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AMEN.
[APPLAUSE]
SAY JESUS!
HELLO, HELLO, EVERYBODY, HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING TODAY?
WE WANT TO SAY HELLO TO EVERYONE WATCHING IN EAST COUNTY, NORTH
COUNTY, ONLINE, AT THE MICROSITE, GIVE THOSE PEOPLE A
HAND.
AND THE MILITARY AROUND THE WORLD, GOD BLESS Y'ALL.
AND GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO OUR FRIENDS IN THE OLYMPICS
WATCHING, TEAM U.S.A., GOD BLESS Y'ALL.
I LOVE THE OLYMPICS, HOW MANY OF Y'ALL WATCHING THE OLYMPICS?
I LOVE SEEING US WHOOPING EVERYBODY, COME ON NOW.
COME ON NOW.
OLD PEOPLE TOO.
SOMEBODY DOWN HERE SAID, OLD PEOPLE TOO?
YEAH, OLD PEOPLE TOO, GOD WILL HEAL YOUR KNEES IF YOU PUT THEM
ON THE GROUND.
FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS OR SO, I HAVE ASKED IF YOU WANT GOD TO
DO SUPERNATURAL THROUGH YOUR LIFE, DO YOU WANT TO SEE
MIRACLES AND STUFF YOU NEVER HAVE SEEN BEFORE, AND MOST OF
YOU RAISED YOUR HANDS, CAN I GET AN AMEN.
SOME OF YOU SKETCHY ON THAT, AND IT'S FINE.
AND A FRIEND OF MINE HAD A DREAM AND THERE WAS A VAULT AND IT WAS
OPEN AND AT THE FRONT WAS CHRIST AND HE SAID HOW MUCH DO YOU
WANT, AND MY FRIEND WAS IN THE LINE AND PEOPLE ASKING FOR
MILLION DOLLARS OR WHATEVER, AND HE WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
HE WAS GOING TO ASK FOR.
AND WHEN HE GOT TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE, JESUS ASKED, HOW MUCH
DO YOU WANT.
AND MY FRIEND SAID, I WANT IT ALL.
I WANT TO CHALLENGE YOU TO ASK GOD FOR IT ALL.
NOT FOR THIS MUCH, SAY, GOD I WANT IT ALL.
BUT IF YOU ASK GOD FOR IT ALL, HE WANTS IT FOR YOU.
I WANT TO PREPARE YOU, AND WE WILL START TODAY.
TODAY WILL BE AN EASY DAY, IT'S LIKE TRAINING CAMP BUT TODAY IS
LIKE ORIENTATION, YOU ARE GOING TO LEARN SOME STUFF AND GET INTO
IT NEXT WEEK.
MY GOAL TODAY IS TO LEAVE YOU HERE DISTURBED.
SHAKEN LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, SCRATCHING YOUR HEAD.
AMEN.
I WANT TO CHALLENGE WHAT YOU BELIEVE.
LORD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING GOOD TO US.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THANKFUL, WE PRAY YOU BLESS YOU
AND WE PRAY THAT YOU SHAKE US UP IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.
AMEN.
AMEN.
LET'S SEE YOUR BIBLES, SEE YOUR BIBLES, SAY WORD.
VERY GOOD, TURN TO MATTHEW CHAPTER 6.
MATTHEW 6.
SO FOR VALENTINE'S DAY I TOOK MY WIFE TO A NICE FACILITY, AND I
WANTED TO WORK ON MY BACK.
AND IT WAS SORE, YOU ARE WALKING AROUND LIKE ARNOLD.
ARNOLD.
AND ONE OF THE REASONS MY BACK IS SORE, BECAUSE I GOT TO DO
SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
SAY DIFFERENT.
IF YOU HAVE A ROUTINE ABOUT WHAT YOU EAT, WHAT YOU DO AT CHURCH,
HOW YOU LEARN, IF YOU HAVE A ROUTINE YOU CAN GET SO
ACCUSTOMED TO THE ROUTINE YOU DON'T GROW.
SAME THING WITH GOD.
WE A LOT OF TIMES WE DEVELOP SYSTEMS AND PATTERNS HOW WE PRAY
AND STUDY THE BIBLE.
AND WE GET COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WE BELIEVE.
THAT WE ARE CLOSED TO LEARNING ANYTHING NEW BECAUSE SOMETHING
NEW MAY DISRUPT OUR COMFORTABLE BELIEF SYSTEM.
NOW WE WILL ALWAYS SAY THE BIBLE IS GOD'S WORD, THERE IS NO OTHER
WORD OUT THERE BUT GOD'S WORD.
AND WE WILL ALWAYS SAY AND IT'S NOT MY OPINION BUT A BIBLICAL
FACT THAT WE ONLY KNOW THE MERE EDGES OF GOD.
AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU READ THE BIBLE, YOU WILL KNOW JUST
THE EDGES OF GOD.
SO WE WILL SAY, GOD I WANT MORE, I WANT YOU TO HELP ME
UNDERSTAND.
AND TODAY WE WILL START A PROCESS AND WE WILL START A
SERIES CALLED, KINGDOM COME, WHICH IS GOING TO LAST A WHOLE
YEAR.
AND MY PRAYER IS THAT YOU ARE NOT CLOSE TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY
THAN AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
THAT YOU WILL BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE BEING UNCOMFORTABLE.
THE RULING IN HEAVEN AND PEACE.
GOD HAS EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL.
IF YOU GO THAT GOD HAS MADE LIKE THE OCEAN OR DESERT OR MOUNTAINS
OR FOREST WHERE MAN HASN'T MESSED IT UP.
IT'S PEACEFUL.
BECAUSE IT'S ALL ORGANIZED.
EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON, ANIMALS AND
SQUIRRELS CHIRPING AND WORMS WORMING, IT'S PEACEFUL.
BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS COORDINATED THE WAY THAT GOD HAS
IT, WE MESS IT UP, BECAUSE MAN CONTROLS.
WE WANT TO TAKE CONTROL.
WHY?
BECAUSE SATAN HAS TOLD YOU, YOU ARE SOMETHING BETTER THAN GOD.
WE HAVE CONTROL AND FIGHTS AND EVIL AND WARS AND SELFISHNESS.
SO IF GOD'S PEACE IS GOING TO CONSUME YOUR LIFE, YOU HAVE TO
GIVE UP CONTROL.
AND GIVING UP CONTROL IS SCARY.
THUS WE GET A LITTLE, WE CONTROL IT AND FEEL GOOD AND THAT'S IT.
AND GOD, WE ARE GOING TO SAY, GOD, WE WANT MORE.
GIVE UP CONTROL, SAY GIVE UP CONTROL.
MATTHEW 6, THEY SAID, JESUS TEACH US HOW TO PRAY.
AND LOOK IN VERSE 9, THE FIRST THING HE SAID, IN THIS MANNER
THEREFORE PRAY, OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN, HOLY IS YOUR NAME.
FIRST WE LIFT GOD UP.
AND THEN IT SAYS YOUR KINGDOM COME, YOUR WILL BE DONE ON EARTH
AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.
THAT'S IT.
THE TITLE OF THIS SERIES IS CALLED KINGDOM COME.
GOD OPENED UP HEAVEN AND LET EVERYTHING UP THERE CONSUME US
DOWN HERE.
WE DON'T JUST WANT A LITTLE BIT AND PUT IT IN MY BOX AND THAT'S
MY GOOD.
NO, I WANT YOU TO OPEN UP HEAVEN AND I WANT ALL THE POWER IN
HEAVEN.
THE BIBLE SAYS WE ARE BLESSED WITH ALL THE SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS
IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES.
LORD, I WANT ALL OF THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
WE WILL HAVE, OUR NAME IS OPEN HEAVEN NIGHTS.
WHERE WE WILL HAVE A SERVICE HERE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, PROBABLY
FRIDAY NIGHT AND WE WILL SAY, GOD, OPEN UP HEAVEN.
AND WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE GET HEALED.
WE WILL HAVE GOD DO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO.
IT'S GOING TO BE A FREAKY NIGHT.
BECAUSE THERE IS SOME STUFF IN HEAVEN YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN.
THAT WE HAVE NEVER SEEN.
YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT.
SO WE ARE GOING TO SAY, GOD, OPEN UP HEAVEN.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A SURVEY.
WE PUT ONE ONLINE LAST WEEK, AND YOU CAN GO ONLINE THIS WEEK.
WE ARE GOING TO ASK YOU 12 QUESTIONS.
BECAUSE WE WANT TO ASSESS WHAT YOU BELIEVE.
THIS IS NOT A TEST.
IN OTHER WORDS IT'S NOT NECESSARILY RIGHT OR WRONG
ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS.
WE ARE GOING TO SHOW YOU THE RESULTS IN REAL-TIME, ON THE
SCREEN.
WHAT PERCENTAGE SAY YES AND WHAT PERCENTAGE SAY NO.
IT'S NOT A TEST.
SO IF 98% OF PEOPLE SAY YES TO A QUESTION AND YOU SAY NO, IT
DOESN'T MEAN YOU ARE WRONG NECESSARILY.
IT JUST MEANS THAT'S WHAT YOU BELIEVE.
WE GET 100% OF QUESTIONS.
BUT I WANT TO ASK YOU WHAT YOU BELIEVE SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT
OTHER PEOPLE IN THE ROOM BELIEVE.
AND IT WILL ENLIGHTEN YOU TO WHO YOU ARE SITTING NEXT TO.
BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO SHAKE YOU UP.
BECAUSE SOME QUESTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO MESS WITH YOUR MIND.
AND TO CHALLENGE WHAT YOU BELIEVE AND WHY YOU BELIEVE IT.
AND SOME OF THE QUESTIONS, I WILL INSTIGATE FOR YOU TO
QUESTION WHAT YOU BELIEVE.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE COMFORTABLE.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO QUESTION THE BIBLE, NOT AT ALL.
BUT I WANT TO CHALLENGE YOU AND PEOPLE THINK THEY KNOW
EVERYTHING.
I DO IT WITH CHRISTIANS ALL THE TIME.
PEOPLE THINK THEY KNOW EVERYTHING.
SHUT UP.
YOU DON'T, YOU JUST DON'T.
GET YOUR PHONES OUT.
ALL CAMPUSES GET YOUR PHONES OUT.
LET ME SEE THEM BY THE WAY.
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE PHONES?
TURN THE PHONE UP.
THE FIRST QUESTION IS A SET-UP QUESTION.
YOU ARE GOING TO TEXT THE NUMBER, 22333, IF YOU TEXT
SOMEBODY AND TYPE IN THEIR NAME OR PHONE NUMBER, YOU PUT IN THAT
NUMBER AND TEXT TO THAT NUMBER.
THE FIRST QUESTION IS, ARE YOU SITTING IN A SERVICE AT THE
ROCK.
ANSWER THAT QUESTION, IF IT'S A YES, TYPE IN 1234 -- YOU SEE ON
THE SCREEN, TYPE THAT AND YOU WILL SEE.
FOR NOW FOR EVERYONE THAT ANSWER IS 100%, BUT THAT PROBABLY WILL
CHANGE.
WHEREVER YOU ON ONLINE ANSWER THE QUESTION.
AND SEE IF IT WORKS.
97%, BY THE WAY, I KNOW YOU ARE LAUGHING.
BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE AT HOME WATCHING ONLINE.
SO THEY ARE NOT HERE AT THE SERVICE.
THEY ARE OVERSEAS, AND ON A SHIP.
CAN I GET AMEN.
YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HOME WATCHING AND IT'S
ENCOURAGING.
AT LEAST IT WAS LAST SERVICE, THIS WAS LIKE 30% NOT HERE,
WHICH WAS PRETTY FASCINATING.
OKAY, HERE WE GO, IT'S HAPPENING, THIS IS ALL
REAL-TIME.
THE NO'S ARE GOING UP.
I AM NOT HERE AT THE SERVICE.
EITHER THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION OTHER
THAN THE CHURCH.
OR THEY ARE PEOPLE SITTING IN THIS ROOM, THEY ARE JUST HIGH.
JUST SO YOU KNOW ONE NIGHT IN THE CAMPUS, SEVERAL ROWS BACK,
SOMEONE LIT UP A JOINT RIGHT HERE.
EVERYONE WAS HAVING THIS FUN AND LAUGHING AT STUFF I WASN'T
SAYING.
AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT.
I WAS LIKE, HEY, WHAT IS HAPPENING BABY.
AND WE HAD TO CARRY HIM OUT.
11%.
SO 11%.
NEXT QUESTION, THIS IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE QUESTION OF THE
WHOLE THING.
NEXT QUESTION IS: DO YOU BELIEVE THAT A SPIRITUAL
EXPERIENCE MUST BE VALIDATED BY A DIRECT TEACHING OR EXAMPLE IN
THE BIBLE?
NOW BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION, LET ME EXPLAIN OH!
[LAUGHTER]
I GUESS YOU ARE READY, YOU ARE READY.
THE FIRST QUESTION, IT MEANS IF YOU HAVE AN SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE
YOU ARE PRAYING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE GOLD DUST ON
YOUR HANDS.
AND SOMEONE SAYS THAT'S NOT FROM GOD, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT IN THE
BIBLE.
OR, NO, GOD CAN DO THAT.
AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T CONTRADICT THE CHARACTER OF GOD.
THAT'S THE QUESTION.
OKAY, 80% OF THE PEOPLE SAY NO.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF YOU THINK THAT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE
A DIRECT TEACHING IN THE BIBLE OR THE EXAMPLE HAS TO BE EXACT
IN THE BIBLE.
WHICH GOD DOES SOMETHING NEW IN YOUR LIFE THAT HE WOULD NEVER DO
ANYTHING AGAINST HIS CHARACTER, YOU WOULD REJECT IT.
OR IF YOU SEE SOMEONE DOING SOMETHING OR YOU MAY SEE SOMEONE
GET PRAYED FOR AND FALL OVER, AND YOU SAY THAT'S NOT OF GOD.
NUMBER ONE, IF YOU DON'T THINK THAT'S IN THE BIBLE, WHICH IT
IS.
BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW IT'S IN THE BIBLE, YOU WILL REJECT IT
AND CRITICIZE EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON WITHOUT REALIZING THAT
GOD CAN DO EVERYTHING HE WANTS.
WHAT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IS SAY, GOD, THIS IS THE BOX YOU
ARE IN.
AND ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT BOX, I AM NOT GOING TO LET YOU
DO.
REMEMBER YOU WANT MIRACLES, THAT'S STUFF WAY BEYOND US.
YOU HAVE TO SAY LORD, I WANT MORE, ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME?
OKAY.
VERY GOOD.
[LAUGHTER]
THIS IS SO EXCITING.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE MAJORITY OF YOUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF OTHERS OR YOUR OWN?
THAT'S WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT, BOOM, BEFORE I GET THE QUESTION
OUT, 20%, OTHERS.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE SOME OF YOU WILL COME TO CHURCH AND
SAY, YOU COME TO CHURCH LIKE THIS.
OKAY, FEED ME.
MAKE ME WORSHIP.
GIVE ME MUSIC I LIKE.
GIVE ME MY PARKING SPACE.
GIVE ME MY SEAT.
USHERS YOU KNOW SERVE ME; RIGHT.
HE'S NOT HERE?
I CAN GO HOME.
IF THAT'S YOUR MENTALITY, YOU ARE EXPECTING SOMETHING WE ARE
NOT DESIGNED TO GIVE YOU.
SO THERE WAS A DISCONNECT.
OKAY.
79% SAY IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY, 19% BOTH.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER.
BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE BURDEN IS ON YOU.
YOU ARE ONLY HERE AN HOUR A WEEK, AND IF A SMALL GROUP, TWO
HOURS A WEEK, YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF 24/7.
WE ARE NOT WITH YOU 24/7, IF PEOPLE CALL AND YELL AND CURSE
ON THE PHONE, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
WRONG EXPECTATION.
VERY GOOD.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT ONLY THOSE WHO SURRENDER THEIR LIVES TO
JESUS CHRIST WILL GO TO HEAVEN?
AND SOME OF YOU, WHY ASK THAT QUESTION.
WATCH.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYBODY WHO
GOES TO CHURCH OR SITTING NEXT TO YOU DON'T BELIEVE, THEY DO
NOT BELIEVE NECESSARILY WHAT YOU BELIEVE.
WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT?
NUMBER TWO, IT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WE SAY, AND IT
HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND WHY WE ACT LIKE WE ACT.
AND HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND THE MIND-SET YOU SHOULD HAVE WHEN
YOU GO TO CHURCH.
CHURCH IS NOT ABOUT US JUST DELIVERING TO YOU.
IT'S ABOUT US MINISTERING TO EACH OTHER.
AND YOU WILL HAVE PEOPLE SITTING NEXT TO YOU AND DRIVING NEXT TO
YOU AND WALKING NEXT TO YOU THAT ARE STRAIGHT UP RUDE.
GUESS WHAT?
DEAL WITH IT.
AND SOME OF YOU -- HERE'S THE PROBLEM, SOME PEOPLE COME HERE
FOR THE FIRST TIME OR IN CHURCH FOR THE FIRST TIME.
AND EXPERIENCE ONE PERSON THAT IS RUDE, THEY ARE BOTH HERE AND
HYPOTHETICALLY IN THIS EXAMPLE, NEITHER ONE OF THEM ARE WALKING
WITH GOD.
THE PERSON HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME WILL SAY, THE ROCK IS
BLANK.
THOSE CHRISTIANS ARE BLANK.
BASED ON THAT ONE PERSON WHO DOESN'T EVEN GO TO CHURCH.
WE ALL GET BLAMED FOR IT.
AND I GET BLAMED FOR IT AND STAFF, FROM TWO NOT HERE.
WE HAD AN ALTERCATION BECAUSE OF SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THEIR
ORIENTATION AND ANOTHER GUY WHO NEVER CAME HERE AND AT THE FRONT
DOOR AND YELLING THE EACH OTHER.
AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH US.
IT BLEW UP AND WENT INTO THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT STUFF
HAPPENS.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO KNOW?
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE A MINISTRY MIND-SET.
LORD, HOW CAN YOU USE ME?
VERY GOOD.
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WHO DO NOT BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST
GO TO HELL.
IN OTHER WORDS IF I HEAR THE GOSPEL AND REJECT CHRIST, DO I
GO TO HELL?
AND THE REASON IT JUMPS AROUND BECAUSE IF ONLY TWO PEOPLE VOTE,
IT'S 50/50 AND THEN DOWN SOUTH.
SO YOU WILL SEE, IF YOU ADD THOSE UP, 30%, THAT'S ONE IN
THREE RIGHT NOW.
30%.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WHO DO NOT BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST
GO TO HELL?
33% RIGHT NOW.
34%.
WHY?
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AGAIN THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU DON'T BELIEVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE.
YOU SAY, WHY DO THEY GIVE THE GOSPEL ALL THE TIME.
BY THE WAY, I AM SO BLESSED.
SOMEONE MAY THINK WHAT ARE YOU TEACHING AT THE ROCK, WE ARE
TEACHING TO BRING PEOPLE WHO LOVE GOD IN CHURCH.
IF WE BELIEVE THE SAME THING, WE ARE NOT REACHING THE WORD
ANYMORE.
YOU WANT PEOPLE IN CHURCH THAT DON'T GO TO CHURCH.
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS BUILDING IF THE STATS HOLD TRUE,
EVERY SUNDAY WE HAVE TWO OR THREE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHURCH
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIFE.
IN THEIR LIFE.
WHAT IS SINGING?
WHAT IS THE BIBLE?
WHAT IS THIS UP ON STAGE?
ALL OF THIS IS NEW TO THEM.
WE WANT THAT.
[LAUGHTER]
SO IF YOU COME AND SAY, I AM NOT
GOING TO WEAR THAT DRESS -- YOU ARE IN THE WRONG PLACE.
NEXT ONE.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE DEMONIC INFLUENCES CAN HOLD THE ASPECT
OF A CHRISTIAN'S LIFE IN BONDAGE?
COME ON NOW.
CAN I DEMON.
I GOT JESUS IN MY LIFE, PRAISE THE LORD.
THE DEVIL HAS NO -- OKAY, CAN THE DEMON HOLD THE ASPECTS OF A
CHRISTIAN'S LIFE IN BONDAGE.
NOT DEMONICAL POSSESSION, BUT IN BONDAGE.
96%, 95.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANSWERS.
94.
TRYING TO HIT 5%.
SO WE HAVE 70%, I DON'T KNOW.
HERE WHAT IS IMPORTANT, IF YOU BELIEVE THAT A DEMON OR
SPIRITUAL FORCES OF EVIL CAN HOLD YOU IN BONDAGE, THEN YOU
HAVE TO SAY WHAT DOES THAT BONDAGE LOOK LIKE?
SICKNESS OR ILLNESS OR OPPRESSION OR RELATIONSHIPS OR
ANGER.
OR LOW SELF-ESTEEM OR POOR SELF-IMAGE.
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT CAN BE SPIRITUAL -- WHICH BY THE WAY IT
CAN.
AND YOU ARE ONLY FIGHTING IT WITH COUNSELING OR MEDICINE.
YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE.
THERE ARE INSTANCES, AND BY THE WAY, COUNSELING AND MEDICINE,
PLEASE GO TO THE DOCTOR.
I MEAN GO TO THE DOCTOR, GET A COUNSELOR.
OKAY.
BUT YOU BETTER PRAY.
AND YOU BETTER OFFER A PRAYER BETTER THAN, DEAR GOD, PLEASE
HELP ME.
NOW, THAT PRAYER CAN ABSOLUTELY BRING HEALING.
BUT JESUS SAID, IT COMES FROM NUMBERS PRAYING AND FASTING.
SOME STRONG HOLDS YOU HAVE TO PRAY.
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT, YOU HAVE TO FIGHT THAT WITH A SPIRITUAL
WEAPON.
IF YOU ARE NOT EXERCISING SPIRITUAL WEAPONS YOU MAY BE IN
BONDAGE FOR A LONG TIME.
AND I BELIEVE THIS ALL OF MY HEART AND IT'S BIBLICAL.
SOME INSTANCES WHERE PEOPLE ARE IN BONDAGE AND THE DEVIL, OR
WHATEVER SPIRIT IS OPPRESSING YOU.
BY THE WAY, WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF THIS.
I AM WHETTING YOUR APPETITE.
THE SPIRITUAL FORCES OF EVIL ARE LAUGHING AT YOUR DOCTOR, THEY
ARE LAUGHING AT YOU.
WHY?
BECAUSE THEY ARE ONLY TREATING THE SYMPTOM AND THEY HAVE TO
TREAT THE CAUSE, SOME OF YOU IN BONDAGE NOW HAVE VOICE IN YOUR
HEAD THAT TELL YOU, I HATE YOU.
YOU ARE UGLY.
YOU ARE FAT.
YOU ARE A FAILURE.
SPIRITUAL.
WE WILL DO A WHOLE SERIES ON THE DEVIL IN A MONTH AND TALK ABOUT
THAT AND THE AGREEMENTS WE MAKE WITH THE DEVIL.
THE AGREEMENT IS WHEN HE SAYS IT, YOU BELIEVE HIM.
NEXT ONE, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT ARE
ENABLING IN YOUR LIFE FOR FAITH AND HEALING AND TONGUES AND
DIFFERENT OPERATIONS TO BLESS THE CHURCH.
GOD IS GOING TO GIVE PEOPLE SUPERNATURAL ABILITIES FOR THE
GOOD OF THE CHURCH.
99% SAID YES.
WE WILL GET SOME NO'S OR I DON'T KNOW, OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT A
GIFT IS, IS IT SOMETHING UNDER THE TREE AT CHRISTMAS?
OKAY, MOST BELIEVE YES.
THERE ARE A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND DENOMINATIONS BY THE WAY THAT
BELIEVE THAT THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND THE SUPERNATURAL GIVINGS OF
GOD ARE NOT IN OPERATION TODAY, THEY CEASED WHEN THE LAST
APOSTLE DIED.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT.
NEXT QUESTION.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU WERE MEANT TO LIVE THE MIRACULOUS
LIFE THAT JESUS LIVED.
OH, BABY!
THIS IS WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE MIRACLES THAT JESUS HEALED THE BLIND AND
THE MUTE, IS THAT AVAILABLE?
ARE YOU MEANT TO DO THAT?
DOES GOD SAY I WANT TO USE YOU FOR THAT.
SEE THE ANSWER, 20%, 30%, 18, I DON'T KNOW.
30 -- WHAT IS THAT?
28%.
29%.
OKAY, SO YOU GET THE PICTURE.
ALMOST A THIRD OR NO, OR I DON'T KNOW.
ALMOST A THIRD.
IF IT'S TRUE FOR ALL OF YOU WHO SAY YES, IF YOU BELIEVE THAT GOD
HAS CALLED YOU TO LIVE THE SUPERNATURAL LIFE THAT HE LIVED.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?
AND ARE YOU WILLING TO STEP OUT BY FAITH IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE
PLACE AND TRY?
WHEN I WAS IN ISRAEL, I WENT ONE TIME.
WE WERE ON THE SEA OF GALILEE WHERE JESUS WALKED ON THE WATER
AND I WAS IN THE BOAT AND LIKE --
A LITTLE VOICE SAYING, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO BIG FELLA.
YOU HAVE THIS FAITH AND TALKING ABOUT PREACHING, JUMP OUT THE
BOAT, BABY, JUMP OUT THE BOAT.
AND I WAS LIKE MAN, IF I JUMP OUT THE BOAT.
I DIDN'T JUMP OUT OF THE BOAT.
BUT WHEN I DID ON THE SHORE, I WAS LIKE -- JUST SAY IT.
THERE COMES A TIME IN YOUR LIFE YOU HAVE TO GO, GOD, I THINK YOU
WANT ME TO -- AND THEN TAKE A STEP OF FAITH.
THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE SAY, I AM COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE I KNOW
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PEOPLE THAT GOD USES IN A
BIG WAY AND DON'T.
I AM COMFORTABLE WHERE I KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, VERSUS
STEPPING OUT WHERE I DON'T.
THAT'S CALLED FAITH.
YOU EXERCISE FAITH WHEN YOU GO UP IN A BUILDING AND YOU
EXERCISE FAITH WHEN YOU TAKE SOMEONE IN YOUR HEART AND I
VENTURE TO SAY THAT EVERYONE HAS HAD THEIR HEART BROKE BECAUSE
YOU PUT YOUR FAITH IN THE WRONG PERSON.
AND NEXT ONE, DO YOU WANT TO LIVE THE LIFE THAT JESUS LIVED,
YES, I WANT TO.
100% NOW.
NO, I DON'T KNOW.
WE DON'T WANT TO JUDGE ANYBODY'S ANSWER, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF
YOU NOT VOTING BUT YOU ARE THINKING.
OH, DANG, I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
AND I AM GOING TO TELL YOU, I AM GOING TO GUESS, THIS IS MY
OPINION, I DON'T KNOW IT FOR A FACT.
I TELL YOU THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT THE SUPERNATURAL STUFF,
IT'S CONTROL.
AND EVEN THE 88%, NOW ONLY 88% SAY YES.
OKAY, SO 12% SAY NO/I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S STILL A CONTROL THING.
IF I WANT IT, I HAVE TO PUT MYSELF IN UNCOMFORTABLE
SITUATIONS.
I HAVE TO PUT MY TRUST IN GOD, IT AIN'T ABOUT YOU.
IT'S UP TO GOD.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.
NEXT ONE.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT OR THE HOLY
SPIRIT FILLING IS AN EVENT THAT CAN HAPPEN AFTER SALVATION?
IN OTHER WORDS, I ASKED CHRIST TO BE MY SAVIOR AND DO BELIEVE
THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT CAN EMPOWER ME TO DO SUPERNATURAL THINGS?
YEAH, IT'S JUST A QUESTION, JUST A QUESTION.
OR DO YOU BELIEVE THAT WHATEVER HAPPENED AFTER SALVATION IS IT,
AND AFTER THAT THERE IS NO SPIRITUAL EVENT.
NO, THERE IS ANOTHER EVENT.
AS A MATTER OF FACT THERE COULD BE MULTIPLE EVENTS.
JUST A QUESTION.
WITH THAT FUTURE EVENT YOU GET MORE POWER AND BOLDNESS, AND YOU
GET CLEARER VISION.
THAT'S A QUESTION, YES OR NO.
IF YOU BELIEVE NO, YOU WON'T EXPECT IT.
IF YOU BELIEVE YES, YOU WILL EXPECT IT.
AND SEEK IT.
NEXT ONE.
90%, OKAY, SOME OF YOU SAID I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, YOU MAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY SOON.
LIKE IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.
OKAY, NEXT QUESTION.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD DESIRE AND PURSUE THE SPIRITUAL
GIFTS?
IN OTHER WORDS IF THERE IS A SPIRITUAL GIFT OF FAITH YOU
SHOULD WANT IT OR WHATEVER GIFT GOD HAS FOR YOU.
I WANT TO SPEAK IN TONGUES, I WANT THE GIFT OF HEALING OR
MIRACLES.
DO YOU BELIEVE YOU SHOULD DESIRE IT?
LORD, GIVE IT TO ME.
YOU ARE AT THE VAULT AND HE SAYS, WHAT DO YOU WANT.
SHOULD YOU SAY I WANT IT ALL?
OR ALL THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS YOU HAVE FOR ME, OR NO.
98 AND 99.
AND WHAT I FORGOT TO TELL YOU AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SERVICE,
SORRY I FORGOT TO TELL YOU THIS, IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
BUT YOU ARE BOUND BY YOUR WORDS.
YES, LORD, I WANT TO SEEK IT.
OKAY, LET'S GO, YOU SAID IT, LET'S GO.
95%.
VERY GOOD.
NEXT ONE.
HOPE Y'ALL ARE WITH ME IN EAST COUNTY AND NORTH COUNTY AND
MICRO-SITES, GOD BLESS YOU.
THE LAST QUESTION, IS YOUR THEOLOGY, THE UNDERSTANDING OF
GOD, IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF GOD BASED ON WHAT YOU STUDIED OR
WHAT YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED OR BOTH?
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
BECAUSE YOU MAY HAVE HAD AN EXPERIENCE THAT TOTALLY ROCKS
WHAT YOU UNDERSTOOD.
IT DOESN'T CONTRADICT THE BIBLE BUT EXPLAINS IT IN A DIFFERENT
WAY.
AND THERE ARE SOME OF YOU THAT BELIEVE STUFF AND BASED ON THE
QUESTION, NOT WHAT YOU STUDIED BUT BASED ON WHAT PEOPLE HAVE
TOLD YOU.
ANYONE GROWN UP IN A CHARISMATIC CHURCH?
OKAY, SOME OF YOU GROW UP IN CHURCHES WHERE EVERYONE SPEAKS
IN TONGUES.
YOU HAVE AN ANGELIC LANGUAGE THAT GUSHES OUT OF YOUR GUT WHEN
YOU PRAY.
AND SOME YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD IT AND SOME HEAR IT AND IT'S
FREAKING.
AND SOME YOU UNDERSTAND IT AND YOU DON'T KNOW HOW YOU
UNDERSTAND IT.
BUT IF YOU GREW UP IN THAT AND IT'S NORMAL.
IT'S PROBABLY WHAT YOU WILL DO.
IF YOU GREW UP IN ANOTHER PLACE AND YOU DON'T DO IT, PROBABLY
WON'T DO IT.
THAT'S BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCE, AND MAYBE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT
TONGUES.
SO THE QUESTION IS DO YOU BELIEVE THAT?
OR NO, IT'S ONLY WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS THAT GOD WILL ONLY
COMMUNICATE TO ME THROUGH THE BIBLE.
OKAY, HERE'S WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
WE ARE GOING TO PRAY IN A MINUTE.
AND HAVE THE PASTORAL SUPPORT TEAM IN ALL CAMPUSES TO COME
DOWN TO THE ALTAR.
IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SERVICE, I WILL ASK THE PASTORAL SUPPORT
TEAM TO COME TO THE ALTAR.
IN THE ALL THE CAMPUSES I HAVE ASKED YOU FOR THE LAST SEVERAL
MONTHS, LORD, DO YOU WANT SUPERNATURAL IN YOUR LIFE?
SUPERNATURAL MEANS THAT GOD PUTS THE SUPER IN THE NATURAL.
THE SPIRIT OF GOD, FATHER, SON AND SPIRIT, THAT'S THE TRINITY
AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT NEXT WEEK.
JESUS EXECUTED A CONTRACT WITH HIS BLOOD AND GOES TO HEAVEN AND
SENDS THE HOLY SPIRIT TO LIVE IN US, HE DOES THE WORK.
AND HIS WORK IS SUPERNATURAL, HE'S A SPIRIT, HE IS GOD.
WE WANT TO PRAY FOR YOU THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL COME ON YOUR
LIFE.
AND THAT GOD WILL DO SOMETHING AMAZING.
THAT THE SCALES OFF OF YOUR EYES WOULD FALL AND THAT YOU WOULD
SEE LIFE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
SOME OF YOU WHEN YOU GOT SAVED, AND I IMAGINE ALL OF YOU WHEN
YOU ASKED CHRIST TO BE YOUR SAVIOR, I DIDN'T KNOW LIFE COULD
BE LIKE THIS.
WE WANT TO PRAY THAT GOD GIVE YOU MORE.
SOME OF YOU ARE IN BONDAGE, YOU ARE SICK, YOUR MARRIAGES ARE A
WRECK, SOME OF YOU WATCH *** AND YOU THINK GOD IS
MAD AT YOU, ALL OF THIS GARBAGE THAT IS CONTRADICTORY TO GOD IN
YOUR HEAD, WE WANT TO PRAY THAT TO BE GONE.
THERE IS MAYBE YOU DON'T COME FOR A BUNCH OF REASONS, ONE YOU
BELIEVE OR DON'T BELIEVE OR SEEKING, THERE IS A BUNCH OF
REASONS.
GOD IS FAITHFUL, WE HAVE TO KEEP PURSUING.
I HAVE PRAYED SOME PRAYERS FOR YEARS, THAT GOD HASN'T GIVEN ME
THE ANSWER AND I KEEP PRAYING.
BUT ARE NOT GOING TO GET ANYTHING IF YOU DON'T START.
WE WILL PRAY THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD WOULD COME ON YOU.
AND HAVE TO TRUST THAT WHATEVER GOD DOES IN YOUR LIFE, GOD WILL
DO.
AND IT WILL BE GOOD.
GOD HAS NEVER HURT YOU BEFORE, CAN I GET AN AMEN.
IN ALL THE CAMPUSES I WANT YOU TO BOW YOUR HEAD AND CLOSE YOUR
EYES.
LORD, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS.
AND HOLY SPIRIT WE THANK YOU FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENTLENESS.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS, YOUR PATIENCE,
YOUR POWER.
WE THANK YOU FOR LOVING US.
AND LORD, THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM WHO NEED
MORE YOU OF IN THEIR LIFE.
I PRAY NOW YOU WILL BE STIRRING THEIR HEARTS TO SURRENDER
CONTROL TO YOU.
AND TO ALLOW YOU TO BE MORE IN CONTROL OF THEIR LIFE.
IN JESUS' NAME WE REBUKE SATAN AND HIS LIES FROM THE LIVES AND
HEARTS OF EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM.
WE REBUKE HIM FROM THIS BUILDING AND FOR EVERYONE WATCHING
ONLINE, WHEREVER THEY ARE.
AND WE PRAY THE PEACE OF GOD, AND THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WOULD
FALL ON ALL THE SANCTUARIES AND THE MICRO-SITES AND ALL THE
PEOPLE WATCHING AROUND THE WORLD ON THEIR PHONE OR COMPUTER, THAT
YOU BLESS THEM RIGHT NOW.
MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN TO THEM RIGHT NOW.
REVEAL YOURSELF TO THEM RIGHT NOW.
AND REASSURE THEM THAT YOU LOVE THEM.
NOW WITH EYES CLOSED AND HEADS BOWED, IF YOU SAY, I WANT IT
ALL.
I WANT THE KINGDOM OF GOD TO COME INTO MY LIFE.
I WANT THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE SPIRIT OF GOD TO FALL ON MY
LIFE.
I WANT YOU TO PRAY THIS PRAYER IN THE PRIVACY OF YOUR HEART,
PRAY, DEAR GOD, OPEN HEAVEN ON MY LIFE.
SPIRIT OF GOD FALL ON ME NOW.
LIKE AT PENTECOST IN ACTS 2 OF THE BIBLE.
I SURRENDER MY LIFE.
I SURRENDER CONTROL.
I WANT MORE OF GOD.
IF YOU PRAYED THAT PRAYER IN ANY OF THE CAMPUSES, I WANT YOU WITH
EYES CLOSED AND HEADS BOWED, JUST STAND TO YOUR FEET.
JUST STAND TO YOUR FEET.
WE WANT TO PRAY FOR YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU.
WE SEE YOU IN THE BALCONY, ALL LEVELS.
GOD BLESS YOU, VERY GOOD.
STAND TO YOUR FEET, GRAB YOUR HUSBAND, WIFE, BOYFRIEND,
GIRLFRIEND, GOD BLESS YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU.
LORD, I PRAY FOR ALL OF THESE PEOPLE, AS WE GET READY TO PRAY
FOR THEM.
I PRAY YOU GIVE THEM WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.
AND LORD I PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO MAYBE WHO DOUBT, THAT YOU
HELP THEIR UNBELIEF.
AND LORD, I PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH.
THAT YOU WOULD OPEN HEAVEN ABOVE OUR CHURCH.
AND THAT WE WILL WALK IN ALL THE POWER YOU HAVE GIVEN US.
AND THAT WE WILL BE THE PEOPLE YOU WANT US TO BE.
IN JESUS' NAME.
STAY STANDING.
RIGHT NOW I WILL ASK ALL OF YOU STANDING IN A MINUTE.
I ASK YOU TO COME DOWN TO THE ALTAR, AND IF YOU ARE IN THE
BALCONY HAVE THE USHERS WALK YOU DOWN.
RIGHT NOW GIVE THEM ALL A HAND.
COME ON DOWN.
[APPLAUSE]
AMEN.
COME ON, LET'S GIVE THEM A BIG HAND.
AMEN.
[APPLAUSE]
[APPLAUSE]
AMEN.
AMEN.
AMEN.
[APPLAUSE]
GIVE THESE PEOPLE A HAND THAT ARE COMING OUT.
[APPLAUSE]
LET ME SAY THIS.
WE HAVE ONE MINUTE, A MINUTE-AND-A-HALF BEFORE WE PRAY
FOR THE OFFERING.
THERE ARE SOME OF YOU IN HERE YOUR HEART IS DOING THIS.
AND GOD IS SAYING, COME ON.
SO WE WILL CHEER ONE MORE TIME FOR A MINUTE.
I WANT YOU TO GET OUT YOUR SEAT.
COME ON DOWN.
IF YOU ARE IN THE BALCONY, COME ON DOWN.
COME ON.
[APPLAUSE]
AMEN.
AMEN.
COME ON.
[APPLAUSE]
COME ON.
[APPLAUSE]
AMEN.
[APPLAUSE]
SO HERE'S WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
DANNY WILL PRAY FOR THE OFFERING.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU ALL THAT ARE FOLLOWING THE TITHE
CHALLENGE.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT, YOU CAN GO ONLINE, IT'S A 90-DAY
CHALLENGE AND MONEY BACK GUARANTEE.
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN DOWN HERE, THEY ARE GOING TO PRAY FOR
YOU, THEY ARE GOING TO PRAY WHATEVER YOU ASK FOR.
BUT MOSTLY THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD WILL FALL ON YOU, AND WHAT
HE DOES AFTER THAT IS UP TO HIM.
YOU BUT HAVE TO GIVE CONTROL TO GOD, SAY, GOD, I WANT IT ALL.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU, EVERY SERVICE WE WILL HAVE
PEOPLE DOWN HERE.
AND WHATEVER YOU HAVE AN AILMENT OF, WE WANT TO PRAY FOR YOU.
AND WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE MIRACULOUSLY HEALED OF ALL KINDS
OF STUFF.
WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE MIRACULOUSLY HEALED OF ALL KIND OF STUFF.
I HAVE A TESTIMONY PERSONALLY OF MY WIFE AND I PRAYING FOR
SOMETHING, THEY WERE FACING DEATH.
THAT'S WHAT STARTED THIS PROCESS IN SEPTEMBER.
I HELD OFF TELLING YOU THIS STORY, I DON'T WANT YOU TO SAY
THAT I WANT YOU AND MY WIFE TO PRAY FOR ME, IT'S REALLY GOD
THAT DOES IT.
BUT THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
IF YOU HAVE AN AILMENT.
YOU CAN WALK OUT AND SAY I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
BUT YOU CAN SAY, WHAT DO I HAVE TO LOSE?
YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE, WE ARE GOING TO PRAY FOR YOU.
AMEN.
THE KEY THING IS THAT YOU KNOW YOU ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO GET
HEALED.
I HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR MY WIFE BECAUSE OF HER PAIN.
YOU KNOW PAUL PRAYED REPEATEDLY FOR HIS PAIN TO GO AWAY, AND GOD
SAID NO.
NO GUARANTEE TO BE HEALED.
BUT IF YOU DON'T PRAY, YOU HAVE NO CHANCE.
YOU MINIMIZE THE CHANCE.
GOD CAN DO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO.
EVERY SERVICE WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE DOWN HERE WHO HAVE BEEN
DOING THIS.
AND WE ARE EXCITED TO OFFER THAT TO YOU TO DO THIS AND THERE, IN
THE MALL.
WE HAVE A MINISTRY IN THE MALL, PEOPLE GET HEALED IN THE MALL,
RIGHT NOW.
BOOM.
SO WE WANT GOD TO OPEN UP HEAVEN AMEN.
SO PASTOR DAVE WILL PRAY FOR THE OFFERING.