1 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,640 Hello and welcome to the Arise Church Podcast. 2 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:08,760 We are so glad you're here and want to thank you for joining us 3 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,800 today for the audio version of our Sunday morning message. 4 00:00:12,120 --> 00:00:15,240 We want to invite you to join us in person at our Sunday morning 5 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,640 celebration every Sunday at 10 AM. 6 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:21,320 We are located on Old Jenks Rd. in Apex, NC. 7 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,080 Well, this morning, I know we've taken some extra time for these 8 00:00:26,080 --> 00:00:30,400 things, but you're going to want to buckle up because this is 9 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:35,320 going to be a powerful message. Pastor Beth Farrell is going to 10 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:37,480 be speaking to us this morning and bring in the word. 11 00:00:37,480 --> 00:00:40,920 So why don't you grab your Bible and help me welcome Beth Farrell 12 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:47,680 all. Right. 13 00:00:48,160 --> 00:00:50,480 Thank you, Pastor Ty. Good morning. 14 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:56,440 As Pastor Ty said, I'm Beth Farrell and before I get 15 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:00,080 started, I want to honor Pastors Ty and Lilia for giving me the 16 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:04,040 opportunity to speak today and for pouring into us for the past 17 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,120 four years. It's been 4 years, right? 18 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:08,920 So thank you. We just, we love them and we 19 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,920 want to honor them. For those who really don't know 20 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:15,040 me, let me tell you a little bit about myself. 21 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,280 And Pastor Ty said I had two hours, so you guys are good with 22 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:23,840 that, right? All right, so for those who 23 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:27,520 don't know me, I have been married to my high school 24 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:28,800 sweetheart. Where is Ethereus? 25 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:34,160 We dated the first time when I was 17, and we've been together 26 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:38,040 39 years. Hard to believe our anniversary 27 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,000 is coming up. This year will be 37 years. 28 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,960 We have a precious daughter, Sarah right there. 29 00:01:43,960 --> 00:01:49,760 She's a NC State Wolfpack Junior Go Pack and we have a bonus 30 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:51,680 daughter, Emily, who we love so much. 31 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:53,760 And Tyson. Sarah's boyfriend's been in our 32 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,640 family for four years now, so we're grateful for Tyson too. 33 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:02,000 So fun fact, we live on a farm. We have cows and chickens and 34 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,640 goats. 2 very old goats that came from an agritourism 35 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,080 business that we had for years where we opened our farm for 36 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,520 corn maze and basically a carnival. 37 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,360 So some of you may have heard of Green Acres Farm in Cary. 38 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:20,240 That was us and it was fun. I met someone here a couple of 39 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,480 weeks ago and she had been to our farm and we didn't even know 40 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,600 each other. So that was kind of fun. 41 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:29,200 But you're not here to hear about all this, so let me get 42 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,840 started. So today's message, I really 43 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,720 sought the Lord to hear what He wanted to share with you guys 44 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,400 today. And today's message is entitled. 45 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,520 It is time to possess the land. And I felt it was very 46 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:45,920 imperative to add it is time. So there's something about the 47 00:02:45,920 --> 00:02:48,480 timing of this He's wanting all of us to catch. 48 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,640 Now is the time. The last time I talked from this 49 00:02:52,640 --> 00:02:56,080 platform, I felt led to share the story of Joshua's. 50 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,440 He was leading the Israelites across the Jordan River. 51 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:02,320 And that was a very prophetic time. 52 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:04,880 It was in line with what our church was going through at the 53 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:06,480 time. And I was, let me tell you this, 54 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:10,160 I really can't see your faces. So when I'm talking, don't think 55 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:13,400 I'm pointing you out, OK? Just smile at me. 56 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:14,600 You know, I'm not pointing you out. 57 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:16,240 My contacts are kind of blurry. So. 58 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,320 But it was a very prophetic time at our church. 59 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,240 And so I felt like it was went hand in hand. 60 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,280 So today we're going to pick up after the Israelites have 61 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,360 crossed the Jordan, and so we're going to start there. 62 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:32,800 So if you'll open your Bibles to Joshua chapter 6, we're going to 63 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,600 read verses one through 5. If you don't have your Bibles, 64 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:38,160 we will have it on the screen for you. 65 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,440 Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of 66 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:47,400 Israel. None went out and none came in. 67 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:52,240 And the Lord said to Joshua, See, I have given Jericho into 68 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:56,160 your hand, it's king. And the mighty men of valor, you 69 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,960 shall March around the city. All you men of war, you shall go 70 00:03:59,960 --> 00:04:04,760 all around the city once. This you shall do 6 days, and 71 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:08,400 seven priests shall bear 7 trumpets of ram's horns before 72 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,960 the ark. But the 7th day you shall March 73 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,280 around the city 7 times, and the priest shall blow the trumpets. 74 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:18,160 It shall come to pass when they make a long blast with a ram's 75 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:19,760 horn. And when you hear the sound of 76 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:23,160 the trumpet, that all the people shall shout with a great shout. 77 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:25,920 Then the wall of the city will fall flat. 78 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:27,600 It will fall down flat. Excuse me? 79 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:30,960 And the people shall go up, every man straight before him. 80 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,600 So God had already appointed Joshua to lead his people into 81 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,360 the promised land. And we see in verse 2 that God 82 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,440 had already given Jericho to them. 83 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:43,040 But even though God had given Jericho to them, and even though 84 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:46,160 the fear of God had already fallen on the people, God 85 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:50,000 required action from them. So that is where we are today. 86 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:54,480 God is requiring action from each of us, and now is the time 87 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,920 apparently. And as I was preparing the 88 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,640 message, I felt like the Lord wanted to challenge us as his 89 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,880 sons and daughters to possess the land in our lives. 90 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,760 So what do I mean by that? There are promises that Jesus 91 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:08,920 has given us. There are things that he 92 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:12,200 purchased for us on the cross that we don't walk in daily, 93 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,520 each of us. So He's wanting us to possess 94 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,400 that. Now you're going to see several 95 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:21,040 words and themes within this message that are important to 96 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,840 catch. So now, now is the timing. 97 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:27,560 God's calling us into alignment and into action. 98 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,040 So please listen with ears to hear concerning those words now, 99 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,960 alignment and action. I'm just asked, Holy Spirit, 100 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,720 that you would just guide my words that everything that you 101 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,840 would have these precious people of yours to receive and hear, 102 00:05:41,840 --> 00:05:45,280 they will hear in the name of Jesus, Amen. 103 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:50,000 I will say this before I really get started. 104 00:05:50,280 --> 00:05:54,280 I just feel like such a love and a compassion, even though the 105 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,880 over the words I'm going to say, just know they're they're 106 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,920 covered in love. They're covered in God's love 107 00:05:59,920 --> 00:06:01,400 for you. It's his love and his 108 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:05,520 compassion, his great desire to have community with you and 109 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,240 communion and to talk with you and to share things with you 110 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,960 intimately. So that's where this is coming 111 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:12,760 from. I just really felt his love for 112 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,000 those that are in here who are hurting today. 113 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,600 And I know we've hit on that. Pastor Ty hit on that. 114 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:21,360 I think even pastor, I just drew a blank. 115 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:26,440 Pastor Tim during worship, he was, he was calling on the Lord 116 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,560 to heal the wounds. Like I really feel like there's 117 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:32,880 a lot of hurt and on people who are struggling and Jesus is 118 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,400 close to you. God is close to the broken 119 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:37,320 hearted. So just know that His love is 120 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:40,200 here and I believe healing is going to take place today in 121 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:44,520 your life. So it is time to possess the 122 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:46,160 land. I feel like it's a prophetic 123 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,440 timing with our church here. I don't want to sound weird with 124 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,280 that statement, but we can all agree that there are seasons and 125 00:06:52,280 --> 00:06:55,680 times in life. And I feel like this is the time 126 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,680 right now that we're to jump into the flow of what the Holy 127 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,480 Spirit is doing. So let's begin with the word 128 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:07,160 alignment, OK? Back in 2019, I had a picture in 129 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:11,160 my mind as I was praying for our church and I saw this long arrow 130 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:14,680 and the shaft of the arrow was missing people. 131 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,320 The shaft was made-up of people and the tip of the arrow was 132 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:20,440 flaming. And I understood from the Lord 133 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,880 that when key people were in position that were meant to be 134 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:25,560 here that we would be catapulted. 135 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,360 The Lord would catapult us. And I've heard the word 136 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:32,400 alignment Fast forward, that was back in 2019. 137 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:34,560 So Fast forward, Pastor Ty is here. 138 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:38,240 He takes us on a leadership retreat and he has us seek the 139 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,760 Lord, the leaders, He challenged us to seek the Lord for a word 140 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,720 for 2026, wasn't it for this year. 141 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:50,120 And I was in my bedroom, we were all in a VRBO, and I was in my 142 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:53,440 bedroom seeking the Lord. And I was looking up scriptures 143 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,040 on alignment and this stood out to me. 144 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,120 So I really feel like this was key to share today. 145 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:02,160 Alignment is the place where we are positioned by coming into 146 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,520 agreement with God. So alignment is the place where 147 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:09,400 we're positioned by coming into agreement with God. 148 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:11,640 How do we come into agreement with God? 149 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:15,160 You agree with his word, you're in his will, right? 150 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:19,960 So it's a positioning O. Then I went to the lower deck 151 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,680 that morning of the house to write in my journal and I was 152 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,120 execting to see the sunrise because we were at the beach. 153 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:29,360 And when I looked U instead of the sunrise, I saw a lighthouse 154 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:30,720 that was right in front of Maine. 155 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:35,240 And I was taken back to a vision that I had of arise being a 156 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,919 lighthouse for the Lord when Pastor Ties and Lilia first got 157 00:08:38,919 --> 00:08:40,880 here. But I felt like the Holy Spirit 158 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:44,159 said it seems like things were in the distance right now, but 159 00:08:44,159 --> 00:08:47,120 at least they can be seen. And it was because of that 160 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:51,000 alignment where I was sitting that I could see this, this 161 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:52,760 thing that was right ahead of us. 162 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,920 So even reading this right now, the word see stands out to me. 163 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:01,640 Proper alignment allows us to see, proper alignment with the 164 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:05,320 Lord is going to allow you to see, you're going to see the 165 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:08,200 things that God wants you to see, things that you might not 166 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:11,720 be able to see otherwise. So then Fast forward to last 167 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,400 Sunday. We were in the prayer room and 168 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,760 for those who are interested, we have early morning prayer at 169 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:19,520 8:30 on Sundays. We'd love to have you, but we 170 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:23,520 were praying for the service. And I saw just a picture of a 171 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:27,240 healthy spine show up and I was like, OK, someone prayed the 172 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,560 word alignment. And with that I had the 173 00:09:29,560 --> 00:09:31,160 understanding. I'm all like, Oh yeah, I've 174 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,760 never thought about alignment. If your spine is in perfect 175 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:37,200 alignment, there's perfect flow. The nerves are not pinched, 176 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,480 nothing's bulging, nothing's grabbing. 177 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,720 Everything flows. So I felt like the Lord is 178 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,200 showing us that now it's time to align. 179 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:48,040 If you're not, if you feel like you're not in alignment with the 180 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:49,880 things of the Lord, now is the time. 181 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:54,960 OK, for those who are visiting and haven't heard this before, 182 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,760 Pastor Ty several years ago, he felt led to change the name of 183 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:03,000 the church and the the term arise stood out to him and it 184 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,560 was from Isaiah 60, verse 1. He mentioned it today. 185 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,760 It's not just a name of a church, but it's a call to 186 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,400 action because we are called to arise. 187 00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:16,440 So if you're a part of this body, you are challenged. 188 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:20,240 You're challenged to arise in every area of your life to arise 189 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:24,200 in in your walk with the Lord. I'm not going to take time to 190 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:27,680 read the whole chapter to you, but Isaiah 60 verses one and two 191 00:10:27,680 --> 00:10:31,320 says arise, shine for your light has come in the glory of the 192 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:34,480 Lord is risen upon you. For behold the darkness shall 193 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,280 cover the earth in deep darkness. 194 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:39,840 The people that the Lord will arise over you and his glory 195 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:44,000 will be seen upon you. So we use that entire chapter as 196 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:47,400 an encouragement to us, and we believe that the Lord is going 197 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:51,720 to arise over us and his glory is going to be seen upon us as a 198 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,960 church. So it's just a snippet. 199 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:58,120 These little bits are just a snippet of God, what God's doing 200 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:00,240 here today and doing here in this church. 201 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,640 And we believe it's kind of part of a prophetic tapestry that 202 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:07,240 God's building here, that word might may sound weird to some 203 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:08,920 people. So in other words, it's like a 204 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,880 foundational thing here at Arise Church. 205 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,360 And we believe it's going to happen inside of our walls and 206 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:16,960 outside of our walls. As Pastor JJ was saying, we have 207 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:20,240 this fund so that we can go outside of our walls and we can 208 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:25,320 reach souls for the Kingdom. One thing I really want you to 209 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:28,560 understand is that God still speaks to His people. 210 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:32,400 He still speaks to, and I really felt that He really wants to you 211 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:36,360 to learn how to hear from Him. If you don't already know how He 212 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,200 wants that communication with you. 213 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:41,280 It's imperative in this day and time that you hear from Him. 214 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:45,440 So if you're not coming to church with the anticipation 215 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:48,840 from hearing from the Lord, then you're going to miss what he has 216 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,200 for you. Because every time anyone's on 217 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:53,640 this platform, trust me, they have sought the Lord. 218 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:57,240 They've been on their face to hear what God wants for you to 219 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:59,560 hear. So please always come with a 220 00:11:59,560 --> 00:12:02,600 great expectation that you're going to hear from the Lord and 221 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:06,560 take what Nuggets God is saying to you from these these messages 222 00:12:06,560 --> 00:12:08,560 on Sundays or anytime our church is open. 223 00:12:08,560 --> 00:12:13,360 Honestly, we pray each week that you will hear from the Lord and 224 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:16,280 that you'll feel God's love as soon as you step on this 225 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,320 property. I pray that you feel his love. 226 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,880 You have been prayed for every every Sunday morning. 227 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:23,840 We're praying for you. We're praying for you throughout 228 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:28,520 the week and I pray you feel that covering all right, so 229 00:12:28,680 --> 00:12:31,240 let's pray you catch the wind of what the Spirit is going to say. 230 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:34,280 So here's the message. That was all extra. 231 00:12:34,560 --> 00:12:39,680 OK All right, So how do we possess the land? 232 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:42,560 First, individually, we need to seek God. 233 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:47,320 Those who are familiar with the story of Moses know that he was 234 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:51,440 insecure. He felt incapable of doing what 235 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:55,720 God asked him to do and giving God his Yes, Moses sought the 236 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:59,280 Lord and he interceded on the behalf of some very stiff necked 237 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:01,200 people. If you're familiar with the Old 238 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:04,400 Testament, all the Israelites, they, they gave him a fit. 239 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,720 But Moses was faithful and he grew in his relationship with 240 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,840 the Lord because he spent time with him and he was his 241 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:13,240 mouthpiece a lot to the Israelites. 242 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,680 He had a wonderful relationship with the Lord. 243 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,840 How many of you want to have a wonderful relationship with the 244 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:22,400 Lord? OK, how do we do that? 245 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,800 If we are interested in getting to know someone, we spend time 246 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,000 with them, right? We spend time with them. 247 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,520 We want to know what their likes are, their dislikes, you know 248 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,520 what makes them happy, what grieves them. 249 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:34,160 It's the same thing with the Lord. 250 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:36,520 You have to invest that time to spend with Him. 251 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:40,720 Put away that special time, put it aside so that you can have it 252 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,080 with him every day. Every day. 253 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:47,920 So back to the scripture. Joshua followed Moses and was 254 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:50,840 chosen to lead God's people into the promised land. 255 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:54,480 And we know from the very first scripture in Joshua, Joshua one, 256 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:59,600 it says that the Lord spoke to Joshua son and none, and he 257 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,760 Moses his assistant. And so Joshua heard him when 258 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:06,520 when God spoke to him. So God, Moses already had taught 259 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:08,560 Joshua how to hear from the Lord. 260 00:14:08,560 --> 00:14:11,880 Joshua was a man of God, a man of faith, and so he knew 261 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:18,280 Jeremiah 2913 States and you will seek me and find me when 262 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,040 you search for me with all your heart, that's a promise. 263 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:24,560 So God's wanting you to know if you seek Him, you will find him. 264 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:26,960 That is, that is a promise to you. 265 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:30,120 Even King David understood how to have a relationship with the 266 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,000 Lord and we know that he was a man after God's own heart. 267 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:39,000 He said in Psalm 63 one through 20, God, you are my God early, I 268 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,640 will seek you. Notice He sought the Lord. 269 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:44,760 My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you in a dry 270 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:46,720 and thirsty land where there is no water. 271 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,320 So I have looked for you in the sanctuary. 272 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:51,280 He looked. He expected to meet God in the 273 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:54,480 sanctuary, to see your power and your glory. 274 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,160 He looked with great expectation. 275 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,480 So if we seek Him, we will find Him. 276 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:01,520 It is a promise. Proverbs 18 I'm sorry. 277 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:04,680 Proverbs 817 states I love those who love me and those who 278 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:09,880 diligently seek me will find me. John 1027 Jesus said my sheep 279 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,440 hear my voice and I know them and they follow me. 280 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,920 So hearing God's voice is imperative to a believer. 281 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:19,600 So the first step of possessing the land is to seek God. 282 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:23,080 And when we seek him we find Him and we learn how to hear and 283 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:26,560 recognize His voice. So the second step to possessing 284 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:30,160 the land is we say yes to him. Now this is where we really get 285 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:33,800 called to action. Abraham, Moses, Joshua and many 286 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:38,800 others said yes. And I almost cried watching Yoli 287 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:42,040 and Robin, their precious family and Tori and Michael, because 288 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:46,440 pastors Tom Lilia, they said yes, they were in California and 289 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:51,400 flourishing in a ministry there. And because of their yes, many 290 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:54,160 of us are here today. They're revellers, family. 291 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:57,120 They left California, they brought the tailors. 292 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:01,000 All of them came this way. And they've changed our church 293 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:04,200 family. Then I think about Frankie and 294 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,560 Ryan, Philippine, their family, they came. 295 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:11,720 They said yes, there's so many, the Paulina and George Silva, 296 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:15,840 Alexandria and Alex Hernandez and then all the leaders of our 297 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,040 house churches. They said yes. 298 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,560 And it may have looked like something that was ridiculous 299 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:22,920 for them to do in the natural, but God knows. 300 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:26,040 And so he asked of us to do these things. 301 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:30,800 Saying yes to God will always cost us something, But asking us 302 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:34,320 to put our faith in action and asking these things of us, it's 303 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,560 a good thing. He has good plans for us. 304 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:39,520 So He's challenging us to trust him with our yes. 305 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:43,000 So he wants us to seek him, to find him and to hear from him. 306 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:47,360 OK, the cost will look different for everybody. 307 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:51,760 Some may be called to to just go outside of your neighborhood. 308 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:55,520 You may be called to go across the state or across the nation 309 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:59,000 or across the world. You're asked maybe very tiny, 310 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,560 but whatever it is, He just wants us to be obedient. 311 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:05,920 I don't know how it is, but somehow I believe the enemy 312 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:09,240 finds out our path or the plan that God has for us when we're 313 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:13,280 very young so that he can interfere and try and thwart 314 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:17,040 those plans when we're little. So those lies that we believe 315 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:19,319 from a young age, and maybe you've picked up some as you've 316 00:17:19,319 --> 00:17:23,400 gotten older, those lies are sometimes mountains that block 317 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,560 us and they stand in the way of us possessing the land that 318 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,800 Jesus purchased for us. But God knew the plans he had 319 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,360 for Moses. Even when Moses was insecure and 320 00:17:32,360 --> 00:17:35,520 didn't feel like he was capable, God knew the plans. 321 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:39,400 So have hope and have faith in that, that you saw what he did 322 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:41,800 with Moses if you're familiar with the Old Testament. 323 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:44,640 If you're not, I'll give you a snap, just a little snapshot. 324 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:49,480 But Moses was used to bring all of the Egyptian, I mean all of 325 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:52,960 the Israelites out of the bondage under the Egyptians. 326 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:57,080 And for 40 years he led these people and God used him to do 327 00:17:57,080 --> 00:18:00,120 signs and wonders and to do miraculous things. 328 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:04,600 And God used that man who was very insecure and very felt 329 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:08,360 incapable of being used. So that should give us all hope. 330 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:13,640 I'm going to step off the path for just a little 2nd and share 331 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:15,200 what's behind my own. Yes. 332 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:17,960 And a lot of you have heard this testimony from the platform. 333 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:21,360 So I'm not going to share it in, in this in its entirety. 334 00:18:21,360 --> 00:18:23,480 I can only talk in its entirety today. 335 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:28,880 But I was always a very timid young girl and all throughout my 336 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:33,360 life I I dealt with fear and anxiety and to the point where I 337 00:18:33,360 --> 00:18:36,320 was absolutely tortured and tormented for years. 338 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:41,120 I would say from the age of 18 I started dealing with panic 339 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:45,440 attacks and from 18 to 28 I fought for my sanity. 340 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:49,720 A depression tried to hold me down, and the enemy wanted me to 341 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:53,160 think I had lost my mind. Many of us Gen. 342 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:57,320 X kids had no supervision, so I was kind of Ferrell before I 343 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:01,520 married. A Ferrell went a little wild and 344 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:04,720 I opened a lot of doors to the enemy, but I didn't know I was 345 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:08,040 living a worldly life that until that world got flipped upside 346 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:11,240 down and I didn't have anyone to help me. 347 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:14,240 My parents were raised in traditional churches and they 348 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:17,840 weren't taught anything about demonic bondage or strongholds 349 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:21,480 or anything like that. So all I had was God's Word and 350 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:24,920 I delved into His word and I know I would not be free today 351 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:27,920 if if it weren't for His Word and learning the authority that 352 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:31,120 we have as believers. So if you ever want to ask me 353 00:19:31,120 --> 00:19:33,480 questions about that, I'm happy to help you with that. 354 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,080 I know that He will set you free as well. 355 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:40,480 We know that in Hosea 46 that God's people are destroyed for 356 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:43,280 lack of knowledge. So we've got to know God's word 357 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:48,520 and the authority that we carry. I used to think that Satan was 358 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:51,840 in hell and all his demons were, but I was very wrong and they 359 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:53,600 can definitely torment Christians. 360 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,280 So I share all that to say, look what God has done. 361 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,600 If He can do that in my life, I'm standing here in perfect 362 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,400 peace. I am a woman of peace. 363 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:06,080 If, if I can do this with the Lord, you can do this too. 364 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:09,040 He is no respecter of persons. He will set you free. 365 00:20:09,360 --> 00:20:12,800 He is faithful. I give all the glory to God. 366 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:14,880 You guys, He still touches us here today. 367 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:16,720 And what He did for me, He'll do for you. 368 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:20,720 So how do we possess the land? First, we want to be in 369 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:22,520 alignment with Him. We want to seek Him. 370 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:24,680 We want to find Him. We want to hear Him. 371 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,720 We want to say yes to Him, and my yes did cost me. 372 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:32,520 My decision to be a disciple of Jesus Christ cost me the right 373 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:39,000 to ever be offended. It cost me the right to hurt 374 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:43,160 others. It cost me the choice to walk in 375 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,600 unforgiveness. That's no longer a choice, you 376 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,960 guys. Honestly, it may have cost me 377 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:51,800 some friendships because others felt uncomfortable around 378 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:53,800 someone who might bring conviction to them. 379 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:58,800 So this is a funny story. So my friend Angie and I had to 380 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:00,720 find her. There's just my friend Angie and 381 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:04,120 I were at a women's church event for another church. 382 00:21:04,120 --> 00:21:07,240 This was many years ago. I don't even know where we were. 383 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:11,560 We were at some centre because another group pulled up of blind 384 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,440 people and they were getting off the bus. 385 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,760 And I was so excited. I'm like we are going to lay 386 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:19,600 hands on the blind people and they are going to see. 387 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,800 And I was so excited with the expectation of what we were 388 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:25,640 going to do. And this woman that was in our 389 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:28,200 group said that she couldn't hang with us anymore because we 390 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:30,160 were too radical with our walk with the Lord. 391 00:21:31,120 --> 00:21:34,000 So you lose friendships when you step out and you believe. 392 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,760 I mean, I believed that we were going to see that happen 'cause 393 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:38,920 I had already seen God's power in my own life. 394 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:42,320 I mean, he set me free, y'all. I couldn't even leave my house. 395 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,720 It was called agoraphobia. Where you, I mean, I panicked if 396 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:47,440 I was at home. I panicked if I left the home. 397 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:51,720 There was nothing to help me, but yeah, I believe in God's 398 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,720 power and and I believe that He still touches us today 'cause 399 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:57,520 I'm living proof. So if you need a touch from Him 400 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:01,040 today, believe that you're going to receive it because He is the 401 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:03,160 same yesterday, today, and forever. 402 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,840 Amen. All right, so the Lord desires 403 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,280 our yes, and I promise you it's worth it. 404 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:13,640 So ask yourself, and I'm not looking at anyone, what is God 405 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:17,240 asking of me? And it might not be a big ask. 406 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,600 I remember when the Lord was teaching me how to be obedient, 407 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,120 I'd be walking through a parking lot and he'd say, pick up that 408 00:22:23,120 --> 00:22:27,400 piece of trash. And I was like, I'll go pick it 409 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:28,520 up. It wouldn't be my own trash. 410 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:30,360 It'd be someone else's trash. And I'd pick it up. 411 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:33,440 And then he would say, push that cart to the cart return. 412 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:36,520 Just simple things, just to see if I'd be obedient. 413 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,400 Before we had a dog, I would drop ice on the floor. 414 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:43,440 He'd say pick it up instead of letting it melt there, you know, 415 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:45,960 in the kitchen. Just little things like that. 416 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:47,840 They were easy steps of obedient. 417 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:49,440 But look what they told me to do. 418 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:53,200 They told me to obey because when Pastor Ty came, I was his 419 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:57,120 assistant for a couple of years. And it was such a blessing. 420 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:00,440 He came into my office one day at one Sunday after church and 421 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:02,720 he said, I really feel like you're supposed to go to this 422 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,760 conference in California at the Rock Church. 423 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:09,800 He did not know I had not flown in over 20 years because of fear 424 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,280 and because I was used to being obedient. 425 00:23:14,360 --> 00:23:18,560 I said yes. It was a it was a big ask, but 426 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:21,360 thank God I did it and I've been flying ever since. 427 00:23:21,360 --> 00:23:24,960 So. And then when he asked me to 428 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:30,520 step on the platform, I said yes, even though my microphone 429 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:33,440 shook so badly that I could barely talk in it. 430 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:37,120 And I would sit down and Kelly Farley would look at my hands 431 00:23:37,120 --> 00:23:40,920 and I was just shaking like, but I said yes, it's obedience. 432 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:44,040 So don't be afraid to say yes to God, even though it's it's never 433 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:45,840 going to align with what your flesh wants to do. 434 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:49,400 I can tell you that whatever God's called you to do is, is 435 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:52,160 going to stretch you. I was thinking about the story 436 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:54,320 of Abraham. Abraham, you know, where God 437 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:58,200 called him to leave everything he knew, leave his family, leave 438 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,640 the land that he knew, leave his father's land. 439 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:04,160 His yes, changed generations and everyone that followed. 440 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:07,080 It changed his life. It changed his family. 441 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:11,240 Obedience is better than sacrifice is what First Samuel 442 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:14,040 1522 says. So what's waiting on your 443 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:17,560 obedience today? In the Old Testament, we saw 444 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:22,080 that disobedience blocked Moses from entering into the Promised 445 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:23,920 land. That's when Joshua took over. 446 00:24:24,360 --> 00:24:27,240 Even though Moses walked with the Lord, he had an amazing 447 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:30,400 relationship with him. He was still a disobedient. 448 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:33,680 And I've heard Pastor Ty say before that 1% of disobedience 449 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:37,160 is still disobedience. We saw where King Saul, who was 450 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:41,440 the first king of Israel, how he lost his whole Kingdom because 451 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:44,560 he was disobedient. So disobedience does have 452 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,320 consequences in our lives. But Hallelujah, we have a God 453 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:50,320 that forgives us. We can repent and we can move on 454 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,880 because he removes our sin from us. 455 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,280 Us as far as the east is from the West, right? 456 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:58,720 That's completely gone. So ask yourself, what are you 457 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:02,080 holding on to that God's asking you to release again, I'm not 458 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:05,360 looking at anyone. What is blocking you from 459 00:25:05,360 --> 00:25:08,520 complete surrender? What is holding your yes 460 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:10,440 captive? His fear of being out of 461 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:15,280 control, part of that. Is it a fear of looking weak or 462 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:17,080 fear of what others might think of you? 463 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:21,320 If yes, that's pride. And if that hits too close for 464 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,480 comfort, don't feel condemnation, Just repent and 465 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:26,120 move on 'cause he is faithful to forgive you. 466 00:25:26,120 --> 00:25:29,280 And know this your yes. It's not just about you. 467 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:31,880 It will change the lives of those around you for generations 468 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:34,240 to come. If I had not said yes. 469 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:38,120 If I had just allowed myself to stay hidden, then I wouldn't be 470 00:25:38,120 --> 00:25:41,520 able to have impacted the lives of others who have dealt with 471 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:44,680 fear and anxiety and demonic bondage honestly. 472 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:48,240 And it's not me. It's all because of God. 473 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:51,040 Our testimony, right? We can change the lives of 474 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:52,720 others. There's power in our testimony. 475 00:25:53,120 --> 00:25:56,560 So third, to possess the land, we realized the seriousness of 476 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:59,040 the battle and to we need to know our enemy. 477 00:25:59,960 --> 00:26:04,640 This really came close to home for us when Pastor Ty, I'm 478 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:09,400 sorry, Pastor Lilia, when Pastor Lilia gave us her lessons from 479 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:13,840 the bomb shelter, when she and Pastor JJ and a group of women 480 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:17,120 were on the ground in Israel when war break up broke out. 481 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:22,040 And I remember her talking about how they were called to the bomb 482 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,600 shelters all throughout the day and all throughout the night. 483 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:28,120 And after a while, whenever they got the time to shelter alarms, 484 00:26:28,120 --> 00:26:30,040 they kind of dragged their feet a little bit. 485 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:33,760 Well, let me go grab my backpack or let me go get my phone or, 486 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:36,120 you know, and they had to be reminded. 487 00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:38,880 Do not delay. Remember, we are in a war and 488 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:42,440 the enemy wants to kill you. So I think sometimes as 489 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:45,600 Christians, we can forget that we are in a war and the enemy 490 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:49,520 wants to kill us. If you're in this room or within 491 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:52,400 the sound of my voice and you don't know Jesus, then the devil 492 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:55,760 is definitely pulling out all stops to block you. 493 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:58,480 He hates you and he wants you to do his bidding. 494 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:02,520 And even though you may not realize it, you are the spoil 495 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:05,720 and the treasure that he wants. Your soul is what he's after. 496 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:10,480 Believers, our lives need to reflect the Kingdom of God. 497 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:14,440 Scripture says in Philippians 320 that our citizenship is in 498 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:16,840 heaven. So our lives here are just a 499 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:20,200 breath and we need to be alert and aware while we're here on 500 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,560 foreign soil. This is foreign soil. 501 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:27,160 This is not where we belong. Ephesians 612 says. 502 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:29,640 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against 503 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:33,120 principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness 504 00:27:33,120 --> 00:27:35,880 of this age, against spiritual host of wickedness in heavenly 505 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,880 places. So we are in a war and the enemy 506 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,320 wants to kill us, but our battle is not against flesh and blood. 507 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:44,160 Remember that. And I, I'm going to, I'm not 508 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,440 trying to stir up anything, but I was just thinking about how 509 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:53,560 the political scene now if, if you like one side and you like 510 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:56,600 another side, then there's like a chasm between them. 511 00:27:56,600 --> 00:28:00,520 There's no discussion anymore. There's no love and and that's, 512 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:02,600 that's our battles, not against flesh and blood. 513 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,600 I really believe there are spiritual principalities that is 514 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:07,920 causing all of that division and all that hatred. 515 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:10,000 It's just the enemy stirring stuff. 516 00:28:10,360 --> 00:28:13,280 So remember that when you come across someone who votes 517 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,680 differently than you or thinks differently than you, you still 518 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:17,920 love them. They're still your family. 519 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,040 They're still your brother and sister in Christ, or they're 520 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:24,160 still of the humankind anyway. Even if you don't know them, God 521 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:26,800 loves them and Jesus died on the cross for them. 522 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,320 Remember that they're very important to God. 523 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,200 So there are battles not against flesh and blood. 524 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:35,000 The battle for the souls of man, though, is real and very 525 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:38,000 strategic. And the devil and his army take 526 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,720 it very seriously. So I'm sure they laugh at 527 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:43,200 Christians when Christians don't take it very seriously. 528 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:46,960 But we know that the Israelites were very well acquainted with 529 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:49,960 war, weren't they? Every time God gave them, all 530 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:52,760 throughout the Old Testament, anytime God gave them land, they 531 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:54,760 had to go get it. They had to fight. 532 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:59,720 There was action required. There was obedience in their 533 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:03,040 action and there was faith. And God's requiring the same 534 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:07,080 thing of us this morning for us to take over the land that the 535 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:10,840 enemy has that belongs to us. It's going to require action. 536 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:14,440 So the Israelites were aligned with God's will. 537 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:17,400 They sought the Lord, They heard his voice and they said yes. 538 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:20,960 And we're to follow that same example and remember your 539 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:25,600 disobedience or maybe your even delay can make others 540 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:27,920 vulnerable. It's not just about us. 541 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:30,520 It's about all the people in our lives that God wants to bring 542 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:32,920 in. So your yes isn't just about 543 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:36,120 you. I believe if someone had shouted 544 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:39,840 that first round as they walked around Jericho, it would have 545 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:42,880 ruined the mission. But God gave them specific 546 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:45,240 instructions for a reason. And look, we're in a day and 547 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:47,880 time that we need to hear those specific instructions. 548 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:52,160 Pastor Tim reminded us a few weeks ago that we're anointed, 549 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:56,120 and he had everyone in the room say, I'm anointed because we are 550 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:58,600 anointed to do what God has called us to do. 551 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:01,880 Each one of us have our own individual callings. 552 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:04,520 I was thinking about Skylar back here. 553 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:08,000 Skylar, there's anointing and a calling on your life that I 554 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:11,480 don't have because my gifting is different than your gifting. 555 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:16,640 And you're going to reach people that I can't reach, right Bobby? 556 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:19,200 There are people in your life and you're calling in your 557 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:22,760 giftings that only you can do and only you can reach because 558 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:26,640 you're uniquely gifted. Same thing for you, Rose. 559 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:29,320 Everybody is absolutely gifted differently. 560 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:33,360 We are anointed and called. Don't forget that God has a plan 561 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:37,200 for your life. The 4th step towards possessing 562 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:40,560 the land is advancing. And we heard Pastor Jessica 563 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:43,600 Harkins give that word to us when she visited. 564 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:47,320 So how do we advance? We saw how the Israelites 565 00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:49,280 advanced. They were willing to be obedient 566 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:51,680 and do what God asked to them, and they put their faith into 567 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:54,120 action. So advancement requires our 568 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:58,600 faith. Matthew 1720 So Jesus said to 569 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:02,560 them, assuredly I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard 570 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:05,120 seed, a mustard seed is one of the tiniest seeds. 571 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:07,880 If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this 572 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:11,080 mountain, move from here to there and it will move and 573 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:13,240 nothing will be impossible for you. 574 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:17,960 We need that faith to move the enemies off of our land. 575 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,040 Remember, our enemies are not flesh and blood. 576 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:23,760 Pastor Ty even recently referred to our enemies as squatters. 577 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:26,560 So we need to get rid of the squatters. 578 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:30,920 Mark 11/23 For surely I say to you, whoever says to this 579 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:34,000 mountain, this is again talking about the mountain, be removed, 580 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:37,400 be cast into the sea, does not doubt in his heart, but believes 581 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:39,080 that these things he says will be done. 582 00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:42,360 He will have whatever He says. So we're to speak to the 583 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:45,800 mountains, to the squatters, whatever's blocking you from 584 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:49,520 possessing your peace, your joy, your mental and physical health, 585 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:52,200 your spiritual freedom, the list could go on and on. 586 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:54,960 We need to speak to those mountains and squatters. 587 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:58,440 The mountains of fear or rage or bitterness or pride or 588 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:01,920 unforgiveness, addiction, lust, perversion. 589 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:04,200 Whatever's possessing your land, only you knows. 590 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:07,600 You know what it is. Push those mountains into the 591 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:12,160 sea in the name of Jesus. We also advance with worship and 592 00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:14,960 prayer and gratitude. Those are powerful weapons in 593 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:18,120 our arsenal. We must know the Word of God. 594 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:20,800 It's imperative. I would have never walked in 595 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:23,360 freedom like I said earlier, if I had not delved into the Word 596 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:26,440 of God and learned who I was in Christ and what my authority is 597 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:29,480 as a Christian and what Jesus had purchased from me. 598 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:34,000 Matthew 44 says, but he answered and said it is written, Man 599 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,600 shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes 600 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:40,320 from the mouth of God. So God is wooing you and calling 601 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:44,320 you to be in His word. We need His word daily. 602 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:48,720 We need to eat of His word. If all we hear is on Sunday 603 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:53,080 mornings, which is wonderful as it is, we will be malnourished 604 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:57,840 and our intended growth will be stunted because Pastor Ty cannot 605 00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:01,560 feed us every day and he cannot possess the land for us as much 606 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:04,000 as he would do it for us if he could, because he loves his 607 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,320 church. But that's something each one of 608 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:08,600 us are called to do. We have to possess our own land. 609 00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:10,240 We have to take it back ourselves. 610 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:12,680 So let me bring all this together for us. 611 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:14,760 God is aligning us to do His will. 612 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:17,200 He's calling us to possess the land. 613 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:20,160 In doing so, we first need to align with Him. 614 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:23,000 We need to seek Him. Those who seek Him will find 615 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:25,400 Him. Those who want to hear His voice 616 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:27,480 and follow His leading will indeed do so. 617 00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:30,800 Next, we need to hear or feel His directives. 618 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:34,480 When we say yes, we need to say yes. 619 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:37,240 Even if it feels costly at times. 620 00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:40,040 It's very important. Don't you think that the God 621 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:43,480 that created you, who knows your heart, knows what's best He 622 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,960 does. In a war, it's imperative that 623 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:49,240 we understand the seriousness of the battle and know our enemy. 624 00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:53,120 We cannot walk through this life unaware of spiritual forces that 625 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:56,160 try to throw a wrench in the plans that God has for us. 626 00:33:56,800 --> 00:34:00,480 First, John 44 declares you are of God little children, and have 627 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:03,240 overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he this 628 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:05,240 in the world. So you don't need to fear your 629 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:07,360 enemy. God in you is greater. 630 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:10,239 He has given us authority to trample on snakes and scorpions, 631 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:12,120 overcome all the power of the enemy. 632 00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:14,719 He said nothing by any means shall harm you. 633 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:18,120 And the disciples were rejoicing because the demons submitted to 634 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:20,199 them. And he was like, Oh yes, they I 635 00:34:20,199 --> 00:34:22,960 submit to you, but rejoice that your name is written in the book 636 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:24,400 of heaven, the Lamb's book of life. 637 00:34:24,639 --> 00:34:27,400 So we have authority over these, these squatters. 638 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:29,440 We have authority over these mountains. 639 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:32,639 We speak to them and we command them to go in the name of Jesus. 640 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:37,239 So finally to possess the land, we advance. 641 00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:40,040 And that's where we have action to move forward. 642 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:42,560 So Pastor Tim, could you come up please? 643 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:46,400 It requires us to apply our faith, but we can do it, you 644 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:48,000 guys. We can do all things through 645 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:51,360 Christ, who gives us strength. You can do this. 646 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:53,960 All right. Would everyone please close 647 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:57,400 their eyes and let's just allow God to speak to our hearts right 648 00:34:57,400 --> 00:34:59,800 now. Thank you. 649 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:02,880 Lord. Maybe you're listening and 650 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:06,120 you've been angry at God. Maybe you've been blaming Him 651 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:08,000 for things that have happened in your life. 652 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:13,560 Please know that we live in a fallen world and Satan is the 653 00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:15,280 one that comes to steal, kill, and destroy. 654 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:19,680 God loves you, but the enemy comes to destroy lives and 655 00:35:19,680 --> 00:35:22,280 families and friendships. He's the one that destroys 656 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:25,040 unity. But God is greater and he has a 657 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:27,400 way of taking the mess in our lives and turning it into a 658 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:29,600 wonderful testimony of his faithfulness. 659 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:33,320 God knows your pain. I just really felt like earlier, 660 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:36,960 just there's, there are a lot of people here who are hurting from 661 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:40,200 one reason or another, maybe things that the person sitting 662 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:41,960 next to you are not even aware of. 663 00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:46,920 But God hears the cries of your heart and he has a healing balm 664 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:50,520 here for you. He's just asking you to trust 665 00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:54,680 him, just to ask him to reveal himself to you and he will, I 666 00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:58,600 promise. Some of you I felt were are 667 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:02,320 weary from the same old battles. It seems like the same battle 668 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:07,280 over and over again. It doesn't have to continue that 669 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:10,120 way. Please allow us to just stand in 670 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:13,720 the gap and agree with you in prayer for this cycle to be 671 00:36:13,720 --> 00:36:17,240 broken. I feel like there are others 672 00:36:17,240 --> 00:36:20,080 that have eyes of jealousy in comparison. 673 00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:22,280 They say to themselves this isn't fair. 674 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:26,640 Well you never know what price others have paid and what's 675 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:30,040 going on behind closed doors. So just be grateful for every 676 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:33,600 blessing in your life and allow God to wash away all that. 677 00:36:33,600 --> 00:36:36,080 That rejection and comparison is stolen from you. 678 00:36:37,240 --> 00:36:40,440 Trust me, each one of us in this room have needed healing at some 679 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:46,000 point and many of us are walking through, some have gone across 680 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:49,280 the other side. But God is faithful and He is 681 00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:52,600 just and what He's done for one, He'll do for another. 682 00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:56,480 I just really feel His great love for you and compassion for 683 00:36:56,480 --> 00:37:00,200 you. So I pray you would feel His 684 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:06,880 love today and I pray that you would feel just stirred to seek 685 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:13,440 him to to seek him and to find him to devour his word, to build 686 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:16,920 yourself up from the inside out by being full of his word, to 687 00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:19,600 recognize his voice because you know his word. 688 00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:27,040 I pray that you are blessed today in Jesus most precious 689 00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:32,080 name, Amen. Thank you, Lord. 690 00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:41,960 We want to thank you again for joining us for the Arise Church 691 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:44,080 podcast. We hope you were encouraged by 692 00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:47,080 what you heard today. You can find us online at Arise 693 00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:50,680 Church n-c.com and on Instagram at Arise Church NC. 694 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:54,080 If you need prayer or support or are interested in learning more 695 00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:57,760 about Arise Church, we encourage you to connect with us online or 696 00:37:57,760 --> 00:37:59,800 in person at our Sunday morning service. 697 00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:01,360 Thank you and God bless.