1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:05,080 We are one church. We love God, love people, love 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:06,960 His mission, and love His church. 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:09,560 Welcome to the One Church podcast. 4 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:19,320 Continuing a series on our welcome course, and this is a 5 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,400 four week course that's going to take the place of our newcomers 6 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,240 evenings going forward. It's going to be run multiple 7 00:00:25,240 --> 00:00:28,360 times each year, and our heart is that everyone who joins one 8 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,360 church in the future is going to go through this course to enable 9 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:34,680 them to be inspired to find their place and to be able to 10 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,160 thrive. But before we launched this for 11 00:00:37,160 --> 00:00:40,160 all new people, we didn't want anybody to miss out. 12 00:00:40,480 --> 00:00:43,480 So we're going to take the whole church through this process. 13 00:00:43,480 --> 00:00:48,040 So each week we're going to look at some great teaching and we're 14 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,240 going to show a short video about who we are as a church and 15 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,480 our key values and speak about some important parts of what it 16 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,160 means to be a part of one church. 17 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:01,040 If you missed last week, which was week 1, we had an amazing 18 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,280 message on walking with Jesus about devotions, baptism, 19 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:08,280 baptism in the Holy Spirit. And as I said as well, each week 20 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:13,640 we will show a short video about who we are as a church and our 21 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,080 key values. So just take a look at the 22 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,600 screen because we're going to watch something about our heart 23 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:36,200 to start with today. We are one church. 24 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,880 We love God, love people, love His mission, and love His 25 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,880 church. We are a multi site Assemblies 26 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:47,520 of God church made-up of hundreds of people of all ages 27 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:51,440 and many nationalities. We are one church with one 28 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:55,520 vision, 1 mission, one leadership and one heart who 29 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,800 meet in a number of different sites around Leicester and 30 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,960 Lofthem. But what is our heart? 31 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,640 Firstly, everything is shaped by the Gospel. 32 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:10,840 We believe that to become a Christian and have eternal life 33 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,600 is because of the good news of Jesus. 34 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:19,400 We are loved by God, created wonderfully, with purpose for 35 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,680 relationship with Him. We have sinned and turned away 36 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,680 from God. We cannot save ourselves. 37 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:32,680 Jesus came, lived a perfect life, died in our place on the 38 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:36,040 cross, and now is risen and alive and. 39 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,160 Now we can return back to God and be saved. 40 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,440 The question is, how will we respond? 41 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:48,000 Our response to Jesus and his indescribable act of love is to 42 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,360 come to the cross, confess our sin and receive forgiveness, 43 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,520 accepting Him into our lives as Lord and Saviour. 44 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:02,000 Here is some of our heart as a church forming what we do, who 45 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,440 we are, and how we live. We are Jesus centred, keeping 46 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,160 Him at the heart of every part of one church. 47 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,480 We carry a passion for the Father heart of God. 48 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:17,360 We know we are dearly loved and that He is the Father we've all 49 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,920 been looking for. With Bible believing, we believe 50 00:03:20,920 --> 00:03:24,400 the Bible to be the inspired word of God that shapes what we 51 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,560 believe and motivates all we do as a church. 52 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:31,560 We are spirit filled. As a Pentecostal church, we 53 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,600 believe in the power of the Holy Spirit at work today in and 54 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,320 through our lives. We believe in servant 55 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:40,880 leadership, which was modelled by Jesus. 56 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:45,280 We are passionate about both men and women being all God has 57 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,600 called them to be, both as believers and as leaders. 58 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:53,240 We love unity, partnering with other churches and celebrating 59 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:57,840 what Jesus is doing everywhere. Every person is welcome at one 60 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:01,520 church, from those looking at starting a walk with Jesus to 61 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:05,560 those strong in faith. Our heart is that all people of 62 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:09,520 all generations and all nations will be given the opportunity to 63 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,440 grow and thrive as disciples of Jesus. 64 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:17,519 As a church, we truly are passionate about loving God, 65 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:21,880 loving people, loving His mission, and loving His church. 66 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:26,120 This is just a part of our heart. 67 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:33,120 Amen. I wonder what images run through 68 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:35,600 your mind when you hear the word freedom. 69 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,760 Running through a field maybe, or someone breaking out of 70 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,000 prison. A moment when a great weight was 71 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,960 lifted from your shoulders. Maybe just a really happy day in 72 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,880 your life. It would be great for us to be 73 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:52,600 free all the time, for nothing to restrict us. 74 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:56,320 And this is the life that Jesus died for us to have. 75 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:01,120 But we need to face the facts. Each one of us may still have 76 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:04,920 chains, restrictions, things that hold us back. 77 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:10,960 We need freedom and there is good news today for every single 78 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,680 one of us. I can't change your 79 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,160 circumstances, but I can tell you the truth. 80 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:20,840 And Jesus said you will know the truth and the truth will set you 81 00:05:20,840 --> 00:05:23,960 free. Do any of you have a bunch of 82 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:27,280 keys somewhere in your house and there's a few keys on there and 83 00:05:27,280 --> 00:05:29,560 you don't really know which door they open? 84 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,600 I know I do, but you hang onto those keys just in case you 85 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,840 might find the the lock that they open. 86 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:41,680 Well, Jesus is here today and He holds in His hand keys, but keys 87 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:45,840 that really will unlock your freedom and any chains that you 88 00:05:45,840 --> 00:05:51,280 might find yourself in. Why not open your ears to hear 89 00:05:51,280 --> 00:05:55,440 His truth and position yourself for an encounter today? 90 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,720 At the end of this session, I will lead you through some 91 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:03,200 simple steps to freedom or greater freedom in Jesus. 92 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,280 And there will also be the opportunity for further prayer 93 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,560 at the end of today. And our team is available if you 94 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:11,960 need more in the weeks and months to come. 95 00:06:13,280 --> 00:06:18,400 Let's pray as we begin. Lord Jesus, I thank you that you 96 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:22,080 are here and that your heart is for each one of us to walk in 97 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:26,040 freedom to live to the full the life that you died for us to 98 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:29,640 have today. Open all our ears to hear what 99 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:33,040 you were saying, open our eyes to see what you are showing us, 100 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,800 and open our hearts and our minds to be deeply and 101 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:39,400 powerfully changed. This is all for your glory. 102 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:45,680 In your name, Amen. So here's a key scripture for 103 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:48,400 us. It is for freedom that Christ 104 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:52,480 has set us free. Stand firm then, and do not let 105 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,840 yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. 106 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,760 The early church leader, Paul is telling the Galatian church that 107 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:03,200 they are free from their past way of life and warning them not 108 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:07,800 to fall again into slavery. The truth is that if we've come 109 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:11,640 to the cross and been forgiven through what Jesus has done, we 110 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:16,080 are declared to be fully free. Free from guilt, free from 111 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:20,200 shame, free from fear, free from condemnation, and free to live 112 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:22,120 the life that He has for us to live. 113 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,600 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. 114 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,600 So how sad if we don't live in that freedom that He won for us, 115 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:35,320 if we still act like slaves. In the days when circuses kept 116 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,760 animals, baby elephants would be trained to be compliant by 117 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:42,560 keeping them chained to a post as they were growing, and then 118 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:45,160 the post would be removed when they became adults and in 119 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:46,720 effect, they were free to escape. 120 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:51,000 But they never did because they the chain was kept around their 121 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,080 leg. They would walk around thinking 122 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:56,360 they were still captive. And even when they grew so big 123 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,800 and were definitely strong enough to break out, they acted 124 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:00,720 as if they were still chained up. 125 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:05,920 And they never ran into freedom. You know, we can be like that. 126 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:10,520 And today we're going to look at 3 simple but powerful questions. 127 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,360 One, why might I not be fully free? 128 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,640 Two, what can put or keep me in chains? 129 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:22,320 And three, what are the keys to my freedom? 130 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,040 And at the end, as I said, we're going to position ourselves for 131 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:30,600 an encounter with Jesus. Now, once, when I was in a 132 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:33,320 prayer session myself with another person and I was 133 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:37,000 actually coming into deeper freedom, I asked Jesus to show 134 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,760 me what was happening to me. And I saw a rather strange 135 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:43,360 picture of a man gradually blowing up like a balloon, 136 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:46,840 getting bigger and bigger, and his belt snapping from around 137 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,640 his waist like restriction was being removed. 138 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,840 And I felt that Jesus was showing me that I was being 139 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:56,120 enlarged, free to live a bigger life. 140 00:08:56,680 --> 00:09:00,400 And I declared in that moment, I'm exploding out of limitation. 141 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,960 I'm expanding into the destiny that God has for me. 142 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:06,480 And this is what we're about today. 143 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,960 This is not selfish. This is making sure we're all in 144 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,880 the place where we can be used by God to the full. 145 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:18,520 It involves restoration, like a table that's been scratched and 146 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,480 scuffed, that is lovingly stripped down, sanded and 147 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:26,200 polished for a new day. God's original intention when he 148 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,720 made people and put them in the garden at the start of the Bible 149 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:34,400 was perfect freedom. But this was broken and spoiled. 150 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:40,640 Sin broke that relationship. Sin brought guilt, shame, fear, 151 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:44,840 restriction, pain. So coming into freedom is a 152 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,960 restoration, a restoring of what was lost. 153 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,560 And Jesus has done everything needed. 154 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:56,320 He took all our sin, all our brokenness, all our guilt, all 155 00:09:56,320 --> 00:10:00,680 our shame on the cross. And Jesus is the same yesterday, 156 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:02,880 today and forever, says the Bible. 157 00:10:03,680 --> 00:10:06,160 We will never alone. And we're not alone now. 158 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,640 He can give us what we never had in the past. 159 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:13,760 He can give us what we need to move on into the future. 160 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:18,080 So if Jesus has done it all, here's our first question. 161 00:10:18,560 --> 00:10:23,600 Why might I not be fully free? Why do we sometimes not live in 162 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:26,160 the freedom that Jesus has died for us to have? 163 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,880 Well, our experiences impact us very deeply. 164 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:33,920 We live in a broken world and bad things happen to us and we 165 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,160 need to be set free. We need to have our hearts 166 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:39,240 healed. Our enemy, the devil, wants us 167 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:42,120 not to be free. He'll often unsettle us. 168 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:45,360 So we don't actually receive prayer for healing or or prayer 169 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,200 for freedom, and we don't allow Jesus to meet with us. 170 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,880 When we think of coming into freedom, it can make us feel 171 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:55,200 uncomfortable. Maybe you try if you normally 172 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:59,200 cross your arms like this, maybe try crossing the other arm on 173 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:02,240 top of the one that you don't normally cross it over. 174 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:06,680 It can feel like that when we're coming into a new place in God 175 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:10,520 or like taking our feet off the bottom of a pool if we're going 176 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,720 swimming. So we have to be hungry. 177 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:17,400 We have to press through. You may be feeling uncomfortable 178 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:20,400 right now, but this is because this is important and I 179 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:23,000 encourage you to press in for freedom. 180 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:28,040 So let's consider for a moment what can put or keep me in 181 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:30,680 chains. If you think of your life as a 182 00:11:30,680 --> 00:11:33,760 tree, the branches display the leaves, the fruit. 183 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:37,240 The fruit can be healthy, good fruit, like the fruit of the 184 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,560 Spirit from the Bible, Lovejoy, peace, patience, kindness, 185 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:44,960 goodness, all those fruits. But what about other fruit, 186 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,440 unhealthy fruit? I wonder. 187 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,240 Do you see any of these fruits in your life? 188 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:55,240 For example, angry outbursts or sleep problems, insecurity, 189 00:11:55,920 --> 00:12:02,040 envy, comparison, eating disorders, worry, self harm, the 190 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:06,240 list could go on and on and on. What's the source of the fruit 191 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:09,400 that our lives display? Well, for this we need to dig 192 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:12,040 down into the soil and look at the roots. 193 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:16,120 Every way we think and feel and behave has a root somewhere 194 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:19,840 beneath the surface of our life. The roots are the underlying 195 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:23,120 issues, maybe bitterness or unforgiveness or pride or 196 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:27,800 insecurity or worthlessness. And these roots grow in the soil 197 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,560 of our circumstances, in our experiences and what comes out 198 00:12:31,560 --> 00:12:34,920 of those experiences. These roots form in our lives 199 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:37,280 and the effects of them travel, if you like, through, up through 200 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:40,600 the trunk of the tree of our life and produce the fruit. 201 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:46,000 Here are some of the main things that form these bad roots and 202 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:51,280 that keep us from true freedom. Lies we believe, hurts we've 203 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:56,640 received, generational or family issues and demonic oppression. 204 00:12:56,640 --> 00:13:00,320 So we're going to just look at those four a bit deeper. 205 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,760 So firstly, lies that we've believed. 206 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:08,520 Jesus called Satan the father of lies and he will find any way to 207 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:11,200 limit us by having us believe what is not true. 208 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:15,360 For example, a friend of mine had a younger brother who her 209 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:19,520 dad favoured above her and she resented this brother and she 210 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:23,280 would often in her childish heart wish he was not around and 211 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:25,120 dream of something bad happening to him. 212 00:13:26,680 --> 00:13:29,360 When this brother was 12, he fell down the stairs in a 213 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,320 terrible accident and broke his neck and died. 214 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,400 And she never told anyone. But as a child she really 215 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:39,640 thought, and even actually through her life, she thought 216 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:43,520 that she'd made that happen. She lived with the feeling that 217 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:46,120 she should never have been born, that she was a mistake. 218 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,280 She lived with shame, and she carried this cloak of shame 219 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,680 through her teenage years and into her young adult life. 220 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:57,520 She had some healing when she was born again as a Christian 221 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:00,600 and she knew she was forgiven. But then later she had this 222 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:05,120 revelation in prayer of her Heavenly Father embracing her 223 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,240 and hugging her, his love for her in a very powerful way. 224 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,440 And she realised in that moment that her brother's death was 225 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:14,080 just an accident. It was not her fault, this was a 226 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:16,840 lie. She knew for sure she was deeply 227 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:20,400 loved and accepted by her Father in Heaven. 228 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:24,160 She'd believed lies that have kept her in chains all those 229 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:27,080 years, but she replaced them with the truth. 230 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:31,320 She began to live differently and she began to have a good 231 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:34,880 relationship as well with her parents and willingly cared for 232 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,040 them in her old age in a beautiful way. 233 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,200 What about you? Are there any lies that you're 234 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:44,560 believing? What are the roots of those 235 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:47,360 lies? The second thing that can keep 236 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,800 us from being free is soul or spirit hurts. 237 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:53,520 Pain that is felt at a very deep level. 238 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:58,320 That might be the deep pain of an absent or abusive parent, of 239 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,320 systematic bullying that we've experienced, or abandonment. 240 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:04,520 Some of you here have experienced family pain. 241 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:07,600 Some of you have experienced church pain. 242 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:11,840 And you may be sitting here and your mind immediately goes back 243 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:15,200 to a memory, a feeling, a relationship. 244 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:19,680 These things can keep us bound up, not living the life that 245 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:23,280 Jesus died for us to live. And sometimes when something 246 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:27,200 really deep shocks or wounds us, we can get broken at that point 247 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:29,360 and stuck. It's a bit like a bit of us gets 248 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:33,640 left behind in the trauma at that point and we need to be 249 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:38,000 made whole. So lies and hurt and wounds can 250 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:41,720 keep us in chains. And also, three issues rooted in 251 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:45,360 family history. Some things have passed down 252 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,640 through the family line that we may not even be aware of. 253 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:52,000 And they need cutting off and bringing to the cross of Jesus. 254 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:55,960 Often when we're coming into freedom, a family issue will 255 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:59,120 come to light. Maybe you know something of your 256 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:02,560 family past, even long ago. Maybe the Holy Spirit will 257 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:06,840 highlight this to you today. For example, Freemasonry or 258 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:08,960 witchcraft or impurity or idolatry. 259 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:13,600 Maybe in your family history, maybe not, but we need to know 260 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,520 that in Jesus we are a new generation. 261 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:21,600 In Jesus these things can be cut off, praise God, or it may be 262 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:24,680 that we need to be set free from a family pattern of behaviour. 263 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:29,480 For me, one of the family traits that I inherited was people 264 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,720 pleasing. Before I came to Leicester I had 265 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,880 a bit of counselling to prepare me for the to come to lead a 266 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:39,960 church for the first time alongside David and I had a 267 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:44,000 vision in a time of counselling of a little girl in a sticky out 268 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,200 blue dress aged about 5 years old. 269 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:50,600 And that person was me. I was such a good girl. 270 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,800 That was how I was always seen by others and that was how I saw 271 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,840 myself in this picture from Jesus. 272 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:02,320 I actually as an adult waved goodbye to this little girl, the 273 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:06,440 people pleasing girl, the good girl, because you can't be a 274 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:09,160 people pleaser if you want to be a good leader. 275 00:17:09,839 --> 00:17:13,640 And over the years, I knew that Jesus also rescued me from other 276 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:17,760 family patterns, things like depression, indecision, and 277 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:19,359 other things that were in my family. 278 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:22,680 I wonder, is there a family trait or behaviour pattern that 279 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:27,160 you need to step away from? The Bible says if you're in 280 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:30,520 Christ, you're a new creation. So Can you believe this 281 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:32,320 scripture today? Whatever's in your family 282 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:36,600 history or traits, just say I'm a new creation, I'm a new 283 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,800 generation. I can be free to live the life 284 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:43,120 that He has for me to live. So here we go. 285 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:46,480 We can be kept in chains, by lies, by hurts, by family past, 286 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:52,280 and by demonic oppression. The spiritual realm is real, but 287 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:55,600 we shouldn't be scared. A Christian can have a demon but 288 00:17:55,600 --> 00:18:00,240 not be possessed by a demon because Jesus is in control of 289 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:03,040 our life. However, we can be oppressed by 290 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:07,360 demonic demonic spirits, but there has to be permission given 291 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:09,880 for that. How does that happen? 292 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,840 Well, that happens when the door is opened in our lives to the 293 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,480 enemy. For example, a deep fear or 294 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:18,920 trauma, or when we agree with lies so many times that they 295 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:22,520 form a demonic stronghold. May be curses, it may be 296 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:27,360 involvement with evil, may even be sometimes things we have said 297 00:18:27,360 --> 00:18:31,680 over ourselves if we say enough times I am stupid, I hate 298 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:34,800 myself, I'll always be sick and tired, I'm an idiot. 299 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,800 If we regularly say these things, we've cursed ourselves 300 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:40,440 and sometimes that needs to be broken off us. 301 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:45,400 Often once we've confessed sin, we've brought lies to the cross, 302 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,040 we've received forgiveness, we've given forgiveness. 303 00:18:48,360 --> 00:18:51,800 There's no longer any legal ground for a demon to stay and 304 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,080 they go. But the Bible says don't give 305 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:57,200 the devil a foothold. Just think of his foot stuck in 306 00:18:57,200 --> 00:19:01,400 a door into our life. It needs to be shut and we can 307 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:06,240 shut it in Jesus name. However, you may need special 308 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:09,480 prayer and deliverance. If you've ever dabbled in the 309 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,240 occult, if you've lived according to horoscopes or 310 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:15,120 fortune telling, if you've played with a Ouija board, taken 311 00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:19,040 part in any demonic activity or other religion or rituals, or 312 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:24,280 given yourself over to any other power, often we will know. 313 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:26,920 If something needs casting out, we don't have to look for it. 314 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,120 Don't go around looking for these things, but also don't be 315 00:19:30,120 --> 00:19:31,800 afraid. Don't run away. 316 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:35,280 Freedom is here today, and freedom is here in the days to 317 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:38,240 come. So face the facts and respond 318 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:42,400 and come to Jesus. Take heart today, Jesus King, 319 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,960 Jesus is here. He's conquered all. 320 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:49,080 He holds in his hands the keys, and they will open any prison 321 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:52,200 door. So let's look at these keys more 322 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:55,240 closely now. These keys are keys we can use 323 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:57,680 ourselves. The enemy wants us to believe 324 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:01,320 that we have no power. But Jesus has given us powerful 325 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:04,360 weapons keys and we just need to use them. 326 00:20:04,360 --> 00:20:10,680 So what are the keys for our freedom #1 the power of the Word 327 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:14,040 of God. For the Word of God is alive and 328 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:16,240 powerful. It's sharper than the sharpest 2 329 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:20,360 edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, joint and 330 00:20:20,360 --> 00:20:23,560 marrow. The Word of God, the Bible, has 331 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:27,440 great authority. God's Word is above our feelings 332 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:30,560 and it replaces and gets rid of the lies that we believe. 333 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:33,040 To be free, we need to use this key. 334 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:37,120 Replace lies with the truth. For example, I used to believe 335 00:20:37,120 --> 00:20:40,320 lies like I'm quiet, I don't have much to say. 336 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,200 I'll never speak to people. People don't want to listen to 337 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:46,160 me. Now I declare the Sovereign Lord 338 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,080 has given me an instructed tongue to know the Word that 339 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:51,840 sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning 340 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:55,880 to listen like one being taught. I used to believe the lie that 341 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:59,800 my identity lay in being a good student, a good mum, a good 342 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:04,880 daughter, a teacher, a pastor. But no, my identity is that I am 343 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:09,080 a daughter of the King, a child of God, and I will speak out 344 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:12,640 over myself even you're my beloved daughter with whom I'm 345 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,840 well pleased, which is what the Father says over me. 346 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:20,280 So here's a question for you. What lies are you believing? 347 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:26,320 I'm worthless, I'm not enough, I'm restricted, I'm confused, 348 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:30,360 I'm unloved. I could never do this, say this, 349 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:34,040 be this. I will never trust again. 350 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:38,880 Speak in public, be successful, be happy, find my place in a 351 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:41,840 church. But you answer for yourself. 352 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,440 And now think, what does your heavenly Father say? 353 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:50,920 What truth from His Word will you use to replace the lies? 354 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:55,360 This is renouncing ungodly beliefs, lies. 355 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:59,560 This can take some work. Collecting, declaring truth 356 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:03,920 until we believe it, reading it, writing it out, maybe putting it 357 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:06,920 on a screensaver of our phone, a daily declaration. 358 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:11,160 But believe it that God's Word in our mouth has creative and 359 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:14,600 incredible power. And if we speak it aloud, you 360 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,440 know, it breaks through what is in our mind. 361 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:22,160 So there's the key of the power of the word of God and secondly, 362 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:26,040 the power of the cross. The message of the cross is 363 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,880 foolish to those who are headed for destruction. 364 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:34,120 But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. 365 00:22:35,120 --> 00:22:37,720 Jesus conquered death, released life. 366 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:42,040 He dealt with sin and shame. The Bible tells us he endured 367 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:46,720 the cross despising it's shame. He dealt with our guilt, guilt 368 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:51,120 that says I made mistakes. He dealt with our shame, that 369 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:56,720 shame that says I am a mistake. He dealt with these completely. 370 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,760 It is finished. He cried on the cross before he 371 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:04,120 gave up his life. And it really is finished. 372 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:08,080 The work of Christ is finished. The blood of Jesus is so 373 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:12,320 powerful, perfect God, perfect man sacrificed for us. 374 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:17,000 So picture yourself at the cross exchanging your guilt for his 375 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:22,280 forgiveness, your shame for his honour, your fear for his 376 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:28,400 confidence, your sadness for his joy, your death for his life. 377 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,920 The cross is the very centre of our message. 378 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:36,920 So the key of the power of the word of the cross. 379 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,080 And thirdly, the power of the name of Jesus. 380 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:45,240 The Bible says God exalted him, Jesus to the highest place and 381 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:50,520 gave him the name that is above every other name, that every 382 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:53,600 knee will bow, every tongue confess that he is Lord. 383 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:58,680 When we use the name of Jesus, it is above every other name. 384 00:23:59,360 --> 00:24:02,360 His name carries great power and authority. 385 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:05,920 When we say in the name of Jesus, it's not just a formula. 386 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:10,400 We're representing Jesus rule, Jesus reign and his Kingdom and 387 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:14,080 we agree with him. The name of Jesus has great 388 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:18,120 power, but we have to bow our hearts, bow our knees. 389 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:22,920 It's not just the words. His Kingdom needs to be coming 390 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:26,280 in us. So we come in humility and we 391 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:30,800 say, I need you. I speak your name over this fear 392 00:24:31,120 --> 00:24:34,720 that's coming against me over this issue, this trait, I 393 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:39,280 believe for change. So some of our keys to freedom, 394 00:24:39,360 --> 00:24:42,360 power of the word of God, the power of the cross, the blood of 395 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:45,760 Jesus, the power of the name of Jesus, and fourthly, the power 396 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:49,400 of forgiveness. Bear with each other and forgive 397 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:52,720 one another, says the Bible. If any of you has a grievance 398 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:56,480 against someone, forgive as the Lord forgave you. 399 00:24:56,640 --> 00:25:00,680 We've been freely forgiven. And someone once called 400 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:05,120 forgiveness a golden key because it unlocks our chains. 401 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:11,240 Forgiveness has power. On November the 12th, 2004, six 402 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:15,320 teenagers in a small town in New York State bought a 20 LB frozen 403 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,520 Turkey with a stolen credit card. 404 00:25:18,120 --> 00:25:21,560 While driving on Sunrise Highway, 18 year old Ryan 405 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:24,680 Cushing threw the frozen bird out of the back window just for 406 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:28,000 a thrill. The Turkey hit Victoria Revolo's 407 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:31,400 car, shattering the windscreen and smashed into her face. 408 00:25:32,120 --> 00:25:34,840 She was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. 409 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,960 She awoke several weeks later with no memory of what had 410 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,840 happened. Her whole face had to be 411 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:44,480 reconstructed. Overwhelming evidence and his 412 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:49,000 friend's testimony was enough to put Ryan in gaol for 25 years 413 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:51,840 and Victoria said. It was at this point that I 414 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:53,800 started asking questions about Ryan. 415 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:57,200 I wanted to know what lay behind him getting to this point. 416 00:25:57,640 --> 00:26:00,480 I felt strongly that I didn't want to be responsible for 417 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:03,960 taking this young man's life. I didn't want Ryan to rot in 418 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,360 gaol. And that's when I asked to meet 419 00:26:06,360 --> 00:26:10,160 with Ryan's lawyer to be able to tell him I wanted an amnesty for 420 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,440 Ryan, or at least a lesser sentence. 421 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:17,280 When the case went to court, Ryan received a six month prison 422 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:21,600 sentence with five years probation, community service and 423 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,960 psychiatric help. Ryan approached Victoria at the 424 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:27,520 end and said how sorry he was and hugged her. 425 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:31,560 Victoria said some people couldn't understand why I'd done 426 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:35,680 this, but I felt God had given me a second chance and I wanted 427 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:39,320 to pass it on. Releasing a gift someone doesn't 428 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:45,240 deserve opens our prison door. You know, it's not saying that 429 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:50,200 what they did was OK, it wasn't OK, but it's an act of the will 430 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:54,160 we choose. It's an act of trust in God who 431 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:58,840 is just. But it frees us today. 432 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:04,520 Why not choose to forgive your mum, your dad, the leader who 433 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:08,360 hurt you, the person that you think of when you think, well, I 434 00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:09,880 don't know if I've forgiven that person. 435 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:15,600 Forgive as the Lord forgave you, even if that person is not alive 436 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:17,200 anymore. It's a choice. 437 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:21,800 We're doing it in a way to release ourselves from a prison 438 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:25,920 that we might be in. Forgiveness is also an ongoing 439 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:29,920 process. And the final key to freedom is 440 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:34,360 the power of encountering the father's love, the father's love 441 00:27:34,360 --> 00:27:37,360 for ourselves. So he got up. 442 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:40,840 This is the prodigal son, and he went to his father. 443 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:44,480 But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and 444 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,240 was filled with compassion for him. 445 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:51,160 He ran to his son, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. 446 00:27:52,360 --> 00:27:57,440 To encounter God's Father heart of love for me has been life 447 00:27:57,440 --> 00:28:00,800 changing. It can be life changing for all 448 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:04,040 of us. Healing happens here in the 449 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:07,320 embrace of the Father, in the Father's love. 450 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:10,680 I know so many stories, and there are stories all around our 451 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:14,080 Church of people whose lives would change deeply as they 452 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:17,600 encountered His love. In a moment, we'll open 453 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,440 ourselves up for such an encounter. 454 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:24,680 Can I urge and encourage you? Your Heavenly Father loves you 455 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:30,240 more than you know, and He's here to speak to you, to embrace 456 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:33,120 you, to heal you, to set you free. 457 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:37,400 He has gifts for you and a whole new way of life. 458 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,680 So why not run to Him? Because He is safe. 459 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:46,640 So is there a formula to being set free, to continuing to live 460 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:50,160 in freedom? No, but it is for freedom that 461 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,160 Christ has set us free. So we just need to position 462 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:56,320 ourselves. We're all on a journey of 463 00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:59,600 increased freedom. But let's not hold back from 464 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:03,320 everything on offer to us. Let's press in for more. 465 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,720 Let's press in for those keys and use those keys. 466 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:11,160 Remember the power of His Word, the power of the cross, the 467 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:14,160 power of the name of Jesus, the power of forgiveness, and the 468 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:16,680 power of encountering the Father's love. 469 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:22,240 So we're going to just come move into a time of encountering Him 470 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:26,320 for ourselves. Remember as we come to this 471 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:31,320 part, that God's intention was for every one of us to be free. 472 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:37,720 Free from guilt, free from shame, free from fear, and free 473 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:41,280 to live. And he's given us his word, His 474 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:45,080 blood, His cross, His name, and the power to forgive and to 475 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:48,120 encounter His love. So let's just position ourselves 476 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:52,800 right now for an encounter to experience the freedom that 477 00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:55,440 Jesus has won for us in greater measure. 478 00:29:57,280 --> 00:30:00,720 First, all together where you are, I just ask you to get 479 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:06,840 comfortable to connect to God. If it helps you to close your 480 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:10,000 eyes, then close your eyes, but just invite Him. 481 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:17,080 Say, Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit, open my ears, open my eyes. 482 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:22,080 Give me the ability to sense what you are doing right now. 483 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:27,960 Why not just let your breath slow down? 484 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:37,600 Just give Him your heart. And in this moment, ask Jesus an 485 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:40,400 important question. Ask him. 486 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:46,120 And this is between you and him. Ask him, What do you want to set 487 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:51,400 me free from today? And listen for what he says. 488 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:53,600 Remember, he often speaks very quickly. 489 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:57,240 Just hear the first thing that you think of and take that as 490 00:30:57,240 --> 00:31:01,840 what he's saying to you. What do you want to set me free 491 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:07,680 from Jesus? Imagine the cross in front of 492 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:11,840 you and bring this chain. Bring this thing to the cross 493 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:15,600 and we're going to pray to break its power over you. 494 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:20,960 But first, if someone has hurt you, pray to forgive them. 495 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:26,400 Remember, this is a golden key that releases your freedom. 496 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:31,760 You may want to say, Father, I forgive and I release that 497 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:33,520 person. Just name them before him 498 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:58,830 quietly for what happened. And if you have a lie that 499 00:31:58,830 --> 00:32:03,750 you've been believing, just ask Jesus to show you, say, Lord, 500 00:32:03,750 --> 00:32:07,360 what lies am I believing? Or highlight one lie, at least, 501 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:10,080 that I'm believing right now, and you want me to change it for 502 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:15,440 your truth and bring that lie to the cross right now. 503 00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:40,800 And I'm going to pray a prayer. You might want to pray after me. 504 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:44,040 I'll leave a little space after each sentence for you to pray 505 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:46,960 your own prayer and to pray along with me. 506 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:51,200 Father, I now choose to nail this lie. 507 00:32:53,800 --> 00:33:00,560 You might want to name that lie. I now choose to nail this lie to 508 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:08,600 the cross. It'll be good for you to declare 509 00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:11,560 this yourself. I break the power this lie has 510 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:21,720 had over me and I declare myself free in Jesus name. 511 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:28,480 Some of you here have a fear in your life. 512 00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:31,440 Let's bring that to the cross right now. 513 00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:37,840 Be good to name it before him again. 514 00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:40,640 I'm going to pray. You pray after me. 515 00:33:41,720 --> 00:33:47,200 Father, I now choose to nail the fear of and you insert what you 516 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:57,640 want to say. I choose to nail the fear of 517 00:33:57,640 --> 00:34:06,160 whatever it is to the cross. I break the power this fear has 518 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:16,000 had over me and I declare myself free in Jesus name. 519 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:22,560 And if you have something that has come to mind while I've been 520 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:25,520 talking that you think needs breaking over, over you from 521 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:28,880 your family or your family past, we're just going to bring that 522 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:34,000 to the cross right now as well. I'm just going to pray. 523 00:34:34,199 --> 00:34:39,159 You receive this prayer, you receive this prayer and you 524 00:34:39,159 --> 00:34:42,199 agree with it in your heart. And then we're going to make a 525 00:34:42,199 --> 00:34:46,280 declaration. Father, I bring you this issue 526 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:51,560 from my family past. I put your cross and your blood 527 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:56,880 between myself, my mum, my dad, and all my ancestors. 528 00:34:57,760 --> 00:35:02,680 I nail all evil practises to the cross, all lies that have been 529 00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:08,840 believed, all generational curses, all idolatry, and now 530 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:10,240 we're going to make a declaration. 531 00:35:10,240 --> 00:35:14,280 So you declare after me. I declare that I am a new 532 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:25,240 generation, I am a new creation. I break agreement with these 533 00:35:25,240 --> 00:35:31,280 things and the power they have had over me. 534 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:40,800 I declare myself totally free in Jesus name. 535 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:47,520 Amen. And now we're just going to pray 536 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:52,680 to encounter the Father's love because He wants to show you 537 00:35:53,160 --> 00:35:55,280 what's just happened in that moment. 538 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:58,160 Because for some of you, that was a very powerful moment. 539 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:00,840 Whatever you felt, something has happened. 540 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:04,400 So he's now going to show you what that was. 541 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:12,000 So let's just pray. Father, please show me the 542 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:16,120 result of what just happened. So you pray that out loud. 543 00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:19,720 Father, please show me the result of what has just happened 544 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:25,600 and listen to His voice. Know that you have His DNA. 545 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:35,280 You can hear what he's saying. So ask him, what do you want to 546 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:39,760 show me now? You might see a picture, you 547 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:41,360 might see an image that helps you. 548 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:47,520 You may hear words, you might hear a Bible verse and be 549 00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:50,240 reminded of a truth to replace a lie. 550 00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:54,720 Allow Him to say what He wants to say to you right now. 551 00:36:54,720 --> 00:36:57,920 Just going to leave a moment of space for you to encounter 552 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:25,720 now. The Father loves to give you 553 00:37:25,720 --> 00:37:29,160 good gifts, so why not ask Him why? 554 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:33,200 What do you want to give me? Maybe He wants to show you 555 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:35,400 something. He's giving you a gift. 556 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:39,760 It may be like a crown or a cloak or a a sense of direction. 557 00:37:40,240 --> 00:37:41,680 What do you want to tell me, Lord? 558 00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:44,600 He may tell you you're loved, you have purpose, you're free, 559 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:46,960 you have all you need, or something else. 560 00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:52,000 Just to open your heart for him to give you something, to tell 561 00:37:52,000 --> 00:38:19,600 you something. And I'm just going to pray a 562 00:38:19,600 --> 00:38:23,000 prayer over everyone. And just to remember right now, 563 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:26,920 if you want someone to stand with you and believe for more 564 00:38:26,920 --> 00:38:31,080 breakthrough, more freedom, then I'd encourage you in a moment to 565 00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:33,560 move from where you are at the end of this prayer. 566 00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:37,560 Get out your seat, come forward because someone is here. 567 00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:39,320 We have team here to pray for you. 568 00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:43,280 And also if you need further help and prayer, then just ask. 569 00:38:45,560 --> 00:38:47,160 Let's pray. I'm going to pray over everybody 570 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:50,640 now. Lord Jesus, today we declare 571 00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:55,200 your freedom over every single one of us and we say together it 572 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:58,360 is for freedom that Christ has set me free. 573 00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:02,240 Why not say that together it is for freedom that Christ has set 574 00:39:02,240 --> 00:39:06,000 me free. Help us all to keep recognising 575 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:09,600 areas where we need freedom and using the keys that you've given 576 00:39:09,600 --> 00:39:12,080 us. Your word, the cross, your name, 577 00:39:12,080 --> 00:39:14,880 forgiveness and the power of encountering you. 578 00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:18,840 This is just the beginning. We want to walk in your freedom 579 00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:31,800 in the name of Jesus, Amen. The Lord bless you and keep you. 580 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:35,640 The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. 581 00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:39,520 The Lord turn his face towards you and give you peace.