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[0:37] Father, we thank you that the entrance of your word gives light, brings light and gives understanding to the simple. As we have assembled here, we have gathered here. There's only one thing we desire from you, that speak your word to us clearly, individually, and corporately.

[0:52] Let Christ be seen. We want to see Jesus. Lord, reveal Jesus. Holy Spirit, Magister Veritatus, the very teacher of truth. We want you to teach us the truth.

[1:04] Reveal Christ to us. Take us into chambers of your word, which no human being can take us to. Holy Spirit, enlighten the eyes of our understanding that as your word is taught, healings will take place.

[1:19] Deliverances will take place. Captivities will be broken. Chains will be broken. In the mighty name of Jesus, the sinners will be convicted.

[1:30] And the lost shall be saved. And your name will be glorified. And your people will be edified. Thank you in Jesus' name. And everyone who believes shall. Amen.

[1:43] Saved by water. How can you say through water? But Genesis chapter 6. Radakedebe.

[1:59] Shabbat radakedebe. Shabbat radakedebe. Somebody's blessed. I am me.

[2:10] Who am I talking about? I am me. It is working for you. And I am working it. I said it's working for you. And I am working it. Homologia. Speak the word.

[2:20] The word you speak is the word that works for you. Amen. Christians must learn how to speak the word. These monitors. Christians must learn how to speak the word.

[2:33] The word you speak is the word that helps you. Amen. He said, what does this say? The word. The word. Romans chapter 10. Verse 8. The word is near you.

[2:46] In your mouth. The word of faith which we preach. Verse 9. That if you shall confess. That if you shall confess with your mouth.

[2:58] Your mouth is not just for eating. If you use your mouth only for eating, you have abused purpose of creation.

[3:08] One of the main reasons why God gave us our mouth is besides food getting in is to speak out.

[3:19] So Jesus told them, I think in Matthew chapter 15, that it is not what enters a man that defiles a man. But what comes out of a man.

[3:29] That's what defiles a man. In Matthew chapter 12, I think chapter 12 verse 36, I suppose. It talks about how. But I say to you that every idle word that men speak, they shall give account of it in the day of judgment.

[3:46] What you say matters. What you say matters. Because in Mark chapter 11, it talks about the fact that there's 22, have faith in God.

[3:58] Someone say have faith in God. Have faith in God. Say have faith in God. Have faith in God. So it talks about have faith in God or have the God kind of faith. And the next verse, that's how the faith plays out.

[4:13] Very interesting. Watch this. Don't take this word for granted. Verse 22. Jesus. Who said it?

[4:24] Jesus. It's Jesus. He said, this is all he said. One, two, three, four, four ways. Have faith in God. Then he went on to say, why should I have faith in God? Why?

[4:35] For surely I say unto you, whosoever says to this mountain, be removed. Okay, that's the saying. That's the saying. Okay.

[4:46] That be removed and be cast into the sea. Okay, that's the saying. And when you say you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that the things that he said.

[4:59] But I thought you were talking about faith. You said I should have faith in God. Now you are saying, for. Why should I have faith? Because whoever says to this mountain and believes it.

[5:11] So that tells you, he's giving that how faith works. Faith has to do with saying and believing. Or the other way. One, believing and saying. Because it must first stem out of a heart of belief.

[5:26] If you say it before you are waiting to believe it. No. Believe it and say it. So he says that. And you say, but believe it that what you are saying looks quite worrying.

[5:39] Some of you, when people eavesdrop. If unbelievers are around you. And they eavesdrop your faith confession. They must think you are crazy.

[5:51] Because he says that the thing you are saying makes you, if initially it sends doubts to your mind. What you are saying looks so impossible. The rational human being's reaction is just no, it can't be.

[6:05] It can't be. It can't be. It can't be. It can't be. But whilst your mind may send a signal that it can't be. Your heart. But believers. Is that by beliefs in their heart?

[6:16] Okay. So you don't doubt in your heart. But believe that what the things you say are coming to pass. Whilst your mind is saying something else. Or whilst doubt is coming. You have to choose. That you will have faith.

[6:28] You will believe. So faith is believing and saying. That's why we have faith. If you don't say it, it's not faith. Faith will speak.

[6:40] Faith will act. The word faith connotes actions. Faith is an action. It's not a state. It's an action.

[6:51] So if you say I have faith in God. There must be a corresponding action. That makes you see. We do not have to hear what you say per se. Or we do not have to hear what you say you believe.

[7:04] But when we watch you, we will know whether you have faith in God or not. Because faith can be seen. Bible says, blind Bartimaeus. In Mark chapter 10, verse 46 to 49.

[7:15] Bible says that Jesus was passing. Blind Bartimaeus. Heard that it was him. Then he started to shout. Jesus, son of David. Have mercy on him. On me. And the people who were around him, ordered him to keep quiet.

[7:28] You see. Being a minister or a pastor, it has not got to do with what people say about you.

[7:41] It's actually your work with God. So there are people that come to church. I'm a pastor. I'm a minister. But they are very empty. Many warned him that he should keep quiet.

[7:54] Okay. But he cried out all the more. Then Jesus said. Jesus stopped.

[8:06] He said, oh boy. Someone bring him to me. Those of you who are telling him to keep quiet. You go tell him to come. You go tell him to come.

[8:17] And then when he came. You know what Jesus said? That's already. Jesus said. So Jesus said. What do you want me to do? Then he said. The blind man.

[8:30] The blind man said to him. Rabboni. That I might receive my sight. Look at what Jesus said. Verse 52. Then he said. What did he say? Go your way. Go your way.

[8:40] Go your way. But what did he do for Jesus to define that as faith? Right. It was his actions. They were stopping you.

[8:51] It was not Jesus. They were stopping you. Jesus. Defiant. Because you believe that God can help you. So. Your faith in God.

[9:03] Is what determines your faith. It's not how powerful a pastor is.

[9:14] That plays a major role. But that alone. It starts the process. Right. And even when it comes to a pastor. Your faith.

[9:25] In. That man. That's why you don't have to be entertaining. Hearing negative things about a pastor. It's you who suffer. Not him. That's right. That's right. That's true. But what if.

[9:37] He has done something wrong. He has done something wrong. And you'll be dying. You'll be dying. Yeah. You'll be dying. You'll go to the hospital. They are coming to give you a very important injection.

[9:49] Meanwhile your neighbors have told you. That this hospital. The ingestions they give. Is only water mixed with acid. Meanwhile that's the only thing. That can keep you alive. But it's not water mixed with acid. He said no.

[10:01] Don't break. Don't come here. Don't break again. You see. The doctors will wonder. What's wrong with you? They may not. They may think it's a mental health issue. But. But because it's pollution.

[10:15] Some of us. You love to hear negative things about pastors. It's Satan's job. Satan's job. You love it.

[10:25] Oh. I want to. I dare God. I dare God. But God uses them. God uses them. God uses them. No. God. He is not.

[10:36] God will use men. That's why he will die. Your faith will help you. Yeah. Bible said. And Jesus. In Mark chapter 6. Verse 4. He could not do mighty deeds there.

[10:49] Let's start from S3. Now he could not do mighty works there. Except that he laid hands. His hands on a few sick people. And healed them. Do you know why he laid hands on a few sick people?

[11:00] Two points I want to put from here for you. Laying on of. Laying on of hands. Make a difference. Right. Some of you. If I were you. When it's time for lay. You remove that rake. Let's get access to your hands.

[11:13] Lay hands. Listen. Sir. I believe so much in laying on of hands. I believe it. Because that's God's way of doing things.

[11:25] I don't. I don't. I don't like that. I don't. I don't like people laying their hands on me. I don't like. You see. What you like doesn't matter. Yes. What you like. Because most of the time you don't like to go to work on Monday.

[11:39] I don't like to go to work on Monday. I don't want to pay cancel tax. I don't like taking part. Yes. Most of the time you don't want to pay cancel tax. Yeah. I don't like to go to work on Monday.

[11:50] Oh. The parking. Oh. The parking. They give you a parking ticket and say, no, this is for, who do? I don't, I won't pay. So it's not about what you like.

[12:02] The earlier you learn that, the better. Life is full of programmings. God has coded things into life, and this is how it works. So Bible says that Jesus couldn't do mighty works. Say mighty works.

[12:13] Mighty works. Many mighty works, except that he laid his hands on a few sick. They needed the laying on of hands, one. And, you know, sometimes when you are so sick, you really don't care.

[12:26] Whether he's a carpenter. Whether he's a mechanic. He just, just, please heal me. He laid hands on a few sick, because the sick people are desperate.

[12:39] That's why I believe that their desperation made them accept him. And you couldn't turn them down. He said, Jesus, please. I know you're a carpenter.

[12:50] Just, just, just. And you couldn't turn them down. But the other people, they were sitting down. We know his brother. This guy, look at him. Meanwhile, they had just seen, in the verse 2, they were wondering, where did this guy get these things from?

[13:06] Such, such, that, such mighty works have been done by him. They sell that first. They sell that first. And they choose to disdain that one. I feel like preaching. I feel like preaching.

[13:17] Genesis chapter 6. There's a story behind this. In Genesis chapter 1. Bible says that, and God created, and there was a mess, and God recreated. And so, chapter 1, God created, and he puts man in the garden.

[13:32] Woo! Chapter 2. Bible says that, and God made a garden eastward of Eden, and placed man in the garden which he had made. Verse 14. Genesis chapter 2, verse 14, to keep it, and dress it, and keep it.

[13:46] And he told man that of every tree, of every fruit of the tree in the garden, you may freely eat. And when you read the verse, the previous verse, it says that, and I think, and the tree of life was in the garden too.

[14:04] And God said you may freely eat of every tree, including the tree of life. Wow. Only one tree said don't eat that one, which is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

[14:17] He said don't eat that one. And chapter 3 comes in. The devil comes on the scene. Chapter 3 says that the serpent, the serpent, say the serpent.

[14:30] The serpent was the, the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord had made. And he, now that he, now is talking about the devil.

[14:41] That he said to the, the woman. Listen, when you want to come to church and your girlfriend is telling you something, remember, it is, it is the woman the devil spoke to.

[14:54] Wow. Wow. But I found out that there are a lot of guys, there are a lot of ladies who won't come to church because of their boyfriends.

[15:14] Boyfriends are more dangerous. They trouble more ladies. But you know, ladies love God. that's why there are more women in church if you go to any church and there's no woman that leave that place hashtag go to any church there's no woman there's something wrong so but so there are most of some of you here you have boyfriends they are not here you spent that last night with him you spent last night with him we're going to continue this afternoon Pastor Frank says you are going to continue this afternoon but one thing I thank God for your life for is that ask for your church you will come yes yes yes at least for something to enter you it looks like I can feel a concentration

[16:20] I think I have to stand here and preach a little bit how many of you have got boyfriends who don't want to come to church but you've been coming and you left them at home on their bed you got them oh you will lift your hand okay I understand you will lift your hand I understand but it happens but many guys who are in church not too many of them will have girlfriends outside because the girlfriend will find it easy to follow him women are good though women that's why if you have a wife thank God and treat her well and make sure you treat your mother very well but not better than your wife don't treat your mother better than your wife read your Bible

[17:30] Isaac took Rebecca and took her into the mother's tent so your mother as soon as you marry your mother is a kick you understand what I mean her role in your life as the woman has expired now there is the woman herself has arrived it doesn't matter how much your mother loves you how much you love your mother can she have babies for you ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah And he said, has the Lord really said if she didn't eat of every tree?

[18:23] He said, has the Lord, okay. Verse 2, the next verse. Verse 2. One of the things is best one, isn't it? Verse 1, quickly. The thing is so big. Shall you?

[18:34] As he indeed said, you shall not eat of every. God never said every. He never said every. Okay, he never said every. He said that eat of every.

[18:46] He said eat of every except this one. He said, has he said, don't eat of every. So he just twisted the word slightly. And the woman to look at her answer.

[18:58] We may eat the fruit of the tree of the garden. We may. We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden. Go to the next verse. But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, you shall not eat it, nor shall you.

[19:15] Where did the touched one come from? Where did the touched? Sisters, when you are saying it, just say what it is. Telling the story. Alright.

[19:27] Alright. Okay, let's fast forward because there's something I need to get your attention to. And because of this, Bible says that they ate it. And God said, have you eaten what I told you not to eat? They said, Adam said, the woman you gave me.

[19:39] You gave me. She gave me to eat. And the Lord said to the woman, see the trend. When they passed the blame to the woman, they went to the woman. Did you eat the tree and the woman passed the blame to the devil? And God went to the devil and cursed the devil.

[19:52] He said, cursed be you. You shall crawl on your belly. That means he used to walk. He said, you can crawl on your belly and all the days of your life you shall eat dust. Dust shall not eat. Remember, I told you some time ago, man was created from dust.

[20:06] But, okay, the only aspect of a fallen man the devil can have access to is your spirit. Because the spirit was breathed into by God. By your soul and your body, the devil can eat you. That is why even when you are born again, don't your body trouble you?

[20:20] Don't your feelings trouble you? Some of you are here. Your feelings are bothering you. Your emotions. Why? Because as soon as we ate the fruit of the tree, Satan checked in.

[20:35] What happened was Satan injected his nature. He injected an aspect of himself into humanity. Since that time, it became more difficult to do the things of God.

[20:49] And it became much easier to do the evil things. So, man began to deteriorate. And so, in Genesis chapter 4, Bible says that it got worse.

[21:01] Cain and Abel. And then Abel killed. So, Cain killed. First of all, he offered unto God what God has not required. He went and gave God.

[21:12] That's religion. Religion started. Religion, human culture, human behavior. Now, so, the injection of Satan's nature into us has progressed and advanced into our culture.

[21:27] So, when you read Genesis chapter 4, as I told you, they were making music. They were inventing weapons. They were doing farming. They were creating religion, building cities.

[21:38] They were doing all kinds of things. But it was void of the life of God. So, that was the second fall. The first fall affected our spirit. Disconnected our spirit from God. Our spirit became insulated.

[21:49] So, you can't receive communication with God. And then the second fall was now the thing went further to pollute our soul. So, we began to want to do things our own way. No one should tell us. God has told Cain and Abel how they should offer sacrifice.

[22:02] But Cain disregarded what God has said and went his own way. And so, God told him that if you had done what is right, Genesis chapter 4, I think verse 7. If you had done what is right, would you not be accepted?

[22:14] So, he knew what was right. But he chose to do it his own way. So, that's the second fall was the soulish fall. But guess what? It wasn't the end. Human beings are tripartites.

[22:24] Say tripartites. Means soul, spirit, and body. According to 1 Thessalonians chapter 5 verse 23. He said, may God sanctify you wholly.

[22:34] Soul, spirit, and body. He said, may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. And may your whole spirit, soul, and body. So, that means you have a spirit, you have a body, you have a soul, and you have a body.

[22:47] So, you are not just a body. If you want to marry somebody, don't just look at the body. Don't be moved by hips, lips, and fingertips.

[23:02] Yesterday, I shared some serious things at the prayer meeting. Hey, yesterday. Yesterday. Ha! It was, oh, sizzling. And yesterday, I spoke about how most of the young ladies we see around, you come to church.

[23:17] You know, you were in the world. Some of you have been in first world war, second world war, third world war. Relationally speaking. Okay. And some of the guys you went out with, you realize that they are very, they are no good. He was going out with you and doing all kinds of things.

[23:29] Then you come to church, and you find out that, oh, there is Pastor Davis. There is Pastor Frank. There is Pastor Charles. There are, look at this decent guy. Can you rise to your feet, please? Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay!

[23:39] Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! So, you see, you come to church, you see men nice with all these kind of golden things, and, listen, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, he doesn't smoke, do you? He doesn't drink, do you?

[23:50] No. And, you, you, you, you don't change women, do you? No. You don't change women, do you? No. No. And, he doesn't do pon-to. You see, so.

[24:01] Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay!

[24:12] Yay! Yay! Yay! So, you come to church, you see decent guys, nice guys, then suddenly you realize that, I think I would like one of these. Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay!

[24:23] Yay! Yay! Don't clap, don't clap! It isn't always true. Yay! Yeah! Ah! Because it can be very fiery, shaka, hakka, hakka, hakka, hakka, hakka, hakka.

[24:34] But when you get home, you realize that your father is better. Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! All right, I will explain it.

[24:45] Not that his tongue is fake. Not that he likes women. No, he doesn't do all those things. But you know, not liking women, not drinking, not chasing other women apart from your wife, not drinking, not messing up, it's actually like waking up and brushing your teeth.

[25:01] You don't wake up, brush your teeth, and sit at home. It's just a norm. Just that society has gone so negative, when you are doing what is normal, you think you have done well.

[25:12] You haven't done well for not cheating on your wife. You haven't done well. You haven't done well. It is common sense. Normal behavior. You haven't done well.

[25:23] We don't have to clap for you and say, in spite of all that, I've been, oh, come on, that is pediatric. It's just like telling me, I've done well.

[25:34] I managed to feed the child, two, three, one year old, with milk. I've been doing well. So the government should give you an applause, a word for feeding your child. It's normal.

[25:47] You see, men, it's normal not to cheat on your wife. It's normal to be gentle towards your wife. It is normal to lead your family to church.

[26:00] It is normal common sense behavior. Anything below that belt is a concern. Anyone who is not clapping is a suspect.

[26:19] All right, all right. My time, my time, my time. Oh, yesterday I was telling them that don't choose a woman based on how she looks. Because a friend, sometimes we make her look very, very nice.

[26:33] Can you raise your feet? See the way she's looking, yellow, yellow, yellow, yellow, yellow. Come. And some of the ladies in the choir. This doesn't mean anything.

[26:45] This is just presentation. When you go home, this is not what you get. Is it not true?

[26:57] You'll never get this at home. When you go home, they'll remove the after. She'll take off. Bible says beauty.

[27:09] The point I'm making here is that most of us have invested so much on our bodies. But our souls is a mess. Your emotions are very flaky.

[27:22] Unstable. You can't sustain any meaningful relationship. You do a powerful job. You look very sophisticated. But there's really nothing substantial in you to build a stable home.

[27:34] Right. Right. Is that serious? Yeah. You don't know how to talk to women. She don't have regard for women.

[27:46] You sit in your car for your wife to go and buy the things from the shop and carry it. And you even get down to help carry it. You are sitting in your car. It's a part of the part that you speak in tongue. It's a part of the part who wants to do.

[28:02] And you have to stand. Let's go. Take right away. Let's go. Yeah. All right. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

[28:17] So, the lady gets married to you thinking that you are very, very wonderful man.

[28:33] Only to realize that she was living in a fool's paradise. You also take her home thinking that, ah, this woman.

[28:43] You chose her best of your last fool moves. Last, last, last, last. But I found out that if you are married, you realize that right after ministration with your husband and wife, both of you will not be asleep.

[29:09] Can I have two chairs, please? Then you look at each other's face. Okay. Get her, we have to go to work now. You go there a whole day.

[29:21] How long does it take? Even if you used to be an ex-super babe whatever actor. Oh, listen, listen.

[29:31] There are people in church, eh? Who came from some places. So, that one, don't forget when you are choosing. I said something. Was it yesterday or Thursday?

[29:41] Or Friday? No, Thursday. I said something. That some of you, the way you have lived your life. You are praying. You are not a virgin. But you are looking for a virgin woman. God will give you a corresponding.

[29:55] I'm telling you. Oh, I'm telling you. So, you are using yourself. You're thinking you'll get someone unused. No. You may get someone overused. You can't pass an MOT anymore.

[30:09] And you can't pass an MOT anymore. So, my advice, my advice to the people was that wherever you are, you have arrived, you are asked to stop.

[30:23] Because if you keep digging, you're actually preparing what you are going to get. Bishop Dagor Milt said a story, sir. And I said it in church. When was it? Yesterday or the day?

[30:34] We have church every day. So, I don't even know when. I said something, sir. Bishop Dagor Milt said there was a church brother who was going to get married. And he found one of the sisters. Nice sister-like.

[30:44] Any of the choir sisters, can you rise? Okay, you rise. Yes, yes, yes. See. I mean, you can't. Just look at a woman in a red shoes. Why wouldn't you want this one?

[30:57] See. Nice. Look at that. What's it? Somebody's a tree of life.

[31:07] Can you imagine? I mean, look. So, the gentleman chose and went home.

[31:23] And when he chose, they're preparing for the marriage. And Bishop Dagor said, knowing the girl's history, the lady's history. Bishop Dagor said, this lady, she has been around with different men.

[31:38] And she was, that's her. When you are in the world, it's different. Okay. We were all in the world. Some of you look very wonderful. Abiza. Ayana. You are always there. You used to always be there.

[31:49] Morocco. Morocco. Some of us right now, your Facebook pictures. It's powerful. Powerful. So, Bishop said, are you sure?

[32:01] Because this lady has had a failed day. So long as relations and sexual activities are concerned. Bishop said, are you sure you are, the guy is a virgin.

[32:15] So, Bishop said, are you sure you can handle her? Because of her experience in the past. He said, Bishop, don't feel sorry for me. I actually feel sorry for her. Bishop said, how?

[32:26] He said, Bishop, the amount of porn I've watched. And the experience I know now. It is more than everything she has done in her life.

[32:39] Please clap for her for me. So, if you make your choices based on just the human senses, you make a mistake.

[32:50] Some of you chose some wonderful people you thought they were wonderful because you're thinking so much of romance. And see what is that you are in. And secondly, when you get pregnant, if you're a woman, the children will look like him and his family.

[33:05] Oh, it's true. These are the realities of life. He will look like him and his family. If the family have big ears. Your children will have ears. They can't wear spectacles.

[33:16] All right. Back to Genesis. Back. We have to. Back to Genesis. The second fall was the soul of man.

[33:30] The third fall was the west. And the third fall was the body. Now, body got polluted through evil sex with fallen angels.

[33:44] Strange spirits. Strange spirits. Bible says that verse, chapter 6, verse 3. And then it came, verse 2 and 3. When the sons of God, that's talking about fallen angels, they saw that the daughters of men were beautiful.

[33:58] Hey, even angels could tell that girls are fine. So, the daughters of men, that they were beautiful, they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.

[34:10] And they started producing a hybrid. Not a pure human being. It's like a celestial being which has adapted terrestrial nature and then copulated with a human being.

[34:25] But God created human beings for his purpose. So, once you now affect the human nature, the human being itself, the purpose of God is gone. Right.

[34:36] And the Bible talks about how that generation was an evil generation. Look at verse 7. Verse 7. Verse 7. Actually, let's start from verse 6. Verse 6. Verse 6 quickly.

[34:47] And the Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth. And he was grieved in his heart. The devil said, hee hee. Look at the next verse. Verse 7. So, the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth.

[35:05] Both man and beast. Creeping things and everything. I'm going to destroy. But the verse 8 said, but Noah. In spite of the negative condition of humanity, there was one man.

[35:16] There was a man and his family who were different. Bible calls him a preacher of righteousness. 1st, 2nd Peter chapter 2 verse 5. A preacher of righteousness.

[35:28] A just man. And did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah. One of the eight people. A preacher of righteousness. Bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly.

[35:42] The people were ungodly. But Noah was righteous. And a preacher righteous. So, Bible said, but Noah found grace before God. And so, Noah was God's solution to that evil age.

[35:59] Noah. I believe there's a Noah here. Our generation is heading towards an abyss. Evil is on the ascendance.

[36:11] Now, the kind of evil people can concoct to do is amazing. The heart of man has become acutely wicked.

[36:24] This generation. Things that people very soon. All kinds of things that we will be hearing on the news happening. And some of the things that we will now be hearing society endorsing and saying is fine.

[36:36] It's going to be amazing. It's the human nature. So, it hits the spirit. Affected the soul. And then it ended the body. God said, ah. The earth was so pregnant with evil.

[36:49] The earth itself couldn't sustain it. So, God said, I need to wipe everything out. But there was a Noah. Noah. In the midst of this ungodly generation.

[37:01] There was a man called Noah. And God told Noah, I want you to build an ark. And Noah. He said, build an ark. Verse 9 of Genesis chapter 6. I'm coming to wipe out everything that I've made.

[37:13] Build an ark. You, your wife, your sons and their wives. Enter it to preserve the generation. Because this is a righteous generation. And God wanted to protect, preserve that righteous generation for his own righteous cause.

[37:25] Listen. When you stay righteous, it pays for your future. Sometimes people may mock you. People may not celebrate you. People may look down on you. But that's fine. You know when you're in secondary school, or in university, or in primary school.

[37:38] When you're doing your assignments well, the failures keep laughing at you. They laugh at you. They laugh at you. Some of us have children who go to school. And they are doing well. And their colleagues, peers are laughing at them on the streets of South London.

[37:50] Because they are not insulting adults on buses. Because they are not spitting everywhere and attacking their teachers. And their friends begin to look down on them. What would you tell your child?

[38:02] Don't mind them. Don't join them. Stay focused. Don't mind them. Don't join. And some of us followed some people and you missed out on your education. You followed some people and some of you have followed friends out of a good church.

[38:17] Which your future was tied to what God was doing in that church. He said, God, I got a shit out. You have to listen to you. I don't believe it. It doesn't matter if you don't believe it. But God cannot help you outside of the church.

[38:36] Bible says Peter was put in prison. But prayer was made by the church for him. If God can help you. Listen. Take your church life very well. Don't be in a church. The man of God over the church you don't respect.

[38:47] It won't help you. The one whose instructions you can't say yes to. Forget about saying amen to their prayers. Yes. Forget. Why do you think it's so lucrative for men of God to be attacked?

[39:03] In society. I'm going to say something to shock some of you. You don't have an idea. Listen. A man of God is supposed in sociological terms to be able to set a standard or be a role model.

[39:19] But that's not why God called him. God didn't call a man of God to be a moral icon. He calls a man of God to be a spiritual authority.

[39:31] That's where it starts from. That's where there are a lot of nice, nice, nice, nice priests. Nice, nice persons. Let us pray. Love baby.

[39:42] And kissing baby. But when you are dying, they can't cast out a devil. It takes a spiritual audacity to conform demons. Very important.

[39:54] Very important. Very important. And I don't know how to change when the pastor is very young. When the pastor is very young. Anyway, don't fly on that plane. Because the pilot is younger than your mother.

[40:05] That's it. So many. It's so naive. Think about it.

[40:17] It's so naive. Actually, I grew up in Ghana. Whether you like it or not, it's just a fact. I grew up in Ghana. Okay? And I don't even understand why an African to be talking to me. That tells you your level.

[40:29] That's it. Because you are way behind time. Yes. That's right. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Way behind time.

[40:42] Yes. God. God doesn't choose people based on their skin. No. No. The earlier you learn that, the better. The better. The better.

[40:53] The better. All right. Listen. I grew up in Africa. Africa. And it's a society where the elderly, I think, gerontocracy, where you are respected or the elderly rule.

[41:12] That's what you mean. Right. Theocracy is the rule of God. Gerontocracy is the rule of elders. Democracy is the rule of masses. In Africa, the society is a bit gerontocratic.

[41:23] So, if you are, that's when, give me your chair, Pastor Philip. That's when an elderly man will get up in the morning, doesn't have anything doing, doesn't go to work, and he's sitting there.

[41:35] And you are a young man, you are positive. Hey! You didn't greet me. Didn't you see me here? Didn't you see me sitting there? You didn't greet me? You don't respect. You don't respect. Who is your father? It's very, very, very interesting.

[41:47] And so, when people are going to church, suddenly they project that kind of cultural background that I must be older than the pastor. Who says? I don't know why people haven't realized that at last three years, last four years, David Cameron was not the oldest person in the country.

[42:07] He wasn't. He wasn't. He wasn't. When Prince William and Harry, when they go to places, you see how seniors bow to them, they salute them.

[42:19] It has not got anything to do with age by function. So, it's actually an insult to your intelligence when you want to relate to people based on their age.

[42:31] But the people are not in your life based on age, but it's based on functions. It's very important. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. So, God chose Noah because Noah was righteous.

[42:49] May I say this? Noah was a man of faith. In Hebrews chapter 11 verse 7, he said that by faith, Noah being divinely warned, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an act for the saving of his household.

[43:08] This is where I'm going to be ending, so don't forget this. For the saving of his household, he prepared an act. Why? Because he was divinely warned.

[43:20] There are some of us here, God is warning you. Do you know that? One thing I like about God is when he's speaking to you, he will let you know you are the one he's talking to. If you speak Cantonese, he won't come speaking French to you.

[43:37] If you don't understand Mandarin, why would he speak to you in that language? Yes. If you speak English, it's your language and you understand English, he will make sure he will speak to you in English, not German.

[43:51] Yes. Why? Because that's the language you understand. In the same way, when God is talking to you, you will know. Amen. Some of us have already heard God giving you a warning as I spoke.

[44:03] Noah, when he was divinely warned, he moved with godly fear. Why is it that you are divinely warned, but you will not move and you are looking for prayer? When God wants to bless you, he leaves you with an instruction.

[44:16] Yes. That's how it's been. So, Noah moved with godly fear to prepare an act to save his household. By which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

[44:35] So, one, Noah was a man of righteousness. He was a man who had found grace. Not that God gave him grace. He found grace. All right.

[44:45] And then, number three, Noah was a man of faith, a man of grace. That's faith. That's what produced the righteousness. But I found out that when he built the act, it's so important because God, watch this.

[44:59] You don't have to miss it. This is where I'm going. God, the whole idea is that man had fallen. The first fall was bad, but not that so bad, but it was bad. That started everything.

[45:10] And the second fall, the culture of man became very bad. And then the third fall, human nature itself was compromised. So, God said, I have to wipe it out.

[45:21] But I found Noah. A generation that will save God's agenda. A generation, when I talk about the Noah generation, I'm talking about the generation through whom God can continue to carry out his economy or carry out his plans.

[45:36] And I believe some of you here, you don't look like it, but you are a Noah generation. You're a Noah generation. When it comes to the Noah generation, it's not so much about the things in your past.

[45:47] It's so much about the faith in your heart now and how you are willing to work with God for the future. So, when the devil points your past to you, point his future to him. Because when you work with God, your future is preserved.

[45:59] Noah worked with God. He obeyed God. Build the act. Watch this. God won't. When I was growing up, my book of Bible stories, what I knew about Noah was Noah was saved from the flood.

[46:14] But really, it's not the whole truth. It's partially true. It's true. God brought, watch this, God brought the flood of judgment on humanity.

[46:27] So, the flood was to judge the evil humanity. And to wipe them out. And the act was Noah's only salvation.

[46:42] If he hadn't built the act. Can I tell you something about the act? In Genesis chapter 6, from verse 14, that was, I can't read it, but let me tell you something. The act had one door. And had one window.

[46:59] Interesting. One door. There's only one door. The act is a, it epitomizes the church. You can't enter the door, the church from any other door.

[47:11] Jesus. I'm the way, the truth. Jesus is the way to the church. Okay. That's one. Then number two. The act had one window. Very interesting. Dr. David. Dr. David.

[47:22] Do you know where the window of the act was? It's actually, it doesn't look. Read it. Verse 15, 16. Can I put you on the screen? Genesis chapter 6. You shall make the window for the act.

[47:33] And you shall finish it, finish it to a cubit from where? Above. And set the door of the act on the side. So, where would the window be?

[47:44] Above. So, it doesn't look like a window. It's like a sky light. And it was only one window. One window. That big structure.

[47:56] One window at the top. So, there's no need to look anywhere. But your relevance to God has everything to do. The revelation you are getting from Him. God wants to be, your source of light must be from Him.

[48:08] Revelation. Revelation. And it was no less revelation that saved Him from the evil generation. One source of light. It was like a sky light. So, to allow light from above, not from the side.

[48:23] They don't need to look at what is happening. They just need to focus on the revelation they are receiving from God. Some of us get too distracted by what's going on around you. Is my friend going to church?

[48:33] He's not going. Okay, me too. I'm not going. Oh. Why? Why? Why? Is my wife going to church? No. Okay, let's sleep together then. How? You don't do things based on what's going on around you.

[48:49] You do things based on your revelation, understanding, and insight. And so, if somebody, let's say a church leader. Like Pastor Joe, please. Can you get? Welfare pastor.

[49:00] Rebukes you. Don't say because of the music area. I'm not serving the music again. I'm not serving the music because, no. You see, you lack revelation. You are like Noah and you choose to put your window on the side.

[49:16] So, you are looking at what people are saying. Looking at how people are treating you to determine how you relate to God. You make a mistake. You make a mistake.

[49:29] Even your pastor can. In fact, let me digress and say this. If you are a genuine member of a church and your pastor cannot rebuke you, you have to be very concerned.

[49:42] Because you are home. Or you are in school. You are unique. And your lecturers can correct you when you are going wrong. This is a serious hashtag. You are home.

[49:55] Eight years old. And your father can correct you. Do you know you mess up in life? Your pastor is not supposed to be your friend.

[50:07] That's why I'm not looking for any friend from anybody. I don't need your friendship. It's not necessary. You are such a nice person. It would be nice to have you as a friend.

[50:18] But it's too late. I don't need it. I have a lot of pastor friends anyway. Listen, I'm over 40 years. I'm over 40 years. That should tell you I've had a lot of friends for 40 years.

[50:31] You pick up friends as you travel. But this one is assignment. It's a mission. When you are on assignment, can you imagine a footballer playing? Playing.

[50:42] Hey. And then they pass the ball to him. And then he holds the ball. And then he sees his girlfriend. After, after, after. Have you ever seen a footballer with his phone in his hands before?

[50:59] Sometimes learn how to put your phone aside when you are in church. The only person I think you should hear from is God. I know a lot of people, especially people who come late, they won't clap for things like this.

[51:17] Let me finish this. So Noah. Say Noah. Noah. Saved by water. Noah. God saved. The salvation Noah enjoyed was in two ways.

[51:28] Number one. He was saved from the judgment of God because he entered the ark. But number two. It isn't just the ark. This is the point. In 1 Peter chapter 3 verse 20.

[51:40] Let's read from verse 19. 1 Peter chapter 3. And I'm finished on this. Ooh. Someone is being lifted. Somebody here is blessed.

[51:52] Amen. Somebody here is blessed. Amen. For whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. God is saved.

[52:04] 1 Peter chapter 3 verse 19. 1 Peter chapter 3 verse 19.

[52:17] Oh, my Bible. I like to hold my Bible too. 1 Peter chapter 3 verse 19. It says, by which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison.

[52:28] The spirits in prison here. I just want you to understand some, a bit of, I want to give you a bit of theological explanation. The spirits in prison here is referring to the angels who went into the sons of men.

[52:40] And God brought judgment and put them in prison. And so he went to preach to the spirits in prison. Look at the next statement. That will even be verse 20. The spirits in prison, which sometimes were disobedient.

[52:54] When was the long suffering of God waited in the days of Noah? Those spirits. When God, the mess in the days of Noah, when God's long suffering waited, these spirits were disobedient.

[53:07] And God got them and locked them up. Because what they did was very bad. It caused an immediate reaction from above. Now, look at the next. Sorry, let's continue.

[53:19] Long suffering. Whilst the days of Noah. Whilst the ark was preparing, a new kingdom said, being prepared.

[53:32] Wherein few, that is eight souls, were saved. How? Wow. A few souls were what?

[53:43] Saved by water. I know those at the back, you can't see it. Please, sorry about that. Let's read it out loud. Saved. Saved by water. I can't hear you. Saved by water. Saved by Jesus.

[53:53] Saved by water. Saved by faith. Saved by water. What kind of water is saving him? He's been saved from the flood. So the water came to save him too.

[54:04] The flood came to judge the world. The water came to save him. Yeah.

[54:16] What was he in the midst of those people? He was a righteous man. And he was living in an ungodly generation. And the water came to save him from the ungodly generation.

[54:31] From the pollution of the world. Water saves from the pollution of the world. The ark saved him from the judgment. So Jesus Christ saves us from judgment.

[54:45] Saves us from sin. Saves us from God's righteous anger. But once you are saved. That's not all. That's not all.

[54:58] You will go to heaven. But you are having a lot of issues on earth. By virtue of the polluted cultures. We find ourselves in. And I said on Thursday.

[55:08] Or Wednesday. One of them. Wednesday or Thursday. That. Bible says that Noah by faith was saved. Hebrews chapter 11 verse 7. Noah was saved by faith.

[55:19] Prepared an ark to the saving of his. To the saving of his household. Now watch this. Watch this. His household was saved. Noah the ark saved his household.

[55:31] From the judgment coming. Which in another way. That's the water that saved them. Now I'll explain it. Bible says in Philippians chapter 2 verse 12.

[55:42] Work out your own salvation. With fear and trust. But how can you work your salvation? How can you save yourself? How can you work your salvation? Because Jesus has saved us. That working your salvation with fear and trembling.

[55:55] Is now. You have to begin to live a certain life. The church life. The ark life. Living the ark life. Is your responsibility. That's why God told Noah.

[56:06] You build an ark. Not I will build. You build an ark based on my specifications. So God gave the specifications. Listen. The ark is the sign of the church life.

[56:18] You can be born again. But if you don't go to church. You will begin to mess up. Yes. Oh. How many times do you say that? And when I go to church. I'll be holy. Yes. It will help you.

[56:28] Hope you. In your journey of holiness. If you stay out of church. Satan will get an advantage over you. If you stay out of church. Oh. Now in this. When I go.

[56:40] People say things. Now in this. Church is always about money. I don't have time to digress. To talk about that one. You don't understand what church is. You don't understand what church is.

[56:51] That's why you are talking the way you are talking. Now in this. Now in this. We have every reason to complain about church. Which God has made to save us.

[57:04] Most. How many of you since you started coming to church regularly. It has changed a lot about your life. There's one lady who is about to marry. She's. She's here. Her mother came.

[57:16] A few days ago. Her mother came to Pastor. Awu. He said. You guys. I just wanted to come and say thank you. Because this girl. Since she started coming to church.

[57:26] Has changed. If you want to go to church. And then you say. Oh there's a prophet there. I'm just going to see what's going on. And you go. And you have an encounter with Jesus. But the truth is. The truth is.

[57:37] Listen. Listen. Get up from your chair. Say. Thank you. The truth is. The truth is. If you don't continue to go. If you don't stay in the act.

[57:48] You will be a very cheap victim for the devil. Let me even rephrase it. Let me rephrase it. When you say the devil. People think demons. Not that one. But you compromise on your righteous stance. You are not that righteous anymore.

[58:01] Because even before church. Or even when you are at church. You are struggling with pornography. You are struggling with lust issues. Masturbation. It's drowning you.

[58:12] Tell me I'm not speaking the truth. I'm not speaking the truth. Even when you are in church. You are married. But your eyes are on somebody's husband. Constantly. And it's just. See. It's not that you are a bad person.

[58:23] But you just don't know. Anytime you see him. You don't know what is wrong with you. Your human nature will trouble you. But you need spiritual empowerment in your spirit.

[58:36] That will affect your soul. So that you can have it. Listen. Listen. They didn't leave Egypt. When we are about to leave Egypt. The Israelites. Bible says that. God told them.

[58:47] Kill a lamb. Use the blood. Post. Genesis. Exodus chapter 12 verse 13. Put it on your lamppost. For in the night. When I see the blood. I will pass over. But when you read.

[58:58] The verses before. He said. Kill the lamb. Use the blood on the doorpost. But the meat. Eat it in the house. It wasn't the meat. That delivered them. From judgment.

[59:09] But they needed the meat to eat. To be able to walk out of Egypt. You have to be. You need that strength. You need that strength. To be able to say no.

[59:19] To sin. You are born again. But no. You are struggling. You are born again. But no. You have issues. You are born again. But no. Something has an upper hand over your life. And it's not because you are hypocrite.

[59:30] You are not. But just that. You don't have the strength. You don't have the strength. You are worse off. When you stay out of church. You are worse off.

[59:41] The more you are in church. The more you are able to stay. Straight. For God. The more you are in the world. The more you are very much like a world.

[59:51] Because that's where you grew up. That's your world view. You are not different from the people in the world. The people you see in Tesco. You are the same. It's the same border world to Tesco.

[60:03] As that. We are the same people boy. The same. Are you getting what I'm saying? Learn. Learn.

[60:15] How to work with God. This is what it means. To live the act life. To live the act life. You have to get involved in church services. Enjoy Christ. And get involved in church services.

[60:27] And serve. Now I was serving in God's house. Listen. When you serve in God's house. You are not doing any pastor a favor. I beg you. If that's your reason. Try and stop. And see if God's work will stop.

[60:38] Where were you when we were having prayer meeting yesterday? Do you think it had an impact on the meeting? No. Where were you when we were praying last Friday?

[60:48] Where were you when we were praying on Thursday? Where were you? No. But we were still enjoying God. You may be doing something with your life meaningful to you. But time will tell what you have invested your life in. Time will tell.

[61:01] Time will tell. You don't need another pastor to be telling you that. Oh God will bless you. God will lead you. God will fight for you. Hold on.

[61:12] Hold on. Hold on. Stay in church. Stay in church. I dare you to stay in church. I dare you to serve in church. It takes humility and discipline of character.

[61:25] To stay in church. To serve in church. And to care in church. That's the act life. And it will take the act life. To save you from the polluted world.

[61:38] The act life. Tell someone I need this act. They were saved by water. And verse 21.

[61:49] Let me finish. Oh Jesus. Verse 21 of 1 Peter chapter 3. It says that that water symbolizes baptism. There is also an antitype.

[62:07] Which now saves us. Baptism. Not the removal of the filth of the flesh. But the answer of a good conscience towards God. Pass through the water.

[62:18] If you are born again. And you have not been baptized. You are not living the full Christian life. Say. When Peter preached to them. On the day of Pentecost. And Bible said.

[62:29] 3,000 people gave their life to Christ. In Acts chapter 2. Verse 41. Verse 40. Do you know what Peter told them? Verse 38. I was. And they were cut to the earth. Verse 37. Verse 38.

[62:39] And they were cut to the earth. Pricked to the earth. And they said to Peter. What? Ren and brethren. What shall we do? And then Peter said. Repent and be baptized. Every one of you. And blah, blah, blah. It gave them. For the promise. For the promise is unto you.

[62:51] Unto your children. Look at verse 39. Verse 40. If you can see the screen. And you don't mind. Would you please. Let's all read this together. Let's go. Let's read it out loud. Let's go. And with many of us.

[63:02] La. Let's go. And with many of us. Jesus Christ. Exalting them. Yes. Say. Be saved. Be saved. Be saved from. Be saved from.

[63:12] Be saved from. Be saved from. Be saved from. After you told them. Be converted. And you received the Holy Spirit. With many other words. He exalted them.

[63:23] To be saved from. This generation. The first generation. You need to be saved. From this generation. We need to be saved. Not only from.

[63:33] The judgment of God. But from. A polluted generation. And it takes. Salvation by water. The word. Constant use of the word. And first of all.

[63:44] You have to identify. With the death. Burial. And resurrection. Of Jesus Christ. Through baptism. I'm not talking about. Water being sprinkled. On your head. You have to. Go under the water. In Exodus chapter 40.

[63:55] Verse 22 and 29. The Bible says that. The Israelites. They passed through. The Red Sea. They passed through. So the children of Israel. Put it on the screen. Verse 22. So the children of Israel.

[64:05] Went into the midst. Of the sea. On dry ground. And the waters. Were a wall. To them. On both sides. 29 says the same thing. But we understand it. When you read the Bible. The Old Testament.

[64:16] Is in pictures. And the New Testament. Is in explanations. So the New Testament. Explains the pictures. Of the Old Testament. If you have just the New Testament. You may not get a full picture. If you have the Old Testament.

[64:27] You will just see pictures and shadows. But if you have the two. You have the explanation. Of the pictures. And this text. In 1 Corinthians chapter 10. Verse 2. Bible talks about. That was a form of baptism.

[64:39] All were baptized into Moses. In the cloud. In the sea. They had to go through water. They had to go through water. The left eye. God. Listen.

[64:50] Listen. Let me finish. Pharaoh. When they. Then the blood. Judgment came against Egypt. When they left Egypt. They were not running away from judgment. They were running away from Pharaoh.

[65:01] Pharaoh. But Pharaoh said. You are not going anywhere. Come on. Help. Help. Pharaoh said. You are not going anywhere. And they are going. And Pharaoh said. Bible says. When they go to the sea.

[65:12] In Exodus chapter 14. Bible says that. They looked. And the Egyptians were coming. And they looked. There was the sea. And they were worried. They cried to Moses. And in verse 13. And verse 13.

[65:22] Bible said. Moses said to them. Fear not. Stand still. And see the salvation of the Lord. Which he will show you today. For these Egyptians you see today. You shall see them again no more. And Moses told them.

[65:35] That go forward. They started going forward. But Pharaoh was coming. And when they got to the rest. God told Moses. Stretch forth your rod. You may think what you have in your hands. Is not enough to help you.

[65:46] If it is from God. God will fix things up. If it is from God. God will help you. If it is from God. God will sort you out. My God. Bible says that Moses. God told Moses.

[65:56] Stretch forth your rod. And Moses took his rod. And stretched it. And immediately. The Red Sea parted. And they walked on dry ground. Verse 22. They walked on dry ground.

[66:09] And they walked on dry ground. And the waters were walls. Hallelujah. They walked through it. Watch this. Watch this. They walked through it.

[66:19] And then when they walked through it. The Egyptians. Also. Bible says that in Hebrews. Kadam. Hebrews chapter 11. Verse 29. Somewhere there. Bible says the Egyptians. Are saying to pass through it also.

[66:32] Got drowned. Why? Because that water. Was about to separate them. From Egypt. That water. Was meant to disconnect them. You need to be saved by water. That water.

[66:43] Had to separate the children of Israel. The judgment. The blood. Saved them from judgment. But the water. Saved them from Egypt. Pharaoh. Was a type of the world. Pharaoh was a type. It was a type of Satan.

[66:54] And Egypt was a type of the world. You need the water to save you from the world. Hallelujah. You need the water to save you from. Someone shout saved by water.

[67:06] Saved by water. So that's why. In first Corinthians. It says that. When they were baptized. Into Moses. Through the sea and the cloud. How? When they were going through.

[67:17] It was a form of baptism. What does baptism do? The Bible says. In Romans chapter 6. Verse 4 and 5. It talks about. How when we are baptized. Therefore. We are buried with him.

[67:28] Through baptism. Into death. That just as Christ was raised. That death is not the end. From the dead. By the glory of God. Even so. Someone shout even so.

[67:38] Even so. I can hear you shout even so. Even so. Even so. But the thing is not that even so. What I like most about this text. Is we also. Even so. Just as Christ was raised.

[67:51] We also. Will be raised. Kind of what? Raised. Watch this. Just also we should. Walk what? In newness of life. After baptism. Something happens in your life.

[68:02] After baptism. Something changes in your life. After baptism. You are not that same old person. You and the world. The world's influence. Cannot grab you so much. And you need to be baptized.

[68:14] You need to be baptized. You need to go through the water. If you are already baptized. Start applying it. Work out. Your own salvation. With fear. And trembling.

[68:25] Work out. Your own salvation. With fear. And trembling. Work out. Your own salvation. With fear. And trembling. Somebody shout.

[68:35] Save my water. Save my water. Oh. It's necessary. Please sit down.

[68:47] Let's see. That's how I finish. Church. Church is not to help a pastor. Satan told you that lie. Because you don't know Jesus.

[68:59] And your window is on the wrong side. That's why you lack revelation. People just pass all kinds of comments about church. And Satan loves it. They are doing Satan's job. The only thing.

[69:11] That God's eyes are on. In the world. Is the church. Your importance. Has everything to do with your connection. To the church. Listen to this.

[69:22] You are saved to be in the church. And when Jesus is coming the second time. Bible says he's coming for a glorious church. He's not coming for Christians. He's coming for the church. He's coming for the church.

[69:34] Our bishop Duncan Williams made a statement. I just heard it about two weeks ago. It was such a blessing. He says some of us. We love the church. We claim we love the church. But when we go to heaven. God.

[69:44] Jesus will not be happy with you. Because he will judge you. Because when you are making your will. You never factor the church in your will. That's what Jesus died for. Bible says husbands. Love your wife.

[69:54] As Christ loved the church. And Ephesians chapter 5 verse 25. And gave himself for the church. Not for individuals. He gave himself for the church. First Corinthians chapter 12 verse 12. He says that we are many.

[70:05] But one body. We are a body. The body of Christ. And he's the head of the body. And we are the body of the head. He. This whole thing is about Christ. This whole thing is about.

[70:17] Some of us. We have allowed Satan to use us successfully. To fight against Christ. He said. The first time. He said. Saul.

[70:27] Acts chapter 9. Saul. Saul. Why did you persecute me? Saul said. Who are you? Acts 9. 5. Who are you that I'm persecuting? He said. I am Christ. Whom you persecuted.

[70:39] He. From verse 1. Bible said. He sought authority. Letters. And was wreaking havoc on the church. Going from city to city. To put. Arrest them. And put them in prison.

[70:49] And one day. On his way to Damascus. Bible says. That a light. That was above the light of the noonday sun. Shot on him. He fell down. And he said. And I heard the voice.

[71:00] Saying to me. Saul. Saul. Why persecuted thou me? He said. Who are you? How can I touch you powerful like that? He said. You are doing against the church. It's me. You are doing.

[71:10] When you read. First Timothy. Chapter 1. He says that. I persecuted the church. With your measure. I was a blasphemy. And a persecutor. He thought he was doing it against the church.

[71:22] But it was Christ. Be careful. The way you are talking about the church. Possibly. Christ will get involved. Read Acts chapter 20. Verse 26. He said. Take it to yourself.

[71:33] And to the flock. Over which. Therefore. Verse 28. Therefore. Take it to yourself. And to the church. Over which the Holy Ghost. Has made you overseer. To shepherd the church of God.

[71:43] Which he purchased. Hey. He purchased it. He bought it. He bought it. Listen. I didn't want to step on it. Why? Because it's too expensive. I don't want to touch it.

[71:54] And I purchased it. So I don't want to spoil it. So because I purchased it. You see the way my eyes are on it. When the keyboard is on. They are doing something. And they drop a microphone. I say. Hey. Look at the way you are talking.

[72:04] Why? Because I purchased it. In the same way. Jesus purchased the church with his blood. He purchased the church with his blood. He purchased the church with his blood. If you mess up with the church.

[72:15] He will mess up with your life. I guarantee you. Listen. If you mess up with the church. Christ will mess up with your life. Try it and see. Bible says. Herod. He was eaten by worms.

[72:28] The first person who persecuted the church. Vehemently. In the Bible. Acts chapter 12. Persecuted the church. Very. Because he was a king. Yes.

[72:39] He was a king. Saul was small. Saul was saved. By Herod. He was tripped. And was eaten by worms. And when you study the text very carefully. Acts chapter 11.

[72:51] It ends. Verse 12 and 25. And it continues. In chapter. Chapter 13. So chapter 12 was not necessary. But we have to bring the story. And see that church prayed for Peter.

[73:02] And God judged Herod. Can you imagine. A great man. Who was giving speech. And Bible says that. He was struck by an angel. And he was eaten by worms alive. Because this guy loved to touch the church.

[73:16] Please sit down. Don't. Never take delight. In attacking church. I don't mind when the pastor was behaving. The pastor. The church is not for the pastor. God knows how to deal with his employees.

[73:28] Don't insult the intelligence of God. God knows how to deal with his servants. He knows how to deal with his servants. Never join people to attack the church. It's because he has something to hide.

[73:40] That's why. No, no, no. That's okay. Please. Go ahead. Go ahead. But unfortunately. You can never claim. You didn't know. You can never claim. To be forewarned.

[73:51] Is to be forewarned. I don't know why the message went into this direction. But someone's future is being saved. Someone's future is being saved. Live the church life.

[74:02] The church is the modern day act. The church and you. I'm glad to announce to you. I believe when I look at you. You are the modern day knower. You are the modern day knower.

[74:14] You are the knower of your family. You are the knower of your family. You are the knower of UK. You are the knower of your society. You are the knower of your family. From your father's background, you are the knower.

[74:24] and I prophesy over your life that may you begin to operate under the revelation of heaven. That you will not soil your garments. That you will not mess your testimony.

[74:36] The devil will not snatch away your testimony. The devil will not steal your honor. The devil will not steal your opportunities. In the mighty name of Jesus. In the mighty name of Jesus.

[74:49] I pray that may God grant you and touch your eyes with high sounds. And touch your ears to hear. Touch your eyes to see. When he begins to show you.

[75:01] And above all, may he empower you by his spirit. Not by might, not by power, but by my spirit, say the Lord. May he empower you by his spirit to live the church life.

[75:12] To enjoy Christ. To serve in the church. And to care for the people of the church. And to live out the salvation that Christ inside you.

[75:23] That this world will not be able to contaminate you. Amen. I bless you. Amen. In the mighty name of Jesus. Amen. Someone who believes is shouted, Amen. Amen. Amen. If you are not saved, you are not safe.

[75:39] 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.

[75:51] Which 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.

[76:01] Say, Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner. I have sinned against you. I ask you to forgive my sins. Wash me with your blood. Thank you, Lord, for dying on the cross to save me.

[76:14] 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.

[76:25] 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.

[76:36] 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.

[76:50] 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.

[77:04] Thank you for listening. For more resources, please visit carys.org or call us on 0207 740 9960. God bless you.

[77:15] God bless you. Amen. Amen. Father, want to help you become moreimate and God bless you.

[77:31]  Amen.注絡 you