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Bishop Blake: "...what shall I give you?" Solomon should have looked square in the face of Almighty God
and he should have said God, I'm not asking for money
I'm not asking for wealth, I'm not asking even for wisdom and knowledge
But God I just want you to give me YOU!
(congregation applauds)
I want you in my life! I want you in my heart!
I want you to be with me everyday! (organ music)
Every night! (organ music)
I want your power to be at work in me!
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I wanna be with you and I wanna be in relationship with you!! (organ music)
And If I'm with you (organ music), I'll have access to everything that You've got! (organ music)
If I'm with You, if I've got You, I've got everything that You have!
(organ music) Would you raise that hand and say Lord...(organ music)
(congregation yells out Lord!)
Bishop Blake: I want you!!! (organ music)
Oh bless the name of God!!! (organ and drums)
Oh bless the name of GOD! (organ and drums)
Loving God (organ and drums) I said loving God! (organ and drums)
is more important than serving God. (organ and drums)
Because God is not looking for servants. (organ and drums) God is looking for sons (organ and drums) and for daughters.
God sent forth his son to redeem those that were under the law.(organ and drums)
that we might receive the adoption as sons (organ and drums)
And so someone might say, Well, Brother Preacher, I just want to serve the Lord!
But there's a higher office than just serving the Lord! (organ and drums) That is being a son and a daughter of God! (organ and drums)
Servants serve in order to have relationship, (organ and drums) but sons and daughters serve because they already have relationship! (organ and drums)
And they're children of the King whom they love! (organ and drums)
And so they serve because of love! (organ and drums)
The prodigal son said to his father, Father I'm not worthy (organ and drums) to be called your son. (organ and drums)
Just make me your servant! (organ and drums)
But the father said, I'll have none of that. (organ and drums) He had a party and said Rejoice with me... (organ and drums)
because my son who was dead (organ and drums) has come back home! (organ and drums)
Mary and Martha (organ and drums)
had Jesus in their home! (organ and drums)
Jesus was teaching the Word of the Lord! (organ and drums)
He was giving the wisdom of God! (organ and drums)
And Mary sat down and listened to Jesus! (organ and drums)
Martha was busy (organ and drums) here and there...
...washing the dishes, (organ and drums) cooking the food, (organ and drums) cleaning the house...
...doing all that stuff she should have done before Jesus even showed up! (organ and drums)
But she interrupted Jesus (organ and drums) and said " Jesus, stop teaching, (organ and drums) and make Mary get up (organ and drums) and help me clean the house! " (organ and drums)
But the Lord said to Martha: " Martha, you're busy and worried (organ and drums) about many things! " (organ and drums)
" But Mary has chosen the best part! (organ and drums)
which shall not be taken away from her! " (organ and drums)
The best part is loving Jesus! (organ and drums) The best part is listening to Jesus! (organ and drums)
The best part is spending time in the presence of Jesus! (organ and drums)
Is there anybody in here who wants the best part? (organ and drums)
The best part! (organ and drums)
Solomon should have known better! (organ and drums)
I said Solomon should have known better! (organ and drums)
Ask me " Why? " (organ and drums)
I'll tell you why. (organ and drums)
Because Deuteronomy 6:5, (organ and drums) Moses hundreds of years before, had said " Thou shall love the Lord thy God... (organ and drums)
...with all thine heart, and with all thine soul, and with all thine might. " (organ and drums)
And Jesus came along and said, " That's the greatest of all the commandments! " (organ and drums)
And Solomon should have said, " Lord I love you... (organ and drums)
...so much (organ and drums) that I don't want to ask you for anything! (organ and drums)
I just want you to be (organ and drums) in my life! " (organ and drums)
I want to love you! (organ and drums) Solomon should have known better! Ask me " Why? " (organ and drums)
Congregation: Why!?
He should have known better because David his father (organ and drums) for all of his failures (organ and drums) and for all of his weaknesses, was a man after God's own heart! (organ and drums)
And he was a man after God's own heart (organ and drums) not because he was wise (organ and drums) or not because he had knowledge (organ and drums)
But he was man after God's own heart (organ and drums) because he knew how to get in touch with God. (organ and drums)
He knew how to make love with God! (organ and drums)
He knew how to praise God! (organ and drums) And he knew the importance of God in his life!
As a matter of fact he said in Psalm 51: " Take not (organ and drums) your Holy Spirit from me! " (organ and drums)
...and cast me not away (organ and drums) from your presence! " (organ and drums)
I love you Lord (organ and drums) more than anything!!! (organ and drums) I love you Lord so much that I want you in my life (organ and drums)
I love you (organ and drums) so " that if I forget you (organ and drums) let my right hand forget her cunning and let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth! "
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Would you raise your hand (organ and drums) and say " Lord, (congregation: Lord...) I love you! (congregation: ...I love you!) " Come on and praise Him! Come on and praise Him! (organist plays preaching chords as drummer continously beats cymbals)
Solomon should have known better! (organ and drums)
He should have known better (organ and drums) because knowledge and wisdom (organ and drums) had not made him king! (organ and drums)
But it was God's grace (organ and drums) that made him king! (organ and drums) And whatever God's grace provides (organ and drums) it's going to take God's grace (organ and drums) to sustain it!
Would you tell your neighbor, " Whatever God's grace provides (organ and drums) it's going to take God's grace (organ and drums) to sustain it! " (organ and drums)
Some of us have gotten to the point (organ and drums) that we feel like we can make it on our own! (organ and drums)
We've gotten to the point that we feel that we can be sustained on our own resources (organ and drums) and on our own experience! But it was grace (organ and drums) that brought us safe thus far. (organ and drums)
And God's grace (organ and drums) GOD'S GRACE (organ and drums) is going to have to lead us on!!! (organ and drums)
C'mon and praise the Lord! (organ and drums) And my Bible says " Let not the wise man (organ and drums) glory in his wisdom (organ) nor the mighty man (organ and drums) glory in his might! But let the one that glories (organ and drums) glory in this...
...that he understands Me (organ and drums) and that he knows Me! " (organ and drums) That's the most important thing! (organ and drums)
Solomon (organ) should have known better (organ and drums) because God had told his father David (organ) what to do!
And David wrote it down (organ and drums) in the word of God! (organ and drums)
The Bible said in Psalm 27:8 (organ and drums) When thou saidst, (organ and drums) Seek ye my face; (organ and drums) my heart said unto thee (organ) , Thy face, Lord, (organ and drums) will I seek. (organ and drums)
David his father (snare drum and hi hat cymbal) had said " Lord, what I'm going to seek (organ and drums) is Your face! " (organ and drums)
And listen, notice that Psalm (organ and hi hat cymbal) number 1: the psalmist was prompt! " When thou saidst, " Seek ye My face, " my heart said (organ and drums) that Thy face will I seek. " (organ and drums)
Tell your neighbor, You've got to be prompt! (organ and drums) (congregation: You've got to be prompt!)
Some of you want to put it off! (organ and drums) You want to wait for a while! (organ and drums) You say, " I'll get right with God (organ and drums) tomorrow or next week. " (organ and drums)
But you're not guaranteed (organ and drums) that you'll be alive tomorrow! (organ and drums)
NOW IS THE TIME (organ and drums) to seek the face of God! (organ and drums)
Now is the time to say " Lord, (organ and drums) Thy face (organ and drums) will I seek! " (organ and drums)
He was prompt, (organ and drums) he was personal! (organ and drums) For the Lord said, " Seek ye My face! " (organ and drums)
All of y'all (organ and drums) seek My face! But the psalmist said, " I'm not gone talk about what the other folk are going to do! " (organ and drums) I'm not going to wait on what the others are going to do!
I'm going to be prompt! (organ and drums)
When you said I said I want you right now! (organ and drums) Would you raise that hand and say, " Lord...(organ and drums)...I want you (organ and drums) RIGHT NOW!!! (Organ and drums)
NOT TOMORROW! (Organ and drums) NOT NEXT WEEK! (Organ and drums) NOT NEXT MONTH! (organ and drums) LORD, I NEED YOU (organ and drums) RIGHT NOW! (organ and drums)
But also the psalmist was SINCERE! (organ and drums)
" When thou saidst, Seek ye My face (organ and drums) not my mind, not my mouth, not my lips, but my heart (organ and drums) said unto thee,(organ and drums) Thy face Lord, will I seek! " (organ and drums)
He was personal--he was SINCERE! (organ) He was prompt, but he was also determined! (organ and drums) Because He did not say, "Thy face may I seek...
...or " might I seek! " (organ) But I've got a made up mind (organ and drums) God I've got to seek your face!
I want your presence!!! (organ and drums) And so " Your face will I seek! " (organ and drums)
IS ANYBODY DETERMINED TONIGHT!?! (organ and drums) HAVE YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND (Organ and Drums) THAT IF MY BROTHER DOESN'T GO (organ and drums) IF MY SISTER DOESN'T GO (organ and drums)
IF MY FRIEND DOESN'T GO; (organ and drums) LORD, (organ and drums) I'VE MADE UP MY MIND (organ and drums) YOUR FACE (organ and drums) YOUR FACE (organ and drums) YOUR FACE WILL I SEEK!
COME ON HELP ME PRAISE HIM!!!!! (organ and drums) C'MON HELP ME PRAISE HIM!!!! (organ and drums) (congregation clapping) Loving God (organ and drums) loving God (organ and drums) loving God (organ and drums)
is the most important thing!!! (organ and drums) If you love God (organ and drums) and if you get God, (organ and drums) everything else (organ and drums) will take care of itself! (organ and drums)
Do whatever you wanna do (organ and drums) but the Bible said, " If you don't have love (organ and drums) you're like a tinkling brass and a tinkling cymbal! " (organ and drums)
You've got to have love (organ and drums) in your heart for God! (organ and drums)
If you love God (organ and drums) you'll put God first! (organ and drums) And if you put God first (organ and drums) GOD WILL GIVE YOU HIS BLESSINGS! (organ)
Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness (organ and drums) and ALL OF THESE THINGS (organ and drums) shall be added unto you!!! (organ and drums)
Does anybody know (organ and drums) that Lord is able to add into your life!?! (organ and drums)
As a matter of fact, you don't even need to tell God (organ and drums) what you really want (organ and drums) because He whatever you want (organ and drums) God has something better (organ and drums) than what you want (organ and drums) in mind! (organ)
Would you turn to your neighbor and say " Neighbor, (organ and drums;congregation says NEIGHBOR!) God (organ and drums;congregation says GOD) has something better than what you want (organ and drums) in mind! "
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Eye have not seen (organ and drums) ear have not heard (organ) and neither has it entered (organ) into the heart of men (organ and drums) the things (organ and drums) that the Lord has prepared!!! (organ and drums)
When you think your best thought (organ and drums) God already (organ and drums) has something BETTER (organ and drums) prepared for you!!!! (organ and drums;cymbals)
For He's able! (organ and drums) I SAID HE'S ABLE! (organ and drums) HE'S ABLE!!!!!! To do exceedingly (organ and drums) abundantly, above all...(organ and drums)
Will you say it: " Exceedingly (organ and drums) abundantly (organ and drums) ABOVE ALL (organ and drums) WHAT WE MAY ASK! (organ and drums) WHAT WE MAY THINK! (organ and drums) C'MON HELP ME PRAISE HIM AND GLORIFY HIM!!!!!!
IF YOU GET HIM (organ and drums) YOU GOT SOMETHING THAT IS EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY ABOVE ALL (organ and drums)...