Peace & Good Will
by Raymond Sloan
December 11, 2022 · Cornerstone Apostolic Church (Chattanooga, TN)
Kind: sermon
Scripture: John 1:14, Luke 2:1-14, 2 Peter 3:9, Romans 12:2

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Lord we love you today we thank you Jesus another opportunity given to us to come and love you I thank you Lord for the power of your presence here today Lord we have gathered we have prayed we have taken our needs to you we have sung songs today to glorify you we now Lord come to the word and we so desperately need it today in our lives it is the lamp to our feet Lord the light to our pathway today Lord I make myself available to you I desperately need you Jesus speak into our hearts and lives Lord somebody needs you today somebody's hungry today for more of you for answers from the throne in the name of Jesus we'll love you Lord and we'll worship you you are God and you are good you're holy and you're a wonderful savior we bless the Lord today come on Church would you take just a few moments here and just lift your voice as loud as you can and give him praise High Praise unto the Lord High Praise unto the Lord I love you Jesus blessed be the name of the Lord God Almighty holy is the name of the Lord Jesus great is your faithfulness Lord God let your name be exalted let your name be high and lifted up I Love You Lord and I trust you today somebody shout amen thank you so much for being in the house of the Lord today to our singers and our musicians we thank you all of those working today on staff music video parking lot Water Center routers everyone involved I thank you so much amen I I appreciate the family of God here at CAC turning your neighbor give him a high five say God's good to us and you may be seated if you feel like you need to can we kill that low Rumble there brother Josh do you know police sir we've been working on that one all day that rumbly's maybe it's somebody's stomach I'm hungry I'm not sure it's you McCabe you hunger bud we're drawing closer and closer each day to the day that we have chosen to celebrate the birth of Christ's Child Jesus in our modern culture we still call it Christmas today that in December has been established as a day that basically all the human race can reflect and rejoice on the coming of the Messiah into our world everybody say Christmas it's a good thing I realize that there are a handful we notice in our 2022 World they're attempting to cancel Christmas anybody read these articles lately yeah we need to do away with it it's too much of a distraction but I still live in the greatest nation ever and I have the liberty and freedom afforded to me by this nation to believe that the Bible and that is therefore I believe in the scripture that gives me the right to Worship the Lord John 1 and 14 says it this way and the Word was made flesh dwelt among us we beheld his glory the glory as of the only begotten of the father full of grace and truth his flesh dwelt Among Us therefore I choose to worship and love him I'm glad today that I have that Liberty I'm thankful today that I have that Liberty to Worship the Lord God come on don't let your voice fall silent now in the world in which we live we need to be thankful today that we still live in a nation that allows us the freedoms to worship Jesus Christ his he was made flesh he dwelt here on planet Earth God put his word into a human form and it lived in the midst of what he had created it was all part of the plan of God now as we read the Christmas story we are reminded that very specifically there were events that transpired the ruler of that day declared that the world needed to be taxed everybody say taxes yes you thought y'all thought it was something new they came up with a plan that would require each man to return to his roots his lineage of where his family originated from and once you were there at that place that City then you would be required to pay a certain amount of money into the government's hand and along with that the family would be counted and numbered call it today a census that everything can be accounted for now you and I realized that this was part of a plan that was established in order for Herod the king to find this Christ child King born in a small place now of course he didn't understand the the what was mentioned he didn't understand the prophecies therefore it was his desire to stop everything that would cause him to be thwarted in his power according to this declaration Joseph and Mary set out on a foot and Donkey to travel to Bethlehem make a note here friend that Joseph and Mary were not yet married she should have been traveling with her family but the prophecies were unfolding and the connections were being established that would from that point change all of eternity according to God's plan somebody say God's Got A Plan once again let's look at this story Luke Chapter 2 Verse 1 begins and it came to pass in those days there went out of decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed and taxing was first made when cyrenius the governor of Syria and all went to be taxed everyone to his own City Joseph also went up From Galilee out of the city of Nazareth entered your day under the city of David which is called Bethlehem because he was of the House of the lineage of David to be taxed with Mary is a spoused wife being great with child so it was that while they were there the days were accomplished that she should be delivered she brought forth her firstborn son wrapped him in swaddling clothes laid him in a Manger because there was no room for them in the end is everybody anybody ever heard this story yeah last week you can hit replay and you can or listen to it and there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field keeping watch over their flock by night and lo the angel of the Lord Came Upon them the glory of the Lord Shone round about them and they were so afraid the angel said unto them fear not for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people verse 11 says For unto you is Born This Day in the city of David a savior which is Christ the Lord this shall be a sign unto you you shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the Heavenly hosts praising God and saying everybody ready say it with me glory to God in the highest and on Earth peace Good Will toward men the very idea that a baby should be born in an animal shelter is hard for us to believe in our modern culture anybody here had a child in a stable anybody here feel like he was raised in a barn don't say that not many of us would declare you know what I was born in a place where it was real smelly and had an animal this an animal that here and yawn and the lowing and the moving and the bang and the power and all the animal noises were going on anybody anyone at all no takers okay suffice it to say that last week for an example we discovered that a multitude a Heavenly Host more than just the Angelic properties if you will but all of the Heavenly hosts would have declared and they begin to praise God and sing glory to God in the highest I would like to let's see it's 12 48 on Sunday December the 11th 2022. we're going to try this are you ready when I count to three I want all of us with as loud a voice as we can to Simply say it glory to God in the highest are you ready one two now don't forget what you've got to say everybody lift your voice the best you can let's try this and just let's just see what they would have heard on that day you ready for it one two now don't forget what you got to say ready guys ready ladies help me one two three glory to God in the highest now you think that was as loud as it was then oh so we need to try it again per your declaration it wasn't as much as what they would have shouted at that point ready one two three why don't we do that right now give him glory come on give him glory come on with the loud voice give him glory glory to God in the highest come on give him glory he's a good God glory to God in the highest Hallelujah now I realize some of you are wondering did you skip a week this week and go back to last week's message no I brought you to this point for purpose the loudness or the softness of you declare in the glory of the Lord does not diminish nor expand on who God really is listen to me carefully with all the power with all the diligence that the angelics the Heavenly Host what they brought to the table that day for the Shepherds they were declaring in and of itself that the birth of the Christ child would change everything they declared the interest the entrance excuse me of the royalty of Jesus Christ onto planet Earth what a day that would have been for them to declare the angelics the Heavenly hosts and all that were there in front of these Shepherds these lowly ones glory to God in the highest it was God's plan coming together for all of humanity but today friend for just a few moments if you will allow me this the glory that was given the Declaration that was made did not simply State glory to God in the highest but today I want to focus on something else that they said and on Earth peace Goodwill toward men and wait a minute Earth let there be peace and Good Will toward men on Earth peace good will toward men if the Declaration begins glory to God in the highest but the continuance of what they said was on Earth on Earth peace Good Will toward men now I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer and I realize that I don't have my act together and I don't know everything like some declare but if I tend to spend a few minutes in history books I will discover that our our world is everything but peaceful hold on to me when I look at our current situation in which we live I can I can almost say with with confidence that Good Will towards men is not something that is spoken from the big houses to the little houses and and I really wonder sometimes what exactly would this heavenly host have been declaring glory to God in the highest but on Earth peace Good Will toward men lives have been Shattered by the acts of War peace is talked about but rarely have we really seen genuine peace even in 2022 the age in which we live we see on every hand there is a desire for peace yet there continues to remain and upheaval in the atmosphere so today with the help of the Lord I feel like that it will go this direction to understand peace I really want to grasp Goodwill toward men and because of that I have to realize that we are far from those two things in our modern world peace and Good Will so therefore I again I look for answers and from the translation of what that Luke had written in his writings then I I have to wonder why would it be that this host of the Angels would declare glory to God in the highest this is the highest position the distant location the presence of God would be there at the birth of this Christ child of this baby the Declaration says it that the glory of God is in the highest and it is brought to mankind but something happens when you get into the presence of this Messiah this Jesus the Lord God's plan was to bring peace in God's will into action it would be no longer required at that point for you to go through a form of going through the motion to understand the law of God but peace was soon to come into Humanity it would no longer be required that you would own an animal or livestock but peace would come into Humanity no more would it simply be a good idea but the precious good will of God would enter into the lives of humanity when you speak of the Christ child this baby born in a manger when Jesus was born realized for him it did indeed bring peace into our world and even today as much as this world is far from the presence of God the peace of God is still resting upon this present world how is it that the will of man many times can act like it supersedes the will of God how is it that man sometimes could wonder where is God in all the chaos and God simply be there as his will unfolds God can unfold in a moment his will do you believe it I believe that man has to understand God has a purpose and a will and for us to comprehend it you need look no further than the man Jesus if you wonder today where is the peace of God I challenge you simply speak the name Jesus and he will show up with all of the peace needed in your life I wonder today if some of you are looking for the will of God you can't find it because you're looking everywhere but in Jesus he has a will for your life understand that the peace of God and the peace and the plan of God is unfolded through Jesus Christ into Humanity second Peter chapter number three allow me to read a verse that he wrote The Lord Is Not slack concerning his promise as some men count slackness but his long-suffering to us word not willing that any would perish should perish but that all should come to repentance did anybody hear the will of God in this he wants to save Humanity while they're in their Sin from their Sin from what the Declaration of sin would be the word of Jesus the word of God through Jesus Christ came so that you can know what salvation is all about I declare to you today in this Christmas season that you understand completely and fully glory to God in the highest is how that we on Earth and in heaven should adore him but in the midst of the chaotic in the midst of the confusion in the midst of all the mess going on in our current world there is still peace of God through the name of Jesus Christ that's why when you're in the middle of the biggest mess your life has ever seen you can simply breathe the name Jesus and peace can come to you that's why you can be laying in the hospital little man racking with pain and sorrow because of the hurt you're going through but you breathe the name Jesus and he'll show up at your side that's why you can go through the greatest challenge of your life in all the problems and all the things that you can face but the will of God can be revealed even in the midst of The Darkest Hour why because there is on Earth peace and Good Will toward men the Lord God has a plan for your life every single one of us in here God is breathing things into action and activity what we do is we complicate it by looking for peace in other ways by looking for the will of God some other place has anybody here ever had to confuse thought well Lord if you bless them then surely you can bless me yeah we pray that we sing about it what if it's God's will for this one to walk this path but for this one to walk this path isn't it still the will of God some of us sitting in this room today maybe you're watching online you have already determined within yourself a bitter attitude and spirit because you see the blessings and the goodness of God in someone else and because God's blessing them he wants that same blessing and you decide within yourself why is the will of God for them to prosper but for me to go through this trial why is it that I have such thoughts and chaotic things going on in my brain why can't why can't somebody else face this and not just me by myself in fact we will even embrace the reality of it brother I need you to pray for me today I'm going through something sister I need for you to pray for me today I'm going through something come on I need you to pray that God will just open the door and make all this go away and you pray that sometimes you are praying against the will of God now I've come today in this Christmas attitude and spirit to let us know that if God truly has a plan and a purpose in your life then you have to declare glory to God in the highest but on Earth there will be peace and Good Will toward me and why because as long as the name of Jesus is here on planet Earth there is peace to be seen and the will of God to unfold what we've got to declare is Lord I'm gonna love you in The Good the Bad and the Ugly I'm going to serve you and look for peace God in whatever situation or circumstance I'm in some of us have hollywooded the action and the activity of God and we're looking for Yul Brynner to step on the scene that was an old movie he may watch it the how many Commandments yeah that's 10 or so yeah and we're expecting for Hollywood to unfold that way and it'll happen like that in your life come on some of you you pray and and God doesn't show up with fiery things to split water and make things out come on some of y'all are praying God open the windows in heaven pour out a blessing I can't containing you're sitting there going like this expecting God to do it all the while you're missing the peace and the will of God in your life how is it that an Old Timer can love the Lord God through their whole life and at the end of their life when they're hurting they're in pain they're in distress their lives have if what it would be happiness to you and I on them it looks like well you ought to be complaining and barely aching but all they're doing they're sitting there saying you know what the Lord gives the Lord takes away but blessed be the name of the Lord that's called peace you know what I'm going through this but my my kids are alive serving God therefore the will of God is being played out in me I've had to pray countless hours I've got these Crustaceans on my knees from being on my knees for hours and hours on end but if that's what it takes for my family to be saved I'm going to pray the will of God unfold for every single one of them come on some of you are wondering why are there such trials and tests and tribulations going on in some of your family members or some of your loved ones or some of your neighbors or even somebody in this church I'll tell you why it's because many times our will is trying to supersede God's will if we could ever realize that if the name of Jesus Is Spoken into any situation then he will show up why because he is as close as the mention of his name so it would only suffice to say that if I get Jesus on the scene that his will can be accomplished as long as I love him through all that I'm going through Pastor I don't like to suffer sorry you're the one that asked for the blessings of God you would never know the miracles of god unless you had something to be done in you none of us want to go through sickness but we all want to declare that God's A Healer some of you right now sitting here listening to this preacher You're A Million Miles Away in your thoughts because you've already decided and you've already established a foundation if God really loved me he would do this this and this for me you've already established within yourself if God were truly loving me and taking care of me then I would see this this and that unfold and the Lord God is sitting there saying wait a minute I never I couldn't do anything in your life I can I can make anything happen in your life I I own the cattle on a thousand hillsides that's a declaration of how much he has because nobody can count that but the facts are the goodness of God is Not based on dollar amounts it's not based on what he gives you financially what he puts in your bank account come on some of us are ready for a testimony when did Donna come in and after the prayer we pray after offering every Sunday to come in with that testimony you know what showed up in my mailbox two million dollar checks that's right yeah the Lord the Lord blessed me yeah y'all just waiting to come in with that testimony say yeah you know what ah yeah I don't know how I got it it was a 150 000 check showed up in my mailbox to God be the glory for the things that he has done the ink didn't even try on you were cashing it already spending on stuff that was in your mind therefore the Lord God was gracious to you to say you couldn't handle it if I gave it to you why because we complicate things now you listen to me the Lord is not slack concerning his promises he knows what he's told you he's got note of where he's placed you why don't we ever find out and realize why can't we just discover you know what if I'm up under your hand and the Miracles of the Lord God are touching me when I get up in the morning when I lay down at night when I'm about my day come on the Lord God's not going to smack you upside the head and say call on me but he's going to look to you and say do you have faith in me do you believe that I can move mountains do you believe that I can make a way but what if I'm suffering God the Lord God is already there with his promise to say I'm bringing you through something so I can do something to you anybody here want to see your children go to hell lost no so you pray a prayer God whatever it takes let them be saved and the Lord God's saying that's all I need to hear because if it's his will to get them to where they need to be you realize they make their bed in hell God can be there with him if they decide right now I don't believe in Mama's prayers Grandmama's prayers are nothing else the Lord God through your faith in him can give you peace to save but I still got them and I'm still taking care of them glory to God in the highest but it continues and it says but on our peace good will toward men notice the will of God unfolds itself in so many ways Romans the author wrote to them chapter 12 verse 2. be not conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may prove what is that good acceptable and perfect what will of God Pastor I want the will of God in my life I wish the will of God would unfold in my life and so many times we over complicate it and we lay out all of these fleeces and all these things for God's will to be accomplished and the fact of the matter is why don't you just trust his word if he did indeed declare in the word that he would never leave you nor forsake you then what makes you think that he has done it in your current situation I have to remind myself many times I am not all that a box of Cracker Jack that he is willing to jeopardize his reputation on me you know what everybody else walks this way rain but I'm going to do this for you only God's not going to do that why because he's just because he's Fair because whether you deserve it or not his love and patience is still there working on you come on we're reminded that this season of Christmas every year people's goodness comes out you know what it's just Good to Be Alive you know what I'm gonna give a can or two to the homeless or I'm going to help with this or that or I'm going to be a part of this and that and all the while we are qualifying Where We Are in God's standing there saying you ought to be doing that all the time why are you waiting on Christmas you ought to behold Lord help me not meddle today you ought to be helping folk praying for folk all the time I heard this one this past week it was very real very true brother Justin and I went to a training session over at the jail and and the chaplain said I don't want your half-hearted prayer you've got brothers that are preachers and he said they they look at me in my situation they said I'm going to pray for he said I know what that means you just wrote me off and I had to think about what he said because it's true how many has ever been would you pray for this situation you go yeah I'll pray for it and never pray for it's a question I'm not condemning you I'm simply saying it's Humanity you know what I'm gonna pray for you about that how many pray if you do pray how long do you pray what's enough it's a question I'm not pointing fingers at nobody I'm same way somebody says pray okay Lord you know the situation amen they look at me like well that's all you're going to give well your request to me was that long pray for me why would I use more than three words for you that's unfair sure it is this is my statement many times Pastor Will you pray no you pray for that you get into God's presence and you ask God you know what I'm going to pray I'm going to ask that God give you the strength and the courage to look the devil in the eye and all your problems and to pray through them see we live in a generation that we want to be prayed out of something and the Lord's saying no no that's not why I put you in it you think the enemy did this to you I'll ask it this way very simple if you're going through a bad time in your life how much worship and adoration and praise do you give to the devil whoa thank you devil whoa Glory devil how many anybody why don't you do it that way yeah somebody is over there right they're learning right well why don't you do it that way because we don't want to give him what's due to him so the best thing to do is what don't give place to the devil come on there's a lot of things the devil's getting credit for and he didn't have anything to do with it it was our bad choices come on we were we were trying to get our will involved and instead of God's will in the midst of that we've we go headlong into problems and situations listen friend of mine in this time of year now more than ever before we need the peace and the good will of God working in this world and in our lives and the only way we're going to do that is when we submit ourselves to the purpose that God put us here when those angels and those heavenly hosts gathered on that Hillside that night and they declared glory to God in the highest in on Earth peace and Good Will toward men what they were establishing was this there is order in the Kingdom it is established order God's the highest of it all and he deserves all the honor and Glory what man looks for is the will of God and the peace of God because if you can get those things working in your life you can be connected with who God is and what he's doing I've come today to tell you in 2022 now more than ever somebody needs to rise up and declare God I'm giving you glory and honor through all of it I'm not going to be depressed I'm not going to be down and out I'm not reaching for repeal I'm not looking for a bottle I'm not running to this one I'm not declaring that one but instead I stand firm upon the good news of Jesus Christ that he's come into my life he's changed me he took me off a path that was leading me to hell and he's put me on the street and narrow I can get up in the morning declaring great is the Lord God glory unto his name and in the midst of all of my trials in the mix of all of my tests in the midst of all the good Bad and the Ugly I can declare the goodness of the Lord he is on my side he's an on-time God he's worthy in the morning he's worthy at noon time he's worthy in the Midnight Hour regardless of what anybody says glory to God in the highest on Earth peace Good Will toward man come on you need to remind yourself who is this king of glory the lord Mighty in battle the one strong and victorious in all things peace good will it's what the Lord God has released to humanity but you'll never have peace without Jesus in your life you'll never have good will working in your life unless you know that name that will push you and help you through all of life's questions and situations brother Duron would you come please help me look for the perfect will of God by loving him and serving him search for the peace that passes understanding by submitting to who he is in his name listen friend peace and Good Will are on your side it was released to us when the Messiah came to planet Earth Pastor I'm going through a hard time now Pastor things are happening that I don't really understand them I'm just struggling right now good run to peace run to Goodwill of God decide who he is in your life before it gets all out of control that's why y'all stay with me one moment longer that's why Paul had to declare and make the Declaration to the churches I die every day why because I've got to get this out of the way so that he can work my pride my arrogance my self-centeredness my selfishness and all of the things that are against your will I have discovered God it will destroy me instead of help me I've asked this question I know many times and I'll ask it again as a rhetorical is there anybody here that would love to win the bajillion dollar lottery yeah man if I had a lot of money I'd be happy and um no I doubt it well if I just had a little more now for you to even say if you had a little more means you wouldn't handle a little more like you're handling better than you're handling right now it's all relative you may notice that my wife and I have this discussion often if you're making ten dollars an hour guess what you live by ten dollars an hour when you get a raise of 15 an hour guess what happens it ain't like you get an extra five bucks an hour and you're like hey that's money in my pocket no what happens some of y'all go to like 30 bucks an hour man I'm making money now what just happened to your spending isn't that right I mean wouldn't it be great Bill if you could back there in the day when you got two dollars and eighty cents an hour remember that that's what my first job 2.80 an hour man I was picking hot cotton of course fuel was 49 cents a gallon whatever that difference to thirty dollars an hour so what if you save that Dave Ramsey nothing huh you know how I don't want to meddle again with whatever much or little that God gives to you you know what he's doing don't you is trusting you I can provide for you I I can make a way for you and some of you right now you're you're saying well Lord then why do I financially struggle or or why are there so financial difficulties am I tell you why is because you forgot God in that how do you know I can tell I can tell there are some people that are live walking on planet Earth they are full of misery and troubles because they don't give to God let me know that's more blessed to receive than to give well that's a mixed up message it's more blessed to give than to receive so little man rob God how that's finances could you rob God of your health could you rob God of Peace that he wants to give you because you choose to follow trouble and this place today it's Christmas time I've come to tell you that peace and good will still work in our lives Pastor you saying that I'll never have trouble no I'm saying when you do have trouble because they will come you know who to run to some of your Old-Timers right now y'all are rumbling out and over well I'll go to the rock of my salvation you may remember that go to the storm I run to the mountains when the world all around me on Christ the when I need a shelter I go to the right why knowing and trusting that the peace and good will that was announced on that day still works today stand with me please everybody in this place stand with me Good Will comes from The God Who has planned the first to the last God's desire is wield towards man would you just serve him and love him would you just plug into him and let his plan unfold in your life if we will follow he will lead if we will follow he will lead us this is what I'm going to ask you to do today it's 1 17 for us clock Watchers we're still good I need you to get up close to somebody family family man man Lady Lay whatever just get up close to somebody we're going to pray one for another today there's somebody in here who doesn't have the Holy Ghost you can receive it today it is here in this place for you come on get a hold of somebody now with that one that you're holding on to I want you to bring them to this altar you're not going to stay in your chair come on bring them up here you see how I did that Sam be nice come on come on this is a great place to be today that's right come on the altar is the safest place you can ever find yourself in the presence of God in an altar oh come on now get a hold of them again and this is what I want you to pray Lord I pray Goodwill and peace toward them I pray they will discover the power in the name of Jesus the Messiah the chosen one I pray God that he would envelop them in your presence come on pray for pray for that one you're holding on to right now Lord reveal yourself let the spirit of God move in their heart in their life God I pray you would speak into them life the Lord that they would run to you they would hold on to you they would discover the good things of God come on pray one for another let Faith grow in this room right now oh that's right come on let the prayer of faith work in this place right now glory to God in the highest and on Earth peace Good Will toward men come on pray glory to God in the highest you declare Lord your goodness you declare Lord your perfectness come on pray one for another pray one for another come on let the prayer work right now in your life that's right let prayer work right now in your family oh come on prayer warriors pray and pray right now God I I know Lord that your will is accomplished in those who will follow you those who will move in you Lord God Walk In You Lord Jesus you can Lord God illuminate your path oh come on somebody pray Jesus let there be peace in this place today we rebuke the devil the enemy that's trying to discourage we look at peace right in the face and his name is Jesus we Embrace that peace today come on the Lord's not Slack call the Lord's not Slack he doesn't want anybody to perish he wants all to come to repentance he wants all to come to the understanding of who he is oh that's right come on church pray come on Mom and Dad pray over your kids come on that's right pray today Jesus you've got the answer Lord you are the answer Lord your plan is unfolding in the name of Jesus the name of Jesus the name of Jesus come on pray Believe come on there's healing in this room there's healing in this place today the will of God is unfolding in your life I love you Jesus I declare your glory in this place I declare your presence Lord Jesus oh come on would you grab a hold of someone else pray with them let's try to pray one for another come on pray one for another let healing happen today let Direction and guidance happen today Hallelujah Hallelujah peace and Good Will toward men come all the peace of God works till today I Love You Lord and I trust in you right now oh that try come on come on don't just love him in the good times love him in whatever you're going through right now don't wait on God to come through with the miraculous love him and through all of it love him that's right come on glory to God in the highest you can say that at any moment any place in your life glory to God in the highest he's great he's great he's great he's greatly to me praise today hold that track come on there is peace in the Holy Ghost there is peace in the Holy Ghost I need you Lord I worship you Jesus I worship you Jesus if you're weak today you need strength the joy of the Lord will be your strength if you're walking through valleys and you need peace in your life he will be that peace for you and you're struggling in your battling and you're fighting the Lord God will be courage to you he's an on-time God he knows where you are right now and he'll come through for you trust him put your trust in me my trusting you Jesus the greatest challenge Lord is to trust you in all things but I believe you Lord to an expected end ing the name of Jesus somebody needs to hear the voice of God today through his word somebody needs to hear the voice of God today pull the blinders off pull the plugs out God I know you're still on the throne I know you still love me I know you still care about me I know the plan is still there I'm going to trust you one step at a time I'm gonna trust you one step at a time Jesus one day at a time I'm gonna love you and live for you every hand lifted to heaven right now come on pray right now Jesus be Revelation today somebody's heart and mind God I pray for strength and courage to be breathed into the Lord God I pray for that in the name of Jesus come on that's right Jesus I'm trusting you Lord for great things I honor you Jesus in all things I I know God your plan is unfolding blessed be the name of the Lord blessed be the name of the Lord blessed be the name of the Lord God honor and Glory unto you o God unto you sweet Jesus unto you somebody say in Jesus name I love all of you I'm so glad you came today I'm so thankful you've come to worship today I love you all I I trust that this season is not overwhelming trust that the Lord is every day in your life huh somebody smile come on make it a good one show some gum if you got it look at your neighbor and share it with them come on Dakota there you go all right you got to see teeth come on make it worth it aren't you thankful to know the Lord today don't forget the announcements tomorrow night prayer Wednesday night six o'clock those that are in the Christmas program seven o'clock is our Bible study next Sunday be back here for Christmas program you might want to come early and get a good seat so you can see it yeah the kids have a program brother Duran's got a few Christmas songs and we'll get in to the Christmas message I love all of you and I'm so glad you came shake hands and be friendly go with God trust him in All Things have a wonderful week in the Lord