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♪ Open these doors
♪ Show the world
♪ What You have done in us
♪ We won't hide this love
♪ We will shine for You
♪ In all that we do
♪ We desire to see Your kingdom come
♪ Lord, have Your way here
♪ Have Your way
♪ Have Your way here
♪ Have Your way
Jesus, Jesus!
Becca: ♪ Whoa, oh, oh
♪ Whoa, oh, oh
♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh
♪ Today I give you all my heart
♪ And I am asking You to start
♪ The work inside of me
♪ That no one can undo
♪ Take my old ways, make them new
♪ Replace my faults with what is true
♪ God, You know that I am
♪ Looking up to You
♪ I believe that You are
♪ The Son of God and You're not far
♪ From all the cries of my heart
♪ I believe that I am
♪ A friend of the Son of Man
♪ And I will live forever
♪ Here in Your love, oh I believe
♪ Whoa, oh, oh
♪ Whoa, oh, oh
♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh
♪ Today I give You all my heart
♪ And I am asking You to start
♪ A work inside of me that
♪ No one can undo
♪ Take my old ways make them new
♪ Replace my faults with what is true
♪ God, You know that I am
♪ Looking up to You
♪ I believe that You are
♪ The Son of God and You're not far
♪ From all the cries of my heart
♪ I believe that I am
♪ A friend of the Son of Man
♪ And I will live forever
♪ Here in Your love
♪ Oh, I believe
♪ Forgiven, set free
♪ A child of the King
♪ You have made me new
♪ I believe
♪ Forgiven, set free
♪ A child of the King
♪ You have made me new
♪ I believe
♪ Forgiven, set free
♪ A child of the King
♪ You have made me new
♪ I believe
♪ Forgiven, set free
♪ A child of the King
♪ You have made me new
♪ I believe
♪ I believe that You are
♪ The Son of God and You're not far
♪ From all the cries of my heart
♪ I believe that I am
♪ A friend of the Son of Man
♪ And I will live forever
♪ Here in Your love
♪ Oh, I believe
♪ Whoa, oh, oh
♪ Whoa, oh, oh
♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh
I believe! Hallelujah!
We Give! A not so mini series on
generosity. We give because our
neighbors haven't encountered Christ.
And through our giving they might.
We give to usher in God's kingdom
and to be a part of something bigger
than ourselves. We give because
indifference was not an option for
Jesus and can't be an option for us.
We give to change both our world
and our hearts. We give because
we were bought at an immeasurably
high price. We give because God
gave and still gives and will never
stop giving. We give.
Pierre: Now today we are
starting a new message series called
We Give. I want you to know that
before I start this I just want to
preface this message, that this
message is not there to ask anything
from you. We are not going to receive
an offering at the end of the service.
I know whenever we talk about money
and resources, people get really
uncomfortable. Out of all the services
so far, only in one service did
everybody stay. Because people get
really intense about money. I want
you to know that our desire is to
speak into your life and to help you
liberate the blessing that God has
placed in your life. You see,
I believe more than anything God is
for us. God is not a taker.
God is a giver. God's desire is to
prosper us so we can be a blessing.
This whole series is designed to help
us with practical purposes on how
to bring health back into our
finances. Because for probably some
of you in this place, your finances
are well managed. And right now you
sit in this place and go like,
what's the big deal?! I want you to
know, more often than not, when I
meet with people to talk about finances,
for many of you, you don't know what
a budget is. You don't know how it
works. You have a lot of debt.
You are strapped. You live from
paycheck to paycheck. And whenever
people talk about giving, you get
really anxious. Because it is almost
like they want to take from what is
not even there. It is not our desire.
But I want you to know that I am
totally okay for you to feel stressed
about it. But just stay down.
Can you just turn to the person
next to you and say, do not walk out!
There is no extra offerings.
Do not walk out!
Just fight the reflex, will you?
Because you see, it is just the way
we are wired. Every time you go
eat with friends and it is time to
pay for the food, people manifest.
They get crazy. It is crazy.
And it is no different in church.
And if you're our guest, you go like,
yeah, I knew this church was about money!
We talk about money maybe twice a year.
In 52 weeks, maybe twice a year.
And it's your lucky Sunday!!
Because we are going to be talking
about liberating the blessing of God
in our lives. Next Sunday is going
to build on this Sunday. And we are
going to talk about how to get out
of debt. Practical ways. For some of
you, you set with interest on
credit cards of 27%. Because you
paid two days too late and they put
you at 27%! There is a way to get
you back to 15%. We can help you.
There is a way to consolidate that.
There is a way to get out of that
big hole that has been created.
We want to point you to the options.
Not that we are going to provide, but
where you can go to, to invest at
least $100. So you can walk around
and go like, I invest! What do you
want to know? You know what I mean?
I want you to be prepared.
I don't want you to live from paycheck
to paycheck and fear the future.
God's desire is to bless you and
bless us. But more than anything,
what I want to present to you, and
I pray, is a revelation that we are
part of God's eternal plan to bring
redemption on this planet.
Are you guys ready to rock 'n roll?
Oh, come on! It's going to be awesome!
It's going to be awesome!
Father, so I pray, as I did in the back,
that You will help us, oh God.
That we will not react.
We will not have reflexes.
But more than anything that we will
invite the truth of the revelation of
Your plan for our lives into this moment.
Jesus, You love us.
You are for us.
And I thank You that no matter where
we are in our lives, Your thoughts
over us are numerous and they are
beautiful, oh God. So I pray that
You will speak into this moment.
I bless You! I praise You!
In Jesus' name. And everybody
shouts, Amen!!
I want to show you an awesome cartoon
that I discovered a little while ago.
And I love this cartoon!
It is not what this is about.
But check it out. It says, I'm afraid
no one will ever find us! The other
dude says, don't worry. I give
$100,000 a year to my church. My
pastor will find us! Don't you just
love it?! I will find you!
Don't worry! No, I'm just messing
with you. :)
It is so funny, because this series
is not about that. It is not about that!
No matter where you are and what you
make, God's desire is for you to live
in abundance of life. So, here we go.
Psalm 139:13. David is praying.
And he is revealing something
incredible about God. And I am going
to ask that we all read this out loud.
Verses 13-17. And I want to say to you,
I believe there is an insight,
there is a revelation, that can
transform your life if you catch this.
Psalm 139:13. It goes like this:
You alone created my inner being.
You knit me together inside my mother.
I will give thanks to You because I
have been so amazingly and miraculously
made. Your works are miraculous.
And my soul is fully aware of this.
My bones were not hidden from You when
I was being made in secret, when I
was being skillfully woven in an
underground workshop. He's talking
about the womb of his mother.
Then he says this profound piece of
scripture: Your eyes saw me when I
was only a fetus. Every day of my
life was recorded in Your book before
one of them had taken place. How
precious are Your thoughts concerning
me. O God, how vast in number they
are. I love that! How precious are
Your thoughts toward me, O God.
How vast in number. But he says this:
God, when I was a fetus, You knew
my beginning and my end and all my
days were written in a book.
And I want you to know that God is
a strategic God that works strategically
to fulfill His purposes and desire.
Knowing that, I can say to you that
none of you are here by accident.
You were not born and God goes like,
Oh, what just happened? Who is he?
Where did he come from? I need to
talk to his parents! It never happens
this way. God is a God of purpose.
And I want you to know I believe God
is strategic and He foreknew your when,
your where, and your why. Can I say
that again? He foreknew your when,
your where, and your why. Oh come on!
I need one more. He foreknew your
when. What does that mean? It means
I could have been born in 1827. But
God didn't need me back then.
He needs me right now. Oh come on.
That is deep revelation for some.
So I'm going to say this: Stop
desiring to be somewhere else.
Oh, I wish I was 45, but I'm only 20!
Oh, you don't want to be 45! You are
65 and you go like, I wish I was 17 again!
Please, not! If we all turned 17,
what a crazy world we will be in!
No! You are in the right time.
Because the Bible says your seasons
and times are in the hands of the Lord.
It shall not be altered and it shall
not be moved. I in the right time
and so are you. Because it was
foreordained by God. The second thing
I want to tell you is this: God knows
strategically your where. What does
that mean? That means you and I could
have lived anywhere on the planet.
But the steps of the righteous are
ordered of God. And God purposefully
placed us in Rochester, New York, for
a divine reason. We could have lived
anywhere on the planet. I am here to
tell you that God brought me from
South Africa because God has a divine
reason right here in this place.
If He wanted me in South Africa He
would have placed me there for the rest
of my life. I am not here because
of choice. I am here because of
divine moment. You are not here
because of choice. You are here
by divine appointment. That's why
stop desiring to go to Naples
in Florida if God has purposed you
to be in Rochester, New York.
Embrace the where of your life while
the purpose of God anchored you there!
Oh, that is good preaching right there!
[applause]
The other thing I can tell you is
God knows the why of your life.
And the why of your life is not only
to live the American dream. There is
divine purpose in the why of your life.
So let me talk to you about the time
and the placement. You and I cannot
reverse the time that we live in.
I believe that all of us are anointed
to live in 2013 right now for a
divine purpose. I also believe that
God has placed us right here. And let
me talk to you about right here.
Do you understand that you and I live
in the most affluent and the most
influential country on the face of
the earth right now? Do you understand
that compared to the rest of the world,
here's one: When you and your wife make
a combined income of $40,000 US dollars
you are in the top 5% of wage earners
on the planet. Oh, that's big!
You thought you had problems!
You are swimming in the cream, baby!
If you make more than $40,000 combined
income, you are swimming in the cream!
Let me tell you something else.
If you have a bedroom, your bedroom is
bigger than most people's homes in
other countries. But not only do we
have a bedroom, we have another room
where we put the clothes that don't
fit in the bedroom. We have a room
that we watch TV in. And then we have
another room where we eat in. Then we
have another room we eat in five times
a year when we have real fancy food.
Then we have another room where we
keep our cars in, because God forbid
they get dirty! Who would say we
are swimming in the cream right now?!
And I'm here to tell you, I believe
with all of my heart there is a reason
why God positioned us in blessing.
You and I are divinely positioned in
the most affluent and the most
influential country because God could
have placed us anywhere at any time
else, but He placed us now here.
And my question is, God, why are we
in affluence and influence in 2013?
I believe there is a divine reason.
I want you to read with me Ephesians 2:10.
We are going to read the scripture
two times. Then we are going to think
about the implication of it. Then we
will read it one more time.
Ephesians 2:10. It goes like this,
come on everybody! God has made us
what we are. He created us in Christ
Jesus to live lives filled with good
works that He has prepared for us
to do. Let's read it again.
God has made us what we are.
He has created us in Christ Jesus
to live lives filled with good works
that He has prepared for us to do.
I want you to check out that scripture.
Don't take it off the screen.
What is the implication of that
scripture for you? Check it out.
Just look at that scripture.
What is that scripture saying?
God has made us what we are.
He has created us in Christ Jesus
to live lives filled with the good
works that He has prepared for us to do.
I am here to tell you that God doesn't
want us to live normal lives.
He wants us to live extraordinary
kingdom lives to do what He has
preordained and preplanned for us to do
for His kingdom. Let me tell you
something. Now you can look at me.
It is a sad thing when we live
ordinary lives and our desires are no
different than people who do not even
believe in Jesus. Our existence is no
different than people who do not even
believe in Jesus. We have nothing
else going for us, but we attend church.
It is not enough. Because I believe
that we are part of heaven's solution
right here on the earth. Listen.
You and I are heaven's solution right
here on the earth. Because the Bible
says, Colossians 1:27: It is Christ
in us that is the hope of glory!
Come on! Let me help you.
Fist pump the person next to you and
say, you are God's solution.
Oh no! Come one! That is a lame
fist pump! It's gotta explode when
you do it! Go like, Pow! Come on now.
You are God's solution, baby!
You've got to understand it.
Come on! Shout redemption.
Come on, shout redemption.
You know, the Bible says Jesus came
to redeem, right? Let me tell you what
redemption is. I went to go look it
up in the thesaurus and this is what
it says: Redemption means to reclaim,
repossess, recover, restore, rescue.
Isn't it amazing? There is an re in front
of every word that explains redemption.
Do you know what it means? It means
once upon a time the sons and daughters
were in unity and relationship with
the Father. But sin came. Satan came
and stole away God's most prized
possession. Do you know what
redemption did? He came to go fetch
and reclaim that which belongs to
the Father. The hope that has been
lost and torment has taken it's place.
You know what redemption does?
Redemption goes back and reclaims
what has been lost with the joy of God!
You know what redemption does?
It goes into poverty and depravity
and says we're gonna repossess what
is broken with the love of Jesus Christ!
You know what it does?
It says there is injustice, but
redemption is going to go re-establish
the justice and the rescue of God.
Redemption is not there to get you to
heaven. Redemption is there to
proclaim heaven here on earth!
Ooooohhh!! This is good preaching
right here! Oh, this is good preaching!
Pow! Come on now!
And you know what the question is?
How does God do this? And the answer
is, oh, you know, God works in
mysterious ways! No! You are God's
mysterious way! Do you understand that
God doesn't send angels. God doesn't
send animals. When there are broken
hearts, you know what God does?
He gets the redeemed of the Lord to
step into brokenness and repossess
the hearts back unto Jesus. That is
why Jesus declares: The Spirit of the
Lord, God, is upon me, because He has
anointed me to preach the good news!
He has anointed me to proclaim
liberation to those who are in prison,
to bind up the broken hearted,
to declare the acceptable year of God.
He has anointed me to preach and
to bind and liberate and set the
captives free! And Jesus says, just
as the Father has sent me, so I send
you!!! We are it!!
You and I are it!
That's why we are not ordinary people.
We were ordinary people until the
day that Jesus came and his right,
mighty arm rescued me and purposed
me and said, when you were in your
mother's womb I purposed you for divine
reason. You were to live in 2013, in
Rochester, New York, because that which
you are going to do is going to
fulfill the purposes and the destinies
of God. You are going to proclaim the
good news and the church is going to
flourish. And establish the purposes
of God right here on this earth!
Ohhh, this is good!
Let me get back to my chair!
Okay, so, man, it is going to be
awesome when there are only three
services! I can just go breakdown
every single time! :) So here is
the question. Here is the question.
You know that the purposes of God,
the redemption of God, brings solution
to what is broken. Let me try and
help you this way. When people are
hungry, what do they need? Food.
Who is going to pay for the food for
hungry people? Wait, wait, don't get
nervous. Turn to your neighbor and say,
don't get up! There is not an offering,
don't get up. Because immediately
you go like, I knew there's a trap!
No, it's not a trap.
It's a revelation.
Jesus says they do not believe because
nobody wants to tell them.
Who will go?
Who will I send?
Whoever goes needs a plane ticket.
Whoever goes needs to be sustained.
Whoever goes needs to be supported.
Who understands whatever the solution
is, that resources are part of it?
So here's my question.
Who is going to fund the redemption
of God here on the earth?
The US government? Actually, no.
They cannot even fill the potholes
in our city. They are not going to
go, the world is unsaved. It's a mess.
Let's give a lot of money to people
who can declare good things.
No, no, no, no, no.
Who is going to fund it?
I'm going to tell you who is going
to fund it. God, through the blessing
He brings into the lives of those
he has positioned in the most
influential and the most affluential
place in this world. I believe with
all my heart. You see, here's what
I believe. I know Satan knows that too.
So that is why you've got to understand
the battle ground is for your finance
and my finance. That's why you've got
to understand if Satan can bring a
hole in my wallet every time I look
in my wallet it's empty, I have nothing
to give. Who understands that?
I've never had anybody make a loan to
give to God's kingdom, ever.
You know what people say?
I don't have. How do you want me
to give?! Or the second thing is they
find themselves in so much financial
debt that they cannot give to God's
kingdom. Who would understand that
their debt strategically is detrimental
to the forward movement of God's kingdom?
Who understands that when your mind
becomes all crazy and you go like
oh, that's my money and all they want
is my money, no one's gonna take my
money! Who understands that maybe
some of the seed that is in your head
right now is not sown there by God?
Because you see, you're in stalemate
and God says I've positioned you in
Rochester, New York, and I want to bless
you. But you've gone completely
stupid right now. And you are holding
on and you are fighting the redemptive
move of God here on this earth.
God said to Abraham, I will bless you
more than your mind can ever conceive,
so that you will be a blessing to all
the people here on the earth! I don't
know about you, but I would love for
God to find me as a trusted heart and
bring overflow in my life for my life
to be part of a kingdom resource
redemption movement that will not be
stopped and will not be changed!
You know what freaks me out? When
unbelievers give the most money to change
the world and believers walk out of
churches when they are challenged to
partner with God to change the world.
Bam!! Come on now. This is a
conversation. Because you see,
we can say all day long,
Jesus, change the world. But unless
God finds people with faith that not
only want to go, but to open their
lives and say, God, sow in my life
so you can sow through my life.
So that the purposes of God can move
forward with power and grace and
mercy and love. So let me tell you
something. I believe more than anything
there are many devious things that the
enemy brings in our lives to bring
bondage to our blessing. I believe
the enemy sets our sights on earthly
gain, that all we care about is the
comfort of our lives. It is a trap.
I believe the enemy fills us with
selfish, self-absorbed attitudes that
all we care about is ourselves.
It is a trap. I believe the enemy
masks our greed as need. It is a trap!
How many TVs do you need?! Selah.
Well, I just need a new coat because
I just don't like the color. Squint!
It looks green when you squint.
Come on! I'm preaching to someone
in this place! :) God gave you an
increase. He was excited because you
almost got it. But what did you do?
You bought a brand new car that you
cannot afford because the other one
was red. Come on. You say, Pierre,
you want me to live and not have a
good life? No, no, no. You are going
to discovery that God actually wants
to give you everything for your
enjoyment. But He doesn't want you
to lose the fact that you are purposed
divinely to prosper and be a blessing
to the redemption power of God on
our planet. So that last thing I want
to say to you is this: I believe
there are some very bad assumptions
we make with money. We think if we
have more it will solve all the
problems in the world. I want you to
know, I believe people say if I have
more money I wouldn't have to work
so much. The fact is, if you want
more money, you work harder.
People who make a lot of money die
younger. Come on. Because they carry
more. Another person said, you know,
if I had more money I would not have
any debt. Actually, if you have debt
with no money, you have debt with
a lot of money. Because people who
win the lottery that cannot work
with money, in between 3-5 years
they are exactly where they started.
Because if you don't know what to do
with it, when you get it you are still
not going to know what to do with it
when you get a lot of it. Oh, come on!
Somebody shout Amen.
Here's one I've heard before:
If I had more money I would give more
and be generous. I've heard this
from somebody. This is true!
Somebody came forward a couple of
years ago. So it is nobody next to
you. :) Say thank You, Jesus!
They came to the front and they put
lottery tickets in my hands. They go,
would you please anoint these lottery
tickets, and then when I win the
lottery, when this ship comes in,
I'm going to bless the house of God.
Actually, sweet heart, your ship will
be in Cancun if you win the lottery.
You ain't coming back here.
Listen. Listen. Listen, to put the
New Testament in your pocket and go
gamble is not the way to get to
God's blessing. It isn't!
Elders, how many guys have said to you,
I'm going to go gamble. Would you
pray?! We've heard it. And we go
like, what? Just slap them now.
That's stupid. I can't believe it.
Because we are being asked to pray
that God would bring luck more than
what He brings divine blessing.
Don't you understand, divine blessing
is far more than luck. Because it is
purposed. Purposed every time!
Let me tell you something. This is the
truth. Generosity is not conditional
on how much money you have. It is
conditional on the heart temperature
in your life. Money, people, is a
seed. You will either sow it,
multiply it, plant it, share it,
or you will eat it. Money is a seed.
And I want to finish.
Denis, you can come play.
It always works when you play. :)
So there are two things that Jesus
warned us about money. Two things.
Next week we are going to do some
real, awesome, practical things to
help make suggestions to your life.
That's all we want to do, is help
you liberate what God has purposed
as a blessing in your life. We don't
want to take from you, Father's House!
We do not want to take from you,
because here's the truth:
God doesn't want to take from you!
He says, if you cannot give with
a cheerful heart, don't give!
And I cannot talk you into giving.
I don't want to manipulate you into
giving. But I have a theory. If you
catch this revelation and we can give
you steps to get out of the hole,
I've got a theory that you're going
to begin to give because you understand
the why of giving. So Jesus warns us
two things He spoke about money.
It is amazing, the very first sermon
Jesus preached on the planet, He
spoke about money. Now, I'm not God.
But I would go like, that's a really
bad idea! The first time you ever get
to preach to a church, do not talk
about money! I've preached all my
life. I'm tough. But I can only
survive twice a year. You have no
idea! You have no idea the drama
people can create around money.
I can do it but twice a year.
Jesus, He did it the first time he spoke.
He talks about money! And He warns
us two things. The very first time
Jesus spoke, in Matthew 6:24. He says
no one can serve two masters. Either you
will hate the one and love the other,
or you will be devoted to the one and
despise the other. You cannot serve
both God and money. Oh, He didn't say
the devil. He didn't say things.
He said money. Be careful.
Money is very attractive.
And it wants your affection.
Money wants to be served.
And I want to emphatically state this,
as sons and daughters of God, we only
serve God. We do not serve money.
You go like, of course I won't serve
money! Are you kidding me?!
That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
You know how you can test whether you
serve money? It is not how you pray.
It is not how you worship. It is not how
you attend church. Just stand back
and see how much you have given to God
and to the needs of people this past
year. That will clearly establish in
you whether you love money.
Whether you serve money.
The second thing Jesus said is this.
In the Book of I Timothy 6:10, come on,
we're almost there. He says for the
love of money is a root of all kinds
of evil. Some people eager for money
have wandered from the faith and
pierced themselves with many griefs.
The love of money.
Listen. Money is not evil.
Money is neutral.
But Jesus says when you love it,
it is an evil root that will produce
you wandering away from God. And the
fruit of that is a lot of grief that
comes to your life. Again, I go like
do you love money? You go like,
no, no, no, no, no! So I'm going to
give you three things that you can
test yourself with. Number one: If you
buy what you don't need, with money
that you do not have, to impress people
you do not know. I am going to say it
again. That was a little bit quick,
right? It is like rap. :)
If you buy things you do not need with
money you do not have to impress people
you do not know, you love money, Jack!
I am going to tell you a second thing:
If you hoard money, in other words you
turn dimes and give pennies and every
time you've got to give money you
manifest and get all nasty, like,
they're not gonna take my money! I
worked for this money! And every time
people go like, you're so stingy!
You are like Scrooge! You go like
you have no idea how poorly I was
raised! You have no idea how I have
suffered! It is like you've gone through
the Great Depression and back and back
and back and back! Here's the truth:
You have fallen in love with money!
It's unnatural. Stand back!
Because I've never seen the righteous
forsaken or their seed beg for bread.
God is your source! You are not!
Lastly, if you have compromised and
sacrificed your family in pursuit of
money, you love it too deep. And
Jesus says, be careful. Because the
root of that will lead you away from
God. And it is going to bring a lot
of pain to your life. So I'm going
to read one more scripture. Can you
fist bump your neighbor and say,
you've done very well! You stayed!
I'm so proud of you! You stayed!
You stayed! And I appreciate you guys.
You were the greatest, greatest,
greatest, greatest crowd yet to this
point. I love everybody else, but
I really like you a lot! You've made
this teaching so easy. Because I know
you're getting what I'm saying.
There is a supernatural reason why
you are alive right now in this time,
in this season. God has compassion on
you. Because for some of you, you
do not even know how you are going to
pay your rent. For some of you,
you are so far behind in car payments.
At night you hide your car because you
don't want it to be repossessed.
And people think it is funny, but for
you it is a nightmare. I want you to
know God's thoughts over you are
multiple thoughts. And they are to
prosper you and get you out of this
mess. And we're going to help you.
We're going to lead that path so that
you can be blessed. We are going to
read the last scripture and leave this
place. In I Timothy, 6:17-19. Then we
will pray. He says, and come on,
let's read it out loud. I know you
don't need it, but read it so the
person next to you can hear it.
Command those who are rich in the things
of this life not to be proud but to
place their hope, not in such an
uncertain thing as riches, but in
God, who generously gives us everything
for our enjoyment. And I say,
thank You, Jesus! Because He says,
I want to bless you! He's not done.
Command them to do good, to be rich
in good works, to be generous and ready
to share with others. In this way
they will store up for themselves a
treasure which will be a solid
foundation for the future. And then
they will be able to win the life which
is true life. Let's pray together.
Oh, sweet Jesus! Thank You,
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Above it all, I know You know the
wrestle of our hearts. You are
mindful that we are dust. You are
mindful that we are nervous.
You are mindful that we want to but
we struggle. You are mindful that for
many in this place they live from
paycheck to paycheck. And it is
over-committed already. You are
mindful of the holes we have dug.
You are mindful of the desires that
stand in direct opposition to
Your desire for us, O God.
So we pray, have mercy on us.
Come to our aid.
God, we do not need more money.
We need more Jesus. Because only You
can heal the fractures of our lives.
But above all things I believe we are
alive in the right time, living in
the right place, for the redemptive
purposes of God that You planned for
us a long time ago. We say, Yes,
God, Yes. We love You.
In Jesus' name...
...I want you to close your eyes just
for a moment. Whether you are joining
us online right now or whether you
are in this place, the Spirit of God
is here right now to awaken hearts that
are slumbering, to restore broken
relationships, and to resurrect hearts
that are dead in your sin. The Bible
says, when we were yet in our sin
Jesus died for us, so that we can be
found by His loving kindness and
grace. And if you are joining us
online right now or you are in this
place and you know you are walking in
broken relationship with God and you
are carrying sin and guilt and shame,
living under the bondage of that,
there is power in the name of Jesus!
And Jesus is here right now and He says,
today I set before you life and death.
Choose today who you will follow.
And I know His desire is for you to
choose life so He can forgive you,
cleanse you, resurrect your heart from
the dead and change your life forever.
Because He says all who receive Him,
He will give them the power,
the privilege, and the right to become
sons and daughters of God.
So if you are in this place right now
and you say, Pierre, that is me,
just raise your right hand as high
as it can go. And I'm going to pray
for you. If you are on online,
just click the respond button under
this window. And we are going to pray
for you. Put that hand up as high
as it can go. Here am I, Jesus.
And we are going to pray a very simple
prayer. And I'm going to encourage
you to pray this prayer with me.
Everybody. And those whose hands
are raised and those who responded
online, pray the prayer loud enough
for your own ears to hear. Say Lord,
Jesus, I come to You right now.
I am a sinner in need of a Savior.
I open my heart to You. And I welcome
You in. Jesus, cleanse me. Take away
my stubborn heart and give me a
brand new heart of obedience. I confess
You are the Son of God. You died for me.
You rose from the dead. And You are
my Lord and Savior. Thank You that
You're a promise keeper! Thank You
that You save me, today, O God!
I will never be the same again!
I believe it today! In Jesus' name,
Amen! Come on, let's just celebrate!!
Life transformed out of death!
Nick: Thanks so much for joining us
online today. I really hope that
God's word spoke to your heart.
And if it did, I hope you'll tell us
all about it. We always want to capture
the stories of those who are experiencing
church online here at The Father's House.
So send us an email: mystory@tfhny.org
We'll take these stories and we'll share
them with our staff and volunteers to
encourage them and let them know that
God is moving. He is active here at
church online. In addition to that,
if you've ever thought about giving
financially to this ministry, I want
to give you the opportunity to do so
today. You can click on the Give icon
located in the top right hand corner
of your screen. And you can give a
one-time gift or maybe even a reoccurring
gift of $5 or $10 or maybe even $100.
Maybe even $500. Whatever you feel that
it is that God would lead you to do so
today, I want to encourage you in this
moment to do so. And thanks again,
so much, for joining us here at
church online at tfhny.tv and we'll
see you next week!
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