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WITH A FEW MINUTES OF TEARS
AND, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE PRAYERS
AND A LITTLE COUPLE OF
"ZAMA, ZAMAS,"
AND IT JUST--YOU KNOW,
A WHOLE "YEA, HEY, HALLELUJAH,"
AND IT ISN'T GOING TO CHANGE
ANYTHING THAT TOOK YOU 35 YEARS
TO BUILD.
AND, THEREFORE,
TO ENTER INTO IT, THERE'S A--
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE
A MAJOR CROP FAILURE
BECAUSE YOUR SEED CAME UP.
AND IT TAKES THE BLOOD,
IT TAKES THE NAME,
IT TAKES THE WORD.
YOU CAN DO IT, BUT YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO DO IT.
YOU CAN'T JUST SIT THERE
AND CRY ABOUT IT
AND GET ANYTHING DONE ABOUT IT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DIE DOING THAT,
BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT GOT DELIVERED AND SET FREE
RIGHT IN THAT SPOT, RIGHT THERE.
AND YOU HAVE THE POWER TO HELP
PEOPLE GET SET FREE WHEN YOU'RE
IN THAT KIND OF A PLACE.
NOW...
LOVING,
USING THE LOVE OF GOD,
DEVELOPS LOVE.
USING FAITH DEVELOPS FAITH.
USING JOY DEVELOPS JOY.
USING FEAR DEVELOPS FEAR.
HAVE YOU EVER TALKED TO PEOPLE
AT TIMES, THAT I DON'T CARE
WHAT YOU SAID, THEY SAID,
"YEAH, BUT"?
I MEAN, I TALKED TO A BELIEVER
ONE TIME, I--GLORIA WAS IN
A BIG STORE SHOPPING AND I SAW
ALL I WANTED TO SEE AND I WENT
OUT FRONT AND HE RECOGNIZED ME.
"BROTHER COPELAND, YEAH,
HALLELUJAH, GLORY TO GOD, MAN,
BELIEVER," YOU KNOW,
AND ALL THIS.
AND I SAID, "OH, HEY,
HALLELUJAH."
MAN, WE STOOD OUT THERE IN FRONT
AND WE STARTED TALKING.
HE SAID, "BOY, I'LL TELL YOU,
THE WORLD IS GOING TO HELL
IN A HANDBASKET, AIN'T IT?"
I SAID, "NO, NOT ALL OF IT."
"WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE PRETTY NEAR
ALL OF IT."
I SAID, "I'M NOT."
( Laughter )
AND I SAID, "I KNOW--I KNOW
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
THAT ARE NOT."
"YEAH, BUT I'LL TELL YOU..."
AND SO I SAID, "LET ME--LET ME
TELL YOU ABOUT SOME THINGS,"
AND I GAVE HIM SOME TESTIMONIES.
EVERY ONE OF THEM I GAVE,
HE CAME BACK AND SAID, "YEAH,
BUT NOW LET ME TELL YOU..."
( Laughter )
NOW, WHAT'S HAPPENED TO HIM?
HE HAD DEVELOPED UNBELIEF.
HE'D PRACTICED IT
AND DEVELOPED IT.
HE WAS FUNCTIONING IN FEAR.
HE BELIEVED EVERYTHING
THE NEWS MEDIA SAID.
HE BELIEVED EVERY BAD WORD
EVERYBODY TOLD HIM.
AND WHILE--AND I KEPT
GIVING HIM SCRIPTURES, I KEPT
GIVING HIM VERSES OF SCRIPTURE
AND THINGS THAT THE WORD OF GOD
SAID ABOUT IT,
AND HE DIDN'T EVEN HEAR IT.
HE WAS, "YEAH, BUT..."
AND SO WHAT HAD HAPPENED HERE,
PROVERBS 4 SAYS:
"INCLINE THINE EAR
UNTO MY SAYINGS.
KEEP THEM IN YOUR HEART;
KEEP THEM BEFORE YOUR EYES.
FOR THEY ARE LIFE TO THOSE
THAT FIND THEM,
AND HEALTH TO ALL THEIR FLESH."
Audience: AMEN.
Kenneth: NOW, HE HADN'T
DONE THAT, SEE.
HE FIXED HIS EYES ON THE WORLD.
HE'S STILL LIVING OVER HERE
IN FEAR.
HE'S BEEN BORN AGAIN.
I MEAN, THE MAN KNEW GOD,
THERE WASN'T ANY QUESTION
ABOUT IT,
BUT HE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HIS WORD
WHEN HE HEARD IT.
HE DIDN'T HEAR IT.
HE DIDN'T INCLINE HIS EAR TO IT.
SO PRACTICING THESE THINGS,
USING THE LOVE OF GOD
DEVELOPS THE LOVE OF GOD.
NOW, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LOVE
IS DEVELOPED?
I JOHN 4:18: "PERFECTED,"
OR DEVELOPED, "LOVE
CASTETH OUT FEAR."
AMEN.
(♪ Background Music ♪)
IF YOU REMEMBER, LAST THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY, WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE LAWS OF THE SPIRIT
FROM ROMANS 8:2.
IT SAID, "THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT
OF LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS
HAS MADE ME FREE
FROM THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH."
THE THINGS OF THE SPIRIT
WORK BY LAWS.
THIS PLANET IS--WELL, AND ALL
THE REST OF GOD'S CREATION--
IS VERY, VERY HIGHLY REGULATED.
YOU KNOW THAT, I KNOW THAT.
DO YOU KNOW A 747 WOULD HAVE
FLOWN JUST AS GOOD IN 1890
AS IT DID IN 1990?
OH, YEAH.
THERE JUST WASN'T ANYBODY
THAT KNEW HOW;
THAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE.
AND THERE WERE PEOPLE BACK THEN
THAT SAID, "IF GOD WANTED YOU
TO FLY,
HE'D HAVE GIVEN YOU WINGS."
( Laughter )
NO, HE GAVE YOU THE KNOWLEDGE TO
KNOW HOW TO BUILD WINGS, AMEN.
WHAT WOULD YOU LOOK LIKE
IF YOU HAD WINGS?
DEAR LORD, HEH-HEH-HEH.
I'M GLAD THE LORD DIDN'T
GIVE ME WINGS.
HE'S BEEN GIVING ME WINGS
FOR YEARS, BUT I DON'T HAVE
TO SLEEP IN THEM.
( Laughter )
AMEN.
I GO TO THE AIRPORT,
GET IN IT AND GO WHEREVER
I WANT TO, PRAISE THE LORD.
BUT THAT'S THE WAY
SPIRITUAL LAWS WORK.
AND THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT
IN CHRIST JESUS,
THE LAW OF LIFE,
"THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE
IN CHRIST JESUS HAS MADE US FREE
FROM THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH."
NOW, WHEN YOU PUT THE LAWS
OF SIN AND DEATH INTO OPERATION,
THEY WORK.
I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE SAVED OR
UNSAVED, THOSE LAWS WILL WORK.
AND IT ISN'T--
ALL THE LAWS OF SIN
ARE NOT WILLFULLY COMMITTING
SOME HORRIBLE SIN LIKE ***
AND ADULTERY
AND ALL THAT KIND OF THING.
OF COURSE, THAT--OF COURSE, THAT
BRINGS ON THE LAWS OF DEATH,
CERTAINLY IT DOES,
BUT THERE ARE SINS
THAT PEOPLE COMMIT
AND DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY'RE SIN.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
THAT FEAR IS A SIN.
IT IS A SIN.
AND WHEN YOU OPERATE IN IT,
YOU ARE NOT OPERATING IN GOD,
YOU'RE NOT OPERATING WITH GOD.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY OPERATING
LIKE YOU WERE AN ENEMY OF GOD.
DON'T YOU REMEMBER GOD SAYING
TO ISRAEL ONE TIME, "YOUR WORDS
ARE STOUT AGAINST ME"?
WELL, WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THEM?
THEY WERE LIVING IN POVERTY.
THEY SAID, "THE MORE WE GIVE,
THE BROKER WE GET."
NOW, THAT'S NOT THE WAY
THEY SAID IT, BUT THAT WAS
THE SUMMARY OF THE THING.
"THE MORE WE TITHE,
THE WORSE OFF WE BECOME.
WHY SHOULD WE DO THIS ANYWAY?"
HE SAID, "WHEN YOU DON'T TITHE,
YOU'RE ROBBING GOD."
WELL, THAT WAS A SIN.
THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT
UNTIL HE TOLD THEM.
NOW, FEAR ACTIVATES THE LAWS
OF SIN AND DEATH: SICKNESS,
DISEASE, POVERTY,
FAILURE IN LIFE,
ALL KINDS OF FAILURE.
ALL LIFE'S FAILURES
ARE BASED IN FEAR.
FAILURE FEAR--WELL, LET ME
PUT IT LIKE THIS: THE FEAR
OF FAILURE BRINGS ON FAILURE.
THE FEAR OF REJECTION
BRINGS ON REJECTION.
I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY,
"WELL, I JUST DON'T
UNDERSTAND IT, BROTHER COPELAND,
I'M JUST--
EVERYBODY JUST REJECTS ME."
WELL NOW, EVERYBODY'S NOT
REJECTING YOU,
BUT THEY MIGHT AS WELL,
YOU THINK THEY ARE.
I WAS VISITING WITH CREFLO
ABOUT THIS, AND HE AND I WERE
TALKING ABOUT IT.
OF COURSE, HE WAS RAISED
IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
I WAS RAISED OVER HERE
IN THE WHITE COMMUNITY.
AND WHEN I GO INTO A RESTAURANT,
I'M JUST AS SUBJECT TO GET
BAD SERVICE AS ANYBODY ELSE IS.
I GO INTO A RESTAURANT
AND I GOT SOME JERK COMING
OVER THERE WAITING ON MY TABLE,
JUST TREATING ME LIKE I'D
COME OUT FROM UNDER A ROCK,
BUT FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER,
MY RACE DOESN'T ENTER
INTO MY MIND.
I DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION
TO THE SUCKER.
PRAY FOR HIM, BLESS HIM,
EAT THE TRASH HE PUT ON MY TABLE
AND GO ON, YOU KNOW.
I DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO IT.
BUT IF YOU CAME UP
IN THAT KIND OF ENVIRONMENT,
THAT MAY BE THE FIRST THING
YOU THINK OF;
AND, I'LL GUARANTEE YOU,
IF IT IS, SATAN WILL WRING
YOUR SPIRITUAL NOSE WITH IT.
BUT WHEN YOU LEARN TO BREAK
THE BONDAGE OF THOSE THINGS
AND REALIZE THAT YOUR HERITAGE
IS IN GOD, HALLELUJAH,
THAT JESUS IS YOUR LORD
AND GOD IS YOUR FATHER
AND WHEREVER YOU GO, I MEAN,
YOU DON'T--YOU HAVE THE FAVOR
OF THE LORD.
NOW, IT TAKES SOME MIND RENEWING
TO DO THAT, SEE?
BUT WHEN YOU GET YOUR MIND
RENEWED TO THAT,
THEN THE DEVIL CAN'T TRICK YOU
INTO FUSSES AND FIGHTS.
I MEAN, EVEN IF IT WAS AN ACT
OF BIGOTRY,
YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT.
YOU'D JUST KEEP ON GOING,
YOU KNOW?
SOMEBODY S
"WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH
HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW BAD
THEY TREATED HIM."
WELL, THINK ABOUT IT,
IT DIDN'T BOTHER HIM.
AMEN.
LIKE ONE FELLOW SAID, "YOU KNOW,
I TURNED MY TELEVISION OFF,
AND YOU FOLKS WENT THROUGH
THREE OR FOUR CRISES
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WAS ON."
( Laughter )
WELL, THAT'S THE TRUTH.
NOW, FUNCTIONING IN THOSE LAWS
WILL BRING THOSE LAWS TO PASS.
YOU JUST CANNOT CONTINUE TO MIX
DANGEROUS ELEMENTS WITHOUT THEM
DOING WHAT THEY'RE DESIGNED
TO DO.
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
IS A WONDERFUL THING
UNTIL IT GETS UNHARNESSED,
AND THEN IT IS DEADLY AS SIN.
AMEN?
GOD PUT RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
HERE.
OF COURSE, WHAT HE ORIGINALLY
PLANNED FOR THEM,
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN USED FOR THAT
EVER SINCE THE GREAT FLOOD.
BUT IF YOU CONTINUE TO DO THAT
IN THE SPIRIT,
YOU GET THE SAME RESULTS.
IF YOU CONTINUE TO SPEAK DOUBT,
UNBELIEF AND FEAR,
I'LL PROMISE YOU THIS,
IF YOU CONTINUE TO SPEAK WORDS
OF FEAR, THEN YOUR LIFE'S GOING
TO BE IN TURMOIL ALL THE TIME
AND YOU'RE CONTINUALLY WONDERING
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
TO YOU NEXT.
"WELL, I JUST DON'T
UNDERSTAND THAT.
JUST SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME
WE START TO TAKE A VACATION,
THE KIDS GET SICK
OR THE CAR BREAKS OR SOMETHING."
"HOW LONG YOU BEEN SAYING THAT?"
"WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEEN HAPPENING
FOR 20 YEARS."
"WELL, WHY DON'T YOU CHANGE
WHAT YOU'VE BEEN SAYING?"
HE DIDN'T KNOW TO, THAT'S WHY.
NOW THEN, HEBREWS 2:14-15,
ONCE AGAIN: "FORASMUCH THEN
AS THE CHILDREN ARE PARTAKERS
OF FLESH AND BLOOD, HE,"
JESUS, "ALSO HIMSELF LIKEWISE
TOOK PART OF THE SAME;
SO THAT THROUGH DEATH
HE MIGHT DESTROY HIM..."
THE WORD THERE IS "PARALYZE."
THAT HE MIGHT TOTALLY PARALYZE
AND INCAPACITATE HIM
"THAT HAD THE POWER OF DEATH,
THAT IS, THE DEVIL."
THE WORD OF GOD--
THE APOSTLE PAUL WROTE
TO TIMOTHY AND SAID,
"JESUS HAS ABOLISHED DEATH,
HE HAS ABOLISHED ITS THREAT."
NOW, I WANT YOU TO GET THAT.
JESUS HAS DESTROYED
DEATH'S POWER.
EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM
THAT IS BORN AGAIN,
AT THE MOMENT OF THE DEATH
OF YOUR BODY,
YOUR LIFE IS GOING TO EXPLODE
INTO THE GREATEST THING
THAT HUMAN BEINGS
HAVE EVER WITNESSED.
"TO BE ABSENT FROM THE BODY
IS TO BE PRESENT WITH THE LORD!"
AND THAT'S WHAT THE LAW
OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE
IN CHRIST JESUS BOUGHT
AND PAID FOR YOU,
AND THE MOMENT YOU MADE JESUS
THE LORD OF YOUR LIFE,
YOU STEPPED OVER INTO
THAT EXISTENCE.
YOU DON'T GET OVER INTO ETERNITY
AFTER YOU DIE.
YOU'RE IN IT NOW.
Audience: AMEN.
Kenneth: EVERYBODY IS.
THIS IS JUST ONE STAGE OF IT.
SO, THIS CONCEPT OF THIS,
WHICH IS THE BIBLE CONCEPT,
MUST BE ADOPTED
BY THE BODY OF CHRIST.
WE MUST WALK IN THIS IN ORDER
TO ACCOMPLISH ALL THAT WE'RE
CALLED TO DO IN THESE LAST DAYS,
PARTICULARLY RIGHT NOW.
NOW, "AND DELIVER THEM
WHO THROUGH FEAR OF DEATH,"
OR THE THREAT OF DEATH,
"WERE ALL THEIR LIFETIME
SUBJECT TO BONDAGE."
WELL, NOW, WHAT DID
THE HOLY GHOST SAY OVER THERE
IN THE 8th CHAPTER OF ROMANS?
"FOR THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT
OF LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS
HAS MADE ME FREE
FROM THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH."
OR IT'S MADE ME FREE FROM BEING
SUBJECT TO BONDAGE THROUGH FEAR.
MY GOODNESS, THAT THRILLS ME
EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT IT.
GLORY TO GOD, WHY SHOULD I FEAR?
GOD LOVES ME.
I'VE BEEN ADOPTED.
I AM A CHILD OF THE LIVING GOD.
AMEN?
Audience: AMEN.
Kenneth: BORN INTO
THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
I HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS
AND PRIVILEGES HERE, PRAISE GOD.
I HAVE THE RIGHT TO OPERATE
AND FUNCTION IN THESE LAWS.
NOW, FEAR ALWAYS CALLS GOD
A LIAR.
SATAN IS THE SLANDERER.
FEAR ALWAYS REFERS TO GOD,
EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY,
AS A LIAR, EITHER POLITELY
OR NOT SO POLITELY, BUT ALWAYS.
FEAR ALWAYS GOES AWAY
FROM THE PROMISE.
EVERY PROMISE THAT GOD MADE IN
HIS WORD IS TO ALLEVIATE FEAR.
HE SAID, "FEAR NOT,
FOR I AM YOUR GOD."
SEE.
EVERY PROMISE: "FEAR NOT,
I'LL MEET YOUR NEEDS ACCORDING
TO MY RICHES IN GLORY."
FEAR NOT; DON'T BE AFRAID
OF NOT HAVING ENOUGH.
THAT'S THE WHOLE PRINCIPLE HERE,
BUT IN ORDER TO WALK IN IT,
YOU HAVE TO ADOPT
THE WORD OF GOD
RATHER THAN WHAT YOU FEEL,
WHAT YOU SEE, WHAT YOU HEAR,
WHAT YOU TASTE, WHAT YOU SMELL
AND WHAT YOU READ IN MAGAZINES.
WE DON'T WALK BY CNN.
( Audience Agrees )
WE WALK BY THE WORD, SEE.
NOW, FEAR ALWAYS CALLS GOD
A LIAR;
FEAR THAT THE WORD
WILL NOT WORK FOR ME.
I'M TALKING ABOUT
CHRISTIANS HERE.
FEAR THAT IT MIGHT NOT WORK
THIS TIME.
"WELL, I KNOW, BROTHER COPELAND,
YOU KNOW, I KNOW
SISTER SO-AND-SO
AND BROTHER SO-AND-SO,
THEY GOT HEALED AND ALL THAT,
BUT I ALSO KNOW SISTER DOODAD
AND SHE DIDN'T, YOU KNOW,
AND SHE WAS A SAINT OF GOD."
WELL, I DON'T CARE IF SHE WAS.
IF SHE DIDN'T PUT THE LAWS
OF GOD INTO MOTION,
SHE'D GET SICK
LIKE ANYBODY ELSE.
SEE.
IF THERE'S ANYBODY ON THIS EARTH
THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO WALK THROUGH THIS EARTH
WITHOUT HAVING TO USE FAITH,
IT WAS HIM, JESUS,
BECAUSE HE NEVER SINNED,
HE NEVER DID ANYTHING WRONG.
BUT HAD HE NOT WALKED BY FAITH
WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST SIN,
BECAUSE THE SCRIPTURE SAID
ALL THAT DOES NOT PROCEED
FROM FAITH IS SIN.
AND HE HAD TO RESIST SICKNESS,
HE RESISTED DISEASE,
HE RESISTED IT ALL, AMEN.
Audience: AMEN.
Kenneth: AND THE BIBLE SAID
HE LEARNED OBEDIENCE
BY RESISTING THOSE THINGS.
HE NEVER HAD COME UP AGAINST
THAT IN HEAVEN WITH HIS FATHER.
HE NEVER HAD TO RESIST SOMETHING
IN ORDER TO OBEY HIS FATHER,
BUT HE GOT INTO THIS PLANET
AND GOT INTO THIS MESS
DOWN HERE,
WALKING IN THE SAME PLACE
YOU AND I DO.
HE DIDN'T HAVE TO RESIST LESS
THAN WE DO BECAUSE HE WAS GOOD.
HE HAD TO RESIST MORE THAN WE DO
BECAUSE HE HAD TO RESIST IT ALL;
ALL OF IT, EVERY BIT OF IT.
HOW DID HE DO IT?
"IT IS WRITTEN."
"IT IS WRITTEN."
"IT IS WRITTEN."
THAT'S HOW HE DID IT.
THAT'S HOW HE WALKED IN IT,
PRAISE GOD.
NOW, YOU AND I HAVE ADVANTAGES,
WHOO! MY, MY.
WE HAVE ADVANTAGES IN THIS EARTH
THAT WE HAVEN'T EVEN FIGURED OUT
WHAT THEY ALL ARE YET.
BUT FEAR--ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS,
AT THE FIRST SIGN OF FEAR
AND WORRY,
AT THE VERY FIRST SIGN OF IT,
JUST SAY OUT LOUD,
"I'M NOT CALLING GOD A LIAR
IN THIS SITUATION.
NO, I REFUSE TO DO THAT.
I'M NOT AFRAID THAT THE WORD
WILL NOT WORK FOR ME.
I'M NOT AFRAID THAT GOD'S WORD
WON'T WORK FOR ME IN TIME."
AND THE DEVIL WILL JUST BE
A-CHIRPING AWAY.
"WELL, I M
YNG-YNG-YNG-YNG-YNG-YNG."
YOU KNOW?
"WELL, NOW, YOU KNOW,
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN FASTING
LIKE YOU SHOULD.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT YOU THOUGHT
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON?
I HEARD YOU WHEN YOU SAID IT.
YNG-YNG-YNG-YNG-YNG.
YOU KNOW, BROTHER COPELAND
NEVER DOES THAT, BUT, YOU KNOW,
YOU DO IT ALL THE TIME."
( Laughter )
HE WAS TELLING ME THAT
ABOUT YOU.
( Laughter )
I MEAN, THAT'S THE WAY HE IS.
HE'S A LIAR, AND ALL THE TIME
HE'S CALLING GOD A LIAR.
GOD SAID, "WHOSOEVER WILL..."
WILL YOU DO IT?
WILL YOU OPERATE IN THESE LAWS?
WILL YOU MAKE JESUS LORD?
WILL YOU ACT ON HIS WORD?
WILL YOU PRAY?
WILL YOU BELIEVE WHEN YOU PRAY?
WILL YOU SPEAK TO THE MOUNTAIN?
WILL YOU BELIEVE YOU RECEIVE?
WILL YOU FORGIVE?
YOU DON'T FORGIVE BECAUSE YOU
FEEL LIKE IT OR DON'T FEEL LIKE.
YOU FORGIVE BECAUSE IT'S
THE LAWS OF THE SPIRIT.
Audience: AMEN.
Kenneth: AMEN.
SO NOW, FOR EVERY FEAR
IS A SLANDER OF ONE OR MORE
PROMISES OF GOD.
EVERY PROMISE GOD HAS MADE
WILL ALLEVIATE FEAR.
"WELL, YOU KNOW,
BROTHER COPELAND, YES, AMEN,
I KNOW BY HIS STRIPES
YOU WERE HEALED, GLORY TO GOD,
ZAMA, ZAMA, ZAMA, BUT..."
HERE IT COMES.
"...I REALLY DO NEED TO BACK
IT UP, YOU KNOW, JUST IN CASE,
THIS TIME."
EVERY ONE OF THOSE THINGS--
LET ME PUT IT TO YOU LIKE THIS:
FEAR ALWAYS BREEDS SELFISHNESS
AND IT ALWAYS BREAKS
THE FIRST COMMANDMENT, WHICH IS,
"YOU WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS
BEFORE ME."
NOW, WHY DID GOD SAY THAT?
BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO BE
A BIG BULLY?
NO, NO.
YOU SEE, HE SAID THAT YEARS
AFTER THE COVENANT HAD BEEN CUT
WITH ABRAHAM.
AMEN?
HE SAID IT TO MOSES,
MOSES WROTE IT DOWN.
NOW, HE'S SAYING,
"LOOK, I'M IN COVENANT WITH YOU.
DON'T STEAL.
I'LL PROVIDE FOR YOU.
WE HAVE A COVENANT TOGETHER.
WHATEVER YOU DO,
DON'T GO KILL SOMEBODY.
BRING THE PROBLEM TO ME."
BUT HE STARTED IT OUT WITH,
"YOU'LL NOT HAVE ANY OTHER GODS
BEFORE ME."
ACTUALLY, THE HEBREW TEXT SAYS,
"DON'T YOU EVEN MENTION
THEIR NAME IN MY PRESENCE."
NOW, THINK ABOUT THIS:
"WELL, YES, BROTHER COPELAND,
YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE GOD,
BUT I THINK WE OUGHT TO DO THIS
AND OUGHT TO DO THAT."
"WELL, YOU KNOW, REALLY
AND TRULY, JUST IN CASE
IT DOESN'T WORK THIS TIME."
"OH, SO IN CASE
GOD CAN'T HANDLE IT,
YOU'RE GOING TO TRY IT?"
( Laughter )
DO YOU REALIZE HOW DUMB THAT IS?
I MEAN--AND I'VE DONE IT,
YOU'VE DONE IT,
EVERYBODY'S DONE IT SOMETIME
OR ANOTHER.
YOU'RE LAYING THERE
THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WORRIED,
WORRIED, WORRIED.
YOU'RE JUST VIOLATING
EVERY PROMISE OF THE WORD OF GOD
YOU EVER LEARNED,
LAYING THERE IN THE BED
WORRYING ABOUT IT,
BECAUSE ALL THAT
IS SLANDERING GOD, SAYING,
"WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT
AS WELL WORRY BECAUSE IT ISN'T
GOING TO WORK THIS TIME.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET OUT
OF THIS?
HOW ARE YO
GOING TO CHANGE THIS?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?"
THERE YOU'RE TRYING TO BE
YOUR OWN GOD.
NOW, YOU MAY HAVE MADE
THE GOVERNMENT YOUR GOD.
YOU MAY HAVE MADE THE COMPANY
YOU WORK FOR YOUR GOD.
YOU WOULDN'T THINK OF STEALING
UNLESS THEY TOLD YOU TO.
"WELL, I DON'T--YOU KNOW,
I SURE DON'T WANT TO--OOH! UH...
I DON'T WANT TO OFFEND MY BOSS.
I MIGHT LOSE MY JOB."
I'D A WHOLE LOT RATH
OFFEND HIM THAN TO OFFEND JESUS
AND VIOLATE HIS WORD,
BECAUSE THAT BOSS IS NOT MY GOD.
HE'S NOT THE GOD
OVER MY FINANCES.
HE'S NOT THE ONE RUNNING
THIS THING; JESUS IS.
IT WAS JESUS THAT GOT ME
THIS JOB, AND IT'S JESUS THAT'LL
TAKE CARE OF ME BETWEEN THE JOBS
AND IT'S JESUS THAT'LL FIND ME
THE BETTER ONE WHEN I WALK OFF
FROM HERE AND SAY, "NO,
I'M NOT DOING THAT, MISTER.
YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT TO.
I'M NOT STEALING FOR YOU
OR ANYBODY ELSE."
Audience: AMEN.
Kenneth: "COME
TELLING ME TO NOT PUT MY BIBLE
OUT HERE WHERE ANYBODY
CAN SEE IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T
WANT THAT JESUS STUFF
IN THIS PLANT.
THIS JESUS STUFF
IS THE ONLY THING KEEPING
YOUR STUPID PLANT GOING."
( Laughter )
"AND THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME
TO OFFEND YOU ABOUT THAT."
I'M CERTAINLY NOT GOING
TO OFFEND JESUS.
HE'S MY LORD.
HE'S THE LORD OF MY FINANCES.
GOD IS MY GOD, HALLELUJAH!
YOU'RE NOT AND I'M NOT.
AMEN?
Audience: AMEN.
Kenneth: AND NEITHER IS MY WIFE.
NEITHER IS ANYONE ELSE.
SHE AND I BOTH KNOW
THAT JESUS COMES FIRST
IN OUR INDIVIDUAL LIVES.
JESUS SAID, "IF YOU LOVE MOTHER,
FATHER, BROTHER, SISTER
BETTER THAN YOU DO ME,
YOU'RE NOT WORTHY OF ME."
NOW, WHY DID HE SAY THAT?
HE DIDN'T SAY TH
BECAUSE HE WAS BEING PUSHY.
HE SAID IT FOR THE SAME REASON
THAT GOD S
"HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME."
IF I PUT HIM FIRST PLACE
TO DO HIS WORK FIRST,
THEN GOD WILL TAKE CARE
OF MY WIFE.
IF I PUT HER FIRST,
NOW I'M GOD OR SHE'S GOD
AND WE'RE BOTH HEADED
IN THE DITCH.
ADAM CHOSE HIS WIFE
RATHER THAN HIS CALLING.
HE WAS CALLED TO REPLENISH
THE EARTH AND FINISH IT.
HE HAD A WORLDWIDE CALLING,
AND HE CHOSE HIS WIFE
RATHER THAN THAT CALLING
AND BROUGHT HELL DOWN
ON ALL OF US.
I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT WOULD
HAVE HAPPENED IF HE SAID,
"NO, NO, NOT DOING THAT.
I'M SORRY YOU ATE THAT
AND I'LL ASK GOD TO FORGIVE YOU,
BUT I'M NOT EATING THAT."
WELL, I KNOW GOD, HE'S LOVE,
HE'D HAVE WORKED IT OUT SOME WAY
OR ANOTHER.
AMEN?
BECAUSE THE WOMAN WAS DECEIVED,
BUT THE MAN WAS NOT.
HE TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO SAVE
HIS WIFE AND LOST IT ALL.
SO, START NOW.
DON'T WAIT TILL LATER.
CHANGE THINGS NOW.
GET IN THE WORD OF GOD.
FILL YOUR MOUTH WITH HIS WORD,
HALLELUJAH,
AND START CHANGING YOUR FUTURE.
YOUR FUTURE'S IN YOUR MOUTH
RIGHT NOW, PRAISE GOD.
I'LL CLOSE IT WITH THIS:
TOMORROW IS WAITING TO SEE
WHAT YOU DO AND SAY TODAY.