[0:00] Hallelujah! We thank God you've tuned into this message by David Entry at Caris Church. No hand can help you with the fulfillment of your destiny but the Word of God. May God's hand align you further into your destiny through this Word.
[0:16] Ezekiel chapter 47, it says, Afterwards, he brought me again unto the door of the house, and behold, water.
[0:27] Behold, water issued out from under the threshold of the house eastwards.
[0:40] Afterwards, he brought me again unto the door of the house. This is not every house. There's a particular house in question.
[0:52] Brought me to the presence of God. And it says that, And behold, water. Water issued out from under the threshold of the house eastwards.
[1:13] So just so you don't get confused, the water that was issuing us out was not from the east. It was the direction of the floor was eastwards. The water, the direction of the floor was eastwards.
[1:31] From the forefront of the house stood towards the east. And the waters came down from under the right side of the house.
[1:46] Water, someone say waters. Water, someone say waters. Water. Oh, I see the rivers flowing. In Isaiah chapter 44, verse 3, it said, And I will pour water on him that is thirsty.
[2:02] For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground. I taught you through this fasting, that dry ground and dryness are reminiscent of places where demons operate.
[2:20] Luke chapter 11, verse 24, It said, When the devil leaves an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it goes through dry places. So demons like dry places. They operate in dry places.
[2:31] And the Holy Spirit is like water. The Spirit of God comes like water. It says in Isaiah 54, verse 19, When the enemy comes like a flood, the Spirit, the Lord will raise up a standard.
[2:48] When the enemy comes, Isaiah 54, verse 19, When the enemy comes like a flood, God, by His Spirit, will raise up a standard. And so the Spirit is, verse 19, So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and His glory from the rising sun.
[3:07] When the enemy shall come in like, the original text is, When the enemy shall come in like a flood. Right? So it's not like he comes in like a flood.
[3:17] When he comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of the Lord, His oppressions are sometimes like flood. Now, I want you to understand, when you hear waters, it's not just water.
[3:32] He said, Waters came from the threshold of the house. Waters, not water. Waters connotes living waters. In Revelation chapter 22, verse 1, it talks about, Oh, from the throne, from the throne.
[3:48] I read it and I said, How come I didn't see this for so long? He said, And it showed me pure river of water, water of life. That's the waters there. It's the water of life.
[3:59] Clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. It was proceeding out of, the throne of God and the Lamb, proceeds waters, rivers of waters.
[4:12] Pure rivers of water. Did you see that? It says, The throne of God and the Lamb. Where is the Spirit? The flow. The flow.
[4:24] Like it says, The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians chapter 13. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. The love of God. And the fellowship. The fellowship. The flow. The Holy Spirit is the one responsible for the koinonia.
[4:37] The flow from God. Anything that flows out from God to humanity is the Spirit that is responsible. So the flow. And it says that in Revelation. It said, The river.
[4:49] The river of life was flowing from the throne of God. In verse 17. Unlike the verse 17. Revelation chapter 22. Verse 17. It says, The Spirit and the bride say, Come.
[4:59] Him that is thirsty, Come. And let him that thirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. So there is something about this water of life in the presence of God.
[5:11] When you study scriptures very carefully, you see from Genesis. God. This water we are talking about. Is flowing from eternity into humanity. God flows like water from it.
[5:23] So in Genesis chapter 2. Verse 10. It talks about river was flowing. It was in the garden. It says that. And a river went out of Eden.
[5:33] To water the garden. There's always some waters and water working whenever God shows up. Waters. Water. Working. In Exodus chapter 17.
[5:45] Verse 6. In Exodus chapter 17. Verse 6. It says, Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb. And thou shalt smite the rock.
[5:56] And there shall come out water. Oh my goodness. Water. Water doesn't come out of rock. All right. No.
[6:08] He said that the rock. It is a true, The rocks. That rock you smite. One rock. He said, Hit the rock. And he said that. And out of the rock.
[6:19] And he said that shall smite the rock. and there shall come water out of it that the people may drink. And Moses did ask, did that on the side of Israel. This is what God said.
[6:30] God always supplies water. God is always providing water. And so in 1 Corinthians 10, verse 4, we found out that the Bible says they drank, they drank from the rivers.
[6:42] This is interesting. Sometimes we study the scriptures. This can be very exciting. And did all drink the same spiritual. So you see, the water they drank, it wasn't an ordinary water.
[6:55] It was a spiritual drink. It was spiritual. They drank the same spiritual drink. That drink, that water that came from the, I told you, God himself as the triune God by his spirit flows like water from eternity into the life of the people on earth to empower them and to flow through them and accomplish things.
[7:19] If we are asking God for revival, if we are asking God, pour your spirit, we are asking for something bigger than our generation. We are asking for something bigger than humanity. God by his spirit himself is going to pour and get the river to flow into us.
[7:35] It said that they drank, look at that text again, 1 Corinthians. Interesting. Are you ready for this? Oh, I was standing here and I saw it. I said, oh, wow. See, they all drank from the same spiritual drink.
[7:49] For they drank of the spiritual rock. You don't drink a rock, but they drank of. So that spiritual drink they drank, it came from the spiritual rock.
[8:02] And that rock... So remember, remember, remember, he said, we are going there anyway.
[8:13] I'll come back, but let's go there anyway in the book of John chapter 4 verse 14. John chapter 4 verse 14. I think it would be nice for all of us to read that from the screen. Are you ready? Let's read it.
[8:23] Let's go. That's Jesus talking.
[8:38] Verse 10, he told the woman, if you knew who it is, who is asking you, give me water, you would have asked him, give me. He said that if thou knowest the gift of God and who it is that said to you, give me to drink, thou would have asked him and he would have given you living waters.
[8:56] And he says that the water, whoever comes to drink from me, the waters that he will drink, it will be springing, it will be wells that will be springing. It doesn't run out. This is not normal water.
[9:07] But Jesus said that water can only be supplied by me. In John chapter 7 verse 37. On the last day, the great day of the feast, I feel like preaching.
[9:18] God, I'm a shatter higher. On the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood up and with the loud voice crying, saying, if any man tests, if any man tests, if any man tests, he said, don't go to the wrong address.
[9:39] I am the spiritual rock. They drank from the rock. We are not different from them. We are drinking the same spiritual drink.
[9:52] If any man tests, let him come to me and drink. I am the rock that supplied water for God's people in the wilderness. So he said, let him come to me.
[10:04] Jesus is the rock that supplies the water. Did you see? Revelation says that out of the midst of the throne of God and the Lamb flows the river.
[10:15] If any man tests, let him come to me and drink. For as the scriptures have said, verse 38, as the scriptures have said, whoever believes in me, he that believes in me, as the scriptures have said, out of his belly.
[10:29] This is the same thing he said to the woman in John chapter 4, verse 14. Out of wells, wells, wells of water will be springing out of you. He said, whoever believes in me, as the scriptures have said, this is not anything new.
[10:42] Moses experienced it. It's all been through scripture. It was in Genesis. How river was watering the, the, the, the garden of Eden. It was in Genesis. It was in Exodus. It was in Deuteronomy.
[10:53] It is there. The water that supplies life for his people. He says that if you come to me and drink, as the scriptures have said, out of your belly shall flow.
[11:04] Jesus said, whoever shall drink from me, as the scriptures have said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. this, this speak he, concern, oh, the water is about the spirits.
[11:17] Clearly scripture. It's not, it's not ambiguous. He said, verse 39, for this speak he. Okay, James says speak he.
[11:29] The new King James says, the new King James says that, but this, he spoke concerning the spirits. What he said was concerning the spirits.
[11:41] It's not about water. It's not about money. Sometimes it can't be understandable. Like the woman at the well, I was seeking for things that could not satisfy.
[11:52] Then, then, I had my Savior calling, drop from the well, never shall run dry, fill my cup, Lord. And we are singing it. We are thinking about my financial drought.
[12:03] We are thinking about my marital drought. It's not wrong. It's not wrong, but it's better. There's nothing better than that one. When Jesus spoke about this, he was not talking about money that has run out.
[12:15] When he spoke about this, he wasn't talking about marriage that has dried out in your family. When Jesus spoke about this, he wasn't talking about job that has dried out in the community, in the living, cost of living crisis experience.
[12:29] The Bible was very clear. He said, for this, he spoke concerning the Spirit. Spoke concerning the Holy Spirit. So, when he spoke about the river, the river was pointing to the Spirit.
[12:43] Watch this in Matthew chapter 3, from verse 13. He said, there's someone coming after me. The lace of whose shoes are not worthy to step down to a lace.
[12:55] He said, I baptize you with water, but he shall baptize you pain. He said, the one coming after me, will baptize you with the Spirit and fire.
[13:06] So, the Spirit is like water. In Acts chapter 19, verse 5, he said, verse 4 and 5, he said that, John's baptism was baptism of repentance. But he told them that they should believe upon him who is coming.
[13:18] What is Jesus Christ? He told Jesus who baptized you with the real baptism. In the book of Acts chapter 1, he told them that, that John's baptism was water baptism. John very little baptized you, but not many days from now.
[13:30] Verse 5, oh my goodness, John truly baptized with water, but thou shalt be, John, his baptism was not fake. It was authentic, truly baptized with water.
[13:41] It was proper, heavily accredited baptism. However, it was just a baby type of baptism. The superior one is only Jesus who can carry that out.
[13:52] That is why he said, they drank from the rock which followed them, which rock was Christ. That kind of water is only Christ. That's why it was, it was, it was very absurd, and very interesting, that Jesus was standing before a woman, who hadn't been able to get life together for herself.
[14:13] And Jesus said to her, give me water to drink. And she brought up social issues. When you hear a preacher preaching on the behalf of God, be careful that no sin social issues you bring up.
[14:28] Because those social issues have not sorted your life. You see, sometimes people can sit before, or stand close to, the water that is flowing from eternity, into time, through life to change lives.
[14:44] And they'll be talking about unnecessary things. Unnecessary things. I didn't like, the, the, what that statement, everything was nice, but that, just that statement.
[14:56] Is that not what the, the servant, a servant girl, asked, a whole army general, that if he had said something complicated, wouldn't you have been, this one is so simple, he said, go and wash, in river Jordan, and you are comparing it to, Abana and Fapa.
[15:15] This is so simple. So why don't you, do it? Simple things that, the scriptures, or the prophetic instructions, that are coming, is too complicated for you.
[15:28] Being wise, simple. And you want something, very complicated. And you have, issues to pull out. Why, why did he say, Bible says that, a man, will marry a wife.
[15:41] So that's all you heard. There are people, who are observers. They are not coming, to hear God's word. Spectators, they're coming to see, UN observers.
[15:53] You can be watching, but you are observing. You are online. Oh yeah, normally they are online, flipping through. Okay. And Bible says that, there was a time, Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees came, to catch him, in something he will say.
[16:09] So that's why, it's online now. That's why he's watching, to catch, catch him, in something he will say. Yeah. So, the message, is not what, they are looking for.
[16:20] The mistake, is what they are looking for. So, the woman said to Jesus, why are you asking me for water?
[16:30] You are a Jew, I'm Samaritan. And secondly, you are a male, I'm female. How can, a Jewish male, ask a Samaritan woman, water to drink? Jesus said, if you knew, the gift of God, and who it is, who is telling you, give me to drink.
[16:48] I don't need your water, I just came to give you water. I came to change your story, with the water, that never runs dry.
[17:04] When you give, offering to church, God doesn't need it. You need it. You need your giving, to connect to the living.
[17:15] Amen. Bishop, where do we say, God, never think you are giving, donations to the church. Listen, the church never needs, your donation, you can keep it.
[17:28] By faith, able, or faith. Yes, donations is not by faith, offering, is by faith. Faith, it cannot weigh your donation. Faith, it is the only thing, that can, the only thing it weighs, is offering.
[17:42] And Christians, give offering, it's not donation, they give to church. Because, God never needs your donation. He has more than you have. So why does he, why do I need to give? You are connecting yourself, to something bigger than you.
[17:55] I like Bishop, where the post illustration, how can, a trailer is falling? You know, he said, I'm going to help the trailer, not fall. It will crush you. If God were falling, you will not want to sustain God.
[18:07] No one can, no human being can sustain, the church financially. So if you knew, the gift of God, and who he is, who is asking you, give me to drink, you would rather ask me, and I'll give you, living waters.
[18:24] So, when you study, please sit down. When you look at the scriptures, very carefully, you can see, in Joel chapter 3, chapter 3 verse 18, you will see how, Bible talks about, the living waters. God has got water, to supply.
[18:37] Joel 3 verse 18, it says that, and it shall come to pass, in that day, that the mountain, shall drop dew, shall shut down, new wine, and the hills, shall flow with milk, and all the rivers, of Judah, shall flow with waters, and a fountain, shall come forth, out of the house, of the Lord, and shall water, the valley of Shittim.
[19:00] Hallelujah. God is the only one, who has this kind of water, that can water, your valley of Shittim. in Psalm 36 verse 8, in Psalm 36 verse 8, I like that one.
[19:17] It says that, they shall be abundantly satisfied, with the fatness, of thy house, and thou shall make them, drink of the river, of thy pleasure. God has a river, say let the river flow.
[19:29] I'm talking about, the flowing of the river. Shall flow rivers, rivers of living waters, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, in Psalm 46 verse 4, it says, there is a river.
[19:48] Hallelujah. Yeah, there is a river. There is a river.
[20:02] There is a river. There is a river. Never allow your life, to be dry. When God, is the God, that supplies the river.
[20:14] Say he who is destined, let him come, and drink. Come and drink. Come and drink. In Zechariah chapter, chapter 14, verse 8.
[20:25] Zechariah chapter 14, verse 8. Shadaba. Someone is receiving, some fresh oil. Someone is receiving, fresh anointing. Someone is receiving, fresh anointing.
[20:41] Thank you Jesus. Zechariah chapter 14, verse 8. It shall be, in that day, that living water, shall go out, from where?
[20:52] Is it not similar, to what we read, from Joel chapter 3, verse 18. We shall go out, from Jerusalem, shall go out, from Jerusalem, half of them, towards the, former sea, and half of them, towards the, in the sea.
[21:07] In summer, and in winter, any time, there is a flow. There is a flow. I see someone, connecting yourself, to a flow, that is, bigger than me.
[21:21] So back to, Ezekiel. He said, I saw, Ezekiel 47. I saw, it brought me, to the house of, and behold, waters issued, from under the, threshold, of the house, eastward.
[21:33] Say eastward. Say eastward. Eastward. When the time, you see the word, east, in that context, it's very interesting. East is pointing, to the place, of God's glory.
[21:47] In Zechariah, chapter 43, verse 2. Look at what it says. So, Ezekiel chapter 43, verse 2. And behold, the glory of the Lord, of the God of Israel, came from the way, of the, where the glory, came from?
[22:02] The way of the east. From the way of the east. So, in this context, in Ezekiel, when we talk about the east, we are talking about, the location, the direction of God's glory.
[22:13] And he says that, he took me, and I saw, in the threshold, of the house of God, the, water, waters came out, from the right, no, no, sorry, let me just, for, yeah, waters issued, from under, the threshold, of the household, where, where is it going to host?
[22:33] Eastward. This, what we talk, out of, my belly, is not to prove, that you are important. It's not to prove, to your enemies, that, today, you see how far I am now.
[22:45] See what the Lord has done. See what the Lord, on your wedding day, you see. Please, God is not supplying, these rivers, to make a statement, against your enemies. This river, is flowing, towards his glory.
[23:01] This whole thing, is about God, being glorified. So, if you can't focus, on God being glorified, forget about, receiving any flow of river. God is not flowing river.
[23:13] Who are you? Who am I? For him to just, flow a river towards me, so I can look important. That's why, anytime you try, to do God's work, based on how important, you want to look, you miss God.
[23:27] Anybody, who tries to go, into ministry, for importance, for relevance, anyone, who goes into ministry, for relevance, for importance, for, for, to be seen, to be popular.
[23:41] Listen, the spirit of God, stays far away from you. Because, the river, only flows, towards the east. Whatever, is meant to bring, God's glory.
[23:51] If it's God's glory, that is why, if you are, if you are a musician, we should, for the sake of the flow, we should be able to tell you, get up, from the bass guitar. Someone play, and you are, you don't switch off.
[24:03] We can tell you, you are not singing today. Somebody else, is singing. And you, we will see you, flowing, and get you excited, as nothing has happened.
[24:14] Because, your singing, is not meant, for your importance. So, when you are, when you are singing, once the singing, is bringing glory to God, you are happy. Once the keyboard, is playing, is bringing glory, you are happy. Once the drummer, is playing, once the cameraman, is bringing glory, what you get, is the glory of God.
[24:29] Then, you are ready, for the river, to flow towards you. I'm tired of, I'm tired of, musicians and singers, who must be at the center, of church events.
[24:44] Anytime, it's not about them, they, they recline. They are not interested. They lose interest, when they are not at the center. No, you don't operate, by the spirit, because the spirit, doesn't flow, to people like that.
[24:59] The waters, that come from, the threshold of the temple, flows only towards, the east, where the, the direction of God's glory. Oh, come on, give Jesus praise.
[25:11] Give Jesus praise. Before you start shouting, anointing me, oh Lord, make sure, it's God's glory, that you have a heart. Some people, I don't understand people, who believe that, they are mutually gifted, but, their usefulness, in the church, is only when, they get the microphone.
[25:32] And some people, don't even believe, in being part of, any music team. They believe, believe that, it must be them, like their boxes, you know, spiritual, musical boxes. You know, Boxer, doesn't play with, other agencies, it's not a team, solo.
[25:49] It must be me. I normally, tell my pastor friends, that guy who has joined, your church, who is so powerful, in music, that he doesn't have, anything to do, with the choir.
[26:01] He only comes to sing, and sit down. We are not interested, because there's a whole, music team. If you are calling to music, show your interest there. And sometimes, you don't have to be, the one in the, at the center.
[26:14] Whatever your abilities are, you supply to the others. I'm telling you, the way anointing, will flow through you. That's the only way, to guarantee, pure flow of anointing.
[26:28] Learn how to stay faithful, where God has placed you. Stay faithful, in whatever you are doing. Don't be quick, to be seen, and to be clapped, or to be appreciated, to be noticed. You are actually, betraying, your greatness in ministry.
[26:40] For that matter, you are betraying, the ability, of the river, to flow, towards you. Am I preaching at all? If we can see revival, we must have people, who, river is flowing to us.
[26:56] River. Say, let the river flow. Please, this is, we've been only just, there's one. Watch this. And, it says that, the river, eastwards, for the, forefront of the house, of the, of the house, stood, so, in other words, the forefront of the house, it was, facing towards, the glory of God.
[27:25] Watch this, this is very interesting. For the forefront of the house, stood, towards the east, and, waters came from, under, from the right side, of the house.
[27:37] So, the water, actually, the water that was flowing, do you know where it was coming from? The right side of the house. What's the right? The right side is the same, when you look at it, just the same, at the south side of the house.
[27:48] So, in some translations, it says, it's coming from the south side of the house. In Archimedes, it said, it was coming from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar. The water comes, from the right side.
[28:03] Right side. Do you remember, do you remember the Ephesians chapter 120? God exalted Jesus Christ, lifted him high above the place, and seated him out there. If Jesus is not preeminent, the water is not going to flow.
[28:17] Oh my God. It's not going to flow. Oh my God. The water is not going to flow. He ain't going to flow, because Jesus is not prominent. Jesus has not been given the prominent place.
[28:30] Jesus hasn't been given the most important place in a person's life, or in a ministry. Jesus is supposed to be prominent. He's supposed to be the mighty one.
[28:41] He's supposed to be the one who is governing, who is most important in everything we are doing. That allows, that's where the water flows from. Didn't we see that Jesus Christ was the rock from which the water flowed?
[28:55] Until Jesus is prominent in the work, until Jesus is prominent in the church, until Jesus is prominent in your life, forget it. The flow does not come. It doesn't matter how much you are fasting.
[29:08] Maybe you are fasting to fight something, but not fasting for his glory. But when Jesus becomes prominent, how come you are fasting to catch anointing, and yet what the Lord is speaking to you about, you won't do it.
[29:26] You will not do it. You are still holding tights with your boyfriend, not your former. Yeah, current boyfriend.
[29:39] Current girlfriend. Bitterness against your mom. Bitterness against your father. Bitterness against an usher. Bitterness against a drummer. Bitterness against a singer who told you to lift your hands.
[29:52] And when you lift your hands, your suits got torn. So since that time, you'll be... Every time God wants to float towards you, there are a set of instructions that he will bring.
[30:07] Because he will give you a pattern regarding his house. Say pattern. Pattern. Pattern. Pattern. Pattern. Pattern. Pattern. He will give you a pattern. There are always patterns. There are always statutes.
[30:20] Patterns. Laws. That govern the way you do things with God to enable the spirit to flow. Because you've gotten it wrong what ministry is about. You've gotten it wrong what ministry is about.
[30:32] Ministry is primarily about a certain flow. something that is flowing towards the east. Something that is flowing towards the east from the right side. From the right side. Where Christ is the preeminent one.
[30:44] If you are asked not to sing today, if you are asked not to sing today, don't be upset. Even if one year, don't be upset. Complaining, complaining, complaining. Is someone listening to me? Yes.
[30:54] If I tell you don't play, there's a reason why I appoint you go and play the drum. Because it's spiritual. It's not talent. It's not about your ability, but it's the flow ability.
[31:09] Something must flow towards you. Something must flow out of your belly. You shall flow. Flow rivers. Rivers. I'm living with you.
[31:22] See now, let me finish. There are systems that must be in play for the river to flow. I'll give you four protocols for the flow of the river. But let me just finish the text.
[31:35] Is someone getting something? And look at the text. Look at the text. Radaba Shada Hayaba. Someone is catching an anointing.
[31:46] Watching. Somebody online is catching an anointing. Receive it in the name of Jesus. Thank you, Jesus.
[31:59] Now, look at the text. Let me just finish on this text. Oh, my goodness. And it flows from the right side of the south side of what?
[32:13] The altar. Anytime you see altar in scripture, you are talking about the cross. That's the actual altar. That's the actual altar.
[32:24] You remember the scripture I quoted earlier in Exodus chapter 17 verse 6. It says that God told Moses, smite the rock. And out of the rock, the water will flow.
[32:34] That altar is Christ. Oh. You remember? That rock is Christ. And that is the altar. Why are you saying this? Remember in John chapter 19 verse 34? 34. Something came out of him on the cross.
[32:47] When he got to the altar. Magadaba Shaka Dama Hayaya. Radaba Shaka Dama Hayaya. Somebody shout hallelujah. On the cross.
[32:58] As he hung on the cross. His side was pierced. The blood for redemption. And the water. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. He said it's coming from the right side of the altar.
[33:13] Christ's cross is the actual altar of the ages. Your church can never see anointing and the flow of the spirit outside of the cross.
[33:25] Start with the cross. Point people to the cross. Not to their freedom. Not to their importance.
[33:37] Not to their healing. All those things are behind the cross. Go to the cross. How can the Holy Ghost flow in your life?
[33:49] Outside of the cross. Galatians chapter 3 verse 13. Christ has redeemed us.
[33:59] From the curse of the law. Having been made a curse for us. For it is written. Curse is anyone who hangeth on the tree.
[34:10] Verse 14. That the blessing of Abraham may come upon us. The gentiles of the Lord receive. See the flow. The flow comes after the cross.
[34:21] Let me show you something I just quoted but you didn't notice probably. In John chapter 7 verse 37. Is who is thirsty? Verse 38.
[34:31] For whoever believes in me. As the scriptures have said. Verse 39. For this spake he concerning the spirit. For. We leave the Lord. For the Holy Ghost was not.
[34:44] Why? Because the cross has not happened. The Holy Ghost was not. Who will only come after the cross. It was the cross that opened the floodgates of the spirit.
[35:00] Remember. In Acts chapter 2 verse 17. He said. It shall come to pass. Oh my God. In the last days. That is the days after the cross.
[35:13] In John chapter 2 verse 28. It shall afterwards. It shall come to pass afterwards. This flowing of the spirit. Is after something first. This flowing of the spirit.
[35:24] Is after something first. It shall come to pass. I'll pour out. My spirit. Afterwards. When the cross comes in.
[35:37] Now. The spirit. I'll pour out my spirit. Pour out. It's a river. Pour. Pour. Pour. After the cross. After the cross.
[35:48] After the cross. The spirit. Is poured out. Upon all flesh. It could only become possible. After the cross.
[36:00] It could only become possible. After the cross. It could only become possible. After the cross. I'm talking about pour out my spirit.
[36:10] And you are not born again. What spirit are you talking about? In Acts chapter 8 verse 15 When the apostles that were at Jerusalem they heard that Samaria has received the word does it?
[36:32] If you have received the word you are born again. That's not the end. After born again there's debts. When it came to pass when they heard that Samaria verse 14 Now the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria has received the word they sent Peter and John who when they came prayed that they In Acts chapter 9 verse 16 and 17 Ananias went into the house and saw his son brother Paul Ananias went his way and entered in the house put his hands on him and said brother Saul the Lord even Jesus that appeared to you on your way as you are coming here has sent to me has sent me that because now the cross has happened then next is the Holy Ghost is the flow having passed through the upper coast of Ephesus whilst Apollos was still at Corinth Paul finding certain disciples
[37:33] Acts chapter 19 he asked them did you receive the Holy Ghost after Kabashadahaya Kabashadahaya Radabatadahaya it is always after the cross the flow needs certain conditions in place number one condition it must the cross must be placed because the flow only comes from the altar let the river in the trash in the trash in the trash they flow say let the river flow let the river flow let the river flow say it like you are thirsty let the river flow those who are actually thirsty say it better let the river flow say it louder let the river flow say it your loudest let the river flow let the river flow Verse 2.
[38:50] Do you know what measurement means? Measurement is to judge, weigh, assess. How to assess.
[39:05] Yes. God will always judge you to determine the flow. Oh, my goodness. God will always measure you. So he told Nebuchadnezzar's son that you have been weighed in the balance.
[39:19] You want anointing? God will weigh you first. To determine what oil you can carry. You need to be weighed. You need to be weighed.
[39:30] How long have you been born again? How many souls have you served? How faithful have you served? 1 Corinthians 4 verse 2. God gave me opportunity to serve. You want people who have never served properly in any church.
[39:44] They never become great in ministry. Jesus said, I'm amongst you as one who serves. The greatest amongst you must serve. Those of you who don't like serving, I doubt if you can make any significant impact in ministry.
[40:00] I don't understand people who want to do ministry and make impact, but serving the people of God at a level where no one will notice. They don't like it. It is only when you'll be noticed that you act.
[40:14] You are an actor or actress. Go and enroll in Bollywood, Hollywood, or Nollywood. But proper flow of the waters.
[40:29] Hey, forget it. It ain't going to come your way. Because you don't have a heart of a servant. But the flow is for service. In fact, I said it recently.
[40:41] The gift of the Holy Spirit. The ninth gift of the Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians 2. Word of knowledge. Word of wisdom. Gift of tongues. Interpretation of tongues. Gift of healing.
[40:51] Working of miracles. Discernment of spirit. Word of prophecy. And diverse kinds of tongues. All these nine, only one benefits the career, which is speaking in tongues.
[41:06] The rest are all to serve others. So if serving people is not on your heart, how can God gift you? Because he's troubling you because you don't want to serve.
[41:18] The anointing is for service. Thank you, sir. The flow is for service. Some people will tell me, Pastor, we appreciate your dedication.
[41:31] We appreciate your hard work. Even if you didn't see it, I wouldn't have noticed it. Because my focus is so much service-oriented that when I'm serving, I don't realize I'm serviced.
[41:43] Do you understand what I'm saying? I don't see how people should appreciate me. That's why I started having problems in preaching to be paid from. I'm not saying it's bad.
[41:54] I'm not saying it's wrong. But I was struggling to accept that. Because I was so service-oriented, we are praying for revival as a church. This year is a year of revival.
[42:06] We are praying that God, let your spirit pour out your spirit on us. But it can be poured, and you'll be standing in the midst of where it's poured, and you will go dry. Why?
[42:17] Because you have not come through the cross. Or because you are not moving towards the east. or what you are getting, you are away from the right side of the altar. Christ is not the preeminent one in your life.
[42:34] God will weigh you. He will touch you. He will assess you, and determine how far He can use you. Is someone listening to me at all? Never think you have done a church a favor if you do anything in the church.
[42:47] You have actually disconnected yourself from the stream, the rivers that are flowing. I'm talking to somebody. Talking to somebody. I look at it, I'm suffering.
[42:59] Look at it, I'm drinking so hard. People, after they have done it, they will show the attitude for everybody to see the way they have wet hard. Jesus said, you have already received your reward.
[43:10] Yes, I love you. So you never give, you never give grace the chance to decorate you. Never give grace the chance.
[43:25] Measure thousand. What's thousand? Thousand is the completion of a period. So during this fasting, God will watch you over a period. Another time will come again, you measure.
[43:35] So there are always seasons and periods. Sir, it will be measured. Everybody, there is a measuring period you are going through. God is measuring you. The water after that flowing, but it has to be measured.
[43:49] He measured four times, four seasons. He measured the first one, thousand cubic, it was ankle. Measure the next one, it was knee. Measure the next one, it was weight. Measure the next thousand, verse five, it was not a river.
[44:02] It can't flow. It can't flow. Because he has passed the first one, passed the second one, passed the third one, passed the fourth one. I believe maybe I'm in my first measure. Oh yeah.
[44:13] Yeah. Because I've not gotten to where I'm flowing the river. Flowing. Flowing in the river. I want to flow in the river. Just like Bishop Edepo is flowing in the river.
[44:28] Edepo is flowing in the river. Just like our fathers are flowing in the river. Just like the fathers of old, Smith Wigglesworth, and John G. Lake, Salvation Army, William.
[44:38] Oh my God. Can I also flow in the river? God, help me to be qualified when I'm measured. Help me Lord, that when I'm measured, when I'm measured, I will not be found wanting.
[44:51] I want to flow in the river. I want to flow in the river. When we say we want revival, it's genuine. We mean it. We mean it. There's nobody who can tell me, I'm in your life because of what I'm getting.
[45:06] I always, I've made friends, I've got one again, made friends based on the direction of Pesthutah ministry. That's how come I became a good friend, a close friend of Pastor David Oyedepo.
[45:19] He's ministry, and I call him my senior brother because he's senior when it comes to ministry and results and where he stands. He's my senior brother. Sometimes I say, you are my mentor.
[45:30] I'm 10 years older than him, but who cares? That's my senior. I built relationships based on ministry, not based on proximity or financial status.
[45:42] To a river. Is there someone here who wants the flow? Listen, there are four things I should give you, four conditions for the flow, but because of time, only one condition I'm giving you.
[45:57] The protocols. There are things governing the work of God. You must adhere to those things. Adhere yourself to the way systems run in God's house.
[46:09] Because whichever house you are serving in, be humble. Be humble. Give me someone who just became born again with the flow. I'll choose them above someone who has been born again for 800 years without a flow.
[46:24] He will spoil the work. The one without a flow will spoil the work. Give me a novice who is learning how to play, but has a flow. I can minister with him.
[46:34] But instead of the guru who doesn't have the flow, he calls me, God has spared us sorrow. Some people, when they leave a church, it's breakthrough for the church.
[46:48] Because when there are some people in a certain church and something happens to them, it puts a question mark on the anointing of the church. You didn't get it. I won't say much. It puts a question mark.
[46:59] It puts a question mark that, how come this church is anointed? And this guy who is always there, this guy who is always there, look at what has happened to him. How? So how can we share that testimony? So when sin leads you and you run away from a church, you have actually spared the church a negative testimony.
[47:17] It's not a loss. A sinner living in a church is not a loss to the church. A person who doesn't want to repent, living in a church, is not a loss to the church.
[47:29] It's a gain to the church. Go and ask an anoint us in suffering. Thank you for listening to this message by David Entry.
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