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Series Code: AMEN
Program Code: AMEN230006S
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00:04 health professionals to share price with their patients. 00:08 In his presence, we and our patients find rest home and 00:12 powerful healing. Take hold of God's promised, abided his 00:16 presence and experience to surrender 00:20 to faithfully minister as he did. 00:22 [MUSIC] 00:27 [MUSIC] 00:31 >> Welcome again to the Amen Conference Morning Session. 00:34 So devotional this morning 00:37 invite you to bow your heads and pray with me. And that will 00:40 introduce our speaker father, having thank you so much for 00:43 the 7th today for the Blessing of Fellowship, 00:45 the Times of prayer and just the blessings that you shower 00:49 upon us. We pray again for your holy Spirit. 00:51 As we hear from our speaker today, we pray in Jesus name. 00:54 Amen. 00:56 Sort of emotional speaker. For those of you who were here 00:58 yesterday is Jim Castor. Castor is Pastor Castor or 01:03 elder Castor missionary cast are what we call it. He's 01:07 everything is a decent blessed by the Lord has been a blessing 01:09 to us as he leaves us in prayer each morning. 01:12 He's a missionary in the spirit of George Mueller. He's a 01:16 prayer facilitate around the world. And we've really been 01:19 blessed by his ministry. So let's pray as he shares some 01:22 thoughts with us this morning that the Holy Spirit will touch 01:25 our hearts of his and we will be blessed this morning. 01:28 Thank you. 01:31 Thank you. 01:36 >> I could finally greet everyone. A happy 7. 01:39 Happy 7. 01:41 It could relate to Doctor 01:44 John One. He stood here 01:46 Thursday night and said I'm so tempted to greet you. Happy 7. 01:51 But every just 27 of their people are hungering for the 01:54 word of God. It's like 7th every day. 01:57 Fans got is good. Can you say amen? 02:01 And for those of you who are here doing our morning prayer 02:05 time, I know that the God has already been pouring out of his 02:08 his blessing 02:10 and that we desire more. 02:14 So I'd like to invite those who are able to kneel down to peace 02:17 deal. That would be for what to print. 02:23 All right. Great. Got there. The loving heavenly father. 02:25 Lord, we give you up racing to give you thanks. 02:28 And we desire Lord to lift up our voices tu to greet you. 02:32 Happy 7th. The father 02:34 Lotus. We worship 02:36 here this morning. 02:38 Just like to remember our brothers and sisters 02:41 in Israel and Palestine 02:44 who are experiencing a different side. But the Lord. 02:47 But the father, yes, in a very special way that even in the 02:50 midst 02:51 of this troubled world, father, I pray that they may sense the 02:56 closeness of your presence. 02:58 So I asked a very special way that may be anointing power of 03:01 your holy spirit, be upon us and help us Lord to appreciate 03:04 the freedom that we have right now 03:06 and help us look to join New Year to you the Times of peace. 03:10 But in the times of war and the times of difficulty, 03:13 we will know for a fact Nordic. You're Preston says with us 03:17 that your promise, sure and true that you will never leave 03:20 us. No forsake us 03:21 again. The father, we pray for the anointing 5, your holy 03:24 spirit of fun. Us high below behind your cross that I may 03:26 not be seen our be heard, 03:28 but Jesus and Jesus alone be seen. Be heard to lift up an 03:31 exalted. 03:32 Yes, all this and a loving and precious name of your son, 03:34 Jesus. All your children, safe 03:40 friends, aren't you glad 03:42 the G says set a wonderful, beautiful, powerful example for 03:46 us to follow. 03:49 You're a man sound so sleepy. I know it's too early can be 03:53 practice it. Can you say a man? 03:55 >> And then yes, fence. 04:00 The theme verse for this conference is one of my 04:03 favorite versus 04:05 some 16 was 11 and even my prayer partner is not a his 04:08 head is his favorite 04:10 verse. And I know most of you, this is your favorite first. 04:13 Let me read that to you again. You will show me the path of 04:16 life in your Preston says what 04:19 fullness of joy. It's not just glad that it's not just 04:22 happiness. It's not just joy 04:25 but fullness of joy. 04:27 And that's your right hand. 04:29 There are pleasures forevermore, 04:31 France. Can you imagine this? This promise if we just take 04:35 this to heart, what will be our experience? 04:38 Because I have not seen anyone. I have not known a red anyone 04:42 who ever grace this planet 04:44 that has been that a sale term ended by the enemy, 04:48 us much of Jesus Wallace, 04:52 even what is happening in Israel right now in Palestine. 04:56 Compare that to what she says. It's gone through. 04:59 It's nothing in comparison. France. 05:02 Have you ever wondered remembered the first 05:05 quotes that I read to you yesterday to description of 05:09 what it is to be like in the presence of Jesus and you 05:11 imagine friends, he was assailed a factor meant that he 05:15 was pushed on buddy. And in the end, he has this descriptions. 05:19 When you linger around him, friends, he has the atmosphere 05:24 of peas, even in the midst of all these trials. 05:28 But his eyes that 05:30 and I'm thinking most of us, 05:33 even having difficulty sleeping 05:36 even in the midst of peace and I praise God friends that the 05:40 Lord has given me 05:42 one of the gifts, 05:44 even the gift of public sleeping. 05:48 Sometimes it doesn't work. 05:52 Listen, France, 05:54 he has this love than us and love is expressed in his words. 05:59 He's got to I don't know about your friends, but I would have 06:03 a hard time expressing love in my voice and my character. 06:06 If I'm constantly being oppressed by the enemy, 06:10 I think you would say the same thing. 06:13 He has the sweet sympathetic spirit. 06:17 Sometimes we forget to be sympathetic when we ourselves 06:19 are suffering 06:21 being crushed down 06:22 and fence. Just imagine this is last line yesterday in this 06:27 first 06:28 I regret that I read and the people long to abided his 06:31 precedence 06:33 that the conference of this love might be with them 06:36 continually. 06:38 Can people say the same thing 06:42 about us 06:44 even in the midst of all this chiles and friends? Let me 06:47 bring to you 06:49 a little picture of what crisis gone through. What's what's the 06:53 picture 06:54 of Christ's life? Listen, France, this is from his. 06:57 I have a just 759. 07:00 It says here when Jesus came into the world safe and serve 07:03 our what's turned against him. From that time, he appeared as 07:08 a babe in Bethlehem 07:10 they use or for work to bring about his destruction. 07:15 France. This no break time for Jesus. 07:18 Did you hear this from the time he was he was a baby. The Lord 07:25 brought to him 07:26 to this world 07:29 and Fred's the enemy doesn't want him to exist. Listen, 07:32 France 07:33 in every possible way he sought to prevent Jesus from 07:36 developing a perfect childhood, a full plus manhood 07:40 Holden Ministry, 07:42 an unblemished sacrifice 07:45 in France. This is us 07:48 what haven't witnessed. This is from Heaven's perspective. 07:50 Listen to this fence continue on heaven to be held. The 07:54 victim betrayed into the hands of the merger is small 07:58 and with mockery and violence heard from one tribe, you know, 08:02 to another. 08:03 It heard the sneers of his persecutors because of his 08:07 lonely birth. 08:08 It hurt a denial with cursing and swearing by one of his 08:12 best-loved disciples. 08:15 I saw defensive. It's saw heaven saw the frenzied work of 08:19 Satan and use power over the hearts of men fearful. See the 08:24 savior seized at midnight. It 70 drive to and fro from 08:28 palace to judgment told a rain twice before the priest twice 08:33 before the sun had run twice before filing and once before 08:36 had mocked scorched condemn and led out to be crucified. 08:42 Bearing a heavy burden of the cross 08:44 amid the wailing of the daughter of the daughters of 08:47 Jerusalem and the jeering of the rubble, 08:50 friends. I don't know about you, 08:53 but just the first lines. I don't know if I'll be able to 08:56 survive that. 08:58 How don't know if I'll be able to keep my cool. 09:01 Listen to the next lines. Haven't viewed with grief and 09:04 amazement Greiss hanging up on the cross blood flowing from 09:09 his wounded impulse 09:11 and sweat tinge with blood standing up on his bout 09:16 from his hands and feet. 09:18 >> Lot felt drop by drop upon the rock drilled for the foot 09:23 of the cross. 09:24 >> The once made by the nails gate as the weight of his body 09:28 dragged up on his sense. 09:31 He's labored breath, grew quick and deep 09:34 and his soul planted under the burden of the sense of the 09:37 world 09:38 and all have been was filled with wonder 09:41 when the prayer of Christ was offered in the midst of this 09:45 terrible suffering. 09:48 Forgive them 09:50 for they know not what they do. 09:55 I don't know if I'll be able to pray this prayer. 09:59 I think my prayer would be I'm just being honest with you 10:01 here. Lord peace, a venture servant. 10:07 This is the time right now that you should do something. 10:10 I don't know if I have something in me that will pray. 10:13 Lord, please forgive those people who are doing this to 10:17 me. 10:20 There stood mend, formed in the image of God. 10:24 Joining me to crush out the life of his only begotten son. 10:30 What a sight for the heavenly Universe. 10:33 Can you picture this? France? 10:36 Heaven is watching. This is a beloved commander. 10:40 This is the one that they vow to and now being mocked, 10:45 derided scorched and they won 10:48 to put out the life of the one who gave his life. And then 10:53 this is what haven't saw. But can you imagine fence? 10:56 Can you just imagine 10:59 what she says was experiencing 11:02 was Jesus was feeling 11:03 sometimes you could empathize and what people are going 11:06 through. But no one could explain it better than the 11:09 once. What going through this, 11:12 the trends get this. This really blew my mind fans 11:15 because of all the things that I have just give you a picture 11:18 of the heaviness, 11:20 the pain, the sorrow, all the setbacks, this what's not 11:26 the thing 11:28 that has given Christ the greatest sorrow, 11:30 you know, what was it? 11:32 Listen fence 11:35 as the Father's Press since less withdrawn, 11:39 they saw him 11:41 sorrowful 11:42 with the bitterness of sorrow exists. Even that of the last 11:47 great struggle with debt. 11:50 You know, what was his greatest sorrow? 11:53 Is that withdrawal from the press? It's of his father. 11:57 That was his greatest dear fans. The greatest anxiety of 12:02 Jesus was not that they will nail him to the cross is not 12:05 that they will mark him whip him 12:09 and put him to shame. 12:11 It was the withdrawal of the press since 12:14 obvious father. 12:17 And here I see 12:21 I will not say no secret. 12:23 This is like a clue, a very obvious clue that she says is 12:28 giving his people to show us how to go through this life. 12:32 In the midst of all the trials and troubles 12:35 is to be deciding 12:38 the precedence 12:39 of the 75 other. 12:41 Can you say amen to that? 12:43 This is the reason why that is being assailed attacked. 12:46 The ride pushed down and yet he could blessed people in getting 12:50 consent but vice and yet you could see love in his face in 12:54 his voice. You could hear sympathy, 12:57 friends. This is the reason why and more friends. You know 13:01 what? I love the theme of our of our conference right now of 13:04 a convention in his presence and night for a fence that this 13:08 will be our continual theme. 13:11 Our invented theme of a man, not just the theme of a man. 13:14 May this be the theme of your life? 13:16 Can you say amen to that? 13:18 Because friends, this is the theme of Jesus life. 13:21 This is his theme 13:23 to be about his father's business to be under his 13:26 father's will. 13:28 And so friends, let me continue on 13:31 it says here, safe kind of agencies join the country rated 13:35 would evil men in leading the people to believe Christ the 13:38 chief of sinners 13:40 and to make him the object of that, the station and those 13:44 school up, she says, as he hang up and across were interviewed 13:47 with the spirit of the first great rebel. 13:50 Listen to this fence, 13:52 the field and then the men 13:54 with file and low load, some speechless 13:59 film 14:00 the words 14:01 it was safe. 14:03 He was safe and well in cited all the people around she sets 14:07 to mock him to sail this hurtful words towards him and 14:11 listen to this fence. He inspired their taunts 14:15 and France. What people at that that's do not look at people 14:19 but be aware of who's behind 14:21 those taunts, who's behind those low load, some speeches. 14:26 But friends listen to his next line. And I expect a great men 14:30 for this. 14:31 But by all this, 14:33 he gained nothing. 14:40 Let me read it again. 14:41 But they all this say Ted 14:44 gained nothing. 14:50 You really need to conduct there. 14:53 Listen, fence. 14:55 And this is one thing that I see here. Remember when when 14:58 the presence of the father 15:03 and she says even cried my God, my God, 15:07 you know, to finish that light. 15:09 Why have you forsaken me? Listen, friends. This is one of 15:11 my little conclusions here. Christ coming or clan on his 15:15 father's precedence. Even all his census tells him that got 15:20 us abandoned it. 15:22 Did you hear this fence? She says did not let go. 15:26 All he sends us are telling him your father's abandon you. 15:31 It's because of the weight of the center of the world 15:33 that separates him. 15:35 Have you sense that that that experience fence, you know, 15:38 that God is there, but if you could somehow not here, 15:43 even hiss, it's powerful promises. This is not really 15:46 ring true. 15:48 And this is what she says. This experience multiplied 15:51 exponentially 15:53 and yet the clan on 10, 15:55 he did not leave this press since France. 15:58 But as for get, let us not forget, I mean 16:01 that we're in the midst of the same battle. Can you say amen 16:04 to that? 16:05 And when you are in the midst of the same battle, don't be 16:08 surprised. Sometimes you get, wouldn't it? 16:11 Sometimes you get hit 16:14 sometimes fence. You see casualty around you to not be 16:18 surprised, maybe offense, but it has learned that it's 16:20 learned my dear fence from what case has gone through 16:24 ACS won the victory. You can win a victory. Can you say Amen 16:28 to that? 16:31 I remember this is beautiful story 16:36 that that I got to know in the beginning of this year. 16:40 I know working with ASAP Ministries said a house, 16:44 a shameless plug 16:46 said ministry has been a blessing to me 16:49 and people have been asking me to what this ASAP stands for 16:53 before. It was cold at the Southeast Asian projects, 16:56 but some help. The range of the ministry is not just in 17:00 Southeast Asia. It goes beyond Saudi is a shift. 17:03 It's it's not a 10, 40 window as the load opens the door. 17:06 We want to minister to people. So the work of a S a P s 17:12 the local people to be local missionaries because no one 17:15 knows the language, the culture better than those people. 17:19 And they say p helps out 17:21 a missions conference says that are not able to hire more Bible 17:24 workers. Church planters. And that's how ASAP bridge the 17:28 gap from from the land of resources here in the U.S. to 17:32 bring resources back to the places where it needs and 17:35 trends. We've been existing for 28 years and it gave 28 years. 17:40 Faith-based friends. That's the way to go. Can you say Amen? 17:46 Hereby year we go and we want to because we just don't 17:50 provide 17:51 their their needs financially. We also desire for them to have 17:56 a closer walk with Jesus to be inspired, to have continual 17:59 training. So we go there 18:02 expecting that. We'll bless this. People may defend is the 18:05 other way around. 18:07 We are the one who are blessed. 18:09 We had a 1, 2, or encourage the stories of those people 18:14 brings all our our complaints are suffering in tooth 18:19 into oblivion. What they're going through there and yet 18:22 rejoice in the midst 18:25 of the battle is just really mind blowing. By the way, 18:28 France. 18:29 I was supposed to give this message yesterday, but got not 18:32 yesterday tomorrow, 18:34 but God somehow strongly convicted me to give this 18:38 message today. 18:41 It's the victory and the power to sound depressants 18:44 I've got. Can you say amen to that? 18:47 So friends 18:48 one time 18:50 before I I focus on on the the main story, 18:54 a field supervisor was doing a zoom, 18:57 a zoom meeting or a zoom devotional 19:01 with the brothers and sisters in Myanmar. And you know what's 19:03 happened to me and my right now, France is the civil 19:05 unrest. And that was, I think, 2 years ago 19:09 and France, he told us in the midst of his devotional, 19:14 he could hear explosions at the background 19:18 where Bible workers, 19:20 but doing the job for the Lord fence. Can you 19:24 can you see how this people are still willing 19:29 to do 19:32 even in the midst of the most dangerous situations? 19:36 And I'm thinking, what's my excuse? 19:39 Not to be precedent, devotion hoax, 19:41 what's my excuse? My dear friends. 19:44 But to be in the presence of God not to attend church and 19:47 its people are risking their lives, 19:50 but they're there 19:52 and friends. So 19:53 when we were in this close country and usually mention the 19:56 country. So this is us. We call this close country in the 20:00 coming as places that we go to. 20:03 I met this this lady 20:05 and that I'll call her Natalie 20:07 just so that that should be protected 20:10 because they are risking their lives in spreading the gospel 20:13 in that place. Nelly, my defense, you could cede her 20:16 interests whenever you speak in front, the first person, 20:19 I think that you'll notice is Nelly. She has this hunger. 20:23 She is the seriousness about her. And then one of the 20:26 pastors told me, Jim, you have to listen to the story of Nelly 20:30 and it said 20:31 tell me about her and fence. I read nelly's papers and I was 20:35 blown away. Nelly has brought a lot of people 20:39 DeJesus before she even became a Bible worker. Can you say 20:43 amen to that? 20:44 But not least life was not easy. She wants she was 20:49 attacked by 20:51 physical ailment that she could not understand what it is and 20:55 even adopt. This would not out. 20:57 And she went from doctor to doctor. They could not give 21:01 any solution to it 21:02 until she resorted to go to the witch doctor, 21:06 friends and places like that 21:08 when they're desperate, they do do do everything in their power 21:12 to find answers. To find solution. She went to the witch 21:15 doctor. And even the witch doctor could not give her 21:17 answers. 21:19 Can you imagine fence the frustration about this? 21:22 If we talk to us, you have to offer 21:26 animals, 21:27 the things that are precious to your heart. 21:33 Doctor after another gave up on her and you know what? They 21:36 tell her, 21:37 the spirit that is with you. Actually, they found out later 21:41 on that Natalie. 21:43 Let's possessed by demons, 21:47 which doctors told her spirits are with you. I way stronger 21:51 than the spirits that we took care of before. 21:54 We have not experience something like that. 21:58 So fence in desperation 22:00 she wants. She was really calling out for 4 more doctors 22:04 after doctors but the same and so that she get from them 22:12 and rushing through this through the story because 22:15 there's a lot of points I want to focus on. If you want to 22:18 know more about this, 22:20 go to the booth 22:22 and asked them how to get a hold of the story. 22:27 One Adventist member 22:32 and she said to you know what, Nelly, I could not bear to see 22:35 you suffering. 22:37 I think I know what the solution for this. And he said, 22:41 what is your solution? You get to know Jesus 22:44 offense is one thing about desperate situations. Desperate 22:48 situation opens the door for the people 22:51 for Christianity 22:53 because they have seen of the solution is not doing anything. 22:57 Anything any good. 22:58 And so it chai Christianity. And so they begin to learn 23:02 about 23:03 this guy, 23:05 the savior who died for Nelly. 23:08 And guess what, France 23:09 after the 5th day of studying the Bible, one by one, the 23:13 spirits that Natalie 23:16 and now his mom actually was asked to take care of of many, 23:20 7 month old. Good because of what she's going through. 23:23 My dear friends nearly could not perform the role of being a 23:26 mother being a wife. 23:28 So isn't her. Mom was there and the mom saw this, the saw the 23:31 power of God. 23:33 So she rented a neighbor who said, you know what 23:36 she says? It's working at Natalie 23:40 and France. 23:41 The neighbor 23:43 could not hold it to herself and she told the pastor faster 23:47 we need to go to Natalees house. 23:49 Some help complete to deliver her from the enemy and trends. 23:52 The pastor and the church members. What 23:56 we decided to go to Natalees House and the spirits friends. 24:01 The demons were not happy about it. 24:04 And so that he even stopped in L a 24:06 I don't want those questions to be here. I have great plans for 24:10 you. We want you to be one of the strongest doctors here 24:14 which adopters and that he said, no, I don't want to 24:16 listen to you. And since they didn't want to know you want to 24:19 the sun, 24:20 that was the months 24:22 some spoke to the husband and to the mother of Natalee and 24:25 friends. They said no, 24:27 the only one that could bring deliverance to Nelly's Jesus. 24:30 Can you say amen to that? 24:32 And so France when the dock with the pastor was there to 24:35 get to the church members, it was a battle. 24:38 The enemy would not let go. 24:43 But since the battle is fierce, 24:45 the members continue to pray, continued singing. And as the 24:49 battle rages on, there's singing became louder. Their 24:53 prayer became more intense until the enemy gave up 24:58 left Natalie. 25:00 And that Lee said, 25:01 I want to know more about Jesus 25:04 and she said, I want to give my heart for she says from that 25:07 distance 25:08 and the husband wanted to give his life as well for that. 25:11 This. But the thing it's in that culture, if the father of 25:16 the family 25:17 well will leave the traditional religion, it would be a shame 25:21 to the whole family. 25:23 And so the mother convicted convinced 25:26 Das, but no, 25:27 just let your or your wife be bumped ice and you stay in 25:31 their religion 25:32 fence. Isn't it a shame that 25:34 that she saw the evidence of the power of God? And yet she 25:39 has that they did. 25:41 It speaks so much about our experience as well. Isn't it? 25:44 You have seen God's power God's hand. And yet we hesitate to 25:48 give them all 25:50 as for that reason got cannot 40 deliver us. And you know 25:54 what happened? Fence. The enemy could not touch Nelly anymore 25:57 because she decided to give 25:59 her life and to Jesus. And you know what, the enemy, the 26:02 demons at that. 26:06 And when the baby was it that the father, 26:11 the only solution for this 26:13 is to give is to fully give my heart to Jesus. 26:17 So friends, they decided to give the hearts to Jesus. 26:21 You know what happened 26:24 as the enemy of that? He could not comment anymore. And so 26:27 Nelly and her husband started studying the Bible, started 26:32 reading the Bible and the enemy does not want us to read our 26:35 Bible. So you know what you did? He blinded Nelly's husband 26:40 to Nelly's husband went to the doctor. The doctor said I'm 26:43 sorry, but your condition would be permanent. 26:46 And so France Nelly and her husband cried out to Jesus. 26:50 Lord, please, 26:52 he'll my husband. 26:54 But if not, we still get highlights to you, 26:57 the Lord. He'll now he says, what can you say? Amen, 27:00 France. The constant attack in Eli's life brought this 27:05 uncertainty in her heart. 27:07 And so one day he came to the faster faster. You know what? 27:11 I'm I'm quite 27:13 and quite afraid. Maybe an not be able to continue this this 27:17 fight this walk because I have been at that constantly. 27:20 I don't know if I could continually hold on to the 27:23 presence of God, but the duct that the pastor said 27:26 just continue coming to its come to the U.S. presence 27:30 friends. One night 27:31 as Nellie was sleeping, she had a dream. 27:34 She saw an angel and her dream. 27:37 They just took her hand 27:39 and brought her to this beautiful place. Later on. 27:41 She she recognized that the angel is Jesus 27:45 took her to this beautiful place 27:47 and showed her the book of Life, 27:51 an Angel, a Jesus Tonelli. Look, Natalie, 27:55 your name is written in the book of Life 27:58 and all of a sudden France New Delhi will come. 28:03 Then he doesn't want to a cough. 28:05 She saw something really powerful, encouraging. 28:09 You know what's amazing? Because her husband woke up as 28:12 well 28:13 and told Nelly of the dream that he had. 28:17 He had the same dream snow yet. 28:20 God confirmed to Natalie that you're safe in my presence. 28:26 Can you say amen 28:28 us safe in my presence and friends? 28:31 Nelly had another dream 28:34 after they got that ice. The enemy did not want to give 28:36 up. 28:38 We should doctor and together with the other's spirits, 28:41 came to her and her dream. 28:43 And they said to Nelly, Nelly 28:45 still have a chance. 6 still come back to us. If you come 28:48 back to us, we will make you the most powerful witch doctor 28:53 that this place of ever seen 28:55 and that he said, 28:58 I want to be with Jesus. 29:00 You know what you said 29:01 in the name of Jesus, 29:03 leave my place. 29:06 And they've got 29:08 and Natalie said, 29:09 even in my dream, I could win the battle. 29:14 Can you say amen to that? 29:16 Might your friends? 29:17 God has given us the victory. 29:20 We have nothing to fear and listen to this fence 29:23 of all the things that the enemy placed upon Jesus. 29:27 I love this this line that's S 29:30 but the enemy was defeated 29:32 safe and was defeated. He could not lead Jesus into saying he 29:36 could not discourage him or drive him from a work that he 29:39 had gone on earth to do 29:41 from the desert, the calvary, 29:44 the storm of safe and she wrath beat up on Jesus. But the more 29:49 merson the sleet fell. Listen to the secret fence. 29:52 The more firmly this son of God coming to the head of his 29:58 father, 30:02 the stronger the storm, a defense, 30:05 the firm or a great up and got 30:09 the mere we should draw to the U.S. presence. Can you say Amen 30:13 and get this friends? There's no limit on how near we could 30:16 jot his first since 30:19 God is good friends and listen to this next line and press 30:23 into the blood stain that 30:24 and all the efforts of Satan to oppress and overcome him only 30:28 brought out 30:30 in a pure light. 30:32 He's stopped his spotless character, 30:35 France. 30:36 When Christ bow down his head and died, 30:40 he held fast his faith 30:42 in a submission to got, 30:47 but he won. 30:49 Can you say Amen to this? 30:52 But he won. 30:54 France is one thing that I see here victory. Our success is 30:58 not just completing the tasks 31:01 or even the quantity or quality of what we have accomplished. 31:05 Victory 31:07 is the doing and fulfilling what he has asked us to do. 31:12 Can you say Amen to that? 31:14 Most of the time 31:16 our picture of victory is what the world wants us to see. 31:21 But can we still can we see it from God's perspective? 31:26 Listen, fence. 31:28 It is staying faithful, 31:31 true and faithful to him 31:34 a school that's first to be faithful 31:38 before successful. 31:40 Listen to this fence. 31:44 Even the first missionaries that cold that Jesus cold 31:48 to join him 31:50 was the first missionaries sent to the next 31:53 friends of the Moni X. 31:55 They have experience with the presence of Jesus could bring 31:59 the defense. Can you imagine 32:01 when they saw Jesus like the other 32:05 people in the crowd, they want to be his presence. Lord, 32:08 please help us to say in your presence. But she says told him 32:10 what 32:13 stay and tell people 32:17 what you have, what you have to experience, what I have done 32:20 and fans. This is one thing that I realize being in his 32:23 presence is not just literally being its presence, its of his 32:27 will. 32:28 Can you say amen to this 32:30 being in the presence of God is following in debating what God 32:34 has commanded you to do and listen to this fence. But as 32:36 soon as Jesus pointed out their duty, they were ready to bay. 32:40 Not only did they tell their own households and neighbors 32:43 about Jesus, but they went throughout. The couple is 32:46 everywhere declaring his power to save and describing how he 32:50 had freed them from demons. They like the next line 32:53 in doing this work. They could receive a greater blessing than 32:57 if merely for the benefit to themselves. They had remained 33:01 in his presence. 33:04 Did you hear this fence? 33:07 The closest we could be in the presence of God, you know 33:12 how it looks like 33:13 it's a bay. His will for you 33:16 offense. 33:18 It isn't a working to spread the good news of salvation that 33:21 we have brought near to the savior. 33:24 And remember when Jesus came back to this place, 33:27 there are thousands who are brought his feet 33:30 because of this, too, 33:32 because of this to her baby, 33:34 their savior 33:36 fence. 33:37 I was really blessed. 33:40 But Doctor Scott, now since testimony yesterday. 33:43 I don't know about you fence 33:45 and his perspective 33:47 and what safety looks like 33:51 since I have been sharing about this. But 33:55 hearing from Doctor Nelson, 33:57 that's like 34:00 that's that's what I've been talking about. 34:04 And people sometimes tell us, 34:06 yeah, God gave you a head. Use it. Give you great friends. 34:10 I know I don't trust my brain. 34:14 Our brain. Our heart is deceitful above all things and 34:17 desperate to make it. 34:19 We have to be leaning 34:21 the one 34:22 who knows our brain more than we do. 34:26 And friends, God's perspective of safety. It's what Doctor 34:30 Nelson share it 34:31 yesterday 34:33 and France. I praise God that he's perspective of safety is 34:37 not the same as our perspective 34:40 because if it's the same as our perspective, 34:43 we would not be here right now, France. 34:45 It would not be safe for Jesus to come down from heaven 34:48 to be scorched 34:50 to be a sale. But the enemy to be at that from 34:53 from birth 34:54 Calgary. 34:56 But France 34:58 definition of safety is finally his will 35:01 being in his will 35:06 John, 15 verse 5. 35:08 It's a very beautiful reminder for us that without him, 35:11 we are nothing. 35:12 So wherever he sends us were what everybody's asking us to 35:16 do. That is our greatest safety. Can you say amen to 35:19 that 35:20 apart from him fence apart from its presence, 35:24 there's no victory 35:25 apart from its presses. There's no power and apart from this 35:28 press since there's no life. 35:32 And this is the reason why my defense, 35:34 our theme sets 35:36 his presence, 35:37 its fullness of joy, 35:40 because in this press since that's where we find a victory, 35:43 its presence, that's where we find life. 35:46 And this is one thing that I pray. 35:49 And for me, 35:51 that's when 35:52 I like this over here on earth. 35:55 But there will be a declaration from heaven. 35:59 The enemy try to do everything he can 36:04 to sway the Anna 36:10 everyone else. 36:13 But he gained nothing from it 36:16 because they desire peace precedence 36:19 more than anything else. 36:21 France. 36:23 Let this be our experience. 36:26 Let us be our prayer. 36:28 It's on the down for Japan. 36:36 A great got to be a loving heavenly father. Lord, 36:39 please help us to design your press is the way Jesus decide 36:42 your presence. 36:44 Lord, I ask. That may be not just designed a victory, 36:47 but here we desired a longing to be in your presence. The 36:51 long to be in your will. 36:54 So Lord I yes, that may be anointing power of the Holy 36:56 Spirit. Be upon us. The move. Everything. Oh, lord. It's not 37:01 supposed to be in our lives. 37:03 It's not supposed to be in my heart. 37:05 The hearts of my brothers and sisters here 37:07 and give us lord the deepest longing the desperation 37:11 to stay in your presence. Even though some things we 37:14 sense that if you are not around 37:16 Lord, I pray. Fill us with your spirit. 37:19 We asked all this and a loving and precious name of your son, 37:21 Jesus on your children safe 37:23 [MUSIC] 37:28 [MUSIC] 37:33 [MUSIC] 37:38 [MUSIC] |
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