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[0:00] Welcome. Thank you for choosing to listen to another word-filled message by David Entry. Preaching is the means by which God manifests His word and nourishes our spirits.

[0:12] May the life of God enter into you anew as you listen to this message. Be blessed. In 1 Peter 1, verse 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, I want to end on verse 17.

[0:24] Brothers and sisters, learn how to separate yourself unto God. Set yourself apart. Separate yourself.

[0:37] Don't be worried who will be upset. Okay, don't worry about that. Don't worry about that. Just separate yourself. Hallelujah.

[0:48] Well, 1 Peter 1, verse 13, Therefore, get up the loins of your mind. Be sober. Rest your hope fully on the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

[1:07] When this revival thing really kicks in, the grace that is coming to you, look forward to it. Don't worry. Suffer now. That song is powerful. It says, you provide the fire, I will provide the sacrifice.

[1:21] You provide the spirit, I will open up inside. That's why we are here. You are here as a sacrifice for God to just, you provide, because you can't provide the fire.

[1:34] The fire comes from Him, but the sacrifice comes from you. The spirit comes from Him. By opening up, He won't force you to open up. So you have to make a covenant that, Lord, if you can provide me, I will open up.

[1:48] He says that rest your hope. Rest your hope fully. See, this is how it starts. Therefore, get up the loins of your mind. You have to tighten your mind.

[2:00] You know what? Okay, let me explain what it means. New Living Translation. He said, so think clearly and exercise self-control. Be totally ready to receive the gift that is coming when Jesus arrives.

[2:10] So, other than that, you'll be ready. By the time the thing hits and we are beginning to flow in it, you are still wondering what's going on. Oh Lord, why not me? I don't feel anything.

[2:22] I expect waiting for a feeling. The thing is gone. All right. The message. So roll up your sleeves. Put your mind in gear. It's a mindset.

[2:34] If you don't get your mind ready, the devil will deceive you. That's why you have to be careful who speaks to you.

[2:46] Who advises you with regard or with respect to your pursuit of God in a season like this. You have to be careful. They will mean well.

[2:58] All well. But genuinely, they don't know what they are talking about. Do you understand what I'm saying? They wouldn't know what they are talking about. Even though they are good people.

[3:09] Genuine people. They will do anything to make sure you are helped. So they will be advising you carefully. But unfortunately, they are not in alignment with what God is.

[3:21] So they will be advising you outside of God's plan. You can imagine the number of people who call Noah and warn him. And advise. Noah. Noah. We know you are a good person. Listen to me.

[3:32] Noah. I've known you. You've been my neighbor for a long time. You are not like this. Noah. Because people say that they were living normal life. They were eating. They were getting married.

[3:42] They were drinking. Life was normal. People will tell him, listen, life is good. It's okay. I will find your children to school. If the problem is money. I will help you.

[3:56] Am I communicating? Get up the loins of your mind. What is loins? Loins is your waist. So you put the belt on your waist. Okay.

[4:07] Alright. So your waist is your loins. It says that his quaver is full of babies. Like a mighty man like Frank. So it says that loins is your waist. So when he says get up your loins.

[4:18] That means that like tighten your belt in your waist. And he says that get up the loins of your mind. Some of us, we are stubborn. But your stubbornness is in the wrong thing.

[4:33] Switch to be stubborn in the things of God. In other words, once you know this is of God. Let them kill me. And even if God doesn't show up.

[4:44] I prefer dying attempting to obey God. I prefer dying attempting. That's why I decided to push myself with extreme fastings. And I won't stop now. If this is not God.

[4:55] I prefer dying attempting to start a revival. United Kingdom. Than to stay and grow fat. Eating. And also become like any other pastor.

[5:06] That the young Jesus young come here. So it doesn't matter. I can make a lot of enemies for myself. Because I'm looking for God.

[5:17] That's fine. That's okay. But it never goes wrong. So get up the loins of your mind. Be super. Don't be erratic.

[5:28] Keep calm. God is in charge. Tell someone God is in control. God is in control. And rest your hope. So get up your mind. Be sober. And rest your hope fully.

[5:39] On the grace that is to be brought to you. At the revelation of Jesus Christ. Grace is coming. What is this? It's a revolution. What is this?

[5:50] It's a revolution. What is this? It's a revolution. Next verse. As obedient children. Not conforming yourself to their former lusts.

[6:01] In your ignorance. Some of you know too much. Now you know too much. And I don't know how many of you have been meeting other Christians. And having a chat with them. Sometimes when you sit there with some Christians.

[6:14] You begin to have a chat with them. You realize how well you've been fed. People are too ignorant. The level of ignorance is kind of disturbing.

[6:25] Even pastors. You know too much. Not to work circumspectly. Or not to behave becomingly.

[6:38] As obedient children. Not conforming yourself to their former lusts. Say their former lusts. Say their former lusts. Former lusts. Does it make sense to somebody?

[6:48] Former. Former lusts. You know. The last us. In your ignorance. At that time. Some of you. Some of us did some things. Worked in some things. Practiced some things normal.

[6:59] In our ignorance. We were finding lusts. Finding it and funding. Sponsoring lusts. And lusts was normal.

[7:10] So after church. You can go home and enjoy. Go and get your. Spirits. What's it called? Almost a snap. The other one. Jane. Is it Jane? Not Jane.

[7:20] What's it called? Brandy. Yeah. You know. But it's formal lusts. Isn't it? Formal lusts. Formal lusts. Some of you. There are some things you will not do now.

[7:32] There are some places you won't go now. There are some phone conversations you will never do anymore. You will never. There are some parties you will not go.

[7:49] There are some. You can imagine you go for some party and they put in some music. Formal lusts. Does that make sense? Even when you are in Dominican Republic.

[8:00] Formal lusts. Only God knows what did he show up on Facebook. Formal lusts. Some people must know when they meet you.

[8:14] They invite you to some places or some parties. You are there. They know that no. They say, how about this one? This one. Formal lusts. In the days of my ignorance. Formal lusts. Hello.

[8:27] Some of the sisters here. Or even some married sisters here. Or married brothers. If you have known what you know now. Before you got married. That formal lust.

[8:40] Would you have troubled you? If you are dating again. Courting again. You know what I am talking about. Formal lusts. In your ignorance.

[8:54] We are entering a lighter airspace. And that lighter airspace. If you are carrying metals around you. How many of you know. I didn't know that. Someone brought me chocolate.

[9:06] From Ghana. But when it comes here. It's so hard. It's not pleasant eating. So I decided to put it in the microwave. To just warm it.

[9:17] But I didn't realize that. The microwave doesn't work with the wrapper. Hey. The foil. Brother. Sit down.

[9:27] Sit down. I don't laugh at what I am saying.

[9:43] When I am teaching. I hear children laugh like that. It excites me so much. I like it. Because they are enjoying it. It's good for them to laugh in church. Yes. So.

[9:55] Then I realized. That it's dangerous. So since that time. I didn't know. I would have. There was a time. I actually put a bowl. And then put the metal lid. Microwave.

[10:08] Look. I didn't grow up using microwaves. So. Former lust. In your ignorance. Wow.

[10:18] So. One day. The. The whole system. Almost caught fire. Some of you know what I am talking about. Former lust. Former lust.

[10:30] In your ignorance. Now. What am I using this. Foil thing. With the chocolate. I realized that. The air space. In the microwave.

[10:42] Was not conducive. For foil. So. It began to give problems. Because. I should have taken the foil out. And then put in the chocolate.

[10:52] In there. I will be fine. In there. Even the normal paper wrap. Will be fine. But I put the foil as well. Now. Some of you. God is trying to remove the foil. Before we get into this air space.

[11:03] We are getting into. Because what it's supposed to. You know that fire. Is a very terrible master. But a good servant. Fire.

[11:18] Terrible master. A very good servant. So. Where we are going. The fire power is higher. Let me finish the text.

[11:31] As obedient to the not conform. Conforming yourself to. The formalists. As. In your ignorance. Verse 15. Because it is written.

[11:42] Be holy for I am holy. So separate yourself. Alright. Get yourself separated. Tell someone. Get yourself separated. That's the meaning of holiness. Holiness is not.

[11:52] More about. I don't do this. I don't. It means that. You are actually. Separated. Exclusive. For the master's. Master's. Exclusive use. You just.

[12:04] When we say God is holy. It's like. He's in his own class. You can't add him to the others. So for you to be holy. You cannot be found. In the common ground. You must separate yourself.

[12:16] Say. Be holy. For I am holy. Verse 17. That's where I am coming to. Verse 17. And if you call on the father. Who without partiality. Judges according to each man's work.

[12:29] Conduct yourself. Throughout the time. Of your stay here. In fear. God has given you a stay. You have a stay here. So there's a way. You should conduct yourself. In this.

[12:40] Your. Live to remain. Time. Let. If. If you call on the father. Who without respect. Of persons. You see. God doesn't care.

[12:50] Whether you are a bishop. You are a pastor. You've been born again yesterday. You've been born again 20 years ago. He says that. And if you call on the father. Who without respect. Of persons.

[13:01] God doesn't respect. It doesn't mean that God is. Is as he respects. You understand. What is the respect of persons. Doesn't give regard. To whether you are tall. You are short. You are handsome. You are ugly. You are.

[13:11] You are pretty. You are. You are. You have money. You are. Well educated. You are uneducated. You have certificate. You do. You are. You don't have certificates. You have been in church for 20 years.

[13:24] You don't. Whether you are. A foundation member. Or just joined yesterday. It's without respect. Whether you are a pastor. Even if you are the head pastor. It's without respect. There will be a head.

[13:35] But if the head pastor. Doesn't even have. An advantage. Then the other pastors. Let alone ministers. And let alone. Other leaders. Nobody. Nobody.

[13:48] Matters. But he. Who connects. If. Without respect. A person. Judges. According to every man's way. Pass your time.

[14:00] Pass the time. Of your sojourning. Here. In fear. You are not there. Here permanently. But pass this time. With fear. In fear.

[14:11] We are so generous. I like that. Said. Pass the time. Time is ticking. But how you are spending it. In this season.

[14:22] Matters. Because there's a day coming. Bible says. And when the day of Pentecost. Will fully come. There's a day coming. Someone shout amen. Amen.

[14:33] So please. Remember your former lust. And let it. Let. In your ignorance. And let something stay. In your former lust. Don't activate.

[14:44] Don't. Please don't revive. Your former lust. I know it's a time of revival. Don't revive your former lust.

[14:57] Because it will not work. In the microwave we are going. Hey. The foil. The foil will catch fire. Would you lift up your hands. And thank God. Thank God. Father we thank you.

[15:11] For your spirit. Thank you for listening. To this message. By David Entry. To hear more from David Entry. Follow him on Facebook. Instagram. Twitter.

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