Transcript of a published sermon by Raymond Sloan, transcribed from subsplash. An attributed primary source — not Acts 2:38 Life doctrine text.
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Summary
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Not a Location, but an Appointment
- He thanks Brother Gibson: what a great reminder today of God's power and ability
- Because we work in the tangibles, we can become confused with the simple statement David made and try to make the secret place a closet or a physical location
- David was not identifying the location of it — God had an appointment; God talks to him in the weirdest places
- Daniel's example of sitting at the window does not mean God will not talk to you if you do not open the window and pray toward Jerusalem
- The principle in what he said in Psalm 91 is this: God has a place where he is going to answer, and when he answers, you abide in that and hold to it — whether he speaks audibly or is simply opening doors, you abide under the shadow of the Almighty
Scriptures: Psalm 91
Abide Under That Shadow
- If the enemy could have destroyed you, he already would have taken you out; the hand of nature tried to take our church out, but the hand of God is more powerful
- Some are recovering from alcoholism, and some had cancer in their bodies that God has removed — you are standing here today still saying, I will stay under the shadow, because it is the shadow of God that delivers and protects
- Turn around to two or three people and tell them: God is still God, and he's still got you covered — he knows where you are
The Place of Healing
- There is not one of us who wants to be sick, and that is how we know he is a healer; and we know he is a provider because we have needs — you have to have the one with the other
- If he is going to show up as healer, watch him show up in that place: this is the place of healing
Praying Together as a Church
- He has the church take hold of somebody's hand and pray together for the assurance, comprehension, and knowledge to know God is there in that secret moment — the place where we can dwell under the promise, the presence, and the principles of a God who knows where we are every day
- Pray for your neighbor right now: that God would breathe a word of hope and contentment into them, to know he is still leading, still guiding, and directing their paths
- His closing refrain: to God be the glory throughout all generations — and stay in the place under the shadow and let God move
Scripture index: Psalm 91.
Transcript
what a great reminder today of god's power and ability as plans thank you brother gibson thank you so much i i realize that's humanity because we work in the tangibles that we can become confused with the simple statement that david made the secret place and we sometimes try to make that a closet or a physical location i don't know how many have a place you pray yeah well does that mean that god won't answer prayer if you're out of town because you're not at that place no what david was identifying was not the location of it just the sheer fact that god had an appointment god talks to me in the weirdest places y'all how about you now we have daniel's example of sitting at the window yeah but does anybody else here open the window and pray to jerusalem so does that mean god's not going to talk to you no the principle here in what he said in psalm 91 is this you better know that god's got a place that he's going to answer and when he answers it you abide in that and you hold to that and whether it's he speaks to you audibly or whether it's just he's opening doors you abide under that shadow the almighty is there take it oh god help us today to understand if the enemy could have destroyed you who already would he already would have taken you out he would have already removed you come on the hand of nature try to take our church out but the hand of god is more powerful i choose to believe god is still on the throne come on some of y'all are recovering from alcoholism some of you all have cancer in your body that god's removed some of you know exactly what the healing power of god is you're standing here today still saying i will stay under the shadow because it is the shadow of god that delivers me and protects me praise god that ought to bring great comfort i wish you'd turn around two or three folk and just tell them god is still god and he's still got you covered he has still got you covered he knows where you are come on get up under that knowledge to know there's a place that god will answer there's a place and a time an appointment where he will make it happen there's not one of us in here that wants to be healed of anything you know i know that because none of you want to be sick don't want none of us want to know he's a provider but you know how i know you know because you have needs come on you got to have one with the other 10 there ain't no way no you if you're gonna be a healer you better be sick and watch him show up in that place this is the place of healing grab a hold of somebody right now we're gonna pray together as a church lord we need the assurance and the comprehension and the knowledge to know you are there in that secret moment in that time nobody else knows but you know it that place where we can dwell under the promise under the presence under the principles of a god that knows where we are every day and he's with us oh come on pray for your neighbor right now god i pray you would breathe a word of hope into them contentment to know that you are still leading you are still guiding and directing our paths in the name of jesus to god be the glory throughout all generations to god be the glory throughout all generations to god be the glory throughout all generations oh my my what a great reminder today stay in the place under the shadow and let god move yes
Scripture references as spoken: Psalm 91.