:59.980 --> 00:36:03.179 figure, this picture again, painted here, something 00:36:03.179 --> 00:36:06.400 like a mighty rushing wind. So it means something 00:36:06.400 --> 00:36:10.280 actually happened in that garden. Something happened 00:36:10.280 --> 00:36:12.519 in that garden. So the place where they were, 00:36:12.599 --> 00:36:15.579 they were shaking. However, in all the shaking 00:36:15.579 --> 00:36:18.179 and in all the migration, they were not distracted. 00:36:18.420 --> 00:36:22.519 They focused on the expectation of what they 00:36:22.519 --> 00:36:24.920 wanted. Now, at 4 .30, what were they expecting? 00:36:25.420 --> 00:36:27.659 They were expecting that they would be able to 00:36:27.659 --> 00:36:30.360 have boldness to speak the word. Did it happen? 00:36:30.460 --> 00:36:34.599 Yes. So they spoke the word much more with all 00:36:34.599 --> 00:36:38.000 boldness. That was their prayer, right? They 00:36:38.000 --> 00:36:40.780 prayed and they received that. And they spoke 00:36:40.780 --> 00:36:42.599 the word much more. Here they were waiting to 00:36:42.599 --> 00:36:45.539 receive. power, right? They were waiting to receive 00:36:45.539 --> 00:36:49.000 power and they did receive the power. So, the 00:36:49.000 --> 00:36:51.260 communication of what God is doing or what God 00:36:51.260 --> 00:36:54.300 wanted to do in the disciples' life was fulfilled. 00:36:54.780 --> 00:36:58.159 They've been together in one accord, in one focusing 00:36:58.159 --> 00:37:03.219 and waiting to receive power. Now, another thing 00:37:03.219 --> 00:37:06.699 we will see there is that they also had leadership, 00:37:06.900 --> 00:37:12.260 okay? They also had leadership, right? They also 00:37:12.260 --> 00:37:16.820 had leadership. We go to 2 verse 14. 2 verse 00:37:16.820 --> 00:37:20.500 14, Acts. But Peter's standing up with the 11. 00:37:20.719 --> 00:37:25.679 So, from verse 12, it says, And they were all 00:37:25.679 --> 00:37:27.900 amazed and were in doubt, saying to one another, 00:37:28.079 --> 00:37:32.840 What meaneth this? Others mocking said, These 00:37:32.840 --> 00:37:38.900 men are full of new wine. Right? These men are 00:37:38.900 --> 00:37:42.369 full of new wine. And as a result of that, right, 00:37:42.429 --> 00:37:44.650 one of them could just pop up and say, well, 00:37:44.829 --> 00:37:47.829 you think we are full of new wine? You know, 00:37:47.829 --> 00:37:49.510 let me show you the new wine or do something 00:37:49.510 --> 00:37:52.670 very interesting. But nobody responded. But Peter 00:37:52.670 --> 00:37:56.409 stood up, right? Peter stood up, standing up 00:37:56.409 --> 00:37:58.190 with the leaven, lifted up his voice and said 00:37:58.190 --> 00:38:01.250 unto them, Ye men of Judea and all that dwell 00:38:01.250 --> 00:38:05.250 at Jerusalem, be this known unto you and akin 00:38:05.250 --> 00:38:12.869 unto my word, for these are not drunken. So, 00:38:18.670 --> 00:38:21.690 fulfillment of God's intention in the life of 00:38:21.690 --> 00:38:23.449 the disciples, in the life of everyone who will 00:38:23.449 --> 00:38:26.730 believe, right, as part of identification with 00:38:26.730 --> 00:38:30.349 them. So, we see that in this context. So, they 00:38:30.349 --> 00:38:32.750 had leadership. There was an expectation. There 00:38:32.750 --> 00:38:35.769 was God's intention, expectation. They believed. 00:38:35.829 --> 00:38:39.010 There was leadership. They were together. in 00:38:39.010 --> 00:38:42.949 one accord, right? They were together in one 00:38:42.949 --> 00:38:47.269 accord. So this is what we see, right? This is 00:38:47.269 --> 00:38:51.489 what we see in these meetings. So let's see. 00:38:51.949 --> 00:38:54.489 One other thing that we can expect, one thing 00:38:54.489 --> 00:38:57.690 that we should expect much more is that which 00:38:57.690 --> 00:39:02.190 we started seeing from Acts 4. Yes, from Acts 00:39:02.190 --> 00:39:05.829 4. Let's start seeing. So as we now, as those 00:39:05.829 --> 00:39:07.880 that have believed, as those that have the Spirit 00:39:07.880 --> 00:39:11.619 of God, as those that walk and lead in Christ. 00:39:11.739 --> 00:39:14.579 Now, what should be our expectation as we come 00:39:14.579 --> 00:39:17.719 to this meeting? One of the expectations is that 00:39:17.719 --> 00:39:22.800 we will be filled with the Spirit, right? We 00:39:22.800 --> 00:39:25.079 will be filled with the Spirit. It means we will 00:39:25.079 --> 00:39:28.300 be stirred up in the Spirit. I think Pastor Victor 00:39:28.300 --> 00:39:32.179 gave sufficient time to teach that, that we can 00:39:32.179 --> 00:39:34.380 be stirred up again. While we have been filled, 00:39:34.519 --> 00:39:37.110 we receive. Right? We can't just tear it up. 00:39:37.130 --> 00:39:39.010 And in some places, the Bible, in the book of 00:39:39.010 --> 00:39:41.630 Acts, used the same word, filled. Right? To refer 00:39:41.630 --> 00:39:45.969 to the stirring of the Spirit of God within the 00:39:45.969 --> 00:39:49.630 believer. Within the believer. Now, it's happened 00:39:49.630 --> 00:39:51.949 to some people, the aspect of being filled, but 00:39:51.949 --> 00:39:54.150 I think I would just like to focus on only the 00:39:54.150 --> 00:39:56.050 one in the book of Acts. There was one in Luke 00:39:56.050 --> 00:39:58.469 where we have the case of Elizabeth, we have 00:39:58.469 --> 00:40:00.289 the case of Zechariah, but they didn't have the 00:40:00.289 --> 00:40:03.510 indwelling, but still an example in the Spirit. 00:40:04.349 --> 00:40:06.869 An explanation of, you know, something's tearing 00:40:06.869 --> 00:40:10.449 up to being filled. So, let's focus on Acts, 00:40:10.570 --> 00:40:14.210 right? Acts chapter 4, Acts chapter 4, verse 00:40:14.210 --> 00:40:19.590 8. Acts chapter 4, verse 8. Then Peter filled 00:40:19.590 --> 00:40:22.929 with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers 00:40:22.929 --> 00:40:27.469 of the people and elders of Israel. Right? Now, 00:40:27.489 --> 00:40:29.969 this is Peter. It says, Peter filled with the 00:40:29.969 --> 00:40:31.869 Holy Ghost. The same Peter that stood up in Acts 00:40:31.869 --> 00:40:34.099 chapter 1. Again, it says filled with Holy Ghost. 00:40:34.179 --> 00:40:36.019 Now, it's not like he's just receiving power 00:40:36.019 --> 00:40:39.039 again, but it means that there is a filling. 00:40:39.099 --> 00:40:40.820 It means he's full of the Holy Ghost. That's 00:40:40.820 --> 00:40:43.039 another word for it. Full of the Holy Ghost means 00:40:43.039 --> 00:40:45.659 what is inside of him, right? He's full of it. 00:40:45.679 --> 00:40:48.360 It means there's a stirring within him. And when 00:40:48.360 --> 00:40:51.440 there is a stirring of the Holy Ghost, being 00:40:51.440 --> 00:40:54.619 filled with the Holy Ghost, we see several great 00:40:54.619 --> 00:40:58.219 manifestations. So in this meeting, we will be 00:40:58.219 --> 00:41:00.460 filled with the Holy Ghost. We will be full of 00:41:00.460 --> 00:41:03.510 the Holy Ghost. Just like Peter was full of the 00:41:03.510 --> 00:41:05.409 Holy Ghost in this day. And what happens? They 00:41:05.409 --> 00:41:08.329 speak. Consistently when they are full of the 00:41:08.329 --> 00:41:10.630 Holy Ghost, they speak, right? They speak. They 00:41:10.630 --> 00:41:12.969 speak in tongues. They prophesy. They teach the 00:41:12.969 --> 00:41:15.329 word. When they are full of the Holy Ghost, this 00:41:15.329 --> 00:41:19.190 is what happens. So in that meeting, as we come 00:41:19.190 --> 00:41:22.070 together, we will be full of the Holy Ghost. 00:41:22.190 --> 00:41:25.809 So what did he do? If this day, and we this day 00:41:25.809 --> 00:41:28.070 be examined of the good deeds done by the important 00:41:28.070 --> 00:41:31.159 man. So he gave an explanation. But be it known 00:41:31.159 --> 00:41:33.619 unto all and to all the people of Israel that 00:41:33.619 --> 00:41:35.820 by the name of Jesus of Nazareth, whom ye have 00:41:35.820 --> 00:41:38.360 crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even 00:41:38.360 --> 00:41:42.739 by him doeth this man stand here before you whole. 00:41:42.940 --> 00:41:45.440 So a miracle has taken place. They're questioning 00:41:45.440 --> 00:41:49.059 him. He wants to have an answer. And he was full 00:41:49.059 --> 00:41:50.340 of the Holy Ghost, filled with the Holy Ghost, 00:41:50.380 --> 00:41:54.079 and he's paid. Okay, that's after Acts 2. Now 00:41:54.079 --> 00:41:58.210 Acts 6, 5, let's see. So we will be full of the 00:41:58.210 --> 00:41:59.769 Holy Ghost. Everyone here will be full of the 00:41:59.769 --> 00:42:02.949 Holy Ghost and we will walk in diverse manifestations, 00:42:03.210 --> 00:42:06.269 demonstrations. That's chapter 5 and 6, right? 00:42:07.110 --> 00:42:09.670 And the same please the whole multitude. And 00:42:09.670 --> 00:42:12.849 they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the 00:42:12.849 --> 00:42:17.250 Holy Spirit. And Philip, Procurus, Nicanor, Timon, 00:42:17.349 --> 00:42:22.289 Parmenas, and Nicholas, a proselyte from Antioch. 00:42:22.309 --> 00:42:25.190 So men full of the Holy Ghost. Now, it seems 00:42:25.190 --> 00:42:29.400 to be that These people, let me put it this way, 00:42:29.480 --> 00:42:31.400 they are barely out of the Holy Ghost, if there's 00:42:31.400 --> 00:42:35.179 anything like that. It's like these ones on the 00:42:35.179 --> 00:42:39.300 spot, regular. When you come close to them, let's 00:42:39.300 --> 00:42:40.619 put it the way we used to, they are always on 00:42:40.619 --> 00:42:42.920 fire. They don't have a coming down. Let's put 00:42:42.920 --> 00:42:44.659 it that way, right? They're always full of the 00:42:44.659 --> 00:42:46.820 Holy Ghost, full of faith, right? This word, 00:42:46.900 --> 00:42:49.579 full of faith and the Holy Spirit, means that 00:42:49.579 --> 00:42:52.880 there is no room for, there is no room, let me 00:42:52.880 --> 00:42:54.539 put it this way, there is no room for the flesh. 00:42:55.099 --> 00:42:56.579 There's no joking around. There's no playing 00:42:56.579 --> 00:42:58.920 around. When you come around them, you get the 00:42:58.920 --> 00:43:01.920 word, you get the impactation that you need, 00:43:02.000 --> 00:43:05.400 right? And those are the people they found to 00:43:05.400 --> 00:43:09.480 put in charge of this work, this distribution 00:43:09.480 --> 00:43:12.260 and this responsibility of Sherwood. Men full 00:43:12.260 --> 00:43:16.019 of doling. So we can also say that whatever you'll 00:43:16.019 --> 00:43:18.719 be doing that day, whether you manage to be in 00:43:18.719 --> 00:43:20.699 media, you should know that you should be full 00:43:20.699 --> 00:43:23.389 of the Holy Ghost. Right? If you carry a camera, 00:43:23.510 --> 00:43:25.289 be full of, if you know it before, drop it and 00:43:25.289 --> 00:43:28.170 be full of the Holy Ghost. Right? If you drop 00:43:28.170 --> 00:43:31.869 the camera and do what you should do or a point 00:43:31.869 --> 00:43:33.610 a certain time where you quickly do it and drop 00:43:33.610 --> 00:43:36.130 it. So whether we are in media, we are in ocean, 00:43:36.269 --> 00:43:37.730 we are cooking, we are doing, whatever we are 00:43:37.730 --> 00:43:41.409 doing, make sure that you are part of that experience 00:43:41.409 --> 00:43:45.170 of being full of the Holy Ghost. Make sure you 00:43:45.170 --> 00:43:47.750 are part of that experience of being full of 00:43:47.750 --> 00:43:50.550 the Holy Ghost. Now we see 7 verse 55, at 7 verse 00:43:50.550 --> 00:43:54.639 55 that, A dying man, right? A man that was, 00:43:54.679 --> 00:43:58.159 you know, let's read. That was the case of Stephen. 00:43:59.239 --> 00:44:02.480 Now, verse 54. When they heard these things, 00:44:02.599 --> 00:44:05.380 they were caught to their hearts and they gnashed 00:44:05.380 --> 00:44:07.659 on him with their teeth. Verse 54, sorry. And 00:44:07.659 --> 00:44:10.380 verse 5. But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, 00:44:10.579 --> 00:44:13.579 looked obstinately into heaven and saw the glory 00:44:13.579 --> 00:44:15.539 of God and Jesus standing on the right hand. 00:44:15.980 --> 00:44:18.760 And he said, behold, I see, see, saying something 00:44:18.760 --> 00:44:22.070 again. I see the heavens open. and the Son of 00:44:22.070 --> 00:44:25.650 Man standing on the right hand of God. Again, 00:44:25.750 --> 00:44:29.449 full of the legos. Even at the points where people 00:44:29.449 --> 00:44:32.070 were against him. So, we can be full of the legos 00:44:32.070 --> 00:44:35.969 at all times. Even much more as we come together 00:44:35.969 --> 00:44:39.969 in this meeting. As we come together in this 00:44:39.969 --> 00:44:45.250 meeting. Acts 11 verse 24. 11 verse 24. For I 00:44:45.250 --> 00:44:46.989 was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, 00:44:47.230 --> 00:44:51.719 and... great many people were added to the Lord, 00:44:51.880 --> 00:44:54.139 right? So I think we need to read a little bit 00:44:54.139 --> 00:45:00.679 of that. Let's move from verse 21. And the hand 00:45:00.679 --> 00:45:03.639 of the Lord was with them, and a great number 00:45:03.639 --> 00:45:06.800 believed and turned unto the Lord. Then the tithes 00:45:06.800 --> 00:45:09.039 of this thing came unto the ears of the church, 00:45:09.159 --> 00:45:13.440 which was in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas 00:45:13.440 --> 00:45:18.369 that he should go as far as Antioch. who, when 00:45:18.369 --> 00:45:21.510 he came, had seen the grace of God, was glad 00:45:21.510 --> 00:45:25.329 and exalted them all, that with purpose of heart 00:45:25.329 --> 00:45:29.530 they would cleave unto the Lord. For he was a 00:45:29.530 --> 00:45:34.369 good man, full of the Holy Ghost and faith. And 00:45:34.369 --> 00:45:39.650 much people were added unto the Lord. Right? 00:45:39.670 --> 00:45:41.349 Full of the Holy Ghost. I think the last one 00:45:41.349 --> 00:45:47.579 is just Acts 13, verse 52. Acts 13. Verse 52. 00:45:49.659 --> 00:45:52.860 Scripture. Acts 7, verse 52. And the disciples 00:45:52.860 --> 00:45:56.639 were filled with joy and the Holy Ghost. Now, 00:45:56.659 --> 00:45:58.139 what happened? Why were they filled with joy 00:45:58.139 --> 00:45:59.960 and the Holy Ghost in this country? Let's see. 00:46:00.119 --> 00:46:02.980 Verse 48. It says, And when the Gentiles, I think 00:46:02.980 --> 00:46:04.639 we read this on Sunday. So when the Gentiles 00:46:04.639 --> 00:46:07.500 heard this, they were glad and glorified the 00:46:07.500 --> 00:46:11.619 word of the Lord. And as many as were ordained 00:46:11.619 --> 00:46:14.719 to eternal life believed. And the word. of the 00:46:14.719 --> 00:46:17.619 Lord was published throughout the region. But 00:46:17.619 --> 00:46:19.920 the Jews teared up the devout and honorable women 00:46:19.920 --> 00:46:24.739 and the chief men of the city and raised persecution 00:46:24.739 --> 00:46:27.860 against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them out 00:46:27.860 --> 00:46:31.199 of their courts. But they shook off the dust 00:46:31.199 --> 00:46:34.960 of their feet against them and came unto Iconium. 00:46:35.099 --> 00:46:39.139 And the disciples were filled with joy and the 00:46:39.139 --> 00:46:41.119 Holy Ghost. So again here, disciples they met 00:46:41.119 --> 00:46:45.000 were filled with joy and the Holy Ghost. So they 00:46:45.000 --> 00:46:49.659 were filled with joy and the Holy Ghost. So this 00:46:49.659 --> 00:46:52.940 is our expectation for the believers meeting. 00:46:53.139 --> 00:46:56.219 This is what we should expect to see. Now, when 00:46:56.219 --> 00:46:59.119 they are filled with joy, right? When we are 00:46:59.119 --> 00:47:03.480 full of the Holy Spirit, we speak, we give the 00:47:03.480 --> 00:47:05.519 word of wisdom, we give the word of knowledge, 00:47:05.699 --> 00:47:08.539 we give the signing of spirit. We work much more 00:47:08.539 --> 00:47:12.849 with clarity and accuracy in the gifts. of the 00:47:12.849 --> 00:47:16.369 Holy Spirit, right? We work much more. We work 00:47:16.369 --> 00:47:19.329 much more in clarity and accuracy in giving. 00:47:19.409 --> 00:47:22.949 So we should expect this. We should expect this. 00:47:23.889 --> 00:47:26.889 All right, so what are a few counsel, right, 00:47:26.949 --> 00:47:29.849 that we should give before we pray? We pray in 00:47:29.849 --> 00:47:32.610 a few minutes, right, to stay ourselves up even 00:47:32.610 --> 00:47:34.949 this evening. What are a few counsel that we 00:47:34.949 --> 00:47:37.889 can give as we look forward to being full of 00:47:37.889 --> 00:47:40.929 the Holy Ghost, as we look forward to receiving 00:47:40.929 --> 00:47:43.460 the Word, as we look forward to being impacted, 00:47:43.639 --> 00:47:45.679 as we look forward to following instructions 00:47:45.679 --> 00:47:48.659 that pastors will be leading, as we look forward 00:47:48.659 --> 00:47:51.280 to following the leading, what are the things 00:47:51.280 --> 00:47:54.960 that we should start preparing for? Now, from 00:47:54.960 --> 00:47:58.099 now, you should start avoid sleeping late. Okay? 00:47:58.199 --> 00:48:02.019 Start avoid sleeping late. Let your, whether 00:48:02.019 --> 00:48:04.539 it's your sleeping clock or I don't know what 00:48:04.539 --> 00:48:07.760 they call it, let it know that you start waking 00:48:07.760 --> 00:48:11.159 up early and you'll be coming back by five. So 00:48:11.159 --> 00:48:12.639 you need to program yourself. You need to start 00:48:12.639 --> 00:48:15.079 preparing your mind for that. You need to stop 00:48:15.079 --> 00:48:18.440 sleeping late. Reduce eating too much. So that 00:48:18.440 --> 00:48:19.780 you're not being kind of this one's and you'll 00:48:19.780 --> 00:48:21.960 be desiring food to eat. You'll be longing. No, 00:48:22.000 --> 00:48:25.219 no, no, no. It's a long ride. And I want to believe 00:48:25.219 --> 00:48:28.039 the market is far from here. Farther than where 00:48:28.039 --> 00:48:31.719 we used to be. Oh, this one. Maybe we'll lock 00:48:31.719 --> 00:48:35.119 the door. When you're coming, there's no going 00:48:35.119 --> 00:48:39.380 out. So let's, let's, let's. Now we are waiting. 00:48:39.480 --> 00:48:41.159 As you are waiting, your body will be adjusting. 00:48:41.380 --> 00:48:43.800 I know day one fasting, you know, it might be 00:48:43.800 --> 00:48:45.820 very odd. This is day three now or day four, 00:48:45.860 --> 00:48:49.400 right? So, day three. Okay, okay. Pastor started 00:48:49.400 --> 00:48:51.619 on last week. He just fell off in between. I 00:48:51.619 --> 00:48:54.280 wanted to ask his God. It happened like that. 00:48:54.699 --> 00:48:58.599 All right. So, we are in day three, right? So, 00:48:58.699 --> 00:49:00.719 your body should have adjusted so that when you 00:49:00.719 --> 00:49:03.230 come for that meeting, You are not, of course, 00:49:03.230 --> 00:49:05.230 there will be lunchtime. But before that, you 00:49:05.230 --> 00:49:07.329 don't get strained out. In fact, you can reduce 00:49:07.329 --> 00:49:09.409 what you eat in that route. If they give you 00:49:09.409 --> 00:49:12.690 portion, eat half. So that you don't, you remain 00:49:12.690 --> 00:49:16.349 full. You know, you remain full. All right. I'm 00:49:16.349 --> 00:49:18.190 just trying to say that we should, you know, 00:49:18.190 --> 00:49:21.130 pay attention, right, to what we do. Our conduct 00:49:21.130 --> 00:49:23.969 in the God. Set time to pray. Set time to pray 00:49:23.969 --> 00:49:26.289 in the course of this week. Set time to pray. 00:49:26.329 --> 00:49:28.030 Don't be fasting without praying. If you're fasting 00:49:28.030 --> 00:49:30.820 without praying, it's what? Hunger strike. When 00:49:30.820 --> 00:49:32.260 you fast and you don't pray, you don't do anything, 00:49:32.340 --> 00:49:35.960 it's hunger strike. So please pray. Study the 00:49:35.960 --> 00:49:38.619 word, right? Study the word. Study the meetings 00:49:38.619 --> 00:49:42.260 that we have, all the previous teachings that 00:49:42.260 --> 00:49:44.619 we've gone through. Study them. Pay attention 00:49:44.619 --> 00:49:48.260 to them. Now this is you setting, like practically 00:49:48.260 --> 00:49:51.260 setting expectation now. Right? This is you practically 00:49:51.260 --> 00:49:55.400 setting expectation. You not ignoring God's intention 00:49:55.400 --> 00:49:59.460 in that meeting. Right? You not ignoring. God's 00:49:59.460 --> 00:50:06.440 intention in that meeting. You're not ignoring 00:50:06.440 --> 00:50:10.840 God's intention in that meeting. So we're not 00:50:10.840 --> 00:50:13.260 distracted. We are set. Our mind is set to receive. 00:50:13.559 --> 00:50:15.639 We are ready to receive. We are not like those 00:50:15.639 --> 00:50:18.699 of the wilderness, but we are much more those 00:50:18.699 --> 00:50:21.639 that are ready, right, to partake in the move 00:50:21.639 --> 00:50:23.159 of God. Now, this is the move. There will be 00:50:23.159 --> 00:50:25.719 a move of God, right? It means God's leading, 00:50:25.820 --> 00:50:29.059 God's direction. God telling us what to do, clarity, 00:50:29.199 --> 00:50:33.159 breaking things, and remolding us in ways that 00:50:33.159 --> 00:50:35.880 will help us to do the work of ministry much 00:50:35.880 --> 00:50:37.980 more. Can we be on our feet just for the next 00:50:37.980 --> 00:50:42.280 five minutes that we have? Can we just pray? 00:50:43.260 --> 00:50:45.119 Can we just tear ourselves up in the Holy Ghost 00:50:45.119 --> 00:50:47.420 just for this next five minutes? It's part of 00:50:47.420 --> 00:50:49.559 the way of setting our expectation, what you 00:50:49.559 --> 00:50:53.679 want to see in that meeting. We appreciate you 00:50:53.679 --> 00:50:56.269 being here today. We hope you carry this word 00:50:56.269 --> 00:50:59.309 with you throughout your week. Don't forget to 00:50:59.309 --> 00:51:01.070 check the show notes for additional insights. 00:51:01.610 --> 00:51:04.489 Stay connected with us through our website or 00:51:04.489 --> 00:51:07.929 follow us on social media. If you are encouraged, 00:51:08.130 --> 00:51:10.329 share this message with someone you care about. 00:51:11.030 --> 00:51:13.170 Until next time, stay blessed.