1 00:00:00,270 --> 00:00:02,070 This message is one of the Times Square 2 00:00:02,070 --> 00:00:03,330 Church pulpit series. 3 00:00:03,910 --> 00:00:06,130 It was recorded in the sanctuary of Times 4 00:00:06,130 --> 00:00:08,610 Square Church in Manhattan, New York City. 5 00:00:09,450 --> 00:00:12,350 Other tapes are available by writing World Challenge, 6 00:00:12,770 --> 00:00:19,190 Post Office Box 260, Lindale, Texas 75771, or 7 00:00:19,190 --> 00:00:24,470 by calling 903-963-8626. 8 00:00:25,230 --> 00:00:27,950 None of these messages are copyrighted, and you 9 00:00:27,950 --> 00:00:30,430 are welcome to make copies for free distribution 10 00:00:30,430 --> 00:00:31,290 to friends. 11 00:00:32,410 --> 00:00:33,010 Revelation. 12 00:00:33,430 --> 00:00:35,850 Going or walking by Revelation. 13 00:00:36,510 --> 00:00:38,270 Going or walking by Revelation. 14 00:00:39,430 --> 00:00:41,670 Then 14 years after, I went up again 15 00:00:41,670 --> 00:00:44,050 to Jerusalem with Barnabas and took Titus with 16 00:00:44,050 --> 00:00:44,590 me also. 17 00:00:45,370 --> 00:00:47,530 And I went up by Revelation. 18 00:00:47,910 --> 00:00:48,890 I want to stop right there. 19 00:00:48,890 --> 00:00:51,510 I went up to Jerusalem by Revelation. 20 00:00:51,690 --> 00:00:53,850 Going or walking by Revelation. 21 00:00:55,230 --> 00:00:57,610 Heavenly Father, I pray for an anointing this 22 00:00:57,610 --> 00:00:57,930 morning. 23 00:00:58,790 --> 00:01:00,650 Thank you for this Christmas day. 24 00:01:01,610 --> 00:01:04,550 Thank you, Jesus, for coming, taking on the 25 00:01:04,550 --> 00:01:07,070 form of man, and dying for us. 26 00:01:07,810 --> 00:01:10,370 Transforming us, translating us out of the kingdom 27 00:01:10,370 --> 00:01:12,350 of darkness into the kingdom of light. 28 00:01:13,090 --> 00:01:14,870 Spirit of the living God, come upon this 29 00:01:14,870 --> 00:01:16,490 congregation as we hear the word. 30 00:01:16,490 --> 00:01:18,870 Give us ears to hear what the Spirit 31 00:01:18,870 --> 00:01:19,710 has to say. 32 00:01:19,930 --> 00:01:21,610 Give us hearing ears. 33 00:01:22,310 --> 00:01:23,210 Lord, anoint me. 34 00:01:23,450 --> 00:01:24,410 Sanctify me. 35 00:01:24,910 --> 00:01:26,550 I humble myself before you and ask you 36 00:01:26,550 --> 00:01:27,650 to sanctify me. 37 00:01:27,830 --> 00:01:29,130 Purge me from all iniquity. 38 00:01:29,770 --> 00:01:32,190 And Lord, give me a purity and a 39 00:01:32,190 --> 00:01:32,610 holiness. 40 00:01:32,870 --> 00:01:34,910 And let the word come forth from your 41 00:01:34,910 --> 00:01:35,550 very womb. 42 00:01:35,770 --> 00:01:38,310 God, from your heart, I pray, Lord, that 43 00:01:38,310 --> 00:01:39,710 you speak through me. 44 00:01:40,150 --> 00:01:40,810 Anoint me. 45 00:01:41,190 --> 00:01:43,210 Lord, help us to understand what the Spirit 46 00:01:43,210 --> 00:01:44,230 is saying this morning. 47 00:01:44,230 --> 00:01:46,130 Get the word into our hearts. 48 00:01:46,470 --> 00:01:49,070 Lord, that this service will mark us and 49 00:01:49,070 --> 00:01:51,110 change us in a wonderful way, we pray 50 00:01:51,110 --> 00:01:51,950 in Jesus' name. 51 00:01:52,470 --> 00:01:52,790 Amen. 52 00:01:54,890 --> 00:01:57,730 Paul is saying, 14 years after, this is 53 00:01:57,730 --> 00:02:01,350 after his conversion, 14 years later, I went 54 00:02:01,350 --> 00:02:03,190 up again, this is his second trip to 55 00:02:03,190 --> 00:02:06,550 Jerusalem, I went up again to Jerusalem, and 56 00:02:06,550 --> 00:02:09,430 I went, I went by Revelation. 57 00:02:10,170 --> 00:02:12,130 And if you had bumped into Paul, you 58 00:02:12,130 --> 00:02:13,810 were coming this way, and Paul's going towards 59 00:02:13,810 --> 00:02:16,710 Jerusalem, and you say, Paul, the great apostle, 60 00:02:18,010 --> 00:02:20,150 and you say to him, why are you 61 00:02:20,150 --> 00:02:23,570 going up to Jerusalem, you have your ministry, 62 00:02:23,730 --> 00:02:25,090 there's no one there that can add anything 63 00:02:25,090 --> 00:02:28,150 to you, you know God's anointing is on 64 00:02:28,150 --> 00:02:30,070 you, you've been called to the Gentiles and 65 00:02:30,070 --> 00:02:31,490 they to the Jews, why are you going 66 00:02:31,490 --> 00:02:32,170 up to Jerusalem? 67 00:02:33,050 --> 00:02:35,790 And he'd say, the answer's very simple, I'm 68 00:02:35,790 --> 00:02:37,150 going up because God told me to. 69 00:02:37,150 --> 00:02:39,910 I'm going up by Revelation, God spoke to 70 00:02:39,910 --> 00:02:41,710 my heart, I was praying and God said, 71 00:02:42,030 --> 00:02:44,130 go to Jerusalem, I don't know why, but 72 00:02:44,130 --> 00:02:46,250 I'm going up by Revelation. 73 00:02:47,150 --> 00:02:50,290 And he would have also told you, if 74 00:02:50,290 --> 00:02:52,030 you read the scripture and you read his 75 00:02:52,030 --> 00:02:53,670 epistles, you'll know what he would have said, 76 00:02:54,190 --> 00:02:56,870 I not only live my life by Revelation, 77 00:02:57,330 --> 00:02:59,830 but every word I preach is preached by 78 00:02:59,830 --> 00:03:01,610 Revelation of the Holy Spirit. 79 00:03:02,270 --> 00:03:04,090 I don't preach to please man. 80 00:03:04,810 --> 00:03:06,810 I don't care what man says. 81 00:03:07,150 --> 00:03:09,390 I get along with God, I spent two 82 00:03:09,390 --> 00:03:12,250 years in Arabia, and God saw fit to 83 00:03:12,250 --> 00:03:14,390 reveal Jesus in me, not to me, but 84 00:03:14,390 --> 00:03:14,810 in me. 85 00:03:14,870 --> 00:03:16,930 I have a revelation in me, and I 86 00:03:16,930 --> 00:03:20,210 speak my revelation, I don't speak anything of 87 00:03:20,210 --> 00:03:22,750 man, and Paul would have told you, do 88 00:03:22,750 --> 00:03:23,970 I seek to please men? 89 00:03:24,750 --> 00:03:27,910 For if I please men, I would not 90 00:03:27,910 --> 00:03:29,650 be the servant of Christ. 91 00:03:29,650 --> 00:03:33,470 But I certify you, or I assure you, 92 00:03:33,590 --> 00:03:36,510 brethren, that the gospel which was preached by 93 00:03:36,510 --> 00:03:38,090 me is not after man. 94 00:03:38,710 --> 00:03:41,190 For I neither received it of man, neither 95 00:03:41,190 --> 00:03:43,650 was I taught it, but by the revelation 96 00:03:43,650 --> 00:03:46,810 of Jesus Christ, for it pleased God to 97 00:03:46,810 --> 00:03:47,850 reveal his Son in me. 98 00:03:49,090 --> 00:03:52,250 Paul boasted, he could have boasted, rather, of 99 00:03:52,250 --> 00:03:54,550 his great learning, he could have told you 100 00:03:54,550 --> 00:03:56,550 about all his book knowledge, he was a 101 00:03:56,550 --> 00:03:59,650 Pharisee among Pharisees, he knew the law, every 102 00:03:59,650 --> 00:04:01,910 detail of the law, he was a man 103 00:04:01,910 --> 00:04:03,590 who was very zealous for the things of 104 00:04:03,590 --> 00:04:06,330 God, but Paul the Apostle said, I had 105 00:04:06,330 --> 00:04:08,470 to put that all aside, I considered all 106 00:04:08,470 --> 00:04:09,610 as dung, rubbish. 107 00:04:10,330 --> 00:04:12,710 I had to unlearn all of that, it 108 00:04:12,710 --> 00:04:15,510 had nothing to do with my ministry. 109 00:04:15,970 --> 00:04:17,730 And what I preach to you, he said, 110 00:04:18,350 --> 00:04:20,130 does not come out of some book. 111 00:04:20,550 --> 00:04:22,850 I didn't borrow it from another man, and 112 00:04:22,850 --> 00:04:24,890 I don't preach it to please men, I 113 00:04:24,890 --> 00:04:27,710 hear from God, and I preach by revelation. 114 00:04:29,890 --> 00:04:33,930 I picked up a book about two weeks 115 00:04:33,930 --> 00:04:40,650 ago by Paschal, Paschal's Pensies, and T.S. 116 00:04:40,730 --> 00:04:42,970 Eliot, one of my favorite writers, said that 117 00:04:42,970 --> 00:04:47,030 this is one book that every minister ought 118 00:04:47,030 --> 00:04:47,590 to read. 119 00:04:47,590 --> 00:04:53,610 And he said, in fact, T.S. Eliot 120 00:04:53,610 --> 00:04:55,670 said, I know of no other religious writer 121 00:04:55,670 --> 00:05:00,390 more pertinent to our time, or more to 122 00:05:00,390 --> 00:05:02,470 be commended than Paschal. 123 00:05:03,370 --> 00:05:07,230 This was a great French scientist, a genius, 124 00:05:07,610 --> 00:05:09,010 but he also had a heart for God 125 00:05:09,010 --> 00:05:11,230 and he loved the Lord, but he was 126 00:05:11,230 --> 00:05:12,730 also a human philosopher. 127 00:05:13,490 --> 00:05:15,570 And I picked up the book and very 128 00:05:15,570 --> 00:05:19,630 excited, I thought, boy, I really, I went 129 00:05:19,630 --> 00:05:22,470 into my study, big smile on my face, 130 00:05:22,590 --> 00:05:24,250 and I thought, I'm going to spend the 131 00:05:24,250 --> 00:05:27,390 next five hours just devouring this, because T 132 00:05:27,390 --> 00:05:30,170 .S. Eliot said that this every preacher should 133 00:05:30,170 --> 00:05:32,490 read, and this has got to be great, 134 00:05:32,570 --> 00:05:36,270 here's the great French genius, a great theologian 135 00:05:36,270 --> 00:05:39,170 as well, and I got into that book 136 00:05:39,170 --> 00:05:42,190 the first hour, I read a few powerful, 137 00:05:42,510 --> 00:05:48,170 profound words, very profound, and the more I 138 00:05:48,170 --> 00:05:50,530 read, about the second hour, my heart began 139 00:05:50,530 --> 00:05:52,750 to sink, and it got lower and lower 140 00:05:52,750 --> 00:05:55,650 after about three hours, I threw it down, 141 00:05:56,210 --> 00:06:01,310 totally depressed, because they were words, words borrowed 142 00:06:01,310 --> 00:06:04,410 from other theologians, words borrowed, many of them 143 00:06:04,410 --> 00:06:06,690 original, but you could tell he borrowed from 144 00:06:06,690 --> 00:06:11,010 Montague and some other French philosophers, and it 145 00:06:11,010 --> 00:06:14,570 left me empty, absolutely empty, because they were 146 00:06:14,570 --> 00:06:16,470 the words of man, they were not a 147 00:06:16,470 --> 00:06:19,230 revelation, there was no revelation in it from 148 00:06:19,230 --> 00:06:21,550 the heart of God, the man was not 149 00:06:21,550 --> 00:06:25,990 speaking something, he would sit and think these 150 00:06:25,990 --> 00:06:27,510 things through, and it came out of his 151 00:06:27,510 --> 00:06:30,570 mind, profound thoughts, and you go to churches 152 00:06:30,570 --> 00:06:33,770 today and you can hear profound preaching, I 153 00:06:33,770 --> 00:06:35,990 mean very profound and it sounds good, it 154 00:06:35,990 --> 00:06:38,290 sounds interesting, but it leaves you empty and 155 00:06:38,290 --> 00:06:39,770 dry, because it didn't come from the heart 156 00:06:39,770 --> 00:06:45,900 of God, it was not a revelation, there 157 00:06:45,900 --> 00:06:48,320 were so many revelations given to this man, 158 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,240 in fact, there was a danger of pride 159 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,760 setting in, and Paul said, unless I should 160 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,800 be exalted above measure, through the abundance of 161 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,120 the revelations given to me, there was also 162 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:00,640 given to me a thorn in the flesh, 163 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,480 the messenger of Satan to buffet me, unless 164 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:07,960 I should be exalted above measure, and it 165 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,220 is a dangerous thing when you walk by 166 00:07:10,220 --> 00:07:12,200 revelation and you hear the heart of God, 167 00:07:12,500 --> 00:07:14,740 it's a very dangerous thing that pride can 168 00:07:14,740 --> 00:07:16,760 set in, and God saw this even in 169 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:20,340 the great apostle Paul, now here's Paul, an 170 00:07:20,340 --> 00:07:23,420 ordinary flesh and blood man, and he's talking 171 00:07:23,420 --> 00:07:27,080 about walking by revelation and preaching by revelation, 172 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,280 and we think to ourselves, well, now that's 173 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,240 fine, but that's the apostle Paul, that kind 174 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,320 of walk where you don't act, you don't 175 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,420 move until you hear from God, and you 176 00:07:39,420 --> 00:07:41,980 move in an assurance, and you move by 177 00:07:41,980 --> 00:07:45,780 revelation, now revelation, the word revelation in Greek 178 00:07:45,780 --> 00:07:48,740 means taking the lid off, that's all it 179 00:07:48,740 --> 00:07:50,360 is, taking the lid off, that which is 180 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,000 hidden, God takes the lid off for certain 181 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:54,500 people who are shot in with him, and 182 00:07:54,500 --> 00:07:57,960 he just takes out all the questions, and 183 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:01,200 it's a disclosure of the will and the 184 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,980 heart of God, it's the disclosure of the 185 00:08:03,980 --> 00:08:06,240 mind of God, the will of God, he 186 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,400 discloses, he takes the lid off, and he 187 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,980 exposes it, he makes it clear, and you 188 00:08:11,980 --> 00:08:14,140 say, well, now that's only for apostles and 189 00:08:14,140 --> 00:08:17,040 prophets, but how can an ordinary Christian like 190 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:20,780 me live that kind of walk, in fact, 191 00:08:20,860 --> 00:08:23,820 Amos 3.7 says, surely the Lord will 192 00:08:23,820 --> 00:08:27,580 do nothing, unless he reveals his secret unto 193 00:08:27,580 --> 00:08:30,260 his servants, the prophets, you say, aha, see, 194 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:34,820 there it is, he reveals his secrets only 195 00:08:34,820 --> 00:08:38,980 to prophets, now folks, God does work through 196 00:08:38,980 --> 00:08:43,000 certain servants of his, both men and women 197 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,960 who have been shot in with God, he 198 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,700 has his true prophets who speak prophetically, there 199 00:08:49,700 --> 00:08:53,140 is a revealed prophetic word of God, God 200 00:08:53,140 --> 00:08:56,940 never sends judgment on any society, he's never 201 00:08:56,940 --> 00:08:59,240 judged at any time in history, until he 202 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,680 has sent prophets, and watchmen, and he has 203 00:09:01,680 --> 00:09:05,580 warned, and warned, never has God sent judgment, 204 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:07,940 and folks, I want you to listen to 205 00:09:07,940 --> 00:09:11,000 me, please, God still has his prophets in 206 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,960 these days, true prophets, and I'll tell you 207 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:17,740 how you can recognize a true prophet, it's 208 00:09:17,740 --> 00:09:20,620 one that you can't recognize, because he or 209 00:09:20,620 --> 00:09:22,280 she doesn't go around saying, I'm a prophet, 210 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:26,840 or I'm a prophetess, we've got a million 211 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:31,760 people running around in charismatic circles, I have 212 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:35,360 had more prophets curse me, because I won't 213 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:40,680 believe they're prophets, because they babble nonsense, they've 214 00:09:40,680 --> 00:09:42,480 just got something in their head, they've got 215 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:44,340 some kind of impression, and they believe every 216 00:09:44,340 --> 00:09:46,640 impression that comes along, I don't believe every 217 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,180 impression that comes into my mind, I believe 218 00:09:49,180 --> 00:09:50,700 what I hear after I've been shot in 219 00:09:50,700 --> 00:09:52,880 with God, I've cleansed my heart before him, 220 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,260 and I'm sanctified, and I'm waiting before him, 221 00:09:55,500 --> 00:09:57,160 and there's a message he wants to reveal, 222 00:09:57,300 --> 00:09:59,000 I hear that, but I don't believe every 223 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:03,990 impression I get in my mind, some people 224 00:10:03,990 --> 00:10:07,770 got an impression they're prophets and prophetesses, I 225 00:10:07,770 --> 00:10:10,390 had one woman from a certain state come 226 00:10:10,390 --> 00:10:13,130 here, there were a delegation of about five, 227 00:10:13,570 --> 00:10:16,850 one called himself an apostle, the other was 228 00:10:16,850 --> 00:10:19,830 a deaconess, and the other was a prophetess, 229 00:10:19,930 --> 00:10:22,130 and they had all names, they divided the 230 00:10:22,130 --> 00:10:31,120 five offices among them, and one gave an 231 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:33,940 utterance that I didn't feel was of the 232 00:10:33,940 --> 00:10:35,260 Lord, so we didn't let it go on, 233 00:10:35,420 --> 00:10:37,340 and after the service, called me back here, 234 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:42,400 and says, how dare you stop me, I'm 235 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:45,600 a prophetess, how dare, and I mean I 236 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,460 saw five angry people ready to chew me 237 00:10:48,460 --> 00:10:51,520 up, I thought if that was God, where 238 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,620 is the meekness, where is the love, I'm 239 00:10:54,620 --> 00:11:01,380 his servant too, and the apostle sent me 240 00:11:01,380 --> 00:11:06,340 the next day a two-page warning, that 241 00:11:06,340 --> 00:11:10,440 God's going to get me, and that's the 242 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:13,240 way these new prophets are, they are full 243 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:14,900 of wrath, and they are full of judgment, 244 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:16,860 they have no mercy, they have no grace, 245 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:20,760 but God has his true prophetic voice, he 246 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:22,500 has those who don't care to be known, 247 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:24,600 they care nothing for fame, they're not trying 248 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,040 to be recognized, these are praying people, we 249 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:28,860 have them in this congregation, there's some of 250 00:11:28,860 --> 00:11:30,960 you right here now, balcony in the main 251 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:33,400 floor right here, you are not a prophet, 252 00:11:33,500 --> 00:11:35,340 you're not a prophetess, but God speaks to 253 00:11:35,340 --> 00:11:37,600 you, you hear the warnings of the Holy 254 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:40,660 Spirit, you know that something's awesome coming to 255 00:11:40,660 --> 00:11:42,420 this nation, God speaks to you in prayer 256 00:11:42,420 --> 00:11:44,900 about judgment, he's told you things you may 257 00:11:44,900 --> 00:11:46,660 dare not tell anybody, they may think you're 258 00:11:46,660 --> 00:11:49,240 crazy, but God's been speaking to your heart, 259 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:52,420 and folks there's a darkness creeping over America, 260 00:11:52,680 --> 00:11:56,600 a deep dark darkness, a horrible darkness, there's 261 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,600 not an American that doesn't sense in themselves, 262 00:11:59,940 --> 00:12:03,280 that something cataclysmic is coming, they know it's 263 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:05,200 coming in the economy, they know judgment is 264 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:09,000 at the door, everywhere you go, I was 265 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:11,720 listening to the news yesterday, they were at 266 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:15,320 the Chicago airport interviewing people, because so many 267 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,100 airlines had shut down, because of problems with 268 00:12:18,100 --> 00:12:20,420 the planes, they were interviewing these people, aren't 269 00:12:20,420 --> 00:12:21,980 you afraid to get on that plane, and 270 00:12:21,980 --> 00:12:24,100 one after another, people were saying, are you 271 00:12:24,100 --> 00:12:25,440 going to die, it's the quickest way to 272 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,160 go, no thought of God, not a word, 273 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:34,060 and just absolutely bereft of God, and I 274 00:12:34,060 --> 00:12:36,900 got to thinking, the darkness that is coming 275 00:12:36,900 --> 00:12:39,720 on this land, where people don't fear death, 276 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,320 they don't fear judgment, they don't fear God, 277 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:44,180 there's no fear of God in the land, 278 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:47,760 we have pushed God out of everything, here 279 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,420 in Connecticut, did you hear what happened, a 280 00:12:50,420 --> 00:12:52,960 little town in Connecticut for 115 years, has 281 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,060 had a little manger scene, and this year 282 00:12:55,060 --> 00:12:56,600 had to stop it, because they were being 283 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:59,300 sued, for the first time in 150 years, 284 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:01,140 they couldn't put up the little manger scene, 285 00:13:01,860 --> 00:13:04,620 and all over America, from coast to coast, 286 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:08,100 the atheistic forces, are trying to even drive 287 00:13:08,100 --> 00:13:11,200 away manger scenes, any sign of Jesus, any 288 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,220 semblance of religion, drive it out of the 289 00:13:13,220 --> 00:13:15,440 schools, out of our government, out of society, 290 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:19,800 and even off the courtyard scenes, little mangers, 291 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:28,020 incredible, MTV television, is nothing but a devil's 292 00:13:28,020 --> 00:13:33,880 revival meeting, it's a satanic revival meeting, I'm 293 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,620 talking about that which is bringing darkness, this 294 00:13:36,620 --> 00:13:39,680 dense darkness is settling over the land, horrible 295 00:13:39,680 --> 00:13:43,720 darkness, you can feel it, last night after 296 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:47,620 the service, and after a time over fellowship, 297 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:52,520 over at Broadway Chapel, I went home, and 298 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:54,660 all my life, I've not felt such an 299 00:13:54,660 --> 00:14:00,620 eerie sense, so many people, Christmas Eve, just 300 00:14:00,620 --> 00:14:07,420 roaming the streets, drunkards, prostitutes, drug addicts, and 301 00:14:07,420 --> 00:14:11,500 there was an eerie, horrible sense, hanging in 302 00:14:11,500 --> 00:14:14,820 the air, and I could feel, just breathing, 303 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:20,080 through my spirit, God speaking, the judgment was 304 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,660 near, but the sense of darkness, absolute darkness, 305 00:14:24,340 --> 00:14:26,720 here's MTV, all of our kids, a whole 306 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:30,060 generation of kids, who are listening to the 307 00:14:30,060 --> 00:14:32,760 devil's revival meeting, and this is not subtle 308 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:36,740 devil worship, it's blatant in your face devil 309 00:14:36,740 --> 00:14:41,640 worship, it's outright blasphemy against everything that's holy, 310 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:45,320 everything that's pure, it's a blasphemy that includes 311 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:49,800 cursing, they sing about killing cops, they sing 312 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:55,460 about sexual promiscuity, they sing about raping, anything 313 00:14:55,460 --> 00:14:58,240 goes, they use four letter words in their 314 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:03,180 songs, and here's a whole generation, idolizing MTV, 315 00:15:04,380 --> 00:15:07,120 and folks, we drive God out, we bring 316 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:10,100 MTV in, and the darkness just gathers stronger, 317 00:15:10,380 --> 00:15:11,980 and it's a darkness now that you can 318 00:15:11,980 --> 00:15:14,880 feel, it's a darkness that can be felt, 319 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,460 and my point is this, in a time 320 00:15:18,460 --> 00:15:23,300 of darkness, we have got to have a 321 00:15:23,300 --> 00:15:26,280 prophetic voice, we have got to have the 322 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:29,400 revelation, the secret of God, so that the 323 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:37,460 people of God are not taken unawares, folks, 324 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:40,980 we have horrible prophecies coming out, I believe 325 00:15:40,980 --> 00:15:43,260 in the spirit of prophecy, I believe in 326 00:15:43,260 --> 00:15:44,980 the spirit of revelation, I believe it's a 327 00:15:44,980 --> 00:15:47,240 spirit, and I'll show you from the scripture, 328 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,480 how Paul prayed that God would give us 329 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:52,320 the spirit of wisdom and revelation, the knowledge 330 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:57,020 of him, but the problem is today, the 331 00:15:57,020 --> 00:15:59,440 devil is trying to destroy the true prophetic 332 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,640 voice, by bringing in all kinds of false 333 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:04,960 voices, so that when the true word comes, 334 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:06,560 you won't believe it, so that's just another 335 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:11,240 crazy, off the wall prophecy, folks, do you 336 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:13,360 remember, the books that have come out in 337 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:15,500 the past five years, they said Jesus was 338 00:16:15,500 --> 00:16:19,340 going to come in 1988, I mean, I 339 00:16:19,340 --> 00:16:20,740 had people all over the United States write 340 00:16:20,740 --> 00:16:22,440 to me, saying, why aren't you standing with 341 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:24,200 this man, he's saying, Jesus is coming in 342 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:29,460 1988, and then, we had another man say 343 00:16:29,460 --> 00:16:32,400 that, he was coming, what, last September 1994, 344 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:35,740 I mean, that swept the whole world, he 345 00:16:35,740 --> 00:16:38,820 was coming in 1994, I have a book 346 00:16:38,820 --> 00:16:42,160 in my library, that Khrushchev was the antichrist, 347 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:44,800 I don't even know where Khrushchev is now, 348 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:48,180 I have another book, on Gorbachev, and he 349 00:16:48,180 --> 00:16:50,340 had a little mark up here, a preacher 350 00:16:50,340 --> 00:16:51,640 wrote a whole book called, The Mark of 351 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:53,500 the Beast, and Gorbachev was the Mark of 352 00:16:53,500 --> 00:16:57,580 the Beast, here's the newest one, his name 353 00:16:57,580 --> 00:17:05,020 is Gong, Vladimir Zeronovsky, and this prophecy, is 354 00:17:05,020 --> 00:17:09,700 that this man is the antichrist, and that 355 00:17:09,700 --> 00:17:11,859 he's going to come to power, and he's 356 00:17:11,859 --> 00:17:14,819 going to come down, and take over Israel, 357 00:17:15,220 --> 00:17:18,980 now this man is antisemitic, but what's this 358 00:17:18,980 --> 00:17:20,300 preacher going to do, if this man is 359 00:17:20,300 --> 00:17:21,720 not voted in, or if he dies or 360 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:24,819 is killed, there's a whole book on it, 361 00:17:24,839 --> 00:17:28,960 and people believe it, and they all send 362 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:30,280 these books to me, I get them from 363 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:35,180 everybody, why me, I don't know, I get 364 00:17:35,180 --> 00:17:45,120 them all, this is very convincing, I read 365 00:17:45,120 --> 00:17:58,240 it, but 366 00:17:58,240 --> 00:17:59,680 you see, God's not going to let us 367 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:04,280 get caught by surprise, but you brethren are 368 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:06,900 not in darkness, that that day should overtake 369 00:18:06,900 --> 00:18:09,380 you as a thief, you are the children 370 00:18:09,380 --> 00:18:11,580 of light, and the children of the day, 371 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:14,260 we are not of the night, we are 372 00:18:14,260 --> 00:18:17,880 not of darkness, I want to tell you 373 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:21,440 something, I thank God, for the revelation preaching 374 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,440 that's coming from this pulpit, I hear it 375 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:27,540 from those who stand with me, I know 376 00:18:27,540 --> 00:18:29,320 God moves on my heart, I know I've 377 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,020 stood here, obeyed him prophetically, and I believe 378 00:18:32,020 --> 00:18:33,380 in the months to come, there'll be a 379 00:18:33,380 --> 00:18:36,000 prophetic word that comes, and you can thank 380 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,560 God, I pity those who go to church, 381 00:18:38,660 --> 00:18:41,440 my boast is in Jesus and his faithfulness, 382 00:18:41,500 --> 00:18:43,040 not in man, it has nothing to do 383 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:44,600 with us, it has to be open to 384 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,680 the Holy Spirit, not be afraid of the 385 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,840 prophetic word of the Lord, but I dread 386 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:51,260 to think of those who sit in dead 387 00:18:51,260 --> 00:18:54,720 churches, who despise prophecies, and don't want to 388 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:56,660 hear the prophetic word of God, they don't 389 00:18:56,660 --> 00:18:58,380 want to hear anything about doom, or gloom, 390 00:18:58,560 --> 00:18:59,980 or the coming judgment, they just want to 391 00:18:59,980 --> 00:19:01,920 sit and hear about the mercy and the 392 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:03,680 love of Jesus, they don't want anything about 393 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:05,360 the wrath of God, or the judgment of 394 00:19:05,360 --> 00:19:07,740 God, or God dealing with sin, folks, I 395 00:19:07,740 --> 00:19:09,940 would rather sit under a pastor who loved 396 00:19:09,940 --> 00:19:12,600 me, and reproved me, and drove me to 397 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:14,640 the cross of Jesus, and then got up 398 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:16,860 and told me the secrets of God, because 399 00:19:16,860 --> 00:19:18,720 he was shut in the secret closet, and 400 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:19,940 came out with the word of the Lord, 401 00:19:20,060 --> 00:19:21,800 and warned you the judgment was at the 402 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:25,500 door, God said you're not the children of 403 00:19:25,500 --> 00:19:27,300 the night, you're the children of the light, 404 00:19:27,420 --> 00:19:29,120 and he's the light, and he will not, 405 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:31,280 when the Holy Ghost comes, he will not 406 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,720 hide the secrets of the Lord, he'll not 407 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,580 hide what's coming, you'll be warned, and you've 408 00:19:36,580 --> 00:19:38,780 been warned from this pulpit many, many times, 409 00:19:38,780 --> 00:19:41,160 you've been warned of this city being in 410 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,200 flames, a thousand fires burning all over this 411 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,560 city, now it doesn't mean the destruction of 412 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:48,020 New York, but it means it's going to 413 00:19:48,020 --> 00:19:50,660 bring a time where everybody's going to know 414 00:19:50,660 --> 00:19:53,300 the hand of God, everybody's going to know 415 00:19:53,300 --> 00:19:56,440 that God is displeased, everybody's going to have 416 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:58,840 an opportunity to repent, and turn to the 417 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:04,980 Lord, you see Daniel walked in Revelation, his 418 00:20:04,980 --> 00:20:08,080 very life was walked in Revelation, this praying 419 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:09,640 man said, in fact I want you to 420 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:18,090 turn to Daniel, second chapter, Daniel, now if 421 00:20:18,090 --> 00:20:20,350 you've got to Ezekiel, you're too far left, 422 00:20:20,570 --> 00:20:26,290 turn right, it's right after Ezekiel, for our 423 00:20:26,290 --> 00:20:32,570 new converts, and it's just before Hosea, alright 424 00:20:32,570 --> 00:20:42,240 Daniel the second chapter, start at verse 425 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:49,500 20, Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the 426 00:20:49,500 --> 00:20:52,500 name of God forever and ever, for wisdom 427 00:20:52,500 --> 00:20:55,400 and might are his, and he changeth the 428 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:58,680 times and the seasons, he removeth kings and 429 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,540 setteth up kings, he giveth wisdom unto the 430 00:21:01,540 --> 00:21:04,260 wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding, 431 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:09,400 verse 22, he revealeth the deep and secret 432 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:12,280 things, he knoweth what is in the darkness, 433 00:21:13,060 --> 00:21:16,060 and the light dwelleth with him, you see 434 00:21:16,060 --> 00:21:21,460 the setting of this story, King Nebuchadnezzar had 435 00:21:21,460 --> 00:21:26,080 a dream, he knows it was an awesome 436 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,580 dream, but he couldn't remember the details, he's 437 00:21:28,580 --> 00:21:30,120 asking all his wise men to tell him 438 00:21:30,120 --> 00:21:31,920 what the dream was, they said well tell 439 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:33,220 us the dream, we'll interpret it, he said 440 00:21:33,220 --> 00:21:35,140 I don't remember the dream, you tell me 441 00:21:35,140 --> 00:21:37,120 what I dreamed, well no man can do 442 00:21:37,120 --> 00:21:43,280 that, King Nebuchadnezzar represents this modern society, King 443 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,260 Nebuchadnezzar said where can I find a man 444 00:21:45,260 --> 00:21:48,780 who can interpret what's coming, how can I 445 00:21:48,780 --> 00:21:51,980 hear a voice that's clear, I need a 446 00:21:51,980 --> 00:21:54,380 revelation, and that's what we hear in our 447 00:21:54,380 --> 00:21:56,660 society now, where are we going to hear 448 00:21:56,660 --> 00:21:59,140 a true voice of what's about to happen, 449 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,500 you hear that everywhere, what's God going to 450 00:22:02,500 --> 00:22:05,480 do, what's in the future, who can interpret 451 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:10,140 these times, and he places this burden on 452 00:22:10,140 --> 00:22:18,080 Daniel, and it's an amazing thing, Daniel says 453 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,780 he knoweth what is in the darkness, and 454 00:22:21,780 --> 00:22:24,020 folks our God knows what's in the darkness 455 00:22:24,020 --> 00:22:28,180 that's sweeping this country, he knows everything that's 456 00:22:28,180 --> 00:22:30,800 happening, nothing is hidden from him, he's not 457 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:32,560 going to be taken by surprise by anything, 458 00:22:34,780 --> 00:22:37,640 Daniel asked for a little time, he said 459 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:39,980 Nebuchadnezzar please give me a little time, he 460 00:22:39,980 --> 00:22:43,460 goes back to his three Hebrew brothers, brothers 461 00:22:43,460 --> 00:22:45,500 in the Lord, and they begin to seek 462 00:22:45,500 --> 00:22:47,880 the face of God, they pour their heart 463 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:49,980 out to God, oh God we are just 464 00:22:49,980 --> 00:22:53,520 flesh, but you reveal the deep secret things, 465 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:55,320 you know what is in the darkness, and 466 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:57,580 the light dwells with you, God shed your 467 00:22:57,580 --> 00:22:59,260 light, take the lid off of this secret, 468 00:23:00,540 --> 00:23:06,080 and the Bible says, that then was the 469 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:09,220 secret revealed to Daniel in a night vision, 470 00:23:09,780 --> 00:23:11,500 in fact Daniel had been told you'll die, 471 00:23:11,700 --> 00:23:14,180 and your Hebrew friends will die, unless you 472 00:23:14,180 --> 00:23:17,400 give me an interpretation of this dream that 473 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:21,080 I had, you say well now that's amazing, 474 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,740 that a man could go to God, and 475 00:23:23,740 --> 00:23:28,000 God would reveal his secret, and reveal this 476 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,500 man's dream, but does God work like that 477 00:23:31,500 --> 00:23:35,360 in New Testament times, does God reveal the 478 00:23:35,360 --> 00:23:38,080 secret deep things of his heart in these 479 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:43,280 days, to his servants, absolutely positively yes, let 480 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:44,560 me read to you, don't turn, but let 481 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:47,540 me read to you, John 16.13, when 482 00:23:47,540 --> 00:23:50,580 he the spirit of truth has come, he 483 00:23:50,580 --> 00:23:52,760 will guide you into all truth, for he 484 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:56,020 shall not speak of himself, but whatsoever he 485 00:23:56,020 --> 00:23:58,280 shall hear, that shall he speak, and he 486 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:03,060 will show you things to come, he revealed 487 00:24:03,060 --> 00:24:05,480 God's heart, he revealed the secrets of God, 488 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:09,320 you see when Holy Ghost comes in congregation, 489 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:12,360 he takes the lid off of everything, everything 490 00:24:12,360 --> 00:24:14,140 that's hidden comes to light, hidden sin comes 491 00:24:14,140 --> 00:24:16,000 to light, that's what the Holy Spirit does, 492 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:20,780 he exposes sin, but he also lets God's 493 00:24:20,780 --> 00:24:26,140 people know, what the future holds, Paul declares 494 00:24:26,140 --> 00:24:28,420 that there's a spirit of wisdom and revelation, 495 00:24:28,660 --> 00:24:30,380 and he said that the God of our 496 00:24:30,380 --> 00:24:32,380 Lord Jesus Christ, the father of glory, may 497 00:24:32,380 --> 00:24:34,780 give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation 498 00:24:34,780 --> 00:24:37,680 and the knowledge of him, now I spoke 499 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:40,940 of Paul going up to Jerusalem by revelation, 500 00:24:42,360 --> 00:24:44,440 and most of us would like to walk 501 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,120 that way, we'd like to hear God say, 502 00:24:47,380 --> 00:24:51,220 go here, go there, do this, don't do 503 00:24:51,220 --> 00:24:54,840 that, and have that word behind you, every 504 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:57,180 moment of the waking hours, this is the 505 00:24:57,180 --> 00:24:59,500 way, walk you in it, we want that, 506 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:01,660 we desire it, and there have been many 507 00:25:01,660 --> 00:25:03,620 people who've learned to live that way, they've 508 00:25:03,620 --> 00:25:07,380 become very sensitive to the Holy Spirit, I 509 00:25:07,380 --> 00:25:09,580 have a book by a man who talks 510 00:25:09,580 --> 00:25:12,380 about walking that kind of walk, and his 511 00:25:12,380 --> 00:25:15,240 friends claim he walks that way, he even 512 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:21,660 asks the Lord directions in the morning when 513 00:25:21,660 --> 00:25:23,300 he gets up, what to eat so he 514 00:25:23,300 --> 00:25:28,960 won't disturb his body, and so he can 515 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:32,180 be at his best for the Lord, he 516 00:25:32,180 --> 00:25:35,920 talks to God about everything, he just lives 517 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:37,980 that way, and he's learned to become very 518 00:25:37,980 --> 00:25:40,500 very sensitive to the Holy Spirit, there may 519 00:25:40,500 --> 00:25:42,940 be some of you here right now, you've 520 00:25:42,940 --> 00:25:45,200 become sensitive to the Holy Spirit's voice, and 521 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:47,260 he leads you and directs you in very 522 00:25:47,260 --> 00:25:50,560 clear ways, I know I stand here this 523 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:54,540 morning, preaching in this church, by being led 524 00:25:54,540 --> 00:25:58,320 by revelation, I can tell you the time 525 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:02,220 of the day, when I stood down at 526 00:26:02,220 --> 00:26:07,160 42nd Street, by revelation from God, come to 527 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:10,460 New York City, and start a church, I 528 00:26:10,460 --> 00:26:14,220 came by revelation, it was revealed mind of 529 00:26:14,220 --> 00:26:16,840 God to my heart, it came after hours 530 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:18,660 and days and weeks and even months of 531 00:26:18,660 --> 00:26:20,740 prayer, seeking the face of God, and I 532 00:26:20,740 --> 00:26:23,240 came here by revelation, we're in this theater 533 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:26,580 by revelation, there is a walk of faith, 534 00:26:26,660 --> 00:26:29,640 there is a walk, now you can be 535 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:31,180 tested on that, because if you get to 536 00:26:31,180 --> 00:26:33,420 thinking you're infallible, then God will just let 537 00:26:33,420 --> 00:26:34,580 a whole lot of stuff blow up in 538 00:26:34,580 --> 00:26:36,500 your face, and you'll see how dependent you 539 00:26:36,500 --> 00:26:41,880 are upon the Holy Ghost, but you see, 540 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:47,280 that's not the ultimate revelation, you can have 541 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:49,280 such clear direction, go here, go there, do 542 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,480 this, do that, and still go up to 543 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:54,500 Jerusalem bound in your spirit, you can still 544 00:26:54,500 --> 00:26:57,780 be miserable with guilt and fear, you can 545 00:26:57,780 --> 00:27:00,980 have unbelief, you can be clearly led of 546 00:27:00,980 --> 00:27:03,620 the Holy Spirit, but still not have the 547 00:27:03,620 --> 00:27:06,720 ultimate revelation, you have the revelation of where 548 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:08,900 to go, how to go and direction, but 549 00:27:08,900 --> 00:27:12,320 you're miserable, because something has been settled, you 550 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:14,880 have not received the ultimate revelation, and when 551 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:17,660 you get the ultimate revelation, this other happens 552 00:27:17,660 --> 00:27:19,900 naturally, you don't even have to pray for 553 00:27:19,900 --> 00:27:21,840 a revelation of where to go, whether I 554 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:23,260 go to Jerusalem at this time or not, 555 00:27:24,120 --> 00:27:28,640 it'll come naturally, it'll be just the outgrowth 556 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:32,100 of this ultimate revelation, I want to talk 557 00:27:32,100 --> 00:27:36,020 to you about this ultimate revelation, this greater 558 00:27:36,020 --> 00:27:42,680 revelation, is not just who Jesus is, it's 559 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:46,300 not just being intimate with Jesus, there are 560 00:27:46,300 --> 00:27:48,560 many of us that have prayed, Oh God, 561 00:27:49,360 --> 00:27:52,100 show me the majesty of Jesus, show me 562 00:27:52,100 --> 00:27:55,860 His power, show me His greatness, and some 563 00:27:55,860 --> 00:27:57,640 of you have had that kind of revelation, 564 00:27:58,180 --> 00:28:00,460 I know what it's like to have a 565 00:28:00,460 --> 00:28:03,340 revelation of the beauty of Jesus, His holiness, 566 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:06,000 His righteousness come upon me, when I was 567 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,580 a younger man especially, and just fall down 568 00:28:08,580 --> 00:28:12,720 on my face, and unable to move, just 569 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:16,980 enraptured by His glory and His grace, try 570 00:28:16,980 --> 00:28:17,980 to get up and I can feel His 571 00:28:17,980 --> 00:28:20,400 gentle hand push me right back down, and 572 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:23,360 I get up, and I wanted the touch 573 00:28:23,360 --> 00:28:25,800 of His hand was so beautiful, I get 574 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:27,540 up purposely just to feel His hand again, 575 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:30,960 and down I go, I mean, it was 576 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:32,600 not a physical touch, it was a spiritual 577 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:34,580 touch, the spirit of the Lord, His touch 578 00:28:34,580 --> 00:28:39,480 was so thrilling, and I'll tell you, when 579 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:40,940 I finally got up and it wasn't there 580 00:28:40,940 --> 00:28:43,660 anymore, I felt very sad, because it was 581 00:28:43,660 --> 00:28:46,220 such glory, and I've seen some of that, 582 00:28:46,460 --> 00:28:49,320 but you can have the revelation of the 583 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:51,520 greatness of Jesus, the beauty of Christ, the 584 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:53,620 glory of Christ, His holiness, and still be 585 00:28:53,620 --> 00:28:58,260 miserable, because that only shows you how high 586 00:28:58,260 --> 00:29:00,000 and holy He is, and it shows you 587 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:03,020 how low and unholy you are, it just 588 00:29:03,020 --> 00:29:06,580 shows you the distance, that He is so 589 00:29:06,580 --> 00:29:11,160 much other than you and me, see folks, 590 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:17,040 the greater revelation, it's not direction, the greater 591 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:19,020 revelation is not where to go, when to 592 00:29:19,020 --> 00:29:21,080 go, who to go to, and all these 593 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:23,920 details of our life, and it's not just 594 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:27,500 going to Him and saying, I want to 595 00:29:27,500 --> 00:29:30,380 intimately know you and who you are, Jesus, 596 00:29:30,980 --> 00:29:33,780 and I've prayed that many times, the ultimate 597 00:29:33,780 --> 00:29:42,840 revelation is this, understanding and knowing that I 598 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:46,320 am His prized possession, it's understanding who I 599 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:51,200 am in Jesus, it's understanding what the power 600 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:54,360 of the cross has worked for me, that 601 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:56,040 I don't have to live my life in 602 00:29:56,040 --> 00:30:00,200 fear, that at the cross of Jesus Christ, 603 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:03,600 He purchased me with His own blood, and 604 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:05,720 because He purchased me with His own blood, 605 00:30:05,900 --> 00:30:07,640 He's not about to give up on me, 606 00:30:07,900 --> 00:30:09,260 and He's going to take care of His 607 00:30:09,260 --> 00:30:12,000 possession, because it cost Him His own blood, 608 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:15,860 I am blood bought, I am purchased by 609 00:30:15,860 --> 00:30:19,140 His blood, not only am I purchased by 610 00:30:19,140 --> 00:30:20,840 His blood, but He went to glory to 611 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:24,320 protect His investment, He intercedes for me before 612 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:27,040 my heavenly Father, and I'll tell you what, 613 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:29,060 I am convinced that He's going to keep 614 00:30:29,060 --> 00:30:31,260 what He bought with His own blood, He's 615 00:30:31,260 --> 00:30:33,520 going to keep it, and not only that, 616 00:30:33,540 --> 00:30:35,300 He said, I'm going to heaven, I'm going 617 00:30:35,300 --> 00:30:38,140 to glory, and while you're here, I'm going 618 00:30:38,140 --> 00:30:39,580 to be up there busy on your behalf, 619 00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:41,820 I'm making a place for you, I'm preparing 620 00:30:41,820 --> 00:30:43,120 a place for you, that where I am, 621 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:46,300 I'm going to come again for you, now 622 00:30:46,300 --> 00:30:48,180 if Jesus told me He's going to come 623 00:30:48,180 --> 00:30:50,400 for me, He's sure going to keep me 624 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:58,590 until He gets here, do you have a 625 00:30:58,590 --> 00:31:00,750 revelation about the riches of His glory in 626 00:31:00,750 --> 00:31:00,950 you? 627 00:31:05,700 --> 00:31:07,700 I want you to turn to Ephesians 1, 628 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:15,540 and see the greater revelation, Ephesians the first 629 00:31:15,540 --> 00:31:25,230 chapter, let's start with verse 630 00:31:25,230 --> 00:31:29,250 17, This is the end of side 1, 631 00:31:29,590 --> 00:31:31,510 you may now turn the tape over to 632 00:31:31,510 --> 00:31:37,700 side 2, Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father 633 00:31:37,700 --> 00:31:40,640 of glory, may give unto you the spirit 634 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:43,340 of wisdom, and revelation, what? 635 00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:46,560 In the knowledge of Him, now here's the 636 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:49,560 revelation, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, 637 00:31:50,540 --> 00:31:53,040 or illuminated, in other words God taking the 638 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:56,560 lid off, that you may know, what is 639 00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:59,640 the hope of His calling, and what the 640 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,320 riches of the glory of His inheritance, in 641 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:05,460 the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness 642 00:32:05,460 --> 00:32:08,840 of His power to us who believe, according 643 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,140 to the work of His mighty power, which 644 00:32:11,140 --> 00:32:12,720 He wrought in Christ when He raised Him 645 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:14,320 from the dead, and set Him at His 646 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:17,280 own right hand in the heavenly places, now 647 00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:20,140 look at me please, before I close I 648 00:32:20,140 --> 00:32:21,980 want to talk to you about position and 649 00:32:21,980 --> 00:32:25,220 condition, and here's the revelation I want you 650 00:32:25,220 --> 00:32:28,000 to receive, and folks if you receive it, 651 00:32:28,500 --> 00:32:31,760 you can go through anything, you can stand 652 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:34,800 any onslaught of the devil, when you know 653 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:38,760 your position in Jesus Christ, my position means 654 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:40,840 that this is how God looks at me, 655 00:32:40,940 --> 00:32:43,240 not how I look at myself, I look 656 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:45,340 at my condition, God looks at my position, 657 00:32:46,060 --> 00:32:49,060 my position is in Christ Jesus, because I've 658 00:32:49,060 --> 00:32:51,540 confessed my sins, and I've turned to Him 659 00:32:51,540 --> 00:32:55,020 with all my heart, and my Bible says 660 00:32:55,020 --> 00:32:57,160 that God sees only one man, that's the 661 00:32:57,160 --> 00:33:00,900 man Christ Jesus, Jesus gathered up all those 662 00:33:00,900 --> 00:33:03,020 who believe in Him, and took Him right 663 00:33:03,020 --> 00:33:05,540 to the right hand of the Father, now 664 00:33:05,540 --> 00:33:08,440 folks that's God's view of me, God sees 665 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:11,080 me as in Christ, seated where Christ is, 666 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:13,680 Christ is right now at the right hand 667 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:14,960 of the Father, means in the seat of 668 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:18,800 authority, His all power and dominion, God's right 669 00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:22,420 now bringing all enemies to be His footstool, 670 00:33:22,580 --> 00:33:25,600 bringing all His enemies under control, but in 671 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:30,340 the meantime, I can't understand that, but God 672 00:33:30,340 --> 00:33:34,040 sees me seated with Christ, in heavenly places, 673 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:36,520 that's my position, He looks at me as 674 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:37,860 a king, He looks at me as a 675 00:33:37,860 --> 00:33:39,640 priest, He looks at me as a son, 676 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:41,320 He looks at me as the apple of 677 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:44,520 His eye, that's my position, through the blood 678 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:48,780 of Jesus, Jesus set us in that position, 679 00:33:50,320 --> 00:33:53,420 keep your eye on the position you're in, 680 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:55,480 your position is where? 681 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:58,380 At the throne of God, seated with Jesus 682 00:33:58,380 --> 00:34:03,480 Christ, you say oh, brother Dave, how can 683 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:05,980 God love me, how can God see me 684 00:34:05,980 --> 00:34:09,460 like that because of my weakness, see we're 685 00:34:09,460 --> 00:34:13,020 focused on our condition, our condition is one 686 00:34:13,020 --> 00:34:16,420 of weakness and failure, our condition is one 687 00:34:16,420 --> 00:34:23,199 of overwhelming temptations, our condition is often cold 688 00:34:23,199 --> 00:34:29,500 hearted or lukewarm, neglect, if you look at 689 00:34:29,500 --> 00:34:32,719 your condition, you'll never have faith, you'll never 690 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:37,100 have peace, I don't look inside this heart 691 00:34:37,100 --> 00:34:40,280 anymore, I examine myself in the light of 692 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:42,320 what God says I am, when He says 693 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:45,380 examine yourself, examine yourself in the light of 694 00:34:45,380 --> 00:34:53,560 what God says about you, Paul says I 695 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:58,890 don't look back, why would I go deep 696 00:34:58,890 --> 00:35:00,650 sea diving and dig up my own sins, 697 00:35:08,770 --> 00:35:10,430 I'm an heir and a joint heir with 698 00:35:10,430 --> 00:35:13,610 Jesus Christ God said, His word has given 699 00:35:13,610 --> 00:35:15,450 me a position and if I keep my 700 00:35:15,450 --> 00:35:18,530 eye on that position, let me tell you 701 00:35:18,530 --> 00:35:20,570 something, this morning as I was praying about 702 00:35:20,570 --> 00:35:22,230 this message, I'm looking out over the city, 703 00:35:22,470 --> 00:35:23,290 I don't know how many of you saw 704 00:35:23,290 --> 00:35:26,390 the rainbow, anybody see that rainbow, I had 705 00:35:26,390 --> 00:35:28,230 somebody come backstage and they saw a beautiful 706 00:35:28,230 --> 00:35:31,090 rainbow, it was just right over the river 707 00:35:31,090 --> 00:35:36,510 in New Jersey, and Holy Spirit spoke to 708 00:35:36,510 --> 00:35:39,450 my heart, I was praying about this message, 709 00:35:39,610 --> 00:35:43,470 He said David, don't hear audible voices, this 710 00:35:43,470 --> 00:35:44,830 is that still small voice of the Spirit, 711 00:35:46,310 --> 00:35:48,670 the Father said to me, I am not 712 00:35:48,670 --> 00:35:54,450 a fickle father, like men, like human fathers, 713 00:35:55,230 --> 00:35:59,130 my love is steady, no matter what condition 714 00:35:59,130 --> 00:36:01,930 you're in, my love is steady, and it's 715 00:36:01,930 --> 00:36:11,610 firm, it's everlasting, it's eternal, He's not a 716 00:36:11,610 --> 00:36:18,350 fickle father, He's faithful, folks there are times 717 00:36:18,350 --> 00:36:21,030 that I've sat in that seat, I don't 718 00:36:21,030 --> 00:36:22,030 think I can get up and preach, I 719 00:36:22,030 --> 00:36:25,910 don't feel good, I feel defeated, not because 720 00:36:25,910 --> 00:36:28,390 of some flaunted sin or anything like this, 721 00:36:28,390 --> 00:36:32,730 but just feeling not right, not feeling an 722 00:36:32,730 --> 00:36:35,670 anointing, not feeling anything good in me, feeling 723 00:36:35,670 --> 00:36:40,070 unworthy, and I'll tell you what happens, when 724 00:36:40,070 --> 00:36:42,110 that comes to me, I've learned, I sit 725 00:36:42,110 --> 00:36:44,890 there in that seat, and say oh God, 726 00:36:46,530 --> 00:36:53,800 You're my Father, You have loved me, and 727 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:55,740 You told me years ago when You called 728 00:36:55,740 --> 00:36:56,980 me when I was just 8 years old, 729 00:36:57,040 --> 00:36:58,440 that You'd keep Your hand on me as 730 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:00,980 long as I lived, You told me that 731 00:37:00,980 --> 00:37:03,880 I was enveloped in Your hand, and I 732 00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:06,360 stand against every argument of the flesh, and 733 00:37:06,360 --> 00:37:08,440 of the devil, and I stand on the 734 00:37:08,440 --> 00:37:10,400 living word of God, and it's when I 735 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:12,520 take that stand of faith, of who I 736 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:15,100 am in Jesus Christ, I am redeemed, and 737 00:37:15,100 --> 00:37:17,080 no matter how I feel, folks you'll never 738 00:37:17,080 --> 00:37:19,740 feel right, you'll never, if you try to 739 00:37:19,740 --> 00:37:21,960 get there by feelings, you'll never make it, 740 00:37:22,300 --> 00:37:26,040 because if you were absolutely perfect, in your 741 00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:29,640 flesh, you could say like Saul did, Paul 742 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:31,820 did after his conversion from Saul, that he 743 00:37:31,820 --> 00:37:33,480 was blameless in the law, you could be 744 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:36,160 blameless in so many many things, and still 745 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:38,860 not be right, you would still be haunted 746 00:37:38,860 --> 00:37:41,420 by your flesh, you would still have lies 747 00:37:41,420 --> 00:37:43,180 of the devil coming at you from all 748 00:37:43,180 --> 00:37:47,100 sides, stand in your position in Jesus Christ, 749 00:37:47,760 --> 00:37:50,000 I am redeemed by the blood, and if 750 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:51,620 any man sin, we have an advocate with 751 00:37:51,620 --> 00:37:55,180 the Father Jesus Christ the righteous, now folks 752 00:37:55,180 --> 00:37:56,740 if you take that as an excuse to 753 00:37:56,740 --> 00:37:59,280 sin, that's what Paul warns again, he said 754 00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:02,040 shall we sin that grace may abound, God 755 00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:04,780 forbid, he said you don't even know the 756 00:38:04,780 --> 00:38:06,720 Lord, if you're going to take the preaching 757 00:38:06,720 --> 00:38:08,580 of the grace of God, as an excuse 758 00:38:08,580 --> 00:38:11,640 to stay in your sin, no because you 759 00:38:11,640 --> 00:38:13,340 see when you know your position in Jesus 760 00:38:13,340 --> 00:38:16,140 Christ, then you can call upon the Holy 761 00:38:16,140 --> 00:38:18,160 Ghost to come with power, and if you 762 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:20,460 believe your position, you can believe for the 763 00:38:20,460 --> 00:38:22,860 sanctifying power of the Holy Ghost, he will 764 00:38:22,860 --> 00:38:25,540 come and sanctify you, cleanse you, he'll give 765 00:38:25,540 --> 00:38:27,840 you hatred for sin, but in the meantime 766 00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:30,640 God doesn't leave you, he doesn't forsake you, 767 00:38:30,900 --> 00:38:33,100 while you're working, while the Holy Ghost is 768 00:38:33,100 --> 00:38:36,360 working with you, to bring you, your condition 769 00:38:36,360 --> 00:38:39,360 will one day match your position, and that's 770 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:40,580 the work of the Holy Spirit, to bring 771 00:38:40,580 --> 00:38:42,920 your condition up to the position that God 772 00:38:42,920 --> 00:38:45,600 has given you, but in this process of 773 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:48,700 God bringing you into this, your condition meeting 774 00:38:48,700 --> 00:38:52,600 the position, he's faithful, that's where we all 775 00:38:52,600 --> 00:38:55,160 feel, we feel the guilt and the despair 776 00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:58,860 and the depression, because we know we failed 777 00:38:58,860 --> 00:39:01,240 God, we know we're not living up to 778 00:39:01,240 --> 00:39:04,180 our position in Christ, but folks this is 779 00:39:04,180 --> 00:39:06,240 the work of the Holy Spirit, when you 780 00:39:06,240 --> 00:39:08,960 failed him at that point, don't go back 781 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:13,520 down, say Jesus cleanse me, sanctify me, I 782 00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:15,780 know you love me, you've seated me with 783 00:39:15,780 --> 00:39:18,540 Christ in heavenly places, I stand on my 784 00:39:18,540 --> 00:39:22,980 position with you Jesus, get your eyes off 785 00:39:22,980 --> 00:39:26,160 your condition, get them on the cross, that's 786 00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:32,360 your position, hallelujah, praise you Jesus, we are 787 00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:37,720 his purchased possession, and folks one thing I'm 788 00:39:37,720 --> 00:39:40,780 convinced of, if Jesus said I'm coming again 789 00:39:40,780 --> 00:39:45,520 to receive you unto myself, that's brought such 790 00:39:45,520 --> 00:39:50,920 peace to my heart, because I don't think 791 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:53,140 the Lord built me a mansion, and put 792 00:39:53,140 --> 00:40:00,680 somebody else in it, I don't believe he's 793 00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:02,200 made me a whole book full of promises 794 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:05,800 and break any of them, folks we're not 795 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:08,200 going to make it, except by this revelation 796 00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:09,980 of who we are in Jesus Christ, that's 797 00:40:09,980 --> 00:40:13,060 the ultimate revelation, you see your position in 798 00:40:13,060 --> 00:40:14,880 Jesus Christ, you take your stand of faith 799 00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:17,520 in that, and then you can stand against 800 00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:20,180 all the wiles of Satan, and then folks 801 00:40:20,180 --> 00:40:23,920 this revelation, this gentle small voice of the 802 00:40:23,920 --> 00:40:28,340 Holy Spirit, prompting you, I have to have 803 00:40:28,340 --> 00:40:30,760 that, because brother Carter and all those of 804 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:32,460 our staff, we have to have that, because 805 00:40:32,460 --> 00:40:35,360 so many many decisions are being made, I 806 00:40:35,360 --> 00:40:36,760 wouldn't want to be left to my own, 807 00:40:36,860 --> 00:40:38,140 I don't want to make my own decisions, 808 00:40:38,280 --> 00:40:41,000 I've made too many mistakes, and so have 809 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:45,440 you, you've made a bundle of mistakes, folks 810 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:47,040 when you know who you are in Christ, 811 00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:50,940 you take your stand of faith, and pray, 812 00:40:51,560 --> 00:40:54,060 pray for the spirit of wisdom and revelation 813 00:40:54,060 --> 00:40:56,840 in the knowledge of him, and what he's 814 00:40:56,840 --> 00:41:00,020 accomplished in his power and grace, and love 815 00:41:00,020 --> 00:41:03,340 and mercy in us, hallelujah, it's wonderful to 816 00:41:03,340 --> 00:41:05,640 see people walk in that kind of peace, 817 00:41:06,580 --> 00:41:09,620 this is a day of peace, he wants 818 00:41:09,620 --> 00:41:12,460 to give your soul wonderful peace today, I 819 00:41:12,460 --> 00:41:26,440 want you to stand, you 820 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:28,440 know that one piece, piece, wonderful piece, coming 821 00:41:28,440 --> 00:41:31,120 down from the Father above, can we sing 822 00:41:31,120 --> 00:41:36,880 that, piece, piece, wonderful piece, coming down from 823 00:41:36,880 --> 00:41:44,860 the Father above, Lord, I pray, that you 824 00:41:44,860 --> 00:41:48,620 give me as a pastor, brother Carter, all 825 00:41:48,620 --> 00:41:50,880 our staff, all who preach in this pulpit, 826 00:41:51,780 --> 00:41:53,460 a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the 827 00:41:53,460 --> 00:41:55,740 knowledge of you, that you give this whole 828 00:41:55,740 --> 00:41:58,260 congregation, all those who love you, walk with 829 00:41:58,260 --> 00:42:04,040 you Lord, that spirit of wisdom, revelation, in 830 00:42:04,040 --> 00:42:05,520 the knowledge of who we are in Christ 831 00:42:05,520 --> 00:42:10,400 Jesus, hallelujah, Lord, release faith in this house 832 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:14,660 this morning, I want you to repeat this 833 00:42:14,660 --> 00:42:23,910 after me, my position, in Jesus Christ, is 834 00:42:23,910 --> 00:42:32,150 secure, by faith, my condition, changes, but my 835 00:42:32,150 --> 00:42:38,050 position, doesn't change, if I believe, and walk 836 00:42:38,050 --> 00:42:40,730 by faith, I want you to remember that 837 00:42:40,730 --> 00:42:44,210 now, remember that, my position is secure in 838 00:42:44,210 --> 00:42:51,320 Christ, will you please get your eyes off 839 00:42:51,320 --> 00:42:54,660 flesh, get your eyes on the cross, and 840 00:42:54,660 --> 00:42:56,960 his keeping power, Lord keep us this Christmas, 841 00:42:57,600 --> 00:43:01,780 I pray that this next year, 1995, would 842 00:43:01,780 --> 00:43:04,720 be the most blessed year, that our people 843 00:43:04,720 --> 00:43:07,440 have ever experienced, may it be a year 844 00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:11,960 of joy, Lord, when there's, the darker the 845 00:43:11,960 --> 00:43:15,800 night, the more glorious the light, there's a 846 00:43:15,800 --> 00:43:19,860 light shining in Broadway, a glorious light, and 847 00:43:19,860 --> 00:43:21,520 you know what's in the darkness, you know 848 00:43:21,520 --> 00:43:24,820 what's coming, and you'll prepare us, oh God 849 00:43:24,820 --> 00:43:26,380 we won't walk in fear, we're going to 850 00:43:26,380 --> 00:43:28,440 walk in the joy of the Lord, you're 851 00:43:28,440 --> 00:43:29,860 going to give us peace and rest in 852 00:43:29,860 --> 00:43:31,760 the Holy Ghost, you're going to make us 853 00:43:31,760 --> 00:43:34,980 a people of wisdom, and revelation, we're going 854 00:43:34,980 --> 00:43:37,720 to walk before you righteously, before a Holy 855 00:43:37,720 --> 00:43:41,020 God, Lord I thank you because I anticipate, 856 00:43:41,820 --> 00:43:43,920 you coming forth on this pulpit this next 857 00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:48,340 year, with such power, and such a word, 858 00:43:48,500 --> 00:43:51,160 oh God, that's going to keep us, it's 859 00:43:51,160 --> 00:43:54,040 your word that blesses, it's your word that 860 00:43:54,040 --> 00:43:58,420 sets us free, hallelujah, your word is a 861 00:43:58,420 --> 00:44:01,680 lamp and a light in the darkness, God 862 00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:03,440 you're going to shine bright from this pulpit, 863 00:44:04,160 --> 00:44:06,080 you're going to shine bright from this congregation, 864 00:44:06,900 --> 00:44:08,460 Lord you're going to reveal what's coming to 865 00:44:08,460 --> 00:44:09,980 many people in this church, they're going to 866 00:44:09,980 --> 00:44:12,660 know, they're going to have that sense, already 867 00:44:12,660 --> 00:44:14,560 many that are standing here know what's coming 868 00:44:14,560 --> 00:44:17,340 to the economy, many have seen things and 869 00:44:17,340 --> 00:44:20,720 heard things just like Paul the apostle, things 870 00:44:20,720 --> 00:44:23,980 that are unutterable to others, but oh God 871 00:44:23,980 --> 00:44:25,580 help them to just ponder and keep it 872 00:44:25,580 --> 00:44:28,500 in their hearts and prepare, thank you for 873 00:44:28,500 --> 00:44:32,220 what you're doing in this house, if you're 874 00:44:32,220 --> 00:44:35,360 standing here this morning, balcony on the main 875 00:44:35,360 --> 00:44:41,280 floor, and you have turmoil in your heart, 876 00:44:42,080 --> 00:44:46,180 you're troubled, you have a troubled mind, and 877 00:44:46,180 --> 00:44:48,600 I'm giving an invitation by revelation right now, 878 00:44:49,180 --> 00:44:52,540 there's God speaking through me, because he wants 879 00:44:52,540 --> 00:44:54,140 to find you, he wants to focus in 880 00:44:54,140 --> 00:44:55,400 on you, and he wants to let you 881 00:44:55,400 --> 00:44:57,700 know he knows who you are, where you 882 00:44:57,700 --> 00:45:00,140 sit, and he wants to help you, but 883 00:45:00,140 --> 00:45:04,720 you're troubled in mind and spirit, there's been 884 00:45:04,720 --> 00:45:11,260 some confusion, and fear, and anxiety, and it's 885 00:45:11,260 --> 00:45:15,000 Christmas, but you know about this peace, but 886 00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:17,080 you don't have that rest and that peace 887 00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:19,680 in the Lord, now if you're backslidden, or 888 00:45:19,680 --> 00:45:22,040 you're cold, or lukewarm, I want you to 889 00:45:22,040 --> 00:45:23,160 get out of your seat and come here, 890 00:45:23,220 --> 00:45:24,700 if the spirit's drawing you, don't do it 891 00:45:24,700 --> 00:45:26,720 unless the spirit's drawing you, you say, brother 892 00:45:26,720 --> 00:45:28,960 Dave, I feel the Holy Spirit tugging at 893 00:45:28,960 --> 00:45:31,880 my heart today, up in the balcony, go 894 00:45:31,880 --> 00:45:34,180 to either end, down the stairs, come down 895 00:45:34,180 --> 00:45:35,980 any aisle, and we'll meet you right here, 896 00:45:36,360 --> 00:45:38,840 we'll wait for you, you feel that tug 897 00:45:38,840 --> 00:45:41,460 of the Holy Spirit, obey him, but especially 898 00:45:41,460 --> 00:45:43,600 if you have this, I don't know what 899 00:45:43,600 --> 00:45:46,580 it is, it's this troubled spirit, this something 900 00:45:46,580 --> 00:45:50,980 in your mind, just really bothering you, it's 901 00:45:50,980 --> 00:45:54,160 really gotten to you, bring it, bring it 902 00:45:54,160 --> 00:45:56,420 to the Lord, let's ask him to give 903 00:45:56,420 --> 00:46:02,760 peace, and rest, to your weary spirit, please, 904 00:46:07,820 --> 00:46:09,280 that's what I believe the Lord had me 905 00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:14,760 say to you, without faith, it's impossible to 906 00:46:14,760 --> 00:46:17,180 please him, so whatever you came up here 907 00:46:17,180 --> 00:46:20,160 for, you can't please him without faith, let's 908 00:46:20,160 --> 00:46:23,240 settle that, I can't please God, and that's 909 00:46:23,240 --> 00:46:25,100 why you're here, to please God, and to 910 00:46:25,100 --> 00:46:28,260 have him touch you, and to have him 911 00:46:28,260 --> 00:46:31,420 lift the burden from you, but nothing happens 912 00:46:31,420 --> 00:46:33,680 unless you give him faith, and the older 913 00:46:33,680 --> 00:46:35,260 I get, the longer I walk with Jesus, 914 00:46:35,460 --> 00:46:37,320 the more I realize that faith is the 915 00:46:37,320 --> 00:46:40,120 most important thing of all, to trust him, 916 00:46:40,540 --> 00:46:42,720 to believe his word, and to rest on 917 00:46:42,720 --> 00:46:44,520 it, and to act on it, and you're 918 00:46:44,520 --> 00:46:47,000 going to take a step of faith, God 919 00:46:47,000 --> 00:46:49,260 wants, he's not looking for a river of 920 00:46:49,260 --> 00:46:53,000 tears, he's not looking for promises, he's not 921 00:46:53,000 --> 00:46:55,480 looking for you to wail, and cry, and 922 00:46:55,480 --> 00:47:00,420 scream at him, because he's not deaf, he's 923 00:47:00,420 --> 00:47:03,340 right here, he said he's more willing to 924 00:47:03,340 --> 00:47:06,640 forgive than you are to confess, he said 925 00:47:06,640 --> 00:47:09,400 he's full of tender loving mercy, and he's 926 00:47:09,400 --> 00:47:12,900 kind, he said he's a nurse, he's a 927 00:47:12,900 --> 00:47:16,080 father, and he knows exactly what you're going 928 00:47:16,080 --> 00:47:18,540 through, but the one thing you've not been 929 00:47:18,540 --> 00:47:23,300 giving him is true childlike faith, confidence, that 930 00:47:23,300 --> 00:47:24,540 he's going to answer your prayers, he's going 931 00:47:24,540 --> 00:47:26,280 to see you through, now I'm going to 932 00:47:26,280 --> 00:47:27,520 lead you in a prayer, but you've got 933 00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:29,740 to believe that what you pray, God's going 934 00:47:29,740 --> 00:47:32,760 to hear, that God's going to answer, and 935 00:47:32,760 --> 00:47:33,780 you're going to act on it, and when 936 00:47:33,780 --> 00:47:35,000 you pray it, you're going to let it 937 00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:36,680 rest, you're going to say Jesus, I said 938 00:47:36,680 --> 00:47:38,420 it, I rest on it, and I'm going 939 00:47:38,420 --> 00:47:40,120 to believe you now, to keep your word, 940 00:47:46,340 --> 00:47:49,780 I know with everything in me, the Holy 941 00:47:49,780 --> 00:47:54,180 Spirit stands by, he just wants to come 942 00:47:54,180 --> 00:47:58,300 right now, and embrace you, and encourage you, 943 00:47:58,760 --> 00:48:00,880 because he's a comforter, the Holy Ghost isn't 944 00:48:00,880 --> 00:48:02,300 he, now what the Bible says he is, 945 00:48:02,300 --> 00:48:04,660 he's a comforter, can you believe that he'll 946 00:48:04,660 --> 00:48:06,740 come and comfort your spirit right now, you 947 00:48:06,740 --> 00:48:08,800 could walk away from this altar, and lay 948 00:48:08,800 --> 00:48:10,780 everything down that troubles your mind and your 949 00:48:10,780 --> 00:48:12,340 spirit, and lay it down, if you have 950 00:48:12,340 --> 00:48:13,620 a burden of sin, you lay it down, 951 00:48:13,680 --> 00:48:16,340 you can walk away free, without guilt, without 952 00:48:16,340 --> 00:48:18,520 fear, without condemnation, all you have to do, 953 00:48:18,640 --> 00:48:20,400 is mean it from your heart, Jesus, I 954 00:48:20,400 --> 00:48:23,080 lay my sin down, I confess it, and 955 00:48:23,080 --> 00:48:25,140 I ask you to help me forsake it, 956 00:48:25,680 --> 00:48:27,220 and give me the power and authority over 957 00:48:27,220 --> 00:48:29,580 it, work on my mind, work on my 958 00:48:29,580 --> 00:48:32,200 spirit, and help me Lord, to rest while 959 00:48:32,200 --> 00:48:34,160 you see me through, whatever I have to 960 00:48:34,160 --> 00:48:38,080 go through, the condition that you're in around 961 00:48:38,080 --> 00:48:41,020 your home, or job, may not change, but 962 00:48:41,020 --> 00:48:43,100 it'll change you, it'll give you a peace 963 00:48:43,100 --> 00:48:43,980 and a rest that you're not going to 964 00:48:43,980 --> 00:48:46,940 be troubled by, God wants to take care 965 00:48:46,940 --> 00:48:49,960 of this troubled spirit, I want you to 966 00:48:49,960 --> 00:48:52,540 just pray this with me, Jesus, let me 967 00:48:52,540 --> 00:48:56,720 hear it right loud, Jesus, I am troubled 968 00:48:56,720 --> 00:49:03,620 in spirit, and mind, and it's hurting, and 969 00:49:03,620 --> 00:49:07,300 I come to you Jesus, as my Lord, 970 00:49:08,040 --> 00:49:11,820 and I come to you Father, because you 971 00:49:11,820 --> 00:49:16,500 love me, and you've called me, I reach 972 00:49:16,500 --> 00:49:20,480 out to you now, with simple childlike faith, 973 00:49:21,840 --> 00:49:23,800 and I ask you to take my sins, 974 00:49:25,540 --> 00:49:31,880 my burdens, my problems, my troubles, take them, 975 00:49:32,720 --> 00:49:36,020 because I cast them on you, all my 976 00:49:36,020 --> 00:49:40,760 cares, because the Bible says, you care for 977 00:49:40,760 --> 00:49:44,040 me, and I believe that, with all my 978 00:49:44,040 --> 00:49:49,160 heart, I cast all my troubles, all my 979 00:49:49,160 --> 00:49:53,900 cares, all my fears, on you, right now, 980 00:49:54,340 --> 00:49:57,060 and when I walk away from here, I 981 00:49:57,060 --> 00:49:59,620 will not pick them up, I leave them 982 00:49:59,620 --> 00:50:03,760 with you, now clear my heart, clear my 983 00:50:03,760 --> 00:50:06,800 mind, and give me a baptism of peace, 984 00:50:09,060 --> 00:50:10,200 alright let me pray for you, Lord I 985 00:50:10,200 --> 00:50:13,200 pray that peace, that passes all understanding, will 986 00:50:13,200 --> 00:50:17,600 just fall, like rain, like gentle rain, arise 987 00:50:17,600 --> 00:50:20,820 like dew in our hearts, that this Christmas 988 00:50:20,820 --> 00:50:25,120 season, there can be great, great peace, God's 989 00:50:25,120 --> 00:50:27,440 gonna see me through, God's gonna see it, 990 00:50:27,500 --> 00:50:30,460 God's gonna see me through, God's gonna see 991 00:50:30,460 --> 00:50:33,300 me through, I want everyone that's trusting the 992 00:50:33,300 --> 00:50:34,740 Lord, heard your prayer right now, to raise 993 00:50:34,740 --> 00:50:36,460 your hand please, that came forward, raise your 994 00:50:36,460 --> 00:50:37,860 hand, keep it there for just a minute, 995 00:50:38,600 --> 00:50:41,240 say it with me, Jesus, I trust your 996 00:50:41,240 --> 00:50:45,760 word, and I'm not taking away, from this 997 00:50:45,760 --> 00:50:50,040 altar, anything I laid down, I laid at 998 00:50:50,040 --> 00:50:53,620 your feet, Lord take care of it, fix 999 00:50:53,620 --> 00:50:58,280 it Lord, you can fix anything, alright, now 1000 00:50:58,280 --> 00:50:59,620 Jesus I thank you for what you're doing, 1001 00:50:59,620 --> 00:51:02,160 I thank you for the word, I thank 1002 00:51:02,160 --> 00:51:04,320 you for the faith, I sense that faith 1003 00:51:04,320 --> 00:51:06,940 is arising in hearts, and I trust you, 1004 00:51:07,600 --> 00:51:09,640 I trust this moment, I trust every one 1005 00:51:09,640 --> 00:51:11,640 of these into your care, into your keeping 1006 00:51:11,640 --> 00:51:15,180 power, this is the conclusion of the tape, 1007 00:51:16,940 --> 00:51:18,160 we're to side two.