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What revival is
- Revival, by definition, is bringing back to life something that was and then was not; you can revive furniture or a vehicle, but if you are part of the church of the living God, revival has to matter to you personally.
- Before praying for revival for the world, ask the fair question: what would you revive them from, and what would you bring them back to?
Treasure in earthen vessels
- Members of the congregation read Paul's letter aloud: we have received mercy; we do not handle the word of God deceitfully; the god of this world has blinded the minds of them that believe not; we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord.
- The treasure is the Holy Ghost — something of worth, with the name of Jesus attached to it — but it is held in an earthen vessel, and the earthen vessel is us.
- God makes no mistakes and God does no junk; the problem begins where a perfect God's treasure resides in vessels capable of being earthy and carnal.
- Handle the holy things of God deceitfully for gain, and the vessel will have to keep up a facade — God never has to put on a show.
Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 4:1-7
Leaves without fruit
- Jesus entered Jerusalem, went into the temple, and looked round about upon all things — then, saying nothing, went out to Bethany with the twelve.
- The next day, hungry, he came to a fig tree that had leaves and found nothing but leaves; he said, 'No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever' — and his disciples heard it.
- Back at the temple he found the money changers and overturned their tables: the place looked like church, but its entire purpose had taken a different look.
Scriptures: Mark 11:11; Mark 11:12-14
Have faith in God
- In the morning they passed by and saw the fig tree dried up from the roots, and Peter, calling to remembrance, pointed it out: the tree Jesus cursed had withered away.
- Jesus' answer was not about the tree: 'Have faith in God' — whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, shall have whatsoever he saith.
- What things soever you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them.
Scriptures: Mark 11:20-24
Revival begins in the name of Jesus
- At the temple gate, Peter and John had no silver and gold, but what they had they gave in the name of Jesus — and revival happened: the lame man leaped up and went into the temple worshiping.
- He titled the lesson 'Boom' because revival happens at the tipping point — when Jesus matters more than all the scrolling and distraction, it hits like the ocean from the top of your head to the sole of your feet.
- Some have been fighting battles in their homes, health, finances, and families; there is never revival without a cost, just as there is no healing unless there is sickness.
- He closes urging the church to the altar hungry — wanting fruit and not just pretty leaves — and to declare the name of Jesus over every part of the daily walk.
Scripture index: 2 Corinthians 4:1-7; Mark 11:11; Mark 11:12-14; Mark 11:20-24.
Transcript
hey man you got a Bible tonight we're gonna need it we're gonna need Bibles tonight if you don't have one look at your neighbor and ask real nice if you can share with them amen we are of course smack dab in the middle of 2023 hard to believe here we are month of June we're going to continue forward with accelerators time to get your foot off the break and hit the gas that's right let's go forward in Jesus uh this month of June we're going to accelerate and we're going to be talking about Revival boom Just Happening Revival happening Revival um I realized that Revival is a term a word if you would it's a term and a word I guess because it at the end it indicates several things it also identifies with several things when I when somebody says the word revive or what comes to your mind what is it Holy Spirit yeah what else boom yeah of course it does anybody else change certainly what else back back to life yeah what else meetings what else joy joy certainly what else yeah what else anybody else you have to throw Spanish in right because we're we're living the South oh somebody else Revival change fire frustration is that what you said restoration thought she said frustrating so I said well Lord Jesus you know Lord um Revival the interesting thing about the actual word Revival in in and of itself by definition of course it has bringing back it's Reviving it's something was and it's not then it comes back and I think we get that Revival is not just for church you can revive a piece of furniture you can revive um a what a vehicle yeah you can revive a vehicle you can revive a meal that somebody's messed I mean there's a lot of things you can you can revive um but when it comes to this series of lessons I want you to we're going to learn a few things hopefully I want you all to understand that if you are a part of the church of the Living God Revival needs to be something that matters and means something to you we can as humans of course especially if we are indeed members of a church we can become very uh different mindseted towards Revival Lord we want Revival and all the while we're looking outwardly of the building and what the actual term is we want to have a refreshing we want to have growth we want to have change we want to be brought back does anybody ever prayed for Revival in the world what would you revive them from that's a fair question where are they presently and what would you bring them back to okay stay with me second Corinthians we're going to look at a part of a letter that Paul wrote to the church uh Second Corinthians chapter 4 verse number one through seven verses one through seven can somebody help me with that do we have oh look there's regret big old letters all right somebody help verse one read out loud please as we have received Mercy okay number two God there we go okay boy you're hanging me there all right keep going somebody before someone in whom the God of this world has wandered the minds of them which believe not lest the light of the Glorious gospel of Christ who is the image of God should shine unto them okay verse 5. not ourselves but Christ Jesus the Lord and ourselves seek someone very good seven thank you we'll end there for the for the moment listen carefully Paul is writing to the of course the newly established group of believer the newly established church folk at that particular time we're coming in by the droves if you will entire families were coming finding prayer meetings finding places of congregation and they were they were attaching themselves God was literally changing the landscape of humanity at this particular time all of the letters that we can read about from the hand of the Apostles they were written to groups of Believers coming out of their doctrines and teachings and and whatever they had at that particular time coming into the body of Believers many of them began to sell Goods that they had in possessions they would sell land and other things they would give and with that the understanding is we'll support one another because Jesus told us to love one another so that that was the understanding it was a great idea what else was happening though if for those historians in here in the midst of all of the letters being written in the midst of all of the the move of the spirit across whole communities and cities and even countries what else was transpiring at that time what was it persecution from who from the government of that time from the religious system of the time they were persecuting those who were believing in the name of Jesus in fact in many accounts we know that they would go in and shut down their meeting places some would be taken to prison some would have to become servants because then the debt they couldn't pay on and on it was not a comfortable time to be in the church but yet they were growing they were prospering and every day the Bible specifically says added to the church daily things were happening y'all with me understand this is the Bible days but in our culture today how many knows there's there's things going on out in our world but don't do not we serve the same God so could it be then the face of opposition in the face of all the things going on same as was in this day that God could still actually move can God still do a work if he can still do a work then I wonder sometimes how much is dependent on us and how much is dependent on God now I think we all understand that as Paul for an example was writing to the church there he was he was telling them that you have something in you as an individual that has come into the church family you you've repented of your sins you've been baptized in the name of Jesus that was the only answer at that time you've been filled with the spirit of God their evidence was there and at that particular time notice what he says there's a treasure that you own how many own a treasure call it the Holy Ghost is that okay anybody still identify with the Holy Ghost it's in an Earthen vessel why did Paul signify that hang on to me tonight why was that so important you've got a treasure you've got the spirit of God you've got the love of Christ it is in you but he identifies it very plainly and has said he says you have the treasure in Earth and vessels does that mean that when you receive the Holy Ghost you received x amount you put it under the spout you open it up filled it up and this jar or this bottle you went and put it on the Shelf that's an Earthen vessel no the reference here was what you and I everybody say it saves right here come on say it stays right here you've got a treasure something that is worth has value is important has a place has the name of Jesus attached to it but you also have that very thing in an earth and vessel so in that particular reality is where the problem begins how many know God doesn't do mistakes he come on God doesn't do junk God doesn't drop the ball god is perfect in all of his ways can somebody say Amen to that it is God's way he's right he doesn't have a committee he doesn't have to negotiate terms he doesn't have to wonder about things or any of that he simply is God his plan is perfect and everything about it's right the problem is that treasure resides in Earthen vessels so now that great powerful wonderful incredibly good God has decided to reside in a vessel that's very capable of being earthy carnal messed up how many knows you can't break God how many years you can break yourself listen carefully the letter to the Corinthians at that point Paul was simply telling them listen something in you works something in you is powerful there are mercies that have been given to you there is anointing there there are things that are happening in your life but if you are in the family of God and you have deceitfulness you have craftiness you are handling the word of God in a deceitful manner only so that you can receive gain what you are doing is taking the holy things of God and you are using them in your Earthen vessel and they are going to destroy you why because you cannot contain all of God amen and the more you think you can be Godly without God you've just deceived your Earth and vessel and your Earth and vessel will begin to have to be shined by something besides God you'll have to keep always somebody hear me you'll have to keep up the facade you'll have to put up on the show because it's all you see I don't know about you but I figured out a long many years ago that God you don't have to put on no show God don't have to come here and entertain nobody he doesn't have to come and just show up and and do a hat dance and do a tap in a magic trick God don't need that come on God can reach in with a breath of air and knock everything out from under you God can also with that same hand go and pick you up and set you on a straight spot okay God does that y'all stay with me tonight we're talking about Revival what Paul was trying to help the church to understand first and foremost is Revival is more than just bringing back to life something it is actually understanding in whom with whom and who has all of the power to do the job the work that it does see we in our day and age there's many can I be honest there's a lot of religions call it that have learned how to put on a show huh it's a great balance you guys know I I want I want to have cameras I do because I don't look good on cameras but some of y'all do you know y'all don't know this but I have a list that I gave the media team now you can show this one but this one right here don't put them on the video you know I'm joking I'm joking huh yeah everybody's smiling because you want to make sure your name's on the good list I'm joking but here's the thing I it lights you know I enjoy I enjoy the lights because we can control the environment a little better it's kind of like I enjoy air conditioning it's it's real nice in the summer I enjoy the padded chairs anybody ever sit on old wooden pews for hours on end come on sister Eunice good stuff huh you can handle that as a kid and but as adults you need me you're saying I said okay so I enjoy church the carpet on the floor boy it's it's nice to have a rug up here so forth it's nice to have drums in a box where you can turn them down to where they're really really good um it's it's good to have it's good to have an electric piano huh Oregon we can also make sound good bass make it sound you see what I'm saying I don't know about you but we need God and if it were up to me a lot of times I just tell you the truth a lot of times I would just soon it be quiet peaceful and somebody have a gentle guitar playing and the glory of the Lord come in and blow the chairs out of the room come on I enjoy being under the power and the spout of the Holy Ghost working in the midst of his people huh I'm almost reminisce a minute because that's what old folk do look at the gray I'm gonna reminisce a minute to wear the all-night prayer meetings were actually all night and nobody even cared what time they had to go home huh I remember the Sunday go to meeting Services when there was Sunday prayer then Sunday school then church and then afternoon you go eat something and you come back and then Sunday night you'd be there see when I was that big going this big besides instead of children's church getting entertained by some things I was told to sit in a church house and learn to love God that's just how I was somebody I understand you got to entertain this generation because we've done it to ourselves but I was told to learn how to sit on a pew come on you're eight nine years old you don't need a bucket of crayons you need a Bible come on you can take a nap we used to take naps in church under the pew under this bench there's a nice spot there nice and comfy hard floor Mom's purse was the pillows he'd wake up from a nap and the Big Dot from her handbag thing would be right there on your cheek now stay with me stay with me entertainment wasn't in the church wasn't necessary but I could show you some videos somebody brought eight millimeter Church on way back Yonder before I was this big and they videoed no sound though and that's all my uncle was up there playing guitar and you could tell he wasn't changing keys he was doing his hands the same right here on would love that and they're just 100 miles an hour I mean just gone say say with me John don't leave me here three tambourines going hang on to me banjo on the wall come on everybody 100 miles an hour as fast as it get and the camera you know somebody whoever's videoing with it turns it and all these folk are out in the crowd and they're just and I think I saw it not long ago and my grandma she gets out my granny gets out in the aisle here she goes she ain't this big but she ain't about to be that big in the pew y'all know these chairs aren't attached to the floor don't you that's the chair committee right Logan what's the space off the back wall 32 inch what's the space between y'all know these chairs aren't screwed down y'all realize that if the Holy Ghost touches you like the old-timers these chairs can move we'll get them put back they know measurements I'm not being mean I'm telling you times have changed things have changed things have changed something happened to where we can we begin to understand the value of a treasure in an Earthen vessel but somehow some way the treasure began to take the back seat and the Earth and vessel begin to be placed higher on the Shelf Stay With Me if we can put our desires in the hand of the Lord and ask him to allow us to see through his vision what do you think would change in our world today I I say this a lot from from here because again as Pastor I feel like I need to try to understand the times we live in and stuff so I try to associate what's happening in our world I really believe that if the Holy Ghost was poured out in a bunch of places around the world that the media sooner or later would catch wind of him sooner or later a camera would go hot right there they'd have to I mean they drive down their street and and a duck crosses the road and the media comes oh there's a duck crossing I go Gap Road right now it's yes and a whole family ooh notice that I'm like what come to my house I can show you one of them anyway but what if that same camera walked in that door and somebody's laid out in the Holy Ghost and they're speaking in tongues or or somebody's standing up out of a wheelchair y'all know that can happen don't you I'm I'm okay asking it in this cert yo y'all realize God can let me reword it y'all realize God does I told Brother Gibson just a little while ago man this is hard this is gonna be so I got a book here that
I'm teaching now that Mark chapter 11. Mark 11 verse 11. y'all with me told you gonna need a Bible tonight if you ever take my word for it you're wrong you better be able to get in there find it yourself Mark 11 11 Jesus entered into Jerusalem notice this into the temple what did he do when he got in the temple all he did Jesus went to church and checked it out what I said you looked around about upon things it was even tied so he went to Bethany I mean imagine if you was a worker at the church please see ya I don't want to get in trouble but I think some people Jesus Walks In looks around it's in the evening time they were finished with worshipy stuff he went to Bethany with a 12 on the morrow the next day came from Bethany he was going back to Jerusalem he's going back to the church he he was hungry seeing the Fig Tree far off fig tree have leaves came happily might find any thing there on and when he came to it he found nothing but everybody say it he didn't find anything but leaves the time of the figs was not yet Jesus answered said unto it unto the tree no man eat fruit of the Hereafter forever disciples heard what he said now I've used this verse a time or two and tonight I'd like to to look at this again for us the master goes into the temple he's he's just literally says he walks in he looks about all the worshipy stuff's done I wonder if he was walking in there checking out what kind of instrument I don't know I wonder if they got an Epson or if they've got a fender mm-hmm I got a Nord they're close to the Lord come on Durant help me I bet oh kind of basis that's a PVP base right there it's yeah come on man that's good banjo I'm not sure what that is can we get that going for I'm joking Jesus Walks In he looks around he leaves he's coming back the next day in the journey though he found a fig tree interesting to note the Fig Tree looked normal he even in the writing he sees the leaves on the tree what is odd about leaves on a tree nothing wasn't the tree supposed to have leaves Jesus says hey I see there's leaves happily that's this I'm gonna go over and look at the tree oh pretty leaves gotta smile happily he's going to find something there because he's hungry he sees it he knows it's not even time for figs to grow on the tree it is not the season for the figs Jesus put all of this into motion it doesn't shouldn't shock him or anything I think the writer here in Mark is trying to get folk to understand the disciples heard that's why that detail is put there is Jesus walks to the Fig Tree it looks right the evening prior he walked into the temple and he didn't say word he just simply looked and in their mind and eyes what were they what was he doing it looks right because it was from this point where did he go he went into the temple in what he find what he find money changers now the evening prior yeah um good this tree you don't have any fruit on it nobody's going to ever touch you again you're cursed the next day he shows up in the temple and he is not a happy camper y'all hold on to me a moment what do you think he was looking for he went the night prior and saw they had Church somebody said we got church is not the church church is not church you can have church where you have church anywhere Jesus saw they got a temple they can call church that meant they had a place they could gather to worship and to do and to fulfill and he comes back the next day and what does he find in there money changers he's so angry he starts flipping tables he starts running people out the the followers of Jesus are scratching their head saying this guy has lost his mind he was here last night and now look he's he even talked to the tree and he's back today notice what this guy is upset why because the entire purpose for the temple had taken a different look what else happened at that particular time
notice verse number 20 of Mark 11 the morning they passed by saw that fig tree that Jesus had just spoken about it had dried up from the roots and Peter called to remember and said Master behold the Fig Tree which thou curses it's already withered away Jesus answering said unto him what'd he say what does that have to do with anything uh this tree gone have faith in God good conversation y'all hold on to me have faith in God verily I say to whosoever shall say the mountain be thou removed cast of The Sea shall not down his heart but shall believe that same thing shall come to pass he shall have whatsoever he saith therefore I say unto you what things soever you desire When you pray believe that we receive them and you shall this entire scenario this whole situation that's unfolding is exactly what Jesus has always done in his Teaching Ministry and what is that there's a right way and there's your way it will ever understand God really does know what he's doing God really does have a plan for every single one of us his love for you is so deep and wide that he would put a word in flesh and then kill it on a cross for you that's how much he loves you but listen to me carefully if we cannot comprehend the fact that Jesus is indeed watching us he wants to know what's going on in us what if Peter would have simply said to him hey this tree's dead that you cursed and if Jesus were to said have faith in God and Peter would have turned around and put his hand on that tree and had faith enough to believe do you think that the leaves would have come back to that tree we'll never know what is else this have to do with Revival boom I'll tell you thank you for asking the entire life of Christ was for setting the way preparing the way so that where he was you could be also is that true it wasn't simply then the place called heaven but it was simply where Jesus is walking and what he is doing he wants for you to be able to do he even says greater things are going to happen you'll be able to do things that you'll be able to experience things that's why y'all hold on to me second chapter of Acts there's a holy ghost outpouring breath that comes are you with me but in the third chapter of Acts what happened where where are where John and Peter where are they going where back to the temple they'd already been there they're going back to the temple it's The Hour of Prayer I wonder if young money changers were still there looking around that Jesus got he gone I mean he busted up my table I bought that at Sam's I'm sorry it's Romos had to be some big Hebrew name right so yeah and he was just very special and it got all busted up and now you've got the followers of Jesus coming in and what are they doing I don't have silver and gold the young man laying on the floor looking around saying yeah but there's money changers in there well there was we don't have silver and gold in here anymore I wonder if that lame man knew where he was laying he might should order got asked to move somewhere else because everything had been turned upside down but what I do have I'm going to give it to you when God's sitting there he's okay says he's expecting y'all know the story and what happened huh he went and the guy said well I don't feel anything in there and anyhill Pete says silver and gold I ain't got he's like why are you holding my hand but what I have I'm gonna give to you in the name of Jesus Revival happened in the name of Jesus and when he spoke that name restoration took place and that man jumped up and his ankle bones received strength and he began to shout jump worship said no I'm not going home I'm not leaving this road I'm going right in here and I'm going to see what all the Ruckus has been about over the last of my lifetime and he goes in there and if I'm on y'all know the story what happens at the end of it uh young man uh you realize that you're causing problems in church we're going to need you to stop we're going to need you to be quiet you do know this is church in fact if you continue in your momentum we're going to put you in jail where's your mom and them and what happened she got mama name comes and there's their son standing there um look all we know is that hey and when the young man had to give an account he said he said this all I know is this I I was down and out but I've been revived Revival came to my life and the only thing that they could say to him Brother Gibson was what leave here and see that you tell nobody you know that was the last thing on that young man's mind tell nobody hide and watch chase me chase me run after me I'm gonna screaming as loud as like you won't even catch me Revival listen to me carefully if you and I could understand that even when the Harvest doesn't look right God can still move it might I feel the Holy Ghost in this room it might be in our culture and Our Generation all hell's broke loose all I know is my God is more powerful than hell ever was and it might be in your family and on your job and in our United States of America that they're showing all the junk out thou coming to tell somebody you get in your Works place this week and you begin to plead the blood of Jesus over it you sit at your desk and you work and you begin to plead the blood of Jesus so I'm convinced that if you and I as Holy Ghost feel believers will act like Holy Ghost Field Believers that we can look at any situation I I don't have what you're looking for I don't have this out there but what I do have I'm going to give it to you in the name of Jesus I believe Revival will begin when you and I truly understand there is Vision to be had come on we have this in our Earth and vessel we have this in our Earthen vessel shame on it y'all gonna let me be pastored for a man shame on us if we feel like we need to come in here and we got to practice every song till it's perfect or it ain't gonna happen or we got to make sure everything is up and right and everything's up and running or it's not going to happen what would it be like if you just simply got hungry for Jesus to do something in your life and you bypassed all of the properness you went past all of the negative and you simply came into church house with your hands up Sam I just need Revival in my life because if I'll get Jesus active in my life he'll tell me where to go he'll show me where to put my foot down he'll allow me to show his love to this generation see you and I want to handle this generation with hands that will take grip on them we'll put them in their place and correct them I'm convinced that my life needed correction but it wasn't my mom who filled me with the Holy Ghost it was not my pastor who filled me with the Holy Ghost it was the name of Jesus that came in and changed me he breathed life into me and when I got up off that altar something in my life was powerful if you'll pray and believe you can receive it you it says it right there in that Bible you've got on your phone
we're going to practice something I'm watching the clock so I don't get in trouble we're going to practice y'all ready I learned this about my phone yeah I brought it to the see I don't have an office now throw my stuff down anybody got something like this go ahead get it out go ahead come on hold it up like you love it come on you know you do it's got your favorite case on it come on huh you think I'm lying touch the screen who's on the image see that's my lovely bride right there see right there are you all ready I'm gonna have to unlock it come on hold on to it don't let it go unlock it got it that's your home screen or whatever that is I'm Gonna Learn y'all something because I'm not I don't know about this stuff my daughter teaches me so much I'm trying to learn from her Sam just talks over my head I mean I understand but he's just six foot five or whatever Sam you're going to bring it down here I can get it tell me I'm lying stand up Sam see I'm saying you're ready for watch this if you go to the bottom corner you can swipe up it brings up all the apps you got open you already know that did you ain't none of y'all mesmerized yet I'm going to help you with something do you realize that you can bring up all your apps that are open at one time and you can scroll left and right through them y'all know that huh y'all know how to do that stay with me y'all know how to do that I'm all you with me bro you got your phone out you know how to do it don't you watch this you can scroll left or right I'm gonna challenge some of y'all some of y'all need Revival in your life you are dry as last year's bird's nest you haven't felt the joy of the Lord in your life you won't have power in your life it's all you can do to make it to the house of God tell me I'm lying this is the challenge if you'll learn how to scroll if you'll come up and when you've got Facebook Snapchat Tick Tock whatever you're watching if you'll bring it up and you'll scroll over and get the word of God there and get off of that junk and let that thing start getting in your brain you'll start forgetting about what our College's campuses are doing and what Knuckleheads are doing out on the streets of certain cities and what kind of flags they're flying because they have right if you'll get off of that junk and get over here to where the word of God can open up then you can read about the saith the word of the Lord no weapon formed against yourself come on you can understand in The Book of Mark the power of God that can work you can get in here in real life Revival is going to happen hey you want to know why I titled it boom because if you'll ever get to the junction if you'll ever reach the Tipping Point to where this doesn't matter but he matters it's going to happen in your life you'll feel the ocean as it hits you from the top of your head to the sole of your feet you'll know when you get on the job and that glory of God begin to move and you open your mouth and begin to speak come on it's time for somebody to get off of that and get back to the word and let the word of God loose in your life I'm trying to teach tonight I can't why because I want Revival in my life I want Revival in your life brother John come on it's almost eight o'clock they're wondering what's going on even in a non-harvest season God can move power can fall some of you have been fighting battles in your home with your health with your finances with your schedule with your children with your spouse I come to tell you I'm not going to tell you that all that stuff just simply walks away what I will say is this apparently God thinks you can handle it yeah listen to me and if you'll ever stop being so self-centered to think that it's all about you and you'll remember that you made your way to that altar and you prayed that prayer God whatever it takes for my husband whatever it takes for my children whatever it takes for Revival God I want it Lord I want it and the Lord all the while might be saying I have heard your prayer I simply need you to understand I am with you in this you're not about to like it you're not about to enjoy it you're not about to love what's about to happen to you but this is not about you it's about that prayer that you prayed for that one and in order for me to get that one to an altar I'm going to have to do some things to this one you understand there is no I am convinced 100 there is never ever going to be Revival unless you are dead there will never be healing unless you are sick in infirmity and we want those blessings from God but the payday is what will cost us the distractions friend of mine are going to lead you to a devil's hell I am telling you right now you will not wake up in heaven and wonder how you got there you might wake up in hell and wonder how you got there not everybody who says Lord Lord is going to go in I wish to God that we would love Jesus enough to realize he has put this in Earthen vessels and if we could ever get in the hands of the king there's anointing there's Glory there's power there's Authority that will work in each every one of us and we'll bring it way down it's 801 y'all okay listen to me I fight the same battles perhaps that you do oh God I want Revival in my home and my family and my church and my job whatever we we pray those prayers I do anybody else or is that just me and then we get to the job or we get home or we get wherever and we we live our life and life happens and we do our job or we we do what we do and then at the end of the day we pray and we thank the Lord for his protection and provision and all the while the Lord's saying I have kept you every step you took today I daily loaded you with benefits and we want to hear that Prosperity don't we but something's going to happen to you and you're going to think the whole world has fallen apart but it's not what I'm going to do is I'm going to look at your leaves and I will not confuse them for fruit Jesus looks at the tree he looks dead into the leaves and every disciples standing there that they heard what he said because he was hungry he looked for fruit and he said there's no fruit here nobody will ever enjoy fruit from you ever again he walks by today right now this hour we covered in leaves or are we covered in leaves with fruit convinced if Jesus would have found figs on that tree listen to me you probably would have let it live do you agree listen but for Jesus to find figs on that tree at that season he would have had to bypass all of his lie his promises his word because he's the one that put the plant into motion if he would have found fruit on that tree at that time every disciples standing there would have looked at him and said but it's not in season look Jesus can produce fruit out of season Jesus was not interested in that he was interested in the lesson that they were about to get the next day in the temple Jesus won't break his own law because you think you deserve fruit but even out of season Jesus is checking for fruit he didn't curse every plant he didn't curse every fig tree that one and disciples even took note of that's why it's written here disciples hurt they saw Peter said wait a minute this tree you curse this is already withered away what did Jesus turn and say poor tree no it what um oh no it didn't no what'd he say have faith in God I see what Peter standard saying John I don't know what does that mean I don't know let's keep walking but the tree come on is he not come on there's something going on in the lives of those that will follow Jesus is the only way that it will make sense it's when you see it fulfilled I stand at this Podium tonight I am not worthy I don't have the re the rights I don't have the pedigree I don't have anything save a call from God but for some reason for such a time as this God's put all of us in this assembly and God wants us to understand in this last day former the latter are going to come together and they'll be such an outpouring Joel even said it this way he will pour out his Spirit upon how many y'all don't believe that how many who does that leave out so in all the mess that's going on in our world does that mean his Spirit can still be poured out in the midst of those places those things those events you better know it in fact the old author said it this way whose report will you believe will you believe the report of the Lord or will you believe the report of those negative naysayers accelerate every every year y'all stand with me every every year
we have a theme of course and I I do that for my sake more than anything I I feel like I pray and ask God for direction and this year accelerates time to move forward and I I know that and I know that God gave that and I know that we've been talking about it pushing it we've been every month we've been looking at different aspects of it and here we sit tonight in a smaller building with bigger bathrooms and not enough classroom space parking lot have to be used in the other one how in the world is this accelerating huh what does this have to do with accelerating we've moved for the umpteenth time Durant is fun ain't it no that was forced come on Seth ain't nothing like it is there and I've been here and had the same conversations how come everybody don't come help why ain't everybody here many hands make light work I don't know man I don't know I know this I'm here I'm here one young person responded like this I cannot see myself sit at home when there's work to be done at the house of God that's why they came listen to me so how is it that we're now in this place that got a shorter roof anybody found dead cockroaches yet they're everywhere it's so cool there's Mouse gifts scattered about we're trying to get rid of them I'll tell you this last Sunday I watched the young man right there against that wall receive the Holy Ghost how long it been since we've seen that over there last Sunday I put a young man down in that tank right there in the name of Jesus first Sunday in this room I saw people speaking in tongues over here and over here that and spoke in tongues in years maybe they never had what am I telling I'm telling you this we've been praying Lord we want to move forward we want to accelerate and the Lord saying I've got a plan and it ain't gonna make no sense to you hear this preacher tonight you hear this pastor's heart tonight I've been seeing a lot of leaves but now I'm going to show you some fruit because you're faithful because you're faithful you look like a tree you've got leaves like a tree that means the water is coming up through your root system the Sun's shining down yes it is but you want fruit I'm fixing to give it to you you listen to this pastor right now I believe the anointing of the Lord is resting upon the church in this hour not only this congregation but all across our fellowship why because in this hour God knows exactly where we are and he knows what it's going to take for people like that to come in on Sunday and to lift their hands and to break under the anointing of the Lord as he fills them with the gift of the Holy Ghost and the evidence will come and you will know be on the shadow of a doubt when a young man comes and I need to be baptized in Jesus name why because I want to go to heaven I don't want to go to hell in the name of Jesus hear what I'm saying tonight I believe Revival will happen when we understand he put this in Earth and vessels therefore we need to step out and say I don't have silver nor gold but I'm about to go in this house and pray what I do have in the name of Jesus I give it to you you want to come with me in the house of the Lord come on it's The Hour of Prayer we're going to go pray right now I believe it's gonna look weird I believe it's not going to be what we thought it should be but it's another season Cornerstone it's another time in the in all of what God is doing in our lives God knows exactly what it's going to take I wish somebody tonight would come to this Altar and it's 8 11 on Wednesday night would you come hungry with hands lifted up and simply on your knees on your face whatever you feel and say God I want Revival I want Lord God your spirit to work in me I want to see your glory pour it out I want to see your unction I want to see God your anointing move in my family in my life Florida don't leave me behind Jesus don't leave me behind Lord God but let me walk into the power and the presence of God come on young people you need this come on Mom and Dad your home needs this thank you come on in the name of Jesus somebody needs to get all this with God I can't do this myself I do not have talent nor ability to do so but I'm believing you come on for Supernatural move I'm believing the Lord for an unction and an anointing God that can work in my life I'm trusting you Jesus I am trusting you Jesus I am believing you God use me Lord God let me be sensitive to the moving of your spirit let me see your God Your Glory let me see your glory Lord Jesus hey is he would you help him out here please come on pray Somebody Pray get a hold of God Lord I'm tired of playing church I don't want to just have pretty leaves Lord God but I want to have fruit Lord would you let me have fruit would you let the fruit grow tonight I want to see you Lord I want to know God that I kept praying myself in the position I can get to a place Lord where Faith moves on in mountains Lord God somebody praying you control that's right come on foreign Let There Be revelation somebody in an earth and vessel let God use your vests oh yes Lord yes Lord yes Lord yes Jesus that's right that's right that's right the name of Jesus the name of Jesus the name of Jesus come on you desire Revival in your heart in your home go pray with somebody close by you would you Lord you can you can work in them God if you'll do it in them Lord I know you can't it be come on go find somebody believe God for it come on believe God for it come on believe God for it Lord you can do it in their lives you can do it in their heart in their home you can breathe hope into them Jesus you can breathe hope into them Jesus God you can use them Lord they can reproduce fruit Lord yes Jesus you can yes Jesus you can oh that's right come on anybody got a Hungry Heart Tonight yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah I believe in you Jesus oh come on let Faith grow right now in this house I know God this is the time this is our generation this is our season don't let us be discouraged but let us expect the miraculous let us expect the miraculous in the name of Jesus come on that's right let Faith grow right now pour out Lord I pray in this house Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus Hallelujah to the lamb Hallelujah to the lamb Hallelujah to the Lamb of God Worthy is the name of Jesus Revival come on we have this treasure in Earth and vessel this it's what we have he considers it a treasure and it's in us come on let's believe God can help us just in our daily walk with him when you wake up in the morning you declare the name of the Lord in your life come on when you get out of bed you declare the name of the Lord Jesus in your life when you pour that first cup of coffee or that whatever you declare the name of Jesus come on you get out of your car you get in your car you go in your work office or factory whatever you declare the name of Jesus come on you you've got power friend you've got power we don't have to be ashamed we don't have to hold our head down here's the very very worst the very maximum worse that could happen is you could end up like a lot of your friends out there in the world so you want to live the life they live asking hey how are you miserable I want to do the same how is it you're all messed up yeah can I do that how is it you don't ever have a dime to your name come on that's what I'm looking for how is it that you're struggling with this and that that's come on that's not the life you want there ain't no come on if Jesus never blessed you again this is still the best life you can ever live this is still the best life you could ever live I love y'all I'm sorry it's 8 18. it's late I'm so sorry some of y'all the coupons gonna expire I'm so sorry I love y'all I'm so glad you came tonight listen carefully please we'll be here this Sunday but next Wednesday night up my wife and I will be out of town we're going to take a short vacation for a month no it's not a month either Brother Gibson is going to be teaching next week and I've great I've given him a great challenge he's going to be teaching again on Revival different aspect of Revival and I hated material I said you're not going to like this but here come on we let me know we can get comfortable living for God I'll be anxious to see Sunday how the adult class goes I didn't hear anybody complain about sitting on those seats so after what I said so we'll see y'all probably went home went in your prayer closet didn't you oh Lord Jesus I couldn't say it outside the prayer closet but it's you and me now it's the worst chair I ever sat on foreign we can fix it very quickly and easy we'll just take the chairs out you just have to yeah it worked out I love y'all shake hands be friendly be nice to somebody come on I love y'all don't forget we're back here this weekend loving the Lord serving the lord amen have a great rest your week in Jesus
Scripture references as spoken: 2 Corinthians 4:1-7; Mark 11:11; Mark 11:12-14; Mark 11:20-24.