We Have A Mission | Senior Pastor Kenneth Carpenter

have your Bibles and turn with me to John chapter 20. verse number 19. John chapter 2019. I want to say it's so good to have all of our guests here today and I have to get careful about calling names because I'll leave somebody out when you're in my profession you can't afford to lose any friends it's so good to have you this morning so good to have you at the house of God I would welcome one special guest with us today brother Perry Schilling's brother is here brother Schilling he pastors down in Mississippi would you would you call out the name of the town you're in Leakesville that's around Lucedale right God's moving in his church in a great and in a mighty way and to the online congregation if you live within a hundred miles of Leakesville Mississippi you call the church here we'd like to connect you with this precious man they're having a move of God and I'm excited to be a part of his move of God go ahead and welcome Pastor Schilling here with us this morning please verse 19 then the same day at evening being the first day of the week when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews came Jesus stood in the midst and saith unto them peace be unto you and when he had said so he showed unto them his hands and his side then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord then said Jesus to them again peace be unto you as my father has sent me even so send I you and when he had said this he breathed on them and saith unto them receive ye the Holy Ghost whosoever sins you remit they are emitted unto them and whosoever sins you retain they are retained I want to speak to you from my heart today something happened to me in Germany two weeks ago when I drove through cities of hundreds of thousands of people and no church nobody will tell them how to find peace I literally had to hold back tears as I would ask for the crowds is there a church in this city no is there a church in that City church family we got a world that we got to try to win and so I want to minister to you this morning on this subject we have a mission we have a mission father anoint your servant this morning God I want to do my part to win lost souls God I want to do my part god to make a difference God I want to do my part today I want I want to do my part god Lord help me to inject into the veins of the church this morning that we have a mission God help us to find our purpose and not be distracted with the things of this world God anoint your servant today in Jesus name I pray amen amen Give the Lord a hand to praise for what you're going to receive today we have a mission the past you may be seated the past four days of the disciples lives have been at very least traumatizing three years prior they had met Jesus who so powerfully changed their minds plans and goals for their lives they gave up their occupations and begin to be trained by him about a new kingdom this new way of life that he Jesus Christ would usher in they watched as he turned water into wine they watched as he turned death into life they witnessed it all but the past four days had changed everything they were eyewitnesses of Jesus arrest in the garden eyewitnesses are being beaten to the point that the prophet said and it held true he was not recognizable whipped with the cat of Nine Tails as referred to by the Romans they witnessed him carry his own cross up a hill they witnessed him stumble and need the help by a man of Simon of Cyrene they witnessed the crucifixion the nails the crown of thorns and Etc they heard with their own ears a cry from their master my God my God why why they also heard his prayers of forgiveness for those who were crucifying him and then that one last phrase it is finished his body went limp and being examined by a Roman soldier the words were uttered Jesus is dead his lifeless body is taken down from the cross and wrapped in a white linen cloth and laid in a tune at the end of this life-shattering event the disciples come to the realization they come to the realization that because the release the religious leaders and the Roman officials Jesus was lied upon and told that he was a king and that he was trying to overthrow the Roman government Jesus was lied upon that he had blasphemed Moses's law therefore the Jews religion was out to kill him but the disciples come to a realization that we're next they understood how the Roman government worked they understood how the Jews religion worked they were not just satisfied that they had crucified the ring leader that we're not just satisfied that they had crucified the ring leader they would not rest until every one of his followers were Tracked Down arrested tried and crucified the only way the religious leaders would ever rest would be for every follower of Jesus Christ to be crucified Peter James and John Matthew they all understood this that's why we have verse 19. then the same day at evening the doors being shut being the first day of the week when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews now when they understood we're next we're next to be arrested we're next to be tried we're next to be crucified fear paralyzed their minds until they all found themselves in a house just not entering the house but shutting the doors securing the doors fear ran rampant through that house don't you imagine so at every every sound maybe a maybe a rafter gave a gave a crack or a sound in the house a floor joists or whatever gave a sound fear struck through them have they now come for us it's the first day of the week are we next every little sound that we're keeping their voices down because we we can't let it be known that we're here because we will be hunted down do you know today that fear is a horrible place to live fear is a horrible place to live to have fear in your life fear is paralyzing fear paralyzes you fear places you in the midst of your trauma and fear haunts you with voices and tells you you'll always be in this place nothing will ever change in your life but did you notice the first part of verse 19 it says the same day at evening why does it attach that because it was the same day of the Resurrection the same day that he came out of the Tomb Victorious over death hell and the grave the day that he proves to the world I have overcome the worst thing that could ever happen to a human being I have overcome it sickness is not the worst thing that could happen to you bankruptcy is not the worst thing that could happen to you divorce is not the worst thing that can happen to you betrayal denial and let the list go on and on the worst thing that could happen to your eyes death but praise be unto our savior this morning he has overcome death he has overcome death he's alive he's alive then he's alive this morning he is alive and I'm glad that you see they had allowed their minds to so be clouded clouded with fear that they forgot the word destroy this Temple Jesus said and in three days I will raise it up again they they somehow fear had clouded up distorted when he said I'm going to Jerusalem and there I shall be betrayed and there I shall be crucified that on the third day I will rise again you know what's the problem with fear one of the many problems is fear distorts and distracts our minds from the liberating life-giving power of the word fear says we're hopeless the word says we're not hopeless fear says there's no way that God could help you but faith says I'm able to do the impossible but fear fear could be the example have you ever been listening to the radio and you're traveling and you've got a strong signal of course I was given a note today that said if anybody mentions South Carolina they're expert escorted out of the church today anybody ever been listening to the radio and as you're driving you're driving across state you got a strong signal for a while but all of a sudden it starts getting staticky and you can't you can't quite hear it because the static gets louder than the message can I tell you that's what fear will do to you fear will bring so much static into your life that you'll keep the door shut to your life you'll keep things down you'll live in a state of fear while on the other side of the door is a brand new dispensation and a brand new day and a risen savior can you give him praise right now Jesus knows they're there Jesus knows they're on the other side of that door living in fear Jesus knows they're there and the Bible says that Jesus came unto them and appeared unto them now I'm not going to cross swords with anybody today but I'm going to tell you how I see this I do not believe he knocked on the door and they said who is it he said I'm Jesus and they opened the door I believe he just appeared really you believe that sure I do you do realize that they didn't have to roll the stone away for him to come out they rode the stone away to show that he wasn't there so he don't need to come through a door to come through a door he can come through a door without coming through a door does that make sense so here they are shh keep it down don't claim the dishes too hard they're going to know somebody's here no laughter no laugh you can't ever have any laughter in the House of Fear don't don't laugh at anything but then all of a sudden they turn around and Jesus is there and the first thing he said to them was about their fear the first thing he said to them was peace be unto you the thing that will combat your fear today is the peace of God he steps in and addresses Their Fear he just simply says peace be unto you step one we must be healed of all our past trauma in our lives we will not go forward in life and develop into what God has for us until we are healed with the peace of God we've got to be healed of past trauma it is not God's will for you to rehearse your days of trauma over and over and over and over and over again you've got your door shut but I've come to tell you Jesus wants to walk through those doors and simply say I want to attack that trauma peace peace peace be unto you and then the Bible says he showed them his hands and he showed them his side what was he saying I have overcome you will never be an overcomer until you yoke up with Jesus the overcomer I I know this theologically today this is about as deep as a parking lot puddle at Walmart but I'm telling you if you could ever get a hold of this that you will never be an overcomer on your own you can't pull yourself up by your bootstraps you will never make it through what you saw four days ago until you get a hold of somebody that has had the same thing happen and that has yeah Hallelujah I want you to know today I don't run with losers I run with the Overcomer I'm not running with the doubters and the powders I'm running with the shouters today I'm running with people that have overcome you will never overcome until you fix your eyes put your faith in think about Jesus when you get up don't just think about him on Sunday and Wednesday because you're just going to have partial Deliverance what about Monday and Tuesday Thursday and Friday and Saturday you see if you really want to overcome you've got to have peace seven days out of the week and the only way you can have peace is when you get up in the morning lift up your hand and say Jesus I love you today Jesus I praise you today God I don't know what I'm going to encounter today but Lord I want you to know that I love you and then throughout the day have Jesus breaks in your life if you can listen to a radio going down the road you can listen and start praising God Jesus I want you to know that I praise you today because listen to me you will lock yourself up in fear while there's a Resurrection on the other side of the door unless you will be put your faith you got to put your faith in the hand of the one that has overcome put your hands together and praise him right now come on praise him right now he wants us to be Overcomers he wants us to be Overcomers Jesus said in John 16 32 this was before the crucifixion listen to John 16 32 behold the hour cometh yea is now come that ye shall be scattered and every man to his own and shall leave me alone what's he talking about he's talking about when they saw him arrested they scattered him and leave me alone yet I am not alone because the father is with me these things have I spoken unto you why are you telling us this things have I spoken unto you that in me you might have peace in the world you shall have tribulation but be a good cheer I have overcome the world he already proclaimed I've already overcome what is in my future so I am not going to doubt tonight I'm not going to doubt this morning the trauma that I've went through in my life I'm going to get that behind me but neither am I going to live in fear of what tomorrow may hold Jesus said I know tomorrow holds the cross I know tomorrow holds the crucifixion but I'll go ahead and tell you right now I have already overcome whatever is out there in your future I want to help somebody today I want to help somebody that you have overcome the trauma of your past but you've not overcome the trauma of the potential in the future and I want to tell you in Jesus name he was an overcomer in his past he was an overcomer in his presence he wasn't Overcomer in his future and you can be too overcoming overcoming overcoming now let's roll the clock up and go to first John first John 4 and 4 the church has been birthed and John a 90 year old Apostle writes to the church he writes to the church and he says in John 4 and 4 ye are of God little children and have overcome them for the longest time I wondered why John the Apostle always referred to everybody as little children and I found out the dude was 90 years old when he wrote it I guess a 70 year old man be a little child to John you're a God little children and have somebody said it and have overcome them because greater is he that is in you then he that is in the world the first step we can never go on the church's Mission we have a mission and we cannot go on that mission if the purpose of your life is about your trauma you can never fulfill the will of God in your life and you will live most miserably if you think the whole counsel and purpose of God is to somehow make you happy happiness is not found in me it's found in him but if I get wrapped up in my trauma and shut the doors and become a victim instead of a Victor all of life becomes all about me well I don't go to that church anymore because I didn't get my needs met there I just quit going to church because I didn't find anything there can I tell you the mission of the church is not all about our past trauma it will deliver you of your past trauma but that's not the whole part of the church the whole part of the church submission peace be unto you now notice with me again now this with me again in John chapter 20 and verse 19 he gives peace peace unto you he shows them his hands and his side and then John 20 21. then said Jesus to them again look at that word again then said Jesus unto them again peace be unto you oh time out didn't you already say that didn't you already say that yeah I did say that but you see my peace performs many functions I have a peace that performs the function of warding away fear but then I'm going to give you peace for your journey I'm going to send you on a journey and I want you to have peace on that Journey come in here glad today that he not only gave us peace over our past trauma but we're presently living in the peace of God peace be unto you as my father has sent me even so sinned I you step two the purpose for your future a revelation of your future let's not be Americanized to believe that the Utopia of life is to arrive at 65 years old with enough money to live out ever how much longer we're going to live I don't know about you but that's depressing and I'm not just saying that because I'm 62. but that would be depressing to feel like that my whole goal in life was to get 65 and have enough money to go to Walmart and Bass Pro Shop and a Carnival Cruise every now and then uh I got something to treat this morning we're of all men most miserable he's giving them peace for their future a revelation of their purpose he said I will see it into this world and I send you into this world why was Jesus sent why was Jesus sent into this world first John 3 and 8. he that committeth sin is of the devil for the devil sinneth from the beginning for this purpose somebody say purpose for this purpose the Son of God is made his manifest was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil why did God robe himself in flesh not to give you safe retirement why did he robe himself in flesh to destroy the works of the devil why did God come to this Earth die on a cross raised from the dead fill us with the Holy Ghost because since the Garden of Eden Satan is set up shop he kills steals destroy listen to me this morning I know that it may not be the wording to use today but Satan hates you Satan hates you the God of this world hates you he hates you he hates your wife he hates your kids he hates your grandkids he already hates your grant that little baby we dedicated this morning he hates that child and he has got all these Works set up so that he can cause us all to go to hell with him because he's already destined to spend eternity in a Hell and he doesn't want to spend it alone so he spends his time and death and destruction but Jesus God Came In the Flesh to do what destroy all the works of the devil I don't have to die before my time I don't have to live a life of depression I don't have to be I don't have to die before it was my time to die why because Jesus came and he said I'm going to destroy all the works of the devil Church the devil is at work and Jesus has given us the victory to destroy all the works of the devil he came First Timothy 1 15. this is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation that Christ Jesus came into the world to save Sinners why did he come into the world say it with me why did he come into the world two say it again that's about half of us two why did he come into the world not your Brick House not your bank account not you and your little family could be happy and anytime something a disaster comes we can come to the church and get Comfort that's not the only reason and the chief reason at all that he came he came to this earth to save sinners he was sent from God to save Sinners that's his job that's his mission that's why he went to the Cross to save Sinners to make a way and so now he comes and he says as I was sent into the world I now send you into the world so what is the mission of the church not so we can dress up pretty on a Sunday morning and say to you listen how great I sing do you see how many lights we've got do you see how many people are here do you see how fancy we are hogwash that's not the reason for the church the reason for the church is there a sinner here today I want to tell you God loves you is there somebody in bondage here today I want to tell you that God can break every chain God can break every bondage God can deliver you there's people here today that have overcome drugs there's people here today that through the power of Jesus name has overcome alcohol and pornography there's people here today that has overcome all the disasters all right come on come on don't make me feel like Tennessee's quarterback last night to the crowd we ain't losing if we're losing it's because we're not on our mission that's the only way we're losing is we're not on our mission our game is Sinners our game is a lost our game is a down and out that is our game he said so I'm sending you you may be seated he said so I'm sending you I'm sending you into the world just like I was sent into the world I am sending you in the world well what makes you so special okay let's go to John 17 17. Jesus is praying for the church he's praying for the church John 17 17. Jesus is praying the man Christ Jesus sanctify that word sanctify means separate separate for a holy purpose sanctify them who's the them Church sanctify them through thy truth Thy Word truth as thou has sent me into the world even so have I also sent them into the world and for their sakes I sanctify myself I separate from them I'm ascending to heaven I sanctify separate myself from them that they also might be Sanctified through the truth he said well I I wish we had Jesus here with us today come on Thomas you have believed because you have seen but there's a greater blessing coming to the man or woman who hath not seen yet believes for their sake I sanctify myself that they also might be Sanctified through the truth neither pray I for these alone I'm not just praying for the church but for them who's the them lost people he prays for the church and then he prays for the Lost World but for them also We Shall Believe on me through their word that's the reason I'm an Apostolic preacher that's the reason we preach the apostles Doctrine here because it is proof positive that Jesus prayed for the apostles Doctrine to be proclaimed I don't know about anybody else's and I'm not worried about anybody else's I'm just standing on what Jesus gave us because he said that if I will preach his word what the apostles preached that people can believe on Jesus Through the word that was preached it's all about Sin you'll never come out of sin until you believe in the overcomer you will never come out of sin you will never that's why a a a tells you once an alcoholic always an alcoholic you'll always fight alcoholism but you're saying hey he will never come out of sin till you yoke up with he that overcame sin every sin of humanity was placed upon Jesus Christ and he became the payment and the Overcomer for sin you will never listen you run with losers you'll always be a loser they tell me if you go crab hunting but the Shilling they tell me if you go crab hunting down on the coast church folks go to the coast and sinners go to the beach if you go crab hunting down on the coast you got a bucket you don't have to have a lid you just catch crabs and put them in there why don't you have to have a lid because when one crab tries to climb out another crab reaches up and pulls him back down that's just like the world you run with a loser you run with an energy drainer you run with somebody that you look at them on your caller ID and say oh God help us you run with somebody that every time you leave them you feel like you need a bath you're always going to live that way but if you can join hands up with people that have overcome that's why the devil tries to keep you away from the church that's why he tried he'll put everything in your mind well you're not dressed like they're dressed and you don't act like they act and all this that's a lie from hell that's alive from the pit of Hell come on I'm the quarterback now for Tennessee come on now he'll get in your ear oh you ought to just get up and leave they don't want you here that's a lie that's a lie that's a lie that's a lie that's a lie come on run with some Overcomers do you know something today I do you know something today look up here at this preacher in this new suit that I got on this morning that my wife bought me you may be seated can I tell you what you're looking at today you're looking at a 16 year old boy years ago that was smoking two packs of Winston cigarettes a day bound to die of cancer before he would really live out his life but I put my hand in the hand of the master I put my hand in the hand from the man of Galilee oh and he he gave me the ability to overcome don't you let the devil tell you that these people don't know what you're going through come on now submission it's a mission now we're sins of the world how is Jesus going to reach our families through us how is Jesus going to reach the people on our jobs through us when we have a co-worker confide in us and tell us that they've come to contemplated suicide how's Jesus going to work through US how's Jesus going to reach them through us and can I tell you he is not going to use mental telepathy you cannot stand there and let somebody talk about the woes of life and give them some little shallow where we'll pray for you you need to listen you need to let them know right then and right there get on your get on your lunch break and tell them there's a God in heaven named Jesus and he'll forgive you of your sins if you will believe in him that's the first step you'll never come out of sin till you believe in him and you'll never come out of sin until you see the sin is wrong You'll Never Walk Away from something that you don't see is wrong the first step of repentance is understanding you're going the wrong way in the first step of repentance is understanding the way I've been trying to live life isn't working so you repent of your sins let me go on because the clock's going to get me I'm sending you what's our mission scent into the world but then something interesting takes place he says I send you into the world well I'm afraid I I don't know if I I don't know if I can do this or not I'm afraid I'm afraid to witness I'm I'm afraid to I'm afraid to I'm afraid to do this verse 22. and when he had said this said what I'm sending you he breathed on them and saith unto them receive ye the Holy Ghost they didn't receive the Holy Ghost there but you know what he was saying to them I have sent you that you're not going alone you're not alone I'm with you and I have no greater light than get out of you I want to speak through your mouth I want to speak for your mouth I'm inside of you when that co-worker's telling you when that co-worker is telling you they've had thoughts of suicide I'm on the inside screaming tell them about me tell them about me tell them about me don't let what's in the heart don't let what's in your head keep watching the heart from coming out don't give them some little shell of what I'm I'm afraid what if it don't work it works it works what if they don't come that's not your job your job isn't dragging them your job is to tell them that we have a mission breathe on him you're not going alone aren't you glad for the Holy Ghost the sustaining power of the Holy Ghost you're not going alone can I tell you that the Holy Ghost is not only sustaining you when the doctor is about to tell you the report but he's also there with him with you when that sinner person begins to open up their life and tell you I'm living I'm closed doors Holy Ghost is there Holy Ghost is there and then the last verse the last verse John 20 23. Jesus said to them whosoever John 20 23 whosoever sins you remit they are remitted unto them and whosoever sins you retain they are retained what what now let's get something straight right now I know there's a major religion a dominating religion in our world that says a man has the power to forgive your sins not true the only one that can forgive your sins is God is the only one that can forgive sins so what does this mean to the disciples whosoever sins you remit whosoever sins you remit remit remove they are removed and whosoever sins you retain they'll retained so what if man cannot forgive sins then pray tell what does Jesus mean It's the final step in this message we must realize the importance of our message we must realize the importance of our message our message has with it our message has with it then Peter said unto them repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost this world won't know unless we tell them this world is living in darkness why because no one has told them and if we know to tell them and we don't tell them we are retaining their sins if that's the mission of the church if we know sin is the issue if we know sin behavior is not the issue behavior is a symptom of the issue and we don't need to treat Behavior we need to treat that we need to treat the cause and the cause of sin the cause is sin and the only thing that can remove sin is for us to tell a world about the Overcomer Jesus but don't just stop there tell them about believing and tell them about repenting and for God's sake tell them about water baptism fighting a world that has done everything to dilute water baptism everything from it's an outward sign of an inward work and you ought to do it but it's not part of your salvation that's not what the book says the book says to be baptized for the remission of your sin that's the importance listen musicians would you come listen to me look up here while the musicians are coming right now you may be seated some of you got God like this some of you got God like this that God has this a bracelet on and all of these little trinkets around this bracelet is all the religions all of the religions do you know that we are now that we are now seeing it is not only immorality that's coming into denominational pulpits such as same-sex marriage and and all of that main mainstream denominations can I tell you something else that's creeping in is that mainstream denominal leader pastors are now saying that if someone is good in their heart they believe that Jesus will accept them even though they're different religions that see Jesus as a prophet that just see him as a prophet because they are good that they're going to make it to heaven I'm sorry and I've got to lift my voice up and I've got to make the sound repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ if you've tried church and it's not worked if you've tried church and it's not working I got a question have you been to the water have you been baptized I know you've been baptized but were you baptized in Jesus name were you baptized for the remission come on stand with me right now whoever sins whoever sends you remit they are remitted Peter said it to Cornelius in Acts 10 43 listen to the sermon in Acts 10 43. Peter says to Cornelius now this is interesting well Bill Carmen if God wants them saved he'll send somebody let me tell you something as far as God will go and send an angel to tell you who to get in touch with Cornelius God God wants everybody saved God sent an angel to Cornelius but the angel didn't come and say Cornelius believe thou upon the Lord Jesus Christ repent of your sins be baptized Cornelius no he didn't do it the angel came and said send down to Joppa there's an Apostolic preacher there by the name of Peter call him to your house and he will tell you words whereby you and all your house can be saved look at it this way look at it this way without God we cannot and without the church God will not it's how important the mission is without God we cannot but without the church God will not Peter preaches in Acts 10 43 to him give all the prophets Witness through his name that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins while Peter yet spake these words the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word they're the circumcision which believe we're astonished as many as came with Peter because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost for they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God then answered Peter can any man forbid water that these should not be baptized which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we and he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord without God say it with me without God we cannot without the church God will not God needs us we need God and I'll just end it here Paul said if our gospel behead it's hid to them that are lost of whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds lest the Glorious light of the Gospel should shine upon them what is that preaching preaching that's your home Bible study sir when you took that Bible study chart into that home and you opened it up guess what happened in that dark Home Light began to light begin to break away light began to shine Satan keeping people in darkness all their life with religion but you took a Bible study into a home and you begin to tell them about the death burial and resurrection and lie God looked down from heaven he said judgment's coming to this world judgment the Judgment of sin if our families don't know Jesus they're going to hell I know that'll make you feel good I know that's not something that you want to hear especially if you're you're you're of the mindset 65 retirement and Dollywood I understand that but if you really believe judgments come into this world and books are going to be open you have family that doesn't know Jesus you better get them in the church you better do everything you can to get them here this church you better connect them with the word of God you better get them to you better get them you know why God shut up in heaven God shut up in heaven he said judgment's coming sin has knocked a big hole in the in the Hedge judgment's coming fire Brimstone damnation's coming and a loving God says I'm just looking for a man I'm just looking for a woman just stand in the gap and to make up the Hedge judgment's coming to your family's home he'll get set back this morning stand in the Hedge begin to call out their names right now come on could we come to the to the altar this morning I don't want my family to be lost I know the plan I know the I know the plan I don't want my family to be lost church we have a mission we have a mission move is close to the old as you can I believe that people are going to pack this altar out move is close put your feet up right around the altar today we're going to move as many people as we can our families need this oh God don't let my family die lost oh God don't let my family get lost God my family need this message y'all know where did they believe any other thing but this message God oh God In The Name of Jesus God your mama love is closer to the altar as you can just a second a second move up as close the order as you can we get the music in a minute how many how many how many want to stay in the gap for your family how many care enough to slip out of your Pew and make your place in this altar right here come on get as close as you can I'm making rumors for as many people as can can come we got to stand in the gap for our families we got to stand in the gap for our families today come on it's heaven or hell it's now or never we got to stand in the gap for our families come on you got family members you got to stand in the gap for him this morning you got workers oh god let's pray right now Church let's pray right now Church praise team pray with me right now pray with me right now oh God oh God oh God oh God oh God get a hold of my friends Jesus this is a mission oh God this is the mission yeah this is the mission God this is the mission your your mission Lord we have a mission God we have a mission families God touch these Church families knowledge of the truth God our children have got to come back to the knowledge of the truth Jesus this morning come on he's looking for a man he's looking for somebody to stand in the gap God In The Name of Jesus God In The Name of Jesus Touch come on Church come on Church what your family needs today is prayer what your family needs is for you to call their name oh god there ought to be a roar of praise come on do you care we have a mission we have a mission thank you foreign God we have a mission oh God we have a mission God we have a mission call your family's names but don't just call them this morning when you stir and call them every day of the week call your family's name I wish somebody'd say we have a mission I wish somebody said we have a mission to Sandra Ammons made her mama made her mama a promise on her mother's death bed Jeff was out of church at the time Jeff was out of church and sister Naomi Kesterson said brother Seth sister Naomi Kesterson said to Sandra he said he said make sure Jeff makes it to heaven he said make sure Jeff makes it to Heaven sister Sandra Ammons he stabbed her in the heart she kept a burden for Jeff and she kept a burden for Jeff and she kept a burden for Jeff and and and and I promise Mr Ammons I would get in a covenant agreement with her and so I I I I texted you if I text him and text him and too many times I'm gonna tell you what hell will not let go of people easily it ain't gonna be a little prayer it was months and maybe years she prayed and we begin to see some improvement and Jeff and Katrina began to come to church and to begin to attend church regular and begin to come to church the house of God if I Strode if I got my cell phone today and I scroll Jeff Rutherford and I scroll through Edward text after text after text after text after text I'd send Jeff hang in there buddy God loves you buddy God believes in you buddy God God believes in you buddy hang in there friend hang in there the text will come back thank you I needed that thank you I needed that and Jeff would show back up and a several weeks ago brother Hammond preached on prodigals and Prophets let me remember that right over here God refilled Jeff with the baptism of the Holy Ghost Jeb was speaking in other tongues can I tell you that what we're going to have here today in this church at three o'clock is a victory Mercy celebration we're going to celebrate the mercies and the victories of God but it would not have happened had not a sister along with other sisters and family kept taking his name before God God touched Jeff God touch it Katrina we saw Katrina filled with the Holy Ghost and baptized right here in this church God touch her God touch her and God will do the same for your family and God will do the same for your family and God will do the same for your family and God will do the same for your family church we can shout we can dance we can do all that and we can hear messages about marriage and how to be happy that we will do but oh God don't let us forget our mission oh God don't let us forget our mission don't let us forget our mission God how many gonna how am I going to help me how am I going to help me don't let us forget our mission God