WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.520 --> 00:00:05.719 Everything is happening so quick that my heart trembles because 2 00:00:06.879 --> 00:00:12.000 I'm like, God, what's the rush? And then I felt 3 00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:14.080 like the Lord said, why don't you ask that to 4 00:00:14.160 --> 00:00:19.079 Moses when the Israelite nations chasing him? What's the rush? 5 00:00:19.280 --> 00:00:23.320 Get across the sea? The enemy's coming after the youth, 6 00:00:24.039 --> 00:00:28.879 after the young adults? So why is this not planned? Aheads? 7 00:00:28.920 --> 00:00:30.960 People plan for this kind of stuff for a year, 8 00:00:31.719 --> 00:00:37.880 and we have about one month and not even in 9 00:00:37.920 --> 00:00:42.679 some cases. But we're trusting the Lord the best we can, 10 00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:46.240 and we're gonna we're believing. So thank you for everybody 11 00:00:46.240 --> 00:00:49.240 who's joining. And if you're filling out your name to volunteer, 12 00:00:49.359 --> 00:00:51.679 I'm gonna tell you're gonna be as blessed as us. 13 00:00:52.240 --> 00:00:54.439 So thank you for serving us. Thanks for serving the 14 00:00:54.479 --> 00:00:58.719 young adults and believing with us. There's a little handouts, 15 00:00:58.759 --> 00:01:02.240 four by four or four by five inch handouts. Why 16 00:01:02.240 --> 00:01:04.920 don't you take a few and believe that God's going 17 00:01:04.959 --> 00:01:07.560 to give somebody to you for you to give that too. 18 00:01:08.040 --> 00:01:10.480 Like a young adult. You're gonna come across somebody say hey, 19 00:01:10.799 --> 00:01:15.000 this is for you. You need to be there. Okay, okay, 20 00:01:15.079 --> 00:01:17.040 I'm not gonna take up any more time on that, 21 00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:19.239 just because if you're a young adult, you're gonna be 22 00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:21.599 there Saturday night. I believe it that God's just gonna 23 00:01:21.640 --> 00:01:24.319 draw you in. But I have a message on my 24 00:01:24.439 --> 00:01:28.640 heart and it's burning in there, and I'm totally excited 25 00:01:29.159 --> 00:01:32.719 to share this message. Oh Lord, I think that some 26 00:01:32.799 --> 00:01:36.560 of us here may or may not have a partial 27 00:01:36.599 --> 00:01:41.200 heart attack when this unfolds. But I just asked, bear 28 00:01:41.319 --> 00:01:43.519 with me. I'm praying that God gives you grace. It's 29 00:01:43.599 --> 00:01:46.560 gonna be a lot of fun. And if you think 30 00:01:46.599 --> 00:01:53.200 you know, you don't know, just get ready. Okay, I'm 31 00:01:53.239 --> 00:01:57.599 just gonna dive in. Ready. Thank you Father for your goodness. God. 32 00:01:57.640 --> 00:02:00.879 I thank you that this morning is your more and 33 00:02:00.959 --> 00:02:03.719 that we live for you. And I ask for all 34 00:02:03.760 --> 00:02:05.560 of our hearts just to be open to whatever you 35 00:02:05.640 --> 00:02:10.120 have to say in Jesus' name. Amen. So I have 36 00:02:10.199 --> 00:02:16.120 a topic today and it's the Mind of Christ, the 37 00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:19.000 Mind of Christ, and I'm gonna go into Ephesians. I'm 38 00:02:19.000 --> 00:02:21.280 gonna be there for a little bit, but I want 39 00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:24.560 to read something straight up out of Ephesians chapter one, 40 00:02:24.680 --> 00:02:27.800 verse three. He can put that on the screen. All 41 00:02:27.879 --> 00:02:31.919 praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 42 00:02:32.400 --> 00:02:37.400 who has blessed us? I want you to catch that. 43 00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:42.759 He didn't say who will bless us? He didn't say 44 00:02:43.039 --> 00:02:47.719 who might bless us. He didn't even say who won't 45 00:02:47.759 --> 00:02:54.039 bless us? He said who has? Say? Has he has 46 00:02:54.599 --> 00:02:57.560 blessed us? With? What? Let's find out? 47 00:02:58.800 --> 00:02:59.080 Oh? 48 00:02:59.159 --> 00:03:02.919 Come on, I hear you, Dennis, Thanks my man, all 49 00:03:03.000 --> 00:03:03.520 of them. 50 00:03:03.919 --> 00:03:08.080 Who has blessed us with every say. 51 00:03:07.919 --> 00:03:15.360 Every every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we 52 00:03:15.759 --> 00:03:16.960 are united with Christ. 53 00:03:19.039 --> 00:03:22.319 Come on, end of sermon, Praise the Lord. 54 00:03:22.680 --> 00:03:26.199 Let's go. We got this. That's good enough. Come on, 55 00:03:26.719 --> 00:03:31.319 somebody say, Amen, We've been blessed with everything that God 56 00:03:31.360 --> 00:03:34.919 has to offer because of our union with him. Is 57 00:03:34.960 --> 00:03:38.240 this making sense? Good? I feel like for some it's 58 00:03:38.280 --> 00:03:42.719 not making sense. Come on, now, somebody knows what's coming. 59 00:03:44.719 --> 00:03:51.439 He's been raptured. No. Has anybody seen this who has 60 00:03:51.520 --> 00:03:55.919 never seen something like this in their life? Good? I'm 61 00:03:55.919 --> 00:03:58.960 gonna tell you exactly what this is. This is what 62 00:03:59.039 --> 00:04:02.680 we're talking about. This is every blessing in the heavenly 63 00:04:02.719 --> 00:04:06.520 realms right here right in front of us. This is 64 00:04:06.560 --> 00:04:09.120 making is this is not making sense. I gotta I 65 00:04:09.159 --> 00:04:12.639 gotta do a demonstration. So right here in front of 66 00:04:12.639 --> 00:04:16.000 me is everything that God has to offer to someone 67 00:04:16.040 --> 00:04:19.920 who is united with Christ. All right, let's unpack this. 68 00:04:21.560 --> 00:04:26.160 So this for those that don't know, does something amazing. 69 00:04:26.240 --> 00:04:29.480 Let's go to the next verse. Or yep, here we 70 00:04:29.519 --> 00:04:30.240 go verse eight. 71 00:04:30.519 --> 00:04:39.199 He has showered, showered, not dribbled, showered his kindness, Oh, 72 00:04:39.680 --> 00:04:42.680 along with all wisdom and understanding. 73 00:04:43.199 --> 00:04:46.720 Next verse. Ever since I heard of your strong faith 74 00:04:46.759 --> 00:04:50.000 in the Lord Jesus and your love for God's people everywhere, 75 00:04:51.040 --> 00:04:53.160 I have not stopped thanking God for you, and I 76 00:04:53.160 --> 00:04:57.279 pray for you constantly for what asking God, the glorious 77 00:04:57.319 --> 00:05:00.399 Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, you ready to give 78 00:05:00.399 --> 00:05:05.920 you spiritual wisdom insight that you might grow in your 79 00:05:06.000 --> 00:05:10.920 knowledge of God. I pray that your hearts come on. 80 00:05:11.000 --> 00:05:15.000 Somebody will be flooded with light so that you can 81 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:21.560 understand the confident hope that He has given to those 82 00:05:21.839 --> 00:05:24.319 He has called. This is a word over you, his 83 00:05:24.639 --> 00:05:32.399 holy people, come on, and his rich and glorious inheritance. 84 00:05:32.879 --> 00:05:34.680 This is a good word. I'm gonna stop here for 85 00:05:34.800 --> 00:05:41.279 just a second. We might go through the ceiling. That's okay. 86 00:05:41.759 --> 00:05:43.920 This is the word of God over those who would 87 00:05:43.920 --> 00:05:49.360 believe you are a holy people, and not only that, 88 00:05:49.720 --> 00:05:57.480 you are His rich, oh and glorious inheritance. When God 89 00:05:57.680 --> 00:06:02.160 looks at you, he sees his inheritance. When you look 90 00:06:02.199 --> 00:06:05.879 at God, you're like, I'm inheriting the kingdom. This is 91 00:06:05.879 --> 00:06:08.720 coming to me, I'm inheriting the sonship. But when he's 92 00:06:08.720 --> 00:06:12.319 looking at you, he's actually seen the opposite. He's inheriting you, 93 00:06:12.759 --> 00:06:18.000 and he's privileged with your presence. Oh, somebody's getting delivered 94 00:06:18.079 --> 00:06:22.920 right now, I'm telling you all right. Next verse, I 95 00:06:23.079 --> 00:06:29.120 also pray, Oh, come on, it gets better, Lord Jesus, 96 00:06:29.839 --> 00:06:34.040 helpless God. I also pray that you'll be able to 97 00:06:34.199 --> 00:06:43.600 understand the incredible greatness of God's power for all of 98 00:06:43.639 --> 00:06:48.000 those who believe in him. This is the same mighty 99 00:06:48.120 --> 00:06:54.680 power that raised Christ. Next verse, that raised Christ from 100 00:06:54.720 --> 00:06:58.240 the dead and seated him in the place of honor 101 00:06:58.480 --> 00:07:06.800 at God's right hand. Now, he, Jesus, is far above 102 00:07:07.360 --> 00:07:13.600 any ruler, authority, power, or leader or anything else, not 103 00:07:13.639 --> 00:07:16.040 only in this world but in the world to come. 104 00:07:16.480 --> 00:07:22.000 Next verse, For he has raised us up from the 105 00:07:22.040 --> 00:07:25.839 dead along with Christ and seated us with him in 106 00:07:25.879 --> 00:07:30.000 the heavenly realms. Because we are united with Christ Jesus. 107 00:07:30.000 --> 00:07:36.600 Come on, somebody say, Amen, this is the ladder and 108 00:07:36.639 --> 00:07:42.279 it's this is whose heart's beating right now? Your heart's 109 00:07:42.319 --> 00:07:45.160 probably beating faster than mine, believe it or not. This 110 00:07:45.240 --> 00:07:52.920 is amazing. So let me go put this somewhere. Who 111 00:07:52.959 --> 00:07:58.399 I'm just kidding, it's stuck up. I think it's stuck 112 00:07:58.439 --> 00:08:03.120 on something. Give me a second. Is that a net? 113 00:08:03.199 --> 00:08:10.439 I can't even see it? What is there? A net? 114 00:08:10.439 --> 00:08:21.000 Hold on? I wish there it goes? All right? Whose 115 00:08:21.040 --> 00:08:27.879 heart just got done beating faster? This is gonna be 116 00:08:27.920 --> 00:08:32.879 a TikTok. I promise somebody's gonna say, pastor, some person 117 00:08:32.919 --> 00:08:38.600 brought a crazy ladder to the church. All right, So 118 00:08:38.720 --> 00:08:42.879 there we have it. Come on, Praise the Lord. Wipe 119 00:08:42.879 --> 00:08:51.159 your sweat off your forehead. What is that? No, there's 120 00:08:51.200 --> 00:08:53.919 no bar. That was like a little net that you 121 00:08:53.919 --> 00:08:58.200 can't even see. Praise the Lord. Thank you Lord for 122 00:08:58.240 --> 00:09:05.759 being with me. Can you matchine? S amen? End of sermon. 123 00:09:05.840 --> 00:09:09.639 Let's just go home now I'm kidding. All right, Well, 124 00:09:10.639 --> 00:09:13.559 so what we have, let's let's dial it back in. 125 00:09:14.200 --> 00:09:17.919 So here we have the ladder of God, and this 126 00:09:18.039 --> 00:09:21.919 is everything that God has to offer. To us because 127 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:26.600 we are united with Christ Jesus, and every every step 128 00:09:26.639 --> 00:09:29.320 that we take is another level. I want to quickly 129 00:09:29.360 --> 00:09:33.519 go to John chapter one. Did you know that Jesus 130 00:09:33.759 --> 00:09:41.360 utilized this ladder? Jesus utilized this ladder. I'm gonna I'm 131 00:09:41.399 --> 00:09:45.440 gonna go through a quick story. When Jesus got baptized, 132 00:09:47.200 --> 00:09:51.799 revival broke out, and disciples just started forming all around him. 133 00:09:52.080 --> 00:09:56.039 Andrew comes, Andrew brings his brother Peter, Philip comes, Philip 134 00:09:56.039 --> 00:10:02.279 brings Nate. And when Philip goes to Nathaniel, he say, listen, Nathaniel, 135 00:10:02.360 --> 00:10:05.159 you've got to come. We have found the one that 136 00:10:05.240 --> 00:10:09.159 Moses and the prophets talked about. His name is Jesus, 137 00:10:09.279 --> 00:10:16.080 son of Jacob, from Nazareth. Nathaniel he goes Nazareth. Can 138 00:10:16.159 --> 00:10:20.080 anything good come out of Nazareth? And all the meanwhile, 139 00:10:20.440 --> 00:10:22.879 Jesus sees this in the realm of the spirit. I 140 00:10:22.919 --> 00:10:25.879 want you to see something verse forty seven of chapter one. 141 00:10:26.200 --> 00:10:33.159 As they approached Jesus, Jesus said, now here is a 142 00:10:33.320 --> 00:10:37.519 genuine son of Israel, a man of complete integrity. What 143 00:10:37.639 --> 00:10:39.840 is Jesus doing? This is what he's doing some of 144 00:10:39.879 --> 00:10:45.279 you about He get really nervous. What did Jesus do? 145 00:10:45.799 --> 00:10:48.960 He stepped into the spirit realm to grab a word 146 00:10:49.080 --> 00:10:52.960 of wisdom and said, here is he's never met Nathaniel, 147 00:10:54.039 --> 00:11:00.240 never what is he tapping into. He's tapping into something 148 00:11:00.399 --> 00:11:04.200 divine granted to him by the spirit of God. Watch 149 00:11:04.240 --> 00:11:08.759 the next verse. How did you know about me, Nathaniel asked. 150 00:11:09.039 --> 00:11:13.639 Jesus replied, what did again? What did Jesus do? Even higher? 151 00:11:14.759 --> 00:11:19.440 Jesus says, nope, go back, said I could see you 152 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:23.840 under the fig tree before Philip found you. What did 153 00:11:23.840 --> 00:11:32.600 he do? He tapped into the Word of knowledge? Next verse. 154 00:11:33.960 --> 00:11:38.960 Then Nathaniel exclaimed, Rabbi, you are the son of God, 155 00:11:39.000 --> 00:11:42.320 the King of Israel. Next verse, Jesus asked him, do 156 00:11:42.399 --> 00:11:45.480 you believe just because I told you what I've seen 157 00:11:45.679 --> 00:11:48.759 under the fig tree? I'm telling you what the people 158 00:11:48.919 --> 00:11:51.600 all around you are waiting for you to get on 159 00:11:51.679 --> 00:11:55.799 your ladder because they're gonna believe once you give them things. 160 00:11:56.080 --> 00:12:01.480 From there, you will see greater things than this. Next verse, 161 00:12:02.399 --> 00:12:08.879 then he said, I tell you the truth. All all, Oh, 162 00:12:08.919 --> 00:12:12.840 come on, I tell you the truth. You will all 163 00:12:12.840 --> 00:12:16.080 see heaven open and the angels of God going up 164 00:12:16.120 --> 00:12:20.639 and down on the son of Man. Hold up, he 165 00:12:21.320 --> 00:12:25.279 is the one that is the stairway between heaven and Earth. 166 00:12:26.480 --> 00:12:29.600 Hold up a second. What you're telling me is that 167 00:12:29.639 --> 00:12:33.679 the one that we access all the blessings through this one. 168 00:12:34.000 --> 00:12:38.080 His name is Jesus. Yes, his name is Jesus, and 169 00:12:38.120 --> 00:12:42.000 he is available to absolutely everyone. You know what the 170 00:12:42.080 --> 00:12:46.559 challenge is. I'll tell you what it is. When you 171 00:12:46.879 --> 00:12:49.200 when you hear the gospel truth about Jesus. This is 172 00:12:49.240 --> 00:12:53.559 what happens. You believe in your heart and you confess 173 00:12:53.600 --> 00:12:56.159 with your mouth that Jesus is Lord. So you've stepped 174 00:12:56.159 --> 00:12:59.960 on to the ladder of faith, and this is called salvation. 175 00:13:02.240 --> 00:13:06.320 You know what an issue comes? You need a breakthrough 176 00:13:06.360 --> 00:13:08.639 in the finances. I'll tell you what you need to do. 177 00:13:08.759 --> 00:13:13.200 You need to go higher, say go higher. What happens 178 00:13:13.240 --> 00:13:16.519 when you go higher. There's a different perspective. There's something 179 00:13:16.559 --> 00:13:18.879 else that you can see when you're a little bit 180 00:13:18.960 --> 00:13:22.200 higher and you get a breakthrough. You know what happens 181 00:13:22.200 --> 00:13:24.360 when we get our breakthrough. For a lot of us, 182 00:13:26.440 --> 00:13:28.720 thank you God for that breakthrough. I'm good with my salvation. 183 00:13:28.879 --> 00:13:32.279 I got the money that I needed. Praise what you got? Sick? 184 00:13:32.799 --> 00:13:36.200 I need a healing. Oh, Lord Jesus, please help me. 185 00:13:36.720 --> 00:13:39.360 I need to see clearly, I need faith to believe 186 00:13:39.360 --> 00:13:42.480 for healing. And then boom, you got a breakthrough. And 187 00:13:42.519 --> 00:13:44.480 then you're like, thank you God for that breakthrough. I'll 188 00:13:44.519 --> 00:13:46.440 just I'll just be right here. And then all of 189 00:13:46.440 --> 00:13:49.200 a sudden, you need a family member that needs a healing, 190 00:13:49.440 --> 00:13:52.559 a deliverance or something. You're like, God, give me your vision, 191 00:13:52.879 --> 00:13:56.200 give me your perspective. I need to see. And God 192 00:13:56.320 --> 00:13:59.279 gives you whatever you're asking for, because he's a faithful 193 00:13:59.279 --> 00:14:02.080 God and he will rant to you what you're requesting. 194 00:14:02.200 --> 00:14:05.159 But so many times we get our answer because we. 195 00:14:05.159 --> 00:14:08.960 Use God for ourselves instead of partnering with God for 196 00:14:09.039 --> 00:14:11.519 the things that he wants, because we are seated in 197 00:14:11.600 --> 00:14:14.799 heavenly places, yet we are His habitation on earth, and 198 00:14:14.840 --> 00:14:17.480 this isn't necessarily meant to be used, but to be 199 00:14:17.639 --> 00:14:21.399 partnered with for life. So what happens is all of 200 00:14:21.440 --> 00:14:24.840 a sudden we're at work and somebody's asking, well, I 201 00:14:25.799 --> 00:14:28.320 have a family member and they're just dealing with depression. 202 00:14:28.600 --> 00:14:30.919 What do I need? And so many times we get 203 00:14:30.919 --> 00:14:34.519 off the ladder and we're telling them what we think 204 00:14:34.679 --> 00:14:40.519 in the natural, Well, you know, you should just maybe 205 00:14:40.639 --> 00:14:43.639 create some distance and you know, and just put up 206 00:14:43.639 --> 00:14:47.840 boundaries and you know, and maybe just be careful with him, 207 00:14:47.879 --> 00:14:50.919 you know, and just you know, watch your back. You know, 208 00:14:51.000 --> 00:14:53.639 they can stab you in the back, and we give 209 00:14:53.720 --> 00:14:55.919 them a natural wisdom. But what they're asking for is 210 00:14:56.039 --> 00:14:58.480 what is the Lord? What is the mind of Christ? 211 00:14:58.840 --> 00:15:01.840 Say so, when somebody comes to you, this is what 212 00:15:01.960 --> 00:15:07.399 you shoot. Give me a moment. I need to go 213 00:15:07.879 --> 00:15:11.440 to places I haven't been before, to believe with people 214 00:15:11.639 --> 00:15:14.559 who I have not believed before. I need to touch 215 00:15:14.639 --> 00:15:18.320 heaven until Heaven comes to earth. I need something from 216 00:15:18.360 --> 00:15:20.759 this place. Listen, if you're worried about me being on 217 00:15:20.799 --> 00:15:23.639 my ladder, you're on your own ladder right now, living 218 00:15:23.679 --> 00:15:25.799 a life. And I'm telling you what you might think, 219 00:15:25.840 --> 00:15:27.519 this one's shaky, but you got to look at your 220 00:15:27.559 --> 00:15:30.600 own because I'm telling you there's answers for this earth 221 00:15:30.799 --> 00:15:34.240 that are only found in the people who will choose 222 00:15:34.480 --> 00:15:37.960 to believe in the living God. And I'm asking you 223 00:15:38.080 --> 00:15:40.320 this morning, will you believe in. 224 00:15:40.279 --> 00:15:42.440 The God who raised Christ. 225 00:15:42.120 --> 00:15:45.200 From the dead and that same spirit lives in you. 226 00:15:46.399 --> 00:15:49.399 Here's what we do, though, here's. 227 00:15:49.159 --> 00:15:53.279 What we do. Thank you Jesus for my salvation thank 228 00:15:53.320 --> 00:15:55.159 you God. I don't need anything else. 229 00:15:55.600 --> 00:16:00.879 And then what we do, we've become professional observers. We're 230 00:16:00.919 --> 00:16:03.600 down here, we're like, thank you God for my salvation. 231 00:16:03.679 --> 00:16:06.799 Nobody's gonna take me from visity. Praise the Lord. Ain't 232 00:16:06.840 --> 00:16:09.200 know a devil, ain't gonna do. Thank you God, higher, 233 00:16:09.279 --> 00:16:11.639 higher levels, higher devils. I ain't gonna go there. I 234 00:16:11.639 --> 00:16:14.000 don't need that. But then we see people up there 235 00:16:14.039 --> 00:16:19.759 and we're like, oh, they're stumbling up there. Oh, God's 236 00:16:19.759 --> 00:16:25.559 called me to be a discerner. What are you discerning from? 237 00:16:27.519 --> 00:16:31.600 What place are you discerning from? I'll tell you what 238 00:16:31.840 --> 00:16:34.960 the true place of discernments found up there. God forbid 239 00:16:35.320 --> 00:16:39.639 us become critical of each other and judge each other's lives, motives, 240 00:16:39.639 --> 00:16:44.200 and we live before God. Why should we have division 241 00:16:44.279 --> 00:16:46.559 in the church and judge each other amongst where we 242 00:16:46.639 --> 00:16:50.919 think we are? It's all him. He's listen. Christ is 243 00:16:50.960 --> 00:16:56.480 the foundation. Christ is the destination. He is the purpose 244 00:16:56.759 --> 00:16:59.600 of where we're going. He is the vision, He is 245 00:16:59.639 --> 00:17:03.519 the and he is the reward. He is everything. We 246 00:17:03.600 --> 00:17:09.079 don't judge each other based on our own lives. So 247 00:17:09.119 --> 00:17:12.799 when we stand here about this thing from TMU, No, 248 00:17:12.880 --> 00:17:18.240 I'm kidding. So I bet you we got at least 249 00:17:18.240 --> 00:17:20.039 two people in here who are waiting for this and 250 00:17:20.200 --> 00:17:25.559 he fail so they can have a story. Uh yo, 251 00:17:25.640 --> 00:17:27.319 I don't want that story either. We're not gonna have 252 00:17:27.319 --> 00:17:32.160 that story. Praise the Lord. What happens is when we 253 00:17:32.200 --> 00:17:35.759 stand here and become critical of everyone else, we actually 254 00:17:36.359 --> 00:17:39.759 actually subvert the actual move of God in our life, 255 00:17:39.759 --> 00:17:42.079 because we all have a ladder. It could be different sizes, 256 00:17:42.119 --> 00:17:44.200 it could be different heights, it could be different places. 257 00:17:44.359 --> 00:17:47.559 God gives to each according to their own abilities. And listen, 258 00:17:47.559 --> 00:17:49.920 when you sit in a place of just me, myself 259 00:17:49.960 --> 00:17:52.079 and I and what God has to do for me 260 00:17:52.480 --> 00:17:54.559 and the things that I need, the prayers I need, 261 00:17:54.599 --> 00:17:57.079 the answers I need, we don't fulfill the call and 262 00:17:57.119 --> 00:18:00.240 the mission of God that he's calling us higher. Eat 263 00:18:00.240 --> 00:18:02.960 it up there already, guys, we're already up there. And 264 00:18:03.000 --> 00:18:05.920 when we stand and just be comfortable lives and just 265 00:18:06.240 --> 00:18:09.519 live according to our own abilities, we make gods unto ourselves. 266 00:18:10.839 --> 00:18:14.319 We do it. It's like you receive Jesus because you've 267 00:18:14.319 --> 00:18:17.480 incorporated him into your life, but you haven't laid down 268 00:18:17.519 --> 00:18:20.920 your life for him. You've received salvation, but this is 269 00:18:21.000 --> 00:18:23.759 kind of how you live, if I may, this is 270 00:18:23.799 --> 00:18:26.240 the world right here, right here, this is how we live. 271 00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:31.880 We know we're saved, but you know we just dabble in, 272 00:18:32.519 --> 00:18:35.920 dabble into some worldly things, dabble in with some sin. 273 00:18:36.839 --> 00:18:41.640 That's why you need restored life ten times pastor they're 274 00:18:41.640 --> 00:18:46.119 not hearing it the first time, telling you sorry, Restored 275 00:18:46.160 --> 00:18:51.960 life is happening. And on Thursday if you need to 276 00:18:51.960 --> 00:18:54.440 comfort the ton time. There's no shame in that. But 277 00:18:54.599 --> 00:19:00.960 just listen, listen, believe. So what happens is we're stuck 278 00:19:01.000 --> 00:19:04.400 in a place and we're we're blocking the way of 279 00:19:04.440 --> 00:19:06.640 God because we're so stuck in thinking that it's just 280 00:19:06.680 --> 00:19:10.920 for us. God saved you for himself. You are his possession. 281 00:19:12.759 --> 00:19:16.319 We've become so friends with God that we've we've forgot 282 00:19:16.319 --> 00:19:21.599 that he's a master and he's a lord. So we've 283 00:19:21.720 --> 00:19:25.720 welcomed his move in our life. We've we've welcomed his 284 00:19:25.720 --> 00:19:31.480 his salvation, the financial breakthrough, the healing, the freedom in 285 00:19:31.519 --> 00:19:34.720 our mind. We've we've welcomed everything He has for us. 286 00:19:34.720 --> 00:19:38.559 But once we go to higher places and God's asking, well, 287 00:19:38.880 --> 00:19:41.759 would you allow the nword transformation to move to the 288 00:19:41.759 --> 00:19:45.839 exterior We're like, we're just gonna cruise in this comfortable 289 00:19:45.880 --> 00:19:49.519 place because it's just it's comfortable. That's literally what it is. 290 00:19:49.519 --> 00:19:53.640 There's it's very simple. It's just comfortable. You don't affect anybody. 291 00:19:53.680 --> 00:19:56.440 You don't You don't touch anybody's life. You just kind 292 00:19:56.440 --> 00:19:59.119 of live because you've put something on yourself, a label 293 00:19:59.160 --> 00:20:01.200 that the world said you're just this kind of person. 294 00:20:01.240 --> 00:20:03.960 That's not you're calling. I'm not talking about everybody going 295 00:20:03.960 --> 00:20:06.640 out and reaching people for Jesus. I'm talking about you 296 00:20:06.680 --> 00:20:10.559 and your workplace elevating to higher places. I'm talking about 297 00:20:10.599 --> 00:20:12.680 you if you feel like you called the government, not 298 00:20:12.799 --> 00:20:16.279 sitting there and just filing away papers, but actually calling 299 00:20:16.359 --> 00:20:19.440 to a place of influence. I'm talking about you who 300 00:20:19.480 --> 00:20:22.039 are in the education realm, that you wouldn't just sit 301 00:20:22.119 --> 00:20:25.960 there and do as you're told and just sit there 302 00:20:26.079 --> 00:20:28.359 as a person that's filling a void, but that you 303 00:20:28.400 --> 00:20:30.519 would partner with the Lord to see what God's saying, 304 00:20:30.599 --> 00:20:32.599 the mind of Christ at the top, what he wants 305 00:20:32.680 --> 00:20:35.079 to deliver to your region, to your school, to your area. 306 00:20:35.680 --> 00:20:38.920 I'm talking about family, that you wouldn't just believe for salvation, 307 00:20:39.000 --> 00:20:40.759 that you would believe that your family is meant to 308 00:20:40.839 --> 00:20:43.319 leave a legacy for the Kingdom of God on earth 309 00:20:43.319 --> 00:20:47.400 that we would demonstrate Heaven on earth. I'm talking about 310 00:20:47.440 --> 00:20:50.440 all the spheres of influence, even in the even those 311 00:20:50.440 --> 00:20:53.480 that would go and go into different religions and be 312 00:20:53.559 --> 00:20:56.519 as an apologist for Christ and come and bring people in. 313 00:20:58.079 --> 00:21:00.480 Come on. This is all available to us. But you know, 314 00:21:00.759 --> 00:21:05.960 we're just good with believing, having a comfortable life. Make 315 00:21:05.960 --> 00:21:08.599 sure all of our meeds are met, and God forbid 316 00:21:08.599 --> 00:21:11.880 anybody's healed, or God forbid anybody needs a healing, Well, 317 00:21:11.960 --> 00:21:14.480 we'll go to that realm. We'll pray a little bit more. 318 00:21:14.799 --> 00:21:16.960 If we need some guidance in any other way, maybe 319 00:21:17.000 --> 00:21:19.319 we'll step up a higher, but we'll always come back down. 320 00:21:19.759 --> 00:21:22.480 And I'm not trying to shame anybody. I'm just saying 321 00:21:22.880 --> 00:21:25.839 this thing is available to all. And it's not just 322 00:21:26.000 --> 00:21:29.240 higher levels, higher devils. The higher the level you go, 323 00:21:29.400 --> 00:21:33.039 the greater his presence. Do you get to see facets 324 00:21:33.079 --> 00:21:35.279 of Him and be one with Him in ways that 325 00:21:35.319 --> 00:21:40.759 you never were before. I'm telling you, and I would 326 00:21:40.839 --> 00:21:44.319 probably I would probably suggest the higher the levels, the 327 00:21:44.319 --> 00:21:47.359 weaker the devils, because there's realms, there's things you can 328 00:21:47.400 --> 00:21:50.839 see that they're just powerless. They have nothing, have nothing. 329 00:21:50.920 --> 00:21:54.240 Notice how every time God wanted to speak to Moses, 330 00:21:54.319 --> 00:21:56.480 Moses had to go to a place of his presence, 331 00:21:56.480 --> 00:21:58.799 and primarily in the beginning, he would be up on 332 00:21:58.799 --> 00:22:02.559 a mountain. When Jesus went to pray, he went up 333 00:22:02.559 --> 00:22:05.799 on a mountain, he went up to a place. He 334 00:22:06.640 --> 00:22:10.519 ascended to a place to go and be with the Lord. 335 00:22:10.960 --> 00:22:13.920 So if I were to put this ladder up there, 336 00:22:14.079 --> 00:22:16.920 there's actually a platform that I could stand on with 337 00:22:17.079 --> 00:22:19.440 the Lord wants. I'm not gonna do this just because 338 00:22:19.559 --> 00:22:22.240 you know there could be difficulties. But if I were 339 00:22:22.240 --> 00:22:25.400 to put the ladder, the Lord wants us to climb, ascend, 340 00:22:25.599 --> 00:22:29.359 habitat with God, be with him, and then come back 341 00:22:29.400 --> 00:22:32.720 down and release the Kingdom of Heaven on this earth. 342 00:22:33.599 --> 00:22:36.480 Come on. It's way more than just salvations. That's a 343 00:22:36.480 --> 00:22:39.039 big part of it. It's way more than that, though. 344 00:22:39.440 --> 00:22:42.039 It's to be the Kingdom of God on this earth. 345 00:22:43.079 --> 00:22:46.519 To be his answer. You are the best that God 346 00:22:46.599 --> 00:22:50.000 has here, the best. You're the only ones with direct 347 00:22:50.079 --> 00:22:53.160 access to Him. You're the only ones. Don't wait for 348 00:22:53.240 --> 00:22:57.279 anybody else. If God puts you into business and there's 349 00:22:57.400 --> 00:22:59.160 things that God speaking to you and asking you to 350 00:22:59.200 --> 00:23:03.200 build it. Don't wait for somebody else. God's calling you 351 00:23:03.240 --> 00:23:05.839 to it. If God's put you into a different place 352 00:23:05.920 --> 00:23:08.119 and or he's called you to even to the house, 353 00:23:08.160 --> 00:23:10.759 and he's calling you to serve, serve with all your heart, 354 00:23:11.599 --> 00:23:14.000 do it. Go to the places that God's calling you 355 00:23:14.079 --> 00:23:23.640 to and come down with his answers. Wow, no casualties, 356 00:23:23.680 --> 00:23:28.279 Praise the Lord. Pastor Joel thought I was joking when 357 00:23:28.279 --> 00:23:33.720 that thing wasn't that would have been a story. Well. 358 00:23:35.000 --> 00:23:38.200 Philippians two five says you must have the same mind 359 00:23:38.400 --> 00:23:43.200 or attitude of Christ. That's an invitation. That's saying, well, 360 00:23:43.960 --> 00:23:46.039 you could be here. You're like, well, we're not Jesus. Well, 361 00:23:46.519 --> 00:23:49.440 you kind of are on this earth. You're a Christian. 362 00:23:49.680 --> 00:23:55.240 You know what a Christian is is a Christian christ Christ, 363 00:23:55.359 --> 00:24:00.960 not Christian Christ. You're a little christ like one. You 364 00:24:01.000 --> 00:24:03.640 are like him. You are the You are the body 365 00:24:03.680 --> 00:24:07.119 of Christ. You are the extension of His kingdom on 366 00:24:07.160 --> 00:24:10.119 this earth. You are the answer. I'm gonna declare that 367 00:24:10.160 --> 00:24:12.720 truth until you believe you are his answer. It's you. 368 00:24:12.839 --> 00:24:15.400 It's nobody else, nobody's waiting to fill that voice. You 369 00:24:15.400 --> 00:24:17.680 could be ten years old in this room. You're his answer. 370 00:24:18.799 --> 00:24:20.839 Everybody has that. If you believe in him, you got 371 00:24:20.839 --> 00:24:25.440 the ladder and it's extended all the way extend it. 372 00:24:25.440 --> 00:24:29.000 It's your privilege, your authority, and your right to go 373 00:24:29.079 --> 00:24:37.160 as high as he's calling you. This journey that my 374 00:24:37.200 --> 00:24:40.160 wife and I went on trying to have a baby. 375 00:24:40.200 --> 00:24:45.759 MANI you guys know it. We always believe in the ladder, right, 376 00:24:46.240 --> 00:24:49.799 We always know that God's the answer. He's everything. And 377 00:24:50.279 --> 00:24:53.519 you know, even when they diagnose me infertile, I mean, 378 00:24:53.839 --> 00:24:56.480 they said, broh, you're so bad that you make infertile 379 00:24:56.519 --> 00:24:59.839 people look good. And that's that's how bad it was. 380 00:25:00.880 --> 00:25:03.839 And I'm like, well, all right then I'm gonna go pray. 381 00:25:04.599 --> 00:25:09.119 What did I do? I said, God, this is what 382 00:25:09.160 --> 00:25:14.599 the world's saying. But what are you saying? Oh, Okay, 383 00:25:14.640 --> 00:25:17.720 there's a victory, there's a breakthrough. Thank you God, God. 384 00:25:17.759 --> 00:25:20.160 I'm just believing. While I'm walking this earth, I saw 385 00:25:20.200 --> 00:25:22.400 what you saying. God, there's a breakthrough coming my way. 386 00:25:22.440 --> 00:25:24.880 There's an answer coming my way. There's a healing come 387 00:25:24.920 --> 00:25:26.880 in my way. I'll believe it with all my heart. 388 00:25:27.799 --> 00:25:31.039 Another negative report, Father, what are you saying? God, he's 389 00:25:31.079 --> 00:25:34.119 given me the privilege. Oh, not only is there a breakthrough, 390 00:25:34.119 --> 00:25:36.359 but with the enemy man for evil, it'll be turned 391 00:25:36.359 --> 00:25:39.960 into a blessing. And what he stole he'll have to repay. Oh, 392 00:25:40.160 --> 00:25:43.480 my God, Father, I thank you for a breakthrough in this. 393 00:25:43.519 --> 00:25:45.359 I'll thank you. Not only will I have a breakthrough, 394 00:25:45.400 --> 00:25:47.440 but this breakthrough is gonna be so powerful. It's gonna 395 00:25:47.440 --> 00:25:49.920 break the enemies back in the name of Jesus, all 396 00:25:49.960 --> 00:25:51.759 this stuff. And then sometimes my wife will be like, 397 00:25:52.240 --> 00:25:54.720 what is going on? Do you still think it's gonna happen. 398 00:25:55.200 --> 00:26:00.279 I'd have to say, give me a moment. As we 399 00:26:00.359 --> 00:26:05.880 answer so quickly, give me a moment. Father, I thank 400 00:26:05.920 --> 00:26:09.200 you for all your promises. God, what else are you saying? Yep, 401 00:26:09.319 --> 00:26:11.920