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05-15-2009, 09:58 PM
Hopefully this week, the main thing youve seen is that, just as my brother said, is that God is looking for normal people. The big name preachers cant do it all and they can get people saved and they can do certain things but they cant have the close contact and discipleship that new believers and people that have problems need. So youve got to get involved in peoples lives. Youve got to make yourself available. It may mean getting your hands dirty sometimes. It may mean the back floor board of your car may have puke in it. You know when you try to help a drunk that wants help, but you know, falls back under drink and you have to go pick him up at the bar and bring him out and work with him. Weve got to work with people. Weve got to help them. Weve got to separate them from their sin. But to do that we need to make sure we are right with God. We need to make sure we have the baptism of the Spirit that gives us the power to set people free. We need to make sure we are living a life of holiness before God. So that the devil when he does show up, we can say, devil, youve got nothing in me. You got no draws, no strings. You got no rights to me. You got nothing in here, so back off. Then you can speak, see, when you know then the devil has nothing on you, you can speak boldly. The bible says the righteous are as bold as a lion. You are made righteous of the blood of Jesus. So its time to be bold. You say I need boldness, will you pray for boldness? We can, but honestly the way for boldness is very simple. You are as bold as you are sure of what you are saying. If you are not bold, its because youre not sure. If someone asks you your name, you wouldnt hesitate. You would say your name and if they said no, that aint your name, your name is Bill. Theyd look at you like, youre crazy. They might take it for a few minutes and kind of laugh, but after a bit they are going to go, alright, enough playing, my name is this, heres my drivers license and theyre going to get mad. And they are going to get stronger and more forceful; they are not going to back off. So, and the reason they are so strong and forceful is because they are absolutely sure that they are right. So what you need to do if you are not bold, its because youre not sure youre right. David Crockett use to say make sure youre right, then go ahead. So we need to know that we are right. I can tell you that there is no other God that answers when you pray to them, OTHER than the Name of Jesus. Jesus is the only God thats alive. Hes the only one that came and died for you and rose again and He is above EVERY other thing and Budda will bow his knee to Jesus. Mohammad is going to bow his knee to Jesus. And so we need to be as sure and as bold as they are. Now, I just wanted to share these few things and I want to pray for you, but above everything else, if youve been in the seminar this week, I can tell you just as I told you the very first day. I taught you no theory. Everything we taught was what we have lived and done. We can verify it through scripture. So all Im saying, I am not telling you to take my word for it. Take the tapes, take whatever you need to do, study it. Prove it to yourself. When I quote a scripture, go there, read it for yourself. Make sure Im not misquoting it and make sure its in context. Go in and study it and get sure, and as you get sure your boldness will rise, your faith will rise, your activity will rise and you will act yourself into believing, faster than you will believe yourself into acting. Amen? Lets all, well I was going to say bow our heads and close our eyes, but we dont necessarily have to do that. Is there anybody here that is not right with God? That can be all the way from not born again, not knowing Jesus, never give your life to Jesus or backslid or just not living what you know you ought to live. Is there anybody like that? You say I want everybody to bow their heads and I say no, Jesus hung publicly on a cross; you need to confess Him publicly. And if you cant do that in here, with people that are for you, you are not going to confess Him out there when they are against you. So is there anybody that needs to get right with God? Now listen carefully, by not raising your hand, by not signifying, that you are not right with God, what you are saying is, I am with God where I need to be. All right now I am not trying to get this alter full, all I am saying is, we are not getting emotional, you know this isnt a photo op. I am not saying everybody is perfect, I am not saying you couldnt be better, I am just saying is there anything between you and God right now that shouldnt be there? Then do this with me, pray this out loud everybody because we all have places we can grow in right? So everybody repeat this with me, and those of you that raised your hand, this is especially for you, right? When we get done there is going to be a change in your life. This isnt just words, this is an activation of the Spirit of God in your life and you are going to give Him permission to change you. Amen? Right, so, lets pray. Father in Jesus Name, right now I recognize what has been between you and I, and I recognize I am not where I could be.