1 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:04,760 Thanks for checking out the Anchor Faith Message podcast 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:06,160 from St. Augustine, FL. 3 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:16,520 Now enjoy this message. So tonight I want to talk to you 4 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,600 about imagination. Imagination. 5 00:00:21,080 --> 00:00:23,960 Pastor Marcy, by the Spirit last night started to get into this a 6 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:29,240 little bit and you know one of the greatest challenges that the 7 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:34,960 church staff has and our worship team has because Pastor Darrell 8 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,560 taught me this, he said, Listen, as a pastor, you're going to 9 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:41,240 know. What typically the flow of the 10 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:47,480 service and the training is with your staff and especially with 11 00:00:47,480 --> 00:00:51,720 your worship leader is that when they get in the spirit, they'll 12 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,840 get in the vein that you're ultimately going to bring things 13 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:00,160 to. And what happens is it what 14 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:05,000 could happen is that say I knew that I was going to lay hands on 15 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:08,920 people for healing well it could be easy for pastor Marcus and 16 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:13,480 and worshipping to start sensing that people are going to be 17 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,840 healed. So he has to, while singing, 18 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:22,600 determine is it me that does that or is that something that 19 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:26,960 ultimately pastor and this whole service is building so that he 20 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:31,600 is going to release that? Because you can get over into 21 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:36,640 something that is for someone else to deliver because God is 22 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:41,160 just setting you up so that you can receive or getting everyone 23 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,600 prepared, so to speak. You know, I've had conversations 24 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,600 with multiple people within the congregation that said, you 25 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,200 know, the Lord was talking to me about that subject. 26 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,920 Well, why was he doing that? So that when I began to minister 27 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:59,040 it, God was setting you up so that you would receive it easier 28 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,000 because you were already there. I remember one time Apostle 29 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,960 Darling Turner came here with the Global Leadership 30 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,560 Conference. We hosted it one year, and I was 31 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:13,920 in the Bible on concubines. I'm like, what's the deal with 32 00:02:13,920 --> 00:02:17,440 the concubines, man? I mean, what's up with the 33 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,160 concubines? I've never really took time to 34 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,600 study the concubines. OK? 35 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,240 And you know, these kings had a lot of concubines. 36 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,280 I mean, the name just sounds horrible, right at the end of 37 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,760 the day. So with that being, she 38 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:34,520 ministered a word called concubine wives and Queens. 39 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:38,400 Oh, it was powerful. So God was already kind of 40 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,800 talking. And then he allowed her to just 41 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,480 rip things out so that it just set me on a path. 42 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:48,640 And I was like, wow, here I was in this kind of vein. 43 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,200 And God used her to deliver something. 44 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,720 Amen. And so, you know, a lot of times 45 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:58,240 again in service you'll start to pick things up that is happening 46 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:00,560 and you have to begin to ask that question. 47 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,880 Do I continue to go now? Pastor Marshall was dead on last 48 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:08,000 night because what needed to take place with people stepping 49 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:12,960 over into committing to the new season and the reason why a lot 50 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:18,040 of us won't go into the next phase or season or step of faith 51 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:25,560 with God is because we lose the capacity to imagine we become 52 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:31,360 too sight driven. Now I realized, you know, when 53 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:36,520 it's kind of hit me, I thought, well, no wonder God built me. 54 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:42,560 Because when I grew up, guys, I had imaginary friends, not 55 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,880 because I didn't have a sister. I had a older sister. 56 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,960 And my older sister, I mean, she played with me. 57 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,760 I mean, she did school with me. Obviously, I did the dolls 58 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,120 because she was a girl. And so obviously we had that 59 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,360 convert, you know, kind of interaction. 60 00:03:55,480 --> 00:04:00,000 But then I have my boy stuff, too, and I could buy myself, 61 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,920 entertain myself. But I had four imaginary 62 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:08,080 friends, four of them. It's just part of my I didn't 63 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,800 have to see them, but they existed when I played. 64 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:13,920 Are you hear? Hear me? 65 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,920 I'll say the names. RC want me to let y'all know the 66 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:21,959 names, and they're crazy names. I cannot tell you why their 67 00:04:21,959 --> 00:04:25,280 names are this at all. It makes no sense. 68 00:04:25,280 --> 00:04:31,640 But hey, I was a little kid, so the four names of my imaginary 69 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:34,680 friends don't try to picture what they look like based on 70 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,520 their names. Hanka. 71 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:44,160 Jonka, Lipstick and Cooler. That was their names. 72 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:48,040 Hanka, Jonka, Lipstick and Cooler. 73 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:53,000 That was their names. OK, And so I would tell my mom. 74 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:56,960 You can't sit there. We're what? 75 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:58,000 Can't sit. Why? 76 00:04:58,280 --> 00:05:01,000 Because my imaginary friend was there. 77 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,160 You know what God wants us to imagine? 78 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,280 He actually gave us an imagination. 79 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,560 The question is, are you allowing your imagination to go 80 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,680 into the realm of God and the Spirit? 81 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,960 Are you imagining things that are against God? 82 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,360 Are you hearing me? So let's launch out with this 83 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:25,080 scripture, Ephesians chapter 3, verses 20 and 21. 84 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:30,280 And it says this now to him who was able to do far more 85 00:05:30,280 --> 00:05:36,600 abundantly beyond all that we ask or think according to the 86 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,200 power that works within us. To him be the glory in the 87 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:43,320 church and in Christ Jesus, to all generation, forever and 88 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:44,880 ever. Amen. 89 00:05:45,280 --> 00:05:48,800 Are you hearing me? So now to him who is able, is he 90 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,840 able? I said, is he able? 91 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:55,360 And what is he able to do? He's able to do. 92 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:02,040 Our God is able to do. We should never take a thought 93 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:06,520 that God's not able to do, not able to do. 94 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:10,840 He's able to do, but not only is he able to do, He's able to do 95 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:17,920 far more. Far more, I mean. 96 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:21,080 These are these adjectives. Are we talking adjectives right 97 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:24,560 now, Rod? Are we saying far more 98 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,120 abundantly? Are we considering these 99 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,760 adjectives? Let him think about it. 100 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:34,840 Adverbial mixed in with an adverb that mixed in OK. 101 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:39,280 We're describing something. It is far more. 102 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,640 I mean not just far, but it's far more. 103 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:45,000 And then abundantly. I'd like more's not enough to 104 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:50,000 know it's not just more, it's abundantly more beyond. 105 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,040 I mean these 4 words right in a row. 106 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:59,240 Far more abundantly beyond. Far more abundantly beyond all 107 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:01,240 that. We asked which means we're 108 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:04,120 asking something and and basically give the Lord's life. 109 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:14,120 You're four times off. You're four times off and what 110 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:18,560 you just asked me I can times that by four beyond what we 111 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:21,000 asked which it means we actually asked it. 112 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:29,320 We we conceived it enough that we asked God, But then or think 113 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,640 now there's things we're thinking that we don't even dare 114 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:38,880 ask because it seems so outrageous. 115 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:43,400 And the reason why it seems outrageous is because when we 116 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:47,440 think, when that thought comes and we compare it to our 117 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:51,680 ability, we're like, no way. And you're right. 118 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:57,000 If you were left alone to do it yourself, no way. 119 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:05,520 But even then, there is context that someone outside of God can 120 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:13,520 imagine in a way and still get a result, as God said concerning 121 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:16,680 the Tower of Babel, he said. There's nothing that they set 122 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:20,440 their mind to that they cannot accomplish. 123 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:24,240 The problem is what they've set their mind to is against my 124 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:25,960 ultimate plan. And you know what? 125 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,360 Now there's resistance and I'm going against the rebellion. 126 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,039 Are you hearing me? So with that being said, he says 127 00:08:33,039 --> 00:08:35,600 now he is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we 128 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,640 ask or think. But how is it that it's 129 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:42,880 happening according to the power that works within us? 130 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,200 So again, you don't get him to do. 131 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:54,280 You don't get his ability to do far more abundantly beyond what 132 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:59,480 you could think or ask without the power that's works within 133 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:00,000 you. That's right. 134 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:06,280 That's right. So God's not doing far more 135 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:12,440 abundantly beyond in your life unless there's something within 136 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:18,360 you working now. This power that works within us 137 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,480 is connected to verse 21, to him be the glory in the church, 138 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,280 which means what God's conceiving. 139 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,720 And this thing that you could be, you could that God is able 140 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:32,400 to do far more abundantly beyond what you can ask or think, which 141 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,440 means what he's imagining is way bigger than what you're 142 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:41,280 imagining right now. And he can work it with what is 143 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:47,120 working in you, but it's going to glorify the Church. 144 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:55,080 It's not here for personal glorification, nor is it for you 145 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:58,040 to be able to say, look how God blessed me. 146 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:04,240 And yet that blessing has no connection to the church that he 147 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:06,800 set you in and made you a part of. 148 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:09,560 Are you hearing me? Now? 149 00:10:09,560 --> 00:10:12,080 Let's look at this. In the amplified classic verse 150 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:16,480 20. It says now to Him, who by in in 151 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:21,400 in a consequence of the action of his power that is at work 152 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:27,240 within us, is able to carry out his purpose, and do super 153 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:33,120 abundantly, far over and above all that we dare ask, or think 154 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:37,120 indefinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, 155 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:44,920 hopes, or dreams. But again now to him, who by in 156 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:51,080 consequence of so as the new American standard said here, 157 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:56,320 they amplify the connection of his ability to do that is mind 158 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:02,000 blowing to us, is connected to a power working us. 159 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,200 Now if we want to know what this is, you have to back up a few 160 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:10,000 verses because Paul is talking to them about their faith. 161 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,880 Are you hearing what I'm saying? He's talking to them about? 162 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:20,600 So the what's working in you is faith working in you. 163 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:26,600 You receive something from him. It's his work because he gave 164 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:33,120 you the directive, believe me. And as big as that is, it's 165 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:38,320 settled. But most of us, and I was saying 166 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:42,320 this at Morning Prayer this morning at 6:00 AM, is that more 167 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:47,520 people love their definition of God than God's definition of 168 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:52,200 God. And because most love their 169 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:55,720 definition of God more than his definition of God, they won't 170 00:11:55,720 --> 00:12:01,120 imagine. Because here's the thing, Hanka, 171 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,800 Jonka Lipstick and cooler. When I say that to you, you're 172 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:09,680 like, bro, you're crazy. And when you start talking 173 00:12:09,680 --> 00:12:13,320 invisible stuff, right, You're crazy. 174 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:18,360 And if I just started talking to them, you're crazy, right? 175 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:20,720 That's crazy. No one's there. 176 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:24,080 Now we go find out next year. There are some things in the 177 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,080 unseen that are there, and people are talking to them and 178 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:27,000 they exist. And. 179 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:32,120 They're not imaginary friends. They are spirits that are 180 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:35,040 conversing and they're having an open dialogue. 181 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:36,800 I saw a guy today when I left the gym. 182 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:41,960 He was having an open dialogue with what he was hearing in his 183 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:45,720 head, an open dialogue. Amen. 184 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,480 So with that being said, let's look at this verse 20 out of the 185 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:51,480 passion translation, this is really good. 186 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,840 The Passion translation said never doubt God's mighty power 187 00:12:55,840 --> 00:13:02,560 to work in you. Because again, if a man is going 188 00:13:02,560 --> 00:13:06,720 to receive from God, he has to do it without doubting. 189 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:14,320 You can't doubt, no doubting. Are you hearing what I'm saying? 190 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:16,680 Now let me just put this in perspective. 191 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:22,560 You can't tell God what you're believing, for there's plenty of 192 00:13:22,560 --> 00:13:26,400 believers that will pull scripture and tell him this is 193 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:29,120 what I'm believing for, but they've not asked him. 194 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:32,840 How do I apply what you're saying from your word so that I 195 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,880 can believe you for it? Because God knows the whole 196 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:40,080 situation and knows what you need to believe in order for it 197 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:45,120 to turn out the way his will is. Or you hear what I'm saying. 198 00:13:45,680 --> 00:13:52,960 So you can actually take a no doubt position using context of 199 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,880 scripture that God hasn't technically talked to you about. 200 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:02,280 Because again, the Bible is not for intellectuals. 201 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,440 It's not there for the sake of academia. 202 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:13,680 It's there so that he can speak to you his words alive. 203 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:17,640 And when you get in situations, even though you know where there 204 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:22,280 are scriptures you can go to, All in all you have to say of 205 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:24,960 these scriptures, what are you having me stand on? 206 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:28,520 What are you speaking to me? So that I can stand? 207 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:32,240 But again, most of the time those particular layers of faith 208 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,120 are basically trying to get out of trouble. 209 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:38,040 And I'm not even talking about getting out of trouble, 'cause 210 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:42,200 when you're imagining you're not in trouble, an imagination is 211 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:43,200 not. It is. 212 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:49,480 It's carefree to any obstacle, right? 213 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:53,040 It can be carefree in. In fact, what could stop you 214 00:14:53,040 --> 00:15:01,600 from imagining, let's say, case in point, that you are going to 215 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:08,200 be given a yacht so that you can travel around to small islands 216 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:15,440 and preach the gospel. The only thing that stops at is, 217 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:18,640 well, I can't afford that Or who would give that and how much 218 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:22,560 would that cost? I mean, we start and we take, we 219 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,960 take our imagination out. I mean, I can imagine myself on 220 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:31,040 the front of it. I can imagine most people can't 221 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:35,280 imagine themselves having a substantial amount of wealth to 222 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:41,040 be able to help significantly when finances are needed. 223 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:47,240 They can't imagine that at all. They can't imagine starting 224 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:51,160 their own business. They can't imagine going bigger 225 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:55,280 and franchising. They can't imagine that they 226 00:15:55,280 --> 00:16:00,080 could start A5O1C3 to help in a very specific need. 227 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:02,040 And I'm not saying these things are disconnected from your 228 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:03,680 church 'cause you need to be connected to the church. 229 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:07,400 I'm just saying that then all of a sudden it grows in such a way 230 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:11,680 that that particular niche is able to help people globally. 231 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:16,760 But most won't imagine it, because at the end of the day, 232 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:19,160 we. Short circuit ourselves through 233 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:21,520 the scene realm. But, he says, never doubt God's 234 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:24,000 mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. 235 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:28,760 He will achieve indefinitely more than your greatest request, 236 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:33,960 your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest 237 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:39,640 imagination. He will outdo them all for He, 238 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:43,280 for his miraculous power constantly energizes you. 239 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:46,120 Are you hearing what I'm saying now? 240 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:50,320 We offer up to God all the glorious praise that raises from 241 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:52,720 every church in every generation, through Jesus 242 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:56,160 Christ, and all that will be manifest through time and 243 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:58,240 eternity. The Church has so much work to 244 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:06,000 do now that we must begin to imagine ourselves a Church 245 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:10,000 without spot or wrinkle. That we imagine ourselves as 246 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:13,400 being in complete unity. That we imagine ourselves 247 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,520 walking in love, walking in forgiveness. 248 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:19,440 That we can imagine that we can have a not not all. 249 00:17:19,599 --> 00:17:22,040 Well, you know church, you're going to have problems and you 250 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:23,640 know people are going to not get along. 251 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:27,040 And why can we not imagine that when you, I don't care whether 252 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:30,000 you're immature, you're an infant babe in Christ, carnal 253 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:34,000 Christian, or whether you have maturity that you will say yes, 254 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,720 Lord, at whatever level you are, and that yes, Lord will cause 255 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:39,360 you to walk in love and forgiveness. 256 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:45,160 Spiritual maturity is not necessary to walk in 257 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:48,920 forgiveness. It is actually an elementary 258 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,520 principle. Because when the master forgave 259 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:58,040 the one guy of all his debt, that one action was enough. 260 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:04,200 That when he went out and found his fellow slave that owed him 261 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:08,720 money, that one action of I forgave you an insurmountable 262 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:13,040 debt that you never could have paid, and yet you couldn't 263 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,440 forgive your own. That's elementary. 264 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:25,400 That is not spiritual maturity. That is acknowledging all. 265 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:29,040 That God forgave you. How in the world will I not 266 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,320 forgive them? That is so simple. 267 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:35,360 That is so simple because you know what happened when he did. 268 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:40,600 We don't like to preach that because people have the this 269 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:42,920 belief, you know, that you know once God Forgives your sin, 270 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:44,200 you're done. Well, guess what? 271 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:48,120 If you don't reciprocate the the action and behavior of what he 272 00:18:48,120 --> 00:18:50,320 brought you into, that's problematic. 273 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:58,720 And that guy went to prison and was tortured. 274 00:18:59,920 --> 00:19:05,920 Say Amen anyway, OK? He left the house debt free. 275 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:17,080 And in less than 24 hours, he was in prison all right. 276 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:23,760 Let's move on to happier things. So in Ephesians, he's saying 277 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:27,000 this thing that's accomplishing in you is the power working 278 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:28,720 within you. And the power working within you 279 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:30,920 is that God has said something to you. 280 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:35,320 It's called faith, and you are. Beginning to imagine what God 281 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:38,000 has placed in your heart. And as a result of that you're 282 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,640 going to see it come to pass. Period. 283 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,080 Look what it says in Hebrews 11/1. 284 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:43,720 It says this. Now. 285 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:48,200 Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things 286 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:54,560 what not seen right. Now, before I dissect this down 287 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,880 a little bit more, remember 2nd Corinthians 418. 288 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:02,000 We quote this quite often here. And that is Paul saying, while 289 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,680 we look not at the things that are seen, but the things which 290 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:08,120 are not seen, for the things that are seen or temporal or 291 00:20:08,120 --> 00:20:11,440 temporary, but the things that are not seen or what they're 292 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:14,080 eternal. I said they're eternal. 293 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,560 Second Corinthians 418. They are eternal. 294 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:23,440 So what we see here is that we should be more comfortable 295 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:29,880 imagining. And I realized, you know, again 296 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:37,400 just recently, I'm like, well, no wonder God picked me 'cause 297 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:41,480 I'll imagine. I'm not ashamed to imagine. 298 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:48,520 It's empowering, actually. I'm a person who's willing to 299 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:55,960 think beyond myself and believe it could happen. 300 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:02,000 I have, I've, I've my whole life has been this. 301 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:07,720 Being able to believe something outside of what I saw, period. 302 00:21:09,360 --> 00:21:12,200 And we should be this way and that. 303 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:17,680 Listen, you can't let what happens in this world from the 304 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,400 enemy to take your imagination away. 305 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:26,320 Can't do it. And 2024 will be one of your 306 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:29,960 greatest years ever. Because again, when trials and 307 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:32,760 tribulation come, listen. The reason why Anchor Faith 308 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:35,680 Church owns a mall in Saint Augustine is 'cause we could 309 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:41,880 imagine it. And I never came off and I never 310 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,880 gave you a reason to doubt. We couldn't, even though there 311 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,120 were all kind of things happening behind the scenes that 312 00:21:48,120 --> 00:21:51,480 could bring a lot of doubt if I had spoken about it. 313 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:59,040 Hallelujah. So at the end of the day, I just 314 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:03,360 imagine and I can see myself and can see it and can see it and 315 00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:05,760 can see it, and I'm imagining other pieces of property now. 316 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:09,120 I'm imagining myself being on the property. 317 00:22:09,120 --> 00:22:11,480 I'm imagining what it looks like, how it's going to be 318 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:15,040 different once I acquire it because of the purpose and the 319 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:19,280 plan and what God has. And again I get things come 320 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:22,760 towards us that I can say. I could imagine that now, at the 321 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,320 end of the day, am I naturally capable? 322 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:27,240 No. Are we organizationally 323 00:22:27,360 --> 00:22:29,520 structured? Probably not. 324 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:31,600 But that won't stop me from dreaming. 325 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:36,120 Because again, whatever peace needs to get in place, can get 326 00:22:36,120 --> 00:22:39,640 in place. I don't have to see it in the 327 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:41,600 natural before I can say, OK, now we can do this. 328 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:48,360 We should never allow ourselves to be in that position. 329 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:53,800 And some of us have become complacent with what we've 330 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:58,720 accomplished in one layer of faith, but won't dare to dream 331 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:05,080 for something more to expand your influence. 332 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,360 Because the reality is, faith is a fight. 333 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:14,360 I know when it came to purchasing them all, I knew I I 334 00:23:14,360 --> 00:23:18,080 played it over in my head. I'm like, OK, I realize what 335 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:20,480 this means. I mean, we have won so many 336 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:24,240 faith battles. We are living in this realm of. 337 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:28,440 We have what we say and God is good and things are awesome. 338 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:33,080 But if I go after that, I already see the conflict 339 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:35,560 associated with it, because I'm not even in the Devil's devices. 340 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:41,520 I understand the sacrifice. I did not know it would take 341 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:48,800 five years, right? But at the end of the day, it is 342 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:54,880 what it is and we go for it. But I had to say, you know what? 343 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:56,520 I'm willing to continue to dream. 344 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:03,920 I mean, we should be the most aggressive people on the planet 345 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:11,120 to be able to pull things towards us because most of us 346 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:16,840 think how the enemy has put things in front of our face. 347 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:19,960 We think we can't we we can't beat the government. 348 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:23,160 We can't overcome, you know, what's going on. 349 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:27,480 You know, in in law enforcement, we can't overcome what's going 350 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:31,080 on in entertainment, we can't. We just think it's too big. 351 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,720 I can imagine something different now. 352 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:41,080 At the end of the day, I can imagine that all of this going 353 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,600 to go to the wayside, because my King's coming back and he's 354 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:47,960 going to do that anyway. But I Why would we stop an 355 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,040 effort? It seems like that we we if we 356 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:52,480 don't watch out, we're like, well, we know the world's going 357 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:56,080 to go bad, so we basically quit imagining and we really just 358 00:24:56,080 --> 00:25:00,640 want Jesus to come back. And we have no imagination to 359 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:02,560 continue to be way more effective. 360 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:06,120 Like, let's go ahead and take what the devil stole. 361 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,880 I mean, let's keep taking from him because the gates of hell 362 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:14,240 can't prevail against us. That doesn't stop just because 363 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:17,320 the world goes crazy, doesn't stop just because people are 364 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:20,560 blatantly do not want Jesus when you witness to him. 365 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:24,320 It doesn't stop that we still should be able to do because 366 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:30,360 people need to see that, my gosh, everything you touch, it's 367 00:25:30,360 --> 00:25:35,640 not without opposition. But you win, You overcome. 368 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:42,440 We have to get back to imagining God's word translation of 369 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:46,080 Hebrews. 11/1 says it this way. Faith assures us of things we 370 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:50,840 expect and convinces us of the existence of things we cannot 371 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:57,080 see. I believe in the these next 18 372 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,960 days, as we're in prayer and fasting, there's going to come 373 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:02,200 and amass. God's going to give you 374 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:07,600 something to imagine and and listen, I'm not asking, I'm not 375 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,920 trying to think that it's got to be like, you know, OK, we're 376 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,720 going to, you know, take over the planet. 377 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:17,000 I'm not saying that. I'm saying for some of you it 378 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:20,080 could be that God just says, listen, I'm going to bless you 379 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:23,400 so much that you'll be able to give money away at all time. 380 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:27,720 And that may be a stretch for your imagination some. 381 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:30,960 It could be some relationship, right? 382 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:33,440 And it's like we can do something here. 383 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:35,880 And next thing you know, it could be that. 384 00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:37,720 I mean, it could be multiple things. 385 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:41,640 It could be a young person that God begins to say, I'm gonna 386 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:45,520 utilize you in this capacity in your school and you gotta be 387 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:46,880 able to imagine yourself. There. 388 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:49,560 Whatever. It could be some of you in 389 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,840 business to expand, whatever the case may be. 390 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:54,960 It could be God just wants to put you on a board somewhere so 391 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,440 that you can be more influential. 392 00:26:57,440 --> 00:27:01,680 I mean, again, we do have someone on a county board now, 393 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:06,680 praise God, but I do not have a county commissioner yet. 394 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:19,040 We need to imagine, well, how could I win an election? 395 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:24,600 Just see if God wants you to run, because if he does, how can 396 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:27,760 you lose? Now that doesn't mean you may 397 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:30,000 get in the first time, because again, I'm going to give, you 398 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:34,320 know, a, a, a context of particular individual who's no 399 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:36,120 longer they're not even in the earth today. 400 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:41,320 But someone spoke to them about a promotion, and they didn't get 401 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:45,240 the first time and they got sideways with God. 402 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:50,800 But just because God's telling you something, you may have a 403 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,600 conflict right out there. But that doesn't mean to change. 404 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:58,880 My pastor, Mike and Angie, you know, Abigail B16 coming up here 405 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:01,320 soon. And, you know, they had a 406 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:06,440 miscarriage, OK. And so, you know, I got a word 407 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:10,840 that they would have a child this time next year. 408 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:16,480 She got pregnant immediately and ended up losing the child, like 409 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:19,320 quick. Well, that's not what the word 410 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,520 of the Lord said. She obviously went back, 411 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:24,280 listened to the Lord. There were things they wanted to 412 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:26,800 do to her medically. She went with God, said I'm not 413 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:29,000 gonna do that. She stood on that word. 414 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:31,840 She got pregnant again. Abigail's here 16 years later, 415 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,640 right? My point is, is that she could 416 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:39,000 have taken this thought because, again, there were some things 417 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:42,280 that the Lord was talking to her about that she needed to make 418 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:45,440 some adjustments, you know, in the realm of holding the child 419 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,680 in the womb. And as a result of that, we 420 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:50,240 press on. But she could imagine that it 421 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:53,040 will be this way and I won't be this way. 422 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:56,160 Are you hearing me? So again, God could say 423 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:57,800 something and you could run and not get it. 424 00:28:57,800 --> 00:28:59,720 Don't think you miss God. Keep going. 425 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:04,480 Keep pressing. Imagine that you can do 426 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:06,400 something. Are you hearing me? 427 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:10,280 You know, when Bishop Garraway gave that word back at the 428 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:13,200 beginning of the year concerning, you know that that 429 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:17,440 he said, I see you in the corridors of power and that 430 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:19,600 they're speaking your name in the governor's mansion. 431 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:24,560 That word has come to pass. I just got a text from Anila 432 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:28,040 while she's traveling over to Tanzania and she was talking to 433 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,760 We're going up to Tallahassee at the end of this month. 434 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:33,880 And this group of people that are again connected with the 435 00:29:33,880 --> 00:29:37,120 faith base, they want us to get around the legislators and that 436 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:40,280 individual says, we are telling everybody all over the state 437 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:41,480 about your. Church. 438 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:48,560 So yes, we want your pastor to develop relationship with the 439 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:50,640 legislator. In fact, we want him on a 440 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:53,200 particular board. And this is the first step. 441 00:29:56,000 --> 00:30:00,440 Well, I can imagine, 'cause you know what the Bible shows us 442 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:04,800 that people that were in power, as far as the government had 443 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:10,400 someone that they could speak to, to hear how God would want 444 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:13,720 them to handle that. And, you know, we got enough nut 445 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:16,120 cases around here following Jesus and ain't following, 446 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:17,040 right? You know what? 447 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:20,120 Let's get somebody that actually will follow God, stay with the 448 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:23,000 word, not compromise. I mean, I think God wants some 449 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:26,640 those individual to get connected to those that are in 450 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:30,520 certain positions. Why not us? 451 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:32,720 I said. Why not us? 452 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:36,320 I mean, what would it look like? If Governor Ron DeSantis called 453 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:39,440 and said, Pastor Earl, listen, we got this situation I want to 454 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:41,800 What will you pray about it? Tell me what you think the 455 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:45,840 Lord's saying concerning it. I come to you and say this is 456 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:48,000 what we're asking pray. Let's get in prayer together. 457 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:57,600 Because we are the answer to the world's problems, right? 458 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:01,920 So we're convinced of things we don't even see because God's 459 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:04,640 word is truth. The amplified classic of Hebrew 460 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:06,840 11/1 says it this way. Now faith is a substance to 461 00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:10,240 confirmation of title, deed of things we hope for being, the 462 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:12,560 proof of things we do not see, and the conviction of their 463 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:15,800 reality, faith. Perceiving as real fact what is 464 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:20,240 not revealed by to the senses. So at the end of the day, I 465 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:22,880 don't have to see it. You know, I'm not surprised that 466 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:26,360 the Lord has me launching out January 4th, because, just to 467 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:29,680 let you know. On Sunday, January 7th, we will 468 00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:33,800 not be in the sanctuary, so don't come here. 469 00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:38,080 You're going to come to the church like you normally do, and 470 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:39,640 then we're going to take you into JCPenney. 471 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:41,440 We're having service in JCPenney Sunday. 472 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:47,040 We're going to have service in there and these chairs aren't 473 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:53,720 going right. We're going to do crisscross 474 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:55,000 apple salt. No, I'm kidding. 475 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:59,080 I have chairs in there for you. You might want to come early 476 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:00,440 because not all of them are padded. 477 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:04,400 Just to let you know, I'm not here to make you comfortable. 478 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:07,480 I'm here to guess vision. Are you hearing me? 479 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:11,640 So we're going to be in JCPenney and everybody's going to direct 480 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:12,360 you there. All right. 481 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:15,840 But even do prayer in there. We're not coming in here now. 482 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:19,240 I'm just going to let you know, air conditioning heater does not 483 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:22,600 work in JCPenney. Thank you. 484 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,800 It should be all right. I mean, considering it's pretty 485 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:29,960 cool anyway and it's 53,000 square feet, so I don't think, 486 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:32,240 you know, even if everybody shows up, we're going to create 487 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:34,640 so much body heat that we're going to be sweating to death. 488 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:38,040 But if you do get tired, bring a fan hot, bring a. 489 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:41,480 Fan And most of you won't be complaining about how cold it 490 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:46,520 is, so you can say Amen to that, all right, but we'll have to buy 491 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:50,400 climate control at some point. We may do multiple. 492 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:53,040 Services this year over there, all right. 493 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:58,440 But I need you to go into space and see it, because this is too 494 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:02,880 comfortable seating. I mean, if you all you do is can 495 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:05,440 imagine coming here, then you'll never imagine going over there. 496 00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:10,840 You'll never imagine it. And again, I don't need it to be 497 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:15,120 pretty, because people who have an imagination already see it 498 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:18,120 beyond the state it's in. And let me just tell you this, 499 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:21,600 you're you need to be thanking God that I can see beyond 500 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:24,880 current states, because looking at some of y'all, y'all in a 501 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:27,520 mess right now. But I see you in Christ 502 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:33,120 somewhere different. Know that. 503 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:36,680 So don't come to me with your problem thinking all all I see 504 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:39,040 is your problem. I only see you in Christ of 505 00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:44,120 Victor, a champion only thriving and doing your fit and purpose. 506 00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:46,120 So any bumps along the road, that's easy. 507 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:49,280 We'll pick you up and drive on 'cause I only see you as a 508 00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:53,960 champion now if you felt if you want to lay down, that's on you. 509 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:57,320 But but when I stand before, I said I saw him as a heavyweight 510 00:33:57,320 --> 00:33:59,760 champion the whole time and I kept trying to call that out. 511 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:04,040 Are you hearing me, 'cause I can imagine you being a chain, a 512 00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:08,440 person that changes the world. Why is that? 513 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:13,000 Cause Hebrews 1320 and 21 says this Now the God of peace, who 514 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:16,560 brought up from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep. 515 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:19,320 Who's that? Jesus, through the blood of the 516 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:21,280 eternal covenant. Even Jesus, our Lord. 517 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:25,320 Look at verse 21. Equip you in every good thing to 518 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:31,960 do his will, working in us that which is what pleasing in his 519 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:36,440 sight through Jesus Christ, to whom the glory, to whom be the 520 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:37,920 glory forever and ever. Amen. 521 00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:44,120 Notice here in verse 21 that he is equipping you for every good 522 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:48,520 thing to do his will. So Christ, the reason Christ 523 00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:52,400 died and rose from the dead was not just to forgive you of your 524 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:54,080 sins. So when you die you go to heaven 525 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:59,680 is so that you can be forgiven and be made in the likeness of 526 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:02,520 God. Again, have your rulership again 527 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:06,160 go back to the dominion that God originally gave man. 528 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:10,600 And then he said, now I want you to imagine all we're going to do 529 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:17,600 together, so working in us that which is pleasing. 530 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:20,760 Now this word pleasing is important because Hebrews 11/6 531 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:24,360 says without faith it's impossible to please God. 532 00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:27,600 So anything that's pleasing in his sight, remember what he said 533 00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:29,720 about Jesus here. This is my beloved Son in whom 534 00:35:29,720 --> 00:35:32,440 I'm well pleased. And he says that because 535 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:37,000 previous just before Jesus gets done, he says John permitted at 536 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:39,600 this time so that all righteousness can be fulfilled. 537 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:43,160 In essence, I have to do what the Word has said about me. 538 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:46,160 It's my purpose. It's what God's commanded me to 539 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:48,560 do. I'm going to be obedient it to 540 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:52,400 the crossing of the T and the dotting of the I I'm going to 541 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:55,840 fulfill it all. And God said I'm pleased because 542 00:35:55,840 --> 00:35:59,240 this my son is operating in faith and that's what he wants 543 00:35:59,240 --> 00:36:02,040 us. He's equipping us so that we can 544 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:05,800 do his will. That way he'll be pleased with 545 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:09,720 us. He wants us to imagine. 546 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:16,320 Hallelujah. He wants us to imagine. 547 00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:19,800 The crazy thing about imagination is there's things 548 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:21,880 that pop up that I didn't imagine. 549 00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:26,960 I imagine what God said I do, but I'd never imagined it would. 550 00:36:27,200 --> 00:36:31,560 This would show up. But it doesn't matter because 551 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:37,680 that is subject to this. What I've heard from the Lord 552 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:45,800 period is subject to it because what God has said, he'll bring 553 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:48,920 it to pass, and not only would it be able to do it, he'll do it 554 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:55,120 far more abundantly beyond what we could think or ask. 555 00:36:56,240 --> 00:36:58,520 Got a call today from a third year Ramos student that's going 556 00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:01,960 to be graduating and they want to talk with me because they 557 00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:04,040 believe God is sending them to us. 558 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:08,840 Well, praise the Lord, we have things to do. 559 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:11,800 I know what's been trained. So I have expectation. 560 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:16,000 Are you hearing me? And I don't think this would be 561 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,520 uncommon. Why is that 'cause we are 562 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:22,880 confessing that God is adding adults to us that are submitted 563 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:26,320 and committed to division and they going to come from all? 564 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:30,280 Over the place, all over the world to do the work. 565 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:34,760 Can you imagine that We could fill up JC Penney and we're 566 00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:41,120 like, could you imagine, can I get crazy with you, Could you 567 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:45,440 imagine that we would leave this 25 1/2 acres, have to buy 200 568 00:37:45,440 --> 00:37:48,280 acres somewhere else? Keep this as a mall to continue 569 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:53,520 to funnel us and build a whole other campus. 570 00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:57,400 Could you imagine that? I could imagine that. 571 00:37:59,880 --> 00:38:05,160 I could imagine it. Yeah, I could imagine where the 572 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:07,040 University of Saint Augustine left. 573 00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:10,720 We take, I can imagine that. I mean there's no piece of 574 00:38:10,720 --> 00:38:15,240 property I can't imagine. I just need a yes. 575 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:19,880 So I drive around, I look, I'm like I'm listed. 576 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:26,120 No place is out of my price range because I have the 577 00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:30,200 currency of the Kingdom and man, it's not out of my price range. 578 00:38:31,160 --> 00:38:37,600 Interest rates mean nothing to me based upon what God wants us 579 00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:39,680 to do. Oh my, my my. 580 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,280 And here's the thing. I believe Jesus is coming back 581 00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:45,360 quick. Which means then I got to 582 00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:49,000 believe this can happen in a extremely fast time frame. 583 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:54,400 Amen. Not decades. 584 00:38:55,360 --> 00:38:57,360 All right? Not decades. 585 00:38:59,160 --> 00:39:04,200 It's got to come to pass. I mean, we have been asked to 586 00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:09,680 get on the CRA board in West Augustine to help develop that 587 00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:17,320 area. I can imagine, and I know what I 588 00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:23,440 imagine will have opposition, but all I got to do is do what 589 00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:29,760 he tells me to do and it will transform and I will pull the 2 590 00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:38,200 billion that is on the east side of US one over to the West side. 591 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:48,240 But I'm telling you right now, as a whole, the community's not 592 00:39:48,240 --> 00:39:54,440 ready for 2 billion because mentalities have to change. 593 00:39:58,520 --> 00:40:00,960 Are you hearing me? And it starts with simple stuff. 594 00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:08,120 OK, I can imagine. Hallelujah. 595 00:40:08,520 --> 00:40:13,600 I walked through the Tennessee Aquarium and I'm like, they're 596 00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:17,600 running this thing by grants. I mean, I dropped some money to 597 00:40:17,600 --> 00:40:20,200 go into thing, but at the end of the day, there's grant money 598 00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:22,400 here. I led to my Donald Law, 599 00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:25,600 Brittany, I said. There's grant money here. 600 00:40:25,720 --> 00:40:28,120 We, we, I mean they they probably getting grant money for 601 00:40:28,120 --> 00:40:33,360 these turtles. I'm gonna start a petting zoo in 602 00:40:33,360 --> 00:40:35,120 the middle of the mall and get grant money for it. 603 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:37,520 Right. I can imagine. 604 00:40:38,040 --> 00:40:41,080 I can imagine getting it from everywhere, right, 'cause, I 605 00:40:41,080 --> 00:40:43,160 mean, if you're paying taxes and they're giving away in grants, 606 00:40:43,160 --> 00:40:46,120 might as well come to us. Are you hearing me? 607 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:48,600 Hallelujah. I can imagine. 608 00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:53,920 I can imagine having a place We already have put it together. 609 00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:57,520 Where we can have a transitional home for the homeless, 610 00:40:57,520 --> 00:41:02,440 especially those that are part of the VA process or veterans I 611 00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:08,880 can already imagine, told the county to every county 612 00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:11,560 commissioner, every one of them to their face, I said we have 613 00:41:11,560 --> 00:41:14,840 the personnel and the capacity to do it. 614 00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:17,680 Today you need to give us property. 615 00:41:24,080 --> 00:41:25,320 You're telling the county to give you land? 616 00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:31,760 Well, everybody else is. Did they give it to me? 617 00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:36,040 No. Today. 618 00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:40,720 But praise the Lord. Look at Ephesians 210. 619 00:41:40,720 --> 00:41:42,520 It says, for we are his workmanship. 620 00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:44,960 You, you. You're not going to have this 621 00:41:45,400 --> 00:41:50,600 unless you can imagine. Now again, it's not your 622 00:41:50,600 --> 00:41:53,000 personal imagination you're trying to get God to bless. 623 00:41:53,000 --> 00:41:55,960 I'm not saying that. What I'm saying is I'm keeping 624 00:41:55,960 --> 00:41:58,560 it in the context. When we imagine we're we're, 625 00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:04,960 we're in a place that's not real or to our senses real, but we've 626 00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:09,120 made it real in our minds. And when God's word penetrates 627 00:42:09,120 --> 00:42:12,440 our heart and we let it transform our minds, then it 628 00:42:12,440 --> 00:42:17,200 becomes a part of our minds eye. And we imagine that that word is 629 00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:21,680 reality, and as a result of that it comes to pass. 630 00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:25,360 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for what 631 00:42:25,880 --> 00:42:30,880 good works which God prepared beforehand so that we would what 632 00:42:31,640 --> 00:42:32,840 walk in them. Now? 633 00:42:33,120 --> 00:42:36,520 Nobody goes to verse 10. Everybody only stays at verse 634 00:42:36,520 --> 00:42:40,600 nine. That we're saved, not of our own 635 00:42:40,600 --> 00:42:44,800 works that any man should boast. That is the grace of God through 636 00:42:44,800 --> 00:42:46,000 faith. It's the free gift, and 637 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:51,080 everybody stops there. But verse 10 says you got saved 638 00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:54,200 to work. And here's the thing. 639 00:42:54,200 --> 00:42:57,120 The things I have for you, I've already prepared for them to 640 00:42:57,120 --> 00:43:01,080 walk in. I've already imagined what your 641 00:43:01,080 --> 00:43:04,360 whole life is before you ever came out of your mother's womb. 642 00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:06,960 I just need you to hook up with my imagination. 643 00:43:08,240 --> 00:43:11,120 I'm like, Lord, let me and you know, you know how we cry out. 644 00:43:11,120 --> 00:43:13,240 These are the things we cry out. Which is a little frustrating to 645 00:43:13,240 --> 00:43:15,520 me because again it's so elementary. 646 00:43:16,960 --> 00:43:21,840 Oh Lord, let me see with your eyes and and and let me have the 647 00:43:21,840 --> 00:43:23,800 compassion you had. And I get it for the law. 648 00:43:23,800 --> 00:43:27,160 I understand that. But everybody wants to just 649 00:43:27,160 --> 00:43:30,360 know, God, on how he sees the lost. 650 00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:33,440 You know how he sees the lost finished? 651 00:43:37,400 --> 00:43:43,520 He sees the lost without excuse. It's done. 652 00:43:44,560 --> 00:43:45,680 Now. I'm not saying you shouldn't be 653 00:43:45,680 --> 00:43:47,160 compassionate. You don't go around to the lost 654 00:43:47,160 --> 00:43:49,160 and say, bro, you're going to hell, man, I'm sorry for you. 655 00:43:49,360 --> 00:43:52,200 I'm not saying you're callous, but I'm saying all we wanted to 656 00:43:52,200 --> 00:43:54,960 learn about God is how he sees the loss and God's like. 657 00:43:54,960 --> 00:43:58,760 Why don't you learn to see how I see creation? 658 00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:06,960 Because before man became lost, I wasn't thinking about the 659 00:44:06,960 --> 00:44:11,080 lost. He had a plan to save the lost. 660 00:44:11,080 --> 00:44:13,960 I know because the Lamb was slain before the foundation of 661 00:44:13,960 --> 00:44:17,120 the world. My point is, is that God always 662 00:44:17,120 --> 00:44:22,880 saw the existence of just believing and creating. 663 00:44:27,080 --> 00:44:31,000 Nobody wants to dare God. Let me dream like you. 664 00:44:37,360 --> 00:44:41,520 Think about it. There was a time in eternity 665 00:44:42,440 --> 00:44:49,720 that God had a thought when it was all by himself, Father, Son, 666 00:44:49,720 --> 00:44:53,840 the Holy Ghost. And it was well thought out, 667 00:44:54,960 --> 00:44:59,200 because before he ever spoke, he already saw the end from the 668 00:44:59,200 --> 00:45:03,400 beginning. But the. 669 00:45:03,400 --> 00:45:05,000 Minute. He began to speak. 670 00:45:05,400 --> 00:45:14,600 He was able to imagine every star, every planet, DNA strands 671 00:45:14,600 --> 00:45:20,240 and the multiplicity of how it would make a person look and how 672 00:45:20,240 --> 00:45:23,080 much hair would be produced. On the individual. 673 00:45:25,160 --> 00:45:30,880 I mean, this is like, right? And we're just asking God to 674 00:45:30,880 --> 00:45:32,640 give us his eyes to see the lost. 675 00:45:38,080 --> 00:45:41,600 Lord, give me your eyes to see, to imagine like you imagine. 676 00:45:43,480 --> 00:45:48,200 Because if I begin to flow like that with the Lord, I'm telling 677 00:45:48,200 --> 00:45:51,640 you to get the lost attention because they're going to. 678 00:45:51,640 --> 00:45:55,520 They'll determine real quick you are not of this world. 679 00:45:56,320 --> 00:45:59,520 You do not act like us. What is going on with you? 680 00:46:00,160 --> 00:46:03,480 I'm glad you asked. Are you hearing me? 681 00:46:05,240 --> 00:46:09,800 So he's created this work for us beforehand that we walk in and 682 00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:13,560 we just only have to imagine, you know, I know there's a 683 00:46:13,560 --> 00:46:15,880 Christian song out there. I don't want to pick it apart. 684 00:46:16,520 --> 00:46:19,240 I can only imagine. I mean, I'll have to actually 685 00:46:19,240 --> 00:46:21,800 imagine what it'd be like because the Bible tells me what 686 00:46:21,800 --> 00:46:23,960 it'd be like, and they tell me exactly what I'd be doing. 687 00:46:23,960 --> 00:46:25,760 So if the guy would have read the Bible, he wouldn't have had 688 00:46:25,760 --> 00:46:29,480 to imagine actually, and people wouldn't be crying over the song 689 00:46:30,360 --> 00:46:32,920 about what they would be like when they get in front of him. 690 00:46:32,920 --> 00:46:35,000 Because if they read the word, they know what it would be like. 691 00:46:44,680 --> 00:46:47,160 But we need to go and be imagine in more than heaven. 692 00:46:49,000 --> 00:46:50,480 Let's imagine what we can do now. 693 00:46:52,560 --> 00:46:57,080 Are you hearing me? OK Lord, if you are business 694 00:46:57,080 --> 00:47:00,280 owner, stand up. Hebrews 12/1 and two. 695 00:47:00,760 --> 00:47:06,000 Hebrews, Hebrews 12/1 and two. This is the passion translation. 696 00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:10,360 Look at this for us. We have all of these great 697 00:47:10,360 --> 00:47:16,800 witnesses who encircle us like clouds, so we must let go of 698 00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:24,800 every wound that has pierced us and the sin we so easily fall 699 00:47:24,800 --> 00:47:29,600 into. When we are able to run, then we 700 00:47:29,600 --> 00:47:34,560 are able to run life's marathon race with passion and 701 00:47:34,560 --> 00:47:39,360 determination, for the path has been already marked out before 702 00:47:39,360 --> 00:47:43,520 us. We look away from the natural 703 00:47:43,520 --> 00:47:48,520 realm and we fasten our gaze onto Jesus, who birth faith 704 00:47:48,520 --> 00:47:53,880 within us and who leads us forward into faith's perfection. 705 00:47:55,800 --> 00:47:59,240 In essence, he's the author and finisher of our faith. 706 00:48:02,880 --> 00:48:05,360 The author and finisher of our faith. 707 00:48:07,120 --> 00:48:10,640 Are you hearing me? And so there are many that have 708 00:48:10,640 --> 00:48:14,760 gone before, the only thing that stops you from accomplishing or 709 00:48:14,760 --> 00:48:17,760 imagining. Again, number one, you got to 710 00:48:18,000 --> 00:48:20,480 get rid, got to deal with your wound. 711 00:48:23,080 --> 00:48:27,960 All of us have wounds. All of us. 712 00:48:28,840 --> 00:48:33,800 Somebody has said something, both a, a believer who was 713 00:48:33,800 --> 00:48:37,240 carnal and fleshly and acted in the flesh instead of in the 714 00:48:37,240 --> 00:48:39,360 spirit. We've all had been wounded by 715 00:48:39,360 --> 00:48:41,560 them. We've all been wounded by the 716 00:48:41,560 --> 00:48:45,840 world, every one of us. But are you going to hold the 717 00:48:45,840 --> 00:48:47,440 wound? Are you going to let it continue 718 00:48:47,440 --> 00:48:53,000 to fester, or will you heal it through forgiveness so they're 719 00:48:53,000 --> 00:49:00,960 no longer your puppet master #2? If there's something that you 720 00:49:00,960 --> 00:49:05,800 repeatedly see yourself and you know it's not God's will, yet 721 00:49:05,800 --> 00:49:08,600 you're doing it. When I say that again, don't see 722 00:49:08,600 --> 00:49:11,880 sin as 10 commandments, you know, well I don't steal. 723 00:49:11,880 --> 00:49:14,280 Well, I don't commit murder. Listen, the Bible says if you 724 00:49:14,280 --> 00:49:17,160 know what to do and you don't do it to him, it's sin. 725 00:49:18,200 --> 00:49:22,240 So it's it could be a general sense that you know you're not 726 00:49:22,440 --> 00:49:24,960 and you're doing it. And at the end of the day that's 727 00:49:24,960 --> 00:49:28,080 sin and you easily fall. You got to eliminate those. 728 00:49:28,080 --> 00:49:31,080 Then you're going to be able to run. 729 00:49:32,360 --> 00:49:33,640 I said you're going to be able to run. 730 00:49:35,160 --> 00:49:38,080 And I heard in my spirit when I had you stand up, the Lord says 731 00:49:39,200 --> 00:49:43,560 command them to dream again. Not a suggestion. 732 00:49:43,800 --> 00:49:46,080 The Lord said command them to dream again. 733 00:49:47,120 --> 00:49:49,640 Command them. See, some of you are thinking if 734 00:49:49,640 --> 00:49:50,720 you don't watch how you'll think so. 735 00:49:50,720 --> 00:49:52,520 So you're like, well you know, I'm just self-employed, you 736 00:49:52,520 --> 00:49:55,880 know, what kind of do? Can you imagine taking it and 737 00:49:55,880 --> 00:50:00,120 handing it over to a manager and handing it over to where you 738 00:50:00,120 --> 00:50:03,160 actually can step back, Literally, as the business 739 00:50:03,160 --> 00:50:06,800 owner, you don't have to be there all the time and go ahead. 740 00:50:06,800 --> 00:50:09,320 And instead of, you know what, I'm just doing this, you know, 741 00:50:09,600 --> 00:50:14,680 well, you know what, I could get back in the game and I could 742 00:50:14,680 --> 00:50:18,800 develop this thing so that it goes beyond my lifetime. 743 00:50:18,880 --> 00:50:23,920 Should the Lord tarry and you go that your company name goes on, 744 00:50:24,040 --> 00:50:25,760 why does it have to die with you? 745 00:50:33,800 --> 00:50:36,120 I mean, you could be that person. 746 00:50:36,440 --> 00:50:39,280 Now again, I don't know whether you're international or not. 747 00:50:39,280 --> 00:50:41,920 I'm not asking. I don't know that God may know 748 00:50:41,920 --> 00:50:45,000 that some of you are traveling in those directions even now. 749 00:50:45,320 --> 00:50:48,760 And what's crazy is this. Listen, if God is birth and his 750 00:50:48,760 --> 00:50:52,520 will for you is to be this absolutely strong, local 751 00:50:52,520 --> 00:50:55,960 business thrive, you're doing what God's asked. 752 00:50:56,080 --> 00:50:59,480 Nobody can do better, even if they become a global company. 753 00:50:59,600 --> 00:51:03,360 You only are to do what you're assigned, what he's marked out 754 00:51:03,360 --> 00:51:08,320 for you before beforehand to walk in. 755 00:51:08,800 --> 00:51:10,720 But are you doing it with everything? 756 00:51:10,720 --> 00:51:13,520 Are you imagining how it could go more? 757 00:51:13,760 --> 00:51:18,960 Or does the number scare you? Do the taxes scare you? 758 00:51:18,960 --> 00:51:25,080 Do the personnel that you're going to have to hire scare you? 759 00:51:26,920 --> 00:51:29,520 Do you scare yourself because you know you're going to have to 760 00:51:29,520 --> 00:51:35,200 change in order to handle? Because some of you can't even 761 00:51:35,200 --> 00:51:37,000 imagine you could handle that many? 762 00:51:39,960 --> 00:51:44,280 Because you get frustrated when it gets that big, But the 763 00:51:44,280 --> 00:51:47,880 reality is you can change. Because you have the reigning 764 00:51:47,880 --> 00:51:52,880 spirit on the inside of you. You do And I heard the Lord say 765 00:51:52,880 --> 00:51:55,080 in my spirit, Command them to dream. 766 00:51:57,480 --> 00:52:02,680 Command. Them to dream and write down 767 00:52:02,680 --> 00:52:05,800 crazy thoughts, Matt, right now. Crazy thoughts. 768 00:52:06,040 --> 00:52:07,560 I mean, just crazy stuff, Stephen. 769 00:52:07,560 --> 00:52:13,120 Crazy things, Ernie. Crazy Seth, Crazy stuff, Elliot. 770 00:52:13,120 --> 00:52:18,360 Just the most obscene idea. If it pops in, write it down 771 00:52:19,240 --> 00:52:22,240 because then you can vet it to determine is it God or something 772 00:52:22,240 --> 00:52:24,520 else. Because you know God's voice, 773 00:52:26,720 --> 00:52:28,480 Chris. Think of something crazy, Chris. 774 00:52:28,480 --> 00:52:32,560 Just crazy. Now, it may be a process. 775 00:52:33,120 --> 00:52:36,960 I get it. I came here and the only thing I 776 00:52:36,960 --> 00:52:39,480 ever got from the Lord is don't buy 5 acres. 777 00:52:41,080 --> 00:52:43,280 That's what I got right out. Don't buy 5 acres. 778 00:52:43,720 --> 00:52:46,600 Because what you are and what you're going to do, you got 779 00:52:46,600 --> 00:52:48,080 going to be able to do on five acres. 780 00:52:48,200 --> 00:52:51,480 Don't do it. So that's why it took so long 781 00:52:51,840 --> 00:52:55,440 because we looking for land now I actually am hearing I'm 782 00:52:55,440 --> 00:52:58,200 listening to God about some land I tied up once. 783 00:52:59,560 --> 00:53:03,640 Determine maybe I shouldn't have let go of it because it may have 784 00:53:03,640 --> 00:53:08,120 never been for the church but it may be If you want to know what 785 00:53:08,120 --> 00:53:12,520 that property is, where the trend galley barn is, that's 51 786 00:53:12,520 --> 00:53:18,560 acres that we got in contract with and they built a pond with 787 00:53:18,560 --> 00:53:21,840 the trunking company but then they encroached on wetlands and 788 00:53:21,840 --> 00:53:25,400 then they end up having to mitigate and tie it up and I 789 00:53:25,400 --> 00:53:27,000 would have only had eight. Acres. 790 00:53:28,160 --> 00:53:30,800 And it wasn't even connected, although I could have filled in 791 00:53:30,800 --> 00:53:33,640 the pond that was 15 acres, which would have put us back to 792 00:53:33,640 --> 00:53:35,280 23. But that takes time. 793 00:53:36,200 --> 00:53:38,520 At the end of the day, I went away from it. 794 00:53:41,120 --> 00:53:45,360 And I do have some people in a town right now that are saying, 795 00:53:45,360 --> 00:53:47,200 well, you know, they would believe in God for that and 796 00:53:47,200 --> 00:53:50,480 didn't do it. So I'm like, Lord, did I miss 797 00:53:50,480 --> 00:53:51,760 it? Should I just stayed with it? 798 00:53:54,840 --> 00:53:55,920 It wasn't. For the church. 799 00:53:57,720 --> 00:54:02,720 So I'm asking because if he wants me to have it, I'm going 800 00:54:02,720 --> 00:54:05,560 to take it. Are you hearing me? 801 00:54:06,880 --> 00:54:08,280 Because I could. Do something with that barn. 802 00:54:10,320 --> 00:54:13,160 Are you hearing me? Some other ideas? 803 00:54:13,160 --> 00:54:18,960 Now my point is, is dream. Imagine. 804 00:54:19,680 --> 00:54:26,040 Write it down. Crazy stuff, but you've that 805 00:54:26,040 --> 00:54:28,600 kind of stuff takes you out of your comfort. 806 00:54:36,340 --> 00:54:43,580 The Lord commands you to imagine, which I believe. 807 00:54:43,580 --> 00:54:46,260 In the next 18 year days, you're going to hear some stuff. 808 00:54:46,260 --> 00:54:51,260 Write it down, write it down. And then at that point, let the 809 00:54:51,260 --> 00:54:56,660 Holy Ghost prioritize it. Hallelujah, you can be seated. 810 00:54:58,100 --> 00:55:00,720 I am a pastor, but I'm also an apostle. 811 00:55:02,080 --> 00:55:05,640 Because I'm an apostle, I actually own businesses that are 812 00:55:05,640 --> 00:55:08,600 connected with the church. You know what? 813 00:55:08,600 --> 00:55:12,240 My son came to me in our creative team and had a crazy 814 00:55:12,240 --> 00:55:16,200 idea. And so why don't we start a 815 00:55:16,200 --> 00:55:19,000 nonprofit? They used to have one as ALC, 816 00:55:19,000 --> 00:55:21,600 but let's make it nonprofit called Citizen Studios. 817 00:55:22,280 --> 00:55:24,360 We already knew we wanted to do this with them all because 818 00:55:24,360 --> 00:55:27,560 again, the way we look, we want to have control of the design. 819 00:55:28,480 --> 00:55:30,280 Because I'm not going to have people writing with a Big Magic 820 00:55:30,280 --> 00:55:33,320 marker on the side of their building or their storefront and 821 00:55:33,320 --> 00:55:39,920 say open and these are ours, We tear that stuff down, OK, we 822 00:55:39,920 --> 00:55:46,480 want a presentation, all right. That being said, he says, you 823 00:55:46,480 --> 00:55:50,280 know, based upon our workload, we have people coming to and 824 00:55:50,280 --> 00:55:56,360 talking to us about our design. And so we have contracts with 825 00:55:56,400 --> 00:56:01,400 other companies right now that are paying us monthly to create 826 00:56:01,400 --> 00:56:06,400 content for them. That takes our guys about two 827 00:56:06,400 --> 00:56:10,800 hours a week. So for eight hours with one 828 00:56:10,800 --> 00:56:21,140 company I get $1000. What do we do with that money? 829 00:56:21,380 --> 00:56:25,220 We move it right into the creative area and. 830 00:56:25,220 --> 00:56:29,660 Because those guys are working a percentage. 831 00:56:30,480 --> 00:56:33,440 Of it, The majority of it goes for the ministry. 832 00:56:34,560 --> 00:56:37,320 The other percentage I give them bonuses. 833 00:56:40,520 --> 00:56:44,800 Because they created an economy. When our creative team goes on a 834 00:56:44,840 --> 00:56:50,120 trip with us to document for you, they also begin to do other 835 00:56:50,120 --> 00:56:55,360 things. It's 'cause we began to imagine 836 00:56:57,240 --> 00:57:01,520 when we went to Poland, Chase took pictures of Poland, came 837 00:57:01,520 --> 00:57:08,280 back, sold the drone footage and the pictures for over $3000. 838 00:57:12,440 --> 00:57:15,680 Yeah, and what did what? What? 839 00:57:15,800 --> 00:57:20,920 Because he they're feeding the church and the church is feeding 840 00:57:20,920 --> 00:57:25,800 them creative, Very creative. It's amazing. 841 00:57:27,240 --> 00:57:29,640 There's another little venture I'm fixing to jump into, but 842 00:57:29,640 --> 00:57:35,320 I've been talking about doing this for years, things that we 843 00:57:35,320 --> 00:57:38,040 would have. So I can have it on the fly. 844 00:57:38,040 --> 00:57:42,520 And again, people can say, well, how can you do that? 845 00:57:43,320 --> 00:57:44,720 How does it take away from your pastor? 846 00:57:44,720 --> 00:57:47,520 And don't take away. I don't actually do it. 847 00:57:50,400 --> 00:57:54,720 I empower those to do it. And as a result, we reap. 848 00:57:54,760 --> 00:57:59,080 The benefit base. Are you hearing me? 849 00:57:59,080 --> 00:58:02,800 Yes. There's one particular thing 850 00:58:02,800 --> 00:58:05,280 that came. Through a particular musical 851 00:58:05,280 --> 00:58:11,640 artist contacted. US through Citizen Studio and. 852 00:58:11,920 --> 00:58:14,080 May want us to do a music video for. 853 00:58:14,080 --> 00:58:19,560 Them at the. Sound of 10 to 15. $1000. 854 00:58:25,920 --> 00:58:30,320 Amen. How do you do you imagine? 855 00:58:33,040 --> 00:58:35,840 Now let me say this. Are we going to build this 856 00:58:35,840 --> 00:58:36,480 ministry? Where? 857 00:58:36,480 --> 00:58:38,200 You don't ever have. To tithe and give an offering 858 00:58:38,200 --> 00:58:39,600 again. Well, if you want to go broke, 859 00:58:39,600 --> 00:58:45,000 then sure. I'm not telling you additional 860 00:58:45,000 --> 00:58:47,360 income so that you can. Say, oh, great pastor is getting 861 00:58:47,360 --> 00:58:48,760 all kind of money we can hold. Ours. 862 00:58:48,800 --> 00:58:52,080 I mean, this is a biblical principle of giving that's 863 00:58:52,080 --> 00:58:53,960 between you and God at the end. Of the day, I mean you. 864 00:58:53,960 --> 00:58:55,600 Really want to get out there and do something amazing? 865 00:58:55,600 --> 00:58:58,640 Let me just say to you, as a business, you need to be giving. 866 00:59:01,080 --> 00:59:04,360 On your business. And some of you have done. 867 00:59:04,360 --> 00:59:07,000 It some of you got involved with what, Bishop? 868 00:59:07,000 --> 00:59:09,080 Said and. Man, you have come through. 869 00:59:09,560 --> 00:59:12,000 We'll talk about that next week. What's come in? 870 00:59:12,960 --> 00:59:18,400 Because what took us five years to get them all, We have more in 871 00:59:18,400 --> 00:59:19,000 the. Year. 872 00:59:21,560 --> 00:59:23,640 Did you hear what I said? What took the church? 873 00:59:23,640 --> 00:59:28,200 Five years based upon what people would sow and was making 874 00:59:28,200 --> 00:59:32,160 and came into their possession. Took us five years to do 250. 875 00:59:32,160 --> 00:59:38,440 $1000 more came in in a year. To be able to. 876 00:59:38,440 --> 00:59:43,720 Pay the mall. Off, which means you prospered. 877 00:59:44,560 --> 00:59:48,280 Because of your other giving, there's increase that has taken 878 00:59:48,280 --> 00:59:52,760 place. Are you hearing what I'm saying? 879 00:59:53,960 --> 00:59:58,200 So God wants us to imagine now, I did business tonight. 880 00:59:58,200 --> 00:59:59,960 I just did what I had unctioned by the Spirit. 881 01:00:00,280 --> 01:00:03,480 At the end of the day, all of us need to imagine, need to be 882 01:00:03,480 --> 01:00:08,760 asking God these next. 18 days. Lord, what's my purpose here? 883 01:00:08,760 --> 01:00:11,760 What's my connection here? How do you want me to, you know, 884 01:00:11,840 --> 01:00:14,440 continue to thrive within the vision here? 885 01:00:14,600 --> 01:00:18,400 But also what? How do you want to use me? 886 01:00:21,920 --> 01:00:23,560 Because some of you are thinking retirement. 887 01:00:24,280 --> 01:00:28,600 And you shouldn't. Rod, we got a lot of books to 888 01:00:28,600 --> 01:00:30,920 write, don't we? Yeah. 889 01:00:32,080 --> 01:00:34,280 He initially imagined. That I would write the great. 890 01:00:34,280 --> 01:00:38,040 American novel, right? And then he came here, And then 891 01:00:38,040 --> 01:00:41,520 the Lord says, Nah, what I meant for. 892 01:00:41,520 --> 01:00:42,640 You. Having a a. 893 01:00:42,640 --> 01:00:47,160 Book that would go all over the world got connected here and it 894 01:00:47,160 --> 01:00:50,840 is doing that and I received a copy. 895 01:00:51,520 --> 01:01:01,920 Of the forest in Greek last week and in Vietnamese Hallelujah, 896 01:01:02,400 --> 01:01:06,160 we're hitting the nations because his word's the most. 897 01:01:06,160 --> 01:01:09,200 Important word. Anyway, not a fictional novel. 898 01:01:10,760 --> 01:01:12,040 Not that he still couldn't write one. 899 01:01:12,200 --> 01:01:14,240 All right. Or you hear me, I got some 900 01:01:14,240 --> 01:01:19,320 little kid books that I would do under a pseudo name, but. 901 01:01:19,320 --> 01:01:20,320 I won't talk to you all about that. 902 01:01:23,960 --> 01:01:28,640 Stand to your feet. Come on, stand to your feet. 903 01:01:29,560 --> 01:01:31,320 But everybody standing. If you're here today and you've 904 01:01:31,320 --> 01:01:35,560 never made Jesus the Lord of your life, I'm telling you, God 905 01:01:35,560 --> 01:01:40,040 planted ideas are amazing. I am living proof. 906 01:01:41,520 --> 01:01:43,120 I wish I could load you. All up on. 907 01:01:43,120 --> 01:01:48,680 Multiple charter buses, maybe even actually a plane from Saint 908 01:01:48,680 --> 01:01:50,400 Augustine and we. Fly into. 909 01:01:50,720 --> 01:01:54,240 Gainesville And then we take a little trip out to a town called 910 01:01:54,240 --> 01:02:00,560 Archer where there's one light. Because Archer decided it was 911 01:02:00,560 --> 01:02:04,440 not going to grow. And I could take you past my 912 01:02:04,440 --> 01:02:10,400 house and you would say, can anything good come out of 913 01:02:10,400 --> 01:02:17,360 Archer, I'm telling you. But man, what God has done. 914 01:02:18,760 --> 01:02:22,920 Through a kid who was raised in Archer, Florida. 915 01:02:26,840 --> 01:02:31,880 Because I can imagine. I can imagine. 916 01:02:33,400 --> 01:02:35,640 I can imagine. That I can. 917 01:02:35,640 --> 01:02:38,640 Ignite the city, impact the nation and influence the world 918 01:02:38,920 --> 01:02:43,880 and be great at all three. I can imagine that when I'm 919 01:02:43,880 --> 01:02:48,680 influenced in the world that you are thriving, igniting the city. 920 01:02:48,680 --> 01:02:51,720 When I'm not here. I can. 921 01:02:51,720 --> 01:02:55,240 Imagine that when you're out in. The nation doing something, and 922 01:02:55,600 --> 01:02:58,640 I'm here locally, we're thriving together. 923 01:02:58,720 --> 01:03:04,240 I can imagine, because I can imagine that this prophecy will. 924 01:03:04,240 --> 01:03:09,160 Come to pass. For us in 2014. 925 01:03:09,320 --> 01:03:11,040 Prophet John. Todd said this. 926 01:03:13,240 --> 01:03:17,960 He has meditated for some time. That it is yet to be seen what 927 01:03:17,960 --> 01:03:20,840 could be done through a man who gave himself wholly to the Lord, 928 01:03:22,240 --> 01:03:24,560 the Holy Spirit said. It is yet to be seen. 929 01:03:24,960 --> 01:03:28,040 What could be done through a whole church that gave 930 01:03:28,040 --> 01:03:31,240 themselves wholly to the Lord? I believe Anchor Faith Church is 931 01:03:31,240 --> 01:03:34,560 that Church the gates of hell shall. 932 01:03:34,560 --> 01:03:37,880 Not prevail against it. And then he said, I bind up 933 01:03:37,880 --> 01:03:43,720 strife and division. He went on to say God is 934 01:03:43,720 --> 01:03:46,560 building his. Church and Anchor Faith Church 935 01:03:46,560 --> 01:03:51,320 is part of his church. This is not something that man 936 01:03:51,320 --> 01:03:55,160 is orchestrated, but the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit have 937 01:03:55,160 --> 01:03:58,760 orchestrated this. God gave vision to Pastor Earl, 938 01:03:58,920 --> 01:04:03,320 gave vision to Pastor Marcy, and you all have come and hooked up 939 01:04:03,320 --> 01:04:07,360 with that vision. Anchor Faith Church is going to 940 01:04:07,360 --> 01:04:09,680 do that. Anchor Faith Church is not a 941 01:04:09,680 --> 01:04:13,560 local organization. It's not a state organization. 942 01:04:13,960 --> 01:04:15,920 It's not just a national organization. 943 01:04:16,360 --> 01:04:19,760 It is an international organization. 944 01:04:22,800 --> 01:04:26,840 Man, I believe that. I can imagine. 945 01:04:29,640 --> 01:04:33,920 Of what it looks like. For a whole Church to wholly 946 01:04:33,920 --> 01:04:41,120 give themselves to the Lord. I can see it. 947 01:04:42,560 --> 01:04:44,560 I see the fire of. God over every one of your 948 01:04:44,560 --> 01:04:47,200 heads. Right now, I see the anointing 949 01:04:47,200 --> 01:04:50,280 in your lives. I see the power of God. 950 01:04:50,440 --> 01:04:53,920 Wanting. To flow through you, I see us 951 01:04:53,920 --> 01:04:57,920 all in unison. All in Unity all walking and I 952 01:04:57,920 --> 01:05:02,120 see it and we create such. A culture of it, that. 953 01:05:02,120 --> 01:05:06,360 Everyone that gets added loves to be here because of the love 954 01:05:06,360 --> 01:05:10,800 and the environment of God and they quickly shed. 955 01:05:10,800 --> 01:05:12,040 Off their. Carnality. 956 01:05:12,200 --> 01:05:15,200 They quickly repent. They quickly change their 957 01:05:15,200 --> 01:05:18,440 thinking. I can imagine. 958 01:05:18,440 --> 01:05:24,840 It and I see you in it. So this year? 959 01:05:25,440 --> 01:05:28,280 As we get into some really significant stuff. 960 01:05:31,520 --> 01:05:33,880 Can you maintain the imagination? 961 01:05:35,040 --> 01:05:39,840 That together we're stronger and don't let anything pull you from 962 01:05:39,840 --> 01:05:47,880 this vision. Thank you so much for listening 963 01:05:47,880 --> 01:05:50,320 to this message. If you want more, subscribe to 964 01:05:50,320 --> 01:05:53,720 our message podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and 965 01:05:53,720 --> 01:05:55,720 SoundCloud. Rating and leaving a comment 966 01:05:55,720 --> 01:05:57,880 will go a long way with helping our messages get better 967 01:05:57,880 --> 01:06:00,160 circulation. 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