1 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:12,288 All right. 2 00:00:12,288 --> 00:00:13,481 Revelation 22. 3 00:00:13,513 --> 00:00:14,965 If you're there, say Amen. 4 00:00:15,385 --> 00:00:16,113 Okay, Come on. 5 00:00:16,129 --> 00:00:16,849 Here we go. 6 00:00:16,977 --> 00:00:19,817 And it reads, Starting in verse 12, it says, look, this is 7 00:00:19,841 --> 00:00:22,605 Jesus words, I am coming soon. 8 00:00:23,145 --> 00:00:25,245 That's more real now than ever before. 9 00:00:25,705 --> 00:00:27,361 My reward is with me. 10 00:00:27,393 --> 00:00:28,057 And watch this. 11 00:00:28,121 --> 00:00:32,245 I will give to each person according to what they have done. 12 00:00:32,765 --> 00:00:37,437 He says, I am the alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, 13 00:00:37,501 --> 00:00:38,741 the beginning and the end. 14 00:00:38,773 --> 00:00:39,957 So what he's just done there is this. 15 00:00:39,981 --> 00:00:42,861 He's saying, look, I'm gonna show up and I'm gonna judge. 16 00:00:43,053 --> 00:00:46,381 Now, if you're a believer, he's not gonna judge you on all your 17 00:00:46,413 --> 00:00:46,629 sins. 18 00:00:46,677 --> 00:00:47,293 Those are covered. 19 00:00:47,309 --> 00:00:50,117 But he's gonna say, I'm gonna look at what you've done with the 20 00:00:50,141 --> 00:00:52,893 life that I've given you, with the gifts that I've given you, with 21 00:00:52,909 --> 00:00:55,597 the resources I've given you, and you will get your reward based 22 00:00:55,621 --> 00:00:56,365 on that. 23 00:00:56,485 --> 00:00:56,789 Why? 24 00:00:56,837 --> 00:00:59,453 Because I've been around since the beginning, and I'll be around 25 00:00:59,509 --> 00:01:00,545 till the end. 26 00:01:00,995 --> 00:01:03,627 Says, blessed are those whose robes. 27 00:01:03,771 --> 00:01:04,211 Watch that. 28 00:01:04,243 --> 00:01:08,811 Who have washed their robes, that they may have the right to the 29 00:01:08,843 --> 00:01:12,815 tree of Life and may go through the gates into the city. 30 00:01:13,395 --> 00:01:17,963 Outside are the dogs who practice magic arts, the sexually 31 00:01:18,019 --> 00:01:22,931 immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves 32 00:01:22,963 --> 00:01:23,915 and practices evil. 33 00:01:23,955 --> 00:01:25,043 Now, what he's done right there is. 34 00:01:25,059 --> 00:01:26,123 He said there is a beginning. 35 00:01:26,219 --> 00:01:26,507 Sorry. 36 00:01:26,531 --> 00:01:29,603 There is a difference between those who are saved and those who 37 00:01:29,619 --> 00:01:30,815 are not saved. 38 00:01:32,415 --> 00:01:33,423 You guys feel me on that? 39 00:01:33,439 --> 00:01:34,527 You hear me on that, right? 40 00:01:34,671 --> 00:01:37,639 That there are those who are saved and those who are not saved. 41 00:01:37,687 --> 00:01:41,295 Now, I had the privilege of growing up. 42 00:01:41,375 --> 00:01:43,047 My mother was a drug addict. 43 00:01:43,231 --> 00:01:46,719 Dad was mentally unstable, didn't grow up in church. 44 00:01:46,807 --> 00:01:50,159 And so I had that moment when I knew, oh, I am saved. 45 00:01:50,327 --> 00:01:53,319 When at almost 19 years old, I was in a church. 46 00:01:53,367 --> 00:01:55,943 It was a biker church in Camino Island, Washington. 47 00:01:55,999 --> 00:02:00,935 Some 30 people in the room and some biker with a ponytail preaching. 48 00:02:01,015 --> 00:02:02,327 I don't know what he even said. 49 00:02:02,351 --> 00:02:05,279 I just knew that at the very end, I was in, like, a weepy mess, 50 00:02:05,407 --> 00:02:06,815 snot everywhere. 51 00:02:06,975 --> 00:02:09,623 And as you could tell at a biker church, I fit right in. 52 00:02:09,679 --> 00:02:11,239 They were like, you are one of. 53 00:02:11,407 --> 00:02:12,215 You're one of those people. 54 00:02:12,255 --> 00:02:14,343 So I had that moment. 55 00:02:14,399 --> 00:02:15,675 I had that moment. 56 00:02:16,615 --> 00:02:17,567 I don't even know where I'm at. 57 00:02:17,591 --> 00:02:18,007 Where I'm at. 58 00:02:18,031 --> 00:02:18,875 Here we go. 59 00:02:19,695 --> 00:02:20,455 Idolatrous. 60 00:02:20,495 --> 00:02:20,951 And he says. 61 00:02:20,983 --> 00:02:27,715 He goes, I, Jesus, have sent my angel to you. 62 00:02:28,195 --> 00:02:30,419 This testimony for the churches. 63 00:02:30,587 --> 00:02:34,211 I am the root and the offspring of David and the bright 64 00:02:34,243 --> 00:02:35,455 and morning star. 65 00:02:36,915 --> 00:02:41,815 Here it is the spirit and the bride say, come. 66 00:02:42,355 --> 00:02:45,775 And let the one who hears say, come. 67 00:02:46,315 --> 00:02:49,331 And let the one who is thirsty come. 68 00:02:49,483 --> 00:02:54,051 And let the one who wishes to take the free gift of the water of 69 00:02:54,083 --> 00:03:01,955 life, whoever desires, whoever wishes to take the free gift of life 70 00:03:03,095 --> 00:03:04,503 come today. 71 00:03:04,559 --> 00:03:10,167 I just want to speak to us briefly on the idea of get your reward. 72 00:03:10,311 --> 00:03:11,247 Get your reward. 73 00:03:11,391 --> 00:03:12,351 Would you guys pray with me? 74 00:03:12,383 --> 00:03:13,471 Father, we thank you for your word. 75 00:03:13,503 --> 00:03:18,559 We ask now as we open it, open our hearts, open our minds, Father, 76 00:03:18,687 --> 00:03:20,035 inspire us. 77 00:03:20,505 --> 00:03:22,485 Holy Spirit, convict us. 78 00:03:22,785 --> 00:03:25,273 And ultimately Jesus transform us. 79 00:03:25,409 --> 00:03:26,097 It's your name. 80 00:03:26,121 --> 00:03:26,925 We pray. 81 00:03:27,625 --> 00:03:29,905 Amen and amen. 82 00:03:29,985 --> 00:03:30,725 Amen. 83 00:03:31,105 --> 00:03:33,485 Man, what a beautiful thing you have going on. 84 00:03:33,825 --> 00:03:36,121 What amazing pastors you have. 85 00:03:36,313 --> 00:03:36,809 Come on. 86 00:03:36,857 --> 00:03:39,805 Pastors Mike and Julie, Just amazing. 87 00:03:41,025 --> 00:03:47,001 I mean, fastest growing church guys getting his master's degree. 88 00:03:47,153 --> 00:03:47,925 Come on. 89 00:03:48,385 --> 00:03:50,725 He's an author, he's written books. 90 00:03:51,345 --> 00:03:52,433 I've read books. 91 00:03:52,489 --> 00:03:54,401 I've never written them, but I've read them. 92 00:03:54,553 --> 00:03:55,685 I mean, you just. 93 00:03:56,305 --> 00:03:57,393 It's so crazy. 94 00:03:57,449 --> 00:03:58,153 It's so crazy. 95 00:03:58,209 --> 00:04:00,545 Never take for granted what God is doing in our midst. 96 00:04:00,585 --> 00:04:03,985 Because that's honestly what takes place in so many believers 97 00:04:04,025 --> 00:04:07,449 lives is we begin to take for granted what God is doing. 98 00:04:07,537 --> 00:04:10,641 And when we take things for granted, what we do is we begin to 99 00:04:10,673 --> 00:04:11,925 devalue them. 100 00:04:12,795 --> 00:04:14,135 We devalue them. 101 00:04:14,955 --> 00:04:16,195 New Jersey, are we with me? 102 00:04:16,275 --> 00:04:18,635 We devalue these gifts that God has given us. 103 00:04:18,715 --> 00:04:21,195 And therefore we get stuck into like normalcy. 104 00:04:21,235 --> 00:04:23,267 We get stuck into normal lives. 105 00:04:23,331 --> 00:04:27,035 And we don't realize the great thing that we've been invited into, 106 00:04:27,115 --> 00:04:31,859 the great privilege that we have to partner, hear me, partner 107 00:04:31,907 --> 00:04:35,835 with the Holy Spirit in order to see his kingdom come, in order 108 00:04:35,875 --> 00:04:39,825 to build his church here on this earth. 109 00:04:40,885 --> 00:04:44,625 Not because he has to, but because he wants to. 110 00:04:45,285 --> 00:04:49,485 He wants to partner with you See, there is an inherent need in 111 00:04:49,525 --> 00:04:50,797 most of us to be needed. 112 00:04:50,861 --> 00:04:51,205 People. 113 00:04:51,285 --> 00:04:53,865 That's like one of the main things is people need to be needed, 114 00:04:54,525 --> 00:04:56,665 but it's so much better to be wanted. 115 00:04:57,325 --> 00:05:00,909 Like, it's one thing for my wife to need me, but I'd rather she 116 00:05:00,957 --> 00:05:01,429 want me. 117 00:05:01,477 --> 00:05:02,205 Come on, somebody. 118 00:05:02,245 --> 00:05:03,317 And you know she does. 119 00:05:03,381 --> 00:05:04,465 Let's go, girl. 120 00:05:05,335 --> 00:05:06,195 Come on. 121 00:05:07,095 --> 00:05:08,311 Is that okay to say here? 122 00:05:08,343 --> 00:05:10,407 I'm like, that's all right. 123 00:05:10,431 --> 00:05:10,887 It's been great. 124 00:05:10,911 --> 00:05:12,335 It's the last week and I'll ever see you guys again. 125 00:05:12,375 --> 00:05:13,155 But anyways. 126 00:05:14,175 --> 00:05:17,239 But so he wants, he wants to partner with us. 127 00:05:17,367 --> 00:05:19,159 He wants this relationship. 128 00:05:19,287 --> 00:05:23,935 And you see here in Revelation chapter 22 that he finishes the New 129 00:05:23,975 --> 00:05:29,103 Testament era the same way that it starts in partnership as 130 00:05:29,119 --> 00:05:31,055 we just Read there, it says, let. 131 00:05:31,095 --> 00:05:32,483 Who say what? 132 00:05:32,679 --> 00:05:35,235 Let the Spirit and the bride say come. 133 00:05:35,275 --> 00:05:37,611 Not just let the Spirit say come, and not just let the bride 134 00:05:37,683 --> 00:05:38,275 say come. 135 00:05:38,355 --> 00:05:39,659 By the way, if you're like, what's the bride? 136 00:05:39,707 --> 00:05:40,819 Maybe you're newer to church. 137 00:05:40,907 --> 00:05:42,827 The bride, over and over again, throughout. 138 00:05:42,891 --> 00:05:45,215 Scripture is known as the church. 139 00:05:45,635 --> 00:05:46,715 It's known as the church. 140 00:05:46,755 --> 00:05:50,379 In Revelation 19, 6, 9, that actually talks about this great wedding 141 00:05:50,427 --> 00:05:54,971 feast that's going to occur between his people, the church, and 142 00:05:55,003 --> 00:05:56,455 him, our bridegroom. 143 00:05:57,035 --> 00:06:03,355 Now, if you'll notice, when Jesus is done, he died, buried, resurrected. 144 00:06:03,435 --> 00:06:05,983 And he says to his disciples In Matthew, chapter 28, it's known 145 00:06:05,999 --> 00:06:07,075 as the Great Commission. 146 00:06:07,615 --> 00:06:09,879 He says, all authority in heaven and earth has been given to 147 00:06:09,887 --> 00:06:10,079 me. 148 00:06:10,127 --> 00:06:15,383 Therefore, you go and make disciples, baptizing in the name 149 00:06:15,399 --> 00:06:17,815 of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, teaching them everything 150 00:06:17,855 --> 00:06:18,295 I've committed. 151 00:06:18,335 --> 00:06:19,551 He says, you go. 152 00:06:19,623 --> 00:06:20,663 He doesn't resurrect. 153 00:06:20,719 --> 00:06:22,007 Get in front of his disciples and go. 154 00:06:22,031 --> 00:06:22,247 All right. 155 00:06:22,271 --> 00:06:24,275 Y'all sit back and watch me. 156 00:06:25,335 --> 00:06:28,595 Watch what I do, because it's going to get crazy. 157 00:06:29,095 --> 00:06:30,111 You'll see amazing things. 158 00:06:30,143 --> 00:06:30,919 No, no, no, no, no. 159 00:06:30,927 --> 00:06:32,023 And then he says, check this out. 160 00:06:32,039 --> 00:06:36,467 And then he says, in Acts, chapter one, verse eight, says, the 161 00:06:36,491 --> 00:06:41,987 Holy Spirit will come upon you in power, and you will be my witnesses, 162 00:06:42,051 --> 00:06:49,099 my representatives, basically, me to the nations, Jerusalem, Judea, 163 00:06:49,147 --> 00:06:51,855 Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. 164 00:06:52,475 --> 00:06:53,443 He doesn't say it. 165 00:06:53,499 --> 00:06:56,507 And the Holy Spirit will come upon you, and you can just soak in 166 00:06:56,531 --> 00:06:59,717 the presence of God, right? 167 00:06:59,781 --> 00:07:00,893 We're good at that. 168 00:07:01,069 --> 00:07:01,453 Come on. 169 00:07:01,469 --> 00:07:04,157 If you come from a Pentecostal background, it's like, oh, let's 170 00:07:04,181 --> 00:07:05,945 just soak in his presence. 171 00:07:06,565 --> 00:07:08,629 Oh, I just had such a great time the other day. 172 00:07:08,677 --> 00:07:10,785 Three hours in the presence of God. 173 00:07:11,405 --> 00:07:12,221 And then you did. 174 00:07:12,253 --> 00:07:16,317 What can I get. 175 00:07:16,381 --> 00:07:17,221 Can I. 176 00:07:17,413 --> 00:07:18,837 It's all right if I get. 177 00:07:18,981 --> 00:07:21,037 Cause this isn't for you, Brooklyn. 178 00:07:21,061 --> 00:07:22,973 This is for all the other campuses right now. 179 00:07:23,069 --> 00:07:24,021 You guys are fun. 180 00:07:24,093 --> 00:07:26,231 They're like this. 181 00:07:26,263 --> 00:07:27,955 The Shekinah Glory's here. 182 00:07:28,975 --> 00:07:29,951 It's for you, Miami. 183 00:07:29,983 --> 00:07:30,375 I'm sorry. 184 00:07:30,415 --> 00:07:30,967 It's for you. 185 00:07:31,031 --> 00:07:31,495 No, I'm just. 186 00:07:31,535 --> 00:07:33,047 No, but here we go. 187 00:07:33,071 --> 00:07:33,591 Here. 188 00:07:33,743 --> 00:07:34,255 Here we go. 189 00:07:34,295 --> 00:07:36,183 Now, this is the proof how we work in tandem. 190 00:07:36,239 --> 00:07:38,119 This is the proof how we work in tandem, right? 191 00:07:38,207 --> 00:07:42,263 So John 6:44 says, no one can come to me, Jesus speaking, unless 192 00:07:42,319 --> 00:07:45,983 the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at 193 00:07:45,999 --> 00:07:46,807 the last day. 194 00:07:46,911 --> 00:07:50,983 John 12:32 says, and I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will 195 00:07:50,999 --> 00:07:52,239 draw people to myself. 196 00:07:52,367 --> 00:07:56,617 So who draws Jesus the Father, the Holy Spirit is the one who draws 197 00:07:56,641 --> 00:07:58,449 men unto Jesus right now. 198 00:07:58,497 --> 00:07:59,605 But watch this. 199 00:08:00,825 --> 00:08:02,245 Romans 10:14. 200 00:08:03,465 --> 00:08:07,045 How then can they call on the one they have not believed in? 201 00:08:08,545 --> 00:08:11,497 And how can they believe in the one of whom they've not heard? 202 00:08:11,641 --> 00:08:14,805 And how can they hear without somebody preaching to them? 203 00:08:15,785 --> 00:08:20,245 How can they hear about this Jesus without us using our words, 204 00:08:21,105 --> 00:08:24,685 without us preaching to them, without us giving them hope? 205 00:08:25,665 --> 00:08:26,425 Or how about this? 206 00:08:26,465 --> 00:08:28,361 How about this in the partnership thing? 207 00:08:28,513 --> 00:08:34,145 2 Corinthians 1:20 says, for no matter how many promises God has 208 00:08:34,185 --> 00:08:37,245 made, they are yes in Christ. 209 00:08:38,305 --> 00:08:39,089 Watch this. 210 00:08:39,177 --> 00:08:46,765 And so through him, the Amen is spoken by us to the glory of God. 211 00:08:48,885 --> 00:08:53,029 The promises are yes, but the Amen is spoken by us, by the way. 212 00:08:53,077 --> 00:08:54,945 So this God is not wavering. 213 00:08:56,005 --> 00:08:58,101 God is not changing his mind this way and that way. 214 00:08:58,133 --> 00:08:59,205 His promises are steady. 215 00:08:59,245 --> 00:09:01,741 His promises are yes, but we say the Amen. 216 00:09:01,813 --> 00:09:02,701 And if you don't know what amen. 217 00:09:02,733 --> 00:09:04,821 See, I know for a lot of us, especially we grow up in church, 218 00:09:04,853 --> 00:09:09,053 we think amen is like the I love you goodbye of our prayer. 219 00:09:09,149 --> 00:09:10,325 And I don't know why I just did this. 220 00:09:10,365 --> 00:09:10,981 I'm old school. 221 00:09:11,013 --> 00:09:13,743 This is like an old school telephone, whatever, it's I love 222 00:09:13,759 --> 00:09:15,927 you goodbye or whatever, click or I don't know, whatever you do 223 00:09:15,951 --> 00:09:16,515 now. 224 00:09:16,815 --> 00:09:18,751 But we think that's what it is. 225 00:09:18,783 --> 00:09:20,095 No, but the Amen is actually. 226 00:09:20,135 --> 00:09:21,675 It's the let it be so. 227 00:09:22,455 --> 00:09:24,399 So when we pray the promises of God. 228 00:09:24,447 --> 00:09:24,727 Watch this. 229 00:09:24,751 --> 00:09:27,191 When we pray the promises of God and we say Amen, we're saying, 230 00:09:27,223 --> 00:09:28,327 let it be so. 231 00:09:28,511 --> 00:09:29,231 Let it be so. 232 00:09:29,263 --> 00:09:31,007 In my life, come on, let it be so. 233 00:09:31,111 --> 00:09:32,623 In this city, let it be so. 234 00:09:32,719 --> 00:09:33,071 Come on. 235 00:09:33,103 --> 00:09:34,319 In this state, let it be so. 236 00:09:34,367 --> 00:09:35,935 In this nation, let it be so. 237 00:09:36,055 --> 00:09:41,385 On the east coast, to the west coast, come on, let it be so. 238 00:09:42,565 --> 00:09:44,825 We're partnering with his promise. 239 00:09:45,405 --> 00:09:47,141 See the way we even get Amen. 240 00:09:47,173 --> 00:09:47,973 Can I teach us a little bit? 241 00:09:47,989 --> 00:09:48,293 Is that right? 242 00:09:48,309 --> 00:09:52,213 If we teach here, so we even get Amen is. 243 00:09:52,349 --> 00:09:53,501 We inherited it. 244 00:09:53,533 --> 00:09:58,045 We inherited it from the Hebrews, from the Jewish people. 245 00:09:58,085 --> 00:10:01,389 Because what they would do is in their synagogues, when they would 246 00:10:01,437 --> 00:10:05,877 gather together and they would read Scriptures and they would offer 247 00:10:05,981 --> 00:10:10,085 prayers, they would then say Amen, the let it be so to remind 248 00:10:10,165 --> 00:10:13,725 themselves that God is faithful to carry it out. 249 00:10:15,745 --> 00:10:19,485 So do you understand when you say amen, there is power in that. 250 00:10:20,225 --> 00:10:23,017 There is power in our Amen that. 251 00:10:23,041 --> 00:10:24,089 I just prayed for something. 252 00:10:24,137 --> 00:10:25,041 I prayed for a miracle. 253 00:10:25,073 --> 00:10:25,665 I said amen. 254 00:10:25,705 --> 00:10:29,025 I said, let it be so in my life, Lord, I Just prayed over my 255 00:10:29,065 --> 00:10:29,489 finances. 256 00:10:29,537 --> 00:10:33,497 I said, let it be so in my life, Lord, I just prayed over my 257 00:10:33,561 --> 00:10:34,889 family and generations to come. 258 00:10:34,937 --> 00:10:35,969 I said, let it be. 259 00:10:36,057 --> 00:10:37,245 Let it be so. 260 00:10:38,985 --> 00:10:40,245 Let it be so. 261 00:10:40,545 --> 00:10:45,041 Because we all have this part to play, we can't expect somebody 262 00:10:45,073 --> 00:10:46,245 else to do it. 263 00:10:46,985 --> 00:10:47,905 Because there are times. 264 00:10:47,945 --> 00:10:48,481 Now, watch this. 265 00:10:48,513 --> 00:10:54,673 There are times where we sit back and we pray and we pray and 266 00:10:54,689 --> 00:10:55,713 we pray and we pray. 267 00:10:55,809 --> 00:10:59,725 But there's a point where we have to let it be so by our actions. 268 00:11:02,385 --> 00:11:03,369 Like for instance. 269 00:11:03,417 --> 00:11:06,085 For instance, when Moses. 270 00:11:06,395 --> 00:11:10,651 When Moses is taking the Israelites out of Egypt and he's 271 00:11:10,683 --> 00:11:11,955 like, real bold for a minute. 272 00:11:11,995 --> 00:11:14,227 And then they come to the Red Sea and they're at the edge of the 273 00:11:14,251 --> 00:11:17,067 Red Sea and there's millions of people, and they know that the 274 00:11:17,211 --> 00:11:18,867 Egyptian army's coming after him. 275 00:11:18,971 --> 00:11:21,371 Moses curls up in the fetal position. 276 00:11:21,563 --> 00:11:27,251 He's like, lord, you got to help us. 277 00:11:27,403 --> 00:11:28,775 What are we going to do? 278 00:11:29,275 --> 00:11:30,935 You're going to kill us all? 279 00:11:31,645 --> 00:11:37,413 And God's like, get up, stretch out your hand and watch what 280 00:11:37,469 --> 00:11:38,145 happens. 281 00:11:39,045 --> 00:11:41,213 That's actually a word for somebody in here right now. 282 00:11:41,349 --> 00:11:45,493 It's time for you to get up, come on, and do what you knew. 283 00:11:45,629 --> 00:11:49,065 Yeah, do what you know, the Lord has called you to do. 284 00:11:53,645 --> 00:11:54,589 It's the. 285 00:11:54,757 --> 00:11:56,397 It's the church being the church. 286 00:11:56,501 --> 00:12:01,067 So in the book of Corinthians, in the book of Corinthians, which, 287 00:12:01,091 --> 00:12:02,411 by the way, Corinth. 288 00:12:02,483 --> 00:12:05,295 Corinth had their favorite pastors. 289 00:12:05,915 --> 00:12:08,455 Just like today, we've got our favorite pastors. 290 00:12:10,075 --> 00:12:11,243 We got our favorites. 291 00:12:11,339 --> 00:12:14,051 We like, oh, we go to this church. 292 00:12:14,083 --> 00:12:17,055 But we listen to Pastor Mike Signorelli online all the time. 293 00:12:21,435 --> 00:12:23,935 Pastor Jeff, when are you gonna bring Pastor Mike back? 294 00:12:24,915 --> 00:12:25,775 All right. 295 00:12:26,875 --> 00:12:27,619 It's cool. 296 00:12:27,707 --> 00:12:28,655 That's great. 297 00:12:30,195 --> 00:12:30,707 No joke. 298 00:12:30,731 --> 00:12:32,875 One time I had a guest speaker, good friend of mine come. 299 00:12:32,955 --> 00:12:34,219 This is a total side note. 300 00:12:34,267 --> 00:12:38,267 And this lady in our church, bless her heart, which is another 301 00:12:38,291 --> 00:12:39,419 way to Southern cuss somebody. 302 00:12:39,467 --> 00:12:42,935 She said, she goes. 303 00:12:43,275 --> 00:12:44,331 She goes. 304 00:12:44,523 --> 00:12:48,295 She comes up to me, she goes, wow, now that was anointed preaching. 305 00:12:53,975 --> 00:12:56,943 I was like, well, you can go ahead and move to that city and go 306 00:12:56,959 --> 00:12:58,195 to that church then. 307 00:12:59,335 --> 00:13:00,631 So Corinthians was like this. 308 00:13:00,663 --> 00:13:02,591 Corinthians had their favorites, right? 309 00:13:02,783 --> 00:13:05,495 So in Corinthians 1 Corinthians, chapter 3, verses 5 310 00:13:05,535 --> 00:13:10,119 through 9, Paul's like, Yo, what after all is Apollos? 311 00:13:10,247 --> 00:13:11,207 I know y'all like him. 312 00:13:11,231 --> 00:13:12,623 He's the good looking one. 313 00:13:12,759 --> 00:13:15,431 He's very charismatic in his delivery. 314 00:13:15,543 --> 00:13:17,115 But he said, what is Paul? 315 00:13:17,705 --> 00:13:23,217 Only servants through whom you came to believe as the Lord has assigned 316 00:13:23,361 --> 00:13:24,925 to each his task. 317 00:13:25,465 --> 00:13:26,625 I planted the seed. 318 00:13:26,665 --> 00:13:31,085 Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 319 00:13:33,265 --> 00:13:34,137 Before we move on. 320 00:13:34,201 --> 00:13:34,561 Let me just. 321 00:13:34,593 --> 00:13:34,961 Let me just. 322 00:13:34,993 --> 00:13:36,153 Let me rephrase this. 323 00:13:36,289 --> 00:13:41,401 What, after all, is Pastor Mike and Julie and what is Chase 324 00:13:41,433 --> 00:13:46,559 and Haley out there in Indiana or Eddie and Jocelyn here, only servants 325 00:13:46,647 --> 00:13:50,151 through whom you came to believe as the Lord has assigned 326 00:13:50,183 --> 00:13:51,663 to each his task. 327 00:13:51,839 --> 00:13:55,755 Mike planted the seed, Eddie watered it, but God made it grow. 328 00:13:58,495 --> 00:13:59,755 That was really good. 329 00:14:00,695 --> 00:14:01,755 That was good. 330 00:14:02,055 --> 00:14:03,135 Now watch this, though. 331 00:14:03,215 --> 00:14:07,303 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything 332 00:14:07,359 --> 00:14:09,395 but only God who makes things grow. 333 00:14:09,835 --> 00:14:13,963 The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and 334 00:14:13,979 --> 00:14:16,851 they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. 335 00:14:16,963 --> 00:14:17,467 According to. 336 00:14:17,491 --> 00:14:18,643 They will be rewarded to what? 337 00:14:18,699 --> 00:14:19,443 Their own labor. 338 00:14:19,499 --> 00:14:20,115 Their own labor. 339 00:14:20,155 --> 00:14:20,811 Their own labor. 340 00:14:20,883 --> 00:14:22,099 For we are co workers. 341 00:14:22,187 --> 00:14:23,083 We are co workers. 342 00:14:23,139 --> 00:14:24,891 We are co workers in God's service. 343 00:14:25,003 --> 00:14:26,331 And you are God's field. 344 00:14:26,403 --> 00:14:27,455 God's building. 345 00:14:28,195 --> 00:14:31,055 See, there's different calls that we have. 346 00:14:31,395 --> 00:14:35,795 There's different calls, and it's easy for us to expect somebody 347 00:14:35,835 --> 00:14:39,179 else to do it, or it's easy to go, well, they're better than I am 348 00:14:39,227 --> 00:14:39,635 at that. 349 00:14:39,675 --> 00:14:41,895 But God still has a call on your life. 350 00:14:41,935 --> 00:14:44,111 Or it's easy for us to disqualify ourselves. 351 00:14:44,223 --> 00:14:45,807 I've only been saved a month. 352 00:14:45,871 --> 00:14:50,127 Or, man, I went through the divorce and now I'm here. 353 00:14:50,231 --> 00:14:51,855 Or, man, I had a relapse. 354 00:14:51,895 --> 00:14:56,271 And so there's so many things that we can do to disqualify ourselves. 355 00:14:56,463 --> 00:14:58,631 But I love what First Corinthians 1:26 says. 356 00:14:58,663 --> 00:15:01,287 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. 357 00:15:01,351 --> 00:15:03,671 Not many of you were wise by human standards. 358 00:15:03,863 --> 00:15:05,655 Not many were influential. 359 00:15:05,815 --> 00:15:08,775 Not many were of noble birth. 360 00:15:09,595 --> 00:15:11,939 I mean, I love it because we're seeing this in Oceanside, and 361 00:15:11,947 --> 00:15:14,067 you guys are seeing this here all across. 362 00:15:14,211 --> 00:15:15,771 Basically, you guys are all across the globe. 363 00:15:15,803 --> 00:15:17,219 You're starting new campuses all the time. 364 00:15:17,267 --> 00:15:17,715 It's crazy. 365 00:15:17,755 --> 00:15:19,707 Every time I talk to Pastor Mike, he's like, well, we just got 366 00:15:19,731 --> 00:15:20,955 another building over here and another. 367 00:15:20,995 --> 00:15:22,215 I'm like, good for you. 368 00:15:23,155 --> 00:15:30,915 But we're seeing so many people who are, like, new to the 369 00:15:30,955 --> 00:15:31,735 kingdom. 370 00:15:32,715 --> 00:15:33,875 We've got kids in our. 371 00:15:33,915 --> 00:15:34,283 I love it. 372 00:15:34,299 --> 00:15:36,219 We've got kids in our kids ministry. 373 00:15:36,387 --> 00:15:38,081 And they're like, what's. 374 00:15:38,163 --> 00:15:39,341 What's Christmas about? 375 00:15:39,413 --> 00:15:42,989 And they're like, we don't know, because we've got families. 376 00:15:43,037 --> 00:15:46,285 We've got men in the 30s and 40s who are getting saved and bringing 377 00:15:46,325 --> 00:15:47,305 their families. 378 00:15:47,805 --> 00:15:48,709 Think of who you were. 379 00:15:48,757 --> 00:15:50,225 I'm not from noble birth. 380 00:15:51,085 --> 00:15:51,725 Oh, my God. 381 00:15:51,765 --> 00:15:52,645 A drug addict mom. 382 00:15:52,685 --> 00:15:57,797 And I was raised in the barrio of El Cajon, East County Orlais. 383 00:15:57,821 --> 00:15:58,437 What's happening? 384 00:15:58,501 --> 00:16:16,399 Right, like, the diversities of this church and all your campuses 385 00:16:16,447 --> 00:16:16,967 just. 386 00:16:17,111 --> 00:16:18,115 It's wild. 387 00:16:18,495 --> 00:16:19,207 And we're just. 388 00:16:19,271 --> 00:16:19,879 We are. 389 00:16:20,007 --> 00:16:22,895 We have grace for ourselves because we're people that are trying 390 00:16:22,935 --> 00:16:24,455 to figure it out. 391 00:16:24,495 --> 00:16:28,095 Which, by the way, though, if you're a mature Christian and you're 392 00:16:28,135 --> 00:16:32,817 here or you're on Long island or if you're a mature Christian and 393 00:16:32,841 --> 00:16:35,961 you show up to church, don't show up to church and leave mad because 394 00:16:35,993 --> 00:16:37,365 nobody said hi to you. 395 00:16:39,385 --> 00:16:40,897 If you're a mature Christian, you don't. 396 00:16:40,921 --> 00:16:42,305 You don't show up and go, well, I just. 397 00:16:42,345 --> 00:16:42,737 I don't know. 398 00:16:42,761 --> 00:16:44,205 I didn't feel fed today. 399 00:16:44,665 --> 00:16:47,045 If you can't feed yourself, you're not mature. 400 00:16:48,785 --> 00:16:50,285 That's a word right there. 401 00:16:52,705 --> 00:16:56,125 If you're mature, you show up and you go, okay, how do I get involved? 402 00:16:56,605 --> 00:16:58,945 How do I align with the vision of this house? 403 00:16:59,405 --> 00:17:02,429 Whatever class I gotta go through, on whatever campus I'm involved 404 00:17:02,477 --> 00:17:04,105 in, this is what we gotta do. 405 00:17:04,805 --> 00:17:05,585 Whew. 406 00:17:07,885 --> 00:17:09,745 See, we've each been given a gift. 407 00:17:10,565 --> 00:17:13,253 First Corinthians 12, 4, 7 says, There are different kinds of 408 00:17:13,269 --> 00:17:15,045 gifts, but the same spirit distributes them. 409 00:17:15,085 --> 00:17:16,117 Again, partnership. 410 00:17:16,221 --> 00:17:18,333 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord, There 411 00:17:18,349 --> 00:17:23,251 are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in 412 00:17:23,323 --> 00:17:26,547 everyone is the same God at work. 413 00:17:26,731 --> 00:17:29,867 Now, to each one, a manifestation is given for the common 414 00:17:29,931 --> 00:17:30,535 good. 415 00:17:31,075 --> 00:17:35,635 It's up to you to receive the gift, but it's up to others to recognize 416 00:17:35,675 --> 00:17:36,255 it. 417 00:17:38,235 --> 00:17:40,211 It's up to others to recognize it. 418 00:17:40,403 --> 00:17:42,763 Meaning that you don't have to promote yourself in your gift. 419 00:17:42,819 --> 00:17:43,935 People will notice. 420 00:17:45,195 --> 00:17:47,467 You don't have to show up to church and be like, well, I just 421 00:17:47,491 --> 00:17:51,647 want you to know that I'm a prophetess, man. 422 00:17:51,671 --> 00:17:54,275 If you want me to lead your prayer ministry, I will do so. 423 00:17:56,095 --> 00:17:56,967 I have a word for you. 424 00:17:56,991 --> 00:17:58,315 Thus saith the Lord. 425 00:17:59,655 --> 00:18:02,215 He says, in three months time, I will be on your staff. 426 00:18:02,335 --> 00:18:02,995 What? 427 00:18:06,575 --> 00:18:08,315 Praise God, you're here. 428 00:18:08,935 --> 00:18:10,415 No, it's. 429 00:18:10,455 --> 00:18:12,115 I'm gonna show up, I'm gonna serve. 430 00:18:12,855 --> 00:18:15,743 And all of a sudden, people are like, dude, that guy's got a 431 00:18:15,759 --> 00:18:17,475 gift for intercession, bro. 432 00:18:18,355 --> 00:18:22,935 He's here 30 minutes before anyone else is outside laying hands. 433 00:18:24,235 --> 00:18:27,755 He shows up to the theaters in Miami before anybody else is here. 434 00:18:27,875 --> 00:18:29,515 He's on his knees, he's praying before. 435 00:18:29,595 --> 00:18:31,775 We've got to do something with him in prayer. 436 00:18:34,595 --> 00:18:38,699 Someone will recognize that we have to do our part. 437 00:18:38,827 --> 00:18:40,379 But here's the deal. 438 00:18:40,547 --> 00:18:44,735 There is a difference between calling and opportunity. 439 00:18:48,845 --> 00:18:51,949 If you just allow me for a moment, because this is one of my 440 00:18:52,037 --> 00:18:57,533 pet peeves today within the church, nationally, not necessarily 441 00:18:57,589 --> 00:19:01,797 globally, but nationally, is that I'm hearing more and more pastors 442 00:19:01,861 --> 00:19:05,197 talk about an opportunity they have as opposed to a calling they 443 00:19:05,221 --> 00:19:10,701 have meaning that like when they're looking for a new position, 444 00:19:10,773 --> 00:19:12,265 it's what's the opportunity? 445 00:19:12,815 --> 00:19:13,775 What's the pay? 446 00:19:13,855 --> 00:19:14,583 What's the place? 447 00:19:14,639 --> 00:19:17,035 Will it allow me to get to that next spot? 448 00:19:18,735 --> 00:19:21,755 And it's the same thing within, serving within the church 449 00:19:22,175 --> 00:19:23,127 as you show up. 450 00:19:23,151 --> 00:19:25,919 And it's like, well, I haven't had opportunity yet to get on that 451 00:19:25,967 --> 00:19:26,595 stage. 452 00:19:27,095 --> 00:19:28,595 Have they heard me sing? 453 00:19:33,135 --> 00:19:34,815 So I feel like the Lord directed me here. 454 00:19:34,895 --> 00:19:39,201 But you know, the church down the street, they'll get me on that 455 00:19:39,233 --> 00:19:39,805 mic. 456 00:19:41,545 --> 00:19:42,161 They'll let me. 457 00:19:42,193 --> 00:19:42,545 They'll let. 458 00:19:42,585 --> 00:19:42,793 Come on. 459 00:19:42,809 --> 00:19:45,633 They'll let me preach because I got a gift, right? 460 00:19:45,689 --> 00:19:49,885 Like, so I'm hearing this across the board. 461 00:19:51,185 --> 00:19:53,961 Do you know, like, man, I'm all about calling. 462 00:19:54,113 --> 00:20:05,907 That's why I'm 41, 31, and like, and we're playing catch up 463 00:20:05,931 --> 00:20:06,811 in retirement. 464 00:20:06,883 --> 00:20:09,579 Because for years I was called to a place. 465 00:20:09,627 --> 00:20:13,107 For almost nine years, I was called to the city of Marysville, 466 00:20:13,131 --> 00:20:13,435 Washington. 467 00:20:13,475 --> 00:20:15,515 Do you know where the city of Marysville, Washington is? 468 00:20:15,595 --> 00:20:17,015 I did not think so. 469 00:20:19,995 --> 00:20:23,443 But I served and I served. 470 00:20:23,619 --> 00:20:25,195 You know what my first paycheck was? 471 00:20:25,235 --> 00:20:26,495 $150. 472 00:20:28,355 --> 00:20:29,995 You know that I wasn't paid full time. 473 00:20:30,035 --> 00:20:31,563 Which by the way, for me, a full time salary. 474 00:20:31,619 --> 00:20:35,223 Pastor Mike, full time salary for me, first time ever, 36,000 doll 475 00:20:35,299 --> 00:20:35,751 a year. 476 00:20:35,823 --> 00:20:38,087 And I had a Youth Ministry of 200 showing up. 477 00:20:38,111 --> 00:20:40,551 People, kids were getting healed, saved and delivered. 478 00:20:40,703 --> 00:20:44,583 But I was called, there were other opportunities. 479 00:20:44,719 --> 00:20:47,655 Oh, I had other churches for 10 years. 480 00:20:47,695 --> 00:20:53,199 I served faithfully under a church in our area. 481 00:20:53,327 --> 00:20:54,635 Faithfully served. 482 00:20:55,135 --> 00:20:59,715 I had churches their size calling me up to be their lead pastor. 483 00:21:00,375 --> 00:21:01,555 But I was called. 484 00:21:02,445 --> 00:21:03,381 I was called. 485 00:21:03,493 --> 00:21:06,317 See, there's a difference between calling and opportunity. 486 00:21:06,381 --> 00:21:09,181 Calling is long term, rooted in God's purpose. 487 00:21:09,253 --> 00:21:11,493 Opportunity is short term and circumstantial. 488 00:21:11,549 --> 00:21:13,765 Calling is often specific and personal. 489 00:21:13,925 --> 00:21:16,573 Opportunity is general and accessible to many. 490 00:21:16,709 --> 00:21:19,325 Calling involves preparation and waiting. 491 00:21:19,405 --> 00:21:20,789 Opportunity skip steps. 492 00:21:20,837 --> 00:21:22,381 It's quick satisfaction. 493 00:21:22,533 --> 00:21:25,105 Calling is focused on identity and mission. 494 00:21:25,805 --> 00:21:28,301 Opportunity is focused on action and timing. 495 00:21:28,373 --> 00:21:31,225 Come on, stay in your calling. 496 00:21:35,605 --> 00:21:37,581 So what does this mean for us now? 497 00:21:37,773 --> 00:21:39,385 What does this mean for us now? 498 00:21:41,165 --> 00:21:42,445 See, this is, this is. 499 00:21:42,485 --> 00:21:44,677 I believe, as we just read here, that it's the. 500 00:21:44,701 --> 00:21:46,765 It's it's the bride and the Spirit. 501 00:21:46,805 --> 00:21:47,821 It's the bride and the Spirit. 502 00:21:47,853 --> 00:21:50,821 But I believe that there is a big gap between what the Spirit wants 503 00:21:50,853 --> 00:21:52,945 to do and what the church is willing to do. 504 00:21:54,375 --> 00:21:55,875 Indiana, you heard that? 505 00:21:56,615 --> 00:21:57,715 You heard that. 506 00:21:58,255 --> 00:21:59,435 You feel that. 507 00:22:01,375 --> 00:22:06,475 And I put the blame on us in the pulpit. 508 00:22:07,375 --> 00:22:08,235 I do. 509 00:22:08,895 --> 00:22:09,663 I do. 510 00:22:09,799 --> 00:22:12,755 It's our fault because we haven't put a demand on the people. 511 00:22:14,735 --> 00:22:15,663 We haven't. 512 00:22:15,799 --> 00:22:16,511 And why? 513 00:22:16,623 --> 00:22:20,555 Because the truth is, so many of us pastors, we're insecure. 514 00:22:23,145 --> 00:22:25,085 We want you to like us. 515 00:22:27,465 --> 00:22:31,525 We want you to come to our church and stay here. 516 00:22:31,905 --> 00:22:33,205 Don't go down there. 517 00:22:35,065 --> 00:22:39,965 Like the way I preach, don't I? 518 00:22:42,185 --> 00:22:45,565 So I don't want to upset you because I don't want you to leave. 519 00:22:47,555 --> 00:22:49,615 What can I do to get you to stay? 520 00:22:53,355 --> 00:22:56,955 So we haven't put a demand on the people, and then, therefore, 521 00:22:56,995 --> 00:22:59,179 the people in the church haven't stepped out and put a demand 522 00:22:59,227 --> 00:23:00,375 on their faith. 523 00:23:03,275 --> 00:23:07,195 Which, by the way, if you find yourself comfortable, it's time to 524 00:23:07,315 --> 00:23:08,019 step up. 525 00:23:08,107 --> 00:23:09,123 It's time to serve. 526 00:23:09,219 --> 00:23:10,455 It's time to give. 527 00:23:11,725 --> 00:23:13,185 Some of us right now. 528 00:23:14,045 --> 00:23:17,741 Some of us right now are experiencing hardship in our finances 529 00:23:17,853 --> 00:23:20,385 because we have not trusted the Lord with our finances. 530 00:23:21,405 --> 00:23:22,505 We're not giving. 531 00:23:23,805 --> 00:23:26,705 We're not giving according to biblical standard or principle. 532 00:23:29,925 --> 00:23:32,837 Some of us are experiencing issues with our children because 533 00:23:32,861 --> 00:23:35,213 we have not dedicated our children and given them over to the 534 00:23:35,229 --> 00:23:38,395 Lord yet, man. 535 00:23:39,455 --> 00:23:40,355 Whoo. 536 00:23:41,095 --> 00:23:47,087 I know the other campuses are going off right now, Long island, 537 00:23:47,151 --> 00:23:48,879 standing up and shouting me down at the moment. 538 00:23:48,927 --> 00:23:58,279 But see, because this is the deal, we have catered to the nominal 539 00:23:58,327 --> 00:24:01,031 Christian in order not to upset anyone. 540 00:24:01,103 --> 00:24:03,991 But this is what happens when you cater to the lowest common denominator. 541 00:24:04,023 --> 00:24:05,595 You get the lowest common results. 542 00:24:11,435 --> 00:24:13,055 We say stupid stuff. 543 00:24:13,635 --> 00:24:15,075 Pastors, we say stupid stuff. 544 00:24:15,115 --> 00:24:18,135 We're like, just worship how you feel comfortable today. 545 00:24:18,995 --> 00:24:20,655 Show me that in scripture. 546 00:24:23,275 --> 00:24:32,315 David says in Psalm 135, sit if you'd like, sip your coffee in 547 00:24:32,355 --> 00:24:32,787 Jesus. 548 00:24:32,851 --> 00:24:33,935 No, no. 549 00:24:34,265 --> 00:24:35,393 Raise your hands. 550 00:24:35,529 --> 00:24:36,441 Let's bow down. 551 00:24:36,473 --> 00:24:37,281 It's drop a knee. 552 00:24:37,313 --> 00:24:37,913 It's shout. 553 00:24:37,969 --> 00:24:39,045 It's rejoice. 554 00:24:39,625 --> 00:24:40,033 Come on. 555 00:24:40,049 --> 00:24:42,405 That's how we're commanded to. 556 00:24:43,265 --> 00:24:44,241 Or we've done this. 557 00:24:44,313 --> 00:24:50,057 We've called basic Christianity extreme, man. 558 00:24:50,081 --> 00:24:51,649 You go to church every Sunday. 559 00:24:51,737 --> 00:24:52,445 Woo. 560 00:24:54,705 --> 00:24:56,205 It's a little extreme. 561 00:24:57,065 --> 00:25:00,265 Why don't you go like the rest of us every, you know, 1.4 times 562 00:25:00,305 --> 00:25:02,205 a month, you know, or. 563 00:25:03,185 --> 00:25:06,193 Oh, my gosh, dude, he just stopped and prayed for somebody in 564 00:25:06,209 --> 00:25:06,601 the streets. 565 00:25:06,633 --> 00:25:06,777 Man. 566 00:25:06,801 --> 00:25:07,965 That guy's on fire. 567 00:25:08,865 --> 00:25:10,525 No, he's Basic. 568 00:25:14,705 --> 00:25:16,481 You really believe for miracles? 569 00:25:16,593 --> 00:25:18,285 Yeah, Basic. 570 00:25:19,265 --> 00:25:20,617 It's like, we've, like. 571 00:25:20,641 --> 00:25:23,641 You know why discipleship is lacking within the Church today is 572 00:25:23,673 --> 00:25:26,633 because we've called, like, basic Christianity extreme. 573 00:25:26,689 --> 00:25:27,905 It's just discipleship. 574 00:25:27,945 --> 00:25:28,767 John 14:12. 575 00:25:28,882 --> 00:25:29,401 14. 576 00:25:29,473 --> 00:25:32,731 Jesus says, Whoever believes in me will do the works I've been 577 00:25:32,763 --> 00:25:36,283 doing, and they will do even greater things than these. 578 00:25:36,339 --> 00:25:39,331 Because I'm going to the Father, and whatever you ask in my 579 00:25:39,363 --> 00:25:42,059 name so that the Father may be glorified in the Son, I'm gonna do 580 00:25:42,067 --> 00:25:44,075 it like, this is. 581 00:25:44,115 --> 00:25:44,579 This is it. 582 00:25:44,627 --> 00:25:45,215 So. 583 00:25:45,915 --> 00:25:50,091 So in my remaining time with us, I want to just. 584 00:25:50,123 --> 00:25:50,883 I want to. 585 00:25:50,979 --> 00:25:51,475 I want to. 586 00:25:51,515 --> 00:25:52,531 Because here's the deal. 587 00:25:52,643 --> 00:25:55,355 One day, we will stand before the Lord like we read here in Revelation. 588 00:25:55,395 --> 00:25:58,833 We will stand before the Lord after hopefully having partnered 589 00:25:58,849 --> 00:26:01,857 with the Holy Spirit to say, come on, people, come on. 590 00:26:02,041 --> 00:26:03,305 Come into the kingdom. 591 00:26:03,465 --> 00:26:06,193 And he says, again, Revelation 12. 592 00:26:06,329 --> 00:26:09,001 Sorry, 22:12, look, I am coming soon. 593 00:26:09,073 --> 00:26:10,497 My reward is with me. 594 00:26:10,601 --> 00:26:14,565 And I will give to each person according to what they have done. 595 00:26:15,105 --> 00:26:17,645 I will give to each person according to what they have done. 596 00:26:19,625 --> 00:26:20,925 We are judged. 597 00:26:22,315 --> 00:26:24,003 We will stand before the Lord one day. 598 00:26:24,059 --> 00:26:30,091 And he'll go, what'd you do with what I gave you then? 599 00:26:30,123 --> 00:26:31,875 I'm telling you, Matthew, if you. 600 00:26:31,955 --> 00:26:36,947 So in Matthew 25, which, by the way, Matthew 25 is not just like, 601 00:26:37,131 --> 00:26:40,059 you know, it is parable, but it's not like this is for these interesting 602 00:26:40,107 --> 00:26:44,603 stories about 10 virgins and, you know, talents and sheep and goats. 603 00:26:44,659 --> 00:26:45,579 No, this is. 604 00:26:45,747 --> 00:26:48,695 Matthew 25 is one of the most sobering chapters in all the Bible. 605 00:26:50,345 --> 00:26:52,925 You get the virgins who didn't have enough oil. 606 00:26:54,145 --> 00:26:54,937 That's a whole word. 607 00:26:54,961 --> 00:26:56,205 We don't have time for that. 608 00:26:56,585 --> 00:26:57,057 You have. 609 00:26:57,081 --> 00:26:59,377 You have the parables, if in the New Testament calls it bags of 610 00:26:59,401 --> 00:27:02,201 gold, but should be actually translated better at talents. 611 00:27:02,273 --> 00:27:05,097 Now, talents doesn't mean what you're gifted in, but it actually 612 00:27:05,201 --> 00:27:05,673 we'll get. 613 00:27:05,729 --> 00:27:07,041 Cause we're gonna get into that one. 614 00:27:07,153 --> 00:27:09,313 And then there's the sheep and goats, which is basically, you're 615 00:27:09,329 --> 00:27:10,817 living out the gospel or you're not. 616 00:27:10,881 --> 00:27:11,537 So. 617 00:27:11,721 --> 00:27:12,113 So. 618 00:27:12,169 --> 00:27:17,157 So the bag, the bags of gold in Matthew, chapter 25, starting 619 00:27:17,181 --> 00:27:18,181 in verse 14. 620 00:27:18,373 --> 00:27:19,349 Or again, talents. 621 00:27:19,397 --> 00:27:22,893 It actually should be called the parable of the good and faithful 622 00:27:22,949 --> 00:27:24,545 versus the wicked and lazy. 623 00:27:27,365 --> 00:27:28,717 Matthew 25. 624 00:27:28,901 --> 00:27:29,701 You guys still with me? 625 00:27:29,733 --> 00:27:30,053 Still with me? 626 00:27:30,069 --> 00:27:30,485 Say amen. 627 00:27:30,525 --> 00:27:31,197 You with me? 628 00:27:31,301 --> 00:27:31,797 You with me? 629 00:27:31,821 --> 00:27:32,293 All right, cool. 630 00:27:32,349 --> 00:27:32,757 Cool. 631 00:27:32,861 --> 00:27:33,661 Indiana, you with me? 632 00:27:33,693 --> 00:27:34,085 Say amen. 633 00:27:34,125 --> 00:27:34,517 You with me? 634 00:27:34,541 --> 00:27:35,157 Okay, cool. 635 00:27:35,261 --> 00:27:40,341 So again, it will be like a man going on a journey who called 636 00:27:40,413 --> 00:27:43,105 his Servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 637 00:27:43,435 --> 00:27:46,019 To one, he gave five bags of gold or five talents. 638 00:27:46,067 --> 00:27:47,955 To another, two bags of gold or two talents. 639 00:27:47,995 --> 00:27:51,547 And to another, one bag of gold or one talent each. 640 00:27:51,611 --> 00:27:53,667 Watch this according to his ability. 641 00:27:53,851 --> 00:27:55,171 Then he went on his journey. 642 00:27:55,243 --> 00:27:59,267 The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put 643 00:27:59,291 --> 00:28:01,795 his money to work and gained five more bags. 644 00:28:01,835 --> 00:28:04,971 So also the one with two bags gained two more. 645 00:28:05,123 --> 00:28:10,173 But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole, in 646 00:28:10,189 --> 00:28:15,021 other words, buried it in the ground and hid his master's money. 647 00:28:15,213 --> 00:28:16,773 Now, this is what the master gives. 648 00:28:16,829 --> 00:28:19,581 The reason why I want to focus on talent just for a moment. 649 00:28:19,693 --> 00:28:25,221 Because a talent is a weight that had a monetary value and an 650 00:28:25,253 --> 00:28:27,025 equated timeframe. 651 00:28:28,245 --> 00:28:31,181 And an equated timeframe, meaning one talent was a Hebrew. 652 00:28:31,213 --> 00:28:33,787 Talent was 75.5 pounds. 653 00:28:33,981 --> 00:28:36,215 I don't care how jacked you are. 654 00:28:36,375 --> 00:28:37,395 That's heavy. 655 00:28:37,815 --> 00:28:38,875 That's heavy. 656 00:28:40,095 --> 00:28:44,595 One talent now today, in Today's money equals $2.6 million. 657 00:28:46,295 --> 00:28:47,751 Man, you all must be rich. 658 00:28:47,823 --> 00:28:49,759 Cause I was like, that's a lot of money. 659 00:28:49,807 --> 00:28:51,235 $2.6 million. 660 00:28:52,775 --> 00:28:57,435 One talent was equal to 20 years of wages for labor. 661 00:28:59,135 --> 00:29:02,183 So basically, when you hear this, when they would have heard 662 00:29:02,199 --> 00:29:04,391 what Jesus was saying right there, he's saying, like, look what 663 00:29:04,423 --> 00:29:05,675 this master had left. 664 00:29:05,815 --> 00:29:10,755 Ultimately, what Jesus left us with is, you feel it, There's a weight 665 00:29:10,795 --> 00:29:11,467 to it. 666 00:29:11,611 --> 00:29:14,415 It is highly valuable, and it takes time. 667 00:29:18,275 --> 00:29:19,939 And he entrusted their resource. 668 00:29:19,987 --> 00:29:23,295 He entrusted his resources according to their ability. 669 00:29:23,875 --> 00:29:27,375 Again, he's partnering with his servants to produce more. 670 00:29:27,955 --> 00:29:31,195 Remember, each one of us has been given something, a manifestation 671 00:29:31,235 --> 00:29:32,515 of the spirit for the common good. 672 00:29:32,595 --> 00:29:33,195 Now watch this. 673 00:29:33,235 --> 00:29:33,683 All three. 674 00:29:33,739 --> 00:29:35,035 All three have time. 675 00:29:35,195 --> 00:29:37,295 He went away and he came back. 676 00:29:38,275 --> 00:29:41,043 It wasn't like he'd like, well, for you, I'm coming back at 677 00:29:41,059 --> 00:29:41,371 this time. 678 00:29:41,403 --> 00:29:42,691 And for you, I'm coming back at this time. 679 00:29:42,723 --> 00:29:43,211 No, no. 680 00:29:43,283 --> 00:29:44,635 They all had the same amount of time. 681 00:29:44,715 --> 00:29:45,603 They all had ability. 682 00:29:45,659 --> 00:29:48,267 Now, they did have different levels of ability, but they all have 683 00:29:48,291 --> 00:29:48,475 it. 684 00:29:48,515 --> 00:29:51,571 Which, by the way, never compare your level to anybody else's 685 00:29:51,603 --> 00:29:52,011 level. 686 00:29:52,123 --> 00:29:54,131 If he made you five, praise the Lord. 687 00:29:54,163 --> 00:29:55,443 If he made you two, praise the Lord. 688 00:29:55,459 --> 00:29:57,043 If He Made you One, Praise the Lord. 689 00:29:57,099 --> 00:29:57,835 Still remember that. 690 00:29:57,875 --> 00:30:01,181 That one talent is 2point something million dollars. 691 00:30:01,363 --> 00:30:02,205 Come on. 692 00:30:04,745 --> 00:30:07,081 And they all had the resources, right? 693 00:30:07,113 --> 00:30:08,281 They all had the resources. 694 00:30:08,393 --> 00:30:08,977 Now watch this. 695 00:30:09,001 --> 00:30:10,761 This is what the good and faithful do. 696 00:30:10,913 --> 00:30:12,305 How many of you want to be good and faithful? 697 00:30:12,345 --> 00:30:13,885 Anybody want to be good and faithful? 698 00:30:15,585 --> 00:30:19,249 So the good and faithful, right at once, they go out into public. 699 00:30:19,337 --> 00:30:20,689 How Do I know they'll go out into public? 700 00:30:20,777 --> 00:30:22,497 Because when you read deeper into it, watch this. 701 00:30:22,521 --> 00:30:27,057 It means that they go into the public marketplace and begin to trade 702 00:30:27,121 --> 00:30:29,365 in order to increase the wealth. 703 00:30:29,695 --> 00:30:33,175 So they go out into public, they start making something happen. 704 00:30:33,295 --> 00:30:34,955 Basically, they get to work. 705 00:30:35,855 --> 00:30:36,519 Now, I know. 706 00:30:36,567 --> 00:30:39,143 I know that today we're like, well, I don't work for my salvation. 707 00:30:39,199 --> 00:30:42,383 I know you don't work for your salvation, but you work the gifts 708 00:30:42,399 --> 00:30:43,391 that God has given you. 709 00:30:43,463 --> 00:30:45,031 I love the Dallas Willard quote. 710 00:30:45,063 --> 00:30:48,551 He says, grace is opposed to earning, but it is not opposed to 711 00:30:48,583 --> 00:30:49,195 effort. 712 00:30:50,615 --> 00:30:52,119 Like, this is something that we. 713 00:30:52,247 --> 00:30:55,235 And by the way, grace actually empowers your effort. 714 00:30:56,145 --> 00:30:57,657 Now watch what the wicked and lazy guy does. 715 00:30:57,681 --> 00:30:58,761 The wicked and lazy. 716 00:30:58,913 --> 00:30:59,841 He went off. 717 00:30:59,953 --> 00:31:01,601 Which, by the way, we know this. 718 00:31:01,633 --> 00:31:03,125 He went off by himself. 719 00:31:03,465 --> 00:31:04,721 Why did he go off by himself? 720 00:31:04,793 --> 00:31:06,465 Because he went and hid the talent. 721 00:31:06,505 --> 00:31:07,745 You don't hid or. 722 00:31:07,785 --> 00:31:11,121 Sorry, hide the talent or the bag of gold in front of everybody. 723 00:31:11,153 --> 00:31:12,977 You go off to an isolated place. 724 00:31:13,081 --> 00:31:15,085 Too many of us are living in isolation. 725 00:31:15,945 --> 00:31:19,645 Too many of us are off by ourselves trying to do our own thing, 726 00:31:20,795 --> 00:31:22,643 trying to do our own ministry. 727 00:31:22,699 --> 00:31:23,203 Trying to do. 728 00:31:23,259 --> 00:31:25,043 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 729 00:31:25,219 --> 00:31:30,375 And then what he does is he digs a hole and he buries it. 730 00:31:31,915 --> 00:31:33,255 He buries it. 731 00:31:35,155 --> 00:31:35,587 This is. 732 00:31:35,611 --> 00:31:40,251 So I want to speak to some people right now across all locations. 733 00:31:40,283 --> 00:31:44,215 I want to speak to some people because some of you guys are buried. 734 00:31:44,955 --> 00:31:46,575 You're buried in your work. 735 00:31:47,675 --> 00:31:48,067 Come on. 736 00:31:48,091 --> 00:31:49,835 You're buried in a relationship. 737 00:31:49,995 --> 00:31:54,507 You're buried in chasing your own dreams instead of his kingdom. 738 00:31:54,611 --> 00:31:56,815 You're buried in addiction. 739 00:31:58,515 --> 00:32:04,083 You know what I love about Jesus is he takes buried things and 740 00:32:04,099 --> 00:32:05,655 he brings them back to life. 741 00:32:10,555 --> 00:32:11,315 Now watch this. 742 00:32:11,355 --> 00:32:12,177 Watch this. 743 00:32:12,371 --> 00:32:13,741 Verse 19 through 21. 744 00:32:13,773 --> 00:32:16,101 It says, After a long time, the master of those servants, he 745 00:32:16,133 --> 00:32:18,105 returned to settle accounts with them. 746 00:32:19,085 --> 00:32:22,589 And the man who had received five bags of gold brought the other 747 00:32:22,637 --> 00:32:22,917 five. 748 00:32:22,981 --> 00:32:25,437 Master, he said, you entrust him with five bags of gold. 749 00:32:25,501 --> 00:32:26,941 See, I have gained five more. 750 00:32:26,973 --> 00:32:30,277 And his master replied, well done, good and faithful servant. 751 00:32:30,341 --> 00:32:31,069 You have been faithful. 752 00:32:31,117 --> 00:32:31,909 A few things. 753 00:32:31,997 --> 00:32:33,733 I will put you in charge of many things. 754 00:32:33,829 --> 00:32:35,069 Come share in your master's happiness. 755 00:32:35,117 --> 00:32:36,485 Says the same thing to the two. 756 00:32:36,565 --> 00:32:39,273 Brother, would you pad me so I sound more spiritual as we close? 757 00:32:39,429 --> 00:32:40,245 Thank you. 758 00:32:42,025 --> 00:32:43,105 Watch when he starts playing. 759 00:32:43,145 --> 00:32:44,525 The anointing is gonna come. 760 00:32:47,105 --> 00:32:49,369 So same with the two. 761 00:32:49,417 --> 00:32:50,753 Watch what the good and faithful do. 762 00:32:50,769 --> 00:32:53,005 The good and faithful multiplied. 763 00:32:53,745 --> 00:32:54,497 Multiplied it. 764 00:32:54,521 --> 00:32:56,441 They go from five to ten, two to four. 765 00:32:56,473 --> 00:32:57,337 It wasn't addition. 766 00:32:57,481 --> 00:32:58,937 It wasn't like, hey, I Had five. 767 00:32:58,961 --> 00:33:00,025 I gained you three more. 768 00:33:00,105 --> 00:33:00,625 That's eight. 769 00:33:00,665 --> 00:33:01,233 No, no, no. 770 00:33:01,289 --> 00:33:02,001 He doubled it. 771 00:33:02,033 --> 00:33:02,905 It's times two. 772 00:33:02,985 --> 00:33:03,793 Multiplication. 773 00:33:03,889 --> 00:33:05,201 Why is multiplication important? 774 00:33:05,273 --> 00:33:06,713 Because it's the first command. 775 00:33:06,769 --> 00:33:08,741 Not first commandment, but the first command. 776 00:33:08,873 --> 00:33:13,557 The first command we ever got was to be fruitful, multiply, fill 777 00:33:13,581 --> 00:33:15,077 the earth and subdue it. 778 00:33:15,221 --> 00:33:17,825 God deals in multiplication, not in addition. 779 00:33:18,125 --> 00:33:20,893 If you look throughout Scripture, this is a scriptural principle. 780 00:33:20,989 --> 00:33:21,805 I gotta go fast. 781 00:33:21,845 --> 00:33:23,797 My time is dwindling down. 782 00:33:23,821 --> 00:33:24,877 But we're getting into this. 783 00:33:25,021 --> 00:33:29,941 Mark, chapter 4, verse 20 says that his word on good soil will produce 784 00:33:29,973 --> 00:33:35,573 a crop 30, 60, or 100 times, not plus, you know, plus three and 785 00:33:35,589 --> 00:33:36,485 a plus four. 786 00:33:36,605 --> 00:33:37,413 No, no, no, no. 787 00:33:37,469 --> 00:33:39,829 Times one can put a thousand to flight. 788 00:33:39,877 --> 00:33:41,533 Two can put 10,000 to flight. 789 00:33:41,589 --> 00:33:44,645 Multiplication, you sow sparingly, you reap sparingly. 790 00:33:44,725 --> 00:33:47,345 And by the way, even in nature, we see this even in nature. 791 00:33:48,165 --> 00:33:51,745 In one apple, you think, on one apple, one apple is five seeds. 792 00:33:52,565 --> 00:33:56,037 One apple can produce 1500 apples. 793 00:33:56,101 --> 00:33:59,025 Sorry, one tree can produce 1500 apples per season. 794 00:34:00,605 --> 00:34:01,245 How many? 795 00:34:01,325 --> 00:34:01,965 You do the math. 796 00:34:02,005 --> 00:34:04,453 I'm not good at it, but you see what I'm saying? 797 00:34:04,549 --> 00:34:06,205 And then how many trees. 798 00:34:06,245 --> 00:34:09,825 From there, it just goes on and on and on and on and on and on. 799 00:34:11,815 --> 00:34:14,895 So it says, I gained 5 more, and I gained 2 more. 800 00:34:14,975 --> 00:34:17,943 Which, by the way, this is important because it doesn't say 801 00:34:17,959 --> 00:34:19,555 that they earned 5 more. 802 00:34:20,575 --> 00:34:23,015 They didn't earn 5 more, they gained 5 more. 803 00:34:23,055 --> 00:34:29,315 The Greek word for gain there is cardino, and it means to win. 804 00:34:31,375 --> 00:34:33,839 It has nothing to do with earning, and it means everything 805 00:34:33,887 --> 00:34:35,275 to do with just winning. 806 00:34:39,054 --> 00:34:42,134 So while they multiply, watch what the wicked, lazy servant did. 807 00:34:42,214 --> 00:34:43,394 He maintained. 808 00:34:44,694 --> 00:34:50,534 He maintained, said master, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting 809 00:34:50,574 --> 00:34:53,150 where you have not sown, a gathering where you have not scattered 810 00:34:53,182 --> 00:34:53,454 seeds. 811 00:34:53,494 --> 00:34:57,342 So I was afraid and I went out and I hid your gold in the ground. 812 00:34:57,398 --> 00:34:59,294 So here's what belongs to you. 813 00:34:59,454 --> 00:35:01,074 Here's your bag of gold. 814 00:35:01,905 --> 00:35:03,025 He didn't know the master. 815 00:35:03,065 --> 00:35:04,125 He thought he did. 816 00:35:05,385 --> 00:35:09,285 I knew you were a hard man, basically stealing from other people, 817 00:35:09,625 --> 00:35:12,713 taking where you haven't sown and scattered seed. 818 00:35:12,769 --> 00:35:13,585 No, no, no, no. 819 00:35:13,625 --> 00:35:17,125 What we just read, he's happy, he's generous. 820 00:35:18,265 --> 00:35:19,481 That's who he is. 821 00:35:19,593 --> 00:35:22,993 But because the wicked and lazy servant had a wrong view of 822 00:35:23,009 --> 00:35:24,881 the master, he lived in the wrong way. 823 00:35:24,953 --> 00:35:28,525 How many of you are living in maintenance instead of multiplication? 824 00:35:29,455 --> 00:35:30,395 How many? 825 00:35:34,095 --> 00:35:36,075 Which there's a. 826 00:35:36,855 --> 00:35:39,327 I believe there is a mother in Miami. 827 00:35:39,511 --> 00:35:40,903 Your mother of two, I believe. 828 00:35:40,959 --> 00:35:41,995 Mother of two. 829 00:35:47,735 --> 00:35:48,239 I feel. 830 00:35:48,287 --> 00:35:48,791 I just want to. 831 00:35:48,823 --> 00:35:49,679 I want to Speak this over. 832 00:35:49,727 --> 00:35:52,195 I believe your multiplication moment is coming. 833 00:35:53,455 --> 00:35:54,447 Your multiplication. 834 00:35:54,511 --> 00:35:57,315 You've been faithful, and your multiplication moment is coming. 835 00:36:03,915 --> 00:36:05,347 Wicked and lazy, they were. 836 00:36:05,451 --> 00:36:06,387 He was motivated by. 837 00:36:06,451 --> 00:36:07,547 Motivated by fear. 838 00:36:07,651 --> 00:36:09,211 Why would he say I was afraid? 839 00:36:09,283 --> 00:36:10,615 So I hid it. 840 00:36:12,675 --> 00:36:14,731 I knew that you were this type of person. 841 00:36:14,843 --> 00:36:15,491 I knew this. 842 00:36:15,563 --> 00:36:17,035 So you know what he's actually doing right there? 843 00:36:17,075 --> 00:36:21,683 He is blaming the master for his lack of work. 844 00:36:21,739 --> 00:36:24,815 He's blaming the master for his lack of faithfulness. 845 00:36:28,025 --> 00:36:29,297 I would. 846 00:36:29,361 --> 00:36:29,761 How many of. 847 00:36:29,793 --> 00:36:31,425 How many of us, we live in blame? 848 00:36:31,465 --> 00:36:32,289 Well, I would have done this. 849 00:36:32,337 --> 00:36:33,925 But them. 850 00:36:35,465 --> 00:36:36,897 I would be so much further in life. 851 00:36:36,921 --> 00:36:40,537 But, you know, my family background, I'd be so much. 852 00:36:40,721 --> 00:36:43,297 But my dad and I understand father wounds. 853 00:36:43,321 --> 00:36:44,121 I understand them very much. 854 00:36:44,153 --> 00:36:47,433 But there has to come a point when we stop being the victim and 855 00:36:47,449 --> 00:36:49,165 we start walking into victory. 856 00:36:53,835 --> 00:36:54,603 But the others. 857 00:36:54,659 --> 00:36:56,895 The others were motivated by faithfulness. 858 00:37:02,995 --> 00:37:03,307 Man. 859 00:37:03,331 --> 00:37:05,467 When I read this, can I get two more minutes? 860 00:37:05,491 --> 00:37:06,219 I'm gonna get two more. 861 00:37:06,267 --> 00:37:07,115 Just two more minutes. 862 00:37:07,155 --> 00:37:08,135 Just two more minutes. 863 00:37:08,515 --> 00:37:09,131 When I. 864 00:37:09,203 --> 00:37:11,611 When I read over this, I just got so. 865 00:37:11,803 --> 00:37:12,307 I like. 866 00:37:12,331 --> 00:37:15,587 The fear of God came over me, the good kind of fear of God, because 867 00:37:15,611 --> 00:37:18,147 I know that one day I'm gonna stand before the Lord. 868 00:37:18,291 --> 00:37:21,667 I'm gonna stand before the Lord, and I don't think I'm at that 869 00:37:21,691 --> 00:37:23,467 point where he's gonna be like, you wicked, lazy servant. 870 00:37:23,491 --> 00:37:26,971 But I'm gonna stand before the Lord, and I want him to go, oh, well 871 00:37:27,003 --> 00:37:27,171 done. 872 00:37:27,203 --> 00:37:28,615 Good and faithful servant. 873 00:37:32,395 --> 00:37:33,547 I don't want him to go, man. 874 00:37:33,571 --> 00:37:36,615 Jeff, there was two other churches in you, bro. 875 00:37:39,555 --> 00:37:41,235 Man, there was five more campuses. 876 00:37:41,275 --> 00:37:42,775 Why did you get comfortable? 877 00:37:44,685 --> 00:37:46,053 I know the building was full. 878 00:37:46,109 --> 00:37:46,549 That's great. 879 00:37:46,597 --> 00:37:48,013 The budget was fine. 880 00:37:48,109 --> 00:37:48,773 You could have co. 881 00:37:48,829 --> 00:37:49,909 Like, you coasted. 882 00:37:50,037 --> 00:37:51,425 I don't want to coast. 883 00:37:52,605 --> 00:37:53,581 I want to die empty. 884 00:37:53,613 --> 00:37:55,725 I want to be like, I did everything for you, Lord. 885 00:37:55,805 --> 00:37:56,581 I want to do. 886 00:37:56,693 --> 00:37:57,865 Come on, somebody. 887 00:38:00,405 --> 00:38:01,229 I don't want us. 888 00:38:01,277 --> 00:38:02,181 I don't want us to be. 889 00:38:02,213 --> 00:38:03,213 I don't want us to be. 890 00:38:03,309 --> 00:38:06,637 I don't want us to be like the church that stands in front of him 891 00:38:06,701 --> 00:38:09,145 and he goes, I never called you to preach. 892 00:38:11,495 --> 00:38:14,111 I called you to be an entrepreneur and start businesses 893 00:38:14,143 --> 00:38:15,159 that funded my kingdom. 894 00:38:15,207 --> 00:38:15,631 Why did you. 895 00:38:15,663 --> 00:38:19,235 Why did you leave the marketplace and go into the ministry 896 00:38:21,615 --> 00:38:23,415 or why did you stay in the marketplace? 897 00:38:23,455 --> 00:38:26,327 You were to take those skills and to partner with somebody who 898 00:38:26,351 --> 00:38:29,435 is apostolic in order to build the church. 899 00:38:30,375 --> 00:38:31,503 That's why it's so important. 900 00:38:31,559 --> 00:38:32,271 That's why it's so important. 901 00:38:32,303 --> 00:38:33,351 We're gonna get real practical. 902 00:38:33,423 --> 00:38:35,871 That's why it's so important that, number one, you have to know 903 00:38:35,903 --> 00:38:36,795 your ability. 904 00:38:37,835 --> 00:38:39,695 You have to know your ability. 905 00:38:40,795 --> 00:38:42,179 They each had an ability. 906 00:38:42,267 --> 00:38:43,171 Know your ability. 907 00:38:43,243 --> 00:38:43,579 I don't. 908 00:38:43,627 --> 00:38:45,395 I don't know what my ability is. 909 00:38:45,555 --> 00:38:46,635 Nobody's told me. 910 00:38:46,715 --> 00:38:47,979 It's not up to them to tell you. 911 00:38:48,027 --> 00:38:48,803 Find it out. 912 00:38:48,899 --> 00:38:50,003 Remember, let them recognize it. 913 00:38:50,019 --> 00:38:53,067 But you find it out if this is the most important thing you're going 914 00:38:53,091 --> 00:38:54,379 to do in your life. 915 00:38:54,427 --> 00:38:58,135 If this is your purpose, know your ability. 916 00:39:00,755 --> 00:39:01,747 And then here it is. 917 00:39:01,851 --> 00:39:03,255 Use his resources. 918 00:39:04,515 --> 00:39:09,375 There is the earth, is the Lord, and everything in it. 919 00:39:09,915 --> 00:39:10,771 All who are in it. 920 00:39:10,803 --> 00:39:12,411 Use his resources. 921 00:39:12,483 --> 00:39:13,675 We partner with him. 922 00:39:13,755 --> 00:39:14,827 He provides. 923 00:39:14,971 --> 00:39:16,735 Thirdly, get to work. 924 00:39:18,555 --> 00:39:19,855 Get to work. 925 00:39:21,635 --> 00:39:24,323 Come on, New York. 926 00:39:24,459 --> 00:39:25,707 I like the golf claps in here. 927 00:39:25,731 --> 00:39:26,235 That's cool. 928 00:39:26,315 --> 00:39:29,535 Look, get to work. 929 00:39:30,235 --> 00:39:32,055 New York ain't gonna save itself. 930 00:39:33,635 --> 00:39:35,607 Come on, New Jersey ain't gonna save itself. 931 00:39:35,671 --> 00:39:37,087 Long island ain't going to save itself. 932 00:39:37,151 --> 00:39:38,399 Indiana ain't going to save itself. 933 00:39:38,447 --> 00:39:39,967 Miami ain't going to save itself. 934 00:39:40,111 --> 00:39:41,527 Online, you ain't going to save. 935 00:39:41,631 --> 00:39:42,391 You know what I'm saying? 936 00:39:42,423 --> 00:39:43,955 We got to get to work. 937 00:39:44,295 --> 00:39:44,775 And then. 938 00:39:44,815 --> 00:39:47,967 Because there's going to be a day where we stand before the Lord 939 00:39:48,071 --> 00:39:49,391 and we receive our ward. 940 00:39:49,423 --> 00:39:51,151 And everyone right now, stand. 941 00:39:51,263 --> 00:39:51,855 Stand right now. 942 00:39:51,895 --> 00:39:52,703 Stand right now. 943 00:39:52,839 --> 00:39:54,503 Stand right now across all the campuses. 944 00:39:54,559 --> 00:39:55,055 Stand right now. 945 00:39:55,095 --> 00:39:55,655 Stand to your feet. 946 00:39:55,695 --> 00:39:56,675 Stand to your feet. 947 00:39:57,015 --> 00:39:58,951 I'm going to pray over all of you. 948 00:39:59,143 --> 00:40:00,943 And I know that some of you guys are already in it. 949 00:40:00,959 --> 00:40:02,359 You're already doing it, you're already rocking it. 950 00:40:02,367 --> 00:40:02,855 You're already. 951 00:40:02,975 --> 00:40:04,315 And good on you. 952 00:40:04,815 --> 00:40:08,483 But right now, some of us in egyp, these services need a little 953 00:40:08,499 --> 00:40:09,935 bit of time of repentance. 954 00:40:10,635 --> 00:40:14,411 Need a little bit of time of like, man, I've hid it, I've buried 955 00:40:14,443 --> 00:40:14,587 it. 956 00:40:14,611 --> 00:40:17,907 I've buried myself and so many other things besides advancing the 957 00:40:17,931 --> 00:40:18,575 kingdom. 958 00:40:19,835 --> 00:40:20,899 I've been unfaithful. 959 00:40:20,947 --> 00:40:22,095 I've been fearful. 960 00:40:23,195 --> 00:40:24,179 It's time to be done without. 961 00:40:24,227 --> 00:40:25,855 I've been looking for opportunities. 962 00:40:27,235 --> 00:40:29,455 Can I speak to your leadership for a moment? 963 00:40:30,475 --> 00:40:32,615 Quit looking for other opportunities. 964 00:40:34,665 --> 00:40:35,405 Stop. 965 00:40:36,545 --> 00:40:39,325 If God has called you here, he's called you here. 966 00:40:41,665 --> 00:40:44,833 If he's calling you somewhere else, submit that to the leadership 967 00:40:44,929 --> 00:40:46,377 and be like, I believe he's calling me here. 968 00:40:46,401 --> 00:40:47,441 Can you pray with me? 969 00:40:47,473 --> 00:40:50,673 Can we pray about this in every campus? 970 00:40:50,809 --> 00:40:51,457 Look, if there are. 971 00:40:51,481 --> 00:40:53,697 If there are some leaders, if there's some volunteers that need 972 00:40:53,721 --> 00:40:56,593 to take a moment after this service and just go to your campus 973 00:40:56,649 --> 00:41:00,605 pastor and just say, ooh, maybe that was God right there. 974 00:41:01,105 --> 00:41:05,225 And just say, look, I'm sorry, do so. 975 00:41:06,245 --> 00:41:11,741 But otherwise, I want to in Jesus name commission us come on 976 00:41:11,773 --> 00:41:14,621 to take the abilities he's given us, the resources that he's 977 00:41:14,653 --> 00:41:16,797 given us and to get to work. 978 00:41:16,981 --> 00:41:18,685 Arms raised all across every campus. 979 00:41:18,725 --> 00:41:21,545 Father, we come right now in Jesus name and we surrender. 980 00:41:22,045 --> 00:41:24,989 We surrender our will, we surrender our ways, we surrender 981 00:41:25,077 --> 00:41:25,293 God. 982 00:41:25,309 --> 00:41:27,069 We know we don't want to look for opportunity. 983 00:41:27,117 --> 00:41:29,357 We want to find calling God. 984 00:41:29,381 --> 00:41:30,925 We want to know what you've given us. 985 00:41:31,005 --> 00:41:33,773 We want to know what we're able to do because the spirit of 986 00:41:33,789 --> 00:41:37,509 God that is within us, God the gifts, God or the calling. 987 00:41:37,597 --> 00:41:40,749 And I pray, Father right now, Lord as you're assembling this army, 988 00:41:40,797 --> 00:41:45,693 this V1 army, your church and all the different locations and online 989 00:41:45,829 --> 00:41:49,533 to do incredible things in this next year, Father God empower 990 00:41:49,589 --> 00:41:53,317 us by your holy spirit Acts chapter 1:8 that we would go out 991 00:41:53,341 --> 00:41:57,045 in power in Jesus mighty name and we all said amen.