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All right church. Let stand-ups get your inheritance Get Your Blessing this morning and every day.

Dusty

Come on, y'all. Let's give God a big hand to praise get your inheritance. Get your inheritance by face. Amen. Do me a favor. Can you go back to that the lyrics on that song? I want you to see something before we get started here. Go back to the song writer said you are the seed by faith receive the blessing of Abraham. See, I don't think many of y'all been told about The Blessing of Abraham. Amen. We've been talked about it. We talk around there. But we all understand there is a blessing. It's a blessing it's called The Blessing of Abraham and it's over all of us a man. So everything that God told Abraham he could have belongs to each and everyone of us a man. We so focused on the sin we forget about the blessing. Amen. Go to the I need you to see I don't know why the holy spirit is doing this, but go go to the universe. It says you the head and not the tail. No. No, you didn't hear that you the head and not the tail see some of us are operating like we to tell a man when God has called us to be the head. He says you're above and not beneath see we got it. We got understand who we are in Christ Jesus. We are above and not beneath. We shouldn't be groveling around. We should be pulling people up a man. He said you to Linder hit me now, you're the lender and not the borrower that mean God has given us all we need to be a blessing to other people. Do I have any Witnesses here? He said get your inheritance see we we we we we forgotten who we are in Christ Jesus we forgotten that we have an inheritance that belongs to us that puts us in a place above and not beneath the gives us an opportunity to listen to people and create an environment where we can bless others as supposed to always asking for somebody to do something for it. Say men. Are you with me? I'm so glad that the praise team song that song Amen matter fact, they was all in my message today. I don't know if y'all knew that a mess did the first lady call you and tell you I was going to talk about believe it. Cuz when I saw the lyrics I was like I mean the song I was like all thank you God you always have a good way of putting things together. Amen. Good morning, UCF. It is good to be in the house of the Lord. Amen. We got to pray we got to pray for a virus going around this thing. We got to buy in the name of Jesus cuz it's taken full South not only it's taking them away from work and and in Creighton sicknesses in their home. It's killing faults. Amen. So it is as people of God with the power and authority of the Holy Spirit. We got to buying that thing cuz it's it's getting close to loved ones. I don't care if they close not nobody should have to be dealing with this stuff that we're dealing with today. Amen. So we got to keep those that you don't see you around today in prayer and man because most of time is because they're going through it a man. All right. I don't know what's happening with my my iPad here, but we going to work it out any men.

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So, you know I've been praying about I asked one of our Educators if she would take on the responsibility of being the the director of our children's ministry and you know what that's what she said. Amen and she said it'll reluctantly but she said, yes, so Sister Charlotte, thank you. Hey, man, we want to we want to thank you for taking on our our children's ministry. So even though we don't have I hope you're not fighting a virus, but you know, so Your team, I know you going to get the team together and and work with that. And also I planted a seed in the in the young man that asked if he would help out with the teen Ministry amen. So we get sister Sharon who's said she would help out with the team industry. And so also I'm praying I'm going to put them on blast brother Jared, ask him if if he would also work with her and bringing together our team Ministry. So that's brother Jared back there y'all y'all give God your sister is back there. So we got to two young people who will be working with our team. So our teams won't get lost. And then I'm praying for our College Ministry in our Young Adult Ministry. Amen. So y'all pray that Pastor will sit someone like brother Jamal did I just say that did I just speak that out? Amen? hahaha

So today we going to talk about the concept of believe in believing and being a Believer. Amen because the the the challenge with with us today as follows our crisis. There's only one thing that we we have the focus on and that's the word of God. Hey man are Foundation. Is the word of God don't do the thing that we base everything on is the word of God. And so the challenge that we have is that the world is trying to pull us away from the word of God. New philosophies and and thought processes are trying to pull us away from the word of God to the point where we have folks who have been in the church questioning whether or not the word of God is real. I mean preachers who have been preaching the word of God call themselves now getting some kind of Revelation and they can't figure out if the word of God is real. And so today we are under attack by the enemy. We're on the attack by our minds. We are under attack by pop culture and and it's attacking what we believe. And as far as followers of Christ are foundational principle is that we believe in the word of God because that's what this whole our relationship is based on. Does that make sense? It's so when you find yourself doubting, you have to go back to the word of God and say you know what God, I believe what your word says. Amen. And so I want you to think about where you're at as it relates to what you believe in. in terms of the word of God because you can't believe some of it and not believe all of it. Does that make sense? Because sometimes when we start trying to believe one thing the other thing gets confused cuz we haven't believe what God Said in this area. We can't just believe the New Testament and I believe the Old Testament. Are you with me? Okay, so are foundational scripture for today's message is going to come from Mark chapter 11 verse 24. So I want you to stay and we going to read that together. Mark chapter 11 verse 24 and Living Translation when you're there say men. Let's meet at together says I tell you you can pray for anything. And if you believe that you received it, it will be yours. Let's read that again. I tell you you can pray for anything. And if you believe that you received it, it will be yours. Not that powerful right there. Any man that should cut out a bunch of cuz God said in his word. I'm going to tell you if you pray for anything and if you believe you receive it. Amen, that's why we use our belief in the word of God the repeat this after me. I am not move. By what I see. about what I feel I am moved by what I believe. I believe the word of God the victory is mine. I have it now. I can see it through the eyes of my faith. In Jesus name. Let's give God a big hand the praise. Amen. Amen. And you may be seated in the presence of the Lord. So last week if those of you who were here, the message was was what we speak. Right? So we talked about speaking life speaking life speaking life is enough. Stop speaking Death In His situation. Our goal is to speak life into our lives and to those around us. Amen into the atmosphere remain so that it can change something and we use as the text of Proverbs chapter 18 and verse 21 where the Bible says death and life are in the power of the tongue what you speak a man and those who love it will eat its fruit. So last week we talked about what's coming out of our mouth. Hey, man, what are you speaking? Is it bringing life to a situation or the bringing death. And for those of you who were who were here the week from today we talked about how we listen. What we listen to and why it's important to listen to the right things and we use that the text Luke chapter 8 and verse 18 what the Bible tells us to pay attention to how you hear. It says to those who listen to my teaching more understanding will be given but for those who are not listening even what they think they understand will be taken away from them. So you got to watch what you listening to you. Got to watch what you speaking and today we're going to talk about we got to watch what we believe a man.

Show me Mark chapter 11 verse 24 the Bible says so I tell you to believe that you have received the things you ask for in prayer and God will give them to you. So there must be something to this whole concept of belief. And what we believe in intellectually, we all know that yeah, I believe I'm saved. Right. We we bought into that. We know that when we accept Christ and we in and we say I believe in Jesus I'm safe. The piano player at Christian's amen. But the problem comes when Jesus says you the head and not the tail because then you believe in your circumstances and not what the word of God says. See now. We have a disconnect because how can I believe in what area would Jesus says and not believe in every area what he says. So, how can I walk around depressed and pension When God says the head and not the tail, you're the lender not the borrower you're above and not below. How can I live my life in that area and say I believe you got that I'm saying. See, that's the disconnect my Christian gift and we're looking for someone to tell us but we're not looking to the word. Pictures to tell us what we are when all we got to do is look at the world. Do I have any Witnesses here? We looking for a mama and daddy and brother and sister to tell us when we're not looking at the wrong tell us where we at and what we have

that's interesting how we can believe in that area. And I believe in other areas.

The challenge of believe. How can I be going through all of these issues and problems when the word tells me? It's the exact opposite.

So don't worry believe comes from the Greek word pistons and that Greek word means to have faith in or have faith upon or have faith with respect to a person or thing. So the basis of the word believe is the word faith.

So the Greek word is it is is called piston, but it means to have faith in. So you can't believe in just the concept of believe you have to believe in something. Is that makes sense? It's someone we think about the word believe your belief the foundation of that word believe is the word faith. So you have to have faith in something so you can't have faith that God says you're saved and not and have faith that he says your heels.

You can't have faith in God seen you save in and not have faith in God says You A lender and not a borrower.

How can you have faith in one area when you have trust in him in this area? Not trusting. Does that make sense?

So now I'm challenged as a Believer. How can I walk around with this challenge to say I'm saying but I'm broke.

I'm saved, but I'm not healed. I'm sorry, but I'm not delivered. How can I have this aspect of me? I'm solid in. What these other aspects song? One day I'm feeling good one day. I'm not. And there lies your answer because it's all based on how you feel.

I see the word is never based on how we feel because the word never changes. So maybe your emotions your high one day, but that doesn't change the word the next day. Maybe your emotions are down but it doesn't change the word. That's why we don't believe in what I hear feel always believe in the world. Does that make sense? Come on, y'all work with me here. I got a challenge because in order for us some I believe there's an entity that wants us to stay in this place when we never achieve or receive all the goddess playing the purpose for it. I believe that there's an emptiness trying to keep his people down and I believe that most of us are buying into that but we don't have to when the word of God says the exact opposite many of us are believing that that's not for me because of what I've done. That's not for me because of the sin I've committed. Let me tell you something. This is why you can't believe what you feel. Because what you feel is has nothing to do with what the word of God says. Amen. So we know that the word believe is the foundation of that word comes from the Greek word Pistons, which means to have faith. Let me tell you something about faith. faith a lot of us think Faith moves God

Imma make you uncomfortable for a second. See a lot of us think that if we do enough stuff, it'll move God to do some things for us.

Well, if I be a nice person then. I'll do good things for me. It don't work like that.

What faith does is move us to act on God is already done?

The faith is not for God's faith is for you and me and say this for me to move for someone God is already done. I have to have faith and what he's already done in order for me to do what is asked me to do. See your face. Don't move God you can't come here and get on lay prostrate and nothing spraying snot and run around and think that's going to move God that's not going to move that moves you.

Churches telling you have faith and yes, you must have faith but not to think that they preaching because of think they preaching to send you got to do something to move God. And the truth is I got to have faith to move myself to get in line with the blessing that already. Already has for me.

Does that make sense? See we run around trying to impress God and he's already taking care of it.

So if a smooth me. And faith is my part then what is God's part? God's part is Grace.

Grace is undeserved favor coming from a superior to one that's inferior.

Grace is Mercy given to you, and I when we don't deserve it.

Grace is coming from Heaven. It's the healing to our bodies when we have Miss used and abused our bodies.

Grace is the prosperity that God has promised to us when we have spent the money that he has given us on frivolous stuff and he still takes care of our bills.

Greek gods part and he's already taken care of this part when Jesus died on the cross and said it is finished.

What John chapter 19 verse 28 sets?

The Bible says after this and verse 28 Jesus knowing all that all the things were now accomplished.

Look at your text. He was Jesus on the cross. Knowing that all things were now accomplished that the scripture might be fulfilled stare.

But he was on the cross and everything has been taken care of. Your healing have been taken care of. Your deliverance have been taking care of your finances have been taking care of your salvation have been taken care of your mama. Been taking care of your daddy. Been taking care of your children. Been taking everything is already been taken care of. He said no, it's all accomplished.

We want to text Sis in verse 28. He said after this Jesus knowing that all things when I accomplish that the scripture might be fulfilled said I thirst in verse 29 the Bible says no that's so full of sour wine was sitting there and they feel the sponge with sourwine put it on his and put it in his mouth looking reverse 30 says get this someone Jesus had received the sour one. He said it is finished. There's nothing else to do. Nothing else to do everything for you. And I from now until eternity has been taken care of. It is finished. So great says I have everything for you and it's already been taken care of why you running around trying to impress me for something. I'm already given to you.

Say it's finished now. Say it like you mean. No, say it like you really mean.

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Wait, wait. Wait. Yeah. I know when you young and Mama had breakfast ready when you woke up. Did you worry about breakfast?

You know when you got a roof over your head and you can go inside that door you don't worry about where you going to sleep cuz you know where you living right? It's finished. It's done. That's the same thing with God. How is it that we can be worried about stuff that he's already taken care of. The problem is not God, and that's why Jesus always checked his disciples and said ye of little faith. Taking care of the situation. Why don't you believe?

So when Jesus said it's finished. Everything was accomplished. And see what we want to do is make the issue bigger than what it has to be. I wanna be broke cuz I don't think I deserve the blessings of Abraham.

I want to be sad because I don't think God loves me enough when he's already proved how much he loved by sending his only begotten son to die on the cross for us. He's already healed our bodies and he's already paid the price for that's what I need. God to show me some more stuff.

Can we keep running and putting ourselves in situations that God has pulled us out of so that we can see God move on my behalf God. I need you to move. I need to hear word from Heaven God. I need you to do something in my life and he keeps telling us it is finished.

So we got a belief issue.

Interfaith this year in the face that you have nothing to do with God in the face that you has nothing with him pressing each other and see some people think because God is blessing them. They had their at a higher level or they're doing something though. It has nothing to do with that.

But what we need to do is move our belief and faith in God and what he's already said he will do for us to the next level.

She don't really no reason why we should be walking around here broke.

depressed for anxiety Doing that, we're not operating with the word of God says we're operating in what the world says.

Does that make sense? free because I've been done. This is why when the Bible says in Luke chapter 18 verse 27, but he said the things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

Y'all not hearing me.

Bought this thing so long we comfortable in it. We comfortable in being last and we're comfortable in and always asking for something and always not being the place where we the lender and not the borrower Sprint customer and being sick and how many medications we take. We don't got comfortable in that. And nobody else is telling us the truth. It's already done. Do you believe? See, this is why you can't get mad at a preacher who died messed up. Majestic never wasn't God. It was all right as in him. And when he lets you down, then you don't know what to do. But this is why your face always has to be in God and the word of God.

Concerning the text things which are impossible with men are possible with God. This is why I in a bad economy God's people can always Thrive cuz you know what? We don't live based on the world's economy. We live in Kingdom economy.

I wish I had some witnesses here.

Looking 1st Corinthians chapter 15. See Paul, let me tell you all when Paul got when y'all know Paul was Saul and he used to persecute the church, right? And then Jesus got a hold of them in in in in in the thing about Paul. He already have the foundation of the knowledge of religion, but then when he had an encounter with Jesus that changed everything for amen and Paul and in the text in 1st Corinthians chapter 15 verse 9 and 10 in the Bible says process for I am the least of the Apostles. I'm not worthy to be called an apostle because I persecuted the church the Church of God. Look here. This is what God did verse 10 but by the grace of God.

See what God has already done before Paul even got to the place where he met Jesus riding a horse. Jesus is already taking care of a new what got what he was going to do with Paul. He said but by the grace of butter unmitigated favor by showing me and not taking my life God loving me through this thing and some of us we are to Paul's today because instead of God taking our life doing still here.

Think about all the crazy stuff you and I have done and yet we're still here by the grace of God. That's God's part.

He says I am what I am and his grace toward me was not invasive some of us. Don't forget God's grace towards you you made it in there. It doesn't mean anything anymore. You got one off and start doing everything you was doing before you had an encounter with God for his grace to me was not in vain. That's why I serve him. That's why I praise if that's why I messed them up because I remember what he's done for me and his grace to me will not be in vain.

She wouldn't want someone has done something for you that you can do for yourself. You learn appreciate.

Like what he says.

But by the grace of God, I am what I am and his grace towards me was not in vain. I'm going to do something with the blessing that he's keeping me. I'm going to do something with the life that he's given to me. I'm going to have changed to make effects on this world for the kingdom of God because what he's done for me won't go in vain.

He says but I labored more abundantly then they are and the reason he works so hard because he knew how big he had been forgiven. See some of us don't forgot. We shouldn't even be here.

You cut down the heat a little bit, please.

Cuz we need to get this. Cuz this is going to be the difference between life and death for some of us. This is going to be the difference between some of us becoming the head and not the tail anymore. There's going to be the difference from some of us listening to what the world saying and listening to what the word is saying. He said I know how God's grace and how big it was for him the change mean. Cuz I know what I used to do. I know where I was I know who I was before he touched me

So you don't let God's grace to your life going vein, please?

Don't get caught up because you didn't get punished this time.

Thinking everything is okay. That's God's grace towards you. That's God's favor towards you you didn't deserve it, but he gave it to you. That was his part. Do I have any Witnesses here? Anybody know that God has done something for them that they couldn't do for themselves. Give God some praise if you know that God has done something in your life for you. That's his grace. Not please don't let that go in vain.

He says in a text. He says by the grace of God, I am what I am and his grace toward me was not in vain, but I labored more abundantly than they all yet not I but it was the grace of God, which was in me. Something in me makes me get up every morning. Something in me gets me to give God praise cuz I'm I'm reminded of what he's done for me in my life. See some people said pastor. How do you do all you do? Don't understand what God has done for me. And sometimes I can't explain it to people you know it sometimes you know what God has done for you and you can no matter what how you try to explain. They won't get it a man, but when you know that you know that the grace of God is all over you then nothing stops you from serving the lord. Amen.

Say believe is this making sense to you. No, seriously isn't making sense to you or y'all just saying it so I can hurry up and finish a man. Which one is this?

That's why we have food here. So ain't nobody hungry. Amen.

Look at Hebrews chapter 11 verse 1. Now Faith remember faith is the root word for the word belief right now Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of Things Not Seen. We read that many times. So the basis of what I hope for is in my belief or in my face and my face in God and not my faith in myself a man. And so sometimes when I disappoint me then then God still loves me you have never disappointed yourself you ever did some you know, you shouldn't be doing and yet you still did it. Amen and disappointed yourself. Let me tell you God still loves you in the midst of you disappointing yourself a man. Look what it says in the New Living Translation that says face shows the reality of what we hope for it is the evidence of things. We cannot see now I got to go back to this because we need to understand this face thing moves you Your face say your face point to your neighbor. Say your face moves you. I don't have to have faith for you cuz my faith ain't going to move you. My face is going to move me to act on what God is already done. That's why your faith has to be the substance of things hoped for it's got to be think the thing that moves you to know that God is going to bless you that God is going alright, take care of everything. It's got to be your fake. Tell your name is going to be your face. We were running around trying to get in. There's all I would trust me. We we are breaking all the gifts of the Spirit here, but it but let me tell y'all we cannot be we can just say that. Y'all pray for the pastor the spirit of McDonald's got in a man.

We cannot be lazy Christians. We cannot be Christians that don't pray. That's a lazy Christian. We cannot be Christians that don't give God praise. That's a lazy Christian. We cannot get be the person that don't worship God. That's a lazy Christian. Those are the gifts that were supposed to be using Windows of your muscles that are real strong enough anymore. Any one of us one of us and say pray for me because your spiritual muscle prayer should be strong. But when you when I came go to somebody say pray for me because you ain't been praying then that muscle is worth nothing cuz it's week. Pastor what you just leave us alone. We want to be like everybody else. The devil is a liar cuz you're not like everybody else a man. I tell people not to reason the best people have coaches is cuz they want to be better if I just let you be mediocre you can go to any church and be mediocre, but if you want to grow in the Lord and draw closer to him than you

alrighty

In the message translation of Hebrews chapter 11 verse 1 get this the fundamental fact of existence. Is that this trust in God? This face is the Firm Foundation under everything that makes life worth living.

That's our handle on what we can't see. my face when I'm looking at stuff and it looks crazy. I still have my face. My face moves me to trust God that he's going to make a way out of no way. My face moves me to trust God that I'm already healed in Jesus name my faith moves me to save these bills have been paid. Are you with me? It's the foundation. Let me tell you how the preacher ain't the foundation of your face the Deacon board in the motherboard ain't the foundation of your face your momma your daddy your grandma and I'm not dating. The foundation of your face. God is always the foundation of your face and it has to be through the word of God in Christ Jesus.

I'm running around trying to figure out what to do. Is already worked it out. I want making this thing more difficult than what it has to be a man. I'm almost done. I'll give you the hand of praise.

Listen here. in 1st Thessalonians chapter 2 verse 13 the Bible record. Therefore we never stop thanking God that when you receive this message from us. You didn't think of it. You didn't think of our words as we are human ideas. Here's what I want y'all to get when I'm up here preaching. I don't want you to think the past is just up there talking. It's not what this is about. A man Paul say to the church. He says I'm glad y'all didn't receive it. Just like I was getting up and having some knowledge That's Not Mere human words. That's not what this is about. He says he tell them he says you accepted what we said as the very word of God. Which of course it is and the word continues to work in you who believe?

See the reason the wording working in you is because of a belief issue. The reason you're not having all the things that God plan and purpose for you to have is because of a belief issue. The things the reason why people won't act the way they're supposed to act around you is because you have issues.

Let me start with belief that each other people. Everybody can come up to you and say everything is a child of God when they know who you are. But when they don't know who you want one minute you this in the next minute you that then you confuse them and they can come up and say anything's you and then when you feeling spiritual you offended.

A man, but when you in the world you like all Girl doll, man, you know, that's cool. You know, I don't work like that.

And when I say y'all don't mean you I mean just in general y'all a man cuz I don't want anybody saying the pastor pointed at me and said this and he don't know nothing about me. You don't know me like that. You know, he coming at me like that him know me like that. I got some for him, you know, let me catch him out in the parking lot see how tough of years.

That's why I had to clarify everything everything cuz I got to go out in that parking lot. You know, I got my wife's next to me any man should be watching it but no.

the collective y'all right not in the in the individual because in order for us to do what we have to do for the kingdom of God. We have to believe the word of God. You can't be fluctuating on that thing. You can do. The makeup in your mind that the word of God is what you going to stand on. I said it last week new pop culture comes and goes the greatest velocity. Can you go look at the internet and somebody always got something new with the word of God never changes. It's always bleed as Christians. We have to have a foundation for our belief and it's got to be the word of God no matter what things are going. Well, it's got to be even when things are going. Well. It's got to be when things aren't going too. Well. It still has to be the word of God. So you have to make up your mind. What am I going to believe in?

Because it's so much stuff pulling that you and right now many of us are spinning in circles right now. I don't know if I want to come to church. I don't know if I feel it. I watch it on TV. I get everything out and I don't know that is not the word of God. That's supposed to enhance what you're doing for your local church. Not threw that out to somebody who ain't even here cuz they watching it on TV.

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so I talked about a little bit. I got to hit myself in difficult times when we Face hard time, you know, what's easy forget that God has power.

So when you going through all you can think about is what you're going through. When you got enough of that spiritual muscle build-up, even when you going through you still know that God is on the throne and he still a Healer and he still deliver and he still can take it and make a way out of no way. God is still God whether I'm feeling good or not. It's only one and two people all the time. We're going through difficult things and that's when they are there open the hearing about that. But sometimes as soon as that difficult thing is is over with guess what they gone.

I think sometimes this is why the church can be packed on one Sunday cuz first going through an empty on the next one cuz God and already take them. They received the grace that was already there and not a thing called and everything is fine. I can go back to bed what I used to be.

Here's what Isaiah says in chapter 40 verse 31. And I want y'all to get this I got I got we got to get this is that okay? I'll stay with me for like 5 more minutes, okay? preacher minutes

Isaiah chapter 40 verse 31 look at what the Bible says, but those who trust in the Lord will find new Strength. Dale soar high on wings like eagles they will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint those who trust in the Lord not what they see not what they hear. But what the word of God says Those Who trust in the Lord God somehow gets up under and Rises them above the situations and circumstances you wondering why people who are seem to be challenged can still have the joy of the Lord because God takes them and list them up like wings on the TV because they trust in some weird stuff start coming your way. You just have to I don't know I don't care. I still trust in what the word of God says.

Nnnnn in the new King James translation. It says but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall Mount up with wings like eagles. They will run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah chapter 43 Verse 10 the Bible says you are my Witnesses says the Lord. And my servant whom I have chosen that you may know me. Believe they believe believe me and remain steadfast to me and understand that I am. I am everything you need in any situation or circumstance. I am whenever you're going through go to he's your humor is your delivery fees your way out of no way. Whatever you need.

The Texas before me there was no God formed neither. Shall there be?

She there ain't no other guy.

All of this is just what the world is saying, there is no other gods, but our God our God is a mighty God. He's an awesome God. He's a loving God, but also a jealous God.

Just like you and I are jealous. You're not going to give somebody your best. And have them give their best to someone else or something else. Amen. Yeah, I miss that.

John Chapter 14 verse 1 look at what the Bible says let not your heart be troubled you believe in God believe also in me again. It's a Police Issue your hearts trouble. What are you believing in?

Come on, y'all see that one should made you go out.

That one should have shaking you up. Wait a minute. If I am I believing in the problem with the person or my believing in God.

So then you have people like that one time is in in in in some for sitting in here. Now I'm talking about y'all now cuz now I'm talking about you cuz some of y'all sitting up in here like doubting Thomas cuz you don't say what you don't understand but my problem is different, My situation is unique, you know, it ain't trust me. You can't be God for all as long as God has been and not him not to run into your problem. Amen. Your problem is your problem. Maybe you need to you but it ain't you need to God Amen and just like God solved your problem. I'm probably going to solve it for you. Amen. Look, what time is it in Jesus in John chapter 20 verse 27 the Bible says to put your finger here. We get a little pity parties a little clicks. I don't know about all of that. So you gotta understand they killing Folks at the church. You got to watch out for that brother you got to do.

What you believe in that?

Didn't know that they've been killing Folks at the church. It may be new to you. They've been doing it for a long time.

He said Thomas put your finger here and look at my hands and stretch out your hand and put it in my side. Stop doubting. and believe Stop doubting. So far all the doubting Thomases. I can't do that for me. Stop doubting and believe for all the people wondering if God is real. Stop doubting. And believe he told Thomas that I know this why I got it. So he put everything we need the challenge all of our little issues and theories right in the Bible. a man I need Mark chapter 11 verse 24. The Bible says I say to you whatever things you ask when you pray. Whatever things you ask when you pray believe that you receive them and you'll have them. Amazing thing about the word of God is God is not a man. He don't lie.

He's already taking care of everything. Alright, so here's the problem and then I'ma finish up here. The problem is the spirit of expectancy expecting anything. You're hoping I hope God does something but I'm not expecting God to do anything. You should be expecting God to heal your body. You should be expecting God to deal with your fine. As you should be expecting there is a problem with the spirit of expectation. See the spirit of expectation and involves your emotions. You got a desire something. You got to want it within God's will the spirit of expectation involves your will you got to ask?

And then it involves your spirit. You got to believe it. And if you ever doubt James chapter 1 verse 6 says but let him ask in faith not wavering for Heath at waivers is like a wave of the sea driven With the Wind tossed to and fro in the new century version translation. It says but when you ask God you must believe and not doubt anyone who dances like a wave in the sea blown up and down by the wind see a problem is this we ask God for something and then it's like well he didn't do it when I wanted. So it must not been for me and we go on to the next day. When you run across somebody and say you know what God is going to do this and then they'll say I ain't never heard that before and then you start believing them and not what the word of God says.

Hey, man. Come on, y'all. I'm talking about operating in that Spirit of expect expect. Thank you.

again In first John chapter 5 verses 14 and 15 and says and we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him and verse 15 says and since we know he hears us when we make our request, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.

say believe so in conclusion this message the Bible teaches us to ask for all things and believe we receive them.

And if you trust God for that give him a big hand of praise.

So our next steps, I have a spirit of expectation. I know we going to read the Bible in a year.

I'm expecting that. It ain't no love desire and I hope I used to put those up there and I would hope people with at least read it, but now I'm expecting a man. I'm expecting you to open up your Bibles not just on Sundays, but on Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, nothing that important there was really nothing that important that you can't spend some time with God. So you can't come up with any excuses. Try giving God those excuse workout. I was so busy. Don't even really I'm the one who gave you the job. I'm the one gave you the children. I'm the one gave you the husband or the wife. I'm the one that gave you the family and you tell me they became more important than me. no, excuse pray for church growth and when I mean that not only people to do the word of God, but people to grow spiritually and not just always be on the Milk of the word. Amen is a lot of churches build up with folks were still on the milk in the in the summer as soon as I'm happy as they fall off. We want people who win stuff happen. We draw closer to God what stuff happened we draw closer to each other. We got to send a message to these things can be

Got to be the meat of the word. Amen. And then I challenge everybody to make every Sunday tell somebody you need to get back to church. You run around here life is going upside down get back to church. And guess what I know chance you could go to you might have to travel a little bit to get down there. But the word is preached there a man. So I'm expecting us to go out. When do the kingdom work a man and giving God all the praise a man. Alright, give God a hand of praise. All right. So all that was said and done so that someone might come. 2 relationship with Jesus Christ

someone who's here? Who? May not know Jesus has pardoned if Sam's has has already forgiven them. Somebody somebody who might still be wondering if Jesus loves them because they messed up and we all mess up we mess up daily, but it's finished. He's taking care of all that it don't mean we purposely mess up but we have messed up and so he didn't require us to jump through all these it only said was all you got to do is believe in Jesus. And you're safe.