Yet Not I But Grace (Grace Seminar)

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[0:41] Father, thank you for the privilege to hear your word. We pray that let your word come with such impetus. Let your word come with such force. Let your word come with such power to break every chain, to break every hold of hell over every life here.

[0:59] In the name of Jesus Christ, for you said in your word that the entrance of your word brings light, gives light and gives understanding to the simple. Let light penetrate.

[1:10] Let light enter our lives. In the name of Jesus, for you said in your word, the light shines in darkness and darkness cannot comprehend it. Let the light of your word shine in our hearts, shine in our lives, shine in every area of our lives, so darkness will be repelled.

[1:29] In the name of Jesus. Amen. Open the eyes. Enlighten the eyes of our understanding, O Lord, that we may behold wondrous things in your word. Teach us your ways.

[1:41] Speak to us. We need an encounter with you. Through your word. Let there be a revolution in our midst. Let the revolution start through the delivery of your word.

[1:52] By the supply of your spirit in our midst, O Lord. We are hungry for you. We are desperate for you. We need you more and more and more.

[2:02] Give us your word. Thank you, Jesus. We give you praise. In Jesus' name. Amen. Hallelujah.

[2:13] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Today's grace seminar. And our theme for today's seminar is Yet Not I But Grace.

[2:28] Shall we all say that together? Yet Not I But Grace. For the last time. Yet Not I But Grace. 1 Corinthians 15, verse 9 and 10.

[2:42] 1 Corinthians 15, verse 9 and 10. Now, this is a man who was a very brutal person against the church.

[2:57] He did everything within his ability to stop the church. To get rid of the church.

[3:08] Because in his religious convictions, what the church was doing was against God and against humanity and against morality.

[3:18] He believed that no one who mentions the name of Jesus or no one who participates in what is called church deserves to live. So, he was a well-learned man.

[3:33] Bible says that when it comes to Judaism, he was top of the creme de la creme of the Pharisees. He was top of them. He knew what he knew. And he was. The Bible said he was zealous.

[3:45] In Philippians chapter 3, from verse 1 or from verse 3 downwards. Let's look at his record. We come back before we get to our text. Look at his record. Philippians is not part of my text, but I think it's good for someone to know.

[3:56] Philippians said, for we are the circumcision. Who worships God? All right. Go to the next verse. Go to the next verse.

[4:32] He said, a Hebrew of the Hebrews. A Hebrew. Go to the next verse. See, concerning zeal, persecuting the church, concerning righteousness, which is of the Lord, blameless.

[4:44] That's the Paul you're talking about. So, if you're talking about fighting the church, he was persecuting the church real good. He was doing well. He was very successful.

[4:59] He was actually breaking through. Yes. He had serious breakthrough when it comes to his assignment as a Jew, as he expected. But he did all these things. All right. Let me show you something again.

[5:11] In 1 Timothy chapter 1, verse 13. I think so. Somewhere there. He was talking about, although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man. But I obtained mercy because I did it ignorant.

[5:23] So, then watch this. What he was talking about, he said, concerning the righteousness that comes by the law, he was blameless. He was ignorant. He was ignorant. He was ignorant. He was ignorant.

[5:34] No, he didn't get it. He didn't get it. He was ignorant. He thought he knew. But he didn't know. He was a top lawyer.

[5:44] He attended the best schools. He was trained by a gamelion. The best of the best. So, the guy was so confident. And he was using his knowledge and confidence in the flesh.

[5:58] Because it's there. Philippians chapter 3, verse 4. He was talking about, according to the flesh, I was a real Jew. Philippians 3, verse 3, says that one.

[6:10] Though I might have confidence in the flesh. When it comes to the flesh. If anyone should think he has confidence in the flesh. I'm also. If you are talking about the things that attainment.

[6:22] Physical attainment. Physical achievement. Education. He said none of them was my class. I was top. I was top.

[6:33] Persecuting the church. Killing people. Because of what I had learned. And what I was confident in. A murderer.

[6:45] And he went. The Bible says that. The Bible says that Paul. Saul. Was breeding. Breeding threats to the church.

[6:56] Acts chapter 9, verse 1. Paul was breeding threats to the church. Saul. Still breeding threats. Threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord.

[7:08] Went to the high priest. And demanded authority. He asked letters from him to the synagogue of Damascus. So if he might find any. Any who were of the way. That's the way capital.

[7:19] Christians. We are of the way. Say the way. The way. Say the way. If he might find any Christian. Whether men or women. He might bring them bound. He will tie them and bring them to Jerusalem.

[7:31] That's how dangerous the guy was. The high priest. Any other authorities. He was breeding. Breathing threats. And murder. To the church. And he was doing it with ease.

[7:45] With ease. And he had the best cars in town. The best ride. He was riding on a horse. And the Bible says in Acts chapter 9. That admit nay. He was riding to Damascus. Because he had not heard the letters.

[7:56] He was going to Damascus. See his job. He see his job. So is there anything wrong? If some of us. Decide that we are also go after souls. God. This man left everything.

[8:06] He was going after Christians. To kill them. Hallelujah. People are so hungry.

[8:17] What we are doing in some of our churches. It's very disturbing. Because we are reducing this whole church thing. To come and get. Come and get. Come and get. You need a husband.

[8:28] Come and get. Paul. Went for letters. Going to Damascus. To make sure that. Anyone. He catches. The disciples. He was breathing. Threats and murder. To the disciples of Jesus Christ.

[8:40] On his way going. Bible says that. A light shone. He fell from his horse. Fell on the ground. And then he heard the voice. Saying that. Saul. Saul. Why do you persecute me?

[8:50] He said. Who are you? He didn't know he was dealing with a personality. He thought he was dealing with some weak people. Who couldn't. Who wouldn't fight back. Who wouldn't talk. That's the Christians. Christians don't easily fight back.

[9:02] Who wouldn't fight back. Who wouldn't be aggressive. So he thought he has gotten cheap meat. Only on his way. He was riding one of the best. Strongest horses. He fell from the horse. When the light shone on him.

[9:13] And Bible says that. It was at midday. He saw a light. He was brighter than the sun. Some power. Pass power. Hallelujah. And he fell. He fell to the ground.

[9:24] And then he said. Who are you? Why do you persecute me so? And he says that. It is hard for you to kick against the goats. Or the pricks. Goats. It's like small, small.

[9:35] Spiky stuff. They use to protect. Or prevent the horse from going to. Wrong directions. When the. Our animals are plowing. Or sometimes. You know what? It's similar to some of the gates.

[9:47] When you have gates. And you have those kind of. Like spikes. But this one is wooden. So how can you be kicking against those spikes? He said. It is hard to kick. You. The impression will be on you. Not the gates.

[9:59] So people who persecute church. And talk against church. And make themselves. Agents of the devil. To fight against church. They are fighting against their own destiny. Because Jesus said. It is hard to kick against.

[10:11] The goats. Anyway. And he said. Master. What do you want me to do? Now you are asking. What you want. What they want you to do. And so. He had. An impeccable record.

[10:23] As a persecutor of the church. Watch this. And so. Guess what? If. You want to start.

[10:35] A business. Alright. In. Let's say. Kersington. Kersington. Or anyway. You have a franchise. You want to start something there. Would you call.

[10:45] The one. Who doesn't believe. In what you are doing. Has always fought against it. To go and start it for you. You are better off. Choosing someone. Who doesn't even. Understand the business.

[10:57] And training the person. And so. If God. Wanted to. Entrust the growth. Of the church. To someone. It shouldn't be. In the hands. Of a persecutor. At least. If it had to do.

[11:07] With human beings. We will say. Welcome in. Okay. You are welcome. But we won't give you some boost. Because of your record. Your credit history is so bad. We won't give you some boost. But Paul.

[11:19] Said. That. When. He was talking about. Jesus Christ's resurrection. He appeared to save us. That's Peter. And he appeared to. Certain. A lot of other people. The Bible says that.

[11:29] He appeared to the 12. And then he appeared to. About 500 more. In. In. First Corinthians. Chapter 15. From verse. Verse 4. Verse 5. There. God. Paul.

[11:39] Paul began to. To mention. The people. Jesus Christ. In his resurrection. Before his ascension. Before he appeared to people. So he appeared to Peter. And then he appeared to the 12.

[11:50] All right. He appeared to the 12. And then. After that. He was seen by over 500. 500 brethren. At once. Of whom. The greater part remain. To this place.

[12:00] They are still alive. But some had fallen asleep. Some are dead. After that. He was seen by James. Then by all the apostles. Then. Last of all. He was seen. By me.

[12:11] Also. He said. Last of all. He was seen. By me. Also. As. By one. Born out of due time.

[12:23] When Jesus was. Alive. When he was. On earth. Paul didn't see him. Paul didn't see him. Now. It's believed. That. For. For you to be. An apostle.

[12:33] An apostle. Those times. To be. The immediate apostles. Of the church. Bible says that. The church. Ephesians chapter 2 verse 20. The church is built. On the. Foundation of the. Apostles and prophets.

[12:43] Right. Those apostles. Not. Not just. Not just the 12. Sometimes. When we talk about. There are. Various categories of apostles. Okay. So in this morning days. Once I want to say. I'm an apostle. It's not the same.

[12:55] As. One of the 12. Because. From the text we read. You can clearly see. That all. From what you're on. If it's on the screen. The foundation of apostles. The church is not built. On the foundation. The apostle is talking about.

[13:06] Where the apostles. Who saw Christ. They walk with Christ. So in. First John chapter 1. He said. What we have seen. What we have heard. What we have handled. That we pass on to you. Christ. All right. So they actually had.

[13:16] The first hand relationship. With Christ. Starting with the 12. Judas fell out. And he was replaced by Matthias. Because they. They needed to be 12. And. Anyway. Let's leave that.

[13:26] So. So then. The other. Apostolic team. Now. All these guys. In the early church. They saw Christ physically. But Paul. You too. Where did you come from? Suddenly.

[13:37] He is. He is an apostle. His apostolicity. Is unimpeachable. It's an authentic. Apostolicity. He was an actual apostle.

[13:48] Because. People may say. But you. You were not there. When Jesus was around. Who are you? And so he said that. He appeared to all these people. And last of all. To me. Like to me also. As though I was born out of season.

[14:02] Because. He. He went. Now. None of us have seen Jesus physically. How many of us have seen Peter before? Peter in the Bible. No. The time you were born is different from Peter's time.

[14:13] So Paul is saying. As though I was born in a different time from the rest. Even though I was born around the same season. He was seen by me. As though. I was born out of season. Because.

[14:24] I saw him after his ascension. As the risen Lord. Because he was persecuting them after his ascension. That is why Jesus appeared to him. On the road to Damascus.

[14:35] And he said. So Saul. Why persecutest thou me? So back to the text. First Corinthians chapter. Fifteen. Verse.

[14:46] What verse? Alright. So. He said. For I am the least. Did you see that? Is he an apostle? He said.

[14:57] For I am the least. Of the apostles. Alright. He said. I am the least. When you read the Amplify. It throws a little bit more. It's like.

[15:07] When it comes to the. He said. For I am the least. Worthy. Of the apostles. Who am not fit. Or deserving. To be called an apostle. Alright.

[15:18] So. He said. For I am the least. Of the apostles. When you are talking about apostles. As for him. It's like. Where did you come from? Where did you come from? And you also are an apostle. Well. I am.

[15:28] Sorry. So. I mean. It's like. When you watch. Some of these. Big. Big events. In Rome. By the bishops. Or even in our country. And when.

[15:39] The queen. Is going to parliaments. And the lords. Are with him. And can you imagine. They are all dressed. In this. Serious regalia. Alright. And then. You are also a lord.

[15:51] But your regalia. They are always. Let's say. Red. With this. With the wig. And your wig. Is something small. On your forehead. And your red. Is not red. Is blue. And you are in the amidst.

[16:02] It's like. No. When we. When we were. Because you. You passed. At the wrong time. Your. When you finish your exam. The red is finished. So. Your season was different. But. Nevertheless. You are actually.

[16:13] One of them. So. When you look at. All the apostles. You see Paul. Is that. He. Amongst them. He kind of stands out. Because of his. Bad record. He stood out.

[16:25] So. He says that. For. I am the least of. Not that. His. His. Less. His. Apostleship. Was. As authentic. And credible. As any. Apostle.

[16:35] You can think of. Just that. His timing. And his record. Made it look like. Should he have been an apostle. That is why. He was talking about. His past. He used to.

[16:45] Persecute the church. He was doing all that. But Bible says that. He. Now was seen. By. Jesus was seen. By him. As of one. Was born out of. Deuce. And watch this. And he says that.

[16:56] What. And. Verse. I'm the least of the apostle. Now. I want to show you something. Say I am. Verse nine. He said. For I am. Say I am. See that first.

[17:07] I am. What he is. All right. Said the least of. The apostles. That means. He's an apostle. Does that make sense? Yeah. From the text. It means that. He's an apostle.

[17:17] But just that. He's the least. The least. Not. Credibility. Or value. Or power. But as I explained to you. His background. And it didn't look like that. This guy can also be an apostle. By his aim. All right.

[17:28] So. Who. Who. I'm not worthy to be called. An apostle. That means he was called an apostle. Yeah. Does that make sense? Yeah. He said. I am not worthy to be called an apostle.

[17:38] That means I'm called apostle. But. Even though I'm not worthy. I'm called apostle. Okay. There are times. There are times. You sit down with a couple. And. Maybe a husband.

[17:50] Who is misbehaving. And. He doesn't live like a husband. You are wondering. You are. You are not worthy to be called a husband. How can you be beating your wife. Insulting her. And kicking her.

[18:00] And. The children cry. You don't mind anybody. You leave house. Go and stay in somewhere. Two months. No one knows where you are. You are not worthy to be called. You know. A husband. Yeah.

[18:11] Because you are not behaving. Like a husband. So. Paul said that. I am. I am an apostle. And. I was not worthy to be called an apostle. Why?

[18:21] He told us why. He wasn't worthy to be called an apostle. Why? Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Did you see that? Because. Because of my. My records. Can I tell you something?

[18:33] There's nothing you can do about your history. The earlier. You. You discover that. And work. Out of that. And run towards the future. The better. Because some of us.

[18:44] You see. Life is such that. Life will not spare you of your past. Hmm. Especially. When people know about it. Hmm. There's nothing you can do about it. You can't erase it from their memory.

[18:56] And you can't kill them. And you can't. You can't steal their lips. You don't know who they will talk to. They can't. Especially. When they follow with you. They can tell.

[19:06] And hold. And they will tell their version. Not your version. How many of us have gone some history? Yeah. We all go history.

[19:18] They will say the reverse standard version. Of their history. To make them look credible. To make them look better. To make their story against you.

[19:29] Look bad. Enough. All right. So. So. He said that. I have this record. All right. And because of my record.

[19:41] I'm not worthy to be called an apostle. Some of us. If we look at your record. You are not worthy to be seated here. Jesus. Yeah. That's true.

[19:51] That's true. You are not worthy to be called. A church leader. Say records. Records. Yeah. Yeah.

[20:01] Yeah. Some are here. They used to do drugs. Yeah. Some are here. They've done.

[20:12] In fact. There are some here. Who have insulted the church. And insulted. And today you are here. That. That. See. We are going somewhere now.

[20:23] Yes. Yes. Yes. You are not worthy. Am I talking to someone. Who knows. That you kind of are not worthy. One way or the other. You are not worthy. You are not worthy. The very moment. You think you have passed everything.

[20:34] You have done everything. You are the best. You have ticked all the boxes. That means you don't really need. This thing we are talking about. Called grace. I like the way the verse 10 starts.

[20:45] What's bad? Someone say bad. What? He said. I am not worthy to be called an apostle. Hey. Before you. You take that and run with it. Remember there is a bad.

[20:58] I am not worthy to be called an apostle. Bad. I am not worthy. Who was talking? What was he?

[21:11] An apostle. An apostle. And he stands before people. He tells them. Listen to me. I am not worthy to be called an apostle. So before you say.

[21:21] He said. Oh yeah. I thought as much. You know. Let's get him out of here. And he said. He said. Hey. But. Someone may be sitting beside you. Or around you.

[21:33] Who you know. You in your estimation. Is not worthy to be sitting here. And say. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. But before you continue thinking. They should be thrown out. Bad. Hold your peace.

[21:47] Someone say bad. Bad. Hold your peace. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Don't move yet. Don't move yet. Some people were waiting with their yellow cards. Waiting to.

[21:59] And they find out that this is what you have in your past. They are ready to pull it out. You see. Hey. Listen to what I am coming to say. This is a good one. God is not ashamed of your past.

[22:11] Wow. Thank you Jesus. Thank you. God. It's human beings who are troubled by your past. So it's their own capacity.

[22:24] Leave them alone. Let them keep troubling. And get connected with God. And. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. God has. An answer to your past problem.

[22:36] Yeah. When you have pains. In any part of your body. What would you do? Not normally. If you have some pains in your legs.

[22:47] Or maybe. Some. Just basic pain. Pain killers. So let's say paracetamol. You just. You know. Just to deal with the pain. When you are hungry. What do you do?

[22:58] Yes. When you are sleeping. What do you do? Sleep. Go to bed. It will soak. So if you are driving and you are so tired. It's normally said.

[23:09] That tiredness can kill. So what you do. Just pack. Or find somewhere. And rest. And continue. Because the rest is a remedy. For that tiredness. Yeah. The paracetamol is a remedy.

[23:20] To a certain extent. To a certain degree. For the pain. The water is a remedy. To the thirst. The food is a remedy. To the hunger. Yes. In the same way. God has a remedy.

[23:31] To your bad past. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Tell someone. Before you crucify me.

[23:41] Hold on. There is a remedy. To my past. There is a remedy. To your past. There is an answer.

[23:52] To your past. God has. I don't understand. Why. It's. You know. If it was in our days. We would have maybe. Maybe. Taken it to court of appeal. Rehab.

[24:03] Yeah. What did you say? Straight to court. Straight to court. How about that? Because Rehab. She didn't have been.

[24:13] From the street. And if she was just from the street. She would have been. Kind of acceptable. But she was. From under the street. And Rehab comes in.

[24:24] Guess what? Guess what? This is what? She comes and look at the job. She was doing. Her job. She wasn't just one of them. She was their master. Yeah. She was running the business.

[24:38] She has done it so long. That now she's an expert. She was trading at this. CEO. Of a whole house. Not before you go on saying that.

[24:51] No. But what you. What evidence you have. That is. The house was. She was in charge. That's why she could hide the guys. She was in charge of the whole house. Now watch this.

[25:02] Then she comes in. After. Okay. We didn't. We didn't kill you. We spared you. Then she becomes. Part of the Jews guys. All right. Stay at the back. She comes so in.

[25:12] And married one of the Jews. To become. David. David's. Grand. Great. Great. Grandmother. And Jesus is great. Great. Great. Why Jesus? Why this one? Jesus. The son of God. We don't sin.

[25:23] Why this woman? Why this woman? We have to take it to God. No. What? God said. You see. Before Jesus even died. God has been dealing with people. So long as Jesus' history is constant.

[25:35] By grace. By grace. By grace. Rahab shouldn't have been in. Ruth shouldn't have been in.

[25:45] Because she was a foreigner. So a foreigner. Came into Israel. And became the great. God. God saw her. God said. This is the one I like.

[25:55] In spite of your. The place of your birth. In spite of your genealogy. Or ancestry. I want to change your destiny. And make you part of Jesus. Jesus. What are you talking about? Hallelujah.

[26:11] Anyway. So. We have to be careful. The way we deal with people. Based on what we know. About their past. Because. If you. If you deal with them. Based on what you know.

[26:22] About their past. And God has already. Gotten involved. You may end up. Suffering. Yes. Because. God. Is no. Respecter.

[26:33] Of persons. Someone shout. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Let's go back to Paul. So. Paul said. I. I am not worthy.

[26:43] To be called. Apostle. Because. I. Practicuted. The church. But. By his grace. By the grace.

[26:54] Of God. I am. I am. I am. I am. I am. I am. I am. By the grace. Of God. I am. I am. I am.

[27:04] So. Yes. So. Yes. Grace. Grace. Will make you. What your past. Will deny you from. Grace. Will make you. What the poor thing. You couldn't be. Grace.

[27:15] Will make of you. What nobody. Thought you would become. Shout. I am. What I am. I am. I am. By the grace. Of God. I am. Grace. Of God. Amen.

[27:29] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Some can look at you. And say. As for you. I don't think. You will ever be married. Let them give you some time. Because grace is doing a work.

[27:42] Grace is doing a work on you. They look at you. And they say, I don't think you get any good job. Let them give you some time. Because grace is working on your life.

[27:53] Grace is working on you. You should raise. He said, let's go back to the text. I am.

[28:03] Say I am. I am. That's a very interesting statement. I am what I am. Two I am's.

[28:15] The first one is just talking about me. As you see me. With my history and everything. The second one. The what I am. Is talking about what I have become.

[28:28] So if you don't take care. You may be dealing with me based on the first I am. And miss out on what I am. I am what I am.

[28:45] Because grace made me so. Grace made me so. Let me take you through some scriptures and show you some things. In Ephesians chapter 3 verse 7 and verse 8.

[28:56] Is someone learning something at all? Yes. Ephesians. If you know grace is making you shout hallelujah. Hallelujah. Amen. Charish means grace.

[29:08] Yes. This house is called grace land. Yes. We believe that anybody at all can become somebody. Yes. We believe it. Yes. Yes. Anybody at all can become the wealthiest man on earth.

[29:18] Here. From here. Amen. Yes. Yes. Yes. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. No me deceiving. It's possible. It's possible. Age.

[29:30] It's not a problem. It's the grace. What sort of grace you have contacted? Ephesians chapter 3. Verse what? Verse 7. Woo. I'd love to be in your presence Lord.

[29:45] Ephesians chapter 3 verse 7 says that. Of which I became. Okay. Let me take a verse. It says that the Gentiles. Okay. The fellow heirs of the. Right. Of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of his power.

[30:00] How did he become a minister? By the grace. All right. By the grace. Listen. You can't do anything for God by yourself. That's religion. You can't do anything for God by yourself.

[30:11] It's God who must work in you. All right. Now. So. And then verse 8 says. Look at verse 8.

[30:22] That's interesting. To me. Who am less than the least of the saints. And not this way. These are apostles. The saints. The Christians. I'm less than the least of them. You see how God.

[30:33] You see. Paul had this understanding of who he was. The first I am. Where he's coming from. He said. If you're talking about Christians.

[30:43] I'm the least. I'm less than the least of the Christians. All right. Says that. To me. Who am less than the least of the Christians. This grace was given. That I should preach among the Gentiles.

[30:55] The unsuitable riches of Christ. So. Grace is what makes you be able to do anything for God. Not training. Not your skill.

[31:10] Not your skill. Did you hear that? Not your skill. Not your human determination and efforts. We can see clearly from the text.

[31:21] It says that to me. Who am less than the least of the saints. This grace was given that. So. Anytime. Oh. Anytime grace is given to you. It's not just to decorate you. When grace is given you that.

[31:33] You may do something. And that's where we are going now. Amen. I see someone receiving grace. Amen. I said I see someone receiving grace. Romans chapter 12 verse 3.

[31:46] And then we will look at first Corinthians chapter 3 verse 10. Then we can move on from there. Romans chapter 12 verse 3. It says that. For I say. Through the grace given to me. To everyone who is amongst you. Not to think of himself.

[31:57] More highly than he ought to think. But. To think soberly. As God has dealt with. To each one. A measure of faith. Alright. So. The first statement said. For I say.

[32:07] Through the grace given to me. Paul was aware. That what he was able to do. Was a function of grace. We are so quick. To conclude. And slap reasons.

[32:19] On things that seem to be working in the kingdom. We slap reasons. It's a reflection of. Acute carnality. Yeah. We are so quick.

[32:32] Suddenly. God is using him. He's preaching. Or God is using him. He's raising the dead. God is using him. And he's saying. It's because. You know. The kind of. Dead he was raising. He wasn't fully dead.

[32:45] It was just coma. Coma. That's. That's kind of. You'll be surprised. That they are Christians. Someone can. Will give a testimony.

[32:56] That. That I believe God. And. And stood on his word. And because of that. ABC has happened. And a Christian. Will sit somewhere. Sometimes in their pews. And he's explaining it away. It's because. It's just because.

[33:07] Just because. Or someone is saying. That I've got a fantastic job. With the UN. And they are. They are. They are paying me. Double. Or triple. The salary. I deserve. And someone is sitting there.

[33:18] Oh. He says. It's because you are just intelligent. No. It's not that. Are there no other intelligent people? Someone is sharing a testimony. When my daughter has had a scholarship. Because I believe God favors her.

[33:29] And you are saying. It's because she's intelligent. See. It. I discovered Pastor Wu. It's very easy to be intelligent. Some of you get it. There are intelligent people.

[33:42] So many. Everywhere. Go to a school. You will see. One person. Two people. Three. Every class. There are some about. If the class is 30 people. There are about 10 people. Who are very intelligent. So if the school is made up of.

[33:55] 10 classes. You have 100 intelligent people. In the school. How many people can be a prime minister. At a time. And if there are. There are 20 schools. Within.

[34:06] A town. Or within a city. You can imagine. And every one of them. Have 10 intelligent people. You are talking about. 2,000 intelligent people. Within the city. And if there are 20 cities. In the nation.

[34:18] Then you see that. Number keep increasing. So don't just be. Don't just be. Jumping on. The power of intelligence. I went to secondary school. I went to primary school. I have been to schools.

[34:28] And I know people. Who are intelligent. Who are nothing now. Don't you know. Before like that. Some are even dead already. So.

[34:40] Intelligence is good. But there is something better. Paul was intelligent. And yes. He was messing up. Paul said.

[34:51] I am what I am. By the grace of God. And I am able to. Do this ministry. By the grace of God. Listen. If you see God doing anything. With any Christian. Anybody. Remember. Be very quick.

[35:01] To slap the results. Or the reason. On grace. Slap grace. On that reason. It's because of grace. That's where we are going. And so. Paul said in a few places. How I am what I am.

[35:12] By the grace of God. We have seen. In 1st Corinthians. Chapter 3. Chapter 3. Verse 10. He says that. I am a wise. Master builder. Okay. According to the grace. That I am. According to the grace. Of God.

[35:23] Which was given to me. Grace is given. God is the one. Who gives grace. Isn't that a good news? God is the one. Who gives grace. Because if human beings.

[35:33] We are the ones. Who give grace. Hey. Hey. Someone say hey. Hey. Thanks be to God. That he is the one. Who gives grace. Because God. Is not eyeing.

[35:44] Your history. He is eyeing. Your future. He is not eyeing. Your past. He is eyeing. Your destiny. And so he gives grace. Based on where he knows. You are supposed to be going. He gives you grace.

[35:55] Based on what he is intending to do. With your life. He gives you grace. Based on how he has packaged. Your destiny. And I believe that someone. Is receiving grace. In this building. As you watch me.

[36:06] Someone is receiving grace. Right now. Grace comes to you. In the mighty name of Jesus. Share grace. Grace. Grace. Grace. Grace. But let's go back to the test. First Corinthians chapter.

[36:19] 15 verse 10. Very interesting point. He said. I am what I am. But I am what I am. By the grace of God.

[36:30] By the grace of God. I am what I am. And. And his grace. Shall we all read that part together. Let's go. Are you ready? Have you seen it? Yes. All right. Second line on the screen.

[36:40] Have you seen it? Yes. Let's read it all together. And his grace. Towards me. Was not in vain. One more time. One more time. And his grace. Towards me.

[36:51] Was not. For the last time. Louder. And his grace. Towards me. Was not in vain. Then you see. There is a battle there again. Let's continue. But. I labored more.

[37:02] Abundantly. Than they all. I thought you said grace. When grace comes. You can make it in vain.

[37:16] I said something. There is something. Better than intelligence. Which is what? Grace. But. You can have grace. On your life. And someone with raw intelligence.

[37:26] May go further than you. Because. You are not making the grace. Work. You are making the grace. In vain. How can grace be in vain? How do you make grace in vain?

[37:39] I won't give you any list. Of theological points. Or. Ecclesiastical points. I will just give you. A biblical reason. Right. In the text. Why did he say.

[37:50] That grace was not in vain. In his life. He did what? I can't hear you. Some people don't want to say it. You see now. What did he do?

[38:00] In vain. In vain. Grace. Plus. Labor. Becomes what? I am. You get.

[38:13] What I am. When you add grace. And when you add labor. To grace. Second Corinthians. Chapter 6. Verse 1. It talks about how grace can be in vain. Second Corinthians. Chapter 6.

[38:24] Verse 1. It says that. We then. As workers. Together with him. Also plead with you. Not to receive the grace of God. In vain. Brothers and sisters.

[38:37] I stand here. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. And plead with you. Don't receive. What I am preaching. Grace is coming on you. Don't receive it in vain.

[38:47] Don't receive it in vain. Don't receive it. Michael. That is what a lot of people have been doing in churches. They go and hear. Great messages. And they sit down. Good word. Good word. Good word.

[38:58] And they don't do nothing. They don't do anything with it. You are receiving the grace of God. In vain. Because grace comes through the word. Bible says that the word of his grace. Acts chapter 20.

[39:09] Verse 32. It says that. I commend you to God. And to the word of his grace. So as you hear the word. You become exposed to grace. Grace comes your way. But you can receive grace in vain.

[39:22] Watch this. We are in a season of revival. Of great awakening. But guess what. There is grace for that. But some people. Will make their grace in vain. Because they are lazy.

[39:39] I am tired. I am tired. I am tired. I am tired. Every little till. I am tired. As for me. You know. I don't have to put stress on myself. Because. Doctors.

[39:49] Doctors say. I have to be careful. Everything I do. So. I don't. I am very careful. You know. That's why I don't like fasting. Because. Yes. Yes. I am careful about everything I do.

[40:04] Paul. Libet. I was trying to search for the Greek word. Translated. Libet. And it just didn't liber. He libred more. Than them all.

[40:16] Others. That's why his results were different from the others. So. Better. Better results was. Was due to hard work. Hard work.

[40:29] It doesn't matter how much grace you have. If after the teacher teaches. You don't go and study. You will fail. Seriously. I mean by heart.

[40:45] You will fail. Without control. You will be asking why. There are people. Watch this. I heard Bishop Oedipo say this.

[40:55] And I love it. And it's so true. There are people who are giving. They are good givers. But they are not hard workers. And so they don't see the fruit of their giving. And they say the thing is not working.

[41:06] It's not the thing. It's your laziness. Yes. I was listening to Bishop Oedipo. This afternoon. He was talking about how. Some students.

[41:19] Of his university. Asked him. Sometimes we take coffee. To stay awake. So. So we can study throughout the night. And other things. What do you take. He said. I don't take. I take responsibility.

[41:29] And he said. New York Times. Interviewed him. And asked him. How is it that. Their ministry is so wealthy. Is it because.

[41:40] They are just taking money from people. Or what are they doing. He said. No. We teach people responsibility. In our ministry. We teach people responsibility. So. We don't make them depend on us.

[41:52] We make them work with the grace. And they see the results. They see the results. Because some of us. Are young. But. Our level of input.

[42:03] Is so low. Like. Someone who is on retirement. They have input in more than you. Meanwhile. Bible says. It is better for the young.

[42:14] For the youth. To bear. A man to bear the yoke. In his youth. Lamentations. Chapter 3. Verse 27. It is better for a man to bear. When you are younger. You can do more.

[42:25] It is good for a man. To bear the yoke. When. In his youth. Why are you waiting to be a year old. Before you go and start doing your masters. But it would have been better. If you did it. Does that make sense?

[42:40] Okay. Why am I. Because. Physically. The strength. The psychological strength. The psychological and mental agility. You need.

[42:51] To be able to embark. On that program. May be very difficult. Psychologically. Psychologically. It can discourage you. It takes a high level. Of discipline. And focus.

[43:01] To be able to go through some things. However. How many of you have discovered. That when you cross some age. Certain age. You cross. Say 40. Doing certain levels. Of studies.

[43:12] It comes with a lot of demands. Do you know why? Because. When. The older you get. You get. The more things you think about. There are so many things. When you are.

[43:23] Living with your parents. You don't think about their rent. Mom is your job. Dad is your job. So at least. You have only a few things to think about. Labor.

[43:42] Labor. When. Now. Because there is grace on your life. Sister. There is grace. On your life. If you are a minister. Listening to me.

[43:54] Stop sleeping. Get up. Do something. Read books. Success in life. Is not by chance.

[44:06] It's not a gift. Someone must work hard for it. So. What. Paul is saying. I am what I am. By the grace of God. Then he said. But.

[44:17] When you read King James. Put the King James. Original King James. Let's see how I put it. First. First. First. First. First. Again. King James. He says that. I am. By the grace of God. I am. I am. And his grace. Which was. Bestowed upon me.

[44:28] Was not in vain. But I. Labored more abundantly. Than. Them all. Than they all. So. He said. I labored. I'm talking about labor. I'm talking about labor.

[44:40] I'm talking about labor. Work hard. Work hard. This thing. Listen. This thing. There is grace for us. To win souls. And you see. The problem is that. Some of us. If you don't take care. There is always a reason.

[44:51] Why you don't have to do. What you are supposed to do. There will always be a reason. How many of you have noticed that? There will always be a reason. Why. You see. Anytime you have a reason. For failure.

[45:02] You are. I disgrace your destiny. Failure shouldn't have any reason. I failed because. I couldn't do it because. I couldn't do it. Don't use the because.

[45:13] And say. I couldn't do it. But I will do it. Now. Some people can come and pray. They won't come. Because they are waiting for. The grace to chase them in the house.

[45:24] Lift them up. And the grace will be doing everything for them. When grace comes. You have to work with it. You have to work with it. I don't want anyone to go and tell me.

[45:35] Oh pastor. You know. As for life. Sometimes you need to. Just take it easy. And rest. And rest. And rest. And rest. And rest. And rest. How can you rest. When things are not the way they should be. Right.

[45:46] How can you rest. How can you relax. How can you relax. When. When. When. The creditors. Bellies. They are coming. They are coming.

[46:00] And some of us. Your marital destiny. Your. Your career. Your relationship. Your future. And your health. Is under satanic attack. Or.

[46:11] They are not going the way. Things should. But guess what. I'm telling you. There is grace. To change the state. There is grace. To change the condition. There is grace. To stay your state. There is grace. For someone.

[46:22] To change the situation. But someone. To take responsibility. Rise up. And labor. Shall labor. Labor. We must labor. That's why.

[46:33] Carice. We are liberating. A stitch in time. Saves nine. Strike. While the iron. Is on. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

[46:45] Hallelujah. Let me show you something quickly. Oh my. The first. Second Corinthians. Chapter 11. You need to see. When we talk about labor. Chapter 11. Verse 22. When Paul said he labored.

[46:57] What did he do? But. The. The Greek word translated. Labor. Labor. Is. Kopio. Is. K-O-P-I-A-O.

[47:07] And when he said. I labor. Do you know what it means? Let me tell you. It means that. Watch this. This is a serious one. To grow weary. Tired. Exhausted. With trials. Burdens. And grief.

[47:18] Grow weary. Exhausted. Tired. With trials. When Paul said. I labored more. So. When he said. I am what I am. By the grace of God. Nevertheless. I work. He's trying to tell us.

[47:30] How much he was pushing himself. He was pushing himself. He was pushing himself. Weary. Growing weary. Through trials. Through afflictions. To grief.

[47:41] Growing weary. And tired. So when he said. Labor. I'm. This is what I come under. When he said. I labored more abundantly. I really was going through a lot. Most of us.

[48:00] Our training. Is our problem. We are not trained. To be tough. So we lack rest. Too quickly.

[48:12] We are not trained. To be tough. But life. Is war. And. I want to stand. On this thing. And say it. This one.

[48:23] Listen to me please. Life. Is the survival. Of the fittest. I am telling you. You have to be fit. Agile.

[48:34] And rugged. Other than that. Life will knock you out. And you will be blaming other people. For your knockout. Yeah. Every time. It is my uncle. It is my father.

[48:45] My mother. I look at how old you are. You are still blaming your father. Your father. The way he raised you up. You are still blaming your mother. Make use of grace. Make you.

[48:56] And you are in a place like Carice. Listening to this grace message. Make use of grace. And don't blame anybody. How your life turns out to be. You are responsible. Obama. Could have been something.

[49:08] Because his father was just like that. He was having children everywhere. Spray everywhere. Like that. There are people who. Who. Were in more. In a worse situation than you.

[49:19] And have made far more with their lives. This is my mom saying. Anna. It is because. As soon as you have a because. You have a. That is the problem. The problem is not your inability.

[49:31] Your problem. The problem is. That because. The excuses we give. For our failures. Someone is rising up from today. Because graces are really available for you. Someone is rising up for today.

[49:43] Someone is rising up from today. Someone is rising higher from today. Shout the ears. Shout the ears. Quick quick quick.

[49:57] Let's look at this. What did I say? 2 Corinthians. Chapter 11. Verse 22. This is serious. Paul was comparing himself to these guys. He didn't like Boaz. But he said. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites?

[50:07] So am I. Are they seed of Abraham? So am I. Are they ministers of the gospel? I speak as a fool. Because he was being pushed. Because people are just trying to take advantage of him.

[50:18] He said. These people you are talking about. They are not better than me. That's what he said. Are they Hebrews? Are they Israelites? Are they children of Abraham? Are they ministers of the gospel? I am more. Then he began.

[50:29] Watch this. He began to list his labors. Why he said he is more a minister? Did you see that? Look. It's serious. He said. Why did he say he is more a minister?

[50:40] That one. Hebrew. Israelites. That's your history. It's given to you naturally. It comes. You choose your parents.

[50:51] You don't choose your parents. You don't choose. How many of us had an involvement in where we are born? You don't have any involvement in that. All right.

[51:02] But then the things you have involvement in is your delivery in life. What you make out of your life is your responsibility. So let's see what Paul said. He said. Are they ministers?

[51:14] I am more. Then he began to talk about why. See the column there. He's beginning to break down why he said he is more. Then he goes on. Have you seen? This is serious. Are you ready for this?

[51:25] In labors more abundantly. In stripes above measure. In prisons more frequently. In deaths often. From the Jews. Five times I received 40 stripes minus one.

[51:37] That is 39. All right. Isn't it interesting? 40 minus one. So you do the calculation for yourself.

[51:49] Verse 25. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once. You have made a big cold case out of here. Say God I'm not doing this thing again. Once.

[52:02] Say. Three times I was. I was. I was. I was. Once I was stoned. I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. And night and a day. I have been in the deep.

[52:13] Do you know what that means? Deep waters. Doesn't know where it's going to. And night and a day. Didn't know where life was going to turn out. And this was someone who was doing the work of God. No. Not before he became a Christian.

[52:24] Before he became a Christian. He was having it rosy. Yeah. Yeah. It was cool. He was riding the best of horses. Going to the high priest. Getting letters. He had access to power.

[52:36] Corridors of power. Paul had it. But when he became a Christian. When he decided to obey God. When he decided to seek God for revival. When he decided to go out for outreach.

[52:46] He was exposed to these things. That is the labor he was laboring by the grace of God. Sad years. He said. I spent a night and a day.

[52:58] In the deep. Verse 26. In Janice orphan. How many times you travel? And you have a car. Or a bus pass.

[53:13] What are the scars? Paul said. Let no one trouble me. For I have in my body the marks of Christ. We love our skin so much. British citizens.

[53:25] We. We love our skin. Modern day Christians. All over the world. It's not only in Britain you know. It's not only in Britain. It's everywhere. In Africa. Apart from places where there is persecution.

[53:36] I'm talking about radical faith. Forefront persecution. We love our skin. Someone comes to church. During worship. Then you pull out a mirror in your bag.

[53:48] And looking at your makeup. Worship. You love yourself. Aren't you that beautiful? Worship. Sign in church.

[54:02] Word of God is being taught. The word of grace is being taught. And you are sending text messages. Hey baby. Hey buddy. And what's up? We are so self-centered in our generation.

[54:23] That we can put ourselves as a living sacrifice on the altar of God. And there is grace for that. That's the grace that came for that. There is grace.

[54:34] So he said. Watch this. You cannot suffer for Christ in vain. No you don't. No you don't. He said. He says that. For your labor in the Lord will not be in vain.

[54:45] 1 Corinthians chapter 15. Verse 57. He said. Your labor will not be in vain. Verse 58 rather. Your labor will not be in vain in the Lord. Your labor. 1 Corinthians chapter 15.

[54:56] Verse 58. Therefore my beloved bread. It will be steadfast. I will always abandon the work of the Lord. Knowing that you are what? Labor. Do you remember? He said. I labored more abundantly. Labor. Your culture will not be in vain in the Lord.

[55:08] As long as it's in the Lord. If it's in your job. That one. God hasn't got anything to do. It's in your job. But if you are doing it for the Lord. At least. I want to challenge some believers.

[55:19] To take advantage of the grace of God. To invest their wisdom. Their skill. Their strength. And their labor. In God's work. It is not a hobby. It's work.

[55:29] Jesus said. I must be about my father's business. It's business. Take it serious. Don't take it like hobby. When I can. Oh. In modern day sociologically.

[55:41] It has been classified like charity. So. Oh yeah. Charity. Just when you're at will. Have you seen anyone doing any charity work. Charitable work. Like. Just. Cozily. And. And then it's just breaking through with that.

[55:53] No. You don't break through with anything. You do it like a hobby. Somebody didn't get it. Anything that's your hobby can't take you far.

[56:03] It's for. Hobby is for relaxation. What is your hobby? If you are an athlete. Okay. And you are a professional athlete. You. When you go train. Like we say both.

[56:14] You go training. Others will be going with you. If they are hobby. They will be tired. They will sit down. But you. You can't sit down. Yeah. So hobby. When you are doing it. As a hobby. It's leisure. You just.

[56:24] You do what you can. But. How many of us do our job like a hobby? You can't say I'll do what I can. You have to produce. That is how we should take this.

[56:36] This grace. This grace. Assignment. Paul said. I labored more abundantly. And your labor in the Lord. Will not be in vain. Anything you labor in the Lord. Will not be in vain.

[56:46] Let's finish this text. Let me show you something. Woo. Verse 26 again. Second Corinthians chapter 11. Verse 26. It says that. In Janice orphan. In perils of water.

[56:56] In perils of robbers. In perils of my own countrymen. In perils of the Gentiles. In perils of the city. In perils of the wilderness. In perils of the sea.

[57:07] In perils amongst false brethren. In weariness and toil. In sleeplessness orphan. In hunger and thirst. In fastings orphan.

[57:19] In cold and nakedness. Besides the other things. What comes upon me daily. My deep concern for all the churches. Who is weak?

[57:29] And I am not weak. Who is made to stumble? And I do not burn with indignation. If I must boast. I will boast in the things.

[57:40] That concern my infirmity. If there is anything we can boast of. Is what you have suffered for Christ. That we should be able to boast of. What you suffered for Christ.

[57:54] That's why he said that. Their grace. I labelled more about it. But listen. Let me put this in. Some of us are here. Because. And you know you have done well for being here.

[58:06] At least. At least. Because some people. They can't do it. Friday night. I am going to nightclub. I am going to party. Where?

[58:16] Where? I am going to. And I am coming to church. I went. Some of us. Are able to boast. That positive.

[58:27] Godly boast. About what you have done for Christ. But he said. Yet. Not I. That's where I am going. Yet. All these things.

[58:37] That you have done. The way you are coming to church. The way you are singing. The way you are able to win souls. You have to remember. That it's not you. It's not you. Even though.

[58:48] You put in the labour. It says that your ability. Well. Put it on the screen. Let's finish it. 1 Corinthians chapter 15. Verse 10. For by the grace of God. I am what I am.

[59:00] Yet. Not I. For by the 1 Corinthians chapter 15. It says. But by the grace of God. I am what I am. And his grace towards me. Was not in vain. But I labelled more abundantly.

[59:10] Than they all. Watch this. Yet. Not I. But grace. Who labelled more abundantly. Who is the I? Paul. How do you call himself in the text?

[59:22] I. So who labelled more abundantly? I. Who labelled more abundantly? I. Who does the labour? I. Who is sitting here in church?

[59:32] I. It's you. You are here. He said. I labelled. He said. I labelled more abundantly. Than they all. And then he said. Yet. That I you see. Is not me. So the I labelled.

[59:46] Is not. Yet. Don't. Remove the I labelled. And put grace labelled. Is it possible? The reason. Some of us are struggling. To do the things.

[59:56] We need to do for God. Is it possible? Because. We have not allowed grace. To do a work in us. Philippians chapter. 2 verse 30. Says that. For it is God.

[60:07] Who is at work in you. Both to will. And to do. Of his. So he says that. I labelled. Yet not I. But. The grace of God. Which was in me. Is the grace.

[60:17] That be said. For it is God. Who works in you. That is the grace. So. I've spoken so much. About. About how you have to put. To work. You have to rise up. And you have to do something.

[60:28] You have to do something. You have to do something. But you have to always remember. This I have to do. You have to put your eyes. On the grace. That by the grace of God. I will do it. By the grace of God. I'm going to take a step.

[60:39] Grace. Oh. Oh. I like this. Grace comes upon you. And you have to be. Be. Be. Be. Be determined to rise up. And do something. But as soon as you rise up. Grace takes over. Grace takes over.

[60:53] Even though you are the one. Who goes through the suffering. For you to be able to suffer. For God. Is God's grace. Yes. Why is it that others are not suffering for God?

[61:04] But you. Why is it that others are not able to do it? But you. So. He says. I've been able to attain my PhD. Yet. Not I.

[61:15] But. Grace. I've been able to raise my children very well. Yet. Not I. Oh. I can't hear you. Yet. Not I. But. I've been able to buy a new car.

[61:27] Yes. Not I. But. I've been able to buy a house. Yes. Not I. But. I've been able to win seven souls to Jesus. Yes. Not I. But. I've been able to come for all the prayer meetings.

[61:39] Yes. Not I. But. I've been able to be fasting for some time now. Yes. Not I. But. I've been able to be reading my Bible consistently. Yes. Not I.

[61:49] I've been able to cut off from all kinds of bad things. Yes. Not I. I've been able to switch on the television and Facebook to focus on God. Yes. Not I. I've been able to give my tithe consistently.

[62:03] Yes. Not I. I've been able to give to others who I need. Yes. Not I. I've been able to be consistent in church and humbly serving. Yes. Not I.

[62:13] Not I. Everything we do in God. You must understand that yet. Even though it's you. Yes. Not me. You see me doing it. Yes. Not me. You see me going.

[62:24] Yes. Not me. But what? Grace. Share grace. Share grace. Share grace. Share grace. Oh Jesus. Watch this.

[62:36] So. I became apostle by grace. And my being apostle is through labor. All right. So first of all God gave me grace.

[62:47] With all other people. And my type of apostle is higher than all of them. By grace. But the grace that gave me to become apostle. The same grace came upon them.

[62:58] But I was higher than them because I labored more than them. And they said even the more labor I put in than them. Still not I. By grace.

[63:09] Not I. By grace. Three ways to tap into grace. Number one. It takes faith. It takes faith. Say faith. Faith. Number two.

[63:21] But gives grace towards the humble. Humility places itself in three ways. One. It places itself by giving the credit to God.

[63:31] That shows you are humble. One important. I applaud you. You are feeling good about yourself. Please be quick. Sister. Brother. Be quick to say this is because of God. Be quick to give God praise.

[63:43] The praise and the glory and the honor. Be quick to give God the praise and the glory and the honor. What did I say? The praise and the glory. It's a reflection of humility.

[63:55] Humility of hearts. Someone said this and I like it so much. He said defect in humility is obituary of grace. Wow.

[64:12] Lack of humility clears grace from our table. Humility. Humility. And I'm not talking about just everybody walking over you, taking you for granted.

[64:27] That's not humility. I'm not talking about dressing and looking so morose, looking so sorry, looking so sad, and everybody who sees you are sorry for you. No, that's not the humility I'm talking about. I'm talking about the humility that redirects the praise that comes to you to God.

[64:43] When we come to church and it's time for praising, that's when someone is in their pockets. I mean, nowadays I can't do these things, you know. If you can't dance in church for God, but you can dance in a party, you have a problem.

[64:56] Yeah. Yeah. Your heart is not really grateful to God. There are people like that. When you see them in a party, there are all kinds of dansings.

[65:09] When we come to church, every praise to our God. And you see someone dancing in front and you look at them like, what's wrong with this lady?

[65:26] What's wrong with this man? No, you are wrong. Something wrong with you. You are a PhD holder. Direct all the credit to God. Don't bring it to church.

[65:37] Some people are not ready for millionaire status because if they're 100,000 or 50,000 pounds in their account, they can't come to church. I'm telling you. They can't come to church.

[65:49] My master has to be talking. I can't join the horses. When I come to church, horses, as soon as they enter, you will tell that they have some money. Because they are shoe. They have to make sure that you see the brand of the shoe.

[66:00] They have to walk in a certain way so that you can tell that they have come. And when they come, they sit down, cross their legs. When someone shout hallelujah, they say, no, no, this is not my level now. It's in some people's hearts now.

[66:14] But you haven't gotten it so you don't know. You better keep that thing now so that God can lift you. Listen, when you come to church, whoever stands in front here is representing the leadership of the church, which is representing God.

[66:27] So if they give instructions, just lift up your hand. Put them. Oh, I am a CEO. I am this one. I am this one. You eat your CEO-ness. I am this one. Put that aside.

[66:37] There are many CEOs who are dying. There are many top surgeons who are very sick. You understand what I'm saying? So when it comes to God's house, know sometimes you may be a leader on the market, in the market.

[66:52] But the lowest of the ranking may be a leader in the church you are. Humble yourself and just serve God. It's a statement to God that, God, I know you are my maker.

[67:03] I didn't make myself. You are my maker. These things go far. It determines how far God can take us. Humble yourself.

[67:15] Bible says, God, James chapter 4, verse 6. God gives grace to the humble. Don't you know me? I'm a very top accountant. I'm a top lawyer.

[67:27] I'm a police officer. So you come to church. Wear your hat. And then come. Oh, you come. It doesn't work like that. Hallelujah.

[67:40] It's about God. So humility, you have to direct the credit to God. And then number two of humility, submission. Okay? Submission.

[67:52] We must understand that God has put certain people in place. When Paul met Jesus physically, he said, Jesus, what do you want me to do? He said, go to Damascus. You'll be told what to do.

[68:02] There are people already on ground who God has anointed and ordained to lead. See, I don't know why people could be in a church and they can't submit to the leadership of the church.

[68:15] It's a sign of pride. There are people who come here. They can't stay. I know. Some people, I see that. I know they can't stay here. Because they are too powerful for themselves. Why do they can't stay?

[68:27] They can't stay. Some of you, you meet a person and introduce yourself. Oh, my name is Bishop Jackson Ray. Me, I'm an apostle. I can't sit under the ministry of a pastor.

[68:40] So where do you belong? Where do you belong? It takes pastors to take care of a church. Me, I am a prophet. So I don't belong to any church.

[68:52] I wait for invitation. They make the grace of God in vain. In vain. Because people can live back with humility for grace to be increased.

[69:08] Submission. Say submission. It's very important. So these three ways to tap into grace. Number one, faith. Number two, service. And number three, humility.

[69:18] And this season is a season of grace. Someone is contacting something great. And I prophesy over your life that you will not miss your portion. I prophesy over your life that you will not miss your portion.

[69:31] I prophesy over your life that you will not miss your portion. Whatever God has placed on this house. I stand here as the servant of this assignment. And I prophesy over your life that it will find an expression in your life.

[69:44] Grace is making you. Grace is coming over your life. Grace is lifting you. Grace is changing your story. Grace is turning your situation around. In the name of Jesus. That grace has come in your family life.

[69:58] That grace has come in your health. That grace has come in your career. That grace has come in your ministry. That grace has come in the name of Jesus Christ.

[70:08] That grace that makes men. That grace that makes women. That grace that changes situations. I prophesy over your life. That grace that makes one labor hard. That grace that makes one labor for Jesus.

[70:22] That grace comes upon us. Now, in the name of Jesus. Grace for ministry. Grace for soul winning. Grace for revival.

[70:33] Grace for prayer. In the name of Jesus. Thank you for listening. For more resources, please visit caris.org or call us on 0207 740 9960.

[70:47] God bless you.