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Will He Find What He Seeks?

June 23, 2024 · Centerpointe Apostolic Church (Murfreesboro, TN)

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Summary

Summary prepared by Acts 2:38 Life from the transcript below — the preacher’s words follow in full.

Ask, seek, knock

  • The message opens with a call to obedience: God can break open doors, but we have to walk through them.
  • The opening text promises that everyone who asks receives, who seeks finds, and who knocks has the door opened.

Scriptures: Matthew 7:7-8

A God who sees

  • Moses asked to see God's face and was told no man can see him and live; yet though we cannot see him physically, we can know him — Jesus commanded us to know his voice, and our walk is by faith, not by sight.
  • False gods offer statues and monuments with no power; the living God transforms lives, restores minds, and heals bodies.
  • Scripture piles up the testimony: his eyes are in every place, upon the righteous, continually on the land he cares for, running to and fro throughout the whole earth.
  • One of the enemy's greatest lies is that God does not see you.

Scriptures: Exodus 33:20; Proverbs 15:3; Psalms 34:15; Deuteronomy 11:12; 2 Chronicles 16:9

A God who seeks

  • As scripture moves on, God moves from seeing to seeking: he sought for a man to stand in the gap and found none.
  • Everyone is seeking something; the question is not whether we seek but what we seek.
  • The persistent widow moved an unrighteous judge by her continual asking; how much more will the righteous judge answer his own people who ask.
  • Jesus ends the parable with the question the whole message carries: when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on the earth — and will he find it in your life today, not just at the rapture?

Scriptures: Ezekiel 22:30; Luke 18:1-7; Luke 18:8

Faith that pleases God

  • Without faith it is impossible to please God; obedience, holiness, tithing, attendance, prayer, and fasting please him only when rooted in faith.
  • Faith has two halves: believe that he is — and believe that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him; most believers stop halfway across the bridge.
  • The preacher tells of a season of real financial struggle when God corrected him in prayer: 'You don't expect me to be who I am' — followed by six months of provision.
  • The religious leaders of Jesus' day chose a religion they could control over faith in a God doing what they could not control.

Scriptures: Hebrews 11:6

Godly actions without faith

  • Judas repented and brought the thirty pieces of silver back — fruit meet for repentance — yet his repentance ended his life instead of beginning it.
  • The missing link: by grace are you saved through faith; Judas's repentance leaned on himself and his checklist, and the grace of God never met it.
  • A to-do-list Christianity — check the boxes until the rapture — is deception; God comes seeking faith, not compliance.

Scriptures: Matthew 27:3; Ephesians 2:8

Faith demonstrated

  • Draw near to God and he will draw near to you; acts of faith activate his response, and hesitation gives way to doubt and then to the accuser's condemnation.
  • Blind Bartimaeus cried out over the crowd's rebuke — 'Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me' — and Jesus answered, thy faith hath made thee whole.
  • Of the ten lepers cleansed, only one returned with a loud voice to glorify God, and Jesus called that returning worship faith; some are saved but never made whole because they never return to worship.
  • The woman with the issue of blood broke religious protocol to touch the hem of his garment, and her faith made her whole.
  • Note: the capture ends during the closing altar ministry; the preached message is complete.

Scriptures: James 4:8; Mark 10:46-52

Scripture index: Matthew 7:7-8; Exodus 33:20; Proverbs 15:3; Psalms 34:15; Deuteronomy 11:12; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Ezekiel 22:30; Luke 18:1-7; Luke 18:8; Hebrews 11:6; Matthew 27:3; Ephesians 2:8; James 4:8; Mark 10:46-52.

Transcript

I believe this morning that God is wanting to blow open some doors and I'm just going to come out, and say it I believe that God is wanting to break through some things in some people's lives. But what we have to know is that a door can be broken down, but we have to walk through it the spirit of God can do amazing things before us but we have to walk through. What he's doing before us and so I just have a word on the onset of this message. If you will open up your heart to be obedient to what God will speak to you today he will go before you, but it might require some steps on your part, and I'll tell you what I committed before I came in here is that whatever. God spoke to me to do today that I would be obedient and so what I would ask right.

Now, is if we could all just maybe close our eyes and I know we're seated. But maybe even if we could just lift our hands and if we could just all together. Just confess to the Lord right now God as a collective body this morning we will be obedient to what your spirit says God I will not fight God I will not delay. But God if you will speak in faithfulness oh God in faithfulness I will obey Lord, and I ask it in jesus' name and I personally need to shake off some nerves. So I'm going to clap my hands and I'd ask you do it with me right. Now, h hallelujah hallelujah amen going to read from Matthew chapter 7 veres 7 and 8 this morning says ask, and it shall be given you seek and ye shall find knock and it shall be opened unto you for everyone that askthe findeth.

And to him that knock it shall be opened and I feel to speak on the subject this morning will he find. What he seeks will he find what he seeks Moses inquired of the Lord that he would be able to see God's face, and I almost opened with this scripture for our opening text. But I was trying to build faith and not do the opposite of that so I didn't. Because the response in itself is not all that encouraging it's found in Exodus 33 and2 God replied and said you cannot. See, my face for man shall not see me and live and this response is it it's captivating. But it's also a little disheartening that we serve this wonderful and Majestic IC God we sing about his Holiness, and we dedicate Our Lives to seek him with all that we are, but we have to reconcile that in this life we will not.

See, him face to face but I am encouraged wholeheartedly this morning that though I cannot. See, him in a physical sense it does not hinder that I can know him I can know him Jesus never commanded that we see his face his command was that we would know his voice. And this makes all too much sense in the light of the scriptural command that our walk is to be a walk in faith, and not a walk that's by sight a majority of this world's religions they serve false gods. But they boast that they can see these Gods, but these Gods offer no power statues monuments ornamental buildings all with no power to restore a broken life no power to deliver from fear. And anxiety no power to heal of infirmities and diseases, but we have a different testimony I serve we serve the one true Living God and while I cannot physically.

See, him yet I can physically see the results of his power I can see lives transformed, and I do see Minds that are restored and yes I have seen physical healings yeah yeah yeah I have seen the miraculous I have seen Minds restored. And people delivered under the power of God that's my testimony and so we cannot. See, him in the physical sense but I love the word of God the total counsil of his scriptures. Because it does paint pictures of his character and his nature if we read the word of God, and we put it together as one Collective piece it gives us descriptions of what he looks like. And how he desires to work and one such image that we see about him is that he is a God. Who sees and he is a God who seeks Proverbs 15 and3 the eyes of the Lord are in every place beholding the evil, and the good Psalms 34:15 the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous Deuteronomy 11:12 it is a land the Lord.

Your God cares for the eyes of the Lord your God are continually on It 2 Chronicles 16:9 for the eyes of the Lord run to, and fro throughout the whole earth he is a God. Who sees these scriptures off offer a captivating story about this God who has eyes to see the highs, and lows of humanity he sees our good days and he sees our bad God sees your triumphs in your walk with him and he sees your defeats. And one of the greatest lies that I have found that the enemy wants to convince the people of God of is that he does not. See, you because if we walk in the truth that God sees me it changes everything. If you never take a step if you never wake up in a morning and think to yourself God. Doesn't see me it changes everything so if a sparrow doesn't fall to the ground without him seeing you better believe this morning he didn't.

See, you walk into this place he's not going to see you walk out of this place without knowing every detail about where you're at, and where you're going he is a God. Who sees scripture moves on it seems that it gets a little bit more aggressive or intentional as we get closer to the New Testament it seems that God moves from this more passive seat of seeing. And he as he gets closer to the end of things he starts to seek he starts to seek after things, and it's a more intentional view than just seeing Ezekiel 2230 says and I sought for a man among them that should make up the Hedge. That should stand in the gap before me in the land that I should not destroy it, but I found none he is a God. Who seeks he or sees he is a God who seeks and we were created in His image, and after his likeness and so as creation we are also a people you are a person.

Who is able to see but you are also a person who seeks and so it's a very beautiful thing that the Good Shepherd understood this element that was in us as creation. Because it was first in him as Creator and so he addressed his disciples and who would be his millions of followers throughout the ages and he declared this truth. If we would seek we would find his love and his grace for you wanted to eradicate any question in your mind he wanted you to be 100% certain that if you would seek you would find. And I will tell you this morning it is not a matter of if we will seek it is absolutely a matter of what will you seek there is no middle ground in this life that we live it is not a matter of people that are not. In here this morning are not seeking after some oh no they're seeking for something it's just something that leads to death it's just it's just something that leads to emptiness, and to Brokenness everyone is seeking something.

And so in Luke chapter 18 verses 1 through 7 I'm just going to recap the parable Jesus begins with a stat he says that men, and women should always pray and not lose heart. And so then he goes on to explain what he meant by this statement that men should always pray, and not lose heart and he gives us two characters in a story one is a judge. And the other is a widow and the judge is positioned as one who does not fear God or respect man. But the Widow has an issue with her adversary it seems as if she was repeatedly declined by this unrighteous king for a solution to her problem. But her problem became the judge's problem because of her persistence and it was through her persistence in continual asking that the unrighteous judge is moved not by love not by Mercy the unrighteous judge was moved by agitation.

And he wanted the world to know in this story that though he does not fear God and respect man. But because of her continual persistent asking I'm going to Grant your request it would have been a powerful end of the story. If you asked me but Jesus didn't leave it there because he says if the unrighteous judge is willing to be moved by agitation for a widow someone that's not respected in society someone that has nothing to offer. How much more will the righteous judge be moved by his righteous people if they should ask. But then Jesus he asks a question at the end of this Parable that the Lord thundered through my spirit a few weeks ago, and I thought it was for me I did not plan on preaching this morning. But the L the Lord would not let me move from this message and so I can come with confidence, and tell you that I have not.

Come to preach to you anything but God has come to ask someone a question this morning Luke 18 and8 it's the summary of this Parable. When the son of man comes will he find faith on the Earth and so I have come to ask you a question will he find. What he seeks will he find in your life and will he find in my life. What he seeks faith and this would be so easy to generalize this question for the coming up the Rapture. Well, I'll be saved when the Rapture happens I rebuke that line of thought in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. What I want to know is when Jesus shows up today on the space of Earth that you occupy will he find faith will he find faith Jesus needs you to know that he was never after your Perfection he was never after your Holiness he was never.

After your righteousness read through his gospels lepers unclean people Unfaithful people dirty people that's not. What he came for faith faith is what he seeks and the question is in my life will he find. What he seeks Hebrews 11:6 without faith it's impossible With God all things are possible I'm going to tell you what's impossible is to please that God without faith for he that cometh to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder. Of them that diligently seek Him would like to break this down into three different pieces. If you want God to be pleased with you need to have a firm foundation of what faith is in your life hear me obedience only pleases God. When it's rooted in faith Holiness only pleases God when it's rooted in faith tithe is an offering only please God.

When it's routinely given in Faith Church attendance prayer fasting they only please God in faith any biblical action that is done outside of faith is not pleasing to him not according to me, but according to his word. And so if I want to please him I need a further definition of what faith is what is this faith. If I need it to please you God and so just like the word of God always does it sheds light on itself it explains itself says for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and this is what makes me excited on a Sunday. Morning because we wouldn't be here if we didn't believe that he was real I wouldn't have these faces looking back at me right. Now, if we did not believe that he was real we wouldn't be listening to the preaching of the word while Pastor was out of town.

If we didn't believe that there was a God and there was a God who was real you believe he is, and so we're 50% there on the journey. Now, that makes me excited that means we're 50% fulfilled of the scripture, but most believers stop halfway across the bridge of the miraculous most believers stop at 50% of what that scripture defines as faith I believe that God is but do you believe that he is a rewarder. Of them that diligently seek Him faith is not just believing that I'm going to make it to Heaven. Because I was baptized 20 years ago faith is believing today that the God who I serve is looking to reward me well seems a little self-serving seems a little arrogant to think that God is just looking to reward me here's all I will tell. You is his word says if he's going to be pleased with your faith it's not.

Just a faith that he is he wants to know do you believe that he's looking to give good gifts unto his children are you looking for him to believe that he wants to bless your life I've got kids most of them are beneath the Age. Of Innocence mostly we might have one or two of them that are hitting it prematurely I don't know still praying about it, but there is no arrogance in their hearts. When they expect stuff in the father's house there's just an understanding of the Father's Love there's no pride in my 5-year-old's heart. When he comes and asks for my bowl of cereal it's just his understanding of how I've always demonstrated my love for him, and some of us have been the greatest receivers of God's love. But somewhere along the way of this Christian walk we stopped expecting him to do good things for us we we've accepted that faith is just believing that he is child of God you better hear me right.

Now, God is looking to reward you individually he's looking to reward those who diligently seek him have you ever wondered where the religious leaders of Jesus's day got it wrong you ever read through the Epistles. Or I'm sorry the gospels where where did the fa Pharisees and Sadducees get off course the religious leaders became. So confident in their Covenant with Jehovah alone they were so knowledgeable about the way of their salvation, and the law of Moses that they became more comfortable with the religion that they could control. And less interested in faith in a God doing something they could not control it was easier to believe that God wanted to stay stuck at throwing stones at the center than a God. Who wanted to move Beyond and show Justice and show Mercy that was easier to control and I'm preaching in faith right. Now, oh God knows it I'm preaching in faith right now I am a preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ I am a believer in Acts 238 John 3 and5 Mark 16:16 Acts 4:12 Titus 3 and5 I believe this gospel heart with all of my me I believe.

This gospel message with all of my heart, but hear me I refuse to comply with a message that I've lost faith in I wasn't knowledgeable about all of this. When he saved me from my sins I didn't have all of this together with my pretty black ostrich Leather Bible with by the way acts 238 in the front of it in case you want to know where my hearts at I didn't have it all. Together when he delivered me at altars when I was a broken mess and so I don't ever want to feel like I've got a monopoly on acts 238 and my faith. Isn't required anymore I don't want to get to a place where I've got John 3 and 5 down. So much that I don't bring Faith to a living God without faith this Apostolic message is no greater than that of the Pharisees, and Sadducees without faith this Apostolic message will turn into the only saving gospel into my only saving gospel big difference.

If I check all the boxes I'll make the Rapture if I follow the list of to-dos I can just Lose My Faith with God, and just comply until the Rapture you've been deceived my friend you've been deceived faith is to believe that he is and that he is a rewarder. Of them that diligently seek him several years ago Mariah and I were struggling financially very bad, and maybe you have cute struggles mine and mari's experience has been we have real struggles and so if you got a little cute struggle that you can pet. On the head and everything I Rejoice with you, but I tell everybody Mari and I live in realville, and that means we have real life and we were just in a season of that real life. And I went to prayer one day and I'm going to read you a note that I created this is from several years ago, and I never I promise you this it's been in my notes for several several several years.

And I've never read it because I never intended on reading it from a pull pit. But God led me to read it read it oh readd it Lord hallelujah hey y'all know I can pull out that preacher voice. But I'm telling you I'm trying to save it cuz we got to preach at the end right we going to get to preaching at the end. But if I if I don't save this voice we ain't going to make it the note I titled it I am that I am, and this is what it reads I'm going to read you exactly. What I type says we are overdrafted by almost $800 rent is due next paycheck tithes will come out automatically leaving us with $9 for the next two weeks I was in prayer in the spirit of prayer allowing the Lord to guide me and he dropped.

The negative balance of Nega $800 into my spirit and I felt his provision moving. So in obedience to his guidance I began to ask him for help to help us financially, and these are the words that I said I said I don't expect you to help even though I'm grateful. And he spoke back to me and he said that's the problem you don't expect me to be who I am you don't have a full understanding of me or my character. If you did you would expect that I would take care of this situation I am that I am I am faithful. Because that's who I am not who you need me to be I take care of your finances. Because that's who I am not who you need me to be did I not say prove me have you not been faithful in giving have you not done your part.

Why wouldn't I take care of this financial situation why don't you bring these matters to me I am the Lord your God I am your provider, and I had to repent and over the next 6 months I cannot tell you the provision that we saw. In our finances it literally happened two weeks from the day that God spoke this to me, and it just kept on going and it just kept on going I wish I could yell. But I can't have faith that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him will he find. What he seeks I'm going to hasten to a transition to what I feel like the Lord wants to do this morning I want to go to Matthew 27 hold on before we put it up there you have to understand this morning it is critical. To our understanding in our walks with God if we don't understand this it removes a necessary fear that needs to exist in us the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

And that's not in fear of afraid but I don't go play in traffic because I have a healthy respect of what's moving out there on the road, and the fear of the Lord is not to be afraid of the lord it's to have a healthy. Understanding of his working and his power and his knowledge and his will and this scripture is to give us a healthy fear of the Lord it is possible to carry out Godly actions without faith we have to understand this it is possible to carry. Out things that the Bible would consider Godly and do it outside of faith and I want to prove it from the counsel of God mat Matthew 27 and3. Then Judas which had betrayed him when he saw that he was condemned repented himself. Now, the Bible says to bring forth fruit meat for repentance and I find it really interesting that Judas.

Just didn't repent he put actions behind his repentance he literally brought the 30 pieces of silver back to where he got it from that's called fruit meat for repentance it's what the Bible talks about Judas repented. But he still ended his life right after this right after this scripture I didn't want to put it up there. Because we got babies in here ended his life so how did he repent and that is designed to be the beginning of your life not the end. How did he repent and still end his life what was the missing link The Missing Link was in Ephesians 2 and8 for by grace are you saved through faith Judas repented he bought he brought forth fruit meat for repentance. But it was still with dependence on himself it was still with hopes that if I do the right thing I'll be redeemed.

If I check the box I'll be redeemed and the grace of God never came to meet his repentance, and he ended his life oh God I don't want to get to judgment I'm talking about me I don't want to get to judgment. And have a to-do list of things that I did and God say depart from me never knew you I never knew you I came seeking for Faith Taylor I didn't find it no no I saw your good works I Saw You cast out Devils. Taylor I saw you praying through the Holy Ghost Taylor I saw you build up Center Point Youth Taylor I saw you put on the suit in the tie Taylor. But I didn't see Faith Judas repented but Godly actions carried out through the flesh will always still lead to death this word is not a formula to be memorized it's a word to bring life through his spirit this oh.

Well, I'm gonna move on here repentance only works through faith Grace only works through faith Godly living acts 238 the apostolic lifestyle they only work. If it's through faith here's what I would like to do we're about to transition, and the Lord is about to release the gift of faith in this house and it's not going to operate through me it's going to operate through. Everybody who is willing to allow it to operate, but I this was I promise you I wanted to preach on a glory filled house that's what I wanted to preach on this morning. And I didn't wrestle with God because I was going to be obedient, but he would not. Let me not preach this so I promise you this is this was nothing that I can you know put in my mind. But here's what I would like can we all just lift our hands right now and just gracefully ask God Lord.

Let my faith be in the right place come on I can't get into your heart. But can you just really just begin to ask God for a Special Touch of his grace that when he comes he will find faith in your heartall God we repent before you Lord God it's not the theatrics it's not the emotionalism God we just. Bring humble repentance before you God lord we want to be unified and right in your spirit, and in your sight grant us with faith in our hearts. Now, I need us to do this come on cuz I'm telling you God's fixing to do something miraculous in the place can we just clap our hands and thank God that he's. So good come on that was repentance through faith now let's rejoice in faith that God hears us he washes us he cleanses us he's faithful all right got to take a drink of water I need to go back to Bible College I'm very unpolished.

Got to take a drink of water so I can preach here Faith pleases God there we go it's already. Come back see Works do not save you, but faith without works is dead so it's not your works that are going to save you but faith that is real should be accompanied by works it's just the word of God. And so I believe that God is and I believe that he's a rewarder of them who diligently seek him, but now I need a scriptural definition of what does faith. Look, like and Faith Pastor says it all the time is like that word Grace there's like three trillion definitions for Faith all right. So I just tried to get us down to a few to see what God would speak to us, but let's. Look, at James 4 and8 to begin Lord I'm going to need you to help me with my voice Lord you know lord I can't do what I'm fixing to try to do without my voice Lord.

Just help me here draw near to God and He will draw near to you here's the equation we draw near to God that's the first, and then when the unrighteous start to make way to the righteous the righteous comes down. And he brings the unrighteous up to where he's at and he sits Us beside him in Heavenly places that's what the word of God says so what helps us draw near to God acts of faith they activate. And they facilitate him to come near to you he responds to your acts of faith, and when he responds we feel the evidence that we have drawn near to him and when he responds to my faith. Now, I know that his word is true because he has drawn near to me it's acts of faith. How was Faith demonstrated in the word of God and I'm going to say this I don't know.

How it's going to happen I told the Lord in prayer I completely gave this service over to him I just. Don't control this stuff but God's spirit began beginning right now is about to start speaking to people it's going to be a still Small Voice, and he's going to start speaking to people all across this house. And you will have two options you can pause and hesitate and when we pause and hesitate. When the still small voice comes then comes the voice of our flesh which will be doubt. So then we will begin to doubt what he has said to us and then as we begin to doubt it attracts the accuser of the Brethren, and so now he'll begin to condemn. And he'll begin to tell you why you're not good enough to do what God.

Just told you to do so that's how it happened there's no secrets to it so as the still Small Voice speaks to your spirit God is speaking to you, and we just need to push in and we need to obey. And this is with me as well how is Faith demonstrated in the word of God. Let's take a trip to Jericho the story can be found in Mark chap 10 veres 46-52 Jesus went to Jericho with his disciples, and there was a great number of people and who was there. But blind bardus and he sat by the highway and because of his physical condition he was put in a state of begging begging. But when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth he began to cry out Jesus thou son of David have mercy on me, and that upset the carnality of those around him hey hey be quiet there's a holy thing going on be quiet there's.

A holy man walking by but he didn't let that dictate what he wanted to do so he began to cry the more the Bible says a great deal and what happened. But Jesus Stood Still bring him here bring them here what do you want blind barus. What do you require of me and obviously he was blind so he wanted his sight I'm blind I'm blind Lord I would like to receive my sight go thy way thy faith hath made thee whole Faith here was demonstrated by a reckless abandon of Pride. And ego to call on the name of the Lord it is possible that you have not seen him because he has not heard you it is possible that need has stayed at your doorsteps putting you in a place to beg. Because there's not come a moment where you've been willing to push off pride and push off ego, and say Jesus th son of David have mercy on me Jesus said that's Faith that's Faith.

Listen, I come to church to see my brothers and sisters there is a nine out of 10 chance. If we greet each other on a Sunday morning I'm going to give you a side hug cuz cuz I'm a hugger, and I love my church family that is a fact it is the truth. But I say this in respect I don't come to church for your attention just. Don't negative or positive I just don't come here for your attention there is one. Who sits on the throne whose name is eternal and powerful and if there's someone that attention I'm trying to get it's Jesus Christ Lord of Lord and King of Kings. Well, those Pentecostals are just fake they're just emotional listen I don't care what you say I don't care.

What you shake me up ass I'm going to tell you this I've been delivered by the hand of the Lord oh you think I'm just using a cute word deliver no I've been addicted. And I've been delivered I've been bound by things that I don't have to list from this pull pit, and I have been delivered I have been healed in my physical body before I have personally seen multiple Financial miracles in my life. When there was no other way I have seen God work in my life so when you see me be emotional, and you see me begin to call on the name of the Lord I'm just trying to stir up the gift of faith that God. Put in me to call on his name when I need him in my life yeah yeah yeah yeah you want to know what's happened, and listen I'm telling you this right.

Now, the rest of the service is yours it is yours I'm telling you right. Now, I don't know when God's going to start speaking to people I've got a few more things I'm just I'm not doing alter call necessarily yet. But if you start your own altar call that's between you and God let me tell you what's happened is the spirit of King Herod has wiped over the Church of the Living God. And what I mean by that is Jesus was born in Bethlehem one of the greatest things to ever happen in the history of the world, and the wise men were seeking him so they come before Herod. And Herod says you go find him and then come back and tell me where he's at there's a lot of people sit in church you go find him brother Taylor you bring him back you tell me where he's at and then maybe I'll go.

And worship that's the spirit of King Herod it is the spirit of the wise man that say I don't care. What comes against me I don't care what the journey looks like I don't care. What I have to forsake I don't care what I have to put behind me I must find Jesus from Jericho to Jerusalem. Let's move from Jericho to Jerusalem they went through Jerusalem they were passing through the midst of Samaria, and Galilee and he entered into a certain Village and there met him that's what the word of God says there met him they did not wait for him to meet. Them they met him they must have had the revelation of barus and it was 10 men that were lepers, and they stood AAR off and they lifted up their voices. Don't tell me shout a in the Bible I don't see Quiet Moves of God in the gospels I don't see Quiet Moves of God where his Spirit moved, and his power moved and his miracles moved it's not in there lifted up their voices Jesus.

Master have mercy on us and when he saw them he said unto them go show yourselves to the priest they were cleansed, and one of them when he saw that he was healed one of them when he saw that he was healed one of them when he saw. That he was healed turned back and with a loud voice glorified god with what kind of voice it was a loud voice he glorified God he fell down on his feet and he gave him thanks. And he was a Samaritan he was the last person that should have been giving glory to God he was the last one that had a right to praise God. But he lifted his voice and glorified him anyways and Jesus said were there not 10 were there not 10 that was cleansed. How many were sitting on the house on a Sunday morning were there not 10 that were cleansed.

But where are the nine none returned to give me Glory save this stranger so arise go thy way thy faith has made thee whole Faith was demonstrated by one leper. Who glorified God for the blessings of God he returned and worshiped and Jesus called that returning worship Faith God's desire is not to just save you from hell I have come that you would have life. And you would have it more abundantly okay so he didn't just come to save us from hell he came to make us whole, and what happens some people get up there in that tank get baptized in Jesus name they're filled with the spirit. And they never return to worship and their salvation will be good, but they'll live this life not whole you can't be whole in this life unless you're returning, and bringing faith and worship to Jesus Christ it just.

Won't happen it doesn't make your acts 238 experience invalid it just means there's some of the Abundant Life that God had intended for you that you are not walking in because you have not returned to worship I don't want to have the testimony that I was saved. But I was never made whole I don't just shout because I have a need in my life I shout and I worship. Because I have had need in my life before and Jesus has never forsaken me Jesus has never abandoned me when I was the worst dog on the planet. When I was just horrible I had so much Brokenness in me and I would come, and cry and no one knew my name and no one knew I had a call to preach. And he would always come and he would always find me and he would walk with me, and he would talk with me and so I return to Give Him worship I return to give him praise not.

Because of what I need but because of what he has done Behold a woman which was diseased with an issue of blood 12 years she came behind him touched the him of His Garment for she said within herself. If I may touch His Garment I shall be whole she had that leper faith in her she knew she needed to be whole, and Jesus turned him about and when he saw her he said daughter be of good Comfort thy faith had made thee. Whole Faith here was demonstrated from an individual who was willing to break religious protocol in order to get. What they needed from Jesus okay go read the law of Moses and study it for a year. Don't read anything else but the first five books of the Bible and then skip everything else go read the story about a woman with an issue of blood touching a holy man.

If that was the only passages of scripture you had was the first five books of the Bible with all of the religious protocol, and then you had the story of a woman. Who had an issue of blood she was a woman she came up behind him not where he could see not where him, and his deciples could be comfortable came up behind him to touch the Hemm of His Garment that right there is what breaks. Services I'm going to tell you right now when there are people that are willing to say I will break. What the religious order is I'm not talking about being disrespectful I'm not talking about doing things outside of order there is a man of God that sits right there and there's one sitting there right. Now, but there's another one sit there his name is pastor Kevin Allen we've got a bishop over there, and if I'm doing something that's out of order they're going to pull on me and say hey you're out of order.

And you know what if they tell me I'm out of order I'm out of order and I'm going to sit down. But if God's spirit is moving over me and there's something I need to do to shake things up in my flesh to get a hold of his Spirit that's what I'm going to do you ever SE me in a service take my tie off. Come down here and I start waving it around what I like to do is I like to fold it in half once this would be too long to wave it around like this. So I Fold It Again hamburger Style I take this tie wave that tie around you want to know. Why I do that CU one of the first times I remember God's spirit just taken over a service was at a youth conference, and my good friend Brian Sadler he felt God's spirit moving over him and it was not the appropriate time I'll tell.

You that but he ran out from where he was at was nobody at the altar this was before Tean youth went to the altar we were Pioneer in the way for you guys they didn't. Come to the altar every worship service so it was nobody up there at the altar. But he felt the spirit of God he took his tie off I don't know. Who told him to take his tie off he took his tie off and he went up to that Altar, and he started waving it around across that Altar and the spirit of God broke out across that place. And everyone began to get freedom and victory and deliverance and healing because someone was willing to shake a protocol. Well, let's go to lunch today God's spirit didn't really move today no you didn't really move today.

Well, that was kind of ordinary well you were probably kind of ordinary I just. Don't feel things like I used to feel things yeah it's cuz you're not moving like you used to move you Gott too comfortable in your suit, and tie and you Gott too comfortable. And how you look you've gotten too comfortable with a hairspray and now you don't move like you used to move, and you're trying to shake it up that the church is not doing. What it used to do and God's not doing what he used to do are you kidding me are you kidding me as if he's not ready to open up the windows of heaven right. Now, go on Alex jump back there in the tech Booth you do what you want I'm telling you right. Now, I'm not going to be on the eve of the Rapture and put on my garments of the Pharisees, and the Sadducees and looked apart and say God.

What are you doing over here I'm not comfortable with that God what are you what are you doing right there that does that doesn't make me feel comfortable this was never about making you feel comfortable sir this was never about making anyone feel comfortable. It was about sending the God's spirit of Salvation to heal to deliver to restore, and he would spit in mud and put it on someone's eyes he would tell them to go dip in the River Jordan seven times it was never about your comfortability. Come on musician I need someone to come get on the piano that's it y'all. Let It Go y'all take over with your voices go on make it hard for the man of God to say anything else go on H yep will he find. What he seeks a simple question this morning he's finding it up here right now I know that I know he's finding it right here right.

Now, I know somebody's about to get the Holy Ghost right here yeah yeah yeah will he find. What he seeks will he find what he seeks just Faith just faith H yeah I pray with you sister Allan I bear your burden sister Allan y'all somebody's about to be filled with God's spirit right here. And if that was you you'd be lifting your voice H yep healing and miracles all in the house two things two things. Don't lose your faith matter of fact if your faith is telling you to keep praying, and not be quiet you just do that Jesus is coming back to find faith on the earth I'm going to tell you what he went seeking the first time. He left the 90 and9 to go seek out the one and my friend you were the one, and I was the one and they were the one the first time he went seeking it's when you were a lost sheep with nothing to offer.

But blood and bruises and Brokenness but he brought you into the house of God, and so now he's not seeking after this lost sheep he's seeking after faith all right Lord I release your spirit. And I release the gift of faith there are those right now that are struggling with the unbelief that they feel in their heart. But they have taken steps and they are trying Lord and you see that and God I know we have belief. But we're asking you to help our unbelief right now God and so what I want Lord is release the gift of faith all across this house I pray that the still Small Voice that speaks to be uncomfortable that speaks to push us outside of our comfort. Zone would be released to every heart and to every mind if God's spirit says to run run. If it says to jump jump let me get my voice back God here's what I want you to do right.

Now, Lord the Bible says that he went everywhere doing working with them that's why I'm talking to him like that God I want you to lay it on some 's heart to go pray for somebody that they've never even met in this church God. I want you to lay it on someone's heart to go lay hands on somebody Lord they've not even been in church 12 months God they've not even been in church 6 months. But God impress it on them right now to go pray for somebody that has a need I release it right. Now, in the name of Jesus.

Scripture references as spoken: Matthew 7:7-8; Exodus 33:20; Proverbs 15:3; Psalms 34:15; Deuteronomy 11:12; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Ezekiel 22:30; Luke 18:1-7; Luke 18:8; Hebrews 11:6; Matthew 27:3; Ephesians 2:8; James 4:8; Mark 10:46-52.