We Love God

[0:00] Welcome. Thank you for choosing to listen to another faith-building message by Pastor David Entry. Faith comes by hearing and by hearing the Word of God.

[0:12] May your knowledge of Jesus Christ increase as you listen. Be blessed. Tonight is another night of encounter, another night of visitation, another night of divine turn around, supernatural turn around.

[0:33] So shall it be for you. Amen. God is working amongst us. The scriptures say that, Ephesians chapter 3 verse 20, And now unto him who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all that we think or ask of, according to the power that works in us.

[1:07] King James says, according to the power that works in us. And sometimes King James sounds very powerful. He said, according to the power, the power that works in us is what determines how God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all we can think or ask.

[1:31] And I see there is power that has been discharged in our midst. Jesus was told, thank you, Lord. It came to pass in Luke chapter 5, that as he was teaching, and the Pharisees were there, verse 16.

[1:46] He was teaching the Pharisees and the doctors of the law. They were there. And the Bible says that, watch this, and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

[1:58] Now, the power of God is not for decoration. The power of God is just something that shows up and is there. No, it comes to change somebody's story.

[2:10] It comes. The power comes to give somebody an encounter. The power comes to give somebody a change of situation, change of story, change of condition. And every evening, we keep seeing the power at work in us.

[2:25] Oh, so if the power is at work in us, then I believe that if you are connected to this line, you are connected to this, or you are on this platform, connected to this service, that power working in us is about to manifest the glory of God in your life to the glory of his name.

[2:44] In the name of Jesus, I see power coming in your way. I see the power of God coming away. Our God is of power, according to Romans. He said our God is of power.

[2:56] In other words, our God has enough power to do what he says he will do. Our God, Romans chapter 16, our God is of power, and to him that is of power.

[3:07] God has the power. He has the ability, and he will do it tonight. I don't know what your particular need may be. I don't know what your particular expectation may be, but I believe somebody's expectation is too ripe.

[3:22] You are not going and coming tomorrow. Your expectation is going to guarantee your manifestation. Your expectation towards the power of God, expectation of God's intervention is going to really show right from tonight.

[3:36] Something powerful, something glorious, something godly is about to break loose over your life. I'm a professor, and I declare, so shall it be.

[3:48] So shall it be. Jesus said, where two or three are guarded in my name, there I am in their midst.

[3:58] Hallelujah. Matthew chapter 18. So when we gather, he has guaranteed and committed his presence as long as we gather in his name. And if he is here, he is here with his power.

[4:12] He is here to change somebody's story. He is here to change somebody's situation. May I say this? This is a year of victory. Okay. And this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith. I just want somebody to understand that God is of power.

[4:25] God is able. He can do it. He can do it. And we are in the end time where God is about to show in his church that he is still in charge.

[4:36] The world will see what God can do through his people, for his people, to our generation. And so don't underestimate what God can do through you. But what matters is make sure you are in faith.

[4:50] You are in faith and be a covenant practitioner. What is a covenant practitioner? Do the things that God's word has to do. Be part of fellowshipping.

[5:01] Be serving the work of God. Be focused building the church, the things of God. Weeding souls. Serving faithfully. Being a generous person. Being a blessing to other people.

[5:13] Committing yourself to kingdom projects. Committing yourself to submission. I mean, these are basic, basic things that when a person engages and you are working in faith and working in consecration.

[5:25] Working in consecration. In the book of Job chapter 22. I think we should start from verse 22. Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth. And lay up his words in your heart.

[5:38] Do you see that? This is what we are teaching. Receive it. Don't follow unbelievers who are telling you, oh, all these people. All these churches. If they won't obey God, don't follow anyone. Don't follow anyone to hell if they will not follow you to heaven.

[5:53] Unbelievers job. Oh. God says, I'll put enmity between your seed and the seed of the woman. The seed of the woman.

[6:04] So from that time, the seed of the devil has always been in opposition to the seed of the woman. Godly seed will always suffer opposition from the satanic seed.

[6:16] And satanic seed doesn't have to look bad and look evil, look like a villain. Satanic seed is anyone who is not in Christ. Wow. Satan can easily use them again.

[6:27] Because it's like if you have seven cars or you have shoes, a few shoes or trainers, you choose, okay, I want to wear this. I want to wear this. You choose which one you want to wear depending on the occasion.

[6:40] Satan also chooses which one he wants to use depending on the occasion and the assignment. If you are not in Christ, Satan uses you comfortably. So even when you think you are being nice, you are being well-meaning, Satan has access to you any day and any time.

[6:54] Don't let anyone tell you, don't be following the word of God. How can you be obeying the Bible? It's Satan. It's clear voice of the devil through maybe a friend. The person is a friend, but Satan has hijacked their intentions, has hijacked their voice and is using them.

[7:09] But the devil is a liar. I see you winning. John chapter 22. He said, receive, I pray you, the law from his mouth, God's mouth, and lay up his words in your hearts.

[7:21] Look at the next verse. If thou, if thou return to the almighty, thou shall be built up. Thou shall put away, did you see that?

[7:32] Put away iniquity from thy tabernacle. You can't say, ask for me, I'm believing God for breakthrough. And yet you are living in sin. And you don't care.

[7:44] You are living in sin. You don't care. And you are believing, it's my year of victory. No. No. It might be your year of victory, but no, the devil is a liar.

[7:56] Because Satan will use, he will use the bridge in your life against you. He will use it. So he says that you should put away iniquity from your tabernacle.

[8:07] Put it away. I don't know who I'm talking to. Put it away. Put it away. Look at this powerful thing that is happening. How can you be sitting in a holiday room with a woman or a man you are not married to, and your hands are around each other's day, and you are listening and holding the, believing God for a testimony.

[8:25] Put away iniquity. Kadaba. Hey. Put away iniquity. Put away iniquity. Put away iniquity. Because some of you, because of these services, and you have been using your phone and your computer for church, stop using it for other things now.

[8:42] Because you've been using it for holy things. So stop using that same computer. You are using the same computer to listen to Pastor David. And I'm preaching. You are using the same computer, and you want to use it to do other things.

[8:54] Hey. Put away iniquity. I feel like preaching. Pray iniquity. Put away iniquity. There are certain text messages, and there are certain sites your phone will never go there.

[9:09] Why? Because you have been using your phone. You have been using your phone for church Zoom. You have been using your phone to listen to powerful preaching that cast out devils. See, God helping somebody.

[9:22] I don't know how he got here, but I believe God has a message for you. So I'm telling you, God sent me with a word that is going to bless you. He's going to prosper you.

[9:33] He's going to help you. Please don't undermine what God wants to do. By compromising here and there, and not creating the room for God to be able to manifest.

[9:45] We are praying, oh God, oh God, oh God, oh God. By iniquity is your classmate. Iniquity is your classmate. Oh God, oh God. You live on number two iniquity road.

[9:56] Hey. Wow. Hey. Hey. Hey. My God. I receive it. So, so I think we should read that joke.

[10:10] It says that if thou shalt return, if thou return to the almighty, thou shalt be built up. I see God building you up this year. Amen. He's establishing you this year. Building up your marriage. Building up your business.

[10:21] Building up your career. Building up your education. This week, some of us have exam this week. I see God building you up. He said that thou shalt be built up. Thou shalt put away iniquity from thy tabernacle.

[10:34] Verse 24. This is amazing. Then, did you see that? Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust. Prosperity is coming. Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust.

[10:45] And the gold of Ephraim as the stones of the brooks. You, the stones of the brooks, they are there everywhere. But he said, God will be like stones for you.

[10:56] You will lay up gold. When you obey God and walk with him. That's why I am confident that this year. There is coming some levels of breakthroughs in people's life. Because God is amongst us.

[11:07] His power is working. He's working. But don't think. Don't think that it will just happen because you want it. No. It will just happen because he wants it. And you are practicing covenant engagements.

[11:19] Or covenant activities. You are in covenant. You are in covenant. When it's time for service, you are on. When it's. When any time you look for opportunity to serve. You are busy serving. Even though one of the problems of lockdown.

[11:31] And lack of physical services. It strips. Is that. It strips many of God's people. The opportunity to serve. Yeah. Basically serve.

[11:42] Serve others. Because you are sitting at home. Most of us. You just come. It's not your fault anyway. You just finish having some rice or lasagna. And then you are sitting down.

[11:52] Even the way some people are sitting down watching. You are not serious. You are not serious. Seriousness will make you sit up. And you want to. You want to be seen. You want to engage. You are part of the thing.

[12:03] That what is going on. You are engaging. So that you can catch something. You can tap into something. There is power here. And I see you tapping into it. Amen. Amen. Since the days of John the Baptist.

[12:14] The kingdom of heaven. John chapter 11. Sorry. Matthew chapter 11 verse 12. The kingdom of heaven has suffered violence. And violence. The violence taken by force. Since the days of John the Baptist until now.

[12:25] The kingdom of heaven suffered violence. And it takes a certain level of violence. A certain level of determination. A certain level of aggression. A certain level of perseverance. To take it by force.

[12:35] You have to take your miracle by force. Tonight. Somebody is taking your testimony by force. Tonight you are taking your miracle by force. And enough is enough. Enough is enough. The devil has had enough.

[12:46] Now you are taking over. You are taking your miracle. You are receiving your testimony. This year you are getting married. This year you are getting married. This year. This year.

[12:57] This evening you are receiving your healing. You are receiving your breakthrough. As we started. You are seeing the goodness of God. Your testimony is coming. Now. This is time. You are tapping into it.

[13:07] Amen. Yes. Yes. Radha Basha Kataya. Said. Then shall thou lay. Lay up gold. As dust. Wow.

[13:19] Then shall thou lay up gold. As dust. And the gold of Ophir. As stones. Of the brooks. Look at the verse. The next verse. It said. Yes. The almighty shall be your defense.

[13:30] He will give you wealth. And he will defend you. And thou shall have plenty of silver. Listen. This is. I am telling you what the scripture is saying. That some of us don't know. God can prosper you.

[13:40] But are you ready? Can you stand to be prospered? Can you stand to be blessed? Some of us. Little prosperity. You become very arrogant. Your own wife can't even talk to you. Your own husband can't even advise you.

[13:53] Your own family. Brother and sister. They can't come near you. Because you have become so powerful. Now you have so much money. So you don't. You don't respect anybody. Some of us. Little prosperity.

[14:04] We can't handle it. And so if God is going to give it to you. Sometimes he has to prepare you. Can you stand to be blessed? Prosperity is coming. This year will be an amazing year.

[14:15] Amen. You will have results. I told you. Results on steroids. Yes. Amen. Results on steroids. Results that will beat people's mind.

[14:26] How? How? How can you get this? How can this happen? I see it happening for you. It says that then. And then God. God. You have plenty. Plenty of silver.

[14:37] Look at the next verse. 26. For then shall thou have thy delight in the almighty. And shall lift up thy face unto. Then you will have your delight.

[14:48] Your joy. Your breakthrough is because you are with God. Amen. I just am so much in love. It feels like I've taken something. Wow. It's like.

[14:58] Yeah. It's the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has. It has. Watch this. The Holy Spirit has an intoxicating effect on people. Yes. That would say instead of being drunk with wine.

[15:10] Get drunk with the Holy Spirit. Be filled with the Holy Spirit. Ephesians chapter 5. The Holy Spirit has an intoxicating effect on people. That's why when the Holy Ghost came in Acts chapter 2.

[15:20] People said these guys have had wine. They were filled with the Holy Spirit. But outside they saw it like you are drunk. See people who don't love God are not excited about God. Sometimes they don't understand why you get so excited.

[15:31] Why you get so excited about the word of God. Oh yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. I've had enough. I'm drinking enough. And I'm going to keep drinking and drinking and drinking. Drinking of the Holy Ghost. Hallelujah. You shall see victory. Amen.

[15:42] In every area of your life. Yes Lord. The power of God will manifest. Amen. In 1 John chapter 5 verse 4 it said. And this is the victory that overcomes the world.

[15:56] Even our faith. And this is the victory that overcomes the world. Even our faith. Even our faith.

[16:14] So that makes faith a necessary ingredient for your triumphing in life. It makes it a necessary ingredient for your progress.

[16:27] For your next phase. Or for you experiencing the power of God. And so this season of fasting. Our theme is the just shall live by faith. Amen. The just shall live by faith.

[16:39] If you can be in faith. There is nothing too hard for God. It says that all things are possible to him who believes. Mark 9 23.

[16:50] It is possible. It is possible. Sister. Sometimes we believe more in what the devil is doing. Than what God intends to do. Or what God can do. Hmm.

[17:01] Sometimes we have so much faith. In Satan's moves. Sometimes we have so much confidence. In Satan's programming. Sometimes we have so much confidence.

[17:13] In what the enemy is trying to do. But I want to call you. And encourage you. But if you can keep and focus your eye on Jesus. And put your confidence in Jesus.

[17:25] Walk by faith. Not by fear. Walk by faith. Not by sight. Walk by faith. It takes faith. Why? Jesus told them.

[17:36] Why are you so fearful? There's so much power of God working in our midst. I don't see the reason why you should continue staying in that demonic bondage.

[17:47] No. You won't. I refuse you to stay in that bondage. I refuse you to stay in that condition. You won't stay. In fact, some of you. They are saying that marriage is a battle in your family.

[18:00] No one gets married. Let them look at what's about to happen to you this year. Let them see what's about to happen. They will know that there's some power past some power. Some of us are. Our cases are different.

[18:10] Your case is different. Your case is different. You might have the same symptoms. The same condition like them. But you are going to have a different result. Why? Because power is on your side.

[18:24] I'm prophesying to you now. So we walk by faith. Can you imagine? The Bible says that. And we know. Romans chapter 8 verse 28.

[18:34] We know that all things work together for good. Yeah. I'm talking about your case. All things are working for your good. All things work together for good.

[18:46] Yes. Yes. All things work together for good. Someone say good. Good. Yeah. They are working for your good. They are working for your good.

[18:59] On one condition. Please. The statement hasn't finished. We normally leave it there. But at least even finish at a comma. If you want to cut it short.

[19:09] Let the comma come in before you cut it short. Because the statement is not complete. All things don't really work together for good. No. They don't work together for good.

[19:19] Unless a certain condition is in place. To those who love God. That changes the dynamics. It's very important. To those who love God.

[19:31] To those who are called according to his purpose. Now. It is those who are called. It is those who are called according to his purpose. Who can love God. Because the love of God is not natural.

[19:44] Loving God is not natural. No human being can have it in himself. To love God. Mm-hmm. So. When you are called. He gives you the ability.

[19:56] Or you receive the ability to love God. And he says. All things work together for good. To those who are. Who love the Lord. Once you love the Lord. So God calls you.

[20:06] And when he calls you. He wants all things to work together for your good. So. He helps you. With an ability. Initial spark. For you to love him. Because when you love him. Then things begin to work together for your good.

[20:19] Everything you are going through. Will turn together for your good. I'm telling you. Others go through it. And they are finished. You go through it. And it's the beginning of laughter. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

[20:30] The Bible says that. What is difficult to do is faith. In Galatians chapter 5 and 6. It said. Faith works by love. Faith works by love. Shall we all say that together? Faith works by love.

[20:42] One more time. Faith works by love. Let's say it together. Faith works by love. So. If you want to work by faith. There should be love in place.

[20:53] When you love God. It makes the work of faith possible. Now. In 1st John chapter 4. Verse 16. It says that. And we know. It says.

[21:04] And we know. And we know. We have known. And believed. The love. That God. Has for us. And we have known. And believed. The love.

[21:16] That God. Has for us. Brothers and sisters. May I submit to you. For faith. To really work. Clean. And well. There must be. Two major components.

[21:27] That must be in place. Faith is not just. A feeling. Oh. I feel. I feel something. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. It's not just. A feeling. In that sense. And faith.

[21:37] Is not just. Ah. Ah. Like. Ah. I know. Things will be. I know. It will be. Yeah. Just hoping. No. There's a difference. Between hope. And faith.

[21:48] It says that. And we. And we have known. And believed. That God. Is love. Or. And we know. And believe. The love. The love. That God. Has. Ah. God.

[21:58] Has for us. In other words. God. Loves us. This is important. That's where it starts. So. So. Let me read it again. For we have known. And believed. The love. That God.

[22:09] Has for us. God. Is love. And he who. Abides. In love. Abides. In God. And God. In him. Now. Faith. For our faith. To work. Faith. Must have.

[22:19] A heart dimension. And a mind. Dimension. A heart dimension. And a mind dimension. The mind dimension. Is the things. You know. About God. That's why. Sometimes.

[22:30] As we take time. To share testimony. So you can know. Some things. About God. And my. Primarily. More. The clearest things. And the cleanest things. And the purest things. And the most authentic things.

[22:41] You can know about God. Is what the scripture says. And so. You have. You can say. I just. I know. Don't you know. People who know the Bible. But they don't have faith. Yeah. They know the Bible.

[22:51] They are born again. They know the Bible. But they don't have faith. Any little thing. They behave like. Babies. Ah. I'm dead. I'm dead. Ah. You went to the hospital. The doctor said. They suspect the situation.

[23:02] This is cancerous. You come. You for. For the whole night. You won't sleep. You are crying. Oh. I'm dead. I'm dead. Ah. But you know. You caught Bible like a parrot. You know every scripture in the Bible.

[23:15] And this news. No. You see. So the fact that you have knowledge. You know some things. Doesn't mean it's enough for your faith. Faith has two aspects. And all three work together in our work with God.

[23:27] It is your. Your. Your. Mind. What is on your mind. What you are understanding. And what's the. The heart. Your heart for God. Your love for God.

[23:38] Now when we say your feeling. Feeling what is. I'm talking about what's in your heart. What you have in your heart towards God. It's not. When we talk about feeling. It's not like. Oh. Oh. Oh. I feel.

[23:49] I feel things are good. No. What you feel about God. Your feelings towards God. Your feelings towards God. Is what determines the quality of your faith.

[24:00] Hmm. So the devil will say. You know. God doesn't care about you. Ah. Once you begin to think like that. I'm telling you. There's no way you can walk by faith. Yeah. God really doesn't care about you.

[24:11] If God really cares about you. He would have made you be the firstborn. So that you can get all that money. But you are not the firstborn. Now look. Oh. Your sister has got everything. Your brother has got. What kind of nonsense from the pit of hell.

[24:21] If God really cares about you. He would have made you a different race. Maybe you would have been born a North Korean. And when you ask you a North Korean. You. Come on. Come on. Come on. So Satan will convince you.

[24:34] So your feelings towards God. That is your love for God. And that makes me want to talk briefly. About the factor of love. Faith works by love. Okay. So these three things are important.

[24:44] Our trust in God. Our faith in God. And our love for God. Sorry. Our trust in God. Our knowledge of God. And our love for God. These things. There is no way you can love God enough.

[24:56] Without knowing Him. You can love a God you don't know. You can love the God you don't know. So that means that. All these three things go together. Our knowledge. Our trust. And our love.

[25:07] And it says. Love is so important. And why do we love God? Now in fact. When you love God. Jesus calls us. To proclaim our love. When you love God. Just don't be quiet about your love.

[25:17] You need to confess your love. Do you know how Jesus puts it? Why should I confess my love faster? Because Jesus said in Matthew chapter 10. Verse 32. That anyone who is not. Who does not confess me.

[25:28] Or who is ashamed of me. He says that. Therefore whoever. Confesses me before man. I will also confess him. Before my father. And. Before my father. Who is in heaven.

[25:39] Look at verse 33. He says that. But whosoever denies me before man. I will also deny him before man. So don't deny me. Confess me before man. You have to be proud enough. Bold enough. Let them talk down against you.

[25:50] Let them look funny towards you. Because you are on church zoom. But they will be on pornography sites. You are on church zoom. Leave them alone. Let them do. What they were messing up. And some of us. When you were in the world.

[26:01] Your family was okay. When you were messing up. Traveling to Ayana. Abiva. Messing up. When you were going for on vacation. And now staycation.

[26:12] Yes. You went on vacation. It was okay. Now you are not going. You are rather serious. They are telling you. You are taking this thing too far. You are taking what too far. You are taking what too far.

[26:23] You don't know what God has delivered you from. Or a Christian. They are telling you. I am a Christian. They are telling you. They are telling you. They know what God has delivered you from. They know.

[26:34] That your auntie doesn't know the number of abortions you have committed. She doesn't know. She doesn't know that if you have not found church like this. But now you would have been on your seventh abortion.

[26:46] But thanks be to God. Thanks be to God. He saved you. God saved you. God saved you. Especially those who are still in your early 20s or mid 20s or late teens.

[26:58] And you are teenage. And you have come to know Christ. It's so advantageous for you. When you come to Christ early. It's good. Some of the sisters. You were messing up in the world.

[27:09] And look at what the devil stole from you. But thank God at least. You didn't wait until you are 82 before you came to Christ. When you don't have any strength. But thank God that you have come to Christ in your 40s.

[27:21] You have come to Christ in your 50s or in your 30s. This will make you shout hallelujah. In 1 John chapter 4 verse 19.

[27:32] There is a very powerful statement there. Before I even go there. Let's go back to Jesus said. So the reason why we should proclaim Christ. Is because Jesus said we should do it. Number two. Because once you begin to declare Christ.

[27:43] Once you begin to talk about Christ. Do you know what? You have joined. Sorry. You declare your love for Christ. You have joined the company. Great people. Great people like Paul.

[27:54] Great people like some of the great heroes. Like Billy Graham. Great people who have died and gone. They suffered for the William Wilberforce. I mean. Great people like William Tyndale.

[28:05] Martin Luther. Charles Finney. Charles Wesley. You are talking about great people. Catherine Coleman. You are talking about great people. Kenneth. Kenneth Hagen. Great people who have lived.

[28:16] One of the things that I am confident in talking about. People. One of the greatest men of God in our generation. That God is. We have so many great men of God. Like Bishop Duncan Williams. And Reverend Ampia Kofi.

[28:26] And Bishop Doug. I mean. Great. Great. Great men of God. But guess what? One of the great ones God has raised. Is Bishop David Oyedepo. And these people are people who are addicted. They love God. They love God.

[28:37] Bishop Oyedepo is saying. You want to know my secret. You can never know my secret. Till you know my heart for God. You can never know my. My secret is my heart for God. Do you love him? Do you love God?

[28:48] And so. When you begin to declare your love for God. You have joined the company of great people. Who have loved God. They've committed to their love. And they'll declare it anyway. If people don't like you. Because you love.

[28:58] Because you declare you love God. Sorry. We love God. If you go to heaven. Those people who have burned at the stake. Those people who executed. Persecuted. Killed. Because of their love to God. If you go and ask them.

[29:08] How many of you love Jesus? You hear all of them. We love Jesus. We love Jesus. We love Jesus. We love Jesus. Somebody shout. I love Jesus. I love Jesus.

[29:22] That is what makes your faith work. So great people have declared their lives. And then number three. The third reason why you should confess your love for Jesus.

[29:32] Declare your love for Jesus. Is that sometimes you confess your love for Jesus. It becomes a witness to somebody. For someone to be attracted to Jesus. The more you are quiet about your love for Jesus.

[29:43] The more somebody might miss the opportunity to come and love Jesus like you. Don't be quiet. Don't be quiet about your love for Jesus. But why? Let me just mention one reason.

[29:55] One main point. That. Why we love Jesus. Why? If you. If you ask them. There will be everybody who. All the great people. They said. Oh sorry. I didn't add myself. If you love Jesus.

[30:05] You have joined me too. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Oh yes. Yes. Yes. From my teenage years. All my classmates will tell you. In secondary school. I was preaching Jesus.

[30:17] Non-stop. I've done it throughout my life. I love Jesus. Hey. Hallelujah. I am so fired up because it's not the revelation.

[30:27] It's my love for Jesus. Hey. This Jesus thing. Verse 19 of 1 John chapter 4. Verse 19 of 1 John chapter 4. Wow. Someone receives that.

[30:38] Look. He says that. Why do we love him? We love him because he first loved us. Wow. Wow. Wow. You don't have what it takes to love God.

[30:50] But his love for you provokes a reaction back. His love for us. We love him. We love him. Do you love God? Yes. We love him. Do you love Jesus?

[31:01] Yes. We love him. Why? Because he first. He first. That's why I said loving God is not natural with any man. Wow. Loving God. No unbeliever can love God.

[31:13] No unbeliever can love Jesus. No unbeliever. No unbeliever. Now. There are people who are. Who call themselves Christian. They are in church. But they don't love Jesus. I don't think they are born again.

[31:23] Wow. Well. That's serious. I don't think. When you love him. Then everything changes. How can you walk by faith. Without love for Christ? How can you walk by faith.

[31:35] Without love for Christ? I love him. I love him. I love him. We love him because. His love. Now. What provokes the love in us.

[31:46] Is when you are. You become more aware. Of the kind of love he has for you. That's why. You become born again. Everybody's complaining. Now this thing you are doing too much. But they don't understand.

[31:57] They don't understand what Jesus has done for you. This is too much. So his love. His excess love. Is what produces and provokes our love. The love we have for Christ.

[32:08] You see. You can't command love. You see. You can say. Okay. I will think. I will think about something. But you can't say. I will love. No. Love is not a slave. Love is a master. You can't just command love.

[32:20] Love. The love we have for God. It's a reaction. To the way he loved us. That is why we can't be ignorant. About his love. Bible says that. For this is how God commended his love towards us.

[32:32] That whilst we are yet sinners. Christ died for us. Romans chapter 5 verse 8. Christ died for us. Christ died for us. For God so loved the world. That he gave his soul. He loved us. He loved us.

[32:42] Jesus. You love me this way. You love me this way. Nothing I do is too much. And if you love me. I know. That if I'm going through difficult times. If I'm going through hell. I know you will not leave me alone.

[32:53] Because you love me. Because you love me. Because you love me. And I love you back. I love you back Lord. I love you with my love. My life. I love you with my substance.

[33:04] I love you with everything in my life. I love you Lord. I love you Lord. I love you Lord. I love you Lord. I love you Lord. I love you Lord. I love you Lord.

[33:16] One of the things that helps you work by faith. Is your love for God. Those who want to use God. They try to work by faith in order to use God.

[33:27] It does not work. But if you love God. You become so preoccupied. And absorbed by your love for Christ.

[33:38] By your love for Christ. I'm calling somebody. For all things to work for you this year. The love factor must be settled. That love question must be settled.

[33:48] Jesus resurrected. And he asked Peter. Do you love me more than this? Peter. Do you love me more? Three times. Do you love? That means this love thing. Don't let us take it for granted. And for you to be able to love him.

[34:00] That means you must focus on what he has done for you. He's done so much. This morning I spoke about the graciousness of Christ. If you have tasted the graciousness of Christ.

[34:10] He's been so good to you. That's why they can't advise you out of church. Those guys they can't advise. Nobody should be able to even offend you out of church. Because someone went and said this about you. You are not happy.

[34:21] All those people who complain about church. And I didn't like they were talking about me in church. Forget it. They talk about all of us. But didn't you talk about somebody too? They talk about Jesus.

[34:31] They say all things. And Jesus said that the world will hate you. As I quoted earlier on in Genesis chapter 3. God said I'll put enmity between your seed and her seed. The seed of the enemy. They won't love us.

[34:42] Jesus said in the book of John. John chapter 15. I think verse 17, 18, 19. A very strong statement there. He said if the world hates you. You know that it hates me before it hated you.

[34:57] It hated me before. So they don't like Jesus. And they don't. Go to the next verse. Go to the next verse. But if you were of the world. The world would love you as its own. The world would love its own.

[35:09] Yet because you are not of the world. But I chose you out of the world. Therefore the world hates you. Wow. So they won't love us. They won't appreciate us.

[35:20] Don't stop trying to let everybody love you. And because they don't love you. You are not beginning to stifle. And suppress your love for Christ. Oh no. Don't do that.

[35:32] Don't do that. Faith works by love. But I'm challenging somebody. All these things that we are coming to church. Just to use God. Use God. Do you love him? You are saying I have faith. But the faith is not working. Is the love factor in place?

[35:44] Is the love factor in place? If the love factor is not in place. The car cannot move without power or without will. You have a car. It's faith. But what will make it move is your love for God.

[35:55] Ah Jesus. Love for Christ. We love Christ. We love Christ. Say I submit to you. Me. I am addicted to Christ. Me. I am fanatic. Let them call you fanatic.

[36:06] Let them call you fundamental. Let them call. They will give us all names. They will call us all kinds of names. You are extremists. Let them call us extremists. We know we just love Christ. And because they don't love our Christ. They find us too much.

[36:18] They find us too much. Some of us. When you were messing up in the world. Your mother was always crying. Now that you have become born again. She's happy. But she wants you. Or your father.

[36:29] Your brother. Your friend. They want you. The way they think you should be. Not the way the one who saved you. Think. Ask you to be. So now that you are getting all out for Jesus.

[36:40] It has become a problem. They are coming to quench your fire. They are coming to water it down. That you are doing this thing. But you know. There is nothing you have done too much. We are just fasting in church.

[36:50] I remember one day. My mother told me. Look. All your friends. Everybody is looking very fresh. Look. You are fasting. And you are looking like a stick. It is okay. Stop that. Stop that. I mean. That is the mother's concern.

[37:01] Beautiful. I appreciate. Thank God for my mom. That is such a loving concern. But if you don't take care. Satan will love you out of your destiny. He will let people who love you. People who care about you.

[37:11] Because out of their care. And they don't understand. This appreciation you have for the love of Christ. They will love you out of your destiny. By the time you realize you are now gone cold.

[37:22] You are no more on fire for Jesus. Praise God. Thank you for listening. To hear more from David Entry. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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