1 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,480 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Love Quest International 2 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:25,600 Church Podcast where we seek to love all nations, equip the 3 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,560 church, mobilize the equipped, and serve all. 4 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,040 We're super glad you're joining us from whenever and wherever 5 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,760 you're at in the world. Welcome to the family to get 6 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,440 your Bibles ready, get some water, get some coffee, maybe 7 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,680 some tea, and get ready to receive. 8 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:41,720 It's go time. Let's get into it. 9 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:46,920 Amen. There's no one like the Lord, 10 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,360 you know. None decided. 11 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,880 None compares to him. There's no one like the Lord. 12 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,560 He's worthy. He's glorious. 13 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:59,960 He's magnificent, He is wonderful, He is the counselor, 14 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:04,040 He is the almighty God. The glory of the Lord shall be 15 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,800 revealed upon the earth, and the glory of the Lord shall come in 16 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,520 power to deliver, set free, redeem. 17 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:15,920 I thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord, You are worthy. 18 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:19,480 You are glorious. You are the mighty God and the 19 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:21,920 King of King. We bless you today. 20 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:26,120 Hallelujah. Amen. 21 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,000 Amen. Say to your neighbor, I'm in the 22 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,640 right place as you take your seats. 23 00:01:41,150 --> 00:01:46,110 Amen, I'm in the right place. Welcome. 24 00:01:46,110 --> 00:01:50,790 It's so great to have you at our noon experience and we're 25 00:01:50,790 --> 00:02:00,480 excited because God is here. He is here in this place. 26 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:04,880 He is here ready to speak a word in season, to touch your heart. 27 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:13,880 The Holy Spirit is at work and the key is to go from statement 28 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:20,400 to belief. Not only do I say God is here, I 29 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:25,400 believe God is here and because God is here, He can do anything 30 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,880 He wants to do. He can speak a word and sees it. 31 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,640 He can convict me. He can shift me. 32 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:36,320 God is at work. So I encourage you receive what 33 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,840 he has for you today. I want to say thank you to 34 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:44,560 Pastor Terrence and Pastor Julia for the blessing that it is to 35 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,240 be able to speak here at our noon experience today. 36 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:51,280 Thank you so much for the leadership and the, the 37 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:56,520 pioneering spirit that you have to establish this work and to 38 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,800 establish what God has for this area. 39 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:06,480 We thank you. Today I'm going to be speaking 40 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,480 on the topic. There's actually the topic for 41 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:13,640 our year now, the beginning of the year on New Year's Eve. 42 00:03:13,640 --> 00:03:19,680 Pastor Taran spoke and he said this is the year of the the fear 43 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,520 of God or the fog. You're right, either way, the 44 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:29,960 fear of God or the fog, the Lord is working, He is moving. 45 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:34,640 And recently, it was at the end of August, there was a word in 46 00:03:34,640 --> 00:03:38,520 the house that the wind of the Spirit is blowing. 47 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:48,160 And the wind of the Spirit moves to reveal, to refresh, to to 48 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:51,840 encourage, and sometimes to expose. 49 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:57,080 Well, the wind of the spirit is moving to touch our life. 50 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,320 A part of the wind of the spirit is to reveal those things that 51 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:08,200 we've forgotten about. And as I was listening to Troy 52 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:12,920 and to Lily Cher, I was reminded about the importance of 53 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,760 remembrance. Now there's a little bit off 54 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:19,480 topic. I'll get back to topic, but I 55 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:25,680 really felt this is important. Some of you here today need to 56 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:29,480 reflect on where God has brought you from. 57 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:35,720 There's an old hymn and it says count your blessings. 58 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,520 What it means is take a moment, stop getting caught in the the 59 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:45,360 present or the urgency and stop and reflect. 60 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:50,720 Where has God brought you from? Where have you come from? 61 00:04:50,840 --> 00:04:54,440 What has He done in your life? How has He moved in your life? 62 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:56,320 Well, I can't do this. I can't do that. 63 00:04:56,320 --> 00:05:00,800 Yes, but, but did He help you? Then reflect. 64 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:02,800 Did He bring you out of that trouble? 65 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:07,160 Was He faithful there? He will be faithful here. 66 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,480 And sometimes we have to remember what He has brought you 67 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:13,760 through. We have to remember how far 68 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:19,640 we've come for some of us, man, we have I have peace in this 69 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:26,720 situation that would have thrown me right, man, I have patience 70 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:31,200 now for these people that I I'm just was ready to you know, 71 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:39,400 throttle. That's a word and but but 72 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:46,160 recognize what God has done and I want to encourage you, take 73 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:50,720 some time to see all that God has done and all that he has 74 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:55,400 positioned you with and all that he is working and maturing in 75 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:59,920 you because He is at work. The fear of the Lord. 76 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:10,880 Proverbs 9 verse 10 says the reverent and Worshipful fear of 77 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:17,080 the Lord is the beginning, the chief and choice part of wisdom 78 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:22,000 and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight and 79 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,760 understanding. Now this is great because it's 80 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:29,600 speaking to the fact that our fear of God is not a fear of 81 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,920 afraid to take you away, but it's actually a fear that draws 82 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:37,280 you near. The reverent and Worshipful awe 83 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:42,240 reverence of God draws us near and it's the beginning, the 84 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:44,320 chief and choicest part of wisdom. 85 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:50,800 Have you ever there's different types of steaks, anyone steak. 86 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:52,520 Yeah, I like steaks. Steaks are good. 87 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:58,200 Amen. Some don't that's OK more for me 88 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:02,400 the but there's choice cuts. There's certain parts that are 89 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:06,200 actually more flavorful than other parts. 90 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:09,680 Some you've got to marinate and soak in lots of stuff to make it 91 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:11,480 taste good. Other parts are just good. 92 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:18,840 The reverential fear of the Lord is the beginning, yes, but it's 93 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,480 also the the best part, the choice part. 94 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:25,400 It's the main part of wisdom. It's the part that's actually 95 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:30,000 the foundation of wisdom. And the knowledge of the Holy 96 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,080 One is insight and understanding. 97 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:36,200 See, part of our part of our progress in understanding the 98 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,160 fear of the Lord is first to say, who is he? 99 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,520 If I have the fear of God, who is he? 100 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:48,360 What, what has he done? Who is he? 101 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:52,440 How does he connect with me? And that's the knowledge of the 102 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:56,440 Holy One. The fear of God is based on a 103 00:07:56,440 --> 00:08:05,200 recognition of who God is. Now, in just a minute, we're 104 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:10,880 going to read from Job 38 and we'll read from verse one, but I 105 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,120 wanted to get some information for you. 106 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:21,120 So when we're thinking about who God is, I mean, that's a pretty 107 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:25,040 big subject, right? Eternal. 108 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:27,040 It's pretty hard to pretty hard to judge, right? 109 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:31,200 Eternal is big. He's a big God, so I want to get 110 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,480 you some information that'll help you understand the bigness 111 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:38,240 of God. The earth's circumference is 112 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:44,039 about 40,000 kilometers, 40,000 kilometers. 113 00:08:44,039 --> 00:08:46,240 That's a long way. So that's how how the 114 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,960 circumference of the the earth is 40,000 kilometers. 115 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:55,480 Who knows how much, what percentage of the Earth's 116 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:59,760 surface is water? A lot. 117 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:08,480 Anybody, anybody who's got a percentage, anyone close, close 118 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:12,000 7171 that's close. It's massive, right? 119 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,480 We think about how much land there is, how much of the world 120 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:19,320 is earth that we, we, we live in and we enjoy. 121 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:24,400 And yet 70% of the world is covered in water. 71% That's 122 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:29,400 crazy, right? Huge Mariana Trench. 123 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,920 The Mariana Trench is a trench that's the deepest part of the 124 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:38,160 ocean. OK, the Mariana Trench is 36,000 125 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:42,560 feet deep. It's deeper than the tallest 126 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,880 mountain above sea level, which is Mount Everest at 29,000 feet. 127 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:53,120 So these parts that are almost impossible to get to are deeper 128 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:57,920 than we know. OK, this is a this is a freaky 129 00:09:57,920 --> 00:09:59,720 one. This is a crazy just because 130 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:03,160 sometimes, OK, who here? Sometimes when you think about 131 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:06,560 sea creatures, it gets a little bit like, eh, right. 132 00:10:06,560 --> 00:10:09,680 You see some of these pictures and it's like, yeah, sharks, you 133 00:10:09,680 --> 00:10:12,600 know, some of these things that and then you, you're in the in 134 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:15,280 the ocean and you step on the seaweed and it's like, what was 135 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:16,520 that seaweed? Was it jellyfish? 136 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:19,680 What was that? Anyway, maybe that's just me. 137 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:28,720 It is estimated that up to 2/3 of life in the deep oceans 138 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:34,080 remain unknown to science, with many new species still being 139 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:38,160 discovered each year. Overall, scientists believe 140 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:44,480 there may be between 700,000 and 2 million species in the ocean, 141 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:48,800 and a significant portion of that has yet to be identified. 142 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:54,040 Crazy. OK, The Sun. 143 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:55,680 So who likes who likes astronomy? 144 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:57,480 Astronomy, anyone? Yeah, yeah. 145 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:03,000 There you go. The sun is 150 million 146 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:11,400 kilometres from Earth. Pluto is 4.28 billion kilometres 147 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:19,040 from Earth, and then the Andromeda Galaxy is 23 million 148 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:25,160 trillion kilometres away, and that is a 23 with 18 zeros 149 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:30,200 behind it. OK, that's a lot. 150 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,800 A million trillion, yeah, a lot of zeros. 151 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:41,520 A lot of zeros. And so I want to preface this 152 00:11:41,680 --> 00:11:48,600 word with that information. So we think about how vast the 153 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:53,560 Earth is, how full of different animals, how even some of the 154 00:11:53,560 --> 00:11:57,680 deepest parts of our oceans we haven't even discovered yet, let 155 00:11:57,680 --> 00:12:05,400 alone what's out there. OK, Job 38 in verse one. 156 00:12:11,470 --> 00:12:14,670 Now who's here of Job? Yeah, a few of you. 157 00:12:14,670 --> 00:12:20,350 For those who haven't, Joe, the experience of Job was he was 158 00:12:20,550 --> 00:12:23,150 tested because he lost everything, lost his family, 159 00:12:23,150 --> 00:12:26,120 lost everything. And then there's a series of 160 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,680 conversations between him and his wife, him and these Job's 161 00:12:29,680 --> 00:12:33,720 friends. And at the end of the book, we 162 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:37,720 have about three chapters where God's speaking, and this is 163 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:40,560 chapter 38, the first part of that. 164 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:46,120 And now finally, God answered Job from the eye of a violent 165 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:49,360 storm. He said, why do you confuse the 166 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:51,760 issue? Why do you talk without knowing 167 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:55,720 what you're talking about? Pull yourself together, job up 168 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:58,720 on your feet, Stand still. I have some questions for you, 169 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:00,640 and I want some straight answers. 170 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:04,040 Where were you when I created the Earth? 171 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:08,880 Tell me, since you know so much, who decided on its size? 172 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,800 Certainly you'll know that. Who came up with the blueprints 173 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:16,160 and measurements? How was the foundations poured 174 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:20,080 and who set the cornerstone while the morning stars sang in 175 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:22,560 chorus and all the angels shouted praise? 176 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:26,120 And who took charge of the ocean when it gushed forth like a baby 177 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:28,080 from the womb? That was me. 178 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:32,320 I wrapped it in soft clouds and tucked it in safely at night. 179 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:35,920 Then I made a playpen for it, a strong playpen so it couldn't 180 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,960 run loose, and said stay here, this is your place. 181 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:42,000 Your wild tantrums are confined to this place. 182 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:47,720 And have you ever ordered morning get up and told Dawn get 183 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:52,000 to work so you could seize earth like a blanket and shake out the 184 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:56,040 wicked like cockroaches? As the sun brings everything to 185 00:13:56,040 --> 00:14:02,520 light, brings out all the colours and shapes, the cover of 186 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,720 darkness is snatched from the wicked. 187 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:08,720 They're caught in the very act. Have you ever gone to the true 188 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:12,040 bottom of things? Explore the labyrinthine caves 189 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:15,440 of deep ocean. Do you know the first thing 190 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,240 about death? Do you have one clue regarding 191 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:21,280 death's dark mysteries? And do you have any idea how 192 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:25,400 large this earth is? Speak up if you have even the 193 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:28,960 beginning of an answer. Do you know where light comes 194 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,520 from and where darkness lives? So you can take them by their 195 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,080 hand and leave them home when they get lost? 196 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,520 Why, of course, you know that you've known them all your life, 197 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:39,400 growing up in the same neighborhood with them. 198 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:43,160 Sounds like sarcasm. Have you ever travelled to where 199 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,080 snow is made? It's in the vault where the hail 200 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:47,880 is stockpiled. The arsenals of hail and snow 201 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:51,320 that I keep in readiness for times of trouble and battle and 202 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,680 war. Can you find your way to where 203 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,880 lightning is launched, or to the place from which the winds blow? 204 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:00,400 Who do you suppose carves canyons for the downpours of 205 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:04,720 rain and charts the route of thunderstorms that bring water 206 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:10,840 to unvisited fields, deserts no one ever lays eyes on, drenching 207 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:14,800 the useless wastelands so they are carpeted with wildflowers 208 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:17,360 and grass? And who do you think is the 209 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:20,720 father of rain and dew, the mother of ice and frost? 210 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:24,920 You don't for a minute imagine these marbles of weather just 211 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:28,080 happened to you. Can you catch the eye of the 212 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:32,440 beautiful Pleiades sisters that's a a constellation or 213 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:36,520 distract Orion from his hunt? Can you get Venus to look your 214 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:40,240 way or get the great bear and her Cubs to come out and play? 215 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:44,040 Do you know the first thing about the Sky's constellations 216 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:45,560 and how they affect things on Earth? 217 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:48,800 Can you get the attention of the clouds and the Commission a 218 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:51,640 shower of rain? Can you take charge of the 219 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:54,360 lightning bolts and have them report to you for orders? 220 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:59,600 Who do you think gave weather wisdom to the Ibis and storm 221 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:03,240 savvy to the rooster? Does anyone know enough to 222 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:06,520 number all the clouds or tip over the rain barrels of heaven 223 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:10,440 when the earth is cracked and dry, the ground baked hard as a 224 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:12,480 brick? Can you teach the lioness to 225 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:16,600 stalk her prey and satisfy the appetite of her Cubs as they 226 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:19,600 Crouch in their den, waiting hungrily in their cave? 227 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,680 And who sets out food for the Ravens when their young cry to 228 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:26,880 God fluttering about because they have no food? 229 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:36,240 He's saying, where were you when I created the Earth? 230 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,960 When I set the depths of the Mariana Trench? 231 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:45,720 Where were you when I set in place the Andromeda Galaxy and 232 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,680 the stars and the constellations? 233 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:53,040 Position them just right so that from Earth we can see a hunter, 234 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:56,080 though they might be millions of miles apart. 235 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:10,119 God created everything. He is the Lord of heaven and 236 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:16,319 earth. He is the one who positioned you 237 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:23,599 in this place to hear a word. He's the one who gives breath in 238 00:17:23,599 --> 00:17:29,320 your lungs. God is big, He is great and He 239 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:39,280 is mighty and He is the Lord. In Luke 12 verses 2 to 5, Jesus 240 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:43,640 was speaking and this is to give perspective on whose voice we 241 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:47,040 should listen to. And Jesus says everything hidden 242 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:50,320 and covered up will soon be exposed, for the facade is 243 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,120 falling down and nothing will be kept secret for long. 244 00:17:53,360 --> 00:17:55,760 Whatever you have spoken in private will be public 245 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:59,280 knowledge, and what you have whispered secretly behind closed 246 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:03,280 doors will be broadcast far and wide for all to hear. 247 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:08,640 Listen, my beloved friends, don't fear those who may want to 248 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:10,840 take your life but can do nothing more. 249 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:17,840 That would still disturb me if someone could take my life. 250 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:23,120 But he's giving a perspective. He says it's true, they may kill 251 00:18:23,120 --> 00:18:25,640 your body, but they have no power over your soul. 252 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:31,600 The one you must fear is God, for he has both the power to 253 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:34,960 take your life and the authority to cast your soul into hell. 254 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,560 Yes, the only one you need to fear is God. 255 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:42,480 Now this is not a fear where I run away, but a fear where I 256 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:47,560 draw near because the King of Kings, he's actually called out 257 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:53,680 to us. You see, God Almighty, who we 258 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:57,600 just read about the one who positioned the earth there. 259 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:02,880 There's a fantastic section in in in the chapter Job 39 where 260 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:06,960 he talks about the the ostrich and he talks about how he makes 261 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:09,520 him a little bit stupid because he lays his eggs on the on the 262 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:13,240 ground rather than rather than finding a nest. 263 00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:22,320 But he's saying I created all these things and the God of 264 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:28,680 heaven also said I love you, I love the world. 265 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:31,880 I love the world so much. I'm sending Jesus. 266 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:40,480 I love the world and my creation so much that I'm sending Jesus 267 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:47,280 to die, to live, to die and be resurrected so that we can 268 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:51,680 connect back to him. That's the power of it. 269 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:57,280 That's the glory of it. Is it God Almighty, the one who 270 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:02,240 is positioned that even the planets and the the galaxies 271 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:11,880 loves us so much that he said Jesus, he cared so much for you? 272 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:19,480 Because as much as His power is great, his his his capacity is 273 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:22,640 great. He is beyond our understanding. 274 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:29,160 So too is His love, deeper, wider, higher than we could ever 275 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:34,320 understand. His love is poured out for us 276 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:40,960 because He desires you. He desires me. 277 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:46,480 He wants relationship. He wants connection. 278 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:50,400 He wants to know you and to be known by you. 279 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:59,520 This is the heart of Father God. The fear of God brings us into 280 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:08,960 His presence in Psalm 25 and verse 14. 281 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:14,640 It's the psalmist writes the secret of the sweet satisfying 282 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:20,760 companionship of the Lord have they who fear him and he will 283 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:25,480 show them his covenant and reveal to them it's deep inner 284 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:31,240 meaning. This touches on the heart of the 285 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:35,120 Father. The heart of the Father is I 286 00:21:35,120 --> 00:21:39,800 want relationship with you. So those who fear Him, the 287 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:46,400 secret of the sweet satisfying companionship of the Lord, that 288 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:53,840 time of connection, that time of of being loved by Him and 289 00:21:54,040 --> 00:22:02,000 knowing Him, that is what He desires, that we would know Him. 290 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:06,480 And to those who fear God is also the second part. 291 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:12,120 He desires to reveal Himself to you, to reveal the secrets of 292 00:22:12,120 --> 00:22:15,520 the covenant, to reveal the understanding of what He has 293 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,960 completed through Christ, to reveal more of Himself to you. 294 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:27,240 This this desire of Father is that He would have that intimacy 295 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:36,920 to have that heart connection and it's for those who fear the 296 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:44,200 Lord who draw near because of the greatness of God to come 297 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:54,200 into that place of his presence. One of the things when we, even 298 00:22:54,200 --> 00:23:01,680 when we take time to pray and, and, and worship, sometimes we 299 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,320 could do it glibly because, you know, we're here and we're 300 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:06,240 engaged. We're just singing along, right? 301 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:12,000 But the Lord challenged me about a month or two ago and he said 302 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:17,840 to me, no more timid prayer and praise. 303 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:25,280 To be timid is to be shy, to be kind of uncertain. 304 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,960 But what he was sharing with me, what he's telling me was I don't 305 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:34,800 have to be like that. I can have confidence in my 306 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:37,040 prayer. I have confidence in my praise, 307 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:42,960 have a confidence that he who delivered me, he who loves me, 308 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:49,080 he who also set the stars in the sky and, and and set the the 309 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:53,240 Mariana Trench with this lots of weird deep ocean animals. 310 00:23:54,120 --> 00:24:03,160 He's the same God, the same one who desires to know you, to be 311 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:07,960 in relationship with you. And so when I pray and when I 312 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:11,800 praise, I'm going to praise with confidence. 313 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:13,800 I'm going to praise Him with joy. 314 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:15,920 I'm going to praise Him with expectation. 315 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,920 I'm going to praise Him because what He said about me when I 316 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:22,480 pray, when I pray, I'm praying with confidence, knowing that He 317 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:25,240 hears my voice. I pray confidently that the King 318 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:28,400 of kings, the Lord of Lords, the one who set the boundaries of 319 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:32,120 the water, he is the one who I'm praying to. 320 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:37,880 It's a confidence rooted in the fear of God. 321 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:41,960 It's founded upon the fear of God or founded on this awe and 322 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:46,680 reverence for him, founded on a recognition of who he is. 323 00:24:50,360 --> 00:24:52,600 The fear of God brings us to life. 324 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:05,360 Proverbs 14, verse 26 and 27. In the reverent and Worshipful 325 00:25:05,360 --> 00:25:08,520 fear of the Lord, there is strong confidence. 326 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:13,160 What kind of confidence? Strong confidence, right. 327 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:17,200 In the reverent and Worshipful fear of the Lord, there is 328 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:20,360 strong confidence. And His children shall always 329 00:25:20,360 --> 00:25:26,200 have a place of refuge. I'll say that one again. 330 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:33,320 And his children shall always have a place of refuge, always, 331 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:41,440 always have a home, always have that place, always reverend and 332 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:44,760 Worshipful. Fear of the Lord is a fountain 333 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:49,080 of life that one may avoid the stares of death. 334 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:57,080 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life in you, a 335 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:01,720 fountain of life, of joy, of hope, of grace. 336 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:04,760 The fear of the Lord's a fountain. 337 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:09,880 There's so much in this scripture. 338 00:26:14,360 --> 00:26:16,320 We get to have a strong confidence. 339 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:24,640 We have a safe home in Him and we have the very fountain of 340 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:28,840 life, the life giving spirit within. 341 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:34,120 The fear of God brings us to life. 342 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:36,760 The fear of God keeps you from sin. 343 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:43,720 Proverbs 3 verse 7 and 8. Don't be impressed with your own 344 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:46,960 wisdom. There's a good starting point, 345 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:56,200 right? It's interesting just two verses 346 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:59,360 before is trust in the Lord with all your heart. 347 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,840 Lean not on your own understanding in all your ways 348 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,120 acknowledge him. And here he repeats it again. 349 00:27:04,120 --> 00:27:07,680 He says don't be impressed with your own wisdom. 350 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,520 Don't be impressed with what you've got. 351 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:16,000 Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil. 352 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:23,440 Then. So first point, right, fear the 353 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:26,800 Lord. Then you will have healing for 354 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:29,040 your body and strength for your bones. 355 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:33,160 This is a promise from heaven. That's a promise. 356 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:38,200 We don't need to be caught up in our own wisdom. 357 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:45,520 We get caught up in knowing God. We get caught up in the awe and 358 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:51,200 reverence of God, and then He takes what He's given you 359 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:56,040 because He gave it to you in the first place, and then He reveals 360 00:27:56,040 --> 00:28:05,080 to you how to engage in that and then you will have healing for 361 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:07,200 your body. What a promise. 362 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:12,120 Father, I thank you for those who are in this house right now 363 00:28:12,120 --> 00:28:15,960 who need healing in their body. Father, I pray right now by the 364 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:19,840 power of your spirit you would bring deliverance and healing in 365 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:22,760 Jesus name. We thank you Lord for your 366 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:28,360 mighty power to deliver and heal in the mighty name of Jesus. 367 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:33,920 Hallelujah, Proverbs 16, verse 6. 368 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:39,080 By mercy and love, truth and fidelity to God and man, not by 369 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:42,880 sacrificial offerings. Iniquity is purged out of the 370 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:47,600 heart. So not because of the 371 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:52,080 sacrifices, but because of the mercy and love and truth and 372 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:55,720 fidelity to God, our faith in God. 373 00:28:55,960 --> 00:29:00,960 Fidelity is, in other words, is a faith, a faith in God. 374 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:03,960 I have faith in God. Iniquity is pushed out of our 375 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:08,360 hearts and by the reverent Worshipful fear of the Lord. 376 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:17,400 Men depart from and avoid evil. A indication that you have the 377 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:21,080 fear of God is that you'll flee evil. 378 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:29,880 Run from it. I quoted someone this non am 379 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,240 experience. Her name is Pastor Iverna 380 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:35,160 Tompkins. And she said once God's got a 381 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:38,200 hold of you, you're a terrible Sinner. 382 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:44,160 It just can't sin the same. It doesn't work. 383 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:47,160 It doesn't quite work the same way because now I've got the 384 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:51,760 Holy Spirit checking me, right? The Holy Spirit's in there. 385 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:53,960 And she was telling the story because she was running away 386 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:55,280 from the call of God on her life. 387 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:57,200 And she said, oh, this is a bad movie. 388 00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:00,280 You know, God won't be here. So she goes, this movie is bad 389 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:03,320 apparently, and she's sitting in there and then God speaks to her 390 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:05,520 all she's in the movie theater and she says, Lord, what are you 391 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:09,360 doing in here? This isn't a good movie. 392 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:11,160 It's like, well, he's everywhere, but that's the 393 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:15,640 another side, right? But when the Holy Spirit is 394 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:19,840 engaged in your life and you have the fear of the Lord, a 395 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:25,640 conviction hits you. Now we can attempt to deaden 396 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:30,200 that conviction over time, but that is a rebellion against what 397 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:37,640 God is wanting to do in you, because the conviction of the 398 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:40,720 Lord is to bring us back into alignment with His purposes. 399 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:45,240 The conviction of the Lord is to actually heal. 400 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:47,840 The conviction of the Lord is actually to bring you home. 401 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:51,040 The conviction of the Holy Spirit is there so that you can 402 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:54,640 come back into the place God wants you to be, so He can bless 403 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:59,920 you and lead you and guide you. The conviction of the Lord is a 404 00:30:59,920 --> 00:31:08,080 realignment, and we agree with that realignment when we repent 405 00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:16,200 to turn around and have that new engagement of fixing our eyes on 406 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:20,320 Jesus. But that's the love of God. 407 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:24,280 So the fear of God keeps you from sin. 408 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:31,160 The fear of God obeys his commands. 409 00:31:36,340 --> 00:31:46,620 Now, I find people don't like this one very much, not always 410 00:31:51,020 --> 00:31:53,420 because there's a demand upon you. 411 00:31:56,140 --> 00:32:00,240 There's a demand on the way we live. 412 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:07,600 Let's read the verse from first John chapter 5. 413 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:17,600 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the desire is God's spiritual 414 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:21,320 child and has been fathered by God himself. 415 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:27,480 And everyone who loves Father God loves his children as well. 416 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:37,480 See how that works? In fact, in first John, he's 417 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:49,440 very heavy on if you can't love your fellow believer, how can 418 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:51,120 you say you walk in the love of God? 419 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:59,720 And here he's saying everyone who loves the Father also loves 420 00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:05,440 his children as well. And this is how we can be sure 421 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:10,960 that we love the children of God, by having a passionate love 422 00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:19,280 for God and by obedience to his commands, a passionate love for 423 00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:23,360 God. But the passionate love for God 424 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:28,160 cannot be separated from obedience to his commands, 425 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:34,400 obedience to his teaching, obedience to what He's called us 426 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:40,960 to. You can't say you love Him and 427 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:46,960 not be obedient to what He's called you to, not be obedient 428 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:52,320 to what He says for you to do in the Word, which is to love. 429 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:02,800 So the fear of God actually brings us to a place where we 430 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:09,679 desire to obey Him. We have a a heart connection 431 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:13,199 where our desire is to please Him. 432 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:19,040 He continues on to say true love for God means obeying His 433 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:24,560 commands, and His commands don't weigh us down as heavy burdens. 434 00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:29,840 Jesus said my yoke is easy and my burden is light. 435 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:35,040 He actually takes on our burden of sin and replaces it with a 436 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:41,520 call to follow Him, surrender to Him, yield to Him. 437 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:48,880 His commands aren't heavy. His call is not to weigh us 438 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:51,440 down, but rather to bring us to a place of victory. 439 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:56,120 You see, every child of God overcomes the world. 440 00:34:56,679 --> 00:35:00,040 For our faith is the victorious power that triumphs over the 441 00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:02,960 world. So who are the world conquerors 442 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:06,880 defeating its power? Those who believe that Jesus is 443 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:14,360 the Son of God. So as we come into that place 444 00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:19,800 of, of submission and we come to that place of, of, of taking on 445 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:23,520 what he calls us to do, of taking on the, the, the 446 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:27,640 teachings, taking on the, the commands that he has for us, 447 00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:32,360 we're actually positioning ourselves to walk in the victory 448 00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:35,640 that he has. He says at the end, who are 449 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:38,320 those who defeat the world's powers is those who believe that 450 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:41,280 Jesus is the Son of God. When you believe that Jesus is 451 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:45,360 the Son of God, when you believe it, you have the fear of God 452 00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:50,440 because you also have to believe that the Father sent him. 453 00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:53,160 You also have to believe that he was resurrected from the dead. 454 00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:57,680 And you also have to have to believe that that means my life 455 00:35:57,680 --> 00:36:01,680 is changed. And you also believe that now 456 00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:04,640 the Spirit of the living God dwells within me. 457 00:36:10,240 --> 00:36:15,320 It's all wrapped up. It's all part of the same gift. 458 00:36:19,120 --> 00:36:25,400 And so now as we are learning to walk out this faith, learning to 459 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:29,920 walk humbly under the fear of God, we actually have promises 460 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:33,000 attached to it. The promises of grace, the 461 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:37,920 promises of hope, the promises of salvation, but and salvation 462 00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:43,200 not just when we get to heaven. It's not a golden ticket, but 463 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:48,520 salvation of how we live now, body, soul and spirits. 464 00:36:51,320 --> 00:36:55,320 How our soul is how how our bodies are, how our spirit is 465 00:36:55,320 --> 00:37:00,080 alive. Out of the fear of God. 466 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:05,640 He's working to mature, perfect and develop us and to mould us 467 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:15,120 into his image. He desires that relationship and 468 00:37:15,120 --> 00:37:18,120 I'll end with this one. The fear of God walks humbly 469 00:37:18,120 --> 00:37:29,440 before God in Acts 9 verse 31. This is at a time where the 470 00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:35,520 church has been growing and then been persecuted as Saul was out 471 00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:41,600 there causing trouble. And then Saul has this encounter 472 00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:54,000 with Jesus, the risen Jesus. He falls off his horse and Jesus 473 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:56,960 speaks to him, says why do you hate me? 474 00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:05,720 What are you doing? And Saul's eyes are blinded. 475 00:38:05,720 --> 00:38:10,880 He comes to to Damascus, and then Ananias is sent there three 476 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:14,600 days later to pray with him. And he gets radically 477 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:18,200 transformed. And the first thing he wants to 478 00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:19,880 do is run out and tell everybody. 479 00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:23,480 And then people start going, hang on, isn't this the guy who 480 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:26,160 is just putting the Christians in prison? 481 00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:32,080 And now he's the one telling us all about this Jesus, hang on, 482 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:35,640 this is the guy who just a little while ago was was was 483 00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:38,840 telling us how bad they were and uttering threats so that they 484 00:38:39,240 --> 00:38:41,680 we'd imprison them and take them from their families. 485 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:47,200 And now what is this? Well, he had he's talked so 486 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:49,120 much, he had to leave the city in a hurry. 487 00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:52,680 He comes to Jerusalem and in Jerusalem, of course, they 488 00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:54,480 haven't heard yet. They didn't know what was going 489 00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:57,680 on. And then Barnabas brings them to 490 00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:01,520 the apostles and says this is his experience, this is what God 491 00:39:01,520 --> 00:39:07,200 has done in Paul's life. And so this is a wild time. 492 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:11,120 And it we read in Acts 9, verse 31. 493 00:39:11,120 --> 00:39:15,480 So the church throughout the whole of Judea and Galilee and 494 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:20,280 Samaria had peace and was edified, growing in wisdom, 495 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:25,360 virtue and piety. And this they were walking in 496 00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:30,240 the respect and reverential fear of the Lord and in the 497 00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:32,960 consolation and exhortation of the Holy Spirit. 498 00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:37,320 So they were walking in the fear of God. 499 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:40,840 That means they're living their life under the fear of God. 500 00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:43,280 They're living their life in a way that honoured Him. 501 00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:46,960 They're living their lives in a way that that recognise who he 502 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:50,640 is. And then they were living and 503 00:39:50,640 --> 00:39:55,000 walking by the Holy Spirit, allowing the Holy Spirit to 504 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:58,800 direct their path. And those two things together 505 00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:02,720 meant there was continued increase and they were 506 00:40:02,720 --> 00:40:06,640 multiplied. The church was multiplied, great 507 00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:11,760 growth, great harvest, because they set their hearts before the 508 00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:13,680 Lord. They set themselves before God 509 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:18,200 in the fear of God to walk in His ways. 510 00:40:23,240 --> 00:40:32,320 I want to encourage you today. The fear of God is the starting 511 00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:35,760 point of a revolution in your life. 512 00:40:38,440 --> 00:40:47,520 The fear of God is that place of recognition of who He is, what 513 00:40:47,520 --> 00:40:52,800 He's done for you, and that His love was poured out for you. 514 00:40:55,880 --> 00:41:02,440 In the fear of God, we find the safest place in the reverential 515 00:41:02,920 --> 00:41:09,320 awe of God. Recognizing who He is, we come 516 00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:16,560 to that place where He can move. We saw it in the Scriptures. 517 00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:19,720 The fear of God can lead to healing. 518 00:41:19,760 --> 00:41:23,040 The fear of God, it creates a space of safety. 519 00:41:23,120 --> 00:41:26,520 The fear of God creates an incredible relationship. 520 00:41:27,720 --> 00:41:31,880 The fear of God brings opens the fountains of life. 521 00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:39,320 The fear of God is a position of recognizing who He is. 522 00:41:40,920 --> 00:41:50,240 In some of the great revivals, the fear of God brings people to 523 00:41:50,240 --> 00:42:00,320 repentance. See God's good and and in His 524 00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:05,320 goodness. His desire is your salvation. 525 00:42:08,320 --> 00:42:13,240 In His goodness and His love, His desire is for you had to 526 00:42:13,240 --> 00:42:22,640 have a life filled with Him. In His goodness He wants you to 527 00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:38,520 know why you were made you. In His goodness, He desires to 528 00:42:38,520 --> 00:42:47,880 walk with you. And if you take just a few 529 00:42:47,880 --> 00:42:55,040 minutes to consider that, the Lord who made heaven and earth, 530 00:42:56,880 --> 00:43:03,080 the Lord who set the paths of the planets, The Lord who weighs 531 00:43:03,360 --> 00:43:07,880 the stars in his hands. The Lord who set the boundaries 532 00:43:07,880 --> 00:43:11,000 of the oceans. The Lord who created the deepest 533 00:43:11,040 --> 00:43:16,480 ocean for our interest. The Lord who created the stars 534 00:43:16,480 --> 00:43:21,400 so we could study them. The Lord who created the 535 00:43:21,400 --> 00:43:26,040 creative God. The Lord who put all these 536 00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:30,000 things in place. The Lord who knew you before you 537 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:33,360 were born. The Lord who actually put in 538 00:43:33,360 --> 00:43:38,240 place and knows even the hairs on your head. 539 00:43:39,200 --> 00:43:54,960 The Lord God Almighty desires to walk with you and he not only 540 00:43:54,960 --> 00:44:00,560 desired it, he put in place a new covenant so we could walk in 541 00:44:00,560 --> 00:44:06,160 it. It's very difficult. 542 00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:09,320 I, I remember, I remember preaching when I, I was 19, I, I 543 00:44:09,320 --> 00:44:11,560 preached a word on the glory of God. 544 00:44:12,240 --> 00:44:22,160 And it was, yeah, it was OK. God still honoured it, but I 545 00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:26,880 remember my dad saying we need to talk about the glory is 546 00:44:26,880 --> 00:44:35,080 better felt than tilt. See, I, I can, I can talk about 547 00:44:35,080 --> 00:44:40,000 how big God is. I can talk about what he 548 00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:44,120 desires, but you need a revelation. 549 00:44:45,040 --> 00:44:49,040 We all need a revelation. I need to be reminded, I need to 550 00:44:49,040 --> 00:44:51,240 be reminded that the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead 551 00:44:51,240 --> 00:44:53,360 dwells in me. And I keep saying it and I keep 552 00:44:53,360 --> 00:44:55,280 saying it, but now I'm going to believe it. 553 00:44:57,240 --> 00:45:01,400 So it changes me. I got to come to that place 554 00:45:01,400 --> 00:45:07,000 where I recognize that He is in fact alive in me. 555 00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:14,360 So my prayer for you today is that you get a revelation of the 556 00:45:14,480 --> 00:45:21,120 bigness of God, that you get a revelation of how much he loves 557 00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:26,280 you, that you get a revelation that the God of the expanse of 558 00:45:26,280 --> 00:45:32,280 the universe loves you and desires to be in relationship 559 00:45:32,280 --> 00:45:34,840 with you if you will turn to him. 560 00:45:38,120 --> 00:45:46,200 Let's pray, Father God. Thank you Lord, I pray that each 561 00:45:46,200 --> 00:45:50,800 person here will get a revelation of what it means to 562 00:45:50,800 --> 00:45:55,960 know you, the Lord. They get a revelation in their 563 00:45:55,960 --> 00:46:02,160 hearts of how you want to move in them and with them. 564 00:46:03,720 --> 00:46:06,960 Lord, I pray we get a revelation that you desire to walk with us 565 00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:14,960 as you as you walked with Adam in the garden that we'd have 566 00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:17,760 ears to hear. Not so busy by the world that we 567 00:46:17,760 --> 00:46:21,400 do not take time. Not so busy by our schedules. 568 00:46:21,400 --> 00:46:24,760 Not so busy by our, our, our thought patterns. 569 00:46:24,760 --> 00:46:27,400 Not so busy by the social media that hits US. 570 00:46:27,400 --> 00:46:30,920 Not so busy by the information we get hit with, but actually 571 00:46:30,920 --> 00:46:33,840 take that time to recognize the most important thing. 572 00:46:40,910 --> 00:46:43,990 Father, thank you. We thank you today. 573 00:46:45,590 --> 00:46:48,030 Thank you for your word that teaches us. 574 00:46:48,640 --> 00:46:52,120 Thank you for your Holy Spirit, who is our God. 575 00:46:53,200 --> 00:46:58,840 Thank you, Lord, that you desire to teach us so we can know you 576 00:46:59,240 --> 00:47:05,600 and know your ways. Our Father God, I thank you that 577 00:47:05,600 --> 00:47:11,360 during this week you remind us. You remind us of how far we've 578 00:47:11,360 --> 00:47:14,280 come. You remind us of what you've 579 00:47:14,280 --> 00:47:17,600 done. You remind us, Lord, of your 580 00:47:17,600 --> 00:47:21,040 love. You remind us, Lord, that we can 581 00:47:21,040 --> 00:47:26,360 walk in the fear of God and we will come to a revelation that 582 00:47:26,360 --> 00:47:30,520 will change our lives. That revelation of you. 583 00:47:32,520 --> 00:47:35,160 Father, I thank you. I thank you for your goodness, I 584 00:47:35,160 --> 00:47:38,360 thank you for your love, and I thank you for all who came here 585 00:47:38,360 --> 00:47:43,640 today. I praise you, Lord, You are at 586 00:47:43,640 --> 00:47:45,320 work. That's a declaration, not a 587 00:47:45,320 --> 00:47:48,160 question. Lord, I thank you. 588 00:47:48,160 --> 00:47:52,640 You are at work both to will and to do of your good pleasure. 589 00:47:52,640 --> 00:47:55,400 You are at work in our lives. You are at work. 590 00:47:56,240 --> 00:48:00,320 We praise you, we celebrate you, we rejoice in you, Lord, and we 591 00:48:00,320 --> 00:48:04,880 thank you for your goodness. In Jesus name, Amen. 592 00:48:05,960 --> 00:48:13,920 Amen. Amen. 593 00:48:17,440 --> 00:48:19,840 Well, I want to encourage you to take a look at our social media 594 00:48:19,840 --> 00:48:22,440 for any updates of events and activities going on. 595 00:48:22,440 --> 00:48:24,840 We have a number of things coming up for we have our prayer 596 00:48:24,840 --> 00:48:27,000 on Saturdays. We have baptisms coming up. 597 00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:30,480 We have a fast coming up. So stay connected so you can 598 00:48:30,480 --> 00:48:32,080 hear what's happening here at Lovequest. 599 00:48:32,480 --> 00:48:36,600 But I want to encourage you today, don't let this word be 600 00:48:36,600 --> 00:48:41,000 lost. Steward it, consider it, and let 601 00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:44,960 the Lord minister to you. So we may be out of time. 602 00:48:45,760 --> 00:48:47,400 We're never out of the goodness of God. 603 00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:51,520 So until next time, get your love fixed man. 604 00:49:05,120 --> 00:49:07,360 Thank you so much for tuning into this week's sermon. 605 00:49:07,360 --> 00:49:10,680 We pray you were challenged, equipped and encouraged. 606 00:49:10,920 --> 00:49:12,880 Make sure to follow us on all platforms. 607 00:49:12,880 --> 00:49:16,960 That's Lovequest Intl church. We out here for real. 608 00:49:17,040 --> 00:49:19,320 We're really doing it. That's Facebook, Instagram, 609 00:49:19,320 --> 00:49:22,560 YouTube and TikTok. You can find us anywhere you 610 00:49:22,560 --> 00:49:24,840 need to find us. But until next time, you know 611 00:49:24,840 --> 00:49:27,040 the drill. You know the motto, get your 612 00:49:27,040 --> 00:49:29,240 love fixed man and we'll see y'all real soon.