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COMING TO YOU TODAY IN THE ALL-POWERFUL NAME,
JESUS!
FRIEND, WE HAVE A GREAT PROGRAM FOR YOU,
GOOD GOSPEL MUSIC AND SINGING,
A GREAT MESSAGE!
BUT IF THERE'S A NEED IN YOUR LIFE,
CALL OUR PRAYER LINE TODAY;
GET READY TO RECEIVE
BECAUSE GOD IS READY TO MOVE FOR YOU!
STAY RIGHT THERE; DON'T YOU DARE GO AWAY!
(announcer) FROM STUDIOS IN AKRON, OHIO,
WELCOME TO THE NINETY AND NINE CLUB
WITH YOUR HOST,
ERNEST ANGLEY!
♪
ON TODAY'S PROGRAM,
YOU'LL ENJOY WONDERFUL GOSPEL MUSIC AND SINGING!
AND WE'LL TAKE YOU INTO THE AUDITORIUM
OF GRACE CATHEDRAL FOR TODAY'S SERMON!
♪
BRINGING YOU REPORTS OF HEAVEN'S MIRACLES
THAT PEOPLE ARE RECEIVING ALL OVER THE WORLD
THROUGH THIS JESUS WORLD OUTREACH MINISTRY!
AND NOW YOUR HOST FOR THE NINETY AND NINE CLUB,
ERNEST ANGLEY!
♪
YOU ARE SPECIAL!
AND YOU ARE SPECIAL TO GOD!
I'M THE REV. CHRIS MACHAMER.
I'M AN ASSOCIATE PASTOR
AT ERNEST ANGLEY'S GRACE CATHEDRAL,
AND I WILL BE YOUR GUEST HOST
FOR THE PROGRAM.
FRIEND, IF THERE'S A GREAT NEED IN YOUR LIFE,
CALL OUR PRAYER LINE RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE PHONE COUNSELORS ON DUTY
READY TO TAKE THAT CALL;
THEN AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM,
I'LL BE TAKING YOUR REQUESTS
BEFORE THE THRONE OF GRACE,
BELIEVING GOD TO DO THE MIRACULOUS FOR YOU TODAY!
WELL, TO GET THIS PROGRAM STARTED,
IT'S ANGEL'S GRACE CATHEDRAL CHOIR
SINGING A WONDERFUL NUMBER,
"RISE UP IN JESUS' NAME."
AND THEN THE MESSAGE FOR TODAY
BY THE REV. STEVE MILLAR.
IT'S GREATLY NEEDED; THE TITLE IS,
"OVERCOMING THE BATTLES OF THE MIND."
LISTEN TO THIS MESSAGE AND BE GREATLY BLESSED.
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♪
♪ DON'T LET THE DEVIL TALK TO YOU ♪
♪ HE'S FULL OF DECEIT AND LIES ♪
♪ RISE UP TO BATTLE ♪
♪ WITH THE BLOOD- STAINED BANNER HIGH ♪
♪ WHEN THE DEVIL COMES AGAINST YOU ♪
♪ USE THE BLOOD AND MAKE HIM FLEE ♪
♪ RISE UP IN JESUS' NAME ♪
♪ AND SHOUT THE VICTORY ♪
♪ RISE UP [RISE UP] ♪
♪ RISE UP IN JESUS' NAME ♪
♪ COME ON, RISE UP ♪
♪ [RISE UP] ♪
♪ THROUGH THE BLOOD ♪
♪ RISE UP ♪
♪ [THERE IS VICTORY OVER SICKNESS AND SIN] ♪
♪ COME ON, RISE UP ♪
♪ [RISE UP] ♪
♪ [IN JESUS' NAME] IN JESUS' NAME ♪
♪
♪ RISE UP, DEAR SOLDIER OF THE CROSS ♪
♪ TO BATTLE FOR THE LORD ♪
♪ GO WIN THE LOST AT ANY COST ♪
♪ GO FORTH, GO FORTH, GO FORTH ♪
♪
♪ SATAN'S GONNA TRY YOU, CHILD ♪
♪ DON'T BE AFRAID OF HIM ♪
♪ RISE UP IN JESUS' NAME ♪
♪ AND SPRAY THE BLOOD ON HIM ♪
♪ RISE UP [RISE UP] ♪
♪ RISE UP IN JESUS' NAME ♪
♪ COME ON, RISE UP ♪
♪ [RISE UP] ♪
♪ THROUGH THE BLOOD ♪
♪ RISE UP ♪
♪ [THERE IS VICTORY] ♪
♪ [OVER SICKNESS AND SIN] ♪
♪ COME ON, RISE UP ♪
♪ [RISE UP IN JESUS' NAME] ♪
♪ IN JESUS' NAME ♪
♪ [RISE UP, RISE UP] ♪
♪ WITH THE WORD OF GOD [RISE UP] ♪
♪ [RISE UP] WITH THE HOLY GHOST ♪
♪ [RISE UP, RISE UP] ♪
♪ WITH THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB ♪
♪ [RISE UP, RISE UP] IN JESUS' NAME ♪
♪ [SOON THE LORD WILL COME] SOON THE LORD IS COMIN' ♪
♪ [WE MUST WORK] ♪
♪ AND WE MUST WORK WHILE IT'S YET DAY ♪
♪ [WE WILL WORK WHILE IT'S YET DAY] ♪
♪ NO TIME TO WORRY AND FRET ♪
♪ [NO TIME TO WORRY] ♪
♪ THERE'S SOULS TO WIN YET [COME ON] ♪
♪ COME ON AND RISE UP IN JESUS' NAME ♪
♪ [IN JESUS' NAME] ♪
♪ IT'S TIME TO RISE UP IN THE LORD ♪
♪ OBEYING HIS COMMANDS ♪
♪ MARCHING WITH THE ARMOR ON ♪
♪ WITH SWORD AND SHIELD IN HAND ♪
♪ DON'T LET THE DEVIL GET YOU DOWN ♪
♪ NO MATTER WHAT HE MAY BRING ♪
♪ RISE UP AND FIGHT HIM ♪
♪ RISE UP IN JESUS' NAME ♪
♪ RISE UP [RISE UP] ♪
♪ RISE UP IN JESUS' NAME ♪
♪ COME ON AND RISE UP ♪
♪ [RISE UP] ♪
♪ THROUGH THE BLOOD ♪
♪ RISE UP ♪
♪ [THERE IS VICTORY] ♪
♪ [OVER SICKNESS AND SIN] ♪
♪ COME ON AND RISE UP ♪
♪ [RISE UP IN JESUS' NAME] ♪
♪ IN JESUS' NAME ♪
♪ RISE UP [RISE UP] ♪
♪ RISE UP IN JESUS' NAME [RISE UP IN JESUS' NAME] ♪
♪ [RISE UP] ♪
♪ FOR WE MUST WORK WHILE IT'S YET DAY ♪
♪ [RISE UP] RISE UP ♪
♪ NOT TIME TO WORRY AND FRET ♪
♪ THERE'S VICTORY ♪
♪ THERE'S SOULS TO WIN YET ♪
♪ COME ON AND RISE UP [RISE UP] ♪
♪ GET MOVIN' IN JESUS' NAME ♪
♪ [IN JESUS' NAME] ♪
♪ THERE IS VICTORY OVER SICKNESS AND SIN ♪
♪ COME ON AND RISE UP ♪
♪ RISE UP ♪
♪ RISE UP ♪
♪
♪ RISE UP IN JESUS' NAME ♪
♪ COME ON AND RISE UP... ♪
♪ RISE UP! ♪♪
[applause]
GOD BLESS YOU.
THE TITLE OF MY MESSAGE IS,
"OVERCOMING THE BATTLES OF THE MIND."
AS I WAS SEEKING THE LORD FOR A MESSAGE,
THE LORD MOVED ON ME TO PREACH ON
BATTLES OF THE MIND.
SO MANY PEOPLE NEED HELP IN THEIR MIND.
I HAVE NOTICED AS TIME PASSES
THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE BECOMING TROUBLED
IN THEIR MIND
AND THEY HAVE NO PEACE AND REST.
THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE
WITH THE CHILDREN OF GOD.
WE ARE PROMISED PEACE THAT PASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING.
JESUS TOLD HIS DISCIPLES
BEFORE HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN IN JOHN 14:27,
"PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU,
"MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU:
"NOT AS THE WORLD GIVETH, GIVE I UNTO YOU.
"LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED,
NEITHER LET IT BE AFRAID."
WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR
AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT;
BUT IF YOU ARE FULL OF FEAR AND FULL OF WORRY,
THEN THE DEVIL IS BATTLING YOUR MIND,
AND I PRAY THIS MESSAGE WILL HELP YOU TODAY.
GOD LET REV. ANGLEY KNOW THAT THE BATTLES OF THE MIND
WOULD BE THE FIERIEST BATTLES FOR GOD'S PEOPLE
IN THIS FINAL HOUR.
THE BATTLES AGAINST OUR MINDS
ARE GOING TO BE SO FIERCE
THAT GOD MOVED ON REV. ANGLEY TO WRITE A BOOK
CALLED, "BATTLES OF THE MIND."
THE LORD ALSO LET REV. ANGLEY KNOW
THAT WE NEED TO READ OUT OF THIS BOOK DAILY
IF WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THESE BATTLES.
BUT DO YOU TAKE THIS SIMPLE INSTRUCTION TO HEART?
MAYBE YOU THINK YOUR MIND IS STRONG ENOUGH
THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO READ IN THIS BOOK DAILY,
BUT GOD KNOWS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FACE
IN THIS FINAL HOUR
AND HE'S TRYING TO PREPARE OUR MINDS
SO WE WILL HAVE THE RIGHT DEFENSES.
THE WORD OF GOD IS OUR SWORD.
WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR BATTLE EACH DAY.
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO NEGLECT THE WORD,
NOT EVEN FOR ONE DAY.
IF YOU LEARN TO DISCIPLINE YOURSELF
TO READ AND STUDY THE WORD OF GOD DAILY,
THEN WHEN THE DEVIL COMES WITH A BAD THOUGHT,
YOU'LL BE READY FOR HIM
BY THINKING ON THE SIX THINGS IN PHILIPPIANS 4:8.
THOUGHTS THAT ARE TRUE, HONEST,
JUST, PURE, LOVELY, AND OF A GOOD REPORT
WILL ALWAYS CONQUER A BAD THOUGHT.
BUT IF YOU ARE NEGLECTFUL WITH THE WORD,
THEN YOU WILL COME UP LACKING,
AND THE DEVIL LIKE A LION WHO IS SEARCHING FOR A PREY
WILL FIND YOU AS AN EASY TARGET.
IN THIS MESSAGE WANT TO FOCUS ON THE FIVE THINGS
THAT ARE INSTRUCTED--
THAT THE LORD INSTRUCTED REV. ANGLEY
TO PUT IN THE BOOK,
AND IF WE DO THESE FIVE THINGS,
THEN OUR MINDS WILL BE READY TO FIGHT AGAINST ANYTHING
THAT THE DEVIL THROWS OUR WAY.
BUT THE QUESTION IS WILL YOU DO IT?
THE FIVE THINGS WE NEED TO YOU DAILY ARE ENCLOSE,
SURROUND, EQUIP, FURNISH, AND CLOTHE OUR MIND.
NUMBER ONE IS ENCLOSE.
WE NEED TO ENCLOSE OUR MIND WITH GOOD THOUGHTS
AND GOOD THINGS OF GOD.
WHEN SOMEONE ENCLOSES THEIR FRONT PORCH,
IT'S TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE OUTSIDE ELEMENTS,
LIKE RAIN OR MOSQUITOES.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE TORMENTED
BY MOSQUITOES.
WE CAN'T ENJOY WHAT WE ARE DOING
IF WE ARE CONSTANTLY BEING ATTACKED.
THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE NEED TO KEEP OUR MIND
ENCLOSED FROM BAD THOUGHTS
SO WE ARE NOT CONSTANTLY
HAVING TO FIGHT THOSE ATTACKS FROM THE DEVIL.
NUMBER TWO: SURROUND.
WE NEED TO SURROUND OUR MINDS WITH GOOD THINGS
THAT WILL EDIFY US
AND WILL LET OUR MINDS OVERFLOW WITH GOOD THOUGHTS.
IF YOU LISTEN TO BAD THINGS ALL THE TIME,
EVENTUALLY YOUR THINKING IS GOING TO TURN BAD.
THAT'S WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE AROUND PEOPLE
WHO SPEAK THE LOVE LANGUAGE,
CHRISTIANS WHO ARE REALLY SERVING THE LORD
WITH THEIR WHOLE HEART,
PEOPLE WHO ARE A BLESSING TO YOU,
NOT A CURSE.
BUT IF YOU CHOOSE TO SURROUND YOURSELF
WITH PEOPLE, WORLDLY PEOPLE,
THEY WILL EVENTUALLY CONTAMINATE YOUR WALK WITH GOD
AND YOUR MIND WILL BECOME CORRUPT.
NUMBER THREE: EQUIP.
WE NEED TO EQUIP OUR MIND WITH THE ARMOR OF GOD.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS
WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT,
WE ARE AT WAR WITH THE DEVIL,
AND IF YOU ARE NOT PROPERLY FITTED WITH THE ARMOR OF GOD,
THEN YOU WILL NOT BE PROTECTED FROM
THE DEVIL'S FIERY DARTS.
YOU CAN READ ABOUT THIS ARMOR IN EPHESIANS,
CHAPTER 6, VERSES 13-17.
OUR LOINS NEED TO BE GIRDED ABOUT WITH TRUTH.
WE MUST HAVE ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
OUR FEET NEED TO BE SHOD WITH THE PREPARATION
OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE.
WE ALSO MUST HAVE THE SHIELD OF FAITH,
THE HELMET OF SALVATION AND THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT,
WHICH IS THE WORD OF GOD.
IF WE ARE LACKING ANY OF THIS EQUIPMENT,
THEN WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OVERCOME
THE BATTLES OF THE MIND;
WE WILL BE AN OPEN TARGET FOR THE ENEMY.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MUST START OFF EVERY DAY
WITH THE WORD OF GOD
SO WE'LL BE READY TO FIGHT THE DEVIL HEAD ON,
WHICH BRINGS ME TO NUMBER FOUR: FURNISH.
WE NEED TO FURNISH OUR MIND WITH SPIRITUAL FOOD
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
THE WORD NEEDS TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR MINDS
SO THAT WE WILL MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS IN LIFE.
BY HAVING THE WORD FURNISHED IN YOUR MIND
AND AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO USE,
THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL HAVE THE LIBERTY
TO FLOW HIS PEACE TO YOU THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
BUT IF YOU LET THE DEVIL'S CLUTTER FILL YOUR MIND,
YOU WILL LOSE THAT COMFORT AND PEACE.
JUST LIKE A ROOM IN YOUR HOME,
IF IT'S CLUTTERED EVERYWHERE,
YOU WON'T HAVE THAT PEACE.
INSTEAD YOU'LL HAVE CONFUSION.
AND THE LAST STEP, NUMBER FIVE IS CLOTHE.
WE NEED TO CLOTHE OUR MIND.
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE CLOTHE OUR MIND
THAN IT IS TO CLOTHE OUR BODY
BECAUSE OUR MIND HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE SOUL
AND OUR WALK WITH THE LORD.
ALL OF US REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF WEARING CLOTHES.
NONE OF US WOULD WALK OUT OF THE HOUSE NAKED.
IF WE DID PEOPLE WOULD THINK WE WERE OUT OF OUR MIND.
BUT HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU WALKED OUT OF YOUR HOUSE
WITH A NAKED MIND, SO TO SPEAK,
AND NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT?
IF YOU CLOTHE YOUR MIND WITH A FRESH ANOINTING EVERY DAY,
THAT ANOINTING WILL GIVE YOU THE STRENGTH THAT YOU NEED
TO ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING THAT THE LORD WANTS YOU TO DO.
THE ANOINTING IN YOUR LIFE WILL GO FORTH
AND TOUCH OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
BUT THE DEVIL LOVES TO GET THE MINDS OF GOD'S PEOPLE
ON THINGS THAT ARE WORTHLESS.
ONE OF HIS GREATEST WAYS OF DOING THIS
IS TO WORK ON OUR IMAGINATION.
THE DEVIL WANTS US TO THINK ON THINGS
THAT ARE GOING TO BE BAD
THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN TO US
WHEN THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE NEED TO REALLY WORRY ABOUT.
IT TELLS US IN II CORINTHIANS 10:5,
"CASTING DOWN IMAGINATIONS,
"AND EVERY HIGH THING THAT EXALTETH ITSELF
"AGAINST THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD,
"AND BRINGING INTO CAPTIVITY EVERY THOUGHT
TO THE OBEDIENCE OF CHRIST."
THE LORD GAVE US AN IMAGINATION,
BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT STAYS UNDER CONTROL
OF THE OBEDIENCE OF CHRIST.
I WANT TO SHARE A STORY WITH YOU TODAY,
SOMETHING THAT I THINK--
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED TO ME
THAT I THINK WILL HELP
SHOW YOU HOW YOUR IMAGINATION CAN RUN WILD
IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL.
A FEW YEARS BACK,
MY WIFE AND I WENT OUT WEST ON VACATION,
AND WE DECIDED TO GO HORSEBACK RIDING.
SO WE WENT TO THE LOCAL STABLE
THAT OFFERED GUIDED HORSEBACK TOURS.
AND BECAUSE IT WAS WINTERTIME,
THE PLACE WASN'T THAT BUSY,
SO IT WAS JUST ME, MY WIFE AND THE GUIDE.
SO AFTER WE MOUNTED OUR HORSES,
WE BEGAN OUR JOURNEY,
WHICH WAS TO TAKE US UP ONE OF THE MOUNTAINS,
ALONG THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN.
WE DIDN'T GET VERY FAR
WHEN I NOTICED A SIGN THAT SAID,
"BEWARE OF MOUNTAIN LIONS."
[laughter]
NOW I'VE SEEN WARNING SIGNS
THAT WILL WARN YOU ABOUT DOGS,
BUT NEVER ONE THAT WARNED YOU ABOUT MOUNTAIN LIONS,
SO I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED AT THIS POINT.
AS WE WENT FURTHER UP THE TRAIL,
MY CONCERNS STARTED TO GROW
WHEN I GLANCED DOWN ON THE TRAIL
AND I NOTICED IN THE SNOW SOME BIG PAW PRINTS.
[laughter]
RIGHT AWAY I ASKED THE GUIDE
WHAT TYPE OF PRINTS THESE WERE.
HE CASUALLY ANSWERED ME
THAT THEY WERE PAW PRINTS OF A MOUNTAIN LION.
NOW MY MIND WAS STARTING TO WORK IN OVERDRIVE:
FIRST THE WARNING SIGN,
THEN THE PAW PRINTS IN THE SNOW.
TO ME THIS WAS A HUGE RED FLAG.
I THOUGHT FOR SURE MY WIFE WOULD SAY SOMETHING
TO THE GUIDE ABOUT THE TRACKS,
BUT SHE JUST KEPT MAKING SMALL TALK WITH HIM
LIKE IT WAS NO BIG DEAL.
[laughter]
IT'S INTERESTING HOW OBVIOUS IT SEEMED IN MY MIND
THAT WE MIGHT BE IN DANGER,
BUT TO EVERYONE ELSE, IT SEEMED LIKE A NON-ISSUE.
WELL, I'LL ADMIT,
I'M NOT THE BRAVEST PERSON IN THE WORLD,
AND IF MY WIFE WASN'T GOING TO SAY ANYTHING,
I THOUGHT I'D BETTER.
SO I SPOKE UP AND SAID TO THE GUIDE, "EXCUSE ME,
SHOULDN'T WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT THESE TRACKS?"
[laughter]
AGAIN THE GUIDE ANSWERED ME LIKE IT WAS NO BIG DEAL.
HE SAID, "THE HORSES WILL DETECT
IF THERE IS ANY DANGER."
SO...
I SAID, "WELL, OKAY, THAT SEEMS LOGICAL.
I MEAN, I'M SURE THE HORSES CAN SENSE DANGER,
BUT HOW ARE THEY GOING TO LET US KNOW?"
[laughter]
WELL...
A FEW YARDS UP THE TRAIL,
THE GUIDE'S HORSE SUDDENLY REARS BACK.
HIS HORSE--
THE HORSES FEET GO WAY UP IN THE AIR, THE FRONT FEET.
THE HORSE WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER ON THE TRAIL.
AT THIS POINT MY MIND IS RACING.
I'M THINKING, "THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE WARNING SIGN.
[laughter]
THIS HORSE IS LETTING US KNOW THERE IS DANGER."
AND NOW I'M TRYING TO FIND THAT MOUNTAIN LION.
THE GUIDE IN THE MEANTIME
IS TRYING TO GET THE HORSE UNDER CONTROL,
TO GET HIM BACK ON THE TRAIL.
AFTER SEVERAL TRIES HIS HORSE IS STILL SPOOKED...
AND WOULD NOT GET BACK ON THE TRAIL.
SO THE GUIDE TELLS MY WIFE, WHO IS BEHIND HIM,
TO TAKE THE LEAD.
[laughter]
AT THIS POINT, I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
[laughter]
BUT BEFORE I COULD SAY ANYTHING,
THE GUIDE SPOTTED A PIECE OF TRASH
THAT WAS LYING ON THE SIDE OF THE TRAIL,
AND THIS IS WHAT HAD SPOOKED THE HORSE.
SO ONCE THE GUIDE REMOVED THE TRASH
AND THE HORSE GOT BACK ON THE TRAIL,
WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY.
I LEARNED A GREAT LESSON THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE.
I LEARNED THAT IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL,
YOU CAN LET YOUR IMAGINATION
TAKE SOMETHING THAT IS NOTHING
AND BLOW IT OUT OF PROPORTION.
THE DEVIL WILL TAKE THE SMALLEST SEED OF FEAR
AND TRY TO PLANT IT INTO YOUR MIND;
AND THE LONGER YOU LET IT STAY THERE,
YOU GIVE IT A CHANCE TO GROW.
THE DEVIL WILL WORK ON YOUR MIND,
TRYING TO GROW FEAR BY ADDING DIFFERENT ELEMENTS.
IN MY CASE, IT STARTED WITH THE SIGN THAT SAID,
"BEWARE OF THE MOUNTAIN LIONS,"
THEN THE PAW PRINTS IN THE SNOW,
THEN FINALLY THE HORSE REARING BACK.
ALL THESE THINGS LED TO MY FEAR,
WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE
THAT THERE WAS A MOUNTAIN LION STALKING US.
BUT IN THE END IT WAS JUST A SMALL PIECE OF TRASH...
THAT CAUSED THE HORSE TO BE SPOOKED.
YES, MAYBE MY FEAR WAS JUSTIFIED.
AFTER ALL,
THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MOUNTAIN LION LURKING ABOUT;
BUT DO WE LET THE DEVIL WORK ON OUR MINDS
WITH LITTLE THINGS THAT REALLY AREN'T THERE.
THE DEVIL WANTS TO PLANT THOUGHTS IN OUR MINDS
THAT WILL CAUSE YOUR IMAGINATION,
IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL,
TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING.
FOR EXAMPLE,
THE DEVIL WILL TRY TO MAKE YOU THINK
THAT ONE OF YOUR BROTHERS
OR SISTERS IN CHRIST DOESN'T LIKE YOU
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SAY HI TO YOU.
THEN HE'LL WORK ON YOUR IMAGINATION TO MAKE YOU THINK
THAT THEY LOOKED AT YOU FUNNY.
THEN THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW,
YOU THINK THAT PERSON IS TALKING ABOUT YOU
BEHIND YOUR BACK,
AND THAT PERSON IS DOING NO SUCH THING.
THE DEVIL WANTS TO CAUSE CONFUSION AMONG GOD'S PEOPLE
BECAUSE IF HE CAN GET OUR MINDS OFF OUR MISSION,
THEN HE KNOWS SOULS WILL BE LOST.
EXAMINE YOUR THOUGHTS AND MAKE SURE THAT
THEY'RE UNDER THE OBEDIENCE OF CHRIST.
AND IF SOMEONE DOES SAY SOMETHING OR DO SOMETHING
THAT IS WRONG AGAINST YOU,
WE HAVE JESUS AS OUR EXAMPLE.
WHAT DID JESUS DO WHEN PEOPLE SAID
AND DID EVIL THINGS AGAINST HIM?
THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE: HE PRAYED FOR THEM.
THE MORE YOU PRAY,
THE STRONGER YOU'LL BE IN THE LORD
BECAUSE HE WILL FLOW TO YOUR MIND THE RIGHT THOUGHTS.
GOD WANTS ALL OF US TO HAVE OUR MINDS
IN THE RIGHT CONDITION
TO RECEIVE THE WORD IN ITS FULLNESS.
OUR MINDS NEED TO BE LIKE FERTILE GROUND
SO THE SEED OF THE WORD CAN GROW AND MULTIPLY
AND PRODUCE THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT.
SO HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOUR MIND HAS THE RIGHT SOIL
TO PRODUCE SPIRITUAL FRUIT?
IN MATTHEW'S GOSPEL, IN THE 13th CHAPTER,
JESUS TELLS US ABOUT A SOWER WHO SOWS SEED ABUNDANTLY;
BUT SOME OF THE SEED FELL BY THE WAYSIDE,
AND THE BIRDS OF THE AIR CAME AND DEVOURED IT.
AND SOME FELL ON STONY GROUND.
THERE WAS NOT MUCH SOIL
AND IMMEDIATELY THE SEED SPRANG UP
AND THE SUN SCORCHED IT BECAUSE IT HAD NO ROOT;
SO IT WITHERED AWAY.
AND SOME FELL AMONG THORNS,
AND THE THORNS GREW AND CHOKED OUT THE SEED
AND THERE WAS NO FRUIT.
BUT OTHERS FELL ON GOOD GROUND
AND BROUGHT FORTH FRUIT AND INCREASED,
SOME 30, SOME 60, AND SOME 100.
WHEN A PERSON HAS THE RIGHT KIND OF SOIL--
OR MIND--
TO RECEIVE THE WORD OF GOD,
THAT SOIL WILL GERMINATE AND GROW AND PRODUCE FRUIT.
BUT AS THE LORD LETS US KNOW IN THIS PARABLE,
NOT EVERYBODY HAS GOOD SOIL FOR HIM TO WORK WITH.
THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF SOIL REFERRED TO IN THIS PARABLE
ARE TO LET YOU KNOW THE SPIRITUAL CONDITION
THAT YOUR HEART AND MIND IS IN.
THE FIRST PART...
THE FIRST PART OF JESUS' PARABLE TALKS ABOUT
HOW THE SEED LANDED BY THE WAYSIDE
AND THE BIRDS OF THE AIR DEVOURED IT.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE WILL LISTEN TO THE WORD,
BUT IT GOES IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER
BEFORE IT CAN EVEN TAKE ROOT.
THEIR OPINION DISAGREES WITH THE WORD,
THEIR HEART IS HARDENED LIKE THE WAYSIDE,
AND THE TRUTH IS SNATCHED AWAY FROM THEM
JUST LIKE THE BIRDS EATING THE SEED.
JESUS TALKED ABOUT OTHERS WHO WOULD RECEIVE THE WORD,
BUT THE SOIL WAS SHALLOW,
AND THE SEED FELL UPON STONY PLACES.
THESE PEOPLE WILL ENDURE FOR A WHILE,
BUT WHEN TRIBULATION OR PERSECUTION COMES THEIR WAY,
THEY GET OFFENDED.
THINK ABOUT IT,
WHEN YOU PLANT A SEED IN THE GROUND,
IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH SOIL FOR IT TO GERMINATE,
AND IT'S EXCITING WHEN THAT SEED FIRST BREAKS THROUGH
THE SURFACE OF THE SOIL.
BUT IF THERE IS A STONY LAYER UNDERNEATH
THAT SHALLOW LAYER OF SOIL,
THEN THE SOIL WILL NOT HOLD MUCH MOISTURE,
AND THE ROOTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE HOLD
AND EXPAND AND GROW;
AND EVENTUALLY THE PLANT WILL WITHER AWAY AND DIE.
WITH SOME PEOPLE IT'S THE SAME:
WHEN THEY FIRST RECEIVE THE WORD OF GOD,
THEY'RE EXCITED, FULL OF ZEAL,
AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY WILL BE A GREAT ASSET
TO THE KINGDOM,
BUT WHEN HARD TIMES COME THEIR WAY,
THAT STONY LAYER OF SELF THAT LIES BENEATH THE SURFACE
MAKES THEM BECOME OFFENDED IN THE WORD OF GOD,
AND EVENTUALLY THEY WITHER AWAY.
IN MATTHEW'S GOSPEL, IN THE 13th CHAPTER,
THE 22nd VERSE, I READ,
"HE ALSO THAT RECEIVED SEED AMONG THE THORNS
"IS HE THAT HEARETH THE WORD;
"AND THE CARE OF THIS WORLD,
"AND THE DECEITFULNESS OF RICHES, CHOKE THE WORD,
AND HE BECOMETH UNFRUITFUL."
WHEN YOUR SOIL IS COVERED WITH
THORNS OF THE CARES OF THIS WORLD,
THAT MEANS THAT YOUR MIND IS FOCUSED ON SELF
RATHER THAN PLEASING JESUS.
THE DEVIL IS GOING TO DO EVERYTHING HE CAN
TO CONTAMINATE THE SOIL OF YOUR MIND.
IF THE DEVIL CAN GET YOU TO CHANGE YOUR PRIORITIES
FROM THE WILL OF GOD TO YOUR OWN WILL,
THEN THOSE WORLDLY THORNS WILL EVENTUALLY
CHOKE THE WORD RIGHT OUT OF YOUR LIFE.
WE'RE AT WAR WITH THE DEVIL,
AND HE KNOWS HOW TO TEMPT US.
THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR MIND,
TO KEEP OUR SOIL OF OUR MINDS FERTILE.
THE LORD WILL KNOW OUR LOVE FOR HIM BY OUR FRUITS.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE NINE FRUITS
BEING PRODUCED IN YOUR LIFE,
THEN SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH YOUR SOIL.
YOU MAY HAVE SOME ROCKS BENEATH THE SURFACE
OR SOME THORNS THAT MAY HAVE MOVED IN.
WHEN YOU ACCEPT JESUS INTO YOUR HEART,
YOU TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FULFILL
THE GREAT COMMISSION,
TO DO ALL THE LORD HAS CALLED YOU TO DO.
NOT ALL PEOPLE THAT ARE SAVED YIELD TO
THEIR FULL POTENTIAL OF BEARING FRUIT FOR THE LORD.
FOR SOME REASON THERE'S A CERTAIN AREA IN THEIR LIFE
THAT IS NOT TOTALLY YIELDED,
THAT IS NOT TOTALLY YIELDED TO THE SPIRIT OF GOD.
IN GALATIANS 5:22-25,
"BUT THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS
"LOVE, JOY, PEACE, LONGSUFFERING, GENTLENESS,
"GOODNESS, FAITH, MEEKNESS, TEMPERANCE:
"AGAINST SUCH THERE IS NO LAW.
"AND THEY THAT ARE CHRIST'S HAVE CRUCIFIED THE FLESH
"WITH THE AFFECTIONS AND LUSTS.
"IF WE LIVE IN THE SPIRIT,
LET US ALSO WALK IN THE SPIRIT."
FRIEND, WE NEED TO MOVE WITH THE SPIRIT,
YIELDING TO GOD'S WILL IN OUR LIVES.
WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY GHOST,
HE IS LIVING AND DWELLING INSIDE OF YOU,
BUT THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
THE HOLY SPIRIT WANTS YOU TO YIELD TO HIM
SO HE CAN GUIDE YOU AND TEACH YOU.
AND WHEN YOU YIELD YOUR MIND OVER TO HIM,
HE CAN BLOT OUT ANY BAD THOUGHT
WITH HIS BLOOD ERASER.
YOUR MIND HAS TO REMAIN FERTILE
SO THE WORD OF GOD CAN GROW AND PRODUCE
THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT IN YOUR LIFE.
IT TAKES THESE FRUITS TO WIN THE LOST
AT ANY COST.
THERE ARE MULTITUDES OF SOULS THROUGHOUT THIS EARTH
THAT ARE SEARCHING FOR LOVE,
BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND IT.
WE KNOW WHERE THEY CAN FIND IT.
THEY CAN FIND TRUE LOVE AT CALVARY.
BUT IS YOUR MIND IN THE RIGHT CONDITION
TO DELIVER THAT MESSAGE TO THESE SOULS IN NEED?
IF YOU'RE NOT OVERCOMING THE BATTLES OF THE MIND,
THEN YOU WILL NOT BE READY TO HELP THE LOST FIND JESUS.
WE ALL NEED TO ASK OURSELVES THE QUESTION,
"HAVE THERE BEEN ANY SOULS
"THAT HAVE COME ACROSS MY PATH
"AND I WASN'T READY TO WITNESS TO THEM
BECAUSE I WAS HAVING A MIND BATTLE?"
SOULS ARE PLUNGING INTO HELL EVERY DAY.
WE MUST BE READY TO BE A SHINING LIGHT
AND A TESTIMONY TO THEM.
SINNER, BACKSLIDER,
JESUS WANTS YOU TO TAKE ON HIS MIND
SO YOU CAN BE AN OVERCOMER,
BUT YOU MUST REPENT OF YOUR SINS
AND ASK JESUS INTO YOUR HEART
IN ORDER TO RECEIVE HIS MIND.
YOUR MIND CANNOT BE CONNECTED WITH
THE THOUGHTS OF HEAVEN
IF YOU ARE WILLFULLY SINNING AGAINST GOD.
SIN AND RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL NOT MIX.
DON'T LET THE DEVIL BIND YOUR MIND
WITH DOUBT AND FEAR.
LET THE BLOOD OF JESUS WASH YOU PURE AND CLEAN
AND GIVE YOU A MIND
THAT CAN BE FULL OF PEACE AND LOVE.
AND GOD BLESS YOU.
[applause]
THAT'S A GOOD MESSAGE, A REAL GOOD MESSAGE,
AND GREATLY NEEDED, GREATLY NEEDED.
AND I WAS THINKING AS HE WAS SPEAKING
HOW THE DEVIL BLOCKS PEOPLE'S MINDS.
AND IF YOU DON'T KEEP ON THE RIGHT ROAD WITH THE LORD
AND KEEP IN STEP WITH HIM,
YOUR ROADS ARE GOING TO BE BLOCKED.
AND WHEN A ROAD IS BLOCKED, THEN IT MAKES YOU DETOUR,
AND THEN THE DETOURS ARE TERRIBLE.
AND YOU'VE GONE ON DETOURS
AND YOU COULDN'T EVEN FIND YOUR WAY THROUGH
AND YOU GOT LOST.
I REMEMBER DOING THAT ONE TIME AND I GOT SO LOST.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IN THE WORLD I WAS
AND WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO;
AND I WAS RUSHING AGAINST TIME,
IN A LARGE PLACE,
AND...
TO FIND MY WAY,
I COULDN'T FIND MY WAY TO SAVE MY LIFE.
AND THERE WAS A LITTLE JAPANESE OR CHINESE LADY
WHO HAD A LITTLE STORE
AND I STOPPED,
AND SHE GAVE ME SOME WONDERFUL DIRECTIONS.
SHE KNEW JUST HOW TO TELL ME TO GO.
I WAS WAY OFF OF MY COURSE.
AND I TOLD HER THE NUMBER OF THE HIGHWAY I WAS SEEKING,
AND SHE TOLD ME--
IT SEEMED PRETTY COMPLICATED,
BUT I FOLLOWED HER DIRECTIONS.
TO MY AMAZEMENT,
EVERYTHING WAS JUST AS SHE SAID IT;
AND FINALLY AFTER SO LONG A TIME,
I FOUND MY ROAD.
BUT WHEN YOU GET BLOCKED
AND GO OFF ON DETOURS IN YOUR MIND,
YOU'RE IN TROUBLE, DEEP TROUBLE.
SOMETIMES YOU NEVER FIND YOUR WAY BACK TO THAT PLACE
THAT YOU'RE SEEKING;
OR YOU HAVE DAYS OF IT.
AND THE LORD SAID YOU'D HAVE FIERY TRIALS
AS IF SOME STRANGE SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED TO YOU.
AND YOU CAN FEEL STRANGE AT A TIME LIKE THAT
WHEN YOU'RE OFF COURSE
AND YOU CAN'T THINK TO SAVE YOUR LIFE
HOW TO GET BACK WHERE YOU BELONG.
AND THAT'S A FEARFUL FEELING;
AND THE CARS JUST FLYING BY YOU.
THEY KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING IT SEEMS,
BUT YOU CAN'T FOLLOW THEM.
AND YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL
AND WORK AT IT TO GET BACK ON COURSE.
THE SAME WAY WITH YOUR MIND, MIND WANDERING,
AND MIND FAILURES, AND MIND BLOCKS.
YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK AT THE WARNING SIGNALS
AND STOP AND THINK THROUGH THE SPIRIT.
THE SPIRIT WILL DIRECT YOU
AND LOVE WILL LIFT YOU UP TO SHOW YOU,
AND IT'S WONDERFUL INDEED.
SO LET'S BE OVERCOMERS IN THIS FINAL HOUR.
BE ON THE ALERT ABOUT BATTLES OF THE MIND.
BE ABLE TO TELL IF THEY ARE BATTLES OF THE MIND.
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE--
AND YOU SEPARATE THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD.
THE WORD OF GOD WILL TELL YOU
IF THEY'RE BATTLES OF THE MIND
OR IF THEY'RE REAL BATTLES.
AND AS YOU STAY IN THE WORD,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON THE ALERT;
AND AT ONCE YOU CAN TELL,
"THIS IS A BATTLE OF THE MIND AND I WON'T ACCEPT IT.
"THIS BATTLE IS NOT MINE TO FIGHT.
"THE LORD WILL TAKE THIS BATTLE.
"THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL TAKE IT OVER
"AND TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME,
"AND IT'LL BE ALL...
IT'LL ALL VANISH THROUGH THE POWER OF THE HOLY GHOST."
AND THAT'S WONDERFUL INDEED.
AND TO HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST,
AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE BOOK ON,
"THE MIND OF CHRIST,"
THE LORD GAVE ME 141,
I CALLED THEM INGREDIENTS, THAT MADE UP HIS EARTH MIND.
AND PETER TELLS YOU CAN ADD TO THAT MIND,
ADD ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER,
ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER
'TIL YOU HAVE THE WHOLE MIND OF CHRIST.
AND THAT IS THE GREAT SECRET OF BEING AN OVERCOMER
IN THIS FINAL HOUR,
NOTHING LACKING.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT;
YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO FEAR.
YOU HAVE WORK TO DO,
AND DO IT WHILE IT'S DAY
BECAUSE THE NIGHT COMETH WHEN WE CAN'T WORK ANY MORE.
SO WE WORK WITH A CLEAR MIND, A CLEAR CONSCIENCE.
WE WORK WITH NO ROADBLOCKS.
WE WORK KNOWING OUR WAY.
AND JOB SAID, "HE KNOWS THE WAY THAT I TAKE,
AND WHEN HE HATH TRIED ME, I SHALL COME FORTH AS GOLD,"
AND HE DID JUST THAT.
HE SAID, "BEHOLD, MY WITNESS IS IN HEAVEN,
AND MY RECORD IS ON HIGH,"
AND THAT'S WONDERFUL.
THIS WAS A GREAT MESSAGE TONIGHT,
AND HOW FEAR GETS IN, THE LION, THE TRACKS.
AND THE DEVIL WILL POINT YOU TO EVERY LITTLE THING
TO PLANT FEAR ANY WAY HE CAN IN YOU.
AND THAT WAS A GREAT LESSON FOR OUR SPEAKER TONIGHT,
REV. STEVE MILLAR,
THAT THE TRACKS--
HE WANTED UNDERSTANDING, AND I DON'T BLAME HIM.
AND THEN THE HORSE ACTING UP,
THAT WAS ANOTHER DANGER SIGN.
BUT WHEN YOU KNOW THE WAY THAT YOU TAKE--
HE DIDN'T KNOW HIS WAY.
HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS GETTING INTO.
AND THE GUIDE DIDN'T SEEM TO MIND
THAT THEY WERE GOING INTO DANGER,
AND HIS WIFE WASN'T PAYING ANY ATTENTION TO IT.
SHE WAS ENJOYING THE SCENERY!
"ALL IS WELL; ALL IS WELL,"
AND HIM SAYING IN HIS MIND,
SOMEBODY'S CRAZY AND IT'S NOT ME, I DO BELIEVE!"
ALL IS WELL; KEEP ON GOING.
KEEP ON GOING AND WHAT?
LET THAT MOUNTAIN LION GET US?
HE WAS LIABLE TO JUMP US ANY MOMENT.
HE WAS LIABLE TO DO IT.
BUT THE THING TO DO--
HE'S GOING ABOUT AS A ROARING LION, THAT DEVIL IS,
SEEKING WHOM HE CAN DEVOUR.
YES, BUT YOU KNOW HE CAN'T DEVOUR US.
WE'RE COVERED WITH THE BLOOD.
SINNER, COME TO JESUS.
YOU HAVE NO PROTECTION FROM THAT MOUNTAIN LION,
THAT OLD DEVIL.
HE'LL DESTROY YOU COMPLETELY EVENTUALLY
IF YOU KEEP GOING THE WAY YOU'RE GOING.
IT'LL BE MORE THAN HIS TRACKS.
HE'LL TAKE YOU OVER
AND LEAD YOU RIGHT TO HELL THEN LAUGH AT YOU.
COME TO JESUS TONIGHT.
YOU IN TELEVISION LAND, RADIO LAND,
COME TO JESUS.
SAY, OH, GOD! [audience repeats]
I AM LOST.
I'M ON MY ROAD TO HELL,
BUT I'M GOING TO CALVARY.
I'M GOING TO FIND CALVARY TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO CONFESS ALL OF MY SINS.
I'M SO SORRY THAT I'VE SINNED.
AND THE LORD SAID
IF I'D COME WITH GODLY SORROW TO HIM,
HE WOULD SET ME FREE.
AND I BELIEVE
IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS.
I BELIEVE IN THE LIGHT OF CALVARY.
AND I BELIEVE THAT HIS SHED BLOOD
WASHES AWAY
ALL OF MY SINS,
ALL OF MY SINS!
SAY, COME INTO MY HEART, JESUS!
COME ON IN, JESUS!
COME ON IN!
AND IF YOU MEANT IT, HE'S COME IN NOW
AND HE'S BLOCKING THE DEVIL OUT;
AND YOUR PATHS WILL BE PLAIN PATHS
IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW YOUR UNDERSTANDING BUT HIS.
AND YOU FOLLOW THE WILL OF GOD
AND LOVE THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART
AND HE SAID THAT HE WOULD DIRECT YOUR PATHS.
NOW HEALING IS YOURS, ALREADY BOUGHT AND PAID FOR.
DIVINE HEALING IS MENTIONED MORE TIMES
IN THE FOUR GOSPELS
THAN SALVATION.
THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT THE BODY IS TO THE SOUL
AND TO THE MIND.
THE BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY GHOST,
AND THE LORD HAS BOUGHT US.
WE ARE NOT OUR OWN, THE BIBLE SAID,
WE'RE BOUGHT WITH A PRICE.
AND THE LORD WANTS THE BODY TO BE HEALTHY.
WE'VE HAD MILLIONS OF MIRACLES AND HEALINGS
AND DELIVERANCES
THROUGH THIS JESUS WORLD OUTREACH MINISTRY.
I'VE BEEN PREACHING, TEACHING OVER 70 YEARS...
A GOOD 72 YEARS NOW, GOING INTO THE 73rd YEAR,
AND I KNOW THAT THE LORD WILL MAKE YOUR PATHS
PLAIN PATHS.
YOU CAN'T MAKE IT BY YOURSELF.
AND THE MIRACLES AND HEALINGS--
DYING AT 23,
THOUGHT I'D BE DEAD IN A FEW MORE DAYS.
I THOUGHT MY FAITH WAS ALL GONE, BUT IT WASN'T.
WHEN THE LORD ROSE UP,
WHEN JESUS CAME THAT NIGHT,
I BELIEVED EVERYTHING HE TOLD ME.
I WAS GOING TO LIVE...
AFTER ALL THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH.
I WATCHED MY BODY MELT AWAY TO ALMOST A SKELETON.
MY EYES HAD GONE BACK INTO MY HEAD.
IT WAS AWFUL.
I WAS DYING.
BUT I WANTED TO LIVE AND PREACH THE GOSPEL.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO LIVE FOR,
TO PREACH HIS GOSPEL TO THE WORLD.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING,
PREACHING HIS GOSPEL AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
NOW BE HEALED.
HE SAID HE WOULD RENEW YOUR YOUTH.
LET HIM DO IT NOW.
LORD, I BRING THE SICK AND AFFLICTED TO YOU.
I BIND EVERY SPIRIT THAT BINDS THEIR BODIES,
CASTING IT FROM THEM IN THE HOLY NAME OF THE LORD.
HEAL!
IN THE ALL-POWERFUL NAME, JESUS, JESUS.
HEAL! HEAL!
FEEL THAT HOLY ANOINTING AS I FEEL IT
FLOWING THROUGH MY BODY TO YOU AND YOU AND YOU.
IT DRIES UP THOSE DISEASES,
TAKES AWAY THOSE DEFORMITIES,
AND YOU FIND YOURSELF WELL, WELL,
FIND YOURSELF WITH A PERFECT HEART.
WE BELIEVE IN GOOD DOCTORS AND GOOD HOSPITALS,
GOOD NURSES AND GOOD MEDICINES.
WE HAVE MEDICAL PEOPLE THAT BELONG TO THIS MINISTRY.
I BELIEVE IN WHAT THEY'RE DOING;
THEY BELIEVE IN WHAT WE ARE DOING.
THEY SEND PATIENTS TO ME TO BE HEALED
WHEN THEY'VE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO.
MAN IS LIMITED.
GOD IS NOT LIMITED UNLESS WE LIMIT HIM.
YOU CAN LIMIT GOD.
I PUT NO LIMITATIONS ON GOD.
ONLY FAITH, ONLY BELIEVE,
ONLY TOTAL OBEDIENCE WILL DO THE WORK.
NOW GET WELL.
GIVE HIM ALL THE PRAISE, THE HONOR AND THE GLORY.
CLOSE YOUR CASE NOW AND DECIDE,
"I'M GOING TO GET WELL.
"THE LORD HAS MOVED FOR ME AND HE WILL GET ME WELL.
"A HAND HAS BEEN LAID ON ME BY A BELIEVER,
AND THE PROMISE IS YOU SHALL GET WELL."
GOD BLESS.
(announcer) YEARS AGO,
THE LORD SPOKE TO REV. ANGLEY,
AND TOLD HIM THAT IN THE LAST DAYS,
HIS PEOPLE'S GREATEST BATTLE
WILL BE THE BATTLES OF THE MIND!
REV. ANGLEY'S BOOK WILL HELP YOU TO RECOGNIZE,
UNDERSTAND AND CONQUER THESE GREAT BATTLES:
♪
(Rev. Machamer) FRIEND, THIS BOOK IS A MUST
IF YOU ARE TROUBLED IN YOUR MIND,
IF YOU BATTLE DEPRESSION,
OPPRESSION, DESPAIR, FEAR, WHATEVER.
SO MANY PEOPLE IN SOCIETY TODAY ARE.
YOU NEED TO GET THE BIBLE CURE.
IT'S ALL IN THIS BOOK, CONFIRMED WITH SCRIPTURES.
"BATTLES OF THE MIND," JUST A $10 DONATION.
THIS BOOK WILL MAKE A GREAT GIFT
TO A FAMILY MEMBER, A LOVED ONE,
A FRIEND WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING IN THEIR MIND.
REQUEST OFFER B-26
WHEN YOU SEND IN THAT $10 DONATION.
THIS IS AN INVESTMENT FOR PEACE OF MIND
AND IT'S WELL WORTH IT TO YOU.
IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN E-BOOK
FOR JUST AN $8 DONATION
AT ERNESTANGLEY.ORG.
FRIEND, WE DO APPRECIATE
YOUR PRAYERS FOR THIS JESUS MINISTRY
AND ALL YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
WHEN YOU SEND YOUR TITHES
AND YOUR OFFERINGS INTO THIS JESUS MINISTRY,
YOU ARE HELPING US TO CONTINUE
TO TAKE THIS GOSPEL ALL OVER THE WORLD
IN THIS FINAL HOUR.
REV. ANGLEY IS A VERY CAREFUL, WISE STEWARD
WITH THE MONEY INVESTED IN THIS JESUS MINISTRY.
IT'S WASTED; IT'S NOT ABUSED.
NO ONE LIVES HIGH AROUND HERE.
WE ARE ON A DIVINE MISSION,
THAT IS TO WIN THE LOST AT ANY COST
BECAUSE JESUS IS COMING SOON.
AND FRIEND, EACH MONTH THAT YOU SPONSOR
THIS WORLDWIDE OUTREACH MINISTRY,
YOU WILL GET A NEW BOOK OF THE MONTH,
POWERFUL MESSAGES BY THE REV. ERNEST ANGLEY
THAT WILL BLESS YOU IN A GREAT WAY.
YOU MAY NOT HAVE A CHURCH TO TITHE TO;
WHY NOT SEND YOUR TITHES INTO THIS JESUS MINISTRY,
KNOWING IT GOES TOWARD WINNING LOST SOULS,
BUILDING THE KINGDOM OF OUR LORD,
AND YOU WILL BE GREATLY BLESSED, SPIRITUALLY,
PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY.
YOU CAN WRITE TO US:
AND YOU CAN ALSO MAKE DONATIONS SAFELY ONLINE
THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AT ERNESTANGLEY.ORG.
WELL, WE HAVE SOME GOOD GOSPEL MUSIC
AND SINGING FOR YOU:
THE SINGING MEN'S QUARTET WITH,
"HE'S OUR LIGHTHOUSE TO SAFETY,"
THE GOSPEL FIVE, "IT WON'T BE LONG."
♪
♪ WHEN THE VALLEY IS DEEP, DARK AND DREARY ♪
♪ AND THE WAY GROWS LONG AND WEARY ♪
♪ JESUS CARES [JESUS CARES] ♪
♪ I KNOW HE CARES ♪
♪ WHEN THE RIVERS OF LIFE ARE OVERFLOWING ♪
♪ WHEN THE SUN ISN'T SHINING ♪
♪ JESUS CARES ♪
♪ [JESUS CARES] ♪
♪ I KNOW HE CARES ♪
♪ HE'S OUR LIGHTHOUSE TO SAFETY ♪
♪ HE WILL GUIDE OUR SHIP TO SHORE ♪
♪ WE MUST PUT OUR TRUST IN JESUS ♪
♪ 'TIL THE RAGING STORMS PASS O'ER ♪
♪ HE'S OUR LIGHTHOUSE TO SAFETY ♪
♪ WE'RE NOT OUT HERE ALL ALONE ♪
♪ KEEP YOUR EYES UPON THE LIGHTHOUSE ♪
♪ HE WILL BRING US SAFELY HOME ♪
♪
♪ WHEN THE DEVIL USES PEOPLE AGAINST US ♪
♪ JUST LIKE IN THE DAYS OF JESUS ♪
♪ HE WILL HIDE ♪
♪ [HE WILL HIDE] ♪
♪ YOU UNDER HIS WINGS [UNDER HIS WINGS] ♪
♪ DON'T YOU LOOK AT WHAT OTHERS MAY BE SAYING ♪
♪ HOLD TO JESUS AND KEEP PRAYING ♪
♪ HE WILL BRING ♪
♪ [HE WILL BRING] HIS DAYS OF GRACE ♪
♪
♪ HE'S OUR LIGHTHOUSE TO SAFETY ♪
♪ HE WILL GUIDE OUR SHIP TO SHORE ♪
♪ WE MUST PUT OUR TRUST IN JESUS ♪
♪ 'TIL THE RAGING STORMS PASS O'ER ♪
♪ HE'S OUR LIGHTHOUSE TO SAFETY ♪
♪ WE'RE NOT OUT HERE ALL ALONE ♪
♪ KEEP YOUR EYES UPON THE LIGHTHOUSE ♪
♪ HE WILL BRING US SAFELY HOME ♪
♪ HE'S OUR LIGHTHOUSE TO SAFETY ♪
♪ HE WILL GUIDE OUR SHIP TO SHORE ♪
♪ WE MUST PUT OUR TRUST IN JESUS ♪
♪ 'TIL THE RAGING STORMS PASS O'ER ♪
♪ HE'S OUR LIGHTHOUSE TO SAFETY ♪
♪ WE'RE NOT OUT HERE ALL ALONE ♪
♪ KEEP YOUR EYES UPON THE LIGHTHOUSE ♪
♪ HE WILL BRING US SAFELY HOME ♪
♪ KEEP YOUR EYES UPON THE LIGHTHOUSE ♪
♪ HE WILL BRING ♪
♪ BRING US SAFELY HOME ♪
♪ HOME... ♪
♪ SAFELY HOME ♪
♪♪
[applause]
♪
♪
♪ HERE ON EARTH ♪
♪ OUR LIFE WE SPEND ♪
♪ MUST BE FOR JESUS [MUST BE FOR JESUS] ♪
♪ THE SAINTS OF GOD AWAIT ♪
♪ TO SEE HIM FROM THE THRONE ♪
♪ OF OUR MASTER ON THE CLOUDS ♪
♪ FROM HEAVEN'S PORTALS ♪
♪ OH... [IT WON'T BE LONG] ♪
♪ 'TIL OUR SAVIOR CALLS US HOME ♪
♪
♪ IT WON'T BE LONG ♪
♪ WE'LL BEHOLD THE FACE OF JESUS ♪
♪
♪ HIS BEAUTY AND HIS GLORY ♪
♪ WE SHALL SEE ♪
♪ AS WE WALK THROUGH THAT GREAT CITY ♪
♪ VIEWING HEAVEN'S LAND OF GLORY ♪
♪ IT WON'T BE LONG ♪
♪ 'TIL OUR SAVIOR CALLS US HOME ♪
♪
♪ THE BANQUET TABLE'S PREPARED ♪
♪ FOR HIS DEAR CHILDREN ♪
♪ AS WE GATHER WANDERING SOULS ♪
♪ LEFT ALL ALONE ♪
♪ POINTING THEM TO THE PLACE ♪
♪ THAT'S CALLED MOUNT CALVARY ♪
♪ IT WON'T BE LONG ♪
♪ 'TIL OUR SAVIOR CALLS US HOME ♪
♪ IT WON'T BE LONG ♪
♪ WE'LL BEHOLD THE FACE OF JESUS ♪
♪
♪ HIS BEAUTY AND HIS GLORY ♪
♪ WE SHALL SEE ♪
♪ AS WE WALK THROUGH THAT GREAT CITY ♪
♪ VIEWING HEAVEN'S LAND OF GLORY ♪
♪ IT WON'T BE LONG ♪
♪ 'TIL OUR SAVIOR CALLS US HOME ♪
♪ IT WON'T BE LONG ♪
♪ WE'LL BEHOLD THE FACE OF JESUS ♪
♪
♪ HIS BEAUTY AND HIS GLORY ♪
♪ WE SHALL SEE ♪
♪ AS WE WALK ♪
♪ THROUGH THAT GREAT CITY ♪
♪ VIEWING HEAVEN'S LAND OF GLORY ♪
♪ IT WON'T BE LONG ♪
♪ 'TIL OUR SAVIOR CALLS US HOME ♪
♪ IT WON'T BE LONG ♪
♪
♪ WE'LL BEHOLD THE FACE ♪
♪ OF JESUS ♪
♪
♪ OH, HIS BEAUTY AND GOD'S GLORY ♪
♪ WE SHALL SEE ♪
♪ AS WE WALK THROUGH THAT GREAT CITY ♪
♪ VIEWING HEAVEN'S LAND OF GLORY ♪
♪ IT WON'T BE LONG ♪
♪ 'TIL OUR SAVIOR CALLS US HOME ♪
♪
♪ OH, YES ♪
♪ IT WON'T BE LONG ♪
♪ 'TIL OUR SAVIOR CALLS US HOME ♪
♪♪
[applause]
OH, FRIEND, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THAT LAST NUMBER
BY THE GOSPEL FIVE.
IT WAS WRITTEN BY DANNY MILLS,
A MEMBER OF THE GOSPEL FIVE.
AT THIS TIME,
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO BE WITH US
IN THE SERVICES THIS WEEKEND
AT ERNEST ANGLEY'S GRACE CATHEDRAL.
TWO BEAUTIFUL LOCATIONS:
IN CUYAHOGA FALLS AT 2700 STATE ROAD,
AND IN AKRON AT 1055 CANTON ROAD
IN SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP.
NOW IT ALL STARTS WITH OUR MIGHTY
FRIDAY NIGHT MIRACLE SERVICE
AT 7 PM IN THE CUYAHOGA FALLS LOCATION,
PLENTY OF GOOD GOSPEL MUSIC AND SINGING,
PRAYER FOR THE SICK AND AFFLICTED.
FRIEND, COME AND EXPECT GOD TO MOVE FOR YOU.
SATURDAY NIGHT, WE HAVE A GREAT YOUTH SERVICE AT 7 PM.
THAT WILL BE IN THE AKRON LOCATION,
1055 CANTON ROAD IN SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP.
A MALE AND FEMALE SPEAKER:
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, THEY PREACH, TESTIFY,
SING AND MAKE MUSIC FOR THE LORD.
COME AND BE WITH US.
THEN SUNDAY, TWO MORE GREAT SERVICES
BACK IN THE CUYAHOGA FALLS LOCATION.
THE MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE AT 10 AM:
A SPECIAL WORSHIP SERVICE IN THE MAIN AUDITORIUM;
SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
ON THE UPPER LEVEL
IN OUR JUNIOR CHURCH DEPARTMENT.
AND THEN SUNDAY EVENING,
IT'S THE MIGHTY EVANGELISTIC SERVICE
STARTING AT 7 PM,
MORE GOOD GOSPEL MUSIC AND SINGING,
A SPECIAL MESSAGE.
FRIEND, COME AND BE WITH US.
WE ARE INTER- DENOMINATIONAL.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO WORSHIP THE LORD WITH US.
WELL, IT'S PRAYER TIME ON THE BROADCAST
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE CALLED IN TODAY
WITH THAT SPECIAL REQUEST.
PLACE YOUR HAND AGAINST MINE
ON THE TELEVISION SCREEN AS A POINT OF CONTACT
AND LET JESUS HEAL YOU TODAY.
LORD, IN THE HOLY BLOOD-NAME OF JESUS,
I BRING THE SICK AND AFFLICTED TO YOU NOW,
THOSE THAT HAVE CALLED IN WITH THAT SPECIAL REQUEST.
LAY YOUR HEALING HAND UPON EACH ONE,
SUPPLY THEIR NEED TODAY.
LIFT EVERY BURDEN, BREAK EVERY BONDAGE.
AND IN THE NAME OF JESUS,
HEAL!
HEAL! HEAL!
LORD, MOVE FOR EVERY NEED.
RAISE THEM UP AS A WITNESS FOR YOU IN THIS FINAL HOUR
FOR YOUR HONOR AND YOUR GLORY.
AND IN THE HOLY BLOOD- NAME OF JESUS I PRAY,
AND AMEN.
AND FRIEND, YOU NOTICE EVERY IMPROVEMENT EACH DAY
AND GIVE GOD THE HONOR, PRAISE AND THE GLORY.
AND WRITE AND LET US KNOW WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR YOU.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER,
YOU ARE SPECIAL TO ME AND THE GOOD LORD.
GOD BLESS YOU TODAY!
♪
(announcer) FRIENDS, WE WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FOR THIS WONDERFUL WORK OF GOD!
MANY SOULS ARE BEING REACHED
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WITH THIS GOSPEL MESSAGE!
WELL, 'TIL THE NEXT TIME WE GET TOGETHER,
REMEMBER,
YOU ARE SPECIAL TO GOD!
♪
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