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thank you Pastor for giving this opportunity again I don't take it lightly I actually had something just burning inside of me for a couple of weeks and just so happens he's got me in charge of schedules and I I forgot about who was supposed to be preaching this Sunday it was a blank and it was like Brother Sam asked me he says so who's who's preaching oops I gu that's me and I thought thank you Lord for allowing me to overlook that and giving me a word I uh you guys catch that ring here in a minute I feel God very strongly in this place and I hope that I can step out of the way and allow God to lead because I do know this that I am I'm just a guy up here that had a call of God on my life since the age of 16 and I still hadn't figured that out but I do know this that when God speaks something to me me he gives me confirmation and I feel that confirmation in this room today I do would you lift your hands once again thank you Lord we thank you for the opportunity to be in your house to worship you to to meditate on you Lord and know what you have for us Lord Jesus I ask God for the next few moments that you would speak into each and every life allow me to step out of the way and you do your work work God we need you in a powerful way today in the name of Jesus in the name of Jesus and everyone say in Jesus name would you put your hands together again before you're seated thank you Lord Jesus thank you Hallelujah God bless you for standing in your worship today I just love the fact that we have this this is this is an exciting time for CAC um I'm watching these uh calendars and things because of some of the tasks that Pastor has given me and it's just like it's crazy uh trying to keep up with everything and seeing where everything's at and I was uh was interesting to see today that uh we had a security guy out so I was thinking I need to do security and uh we have uh we have discipl makers I need to make sure that's covered and so I'll step in there and brother Daniel asked me to teach and I was like oh then I preach and then I do prayer told sister scho a while ago I said my my S is fading oh but it is good to be a part of the family of God isn't it and I'll put that plug in right here if you're not involved in something shame on you because there's plenty going on amen amen got a lot going on around here but I I do have a word for us today and I feel this very strongly I want to ask the very simple question starting off is is what is it that makes your mind or puts your mind at ease what is it that and and I you know again I I want to make sure that you soak that in because you know there are things that can put us at ease U is it familiarity uh things that you're comfortable around think about that what is it what is it that that I can feel at at peace or I can at least it calms me down um being comfortable around certain people or being comfortable around certain environments and and uh just a couple of weeks ago I was tasked again with one of our processes that work and I had got it all together they took it away from me and just put it on somebody else and then uh when things started going bad they brought it back to me and so I started working on that Thank You Tristan wherever you at but um I started working on it again and but the very first thing that I did because of the chaos that I had in my hands because of numbers that was just just out of whack and just give me a few moments to build on this um I had to go back to uh my standard I had to go back to uh in my process what is what is what the standard look like where were we when we started when we were doing good and then where are we when we were doing bad and so as I work myself through that and and fortunate we're back in Spec and everything looks good but as I worked I I went back and I realized I had to get back to that that place where I felt comfortable that place where I knew what looked good and what because we' already established that and I knew that that was good

I often times think about the fact that there are things in our human nature in our in that element of human that that we like to feel comfortable we like Comfort we like for the fact that that things around us and I can I can get around it and I I'm okay but what is it about when when you throw something in the mix that is that just kind of you feel you feel like I don't know about that I I don't I don't really know what that feels like I I or I don't I don't I don't feel comfortable around that the fact is it's just something that is new or it's something that you have not been exposed to maybe it's something that you just you just hadn't thought about it that way it may be better but hadn't thought about that Pastor brought to our attention a couple of weeks ago about our belief Jesus he is there to heal a deaf and dumb and he asked the guy do you believe in Mark the 9th chapter verse these guys back here don't have this so I'm sorry about that no Mark the 9th chapter verse 23-2 he is there to heal and this guy says Lord I believe but he makes the comment help mine unbelief you see there is a human element that is a part of our faith that sometimes allows us or keeps us from what God really wants to do it it keeps us from really seeing God's what God can really do how many you know he's able to do exceedingly abundantly above all but the scripture also says that power that worketh within us so there there there's a part there's an element there that we you and I have got to allow God to take over we've got to allow ourselves to step out and allow God to step in God help my unbelief I uh not going to just dive into the whole history behind it because I really feel like that that is uh you know how we are we try we'll jump into history and then before long we're we're way off track and so I'm not going to do that because I get in trouble when I do that

but in John the 5ifth chapter chapter we find John recording a an experience that a man had at a place called Bethesda the pool of Bethesda it was a feast and it the first scripture there says for there was a feast of the Jews this was the Passover at this particular time and Jesus went to Jerusalem and normally when you go to the feast where you get where do you go you're going to the temple you're you're going to go and that's part of what what we do at the temple but the scripture says that when Jesus got to Jerusalem he went by the way of the sheep Market that pool there that place called Bethesda this particular place had five porches and again I'm not going to get off off track because I I went to digging and it went nuts and I'm not going to do that but there was five porches in that in that pool and in that around that pool those five porches held people that had all kinds of illness they they were sick they they had they were blind they were ha they they had all kinds of diseases there was things around there that I don't think that is a place that you're going to want to just go and visit what do we do the very first time somebody gets a sniffle we're going to grab some sanitation ain't that right Nurf timer hey God but yes there there there's people that are sick All Around Jesus and the reason that they're there is because there is something that happens there scripture tells us that there is an angel that comes down and troubles The Waters at certain seasons and the one that gets in there the first receives its total healing whoever it may be they receive their healing the scripture says that there was a certain man and this man had had an he had this illness for 38 years imagine that he has become acquainted with Bethesda he has become acquainted with the ones that are around Bethesda now I don't I don't know how many people were there I don't know how at one time I don't know all of those details I and I'm not going to dig into that and try to figure out how crowded it might get but I do know this if you're sick and you know that there's something that's going to that's going to help you there's going to be crowds of people that come around we see on many occasion where Jesus has healed the sick and there's people all around him a lot of them they're just just to spectate they they're not there for healing there's a lot of them just want to see or somebody trying to find something wrong but this man had an illness for 38 years when Jesus saw him lie there knew that he had been there quite some time the scripture says that Jesus spoke this word wil thou be whole I this is what got a hold of me and it's been this way for quite some times but the man answers Jesus and the man answers him like this the man says immediately answers him and says sir I have no man now my my brain just goes crazy this man has has gotten accustomed to everything that is around him and more than likely he has watched as others has came in and how others has received their healing and maybe there was a process that was put in place I don't know with that many people I'm sure somebody would have come up well this is the order now I I want you to get a hold of this today because I really feel this in my spirit and I feel like God wants to speak to somebody and help somebody today but there is so many times that we can get caught up in processes we get caught up in in well this is the way that we do it because obviously this man's he's his answer was I have no man he he just neglected to see who was actually standing in front of him he just immediately goes back to what he knows and what what is comfortable with

you see so many times we get comfortable in ourselves knowing that this is this is the way that I want to do things and I know this is the way that things work and as as sometimes as apostolics we even get that way is is as we have three songs and then we'll line up across the front and people lay hands on if God chooses to do it then then then so be it but if not that's okay because there's another service why because that the way that we do things we become accustomed to to these processes we we become accustomed to the fact that we have a standard we've set these these rules and guidelines we become accustomed to that and then when Jesus steps in he ask a very simple question he says will thou be whole I I want I want to make sure that we get this today because so many times we we get ourselves caught up in just the everyday relationship with God the church and and I don't like using the word but we become co- dependent on the things that we have around us thank God for everything that we have in our day and time and you can just say it's because you got white hair sir go ahead and say that it's because you got white hair sir that you you're saying this today but I I think that we can get caught up in in in in those those routines of doing thing and and we get caught up in in weaving through this and that and and and we we're okay with the fact that we're not we're not getting what we really really need as a matter of fact I I brought my stick brother let me get this no it didn't bring it to hit nobody with she's looking at me but as a matter of fact

sometimes we get to the place where that if this is taken from me then I'm no longer th this is a part of my identity hello th this becomes a part of my identity you see so many times we have a tendency to lean on that and that becomes a part of us may I tell you this was never and I'm using this as a crutch okay me identify that this was never intended to be a part of who you are I I don't care what the illness may be it never was intended for that to be your identity or part of your identity this is only to help you through the healing process solid I the gray hair is coming out okay this is only a part a part of getting me where I need to be because there's coming a time in your life when you're going to be faced with that question and we're going to are we going to say we have no man I I have nobody to help me I have nobody that's going to be there for me to to lean on I have no Crut and the truth is the entire time God is asking a very simple question in our life will you be made whole you see we we we become dependent on things we we become you know brother VY we we put Pro processes in place programs in place we got all of these things that we we put in place and thank God for the ability to put that in place to help me but it don't want it to ever be said that that's part of my salvation I I don't want it to ever come to the place that that becomes a part of what's saving me I don't want to become codependent on something in my life to help me make it to the next Point God help me to see what you really want in my life help me to see what you really have for me in my life this man Jesus asked him that question and he he goes through his explanation he says I have no man for when the waters are trouble when the trouble Waters come the pool is stirred the time that I'm trying to scoot there to get there somebody else steps down before me and he's got this he's got all of these things written down saying this is why lord I can't do it because of this I can't do it because of this and I can't do it because of this and how many times have we gone through this and we said God I can't I can't do it because I can't do it because I I'm not going to be able to make it because in the whole entire time God is just asking a simple question will you be made whole we get caught up what what I want to ask this question what's what's holding you back I I just want to be real with us today what what is it that's holding you back what what is it is holding you back from you know

we we sing songs about Victory belongs to Jesus we sing songs about getting getting through the battles and going through these things but what what holds us back from getting where we really really need to be with God when God can step to your side in the midst of your storm when you're at your salon are you at your pool of Bethesda see John records all kinds of miracles signs and wonders going on but Jesus is trying to just get across to people hey I'm your answer Jesus is just simply saying I I'm the answer but but you know Lord can't do it because I don't have anybody helping me we've become dependent on something else what is it that you're holding on to what is it that's keeping you from getting your healing I know this is again blame it on white hair I don't care are missing hair but what is is it that's holding me back from what God really wants to do in my life is there anything too hard for God is there anything that God and we talk about it he's able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think but I got this human element and you're going to have that for the rest of your life but you've got to get to a place that you says God Whatever Whatever It Takes whatever it takes to get me through this whatever it takes for me to get there is there is there a crutch in your life that's not a question for you to answer to me God what is it that's holding me back what is it that's holding me back from getting my Deliverance what is it that's holding me back from getting my Deliverance sorry to tell you folks they got appe peel for everything but you're not going to find Salvation in a bottle you're not going to find Deliverance in a bottle you're not going to find salvation's not going to be there when you when you pop that pill God help my unbelief right now help my unbelief right now help me God to to look through the things that I have got going on in my life Jesus simply asked would you me would you be whole may I be his voice today and ask you that question will thou be whole you see what we understand about this and what the scripture goes on to say that that man was healed of every illness that he had and yeah there was a lot of criticism came because of it being the Sabbath but this man was walking around holding his mat on his back showing off the fact that he can now walk and a lot of question questions being asked and all he can say is I met a man yeah at my Bethesda so you say you have no man Jesus Jesus can satisfy amen whatever your illness is and whatever it is that you need to lay down today folks I I I I I hope that you're getting the picture today there there's things that we carry around with us you say well would you just don't understand my my illness you don't understand that I may not have a clinical reason to say I know but I will tell you this I do know I've seen God do too many things things for you to tell me that there's nothing impossible I've seen too many things that happen that you can't tell me that God is not able he can heal sick he can raise dead he can he can open blinded eyes hey how many times have you heard Pastor talk about healings that he saw with his own physical eye let me tell you something those things happen and if that can happen then we know that all things can happen through him doesn't matter what it is I I I don't again I don't know what you're what you're dealing with I not not asking for you to admit not asking for you to even give me an excuse all I'm here to do is deliver a word and God is asking you will you be made whole is there anything that's going on in your life that you need help with because God is able to deliver you folks I I know this is not something popular because we live in a culture in a world that man we've got it we've got it we've got everything we need and I I I can guarantee you somebody in this place could tell me well this pill is helping me well it's like the common headache Etc and with all of that other stuff added in it it help you for a few moments but may I tell you something that is not Deliverance that's not Deliverance God help me to lay down the issues in my life I

I I want you if you would no one looking around please I don't want anyone looking around right now if you would just bow your head Pastor you you look around if you're a minister it's okay but I I want everybody in this room with your head bowed eyes closed folks this is not about a group of people this is not about you and somebody else this is about you and God and I am going to ask you a very simple question will you be made whole and if you've got something going on in your life and you would like deliverance from it no one looking around but I want you to lift your hand right now would you do that in the name of Jesus in the name of Jesus God you see this right now you see this right now let me tell you something that right there in itself you have just opened up the windows of Heaven by lifting your hand in the name of Jesus God wants to he wants to bless you today with Deliverance I'm not talking about I'm not talking about something that just heals for just a moment I'm talking about Deliverance God you're able to deliver you're able to deliver somebody begin to pray with me right now we had a spirit of intercession in this room in a few moments ago and I want you to begin to intercede for somebody right now in the name of Jesus maybe you're here and you know that you need to be in this altar you know that this is where you need to be I want you to get here I want you to get here in the name of Jesus in the name of Jesus in the name of Jesus in the name of Jesus let your spirit work in this place right now God let your spirit work in this place right now in the name of Jesus we're talking about Deliverance today folks in the name of Jesus we're talking about Deliverance today in the name of Jesus Set Me Free Lord Jesus Set Me Free Lord in the name of Jesus in the name of Jesus Hallelujah that's right people of God begin to work in the Holy Ghost right now in the name of Jesus work in the Holy Ghost right now in the name of Jesus in the name of Jesus hallelujah hallelujah would you stand with the saints of God all across this room would you begin to worship him would you begin to worship him right now there's folks in this PL in this this place want healing right now in the name of Jesus in the name of Jesus God Deliver Me Lord Jesus help my unbelief right now Lord Jesus hey in the name of the Lord in the name of the Lord in the name of the Lord yeah yes come on saints of God would you come and pray with us in the name of Jesus in the name of Jesus Hallelujah I give myself oh come on it's prayer time in the house of the Lord find your place to pray come on will you trust him with it today will you believe the Lord for it today come on this altar is open find you a place where you are a corner to pray in Lord I've come to love you I've come to bless you Jesus I believe you can do anything Jesus come on pray call on the name of the Lord I believe you for it I believe you for it Jesus hallelujah holy God holy God oh come on that's right pray pray call on the name of the Lord I Need You Jesus I bless you Jesus that's right come on grab a hold of somebody close by you and pray with them Lord honor their faith to believe you honor their Faith Lord to trust in you blessed be the name of Jesus holy is the name of the Lord God you are the good God you are the good God you are the good God I bless you Lord I Praise You Jesus oh come on that's right prayer time come on open your mouth love the Lord fill your mouth with praise give it to the Lord give it to the Lord that's right come on give it to the Lord I believe you for it Jesus I trust you for it Jesus you can do anything Jesus I Need You oh come on that's right you're worthy you're worthy you're worthy you're worthy you're worthy I will love you Lord I will trust you Jesus oh believe in the Lord believe in him hallu Hallelujah Hallelujah Jesus you're thankful for the word of God come on to thankful the Lord can reveal to you if you'll trust him and believe in him great things can and will happen 38 years man the guy was waiting on something and it took Jesus coming by Jesus makes all the difference one more time lift your hand to the Lord Lord I I Need You Jesus I Need You Jesus you make the difference Jesus you make the difference Jesus it's you Lord It's You Jesus it's it's only you Jesus