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A timely word, and the dots through history
- He thanks Brother Vandy and calls it a timely word from the Lord, asking the church to thank God for the power of the word.
- He urges them to connect the dots presented through history, observing that we forget why things happened as they did.
Why the seventy went to Egypt
- The seventy did not go to Egypt for a party or for better lights; they went for the survival of the family, living moments from death because they did not have what was necessary.
- God provided, and they began to grow; the Pharaoh who came along later said he had no idea who this fellow was — the only thing he saw was their blessings — and acted on that, not realizing he was about to make the same desperate situation for himself.
Every step closer, and the question
- As a teenager he stayed late to pray for one reason: God was pulling and they were yielding; the youth group spent hours at the church, and out of that desperation to be in God's presence, God began to speak to them.
- Of the roughly thirty in that youth group, only a handful still live for God; every step he took closer to God drew him to another step — the mission field and its miracles, his wife, his children.
- Every person in the house has been a recipient of the miraculous; his question is what you do with what you've seen — it was not just for you, it was for somebody else to see too.
His mother's prayer heritage
- This week he was reminded of a heritage of generations past: his old mother praying for him, speaking in tongues; sitting with her on the couch under hospice care, her hand raised, he prayed it would never get old to him.
- He asked God not to let his children be embarrassed when he does the same as he grows older: if that stops, the next generation will know nothing about it, until a child generations later steps up and asks to be told who God is.
Prayer together, and the dismissal
- He sends them to one another — men to find a man, ladies a lady, young people too — explaining that he does this about every service so they learn the value of the brothers and sisters in the house of God.
- He leads the prayer: pleading the blood of Jesus over them, asking for an unction and an anointing that would destroy the yoke, and a fire and desire for the supernatural things of God as they reach for the next generation.
- He closes by asking God to lead them in the plain path and let them pour themselves into his will, then dismisses them to encourage two or three people before leaving and to remember the calendar of events.
Transcript
Oh What a timely word from the Lord come on somebody would you thank the Lord God for the power of the word thank you Jesus thank you mighty God Jesus thank you brother Vandy if you were to take time to connect the dots that just presented through history I I I think sometimes we we forget the fact that the reason that 70 went to Egypt wasn't because there was a big party going on in Egypt wasn't because they had better lights or they had the no it wasn't that it was for the survival of that family they were living literally moments from Death because they did not have what was necessary they went God provided and they began to grow the Pharaoh that did come along finally and said I have no idea who this fella is the only thing he saw was their blessings and so he acted on that not realizing that he was about to make for himself the same desperate situation that those people had I I will say to you I'm I'm not a million years old I'm inching up the clock of time and I'm thankful for every day thankful for every year but let me tell you something this okay let me tell you something I see the clock we're okay every single every single victory that I've been able to somehow see in my personal life nobody said hey come see this hey come here there's seven or eight of these come see one of them oh as a teenager there was only one reason that we stayed late to pray because God was pulling and we were yielding i' may be it was strange maybe even even as as teenagers we'd spend hours at the church CU there was no other cool stuff to do we'd play instruments we'd sing somebody would act like they're preach preaching I would always take up the offering you know listen listen to this out of that desperation to just want to be presence of God God began to speak to our youth group Tim was part of that so I'm GNA show y'all something Tim out of that group how many were there 30 how many still live for God all right it's handful I what is different what is different all thing I know is this every step I took closer to God God drew me to another step to another step to another step and every one of them going to the mission field seeing the Miracles I saw there my wife my children all the great things God every single person in here has been a recipient of the miraculous the question is this what do you do with what you've seen you think that was just for you you think that was just for you oh that was for somebody else to see too thank you brother Vandy again this week I was reminded of a Heritage of generations past my old mom praying for me speaking in tongues Lord don't ever let that get old I sat with her on that couch she was praying speaking in tongues and I said Lord Lord don't let my children be embarrassed when I do that when I get older you know the nurse is there so you're supposed to be nice and calm you know you got hospice come you got to be nice and calm and my old mom got her hand up Jesus has got me he's in control oh and here she go and I'd say God don't ever let me miss that cuz if I stop that the Next Generation won't know anything about it and it's going to take the passing of other Generations before finally there's a child that steps up and says tell me about this who is my fibbe again thank you brother Vandy I want you to go to somebody now please men go find you a man pray with them ladies find you a lady you are not in this by yourself young people you might not understand why pastor does this I do this about every service so you'll understand the value of the brothers and sisters in the house of God now you pray over them right now you plead the blood of Jesus over them right now God of all creation create right now Lord an understanding and a fire and a desire Lord for the supernatural things of God let them become manifested Lord out of hunger out of Desire Lord to simply draw near to you oh come on somebody pray right now Jesus let there be an unction Lord that will surpass all understanding an anointing Lord that will destroy the Yoke that would have Bound in the name of Jesus let there be a fire lord god of anointing that would envelop us God as we reach for the next generation the Next Generation the Next Generation Jesus Jesus I plead your blood over the church today Jesus I plead the blood of Jesus over the church today that your anointing God rest upon the congregation of of the Lord I love you for it I love you for it I thank you God we come today give ourselves to you Lord in adoration unto your name be with us God lead us in the plain path show us your will and your way God let us understand the why let us pour ourselves into it Jesus name somebody say it in Jesus name I love all of you I'm so glad you came today before you leave you make sure you encourage two or three folk close to you let them know you're praying for I love you guys don't forget all the calendar of events God be with you this week have a wonderful week in the Lord