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Our heart posture has to submit to when we pray.

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We have to need Him.

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We have to be dependent on Him.

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Humility equals your dependence on God.

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You have to really need Him.

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I mean, really, really need Him.

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Jesus said, apart from me, you can do nothing.

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Most people interpret that as apart from me,

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you can do something.

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But prayer that works comes to God,

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oh Lord, apart from you, I can do nothing.

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Welcome to the City Light Church podcast.

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Thanks for joining us today,

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as we look into God's Word

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and discover the hope and truth that He has for us.

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If you want to connect with City Light Church,

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feel free to visit us at citylightnyc.com

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that's citylightnyc.com.

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Pastor Boyan Jansik and his team

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believe that the power of the Holy Spirit

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is already working in our hearts and minds.

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As you listen to today's teaching,

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remember that you are deeply loved by God,

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that you are surrounded by His grace

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and that He has a real hope and a future for you.

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We'll turn to somebody, welcome them to City Light Church.

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We're so glad you're here.

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We welcome you.

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Those of you joining us online.

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We're glad you're with us.

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Thank you, Lord.

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Thank you, Jesus.

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We had a baby dedication in the first service as well.

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So that's quite a number of babies that we've dedicated today.

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I made the Lord increase that.

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More and more.

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Supposedly people aren't having enough children.

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We're trying to do our part in Jesus' name.

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So get married and have kids.

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Amen.

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I mean, I would say more,

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it was more complicated than that,

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but get married and have kids.

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Hallelujah.

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If you're wondering,

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well, how do I begin the first process?

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I'm believing God for a spouse.

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You came to the right service.

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Because we're going to be talking about the power of prayer.

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Amen.

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And how to get results to prayer.

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How to have effective prayer.

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And that's important,

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because not all prayers are the same.

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And if you don't understand the concept of prayer,

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you're not going to have prayer that brings results.

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And it's okay to want results.

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It's okay to want prayer that gets answered.

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Amen.

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And it's okay to notice that some people's prayers never get answered.

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Okay.

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You know, you can think these things and not be judgmental.

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And not be harsh.

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And not get any leadist attitude.

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Not become arrogant or smug.

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But you can still notice things.

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Sometimes I feel that in an effort to be compassionate and loving,

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Christians throw all judgment out the window.

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And you're all judges.

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I mean, you made a judgment what time to leave your house,

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so you could be here on time.

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At every red light, I made a judgment.

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Mmm, I'm going to stop here.

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I don't want to take it.

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Right?

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You're hungry.

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You make a judgment.

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You judge that you're going to eat.

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And so I remember as a young Christian,

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very early on in my Christianity,

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I would notice that some people,

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their lives just never changed.

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You could tell after talking with them,

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wow, your life has been the same for 20 years.

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You're like the Lord.

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You change not.

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Except the Lord.

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The Lord is okay for changing not,

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because he's perfect already.

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But you need help,

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but nothing ever changes.

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Yeah, you're always praying.

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You always talk about,

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I'll pray for you, and I'm praying,

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and you're at every prayer meeting.

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So I think it's safe to say,

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you may be doing something wrong.

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You know, it's okay to say,

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you're a soup,

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but your soup needs a dash of cayenne.

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You're not seasoned right.

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You might need a few extra ingredients

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in order to work as a soup.

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Amen.

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And so when I first became a Christian,

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prayer was this abstract concept.

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Most people are terrified of praying.

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I was, to actually speak to God,

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my maker, my creator,

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from my heart.

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You ever talk to somebody and say,

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let's pray and they,

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they get terrified?

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They don't, you know what I'm talking about?

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You know, maybe you should ask a few of your friends,

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will you pray with me?

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They start trembling.

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Well, what do I say?

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I mean, if it's not pre-written,

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everybody gets nervous.

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And I was nervous.

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I asked a person who led me to the Lord,

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what is, how do I,

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I knew I wasn't,

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I wasn't comfortable praying.

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And he said something that got me off to a good start.

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He said,

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praying is like picking up the telephone

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and talking to your best friend.

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That helped me a lot.

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The idea that God now loves me and calls me a friend

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that I can speak freely to him,

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that helped me find him more approachable,

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that I didn't have to be terrified of him,

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that he actually welcomed me into prayer,

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that got me off to a good start.

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But a couple of years after that,

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as I began to seek the Lord,

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and I was called into ministry,

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I was in my late teens,

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I'm called into ministry,

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and I would endeavor to spend time in prayer.

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I fought to myself,

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and even to the Lord, I expressed,

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I want you to take me deeper in prayer.

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I want to understand the principles that govern prayer.

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Because sometimes I can just tell in my spirit,

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I'm hitting bulls eye in prayer,

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and other times I would just sense,

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I'm off here.

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And how do I learn how to pray better?

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And thankfully, we don't have to just throw darts in the dark,

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but God gave us a manual.

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He gave us his word that has much to say on the topic of prayer,

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and if we abide by the principles that God shows us in His word,

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our prayer will be effective. Amen.

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And I want every single one of you to be effective,

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not to be forgiven here.

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I know I can come across harsh.

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Sometimes I say just to wake you up,

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and for you to maybe collectively sigh or relief.

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But you don't want to be 80 years old in a church,

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attending every prayer meeting and still being a prayer babbler.

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Just to pray and pray and pray.

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Nothing happens, nothing changes.

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You're celebrating the one answer you got back in 1962,

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and a Christian's life should be dynamic,

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and should be filled with the glory of God,

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and prayers should be getting answered. Amen.

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That's effective prayer.

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Look at James, chapter 5, verses 16 and 17,

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that's an insight into prayer,

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and what prayer should look like.

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The people I have in my life,

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when they tell me they're praying for me, I get excited,

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because I know their prayers work.

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I know they know how to touch heaven.

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If you don't get excited when someone says I'm praying for you,

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it might mean that you've discerned that their prayers aren't that effective.

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Maybe you're judging them based out of what you're experiencing,

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that your own prayers aren't that effective.

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You know, when someone says I'm praying for you,

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it's like good luck with that.

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It shouldn't be that way.

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I know there's a half a dozen men in my life,

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when they tell me they're praying for me, it's happening.

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My wife is praying for me, my mother is praying for me.

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Stuff is happening.

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Amen. If I'm going through something difficult,

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and the past, especially before I met Emily,

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my mom would text me and say,

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I'm terrible praying for you this morning.

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I know what that meant.

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She'll start praying off in English,

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and very quickly run out of things to say in English,

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and then she kicks in into five gear and tongues. Amen.

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Confess your trespasses to one another.

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I do that a lot when I'm preaching to you.

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And pray for one another that you may be healed.

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The effective, the prayer that gets results,

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red hot, fervent.

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That's what it means.

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Red hot, fiery, passionate prayer of a righteous man

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avails much. What does it avails much mean?

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It means it gets the job done.

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It works.

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God gave us this gift to communicate with him,

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to ask of him, and it should make a difference in our lives.

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We should not have a powerless Christianity.

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Our Christianity is filled with power,

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with our connection to the creator of the universe,

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and through prayer, we're invited to change our surroundings.

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Are you hearing me, church?

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You're invited to co-create with God.

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Yes, I said co-create.

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You see it right in the book of Genesis,

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right in the beginning of creation,

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when God invites Adam to name the animals.

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It doesn't mean that Adam then went to Tiger's name as Harry,

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the elephant's name as Bob,

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and that wall rest over there I'm going to call Gary.

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To name the animals means that he now imparted the nature

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and the purpose and the destiny of that animal.

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That's what name means.

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When Adam said you are a lion,

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he was co-creating with God.

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What was a lion then?

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It was just something,

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but when Adam said a lion,

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it was your king of the jungle,

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your carnivorous,

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you have a roar,

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you live in a pride with an ant.

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He said you're an ant,

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not Jeffrey the ant,

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because Jeffrey is a better name for a giraffe.

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No, he said you're an ant.

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You can live 50 times your body weight.

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You live in a colony,

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you're a hard worker.

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He was co-creating with God,

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and when you pray,

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you actually are now receiving God's invitation

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to co-create with Him.

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What does God want to create?

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It wants to create your life.

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It wants you to be a part of it.

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It should be powerful,

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and it should work, amen.

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But some of us,

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we just need a few dashes

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of other ingredients.

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If you're frustrated in your prayer life,

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get ready for some holy ghost,

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bam, cayenne,

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to kick it up a notch.

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Maybe some salt,

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some pepper,

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some of us need a little turmeric.

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But we need some specific ingredients

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to make our prayers work.

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Hallelujah.

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Ephesians 6-18.

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Understanding prayer.

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Prayer.

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Pray at all times.

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On every occasion,

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in every season,

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in the spirit,

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and here, here,

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it gets very telling,

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with all manner of prayer,

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and in treaty.

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there's different kinds of prayers.

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Now, this really helped me

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when I first found this out.

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I would just think all prayer is prayer.

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And all principles

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can be applied to all prayer.

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But it's not so.

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There are different kinds of prayer.

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See, prayer is a giant umbrella term.

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could be worship.

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That's a type of prayer.

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If prayers just defined as communicating with God,

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worship would fall under that umbrella of prayer.

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Praying in tongues would fall under that umbrella of prayer.

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Asking God for stuff

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is the prayer of petition,

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your petitioning for something you need.

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That's a type of prayer

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with its own specific principles.

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Praying for someone else.

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That's an intercessory prayer

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that's under the umbrella of prayer.

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Another kind of prayer

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you saw in the Garden of Gethsemane

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is Jesus praying the prayer

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of dedication and consecration,

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where He ends that prayer

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with nevertheless not my will,

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but yours be done.

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Amen.

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I had to pray that prayer this week.

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I was really tempted to move to Florida.

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My parents already have a place

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on the water I was thinking

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we're at the place right now

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when we get a nice,

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look at sunset views and all.

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But I pray the prayer of consecration,

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like Jesus.

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Not my will,

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but yours be done.

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Lord, and you've called me to New York City

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and this is where my home is.

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And, ooh, I had to recalibrate.

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Hallelujah.

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But you see people slap.

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They slap on Jesus' words,

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not my will, but yours be done

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to the end of every prayer.

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How many of you don't raise?

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You're not going to answer anyway.

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But when people get nervous

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or awkward in prayer,

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you know,

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they're praying, let's say, for their job,

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for a spouse,

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and they're praying,

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and then right as they're praying,

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Satan introduces doubt,

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makes them feel like they're in worthy,

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whatever the doubt may be,

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and then they start squirming

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and then they go,

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well, nevertheless, not my will,

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but yours be done.

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You just canceled out your whole prayer.

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You weren't dedicating and consecrating yourself

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to a particular course.

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So, you can't just put,

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at the end of every prayer,

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and not my will,

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but yours be done.

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You're supposed to know what his will is

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when you ask for something.

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Amen. Well, how do I know his will?

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His word is his will.

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You have to find scripture

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that covers what you're asking for,

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and when you see it in his word,

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then you have confidence, amen.

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Hallelujah.

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For example, a man,

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wants to get married,

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doesn't say,

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Jeffrey is going to find Susan

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in the scriptures.

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You can't stand that.

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But you see in the scriptures,

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he who finds a wife finds a good thing.

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Oh, and then you read every good and perfect gift

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comes from the father of lights,

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with whom there's no variability,

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and it's neither shadow of turning.

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Oh, so Lord, good things come from you,

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and he who finds a wife finds a good thing.

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Now I have the word for that, amen.

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Now don't have to go, God,

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if it's your will, I see what your will is.

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Amen.

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This is going to help you, man.

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So that your prayer,

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you should not feel when you pray,

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like you're a blind man with a stick,

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just kind of fumbling around in the dark.

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So I want to just teach on some principles

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that will help you have effective prayer,

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prayer that gets results,

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that your whole week would change, amen.

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And that this week would be better than last week.

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And the next week would be better than this week, amen.

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All right, number one,

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the principle of dependence.

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This is a good first thing

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to understand about our heart posture when we pray.

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What catches heaven's attention?

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What's the first,

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what's the first our heart posture has to submit to when we pray?

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We have to need him.

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We have to be dependent on him.

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Humility equals your dependence on God.

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You have to really need him.

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I mean, really, really need him.

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Jesus said, apart from me,

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you can do nothing.

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Most people interpret that as apart from me,

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you can do some things.

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But prayer that works comes to God going,

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Lord, apart from you,

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I can do nothing.

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In New York City, because in New York City,

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most of you already done something,

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just by being in New York City.

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New York City has some very successful, ambitious,

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and aggressive people.

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The weakness of that is you can be proud, amen.

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And by proud, I mean confidence in your own ability.

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But either I'm going to be very confident in God's ability

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or confident in my ability.

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I've seen what I can do.

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I'm not very impressed.

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I've seen what God can do in spite of me.

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That's very impressive.

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Take, as an example,

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Solomon,

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the most prosperous man that ever lived.

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The Bible says during his reign,

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there was so much gold that silver was on the streets.

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It was counted as nothing.

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You know, what about months and most are nothing?

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You actually calculate,

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and it gives you the specific weight of Solomon's gold.

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Nothing even compares.

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And it was the most prosperous time in Israel's history.

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And then you read in the scriptures,

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when did that begin?

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When did that favor, that blessing?

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When did Solomon's whole life change?

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It changed with one prayer.

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He said to the Lord,

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Lord, I'm but a little child.

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He wasn't a little child.

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He was a man already.

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But he said, Lord, I'm but a little child.

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Or go out unless you lead me.

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That was a prayer of dependence,

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of humility,

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and the Lord liked that prayer so much.

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He liked it so much that he said,

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because you haven't asked for riches or wealth or honor,

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now you're going to get riches and wealth and honor

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and a lot more,

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because you didn't think you were all that,

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but you needed me.

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So prayer is set off like an atomic bomb

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when you first go in with a posture of God I need you.

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Not I need you to kind of help me.

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I got it, Lord, I got it like 80%.

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But you know, if I fumble a little bit,

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could you help me?

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No, I need you, Lord.

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That activates the power of God.

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You see in the New Testament,

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the people who got miracles from Jesus,

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they really needed him.

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And they knew that if Jesus didn't show up,

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they were ruined.

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That's why they legally pressed through crowds

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to get to him,

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to a roof-soft buildings to get to him.

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Dangled like Zacchaeus off branches,

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just to get to him.

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Hallelujah.

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In the Orthodox faith,

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my parents and I were a part of

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that's Christian Orthodox,

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not Jewish Orthodox.

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I've said Orthodox faith before

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and people would after service,

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I didn't know you were Jewish.

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And although I'm a son of Abraham,

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I used to belong to the Orthodox faith.

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And in the Orthodox faith, the monasteries,

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Emily and I, we spent a summer touring

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these beautiful, famous monasteries.

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We noticed the doors,

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the frames are like three and a half,

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it's like the hobbits, three and a half,

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four feet high.

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And I was shocked to learn that we had so many dwarves

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in the ministry.

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No.

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But they would actually build those so low

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because as you would enter the sacred space,

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you would have to bend down so low.

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And it's impossible to enter that sacred space

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with your nose up and your chest down.

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Now, they would do that physically.

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I mean, it's good for, I mean, you could be doing that

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and be filled with pride and arrogance anyway.

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But it was a picture of how your inward

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should be, even to match your exterior, your outward.

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But it didn't always work out that way.

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But you get to decide how you approach God.

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And you look at the Psalms

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and the psalmists are crying out,

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Lord, I'm nothing, you're everything.

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Apart from you, I can do nothing.

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There's got to be a dependence.

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It activates the power of God.

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A question I'll often get from people is,

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or a statement, statement kind of wrapped in a question is,

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I feel like I'm bothering God with my little requests.

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I'll only go with him,

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I'll only go to him with the big things.

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Why? Can you handle the little things?

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I can't handle the little things.

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You're never bothering God with the little things.

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You're showing dependence.

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Tell him the big things,

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the little things,

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the middle things,

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tell him everything you need,

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like the loving father that he is.

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And you're never bothering him.

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But you're showing dependence which activates his power.

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Amen.

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So the first principle is dependence on him, that humility.

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And by the way, that word dependence is just a synonym for humility.

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And this is why the Bible says that God resists the proud,

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but gives grace to the humble.

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I don't like it when Satan resists me.

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How much worse is it when God Himself resists you?

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And it says He resists the proud and gives grace to the humble.

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Psalm 6618, next principle,

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is the principle of right standing with God or righteousness.

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When you go to prayer,

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and the reason why so many people tap out so quickly,

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you know what I'm talking about, you go to prayer,

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you have it in your head as you're going to pray,

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oh, I'm going to have a time with the Lord,

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and after 30 seconds you find yourself saying,

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hey, amen, all right.

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Let me see what happened on my phone in the meantime.

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What's the catalyst usually?

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What happens usually people get because when you go to prayer,

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Satan goes with you.

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He hates it when you pray.

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He follows you into prayer.

546
00:20:58.400 --> 00:21:00.400
And one of the first weapons he uses against you when you go to prayer

547
00:21:00.400 --> 00:21:02.400
is guilt and shame and condemnation.

548
00:21:02.400 --> 00:21:04.400
If you're honest, how many times you go to prayer

549
00:21:04.400 --> 00:21:06.400
and the moment you go to prayer,

550
00:21:06.400 --> 00:21:10.400
your sin record pops up in your mind and you just start.

551
00:21:10.400 --> 00:21:12.400
And you know, Christians will say,

552
00:21:12.400 --> 00:21:14.400
oh, the Lord is convicting me.

553
00:21:14.400 --> 00:21:16.400
You know, Christians will say, oh, the Lord is convicting me.

554
00:21:16.400 --> 00:21:20.400
The Lord is not bringing up all your sins as soon as you step into prayer.

555
00:21:20.400 --> 00:21:22.400
I mean, that's terrible.

556
00:21:22.400 --> 00:21:26.400
That would be like I haven't seen my son or daughter in weeks

557
00:21:26.400 --> 00:21:28.400
and they finally come to me and I'm like,

558
00:21:28.400 --> 00:21:32.400
all right, let me tell you everything you did wrong.

559
00:21:32.400 --> 00:21:34.400
I won't want to see me very quickly.

560
00:21:34.400 --> 00:21:38.400
No, that's Satan trying to get you into a place of shame and guilt

561
00:21:38.400 --> 00:21:42.400
and condemnation to keep you from praying.

562
00:21:42.400 --> 00:21:46.400
You got to go into prayer knowing a few things.

563
00:21:46.400 --> 00:21:50.400
One that all of yours, all of your sins past, present, future

564
00:21:50.400 --> 00:21:52.400
have been taken out of the way.

565
00:21:52.400 --> 00:21:54.400
That because of the blood of Jesus,

566
00:21:54.400 --> 00:21:58.400
neither God nor Satan can point to one part of you

567
00:21:58.400 --> 00:22:02.400
and find one speckle of sin inside of you.

568
00:22:02.400 --> 00:22:06.400
I've had people argue this with me.

569
00:22:06.400 --> 00:22:10.400
People who, and it's always people who desperately need to hear this message

570
00:22:10.400 --> 00:22:14.400
and I try to pound the blood, the forgiveness.

571
00:22:14.400 --> 00:22:16.400
And you see their eyes darting nervous,

572
00:22:16.400 --> 00:22:18.400
I know this is too good to be true.

573
00:22:18.400 --> 00:22:22.400
I must punish myself.

574
00:22:22.400 --> 00:22:24.400
There's questions like that.

575
00:22:24.400 --> 00:22:26.400
How many of you see in the footage from the Philippines?

576
00:22:26.400 --> 00:22:28.400
The Filipino Catholics?

577
00:22:28.400 --> 00:22:30.400
Anybody from the Philippines here?

578
00:22:30.400 --> 00:22:32.400
You know what I'm talking about?

579
00:22:32.400 --> 00:22:34.400
The Filipino Catholics that self-flagulate,

580
00:22:34.400 --> 00:22:36.400
that hit themselves?

581
00:22:36.400 --> 00:22:38.400
Yes or no, they'll think I'm lying.

582
00:22:38.400 --> 00:22:40.400
It's true, right?

583
00:22:40.400 --> 00:22:42.400
Yes, right?

584
00:22:42.400 --> 00:22:44.400
Okay.

585
00:22:46.400 --> 00:22:48.400
I love that I can almost call out,

586
00:22:48.400 --> 00:22:50.400
anybody like, and then hand goes up.

587
00:22:50.400 --> 00:22:54.400
Do you know we have 80 nations represented at City Light?

588
00:22:54.400 --> 00:22:58.400
So, these precious people,

589
00:22:58.400 --> 00:23:00.400
and there's, by the way, there's areas in Latin America

590
00:23:00.400 --> 00:23:02.400
where they do the same thing.

591
00:23:02.400 --> 00:23:04.400
Because they don't understand forgiveness,

592
00:23:04.400 --> 00:23:06.400
they don't understand that all of their sins

593
00:23:06.400 --> 00:23:08.400
have been punished.

594
00:23:08.400 --> 00:23:10.400
They have to help God out, apparently,

595
00:23:10.400 --> 00:23:12.400
and punish themselves.

596
00:23:12.400 --> 00:23:14.400
Why should you punish yourself?

597
00:23:14.400 --> 00:23:16.400
When all of your sin has already been punished?

598
00:23:16.400 --> 00:23:20.400
It's like the sacrifice of Jesus wasn't enough.

599
00:23:20.400 --> 00:23:24.400
Well, it was more than enough.

600
00:23:24.400 --> 00:23:26.400
The Bible says, once and for all,

601
00:23:26.400 --> 00:23:28.400
and after that, he sat down.

602
00:23:28.400 --> 00:23:30.400
If it wasn't enough, he wouldn't have sat down.

603
00:23:30.400 --> 00:23:32.400
But he sat down and put his feet up

604
00:23:32.400 --> 00:23:34.400
on his enemies who've been made his foot still.

605
00:23:34.400 --> 00:23:38.400
You don't have to self-ladulate,

606
00:23:38.400 --> 00:23:40.400
beat yourself up,

607
00:23:40.400 --> 00:23:42.400
but people will do that in prayer.

608
00:23:42.400 --> 00:23:44.400
Why? Because they're regarding iniquity in their heart.

609
00:23:44.400 --> 00:23:46.400
See what that scripture says, Psalm 66-18.

610
00:23:46.400 --> 00:23:50.400
If I regard iniquity in my heart,

611
00:23:50.400 --> 00:23:52.400
the Lord will not hear me.

612
00:23:52.400 --> 00:23:54.400
So, when you go to prayer,

613
00:23:54.400 --> 00:23:56.400
what a Satan try to do,

614
00:23:56.400 --> 00:23:58.400
get you to look at all the iniquity in your heart.

615
00:23:58.400 --> 00:24:00.400
Get you to look at your mistakes,

616
00:24:00.400 --> 00:24:02.400
your failures, your shortcomings.

617
00:24:02.400 --> 00:24:04.400
You'll probably shut that up.

618
00:24:04.400 --> 00:24:06.400
The blood of Jesus.

619
00:24:06.400 --> 00:24:08.400
And the clear fourth, God's forgiveness

620
00:24:08.400 --> 00:24:10.400
and his gift of righteousness to you.

621
00:24:10.400 --> 00:24:12.400
I am forgiven completely.

622
00:24:12.400 --> 00:24:14.400
Sometimes you just have to start the prayer off that way.

623
00:24:14.400 --> 00:24:16.400
Lord, I'm praying to you knowing,

624
00:24:16.400 --> 00:24:18.400
I'm forgiven completely.

625
00:24:18.400 --> 00:24:20.400
I have right standing with you.

626
00:24:20.400 --> 00:24:22.400
I can come boldly to the throne of grace.

627
00:24:22.400 --> 00:24:24.400
I have access with confidence.

628
00:24:24.400 --> 00:24:26.400
Satan has nothing in me.

629
00:24:26.400 --> 00:24:28.400
You know who said that, Jesus?

630
00:24:28.400 --> 00:24:30.400
He said, Satan has nothing in me.

631
00:24:30.400 --> 00:24:32.400
Jesus can say that now.

632
00:24:32.400 --> 00:24:34.400
He has nothing in me.

633
00:24:34.400 --> 00:24:36.400
So, don't regard iniquity in your heart.

634
00:24:36.400 --> 00:24:40.400
And there's Christians who think they're being humble when they do.

635
00:24:40.400 --> 00:24:44.400
No, that's called being faithless, not humble.

636
00:24:44.400 --> 00:24:48.400
Faith is saying, no, I am now the righteousness of God in Christ.

637
00:24:48.400 --> 00:24:50.400
And when I speak,

638
00:24:50.400 --> 00:24:52.400
because I am in Jesus,

639
00:24:52.400 --> 00:24:54.400
my life is hidden with God in Christ.

640
00:24:54.400 --> 00:24:56.400
When I pray to the Father,

641
00:24:56.400 --> 00:25:00.400
it's the same as Jesus talking to the Father.

642
00:25:00.400 --> 00:25:02.400
That is the glory of the cross.

643
00:25:02.400 --> 00:25:04.400
That is the blessedness of this gospel.

644
00:25:04.400 --> 00:25:06.400
That's how far we've been elevated.

645
00:25:06.400 --> 00:25:08.400
Hallelujah.

646
00:25:08.400 --> 00:25:10.400
Just that alone, if you would catch that,

647
00:25:10.400 --> 00:25:12.400
it would quicken your prayers

648
00:25:12.400 --> 00:25:16.400
and the results would start happening quicker and more.

649
00:25:16.400 --> 00:25:18.400
Prayer would be more fruitful.

650
00:25:18.400 --> 00:25:20.400
Hallelujah.

651
00:25:20.400 --> 00:25:24.400
Hallelujah.

652
00:25:24.400 --> 00:25:26.400
Thank you, Jesus.

653
00:25:36.400 --> 00:25:40.400
You know, that brought back so many memories.

654
00:25:40.400 --> 00:25:44.400
That was my mom.

655
00:25:44.400 --> 00:25:48.400
Do you remember when we started CityLight,

656
00:25:48.400 --> 00:25:50.400
there would be like 15 people.

657
00:25:50.400 --> 00:25:52.400
It would be so awkward.

658
00:25:52.400 --> 00:25:54.400
If somebody opens up a piece of gum,

659
00:25:54.400 --> 00:25:56.400
you know, like a candy and it's like,

660
00:25:56.400 --> 00:25:58.400
it's right, everything is so loud.

661
00:25:58.400 --> 00:26:00.400
And right in like this holy moment,

662
00:26:00.400 --> 00:26:02.400
this phone would go off ring, ring, ring, ring, ring.

663
00:26:02.400 --> 00:26:04.400
And my mom would be smiling back at me like,

664
00:26:04.400 --> 00:26:06.400
whoopsie.

665
00:26:06.400 --> 00:26:10.400
Hallelujah.

666
00:26:10.400 --> 00:26:16.400
Praise God.

667
00:26:16.400 --> 00:26:20.400
Thank you, Lord.

668
00:26:20.400 --> 00:26:26.400
John 14 verses 13 through 14.

669
00:26:26.400 --> 00:26:34.400
This is the principle of the name.

670
00:26:34.400 --> 00:26:38.400
Jesus wouldn't tell us to use his name

671
00:26:38.400 --> 00:26:42.400
over and over again if it wasn't important.

672
00:26:42.400 --> 00:26:46.400
Now, of course, there's semi-believers

673
00:26:46.400 --> 00:26:48.400
just so that I don't call them unbelievers,

674
00:26:48.400 --> 00:26:52.400
but there's a lot of cultural Christians.

675
00:26:52.400 --> 00:26:54.400
And when you, for example,

676
00:26:54.400 --> 00:26:56.400
when I first moved to America in the early 80s,

677
00:26:56.400 --> 00:26:58.400
they would show families saying grace on TV

678
00:26:58.400 --> 00:27:00.400
and in the movies all the time.

679
00:27:00.400 --> 00:27:02.400
How many of you remember that?

680
00:27:02.400 --> 00:27:04.400
But they would never invoke the name of Jesus.

681
00:27:04.400 --> 00:27:06.400
The prayers are always like Dear Lord

682
00:27:06.400 --> 00:27:08.400
or Dear God.

683
00:27:08.400 --> 00:27:10.400
Never the name of Jesus.

684
00:27:10.400 --> 00:27:12.400
Why? Because that name is powerful.

685
00:27:12.400 --> 00:27:16.400
And that name is actually the deal maker or deal breaker.

686
00:27:16.400 --> 00:27:18.400
That's the all-access pass.

687
00:27:18.400 --> 00:27:22.400
Have you ever heard a politician use the name of Jesus?

688
00:27:22.400 --> 00:27:26.400
You know, they have the prayer breakfast, prayer, Congress.

689
00:27:26.400 --> 00:27:28.400
They pray all the time, but it's always Dear Lord.

690
00:27:28.400 --> 00:27:30.400
Well, you said, what does it matter?

691
00:27:30.400 --> 00:27:34.400
It matters a lot because to somebody a tree is a Lord.

692
00:27:34.400 --> 00:27:36.400
To somebody a cow is a Lord.

693
00:27:36.400 --> 00:27:38.400
There's many, many different gods.

694
00:27:38.400 --> 00:27:40.400
You look in the book of Acts

695
00:27:40.400 --> 00:27:44.400
when the Christians were being persecuted specifically

696
00:27:44.400 --> 00:27:48.400
the people persecuting them always brought up the name of Jesus.

697
00:27:48.400 --> 00:27:50.400
Always, always.

698
00:27:50.400 --> 00:27:52.400
Quit preaching in that name.

699
00:27:52.400 --> 00:27:54.400
We forbid you to speak that name.

700
00:27:54.400 --> 00:27:56.400
Don't talk about that name.

701
00:27:56.400 --> 00:27:58.400
Even an atheist.

702
00:27:58.400 --> 00:28:00.400
When they stub their toe in the middle of the night,

703
00:28:00.400 --> 00:28:02.400
they don't say, oh, Buddha!

704
00:28:02.400 --> 00:28:04.400
Muhammad!

705
00:28:04.400 --> 00:28:08.400
Oh, Confucius!

706
00:28:08.400 --> 00:28:12.400
When even an unbeliever is looking to invoke a powerful name

707
00:28:12.400 --> 00:28:14.400
they say the name of Jesus.

708
00:28:14.400 --> 00:28:18.400
Because the Bible says that he's given him the name.

709
00:28:18.400 --> 00:28:24.400
And no other name is given amongst men under heaven.

710
00:28:24.400 --> 00:28:26.400
Whereby we must be saved.

711
00:28:26.400 --> 00:28:30.400
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow

712
00:28:30.400 --> 00:28:32.400
and every tongue confess.

713
00:28:32.400 --> 00:28:34.400
It's the name that's higher than every name.

714
00:28:34.400 --> 00:28:36.400
He's giving you his name.

715
00:28:36.400 --> 00:28:38.400
Think of it as an all-access pass.

716
00:28:38.400 --> 00:28:42.400
And when you pray and specifically use the name of Jesus,

717
00:28:42.400 --> 00:28:44.400
what are you actually saying?

718
00:28:44.400 --> 00:28:46.400
Think about it.

719
00:28:46.400 --> 00:28:48.400
When you say father,

720
00:28:48.400 --> 00:28:50.400
in the name of Jesus,

721
00:28:50.400 --> 00:28:54.400
you're saying, I'm not coming to you here alone, father.

722
00:28:54.400 --> 00:28:58.400
Because if I came to you alone, I'd be disintegrated.

723
00:28:58.400 --> 00:29:02.400
You know, if you got close, if you got in within 10,000 miles of the sun,

724
00:29:02.400 --> 00:29:04.400
you'd be disintegrated.

725
00:29:04.400 --> 00:29:06.400
Now imagine the maker of a million sons.

726
00:29:06.400 --> 00:29:10.400
You're going to stand just Sasha into his presence and go, what's up?

727
00:29:10.400 --> 00:29:14.400
No, I'm coming to you in the name of Jesus.

728
00:29:14.400 --> 00:29:16.400
In and through what Jesus has done on the cross,

729
00:29:16.400 --> 00:29:18.400
which has given me his righteousness,

730
00:29:18.400 --> 00:29:20.400
make me a child of God,

731
00:29:20.400 --> 00:29:22.400
cause him to be completely pronounced,

732
00:29:22.400 --> 00:29:24.400
not guilty and forgiven.

733
00:29:24.400 --> 00:29:28.400
Now I have the legal right to appear before you

734
00:29:28.400 --> 00:29:30.400
and to request of you.

735
00:29:30.400 --> 00:29:32.400
Hallelujah.

736
00:29:32.400 --> 00:29:34.400
That's why the name of Jesus is so powerful.

737
00:29:34.400 --> 00:29:36.400
That's why, look, you could be at a party.

738
00:29:36.400 --> 00:29:38.400
When I first got saved,

739
00:29:38.400 --> 00:29:40.400
I noticed that I was in high school.

740
00:29:40.400 --> 00:29:42.400
Go to lots of parties.

741
00:29:42.400 --> 00:29:44.400
I can talk to people about God.

742
00:29:44.400 --> 00:29:46.400
I could get a cry to people around me.

743
00:29:46.400 --> 00:29:50.400
Talking about just G-O-D is not that offensive.

744
00:29:50.400 --> 00:29:54.400
Cause people just interpret like you're talking about the universe.

745
00:29:54.400 --> 00:29:56.400
Or, you know, some abstract creator.

746
00:29:56.400 --> 00:29:58.400
But I noticed the moment you say Jesus,

747
00:29:58.400 --> 00:30:00.400
record scratch.

748
00:30:00.400 --> 00:30:02.400
That's when it gets real.

749
00:30:02.400 --> 00:30:04.400
Cause there's power in that name.

750
00:30:04.400 --> 00:30:06.400
So use his name.

751
00:30:06.400 --> 00:30:08.400
And use it often.

752
00:30:08.400 --> 00:30:10.400
Hallelujah.

753
00:30:10.400 --> 00:30:14.400
Look, I know I'm going through some of the basics.

754
00:30:14.400 --> 00:30:16.400
Yet we'll have 21 days of prayer and fasting

755
00:30:16.400 --> 00:30:18.400
and then I'll still see a good chunk of people

756
00:30:18.400 --> 00:30:20.400
not using any of these principles.

757
00:30:20.400 --> 00:30:22.400
It's true or false.

758
00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:24.400
Right, and you go.

759
00:30:24.400 --> 00:30:26.400
And I'm going through the basics.

760
00:30:26.400 --> 00:30:28.400
That's why it's good to go through the basics.

761
00:30:28.400 --> 00:30:32.400
Vince Lombardi to start of every season with the Green Bay Packers.

762
00:30:32.400 --> 00:30:34.400
Vince Lombardi, world renowned coach.

763
00:30:34.400 --> 00:30:36.400
And then professional football players.

764
00:30:36.400 --> 00:30:38.400
And he would start every football season.

765
00:30:38.400 --> 00:30:42.400
How many of you know what he would say?

766
00:30:42.400 --> 00:30:44.400
Say it?

767
00:30:44.400 --> 00:30:46.400
This is a football.

768
00:30:46.400 --> 00:30:50.400
To a bunch of professional football players.

769
00:30:50.400 --> 00:30:52.400
In the NFL.

770
00:30:52.400 --> 00:30:54.400
This is a football.

771
00:30:54.400 --> 00:30:56.400
In other words, nobody's beyond going through the basics.

772
00:30:56.400 --> 00:31:00.400
And if Vince Lombardi thinks you need to know that this is a football,

773
00:31:00.400 --> 00:31:02.400
you probably need to know this is a football.

774
00:31:02.400 --> 00:31:04.400
Amen.

775
00:31:04.400 --> 00:31:06.400
And some of you were not going, yeah, praying the name of Jesus.

776
00:31:06.400 --> 00:31:08.400
Well, yeah, what else am I praying in?

777
00:31:08.400 --> 00:31:10.400
I got this, man.

778
00:31:10.400 --> 00:31:12.400
Listen.

779
00:31:12.400 --> 00:31:16.400
Listen and apply, hallelujah.

780
00:31:16.400 --> 00:31:20.400
Oh, glory to God.

781
00:31:20.400 --> 00:31:24.400
Hebrews 4.16.

782
00:31:24.400 --> 00:31:32.400
Because we're going to get some prayers cracking up in here.

783
00:31:32.400 --> 00:31:38.400
People who can shape and shift their own environment through prayer.

784
00:31:38.400 --> 00:31:40.400
Hallelujah.

785
00:31:40.400 --> 00:31:48.400
And having a successful and dynamic prayer life makes you very attractive to the unbeliever.

786
00:31:48.400 --> 00:31:52.400
Because they're looking for Christianity that works.

787
00:31:52.400 --> 00:31:56.400
And they're looking for somebody who says little cute religiousisms.

788
00:31:56.400 --> 00:31:58.400
I'll pray for you.

789
00:31:58.400 --> 00:32:00.400
Well, they might be thinking, please don't.

790
00:32:00.400 --> 00:32:08.400
There's nothing of your life that you should advertise to me.

791
00:32:08.400 --> 00:32:10.400
Hallelujah.

792
00:32:10.400 --> 00:32:18.400
But the Lord actually, his desire is to lift you up.

793
00:32:18.400 --> 00:32:20.400
Do you know what the word blessed means?

794
00:32:20.400 --> 00:32:22.400
As several meanings.

795
00:32:22.400 --> 00:32:24.400
One of the meanings is empowered to prosper.

796
00:32:24.400 --> 00:32:28.400
Another meaning is to be envied.

797
00:32:28.400 --> 00:32:30.400
The Lord knows how the sinner thinks.

798
00:32:30.400 --> 00:32:34.400
And the sinner is very rarely moved without truism.

799
00:32:34.400 --> 00:32:36.400
But they are moved by envy.

800
00:32:36.400 --> 00:32:40.400
And one of the definitions of to be blessed is to be envied.

801
00:32:40.400 --> 00:32:42.400
God's desire is to lift you up and raise you up.

802
00:32:42.400 --> 00:32:46.400
So unbelievers will go, wow, what a life.

803
00:32:46.400 --> 00:32:48.400
I want to have what they have.

804
00:32:48.400 --> 00:32:52.400
I want to serve this incredible Yahweh God through Jesus.

805
00:32:52.400 --> 00:32:56.400
I want to serve him because that relationship is working for that person.

806
00:32:56.400 --> 00:33:00.400
Hallelujah.

807
00:33:00.400 --> 00:33:06.400
The next principle is the principle of boldness.

808
00:33:06.400 --> 00:33:12.400
Because prayer will not work if you're mousy.

809
00:33:12.400 --> 00:33:20.400
You don't see mousy prayers anywhere in the Bible getting answered.

810
00:33:20.400 --> 00:33:24.400
You won't see timid prayers getting answered.

811
00:33:24.400 --> 00:33:28.400
I've heard people say, well, that's just my personality.

812
00:33:28.400 --> 00:33:30.400
Then change it.

813
00:33:30.400 --> 00:33:34.400
But I would beg to differ that it's not your personality.

814
00:33:34.400 --> 00:33:38.400
I've had lots of quote unquote shy timid friends.

815
00:33:38.400 --> 00:33:42.400
They're only shy or timid in specific scenarios.

816
00:33:42.400 --> 00:33:50.400
You put them in the right scenario or become a lion.

817
00:33:50.400 --> 00:33:52.400
I have no shy and timid people who love cake.

818
00:33:52.400 --> 00:33:54.400
They're very shy and timid.

819
00:33:54.400 --> 00:33:56.400
Then try to take a piece of cake from them.

820
00:33:56.400 --> 00:33:58.400
What happens to your timidity?

821
00:33:58.400 --> 00:34:04.400
Oh, your love for cake is greater.

822
00:34:04.400 --> 00:34:08.400
Don't ever partner with that demon.

823
00:34:08.400 --> 00:34:12.400
Don't partner because a demon comes and says, well, you're just shy.

824
00:34:12.400 --> 00:34:16.400
And then you go, yeah, I'll make my whole personality about that.

825
00:34:16.400 --> 00:34:22.400
No, don't partner with a demon that's telling you your shy.

826
00:34:22.400 --> 00:34:30.400
In the scriptures, Paul wrote Timothy and said, God has not given you a spirit of timidity.

827
00:34:30.400 --> 00:34:36.400
But of power and of love and of a sound mind.

828
00:34:36.400 --> 00:34:38.400
And please don't ever think like, for example, my wife.

829
00:34:38.400 --> 00:34:40.400
Don't ever think she's timid.

830
00:34:40.400 --> 00:34:44.400
My wife may be quiet, which is actually a beautiful biblical trait.

831
00:34:44.400 --> 00:34:48.400
Where Paul instructs wives to have a quiet spirit.

832
00:34:48.400 --> 00:34:52.400
There's no timidity about her.

833
00:34:52.400 --> 00:34:56.400
Touch your kids, see the lioness come out.

834
00:34:56.400 --> 00:35:00.400
Don't love her cooking. See the lioness come out.

835
00:35:00.400 --> 00:35:03.400
Amen.

836
00:35:03.400 --> 00:35:06.400
Hallelujah.

837
00:35:06.400 --> 00:35:18.400
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

838
00:35:18.400 --> 00:35:28.400
So this boldness is fueled by understanding who you are and who you are as a child of God that has been made righteous.

839
00:35:28.400 --> 00:35:32.400
A sin consciousness will cause you to be timid.

840
00:35:32.400 --> 00:35:36.400
A righteousness consciousness will cause you to be bold.

841
00:35:36.400 --> 00:35:38.400
Sin makes cowards out of men.

842
00:35:38.400 --> 00:35:47.400
If you are regarding iniquity in your heart, if you haven't embraced the blood of Jesus and the new creation, the new birth, you'll always be timid.

843
00:35:47.400 --> 00:35:49.400
What's the first thing Adam did after he sinned?

844
00:35:49.400 --> 00:35:52.400
God rhetorically asked him, where are you Adam?

845
00:35:52.400 --> 00:35:58.400
And his response was, I was afraid and I hid myself.

846
00:35:58.400 --> 00:36:03.400
Sin and a sin consciousness will cause you to be a hider.

847
00:36:03.400 --> 00:36:07.400
But you have been made clean.

848
00:36:07.400 --> 00:36:11.400
You have been forgiven.

849
00:36:11.400 --> 00:36:14.400
You've been pronounced just, which means not guilty.

850
00:36:14.400 --> 00:36:16.400
So that should produce in you a boldness.

851
00:36:16.400 --> 00:36:17.400
And yes, Satan will come.

852
00:36:17.400 --> 00:36:21.400
If you're not solid in this truth, he'll come and challenge it at the start.

853
00:36:21.400 --> 00:36:26.400
And you'll go to pray and he'll try to play a movie of all your sin for the last year.

854
00:36:26.400 --> 00:36:28.400
Just play it in your mind.

855
00:36:28.400 --> 00:36:30.400
And you have to learn how to address the devil.

856
00:36:30.400 --> 00:36:32.400
I feel this in my spirit right now.

857
00:36:32.400 --> 00:36:35.400
Some people talk to the devil too much.

858
00:36:35.400 --> 00:36:37.400
Some people don't talk to him at all.

859
00:36:37.400 --> 00:36:39.400
You got to talk to him just right.

860
00:36:39.400 --> 00:36:41.400
And command him.

861
00:36:41.400 --> 00:36:43.400
Devil stop.

862
00:36:43.400 --> 00:36:46.400
I break your power in Jesus' name.

863
00:36:46.400 --> 00:36:49.400
I've been made the righteousness of God in Christ.

864
00:36:49.400 --> 00:36:51.400
The Bible says I've been made perfect.

865
00:36:51.400 --> 00:36:53.400
Yeah, but you fell.

866
00:36:53.400 --> 00:36:56.400
The Bible says a righteous man will fall down seven times,

867
00:36:56.400 --> 00:36:59.400
but each time get back up again.

868
00:36:59.400 --> 00:37:01.400
Hallelujah.

869
00:37:01.400 --> 00:37:03.400
Yeah, but the Lord has forsaken you.

870
00:37:03.400 --> 00:37:07.400
The Bible says that he'll never leave me nor forsake me.

871
00:37:07.400 --> 00:37:09.400
Even for short people.

872
00:37:09.400 --> 00:37:14.400
It says, low, I'll be with you, even to the uttermost parts of the earth.

873
00:37:14.400 --> 00:37:17.400
Hallelujah.

874
00:37:21.400 --> 00:37:25.400
Colossians 4.2.

875
00:37:25.400 --> 00:37:29.400
There's a principle of praise.

876
00:37:29.400 --> 00:37:35.400
Of being grateful.

877
00:37:35.400 --> 00:37:40.400
When you have faith and you truly believe God has heard your prayer,

878
00:37:40.400 --> 00:37:43.400
there should be a gratitude that it's expressed,

879
00:37:43.400 --> 00:37:45.400
but sincerely from your heart.

880
00:37:45.400 --> 00:37:48.400
See, early on when God was teaching about prayer,

881
00:37:48.400 --> 00:37:51.400
I was really like kind of overwhelmed and down about something.

882
00:37:51.400 --> 00:37:54.400
So I had the, you know, the horse face.

883
00:37:54.400 --> 00:37:56.400
You're down.

884
00:37:56.400 --> 00:37:58.400
And I went to pray.

885
00:37:58.400 --> 00:38:00.400
I prayed.

886
00:38:00.400 --> 00:38:02.400
And when I said amen, I got up.

887
00:38:02.400 --> 00:38:04.400
I still had the horse face.

888
00:38:04.400 --> 00:38:06.400
The long face.

889
00:38:06.400 --> 00:38:09.400
And as I was getting up and my face hadn't changed at all,

890
00:38:09.400 --> 00:38:12.400
the Lord arrested me and said, do you believe that I've heard you?

891
00:38:12.400 --> 00:38:14.400
No, you don't.

892
00:38:14.400 --> 00:38:17.400
If you believed your face would be different.

893
00:38:17.400 --> 00:38:20.400
There'd be a hallelujah that comes out of your lips.

894
00:38:20.400 --> 00:38:24.400
If you actually believe that the answer is on its way now,

895
00:38:24.400 --> 00:38:29.400
then why are you still down in the dumps like you just talked to the wall?

896
00:38:29.400 --> 00:38:38.400
So oftentimes that tension between praying and then receiving that time space,

897
00:38:38.400 --> 00:38:42.400
that can be shortened in proportion to how much you praise him.

898
00:38:42.400 --> 00:38:46.400
So once again, because here we have different cultures.

899
00:38:47.400 --> 00:38:49.400
And this is just for some cultures.

900
00:38:49.400 --> 00:38:51.400
Yeah, it's easier to pray.

901
00:38:51.400 --> 00:38:55.400
Some cultures just are more expressive.

902
00:38:55.400 --> 00:38:59.400
But I really don't care about my Serbian culture, your culture,

903
00:38:59.400 --> 00:39:01.400
I like Bible culture.

904
00:39:01.400 --> 00:39:05.400
And the Bible culture says shout to hallelujah.

905
00:39:05.400 --> 00:39:07.400
Amen.

906
00:39:07.400 --> 00:39:09.400
Bible culture says to praise him.

907
00:39:09.400 --> 00:39:11.400
Praise him in the morning.

908
00:39:11.400 --> 00:39:13.400
Praise him in the evening.

909
00:39:13.400 --> 00:39:15.400
Praise him all day long.

910
00:39:15.400 --> 00:39:19.400
Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it,

911
00:39:19.400 --> 00:39:24.400
with not moaning and grumbling and complaining, with thanksgiving.

912
00:39:24.400 --> 00:39:26.400
Hallelujah.

913
00:39:26.400 --> 00:39:30.400
In fact, I try to pray for things only once.

914
00:39:30.400 --> 00:39:33.400
Because if I keep praying for the same thing 50 times,

915
00:39:33.400 --> 00:39:37.400
probably 49 of those times was with doubt and unbelief.

916
00:39:37.400 --> 00:39:41.400
So my prayer is once, I don't get, you don't have to get legalistic about this.

917
00:39:41.400 --> 00:39:45.400
But I pray once and then until I see it manifested, I'm praising him.

918
00:39:45.400 --> 00:39:47.400
Thank you, Lord, that it's coming.

919
00:39:47.400 --> 00:39:49.400
Thank you, Lord, that you heard my prayer.

920
00:39:49.400 --> 00:39:50.400
You're a good, good father.

921
00:39:50.400 --> 00:39:52.400
You're on my side.

922
00:39:52.400 --> 00:39:54.400
Lord, you make a way where there seems to be no way.

923
00:39:54.400 --> 00:39:56.400
I just, I love you, Lord, you're always been good.

924
00:39:56.400 --> 00:39:58.400
You'll continue to be good.

925
00:39:58.400 --> 00:40:02.400
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah.

926
00:40:02.400 --> 00:40:05.400
Some of you, I know this in my spirit.

927
00:40:05.400 --> 00:40:10.400
You're like a 10-minute praise festival away from getting your answer.

928
00:40:10.400 --> 00:40:11.400
You are.

929
00:40:11.400 --> 00:40:14.400
You just need to lock yourself in your room and be silly for 10 minutes.

930
00:40:14.400 --> 00:40:17.400
I say be silly because in your mind you call yourself silly,

931
00:40:17.400 --> 00:40:19.400
but you need to just forget.

932
00:40:19.400 --> 00:40:21.400
That's why revival is important.

933
00:40:21.400 --> 00:40:24.400
And you know when the power of God pushes,

934
00:40:24.400 --> 00:40:26.400
matches you, you go dancing and spinning and,

935
00:40:26.400 --> 00:40:29.400
oh, hallelujah, you don't care what anyone thinks.

936
00:40:29.400 --> 00:40:31.400
And now you're alone in your room and you're wondering,

937
00:40:31.400 --> 00:40:33.400
what would the walls think?

938
00:40:33.400 --> 00:40:39.400
You need to close that door and dance like David Dance.

939
00:40:39.400 --> 00:40:40.400
Amen.

940
00:40:40.400 --> 00:40:42.400
Praise him.

941
00:40:42.400 --> 00:40:44.400
Get silly.

942
00:40:44.400 --> 00:40:46.400
You say, how do I know if I'm doing it right?

943
00:40:46.400 --> 00:40:49.400
When Satan is telling you you're being a total fool,

944
00:40:49.400 --> 00:40:51.400
you're doing it right.

945
00:40:51.400 --> 00:40:54.400
Then praise him some more.

946
00:40:54.400 --> 00:40:56.400
It expedites the answer.

947
00:40:56.400 --> 00:40:57.400
Hallelujah.

948
00:40:57.400 --> 00:41:00.400
Oh, here's a good one.

949
00:41:00.400 --> 00:41:03.400
The principal of forgiveness.

950
00:41:03.400 --> 00:41:13.400
First Peter 3.7.

951
00:41:13.400 --> 00:41:19.400
Husbands likewise dwell with them.

952
00:41:19.400 --> 00:41:20.400
Who's them?

953
00:41:20.400 --> 00:41:21.400
The wife.

954
00:41:21.400 --> 00:41:25.400
Dwell with them with understanding.

955
00:41:25.400 --> 00:41:29.400
That word understanding there in the Greek means study.

956
00:41:29.400 --> 00:41:32.400
So husband, study your wives.

957
00:41:32.400 --> 00:41:35.400
No, really, you got to study them.

958
00:41:35.400 --> 00:41:37.400
Study the calendar.

959
00:41:37.400 --> 00:41:39.400
Study them.

960
00:41:39.400 --> 00:41:42.400
Giving honor to the wife.

961
00:41:42.400 --> 00:41:45.400
As to the weaker vessel.

962
00:41:45.400 --> 00:41:48.400
And as being heirs together of the grace of life,

963
00:41:48.400 --> 00:41:53.400
that your prayers may not be hindered.

964
00:41:53.400 --> 00:41:55.400
Now look at that.

965
00:41:55.400 --> 00:41:57.400
That means if there's, now this doesn't really apply to me

966
00:41:57.400 --> 00:41:59.400
because my wife never, ever makes a mistake.

967
00:41:59.400 --> 00:42:02.400
I don't really ever.

968
00:42:02.400 --> 00:42:06.400
But for those of you lesser beings out there

969
00:42:06.400 --> 00:42:08.400
that are married.

970
00:42:08.400 --> 00:42:09.400
Here's it.

971
00:42:09.400 --> 00:42:11.400
And you said, well, you know, a man's like,

972
00:42:11.400 --> 00:42:13.400
you know, why it's picking on me?

973
00:42:13.400 --> 00:42:15.400
Where's that good scripture to the wife?

974
00:42:15.400 --> 00:42:17.400
Well, you wanted to be the head of the home.

975
00:42:17.400 --> 00:42:18.400
Congratulations.

976
00:42:18.400 --> 00:42:22.400
Now you get to lead in forgiving first and loving first.

977
00:42:22.400 --> 00:42:27.400
And yeah, that's how works. Amen.

978
00:42:27.400 --> 00:42:29.400
But I want you to catch the spirit of this scripture.

979
00:42:29.400 --> 00:42:33.400
It means that if you're in bitterness and unforgiveness,

980
00:42:33.400 --> 00:42:36.400
your prayers will be hindered.

981
00:42:36.400 --> 00:42:41.400
And what we're talking about here is having effective, powerful prayer.

982
00:42:41.400 --> 00:42:44.400
And really, I started with this marital one.

983
00:42:44.400 --> 00:42:47.400
It applies.

984
00:42:47.400 --> 00:42:50.400
Whether you're married or not married.

985
00:42:50.400 --> 00:42:53.400
It applies in every sphere of life.

986
00:42:53.400 --> 00:42:57.400
The greatest teaching on prayer, in my opinion, is Jesus in Mark 11.

987
00:42:57.400 --> 00:42:59.400
Mark 11.23.

988
00:42:59.400 --> 00:43:01.400
He talks about speaking power.

989
00:43:01.400 --> 00:43:03.400
If you say to this mountain, be removed.

990
00:43:03.400 --> 00:43:04.400
It'll be removed.

991
00:43:04.400 --> 00:43:06.400
Next verse, Mark 11.24.

992
00:43:06.400 --> 00:43:07.400
He talks about the power of prayer,

993
00:43:07.400 --> 00:43:09.400
which so everything's you desire.

994
00:43:09.400 --> 00:43:11.400
When you pray, believe that you receive them.

995
00:43:11.400 --> 00:43:12.400
And you shall have them.

996
00:43:12.400 --> 00:43:15.400
And then the next verse, in that same teaching on prayer,

997
00:43:15.400 --> 00:43:17.400
says, and when you stand praying,

998
00:43:17.400 --> 00:43:22.400
if you have a problem with anyone, forgive them.

999
00:43:22.400 --> 00:43:28.400
Because bitterness and unforgiveness will mess up your prayer life.

1000
00:43:28.400 --> 00:43:30.400
Now, you have a choice to make right now.

1001
00:43:30.400 --> 00:43:32.400
All of us have something in common.

1002
00:43:32.400 --> 00:43:36.400
We have people in our lives that have hurt us and have offended us.

1003
00:43:36.400 --> 00:43:42.400
Some terribly, some deep deep wounds, I get it.

1004
00:43:42.400 --> 00:43:43.400
You have a choice to make.

1005
00:43:43.400 --> 00:43:49.400
You can either enjoy the feeling that you have from hanging onto that bitterness.

1006
00:43:50.400 --> 00:43:54.400
Or you can love yourself enough to release them, cancel all their debts,

1007
00:43:54.400 --> 00:43:57.400
and clear the air so you can pray with authority.

1008
00:43:57.400 --> 00:43:59.400
The choice is yours.

1009
00:43:59.400 --> 00:44:07.400
Matthew 5 verse 23 to 24.

1010
00:44:07.400 --> 00:44:12.400
You show me somebody who lives in bitterness.

1011
00:44:12.400 --> 00:44:15.400
I'll show you somebody who's not getting answers to prayer.

1012
00:44:15.400 --> 00:44:17.400
Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar,

1013
00:44:17.400 --> 00:44:23.400
and they remember that your brother has something against you,

1014
00:44:23.400 --> 00:44:24.400
wait for it.

1015
00:44:24.400 --> 00:44:26.400
You won't believe what he says in the next verse.

1016
00:44:26.400 --> 00:44:27.400
There it is.

1017
00:44:27.400 --> 00:44:31.400
Leave your gift, therefore, before the altar, and go your way.

1018
00:44:31.400 --> 00:44:34.400
First, be reconciled to your brother,

1019
00:44:34.400 --> 00:44:37.400
and then come and offer your gift.

1020
00:44:37.400 --> 00:44:39.400
This is Jesus speaking.

1021
00:44:39.400 --> 00:44:45.400
So in order to have effective prayer and a clear relationship with the Lord,

1022
00:44:45.400 --> 00:44:47.400
you've got to forgive others.

1023
00:44:47.400 --> 00:44:51.400
And if you ever need motivation on why you should forgive others,

1024
00:44:51.400 --> 00:44:56.400
just remind yourself of all of the stuff that the Lord has forgiven you of,

1025
00:44:56.400 --> 00:44:59.400
and then multiply that by about 10,

1026
00:44:59.400 --> 00:45:05.400
because the other times 10 comes from all the stuff you don't even know that he's forgiven you of.

1027
00:45:05.400 --> 00:45:07.400
He's forgiven you.

1028
00:45:07.400 --> 00:45:09.400
You didn't even ask for forgiveness.

1029
00:45:09.400 --> 00:45:13.400
You didn't even know you needed it.

1030
00:45:13.400 --> 00:45:16.400
And when you meditate on how much you've been forgiven,

1031
00:45:16.400 --> 00:45:19.400
you'll be more inclined to extend that same forgiveness to others.

1032
00:45:19.400 --> 00:45:22.400
And powerful is the person who can say,

1033
00:45:22.400 --> 00:45:26.400
you know what, I don't hold a grudge against anybody.

1034
00:45:26.400 --> 00:45:32.400
Free is that person who can say, I don't wish anything bad on anyone.

1035
00:45:32.400 --> 00:45:34.400
I've forgiven.

1036
00:45:34.400 --> 00:45:36.400
And if you really want to know you forgiven them,

1037
00:45:36.400 --> 00:45:38.400
oh, you're going to love this.

1038
00:45:38.400 --> 00:45:40.400
Get them an anonymous gift.

1039
00:45:40.400 --> 00:45:42.400
Like if there's that one person in your life,

1040
00:45:42.400 --> 00:45:44.400
you just don't know if you're forgiven or not.

1041
00:45:44.400 --> 00:45:48.400
And by the way, the process of forgiving someone could take weeks.

1042
00:45:48.400 --> 00:45:50.400
It could.

1043
00:45:50.400 --> 00:45:53.400
It's not just one decision, because tomorrow you're going to hate them again.

1044
00:45:53.400 --> 00:45:56.400
And you'll forgive them, then the next day you'll be reminded.

1045
00:45:56.400 --> 00:45:59.400
You'll see an old email or someone will bring their name up.

1046
00:45:59.400 --> 00:46:01.400
You really want to kill that thing?

1047
00:46:01.400 --> 00:46:03.400
Give them an anonymous gift.

1048
00:46:03.400 --> 00:46:05.400
And make sure it stays anonymous.

1049
00:46:05.400 --> 00:46:09.400
You cannot stay bitter and give to someone at the same time.

1050
00:46:09.400 --> 00:46:11.400
Hallelujah.

1051
00:46:11.400 --> 00:46:17.400
People were into the preaching up until I got up to this part.

1052
00:46:17.400 --> 00:46:23.400
Tell us more about how awesome we are.

1053
00:46:23.400 --> 00:46:27.400
John 157.

1054
00:46:27.400 --> 00:46:29.400
The principle of the Word.

1055
00:46:29.400 --> 00:46:37.400
I bring this up all the time during 21 days of prayer and fasting.

1056
00:46:37.400 --> 00:46:40.400
In order to get what you want, what you want,

1057
00:46:40.400 --> 00:46:42.400
has to be in line with what God wants.

1058
00:46:42.400 --> 00:46:45.400
That's the big tension, isn't it?

1059
00:46:45.400 --> 00:46:48.400
Well, how do you know what God wants for you?

1060
00:46:48.400 --> 00:46:50.400
It's in His Word.

1061
00:46:50.400 --> 00:46:52.400
His Word is His will.

1062
00:46:52.400 --> 00:46:55.400
Now, I know there's some things you need to work out there.

1063
00:46:55.400 --> 00:46:59.400
For example, it's in God's Word that He wants you to prosper, right?

1064
00:46:59.400 --> 00:47:03.400
It's in God's Word that He wants you to be fulfilled.

1065
00:47:03.400 --> 00:47:07.400
It's in God's Word that He wants you to live a joyful, vibrant,

1066
00:47:07.400 --> 00:47:11.400
for lack of a better term, successful life. Amen.

1067
00:47:11.400 --> 00:47:13.400
That's in His Word.

1068
00:47:13.400 --> 00:47:17.400
But where you're going to work and how you're going to work may not be in God's Word.

1069
00:47:17.400 --> 00:47:18.400
Right?

1070
00:47:18.400 --> 00:47:19.400
You want to work for Google?

1071
00:47:19.400 --> 00:47:20.400
It doesn't.

1072
00:47:20.400 --> 00:47:21.400
You know, I shall.

1073
00:47:21.400 --> 00:47:22.400
Yay.

1074
00:47:22.400 --> 00:47:24.400
You will, you and all your generation.

1075
00:47:24.400 --> 00:47:26.400
And there I shall multiply you.

1076
00:47:26.400 --> 00:47:27.400
No.

1077
00:47:27.400 --> 00:47:29.400
But maybe you want to work for Google.

1078
00:47:29.400 --> 00:47:31.400
Because you want to get in there.

1079
00:47:31.400 --> 00:47:33.400
No, never mind.

1080
00:47:33.400 --> 00:47:34.400
So what do you do that?

1081
00:47:34.400 --> 00:47:37.400
You have God's Word, you have His will?

1082
00:47:37.400 --> 00:47:40.400
You talk it through with the Lord.

1083
00:47:40.400 --> 00:47:43.400
That's what being sensitive to the Holy Spirit is.

1084
00:47:43.400 --> 00:47:47.400
You present your options to the Lord and you let Him speak to you

1085
00:47:47.400 --> 00:47:50.400
and then He will guide and direct you.

1086
00:47:50.400 --> 00:47:53.400
But you still come to Him based on His Word.

1087
00:47:53.400 --> 00:47:57.400
If you just ask Him without the Word undergirding it,

1088
00:47:57.400 --> 00:48:01.400
your confidence in it being answered will be zero.

1089
00:48:01.400 --> 00:48:04.400
That's why people, when they approach God without the Word,

1090
00:48:04.400 --> 00:48:05.400
they don't know what His will is.

1091
00:48:05.400 --> 00:48:07.400
So then just tack on at the end of the prayer.

1092
00:48:07.400 --> 00:48:11.400
Yeah, but nevertheless, not my will, but yours be done.

1093
00:48:11.400 --> 00:48:15.400
If you abide in me and my words abide in you.

1094
00:48:15.400 --> 00:48:17.400
Come to God with His Word.

1095
00:48:17.400 --> 00:48:19.400
Come to God and when you ask for Him,

1096
00:48:19.400 --> 00:48:21.400
present His Word to Him.

1097
00:48:21.400 --> 00:48:23.400
And my words abide in you.

1098
00:48:23.400 --> 00:48:27.400
You will ask when you desire and it shall be done for you.

1099
00:48:27.400 --> 00:48:29.400
Hallelujah.

1100
00:48:32.400 --> 00:48:36.400
And I pray that God would raise up a group of people

1101
00:48:36.400 --> 00:48:39.400
here that will obey this.

1102
00:48:40.400 --> 00:48:44.400
I love you, church.

1103
00:48:44.400 --> 00:48:48.400
But the unfortunate realities is always a chunk.

1104
00:48:48.400 --> 00:48:51.400
They can be in 100 services and they'll never ever apply

1105
00:48:51.400 --> 00:48:54.400
anything that's taught.

1106
00:48:54.400 --> 00:48:56.400
That's very sad for me.

1107
00:48:56.400 --> 00:49:00.400
That's statistically speaking, there's a chunk here who'll just go.

1108
00:49:00.400 --> 00:49:03.400
And they'll never ever do anything with it.

1109
00:49:03.400 --> 00:49:05.400
And the book of James that says,

1110
00:49:06.400 --> 00:49:10.400
be doers of the Word, not just hearers only.

1111
00:49:10.400 --> 00:49:15.400
A long time ago, a woman who was a part of our church for years,

1112
00:49:15.400 --> 00:49:18.400
she got hit with a terrible disease.

1113
00:49:18.400 --> 00:49:21.400
She heard these sermons for so long.

1114
00:49:21.400 --> 00:49:25.400
And she came up for prayer and said what she was hit with.

1115
00:49:25.400 --> 00:49:29.400
And me, I just said, what healing scripture are you standing on?

1116
00:49:29.400 --> 00:49:31.400
And she went, the one, the one, you know,

1117
00:49:32.400 --> 00:49:36.400
that one about him being hit, beaten for our healing,

1118
00:49:36.400 --> 00:49:39.400
you know, that one.

1119
00:49:39.400 --> 00:49:41.400
I'm going if I got sick.

1120
00:49:41.400 --> 00:49:44.400
And you asked me what healing scripture I was standing on.

1121
00:49:44.400 --> 00:49:49.400
I'm going to rattle off 10 verses that I know better than I know my own name.

1122
00:49:49.400 --> 00:49:51.400
That's how you got to be.

1123
00:49:51.400 --> 00:49:53.400
The Word of God is powerful.

1124
00:49:53.400 --> 00:49:56.400
The Word of God is life.

1125
00:49:56.400 --> 00:49:59.400
Don't you dare get frustrated at God not answering some prayer

1126
00:49:59.400 --> 00:50:03.400
and you have a memorized 10 scriptures that tell you you have that.

1127
00:50:03.400 --> 00:50:06.400
Get upset at yourself.

1128
00:50:06.400 --> 00:50:08.400
Rattle your own self.

1129
00:50:08.400 --> 00:50:10.400
Memorize scriptures that memorize the,

1130
00:50:10.400 --> 00:50:17.400
there's over 7,000 precious promises that he's already said amen to.

1131
00:50:17.400 --> 00:50:20.400
All you have to do is claim them for yourself.

1132
00:50:20.400 --> 00:50:23.400
But if you're not even willing to do the work of finding 10 promises

1133
00:50:23.400 --> 00:50:27.400
that apply to your life, God doesn't owe you a thing.

1134
00:50:27.400 --> 00:50:28.400
I love you.

1135
00:50:28.400 --> 00:50:29.400
I've got to tell you that.

1136
00:50:29.400 --> 00:50:33.400
There's got to be a shaking out of a spiritual apathy,

1137
00:50:33.400 --> 00:50:37.400
a complacentness of this weird case to ask to rob.

1138
00:50:37.400 --> 00:50:39.400
Well, if God wanted it, he'd just give it to me.

1139
00:50:39.400 --> 00:50:41.400
No.

1140
00:50:41.400 --> 00:50:45.400
You'd be blown away if you knew what God wants for your life.

1141
00:50:45.400 --> 00:50:48.400
You've got to shake yourself out of the mediocrity and plug into him.

1142
00:50:48.400 --> 00:50:51.400
And what he wants for you, it's in his Word.

1143
00:50:51.400 --> 00:50:54.400
Hallelujah.

1144
00:50:54.400 --> 00:50:59.400
He said, Blessing, I will bless thee and multiplying, I will multiply thee.

1145
00:50:59.400 --> 00:51:03.400
Hallelujah.

1146
00:51:03.400 --> 00:51:07.400
Just Psalm 23, once you're cup to overflow.

1147
00:51:07.400 --> 00:51:10.400
Just that, just the picture of that.

1148
00:51:10.400 --> 00:51:13.400
A cup that overflows.

1149
00:51:13.400 --> 00:51:15.400
Some people looking at a tin cup,

1150
00:51:15.400 --> 00:51:18.400
they've been rattling in the prison cell.

1151
00:51:18.400 --> 00:51:21.400
And then look, there's five drops in it.

1152
00:51:21.400 --> 00:51:24.400
He wants that cup to overflow.

1153
00:51:24.400 --> 00:51:27.400
That's his style, everything he does.

1154
00:51:27.400 --> 00:51:31.400
He gives in, he gives in excess.

1155
00:51:31.400 --> 00:51:34.400
Hallelujah.

1156
00:51:34.400 --> 00:51:37.400
Worship team, come on up.

1157
00:51:37.400 --> 00:51:40.400
Hallelujah.

1158
00:51:40.400 --> 00:51:45.400
Thank you, Jesus.

1159
00:51:45.400 --> 00:51:50.400
Mark 11, 23, I'll close with this.

1160
00:51:50.400 --> 00:51:55.400
It's the principle of specificity.

1161
00:51:55.400 --> 00:51:58.400
When you pray the prayer of petition,

1162
00:51:58.400 --> 00:52:01.400
that is, you're asking God for something.

1163
00:52:01.400 --> 00:52:05.400
I'm going to tell you, the shorter your prayer is, the better.

1164
00:52:05.400 --> 00:52:10.400
Can you believe that when you're asking God for stuff,

1165
00:52:10.400 --> 00:52:16.400
you're praying too long, that's probably maybe your biggest problem?

1166
00:52:16.400 --> 00:52:19.400
Aren't you glad you have a pastor that's telling you to pray less?

1167
00:52:19.400 --> 00:52:21.400
Who does that?

1168
00:52:21.400 --> 00:52:24.400
Most pastor, pray more.

1169
00:52:24.400 --> 00:52:31.400
Secret is praying less.

1170
00:52:31.400 --> 00:52:38.400
I heard that from a preacher once, called Jesus.

1171
00:52:38.400 --> 00:52:44.400
When he said, don't think you'll be heard for your much speaking.

1172
00:52:44.400 --> 00:52:47.400
Now, do I pray at length?

1173
00:52:47.400 --> 00:52:49.400
I'm asking him for stuff.

1174
00:52:49.400 --> 00:52:51.400
How many different ways can you ask?

1175
00:52:51.400 --> 00:52:55.400
Whenever you listen to someone, asking for something,

1176
00:52:55.400 --> 00:52:58.400
they get all nervous and they're asking for 10 minutes.

1177
00:52:58.400 --> 00:53:00.400
He gets it.

1178
00:53:00.400 --> 00:53:02.400
You're just talking a lot.

1179
00:53:02.400 --> 00:53:04.400
You know why you're talking a lot?

1180
00:53:04.400 --> 00:53:06.400
Because of a lack of faith.

1181
00:53:06.400 --> 00:53:09.400
So you think you're going to convince God by using a lot of words.

1182
00:53:09.400 --> 00:53:11.400
And Jesus said, you know who does that?

1183
00:53:11.400 --> 00:53:13.400
The heathen, the pagan.

1184
00:53:13.400 --> 00:53:16.400
Don't think you'll be heard for your many words.

1185
00:53:16.400 --> 00:53:20.400
90 plus percent of your praying should be prays and worship anyway

1186
00:53:20.400 --> 00:53:23.400
and sweet fellowship with the Lord.

1187
00:53:23.400 --> 00:53:30.400
But when it comes to something you need, be specific and be quick.

1188
00:53:30.400 --> 00:53:32.400
I'm telling you there's a secret to that.

1189
00:53:32.400 --> 00:53:36.400
By the way, it's just me telling you I saw it in the scriptures.

1190
00:53:36.400 --> 00:53:38.400
It resonated in my spirit.

1191
00:53:38.400 --> 00:53:42.400
Then when I studied the great men of God of the last 300 years,

1192
00:53:42.400 --> 00:53:46.400
you'll see every single one of them will say what I'm saying in one version or another.

1193
00:53:46.400 --> 00:53:48.400
Over and over again.

1194
00:53:48.400 --> 00:53:50.400
Be quick.

1195
00:53:50.400 --> 00:53:56.400
Because when you talk at length, you got what's the point of you talking at length?

1196
00:53:56.400 --> 00:53:59.400
Do you think you need to describe the problem to God?

1197
00:53:59.400 --> 00:54:03.400
Then explain to him the 10 different ways he's going to meet your need.

1198
00:54:03.400 --> 00:54:04.400
Give him a few ideas.

1199
00:54:04.400 --> 00:54:09.400
You know, if I were you and you were me, God, let me suggest you how I would go about this.

1200
00:54:10.400 --> 00:54:13.400
But be specific.

1201
00:54:13.400 --> 00:54:16.400
Faith by definition has to be specific.

1202
00:54:16.400 --> 00:54:21.400
For surely I say to you, Mark 11, 23, whoever says to this mountain be removed.

1203
00:54:21.400 --> 00:54:23.400
Not a mountain.

1204
00:54:23.400 --> 00:54:25.400
This mountain.

1205
00:54:25.400 --> 00:54:27.400
A specific mountain.

1206
00:54:27.400 --> 00:54:34.400
Whoever says to this mountain be removed and be cast into the sea and does not doubt in his heart.

1207
00:54:34.400 --> 00:54:40.400
What believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.

1208
00:54:40.400 --> 00:54:42.400
Hallelujah.

1209
00:54:46.400 --> 00:54:48.400
Thank you, Jesus.

1210
00:54:48.400 --> 00:54:52.400
Luke 17, 6.

1211
00:54:52.400 --> 00:54:57.400
You know, Jesus over and over again, he pushed people to be specific.

1212
00:54:57.400 --> 00:55:02.400
He would come up to them and say, what do you want me to do for you?

1213
00:55:02.400 --> 00:55:05.400
What do you want me to do for you?

1214
00:55:05.400 --> 00:55:07.400
And he made them get specific.

1215
00:55:07.400 --> 00:55:12.400
They couldn't just say, well, you know, I want a better life.

1216
00:55:12.400 --> 00:55:15.400
All right, here's a gift basket and jugger water.

1217
00:55:15.400 --> 00:55:17.400
That makes things better.

1218
00:55:17.400 --> 00:55:19.400
No, specifically.

1219
00:55:19.400 --> 00:55:31.400
Why don't you get together with the Lord tonight and get a little more specific and dream with God and talk about your future with God and invite him to architect it and ask him,

1220
00:55:31.400 --> 00:55:34.400
how can I help you build my life up, Lord?

1221
00:55:34.400 --> 00:55:37.400
How do you want me to align myself?

1222
00:55:37.400 --> 00:55:40.400
This is why we're going to have right now.

1223
00:55:40.400 --> 00:55:44.400
We're going to close the service soon and have ministry time.

1224
00:55:44.400 --> 00:55:53.400
And we encourage our ministry team to always inspire and provoke the people coming for prayer to be specific in that prayer.

1225
00:55:53.400 --> 00:55:57.400
Because if we're not half the time, people will come up and go, just pray for me.

1226
00:55:57.400 --> 00:55:58.400
We'll pray for what?

1227
00:55:58.400 --> 00:56:00.400
We'll just pray, whatever God puts on your heart.

1228
00:56:00.400 --> 00:56:02.400
No, no, no, no, no.

1229
00:56:02.400 --> 00:56:04.400
I'm not a prophet.

1230
00:56:04.400 --> 00:56:06.400
I'm a heart.

1231
00:56:06.400 --> 00:56:07.400
You want me to do all the work?

1232
00:56:07.400 --> 00:56:10.400
You can't even tell me what you want.

1233
00:56:10.400 --> 00:56:14.400
How lazy am I going to be if you're still the well or whatever God puts on your heart?

1234
00:56:14.400 --> 00:56:15.400
Whatever you think I need.

1235
00:56:15.400 --> 00:56:17.400
I don't know you.

1236
00:56:17.400 --> 00:56:21.400
I don't know what you need.

1237
00:56:21.400 --> 00:56:25.400
So we train our ministry and say, what's the number one thing you want God to do in your life?

1238
00:56:25.400 --> 00:56:27.400
We're trying to force you to get specific.

1239
00:56:27.400 --> 00:56:30.400
If you're wondering why they ask that, that's why.

1240
00:56:30.400 --> 00:56:35.400
Because you want vagueness, you'll get more vagueness.

1241
00:56:35.400 --> 00:56:37.400
You want answers and power?

1242
00:56:37.400 --> 00:56:41.400
Be specific.

1243
00:56:41.400 --> 00:56:44.400
Hallelujah.

1244
00:56:44.400 --> 00:56:46.400
Hallelujah.

1245
00:56:46.400 --> 00:56:48.400
Let's pray right now.

1246
00:56:48.400 --> 00:56:52.400
Heavenly Father, thank you for the amazing gift that is prayer.

1247
00:56:52.400 --> 00:56:54.400
That we get to communicate with you.

1248
00:56:54.400 --> 00:56:57.400
And we get to ask of you.

1249
00:56:57.400 --> 00:57:01.400
Lord, you said you received not because you asked not.

1250
00:57:01.400 --> 00:57:06.400
Then you commanded us to ask so our joy would be full.

1251
00:57:06.400 --> 00:57:11.400
I pray, Father, for a revival of prayer at City Light Church.

1252
00:57:11.400 --> 00:57:15.400
That people would be emboldened and filled with the Holy Spirit.

1253
00:57:15.400 --> 00:57:21.400
That they would pray boldly and with specificity in the name of Jesus having forgiven all other offenses.

1254
00:57:21.400 --> 00:57:25.400
Lord, let people begin to co-create with you.

1255
00:57:25.400 --> 00:57:29.400
And design with you the life you have intended for them.

1256
00:57:29.400 --> 00:57:33.400
Let there be a sweeping of mighty prayer through our church.

1257
00:57:33.400 --> 00:57:36.400
Prayer that's effective and fervent.

1258
00:57:36.400 --> 00:57:40.400
And that gets results in Jesus name.

1259
00:57:40.400 --> 00:57:43.400
Amen.

1260
00:57:43.400 --> 00:57:50.400
Hallelujah.

1261
00:57:50.400 --> 00:57:54.400
Hallelujah.

1262
00:57:54.400 --> 00:57:58.400
Well, I just want to draw your attention to our end of the year offering.

1263
00:57:58.400 --> 00:57:59.400
It's November.

1264
00:57:59.400 --> 00:58:01.400
It's that time of year again.

1265
00:58:01.400 --> 00:58:04.400
If you would just look at this card, it should have been on your seat.

1266
00:58:04.400 --> 00:58:10.400
We're launching our first fruits, end of the year campaign.

1267
00:58:10.400 --> 00:58:13.400
One side of that card has that title.

1268
00:58:13.400 --> 00:58:18.400
The other side shows what's come in to City Light Church in previous years.

1269
00:58:18.400 --> 00:58:21.400
What's come in this year.

1270
00:58:21.400 --> 00:58:26.400
And how our finances have been allocated.

1271
00:58:26.400 --> 00:58:33.400
If you notice, and this needs to be corrected.

1272
00:58:33.400 --> 00:58:39.400
I don't want to ever look in the review mirror and see that we were financially stronger in the past.

1273
00:58:39.400 --> 00:58:44.400
And if you actually think about it, because we had six locations.

1274
00:58:44.400 --> 00:58:49.400
Excuse me, we had four locations, six weekend services back in 2019, 2020.

1275
00:58:49.400 --> 00:58:56.400
It's amazing that when we consolidated all in Queens, this is a testimony to the Lord.

1276
00:58:56.400 --> 00:58:58.400
Because the giving could have gone down by 75%.

1277
00:58:58.400 --> 00:59:04.400
Instead, if you look at the highs, I'm specifically showing you the bottom left hand corner.

1278
00:59:04.400 --> 00:59:10.400
If you look at that, the Lord really sustained us.

1279
00:59:10.400 --> 00:59:12.400
Because right now we have about, what does it say?

1280
00:59:12.400 --> 00:59:15.400
How many do we have on an average Sunday?

1281
00:59:15.400 --> 00:59:17.400
316 people?

1282
00:59:17.400 --> 00:59:20.400
See, that number used to be between six and 700 people.

1283
00:59:20.400 --> 00:59:24.400
But it's all spread out through six weekend services in four different locations.

1284
00:59:24.400 --> 00:59:33.400
So the finances actually are awesome, considering that half of our people either got upset at me during COVID or moved to Dallas or North Carolina or South Carolina.

1285
00:59:33.400 --> 00:59:40.400
And if you ever get upset at me for anything I say now, hang on.

1286
00:59:40.400 --> 00:59:43.400
Just don't leave right away.

1287
00:59:43.400 --> 00:59:46.400
Hang on for an extra six months so you can see I'm right again.

1288
00:59:46.400 --> 00:59:48.400
Hey, man.

1289
00:59:48.400 --> 00:59:50.400
Before you get better, I upset.

1290
00:59:50.400 --> 00:59:52.400
Just hang on.

1291
00:59:52.400 --> 00:59:53.400
Forgive me in that moment.

1292
00:59:53.400 --> 00:59:56.400
Receive the word for me.

1293
00:59:56.400 --> 00:59:58.400
And I go, you know that he was right again.

1294
00:59:58.400 --> 01:00:03.400
Praise God.

1295
01:00:03.400 --> 01:00:10.400
What a way to take a special offering.

1296
01:00:10.400 --> 01:00:12.400
So what is the first fruits offering?

1297
01:00:12.400 --> 01:00:19.400
It's for people who maybe haven't tied and given offerings to make them up.

1298
01:00:19.400 --> 01:00:21.400
It's for those who have given tides.

1299
01:00:21.400 --> 01:00:27.400
If you want to go above and beyond your normal tides and offerings, it's our end of the year campaign.

1300
01:00:27.400 --> 01:00:33.400
It's a time for you to say this is the first fruits before we even get to 2026.

1301
01:00:33.400 --> 01:00:39.400
I'm giving by faith and I'm believing that 2026 is going to be an exemplary year.

1302
01:00:39.400 --> 01:00:41.400
You will never get any pressure.

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Some of you you're waiting for pressure.

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You're not going to get it.

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Some of you you're just waiting.

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I don't know what you're waiting for.

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You've been given the word of God.

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You see that the word of God works.

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The word of God should be enough that it says it works.

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I know beyond any shadow of a doubt every Christian will make a living by their giving.

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Your giving goes into your future and opens doors and nothing else can.

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There is nothing that you release now that doesn't enter your future tomorrow.

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Your giving actually makes a way for you.

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When God's eyes were scanning the earth in Acts chapter 10 looking for who was going to be the first Gentile to proclaim the gospel,

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the Bible says his eyes landed on Cornelius.

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Not because he had such a cool sounding name, but he says it says that his prayers and his giving have come up as a memorial before God.

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Your giving actually gets God's attention.

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Yes, it does.

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It shows that there's been a deep work of the Holy Spirit done in your life and then money doesn't rule over you but you rule over money.

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And God can entrust you with more money because money is a wonderful servant but a terrible master.

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And that's what this special offering is about.

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We have a goal of a hundred thousand and I don't want to be meeting that like around Christmas time.

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Let's just blow that thing out the water by November. Amen.

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So what should you give? Ask the Lord and give whatever he puts in your heart to give.

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There's a special drop down menu so you can specifically designate it to the first fruits under the year offering.

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And then like every good church will have a chart and a graph.

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I love that part.

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And we can watch your rise.

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I hope not to watch your rise too long. Amen.

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Let's be done in a month.

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So give with a glad heart if you want prayer.

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Our ministry team will meet you over by the blue light special.

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They love to lay hands on your minister to you and pray for you.

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Don't be shy.

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They won't ever ever hurt you.

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It'll be very, very gentle.

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I pray for you and everything you've given, every seed you sowed,

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that every tie, then offering, come up a mighty harvest to you.

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We give praise to the Lord.

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Where the scripture says that he takes pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

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Where the scripture says that he causes an overflow.

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That when he fed the 5,000, the Bible says all had eaten and were full.

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And there were 12 baskets of leftovers.

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That is your way, Lord.

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Full list and leftovers.

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In Jesus' name.

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Be blessed, city light.

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Be blessed.

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This is the city light church podcast.

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If you've missed any part of today's message,

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or if you would like to find out more about Pastor Boyan Jansik in city light church,

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visit us at citylightnyc.com.

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That's citylightnyc.com.

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Feel free to visit us online or in person anytime.

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We would love to connect with you.

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We pray that you have been encouraged today.

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That you have been reminded how much God loves you.

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And that you are surrounded by grace.

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Thank you for listening.

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