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Chosen for this hour
- He declares this is the greatest hour the church has ever seen — the hour for the greatest outpouring of the Holy Ghost and the greatest harvest of souls.
- The words Peter spoke on the day of Pentecost were the prophet Joel's: in the last days God will pour out his Spirit upon all flesh, and sons and daughters shall prophesy.
- Students have been chosen by God for such a time as this; it does not matter how young they are or whether they have an Apostolic pedigree — a willing, submitted heart can turn their world upside down.
Scriptures: Joel (book-only, as spoken)
The salt of the earth and the light of the world
- His texts: ye are the salt of the earth and the light of the world — a city set on a hill cannot be hid, and the light is to shine before men.
- From First Peter: ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, called out of darkness into his marvelous light.
- A believer must know his identity in this last hour; if the devil can disrupt a young person's identity, he can fill their ears with his lies.
Scriptures: Matthew 5:13-16; 1 Peter 2:9
The trap of camouflage Christianity
- Camouflage is necessary for a hunter in the woods, but the adversary is pushing this generation into camouflage Christianity — blending in at school and work while standing out only at church.
- The devil whispers that they are not good enough and cannot do it; students must push back against the adversary and not listen to what he tells them.
- Paul told us in Second Corinthians: come out from among them and be ye separate — carry yourself with your head held high, and your conversation, dress, attitude and countenance will prove who you are.
Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 6:17
The three Hebrew boys would not bow
- In Daniel chapter 3, Nebuchadnezzar decreed that everyone bow to the golden image when the music played, on pain of the fiery furnace.
- Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego stood while everyone else went to their knees — they refused to conform.
- The furnace was heated seven times hotter, yet the king's men saw not ashes but the three praising God — and a fourth in the fire, in the image of the Son of God.
Scriptures: Daniel 3
Put on the Lord Jesus Christ
- From Romans 13: it is high time to awake out of sleep, to cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light — put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Every morning is a choice of identity: put on Christ before leaving the house, or reach for the camouflage garment and hope nobody asks about Sunday.
- In a dark room the eye is drawn to even a small light; in a world of darkness people notice the one who is different, and that opens the door to tell them why.
- His altar call: take off the camouflage garment of Christianity and answer the call to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
Scriptures: Romans 13:11-14
Scripture index: Matthew 5:13-16; 1 Peter 2:9; Joel (book-only, as spoken); 2 Corinthians 6:17; Daniel 3; Romans 13:11-14.
Transcript
why don't we just give that hand clap unto the Lord right now in this place come on do you feel the Holy Ghost in This House right now come on the presence of God is in this place come on I just happen to believe that Miracle signs and wonders can take place on a Sunday night in East Ridge I just happen to leave that God can pour out his Spirit upon All Flesh tonight here in East Ridge come on did you come for a mighty move of the Holy Ghost Hallelujah Jesus Hallelujah Jesus Lord we praise you tonight thank you Jesus for your wonderful spirit amen I feel the Lord in this house amen amen it is such an honor such an honor to be here with you all and I do want to uh just start out and say uh our deepest apologies for coming in late um I uh I like to be on time and when I'm late it kind of frustrates me a little bit but we was late due to unforeseen circumstances that good old uh I-24 uh East we became a victim of it this afternoon so uh uh but by the grace of God we have made it and we are thankful to be here and uh with uh the section two amen a lot of churches represented here tonight I I do not know uh all of you here but I'd like to get to know uh all of you by the time this is over with and uh I am just thankful for the opportunity to be in the house of the Lord once again tonight and I truly believe that he is going to do a great work in our midst he's already moving in this place we already feel his presence in this house and I believe that God just wants to continue that before we leave here I believe somebody's life can be changed amen I believe that here in just a few moments here in this altar that a young person's heart can be changed can be directed Amen to do a mighty work for the kingdom of God and I'm thankful for that I'm not going to spend too much time doing a preliminaries here but I do want to give honor amen amen honor to brother winning him Pastor winning him his family for allowing us to be here for hosting East Ridge Church for hosting this uh section uh move the mission rally and we give honor to you I want to give honor I do not see him here tonight but your Bishop Bishop Arnold amen I've known him he's known me since I was a little boy and I always love and appreciate him give honor to him also give honor to your sectional youth leader Amen Brother Sam he is doing a fantastic job here in section two and um I I am afforded the opportunity to serve with him on the youth committee and he is the rookie right now on on our youth committee but he is doing a fantastic job he and his wife and I'm so thankful to serve along with him in the kingdom of God and I want to uh give honor to this praise team this praise team did a fantastic job all young people amen I want to commend each and every one of you a man allowing and ushering in the presence of the Lord here with us tonight and last but not least I want to give honor to my wife amen I wouldn't be who I am without her she is my joy and my light and I'm so thankful to have her by my side and along with our three beautiful children that are with the grandparents tonight somebody said Amen to that amen but we are we are so delighted to be here amen let's get into the word of the Lord amen we're going to go quickly quickly to the Book of Matthew Chapter 5 Matthew Chapter 5 and starting with verse 13 very familiar to to us here tonight Matthew Chapter 5 starting at verse 13 through 16 and then we're going to be going to the book of First Peter chapter 2 and verse 9. amen the word of the Lord says ye are the salt of the earth but if the salt have lost his savior wherewith shall it be salted it is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out and to be trodden Under Foot of men ye are the light of the world a city that is set on a hill cannot be hid neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel but on a Candlestick and it giveth light unto all that are in the house let your light so shine before men that they may sue your good works and glorify your father which is in heaven amen turn with me to First Peter chapter 2 and 9. the word of the Lord says but ye are a chosen generation a royal priesthood a holy nation of peculiar people that you should show forth the Praises of him who have called you out of darkness and Into His Marvelous Light amen whenever I got the invitation by Brother Sam to uh come and Minister uh several several weeks ago the Lord began to deal with me and he deposited uh what I feel led to speak to you tonight I feel challenged by the Holy Ghost and I hope that once again by the end of this service that each and every student young person even every adult alike in this house will be challenged to be a better Christian to be everything that we can be for the kingdom of God Amen we're living in the last hour and I believe it's high time for the church to be the church amen amen praise God I want to preach to you tonight for just a few moments by the help of the Lord camouflage Christian camouflage Christian amen if you'll pray with me one more time ask the Lord to help us in this service right now amen by lifting up your voice Jesus I love you God I thank you tonight for your goodness I thank you for your mercies and kindness and what you have already done in this service God I pray right now that you would anoint this portion anoint me Lord to speak your word not of my words or wisdom but let it come directly from your throne God I pray that you anoint every ear to hear your word tonight God let it go let the word seed of your word go upon good ground tonight and God we're forever grateful for what's about to take place in the upcoming moments and we give you all the glory all the honor and praise tonight in Jesus name we pray amen amen clap your hands one more time if you will before you seated tonight in the presence of the Lord amen if you'll allow me this evening I'm not going to waste much time building up a foundation I feel led to Simply drive straight into what God has directed me to for this service and it is that I am convinced tonight that this is the greatest hour that the church has ever seen I'm pushed to believe that this is the hour for the church to see the greatest outpouring of the Holy Ghost I'm driven to say that I believe that this is the hour for miracles signs and wonders to be fulfilled in 2023 for the Apostolic Church Justice Peter spoke on the day of Pentecost uh the words of which the prophet Joel's pay that in the last days saith God I'll pour out my spirit upon All Flesh I've come to declare to the church that we're living in that day and we're living in that very hour I believe that the second part of that prophecy is ringing true more now than ever before that your sons and your daughters shall prophesy and your men shall dream dreams and your young men shall see Visions can I tell you tonight this is the generation that will see the greatest Revival that this world has ever seen I believe tonight with everything within me that this is the generation that will see the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ students you need to understand that you have been chosen for such a time as this I know this world is trying to pull you in every different kind of Direction but you need to know that you have been chosen by God your creator to fulfill the last day Revival of the apostolic church I still believe that the greatest sermons are still to be preached I still believe that the greatest Miracles have not been seen yet I still believe that the greatest Harvest of souls has not been received yet I still believe that high schools can be turned upside down by the infilling of the Holy Ghost I believe that college campuses can have an outpouring of God's spirit in these last days than ever before but let me tell you it's going to take somebody it's going to take this generation standing up against the world and saying hey I'm going to fulfill it I'm going to be a part of the church Hallelujah I believe that it's coming through this generation young person you might say well I'm too young well I I don't have a a Apostolic pedigree I'm new to this it doesn't matter if you make your safe self available to the calling of God to what God is trying to tell you and Lead his church in you can see great things that happen that you couldn't even imagine but you've got to submit to the call foreign because if we don't we have to have an understanding that there is a Pursuit from the adversary that is trying to destroy the identity of every young person of our day students Walk The Halls of their schools with feelings of isolation loneliness and insecurities studies show that there are 9 10 11 year olds that are experiencing chronic depression because they feel like they have no purpose in life they have nothing to live for nothing to dream for and the devil is trying to push this agenda into the church and this generation because he knows that if he can disrupt your identity then he can convince you and fill your ears with his lies well hear me young person tonight you don't have to listen to what the devil tells you you don't have to be subjected to what he's trying to orchestrate in your life students you hear me tonight you've got to push back against the adversary that's trying to tell you that you are less you've got to push back against the adversary that's trying to tell you that you're not good enough that you're not capable that you can't do this and you can't do that I'm here to tell you just forward that that's a lie from the pits of hell it doesn't matter how old you are it doesn't matter how young you are if you've got a willing and submitted heart unto Jesus Christ you can turn your world upside down you can see a Revival like you've never seen before you can bring other kids into the house of God and you can watch God feel them with the baptism of the Holy Ghost they can be baptized in that only saving name but you've got to answer the call Hallelujah you've got to know and understand what your identity is as a true child of God young people you hear me tonight I know this is you service youth night this is youth driven and I'm going to speak to you tonight but I'm talking to the church in general tonight we better know what our identity is in this world because they're not there's an agenda from hell that's telling us who we are who we can be and who we can be let me tell you Church we've got to stop all of that we got to dismantle those Lies We got to dismantle all of those things that hell is trying to come against us we need to know who we are we need to know what we stand for we need to know what we believe we need to know that we don't don't fly with every false doctrine that is going around in this world no no no no we believe in this infallible word of God we believe that we are a chosen generation I don't know about you but I have an understanding to know the word of God when he says I am royal priesthood I am a part of a holy nation I'm a part of the greatest thing that this world has ever seen the Apostolic Church you better know what your identity is young person you better know what it is in this last hour praise God because if you're confused at what your identity is as a part of the church then you're leaving the door open Satan to come in and begin to whisper in your ear the lies that he has for you students you hear me tonight if he can disrupt disrupt you and push you away from your true identity and calling than he has won the battle the thing that I'm afraid uh that is taking place way too often and certainly right into the devil's trap is that camouflage Christianity is taking place you say well preacher what are you talking about well let me explain a little bit what I feel the Lord has directed me into tonight for the service is there anybody in the house tonight that likes you to go hunting any hunters in the house a few okay I thought I was in the mountains okay big city I forgot well any good Hunter I like to go hunting I'll just throw that out there too I love to go hunting I love being outdoors out in the woods and the thing to know if you're a good Hunter is to know that you have to make sure that when you go into the woods you're wearing the right apparel the right attire you want to blend in with your surroundings and in order to do that you have to put on the right attire now if you'll give me just a moment here I'm going to Quick Change here because they say as a be a good preacher you got to have good props so I don't know if that's true or not but certainly not making a fashion statement that's for sure but in order to be a good Hunter and to be successful in your hunt you got to put on the right camouflage I can guarantee you if I'm going out to go kill that big old eight point buck I'm not going in my suit and tie okay I'm going to be camouflaged head to toe because I want to hide the best way that I can so that that big old Buck is going to walk right under my tree stand when you are out there in the woods and you got that big old gobbler strutting out there you want to be completely hid and Blended in with your surrounders so that you can walk right in front of your sights and that's not going to happen unless you're camouflaged into your surroundings you blend in the best way possible and while that's absolutely necessary when it comes to hunting the woods I'm afraid there is an attack from our adversary in this hour that is pushing this generation to fall into a trap of camouflage Christianity you see we have no problem standing out fulfilling our identity on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights we have no problem coming and worshiping and giving ourselves completely to God in the right moments in certain times we have no problem with that but what happens when you're walking down the halls of your schools young person that same passion for God you have at the youth rally do you have that same passion as you walk down the halls of your high school that same fire that burns for God at youth camps and hyc and in NYC is that same fire still burning when you're hanging out with your friends on Saturday night there's an attack from Satan that is whispering in the ears of this generation that's saying you're better just blend in with everybody else you better not invite your friend to Friday night youth rally they're just not going to come anyways you're better off just blending in with everybody else you can do what you want to on Sundays but out here in the world you just need to fall right in with everybody else you need to fall in with your other peers you're better off just blending in you just need to hide all of that church stuff nobody needs to see that side of you and the devil is Whispering into the years of this generation today telling you that camouflage Christianity is acceptable and you can live one way on Sunday and you can live another way on Monday night you can live this and you can live that but I'm here to sell you today that camouflage Christianity will not get you nowhere in the kingdom of God because there is an agenda that the devil is trying to press up against this generation to conform young people in this generation into this camouflage Christianity where we just stay shy and timid and we don't stand out that way we just blend in with everybody else well I've come with an agenda from Heaven to tell the students of section two tonight that you wasn't called to blend in with the world you wasn't called to be ordinary you were called to be extraordinary you wasn't created to stay in the shadows you was destined to live not live in isolation you were destined to be forward and walk in the kingdom of God you wasn't meant to be minuscule But Mighty you wasn't meant to be trampled on but triumphant with the kingdom of God you were called for better you were called for greater and greater things for the kingdom of God and I'm afraid we get into this place where we allow this camouflage cloak that we put on as we walk down the halls of school as we walk on our college campuses as we walk into work yeah everybody knows that you're Christian everybody knows where you're at on Sunday morning everybody knows where you're at on Wednesday night bible study but let me ask you are you that same person every other day of the week no we're not wearing our Sunday Best every time we walk down the halls but let me tell you there should be something different about you among everybody that you see now I'm talking about the identity of a true Christian here you see when you're hanging out with your friends when you're at the ball game when you're eating lunch with your friends nobody needs to know Wonder well do they believe or they are par are they a Christian or not no no no your conversation proves it your dress proves it your attitude proves that your countenance proves it and I'm afraid that we are being so suppressed by the enemy today to put on our camouflage Christianity and just stay shy and timid and and to ourselves and not be forward like everybody else is being let me tell you if the football players can identify as jocks and being out there why can't you walk the halls of your school and identify as a born again child of God why can't you walk with your head held high and say man you should have been at church last Sunday morning when God filled me again with the Holy Ghost man you should have been it Friday night youth rally when the place just exploded by the presence of God let me tell you you don't have to be isolated you don't have to walk in loneliness you're a part of the greatest thing that's ever been entered into this world that's the Church of the Living God and we're living in an hour and a day where it's no longer going to work because the enemy he's fighting harder than he has ever fought before and he is pressing harder than he has ever pressed before and now more than ever before in this last hour it's going to take a generation this generation of today of students that will stand up and say I'm going to fight for my identity I'm going to fight for the kingdom of God I'm gonna fight for my calling he wasn't born to blend in he wasn't born to just go with the flow of everybody else you wasn't born to where the Garment of camouflage Christianity you were called to be different you were called to be set apart Paul told us in second Corinthians 6 and 17 wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate saith the Lord camouflage Christians are content with blending in with the rest of the crowd camouflaged Christians are content with just staying within the background of everybody else staying in the shadows of the hallways of school stay into yourself let me tell you you don't have to be exuberant you don't have to be just out there but let me tell you just by the way that you walk and carry yourself with your head head held high down the halls of your school will allow your peers to see that there's something different about you that there's something better about you the joy of the Lord can come out from you and bless your fellow peers let me tell you you don't have to be scared you don't have to be silent you just have to walk with your head held high knowing who you are as a child of God come out from among them let me tell you students and Echo the same words of that Apostle Paul you wasn't destined to live for God in those Shadows you wasn't created to just be anybody you were created to be a child of the king you are called to be the light of the world a city that is set on a hill it was king Nebuchadnezzar we find in Daniel chapter 3 that made a decree that all people would bow down to this image of gold we've all heard this story in Sunday School but he was instructed of the people that when they hear the sound of the instrument being played it was the cue for everyone across that place to fall on their knees and bow and worship that golden image and whosoever that would choose not to bow would be thrown into a fiery furnace the three Hebrew boys Shadrach Meshach and Abednego when it came time for the music to play they watched around them as everyone else began to go to their knees and bow and after a few moments of time as all of this multitude of people began to worship this Pagan Idol and as they stood there three all by themselves the King's Men noticed that there was they was the only three not bowing down and it angered the King Nebuchadnezzar and he sends form and he brought brought had them brought to him and he asked him did you not hear the decree he said maybe they was a little hard of hearing let me do it again did you maybe you didn't hear it the first time maybe you had your eye eyes closed and didn't notice everybody else doing it he couldn't understand why I'll tell you why it's because three Hebrew boys decided I'm not going to conform to camouflage Christianity I'm not going to conform to what everybody else is doing I'm coming out I'm being separate and that King Nebuchadnezzar he did exactly what he said he would do he threw those three Hebrew boys into that fiery furnace and they turned it up seven times hotter but they need that to his demise and and completely blown away by what took place next after that fire was turned up after the heat was turned up on those three Hebrew boys that was in that fiery furnace some of the King's Men looked inside to think that there was just going to be nothing but a pile of Ashes there was this was going to be the it the the last to hear of these three rebellious Hebrew boys but no no no when those Kingsman looked into the window of that fiery furnace he did not see those ashes but he's seen those three Hebrew boys praising and rejoicing God but that's not all to the story because there wasn't only three in there there was a fourth in there and he had the image of the Son of God it's because when you step out and say no to camouflage Christianity when you make a stand and identify yourself as a child of God I'm here to tell you that God Almighty he's on your side so young person you hear me tonight it doesn't matter what your adversity is it doesn't matter what everybody else is around you saying you stand your ground on the word of God and say I'm not going anywhere I'm moving forward Nothing's Gonna Stop Me nothing's gonna get in my way I'm not conforming to camouflage Christianity I'm a Child of God I'm chosen I'm Royal I'm a part of a holy nation I'm a part of the church it may not be popular today in this world but let me tell you it's absolutely necessary in this hour that we're living in it's absolutely necessary young person you hear me and I don't know your story this is the first time for most of us we've ever seen each other face to face but I'm here to tell you God sent me on a Sunday night to a move the mission rally to challenge these young people tonight to challenge the Church of 2023 the Church of today that we better stand our ground in this last hour for some of you you may be dealing with that loneliness that I was talking of earlier you may be dealing with that depression there's some in here that I believe without a doubt in my mind that there's some fear that is trying to override your life there is some fear and some anxieties young person that's trying to Simply wreck you and let me tell you it's nothing but an agenda that Satan has plotted against you and let me tell you you have power and authority over every single one of those things the Bible tells us that after you receive the Holy Ghost That Power shall come upon you I'm here to tell you tonight if you've been filled by his Spirit if you can identify yourself as a child of the Living God there's no weapon that's formed against you that shall prosper for greater is he that is within me than he that is within the world it doesn't matter what you're facing it doesn't matter what you face when you walk down on the halls of your school if you'll hold your head up high and say I'm a Christian I'm an Apostolic I'm proud of it and nothing's going to get in my way from reaching heaven praise God come on why don't you rejoice for a moment in this house come on why don't you praise God just for the fact that he's allowed you to be who you are you've been given and afforded the opportunity to be a child of God there's thousands and millions of people out there that haven't had the same opportunity that you and I have in here tonight and I'm telling you right now we've got to be thankful we're a part of the church because if you get into that place Where You Lose Yourself you lose your identity into Who You Are I promise you I've seen it before you'll find yourself outside those doors I've had many friends in my life my age who was on fire for God that loved God more than anything that worshiped alongside of me in Apostolic altars but find just the least little bit of pressure from the enemy it began to question what their identity was it wasn't a blast of drugs it wasn't just a blast of sin these people I'm speaking of tonight and honestly there's too many to count it all started because they lost who they were they lost their identity and I'm telling a young person in this house tonight you need to have an understanding that you're not just another kid you're not just another high schooler you're not just a college attendee you're not just another worker you're not just another seat in your church let me tell you tonight you have been specifically chosen by God to live and fulfill out the call in his kingdom in these last days I don't know if you understand it or not but that's pretty significant that's pretty special that God would see fear for you to be born in this generation to be born exactly when you were and put you into a place to place you in a church to place you in your school to place you with the family that you have for a specific time such as this so that you could fulfill the kingdom of God and the call and Destiny that he has for your life because I have no doubt in my mind that every single young person in this room you have a calling on your life you say well I'll never hold a microphone in my hand I'll never stand behind a Pulpit I'll never get up on stage and sing and play an instrument it doesn't matter you still have a calling in the kingdom of God you still belong in the church don't you listen to the devil and let him get in your ear and tell you that you're not good enough that you don't belong that you don't have enough Talent as everybody else that you don't don't possess everything that everybody else does you don't listen to that lie you stand with the talents that God has given you you stand with your shoulders held back high with your head held high knowing who you are and say God whatever I've got it's yours I'm yours for your kingdom afraid we get into that place where we get that Holy Ghost High like a service tonight when we leave this place we're going to be feeling good but let me tell you Monday morning's coming Thursday afternoon is coming and you're going to be tempted to grab that camouflage garment and put it on and say I'm just like everybody else I just need to blend in what if they make fun of me what if they talk about me what if what if they make me sit by myself what if they point and laugh at me well all I've got to say to that is what does it matter who cares you see they didn't save me they didn't bring me out of the situation that I once was they didn't put Mom and Dad's marriage back together they didn't heal grandma like Jesus did they didn't do what my god did for me so why does it matter what opinions they have it doesn't matter why does it matter if they laugh at me what does it matter if they try to isolate me it doesn't matter I'm still gonna walk the halls of my school whistling with a smile on my face singing songs of praise to say man we had church on Sunday man you should have been at the youth rally on Friday night man let me tell you about Jesus he's been good to me he's saved me he saved me out of my wreckage he saved me out of my bondage he saved my family when I was in despair he brought me out of my time of Despair he brought me out of it I'm gonna live for him to the best of my ability I'm not going to conform to this world I'm gonna be transformed by the spirit of God I'm not going to be a camouflage Christian I'm gonna be a a child of the Living God come on clap your hands with me tonight and praise the Lord this generation more than ever before in this hour that we're living in simply stand well what do I do when I'm standing there you don't have to do anything God will lead you God will direct you in whatever Direction he sees fit for you to go all he's wanting right now is for a generation to stand up against the enemy to stand up against what the world is trying to push into the church and push into your generation today don't conform to camouflage Christianity put on the arm the Garment of Jesus Christ as I'm hastening to a close I bring you to Romans chapter 13. verse 11 through 14 where he says and that knowing the time that now it is high time to wake out of sleep for now is our Salvation nearer than when we believed the night is far spent the day is at hand let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armor of light let us walk honestly as in the day not in writing and drunkenness not in chambering and wanting us not in strife and envying but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ and make not provision for the flesh to fulfill the lust thereof Paul told the Roman Church put ye on Jesus Christ every day that you wake up young person you have a decision to make every day that your feet hit the floor you have a decision to make and that is what your identity is going to be for that day it's the choice of identity When You Walk The Halls of your school when you're walking your college campus when you simply go to work you've got to ask yourself who am I you're either going to put on Christ before you ever leave the house as you get prepared for the day that you have ahead you're going to allow God to cover you and you're going to put on Jesus Christ or you're simply going to reach in that closet and grab that camouflage garment and say it's just another day maybe nobody will talk to me today maybe nobody will ask me questions of how Sunday was maybe nobody will ask me how the youth surface went on Sunday night it's your choice young people whether or not you carry the identity of what God has already called you to be I said it once I'll say it again God is called each and every young person under the sound of my voice today to fulfill the works of his kingdom and I said it young people as y'all began to sing here the few of you that was up here that was singing and worshiping and leading this congregation into the presence of God you was identifying God I'm a Christian God I'm Yours God I'm proud to be Apostolic God I'm proud that you've given me Talent enough to Sing For Your Glory but that same identity that you carry up here just a few moments ago tonight are you going to wear that same identity come tomorrow morning When You Walk The Halls of your school will you stand with me tonight in this place I know we've gotten into a a somber moment here but I'm telling you God has sent me here all of this way tonight to challenge your identity to challenge you young person and say that you have been chosen you are the salt of the earth you are the light of the world and what may not seem significant in a dark world out there I'm telling you your light matters because have you ever been in stepped into a dark room didn't know where the lights were and you allowed your eyes to adjust and maybe it was the light coming off of a phone charger maybe it was the light coming from a from a night light even in that dark room but when you stepped into that room where was your focus it's on the light you're immediately drawn that light you're not worried about the darkness around you that's in that room you're standing in you're not worried about what's going on trying to feel your way around you're locked in and focused on that light young person hear me today in a world that's filled with nearly 8 billion people you as an Apostolic child of God you are the light and whether you realize it or not you may think that you're outnumbered 300 to one in your school there's people that's noticing you they're students that recognize you you may have not even ever had a conversation with them but they know who you are they know who you are because you're walking in the middle of a Dark World where darkness is all around you but your life in the middle of and you may not think that you're making a difference but I promise you you are and before you know it there's going to be a peer that comes up to you that's going to walk up to you and say I don't know what it is about you but you're different you're not like everybody else you're not like the other bullies you're not like the other jocks you're not like everybody else that walks the halls of the school you're different tell me why tell me what makes you different and then you can fulfill the greatest call that any every man has ever been called to do of Jesus Christ but you can't do that if you're camouflaged and blending in with I'm making a call making a challenge to the church stuff today right now to young people to adults everybody under the sound of my voice right now I'm making a call it's time to take off the camouflage Garment of Christianity say God I want to be the light God you've caught me to be the light of the world you've called me to be the salt of the earth God while I'm here walking in this Darkness we don't have a choice that we walk in this world we don't have that choice it's just simply the way it is we're here until Jesus comes but while we're here Jesus gives us a commission be the light of the world be the light of the world don't be ashamed of me don't try to hide me your friend over there who's going going home to a broken household your friend at school that's going to a home that's completely wrecked with drugs and abuse need your light every eye closed in this house with me tonight please every hand in this house raised if you're able can you begin to cry out to God come on I feel a sweet sweet Spirit of the Lord that is coming into this house right now come on there is a challenge that's being made right now in this house come on there is a call that is going forward right now in this hour that we're living in to be who God has called you to be I'm wondering if there's anybody in this house we'll answer that call and come to an altar tonight and say God I'm willing maybe you've been struggling with being a camouflage Christian maybe you've been struggling with what's your true identity is young person well I'm calling you right now to step out and say God I'm Yours God I belong to you God I belong to your kingdom God I belong to fulfill your purpose to fulfill your calling let your kingdom come let your will be done come on that's it this is beautiful come on church can you fall in behind some of these young people tonight and help us pray come on you're the light of the world you're the light of the world don't be ashamed of who you are young person you don't have to be ashamed to walk the Hall of your school God is with you God is for you come on that's it that's it come on I'm here the voices of the call right now come on there's prayers coming forward from the chosen people of God right now come on let them ring forward let them ring forward right now when the presence of God come on Jesus set a fire in the hearts of your people right now come on this is our hour this is our time these are the last days God's ready to pour out his Spirit
Scripture references as spoken: Matthew 5:13-16; 1 Peter 2:9; Joel (book-only, as spoken); 2 Corinthians 6:17; Daniel 3; Romans 13:11-14.