ACTS CHAPTER 1
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Don’t Abort The Mission!
WE ARE STARTING A NEW SERIES ON THE BOOK OF ACTS
THE BOOK OF ACTS IF YOU ALLOW IT TO
WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE
IT’S THE FIRST BOOK AFTER THE GOSPELS IN THE BIBLE
ACTS IS THE STORY AND HISTORY IF YOU WILL
ABOUT HOW THE CHURCH BEGAN
SOME OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS BUT WE ARE A PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
WE GET OUR PENTECOSTAL ROOTS AND THE WAY WE DO THINGS
FROM THE BOOK OF ACTS
ACTS IS A VERY IMPORTANT BOOK BECAUSE.....
IT TALKS ABOUT THE PERIOD IN TIME WHEN
THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS INTRODUCED TO THE DISCIPLES AND TO THE WORLD FOR THAT MATTER.
WE SEE THAT JESUS ASCENDS INTO HEAVEN...
BUT BEFORE HE DOES, HE GIVES THE DISCIPLES
A MISSION TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE WORLD
BUT HE TELLS THEM TO WAIT FOR THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO COME FIRST
THE BOOK OF ACTS IS ALL ABOUT THE EMPOWERMENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ON THE EARLY CHURCH AND HOW IT
REVITALIZED THE WORLD
CHANGED JERUSALEM
TURNED CITIES AND COUNTRIES UPSIDE DOWN
THIS IS HOW CHRISTIANITY SPREAD
I REALLY FEEL IN MY HEART THAT GOD WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU AND I
THE THINGS THAT THEY WALKED THROUGH
ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE FACING RIGHT NOW
WE NEED TRUTH, WE NEED GRACE, WE NEED WISDOM
WE NEED THE EMPOWERMENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
WE ARE LIVING IN A TIME WHERE
OUR WORLD IS CONFUSED
THERE IS WARS AND RUMORS OF WARS
......THERE IS A SPIRIT OF CONFUSION IN OUR SOCIETY.....
THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE BOOK OF ACTS INTERRUPTED ALL THE CONFUSION IN THE WORLD AND...
IT BROUGHT TRUTH
IT BROUGHT THE HOPE OF JESUS CHRIST
AND THEY WERE EMPOWERED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
LUKE WAS THE AUTHOR OF ACTS
HE WASN'T ONE OF THE DISCIPLES THAT WALKED WITH JESUS BUT,
HE WAS ONE WHO CAME LATER ON
AND HE HEARD ABOUT ALL THESE STORIES
AND HE STARTED WRITING
HE WROTE... OF COURSE THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
AND THE BOOK OF ACTS
HE WROTE TO THIS YOUNG BELIEVER, THEOPHILUS
HE SAID....
Acts 1:1–11 (NIV)
1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
HE SHOWED UP TO PETER ON THE BEACH AND HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM
AND TOLD HIM TO “FEED MY SHEEP”
MULTIPLE TIMES HE SHOWED UP THE DISCIPLES AFTER HIS DEATH TO PROVE THAT HE WAS ALIVE
ONE TIME HE SHOWED UP TO TWO GUYS ON THE ROAD TO EMAUS
TWO GUYS WERE WALKING TOWARD JERUSALEM AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN
AND HOW THEY DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO MAKE SINCE OF WHAT THEY JUST EXPERIENCED AS THEY WATCH JESUS CRUCIFIED
HOW MANY OF YOU CAN RELATE TO THAT?
WHERE YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF WHAT YOU JUST EXPERIENCED
4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them (THE DISCIPLES), he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.
I WANT TO STOP RIGHT HERE...
THE FACT THAT HE WOULD SAY THESE WORDS MEANT...
THAT THEY WANTED TO LEAVE
THEY WANTED TO LEAVE BECAUSE....
THEY HAD BEEN HURT IN JERUSALEM
THEY HAD EXPERIENCED THE MOST PAIN IN JERUSALEM
THEY HAD GOOD TIMES IN GALILEE
THEY HAD GOOD TIMES IN NAZARETH
THEY HAD GOOD TIMES IN JERICHO
BUT JERUSALEM.....THIS WAS THE PLACE THAT HEY HAD EXPERIENCED THEIR GREATEST LET DOWN
THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE THEY WATCHED THEIR LORD DIE ON A CROSS
THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE THEY THEMSELVES BETRAYED HIM
SO IT’S NOT JUST WHERE THEY EXPERIENCED THEIR BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT BUT,
IT’S WHERE THEY EXPERIENCED THEIR BIGGEST SHAME
JESUS SAID I WANT YOU TO STAY IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU’VE EXPERIENCED THE MOST PAIN BECAUSE....
WHERE THE DEVIL HAS TRIED TO STRIKE YOU THE HARDEST
I AM ABOUT TO BRING A BLOW TO THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS LIKE NEVER BEFORE
WHERE THE DEVIL TRIED TO STOP YOU
I’M GONNA LAUNCH YOU
WHERE THE DEVIL THOUGHT HE HAD THIS MOVEMENT
AND HE WAS GONNA CONTAIN IT
I’M ABOUT TO MAKE IT EXPLODE
DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN A POISONOUS SNAKE BITES YOU
THE CURE FROM THAT VENOM COMES FROM THE VENOM INSIDE THE SNAKE
ANTI-VENOM COMES FROM THE VENOM
EBOLA IS CURED FROM EBOLA
IN THE SAME WAY, JERUSALEM WAS LIKE A POISONOUS ATTACK AGAINST THE DISCIPLES.
HE SAID, “I KNOW THAT IT PAINS YOU TO STAY HERE AND
I KNOW THAT NOTHING GOOD SEEMS TO COMES FROM THIS PLACE”
BUT STAY HERE AND WAIT....WAIT AND SEE BECAUSE...
WHAT MAY SEEM LIKE A PLACE OF DARKNESS TO YOU RIGHT NOW
THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL COME AND LIGHT WILL INVADE AND OVERCOME THE SPIRIT OF DARKNESS
OH COME ON SOMEBODY, I’M SPEAKING TO SOMEBODY THIS MORNING
STAY WHERE YOU ARE AND TRUST GOD
WAIT ON THE HOLY SPIRIT
DON’T LEAVE JERUSALEM
CHURCH.....
DON’T LEAVE WHERE YOU ARE TOO QUICKLY
DON’T GIVE UP JUST BECAUSE IT’S DARK
WAIT.....THE HOLY SPIRIT IS COMING AND YOUR WORLD IS ABOUT TO CHANGE
JERUSALEM HAD A SPIRIT OF RELIGION...
IT WAS A PLACE WHERE WHAT YOU DID FOR GOD WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO HIM
JESUS WAS TELLING THEM TO WAIT BECAUSE....
WE’RE ABOUT TO BREAK THE SPIRIT OF RELIGION OFF THIS CITY
THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL COME AND RESTORE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FATHER
HE SAID “DON’T LEAVE JERUSALEM”
STAY IN THE MISSION THAT GOD HAS CALLED YOU INTO
STAY UNTIL YOU SEE A BREAKTHROUGH
THE PROBLEM IS WE GIVE UP TO QUICKLY...
WE LOOK FOR AN EASIER WAY OF LIFE
WE LOOK FOR A PLACE THAT'S MORE COMFORTABLE
A PLACE THAT MAKES US FEEL BETTER ABOUT OURSELVES
IN DOING THIS....WE GIVE UP TO QUICKLY ON THE MISSION THAT WE ARE ON.
(GIVE EXAMPLE OF BEING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC…AND LOOKING FOR A FASTER LANE)
PEOPLE BECOME SUPER TERRITORIAL IN THEIR LANES
I FEEL LIKE THE HOLY SPIRIT IS SAYING....
STAY IN THE LANE THAT I’VE CALLED YOU TO RUN IN
BECAUSE THEIR IS POWER COMING
DON’T GET YOUR EYES OFF YOUR MISSION
STAY IN THE MISSION THAT GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO
STAY IN THE MARRIAGE THAT GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO
STAY IN THE MINISTRY GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO
STAY IN THE UPPER ROOM OF PRAYER
JESUS WAS SAYING,
DON’T YOU LEAVE JERUSALEM, FROM A PLACE OF HURT
THIS IS WHERE YOUR HEALING IS GOING TO HAPPEN
AND NOT JUST HEALING FOR YOU BUT
IT’S GONNA SPREAD LIKE WILD FIRE
TO JERUSALEM, JUDEA AND SAMARIA AND THE END OF THE EARTH
WHEREVER YOU EXPERIENCED YOUR LET DOWN, IS THE SAME PLACE YOUR GOING TO EXPERIENCE YOUR BREAKTHROUGH.
LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBOR AND TELL THEM....WAIT
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE AVERAGE HUMAN BEING SPENDS...
14 YEARS OF THEIR LIFE WAITING
SOME OF YOU THIS WEEK SPENT HOURS WAITING IN TRAFFIC
WAITING IN LINE AT A GROCERY STORE
WAITING ON THE PHONE FOR SOMEBODY TO ANSWER AND THEY JUST PUT YOU ON HOLD
HOW YOU WAIT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT YOUR WAITING FOR!
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WAITING ACTIVELY
AND WAITING PASSIVELY
JESUS DIDN’T TELL THEM TO WAIT WITH A BAD ATTITUDE
NO, HE’S SAYING WAIT WITH A FERVENT SPIRIT
WAIT WITH AN EXPECTANCY
WAIT....
NOT WITH A LAZY SPIRIT BUT,
WITH AN ACTIVE SPIRIT
English Standard Version (Chapter 40)
31 but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength;they shall mount up with wings like eagles;they shall run and not be weary;they shall walk and not faint
ISAIAH IS TELLING US HERE
WE NEED TO ACTIVELY WAIT IN ORDER FOR US TO RECEIVE THE BLESSINGS OF GOD
YOU WANT ANSWERS…PRAY
YOU WANT DIRECTION… PRAY
YOU WANT STRENGTH TO OVERCOME.....PRAY
THEY PRAYED IN THE UPPER ROOM THAT DAY.....
YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE ABOUT ACTS???
THESE WERE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WERE NOT EXTRAORDINARY IN THE EYES OF OTHERS
THEY DIDN’T HAVE GRADUATE DEGREES FORM THE TEMPLE UNIVERSITIES IN ISRAEL
THEY WERE’NT FROM BIG FAMILIES WITH A LOT OF MONEY
THESE WERE FISHERMAN
THESE WERE GUYS WHO CUT OTHER DUDES EARS OFF
THESE WERE MESSED UP PEOPLE
PASTOR CHRIS....NOW HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE...THESE WERE REALLY GOOD PEOPLE
NO, THEY WERE JUST SAVED BY THE GRACE OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGH THE EMPOWERMENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
DON’T TRY TO POLISH THE DISCIPLES
BECAUSE THEN YOU ELIMINATE GOD USING...
BROKEN PEOPLE WITH ISSUES
HOW MANY OF YOU ARE THANKFUL THAT GOD USES BROKEN PEOPLE WITH ISSUES?
I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YA’LL BUT THIS IS FOR ME
HOW MANY OF YOU IN HERE HAVE SOME ISSUES
I AM BROKEN, WE ARE BROKEN PEOPLE IN NEED OF JESUS
THANK GOD HE CAN STILL USE ME TO ACCOMPLISH HIS PLAN.
CHURCH WE NEED THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
I AM READY FOR A MOVE OF HIS POWER LIKE IT WAS IN THE BOOK OF ACTS
SIGNS AND WONDERS AND MIRACLES
PEOPLE BEING FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AGAIN
PEOPLE BEING EMPOWERED BY THE SPIRIT TO OVERCOME DARKNESS IN A CITY, STATE
OH COME ON SOMEBODY,
I KNOW THAT CALIFORNIA IS NOT A GREAT PLACE FOR CHRISTIANS TO LIVE RIGHT NOW
BUT I AM TELLING YOU THAT WITH THE HELP AND POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD THAT INDWELLS THE LIVES OF GODS CHILDREN
WE CAN DESTROY THE DARKNESS IN THIS STATE
THE SPIRIT OF SEXUAL CONFUSION AND SEXUAL SIN IS RAMPANT BUT THE HOLY SPIRIT BRINGS THE POWER TO CHANGE
THERE IS SUCH A SPIRIT OF CONFUSION IN OUR WORLD RIGHT NOW
WE ARE LIVING IN THE DAYS OF NOAH, RIGHT NOW
THE WAYS OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH IS MAKING IT’S WAY BACK INTO THE EARTH
1 Corinthians 14:33 (NIV)
33 For God is not a God of CONFUSION but of peace—as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people.
NOT JUST CONFUSION BUT,
A COWARDS SPIRIT WITHIN THE CHURCH
NO ONE WANTS TO STAND UP FOR TRUTH
FOR FEAR OF CAUSING OFFENSE
DO YOU KNOW WHAT CHANGES THIS???
THE EMPOWERMENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
HE GIVES US THE TOOLS WE NEED TO SPEAK TRUTH INTO DARKNESS
GOD IS LOOKING FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO WILL BE WILLING TO BE OBEDIENT BY SPEAKING TRUTH
YOUR JOB AS CHRISTIANS IS TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL AND SPEAK THE TRUTH OF GOD’S WORD IN LOVE.
YEAH BUT PASTOR CHRIS, THEY WON’T LISTEN TO ME
I TRY TO TELL THEM THE TRUTH AND THEY DON’T CHANGE
THE HOLY SPIRIT STRENGTHENS YOU TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED.
TRUST HIM
BE OBEDIENT AND THEN TRUST HIM
Matthew 11:28, 30 (NIV)
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
IF YOUR BURDEN IS HEAVY
ITS NOT FROM GOD
A HEAVY BURDEN IS YOU TRYING TO CARRY THE BURDEN BY YOUR OWN STRENGTH....
IT WILL WEAR YOU OUT
YOU WILL LIVE YOUR LIFE TIRED AND WEARY
I AM HAVING TO LEARN AS YOUR PASTOR THAT I CAN NOT CONTROL THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE
ALL I CAN DO IS GIVE YOU THE TRUTH
WHAT YOU DO WITH IT IS BETWEEN YOU AND GOD
IT’S HARD....
THE SAME WAY IT’S HARD TO WATCH YOUR KIDS MAKE MISTAKES...
YOU WANT TO DO IT FOR THEM SO THEY DON’T FALL OR GET HURT BUT,
YOU CAN’T ALWAYS MAKE THEIR DECISIONS FOR THEM....YOU CAN TEACH THEM AND LEAD THEM
BUT EVENTUALLY YOU HAVE TO STEP BACK AND TRUST GOD
THERE ARE SOME BURDENS THAT WE WEREN’T CREATED TO CARRY.
(CARRYING THE PULPIT TO PREACH FOR EXAMPLE)
ME TRYING TO CARRY THIS PULPIT IS RIDICULOUS
I WASN’T CALLED TO CARRY THIS BURDEN OF THIS PULPIT AROUND
I WAS ONLY CALLED TO BE OBEDIENT
(GET A MAN TO COME HELP CARRY THE PULPIT)
THE BURDEN OF SPEAKING THE TRUTH AND
THE BURDEN OF PEOPLE ACCEPTING AND LIVING THE TRUTH
ARE VASTLY DIFFERENT
GOD HAS CALLED ME TO CARRY THIS (THE MIC) BURDEN RIGHT HERE
PREACHING, TEACHING, PRAYING AND DISCIPLESHIP
THIS BURDEN IS LIGHT
WHEN I’M FOCUSED ON JUST BEING OBEDIENT
I’M NOT IN CHARGE OF THE OUTCOMES OF PEOPLES DECISIONS
I HAVE BEEN CARRYING THE BURDEN OF OTHER PEOPLES DECISIONS LIKE IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY
I FEEL THE HOLY SPIRIT TELLING ME
LET IT GO....YOU CAN’T CONTROL THE DECISION OF OTHER PEOPLE FORGIVENESS
THAT’S TOO HEAVY OF A RESPONSIBILITY
I CAN NOT SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE TRYING TO CONTROL OTHER PEOPLES DECISIONS
I WAS NOT CREATED TO CARRY THIS BURDEN
MY BURDEN IS OBEDIENCE
1 Corinthians 3:7 (NIV)
7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who brings the increase.
JUST BE OBEDIENT.....
.................WORSHIP TEAM COME.......................
Acts 1:6–7 (NIV)
6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
SOME OF YOU ARE TRYING TO CONTROL THE OUTCOME OF TIME
WHEN YOU GET MARRIED
WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR FIRST KID
WHEN YOU GET A PROMOTION
JESUS IS SAYING....DON’T GET FOCUSED ON THE TIMING OF THINGS
JUST FOCUS ON PREPARING YOUR HEART FOR WHAT GOD WANTS TO DO
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
I WAS WATCHING A MOVIE LAST NIGHT
IN THIS MOVIE...
IT SHOWED THE PILOT OF A COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE
AND THIS WEATHER WAS SO BAD, I MEAN IT WAS STORMING LIKE CRAZY
AND IT SHOWS THIS PILOT TAKING OFF AND AS HE ASCENDS INTO THE SKY
THE PLANE IT BEING THROWN AROUND DUE TO TURBULENCE FROM THE STORM
AND HE’S CLIMBING TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE STORM
AND AT ONE POINT HE STARTS TO DESCEND ON PURPOSE
THE CO-PILOT LOOKS AT HIM AND IS FREAKING OUT
HE SAYS “WHAT ARE YOU DOING, WHY ARE YOU DESCENDING?”
THE PILOT LOOKING DOWN AT THE AIR NAVIGATION SCREEN AND SAYS...
“YOU SEE THIS DARK SPOT RIGHT HERE? IT’S A POCKET OF SMOOTH CLEAR SKY
I’M HEADED TO THAT”
THEY FINALLY MADE IT TO THAT AREA WHERE IT SEEMED LIKE THE STORM WAS GONE
BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES, HE BEGAN TO ASCEND AGAIN THROUGH THE STORM
AND HE SAID “IN ORDER FOR US TO GET OUT OF THE STORM WE ARE GONNA HAVE TO GO HIGHER”
AND AS YOUR WATCHING THE MOVIE, YOU CAN SEE THIS VERY SMALL GLIMPSE OF LIGHT AND SUN SHINNING THROUGH THE STORM
AND AFTER SOME MORE TURBULENCE, HE FINALLY BREAKS THROUGH THE STORM AND LEVELS OUT FOR A SMOOTH FLIGHT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME.
YOU SEE A GOOD PILOT HAS FLOWN THROUGH SOME STORMS BEFORE
A CAME ACROSS THIS PAINTING ON THE INTERNET AND IT SAID
A SMOOTH SEA NEVER MADE A SKILLFUL SAILOR
THE PICTURE WAS OF A SHIP SAILING THROUGH A STORM
GOOD PILOTS AND GOOD SEA CAPTAINS
DON’T HAVE THEIR EAR TO EVERY OTHER PERSONS OPINION
BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE ON THE PLANE IS GONNA HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION
OH COME ON....
EVERYONE RIGHT NOW HAS A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
THE WORLD IS NOT SHORT OF OPINIONS BUT,
A GOOD CAPTAIN IS NOT FOCUSED ON THAT
HE’S FOCUSED ON HIS MISSION
HE TRUST THE INSTRUMENTS
HE TRUSTS HIS TRAINING
HE TRUSTS THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE HIM
THOSE WHO HAVE WEATHERED THE STORMS
GOD IS SPEAKING TO US TODAY AND I BELIEVE HE’S SAYING
COME UP HIGHER (EXPOUND)
Acts 1:10–11 (NIV)
10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky?
STOP FOCUSING ON WHATS GONE
STOP FOCUSING ON WHATS MISSING
STOP FOCUSING ON THE WAY THINGS WERE
THE WAY THINGS USED TO BE
GET YOUR FOCUS BACK ON THE MISSION THAT I’VE CALLED YOU TO.
STAY IN YOUR LANE
DO NOT ABORT WHAT GOD IS TRYING TO BIRTH INSIDE OF YOU
TRUST GOD
....................STAND TO YOUR FEET...................
Acts 1:12–14 (NIV)
12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk from the city. 13 When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. 14 They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
PRAYER IS THE KEY
THE MIRACLE THEY WERE WAITING FOR ALL THIS TIME
WAS ALREADY IN THE HOUSE
THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS ALREADY IN THE HOUSE
THE ANSWER TO THEIR QUESTIONS WAS ALREADY IN THE HOUSE
SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING ON SOMETHING TO HAPPEN FOR ALONG TIME
IT’S ALREADY IN THE HOUSE
SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING ON A MIRACLE OF HEALING
IT’S ALREADY IN THE HOUSE
SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AND ANSWER TO PRAYERS
IT’S ALREADY IN THE HOUSE
STOP LOOKING AT THE STORM THROUGH THE EYES OF MAN
TRUST THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL EMPOWER YOU TO OVERCOME
TRUST THAT GOD HAS THE ANSWER ALREADY PLANNED OUT FOR YOU
THERE WAS A MAN BY THE NAME OF SAUL OF TARSUS
HE WAS A BAD DUDE
HATED AND KILLED CHRISTIANS
BUT GOD HAD DIFFERENT PLANS FOR SAUL
HE WOULD CHANGE HIS NAME TO PAUL AND USE HIM TO BRING CITIES TO JESUS CHRIST
THE HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERED PAUL TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL AND USHER THE EARLY CHURCH INTO EXPERIENCE THE LIFE CHANGING POWER OF JESUS CHRIST
STOP LOOKING AT PEOPLE AND SITUATIONS AND JUDGING THEM THROUGH THE EYES OF MAN
BE OBEDIENT AND TRUST GODS PLAN
SOME OF YOU ARE AT AN INTERSECTION OF FEAR OR FAITH
SOME OF YOU ARE AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE YOUR TRYING TO DECIDE
IF YOUR GONNA DO IT YOUR WAY OR GOD’S WAY
AND GOD IS SAYING LEAN INTO OBEDIENCE
THE OUTCOME IS NOT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
OBEDIENCE IS.
COME ON IF THAT’S YOU THIS MORNING
COME AND LET US PRAY WITH YOU
SOME OF YOU NEED TO LET IT GO
YOU’VE BEEN TRYING TO CONTROL AND OUTCOME
GOD IS TELLING YOU THIS MORNING.......LET IT GO
HE’S SAYING I GOT THIS
THIS BURDEN IS TO HEAVY FOR YOU TO BARE