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February 19, 2021
GET OVER YOURSELF
Hold fast to My word. Don’t be discouraged when the enemy fills your field with weeds, thorns and stickers. He has already been defeated. You have the mind of Christ and the Holy Spirit living in you. What more do you need?
GET OVER YOURSELFI know somebody in the Bible who is a world famous harvest burner. You know who that was? Samson. He was a selfish child in a man’s body. Let me show you where he burned a field and it will show you the mentality of Samson.
Samson had a beautiful wife, but he took off and did his own thing. He left the girl alone for such a long time, her family thought he had abandoned her or given her back. One day when Samson is in the neighborhood, and it’s convenient for him, he pulls out the hubby card.
“After a while, in the time of wheat harvest, it happened that Samson visited his wife with a young goat. He said, ‘Let me go in to my wife, into her room.’ But her father would not permit him to go in. Her father said, ‘I really thought that you thoroughly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister better than she? Please, take her instead.’ And Samson said to them, ‘This time I shall be blameless regarding the Philistines if I harm them!’” – Judges 15:1-5
Samson was anything but blameless when he caught three hundred foxes (the guy had superhuman speed), tied torches to their tails and set them loose in the fields. Those scared foxes torched the grain, vineyards, olive groves and all the livestock of an entire town.
Samson was famous for throwing world-class fits. He played the blame-game and nothing was ever his fault. We all know someone like that and it just might be the face in the mirror.
There was also something prophetic about this. A fox represents disobedience – when we’re no longer under divine authority. In the Bible, foxes are seen as heretics, the enemies of God, or false prophets. In other words, he partnered with hell to burn down a field because he was mad.
And there’s the Church. Religious folks will burn down a whole field and everything in it over some ridiculous offense. They will literally partner with hell, and call it righteousness.
Just like that, brother Samson did not have a right mind at all. He is so self-centered. Let me tell you, if there’s ever going to be a harvest, you have to think beyond yourself.
There’s always collateral damage when we burn fields. It costs those around you. And, it is usually the ones you care about the most. Get over yourself. Think of the bigger picture – a harvest for Jesus and blessings for those around you.
FROM MY SERMON SERIES LORD OF THE HARVEST
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JESUS DIGS YOUR SCARS
I was pierced for your transgressions. I was wounded for your sins. But know this: I Am healed because I Am your healing. Give Me your wounds so I can heal them into scars that are beautiful in My sight.
JESUS DIGS YOUR SCARSJesus is not just a King; He’s a warrior King. When you lose battles, He’ll tell you to show Him your scars.
The world will never tell you this, but Jesus will. It’s not shameful for a warrior to lose a battle. It is, however, shameful for a warrior to lose the war.
God Almighty has not called you to win everything. Sometimes you’re not going to be smart enough. Sometimes you’re not going to have enough money. Sometimes you’re going to have all the faith that you need but you’re just not in the right place at the right time and things don’t work.
That doesn’t mean you’re the devil and it doesn’t mean God has abandoned you. So, don’t abandon God. Amen.
All that means is that you lost a battle. And losing a battle isn’t the end of your fight for the better and higher things of God. It doesn’t mean the book is closed on your fight for the salvation of your friend or loved one. I’ve lost that battle many times, and I will tell you, I will continue to demonstrate the Gospel to those people until the war is won.
Remember, you’re not called to be successful in all things. You’re not called to win every battle. Jesus knows you’re going to get your hat handed to you in some of those fights. But just getting out there on the field is a way to bear some fruit. Yes, you are called to bear fruit!
Warriors have scars. Not open wounds that they constantly show people and talk about how the battle almost killed them. Scars are wounds that have healed and you get back to business again. Jesus has scars. He loves scars because they represent a war that He fought against death and darkness and He won. Scars are proof that God heals.
Let’s, you and I, get some battle scars. Let’s go after the lost, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and house the orphan and the widow. Sometimes, we’ll lose the battle, but the fruit we bear is all part of preparing to win the war. Jesus digs your scars!
“From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.” – Galatians 6:17
FROM MY SERMON SERIES I LOVE MY TRIBE
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February 18, 2021
PROBLEMS OR THE PRESENCE?
I have offered you Myself. I come to you as a Father, a Brother, a Comforter – there are so many ways I have given Myself to you. The cross of Calvary was just the beginning. My Presence is forever.
PROBLEMS OR THE PRESENCE?Do not consider anything without considering the presence of God in your life first. You’re just asking for problems when you don’t bring along the presence.
When you go into a situation, where’s the Presence of God within that situation? Did you look before you leaped? Here’s an example:
One of the things I tell people when it comes to their marriage is this: If you want to end up filing for divorce, all you have do is not consider your life without considering your spouse first. Selfishness is the root of most failed marriages.
Want to avoid the pain and problems? Put your spouse first. Don’t let yourself think about your life without first thinking of your spouse and you’ll look up one day and it’ll be your 30th anniversary. That’s what happens when you seek God’s presence in something and selflessness always ushers in His presence.
Exactly the same way, set your heart before the Lord. Set the Lord before you continually as King David said, and decide right here, right now, that you will not consider anything without considering the presence of God in your life in that situation.
You wouldn’t go into battle without a weapon, would you? Well that’s what the manifest presence of God is. It’s a powerful weapon that drives out doubt and darkness because God Himself is Light and Love.
Problems or the Presence? It’s your choice. Choose well.
FROM MY SERMON SERIES FIRST THINGS
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February 16, 2021
FROM WOE TO GO
I call you holy, acceptable and loved. Let no other thought invade your heart. Know I proved My love for you when My Son hung on the cross to shed His blood. This blood has given you right standing with Me.
FROM WOE TO GO!Can you believe God is good in the midst of terrible circumstances? Then you know how to stand. You can’t stand if you don’t know God is good, and you can’t follow if you’re not willing to be led. Finally, you won’t be able to go until you are healed.
Are you willing to entertain the fact that God Almighty is going to be leading you into places you have not been willing to go–painful places? Isaiah was.
“In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.” – Isaiah 6:1-2
And in the midst of this holy place, Isaiah begins to get overwhelmed with how he doesn’t belong in this room. And he says this:
“Woe is me for I am undone…Then flew one of the seraphim unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar.”—Isaiah 6:5-6
What goes on the altar? The blood of the Lord Jesus Christ goes on the altar. So He put a new word in him and it cleansed him. So then Isaiah said,
“Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then said I, “Here am I. Send me!” – Isaiah 6:8
The brother (Isaiah) went from “woe” to “go” because he was healed. So, here’s the dill pickle. The reason so much of the church doesn’t go is because they’re not healed. You have to receive your healing.
The holiness the Lord Jesus has given you is not your holiness–it’s His holiness that you get to call yours. Jesus brags on you, on any little step that you’re willing to take for Him even in the midst of great big messes and it looking crazy. He’s applauding you.
Today, walk in your God-given identity in Christ. You are cleansed and made whole by the blood He shed on the cross for you. Rejoice and be healed!
FROM MY SERMON SERIES UPGRADE
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February 15, 2021
MAMA MIA!
I hear you. I know it seems like I Am not listening–that I Am silent, but I assure you, I Am not. My timing is perfect so learn to wait. If the answer is no, I have something better than what you asked for.
MAMA MIA!Unlike the world, God loves to include women in everything He does and Jesus says moms are very important to the Kingdom. One of His last acts on earth was to take care of His mama.
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother…When Jesus saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home. – John 19:25-27
Mary had a big impact on Jesus. Just like her, moms are supernaturally anointed to make a powerful impact upon their child’s life. The sheer amount of time mama’s spend with their kids is a big part of that.
Another huge role of the mama is to be the healer. That’s why it’s so horrible – even demonic – when a mama is the hurter, when the mama refuses to make things better. That goes against her anointing.
Just like that, mama’s carry influence from season to season that nobody else in the world can carry. Even dad cannot carry it the way a mama can. Why?
Because mamas tend to grow as their children grow. Dads don’t really do that. Now hopefully, dads will grow, but dads are so single-minded, they don’t typically see all the things mom sees. Men are made to be more single-minded. That’s how God Almighty designed men.
That’s why mamas see things daddies don’t see, and they can heal things that daddies cannot heal.
To all you moms out there who feel like your words are falling on deaf ears, if you feel like your children will never get saved and your prayers concerning your kids will never be answered, I tell you God sees you. He hears you and cherishes your prayers. He loves it when you bring healing and influence your kids for the Kingdom.
Jesus loves His mama. He loves you and yours too.
FROM MY SERMON SERIES NEXT OF KIN
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HEAVENLY CELEBRATION
As a Father, I love to give you gifts–especially joy. Remember that joy is separate from happiness which disappears in an instant. But the joy I give is a state of being. Keep your eyes fixed on Mine and you will always feel My joy in your heart.
HEAVENLY CELEBRATIONYou are so important to the Kingdom of Heaven. God’s desire is that you live life to the fullest. Day by day He reveals himself to you, but you only have a small window of time, a short opportunity to actually live out and personify the heart of Jesus toward you.
Jesus says, “Fear not little children. It is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” Listen, He’s a good Dad to you and it is His great delight to bless you. He loves to watch you discover, then walk out the life He has for you.
The things you’ve missed in the past don’t matter anymore because He has unbelievable joy when you decide to walk in the thing He has called you to. The opportunities you’ve passed up don’t have anything on the incredible joy He has over you.
That’s the difference in living an epic life and living a nominal life.
We must decide right now that our lives are important and that we’re not going to live some plain Jane life that doesn’t make a difference. This doesn’t mean we will be celebrated on earth. There are people who live epic lives that the world will never celebrate.
Just because the world does not celebrate you doesn’t mean that heaven doesn’t celebrate you. You might not be a celebrity on earth, but you are celebrated in heaven.
“The LORD your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.” – Zephaniah 3:17
Living an epic life is believing that no matter the circumstances that surround you, you can have joy because you trust that God has everything under His control. The Lord has His hand on you guiding you through thick and thin.
Earthly recognition will fade away, but heaven will never stop rejoicing. Are you living an Epic lifestyle? Are you allowing God to take over even the smallest areas of your life? The wondrous plan He has is waiting for you with unspeakable joy. Take hold and believe it.
FROM MY SERMON SERIES EPIC
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February 13, 2021
FOOLING YOURSELF
Nothing can be hidden from Me. If I saw you at the bar last Saturday, I also saw you in church the next morning. I still love you! Nothing you do will make Me love you any less, but your choices can cause you to love Me more.
FOOLING YOURSELFThe first murder was when Cain killed his brother Able. Cain was jealous because God excepted Able’s offering, but not his.
So, Cain tells God, “God, I brought you my tomatoes, and them are the best-looking tomatoes I’ve ever seen. Able didn’t do nothing but kill an animal. He says he’s saved because You say he’s saved. That ain’t right. I’m better than him. I’m smarter and way more awesome than he is. You should be blessing me.”
How did God respond? He didn’t.
But one day, God asked him, “Cain, why are you mad? If you walk in the right things you’ll be happy, and if you walk in the wrong things you’ll be upset all the time.” Then, Father God says this amazing thing, “If you don’t walk in the things that are right, sin is crouching at your door.” That literally means sin was waiting to pounce on him.
God gave Cain a personal warning and he wouldn’t listen.
One day Cain got so mad at Abel, he killed him. Cain went about his business when God shows up and asks, “Hey Cain, where’s your brother?” God doesn’t ask because He doesn’t know. He asks because He does know.
Cain answered, “Oh, I didn’t know it was my job to watch after my brother.” Cain must have been shaking in his sandals when God responds to his rebellious words:
“…The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.” – Genesis 4:10
What a concept! If we walk in His ways and follow His instructions, we will be blessed and happy. If we don’t, we will be miserable with sin crouching, just waiting to pounce. Cain thought he got away with killing his brother because no one saw him do it.
Just like Cain, we cannot hide anything from an all-knowing God. You would think this knowledge would be enough to get folks on the right path, but it’s not. Like Cain, we create our own ways to God – our own religion based on how we want to approach Him.
How happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways!
You will surely eat what your hands have worked for. You will be happy, and it will go well for you. – Psalm 128:1-2
Look, God’s way is higher and better than ours. Don’t be like Cain, unable to fight off the crouching lion of sin. Take this warning and follow the right path – God’s instructions – because, in the end, you’re only fooling yourself.
FROM MY SERMON SERIES BEGAT
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February 12, 2021
PULL UP A CHAIR
Come in and have a meal with Me. Sit at My table and take your time. We have eternity to share together as family. You are always welcome to share your daily bread for I Am the Bread of Life.
PULL UP A CHAIRDown through the years, the table has become a symbolic picture of family. The people we loved the most sat with us at the table. At the table we’ve shared meals, stories, and dreams. We laughed and cried together. We prayed, invited God to become part of our family, and gave Him thanks for all He’s done for our family.
Honestly, we shouldn’t be surprised that throughout the Bible God has a way of showing up at tables. He is, after all, a Father and what’s a family meal without daddy?
In fact, one of the Biblical symbols for the Kingdom is the table. It’s where life is shared and Father God so wants you to share your heart with Him. The table is that place. It’s there, you are filled time and time again. Him being the “Bread of Life” and His word being our “daily bread” means we literally ingest His word into our deepest being and let it nourish us to the bones.
In short, He is life and the table is the place He chooses to feed that life to us. But know this: the enemy has a table too. While his offerings are always tempting and may taste sweet, there is always a bitter ending to dining with the devil.
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord’s table and of the table of demons. – 1 Corinthians 10:21
Are you getting the picture that tables are places of deep fellowship? Of secrets spoken, dreams unveiled, hope, hurt and healing? That’s what happens at Father God’s table. Pull up a chair. Your Daddy is always waiting for you.
FROM MY SERMON SERIES NEXT OF KIN
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Episode 71 – An OpenDoor Staff Meeting with Darren Stott
Pastor Darren Stott of the Seattle Revival Center brought a word to my staff, this word is for the body of Christ! Listen to this and have your life transformed!
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February 11, 2021
THE TITLE TO YOUR TERRITORY
Never be content with “just enough” of Me. Why settle for a little of My presence, promise and prosperity when I sacrificed all to share My territory with you? Cry out to Me. I will increase you.
THE TITLE TO YOUR TERRITORYThere’s always spiritual warfare over assignment. Your map is all about your assignment – your finances, spouse, kids, church, job, and ministry. Sometimes, your map looks like Jesus Christ rules and reigns over it. Sometimes, there are huge holes where the enemy is ruling and reigning.
I have news for you. That’s the way it’s going to be until Jesus Christ comes back on His white horse. Amen. Until then, God will be happy to increase your territory just like He increased Jabez’s territory. That brother cried out that he wanted more blessing and more responsibility and God said, “Yes!”
Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. – 1 Chronicles 4:10
How can God give you more room in the Kingdom? There is always more land because there are always more tribes who fail to occupy it. Always. There’s always somebody who went to sleep and let the Philistines take over again. They failed their assignment They didn’t take it seriously or made a truce with the enemy instead of going to war.
For the reasons above, Israel would sometimes fail to occupy major geographical locations in the Promised Land. After that, the people would redefine their territory. They would grow up in this little bitty sliver of land not knowing God had meant for them to have so much more.
They didn’t grow up in the truth. They grew up in the failure of what had been passed down to them. But that’s not you and that’s not me. As the people of the Most High God, we need to get serious about leaving a legacy and legacy is all about territory. You can’t leave a legacy if there’s no ground to pass down.
You have to hand something better down to the people behind you instead of handing down more problems. Like Jabez, cry out for more blessing and responsibility in the Kingdom. Get in alignment for your assignment by taking territory for Jesus. Give Him the deed and title to all you do.
FROM MY SERMON SERIES I LOVE MY TRIBE
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