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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. May the life of God enter into you and you as you listen to this message. Be blessed.

[0:18] In Acts chapter 10 verse 44, While Peter yet speak to his voice, the Holy Spirit fell upon all.

[0:36] The Holy Spirit fell upon all. All you needed to be was to be in that garden. That's all you needed to do. Just be in that garden.

[0:52] Suddenly, it wasn't based on where you are coming from, what has happened in your life, whether you are qualified. The qualifying factor was being in the gathering. In the same thing, Acts chapter 2 verse 4, he says that, and they were all fear.

[1:09] You just have to be part of that all. Acts chapter 4 verse 31, and when they had placed the place where they stood shook, and they were all. Acts chapter 1 verse 4, the Bible says that, when he had assembled with them, when Jesus Christ had been assembled together with them, there is something about Christian assembly.

[1:33] There is something about a gathering. Where your destiny is going, you cannot not be part of regular gatherings. In John chapter 20, the Bible says that, on the first day of the week, they, for the fear of the Jews, they had assembled, and they were hiding from verse 18.

[1:50] Then Jesus appears in their midst, and he said, peace be still, or shalom. Then he told them, the Bible says in verse 19, and he breathed upon them, and he said, he said, receive ye the Holy Spirit.

[2:07] He said, as my father has sent me, so send I ye into the world. Now, I brought you to this text because, there was something very interesting with regard to gathering.

[2:19] After he had left, Bible says that, then Thomas was not there, so Thomas came. When Thomas came, they said, we have seen the Lord. He has been here. He said, no, no, I won't believe it.

[2:29] He said, I won't believe, if I don't see him, and put my finger, inside there, and here, I won't believe him. I won't believe it. It was only those who were, in the assembly, who witnessed him.

[2:45] Sometimes, when God is moving, it is, assembly determined. It is, fellowship intensive. Watch the scriptures very carefully.

[2:57] In the book of Acts, the move of the Holy Spirit, the move of the Holy Spirit, was primarily upon them. Them, them, them, them, them.

[3:08] So, anytime them come together, or anytime we create a them, we give God an opportunity to impact himself, in a way that is very unique.

[3:20] Don't go and hide in Ashbenham, going to look for God on your own, when there is a damn meeting. You are making a mistake. You are making a mistake.

[3:33] Going for a retreat, doesn't necessarily guarantee an encounter. It might, it can look like, it's all sometimes like, going to a hotel, and you check in, and sleep in a hotel. It doesn't mean anything.

[3:45] But, when there is a gathering, can you imagine? I'm wondering, which of us it is, whose destinies are so right, that this gathering is going to change your story.

[3:59] I know, these gatherings will change your story. As a matter of fact, you have been so determined, you are here, you've been so determined, that, this fasting right from the one, you are, wait, wait, you are graphing some things.

[4:27] Your determination has actually already secured you, a 24 hour miracle, by tomorrow. Okay.

[4:40] Let me rephrase it, because sometimes, some of you don't wait to hear what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that, somebody's excessive determination, you have attached so much expectation, to this season, and you are so determined, that determination, has actually procured you, a 24 hour testimony, between now and tomorrow.

[5:11] Between now and tomorrow, even in somebody's testimony, no big show, no big show. So shall it be for you.

[5:23] So shall it be for you. So shall it be for you. What you want, a divine encounter, number one, you must have a hunger, determination.

[5:38] You must want it. If you want it, you must want it. And don't be ashamed, to show you want it. Don't be ashamed. It's like you are believing God, for a marriage. And then, I feel there's favor coming for marriage.

[5:51] And then you are standing there, amen, because people are standing near you. All those standing near you, they are not saying amen. Because, but you forgot, in their marriage. They are married.

[6:03] And some people, they may not marry in life. So you might be standing, and you'll be singing, the way they are singing. There are people, with background complications, that it's like, God is changing you, from what your background, has imposed on you.

[6:25] In, in other words, what does not happen, for people like you, with a kind of background? this 21 days, supernatural encounter, will guarantee for you.

[6:37] I see you procuring it. I see you happening for you. Compassion, God, bye, bye, bye, bye. Receive it in the name of Jesus. Receive your miracle. Receive your turnaround.

[6:49] Receive your change of story. Receive your change of status. Receive your change of condition. In the mighty name of Jesus. In the mighty name of Jesus.

[6:59] Yes. So shall it be. You want an encounter, you must be determined, I am going to have an encounter. Like blind, but in miles.

[7:14] It's a key, white, a Mickey white, at this time. What I'm looking for, it is now, if it is in the hands of God, then it is now, or never.

[7:24] Sometimes you have to be like Elijah. Bury your head in your, ties. In other words, I know you can't do it. Most of you can't do it. The uncomfortable position you are in.

[7:38] You, you can't even see anything, because your head is buried in your, your tie. You are sitting on the floor, and your head is buried in between your ties. What else can you be watching? You can't be watching someone fall in. You can't, you are busy, busy working it out.

[7:52] So, you have to be, crazily determined. I'm telling you, that's how it happens, in, uh, Jesse's house. Every time someone comes, the prophet someone comes, people ask, hey, the prophet is coming.

[8:04] What is, what is he breaking? Somebody's story is about to change. Is he peace? Is he, when the prophet shows up, it's not an honorary day. Yeah.

[8:19] Uh-huh. The tremble, this guy is coming, at different places, you will see, this guy is coming, as soon as the prophet shows up, you know, something's about to show up.

[8:33] Something's about to change. And so, you must have that kind of, determination and expectation. Some people come, they say they are fasting, let me go and stand there, maybe, maybe I'll, like you are, you are watching.

[8:48] No, no, no, no, no, God doesn't have time for me, but who are not serious. No. In, so number one, there must be an expectation, and a hunger. Number two, there must, you must be, you must be, make your, make yourself available, when there, when there's a, a gathering.

[9:08] Because God is the God of the gathering. God is the God of the gathering. There are miracles here. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Some people came very, very determined to catch something.

[9:28] You've caught something already. Amen. Amen. Amen. When your faith says yes, God will not say no.

[9:40] Amen. Amen. Amen. When your faith says now, God will not say tomorrow. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Every day is God's day. Amen. Amen. If it comes your day, the day you believe.

[9:55] The day you believe and the day you demonstrate your faith. The day you demonstrate your faith. That's when everything changes.

[10:09] They ask him to teach us how to pray. And he said, when you pray, say, Father, we are in heaven. And when he finish telling them that he told them a parable, a story of somebody who at midnight needed something for his I think guests.

[10:30] So he went to his neighbor and knocked. The neighbor said, my friend, leave me alone. My children are sleeping. We don't want to disturb us. But he didn't stop. He kept bothering the person. He kept knocking.

[10:41] He answered within. They said, don't trouble me. The door is now shut. And my children are with me in bed. I cannot rise and give to you. Look at the next verse.

[10:53] I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, the girl have to get up.

[11:05] This is Jesus. He said, because of his persistence, he will rise and give him as many as he needs. He said, take as much as you need.

[11:17] What? Persistence made it happen. Determination. Now look at the next verse. That's where it gets interesting. Let's read the other.

[11:28] Let's go. So I say to you, ask and you'll give to you, see and you'll find, mock and you'll give to you. So he said, after he said, the guy did it for him, he said, so I'm saying to you, in the kingdom of God, this is a principle that works.

[11:47] A lot of people don't know. When you keep banking, God, banking, banking, banking. He said, even though he didn't plan to do it today, he have to get up and do it now.

[12:04] Then he actually even took it further and tied it to the Holy Spirit. He said, if your son asks you for bread, will you give him stone?

[12:17] If he asks you for fish, will you give him a snake? Yes. The next verse. Or if he asks you for egg, will you give him a scorpion?

[12:30] He said, even if you being evil, if you know how to give good gifts to yourselves, how much more the Father, is he connected to the Holy Spirit now? Now, if God will give you the Holy Spirit when you keep asking, then what else wants he to give you?

[12:46] There is a place, persistence, place, in testimonies. There is a place, persistence, play, in testimonies.

[13:06] Wow. There is a window of favor blowing in this world. Thank you for listening to this message by David Entry.

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[13:43]  Be blessed.