2018 Year in Review

starting over a little bit and some things sorry. So if you find me or others running around with a camera or a phone or something, that's we just taking pictures of memories, right? Song about memories. That's right smile. Amen, hallelujah. God is so good to see this last year as we continue to look at some of the highlights. We had salvations this year. We had some healings. We've had some signs and some wonders, but you know, what? Can I can I be selfish for just a minute. I want more.

I want more I want more salvations. I want more people healed. I want more signs and wonders. I want more of the glory of God. I want more of his presence in this church. He been hit among our people because God loves his people God loves us and he wants us to take that love to the streets. He doesn't want us to stay inside these four walls that have a religious thing going on where we come together on Sunday to be encouraged to be taught to be lifted to go out during the week. And spread the love of God Amen. You see this last year. We had several patch and services and Maya diad not enough. Not enough, but that's okay. Which course we had Victory Fest we all saw the video and the pictures we had some baptismal services are Divine women of God. They they met a whole lot more of this year. And so the ladies are being encouraged and ladies. If you're new to Victory biker church. We do have a women's ministry see our teacher Nancy Bates and back there and she'll get you hooked up a man Road Warriors did some stuff this year, but we didn't do enough. Can we do a ride dinner at all? Brother? Huh? We didn't do a ride this year. Did we that's all right. We had some pizza and we played some pool. Angie Kerr right and play more of that to read a few rides this year, but not enough. You know there was so much that we did this year. I don't we can get caught up in the worst. They wouldn't have left why I wish they wouldn't have done what they've done but you know what let's focus on what God is doing and not what people are doing a man because he asked me to keep our eyes are fixed on Christ Jesus we can't help but when we men we can't help but win so I just want to praise the Lord for what he has accomplished in this church this year. But today I want to focus on something. How can we continue? The motivation, how can we continue to grow spiritually and physically, how can we continue to grow spiritually in our own individual walks and lives with Christ? And how do we grow in our our corporate with Christ is a body of Christ. Amen. And how can we grow in numbers? This isn't it enough? I was talking to somebody yesterday my son Daniel. I said there are so many people so many bikers so many social outcast that need to know Jesus and this is their Church. They just don't know what yet. He's got to keep that motivation. We got to keep that fire burning. We got to keep that gift. That's in each of us toward up. And have a an answer for why we believe in Christ why we come to this biker church out in the middle of the woods. Amen. We got to have an answer that answer is your testimony. That answer is because the love of God that was his been shed upon all of our hearts. Amen. But I want to focus in on something if you would turn with me to Hebrews chapter 12 verses 1 and 2.

I'm telling you. I am so excited about today's message and I'm really excited for next Sunday.

next Sunday folks next Sunday is vision. We're going to talk about Vision next Sunday. We're going to talk about vision for this church moving forward and then because the Bible says that my people perish for lack of vision, right? So I'm going to give you some Vision actually the holy spirit's going to give you some vision and there's pictures next week. Hey, man, are you there Hebrews chapter 12 verses 1 and 2 therefore since we also have such a large everybody said large cloud of witnesses surrounding us. Let us lay aside your stay with that says let us lay aside. Put to the side throw down every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us for stew. Keeping our eyes on Jesus. You see that's so important. Keep our eyes on Jesus first. The source and the Perfecter of our faith who for the joy that lay before him endured a cross and despised the shame and sat down at the right hand of God's throne. Cheap because of what Jesus Christ has done he is the source. He is our source. He is our Perfecter. He is the foundation of our faith in God Amen. He is the Cornerstone The Great I Am he is the author of our faith. Amen. So we first must keep our eyes on Jesus keep our eyes on Jesus not on the condition of the building that were in so many get trapped up in this building.

This Barn

But listen God's got more for us. We can't fit all the people that God has for us in this building. Can do it. Can you do it? Show us we keep our eyes are fixed on the Lord Jesus Christ. And drop every weight every sin every hindrance in our own individual lives when we can when the holy spirit says I want to deal with you and this mysterious son. I want to deal with you and this area of your life sister and we just say God, I did not know please forgive me and then let it down let the chains fall cuz I'm only hold us back there like a bowling ball on a chain around her ankles keeping us from floating away. We want we want to be with Jesus. Amen. Want to do what God has called us to do you see Jesus endured the cross. He endured the pain. He endured the suffering. Why do we think that it's supposed to be all easy and everything is supposed to come to us up about Jake Lee with Jesus our savior head doing door. Will gotten again off of quiet in this church.

Let's keep our eyes are fixed on Jesus the author and the finisher of our faith.

So how do they continue to grow as a body of Christ this next year? You know that that question.

final like a coin I got one more silver dollar right silver. Got two sides to that coin, right? So there's two answers to this question. The one side we continued to grow by staying engaged to hear me. We continued to grow by staying engaged carry out the will of God in our lives and for this church every day. You see it's God's will that we work? You don't just sit around waiting and hoping maybe one day God will bless us.

No. God has given us his name is power. His authority is calling his anointing to get up and work in his field get up and do what he's called us to do and then so we've got work to do now what would happen? I'm still on the one side of the silver dollar here. What would happen if you got a job? And the boss says this is what you do at your job and you come in every day and you sit down and you don't do your job.

You get fired you don't get paid. See, I've got to I've got a coin here. If you want a a challenge coin to remind you of the of your Spiritual armor to put it on everyday we got some back there. I carry one everyday anyway. You get up you do your job you do it according to how the bosses to do the job and you get rewarded right? Same thing with our spiritual walk. It doesn't happen automatically. We've got to put our self into it. We've got to get up and say God, how can I serve you today God, how can I pray for sister someone so, how can I pray for brother's brother? So and so, how can I pray for the church? What can I do to build your kingdom? And then what he says this is what I want you to do sun or this is what I want you to do daughter you do it. Hey, man.

No, it's not you might say that you're you're called. You might be called in a preaching Ministry, but you aren't going to get to the preaching Ministry until you scrub some toilets and swept some floors. Don't dollar bill. We got some lights to fix outside here yet, and I praise God don't we all her? Yep, praise God? We got a first get orders from headquarters and then we got those orders from headquarters. We need to submit to Authority and then allow God to use us and what he's called us to do, right? Pretty simple, isn't it the other side of the silver dollar?

How can I phrase this Lord? I don't want to be a defensive, but I can be I can be abrasive. Okay, just the way I heard it. What's the other side of the coin?

We can't find fault in everybody that comes through the door. You can't look at each other and look at old. I don't like the way they do their hair. I don't like the clothes they wear I don't like the way they smell we got to stop that body of Christ. Right? We got a lot of people the way they are because God loved us that way and then somebody should have some good preaching. We should all be encouraging one another building each other up right in our Most Holy Faith many times people just need to know. Hey, you know what? I love you. Hey, you know what? I'm praying for you. Hey, you know what? I am. So happy to hear see you today, right? I am so happy. You're my brother. I'm so happy that you're my sister. Hey, man, we need a big building each other up not tearing each other down.

That's right. That's what family supposed to do where the family of God we got to get it, right? amen If you would I want you to slide up and do your cuz you're still in Hebrews right want you to slide up one chapter to chapter 11. We're going to start and verse 1 and greed 3 verse 4.

So the first thing we've heard so far. Does Wii have to stay engaged?

Let's stay engaged. Don't get tired. Don't go. Well some somebody else will do it for me and I'll do it faster Crow will do it. El tobillo do it Yeah, but you know what? We got a Brazilian hats we all wear right? We need everybody. All right. The second thing we need to do is do what God has called us to Dubai what faith let's read it Hebrews chapter 11 verse 1 now Faith is the reality of what is hoped for the proof of what is not seen for our ancestors one God's approval by it by faith. We understand that the Universe was created by God's command. So that what is seen has been made from things that are not visible by faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did by faith. He was approved as a righteous man because God approved his gift and even though he is dead. He still speaks through his faith. I say

tell of the scripture I love verse 1. Cuz it really tells us what faith is. I've had many people ask me what is faith? Faith is now. Not it's not in the sweet by-and-by the maybe hopefully maybe one day face is now is the thing that we hope for we believe that God is going to do and we have faith that it's outside of our ability to do right? space

faith is the currency of Heaven folks. Wake me up face. is action faith is a verb it's an action word. Faith is the key to our spiritual growth as a church and individuals individual relationships with God in Christ Jesus. It's faith in action that grows a spiritually physically financially. emotionally it all the other Ali's. It's faith in God.

Like I said for us as a church and individuals it's faith. I'm learning something folks. There are two sides.

True to the faith.

One is God side the others the enemy side.

It's a game that the enemy likes to play. God has called us into relationship. not religion but when we don't when we don't look at God Help me Lord. What we don't look at God for who he is, but for what he can do. We're in religion.

Automatically but if we worship God love God for who he is what he is done. For what he can do will know that our Daddy's good Our Father takes good care of us a man, but will it will look at him and worship him and say God. I love you. I want to know you I want to know you more to yesterday's man is not good enough for today. I want more of you. I want fresh bread the bread of your presence. Oh God a man now. We're in relationship, aren't we? There was a freebie folks. That was good.

Hallelujah

So the question is do you love God for who he is or do you love him for what he might do for you? That's an individual question. I have to think that way myself. I have to check myself before I wreck myself, right?

I want to refer back to Hebrews chapter 12 1 & 2 briefly. We will find strength to continue on strength to continue on in the work here Victory biker Church strength to two to carry on and do what God has called us to do. From the hard work of those that have gone before us.

the cloud of witnesses that Hebrews 12 1 & 2 speaks about

they're gone before us.

Some are with us some of left some of gone home to be with the Lord. We can't allow ourselves. To get weary. We can't allow ourselves to sit down in not being Faith anymore. Are you with me today?

if you would jump over the Romans chapter 15 verse 4

there been many who was laid the groundwork of our individual relationships with God. Maybe it was a parent. Maybe it was a grandparent. Maybe it was a friend who walked with you through a very troubling time. Who is it Christian and prayed for you? You'll these people that have lifted up our hands somebody that believed in you encouraged you should have so many I know for me I parents that laid the groundwork for me and encourage me there with the Lord right now. They've gone home to be with the Lord and I know they're part of that that great crowd of witnesses cheering us on

Romans chapter 15 verse 4 for whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction so that we may have hope through endurance. Hope you pick that up and through the encouragement from the scriptures. You see this speaks of inference means having to endure through something that is troubling painful frustrating whatever but we endure through it for the glory of God is part of carrying your cross daily. Amen. So we cannot allow ourselves to take a step back take a step back from our own individual relationship with God. We can't allow ourselves to given to frustration and and and offense we can't allow ourselves to get into that stuff but to endure

for the glory of God because God rewards those who earnestly seek Him Hebrews chapter 11 verse 6. See we must stay the course so many have left the church. one reason or another

Simon said this just isn't for me, but I understand that this isn't for everybody. Some of so I just don't see the purpose. Well, then you totally missed it cuz it's all right here laid out before you write. Why don't like what sister song? I don't like what those ladies, you know, I don't like what those guys are doing that you're focused on the wrong thing. We came to worship Jesus and learn his word and being his presence as a body of believers. Not get upset because the carpet the floor doesn't have carpet on it. Or we should be in a new building by now. No, it's you know, if you got a million dollars, but we will take it and we'll put it to use but right

also glaciers chapter 6 verse 9 This is so important as we talked about not giving up Never Surrender, right? So we must not get tired of doing good. For we will reap at the proper time if we don't give up. You know, there's been many times that I've just wanted to give up. Just wanted to give up it's too hard. Do frustrating God?

I'm broke, whatever, you know, there's all kinds of excuses. I'm not broke cuz I'm rich in Christ.

But we can't give up because if you give up you never win. You never get to the goal. You never get to that place that God has for you to see this really refers back to you know, it's as an imagery of our walk is Christian's our life is Christian's it's really a Marathon run. You might get tired along the way but a runner keeps on pressing a runner Paces a runner knows how to control their thoughts though. They may get weary. They encourage themselves with the thought of crossing the finish line. For us doing good.

It's not seeking to be justified by our works. But rather living holy living for God's glory and to fulfill the will and his plan in our lives. Amen. See God has given us up an ability to if we'll just hang on to get us through the Long Haul to get us through the tough times to get us through the frustrations to get through those times. Are we just want to give up but we keep pressing. Amen, and we work hard to fulfill his will because when we do that, you know what we will win and we will see. The promises of God enacted in our lives will see once we cross that line look back and see God's hand with us the entire time.

What's we must shake off? Shake off those sins that so easily snare us. Many times our thoughts are our right here in our head those things that tempt us that things that that draws away from God the offenses the addictions whatever it might be. We need to allow those things just to die and fall off because they hold us back. They hold us back. Fences hold you back forgive.

Got quiet. the client

we just got to let go of the unnecessary and they unbend of beneficial things that tie us down and cause us to be disqualified. Did you know there are things they disqualify us?

There are things that disqualify us. from service SIM

We are growing in Christ. We don't want to go around the same Mountain. Listen to the same banjo music. I like the banjo don't get me wrong. So am I picking on banjo music?

We got to go higher. You're going to hire a man with me to 2nd Timothy 2 3 and 4.

Cuz I'm talking about endurance no faith. Guess they engaged by faith, and now we're going to endure we've been enduring as a church, and we're going to continue continue to endure. 2nd Timothy 2 3 and 4 share in suffering as a good whiner.

No Soldier. of Christ No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the concerns of civilian life. He seeks to please his recruiter or the recruiter who's our recruiter Jesus. Should we get a tangle with all the drama and all the garbage that goes on and in in a life in politics and work or school or wherever know your rise above that stuff. You don't allow yourself to get tangled up in that right because of drama just breeds offense and I'm telling you this this world is so full of offense. It is the Trap Of Satan it is the Trap of sane get us all bound up an offense. Oh, she said that he said that he took that he went out who cares. Who cares rise above forgive the offense and Let It Go? See you in order to finish. Well, we need to let go of some extra things inside of ourselves.

There are things that many Believers deal with how about selfishness?

It's All About Me me me me. Well, I don't like that. Well, I don't like this. I don't like that over there and they should be doing that. They should be here, but they should. selfishness How about Pride?

Pride. It's good to be proud of your hard work. It's good to be I'm proud of my brothers and sisters. But Pride that elevates oneself above everybody we all know that kind of people Pride. What is pride do? Goes before a fall, right? How about laziness?

laziness Dylan laziness does in a family situation a church or other ization your laziness does. Slows everything down in Burns Outlaws the few that are doing the work. right How about greed?

about gossip murmuring complaining. Listen, we got a great example ancient Israel their great example. That's why the word is that's why the Old Testament is with us that we learn from their their lessons, right? That's what they did. God bless them drew them out, but they didn't want to work. They didn't want to do the eat. They didn't want to do the hard thing. They had a microwave mentality without having microwaves. And what day do they saw God deliver them? They saw God caused the the the the ocean to split and I got the walk right through on dry ground. Is that the enemy get covered up? They got to see God provide water. They have to see God provide food. And what it become difficult what they do. Why did you bring a gel here, right? They just started whining and complaining and murmuring didn't they but you know what? We're no different. Are we we're no different. So we've got to catch ourselves.

Yeah.

Are you with me so far?

So many times we give up. We give up right Within Reach of God's blessing. Right within sight of the Finish Line. Maybe you've been believing for a breakthrough in your finances. And you've been trusting God you been plowed and you've been thanking God and you've been wearing for it and you get tired and weary and then right when you're in sight of the Breakthrough, I'm done.

Are you at the church? The church was full at one time been standing room only? People are excited people are getting saved and then they had to work and then they get tired and then they start leaving. I've had some tell me I'm a slave driver. I'm not a slave driver you more work than most y'all. Yeah, I'm a slave driver. No, I'm not. Who expect anything more from you than God expect to me, right? Praise God we got to press on through. We got to press on and keep an eye on the prize. We can't give up we can never surrender. You said we also have to persevere. Persevere through the tough times those times of testing those times of Trials those times of of Temptation until we cross the finish line a man. We got to press in we got to press through. We got to encourage ourselves and encourage one another Or I as I like to say slide in broadside completely worn out used up having completed my assignment and declaring praise the Lord. What a ride. That's what I want to do when I get to heaven. slide in broadside and then 1st Corinthians chapter 15 verse 58

y'all are

1st Corinthians, 15:58

Therefore my dear brothers and sisters be steadfast immovable always excelling in the Lord's work knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

It's not in vain your hard work.

You're giving your patients your love your encouragement your faithfulness. It's not in vain has a purpose. In the Lord will bless it. You see we've got to know we've got to know that we know that we know that I'll never give up. God wants us to Keep On Keepin On He doesn't want us to give up. He wants us to see see you through he wants to wants us to press on through to persevere because in the perseverance there is building of character. There is building of Hope and there was building of righteousness within you that you cannot get without having to persevere.

I like what's up Winston Churchill once said he said If You're Going Through Hell keep going.

Great If You're Going Through Hell keep going right keep pressing. Don't give up you get toasty and roasty if you stop right. We also need to have a single-minded focus. on the vision on the goal Let me show you what I'm talking about. If you would turn with me to Flippy's chapter 3 verse 8. Philippians chapter 3 verse 8 single-minded focus on the goal now for a read the scripture. We need to make sure that the goal is not our goal, but God's goal, right? His vision not our vision. Victory biker church. God has given us a great vision. Some of come through and they've tried to get us to sway from the vision that God has given us that only does one thing. brings destruction

It's God's Vision not our vision that matters. Philippians 3:8 more than that. I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord because of him. I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them fill so that I may gain in Christ.

I know your body going or what? With that where does that fit in here? See the Apostle Paul is teaching us some things here. He's showing us some things.

all the stuff in life pales in comparison to knowing Jesus Christ It's a serve him. Hey, what are you saying is all the stuff all the good stuff. I consider it fill considered garbage. I consider it. Crap, I can say that hear dong. I know but you know, what dog is this crap? crap

why so that I may gain Christ somebody times we get caught up in the in the appearance of the church building or somebody that comes in and what kind of bike somebody rides or doesn't ride. It's all filth. Southfield The thing is is Christ. We got to keep the main thing. The main thing folks. We got to persevere stay engaged stay faithful until we reach the price and then continue to stay faithful. I really hope that you're picking up with the Holy Spirit is putting down here this morning and then

I'm trying to say. Is that when we choose to let go of those things that take our Focus off Christ?

Those things those distractions was frustrations the sin in our lives. We gain Christ we gain more of Christ. We got it all but we were continually being formed from our Double Image mankind into the image of Christ. The image of Christ has no scent. The image of Christ doesn't have an idolatry. It has one God the Lord God Almighty. Channel order for us to stay single-minded and focused moving forward in 2019. We must put off the things that trip us up. Put off the bad attitudes. I can be a little more specific put off bad attitudes, right? Rise above the I don't want us. I don't feel like it rise above those things put offs in as the Holy Spirit reveals synonym repent and put it down walk away from it. And then It's easier than you think.

We've also got a dig down deep and stop quitting when the going gets tough. When Pastor ask you to head up a new ministry year. Add something to your already overloaded plate. Don't get mad at me he meant We must have a total focus on the goal, which is Christ Jesus and completing the vision the will that he has for us individually and corporately is a body next week. I'm going to talk about the vision for victory biker Church moving forward. We also need to endure suffering during our time here on Earth.

We got to endure.

Do you want to see the smile his smile? Well done my good and faithful servant. Are you picking us up? You picking us up. All right. Philippians 3:14 really puts this into a kind of perspective for us. It says I Endure as my goal the prize promised by God's Heavenly call in Christ Jesus. I pursue my goal the prized the prized by God's Heavenly call. Will pursue it when you pursue pursue something. That doesn't mean you sit down. What expect somebody else to do it for you? No, man.

Religion is 7000 years. What's the preacher's job this the preachers job? They feed us. We going to live our we do our own thing. I can't do your walk. I can only do my walk. That's why the Bible tells us to work out our own salvation. Amen. So I'm happy to feed you. I'm happy to be here to encourage you to lift you up two points on the right road to Shepherd you but I can't carry you. Amen. Sometimes I carry some of the young ones I carry. But we all have to do this on our own. Hey, man.

Blessed let me remind you. Let me remind you.

Part of the race to the Finish Line is the call of God on each of our lives and on this church. What are we stand face-to-face with God? All I desire for myself and for all of you is to hear him. Say Well done good and faithful servant and see what it's my time to go whether whether it's so, you know the Lord comes and takes us away or

The one word that I want to be said about me is faithful. a man faithful

Hebrews chapter 12 verse 3

4 considered him who endured such hostility for Sinners against himself so that you won't grow weary and lose heart.

Here we receive encouragement to not lose heart but to consider Jesus our ultimate example to carry on and yes, we should fight against it in our own lives, but carry on doing the hard thing carry on being faithful carry on toward the finished goal that God has placed in our lives even through intense persecution like Jesus. He was persecuted. He was beaten. He was lied about. How many cross and died?

He's our example folks. He's our example. We would slide back up to Hebrews chapter 10 verse 36 to 39. The talking about endurance. I hope you're picking up what I'm putting down. You men. endurance for we need endurance so that after you have done to get set up. After you have done have done past tense have done God's will you may receive what was promised me stop right there? In order to get what God has promised we have to do what he's called us to do.

You have to do the work. Yet in a very little while the coming one will come and not delay, but my right just one will my righteous one will live by faith. We just talked about faith. What was faith?

Right face is now the hope those things that we hope for not seeing right.

My righteous one will live by faith and if he draws back, I have no pleasure in him, but we're not those who draw back or we and are destroyed but those who have faith and obtain life. Amen. Endurance faith hope and love. You see due to the bonus that we have is Believers. We enter the Lord's divine presence through perf the perfect sacrifice of Christ Jesus by faith. Hey man, because of the blood of Jesus the doorway into his presence is wide open. wide open for people like us Hey, man, so we'll have to draw deer with full Assurance full boldness knowing that because of Christ Jesus we can crawl up in our Daddy's lap and received from him a man. Hold on to a confession of faith without wavering without going. Well. Maybe I hope that Jesus comes I hope he died for none unless you got to know you got to know that you know that your know that your sins are paid for and that your name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life. We also need to be concerned for one another and not forsake the Gathering Together. In the church. That's what Hebrews talking pot. Hebrews 10:25, it's worth talking about do not forsake to get the Gathering Together the breakfast talk about church so many get so tied up while I've got to do this. I've got to do that ok schedule priorities here. Let's become together. And then let's come together as Believers in Christ, encourage one another worship together and build each other up. Amen. Listen, this warning is a reminder that there is no effective sacrifice for sin apart from what for which was already provided by Christ Jesus. We must endure we must hang on we must continue to do the good work the hard work. Dealing with people is hard work.

hard words

Stat long-suffering thing folks we got to suffer long. Sometimes God sure does with us. I know it does with me.

Going to hang on we must press on to the mark. the High Calling of God in Christ Jesus

Is a wrap this up. We all must stay focused. We all must stay engaged. We all must stay faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ and the local body here at Victory biker Church. Hey, man, can I just say I need you? God needs you. He has not called us to warm a seat.

But to do the work that he's called us to do. Amen. All the people that got hers is bringing to this church. I can't pass through them on my own. That's why I've got a Ministry staff as we continue to grow. And it's going to continue to grow because God is in it. Amen. 2019 is going to be an amazing year for the body of Christ, but for us to Victory biker church as well.

You might be saying how. How can I fit in? Where do I fit in? What can I do? I'm just your son. You're a daughter. That's who you are. Your son you're a daughter your brother. You are a sister. Amen. So we got to stay in cage. That's number one stay engaged in your relationship with God individually discipline yourself to pray discipline yourself to study the word everyday. Amen. That's what you do on your own. Don't get weary in well-doing. Don't get weary in well-doing. Whether it's in your own personal walk with Christ your own Ministry. And you're you're you're being here at Victory biker church and don't get misled. There's a whole lot of garbage out there. whole lot of garbage don't get misled and you know how not to get misled know this. Know the word read the word study the word. Amen. Yes, right 2nd Timothy 2:15. Stay engaged here at church. Don't allow your schedule to get crowded. You just got no I got church on some going to go to church with my brothers and my sisters and I'm going to invite my friends in my family to come to church with me. Amen. Don't allow the enemy to give you an excuse. I don't some have to work. I get it. That's cool. But there are so many that they come up with excuses and they're only hurting themselves and then they're missing out on good messages and good worship. Also find a place to serve here in Victory biker church. Now that we've got our officers list up there to some empty spots and and you don't have to be an officer to serve. You know, we got events coming up. You know what the planning events? That's a big deal cuz my want to do it with Excellence excellence and it takes a team a group. I'm just using the events, you know court officer position is a as is and I as an example that it takes a whole committee to a group to help plan out to to make the connections to do the invite. I don't mind doing the graphic stuff. I love doing that but you know to do the coordination and all that that takes a lot of puts a lot on my plate right is that I'm trying to stay focused in prayer and study the word writing messages planting churches, Can I get a can I get an amen?

We also need to invite. You know all the tools that we all need are out there. We got our website. I've got our Facebook page if you've seen it and if you're on Facebook, I created that I love what Facebook is done. They allow for reoccurring events. So you know what? I did I made an event for every Sunday I made an event for every Wednesday. I did. Why so that you can invite invite I'll go through their spent half a day never tried to invite 4,000 people to something and you can't do the invite all because I my list I got people from around the world on my Facebook. I can't invite people from England. I'd love to be here but I can but in a Facebook apps that by the way, but I can you imagine what a problem to have faced 4,000 people show up to church on Sunday. Just having church outside, right?

You're bigger coffee pot, right?

more chairs right That's right. Like I said 2019 is going to be an amazing year. In fact, I spend some time with the Lord and I asked him to spend time with her all the time, but I asked him what's the word for 2019? And I just sat and waited and this is what I ain't what I what I heard the Lord say 2019 is a year of great Capital great turn around. Last year of 2018 was a year of breakthrough. We may not have seen it but it's happened. 2019 is when that turnaround is now going to happen. Amen. So hang on and courage everyone to make a commitment to make a commitment to do our individual part, but God has called us to do. Can we all be faithful in our time or talent and are tender or money? Right? Can we all do our part and it doesn't matter I brother trick or treasure. He doesn't give me a list of who gave what when they I don't I don't care. I don't want to know that I want to know that. That's his job. Not mine. Praise God. But we're all doing our part. Guess what not only does the bills get paid. The were able to give were able to help Ray able to have the finances available. To do what God has given us do imma talk about that next week. Some of you might be gone. It's too big now. It's not. Nothing is too big for God Amen. But when we're all doing our part when we're all putting our hand to the plow when we're all say wow, how can I serve? What can I do? And then go do it right stuff gets done people are built up and encouraged salvations happen miracles happen when we expect them to amen. Did you pick up what I put down today? Amen? Because moving forward we all have to be engaged. We all have to. walk in faith persevere stay engaged. Amen. Praise the Lord. Did you receive today? Every man, praise the Lord? Come on, somebody give the Lord of praise.

So next week, I need every member every guest every visitor every regular attender to me here next week and then I don't live here because like I said, we're talking about vision. We're talking about vision for this next year. because without Vision God's people perish So God Is So Now's the Time and so I got some pictures to show you some some designs that brother Mark Brewer is help me with he's really been able to help me capture. What was in my heart for a new building and I'm going to show you some of these things and we'll talk about overcoming and stepping into our destiny. Amen. Praise God that Sprite father. I thank you Lord God for this day. I thank you Lord for everyone that has come today. I asked you Lord. God to bless us Lord. I ask you Lord to be gracious to us to cause your face to shine upon us Deliver Us. Oh God be gracious and help us father to accomplish what you've called us to do. Help us Lord. God cannot step back button to press in. Help us Lord. God to stay engaged and not disengage. Thank you Heavenly Father for your peace your provision. Your blessings on us Lord as we focus. like a lizard Point focus on Jesus the author and the finisher of our faith God we glorify you. We bless you and we honor you in Jesus mighty name. Amen. And if you need prayer, come on up get you some

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