1 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:07,440 Can we recognize and acknowledge that goodness of God together 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:10,360 right now? Father, we acknowledge you, 3 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,320 Lord. You have been better to us, God, 4 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:14,440 than what we have been to ourselves. 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:18,360 Lord, we're thankful, Jesus, for your mercy, your grace, your 6 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,480 goodness, your kindness. God, that's LED us to 7 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,000 repentance. Father, we love you today for 8 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,880 Hallelujah in the name of Jesus Christ. 9 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:30,800 Thank you, Lord, thank you. Jesus, if you can stand with me 10 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:34,280 here tonight, a man in the House of the Lord will come at the 11 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,840 spot of the word of the Lord and as you know the Champions have 12 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,560 been with us this morning and tonight and let us in worship 13 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,400 and praise with song and singing and he's going to minister this 14 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,720 night the word of the Lord. If you've ever been in three 15 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,200 services on the Sunday, you know that that you know that's 16 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:54,840 swinging just a little bit of a ball and chain a man been there 17 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,720 and have done that. So I know a man what that is 18 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:01,720 like and they have sacrificed a man to be here, a man with a 19 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,360 very busy and I, I know you're redundant pastor, that's all 20 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:05,880 right. I want you to understand very 21 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,360 busy week last week, Amen for them. 22 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,600 And then they have family. That's crazy enough. 23 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,560 The birds is like we're going to jump on the train, you know, and 24 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,680 they're they, you know, had the similar week, you know that they 25 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:18,600 had. And so they're here tonight 26 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:20,560 worshiping the Lord. And from my understanding, he 27 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,240 was in Brazil in the end of this morning preaching somewhere. 28 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,400 So this is like probably service number three for him too. 29 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:28,920 Amen tonight. So we're thinking about having a 30 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:35,560 service around 9:00 tonight too. No, I'm joking, I'm joking. 31 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,520 Hey man. But there were days, There were 32 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,600 days. We're so glad to be in God's 33 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:41,680 house. Amen. 34 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,280 For each one of you that are here that's joined in and 35 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,520 worship and praise today, Amen And we're going to have brother 36 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:49,760 champion come and minister the word of the Lord. 37 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,520 These folks you, you need to thank their pastor for allowing 38 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:57,840 them to come, Amen. They're from Sullivan IN great, 39 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:01,240 great family, brother Scott, sister Scott great family, great 40 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,480 church just right off of high 141 there as you're going 41 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,000 through Sullivan on the left side you see there. 42 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,440 I still call it new because it wasn't that long ago. 43 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,280 About a year ago, I came to preach for y'all and brother 44 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,800 champions in there, laying the bead of caulk, you know, right 45 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,440 there along the sink line before service, just before everything 46 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,080 started. They've been working hard and 47 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,520 diligently. They're on their building and 48 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:25,320 bathrooms and things like that. Nature. 49 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,960 These are servants. These people are servants. 50 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,000 They're working people. They've been in our district for 51 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,120 years. I remember whenever I was a 52 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:37,280 young man evangelizing before the the week that we found out 53 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:42,680 Mariah was going to be born, we were in Medora and we were 54 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,200 holding a two to three, I think it was maybe three-week revive. 55 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,600 It was the revival that Brother Shepard usually did up there, 56 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:52,720 but he couldn't for some reason. So I was like, Plan B just 57 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,760 didn't have the shakedown, you know, or maybe I could have slid 58 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,000 in. But nonetheless, we were there 59 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,200 and we found out that we were pregnant with Mariah. 60 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,240 And at that time, Brother and Sister Scott, that was still, 61 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,080 that was still their church. I remember distinctively after 62 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:12,480 service one night as a brother, brother and names that say 63 00:03:12,640 --> 00:03:15,480 brother Walls would have different families of the church 64 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,360 that would bring food and such and we would eat with them after 65 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,520 service. And so we ate with the Scott 66 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:22,840 family. And from that time till now, 67 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:27,680 they, they went to Sullivan, started a work there and then 68 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:31,120 has just grown that work and their families have grown. 69 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,360 You know, the daughters have gotten married and then the 70 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,920 family has grown. I only have one bone to pick one 71 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:43,320 bone that is two of our couples were out that was in the music 72 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:48,440 and we didn't get 2 back. Rylan, I'm teasing, 100% 73 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:49,800 teasing. I'm in your shoes. 74 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:53,760 I understand right now I'm under 100% teasing on that Amen. 75 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:56,800 But we appreciate this family. He's going to come tonight going 76 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:58,000 to minister the word of the Lord. 77 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,000 I just pray you just back God in his word today. 78 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,200 Amen. Let's lift up the name of Jesus 79 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:04,560 to the word. Can we give a hand clap of 80 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:08,200 praise unto the Lord as Brother Ryan Champion comes here this. 81 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,400 Hey man, how many is thankful to be in the House of the Lord 82 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,920 tonight? Hallelujah. 83 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:21,920 What a what a fantastic word we heard this morning. 84 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,080 I told my wife on the way home. I said, you know, Brother McGee 85 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:29,920 probably doesn't know this and will you be humble enough not to 86 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:31,520 accept it? I'm sure. 87 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:38,160 But I said he's probably one of my top five preachers. 88 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:41,560 And I'm not talking about the Indiana District. 89 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:45,800 I'm not talking about the ALJC. I'm talking about top time, top 90 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,920 five preachers that I know. I love Brother McGee, respect 91 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,520 him so much. I don't take it lightly that 92 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,000 he's called upon me to stand behind this pulpit. 93 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,880 So many great messages that I've heard him preach and minister. 94 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:04,640 And this morning was absolutely fantastic, absolutely fantastic. 95 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,200 I told my wife, I said I feel like it should have been the 96 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,560 other way around and he tried, I'll give him credit, he tried. 97 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:12,280 I should have preached this morning so he could have 98 00:05:12,280 --> 00:05:14,880 finished it up with that word tonight. 99 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,080 But what a word the Lord gave us this morning. 100 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:21,320 Feasted on that all day long and appreciate him being sensitive 101 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,400 to the word of God, Spirit of God and the moving of God. 102 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,640 Amen. Appreciate Mcgee's and the McGee 103 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:28,920 family. Thank you so much. 104 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:33,160 Elder McGee, thank you for what you've done here in this town in 105 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:34,440 Mount Carmel. Thank you. 106 00:05:35,280 --> 00:05:37,160 Amen. I believe that this is a revival 107 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,800 church. Amen. 108 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,320 The Bible said that in the last days he would pour out his 109 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:47,600 Spirit upon all flesh and I. Believe it is my. 110 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,640 Opinion that there are individuals. 111 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,760 Today that are looking for revival. 112 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:58,360 There are churches and pastors today that are looking, seeking, 113 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:02,520 praying for revival. And I believe that God's word 114 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:06,000 cannot fail. It will not fail. 115 00:06:06,280 --> 00:06:09,960 And if we will seek his face, I believe tonight that God will 116 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,840 send the revival that He promised because He cannot go 117 00:06:13,840 --> 00:06:16,120 back upon His Word. Amen. 118 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:18,320 And I know the heart of your pastor today. 119 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:22,600 Understand his heartbeat and the the messages again, the message. 120 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,920 I've, I've heard him preach. You guys are blessed. 121 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,560 You're a blessed church, a blessed congregation. 122 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,280 I know it's so. Easy sometimes to take that for 123 00:06:31,280 --> 00:06:33,440 granted. That you're a blessed. 124 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:36,800 Congregation Amen. I give honor tonight to my 125 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:39,520 brother-in-law and sister-in-law for being here and little Emma. 126 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:41,800 We're so thankful. I wanted to be with them this 127 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:45,520 morning and we joined you all here this morning to help out. 128 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:50,040 But I appreciate them and and what the Lord is doing in their 129 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,360 life and where he's taking them. Amen. 130 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:56,480 I appreciate my pastor, my friend, my Co worker. 131 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:00,760 A lot of people's asked us, well, how does that work out? 132 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,520 Well, we just go to work every day and go home at the end of 133 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,320 the night and get up the next morning and do it again. 134 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:10,480 It works out really good. But a lot of folks can't believe 135 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,960 that we work together and actually it's brother Bird works 136 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,880 with us now. So it's just a family ordeal. 137 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,480 Family ordeal, Amen. But we're thankful. 138 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,480 I'm thankful for that. Such a. 139 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:26,080 Small blessing of the Lord. I don't, I don't mean this 140 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,960 wrong, I'll bad or anything else, but if you work a public 141 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:30,280 job, you know what I'm talking about. 142 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,160 I'm thankful I don't have to mess with that junk. 143 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,320 The Lord's blessed me with that. You know how many times we be 144 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:39,960 working away and somebody will get their phone out and put a 145 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,960 message on and we'll listen to some preaching or we'll listen 146 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,880 to a worship service. And sometimes Brother bird, we 147 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,120 even get the dancing right there in the kitchen as we're putting 148 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,160 in cabinets and say, man, God is good. 149 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,960 I'm thankful for that. Such a small blessing. 150 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:56,640 But the Lord has been so good to me and my family. 151 00:07:56,640 --> 00:08:07,960 I thank my daughter and my wife. When pastor told me go ahead, I 152 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,320 know you'd never believe me because I don't look that old, 153 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:12,680 but it'll be 21 years. We'll be married this year. 154 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:16,120 And I'm so thankful for my wife. She has put up. 155 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:21,040 You talk about a patient woman that is a patient, godly woman 156 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:25,920 the Lord has blessed me with. I'm thankful for her in my life. 157 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:28,000 I wouldn't be where I'm at today without her. 158 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,720 They say behind every good man is a good woman. 159 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,280 I think that is false. If it is, you're in the wrong. 160 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:37,480 My wife works. Beside me, she's as much as part 161 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:39,679 as my ministry. She's a much a part of my life. 162 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,120 She's as much a part as what I do as I am. 163 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:45,360 And I'm thankful that God called us to be one flesh working 164 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,120 together in the Kingdom and I love him. 165 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:50,600 I'm so thankful I'm blessed. My point tonight is I'm blessed. 166 00:08:51,560 --> 00:08:54,080 I'm blessed. I love my daughter, my wife and 167 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:55,800 I. When she was Emma's size, 168 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,560 screaming and hollering and carrying on and worshiping, we 169 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:02,440 always wondered what it would be like to do ministry with her. 170 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:05,920 And we're so honored so. Blessed and so thankful tonight. 171 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,360 So thankful tonight from my daughter. 172 00:09:15,680 --> 00:09:18,160 Love her voice and thankful to be able to sing with her and 173 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,200 worship with her man. There's a few times that, as 174 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,360 you've seen tonight, my wife will take. 175 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:25,800 I don't, I don't say a few times like she doesn't do it often. 176 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,960 I just mean that it's not every day that she takes off running 177 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,960 around the church. But those times, my daughter a 178 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,520 lot of times at the home church will jump on the keyboard or my 179 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:36,880 wife today went and prayed with some individuals. 180 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:39,840 My daughter took over on the keyboard and her and dad got to 181 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:41,880 sing together and worship together. 182 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,600 And it's it's such a blessing. God's been so good to me. 183 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:47,360 God's been so good, better than I deserve. 184 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:49,520 Amen. I could stand here all night and 185 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:51,840 tell you how blessed I am, but I'm sure you didn't come to hear 186 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:53,920 that. So we'll move on to the Word 187 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,080 tonight. But I'm thankful for God's 188 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,320 blessings, thankful for the people that He has put in my. 189 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:02,520 Life, I'm blessed. I'm blessed. 190 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:05,200 If you'll help me tonight, I want to preach. 191 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:09,520 For a few moments from First Samuel chapter. 30 verses one 192 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,640 through 8. And unless the Lord sees 193 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:16,000 otherwise, I promise to try not to keep you long this evening. 194 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:22,640 I don't know about you, but I'm more out, my wife said on the 195 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:24,280 way here. She said I'm starting to feel 196 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,240 it. I said, well, congratulations, 197 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:27,680 I'm glad you're starting to feel it. 198 00:10:28,560 --> 00:10:32,000 I'm exhausted. I'm exhausted. 199 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,760 First Samuel, chapter 30, beginning with. 200 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:39,040 Verse #1 We're going to read through verse #8 and it the Word 201 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:42,000 of God tells. Us And it came to pass when 202 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:46,520 David and his men were come to Zig Lag on the third day, that 203 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:50,440 the Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziglag. 204 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:54,960 And smitten, ziglag and burned. It with fire, and had taken the 205 00:10:54,960 --> 00:11:01,360 women captive, and there and and that were therein they slew not 206 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:05,480 any neither great or small, but carried them away, and went on 207 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:06,120 their. Way. 208 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,400 So David and his men came to the city. 209 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,200 And. Behold, it was burned with fire. 210 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,840 Their wives and their sons and their daughters were taken 211 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,800 captives. Then David and the people that 212 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:22,280 were with him lifted up their voice and wept until they had. 213 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:26,280 No more power to weep. That's a lot of tears. 214 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:30,640 That's a lot of tears. And David's two wives were taken 215 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:35,120 captive, the Hinowim, the Jezreelitis, and Abigail the 216 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:39,600 wife of Nabal the Carmelite. And David was greatly 217 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,840 distressed. Someone say greatly distressed, 218 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:46,520 for the people spake of stoning him. 219 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,480 What better reason than to be distressed? 220 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:53,160 Because the soul of all the people was grieved, and every 221 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:55,680 man for his son and for his daughters. 222 00:11:56,160 --> 00:12:00,160 But David encouraged himself in the Lord. 223 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:05,840 And David said to Abathar the priest, Hemilek's son, I pray 224 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:07,640 thee, bring me Hit her the ephod. 225 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:13,720 And Abathar brought thither the ephod, ephod to David. 226 00:12:14,560 --> 00:12:18,600 And David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after 227 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:22,120 this troop? Shall I overtake them? 228 00:12:22,680 --> 00:12:27,880 And he answered him, Pursue, for thou shalt surely overtake them, 229 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:34,800 and without fail somebody say, without fail recover all. 230 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,640 I want to preach for just a few. Moments with the help of the. 231 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:42,600 Lord tonight and if you promise to help me this simple thought 232 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:47,160 stay in the fight, stay in the fight, would you put your Bibles 233 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:49,640 down and lift your voices and your hands toward heaven one 234 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:53,040 more time as we ask the Lord to touch the remainder of this 235 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:55,480 service. God, we're thankful for what 236 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,040 you're doing in this place. We're thankful God for what 237 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:01,120 you've already done God the words we've already heard today. 238 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:04,600 Your spirit in the way that it is moved thus far in this 239 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:08,360 service, Lord God, but we're asking tonight, love that you 240 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:12,600 would speak one more time to our hearts, to our minds, to our 241 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:16,880 spirits, God, not only that we hear what is spoken tonight, 242 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:21,400 Lord, but that we hear what your spirit has come to speak to the 243 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:24,080 church. I pray, God, that you will take 244 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:28,120 us and move us from the place where we find ourselves, the 245 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:31,160 place tonight, God, Lord, in our humanity. 246 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:35,480 Take us, Lord, from the place we are tonight to that place where 247 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,800 your spirit is and that place where you dwell, God. 248 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:43,400 Lord, move us and take us, Lord, to what you desire us to be 249 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,640 tonight before we leave this this house and we leave this 250 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:51,080 place, God, and to you be all the glory, all the honor, and 251 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,560 all the praise, and everyone said Amen. 252 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:59,600 Amen. You may be seated without 253 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,320 hesitation. I would assume that it is a safe 254 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:06,440 bet to say that every person under the sound of my voice has 255 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:10,480 been through a period of time in your life where it felt like you 256 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:14,560 were fighting hell. It felt like you wasn't getting 257 00:14:14,560 --> 00:14:17,880 anywhere, but it felt like you were pushing against hell head 258 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:20,480 on. It felt like the only thing that 259 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:23,560 you were living for is to fight against hell. 260 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:27,960 There is a common misconception or a misunderstanding that once 261 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:31,320 you start living for God, you don't have any more trouble in 262 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:36,480 your life and you won't face any more struggles in your life and 263 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:38,400 you won't have any more hard times. 264 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:41,640 But I've come to ask you this question this evening. 265 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,960 Why would the devil tempt someone who he already had? 266 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:49,040 Why would the devil come after the after you if he already had 267 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:52,600 you locked up? Why would he try to bind you if 268 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:57,120 you were already # Why would he try to put a trap in front of 269 00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:59,560 you if you were already stared by the? 270 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:03,760 Traps that he had set. Before you, what I'm getting to 271 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:07,400 tonight is this. If the enemy is on your back, 272 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:11,520 and if it seems that every time you get a good foothold and 273 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:14,640 begin to gain ground, there's there's another mountain for you 274 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:18,320 to climb, or there's another river for you to cross. 275 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,800 I just want you to. Know that you become a threat. 276 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:26,280 To the enemy and to his Kingdom. You've become a threat to the 277 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:33,680 devil and to the Kingdom of. Hell, Hallelujah, if it feels 278 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,840 like every time you turn around there's another river, river to 279 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:40,800 cross, and every time you cross that river there's another 280 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:45,520 battle to be fought, then I want you to know, sign of God, you're 281 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,720 on the right track, you're doing the right thing. 282 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:52,480 Just keep on keeping on. Keep on in the apostles 283 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,120 doctrine. Keep on believing in truth. 284 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:59,720 Keep on coming to church, keep on sacrificing, keep on 285 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,920 worshiping, keep on praising. Keep on. 286 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:10,760 Hallelujah, the Bible tells us in First Corinthians chapter 10 287 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:15,640 verse 13, there hath no temptation taken you, but such 288 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:20,600 as is common to man, that God is faithful, who will not suffer 289 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:24,720 you to be tempted above what ye are able, but will with the 290 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:29,760 temptation also make a way of escape that you may be able. 291 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,920 To bear it I've. Come tonight to preach the 292 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,080 someone that has been struggling. 293 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:39,360 With your pressures of life, maybe you've been struggling. 294 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:43,080 With an addiction, and maybe it's not even a drug addiction. 295 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:47,000 But it's an addictive urge that tries to get you to go back to 296 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,440 the thing. That God delivered you from. 297 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:53,400 The very thing that God saved you from, the devil spit on your 298 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:57,560 back and he's been telling you lies and he's trying to get you 299 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:00,400 to fall. He's trying to get you to slip. 300 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:04,680 He's trying to get you to lose Crown, but come to preach to the 301 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,119 church tonight. Stay in the fight. 302 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:18,079 You gotta stay in the fight. I've come tonight to preach to 303 00:17:18,079 --> 00:17:20,839 the person that's been questioning and wondering if the 304 00:17:20,839 --> 00:17:23,000 fight is worth the reward at the end. 305 00:17:23,319 --> 00:17:27,240 I've come to talk to the individual that seems to hear 306 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:30,120 every word that the devil is telling you, but you've been 307 00:17:30,120 --> 00:17:33,760 struggling hearing the voice of God speaking to your life. 308 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:37,680 I've come to talk to the Saint of God that is weary from the 309 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:41,800 battle and feels like every time you get done fighting hell, 310 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:43,920 there's another fight to be fought. 311 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:46,480 There's another devil on the other side. 312 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:50,240 There's another mountain to move, another river to cross. 313 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:54,000 I've come to tell somebody tonight you got to stay in the 314 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:58,520 fight. It's not over. 315 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:01,720 You're not defeated. No matter what lies the devil's 316 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,640 trying to tell you, you're still on the winning side. 317 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:08,440 Don't give up, don't give in. Don't quit. 318 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:14,360 But tonight you've got to stay, I said. 319 00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:17,200 Tonight you got to stay in the fight. 320 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:22,040 Hallelujah. There's a scripture in the 321 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:25,080 Bible, Elder. It says fight for your houses. 322 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:28,040 Fight for your. Families, fight for your sons. 323 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,760 Fight for your daughters. I've come to tell somebody 324 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,440 tonight in this house, there's some things worth fighting for. 325 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:37,320 There's some things that if it was gone out of my life for the 326 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:41,240 McGee, it wouldn't bother me. But there's some other things in 327 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,720 my life that are important to me. 328 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:47,360 There's some other things that I've got some value upon. 329 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:51,840 There's some other things that I hold dear in my life and it's 330 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:58,040 worth fighting for. Hallelujah, Hallelujah. 331 00:19:00,360 --> 00:19:02,800 I wrote down in my Bible some time ago. 332 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:06,040 I heard a preacher talking and he said these words. 333 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:07,880 I wrote it on the front page of my Bible. 334 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,840 I look at it often. It says if you want to be 335 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:16,760 defeated, look behind you. If you want to be distracted, 336 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:21,160 look around you if you want to be. 337 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:25,640 Dismayed. Look ahead of you if. 338 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:32,640 You want to be delivered. I said if you want to be 339 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:37,400 delivered, look to the hills. Look up for your strength is in 340 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:41,040 the hills. Your deliverance is in God, your 341 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:45,320 victories in God. You got to stay in the fight. 342 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:50,360 Hallelujah. Somebody clap your hands to the 343 00:19:50,360 --> 00:19:55,480 Lord right now. Hallelujah. 344 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:57,480 Lift him up right now in this place. 345 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:02,880 Oh God, Lord, we worship you. God, we magnify you. 346 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:08,960 God we've come to exalt. You tonight, God, Hallelujah, 347 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:12,280 Hallelujah. I feel like the Lord wants me to 348 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:15,680 encourage the church tonight. Keep on fighting, even though 349 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:17,800 you may be weary from the battle. 350 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:22,520 Keep on being faithful to the House of God, even when it feels 351 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,320 like you can't put one foot in front of the other. 352 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:29,920 Keep on worshipping, even when you don't feel those goosebumps 353 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:33,520 running up and down your spine. Keep on believing. 354 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:35,400 Although you haven't. Seen the answer. 355 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,400 Yet. Or anything that even resembles 356 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:39,280 the answer. Keep on. 357 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:42,400 Praying when it feels like your prayers aren't going any higher. 358 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:46,160 Than the ceiling keep on fast. And then although it. 359 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,280 Doesn't appear that the last one accomplished anything. 360 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:53,320 I'm telling some St. of God the devil's been battling you. 361 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:58,080 He's trying to discourage you, but I've come tonight to tell 362 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:02,080 somebody you gotta stay in the fight. 363 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:15,440 You gotta stay in the fight. Scripture tells us in First 364 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:19,400 Samuel chapter 30, when David had returned to Ziglag, he found 365 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:22,880 that everything that he held here, everything that he deemed 366 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:25,840 is valuable in his life had been taken. 367 00:21:26,120 --> 00:21:29,200 I want to talk for just a minute about the life of David. 368 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,880 David was a man after God's own heart. 369 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:35,840 The Bible said David did great things for the Kingdom of God. 370 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,840 David was one of the finest kings that Israel, the finest 371 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:43,680 rulers that Israel ever had. But let me tell you something 372 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:46,120 about. David Pastor, you preached about 373 00:21:46,120 --> 00:21:47,000 it this. Morning. 374 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:49,240 The shards and the broken pieces. 375 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:51,520 I've come to tell somebody what a. 376 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:54,840 Message of from God, just because you're broken. 377 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:56,840 Doesn't mean that God's not got a. 378 00:21:56,840 --> 00:22:00,560 Plan for you just because. You're broken doesn't mean that 379 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:04,120 you still can't carry the coal. Just because you're broken 380 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:07,800 doesn't mean the water can't still flow from your vessel. 381 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,880 I've come to tell somebody tonight. 382 00:22:10,120 --> 00:22:12,520 David was a man after God's own heart. 383 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:17,080 He had a burden, he had a desire, he had a passion, he had 384 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,880 a vision. But David failed, just like you 385 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,280 and I, human. Flesh and blood. 386 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:26,080 David fell into temptation. David, as a matter of fact. 387 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,240 He went. To fight with the army of the 388 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:29,920 Philistines. That's right. 389 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:34,400 Before we read in First Samuel chapter 30, David had went and. 390 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:38,120 Fought with the Philistines. He ran to the army as a matter 391 00:22:38,120 --> 00:22:39,600 of. Fact, if you remember back. 392 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:41,800 Earlier in the. Bible, you will remember the. 393 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:45,680 Story of the Philistine Army and how they defied the. 394 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:48,320 Armies of. God and there was a man called 395 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:52,240 Goliath that stood down in that valley, and he would his. 396 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:55,680 Voice would echo out. And he would say, send me a man, 397 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,640 send me a man. And here was this king of 398 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:02,600 Israel, or he wasn't king yet, but God had a plan for him. 399 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:05,840 Here was this man of God. He probably didn't have the mind 400 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:08,680 of God yet, but he was going to. Have it if he'd. 401 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,880 Hang on just a little longer. If he'd stay in the battle. 402 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,800 If he'd stay in the fight and he rushed to this Goliath, this 403 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:20,560 this army, he rushed down to this Goliath and he began to to 404 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:24,840 fight Goliath with just a a sling and some stones. 405 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,040 I'm have to slow down. My body can't keep up with my 406 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,880 mouth or vice versa. I'm not sure which it is. 407 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:48,040 He found himself in a place that every one of us have probably 408 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:52,760 found ourselves in at some point in time or another, place of 409 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:57,360 despair, a place where there seemed like no hope. 410 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:00,400 He was fighting for the wrong things. 411 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,600 He was fighting on the wrong side, fighting against the wrong 412 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:08,400 things. He had joined the armies of the 413 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:14,680 Philistines, began to fight and done his best to stay away from 414 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:18,880 fighting Israel. And here he was fighting for the 415 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:22,520 wrong things. But it's in this moment that you 416 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:27,840 will read towards the end of verse number six that the 417 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:29,720 captain had told him. He said, go on home. 418 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:32,560 Some of the men were discouraged. 419 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:35,040 Some of the men were distraught because David, the one that had 420 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:38,240 killed there, he's the one that defied, He's the one that killed 421 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:43,880 their giant. Can I preach here for a moment? 422 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:52,400 How many times, how many times have we come into church on a 423 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:58,080 Sunday night, felt the anointing of the Lord, went home and 424 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:06,960 killed a Goliath, went to the altar and killed a giant, took 425 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:08,920 it to the altar and got rid of a giant. 426 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:12,720 But we went back home and Monday morning, Elder, we started 427 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:16,480 fighting for the wrong team. Monday morning we started doing 428 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,640 the wrong things. Monday morning we started 429 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:20,240 hanging out with the wrong crowd. 430 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:22,960 And the whole time I could imagine God. 431 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:25,920 Is somewhere in heaven. Scratching his head going. 432 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:28,720 Oh, but I anointed you. I bless. 433 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:30,720 You. What are you doing but human 434 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:33,400 nature? Our flesh, our carnality. 435 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:35,880 We find ourselves in the wrong places. 436 00:25:36,120 --> 00:25:39,080 At the wrong times. I'm here to tell somebody. 437 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:42,360 We got to get our eyes focused on the goal. 438 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,880 We got to get our eyes focused on the prize. 439 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:52,920 I've heard stories, I've never met her, but I've heard stories 440 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:55,880 of my wife's great grandmother. She had a saying she would 441 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:57,800 always say. She said if you'll keep a vision 442 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:00,880 of heaven and you'll keep a vision of hell, you'll never 443 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:03,920 backslide. Elder, Sometimes we we lose our 444 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:07,200 vision of hell. We like to preach about heaven, 445 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:11,120 how beautiful it is. And all I want to see it and 446 00:26:11,120 --> 00:26:12,720 all. I can't wait to be there. 447 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,800 But I'm here to tell. Somebody we got to have a vision 448 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:19,080 of hell because that's what's going to keep us from going 449 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:21,880 there. It's seeing those flames, it's 450 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,920 hearing those voices that gnashing and wailing. 451 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:27,920 It's hearing those things that's going to keep us. 452 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:38,880 We got to stay in the fight. Is in this moment that we read 453 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:42,000 towards the end of verse number six that David encouraged 454 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,840 himself in the Lord. There's sometimes we just need 455 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:50,040 to get along with God. I found for my own life, for my 456 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:52,200 own self. It's when I reached the point of 457 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:56,400 desperation. It's when I reached the point of 458 00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:59,520 no return. It's when I messed everything 459 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:01,440 up. Just about as big as you can 460 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,080 mess. It up then I found. 461 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:05,120 Myself in a prayer room somewhere. 462 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:08,400 And I've knelt down at an. Altar somewhere in a prayer 463 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:11,000 closet. Somewhere and I begin to cry out 464 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:15,240 to God, and God begin to let me know, Child, I love you. 465 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:17,840 You're still my child. I still. 466 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:21,640 Got to work for you. I've still got an anointing for 467 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,560 you. Hallelujah. 468 00:27:25,120 --> 00:27:29,960 But we got to stay in the fight. Everything that David had that 469 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:33,480 was valuable to him had been stolen, and the men that David 470 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:37,200 had been fighting alongside with had even turned against him. 471 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:41,360 There was talk amongst the men as they stood around this pile 472 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:45,760 of rubble, this pile of garbage, this pile of of dismay. 473 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:49,320 As they stood around this pile, There was talk about stoning 474 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:52,400 David, their leader. There was talk about taking care 475 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:56,000 or or stoning, getting rid of the wand that had LED them so 476 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,480 many times in the battle. Can I pause right here for just 477 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:04,440 a second and say that sometimes we get so distracted by the pile 478 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:06,800 of what? Used to be in our lives that we 479 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:10,800 fail to see the victim victory that God is fixing to lead us 480 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:16,640 into. I said. 481 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:22,280 We get so distracted by the pile of junk, the pile of mess hubs, 482 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:27,640 the pile of mistakes that we fail to see what God is trying 483 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:34,160 to do in our life. Hallelujah. 484 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:36,480 Somebody ought to help me right here. 485 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:39,840 Somebody in this room needs to understand that God is not 486 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:42,080 leading you into where you came from. 487 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,520 I said God's not leading you back into what He delivered you 488 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:53,160 from. He's not taking you back to 489 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:57,200 where He brought you from. But this is a new thing. 490 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:00,120 God is doing a new. Thing in your life? 491 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:03,760 He's making you a new vessel. He's doing a new. 492 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:06,360 Work in you. He's taking you a different 493 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:11,040 direction than what you've ever been before. 2nd Corinthians 5 494 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:14,880 and 17 says therefore if. Any man be in Christ. 495 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:18,760 He is a new creature. All things are passed away. 496 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:24,240 Behold, all things become new. It's not God's desire for you to 497 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,680 fall back into the lifestyle that you came from. 498 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:32,920 It's not God's desire for you to experience what you came from, 499 00:29:33,280 --> 00:29:37,480 that God wants to do a new thing in your life. 500 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:45,800 Paul wrote in second and second Timothy 6 and 12 fight the good 501 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:49,680 fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, where to thou art 502 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:54,520 also called and has professed a good profession before many 503 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:57,800 witnesses. What Paul was saying is if you 504 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:00,080 want to lay hold on eternal. Life you're. 505 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:02,640 Going to have to keep on fighting if you want to. 506 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:05,040 Experience a victory in your life. 507 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:06,560 You're. Going to have to keep. 508 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:10,640 On Fighting If you want to defeat a devil or a giant in 509 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,760 your life, then you're going to have to keep on fighting. 510 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:17,040 If you want to overcome temptation that keeps coming 511 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:20,360 against you, then you're going to have to keep on fighting. 512 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:24,080 If you want to see an unsaved loved one be baptized in the 513 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:27,840 mighty name of Jesus and filled with the precious gift of the 514 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:31,000 Holy Ghost, then you're going to have to keep on fighting. 515 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:35,120 If you desire to see signs, miracles and wonders in your 516 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:38,840 life, friend of mine, St. of God, you're going to have to 517 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:46,400 keep on fighting. Clap your hands unto the Lord, 518 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:49,480 Shout unto God with a voice of triumph. 519 00:30:56,200 --> 00:31:01,200 Hallelujah. The church was never called to 520 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:09,240 just lay down and accept defeat. God didn't call us to be 521 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:14,680 cowards. How many times in the word of 522 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:20,000 God do we hear him saying he was a man of valor, He knew how to 523 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:23,240 fight Saul. They sang the song. 524 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:27,840 Saul killed his thousands. David killed his 10 thousands. 525 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:31,040 I heard this preached one time and it maybe even been you, 526 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:32,640 pastor, I don't know, but I love it. 527 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:39,800 What would have happened? What would happen if Saul would 528 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:46,560 have joined up with David? What kind of testimony are we 529 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:50,160 leaving? What are we leaving for the next 530 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:54,360 generation? Saul killed his thousands, but 531 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:56,880 David? That wasn't a downplay on Saul, 532 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:02,680 but jealousy got in the way. The old lifestyle, the old 533 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:04,880 things got in the way of Saul's life. 534 00:32:05,040 --> 00:32:07,680 He began to struggle with something that he should have 535 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:10,800 conquered and should have defeated many years ago. 536 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:13,960 And if he'd have been fighting the good fight of faith, if he'd 537 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:17,600 have stayed on the path, if he'd have stayed in the Word of God. 538 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:27,440 Hallelujah. Could there ever be a better 539 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:34,040 compliment about a man? Then he killed his thousands. 540 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:42,240 But his predecessor, his predecessor, he killed his 10 541 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:46,400 thousands. What a man, what a teaching, 542 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:54,760 what a story, what a victory. Somewhere Saul got distracted. 543 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:58,160 Somewhere he lost sight of what really mattered. 544 00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:01,240 What really mattered in his life? 545 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:04,880 The church has never been called just to lay down and accept 546 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:07,280 defeat. You were never meant to give up 547 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:09,560 and surrender. But I've come to encourage 548 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:13,080 someone tonight in this house. You got to keep on fighting. 549 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:17,480 Keep on fighting in the middle of the rubble, in the midst of 550 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,480 what appears to be destruction by the enemy. 551 00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:29,600 Not. I got hung up by word, Elder. 552 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:38,040 I don't know if you caught it or not that it says not pulverized. 553 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:45,800 When it dropped. I hope you don't mind me 554 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:51,600 piggybacking off your message. This morning when it dropped, it 555 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:53,800 didn't burst into so many pieces. 556 00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:58,800 It didn't burst into dust I feel like. 557 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:02,480 God ordained these services to go together. 558 00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:04,640 I feel like the word that was preached. 559 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:08,080 This morning was meant to be because there was a word this 560 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:10,920 morning that talked about broken pieces. 561 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:14,120 Every one of us in this house, and you said it Elder, have 562 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:16,360 become a broken. You're not going to make it 563 00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:18,360 through this life without destruction. 564 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:20,679 You're not going to make it through this life without hard 565 00:34:20,679 --> 00:34:21,920 times. You're not going to make it 566 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:24,320 through life without issues and problems. 567 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:26,880 But let me tell you about the wounds that persevere. 568 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:29,080 Let me tell you about the wounds that make it. 569 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:32,080 Let me tell you about the wounds that God's coming back for. 570 00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:35,960 It's those that understand that even though I'm a broken piece, 571 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:40,280 even though I may be just a Shard, even though I may, even 572 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:42,679 though there's been construction, even though I've. 573 00:34:42,679 --> 00:34:45,560 Faced hard times, I've faced adversity. 574 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:48,000 I've been through some struggles in my life. 575 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:50,880 I just want you to know I understand. 576 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:54,679 I got to stay in the fight. There's still a purpose, there's 577 00:34:54,679 --> 00:34:58,200 still a plan. There's still something to 578 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:03,680 fight. For Hallelujah in the midst of 579 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:07,280 what one of what could have been David's lowest points in his 580 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:09,840 life. Verse six says that David 581 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:13,920 encouraged himself in the Lord his God. 582 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:17,960 I feel that God has sent me here to preach to someone tonight to 583 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:21,960 encourage you in the Lord. My brother, my sister, you've 584 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:28,240 got to keep on fighting. I know it's would be easy to lay 585 00:35:28,240 --> 00:35:32,800 down. I understand it would be easy to 586 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:36,640 quit. I understand the flesh. 587 00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:39,400 That's what it desires. And that's what it wants 588 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:41,720 sometimes. I understand those things. 589 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:45,440 But I've come to encourage someone in the Lord tonight. 590 00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:49,160 Keep on the fight. Keep fighting. 591 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:52,560 Keep fighting. Elder, there's an old song. 592 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:54,000 I'm sure you're familiar with it. 593 00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:59,480 Keep on the firing line. We must fight. 594 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:07,600 Be brave against all evil. Never run or never lag behind if 595 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:13,000 we will fight for God and the right, we got to keep on the 596 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:16,080 firing line. And I know I've pulled out an 597 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:19,760 old song that maybe some of this younger generation is not even 598 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:22,960 familiar with tonight, but I want to tell somebody. 599 00:36:23,240 --> 00:36:25,680 But you got to keep on the firing line. 600 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:28,320 You got to keep on fighting for God you. 601 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:30,040 Guys have got to stay in the fight. 602 00:36:30,240 --> 00:36:32,280 Elders, we got to show. These young people. 603 00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:35,440 How to stay in the fight? We got to keep on blazing in the 604 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:37,520 trail. We got to keep on moving 605 00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:41,520 forward. There's a. 606 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:45,400 Fight to be fought, but. There's a prize to be won. 607 00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:52,520 Hallelujah, Hallelujah. If my wife would come tonight. 608 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:57,200 There's still a fight left. If there's still a fight left in 609 00:36:57,200 --> 00:37:01,360 you, if there's still a fight left in you. 610 00:37:02,200 --> 00:37:04,840 David was known as one of the greatest kings over Israel. 611 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:09,600 He had in the book of Acts that says that. 612 00:37:10,040 --> 00:37:13,160 He was called a man. After God's own heart, David 613 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:15,600 accomplished many great things for the Kingdom and the people 614 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:18,320 of God. But it was when David stopped 615 00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:27,590 fighting, I preached all that. To come down to this moment, 616 00:37:27,590 --> 00:37:32,310 Elder. It was when David stopped 617 00:37:32,310 --> 00:37:41,960 fighting as long as he was. Fighting there was an anointing 618 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:46,720 on his life. As long as David was fighting, 619 00:37:46,720 --> 00:37:51,400 he was defeating giants. As long as David kept fighting, 620 00:37:51,560 --> 00:37:56,640 he was conquering enemies. As long as David was fighting, 621 00:37:56,640 --> 00:38:00,200 the Kingdom began and continued to prosper. 622 00:38:00,720 --> 00:38:04,280 But it was when David stopped fighting the fight that he found 623 00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:08,800 himself on a rooftop, falling into sin and temptation. 624 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:13,080 His men were out fighting, those around him were out fighting. 625 00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:19,440 And here, said David at home, that was not customary. 626 00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:23,160 Elder. The king was supposed to lead 627 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:27,400 them in the battle while David was fighting. 628 00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:33,000 As long as he kept. Fighting. 629 00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:36,680 He was conquering devils. As long as he kept. 630 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:38,880 Fighting, he was defeating enemies. 631 00:38:39,320 --> 00:38:42,800 As long as he kept fighting, he was battling giants and 632 00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:44,360 defeating giants. As. 633 00:38:44,360 --> 00:38:50,720 Long as he kept fighting. But when he stopped fighting, he 634 00:38:50,720 --> 00:38:57,320 found himself on a rooftop and his eyes. 635 00:38:57,320 --> 00:38:59,640 Overtook. Him seeing something that he was 636 00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:07,040 never meant to see, Bathsheba begin to fall into temptation. 637 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:16,480 Why? Why did he fall into temptation, 638 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:18,520 Pastor? It's because he quit fighting. 639 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:23,400 He stopped fighting. He gave. 640 00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:29,240 Up somewhere. Out there, there was a room that 641 00:39:29,240 --> 00:39:31,720 had David's sword. And it had David's. 642 00:39:31,720 --> 00:39:34,280 Spear. And it had David's Harmer 643 00:39:34,480 --> 00:39:36,560 somewhere aside. He had. 644 00:39:36,560 --> 00:39:39,400 Laid some things. Off that should have been more 645 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:47,160 than anything to David. I can't think of a moment in his 646 00:39:47,160 --> 00:39:50,560 life when he was more anointed than when he was on the 647 00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:58,680 battlefield, but somewhere, somehow in his life, he had laid 648 00:39:58,680 --> 00:40:03,600 his armor aside. As long as David was fighting, 649 00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:07,720 God was a blessing. I want to challenge someone here 650 00:40:07,720 --> 00:40:12,040 in this House tonight if you want victory over the adversary. 651 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:31,960 If you want victory over the adversary, you'll. 652 00:40:32,920 --> 00:40:34,040 Have to stay in the. Fight. 653 00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:39,960 If you want deliverance from that thing that you've been 654 00:40:39,960 --> 00:40:48,160 bound by, you'll have to stay in the fight. 655 00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:53,920 I feel like there's a fighting spirit that is rose up in this 656 00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:56,960 house tonight. And it's not brother against 657 00:40:56,960 --> 00:41:01,560 brother and sister against sister, but the church is rising 658 00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:04,960 up against the enemy of our soul, the church. 659 00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:08,040 There's a spirit that's coming on us right now. 660 00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:11,200 There's a deliverance. There's a anointing that is 661 00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:14,640 coming upon this place right now, in this house. 662 00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:19,640 Would you stand to your feet with me right now and lift your 663 00:41:19,640 --> 00:41:22,440 hands toward heaven? Every eye closed, every head 664 00:41:22,440 --> 00:41:26,920 bowed, every voice lifted. I feel like there's a spirit. 665 00:41:27,160 --> 00:41:31,400 That wants to flow through this. Place there's an anointing that. 666 00:41:31,400 --> 00:41:33,400 Wants to flow through this place. 667 00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:47,720 There's a touch from God. Hallelujah, Jesus, 2nd 668 00:41:47,720 --> 00:41:51,400 Corinthians 10 and four says the weapons of our warfare are not 669 00:41:51,400 --> 00:41:54,880 carnal, but they're mighty through God to the pulling, 670 00:41:54,880 --> 00:42:00,320 pound to the pulling. Down of strongholds. 671 00:42:01,320 --> 00:42:05,120 There's some things in your life that I believe God is 672 00:42:05,120 --> 00:42:07,960 challenging somebody tonight in this house. 673 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:10,520 Are you willing to stay in the fight? 674 00:42:10,920 --> 00:42:13,160 Are you willing to take it to an altar? 675 00:42:13,360 --> 00:42:16,280 Are you willing to lay it down for good? 676 00:42:18,120 --> 00:42:21,000 And pick up the sword, pick up the armor. 677 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:23,440 Understand what you're being called to. 678 00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:26,280 Understand the call that's on your life tonight. 679 00:42:26,520 --> 00:42:31,440 Understand what God is calling. You to tonight in this place. 680 00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:36,880 I believe that in this House tonight there are people that 681 00:42:36,880 --> 00:42:40,560 are tired of allowing the enemy to deem you as useless. 682 00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:43,040 I believe tonight. In this House there are. 683 00:42:43,040 --> 00:42:46,360 Individuals that God has been placing something. 684 00:42:46,600 --> 00:42:50,880 Down in your spirit, there's been a stirring and a shaking 685 00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:53,720 down in your spirit that says, you know what? 686 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:57,480 I've took it long enough. I've put up with it long enough. 687 00:42:57,720 --> 00:43:06,320 I'm going to stand and fight. There's some people in this 688 00:43:06,320 --> 00:43:09,520 place tonight that's made-up in your minds already in this 689 00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:12,040 service. I'm not leaving this house until 690 00:43:12,040 --> 00:43:15,560 God changes me. I'm not leaving this place 691 00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:20,800 without a sword in my head. I'm not leaving this house 692 00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:24,080 without a spear. I'm not leaving this place 693 00:43:24,080 --> 00:43:29,320 without a shield. I've come to tell somebody in 694 00:43:29,320 --> 00:43:31,600 closing tonight, these altars are open. 695 00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:34,000 If you feel the Lord touching your heart. 696 00:43:34,160 --> 00:43:37,800 If you feel God tugging on you, If you feel that heaviness. 697 00:43:38,120 --> 00:43:39,800 If you're tired of the harassment. 698 00:43:39,960 --> 00:43:41,880 That the. Enemy has placed on you. 699 00:43:42,120 --> 00:43:46,280 If you're tired of battling that same temptation, if you're tired 700 00:43:46,280 --> 00:43:50,240 of struggling with that same situation, I've come to tell you 701 00:43:50,440 --> 00:43:55,960 that as long as you stay in the fight, God will anoint you and 702 00:43:55,960 --> 00:44:11,240 bless you. Hallelujah. 703 00:44:11,240 --> 00:44:14,240 Come on, somebody. Come on, let's get around the 704 00:44:14,280 --> 00:44:16,440 front. If you would and you're not 705 00:44:16,440 --> 00:44:19,320 praying, why don't you find somebody right now that's 706 00:44:19,320 --> 00:44:21,760 praying? Why don't you lay a hand on a 707 00:44:21,760 --> 00:44:22,960 brother and a sister?