Lesser Altars | Rev Mark Morgan

praise god well i feel the holy ghost here tonight anybody else sensing anybody else sensing his strong presence and his glory in his strong presence and his glory in his strong presence and his glory in this place this place this place amen wow amen wow amen wow uh what what an honor to be here i mean uh what what an honor to be here i mean uh what what an honor to be here i mean that and uh that and uh that and uh well y'all are proving a lot of people well y'all are proving a lot of people well y'all are proving a lot of people wrong here tonight wrong here tonight wrong here tonight you know that you know that you know that a lot of people say you can't get people a lot of people say you can't get people a lot of people say you can't get people to come sunday night church services and and i don't know if this is when i was a kid i don't know if this is when i was a kid i don't know if this is when i was a kid growing up growing up growing up sunday night was the service anybody remember what i'm talking about anybody remember what i'm talking about wednesday night was kind of boring bible study boring bible study sunday morning sunday school and a sunday morning sunday school and a sunday morning sunday school and a little morning worship little morning worship little morning worship and uh we had to put it in a box on and uh we had to put it in a box on and uh we had to put it in a box on sunday morning because like i said we sunday morning because like i said we sunday morning because like i said we had to hurry up and get out because had to hurry up and get out because had to hurry up and get out because you know in kenneth there wasn't that you know in kenneth there wasn't that you know in kenneth there wasn't that many steakhouses and restaurants so many steakhouses and restaurants so many steakhouses and restaurants so everybody had to get there before everybody had to get there before everybody had to get there before everybody else and so everybody else and so everybody else and so but man just wait but man just wait but man just wait till sunday night till sunday night till sunday night that was our night that was our night that was our night i was in the fifth grade and uh i was in the fifth grade and uh i was in the fifth grade and uh uh uh uh my teacher's name was mr black my teacher's name was mr black my teacher's name was mr black and it was either the first or the and it was either the first or the and it was either the first or the second day he asked us to stand up and second day he asked us to stand up and second day he asked us to stand up and introduce ourselves introduce ourselves introduce ourselves and then and then and then where we lived our parents name where we where we lived our parents name where we where we lived our parents name where we went to church went to church went to church well i mean the first sunday of my life well i mean the first sunday of my life well i mean the first sunday of my life i was dedicated an apostolic church this i was dedicated an apostolic church this i was dedicated an apostolic church this is all i've known is all i've known is all i've known all i want to know all i want to know all i want to know and so and so and so but the deal is is south school set on but the deal is is south school set on but the deal is is south school set on the south bypass the south bypass the south bypass and the kenneth church was next to it and the kenneth church was next to it and the kenneth church was next to it so you could look at the school window so you could look at the school window so you could look at the school window and see the church and see the church and see the church and then and then and then that church was crazy then that church was crazy then that church was crazy then and so and so and so so they asked me so they asked me so they asked me i stood and i said my name's mark morgan i stood and i said my name's mark morgan i stood and i said my name's mark morgan my parents heard some joyce morgan we my parents heard some joyce morgan we my parents heard some joyce morgan we live on aeris street live on aeris street live on aeris street and i go to the church of christ church and so and so is that an angel coming toward me down is that an angel coming toward me down is that an angel coming toward me down that center aisle or somebody lost a little ball that had somebody lost a little ball that had lights going off in it so i thought wow lights going off in it so i thought wow lights going off in it so i thought wow man this is going to be a great service man this is going to be a great service man this is going to be a great service here tonight and so so i stood up and i told them and i said so i stood up and i told them and i said and i go to the church christ church and i go to the church christ church and i go to the church christ church you know i didn't want them to know i you know i didn't want them to know i you know i didn't want them to know i was one of them crazy pentecostals now back one of them crazy pentecostals now back then man we were you know we were then man we were you know we were then man we were you know we were we weren't as accepted then as we are we weren't as accepted then as we are we weren't as accepted then as we are now now now and so and the reason why i said church and so and the reason why i said church and so and the reason why i said church christ is because christ is because christ is because marvin hicks was coming to kenneth to marvin hicks was coming to kenneth to marvin hicks was coming to kenneth to debate a church of christ guy debate a church of christ guy debate a church of christ guy and uh and uh and uh and so it was fresh we'd been announcing and so it was fresh we'd been announcing and so it was fresh we'd been announcing it but back then they called the church it but back then they called the church it but back then they called the church of christ camelites of christ camelites of christ camelites so i asked my mom going home from church so i asked my mom going home from church so i asked my mom going home from church so what's a camelite so what's a camelite so what's a camelite so she explains church christ so that so she explains church christ so that so she explains church christ so that was fresh in my mind so that's the only was fresh in my mind so that's the only was fresh in my mind so that's the only thing i could think of so i just said thing i could think of so i just said thing i could think of so i just said church christ and i sit down a little church christ and i sit down a little church christ and i sit down a little boy sitting next to me he said my name's boy sitting next to me he said my name's boy sitting next to me he said my name's johnny poole johnny poole johnny poole and my daddy's the elder at the church and my daddy's the elder at the church and my daddy's the elder at the church of christ church of christ church of christ church i've never seen you there be sure your sins will find you out be sure your sins will find you out fast fast fast and so i kind of mumbled he said where'd and so i kind of mumbled he said where'd and so i kind of mumbled he said where'd he go to church he go to church he go to church and finally he said you go to church and finally he said you go to church and finally he said you go to church over there and i said yeah i do over there and i said yeah i do over there and i said yeah i do and he said wow and he said wow and he said wow can i go to church with you no no we we don't allow visitors anymore so we made a deal so we made a deal i would go to church with him one time i would go to church with him one time i would go to church with him one time he'd go to church with me he'd go to church with me he'd go to church with me and so i said well you want to go and so i said well you want to go and so i said well you want to go on wednesday night he said no we have a on wednesday night he said no we have a on wednesday night he said no we have a deal wednesday night you want to go deal wednesday night you want to go deal wednesday night you want to go sunday sunday sunday no we have sunday this is not shaping up very good for me this is not shaping up very good for me right now right now right now so he agreed to come with me on sunday so he agreed to come with me on sunday so he agreed to come with me on sunday night i'm with him on a wednesday night night i'm with him on a wednesday night night i'm with him on a wednesday night and all i know is i got there and and all i know is i got there and and all i know is i got there and in my ignorance i said in my ignorance i said in my ignorance i said where's the drums where's the music where's the music and and and i don't mean this disrespectful but the i don't mean this disrespectful but the i don't mean this disrespectful but the best thing about it didn't lasted about best thing about it didn't lasted about best thing about it didn't lasted about an hour an hour an hour and so and so and so he come to me sunday night and i mean i he come to me sunday night and i mean i he come to me sunday night and i mean i i didn't pray back then you know i i didn't pray back then you know i i didn't pray back then you know i really didn't really didn't really didn't and uh but i prayed that week please god and uh but i prayed that week please god and uh but i prayed that week please god let it be uh let it be uh let it be uh a really dead service let brother a really dead service let brother a really dead service let brother fowler's our pastor of the time they fowler's our pastor of the time they fowler's our pastor of the time they don't preach on tithe and offering don't preach on tithe and offering don't preach on tithe and offering because it seems to lock up anytime because it seems to lock up anytime because it seems to lock up anytime somebody gets real quiet on those somebody gets real quiet on those somebody gets real quiet on those subjects and so subjects and so subjects and so so well god answered my prayer so well god answered my prayer so well god answered my prayer for a while for a while for a while and we had a lady in our church by the and we had a lady in our church by the and we had a lady in our church by the name of peggy mcmillan name of peggy mcmillan name of peggy mcmillan and she started singing an old don and she started singing an old don and she started singing an old don johnson song johnson song johnson song it's already paid for and you know how it's already paid for and you know how it's already paid for and you know how we are in pentecost we can't just sing we are in pentecost we can't just sing we are in pentecost we can't just sing it one time and stop we gotta keep you it one time and stop we gotta keep you it one time and stop we gotta keep you know keep know keep know keep keep going and so she sang it through keep going and so she sang it through keep going and so she sang it through and it was still pretty sedate and then and it was still pretty sedate and then and it was still pretty sedate and then she kind of got to you know and they she kind of got to you know and they she kind of got to you know and they kept going kept going kept going and you i was like oh man you know and you i was like oh man you know and you i was like oh man you know now there were six kids in our family we now there were six kids in our family we now there were six kids in our family we took up a whole pew took up a whole pew took up a whole pew really did really did really did and at that time there was uh two and at that time there was uh two and at that time there was uh two sections of pews and we were sitting sections of pews and we were sitting sections of pews and we were sitting about halfway over here yeah about where brother and sister bean yeah about where brother and sister bean are are are good to see you good to see you good to see you and we were sitting there and my dad was and we were sitting there and my dad was and we were sitting there and my dad was down this hand the rest of us fill that down this hand the rest of us fill that down this hand the rest of us fill that in and where brother bean would be in and where brother bean would be in and where brother bean would be setting would be where johnny was setting would be where johnny was setting would be where johnny was sitting that sunday night and i sat next sitting that sunday night and i sat next sitting that sunday night and i sat next to him and i mean she got to to him and i mean she got to to him and i mean she got to she got the bouncing and just kind of she got the bouncing and just kind of she got the bouncing and just kind of singing and i thought oh please jesus singing and i thought oh please jesus singing and i thought oh please jesus man stopped singing man stopped singing man stopped singing but she didn't but she didn't but she didn't and remember i told you this morning and remember i told you this morning and remember i told you this morning about the guy come off the front pew at about the guy come off the front pew at about the guy come off the front pew at the indian war hoop he did it the indian war hoop he did it the indian war hoop he did it i mean here he went he took over running i mean here he went he took over running i mean here he went he took over running around the church he would get up in the around the church he would get up in the around the church he would get up in the air and his feet would already be in air and his feet would already be in air and his feet would already be in motion motion motion and he'd hit the ground moving and he'd hit the ground moving and he'd hit the ground moving and so he took off did that and then and so he took off did that and then and so he took off did that and then sister opel up on the second pew she sister opel up on the second pew she sister opel up on the second pew she started her little spinning deal and started her little spinning deal and started her little spinning deal and that was back in the days where bobby that was back in the days where bobby that was back in the days where bobby pins would start flying pins would start flying pins would start flying i mean back then they'd get to shaking i mean back then they'd get to shaking i mean back then they'd get to shaking that hair you didn't know what was going that hair you didn't know what was going that hair you didn't know what was going to come flying out of that hairdo they to come flying out of that hairdo they to come flying out of that hairdo they had had had oatmeal boxes i'd oatmeal boxes i'd oatmeal boxes i'd anybody remember what i'm talking about anybody remember what i'm talking about anybody remember what i'm talking about pile that hair up i mean it'd be like pile that hair up i mean it'd be like pile that hair up i mean it'd be like and man they it it it it took off i mean and man they it it it it took off i mean and man they it it it it took off i mean sister opal spinning and doing all and sister opal spinning and doing all and sister opal spinning and doing all and the tambourines come out and people got the tambourines come out and people got the tambourines come out and people got to to to and i mean now brother sanders comes and i mean now brother sanders comes and i mean now brother sanders comes from from from i can't really tell this he come running i can't really tell this he come running i can't really tell this he come running around through there and he'd come around through there and he'd come around through there and he'd come flying by johnny and johnny knows me and flying by johnny and johnny knows me and flying by johnny and johnny knows me and said what was that said what was that said what was that i don't know you know some of these old i don't know you know some of these old i don't know you know some of these old people they get off their medicine they people they get off their medicine they people they get off their medicine they do kind of do kind of do kind of crazy crazy stuff and then sister opel's up there and then sister opel's up there doing her deal and then out of my doing her deal and then out of my doing her deal and then out of my peripheral peripheral peripheral i see my dad's head start bobbing i see my dad's head start bobbing i see my dad's head start bobbing and i thought oh my god it's going to hit right here on this pew it's going to hit right here on this pew and it did and it did and it did and uh and uh and uh man it broke it was just there's nothing like it there's nothing like it i'm just going to tell you there's i'm just going to tell you there's i'm just going to tell you there's nothing like it nothing like it nothing like it there's just nothing like it there's just nothing like it there's just nothing like it when the people of god are expressing when the people of god are expressing when the people of god are expressing themselves and magnifying him themselves and magnifying him themselves and magnifying him there's nothing like it there's nothing like it there's nothing like it amen and and so amen and and so amen and and so i i got to feeling bad and i put my head i i got to feeling bad and i put my head i i got to feeling bad and i put my head down lord i'm sorry i you know i i don't down lord i'm sorry i you know i i don't down lord i'm sorry i you know i i don't want to be ashamed of you and want to be ashamed of you and want to be ashamed of you and i just didn't want people to school to i just didn't want people to school to i just didn't want people to school to find out and find out and find out and then i thought i'll check on johnny so i then i thought i'll check on johnny so i then i thought i'll check on johnny so i turned and looked at johnny and i seen turned and looked at johnny and i seen turned and looked at johnny and i seen tears tears tears and i thought and i thought and i thought oh my god oh my god oh my god we've scared this poor little fella to we've scared this poor little fella to we've scared this poor little fella to death death death and so i and so i and so i i turned to him i said you okay he said i turned to him i said you okay he said i turned to him i said you okay he said yeah yeah yeah i'll never forget it i'll never forget it i'll never forget it i i feel something i i feel something i i feel something what do i feel i said well it's the holy ghost i said well it's the holy ghost never forget it never forget it never forget it he said what's the holy ghost i mean i mean so in my feeble way tried to explain to so in my feeble way tried to explain to so in my feeble way tried to explain to him him him i said you want the holy ghost he said i said you want the holy ghost he said i said you want the holy ghost he said yeah yeah yeah so we walked down to the front now you so we walked down to the front now you so we walked down to the front now you know know know you'll remember when you went to the you'll remember when you went to the you'll remember when you went to the front that was uh front that was uh front that was uh that was fresh meat some of them oh elders they pounced on some of them oh elders they pounced on that boy it was it was less than 10 that boy it was it was less than 10 that boy it was it was less than 10 minutes minutes minutes johnny was laying flat on his back johnny was laying flat on his back johnny was laying flat on his back talking on tongues magnifying god talking on tongues magnifying god talking on tongues magnifying god i like it i like it when we feel i like it i like it when we feel i like it i like it when we feel and they feel and they feel and they feel something something something i felt something here tonight and i felt something here tonight and i felt something here tonight and it's still here amen again it's still here amen again it's still here amen again thank you for the honor and i mean that thank you for the honor and i mean that thank you for the honor and i mean that i i've been privileged and blessed to i i've been privileged and blessed to i i've been privileged and blessed to preach a lot of places but uh preach a lot of places but uh preach a lot of places but uh this was kind of like a highlight and i this was kind of like a highlight and i this was kind of like a highlight and i i i'm thankful for the opportunity to i i'm thankful for the opportunity to i i'm thankful for the opportunity to stand here do i need to keep the mic up stand here do i need to keep the mic up stand here do i need to keep the mic up a little closer is that what it is i'm the only i'm the only preacher preacher preacher that they say put the mic up closer to that they say put the mic up closer to that they say put the mic up closer to your mouth and and so what what a great place and wonderful so what what a great place and wonderful so what what a great place and wonderful people and people and people and i just felt connected today my son i just felt connected today my son i just felt connected today my son called me said how did it go i said i called me said how did it go i said i called me said how did it go i said i just i felt like i connected with them just i felt like i connected with them just i felt like i connected with them and i said that's the most important and i said that's the most important and i said that's the most important thing i hope i don't disconnect tonight thing i hope i don't disconnect tonight thing i hope i don't disconnect tonight but i feel like but i feel like but i feel like and so brother and so brother and so brother i don't know if it's pastor or bishop i don't know if it's pastor or bishop i don't know if it's pastor or bishop but but but man i like you i like your family i mean man i like you i like your family i mean man i like you i like your family i mean i i look forward to getting better i i look forward to getting better i i look forward to getting better acquainted acquainted acquainted and jimmy tony sent me a text while ago and jimmy tony sent me a text while ago and jimmy tony sent me a text while ago and he said he said those are great and he said he said those are great and he said he said those are great people and i said yeah people and i said yeah people and i said yeah i would agree i would agree i would agree and so and so and so anyhow thank you for letting us come anyhow thank you for letting us come anyhow thank you for letting us come it's good to see everybody here people it's good to see everybody here people it's good to see everybody here people started coming up here started coming up here started coming up here sorry sorry sorry started coming up here after service and started coming up here after service and started coming up here after service and connected and connected and connected and wilson's and brought a lot of memories wilson's and brought a lot of memories wilson's and brought a lot of memories up amen okay let's uh let's up amen okay let's uh let's up amen okay let's uh let's let's let's dive into it here let's let's dive into it here let's let's dive into it here uh i want to read from first kings uh i want to read from first kings uh i want to read from first kings chapter three chapter three chapter three and man i was man i was telling the lord telling the lord telling the lord you know you know you know you was good to me this morning you you was good to me this morning you you was good to me this morning you spoke and i knew exactly spoke and i knew exactly spoke and i knew exactly you're really going to have to you're really going to have to you're really going to have to speak up speak up speak up and if you don't then i hope we have a and if you don't then i hope we have a and if you don't then i hope we have a shout in service and and i think he's given me some direction i think he's given me some direction i think he's given me some direction i'm not here to i'm not here to i'm not here to just sermonize i feel like god's given just sermonize i feel like god's given just sermonize i feel like god's given me something to say to you amen me something to say to you amen me something to say to you amen first kings chapter three first kings chapter three first kings chapter three and uh and uh and uh let's start at verse two only the people let's start at verse two only the people let's start at verse two only the people sacrificed in high places because there sacrificed in high places because there sacrificed in high places because there was no house built was no house built was no house built unto the name of the lord until unto the name of the lord until unto the name of the lord until those days everybody say those days those days everybody say those days those days everybody say those days so i'm going to love the lord walking in so i'm going to love the lord walking in so i'm going to love the lord walking in the statutes of david his father the statutes of david his father the statutes of david his father only sacrificed and burned incense in only sacrificed and burned incense in only sacrificed and burned incense in high places high places high places everybody say hi places everybody say hi places everybody say hi places and the king went to gibeon and the king went to gibeon and the king went to gibeon to sacrifice there to sacrifice there to sacrifice there for that was the great for that was the great for that was the great high place high place high place thousand burnt offerings did solomon thousand burnt offerings did solomon thousand burnt offerings did solomon offer upon that altar offer upon that altar offer upon that altar in gibeon in gibeon in gibeon notice where the lord appeared to him notice where the lord appeared to him notice where the lord appeared to him but when in jerusalem but when in jerusalem but when in jerusalem it was in gibeon the lord appeared to it was in gibeon the lord appeared to it was in gibeon the lord appeared to solomon solomon solomon in a dream by night and god said ask in a dream by night and god said ask in a dream by night and god said ask what i shall give thee what i shall give thee what i shall give thee that's pretty strong right there that's pretty strong right there that's pretty strong right there how would you like for god to give you a how would you like for god to give you a how would you like for god to give you a blank check and he says you fill it in and he says you fill it in what would you ask for what would you ask for what would you ask for this is exactly what happened to solomon this is exactly what happened to solomon this is exactly what happened to solomon uh uh uh i want to talk to you about i want to talk to you about i want to talk to you about uh uh uh the connection between the connection between the connection between the altar and the throne the altar and the throne the altar and the throne and uh if i had a subtitle and uh if i had a subtitle and uh if i had a subtitle i i would talk about i i would talk about i i would talk about lesser altars lesser altars lesser altars lesser altars and i'll explain that to lesser altars and i'll explain that to lesser altars and i'll explain that to you here in just a second father i'm you here in just a second father i'm you here in just a second father i'm thankful and grateful for the thankful and grateful for the thankful and grateful for the opportunity to stand here before this opportunity to stand here before this opportunity to stand here before this great host of people great host of people great host of people i pray that you would quicken my mind in i pray that you would quicken my mind in i pray that you would quicken my mind in my spirit give me clarity of thought let my spirit give me clarity of thought let my spirit give me clarity of thought let me say only what you want me to say me say only what you want me to say me say only what you want me to say nothing more nothing less nothing more nothing less nothing more nothing less and i pray that you give authority in and i pray that you give authority in and i pray that you give authority in this service right now in the name of this service right now in the name of this service right now in the name of jesus jesus jesus i ask that you confirm your word and i ask that you confirm your word and i ask that you confirm your word and bear witness of it bear witness of it bear witness of it we ask it in jesus name and we ask it in jesus name and we ask it in jesus name and everybody said amen everybody said amen everybody said amen turn around somebody next to you shake turn around somebody next to you shake turn around somebody next to you shake their hand while you're being seated and their hand while you're being seated and their hand while you're being seated and say we're going somewhere praise god i said we're going somewhere you know uh you know uh i have through cove but i i and i i'm i have through cove but i i and i i'm i have through cove but i i and i i'm just gonna bump this just gonna bump this just gonna bump this through covet i uh through covet i uh through covet i uh was kind of okay lord what are we was kind of okay lord what are we was kind of okay lord what are we supposed to do how do we what does post supposed to do how do we what does post supposed to do how do we what does post covet look like covet look like covet look like i mean man covey was the gift that just i mean man covey was the gift that just i mean man covey was the gift that just kept on giving kept on giving kept on giving you know you know you know uh we went one year in the state of uh we went one year in the state of uh we went one year in the state of california where we couldn't have church california where we couldn't have church california where we couldn't have church or in-house church or in-house church or in-house church and uh and uh and uh so we had outhouse church but not in so we had outhouse church but not in so we had outhouse church but not in house church and and uh and uh so we were grateful so we were grateful so we were grateful that a year ago this past march or that a year ago this past march or that a year ago this past march or 2021 we were allowed back in our 2021 we were allowed back in our 2021 we were allowed back in our buildings to worship god but it it buildings to worship god but it it buildings to worship god but it it caused us to have to really look at all caused us to have to really look at all caused us to have to really look at all this and this and this and you know you know you know uh what what are we doing uh what what are we doing uh what what are we doing what are you really trying to say to us what are you really trying to say to us what are you really trying to say to us what do you really so through all this what do you really so through all this what do you really so through all this there are several things that i felt there are several things that i felt there are several things that i felt like the lord personally dealt with me like the lord personally dealt with me like the lord personally dealt with me about but one of the things that he about but one of the things that he about but one of the things that he strongly dealt with me about was strongly dealt with me about was strongly dealt with me about was is my people had a great relationship is my people had a great relationship is my people had a great relationship with the church with the church with the church but they didn't with me so much and so and so when you can't have church then it tests when you can't have church then it tests when you can't have church then it tests your relationship your relationship your relationship and and and through all of that we watched a lot of through all of that we watched a lot of through all of that we watched a lot of things happen and we understand things happen and we understand things happen and we understand the culture of the church the culture of the church the culture of the church and so i got to looking at it and and so i got to looking at it and and so i got to looking at it and i felt very strong about i felt very strong about i felt very strong about the the saints have a ministry the the saints have a ministry the the saints have a ministry what does the ministry of the saints what does the ministry of the saints what does the ministry of the saints look like there's a lot of ideas and concepts and there's a lot of ideas and concepts and it means servitude and serving and so on it means servitude and serving and so on it means servitude and serving and so on so forth so forth so forth but what it took me back to was where but what it took me back to was where but what it took me back to was where jesus gathered the 70 and the 12. jesus gathered the 70 and the 12. jesus gathered the 70 and the 12. and he commissions them and he tells and he commissions them and he tells and he commissions them and he tells them he breaks them into groups of two them he breaks them into groups of two them he breaks them into groups of two and he says i want you to go and i want and he says i want you to go and i want and he says i want you to go and i want you to preach you to preach you to preach the kingdom is nigh or the kingdom is at the kingdom is nigh or the kingdom is at the kingdom is nigh or the kingdom is at hand repent hand repent hand repent and to the seventy he said and when you and to the seventy he said and when you and to the seventy he said and when you get there if i want you to proclaim my get there if i want you to proclaim my get there if i want you to proclaim my peace peace peace and when you get there as a child of and when you get there as a child of and when you get there as a child of peace peace peace when you get there if there is a son of when you get there if there is a son of when you get there if there is a son of peace there then peace there then peace there then my peace will remain my peace will remain my peace will remain but if there's nobody there that wants but if there's nobody there that wants but if there's nobody there that wants peace peace peace then you just then you just then you just wipe the dust off wipe the dust off wipe the dust off pronounce judgment on it pronounce judgment on it pronounce judgment on it and move on down the road and move on down the road and move on down the road so i got to looking at that and i so i got to looking at that and i so i got to looking at that and i realized realized realized that that that this is probably one of the first this is probably one of the first this is probably one of the first concepts of concepts of concepts of a different type ministry a different type ministry a different type ministry but this is really kingdom ministry but this is really kingdom ministry but this is really kingdom ministry and so i've i began to do a little study and so i've i began to do a little study and so i've i began to do a little study and and and this is my interpretation of it i i this is my interpretation of it i i this is my interpretation of it i i looked at the verse where jesus said looked at the verse where jesus said looked at the verse where jesus said upon this rock i will build my upon this rock i will build my upon this rock i will build my church church church and then the next verse he talks about and then the next verse he talks about and then the next verse he talks about the kingdom the kingdom the kingdom so so so to me i think that there is to me i think that there is to me i think that there is a difference between the church and the a difference between the church and the a difference between the church and the kingdom kingdom kingdom i don't have time to go into the whole i don't have time to go into the whole i don't have time to go into the whole concept of kingdom trust me you just we concept of kingdom trust me you just we concept of kingdom trust me you just we don't have enough time we'd be here on don't have enough time we'd be here on don't have enough time we'd be here on next sunday next sunday next sunday and and i've got a folder about that and and i've got a folder about that and and i've got a folder about that thick of notes and stuff written out and thick of notes and stuff written out and thick of notes and stuff written out and connecting and and connecting and and connecting and and i i i have unique notes i i i have unique notes i i i have unique notes uh brother beans seen some of them i uh brother beans seen some of them i uh brother beans seen some of them i used to go into the office we had this used to go into the office we had this used to go into the office we had this massive white board massive white board massive white board and god would get to give me something and god would get to give me something and god would get to give me something i'd go there and start just writing and i'd go there and start just writing and i'd go there and start just writing and drawing on it drawing on it drawing on it and and and i used a lot of stick figures i used a lot of stick figures i used a lot of stick figures and so i got all these stick figures and and so i got all these stick figures and and so i got all these stick figures and and then i got arrows pointing this way and then i got arrows pointing this way and then i got arrows pointing this way and so and so and so uh uh uh then my son-in-law who helps me would then my son-in-law who helps me would then my son-in-law who helps me would take a picture of it take a picture of it take a picture of it and then it was his responsibility to and then it was his responsibility to and then it was his responsibility to pray for interpretation of notes try to make some kind of sense out of it try to make some kind of sense out of it and so and so and so i got to looking at it i got to looking at it i got to looking at it the best the best the best let me just put it to you like this let me just put it to you like this let me just put it to you like this the kingdom the kingdom the kingdom ultimately derives in the masculine it ultimately derives in the masculine it ultimately derives in the masculine it starts starts starts a little in the feminine but then it a little in the feminine but then it a little in the feminine but then it goes and you were talking about that goes and you were talking about that goes and you were talking about that that store that store that store god god god male female and all that male female and all that male female and all that but it derives into the masculine but it derives into the masculine but it derives into the masculine because when you say kingdom because when you say kingdom because when you say kingdom it means king's domain it means king's domain it means king's domain and so but church is feminine and so but church is feminine and so but church is feminine and so i look at it like and so i look at it like and so i look at it like you got a king you got a king you got a king and you got a queen and you got a queen and you got a queen so the kingdom is about the king so the kingdom is about the king so the kingdom is about the king and the church is about the queen and the church is about the queen and the church is about the queen so that makes sense to everybody so that makes sense to everybody so that makes sense to everybody now if you disagree that's fine i don't now if you disagree that's fine i don't now if you disagree that's fine i don't have a problem with that have a problem with that have a problem with that you just go ahead and be wrong it you just go ahead and be wrong it you just go ahead and be wrong it doesn't bother me at all doesn't bother me at all doesn't bother me at all and and and so you know i that's just kind of the so you know i that's just kind of the so you know i that's just kind of the way that i've seen it way that i've seen it way that i've seen it uh uh uh you know so you know so you know so what does the church look like what does what does the church look like what does what does the church look like what does the kingdom look like the kingdom look like the kingdom look like and as i said and as i said and as i said we are the church so we have a better we are the church so we have a better we are the church so we have a better understanding understanding understanding of the feminine side of this and of the feminine side of this and of the feminine side of this and the culture what church is the culture what church is the culture what church is but you know with any but you know with any but you know with any future relationship or relationship future relationship or relationship future relationship or relationship you've got to start to figure out the you've got to start to figure out the you've got to start to figure out the other side other side other side and if you don't start figuring out the and if you don't start figuring out the and if you don't start figuring out the other side you're in for a rocky other side you're in for a rocky other side you're in for a rocky marriage i i know every one of you got married i i know every one of you got married you've had nothing but peace your whole you've had nothing but peace your whole you've had nothing but peace your whole marriage and and you just understood marriage and and you just understood marriage and and you just understood each other and you loved each other and each other and you loved each other and each other and you loved each other and and you know and you know and you know uh uh uh but you know that i doubt that very but you know that i doubt that very but you know that i doubt that very seriously amen seriously amen seriously amen some of you are still trying you've been some of you are still trying you've been some of you are still trying you've been married for years and you're still married for years and you're still married for years and you're still trying to figure each other out amen trying to figure each other out amen trying to figure each other out amen and uh so i i see it so i see that we and uh so i i see it so i see that we and uh so i i see it so i see that we i think have a better understanding of i think have a better understanding of i think have a better understanding of of um of um of um church and a little less of kingdom church and a little less of kingdom church and a little less of kingdom now now now uh uh uh you know you know you know i i don't i don't want to get too far i i don't i don't want to get too far i i don't i don't want to get too far the the deal is is when you look at it the the deal is is when you look at it the the deal is is when you look at it when jesus is telling those 12 and 70 i when jesus is telling those 12 and 70 i when jesus is telling those 12 and 70 i want you to go and preach repent for the want you to go and preach repent for the want you to go and preach repent for the kingdom is nigh now to the uh what was kingdom is nigh now to the uh what was kingdom is nigh now to the uh what was it to the 12 he said cast out devils it to the 12 he said cast out devils it to the 12 he said cast out devils healed the sick raised the dead to the healed the sick raised the dead to the healed the sick raised the dead to the 70 he said heal them 70 he said heal them 70 he said heal them pronounce peace preach peace and heal pronounce peace preach peace and heal pronounce peace preach peace and heal people people people now they come back to him the 70 come now they come back to him the 70 come now they come back to him the 70 come back rejoicing saying man this is great back rejoicing saying man this is great back rejoicing saying man this is great even the devils are subject to us even the devils are subject to us even the devils are subject to us through thy name through thy name through thy name now what you're seeing is is you are now what you're seeing is is you are now what you're seeing is is you are seeing the power of the kingdom seeing the power of the kingdom seeing the power of the kingdom if you'll remember jesus starts with the if you'll remember jesus starts with the if you'll remember jesus starts with the lord's prayer our father which art in lord's prayer our father which art in lord's prayer our father which art in heaven hallowed be thy name heaven hallowed be thy name heaven hallowed be thy name thy kingdom thy kingdom thy kingdom come thy will be done in earth in earth come thy will be done in earth in earth come thy will be done in earth in earth not on in earth as it is in heaven not on in earth as it is in heaven not on in earth as it is in heaven now the only way for god's kingdom to now the only way for god's kingdom to now the only way for god's kingdom to manifest or to come manifest or to come manifest or to come it's when the will of god is being done it's when the will of god is being done it's when the will of god is being done in the earth in the earth in the earth it puts you in proper alignment with him it puts you in proper alignment with him it puts you in proper alignment with him does that make sense with anybody here does that make sense with anybody here does that make sense with anybody here god's kingdom is not going to come when god's kingdom is not going to come when god's kingdom is not going to come when you're on the throne and you're doing it you're on the throne and you're doing it you're on the throne and you're doing it your way and it's about you and it's your way and it's about you and it's your way and it's about you and it's about your will about your will about your will god's kingdom is not going to manifest god's kingdom is not going to manifest god's kingdom is not going to manifest your kingdom's going to manifest but your kingdom's going to manifest but your kingdom's going to manifest but god's kingdom is not going to manifest god's kingdom is not going to manifest god's kingdom is not going to manifest if you want god's kingdom into your life if you want god's kingdom into your life if you want god's kingdom into your life and he's truly going to be lord you've and he's truly going to be lord you've and he's truly going to be lord you've got to submit got to submit got to submit the scripture does tell us submit the scripture does tell us submit the scripture does tell us submit yourself therefore to god resist the yourself therefore to god resist the yourself therefore to god resist the devil and he will devil and he will devil and he will flee there's no power in your resistance flee there's no power in your resistance flee there's no power in your resistance if you're not submitted i hear people if you're not submitted i hear people if you're not submitted i hear people all the time i've been rebuking the all the time i've been rebuking the all the time i've been rebuking the devil and he's not running okay if devil and he's not running okay if devil and he's not running okay if that's the case then go over and check that's the case then go over and check that's the case then go over and check the submission department the submission department the submission department i i got i'm too old too fat to get down i i got i'm too old too fat to get down i i got i'm too old too fat to get down here and cast out devils and take six here and cast out devils and take six here and cast out devils and take six hours to get it done and they're puking hours to get it done and they're puking hours to get it done and they're puking all over everything and and i'm i all over everything and and i'm i all over everything and and i'm i believe in all that i really do i mean i believe in all that i really do i mean i believe in all that i really do i mean i grew up i've seen it we still see it so grew up i've seen it we still see it so grew up i've seen it we still see it so i just kind of learned a little i just kind of learned a little i just kind of learned a little something that i do they're something that i do they're something that i do they're demon-possessed a lot of people aren't demon-possessed a lot of people aren't demon-possessed a lot of people aren't demon-possessed they just self-possessed demon-possessed they just self-possessed demon-possessed they just self-possessed they just want attention if they're truly demon-possessed they're if they're truly demon-possessed they're not just gonna walk up and tell you i'm not just gonna walk up and tell you i'm not just gonna walk up and tell you i'm possessed possessed possessed and i've had them do that and i've had them do that and i've had them do that sometimes i lack a lot of compassion i'm sometimes i lack a lot of compassion i'm sometimes i lack a lot of compassion i'm telling you right now and i was telling you right now and i was telling you right now and i was preaching a youth convention we had preaching a youth convention we had preaching a youth convention we had three or four thousand kids there this three or four thousand kids there this three or four thousand kids there this girl was down there and she'd get to girl was down there and she'd get to girl was down there and she'd get to screaming and all this and the kids were screaming and all this and the kids were screaming and all this and the kids were down there you know casting devils out down there you know casting devils out down there you know casting devils out of her and so finally of her and so finally of her and so finally finally they come over and said brother finally they come over and said brother finally they come over and said brother we need to come over and pray this girl we need to come over and pray this girl we need to come over and pray this girl we think she's got a devil and it's just we think she's got a devil and it's just we think she's got a devil and it's just walked over there and i said okay all walked over there and i said okay all walked over there and i said okay all right so i walked over there and i said right so i walked over there and i said right so i walked over there and i said uh uh uh are you are you possessed and she s and are you are you possessed and she s and are you are you possessed and she s and growled at me and she said yes i'm growled at me and she said yes i'm growled at me and she said yes i'm possessed i said no you're not she said i'm possessed i said no you're she said i'm possessed i said no you're not not not you're not possessed i said all you you're not possessed i said all you you're not possessed i said all you wants attention wants attention wants attention spirits want to hide they don't want you spirits want to hide they don't want you spirits want to hide they don't want you to tell that they're there that's the to tell that they're there that's the to tell that they're there that's the nature of your enemy they want to hide nature of your enemy they want to hide nature of your enemy they want to hide and so if they're boldly proclaiming and so if they're boldly proclaiming and so if they're boldly proclaiming that i'm possessed i doubt very that i'm possessed i doubt very that i'm possessed i doubt very seriously if they're truly possessed the seriously if they're truly possessed the seriously if they're truly possessed the strong man that's in there is hiding strong man that's in there is hiding strong man that's in there is hiding he doesn't want to have to leave he doesn't want to have to leave he doesn't want to have to leave now i don't advise you doing this but it now i don't advise you doing this but it now i don't advise you doing this but it was just kind of one of those moments was just kind of one of those moments was just kind of one of those moments that i just kind of went crazy i said that i just kind of went crazy i said that i just kind of went crazy i said now you don't have a devil but you want now you don't have a devil but you want now you don't have a devil but you want one so bad i'm going to pray god will one so bad i'm going to pray god will one so bad i'm going to pray god will send you one she said oh no no no don't do that she said oh no no no don't do that absolutely not buddy that was the last absolutely not buddy that was the last absolutely not buddy that was the last of her demon possession right there of her demon possession right there of her demon possession right there but i have dealt with demonics but i have dealt with demonics but i have dealt with demonics and i mean i've i've dealt with all and i mean i've i've dealt with all and i mean i've i've dealt with all kinds of crazy stuff and so what i kinds of crazy stuff and so what i kinds of crazy stuff and so what i learned to do is just go get a bible learned to do is just go get a bible learned to do is just go get a bible when they start that stuff i'll bring when they start that stuff i'll bring when they start that stuff i'll bring the bible over to them and i'll say okay the bible over to them and i'll say okay the bible over to them and i'll say okay scripture says submit yourself therefore scripture says submit yourself therefore scripture says submit yourself therefore to god resist the devil this is the word to god resist the devil this is the word to god resist the devil this is the word of god yes okay are you going to submit of god yes okay are you going to submit of god yes okay are you going to submit to all of it if they say no you're wasting my time if they say no you're wasting my time if they say yes i asked him i said now if they say yes i asked him i said now if they say yes i asked him i said now sincerely are you willing to submit sincerely are you willing to submit sincerely are you willing to submit everything that's in this book everything that's in this book everything that's in this book yes then it's only a matter of seconds yes then it's only a matter of seconds yes then it's only a matter of seconds because if you submit yourself therefore because if you submit yourself therefore because if you submit yourself therefore to god you can resist the devil and i'll to god you can resist the devil and i'll to god you can resist the devil and i'll tell them okay submit yourself now tell them okay submit yourself now tell them okay submit yourself now usually about that time right there is usually about that time right there is usually about that time right there is what what's i i don't know it's more what what's i i don't know it's more what what's i i don't know it's more like i'm teaching something here right like i'm teaching something here right like i'm teaching something here right now it's usually right there that what now it's usually right there that what now it's usually right there that what is hiding is gonna manifest because it knows it's about to get because it knows it's about to get expelled out of that house and it expelled out of that house and it expelled out of that house and it doesn't want to leave and that's usually doesn't want to leave and that's usually doesn't want to leave and that's usually where they'll start speaking and this where they'll start speaking and this where they'll start speaking and this one ladies see this devil spoke out of one ladies see this devil spoke out of one ladies see this devil spoke out of her and i got all kinds of names for her and i got all kinds of names for her and i got all kinds of names for devils i i mostly they're stupid i just devils i i mostly they're stupid i just devils i i mostly they're stupid i just say i'm not talking to you stupid i've lost a whole bunch of you here amen i've lost a whole bunch of you here amen i mean i grew up in church they cast i mean i grew up in church they cast i mean i grew up in church they cast devils out devils out devils out i don't know where all the devils went i i don't know where all the devils went i i don't know where all the devils went i guess they're hiding because we don't guess they're hiding because we don't guess they're hiding because we don't see a whole lot of it anymore oh boy i'll get back to my message i'll get back to my message so so he said cast now when he gets into so so he said cast now when he gets into so so he said cast now when he gets into the lord's prayer he ends the lord's the lord's prayer he ends the lord's the lord's prayer he ends the lord's prayer with for thine is the kingdom the prayer with for thine is the kingdom the prayer with for thine is the kingdom the power and the glory forever power and the glory forever power and the glory forever so wherever god's kingdom is you're so wherever god's kingdom is you're so wherever god's kingdom is you're going to witness his power going to witness his power going to witness his power and his glory and his glory and his glory they go together they go together they go together uh the devil takes jesus to the top of uh the devil takes jesus to the top of uh the devil takes jesus to the top of the mountain high place shows them all the mountain high place shows them all the mountain high place shows them all the kingdoms and its glory the kingdoms and its glory the kingdoms and its glory what they sing the wealth of it the pomp what they sing the wealth of it the pomp what they sing the wealth of it the pomp of it of it of it and so and so and so uh this is what the kingdom so god's uh this is what the kingdom so god's uh this is what the kingdom so god's kingdom has the same thing kingdom has the same thing kingdom has the same thing it has power and it has glory it has power and it has glory it has power and it has glory power in that particular place is uh power in that particular place is uh power in that particular place is uh it's a dunamis it's it's explosive power it's a dunamis it's it's explosive power it's a dunamis it's it's explosive power it's not authority but it's explosive it's not authority but it's explosive it's not authority but it's explosive power power power kingdom represents authority kingdom represents authority kingdom represents authority so the authority part's already covered so the authority part's already covered so the authority part's already covered with the term kingdom but when you get with the term kingdom but when you get with the term kingdom but when you get to to to power it's dealing with explosive power power it's dealing with explosive power power it's dealing with explosive power and so jesus was telling them you are and so jesus was telling them you are and so jesus was telling them you are going to go and represent my kingdom going to go and represent my kingdom going to go and represent my kingdom and when you get there preach repent for and when you get there preach repent for and when you get there preach repent for the kingdom is at hand the kingdom is at hand the kingdom is at hand now again cast out devils heal the sick now again cast out devils heal the sick now again cast out devils heal the sick raise the dead so now we're seeing the raise the dead so now we're seeing the raise the dead so now we're seeing the kingdom and its advancement and with kingdom and its advancement and with kingdom and its advancement and with this advancement you are going to see this advancement you are going to see this advancement you are going to see now the power of the kingdom in now the power of the kingdom in now the power of the kingdom in operation so they come back reporting operation so they come back reporting operation so they come back reporting the power of the kingdom is exactly what the power of the kingdom is exactly what the power of the kingdom is exactly what you said even devils are subject to us you said even devils are subject to us you said even devils are subject to us through thy name the bible says that through thy name the bible says that through thy name the bible says that jesus rejoice jesus rejoice jesus rejoice the greek word there is eggilio which the greek word there is eggilio which the greek word there is eggilio which means to leap to twirl and to dance means to leap to twirl and to dance means to leap to twirl and to dance about so jesus got all excited about about so jesus got all excited about about so jesus got all excited about everything so all of you that don't everything so all of you that don't everything so all of you that don't think jesus ever dance and you don't think jesus ever dance and you don't think jesus ever dance and you don't think dancing is necessary and rejoicing think dancing is necessary and rejoicing think dancing is necessary and rejoicing in the church i'll let you deal with in the church i'll let you deal with in the church i'll let you deal with that verse right there amen that verse right there amen that verse right there amen and all of you that want quiet church and all of you that want quiet church and all of you that want quiet church i'll let you deal with the parable that i'll let you deal with the parable that i'll let you deal with the parable that jesus gave about the prodigal and his jesus gave about the prodigal and his jesus gave about the prodigal and his elder brother his elder brother said i elder brother his elder brother said i elder brother his elder brother said i heard music and dancing coming from my heard music and dancing coming from my heard music and dancing coming from my daddy's house daddy's house daddy's house and if there's any sound that ought to and if there's any sound that ought to and if there's any sound that ought to be coming from the father's house where be coming from the father's house where be coming from the father's house where there's reconciliation there ought to be there's reconciliation there ought to be there's reconciliation there ought to be music and dancing and the sound of it music and dancing and the sound of it music and dancing and the sound of it that's coming from the father's house now now now now uh uh uh here's the deal okay here's the deal here's the deal okay here's the deal here's the deal okay here's the deal he says don't rejoice because devils are he says don't rejoice because devils are he says don't rejoice because devils are subject to you rather rejoice because subject to you rather rejoice because subject to you rather rejoice because your name is written in heaven now i your name is written in heaven now i your name is written in heaven now i you can believe this different but he you can believe this different but he you can believe this different but he didn't say your name is written in the didn't say your name is written in the didn't say your name is written in the lamb's book of life lamb's book of life lamb's book of life he said it's written in heaven he said it's written in heaven he said it's written in heaven meaning that in the kingdom of god you meaning that in the kingdom of god you meaning that in the kingdom of god you are recognized are recognized are recognized your name is written in heaven now your name is written in heaven now your name is written in heaven now there's that and then there's your name there's that and then there's your name there's that and then there's your name being written in the lamb's book of life being written in the lamb's book of life being written in the lamb's book of life but what he's telling them is is you are but what he's telling them is is you are but what he's telling them is is you are recognized in god's kingdom you are a recognized in god's kingdom you are a recognized in god's kingdom you are a part of god's kingdom you represent part of god's kingdom you represent part of god's kingdom you represent god's kingdom so i got to looking at god's kingdom so i got to looking at god's kingdom so i got to looking at that and i kept thinking okay what's that and i kept thinking okay what's that and i kept thinking okay what's really going on with this whole thing i really going on with this whole thing i really going on with this whole thing i mean why did he divide him up by two mean why did he divide him up by two mean why did he divide him up by two then i found out that any time an then i found out that any time an then i found out that any time an approaching king or kingdom was approaching king or kingdom was approaching king or kingdom was advancing to take another city another advancing to take another city another advancing to take another city another place that they would send messengers place that they would send messengers place that they would send messengers before the king or the kingdom and they before the king or the kingdom and they before the king or the kingdom and they would go to that city and they would say would go to that city and they would say would go to that city and they would say do you want us to come in peace or do do you want us to come in peace or do do you want us to come in peace or do you want us to come in war you want us to come in war you want us to come in war you decide what you want you decide what you want you decide what you want if you want us to come in peace then the if you want us to come in peace then the if you want us to come in peace then the peace will abide here but if you don't peace will abide here but if you don't peace will abide here but if you don't then trust me that king that's coming then trust me that king that's coming then trust me that king that's coming is going to judge you and is going to is going to judge you and is going to is going to judge you and is going to pronounce punishment upon you so this is pronounce punishment upon you so this is pronounce punishment upon you so this is about the advancing kingdom about the advancing kingdom about the advancing kingdom not the advancing church but the not the advancing church but the not the advancing church but the advancing kingdom the power of the advancing kingdom the power of the advancing kingdom the power of the kingdom is that we ought to be able to kingdom is that we ought to be able to kingdom is that we ought to be able to cast out devils heal the sick and raise cast out devils heal the sick and raise cast out devils heal the sick and raise the dead because in god's kingdom death the dead because in god's kingdom death the dead because in god's kingdom death hell and the grave and sin and sickness hell and the grave and sin and sickness hell and the grave and sin and sickness has absolutely no jurisdiction none none none none none absolutely none absolutely none absolutely none and so it's about an advancing kingdom and so it's about an advancing kingdom and so it's about an advancing kingdom it's about us taking this and advancing it's about us taking this and advancing it's about us taking this and advancing the kingdom so this is what jesus is the kingdom so this is what jesus is the kingdom so this is what jesus is teaching us now i started looking at all teaching us now i started looking at all teaching us now i started looking at all this and said okay i'm starting to this and said okay i'm starting to this and said okay i'm starting to understand understand understand that we are to that we are to that we are to take it out again we understand the take it out again we understand the take it out again we understand the church we're not talking about the church we're not talking about the church we're not talking about the church this is right but what we're church this is right but what we're church this is right but what we're talking about now is the kingdom talking about now is the kingdom talking about now is the kingdom you are to be a you are to be a you are to be a what's the word a what's the word a what's the word a a harbinger and you are to be a herald a harbinger and you are to be a herald a harbinger and you are to be a herald you are to be a messenger your message you are to be a messenger your message you are to be a messenger your message is to go out there into maryville is to go out there into maryville is to go out there into maryville knoxville wherever you live and you'd knoxville wherever you live and you'd knoxville wherever you live and you'd are to go into that city as a messenger are to go into that city as a messenger are to go into that city as a messenger for the king and you are to advance the kingdom and you are to advance the kingdom find somebody that wants the peace of find somebody that wants the peace of find somebody that wants the peace of the king and when you find them his the king and when you find them his the king and when you find them his peace will abide if they don't want it peace will abide if they don't want it peace will abide if they don't want it walk on down the street and find walk on down the street and find walk on down the street and find somebody else somebody else somebody else don't quit going to people just go down don't quit going to people just go down don't quit going to people just go down the road find somebody else the road find somebody else the road find somebody else i'm convinced that there's thousands of i'm convinced that there's thousands of i'm convinced that there's thousands of people in this area that are sons of people in this area that are sons of people in this area that are sons of peace and want god's peace in their life peace and want god's peace in their life peace and want god's peace in their life it's a matter of us advancing god's it's a matter of us advancing god's it's a matter of us advancing god's kingdom to find them and when you're kingdom to find them and when you're kingdom to find them and when you're advancing his kingdom these signs shall advancing his kingdom these signs shall advancing his kingdom these signs shall follow them that believe follow them that believe follow them that believe are you with are you with are you with me kingdom well every king me kingdom well every king me kingdom well every king kingdom has a king a king has a throne kingdom has a king a king has a throne kingdom has a king a king has a throne so i started looking at all this at the so i started looking at all this at the so i started looking at all this at the throne and what's about the throne and throne and what's about the throne and throne and what's about the throne and and and and and and and so so so all this is all this is all this is too much this this throne okay i see too much this this throne okay i see too much this this throne okay i see that there's a throne that there's a throne that there's a throne the throne is where the will of the king the throne is where the will of the king the throne is where the will of the king is made manifest is made manifest is made manifest it's the seat of his government it's it's the seat of his government it's it's the seat of his government it's where his law is it's where his will is where his law is it's where his will is where his law is it's where his will is and so when we talk about the throne now and so when we talk about the throne now and so when we talk about the throne now i i just want to throw this at you this i i just want to throw this at you this i i just want to throw this at you this is a good study for you is a good study for you is a good study for you lucifer thou art the anointed cherub lucifer thou art the anointed cherub lucifer thou art the anointed cherub that covereth lucifer's responsibility that covereth lucifer's responsibility that covereth lucifer's responsibility was to protect he was to be a guardian was to protect he was to be a guardian was to protect he was to be a guardian of god's throne of god's throne of god's throne he was placed now this is me he was he was placed now this is me he was he was placed now this is me he was placed in eden i think ezekiel messiah placed in eden i think ezekiel messiah placed in eden i think ezekiel messiah teaches us this it's not just talking teaches us this it's not just talking teaches us this it's not just talking about the king of tyre and sidon and all about the king of tyre and sidon and all about the king of tyre and sidon and all those it morse from is this too much those it morse from is this too much those it morse from is this too much it it it it it it are you all okay i didn't eat anything after lunch so i'm i didn't eat anything after lunch so i'm gonna get hungry here in a little bit gonna get hungry here in a little bit gonna get hungry here in a little bit and so everything's gonna be okay amen and so everything's gonna be okay amen and so everything's gonna be okay amen and and and also the deal is it mores and and and also the deal is it mores and and and also the deal is it mores from it mores from from it mores from from it mores from uh uh uh a king a king a king and it kind of evolves it's kind of like and it kind of evolves it's kind of like and it kind of evolves it's kind of like uh satan coming to people like he did uh satan coming to people like he did uh satan coming to people like he did jesus to men jesus to men jesus to men that had the potential of being that had the potential of being that had the potential of being the messiah the messiah the messiah the the head crusher he didn't know who the the head crusher he didn't know who the the head crusher he didn't know who he was going to be so anybody that had he was going to be so anybody that had he was going to be so anybody that had potential he'd come and offer them this potential he'd come and offer them this potential he'd come and offer them this just like jesus i'll give you all this just like jesus i'll give you all this just like jesus i'll give you all this glory just bound worship me glory just bound worship me glory just bound worship me so he found people i think and those so he found people i think and those so he found people i think and those kings that were willing to take it and kings that were willing to take it and kings that were willing to take it and so he gives them tremendous power he so he gives them tremendous power he so he gives them tremendous power he gives them tremendous riches and glory gives them tremendous riches and glory gives them tremendous riches and glory then it morphs into being lucifer then it morphs into being lucifer then it morphs into being lucifer i think that lucifer it says was in the i think that lucifer it says was in the i think that lucifer it says was in the garden he was in eden i think he was garden he was in eden i think he was garden he was in eden i think he was placed there kind of like an outpost placed there kind of like an outpost placed there kind of like an outpost and that it's his responsibility to and that it's his responsibility to and that it's his responsibility to guard the will of god in eden it's your responsibility it's your responsibility to guard to guard to guard the will of god in your life i i want to pause right there it is your i i want to pause right there it is your responsibility responsibility responsibility to guard the will of god in your life to guard the will of god in your life to guard the will of god in your life now when lucifer and a third of those now when lucifer and a third of those now when lucifer and a third of those angels decided that they didn't want to angels decided that they didn't want to angels decided that they didn't want to do it and lucifer exalts his will above do it and lucifer exalts his will above do it and lucifer exalts his will above the will of god god said that's it the will of god god said that's it the will of god god said that's it you're no longer lucifer you're now you're no longer lucifer you're now you're no longer lucifer you're now satan the term satan means adversary now satan the term satan means adversary now satan the term satan means adversary now don't leave here saying that i called don't leave here saying that i called don't leave here saying that i called you satan i'm not calling you satan but you satan i'm not calling you satan but you satan i'm not calling you satan but i am going to tell every one of you you i am going to tell every one of you you i am going to tell every one of you you have the potential of becoming a satan ouch ouch you do you do you do and don't feel bad blessed are thou simon bar jonah for blessed are thou simon bar jonah for flesh and blood hath not revealed this flesh and blood hath not revealed this flesh and blood hath not revealed this to you my father which is in heaven to you my father which is in heaven to you my father which is in heaven six verses later six verses later six verses later how many seconds do you think it took how many seconds do you think it took how many seconds do you think it took six verses later get thee behind me six verses later get thee behind me six verses later get thee behind me satan for thou savers not the things satan for thou savers not the things satan for thou savers not the things that are of god but of man what in the that are of god but of man what in the that are of god but of man what in the world caused simon peter to fall from world caused simon peter to fall from world caused simon peter to fall from bless to becoming satan well i feel bless to becoming satan well i feel bless to becoming satan well i feel something strong here right now something strong here right now something strong here right now it's because jesus said i'm going to go it's because jesus said i'm going to go it's because jesus said i'm going to go die in jerusalem and simon peter opens die in jerusalem and simon peter opens die in jerusalem and simon peter opens his mouth his mouth his mouth and speaks against the will and speaks against the will and speaks against the will of god of god of god so when you hear the will of god being so when you hear the will of god being so when you hear the will of god being expressed you want to be very careful expressed you want to be very careful expressed you want to be very careful that you become a guardian of the will that you become a guardian of the will that you become a guardian of the will of god and not an adversary to the will of god and not an adversary to the will of god and not an adversary to the will of god of god of god now i'm not here they didn't pay me to now i'm not here they didn't pay me to now i'm not here they didn't pay me to say this but i'm going to say it your say this but i'm going to say it your say this but i'm going to say it your bishop got up here this morning and said bishop got up here this morning and said bishop got up here this morning and said this is what we feel like is the will of this is what we feel like is the will of this is what we feel like is the will of god don't let that carnal mind of yours god don't let that carnal mind of yours god don't let that carnal mind of yours cause you to open your mouth and to cause you to open your mouth and to cause you to open your mouth and to speak against the will of god and you speak against the will of god and you speak against the will of god and you become an adversary or a satan become an adversary or a satan become an adversary or a satan to the things of god somebody help me here right now somebody help me here right now now i know there's been a few times i've now i know there's been a few times i've now i know there's been a few times i've been satan in my life i've spoke against been satan in my life i've spoke against been satan in my life i've spoke against the will of god i've i've asked god i the will of god i've i've asked god i the will of god i've i've asked god i don't i don't want to do that don't i don't want to do that don't i don't want to do that let me help you with something you know let me help you with something you know let me help you with something you know the hardest thing in your life the hardest thing in your life the hardest thing in your life is going to be for you is going to be for you is going to be for you to keep your will subdued and you submit to keep your will subdued and you submit to keep your will subdued and you submit it to the will of god it to the will of god it to the will of god how in the world do i get to the throne how in the world do i get to the throne how in the world do i get to the throne of god how do i get to where his will is of god how do i get to where his will is of god how do i get to where his will is expressed i'm asked all over the country expressed i'm asked all over the country expressed i'm asked all over the country in the world how do i know the will of in the world how do i know the will of in the world how do i know the will of god i hear this a lot from young people god i hear this a lot from young people god i hear this a lot from young people how do i know the will of god i hear how do i know the will of god i hear how do i know the will of god i hear from older people how do i know the will from older people how do i know the will from older people how do i know the will of god and then i also understand that of god and then i also understand that of god and then i also understand that in the apostolics we have prophetic in the apostolics we have prophetic in the apostolics we have prophetic junkies junkies junkies they go from conference to conference they go from conference to conference they go from conference to conference wanting somebody else to tell them what wanting somebody else to tell them what wanting somebody else to tell them what the will of god is the will of god is the will of god is let me give you some good advice would let me give you some good advice would let me give you some good advice would you like to hear it don't let somebody you like to hear it don't let somebody you like to hear it don't let somebody else find the will of god for you you else find the will of god for you you else find the will of god for you you find it i said you find it i said you find it um how do i get to the throne well i don't want to go too far here well i don't want to go too far here tonight tonight tonight jacob's running in fear of his life man jacob's running in fear of his life man jacob's running in fear of his life man wow wow wow jacob's running in fear of his life and jacob's running in fear of his life and jacob's running in fear of his life and and he comes bob says to a certain place and he comes bob says to a certain place and he comes bob says to a certain place i think it's genesis 28 he comes to a i think it's genesis 28 he comes to a i think it's genesis 28 he comes to a certain place he lighted up on a certain certain place he lighted up on a certain certain place he lighted up on a certain place he took stones of that place place he took stones of that place place he took stones of that place several four or five times there talks several four or five times there talks several four or five times there talks about place about place about place so the place is very important what is so the place is very important what is so the place is very important what is the place the place the place the place was called lust the place was called lust the place was called lust but what you have to understand it is but what you have to understand it is but what you have to understand it is the the first altar that his grandpa at the the first altar that his grandpa at the the first altar that his grandpa at that time his name was abram when he that time his name was abram when he that time his name was abram when he comes into the land of canaan it's at comes into the land of canaan it's at comes into the land of canaan it's at lust that he builds his first altar it's lust that he builds his first altar it's lust that he builds his first altar it's there that god begins to establish with there that god begins to establish with there that god begins to establish with him covenants and his blessings upon him him covenants and his blessings upon him him covenants and his blessings upon him it's there jacob had heard the stories it's there jacob had heard the stories it's there jacob had heard the stories but he didn't know that it was a sacred but he didn't know that it was a sacred but he didn't know that it was a sacred place so he goes flying in there running place so he goes flying in there running place so he goes flying in there running from his brother and he goes to sleep from his brother and he goes to sleep from his brother and he goes to sleep and he wakes up the next day and said and he wakes up the next day and said and he wakes up the next day and said man i had a dream i seen a ladder that man i had a dream i seen a ladder that man i had a dream i seen a ladder that came out of the heavens and i seen came out of the heavens and i seen came out of the heavens and i seen angels ascending and descending upon angels ascending and descending upon angels ascending and descending upon that ladder he said hey that ladder he said hey that ladder he said hey surely the presence of the lord was in surely the presence of the lord was in surely the presence of the lord was in this place he's not telling you that he this place he's not telling you that he this place he's not telling you that he was ignorant to the visitation what he was ignorant to the visitation what he was ignorant to the visitation what he is telling you is i didn't know that god is telling you is i didn't know that god is telling you is i didn't know that god dwelt in this place dwelt in this place dwelt in this place he dwells here he dwells here he dwells here not just in the heavens he's here that's not just in the heavens he's here that's not just in the heavens he's here that's why there's angels ascending and why there's angels ascending and why there's angels ascending and descending descending descending this is none other but the house of god this is none other but the house of god this is none other but the house of god and it's the gate of heaven and it's the gate of heaven and it's the gate of heaven every congregation has to decide are we every congregation has to decide are we every congregation has to decide are we going to be that kind of a church are we going to be that kind of a church are we going to be that kind of a church are we going to be a church where angels ascend going to be a church where angels ascend going to be a church where angels ascend and descend are we going to be a gateway and descend are we going to be a gateway and descend are we going to be a gateway church are we going to be the house of church are we going to be the house of church are we going to be the house of god you've got to decide what throne is you've got to decide what throne is going to rule i feel like preaching here going to rule i feel like preaching here going to rule i feel like preaching here just a little bit just a little bit just a little bit there's two thrones in the scripture there's two thrones in the scripture there's two thrones in the scripture there's a throne of righteousness and there's a throne of righteousness and there's a throne of righteousness and there's a throne of iniquity he can't there's a throne of iniquity he can't there's a throne of iniquity he can't decide which throne's gonna rule this decide which throne's gonna rule this decide which throne's gonna rule this church that's a matter of the people church that's a matter of the people church that's a matter of the people deciding when moses starts presenting deciding when moses starts presenting deciding when moses starts presenting the things that god has spoken to him the things that god has spoken to him the things that god has spoken to him three times he reads it and three times three times he reads it and three times three times he reads it and three times the people say we will hearken and we the people say we will hearken and we the people say we will hearken and we will obey when they said it the third will obey when they said it the third will obey when they said it the third time the bible says the heavens open and time the bible says the heavens open and time the bible says the heavens open and moses and aaron and by who and two or moses and aaron and by who and two or moses and aaron and by who and two or three others and seventy elders were three others and seventy elders were three others and seventy elders were allowed to appear into the heavens they allowed to appear into the heavens they allowed to appear into the heavens they could see the throne of god it's because could see the throne of god it's because could see the throne of god it's because the people had decided that they wanted the people had decided that they wanted the people had decided that they wanted to obey the word of god they were to obey the word of god they were to obey the word of god they were establishing a throne of righteousness establishing a throne of righteousness establishing a throne of righteousness in the congregation praise god in the congregation praise god in the congregation praise god when a church decides to allow a throne when a church decides to allow a throne when a church decides to allow a throne of righteousness to rule over it you get of righteousness to rule over it you get of righteousness to rule over it you get an open heaven oh praise god oh praise god praise god praise god praise god i said you get an open heaven i said you get an open heaven i said you get an open heaven every time the man of god gets up here every time the man of god gets up here every time the man of god gets up here and preaches to you the word of god and and preaches to you the word of god and and preaches to you the word of god and people come up and shake your hand after people come up and shake your hand after people come up and shake your hand after or stand around saying man that was good or stand around saying man that was good or stand around saying man that was good preaching i'm going to do it preaching i'm going to do it preaching i'm going to do it what you don't understand is you are what you don't understand is you are what you don't understand is you are telling god we want righteousness telling god we want righteousness telling god we want righteousness to rule here to rule here to rule here but there's another throne it's called but there's another throne it's called but there's another throne it's called the throne of iniquity the throne of iniquity the throne of iniquity it's the throne of lawlessness it's the throne of lawlessness it's the throne of lawlessness it's in the scripture it's in the scripture it's in the scripture lawlessness iniquity is not just you lawlessness iniquity is not just you lawlessness iniquity is not just you getting rid of the law it's you getting rid of the law it's you getting rid of the law it's you introducing your own law introducing your own law introducing your own law and every time in the congregation when and every time in the congregation when and every time in the congregation when you've got the majority of the people you've got the majority of the people you've got the majority of the people saying we don't want to do that we don't saying we don't want to do that we don't saying we don't want to do that we don't have to do that i went home and googled have to do that i went home and googled have to do that i went home and googled it and i found out a way to go around it it and i found out a way to go around it it and i found out a way to go around it every time that happens what every time that happens what every time that happens what congregations don't understand is they congregations don't understand is they congregations don't understand is they are decreeing to god we don't want you are decreeing to god we don't want you are decreeing to god we don't want you to rule in this church to rule in this church to rule in this church we want to rule in this church we want we want to rule in this church we want we want to rule in this church we want to live by our own law i feel like to live by our own law i feel like to live by our own law i feel like preaching here a second we want to abide preaching here a second we want to abide preaching here a second we want to abide by our own law i'm asking you a question by our own law i'm asking you a question by our own law i'm asking you a question here tonight what throne do you want here tonight what throne do you want here tonight what throne do you want setting right in the middle of this setting right in the middle of this setting right in the middle of this congregation do you want a throne of congregation do you want a throne of congregation do you want a throne of righteousness or do you want a throne of righteousness or do you want a throne of righteousness or do you want a throne of iniquity if it's a throne of iniquity if it's a throne of iniquity if it's a throne of righteousness then the people have to righteousness then the people have to righteousness then the people have to learn to say amen learn to say amen learn to say amen amen amen amen amen amen amen i'm going to be a doer of the word now when you get that now when you get that now when you get that when you get that when you get that when you get that look out look out look out it's an open heaven it's an open heaven it's an open heaven there's no there's no there's no sealing sealing sealing from the earth and there's no floor from from the earth and there's no floor from from the earth and there's no floor from the heaven the heaven the heaven it's removed it's removed it's removed it's direct it's direct it's direct churches that do that become gateway churches that do that become gateway churches that do that become gateway churches churches churches jesus looks at nathanael i love this jesus looks at nathanael i love this jesus looks at nathanael i love this point right here jesus looks in the face point right here jesus looks in the face point right here jesus looks in the face and i've seen you over under that tree and i've seen you over under that tree and i've seen you over under that tree and things that wow that's quite a word and things that wow that's quite a word and things that wow that's quite a word of knowledge of knowledge of knowledge jesus said you think that's something jesus said you think that's something jesus said you think that's something from this day forward you'll see the from this day forward you'll see the from this day forward you'll see the heavens open heavens open heavens open and you'll see angels and you'll see angels and you'll see angels ascending and descending ascending and descending ascending and descending upon the son of man upon the son of man upon the son of man jesus right there decreed jesus right there decreed jesus right there decreed you are presently looking you are presently looking you are presently looking at the house of god at the house of god at the house of god and the gate of heaven and the gate of heaven and the gate of heaven because i only do what my father tells because i only do what my father tells because i only do what my father tells me to do i only say what my father tells me to do i only say what my father tells me to do i only say what my father tells me to say me to say me to say who it's an open heaven who it's an open heaven who it's an open heaven angels ascending and descending upon the angels ascending and descending upon the angels ascending and descending upon the son of man son of man son of man that's the kind of church i want to that's the kind of church i want to that's the kind of church i want to pastor pastor pastor that's the kind of people i want to that's the kind of people i want to that's the kind of people i want to fellowship with fellowship with fellowship with it's people that the most important it's people that the most important it's people that the most important thing in their life is the will of god thing in their life is the will of god thing in their life is the will of god everybody still good everybody still good everybody still good all right can i come back down here now all right can i come back down here now all right can i come back down here now now i'm i'm i'm trying to get to the now i'm i'm i'm trying to get to the now i'm i'm i'm trying to get to the the the the i'm i'm radio in the tower asking them i'm i'm radio in the tower asking them i'm i'm radio in the tower asking them when can i land and he just said circle the runway one and he just said circle the runway one more time now how do i get to the throne here's now how do i get to the throne here's the deal that place that jacob was at was that place that jacob was at was the place of the altar the place of the altar the place of the altar so i got to looking in the scripture and so i got to looking in the scripture and so i got to looking in the scripture and i found out something very amazing i found out something very amazing i found out something very amazing when you see god's throne when you see god's throne when you see god's throne look in close proximity look in close proximity look in close proximity because there's going to be an altar because there's going to be an altar because there's going to be an altar with it and the only way and the only way to god's throne to god's throne to god's throne is you first got to go by the altar yeah yeah i'm trying to get to the throne i'm trying to get to the throne i'm trying to get to the throne where god's will will be made known to where god's will will be made known to where god's will will be made known to me me me i need the word of the king where the i need the word of the king where the i need the word of the king where the word of the king is there's power word of the king is there's power word of the king is there's power and who can say unto him what doest thou and who can say unto him what doest thou and who can say unto him what doest thou you don't question the king when you get you don't question the king when you get you don't question the king when you get to the throne here's another thing and to the throne here's another thing and to the throne here's another thing and man's gift will make room for him bring man's gift will make room for him bring man's gift will make room for him bring four great people four great people four great people that actually means you can't even get that actually means you can't even get that actually means you can't even get in the presence of a great person in the presence of a great person in the presence of a great person without bringing them a gift so you can't get in the presence of god so you can't get in the presence of god or this king without first bringing a or this king without first bringing a or this king without first bringing a gift gift gift well what are you going to give him well what are you going to give him well what are you going to give him he owns everything he owns everything he owns everything this thing you can give him is yourself right i beseech you therefore brethren right i beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of god that you present by the mercies of god that you present by the mercies of god that you present your bodies a living sacrifice your bodies a living sacrifice your bodies a living sacrifice holy and acceptable unto god holy and acceptable unto god holy and acceptable unto god which is your reasonable service don't which is your reasonable service don't which is your reasonable service don't let anybody ever tell you that holiness let anybody ever tell you that holiness let anybody ever tell you that holiness is unreasonable is unreasonable is unreasonable it's unreasonable it's unreasonable it's unreasonable to people that don't want to live as a to people that don't want to live as a to people that don't want to live as a living sacrifice living sacrifice living sacrifice they're alive to themselves now that it they're alive to themselves now that it they're alive to themselves now that it is unreasonable then i i've done quite a study in these i i've done quite a study in these verses and basically this is kind of verses and basically this is kind of verses and basically this is kind of down y'all's alley that means worship down y'all's alley that means worship down y'all's alley that means worship this is true worship for you to live as this is true worship for you to live as this is true worship for you to live as for you as a living sacrifice i asked dr for you as a living sacrifice i asked dr for you as a living sacrifice i asked dr james hughes one time i said what do you james hughes one time i said what do you james hughes one time i said what do you think that means he said well you know think that means he said well you know think that means he said well you know in the old testament put a sacrifice on in the old testament put a sacrifice on in the old testament put a sacrifice on it killed it drained the blood it didn't it killed it drained the blood it didn't it killed it drained the blood it didn't get off the altar it stayed there get off the altar it stayed there get off the altar it stayed there he said but you and i we can crawl on he said but you and i we can crawl on he said but you and i we can crawl on the altar today and die out but tomorrow the altar today and die out but tomorrow the altar today and die out but tomorrow we can crawl off the altar this is about a daily thing this is about a daily thing our father which art in heaven our father which art in heaven our father which art in heaven hallowed be thy name hallowed be thy name hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy thy kingdom come thy thy kingdom come thy will will will be be be done done done see you therefore brethren see you therefore brethren see you therefore brethren and then the second verse says don't be and then the second verse says don't be and then the second verse says don't be conformed to this world but rather be conformed to this world but rather be conformed to this world but rather be transformed transformed transformed by the renewing by the renewing by the renewing of your minds that you might prove what of your minds that you might prove what of your minds that you might prove what is that good perfect and acceptable will is that good perfect and acceptable will is that good perfect and acceptable will of god and i say to a man that he should of god and i say to a man that he should of god and i say to a man that he should not thank himself more highly than he not thank himself more highly than he not thank himself more highly than he ought to think ought to think ought to think for god has dealt to every man the for god has dealt to every man the for god has dealt to every man the measure of faith boy you're a glutton measure of faith boy you're a glutton measure of faith boy you're a glutton for punishment you know it were you here this morning were you here this morning what's that what's that what's that you were lost doing lots right doing lots right okay i thought you said i was lost so okay i thought you said i was lost so okay i thought you said i was lost so i'm glad you're found now no i'm messing i'm glad you're found now no i'm messing i'm glad you're found now no i'm messing with you let me let me let me show you something let me let me let me show you something let me show you something let me show you something let me show you something what really is success in the eyes of what really is success in the eyes of what really is success in the eyes of god now with us now with us especially on north american culture especially on north american culture especially on north american culture it's about advancement it's about things it's about advancement it's about things it's about advancement it's about things it's about it's about it's about more more more but to god it's about obedience it's about obedience this is what god calls success this is what god calls success this is what god calls success so if god calls you to go build a 10 000 so if god calls you to go build a 10 000 so if god calls you to go build a 10 000 member congregation member congregation member congregation he tells you to go do that he tells you to go do that he tells you to go do that and he tells you to go over there and and he tells you to go over there and and he tells you to go over there and put your nose in that corner and don't put your nose in that corner and don't put your nose in that corner and don't move till he comes move till he comes move till he comes which is more successful which is more successful which is more successful we would say we would say we would say he's more successful but in the eyes of he's more successful but in the eyes of he's more successful but in the eyes of god god god he's just as successful as he is he's just as successful as he is he's just as successful as he is because both have done his because both have done his because both have done his will that's why you're not to compare will that's why you're not to compare will that's why you're not to compare yourselves with each other yourselves with each other yourselves with each other because god has dealt to every man is because god has dealt to every man is because god has dealt to every man is this is this okay this is this okay this is this okay god has dealt to every man the measure god has dealt to every man the measure god has dealt to every man the measure of faith of faith of faith now that doesn't mean when you got the now that doesn't mean when you got the now that doesn't mean when you got the holy ghost we all got this little faith holy ghost we all got this little faith holy ghost we all got this little faith that means that god has spoke to you that means that god has spoke to you that means that god has spoke to you faith cometh by hearing and hearing by faith cometh by hearing and hearing by faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of god so that means that god the word of god so that means that god the word of god so that means that god has spoke to you his will has spoke to you his will has spoke to you his will that's the proportion of faith that's the proportion of faith that's the proportion of faith it's his will what he's declared with it's his will what he's declared with it's his will what he's declared with his degree can i can i pick on you two his degree can i can i pick on you two his degree can i can i pick on you two which which you you are you or you or which which you you are you or you or which which you you are you or you or you you you which which ones which which ones which which ones are you married are you married are you married are you married are you married are you married are you married oh i found out this are you married oh i found out this are you married oh i found out this morning okay you married you married my god brother carpenter ain't nobody married around here ain't nobody married around here i hope you're married i hope you're married i hope you're married as close as you two are sitting in her as close as you two are sitting in her as close as you two are sitting in her arms all over you man i thought i was man i thought i was man we're gonna have to open up a dating man we're gonna have to open up a dating man we're gonna have to open up a dating service around here or something service around here or something service around here or something okay there you are you're married you're okay there you are you're married you're okay there you are you're married you're not is that correct not is that correct not is that correct okay come up here i've used this analogy okay come up here i've used this analogy okay come up here i've used this analogy all over i'll use it here all over i'll use it here all over i'll use it here okay i'm going to be god what's your okay i'm going to be god what's your okay i'm going to be god what's your name dalton dawson dalton name dalton dawson dalton name dalton dawson dalton dalton dalton dalton georgia georgia georgia d-a-w-s-o-n d-a-w-s-o-n d-a-w-s-o-n forget it i'm gonna call you d i'm gonna call you d what's your name nathaniel oh i like what's your name nathaniel oh i like what's your name nathaniel oh i like that one i can do that one okay that one i can do that one okay that one i can do that one okay d d d dawson delson whatever your name is dawson delson whatever your name is dawson delson whatever your name is i'm gonna be god i want you to go to i'm gonna be god i want you to go to i'm gonna be god i want you to go to seven steps and stop is that seven is that seven you sure i want you to go three steps and stop now i just set the perimeter of both of now i just set the perimeter of both of yours faith as god yours faith as god yours faith as god i told you i told you i told you this is the proportion of your faith this is the proportion of your faith this is the proportion of your faith it's seven steps i told you it's three it's seven steps i told you it's three it's seven steps i told you it's three but you're not to think of yourself more but you're not to think of yourself more but you're not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think now what what's paul saying there paul now what what's paul saying there paul was saying was saying was saying for you for you for you to think to think to think that you know that there's four more that you know that there's four more that you know that there's four more steps steps steps and god didn't tell you to go and god didn't tell you to go and god didn't tell you to go the moment you take that fourth step you're doing it out of pride you're doing it out of pride you have now assumed the throne and the you have now assumed the throne and the you have now assumed the throne and the position of god position of god position of god okay but here's the difference okay but here's the difference okay but here's the difference see he's not married and you are what's your name what's your name elena elena elena and i'm glad i got that one right amen and i'm glad i got that one right amen and i'm glad i got that one right amen elena elena elena so you're a wonderful person and you so you're a wonderful person and you so you're a wonderful person and you would never do this okay would never do this okay would never do this okay but you're married but you're married but you're married and elena says and elena says and elena says what's wrong with you what's wrong with you what's wrong with you you like initiative you like initiative you like initiative my mama must have been right about you i mean she's saying to you she's putting i mean she's saying to you she's putting pressure on you and every man wants to pressure on you and every man wants to pressure on you and every man wants to be successful inside of his wife so now be successful inside of his wife so now be successful inside of his wife so now now you're battling with something now you're battling with something now you're battling with something called pride called pride called pride and so she's saying well we know there's and so she's saying well we know there's and so she's saying well we know there's four more steps and that's that's just four more steps and that's that's just four more steps and that's that's just not fair i mean you know brother not fair i mean you know brother not fair i mean you know brother carpenter used him and and he got to go carpenter used him and and he got to go carpenter used him and and he got to go seven steps and you only got to go three seven steps and you only got to go three seven steps and you only got to go three and that's not fair brother carpenter and that's not fair brother carpenter and that's not fair brother carpenter this is not fair i want you to tell you this is not fair i want you to tell you this is not fair i want you to tell you that you didn't treat my husband right that you didn't treat my husband right that you didn't treat my husband right and and and now you advanced him a lot and and and now you advanced him a lot and and and now you advanced him a lot further than you advanced him this is where people get messed up right this is where people get messed up right here here here and so now there's pressure being that and so now there's pressure being that and so now there's pressure being that you'd never do this but there's pressure you'd never do this but there's pressure you'd never do this but there's pressure being put on you being put on you being put on you that you at least that you at least that you at least look where he's at you at least ought to look where he's at you at least ought to look where he's at you at least ought to get up there and maybe one step beyond get up there and maybe one step beyond get up there and maybe one step beyond him because after all he's not even him because after all he's not even him because after all he's not even married and then all of a sudden you decide to and then all of a sudden you decide to take that fourth step take that fourth step take that fourth step and god says and god says and god says see you see you see you you're on your own now you're on your own now you're on your own now you want to be god then be god you want to be god then be god you want to be god then be god oh it's quiet in here right now oh it's quiet in here right now oh it's quiet in here right now i want to help you a little further you i want to help you a little further you i want to help you a little further you ready for this one ready for this one ready for this one living for god is like being a chess living for god is like being a chess living for god is like being a chess piece on a chess board piece on a chess board piece on a chess board i learned this years ago and i don't i learned this years ago and i don't i learned this years ago and i don't ever question it ever question it ever question it because in north america we say every because in north america we say every because in north america we say every move should be forward move should be forward move should be forward i've had people tell me i will never i've had people tell me i will never i've had people tell me i will never make a lateral move make a lateral move make a lateral move well i didn't know that was my decision well i didn't know that was my decision well i didn't know that was my decision i thought that was in god's department i thought that was in god's department i thought that was in god's department as a chess piece i can't move myself and i hate to tell you but on a and i hate to tell you but on a chessboard not ever moves forward or chessboard not ever moves forward or chessboard not ever moves forward or some that are sideways lateral some that are sideways lateral some that are sideways lateral right right right there's some that are even backwards okay you two better sit down because okay you two better sit down because this one's gonna hurt everybody here this one's gonna hurt everybody here this one's gonna hurt everybody here tonight now be nice to him he's eventually gonna now be nice to him he's eventually gonna get there so be nice to him amen get there so be nice to him amen get there so be nice to him amen the deal is is that's not all the moves the deal is is that's not all the moves the deal is is that's not all the moves there is on the chessboard god can sacrifice you for a bigger move i felt the north american resistance resurrect john the baptist and ask him resurrect john the baptist and ask him see john thought he had it all figured see john thought he had it all figured see john thought he had it all figured out voices going way further than i out voices going way further than i out voices going way further than i thought was going to go john thought he thought was going to go john thought he thought was going to go john thought he had it all figured out and he didn't had it all figured out and he didn't had it all figured out and he didn't he thought when he said i must decrease he thought when he said i must decrease he thought when he said i must decrease and he must increase that meant he'll and he must increase that meant he'll and he must increase that meant he'll take the top position i'll go down to take the top position i'll go down to take the top position i'll go down to second in command second in command second in command and now he's in prison about to get his and now he's in prison about to get his and now he's in prison about to get his head cut off and he says i mean the one head cut off and he says i mean the one head cut off and he says i mean the one proclaiming on the banks of jordan proclaiming on the banks of jordan proclaiming on the banks of jordan behold the lamb of god to take away the behold the lamb of god to take away the behold the lamb of god to take away the sin of the world and now he sends his sin of the world and now he sends his sin of the world and now he sends his messenger says go ask him are you here messenger says go ask him are you here messenger says go ask him are you here do we look for another and jesus said do we look for another and jesus said do we look for another and jesus said you go tell john lame walk don't talk you go tell john lame walk don't talk you go tell john lame walk don't talk blind say and blessed is he that's not blind say and blessed is he that's not blind say and blessed is he that's not offended in me and one translation says offended in me and one translation says offended in me and one translation says go tell john to let me run my business go tell john to let me run my business go tell john to let me run my business the way i want to run it the way i want to run it the way i want to run it and we all need to learn and we all need to learn and we all need to learn to let god run his business to let god run his business to let god run his business the way he wants to run it which means the way he wants to run it which means the way he wants to run it which means his will his will his will okay okay okay okay okay all right okay okay okay okay okay all right okay okay okay okay okay all right i got it i got it i got it fuel's getting low so how how do i get there so how how do i get there i get there through the altar i get there through the altar i get there through the altar now growing up in the church i always now growing up in the church i always now growing up in the church i always bishop associated the altar bishop associated the altar bishop associated the altar with prayer with prayer with prayer and a few weeks ago the lord showed me and a few weeks ago the lord showed me and a few weeks ago the lord showed me said no said no said no that's not true that's not true that's not true you can pray you can pray you can pray but not have an altar but not have an altar but not have an altar what what what the altar is a place of slaughter the altar is a place of slaughter the altar is a place of slaughter it's death does this make a sense does this make a sense the jesus christ as far as i'm concerned the jesus christ as far as i'm concerned the jesus christ as far as i'm concerned did not die did not die did not die on the cross on the cross on the cross he died the night before he died the night before he died the night before in the garden in the garden in the garden when he said when he said when he said nonetheless nonetheless nonetheless not my will not my will not my will but thy will be done but thy will be done but thy will be done because the altar is where you take your because the altar is where you take your because the altar is where you take your will will will and put it on there and say i'm getting and put it on there and say i'm getting and put it on there and say i'm getting rid of my will rid of my will rid of my will and i want your will and i want your will and i want your will and i want you to conform and i want i want to do your will i want to do your will when you get that you have got to learn when you get that you have got to learn when you get that you have got to learn to be a guardian of that to be a guardian of that to be a guardian of that don't let anybody into your life don't let anybody into your life don't let anybody into your life that causes you to question the will of that causes you to question the will of that causes you to question the will of god or to talk you out of the will of god or to talk you out of the will of god or to talk you out of the will of god god god i'm telling you it's too hard to get to i'm telling you it's too hard to get to i'm telling you it's too hard to get to the throne sometimes and for god to the throne sometimes and for god to the throne sometimes and for god to finally speak to you to let some finally speak to you to let some finally speak to you to let some pentecostal pentecostal pentecostal whatever come into your life and just whatever come into your life and just whatever come into your life and just start speaking you don't have to do that start speaking you don't have to do that start speaking you don't have to do that listen to me the most important thing in listen to me the most important thing in listen to me the most important thing in my life is that i pleased god not you not you not an organization not an organization not an organization but to please god but to please god but to please god and the most important thing is for his and the most important thing is for his and the most important thing is for his kingdom to manifest through my life and kingdom to manifest through my life and kingdom to manifest through my life and the way that it manifests is through the the way that it manifests is through the the way that it manifests is through the altar altar altar so when god speaks so when god speaks so when god speaks i'm trying to i'm trying to cover a lot i'm trying to i'm trying to cover a lot i'm trying to i'm trying to cover a lot of ground here and trying to help as of ground here and trying to help as of ground here and trying to help as much as i can when god speaks to the man much as i can when god speaks to the man much as i can when god speaks to the man of god and he's in prayer and the spirit of god and he's in prayer and the spirit of god and he's in prayer and the spirit starts speaking starts speaking starts speaking it's not him thinking this stuff up it's not him thinking this stuff up it's not him thinking this stuff up that's god saying this is what i want that's god saying this is what i want that's god saying this is what i want this is where i want you to go this is where i want you to go this is where i want you to go this is what i have for these people this is what i have for these people this is what i have for these people and i want to encourage you and i want to encourage you and i want to encourage you when you understand that when you understand that when you understand that be a guardian be a guardian be a guardian of the gift he's telling us what the will of god is he's telling us what the will of god is and i don't need to go to mcdonald's and i don't need to go to mcdonald's and i don't need to go to mcdonald's after church tonight sit down with some after church tonight sit down with some after church tonight sit down with some carnal saint and then tell me 99 reasons carnal saint and then tell me 99 reasons carnal saint and then tell me 99 reasons why we can't do what the man of god said why we can't do what the man of god said why we can't do what the man of god said we could do and they're everywhere and they're everywhere they're everywhere they're everywhere they're everywhere you need to look at them and say i ain't you need to look at them and say i ain't you need to look at them and say i ain't got time for this got time for this got time for this i ain't got time for this i ain't got time for this i ain't got time for this you you you well i'm going to serve church trouble well i'm going to serve church trouble well i'm going to serve church trouble you're going to be a satan i'm not going you're going to be a satan i'm not going you're going to be a satan i'm not going to be a satan to be a satan to be a satan i'm going to i'm going to do the will of i'm going to i'm going to do the will of i'm going to i'm going to do the will of god and god and god and now are y'all still okay now are y'all still okay now are y'all still okay i'm i'm i'm now getting down to my last i'm i'm i'm now getting down to my last i'm i'm i'm now getting down to my last major point in my text i don't know mid-90s mid-90s i was uh privileged to preach i was uh privileged to preach i was uh privileged to preach somebody come up today and told me he somebody come up today and told me he somebody come up today and told me he was originally from modesto or whatever was originally from modesto or whatever was originally from modesto or whatever i was privileged to preach an extensive i was privileged to preach an extensive i was privileged to preach an extensive revival in modesto for brother randy revival in modesto for brother randy revival in modesto for brother randy keyes keyes keyes and i uh i i preached that morning on the text i i preached that morning on the text and my title was lesser altars and my title was lesser altars and my title was lesser altars because here's the scenario because here's the scenario because here's the scenario you've got gibeon whereas the great you've got gibeon whereas the great you've got gibeon whereas the great altar is altar is altar is it's the great high place it's the great high place it's the great high place but the bible says even solomon and the but the bible says even solomon and the but the bible says even solomon and the people people people went to these other high places went to these other high places went to these other high places and one commentary called them lesser and one commentary called them lesser and one commentary called them lesser altars altars altars these are altars of convenience these are altars of convenience these are altars of convenience this is close to proximity to you this is close to proximity to you this is close to proximity to you just at your back door little high place just at your back door little high place just at your back door little high place it don't even necessarily had to be a it don't even necessarily had to be a it don't even necessarily had to be a hill hill hill any altar was considered a high place any altar was considered a high place any altar was considered a high place and so and so and so there's lesser altars there's lesser altars there's lesser altars and then there's a great altar and then there's a great altar and then there's a great altar and god tells solomon and god tells solomon and god tells solomon you've been at that lesser altar long you've been at that lesser altar long you've been at that lesser altar long enough enough enough why don't you come to my altar why don't you come to my altar why don't you come to my altar and solomon went there now we don't know and solomon went there now we don't know and solomon went there now we don't know if it was if it was if it was in one day he offered a thousand or it in one day he offered a thousand or it in one day he offered a thousand or it was consecutive trips was consecutive trips was consecutive trips but we do know he offered a thousand but we do know he offered a thousand but we do know he offered a thousand burnt offerings burnt offerings burnt offerings and when he was through at god's altar and when he was through at god's altar and when he was through at god's altar not the altar that he built for god but not the altar that he built for god but not the altar that he built for god but the altar god built for him god says i'm gonna give you a blank god says i'm gonna give you a blank check and so man oh i've been here before i've been here before i've been here several times i've been here several times i've been here several times congregations in churches congregations in churches congregations in churches i have i have i have i have i have i have where god was saying where god was saying where god was saying you've built some good altars you've built some good altars you've built some good altars and you've sacrificed and you've sacrificed and you've sacrificed but now i'm about to call you to my but now i'm about to call you to my but now i'm about to call you to my altar and this one's going to cost you and this one's going to cost you this one's going to cost you this one's going to cost you this one's going to cost you see we don't mind giving we call it see we don't mind giving we call it see we don't mind giving we call it sacrificially just kind of oh here it is sacrificially just kind of oh here it is sacrificially just kind of oh here it is god you know but that early church but that early church now they didn't sell their homes now they didn't sell their homes now they didn't sell their homes i've heard people say that these so no i've heard people say that these so no i've heard people say that these so no excess stuff excess stuff excess stuff they got they sold it they brought it to they got they sold it they brought it to they got they sold it they brought it to the feet of the apostles the feet of the apostles the feet of the apostles laid it there laid it there laid it there that early book of acts church that early book of acts church that early book of acts church was sacrificing was sacrificing was sacrificing it was pure it was pure it was pure it's undefiled it's undefiled it's undefiled it was a true epitome of charity it was a true epitome of charity it was a true epitome of charity this is what was going on this is what was going on this is what was going on yeah yeah yeah now now now i preached that sunday morning what i i preached that sunday morning what i i preached that sunday morning what i just told you i preached about 25 just told you i preached about 25 just told you i preached about 25 minutes minutes minutes the close of it i heard a big thud the close of it i heard a big thud the close of it i heard a big thud behind me behind me behind me and and and and and and when you when you made a statement the when you when you made a statement the when you when you made a statement the other day about your house other day about your house other day about your house it reminded me of this you got something great going on here you got something great going on here don't don't stop god's going to call this church to god's going to call this church to greater sacrifice greater sacrifice greater sacrifice but don't stop at these lesser altars but don't stop at these lesser altars but don't stop at these lesser altars you go where god and i've been in these you go where god and i've been in these you go where god and i've been in these other churches where they started and other churches where they started and other churches where they started and then they backed away from it then they backed away from it then they backed away from it some of them have paid a tremendous some of them have paid a tremendous some of them have paid a tremendous price price price for they're not for they're not for they're not stepping up and going to the next stepping up and going to the next stepping up and going to the next dimension or or whatever dimension or or whatever dimension or or whatever i heard the stud behind me that morning i heard the stud behind me that morning i heard the stud behind me that morning and i turned brother keys had fallen out and i turned brother keys had fallen out and i turned brother keys had fallen out of his chair his face first on the floor of his chair his face first on the floor of his chair his face first on the floor sobbing and weeping people began to sobbing and weeping people began to sobbing and weeping people began to flood toward the front flood toward the front flood toward the front church started at six o'clock that night church started at six o'clock that night church started at six o'clock that night i got back to my motel i got back to my motel i got back to my motel i left people still in the church i left people still in the church i left people still in the church i got back to my hotels a little after i got back to my hotels a little after i got back to my hotels a little after 4. 4. 4. people were still in the altar people were still in the altar people were still in the altar i got i got i got to the room i said lord what do i preach to the room i said lord what do i preach to the room i said lord what do i preach tonight i mean tonight i mean tonight i mean what you're not going to preach tonight what you're not going to preach tonight what you're not going to preach tonight i'm going to show you i'm going to show you i'm going to show you what a true book of acts church service what a true book of acts church service what a true book of acts church service looked like looked like looked like so i got back so i got back so i got back i don't even know where some of these i don't even know where some of these i don't even know where some of these people did it where they had the time people did it where they had the time people did it where they had the time but when i got back but when i got back but when i got back the platform the platform the platform was stacked was stacked was stacked with stuff with stuff with stuff stuff stuff stuff stuff stuff stuff i'm not here preaching against stuff i'm not here preaching against stuff i'm not here preaching against stuff but you just remember where the first but you just remember where the first but you just remember where the first king was found king was found king was found he was hid among he was hid among he was hid among the stuff the stuff the stuff and that's where god's north american and that's where god's north american and that's where god's north american church is head right now he's trying to church is head right now he's trying to church is head right now he's trying to get you to the kingdom get you to the kingdom get you to the kingdom but we're hid but we're hid but we're hid with our stuff i feel that anointing on me right now i feel that anointing on me right now stuff and they had brought their stuff stuff and they had brought their stuff stuff and they had brought their stuff that night and littered the altars with that night and littered the altars with that night and littered the altars with it it it guns that's you know a few years ago of guns that's you know a few years ago of guns that's you know a few years ago of california trust me california trust me california trust me golf clubs stuff one man walked up and golf clubs stuff one man walked up and golf clubs stuff one man walked up and gave an entire successful business that gave an entire successful business that gave an entire successful business that night night night and brother keys and brother keys and brother keys got up that night said i own a got up that night said i own a got up that night said i own a retirement home retirement home retirement home and and and the lord told me today to give it the lord told me today to give it the lord told me today to give it they started bringing offerings they started bringing offerings they started bringing offerings and giving and giving and giving now please i'm not preaching this church now please i'm not preaching this church now please i'm not preaching this church that you're not a giving church you that you're not a giving church you that you're not a giving church you wouldn't be where you're at wouldn't be where you're at wouldn't be where you're at if you were not a giving church if you were not a giving church if you were not a giving church but the key to it is is but the key to it is is but the key to it is is you built that altar but now god says you built that altar but now god says you built that altar but now god says i want to give you i want to give you i want to give you a blank check i want this to be a gateway church i want this to be a gateway church where everything that i do in the earth where everything that i do in the earth where everything that i do in the earth moves through this place moves through this place moves through this place i want this to be a place where angels i want this to be a place where angels i want this to be a place where angels ascend ascend ascend and descend and descend and descend i want this to be my dwelling place i want this to be my dwelling place i want this to be my dwelling place heaven is my throne but the earth is my heaven is my throne but the earth is my heaven is my throne but the earth is my footstool footstool footstool and what connects the two and what connects the two and what connects the two is when there is an altar built on the is when there is an altar built on the is when there is an altar built on the earth earth earth it opens the heavens to the throne they kept giving they kept giving checks checks checks i'm not here to take an offering i'm not here to take an offering i'm not here to take an offering checks money stuff checks money stuff checks money stuff and i'm watching it all and then all of and i'm watching it all and then all of and i'm watching it all and then all of a sudden it lifts a sudden it lifts a sudden it lifts when it lifted when it lifted when it lifted it was that pure love of god it was that pure love of god it was that pure love of god one of the men in the church there was a one of the men in the church there was a one of the men in the church there was a lady there by the name of bonnie kettner lady there by the name of bonnie kettner lady there by the name of bonnie kettner and she was the old prayer where the and she was the old prayer where the and she was the old prayer where the church she drove an old car i mean his church she drove an old car i mean his church she drove an old car i mean his car break down she'd drive over to the car break down she'd drive over to the car break down she'd drive over to the church in modesto every morning five church in modesto every morning five church in modesto every morning five o'clock to pray o'clock to pray o'clock to pray and uh she was uh joy haney and and uh she was uh joy haney and and uh she was uh joy haney and priscilla magruder and mary wilson on priscilla magruder and mary wilson on priscilla magruder and mary wilson on them as their aunt she raised a lot of them as their aunt she raised a lot of them as their aunt she raised a lot of them and she's a great woman of faith them and she's a great woman of faith them and she's a great woman of faith and prayer and one of the men stood up and prayer and one of the men stood up and prayer and one of the men stood up in the church and he said sister bonnie in the church and he said sister bonnie in the church and he said sister bonnie you've prayed for me and my family for you've prayed for me and my family for you've prayed for me and my family for years years years i've heard you pray for us and a little i've heard you pray for us and a little i've heard you pray for us and a little car of yours that's so broke down car of yours that's so broke down car of yours that's so broke down i'm i'm sorry i'm i'm sorry i'm i'm sorry i don't want you ever have to come to i don't want you ever have to come to i don't want you ever have to come to the church like that again this week i'm the church like that again this week i'm the church like that again this week i'm going to take you down and we'll buy you going to take you down and we'll buy you going to take you down and we'll buy you a nice car a nice car a nice car it wasn't just what they were putting on it wasn't just what they were putting on it wasn't just what they were putting on the altar the altar the altar it was what was happening between them it was what was happening between them it was what was happening between them because john was very clear when he said because john was very clear when he said because john was very clear when he said if the true love of god manifests if the true love of god manifests if the true love of god manifests hmm if your brother has need you don't hmm if your brother has need you don't hmm if your brother has need you don't shut up your bowels of compassion shut up your bowels of compassion shut up your bowels of compassion see you can't say see you can't say see you can't say i agape you i agape you i agape you agape is a verb agape is a verb agape is a verb it means you can only show it or express it means you can only show it or express it means you can only show it or express it it it oh there was such a pure love of god and oh there was such a pure love of god and oh there was such a pure love of god and i knew i knew i knew i'm standing in acts chapter 4 right now i'm standing in acts chapter 4 right now i'm standing in acts chapter 4 right now now let me let me help you now let me let me help you now let me let me help you let me help you let me help you let me help you and for some of you know he didn't put and for some of you know he didn't put and for some of you know he didn't put me up to this and after the service me up to this and after the service me up to this and after the service today no he didn't ask me this is what today no he didn't ask me this is what today no he didn't ask me this is what the holy ghost is saying the holy ghost is saying the holy ghost is saying don't become ananias and sapphira don't become ananias and sapphira don't become ananias and sapphira you know why god i'm in trouble they you know why god i'm in trouble they you know why god i'm in trouble they pretended pretended pretended it wasn't the amount it wasn't the amount it wasn't the amount it was the pretence it was the pretence it was the pretence people were given everything and they people were given everything and they people were given everything and they walked into that godly pure environment walked into that godly pure environment walked into that godly pure environment and they acted like they had given off and they acted like they had given off and they acted like they had given off they would have lived to be old people they would have lived to be old people they would have lived to be old people if they had just walked in and said we if they had just walked in and said we if they had just walked in and said we sold it for this much and here's half of sold it for this much and here's half of sold it for this much and here's half of it but they walked into an arena where it but they walked into an arena where it but they walked into an arena where people were giving everything and they people were giving everything and they people were giving everything and they wanted to pretend that they were wanted to pretend that they were wanted to pretend that they were sacrificing like everybody else sacrificing like everybody else sacrificing like everybody else and the north american church is going and the north american church is going and the north american church is going to stand in judgment with people whose to stand in judgment with people whose to stand in judgment with people whose life's blood run down the streets of life's blood run down the streets of life's blood run down the streets of their city so don't step up and act like their city so don't step up and act like their city so don't step up and act like you're giving god everything when you you're giving god everything when you you're giving god everything when you know you're not because we're coming to the great altar because we're coming to the great altar i have not preached this message i have not preached this message i have not preached this message i'm closing i have not preached this i'm closing i have not preached this i'm closing i have not preached this message message message in years since that time that's that's in years since that time that's that's in years since that time that's that's the first time i preached the last time the first time i preached the last time the first time i preached the last time but in the last three weeks i've but in the last three weeks i've but in the last three weeks i've preached this message in two places i preached this message in two places i preached this message in two places i preached at harold hoffman's in detroit preached at harold hoffman's in detroit preached at harold hoffman's in detroit because the same spirits on that church because the same spirits on that church because the same spirits on that church right there and i'm preaching it here right there and i'm preaching it here right there and i'm preaching it here right now because i understand there's right now because i understand there's right now because i understand there's something that god is setting up right something that god is setting up right something that god is setting up right now in the earth and he's looking for now in the earth and he's looking for now in the earth and he's looking for certain congregations that he says certain congregations that he says certain congregations that he says you're going to become that gateway you're going to become that gateway you're going to become that gateway church and you're going to be the church church and you're going to be the church church and you're going to be the church that i want you to be but it's going to that i want you to be but it's going to that i want you to be but it's going to cost you this and so then all of a cost you this and so then all of a cost you this and so then all of a sudden guess what started happening in sudden guess what started happening in sudden guess what started happening in that service miracles that service miracles that service miracles the holy ghost exploded people were the holy ghost exploded people were the holy ghost exploded people were healed and delivered i mean miracle healed and delivered i mean miracle healed and delivered i mean miracle after miracle after miracle after miracle after miracle after miracle after miracle that's what happens when a church says that's what happens when a church says that's what happens when a church says we're gonna come to the great altar. we're gonna come to the great altar. we're gonna come to the great altar. we want god's kingdom to manifest we want god's kingdom to manifest we want god's kingdom to manifest through us what i'm talking about is a regional what i'm talking about is a regional revival revival revival it's a global revival it's a global revival it's a global revival you're already involved in it you're already involved in it you're already involved in it you're already a part of it you're already a part of it you're already a part of it but god's going to ask you to step up but god's going to ask you to step up but god's going to ask you to step up now now now i got something else for you i got something else for you i got something else for you i got more for you i got more for you i got more for you but if you're going to get to my throne but if you're going to get to my throne but if you're going to get to my throne where i'm gonna speak these things where i'm gonna speak these things where i'm gonna speak these things you gotta by the altar you gotta by the altar you gotta by the altar don't just do something out of your own don't just do something out of your own don't just do something out of your own thinking out of your own will thinking out of your own will thinking out of your own will get up from the altar get up from the altar get up from the altar and when you get up from the altar i'm and when you get up from the altar i'm and when you get up from the altar i'm gonna give you a blank gonna give you a blank gonna give you a blank check what would this church ask for check what would this church ask for check what would this church ask for tonight tonight tonight if god handed your bishop a blank check if god handed your bishop a blank check if god handed your bishop a blank check and said and said and said whatever you asked me for whatever you asked me for whatever you asked me for i think i know him by now enough i think i know him by now enough i think i know him by now enough he didn't ask for himself he didn't ask for himself he didn't ask for himself he asked for the people he asked for the people he asked for the people read it it's in there he was asking for read it it's in there he was asking for read it it's in there he was asking for the people the people the people please give me wisdom to handle your please give me wisdom to handle your please give me wisdom to handle your people people people and god said because you didn't ask for and god said because you didn't ask for and god said because you didn't ask for yourself yourself yourself but you asked for the people but you asked for the people but you asked for the people i'm going to give you all that other i'm going to give you all that other i'm going to give you all that other stuff and i feel a challenge in the holy ghost and i feel a challenge in the holy ghost tonight tonight tonight this is a great church but god wants you this is a great church but god wants you this is a great church but god wants you to be greater to be greater to be greater and if you're going to build god a great and if you're going to build god a great and if you're going to build god a great house house house let me tell you something and i feel let me tell you something and i feel let me tell you something and i feel strong right now strong right now strong right now apostolic training is fundamental it has apostolic training is fundamental it has apostolic training is fundamental it has to be done to be done to be done it has to be done my people are it has to be done my people are it has to be done my people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge destroyed for a lack of knowledge destroyed for a lack of knowledge we're letting universities and all these we're letting universities and all these we're letting universities and all these other things train our kids they need to other things train our kids they need to other things train our kids they need to be trained with apostolic doctrine they be trained with apostolic doctrine they be trained with apostolic doctrine they need to be trained with apostolic need to be trained with apostolic need to be trained with apostolic concepts whether by the holy ghost or just me whether by the holy ghost or just me i charge you in the name of jesus to i charge you in the name of jesus to i charge you in the name of jesus to move forward with the training of god's move forward with the training of god's move forward with the training of god's people people people that you can send them out of so you can send them out of there of so you can send them out of there two by two two by two two by two going into the world to give you a true going into the world to give you a true going into the world to give you a true global impact let them go as messengers global impact let them go as messengers global impact let them go as messengers and harbingers of the kingdom but you'll and harbingers of the kingdom but you'll and harbingers of the kingdom but you'll teach them the kingdom concepts and teach them the kingdom concepts and teach them the kingdom concepts and precepts somebody rejoice in the holy precepts somebody rejoice in the holy precepts somebody rejoice in the holy ghost right now ghost right now ghost right now oh don't stop rejoicing the holy ghost let's keep doing it a while give him a sacrifice of praise give him a sacrifice of praise not just praise but a a sacrifice of not just praise but a a sacrifice of not just praise but a a sacrifice of praise praise praise this is what i normally do but tonight this is what i normally do but tonight this is what i normally do but tonight i'm going to do something greater i'm going to do something greater i'm going to do something greater after all he's great and he's greatly to after all he's great and he's greatly to after all he's great and he's greatly to be praised be praised be praised praise him according according to his praise him according according to his praise him according according to his excellent greatness ah yah if if this is not your custom and you've if if this is not your custom and you've if if this is not your custom and you've been taught different than honor it and been taught different than honor it and been taught different than honor it and let me know and i'll move let me know and i'll move let me know and i'll move but i'm going to ask you to connect but i'm going to ask you to connect but i'm going to ask you to connect i'm going to ask all through the i'm going to ask all through the i'm going to ask all through the congregation that you'll connect with congregation that you'll connect with congregation that you'll connect with people close to you people close to you people close to you because tonight we want to establish we because tonight we want to establish we because tonight we want to establish we want god's throne want god's throne want god's throne we want god's will in this church we want god's will in this church we want god's will in this church and we're going to come together and we're going to come together and we're going to come together and we're going to pray together right and we're going to pray together right and we're going to pray together right now in the holy ghost now in the holy ghost now in the holy ghost um um um we're going to signify to god as one we're going to signify to god as one we're going to signify to god as one people people people the tower of babel they could come the tower of babel they could come the tower of babel they could come together and god said they got one together and god said they got one together and god said they got one language one speech language one speech language one speech nothing will be restrained from them nothing will be restrained from them nothing will be restrained from them which they have imagined to do which they have imagined to do which they have imagined to do i'm asking this church to join together i'm asking this church to join together i'm asking this church to join together and i'm asking you standing right there and i'm asking you standing right there and i'm asking you standing right there if you'll lift your voice and this if you'll lift your voice and this if you'll lift your voice and this church will come to the altar of the church will come to the altar of the church will come to the altar of the lord tonight if you will the bible says submit if you will the bible says submit yourself one to another yourself one to another yourself one to another it's not about me exalting my will above it's not about me exalting my will above it's not about me exalting my will above you it's about us finding the will of you it's about us finding the will of you it's about us finding the will of god god god it's not about self-will and my throne it's not about self-will and my throne it's not about self-will and my throne it's about god's throne it's about god's it's about god's throne it's about god's it's about god's throne it's about god's will kai kai i'm going to ask you to go further than i'm going to ask you to go further than i'm going to ask you to go further than you normally go you normally go you normally go i'm going to ask you to pray a little i'm going to ask you to pray a little i'm going to ask you to pray a little further after all the bible says that further after all the bible says that further after all the bible says that jesus went a little further and the jesus went a little further and the jesus went a little further and the angels came and ministered to him angels came and ministered to him angels came and ministered to him go a little further than you normally go go a little further than you normally go go a little further than you normally go pray a little more fervent than you pray a little more fervent than you pray a little more fervent than you normally pray normally pray normally pray cry out to him more than you usually cry cry out to him more than you usually cry cry out to him more than you usually cry out go a little further out go a little further out go a little further we want the heavens to open in this we want the heavens to open in this we want the heavens to open in this congregation i decree tonight and open congregation i decree tonight and open congregation i decree tonight and open heaven over this church foreign uh i think this is where you normally would i think this is where you normally would go i'm going to ask you to push just a go i'm going to ask you to push just a go i'm going to ask you to push just a little bit more little bit more little bit more i'm going to ask you to lift your voice i'm going to ask you to lift your voice i'm going to ask you to lift your voice one more time one more time one more time i'm going to ask you to cry out one more i'm going to ask you to cry out one more i'm going to ask you to cry out one more time time time i'm moving from the lesser altar i'm moving from the lesser altar i'm moving from the lesser altar there you go there you go there you go there you go there you go there you go i'm moving from a lesser altar i'm moving from a lesser altar i'm moving from a lesser altar to a greater altar to a greater altar to a greater altar but a greater altar is going to build a but a greater altar is going to build a but a greater altar is going to build a greater house