What Happened To All The Smiths

you know you don't you don't I don't come in here you know uh assuming we're going to follow a program and a and a schedule but you're in a special place for a special time and God has something for you today put your hands together one more time we thank the Lord for his presence his power his name that name of Jesus thank you very much you may be seated just for a moment we're honored to be here give honor to your pastor pastors Delong and the great job they're doing here at Apostolic Pentecostal Church their Vision his passion you could tell not just for APC but for new church churches throughout this area in North America give honor to Bishop willford in his absence amen sister willford so good to have you Nathan Reaver just a great leadership you have here at this church we do appreciate being here very much and I see a few familiar places from world headquarters for the UPC that we work together it's good to see Adam Dennis and not be in trouble he's ah head of HR so sometimes I see him you know it's not a good thing and K hampy you know she's the hardest work person in the building if you don't believe me she has a bad she'll show it to you and I'm just glad that Bethany Walmer got Christian to come to church today so I had to pick on my friend give honor to sister Diana Sanders we work very closely in North America Mission she's out of town with family but you know the money you give to CFC is in good hands every Diamond that money passes through her fingertips if you know Diana Sanders not none of us going to be wasted amen every check that go goes out she's the one that issues the checks and does so many great things I hate that she's not here today but we love working with Diana Sanders can ready look at this time into the word of the Lord go look at the book of 1st Samuel chapter 13 and 1st Samuel chapter 17 as we stay together it's good to have my wife here with me today amen she doesn't get to go with me everywhere but brother dong made sure and asked me if my wife was coming with me because he knows I behave better and I pre shorter when she's here so he wanted to make sure I wasn't coming by myself 1 Samuel chapter 13 beginning at verse number 19 1st Samuel 13 and 19 and the Bible says now there was no Smith found throughout all the land of Israel for the Philistines said lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen every man his sheare his cold cter his axe and his matlot yet they had a file for the madx and for the cters and for the forks and for the axes and the sharpen the golds verse 22 so it came to pass in the day of battle that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found few chapters up in 1 Samuel chapter CH 17 and verse number 10 and the Bible says and I and the Philistines said I defy the armies of Israel this day give me a man that we may fight when Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistines they were dismayed and greatly afraid verse 37 David said moreover the Lord that delivered me out of the Paw of the lion out of the Paw of the bear shall delivered me out of the hand of the Philistines and so said unto David go and the Lord be with you and so Saul armed David with his arm and he put a helmet of brass upon his head also he armed him with a coat of male and David girded his sword upon his armor and he assayed to go but for he had not proved it and David said un saw I cannot go with these for I have not prove them and David put them off of him and for a few moments today I'm going to preach on the topic of what happened to the Smiths Heavenly Father we come to you today Lord let us receive your word become more like you to be molded into your will and to your plan and let your will be done we pray in Jesus name put your hands together as you're seated when we think of the word Smith her mind goes to someone with the last name of Smith it's the most common last name in all of America over two and a half million people are named name Smith and sometime when someone has a last name of Smith you know people think the name might be made up if your name is John Smith or Mary Smith or if your remember your name is John and Mary Smith you try to check her to a hotel they're gonna look at you like is that really your name can we SE some my but all the Smiths that we have in this country very surprised out of 45 US presidents not one has yet been the last name of Smith the smith need to get together and maybe you know make their own party of the Smiths and get somebody elected but you look throughout history even American history I don't think you'll find any point in time where someone na Smith was not there for the Revolutionary War to every conflict we've been in to settling the West To Go West Young Man the Space Race went in the Cold War I bet you'll find that someone named Smith was in the middle of every major event and accomplishment in the history of our country I propose to you that the foundation and backbone of our country amen our churches amen were not built on the back of famous people but people like the Smiths simply people that were sought of the earth people and as most of our names come from somewhere those with the name of Smith have a family at some point that perhaps used to be black Smiths and work with iron and make Horseshoes and known as blacksmiths but today I didn't come to preach to you about people with the last name of Smith but we read in 1 Samuel chapter 13 that there was no blacksmith that was found in all the nation of Israel the blacksmith was the one who had the fire and the skill and the training to make swords and make Spears and make weapons of war for the army of Israel and as it was in those days days if your father was a Smith you were a Smith your son was a Smith whatever career or trade your father had that's what you would do uh and I find it interesting that this time when the enemy evaded Israel uh and previous conflicts uh the enemy focused on taking out the king uh killing and capturing the king uh destroying the Army through conflict and wars and fights uh but the Philistines came in this time with a different strategy they left the king in place uh they left the Army in place uh but they decided we are going to round up every blacksmith and take them out of the nation of Israel because they knew the blacksmiths were the one that had the skills to prepare weapons of war that could one day be used to defeat them I wondered how did they find the Smith uh how did they know who the Smiths were in every Community I believe these Smiths they had a legacy and a Heritage they had a house where the fire was always burning uh they had Cales on their hand from swinging the hammer and beating that steel into the right shape and strength uh to be a sword and a spear and I believe I remember growing up in the church there were plenty of Smiths inside the church oh they did not preach on a Sunday morning most people did not know their name uh but they were there early and they left late and they kept the fires burning in the house of God calluses on their knees for many hours spent in prayer and I come to tell you today the enemy's job has always been to take out the Smiths uh those that know how to fight those that know about weapons of war and those that can help others get weapons to defeat the enemy that's what his job is in your life know this enemy knows he can't stop you from coming to church on a Sunday morning you have a madeup mind that you're going to drive you're going to walk you're going to get a ride but you're going to come to church the enemy cannot physically stop you from coming to church uh but his goal is to keep you prayerless uh his goal is to keep you powerless uh his goal is to keep you away from the word of God to take weapons out of your hands that you could use to defeat the enemy to cast him out of your marriage to take him out of your home to take dominion over what your kids are going through the enemy doesn't care if you come to church you don't have power you don't have Victory and the fire burning in you that God wants you to have uh the Bible says that Faith cometh by hearing uh hearing of the word of God uh the Bible says this power goeth not out but by prayer and fasting so the enemy did not care that Israel was living in the promised land as long as they were not effective devil wants to sap the joy out of your marriage he wants to take the Joy from your walk with God he wants you living in a situation where you barely making it week by week and going through he doesn't want you to have the victory he will attack your prayer life your devotional life your mind and your walk with God I think sometimes today enemy finds it easier to keep us busy than to make us sin he doesn't care what makes you ineffective he doesn't care what gives you no time for the things of God is it that new job is it that paycheck is it that that fancy car that lifestyle that house you can now buy he doesn't care what it takes to keep you away from being the powerful child of God that God wants you to be he just wants you to not have joy not have Victory don't have peace and don't have Victory to know you can do all and be more than conquerors through him that loves you we don't read of the enemy going house to house throughout Israel and taking all the swords and all the spears out of the houses but the enemy knew uh if I can get all the Smiths I can get all the blacksmiths in the entire country the weapons they do have would soon become dull would soon become broken would soon become ineffective amen and not able to be passed down to the Next Generation and that's why the enemy will attack the Smith amen I'm as concerned about any of you in this room today about the direction that our country is going in politically but the devil wants to distract you to keep you sidetracked by your favorite Cable News Network channel by your favorite internet website and focus on what is wrong in our world I will tell you today I am less concerned about defending the Second Amendment of the US Constitution and I'm more more concerned about the Church of the Living God remembering 1 chonicles 7:14 If my people which are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their Wicked Ways then I will hear from Heaven forgive their sin amen and hear their land our answer is not found in a Ballot Box our answer is not found in the White House and the governor's mansion our answer is going to be found if the people we just sang about the name we humble ourselves and pray God can fix Washington DC God can fix our country God can fix our community our Focus needs to be on humble ourselves and pray and seek his face and let the power Fall I thank God for the tremendous growth we've had United Pentecostal church with almost 5,000 churches in North America 11,000 ministers around North America we just had NAC and St Louis over 33,000 young people come together to worship God I thank God for all of us but God forbid uh we be like Israel Amen in judges 5 and8 where deah said they chose New Gods there was war in the gates but what does she say was there a shield or spear to be found among the 40,000 men in Israel amen there was war the enemy was attacking but there was not one sword there was not one Shield there was not one spear to be found among 40,000 people I would love to see our conferences and meetings have 40,000 people come together but what good is it if no one has a sword if no one has a shield and no one has as a spear reminded of stories that gr Enz has shared with us the first Secretary of Home mission of United Pentecostal Church that in 1965 uh we had no churches up and down the East Coast uh and he got in his car and he told Brother y I'm going to drive up and down the East Coast uh and I'm going to take pictures of major cities that have no Apostolic witness and we're going to come to that General Conference and we're going to show those pictures we're going to ask God to lay on people's heart from that one General Conference service in 1965 they showed pictures from Miami all the way up through Maine and 27 churches were started that year uh and many of our great churches on the East Coast from Doug Davis to Wayne Huntley and so many more amen that they went out because they saw the need to plant churches for the kingdom of God on that east coast and they went out with people people that were called tit makers these were people no one knew about no one heard about but guess what they would go from town to town and they were the Smiths and they would pray and they would fast and they would work and they would help these Church planners get a church started I was talking to darl Johns recently talking about a couple from Atlanta that last name was Smith they heard that brother Andreas was going to Delaware and start a church and they moved from Georgia to Delaware Amen to help them plant the church and they were Smith and these are the people that God is looking for who's willing to go forward and say I don't care who gets the credit I don't care who gets the glory God has been so good to me I got to give my life to God and all I have belongs to him you see what the enemy always does he goes after what you think you need for the battle if you think money what's keeping you for being effective in the kingdom of God you think because you have to work so much to pay your bills and financial stress that you're under amen he will always attack your finances because he's learned as long as you are worried about money you're ineffective in the kingdom of God I've come to tell somebody today my Bible lets me know that my God Will Supply supply all your needs according to his riches and Glory I've come to tell somebody today seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added to you God has what you need to pay your bills and meet your obligations so don't get focused on money some of you think your life has to be perfect your marriage has to be perfect uh your kids have to be perfect before you can do something for God so the devil attacks your marriage he attacks your kids he attacks your family and you're so embarrassed by what they are doing by what you are doing and you just hide and think I can do nothing for the kingdom of God I come to tell you today amen that God is here to let you know that he died for you and he died for them and we are not perfect and God will use us like we are some of you so focused on your talents so the devil attacks your confidence uh you never feel confident enough to be used uh you're never thinking amen that God could ever use you amen but the scripture says I can do all things through Christ which strengthen me I've come to tell you whatever you think you need the devil will attack because he doesn't want you to know that all you need is found in Jesus Christ every resource every tool every TX talent that you need is already given to you but Israel thought if we're ever going to defeat the Philistines where we're going to fight the Giants we must have swords and Spears so the enemy took away their spits I've always wondered I don't know how long this operation took to go house to house and Village to Village and town to town and take all the Smith away did nobody not see what was happening town after town Village after Village Smiths were being taken away and no one raised an alarm you know why they didn't because the enemy was not attacking them they were so happy that the Philistines even in control of their country for once there was no conflict for once there was no war for once they were not being personally bothered by the enemy and so as they went house to house taking out all the Smiths no one raised an alarm and sometimes be careful I thank God you've been blessed financially I thank God that things are going well in your life right now I thank God your business is doing so well but just remember that this kind goe not out but by prayer and fasting just remember we're involved in a Warfare that money can't bu our way out of don't let the enemy take away the Smiths don't let the enemy have your weapons just because it happens that right now you don't feel like you are personally under attack because one day a problem is going to come that your money can't fix one day a problem is going to come that your job can't answer one day a problem is going to come that that fancy car can't solve it for you and you're not going to know what to do because you've gone so long without depending upon God but the enemy didn't take away all their weapons all their tools he left them with a share which is a a a plow share that would till the ground a culture which is hes on the ground an Axe and a madx which your pickaxes and why was that because the enemy wanted them to work and farm and provide food for them I've come to tell you today the enemy wants you to take your tools and your resources and give it to him the Bible says you you cannot serve God in Mamon Mamon talks about the world's economic system the world's political system the world's way of doing things the Bible says we got to make up our mind are you going to serve God are you going to serve Manon because why you're going to hate the one and love the other and if some people had to pick between their lifestyle their travel their vacation their jobs their cars the gated community in the suburbs had to pick between that and give it all up for the kingdom of God there would be like the Rich Young Ruler that said sorry but I'm too rich and have too many possessions Jesus I can't give up what I have to follow you you know I was thinking the other day I went to Bible school Christian Life College and stocked in California four years and unaccredited Bible school I felt like God had called me to the ministry so I wanted to go I had other office to go to school but I went to Bible school and I struggled outside of Bible School financially struggled trying to find a job had no career path had no marketable skill that I could use and I told myself way back then my kids are not going to go to Bible College I want my kids to go and get a career and get a real job I am not against careers please don't misunderstand me we need need more Apostolic doctors we need more Apostolic lawyers Apostolic teachers I'm all for careers I believe in it and thank God that we have those professionals that can be in the house of God and bless the word of God and be in a light and a witness where they are and I thank God that my daughters did go to get professions and use it for the kingdom of God and love God and work in the kingdom of God boy I struggle with and one of my girls that come to me and said Dad I want to go to Bible College dad I want to give my life to God in Ministry I feel a called to the mission field I want to go to an access challenged Nation I want to go to something like Iran or Iraq and preach the gospel I'll be honest with you where I was at that point in my life I would have struggled with that decision because I would not have want them to go through what I went through in my life when I was younger uh but my wife and I look at our life today and God has blessed us financially more than we deserve God has opened doors for us in so many ways more than we deserve look at my life and I realize because I made the choice to seek first the kingdom of God that God has added to me more than I could ever deserve in my business in my Ministry in my walk with God and I'm embarrassed to think that I was at a point at some point in my life where I not trusted God through the same thing for my children my family was in that Civil War in Liberia trapped between the rebels and the Govern government forces Rock papel grenades were Landing in the house hitting the wall and not exploding AK-47 M16 gunfire sh out every window in the building for 17 days my dad and my 16 younger brothers and sisters had no water the only water they had to eat to to drink with to cook with and to keep alive for 17 days was water from a water bed but God kept them God provided for them they didn't get shot one time no grenades went off inside the house as the god that we serve how could we be concerned or ashamed to put ourselves in the hand of God Frontline working for god let's not get comfortable in the life that God has given us and we forget about the sacrifice of the Smith that kept the fires burning amen that had the sword of the spirit to go to war so that's why I've always made son fun of the army of Israel they were on one mountain and Goliath came down from the other mountain and for 40 days he said I defy the army of Israel give me a man that we may fight together here was Goliath nine and a half feet tall his coat of male weigh over 150 pounds just a tip of his spear weighed over 6 15 pounds just a tip of a spear weigh a massive giant with all the weapons the world had to offer on the opposite Hill there stood the whole Army of Israel and in the whole Army of Israel the only swords they had were two swords left Saul had one sword and Jonathan had the other and no one else in the entire Army had a weapon of war to fight Goliath so 40 days they were being defied by Goliath and all I have as a whole all I have is a rake and here is a giant with sword and Spears that come to fight I've always criticized Army of Israel for not taking on Goliath but I look now and I realize well they showed up for 40 days at least I'd have been too embarrassed to show up but I do believe if they had had swords if they had had Spears that one person in that Army may have showed up to go and fight Goliath but because they let the enemy come in and take out all the Smiths the enemy come in and take out everybody that knew how to make a sword everybody that knew how to make a spear and not one person had a sword or a spear in that entire Army and that's the place the enemy is trying to get us to today and NAC North America missions had a booth called wi your world and 33,000 young people came through that Booth I mean we at any see and of those 33,000 the ones that came to the booth uh we asked them one question have you ever taught a Bible study have you ever won a soul uh and person after person so me them said no no no I've never taught a Bible study I've never taught of so there were some there that I started p7 clubs and CMI chapters and they could share testimonies amen of the souls they had W of the Bible says they had taught but so many of these people came through our booth and said no no know I've never witnessed I've never taught a Bible study I've never won a soul but after NYC had hit me was that fair to ask that question of 12 14 15 year olds what about here today the 40 year olds the 50 the 60 year old have you ever won a soul have you ever taught a Bible study what are you doing to win the loss eny don't care we come together with 500 people on a Sunday morning if no one is involved in the Harvest if no one has a sword if no one has a shield if no one has a spear I ask you again where are the SMI the SMI the ones that no one even knows their name the ones that are not on the praise team uh the ones that are not up front in public Ministry but they been hours on their knees hours on their knees crying out for their lost loved ones hours on their knees crying out for a move of God hours on their knees praying for their neighbors their co-workers their friends praying for a lost world that we live in it be soon became normal to them that only Saul and Jonathan should have a sword used to be a time the entire Army had a sword but now it became normal only the king and his son would have a sword I thank God for beautiful building we have now in the United Pentecostal Church I thank God that we have the resources now to have a staff and have a youth pastor and a music pastor and assistant pastors that can minister to us but never forget the fact the pastor is not the only one to have a sword the assistant pastor the only should have a sword these signs shall follow them that believe in my name amen they shall cast out Devils they shall speak with new tongues they shall lay hands on the sick and the sick shall recover if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them this was not power that was promised just to passage long this is a power that's promised to every believer you repent of your sins you baptized in water in the name of Jesus you're are full with the Holy Ghost you are born again for a purpose there is something that God wants you to do there's a work God has for you what happened to thism as we look back at 1st Samuel chapter 17 David looked around and couldn't believe what he saw amen his brothers the king nobody was going to do something you know we admire David sometime for you know fighting the giant with five stones in a sling but that's all he had I believe if you know if David had grown up in Israel when they had the second Constitution and the right to bear arms and he grew up with swords and Spears and he probably would have took a sword with him if he had grown up in an era where swords and Spears were available and children were raised knowing how to fight Giants because they had weapons made by Smiths that they could use he probably would have tried to take that with them but he had never touched a sword he had never touched a spear only two swords existed in the whole nation so all David had was what he had but he came before the king as we read in verse 37 said King let me tell you something about the God I serve one day there came a lion and one day they came a bear and they came to attack the sheep that I was watching and the same God that delivered me out of the hand of The Lion and the same God delivered me out of the hand of the bear he will deliver me out of the hand of the Philistines because why the only weapons that David had were his hands but he knew with God and all I have is all I need to defeat the enemy I believe the lion represents David fear because the Roar of the lion is the greatest weapon when you face the lions in your life you're facing your fears we all have fears that restrict us but God I give you the spirit of fear but the power where love and a sound mind the bear represents the personal struggles we all have we struggle with sin addictions weaknesses habits thought patterns we're not perfect and that bear represents to mean that wrestling match we go through amen that we wrestle not against flesh and blood we do wrestle against principalities and powers of the air I believe what David was saying I have faced my fears I have faced my worst fears because as long as you have fear the devil has power over you but fear needs to be replaced with faith and David said I wrestled that bear my personal temptation weakness says I've conquered those behind me and the same God that took me out of my fears the same God that brought me through my personal struggles I'm not got to go face this giant amen and I will face him and God will bring me through and Saul said go and the Lord be with you and then Saul gave David his armor and his helmet and his sword and a coat of mail I've always criticized Saul for giving those weapons to David but hit me one day that was sa's only sword he only had one sword that was quite a votal confidence in David to say Saul we got two swords in the whole nation of Israel I mean David we have two swords in the whole nation of Israel his 50% of our artillery weapons everything we have sa then he trusted him with that but what did David say saw thanks for the offer but I have not pro the and I thank God once again even in our church PL so you giving this support and Christmas for Christ every church plan I know they wish they had an orchestra they wish to have musicians they want a projector they want to have lights in the church but let me tell you something this Apostolic message did not go around the world because of Lights Camera and sound I'm not against anything we have in our church I love what technology I love it and I think we need more of it we need to be on social media we need to do more things but let's remember that the gospel spread all around Asia to all heard the gospel without these things these are things that we can use these are not things that we have proven we have what's been proven If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray we're not going to win this battle with unproven methods and we just have some Smiths and we just have some weapons that's all we need to defeat any enemy that may come across our path look at 1st Samuel 17-42 when the Philistine looked and finally saw someone coming to fight him he mocked and disdained David for three things look at you you're young look at you you're Rudy you red face you don't even shave yet you just you're still redac you don't even have a beard and you're very handsome you have a fear countenance so the enemy looked at David and said you are not a worthy appointment and mocked him because of his youth because of his redness of his face unshaven youthful face that he was a handsome good-looking kid that's why the enemy mocked him but look at 1st Samuel chapter 16 one chapter before when Samuel came to Jesse said I've come to anoint the king Jesse brought all of his sons except David because no one thought David had the potential to be anointed to be king and he's out there keeping the sheep and when David finally came amen before Samuel and God looked at David in 1st Samuel 16 And1 12 and said these are the reasons I'm anointing David to be the next king look at 1st Samuel 16 and 12 he was Rudy he was Red faed without a beard he was handsome he was of a beautiful countenance and goodly to look at and the Lord said anoint him this is he the same characteristics that endeared David to God for the anointing is what the enemy MO that's why the enemy mocks you when you make a stand or an Apostolic identity that's why the enemy mocks you when you make a stand against the teachings of this world that are against the word of God it he mocks you you make a stand for biblical marriage enemy mocks you you make a stand for Morality the world mocks you and disdains you because everything that God loves everything that God anoints the enemy Will Mock and make fun of you but that is what qualified him to be king let's look further down Amen in verse 44 the Philistine said to David go ahead come little boy and fight me and I will give your flesh unto the fs of the air and to the beasts of the field it makes sense he would say that look at his eyes n and a half feet tall look at his weapons look at his experience and David had none of those things let me tell you something to anyone looking in a betting person would have put all their money on Goliath because the enemy had Superior weapons sup Superior experience and Superior size to David and it looked like he had upper hand uh and he made a direct threat to David uh and just like today the enemy tries to intimidate you and make you feel an adequate that he has everything and you have nothing I've come to tell you you have everything you need to do what God has called you to do who would have thought Kyle Lloyd could go to Branson and not having the money to be in the big building on the right side of town in the upper room of a hotel and your pastor driving out of town with meet somebody at a at a coffee truck that's a God that we serve the enemy may say you don't have enough uh you're not smart enough and mock you and say you can never do what God has called you to do but look at what David did he responded directly to the enemy verse 45 and 46 sometime we're scared to confront the devil I preached somewhere one time and I was really mad at the devil that night I preached all about the devil got off the pulpit older lady startop said Son you really shouldn't have done that I said why is that said now the devil's gonna try to kill you I said he could kill me I'd be dead already I'm not afraid of the devil let me tell you something the fact that you are here today shows me you're an overcomer the devil's already thrown his best weapons at you there's no the devil knows when the last days fourth quarter seconds left he's put his best players against you he's put his best offense against you he don't have no more tricks left he's going to keep trying to attack you you might not be where you should be but thank God you're not where you used to be don't be afraid to confront the devil the Bible says with the Finger of God I cast out devils in the name name of Jesus you have the victory you are victorious you're making it just because you're here today so stand up and say devil get out my life get out my mind get out my family get out my marriage leave my kids alone in the name of Jesus I'm gonna pray and fast until you're done you're going to be gone look at verse number 45 see David admitted the obvious he said Goliath you come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a shield you know face your reality the devil wants you to act like there's no problems come to church and act like everything's great face your this was a real situation he said Mr giant I know you come to me and I have nothing in my hands you have a sword and a spear and a shield but David said but guess what I come to you in in the name of the Lord of hosts all I got is the name of Jesus you got all the weapons you got all the experience you got all the money you got it all but guess what I have I have the name of Jesus and just like Peter said to that man at the gate Silver and Gold Have I None but such as I have give I Thee in the name of Jesus Christ rise up and walk so the enemy made a threat against David and said David I'm going to kill you and give your flesh to the files of the air to the Beast of the field David got right in his face said guess what honey I got a threat for you too he said today not only will God deliver you into my hand but you said you're going to take me and feed me to the fils of the air and the Beast of the field but guess what I'm about to do I'm GNA feed your carcass your dead carcass I'm going to feed it to the fouls of the air and the beasts of the earth and the whole Army Army of Israel the Philistines the whole host of Philistines when David was saying honey I'm about to take you out I'm going to take your mama out I'm gonna take your cousins out I'm GNA take your friends out don't mess with me boy cuz I'm coming after you you dare threaten me I'm coming after you and I'm taking you and your whole Army that's what a child of God does say devil don't come after me I've got the blood of Jesus I got the power of the name you going to touch my child I'm going to take you on devil come on bring devil I don't care in the name of Jesus I have the victory but guess what David told him the whole earth going to know there's a God in Israel right now you think there's not a God but look at what David did first he spoke to the enemy and said Goliath I'm going to take your carcass and feed it to the Beast I'm I'm going to take the whole Army of the Philistines and feed them to then he turned his back to the Goliath and he began to speak to the army of Israel there look at the next verse verse number 47 he turned his back to Goliath said I got a word for the church today look at verse 47 what did he tell the church that this ass siming that this church needs to know this that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear they were so focused that they had lost the Smith they were so f focused at all they had in their hand was a hole in a rake they had not one weapon of War among them they were so focused on what they didn't have because the enemy attacked what they thought they needed to defeat the enemy but David said I've come to tell the assembly I've come to remind the church today come on the god that we serve he used water to drown the enemy the god that we serve he's open the earth and swall the enemy the god that we serve he's brought fire down from heaven and burn up the enemy God don't need your sword God don't need your spear you're sitting back there afraid of Goliath you've allowed the Smiths to be taken but I want to remind the church today that God don't need your stuff what you thought you needed to have victory over the devil God don't need your stuff he's God all by himself because why is there Bible said not by might nor by power but by my spirit sayth the Lord then David put his hand into that bag in verse 49 and took out the only weapon he had which was a stone and guess where he he hit that stone right in the forehead of the giant why go after the forehead of the giant because that's the entry point of the brain the command center of the enemy and he said listen honey when I come after you I'm going straight for your command center I'm going straight to the top because my Bible tells me the Gates of Hell shall not Prevail against me so enemy don't mess with me amen don't mess with my family don't mess with my mind don't mess with my finances cuz you come for me you gonna wake me up and I'm coming for you and he killed the giant but that verse ends in verse 50 they me that he did not have a sword there was no sword in the hand of David what man thought we needed for victory David did not have all he had was a sling and a stone in the name of God but in verse 51 the Bible says he stood on top of the Philistine come on somebody you're gonna stand on top of your enemy you're gonna stand on top of your problems and that insult to injury he took Goliath's own sword he didn't have a sword because amen Israel had no swords but two and used his own sword Amen to cut off his head because why the Bible says the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just come to tell somebody everything you're worrying about what's keeping you from fully trusting God and giving your life to God need to put it behind you because the enemy that's come against you God's going to take from them to bless you you make a stand of faith and say all I have is a sling and a stone but that's all I need because I got Jesus look what happened in verse number 52 the Bible says that two people rose up the men of Israel and the men of Judah we know Judah means praise and they begin to shout and pursue the Philistines and they came down there and they wounded and killed the entire land of of the entire Army of the Philistines and they were delivered because one little boy said I don't have a sword I don't have a spear but I come against you in the name of the Lord and as I close today I've come to tell you that the enemy overrun our land they're used used to be a time in the Church of God that we knew where to go to find the enemy yesterday brother Bernard tolds a story in West Virginia two ladies went to a town in Charlottesville West Virginia they had seven bars in the town they went to all those seven bars at prayer meetings until each one of those bars are shut down and became churches we knew where to go to find but today the enemy is everywhere enemy is everywhere your kids are finding enemy on their phone if you're a parent and you don't have some kind of Internet Safeguard you need to get one we just had a young lady get sex traffic out of one of our churches in Texas this week Real McCoy gave a ,000 Christmas for Christ and climbed on a U-Haul truck and they found her in New Jersey the enemies after our kids an Apostolic young lady who would have thought that one of our young ladies would fall for that but she did thank God she's alive no telling what she's been through but thank God she's alive the enemy is everywhere let's just be frank used to be a time where you could s in your kids to your neighbor's house and they would be telling them the same morality it's over the enemy is everywhere but you know what that means we can fight everywhere too the good news is we don't got to go to the bars when well where do I go to find the Enemy No no no honey he's in your home uh he's in your school uh he's on your job and the enemy wants to get us to a place where we have no swords and we have no Spears that's why we need you to give the Christmas for Christ we got to plant more churches because we got to get the enemy's Turf we got to get more seven areas he mentioned it we got to plant more churches but guess what happens uh when the people of God wake up and realize they have lost their swords and lost their Spears it's like Donald runfell once said you go to war with the Army you have and not the Army you want but go to war with what you have look at Judges 3 and verse 31 and after him was shamgar the son of anath was slew of the Philistines 600 men with an ox gold you know what an ox gold is it's a cattle pride and he also delivered Israel shamgar said I don't have a sword I don't have a spear all I got is a cattle Pride but I'm getting up today I'm going to deliver my people with a cattle Pride he slew 600 people you know we always admire Samson because he never fought the Philistines with a spear at a sword he never had one only two swords were in the whole country amen and he didn't have one but he found a Jawbone of a donkey one time and he put his hand forth on a Jawbone over a donkey and killed 1,000 men I come to tell somebody today you say well preacher I've let my prayer life suffer preacher the devil's in my home preacher I used to feel the call of God but I don't feel it no more where do I start just start right where you are with what you have you don't got to wait till you get a sword back you don't have to wait till you get a spear back just get mad enough to say God all I got is a cattle PR but I'm going to war with a cattle PR all I got is the Jawbone of a donkey that's all I got I don't know a lot of scriptures I can't even explain Apostolic Doctrine but I'm going a war with what I have because I'm tired of waiting for the Smiths to come back for the weapons of our Warfare is is not caral but Mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds I've come to challenge you just go to war with what you have just go to work right where you are I don't know what's going on in your life but I do know the enemy has attacked you but just take what you have if all you got has a bottle cap I'm going to war with that if all you got is a water bottle if you got your bare hands I don't care what you don't have greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world don't wait for things to get better you don't have time to wait for a better weapon take your cateron take the Jawbone of a donkey and say devil it stops here it stops now I am going to be a child of God I'm going to be saved I'm going to be set free from sin I'm going to be baptized in his name I'm going be filled with the Holy Ghost I'm going to live an overcoming Life as we all stand together and me was smart he took away the blacksmith he took away the swords and the spears he left them with axes and hes and farm tools and a file you know what a file is a file is something that used to be in the fire but it's cold now and they get up every morning they could take that file and they could file that axe they could file that hole that wreck they could file and get a little bit sharpness out of it just enough to get through another day just enough to farm a little bit more today they had a file some you living your life with a file you you just you you follow just get a little bit you know not fully delivered not able to really get a breakthrough a real Harvest but you know I can just make it to Payday I just make it tomorrow I got this little file I get up in the morning I'll just sharpen my little thing I got a little bit more amen there's no fire there's no blacksmith there's no real weapon but the enemy left with that little file they could do a little bit of sharpness to make them feel better to get through their day but God forbid I'm tired of coldale files I'm tired of services that we could pre-program on the clock I want to go back to the spirit of God Fallen I don't want to have long church just to stay in church but this is God's house speak to us speak use the gifts of the Spirit flow through us use Apostolic Ministry we need the Smiths back we need somebody that's going to set a fire somebody that's going to get weapons of their Warfare and start passing them out don't worry about who else don't come to prayer meeting get a sword for them get a spear for them cuz one day the enem is going to attack them in their house they're going to come to you you need weapons that you can pass out don't let the Smiths die don't let them go away the enemy is attacking you because he wants to take the Smith but Victory is here today now as they sing I want people to come forward and say devil I'm going to war today with what I have my bare hands my Ox whatever I have I'm going to war get out my marriage get out my life get out my kids get out my church get out my Ministry I've been called for this I'm going I'm winning my friends I'm winning my co-workers I'm winning my cousins my aunt I'm winning everybody they're coming to church with me Revival is going to come I'm going to be the one to be a Smith and the glory is going to come down and right now just come forward just come forward as they sing and say Lord Make Me A Smith I don't need to be a pastor I don't need to have a title I just want to be a Smith in the house of God I have confidence because the faithfulness of God the still ins the the promise of the I trust the power of your word enough to seek your kingdom first beyond the beyond the ocean w I walk through the waters I won't be overc when I go through the riv I will not be drown my God Will Make A Way so I am not afraid I have this confidence because I've seen the faithfulness of God the still inside the St the promise of the I trust the power of your word enough to seek your kingdom first beyond the mar place beyond the ocean when I walk through the waters I won't be overcome when I go through the rivers I will not be drown my God will make away so I am not afraid when I am in the fire I will not feel the blame I'll Stand before the child declaring Victory my God Will Make A Way so high am not of PR you keep the promises you made there isn't one that is delayed so why will not lose heart here I will lift my arm and start to sing into the night my praise will call the sun to rise declare the battle declare that it is when I walk through the waters I won't be your overcome when I go through the rivers I will not be drown my God Will Make A Way so I am not afraid when I am in the fire I will not feel theame I'll Stand before the giant declaring Victory my God Will Make Way so I am not afraid you keep the promises you make there isn't one that is delay so I will not lose heart here I will lift my arm and start to sing into the night my praise will call the sun to rise declare the battle declare that it is when I walk through the I won't be over when I go through the rivers I will not be Dr my God Will Make Way so I am not afraid when I am in the fire I will not feel the BL I'll Stand before the giant declaring Victory my God Will Make A Way so I am not afraid before me behind me always beside me no Shadow no valley where you won't find me no I am not arra before me behind me always beside me no Shad no valley where you won't find me no I am not ofra we gling behind me always beside me no Shadow no valley where you won't find me no I am not afraid I am notra when I walk through the water I won't be a when I go to The Rivers I will not be Dr my God will make away so I am not arra I am in the fire I will not feel the I'll Stand before the time declaring Victory my heart will make away so I not a great you glory behind me always beside me no Shadow no valley where you won find me no my am not a we for me behind me always beside me no Shadow no valley where you won't find me oh I am not a way before me behind me always beside no Shadow no valley where you want by me know I am not a I am not a when I walk through the waters I won't be overcome when I go through the rivers I will not be drown my God will make away so I am not afraid when I am in the fire I will not feel the I'll Stand before the giant declaring Victory my God will make away so I am not afraid when I I won't be over when I go through the rivers I will not be Dr my God will make away not there's a fight happening in this room right now you can sense it and feel it I wonder if you just join in right now if you're not already and join in by lifting your voice and lifting your voice in prayer and in praise you can use the weapon of praise you can use the name of Jesus you can just start quoting scriptures greater is he that is in us than he that's in the world thanks be to God who causes us to be more than conquerors oh we praise you Jesus I wonder if we could just join the fight across this room right now continue to lift your voice in prayer and praise I might not be fighting for myself right now I may be walking in Victory but there's a brother or sister right next to me there's a family member coming behind me oh Jesus I lift my voice I'm getting in the fight I'll contend for the faith oh God I'll contend for those following me for others around me for that Bible study I've yet to teach Jesus I'm not laying down any weapons oh God oh God you've been wondering when to get in the fight and you've been waiting for the right time and you've been waiting for the right well after this season is over or after I get this together or after the finances no no no no no I believe the Lord's calling you right now would you just lift your hands in respond and let them know God I'm in whatever it means whatever it takes if I got to pray an extra uh 30 minutes in the morning if I got to read a little longer if I'm going to show up a little earlier if I'm going to set aside a night and give that Bible study or or or or reach that coworker whatever that means I'm in the fight I want to we just commit whatever that looks like whatever the Lord's been dealing with you about oh Jesus I want to join the fight this morning I won't sit on the sidelines oh God I won't sit on the sidelines