1 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:15,420 On this holy night, we gather to celebrate the birth of a king. 2 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:21,416 Somebody say, he's my king, but he's not just any king. 3 00:00:21,528 --> 00:00:25,060 We celebrate the king that no one actually expected. 4 00:00:25,930 --> 00:00:29,986 A king that was born in the humblest of circumstances, a king 5 00:00:30,018 --> 00:00:34,226 who was rejected by his own people, and a king who came down 6 00:00:34,298 --> 00:00:35,106 from heaven. 7 00:00:35,218 --> 00:00:38,750 I want to read Isaiah, chapter 9, verse 6 and 7. 8 00:00:39,290 --> 00:00:41,826 And it's a prophecy that was given. 9 00:00:41,978 --> 00:00:45,282 For those of you that have struggled with your faith, can I 10 00:00:45,306 --> 00:00:48,370 just tell you that the universe has an origin. 11 00:00:48,530 --> 00:00:52,870 And the origin is that it was spoken into existence by God Almighty. 12 00:00:53,180 --> 00:00:56,292 And this has been confirmed many times over. 13 00:00:56,476 --> 00:01:00,564 The one thing that I love about Scripture is that it is filled 14 00:01:00,612 --> 00:01:02,916 with prophecies that came to pass. 15 00:01:03,068 --> 00:01:07,348 Prophecies that were given by men under the inspiration of God 16 00:01:07,444 --> 00:01:11,908 and then hundreds or even thousands of years later with, like, 17 00:01:11,964 --> 00:01:13,748 I mean, unmatched accuracy. 18 00:01:13,844 --> 00:01:15,892 It could not be fabricated. 19 00:01:15,956 --> 00:01:18,196 It could not be an educated guess. 20 00:01:18,308 --> 00:01:20,484 It had to have been divinely inspired. 21 00:01:20,612 --> 00:01:22,602 Those prophecies come to pass. 22 00:01:22,756 --> 00:01:28,190 And so my hope and my prayer in the next several minutes is that 23 00:01:28,230 --> 00:01:33,330 you understand that we are not celebrating a historic figure. 24 00:01:35,430 --> 00:01:40,718 We are not celebrating a historic figure that was born and 25 00:01:40,774 --> 00:01:42,610 died and stayed dead. 26 00:01:43,030 --> 00:01:48,142 We are, in fact, celebrating the king of all kings who actually 27 00:01:48,246 --> 00:01:52,382 conquered death, hell, and the grave, and on the third day rose 28 00:01:52,446 --> 00:01:56,672 again, and then for four, 40 days, walk the same region where 29 00:01:56,696 --> 00:02:02,416 he was crucified in front of hundreds of people and then ascended 30 00:02:02,448 --> 00:02:06,240 to heaven, but said, I'll leave you my Holy Spirit. 31 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:11,040 And actually, after my Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will receive 32 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:11,740 power. 33 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,920 And so I really believe that across all of our locations right 34 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:20,240 now, that you can get a revelation that the Holy Spirit is 35 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:25,542 here, which is the Spirit of Jesus in the lives of believers. 36 00:02:25,686 --> 00:02:28,902 And so, believe me, when the music was playing and you felt chill 37 00:02:28,966 --> 00:02:32,850 bumps, you were, in fact, not having an emotional experience. 38 00:02:33,230 --> 00:02:35,730 You were having a supernatural experience. 39 00:02:36,270 --> 00:02:41,110 Because what happened was your spirit is starting to recognize the 40 00:02:41,150 --> 00:02:41,958 Holy Spirit. 41 00:02:42,054 --> 00:02:45,078 And that is the very thing that you've been craving the most, 42 00:02:45,214 --> 00:02:46,716 is a connection with. 43 00:02:46,758 --> 00:02:50,944 With the God that breathed you into existence and life. 44 00:02:51,032 --> 00:02:54,576 Separated from him is hell on earth. 45 00:02:54,768 --> 00:02:58,480 But Jesus said, I came that you might have life and life more 46 00:02:58,520 --> 00:02:59,504 abundantly. 47 00:02:59,632 --> 00:03:04,048 And he actually called heaven down and said, your kingdom come, 48 00:03:04,184 --> 00:03:08,480 your will be done right here on Long island, in Brooklyn, in New 49 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,992 Jersey, Miami, as it is in heaven. 50 00:03:11,136 --> 00:03:14,918 And so those moments when you're in worship, you're having 51 00:03:14,974 --> 00:03:18,550 an experience with God Almighty. 52 00:03:18,710 --> 00:03:22,934 He breathed your spirit into this physical dirt body. 53 00:03:23,102 --> 00:03:26,230 And when we worship we're breathing back to him. 54 00:03:26,350 --> 00:03:29,782 And there's something that many of you have been longing for. 55 00:03:29,886 --> 00:03:33,430 You know, when you look at Isaiah, chapter 9, verse 6 and 7, 56 00:03:33,470 --> 00:03:39,542 it says, for us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the 57 00:03:39,566 --> 00:03:41,766 government shall be upon his shoulder. 58 00:03:41,878 --> 00:03:44,682 And his name shall be called Wonderful Calvin. 59 00:03:44,726 --> 00:03:45,602 Counselor. 60 00:03:45,746 --> 00:03:51,682 Mighty God, everlasting Father, Prince of peace, of the increase 61 00:03:51,786 --> 00:03:55,890 of his government and of peace there, of his peace there will be 62 00:03:55,930 --> 00:03:56,562 no end. 63 00:03:56,666 --> 00:04:00,802 And on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it 64 00:04:00,826 --> 00:04:05,346 and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness, from this 65 00:04:05,418 --> 00:04:10,370 time forth forevermore, the zeal of the Lord of hosts will do 66 00:04:10,410 --> 00:04:10,658 this. 67 00:04:10,714 --> 00:04:12,310 Can everybody say amen? 68 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:14,856 Come on. 69 00:04:14,928 --> 00:04:16,248 Good job, buddy. 70 00:04:16,424 --> 00:04:17,368 Good job. 71 00:04:17,504 --> 00:04:20,060 Got a little preacher over here on Long Island. 72 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,220 He's milking it now. 73 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,380 He's milking it now. 74 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,380 We have a king. 75 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,760 And the thing that I want to help us recognize in just the next 76 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:37,224 few moments is that when Jesus was born in a major to a teenager 77 00:04:37,272 --> 00:04:42,822 named Mary and Nazareth, and then they migrate to Bethlehem for 78 00:04:42,846 --> 00:04:48,134 this census, it was because even the thought of a Jewish king 79 00:04:48,262 --> 00:04:52,950 was so intimidating to Herod that he said, I'm going to kill all 80 00:04:52,990 --> 00:04:54,118 the firstborn. 81 00:04:54,294 --> 00:04:57,942 So the thing was that it wasn't intimidating for there to 82 00:04:57,966 --> 00:04:59,302 be another healer. 83 00:04:59,446 --> 00:05:03,494 It wasn't intimidating for there to be another person claiming 84 00:05:03,542 --> 00:05:04,884 to be Messiah. 85 00:05:05,022 --> 00:05:09,832 But the intimidation was that Herod would have a rival in the form 86 00:05:09,856 --> 00:05:10,760 of a king. 87 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:14,072 And so can I just tell you, many of you have been to these church 88 00:05:14,136 --> 00:05:17,512 services your whole life, and maybe you've heard a preacher get 89 00:05:17,536 --> 00:05:21,288 up and say, he can be your savior and forgive you of your sins. 90 00:05:21,464 --> 00:05:23,080 And then maybe you say, well, you know what? 91 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,200 I don't really need a savior, because what I'm doing is not that 92 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:26,632 bad. 93 00:05:26,736 --> 00:05:28,600 I'm just a guy trying to live my life. 94 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:29,768 I'm just a woman trying to. 95 00:05:29,824 --> 00:05:30,860 I don't need a savior. 96 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,644 Maybe you've heard some of those old school Pentecostal preachers 97 00:05:34,772 --> 00:05:37,028 say that he can be your healer. 98 00:05:37,204 --> 00:05:38,996 And now we'll lay hands on you. 99 00:05:39,068 --> 00:05:41,076 You'll have a supernatural miracle. 100 00:05:41,188 --> 00:05:44,020 But maybe you're at one of our locations saying, well, I don't really 101 00:05:44,060 --> 00:05:44,900 need a healer. 102 00:05:44,980 --> 00:05:45,556 I'm okay. 103 00:05:45,588 --> 00:05:47,780 I have doctors, I have physicians. 104 00:05:47,940 --> 00:05:52,420 But as I get older and I go on this journey of the faith, I've come 105 00:05:52,460 --> 00:05:55,348 to a recognition that he is the king. 106 00:05:55,524 --> 00:05:58,944 And so we must understand this revelation of him. 107 00:05:59,052 --> 00:05:59,272 So. 108 00:05:59,296 --> 00:06:03,192 And I know this is crazy, because Christmas is when we celebrate 109 00:06:03,256 --> 00:06:04,904 him and his birth. 110 00:06:05,032 --> 00:06:09,192 But the thing that makes his birth so special is that he was born 111 00:06:09,256 --> 00:06:10,140 a king. 112 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,664 He was born a king. 113 00:06:12,792 --> 00:06:15,380 And so here's the thing. 114 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:20,136 When I looked at Matthew, chapter 2, verses 1 through 12, these 115 00:06:20,208 --> 00:06:24,184 wise men come from the east, and they were trying to find whether 116 00:06:24,272 --> 00:06:28,620 it was drones or plasmoids or orbs in the sky. 117 00:06:29,250 --> 00:06:30,110 Kidding. 118 00:06:32,930 --> 00:06:36,362 Everybody here is like, I have not read the Bible in a long time, 119 00:06:36,546 --> 00:06:38,950 and I need to open it back up again. 120 00:06:39,970 --> 00:06:44,474 So they were looking, but they were men that looked into the skies 121 00:06:44,602 --> 00:06:49,018 and they tried to discern, based on the stars and the positions 122 00:06:49,034 --> 00:06:52,426 of planets, what was unfolding in the world around them. 123 00:06:52,498 --> 00:06:56,558 We're living in a time right now, especially here in the Northeast, 124 00:06:56,654 --> 00:06:59,090 where we are looking to the skies. 125 00:06:59,510 --> 00:07:03,086 We're taking out our phone and we're looking in New Jersey. 126 00:07:03,118 --> 00:07:05,470 We're looking in the skies in New York City. 127 00:07:05,590 --> 00:07:07,070 Here on Long island, we're looking. 128 00:07:07,110 --> 00:07:07,934 Is it an orb? 129 00:07:07,982 --> 00:07:12,050 And there's this increasing awareness of the supernatural. 130 00:07:12,390 --> 00:07:16,734 The veil is being pulled back, and people are starting to question, 131 00:07:16,822 --> 00:07:17,870 is there more? 132 00:07:17,990 --> 00:07:20,668 And can I just tell you the answer? 133 00:07:20,854 --> 00:07:22,340 The answer is yes. 134 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:26,300 We're right around the corner from the Amityville Horror House, 135 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:30,192 and this is our last service in this building right now. 136 00:07:30,296 --> 00:07:33,712 And there's many people who've joined our church not because they 137 00:07:33,736 --> 00:07:37,920 got a revelation of who God was, but because demons and Satan 138 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,232 and the existence of the demonic and darkness was exposed 139 00:07:41,296 --> 00:07:42,060 to them. 140 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:46,624 And the reality of the darkness actually confirmed the reality 141 00:07:46,672 --> 00:07:47,638 of the light. 142 00:07:47,824 --> 00:07:50,570 And I don't know about you, but over the last couple of years, 143 00:07:50,610 --> 00:07:53,914 and I'm speaking to the parents right now, it's become abundantly 144 00:07:53,962 --> 00:07:56,442 clear that there is, in fact, a battle. 145 00:07:56,586 --> 00:08:01,002 Good versus evil, darkness versus light, angels versus demons, 146 00:08:01,066 --> 00:08:02,330 God versus Satan. 147 00:08:02,410 --> 00:08:04,186 Can anybody give me an amen? 148 00:08:04,218 --> 00:08:05,110 If you agree? 149 00:08:05,890 --> 00:08:08,330 It's becoming increasingly obvious. 150 00:08:08,490 --> 00:08:13,526 So these men are looking to the skies, and whatever they see, 151 00:08:13,698 --> 00:08:18,302 the only conclusion that can be drawn is that this, the position 152 00:08:18,406 --> 00:08:22,910 of this star and what we see in the skies is acknowledging the 153 00:08:22,950 --> 00:08:25,438 fact that the king has arrived. 154 00:08:25,614 --> 00:08:30,814 Not just a healer, not just a savior, but in fact, the king. 155 00:08:30,942 --> 00:08:36,094 And it actually says that they show up and think about this crazy 156 00:08:36,222 --> 00:08:36,894 story. 157 00:08:37,062 --> 00:08:42,866 There's a manger, there's a teenage mother, but then the daddy 158 00:08:42,898 --> 00:08:46,338 is not the baby daddy, but they're betrothed for each other. 159 00:08:46,394 --> 00:08:51,586 But somehow it was divinely set up by God, a virgin birth. 160 00:08:51,778 --> 00:08:54,722 And for those of you who struggle with the supernatural, we 161 00:08:54,746 --> 00:08:57,234 got into this thing believing on the supernatural. 162 00:08:57,282 --> 00:08:58,190 Am I right? 163 00:08:58,570 --> 00:09:01,890 As the Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary, she conceived 164 00:09:01,970 --> 00:09:02,450 Jesus. 165 00:09:02,530 --> 00:09:07,930 Nine months later, she Gives birth and then divine destiny. 166 00:09:08,090 --> 00:09:09,818 Perfect timing. 167 00:09:09,994 --> 00:09:11,594 Here come the wise men. 168 00:09:11,682 --> 00:09:14,250 Can I just tell you, there's going to be some times in your life 169 00:09:14,290 --> 00:09:19,098 where things seem very scary, but God's timing is perfect. 170 00:09:19,274 --> 00:09:23,210 He may not show up when you want him to, but he shows up when 171 00:09:23,250 --> 00:09:24,330 you need him to. 172 00:09:24,450 --> 00:09:28,458 And can I just tell you, as Mary was holding the king of all 173 00:09:28,514 --> 00:09:31,360 kings in her arms, here comes the wise men. 174 00:09:31,450 --> 00:09:35,204 As if she needed another confirmation, she already had Gabriel 175 00:09:35,252 --> 00:09:35,908 the angel. 176 00:09:36,004 --> 00:09:38,612 But how many of you know, when God's trying to do something in your 177 00:09:38,636 --> 00:09:41,732 life, you need as many confirmations as you can get. 178 00:09:41,916 --> 00:09:45,316 And can I just tell you, if you're here at any one of these locations 179 00:09:45,428 --> 00:09:49,716 and you have separated yourself from God, this is your sign 180 00:09:49,788 --> 00:09:50,564 from God. 181 00:09:50,692 --> 00:09:53,460 This is your confirmation to come home. 182 00:09:53,580 --> 00:09:56,944 This is your confirmation to surrender to the king. 183 00:09:57,092 --> 00:09:57,784 This is. 184 00:09:57,872 --> 00:09:59,320 This is your sign. 185 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,580 What's happening in the skies is your sign. 186 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,640 You know there's more and. 187 00:10:05,680 --> 00:10:08,888 Oh, but I don't like the religion and tradition of my family. 188 00:10:08,944 --> 00:10:10,216 Well, neither do I. 189 00:10:10,368 --> 00:10:14,232 That's why we started V1 Church, because we're not good at 190 00:10:14,256 --> 00:10:17,260 following rules, but we are good at following Jesus. 191 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:20,952 And this is what the wise men were doing. 192 00:10:21,056 --> 00:10:22,936 They were following Jesus. 193 00:10:23,128 --> 00:10:24,856 They were following the signs. 194 00:10:24,888 --> 00:10:27,144 Then it led to him for this ultimate. 195 00:10:27,272 --> 00:10:29,128 This ultimate confirmation. 196 00:10:29,224 --> 00:10:32,616 And they bring gold and frankincense and myrrh. 197 00:10:32,808 --> 00:10:35,816 This is the gift that you give to royalty. 198 00:10:36,008 --> 00:10:37,528 Is it all right if I just. 199 00:10:37,584 --> 00:10:38,488 If I go there? 200 00:10:38,544 --> 00:10:39,780 Can I go there? 201 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:45,900 When he's your Messiah, you come to him to receive forgiveness. 202 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:50,194 When he's your healer, you come to him to receive healing. 203 00:10:50,352 --> 00:10:54,730 But when he's the king, you go to him to give to Him. 204 00:10:55,350 --> 00:10:59,934 See, there's a lot of people that use Jesus, but there's not a 205 00:10:59,942 --> 00:11:03,070 lot of people that give and serve Jesus. 206 00:11:03,230 --> 00:11:03,918 And if you. 207 00:11:03,974 --> 00:11:07,982 If you're here, and maybe you're in Brooklyn, I saw just incredible 208 00:11:08,046 --> 00:11:10,606 footage of the violinist on the stage in Brooklyn. 209 00:11:10,638 --> 00:11:13,598 Or maybe you're in Indiana right now and you're like, I've never 210 00:11:13,654 --> 00:11:17,750 seen a church just so full of all of these people and from the 211 00:11:17,790 --> 00:11:20,262 sound and the production and all the instruments. 212 00:11:20,326 --> 00:11:22,278 And I've never seen anything like this. 213 00:11:22,334 --> 00:11:25,574 This isn't like the Catholic church I attended or the Greek Orthodox 214 00:11:25,622 --> 00:11:26,214 Church or. 215 00:11:26,302 --> 00:11:28,934 This is not like the church that I grew up, the Presbyterian, 216 00:11:28,982 --> 00:11:31,254 the Methodist Church, the Baptist church. 217 00:11:31,302 --> 00:11:32,998 Like, I don't quite understand. 218 00:11:33,134 --> 00:11:37,158 Let me just tell you what you're seeing across the United States 219 00:11:37,214 --> 00:11:38,902 tonight at our. 220 00:11:39,086 --> 00:11:40,102 At our services. 221 00:11:40,206 --> 00:11:43,770 You're seeing people who've said, I'm thankful he's Messiah, 222 00:11:44,310 --> 00:11:46,302 I'm thankful he's healer. 223 00:11:46,446 --> 00:11:50,990 But I'm here because he's king and I give my gift. 224 00:11:51,070 --> 00:11:54,494 Oh, this stage that I'm on right now, and this is the last sermon 225 00:11:54,542 --> 00:11:56,370 I'll ever preach on this stage. 226 00:11:56,710 --> 00:12:01,678 This stage used to be where all of many of the biggest rock bands 227 00:12:01,774 --> 00:12:04,734 of our generation came to this little stage. 228 00:12:04,862 --> 00:12:08,510 Matter of fact, we first got the office 12A Broadway right next 229 00:12:08,550 --> 00:12:09,006 door. 230 00:12:09,118 --> 00:12:12,432 And I used to do counseling sessions as a pastor and I would 231 00:12:12,456 --> 00:12:16,592 have my windows open and I saw Scott Stapp from Creed walk by and 232 00:12:16,616 --> 00:12:21,168 I was like with arms wide open under. 233 00:12:21,304 --> 00:12:24,768 Come on now in Indiana, they're all singing it right now. 234 00:12:24,824 --> 00:12:26,220 Everybody stood up. 235 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:34,336 And I could not believe when this was a music venue how many renowned 236 00:12:34,368 --> 00:12:36,260 people would take this stage. 237 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:40,970 But see, the thing is, when we turn this into a church, what we 238 00:12:41,010 --> 00:12:44,794 said is we are going to give our gift back to the gift giver. 239 00:12:44,922 --> 00:12:46,458 He gave the gift to us. 240 00:12:46,514 --> 00:12:49,610 So we're going to give the gift back and we're going to give 241 00:12:49,650 --> 00:12:50,906 with excellence at that. 242 00:12:50,978 --> 00:12:54,362 And that took us from this little stage to a sold out stadium 243 00:12:54,426 --> 00:12:56,154 in Chicago this year. 244 00:12:56,322 --> 00:12:59,546 Because when you're faithful with little, he makes you ruler over 245 00:12:59,618 --> 00:13:00,230 much. 246 00:13:00,610 --> 00:13:05,870 Jesus started as a baby in a manger, but he was faithful in Bethlehem. 247 00:13:06,300 --> 00:13:09,240 Aren't you thankful that we have a king? 248 00:13:09,660 --> 00:13:12,400 And so what you're experiencing in this environment 249 00:13:12,700 --> 00:13:17,332 is what it feels like for us to have a king. 250 00:13:17,476 --> 00:13:18,180 A king. 251 00:13:18,260 --> 00:13:19,960 Somebody say, he's my king. 252 00:13:21,100 --> 00:13:24,676 And so they bring these gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. 253 00:13:24,788 --> 00:13:28,644 But you know, at the same time, King Herod rejects him as king. 254 00:13:28,692 --> 00:13:33,124 In John, chapter 1, verses 10 and 11, you see this and really what 255 00:13:33,132 --> 00:13:37,654 it is is this jealousy, this rivalry, you know, can I just speak 256 00:13:37,702 --> 00:13:41,734 on behalf of some of the dear precious wives of our church? 257 00:13:41,862 --> 00:13:45,350 If you're a husband and here, here and you're jealous because your 258 00:13:45,390 --> 00:13:49,430 wife goes to church throughout the year, don't be Herod, turn into 259 00:13:49,470 --> 00:13:51,890 a wise man and come with her this year. 260 00:13:52,830 --> 00:13:55,782 I'm just, I know it's getting a little awkward, but that's the 261 00:13:55,806 --> 00:13:58,290 gift that's going to keep on giving this year. 262 00:13:58,910 --> 00:14:03,038 You know, why don't you, why don't you come to church with her? 263 00:14:03,214 --> 00:14:07,742 You know, what I'll tell you is that when a man makes a decision 264 00:14:07,926 --> 00:14:11,870 to lead his family spiritually, that is the legacy that 265 00:14:11,910 --> 00:14:13,810 becomes the true inheritance. 266 00:14:14,230 --> 00:14:19,422 Because you know what, cars break down, even houses, you know, 267 00:14:19,446 --> 00:14:23,982 it's like all These things we aspire to do in our life, yes, of 268 00:14:24,006 --> 00:14:24,750 course they matter. 269 00:14:24,790 --> 00:14:26,542 But you know what matters most? 270 00:14:26,726 --> 00:14:31,112 Passing on the heritage of faith to tell your child life is 271 00:14:31,136 --> 00:14:31,912 going to be hard. 272 00:14:32,016 --> 00:14:35,160 And no matter how much dad works and pays all the bills and 273 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:38,936 how many things I was able to buy us, you're going to need faith. 274 00:14:39,048 --> 00:14:43,304 Because faith is the evidence of things hoped for and the substance 275 00:14:43,352 --> 00:14:45,416 of things not, not seen. 276 00:14:45,568 --> 00:14:50,120 So our firm foundation is not the deed to this house. 277 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:54,264 The firm foundation is the rock of Jesus Christ that we built 278 00:14:54,312 --> 00:14:55,620 this house on. 279 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:57,740 Come on. 280 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:03,744 So I have a vision of some men going from a King Herod, actually, 281 00:15:03,832 --> 00:15:06,960 to a wise man that'll go see Jesus every week. 282 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:10,240 I've got a vision for that, matter of fact. 283 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:14,384 I mean, Jordan Peterson is now just openly teaching the scriptures, 284 00:15:14,432 --> 00:15:18,144 and Russell Brand is getting baptized, and he's going viral. 285 00:15:18,192 --> 00:15:22,030 And even, I mean, people that you never would have thought are 286 00:15:22,070 --> 00:15:23,102 becoming Christians. 287 00:15:23,166 --> 00:15:23,770 Why? 288 00:15:24,390 --> 00:15:28,170 Because they're realizing that Jesus was who he said he was. 289 00:15:28,630 --> 00:15:30,366 Jesus was king. 290 00:15:30,558 --> 00:15:32,398 Jesus is king. 291 00:15:32,574 --> 00:15:33,438 Come on. 292 00:15:33,574 --> 00:15:36,030 And so then there were these, this other group, and they were called 293 00:15:36,070 --> 00:15:37,102 the Pharisees. 294 00:15:37,246 --> 00:15:41,454 And they rejected Jesus because they expected the Messiah 295 00:15:41,582 --> 00:15:43,518 to come in a different package. 296 00:15:43,694 --> 00:15:51,768 Uh, oh, it's like, you know, the plain brown package, but it actually 297 00:15:51,824 --> 00:15:54,856 has a priceless treasure on the inside. 298 00:15:55,048 --> 00:16:01,592 And so oftentimes, you know, we have an expectation of what it's. 299 00:16:01,656 --> 00:16:02,456 Well, I don't know. 300 00:16:02,528 --> 00:16:03,864 It didn't come in the package. 301 00:16:03,912 --> 00:16:04,600 I thought it would. 302 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:06,424 And, you know, I don't know this. 303 00:16:06,512 --> 00:16:07,832 I don't know about this church. 304 00:16:07,896 --> 00:16:09,336 I don't know about V1 Church. 305 00:16:09,368 --> 00:16:11,160 It's not the package that I'm used to. 306 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,726 I'm used to a different package with different paper. 307 00:16:13,758 --> 00:16:16,782 But how many of you know you can't judge the contents until you 308 00:16:16,806 --> 00:16:18,206 open the package. 309 00:16:18,398 --> 00:16:23,326 And so sometimes what God will do to create a humility in our life 310 00:16:23,478 --> 00:16:27,966 and the Pharisees couldn't see this, is that the King actually came 311 00:16:28,038 --> 00:16:31,342 through a family they would have never chose in a region that 312 00:16:31,366 --> 00:16:32,910 they weren't looking for it. 313 00:16:33,030 --> 00:16:38,190 But inside of that brown paper package was the King of all kings. 314 00:16:38,350 --> 00:16:41,838 And so I really believe that some of you might be saying, God, 315 00:16:42,014 --> 00:16:47,410 speak to me, and God's like I did, but you didn't pay attention 316 00:16:47,990 --> 00:16:51,970 because you didn't like that bald guy in a suit on Christmas Eve. 317 00:16:53,270 --> 00:16:57,410 I was speaking, but you weren't listening. 318 00:16:57,830 --> 00:17:00,350 The signs are everywhere right now. 319 00:17:00,470 --> 00:17:04,798 Out of his great love for you, he's been reaching out to you over 320 00:17:04,854 --> 00:17:06,702 and over and over and over again. 321 00:17:06,806 --> 00:17:09,050 Matter of fact, he's reaching out to you right now. 322 00:17:13,650 --> 00:17:18,010 You thought you got asked to work security for a church, but actually 323 00:17:18,050 --> 00:17:22,938 it was God running security for you because he called you. 324 00:17:23,074 --> 00:17:24,250 He chose you. 325 00:17:24,370 --> 00:17:28,442 You thought that you got asked to help load something in or to do 326 00:17:28,466 --> 00:17:29,674 a construction project. 327 00:17:29,762 --> 00:17:30,282 No, no, no. 328 00:17:30,306 --> 00:17:31,882 The Lord says, I'm actually, you are. 329 00:17:31,906 --> 00:17:33,114 My construction project. 330 00:17:33,202 --> 00:17:33,786 I'm building. 331 00:17:33,858 --> 00:17:36,900 You see, this is what happens in the faith. 332 00:17:36,980 --> 00:17:40,468 Oftentimes we think that we're gonna come to lay a gift down before 333 00:17:40,524 --> 00:17:41,108 the king. 334 00:17:41,204 --> 00:17:43,044 But that king didn't stay a baby. 335 00:17:43,092 --> 00:17:46,964 He died on a cross, rose again and told those wise men, actually, 336 00:17:47,052 --> 00:17:50,640 now I'm going to give back to you more than you can ever give me. 337 00:17:51,100 --> 00:17:55,188 So what happens is we make this sacrifice and we say, God, I'm 338 00:17:55,204 --> 00:17:56,436 gonna give you my gift. 339 00:17:56,548 --> 00:17:58,644 God, I'm going to give you my finances. 340 00:17:58,772 --> 00:18:00,516 God, I'm going to give you my time. 341 00:18:00,588 --> 00:18:00,814 And. 342 00:18:00,852 --> 00:18:02,858 And we think we're lavishing him. 343 00:18:02,994 --> 00:18:06,090 And this is our gold, this is our frankincense, and this is our 344 00:18:06,130 --> 00:18:06,522 myrrh. 345 00:18:06,586 --> 00:18:08,282 But then guess what happens? 346 00:18:08,426 --> 00:18:12,570 We end up receiving so much more than we can ever think, ask, 347 00:18:12,610 --> 00:18:13,790 or imagine. 348 00:18:14,530 --> 00:18:16,922 Hell, I'm telling you, he is good. 349 00:18:17,106 --> 00:18:19,030 I said, he is good. 350 00:18:19,410 --> 00:18:21,350 He is so good. 351 00:18:21,650 --> 00:18:25,658 Jesus is the gift of this season. 352 00:18:25,794 --> 00:18:28,584 And even as we're giving him a gift, he is. 353 00:18:28,682 --> 00:18:30,480 You can't outgive God. 354 00:18:31,220 --> 00:18:33,356 You can't outgive God. 355 00:18:33,548 --> 00:18:38,444 You know, as we are getting ready to close on this message, I 356 00:18:38,452 --> 00:18:41,548 was thinking about Isaiah, chapter 9, verse 6 and 7. 357 00:18:41,684 --> 00:18:46,780 And Isaiah prophesies, this king who's really unlike any other. 358 00:18:46,900 --> 00:18:48,960 Can I just brag on our king? 359 00:18:49,700 --> 00:18:53,820 You know, I was in my backyard the other day, and I was one of those 360 00:18:53,860 --> 00:18:57,814 weirdos with my camera, trying to see what I see out there. 361 00:18:57,982 --> 00:18:59,206 Oh, is that one? 362 00:18:59,358 --> 00:19:00,534 Is that one? 363 00:19:00,702 --> 00:19:01,974 Oh, is that one? 364 00:19:02,142 --> 00:19:05,414 And, you know, I'm in my backyard looking around, and all 365 00:19:05,422 --> 00:19:07,670 of a sudden, I had the AI going. 366 00:19:07,710 --> 00:19:10,838 And I've been having extended conversations with AI, which I don't 367 00:19:10,854 --> 00:19:15,446 suggest you do, but, you know, it's addicting, you know, And I'm 368 00:19:15,478 --> 00:19:18,566 having these conversations because I'm an information junkie. 369 00:19:18,598 --> 00:19:19,690 Anybody else? 370 00:19:20,350 --> 00:19:22,630 So I'm having these conversations, and I'm like, man, 371 00:19:22,670 --> 00:19:23,366 this is great. 372 00:19:23,438 --> 00:19:26,898 You know, my wife's asleep, and I'm like, you know, I'm just. 373 00:19:26,954 --> 00:19:31,842 Here I am just talking to Gemini or whoever it was me just 374 00:19:31,866 --> 00:19:34,230 hanging out in the backyard with my AI. 375 00:19:35,050 --> 00:19:41,298 And as I was having this conversation, I asked, just randomly, 376 00:19:41,394 --> 00:19:42,190 I said. 377 00:19:42,490 --> 00:19:43,042 I asked. 378 00:19:43,066 --> 00:19:47,442 The AI said, hey, what does based on all the information that 379 00:19:47,466 --> 00:19:50,098 you have, what does my last name mean? 380 00:19:50,154 --> 00:19:51,490 What does Signorelli mean? 381 00:19:51,530 --> 00:19:54,230 S I G N O R E L L I. 382 00:19:54,330 --> 00:19:55,342 What does it mean? 383 00:19:55,446 --> 00:19:58,270 And the AI said, oh, it's Italian. 384 00:19:58,350 --> 00:20:00,610 It means son of the Master. 385 00:20:01,910 --> 00:20:06,014 And right then I looked up and I saw this little cloud and the whole. 386 00:20:06,062 --> 00:20:06,686 It was a. 387 00:20:06,758 --> 00:20:09,086 It was just a completely clear night. 388 00:20:09,158 --> 00:20:12,606 And then this little cloud that's flying low all of a sudden 389 00:20:12,638 --> 00:20:13,422 just begin to go by. 390 00:20:13,446 --> 00:20:16,770 And I grabbed my phone to take a picture of it, but my phone died. 391 00:20:17,750 --> 00:20:22,484 So it was like the AI's mic drop was. 392 00:20:22,652 --> 00:20:24,868 Your name means in Italian. 393 00:20:24,964 --> 00:20:26,356 Son of the Master. 394 00:20:26,468 --> 00:20:27,440 I'm out. 395 00:20:30,380 --> 00:20:35,268 And all of a sudden, you know, I'm looking at this cloud and I'm 396 00:20:35,284 --> 00:20:35,748 looking around. 397 00:20:35,804 --> 00:20:38,740 I don't see any other clouds in the whole sky. 398 00:20:38,900 --> 00:20:42,708 And yet I see this cloud and it's hanging so low, and it's a little 399 00:20:42,764 --> 00:20:43,188 cloud. 400 00:20:43,284 --> 00:20:48,682 And I'm reminded of the words of the prophet that said, I see a 401 00:20:48,706 --> 00:20:50,602 cloud the size of a fist. 402 00:20:50,746 --> 00:20:52,390 Rain is coming. 403 00:20:53,730 --> 00:20:56,394 I see a cloud the size of a fist. 404 00:20:56,442 --> 00:20:59,594 But rain, torrential downpours are coming. 405 00:20:59,762 --> 00:21:04,090 And all of a sudden, I started thinking about how Jesus was that 406 00:21:04,130 --> 00:21:07,818 cloud the size of the fist, where it was like people were saying, 407 00:21:07,874 --> 00:21:10,202 rain is coming, Rain is coming. 408 00:21:10,306 --> 00:21:12,314 The Savior of the world is here. 409 00:21:12,402 --> 00:21:15,818 But it just came in the size of a cloud. 410 00:21:15,914 --> 00:21:17,562 It looks so insignificant. 411 00:21:17,626 --> 00:21:18,890 How could this baby. 412 00:21:18,970 --> 00:21:21,542 How could this changed the whole world? 413 00:21:21,646 --> 00:21:24,358 And it was just such a potent reminder to me. 414 00:21:24,414 --> 00:21:28,102 And I will tell you this as it was in those days, it will be in 415 00:21:28,126 --> 00:21:29,222 the end days. 416 00:21:29,406 --> 00:21:33,334 And for those of you who can't discern the signs of the time, welcome 417 00:21:33,382 --> 00:21:34,770 to the end times. 418 00:21:35,630 --> 00:21:37,490 Welcome to the end times. 419 00:21:38,270 --> 00:21:41,910 For those of you who still haven't figured out why Joe Rogan 420 00:21:41,990 --> 00:21:46,192 has devoted entire podcast to talking about Jesus, welcome to the 421 00:21:46,216 --> 00:21:47,100 end Times. 422 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:50,880 For those of you who can't figure out why Tucker Carlson is 423 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:54,096 talking about demons and nephilim in the government, welcome 424 00:21:54,128 --> 00:21:55,980 to the end times. 425 00:21:57,480 --> 00:21:59,860 So I see a cloud the size of a fist. 426 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,140 And here's what I believe is happening. 427 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:08,736 Just because he was a baby didn't mean he wasn't king. 428 00:22:08,928 --> 00:22:12,340 And just because what's happening in the earth with the church 429 00:22:12,790 --> 00:22:16,750 seems so insignificant, doesn't mean it's not going to bring 430 00:22:16,790 --> 00:22:20,130 in the harvest of a billion souls. 431 00:22:21,110 --> 00:22:25,630 Oh, I'm prophesying it from this stage is that it is time for 432 00:22:25,670 --> 00:22:28,610 a billion soul harvest. 433 00:22:29,430 --> 00:22:30,638 What do I mean by that? 434 00:22:30,694 --> 00:22:34,078 The harvest is vast, but the laborers are few. 435 00:22:34,214 --> 00:22:37,486 So pray to the Lord of the harvest, to send harvesters. 436 00:22:37,598 --> 00:22:41,328 I believe that as things continue to get weirder, I believe 437 00:22:41,384 --> 00:22:44,928 as things continue to get scarier, I believe as we hear about 438 00:22:44,984 --> 00:22:49,600 wars and rumors of wars, as we hear about pestilence, as we hear 439 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:53,088 about these various different things, look to the skies, because 440 00:22:53,224 --> 00:22:57,580 just as he came the first time, he's coming back again. 441 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:00,460 Jesus is coming back again. 442 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,740 Jesus is coming back again. 443 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:07,244 And so right now, we might get judged. 444 00:23:07,392 --> 00:23:07,700 What? 445 00:23:07,740 --> 00:23:09,620 Right now, we might get persecuted. 446 00:23:09,700 --> 00:23:12,468 Oh, you really believe in your sky, Daddy? 447 00:23:12,644 --> 00:23:13,732 I actually, I do. 448 00:23:13,756 --> 00:23:14,708 And he's coming back. 449 00:23:14,764 --> 00:23:16,436 Keep looking at the sky. 450 00:23:16,628 --> 00:23:19,732 Look past the drones, look past the orbs. 451 00:23:19,796 --> 00:23:20,292 He's there. 452 00:23:20,316 --> 00:23:21,760 And he's coming back. 453 00:23:23,340 --> 00:23:24,720 He's coming back. 454 00:23:26,540 --> 00:23:30,720 And Isaiah, chapter 9, verse 6 and 7 talks about who he is. 455 00:23:31,660 --> 00:23:37,518 So this is who we behold spiritually, and we will behold him 456 00:23:37,654 --> 00:23:38,530 physically. 457 00:23:39,110 --> 00:23:41,582 This is what I want to help you understand, because there's so 458 00:23:41,606 --> 00:23:45,534 many people who go to these services every single year. 459 00:23:45,702 --> 00:23:49,450 Maybe you are a, you know, Christmas and Easter only. 460 00:23:50,150 --> 00:23:51,490 A CEO. 461 00:23:52,550 --> 00:23:54,930 Some of you, like, I am a CEO. 462 00:23:55,590 --> 00:24:00,010 I go to church twice a year, Christmas and Easter only. 463 00:24:01,260 --> 00:24:04,160 Oh, and religion helps my family. 464 00:24:04,860 --> 00:24:05,332 Oh. 465 00:24:05,396 --> 00:24:08,772 My family feels comforted by the community of the church. 466 00:24:08,916 --> 00:24:09,620 No, no, no. 467 00:24:09,660 --> 00:24:11,956 That's not what's happening at this church. 468 00:24:12,148 --> 00:24:15,220 What's happening at this church is that we have. 469 00:24:15,340 --> 00:24:20,628 We behold him in the spirit, knowing and waiting patiently because 470 00:24:20,684 --> 00:24:22,628 we will behold him physically. 471 00:24:22,804 --> 00:24:26,596 And by the way, for the last 2,000 years, there have been people 472 00:24:26,668 --> 00:24:31,960 called Christians, Christ, like that have believed this. 473 00:24:32,260 --> 00:24:36,764 And what I'm thankful for in my generation is that the new punk 474 00:24:36,812 --> 00:24:38,956 rock is Christianity. 475 00:24:39,148 --> 00:24:40,284 You want to be a rebel? 476 00:24:40,332 --> 00:24:42,268 Be a Christian in this generation. 477 00:24:42,444 --> 00:24:45,580 Be sober in a world where everybody's drunk and high. 478 00:24:45,700 --> 00:24:47,292 Oh, you want to be punk rock? 479 00:24:47,356 --> 00:24:51,308 Have one wife Instead of going from relationship to relationship. 480 00:24:51,404 --> 00:24:52,988 Oh, you want to be punk rock? 481 00:24:53,084 --> 00:24:56,058 Be a father to your children and raise them in the faith. 482 00:24:56,164 --> 00:24:58,606 And get a Bible open and read them a Bible. 483 00:24:58,718 --> 00:24:59,326 Come on. 484 00:24:59,398 --> 00:25:01,694 If this is you, you want to be punk rock. 485 00:25:01,742 --> 00:25:05,210 The new rebellious thing to do is to serve Jesus Christ. 486 00:25:05,750 --> 00:25:07,690 And I'm thankful for it. 487 00:25:08,310 --> 00:25:09,550 I'm thankful for it. 488 00:25:09,590 --> 00:25:10,490 You know why? 489 00:25:11,190 --> 00:25:14,170 Because the custody battle is over. 490 00:25:17,270 --> 00:25:21,326 When I was raised, my mom and dad got divorced when I was a couple 491 00:25:21,358 --> 00:25:22,170 years old. 492 00:25:23,460 --> 00:25:28,252 And before he went to jail and that whole situation happened, I 493 00:25:28,276 --> 00:25:31,200 had to split my time between two households. 494 00:25:31,780 --> 00:25:35,004 And one of the things that they did, and I don't quite understand 495 00:25:35,092 --> 00:25:39,084 why they did it, but they would buy me presents, buy me toys, 496 00:25:39,212 --> 00:25:42,780 and they would keep My toys at his house. 497 00:25:42,900 --> 00:25:45,560 And then I would have the toys at my mom's house. 498 00:25:46,020 --> 00:25:49,628 And I would go back and forth between houses, back and forth between 499 00:25:49,684 --> 00:25:50,188 houses. 500 00:25:50,284 --> 00:25:54,608 Anybody who can hear me, who's the product of divorce as a child, 501 00:25:54,744 --> 00:25:57,300 you know the pain of a custody battle. 502 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:03,264 And so what was happening before Jesus showed up was this intergalactic 503 00:26:03,312 --> 00:26:04,736 custody battle. 504 00:26:04,928 --> 00:26:07,104 There was a war that was happening. 505 00:26:07,232 --> 00:26:11,136 And Lucifer, all these demons were saying, no, they're mine. 506 00:26:11,248 --> 00:26:11,904 They're mine. 507 00:26:11,952 --> 00:26:14,592 They sinned, and I have every right to have them. 508 00:26:14,616 --> 00:26:15,840 I can be in their body. 509 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:18,268 I can actually inflict them with sickness. 510 00:26:18,384 --> 00:26:21,044 I can inflict them with depression and anxiety. 511 00:26:21,172 --> 00:26:23,348 And there was like this big tug of war. 512 00:26:23,484 --> 00:26:26,500 And the children of Israel were trying to go through the motions 513 00:26:26,580 --> 00:26:27,700 to interact with God. 514 00:26:27,780 --> 00:26:33,252 But it had become this dead, dry, cold, ceremonial, ritualistic 515 00:26:33,316 --> 00:26:34,228 religion. 516 00:26:34,404 --> 00:26:37,924 And so they hadn't seen the glory and the presence of God. 517 00:26:38,052 --> 00:26:41,076 They hadn't seen the miraculous for generations. 518 00:26:41,268 --> 00:26:46,246 And so what happened was when Jesus showed up as king, Jesus was 519 00:26:46,318 --> 00:26:49,654 saying, the custody battle is over. 520 00:26:49,822 --> 00:26:50,998 They're mine. 521 00:26:51,174 --> 00:26:52,758 The battle is over. 522 00:26:52,894 --> 00:26:53,942 They're mine. 523 00:26:54,086 --> 00:26:55,542 The battle is over. 524 00:26:55,646 --> 00:26:56,214 They're mine. 525 00:26:56,262 --> 00:26:57,382 The custody battle. 526 00:26:57,446 --> 00:26:59,558 You're not gonna go from house to house. 527 00:26:59,694 --> 00:27:01,570 You're gonna live in a my house. 528 00:27:01,870 --> 00:27:04,822 And where I'm from, my father has many mansions. 529 00:27:04,886 --> 00:27:07,510 And had it not been so, I wouldn't tell you. 530 00:27:07,630 --> 00:27:11,708 And I go up ahead of you to prepare a place for you, because 531 00:27:11,764 --> 00:27:14,960 I am your father, but I'm also the king. 532 00:27:16,340 --> 00:27:19,276 Oh, I'm so thankful to have a king. 533 00:27:19,468 --> 00:27:22,204 I'm thankful that the custody battle is over. 534 00:27:22,292 --> 00:27:25,884 And there's many of you under the sound of my voice, at every location 535 00:27:26,012 --> 00:27:28,400 that are trapped in a custody battle. 536 00:27:29,300 --> 00:27:30,924 Do I belong to God? 537 00:27:31,052 --> 00:27:32,588 Do I belong to the devil? 538 00:27:32,684 --> 00:27:33,932 Do I belong to God? 539 00:27:33,996 --> 00:27:35,500 Do I belong to the devil? 540 00:27:35,580 --> 00:27:38,988 And let me just tell you, the very first time deliverance ever 541 00:27:39,044 --> 00:27:41,100 happened in the earth, you know who did it? 542 00:27:41,220 --> 00:27:42,080 Jesus. 543 00:27:42,820 --> 00:27:43,880 You know why? 544 00:27:44,660 --> 00:27:46,764 Because Jesus was showing up. 545 00:27:46,932 --> 00:27:50,108 And when it was the woman who was hunched over in her body, who 546 00:27:50,164 --> 00:27:53,836 for decades was struggling with physical pain, he said, spirit 547 00:27:53,868 --> 00:27:55,740 of infirmity come out of her. 548 00:27:55,860 --> 00:27:57,772 And she stood up straight. 549 00:27:57,916 --> 00:28:00,280 Nobody had ever seen that before. 550 00:28:00,580 --> 00:28:02,044 And then when the man with. 551 00:28:02,132 --> 00:28:05,836 With a legion of demons, over a thousand demons, is crying out, 552 00:28:05,908 --> 00:28:07,244 and he's been cutting himself. 553 00:28:07,292 --> 00:28:11,720 And every time the moon would come out, the Bible says he was a 554 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:12,328 lunatic. 555 00:28:12,424 --> 00:28:14,776 Which lunar loomed the moon. 556 00:28:14,888 --> 00:28:18,472 And you'll even talk to New York City police officers that say 557 00:28:18,496 --> 00:28:20,872 when there's a full moon in New York City, things get a little 558 00:28:20,896 --> 00:28:21,880 Bit crazier. 559 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:25,640 There's some kind of like supernatural spiritual thing that 560 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:26,460 happens. 561 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:28,760 And this man is tormented. 562 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:32,232 He has the ability to break chains physically. 563 00:28:32,296 --> 00:28:33,976 Nobody can restrain this guy. 564 00:28:34,008 --> 00:28:35,416 There's nobody who can help him. 565 00:28:35,488 --> 00:28:39,506 And Jesus in a moment, walks up to him and tells every single 566 00:28:39,538 --> 00:28:44,470 one of those unclean spirits, get out of him and go into the pigs. 567 00:28:44,810 --> 00:28:46,350 You know what he was doing? 568 00:28:46,730 --> 00:28:51,010 The king was operating in kingly authority. 569 00:28:51,170 --> 00:28:55,490 And what kings do is kings take back territory. 570 00:28:55,650 --> 00:29:01,848 Kings say, that's my body, that is my vessel, that is my son, 571 00:29:01,994 --> 00:29:03,308 that is my daughter. 572 00:29:03,404 --> 00:29:07,180 And so I don't know who I came here to tell this to, but as we get 573 00:29:07,220 --> 00:29:07,964 ready to close. 574 00:29:08,052 --> 00:29:11,280 You belong to Jesus. 575 00:29:11,700 --> 00:29:17,500 And the King is taking back what the devil has tried to stole. 576 00:29:17,580 --> 00:29:18,028 Come on. 577 00:29:18,084 --> 00:29:20,172 Your mind belongs to the King. 578 00:29:20,316 --> 00:29:22,812 Your emotions belongs to the King. 579 00:29:22,956 --> 00:29:25,484 Your appetite belongs to the King. 580 00:29:25,612 --> 00:29:28,608 It belongs to him and he's taken it back. 581 00:29:28,724 --> 00:29:30,712 We've got to get a revelation of king. 582 00:29:30,776 --> 00:29:33,592 And for those of you who are saying, oh, no, no, I don't need 583 00:29:33,616 --> 00:29:33,800 this. 584 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:35,656 I can live my life on my own. 585 00:29:35,728 --> 00:29:38,408 I can just do things however I want to do them. 586 00:29:38,464 --> 00:29:42,328 No, you need to submit and surrender to the King. 587 00:29:42,504 --> 00:29:45,544 Because the King's ways are higher than our ways. 588 00:29:45,672 --> 00:29:48,696 The King's thoughts are higher than our thoughts. 589 00:29:48,808 --> 00:29:51,384 Come on, I'm talking to the 45 year olds. 590 00:29:51,432 --> 00:29:52,504 You need a king. 591 00:29:52,632 --> 00:29:55,320 Not just a savior, not just a healer, but. 592 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:56,888 But to submit to the King. 593 00:29:56,984 --> 00:30:01,112 What would 2025 look like if you said, I'm tired of doing it my 594 00:30:01,136 --> 00:30:01,704 own way? 595 00:30:01,792 --> 00:30:03,020 I surrender? 596 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:08,776 Because when you surrender to the king, he takes possession over 597 00:30:08,848 --> 00:30:09,768 your entire life. 598 00:30:09,824 --> 00:30:11,512 And let me just give you the good news. 599 00:30:11,616 --> 00:30:15,300 He takes care of you better than you can take care of you. 600 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:17,336 Oh, yeah. 601 00:30:17,528 --> 00:30:18,740 Yes, he does. 602 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:23,200 When I am weak, then I am strong. 603 00:30:23,500 --> 00:30:25,652 Come on, man, I'm talking to you. 604 00:30:25,756 --> 00:30:28,148 The Lord's been waiting for you to surrender. 605 00:30:28,244 --> 00:30:30,480 He's been waiting for you to give up. 606 00:30:31,100 --> 00:30:31,780 What is it? 607 00:30:31,820 --> 00:30:34,164 What God's been waiting for me to give up? 608 00:30:34,252 --> 00:30:34,756 Yeah. 609 00:30:34,868 --> 00:30:38,612 Because when you get to the end of yourself, the end of you is 610 00:30:38,636 --> 00:30:40,000 the beginning of him. 611 00:30:41,660 --> 00:30:43,316 You're a bad king. 612 00:30:43,508 --> 00:30:45,000 Let him be the king. 613 00:30:45,500 --> 00:30:47,880 Signorelli means son of the Master. 614 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,136 When I got that revelation, I wept in my backyard. 615 00:30:52,168 --> 00:30:53,112 Because I said, you know what? 616 00:30:53,136 --> 00:30:54,120 That's really what it is. 617 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:56,664 Lord, I don't know how to be a good husband. 618 00:30:56,712 --> 00:30:58,664 I don't know how to be a good pastor. 619 00:30:58,792 --> 00:30:59,592 I don't know. 620 00:30:59,696 --> 00:31:00,968 I don't know how to do this. 621 00:31:01,024 --> 00:31:04,680 Some days I just feel so confused in the world that we live 622 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:05,300 in. 623 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:08,380 But then all of a sudden, I got that reminder. 624 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:13,060 It's about whose you are, not who you are. 625 00:31:13,530 --> 00:31:15,230 Did you hear what I just said? 626 00:31:17,290 --> 00:31:22,030 It's about whose you are, not who you are. 627 00:31:22,410 --> 00:31:25,794 Oh, you can be the most talented slave, but you're nothing 628 00:31:25,922 --> 00:31:28,070 compared to the son of the Master. 629 00:31:28,490 --> 00:31:29,570 Do you get what I'm saying? 630 00:31:29,610 --> 00:31:31,390 It's about whose you are. 631 00:31:31,770 --> 00:31:33,202 And I said, wait a second. 632 00:31:33,306 --> 00:31:35,458 And that's why demons recognize us. 633 00:31:35,514 --> 00:31:36,834 Not because we have power. 634 00:31:36,922 --> 00:31:39,362 But the demon says, you better listen to that guy over there. 635 00:31:39,386 --> 00:31:42,220 Well, he's not Jesus, but he's the Son. 636 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:44,632 He's the Master's son. 637 00:31:44,696 --> 00:31:45,992 You better listen to him. 638 00:31:46,096 --> 00:31:47,432 He's the Master's daughter. 639 00:31:47,496 --> 00:31:48,900 You better listen to her. 640 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:53,540 So I don't know who I came to tell this to, but as we close. 641 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:59,944 This is who Isaiah says your heavenly father is. 642 00:32:00,112 --> 00:32:03,896 This is who the prophet said, your king, who's your father, who 643 00:32:03,968 --> 00:32:06,302 ended the custody battle. 644 00:32:06,496 --> 00:32:08,910 But you got to accept to move in. 645 00:32:10,490 --> 00:32:12,990 You got to accept it's time to move in. 646 00:32:13,290 --> 00:32:17,430 And some of you, you moved in, but you never unpacked your bags. 647 00:32:18,250 --> 00:32:19,810 Come on, I'm talking to you. 648 00:32:19,930 --> 00:32:22,750 You move in, but you keep sneaking out at night. 649 00:32:23,530 --> 00:32:25,506 Come on, I'm talking to somebody. 650 00:32:25,618 --> 00:32:29,922 It's time to move in, unpack your bags, and say, dad, tuck me 651 00:32:29,946 --> 00:32:30,530 in tonight. 652 00:32:30,610 --> 00:32:33,892 And I want to learn what it means to be your child, a son or 653 00:32:33,916 --> 00:32:35,140 daughter of the Master. 654 00:32:35,220 --> 00:32:37,396 I'm here to submit and surrender to you. 655 00:32:37,468 --> 00:32:41,652 And the Bible says, his burden is light and his yoke is easy. 656 00:32:41,716 --> 00:32:44,756 And so the Christmas present that I want to give every single 657 00:32:44,788 --> 00:32:48,324 one of our congregants across all locations is you're going to 658 00:32:48,332 --> 00:32:49,364 make an exchange. 659 00:32:49,492 --> 00:32:52,680 You give him your backpack full of rocks. 660 00:32:54,620 --> 00:32:57,140 You give him all of your anxiety. 661 00:32:57,300 --> 00:32:59,274 You give him all of your fear. 662 00:32:59,452 --> 00:33:00,650 And guess what? 663 00:33:01,030 --> 00:33:02,850 He gives you his peace. 664 00:33:03,990 --> 00:33:09,170 Isaiah, chapter nine says, he's wonderful counselor. 665 00:33:09,590 --> 00:33:11,570 Jesus offers wisdom. 666 00:33:12,710 --> 00:33:15,006 He's a wonderful counselor. 667 00:33:15,198 --> 00:33:16,990 He's mighty God. 668 00:33:17,150 --> 00:33:20,606 He wields the power to save. 669 00:33:20,798 --> 00:33:23,086 He's an everlasting father. 670 00:33:23,278 --> 00:33:27,200 Some of you are mourning the loss of your biological father this 671 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:30,848 Christmas season and even through the next couple of days. 672 00:33:30,984 --> 00:33:33,312 But we have an everlasting father. 673 00:33:33,376 --> 00:33:36,020 Aren't you grateful for an everlasting father? 674 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:38,260 He's the prince of peace. 675 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,380 Would you all stand to your feet with me? 676 00:33:58,850 --> 00:34:01,630 Let me give you the good news about having a king. 677 00:34:02,050 --> 00:34:03,750 The king is in control. 678 00:34:04,850 --> 00:34:06,550 The king is in control. 679 00:34:06,930 --> 00:34:09,306 Cancer doesn't have the last word. 680 00:34:09,418 --> 00:34:11,550 The king has the last word. 681 00:34:11,890 --> 00:34:14,330 Divorce doesn't have the last word. 682 00:34:14,490 --> 00:34:16,590 The King has the last word. 683 00:34:16,930 --> 00:34:17,770 Come on. 684 00:34:17,890 --> 00:34:20,258 Suicide doesn't have the last word. 685 00:34:20,394 --> 00:34:22,434 The king has the last word. 686 00:34:22,562 --> 00:34:22,962 Come on. 687 00:34:22,986 --> 00:34:24,082 I got good news for you. 688 00:34:24,106 --> 00:34:25,634 The King is in control. 689 00:34:25,802 --> 00:34:29,554 And even when he was a baby in that manger, the three wise men, 690 00:34:29,642 --> 00:34:30,738 they came and they said. 691 00:34:30,794 --> 00:34:32,690 And people would say, are you crazy? 692 00:34:32,770 --> 00:34:35,410 You traveled all this way just for a baby? 693 00:34:35,490 --> 00:34:36,930 He's not a baby. 694 00:34:37,010 --> 00:34:38,310 He's the king. 695 00:34:38,970 --> 00:34:40,386 He's the king. 696 00:34:40,578 --> 00:34:42,002 So I got great news for you. 697 00:34:42,026 --> 00:34:43,390 The King is in control. 698 00:34:43,930 --> 00:34:46,310 Abuse, trauma. 699 00:34:46,610 --> 00:34:48,490 Doesn't have the last word. 700 00:34:48,650 --> 00:34:50,746 The King has the last word. 701 00:34:50,938 --> 00:34:54,634 Because when he heals you, he'll put together all the broken 702 00:34:54,682 --> 00:34:55,290 pieces. 703 00:34:55,450 --> 00:34:59,082 And you're gonna have to tell somebody you used to be broken. 704 00:34:59,226 --> 00:35:04,090 Because what he can do, the way he heals, is so much greater 705 00:35:04,250 --> 00:35:05,226 than anyone else. 706 00:35:05,258 --> 00:35:07,418 That's why he's called the great counselor. 707 00:35:07,514 --> 00:35:09,030 There's none like him. 708 00:35:09,410 --> 00:35:13,798 So we have candles at all of our locations right now, and we're 709 00:35:13,814 --> 00:35:16,090 going to begin to distribute those candles. 710 00:35:17,070 --> 00:35:22,742 And what this is going to represent symbolically, we're going 711 00:35:22,766 --> 00:35:25,970 to get ready to do that across all of our locations right now. 712 00:35:34,430 --> 00:35:37,610 And the light represents the light of the King. 713 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:42,260 It represents the fact that the king. 714 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:48,272 The custody battle is over and we belong to the king and it's the 715 00:35:48,296 --> 00:35:49,600 light of our father. 716 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:52,500 We're a son or daughter of the master. 717 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:56,480 And so we're gonna get that ready across every location right 718 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:58,352 now, and just we'll begin to. 719 00:35:58,376 --> 00:36:02,192 And what I wanna ask you to do, it's a powerful moment, is when 720 00:36:02,216 --> 00:36:07,150 you actually light your candle with someone else's candle, which 721 00:36:07,190 --> 00:36:08,462 I believe is symbolic. 722 00:36:08,526 --> 00:36:12,250 Like the three wise men, they didn't go alone, they went together. 723 00:36:12,550 --> 00:36:16,414 And so even as we begin to light these candles, it's symbolic 724 00:36:16,462 --> 00:36:20,730 that we are going to go on this journey to the King together. 725 00:36:21,030 --> 00:36:23,614 We're gonna go on this journey with each other. 726 00:36:23,782 --> 00:36:26,730 We're gonna be who God called us to be. 727 00:36:27,510 --> 00:36:31,230 So we'll give you an opportunity to just begin to light 728 00:36:31,270 --> 00:36:34,090 your candles across all locations right now. 729 00:36:35,470 --> 00:36:38,410 And it's such a beautiful, beautiful picture. 730 00:36:53,310 --> 00:36:57,686 As you light your candle, it's an acknowledgment that you don't 731 00:36:57,718 --> 00:37:03,330 just receive Jesus as savior, as healer, but you also receive him 732 00:37:03,370 --> 00:37:04,230 as king. 733 00:37:06,410 --> 00:37:10,226 That you're willing to live under his leadership, that you're 734 00:37:10,258 --> 00:37:11,890 willing to live under His. 735 00:37:12,010 --> 00:37:15,842 The light that he brings, the Bible, is a lamp unto our feet and 736 00:37:15,866 --> 00:37:17,586 a light unto our path. 737 00:37:17,778 --> 00:37:21,650 And so when we submit ourselves to the King, we say we 738 00:37:21,690 --> 00:37:31,340 are going to walk in the Light, many of you have been through 739 00:37:31,380 --> 00:37:36,364 situations in 2024 that you felt like nothing good can come out 740 00:37:36,372 --> 00:37:37,440 of this situation. 741 00:37:37,860 --> 00:37:41,372 I want to speak to those right now before we get ready to pray and 742 00:37:41,396 --> 00:37:46,668 then we're going to sing that maybe are looking forward to 2024 743 00:37:46,724 --> 00:37:47,560 being over. 744 00:37:47,940 --> 00:37:50,492 Maybe you're crawling over the finish line. 745 00:37:50,676 --> 00:37:54,342 Maybe you're just thinking to yourself, I don't know if I could 746 00:37:54,366 --> 00:37:55,590 do another year like this. 747 00:37:55,630 --> 00:37:56,582 And I don't know. 748 00:37:56,686 --> 00:37:58,214 I'm at my wits end. 749 00:37:58,382 --> 00:38:02,502 I believe that in the next several moments you can feel the 750 00:38:02,526 --> 00:38:05,094 presence of the Holy Spirit ministering to you. 751 00:38:05,262 --> 00:38:08,182 And I want you in your own words, to just begin to speak to 752 00:38:08,206 --> 00:38:08,726 him. 753 00:38:08,878 --> 00:38:11,490 Because how you exit is how you enter. 754 00:38:11,790 --> 00:38:16,854 And I believe that as you exit 2024, you're stepping into 2025 saying, 755 00:38:16,942 --> 00:38:21,436 no, no, I'm not leading myself, but I'm following the king. 756 00:38:21,628 --> 00:38:26,920 I'm not going to be pushed by some false sense of security. 757 00:38:27,380 --> 00:38:29,036 Oh, I need to work harder. 758 00:38:29,068 --> 00:38:32,240 No, no, I'm going to be led by the Holy Spirit. 759 00:38:32,660 --> 00:38:36,892 And so would you all just pray this with me if you've resolved and 760 00:38:36,916 --> 00:38:40,172 of yourself that you are going to allow him to be king? 761 00:38:40,316 --> 00:38:44,876 This is unlike any message that I've ever preached because I'm 762 00:38:44,908 --> 00:38:50,640 realizing more and more that what God is looking for is a people 763 00:38:51,100 --> 00:38:53,880 that will submit and surrender to him as king. 764 00:38:55,260 --> 00:38:58,164 And when that's the case, you'll say, not my will, but thy 765 00:38:58,212 --> 00:38:58,800 will. 766 00:38:59,740 --> 00:39:03,396 And when you want to quit and give up, you'll say, God, I can't 767 00:39:03,428 --> 00:39:05,920 give up because you didn't give me permission yet. 768 00:39:06,620 --> 00:39:07,396 Give in. 769 00:39:07,468 --> 00:39:08,564 Don't give up. 770 00:39:08,732 --> 00:39:10,280 Give in to the Lord. 771 00:39:10,700 --> 00:39:13,332 Would you say this across all locations right now? 772 00:39:13,356 --> 00:39:15,280 Would you say this prayer? 773 00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:20,420 Heavenly Father, you are my king. 774 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:23,620 You are my savior. 775 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:25,700 You are my healer. 776 00:39:26,600 --> 00:39:31,100 I am your child, and I'm thankful for you. 777 00:39:32,520 --> 00:39:35,420 I choose to follow you. 778 00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:39,220 Your word will light my path. 779 00:39:40,210 --> 00:39:44,070 Your voice will guide and lead me. 780 00:39:44,930 --> 00:39:51,790 I thank you for second chances and third chances and fourth chances 781 00:39:53,010 --> 00:39:59,946 as you lead me out of this season into the next, I will follow 782 00:40:00,018 --> 00:40:00,630 you. 783 00:40:01,490 --> 00:40:03,018 Thank you, Jesus. 784 00:40:03,194 --> 00:40:04,830 In your name we pray. 785 00:40:05,250 --> 00:40:06,110 Amen. 786 00:40:07,090 --> 00:40:07,330 Sing.