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[0:38] Father, we thank you for the privilege to hear your word. Let the scrolls be opened. Teach us into your word. Reveal the mysteries that have been hidden from the foundations of the earth to us.

[0:49] Let us see Jesus. Let us experience Jesus. Lord, we commend ourselves to the word of your grace, which is able to build us up and give us an inheritance among the saints.

[1:01] Let us hear your word. As your word is taught, heal the sick. Deliver the afflicted. Deliver the captives. Save the lost. Convict the sinning. Lord, glorify your name.

[1:13] Let your power come to bear. In the name of Jesus, rebuke the devourer for the sake of your people. And as your word is taught, let your glory be seen. Touch my lips with the coals of fire.

[1:26] Let me speak your rhema word. Let me speak that that said the Lord to your people, that your word will find a way of find space in your people's life and to glorify your name.

[1:39] I thank you in Jesus' name. And everyone who believes, shout amen. Amen. Shout amen. Amen. I want to teach God by God's grace. Last month, I didn't get a chance to do that.

[1:53] And the previous month as well, I didn't get a chance to teach on faith. And this morning, I want to teach on faith. Moving in faith.

[2:08] You can choose to say walk by faith, walking by faith. But moving in faith. Moving in faith. Someone say moving in faith. Moving in faith. Your greatest setback in life is your faithlessness.

[2:27] A good one to tweet. I'll repeat that. Your greatest setback in life is your faithlessness.

[2:38] Not cashlessness. Not joblessness. Not statuslessness. Not childlessness. Not wife or husbandlessness.

[2:52] Your greatest setback in life is faithlessness. Jesus said your destiny is determined by your faith.

[3:06] Matthew chapter 9, verse 29. He said that be it unto you according to your faith. It says that for by grace are ye saved.

[3:22] Ephesians chapter 2, verse 8. By grace are ye saved through faith. Grace is what God brings on the table. Faith is what permits you to access what God has given.

[3:34] Without faith, you can't access divine provision. I put it some time ago. I put it this way. Grace sets the table.

[3:46] Faith makes you eat from the table. Grace. Faith makes you eat from the table. In Romans chapter 4, verse 16. It said it is by faith that it might be according to grace.

[4:01] You want to enjoy grace? You have to step out in faith. It is your faith that entitles you to the provisions of grace. Grace is good to teach on grace because the Bible calls it the gospel of grace.

[4:23] Paul, the other time I was reading my Bible, Acts chapter 20. And Paul said, I did not shine to. I think 24 somewhere there. He makes it clear. He says that this gospel of grace which was committed to me.

[4:35] Yeah, verse 24. Acts chapter 20, verse 24. He says that none of the, I want to really put this on my Facebook page. Not the grace bit, but the first bit. He said, I know bones and afflictions await me in Jerusalem, but none of these things move me.

[4:51] He said, I'm going to Jerusalem. He said, I may not see your face again because I'm going to Jerusalem. Because verse 23 says that because the Holy Ghost is signifying. The Holy Spirit testifies in every city saying that chains and tribulation await me.

[5:08] The other time I was teaching some people, I think Monday or, no, no, God gave me some points to write down about how to excel in ministry. And one of the things I was sharing with some people yesterday, that God told me, when he calls you for ministry, comfort and convenience are not part of the package.

[5:31] Comfort and convenience are never part of ministerial package. If you are called into ministry, you are not entitled. It's not your entitlement. Healing is your entitlement.

[5:42] Blessing is your entitlement. Favor is your entitlement. Anointing is your entitlement. The presence of God is your entitlement. Fulfillment of God's word in your mouth is your entitlement. But comfort and convenience is not part of your entitlement.

[5:57] You are thinking of comfort? You can't do God's work. You have to die. Paul said that in 2 Corinthians 1, verse 8. He says that, I don't want you to be ignorant about the things that befell us or we went through in Asia.

[6:13] Asia, Asia. I don't know. We went through in Asia. He says that how, I don't want you to be ignorant, okay? The things that came to honor, the troubles which came to us in Asia.

[6:24] That we were burdened beyond measure. Do you know what it means to be burdened beyond measure? I can't take it anymore. Despondency kicks in. Some of you have been despondent.

[6:36] From January to now, some of you have even given up seven times. But your care group leader didn't allow you. That's why you are here. Yeah. Our pastor will ask you.

[6:48] I didn't see you in church. Where were you? You are here, but you have given up. Paul said, we were pressed beyond measure.

[6:59] This is why it's true. And you are standing quoting. Press down. Shaking together. Shaman giving. No, he wasn't talking about prosperity or breakthrough. He was talking about things that will break you down. That's right.

[7:11] Press beyond measure. Above strength. Above what our strength can take. For what? What did they do? Preaching the gospel. Above strength. So that we even despair even of life.

[7:24] I'm tired now. Kill me. Que sera sera. Let me die. I, I, Paul said we were, we despaired of life. You want to do what Paul did?

[7:36] Look at his credential. When God calls you into ministry to do his work, he says that it is not for you only to believe in his name.

[7:47] Philippians chapter 129. It's not only for you to believe, but also to suffer for his name's sake. Did you see that? Did you see that? Most of us think this is a swear word.

[8:03] No. It's not a swear word. It's a missionary word. Ministry word. Ministry. Ministry. Ministry. That's why a lot of, a lot of people can't settle in one church.

[8:14] Discipline to stay put where God has put you is missing in this modern day church. We are church hopping and church shopping.

[8:29] Church butterflies. From nectar to nectar. Pollination. Yeah. Pollination. Pollination. He said.

[8:44] To suffer for his sake. Ah. Not for gossiping. Not for the bad things you have done. Not because your wife caught you watching porn.

[8:55] No. He said. Hey. Who is that? Yeah. The thing is coming. Hey. I don't want to be. I've not started the message on faith.

[9:06] This is why. This is why. But also to suffer for his name's sake. For his sake I go through all this.

[9:25] Nevertheless. He said. The gospel that was given to me. Second Timothy chapter one. Second Timothy chapter nine. One. Verse. He said. Verse eight.

[9:35] He said. Don't be ashamed of me. Of God. Or not me. His prisoner. Yeah. Yeah. So far. See. This. It's interesting. How people. Want to do ministry. But they have missed this suffering bit.

[9:48] It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's replete in the scriptures. All over. See. He said. Therefore. Do not be ashamed. Of. Of the testimony of our Lord Jesus. Speak the word.

[9:59] Okay. Nor of me. His. I'm in prison for the work. Don't be ashamed of me. Some of you. When people say negative things about your pastor. You behave like you don't know him. Prisoner.

[10:12] But. But. But. Watch this. Share with me. I'm suffering already. But you to join me. Let's suffer. Suffering for the gospel.

[10:22] According to the power of God. Watch the next verse. Who has saved us. And called us with the holy calling. Not according to our ways. But according to his own purpose and grace.

[10:33] Which he gave in Christ Jesus. Before the foundation of the world. But now it's revealed. The next verse quickly. But now it's been revealed. And now it's been revealed. By the appearing of the Lord Jesus Christ. And through my gospel. All right. See the gospel is always there.

[10:44] The gospel. He was preaching. Okay. Go to the next verse. Let me show you something. To which. I was appointed. Ah. That's it too. Most people. Pastor. A lot of young people come to church.

[10:56] They want puppet. Me too. I can prophesy. I can preach. I want to be seen. It's showmanship. It's not godliness. Most people. It's the flesh. Flesh is crying for expression. Most people.

[11:09] So if you don't give them a certain level of privilege. They flip. You say. The pastor doesn't believe in me. I'm gifted. Watch.

[11:22] He says that. For hours. I appointed a preacher. An apostle. And a teacher of the Gentiles. Do you see that? You want the titles? Go to the next verse. See. For which. For this reason.

[11:32] I also suffer these things. For. He said. Let no one trouble me. After this. For I blame my body. The marks of Christ. Because I have been called a preacher.

[11:44] Most important. Be a preacher. Is to wear. Colorful socks. Oh. Sometimes. There's. There's. Challenges. And there's suffering in the work.

[11:54] You just have to just. Wear some. And just. Encourage yourself. Bible. Say. Let me encourage yourself in the Lord. No.

[12:06] Hey. The calling is not in suit. So. Suffer. I can give you this suit. Or you can wear it. And nothing will happen. That's so true.

[12:17] Didn't Elisha give Gehazi his staff. Couldn't do anything. It's not in the presentation. It's not in the strategies. It's not in the techniques.

[12:29] Okay. If you want to. If you want to. You have to pray for people. Wait. And then let them do. Do. Do. Do. After you do. Organize the miracle. That's right. That's right. Organize the miracle. Put it together.

[12:42] She said. The pastor. As soon as I said. I said to God. If this man is my pastor. I start getting to the service. Let it reveal to him. He said. As soon as I get. He said. You. Get up.

[12:52] Get up. Come. Come. Get up. Get up. Get up. I don't have time. Thank you. It's nice to come. But. How would you get that. Through a suit. Through a tie.

[13:04] Many people get distracted. By the pastor's tie. The pastor is wearing. This. Is doing this. And some of you. You look. The pastor is standing. Everybody. Clown is standing. So you. That's what you are eyeing. He said.

[13:16] I was called a preacher. An apostle. And a teacher of the Gentiles. For which reason. For which. For this reason. I suffer all these things. That he said. Nevertheless.

[13:27] Hey. The suffering doesn't matter. My suffering doesn't matter. Because I have a calling. Nevertheless. The swath. He said. Never. Come on. Follow me.

[13:37] Nevertheless. Someone scream. Nevertheless. I can hear you scream. Nevertheless. The devil must know that you are a nevertheless Christian.

[13:50] Little challenges. That show up. I'm upset with God. I'm upset with God. I'm upset with God. I don't even want to go to church. I'm upset with God.

[14:00] That's pediatrics. Grow up. Grow up. Grow up. Grow up. Grow up. That's right. Never do that. Grow up. Many people think. God owes them.

[14:11] He doesn't owe you nothing. And if you choose to be. If you choose not to believe. It doesn't affect him. The impression will be on you. I'm upset with God.

[14:26] God hasn't helped me. God hasn't done it. Who told you his job is to help you? God is not Santa Claus.

[14:38] He's not there dishing help. Superman is the one who does that. When you see somebody suffering. Then he goes and reveals. No. And he's even not real. God doesn't do that.

[14:50] God is requiring your faith. Watch this. God is a good God. He cares about you. But he can't interfere with your life. You have to take steps.

[15:03] Move by faith towards him. For he said the just. Romans chapter 1 verse 17. The just shall live by faith. Galatians chapter 3 verse 11. The just shall live by faith.

[15:15] Hebrews chapter 10 verse 38. The just shall live by. Hebrews chapter 2 verse 4. The just shall live by his faith. Nevertheless. You must be a nevertheless kind of Christian.

[15:27] The devil knocks you and you are still standing. Say for this reason I suffer all these things. Nevertheless. Nevertheless. I am not. Put it on a screen. Blessed are. Never did less.

[15:39] I am not ashamed. Why? Because I know in whom I have believed. And I am. I like that one. I am persuaded. That he is able to keep.

[15:52] Keep what I have committed to him. On to that day. God is too faithful to fail. Yes. Somebody shout hallelujah.

[16:06] Hallelujah. So those of you who think that ministry is about standing in front of puppets. Okay. Can I tell you something? If your intention to be in pastoral work is to secure your future.

[16:19] You have missed it. Yes. The greatest security in ministry is in your calling. Yes. When he called. He said. When I sent you.

[16:29] Did you lack anything? Yes. Your security. Sir. Your security ministry is in your calling. Not someone's calling.

[16:40] So. That's why. We. We. We are not into bringing. Just speakers. No. Just speakers. Just singers. I mean.

[16:50] It's good for. But God has not given us that blueprint. No. No. No. We are. We are. We are. We are in United Kingdom for Reviver. But I didn't. I've not told you guys.

[17:01] Sometimes I'm saying. Today I was feeling so strongly. I am here. And my spirit has left the service. Wow. Wow. My spirit is outside. Believing God for Reviver UK. Yeah. Not just church gathering here clapping.

[17:12] It's good. Because you always need a filling station. Yes. A docking station. Yes. Wow. If you have a nice iPhone. Wow. Or iPad.

[17:23] But you don't have a place to charge it. So it's necessary to be in church. And like my friend said.

[17:34] Be planted. Don't be a tourist. You've visited so many churches. I've been here.

[17:45] I know. I've been in this. I've been in this. And so what? Why are you talking like that? Because you need someone to tell you. Because you are genuinely ignorant. You don't know you are hurting your future.

[17:56] So someone must have the audacity. Unmitigated audacity. The guts. Who is not interested in winning your vote. Like your mom.

[18:10] You know your mom usually is not really interested in winning your vote. She will tell you how it is. She will tell you. Go and wash those things. You may not be washing. Other than that.

[18:23] Your husband will not be happy with you. It's your mom who can tell you that. Some people have just remembered what your mom said yesterday. You see. All right. So. Wow.

[18:34] I've not even touched my message. Moving by faith. Yes. Without faith. Your future is shaky.

[18:47] You know what I'm saying? Sometimes people say. I don't have faith. I say in my head. That's why. That's why. You are so miserable in life.

[18:59] Your security is not determined by how much money you got. I hope you know that. Our security in the United Kingdom is not about the economy. Before economy grew.

[19:11] We had something. That's what grew the economy. Wow. Wow. Wow. Who we are. As a people. I know some of you.

[19:22] You call other places home. That's why you are building houses all over the place. After 30 or 40 years. Still stay home. Some way.

[19:33] But let's leave that. I met a gentleman and I was telling him, a white brother, about mid-50s, I was telling him that what made United Kingdom or what made Great Britain great is not the commerce.

[19:52] No. It's not the economy. It's the values of the people. The strength of the people, which usually is supposed to pass on from generation to generation based on strength, strong families.

[20:08] If we water that down, we can have a lot of money. I know that there are people who can give them money, a lot of money, because they have never worked in their life. No, no, I don't mean the MEPs.

[20:19] No, please don't get me wrong. Because they've never worked in their lives or they don't know how to earn money, you can give them one million today and within a few months they are broke.

[20:32] Moving by faith. Move by faith. Bible says that in Acts chapter 3 verse 16, when the man who was born crippled, when he was healed at the beautiful gate, they told him, he asked them for money and Peter said, look unto us, verse 6, silver and gold have I none.

[20:56] See, money is not always the answer. Silver and gold have I none. Listen, when we come to church, we are not coming for financial conference. I may not be able to spend time, I may not spend, I may not spend time teaching you on how to make money, have multiple streams of income.

[21:16] It's okay if I'm not able to do that. But if I'm not able to teach you on the word of God, that will empower you to be able to get whatever money you have to get, raise your family, have a secure future, have your healing.

[21:29] If I'm not able to teach you the word, I have failed as a pastor. The job of the pastor is to open the scrolls. The job of the pastor is to handle the oracles of God and deliver it.

[21:44] Paul says that God establishes you according to my gospel. No ideologies. He said, preach the word.

[21:55] Be instant in season and I'll preach the word. But thou, oh man of God, flee these things. 1 Timothy chapter 6.

[22:07] And pursue righteousness, gallinness, faith with those who call on the name of the Lord out of a pure heart. But thou, oh man of God. Please, don't make, don't turn pastors into politicians.

[22:22] Don't turn pastors into social figures. When I was sick, he didn't come to visit me. He didn't come to visit.

[22:35] Pastoral work, sometimes it will encompass some of those things. But the key thing is to give you the secrets of life, the keys of life, the keys of God. So that wherever you find yourself, listen, I was telling some people, say, my interest is not your past.

[22:51] My interest is in your future. If I can't help you, maybe I may not be able to help you with the things that happened to you in your past. Your dad raped you. Or maybe I may not be able to counsel like a professional counselor.

[23:05] But if I can be able to help you to rise up of that and fulfill your destiny, that is the good work. So you have a, you have to choose what you want.

[23:15] Whether you want me to be relevant to your future or stay in the pictures of your past. She had an immigration issue.

[23:26] She was detained. But God, at Shilohawa, afternoon prayers, Tuesday, faithful Tuesday, the Lord told me, call that lady and pray for her.

[23:37] And I called her forward. I said, God is going to give you a miracle. Before then, she was going through this complex immigration problem. I'm going to talk about a complex one. And she was a trained nurse.

[23:49] But because of that, she hasn't been working for. And she had to depend on friends to give her something later to keep moving. For months. And she'll be coming to church. Then, thank God that happened.

[24:00] That was when she was, she found Christ in church. She was introduced to church. Her friends said, come to our church. Come to our church. Come to church. Come to church. You say, can anything good come out of Nazareth?

[24:12] I don't have to tell you. Come and see. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. So, so, she came and she was praying.

[24:22] And God told me, pray for that. I called her. I don't know the details of what God wanted to do for her. But I knew God was up to something. I called her and I spoke over her life that God is about to give you a miracle.

[24:34] On Tuesday, on Thursday, she went to sign at the home office. She was detained, ready for deportation. Yeah. But God was working. Say, God is working. God is working.

[24:45] You know, Satan is working, but he's not the only one working. God is working. God. I called her on Tuesday, God is going to give you a miracle and Thursday, she was arrested.

[24:56] Is that a miracle you are talking about? Is that a miracle? You are a false prophet. You are a false prophet. You are... My Bible says that not unto God are all his works from the foundation of the earth.

[25:09] Bible says in John 6, for he himself knows what he will do. I don't know what you may be going through. God knows how to fix it. This is a simple matter before the Lord.

[25:25] Shout, Lord, I believe. Lord, I believe. I told her and they arrested her. And when they arrested her, where they put her is so far, my schedule didn't give me the luxury to go there.

[25:38] I really wanted to go there, but I didn't get a chance. And they took her number and I couldn't... She has a care group leader. So care group leader who was representing me was working for her. If that is not enough for you, then you want to kill me.

[25:52] You want to kill me. You have missed, you have missed the principle of godliness.

[26:05] And she was in detention center. Write your piece so they know I'm not telling stories. Detention... What's this? Oh, no. Hey, hey.

[26:15] I don't have time. Don't clap. She was in detention center and she found a friend whose pastor came to visit them. And pastors were coming to visit them and pray. And she then began to ask, so where are my pastors?

[26:26] Meanwhile, her care group leader and some care group members, we have given them their prayer and we have paid transport for them to go and visit her. Travel, go and visit her.

[26:38] That was not enough. You know, other people's pastors are coming. It depends on how they are doing their work. You can't expect Bishop David O'odeku.

[26:51] Because you have had a baby at the hospital, Pastor Matthew, Hashimolo should come to the hospital or the Archbishop of Canterbury should come.

[27:05] You see, most of them see as small, small boys' masters. Yes. That's their mindset because you don't see a long white beard. You bring your demon, you will see that I am God of God.

[27:18] Hey, hey, hey! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! We may not be very old with gray hair, but demons know us.

[27:29] They will tell you that Paul I know, Jesus I know, David entry I know. Hey! Sharia! Sharia! Sharia! Sharia! Sharia! Paul said in 2 Corinthians, he says that there are people who are looking for, okay, what shows are you called?

[27:47] He said, I don't need letters of references. He said, you guys, you are my reference. You are my reference. Your changed life is a sign that God is working with you.

[28:01] Anyway, so, we couldn't go. And then I heard the news that she is in detention center now beginning to complain that she doesn't even know why her pastor, and I sent a message, I said, tell her.

[28:18] When I heard the word for her, she was happy. I was busy visiting people. You didn't have other words. Sometimes, human beings can be so ungrateful and so selfish because they place a demand on you according to carnal dictates.

[28:38] What you need from a prophet is, please, tell me what God is saying. She was in detention center but guess what? She had a word.

[28:50] Her pastor had given her a word. She went for checkup or she had cancer but she also had a word. They said you had a cancer but she also had a word from her pastor.

[29:02] And today, that woman was about to die. Had it not been for the power of God. At the time you saw her, you can just smell the aura of death. She was gone but we said, not in this house.

[29:15] Not in this house. Today, she's standing on the platform saying that the doctor said I'm cancer free. The doctor said I'm cancer free. Shout hallelujah.

[29:27] Hallelujah. Thank you all. Maybe you don't know what that means. Brother, hmm. You see, it takes something very little.

[29:41] One visit to the doctor, they say, hey. That's it. And you can't say, doctor, you're lying. I refuse it. I refuse it. You are lying. You don't like me because I'm black, that's why. Or because I'm white, that's why.

[29:52] No, no, no, no, no, no. Bro, bro. Even they'll tell you that your teeth is falling. You have to think about it. Do something about it. Complaining detention center.

[30:04] And I sent him, I said, tell her to repent and switch to the prophetic word. And thank God for her heart. Satan almost deceived her. Pastor Frank said, it's like demon was here, angel was here.

[30:15] And they will all be speaking to you. She switched. And they were supposed to deport her. The day they were deporting her. They came and said, no, wait, we can't deport you for some reason. How many times?

[30:26] Three times. Three times she was supposed to be deported. But for some reason, the word will not let her go. And then she was just there.

[30:39] They came. They said, you can go. Is that how they say? They said, just go. Go. And Kim saw her lawyers work things a few weeks ago or so.

[30:50] she has been giving. She said, she has been giving. He said, I will give them past this. Out of my heart, who will feed them?

[31:07] Most of us, what we not want is pray for me, pray for me, pray for me, pray for me, pray for me, pray for me, pray for me, pray for me. You have jumped from pray for me line to another pray for me. You have been everywhere.

[31:19] And there are some guys in town who are just like, they are looking for affirmation from people to make them look past this. So they can come to your house. They have a lot of time.

[31:31] They can come and do all night with you in your house. Think about it. What kind of pastor is this? You have so much time coming to do all night with you. It's either because of the cash.

[31:45] Because they can't go without offering. Hey! You package it in a nice envelope. Oh, pastor. I say, oh, you hear. Okay, God bless you. The Lord bless you.

[31:55] Thank you very much. You don't have to do that. God bless you. The next day they call. Do you have any? Can I? I want to. I just was in the neighborhood. I just want to come and pray over your house.

[32:08] You stop the offerings and see what will happen. Come on. Don't compare your man of God with what others are offering in town.

[32:22] Yes. Come on. There are some people who are sitting here. You are not a church member. When you finish, go to church.

[32:32] Go. Unless God tells you to stay here. Unless maybe they don't feed you with the word. And also, this pastor is, they have screen. My church has not got screen, so I want here.

[32:46] You see? You see? You see? You are the people who spoil the work of God. Someone say, hey! Or I can hear, hey!

[32:57] Hey! What is this? It's a revolution. Or I can hear, I say, what is this? It's a revolution. So, they just shall live by faith. Moving in faith.

[33:09] If you do not learn how to move in faith, your future or your faith is shaky.

[33:23] He says, be it unto you according to your faith. When that cripple was healed in Acts chapter 3, Peter said, silver and gold have I none.

[33:36] But I'm a man of God, okay? So, such as I have, give I thee. In the name of Jesus, rise up and walk. He was still looking at them. They held him in their hand, pulled him, and immediately, Bible says straight away, his ankles and bones received strength.

[33:53] And guess what? He went into the, ran into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God. People were saying, is that not the guy we've been seeing? I don't know that. Everybody began to see. And then, he said, I am he.

[34:06] What happened to you? These people, they didn't have money. But they had something that can change my destiny for me. Yes! Yes! You are, listen to this.

[34:23] God has called a pastor to teach you God's word. Okay? Say God's word. God's word. God's word. And to help you enter into destiny.

[34:35] Some of us, what is ahead, you may not know. That's why God is keeping you, keeping you in church. You run away. Because it was my birthday.

[34:47] Pastor didn't call me and sing happy birthday for me. So, me, this church, they don't like singing happy birthday for people. So, me, oh, have you forgotten your children have to also have many birthdays ahead?

[35:00] Why don't you let us protect that one? Now, you didn't get it. Let us protect your future.

[35:11] Let us help you have a safe passage into destiny than getting yourself stuck in the past. And, the last thing you should do is to be accusing someone God has sent to help you.

[35:23] Wow. The worst Mary could do for Martha. Jesus, if you had been here, John chapter 11, verse 23, 24, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

[35:36] He said, nevertheless, nevertheless, I know when anything you ask of. My brother said, Lord, if you have been here, even now, even now, I know, whatever you ask of.

[35:50] See, change the past. Talk about where we are going forward. God knows there's something on you. Maybe, it could have, should have been different, but it's not different. So now, what can you do about tomorrow?

[36:03] I profess that over your life that you will not be a victim. You will not be a victim. You will not be a victim. In the name of Jesus.

[36:14] In the name of Jesus. Your health is covered. Your children are covered. Your future is covered. You will not be a victim of death. I speak divine protection, divine preservation.

[36:28] Over your life. Over your life. In the name of Jesus. You are covered. You are covered. You are covered. Now.

[36:41] Shout, Lord, I believe. Lord, I believe. Please sit down. Let me just finish this thing. Hey, eh. when Pastor Frank called me and told me about his missing daughter, I said, no, no, it can't be happening here.

[36:57] No, no, no, we don't have time for this kind of. And I just called his wife. Called the wife, normally, the mothers usually, which is okay, understandable, because it's a situation.

[37:08] It's a situation. It's a situation. It's a situation. It's a situation. I called the wife, and unfortunately, I'm sure she was underground or something, went straight to, and I left the message.

[37:19] I said, I heard what has happened. What has happened? Don't worry. Now that I'm leaving the message, between now and an hour's time, everything will be normal. Everything. Listen, I was not encouraging her.

[37:33] Neither was I trying to be positive in my approach. No. I was speaking as a servant of God. And what I will not allow to happen under my watch.

[37:48] I have been sent, what am I talking about? Sent from God with divine mandate for the preservation of lives. So it can't happen.

[38:02] Within an hour, and by an hour's time, you are fine, everything is normal. She got home by herself, just after I left that message, less than 30 minutes. She's home. She doesn't even know what guys are talking about.

[38:19] Thank you, God. My wife told me something which I will never forget. It's so good to have a good wife. Those of you young men who want to do ministry, ministry comes with suffering, and some type of women can't stand suffering.

[38:37] so don't choose based on the legs. Don't choose based on the makeup. Don't choose based on the hair. Don't choose based on other things.

[38:52] Don't let your direction be determined by your feelings. Be sensitive about where you are going because naturally, naturally, women can easily panic about things, especially when the future doesn't look secured.

[39:20] they will tell you, we don't have money. I haven't changed my hair for 20 weeks. And all you are doing is just going to church and be jumping.

[39:33] Why don't you get that extra work? The church you can go later. Look at what it is. Go and ask Adam. Job's wife couldn't take suffering.

[39:48] He said, just kiss this God and die. So that I can be free. He said, you speak like one of the foolish women. So, because of the makeup of women, they can easily worry about certain things concerning family, concerning children, concerning their man.

[40:08] If you don't want to see the ugly side of a woman, don't touch her child. Don't touch her man. Ladies, I'm happy. don't touch her self importance amongst other women.

[40:27] women. You are wondering why your wife is always falling on you. Because when there are other women, you make her feel like she's not better.

[40:41] She's not good. That's why she's not happy. Because of the way you have been behaving. And I say, I don't know what I've done against this woman. I don't know.

[40:52] today I'm telling you. She loves you, but you can diminish the love by the way you treat her in the presence of other women or your family members.

[41:04] Those are your sisters. Let your sisters know that she's first. I feel like preaching.

[41:19] I feel like preaching. I'm giving you the secret to your peace in your house.

[41:32] Because you thought you are buying all kinds of lingerie. She's not still happy. Because as soon as your mother calls, it's like everything has to be on stand.

[41:43] Hey, my mother is calling. Hey, man. And you are with your mother on the phone for hours, almost every time. And you don't understand why your wife is not really happy. And at night, they all say ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.

[41:57] He said, leave me alone. Leave me alone. Leave me alone. Leave me alone. Leave me alone. All right, let me finish this leave me alone.

[42:21] I have leave me alone. I have been to have many times, most times the husbands will go and sleep.

[42:31] But the wife will stay awake waiting for the husband. Not because she wants to find, but she wants to know if you're okay, where have you been? And you won't have the maturity to call and tell her that I've been delayed.

[42:45] and it's been going on every time. Late and you come, say hello. And then she said, but you don't understand why she's upset, but she's been sitting down waiting for you and she's upset because you are stressing her heart.

[43:00] She doesn't want anyone to touch her man. And then when you come home to you on your phone, texting some other people, why? Why? Why?

[43:10] Why? Why? Oh. And I'm watching football, watching you.

[43:21] She's been waiting for you the whole day. You think it's the money you bring home that matters to her, but she married you, not money. may I say this?

[43:50] It's not worth it if everything is good outside and there's no peace at home. It's not worth it.

[44:10] I know some of you may not be happy with me, but I'm very happy with God. Unfortunately, you've heard it already.

[44:27] So it's too late to unhear it. And you'll be very deluded to think that it's you I'm targeting.

[44:40] you are not that important. Everything I'm saying is being recorded for this generation and generations ahead. Why should I divert that and talk about you?

[44:57] No, maybe God is talking to you. Why don't you humble yourself? you look all that important, but really you are sitting on a time bomb.

[45:11] Wow. Is this the faith, moving by faith? You may probably, probably. probably. My wife said something very sensible to me and I thank God I married her.

[45:31] It's true. It's true, obviously it's true, but most of you know that. But even if it's not true, I've scored a point. Is that how to treat you then? it's waiting for me later.

[45:45] Who let their dogs out? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Shout hallelujah! But she said something which I will never forget.

[45:57] Honey, I will never forget that. It touched my heart. She said, I wanted to go away for retreat and go and wait on God. And I have been postponing the dogs. And she said, please, the church, we, me, including the church, we need you to spend time with God.

[46:16] She said, we need you to do that. It has never left me. It's such an encouragement and anytime I'm relaxing, I'm lagging, it haunts me.

[46:30] Because that's what God wants me. That's why it's kept me alive. To spend time with him, that's my relevance in life. Not to be running around home to home, eating food, visiting and collecting offerings.

[46:45] Your offerings you give me doesn't impress me. I'm telling you, I appreciate it. But I have never gone to anybody, why don't you bless me?

[46:57] Never, God forbid. I never expect this from, Pastor, sorry, I couldn't do anything. I didn't even realize it. Because my heart is fixed, trusting the Lord for a revival.

[47:12] So, what I'm trying to say is, I never relate with people based on what I'll get from them. Is someone listening to what I'm saying? Haven't you noticed the way I say some of the things I say?

[47:26] That should tell you that it's not because I'm trying to impress anybody. I will say the word the way it is. Because silver and gold have I none, but such as I have give I thee.

[47:40] In the name of Jesus, rise up and walk. And when they were brought to question, Peter and John said to the Sahindran, that it's not us, but the name of Jesus.

[47:54] Verse 16, then Acts chapter 3, verse 16, the name of Jesus, through faith in his name. Do you see that? All right, this is what makes me start my message.

[48:10] All right, let's do some English grammar here, some exegesis. The name, and his name, through faith in his name, has made this man strong.

[48:21] Whom, I like this bit, this is what I like, whom you see and know. I like that one. It's not anything strange. So the apostle said in chapter 4, later, chapter 4, verse 16 or so, he says that, seeing that this miracle, chapter 4, verse 16 or so, he said that, since you see that this thing that has been done, what shall we do to this man?

[48:41] Indeed, that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. We cannot deny it.

[48:54] Why? Because the guys, they know it. Everybody saw it. That's what God is going to do with you. Now, watch this. Verse 16 again, chapter 3. He says that, so, he says, this man has made, so, what made the man strong?

[49:11] What made the man strong? What made the man strong? faith. Okay, some said faith, some said faith.

[49:26] Okay. His name is what made the man strong. But how did his name make the man strong? Through faith in his name.

[49:39] So, it's God who does the work, but it's your faith that activates what he can do. I like that. I like that. Faith in his name.

[49:50] It's the name that makes them, does the job. It's the name that healed the man. It's the name that made him strong, but to activate it, it was faith in his name. So, his name, through faith in his name, has made this man strong.

[50:05] Your faith can deliver for you any day, any time. Any day, any time. Any day, any time. Christianity is not a religion.

[50:25] Christianity, I can say it's a relationship. Christianity is a mystery. Because the triune God, the Godhead, packaged himself, and he's now living in ordinary human beings.

[50:48] That is the secret of Christianity. Christianity, listen, the church is the house of God. God has not got two homes, two houses in heaven.

[50:59] No, no, no, no, no, no. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. So, before he created the heavens, where was he? The church is the house of God.

[51:11] What is the church? Not the building, but you and you and you and you and I who are born again, Christ, God, the triune God, the creator, the eternal God comes to live inside you as our life and our life supply.

[51:30] And so, the fact that I am a Christian, watch this, this is a very important point I'm about to make, the fact that I am a Christian means that I am organically connected and united to you who are a Christian.

[51:42] It doesn't matter your background, it doesn't matter where you live, it doesn't matter your denomination, you can't define the borders of Christianity by church or denomination or geographical location, it doesn't, Christianity is defined by the Christ in you, Christ in him, Christ in her, Christ in us, that is what Christianity is about.

[52:03] It's not about coming to sing some songs, it's not about going to church every Sunday, that's not what Christianity is about, but when you are Christian, you find out that you do what Christians do. We are the temple of God.

[52:17] Very important. And so, watch this, God has called us, has done everything for us and has now invited us in. The only way you can allow yourself to enjoy whatever God has packaged for you is by stepping out in faith.

[52:34] If you don't step out in faith, God really can't do much about your situation. So, in church, God's servant stands here and he says that God bless you and someone by faith say, Amen!

[52:53] You think, why are you screaming like that? You wait till the testimony comes, you understand why they're screaming. These are actions of faith, shots of faith.

[53:06] You have to learn how to move by faith and stop playing church and stop playing all that important. When you go to labor work, that's not the time to look for makeup.

[53:21] That's not the time to go and impress people in the hospital how nice you are, how ladylike, it's not necessary. It's not necessary. In the theater room, it's not necessary to take your designer suit there.

[53:40] So when you come to church, leave your car out, leave your house out, leave your beauty out, leave your certificate out, leave your pride out.

[53:52] Some time ago, I went to the doctors and they had to check my blood pressure some time ago and I normally like wearing jackets and he said, can you take off? I realized they can't do it through it.

[54:03] They can't check my blood pressure through it. So they had to remove my coat and then my cardigan and then my long sleeves.

[54:15] You have to remove everything. So if you are very well loaded, if you are long john, can you imagine? You have to. They'll be waiting for you because if you can't do it, they can't help you.

[54:26] Why are you sitting in church with rain coats? Thank you. What am I saying with an umbrella? So the point I'm making here is you have to learn how to move by faith.

[54:41] Move in faith. And the Bible says that the foundational scripture says, I feel like holding somebody before I say this one. Bible says that in Acts chapter 6 verse 8.

[54:57] And Stephen, a man full of faith. A man full of faith. A man full of, am I talking to a woman full of faith? Stephen, let's already out loud from the screen.

[55:09] Let's go. Some of you are not reading it out like a man of faith, a woman of faith. Let's go. And Stephen, full of faith and power, be great, wonders and signs of God.

[55:22] One more time. And Stephen, full of faith and power, be great, wonders and signs among the people. How did he do great, wonders and signs among the people? Full of faith and power.

[55:35] Full of faith and power. Full of faith and power. Full of faith and power. The world around you will be brought to their knees.

[55:46] faith and power. If you can start to move by faith, if you can start to move in faith. Some of us, for too long, you have become victims of circumstances.

[56:02] Victims of situations. Looking for someone to feel sorry for you. Looking for people to pity you. Looking for people to sympathize with you. Listen, take the responsibility.

[56:13] pity. Enough is enough. Let the situations be subject to your dictates. Not your future be subject to your situation. And Stephen, look at verse 5.

[56:28] When they were about to choose, when they were about to choose the dickens, Stephen was the first one they mentioned. They said, and they said, please the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen.

[56:38] They didn't just mention his name. They knew that this guy was full of faith and Holy Ghost. Satan fears people who are full of faith.

[56:55] He's not afraid of who you know. He's not afraid of what you have. He's not afraid of where you live or what you can afford. He's afraid of your faith.

[57:09] So when Jesus saw Peter, Satan has sought to shift you like wheat. Luke chapter 22 verse 31. Satan has sought to shift you like wheat, but I have afraid for you that your faith, because if your faith is in place, Satan will back off.

[57:27] Satan's agenda is to fight your faith. That's his biggest agenda. That's why something makes you feel, I don't have to go to church. I don't have to go to church. I don't have to go. Have you noticed that when you're reading your Bible, you sleep easily?

[57:40] Yeah, you're reading your Bible, you sleep, but you can't watch porn for five hours. Yeah, I said it.

[57:52] Yeah, I said, those who are not laughing, I saw you can't watch movies.

[58:04] You watch one, you finish, you watch another one, and you can't sleep. And you decide to pray. Instead, read your Bible, why? Satan is afraid of that. Because faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of the Lord.

[58:18] When you come to sit in church, he makes you sleep. So if you can't sleep at source, he can get you on the field. It's your faith that is at stake.

[58:32] count it all joy. When you fall into different kinds of temptation, different ones.

[58:43] Verse 3 said, knowing this, that the trial of your life, is that what he said? The trial of your life, knowing this, that the testing of your faith, not your life, not your job, not your marriage, not your health, it's your faith that has come under attack.

[58:59] it's your faith. And if you can learn how to move in faith, if you can learn how to be a man, a woman, full of faith. Last scripture, now I'm finished.

[59:10] The scripture we just went, Acts 6, verse 8, it said, and Stephen, full of faith, Acts 6, verse 8, and Stephen, full of faith, did great wonders and signs.

[59:29] terrace, Greek word, Simeon, Greek word, terrace, wonders, Simeon, great terrace, and Simeon, great signs, full.

[59:43] The Greek word sounds like play race. Now, play race, when you say full, it connotes a verse, an empty vessel that is being filled. So that means that there's something in your life that needs to be filled by faith.

[59:58] Other things will fill it. It connotes that when you say it's full of faith, that means the faith filled something in him. Berish, that's the Greek word, it also connotes like you have a board and you cover the entire surface with something, some object or varnish or something.

[60:19] That's what you cover the entire, so you don't leave any place uncovered. Full of faith. You must make sure your faith is covering every aspect of your life, not only Sunday mornings. every aspect of your life.

[60:31] Then we can talk about you are full of faith. It also connotes your soul being permeated with something, saturated with something. So when he says Stephen was full of faith, in other words, if he's in the bathroom, he's a man of faith.

[60:46] When he's watching movies, he's a man of faith. When he's working, he's a man of faith. When he's driving, he's a man of faith. When he's at the hospital, he's a man of faith. When he feels down, when he's that will not permit me, I was actually going to give you seven ingredients of testimony securing faith.

[61:08] But I will have to do that next Sunday. Seven ingredients. You want to know how? So how can I know that I have this faith that works? Faith works. Listen, faith works.

[61:19] By faith, the elders obtain a good report. By faith, the elders obtain Hebrews chapter 11 verse 2. By faith, the elders obtain a good testimony.

[61:30] By faith, the elders obtain a good report. Somebody's faith is working for you from today. Hey, I have an announcement to make.

[61:42] I charge you, go from here, go get your job by faith. Go get your marriage by faith. Go get your house by faith. Go get your healing by faith. Go get your testimony by faith.

[61:54] Go get your children by faith. Go get your husband by faith. Go get your wife by faith. Go get your money by faith. Shout, Lord, I believe.

[62:04] Lord, I believe. Jesus said, why are you so fearful? Why are you so fearful? Why are you so fearful?

[62:16] You are too much afraid. You are too much afraid because you are believing the lies of the devil. You are too much afraid. And the more you fear, the more Satan gets access.

[62:30] Job said, the thing I feared had happened to me. The more you fear, the more you are vulnerable. Having to see someone in the examination room panicking, the more they make mistakes. The more you are afraid, the more you are vulnerable to the whims and the devices of the devil.

[62:46] Fear not, only believe. I don't know what is ahead of you this month. I don't know what is ahead of you.

[62:56] I don't know what you left home. The problems are home before you got here. I don't know what has been worrying you and disturbing you. I don't know what you are afraid of this week, but I'm here as the prophet of God and I profess over your life.

[63:12] Your faith is working for you. God will fight for you. God will fight for you. God will fight for you. God is fighting for you.

[63:24] I profess your healing. I profess your blessing into being I profess your breakthrough I profess your peace. I profess your children.

[63:35] I profess their scholarship. I profess their promotion. I profess their job. I profess their house. I prophesy the house I prophesy the business In the name of Jesus In the name of Jesus I prophesy your breakthrough It is happening for you It is happening for you I speak the word of the Lord Over your marriage Over your health You are healed Receive your deliverance Receive your healing Now Lift up your hands And begin to bless the Lord Claim your miracle You are going out of here in faith You are going out of here in power Because he can move the mountains My God is mighty to save

[64:38] He can move the mountains As you go out of here I don't know what mountain is standing before you I don't know what challenge is standing before you But my God But my God But my God If you can put your faith in him I see Savior is moving the mountains So shall he be If you are not saved You are not safe Because life is dangerous Life is not under your command I don't see why I should end this service Without giving you an opportunity to say Yes Lord Pastor pray with me Because I want to have this bread It means I want to put all my confidence in him All my hope in him I want to give my life to Jesus If that is your genuine desire Just lift up your hand and say this after me Say it genuinely from your heart Say Lord Jesus I know I am a sinner I have sinned against you I ask you To forgive my sins

[65:38] Wash me with your blood Thank you Lord For dying on the cross To save me From today I will serve you I believe in you I put all my hope in you I put my faith in you As my Lord And personal Savior I receive you into my life I make a vow With you That I will serve you All the days of my life Satan Get behind me I don't belong to you I belong to Jesus Thank you Lord For saving me In Jesus name Father I thank you Your word says that You know your sheep And your sheep know your voice No one can come to you Except your father brings him I pray that Let your grace be upon them Help them to be strong I pray that the grace of God Will come upon you The power of the Holy Spirit Will come upon you And help you to be a strong Christian In Jesus mighty name Amen Thank you for listening For more resources Please visit Karis.org Or call us on 0207-740-9960

[66:42]  God bless you