God’s Word for your week.

[0:00] Say your feet on the wood floor, if you [0:02] don’t already stand it, if you’re able. [0:05] It’s just going to [music] come. I don’t [0:06] think she really needs an introduction [0:08] other than I know she’s going to find [0:09] the leading of the Lord. [0:11] Amen. [0:13] We’ve had a wonderful three [music] [0:15] last two nights has been amazing. [0:17] And today is not been anything short of [0:19] [music] [0:20] So, let’s thank the Lord and let’s

[0:22] welcome our our speaker this morning. [0:25] >> [applause] [0:30] >> Amen. Amen. How many are thankful for [0:32] Jesus this morning? [0:34] How many can say this morning, I love [0:36] you? [0:37] >> [applause] [0:37] >> Hallelujah. And I can’t live without [0:40] you. Amen. [0:41] Oh, hallelujah. It’s such an honor to be [0:44] with you this morning at homecoming [0:46] service. Amen. I just know that God’s

[0:50] got something in store for us. His His [0:52] presence is moving so good this morning. [0:56] Oh, we can’t live without him. Amen. If [0:59] you would, let’s turn in your Bibles. I [1:01] want to get into the word. Hallelujah. [1:04] To the book of [music] 1 Peter, chapter [1:06] number 1. 1 Peter, chapter number 1. [1:09] We’re going to read three verses this [1:11] morning. [1:13] The first verse, verse number 3. Blessed [1:17] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus [1:20] Christ, which according to his abundant

[1:23] mercy has begotten us again unto a [1:26] lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus [1:30] Christ from the dead. How many knows [1:33] there’s resurrection power in this room [1:36] for you and I today? Amen. [1:39] You may have walked in this room this [1:41] morning with a dead situation, but how [1:43] many knows [singing and music] God is [1:45] the God of all power? Hallelujah. And [1:48] the Bible says to an inheritance [1:50] incorruptible [1:52] and undefiled

[1:54] that fadeth not away, [1:56] reserved in heaven for you. Reserved in [2:02] heaven for you. How many can [music] [2:05] lift up your hands and say, “I’m ready [2:07] to go meet Jesus.” Amen. Well, if you [2:10] can’t do that this morning, how many [2:12] knows today is the day of salvation? [2:15] Hallelujah. And the Bible says, “Who are [2:19] kept by the power of God through faith [2:23] under salvation ready to be revealed in [2:27] the last time.” [music] Let’s pray. Most [2:30] precious and heavenly and holy Father,

[2:33] God, we come [music] before you in the [2:35] matchless mighty name of your son, [2:37] Jesus. And God, for the next few [2:40] minutes, Lord, [music] that you would [2:42] make my tongue the [singing] pen of a [2:44] ready writer. God, that you would write [2:46] your eternal word on the tablet of every [2:49] heart under the sound of my voice. [2:51] [music] [2:52] God, if there be one in this house, [2:54] Lord, that has walked away from you, [2:56] God, and they need to come closer.

[2:58] [music] [2:58] [singing] God, call on this morning. If [3:01] there’s a lost man or a woman, boy, or [3:04] girl in this house, God, you are able to [3:06] save to the uttermost. God, if there be [3:09] one sick in body this morning, God, you [3:12] are the great physician. [music] [3:14] God, there’s nothing too hard for you, [3:17] and you’ve assembled us together on this [3:20] Sunday, God, to reveal yourself to us in [3:23] a mighty way. So, God, we ask that you, [3:26] Lord, would be high and lifted up, God.

[3:30] And Lord, we’ll never fail to praise [3:32] you, and everybody said, “Amen.” And [3:35] amen. You may be seated all over the [3:37] house if you can. For the next few [3:39] minutes, I want to take a thought that [3:42] the Lord just keeps speaking to me, [3:44] keeping power. [3:46] >> [snorts] [3:46] >> Keeping power. How many knows there’s [3:49] keeping power in Jesus this morning? We [3:53] are a people in Christ Jesus who has a [3:57] lively hope. This life is not the end.

[4:01] Amen. How many believes that in this [4:04] house this morning? If this life were [4:07] the end, we would be a people that are [4:10] most miserable. HALLELUJAH. BECAUSE WE [4:14] WOULD BE HOPELESS. HALLELUJAH. BUT THANK [4:17] GOD HAS given us a living hope, a hope [4:21] of heaven this morning, a hope of [4:24] eternal life this morning. It was at the [4:28] beginning of this year that the Lord [4:30] began to deal with me, tell my people [4:33] and go preach for them to abide in their [4:36] first love. Amen. How many knows there’s

[4:39] keeping power in Jesus this morning? And [4:42] he said, “I want you to preach on the [4:44] power of Pentecost.” And I want you to [4:47] preach my soon coming. How many believes [4:51] Jesus is coming for a bride that has [4:54] made herself ready? Amen. He’s coming [4:57] for a church. Hallelujah. And so this [5:00] life is not the end. Amen. They used to [5:04] sing a song years ago that said, “I’ve [5:07] got a heaven to gain and a hell to [5:09] shun.” Amen. How many believes THIS [5:12] MORNING THAT WE’VE GOT A LIVELY HOPE?

[5:15] WE’VE GOT A living savior. WE’VE GOT [5:18] GLORY FLOWING THROUGH US. WE’VE GOT JOY [5:22] unspeakable and full of glory. [5:25] Hallelujah. He’s made his people to be [5:27] the head and NOT THE TAIL. HALLELUJAH. [5:30] OH, I believe God is moving in our midst [5:34] in these last days. God adding to the [5:37] church. Hallelujah. God stirring his [5:41] people to look up for our redemption [5:44] is drawing nigh. How many feels it this [5:47] morning in this house? Jesus could come [5:50] back. I LIKE IT. I LIKE PREACHING

[5:53] HOMECOMING SERVICES, BUT THERE’S COMING [5:56] a homecoming. HALLELUJAH. [5:59] WE’RE GOING TO A PLACE WHERE OUR [6:02] EYES HAVEN’T SEEN and our ears HAVEN’T [6:04] HEARD. NEITHER HAS it entered into the [6:06] heart the THE THINGS THAT GOD HAS [6:10] PREPARED FOR THOSE THAT LOVE HIM. And I [6:13] want to tell you something this morning [6:16] IN THE WORD OF GOD, IT IS FOREVER [6:19] SETTLED. GOD’S WORD WILL NOT RETURN [6:22] VOID, BUT IT’LL GO FORTH AND ACCOMPLISH [6:26] THAT WHERE he sends it. And I believe

[6:29] God is telling his people today, [6:32] I’VE GOT KEEPING POWER. AMEN. [6:35] Resurrection power. How many knows this [6:39] morning that Jesus doesn’t save US? [6:41] HALLELUJAH. HE DIDN’T GO TO THE OLD [6:44] RUGGED CROSS AND SHED HIS BLOOD FOR THE [6:48] SINS of the world ON CALVARY. HE DIDN’T [6:51] SAY, “IT IS FINISHED.” THEY DIDN’T PUT [6:54] HIM IN A BORROWED TOMB. HE DIDN’T LAY IN [6:57] THAT TOMB FOR THREE DAYS AND THEN [7:00] RESURRECT HIMSELF FROM the dead for his [7:04] people TO HAVE NO HOPE. HALLELUJAH. HE

[7:07] DOESN’T save us WHEN WE FEEL GOOD. HE [7:10] DOESN’T save us when WE’RE ON THE [7:12] MOUNTAIN. BUT HOW MANY KNOWS HE saves us [7:15] in THE BAD DAYS? HE SAVES US WHEN WE’RE [7:18] WALKING THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW [7:20] OF DEATH AND WE WILL FEAR NO EVIL FOR [7:23] THOU ART WITH US. [7:25] HOW MANY KNOWS WHEN THE ENEMY’S PRESENT, [7:27] YOU GOD’S STILL PRESENT. [7:30] WHEN YOU’RE WALKING THROUGH THE VALLEY, [7:31] GOD’S STILL PRESENT. WHEN YOUR HEAD’S [7:34] BEEN HUNG LOW, GOD IS [screaming] THE

[7:37] GLORY AND THE LIFTER UP OF YOUR HEAD. [7:40] I’VE GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY IN THIS HOUSE [7:43] THIS MORNING YOU MAY HAVE WALKED IN HERE [7:45] DISCOURAGED BUT GOD’S GOT RESURRECTION [7:49] KEEPING POWER FOR YOU IN THE BLOOD OF [7:52] THE LAMB. HE WASHES US [7:55] AND HE CLEANSES US. HE PULLS US out of [7:58] the pit, OUT OF THE MUDDY CLAY. [8:02] OH, WHEN GOD SEES US, HE DOESN’T SEE THE [8:05] BAD DAYS. HE DOESN’T SEE THE TRIALS. HE [8:09] SEES THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB. [8:12] OH, THERE’S KEEPING POWER

[8:14] IN THE NAME OF JESUS THIS MORNING. YOU [8:17] MAY HAVE WALKED IN AND YOU MAY BE FULL [8:20] OF ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION OR WRINGING [8:24] YOUR HANDS THINKING WHAT AM I GOING TO [8:27] DO? I WANT TO TELL YOU THIS MORNING THAT [8:31] WE’RE SERVING THE GOD OF ALL HOPE. HE’S [8:34] A RESURRECTOR. [8:36] HE’S YOUR GLORY. HE’S YOUR VERY PRESENT [8:40] HELP IN TIME OF TROUBLE. HE’S A GOD THAT [8:43] NEVER FAILS. HE’S THE GREAT I AM. HE’S [8:47] THE ROCK OF AGES. HE’S A GREAT PHYSICIAN [8:51] THIS MORNING. HE’S A WONDERFUL

[8:54] COUNSELOR. HE’S A MIGHTY GOD. [8:57] HE’S A PRINCE OF PEACE. [8:59] HE’LL LIFT YOU UP. [9:01] HE’LL PULL YOU UP. [9:03] IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW LOW YOU [9:04] FEEL DOWN [9:05] TODAY. [9:07] OH, GOD WILL PULL YOU UP. [9:09] HE’LL GIVE YOU RESURRECTION POWER. [9:12] HE’LL POUR [9:13] HIS SPIRIT THROUGH YOU. [9:15] HE’LL LIFT YOU UP ABOVE THE SHADOWS.

[9:17] HE’LL SAVE YOU TO THE UTTERMOST. HE’LL [9:20] CLEANSE YOU FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. [9:23] THERE’S NOTHING [9:25] TOO HARD [9:27] FOR GOD. [9:29] HALLELUJAH. [9:31] AND we [9:32] are living [9:34] I want to get real with you. Amen. [9:37] We’re living [9:38] in perilous times. The world is growing [9:42] darker every day. How many knows you

[9:46] don’t have to look far to see the [9:49] darkness, to see the addiction, to see [9:53] the bondage, to see the enemy coming in [9:57] like a flood. But that word that is [9:59] forever settled in heaven, [10:01] >> [laughter] [10:02] >> when that enemy comes, the spirit of God [10:06] will raise up a standard against him. [10:09] How many still believes that when the [10:12] enemy COMES IN ONE WAY, THE GOD THAT WE [10:15] SERVE WILL MAKE him flee seven different [10:18] ways, amen. Oh, you may be in this room

[10:21] today and you’re full of sin and you [10:25] don’t know Jesus as your Lord AND [10:27] SAVIOR. IN ONE MOMENT, HALLELUJAH. OH, [10:31] YOU can say cleanse me AND WASH ME AND [10:35] HE’LL GIVE YOU THAT LIFE WE HOPE, AMEN. [10:39] OH, he’ll write your name down in the [10:41] Lamb’s Book of Life. You’ll be an old [10:45] and the old things will die. If any man [10:49] be in Christ, he’s a new creature. Oh, [10:52] THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY AND ALL THINGS [10:55] BECOME NEW. They may have called you an [10:58] addict YOUR WHOLE LIFE, BUT WHEN YOU

[11:01] COME TO JESUS, YOU’RE A NEW CREATURE. [11:05] ALL THOSE OLD THINGS ARE GONE. [11:07] HALLELUJAH, AND HE’LL he’ll give you [11:10] joy. He’ll restore to you the years that [11:13] the LOCUST AND THE CANKERWORM, THAT [11:16] MEANS the years that you wasted, amen. [11:19] The years that the enemy come against [11:21] you to tell you there is nothing for you [11:25] better than what YOU HAVE. I’VE COME to [11:27] tell YOU THAT IF YOU GIVE YOUR LIFE AND [11:30] YOUR HEART TO JESUS. There’s keeping [11:33] power, AMEN. HE WON’T LET YOU GO WHEN IT

[11:37] GETS HARD. HE WON’T LET YOU GO WHEN [11:39] YOU’RE HAVING A BAD MOMENT. HE WON’T LET [11:42] HOW MANY KNOWS THIS MORNING THAT HIS [11:44] STRENGTH IS MADE PERFECT IN OUR [11:48] WEAKNESS? Paul didn’t say to BE STRONG [11:51] IN YOURSELF. PAUL SAID TO BE strong in [11:54] the Lord, and in the power of HIS MIGHT. [11:57] HOW MANY KNOWS sometimes I’m a girl, and [12:01] I’m a woman, amen, and I’m a mom, and [12:03] [laughter] I’m a wife, and I work, and [12:06] so I feel LIKE THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS I [12:08] got to keep the house, I got to keep the

[12:10] laundry, I got to keep the kids, I got [12:12] to pay THE BILLS WHEN I DON’T KNOW HOW, [12:14] AMEN. [laughter] [12:15] If it was left up to her, THEN WE’D GO [12:17] HOME WITH NO ELECTRICITY, AMEN. He just [12:20] don’t even know how to do it. I mean, [12:21] there’s things we got to keep as women. [12:24] Well, MEN, LET ME TALK to you for a [12:25] second. There’s things that you feel [12:28] like as a man that you you’ve got to be [12:30] strong, amen. You’ve got to fix it. [12:33] You’ve got to do it. But can I tell you

[12:36] something this morning? IT’S NOT [12:38] [laughter] BY MIGHT, NOR BY POWER, BUT [12:41] BY MY SPIRIT, SAYETH THE LORD OF HOSTS, [12:44] THAT IF WE’LL JUST LET GO, AMEN, [12:47] AND LET GOD HAVE HIS WAY, RESURRECTION [12:50] WILL COME. HIS GLORY WILL FILL YOUR [12:53] LIFE, AND YOU’LL SEE THINGS THAT YOU [12:56] THOUGHT you couldn’t do, or could NEVER [12:59] BE DONE, GOD’S POWER IN 1 second can [13:02] turn it around, CAN TAKE YOUR MESS AND [13:05] MAKE IT A MIRACLE, CAN TAKE YOUR TEST [13:08] AND give you a testimony. HOW MANY KNOWS

[13:11] HE’S A REDEEMER, AMEN. He’s a restorer. [13:15] HE’S A HEALER. [laughter] [13:16] HE’LL FIX YOUR MIND. HE’LL FIX YOUR [13:19] MARRIAGE. HE’LL FIX YOUR FINANCES. [13:23] HE’LL TURN IT AROUND IF DO [13:26] HE IS [laughter] THE GOD THE TURNAROUND? [13:28] AND I’VE come to tell somebody THIS [13:31] MORNING THAT IF YOU HOLD ON TO THAT NAIL [13:33] SCARRED HAND OF JESUS, he’ll keep you by [13:37] his power. [13:39] Hallelujah. [13:41] And we’re witnessing

[13:43] >> [laughter] [13:44] [screaming] [13:44] >> upheavals in nature. [13:48] Hurricanes [13:49] and tornadoes and floods. I’m not a [13:51] doomsaying preacher. I just got eyes [13:54] that I can see what’s going on in the [13:55] world. [13:57] Pestilences [13:59] and famines and wars [14:01] and rumors of wars. [14:03] The Bible says when iniquity abounds,

[14:06] the love of many will wax cold. I was at [14:10] a service one day this week. I don’t [14:13] remember, I think it was Thursday. [14:15] And uh Danville, Kentucky at Jeremiah [14:18] Yocum’s church and Tommy Bates was [14:19] preaching and he said, “Let them save [14:22] the hoopla, but we’re going on with [14:23] Jesus. Amen.” [14:25] >> [laughter] [14:25] >> How many How many knows we’ve got to [14:26] have a made up mind in the Lord? That [14:29] I’m not giving up what Jesus has give to

[14:33] me. Amen. That I’m not letting go. I’ll [14:37] never forget a moment I was getting [14:39] ready to go west to West Liberty Church [14:41] of God and preach a women’s a meeting a [14:44] few years ago. And before I went to that [14:47] meeting, I went to my prayer closet and [14:50] I said, “God, I’m not trying to point my [14:51] finger cuz I’m mad. I promise I’m not.” [14:54] But I said, “God, [14:55] I said, I want you to bless the [14:57] service.” You know, you know how we [14:59] preachers do. We pray. Amen. Before

[15:01] services and ask for the blessing of the [15:03] Lord. Asking whoever needs the the Lord [15:06] to move. God, just move through the [15:08] house. I ask the Lord every time I [15:11] minister, “God, give me the whole house. [15:12] Amen.” [15:14] Cuz I don’t want none of you to leave [15:16] the same way that you walked in. And I [15:18] know [clears throat] that God is able to [15:20] do exceedingly abundantly above all that [15:23] we can ask or think. Amen. And I was [15:26] going into my prayer closet that morning

[15:28] and I didn’t hear the voice of the Holy [15:30] Ghost the way I normally do, but I heard [15:33] the voice of the enemy. And the voice of [15:35] the And I was offended that he spoke to [15:38] me in my prayer closet. I really was. I [15:40] was like, “What is he doing?” Amen. But [15:43] you know what he said to me? He said, [15:45] “If you’ll back up, [15:47] >> [clears throat] [15:47] >> I’ll back up.” Has anybody ever been [15:50] there [15:50] >> [laughter]

[15:50] >> where the [15:51] where you feel like all the winds [15:53] blowing and the storms are raging and [15:56] I’m climbing up the rough side of the [15:58] mountain. Amen. [laughter] And nothing [16:01] seems to be going right in my life. Oh, [16:04] can I tell you? The enemy’s counting on [16:06] you backing up this morning, laying down [16:09] your armor, the helmet of salvation, the [16:12] breastplate of righteousness, your loins [16:15] girded about the truth, your feet shod [16:17] with the preparation of the gospel of

[16:20] peace, the sword of the spirit, which is [16:22] the word of almighty God, and above all [16:25] taking the shield of the faith where [16:27] you’re able to quench the fiery darts of [16:29] the evil one. He’s counting on you [16:32] backing up. He’s counting on you saying [16:35] today, “Oh, I don’t believe God can keep [16:38] me through this.” But I’ve come to serve [16:41] NOTICE THIS MORNING, THE DEVIL is a [16:44] liar. Amen. God’s word is true. And I [16:48] was in my prayer closet and he spoke [16:51] that to me and I got up and I had that

[16:53] on my mind all the way TO WEST LIBERTY. [16:56] IF YOU’LL BACK UP, I’ll back up. Amen. [17:00] But how many KNOWS THIS MORNING [17:02] >> [laughter] [17:02] >> WE’RE ONE DAY CLOSER to that homecoming [17:05] in heaven. AMEN. WE’RE ONE DAY CLOSER TO [17:08] seeing Jesus face to face. WE’RE ONE DAY [17:12] CLOSER TO THAT LAND WHERE THE STREETS [17:15] ARE GOLD, WHERE THERE’S NO MORE CRYING, [17:18] [laughter] NO MORE DYING, NO MORE TEARS, [17:21] NO MORE SORROW. I GOT WORD YESTERDAY [17:24] THAT SISTER RITA Dusey passed away

[17:26] yesterday, and I thought out to myself [17:29] to Brandon on the way up here, and I [17:31] told him, I said, he she probably [17:33] SQUALLED THE BIGGEST SQUALL YOU EVER [17:36] HEARD. LISTEN, you wouldn’t go to sleep [17:39] in a service with her, amen? [17:41] >> [laughter] [17:41] >> The soul saved of God WHEN THE HOLY [17:43] GHOST WOULD GET ON HER, SHE’D GO, “WOO!” [17:47] AND SHE’D SHAKE ALL OVER, SHE’D RAISE [17:49] THE DEAD, AMEN? But she’s got to see [17:52] Jesus first, and that’s where we’re

[17:55] headed to. [laughter] [17:56] And I’m telling you THAT WE MAY BE IN [17:58] THE midst of A FALLING AWAY. IT MAY LOOK [18:01] LIKE ALL OVER THE LAND, ALL HELL’S [18:04] BREAKING LOOSE. OH, BUT WE’VE GOT A [18:07] LIVELY HOPE THIS MORNING. WE’VE GOT A [18:09] LIVING HOPE. THERE’S A HEAVEN PREPARED [18:12] for us. Jesus said, “IF I GO AWAY, I’LL [18:16] PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU, and I’ll COME [18:19] AGAIN, THAT WHERE I AM, you may BE [18:22] ALSO.” YOU’VE GOT TO HAVE A MADE-UP [18:25] MIND. THIS LIFE ain’t the end. WE’RE

[18:28] GOING TO LIVE IT SOMEWHERE, AND I WANT [18:31] to live it on the STREETS OF GLORY. I [18:34] WANT TO WALK HAND IN HAND WITH MY [18:36] SAVIOR. I WANT TO LAY DOWN EVERY BURDEN, [18:40] HAVE HIM WIPE AWAY EVERY TEAR FROM MY [18:43] EYE. OH, AND AS WE’LL KNOW THAT JESUS [18:46] has saved us. JESUS HAS REDEEMED US. [18:50] Jesus has bought US WITH A PRICE. JESUS [18:53] HAS SEALED US UNTO THE DAY OF [18:56] REDEMPTION. THEN WE’RE LOOKING UP. We’re [18:59] looking UP BECAUSE WE’RE GOING UP. HAS [19:02] ANYBODY FELT this in THAT SPIRIT? THAT

[19:05] GOD’S DOING A work in these last days [19:09] because he’s long-suffering to us-ward, [19:12] NOT WILLING THAT ANY should perish, but [19:15] that all should come [19:17] to repentance. [19:19] Listen. [19:20] >> [laughter] [19:21] >> I saw [19:23] just this week [19:25] one of the great worship leaders of this [19:27] generation [19:28] beginning to sing secular music.

[19:34] >> [laughter] [19:34] >> But we’re being called out. [19:37] We’re being called out to go up. And [19:41] we’ve got to have a made-up mind, our [19:44] eyes fixed on Jesus. We’ve been bought [19:47] with a price, redeemed by the blood of [19:50] the lamb, and I’m telling you I feel in [19:52] my spirit there’s somebody in this house [19:55] this morning that needs to know Jesus [19:57] and to know the power of what I’m [19:59] talking about. Oh, amazing grace, how [20:03] sweet the sound that saved a wretch like

[20:05] me. I once was lost, but now I’m found. [20:09] I was blind, but now I see. Amen. And [20:13] I’m telling you that there is an alarm [20:16] sounding that we are being called to an [20:19] inheritance that is incorruptible. [20:23] Hallelujah, it’s reserved. It’s already [20:26] ready. Amen. Hallelujah, that fades not [20:30] away. Oh, I realized something in this [20:33] house this morning. I actually got this [20:36] revelation, and you older ones don’t get [20:38] upset with me upset with me for saying [20:40] this, but I told Brandon a couple

[20:43] [clears throat] months ago, I’m 45 now. [20:46] And I said, I’m the middle [20:48] age. [laughter] [20:49] And I told Brandon, I said, Brandon, in [20:51] 25 years, I’m going to be 70 years old. [20:55] So, what I do for the Lord, I’ve got to [20:57] be doing it. We’ve got to be about our [20:59] Father’s business. Amen. How many [21:01] believes that in this house today? We’ve [21:03] got to be about the Father’s business. [21:06] And we’ve got to go where my where the [21:08] mama goes, we’ve got to go. We’ve got to

[21:10] go where the daddy goes, we’ve got to [21:12] go. We’ve got to go where the brother [21:14] goes, we’ve got to go. We’re going to [21:16] heaven, amen. We’re on a journey, [21:19] hallelujah. [21:20] And it’s reserved in heaven for us, and [21:22] that’s a call to awaken this morning. [21:25] A call to stand. [21:27] And a call to be a good soldier marching [21:30] in the army of the Lord. [21:33] It’s not a call to retreat. [21:35] It’s a call to press on, pastor.

[21:37] And I tell you, I was on my way to Casey [21:40] County a few weeks ago to minister, and [21:43] I and it was noon. I’d never been there [21:46] to that part of the state before, and I [21:49] just by myself driving, [clears throat] [21:51] and I’m squirrel hunting, amen. [21:54] I better not say that in front of my [21:55] husband, but I was. [21:58] And I was just looking around. [22:01] I thought, it’s beautiful through that [22:02] area. But I started noticing something [22:05] in the spirit.

[22:06] I started noticing houses. [22:09] >> [clears throat] [22:09] >> Houses after houses [22:12] that were old and dilapidated and [22:15] abandoned and run-down, and I thought, [22:18] my goodness, ain’t that how the enemy [22:21] wants some of us to be? They want us to [22:24] forget He wants us to forget the [22:25] promises of God, abandon our post, [22:29] forget about heaven, be weighed down by [22:32] the problems of this world, amen. [22:35] Oh, and I thought, God, how you wouldn’t

[22:38] like to take those houses, spiritually [22:40] speaking, and give them a fresh coat of [22:43] paint, amen. Fix them up, hallelujah. [22:46] Straighten them up and and and put your [22:49] spirit back in them. Anybody in this [22:52] house felt like lately you’ve just been [22:54] pressed on a little bit, amen? You don’t [22:56] got to lift up your hand, cuz I know it, [22:58] amen. But let me tell you on the flip [23:01] side of that. [23:02] How many knows God’s always got a better [23:04] thing if we’ll listen to him. Oh, it was

[23:07] just a few days later and I was going to [23:10] Baitfork, Kentucky. Amen. To preach a [23:12] homecoming revival. And we got in that [23:15] service and at the end of the service [23:17] there was a woman that testified and she [23:20] said, “I just want to tell you.” She [23:23] said, “The Holy Ghost wind blew through [23:25] this house. Amen.” She said it was just [23:29] like a wind that blew through. She said [23:31] it was so strong, sister. She said, “I [23:34] looked up to see if there was vents in [23:36] the ceiling for an air conditioner.

[23:38] Amen.” But there wasn’t none. She said [23:41] it was the Holy Ghost. And so we’ve got [23:43] to have a made up mind. What are we [23:45] going to choose? Are we going to choose [23:47] to walk in the power, walk in the [23:49] keeping power of our Lord, amen, or are [23:52] we going to sit down, amen, because we [23:55] know something today that our enemy is [23:58] roaming to and fro seeking whom he may [24:00] devour. Hallelujah. [laughter] [24:02] Oh, but we’re not ignorant of his [24:04] devices this morning. We know I heard a

[24:08] preacher say one time that if you can [24:09] spot him, you got him. Amen. If you can [24:12] spot what that enemy’s up to in your [24:15] life and bring it under the blood of [24:17] Jesus, you’ve got keeping power. Amen. [24:20] Oh, there’s keeping power for you today. [24:23] God don’t leave us. God don’t forsake [24:26] us. Amen. He said he’d go all the way [24:30] with us even to the end of the world. He [24:32] knows the hour that we’re living in. He [24:35] knows the day that we’re living in. And [24:37] we’ve got to have a mind for Jesus.

[24:40] Hallelujah. We’ve got to have a mind for [24:42] revival. We’ve got to have a mind for [24:45] salvation. We’ve got to have a mind for [24:48] the blood of the lamb. HOW MANY KNOWS [24:51] THERE’S still power in the blood of the [24:53] lamb this morning? Oh, it’s never lost [24:56] its power. [24:58] Oh, just like in the book of Exodus, [25:00] when they were leaving Egypt, [25:03] hallelujah, God said apply the blood. [25:06] And when I see the blood, I will pass [25:08] OVER YOU. HOW MANY WANTS THE BLOOD?

[25:12] HOW many I mean that’s all we [applause] [25:13] got to know is I’m covered by the blood. [25:17] I’m washed BY THE BLOOD. [25:19] I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT’S GOING TO LOOK [25:20] LIKE, and I don’t know WHAT IT’S GOING [25:22] TO SOUND LIKE, BUT I KNOW I’m kept by [25:25] Jesus. I KNOW EVERYTHING’S GOING TO BE [25:28] ALL RIGHT AFTER A WHILE. I KNOW IF I’M [25:31] WALKING UP THE MOUNTAIN, HE’S WALKING [25:33] WITH ME, AIN’T HE? [25:35] I KNOW THERE’S a ram CAUGHT IN THE [25:37] THICKET. I KNOW THERE’S GLORY ON THE

[25:39] OTHER SIDE, AMEN. [25:41] We’re kept by his power and his grace [25:46] this morning. [25:47] >> Amen. [25:47] >> How many believes that? [25:49] >> Praise the Lord. [25:49] >> Hallelujah. [25:50] >> Hallelujah. [25:51] >> Now, I want to tell you [25:54] how are we kept? [25:56] Through faith. [25:58] Strong conviction

[26:00] or belief that Jesus is the Messiah [26:04] through whom we [26:06] we obtain eternal salvation. [26:10] Kept literally means by a military [26:14] guard. [26:15] How many knows God will renew our minds [26:18] and set our affections on things above [26:21] and not on things of the earth. [26:22] >> Yes. [26:24] >> Kept protected [26:26] by a military guard. Do you know this [26:30] morning that if you are in Christ Jesus,

[26:34] there’s an angelic host [26:35] >> Yes. [26:36] >> encamped around about you. There’s an [26:39] unseen hand protecting you. When God [26:42] puts the good hand of his spirit upon [26:46] you, he’s keeping you like a military. [26:49] There’s a formation around you that’s [26:52] going to protect you in the morning, [26:54] going to protect you in the evening, [26:56] going to protect you when you’re in bed [26:58] asleep at night. Amen. Going to protect [27:01] you when you’re going shopping in

[27:03] Lexington. There’s a military guard that [27:06] is protecting you. Oh, if God would just [27:09] allow us to see in his spirit his great [27:12] power. Amen. And when you feel like [27:15] you’re defeated, ask the Lord to show [27:17] you all the great army of angels that [27:21] are surrounding you. And those that be [27:24] for you are greater than those that be [27:27] against you. Amen. How many believes [27:30] that in this room today? And we’re kept [27:33] by THE POWER. THAT WORD POWER we [27:36] probably all know being in a Pentecostal

[27:39] church, but it means dunamis. It means [27:41] that’s where we get our English word [27:44] dynamite. It’s a miracle working power [27:47] this morning. But it’s all also power [27:51] consisting of or resting upon armies or [27:55] forces. So, not only are we surrounded, [27:59] there’s a power. Amen. Pushing back the [28:02] powers of darkness, keeping us. [28:05] Hallelujah. When we’re weak. So, when we [28:08] How many knows that when we speak the [28:10] name of Jesus? Amen. [28:12] Oh, the enemy has to flee. Has anybody

[28:15] ever been down in your spirit and you [28:18] didn’t even know how to pray. And then [28:21] all of A SUDDEN YOU WOULD BEGIN SPEAKING [28:23] JESUS. JESUS. JESUS. JESUS. And then you [28:28] feel a stirring in your spirit. And [28:31] before you know it, you were encouraged [28:34] in the Lord. Amen. That’s the keeping [28:37] power of the Holy Ghost in us this [28:41] morning. Hallelujah. We’re guarded [28:44] under salvation. [28:46] Salvation is deliverance. [28:49] Preservation.

[28:51] He preserves us under his kingdom. It [28:55] means safety [28:57] this morning. [28:58] Lord, we’d never have another worry in [29:00] our lives if we look through the eyes of [29:02] faith. Amen. [29:04] And I looked at deliverance, the sum of [29:07] all benefits and blessings which [29:10] Christians redeemed from all earthly [29:13] ills [29:14] will enjoy after the visible return of [29:17] Christ from heaven in the consummated

[29:19] and eternal kingdom of God. So, I call [29:23] you to remembrance today. [29:25] If you’re in Christ Jesus, then your [29:28] lamp is lit [29:30] and your vessel is filled with oil, as [29:34] Jesus said. [29:35] And we’re that generation that is [29:38] listening [29:39] for the midnight cry, waiting for that [29:43] Hallelujah. Fulfillment [29:46] where we step into the portals of glory. [29:49] Oh, there’s keeping power for you today.

[29:52] Amen. I want to read this to you in [29:54] Psalm 18. [29:56] David, [29:57] he said, “I will love thee, [30:00] oh Lord, my strength.” David, a man [30:03] after God’s own heart. How many knows [30:06] we’ve got to open our mouth and declare [30:08] the praises of almighty God and worship [30:12] him. Hallelujah. And it said, “The Lord [30:15] is my rock and my fortress and my [30:19] deliverer and my God, my strength in [30:24] whom I will trust, my buckler and the

[30:28] horn of my salvation, my high tower. I [30:33] will call upon the Lord who is worthy to [30:36] be praised. So, shall I be saved from my [30:40] enemies. The sorrows of death compassed [30:43] me and the floods of ungodly men made me [30:47] afraid. [30:48] But in my distress, I called upon the [30:51] Lord and I cried unto my God. When we [30:55] call upon the Lord, how many knows [30:57] there’s power in our prayer tonight? [31:01] There is power when we call upon the [31:03] name of Jesus. He said, “In my

[31:05] distress.” Hallelujah. Tell somebody [31:08] around you this morning, “In my [31:10] distress, I called upon the Lord, my [31:14] God. He heard me [31:16] out of his temple and my cry came before [31:20] him even unto his ears.” And then in [31:24] verse number 16, it said, “He sent from [31:27] above. He took me and he drew me out of [31:31] many waters.” How many knows the book of [31:34] Isaiah tells us to fear not for I am [31:37] with you. I have redeemed you and called [31:40] you by name.

[31:42] When you go through the waters, I’ll be [31:45] with you. When you go through the [31:47] floods, they will not overtake you. When [31:50] the fire is kindled, you will not be [31:53] burned. Hallelujah. That’s keeping power [31:56] this morning. And if our God be for us, [31:59] then who can be against us? Hallelujah. [32:02] And it says, “He delivered me from my [32:05] strong enemy and from them which hated [32:08] me. They were too strong for me.” Amen. [32:11] They were It WAS TOO STRONG. THAT [32:13] SITUATION WAS too strong for me. That

[32:16] sickness was too strong FOR ME. MY [32:19] WAYWARD CHILDREN, it was too strong for [32:22] me. My financial need, it was too strong [32:26] for me. That anxiety, it was too strong [32:29] for me. Amen. That depression, it was [32:32] too strong FOR ME. OH, BUT GOD HEARD ME [32:36] OUT of his hill. Amen. It was too strong [32:39] for my flesh, BUT NOTHING’S TOO HARD FOR [32:42] the Lord. Hallelujah. And it said, “They [32:46] prevented me in the day of my calamity, [32:48] but the Lord was my stay.” In other [32:52] words, the enemies come, BUT GOD MADE A

[32:55] WAY. He made a way in my wilderness and [32:58] rivers in my desert. He delivered me [33:01] from the bondage of sin. Amen. [33:04] He pulled me out of the pit. He set me [33:07] on the solid rock. He establishes my [33:10] comings and my goings. When the enemy [33:13] would have consumed me, my God showed [33:16] up. Has anybody EVER HAD YOUR GOD SHOW [33:19] UP? WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS FOUR DAYS [33:22] LATE, GOD SHOWED UP. [33:24] WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS NO HOPE, [33:26] GOD SHOWED UP.

[33:27] WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS TOO HARD, BUT [33:29] MY GOD SHOWED UP. [33:31] WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE I COULDN’T PAY MY [33:33] BILL, GOD SHOWED UP. [33:36] WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE THE MOUNTAIN WAS TOO [33:37] HIGH, GOD SHOWED UP. [33:40] WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE THE VALLEY WAS TOO [33:42] LOW, GOD SHOWED UP. [33:44] WHEN THE WRECK SHOULD HAVE TOOK ME OUT, [33:47] GOD SHOWED UP. [33:49] WHEN THE SICKNESS SHOULD HAVE TOOK ME, [33:51] GOD SHOWED UP.

[33:53] WHEN MY MARRIAGE WAS A WRECK, GOD SHOWED [33:56] UP. [33:57] WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE ON DRUGS, AMEN. [33:59] ANYBODY GOT THAT TESTIMONY? GOD SHOWED [34:02] UP. [34:03] WHEN THE ENEMY COME AFTER YOUR BABY’S [34:05] MAMA, GOD SHOWED UP. AMEN. HOW MANY [34:09] BELIEVES THAT? I’VE GOT THAT TESTIMONY. [34:12] AMEN. [34:13] One of my children. You may have it this [34:15] morning. It may be your children that [34:19] the enemy’s come after. It may be your

[34:21] health. It may be your body. It may be [34:25] your bondage. It may BE YOUR WEAKNESS. [34:29] BUT GOD SHOWS UP when we called upon his [34:33] holy name. [34:35] And he said, [34:37] “I love that. [34:38] It’s too strong for me.” Hallelujah. [34:42] It’s just too strong for Jessica. [34:44] Oh, but when I call upon him in my [34:47] distress, he shows up. It may It’s too [34:50] strong for you, Oh, but it’s not [34:54] too strong for the Lord. Hallelujah. And

[34:57] he brought me forth [34:59] into a large place. [35:02] He delivered me [35:04] because he delighted [35:08] in me. [35:09] He brought me out [35:11] into a large place. [35:13] Do you know that Jesus loves you this [35:16] morning? So loved you. Hallelujah. [35:19] [laughter] [35:20] You’re not forgotten. You’re not here by [35:23] accident this morning. You’re here

[35:25] because God wanted to remind you, “I’ve [35:28] got keeping power. If you give it to me, [35:32] YOU’LL SEE MY GLORY. You’ll watch my [35:35] hand move. You’ll be have a testimony a [35:38] year from now. Look what the Lord has [35:41] done in my life.” Oh, blessed be the God [35:45] and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who [35:48] has blessed us with all spiritual [35:51] blessings in heavenly places in Christ. [35:54] [laughter] Amen. [35:55] How many knows that he loves us up daily [35:58] with benefits? Hallelujah. There’s not

[36:02] one day, Brother Lane, that I’ve ever [36:04] woke up to a broke bank account in the [36:08] spirit. Amen. Not one day that I’ve ever [36:11] woke up and God wasn’t already there to [36:15] give me all things that pertain to life [36:18] and godliness. AMEN. NOT ONE time if I [36:21] ever woke up and Jesus said, “I’m not [36:24] going to take you TODAY ALL THE WAY [36:26] THROUGH THIS DAY. AMEN. I’m not going to [36:29] bless you. How many knows this morning [36:32] when we surrender our lives to Jesus, we [36:35] can count on this. Surely mercy and

[36:38] goodness shall follow us all the days of [36:41] our lives and we will dwell in the house [36:44] of the Lord forever. I mean surely, [36:48] it was true strong to put David, a man [36:51] AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART, A MIGHTY warrior [36:55] in the kingdom of God. Oh, but he knew [36:58] in whom he believed. He knew where his [37:01] help comes from. My help comes from the [37:04] Lord, from the maker of heaven and [37:07] earth. And I’ve come to tell you as you [37:10] stand all over the building this [37:11] morning.

[37:12] There’s keeping power [37:15] in the Holy Ghost. [37:17] There’s keeping power in the blood of [37:19] the lamb. [37:20] There’s keeping power. [37:23] And let me tell you, you don’t have to [37:25] go back to that sin. [37:28] You don’t have to go back to that [37:29] bondage. [37:31] The cross that saves us [37:34] is the cross that keeps us. You don’t [37:36] have to go back to that anxiety. You

[37:39] don’t have to go back to that [37:40] depression. [37:42] You don’t have to go back to those [37:43] sleepless nights wondering how you’re [37:45] going to make it. There’s keeping power [37:47] today. There’s resurrection power today. [37:51] My God shall provide all my needs [37:54] according to his riches and glory. Amen. [37:58] Oh, brother Joe Simpson, I I he’s gone [38:00] on to be with the Lord now, but he tell [38:03] he he’d give in service and he’d say [38:05] stick your tongue out. Amen. And I

[38:07] thought, what in the world is he doing [38:10] that for? He’d say, you got THE WORD OF [38:12] GOD IN YOUR MOUTH. HALLELUJAH. Blessed [38:16] be the lamb of God. Bless the Lord, OH [38:19] MY SOUL and all that is within me. bless [38:22] his holy name. Bless the Lord, oh my [38:25] soul, and and forget not all his [38:27] benefits, who forgiveth all thine [38:30] iniquities, and healeth all thy [38:33] diseases, who delivered thy life from [38:36] destruction, and crowned thee with [38:39] loving kindness and tender mercies,

[38:41] [singing] [38:42] who satisfied thy mouth with good [38:44] things, that thy youth is renewed like [38:47] the eagles. Hallelujah. Bless the Lord, [38:51] oh my soul. It was too hard for me, but [38:54] God moved. It was too hard for me, but [38:58] God kept me. It was too hard for me, but [39:01] God moved right on time. [39:04] It was [music] too hard for me, and I [39:05] couldn’t see a way out, but he said, [39:08] “Just call on me in your distress, and [39:11] watch me make A WAY.” SOME OF YOU in

[39:14] this building today, [39:16] you’ve been down. [39:18] >> [music] [39:20] >> You’ve been down. [39:23] And I’ve come to tell you about the Holy [39:25] Ghost. [39:27] There’s keeping [music] power for you [39:29] today. [39:31] Oh. [39:33] >> [music] [39:33] >> Keeping power. [39:35] Now,

[39:36] we’re going to open this altar, [39:39] and as we do, [39:42] if that’s you [39:43] in this [music] house this morning, [39:46] I’m going to say like Sue Woodruff, you [39:48] better run. [39:49] You better run. [39:51] >> [music] [39:51] >> You better run and call upon the Lord in [39:55] your distress, [39:57] and watch him [39:58] bring you out into a large [music]

[40:00] place. [40:02] Watch him [40:03] launch you up with some benefits today. [40:07] Hallelujah. [40:09] It’s not of this world. [music] [40:11] This world don’t give it, and this world [40:15] cannot take [music] [40:16] what Jesus Christ has paid for you. [40:19] >> Amen. Stop allowing the enemy to steal [40:23] what has been paid in full. [40:25] >> [music] [40:25] >> Today’s your day of resurrection.

[40:28] Your day [singing] where God’s going to [40:29] write on your heart. [40:33] Where’s it at? Let’s say it. [40:35] One more time. [40:36] >> [music] [40:39] >> If you’re in Jesus, now I can’t say this [40:41] over you if you’re not in Christ. [40:43] >> [music] [40:44] >> But I can tell you if you’re not in [40:45] Christ, he’s called you here today [40:47] because he’s appointed you to be saved. [40:50] >> [music]

[40:52] >> Who are kept? Who? [40:55] Who? Who’s the who? [40:58] The church. [41:00] The blood washed [41:02] >> [music] [41:03] >> children of the most high God. [41:08] Who are kept [music and singing] by the [41:09] Don’t that make you hungry for more of [41:11] him? [41:13] If you’re lost in this house, I want you [41:15] to thump your fingers just to beat the [41:16] wall. What’s it like?

[41:18] What’s it like? [41:20] What’s it like to be washed? [41:22] What’s it like [music] to have my name [41:24] written in the book of life? [41:26] What’s it like [41:28] >> [music] [41:28] >> to feel what she’s talking about? What’s [41:31] it like to have the burdens [41:33] lifted at Calvary? [41:35] I can tell you what it’s like. [music] [41:37] One step. [41:39] One step.

[41:41] One step toward him and he’ll meet you [41:44] there. [music] [41:45] And you’ll never be the same. [41:48] Who are kept [41:50] by the power of God through faith under [41:53] salvation. [music] [41:53] Kept by a military guard. [41:57] Kept by an unseen host of heaven. [42:01] Through faith. [42:03] >> [music] [42:03] >> You receive this this morning. [42:06] You’re strengthened by this and renewed

[42:09] in your [music] faith. [42:11] I believe. [42:13] Lord, I’m my mind’s made up. [42:16] I’m going on with Jesus. I’m going to [42:18] [music] believe His word. [42:20] I’m not going to let up or let go till I [42:23] see Him face to face. [42:25] I’ve got too much behind me to turn [42:27] around now. [42:28] >> [music] [42:28] >> Kept kept by a military [singing] guard. [42:34] Through faith unto salvation.

[42:37] Ready [music] [42:38] ready [42:40] to be revealed in the last time. [42:44] Ready. [42:45] The kingdom of heaven [music] [42:47] is at hand. [42:49] Ready for Jesus’ return. Ready to see [42:54] Him face to face. [42:57] Oh, [42:57] keeping power. [43:00] Father God [43:02] >> [music]

[43:02] >> master of heaven and earth [43:05] God, I pray, Lord, [music] [43:08] for Your spirit God to move on every [43:11] heart under the sound of my voice.